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Do you still get free plastic bags（塑料袋） from the supermarket（超市）? Things will change soon. T...
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MoreandmorebirdsareflyingtosettleatQinghaiLakeoneofthehighestinlandlakesinChinathankstotheprotectioneffortsoflocalgovernments.Coveringanareaofover4000squarekilometersQinghaiLakeisalsothecountry’sbiggestsalt-waterlakE.LocatedinNorthwestChina’sQinghaiProvincethelakeisfamousforthetwoislandsatitsnorthwestpoint--CormorantIslandandEggIslanD.Thetwoislandshaveplentyoffloatinggrassandvariousschoolsoffishofferingrichfoodsourcesforbirds.Theislandshavebecomeaparadisefordifferentkindsofgroupsofbirdsandhavebeencalled‘BirdIslands’.EachMarchandAprilwheniceandsnowcoveringtheQinghai-TibetPlateaustartstomeltover20kindsofbirdsflytotheBirdIslandstolayeggs.DuringthemonthsflocksofbirdscoverthewholeskyovertheislandsandbirdseggscanbefoundeverywherE.Visitorscanhearthesingingofbirdsfrommilesaway.ThesehavebecomeaworldfamoussymbolofthelakE.ToprotectthisparadiseforbirdsandsupportcallsforecologicalprotectionChinasetuptheQinghaiLakeNaturalProtectionZoneattheendof1997.MeanwhiletheStatehaspointedouttheBirdIslandsandSpringBayoftheQinghaiLakeascentralprotectionzones.Inspectionofficialsandmanagementemployeesoftenpatrolthelakeimprovinglocalresidents’knowledgeofrelatedlawsandspreadingknowledgeaboutanimalprotectiontovisitors.Theyaremakinggreateffortstocallonpeopletoloveandprotectthebirds.Atthesametimetheyhavebuiltspecialfencesaroundtheislandareatopreventwolvesfoxesandothercarnivorousanimalsaswellasillegalhuntersfrombreakingupthebirds’nest-buildingegg-layingandbreeding.Asaresultmoreandmorebirdsarecomingtotheislandsforshelteringandbreeding.31.Whyaremoreandmorebirdscomingtothebiggestsalt-waterlakeintheGreatNorthwest?A.Becauseitisgettingwarmerandwarmer.B.BecauseitisbeingreformedC.Becauseenvironmentstherearegettingmoreandmoreagreeableforthemtolivein.D.Becausethepeopletherearebecomingricherandricher32.Thebirdsfeedon_______accordingtothepassagE.A.floatingfishandvariousgrassesB.grassmovingonthewatersurfaceanddifferentkindsoffishC.saltwaterandplentyofgrainsD.cornfromthelocalfarmers33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheiceandsnowcoveringtheQinghai-TibetPlateaudoesn’tchangeintowaterunlessmorethan20kindsofbirdscometotheBirdIslandsB.FlocksofbirdsflyuptothewholeskyoverislandstolayeggsC.Visitorscanlistentothesingingofbirdsfrommilesawaybuttheycouldn’tseeanyofthebirdsD.TheiceonthePlateaubeginstochangeintowatermeansspringiscoming34.Theofficialsgoaroundthelakemainlyto_________A.letthefarmersthereknowtheanimalprotectionlawB.tellthefarmerstheresomeknowledgeaboutanimalprotection.C.callonpeopletoloveandprotectthebirdsD.alloftheabove
TeadrinkingwascommoninChinaforaboutonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardaboutteA.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslikemainlybecauseteawasveryexpensivE.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.TeawasrareandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmoreappreciateofteA.UntilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinitbutonedayanoutstandingFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasaddeD.ShefounditsoagreeablE.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedidsotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritishpeopledrinkteawithoutmilk.AtfirstteawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheeveningNooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess公爵夫人foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergettingasubmerging沉浸feelingasshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandsotea-timewasborn.56.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?A.TheBritishgotexpensiveteafromIndiA.B.TeareachedBritainfromHollanD.C.TheBritishwerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodrankteA.D.Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritishhadteA.57.Thispassagemainlydiscusses.A.thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritainB.howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritainC.howtheBritishgotthehabitofdrinkingteaD.howtea-timewasborn58.PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithmilkbecause.A.ittastedlikemilkB.ittastedmorepleasantC.itbecameapopulardrinkD.MadamedeSevignewassuchaladywithgreatsocialinfluencethatpeopletriedtocopythewayshedranktea59.WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof.A.afamousFrenchladyB.theancientChineseC.theuppersocialclassD.peopleinHolland
Witharound100studentsscheduledtobeinthat9amMondaymorninglectureitisnosurprisethatalmost20peopleactuallymakeittotheclassandonly10ofthemarestillawakeafterthefirst15minutes;itisnotevenasurprisethatmostofthemarestillintheirpyjamas睡衣.ObviouslystudentsareterribleatadjustingtheirsleepcyclestotheirdailyschedulE.Allhumanbeingspossessabodyclock.Alongwithotheralerting警报systemsthisgovernsthesleep/wakecycleandisthereforeoneofthemainprocesseswhichgovernsleepbehaviour.Typicallythepreferredsleep/wakecycleisdelayedinadolescentswhichleadstomanystudentsnotfeelingsleepyuntilmuchlaterintheevenings.Thistypicalsleeppatternisusuallyreferredtoasthenightowlscheduleofsleep.Thisisopposedtotheearlybirdscheduleandisakindofdisorderwheretheindividualtendstostayupmuchpastmidnight.Suchapersonhasgreatdifficultyinwakingupinthemornings.Researchsuggeststhatnightowlsfeelmostalertandfunctionbestintheeveningsandatnight.Researchfindingshaveshownthatabout20percentofpeoplecanbeclassifiedasnightowlsandonly10percentcanbeclassifiedasearlybirds—theother70percentareinthemiddlE.Althoughthisisclearlynottrueforallstudentsfortheoneswhoaretruenightowlsthisgivesthemanexcellentexcuseformissingtheirlectureswhichunfortunatelyfallbeforemidday.43.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph1?A.Manystudentsareabsentfromclass.B.StudentsareverytiredonMondaymornings.C.Studentsdonotadjusttheirsleeppatternswell.D.StudentsarenotwellpreparedforclassonMondays.44.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Moststudentsprefertogetuplateinthemorning.B.Studentsdon’tsleepwellbecauseofalertingsystems.C.One’sbodyclockgovernsthesleep/wakecycleindependently.D.Adolescents’delayedsleep/wakecycleisn’tthepreferredpattern.45.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordclassified?A.CriticiseD.B.GroupeD.C.OrganiseD.D.NameD.46.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Functionsofthebodyclock.B.Thenightowlphenomenon.C.Humanbeings’sleepbehaviour.D.Theschoolscheduleofearlybird.
Over70percentofthedoublesingle-childcouplesinChinaneedhelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirownkidsaccordingtoarecentsurvey.WomenofChinamagazineandaconsultingcompanycarriedoutasurveyrecentlyonyoungcouplesofthesingle-childgenerationtheMorningPostreports.Thecouplessurveyedwerearound29andhavebeenmarriedforthreeyearsonaveragewithuniversityeducationandmonthlyincomeof4000yuan$531.Amongthem43.5percenthavekids.Resultsshowthat71.9percentoftheyoungcoupleshavehelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirkids.Grownupasthesingle-childtheonlychildinafamilysincethefamilyplanningpolicywhichwasadoptedin1979thisgenerationdependsmuchontheirparents.Theparentsofthesingle-childgenerationfocusedmoreontheirchildren'sphysicalwellbeingratherthantheirattitudesandvaluesaccordingtosomepsychologists.Theresearchalsofoundthatthedoublesingle-childcouplesfollowarathertraditionalvaluesystem.Surveyshowsthat27.5percentofthemgotmarriedafterdatingforonetotwoyears25.2percenttwotofiveyearsand20percentdidn'ttietheknotuntildatingforfiveyears.Also30percentofthecoupleswereschoolmateswhile43.8percentwereintroducedbysomeonE.Sincetheirmarriageisbasedonenduringrelationships65.2percentofthehusbandsand62.9percentofthewivesthinkthatcompromiseandtolerancearenecessaryintheirmarriagE.Meanwhile21.7percentofthehusbandsand37.1percentofthewivessupporttheideathathappinessisthekeystandardforamarriagE.36.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe________.A.MumandDadtakecareofmykidpleaseB.Doublesingle-childcouplesC.TheproblemofthesinglechildD.ArecentsurveybyWomenofChina37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedbythepassage?A.Themajorityofthedoublesingle-childcouplesinChinadependmuchontheirparents.B.Theparentsofthesingle-childgenerationcaredmoreabouttheirstudyandeducation.C.One-fifthofthecouplessurveyeddidn'tgetmarrieduntildatingforfiveyears.D.Allthecouplessurveyedhaveuniversityeducationand30percentofthemwereschoolmates.38.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutdoublesingle-childcouplesisTRUE?A.Theyaresinglechildrenineitherfamilyandtheyareindependentontheirparents.B.Theyaresinglechildrenineitherfamilyandtheyaredependentontheirparents.C.Theyhaveatleasttwochildrenandcanaffordtosupportthemselves.D.Theywhowereintroducedbysomeonefollowarathertraditionalvaluesystem.39.Thetraditionalvaluesystemmentionedinthepassagerefersthat________.A.parentsareconcernedabouttheirchildren'sphysicallifeaswellasthespirituallifeB.mostcoupleswereintroducedbysomeoneandmadedatingforalongtimeC.oncebegundoublesingle-childcouplesmarriagewilllastforeverD.thecouplesthinkthatcompromiseandtolerancearenecessaryintheirmarriage40.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat________isnecessaryinamarriagE.A.wealthB.healthC.undertandingD.education
SoonerorlatermoststudentsaretotakesomeformofEnglishexaminations.OftenthemoresuccessfulstudentsarebetterprepareD.Howeversometimesstudentswhodowellhavebettertesttakingskills.TheseabilitiesreallyhavenothingtodowithunderstandingEnglishbetter.Theyareskillsthatmaketakingthetesteasierandthereforeprovidebetterresults.Herearesomeveryimportant—andoftenignored—guidelinestotakingatestsuccessfully.Donotinsistoncompletingeachquestionbeforegoingtothenext.Thisisextremelyimportant.Rememberonequestionmayonlybeworthonepoint!Youwillbecomenervouswhenyoufailtofindoutitsanswermakingyouloseyourconcentrationandleadingtoworseresults.Howeveransweringthequestionsyouaresureyouknowresultsinyourbeingmorerelaxedandfeelingmoreconfident.Gothroughthetestasecondtimeworkingouttheanswerstomoredifficultquestions.Sometimesquestionsaskedareansweredinlaterquestionsaskingfordifferentthings.Usuallybutnotalwaysastrongfirstimpulse冲动meansweknowtheanswerandwedon’treallyhavetothinkaboutittoomuch.GoingbacktothinkaboutitusuallymakesyouunsureandoftencausesamistakE.Thisisverycommonsobeverycareful!Ifyoudon’tknowtheanswerwritesomething.Ifyouareansweringa4possibilitymultiplechoicequestionyouwillstillhavea25%chanceofbeingcorrect!Takingatestisasmuchforyouasisforyourteachersonevercheat.Ifyoucheatyoudon’thelpyourselfinthelongrun.【小题1】Inthefirstparagraphthewriterstressestheimportanceof______.A.betterpreparationsforexams.B.betterunderstandingofEnglish.C.betterskillsattakingexams.D.betterresultsoftakingexams.【小题2】Whentakinganexamyouareadvised______.A.tofirstanswerthequestionswhichareeasiertoyou.B.todependonyourfirstimpulsetoanswerthequestions.C.tosearchthetestpaperforalltheanswerstothequestions.D.togiveupthequestionswhoseanswersyoudon’tknow.【小题3】Itiscommonthatmanystudents______.A.paymuchattentiontotheirtestingskills.B.oftengiveupadifficulttesthalfway.C.oftengethigherresultsbycheating.D.don’tbelieveintheirfirstimpulsE.【小题4】Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.EffectiveStudyingMethods.B.EffectiveTestTakingSkills.C.GettingBetterExamResults.D.BeingSuccessfulStudents.
It’sgenerallybelievedthatpeopleactthewaytheydobecauseoftheirpersonalitiesandattitudes.Theyrecycletheirgarbagebecausetheycareabouttheenvironment.TheypayS5foracaramelbrul6elattebecausetheylikeexpensivecoffeedrinks.It’sundeniablethatbehaviorcomesfromourinnerdispositions性情butinmanyinstanceswealsodrawinferencesaboutwhoweareassuggestedbythesocialpsychologistDarylBernbyobservingourownbehavior.Wecanbestrangerstoourselves.Ifweknewourownmindswhywouldweneedtoguesswhatourpreferencesarefromourbehavior?Ifourmindswereanopenbookwewouldknowexactlyhowmuchwecareabouttheenvironmentorlikelattes.ActuallyweoftenneedtolooktoourbehaviortofigureoutwhowearE.Moreoverwedon’tjustuseourbehaviortolearnaboutourparticulartypesofcharacter~weinfercharactersthatweren’ttherebeforE.OurbehaviorisoftenshapedbylittlepressuresarounduswhichwefailtorecognizE.Maybewerecyclebecauseourwivesandneighborswoulddisapproveifwedidn't.Maybewebuylattesinordertoimpressthepeoplearoundus.Weshouldnotmistakenlybelievethatwealwaysbehaveasaresultofsomeinnerdisposition.Whateverpressurestherecanbeorinferencesonecanmakepeoplebecomewhattheydothoughitmaynotbeincompliance符合withtheirtruedesires.ThereforeweshouldallbearinmindKurtVonnegufsadviceWearewhatwepretendtobesowemustbecarefulaboutwhatwepretendtobE.’’52.Accordingtothepassagepersonalitiesandattitudesarecommonlybelievedto__________.A.determineone’sbehaviorB.reflectone’stasteC.influenceone’ssurroundingsD.resultfromone’shabits53.WhichofthefollowingwouldDarylBernmostprobablyagreewith?A.Thereturnofawalletcanindicateone’shonesty.B.AkindpersonwillofferhisseattotheolD.C.Onerecyclesplasticstoprotecttheenvironment.D.OnebuyslatteoutoftrueloveofcoffeE.54.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassage?A.Wefailtorealizeourinnerdispositions.B.Wecanbeinfluencedbyoutsidepressures.C.Ourbehavioristheresultofourtruedesires.D.Ourcharacterscanshapeoursocialrelationships.55.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?A.Personalitiesandattitudes.B.Preferencesandhabits.C.Behaviorandpersonalities.D.Attitudesandpreferences.
NearlytwomilliondriversintheUKhavehadaccidentsduetoBabyonBoardsignsandchildren’stoysthataffecttheirviewaccordingtoalarmingnewresearch.Onein20motoristssaysstickersandplaytimeparaphernalia装备aretoblameforacollision—equivalentto1.85millionofBritain’s37milliondrivers.Thediscoverytriggeredawarningbyaroadsafetycharity—Braketocutdownonclutter杂乱的东西inthecar.DeputychiefexecutiveJulieTownsendsaidBabyonBoardsignsareveryusefulinalertingtheemergencyservicesthatachildmaybeinvolvedincaseofacrash.Thishelpcanbecomenegativeifdriversdisplaysignswhentheirchildisn’tinthecarshesaiD.Worsestillisthedangerthatcanbecausedbydriversinfluencingtheirviewbyclutteringup塞满windowswithlotsofsigns.Drivers’priorityshouldalwaysbegettingtheresafelywithoutputtingthemselvesyoungpassengersorotherroadusersatrisk.AsurveyarrangedbypricecomparisonwebsiteConfuseD.comfoundthat37percentofparentshavedisplayedsignsandfouroutoffiveofthembelievetheyimprovesafety.But46percentadmitdoingsoatalltimes—regardlessofwhetherornottheirchildisinthecar—and15percentadmittheyonlyhavethemfortheirnovelty新奇valuE.Thepollof2000driversalsofoundthat46percentofdriversregardthemasariskand33percentsaytheyarelackingintastE.Therearebenefitsanddangersto‘BabyonBoard’signs.TheycanofferusefulinformationformedicalaidincaseofacrashbuthavingtoomanynoveltyitemsdisplayedcouldbeasafetyissuesaidaConfuseD.comspokesman.21.WhatdowelearnaboutthesignsonthecarfromParagraph1?A.Theycanbedangerous.B.Theyareusefultoavoidaccidents.C.Theyarewelcomedbypassengers.D.TheyareforbiddentobeuseD.22.WhatisJulieTownsend’sattitudetowardsthesigns?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.Uninteresting.D.ObjectivE.23.Accordingtothesurveymostofthedriverswhousethesignsthinkthatthesigns_____.A.canimprovesafetyB.areunnecessaryC.canmakedriversclearD.cankilltime24.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Tosolveaproblem.B.Todescribeathreattotrafficsafety.C.Totellaninterestingstory.D.Topersuadedriverstodrivesafely.
TheparentsofatroubledteenmayfeelunsureastowhomtoturntoinordertofindhelpfortheirchilD.Theymayfeelasiftheyhaveexhaustedalloftheiroptionsandsometimestheyareonthevergeofgivingup.ButthereishopE.Schoolsfortroubledteensofferdisciplineandinsomecasesdrugtreatmentprogramsthatcanprovideimportantlifeskillsandmoreimportantlyafreshstart.Thefollowingisalistofthemosteffectivetypesofschoolsfortroubledteens.Noteveryfacilityisamatchforeverychildbutbyknowingthedifferencesbetweenthemparentscanmakeabettereducateddecisionaboutwheretosendtheirteenager.BoardingSchoolsWhenachildisunabletodealwiththerelativefreedomofastandardschooldayboardingschoolsmightbeagoodchoicE.Atboardingschoolsthechildlivesinadormsettingwherealmosteveryminuteofthedayisscheduledbyschooladministrators.TreatmentCentersWhenateenagerhasanaddictiontodrugsoralcoholaresidentialcenterthatspecializesinyoungpeopleisanoutstandingwaytohelpthembreakthecycleofaddiction.Treatmentcentersfeatureindividualandgroupcounselingtohelpidentifytherootcausesofthedrugproblemandhelpdevelopthelifeskillsneededtostaycleanwhentheprogramisover.WildernessProgramsDesignedtohelpimprovethedisciplineandself-relianceofthechildwildernessprogramssendkidsbacktonaturE.Byplacingtheminaforeignandsometimesuncomfortablesettingwildernessprogramshopetoimprovechildren’sbehavior.Programsgenerallyincludehikesexerciseprogramsandteambuildingexercises.BootCampsBootcampsarethemostextremestyleofschoolfortroubledteens.Thesefacilitiesaremodeledafteractualmilitarybootcampswheretheindividualmustgetintoshapeworkaspartofateamandfollowalonghardsetofrulesandregulations.Howeverbootcampsmightnotbethebestchoiceforateenwithadrugaddiction.59.Whowouldbetheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.D.Experts.60.Astheauthorsuggestsschoolsfortroubledteens______.A.canbeagoodchoiceforsomedesperateparentsB.cancompletelyhelpandchangetroubledteensC.arebecomingpopularwithteensintroubleD.caremoreaboutdisciplinethanlifeskills61.Accordingtothepassageboardingschools_____.A.providechildrenwithmorefreedomB.havetheirstudents’timemanagedcarefullyC.paymuchattentiontoteambuildingexercisesD.canmakechildrenfeelsafer62.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tointroduceschoolsfortroubledteens.B.Toshowsomeproblemsoftroubledteens.C.Toteachparentshowtoeducatetheirchildren.D.Toremindparentstocarefortheirchildren.
OneofourbiggestfearsnowadaysisthatourkidsmightsomedaygetlostinaseaoftechnologyratherthanexperiencingthenaturalworlD.TVandcomputergamesareleadingtoaseriousdisconnectbetweenkidsandthegreatoutdoorswhichwillchangethewildplacesoftheworlditscreaturesandhumanhealthfortheworseunlessadultsgetworkingonchild'splay.Eachofushasaplaceinnaturewegosometimesevenifitwastorndown.WecannotbethelastgenerationtohavethatplacE.Atthisratekidswhomissthesenseofwonderingoutdoorswillnotgrowuptobeprotectorsofnaturallandscapes.IfthedeclineinparksusecontinuesacrossNorthAmericawhowilldefendparksagainstencroachment蚕食?asksRichardLouvauthorofLastChildintheWoods.Withouthavinganatureexperiencekidscanturnoutjustfinebuttheyaremissingoutahugeenrichmentoftheirlives.Thatappliestoeverythingfromtheirphysicalhealthandmentalhealthtostresslevelscreativityandcognitive认知的skills.Expertspredictmodernkidswillhavepoorerhealththantheirparents—andtheysayalackofoutsideplayissurelypartofit.Researchsuggeststhatkidsdobetteracademicallyinschoolswithanaturecomponentandthatplayinginnaturefosters培养leadershipbythesmartestnotbythetoughest.EvenatinyoutdoorexperiencecancreatewonderinachilD.Thethree-year-oldturningoverhisfirstrockrealizesheisnotaloneintheworlD.A.clumpoftreesontheroadsidecanbethewholeuniverseinhiseyes.WereallyneedtovaluethatmorE.KidsarenottoblamE.TheyareoverprotectedandfrighteneD.Itisdangerousouttherefromtimetotimebutrepetitivestressfromcomputersisreplacingbreakinganarmasachildhoodriteofpassage仪式.Everyonefromdeveloperstoschoolsandoutdoorsycitizensshouldhelpregainforourkidssomeofthefreedomandjoyofexploringtakingfriendshipinfieldsandwoodsthatcement增强loverespectandneedforlandscapE.AsparentsweshoulddevotesomeofourenergiestotakingourkidsintonaturE.ThiscouldyetbeourgreatestcausE.41.ThemainideaofParagraph2isthat________.A.kidsmissingthesenseofwonderingoutdoorsB.parksareindangerofbeinggraduallyencroachedC.RichardLouvistheauthorofLastChildintheWoodsD.childrenareexpectedtodevelopintoprotectorsofnature42.Accordingtothepassagechildrenwithoutexperiencingnaturewill________.A.keepahighsenseofwonderB.beoverprotectedbytheirparentsC.belesshealthybothphysicallyandmentallyD.changewildplacesandcreaturesforthebetter43.Accordingtotheauthorchildren'sbreakinganarmis________.A.thefaultonthepartoftheirparentsB.thenaturalexperienceintheirgrowingupC.theresultoftheirowncarelessnessinplayD.theeffectoftheirrepetitivestressfromcomputers44.Whatdoesseaoftechnologymeaninthefirstparagraph?A.ThetechnologyofTVandcomputergames.B.Thetechnologyoffood.C.ThetechnologyofseafooD.D.ThetechnologyofcatchinganimalsintheseA.45.Inwritingthispassagetheauthormainlyintendsto________.A.blamechildrenforgettinglostincomputergamesB.encouragechildrentoprotectparksfromencroachmentC.showhisconcernaboutchildren'slackofexperienceinnatureD.inspirechildrentokeepthesenseofwonderaboutthingsaround
Thecomputerschangedourlivesinthe1980stheInternetchangedourlivesinthe1990sandtherobotswillchangeourlivesinthenewcentury.Doyouthinktherewillberobotsinpeople'shomes?It'snotadreamthateveryhomewillhavearobot.Nowrobotsarenotonlyabletohelppeopledothehouseworktheycanalsohelpthedoctorsdothedifficultoperationsplaychesswithpeopleplaythepianoandsoon.A.newcookingrobotisusedinBeijing.ItcancookallthedishesonthemenuyouonlyneedtowaittwotofourminutesinthefuturetherobotwillbeanurseasecurityguardorapartnerinyourlifE.Experts专家believerobotswillbeusedeverywherefromtheindustrial工业的robotstoservicerobots.InthefuturerobotswillbecomepartofthefamilyandprovideelseserviceforpeoplE.WealllookforwardtothenewrobotagE.46.changedourlivesindm1990s.A.TheInternetB.ThecompilersC.TheTVsetsD.Therobots47.Accordingtothepassageweknowthatanewcookingrobotisbeingusedin.A.thefutureB.BeijingC.manycountriesD.manyfamilies48.Whatcantherobotsdonow?________A.Theycanhelppeopledothehousework.B.TheycanplaychesswithpeoplE.C.TheycanhelpthedoctordothedifficultoperationsD.AB.andC.49.Expertsbelieverobotswillbeused.A.everywhereB.onlyinafilmilyC.onlyinafactoryD.onlyinahospital50.Whichisthebesttitle标题ofthepassage?_______.A.ThecomputerschangedourlivesB.RobotscancookC.RobotsarecomingD.Robotswillbedoctors
AshasbeenalltooapparentinrecentdaysatBalcombefewissuescausegreaterconcernthanenergypolicy.Manyvillagecommunitiesfeeltheircountrysideisbeingruinedbythepower-producingmachinesofwindfarms;yettheynevertakedirectactioneventhoughtheplanninglawsputthemataseveredisadvantagE.Andthegeneroussubsidies财政补贴whichencouragetheexpansionofwindpowerarenotfavorabletothevillagecommunitiesandsetlandownersinconflictwithotherresidents居民.Thosewhodisagreewiththerapidexpansionofwindfarmsstatethatthedamagetheycauseisoutofproportion比例tothebenefitstheybringbecausetheirenergyoutputcannotmatchthatofthecarbon-basedpowerstationstheyaresupposedtoreplacE.SupportersinsistthatwindmustbepartofamixofrenewablesnuclearandcarbonandthatthecountryiscommittedtomeetingEUEuropeanUniontargetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration.AgainstthisbackgroundthefactthatthereisanargumentwithintheGovernmentoverwhethertopublishanofficialreportonwindfarms'impactonthecountrysidebecomesevenmoreextraordinary.Thetwopartiesinthecoalition联合governmentareindisagreementoverwhatitshouldsay.Wehavesomeadviceforthetwoparties:publishthereportandletthecountrybethejudgE.Evenifitcontainsevidencethatwindfarmsareharmfulitwillhardlybeapleasantsurprisetopeoplewhodonotlikethem.Equallysupportersmustarguetheircasebyacknowledgingtheconcernsandexplainingwhytheyareeithermisplacedorworthyofmuchattention.Thesuggestionthatfurthernegotiationsaretotakeplacetoproduceanacceptablereportsuggeststhatthepoliticsofcoalitiongovernmentaredoingthecountryharminacertainway.Giventhesensitivitiesinvolvedalltheinformationshouldbeavailablesothatpeoplecanreachtheirownconclusionsratherthanbeingleftwiththesuspicion猜疑thatfactsarebeingreplacedbypoliticalbeliefs.72.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat__________.A.energypolicycatchesmuchattentionofthepublicB.theresidentsareinfavoroftheexpansionofwindfarmsC.manyvillagecommunitiesaresatisfiedwiththesubsidiesD.theplanninglawsoffergreatbenefitstotheresidents73.Supportersthinkthattheexpansionofwindpower____.A.ismorerapidthanthatofcarbon-basedpowerB.guaranteesanincreaseinenergyoutputC.isexpectedtobemuchbetterthanthatofnuclearpowerD.agreeswithEUtargetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration74.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.A.anofficialreportwillsettletheenergyproblemB.thetwopartiesaredividedovertheissueofwindfarmsC.thetwopartieshaveagreedonafurthernegotiationD.politicalbeliefsconcerningenergyissuegoagainstfacts75.Whichofthefollowingreflectstheauthor'sopinion?A.Increasepoliticalimpactonenergypolicy.B.Releaseastatementofsupportersonwindfarms.C.Letthenationjudgethefactsaboutwindpower.D.Leavethetwopartiestoreachtheirownconclusions.
teenagerswhodonotgetenoughofthenutrientscommonlyfoundinfruitsandfishareeasiertohavebadlungscoughingandwheezing喘息.TeenswhoeattheleastoffruitandespeciallyvitaminC.haveweakerlungscomparedtotheothers.TeenswhotakeinlessvitaminEfoundinvegetableoilandnutsaremorelikelytohaveasthma哮喘JaneBurnsattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthfounD.BasedonthesefindingsBurnssaidthatcurrentrecommendeddose一剂ofvitaminC85mgadaymaynotbeenoughforteenstohavehealthylungs.Teenswhoeatlessfruitanddon'ttakeinenoughfattyacids脂肪酸aremorelikelytohaveasthmaandthesignsofbreathingdifficulty.ProperamountsoffattyacidsareprotectiveBurnssaidthoughfishthebestsourceoffattyacidsisparticularlyunpopularwithteenagers.Fattyacidsarealsofoundinsomenutsaswellassomegreenvegetables.SmokerswhoavoidvitaminC.willincreasetheirchancesofcoughingwheezinganddevelopingphlegm痰.Morethan80percentofteensaregettingtheirrecommendeddosesofvitaminC.---mainlyfromfruitdrinks.Iwouldn'tapproveofdrinkingthembutatleastthey'regettingtheirvitaminC.fromsomewhereBurnssaiD.Burnsaddedthatthereareseveraldifferentwaystogetthenecessarynutrients.IthinkvitaminsupplementsarefinE.IthinkaddingvitaminD.toorangejuiceisfinE.ButIdothinkthereareaddedbenefitsthatwedon'tfullyunderstandtoeatingwholefocuslikefruitsandvegetablesandfishshesaiD.Theresearchersdidnotaccountforpovertyandotherfactorsthatoftendistinguishless-healthyeatersandmayexplaintheirfindings.68.AccordingLothepassagewhatistheproblemwithteenswhodon'tgetenoughnutrients?A.Theyarebecomingsmokers.B.Theydon'ttakeenoughexercisE.C.Theyeattoomuchfruitandfish.D.Theyarelikelytohaveweakerlungs.69.AccordingtoBurnshowshouldteensgetthenecessarynutrients?A.BydrinkingjuiceasmuchaspossiblE.B.Byeatingmorewholefoods.C.Bytakingvitaminpills.D.Bygivingupsmoking.70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbytheresearchersinthepassage?A.Theamountofnutrientsteensshouldtakeinaday.B.Howteenscantakeinenoughnutrients.C.Whetherpoorteenscanprovetheirfindings.D.Thefactthatteensdon'tlikefish.71.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Poornutritionhurtsteens'lungs.B.Teenslackpropernutrition.C.Teensareeasytosufferfromdiseases.D.Morefruithelpkeepteenshealthy.
YoungchildrenaretrustingofcommercialadvertisementsinthemediaandadvertisershavesometimesbeenaccusedoftakingadvantageofthistrustingoutlookTheIndependentTelevisionCommissionregulatoroftelevisionadvertisinghascriticizedadvertisersformisleadingnessinanefforttocontroladvertisersuseoftechniquesthatmakeitdifficultforchildrentojudgethetruesizeactionperformanceorconstructionofatoy.Fantasyisoneofthecommontechniquesinadvertisingthatcouldmisleadyoungaudience.Inchildren'sadvertisingadvertisersaremorelikelytoincludefantasythanadvertisementsaimedatadults.InacontentanalysisofCanadiantelevisiontheauthorStephenKlineobservedthatnearlyallcommercialsforcharactertoysfeaturedfantasyplay.ChildrenhavestrongimaginationsandtheuseoffantasybringstheirideastolifebutchildrenmaynotbeadeptenoughtorealizethatwhattheyareviewingisunrealFantasysituationsarefrequentlyusedtoattractchildren'sattentionparticularlyinfoodadvertising.Advertisementsforbreakfasthavebeenfoundtobeespeciallyfondoffantasytechniques.Generallythereisuncertaintyastowhetherveryyoungchildrencandistinguishbetweenfantasyandrealityinadvertising.Theuseofpopstarssuchassingersandmoviestarsiscommoninadvertising.Theintentionisforthepositivequalitiesofthepopulartobetransferredtotheadvertisedproductandforthetwotobecomelinkedinaudience'smind.Inchildren'sadvertisingthepopstarsareoftenvividfiguresfrompopularcartoons.Inrecentyears-theroleofpopstarsinadvertisingtochildrenhasoftenbeencombinedwiththeconceptofhostselling.Hostsellinginvolvesadvertisementswithregularprogramminginawaythatmakesitdifficulttodistinguishonefromtheother.Hostsellingoccursforexamplewhenachildren'sshowaboutacartoonlioncontainsanadvertisementinwhichthesamelionpromotesabreakfast.ThepsychologistDaleKunkelshowsthatthepracticeofhostsellinghasreducedchildren'sabilitytodistinguishbetweenadvertisingandtheprogrammaterial.Meanwhilehealsoshowssomeothertrickyadvertisements.48.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefantasytechniquefromthepassage?A.Itisespeciallyusedinadvertisingtoys.B.Childrenarelikelytomistakeitforreality.C.YoungchildrenarequiteawareofitstricksD.Itmakesithardforchildrentojudgehowmuchatoycosts.49.Theunderlinedwordadeptinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto_____A.responsibleB.patientC.skillfulD.curious50.Inanadvertisementacartoonlionisusedfor_____A.thepromotionofaproductB.thelovelynatureofalionC.thefantasyofalionD..theregularprogram51.Whatwouldthefollowingparagraphmostprobablybeabout?A.DevelopmentinadvertisingB.Misleadingadvertisedtoys.C.ChildrenandadvertismentD.Anotherilltechniqueforadvertising.
Peoplediettolookmoreattractive.Fishdiettoavoidbeingbeatenupthrownoutoftheirsocialgroupandgettingeatenasaresult.ThatisthefascinatingconclusionofthelatestresearchintofishbehaviorbyateamofAustralianscientists.Theresearchteamhasdiscoveredthatsubordinate低一等的fishvoluntarilydiettoavoidchallengingtheirlargercompetitors.Instudyinggobieswenoticedthatonlythelargesttwoindividualsamaleandfemalehadbreeding繁殖rightswithinthegroupexplainsMarianWong.Allothergroupmembersarenonbreedingfemaleseachbeing5-10%smallerthanitsnextlargestcompetitor.Wewantedtofindouthowtheymaintainthisprecisesizeseparation.Thereasonforthesizedifferencewaseasytosee.Onceasubordinatefishgrowstowithin5-10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitoritcausesafightwhichusuallyendsinthesmallergobybeingdrivenawayfromthegroup.Moreoftenthannottheevictedfishistheneatenup.Itappearedthatthesmallerfishwerekeepingthemselvessmallinordertoavoidchallengingthebossfish.Whethertheydidsovoluntarilybyrestraininghowmuchtheyatewasnotclear.Theresearchteamdecidedtodoanexperiment.Theytriedtofattenupsomeofthesubordinategobiestoseewhathappened.Totheirsurprisethegobiessimplyrefusedtheextrafoodtheywereofferedclearlypreferringtoremainsmallandavoidfightsoverhavingafeast.Thediscoverychallengesthetraditionalscientificviewofhowbossindividualskeeptheirpositioninagroup.Previouslyitwasthoughtthatlargeindividualssimplyusedtheirweightandsizetothreatentheirsubordinatesandtakemoreofthefoodforthemselvessokeepingtheircompetitorssmall.WhilethehabitsofgobiesmayseemalittlemysteriousDr.Wongexplainsthatunderstandingtherelationshipsbetweenbossandsubordinateanimalsisimportanttounderstandhowhierarchical等级的societiesremainstable.Theresearchhasprovedthefactthatvoluntarydietingisahabitfarfromexclusivetohumans.Asyetwelackacompleteunderstandingofhowwidespreadthevoluntaryreductionoffoodintakeisinnaturetheresearcherscomment.Dataonhumandietingsuggeststhatwhilehumansgenerallydiettoimprovehealthorincreaseattractivenessrarelydoesitimprovelong-termhealthandmalesregularlypreferfemalesthatarefatterthanthefemales'ownideal.41.Whenagobygrowstowithin5-10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitorit________.A.leavesthegroupitselfB.hasbreedingrightsC.eatsitscompetitorD.facesdanger42.TheunderlinedwordstheevictedfishinParagraph3referto________.A.thefishbeatenupB.thefishdrivenawayC.thefishfoundoutD.thefishfattenedup43.Theexperimentshowedthatthesmallerfish________.A.foughtoverafeastB.preferredsomeextrafoodC.challengedthebossfishD.wentondietwillingly44.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Fishdietingandhumandieting.B.Dietingandhealth.C.Humandieting.D.Fishdieting.
Mostcityparksareplaceswhereyoucanescapefrombiguglystructuresofmetalandstone.TheManhattanHighLineisdifferent.Raised25feetabovethegroundthismassivemetalstructureoncesupportedarailline.Thelineopenedin1934butitwashardlyusedafterthe1960sandmuchofitwastorndown.HoweveronestretchremainedinaregionofManhattan.Therailwaystructurewasuglyandeveryoneknewthatatsometimeitwouldhavetoberemoved.ButtheHighLinewasnotdestroyed.Infact.nowtheoldraillineservesasoneofthemostpeacefulplacesinthecity.TheideatochangetheraillineintoaparkcamefromJoshuaDavidandRobertHammond.In1999theyattendedacommunitymeetingtodecidethefateoftheHighLine.DavidandHammondweretheonlypeopleatthemeetinginterestedinsavingthehistoricalstructurE.LateronwhentheyaskedrailwayofficialstotakethemuptolookattheHighLinetheysawamileandahalfofwildflowersgrowinginthemiddleofthecityandtheyrealizedthattheHighLinehadpotentialtobecomeapark.Therewasgrowinginterestinimprovingurbancentersandsotheprojectquicklygatheredfundsforconstruction.ThefirstsectionoftheHighLineopenedin2009andimmediatelybecamepopularwithtouristsandlocalsalike.Eachpartoftheparkhasadifferentatmosphere.Someareasarelikebalconieswithwonderfulcityviews.Othersectionshavewidelawnsandwalkwaysplantedwithwildflowers.Onlythefinalsectionremainsthewayithasbeenforthelastfiftyyears—arailwaylineovergrownwithweeds.51.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Apark.B.Atrainline.C.Citytransport.D.Ahistoricalmonument.52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheHighLine?A.Itisabovegroundlevel.B.Onlypartofthelineremains.C.Itisnowapopularpark.D.TrainsstillusethelinE.53.WhydidDavidandHammondwanttosavetheHighLineatfirst?A.Theythoughtitwouldmakeagoodpark.B.Theywantedtoreopenthetrainline.C.Theythoughtithadhistoricalvalue.D.Theywereinterestedinimprovingthecity.54.WhywerepeopleeasilypersuadedbyDavidandHammond’sidea?A.Theywantedtomakecitiesnicerplaces.B.Theywantedtoseethewildflowerstoo.C.TheyrealizedtheHighLinewasimportant.D.Theyknewthatfundswereavailable.55.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheparkis______________.A.popularwithtouristsB.similartowhatitusedtobeC.variousinitsdesignD.1ikenaturalcountryside
Peoplearen’twalkinganymore---iftheycanfigureoutawaytoavoidit.IfeltsuperioraboutthismatteruntiltheotherdayItookmycartomailasmallparcel.Thejourneyisamatterof281steps.ButIusedthecar.AndIwasn’tinayhurryeitherIhadmerelybecomeonemorevictimofanationalsickness:motorosis.ItisanillnesstowhichIhadthoughtmyselfimmuneforIwasbredinthetraditionofgoingtoplacesonmyowntwolegs.Atthattimeweregarded25milesasgoodday’swalkandtheabilitytocoversuchadistanceintenhoursassignofstrengthandskill.Itdidnotoccurtousthatwalkingwasahardship.Andtheeffectwaslasting.WhenIwas45yearsoldIraced–andbeat—ateenagefootballplayerthe168stepsuptheStatureofLiberty.Suchenterprisestodayareregardedbymanymiddle-agedpersonsasbadfortheheart.Butawell-knownBritishphysicianSirAdolpheAbrhamspointedoutrecentlythatheartsandbodiesneedproperismorelikelytohaveillnessesthanonewhoexercisesregularly.Andwlakingisanidealformofexercise---themostfamiliarandnaturalofall.ItwasHenryThoreauwhoshowedmankindtherichnessofgoingonfoot.ThemanwalkingcanlearnthetreesflowerinsectsbirdsandanimalsthesignificanceofseasonstheveryfeelofhimselfasalivingcreatureinalivingworldHecannotlearninacar.ThecarisaconvenientmeansoftransportbutwehavemadeitourwayoflifE.Manypeopledon’tdaretoapproachNatureanymore;tothemtheworldtheywereborntoenjoyisallthreat.TothemsecurityisasteelriverthunderingonaconcreteroaD.Andmuchoftheirthinkingtakesplacewhilewaitingforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.Isaythatthegreenofforestsisthemind’sbestlight.Andnonebutthemanonfootcanevaluatewhatisbasicandeverlasting.51.Whatisthenationalsickness?A.WalkingtoomuchB.TravelingtoomuchC.DrivingcarstoomuchD.Climbingstairstoomuch.52.Whatwaslifelikewhentheauthorwasyoung?A.Peopleusuallywentaroundonfoot.B.peopleoftenwalked25milesadayC.PeopleusedtoclimbtheStatueofLiberty.D.peopleconsideredaten-j\hourwalkasahardship.53.TheauthormentionsHenryThoreautoprovethatA.middle-agedpeoplelikegettingbacktonatureB.walkinginnaturehelpsenrichone’smindC.peopleneedregularexercisetokeepfitD.goingonfootpreventsheartdisease54.WhatiscomparedtoasteelriverinParagraph6?A.A.queueofcarsB.A.rayoftrafficlightC.A.flashoflightningD.A.streamofpeople55.Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthispassage?A.TotellpeopletoreflectmorenonlifE.B.TorecommendpeopletogiveupdrivingC.ToadvisepeopletodooutdooractivitiesD.Toencouragepeopletoreturntowalking
ItisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjamsthecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlifebutmannersontheroadarebecominghorriblE.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacagebuttohaveoneinthedriver'sseatisanothermatter.RoadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmannersbutgoodsensE.Ittakesthemostcool－headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhandalittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.A.friendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandbecomessonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon'tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.Howevermisplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.TypicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaynotbeabletostopintimE.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.Anexperienceddriverwhosemannersarefaultlesstoldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings.Unfortunatelymoderndriverscan'tevenlearntodriveletalonemastertheroadmanship.Yearsagoexpertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.29.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.RoadpolitenessB.TrafficjamsC.GoodmannersD.Moderndrivers30.Troublesontheroadareoftencausedby________.A.greatspeedB.trafficjamsC.terribleroadconditionsD.thebehaviorofthedrivers31.Accordingtothewriteragooddrivershould________.A.beatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedrivingB.beabletorecognizepolitenesswhenheseesitC.joinintrafficstreamquicklyhoweverotherpeoplefeelD.encourageoldladiestocrosstheroadswhenevertheywantto32.Itisnotalwaysrightfordriversto________.A.masterroadmanshipB.createatmosphereofgoodwillC.encourageoldladiestocrosstheroadD.giveafriendlynodtoshowpoliteness
Peopleshouldbewarnedagainstusingmobilephonesoutdoorsinstormyweatherbecausetheymaybestruckbylightningaccordingtodoctors.ThreeexpertshavedescribedhowateenagegirlwasstruckbylightningwhileusingherphoneinalargeLondonpark.Thegirlaged15recoveredbutayearlaterwasstillwheelchair-boundandfoundtobesufferingcomplexphysicalandemotionalproblems.Thegirlalsohadaperforateeardrumonthesidewhereshehadbeenholdingthemobilephone.ShewashavinggeneralrecoveryinNorthwickParkHospitalMiddlesex.SwindaEspritadoctorofthehospitalsaidthatwhilethebrainandmuscledamagewassimilartothatofmanylightningvictims—whocanexperienceheartattacksonbeingstruck—theearproblemswerenot.Shesaidthatthedamageswereparticularlyrelevantforpeoplewhomightbeinvolvedinlessseriouslightningincidentswhomightotherwiserecoverbutwouldnevergettheirfullhearingbackifstruckwhileonthephone.WewereshockedbythedamagewhichiswhywewantedtodrawattentiontoitDrEspritsaid.Ayearonandshestillwassufferingthesedifficulthearing.TheyaddedthatthreeothercaseshadbeenreportedinnewspapersinChinaSouthKoreaandMalaysia.IntheMalaysiancaseasalesexecutivewaskilledbylightningwhiletalkingonhisphoneduringathunderstormnearKualaLumpur.Alltheseeventsresultedindeaththedoctorswrote.Thisrarephenomenonisapublichealthissueandeducationisnecessarytostresstherisk.TheAustralianLightningProtectionStandardrecommendsthatmetallicobjectsincludingcordlessormobilephonesshouldnotbecarriedoutdoorsduringthunderstorms.HowevertheUnitedStatesNationalWeatherServicesaysonitswebsitethatbotharesafetousebecausethereisnodirectpathbetweenyouandthelightening.PaulTayloroftheMetOffice'’saidtheearinjurieswereaconsequenceofmobilephonesbeingmetalandnotrelatedtoradiowaves.Mr.Taylorsaidthatmobilephonesshouldbetreatedasanotherpieceofmetalsimilartocarryingcoinsorwearingringsandpeopleneedtobewarnedagainstthepossibledanger.56.Fromthepassagewecanknowthatthegirl________.A.completelyrecoveredfrombeingstruck.B.Shewasstruckbylightningatschoo1.C.Shestillsufferedfrommentalproblems.D.Shehadtopressherearallday.57.TheunderlinedpartaperforateeardruminParagraph3isclosedinmeaningto________.A.anemotionalproblemB.anoperationontheearC.aproblemwiththeearD.aninjuryontheface58.Whydiddoctorsstresstheriskaboutusingphonesoutsideinlightening?A.Becausemorepeoplearefacedwithit.B.Becausesomedeathshavebeencaused.C.Becauselightningisharmfulforthebrain.D.Becauseateenagegirlgotkilled.59.Wecanknowfromthelastthreeparagraphsthat.A.bothcordlessandmobilephonesaresafetouseoutsideinlightningB.thereisnodirectconnectionbetweenlightningandearinjuriesatallC.earinjuriesaretheresultofcarryingcoinsorwearingringsinlightningD.opinionsdifferastowhetheritissafetousemobilesphonesinlightning60.Thepurposeinwritingthispassageis.A.todrawattentiontotheriskofusingmobilephonesinlighteningB.tofocusonvariousdamagesdonetolightningvictimsC.totellusthenewsthatateenagegirlwasstruckbylightningD.tostressthedangerofmakingphonecallsinlightning
Mostpeopleknowthefeelingwhenyouwalkintoalift电梯withotherpeoplE.A.studyhasfoundthatwherepeoplestandisbasedontheirsocialpositiononenteringthelift.RebekahRousiaPh.D.studentdidastudyofliftbehaviorintwoofthetallestofficebuildingsinAdelaideAustraliA.Aspartofherresearchshetookatotalof30liftridesinthetwobuildingsanddiscoveredtherewasafixedorderaboutwherepeoplechosetostanD.Inherresearchpapershewrotethatmoreseniormenseemedtowalkstraighttowardsthebackofthelift.Shesaidinfrontofthemwereyoungermenandinfrontofthemwerewomenofallages.ShealsonoticedtherewasadifferenceinthedirectionwherepeoplelookduringtheridE.Menwatchedthemonitorslookedinthesidemirrorsinonebuildingtoseethemselvesandinthedoormirrorsintheotherbuildingtowatchothers.Womenwouldwatchthemonitorsandavoidlookingintoothers’eyesunlessinconversationsandthemirrors.RebekahRousiconcludedthatshyerpeoplestandtowardthefrontwheretheycan’tseeotherpassengerswhilefearlesspeoplestandinthebackwheretheyhaveagoodviewofeveryoneelsE.64.Accordingtothestudywherepeoplestandinaliftisdecidedby__________.A.theirsocialpositionB.themonitorsC.otherpassengersD.others’position65.Whoaremostlikelytogotothebackofthelift?A.ShyerpeoplE.B.Seniormen.C.Youngermen.D.Women.66.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheorderinwhichpeoplestandinaliftisfixeD.B.Fewpeoplefeelembarrassedwithstrangersinalift.C.Womenlikewatchingthemselvesinthesidemirrors.D.Fearlesspeoplestandinthebacktoavoidseeingothers.67.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom__________.A.aliftinstructionB.astorybookC.atravelguideD.anewspaper
Itisnaturalthatyoungpeopleareoftenuncomfortablewhentheyarewiththeirparents.Theysaythattheirparentsdon’tunderstandthem.TheyoftenthinkthattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernwaysthattheyaretooseriousandtoostrictwiththeirchildrenandthattheyseldomgivetheirchildrenafreehanD.Itistruethatparentsoftenfinditdifficulttowintheirchildren’strustandtheytendtoforgethowtheythemselvesfeltwhenyoung.Forexampleyoungpeopleliketoactonthespotwithoutmuchthinking.Itisoneoftheirwaystoshowthattheyhavegrownupandtheycanfaceanydifficultsituation.Oldpeopleworrymoreeasily.MostofthemplanthingsinadvanceatleastinthebackoftheirmindsanddonotliketheirplanstobeupsetbysomethingunexpecteD.Whenyouwantyourparentstoletyoudosomethingyouwillhavebettersuccessifyouaskbeforeyoureallystartdoingit.YoungpeopleoftenmaketheirparentsangrywiththeirchoicesinclothesinentertainmentandinmusiC.Buttheydonotmeantocauseanytrouble:itisjustthattheyfeelcutofffromtheolderpeople’sworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepteD.That’swhyyoungpeoplewanttomakeanewcultureoftheirownandiftheirparentsdon’tlikemusicorentertainmentorclothesortheirwayofspeechthiswillmaketheyoungpeopleextremelyhappy.Sometimesyouaresoproudofyourselfthatyoudonotwantyourparentstosayyestowhatyoudo.AllyouwantistobeleftaloneanddowhatyoulikE.Itisnaturalenoughafterbeingachildforsomanyyearswhenyouwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Ifyouprefertocontrolyourlifeyou’dbetterwinyourparentsoverandtrytogetthemtounderstandyou.Ifyourparentsseethatyouhaveahighsenseofresponsibilitytheywillcertainlygiveyoutherighttodowhatyouwanttodo.【小题1】_______aretoblameforthequarrelsbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenaccordingtothisarticlE.A.ParentsB.YoungpeopleC.NeitherparentsnortheirchildrenD.BothParentsandtheirchildren【小题2】Accordingtothepassageyoungpeoplepreferto______.A.askforadvicebeforetheyreallystarttodoanythingB.dothingswithoutthinkingcarefullyaheaD.C.beverystrictwiththemselvesD.thinkinthesamewayastheirparentsdo【小题3】Ifayoungmanintendstocontrolhisownlifeit’sbetterforhimto_________.A.doeverythingaccordingtohisownwish.B.doeverythingthewayhisparentsdo.C.doeverythingbeyondhidparents’control.D.holdhimselfresponsibleforeverythinghedoes.
Nearly28%ofcollegeStudentsplantoseekemploymentusingLinkedinupfrom5%lastyearaccordingtoasurveyouttodayfromemployeerecognitionprovideriLoveRewardsandcareer-servicesnetworkExperience.Slightlymorethan7%plantouseFacebookupfrom5%.Nolongerdostudentsjustwaitforvisitingcampusrecruiterstolearnaboutjobpossibilities.Insteadthey'reusingdigitaltoolstofindtheirdreamjobssaysILoveRewardsCEORazorSuleman.Companiesneedtoknowtheironlineimagethenupdateanythingthatisoutdatedinaccurateornotinleractive互动的.'TherecruitedhavenowbecometherecruitersSulemansays.Theyarenowgoingoutandfindingthecompaniestheywanttoapplyfor.StudentslearnaboutemployersbyviewingtheirwebsitesreadingFacehookandTwitterupdatesandperusing精读Linkedlnprofiles.Anotherinformationsource:Commentsbypastandcurrentemployeesonjob-orientedwebsites.A.strongdigitalpresenceisonewayforemployerstostandoutasthesearchforthebestandbrightestgetscompetitive.Slightlymorethanfourin10employerssaytheywillusedifferentrecruitingtactics策略toreachGenerationYaccordingtoasurveybyjob-searchsiteMonster.comtobereleasedtoday.Ofthoserespondentsalmost60%saysocial-networkingsitesarepopulartoolstoreachGenYcandidates.Ourreasonforusingsocialmediaisbecausethat'swherewethinkthecandidatesarehesays.Thecompanypostsupdatesandvideosontopicssuchasjobopportunitiesandthebenefitsofbeinganemployee.Italsocreatedamobile-friendlysiteforthosewhowanttoapplyviasmartphone.YoungerpeoplewanttoattachtoyouinadifferentwaythanthepastLaverysays.Theywanttointeractwithyou.Theywanttolearnaboutyou.Theupdatedrecruitmenttechniquestakeeffortbuttheyworkhesays.In2010UPSusedthosetacticstorecruit955employees.Theyearbeforeithired29employeesthroughthosemeans.It'satimeinvestment投资thatyouhavetobewillingtodohesays.Youcan'tjusthaveapageupthereandnothavecontent.Insocialmediayouhavetohaveagiveandatakeorpeoplewon'tbeapartofyourcommunity.63.InordertofindtheirdreamjobsmoreAmericangraduatesliketouse____.A.newspapersB.magazinesC.theInternetD.radios64.Whydomanycompaniesusesocial-networkingsitestorecruitgraduates?A.Becausetheyhavenootherwaytogetintouchwithgraduates.B.Becausegraduatestendtolearnaboutemployersthroughsocialmedia.C.Becausecompanieswanttopostadvertisementsfortheirproducts.D.Becausecompaniesliketopostvideosandupdatesabouttheirproducts.65.TheunderlinedwordrecruitinParagraph11probablymeans____.A.fireB.attractC.contactD.employ66.FromwhatLaverysayswecanconcludethat____.A.itisveryeasyforacompanytohiregraduatesthroughsocialmediaB.acompanyhastomakegreateffortstofindthebestgraduatesC.acompanydoesn’thavetoupdatetheinformationaboutitD.graduatesareafraidtocommunicatewiththebossofthecompany
DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometruetoday’sstarfeelinglikezooanimalsfacepressuresthatfewofuscanimaginE.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi狗仔队campoutsidetheirhomescamerasready.Tabloids小报publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.JustimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignaturE.AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarealcelebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearancE.Eventuallytheystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyareseeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethemnotasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.OvertimeVillarealsaystheyfeelseparatedandalonE.Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB.C.paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattlehopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcenturyhissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffansleadinghimtocomplainabouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.BeingapublicfiguretodayhoweverisalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobE.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.WhentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculousthereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheirstoryaliveforever.Iffameissotroublesomewhyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.TheyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplacE.SometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejusticE.StillevenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesarE.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.66.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday.A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublicB.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotectedC.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearanceD.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame67.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.GreatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmireD.B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.C.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.68.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?A.AvailabilityofmodernmediA.B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.C.Lackoffavorablechances.D.Hugepopulationoffans.69.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?A.SincerE.B.Skeptical.C.Disapproving.D.SympathetiC.
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