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Habits are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and relaxin...
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Whenanantdiesotherantsmovethedeadinsectout.Sometimesthedeadantgetmovedawayverysoon—withinanhourofdying.Thisbehaviorisinterestingtoscientistswhowonderhowantsknowforsure—andsosoon—thatanotherantisdeaD.Onescientistrecentlycameupwithawaytoexplainthisantbehavior.Dong-HwanChoeisabiologist.ChoefoundthatArgentineantshaveachemicalontheoutsideoftheirbodiesthatsignalstootherantsI’mdead—takemeaway.Butthere’satwisttoChoe’sdiscovery.Choesaysthatthelivingants—notjustthedeadones—havethisdeathchemical.Inotherwordswhileanantcrawlsaroundperhapsinapicnicorhomeit’stellingotherantsthatit’sdeaD.Whatkeepsantsfromdraggingawaythelivingants?ChoefoundthatArgentineantshavetwoadditionalchemicalsontheirbodiesandthesetellnearbyantssomethinglikeWait—I’mnotdeadyet.SoChoe’sresearchturneduptwosetsofchemicalsignalsinants:onesaysI’mdeadandtheothersetsaysI’mnotdeadyet.OtherscientistshavetriedtofigureouthowantsknowwhenanotherantisdeaD.Ifanantisknockedunconsciousforexampleotherantsleaveitaloneuntilitwakesup.ThatmeansantsknowthatunmovingantscanstillbealivE.ChoesuspectsthatwhenanArgentineantdiesthechemicalthatsaysWait-I’mnotdeadyetquicklygoesaway.OncethatchemicalisgoneonlytheonethatsaysI’mdeadisleft.It’sbecausethedeadantnolongersmellslikealivingantthatitgetscarriedtothegraveyardnotbecauseitsbodyreleasesnewuniquechemicalsafterdeathsaidChoE.Whenotherantsdetectthedeadchemicalwithoutthenotdeadyetchemicaltheydragawaythebody.UnderstandingthisbehaviormayhelpscientistsfigureouthowtostopArgentineantsfrominvadingnewplacesandcausingproblems.ChoewouldliketofindawaytousethenewlydiscoveredchemicalstospreadantkillertoArgentineantnests.Theants’removalbehaviorisimportanttotheoverallhealthofthenest.BeingabletoquicklyremovedeadindividualsandotherpossiblesourcesofdiseaseisextremelyimportanttoallanimalslivinginsocietiesincludingussaysChoE.Thinkaboutalltheeffortandmoneythatweinvestdailyinwastemanagement.51.TheunderlinedwordtwistinParagraph3means_____.A.anunexpectedchangeB.aclearmistakeC.animportantkeyD.ashockingconclusion52.Antsjudgewhetheranotheroneisdeadornotdependingon______.A.thesenseoftasteB.thesenseofsmellC.thesenseoftouchD.thesenseofsight53.Theresultoftheresearchcanbeusedto______.A.killtroublesomepestsB.solvetheproblemofendangeredspeciesC.preventfurtherexpansionoftheants’territoryD.keepthebalanceofnature54.Whyisitimportanttoremovedeadindividuals?A.Becauseitiseasiertomanagetheliving.B.BecauseitcansavemoneytodealwiththewastE.C.Becauseitcanprovidemorespacefortheliving.D.BecauseitcankeepthelivingfromsufferingdiseasE.55.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?A.Deadorliving?ItiseasytojudgeB.PullingawaythedeadantsisadifficulttaskC.AntnestshavegreatundertakingcapacityD.Leavingitaloneortakingitaway?Antsfeelpuzzled
Ifyou’reamaleandyou’rereadingthiscongratulations!You’reasurvivor.Accordingtostatisticsyou’remorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerthanawomanandninetimesmorelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyoumakeittotheendofyournaturaltermabout78yearsformeninAustraliayou’lldieonaveragefiveyearsbeforeawoman.There'remanyreasonsforthis--typicallymentakemorerisksthanwomenandaremorelikelytodrinkandsmokebutperhapsmoreimportantlymendon’tgotothedoctor.Menaren'tseeingdoctorsasoftenastheyshouldsaysDr.GullottA.Thisisparticularlysofortheover-40swhendiseasestendtostrikE.Accordingtoarecentsurvey95％ofwomenagedbetween15andearly49sseeadoctoronceayearcomparedto70％ofmeninthesameagegroup.Alotofmenthinkthey’reunbeatableGullottasays.TheyonlycomeinwhenafrienddropsdeadonthegolfcourseandtheythinkGeezifitcouldhappentohimThenthere’stheostrich鸵鸟approach.SomemenarescaredofwhatmightbethereandwouldrathernotknowsaysDr.RossCartmill.MostmengettheircarsservicedmoreregularlythantheyservicetheirbodiesCartmillsays.Hebelievesmostdiseasesthatcommonlyaffectmencouldbeaddressedbypreventivecheck-ups.Preventionischeaperinthelongrunthanhavingtotreatthediseases.Besidesthefinalcostisfargreaterit’scalledprematuredeath.64.Whydoestheauthorcongratulatemalereadersatthebeginningofthepassage?A.TheycanlivelongerthantheyexpecteD.B.TheyaresuretoenjoyalongerandhappierlifE.C.TheyhavelivedlongenoughtoreadthisarticlE.D.Theyaremorelikelytosurviveseriousdiseasesnow.65.Whichoftheauthor’sstatementsisthemostimportantreasonthatmendiefiveyearsearlieronaveragethanwomenaccordingtothepassage?A.Mendrinkandsmokemuchmorethanwomen.B.Mendon’tseekmedicalcareasoftenaswomen.C.Menaremorelikelytosufferfromdeadlydiseases.D.Menaren’tascautiousaswomeninfaceofdanger.66.WhichofthefollowingbestcompletestheunderlinedsentenceGeezifitcouldhappentohiminPara4?A.itcouldhappentometoo.B.itwouldbeabigmisfortunE.C.Ishouldavoidplayinggolf.D.Ishouldconsidermyselflucky.67.WhatdoesDr.RossCartmillmeanbytheostrichapproachinPara5?A.Acasualattitudetowardsone’shealthconditions.B.Anewtreatmentforcertainpsychologicalproblems.C.RefusaltogetmedicaltreatmentforfearofthepaininvolveD.D.Unwillingnesstofindoutaboutone’sdiseasebecauseoffear.
TourismprobablystartedinRomantimes.RichRomansvisitedfriendsandfamilywhowereworkinginanotherpartoftheRomanEmpirE.ButwhentheempirebrokedownthiskindoftourismstoppeD.Intheearly17thcenturytheideaoftheGrandTourwasborn.RichyoungEnglishpeoplesailedacrosstheEnglishChannel英吉利海峡.TheyvisitedthemostbeautifulandimportantEuropeancitiesofthetimeincludingParisinFranceandRomeandVeniceinItaly.Theirtourslastedfortwotofouryearsandthetouristsstayedafewweeksormonthsineachcity.TheGrandTourwasanimportantpartofyoungpeople’seducation---butonlyfortherich.Inthe18thcenturytourismbegantochangE.ForexamplepeopleintheUKstartedtovisitsometownssuchasBathtotakethewaters.Theybelievedthatthewatertherewasgoodfortheirhealth.Solargeandexpensivehotelswerebuiltinthesetowns.Inthe19thcenturytravelbecamemuchmorepopularandfaster.Whenthefirstrailwayswerebuiltinthe1820sitwaseasierforpeopletotraveltownssotheystartedtogoforholidaysbytheseA.Andsomestartedtohaveholidaysinthecountrysideascitiesbecamelargernoisieranddirtier.Travelingbyseaalsobecamefasterandsaferwhenthefirststeamshipswerebuilt.Peoplebegantotravelmoretofarawaycountries.The20thcenturysawcarsbecomemoreandmorepopularamongordinarypeoplE.Planesweremadelargersoticketpricesdroppedandmorepeopleusedthem.Thustourismgrew.In1949RussianjournalistVladimirRaitzstartedacompanycalledHorizonHolidays.Thecompanyorganizeseverything---planeticketshotelroomsevenfood----andtouristspayforitallbeforetheyleavehomE.Thepackagetourandmoderntouristindustrywasborn.ThefirsttravelagencyinChinawassetupasearlyas1949.Buttourismdidnottakeoffuntil1978.In2002theindustrywas500billionyuanandbecameanimportantpartofChina’ssocialdevelopment.Intheearlytimesthetravelers_____.A.allcamefromRomanB.wereveryyoungandstrongC.hadlotsofmoneyD.traveledbyboatWhichisNOTtrueaboutGrandTour?A.Itwasalongjourney.B.Theyoungmenlearnedalotfromit.C.Thosewhotookthetourweren’trich.D.MostofitsdestinationswereinEuropE._____playedthemostimportantroleinthetourismdevelopment.A.EducationB.MoneyC.TransportationD.People’sideasModerntourismwasborn_______.A.in1949B.inRomantimesC.intheearly17thcenturyD.intheearly19thcenturyTheunderlinedphrasetakeoffinthelastparagraphmeans______.A.aplanerisingintotheairB.developveryfastC.removehatsandclothesD.bringdowntheprices
ThemostimportantholidayinspringespeciallyforChristiansisEaster.ThisChristianholidayisnotonthesamedateeveryyearbutit’salwaysonaSunday.ItcanbeanySundaybetweenMarch22andApril25.ManypeoplecelebrateEasterbybuyingnewclothes.ChildrencelebratebyhuntingforcoloredeggsthattheirparentshavehiddenaroundthehousE.PeoplealsogiveEasterbasketsfilledwithcandyandothergoodiestooneanothertocelebratetheday.Buttheholidayismorethannewclothesandgoodthingstoeat.OnEastermanypeoplegotochurchtocelebrateJesus’resurrection复活fromthedeaD.MostpeoplecolorEstereggs.Somepeoplehidethem.Othersjusteatthem.ButnomatterwhatonedoeswithEastereggstheyareanimportantEastertraditionthroughouttheWesternworlD.PeoplefrommanydifferentculturescelebrateEaster.InbothAmericaandBelgiumchildrenlookforEastereggshiddenonlawnsandinbushes.InAmericachildrenbelievetheeggsarehiddenbytheEasterbunny兔子.ButinBelgiumthehiddeneggsaresupposedtohavefallenfromchurchbells.InBulgaria保加利亚redEastereggsareluckyinchurches.BulgarianfamiliesalsohittheseEastereggstogethertoseewhoseisthestrongest.Thewinnerlooksforwardtogoodfortunethatyear.StilldozensofotherEastertraditionsexist.InpartsofAustriaforexamplechildrensingfromdoortodoorandarerewardedwithcolorfuleggs.56.Eastercomes_______.A.onthesamedateeveryyearB.onSundayonMarch22C.onSundayonApril25D.onaSundaybetweenMarch22andApril2557.TocelebrateEasterpeople___________.A.goshoppinghidecoloredeggsandchildrenhuntforthemB.giveEasterbasketsfilledcandyandgoodiestooneanotherC.buynewclotheshidecoloredeggsandchildrenlookforthemaroundthehouseD.bothB.andC58.ForChristiansthemoreimportantthingtodoonEasteris________.A.goingtochurchtocelebrateJesus’resurrectionB.buyingnewclothesC.eatingdeliciousfoodandpaintcoloreggsD.exchangebeautifulgiftseachother59.PeoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentideasaboutEasteregg_________.A.InbothAmericanandBelgiumchildrenhuntforEastereggshiddeninroomsandinbushesB.InBelgiumthehiddeneggsarethoughttohavefallenfromdoorbellsC.InAmericanchildrenbelievetheeggsarehiddenbytheEasterbunnyD.InAmericathehiddeneggsaresupposedtohavefallenfromdoorbells60.InsomeplacesofAustriachildrensingfromdoortodoorfor_______.A.blessesB.EastereggsC.candyandgoodiesD.Easterbunny
JunglecountryisnotfriendlytomanbutitispossibletosurvivetherE.Youmusthavetherightequipmentandyoumustknowafewimportantthingsaboutwoodcraft.ThenyourchancesofstayingaliveareverygooD.Nooneshouldgointothejunglewithouttherightequipment.Youneedlightweightclothingagoodknifeandacompass.Fishhooksandalineariflematchesinawaterproofcontainerandaponchoarenecessarytoo.SoisamosquitonettoprotecttheheaD.Inthejungleyoucangethopelesslostwithinfiveminutesafterleavingaknownlandmark.Thatiswhyyoushouldalwayscarryacompass.Inopencountryduringthedayyoucantellwhichwayogobystudyingthesun.Atnightthestarsaresureguidesodirection.Butinmostplacesthejunglerooftopissothickthatitisimpossibletoseethesunorthestars.Againandagainyoumustcheckyourpositionbythecompass.Keepalert.Watchthegroundinfrontofyoucarefully.Stopandlistennowandagain.Avoidhasteandrestoften.InaplacethatishotandhumidthepersonwhosetsafastpacewillsoonbecometireD.A.steadyevenpaceiswisestinthelongrun.Ifyouloseyourwaydon’tpaniC.Trytodesirehowlongithasbeensinceyouweresureofyourposition.MarkthespotwhereyouarewithblazesonatreE.Putthemonfoursidesofthetreesothatyouwillbeabletoseethemfromanydirection.ThenyoucanbeginretracingyourstepsknowingthatyoucanalwaysfindthespotfromwhichyoustarteD.Exceptinanemergencynevertrytotravelthroughthejungleatnight.Wheneverpossibleitiswisetofollowstreamsandriversthataregoinginyourgeneraldirection.Thismaycauseyoumanyextramilesoftravel.Butintheenditwillsavetimeandenergy.Nothingismoreexhaustingthanhackingatrailcross-throughumbrellajunglE.Ifariverisbroadanddeepandhasnorapidsraftingisthebestmeansoftravel.Bamboogrowsalongthebanksofmanyjunglestreams.Sinceitishollowandextremelystrongitmakesaperfectraft.SurvivinginthejungleisasciencE.Thejunglepeoplehavebecomeperfectinthisscienceandyoucantoo.LearnasmuchasyoucanaboutwhattoexpectinthejunglE.Makesureyouhavetherightequipment.ThennopartofthejunglewillbeabletoliveoffitforalongtimE.Theauthorprobablyadvisesagainsttravelingatnightbecause________.onetendstomovetooslowlyatnightsomeanimalswillattackyouemergenciesoccurmostfrequentlyatnightitismoredifficulttocheckyourpositionFollowingstreamsandriverswillhelpyouto________.avoidanimal’sattackssavemanyextramilesoftravelavoidcrossingunbrokenstretchesofjunglehaveaconstantsourceofdrinkingwaterThewordblazesinParagraph5means_________.A.markswherebark树皮isremovedB.light-coloredspotsC.burstsofflameD.sidesofknife
Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABC.andD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustreaD.A.ASKLASKASYOU’VEGOTQUESTIONS.SHE'SGOTANSWERSMychildrengotoaprimaryschoolwheretheyarenotallowedtoplayfootballintheplaygroundforfearthatachildmightbehurt.Besidesnowtheschoolsaystheremustbenohomeworkbecausethelocalsecondaryschoolcan'tkeepupwiththeamountofhomeworkgivenintheprimaryschool.Cantheschooldothis?PuzzledDadItcan'tifenoughparentsdosomethingaboutit.Itisnotjustschools.Weliveinasocietywhichwishestogetridofrisk.HoweverschoolsshouldhavealittlecommonsenseandcouragE.Childrenneedriskiftheyarctogrowupself-sufficientandconfident.Theyneedhomeworktooiftheyaretofulfilltheiracademicpotential.Complainloudly.Ihaveabeautifulteenagedaughterwhospendsanhourmakingupherfaceinfrontofthemirroreveryday.Itellhertogoeasy.Shejustgetsmadorburstsintotears.HowcanImakeherunderstandshe'sbeautifulthewaysheis.PlainMomYoucan't.Yourdaughterisattheagewhenshe'stryingtolookbeautifultryingonnewmasks.Andifherfriendsalldressupasshedocsyou'reinforanextrahardtimE.Supportherandtellhershe'sbeautiful—evenifshelooksridiculousfornow.Theninvitehertojoinyouforadayataspa健康美容中心.Lethertryvariouslooksuntilshe'scomfortableinherownskin.Whyarethechildrennotallowedtoplayfootballintheplayground?A.TheschoolisafraidthatchildrenmightbeinjureD.B.Theschoolisnotsensibleandconfident.C.Thechildrendon'thaveenoughtimetodohomework.D.Thechildrenmayfailtofulfilltheiracademicpotential.WhatdisturbsPlainMomisthatherdaughter______.A.becomesmadB.criesalotC.spendsmuchrimebeforethemirrorD.isnotbeautifulenoughThesolutiontoPlainMom'sproblemisto______.A.makeherdaughterlooklessridiculousB.letherdaughterdressuplikeherfriendsC.makeherdaughtergotoaspaeveryweekD.letherdaughterfeelherselfwhatbeautyis
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分.满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.c和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑It’swonderfulwhenteenagedreamscollietrueafteralotofhardwork.BanKi—MoonforeignministeroftheRepublicofKoreaknowsthisonlytoowell.Hedreamtofbeingadiplomat外交官fromayoungageandnowthe63-year—oldhasbecometheworld’stopdiplomat.OnOctober92006UNSecurityCouncilappointedBantotaketheplaceofSecretaryGeneralKofiAnnan.NextJanuaryhewillbecomethefirstAsiantotakethepostin35years.BomintoapoolfamilyinROKsChungjuyoungBanshowedearlytalentatlanguages.InhisSenior1yearhewroteanEnglishbooktohelphisclassmatesstudy.At18BanWOnthefirstprizeinanEnglishspeakingeompetidon.ThisallowedhimtotraveltoWashingtonandmeettheformerUSPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.ThiswasthemomentwhenmydreambegansaidBan.EversincethenBanworkedhardtokeephisdreamalivE.Aftergraduatingfromthetop—rankingSeoulNationalUniversityhejoinedtheforeignministryandbecameitsmostindustrious勤奋的worker.In2004hebecamethetopdiplomatintheROK.Bansdown—to—eartheffortsalsogavehimtheabilitytogetalongwitheveryonE.Afterbeingadiplomatfor36yearshemademanyfriendsbutnoenemies.Butcriticsthinkhisgentlenessmightmakehimreadytogivein.TheydoubtwhetherhecantakeastrongstandonburningissueliketheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea’sDPRK朝鲜nuclearprogrammE.AstheDPRKll／mouncedasuccessfulnuelefltrtestonOctober92006expertssaidtheUN’snewbosswouldbechallengedbyhisfirsttoughtask.ButBanwhoplayedaleadingroleinpastnucleartalkswiththeDPRKseemstohavehisownideas.IunderstandthepowerofTaiChi太极wellsaidBan.He’sreadytotraveltoPyongyangtotalkitsleadersintogivingupnuclearweapons.BanhasatypicalorientalstylemildbutdeterminedsaysYoonYoung—KwanformerforeignministeroftheROK.Hemaylooksoftfromtheoutsidebutinsidehehasstrongviews.’’56.BanKi—Moonwasallowedt0meetformerUSPresidentJohnF.Kennedybecause——.A.hedreamtofbeingadiplomatB.hisEnglishwasexcellentC.hewroteanEnglishbookD.hewasamostindustriousworker57.Whatdoestheunderhnedphrasemydreamreferto?A.TheUNchief.B.TheforeignministerofPOK.C.Adiplomat.D.TheUSpresident.58.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetobeputintotheblankinParA.87A.1willthinkoveras仕ongwaytosolvetheproblem.B.Softwaysareoftenthebesttodealwithintenseconflicts.C.ThenuclearprogrammeofDPRKisverydemanding.D.Terribleconflictsshouldbesettledbyallthecountries.59.Acordingtothetextwecaninferthat——.A.BanKi—MoonhasnoideaaboutdealingwiththenuclearprogrammeB.BanKi—MoonlikesplayingTaiChiinhissparetimeC.AnAsiantookthepostofUNchiefin1973D.BanKi—Moonbecametheworld’Stopdiplomatattheageof60
Cheatingcanhappeninalotofdifferentways.Whenpeoplecheatit’snotfairtootherpeoplelikethekidswhostudiedforthetestorwhowerethetruewinnersofagamE.Manypeopleliketheactionofcheating.Itmakesdifficultthingsseemeasylikegettingalltherightanswersonthetest.Butitdoesn’tsolvetheproblemofnotknowingthematerialanditwon’thelponthenexttest---unlessthepersoncheatsagain.Somepeopleloserespectforcheatersandthinklessofthem.ThecheatersthemselvesmayfeelbadbecausetheyknowtheyarenotreallyearningthatgoodgradE.Andiftheygetcaughtcheatingtheywillbeintroubleatschoolandmaybeathometoo.Somekidscheatbecausethey’rebusyorlazyandtheywanttogetgoodgradeswithoutspendingthetimestudying.Otherkidsmightfeelliketheycan’tpassthetestwithoutcheating.Evenwhenthereseemstobeagoodreasonforcheatingcheatingisn’tagoodideA.Ifyouweresickorupsetaboutsomethingthenightbeforeandcouldn’tstudyitwouldbebettertotalkwiththeteacheraboutthis.Andifyoudon’thaveenoughtimetostudyforatestbecauseofswimpracticeyouneedtotalkwithyourparentsabouthowtobalanceswimmingandschool.A.kidwhothinkscheatingistheonlywaytopassatestneedstotalkwiththeteacherandhisorherparentssotheycanfindsomesolutionstogether.Talkingabouttheseproblemsandworkingthemoutwillfeelbetterthancheating.291wordsSomestudentslikecheatingmainlybecause_________.A.thematerialinthetestisverydifficultB.theywanttodobetterthantheothersC.cheatingcanmakehardthingsseemveryeasyD.theyhavelittletimetostudytheirlessonsWecanlearnfromthepassage______.A.cheatersareoftenthoughthighlyofB.peopleshownorespectforthosewhocheatC.parentswhosekidscheatareoftenintroubleD.kidscheatinthetestbecauseofswimpracticeInthepassagethosecheatersareadvisedto_______.A.spendmoretimeonschoolthanonsportsB.findgoodsolutionsinsteadofcheatingC.tryhardtobeintelligentratherthanlazyD.asktheirclassmatesforgoodmethodsofstudy
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Frenchpeoplepridethemselvesontheirdeliciousfoodssuchascheesebaguettesandcroissantstwokindsoffood.InfactfoodisanimportantpartofFrenchculturE.Familiesandfriendsspendhoursoverthedinnertableeachnight.Itistheoppositeofthefast–foodhabitcommoninotherpartsoftheWest.It’sthereasonwhytheFrenchareveryangrythataMcDonald’sisopeningbeneathParis’smostfamousmuseum:theLouvre卢浮宫.Themewrestaurantwillbethe1142ndMcDonald’sinFranceandwillopenintheundergroundapproachtothemuseum.ButmanyFrenchpeoplecan’tunderstandwhythisAmericanchainisopeningintheheartofFrenchculturE.HoweverMcDonald’sispayingnonoticetothecomplaint.McDonald’snowhas31000chainsworldwidE.Touristsarehungryandopeningchainsintouristspotspayswell.ThereisanotherchainthreateningFrance’sheritagE.Thistimeitiscoffeeratherthanburgers.AsmoreandmoreStarbucksopeninParistraditionalFrenchcafesareforcedtoclosE.ThetroublewithAmericancompaniesopeningchainsthroughouttheworldisthedestructiveeffecttheycanhaveonacountry’sculturE.Howcanasmallindependentcoffeeshopcompetewiththemulti–billiondollarchain?YoucangotoaStarbucksinanycityintheworldbutyoucanonlygotoaParisiancaféinFrancE.Responsibilityiswiththetourists.A.McDonald’swouldn’topensoneartheLouvreifitweren’tnotgoingtomakemoney.SimilarlyaPizzaHutwouldn’toverlook俯瞰Egypt’sGreatPyramidifnoonewantstositinit.MaybenexttimeyouvisittheGreatWallyoushouldthinktwicebeforeorderingaCappuccinointheStarbucks.51.WhyaretheFrenchveryangrywhenaMcDonald’sisopeningbeneaththeLouvre?A.BecausetheywillspendmanyhoursinMcDonald’s.B.BecauseFrenchfoodcultureisveryimpressivE.C.Becausetheyalsohavethefast–foodhabit.D.BecausetheyareproudoftheirownfooD.52.TheMcDonald’swillbelocatedintheundergroundapproachtothemuseumbecause_______.A.thecomplaintsoftheFrenchareuselessB.openingachainintouristspotisrewardingC.McDonald’stendstobeintheheartofcultureD.itwillhelptoattractmoretouristsforthemuseum53.WhatisthetroublewithAmericancompaniesopeningchainsallovertheworld?A.Thetraditionalstoresofacountryareforcedtofightback.B.Thetraditionalstoresofacountrybecomedependant.C.Theyhavenegativeeffectonacountry’sculturE.D.Themulti–billiondollarchaincan’tbematcheD.54.Theauthorsuggeststhatthetouristscan_______.A.decidewhetherthemultiplestoresofAmericaaresuccessfulornotB.orderaCappuccinointheStarbuckswhentheyvisittheGreatWallC.sitinaPizzaHutwhentheyvisitEgypt’sGreatPyramidD.entertheMcDonald’swhentheyvisittheLouvre
Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploitedyearafteryeartheyhaveonlythemselvestoblamebecausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion;theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandbigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Womenusuallystandinfrontofawardrobefullofclothesannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.ChangingfashionsarenothingmorethantheinternationalcreationofwastE.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.WomenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhavE.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraisedandsoon.Noonecanclaimthatfashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthinglikewarmthcomfortanddurability持久性.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfortaslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn’tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterdayordeliberatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusiontobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen’sclothesonewondersreflectqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?ThatisforyoutodecidE.1.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_______.A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustry.B.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashions.C.byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen’sclothingD.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen’sclothing.2.Tothewriterthefactthatwomenputasidetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas________.A.awasteofmoneyB.awasteoftimeC.anexpressionoftasteD.anexpressionofcreativity3.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedforthecommercialexploitationofwomen.B.Theconstantchangesinwomen’sclothingreflecttheirstrengthofcharacter.C.thefashionindustrymakesanimportantcontributiontosociety.D.Fashiondesignsshouldnotbeencouragedsincetheyareonlywelcomedbywomen.4.Bysayingtheconclusiontobedrawnareobviousthewritermeansthat________.A.women’sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedat.B.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfort.C.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesigners.D.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion.
Itisoftennecessarytoreleaseafishthatissetitfreeaftercatchingbecauseitistoosmalloryoujustdon’twanttotakeithometoeat.InsomecasesreleasingfishisagoodmeasurethatwillhelpkeepfishvarietyandbuildtheirpopulationsizE.TheDepartmentofGameandInlandFisheriesDGIFencouragesfishermenwhopracticecatch-and-releasefishingtouseafewsimpleskillswhendoingso.Theadviceprovidedbelowwillhelpmakesurethatthefishyoureleasewillsurvivetobiteagainanotherday.—WhencatchingafishplayitquicklyandkeepthefishinthewaterasmuchaspossiblE.Don’t’useanetinlandingthefishandreleaseitquicklytopreventitfromdying.—Holdthefishgently.Donotputyourfingersinitseyes.Don’twipethescales鱼鳞offthefishbecauseitmightcauseittodevelopadiseaseandreduceitschanceofsurvival.—Removeyourhookquickly.Ifthehookistoodeeporhookedinthestomachcutthelineandleavethehookin.Thehookleftinsidewillcausenoseriousproblemtothefish.—Takegoodcareofthefishbymovingitgentlyinwater.Releasethefishwhenitbeginstostruggleandisabletoswim.—Donotholdfishinabucketorsomeothercontainersandlaterdecidetoreleaseit.Ifyouaregoingtoreleaseafishdosorightaway.Withalittlecareandbyfollowingthesuggestionsgivenaboveyoucangivethereleasedfishabetterchanceofsurvival.69.Peoplesometimessetafishfreeaftercatchingitbecausethey_________A.don’twantittodieB.hopeitwillgrowquicklyC.don’twanttohaveitasfoodD.wanttopracticetheirfishingskills70.Whichofthefollowingwillprobablymakeafishill?A.Takingthehookoffit.B.Removingitsscales.C.TouchingitseyesD.HoldingitinyourhanD.71.A.properwaytoreleaseafishisto_________.A.moveitinwatertillitcanswimB.takethehookoutofitsstomachC.keepitinabucketforsometimeD.letitstrugglealittleinyourhand72.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toshowhowtoenjoyfishing.B.Topersuadepeopletofishlessoften.C.ToencouragepeopletosetfishfreE.D.Togiveadviceonhowtoreleasefish.
BYOUCANHELP!Everyonewasbornwithhisownbuilt-inburglar窃贼alarm.It’scalledthesenseofsightandsounD.Unfortunatelymanyofusgoaroundwiththealarmswitchedoff.Wedon’tseethestrangerwanderingoutsidethehousenextdoor.Wedon’tnoticethesoundsfromtheflatupstairs.Weren’ttheysupposedtobeonholiday?ThepolicecanonlydosomuchtopreventcrimE.Therenevercanbeenoughofthemtoguardeveryhomeineverytown.Sotheyneedyourhelpinfightingwiththeburglarsthevandals恣意破坏者andthecarthieves.Notofcoursebysettingouttohaveagoeverytimeyouseesomethingsuspicious.It’llalwaysbethejobofthepolicetoarrestcriminals.ButbyactingasalineofcommunicationbetweenthemandyourcommunityforinstanceyouprobablyknowfarmoreaboutyourimmediateneighborhoodsthanthepoliceevercoulD.A.strangerinsomeone’sgardenwouldprobablybefarmoreobvioustoyouthanitwouldtoeventhelocalpoliceifofcourseyouwereonthelook-out.That’sthewholeideabehindtheNeighborhoodWatchschemesspringinguparoundthecountrytocreateaspiritofwatchfulnesswithinacommunityanythingsuspiciousbeingreportedtothepolicE.It’searlydaysyetbutresultssofarareveryencouraging.ThecrimefiguresarealreadydroppinginmanyoftheareasrunningtheschemE.Andallduetopeoplelikeyou.61.Theunderlinedwordthemrefersto______.A.criminalsB.thepoliceC.neighborsD.strangers62.Theadvertisementpointsoutthatmanypeople______.A.arenotreadytohelpthepoliceB.arenotaswatchfulastheycouldbeC.don’tlookaftertheirgardenswellD.don’ttelltheirneighborsabouttheirholidays63.Oneofthewayswecouldhelppreventcrimeisto______.A.turnonthealarmsysteminourhomeB.trytostopcriminalsfromescapingC.lookoutforpeoplebehavingsuspiciouslyD.informthepoliceifwehearnoisesupstairs64.Thepurposeoftheadvertisementisto__________intheirneighborhooD.A.askpeopletojointhepoliceforceB.advisepeoplehowtoprotecttheirhomesC.warnpeopleabouttheincreasingriskofcrimeD.encouragepeopletobeonwatchforpossiblecrime
BecauseofthedevelopmentofagriculturetheareaoflandaffectedbysandhasgraduallyincreaseD.Duringthe1950sand1960sthelandaffectedbysandexpandedonaverageinto1600squarekilometersperyear.Bythe1990stheareahadreached2500squarekilometersperyear.Thiskindofsituationisparticularlyseriousinmanyregionsupwind逆风的fromBeijing.FengningCityinHebeiProvinceandDuolunCityinInnerMongolialietothenorthofBeijingandinthelast50yearsthepopulationofthesetwocitieshasgrownby2to3times.Inordertoobtainmoreresourcestheinhabitantshavebeenbusywithheavyfarmingtree-cuttingandkeepinganimals.TheresultisthatthesoilwhichhassustaineddamageandthesandlayerbelowtheearthisnowexposedonthegroundandthegroundisrapidlybeingcontrolledbythespreadofsanD.ChinahasalreadynoticedthisproblemandhastakemeasurestosavethelanD.NowadayssomelandusedforfarminghasreturnedtoforestlandandgrasslanD.TheChinesegovernmentannouncedthatitwouldinvestmorethanRMB600000000tocontrolBeijing’ssandstormsinthecomingyears.Onlybydecreasingthedamagecausedbymanandrestoringthenaturalenvironmentwillitbepossibletowellcontrolthesourcesofthesandanddust.Wehopeinthenot-distantfuturewewillsolvetheproblemsuccessfullyandeffectively.63.Comparedwith50sand60sthelandaffectedbysandincreasedby_____squarekilometersbythe1990s.A.1600B.2500C.900D.110064.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthedamagedland?A.Peopleusetheresourcestoomuch.B.Peoplekeepanimalswhichneedmoregrain.C.Peoplepreparetoomuchlandtogrowcrops.D.Peoplecutalotofforestsandraiseanimals.65.ThemajormeasurethatChinesegovernmenthastakenis_____.A.controllingthegrowthofthepopulationB.makingbetteruseofnaturalresourcesC.killingfeweranimalsandcuttingfewertreesD.returningsomelandtoforestlandandgrassland66.Accordingtothepassageitcanbeinferredthat_____wasthemajorfactoroftheenvironmentaldamagE.A.manB.animalC.natureD.desert
Thespeakerateacherfromacommunitycollegeaddressedasympathetic赞同的audiencE.HeadsnoddedinagreementwhenhesaidHighschoolEnglishteachersarenotdoingtheirjobs.Hedescribedtheinadequaciesofhisstudentsallhighschoolgraduateswhocanuselanguageonlyatagrade9level.Iwasunabletodeterminefromhisanswerstomyquestionshowthisgrade9levelhadbeenestablisheD.Mytopicisnotstandardsnoritsdecline降低.Whatthespeakerwasreallysayingisthatheisnolongeryoung;hehasbeenteachingforsixteenyearsandisabletothinkandspeaklikeamatureadult.MypointisthatthefrequentcomplaintofonegenerationabouttheoneimmediatelyfollowingitisinevitablE.Itisalsohumannaturetolookforthereasonsforourdissatisfaction.BeforeEnglishbecameaschoolsubjectinthelatenineteenthcenturyitwasdifficulttofindthetargetoftheblameforlanguagedeficiencies缺陷.ButsincethenEnglishteachershavebeenunderconstantattack.ThecomplainersthinktheyhavehituponanoriginalideA.Astheirowncommandofthelanguageimprovestheynoticethatyoungpeopledonothavethissameability.Unawarethattheirownabilityhasdevelopedthroughtheyearstheyassumethenewgenerationofyoungpeoplemustbehopelessinthisrespect.TotheeyesandearsofsensitiveadultsthelanguageoftheyoungalwaysseemsinadequatE.SincethisconcernaboutthedeclineandfalloftheEnglishlanguageisnotperceived察觉asagenerationalphenomenonbutratherassomethingnewandpeculiar特有的totoday’syoungpeopleitnaturallyfollowsthattoday’sEnglishteacherscannotbedoingtheirjobs.OtherwiseyoungpeoplewouldnotcommitoffensesagainstthelanguagE.Thespeakertheauthormentionedinthepassagebelievedthat_____.A.thelanguageoftheyoungergenerationisusuallyinferior差的tothatoftheoldergenerationB.thestudentshadapoorcommandofEnglishbecausetheydidn’tworkhardenoughC.hewasanexcellentlanguageteacherbecausehehadbeenteachingEnglishforsixteenyearsD.Englishteachersshouldbeheldresponsibleforthestudents’poorcommandofEnglishIntheauthor’sopinionthespeaker______.A.gaveacorrectjudgmentoftheEnglishlevelofthestudentsB.hadexaggerated夸大thelanguageproblemsofthestudentsC.wasrightinsayingthatEnglishteacherswerenotdoingtheirjobsD.couldthinkandspeakintelligentlyTheauthor’sattitudetowardsthespeaker’sremarksis______.A.neutralB.positiveC.criticalD.compromisingItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.A.itisjustifiable有理由的toincludeEnglishasaschoolsubjectB.theauthordisagreeswiththespeakeroverthestandardofEnglishatGrade9levelC.EnglishlanguageteachingisbynomeansaneasyjobD.languageimprovementneedstimeandeffortInthepassagetheauthorarguesthat______.A.itisunfairtoblametheEnglishteachersforthelanguagedeficienciesofthestudentsB.youngpeoplewouldnotcommitoffencesagainstthelanguageiftheteachersdidtheirjobsproperlyC.toeliminate消除languagedeficienciesonemusthavesensitiveeyesandearsD.toimprovethestandardofEnglishrequirestheeffortofseveralgenerations
Supposeyouwanttogoabroadandlearnabouttheforeignexchangeincultureindifferentcountries.HereissomeinformationyoumayneeD.NameSusanLaneAge22PlaceReykjavikIceland1994.Cost$7000OrganizationAFSExperienceIthinkitwasaturningpointinmylifE.IbegantounderstandmoreaboutmyownculturebyexperiencinganothercultureandseeinghowotherpeoplelivE.NameSaraSmallAge23PlaceCrivitzGermany1996.Cost$8000OrganizationEFFoundationExperienceIlovethetravelingandImadealotoffriends.IfoundtheEuropeanschoolsystemtobehardbutIamfluentnowinGermansoitwasworthit.IdidmissmyfamilyandfriendsinAustraliabutIwouldlovetodoitagain.NameDavidLinksAge16PlaceStuttgartGermany1996.Cost$6000OrganizationSouthernCrossCulturalExchangeExperienceIwantedtotrysomethingthatwasverydifferentinculturE.InGermanyeverythingwasdifferentbutIsoongotsettleD.ThefamilyIwaswithwasgreatandIreallyfeelasthoughIhaveasecondfamily.NameTomJenningsAge21PlaceConflansFrance1995..Cost$7000OrganizationSouthernCrossculturalExchangeExperienceThereweretimeswhenitwasdifficultbutIlikeditexperiencingadifferentculturE.Youjusthavetoplayeachsituationasitcomes.Ifthereisonethingyoulearnwhenyouareonastudent-exchangeprogramitishowtotakecareofyourself.NameLindaMarksAge19PlaceChonburiProvinceThailand1994.Cost$3500OrganizationRotaryInternationalExperienceTherearelotsofupsanddownsbutyoualwayscomebackformorE.Ihadafewproblemsbuttherewasalwayssomeonetoturntoandthatwasgreat.Accordingtotheinformationtakingpartinaforeignexchangeprogramcancost_______.A.from$6000to$8000B.from$3500to$8000C.anythingfrom$3500D.nomorethan$7000Mostofthestudentshadtheirtripsorganizedby________.A.EFFoundationB.AFSC.RotaryInternationalD.SCCEThestudentswhorefertoboththegoodandbadtimesasanexchangestudentinclude______.A.SusanLaneandSaraSmallB.LindaMarksandDavidLinksC.TomJenningsandLindaMarksD.SusanLaneandTomJennings
A.mouselookedthroughaholeinthewalltoseethefarmerandhiswifeopeningapackagewhatfoodmightitcontain?Hewasastonishedtodiscoverthatitwasamousetrap!RunningtothefarmyardthemouseshoutedwarningeveryoneThereisamousetrapinthehousethereisamousetrapinthehousE.ThechickenwithherheadhighglaredatthemouseandsaidShutup.LittleUgly.ThisisagreatconcerntoyoubutithasnothingtodowithmeIcan’tbetroubledbyit.Themouseturnedtothepigandtoldhim.ThereisamousetrapinthehousE.IamsosorryMrMousesaidthepigsympatheticallybutthereisnothingIcandoaboutitbutprayyouarealwaysinmyprayers.ThemouseturnedtothecowwhosaidAmousetrapamIingreatdangerhuh?Nowthemousehadtofacethefarmer’smousetrapalonE.Thatverynightasoundwasheardthroughthehouselikethatofamousetrapcatchingitsprey.Thefarmer’wiferushedtoseewhatwascaught.Inthedarknessshedidnotseeitwasabigpoisonoussnakewhosetailthetraphadcaught.Thesnakebitthefarmer’swifE.Thefarmerrushedhertothehospital.Shererturnedhomewithafever.Itissaidthatdrinkingfreshchickensoupwillhelptreatfeversothefarmertookhissharpknifetothefarmyardforthesoup’smainingredient.Hiswife’ssicknesscontinuedsofriendsandneighborscametositwithheraroundtheclock.Tofeedthemthefarmerkilledthepig.Thefarmer’swifedidnotgetwellinfactshediedandsomanypeoplecameforherfuneral.Thefarmerhadthecowkilledtoprovideforallofthemtoeat.Sonexttimewhensomeoneisfacingaproblemdon’tsaythatithasnothingtodowithyou.57.Wecouldseefromthepassagethatthemousewas.A.goodatcheatingothersB.dishonestC.kindandwarm-heartedD.foolish58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theothershelpthefarmerkillthecow.B.Themousetrapwasverypractical.C.Thepigismorefriendlythantheotheranimals.D.Thefarmer’sfamilyhadnofriendsatall.59.Thepassageismostprobablya.A.fable寓言B.sciencefictionC.fairytale神话D.humorousstory60.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Trapscanalwayscausechainreactions.B.Itisbettertobesafethantobesorry.C.Sometimeswhentheleastofusisthreatenedweallmightbeatrisk.D.Tokeepthebalanceofnatureisthedutyofusal.
WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.butmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJimasafriendreallyfeelgoodaboutit?Ordidheenvymyluck?AndwasPaulfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.ButwhenwelookbackitistoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeanings.Andifwedonotreallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.SupposesomeonetellsyouYou'realuckydog!你真幸运!Ishereallyonyourside?IfhesaysYou'realuckyguy!thatisbeingfriendly.Butaluckydog?Thereisabitofenvyinthosewords.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesnotthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanotherphrasethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblem.Butthisphrasecontainsthethoughtthatyourproblemisnotatallimportant.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Iswhathesaysshownbythetoneofvoice?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveyouranothermistakE.57.Whenthewriterrecalls回想someofthethingsthathappenedbetweenhimandhisfriendshe_______.A.feelshappythinkinghownicehisfriendsweretohimB.feelshemightnothaveunderstoodhisfriends'truefeelingsC.thinkitamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriendD.issorrythathisfriendslethimdown58.WhenthewritertalksaboutsomeonesayingYou'realuckydog!heissayingthat_____.A.thespeakerisjustfriendlyB.thissentencesuggeststhesameasYou'realuckyguy!C.theworddogshouldnotbeusedtoapplytopeopleD.sometimesthewordsshowthatthespeakerisabitenvious59.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto______.A.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriendsB.getanideaoffriendlypeopleC.avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyouD.keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem60.Thewritersuggeststhat______betrusteD.A.everybodyB.nobodyC.allthepeopleD.allthepeoplenot
DearDaughterAswedroveofffromColumbiaIwantedtowritealettertoyoutotellyouallthatisonmyminD.FirstIwanttotellyouhowproudwearE.GettingintoColumbiaisarealproofofwhatagreatwell-roundedstudentyouarE.YoushouldbeasproudofyourselfaswearE.Itisincollegethatyouwilldiscoverwhatlearningisabout.Thiswillbetheperiodwhereyougofromteacher-taughttomaster-inspiredafterwhichyoumustbecomeself-learner.Sodotakeeachsubjectseriouslyandevenifwhatyoulearnisn’tcriticalforyourlifethelearningskillsyouacquirewillbesomethingyouwilltreasureforever.FollowyourpassionincollegE.Takecoursesyouthinkyouwillenjoy.Don’tbetrappedbywhatothersthinkorsaybutmakeupyourownminD.Mostimportantlymakefriendsandbehappy.Pickafewfriendsandbecomereallyclosetothem–picktheoneswhoaregenuinetoyou.Don’tworryabouttheirgradeslooksorevenpersonalities.Startplanningearly.Ithinkyourplantostudyfashionisgoodandyoushoulddecidewhereyouwanttobeandgetontotherightcourses.WhetheritiscourseworkplanningorpickingamajoryoushouldtakecontrolofyourlifE.Iwillalwaysbethereforyoubutthetimehascomeforyoutobeinthedriver’sseat–thisisyourlifeandyouneedtobeincontrol.Beingincontrolfeelsgreat.Sopleasetreasureyourcollegeyears–makethebestofyourfreetimebecomeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestinyfatelearnandgrowthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.MayyouryearsatColumbiabethehappiestofyourlifeandmayyoublossomintojustwhatyoudreamtobE.LoveDad&Mom65.Accordingtothelettertheauthor’sdaughteris______.A.scaredtobeleavinghomeB.awell-roundedstudentC.theprideofheruniversityD.learningtodriveacar66.Whichadvicebelowisgiventohisdaughterbytheauthor?A.PartywithfriendsinherfreetimE.B.Ignorewhatothersthinkorsay.C.choosefriendswithsimilarpersonalities.D.Treasureandmakethebestofhercollegeyears.67.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethefatheris______.A.worriedabouthisdaughterB.strictwithhisdaughterC.positiveabouthisdaughter’sfutureD.sadabouthisdaughter’sleavinghome
IntheirbookTimetoEattheDog:TheRealGuidetoSustainableLivingRobertandBrendaValesaykeepingamediumsizeddoghasthesameecologicalimpactasdriving10000kmayearina4.6literLandCruiser.We’renotactuallysayingitistimetoeatthedog.We’rejustsayingthatweneedtothinkaboutandknowtheecologicalimpactofsomeofthethingswedoandthatwetakeforgranteD.Constructinganddrivingthejeepforayearrequires0.41hectaresoflandwhilegrowingandmanufacturingadog’sfoodtakesabout0.84hectares—or1.1hectaresinthecaseofalargedogsuchasaGermanshepherD.ConvincingflesheatingcatsanddogstogovegetarianforthesakeoftheplanetisanonstartertheValessay.Insteadtheyrecommendkeepinggreenersmallerandmoresustainablepetssuchasgoldfishchickensorrabbits.Thebook’splayfultitleandserioussuggestionthatpetanimalsmaybeusefullyrecycledbybeingeatenbytheirownersorturnedintopetfoodwhentheydiemaynotappealtoanimalfans.Annoyingastheideamaybethequestionisvalidgiventheplanet’sgrowingpopulationandlimitedresourcesRobertValesaiD.Issuesaboutsustainabilityareincreasinglybecomingthingsthataregoingtorequireustomakechoiceswhichareasdifficultaseatingyourdog.It’snotjustaboutchangingyourlightbulbsortakingaclothbagtothesupermarkethesaiD.It’saboutmuchmorechallenginganddifficultissuesheaddeD.Onceyouseewherecatsanddogsfitinyouroverallbalanceofthingsyoumightdecidetohavethecatbutnotalsotohavethetwocarsandthethreebathroomsandbeameateateryourself.56.Theauthorsgavetheirbooktheplayfultitleto________.A.makeitamusingB.createavividimageC.showwritingskillsD.arousepeople’sconcern57.InParagraph3thewritermainlywantstotellus________.A.theamountofconsumedlandB.theneglectedecologicalimpactC.somefamiliarexamplesD.someactualfigures58.Whatdoessustainabilitymeanaccordingtothepassage?A.Goingvegetarian.B.Raisingcatsanddogs.C.Usingaclothbag.D.KeepingagreenerlifE.59.Whomaynotliketheideaofrecyclingpetanimals?A.Manufacturers.B.Drivers.C.Animalfans.D.Theauthorities.60.Whatdotheauthorsthinkoflivingasustainablelife?A.Challenging.B.Inspiring.C.Inviting.D.Touching.
IntheUKstudents’residencehallsarerunasprofit-makingbusinessbutthiscanoccasionallybetostudents’disadvantagE.Asmanyuniversitieschoosetocontractouttheirhall’smanagementtoprivatecompaniesroomrentsarerisingandstudentrightsaresuffering.In200655percentofstudentroomsweremanagedbyprivatecompanies—only27percentbyuniversitiesandcollegestheNationalUnionofStudentsNUShasreporteD.Theseprivatecompaniesareimprovingthehall’sfacilitiesinreturnforhigherroomrents.Themostnoticeableexampleofthistrendisthegrowthinluxuryhalls.Thesearehallsforstudentswillingtopaymoreforlargerroomswithbetterservices.ChancellorsCourtatEdinburghUniversityinScotlandisonesuchluxuryhall.Roomsaredividedbetweenstandardandlargewithlargerroomscosting173poundseachweek40poundsmorethansmallerrooms.TheycomewithascenicviewcolorTVfastInternetconnectionandamodernbathroom.Otherluxuryhallshaveprivategymsfortheirresidents.Privatecompaniescapitalize用以牟利ontheirinvestmentbyrentingoutthestudentsroomstotravelersoverthesummervacationperioD.ButtheNUSisconcernedthatluxuryhallsareaffectingroomrentsatstandardun-privatizedhalls.MoststudentsintheUKpayonaverage126poundsaweekforaprivateroomincatered提供餐饮的hallsofresidencetheInternationalStudentsAdviceandWelfareorganizationhasreporteD.AccordingtotheNUSrentinUKhallsofresidencehasrisenbyalmostaquarterfrom2005to2007.VeronicaKingNUSvice-presidentofwelfarewantstheprivatizationofuniversityaccommodationtostop.ForthestudentsforwhomluxuryisnotaffordablethereisasignificantriskthataccommodationcostscoupledwiththeburdenofcompletefeesmayreducethechoiceofwheretogotouniversityshesaiD.Legalquarrelswithprivatizedhallsmayalsoaccountforsomeofthe10percentperyearriseinstudentcomplaintstotheOfficeoftheIndependentAdjudicatorforHigherEducationOIA.TheOIAisanindependentstudentcomplaintsschemethathasauthorityoverallhighereducationinstitutionsinEnglandandWales.RobBehrenschiefexecutiveoftheOIAsaidhewasunsurprisedbytheriseincomplaints.Thebottomlineisthatstudentsaretodaymoreself-confidentinthinkingaboutwhattheirrightsareandwhatarethethingstheycangetformthecommitmentstheymakE.1.WhyareroomrentsrisinginBritishuniversities?A.Becausetheworldisfacingafinancialcrisis.B.Becausemostuniversitiesaregettingboredaboutstudents’complaints.C.Becausemanyuniversitiesletprivatecompaniesrunstudents’halls.D.Becausenotalluniversitiescanmeetthedemandsofthestudents.2.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedaboutaluxuryhall?A.Studentshavetopaymoreforaluxuryhall.B.Studentscanhaveagoodviewinaluxuryhall.C.Studentscanenjoytheirowngyminaluxuryhall.D.StudentscanhaveanInternetconnectionfreeofchargE.3.Whydosomestudentswanttopaymoreforaluxuryhall?A.Becausetheyjustwanttoshowthattheyarerich.B.Becausetheyarebetterservedinaluxuryhall.C.Becausetherearetoomuchcomplaintsaboutsmallrooms.D.Becausetherearenootherchoices.
THISwastheyeartheEarthstruckback.Earthquakesheatwavesfloodsvolcanoessupertyphoonssnowstormslandslidesanddroughtskilledatleastaquarterofamillionpeoplein2010–thedeadliestyearinmorethanageneration.Morepeoplewerekilledworldwidebynaturaldisastersthisyearthanhavebeenkilledinterrorismattacksinthepast40yearscombineD.Itjustseemedlikeitwasback-to-backanditcameinwavessaidCraigFugatewhoheadstheU.S.FederalEmergencyManagementAgency.Ithandledarecordnumberofdisastersin2010.Andwehaveourselvestoblamemostofthetimescientistsanddisasterexpertssay.Eventhoughmanycatastropheshavetheringofrandomchancethehandofmanmadethisaparticularlydeadlycostlyextremeandweird古怪的yearforeverythingfromwildweathertoearthquakes.PoorconstructionanddevelopmentpracticesconspiretomakeearthquakesmoredeadlythantheyneedbE.Morepeopleliveinpovertyinvulnerable脆弱的buildingsincrowdedcities.ThatmeansthatwhenthegroundshakestheriverbreachesorthetropicalcyclonehitsmorepeoplediE.DisastersfromtheEarthsuchasearthquakesandvolcanoesareprettymuchconstantsaidAndreasSchraftvicepresidentofcatastrophicperilsfortheGeneva-basedinsurancegiantSwissRE.Allthechangethat'smadeisman-madE.TheJanuaryearthquakethatkilledwellmorethan220000peopleinHaitiisaperfectexamplE.Port-au-Princehasnearlythreetimesasmanypeople-manyofthemlivinginpoverty-andmorepoorlybuiltshantiesthanitdid25yearsago.Sohadthesamequakehitin1985insteadof2010totaldeathswouldhaveprobablybeeninthe80000rangesaidRichardOlsondirectorofdisasterriskreductionatFloridaInternationalUniversity.InFebruaryanearthquakethatwasmorethan500timesstrongerthantheonethatstruckHaitihitanareaofChilethatwaslesspopulatedbetterconstructedandnotaspoor.Chile'sbiggerquakecausedfewerthan1000deaths.ClimatescientistssayEarth'sclimatealsoischangingbringingextremeweathersuchasheatwavesandflooding.InthesummeroneweathersystemcausedoppressiveheatinRussiawhilefarthersouthitcausedfloodinginPakistanthatinundated161200squarekilometersaboutthesizeofWisconsin.Thatsingleheat-and-stormsystemkilledalmost17000peoplemorepeoplethanalltheworldwideairplanecrashesinthepast15years.ScientistshavecalculatedthatthekillerRussianheatwave—settinganationalrecordof43.9℃—wouldhappenonceevery100000yearswithoutglobalwarming.Whatisresponsibleforthemosthumandeathsin2010?A.Natrualdisasters.B.Terroristattacks.C.Poorbuildings.D.Toorapiddeveloprnent.AccordingtoAndreasSchraft.A.earthquakesarehappeningmoreoftenbecauseofhumanbeingsB.earthquakesarecausingmoredamagebecauseofhumanbeingsC.strongerhousesshouldbebuilttolimitstormdamageD.Port—au—PrinceisnowoverpopulatedThemainpointofthearticleistoA.listthenaturaldisastersthatoccurredin2010B.givethedetailsofsomenaturaldisastersof2010C.warnthatmorenaturaldisastersaretostrikeD.blamehumanityfornothelpingthoseaffectedbythedisasters
InthisageofInternetchatvideogamesandrealitytelevisionthereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupieD.Yetdespitethecompetitionmy8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontestacompetitionshewonlastyear.AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontestsandaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionslipfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn.twinthecontestagainThat’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.SomanyofourownpastscarsanddashedhopescansurfacE.A.revelation启示camelastweekwhenlaskedherDon’tyouwanttowinagainNosherepliedIjustwanttotellthestoryofanangel天使goingtofirstgradE.Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously自发地toldthem.Tellingmyselfthatlwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall.Iofferedsuggestionsforcharactersconflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquicklyguidedbymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgradeIhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-opting借用mydaughter’sexperiencE.WhilesteppingbackwasdifficultformeitwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatlwillquicklyfollowwithmorestepsputtingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifaskeD.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperimentgrowandfindtheirownvoices.WhatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperienceA.Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.B.Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.C.Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.D.ShewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmorE.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontestA.Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.B.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.C.Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.D.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.Theauthortookgreatpainstorefineherdaughter’sstoriesbecause.A.shewasafraidRebecca’simaginationmightrunwildwhilewritingB.shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuchC.shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidanceD.shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamsofbecomingawriterWhat’stheauthor’sadviceforparentsA.Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.B.ChildrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperiencE.C.AwritingcareerthoughattractiveisnotforeverychildtopursuE.D.Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.
ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideitandtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytraincarorbuseventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoneyonecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.Theninthecountryonecanrestfromthenoiseandhurryofthetown.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbusesonecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummereveningsonecanenjoythefreshcleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardensonecanspendone’sfreetimediggingplantingwateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.ThenwhentheflowersandvegetablescomeuponehastherewardofonewhohassharedthesecretofNaturE.Somepeoplehowevertakenointerestincountrythings:forthemhappinessliesinthetownwithitscinemasandtheatresbeautifulshopsandbusystreetsdance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’stwoweeksvisittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Peoplewholikecountrythingsprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B.PeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.C.BecauseofcertaindisadvantagesoflivingoutsideLondonsomepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinsideLondon.D.BecauseofcertainadvantagesoflivingoutsideLondonmanypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideLondon.Onecanusethesamemoneyfor________tobuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.A.gettingasmallflatwithagardenB.havingasmallflatwithagardenC.rentingasmallflatwithoutagardenD.buyingasmallflatwithoutagardenWhentheflowersandvegetablesinthegardencomeupthose_______havetherewardofonewhohassharedthesecretofNaturE.A.wholiveinthecountryB.whohavespenttimeworkinginthegardenC.whohaveagardenoftheirownD.whohavebeendiggingplantingandwateringPeoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthetownwouldfeelthat_______iftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.A.theirlifewasmeaninglessB.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn’tdeserveahappylifeD.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylifeTheunderlinedwordrestinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.theresttimeB.therestpeopleC.therestofthecountryD.therestoftheparksandofthesea
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Somepeoplehaveunforgettablepastmemoriesthatmakethemsadandangry.WelltodealwiththisIsuggestthatyoupickyourselfupandmoveaheaD.Itiseasiersaidthandone!SohereareafewwaystobringaboutthechangE.Dosomethingyoureallylovedoing.Weallhaveinterestinwhatweloveworkingonbutmostofusdon’thaveanytimetodoanythingaboutthem.Wellthisisyourtimetodothat!It’lltakeyourmindawayfromwhateverismakingyouunhappyandofcourseit’llhelpyourememberyourhappydaysinthepastwhenyouusedtorelaxmoreoften.ThinklongandharD.I’msureyoumustbedoingthisalreadybutIwantyoutothinkabouttheeffectthatforgivingotherpeoplecouldhavE.Thinkaboutwhetheryouarereadytoacceptthechangesthismightbring.Writeaboutyourfeelings.MostpeoplearetoolazytowritebutitisoftenthebestwaytoclearyourminD.Writeaboutyourexperiencesandthenforgetaboutyourpastmemories.OntheInternettherearethousandsofplaceswhereyoucanlistoutallyourexperienceswithoutwritingdownyourrealnamE.MakeastartonthisandI’msurethefrequencyofyourworrieswilldecreasesoonenough.56.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.howtoforgetbadpastmemoriesB.howtodothethingsweloveC.learningtoacceptchangesD.writingaboutpastmemories57.Accordingtothepassagethebestwaytoforgetpastmemoriesisto______.A.writeaboutyourfeelingsandexperiencesB.pickyourselfupandmoveaheadC.writeletterstotheauthorD.forgivelazypeople58.Theauthorthinkswecan’tdothethingswelovebecause______.A.itwilltakeourmindsawayB.wedon’thaveanytimeC.itwillrecollectourmemoriesD.itiseasiersaidthandone59.WhatisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Forgivingotherpeoplecouldhelpyoupickyourselfup.B.It’seasiersaidthandonewhenyoutrytolessenyoursadness.C.YoucanwriteyourfeelingsontheinternetwithoutyourrealnamE.D.Writingyourfeelingsoutistomakeyourememberyoursadpast.
Whenaclosefrienddiesitoftenforcesyoutoconsideryourowndeath.Themoreyouhaveincommonwiththefriendthemorehisdeathwillmakeyouwonderaboutyourown.SometimesyouwillnaturallysaytoyourselfItcouldjustaseasilyhavebeenmE.Suchadeathhasawayofremindingushowfragilelifeisanditmaycauseyoutoreassess重新评价thedirectionofyourownlifE.Jack'sstoryisagoodexamplE.A.successfulbusinessmanmakingalotofmoneyJackdidn'tspendasmuchtimewithhisfamilyashewanteD.Hisjobrequiredhimtoworklonghours.Butthreeyearsagooneofhisbestfriendsamanwhoworkedinthesameofficehadaheartattack.Hediedwhilecelebratinghisdaughter'seighteenthbirthdayinarestaurant.HewasonlyfiftyyearsolD.Notlongafterhisfriend'sdeathJackstartedtohaveachestpain.Finallyhehadagoodphysicalcheck-up.Hereceivedacleanbillofhealth.ButthechestpaincontinueD.HekeptthinkingofthedeathofhisfrienD.Jackthoughtabouthowmuchhisfriendmissedinlifeandhesawhowharditwasforhisfriend'sfamilytomanageafterhepassedaway.Jackrealizedthathedidn'twanttoenduphislifethatway.HetalkedhisfeelingsoverwithhiswifeandchildrenanddecidedtochangehiswayoflifE.ThefamilymovedtoasmalltownwherehestartedasimplelifE.Nowheisrunningasmallartgallery画廊.Heisrelaxedandsayshehasneverbeensohappyinhislifeandhehasgotnomorechestpain.63.Yourclosefriend'sdeathis__________________toyou.A.awarningB.commonC.adirectionoflifeD.anexample64.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphmeans________________.A.Thedoctordidn'twriteawordonhisbillB.Thedoctordidn'twantJacktopayforthebillC.Thedoctordidn'tfindanythingwrongwithhimD.Thedoctordidn'twanttotreathispain65.Hisfriend'sdeathmadeJack________________.A.losemuchinterestinlifeB.realizethathemissedthefriendverymuchC.doubthiswayoflifeD.illforsometime66.WhilelivinginthesmalltownJack________________.A.earnslessmoneyB.getsmoretimeO%C.hasahappierlifeD.doesallthesementionedabove
Themarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyareascloselyrelatedasthelipsandteethsotospeak.Whatyouproduceisforsaleonthemarket.Itwouldbeimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutfirstinvestigatingthemarket.Intheinternationalmarketgoodsonsalecomingfromdifferentcountriesandsuppliersarealwaysfacingkeencompetition.Undersuchcircumstancestheywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselveswiththemarketconditions.Inmakinginvestigationsweoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilaritemsthecompetitorsareofferingonthemarketwhatpricestheyarequoting报价whatfeaturestheirproductshavewhoaretheirregularcustomersetC.Thenhowcanweobtainsuchinformation?Therearemanychannelsthatwecanmakeuseofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselor'sofficesofourembassiesstationedabroadcanhelpusinmakingmarketinvestigations.Nowadaysourimportandexportcorporationssendtheirtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.Oneoftheirpurposesistomakemarketsurveysonthespot.Certainlyface-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarketinformation.TheChineseExportCommoditiesFairsandsomeotherfairsofsimilarnatureaswellasvisitsofforeignbusinessmenprovideuswithsuchopportunities.Ofcoursetherearesomeotherwaysofmakingmarketinvestigations.Inmakingmarketinvestigationsoneshould______.A.getenoughinformationconcernedB.advertisehisproductsC.producehighqualitygoodsD.noneoftheaboveThewordindispensableinthefirstlinemeans______.A.impossibleB.necessaryC.advisableD.availableWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Therelationshipbetweenmarketinvestigationandsalespromotionisjustasthatofthelipsandteeth.B.Itisimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutmarketinvestigation.C.Therearevariouswaysofmakingmarketinvestigation.D.Productiongoesbeforemarketinvestigation.Allthefollowingarechannelstogetmarketinformationexcept________.A.tohavecommercialcounsellor'sofficeofourembassiesstationedabroadB.topromotethequalityofourownproductsC.tosendtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthenD.tohaveface-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmen
Somepeoplewouldgothroughanythingjusttoachievetheirdream.KasiaSiwoszisproof.Forthefinalyearstudentontheuniversitywomen’stennisteamtheroadtoBerkeleyUniversityofCaliforniawasmetwithpooradviceandmisinformationfromherhomecountryandtwounsuccessfulstopsalongthewaythatfellshortofexpectations.BorninPolandSiwoszbeganplayingtennisatsevenyearsoldanddevelopedtheskillsthathelpedherearnatop-50rankingamongtheITFJuniordivision国际网球联会青少年赛..Siwoszwantedtodomorewithherlifethanjustplaytenniswhichledhertoseekchancesthatwouldalsoallowhertoobtainatopeducation.WhilemostwhogrowupintheU.S.arenaturallyaccustomedtotheAmericantraditionofcollegiate大学的sportssuchacustomisnotasfamiliarinacountrylikePolanD.There’snocollegiatesportsinPolandandnocultureofsportsandacademic学术的studytherE.YoucanonlydoonenotbothSiwoszsaiD.HerdesiretohaveaqualityeducationledhertoAmericatofollowherdream.WhileSiwoszwastalentedenoughtobeginhercollegiatetenniscareershecouldonlyattendcommunitycollegebecauseshemissedthedeadlinetoapplytofour-yearschoolsmainlyduetomisinformationprovidedinherhomecountryofPolanD.Whenshehadearnedallhercreditsandwasabletotransfer转学SiwoszmadethedecisiontoattendBaylorinTexas.HerfriendsfromPolandputinagoodwordfortheuniversitysayingthatitwasagoodfitbecausethereweremanyinternationalplayersatBaylor.Ithoughtitwouldbeagoodideabutitreallywasn’twhatIthoughtitwouldbeSiwoszsaiD.Iwasn’thappyatBaylor.TheleveloftenniswashighbuttheacademicstandardswerenomatchandIjustwantedmorE.AfteroneyearatBaylorSiwosz’sluckfinallybegantochangewhenshemadethedecisiontotransfertoBerkeleywhichwasdueinlargeparttoLeeaformerBerkeleystudent.LeewhoisakeentennisplayerhimselfmetSiwoszfouryearsagoinTexas.IknewshewasunhappytherehesaiD.IsawtheopportunityforhertocomeherE.SiwoszvisitedLeeinBerkeley.IendeduplovingthisplaceandthisschoolSiwoszsaiD.IcameherealotoverthesummerIgaveitashotandIendedupwithaBerkeleyeducationandaspotononeofthebestcollegetennisteamsinthecountry.WhatdoestwounsuccessfulstopsParagraph1referto?A.PolandandtheU.S.B.BaylorandBerkeley.C.ThecommunitycollegeandBaylor.D.TheITFJuniordivisionandtheBerkeleytennisteam.WhydidSiwoszwanttoleaveherhomelandforAmerica?A.Polandhadnocultureofsports.B.Berkeleyhadalwaysbeenherdreamuniversity.C.Shewantedtoplaytennisandhaveagoodeducation.D.Shewantedtoimprovehertennisskillsandgetahigherranking.WhydidsheleaveBaylor?A.Theleveloftennistherewasnothigh.B.Itwasnotsuitableforinternationalstudents.C.Shecouldn’tgetalongwithherfriendstherE.D.ShewasnotsatisfiedwiththeeducationleveltherE.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.HowSiwoszleftPolanD.B.HowSiwoszrealizedherdream.C.HowSiwoszbecameatoptennisplayer.D.HowSiwosztransferredfromBaylortoBerkeley.
Ifyou'vebeenjoininginchatroomconversationsortradinge-mailwithWebpalsyouhavebecomeoneofthemillionswhowriteinapeculiarlyshortformofEnglish.Andyou'vegotasenseofhumoraboutshortformslikeSOHF=senseofhumorfailuretodescribeInternetnewcomerswhodon'tunderstandyou.Acrosstheglobeeverynightteenagersandtheireldersaretalkingonline—manyofthemaretalkingatthesametimE.It'sfast:trytalkingtosixpeopleatoncE.It'sbrief:threeorfourwordsperexchangE.Ittakeswitconcentrationandquickfingers.Anditrequirestremendouslinguisticeconomy.There'sneithertimenorspaceforexplanations.Whyconsumepreciouskey-strokestellingsixfriendsyouhavetoleaveforamomenttotakecareofyourlittlebrotherwhenBRB=berightbackwilldo?Wanttoenteraconversation?JusttypePMFJI=pardonmeforjumpingin.Interestedinwhomyou'retalkingto?TypeA/S/Lthenearlyuniversalrequesttoknowyourpal'sagesexandlocation.Youmayget15/M/NYasaresponsefromyourpal.Ifsomethingmakesyoulaughsayyou'reOTF=onthefloororLOL=laughingoutloudorcombinethetwointoROTFL=rollingonthefloorlaughing.Andwhenit'stimetogetbacktoworkorgotobedyoutypeGTG=gottogoorTTYLtalktoyoulater.Peoplewanttowriteasfastaspossibleandtheywanttogettheirideasacrossasquicklyastheycan.Capitallettersareleftinthedustexceptwhenexpressingemotionasittakesmoretimetoholddowntheshiftkeyandcapitals.Punctuationisgoingtoo.InordertotalktoseveralpeopleatthesametimeontheInternet_______.A.youhavetospeakfastandfluentlyB.youhavetoexpressyourideasinabriefwayC.youshouldspeakwithwitandhumorD.oneshouldpaymuchattentiontotheaccuracyofthewordsIfyouget17/F/NYasananswertoyourA/S/Litmeans_______.A.thepersonontheotherendis17fromNewYorkandheisfineB.youaretalkingtoagirlwhois17andlivesinNewYorkC.youaretalkingto17girlswhoarefromNewYorkD.thepersonwhoaretalkingtoyouisa1.7-foottallNewYorkgirlTosavetimeontheInternet_______.A.somepeopleleavetheirlettersinthedustbinB.somepeopleneveruseshiftintheirwritingC.manypeopleleavethecapitalandpunctuationD.peopleseldomusecapitallettersorpunctuation
Ienteredhighschoolhavingreadhundredsofbooks.ButIwasnotagoodreader.MerelybookishIlackedapointofviewwhenIreaD.RatherIreadinordertogetapointofview.Isearchedbooksforgoodexpressionsandsayingspiecesofinformationideasthemes—anythingtoenrichmythoughtandmakemefeeleducateD.Whenoneofmyteacherssuggestedtohissleepytenth-gradeEnglishclassthatapersoncouldnothaveacomplicated复杂的ideauntilhehadreadatleasttwothousandbooksIheardthewordswithoutrecognizingeitheritsirony嘲讽oritsverycomplicatedtruth.ImerelydeterminedtomakealistofallthebooksIhadeverreaD.StrictwithmyselfIincludedonlyonceatitleImighthavereadseveraltimes.Howafterallcouldonereadabookmorethanonce?AndIincludedonlythosebooksoverahundredpagesinlength.Couldanythingshorterbeabook?TherewasyetanotherhighschoollistImadE.OnedayIcameacrossanewspaperarticleaboutanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollegE.ThearticlehadalistofthehundredmostimportantbooksofWesternCivilization.MorethananythingelseinmylifetheprofessortoldthereporterwithfinalitythesebookshavemademeallthatIam.ThatwasthekindofwordsIcouldn’tignore忽视.Ikeptthelistfortheseveralmonthsittookmetoreadallofthetitles.MostbooksofcourseIhardlyunderstooD.WhilereadingPlato'sTheRepublicforexampleIneededtokeeplookingattheintroductionofthebooktoremindmyselfwhatthetextwasabout.Howeverwiththespecialpatienceandsuperstition迷信ofaschoolboyIlookedateverywordofthetext.AndbymetimeIreachedthelastwordpleasedIpersuadedmyselfthatIhadreadTheRepublicandseriouslycrossedPlatooffmylist.Onhearingtheteacher'ssuggestionofreadingthewriterthought________.A.onemustreadasmanybooksaspossibleB.astudentshouldnothaveacomplicatedideaC.itwasimpossibleforonetoreadtwothousandbooksD.studentsoughttomakealistofthebookstheyhadreadWhileathighschoolthewriter________.A.hadplansforreadingB.learnedtoeducatehimselfC.onlyreadbooksover100pagesD.readonlyonebookseveraltimesTheunderlinedphrasewithfinalityprobablymeansA.firmlyB.clearlyC.proudlyD.pleasantlyThewriter'spurposeinmentioningTheRepublicisto________.A.explainwhyitwasincludedinthelistB.describewhyheseriouslycrosseditoffthelistC.showthathereadthebooksblindlythoughtheywerehardtounderstandD.provethatheunderstoodmostofitbecausehehadlookedateverywordThewriterprovidestwobookliststo________.A.showhowhedevelopedhispointofviewB.tellhisreadingexperienceathighschoolC.introducethetwopersons'readingmethodsD.explainthathereadmanybooksathighschool
Shoppingisnotassimpleasyoumaythink!Thereareallsortsoftricksatplayeachtimewereachoutforthatparticularbrandofproductontheshelf.Colouringforexamplevariesaccordingtowhattheproducersaretryingtosell.Healthfoodsarepackagedingreensyellowsorbrownsbecausewethinkoftheseashealthycolours.Icecreampacketsareoftenblueandexpensivegoodslikechocolatesaregoldorsilver.WhensomekindofpainkillerwasbroughtoutrecentlyresearchersfoundthatthecoloursturnedthecustomersoffbecausetheymadetheproductlookweakandineffectivE.Eventuallyitcameonthemarketinadarkblueandwhitepackage—bluebecausewethinkofitassafeandwhiteascalm.Thesizeofaproductcanattractashopper.Butquiteoftenabottledoesn’tcontainasmuchasitappearsto.Itisbelievedthatthebetter-knowncompaniesspendonaverage70percentofthetotalcostoftheproductitselfonpackaging!Themostsuccessfulproducersknowthatit’snotenoughtohaveagoodproduct.ThefounderofPearssoapwhofor25yearshasusedprettylittlegirlstopromote推销theirgoodscametotheconclusion:Anyfoolcanmakesoapbutittakesageniustosellit.61.Whichofthefollowingmaytrickashopperintobuyingaproductaccordingtothetext?A.ThecostofitspackagE.B.Thepriceoftheproduct.C.ThecolourofitspackagE.D.Thebrandnameoftheproduct.62.TheunderlinedpartthecoloursturnedthecustomersoffinParA.3meansthatthecolours_________.A.attractedthecustomersstronglyB.causedthecustomerstoloseinterestC.trickedthecustomersintoshoppingD.hadweakeffectsonthecustomers63.Whichofthefollowingisthekeytothesuccessinproductsales?A.Thewaytopromotegoods.B.Thediscoveryofagenius.C.Theteamtoproduceagoodproduct.D.Thebrandnameusedbysuccessfulproducers.64.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.Makingsoapissoeasythatanyfoolintheworldcanmakeit.B.Greensyellowsorsilverareconsideredtobehealthycolours.C.25yearsagothefounderofPearssoapwasaprettygirlherself.D.Thesizeofaproductcanhaveaneffectontheshoppers.65.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ChoiceofGoodProductsB.DisadvantagesofProductsC.EffectofPackagingonShoppingD.BrandNamesandShoppingTricks
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