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Chinahasthehighestadoptionrateintheworldfortechnology-enabledpaymentsystemsaccordingtoareportreleasedonWednesday.ThereportfromthemarketresearchfirmNielsenisbasedonasurveyof13000respondentsin26countries.Thesurveyshowedthat86percentofChineserespondentssaidtheypaidforonlinepurchasesduringthepastsixmonthsviadigitalpaymentsystemscomparedwithaglobalaverageofjust43percent.ChineseconsumershavemorepaymentchoicesforproductsandservicesthaneverwhiledigitalpaymentswillcontinuetowinovermoreChineseconsumersduetoitsconvenientnaturesaidKikiFanmanagingdirectorofNielsenChinA.TheincreasinglypopularpaymentmethodispartoftherapidlyevolvingpurchasingbehaviorofChineseconsumers.About98percentoftherespondentsinChinatheworld'slargeste-commercemarketsaidtheyhadmadepurchasesonlinE.Themajorityofthemstillmakeonlinepurchasesviacomputersbutthenumberofthosewhousemobiledevicestomakepurchasesisgrowingfastandissignificantlyhigherthantheaverageinothersurveyedcountries.At71percentfood-relatedbusinessestoppedthelistofpurchasesmadeviasmartphoneswhileeventticketpurchasesstoodat51percent.TherisinguseofdigitalpaymentshasattractednumerousplayerstotheChinesemarket.AppleInclauncheditscontactlesspaymentsystemApplePayintheChinesemainlandlastmonth.ItallowsusersoftheiPhone6ormoreadvancedversionscertainiPadsandAppleWatchestopaybytheirdevicesinbricks-and-mortarstores.Apple'srivalSamsungElectronicsCoLtdisexpectedtobringitsownmobilepaymentservicetoChinainmid-March—Sam-sungPay.China'sInternetgiantsAlibabaGroupHoldingLtdandTencentHoldingsLtdhavealreadytakenabout90percentofthemobilepaymentmarketbutindustryobserverssaidthecompetitionisjustabouttostart.28.Whatdothefirstandsecondparagraphsmainlytellus?A.ChinahasthemostdigitalpaymentusersB.adigitalreportisreleasedonWednesdayC.ChineseconsumershavemorepaymentchoicesD.Peoplein26countriespaidforonlinepurchases29.WheredomostoftheChinesemakeonlinepurchasesaccordingtothepassage?A.OnsmartphonesB.OncomputersC.OniPadsD.Inbricks-and-mortarstores30.WhatwillprobablytakeplaceinChinaaccordingtothepassage?A.MoreandmorebusinesseswillentertheChinesemarketB.ChineseconsumeswillhavemorepaymentchoicesC.Food-relatedcompanieswilltopthelistofpurchasesD.TheiPhone6ormoreadvancedversionswillappear31.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.ApplepaywillbecomethemostconvenientpaymentsystemB.SamsungElectronicsCo.LtD.hasalreadybroughtitsownmobilepaymentservicetoChinaC.ThecompetitionconcerningthedigitalpaymentwillbegansoonD.AlibabagroupandTencentcoverthemobilepaymentmarket
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Teenagersaroundtheworldcanbegladwiththenewsthattheirbraindeservestheblamewhenparents’ordersgoignoredwhiletheytapontheirsmartphones.AnewscientificstudyfromtheUniversityCollegeLondonhasfoundthathumansmaysuffertemporarilydeafwhenthey’resimultaneouslyfocusingonsomethingvisual.Researchfoundthatthe13volunteersexperiencedinattentionaldeafnesstothenormal-volumesoundsplayinginthebackgroundastheirvisualtasksbecameincreasinglydifficult.‘Wefoundthatwhenvolunteerswereperformingthedemandingvisualtasktheywereunabletohearsoundsthattheywouldnormallyhear’studyco-authorMariaChaitsaidinastatement.‘ThebrainscansshowedthatpeoplewerenotonlyignoringorfilteringoutthesoundstheywerenotactuallyhearingtheminthefirstplacE.’ThefindingspublishedintheJournalofNeurosciencesuggestthatthevisualandauditoryprocessingcentersthatmakesenseofthesightsandsoundsthatsurroundussharelimitedresources.InattentionaldeafnessisacommoneverydayexperienceandthestudyexplainswhyaccordingtoUCLInstituteofCognitiveNeuroscienceProfessorNilliLavieaco-authorofthestudy.‘Thiscouldalsoexplainwhyyoumightnothearyourbusortrainstopbeingannouncedifyou’reconcentratingonyourphonebookornewspaper.’‘Ifyoutrytotalktosomeonefocusingonabookgameortelevisionprogramanddon’treceivearesponsetheyarenotnecessarilyignoringyoutheysimplymightnothearyou!’shesaiD.Loudsounds—likeambulancesirens—willstillbeabletobreakthroughbutsomesituationscouldbecomepotentiallydangerouswhenthequieteronesgounheardaccordingtoMedicalDaily.‘Thishasmoreseriousimplicationsinsituationssuchastheoperatingtheaterwhenasurgeonconcentratingontheirworkmightnotheartheequipmentbeeping’LaviesaiD.‘Italsoappliestodriversconcentratingoncomplexdirectionsaswellascyclistsandmotoristswhoarefocusingintentlyonsomethingsuchasanadvertisementorevensimplyaninteresting-lookingpasserby.32.The13volunteersstudiedinthestudy______A.experienceddeafnessduetotheirinattentionB.weredeaftothenormalsoundsintentionallyC.canhearthenormal-volumesoundswhenperformingthedemandingvisualtaskD.didn’tchoosetoignorethenormalsoundsonpurpose33.Ifapersonconcentratesonabook______A.youcannotexpecthimtorespondtoyouB.hedoesn’twanttogiveyouareplyC.hewantsyoutobeawayfromhimD.hemaygetangrybecauseofyourdisturbance34.Howdoestheinattentionaldeafnessaffectourlifeaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Itmayleadtopeoplelosingfriends.B.Itmaycausedangerinsomefields.C.Itmaymakesomethingmorecomplex.D.Itmayincreaseone’sattraction.35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?A.ThebenefitoftheinattentionaldeafnessB.Theexpectationfromyoungteenagers.C.ConcentratingonsomethingvisualcancauseshortdeafearsD.Inattentionaldeafnessisnotagoodthing
Inthemiddleofthe20thcenturypeoplewereworriedaboutwhales.Thenumberofwhaleskilledworldwidecameupto66000peryear.Howeverpeopleweren'tworriedaboutthewhaleasanendangeredanimal.Insteadtheywereworriedaboutthewhaleindustrywhichwoulddisappeariftherewerenowhales.In1946theInternationalWhalingCommissionwasestablisheD.Itlimitedthewhalehuntingforeverycountryandcontrolledthewhaleindustry.Butthecommissionrecognizedthatthelimitationwasn'tenough.Theysetaworldwidelawagainsthuntingwhaleswithonlytwoexceptions:thehuntforscientificresearchandaboriginalwhaling.AboriginalwhalingallowssomecountriestohuntalimitednumberofwhalesbecauseitisapartoftheirculturE.SomecountrieslikeJapanandNorwaydon'tcareaboutthelaw;theymakeexcusestohuntwhalesandselltheproducts.Theyonlycareaboutthemoney.Manyfishermencomplainthatdolphinsalsoakindofwhalestealtheirfish.Thereforetheykillthousandsofthem.Infactthisisnotthetruth.Inrealitytherearesomanyfishermenwhostealthefishfromeachother.Somewhalehunterssaythattheycatchtheanimalsforscientists.Theyhavetoresearchwhatwhalesareeating.Forthattheykillthemandlookintotheirstomach.Thetruthisthattheyonlywanttosellthemeat.Todayscientistswanttoobservelivewhalesfortheirresearch.ManywhalefamiliesarenotprotectedandthousandsofthemarekilleD.Nobodyknowsifallwhalefamilieswouldsurviveevenifhumansendallwhalehuntingtoday.Thepollutionoftheoceansincreasesfastandthepoisongetsintothebodiesoftheanimals.ManyofthemgetsickanddiE.Thehumanbeinghaskilled90%-95%ofmanywhalefamilies.Othersarealreadyextinct.Todaysomeinternationalorganizationstrytoprotectwhales.TheymakereportstoexplainhowimportantandendangeredwhalesarE.Nowpeoplearebecomingmoreinterestedinwhalesandacompletenewindustryhasdevelopedwhalewatchingwhichyoumaywanttolearnabout.21.Thetextismainlyabout.A.whaleindustryB.whaleresearchC.whaleproductD.whaleprotection22.Inthemiddleofthe20thcenturywhatpeoplereallyworriedwasthat.A.morewhaleswouldbekilledworldwideperyearB.thewhalewouldbecomeanendangeredanimalC.thewhaleindustrywoulddisappearD.thelawagainsthuntingwhaleswouldcomeintoeffect23.WhydoesAboriginalwhalingallowsomecountriestohuntalimitednumberofwhales?A.Becausetherearemanywhalesintheircountries.B.BecausehuntingwhalesisapartoftheirculturE.C.Becausetheyonlycareaboutmoney.D.Becausetheyliveonhuntingwhales.24.Whydomanyfishermencomplainaboutdolphins?A.Becausedolphinsstealtheirfish.B.Becausetheywanttomakeanexcuseforkillingdolphins.C.Becausetherearesofewdolphinsforthemtohunt.D.Becausepeoplehavemisunderstoodtheirpurposeofhuntingdolphins.
It’sinevitableforustomeetandcontactwithstrangers.Alsotalkingtostrangersmattersbuthowdoesitwork?Thereareunwrittenruleswetendtofollow.Therulesareverydifferentdependingonwhatcountrywe’reinandwhatculturewe’rein.InmostpartsoftheUSthebaselineexpectationinpublicisthatwemaintainabalancebetweenpolitenessandprivacy.Thisisknownascivilinattention礼貌性疏忽.Soimaginetwopeoplearewalkingtowardseachotheronthestreet.They’llglanceorwaveateachotherfromadistancE.That’sthecivility.Andthenastheygetcloserthey’lllookawaytogiveeachothersomespacE.Inotherculturespeoplegotoextraordinarylengthsnottointeractatall.PeoplefromDenmarkareunwillingtotalktostrangersandtheywouldrathermisstheirstoponthebusthansayexcusemetosomeonethattheyneedtogetarounD.Theymovethebackpacksonpurposeorusetheirbodiestosaythattheyneedtogetpastinsteadofusingtwowords.InEgyptit’srudetoignoreastrangerandthere’saremarkablecultureofhospitality.Strangersmightaskeachotherforasipofwater.Orifyouasksomeonefordirectionsthey’reverylikelytoinviteyouhomeforcoffeE.Weseetheseunwrittenrulesmostclearlywhenthey’rebrokenorwhenyou’reinanewplaceandyou’retryingtofigureoutwhattherightthingtodois.Whenyoutalktostrangersyou’remakingbeautifulinterruptionsintotheexpectednarrativeofyourdailylifeandtheirs.You’remakingunexpectedconnections.Ifyoudon’ttalktostrangersyou’remissingoutonallofthat.Wespendalotoftimeteachingourchildrenaboutstrangers.Whatwouldhappenifwespentmoretimeteachingourselves?WecouldmakeaspaceforchangE.29.WhichofthefollowingcanberegardedascivilinattentioninmostpartsoftheUS?A.AvoidingtalkingtostrangersB.GlancingateachotheranytimeC.GreetingsomeoneinthedistanceD.Invitingstrangershomeforcoffee30.HowdoesaDanegetpastonthebus?A.BysayingexcusemepolitelyB.BytappingothersontheshouldersC.ByforcinghiswaythroughpeopleD.Bymakingagesture31.Whydoestheauthoradvisemakingaspaceforchange?A.ToletuscreateprivatespacebetweenstrangersandusB.ToletusshowhospitalitytostrangersC.ToletusmakeimprovementonhowtotreatstrangersD.Toletusmaintainabalancebetweenpolitenessandprivacy32.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.HowtocontactwithstrangersB.DifferentrulesoftreatingstrangersC.ThemeaningofcivilinattentionD.Makingunexpectedconnections
Morethan30000peoplewenttotheWhiteHouseonMondayforthe136thEasterEggRoll复活节滚彩蛋.PresidentBarackObamaandFirstLadyMichelleObamaheldtheeventbyinvitingthousandsofkidstocolorandlookforeggs.Thetheme主题ofthedaywasHopIntoHealthySwingIntoShapE.ItwaspartoftheFirstLadysLet'sMove!programtoreduceobesityrates肥胖率amongAmericankids.Mrs.Obamaspoketoyoungreportersabouthergoal目标togetchildrentoeatrightandkeepmoving.WeareworkingtomakesurethatkidsborntodaygrowuphealthylearnhowtohavebalancedmealsandgetmorephysicalactivityintotheirlivesshesaiD.Mrs.Obamasaidshewantschildrenacrossthenationtounderstandthatexerciseisn'tjusthardworkit'splay.Ifyou'rerunningaroundwithyourdogyou'regettingexercisE.Ifyouwalkupthestairsthat'sexerciseButifyou'resittinginfrontoftheTVoronacomputergameyou'renotexercising.TheFirstLadysaidthatforkidswhohavebalancedmealsmostofthetimehavingaspecialsnacklikechocolatewillnothurt.Andifyouareactiveyoucansplurge挥霍alittlemoreshesaiD.Mrs.Obama’sfavoritesplurgefoodisFrenchfries.Butshebalanceshersplurgingbyexercisingalmosteveryday.ShelovestoplaytennisandshepracticesyogA.Alotofkidslookupto敬仰athletesandIthinkit'simportantforathletestosharetheirgoodhabitsMrs.ObamasaiD.Kidsaren'tjustgoingtowakeupandbeLeBronJames.He'spracticingandeatingrightandworkingoutandtraining.Ourathletescanbereallygoodmessengerstokidswholookuptothem--theycansaytokids'Ifyoureallywanttobelikemethenyoureallydoneedtoeatyourvegetables.’12.ThepurposeoftheLet’sMove!programisto.A.helpkidskeephealthyB.trainmoreyoungreportersC.encouragekidstoeatmoreeggsD.invitekidstovisittheWhiteHouse13.InMrs.Obama’sopinionexercise.A.canbefuntodoB.meanshardworkC.shouldbedoneoutdoorsD.requiresspecialequipment14.Splurgefoodisallowedtobeeatenwhen.A.youdon'thurtyourselfB.youhaveaspecialsnackC.younevereatFrenchfriesD.youeatrightandstayactive15.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.AllkidswanttobeLeBronJames.B.Itisveryeasytoformgoodhabits.C.Athletescansetagoodexampleforkids.D.Kidslikethemessagestheathletesgivethem.
WorldBookDayisacelebrationofallthingswonderfulaboutbooksforallageswithauthoreventsschoolfancy-dressparadesanda￡1booktoken购书券giventoallschoolchildrenunder18.Itisayearlyeventon23rdAprilorganizedbytheUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganizationUNESCOtopromotereading.IntheUnitedKingdomthedayisrecognizedonthefirstThursdayinMarch.On3rdMarch2016childrenofallagesintheUKwillcometogethertoappreciatereading.SometimesreadingamodernnovelcanbetoughBookerPrizewinnerTheLuminariesrunsto832pages!especiallyifreadingisnotyourstrongsuit.InfactoneinsixpeopleintheUKneverpickupabookbecausethey’veexperienceddifficultiesorareoutofthehabitofreadingforpleasurE.TheGalaxyQuickReadsseriesaredesignedtointroducereluctantreaderstobestsellingshortfunnynovelswhichbringthejoyofreadingwithoutdemandinghoursofconcentratedtimE.Theycoverarangeofsubjectsfromromancetocomedy.JojoMoyes’sParisForOneisaromanticadventureinwhich26-year-oldNellbooksaweekendawaytoPariswithherlazyneglectfulboyfrienD.Whenhefailstoturnupsheisaloneinthecity.ThatisuntilshemeetsFabienwhoshowsherthecharmsoftheFrenchcapital--inmorewaysthanonE.AdeleGeras’smovingstoryOutInTheDarkwassetinWorldWarIinwhichyoungRobcamebackfromthebattlefields.Determinedtofindtheofficer’swidowtoreturnthephotoofherandtheirdaughterthatthecaptainkeptwithhimhetraveledseveralthousandmilesbutnevergaveup.DeadManTalkingisafantastictaleofPatwhohadaterriblefightwithhisbestfriendJoetenyearsago--butnowhearsthatJoeisdeadandhemustattendhisfuneral.ButJoeisnotgoingquietlythatverynight--he’slyinginhiscoffinbeingverychattyindeeD.32.WhatisthemainaimoftheWorldBookDay?A.Topromotebookselling.B.Toencouragereading.C.TowinauthorsfamE.D.Toperfecteducation.33.Ifyoulackconfidenceinyourreadingskillsyouwillprobablyavoidreading_____.A.TheLuminariesB.ParisForOneC.DeadManTalkingD.OutInTheDark34.Whatelsedoyouexpecttheauthortointroduce?A.A.romancE.B.A.comedy.C.A.horrorstory.D.A.movingstory.35.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTURE?A.TheLuminariestellsastoryofaBookerPrizewinner.B.ParisForOnetellsastoryofNellandFabien.C.OutInTheDarkisastoryduringWorldWarⅡ.D.DeadManTalkingisastoryofPatandhistalkativefrienD.
Morethan10000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungaiMasoverfloweditsbanksyesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.Thewoodenbridgeacrosstheriverhasbeenwashedaway.Thetowniscutoffbyfloodwaters.AtthefifthmileJalanTengknthewateristwometersdeep.ItisclosedtoalltraffiC.Floodingfirsthappenedatmid-afternoonyesterdayalongtheriverbanks.PeopletryingtogettohighergroundwerejustintimetoescapethedestroyingoftheflooD.Mostofthefloodvictims受害者hadtoleavealltheirthingsbehinD.TheNationalFloodRelief救济CenterwasreportedtogiveitshelpandbyearlyeveningthewholetownwasmovedouthelpedbythearmypoliceRedCrossSocietyandvolunteers.ThefloodvictimsarenowhousedindifferentsimplereliefcentersinthenearbytownofTernang.EverythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunluckypeopleagovernmentspokesmansaidInfactmoneyfoodandclothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublicorganizationsandhelpfulpeoplE.A.DisasterReliefFund救灾基金会willbestartedassoonaspossiblE.AccordingtothelatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatTernang.Thewholetownisexpectedtobewhollycoveredbythewater.SofarnodeathshavebeenreporteD.8.Basedonthecontentsthispassageisprobablytakenfrom______.A.astorybookB.atextbookC.amagazineD.anewspaper9.Thereasonwhytherecamesuchabigfloodthereisthat______.A.thebanksonbothsidesweretoolowB.theriverwastoonarrowandshallowC.theyhadhadrainydaysforsometimeD.thewoodenbridgeacrosstheriverwasbroken10.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A.thoughthetownwasfloodedyoucouldstillgotherebybusB.thefloodhasn'tbroughtalargelosstothetownasnobodydiedinthefloodC.assoonasthewaterflowedoverthebankspeoplebegantogotohigherlandsD.thegovernmentandthewholesocietyaretakinggreatcareofthefloodvictims11.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.BigFloodB.TernangIsinDangerC.Over10000PeopleAreHomelessD.GreatHelpIsNeeded
Japanesehighschoolstudentseitherwalkorridebicyclesifthedistanceisnottoogreat.Inothercasesstudentsmusttakepublicbusesandtrains.Afterjuniorhighschoolstudentsattendschoolsbasedontheirhighschoolentranceexaminationscores.Sosomestudentstravelagreatdistancetoattendtheschool.◆________Theschooldaybeginsat8:30.Thenstudentsassembleintheirhomeroomclassesfortheday'sstudies.Eachhomeroomhasanaverageof40-45students.Studentsstayintheirhomeroomclassroomsformostoftheschoolday.Onlyforphysicaleducationlaboratoryclassesorothersubjectsrequiringspecialfacilities设备dostudentsmovetodifferentpartsoftheschool.Betweenclassesandatlunchtimeclassroomscanbenoisylivelyplaces.Someschoolsmayhaveacafeteria自助餐厅butmostdonot.Inmostschoolsstudentsbringaboxlunchfromhomepreparedbythemotherintheearlymorninghours.Japanesestudentsspend240daysayearatschool60daysmorethanAmericanstudents.Studentsinhighschoolstakethreeyears'studyingofeachofthefollowingsubjects:mathematicssocialstudiesJapanesescienceandEnglish.Othersubjectsincludephysicaleducationmusicartandmoralstudies思想品德课.Allthestudentsinonegradelevelstudythesamesubjects.Giventhenumberofrequiredsubjectselectives选修科目arefew.◆After-schoolActivitiesClubactivitiestakeplaceafterschooleveryday.StudentscanjoinonlyoneclubandtheyrarelychangeclubsfromyeartoyearsotheclubsarerelativelystablE.ClubsaremadeupofsportsclubsbaseballsoccerjudokendoetC.andcultureclubsEnglishbroadcastingscienceetC..NewstudentsusuallyareencouragedtoselectaclubshortlyaftertheschoolyearbeginsinApril.Clubsmeetfortwohoursafterschooleachdayandmanyclubscontinuetomeetduringschoolvacations.5.MostJapanesehighschoolstudentsoftenhavetheirlunch________.A.inrestaurantsB.inschoolcafeteriasC.athomeD.inhomeroomclassrooms6.StudentsintheUSAgotoschool________daysayear.A.180B.200C.240D.3007.Theunderlinedwordrarelyinthefourthparagraphmeans________.A.alwaysB.neverC.seldomD.often8.Thebestsubtitleforthesecondandthirdparagraphsmaybe________.A.AtschoolB.InclassC.SubjectsD.Homerooms
TheSwedishAcademy’smid-Octoberannouncementregardingliteratureseldomfailstocausesecond-guessing.BobDylanwasawardedthebigprizethismorningandmysocialmediahasbeenalivewithindignationeversincE.TheNobeldidnotgotothoseexcellentnovelistsbuttoasongwriter.SomeofthosesamepeoplearestillprotestingthatlastyearitwaswardedtoSvetlanaAlexievichajournalist.Theyhavedecidedforwhateverreasonsthatsonglyrics歌词arenotliteraturE.AndpeopleareupsetbecauseBobDylanisthevoiceofsomegenerationotherthantheirsbecauseheworksinapopularstylebecausehedoesnotworkinthisminute’spopularstylebecauseheappearedonacarcommercialthatairedduringtheSuperBowlbecausehissongwritingskillsdroppedoff—hewasfamouslongagoafterall.YoumaynotthinkofDylanasapoetbutDylancreatedaclimateinwhichlyricsweretakenseriously.AndDylanaccomplishedsomethingthatfewnovelistsorpoetsorforthatmattersongwritershavemanagedtodoinourtime:hechangedthetimeheliveD.ThroughwordswithmusicheaffectedtheopinionsandambitionsofhundredsofmillionsofpeopleallovertheworlD.TheNobelPrizeinLiteraturecannoteverbeallthingstoallpeopleandwhilethisyear’sawardfailedtoaccomplishvariouspossibleobjectivesitwasnotinanywaymisapplieD.9.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindignationinParagraph2probablymean?A.Curiosity.B.Happiness.C.Excitement.D.Anger.10.WhyarepeopleupsetaboutDylan’sbeingawarded?A.Hefailedtorepresentanygeneration.B.Hedidn’thavegoodsongwritingskills.C.HeplayedbadlyintheSuperBowl.D.Heisnotpopularanylonger.11.Paragraph4mainlyfocusesonDylan’s_________.A.styleB.influenceC.effortsD.ambitions12.Whichcanserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.NodishsuitsalltastesB.GreatmindsthinkalikeC.MisfortunemaybeactualblessingD.Judgenotaccordingtotheappearance
Goodmannersareimportantbutyoucaneasilymakeasocialblunderwhenyouvisitaforeigncountrybecausesometimesgoodmannersinoneplacearebadmannersinotherplaces.SupposeyouvisitsomefriendsinMongoliaandtheyaskyoutoeatwiththem.Whatkindofmannersdotheywantyoutohave?Theywantyoutogivealoudburpafteryoufinisheating.BurpingshowsthatyoulikeyourfooD.ButinsomeothercountriesifyougivealoudburpyouaresupposedtosayExcusemepleasE.Inmanyplacespeopleliketoeattogether.ButinsomepartsofPolynesiaitisbadmannerstobeseeneatingtogether.Peopleshowtheirgoodmannersbyturningtheirbacksonotherswhiletheyeat.WhataremannerslikeinanEastAfricantown?Thepeopletrynottoseeyou.Whenyouarevisitingafriendhemaynotseeyouatall.Ifyouarepoliteyouwillsitdownbesidehim.Youwillwaituntilhefinisheswhatheisdoing.Thenhewilltalktoyou.IfyouvisitafriendinArabiayoushouldwalkbehindothertentsuntilyoucometohistent.IfyoupassinfrontofothertentsyouwillbeaskedintoeachonE.Thepeoplewillaskyoutoeatwiththem.Anditisbadmannersifyousayno.MannersaredifferentallovertheworlD.Butitisgoodtoknowthatallmannershelppeopleshowthattheywanttobefriends.24.Peopleturntheirbackstootherswhiletheyeatinsomeplacesin______.A.MongoliaB.anEastAfricantownC.PolynesiaD.Arabia25.InanEastAfricantownpeopletrynottoseeyou.Thisisbecause______.A.theyarenotyourfriendsB.theydon’twanttotalkwithyouC.itisgoodmannersD.theyarewaitingforyoutotalkwiththem26.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleshowtheyarefriendlyindifferentmanners.B.Goodmannersarethesameindifferentcountries.C.IntheEastAfricantownthepeoplewhotrynottoseeyouarenotpoliteatall.D.InArabiaitispolitetosaynowhenpeopleinviteyoutoeatwiththem.
Failureisprobablythemostexhaustingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceeding.Weexperiencethistirednessintwoways:asstart-upfatigue疲惫andperformancefatiguE.Intheformercasewekeepputtingoffataskbecauseithaseithertooboringortoodifficult.Andthelongerwedelayitthemoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryrealevenifnotactuallyphysicalnotsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thesolutionisobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst.YearsagoIwasaskedtowrite102essaysonthegreatideasofsomefamousauthors.ApplyingmyownruleIdeterminedtowritetheminalphabetical按字母顺序neverlettingmyselfleaveoutatoughideA.AndIalwaysstartedtheday'sworkwiththedifficulttaskofessay-writing.Experienceprovedthattheruleworks.PerformancefatigueismoredifficulttohandlE.Thoughwillingtogetstartedwecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearsogreatthathoweverhardweworkwefailagainandagain.InsuchasituationIworkashardasIcan-thenlettheunconscioustakeover.WhenplanningEncyclopaediaBritannica大英百科全书Ihadtocreateatableofcontentsbasedonthetopicsofitsarticles.NothinglikethishadeverbeendonebeforeanddayafterdayIkeptcomingupwithsolutionsbutnoneofthemworkeD.MyfatiguebecamealmostunbearablE.OnedaymentallyexhaustedIwrotedownallthereasonswhythisproblemcouldnotbesolveD.ItriedtoconvincemyselfthatthetroublewaswiththeproblemitselfnotwithmE.RelivedIsatbackinaneasychairandfellasleep.AnhourlaterIwokeupsuddenlywiththesolutionclearlyinminD.Intheweeksthatfollowedthesolutionwhichhadcomeupinmyunconsciousmindprovidedcorrectateverystep.ThoughIworkedashardasbeforeIfeltnofatiguE.Successwasnowasexcitingasfailurehadbeendepressing.HumanbeingsIbelievemusttrytosucceeD.SuccessthenmeansneverfeelingtireD.33.Whatdoestheauthorrecommenddoingtopreventstart-upfatigue?A.Writingessaysinstrictorder.B.Buildingupphysicalstrength.C.Leavingoutthetoughestideas.D.Dealingwiththehardesttaskfirst.34.Onwhatoccasiondoesapersonprobablysufferfromperformancefatigue?A.Beforestartingadifficulttask.B.Whenallthesolutionsfail.C.Ifthejobisratherboring.D.Afterfindingawayout.35.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SuccessIsBuiltuponFailureB.HowtoHandlePerformanceFatigueC.GettingoverFatigue:A.WaytoSuccessD.Fatigue:AnEarlySignofHealthProblems
ThedeathoftheplasticcreditcardcouldbeastepcloserashighstreetnamesincludingMcDonald'sandtheCo-oppreparetotestabreakthroughfinger-scanningpaymenttechnology.FingoPaydevelopedbyBritishstart-upSthalerusesabiometricreadertoscantheveinsofashopper’sfingerbuildingupamapthatisuniquetoeachindividual.Byconnectingthispatternwithacreditcardorbankaccountthecompanyplanstoletshopperspaysimplybyplacingtheirfingerinapocket-sizedscannerdoingawaywithcashandcreditcards.SthalerfoundedbyformermusicindustryexecutiveNickDrydenwillbegintestingthetechnologynextmonthinProudaLondonnightcluB.Mr.DrydensaidMcDonald'sisexperimentingwithapilotofthetechnologyandthatSthalerisalsoplanningaprojectwithCo-op’sfoodstores.ItcomesamidgrowinginterestinusingbiometricidentificationinpaymentswhichbackersbelievearemoresecureandefficientthanpasswordsandPINs.ApplePaywhichusestheiPhone’sfingerprinttechnologylaunchedintheUKin2015andwasfollowedbytheAndroidequivalentinMay2016.HendrikKleinsmiedethedirectorofVisaEurope’sinnovationarmCollabwhichisbackingSthalersaidtheFingopaytechnologywaslessimmunetoproblemssuchaswetanddustyfingersorfrauD.PeoplearereadytoacceptbiometricsasasecureauthenticationmechanismhesaiD.Sthalersaysthechancethattwopeoplehavethesameveinstructureis3.4bn-to-onemakingitvirtuallyimpossibletocrack.TheveinscannerdevelopedbyHitachiisalreadybeingusedbyBarclaystoidentifybusinesscustomersaswellasincashmachinesinJapanbutSthalerhastheuniquerightstolicenseittoretailers.InthetrialatProudsettobegininSeptemberthetechnologywillbeusedtospeedupwaitingtimesatthebarbothbycuttingdownoncardsandbybeingabletosuggestdrinksbasedonwhatapatronhaspreviouslyordereD.42.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFingopay?A.Itworksbyidentifyingshoppers’fingerprints.B.Itscansthefingerveinstoidentifyshoppers.C.ItwasfirsttestedonBarclays’cashmachinesinJapan.D.ItiscurrentlybeingtestedintheCo-opGroup’sfoodstores.43.AccordingtoHendrikKleinsmiede.A.itisimpossibletofindtwopeoplewhosharethesameveinstructureB.peoplehavetocleantheirhandsbeforetheyuseFingopayC.itwon’tbelongbeforebiometricsaremorewidelyusedD.FingopaytechnologyismuchmoreeffectivethanpasswordsandPINs44.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A.TheuseofFingopaytechnologyhasboughtinmorecustomers.B.Fingopaytechnologyhelpsbusinessestomeetcustomers’needs.C.Fingopaytechnologycouldincreasethesalesofcertaindrinks.D.TheuseofFingopaytechnologywasn’tallowedinthetrialatProuD.45.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Paywithyourvein:Fingopay.B.Ceditcardsvs.Fingopay.C.Differentwaysofpayment.D.A.newtechnology:fingerprints.
ThatisthesubjectofanewreportfromtheUnitedNationsrefugee难民agency.Thereportsaysthat3.7millionchildrenundertheU.N.agency’scareareunabletoattendschool.Thesituationgetsworseasthechildrengetolder.Thepercentagedropsfrom50percentforyoungchildrento22percentatsecondaryschoolagE.U.N.informationalsoshowsthatonlyonepercentofrefugeesattendauniversitycomparedto34percentoftheworld’spopulation.AsrefugeechildrengrowtheirchancesforeducationseverelydecreasE.Theissueofprovidingrefugeeswithaneducationismoredifficultbecauseoftheexpandingpopulationandalackofnecessaryfinancing.AccordingtotheU.N.reportthepopulationofschool-agechildrengrewby30percentin2014.Thatnumberrequiresanextra20000teachers.Manyhostnationsalreadystruggletoprovidesimplebutnecessaryservicesforrefugees.Butnowtheymustalsofindaplacetoholdclassesandawaytopurchaseadditionalschoolsupplies.OftenthechildrenstruggleintheirstudiesaftermissingseveralyearsofschoolanddonotspeakthelocallanguagE.In2015mostofthedonationsforthiseducationprogramarrivedinthefinaltwomonthsoftheyear.U.N.officialssaidthishurttheabilityofhostcountriestomakeeffectivelong-termplansforschooling.TheU.N.isaskingdonorstoprovidedependablefundingovermanyyearstohelpthosecountriesbetterplanforprovidingteachersandsupplies.Italsourgesthehostgovernmentstoincluderefugeesintheirnationaleducationsystemsinsteadofseparateschools.Thenewreportdiscussesthehelpfuleffectsofeducationsayingithelpschildrenavoidchildlaborandmembershipinarmedgroups.Italsosaidthatnotprovidingschoolingonlyextendsconflictandleadstomorepeoplebeinghomeless.32.WhatissuedidtheU.N.reportraise?A.Moreandmorechildrendropoutofschool.B.Refugeescannotaffordtoattendauniversity.C.A.largenumberofchildrencannotreceiveeducation.D.Only22percentofchildrenareabletoattendschool.33.Whyisgivingrefugeesaneducationbecomingmoredifficult?A.Nohostnationswanttochangeeducationsystems.B.Itisimpossibletofindsomanyextrateachers.C.Parentscan’taffordtosendtheirkidstoschool.D.Therefugeepopulationgrowsbutthere’snotenoughmoney.34.WhatdoesParA.4mainlytalkabout?A.Thedifficultyhostnationshaveinhelpingrefugees.B.ThechallengesbothhostnationsandchildrenfacE.C.Thelanguageproblemschildrenmeetwith.D.Theschoolshostnationsbuiltforrefugees.35.Whatdoyouknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Thenecessityofeducation.B.Thethreattochildren’slives.C.Thebrightfutureofchildren.D.Thebadlivingconditionsofchildren.
Onthedaythetornadohittherewasnoindicationthatsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunbadbeenout.ThefirstalertmyhusbandJimmy67andI65gotcamearound9p.m.fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroomandwechangedthechannelfromthepresidentialprimarydebateIhadbeenwatchingtoourlocalPensacolaFloridastation.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverhearD.Thebonesofthehouseshookandthepowerwentout.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehousemostlikelythroughblown-outwindowsandthedoortoourgaragE.WehadthreeflightsofstepstonavigatetogettotherelativesafetyofthefirstfloorbecausethecupboarddownthereisunderneathabrickstaircasE.Ididn'tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.ItriedtomoveforwardbutthisintensepressureheldmeinplacE.Aswereachedthelastflightofstepsourfrontdoorblewout.PiecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywherE.Suddenlyathree-foot-longtreebranchcrashedintothedoorframE.Itflewoverourheadsmissingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepupitwouldhavehitus.BythetimeIreachedthecupboardthetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminutE.Jimmypushedmedowntothecupboardfloorbuthecouldn'tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewinD.IheldJimmy'sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.MykneeswerefullofglassbutatthatmomentIfeltnopain.IfIhadletgoJimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.AllofasuddenJimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.IthoughthewasgonE.AndtheneverythingstoppeD.Helandedonhisfeet.InthosefirstquietmomentsIcouldn'tbelieveitwasoverJimmysaidhe'dgooutsidetocheck.NoIsaiD.Don'tleavemE.Don'tleavemE.Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.InthattimefourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyeD.OfthehousesleftstandingourssufferedthemostdamagE.AmazinglynoneofuswereseverelyinjureD.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcoveragemean?A.powerB.descriptionC.arrivalD.delay29.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrueaboutthepassage?A.Therewasnotanysymbolofthetornado'scoming.B.Athree-foot-longtreebranchhitthecouplE.C.Bothofthecouplecouldn'tgetintothecupboardfloor.D.Jimmydidn'tflyrightoutthebackofthehousE.30.Whydidn'tthewifefeelpain?A.Becauseshedidn'tgetanyhurtwhenthestormhit.B.Becauseshewastooscaredtofeelpain.C.BecauseshedevotedallherstrengthtoholdingontoherhusbanD.D.BecauseshehadreachedthecupboardandshewassafE.31.Theauthorwrotethepassageto.A.sharewithusherexperienceofsurvivingatornadoB.warnusofthedangercausedbytornadosC.showushowtofightagainstatornadoD.tellushowtoprotectusfromdangeroustornados
Nothingsucceedslikesuccessaseveryparentofastraight-AstudentknowsbuttryingtohighlightacademicexcellencebytellingyourchildYou'resosmartmaybecounterproductive负效的.Tellingkidsthey'resmartstrengthenstheideathatintelligenceisageneticgiftratherthanaskillthatcanbedevelopeD.InarecentstudyresearchersatMichiganStateUniversitylookedat123childrenwhowereabout7.Theteamassessedthechildrentodeterminewhethertheyhadagrowthmindset思维模式believingthatyoucanworkhardertogetsmarterorafixedmindsetbelievingthatyourintelligenceisunabletochange.Theythenaskedthechildrentocompleteafast-pacedcomputeraccuracytaskwhiletheirbrainactivitywasrecordeD.Inthetaskchildrenplayedagamehelpingazookeepercaptureescapedanimalsbypressingthespacebarwhenananimalshowedupintheirscreen—unlessitwasagroupofthreechimps.Duringtherecordingresearchersnotedthatbrainactivityspikedwithinahalf-secondaftermakingamistakeaschildrenbecameawareoftheirerrorandpaidcloserattentiontowhatwentwrong.Thelargerthebrainresponsethemorethechildrenfocusedontheerror.Basedonthedatatheycollectedtheresearchersconcludedthatchildrenwithagrowthmindsetweremuchmorelikelytohavealargerbrainresponseaftermakingamistakeandinturnweremorelikelytoimprovetheirperformancebypayingcloserattentiontothetaskaftermakinganerror.Forparentsthelessonsareclear:don'tpaycompliments赞扬thatsuggestthatintelligenceisfixeD.IfachildhandsyouanA+testdon'tsayYou'resosmart!InsteadsayWowthatstudyingreallypaidoff!NotetheeffortnottheintelligencE.Secondfocusonusingerrorstoworktogetherandlearn.Manyparentsandteachersshyawayfromaddressingachild'smistakestellingthemIt'sOK.You'llgetitnexttimE.withoutgivingthemtheopportunitytofigureoutwhatwentwrong.Dr.Schrodersays.Hereareadditionalwaysyoucanhelpenhanceyourchild'seducation.33.Whatcanlearnaboutchildren'smindsetfromthestudy?A.Childrenarebornwithafixedorgrowthmindset.B.Childrenwithafixedmindsetpaynoattentiontomistakes.C.Childrenwithagrowthmindsetaremorelikelytomakeprogress.D.ChildrenwithagrowthmindsetcancatchmoreanimalsinthegamE.33.WhichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedwordinParagraph2?A.startedB.stoppedC.pausedD.rose34.Whatshouldparentssaytochildren'sperformanceaccordingtothepassage?A.Youaresoclever!forexcellencE.B.It'snotgoodenough.forexcellencE.C.Youcanbenefitfromit.foramistakE.D.It'sOK.Forgetaboutit.foramistakE.35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.NeverCallYourKidSmartB.AlwaysBeStrictwithYourKidC.HowtoCommunicatewithYourKidD.HowtoCommentonYourKid'sPerformance
Bornin1922inNewYorkCityStanleyMartinLieber’soriginalplantowriteseriousliteraryworksledhimtousethenameStanLeeonhiscomic漫画books.Hebeganhiscareerin1939asanassistantatTimelyComics.TwoyearslaterhewasgivenachancetowriteforhisfirstcomiC.AfterworkingwithcomicsformanyyearsLeebecametiredofthematerialhewastoldtowritE.Foralongtimethecharactersincomicbooksweren’tcomplexandthedialoguewasshortandsimplE.Leewantedmorefromhiswork.Inthelate1950sLee’swifeadvisedhimtoexperimentwithstorieshepreferredandheaccepteditgivinghissuperheroesaflawed有缺点的humanityachangefromtheidealtypesthatweretypicallywrittenforpre-teens.AndthisishowthecomicTheFantasticFourwasborn.UnlikeprevioussuperheroeshisheroesinTheFantasticFourhadbadtempersandwereoftentooprouD.Theyquarreledoversmallthingsandworriedaboutpayingtheirbills.WithTheFantasticFourLeehelpedchangecomicsfromsimpleactionstoriestothecomplexonestheyaretoday.Intheearly1960sLeeandanotherwritercreatedtheSpider-mancharacter.Thisteenagesuperherobrokethemold类型forteenheroesgivingthemtheirownvoicE.InonecontroversialeditionofSpider-manLeewroteastoryinwhichthesuperhero’sfriendalmostdiesfromdrugabusE.Fromthe1950suntil2011comicpublishersfollowedtherulesgivenbytheComicsCodeAuthorityCCAwhichdisapproved反对ofdruguseincomics.ButLeepublishedthecomicwithoutCCAapprovalanditworkedoutwellforhim.Thestorysoldandtherewasanoverallpositiveresponsetothestory’sfocusonaseriousprobleminsociety.TheCCAendedupchangingitsrulestoallowmoreencouragingstorieslikethis.FromthisstoryLeewentontocreatemoreinterestingandrealisticcharacters.24.WhichofthefollowinggreatlyinfluencedLee’slaterwritings?A.HisfirstcomiC.B.Hiswife’sadvicE.C.Thesuperherosincomics.D.EncoragementfromTimelyComics.25.What’saspecialfeatureofTheFantasticFourcomparedwithpreviouscomics?A.ItusesalotofdialoguE.B.Itistypicallywrittenforpre-teens.C.Itisasimpleandshortactionstory.D.Ithascomplexandimperfectcharacters.26.WhatdoweknowaboutSpider-Man?A.ItwascreatedbyLeealonE.B.ItssuperherodiesfromdrugusE.C.ItwasfinallyrecognizedbytheCCA.D.ItscharactersfailedtobeacceptedbythepubliC.27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheamazingpowerofSpider-ManB.ThedreamofStanLeeasacomicwriterC.StanLee’ssuccessfulrevolutionincomiccharactersD.Twocomiccharacters—Spider-ManandTheFantasticFour
Australiaisanationofpetloversbutitmaybelovingitsanimalstodeathbecausepetownerspassonrisinglevelsofobesity肥胖byoverfeedingtheircatsanddogsthecountry'smainanimalswelfarebodysays.Despiteitsimageasasports-madcountryfulloffitsun-bronzedyouthAustraliainrealityisbattlingtheobesityandchallengingtheUnitedStatesastheworld’sfattestnation.Theproblemnowextendstohouseholdpets.ObesityratesforAustraliahavedoubledoverthepast20yearswith62percentofmenand45percentofwomenoverweight.ThesametrendappliestohouseholdpetswithanincreaseinthenumberofoverweightcatsanddogsbeingdealtwithbytheRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimalsRSPCAandevenonecaseofafatpetmousE.It'sabigproblemandquitereflectiveofwhat'shappeninginthehumansituationsaidMarkLawrietheRSPCA'schief.Australiaisanationof20millionpeoplealmost4milliondogs2.5millioncats8.7millionpetbirdsandmorethan12millionpetfish.Ithasoneoftheworld'shighestratesofpetownershipat64percentofhouseholdscomparedto62percentintheUnitedStatesand44percentinBritain.Lawriesaidthatsurveyshadfoundthatbetween40and44percentofdogsandmorethanoneinthreehouseholdcatswerenowoverweightduetopoordietandalackofexercises.FatcatsanddogsweremucheasiertosufferfromheartproblemsandliverdiseasE.TheRSPCAsaidlowlevelsofexerciseshadanimpactonpetobesitybutthekeyproblemwasover-eating.32.InAustraliamanypetsareinvolvedinobesityproblemduetothefactthat__________.A.theyarefedtoomuchB.theydislikedoingphysicalexerciseC.theirownerssufferfromsimilarproblemsD.theirdietispoorinnutrition.33.ItiscertainlyaproblemtoAustraliansthat__________.A.therearetoomanyhouseholdpetsinthecountryB.theydon'tknowhowtodealwiththeoverweightpetsC.theircountryistheworld'sfattestnationD.moreandmorepeoplearebecomingover-weighted34.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.A.thereisavarietyofhouseholdspetsmiceincludedinAustraliaB.dogsarethemostpopularhouseholdpetsinAustraliaC.allAustralianslovesportsexercisesD.nobodyisreallyconcernedaboutpetobesity35.Thepassageisbesttitledwith__________.A.LoveMeLoveMyDogB.LovingYourPetsToDeathC.HowtoKeepPetsD.A.travelinAustralia
HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglishthecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGermantheloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Hell地狱iswherethepoliceareGermanthecooksareEnglishthemechanicsareFrenchtheloversareSwissandeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.Obviouslythenationalstereotypes模式化的思想inthisoldjokearegeneralizations普遍化butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidtoexistforareason.Isthereactuallyasliver裂片oftruthinthem?Notlikelyaninternationalresearchteamnowsays.NationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothersandbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthingsaidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging.Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon’tcomefromlookingaroundyouMcCraesaiD.Ifnationalstereotypesaren’trootedinrealexperiencesthenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalueswhichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.ForexamplemanyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.RobinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechangeD.Wemaybehard-wiredtosomedegreetokeepincorrectstereotypessincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.GenerallyaccordingtoRobinswhenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypesweseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.12.ThestereotypeaboutItaliansis______.A.romanticbutdisorganizedB.friendlyandgood-temperedC.dreamyandimpracticalD.strictbutthoughtful13.Nationalstereotypesarenotalwayscorrectbecause______.A.whatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresentB.theyareformedbyindividualhistoriansC.generalizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperienceD.peopletendtohavefalseideaaboutotherculture14.AccordingtotheresearchteamledbyMcCraenationalstereotypesare______.A.interestingB.harmfulC.unreliableD.humorous15.Theunderlinedwordhard-wiredinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.forgetfulB.anxiousC.helplessD.fixed
Lookingforagreatsummerread?KidreportersfromTimeForKidshavereviewedtheseason'shottestnewbooks.Theyhaverecommendedalistofkid-approvedpage-turners儿童最喜爱的读物toourreaders.Whetheryou’refondofmysteriousfantasticorrealisticfictionsthere’salwaysonethatsuitsyou.ThreeBirdSummerBySaraSt.AntoineReviewedbyCamrynGarrettGenre:RealisticFictionNumberofpages:256What’sthebasicstoryline?Forhisentirelife12-year-oldAdamhasspentsummersathisgrandma’scabininMinnesotA.Butthisyearthingsaredifferent.HisparentshavedivorceD.ApartfromthatAdam’scousinswon’tbevacationingatthecabinwithhim.AlsoGrandmaseemstobeactingdifferently.Atfirstshe’sjustabitmoreforgetfulthanusual.ButafterspendingmoretimewithherAdamrealizesGrandmaisslipping.TherearenewneighborsatthecabinthissummerincludingagirlatAdam’sagenamedAlicE.AtfirstAdamisn’tinterestedinspendingtimewithher.Butastimegoesbytheirfriendshipflourishes繁荣.ThroughoutthisunusualsummerAdamsearchesforhiddentreasurewithhisnewfriendandbeginstouncoverfamilysecretsaswell.Arethecharactersbelievable?Thecharactersarebelievablebecausetheydon’thavecookie-cutter雷同的personalities.AdamisquietandshyandfindsgirlsdifficulttounderstanD.Aliceisadventurousandunlikeanygirlhehasevermet.Readerswilllikelyseeaspectsoftheirpersonalitiesinthecharactersandrecognizetheirfriendshiptoo.Whowouldlikethisbook?AnyonewhoappreciatesmemoriesoffamilyvacationsorsummertimeingeneralwillenjoythevividimaginationthatfillsThreeBirdSummer.Readerswillfallintothestoryalmostasifthey’reactuallyspendingthesummerexploringThreeBirdLakewithAdamandAlicE.41.Whilespendinghissummerathisgrandma’scabinthisyearAdam________.A.becamefriendswithhiscousinsB.developedafriendshipwithalittlegirlC.annoyedhisgrandmaoccasionallyD.playedwithAliceinthefieldsnearby42.Thebookislikelytoappealtokidsbecause_______.A.itdescribescountrylifE.B.ittalksaboutschoollifE.C.itrelatedtotheirexperiencE.D.itiswritteninsimplewords.43.Thetextiswrittento__________.A.praiseawriterforhisgreatwork.B.recommendagoodbooktoreaders.C.encouragereaderstodomorereadingD.discusshowtospendsummerholidays.
NowadaysespeciallyinChinaeverythingseemstofavorsocialintercoursesuchasgatheringsoffriendsKTVgrouptraveldiningtighterplayingcardsandMahjongplustheChinese-stylestreet-crossinggroup.BackhomediscussionscanstillbeboisterouslycarriedonwithinthecircleoffriendsofWeChat.Howeverthesescenescannotalwayseaseasenseofloneliness.ZhuZiqingawell-knownprofessorofTsinghuaUniversitysignedwithemotion:Mylonelinessincreasesasscenebecomesmuchbusier.OnepopularsongtodayisalsocalledAlonelymanincrowds.Actuallyengaginginsocialintercourserequiresabilitywhilebeingaloneinvolvesthewholecharacter.Thesedaysitisnoteasytocalmdowntotallyandreturntoone’strueself.WillpowerintellectanddisciplinearerequireD.Einsteinsaid:Itisnotyourworkingtimebutyoursparetimethatdeterminesthepossibilityofwhetheryouwillbesuccessfulornot.Thesparetimehereferredtocouldbetakenasspendingtimebyyourself.Lonelylifecouldbeeitherdullboringandtastelessorabundantinterestingandcolorfuldependingonone’squalityambitionandinspiration.Justasthebodyconstantlyrequiresenergythemindandsoulalsodemandunceasinginputs.Howeverinformationtoprocessedandintegrated融入intoknowledgethoughtsandfeelingsinsteadofbustle忙碌seemstobetherightcondition.Successfulcareersinallwalksoflifeworldwidehaveprovedthatthesoulgrowsinpeaceandtalentisnurturedinloneliness.InasenseitmaybereasonabletosaythatHappinesstendstobeshallowwhilelonelinessinvolvesprofundity.Maninfactneedslonelinessmorethanhappytimeandonlyabundantlonelinesscanproducequalityhappiness.28.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedthewordboisterouslyinparagraph1?A.surprisinglyB.sadlyC.busilyD.peacefully29.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A.BeingalonemarkspeopledepresseD.B.Socialintercourseimprovesourhappiness.C.OnemayfeellonelyevenwhensurroundedbypeopleD.Weshouldattendsocialintercoursetodecreaseourloneliness.30.WhatcanweknowfromEinstein’swords?A.Youshouldbesuccessfulifyouspendallyourtimebyyourself.B.Youshouldexercisemoreifyouwanttokeepyourmindshealthy.C.YouwillnotbecomesuccessfulifyoujoininmoresocialintercoursE.D.Youwillbemoresuccessfulifyoucanmakeyourlonelytimemeaningful.31.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.LiveOnYourOwnB.HappinessandLonelinessC.ThesecretofsuccessD.PracticeYourSocialAbility
TheEnglishwriterSamuelJohnsonfamouslysaidYoufindnomanwhoiswillingtoleaveLondon.NosirwhenamanistiredofLondonheistiredoflifeforthereisinLondonallthatlifecanafforD.MorethantwocenturieshavepassedsinceJohnson’sagebuthiswordsstillringtruE.Hereyou’llfindthehistoricTowerofLondonandtheTateModernbothconsideredmust-sees.Shakespeare’ssonnets十四行诗arestillbeingutteredbyactors.LondonersmostcertainlystilllookuptotheroyalsbuttheyalsorockouttoColdplayandLilyAllen.AndwhiletheystillsipteatheynowdrinkStarbuckstoo.HowtoSaveMoneyinLondonFindthefreeattractions.ManyofLondon’stopthingstodoincludingtheNationalGalleryHydeParkandthePortobelloRoadMarketareabsolutelyfreetoenjoy.RidetheTubE.Takingtaxiswilladdupquicklysobuyapay-as-you-goOysterCardandtravelonLondon’sundergroundsystemnicknamedtheTube.Dinesmart.CorridorslikeBrickLaneofferfantasticculturalfoodforbargainprices;fishandchipshopsareacheapstandbyandtakeawayfoodcostslessthandine-in.LondonCulture&CustomsLondonisoneofthefashioncapitalsoftheworldanditsresidentstendtoreflectthat.Practicallypackanumbrellafortherainydaysandascarfforthecoldones.Asfortippingrestaurantsandcafeswillusuallyadda10-to-15-percentservicechargetothebill.Ifaservicechargeisnotallotted指定it’scustomarytotipthesamebetween10and15percent.Ifyou’redrinkingatapuborwinebartippingisflexiblE.Andinataxicabtipthedrivertothenearestpoundorabout10percentofthecost.LondonDiningLondonusedtobehighlycriticizedforitsheavyandcommonmenuitems.NowLondonisconsideredasoneofthemostgourmetcitiesintheworlD.Andwithitsmeltingpotofculturesit’snotdifficulttoseewhy.LondonofferseverythingfrommodernBritishtoMalaysian.ForIndianfoodwesuggestvisitingthecurryhousesonBrickLanE.IfyouwantarealhighteaexperiencebookreservationsattheRitzatFortnum&MasonorattheDorchester—butbesuretodressthepart.PubcultureisstillaliveandwellsoifyouhaveahankeringforfriedfishandsaltychipsorFrenchfriesyou’llstillfindthemherE.Andforaquickbiteexchangeafewpoundsforakebabaquicksandwichorsometogosushiwhichcanbefoundinrestaurantsthroughoutthecity.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.LifeinLondonisexcitingbuttiring.B.Londonersaretraditionalandfashionconscious.C.Manywell-knownwritersliketoliveinLondon.D.CoffeeismorepopularwithLondonersthanteA.6.Theunderlinedwordhankeringinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A.desireB.respectC.preparationD.talent7.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthepassage?A.CulturE.B.Travel.C.Education.D.Entertainment.
The24solartermsoriginatedandwasfirstlyusedinChinA.ItwascreatedthousandsyearsagoonthebasisofpracticalneedsofagriculturE.AncientChinesepeopleusedittoguideagricultureproductionspecialclimatesignsandevenhealthylivingtips.Lastyearthe24solartermswasaddedtoUNESCO’sworldintangibleculturalheritagelist.NowithasbeenbroughttolifethankstoacreativedesignerfromSouthwestChina’sGuizhouprovincE.Ontheeveofthisyear’sQingmingFestivalShiChanghongreleasedhisversionofre-producedandpack-agedcharactersforeachsolartermintheformofmovingartofgifs.SincetheirinitialreleaseonZecolonMarch29thegifshavewongreatacclaimamongthegeneralpublicandquicklyengulfedsocialmediawithmillionsofhitsduringthefestivalperioD.TomaximizepublicityShireleasedhisworkinthreeforms:videoanimationandpicturewhilethebackgroundsoundsaddtothebrilliancE.WhenIwatchtheshortvideoIcanstronglyfeeltheChinese-styleelementshiddeninthem.AnditisreallycooltorejuvenateChinesetraditionalcultureinsuchauniqueway.WeChatuserXiaoFeifeisaiD.Itisreallyacomforttometoseesomanypeoplelikemylatestwork.TobehonestitwouldreallysurprisemeiftheworkdoesnotarouseasensationamongChinesepeoplE.The24solaritemsisadeeplymootedconceptthatencapsulatestheessenceofChinesewisdom.Howeveronlyasmallportionofpeopleknowallthenamesorthecorrectorderofthoseterms.MyintentionistoincreaseChinesepeople’sselfawarenesstolearnmoreaboutourtraditionalfineculturE.Actuallythe24solaritemsworkisonlyapartofmywholedesignprogram‘CharmChina’whichIstartedoverayearago.ShitoldChinaDaily.4.WhatdoyouthinktheunderlinedwordZccolreferto?A.WebsiteB.MagazineC.RadioBroadcastD.Newspaper5.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.TointroduceacreativedesignerB.Tointroducetheoriginofthe24solartermsC.TointroduceadesignprogramCharmChinaD.Tointroducethe24solaritemswork6.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtotext?A.The24solaritemsworkdesignedbyShiChanghongwasaddedtoUNESCO’sheritagelist.B.ThebackgroundsoundsoftheworkmakethevideomoreattractiveC.ItreallysurprisedShiChanghongtoseesomanypeoplelikehislatestworkD.Mostoldpeopleknowallthenamesofthecorrectorderofthe24solarterms7.Whichpartofthenewspaperdoesthetextprobablybelongto?A.TravelB.CultureC.AgricultureD.Education...
AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromanceclosetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesinglE.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeoplE.Thecomplaintsofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownassupermarketdating.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmetsinglescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyesbrownhairandis1.8meterstallorwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisParislocationsinglepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.WhentheywalkthroughthedoortheypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlovE.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquicklyandthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles.Withpurplebasketsinhandshopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopaytheycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish美化one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarketontheotherhandisconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inadditionwhatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitivesidE.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystorE.24.WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A.Thedifficultyinfindingamatch.B.Theideaofsupermarketdating.C.Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D.Theinconvenienceinshopping.25.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredinthesecondparagraph?A.ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B.ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C.Onlysinglepeoplecanshopinthesupermarket.D.Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.26.Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A.TheyscheduletheirmeetinginadvancE.B.Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C.TheypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcarE.D.Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.27.WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A.Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B.Thesupermarketdatingismorefun.C.Thesupermarketdatingismoretrustworthy.D.Thesupermarketdatingismoreeconomical.
NewYorkersandvisitorstotheBigApplewillgettoringintheLunarNewYearalsoknownasChineseNewYearintheU..S..instylewithafireworksdisplayontheHudsonRiversettomusicwrittenbyAcademyAward﹣winningcomposerTanDun.ThedisplayispartofthesecondannualHappyChineseNewYearFantasticArtChinafestivalheldinNewYorkonFebruary5﹣102016.TheChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsCAFAtheU..S..﹣ChinaCulturalInstituteandtheCulturalAssociateoftheCommitteeof100announcedthisyear'seventsonNovember18atapressconferenceattheLincolnCenter.TheFantasticArtChinafestivalwillfeaturealargerandmorediverseseriesofartisticandculturaleventsacrossNewYork'stopculturalvenues地点andlandmarksincludingtheLincolnCenterEmpireStateBuildingandJacobK..JavitsConventionCenter.Thisyear'sthemefocusesonexploringthecomplicatedrelationshipbetweensoundandimagesaidProfessorYuDingfromCAFAwhoisalsopresidentofFantasticArtChinaandinchargeofthefestival'sdesign.LunarNewYearwhichcelebratestheYearoftheMonkeyin2016isanopportunitytobringChina'smodernarttomainstreamAmericaandthefestivalservesasaninnovativeapproachtoestablishingculturalexchangebetweenChinaandNewYorkCityYusaid.UNESCOGoodwillAmbassadorTanDun'smusicisaneweditionthatwillbefeaturedatseveralvenuesincludingamajorartexhibitionattheJavitsCentereventsattheLincolnCenterandthefireworksdisplayontheHudsonwhichwilltakeplaceontheeveningofFebruary6.Fivebarges游艇ontheriverwilllaunchthefireworksdesignedbyCAFAthatwilltellastoryaboutcelebrationandconservation.WeChinesearefondofnaturesothebestwaytocelebratetheLunarNewYearistosalutewiththesoundsofnaturesuchassoundsofwaterstoneandbamboosaidTanDunatthepressconferenceAnditwillbefuntousethemusicofwaterduringthefireworkdisplay.InadditiontothefireworksaspeciallightingshowattheEmpireStateBuildingwillilluminateNewYorkCityduringtheholiday.ChineseNewYearisbeingrecognizedasapublicschoolholidayforthefirsttimeinNewYork.ChildrenfromtheNationalDanceInstitutewhichrepresents75schoolswillperformtraditionalChinesedancesattheLincolnCenterandtheJavitsCenter.AndincelebrationoftheYearoftheMonkeyeventswillfeatureaconservationmessageabouttheendangeredgoldenmonkeyinChina.28.Thethemeofthisyear'scelebrationiscenteredon.A.diversityofChinesetraditionalfestivalsB.relationshipbetweensoundandimageofnatureC.endangeredspeciesandenvironmentprotectionD.culturalexchangebetweenChinaandAmerica29.ThecomingYearoftheMonkeyistobecelebratedinNewYorkby.A.sailingontheHudsonRiveralongwithanew﹣yearspeechB.holdingaspecialconcertattheEmpireStateBuildingC.settingofffireworksandholdingaspeciallightingshowD.takingaweekoffandorganizingChinesedancecontests30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordilluminateinParA.7mostprobablymeanA.Lighten.B.Surround.C.Decorate.D.Broaden.31.Thispassageiswrittenmainlyinorderto.A.comparesometraditionalfestivalsinChinaandAmericaB.attractvisitorstoAmericaforthecomingnew﹣yearcelebrationC.strengthentheculturalco﹣operationbetweenChinaandAmericaD.reportcelebrationactivitiesfortheYearoftheMonkeyinNewYork.
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