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One winter Sunday, my little sister, Collen, and I built the greatest snowman ever. For personality...
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SomesecretsarehiddenfromhealthwroteJohnUpdikeinhispoemFever.IhaveexperiencedthetruthofUpdike'sobservation.Myexcellenthealthkeptmefromseeingsomethings—thingsthatbecamesecretsofsort.OnerelatestomysonChris.WhenIlostmyhealthinMarchIdiscoveredsomethingIhadmissedabouthim.Christopherhasbeenascholarandathletethroughhighschool.HehasbehavedresponsiblyengagedincommunityservicE.Hehashadanimpressivepeergroupofseriousstudents.WhileIsawthesethingsIhadmissedbeforewhatIexperiencedwhileinhospital.EarlyonChristopherofferedtheclearestandmostforcefulwordsaboutmyneedtobepositiveandtofightacuteleukemia急性白血病.HeneverlefttheroomafteravisitwithoutmakingmepromisethatIwouldbementallytoughandpositivE.DuringthefirstweekheshowedhisownmentaltoughnessresearchingleukemiaandlearningwhatthechanceswerE.Heevenstoppedmydoctoroutsidetheroomintroducedhimselfandaskeddirectlywhathethoughtofmychances.Heprocessedtheanswerwithoutoverreaction.Christopherdidadmonish劝告meagainstmychoiceofwordsthefirstweekathomE.IhadmovedbackintomyroomfromweighingmyselfdiscoveringathinfigureIdidnotknow.Iannouncedtohimandmywifedeadmanwalking.Ithoughtitwasawaytolightentheobvious.Hesawitasnegativityandwasstronglyagainstsuchthinkingandtalking.WhenIresistedtakingmedicinesometimesChristopherformedagood-cop-bad-copteamwithhismother.BetsygentlyandpatientlyencourageD.HedirectlyandforcefullyinsisteD.HealwaysmadethelogicalargumentsforwhyIneededtotakesomeawfulpills.Myhealthhadhiddensomethingfromme;myill-healthhelpedmetoseeit.9.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5indicatesthattheauthor________.A.gottoknowmoreabouthissonwhileinhospitalB.knewlittleabouthissonuntilinhospitalC.hadnochanceofknowingmoreabouthissonD.hardlyrememberswhathappenedinthehospital10.WhatdidChristopherdowhentheauthorwasinhospital?A.Hetoldtheauthornottosayanythingwrong.B.Heofferedsomesuggestionstothedoctor.C.Healwaysencouragedtheauthortobeconfident.D.HetriedtogethelpfromcommunityservicE.11.Whatdoesgood-cop-bad-copinthetextreferto?A.A.tricktoforcetheauthortoobey.B.A.measuretokeeptheauthorhappy.C.A.friendlywaytomaketheauthorseewhatwasgoodforhim.D.A.jointefforttopersuadetheauthorbothkindlyandforcefully.12.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.LessonsfromIll-healthB.UnexpectedLoveC.SecretsHiddenfromHealthD.DiscoveryMadeinHospital
AcoupleofyearsagoIgraduatedfromartschool.AftergraduationIwasunsureofwhattodowithmydegreE.IhadmajoredinIllustration插图andloveditbutdidn’treallyfeelinterestedindoingillustrationsforanycompanies.Thisleftmewithfewoptionsotherthanfreelance自由作家andanannying保姆joB.IspenttwoyearsworkingasanannydoingfreelanceillustrationonthesidE.Itjustwasn’tquiteenoughtopayrentbutIloveditsoIworkedwellover50hoursaweektryingtokeepupwithboth.JustunderayearagoIwenttoafriend’swedding.Icouldn’tthinkofagiftforthemandreallydidn’thavealotofmoneytosparesoIusedmytalentstocreateaportraitforthem.Itwasn’tmuchandIhopeditwouldbeagoodgift.WhenIhandedtheportraittothemandtheyunwrappeditthelooksontheirfaceswassomethingIdidnotexpect.TherewerejoyfultearsintheireyesastheycriedThat’sus!Thisissobeautiful!It’sfunnybecausewhenIwasinartschoolportraitswerealwaysmyleastfavoriteassignment.Ihateddrawingpeopleandwasalwayssomuchmoreinterestedindrawinglittlefurrycreatures.OnceIsawthelooksonmyfriends’facesaftergivingthemtheirportraititwasallover.IsuddenlylovedportraitsandwantedtodomorE.InowtakeportraitstoeveryweddingIgotoandhavegiventhemasgiftstothefamiliesInanniedfor.EverytimethereactionmakesallofthehardworkandtimeIputintothemsoworthit.I’vejuststartedofferingcouplefamilyandpetportraitsasanitemonmyetsyshop.4.Aftergraduationtheauthorchoseto________.A.doillustrationsforacompanyB.drawportraitsC.workasananny&afreelanceD.drawfurrycreatures5.Whydidtheauthordecidetodrawaportraitforherfriendsasaweddingpresent?A.Herfriendsrequestedhertodoso.B.Shethoughtitwasmeaningful.C.Shehadn’tenoughmoneyavailabletobuyonE.D.Shewasfondofdrawingpeoplebest.6.Howdidthecustomersfeelwhentheyreceivedtheirportrait?A.delighteD.B.frighteneD.C.embarrasseD.D.shockeD.7.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.YourmajorisyourfuturecareerB.IgaveagiftanditturnedintoacareerC.IsacrificedalotformyjobD.Youaretodowhatyoudesiretodo
Iama21-year-oldboyandthisismystory.OnemonthafterIgraduatedfromhighschoolin2009Iwascominghomefromswimpracticeandwasinvolvedinacaraccident.IwassoseriouslyinjuredthatIwasinacoma昏迷forovertwomonthsatPrinceGeorgesHospital.IdiedeighttimesduringmycomaandIcouldn’ttalkorcommunicatewhenIwokeup.Walkingwasnevergoingtohappenagainduetoalltheextremeinjuries.JustlikemybodymydreamswerealmostshattereD.ButIwasnotgoingtoletmyinjuriespreventmefromlivingmydreams.After14operationsandbloodtransfusionsIhadtolearnhowtotalkeatwalkshowerandliveindependentlyagain.WhenIwasoutofhospitalIstillhadtogotooutpatienttherapyinWaldorfMarylanD.AfterspendingafewmonthsinawheelchairItookbabystepstowalkonmyown.ItwasamiraclethatIcouldwalkagainbutIwantedtoprovethatIcouldnotonlywalkbutrun.WhenitcametrueIwantedtogetbackinthepoolagain.AfterafewlungtestsIwasabletogointhepoolalittlebiteachweek.AfterafewmonthsofswimtrainingIbeganmyfreshmanyearatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandandbecameaproudmemberoftheswimteam.BytellingmystoryIwanttomakeapositiveinfluenceontheworlD.Iamjusttryingtoliveeachdaytothefullestandinspireotherpeoplenevertogiveuptheirdreamsnomatterhowbadasituationis.IrememberwhenIwasstillinmyhospitalbedIwouldhavemymomanddadpushmearoundinmywheelchairtotheotherroomstoseetheotherpatientsandtalktothemandtheirfamilies.Iwantedtoletthemknowthateverythingwasgoingtobeokay.Somehowthingswouldworkoutforthebest.1.Whenthecaraccidenthappenedtheauthor________.A.wasahighschoolstudentB.hadfinishedhishighschooleducationC.wasacollegestudentD.wasreturninghomefromaswimcompetition2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordshatteredinParagraph3mean?A.BegunB.DestroyedC.SharedD.Taken3.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor________afterhewokeupfromhiscomA.A.wasoutofhospitalB.wasinsurpriseC.facedphysicalandmentalchallengesD.wasworriedabouthislung4.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowinthelastparagraph?A.Hispurposeofsharinghisstory.B.Hispainfulexperiences.C.Hisinfluenceonstudents.D.Hisgreatachievements.
AministerwasonalongflightfromChinatoLondon.Thefirstwarningoftheapproachingproblemscamewhenthesignontheairplaneflashedon:Fastenyourseatbelts.ThenafterawhileacalmvoicesaidWeshallnotbeservingthedrinksatthistimeasthereisgoingtobesomethingunexpecteD.PleasebesureseatbeltisfasteneD.Soonthestormbrokeout.Onemomenttheairplanewasliftedonterrificcurrentsofair.Theplanedroppedasifitwereabouttocrash.Theministerbelievedthathesharedthediscomfortandfearofthosearoundhim.AshelookedaroundtheplanehecouldseethatnearlyallthepassengerswereupsetandalarmeD.Thefutureseemedominousandmanywerewonderingiftheywouldmakeitthroughthestorm.Thenhesuddenlysawalittlegirl.Apparentlythestormmeantnothingtoher.Shewasreadingabookandeverythingwithinhersmallworldwascalmorderly.Sometimessheclosedhereyesandthenshewouldreadagain.ThenshewouldstraightenherlegsworryandfearwerenotinherworlD.Theministercouldhardlybelievehiseyes.ItwasnotsurprisingthereforethatwhentheplanefinallyreacheditsdestinationandallthepassengershurriedtoleavetheministerwalkeduptothegirlhehadwatchedforsuchalongtimE.HavingcommentedaboutthestormandthebehavioroftheplaneheaskedwhyshehadnotbeenafraiD.ThegirlrepliedBecausemydadisthepilotandhe'stakingmehomE.1.Whydidthestaffstopofferingdrinks?A.Theplanewasjusttakingoff.B.Theplanemightbeoutofcontrol.C.Theplanewasgoingtocrash.D.Theplanemightrunoutofdrinks.2.Whentheplaneflewthroughthestorm.A.everyonewasextremelyfrightenedB.theministerfeltfearfulandupsetC.mostofthepassengerscriedallthetimeD.thelittlegirlstilldrankandread3.Theunderlinedwordominousprobablyrefersto.A.badB.hopefulC.challengingD.lucky4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.FromChinatoLondonB.IgnorantFearlessC.GoodLuckfromPilotDadD.FaithinPilotDad
CampbellRemesstaughthimselfhowtosewwhenhewasonly9yearsolD.ItallstartedthreeyearsagowhenCampbellaskedhisparentsiftheycouldbuyChristmaspresentsforkidsinhospital.Theyweretouchedbyhiskindnessbuttoldhimthatbuyingsomanytoyswouldbetoocostly.Heisoneofninechildrenandbuyingpresentsforallofthemwasalreadyaprettyexpensiveaffairfortheparents.Campbelldidn’tletasimplenodiscouragehimfrombringingabitofjoytokidsgoingthroughtoughtimessohedecidedtomakethepresentshimself.Ittookthe9-year-oldboyfivehourstocreatehisfirststuffed填充的toy.Howeverafterthreeyearsofpracticeheisnowabletoputonetogetherinjustanhour.IwasblownawaybythefirstbearhismothersaiD.Overlyimpressedbutnotsurprisedathisdeterminationtoteachhimself.ThesuccessfulexperimentonlyinspiredCampbellRemesstobecomebetteratsewingandchallengedhimselftocreateonestuffedtoyperdayanddonatethemtosickchildrenstrugglinginthehospital.Project365byCampbellwasborn.OverthelastthreeyearsCampbellRemesshascreatedover800stuffedtoysforsickchildren.CampbellsendshistoystochildrenallovertheworldandstillvisitstheRoyalHobartHospitalinhishomecityofHobartTasmaniatopersonallygifttoyanimalstosickkidsthereandlovestoseethereactionontheirfaces.TheysmileandsomehugmE.Itmakestheirwholedaybetterhesays.Campbellisjustwiredreallydifferently.Helooksatsadnessandtriestoturnitupsidedownhismothersays.He’snotaquitter—Ionlyseebiggerandbrighterthingsforhim.5.WhydidCampbell’sparentsrefusehisrequest?A.Theythoughtthatwasridiculous.B.Theywishedhimtodependonhimself.C.Theywereonatightbudget.D.Theyhopedhecouldsharehisthingswithothers.6.WhatdesiredroveCampbelltomaketoysforsickchildren?A.Bringinghappinesstothem.B.Showingkindnesstothem.C.Encouragingthemtotreasurehealth.D.Provingtothemeveryonehascreativity.7.WhatcanwelearnaboutCampbellfromthetext?A.HeisplanningtosetupProject365.B.Hesendstoystothosewhocan’taffordonE.C.Hemadethefirsttoywithhismother’shelp.D.Heisdeterminedandrefusestogiveup.
CanTrainingYourWorkingMemoryMakeYouSmarter?Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive认知的abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNaturE.Soit’snowonderthatbrain-trainingprogrammes–whichtypicallyfocusontrainingourworkingmemory–areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallymakeussmarter?CognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmusclethatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpracticE.Itconsistsoftasksorgamescarriedoutoncomputersorsmartphones.Despitemuchresearchtherehassofarbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.SomethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasesabroadrangeofcognitiveabilitieswhileotherslessoptimistiC.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskillssuchasworkingmemoryandintelligencetendtogotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformancE.Thustrainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisexactlytheunderlyinghypothesis假设onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbaseD.Totestthishypothesisweexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytrainingwecouldfindwithnormallydevelopingchildren:26experimentsand1601totalparticipants.Childrenrepresentanidealtestgroup:duringchildhoodskillsarestillatthebeginningoftheirdevelopment.Thuscognitivetrainingismorelikelytosucceedwithchildrenthanadults.Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren’sfluidintelligenceaperson’sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandadapttonewsituations.Itdidn’tinfluencetheiracademicachievementorothercognitiveabilitieseither.Theonlyreliableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheytrainedtodo.Nomorenoless.Soperformingworking-memorytasksdoesseemtomakeyoubetteratdoingthem.Nonethelessthefactthatparticipantsgotbetteratsuchtasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworking-memoryabilityincreaseD.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.Theresultsdoindicatethattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisfruitless.Moregenerallytogetherwithotherresearchtheresultscontributetodisprovingcognitivetrainingcompanies’promisesofabetterbrain.Theresultshaveevenmoreimportantimplicationstheoretically.Theyquestionthehypothesisthattraininggeneralcognitivemechanismscanaffectothercognitiveorreal-lifeskills.Beyondworking-memorytrainingotherrecentstudieshaveshownthelimitationsofdifferenttypesofcognitivetraining.Forexamplemusictrainingfailsatimprovingcognitiveskillsoutsidemusic–includingacademicskills.Howeverthesenegativeresultsmustnotdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetobeawareoftheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoit–themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillisafteralltotrainthatskill.47.Accordingtothepassagecognitivetrainingislikelyto_______.A.uncoverthesecretsofhumanmindsB.makeone’sbrainstrongerthroughpracticeC.bringmuchprofittothetrainingcompaniesD.earnagoodreputationforthetrainingcompany48.Tofindouttheeffectofworkingmemorytrainingtheauthor______.A.madesomescientificstudiesB.compareddifferenttestgroupsC.reviewedthepreviousresearchD.gotsomechildreninvolvedintheexperiment49.Childrentakingpartintheexperimentswereableto_____.A.adapttonewsituationsquicklyB.gaingreateracademicachievementsC.dobetterinthefieldthattheyaretrainedinD.succeedwhentheydealwithreallifeproblems50.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecognitivetraining?A.UninteresteD.B.ObjectivE.C.Disapproving.D.OptimistiC.
Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?Animalscan’ttalkbutcantheylieinotherways?Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlyingbuttheydoagreethatmanyanimalsfrombirdstochimpanzeesbehavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?DishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvivE.Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexampleabirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator猎食动物getsclosetoitsnesttheploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthehurtadultleavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.Anotherkindofbirdthescrubjayburiesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.SotheygobacklaterunburythefoodandburyitagainsomewhereelsE.Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?Theydon’tmakenests鸟巢.Insteadtheygetintootherbirds'nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeouttheiradoptive收养的parentsfeedthem.Chimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneaky.Afterafightthelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshandtoothechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner’shandandstartfightingagain.Chimpsaresneakyinotherwaystoo.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylovesuchasbananasitisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.ButsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfooD.Thatwayotherchimpsdon'thearthemandtheydon'tneedtosharetheirfooD.AschildrenmanyofuslearnthesayingYoucan’tfoolMotherNaturE.Butmaybeyoucan’ttrusthereither.12.A.ploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby______.A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.drivingawaytheadultpredatorC.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.pretendingtobeinjured13.ByChimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneakyparagraph5theauthormeans______.A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsaresometimesdishonestC.chimpsarejealousofthewinnersD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo14.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'shanD.C.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.15.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Doanimalslie?B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?C.Howdoanimalslearntolie?D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?
Certainaspectsofmusichavethesameeffectonpeopleevenwhentheyliveinverydifferentsocietiesanewstudyreveals.Researchersasked40MbenzelePygmiesintheCongoleserainforesttolistentoshortclipsofmusiC.TheywereaskedtolistentotheirownmusicandtounfamiliarWesternmusiC.Thesame19selectionsofmusicwerealsoplayedto40amateurorprofessionalmusiciansinMontreal.MusicianswereincludedintheMontrealgroupbecauseMbenzelePygmiescouldbeconsideredmusiciansastheyallsingregularlyforceremonialpurposesthestudyauthorsexplaineD.Bothgroupswereaskedtoratehowthemusicmadethemfeelusingemoticonssuchashappysadorexcitedfaces.ThereweresignificantdifferencesbetweenthetwogroupsastowhetheraspecificpieceofmusicmadethemfeelgoodorbaD.HoweverbothgroupshadsimilarresponsestohowexcitingorcalmingtheyfoundthedifferenttypesofmusiC.OurmajordiscoveryisthatlistenersfromverydifferentgroupsbothrespondedtohowexcitingorcalmingtheyfeltthemusictobeinsimilarwaysHaukeEgermannoftheTechnicalUniversityofBerlinsaidinanewsreleasefromMcGillUniversityinMontreal.EgermannconductedpartofthestudyasapostdoctoralfellowatMcGill.TheMontrealparticipantsfeltawiderrangeofemotionsastheylistenedtotheWesternmusicthanthePygmiesexpressedwhenlisteningtoeithertheirownorWesternmusiC.Thismaybeduetothedifferentrolesmusicplaysinthetwocultures.NegativeemotionsarefelttodisturbtheharmonyoftheforestinPygmycultureandarethereforedangerousNathalieFernandooftheUniversityofMontreal'sfacultyofmusicsaidinthenewsreleasE.IfababyiscryingtheMbenzelewillsingahappysong.Ifthemenarescaredofgoinghuntingtheywillsingahappysong—ingeneralmusicisusedinthisculturetoevacuateallnegativeemotionssoitisnotreallysurprisingthattheMbenzelefeelthatallthemusictheyhearmakesthemfeelgoodsheexplaineD.12.WhycouldMbenzelePygmiesberegardedasmusicians?A.TheyarecrazyaboutmusiC.B.Theymajorinmusicatschool.C.Theycanplaymusicalinstrumentswell.D.Theyoftensingsongsonceremony.13.Thestudymainlyfindsthat________.A.musicisuniversalacrossculturesB.musicvariesamongdifferentcountriesC.westernmusicresultsinnegativeemotionsD.musicmakespeoplehappy14.Theunderlinedwordevacuateprobablymeans________.A.setoffB.benefitfromC.getridofD.accountfor15.Theexamplesmentionedinthelastparagrapharetoshowthat________.A.musicplaysdifferentrolesinthetwoculturesB.musicplaysthesameroleinthetwoculturesC.negativemusicdisturbstheharmonyoftheforestD.happymusiciswelcomedeverywhere
AsconfusiondisappearedwefoundfreedomtimeandenergytodomoreofwhatwelovE.Westartedhikingmoreandaddedweekendandweeklongcampingtrips.Indoingsowerealizedmoreandmorebenefitsofbeingoutdoors.ThephysicalhealthbenefitsfrombeingoutsidemaybeprettyobviousatfirstbuttherearemorethanIrealizeD.StudieshaveshownthatbesidesthevitaminD.intakebeingoutsidecanevenreducerecoveryandhealingtimE.Activityoutdoorscanalsohaveahigherfitnessbenefitthanexercisedoneindoors.Awalkinthewoodsorevenjustaquicktriptoaparkcanhelpreduceanxietyimproveshort-termmemoryandreducementaltiredness.AnytimeIneedaboostinmymoodspendingevenfiveminutesinthesunshinewillhelp.Imaginethebenefitswereceivefromspendinganentiredayorevenmoreoutdoors.AsI’vemadeitmypreferencetobeoutdoorsIfindmyselfinspiredandexcitedaboutlifE.Manypeopleclaimthattheirbestideascometothemintheshower.IhavehadthesamehappenwheninnaturE.Mycreativityconfidenceandfocusallincreaseafterahikeoraweekendspentcamping.InbetweenmymygenerationandthegenerationofmychildrentherehasbeenanextremedecreaseintheamountoftimekidsarespendingmoretimeindoorsthaneverbeforeandsharesshockingstatisticsofhowlittletimekidsgetoutVShoursofscreentimeeachday.Thishasgivenrisetomanynegativeconsequencessuchaspoorerphysicalandmentalhealth.Howeverasmentionedpreviouslyallthebenefitsweasadultscanreceivefromtimespentoutdoorsitisevenbetterforourkids.Itisclearthattimeinnatureisgoodforbothadultsandchildren.5.Accordingtothepassagewecanknowthat.A.itisnecessarytotakeinmorevitaminD.B.beingoutsidehelpsusgetwellsoonerC.indoorexerciseiskindofharmfultohealthD.keepingfitisveryimportantforchildren6.Howdoestheauthorgiveadvicetoreaders?A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.BypresentinghispersonalexperiencE.C.Bygivingwarnings.D.ByfollowingtheorderofimportancE.7.Whendoestheauthorhavehisbestideas?A.Whenheishavingashower.B.Whenheiswiththekids.C.WhenheisinnaturE.D.Whenhecomesbackfromwork.8.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorisanexpertinphysicalhealth.B.Theauthorisstrictwithhischildren.C.Manychildrenstillprefertostayindoors.D.Mostparentsignorethevalueofbeingoutdoors.
Iusedtobelievecourtesywasathingofthepast.VeryseldomhaveIencounteredacourteoushumanbeinginthismodernerA.RecentlyIhadtochangemythinkingwhenIcamefacetofacewithjustsuchahumanbeinginacoffeeplacewithmytwodaughters.Theplacewascrowdedasusualandwehadtoclimbsteep陡峭stairsinordertofindanemptytablE.Afterenjoyingcoffeeandsnackswewentdownthenarrowstairswheretherewashardlyanyspaceforanotherpersontoeitherclimbuporcomedown.JustasIwasinthemiddleofthestairsagentlemanenteredthemainentranceoftherestaurantwhichwasrightinfrontofthestaircase楼梯.IwassureIwouldbepushedroughlybythismangoingup.IkeptcomingdownasfastasIcoulD.MydaughterswerealreadydownlookingupatmeworriedlyhopingIwouldreachthembeforethestrangerstartedwalkingupthestairsknowingIwasanervoussort.NearlyreachingthemInoticedthemanstillstandingnearthedoor.Ireachedmydaughtersandpassedthestrangerattheentrancedoorwhichhekeptholdingopen.IlookedbackthinkinghewasstillatthedoordecidingwhethertogoinorfindanotherlesscrowdedplacE.IsawhimgoingupthestairstwoatatimE.Itoldmydaughtersaboutitandallthreeofusfeltbadthatwedidnoteventhankthecourteousgentlemanwhowasactuallyholdingthedooropenforusladiestopassthroughbeforegoingup.Suchwellmanneredpeoplearehardtofindthesedayswhenpushingisverycommoninouradvancedbutaggressivesociety.Weapplaudedforhischivalry骑士精神.8.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordcourtesyinParagraph1?A.A.braveactionB.SacrificespiritC.A.considerateactionD.Selfishbehavior9.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthemanatthefirstsightofhim?A.HewasinahurryB.HewouldwaitforherC.HewouldcrossherrudelyD.Hewasamanwithgoodmanners10.Whydidtheauthor’sdaughtersworryabouther?A.ShewaseasytobenerviousB.ShetookuptoomuchspaceC.ShewastoooldtowalkfastD.Shefocusedtoomuchontheman11.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemanfromParagraph4?A.HemightbeawaiterofthecaféB.HemighthaveanurgentbusinesstodoC.HelovedadaughteroftheauthorD.Hewouldholdthedooropenforall
Thedaysofhavingtocarryaphonechargereverywherecouldsoonbeover.Michiganresearchershaverevealedamajorbreakthroughinharvestingenergyfromhumanmotion.Theysayitcouldleadtosmartphonespoweredforaweekbythemotionofaswipe重击.MichiganStateUniversity’slow-costdeviceknownasananogeneratorhasalreadybeentesteD.ScientistssuccessfullyoperatedanLCDtouchscreenabankof20LEDlightsandaflexiblekeyboardallwithasimpletouchingorpressingmotionandwithouttheaidofabattery.ThegroundbreakingfindingspublishedinthejournalNanoEnergysuggestWe’reonthepathtowardwearabledevicespoweredbyhumanmotionsaidNelsonSepulvedaassociateprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringandleadresearcheroftheproject.WhatIforeseerelativelysoonisthecapabilityofnothavingtochargeyourcellphoneforanentireweekforexamplebecausethatenergywillbeproducedbyyourmovementsaidSepulvedawhoseresearchisfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.Electricalenergyiscreatedwhenthedeviceiscompressedbyhumanmotion.Thecompleteddeviceisasthinasasheetofpaper.ThedeviceusedtopowertheLEDlightswaspalm-sizedwhilethedeviceusedtopowerthetouchscreenwasassmallasafinger.Advantagessuchasbeinglightweightflexibleandlow-costcouldmakeitapromisingandalternativemethodinthefieldofMechanical-energyharvesting.ThedevicealsobecomesmorepowerfulwhenfoldeD.SepulvedasaidYoucanstartwithalargedevicebutwhenyoufolditonceandagainandagainit’smuchsmallerandhasmoreenergy.NowitmaybesmallenoughtoputinaspeciallymadeheelofyourshoesoitcreatespowereachtimeyourheelstrikesthegrounD.Sepulvedaandhisteamarealsodevelopingtechnologythatwouldtransmitthepowergeneratedbytheheelstriketosayawirelessheadset.12.WhoisNelsonSepulveda?A.Themajorresearcherintheproject.B.A.professorofengineering.C.Thefundsupplieroftheresearch.D.A.journalistwritingforNanoEnergy.13.Theunderlinedworddeviceinthe2ndparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.A.keyboardB.smartphoneC.screenD.machine14.Fromthepassageweknowthatthenanogenerator.A.becomesmorepowerfulwhenkeptflatB.hasalreadycomeintomarketintheUSAC.islightweightandflexiblethoughexpensiveD.makesitpossibletoproducepowerbywalking15.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.persuadepeopletobuythedeviceB.bringinanewwaytosaveenergyC.introduceabreakthroughinscienceD.honorNelsonSepulvedaforhiscontributions
Haveyourparentseverinspectedyourroomtoseeifyoucleaneditproperly?Imaginehavingyourentirehousesgarageandyardinspectedatanytime--withnowarning.Inspectionswerearegularpartoflighthouse灯塔livingandakeeper'sreputationdependedonresults.A.fewtimeseachyearaninspectorarrivedtolookovertheentirelightstation.TheinspectionsweresupposedtobeasurprisebutkeepersometimeshadadvancenoticE.Oncelighthouseshadtelephoneskeeperswouldcalleachothertowarnthattheinspectorwasapproaching.Afterboatsbeganflyingspecialflagsnotingtheinspectoraboardthekeeper'sfamilymadeitagametoseewhocouldnoticetheboatfirst.Assoonassomeonespottedtheboateveryonewoulddolast-minutetidyingandchangeintofancyclothes.Thekeeperthenscurriedtoputonhisdressuniformandcap.Childrenofkeepersrememberinspectorswearingwhiteglovestoruntheirfingersoverdoorframesandwindowsillslookingfordust.Despitetheseriousnatureofinspectionstheyresultedinsomefunnymoments.BettyByrnesrememberedwhenhermotherdidnothavetimetowashallthedishesbeforeaninspection.Atthetimepeopledidnothavedishwashersintheirhomes.InanefforttocleanupquicklyMrs.Byrnestossedallthedishesintoabigbreadpancoveredthemwithaclothandstuckthemintheoven.Iftheinspectoropenedtheovendooritwouldlooklikebreadwasbaking.HeneverdiD.OnedayGlennFurst'smotherputoilonthekitchenfloorjustbeforetheinspectorenteredtheirhousE.LikefloorwaxtheoilmadethefloorsshinyandhelpedprotectthewooD.Thistimethoughsheusedalittletoomuchoil.WhentheinspectorextendedhishandtogreetGlenn'smotherheslippedonthefreshlyoiledsurfacE.HecameacrossthatfloorwavinghisarmslikeayoungbirdattemptingitsfirstflightGlennlatewrotE.AfterhesteadiedhimselfheshookGlenn'smother'shandandtheinspectioncontinuedasthoughnothinghadhappeneD.9.WhatdoesParagraphItellusabouttheinspectionatthelightstation?A.Itwascarriedoutonceayear.B.ItwasoftenannouncedinadvancE.C.Itwasimportantforthekeeper'sfamE.D.ItwasfocusedonthegarageandyarD.10.Thefamilybeganmakingpreparationsimmediatelyafter______.A.oneofthememberssawtheboatB.awarningcallreachedthelighthouseC.thekeeperputonthedressuniformandcapD.theinspectorflewspecialflagsinthedistance11.Mrs.Byrnesputthedishesintheovenbecausethiswould______.A.resultinsomefunB.speedupwashingthemC.makeherhomelooktidyD.beademandfromtheinspector12.Theinspectorwavedhisarms______.A.totryhisbesttokeepsteadyB.toshowhissatisfactionwiththefloorC.toextendawarmgreetingtoGlenn'smotherD.toexpresshisintentiontocontinuetheinspection
AboutsixmonthsagoIwasworkinginajobwhereIsatatacomputerinanofficefor50orsohourseachweek.MybestfriendDustyalsosatinanofficeatacomputerallday.Weoftentalkedaboutwhatawasteitseemedtobespendingourtimeinsideinfrontofacomputeralldaylong.IendedupleavingmyjobandsodidDusty.Neitheroneofusaresittinginanofficeallday.LastweekDustycametomyhomeanddeclaredI’mgoingtotravel.Ofcoursetravelingisexciting.It’sgettingtoexperiencenewthingsgettingtobeaslightlydifferentversionofourselvesbutIthinkthepointismoreaboutthemindset心态thatitallowsforthantheactualrealitythatcomeswithit.Wakingupeverydaywithasenseofexcitementfortheunknown.Approachingeachinteractionduringthedaywithasenseofwonder.Notthinkingaboutyesterdayortomorrowandjustaboutwhatever’srightinfrontyou.Howeverthethingiswedon’tneedtobeintransittobeabletoapproachourdaysthisway.Itispossibleformetobelivingmynormallifeandbeexcitedfortheunknownoftheday.Imeetnewpeopleanddonewthingseveryday.YestheymightbeinSantaMonicaafewblocksfrommyapartmentbutwhat’sthedifferencebetweenanewpersonhereandnewpersoninAustralia?IreadanAlanWattsquoterecentlyanditgoesasfollows:IfIaskyouwhatyoudidsawheardsmelledtouchedandtastedyesterdayIamlikelytogetnothingmorethanthethinsketchyoutlineofthefewthingsthatyounoticedandofthoseonlywhatyouthoughtworthremembering.Butsupposeyoucouldanswer‘ItwouldtakemeforevertotellyouandIammuchtoointerestedinwhat’shappeningnow.’Onegenerationseemstobeeagertoexpandourhorizons视野.ButIagreewithAlanWatts.Thereisalotofopportunityforhorizon-expansionwhereverwehappentobE.IthinkI’llwakeuptomorrowwalkdownthestreetandputonmyadventurer’scap.12.Accordingtothetexttheauthorquithisjobmainlybecause_________.A.itdidn’tpayverywellB.DustyadvisedhimtodosoC.hewantedtospendsometimetravelingD.hedidn’twanttostayinsidealldaylong13.What’sthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.WhatmakestravelingsoattractivE.B.Whatismostimportantwhentraveling.C.Howtofindanewversionofourselves.D.Howtospendanunforgettableholiday.14.Theunderlinedwordsintransitinthethirdparagraphprobablymean________.A.movingaroundB.workinghardC.filledwithcuriosityD.fullofenthusiasm15.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.AnexcitingbutnormallifeB.AdventuresinourownbackyardC.GototravelandexpandyourhorizonD.Getoutsideandexplorefortheunknown
TheUPSeriesisaseriesofdocumentaryfilmsproducedbyGranadaTelevisionthathavefollowedthelivesoffourteenBritishchildrensince1964whentheyweresevenyearsolD.Sofarthedocumentaryhashadeightepisodes连续剧lasting49yearsoneepisodeeverysevenyearsandthedocumentaryhasbeenbroadcastonbothITVandBBC.ThechildrenwereselectedtorepresenttherangeofsocialeconomicbackgroundsinBritainatthattimewiththeassumptionthateachchild'ssocialclasspredeterminestheirfuturE.EverysevenyearsthedirectorMichaelAptedfilmsmaterialfromthoseofthefourteenwhochoosetoparticipatE.Theaimoftheseriesisstatedatthebeginningof7UpasWhydowebringthesechildrentogether?BecausewewanttogetaglimpseofEnglandintheyear2000.Theshopassistantandthemanageroftheyear2000arenowsevenyearsolD.ThesubjectsarefirstseenonagroupvisittoLondonZoowherethenarratorannouncesWebroughtthese20childrentogetherfortheveryfirsttimE.Theserieshoweveronlyfollowsfourteen.Becausetheshowwasnotoriginallyintendedtobecomearepeatingseriesnolong-termcontractwassignedwiththeparticipants.Theinterviewssince7Uphavebeenvoluntaryalthoughtheparticipantshavebeenpaidanunknownsumfortheirappearanceineachfilm.AlthoughtheseriesbeganasapoliticaldocumentaryithasbecomeafilmofhumannaturE.Inthedirector’scommentaryfor42UpAptedcommentsthathedidnotrealizetheserieshadchangedtonefrompoliticaltopersonaluntil21Up.HealsocommentsthatthisrealizationwasarelieftohimandallowedthefilmstobreathealittlemorE.8.Whenwasthefourthepisodeoftheseriesmade?A.1985B.1992C.2000D.20059.WhatwasthegoaloftheUpSeriesatthebeginning?A.ToresearchhumannatureB.TopredictthefuturejobchangesC.Togatherthe20childrentogetherD.ToforeseeEnglandintheyear200010.Whatcanwelearnabouttheparticipantsinthedocumentary?A.TheyjoinedinitforfreeB.TheywerenotongoodtermsC.TheydidnotexpectarepeatingseriesD.Theywerepraisedfortheirappearance11.WhydidAptedthinktherealizationwasarelief?A.HecouldbreathealittlemoreB.HecoulddirectthefilmsmorefreelyC.HehadfinishedthewholeseriesfinallyD.Hechangedhisideaabouthumannature
Withfuelcostsrisingandairlinesfindingmorefeestoimpose强加征税ontravelerseverydayairfareisn’tgettinganycheaper.Sinceyoucan’tdrivetoallyourdreamdestinationsflyingistheonlywaytogosometimesandundeniablythefastest.LuckilythereareplentyofwaystofindthemostaffordablefaresandalsoavoidpayingasmanyextrachargesaspossiblewhenyouplanaheaD.GetthebestfarE.AirlinesputouttheirfaresalesonTuesdaymorningmakingthisdaythebestdaytobookaflightforless.Flyduringtheleastpopulartimes.TuesdayWednesdayandSaturdayaretheslowestdaystoflywhichmeanscheaperdealsthantherestoftheweek.Youcanalsofindreducedratesonearlymorningflightssincemanypeopledon’tliketogetupbeforethesuntogettotheairport.Earlierboardingtimescanalsoconsiderablycutdownyourchancesofgettingbumpedonanoverbookedflightordelayedbecauseofotherdelayedflightsormechanicalissues.Chooseyourseatlater.Someairlineschargeyoutopickyourseatwhenyoubookonlineaddingevenmoretothebottomlineofyourticketcost.Ifyoushowupearlyonyourtraveldayyoucanstillgetsuitableseats.SomeofthebestseatsgetheldbackuntilflightdayunlessothersarewillingtopayextraforthemaheadoftimesoyoustillhavethechanceatoneofthosE.Flyonholidays.Youalreadyknowthatsummeristhemostexpensivetimetoflyandeventhoughmostothertimesaremoreaffordablethedayssurroundingholidayscanbecrazy.Savebigifyou’rewillingtotravelonmajorholidayssuchasThanksgivingandChristmas.Don’twaituntilthelast-minutetobook.Manytravelersdon’tknowthatthere’sasweetspotforbookingandgettingthebestpriceonyourtickets.Booktooearlyortoolateandyoucouldenduppayingmorethanyouneedto.Thebesttimetobookisbetweenthreemonthsandsixweeksfromwhenyouwanttotravel.1.Thepassageisintendedto_______.A.informushowtobookacheaperticketB.tellushowtochoosetheseatandtimeforaflightC.persuadeusintotravellingbyairD.informusofsomebestwaystosavemoneyonaflight2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.AirlinetravelersaresupposedtopaymorefortherisingfuelcostsB.Earlymorningflightwillhelpavoidsomebumpsanddelays.C.Youcanonlybookyourseatonlinebeforeoronyourflightday.D.Bookingtooearlymaycostyoumoremoneyonyourtickets.3.WhichisthebesttimetobooktheflightforOctober2nd?A.May15thB.August15thC.June15thD.September15th
Asalittlechild1wasalwaysplump胖的.IncollegeIstartedblowingup.Itgotoutofcontrolwhenlwenttolawschool.I'dmadeadecisionathousandtimes:I'mgoingtoloseweightnow.Butwhatmotivated激发metogetseriousaboutitwasturning30.1weighed414pounds.1wasalwaystireD.SomeofmyfamilymembershavesufferedfromheartdiseaseandlwasfrighteneD.Ialsowantedtolookbetter.Soaftermybirthday1walkedintotheofficeofaweightlossdoctor.Shewasveryunderstanding.HerfocuswasonbalancedmealsandshewantedmetoexercisE.WalkingwasallIcoulddoatfirst.IstartedbywalkingafewblocksandgraduallyincreasedthedistanceuntiloneweekendIheardmyselfsayingWowthisseemsprettyeasy.SoIstartedtorun.1waslosingnineortenpoundsamonthandIhadmoreenergy.IstartedtothinkabouttheNewYorkCityMarathon.Foryears1watchedtherunnersandthoughtThislookslikefunbutIcouldneverdothat.ButnowIrealizedthatmaybeIcoulD.IjoinedtheNewYorkRoadRunners.Iranal0kmthenahalfmarathon.Istillwasn'tconfidentIcouldrunafull26miles.ButItoldmyselfIwasgoingtodoitnomatterwhat.Bymy33rdbirthday1wasdownto180pounds.Istartedformallytrainingforthemarathon.AndonthemorningofNovemberlIstoodontheVerrazanoBridgeinStatenIslandwithmorethan400000therrunnerswaitingfortheeventtostart.Itwasunbelievabletohavetheaudiencecheeringmeonhandingmecupsofwater.AndI.crossedthefinishlinE.Myfriendssprayed向喷射mewithbeerasifI'dwontheSuperBowl.AndatthatmomentIknew:IfIsetmymindtosomethingnothingisimpossiblE.1.TheunderlinedphraseblowingupinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto____.A.goingweakerB.becomingfatterC.becominghealthierD.growinghigh2.Fromthepassagewecanknowthattheauthor____.A.controlledhisweightatcollegeB.begantoconsiderlosingweightat30C.wassatisfiedwithhisfigureasakidD.mayhaveafamilyhistoryofheartattack3.Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbestsummarizethepassage?A.A.goodbeginningishalfdonE.B.Pridecomesbeforeafall.C.Practicemakesperfect.D.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.
BillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificantandfiveyearsfromnowstudentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonlinE.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?Asearlyas1997MIT麻省理工decidedtopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonlineforfreeforallpeoplE.ButtodayhowmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?Unfortunatelytheanswerisnotmany.Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeoplebutit’snotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudentsthosewhoarehighlymotivatedwilldevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.Therealquestioniswhywearen’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD.Educationintheworldisatrillion-dollar-a-yearmarkethundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies.Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100milliondollars.BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.ButitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworlD.8.WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?A.Itwillconcentrateonphysicslectures.B.Itwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversities.C.Itwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessful.D.Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.9.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordardentinParagraph3mean?A.CreativE.B.EnthusiastiC.C.Well-behaveD.D.ExperienceD.10.Accordingtotheauthorwhatisholdingbackthepopularityofonlinelearning?A.ThelackoflecturesavailableonlinE.B.Thehighcostofaccesstothewebsites.C.Thelowstandardofeducationalwebsites.D.Thecompetitionwithonlinecomputergames.11.WhydoestheauthormentionHollywood?A.ToshowthatHollywoodproducesmanysuccessfulmovies.B.Toprovethateducationismoreprofitablethanentertainment.C.Toarguethatmoviedirectorsshouldproduceeducationalcontent.D.Tourgethatmoremoneybespentdevelopingeducationalwebsites.
Off-Peakfaresarecheaperticketsfortravelingontrainsthatarelessbusyofferinggoodvalueformoney.TheticketsmayrequireyoutotravelatspecifictimesofdaydaysoftheweekoronaspecificroutE.WherethereismorethanoneOff-PeakfareforajourneythecheaperfareiscalledSuperOff-Peak.YoucanbuyOff-Peakticketsanytimebeforeyoutraveleitheronlineoratalocalstation.ThetravelrestrictionsforyourOff-Peakticketwilldependonthejourneyyouaremaking.Theticketsmustbeusedonthedateshownontheticket.ForOff-Peakreturnticketsrelatedjourneysmustbemadeonthedateshownonyourticketaswell.Childrenagedfivetofifteengeta50%discountforallOff-Peakfares.Upto2childrenunder5yearscantravelfreewitheachfarepayingadult.Railcardholdersgetl/30ffallStandardClassOff-Peakfares.SenioranddisabledRailcardholdersalsogetl/3offallFirstClassOffPeakfares.PleasenotethatminimumfaresandtimerestrictionsmayapplytoticketsboughtwithaRailcarD.Ifyouplanonatraintripwithfriendsoryourfamilyyoumaygetgrouptraveldiscounts.Threeorfourcantravelforthepriceofjusttwoadults-leavingeveryonemoremoneytospendonthedayout!IfyouaretravelinginagroupoftenormoreatOff-Peaktimesyoumaybeabletoobtainafurtherdiscountthroughthetraincompanyyouaretravelingwith.ContactthetraincompanydirectlyandbeawarethatyoumayneedtobookticketsinadvancE.Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.nationalrail.co.uk.4.AnOff-Peakticketdiffersfromotherticketsin.A.itsgoodvalueformoneyB.itsconvenienceC.thespecifictrainsD.travelschedules5.SarahisaRailcardholdertravelingwithher12-year-oldsonand4-year-olddaughter.Howmuchshouldtheypayforthe6-poundOff-Peakfares?A.￡6.B.￡18.￡C.￡7.D.￡12.6.ApartfromtheOff-Peakfairsyoumayalsosavemoneyby.A.becomingaVIPB.travelingatrushtimeC.buyingticketsonlineD.gettinggrouptraveldiscounts7.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Anannouncement.B.A.ticketbookingguidE.C.A.businessreport.D.A.travelreview.
TheLeaningTowerofPisawasnotleaningwhenitwasbuiltin1173anditwasstraightlikeapolE.Itstartedtoshiftdirectionsoonafterconstructionbecauseofpoorfoundationinadditiontothelooselayerofsubsoil底土.Atthebeginningitleanedtothesoutheastbeforetheshakyfoundationstartedtoshiftleaningtowardsthesouthwest.Aftertheperiodofstructuralstrengtheninginthebeginningof21stcenturynowtheLeaningTowerofPisaleansatanangleof3.97degrees.In1178theshiftindirectionwasobservedforthefirsttimewhentheconstructionhadprogressedfurthertothethirdfloor.Thetowerwasveryheavyforthethree-meterfoundationthatwasbuiltonaweakareaoflanD.Forcompensating补偿theleaningpositionthebuildersstartedtoconstructtheupperfloorswithonesidehigherthantheotheronE.Thiscausedthetowertoleanintheotherdirection.ThisunusualstructureledtothetowerbeingactuallycurveD.Inspiteoftheseeffortsthetowerkeptonleaning.ThegovernmentofItalystartedtoplanapreventionofthecompletecollapseofthetowerin1964.Howeverarequestwasputforwardbytheauthoritiestokeeptheleaningpositionbecauseofthetourismindustryoftheregion.AfternearlytwodecadesofcarefulplanningbyengineershistoriansandmathematiciansthestabilizationeffortsfortheLeaningTowerofPisastartedin1990.Thetowerwasclosedforthegeneralpublicandthepeoplelivingnearbymovedaway.ForreducingthetotalweightofthetoweritssevenbellswhichrepresentedthesevenmusicalnoteswereremoveD.ThetowerwasreopenedforthegeneralpubliconDecember152001.InMay2008afterremovinganother70metrictonsofearththeengineersannouncedthatthetowerhadbeenfinallystabilizedanditwouldremainstableforatleast200years.8.WhydidtheLeaningTowerofPisabegantolean?A.ItwastoohighlikeapolE.B.Itsfoundationwasfarfromstrong.C.TheworkofrepairwasdelayeD.D.Itsfoundationshookbadly.9.WhendidpeoplenoticetheLeaningTowerofPisashiftitsdirection?A.AssoonasitwasconstructeD.B.Attheendoftheconstruction.C.Soonaftertheconstruction.D.Inthecourseoftheconstruction.10.WhydidtheauthoritiesprefertokeeptheleaningpositionoftheLeaningTowerofPisa?A.Theywantedtoattractmoretourists.B.Theylackedfundsthen.C.ItwasamissionimpossibletomaketheTowerup-straight.D.Theywereshortofengineershistoriansandmathematicians.11.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothispassage?A.Peoplenoticedthetowerbegantoshiftitsdirection.B.TherepairworkwascarriedoutlasttimE.C.TheLeaningTowerofPisawasrepairedforthefirsttimE.D.TheLeaningTowerofPisawasbuilt.E.Thetowerwasopenedtothevisitorsagain.f.Thegovernmentstartedtomakeaplanforthetower.A.cdafbeB.feadcbC.debfcaD.dafceb
Worldleadersfromnearly200countrieshavesignedanimportanthistoricagreementtofightglobalclimatechangE.Theagreementcameaftertwoweeksoftalksbetweentheleadersatthe21stConferenceinParisFrancE.AspartoftheParisagreementcountriessaidtheywouldcutdownonpollutionHoweveraccordingtothetermsofthedealcountriesthatdon’tdothiswillnotbepunishedorfineD.Insteadthedocumentismeanttoshowthatgovernmentsaroundtheworldtakeclimatechangeseriouslyandarewillingtoworktogethertofightglobalwarming.WorldleadershavemetmanytimestodiscussclimatechangE.Butthe21stConferenceofPartiesorCOP21whichbeganonNovember30inPariswasthefirsttimetheyagreedonagloballegalpact协定.Beforetheconferenceeachnationwasaskedtocreateplansonhowtoreachthesharedgoal.Thepactthatwassignedallowscountriestodecidethebestwaytocutdowntheirgaspollution.Nomatterhowtheydecidetogogreeneachcountrymustreporthonestlyonalloftheirefforts.Everyfiveyearsnationsmustlookattheworkthey’vedoneandsubmitnewplansonhowtheywillimproveoverthenextfiveyears.Inthepactthecountriespledge承诺tolimittheamountofgreenhousegasesemitted排放byhumanactivitytothelevelsthattreessoilandoceanscanabsorbnaturally.Iturgescountriestospendtrillionsofdollarsoncreatingnewenergysourceslikesolarandwindpower.Italsorequirescountriestoraiseatleast$100billioneachyeartohelpdevelopingcountries.Howevercriticsofthepactsayitisnotdetailedenoughanddoesn’tincludespecificsabouthowtheplanwillbeenforcedandhowimprovementswillbemeasureD.Thepactdoesincludeonelargespecificgoal:howcountrieswillaimtokeepglobaltemperaturesfromrisingmorethan3.60℉20℃by2100.Nonethelesstheagreementisconsideredbymanyworldleaderstobeamajorvictory.TheU.N.hasbeenworkingmorethantwodecadestoconvincegovernmentstoworktogethertoreduceman-madeemissions.HistorywillrememberthisdayU.N.SecretaryGeneralBanKi-moonsaiD.TheParisagreementonclimatechangeisamonumentalsuccessfortheplanetanditspeoplE.1.Whenwasthelegalpactprobablypassed?A.OnNovember30.B.OnDecember4.C.OnDecember8.D.OnDecember12.2.Accordingtotheagreementcountries_________.A.havetogiveayearlyreportabouttheirworkB.willbepublishediftheyfailtoreducepollutionC.arerequiredtoensureinvestmentinfightingpollutionD.shouldtrytoreachtheagreedstandardinfiveyears3.WhatiseachcountryrequiredtodobeforetheParisconference?A.Provideaworkplan.B.Giveanoralexplanation.C.Providealargeamountofmoney.D.Giveawrittenassessment.4.Thepactisthoughttobeimperfectbecause_______.A.itdoesn’tconsiderdevelopingcountriesB.itisnotdetailedenoughC.itisnotattractivetoallcountriesD.itonlybenefitssomecountries
Andyrodeslowlyonhiswaytoschoolday-dreamingaboutthefishingtripthathisfatherhadpromisedhim.Hewassobusydreamingaboutallthefishhewouldcatchthathewasunawareofeverythingelsearoundhim.Herodealonguntilastrangesounddrewhimtothepresent.Hecametoastopandlookedcuriouslyuptotheheavens.Whathesawshockedandterrifiedhim.A.hugeswarmofbeesfilledtheskylikeablackcloudandthebuzzingmassseemedtobeheadingangrilytowardshim.WithnotimetowasteAndyspedoffintheoppositedirectionridingfuriously—butwithoutknowinghowtoescapetheswarm.WitharapidlybeatingheartandhislegspumpingfuriouslyhespeddowntheroughroaD.AsthebeescamecloserhispanicincreaseD.Andyknewthathewassensitivetobeestings蜇.Thelaststinghadlandedhiminhospital—andthatwasonlyonebeesting!Hehadbeenforcedtostayinbedfortwowholedays.Suddenlyhisfather’swordscametohim.Whenyouareinatightsituationdon’tpaniC.Useyourbrainandthinkyourwayoutofit.OnanearbyhillhecouldseesmokewavingslowlyskywardsfromthechimneyoftheNelsonfamilyhomE.Beesdon’tlikesmokehethought.Theycouldn’tgetintothehousE.AndyracedtowardstheNelsonhousebutthebeesweregaininggrounD.AndyknewhecouldnotreachthehouseintimE.Heestimatedthatthebeeswouldcatchupwithhimsoon.SuddenlyoutofthecornerofhiseyeshespottedasmalldamusedbyMr.Nelsontoirrigatehisvegetablegarden.Offhisbikeandintothecoolwaterheliveddisappearingbelowthesurfaceandawayfromthesavageinsects.AfterholdinghisbreathforaslongashecouldAndycameupforairandnoticedthebeeshadgonE.Dragginghimselfoutofthedamhestruggledupthehillyslopeandrangthedoorbell.Mrs.Nelsontookhiminsideandranghismother.You’llreallyneedthatfishingbreaktohelpyourecoverlaughedhismotherwithrelief.Thankgoodnessyoudidn’tpanic!ButAndydidnothearher.Hewasdreamingonceagainofthefishhewouldcatchtomorrow.4.WhydidAndyfailtonoticetheswarmofbeesearlier?A.Hewasridingtoschool.B.HewaslisteningtoastrangesounD.C.Hewasgoingfishingwithhisfather.D.Hewaslostinthethoughtofthefishingtrip.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheswarmofbeesinthepassage?A.TheycrowdedlikeablackclouD.B.TheyshockedandterrifiedAndy.C.TheytriedtoattackAndyinamass.D.TheymadeAndystayinhospitalfortwodays.6.HowdidAndyavoidthebeesintheend?A.Herodeoffintheoppositedirection.B.HeaskedMr.Nelsonforhelp.C.Hehidhimselfunderthewater.D.HerushedintotheNelsonhousE.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAndy’sescapefromthebees?A.Nopainsnogains.B.Intimeofdangerone’smindworksfast.C.Oncebittentwiceshy.D.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.
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