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RidingaLondonsubwayapersonfromChinawillnoticeonemajordifference;inLondonpeopledonotlookateachother.InfacteyecontactisavoidedatalltimE.That'snotrudeness—peoplearejusttoobusytobotherlooking.Busydoingwhatyouask?Wellthey'recertainlynotusingthetimeforamomentofquietreflection沉思.Noraretheyreadingabook.Newtechologyhasreplacedquiethabits.TodaytheonlyacceptableformofbookontheLondonUndergroundisane-book.ApplemustearnafortunefromLondoncommuters乘车上下班的人.SincethelaunchoftheiPhonein2007over40000-yesthat's40000-appsprogramsdownloadedfortheiPhonehavebeendesigneD.Commuterslovethembecausetheyaretheperfecttime-filler.OneappcallediShootisagamethatfeaturestanks.AnotheroneTubeExitstellspassengerswheretositonthetraintobeclosesttotheexitoftheirdestination目的地.ISteamcloudstheiPhonescreenwhenyoubreatheintothemicrophonE.Youcanthenwriteinthesteamonyourphonescreen.ForthosewithoutaniPhoneanotherAppleproducttheiPodmaybethedistraction消遣ofchoicE.It'snotjustteenagerswhoplugintotheirmusic-iPodsareapopularwaytopassthetimeforallages.Andifgamese-booksandmusicaren'tenoughtokeepyouoccupieD.Thenperhapsyouwouldpreferafilm?Thedevelopmentofpalm掌上DVDtechnologymeansmanycommuterswatchtheirfavoriteTVshoworfilmonthewaytowork.Withallthisdistractionit'samazingthatpeoplestillremembertogetoffthetrain.PeopleinLondondonotmakeeyecontactonthesubwaybecausetheyarebusy.A.goingtoworkB.readingbooksC.thinkingprivatethoughtsD.playinggamesreadinge-bookslisteningtomusicorwatchingfilmsInParagraph4theunderlinedwordthemrefersto.A.habitsB.appsC.iPhonesD.filmsThosewholikewargamescandownloadtotheiriPhones.A.iShootB.TubeExitsC.iSteamD.iPodTheunderlinedwordoccupiedinthelastparagraphprobablymeans.A.delightedB.busyC.amusedD.controlledThearticletellsusthat.A.LondoncommutersareunfriendlytostrangersB.Applehasearnedalotofmoneyfromselling40000appsC.technologyischangingthewayLondoncommutersspendtheirtravelingtimeD.withallthenewtime-fillersLondoncommutersoftenforgettogetoffthetrain.
Televisionwhichmadeitsfirstseriousappearancein1939didnotbecomecommonuntiltheearly1950s.SincethenmillionsofchildrenhavegrownupinfrontofthesetandmanypeoplenowworryabouttheeffectthatTVhasontheyoungandonsocietyingeneral.Educatorspsychologistsandcrimeexpertswonderiftelevisionshouldbeabolished取消.ManyordinaryparentswishithadneverbeeninventeD.Whyaretheysoafraid?Istelevisionasharmfulastheythinkitis?Likealmostanythingelsetelevisionhasitsgoodanditsbadsides.Oneshouldsurelythankitsinventorsforthejoyandinterestthattheyhavebroughtintothelivesoftheoldthesickandthelonely--allthosewhowithoutitwouldhavenopleasureandnowindowontheworlD.Intruthtelevisionhasopenedwindowsineverybody'slifE.NonewspaperhaseverreachedsomanypeopleandshownsoclearlywhatwashappeningrightnowintheirowncountryandeverywhereelsE.TVnotonlygivesthenewsinstantlyitalsoshowsitinpicturesmorepowerfulthanwords.ItcanbesaidthatTVhasbroughtrealitytothepubliC.Millionsofpeoplenowhaveseentheeffectsofabattleafloodafireacrimedisastersofeverysortonthescreen.Unfortunatelytelevision'sinfluencehasbeenextremelyharmfultotheyoung.ChildrendonothaveenoughexperiencetorealizethatTVshowspresentanunrealworlD.TheywanttoimitatewhattheyseE.TheydobelievethattheviolencetheyseeisnormalandacceptablE.Bythetimetheyareoutofhighschoolmostyoungpeoplehavewatchedabout15000hoursoftelevisionandhaveseenabout18000killingsorotheractsofviolencE.AlleducatorsandpsychologistsagreethatthetelevisiongenerationsaremoreviolentthantheirparentsandgrandparentsAccordingtothesameexpertstheyoungarealsolesspatient.UsedtoTVshowswhereeverythingisquickandentertainingtheydonothavethepatiencetoreadanarticlewithoutpictures;toreadabookthatrequiresthinking;tolistentoateacherwhodoesn'tdofunnythingslikethepeopleonchildren'sprograms.Andtheyexpectallproblemstobesolvedhappilyintenfifteenorthirtyminutes.That'sthetimeittakesonthescreen.Itiscertainthattelevisionhasdeeplychangedourlivesandoursociety.Itiscertainthatalongwithitsbenefitsithasbroughtmanyseriousproblems.Totheseproblemswemustsoonfindasolutionbecausewhetherwelikeitornottelevisionisheretostay.FirstTVsetwasmade______.A.in1939B.in1950sC.in1940sD.in1919WhichofthefollowingpeoplehaveaviewonTVdifferentfromtheothers?A.Educators.B.TVproducers.C.Crimeexperts.D.Psychologists.AccordingtotheauthorwhoneedTVmost?A.Educators.B.Crimeexperts.C.Theoldandthelonely.D.Thechildrenandtheirparents.Wecanconcludethat‘televisiongenerations’are_______.A.lonelyB.morepatientC.moreviolentD.moregentle
Americansusuallymakeallowance宽容fornon-native-speakerswhohavesometroubleunderstandingEnglish.Buttheybecomeannoyedwhenapersonpretendstounderstandbutdoesn’treallyandthencreatesproblemsbecauseofmisunderstandingwhatissaiD.Noonewantssoapwhenheasksforsoup.Soifyoudon’tunderstandwhatissaidtoyouadmititandpolitelyaskthepersontorepeatorexplain.SeconditisquiterudetotalkwithafriendinyournativelanguageandleaveyourAmericanfriendsstandingtherefeelingstupidbecausetheycan’tunderstandtheconversation.TheAmericansmayalsofeelthatyouaretalkingaboutthemorsayingsomethingyoudon’twantthemtohear.Ifyoumustturntoyournativelanguagetoexplainsomethingtoanon-English-speakingfriendatleasttranslateforyourAmericanfriendssotheydon’tfeelleftout.LearnjustafewmorepoliteEnglishexpressionsandyou’llbereadytofacetheworldofAmericanswithconfidencE.Thepoliteanswertoacompliment赞扬aboutyourlooksoryourworksisThankyou.Asmileandanodisnotenough.TheresponsetoThankyou.isofcourseYou’rewelcomeifsomeoneasksHowareyou?don’tgiveyourmedicalhistory.JustsayFinethanks.Howareyou?Finallywhatshouldyousaywhensomeonesneezes打喷嚏?ItmaynotseemlogicalbutthecorrectresponseisGodblessyou.That’saboutallthereistoit.Nowthatyou’velearnedthisgeneralknowledgeofmannersintheU.S.A.you’vereadytobepoliteinEnglish.Let’shopeyourAmericanfriendswillbejustaspolitE.Inthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedwordannoyedmeans.A.ratherangryB.veryimpoliteC.quiteunfriendlyD.fairlypleasedThepassageismainlyaboutintheU.S.A.A.theimportanceofgoodmannersB.thegeneralknowledgeofEnglishC.theskillindailyconversationsD.thegoodmannersincommunicationWhenyoutalkwithsomeoneinyournativelanguageyourAmericanfriendmayfeel.A.heshouldlearnthelanguageB.youtrytokeepsomesecretsfromhimC.youareangrywithhimD.hebecomesafool
阅读理解:ATherearethreebranchesofmedicinE.OneiscalleddoctormedicineorscientificmedicinE.Scientificdoctorstrytoobservesicknesseslookforlogicalpatternsandthenfindouthowthehumanbodyworks.Fromtheretheyfigureoutwhattreatmentsmaywork.Thiskindofmedicineisbelievedtodatefromthe4thcenturyBC.Althoughnowadaysitissuccessfulintheancientworldthisapproachprobablydidnotcuremanypatients.A.secondkindofmedicineiscallednaturalcuresorfolkmedicineinwhichlesseducatedpeopletrytocuresicknesseswithvariousherbs中草药.Thesefolkhealersalsouseobservationandlogicbuttheyarenotsoawareofit.Theytrythingsuntiltheyfindsomethingthatseemstoworkandthenkeepdoingthat.FolkmedicineflourishedlongbeforethedevelopmentofscientificmedicineandwasmoresuccessfulinancienttimesthandoctormedicinE.Thethirdkindiscalledhealthspasorfaithhealing.SometimesthismaybeassimpleastouchingtheholymanandbeingimmediatelyhealeD.Othertimesamagicianmaymakeyouamagiccharmorsayaspelltocureyou.Somereligiousgroupsorganizespecialhealingshrinesforthesick.Intheseplacespeoplerestgetplentyofsleepeathealthyfooddrinkwaterinsteadofwineandexerciseinvariousways.Theyalsotalktothepriestsandpraytothegods.Ifyouarefeelingdepressedoryouhavebeenworkingtoohardgoingtotheseplacesmaybejusttherightthingtomakeyoufeelbetter.1.Doctormedicine________.A.hasalongerhistorythanfolkmedicineB.hasbeenpracticedforaround1600yearsC.basesitstreatmentsonobservationandlogicD.wasverysuccessfulincuringsicknessesinancienttimes.2.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTusedinhealthspas?A.Magicpower.B.Variousherbs.C.Religiousfaith.D.A.healthylifestylE.3.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Folkhealerschoosedifferentherbstocurediseaseswithoutanysoundbasis.B.Peoplewhopracticefolkmedicineneedlotsofformaleducationonherbs.C.ThesuccessoffolkmedicineledtothedevelopmentofdoctormedicinE.D.Naturalcuresworkedbetterthanscientificmedicineinancienttimes.4.Theauthor’sprimarypurposeinthispassageisto_______.A.describedifferenttypesofmedicineB.arguefortheimportanceofmedicineinhealthcarE.C.showthecrucial决定性的rolereligionplaysinmedicaltreatments.D.comparetheeducationalbackgroundofthreedifferenttypesofpatients.
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A.primaryschoolteacherwholeftaclassof25pupilsintearsaftershetoldthemSantaClausdidnotexisthasbeenfireD.WhenexcitedyoungstersbecamerowdyastheytalkedaboutSantathesupplyteachersaidoutsuddenlyIt'syourparentswholeaveoutpresentsonChristmasDay.Theclassofseven-year-oldsatBlackshawLanePrimarySchoolRoytonGreaterManchesterburstintotearsandtoldtheirparentswhentheyarrivedhomE.MothersandfathersthencomplainedabouttheincidentandweresentaletterbytheschoolsayingtheteacherwhoonlyworkedattheschoolforonedaylastweekhasbeenpunisheD.Theschoolhasnowsaiditwillnothireheragain.OnefathersaidMysoncamehomeandsaidthathisteacherhadtoldtheclassthatSantadoesn'texistandit’stheirmumanddadthatputoutpresentsforthem.ObviouslytheywerealltalkingaboutChristmasandbeingabitrowdy.Shejustcamestraightoutwithit.Mysonwasintearsandsowaseveryoneelseintheclass—especiallyasitwassoclosetoChristmas.Ithoughtitwaswrong.Hewascrazyaboutit.He’sonlyseven-year-oldandit'spartofthemagicofChristmastohim.WetoldhimthatshedidnotbelieveinFatherChristmasbecauseofherreligionandhe'sfinenow.Thefatherdescribedtheincidentas'shocking'andbelieveditwasdonewithmaliciousintent恶意地.A.lotofparentswereangryandcomplainedtotheschool.TheteacherwhowassuppliedbyRochdaleandOldhamSupplyAgencyisstilllistedandwillworkwithotherschoolstheagencysaiD.HowevertheheadteacherinAngelaMcCormickrefusedtocommentontheincident.Whofelttheangriestabouttheincident?A.TheteacherwhowasfireD.B.TheparentswhosechildrencrieD.C.Thepupilswhowereintears.D.SantaClaustheteachertalkedabout.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.theteacherwasfiredandcouldn'tcontinuehercareerinteachingB.theparentscomplainedaboutthedisciplineoftheschoolC.thelittlepupilsfeltdisappointedafterhearingthewordssaidbytheteacherD.inrealitySantaClausexistsandgivesoutpresentsonceayearWhat’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordrowdy?A.surpriseD.B.noisy.C.discourageD.D.annoyeD.
CTwoEarthquakesinTwoMonths:ComparingtheQuakesinHaiti海地andChile智利Overview概要HowdotheearthquakesinChileandHaiticompare?Herestudentsperformagallerywalktolearnmoreabouttheearthquakesfromaspecificpointandthendoaspecificresearchandpresentationprojectorresponseactivity.Finallytheyseekanswerstotheirunansweredquestions.MaterialsPrintcopiesofphotographschartsdocumentsandothervisualstodisplayasdescribedbelow;computerswithInternetaccessoptionalresearchmaterialshandouts.Warm-upChooseandprepareagalleryofphotographsgraphicsnewsreportsandothermaterialstodisplayaroundtheroomtoenablestudentstoconsiderthe2010earthquakeinChilE.Dependingoncourseprogramchoosematerialsforthegallerythatprovideawindowonthetwoquakesthroughoneofthefollowingspecificpointsorthefocusofyourchoice:EarthquakesthroughHistoryPuttingthe2010ChileanandHaitianquakesintohistoricalviewrelatedtootherearthquakesincludingthe1960Chileanquakeandthe2004Asianearthquakeandtsunami.RescueandAidConsideringdomesticandinternationalresponsetothedisastersbymilitariesgovernmentsandaidorganizationsincludingrescueandrecoveryaswellaseffortstoprovidefoodwaterhealthcareandsheltertothoseaffecteD.RelatedThearticleUnderwaterPlateCuts400MileGashcomparesseveralearthquakes:Mr.LinfiguredthatthequakeonSaturdaywas250to350timesmorepowerfulthantheHaitianquakE.ButPaulCarusonotedthatatleastonlandtheeffectsoftheChileantremor震动mightnotbeasbaD.ForonethinghesaidthequalityofbuildingconstructionisgenerallybetterinChilethaninHaiti.Andthefactthatthequakeoccurredoffshoreshouldalsohelplimitthedestruction.InHaititherupture断裂occurredonlyafewmilesfromthecapitalPort-au-PrincE.TheruptureonSaturdaywascenteredabout60milesfromthenearesttownChillanand70milesfromthecountry’ssecond-largestcityConcepción.Readthearticleusingthefollowingquestions.QuestionsFordiscussionwithothersandreadingcomprehension:Howdoesthe2010Chileanearthquakecomparetothe1960Chileanearthquake?Whydoscientistsbelievethatthe2010ChileanearthquakewillnotcausethesamelevelofdamageasJanuary’sHaitianearthquakedid?Howdoesthe2010Chileanearthquakecomparetothe2004Indonesianearthquake?WhatreasonsdoscientistsgivetoexplainwhytheIndonesianquakecausedsomuchmoredamagethantherecentChileanearthquake?64.WhichofthefollowingshowsoneofthereasonsforslighterlossesinChilethaninHaiti?A.Position:B.Power:65.WecaninferthatthearticleUnderwaterPlateCuts400MileGashincludes________.A.thecausesofthe2010Chileanearthquakeandthe1960ChileanearthquakeB.thecomparisonbetweenthe2010Haitianandthe2004IndonesianearthquakesC.thereasonforthe2010ChileanquakebeingmorepowerfulthanJanuary’sHaitianearthquakeD.thereasonforlessdamageinthe2010Chileanquakethaninthe2004Indonesianearthquake66.Whatisthepassagemostlikelytobe?A.A.programforresearch.B.A.guidetoearthquakestudy.C.Anadvertisementforstudents.D.Anintroductiontoquakes.
OneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheUnitedStatesisCarnegiehallthehomeofclassicalandpopularmusicconcertsinNewYork.CarnegieHallisknownnotjustforitsbeautyandhistorybutalsoforitsamazingsound.Ithasbeensaidthatthehallitselfisaninstrument.IttakesthemusicandmakesitlargerthanlifE.CarnegieHallisnamedafterAndrewCarnegiewhopaidforitsconstruction.ConstructionofCarnegieHallbeganin1980andtheofficialopeningnightwasonMay51891.ThehallwasownedbytheCarnegiefamilyuntil1924whenitwassoldtoRobertE.SimonThebuildingbecameveryoldandin1960thenewownermadeplanstodestroyitandbuildanofficeblock.IsaacSternledagroupofpeoplewhofoughttosaveCarnegieHallandfinallythecityofNewYorkboughtitfor$5million.Itwasthenfixedupbetween1983and1995.In1986peoplerealisedthatCarnegieHallhadneverkeptproperrecordsofitshistory.AdvertisementsandstoriesinnewspapersabouthowCarnegieHallneededhelptorecoveritshistoryledpeopletosendinoldconcertprogrammesandinformationfromallovertheworlD.Over12000concertprogrammeswerereceivedandwiththeseitwaspossibletomakeaproperrecordofCarnegieHall'sconcerthistory.CarnegieHallisactuallymadeupofseveraldifferenthallsbuttheMainHallnowcalledtheIsaacSternAuditoriumisthemostfamous.Thehallitselfcanholdanaudienceof2804infivelevelsofseating.Visitorstothetoplevelhavetoclimbup105stepstogetthere!BecausethebestandmostfamousmusiciansofalltimehaveplayedatCarnegieHallitisthedreamofmostmusicianswhowanttobegreattoplaytherE.ThishasledtoaveryoldjokewhichisnowpartofCarnegieHall'shistory.Question:HowdoIgettoCarnegieHall?Answer:PractisepractisepractisE.64..ItcanbeinferredthatpeoplewantedtosaveCargenieHallmainlybecause______.A.itmadealotofmoneyB.itwasworthvisitingC.manyimportantconcertswereheldinit.D.itmadesomeplayersbecomefamous65.HowdidCarnegieHallrecoveritsconcerthistory?A.ThroughnewspaperreportsB.ThrougholdconcertprogrammesC.ThrougholdphotographsD.Througholdjokes66.WhyistheCarnegieHalljokefunny?A.BecauseyouexpecttheanswertobedirectionsbutnotadviceB.BecauseCarnegieHallisaplacewheremusicianspractisealot.C.BecauseitisdifficulttofindyourwaytoCarnegieHallD.Becauseyoudon'texpecttheanswertorepeatthesamewordthreetimes.67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.HistoricaleventshappenedinsideCarnegieHallB.ThecityofNewYorkpaidforCarnegieHalltobebuilt.C.CarnegieHallwasfinallyfixedupin2000.D.IsaacSternsavedCarnegieHallsotheMainHallisnamedafterhim.
DWhotakescareoftheelderlyintheUnitedStatestoday?Manypeoplewronglybelievethatwhenpeoplereacholdagetheirfamiliesplacetheminnursinghomes.Theyareleftthereinthehandsofstrangersfortherestoftheirlives.Theirgrown-upchildrenvisitthemonlyoccasionallybutmoreoftentheydonothaveanyregularvisitors.ActuallythisisnottruE.Infactfamilymembersprovideover80percentofthecarethatelderlypeopleneeD.Prof.SamuelPrestonasociologistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniastudiedhowtheAmericanfamilyischanging.HereportedthatbythetimetheaverageAmericancouplereaches40yearsofagetheyhavemoreparentsthanchildren.Thisstatistic统计showsthechangeinlife-stylesandresponsibilitiesofagingAmericans.Theaveragemiddle-agedcouplecanlookforwardtocaringforelderlyparentssometimeaftertheirownchildrenhavegrownup.Moreoverbecausepeopletodaylivelongerafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsagofamilymembersmustprovidelong-termcarE.Thesefactsalsomeanthataftercare-giversprovidefortheirelderlyparentswhowilleventuallydietheywillbeoldandmayrequirecaretoo.Whentheydotheirspouses配偶指夫或妻willprobablytakecareofthem.BecauseAmericansarelivinglongerthanevermorepsychologistsandsocialworkershavebeguntostudycare-givingtoimprovecareoftheelderly.Theyhavefoundthatallcaregiversshareacommoncharacteristic:allcaregiversbelievethattheyarethebestpersonforthejobfordifferentreasons.Onecaregiversaidthatshehadalwaysbeenclosetohermother.AnotherwastheoldestchilD.InotherwordstheyallfeltthattheycoulddothejobbetterthananyoneelsE.SocialworkersinterviewedcaregiverstofindoutwhytheytookontheresponsibilityofcaringforanelderlydependentrelativE.Theydiscoveredthreebasicreasons.Manycaregiversbelievedthattheyhadtheresponsibilitytohelptheirrelatives.Somestatedthathelpingothersmadethemfeelmoreuseful.Othershopedthatbyhelpingsomeonenowtheywoulddeservecarewhentheybecameoldanddependent.68.Itcanbeinferredthatamiddle-agedcoupleintheUS_______.A.spendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanwiththeirparentsB.dependontheirchildren’sassistanceincaringfortheelderlyC.don’tpaymoreattentiontotheirchildrenthantotheirparentsD.spendmoretimetakingcareoftheirparentsthanbefore69.Themostcommoncharacteristicofcaregiversis______.A.theyallhaveprofessionalqualificationsincare-givingB.theyallbelievethemselvestobethebestcaregiverC.theyaretheeldestchildinthefamilyD.theyareclosetotheirparents70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTabasicreasonforcare-giving?A.Respectfromothermembersofthefamily.B.PrepaymentforthecaretheywillgetinoldagE.C.A.feelingofbeingneededandhelpful.D.A.strongsenseofdutytotheelderly.71.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.MostoldpeopleintheUSarelivingahappylifE.B.MostoldpeopleintheUSlivelongertodayafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsago.C.MostelderlypeopleintheUSaretakencareofbytheirfamilieswhooftenfindtheexperiencesatisfying.D.MostelderlypeopleintheUSpreferlivingwiththeirfamiliestolivingnursinghouses.
第II卷计35分第四部分写作共两节满分35分第一节阅读填空10分共10小题每小题1分满分10分阅读下面短文根据所读内容在文后第71至第80小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语注意每空不超过3个单词Chineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.NotcaringaboutthemoneyparentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEnglandtheUSorAustraliA.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-coursesactivitieswheretheywilleitherlearnamusicalinstrumentorballetorotherclassesthatwillgivethemaheadstartinlifE.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationisthebetteritis.Soparentswillspendunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.Howeverwhatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebesteducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildren’sskillsvaryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethoughisthattoday’schildrenlackself-respectandself-confidencE.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywellbutparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillstheyneedtobeconfidenthappyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecookingsewinganddoingotherhousework.TeachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlifE.CookingdemandspatienceandtimE.ItisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperiencE.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscookingsohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallyfinishhisjobsuccessfully.Hisresultawell-cookeddinnerwillgivehimmuchsatisfactionandalotofconfidencE.SomeoldmachinessuchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarousehisinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthemtryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.TheseactivitiesarenotonlyteachingachildtoreadabookbutrathertothinktousehisminD.Andthatismoreimportant.WhatChineseParentsDoIn71_____________TheirChildrenAttitude72_______________Measures/DosNevercareaboutmoney.SendthemtothebestschoolsorabroaD.Wishtheirchildrento73_____________orotherclasses.BeliefThemore74__________ineducationthebettertheresultwillbE.Whattheycanseeintheirchildren75_____________Whattheycan’tseeintheirchildrenLackof76___________________77________________theirfailureOnlyteachthemhowto78____________________andstudywell.Withoutteachingthemthemostimportantskillstheyneedtobeconfidenthappyandclever.Howto79______theproblemBy80__________________
第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AMoreandmoreoftenweheardofpeopletalkingaboutKaraoke卡拉OK.ButwhatonearthitisaboutstillremainsaquestionformanypeoplE.Karaokeisasortofacoustic听觉的equipmentwhichwasinventedinJapanaroundthemiddleofthe1970's.ItmeansabandwithoutpeopleinJapanesE.Infactitisjustamusictapewithoutwords.Thisequipmentfirstappearedinsomepublichousesandsnackbarsandmainlyforthecustomerstoenjoythemselves.MostofthemusicinKaraokewaspopularmusiC.Thereforeattimeswhenanyonefeltlikeithemightsingsongstotheaccompaniment陪伴ofthemusicthatcamefromtheequipment.ShortlyafteritsinventionKaraokewasspreadtothewholeworlD.ItwasintroducedtoChinaandwaswelcomedbymanypeoplE.AlthoughyouarenotagoodsingerorevensometimesyoumaysingoutoftuneyoucanalwaysenjoyyourselfbysingingKaraokE.56.Inthispassagebandmeansgroupofpersons________.A.whoplaygamesonthesportsgroundB.whoplaymusictogetherC.livinginthesameneighborhoodD.doingthingstogetherunderaleaderandwithacommonpurpose57.Karaokeisjusta______.A.cassettetapewithonlymusicB.cassettetaperecorderC.bandfromJapanD.voicerecordingequipment58.Peoplewenttopublichousesandsnackbars______whenKaraokeappeareD.A.tohaveagoodtimeB.tohavesomethingtodrinkC.togetsomethingtoeatD.tobuytheequipment59.Karaokewasspreadtothewholeworld________.A.assoonasitwasinventedB.longbeforeC.notlongafteritwasinventedD.beforelong60.Themainideaofthispassageis______.A.allpersonsliketoplayKaraokeB.tointroduceKaraoketothepeopleC.KaraokeisawonderfulequipmentD.Karaokeisusedeverywhereincludingsnackbars
DIlovecharity慈善shopsandsodolotsofotherpeopleinBritainbecauseyoufindquiteafewofthemoneveryhighstreet.ThecharityshopisaBritishinstitutionsellingeverythingfromclothestoelectricgoodsallatverygoodprices.Youcangetthingsyouwon'tfindintheshopsanymorE.ThethingIlikebestaboutthemisthatyourmoneyisgoingtoagoodcauseandnotintothepocketsofprofit-drivencompaniesandyouarenotdamagingtheplanetbutfindinganewhomeforunwantedgoods.Thefirstcharityshopwasopenedin1947byOxfam.Thefamouscharity'sappealtoaidpostwarGreecehadbeensosuccessfulithadbeenfloodedwithdonations捐赠物.Theydecidedtosetupashoptosellsomeofthesedonationstoraisemoneyforthatappeal.Nowthereareover7000charityshopsintheUK.MyfavouritecharityshopinmyhometownistheRedCrossshopwhereIalwaysfindchildren'sbooksall10or20penceeach.MostofthepeopleworkinginthecharityshopsarevolunteersalthoughthereisoftenamanagerwhogetspaiD.Over90%ofthegoodsinthecharityshopsaredonatedbythepubliC.Everymorningyouseebagsofunwanteditemsoutsidethefrontofshopsalthoughtheydon'tencouragethisratheraskpeopletobringthingsinwhentheshopisopen.Theshopshaveverylowrunningcosts:allprofitsgotocharitywork.Charityshopsraisemorethan￡110millionayearfunding资助medicalresearchoverseasaidsupportingsickandpoorchildrenhomelessanddisabledpeopleandmuchmorE.Whatbetterplacetospendyourmoney?YougetsomethingspecialforaverygoodpriceandagoodmoralsensE.Youprovidefundstoagoodcauseandtreadlightlyontheenvironment.69.Theauthorlovesthecharityshopmainlybecauseof_______.A.itsconvenientlocationB.itsgreatvarietyofgoodsC.itsspiritofgoodwillD.itsniceshoppingenvironment70.ThefirstcharityshopintheUKwassetupto____.A.sellcheapproductsB.dealwithunwantedthingsC.raisemoneyforpatientsD.helpaforeigncountry71.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutcharityshops?A.Theoperatingcostsareverylow.B.ThestaffareusuallywellpaiD.C.90%ofthedonationsaresecond-hanD.D.Theyareopentwenty-fourhoursaday.72.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhattoBuyaCharityShops.B.CharityShop:ItsOrigin&Development.C.CharityShop:WhereYouBuytoDonatE.D.ThePublic'sConcernaboutCharityShops.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑HarvardUniversityisonthebothsidesoftheCharlesRiver.TheoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStateswasfoundedin1636.In1638itwasnamedforJohnHarvarditsfirstfounder.Duringthe1640sthecollegewasenlargedalthoughitwasshortofmoney.MeanttobeaninstitutionfortheeducatiouofPuritanministers清教牧师itgrewtobeaninstitutionofgeneraleducationandnewandmoresubjectsandpolicies政策wereintroduceD.Inthe18thcenturyparticularlyunderJohnLeverettthenumberofthestudentsandcampusequipmentincreasedwhilethereligiouszōng jiāo 的colordecreaseD.InitsearlyyearsthecollegewaslargelysupportedbytheEnglishcolonyandtheNewEnglandcommunityasawholebutsupportsooncameintheformofgiftsandin1823thestatemoneywasreceivedforthelasttimE.UnderCharlesW.Eliotthecollegebecameagreatmodemuniversity.Itsbasiccoursesimprovedandenlargedthegraduateschoolwassetupforthosewhofinishedtheirfour-yearundergraduatestudyandthelawandmedicalschoolswerereorganizeD.EliotisalsofamousforhisintroductionoftheelectivesystematHarvarD.BesidesHarvardCollegetheuniversityincludesschoolsofdivinity1816law1817artsandscience1872education1920engineering1935reorganizationofLawrenceScienceSchoolof1847publicadministration1935.Harvardalsohasschoolsofbusinessadministration1908medicine1782publichealth1922anddentalhealth1941.RadcliffeCollegeforwomenisconnectedwithHarvard;itsstudentsaretaughtbyHarvardprofessorsandreceivediplomasgivenbyHarvarD.Theuniversitylibraryamongthenation'sfinesthousesover8mil-lionvolumesandtheFoggMuseumofArtisoneofthefinestuniversitymuseumsintheworlD.Harvardiscloselyconnectedwithalargenumberofresearchinstitutionsaswell.56.HarvardUniversityA.hasahistoryofmorethan450yearsB.wasenlargedinthemiddleofthe17thcenturyC.wasfirstmeanttobeaninstitutionforgeneraleducationsinceitsfoundationD.wasfoundedbyJohnLeverett57.OneofJohnLeverett'sgreatestcontributionstoHarvardUniversityismostprobablythatA.hesetupHarvardUniversityB.hefreedHarvardUniversityfromthesupportofthestateC.hemadeHarvardaPuritanuniversityD.hehelpeddevelopgeneraleducationinHarvardUniversity58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightNOTbetrueaboutCharlesW.Eliot?A.UnderhisleadershipHarvardUniversitybecameamodernuniversity.B.HeintroducedtheelectivesystematHarvardUniversity.C.HeimprovedandenlargedHarvardUniversitymakingitamodernuniversity.D.HetriedhardtoreducethereligiouscolourofHarvardUniversity.59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutHarvardUniversityaccordingtothepassage?A.Harvardisalargeandmodernuniversitywithalonghistory.B.Harvardhastheworld'sfinestlibrarywithits8millionofbooks.C.HarvardUniversityhasthenation'sbestartmuseum.D.RadcliffeCollegeformenisoneoftheschoolsofHarvardUniversity.
DWhenyoutakeawalkinanycityyouoftenseealotofpeoplewalkingdogs.ItisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulandfaithfulanimalintheworldbutthereasonwhypeoplekeepadoghaschangeD.Intheolddayspeopleusedtotraindogstoprotect保护themselvesagainstattacksbyotherbeasts.Latertheycametorealizethatadogwasnotonlyusefulforprotectionbutwillingtoobeyhismaster.Forexamplewhenpeopleuseddogsforhuntingthedogswouldnoteatwhatwascaughtwithoutpermission.Thesedayspeopleinthecityneednotprotectthemselvesagainstattacksfromanimals.Whydotheykeepdogsthen?Somepeoplekeepdogstoprotectthemselvesfromrobbery抢劫.Butthemostimportantreasonisforcompanionship.Forachildadogisabestfriendwhentherearenofriendstoplaywith.Foryoungcouplesadogistheirchildwhentheyhavenochildren.Foroldcouplesadogisalsotheirchildwhentheirnaturalchildrenhavegrownup.Sothemainreasonwhypeoplekeepdogshaschangedfromprotectiontofriendship.67.Accordingtothepassageintheolddayspeopletraineddogs______.A.forprotectionagainstrobberyB.justforfunC.forcompanionshipD.forprotectionagainstotheranimals68.Thewordcompanionshipmaymean______.A.nativeB.adviceC.friendlyrelationship关系D.usage69.Thedogswereusedforhuntingbecause______.A.theyweregoodhuntersB.theyobeyedtheirmastersC.theywereusefulforprotectionD.theydidnoteatotheranimals70.Themostimportantreasonforpeopletokeepdogsnowisthey______.A.needcompanionB.likechildrenC.enjoyhuntingD.wanttoprotectthemselves71.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.dogscanbehelpfultothosewhoneedcompanyB.citypeoplealwaysfeellonelyC.dogscanbeboring厌烦的D.thecitycanbeaverydangerousplace
PartThree:ReadingComprehension30pointsDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeahcofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABC.andD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestacoordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassagE.AMoreAmericansareturningtocharmschooltogainanadvantageovercompetitorsinajobmarketstrickenbythelongesteconomicslowdownsincetheGreatDepression.Etiquette礼节trainersreportbusinessgrowingfromclientswhobelievethatgoodmannerscouldbethekeysellingpointthathelpsthemgethiredorkeepsthemofftheunemploymentlinE.PeoplearepreparedtodowhateverittakestokeeptheirjobsaidGloriaStarranadviseronimageetiquetteandcommunicationsinNorthCarolinA.Starrwhosaysbusinessisup40percentinthepastyearatherschoolsaidpeoplewererealizingthatittakesmorethanjustabilityandknowledgetokeeporwinajoB.PeggyNewfieldwhohasbeenteachingetiquettefor30yearsandrunsacharmschoolsaidbusinesswasbooming.Whentheeconomyisdownetiquettetrainingwillalwaysbeup.They’refocusingon‘WhatIcandotosurviveIreallyhavetokeepupmygamebecausethecompetitioniskeen.’Properbusinessmannershoweverextendfarbeyondgreetingorthankingawould-beemployer.Etiquetteclassesdealwiththebasicsofpresentationinaninterviewincludingwhattosayandhowtodress.It’ssomuchmorethanwritingthethank-younoteattheendNewfieldsaiD.It’saboutwalkinginforthejobintervieweveryhairisinplaceyourclothesareperfectlypressedyourshoesarepolishedyou’regroomedtotheninesyouspeakthepartandyourEnglishiscorrect.It’sgreatthatwehaveseenthisrenewalinetiquetteandmannersandselfrespect.Studieshaveshownthat85percentofthereasonapersongetsajobkeepsajobandmovesupisrelatedtotheirpersonalskills.Thereareveryfewjobsouttherewhereyourmannerswhereyoursocialsskillsarenotabigpieceofbeingsuccessful.Ifyouhavemannersyoucanwalkintoanybusinessorsocialsituation.Teachingetiquettehasbecomeatoughertask.Somepeoplepointtobadpublicbehaviorbyathletesandcelebrities名人asafactorinruininggoodmannersinU.S.society.HotelownerParisHiltonactressLindsayLohanandsingerBritneySpearsareamongthosewhohavebeenchargedwithsettingapoorexampleespeciallyforchildrenandadolescents.Hiltonisinfamous声名狼藉的forasextapethatbecameanInternethitLohanhaslongbeengossipstuffduetoherquarrelswiththelawandSpearswasphotographedpartyingwithoutunderwear.56.Thewriterwantstotellthereaders___________.A.theetiquettetraininginAmericaB.thewaystoavoidfailureC.goodmannerscountinkeepingajobD.howtokeepbusinessup57.Fromthepassagewelearnthatthecharmschool____________.A.helpsthosewhoareunemployedB.dealswithmoralproblemsC.becomesmorepopularwithpeopleD.doesgoodtotheeconomy58.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’regroomedtotheninesprobablymeansyou’re_________.A.dressedinthebestwayB.fullyunderstoodC.greetedwithgoodmannersD.veryconcerned59.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A.GoodexamplescontributetoetiquetteteachingB.goodpublicbehaviordoesn’texistanymoreC.teachingetiquettehasbecomeatoughertaskD.somefamouspeopledon’thavegoodmanners60.WhichofthefollowingcanyouNOTlearninPeggyNewfield’scharmschool?A.Howtodressinajobinterview.B.HowtohackintothecompanycenteraldatabasE.C.Howtomaintainanedgeoverothercompetitorsinthejobmarket..D.Howtoimproveyourcommunicativeskillswithyourcollegues.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分满分40分阅读下面短文从短文后各题所给的四个选项AB.C.和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑WhiletravelingabroadMr.JacksonFrankranshortofmoney.Sohewrotetohisbrotheraskingfor$500.SendthemoneybytelegramhewrotetotheFisherBankinP...AfteraweekhebegancallingattheFisherBank.Heshowedhispassport.NothinghascomeforyouhewastolD.ThiswentonfortwoweeksandMr.FrankgotveryworrieD.Hesentatelegramtohisbrotherbuttherewasnoreply.InthefourthweekMr.Frankwasarrestedforfailingtopayhishotelbill.Hispassportwastakenfromhim.Hetriedtoexplaintheproblembutnoonebelievedhim.Hewassenttoprisonforsixdays.WhenhecameouthewentimmediatelytotheFisherbank.Theclerkhespoketowasanewman.Haveyoureceived$500forme?heaskMynameisJacksonFrank.Theclerkcheckedhisbooks.YesJacksonit'sherE.Itcamebytelegram.—letmesee—ohmorethantwomonthsago.WewonderedwhereyouwerE.HeshowedMr.Franktheorder.Theorderread:PayMr.FrankJacksonthesumof$500...ButmynameisJacksonFranknotFrankJackson.Ohthat'sallrightsir.Itwasinourbooksundertheletter‘J'butit'syourmoney.TheclerklaughedA.humanmistakesir!We'reallhumanbeingssoweallmakemistakes.A.familynamelikeFranksoundsstrangetomE.Mr.Frankwassilent.Hereallywantedtohitsomebody.AtlasthesaidA.humanmistake—Ithinksomehumansneedkicking.56.Jacksondidn’tjustgotohisbrotherandgetsomemoneybecause____.A.hewasafraidtoseehisbrotherB.hewasinprisonandwasnotallowedtogoanywhereC.hewastravelinginaforeigncountryandwasfarfromhisbrotherD.heknewthathisbrotherhadnomoney57.Jacksonwasarrestedandsenttoprisonbecause____.A.hisbrotherhadn’tsenthimanymoneyandhecouldn’tpayhishotelbillB.hehadspentalmostallhismoneyandcouldn’tpayhishotelbillC.hehadlostallhismoneyandcouldn’tpayhishotelbillD.hisbrotherhadn’tsenthimasmuchmoneyasheaskedforandhecouldn’tpayhishotelbill58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThemoneydidnotreachtheFisherBank.B.Themoneyreachedthewrongbank.C.ThemoneyreachedthebankafterhewasarresteD.D.ThemoneyreachedthebankbeforehewasarresteD.59.Theclerksputhisnameunderthewrongletter____.A.throughcarelessness.B.becausetheywerehumanbeingsC.becausehehadastrangenameD.bypronouncinghisnameincorrectly
Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetext.ThereaderputsquestionsastheywerE.tothetextandgetanswers.Inthelightoftheseheputsfurtherquestionsandsoon.Formostofthetimethisconversationgoesonbelowthelevelofconsciousness.Attimeshoweverwebecomeawareofit.Thisisusuallywhenwearerunningintodifficultieswhenmismatchisoccurringbetweenexpectationsandmeaning.Whensuccessfulmatchingisbeingexperiencedourquestioningofthetextcontinuesattheunconsciouslevel.Differentpeopleconversewiththetextdifferently.Somestayveryclosetothewordsonthepageotherstakeoffimaginativelyfromwordsinterpretingcriticizinganalyzingandexamining.Theformerrepresentsakindofcomprehensionthatiswritteninthetextwhilethelatterrepresentshigherlevelsofcomprehension.Thebalancebetweentheseisimportantespeciallyforadvancedreaders.ThereisanotherconversationthatfromourpointofviewisimportantandthathasnottodowithwhatisreadbutwithhowitisreaD.Wecallthisaprocessconversationasopposedtoacontentconversation.Itisconcernednotwithmeaningbutwiththestrategiesweemployinreading.IfweareskilledreadersourabilitytoholdacontentconversationwithatextisusuallyprettywelldevelopeD.Notsoourabilitytoholdaprocessconversation.Itisjustthiskindofconversationthatisofimportancewhenweareseekingtodevelopourreadingtomeetthenewdemandsbeingplaceduponusbystudyingatahigherlevel.40.Readingasakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetextbecomesconsciousonlywhen.A.thereader’sexpectationsagreewithwhatissaidinthetextB.thereaderasksquestionsandgetsanswersC.thereaderhastroubleunderstandingwhattheauthorsaysD.successfulmatchingisoccurring41.Atalowerlevelofcomprehensionreaderstendto.A.readatextslowlyB.readwithoutthinkinghardC.interpretatextintheirownway.D.concentrateonthemeaningofwordsonly42.Aprocessconversationhastodowith.A.thedevelopmentofourabilitytocheckthedetailsB.determiningthemainideaofatextC.whatreadingmaterialisreadD.theapplicationofreadingstrategies43.Fromthepassageweknow.A.it’simportantforreaderstohaveconsciousandunconsciouslevelsofcomprehensionB.readersshouldtakeacriticalattitudetowardstheauthor’sideasC.readersshouldlearntousedifferentapproachesinreadingdifferenttextsD.readersshouldpaymoreattentiontothecontentofatext
第三部分阅读理解共16小题每小题2分满分32分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项AInrecentyearsadvancesinmedicaltechnologyhavemadeitpossibleforpeopletolivelongerthaninthepast.NewmedicineandmachinesarebeingdevelopedeverydaytoextendlifE.Howeversomepeopleincludingsomedoctorsarenotinfavoroftheselifeextendingmeasuresandtheyarguethatpeopleshouldhavetherighttodiewhentheywant.TheysaythatthequalityoflifeisasimportantaslifeitselfandthatpeopleshouldnotbeforcedtogoonlivingwhentheconditionsoflifehavebecomeunbearablE.Theysaythatpeopleshouldbeallowedtodiewithdignity尊严andtodecidewhentheywanttodiE.OthersarguethatlifeunderanyconditionsisalwaystoextendlifeaslongaspossiblE.Andthebattlegoesonandonwithoutadefinite明确的answer.57.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.TheRighttoLiveB.TheRighttoDieC.TheDoctor'sDutyD.DeathorLife58.Inrecentyearspeoplecanlivelongerthaninthepastbecauseof______.A.thedevelopmentofmedicaltechnologyB.bighospitalsC.goodmedicalworkersD.bothB.andC59.Intheeyesofthelawwhetheradyingpatienthastherighttodieornotisupto______.A.thedoctorsB.thesurroundingsC.thefamilyDthepatienthimself/herself60.Accordingtothewriter'sopinion______.A.deathisbetterthanlifeB.lifeisbetterthandeathC.neitherdeathnorlifeisgoodD.noneoftheabove
第四部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-termmedium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivitieswhichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorlessortwoweeksorpossiblemonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundationoutlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoalsweshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleteD.Theintermediategoalsarebuiltonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyearortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.AnytimeyoumoveastepatatimeyoushouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmeD.AsyoucompleteeachstepyouwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceeD.AndasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrowyourmotivationanddesirewillincreasE.Long-rangegoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuturE.TheymightcoverfiveyearsormorE.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.56.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot__.A.ifwecompleteourshort-rangegoalsB.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsC.ifwewritedownthedatesD.ifweputforwardsomeplans57.Newshort-termgoalsarebulidupon__.A.twoyearsB.long-termgoalsC.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted58.Onceourgoalsaredrawnup__.A.weshouldsticktothemuntilwecompletethemB.wemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunitiesC.wehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccessD.wehavemadegreatdecision59.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat___.A.thosewhohavelong-termgoalswillsucceedB.writingdownthedatesmaydiscourageyouC.thegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdestinationD.everyshouldhaveagoal
CSittinginadarkmovietheaterwithyourfriends.andatubofpopcornH^soundslikeaperfectwaytospendaSaturdaynightanditcouldbeifyouarewillingtoshareyourpopcornwiththeentirerowofmoviegoersaroundyou.A.reviewofmovie-theaterpopcornrevealsanalarmingamountoffatsaltandcaloriesineventhesmallestsizes.A.largetubofpopcornatRegalCinemasforexampleholds20cupsofpopcornandhas1200calories980milligramsofsodium钠and60gramsofsaturated饱和的fat.Addingjustatablespoonofbutteradds130calories.Anddonotforgetthatitcomeswithfreerefills.Notsohungry?Themediumsizepopcorneventhesmallat11cupsdelivers670calories550milligramsofsodium.and24gramsofsaturatedfat.Thefindingsmaysurprisethosewhobelieveitisarelativelyhealthysnack.Infactplainair-poppedpopcornislowincaloriesandfreeofsaturatedfat.Movietheaterpopcornhoweverispoppedinoiloftencoconutoilwhichis90percentsaturatedfat.Addsalttoitandyouronce-healthysnackturnsintoahealthoffender.Onewaytomakeyourpopcornhealthier?Askthetheatertopopthecornwithoutsalt.Thebestwaytomakeyourmoviesnackhealthierhoweverwouldbetoskipthepopcorn.Youcouldshareatubofpopcornwith10friendsDr.NestleaprofessorofnutritionatNewYorkUniversitysaiD.Orwhataconceptwatchthemoviewithouteatinganything.64.ThereviewfindsthatmovietheatrepopcornmaycontainallthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.butterB.sodiumC.saturatedfatD.pepper65.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpopcornpreparedincoconutoil?A.Itisahealthysnack.B.Itdoesharmtoourhealth.C.ItlookslikeaperfectchoicE.D.Itisverynutritious.66.Whichkindofpopcorncausestheleasthealthconcern?A.Movietheatrepopcorn.B.PopcornsoldatRegalCinemas.C.Largesizepopcorn.D.Plainair-poppedpopcorn.67.WhatisDr.Nestle'ssuggestiontomoviegoers?A.Avoideatingpopcorn.B.Sharepopcornwithfriends.C.NoteatinganythinginthemovietheatrE.D.TryeatingotherkindoffooD.
WiththeTeslaRoadsterandotherplug-in插入式electricvehicleshittingtheroaddemandisgrowingforaccessiblerefuelingpointstorechargethem.CarbonDayAutomotiveaChicago-basedcompanyhasnowdemonstratedasolar-poweredrechargingpointknownastheSolarplug-InStationwhichlestmotoristseasilychargetheircarsusingelectricitythathasbeenproducedwithoutanyenvironmentaldamagE.TheSolarPlug-InStationhasgoneonshowinChicagoaspartofthecity’sbidtohostthe2016OlympicGames.AccordingtoCarbonDayAutomotivetheSolarPlug-InStationonshowinChicagoispartofthevitalinfrastructure基础设施requiredforelectricvehiclesinChicagoandwasthefocusofarecentvisitbytheInternationalOlympicCommitteE.Thesesolar-poweredelectricitypointswillbeuseddailytofuelthecity’selectricvehicleswithpowerfromthesun.byproducingtheelectricityfrompollution-freesolarcelltheCO2emissionsarereducedtozero.SolarenergyandelectricvehiclesareapartnershipthatisonemoresteptoreducingourdependenceonforeignoilsaysRichardLowenthalCEOofCoulombTechnologies.CoulombTechnologiesrecentlydevelopedthecomponents部件requiredforindividualrechargingstationsmarketedasChargePointNetworkedChargingStations.CarbonDayAutomotiveistheMidwestdistributorfortheChargePointstations.TheSolarPlug-InStationconsistsofgiantsolarpanels电池板thatshadethetinyChargePointNetworkedChargingStation.Thesolarpanelisconnecetedtoanundergroundbatterypackreadyforeverydayrefueling.WithoutthesestationsitwouldbelikedrivingaroundintraditionalcarwithouttheavailabilityofgasstationssaysScottEmalfarbCEOatCarbonDay.Thedayoftrueplug-inelectricvehicleswillbeheresoonerthanmostpeoplerealizeandtheworldneedstobereadytoaccommodatethem.1.TheSolarPlug-InStationisusedaspartofthebidtohosttheOlympicsmainlybecause____.A.it’senvironmentallyfriendlyB.itmakesupforthelackofelectricityC.it’sanewideaandattractspeople’sattention.D.itbringsconveniencetoelectricvehicleusers2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.torechargetheelectricvehiclestakesalongtimeB.theSolarPlug-InStationwillcomeintousein2010C.theSolarPug-InStationhasgoneonshowinternationallyD.Chicagoispromotingtheuseofelectricvehicles3.AccordingtothepassagehowmanyofthefollowingstatementsareTRUE?A.TeslaRoadsterisakindofplug-inelectricvehiclE.B.TheSolarPlug-InStationusessolarpowertochargeallofthecars.C.Chicagoisacitywhichisrichinoil.D.TheSolarPlug-InStationconsistsofundergroundbatterypacks.E.ScottEmalfarbisoptimisticaboutthefutureofplug-inelectricvehicles.A.3.B.2.C.4.D.5.4.ThepassageimpliesthatwhentheSolarPlug-InStationbecomespopular_______.A.morevisitorswillcometoChicagoB.morespaceforelectricvehicleswillbeneededC.thecitizensofChicagowillbeabletogotoworkfasterD.thecostofelectricvehicleswillbelowerthanthatoftraditionalcars5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Chicagowillsoonbefullofelectricvehicles.B.Chicagocallsonpeopletobuyelectricvehicles.C.Chicagofightsforitsbidtohostthe2016Olympics.D.Chicagoshoesitssolar-poweredrechargingstations.
Withonlyabout1000pandasleftintheworldChinaisdesperatelytryingtoclonetheanimalandsavetheseinadangeroussituation.That'samovesimilartowhataTexasA.&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalledNoah'sArk.Noah'sArkisaimedatcollectingeggsembryos胚胎semenandDNAoftheseanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.IfcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinctDr.DuaneKraemeraprofessorinTexasA.&M'sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicinesaystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuturE.Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2000speciesofmammalsbirdsandreptileswillprobablybecomeextinctinover100years.ThepandanativeonlytoChinaisindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.ThisweekChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.TheentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocompletE.ThenucleartransferofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasyandthelackofavailablepandaeggscouldbeamajorproblemKraemerbelieves.Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancyhavingababy.Ittakesalongtimeandit'sdifficultbutthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.TheyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisksoitisworththeeffortaddsKraemerwhoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA&Mthefirst-everattemptatcloningadog.Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat'sneverbeendoneandthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah'sArk.We'rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere'salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.ThecooperationbetweenusisverymuchneedeD.1.TheaimofNoah'sArkprojectisto__________.A.makeeffortstoclonetheendangeredpandasB.saveendangeredanimalsfromdyingoutC.collectDNAofendangeredanimalstostudyD.transferthenuclearofoneanimaltoanother2.AccordingtoProfessorKraemer__________.A.Thelongtimelastingcloningresearchcouldbesuccessful.B.Theeggstransfersimmediatelyresultinhavingababy.C.Thelackofnucleartransfercouldbeamajorproblemtohavenewpandas.D.Ifspeciesshoulddieoutbasicbuildingblockswouldhealthem.3.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe__________.A.China'sSuccessinPandasCloningB.HelpingWaystoAvoidExtinctionC.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandasD.ThePracticeinNoah'sArk4.Fromthepassageweknowthat__________.A.KraemerandhisteamhavesucceededincloningadogB.scientiststrytoimplantapanda'seggintoarabbitC.abouttwothousandofspeciesaretodieoutinacenturyD.KraemerwillworkwithChinesescientistsincloneresearches
DHawkinghasleftmuchforChinesetothinkabout.BritishphysicistStephenhawkingpossibletheworld’smostfamousscientistafterAlbertEinsteingavelecturesinZhejiangandBeijinginAugust.Anillnesslefthimunabletomoveanypartofhisbodyexceptforthreefingers.Buthiscontinuingeffortsinthefieldofsciencehavemademanyyoungpeopletakehimastheiridol偶像.HisbookssuchasA.BriefHistoryofTimebecomebestsellersinChinesebookstores.HawkinghelpspeopleenlargetheirhorizonsandbecomeinterestedinsciencesaidPanYunhepresidentofZhejiangUniversity.Indeedexpertsdon’tthinkitlikelythatHawking’slecturesandprofound深奥的ideaswillbeeasilyunderstoodbytheaverageperson.ButhehascertainlysowedtheseedsofscienceamongmanyyoungpeoplE.AndtheHawkingfevercausedbyhisvisithasmadepeopleask:HowcanChinaproducemoretopscientistslikeHawking?Nurturing培养topscientistswilltakeasmuchworktochangesocietyastoeducatethescientiststhemselvessaidZhangFan.ZhanghasstudiedintheUKsince1999andwillbeasecond–yearstudentatTrinityCollegeinOctober.InBritainZhangsaidteachersinspirestudentstohaveageneralunderstandingofthesubjectstheyareinterestedin.Andtheyencouragestudentstodevelopnewideaswhichhelpsthemtonurturetheircreativity.InChinatheDepartmentofEducationhasencouragedschoolstoprovidequalityeducationtodevelopstudents’potential潜力.IhopeteacherswillpaymoreattentiontohelpingususeourimaginationsandsolveproblemsonourownsaidLuJieaJuniorThreestudentinSanfanMiddleSchoolinBeijing.63._________havemadeyoungpeopletakeHawkingastheiridol.A.Hawking’songoingdevotiontoscienceB.thefactthatHawkingisafamousphysicistC.Hawking’slecturesinZhejiangandBeijingD.thefactthatHawkingcanjustmovethreefingers64.Inparagraph4theunderlinedwordhorizonsmeans_________.A.one’sknowledgeofscienceB.one’ssightofthesubjectsC.theareaofone’sknowledgeD.thelinewhereearthandskymeet65.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_______.A.Hawking’sbookswerenotpopularinChinabeforehisvisitB.mostschoolsinChinaprovidequalityeducationtodevelopstudents’potentialC.tonurturetopscientiststeachersshouldsolvealltheproblemsforthestudentsD.ordinarypeopleinChinamayfindHawking’sideasbeyondtheircomprehension66.Thelastthreeparagraphsmainlytellus_______.A.studentsinSanfanmiddleschoolaremoreimaginativeB.teachersshouldencouragestudentstobemorecreativeC.BritishstudentsdonotworkashardasChinesestudentsD.topscientistswon’tappearevenifschoolsprovidequalityeducation
ChinaiscastingsuchahugeshadowontheUnitedStatesthatmanyAmericansarestrugglingtolearnChineseinordertomaintaintheircompetitiveedgeInterestinlearningChineseamongAmericanyouthandtheirparentshasgrowndramaticallyinthepastfiveyearssaidVivienStewartattheAsiaSocietyaUSgrouptryingtobridgethegapbetweenAmericansandpeopleofAsiaandthePacifiC.Chinatheworld'smostpopularnationiscriticaltotheUnitedStatesbecauseitisaleadingtraderconsumerandinvestor-ItspoliticalinfluenceisalsorisingacrosstheglobE.IthasreplacedtheUnitedStatesastheworld'slargestconsumerandbecomethesecondlargesteconomyintheworldafterthesuperpowerstatusanditstellingeffectspoliticallyeconomicallyandculturallyaredrivingtheinteresttolearnthelanguageexpertssay.FromkindergartenstohighschoolsstudiesbytheAsiaSocietyshowthereisarapidriseininterestamongpupilstostudytheChineselanguagE.EventhoughtheUSStateDepartmenthasstressedtheChineselanguagecriticaltonationalprosperityandsecuritythecurrentinfrastructure基础设施tosupportrecruitment招生ofstudentsandteachersaswellasthegrowthofhighqualityprogramsis-badlyinadequateanAsiaSocietystudysays.TheSocietyhassetatargetofhavingatleast5%ofAmericanhighschoolstudentslearningChineseby2015.MillionsofChinesearelearningEnglishbutonly24000AmericansarelearningChinesesaidAndrewCorcoranoftheSanFrancisco-basedChineseAmericanInternationalSchool.ThemostpopularlanguagesafterEnglishintheUnitedStatesatpresentareSpanishandFrench.Thepassagemainlytellsthereadersthat_____A.ChinaisgettingunderashadowfromUSAB.AmericancompetitiveedgeisshakingC.AmericansobjecttolearningChineseD.ChineseappealstomoreAmericansBasedonthecontextwhatdoestheunderlinedwordinadequateinParagraph5mean?A.leadingB.interestingC.disappointingD.promisingAccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Culturecanhaveaneffectonexcitingpersons'B.USAhasgotthehighqualitycurrentC.Chineseranks4thontheAmericanLanguageD.PoliticsdecideslanguagestudyingWhatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.USGovernmentRequiresitsPeopletoLearnChineseB.ChineseGainsitsPopularitywithMostAmericansC.China'sEconomyHelpstoSpreaditsLanguageD.AmericansShowInterestLearningChinese
Vienna——InspiteofIraq’sdecisiontostopoildeliveriesthe11-nationOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountriesOPECwillnotincreaseproductiontomakeuptheshortfallministersdecidedTuesdayinViennA.The11oilministersdecidedtomeetagainonJuly3todiscusstheeffectsoftheIraqtemporarystop.Theorganization’spresidentCharkidKheriaofAlgeriasaidafterthemeetingthatstockswerehighandpriceswerestablesoquotaincreaseswerenotnecessary.TheE.U.CommissionhasexpressedconcernaboutIraq’soutputstop.A.speakersaidOPEChadtotakeallpossiblemeasurestokeeporlowertheoilpricE.SaudiArabia’sOilMinisterAliAl-Nuaimihadearliersaidtherewouldnotbeanyshortfallofoilinthemarket.TheorganizationhadalreadytakenstepstofillthegaphesaiD.OPECSecretaryGeneralAliRodriguezaddedthattheperiodofIraq’soutputstopwasnotknownsootherexporterswerenotgoingtoliftquotasyet.Ifthemarketwasdestabilized使动摇asuitableresponsecouldbemadE.IraqonMondaystoppedshipmentsofcrudeoiltoprotestagainsttheU.N.SecurityCouncil’sdecisiontoextendtheoil-for-foodprogrammebyonlyamonthinsteadofthenormalsix-monthrenewal.JustbeforetheViennameetingoilpriceshadgoneupwithabarrelofOPECcrudeoilsellingfor27.05dollarsupfrom26.81dollarslastFriday.Northseaoilwasat29.26dollarsMondayevening.OPECwantstheoilpricetostaywithinamarginof22to28dollarsandachievedthatwithcutsinJanuaryandMarchthatreduced2.5millionbarrelsperdayoffquotas配额.56.Iraqmadethedecisiontostopoildeliveriesbecause___________.A.oilpriceistoolowininternationalmarket.B.TheU.N.SecretaryCouncilhasdecidedtoshortenthetimeofextensionoftheoil-for-foodprogrammeC.Manyoilwellsweredestroyedduringthewarinthelate1980sD.Itcouldn’tgetenoughmoneytodevelopitseconomy57.TheattitudetheE.U.CommissiontooktowardsIraq’soutputstopis________.A.activeB.concernedC.coldD.surprised58.TheunderlinedwordsTheorganizationhererefersto________.A.OPECB.theE.U.CommissionC.ViennaD.WTO59.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.theoilpricesintheworldwerestablethoughIraqhasstoppedoildeliveriesB.OPEChascontrolledtheoilpricetostaywithinamarginof22to28dollarsC.OPECwillnotincreaseoilproductiontomakeuptheshortfallthatcausedbyIraqD.Oilisconnectedwithpeople’sdailylife60.The11oilministersdecidedtomeetonJuly3sothat_________.A.theycanpersuadeIraqtocontinueoilproductionB.theycanhaveatalkwiththeU.N.SecurityCouncilC.theycanhaveadiscussionabouttheeffectsofIraq’stemporaryoutputstopD.theycanmakeuptheirmindstoincreaseoilproduction
Ⅲ.阅读理解共15小题;每小题2分满分30TheWorldTradeOrganizationWTOfoundedonJanuary11995aimstoencourageinternationaltradetoflowaspossiblemakingsurethattradeagreementsarerespectedandthatanydisputescanbesettleD.InthefiveyearssinceitsfoundingtheWTOhasbecomewellknownasoneoftheworld’smostpowerfuleconomicorganizationstakingitsplacealongsidetheWorldBankandInternationalMoneyFunD.Thesystemofglobalrulesforinternationaltradehoweverdatesbackhalfacenturyto1948whentheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTradewasformedafterWorldWarII.AstimewentbyitbecameclearthattheGATThadtwomajordrawbacks-thelimitedareasoftradeitcoveredandthelackofaneffectivesystemtosettledisputes.Aftersevenyearsoftradetalksendingin1994theso-calledUruguayRoundfinallygivebirthtotheWTOcompletewithaneffectivesystemtosettledisputesandnewrulescoveringtradeinservicesandintellectualproperty.Evenaftersevenyearsoftalksand22500pagesofagreementstherewerestillproblemsespeciallythedifficultytodealwithareasofagricultureandserviceswhichthemembernationsagreedtorevisein2000.TheWTOwithitsheadofficeinGenevahas135memberswith30morewaitingtojoin.36.FromthepassageweknowthattheGATTstoppedworking________.A.soonafterWorldWarIIendedB.alittlemorethan50yearsafterWorldWarIIC.justintheyear1994D.sevenyearsbeforetheUruguayRoundtalk37.ComparedwiththeGATTtheWTO_______.A.didn’tpayenoughattentiontoservicesandintellectualpropertyB.gotitsmemberstosigntheagreementsmoreeasilyC.hasgottomanyareasofinternationaltradetodealwithtoworkeffectivelyD.candobettertosettledisputesinmoreareasofinternationaltrade38.InthenewcenturytheWTOwill________.A.taketheplaceoftheWorldBankandInternationalMonetaryFundB.havemoremembersandsettlemoreproblemsC.makecompletenewrulesineveryareaofinternationaltradeD.havenewrulescoveringtradeinservicesandintellectualproperty
Museums&Attractions—ThingstodoinLondonIntheCompanyofCooksUntilSatJun19ImperialWarMuseumThesecookeryexhibitsandtalksareinspiredbythemuseum’s‘TheMinistryofFood’exhibitionandlookathowwartimeadvicewasputintopracticE.‘TheKitchenFront’May29withValentineWarnerandMargueritePattenexploresrecipesduringthewarandtricksandtipsusedtomakethemostoflimitedfoodsupply.TransportLambethNorthTelephone02074165320http://www.iwm.org.ukItalianRenaissanceDrawingsUntilSunJul25BritishMuseumBringingtogetherartworkfromtheUffiziandtheBM’sowncollectionsthismajorexhibitionfocuseson100drawingsmadebyItalianartistsbetween1400and1510.TheshowexamineshowdrawingchangedfromameansofpreservingartisticrealitytoawayofperfectingnaturalisticformsthroughoriginalworksofLeonardodaVinciBotticelliMichelangeloTitianandothermasters.TransportHolborn/RussellSquareTelephone02073238181http://www.britishmuseum.orgTheDeepUntilSunSep5NaturalHistoryMuseumThisexhibitionleadsvisitorsintothedeepseashowingthemtheenvironmentofsealivingsthathavetofitthemselvesintheirworldinunusualways.Duringthisspecialvoyagevisitorswilllearnaboutthehistoryofdeep-seaexplorationandhowscientistsusetechnologytopreservethisecosystemwhichiseasilydestroyeD.TransportSouthKensingtonTelephone02079425000http://www.nhm.aC.ukMarvelSuperHeroes4DJun2-Aug31MadameTussaud’sA.newthree-storydisplaycombiningmodels3DanimationwithspecialeffectstobringtolifesomeofMarvel’smostfamousnames—includingSpider-manIronManWolverineandTheInvisibleWoman.There’salsoachanceto‘turnhero’inaseriesofexperiencesincludingwalkingontheceilingwithSpider-ManandsteppingintoIronMan’schestshielD.TransportBakerStreetTelephone08718943000http://www.madametussauds.com/london60.Whowillbeinterestedinthisguideinformation?A.PeoplewholikeartandculturE.B.Peoplewholikeadventuresandtravels.C.PeoplewholikesportsandmusiC.D.Peoplewholikemuseumsandattractions.61.AccordingtotheinformationwherecanyougoifyouarriveinLondononSep.1st?A.MadameTussaud’s.B.ImperialWarMuseum.C.NaturalHistoryMuseum.D.BritishMuseum.62.WhichwebsitewillbevisitedbyonewhowantstoknowmoreaboutItalianRenaissanceDrawings?A.http://www.iwm.org.ukB.http://www.britishmuseum.orgC.http://www.nhm.aC.ukD.http://www.madametussauds.com/london
A.punctualpersonisinthehabitofdoingathingatthepropertimeandisneverlateinkeepinganappointment.TheunpunctualmanontheotherhandneverdoeswhathehastodoatthepropertimE.HeisalwaysinahurryandintheendlosesbothtimeandhisgoodnamE.A.lostthingmaybefoundagainbutlosttimecanneverberegaineD.Timeismorevaluablethanmaterialthings.Infacttimeislifeitself.Theunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaginghismostvaluableasset财产aswellasothers’.Theunpunctualpersonisalwayscomplainingthathefindsnotimetoanswerlettersorreturncallsorkeepappointmentspromptly.Butthemanwhoreallyhasagreatdealtodoisverycarefulofhistimeandseldomcomplainsofwantofit.Heknowsthathecannotgetthroughhishugeamountofworkunlesshefaithfullykeepseverypieceofworkwhenithastobeattendedto.Failuretobepunctualinkeepingone’sappointmentsisasignofdisrespecttowardsothers.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinnerandarriveslaterthantheappointedtimehekeepsalltheotherguestswaitingforhim.Usuallythiswillberegardedasagreatdisrespecttothehostandallotherguestspresent.Unpunctualitymoreoverisveryharmfulwhenitcomestodoone’sdutywhetherpublicorprivatE.ImaginehowitwouldbeifthosewhoareputinchargeofimportanttasksfailedtobeattheirproperplacesattheappointedtimE.A.manwhoisknowntobehabituallyunpunctualisnevertrustedbyhisfriendsorfellowmen.Accordingtothepassagethemainreasonthatapersonisalwaysunpunctualisthat____.A.hehasmoreworktodothanotherpeopleB.heisalwaysinahurrywhenheworksC.hedoesn’tcaremuchabouttimeD.healwaysmismanagesandwasteshistimeWhatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?A.intimeB.belateC.ontimeD.attimesAccordingtothethirdparagraphwhenyouareinvitedtodinneryoushouldarriveThere____.A.afterotherguestshavearrivedB.attheappointedtimeC.beforeallotherguestsD.afterthehosthasgotthingsreadyWhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheharmofunpunctuality?A.Ifyouareanunpunctualpersonyoucannotbeinchargeofanyimportanttask.B.UnpunctualitymaybringaboutheavylossesforbothpublicandprivateaffairsC.Ifyourfriendsknowthatyouareunpunctualtheymaynotseeyouagain.D.Unpunctualitymaymakeyoumissalotofappointmentsandlosefriends.
BThecenterpieceofcurling冰壶isthecurlingstonewhichhasbeencalledageometricalmasterpieceoftooledgeology地质.KaysofScotlandhasbeenmakingcurlingstonessince1851whenWilliamKayandhissonsAndrewandThomassetupaworkshopinMauchlineAyrshireinsouthwestScotlanD.KaysisstillownedbytherelativesofthefounderandtodayitistheonlycurlingstonemakerleftinScotlanD.Usedinahighlycompetitivesportthecurlingstonesaremadetoexactstandards.Firststonesareslicedandthenintoroundcheeses.Finallythecheesesareshapedandpolishedintocurlingstonesinaseriesofprecisesteps.Eachstonemustweigh44pounds.Eachmusthaveamaximumdiameter直径of36inches.Polishingisdonebyhandonawheelusingwaterdiamond-talcumpowerandfelt.Finishingthestone’srunningedgeisdoneentirelybyhandwithaspecialkindofpaperandadigitalmeasureandmagnifyingglass放大镜.LastlyahandleisfittedintoholesonthetopofthestonE.Stonesarecomputer-matchedintopairs.Sixteenstones-8pairs-areneededforagameandsincecurlinggamefieldusuallyhave6laneseachgamefieldneeds96matchedstones!Kaysisasmallfirmemployingthantenskilledworkers.Mastercraftsmanandco-ownerJamesWyllieisskilledatallphasesofcurlingstonemakingandisalsoanenthusiasticcurleraswellasactivememberofMauchline’sBurnsClubwhichmeetsregularlytohonorwell-knownMauchlineresidents.59.WhatIStrueaboutKays?A.Itisafamilybusiness.B.It’sabrandofcurlingstones.C.It’saplaceinScotlanD.D.It’sthenameofacurlingstonedealer.60.Howmanycurlingstonesareneededfortwogameshappeningatthesametime?A.8.B.16.C.32.D.96.61.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightprocessofmakingacurlingstone?A.Slicing—shaping—polishing.B.Weighing—measuring—polishing.C.Cutting—running—edging—computer—matchingD.Cutting—measuring——shaping——polishing
Britain’ssymbolicredphoneboxeshavebecomeoutofdateintheageofthemobilebutvillagesacrossthecountryaresteppingintosavethemwithcreativeintelligencE.WhetherasaplacetoexhibitartpoetryorevenasatinylibraryhundredsofphoneboxeshavebeengivenanewlifebylocalcommunitiesdeterminedtopreserveatypicalpartofBritishlifE.InWaterperryasmallvillagenearOxfordthe120residentshavefilledthephoneboxnexttotheoldhousewithapotofflowerspilesofgardeningandcookingmagazinesandstuckpoemsonthewalls.TheytookcontrolofthephoneboxwhentelecomsoperatorBTsaiditwasgoingtopullitdownanannouncementthatcausedsuchdissatisfactionthatonelocalwomanthreatenedtochainherselftotheboxtosaveit.I’dhavedoneitinsistedKendallTurner.ItwouldhavebeenheartbreakingforthevillagE.LocalcouncilorTriciaHallamwhocameupwiththeideaforthephonebox’schangesaidquiteafewpeoplewouldhavejoinedheraddingWecouldn’tletitgobecauseit’saBritishsymbol.Onlythreefeetbythreefeetwideandstanding2.51-metertallthephoneboxesweredesignedbyGilesGilbertScottin1936forthe25thanniversaryofthereignofKingGeorgeV.PaintedinPostOfficeredtomatchthepostboxestheywereonceatypicalimageofEnglandandthebackdrop背景tomillionsoftouristphotographs.Eightyearsagotherewereabout17000acrossBritainbuttodayinacountrywherealmosteverybodyhasamobilephone58percentarenolongerprofitableandtenpercentareonlyusedonceamonth.Onaveragemaintainingthemcosts￡800ayearperphonebox-about￡44millionannuallysaidJohnLumbgeneralmanagerforBTPayphones.SomeredphoneboxesinBritainhavebeenusedfor____.A.sellingflowersB.cookingC.readingD.exhibitingartorpoetryA.abB.cdC.abcD.bcdWhydothevillagerswanttokeeptheredphoneboxes?A.BecausemillionsofpeoplevisitBritaintoseetheredphoneboxes.B.Becausethelocalpeoplecouldearnalotofmoneyfromtheredphoneboxes.C.BecausetheredphoneboxeshavealreadybecomeasymbolofBritain.D.Becausetheredphoneboxesmaybeusefulforsomepeopleinemergency.WhatisthecoloroftheBritishpostboxesaccordingtothepassage?A.GreenB.RedC.BlackD.YellowWhatisJohnLumb’sattitudetowardspullingdowntheredphoneboxes?A.supportiveB.OpposedC.NeutralD.Indifferent.
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