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AmericawasfacedwithoneofitsworstevermassshootingsonFridaywhen20childrenandsixadultswereshotdeadbyagunmanwhoopenedfireatanelementaryschoolinConnecticut.ThegunshotatSandyHookelementaryschoolinNewtownabout65milesnortheastofNewYorkisunderstoodtohavebeencarriedoutbyagunmanwhowaslaterfounddeadatthescenE.StatepolicemanPaulVancesaid18childrendiedatthesceneandtwomorediedinhospital.SixadultswerefounddeadattheschoolVancesaiD.Thebodiesofthevictimsremaininsidetheschool.InanemotionalpressconferenceattheWhiteHouseBarackObamasuggestedthathemaytakeaction.Fightingbacktearshesaid:We'vetoleratedtoomanyofthesetragedies悲剧inthepastfewyears.AndeachtimeIlearnthenewsIreactnotasapresidentbutasanybodyelsewouldasaparent.Andthatwasespeciallytruetoday.Iknowthere'snotaparentinAmericawhoisn'tinthesameoverwhelmingsorrow极度的悲哀thatIam.ReferringtoanumberofmajorshootingsthisyearaloneObamacontinued:Whetherit'sanelementaryschoolinNewtownorashoppingmallinOregonoratempleinWisconsinoramovietheatreinAuroraorastreetcornerinChicago—theseneighbourhoodsareourneighbourhoodsandthesechildrenareourchildren.Andwe'regoingtohavetocometogetherandtakemeaningfulactiontopreventmoretragedieslikethisregardlessofthepolitics.26.Howmanypeoplediedatthescene?A.18.B.20.C.26.D.24.27.Theunderlinedwordunderstoodinthesecondparagraphhereprobablymeans________.A.tobeknownB.tobebelievedC.tobeagreedwithD.toberealized28.FromthespeechwecaninferthatObamais________.A.seriousandsupportiveB.sadanddeterminedC.delightedandsatisfiedD.confusedandworried29.Thebestheadlineofthenewsshouldbe________.A.PresidentObama'sSpeechB.AmericaIsinDangerC.America'sGunControlAppearsaProblemD.GunmanKills20SchoolChildren
ApolloisthenameofthespacecraftusedbyAmericanastronautsbetween1969and1972.InMay1961NASAannouncedtheApolloprogramwiththepurposeoflandingonthemoon.In1967plansforthefirstmannedApolloflightendedtragicallywhenafirebrokeoutintheApollo1spacecraftduringagroundtest.AllthreeastronautsonboardwerekilleD.ThenextyearNASAconductedseveralunmannedflightsaroundtheEarthandamannedflightaroundthemoon.In1969thecountryfinallyachieveditsfirstsuccessfulmoonlandingwhenastronautNeilArmstrongbecamethefirsthumantosetfootonthemoon'ssurfacE.ItwasadefiningmomentinAmericanhistoryasitbecamethefirstcountrytosendhumanstothemoon.MoreUSmissionstothemoonfolloweD.NowtwoCongress－womenwanttopreservethelunarlandingsitesbygrantingthemthesameprotectiongiventonationalhistoricalparks.OnJuly8RepresentativesDonnaEdwardsofMarylandandEddieBerniceJohnsonofTexasintroducedabillcalledtheApolloLunarLegacyActwhichwouldestablishanationalparkonthemoon.ThepurposeoftheactistopreservethesitesforscientificresearchandtoimprovepublicunderstandingoftheApolloprogram.IfpassedthebillwouldprotectartifactssuchasfootprintsandtheequipmentleftbehindduringthesevenApollomissions.ItwouldalsorequiretheUnitedStatestoasktheUnitedNationstodesignate指定theApollo11landingsiteasaWorldHeritageSitE.SinceothernationsaredevelopingorhavealreadydevelopedtheabilitytogotothemoontheUnitedStatesmusttakepositiveactiontoprotectartifactsleftbythesevenApollolunarlandingsCongresswomanJohnsonsaiD.SomecriticssaythatthebilldoesnotrequireimmediateattentionbecauseNASAdoesnothaveplanstoreturntothemoon.CountrieslikeChinaandJapanhaveonlysuggestedthattheywillsendpeopletherearound2025butnooneknowswhetherthatwillhappen.Othercriticsquestionwhetherthebillcanbecarriedoutandsaythatitmayevenviolateaninternationaltreaty.In1967theUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionagreedthatnocountrycouldmakeaclaimonthemoon.35.WecanlearnfromParagraph1that________.A.NASAconductedseveralunmannedflightsaroundtheEarthbutfailedB.AmericaalmostgaveuptheideaofsendinghumanstothemoonC.someastronautslosttheirlivesonthefirstmoonlandingD.ittookyearsforAmericatofinallysendhumanstothemoon36.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddefininginParagraph2probalymean?A.Vital.B.Familiar.C.Complex.D.InteractivE.37.WhatisthepurposeoftheApolloLunarLegacyAct?a.Topreservethelandingsitesonthemoon.b.Toestablishanationalparkaboutthemoonforkids.c.TohelpthepublicknowbetterabouttheApolloprogram.d.TomaketheApollo11landingsiteaWorldHeritageSitE.A.abB.bcC.acD.cd38.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NASAdoesnothaveanyplanstoreturntothemoonatpresent.B.Somecountriesareplanningtosendpeopletothemoonaround2025.C.ManyAmericansareagainstanactproposedbytwoCongresswomen.D.TwoCongresswomenaretryingtoturnApollo'slandingsitesintoanationalpark.
Forcenturiesthebody'sbloodhasbeenlinkedcloselywiththeemotions.Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingsaresaidtobecoldbloodedkiller.Forexamplethepolicearesearchingforacoldbloodedkiller.Heseemstokillfornoreasonandnoemotionasiftakingsomeone'slifeasnothing.Coldcanaffectotherpartsofthebody.Theexpressiongetcoldfeethasnothingtodowithcoldofyourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhavedecidedtodo.Forexampleyouagreetobepresidentofanorganization.Butthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresignedandalltheworkoftheorganizationwillbeyourresponsibility.Youarelikelytogetcoldfeetaboutbeingprepresidentwhenyouunderstandthesituation.TheexpressiongivesomeonethecoldshoulderprobablycomesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeoneinsteadofspeakingtohimfacetofacE.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromisehemadetoyoutosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.Acoldfishisnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendlyunemotionalandshowsnoloveorwarmth.A.coldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyonE.SomeonewhoisacoldfishcouldbecoldhearteD.Nowacoldheartedpersonissomeonewhohasnosympathy.Severalpopularsongsinrecentyearswereaboutcoldheartedmenorcoldheartedwomenwhowithoutfeelingsbroketheheartsoftheirlovers.Outinthecoldmeansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.A.personmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraise—hewasleftoutinthecolD.AnditisnotapleasantplacetobE.21.Thereare________expressionsrelatedtocoldthatarementionedinthepassagE.A.3B.4C.6D.722.Whenyourefusetospeaktoamanandtreathiminadistantwayyoumayexpressby________.A.IgivehimthecoldshoulderB.IthinkheisacoldbloodedmanC.IthinkheisacoldfishD.I'mlikelytogetcoldfeet23.IfSueshowsabsolutelynoreactiontothoseawfulpicturesofstarvingchildreninAfricayouwillsay________.A.sheisacoldbloodedkillerB.shegetscoldfeetC.sheisacoldfishD.sheisoutinthecold24.Wecanusetheexpression________todescribeamanwhoabandonsorhurtshisloverwithoutmercy.A.coldbloodedB.coldshoulderC.coldfeetD.coldhearted25.Thetopicofthispassageisabout________.A.therelationshipbetweencoldandourbodyB.someexpressionsaboutfriendshipC.someexpressionsconnectedwithcoldD.howcoldweathercomesintobeing
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturehasaprogramcalledWildlifeServices.ItsjobistohelpprotectagriculturalandotherresourcesfromthreatsanddamagebywildlifE.Oftenthatmeanshelpingfarmersdealwithunwelcomevisitors.Thisorganizationhasexpertsfromdifferentfieldsandithassetupthousandsofinquiryagenciesalloverthecountrywherefarmerscanexplaintheirdifficultyandgetpracticalhelp.OneexamplefromWildlifeServicesofitsworkinvolvedafarmerinWashingtonStateinthePacificNorthwest.SeveralyearsagothousandsofCanadageeselandedonhisfields.Thegeesebegantoeathiscarrotcrop.Biologistsfromtheprogramsuggestedthatthefarmerusenoisemakingdevicesandothermeasurestoscarethelargebirdsaway.Theseeffortsapparentlysucceededwhichmadethefarmerquitehappy.WildlifeServicesalsohasalivestock牲畜protectionprogram.Theprogramjustofferssuggestionstokeepthoseunwelcomevisitorsawayinsteadofkillingthem.ExpertssuggestprovidingsecureshelterforchickenssheepandotheranimalsthatcouldbeattackeD.Theyalsosuggestusinglightsaboveplaceswhereanimalsarekept.Andtheyadvisepeoplewhoseecoyotesaroundtheirpropertytochasethemawaybyshoutingmakingloudnoisesorthrowingrocks.Forhomegardenersatwometerfencemighthelpkeepoutdeer.Tokeepoutrabbitsawirefencehastobeonlyaboutahalfmeterhigh.Itshouldextendfifteencentimetersundergroundtokeeprabbitsfromdiggingunderit.Ifsnakesareaproblemremovedeadtreesandcuthighgrasstodestroytheirhidingplaces.AndtoprotectlivestockconsiderusingguardanimalssuchasdogsanddonkeyswhichareveryeffectivE.DuetoitseffectiveworkeversincetheWildlifeServiceswasstartedithasbeenwellreceivedbyfarmersallovertheStatesandneighboringcountriessuchasCanadaandMexico.1.Theunderlinedphraseunwelcomevisitorsinthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A.animalsthatattackthefarmersB.peoplewhodon'tcareaboutwildlifeC.animalsthatdoharmtothecropsorlivestockD.peoplewhopollutetheenvironmentofthefarms2.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat________.A.thefarmerdidn'thaveaguntokillthoseCanadageeseB.WildlifeServicesinvolvessomebiologistsinitsgroupC.thecarrotcropwaseatenupbytheCanadageeseD.thefarmersliketoeatCanadageeseverymuch3.Whatismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?A.Waystoprotectlivestock.B.Waystodealwithcoyotes.C.Howtoprotectcrops.D.HowtofindwildlifE.4.Howistheprogramgettingalong?A.ItremainstobeimproveD.B.Itisverypopularamongexperts.C.Itiswellreceivedbythelocalgovernment.D.FarmersintheU.S.CanadaandMexicothinkiteffectivE.
Theprinciplesaboutapplyingforjobshavealteredgreatlylately.Inthepastpeoplepreferredahand-writtenapplicationletter.HowevernowadaysitisbecomingmoreandmorecommontoapplyforajobthroughtheInternet.YoucanfindinformationontheInternetabouthowtoapplyforjobs.Informationcanbefoundabouthowtofulfillyourapplicationlettertheclothesthatyoushouldwearandhowtocarryouttheinterviewitself.Theimportanceofbodylanguageisoftenmentionedbutdoesn’talwaysgettheattentionitdeserves.Afterallbeforeawordhasevenbeenspokenyourbodylanguagewillhavealreadygivenpeopletheirfirstimpressionofyou.Additionallyyourbodylanguagewillalsogiveoutalotmoreinformation.Basedonyourbodylanguageitcanbeseenifyouareself-confident.Itcanalsoshowifyouareabusyoraquiettypeandithelpsgiveanimpressionofwhetheryouarespeakingtruthfullyornot.Bodylanguagecanshowhowenthusiasticyouareandifyouareaniceperson.SomeonewhowilltakehisworkseriouslybutalsosomeonewhohasasenseofhumorandcanenjoyajokefromtimetotimE.Themembersoftheapplicationcommitteewillaskyouquestionsbutyouranswerswon’tonlybeoral.Thecommitteewillnotonlypayattentiontowhatyousaybutalsotohowyousayit!Bodylanguagewilldeterminefirstifitclicksandsometimesallittakesisjustafewseconds.Everybodyusesbodylanguagebutittakesplacemostlyatasubconscious下意识的level.UsingbodylanguageappropriatelyyoucandefinitelyincreaseyourchancesofgettingajoB.1.Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlymeantfor?A.Interviewers.B.Job-huntingpeoplE.C.Employers.D.Lay-offworkers.2.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.A.hand-writtenlettersarenotusedinfindingajobB.themoreexpensiveclothesintervieweeswearthebetterC.bodylanguageismoreimportantthanspokenwordsD.Internetisofsignificanceinapplyingforajob3.Usingbodylanguagewellinajobinterviewwillprobably.A.getridoftheinterviewers’prejudiceB.determinewhatpositiononewillgetC.increasethepossibilitytogetthewantedjobD.helponeremovenervousness4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thoseusingbodylanguageareusuallyconfident.B.Bodylanguageisoftenusedonpurposeinjobhunting.C.Bodylanguageisamirrortoreflectone’spersonality.D.Peopleenjoyingjokesarepreferredinajobinterview.
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Accordingtoareportrecentlythereareapproximately25.6millionteensintheU..S.marketandtheamountofmoneytheyhavetospendeveryyearcontinuestogrow.Itisestimatedthatteenshaveanaverageannualincomeofanywherefrom$2000to$4000.Eventhoughteensmightnotspendeverydollarthattheyreceivefromjobsallowancesorfromtheirparentstheamountofmoneytheyhavetospendissignificant.Itisestimatedthatin2014teenswillspendmorethan260billiondollars.A2012studydonebySeventeenmagazinerevealedsomefactsabouthowteensspendtheirmoney.HerearesomeofthefindingsTeenswantactualitems.Mostteenswouldratherhaveanactualitemsuchasnewclothesratherthansomethingthattheycan'tputtheirhandson.Accordingtothestudy75percentwouldratherhaveanewpairofshoesthan50newMP3downloadsand63percentwouldchooseanewpairofjeansoverticketstoaconcert.Teensaresavvyshoppers.Teensareskepticalanddon'tbuyintotheusualmarketingmessages.Whiletheywantthelatestandgreatestitemstheyarealsowillingtowait.Approximately55percentofteenswaitforitemstogoonsaleand50percentofteensmakefewerimpulsepurchases.Another42percentaremorewillingtocomparisonshopforthebestpricE.Teenslovetoshop.TeenshavebigpurchasingpowerinahouseholD.Theirwillingnesstospendmoneyandobtainthelatestitemsmakesthemoneofthelargestspendingdemographicsofconsumergoods.21.Whatconsistsoftheincomeoftheteens?A.Theirsalaryandinterestinthebank.B.Pocketmoneyfromtheirgrandparents.C.Whattheygetfromvoluntarywork.D.Whattheygetfromjobsandparents.22.Whichofthefollowingwilltheteensprobablypurchase?A.A.touraroundtheworlD.B.A.tickettoafilm.C.Downloadingofafilm.D.A.newbicyclE.23.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsavvyinParagraph4mostnearlymean?A.WisE.B.Crazy.C.AttractivE.D.Permanent.24.Accordingtotheauthorthepurchasingpoweroftheteensis________.A.strongB.weakC.tinyD.unnoticed
Walkinginafarmers'marketoftenbringsonetoexplorenewfoodoptionsandnowmorelocally－farmedproteinchoicesareavailabletohelpbridgethegapbetweenourmealsandthefarmsfromwhichtheyoriginateD.Moreandmorelocalsmallfarmsarepoppingupinoppositiontofactoryfarms.Today'scommercialfarmsdonotfittheimagethatcomestomindwhilehappilysingingalongtoOldMacDonald.Insteadmostofthenation'sfoodcomesfromCAFOsConcentratedAnimalFeedingOperationswhereanimalsarekeptintightlyenclosedconditionsastheyarefattenedupandreadytobekilledforfooD.Fortunatelyknowingexactlywhereone'sfoodcomesfromhasledtoanincreaseintheavailabilityofwhatisknownasgrass－fedbeef.Technicallyallcattlearegrass－fedforatleastalimitedamountoftimebutwhatmakesthemeatsignificantisthatitisgrass－finishednotforce－fedcornsoyorgrains.Thischangeindietmakesallthedifferencesincecornisnotpartofthecow'straditionaldietandthereforecausesmajorhealthissuesforit.Todealwiththehealthissuesantibiotics抗生素areusedandsomeoftheantibioticsusedtotreatthecattlearesimilartothosegiventohumanssotheycandecreasetheeffectivenessofmedicinewhenaconsumerissick.Ahealthierdietforthecattleleadsthemeattolowerinbothfatandcalories.Andwhencookinggrass－fedbeefyou'dbetteruseaslightlylowertemperaturetomakeitmoredelicious.47.TheunderlinedwordspoppingupinParA.1probablymean________.A.improvingB.fadingC.profitingD.appearing48.ThesongOldMacDonalddescribes________.A.animalsraisedfreelyonlocalfarmsB.animalskeptintightlyenclosedconditionsC.commercialfarmsprovidingfastfoodD.commercialfarmsprovidingunpopularfood49.Somemedicinesarelesseffectiveforbeefconsumersprobablybecause________.A.somecattlefeedongrainsB.allcattleeatgrassC.somemedicinesareusedtotreatsickcattleD.someantibioticsaregiventobothcattleandpeople50.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A.foodfromlocalfarmscanhelpaddtothevarietyinourdailymealsB.soyorgrainsareonthelistoftraditionaldietsofthecattleC.cornforthecattleleadsthemeattolowerinbothfatandcaloriesD.lowertemperaturemakesgrass－fedbeefmoredelicious
IntheEnglishlanguagetherearestrikingsimilaritiestomanyofthecharacteristicspresentinSpanishFrenchandGerman.SowhatarethethingsthatmakeEnglishsodifficultforforeignpeopletolearn?Englishdoesn'tnecessarilyhavemoreregularconsonant辅音orvowel元音soundsthanotherlanguagesbuthowthestressisplacedonsomeofthoseconsonantsorvowelsmakesitsuchadifficultlanguageforlearners.Therearehardandsoftconsonantslikectakingonaksoundoranssounddependinguponthesituation.TherearesilentlettersinsomewordsandthensomeconsonantsthattakeonanentirelydifferentsoundlikethwhencombineD.ThechangesinthepronunciationofwordsmakeEnglishmuchmoredifficulttolearn.AnotherthingthatmakesEnglishdifficulttolearnhastodowithverbtensE.Somelanguageshaveverylimitedchangesinverbtensesometimesjustpresentandpastwhichmakesitrelativelysimpletograsp.EnglishontheotherhandisabitmoredifficultinthisareA.Forexampleindifferentsituationsitmaybepropertouseanyofthefollowingtenses:presentpastfuturepastperfectorpresentperfect.Theverbchoosecanbeusedinthefollowingformsdependingontense:choosechoseorchosen.Thiscanbeverydifficultforaforeignertograsp.SlangismorewidelyusedinAmericanEnglishthanpropergrammar.IntheUSjustknowingthelanguageasit'sgenerallytaughtisn'tenough.IneverysingleregionorevencloseneighborhoodsthesameslangtermsmakeanalmostentirelydifferentlanguagE.Insomeareastherearerepeatedlyusedtermsthatwouldn'tevenbefoundintheWebster'sDictionary.Theyarecreatedbylocalsandonlylocalsunderstandthem.Thiscanmakeitverydifficultforsomeonenotfamiliarwiththelanguagetogetusedtoitespeciallyiftheydon'tremaininoneareaforaverylongperioD.1.Thepurposeofthispassageisto________.A.giveadviceonhowtolearnEnglishwellB.telluswhyEnglishisverydifficulttolearnC.encourageustospeakformalEnglishD.tellushowtodealwithslangtermsinEnglish2.AccordingtothepassagethelettercinEnglish______.A.isalwaysstressedB.nevertakesonanssoundC.hasatleasttwosoundsD.isoftensilent3.Comparedwithsomeotherlanguages________.A.EnglishhasmorechangesinverbtenseB.EnglishhasmoreregularrulesofpronunciationC.EnglishverbshavefewerformsD.Englishhasmorevowelsounds4.Fromthepassageweknowthatslang________.A.isspreadallovertheworldB.canonlybefoundinAmericanEnglishC.iscommonlyusedbysomeparticulargroupsD.hasmeaningsthatcanonlybefoundindictionaries5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.pronunciationisthemostdifficultthinginlearningEnglishB.alltheslangtermsshouldbeaddedtotheWebster'sDictionaryC.ifyouwanttolearnEnglishwellyoufirstshouldlearnsomeslangtermsD.peoplemayunderstandthelocallanguageafterlivinginaplaceforyears
AstheTitanicwassinkingandwomenandchildrenclimbedintolifeboatsthemusiciansfromtheship’sbandstoodandplayeD.Theydiedwhentheshipwentdown.Menstoodonthedeckandsmokedcigarettes.Theydiedtoo.Thisbehaviorispuzzlingtoeconomistswholiketobelievethatpeopletendtoactintheirownselfinterest.TherewasnopushingsaysDavidSavageaneconomistatQueenslandUniversityinAustraliawhohasstudiedwitnessreportsfromthesurvivors.Itwasveryveryorderlybehavior.SavagehascomparedthebehaviorofthepassengersontheTitanicwiththoseontheLusitaniaanothershipthatalsosankataboutthesametimE.ButwhentheLusitaniawentdownthepassengerspanickeD.Therewerealotofsimilaritiesbetweenthesetwoevents.Thesetwoshipswerebothluxuryonestheyhadasimilarnumberofpassengersandasimilarnumberofsurvivors.ThebiggestdifferenceSavageconcludeswastimE.TheLusitaniasankinlessthan20minutes.ButfortheTitanicitwastwo-and-a-halfhours.Ifyou’vegotaneventthatlaststwo-and-a-halfhourssocialorderwilltakeoverandeverybodywillbehaveinasocialmannerSavagesays.Ifyou’regoingdowninunder17minutesbasicallyit’sinstinctual.OntheTitanicsocialorderruledanditwaswomenandchildrenfirst.OntheLusitaniainstinctwonout.Thesurvivorswerelargelythepeoplewhocouldswimandgetintothelifeboats.Yeswe’reself-interestedSavagesays.Butwe’realsopartofasociety.Giventimesocialnorms规范canbeatournaturalself-interest.A.hundredyearsagowomenandchildrenalwayswentfirst.Menwerestoic坚忍的.OntheTitanictherewasenoughtimeforthesenormstobecomeforceful.6.Accordingtotheauthoreconomistswereconfusedbecause.A.people’sbehaviorwasdisorderlyontheTitanicB.peopledidnotactintheirowninterestontheTitanicC.mostmendidnotactintheirowninterestontheLusitaniaD.womenandchildrencouldnotclimbintothelifeboats7.Theexpressionwonoutinthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.A.tooktheupperhandB.wentoutofcontrolC.ranwildD.shutdown8.AccordingtoDavidSavagewasacriticalfactorindeterminingpeople’sbehaviorinthesinkingofthesetwoships.A.socialorderB.placeC.instinctD.time9.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Bothshipswereexpensiveones.B.Thenumbersofwomenandchildrenfrombothshipswhosurvivedweresimilar.C.AboutthesamenumberofpeoplefromeachshipdieD.D.Bothshipshadasimilarnumberofpassengers.10.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?A.WhyDidn’tMusiciansPlayontheLusitania?B.WhyDidMusiciansPlayontheTitanic?C.WhyDidn’tPassengersPanicontheTitanic?D.WhyDidMenSmokeontheTitanic?
WhenyoutravelinSouthAmericayou'dbetterpayattentiontothefollowingthreekindsofdangerousSouthAmericananimals.Piranhas水虎鱼AlthoughonlyasmallnumberofpiranhasareconsideredtobedangeroustohumanstheredbelliedpiranhaisdefinitelyoneofthosE.Evidencehasshownthatalargegroupofpiranhascanabsolutelyeataherdoflargeanimalscrossingtheriverleavingonlybones.ThisfishlivesinthefreshwaterstreamsofSouthAmericaandtheycansmellthebloodfromfarawayandlaunchattacksswiftly.Itissaidthattheyareonlydangeroustohumansifthewatervolumes容量arelessandlower.Anacondas水蟒ThisSouthAmericanmonsterofacreatureoftenappearsinthefilmsoryournightmares！Theyhaveweighedover230kilograms.ItisoftenconsideredtobethebiggestsnakeintheworlD.Youcertainlydon'twanttogetcaughtalonewiththissnakeduetoitsmethodofattackingandkillingitsvictim.Itisindeedaremarkablydifferentbrandofsnaketypeasitregularlycoils缠绕aroundalloveritstargetincreasingthepressureuntileventuallyitsvictimdies.Itsjawsarepoweredbylargemusclesthatproduceenoughpowerforitsover100sharpteethtopassthroughthethickskinofancrocodilE.Theydon'thavepoison.Sometimestheyprefertocamouflagethemselvessotheylookliketheirsurroundingsandswiftlydrawbackwhenhumansarenear.GoldenPoisonousFrogsThegoldenpoisonfrogmightbethemostdeadlyoftheSouthAmericananimalwhichisprotectedbymeansofpoison.Thisverysmallfroglessthan55mminlengthpacksenoughpunch效力totakedownapairofAfricanbullelephants.Thisapparentlyharmlessfroghasalwaysbeenknowntohavekilledpeoplewhohavetoucheditdirectly.It'salsobeennotedthatchickenanddogshavediedbycontactingthingsonwhichagoldenpoisonfroghadwandered!Inintense强烈的colourstheynormallylookattractivetotheirtargets.21.Whatcanwelearnaboutpiranhasfromthepassage?A.Piranhasarethemostdangerousanimals.B.PiranhasliketoliveinthedeepseabeD.C.Piranhasmayattackhumanbeingswhenthewaterlevelislow.D.Piranhasonlyattackhumanbeingswhentheycrosstheriveringroups.22.Howdoesananacondakillitsvictimaccordingtothepassage?A.Itoftenusesitspoisontokillitsvictim.B.Itoftenusesitsstrengthtokillitsvictim.C.Itkillsitsvictimmainlyusingitspowerfulteeth.D.Itkillsitsvictimwiththehelpofothersnakes.23.TheunderlinedwordcamouflageinParagraph3means________.A.hideitselfbyappearinglikethesurroundingsB.terrifyandcapturetheenemybymakingmuchnoiseC.movearoundtosearchfordeliciousfoodD.giveoffharmfulgastokillthetargets24.ChickenanddogsarementionedinParagraph4toshowthat________.A.noanimalscansurvivethepoisonofthegoldenpoisonfrogB.theyliketowanderalongthepathofthegoldenpoisonfrogC.thegoldenpoisonfroglikeseatingthemmostD.thepoisonofthegoldenpoisonfrogisdeadly
Sparrowisafast-foodchainwith200restaurants.SomeyearsagothegrouptowhichSparrowbelongedwastakenoverbyanothercompany.AlthoughSparrowshowednosignofdecliningthechainwasgenerallyinanunhealthystatE.Withmoreandmorefast-foodconceptsreachingthemarkettheSparrowmenuhadtostruggleforattention.AndtomakemattersworseitsnewownerhadnoplanstogiveitthefundsitrequireD.Sparrowfailedtogrowforanothertwoyears.UntilanewCEOCarlPearsondecidedtobuildupitsmarketsharE.HedidasurveywhichshowedthatconsumerswhoalreadyusedSparrowrestaurantswereextremelypositiveaboutthechainwhilecustomersofotherfast-foodchainswereunwillingtoturnawayfromthem.Sparrowhadtodevelopanewpromotionalcampaign.PearsonfacedabattleoverthefutureoftheSparrowbranD.Thechain’sownernowfavoredrebrandingSparrowasMarcy’srestaurants.PearsonresistedarguingforanadvertisingcampaigndesignedtoconvincecustomersthatvisitstoSparrowrestaurantswerefun.SuchanattempttoestablishapositiverelationshipbetweenacompanyandthegeneralpublicwasunusualforthattimE.Pearsonstronglybelievedthatnumberswerethekeytosuccessratherthancustomers’spendingpower.FinallytheowneracceptedhisideA.Thecampaignitselfchangedthetraditionaladvertisingstyleofthefast-foodindustry.TheTVadsofSparrowfocusedonentertainmentandfeaturedoriginalsongsperformedbyavarietyofstars.InsteadofshowingthesuperiorityofaspecificproducttheintentionwastoputSparrowintheheartsofpotentialcustomers.PearsonalsomadeotherdecisionswhichhebelievedwouldcontributetothenewSparrowimagE.Forexampleheofferedtolowertherentofanyrestaurantswhichachievedacertainincreaseintheirturnover营业额.TheseeffortspaidoffandSparrowsoonbecameoneofthemostsuccessfulfast-foodchainsintheregionswhereitoperateD.1.WhichwasoneoftheproblemsSparrowfacedbeforePearsonbecameCEO?A.Thenumberofitscustomerswasdeclining.B.Itscustomersfoundthefoodunhealthy.C.Itwasinneedoffinancialsupport.D.MostofitsrestaurantswerecloseD.2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2referto?A.CustomersofSparrowrestaurants.B.Sparrowrestaurants.C.Customersofotherfast-foodchains.D.Otherfast-foodchains.3.ForwhatpurposedidPearsonstarttheadvertisingcampaign?A.TobuildagoodrelationshipwiththepubliC.B.TostresstheunusualtraditionofSparrow.C.Tolearnaboutcustomers’spendingpower.D.TomeetthechallengefromMarcy’srestaurants.4.TheTVadsofSparrow.A.changedpeople’sviewsonpopstarsB.amusedthepublicwithoriginalsongsC.focusedonthesuperiorityofitsproductsD.influencedtheeatinghabitsoftheaudience5.WhatwasPearson’sachievementasaCEO?A.HemanagedtopayoffSparrow’sdebts.B.HemadeSparrowmuchmorecompetitivE.C.HehelpedSparrowtakeoveracompany.D.HeimprovedthewelfareofSparrowemployees.
TobecomeadoctorintheUnitedStatesstudentsusuallyattendfouryearsofmedicalschoolaftertheycompletecollegE.Thentheseyoungdoctorsworkinhospitalsforseveralyearstocompleteatrainingprogramcalledaresidency住院医生实习期.Thesemedicalresidentsprovidehospitalswithneededservicesinreturnfornotmuchpay.Theyworkunderthesupervisionofmedicalprofessorsandmoreexperienceddoctors.Medicalresidentstreatpatients.Theycarryouttests.Theyperformoperations.Theycompleterecords.Inhospitalswithfewnursesresidentsalsodoworkformerlydonebynurses.Somemedicalresidentsworkonehundredormorehoursinasingleweek.Theyoftenworkformorethanthirtysixhoursatatimebeforetheycanrest.Criticsofthissystemsaymedicalresidentsworktoolonganddonotgetenoughrest.Theysaythisyoungdoctorsmaybetootiredtoperformtheirmedicaldutieseffectively.Nowthegovernmentwilllimitthenumberofhoursofworkthatresidentscanwork.Mostdoctorsintrainingwillbelimitedtoeightyfourhoursofworkeachweek.TheywillhaveworkperiodsofnomorethantwentyfourhoursatonetimE.TheywillhavetenhoursofrestbetweenworkperioD.Medicalresidentswelcomedtheworklimits.Others_howeversaidthenewpolicymayinterferewithpatientcareandtheirownmedicaleducation.21.IfafirstyearcollegestudentinAmericawantstobeadoctorhemayhavetowaitfor________.A.4yearsB.6yearsC.over10yearsD.over20years22.MedicalresidentsareNOTresponsiblefor________.A.supervisingstudentsB.treatingpatientsC.carryingouttestsD.doingoperations23.Whydoesthegovernmentlimitthenumberofhoursthatresidentswork?A.TherearetoomanymedicalresidentscompetingforthejoB.B.Medicalresidentsshouldgobacktoschooltostudy.C.Theydon'tdeservetoworkforthatlongtimeasthepayislow.D.Medicalresidentsmaymakemistakesiftheyworktoolong.24.TheunderlinedwordOthersinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.somecriticsB.somemedicalprofessorsC.someexperienceddoctorsD.somemedicalstudents
TheWorldBanksaysthereareabout650millionmobilephoneusersinAfricA.ThatisgreaterthanthenumberofusersintheUnitedStatesandEuropeanUnion.SamiaMelhemworksfortheWorldBanktoincreaseinformationtechnologiesinAfricA.Shesaysmobilephonesarethefastestgrowingtechnologyonthecontinent.MorepeoplecommunicatebyphonE.MorepeoplehaveInternetaccesstodayinAfricathantheyhaveaccesstocleanwaterorevensanitation卫生系统.SowecansaythishasbeenthemostsignificantrevolutionintermsofchanginghowpeoplelivetheirdailylifE.CNNtelevisionsaysmanywaysoflifehavebeenchangedbecauseofmobilephones.Theyincludepoliticalactivismeducationentertainmentdisastermanagementagricultureandhealth.Anotherareaisbanking.Reportssayhalformoreoftheadultsusemobilemoney.ReneMendysellsgoodsinthestreets.Butheneverhadenoughmoneytoopenabankaccount.NowheusesamobilephonebankingservicecalledOrangeMoney.Withhistelephonehecanaddortakeoutaslittleasonedollar.Hecanmakepaymentsandsendmoneytofamilymemberswholivefaraway.OrangeMoneysaysitservesfourmillioncustomersintencountries.TheWorldBank'sSamiaMelhamsaysThemobilebankingisahugetrenD.AndpeopleintheWestdon'tunderstanditbecausemostpeoplehavebankaccountsandcreditcards.Itprovidescashatamuchlowercost.ThecostisthecostofsendinganSMSwhichisalmostnothingcomparedtowhattraditionaltransfer转账agentslikeWesternUnionwouldcharge10dollarsormoreforaparticularmoneytransfer.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.MobilephonesusersareincreasinginAfricA.B.MobilephonesarechanginglivesinAfricA.C.A.mobilephonebankingserviceappearsrecently.D.ThemobilebankingisahugetrendintheworlD.2.AccordingtothepassageweknowOrangeMoney________.A.chargeslessthantraditionaltransferagentsB.can'tsendmoneytothoselivingfarawayC.hasfourmillioncustomersinAfricancountriesD.couldaffordmoneytoconsumersinadvance3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TherearesixareasaffectedbymobilephonesinAfricA.B.PeopleintheWestareagainsttheuseofthemobilebanking.C.ThenumberofphoneusersintheUSislargerthanthatinAfricA.D.Traditionalbanksfacegreatchallengesfrommobilebanking.
LastyearA.BiteofChinamadebyCCTV'sDocumentaryChannelsparkeddiscussionnotonlyonChinesefoodbutalsoonlocallymadedocumentaryprograms.Whenyouthinkofdocumentariesyoumaythinkofthemaslongboringprograms.Butdocumentariescanbewonderfulandbringstoriesfromtherealworldintoourhomes.Withfascinatingfootage影片片段andstoriesdocumentariesencourageustothinkaboutinterestingissueswewouldn'tnecessarilyknowabout.Sowhatmakesagooddocumentaryandwhatshouldwepayattentiontowhenwewatchone?Hereweofferafeweasystrategiestohelpyougetthemostoutofwatchingdocumentaries.PayattentiontothethemesWhilewatchingadocumentarykeepyoureyesandearspeeledforthethemespeopletalkaboutandwhatideastheyfocuson.Isitmeanttobeinformativeorraiseacertainemotionalresponse?ThinkcriticallyListentowhatthepeopleinthedocumentaryaresayingandaskyourselfthefollowingquestions:Ifyouweredebatingwithsomeoneorintroducinganewconceptwouldyousaythethingsthepeopleinthedocumentaryaresaying?Dotheargumentsmakesense?CheckthesourcesIfyou'resittingatthecomputerandcan'tthinkofanythingtodowhynotlookupthepointsthedocumentarymadeandseeiftheyareaccurate?Youcouldevenreadmoreaboutwhatispresentedinthedocumentary.Whoarethecreators?ThecreatorsorfinancialbackersofafilmwillusuallybeinvolvedwithhowthesubjectmatterispresenteD.Forinstanceasthedocumentary2016:Obama'sAmericawasdirectedinlargepartbyaconservativewriterit'snotsurprisingthatit'scriticalofPresidentObamafromthebeginning.24.Whichofthefollowingisthemostpropertodescribedocumentaries?A.Nonfictional.B.Controversial.C.SubjectivE.D.Thoughtful.25.Thepassageismainlywrittento________.A.informusoffactorsofgooddocumentariesB.helpusenjoydocumentariesbetterC.introducewaysofmakingdocumentariesD.helpusfigureoutthemesofdocumentaries26.Whyis2016:Obama'sAmericamentionedinthearticle?A.BecausetheauthordislikesObamA.B.Becauseitisdirectedbyawriter.C.BecauseitisquitepopularinChinA.D.BecauseitisapersuasiveexamplE.27.Accordingtothepassage________.A.itisalwaysdifficulttogetthethemesofdocumentariesB.financialbackersoftenappearindocumentariesC.it'sbettertothinktwiceaboutwhatisindocumentariesD.manypointsofdocumentariesarenotaccurate
Cyrilwasasmalltown.Thehousestherewereallmadeofwood;almosteverythinginthehousessuchascupboardstablesandchairsweremadeofwoodtoo.Andallthehousesfacedsouth.Thetownwasneverpeaceful.Firebrokeoutonceaweekonsummerafternoons.Peopletherewerepuzzledwhotherealfirebug放火者was.Onedayabigfirebrokeout.ItwassaidthataNegrohadjumpedoutofthehouseonfiresothepolicearrestedalltheNegroesinthestreet.HoweverfireneverstoppedtobreakoutwhentheNegroeswereinprison.Watsonaphysicsteacherdidn'tbelievethattheNegroeswerethefirebugsforhereallyknewaboutthoseNegroes.Hemadeuphismindtofindoutwhotherealfirebugwas.Onedayhewasinvitedtodrinkinapubandhappenedtonoticethatmanybottlesandplasticplateswerebakedbythehotsunrays.Suddenlyherealizedwhattheactualfactwas.HejumpedwithjoysayingI'vegottheanswer！Watsondashedoutofthepubtohisfriend'shousenearbywhichalsofacedsouth.HemadeanexperimenttheretoprovehisideA.ThenextSaturdayafternoonWatsonaskedsomepolicemenandnewsmentocometothehousE.TheyweretoldthattherealfirebugwouldbeshowntherE.Atthattimethesunwasshiningfullintothehouseanditbecamehotterandhotterinsidetheroom.SomeonewantedtodrawthecurtainstogetherwhileanotherwasgoingtouseabottletodrinkwaterbutneithergotpermissionfromWatsonwhowantedtoletthefirebugin.NowsaidWatsonthishousewillsooncatchfirE.PeoplelookedateachotherinsurprisE.Watsonaskedthemtolookatthebottlesandfocusonthetablecloth.Afterawhiletheclothgaveoffaburningsmellandbegantocatchfire!Themysteryoffirewasdiscoveredbutthepolicewouldn'tbelievehimandinsistedthatNegroeshadbeenthefirebugs.InsteadtheyarrestedWatsonandputhimintoprison.ButWatsonsaidhewouldneverturnagainstsciencE.21.Thetownwasneverpeacefulforfirebrokeout________.A.intheafternoonB.inprisonC.atanytimeD.atnight22.WhydidthepolicearrestalltheNegroes?A.OneofthemhadjumpedoutofthehomeonfirE.B.Theywerethoughttobethefirebugs.C.ThepolicehatedalltheNegroes.D.TheNegroesknewsomethingaboutthefires.23.DrinkinginapubWatsonrealized________.A.heneededtoleavethepubB.heneededtofillthebottlesC.itwastoohotinthepubD.whowastherealfirebug24.Bymakinganexperimenttheyknewtherealfirebugwas________.A.theNegroesB.bottlesC.sunraysD.plasticplates
Londonhasalwaysbeenknownforitsblackfogs.Inthewinterof1952amilkywhitefogrolledintothecity.Asthesmokepouredintotheairitwassohardtoseethatpeoplehadtowalkinfrontofthebusestoguidethem.Inthiswaythemostseriousairpollutiondisasterinhistorybegan.Whenitwasovermorethan4000peoplehadbeenkilledbythethickblacksmog.NewYorkCityhashadseveralLondon－typesmogssince1950.Eachtime100to400deathswerecausedbythesmog.AlthoughthesesmogswerenotasdeadlyasLondon'sNewYorkCityhastheworstairpollutionproblemintheUnitedStates.Inallthekillersmogsfactoriesandhomespouredsmokeandfumesintotheairfromthefurnaces.Thechemicalfumescombinedwiththewaterdropletsinthefogtoformharmfulsubstances.Thesesubstancescausedtheillnessofthosewhobreathedthepollutedair.UsuallysuchharmfulfumesriseintotheupperairandareblownawaybythewinD.Butsometimesthereisanunusualweatherconditioncalledatemperatureinversion.Alayerofcoldairremainsnearthegroundassmokeandfumespourintoit.ThisiscoveredbyanupperlayerofwarmairthatactslikealiD.Itpreventsthepollutedcoolerairfromrising.Theharmfulfumespileupandmakepeopleill.Thesmogmaybesothickthatairportsareclosedandchainsofcollisionsoccuronthehighways.AnothertypeofsmogoccursinLosAngeles.Heretheweathermaybeclearandsunny.Butstingingeyesanddrycoughsshowthatharmfulchemicalsfilltheair.Thesmogisduetoinvisiblegasesmostlyfromautomobileexhaust.Becausethesechemicalsarechangedbythesunhighupintheairitiscalledphotochemicalsmog.Itcontainsautomobileexhaustfumesandnitrogenoxideschangedbythesun'srays.Addedtothesearesulfurdioxideandotherfumesfromfactoriesandoilrefineries.PhotochemicalsmogisfoundinmanylargecitiesallovertheworlD.Killersmogsdon'thappenveryoftenfortunately.ButinBeijingacombinationofautomobileexhaustfumeshomefurnacesmokeandfactorywastegasespoursintotheair.Thismayalsohappeninthesuburbsoroutinthecountrywherelargefactorieshavebeenbuilt.AnumberofharmfulsubstanceshavebeenfoundintheairtherE.WhenthesesubstancesarebreathedindayafterdaythehealthofthepopulationisaffecteD.47.WhydopeoplecallthisphenomenonblackfogA.Itisblackanddirty.B.Itcanaffectthehealth.C.ItcankillpeoplE.D.Itistoothickforpeopletoseesomething.48.Whatcanreducetheairpollutionaccordingtothepassage?A.Water.B.WinD.C.Thesun.D.Coldair.49.Whenphotochemicalsmoghappensinthecity________.A.manypeoplewillbekilledB.blacksmokemaypourintotheairC.theweathermaybefineD.peoplehavetowalktowork50.Fromthepassageweknowthatthemostseriousblacksmogdisastertookplacein________.A.LondonB.NewYorkC.LosAngelesD.Beijing
Thereusedtobeatermthatwasusedtodescribesomeonewhodrovetheirvehiclesdownthehighwaywhilestaringatthescenery.Thesedriversjustdroveslowlytakingtheirownsweettimeasiftheyhadnothingtodoandnoplaceinparticulartogo.ThustheexpressionSundaydriverwasborn.ConsequentlyaSundaydriverwasn'tnecessarilysomeonewhowasdrivingonaSunday.ApersoncouldbeaSundaydriveranydayoftheweek.The_expression_simply_meant_that_the_person_was_an_obstacle_to_other_drivers_who_were_in_a_hurry.TheexpressionprobablycameaboutbecausetherewasatimewhenpeoplewouldoftendecidetogoforarelaxingdriveonSundayafternoons.ASundaydrivewasacommonoccurrenceyearsagoandespeciallyonanicewarmsunnyday.TherewerenostoresopenonSundaybecauseofthebluelawssoyouneededtobesureandfillupthegastankandmakeanyotherneededpurchasesbeforeSundayarriveD.SomeofthestateshadstrictbluelawsthatevenprohibitedsomeactivitiesonSunday.HoweverthereisstillalottobesaidfortheslowgentlelifethatonceexisteD.ItwasatimewhenveryfewpeopleworkedonSundayexceptforthoseprofessionsvitaltoourwellbeingsuchasthoseinthemedicalprofession.Itwasadaysetapartthatwasusedtorestvisitwithneighborsandfriendsormaybegotograndma'shouseforsupper.TodaytherearemanywhoreturntoworkandchildrenwhogobacktoschooloverlytiredonMondayduetoalackofrest.PerhapstherewouldbelessstressrelatedillnessesifwereallykeptSundayasadayofrest.1.AccordingtothepassageSundaydriverreferstothepersonwho________.A.driveshisvehicleonSundaysB.drivesforfunandrelaxationC.enjoysaweekendbreakD.makesaSundaypurchase2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?A.Sundaydriversaffectedtrafficflow.B.Sundaydriversdrovetooslowly.C.SundaydriversincreasedtrafficspeeD.D.Sundaydriversfelthatredforotherdrivers.3.WhatkindofactivitywasstrictlyprohibitedonSundaybybluelaws?A.Visitingwithneighborsandfriends.B.Goingtothehospitaltoseeadoctor.C.Havingafamilygettogether.D.Sellinggoodsorservices.4.AccordingtotheauthorSundayrestwouldhelppeople________.A.earnalotmoremoneyB.experiencelesspressureC.keeppacewithsocietyD.improveacademicperformance5.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardbluelawsA.SupportivE.B.Doubtful.C.OpposeD.D.ConservativE.
Sometimesyoufindyourselfunabletosleepinahotel.Thereforeinordertogetafullnight'srestinabedunfamiliartoyoufirstlytrytoreduceasmuchnoiseasyoucan.Findoutthelocationofthepossiblehotelyouwanttostayatandseeifitisnearpossiblenoisesources来源suchashighwaysorairports.Beforebeinggivenaroomaskifthereareanyquietrooms.Theseroomsarelocatedonupperfloorsandawayfromelevators.Makesuretheroomisatleasttwoorthreefloorsabovethediningrooms.Anotherideaistoaskforroomslocatedinthebackofthebuildingawayfromparkinglots.Whilefindingtherightroomisimportantit'salsohelpfultopackafewkeyitemstomakeyourhotelstayaspleasurableaspossiblE.Packsomeearplugs耳塞whichcanpreventnoiseenteringyourears.Packingasleepmaskisalsoagoodideabecauseitwillpreventanyannoyinglightenteringtheroomwhichisnecessaryifyourroomdoesn'thavecurtains.IfpossiblebringsomesheetspillowcasesorblanketsfromyourhomE.You'llfindthatyourbodyisusedtothematerialwhichcanhelpyousleepfaster.Beforeyoudecidetogotobedtherearesomefurtherstepsyoucantaketoprepareyourself.Don'teatbeforesleeping.YoucanalsotryhavingasmallcupofteaoraglassofwinE.Askthereceptionistnottoputanycallthroughtoyourroommakingsurethatyouwillnotbewokenupinthemiddleofthenight.Remembertoadjust调节thetemperatureintheroomtoyourliking.Youcanalsotakeawarmbathwhichlowersbodytemperatureenoughtohelpmakesleepingeasier.Ifyou'reapersonwhodependsonbackgroundnoisetosleepinhotelsthereareplentyofstepsyoucantry.Youcanputonbackgroundmusicandwearheadphones.Alsoyoucantryputtingthetelevisiononlowbutmakesureitwillnotannoyyourneighbors.Onceyou'reinbedclearyourthoughts.Ifyouhaveideasandfeelingscontrollingyourmindyou'llfindthatitwillbedifficulttoconcentrateonsleeping.Lookforwaystocontrolyourbreathingandfindacomfortableposition位置onthebeD.Whilesleepinginanewroommightbescaryatfirstfollowingthesestepswillhelpyoumakesurethatyournightsinhotelswillbequitepeaceful.HowtosleepbetterinhotelsParagraphoutlinesSupportingdetailsReduceasmuchnoiseaspossiblE.●Choosetostayatahotelfarfromnoisesourceslikehighwaysorairports.●Askfora51.______roomonupperfloorsawayfromelevatorsatleasttwoorthreefloorsabovethediningroomsorinthebackofthebuilding.Packafewkeyitems.●Packsomeearplugsinorderto52.______beingannoyedbynoisE.●Packasleepmaskto53.______lightout.●BringsheetspillowcasesorblanketsfromyourhomE.Makesome54.______.●55.______nothingbutyoucandrinkalittleteaorwinebeforegoingtobeD.●Adjustthetemperatureintheroomandmakeitcomfortableforyou.●Takeawarmbathto56.______bodytemperaturE.MakeproperuseofbackgroundnoisE.●Wearheadphoneswhile57.______backgroundmusiC.●Putthetelevisiononlowwithout58.______others.Clearyourthoughts.●Getridofallideasandfeelingsfromyour59.______.●Controlyour60.______andsleepatacomfortableposition.
WhenhisbookLittlePrincesbeginsConorGrennanisplanningayearlongtriparoundtheglobeajourneythatbeganwithathreemonthvolunteerserviceattheLittlePrincesChildren'sHomeanorphanage孤儿院inNepal.WhenhearrivedattheorphanageConorwasimmediatelywelcomedbyallthechildreneventhoughhehadnopreviousexperienceinworkingwithchildren.HequicklygrewtolovethejoB.Butitwasn'tlongbeforeConorcametolearnthatthechildrenwerenotorphansatall—theywereactuallychildrenwhohadbeenseparatedfromtheirparentsbyachildtrafficker贩子.ThisrealizationturnedConor'sglobaljourneyintoastrongdesiretotrytofindawaytoreunitethesechildrenwiththeirfamilies.AsapartofhiseffortsConordidagreatamountofworkwhenhewasbackinAmericA.HestartedupanonprofitorganizationcalledNextGenerationNepalNGNraisingfundsinordertobuyahouseinNepalforanotherchildren'shomE.ThenbackinNepalhebeganalifechangingtrekintotheremotevillagesinthemountainsofHumlA.ItisreallyamazingtoreadaboutConorcommunicatingwiththechildrenandtoreadhisdescriptionsofeachofthem.Hemademetrulycareaboutthekids.Iwantedthemtobeabletoreunitewiththeirfamiliestoo！Unfortunatelythiswassimplynotpossibleforsomeofthechildren.Butthereweresomechildrenwhoreceivedamazingsurprises.JagritforexamplehadthoughtforyearsthatbothhisparentsweredeaD.SoConorwasdumbfoundedwhenhevisitedJagrit'svillageandwasintroducedtotheboy'sfather!Conorsuccessfullyfoundmanyofthefamiliesofthechildren.AlsohewassuccessfulinfindinghisfuturewifewhileinNepal.6.WhatdoweknowaboutLittlePrincesChildren'sHome?A.Itisaprofitableorganization.B.Thechildreninitareallorphans.C.IthasmanybranchesalloverNepal.D.Manychildrenendedupthereduetoillegaltrade7.InordertohelpthechildrenConor.a.gaveuphisplantotravelworldwideb.setuptheorganizationNGNc.visitedsomeremotevillagesd.foughtagainstchildtraffickerse.decidedtosettleinNepalA.abcB.abdC.bcdD.cde8.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddumbfoundedinParagraph4mean?A.SatisfieD.B.InteresteD.C.AstonisheD.D.AshameD.9.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatConorGrennan.A.istheauthorofLittlePrincesB.isdeterminedtoremainsingleC.likesteachingverymuchD.isafriendoftheauthor10.Thetextisprobablyan.A.advertisementB.bookreviewC.biographyD.sciencefictionstory
Probablynoothermusicalinstrumentisaspopulararoundtheworldastheguitar.MusiciansusetheguitarforalmosteverykindofmusiC.Countryandwesternmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutaguitar.ThetraditionalSpanishfolkmusiccalledFlamencocouldnotexistwithoutaguitar.ThesoundofAmericanbluesmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutthesadcryoftheguitar.Androckandrollmusicwouldalmostbeimpossiblewithoutthisinstrument.MusicexpertsdonotagreeaboutwheretheguitarfirstwasplayeD.Mostagreeitisancient.SomeexpertssayaninstrumentverymuchlikeaguitarwasplayedinEgyptmorethan1000yearsago.SomeotherexpertssaythattheancestorofthemodernguitarwasbroughttoSpainfromPersiasometimeinthetwelfthcentury.TheguitarcontinuedtodevelopinSpain.Inthe1700sitbecamesimilartotheinstrumentweknowtoday.Manyfamousmusiciansplayedtheinstrument.ThefamousItalianviolinistNiccoloPaganinniplayedandwrotemusicfortheguitarintheearly1800s.FranzSchubertusedtheguitartowritesomeofhisfamousworks.InmoderntimesSpanishguitaristAndresSegoviahelpedmaketheinstrumentextremelypopular.Inthe1930sLesPaulbeganexperimentingwithwaystomakeanelectricguitar.Heinventedthesolidbodyelectricguitarin1946.TheGibsonGuitarCompanybeganproducingitsfamousLesPaulGuitarin1952.ItbecameapowerfulinfluenceinpopularmusiC.Theinstrumenthasthesameshapeandthesamesixstringsasthetraditionalguitarbutitsoundsverydifferent.LesPaulproducedaseriesofextremelypopularrecordingsthatintroducedthepublictohismusiC.TheyincludedPaulplayingasmanyassixmusicalpartsatthesametimE.ListentothisLesPaulrecording.ItwasthefifthmostpopularsongintheUnitedStatesin1952.ItiscalledMeetMisterCallaghan.1.Thepassageisorganizedinthepatternof________.A.timeandeventsB.comparisonandcontrastC.causeandeffectD.definitionandclassification2.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A.Musicwouldnotbethesamewithouttheguitar.B.ThechoiceofmusicalinstrumentisimportantforabanD.C.Guitarwasthemostpopularmusicalinstrumentinthepast.D.Everymusicianlikesplayingmusicwiththeguitar.3.Thepassageintroduces________.A.themethodofplayingtheguitarB.theexacttimeoftheguitar'soriginC.thewaythattheguitarismadeD.somemusicianswhoplaytheguitar4.Wherecouldwefindthepassage?A.Inanewspaper.B.Ontheair.C.InamagazinE.D.Inahistorybook.
ScientistsareworkingtodevelopcropplantsthatcanreducetheamountofwaterusedforagriculturE.Almostsixtypercentoftheworld'sfreshwaterwithdrawalsfromriverslakesandotherwaterresourcesgotowardirrigatingfields.ScientistsareusingbiotechnologyaswellastraditionalbreedingmethodstodevelopwatersavingcropstofeedagrowingworlD.TommyCarterisaplantscientistinNorthCarolinaworkingfortheAgriculturalResearchServiceintheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturE.HeleadsTeamDroughtagroupofresearchersatfiveuniversities.Theyhavebeenusingconventionalbreedingmethodstodevelopsoybeansthatcangrowwellunderdryconditions.Tommystartedworkingondroughtresistantsoybeansin1981.HisresearchhastakenhimasfarasChinawheresoybeanshavebeengrownforthousandsofyears.FarmersintheUnitedStateshoweverhavegrownsoybeansforonlyaboutacentury.TommyCartersaysthesoybeanstheygrowareforthemostpartgeneticallysimilar.Moredifferencescouldbetterprotectcropsagainstclimatechangesthatcanreduceproduction.Thosechangesincludewatershortageswhichcouldincreasefromglobalwarming.TheAgricultureDepartmenthasasoybeangermplasmcollection种质收集acollectionofgeneticmaterialpassedfromonegenerationtothenext.MembersofTeamDroughtstudiedmorethan2500examplesfromthecollection.TheylookedatthosefromAsiaandsearchedforgermplasmsthatcouldkeepplantsfromweakeningandwilting枯萎duringhotdrysummersintheUnitedStates.Tommysaystheyfoundonlyfivebuttheseslowwiltinglinescanproducemorethannormalsoybeansunderdroughtconditions.Theteamisnowdoingfieldtests.Thefirstbreedinglineisexpectedtobereleasednextyearforusebyprivateseedcompaniesandpublicsoybeanbreeders.Scientistsarealsoworkingonothercropplantsthateitheruselesswateroruseitbetterorboth.1.Thescientistsaredevelopingthecropplantsbecause______.A.traditionalcropplantscan'tgrowunderdryconditionsB.onlybiotechnologycouldleadtoasuccessinthisareaC.irrigatingfieldshasusedalmost60%ofourfreshwaterD.weneednewcropstosavemorewaterthaneverbefore2.FromthepassageweknowthatTommyCarter________.A.isnowteachingatfiveuniversitiesB.organizedTeamDroughtin1981C.oncewenttoChinatostudysoybeansD.discoveredthegeneticmaterialofsoybeans3.AccordingtothepassagethefiveexamplesfromAsianeedlesswaterunderdroughtconditionsbecause________.A.soybeanshavebeengrowninAsiaforthousandsofyearsB.thegermplasmsaredifferentfromthoseofAmericansoybeansC.thehistoryofsoybeansgrowinginAmericaisonlyacenturyD.theproblemofwatershortagesinAsiaismuchmoreserious4.Whatwillthewritermostprobablywriteaboutnext?A.Someotherresearchoncropsthatuselesswater.B.Theconclusionthatlesswaterisneededforsoybeans.C.MoreinformationaboutTommyCarter'snewsoybeans.D.ThereasonwhytheclimatechangeshavetakenplacE.5.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout________.A.conventionalmethodsofplantsbreedingB.effortstodevelopcropsusinglesswaterC.thehistoryofsoybeansgrowinginChinaD.whatsomescientistsdotochangetheclimate
SpeakingtwolanguagesratherthanjustonehasobviouspracticalbenefitsinanincreasinglyglobalizedworlD.Butinrecentyearsscientistshavebeguntoshowthattheadvantagesofbilingualism双语能力areevenmoreimportantthanbeingabletoconversewithawiderrangeofpeoplE.Beingbilingual能说两种语言的itturnsoutmakesyousmarter.ItcanhaveadeepeffectonyourbrainimprovingskillsnotjustrelatedtolanguageandevenprotectingagainstaseriousmentaldisorderinoldagE.Thisviewofbilingualismisdifferentfromtheunderstandingofbilingualismthroughmuchofthe20thcentury.Researcherseducatorsandpolicymakerslongconsideredasecondlanguagetobeaninterruptionthatpreventedachild'sschoolworkandabilitytothinkandunderstandthings.Theywerenotwrongabouttheinterruption:thereisampleevidencethatinabilingual'sbrainbothlanguagesystemsareactiveevenwhenheisusingonlyonelanguagethuscreatingsituationsinwhichonesystemdisturbstheother.Butthisinterruptionresearchersarefindingoutisn'tsomuchadisturbancE.Itforcesthebraintosolveinsideconflictgivingthemindaworkoutthatstrengthensitsthinkingmuscles.Thekeydifferencebetweenbilingualsandmonolingualsmaybemorebasic:aheightenedabilitytomonitortheenvironment.Bilingualshavetoswitchlanguagesquiteoften—youmaytalktoyourfatherinonelanguageandtoyourmotherinanotherlanguagesaysAlbertCostaaresearcherattheUniversityofPompeaFabrainSpain.Itrequireskeepingtrackofchangesaroundyouinthesamewaythatwemonitoroursurroundingswhendriving.InastudycomparingGermanItalianbilingualswithItalianmonolingualsonmonitoringtasksMr.Costaandhiscolleaguesfoundthatthebilingualsubjectsnotonlyperformedbetterbuttheyalsodidsowithlessactivityinpartsofthebraininvolvedinmonitoringshowingthattheydidbetterinit.35.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatexpertsusedtobelievethat________.A.interruptionforcedabilingual'sbraintostrengthenitsthinkingabilityB.asecondlanguagestoppedchildren'sstudyingaswellasmentaldevelopmentC.usingtwolanguagesannoyedthechildrenwhohavetroubleinlearningskillsD.languagesystemswerebusyinabilingual'sbrainwhenhewasusinglanguages36.TheunderlinedwordswitchinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.changeB.useC.speakD.study37.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsbilingualism?A.Cautious.B.Doubtful.C.ConcerneD.D.FavourablE.38.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowBilingualsUseLanguagesB.WhatBilingualismIsReallyaboutC.WhyBilingualsAreMoreIntelligentD.WhenPeopleLearnaSecondLanguage
RightnowyouarereadingEnglish.Thatmeansyouareusingyourbraininaveryactiveway.Readingisaveryactiveprocess.ItistruethatthewriterdoesalotofworkbutthereaderalsohastoworkharD.Herearesomeusefultipsforyou.Trytoreadattherightlevel.ReadsomethingthatyoucanmoreorlessunderstanD.IfyouneedtostopeverythreewordstouseadictionaryitisnotinterestingforyouandyouwillsoonbediscourageD.Makeanoteofnewvocabulary.Iftherearefourorfivenewwordsonapagewritetheminyourvocabularybook.Butyoudon'thavetowritethemwhileyouarereading.Insteadtrytoguesstheirmeaningasyoureadmarkthemwithapen;thencomebackwhenyouhavefinishedreadingtolookthemupinadictionaryandaddthemtoyourvocabularybook.Trytoreadregularly.Forexamplereadforashorttimeonceaday.FifteenminuteseverydayisbetterthantwohourseverySunday.Fixatimetoreadandkeeptoit.ForexampleyoucouldreadforfifteenminuteswhenyougotobedorwhenyougetuporatlunchtimE.Readwhatinterestsyou.ChooseamagazineorbookaboutasubjectthatyoulikE.IfyouchoosesomethingthatyouliketoreaditcanactuallybeinterestingandenjoyablE.ForexampleifyouliketoreadaboutfootballinyourownlanguagewhynotreadaboutfootballinEnglish?YouwillgetinformationaboutfootballandimproveyourEnglishatthesametimE.44.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A.praiseB.guideC.entertainD.persuade45.Ifwemeetafewnewwordsonapagewhilereadingweshould________.A.writethemdownatonceB.guessthemeaningatfirstC.giveupreadingthemD.turntoteachersorclassmates46.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wemustspendtwohoursinreadingeveryday.B.Weshouldonlyreadsomeeasybookswhichdon'thavenewwords.C.WhenwemeetanewwordmarkitwithapenandlookitupinadictionaryatoncE.D.IfwereadsomebookswhichweareinterestedinwewillfindreadingenjoyablE.47.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whyisreadingsoimportant?B.HowtomakereadingspecialC.Whatinterestsagoodreader?D.Howtoimproveourreadingskills
Aholidayisanydaywhenpeoplelayasidetheirordinarydutiesandcares.ThewordcomesfromOldEnglish.Atfirstholidayshonoredsomeholyeventsorpersons.PeopleinGreatBritainandothercountriesspeakofholidaysasAmericansspeakofvacations.Everynationhasitsspecialholidays.Chinaobserves_NewYear'sDayJanuary1MayDayandNationalDayaslegal法定的holidaysasitwasonOct.11949thatPeople'sRepublicofChinawasfoundeD.TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear.IntheUnitedStatescongresshasdeclaredseveralaslegaldayssuchasNewYear'sDayJanuary1MartinLutherKingJr.'sBirthdayWashington'sBirthdayThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayandsoon.SomeholidayscelebratespecialeventsinthedevelopmentofacountrysuchasGreece'sIndependenceDayItaly'sLiberationDayandIndia'sIndependenceDay.IntheUnitedStatesbanksandschoolsusuallycloseonalegalholiday.WhensuchaholidayfallsonSundaythefollowingMondayisusuallyobserveD.Schoolsandorganizationsoftenobservedaysknownastraditionalholidaysalthoughschoolsandbusinessdonotclosethen.ThoseholidaysincludeValentine'sDayandHalloween.44.Whichofthefollowingholidayshasnothingtodowithacountry'sdevelopment?A.China'sNationalDay.B.Valentine'sDay.C.Italy'sLiberationDay.D.America'sIndependenceDay.45.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.ChinesewillnolongerobservetheSpringFestivalB.studentsdon'thavetogotoschoolonanyholidayC.ChineseandAmericansshareatleastoneholidayD.Americanscaneasilydrawmoneyfrombanksonlegaldays46.InthesentenceChinaobservesNewYear'sDayJanuary1observesmeans________.A.praisesB.spendsC.celebratesD.cares47.IfalegalholidayfallsonSundaypeopleusuallycelebrateon________.A.SundayB.thefollowingSundayC.thefollowingMondayD.thefollowingTuesday
DriveinmovietheatersareconsideredanAmericaninvention.DriveinsbecameverypopularintheUnitedStatesafterWorldWarTwo.TheycombinedtwopopularlovesinAmerica:carsandmovies.ThefirstdriveinmovietheateropenedintheUnitedStatesin1933.Peoplecouldwatchafilmonthebigscreenwhilesittingintheircareatingtalkingandrelaxing.Manydriveintheatersopenedinthe1950sastheAmericaneconomyexpanded发展afterthewarandmorepeopleboughtcars.Inthe1960stherewerebetween4000and6000driveintheatersintheUnitedStates.Therewasn'treallytelevisionatthatpointinallthehomes.Andsoitwasjustsortofthisthingthatfamiliesdidwheretheysawtheirneighborswheretheytooktheirkids.ButalmostassoonasdriveinswereeverywheretheirpopularitybegantofadE.Todayfewerthan400arestilloperatingintheUnitedStates.Sowhydiddriveinslosetheirappeal吸引力?SomeoftheoldertheatersweredirtyandthequalityofthefilmsdeclineD.Inthelate1960smorepeoplewerebuyingcolortelevisions.Andmoreindoortheaterswereopeningwithmultiplechoicesoffilms.The1970sandthe1980sbroughtvideorentals录影带租借andcableTVwithmanychoicesofchannels.Televisionsmadeiteasierandcheapertostayathomeforentertainment.Todaytherearemorechoicesandmorewaysthanevertoexperienceentertainment.IfyoureallywanttowatchamovieinyourcaryoucouldwatchitonaDVDplayerorstreamvideoonamobiledevicE.Youdon'thavetogotoadriveinanymorE.InspiteofthatsomepeoplestillthinkdriveinmovietheaterscanstillbeanimportantfocusintheculturallifeofacommunityandtheystillgotherE.1.Inthe1950swhatAmericanswereveryinterestedinwere________.A.peaceandrelaxationB.housesandcarsC.carsandmovies.D.relaxationandculture2.Afterthewarmanypeopleboughtcars________.A.becausetheywantedtotravelB.becausecarswereverycheapC.becausetheygotrichD.inordertoseemoviesindriveins3.Whatinfluencedthedriveinsmostaccordingtothepassage?A.Videorentals.B.Televisions.C.Carvideos.D.TheInternet.4.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.somepeoplestillliketogotoadriveintoseemoviesB.driveinsaregettingmoreimportantinthecommunityC.morepeopleprefergoingtotheindoortheatrestodriveinsD.driveinsarepopularthoughthere'remorechoicesforrelaxing5.WhatistheBESTtitleofthispassage?A.ThehistoryoftelevisionsB.TheculturallifeofacommunityintheUSAC.WatchingafilminadriveinmovietheaterD.Differentwaystoexperienceentertainment
Almosteverylanguageintheworldhasasayingthatapersoncanneverbetoorich.Americanslikepeopleinothercountriesalwayswantmoremoney.Onewaytheyexpressthisisbyprotesting抗议thattheirjobsdonotpayenough.AcommonexpressionisIamworkingforchickenfeeD.Itmeansworkingforverylittlemoney.TheexpressionprobablybeganbecauseseedsfedtochickensmadepeoplethinkofsmallchangE.Smallchangemeansmetalcoinsofnotmuchvaluelikeanickelwhichisworthfivecents.AnearlyuseofthewordchickenfeedappearedinanAmericanpublicationinnineteenthirty.Ittoldofarichmanandhisson.WordexpertMitfordMathewssaysitreadI'llbetneitherthekidnorhisfathereversawanickeloradimE.TheywouldnothavebeeninterestedinsuchchickenfeeD.ChickenfeedalsohasanotherinterestingmeaningknowntohistoryexpertsandWorldWarTwospiesandsoldiers.SpyexpertHenryS..A.BecketwritesthatsomeGermanspiesworkinginLondonduringthewaralsoworkedfortheBritish.TheBritishgovernmenthadtomaketheGermansbelievetheirspieswereworking.SoBritishofficialsgavethemmostlyfalseinformation.ItwascalledchickenfeeD.ThesamepersonwhoproteststhatheisworkingforchickenfeedmayalsosayIamworkingforpeanuts.Hemeansheisworkingforasmallamountofmoney.Itisaverydifferentmeaningfromthemainoneinthedictionary.Thatmeaningissmallnutsthatgrowonaplant.Nooneknowsforsurehowawordforsomethingtoeatalsocametomeansomethingverysmall.ButapeanutisaverysmallfooD.1.Thepassageismainlytotellusabout________.A.somecommonfoodinAmericaB.thelivingconditionsofAmericansC.theGermanspiesinWorldWarTwoD.themeaningandtheoriginofanAmericanexpression2.BysayingIamworkingforchickenfeedapersonis________.A.introducingatopicB.tellingajokeC.makingacomplaintD.makingadecision3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGermanspiesfromthepassage?A.TheywerewellpaidbytheGermangovernment.B.TheygatheredmostlyinLondonduringWorldWarTwo.C.TheyneverprovidedanyvaluableinformationforGermany.D.Theyworkedforboththeirowncountryandtheirenemies.4.AccordingtothepassagechickenfeedmeansallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.chicken'sfoodB.hardworkC.falseinformationD.smallmoney5.Inwhichpartofawebsitecanweprobablyfindthispassage?A.LanguagE.B.AgriculturE.C.History.D.PeoplE.
IttakesmorethanjustpracticetobecomeanOlympian.Goldmedalperformancesrequiresomeseriousnutrition.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatthesesuccessfulathleteseattostayinpeakshape?KeriGlassmanaregistereddietitianandfounderofNutritiousLifeMealsappearedonGoodMorningAmericatodaytogiveyouaglimpseintothedietsofsometopathletes.Someoftheirmealscouldsurpriseyou.CrazyCalorieCountGlassmansaidOlympianseatalotoffood—quantitiesthatforordinarypeoplewouldconstitutepiggingout.OnesecretofswimmerMichaelPhelps’astonishingperformanceinthe2008OlympicsinBeijingwasconsumingasmanyas1200caloriesinoneday.AthletescaneatlikethisandnotgainanyweightbecausetheirworkoutsareintensE.AccordingtoGlassmanPhelps’workoutscanburn4000to6000caloriesinadayandthosecaloriesmustbeaddedinordertotrainthefollowingday.SnackingSecretsSomeathleteseatstrangefoodsthatimprovetheirperformancE.YohanBlaketheJamaicasprinterand100-meterworldchampionhasstolenchampionsprinterUsainBolt’sthunderonthetrackduringtheOlympictrials.AskedabouthowhegetshisenergyBlakeansweredthatheeats16bananasperdayGlassmansaiD.JonathanHortontheleadgymnastontheUSteamhasabloodsugarproblem.Hissolutionishoney.WhenhestartstofeelshakyatthegymhetakeshoneytoboosthisenergyGlassmansaiD.FoodsforRecoveryWhatarethebestfoodstohelpthebodyrecoverafterharshcompetition?ForOlympicswimmerRyanLochtetherecoverymealisgrilledchickenbreastswithAlfredosaucewhole-grainspaghettiandasaladwithlemonjuiceandoliveoil.Lochtewhorecentlycutoutjunkfoodcandyandsodahasundertakenastrength-trainingregimen养生法thatinvolvesflippingtractortiresandtossingbeerkegsGlassmansaiD.67.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.GoodDietMakesaTrueOlympian.B.OlympiansHaveOlympic-sizeAppetites.C.Olympians’StrangeEatingHabits.D.TheDietofSomeTopOlympicAthletes.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymean?A.OrdinarypeopleeatfewpigscomparedwithOlympians.B.OlympianseatalotmorefoodthanordinarypeoplE.C.Olympianstendtoeatalotofhigh-qualityfooD.D.Olympianseatalargeamountoffoodjustlikepigs.69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthebestfoodtohelpthebodyrecover?A.SodA.B.Oliveoil.C.Whole-grainspaghetti.D.A.saladwithlemonjuicE.70.Thepassageismostlikelytobefoundin.A.atechnicalreportB.afashionmagazineC.aneducationcolumnD.asportsnewspaper
AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart购物手推车.Theywillinalifetimepushthechrome－plated__contraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow－oreventhinktoask－whoitwasthatinventedthem.SylvanN..Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging吃力地携带groceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomersandwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.OnJune41937Goldman'sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn'twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.ButGoldmanwasdisappointeD.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglookbuthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.AfterawhileGoldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren'tusinghiscarts.Don'tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasketoneshopperreplieD.ButGoldmanwasn'tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.TothisendGoldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!Seeingthistherealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony假冒的customers.AsGoldmanhadhopedthecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome－thosewhocameboughtmorE.Withlargereasier－to－handlebasketscustomersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbeforE.Today'sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman'soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat'sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937－beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.56.Theunderlinedwordschrome－platedcontraptionsinParagraph1referto________.nomorethanawords________________________________________________________________________57.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman'sinvention?nomorethan10words________________________________________________________________________58.WhywasGoldmandisappointedatfirst?nomorethan10words________________________________________________________________________59.WhydidGoldmanhirepeopletopushcartsaroundhismarket?nomorethan10words________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________60.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?nomorethan10words________________________________________________________________________
WELCOMEWelcometoWindsorCastletheoldestandlargestoccupiedcastleintheworlD.Windsorisoneoftheofficialresidences住所oftheQueenwhosometimesstaysherE.AudiotoursFreeaudiotoursareavailableonleavingtheAdmissionCentreatthestartofyourvisit.Thereisadescriptiveaudiotourforblindandpoorsightedvisitors.GuidedtoursVisitorscanexplorethehistoryoftheCastlethroughatourofthePrecinctswithanexpertguidE.ToursdepartatregularintervalsthroughoutthedayfromtheCourtyardandfinishattheentrancetotheStateApartments.VisitorswithchildrenForthosevisitingwithchildrenaspecialfamilytourandvariousactivitiesareofferedduringschoolholidaysandatweekends.PleasenotethatforsafetyreasonspushchairsarenotpermittedintheStateApartments.Howeverbabycarriersareavailabletoborrow.StGeorge'sChapelVisitorsarrivingattheCastleafter1500fromMarchtoOctoberareadvisedtovisitStGeorge'sChapelfirstbeforeitcloses.ShoppingShopsofferawiderangeofsouvenirsdesignedfortheRoyalCollectionincludingbookspostcardschinajewelleryandchildren'stoys.PleaseaskattheMiddleWardshopaboutourhomedeliveryservicE.RefreshmentsBottledwatercanbepurchasedfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshops.FromApriltoSeptembericecreamisalsoavailablE.VisitorswishingtoleavetheCastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainreentrypermitsfromthecastleshops.EatinganddrinkingarenotpermittedintheStateApartmentsorStGeorge'sChapel.PhotographyandmobilephonesNoncommercialphotographyandfilmingarewelcomedintheCastlE.PhotographyvideorecordingandfilmingarenotpermittedinsidetheStateApartmentsorStGeorge'sChapel.MobilephonesmustbeswitchedoffinsidetheStateApartmentsandStGeorge'sChapelinconsiderationofothervisitors.SecurityAsWindsorCastleisaworkingroyalpalacevisitorsandtheirbelongingsshouldgetthroughairportstylesecuritychecks.ForsafetyandsecurityreasonsaonewaysystemoperatesalongthevisitorroutE.1.Avisitorcanapplyforafreeaudiotour.A.intheCourtyardB.intheStateApartmentsC.attheAdmissionCentreD.atStGeorge'sChapel2.Whatisspeciallyofferedtovisitorswithkids?A.AsecurityguarD.B.Apushchair.C.Afreetoy.D.Ababycarrier.3.Whocangetreentrypermits?A.VisitorswishingtoeatoutsidetheCastlE.B.Visitorsbuyinggiftsinthecastleshops.C.VisitorsbuyingwaterfromtheCourtyarD.D.VisitorseatingoutsideStGeorge'sChapel.4.Inthelastpartaworkingroyalpalacereferstoone.A.stillbeingconstructedB.stillusedbytheroyalfamilyC.wheretheQueenusuallyworksD.whereworksofartareonshow5.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.visitorscanvisitStGeorge'sChapelbeforeMarch.B.visitorscanbuyicecreamfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshopfromApriltoSeptember.C.visitorscanuseMobilephonesintheStateApartments.D.visitorscanbuyRoyalCollectioninCourtyarD.
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