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RockandrollmusicdevelopedintheUnitedStatesintheearlynineteen-fifties.ItwasbasedonthemusiccalledrhythmandbluesthatwasperformedbyAfricanAmericanmusicians.EarlyrockandrollsingersdevelopedtheirownkindsofmusiC.ElvisPresleyChuckBerrytheBeachBoysandBobDylanwerethemostpopularrockandrollmusiciansintheearly1960’s.AllwereAmerican.Thenin1964anewrockandrollgroupfromEnglandinvadedAmerica:theBeatles.SomepeoplesaytheBeatles’musicshookAmericalikeanearthquakE.TheBeatleschangedrockandrollforever.TheirearlysongswereinfluencedbyAmericanrockandrollmusiciansincludingChuckBerry.ButtheBeatleslookeddifferentandsoundeddifferentfromanymusicalgroupbeforethem.TheBeatlesreleasedtheirfirstalbumintheUnitedStatesin1964whenallofthetopfiverecordsinAmericawerebytheBeatles.In1967theyreleasedanalbumcalledSergeantPepper’sLonelyHeartsClubBanD.Itwasoneofthefirstconceptalbums.ThatisallthesongswerelinkedbyacommonstoryorideA.ThepopularityoftheBeatlesledthewayformorerockandrollbandsfromEnglandtobecomepopularinAmericA.TheRollingStoneswasthemostimportantofthesebands.TheRollingStonesisoneofthefewgroupsfromthe1960’sthatisstillperformingandrecordingtoday.In1965thegrouprecordedoneofitsmostfamoussongsSatisfaction.Themusicalinstrumentmostlinkedtorockandrollistheguitar.ExpertssayJimiHendrixwasoneofthemostinfluentialguitarplayersinrockandrollduringthelate1960’s.HisPurpleHazewaslikedbymanypeoplE.Bythe1970’srockandrollmusicbecameknownasrockmusiC.Itexpandedintomanynewforms.ForexampletherewascountryrockhardrockacidrockheavymetalrockPunkrockjazzrockandglitterrock.Inthemiddle1970’sexpertssayrockmusicregainedsomeoftheenergyofearlyrockandroll.BruceSpringsteenandtheE.StreetBandbecamepopularwiththeiralbumBorntoRun.Springsteen’smusicwaslikethelivelyrockandrollmusicoftheearlynineteen-sixties.Manyofhissongswereaboutsocialissues.HesangabouttheeffectsofunemploymentandthewarinVietnam.49.Themaintopicofthispassageis_______.A.thehistoryofAmericanmusicB.thedevelopmentofrockandrollmusicC.thefamousrockandrollgroupsD.thenewformsofrockandrollmusic50.WhichofthefollowingmatchesisNOTtrue?A.theBeatles—ChuckBerryB.theRollingStones—SatisfactionC.JimiHendrix—PurpleHazeD.BruceSpringsteen—BorntoRun51.Whosesongsweremainlyaboutsocialproblemslikeunemploymentandwar?A.ElvisPresley’s.B.BobDylan’s.C.JimiHendrix’s.D.Springsteen’s.52.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_______.A.oneoftheRollingStones’albumswascalledconceptB.theBeatlesandtheRollingStonesbecamepopularatthesametimeC.rockandrollmusichadmanydifferentformsatthebeginningD.rockandrollmusicprobablycamefromAfricanAmericanmusic
Subwayisalwaysmyfavoritetransportation.Tomeitismorethanjustaconvenientwaytogoarounditisalsoawayyoucanfeeltheheart-beatofacity.InShanghaiitjumpsinperfect.InParisitissilentandslow.InNewYorkitisbusybusyandbusy.DuringrushhourinNewYorkitwillbefullofpeoplE.You’dbetterbecarefulwhichstairsyouareusing.Ifyougowrongdon’tbesurprisedifsomeonecallsidiotanddon’tbeshytocallback.Thetrainsherearelikeworkingbeesrunningwithintheday’senormousundergroundsystem.TheyliveinthedarkallyearlongbreathinghardtogetherwithshamelessNYratsandtrash.Insummertheundergroundisnastysincethereisnoairconditioning.Howeveritcanbestreetperformers’favoriteinwinter---drywarmfitssowellwiththefreecreativeatmospherE.Theycanbebandsdoingmusicordancewithinstrumentsorvoices.Therewasayoungmanmakingstormlikeintense强烈的musicbyhittingsomebucketswithhands.Therewasalsoabandofthreeblackmensingingtogetherwiththeirpurevoices.ItisNewYorkCity.YouareexpectingtoseethoseperformersindifferentcolorsagesdoingallsortsofstufffromChineseErhutoAfricandrums.Itislikearomancebetweenasmallbeautifulballaddanceragiantironcoldwrestler.LatenightwheneverythingdiesdownthetrainsarestillrunningbutpickingupfewerandfewerpeoplE.Theyarelikethecitytootoughtofeellonelytoofocusedtostopworking.56.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat__________.A.theauthoroftentravelswithhisfamilybysubway.B.theauthortravelsinacityonlybysubway.C.subwayoftenpresentstheculturalbackgroundofacity.D.bigcitieshavebuiltsubwaystoreducetrafficpressurE.57.Ifyoudon’tusetherightstairsintheundergroundstationyouwill____________.A.befinedbythepolicemanB.missthesubwayyou’lltakE.C.belookeddownonbyNewYorkersD.belaughedatbyNewYorkers58.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat___________A.artisNYCsubway’sbestrewardtothetravelers.B.nobodylikestostayintheundergroundinsummer.C.travelersdon’tlikethemusicfromtheundergrounD.D.onlyfolkmusiccanbeenjoyedintheunderground59.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheThoughtfromNYCSubwayB.BadExperiencesinNYCSubwayC.TheTraininNYCSubwayD.A.GlimpseofNYCSubway
Socialnetworkingisn’tonlyfortheunder40s.Morethan25percentofAmericans50yearsandolderstayconnectedusingsitessuchasFacebookMySpaceandTwitteraccordingtonewresearch.ThelatestdatatellsusthatmoreandmoresocialnetworkingisbecomingapartofeverydaylifeforAmericans50plussaidKevinDonnellanthechiefcommunicationsofficeratAARPwhichreleasedthereport.NearlyaquarterofolderAmericansareonFacebookand73percentsaidtheyuseittostayintouchwithrelativesbutnotjusttheirchildrenandgrandchildren.TheyareusingtheInternettokeepupwiththeworldandthepeoplewhoareimportanttothemsaidJeanKoppentheauthorofthereport.SheaddedthatolderadultsarealsoonFacebooktostayconnectednotonlywiththeirfamilybutwiththeirfriendsandthoseinthesameagegroup.Almost50percentofolderadultswereintroducedtothesocialnetworkingsitesbyafamilymembermainlyachildorgrandchilD.Justunderone-fifthofadultsaged50andoldersaytheydonotusetheInternetaccordingtothereport.Thefindingsarebasedonatelephonesurveyof1863adults.InadditiontokeepinguponFacebookandTwitterolderadultsareawareofthelatesttechnology.Eighty-threepercenthadheardabouttheAppleiPadand11percentintendedtobuyonE.DespitethepopularityoftheInternetamongtheover50stheystillmostlygotoprintnewspapersandmagazinesfornews.Onlyonepercentsaidtheyfollowedblogs.49.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Socialnetworkingisn’tfortheunder40sintheU.S.A.B.Americanoldpeople’swayoflifeisquitefashionablE.C.SocialnetworkingisbecomingpopularamongolderAmericans.D.FacebookMySpaceandTwitterarethemostpopularwebsitesintheUS.50.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.85%ofAmericans50pluschoosetheInternetoverprintmediA.B.About460peopleinthetelephonesurveyoftenuseFacebook.C.About20%ofadultsaged50plushaveaccesstotheInternet.D.ThreequartersofthepeoplesurveyedgottoknowtheInternetthroughtheirfamily.51.Fromthetextitcanbeconcludedthat______.A.manyolderAmericansareopen-mindedaboutnewdevelopmentsB.KevinDonnellanapprovesofthischangeamongolderAmericansC.YoungpeopleshouldintroducetheirelderstonewtechnologyD.Inahightechageitisdifficulttoavoidsocialnetworking52.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.Anovel.B.A.newspaper.C.AtechnologyguidE.D.A.student’sresearchpaper
Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.A.mangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.HispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvancE.Heknowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock有现货的thesalesmanpromptlyproducesitandthebusinessoftryingitonfollowsatoncE.Allbeingwellthedealcanbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminuteswithhardlyanychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.Foramanslightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewantsordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.InthatcasethesalesmanasthenameimpliestriestosellthecustomersomethingelseheoffersthenearesttothearticlerequireD.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstituteimpolitely;hedoessowithskill:Iknowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwantsirbutwouldyouliketotryitforsize?IthappenstobethecoloryoumentioneD.Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatmentandtheusualresponseis:ThisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsizebutIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.HershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneeD.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewantsandsheisonlyhavingalookround.Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion;indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsherevenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokesmostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdressesawomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanothertoandfrooftenretracingherstepsbeforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.ItisalaboriousprocessbutapparentlyanenjoyableonE.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.46.Theunderlinedsentencethepriceisasecondaryconsiderationinthefirstparagraphmeanswhenamanisshopping______.A.hebuysgoodqualitythingssolongastheyarenottoodearB.hebuyswhateverhelikeswithoutconsideringitsvalueC.hedoesnotmindhowmuchhehastopayfortherightthingsD.heoftenbuysthingswithoutgivingthematterproperthought.47.Whatdoesamandowhenhecannotgetexactlywhathewants?A.Hebuysasimilarthingbecauseofthecolorhewants.B.Heusuallydoesnotbuyanything.C.Atleasttwoofhisrequirementsmustbemetbeforehebuys.D.Solongasthestyleisrighthebuysthething.48.Whatisthemostobviousdifferencebetweenmenandwomenshoppers?A.Mendonottryclothesoninashopwhilewomendo.B.Womenbargainfortheirclothesbutmendonot.C.Thetimetheytakeoverbuyingclothes.D.Mengoshoppingbasedonneedbutwomennever.
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MySpacethesocialnetworkingwebsiteisdifferentfromotherwebsiteswhichonlyprovidestoriesaboutotherpeoplE.MySpaceisaplacethatallowsyoutobroadcastyourownstoriesandpersonalinformationtoasmanypeopleasyoulikE.StartedtwoyearsagoitisabigsourceofinformationforandaboutAmericankids.Teenagersandtheirparentsfeelverydifferentlyaboutit.Teensarerushingtojointhesitenotsharingtheirparents'worries.ItsignalsyetanothergenerationgapinthedigitalerA.数字时代Forteenagersitisreliablenetworktokeepintouchwiththeirfriends.Theywilloftenlisttheirsurnamesbirthdaysafterschooljobsschoolclubshobbiesandotherpersonalinformation.MySpaceisaneasywaytoreachjustabouteveryonE.Idon'thaveallthephonenumbersofallmyacquaintances熟人.ButifIwanttogetintouchwithoneofthemIcouldjustleavethemamessageonMySpacE.saidAbbyVanWassen.SheisasixteenyearoldstudentatWoodlandHillsHighofPittsburghPennsylvaniA.ParentsontheotherhandareseriouslyconcernedaboutthesecurityproblemsofMySpacE.EverytimeweholdaparentsmeetingthefirstquestionisalwaysaboutMySpacesaidKentGateswhotravelsthecountrydoingInternetsafetyseminars研讨会.TheNationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildrenhasreceivedatleast288MySpacerelatedcomplaintsaccordingtoMaryBethBuchananalawyerinPittsburgh.YourprofileonMySpaceshowsallyourpersonalinformationtoanyoneontheWeB.AndMySpaceevenliststhisinformationbybirthplaceandagE.It'slikeafreechecklist清单fortroublemakersanditendangerschildrenBuchanansaiD.47.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatMySpace________.A.bringsaboutthegenerationgapB.isverycarefulaboutpeople'sprivacyC.encouragesyoutolistyourpersonalinformationD.liststhetelephonenumbersofyourfriends48.WhyaresomeparentsagainstMySpace?A.BecauseMySpacehasabadinfluenceontheirchildren.B.Becausetheydon'twanttopaysomuchmoneyforMySpacE.C.Becauseittakesuptoomuchoftheirchildren'ssparetimE.D.BecausetroublemakerscaneasilyapproachtheirchildrenthroughthesitE.49.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsMySpaceis________.A.negativeB.positiveC.optimisticD.objective50.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.InternetsafetyB.MySpaceC.GenerationgapD.Thedigitalera
ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareourcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Ilookeddownatthecounterandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedherWhatdoyoudo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’srightsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.Thereisnowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.AfterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackupcomputerIsaidLet’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?Theyarestillflyingaren’tthey?Ican’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashington.IsuggesteD.Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Iwouldn’tknowshesaidpointingatthedeskscreen.OnlyITknows.Itcan’ttellmE.BythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlinE.Thewordssoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeoplewentsomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.46.Theworddowninthesentence‘Ourcomputerisdown.’means_____________.A.fallingB.downcastC.dropD.dead47.Thebesttitleofthearticleis_________.A.AskingtheComputerB.TheComputeroftheAirportC.TheMostFrighteningWordsD.WhentheComputerIsDown48.Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions.B.Shecoulddonothing.C.Shecouldsellaticket.D.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.
Vampires吸血鬼Vampirestoriesgobackthousandsofyears.TheactswenowassociatewithvampiressuchasrisingfromthegraveanddrinkingbloodwerepopularizedbyeasternEuropeanstories.Mostearlyculturescreatedstoriestoexplainthingstheydidn’tunderstanD.ForexamplehairandnailscontinuetogrowafterpeoplediewhichhasalreadybeenprovedpossiblebymodernsciencE.Thesefactswereunknowntomostpeopleinthe19thcenturyhowever.AsaresultthelegendssurroundingsuchmysterieswerekeptalivE.CountDracula.In1897IrishwriterBramStoker’snovelDraculawaspublishedspreadingthevampirestoriestoamassaudiencE.InthenoveltheCountDraculaofTransylvaniaa500-year-oldvampirehasdrunkhiscountrydryandmustmovetoEnglandinsearchofnewvictims.DraculameanssonofthedragonorsonofthedevilinRomaniA.Werewolf.Thestoryofahalf-manhalf-wolfbeastisasoldasthatofvampiresandalmostasvarieD.Inmostwerewolfstorieshoweverabeastwouldsilentlyentersettlementsatnightandstealayoungchildorananimal.Themostcommonexplanationofwerewolfstoriesisthatthebeastwasusuallyanordinarywolf.Thegeneticdisorderwhichcausestoomuchbodyhairmayalsohavehelpedtopopularizethestory.Frankenstein.ThisisafictionalscientistcreatedbyBritishwriterMaryShellyin1818.DrFrankensteinlivesinacastleandissoaddictedtomakinglivingbeingsfrompartsofdeadbodiesthatherefusestomarry.ThestoryofFrankensteinmayhavebeenplantedinShelly’smindsinceshevisitedCastleFrankensteininGermanywhereanalchemist炼金术士triedtodoexperimentswiththeaimofmakingpeoplelivelonger.TheInvisibleMan.InHGWells’1897storyayoungscientistcalledGriffinmanagestomakehimselfinvisiblE.Buthecannotfindawaytobecomevisibleagain.HethenwantstomakeuseofhissuperpowerbutfinallyhasgonemaD.Wells’taleowesagreatdebttoGreekphilosopherPlato’sbookRepubliC.36.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe________.A.OriginsofGhostsB.TalesofHorrorC.ExcitingStoriesD.ScienceFictions37.Thepeopleinthe19thcenturydidNOTknow_________.A.whyvampiresdrankbloodB.whydeadpeoplerosefromthegraveC.thatvampiresalwayskepttheirnailsD.thathaircouldcontinuetogrowafterpeopledied38.Whatdomostofthewerewolfstorieshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A.ThebeastoftensilentlyenteredsettlementsatnightandstolealittlechilD.B.Thewerewolfwasingeneticdisorderandsohadalotofbodyhair.C.AnordinarywolfwouldentersettlementsatnightandstealachilD.D.Thebeastwassometimesahalf-manandsometimesahalf-wolf.
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Atpresenttimerollerskating滑旱冰iseasyandfun.Butmanyyearsagoitwasn’teasyatall.Before1750peoplenevertriedskatingonwheels.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin’sworkwasmakinginstruments工具.Inhisfreetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.Merlinwasamanwithmanyideasandmanydreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtogotoanimportantparty.HewasverypleasedandalittleexciteD.AsthedayofthepartycamenearMerlinbegantothink.Hewantedtofindawaytomakeawonderfulentranceattheparty.MerlinhadanideA.Hethoughtthathewouldattractmuchattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll滚动.FinallyhedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoE.Thesewerethefirstrollerskateshoes.Merlinwasveryproudofthem.Hedreamedofarrivingatthepartyandskatingintotheroomwhileplayingtheviolin.HewassurethateveryonewouldbeverysurpriseD.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasreallysurprisedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskating.Herolledonplayingtheviolin.ThenwithalleyesonhimMerlinhitintoahugemirroronthewall.ThemirrorbrokeintomanypieceswithaveryloudnoisE.NobodyforgotMerlin’swonderfulentranceafterthat.56.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatpeoplebegantoskateonwheelsfrom1750becauseof_______.A.itisveryeasyB.itisveryexcitingC.JosephMerlin’sinstrumentsD.itisverypopular57.PeoplecalledMerlinadreamerbecause___________.A.hesleptanddreamedalotB.hewasfullofdifferentideasanddreamsC.heinventedthefirstrollerskatesD.healwaysmadepeople’sdreamscometrue58.___________madeMerlinthinkofskatingonwheels.A.Merlin’sworkB.Merlin’sviolinC.AhugemirrorD.Animportantparty59.WhatwasMerlin’sproblemafterherolledintotheroom?A.Hecouldn’tstophisroller-skating.B.Hecouldn’tattractalotofattention.C.Everyonewassurprisedathim.D.Hecouldn’tplaytheviolinwhilerolling.60.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.JosephMerlin’sStoryB.HowRollerSkatingWasInventedC.A.SurprisingEntrancetothePartyD.Violinandrollerskating
TheNationalParkServiceintheUnitedStateswillmarkitsonehundredthanniversaryin2016.AsitnearsitssecondcenturytheParkServiceplanstoincreaseitseducationalprogramsforstudentsandteachers.Theplansincludetransportationsupportforonehundredthousandstudentseachyeartovisitnationalparkstolearnaboutnatureandhistory.Yellowstoneisbelievedtohavebeentheworld'sfirstnationalparkwhenitwasestablishedin1872.OtherstudentswillgetachancetoseeparksinfarawayplacesthroughSkypeandotheronlineprograms.TheNationalParkServicealsoworkswithpartnerstoprovideeducation.OneofitspartnersisanonprofitorganizationcalledNatureBridgE.NatureBridgeiscelebratingitsfortiethanniversaryandsaysonemillionyoungpeoplehavetakenpartinitsprograms.Theorganizationworkswithstudentsfromkindergartenthroughtwelfthgradeandusesnationalparksasitsclassrooms.ItprovidesfieldscienceprogramsatYosemiteNationalParkandfourotherlocationsinCaliforniaandthenorthwesternstateofWashington.NowNatureBridgeislaunchinganEastCoastcenterwithafour-million-dollargrantfromGooglE.TheprogramwillbegininAprilatthePrinceWilliamForestParkinVirginiA.StudentsstayforthreetofivedaysinNatureBridgeprograms.Theactivitiesareaimedatdevelopingtheirscienceskills.ForexampletheylearnaboutdifferentsoilsandstudywaterqualityunderamicroscopE.JasonMorrisisexecutivevicepresidentofNatureBridgE.Hesayswhentheyarenotsleepingeatingorinalaboratorythestudentsspendtheirtimeoutdoors.JuliaWashburnisassociatedirectorofeducationandinterpretationfortheNationalParkServicE.Shesaysinatimeofbudgetcutstheagencyhastofindwaystostillmeetitsgoals.Ms.WashburnsaysoneofthemostimportantservicesthattheParkServiceprovideseverydayisnatureinterpretation.Parkrangers公园管理员trytomakevisitingtheoutdoorsmoremeaningful.Interpretationisaformofinformaleducation.Essentiallyitisawordthatweuseforthepeopleinparksthatexplaintheparkorhelporient确定方向you.Soparkrangersareinterpreters.TheyorientyoutotheplaceyouareinandhelpyoumakeconnectionsemotionalandintellectualconnectionswiththeplacE.72.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutNatureBridgeisNOTcorrect?A.It’sanorganizationworkingtogetherwithNationalParkServicetoprovideeducation.B.SomeoftheactivitiesheldbyNatureBridgearefinanciallysupportedbyGooglE.C.Studentsfromkindergartentocollegecansignupfortheorganization’sactivities.D.It’sgoingtocutdownbudgetfortheactivitiesbecauseofeconomichardtimes.73.InwhichnationalparkwilltheprogrambyEastCoastcentrestart?A.YellowstoneNationalParkB.PrinceWilliamForestParkC.YosemiteNationalParkD.NotmentionedinthepassagE.74.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Nationalparksareusedasoutdoorclassroomsforstudents.B.StudentsarecalledontojoinNatureBridgE.C.SomefamousnationalparksinUSareattractivetostudents.D.Parkrangersmakevisitingparksmoreinteresting.75.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectstructureofthewholepassage?Para=paragraphA.B.C.D.
LandArtsometimesreferredtoasEarthArtorEarthworksisaformofartwhichinvolvesusingphysicallandscapestocreatearttakingartoutofthemuseumandintotheoutsideworlD.ModernLandArtmovementreallygotgoinginthe1960swhenAmericanartistsbegancreatingLandArtonalargescalE.TodayworksofmodernLandArtcanbeseenallovertheworldsometimesrightalongsidemucholderpiecesofLandArtcreatedbypeoplewholivedthousandsofyearsago.Landartwhichisnotnecessarilyunchangeablecantakeanumberofforms.Forexamplein1970RobertSmithsoncreatedtheSpiralJetty螺旋码头madeofacollectionofstonesandmudintheGreatSaltLakE.TheAmericanartistmadealargejettyinaspiralshapewhichsticksoutintothewatersofthelakE.ReshapingthelandscapeisacommonfeatureofLandArt.Itcanbecreatedbymovingcomponents组分arounD.PeoplecanalsoaddthingstotheenvironmenttocreateLandArtlikesaltwhichisaddedtotheSpiralJetty.Itispossibletouseplants.InallcasesLandArtisimmovablE.LandArtisdesignedtoevolve逐步形成changeandeventuallydecay衰落.That'soneofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenLandArtandmostoftheartoneseesinthemuseums.Someworksofartcanexistonlyforafewhoursordays.Othersareexposedtorainandwindsothattheyevolveanddecayovertimewhichispartoftheattractivenessintheeyesoftheartist.45.FromParagraph1wecanlearnthat________.A.LandArtaimstogetpeopleinterestedinnatureB.AmericanartistswerethefirsttocreateLandArtC.LandArtwasthemostpopularartinthe1960sD.peoplehavebeencreatingLandArtforthousandsofyears46.AllofthefollowingareusedtodesigntheSpiralJettyEXCEPT________.A.stonesB.plantsC.saltD.mud47.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertSmithson?A.HeisanAmericanartist.B.HeisapioneerincreatingLandArt.C.HecreatedthemostfamousLandArt.D.HelivesneartheGreatSaltLakE.48.FromthepassageweknowLandArt_______.A.cannotexistforeverB.canbemovedeverywhereC.canbecreatedinafewhoursD.can’tbechangedoncecreated
Volunteersasanessentialpartofasuccessfulworldexpositionareamajorchannelforthepublictoparticipateinserveandsharetheworldexpositionandameanstoshowcasetheimageofthehostcountryandcity.ThefollowinginformationisaboutthevolunteerfortheWorldExposition2010ShanghaiChina.I..BasicRequirementsforVolunteers●BewillingtoparticipateinvoluntaryservicesofExpo2010;●Agelimit:ExpoSitevolunteersmustbebornbeforeApril301992andExpoCityVoluntaryServiceStationvolunteersbeforeApril301994;●ObeythelawsandregulationsofthePRC;●BeabletoparticipateintrainingandrelevantactivitiesbeforetheopeningofExpo2010;●Possessnecessaryknowledgeandskillsneededbytheposition;●Beingoodhealthtomeettherequirementsofcorrespondingvoluntarypositions.II.FurtherInformationforVolunteers●SourceResidentsofChinesemainlandHongKongMacauandTaiwanaswellasoverseasChineseandforeignerscanallapplytobethevolunteers.●SignupmethodsApplicantsmayloginontotheofficialwebsitesforonlinesignup.TheymayalsoconsultorconnectwiththeExpoVolunteerStations.●TimeMay1-December312009Ⅲ.VolunteerTrainingVolunteertrainingincludesgeneraltrainingspecialtrainingandpositiontraining.Generaltrainingiscarriedoutthroughinternetwhilespecialtrainingandpositiontrainingareprovidedthroughclassroomlecturesandfieldpractice.IV.VolunteerTypes●ExpoSitevolunteersrefertothoseofferingvoluntaryservicestovisitorsandtheOrganizerintheExpoSitemainlyincludinginformationvisitorflowmanagementreceptiontranslationandinterpretationassistanceforthedisabledandassistanceinmediaserviceeventandconferenceorganizationand.volunteermanagement.●InformationboothvolunteersarestationedintheExpo'sinformationboothsatkeytransportationcenterscommercialoutletstouristattractionsrestaurantshotelsandculturaleventplacesoutsidetheExpoSite.Theyofferservicesincludinginformationtranslationinterpretationandevenfirstaid.60.IfyouwereborninApril1993wherecanyoubeavolunteer?A.IntheExpoCity.B.Inthehostcountry.C.IntheExpoSite.D.InChinesemainland61.WhichofthetrainingwillbedoneontheInternet?A.Positiontraining.B.Generaltraining.C.Classroomtraining.D.Specialtraining.62.Whichofthefollowingserviceisofferedbyinformationboothvolunteers?A.Visitorflowmanagement.B.HelpingthedisabledC.Assistanceinmediaservice.D.EmergencyFirstaid.
Differentcountriesanddifferentpeoplehavedifferentmanners.Wemustfindouttheircustomssothattheywillnotthinkusill-mannereD.Herearesomeexamplesofthethingsthatawell-manneredpersondoesordoesnotdo.IfyouvisitaChinesefamilyyoushouldknockatthedoorfirst.Whenthedooropensyou'llnotmovebeforethehostsaysComeinplease!.Afteryouentertheroomyouwouldn’tsitdownuntilthehostasksyoutotakeaseat.Whenacupofteaisputonatea-tablebeforeyouorsenttoyourhandyou’llsayThankyouandreceiveitwithyourtwohandsnotonehandorthey'llthinkyouareill-mannereD.BeforeenteringahouseinJapanitisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoes.InEuropeancountrieseventhoughshoessometimesbecomeverydirtythisisnotdonE.InaMalay马来西亚的houseaguestneverfinishesthefoodonthetablE.Heleavesalittletoshowthathehashadenough.InEnglandaguestalwaysfinishesadrinkorthefoodtoshowthathehasenjoyedit.ThiswillmakethehostespeciallythehostesspleaseD.61.InChinawhenthehostopensthedoor____beforehesaysComeinplease!A.youwon'tleaveB.youwon'twalkC.youwon'tstandinfrontofhimD.youwon'tgetin62.InEuropeancountries____whenyougetintoahousE.A.youneedn'ttakeoffyourshoesB.youmusttakeoffyourdirtyshoesC.youarenotallowedtoweardirtyshoesD.youshouldputoncleanshoes63.InaMalayhouseaguestleavesalittlefoodtoshowthat____.A.hehasenjoyeditB.heisquitefullC.heisnothungryatallD.heneedssomedrink
TheAmericanpopulationwasthetallestintheworldfromabouttheAmericanRevolutiontoWorldWarⅡ―that’salongtimE.TheU.S.hadaveryresourcerichenvironmentwithgamefishandwildlifE.InfactwehavedataondisadvantagedpeopleinAmericasuchasslaves.Theywereobviouslyamongthemostmistreatedpopulationsintheworldbutgiventheresourceabundanceandgiventhefactthattheslaveownersneededtheirworktheyhadtobefedrelativelyfairlywell.SotheslavesweretallerthanEuropeanpeasants.It’snowonderthatEuropeanswerejustfloodingtoAmericA.AmericanstodayarenolongerthetallestpeopleintheworlD.AfterWorldWarⅡmanyWesternandNorthernEuropeancountriesbegantoadoptfavorablesocialpolicies.Thereisuniversalhealthinsuranceinmostofthesesocieties―thatofcoursemakesadifferenceinhealthcarE.YoucanalsoconsiderincomeinequalityintheU.S.sincepeoplewhoareatthelowendofthetotempole图腾柱haveconsiderableadversitymakingendsmeet.IsuspectthedifferenceinheightbetweenAmericansandEuropeansisduetobothdietandhealthcarE.Americanstodaysufferfromanadditionalproblem:obesity肥胖.Ifchildrenaretoowellnourishedthenthey’renotabletogrowbest.Therearecertainhormones荷尔蒙thatcontrolthestartoftheadolescent青春期的growthandthestartofadolescencE.Nutritionisoneofthefactorsalongwithgeneticandhormonaloneswhichareassociatedwiththestartofpuberty青春期.Andifpubertycomestooearlythentheyouthwillpeakoutsoonerandwillnotbecomeastallinadulthoodassomeonewhohadbetternutrition.Alsotheoverloadofcarbohydratesandfatsinafastfooddietmayhinder阻碍theconsumptionofmicronutrientsnecessarytogrowth.63.ThewordgameinParagraph1refersto______.A.richnaturalresourcesB.sportseventstobeheldC.activitiesplayedbykidsD.animalshuntedforfood64.SlavesinAmericaweretallerthanEuropeanpeasantsbecause______.A.theywerebadlytreatedB.theydidnotdofarmworkC.theyhadenoughfoodtoeatD.theyenjoyedbetterhealthcare65.Itisimpliedinthesecondparagraphthat______.A.EuropeanscouldmakemoremoneythanAmericansB.welfarehelpsEuropeansgrowtallerthanAmericansC.averageAmericansusedtobeshorterthanEuropeansD.peopleonthetotempoleareleadingacomfortablelife66.AccordingtothethirdparagraphoverweightchildrenintheU.S______.A.tendtoeatmorefoodtogrowtallerB.willfailtogrowintoanidealheightC.willgrowtallerthanaveragechildrenD.tendtohavebetternutritionforgrowth
IntheUnitedStatesitisnotusualtotelephone.someoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyillthedaywhileheisshavingorhavingbreakfastthetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Soiliswiththetelephonecallsmadeafter11:00lm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghourshemaythinkthatit'samatteroflifeanddeath.ThetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportancE.Inraciallifetimeplaysaveryimportantpart.IlltheUSAgueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyreachesthemonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydatE.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworlditmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.ThemeaningoftimeisnotthesameindifferentpartsoftheworlD.Thusmisunderstandingsbegintoexistbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently;beingontimeisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlifeforexamplE.IfpeoplearenotontimetheymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsiblE.IntheUSAnoonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessfriendforanhour;itwouldbetooimpolitE.A.personwhois5minuteslateisexpectedtomakeashortapology.Ifheislessthan5minuteslatehewillsayafewwordsofexplanationthoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentencE.63.A.callatmidnightwouldmeanA.thematterislessimportantB.thematterisleastimportantC.thematterrequiresimmediateattentionD.itisamatteroflifeanddeath64.AccordingtothepassagetimecarriesmeaningsinallpartsoftheworlD.A.the.sameB.differentC.similarD.secret65.InthepassagetheauthorsuggeststhatinvitationcardsshouldbesentA.threeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateinallculturesB.threeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateinsomeculturesC.twoweeksbeforethepartydateintheUSAD.atyourchosentime66.ThebesttitleforthispassageisA.TheVoicesofTimeB.TheSavingofTimeC.TheimportanceofanAnnouncementD.TimeIsMoney
Tourismwasn’tasimportantasitistoday.Inthepastonlypeoplewithagooddealofmoneycouldtravelonholidaystoothercountries.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecausethereisagrowingmiddleclassinmanypartsoftheworld;thatistosaypeoplenowhavemoremoneyfortravel.Specialplanefares费用fortouristsmaketravellessexpensiveandmoreattractivethaneverbeforE.Onepersondoesn’ttravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.TheyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtotastenewfooD.Tourismcausesmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.There’renewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.59.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecause______________.A.peoplehavebecomeinterestedintravelingB.travelingtodayiseasierthaninthepastC.peoplenowhavesparemoneyfortravelD.greatchangeshavetakenplaceintheworld60.Whatmakestravelmoreattractivethanbefore?ATravelbyairtoothercountriesismuchcheapertoday.BMoreguidesarebeingtrainedtoshowbeautifulspots.CModerntelegraphlinesmaketravellessexpensivE.DNewhotelsandrestaurantshavebeenbuilt.61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?ATourismwon’tbringanychangesinpeople’sminds.BPeoplehavesometroubleinmakingjourney.CWiththedevelopmentoftourismgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinmanypartsintheworlD.DTourismcausesonlysomechangesinclothing.62.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheChangeofTourismB.TourismC.TheImportanceofTourismD.TheCauseofTourismChange
WhenIwassevenmyfathergavemeaTimexmyfirstwatch.Iloveditworeitforyearsandhaven’thadanotheronesinceitstoppedtickingadecadeago.Why?BecauseIdon’tneedonE.IhaveamobilephoneandI’malwaysnearsomeonewithaniPodorsomethinglikethat.Allthesedevices装置tellthetime—whichiswhyifyoulookaroundyou’llseelotsofemptywrists;salesofwatchestoyoungadultshavebeengoingdownsince2007.Butwhilethewisehaverealizedthattheydon’tneedthemothers—apparentlyincludingsomedistinguishedmenofourtime—arespendingtotalfortunesonthem.BrandssuchasRolexPatekPhilippeandBreitlingcommandshockingpricesupto£250.000forapiecE.Thisisridiculous.Expensivecarsgofasterthancheapcars.Expensiveclotheshangbetterthancheapclothes.Butthesedaysallwatchestellthetimeaswellasallotherwatches.Expensivewatchescomewithextrafunctions—butwhoneedsthem?Howoftendoyoudiveto300metresintotheseaorneedtofindyourdirectionintheareaaroundtheSouthPole?Sowhypaythatmuchoffiveyears’schoolfeesforwatchesthatallowyoutodothesethings?IfjusticeweredonetheSwisswatchindustryshouldhavecloseddownwhentheJapanesediscoveredhowtomakeaccuratewatchesforafive-poundnotE.InsteadtheSwissreinventedthewatchwiththeaidofmillionsofpounds’worthofadvertisingasamessageaboutthemanwearingit.Rolexesareforthosewhospendtheirweekendsclimbingicymountains;aPatekPhilippeisforonefromarichornoblefamily;aBreitlingsuggestsyouliketopilotplanesacrosstheworlD.Watchesarenowclassifiedasinvestments投资.A.1994Philipperecentlysoldfornearly£350000whilethe1960sRolexeshavegonefrom£15000to£30000plusinayear.Butawatchisnotaninvestment.It'satoyforself-satisfactionamatteroffashion.Pricesmaykeepgoingup—they’vebeenrisingfor15years.Butwhenfashionmovesontheownerofthat£350000beautywillsuddenlyfindhisprideandjoyisnomoreagoodinvestmentthanmychildhoodTimex.73.Itseemsridiculoustothewriterthat_______________.A.peopledive300metersintotheseaB.expensiveclothessellbetterthancheaponesC.cheapcarsdon’trunasfastasexpensiveonesD.expensivewatcheswithunnecessaryfunctionsstillsell74.WhatcanbelearnedaboutSwisswatchindustryfromthepassage?A.It’shardfortheindustrytobeatitscompetitors.B.Ittargetsrichpeopleasitspotentialcustomers.C.Itwastesahugeamountofmoneyinadvertising.D.It’seasyfortheindustrytoreinventcheapwatches.75.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Watches?NotforMe!B.MyChildhoodTimexC.TimexorRolex?D.Watches—aValuableCollection
HappyAprilFool'sDay.Incelebrationofthedaywehaveputtogetheralistofsomeofthegreatesthoaxesinhistory.Theyaretheliesthathavebeendesignedforinnocentpeoplewhoarereadytobelievethem.INSTANTCOLORTVIn1962therewasonlyoneTVchannelinSwedenandinbroadcastinblackandwhitE.Thestation'stechnicalexpertKjellStenssonappearedonthenewstoannouncethatthankstoanewlydevelopedtechnologyallviewerscouldnowquicklyandeasilytransformtheirexistingsetstodisplaycolorreception.AlltheyhadtodowaspullanylonstockingovertheirTVscreenandtheywouldbegintoseetheirfavoriteshowsincolor.Reportedlyhundredsofthousandsofpeopleweretakenin.ActualcolorTVtransmissiononlystartedtoappearinSwedenonApril11970.SANSERRIFFEIn1977theBritishnewspaperTheGuardianpublishedaspecialseven-pagesupplement增刊inhonorofthetenthanniversaryofSanSerriffeasmallrepubliclocatedintheIndianOcean.A.seriesofarticlesaffectionatelydescribedthegeographyandcultureofthisunknownnation.TheGuardian'sphonesrangalldayasreadersaskedformoreinformationaboutthebeautifulholidayspot.Fewnoticedthateverythingabouttheislandwasmadeup.NIXONFORPRESIDENTIn1992AmericanNationalPublicRadio'sTalkoftheNationprogramannouncedthatRichardNichardNixoninasurprisemovewasrunningforPresidentagain.HisnewcampaignsloganwasIdidn'tdoanythingwrongandIwon'tdoitagain.Accompanyingthisannouncementwereaudioclips片断ofNixondeliveringhiselectionspeech.Listenersrespondedimmediatelytotheannouncementfloodingtheshowwithcallsexpressingshockandanger.OnlyduringthesecondhalfoftheshowdidthehostJohnHockenberryrevealthattheannouncementwasapracticaljokeNixon'svoicewascopiedbycomedianRichLittlE.68.WhichofthefollowingwesterncountriesisNOTmentionedinthetext?A.IndiaB.theUKC.theUnitedStatesD.Sweden69.Whoworkedasahostontheradio?A.KjellStenssonB.RichLittleC.RichardNixonD.JohnHockenberry70.WhendidthesmallrepublicSanSerriffecomeintobeing?A.In1962B.In1977C.In1992D.Never71.Wherecanweprobablyreadthisarticle?A.InanaD.B.InamagazineC.InanovelD.Inanewsreport
Forcenturiesshipsbecameisolatedassoonastheywereoutofsightofshoresandofotherships.ThismeantthatifashipmetwithanyproblemswhileatseatheywouldsinkwithoutanyoneknowingtheirfatE.ThisisolationendedupwiththeinventionofthewirelesstelegraphandMorsecodE.By1904manytransatlanticshipshadwirelesstelegraphonboarD.RealizinganeedforawidelyrecognizeddistresscallthelettersCQDbecamethefirstdistresscall.Butatthattimedifferentcountriesuseddifferentdistresscalls.AttheRadioandTelegraphicConferenceheldinBerlinin1906itwasnotedthatthereneededtobeaninternationallyagreeduponandrecognizedsignalfordistress.NolongershouldGreatBritainuseCQDwhileGermanyusedSOE.AftermuchdiscussionthelettersSOSwereagreedupon.AlthoughmanyhavelaterstatedthatthelettersstandforSaveOurShipSaveOurSoulsorSinkOrSwimitisnotwhatthestatementsmean.AfterbeingagreeduponattheRadioandTelegraphicConferencetheMorsecodesignalofthreedotsthreedashesandthenthreedotssenttogetherwithoutspacingwentintoeffectastheinternationalsignalfordistress2yearslater.TheletterswerechosenbecausetheMorsecodeofthreedotsthreedashesandthreedotswaseasytorecognizeandpeoplewereabletomakeasfewmistakesaspossiblewhensendingit.AlthoughofficiallytheinternationalsignalfordistresswasSOSmanypeoplestillusedtheoldsignalofCQD.Evenin1912whentheTitanicbegantosinkitsradiooperatorfirstsenttheCQDdistresssignal.ThenanotheroperatorsuggestedalsosendingthenewSOSsignal.IttookseveralyearsforSOStoreplacetheoldsignal.56.SOSwentintoeffectastheinternationalsignalfordistressin__________.A.1904B.1906C.1912D.190857.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectMorsecodeforSOS?A.•••△△△•••B.‐‐‐○○○‐‐‐C.•••‐‐‐•••D.‐‐‐•••‐‐‐58.TheTitanicsentdistresssignalsbyusing_____________.A.bothCQDandSOSB.neitherCQDnorSOSC.eitherCQDorSOSD.nothingbutSOS59.Thispassagemainlytalksabout___________.A.whypeoplemistookSOSforSaveOurShipB.whenSOSwasinventedastheinternationaldistresssignalC.howSOSwasacceptedastheinternationaldistresssignalD.whytheoldsignalofCQDwasgivenup
ForgetTwitterandFacebookGoogleandtheKindlE.TelevisionisstillthemostinfluentialmediumarounD.Indeedformanyofthepoorestregions地区oftheworlditremainsthenextbigthing—finallybecomesgloballyavailablE.AndthatisagoodthingbecausetheTVrevolutionischanginglivesforthebetter.Acrossthedevelopingworldaround45%offamilieshadaTVin1995;by2005thenumberhadclimbedabove60%.ThatissomewaybehindtheU.S.wheretherearemoreTVsthanpeopleandwherepeoplenoweasilygetaccesstotheInternet.Fivemillionmorefamiliesinsub-SaharanAfricawillgetaTVoverthenextfiveyears.In2005afterthefalloftheTaliban__whichhadoutlawedTV1in5AfghanshadonE.Theglobaltotalisanother150millionby2013—pushingthenumberstowellbeyondtwothirdsoffamilies.Television’smostpowerfuleffectwillbeonthelivesofwomen.InIndiaresearchersRobertJensenandEmilyOsterfoundthatwhenTVsreachedvillageswomenweremorelikelytogotothemarketwithouttheirhusbands’approvalandlesslikelytowantaboyratherthanagirl.TheyweremorelikelytomakedecisionsoverchildhealthcarE.TVisalsoapowerfulmediumforadulteducation.IntheIndianstateofGujaratChitrageetisapopularshowthatplaysBollywoodsongswithwordsinGujarationthescreen.Withinsixmonthsviewershadmadeasmallbutsignificant有意义的improvementintheirreadingskills.ToomuchTVhasbeenassociatedwithviolenceoverweightandloneliness.HoweverTVishavingapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofbillionsworldwidE.59.Theunderlinedwordoutlawedinparagraph2probablymeans.A.allowedB.bannedC.offeredD.refused60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AmericansusedtogetaccesstotheInterneteasily.B.OvertwothirdsoffamiliesintheworldwillhaveaTVby2013.C.45%offamiliesinthedevelopingcountrieshadaTVin2005D.Theworld’sTVsetswilltotal150millionby2013.61.Theauthorintendsto.A.stresstheadvantagesofTVtopeople’slivesB.persuadewomentobecomemoreindependentC.encouragepeopletoimprovetheirreadingskillsD.introducethereaderssomewebsitessuchasGoogle62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TVWillRuletheWorldB.TVWillDisturbtheWorldC.TVWillBettertheWorldD.TVWillRemaininWorld
ConfuciussaidInagroupofthreepeoplethereisalwayssomethingIcanlearn.Choosetofollowthestrengthsofothersandusetheirshortcomingstoreflectuponourselves.AsyoucanseefromwhatConfuciussaideveryonethatwecomeacrosscanteachussomethinguseful.Aslongaswereflectonthelessonslearntfromandbyotherpeoplewecancontinuouslyimproveourselves.Buttakenotethatwhenyoureflectontheselessonsyouapplysomewisdomtoeachlessonbecauseeachsituationisuniquealthoughtheysharesomecommonprinciples.WecanlearnalotfromeveryonE.WealwaystendtothinkthatwecanonlylearnfromthosewhoarehigherinstatusorhavemoreknowledgethanusbutthatisnotreallythecasE.Welearnfromthosewhoarelowerinstatusthanusaswellbecausetheexperienceandknowledgeofeachpersonisverydifferent.Thebestthingaboutthistypeoflearningreflectingotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomingsontoourselvesisthatwedonotpayforthemistakesthataremadE.Theonlycosttousisthetimethatisneededtolearnaboutandreflectontheselessonsfromotherpeople’slives.Asweallknowsomemistakescanbeoneswhichpeoplecannotaffordtomakeforinstanceabrokenfriendshiporafinancialloss.Thusconstantlyusingotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomingstoreflectuponourselvesmakesusrealizethecostsofthesemistakesandreducesthepossibilitythatwewillmakesimilarmistakes.Whatcanwedonowtolearnfromothers?Bykeepingoureyesandearsopen.BeobservantandabletorealizewhatstrengthsandshortcomingsotherpeoplehavE.A.lotofpeopleinthisworldliketocomplainabouttheirlives.Listentothemandmakeyouownassessmentandfromyourownassessmentreflectuponyourlifeandmakeimprovementswherenecessary.66.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Confuciusthoughtweshouldlearnfromstrengthsofothers.B.Onlyfromthosewhohavemoreknowledgethanuscanwelearn.C.Itisbyreflectingonthelessonslearntbyothersthatwecanimproveourselves.D.Reflectinguponotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomingscanhelpusmakefewermistakes.67.Theunderlinedpartthistypeoflearninginthefourthparagraphprobablyrefersto_______.A.learningfromotherpeople’smistakesB.learningfromothers’experiencesC.findingwhatstrengthsandshortcomingsotherpeoplehaveD.reflectingothers’strengthsandshortcomingsontoourselves68.Fromthefifthparagraphwelearnthat_______.A.sometimeswecanaffordthecostsofabrokenfriendshipB.ourreflectionwillnecessarilyreduceourmistakesC.somereflectionwillhelptoimproveourselvesD.reflectionwillstopusfrommakinganymistakesinlife69.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom__________.A.amagazineaboutlifeB.abookabouttravelC.anadvertisementD.aresearchreport70.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Howtoimproveoneself.B.Howtousetheshortcomingsofotherstoreflectuponourselves.C.Howtoreducethemistakesinone’slifE.D.Howtolearnfromotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomings.
Whatwouldyoudoifyoucoulddoanything?MakenzieMelton9knowswhatshe'ddo:savetherainforest!Herdreamandtheamazingdrawingshedrewtoillustrateittookthetopprizeinthe2010Doodle涂鸦4Googlenationalcompetition.TheannualcontestaskskidsingradesK-12tousetheirimaginationstocreateanewdesignforthesearchengine'sfamiliarlogo徽标.ThewinningdoodlewasrevealedduringaspecialceremonyattheGoogleofficesinNewYorkCity.Makenzie'scolorfulentrybeatoutmorethan33000artworks.Todaythethird-grader'sdesignappearsfrontandcenteronGooglE.comformillionsofpeopletoseE.ThecontestcenteredonthethemeIfICouldDoAnythingIWoulD.Entriespouredinfromalloverthecountry.Theartworkexpressedawiderangeofvisions.Kidswishedforeverythingfromfindingacureforcancertobuildingaplaygroundin‘outerspacE.ThetitleofMakenzie'scolored-pencilcreationisRainforestHabitat.Shewrites:Ichosethisdoodlebecausetherainforestisindangeranditisnotfairtotheplantsandanimals.Iloveeverythingexceptspidersandsnakesbutwouldstillsavethem.Makenziewhowantstobeanartteacherwhenshegrowsupsaysshedrewfourdifferentdraftsofherdoodlebeforeturningintheoneshelikedbest.WhenMakenziewasannouncedasthegrand-prizewinnershegavehermomahugehugbeforetearfullyacceptingtheawardonstagE.Itwassoexciting!MakenziesaiD.HerparentsTammyMarieMeltonandScottMeltonwereequallythrilleD.YouhopeandbelieveandwantsaidTammy.Thenwhenithappensit'sstillunbelievable!Makenziewona$15000collegescholarshipatriptotheGoogleofficesinNewYorkCityandanewlaptopcomputer.HerschoolElDoradoSpringsR.-2SchoolsinElDoradoSprings.Missourireceiveda$25000technologygrant拨款.39.ThetopicofMakenzie'spictureisabout_____A.protectingtherainforestB.advertisingforGoogleC.seekingacureforcancerD.buildingouterspaceplaygrounds40.What'sthemainpurposeofGoogle'sannualcontest?A.Todevelopkids'imagination.B.Tocollectmoreartworksfromkids.C.Todetermineanewdesignforthelogo.D.Torevealtheattractionofdoodling.41.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______A.thecontestisquitepopularamongkidsB.theartworksfromothernationswerelesscreativeC.kidswererequiredtousecolored-pencilstodrawdoodlesD.alltheearningsfromthecontestweredonated42.AccordingtothepassageMakenzie_____A.loveseveryanimalsheseesB.treatedthecontestseriouslyC.wasinvitedtodrawmoreforGoogleD.completedherdoodleunderherparents'guidance
MusicwillnotearnanincomeunlessitiswellmarketeD.Nomatterhowgoodyouareatsongwritingcomposingmusicplayinginstrumentsandeverythingonthecreativesideofmusicyouwillneverearnmoneywithoutmarketingittoyourcustomers.Let’slookatthestepsinmarketingandapply应用ittotheonlinebusinessworldtomakeaneffectivemarketingplanforyourmusiC.Findoutcustomer’sneedBeforeyoucandiscoveryouneedtomakeitclearwhoyourcustomersarebyansweringthefollowingquestions:Firstwhatindustrydoyourcustomersbelongto?Forexampleifyouareamusicproduceryourcustomerswillmostlikelyberecordingcompanies.Secondwhatfieldareyouin?Musicisbroad;youneedtospecializE.Areyouarocksongwriterapopproducerorajazzmusician?Youthenneedtojudgeyourcustomer’sneedbyexaminingthosethingsalreadycommonlyacceptedinthemarketplace:thelyricsandmelodiesthatarepopular.Inthisstageyoushouldexamineyourcompetitorsbyvisitingtheirwebsitestolearnfromthem.Whatisdonebyyourcompetitorsinthemarketplacewhereyourbusinessbelongsismostlikelytomeetyourcustomer’sneeD.Predictcustomer’sneedWhatyouhavetopredictarethethingsthatevenyourcompetitorsmaynothaverealizeD.Thesecanbediscoveredbydoingasurveyorinterviewingyourcustomers.ForexampleyouneedtoaskthemdirectlyWhatthingsareyoulookingforinamusicpublisher?Whenyouaresearchingformusiconlinewhatwouldbethebestpresentationofmusicmaterialtomakeyouinterested?Nowthatyouhaveknownwhatyourcustomersexpectfromyourmusicyouneedtowriteyourmusicwiththegoalofmeetingtheirexpectations.Thistimeyourmarketingeffortswillmostlikelypayoff.70.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.A.musiciansusuallyhavelittleincomeB.musicwon’tbepopularifitistoocreativeC.toearnmoneymusicianshavetogiveupthecreativesideofmusicD.itisnotenoughtoonlyhavegoodmusicifmusicianswanttoearnmoney71.Tofindoutcustomer’sneedyouhaveto.A.interviewamusicproducerB.joinarecordingcompanyC.decidethekindofmusicyouwillmakeD.listentopopularsongsinallfields72.Whatisthebesttitletobeputintheblank?A.Changethecustomers’attitudes.B.AdmityourownstylE.C.Meetthecustomers’neeD.D.Trytogetintouchwiththecustomers.73.Whoaremostlikelytobeinterestedinthepassage?A.Famousmusicians.B.Recordingcompanies.C.ManagersofbigcompaniessellingmusicinstrumentsD.Music-makersexpectingtoearnmoney.
Ingolfwetalkabouthandicaps.Thelowerthehandicapthebetterthegolfer.A.golferwithahandicapof12tendstoplaybetterthanonewithahandicapof20.Itmeansthatforagolfcoursethatnormallytakesaprofessional72strokes击球over18holestoplaya12-handicapgolferwouldcompletehisfullgamewithascoreof84strokes.Whenitcomestocreativethinkingistheresuchahandicapsystem?Canwedescribeapersonasa12-handicapinhiscreativethinkingability?Fortunatelyorunfortunatelythereisnosuchsystemyetforcreativethinking.Butweallsufferfromahandicapwhenitcomestocreativethinking.Someofusarebetterplayersatsuchanactivitywithideasflowingfreely.SomeofusareaverageorgreenhandsatsuchthinkingfailingoftenandfeelingveryfrustrateD.Butdon’tfear.Creativethinkerscanbelikegolfersstrivingtoreducetheirhandicaps.Ittakeslearningandpracticeandre-learningandre-practiceuntilyoubecomebetteratit.Howdoyoulearntobeacreativethinker?Justlikethegameofgolfyouneedtohaveaninterest.Isyourinterestpurelysocialbusinessorpersonal?Doyouhaveadesiretoimprove?Mostgolferschallengethemselvestoreducetheirhandicapsforpersonalsatisfactionandenjoymentsodoyouhavethisburningdesiretobeabettercreativethinker?Nextcomesthelearningprocess.Somegolfersareself-taught.TheylearnfromwatchinggolftournamentsliveoronTV.Theywatchvideotapesofgolfprofessionals.Theyreadgolfbooks.Toself-teachyourselfincreativethinkingyoucanbuybooksonthesubjectorborrowbooksfromcommunityanduniversitylibraries.Somecreativebookslistabibliography书目ofotherusefulreferencebooksonthesamesubject.IfyouareresourcefulyoucanvisitasmanyschoolscollegesuniversitiesorcommunitylibrariesaspossiblE.YouneedtothinkaboutwhatyoureaD.Studythedifferentcreativethinkingprocessesandmethodsandexperimentwiththemonyourownoramongfriends.Practicemakesyourememberbetter.Practicealsomakesperfectasthesayinggoes.Manygolferstakeuplessonsfromteachingprofessionalsratherthanlearningfromfriendswhomightnotteachcorrectly.Ifyoucansignupforcreative-thinkinglessonsofferedbyfamouscompanies.Don’tjustattendthecreative-thinkingcourses.BeacommittedstudentalwaysfollowinguponwhatyouhavelearnedandexploringmorE.AlthoughItrainteamsincreativityandinnovationIamstillreadingwidelyonthesubjectreflectingonmycompany’smethodsimprovingontheteachingofmethodsandexperimentingwithandadaptingtonewtechniques.ThegreatesthandicapisyourselfyourownminD.Ifyouhavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatyouarenotcreativeandyoukeeptellingyourselforpeoplethatyouarenotcreativethenyouarenothelpingyourself.A.golferwhohasanegativeself-imageisalsoruininghimselfandhisgamE.Cancelthenegativeself-imagefromyourminD.Eachtimethenegativethoughtflashesinyourmindreplaceitwithapositiveself-imagesuchasIhavethecapacitytobeverycreativE.Icanbeacreativethinker.Thenaffirm肯定thisnewimagedailyseveraltimesaday.Itmighthelpifyouwritedownsuchaffirmativestatementsandpastetheminplacestoremindyouseveraltimeseachday.Focusonthiscreativeimageofyourselfdaily.Twiceadayifpossibleevenifitisonly10minuteseachtimE.Focusandimagineyourselfbeingcreativeinyourstudiesworkmeetingsathomeandindifferentsituations.ThentrainyourselftosucceedasyouhaveimagineD.Itmeansactuallythinkingandexperimentingwithdifferentcreativetechniquesonpracticalcases.Italsomeansreadingtoenrichyourminddailyevenifitisbuthalfanhouraday.Keeponlearningpracticingreviewingre-learningandre-practicingandIamconfidentthatyoucanbringdownyourcreativethinkinghandicap.72.Creativethinkingisdifferentfromgolfinthat______.A.thereisnohandicapsystemforcreativethinkingB.creativethinkerssufferfromnohandicapC.creativethinkershavetodealwithmoreobstaclesD.creativethinkinghasnothingtodowithpersonalsatisfaction73.TheunderlinedwordhandicapParA.4canbestbereplacedby______.A.disadvantageB.uncertaintyC.inconvenienceD.Discomfort74.Accordingtothepassage______isthegreatestbarrierforcreativethinking.A.lackoftheinterestinexploringmoreB.lackofself-confidenceC.notattendingthecreativethinkingcourseD.havingnointerestinreadingbooksoncreativity75.Whatkindofwritingtechniqueisemployedbytheauthortomakehispointclear?A.Description.B.Definition.C.Comparison.D.Explanation.
WhenformerAmericanPresidentBillClintontravelledtoSouthKoreatovisitPresidentKimYoungSamherepeatedlyreferredtotheKoreanpresident'swifeasMrs.Kim.BymistakePresidentClinton’sadvisersthoughtthatKoreanshavethesamenamingcustomsastheJapanesE.ClintonhadnotbeentoldthatinKoreawiveskeeptheirfamilynames.PresidentKimYoungSam'swifewasnamedSohnMyongSuk.Thereforesheshouldbeaddressed称谓asMrs.Sohn.PresidentClintonarrivedinKoreadirectlyafterleavingJapanandhadnotchangedhisculturegears.HisfailuretofollowKoreancustomsgavetheimpressionthatKoreawasnotasimportanttohimasJapan.InadditiontoKoreanssomeAsianhusbandsandwivesdonotsharethesamefamilynames.ThispracticeoftenpuzzlesEnglish-speakingteacherswhentalkingwithapupil’sparents.Theybecomepuzzledaboutthestudent'scorrectlastnamE.PlacingthefamilynamefirstiscommonamonganumberofAsiancultures.Mexicannamingcustomsaredifferentaswell.Whenawomanmarriesshekeepsherfamilynameandaddsherhusband'snameaftertheworddeof.ThisaffectshowtheyfillinformsintheUnitedStates.Whenrequestedtofillinamiddlenametheygenerallywritethefather'sfamilynamE.ButMexicansareaddressedbythefamilynameofthemother.Thisoftencausespuzzlement.Hereareafewwaystodealwithsuchdifficultsituations:don’talwaysthinkthatamarriedwomanusesherhusband'slastnamE.RememberthatinmanyAsianculturestheorderoffirstandlastnamesisreverseD.AskwhichnameapersonwouldprefertousE.Ifthenameisdifficulttopronounceadmititandaskthepersontohelpyousayitcorrectly.63.ThestoryofBillClintonisusedto__________.A.introducethetopicofthetextB.improveUS-KoreanrelationsC.describehisvisittoKoreaD.tellushowtoaddressapersoninAmerica64.Thewordgearsinparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.actionplansB.thinkingpatternsC.travelmapsD.namingcustoms65.Toaddressamarriedwomanproperlyyou'dbetter______.A.usehermiddlenameB.useherhusband'sfirstnameC.changetheorderofhernamesD.askherwhichnameshelikes
DinnerfortheEnglishpeopleistherichestmealofadayandisdifferentfromChinesedinneraveryformalmeal.Manypeopleevenwearspecialclothesfordinner.Soifyouareaskedouttodinneryoumustfindoutwhetheryouareexpectedtowearaformalsuit.Youwouldfeelupsetifwhenyougotthereyouweretheonlypersoninordinaryclothes.Dinnerisgenerallyservedatabouthalfpastseven.Allthemembersofthefamilysitdowntogetherandareontheirbestbehavior.TheguestofhonorwillsitontherightoftheladyofthehousE.Therearetwoschoolsofthoughtastotheseatingofthehostess.Oneisthatshesitsatthefootofthetablebutthismaymessuptheman-woman-mansettingorder.Theotherwayisfortheguestofhonortositatthefootandthehostesstositonhisright.Thewifeoftheguestofhonorwillsitontherightofthehost.Thisissubjecttochangeaccordingtothewishesofyouremployer.Duringthemealwhenconversationiscarriedonyoushouldtrytogetintoconversationwiththepersononyourrightorleftbutyoushouldnottrytotalktosomeonewhoisalongwayfromyou.Don’tforgettodropyourhostsathank-younoteormakeabriefphonecall.51.Ifyouandyourparentsgoouttodinner______.A.youwillsitontherightofthehousewifeB.allofyouwillsitontheleftofthehousewifeC.yourmotherwillsitontheleftofthehousewifeD.yourfatherwillsitontherightofthehousewife52.Yourwearingaspecialclothesfordinnershowsthat______.A.youareaspecialpersonB.youarearichpersonC.youarethemostimportantguestD.youareapersonwithgoodmanners53.EnglishdinnerisdifferentfromChinesefor_____.A.EnglishdinnerisservedintheeveningB.EnglishdinneristherichestmealofthedayC.EnglishdinnerisaveryformalmealD.Englishdinnerisservedathome54.Thepassagemainlytellsus_____.A.thatdinnerismostimportantintheEnglishpeople’slivesB.thattheEnglishpeopleisveryrichC.thatthepeoplewithgoodmannersarerespectedbytheEnglishpeopleD.aboutthedinnerofEnglishpeople
IfyouloveadventureandexcitementthenHunter'sbest-sellingWarriorsseriesisforyou.Thefantasybooksfollowfourcatclans部落astheytrytosurviveinthewilderness.InthenewestbookThunderClanwarriorAshfurhasbeenmysteriouslymurdereD.ThissetsthreewarriorcatsnamedHollyleafLionblazeandJayfeatheronajourneytofindthekiller.Thethreefriendsmustdealwithotherproblemstoo.Jayfeatherissearchingforhisparentsbuthemuststruggleagainstmanyliestofindthem.HollyleafencountersherownbarrierswhenherclanrefusestofollowthewarriorrulE.AndLionblazediscoverssomeunbelievablesecrets.Besidesthecatsfacemanydangersandthechancethatanotherwarriorwilldisappearforever.HunterisreallyapennameforVictoriaHolmesandtwootherauthorsKateCaryandCherithBaldry.TheychoseHuntertocoverthethreeofthembecauseofRedWallaverysuccessfulbookwrittenbyBrianJacques.ItisasimilaranimalfantasyaboutratsandmicE.BecauseWarriorswasgoingtofitintothatbracket级另!jtheywantedtheirbookstogointothebookshelvesnexttohis.SotheyneededanamealphabeticallythatwouldbeclosetoJacques.HunterfitsperfectlyiMyfavoritecharacterisJayfeather.Youneverknowifheisonthesideoftheangelsornot.He'sgotaquitedarksideabouthim.IntermsofthecatthatIwouldliketobemybestfriendthatwouldbeCinderpelt.Sheissocool.Shehasagreatsenseofhumorandsheisagoodmedicinecat.Evenifsheisn'tawarriorshetriestomakethebestofherdestiny命运.IreallyadmirethatinhersaidVictoriaHolmesoneoftheauthors35.Thethreewarriorcatsgoonajourneymainlyto_____.A.surviveinthewildernessB.protectanotherwarriorfromdisappearingC.findthekillerthatmurderedAshfurD.lookforsomeadventureandexcitement36.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanlearnthat_____.A.Jayfeatherlikestotellliesandisn'ttrustedB.thewarriorruleofHollyleafsclanisterribleC.thejourneyisnoteasyforthethreecatsD.therearelotsofunbelievablesecretsamongtheclans37.TheauthorschoseHunterasthepennamebecause_____.A.thebookisaboutthehuntingofcatsB.theyalladmiredthefantasyauthorBrianJacquesC.thebooksshouldbeplacedintothebookshelvesmarkedasHD.theywantedtheirbookstobebest-sellersjustlikeJacques'RedWall38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutCinderpeltaccordingtoVictoriaHolmes?A.Shehasasenseofhumor.B.Sheisonthesideoftheangels.C.Sheattemptstomakethebestofherdestiny.D.Sheisagoodmedicinecat.
PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservancebyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGraftonWestVirginiahadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation.In1909Mrs.DoddfromSpokaneWashingtonthoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.ShewantedtohonorherownfatherWilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdiedhehadtheresponsibilityofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910thefirstFather’sDaywasobservedinSpokanE.SenatorMargaretChaseSmithhelpedtoestablishFather’sDayasanationalcommemorativedayin1972.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.56.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutthesecondSundayinMayisnottrue?A.ItisadaytoshowlovetomothersB.ItisadaytowearcarnationsC.ItisadayforpeopletovisitthecemeteryD.Itisadayformanypeopletoattendreligiousservices57.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.A.ThefirstFather’sDaywasobservedB.Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservanceC.Father’sDaybecameadayfornationalobservancE.D.TheideaofhonoringfatherswasboughtupA.abcdB.dabcC.bacdD.dacb58.WhoplaysthemostimportantroleinFather’sDaybecominganationalcommemorativeday?A.Mrs.DoB.MargaretChaseSmithC.AnnJarvisD.WoodrowWilson59.FromthepassageweknowintheU.S________________.A.oneshouldweararedcarnationifone’smotherpassawayB.onMother’sDayfamiliesoftengoouttohavebarbecuesC.onFather’sDaypeopleoftenstayathometocelebratethespecialday.D.Thepurposetohavethesetwospecialdaysistoshowlovetoparents60.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto__________A.callonpeopletoloveandrespecttheirparents.B.introduceMother’sDayandFather’sDay.C.tellthedifferencebetweenMother’sDayandFather’sDayD.showhowimportantfathersandmothersare
Here’soneverysimplebutlifechangingadvicethatIfirstheardfromBrianTracy.CutdownontheTVatnightbyjustonehour.InsteadusethathourtoreadbooksthatcouldimproveyourlifE.Ifyou’reasalesmanlookforthebestandmostusefulbooksonimprovingyoursales.Thisapplies适用toallfieldsnotjustthework-related与工作相关的ones.Maybeyouwanttoimproveyourhealthbecomeamoreenergeticperson.Ormaybeyouwanttoimproveyourstudyyourrelationsorperhapsdosomepersonaldevelopment.Onehouradayisnotmuch.Butifyoureadforonehouradayonweekdaysthat’sabout260hoursayear.That’salargenumberofbooksandalotofusefuladvicE.IfyoufollowtheideaswhoknowswhatgreatthingsandfeelingscouldcomeintoyourlifE.AlsoallthatinformationandadvicewillstarttoopenupyourminD.YouwillstarttoseemorechancesinyourlifE.Nowyoumightthinksomethinglikethis:1.Ireallydon’thavethemoney...Answer:Visityourpubliclibraryorsearchthedatabase数据库.Orlookforbooksthatareusedinplaceslikeamazon.com.2.Ireallydon’thavethetimE.Answer:Buyaudiobooksandlistentotheminthecarwhiledrivingtoandfromwork.OrcopythemtoyourMP3-playerandlistenwhileridingyourbike/bustoworkorschool.RecentlysellingaudiobooksthroughMP3-downloadshasbecomepopularShutofftheTValittleearlierandstartreading.63.WhatisBrianTracy’slifechangingadviceaboutA.Readinghelpfulbooks.B.ListeningtoMP3.C.Surfingtheinternet.D.WatchingTV.64.Ifyou’dliketoimproveyourworkyoushould_______accordingtothewriter.A.improveyourrelationsB.becomemoreenergeticC.readwork-relatedbooksD.improveyourstudy65.Whatshouldyoudoifyoureallydon’thavethemoneytoread?A.TodownloadMP3freE.B.Tovisitthepubliclibrary.C.Tobuysomebooksfromamazon.com.D.Toborrowaudiobooksandlistentothem.66.Whatisthewriter’sideaaboutaudiobooks?A.Theyaremoreuseful.B.Listeningtoaudiobooksiseasierthanreadingbooks.C.It’sdangeroustolistentoaudiobookswhiledrivingorriding.D.AudiobooksareagoodsolutiontotheproblemofhavingnotimetoreaD.
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