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TheUnitedStatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersarehonoredbytheirchildren.OnthethirdSundayinJunefathersallacrosstheUnitedStatesaregivenpresentstreatedtodinnerorotherwisemadetofeelspecial.TheoriginofFather'sDayisnotclearbutnomatterwhenthefirsttrueFather'sDayappearedthestrongestsupporteroftheholidaywasMrs.BruceJohnDoddofSpokaneWashington.ShethoughtoftheideaforFather'sDaywhilelisteningtoaMother'sDaysermon布道in1909.SonorawantedaspecialdaytohonorherfatherWilliamSmart.SmartwhowasaCivilWarsoldierwasleftalonewhenhiswifediedwhilegivingbirthtotheirsixthchilD.Mr.SmarthadtoraisethenewbornandhisotherfivechildrenbyhimselfonafarmineasternWashingtonstatE.AfterSonorabecameanadultsherealizedtheselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent.Itwasherfatherthatmadeallthesacrifices牺牲andwasacourageousselflessandlovingman.In1909Mrs.DoddgaveherownministerandothersinSpokanesomeadviceabouthavingachurchservicedevotedtofathersthusFather’sDaycameintobeing.PeoplecelebratedthethirdSundayinJuneasFather'sDay.Childrenmadespecialsweetsorvisitedtheirfathersiftheylivedapart.InearlytimeswearingflowerswasatraditionalwayofcelebratingFather’sDay.PeopleworeredrosestohonorafatherstilllivingandworewhiteflowerstohonoradeaddaD.Whenchildrencan'tvisittheirfathersortakethemouttodinnertheysendagreetingcarD.Traditionallyfathersprefergreetingcardsthatarenottoosentimental多愁善感的.Mostgreetingcardshavestrangeshapessofatherslaughwhentheyopenthem66.WhofirstraisedtheideaofFather’sDay?A.SonoraB.SmartC.Smart’swifeD.Sonora’sminister.67.HowmanybrothersandsistersdidSonorahavealtogether?A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six68.Smartwasa_______fatherwhileSonorawasa_______daughter.A.selflessconsiderateB.selflessbeautifulC.cleverdiligentD.perfectsentimental69.WhatwasthetraditionalwayofcelebratingFather’sDayinearlytimes?A.VisitingfathersB.TakingfathersouttodinnerC.SendingfathersgreetingcardsD.Wearingflowers70.Mostpeoplesendtheirfathersgreetingcardsofstrangeshapesto_______them.A.relaxB.pleaseC.frightenD.surprise
Whoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmericahomebutmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworlD.IfyoulookatthenamesonshopwindowsyouwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.TheideathatthesepeoplewhooncewerestrangerstotheUnitedStateshavelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecomeAmericanisreallynottruE.InfactwhatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindofside-by-sidelivinginwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincertainareasoftheirlives—suchasinschoolsbusinessandsports—buttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathomE.Thislivingside-by-sidehasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.Howevertherearealsogreatadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.ThereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddressfoodandsocialcustomsinAmericA.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStatesinchurchesmusicfoodnationalgroupsornewspapers.1.Morethan215millionpeoplecallAmericahomebecause_______.A.theyhavetheirhousesthereB.theysettletherenowC.theywanttomaketheirhomethereD.theylikethatlandverymuch2.Side-by-sidelivingstylemeans_______.A.tomakefriendswithnativepeopleB.tokeeptheirowncustomswhilesharingAmericanonesincertainareasC.thegroupsofpeoplewholivenearbyD.thattheygetclosertoAmericansociety3.accordingtothepassagepeopleintheUSA________.A.shareAmericancustomsandcultureB.liveinakindofside-by-sidesocietyC.keeptheirowncustomsandhabitsfirmlyD.makenochoicetoacceptAmericancustoms4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theyalwayssticktotheirowncustomsandhabits.B.Side-by-sidelivingstyleisnotsuitablE.C.Theyfacethesocietytheyarenotfamiliarwith.D.TheadvantagescomingfromthevarietyofculturesmakelifeinAmericacolorful.5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantages.B.DifferentCustomsandHabits.C.HomeforthePeoplE.D.Side-by-sideLivingStyleinAmericA.
InEnglandthreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstop.TheystudiedtheinformationonthepostsignanddecidedwhichbustotakE.Aboutfiveminuteslaterthebustheywantedcamealong.Theypreparedtogeton.Suddenlypeoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedinsultingremarksabouttheforeigners.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.ThethreeforeigngentlemenlookedpuzzledandashameD.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabussothatthefirstpersonwhoarrivedatabus-stopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.Learningthelanguageofacountryisn’tenough.Ifyouwanttoensureapleasantvisitfindoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhosts.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.A.visitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattablE.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndiaYoumightseeamanapparentlyshakinghisheadatanotherandassume认为thatheisdisagreeing.ButinmanypartsofIndiaarotating旋转movementoftheheadisagesturethatexpressagreementoracceptancE.NoddingyourheadwhenofferedadrinkinBulgariaislikelytoleaveyouthirsty.Inthatcountryyoushakeyourheadtoexpressyes—anodmeansno.InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhensittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting.DoingthiswhenmeetinganimportantpersoninThailandhowevercouldcauseoffence冒犯.Itisconsideredtooinformalanattitudeforsuchanoccasion.AlsowheninThailandavoidtouchingtheheadofanadult—it’sjustnotdonE.AttitudestowomenvaryconsiderablyaroundtheworlD.InJapanforexampleitisquiteusualformentoplaneveningentertainmentsforthemselvesandleavetheirwivesathomE.Knowingaboutcustomsandattitudesisusefulwhenyouaretravellingbutyoualsoneedtoknowthelanguageusedtoexpressdifferentdegreesofformality礼节.56.Thethreeforeigngentlemenlookedpuzzledandashamedbecause________.A.theydidn’tknowtheEnglishlanguageB.thebusconductortoldthemtojumpthequeueC.theydidn’tknowthecustomofliningupforabusD.theythoughttheywerelookeddownupon57.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinsultinginParA.1?A.Modest.B.Entertaining.C.Misunderstanding.D.RudE.58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.InEuropeusingthelefthandisconsideredlessrespecteD.B.InIndiathelefthandisnotusedasasignofrespecttoothers.C.InThailandyou’dbettercrossyourlegswhensittingortalking.D.InJapanitisconsideredbadmannerstotouchtheheadofanadult.59.TheunderlinedsentenceNoddingyourheadwhenofferedadrinkinBulgariaislikelytoleaveyouthirstymeansinBulgaria_______.A.youareprobablythirstyifyounodyourheadB.you’repossiblyeagertohaveadrinkifyounodyourheadC.youprobablyrefusetodrinkwhenyounodyourheadD.you’dliketohaveacupofteabecauseyounodyourhead60.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.inAsiancountrieswomenareequaltomenineveryfieldB.learningalanguagewellisanecessitybeforegoingabroadC.attitudestowomenvaryfromcountrytocountryD.inJapanmenarestillthecentreofthefamily
Formanyparentsraisingateenagerislikefightingalongwarbutyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountriestheparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?Bothsideswantpeacebutneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpartthisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents’pointofviewtheonlycauseoftheirfightistheirteenagers’completeunreasonableness.Andofcoursetheteensseeitinexactlythesamewayexceptoppositely.BothfeeltrappeD.InthisarticleI’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shairthecleanlinessofthebedroomthepreferredstyleofclothingthechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschoolorhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Secondblamingthegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.ThirdneedingtoberightItdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis–politicsthelawsofphysicsortheproperwaytobreakanegg–thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrongforbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority权威---someonewhoactuallyknowssomething---andthereforetowinrespect.Unfortunatelyaslongasparentsandteenscontinuetothinkthattheyknowmorethantheotherthey’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.68.Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent—teenwartoaborderconflict?A.bothcancontinueforgenerations.B.BothareaboutwheretodrawthelinE.C.Neitherhasanyclearwinner.D.NeithercanbeputtoanenD.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A.Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.B.Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict.C.Theteensaccusetheirparentsofmisleadingthem.D.Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents.70.Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto________.A.giveorderstotheotherB.knowmorethantheotherC.gainrespectfromtheotherD..gettheothertobehaveproperly
PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaymusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherandthelifeofAmericanpeople.Mostoftheradioprogrammesaremusic.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeCDsortapeswhichradiobecomeapopstar.ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatarepopularamongAmericans.Oneiscalledfolkmusic.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.Anotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Todayanymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.56.________kindsofmusicarementioned提到inthispassage.A.TwoB.Four.C.ThreeD.Five57.Whenpopsingers________theyareregardedaspopstars.A.becomepopularwiththeirfansB.makeaCDortapeC.makemuchmoneyD.arewantedtosingontheradio58.Fromthepassageweknowthatcountrymusicisabout________.A.thecommonlifeofAmericansB.thelifeofcowboysC.thecountrylifeandlovestoriesD.theschoollifeinAmerica59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassageA.WesternMusicB.PopularMusicC.HistoryofMusicD.AmericanMusic
Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外部的resultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasureD.Theworkerwhogetsapromotionthestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage–alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrasttheprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbutrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehavetheircautionorcourageastheygothroughnewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstobefacedwiththeunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself–doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotfaceandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubtsifweprotectourselvestoomuchthenweceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.68.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen______..A.hehasmadegreateffortsinhisworkB.hehasgivenuphissmokinghabitC.heisinterestedinmakinganythingnewD.hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhisjourney69.Intheauthor’seyesonewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould______.A.facedifficultiesandtakeupchallengesB.judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievementsC.succeedinclimbingupthesocialladderD.aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime70.WhentheauthorsaysanewwayofbeingparA.3heisreferringto_____..A.anewwayoftakingrisksB.anewsystemofadaptingtochangeC.anewmethodoffindingourselvesD.anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld71.Forpersonalgrowththeauthormaynotsupport__________..A.curiosityandmorechancesB.beingquickinself–adaptationC.avoidanceofinternalfearsanddoubtsD.open–mindedtonewexperiences
ApopularsayinggoesSticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtmE.Howeverthat’snotreallytruE.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarelasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmititthough.Butwereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivate激发ourselvesrememberthingssolveproblemsandcalmourselvesdown.Beawarethoughthatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegativE.Soinordertostaypositiveweshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.ThenexttimeyoufinishaprojectdowellonatestorfinallycleanyourroomjoinmeinsayingGoodjob！Oftenwordscameoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffectstheywillhavebutweshouldbeawarethatourwordswillcausecertainresponsestoothers.ForexamplewhenreturninganitemtoastorewemightusewarmandfriendlylanguageduringtheexchangE.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orwecanuseharsh苛刻的orcriticallanguagewhichwillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensivE.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffects.ManyofusregretsomethingweoncesaiD.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous！BeforespeakingweshouldalwaysaskourselvesIsittrueIsitlovingIsitneededIfwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistestthenit’sbetterleftunsaiD.WordspossesspowerbothpositiveandnegativE.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhopebuildself-esteem自尊andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.WillweuseourwordstohurtortohealThechoiceisours.41.Theauthorarguesinthefirstparagraphthat________.A.wordswillneverhurtusatallB.wordshavelastingeffectsonusC.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceD.negativewordsmayletusdown42.Whyshouldnotwefeelembarrassedwhenitcomestotalkingtoourselves?________.A.Talkingtoourselvesisbelievedtobegoodforourhealth.B.Almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtooneself.C.Talkingtoourselveshelpsustosolvealltheproblems.D.ItisharmfultohaveselftalkwhenwearealonE.43.TheunderlinedphrasegiveourselvesapatonthebackinParagraph3means________.A.blameourselvesB.punishourselvesC.talktoourselvesD.praiseourselves44.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreeto?________.A.Unkindwordsareunlikelytobeforgotten.B.Positivewordsmaydestroyallthegoodrelations.C.Itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers.D.Kindwordsaresuretocauseunfavorableresponses.45.Whyshouldwetalkinafriendlywaywhenreturninganitemtoastore?________.A.Becausekindwordsdestroytruerelationships.B.Becausetheclerkinastoreishardtodealwith.C.Becausecriticallanguagemayhurtyourfeelings.D.Becausefriendlywordscausepositiveresponses.
Madefromthehide兽皮ofbushy-hairedanimalsfurisknownasthefirstmaterialusedforclothing.Itwasusedbyearlyhumanslikethehominoids类人猿tokeepwarmduringthewinterseasonorwhentheytraveledtocoolerregions.Traditionallyanimalswerehunteddowntoproducefurcoats.Atpresentthoughsomeanimalslikethemink水貂andthefoxarebredandfarmedfortheirfur.Nowwearingfurisconsideredaluxurybecauseofitspriceandavailability.FurcoatsareproducedandusedallovertheworldespeciallyincoolercountrieslikeRussiaandNorthernEurope.Theseareusuallymadefromthefurofbiggeranimalslikebearswolvesandfoxeswhicharehunteddownfortheirmeatandhide.BecauseofthisseveraloftheirspecieshavebecomeendangereD.Yetuntilnowtherehasbeennolawpassedtoregulatethefurindustry.That’swhyAnimalrightsgroupsincludingstarscontinuetocampaignagainstfurclothingincludingfurcoatmanufacturing.DennisRodmanisthefirstmanandthefirstsportsstartodoaphotoshootforPETA’sRatherGoNakedThanWearFurseries.DuringtheFashionWeekofNYCin2005Rodmancamenottositinthefrontrowatashowbuttounveilhisprovocative挑衅的震动的newPETAadvertisement.Intheverytentswheredesignerswerepushingfur.InPETA’sadvertisementRodmanappearsnude赤裸的---exceptforhistattoos---alongsidethecaption插图说明ThinkInkNotMinkandurges:Becomfortableinyourownskinandletanimalskeeptheirs.RodmanwatchedPamelaAnderson’sthree-minutevideoshowinghowanimalsliveanddiebeforebeingmadeintofurcoats.Ifyouactuallylookatthevideofirsthanditgivesyouadifferentperspectiveonanimalsandhowthey’retreateD.It’sheart-wrenchingtoseewhattheygothroughhesaiD.56.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Peopleraiseminksandfoxestogettheirfur.B.Earlyhumansusedfurtokeepwarm.C.Thereareblanksinlegalsystemtoregulatethefurindustry.D.Manyspecieshavebeenextinctbecauseoftheneedforfur.57.ByquotingtheexampleofDennisRodmantheauthorintendstoshowthat_______.A.StarstakeadvantageofeveryopportunitytomakethemselvesfamousB.Starsarelesslikelytowearfur.C.Moreandmorestarshavetakenpartinthecampaignagainstfurclothing.D.StarsbelongtoAnimalrightsgroups.58.Theunderlinedwordheart-wrenchinginthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans__________.A.upsetandpainfulB.surprisingC.interestingD.encouraging.59.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.FurIndustryB.CampaignAgainstFurClothingC.AnimalsAreEndangeredD.AnAnimalRightsActivist
TheiPhonetheiPad:eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad一时的风尚.Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletteri–andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer–whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet–-usedthetitlein2008.A.lovelybear–popularintheUSandUK–thatplaysmusicandvideoiscallediTeddy.A.slimmed-downversionofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunderthenamei.Ingeneralsingle-letterprefixes前缀havebeenpopularsincethe1990swhentermssuchase-mailande-commercefirstcameintousE.Mostiproductsaretargetedat针对youngpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’siit’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablenamE.Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletteri.Whynotuseaborcinstead?AccordingtoTonyThorneheadoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollegeLondoniworksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleusesinooneknowswhetheritmeansInternetinformationindividualorinteractiveThornetoldBBCMagazines.EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPoditseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition定义hesays.HoweverthankstoApplethetermisnowconnectedwithportability轻便.addsThornE.ClearlytheletterialsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneedsandwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.AlongwithGoogleandblogreadersofBBCMagazinesvotediasoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade十年.Butashistoryshowspeoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990sproductswith2000intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.HoweverasweenteredthenewcenturythefashiondisappeareD.1.PeopleuseiPlayerto__________.A.listentomusicB.makeacallC.watchTVprogramsonlineD.readnewspapers2.WecaninferthattheIndependent’siisdesignedfor_________.A.youngreadersB.oldreadersC.fashionablewomenD.engineers3.Theunderlinedwordambiguousmeans__________.A.popularB.uncertainC.clearD.unique4.Nowadaystheitermoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare__________.A.portableB.environmentallyfriendlyC.advancedD.recyclable5.Thewritersuggeststhat__________.A.iproductsareoftenofhighqualityB.iTeddyisalivebearC.theletterbreplacesletteritonametheproductsD.thepopularityofiproductsmaynotlastlong
ThereareonlyfourkindsofpeopleinthisworldformerfirstladyRosalynnCarteroncewrotE.Thosewhohavebeencaregiversthosewhocurrentlyarecaregiversthosewhowillbecaregiversthosewhowillneedcaregivers.HercommentistruenowmorethaneverbeforE.Thisisanationofcaregivers.Youcanseeitinthenumbers:Approximately50millionAmericansprovidethemajorityofthehelpneededbyrelativesorfriendswhoareelderlyillordisableD.Andthosefiguresareonlygoingtogrow—thenumberofpeople65andoverisexpectedtodoubleinthenext40yearsandthenumberofthoseover85willmorethanthreetimes.Buttherealityofcaregivingisbestunderstoodnotwithfiguresbutthroughthefollowingstoriesofspouses配偶childrensiblings兄弟姐妹andfriendswhohavesteppedforwardwhenalovedoneneededthem.Theirexperiencesexplainwhat’snewaboutcaregivingthesedaysandwhatneverchanges.What’snew:aneconomicclimatethatmakesthecostofcaregivingharderthanevertobear;anincreasinglymobilesocietyinwhichfamiliesmaybeseparatedbyacontinentwhenacrisisunfolds;andtheeffectsofdivorce离婚andtheincreasingnumbersofpeoplewhoarechoosingtostaysinglewhichmeanthatmanypeoplearereachingtheirmiddleyearsandbeyondwithoutaspouseorchildathanD.Whatneverchanges:thefactthatneitherfamenorfortunenorphysicalgiftsprotectsagainstsicknessandoldagE.Andthefactthatnodifficultywillkeepfamilyandfriendsfromdoingwhattheycantohelp.WewillmeetsomeofthecaregiverswhohaverisentothechallengeherE.Forallofthemtheexperiencehasbeenstressful.ButithasalsobroughttheirlivesnewmeaningandstrengthenedtheirpowertolovE.63.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat__________.A.FormerfirstladyRosalynnwasawisewomanB.PeopleintheworldcanbedividedintofourtypesC.A.largenumberofAmericansarecaregiversinawayD.Americaisafastagingnationwith50millioninneedofcaregiving64.Wecanseefromthethirdparagraphthat__________.A.moreandmoreAmericanpeopleusemobilephonesB.moreandmoreAmericanpeopleworkharderduetotheclimatechangeC.moreandmoremiddleagedAmericanpeopledonotwanttogetmarriedD.moreandmoreAmericanfamiliestendtoliveindifferentplacesintheworld65.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans__________.A.everyonecanberichorfamousB.everyoneneedstobetakencareofC.everyoneshouldprotectthesickandtheoldD.everyonewillfightagainstsicknessandoldage66.Whatisthewritermostlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A.Thestoriesofsomecaregivers.B.ThechangesofAmericansociety.C.Thereasonwhysomethinghaschangedaboutcaregiving.D.Thereasonwhysomethinghasnotchangedaboutcaregiving.
SubwaysTheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesFeatures:TheTokyoMetroandToeilinesthatmakeupofTokyo’shugesubwaysystemcarryalmost8millionpeopleeachdaymakingitthebusiestsystemintheworlD.Thesystemisfamousforitsoshiya--literallypusher---whopushpassengersintocrowdedsubwaycarssothedoorscanclosE.Andyouthinkyourrideishell.TheMoscowMetroFeatures:TheMoscowMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworlD.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliers枝行吊灯marblemoldingsandelaboratemurals精美壁画.Withmorethan7millionridersadaykeepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.TheHongKongMTRFeatures:TheHongKongMTRhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewsubwaysystemsintheworldthatactuallyturnsaprofit利润.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseincomeandridership.ItalsointroducedOctopuscardsthatallowpeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronicallybutbuystuffatconveniencestoressupermarketsrestaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscarD.ShanghaiMetroFeatures:ShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystemandithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopeneD.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.BythatpointitwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicagoL.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.TheLondonMetroFeatures:LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundeventhough55percentofitliesabovegrounD.Nomatterwhenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworldyoucancallitanythingyoulikE.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversincE.Some3millionpeoplerideeachdayeveryoneofthemrememberingtoMindthegap41.______isdonewiththepurposeofmakingmoney.A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.ShanghaiMetroD.TheHongKongMTR42.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro______.A.carriesthemostpeopleeachdayB.istheworld’slargestC.maybelargerthantheChicagoLinthefutureD.isthebusiestintheworld43.Howmanysubwayscarrymorethan5millionpeopleperday?A.2B.3C.4D.544.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ShanghaiisthethirdtobuildametrosysteminChinawhichhasbecomethelargestintheworlD.B.You’llfeelsickwhenyoutravelontheTokyoMetroandToeiLines.C.LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundbecause55percentofitliesabovegrounD.D.Itisestimatedthat95%ofthepopulationinHongKongownanOctopuscard
ItisnotonlyexpertsinChinawhoarearguingoverwhetherwomenshouldworkaftermarriageornot.WorldwidethisquestionisbeingdiscussedasaninterestinglylargenumberofmarriedwomenentertheworkplacE.TaketheUnitedStatesforexamplE.Since1960thepercentageofmarriedwomenintheworkforcehasjumpedfrom31.9percentto59.4percent.AmericanwomenfirstmovedintothepaidlabourforceduringtheWorldWarIIwhenmenlefttheirjobstofight.InthelastfiftyyearsmoreandmorewomenhaveworkedoutsidethehomE.AndovertheseyearsofdevelopingAmericanshavechangedtheirsocialvaluesasaresult.In1975womenaged35andabovemadeuphalfofallworkingwomen.Andby198060percentwerewomenattheageof45andabovE.NowinJapanwomen’sworkgroupisM-shapedwithmiddle-agedwomenandthoseaged20-25atthetwopeaks.Accordingtostatistics统计37.7percentofJapanesewomenatchildbearingage25-29stillengagedthemselvesinworkin1980.andthenumberreached50percentthenextyear.BeingahousewifehasalwaysbeenregardedasagracefuloccupationinJapan.SomeyoungJapanesewomenbelieveitisgoodtobeaprofessionalhousewife.Howeveroldattitudeshavebeenchangingeverywhereandsometimesjustoutofeconomicnecessary.Inrecentyearsagreatnumberofcityhousewiveshavepouredoutofhomestotakeparttimejobs.EventheUNhasgivenitssupport..The34thCongressoftheUnitedNationsin1979putforwardthedecisionforformalagreementonthegettingridofdiscrimination歧视againstwomen.SofarmostUNmembershaveagreedonitbutsomestillhaven’tincludingtheUnitedStates.72.Fromthefirstpassagewecanlearnthat________________.A.expertsencouragewomentotakepayingjobs.B.menencouragewomentotakepayingjobsC.governmentencouragewomentotakepayingjobs.D.moreandmorepeoplebegintocareaboutwomen’slife73.IntheUnitedStates_________________.A.marriedwomenarelazierthantheirhusbands.B.husbandsarelazierthantheirwivesC.fewmarriedwomenusedtoworkoutsideD.moremarriedwomenusedtoworkoutside74.MarriedwomeninJapan________________.A.allworkoutsidetheirhomesB.seldomworkoutsidetheirhomesC.havedifferentopinionsontheirworkingoutsideD.alldohouseworkattheirhomes75.Moreandmorewomenhavetakenjobsoutsideforthereasonthat________.A.theyhavenochildrentotakecareofB.theyhavenohouseworktodoC.theywanttomakemorefriends.D.theywanttoimprovetheirlivingconditions
Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps.Oneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompanywhetheritbeofbooksorofmen.Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness;amusingandinstructingusinyouthandcomfortingusinagE.MenoftendiscovertheirsimilaritytoeachotherbythecommonlovetheyhaveforabookjustastwopersonssometimesdiscoverafriendbytheadmirationwhichbothentertainforathirD.ThereisanoldproverbLovemelovemydog.Butthereismorewisdominthis:Lovemelovemybook.Thebookisatruerandhigherbond纽带ofunion.Mencanthinkfeelandsympathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavoriteauthor.Theyliveinhimtogetherandheinthem.Agoodbookisoftenthebestcontainerofalifepreservingthebestthatlifecouldthinkout;fortheworldofaman’slifeisforthemostpartbuttheworldofhisthoughts.Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwordsthegoldenthoughtswhichbecomeoursteadycompanionsandcomforters.Booksarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.Templesandstatuesdecay腐朽butgoodbookssurvivE.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughtswhichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor’smindsagesago.ThegreatandgooddonotdieeveninthisworlD.PreservedinbookstheirspiritswalkabroaD.ThebookisalivingvoicE.Itisanintellect智者towhichonestilllistens.56.Thewriterintroducesthetopicofthepassageby.A.describinglifeexperienceofgreatwritersB.tellinghisownstoryofreadinggoodbooksC.comparinggoodbookstogoodfriendsinlifeD.presentingthebestthoughtsingoodbooks57.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3mean?A.Readersfeelsympathyfortheauthor.B.Readerslivetogetherwiththeauthor.C.Readersaretheauthor’scompanionsandcomforters.D.Readersandtheauthorsharethesamefeelings.58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Themostimportantpartofaman’slifeishistreasures.B.Wecanlearnaboutthegreatandgoodthroughbooks.C.Goodbookshelpustoknowabouttheirauthors’friends.D.BooksareoftenregardedasbestcontainersinourlifE.59.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.oneshouldhavesomegoodfriendsB.oneshouldkeepcompanywithgoodbooksC.oneshouldreadasmanybooksaspossibleD.booksarethemostlastingproductsofhumanefforts
InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon'tcarrydiseases.Theyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstores.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople'shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe:Theirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.69.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.howtokeepdiseasesfrompetsB.CanadianshavepetsasfriendsC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada70.Petsaregiveninjectionsinanimalhospitals______.A.inordertokeepthemsafeB.afterbeingtakenhomeC.becausetheycarrydiseasesD.becausetheyaresick71.Thewordbirdfeederinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.apersonwhogivesfoodtobirdsB.acontainerthathasfoodforbirdsC.somethingthatcatchesbirdsD.ananimalthateatsbirds72.InCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause______.A.theydon'tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents'housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymore73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.Everyfamilyhasabirdcage鸟笼inhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.
InsomepartsoftheUnitedStatesfarmingiseasy.ButfarminghasalwaysbeendifficultinthenortheasterncornerofthecountrywhichiscalledNewEnglanD.NewEnglandhasmanytreesandthinrockysoil.AnyonewhohaswantedtostartanewfarmtherehashadtoworkveryharD.Thefirstjobhasbeencuttingdownthetrees.Thenewjobhasbeendiggingouttherootsofthetrees.ThenthefarmerhashadthedifficultjobofremovingstonesfromhislanD.Thisworkofremovingstonesneverreallyendsbecauseeverywintermorestonesappear.Theycomeupthroughthethinsoilfromtherocksbelow.Farmershavetokeepremovingstonesfromthefields.Eventodayfarmswhichhavebeenworkedonfortwohundredyearsstillkeepproducingmorestones.Thatiswhystonewallsareusedinsteadoffences篱笆inNewEnglandfields.Thestonewallsarenothighandamancaneasilyclimboverthem.Howevertheykeepthefarmer’scowsfromjoiningthoseofhisneighbor’s.41.WhereisNewEngland?A.InEnglandB.InNorthAmericaC.InSouthAmericaD.InAustralia42.Whydostoneskeepappearing?A.BecausethefarmerskeepdiggingthemoutB.BecausetherearerocksbelowthesoilandthesoilistoothinC.BecausetherearenotreesatallD.Becausethewindkeepsblowing43.Whydothefarmersbuildstonewallsinsteadoffences?A.BecausethestonewallsarenothighandapersoncaneasilyclimboverthemB.Becausethestonewallscanstopthecowsfromjoiningtheirneighbor’sC.BecausetherearetoomanystonesD.BothA.andB.44.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TherearealmostnotreesinNewEnglandB.FarmingisdifficultinNewEnglandC.It’sdifficultforfarmerstoremovestonesfromthefieldsD.ThestonewallsinNewEnglandarenothigh
Coldweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhytherearesomanyexpressionsthatusethewordcold.Forcenturiesthebody’sbloodhasbeenlinkedcloselywiththeemotions.Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingsforexamplearesaidtobecold-bloodeD.Cold-bloodedpeopleactinmercilessways.Theymaydobrutalthingstoothersandnotbyaccident.Forexampleanewspapersaysthepolicearesearchingforacold-bloodedkiller.Thekillermurderedsomeonenotinself-defensE.Heseemedtokillfornoreasonandwithnoemotionasiftakingsomeone’slifemeantnothing.ColdcanaffectotherpartsofthebodythefeetforexamplE.Heavysockscanyou’reyourfeetifyourfeetarereallycolD.Butthereisanexpression—togetcoldfeet—thathasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhavedecidedtodo.Forexampleyouagreetobepresidentofanorganization.ButthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigneD.Alltheworkoftheorganizationwillbeyourresponsibility.Youarelikelytogetcoldfeetaboutbeingthepresidentwhenyouunderstandthesituation.Coldcanalsoaffectyourshoulder.Yougivesomeonethecoldshoulderwhenyourefusetospeaktothem.Youtreattheminadistantandcoldway.Theexpressionprobablycomesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeoneinsteadofspeakingtohimface-to-facE.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromisehemadetoyouortosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.Acoldfishisnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendlyunemotionalandshowsnoloveorwarmth.A.coldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyonE.OutinthecoldisanexpressionoftenhearD.Itmeansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.A.personmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraiseandthathewasleftoutinthecolD.AnditisnotapleasantplacetobE.66.Thepassageisintendedtotellusthat______.A.coldweatherhasagreateffectonhumanbodiesB.manyEnglishexpressionscontainthewordcoldC.coldisawordcloselylinkedwithhumanemotionsD.thewordcoldhasmanydifferentmeaningsinEnglish67.TheunderlinedwordbrutalinParagraph1mostprobablymeans______.A.impoliteB.illegalC.cruelD.extreme68.Whichofthefollowingexpressionscanbestdescribeapersonwhoisunwillingtoofferanythingtoothers?A.Cold-bloodeD.B.Togetcoldfeet.C.A.coldshoulder.D.A.coldfish.69.YoucansayTom______iftheteachergivesalltheboysexcepthimapenasaprizE.A.isgiventhecoldshoulderB.isleftoutinthecoldC.hasgotcoldfeetD.ismurderedbyacold-bloodedkiller70.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat______.A.alltheexpressionscontainingthewordcoldhaveanegativemeaningB.alltheexpressionscontainingthewordcoldhavesomethingtodowithcoldC.peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingshavecoldbloodD.manypartsofthehumanbodycanbebadlyaffectedbycold
Thepracticeofmagicincludesspecialwordsactionsandobjects.Mostmagicinvolvesapersoncalledamagicianwhoclaimstohavesupernaturalpowers.Magicwords.Toworkmostmagicthemagiciansingsorspeaksspecialwordsinacertainorder.Thesewordsarecalledincantationsorspells.Somespellsformprayerstodemons魔鬼spiritsorothersupernaturalforces.Manysocietiesbelievethemagicwillnotworkunlessthemagicianrecitesthespellsperfectly.Othermagicwordshavenomeaningthoughtheysupposedlypossesspowerwhenspokenbyamagician.MagicactionsaccompanythewordsspokeninperformingmuchmagiC.ManyofthesemovementsactoutthedesiredeffectofthemagiC.Forexampleamagiciantryingtomakerainfallmaysprinkle洒wateronthegrounD.Themagician'scombinedwordsandactionsformaceremony.Magicobjectsincludecertainplantsstonesandotherthingswithsupposedsupernaturalpowers.Anysuchobjectmaybecalledafetish物神.Butthistermoftenreferstoanobject—forexampleacarvingoradriedsnake—honoredbyatribeforitsmagicpowers.Manytribesbelievefetisheshavemagicpowerbecausespiritsliveintheseobjects.Manypeoplecarrymagicobjectscalledamulets护身符toprotectthemselvesfromharm.Manyamuletsarestonesorringsengraved雕刻withmagicsymbols.Themagician.InsomesocietiesnearlyeveryoneknowshowtoworksomemagiC.InothersocietiesonlyexpertspracticemagiC.Magiciansmaybecalledmedicinemenmedicinewomenshamanssorcerersorwitchdoctors.Inmanysocietiesmagiciansmustinherittheirpowers.Inothersanypersonmaybecomeamagicianbystudyingthemagicalarts.Manysocietiesbelievemagiciansmustobservecertainrulesandtaboosforbiddenactionsfortheirspellstowork.Forexampletheymayberequirednottoeatvariousfoodsortoavoidsexualactivityforacertainperiodbeforetheceremony.41.Whatdomagicwordsmeantopeopleinsomesociety?A.TheyhavethepowertokilldevilsB.TheyhavepowerifmagicianrecitestherightspellsC.TheyhavenoeffectatallD.Theycanbeusedwhenevertheywant42.Peoplebelievemagicactionswillhaveaneffectiftheyareaccompaniedby.A.thespellsB.magicobjectsC.stonesorringsengravedwithmagicsymbolsD.medicine43.Whydomanypeoplebelieveinafetish?A.BecauseitisoftenaringwhichisworthalotofmoneyB.BecauseitiscarvedwithmagicsymbolsC.BecausepeoplethinkspiritsliveinitD.Becauseitcanhelpthemwithmanythings44.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowMagicWorksB.ThePowerofMagicC.HowtoPracticeMagicD.TheChoiceofMagicians
TravelingcanbeaveryfunandexcitingwaytovacationwithyourfamilybutitdoesnotalwaysturnoutasexpecteD.Ihavetraveledalotwithmyfamilyovertheyearsbutsomeexperiencesareworthforgettingaltogether.Irememberaparticulartravelingexperiencewhichsticksoutinmymindforthewrongreasons.MydadandstepmomhaddecidedtodrivetoCaliforniaforourfamilyvacation.ThiswassupposedtoprovideeducationalvaluesincewewouldbeabletostopalongthewayandlookatvarioussitesineachstatE.EverythingwasgoingasplanneduntilwedecidedtotakeabreakandstopattheGrandCanyon大峡谷.Ihadalwayswantedtoseethisexcitingplaceandhaddecidedtowriteareportonitformyeight-gradeEnglishclass.Wegotoutofthecarandwerewalkingononeofthepathstogettoacliff悬崖sowecouldtakeafamilyphotowhenIslipped滑倒andfelldown.IfellonapieceofrockandfeltgreatpainrunupmylegatoncE.Mydadtookmetothenearesthospitalandafteraneight-hourwaitintheemergencyroom急诊室foundoutthatIbroketwobonesinmyfoot.NeedlesstosayourvacationwasnofunformebecauseIwasinpainduringthewholetwo-weektrip.Iendedupmakinganappointmentthedaywegothometoseeadoctorforacheck-up.ThatwasdefinitelynotwhatIconsiderfunoragreatvacationanditreallyputadentinoursightseeingplans.65.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstraveling?A.CuriousB.PositiveC.SatisfiedD.Objective客观的66.Whydoestheauthoralwaysremembertheparticulartravelingexperience?A.Itwasfullofadventures.冒险B.ItwasanunpleasantexperiencE.C.Itwasterriblyboringandtiring.D.Itwasofeducationalvaluetohim.67.Theauthorslippedandfelldownwhenhewas_________.A.parkinghiscarB.walkingonapathtoacliffC.takingaphotoofhisfamilyD.standingontheedgeofacliff68.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_________.A.thebonesoftheauthor’stwolegswerebroken.B.theauthorwaitedfor8hoursbeforethetreatmentC.theauthorwastakentothehospitalnearhishomeD.thetravelofthefamilylastedabouthalfamonth69.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseputadentininthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.CanceleD.B.DevelopeD.C.RuineD.D.UncovereD.
Withoutproperplanningtourismcancauseproblems.Forexampletoomanytouristscancrowdpublicplacesthatarealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitants居民ofacountry.Iftouristscreatetoomuchtraffictheinhabitantsbecomeannoyedandunhappy.Theybegintodisliketouristsandtotreatthemimpolitely.Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpthecountry'seconomy.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestinationcountryandhowtourismaffectsthem.TourismshouldhelpacountrykeepthecustomsandbeautythatmaketouristsfeelmuchinteresteD.Tourismshouldalsoadvancethewellbeinghealthandhappinessoflocalinhabitants.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquicklypeoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry’seconomycansuffer.Ontheotherhandifthereisnotenoughtourismpeoplecanlosejobs.Businessescanalsolosemoney.Itcostsagreatdealofmoneytobuildlargehotelsairportsairterminalsfirst-classroadsandothersupportfacilitiesneededbytouristattractions.Forexampleamajorinternational-classtourismhotelcancostasmuchas50thousanddollarsperroomtobuilD.Ifthisroomisnotusedmostofthetimetheownersofthehotellosemoney.Buildingahotelisjustabeginning.Theremustbesupportfacilitiesaswellincludingroadstogettothehotelelectricitylargeundergroundpipestohandlewasteandwater.Allofthesesupportfacilitiescostmoney.Iftheyarenotusedbecausetherearenotenoughtouristsjobsandmoneyarelost.59.Whichofthefollowinghasmostprobablybeendiscussedintheparagraphthatgoesbeforethepassage?A.Itisextremelyimportanttodeveloptourism.B.Buildingroadsandhotelsisessential.C.Supportfacilitiesarehighlynecessary.D.Planningisofgreatimportancetotourism.60.Itisgoodforlocalpeopletowellrealizethattourismwill________.A.useupalargeamountofwaterB.weakentheireconomyC.helpimprovetheirlifeD.helpbuilduptheirtraditions61.Thewordhandleinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.carryawayB.pickupC.getinD.takedown62.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?_________.A.AdvantagesoftourismdevelopingB.ThebadeffectsoftourismwithoutwellplanningC.TheeffectsoftourismonthelocalindustriesD.Disadvantagesoftoomuchtourism
Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Oftenithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingaporearenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries----inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus----obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.71.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedC.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment72.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlace.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.73.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changegreatly.C.Disappearquickly.D.Disappearveryslowly.74.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afteranactivityB.afteraplaceC.afterapersonD.byitsshape75.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!54.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe________.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.56.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe________.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohis/herhomeC.treatedhospitablyathis/herhomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant57.TheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean________.A.strictwithtimeB.willingtospendtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.seriouswithtime58.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe________.A.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendshipsB.Americans’hospitalityC.FriendshipsbetweenChineseD.FriendshipsbetweenAmericans
ThefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplacE.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublisheD.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant每日新闻.ItcameoutinMarch1702.In1690BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublishedthegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter波士顿新闻通讯thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.TodayasagroupEnglishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation发行量intheworlD.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun朝日新闻.Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.26.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____.A.59BCB.700’sC.1609D.162027.ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____.A.EnglandB.GermanyC.FranceD.Sweden28.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____.A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans29.Todaythereareabout_____dailynewspaperprintedintheUnitedStates.A.1621B.1704C.1760D.180030.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdam.B.Englishlanguagenewspapersellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.C.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperin1608.D.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspapercameoutinMarch1702.
Springiscominganditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistoughsojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearingourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptusbuttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos纹身noseringsorcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan’tjudgeabookbyitscoveryetpeopledocoverthemselvesinordertoconvey传递certainmessages.WhatwewearincludingtattoosandnoseringsisanexpressionofwhowearE.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearancessodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasonsbutthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedombutforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees雇员becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomers.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidatessoitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-mindedIcan’texpectallourcustomersarE.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandardsaslongasitsstandardsarelegal.67.Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’opinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A.People’sappearancescarrymessagesaboutthemselves.B.CandidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairlytreateD.C.Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.D.StrangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplacE.68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview.B.Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates.C.Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D.Whattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompanies.69.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AppearancesMatterB.PersonalChoicesMatterC.EmployeesMatterD.HiringManagersMatter70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas___________.A.enthusiasticB.positiveC.negativeD.sympathetic
Childrenloveplayinggames.Thatisawell-knownfact.Kidslearnhowtoplaygamesataveryearlyageandoncetheyfindagametheylovetheycanplayforhoursandhours.Infactgamesforkidsaresopopularthatthereisanentireindustrydedicated献身todesigningandsellingthem.Thereseemstobeafungameforkidsforeveryoccasion.ChristmasandbirthdayareoftencelebratedwiththefamilytraditionofgiftinganewgamE.InrecentyearshoweverInternetgamesandgamingsystemseemtohavetakenkids’worldbystorm.OnlinegamesforkidshavequicklybecomeaverypopularwaytopassthetimewithsmallchildrenandteensalikE.Onlinegamesareagreatwaytohavefunandtheycanbequiteeducationalaswell.Manyonlinegamescreatedforspecificagegroupsencouragegrade-appropriatedevelopmentandeducationalskills.Hundredsofwebsitesofferfunandeducationalgamestokids.ManyofthesesitesarecreatedbybignamessuchasNationalGeographicwhichwecantrust.Theyofferfreegamesthatparentsknowareproperforchildren.Parentsareencouragedtogoonlineandresearchonlinegamesproperfortheirchildren’sagebeforeallowingtheirkidstoplaythesegames.Parentswanttolookforparentalcontrolssuchastheabilitytosetormonitortheirchildren’splaytimE.WithsomanyoptionstochoosefromparentsandchildrenwillfinditeasytofindfungamesandactivitiesontheInternet.Andnowadaysbeingabletouseacomputerisaveryimportantskillforchildrentolearnsoplayingonthecomputerisdefinitelybotheducationalandfun.ChildrenaresuretolearnnewskillsaboutanysubjectwiththerighttrustedwebsitE.62.Theindustryofgamesforkidsisfastgrowingprobablybecause________.A.theworkersaregoodatdesigningB.childrenaremostlycrazyaboutgamesC.peoplewouldliketocelebratebirthdaysD.kidsdon’tliketodotheirhomework63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofNationalGeographicGames?A.Thenewsisupdatedeveryday.B.Thereisalargeamountofinformation.C.Itcanhelpparentstocontrolkids’playtimE.D.Thegamesonitaregoodforkids’mentalandphysicalhealth.64.What’stheauthor’sattitudetochildren’splayingcomputergames?A.SupportivE.B.WorrieD.C.NegativE.D.Doubtful.65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TraditionalgamesandmoderngamesB.ComputergamesharmfultotheyouthC.GamesforkidschangingaloteversinceD.Internetgameswithfunandeducation
WhenLadyGagareleasesanewsingleitquicklygoesaroundtheworlD.Nowscientistshavediscoveredthesamethinghappenswiththesongsofanotherunusualandinterestingcreature–thehumpbackwhalE.Themammalsbecomeinterestedinnewtunesjustlikepeopledoandthemostpopularoriginalwhalesongsspreadgloballylikehitsingles.Thediscoveryhasastonishedexpertswhosayitisthefirsttimesuchalargepopulation-wideculturalexchangehasbeenseenintheanimalkingdom.Malehumpbackwhalesarewell-knownfortheloudlongandcomplexsongstheymakeduringthematingseason.Scientistsareunsurewhythemalessing.Somebelieveitisawayofadvertisingthemselvestofemalesothersthatitallowsmigrating迁徙whalestostayincontact.Eachsonglastsfor10to20minutesandthemalescansingcontinuouslyfor24hours.Atanyperiodoftimeallthemalesinapopulationsingthesamesong.ButastudypublishedinthejournalCurrentBiologyshowsthatthissongchangesovertimeandspreadsaroundtheoceans.DrEllenGarlandofQueenslandUniversitysaid:OurfindingsshowculturalexchangeonavastscalE.Songsmovelikeculturalripplesfromonepopulationtoanothercausingallmalestochangetheirsongtoanewversion.ResearchersrecordedsongsfromsixneighboringpopulationsofwhalesinthePacificoveradecadE.Theyfoundthatnewversionsofthesongsappearovertimeandalwaysspreadfromwesttoeast.IttakesaroundtwoyearsforsongsthatappearinthewatersoffAustraliatobeheardinFrenchPolynesiA.DrGarlandbelievesthatasmallnumberofwhalesmaymigratetootherpopulationscarryingthenewsongswiththemorthattheyareheardbypassingwhales.DrGarlandsaidWethinkthismalesearchforsongnovelty新颖isinthehopeofbeingthatlittlebitdifferentandperhapsmoreattractivetotheoppositesex.63.TheauthormentionsLadyGagato______.A.provethepopularityofherhitsinglesB.showwhales’songsalsospreadgloballyC.emphasizehumpbacksareasfamousasherD.providereaderswithanewwaytolearnhersongs64.TheunderlinedwordreleaseinParagraph1means______.A.announceB.sellC.publishD.record65.Thediscoveryisveryastonishingtoexpertsbecauseitreveals______.A.theexistenceofculturalchangeB.culturalexchangeonavastscaleC.thereasonwhymalehumpbackssingD.thenoveltyofthesongsofhumpbacks66.AccordingtothepassageDrGarlandwantstotellus______.A.malewhalesadoptnewsongstomakethemselvesdistinctB.allfemalehumpbacksalsochangetheirsongduringthematingseasonC.whaleshavetheirowntunesthatspreadaroundtheworldforadecadeD.whalescansingcontinuouslyfor24hourswhenmigratingfromwesttoeast
Howmanywordsoneusescannotbemeasured测量exactly.HoweverProfessorSeashoreconcludedthefirst-gradersenteredschoolwithatleast24000wordsandadd5000eachyearsothattheyleavehighschoolwithatleast80000.Thesefigures数字areforrecognitionvocabulary词汇thewordsweunderstandwhenwereadorhearthemwhicharemorethanouractive活跃的vocabularythewordsweuseinspeakingandwriting.Usingthewordsyourecognizeinreadingwillhelpgetthemintoyouractivevocabulary.Inyourreadingpayattentiontothesewordsespeciallywhenthesubjectisonethatyoumightwellwriteortalkabout.Underlinedrawalineunderormakealistofwordsthatyoufeelaneedforandlookuptheonesthatyouarenotsureofinadictionary.Andthenbeforeverylongyouwillfindawaytousesomeofthem.Onceyouknowhowtheyarepronouncedandwhattheymeanyoucansafelyusethem.1.Howmanywordsdoesoneuse?A.Nobodycananswerthequestion.B.NooneknowsforsurebutProfessorSeashorE.C..Noteveryonecantelltheexactnumber.D.PeoplecannotgiveanexactanswernotevenProf.SeashorE.2.Prof.Seashoreconcludedthatittakesafirst–grader_____yearstoincreasehisvocabularyfrom24000to80000.A.12B.10C.8D.53.AccordingtoProf.Seashore______.A.onehasatleast80000recognitionwordsB.recognitionwordscanbecomeactiveonesC.one’srecognitionvocabularyincludesactivewordsandnon—activeonesD.one’sactivewordsgrowwithhisrecognitionones4.Onewaysuggestedbythewritertoincreaseouractivevocabularyisthatweshould____.A.lookupadictionaryformorenewwordsandkeeptheminournoteB.readandrecognizethewordswewillneedandaddthemintoourlistofactivevocabularyC.keepwellintouchwithmorerecognitionwordsandkeepusingthemafterknowingtheirpronunciationandmeaning.D.readmorewritemoreandusemore5.Accordingtothepassageanimportantstep步骤leadingtothecorrectuseofvocabularyis______.A.extending扩大thelistoftheactivewordsB.oftenlookingupadictionaryfornecessarywordsC.knowingyoursubjectwellD.knowingthecorrectpronunciationandmeaningofthewordstobeused
Facebookishelpingtosavetheenvironment.SoisyouriPhonE.Surprised?IwastoowhenIfirstrealizeditbutafterIthoughtaboutitforawhileItotallybelieveditwastruE.Let’sstartwithyouriPhoneorothersmartphonesforthatmatter.Howisthathelpingtheenvironment?Thinkaboutit.Beforeyouusedtohaveyourphoneyourcamerayourmp3playerandyourDSorPSP.Thosearefourelectronicitems.Eachoftheseneedscharging.Eachofthesecameinitsownpackaging.Eachofthemwasshippedindividuallyfromwheretheyweremadeandeachwaslikelypickedupbyyouinseparatetrips.That’sfourtimesthecarbonemissionperproduct.BysimplybuyinganiPhoneyouhavecutdownyourcarbonemissionbythreequarters.That’snotall.ThedigitalcontentdistributionprovidedbyiTunesStoreallowsustobuymusicelectronically.ThismeansthereisnoCDnomanufacturingcarbonfootprintandnoshippingcarbonfootprint.TheeBooksstoresmeanthatwenolongerhavetoshipbooksallovertheworlD.Let’sfaceit.BooksareheavyandtakeupalotofspacecomparedtoaCDanyway.There’salotofcarboninvolvedinmakingandshippingthem.Eventhoughthewoodtomakethepaperusuallycomesfromsustainablesourcesthereductionincarbonissignificant.DownloadingappsmeanthatyousaveonallthegamespackagingandharmfulchemicalsinvolvedintheproductionofalloftheCDsandmanuals.Anotherwinner.Facebookisanotherexampleofwherephysicalproductsarebeingconvertedintodigitalproducts.ItiseasytouploadhundredsandthousandsofcopiesontoFacebookandhaveeveryonecheekthemout.Todothisbeforeyou’dhavetoprinthundredsofcopiesandsendthemphysicallytopeoplE.GrantedyoumightnotwanttosendallyourphotosaroundbutdigitalcamerasandFacebookallowthephotographersandtheviewerstomakedecisionsaboutwhichphotosareworthkeepingandwhicharenot.63.WhatdoweknowaboutiPhonefromthesecondparagraph?A.Itismulti-functional.B.Itcontainsfourelectronicitems.C.Ithasnocarbonemission.D.Itdoesn’tneedpackaging.64.IPhonecanhelptosavetheenvironmentbecause__________.A.itiseasytocarryB.itneedstorechargeC.itcutsdowncarbonemissiongreatlyD.itismadeofwood65.ITunesStoreprobablycanhelpusto___________.A.listentomusicofhighqualityB.downloadmusicfromtheInternetC.makemusicbyourselvesD.enjoyfreemusicfromtheInternet66.WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatFacebookallowsusto____________.A.sendphotostofriendsphysicallyB.sendphotosaroundmorequicklyC.printphotosfreelyD.uploaddigitalphotos
Yesbutwhatdidweusetodobeforetherewastelevision?Howoftenwehearstatementslikethis!Televisionhasn'tbeenwithusallthatlongbutwearealreadybeginningtoforgetwhattheworldwaslikewithoutit.Beforeweadmittedtheone-eyedmonsterintoourhomesweneverfounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetimE.Weusedtoenjoycivilisedpleasures.Forinstanceweusedtohavehobbiesentertainourfriendsandbeentertainedbythemgooutsideforouramusements.Weevenusedtoreadbooksandlistentomusicoccasionally.Nowallourfreetimeisregulatedbythegogglebox.WerushhomeforourmealstobeintimeforthisorthatprogrammE.A.sandwichandaglassofbeerwilldo—anythingprovidingitdoesn'tinterferewiththeprogrammE.Themonsterdemandsandobtainsabsolutesilenceandattention.IfanymemberofthefamilydarestoopenhismouthduringaprogrammeheisquicklysilenceD.Wholegenerationsaregrowingupaddictedtothetelevision.Foodisleftuneatenhomeworkundoneandsleepislost.Thetelevisionisauniversalthingthatmakespeoplecalm.Itisnowstandardpracticeformothertokeepthechildrenquietbyputtingthemintheliving-roomandturningontheset.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatthechildrenwillwatch—solongastheyarequiet.Televisionencouragespassiveenjoyment.Webecomecontentwithsecond-handexperiences.Itissoeasytositinourarmchairswatchingothersworking.LittlebylittletelevisioncutsusofffromtherealworlD.Wegetsolazywechoosetospendafinedayinsemi-darkness.Televisionmaybeasplendidmediumofcommunicationbutitpreventsusfromcommunicatingwitheachother.Weonlybecomeawarehowtotallyirrelevanttelevisionistoreallivingwhenwespendaholidaybytheseaorinthemountains.Inquietnaturalsurroundings.wequicklydiscoverhowlittlewemisstheKingtelevision.64.Throughthepassagethewriteraimstotellus________.A.howtelevisionisdamagingourhealthB.howtokeepawayfromwatchingtelevisionC.thattelevisionisdoingharmtoourlifeD.allofusfinditdifficulttolivewithouttelevision65.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Second-handexperiencesprovidedbytelevisionareharmful.B.Wecanenjoyourlifewithouttelevision.C.Televisionisanecessarywayofcommunication.D.TelevisionisbecomingirreplaceableinourdailylifE.66.What'sthemainreasonforparentstoputthechildrenbeforeatelevisionset?A.Tosavemoretimeforhousework.B.Tohelpthemsleepearlier.C.Tokeepthemquiet.D.Tohelpthemlearnmoreknowledgefromtelevision.67.Bysayingweneverfounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetimethewritermeans________.A.televisionoccupiestoomuchofoursparetimeB.it'seasyforustofindsomesparetimetoenjoythetelevisionC.wehavelesssparetimeafterwehavetelevisionD.it'sdifficulttospendoursparetimewithoutatelevision
Whenshouldpeoplebemadetoretire?55?65?Shouldtherebeacompulsory强制的agelimit?Manyoldpeopleworkwellintotheir70sand80srunningfamiliescountriesorcorporations.Otherpeoplehoweverdespitebeingfitandhighlytalentedareforcedtoretireintheirfiftiesorevenearlierbecauseoftheregulationsofacompanyorthenation.ThisessaywillexaminewhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedtocontinueworkingaslongastheywantorwhethertheyshouldbeencouragedtoretireataparticularstagE.SomepeoplethinkthereareseveralargumentsforallowingolderpeopletocontinueworkingaslongastheyareablE.FirstofallolderemployeeshavealargeamountofknowledgeandexperiencewhichcanbelosttoabusinessororganizationiftheyaremadetoretirE.A.secondpointisthatolderemployeesareoftenextremelyfaithfulemployeesandaremorewillingtocarryoutcompanypoliciesthanyoungerlesscommittedstaff.HoweveramoreimportantpointisregardingtheattitudesinsocietytooldpeoplE.Toforcesomeonetoresignorretireat60indicatesthatthesocietydoesnotvaluetheinputofthesepeopleandthateffectivelytheirusefullifeisover.AgeisirrelevanttoaworkinglifE.Surelyifolderemployeesaretoldtheycannotworkafter60thisisagediscrimination.Thattheybecomeolddoesnotnecessarilymeantheyaregoingtobesick.Oldpeoplecouldbemoreawareexperiencedandcommittedthansomeyoungsters.Othershoweverthinkthatallowingolderpeopletoworkindefinitelyisnotagoodpolicy.Agealoneisnoguaranteeofability.Oldpeopleareonlyambitiousworkaholicswhoaretooselfishandegocentrictobelievethatayoungerpersoncoulddobetter.Actuallymanyyoungeremployeeshavemoreexperienceorskillsthanolderstaffwhomayhavebeenstuckinoneareaorunitformostoftheirworkinglives.Havingcompulsoryretirementallowsnewideasinanorganization.Inadditionwithoutagelimitshowevermanypeoplewouldcontinuetoworkpurelybecausetheydidnothaveanyotherplansorroles.A.thirdpointofviewisthatolderpeopleshouldberewardedbysocietyfortheirlife’slaborbybeinggivengenerouspensionsandthefreedomtoenjoytheirleisurE.Wenowhaveyoungsterswhocan’tfindjobsbecauseoldpeoplearechoosingnottoretirE.OldpeoplearenotretiringbecausethisnewgenerationofoldpeoplethinktheywillneverdieduetomodernadvancesinmedicinE.Withmanyyoungpeopleunemployedorfrustratedinlow-levelpositionsthereareoftencallstocompulsorilyretireolderworkers.Howeverthiscanaffecttheolderindividual’sfreedomandrighttoworkandcandeprive剥夺societyofvaluableexperienceandinsights.Ifeelthatgivingworkersmoreflexibilityandchoiceovertheirretirementagewillbenefitsocietyandtheindividual.45Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toexplainthecompulsoryagelimit.B.TodiscusstheretirementagE.C.Toexaminepeople’sworkinglifE.D.TointroduceaparticularstagE.46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforallowingoldpeopletocontinueworkingaccordingtothepassage?A.TheircontributionshouldbevalueD.B.Theirexperienceshouldbemadeuseof.C.Theycanhelptheyoungsters.D.Theyareloyalemployees.47.Itcanbeinferredinthefourthpassagethat______.A.theyoungpeoplehavemorecreativespiritsB.modernadvancesinmedicinemakeoldpeopleneverdieC.pensionsandfreedomarenotgiventotheoldnowD.oldpeoplebelievethatayoungerpersoncoulddobetter48.Thepassageisarrangedasfollows:A.B.C.D.49.Whatistheauthor’sopinionontheretirementage?A.Theauthorthinkswhentoretiredependsontheemployeesthemselves.B.TheauthorisagainstlengtheningtheretirementagE.C.Theauthorthinksthatretirementagevariesfromcountrytocountry.D.Theauthorisinfavorofallowingoldpeopletocontinueworking.
Whenbuyingfromadealerthelawsaysthatacarmustbe:Asdescribed:Thisincludesthehistoryofthecaraswellasitsspecification.Forexampleifthedealerdescribedthecaraspreviouslyhavingonecarefulladyowneritshouldn’tturnouttohavehadseveralpreviousboyracerowners.Ofsatisfactoryquality:Itmustmeetthestandardthatareasonablepersonwouldregardasacceptableandbefreefromanyqualityproblem.Alsobearinmindthatasecond-handcarwillhaveaslightlydifferentdefinitionofwhatisconsideredsatisfactorybecausethere’scertainlyanelementofwearandtear.Fitforthepurpose:Itmustbereasonablefitforanynormalpurposeandthisincludesanypurposethatyouspecifytotheseller.●Ifanyoftheaboveisviolatedthenintheoryyoumayhavethefighttorejectthevehicleandgetyourmoneybackifyou’rereasonablyquick.Alternativelythedealermightoffertoreplaceorrepairthecar;reducethepriceofofferingapartialrefund退款.Onceyou’veinformedthedealerthatyouwishtorejectthecaryoumuststopusingthevehiclE.●Iftherejectionisnotacceptedthenit’suptoyoutoproveyourcasE.You’llneedtopayforanindependentassessmentofthecarandsuefordamages.IfyoudochoosearepairinsistthedealerprovideyouwithahirecarorpayanyreasonabletravelingexpensesthusproducedwhileyournewcarisinthegaragE.●Ifthecarisnewit’slikelythattheclaimwillbetoohightobefought.Usingthesmallclaimsproceduretoyoumayhavetopayforlegalrepresentation.AllthiscanbeprettydauntingandexpensivE.Youneedtoweighuptheprosandconsbeforerejectingacar.Wouldarepairdojustaswell?Selectingadealerwhooffersaclearexchangepolicymayhelp.56.Aftertheabovewritingyouwillbebetterat.A.choosingacarB.dealingwithcarsellersC.makingaclaimD.suingfordamages57.Accordingtothetextwhatisessentialafteryouinformthedealerofyourwishtorejectthecar?A.Suingfordamages.B.Demandingtravelingexpenses.C.Stoppingusingit.D.Provingyourcase.58.Ifthedealerofferstorepairthecaryouhaveboughtwhichofthefollowingisacceptable?A.Askingthedealertoprovideyouwithahirecar.B.Askingthedealertoprovideyouwithrepairtoolsets.C.Askingthedealertopayallofyourtravelingexpenses.D.Askingthedealertoreturnallyourmoney.59.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedworddauntinginthelastparagraph?A.Different.B.Effective.C.Discouraging.D.Convenient.60.Whatdoesthewriterwanttosayinthelastparagraph?A.Buyersshouldselectadealerthatofferstorepairthecar.B.Rejectinganewcarisnotnecessarilythatbestchoice.C.It’snecessarythatanewcarshouldberepaired.D.Buyersshouldneverrejectamewcar.
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