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高中英语《湖北省枣阳市第一中学2015-2016学年高一下学期3月月考考试试题及答案》真题及答案
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Apunctualpersonisinthehabitofdoingathingatthepropertimeandisneverlateinkeepinganappointment.TheunpunctualmanononehandneverdoeswhathehastodoattherighttimE.HeisalwaysinahurryandintheendlosesbothtimeandhisgoodnamE.A.lostthingmaybefoundagainbutlosttimecanneverberegaineD.Timeismorevaluablethanmaterialthings.Infacttimeislifeitself.Theunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaginghismostvaluableasset财产aswellasothers.Theunpunctualpersonisalwayscomplainingthathefindsnotimetoanswerlettersorreturncallsorkeepappointmentspromptly.ButthemanwhoreallyhasagreatdealtodoisverycarefulofhistimE.Heknowsthathecannotgetthroughhishugeamountofworkunlesshefaithfullykeepseverypieceofworkwhenithastobeattendedto.Failuretobepunctualinkeepingone’sappointmentsisthesignofdisrespecttowardsothers.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinnerandarriveslaterthantheappointedtimehekeepsalltheotherguestswaitingforhim.Usuallythiswillberegardedasagreatdisrespecttothehostandallotherguestspresent.Unpunctualitymoreoverisveryharmfulwhenitcomestoone’sdutywhetherpublicorprivatE.ImaginehowitwouldbeifthosewhoareputinchargeofimportanttasksfailedtobeattheirproperplaceattheappointedtimE.A.manwhoisknowntobehabituallyunpunctualisnevertrustedbyhisfriendsorfellowmen.24.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthemaindifferencebetweenapunctualpersonandanunpunctualperson?A.A.punctualpersondoeseverythingaheadoftimE.B.AnunpunctualpersonneverdoesanythingattherighttimE.C.A.punctualpersonhasalotofappointments.D.Anunpunctualpersonhaslittletimetodoanything.25.Accordingtothepassagethemainreasonthatapersonisalwaysunpunctualisthat_______.A.hehasmoreworktodothanotherpeopleB.heisalwaysinahurrywhenheworksC.hedoesn’tcaremuchabouttimeD.healwaysmismanagesandwasteshistime26.Ifsomeoneisn’tpunctualinkeepinghisappointmentshemight________.A.losehislifeB.mismanagehisassetC.bethoughttodisrespectothersD.doharmtoothers27.Accordingtothethirdparagraphwhenyouareinvitedtodinneryoushouldarrivethere________.A.afterotherguestsB.beforeotherguestsC.attheappointedtimeD.afterthehostgettingthingsready28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheharmofunpunctuality?A.Ifyouareanunpunctualpersonyoucannotbeinchargeofanyimportanttask.B.Ifyourfriendsknowthatyouareunpunctualtheymaynotseeyouagain.C.Unpunctualitymaybringaboutheavylossesforbothpublicandprivateaffairs.D.Unpunctualitymaymakeyoumissalotofappointmentsandlosefriends.
YesIadmitit.I’matrueincurablebookabuser施虐人.Iliketofolddogears.Iliketobreakmybooksopensothattheirbackscrack.Ihadafriendwholovedrubbingallthepages.IhaveanotherfriendwhoistheexactoppositE.Sheneedstokeepherbookscompletelynew.Iunderstandher.ButonceIgettoknowthebookIcan’thelpbutshowitsometoughlovE.BecausebelievemealthoughitsoundslikeI’manabuserwithoutaheartthat’swhatit’sallabout.Nothiddenaggressionsoralackofrespect;notatall.Letmeexplain.IhaveonebookbymyfavoriteauthorDianaGabaldonthatlookslikerubbish.It’scompletelywrinkledupfromrainandonitswaytofallingapart.Ibroughtitlikethattohavehersignit.Ihopeshe’srealizedwhatanhonoritistoherasawriter.ItmeansbasicallythatI’vereadthebooktobits.Iwouldn’tbothertomistreatbooksthatdon’tmeananythingtomE.OnlythebestbooksgetreadwellcarriedeverywhereworthintensereadingwhereI’msocaughtupwithwordsthatIwillspillcoffeeoverit.FormyfurtherdefenseIwouldliketocallinawitness.Ihaveacookbook.Likealmostallmyothercookbooksit’swornandtherearedirtymarksoffoodinit.ThebookiscalledTex-Mex—FoodMusicandtheJoyofLifefromTexas.Justasthetitlesuggeststhisismorethanacookbook.Thesearethewordsontheveryfirstpage:Tex-Maxhasn’tbeentrendyforover30years.Consideringit’sanythingbutcheapincaloriesitprobablyneverwillbeeither.Tacos墨西哥卷areinsteadallaboutsuchanuntrendythingsasaloveforlifE.It’ssomethingyouenjoywhilespendingtimewithyourlovedones.WehopethereforethatthiscookbookwillsoonbeasdirtyasareallyoldandusedcookbookshouldbE.Ohhowtrue!Howwonderfullyput!Andit’sthesamethingforbooks:whetheryou’reabookpreserverorabookabusertheapproachisbasedonloveandajoyforlifE.BecauseIbelieveallwhoarepassionateaboutbooksarepassionatepeoplE.66.Accordingtothepassagethewriteroftendoesthefollowingtohisbookexcept______.A.haveitdog-earedB.carryiteverywhereC.keepittidyD.havedirtymarksinit67.Whydoesthewritertreathisfavoritebooksbadly?A.Tocoveruphisdisrespectforitsauthor.B.ToconcealhisaggressionstothingsarounD.C.Toexpresshisobjectiontothebookpreserver.D.Toshowhisstrongaffectionforthebook.68.ThebookTex-Mex—FoodMusicandtheJoyofLifefromTexasismentionedbythewritertoshowthat__________________.A.itisreallycommontohavedirtymarksinthecookbookB.Tex-Maxisnotpopularmainlybecauseit’slowincaloriesC.thewriterisnotalonewiththeviewthatbooksshouldbeabusedD.onemusttrysomefoodlikeTex-Maxtoexperiencetheloveforlife69.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thedefenseofonewhotreatsbooksbadly.B.ThereasonswhyacertainbookispreferreD.C.Thebooklovers’differenthabitsofreading.D.Thedifferentwaystotreatdifferentbooks.
INthefamousfairytaleSnowWhiteeatstheQueen’sappleandfallsvictimtoacurse;inShakespeare’snovelRomeodrinksthepoisonanddies;someancientChineseemperorstookpillsthatcontainedmercurybelievingthatitwouldmakethemimmortalbuttheydiedafterwarD.Poisonhaslongbeenanimportantingredientinliteratureandhistoryanditseemstoalwaysbeassociatedwithevildangeranddeath.Buthowmuchdoyoureallyknowaboutpoison?AnexhibitionThePowerofPoisonopenedlastmonthattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYorkintendedtogivetheaudienceamorevividunderstandingofpoison.TheexhibitionwillcontinueuntilAug2014reportedTheNewYorkTimes.Themuseumtourstartsinarainforestsettingwhereyoucanseeliveexamplesofsomeofthemostpoisonousanimals:caterpillarsfrogsandspiders.Goldenpoisonfrogsforinstancearen’tmuchbiggerthanacoinbuttheirskiniscoveredinapoisonthatcancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournervesandasinglefroghasenoughvenomtokill10grownhumans.Theexhibitionalsofeaturesinteractiveactivities.InaniPad-basedgamevisitorsarepresentedwiththreepuzzlingillnessesandaskedtoidentifythepoisonsbasedonsymptoms.Inonecaseforexampleapetdogisfoundsickinabackyardandvisitorshavetofigureoutwhetheritwasthetoad蟾蜍theleakybatteriesinthetrashorthedirtypondwaterthatdidit.PoisonscanbebadforsomethingsMichaelNovacekseniorvicepresidentofthemuseumtoldNBCNews.Yettheycanalsobegoodforothers.Thisiswhatvisitorslearnfromthelastpartoftheexhibitionwhichdisplayshowpoisonscanbeusedfavorablybyhumansincludingformedicaltreatment.Thebloodtoxinsofvampirebatsforexamplecanpreventbloodfromclotting凝结whichmayprotectagainststrokes.A.poisonouschemicalfoundintheyewtreeiseffectiveagainstcancerwhichiswhatledtotheinventionofacancer-fightingdrugcalledTaxol.OnechemicalinthevenomofGilamonsterscanlowerthebloodsugarofitsvictimssoithasbeenusedtotreatdiabetes.ThebenefitsfromnaturalpoisonsarenotlimitedtojustmedicinE.Believeitornotmanysubstancesthatweregularlytakein–chilicoffeeandchocolateetC.–owetheirspecialflavorsorstimulatingeffectstochemicalsthatplantsmaketopoisoninsects.68.BymentioningSnowWhiteandRomeoatthebeginningofthestorytheauthorintendsto____________.A.showthatpoisonhaslongbeeninvolvedinliteratureB.showthatpoisonisalwayslinkedwithevilanddeathC.drawreaders’attentiontothetopicofthearticleD.getreaderstothinkofmoreexamplesoftheuseofpoisoninstories69.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheexhibitionThePowerofPoison?A.Togivepeoplemorein-depthknowledgeaboutpoison.B.Toteachpeoplehowtohandlepoisonousanimals.C.Toinformpeopleaboutwhichanimalsarethemostpoisonous.D.Toshowhowpoisonhasbeenusedformedicaltreatment.70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheexhibitionisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.Theexhibitionwillleadvisitorstoarealrainforest.B.Goldenpoisonfrogsarethemostpoisonousanimalsondisplay.C.ThosewhovisittheexhibitioncanjoininsomeiPad-basedinteractivegames.D.Visitorscanlistentolecturesonrecentstudiesofpoisonousanimals.
InatouchingstoryafamilywasshockedtofindthatastrangerhadsecretlypaidformorethanhalfoftheirChristmasgifts.WhenAyerswenttomakeapaymenttowardthe$283balanceforherfamily’sChristmasgiftsatWalmarthermoneywasrefuseD.AccordingtoaWalmartemployeeawomanhadpaidapartofAyers’billafterseeinghershoppinginthestorE.TheunknownwomanalsoleftAyersatouchingnotewhichleftthemotheroftwointears.Ayerswhosesonsare11and3saysthestranger’sgreatgenerositycameattheperfecttimeforherfamily.BeforetheanonymouspaymentwasmadeAyershadworriedshewouldnotbeabletogetherkids’toysintimeforChristmas.AyersisstilllookingforthewomanwhohelpedpayfortheirChristmasgiftsforherkids.Shetookapictureofherreceiptwiththeheadline:Thisstrangerpaid4giftsforus.IwishIcouldthankherforhelpinggiveourkidsaMerryChristmas!ForthousandsoffamilieslikeAyers’feelingthisfinancialpressurearoundChristmastimeisnothingnew.Thesefamilieswhostillhavearoofovertheirheadsandfoodontheirtablesoftenslipthroughthecracks—theycanaffordallthenecessitiesbuttheextrasarehardertocomeby.ConsideringthatAmericansareestimatedtospend$882onChristmasgiftsthisyearitmakessensethatafamilywithafewfinancialproblemswouldhaveahardtimefillingthestockingsfortheirkids.RealizinghowcommonthisChristmasproblemreallyismakesAyers’storyevenmorespecial.Theserandomactsofkindnessaroundtheholidaysoftenfromnamelessstrangerscandeterminewhatafamily’sChristmaslookslikE.Christmasmaynotbeallaboutthematerialstuffbutforfamiliesandespeciallyforkidsit’sthelittlethingsthatcanmakethebiggestdifferencE.21.WhydidtheWalmartemployeerefuseAyers’money?A.Shewastoopoortoaffordit.B.Hermoneywasnotenough.C.Someonehadpaidforher.D.ThecharismasgiftswerefreE.22.WhyisAyersstilllookingforthenamelesswoman?A.Tosaythankstoher.B.Topayhermoneyback.C.TopraiseheronlinE.D.Tomakefriendswithher.23.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesfamilieslikeAyers’?A.TheyvalueChristmasverymuch.B.Theytrytheirbesttobuykidsgifts.C.TheyhatetospendChristmas.D.Theylivefromhandtomouth.24.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheactsofkindness?A.Praiseful.B.Helpful.C.TroublesomE.D.Useless.
MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelvE.Hehadlittleschooleducation.InspiteofthishebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistimE.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemensbutheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwainhispennamE.MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infacthewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother’scarehemanagedtosurvivE.Asaboyhecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn’tliketogotoschoolandheoftenranawayfromhomE.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.Afterhisfather’sdeathMarkTwainbegantoworkforaprinterwhoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Thenheworkedasaprinterariver-boatpilotandlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiodhestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafulltimewriter.In1870MarkTwaingotmarrieD.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876andHuckleberryFinnin1884whichmadehimfamousandbroughthimgreatfortunE.UnfortunatelyMarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments投资andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904hiswifediedandthenthreeofhischildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70hishairwascompletelywhitE.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties.HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril211910.21.InMarkTwain’schildhood________.A.helearnedalotatschoolB.heoftenwentswimmingwithotherboysC.hismotheroftenworriedabouthissafetyD.heoftenplayedgameswithotherboys22.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderaboutMarkTwain’sexperiences?A.Hebecameaminer.C.Hegotintodebts.E.Hebecameafull-timewriter.B.Heworkedasaprinter.D.HisfatherdieD.F.Hejoinedthearmy.A.a—d—b—c—e—fB.d—b—f—a—e—cC.d—a—f—e—b—cD.c—b—d—f—e—a23.BeforehisdeathMarkTwain_______.A.becameawhitemanB.wasinlowspiritsC.likedtobuyallkindsofclothesD.hadnothingon
ToFriendorNottoFriendWeallloveourparentsandturntothemwhenwe'reinneedbutwouldyoulikethemtoheartheconversationsyouhavewithyourfriendsontheschoolplaygroundorlunchqueue?Socialnetworkingsiteshavebecomeextensionsoftheschoolhallwayssowouldyouaddyourparentsasfriendsandallowthemtoviewyouronlineactivitiesandconversationswithfriends?Inthepastthegenerationgapincludedatechnologygapwherechildrenwereuptodatewithlatesttechnologyandparentswereleftbehindcontenttocontinuetheirdaytodaylivesastheyalwayshadbecausetheyhadnoneedtoknowmoreabouttechnology.Howevermoreandmoreparentsarebeginningtorealizejusthowimportantsocialnetworksareintheirlives.Thisrealizationhasgivenmanyparentsthemotivationtoeducatethemselvesaboutsocialnetworkingsites.Thesedaysmanypeopleareattractedtosocialnetworkingsitesbecausetheycanchoosewhotheyhavearoundthem;there'salsoacertainamountofcontroloverprivacythatwedon'tgetinreallifE.Sometimeswefeelthatprivacyisviolatedwhenwemustacceptafriendrequestfromaparentorfamilymember.It'sadifficultchoicewhetherornottoallowaparenttobecomeapartofouronlinelives.Ontheonehandwedon'twanttorejecttheirrequestbecausethatmighthurttheirfeelingsormakethemfeelyouhavesomethingtohidE.OntheotherhandifyoudoacceptthenyoucouldhaveasenseofbeingwatchedandnolongerfeelfreetocommentorcommunicatethewayyoudidbeforE.Arecentsurveysuggestedthatparentsshouldn'ttakeitpersonallyiftheirchildignorestheirrequest:Whenateenignoresaparent'sfriendrequestitdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthattheyarehidingsomethingbutitcouldmeanthatthisisonepartoftheirlifewheretheywanttobeindependent.Perhapstalkingwithparentsandgivingexplanationswouldhelpsoftentheblowifyoudochoosenottoaddthemtoyourfriendslist.24.FromParagraph2welearnthat________.A.parentsfeelsecureabouttheirprivacyonlineB.socialnetworkssuccessfullyfillthegenerationgapC.parentshaverealizedtheimportanceofsocialnetworksD.socialnetworksofferaplatformforparentstocommunicate25.Teenagersmayrefuseaparent'sfriendrequestbecause________.A.theyhidesomethingfromtheirparentsB.theyareunwillingtobewatchedbyparentsC.theirparentstendtofallbehindintechnologyD.theirparentsmakenegativecommentsonthem26.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.privacyonlineB.socialnetworksC.thegenerationgapD.parents'friendrequests27.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyfor________.A.parentsB.teenagersC.teachersD.researchers
Anewstudyhasfoundthatrelaxationtechniquesdecreasetheneedforhealthcarevisitsandinterventions介入whichisagoodreasontopullouttheoldyogamat.Healthcarepractitionershaveknownforalongtimethatusingrelaxationtechniquescanimprovehealth.butit'ahardtogivesuchtreatmentswithoutscientificevidencE.That'swhyresearchersattheMassachusettsGeneralHospitaldecidedtorunananalysisinwhichtheyanalyzedtherecordsof4.000patientsbetween2006and2014whofollowedtheirdoctors’recommendationsforrelaxationtechniquesandcomparedthemto13.0000otherpatientswhodidnotusethosesametechniques.Stress-relateddisordersarethethirdleadingcauseofhealthcarespendingintheUnitedStatesafterheartdiseaseandcancer.In2012thetreatmentofstress-relateddisorderssuchasheadachesbackpainandcostpaincostAmericansmorethan$80billion.Over90percentofpeoplesufferingfromstressorstress-relatedproblemsseekhelpthroughprimarycareandtendtobefrequenthealthcareusers.Thesevisitscanconsistofasmuchas70percentofphysicians’caseloads工作量.Teachingpatientshowtouserelaxationtechniquesisanexcellentwaytoreducephysicians'caseloadslessentheoverallburdenonthehealthcaresystemsavemoney.andprovidenon-internationalsolutionstophysicalproblemsthataresafeeffectivE.Ourresultsindicatethatmindbodyinterventionscanreduceindividualdiseaseburdenaswellastheutilizationofhealthcareresourcesandarewellsuitedtothechanginghealthcareenvironment.Mindbodyinterventionsareinexpensiverelativetothecostofanemergencyroomvisitahospitalizationorevenotheralternativemedicinetreatments.Soundslikeit’stimetoremovedustfromtheoldyogamatorsignupforthatclassyou’vebeenmeaningtotakeatthemeditationcenter.Youmightaswellstartnowratherthanwaitingtillyourpersonalhealthreachesacrisispoint.28.Whydidresearchersrunananalysisofi000patients?A.Tofindouthowrelaxationtechniquesworkour.B.Toprovidescientificevidenceaboutrelaxationtechniques.C.Toencouragemorepeopletomakeuseo~relaxationtechniques.D.Toknowwhetherpeoplebelieverelaxationtechniquesareefficient.29.WhatcostspeoplethemoatintheUSA?A.HeartdiseasE.B.Backpain.C.Cancer.D.Headaches.30.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofrelaxationtechniques?A.SimpleB.Popular.C.BeneficialD.Complex.31.Whatdoesthesixthparagraphmainlytellus?A.Thechangeofhealthcareresources.B.Theadvantagesofmindbodyinterventions.C.ThevarietyofmindbodyinterventionsD.Thecomparisonofmindbodyinterventionsandemergency.
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.ThisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtimE.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.B.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.C.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.D.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.34.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.offeredaridetohishomeB.treatedhospitablyathishomeC.treatedtodinnerinarestaurantD.warmlywelcomedattheairport35.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericans.C.FriendshipsbetweenChinesE.D.Americans’hospitality.
Aboutl.3billionyearsagotwomassiveblackholeshiteachotherandformedanewonE.Theenergysetfreebythecollision撞击createdaripple波纹inthespace-timestructureandspreadoutwardingravitationalwaves引力波.ThenonSeptember142015agroupofscientistsdiscoveredthewaves.OnFebruary11anannouncementcamefromtheLaserInterferometerGravitational-WaveObservatoryLIGOintheUSthatfortheveryfirsttimeagravitationalwavewasdirectlyobservedandrecordeD.Wediscoveredgravitationalwaves!Wedidit!DavidReitzethedirectorofLIGOsaidinthepressconferenceonFebruary11.It'sexactlywhatEinstein'stheoryofgeneralrelativitypredicteD.Einstein's1915theoryre-imaginedtheframeworkfortheuniversE.AccordingtoEinsteintheframeworkfortheuniverse----orthespace-timestructure----isnotfixedbutchangedbymatterandenergyinawayaheavysleepercausesamattresstosag床垫下凹producingtheeffectwecallgravityexplainsaNewYorkTimesarticlE.Adisturbanceintheuniversecouldcausespace-timetobecomelargerbreakintopiecesandevenmoveupanddownlikeamattressshakingwhenthatsleeperrollsoverproducingripplesofgravity----gravitationalwavesexplainsthearticlE.Comparedwiththeotherthreeforcesintheuniverseelectromagnetismtheweaknuclearforceandthestrongnuclearforcegravityisrelativelyweakmakinggravitationalwaveshardtodiscover.ThediscoverybyLIGOwouldopenanewchapterinastronomy.EverythingelseinastronomyisliketheeyeSzabolcsMarkaaColumbiaUniversityprofessortoldTheNewYorkTimes.Finallyastronomygrewears.WeneverhadearsbeforE.32.Whatisagravitationalwaveaccordingtothetext?A.It'sadisturbanceintheuniversE.B.It'sthecrashofthetwoblackholes.C.It'sarippleinthespace-timestructurE.D.It'saneffectcausedbyenergy.33.WhatisthemainreasonforDavidReitze’sexcitementaboutthediscovery?A.ItprovesEinstein's1915theory.B.Thewaveswerehardtodiscover.C.ThewaveschangedtheuniversE.D.Itreshapesthespace-timestructurE.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.IttookLIGO4monthstoconfirmthediscovery.B.TheframeworkfortheuniversecanbechangeD.C.Oneproducesgravitybecausehesleepsheavily.D.TherearemorethanfourforcesintheuniversE.35.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Astronomycallsformoreattention.B.Neverbeforehasastronomyachievedmuch.C.AstronomyismoreaboutwhatwecanhearinspacE.D.A.betterunderstandingoftheuniverseismadepossiblE.
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TheDisneythemeparkitsfirstontheChinesemainlandandthesecondinGreaterChinaafterHongKongDisneylandwillopeninShanghaionJune16aThursday.TicketsonsalewillbeginonMarch282016.AstandardsingledayticketfortheShanghaiDisneyResortcosts370yuan$56.2whileapeak-dayticketforfestivalandholidayperiodswillbesoldfor499yuantheresortannouncedonFebruary3rD.Childrenbetween1and1.4meterstallandseniorsagedover65yearsoldcanenjoya25%discountontheticketpricE.A.two-dayticketwillbeavailableata5percentdiscount.Ticketscanbebookedontheofficialwebsitewww.shanghaidisneyresort.comorthroughthehotline400-180-0000.IncomparisonwiththeotherfiveDisneyparksaroundtheworldaone-dayticketfortheHongKongDisneycosts539HongKongdollars$69.2foradultsaged16to64yearsoldwhilethatforthethemeparkinTokyoisbeingsoldat6900yen$58.DisneysaystheparkwillalsoreflectChineseculturE.ThecombinationofDisneyandChinesecultureswillbeseeninmanyclassicChinesedesignssuchasateahouse—WanderingMoon.CelebrationsofseasonalfestivalsandstageshowswillalsoincludeChineselanguageperformerstheatricsandacrobatics杂技.Theresortisexpectedtobring5millionnewpassengersannuallytothePudongInternationalAirportafteritopens.Itisalsoexpectedtoattract10millionvisitsayear.21.Howmuchwillacouplepayiftheyvisittheparkwitha1.3-metertallkidonNationalDay?A.About830yuan.B.About1020yuan.C.About1120yuan.D.About1370yuan.22.AccordingtothetextwhatmakestheShanghaiDisneyResortspecial?A.Itsticketsystem.B.ItsChinesecharacteristics.C.Thesizeofthepark.D.Theentertainingequipment.23.WhichisTRUEabouttheShanghaiDisneyResort?A.10millionvisitsareexpectedayear.B.Itssingledayadmissionisthehighest.C.TicketsareavailableonlyonthewebsitE.D.ItisthefirstthemeparkontheChinesemainlanD.
THISisanexcerpt摘录fromtherapistLauraTrice’sspeechatTEDin2008:Hi.I'mheretotalktoyouabouttheimportanceofpraiseadmirationandthankyousandmakingthemspecificandgenuinE.ThewayIgotinterestedinthiswasInoticedthatwhenIwasgrowingupanduntilaboutafewyearsagoIwouldwanttosaythankyoutosomeonE.Iwouldwanttopraisethem.IwouldwanttotakeintheirpraiseofmeandthenI'djuststopmyself.Iaskedmyself:why?Ifeltshy.IfeltembarrasseD.Andthenmyquestionbecame:amItheonlyonewhodoesthis?SoIdecidedtostudythatquestion.I'mfortunateenoughtoworkinarehabfacilitysoIgettoseepeoplewhoarefacinglifeanddeathwithaddiction.Sometimesitcomesdowntosomethingassimpleastheircorewoundishowtheirfatherdiedwithouteversayinghe'sproudofthem.Butthentheyhearfromallthefamilyandfriendsthatthefathertoldeverybodyelsethathewasproudbuthenevertoldtheson.It'sbecausehedidn'tknowthathissonneededtohearit.Iusedtotakemybikeintothebikestoreandthey'ddosomethingcalledtruing校正thewheels.Theguysaid:Youknowwhenyoutruethewheelsit'sgoingtomakethebikesomuchbetter.Igetthesamebikebackandthey'dhavetakenallthelittlewarpsoutofthosesamewheelsI'vehadfortwoandahalfyearsandmybikewouldfeellikenew.SoI'mgoingtochallengeallofyou.Iwantyoutotrueyourwheels:behonestaboutthepraisethatyouneedtohear.Whatdoyouneedtohear?Gohometoyourwifeandaskher:Whatdoyouneed?Gohometoyourhusbandandaskhimwhatheneeds.Gohomeandaskthosequestionsandthenhelpthepeoplearoundyou.It'ssimplE.Butwhyshouldwecareaboutthis?WetalkaboutworldpeacE.Howcanwehaveworldpeacewithdifferentculturesdifferentlanguages?Ithinkitstartsineachofourhouseholds.Solet'smakethingsrightinourownbackyards.61.WhydidLauramentiontruingthewheelsofherbikeinthespeech?A.Tothankthestaffofthebikeshop.B.Toshowtheimportanceofpraiseandadmiration.C.Toadvisereaderstogettheirbikewheelstruedtoo.D.Toremindreaderstorenewtheirrelationshipswiththepeoplearoundthem.62.Thepurposeofthespeechismostlikelyto___________.A.surpriseB.persuadeC.describeD.entertain
ArtsandcultureislivedandbreathedineverycornerofCanadA.Duetoaracialandimmigrant移民的populationthevarietyandrichnessofartandsportsisveryevident.SinceWorldWarⅡCanadahasproducedanimpressiveamountofwriting.FromnovelstopoetrytheselectioniswidE.NativewritersarealsobecomingbetterknownacrossCanadainrecentyears.MusiciansarereachingahigherlevelofrecognitionintheworldmusicscenE.EverythingfromcountrytopopclassicaltoheavyrockcanbefoundacrossCanadaandacrosstheglobeperformedbyCanadianartists.TheNationalFilmBoardafilmcrewinCanadaisthemostfamousproducerofmoviesinCanadA.HowevermanyHollywoodstudiosareturningtoCanadaasanalternative供替代的选择tothemoreexpensiveUS.Manywell-knownactorsdirectorsscreenwritersandmoviescomefromCanadaandoftenscoopawardsfortheirwork.FrenchartwasthefirsttoappearinCanadaalongtheStLawrenceinandaroundQuebeC.SincethenthevolumeofartandartistshasincreaseD.CanadianphotographyaswellaspaintingbyCanadiansisnotwell-knownoutsideofCanadabutrecognitionisincreasing.Sportisamajorpartoftoday’ssocietyinCanadA.Hockeyisthemostpopularsportwithmoreparticipantstakingpartincurling冰壶.AmericanstylefootballandbaseballarealsoverypopularandallofthesesportsareplayedacrossCanadA.27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BriefIntroductiontoCanadaB.CanadianArtsCultureandSportsC.CanadianArtistsD.CanadianArtsandCultureAreWorldFamous28.Canadahasmanyformsofartandculturebecauseithas________.A.alonghistoryB.alargeareaC.alargepopulationD.avarietyofimmigrants29.WhichgroupofCanadianartistsiswell-knownallovertheworldtoday?A.Nativewritersandscreenwriters.B.Photographersandactors.C.Paintersandwriters.D.Musiciansactorsanddirectors.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordscoopmeaninthepassage?A.Expect.B.Setup.C.Harvest.D.IgnorE.
Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks'timE.Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurviveiftherainisspreadthroughouttheyear.Ifitfallswithinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdrythoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sanddunes沙丘areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.BitbybitthedunesgrowovertheyearsalwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshapE.Mostofthemareonlyafewfeettallbuttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.ThereishowevermuchmoretoadesertthansanD.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStatescliffs悬崖anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelayunderaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturiesthewaterdriedup.Windsandrainheatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging–-veryveryslowly---astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkontherock.MostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflifE.Thereareplantsanimalsandinsectsthathaveadaptedtolifeinthedesert.DuringtheheatofthedayavisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthingsbutastheairbeginstocoolintheeveningthedesertcomestolifE.Asthesunbeginstoriseagainintheskythedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.28.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen__________________.A.itisdryalltheyearroundB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeksC.thereislittleraininayearD.therainisspreadoutinayear29.Sanddunesareformedwhen____________.A.sandpilesuplittlebylittleB.thereisplentyofraininayearC.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller30.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis_____.A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbeforeC.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand31.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert____________.A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyearB.lifeexistsinroughconditionsC.allsanddunesareafewfeethighD.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat
TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:Ihatealltheterriblepianosinthistown.Ihatethatrubbishtheyplayontheradio.Theycan’tevenunderstandabitofmusiC.I’mneverplayinginthatclubagain.Toomanydrunksandnobodylistenstous.ButoneyoungermusiciansaidThereareafewclubsthatbookmybandafewnightsamonthandI’mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.I’malsolookingtobookafewsummerfestivalsthisyear.I’veheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspendthemosttimewithortoputitanotherwayyouarewhoyourfriendsarE.Attitudesareimportant.Whetherthey’repositiveornegativethey’rerubbingoffonyou.Ifyou’rearoundpeoplewhocomplainaboutlackofworkandaboutothermusiciansorblameothersandyouplaytheroleofvictimchancesareyouwillstarttoaswell.Soit’stimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucallfriends.Thisisaneasyexercise:Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwithandsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandardforyourselfanddon’tbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandarD.Keepsuccessfulpeoplearoundyouandyourownchancesforsuccesswillbemuchbetter.Askthemhowtheydoit.Askiftheywillhelpyougettheworkyou’relookingforormaybegiveyousomeadvicetohelpyouonyourcareerpath.28.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor______.A.musiciansB.managersC.negativepeopleD.peoplewantingtosucceed29.Themusicians’wordsatthebeginningarewrittenmainlytoshow______.A.themusicians’livingconditionsarequitepoorB.peoplehavepoortasteinmusicC.peoplehavedifferentattitudestowardsthesamethingD.youngpeoplehavegreaterchancesofsucceeding30.Theunderlinedsentencethey’rerubbingoffonyouinParagraph2means______.A.they’llpushyouaheadB.they’llhelpyouachieveyourgoalC.they’llcoveryourshortcomingsD.they’llinfluenceyou31.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.friendinneedisafriendindeedB.HowtomakefriendshiplastforeverC.YouarewhoyourfriendsareD.Friendsarethemostimportantinone’ssuccess
MitchAlbomusedtothinkhehadthemall:lovefameandmoney.HewasasuccessfulsportsjournalistforTheDetroitFreePressandhehadadailyradioshowinDetroitadevotedwifealargehouseandfriends—buthisoutersuccessmaskedhisinner内心的emptiness.Albomdidn’tnoticethatuntilthedaywhenat37hesawhisoldcollegesociology社会学professorMorrisSchwartzbeinginterviewedaboutdeathonTV.InAlbom’sschooldaysatBrandeisUniversitySchwartztoldhimnottoworryaboutmakingmoneyandencouragedhimtofollowhisdreamtobeamusicianeventhoughAlbom’sfatherwantedhissontogointothelaw.YetsincegraduatingAlbomhadlosttouchwithSchwartzandgotawayfromthevalueshehelD.InAlbom’swordsItradedlotsofdreamsforabiggersalaryandIneverevenrealizedIwasdoingit.ThoughAlbomhaddecidednevertoworkformoneyhehadendedupmaterialistic物质至上的andspirituallyshallowleadingtheround-the-clocklifeofasuccessfuljournalist.SeeingSchwartzontelevisionwastochangeallthat.HavinglearnedthatSchwartzwasslowlydyingofLouGehrig’sdiseaseAlbomrealizedhehadtogetintouchwithhimsoastorestarttheconversationsthathadmeantsomuchtohimincollegE.HetraveledfromDetroittoSchwartz’shomeinWestNewtonandfoundSchwartzeagertoinstructhisformerpupilintheartofliving.OveraperiodofmonthsSchwartzandAlbommetregularlyonmostTuesdays.AlbomtapedthemeetingsandTuesdayswithMorrieistheresult.MorrisSchwartzcamefromafamilyofpoorLowerEastSideRussianJewsandbecamealeadingmemberoftheBrandeissociologydepartment.A.friendlyfellowhelovedtolaughanddanceandhewaskindtothepoor.Hewasaninspirationtohisstudents.Hediedin1995attheageof79.Albom’sbookisdividedintochaptersthatgiveusSchwartz’sattitudestowardsdeathfearaginggreedmarriagefamilysocietyforgivenessandameaningfullifE.Schwartz’sadvicetoAlbomisthatheshouldworklessthinkmoreabouthisfamilyandlearnhowtolivehappily.5.WhatdidAlbomfindwhenhewatchedTV?A.HehadlosthisinterestinlifE.B.Hehadachievedhislifelongdream.C.Hedidn’thavespiritualhappiness.D.Hecouldn’tworkashardasbeforE.6.What’sAlbom’sdreamwhenhewasatBrandeisUniversity?A.Tobeabusinessman.B.Tobeamusician.C.Tobealawyer.D.Tobeajournalist.7.WhydidAlbomgotovisitSchwartzregularly?A.Tohelptakecareofhim.B.TolearnhisphilosophyoflifE.C.Toprovideemotionalsupport.D.TorecordhisteachingexperiencE.8.WhatdoweknowaboutMorrisSchwartz?A.HeworkedasahostforaTVprogram.B.HecaughtLouGehrig’sdiseaseat37.C.HeledahappylifeinhischildhooD.D.HewasoptimisticandsympathetiC.
Generationsofchildrenwhosatthroughendlesslessonsofchalkandtalkinfrontofabossyteachercantakesomerelief.Butthechalkandtalkmethodhelpedthemachievebetterexamresults.Modernclassroomtechniquesmaymakeschooldaysagooddealhappierbutsatisfactionisnottheroadtosuccessinexaminationsaccordingtouniversityresearchers.Theirthree-yearstudymonitoringtheprogressof2000teenagerstriedtomeasuretheinfluenceoftheboredomfactorin17selectedschoolsinthenorthofEnglanD.Theresearchersalsofoundthattheold-fashionedapproachofteachersorderingpupilsaboutisstillaliveandproducingresults.Theirconclusionswerewelcomedyesterdaybyeducationistswhowereworriedbytheshifttolessformallessons.Thepupilsinthelateststudywereaskedtoawardteachersmarkstomeasurehowfrequentlytheyfollowedorignoredtoday’sfashionforchild-centerededucation.A.five-pointscalewasgiventospottheteacherswhoalwaystoldthemwhattheyshouldknowandwhattowritedown.Itwassignificantandnotanythingyouwouldgetbychanceoraccident.Certainlywhenyoucomparethepupils’interestandattitudetoschoolthereisaquitedefiniteandhighlysignificantdifferenceoneoftheresearcherssaiD.Buttherankingswereturnedupsidedownwhentheteamoffourresearcherslookedathowthechildrendidinexamination.Thesortofmethodsnowfrownedupon不赞同actuallyimprovethefinalgrades.TheresearcherssaidThereisnothingwrongwithold-fashioneddidactic说教性的teachinginthefightplaceevenifitisn’ttheflavoratthemoment.Howevertheyinsistedthebestteachershadalwaysmixedthetwotechniquestomatchtheneedsofpupilsalthoughcertainexaminationsforcedsometoconcentratemoreondictationandlearningbyrote死记硬背.54.Universityresearchershavediscoveredthat_________.A.modernteachingmethodsprovidestudentswithentertainmentB.studentstaughtbymoderntechniquesarehappyandsuccessfulC.traditionalteachingmethodshelpstudentsgethigherscoreD.studentslikeoldteachingbetterthanmodernteachingatschool55.WecaninferfromParagraph3that____________.A.child-centerededucationpromotesfriendshipamongchildrenB.theresearchfindingsarenotsignificantenoughforaconclusionC.thosewhoshowgreaterinterestinschooldidbetterinexamsD.thosenotshowingmuchinterestinschoolmayturnouttoscorehigherintests56.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheExamination-basedTeachingB.RoteLearningWastheWinnerC.TheProblemofChild-centeredEducationD.TheProblemoftheTraditionalMethod
Togetabetternight'ssleepgetintobedwithZeoIntroducingtherevolutionaryZeoPersonalSleepCoachTheinabilitytogetagoodnight'ssleepisoneofthetophealthissues.A.nightofpoorsleepcanaffectone'smoodenergylevelandperformancE.Mostpeoplehavefeltpowerlesstodoanythingaboutit----untilnow.IntroducingZeoarevolutionaryapproachtotheproblemofpoorsleep.ArevolutioninthescienceofsleepDesignedbyleadingsleepscientiststheZeoPersonalSleepCoachisthefirstconsumerproducttohelpyoutakecontrolofyoursleep.Becauseunderstandingyoursleepisthefirststeptowardmanagingit.WearthelightZeoHeadbandtobedandZeotechnologytracksandrecordsyourpersonalsleeppatternsandwirelesslysendthemtotheZeoBedsideDisplay.Whenyouwakeupyousimplytouchabuttontogetyoursleepdata:thetimeyoutooktofallasleepyourtimeindeepsleepandlightsleepandhowoftenyouwokeup.Seeinghowyousleptisjustthebeginning.WhatyoudowiththatinformationiswhatmakesZeosoremarkablE.TakecontrolofyoursleepZeoputsthescienceofsleepatyourfingertips.TheZeoBedsideDisplaystoresyoursleepdatasoyoucaneasilyuploadittotheZeoPersonalCoachingwebsitE.Hereyou’llfindacollectionofonlinetoolsthathelpyouanalyzeyousleepanduncoverthelinksbetweenhowyouliveandhowyoursleep.Zeo'sSevenStepSleepFitnessprogramassistsyouincreatingapersonalizedactionplanbasedonyourownsleeppatternsandgoalsanddeliversuser-tailoredcoachingemailsthathelpyougetthesleepyouneeD.TryZeoriskfreeandenjoyfreeshippingOrderZeotodayandreceivetheheadbandbedsidedisplayfullaccesstoourpowerfuluserwebsiteandyoupersonalizedmulti-weeksleepcoachingprogram----plusoursatisfactionguaranteeandfreeshipping.ZeoThemoreyouknowthebetteryousleep.ZeoPersonalSleepCoachisneitheramedicaldevicenoramedicalprogramandisnotintendedforthecureofsleepdisorders.21.WhatisthemostremarkablefeatureofZeo?A.Itsdirectcontactwithsleepscientists.B.Itsindividualizedcoachingprogram.C.Itseffectivenessincuringsleepdisorders.D.ItsimmediateanalysisofsleepdatA.22.WhatcustomerservicedoesZeoprovide?A.Cheaponlinetools.B.A30-dayactionplan.C.Personalizedbedsidedisplay.D.Freedeliveryoftheproduct.23.Thepassageisprimarilywrittento__________.A.encouragepeopletotrythenewproductB.instructpeoplehowtouseanewtoolC.providethelatesthealthinformationD.illustratetheimportanceofgoodsleephabit
SoftwindsblewthroughouttheWindyCitytoday.WewelcomedthewindsasitwasanotherhotdayinChicago.Thewindblewbringingussomecoolnessandmakingtheweathernotthathot.Butitwasabeautifulsummerdaywithabluesky.Chicagoisagreatcityforeatingandwehaveenjoyedtastingthedifferentfoods.Lastnightwetriedoneofthecity'smostfamousfoods:deep-dishpizzA.Chicagoclaimscreditfortherichandcheesythick-crustpizzacoveredwithasweettomatosaucE.Wetoppeditwitholivesandgreenpeppers.Weweretouringthecitymainlylookingfordeliciouslocalfoods.TodayweenjoyedaPolishspecialtyatlunch:PierogisanEasternEuropeandumpling-likedishfilledwithfoodslikepotatoescheesemushroomscabbageandmeat.PolishimmigrantsstartedsettlinginChicagointhe1850sandthecityhasoneofthelargestPolishcommunitiesintheU.S.Wetookabreakfromexploringthecitytotalkwithsomeofyou!AshleyandCatyloggedontotheInternetforanon-the-roadversionofTALK2US.WespoketoanEnglishteacherinTokyoJapanandagraduatestudentinIndiA.MeanwhileAdamsearchedforsomelocationsaroundthecitytoshootsomevideo.Hechoseaspectacularspot:NavyPierChicago'smost-visitedattraction.ThewindsfromLakeMichigankeepvisitorscoolandtheviewoftheChicagoskylineneverfailstoimpress.Infacttheviewmadeallofusheadoverheels!OurtimeinChicagohascometoanenD.TomorrowthetruejourneybeginsaswepassthroughIllinoisandintoMissouriviaRoute66.SpringfieldthehomeofAbeLincolnandSt.LouisthegatewaytotheWestwaitforus.32.Whydidtheauthorandhercompanionslikethesoftwinds?A.Itbroughtwarmthtothem.B.ItmadethemfeelcomfortablE.C.Itimprovedthequalityoftheair.D.Itlefttheskyblueandbeautiful.33.WhatdidtheauthorandhercompanionsmainlydoinChicago?A.Theyexploredforforeigncustoms.B.TheyvisitedPolishcommunities.C.Theystudiedthehistoryofthecity.D.Theyenjoyedfamouslocalfoods.34.Theauthorandhercompanionsstayedonline________.A.communicatingwithstrangersabroadB.askingforinformationonforeignfoodsC.sharingtheirtravelplanwithstrangersD.learningaboutdifferentculturesintheworld35.TheunderlinedpartheadoverheelsinParagraph4canbereplacedby________.A.boredB.relaxedC.fascinatedD.disappointed
Thecommoncoldistheworld’smostwidespreadillnesswhichisaplaguethatmanreceives.ThemostwidespreadmistakeofallisthatcoldsarecausedbycolD.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyvirusespassingonfrompersontoperson.YoucatchacoldbycomingintocontactdirectlyorindirectlywithsomeonewhoalreadyhasonE.IfcoldcausescoldsitwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.AndinisolatedArcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes.DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenchescoldandwetseldomcaughtcolds.IntheSecondWorldWarprisonersatAuschwitzconcentrationcampnakedandstarvedwereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEnglandvolunteerstookpartinexperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftimE.Aftertakinghotbathstheyputonbathingsuitsallowedthemselvestobewithcoldwaterandthenstoodaboutdrippingwetinaroom.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.NooneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnosE.Ifthencoldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcoldswhyaretheymorefrequentinwinter?Despitethehardestresearchnoonehasyetfoundouttheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimesandthatmakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.NoonehasyetfoundacureforthecolD.Therearedrugsandpainkillerssuchasaspirinbutallthattheydoistorelievethesymptoms.67.Thewriterofferedexamplestosupporthisargument.A.4B.5C.6D.368.Arcticexplorersmaycatchcoldswhen.A.theyworkintheisolatedArcticregionsB.theywritereportsinterriblycoldweatherC.theyarefreefromworkintheisolatedArcticregionsD.theycomeintotouchwithpeoplewithcoldsfromtheoutsideworld69.VolunteerstakingpartintheexperimentsintheCommonColdResearchUnit.A.sufferedalotB.nevercaughtcoldsC.oftencaughtcoldsD.becameverystrong70.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.A.theexperimentsonthecommoncoldB.thefalsebeliefaboutthecommoncoldC.thereasonwhypeoplecatchcoldsD.thecontinuedspreadofthecommoncold
Bringingupchildrenishardworkandyouareoftentoblameforanybadbehaviorofyourchildren.IfsoJudithRichHarrishasgoodnewsforyou.Parentssheargueshavenoimportantlong-termeffectsonthedevelopmentofthecharacteristicsoftheirchildren.FarmoreimportantaretheirplaygroundfriendsandneighborhooD.Ms.Harristakestohittingthebeliefwhichhascontrolleddevelopmentalpsychologyforalmosthalfacentury.Ms.Harris'sattacklookslikelytostrengthendoubtsthatthefieldwasalreadyhaving.Ifparentsmatterwhyisitthatapairoftwinsraisedinthesamehomearenomorealikethanapairoftwinsraisedindifferenthomes?Difficultasitistofollowtheexacteffectsofparentalupbringingitmaybehardertomeasuretheexactinfluenceofthepeergroupinchildhoodandyouth.Ms.Harrispointshowchildrenfromimmigranthomessoonlearnnottospeakatschoolinthewaytheirparentsspeak.Butgainingalanguageissurelyaskillratherthanacharacteristicofthesortdevelopmentalpsychologistslookfor.Certainlyitisdifferentfromgrowinguptenselyorrelaxedorfromlearningtobehonestorhard-working.EasythoughitmaybetoprovethatparentshavelittleeffectonthosequalitiesitwillbehardtoprovethatpeershavemuchmorE.Moreovermumanddadsurelycannotbeditche4completely.YoungadultsmayasMs.Harrisarguesbeeagertoappearliketheirpeers.Buteveninthoseearlyyearsparentshavethepowertoopendoors:theymayfirstlychoosethepeerswithwhomtheiryoungmix.MoreovermostpeoplesupposethattheycometobesimilartotheirparentsmoreinmiddleagE.Sothebalanceofinfluencesisprobablycomplexasmostparentsalreadydoubtedwithoutbeingabletoproveitscientifically.Evenifitturnsoutthatthegenestheypassonandthefriendstheirchildrenplaywithmatterasmuchasloveandgoodexampleparentsarenotcompletelyoffthehook.29.AccordingtoMs.Harris.A.parentsaretoblameforanybadbehavioroftheirchildrenB.children'spersonalityismostlyshapedbytheirfriendsandneighborsC.naturehasasignificanteffectonchildren'spersonalitydevelopmentD.parentswillgreatlyinfluencetheirchildren'slifeinthelongrun30.TheunderlinedwordditchedinParagraph4couldbestbereplacedby.A.provedB.emphasizedC.comparedD.ignored31.Whichstatementwilldevelopmentalpsychologistsagreewith?A.TwinsraisedintwoseparatefamiliesaredifferentinpersonalityB.Twinsraisedinthesamehomearedifferentinpersonality.C.Upbringinghasalesssignificanteffectonchildren'spersonalityD.Childrenfromimmigranthomesaremoreinfluencedbytheirpeers.32.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsMs.Harris'opinion?A.FearfulB.DoubtfulC.ApprovedD.Disappointed
ThesedaysyoungpeopleinsomeEnglish-speakingcountriesarespeakingastrangelanguageespeciallywhencommunicatingonsocialmediA.LookatthesewordschosenbyTheWashingtonPost:DavidBowiedyingistotestradgeandWhenCookiehuggedJamalitmademetotesemosh.Orthissentence:BAEletmeknowifyoustayintonight.Whatonearthdotheymean?Welltotesisashortformoftotally.Similarlytradgemeanstragicandemoshmeansemotional.Itseemsthatformillennials千禧一代typinginthisformisnotonlytime-savingbutfashionablE.Asyoucanseemanymillennialslangs俚语areformedbyso-calledtotesing—thesystematicabbreviation缩写ofwords.ThetrendmighthavestartedwithtotallybecomingtotesbutitnowhasspreadtomanyotherEnglishwords.Theoriginsofothermillennialslangsaremorecomplexthantotesing.BaeforexamplehasbeenwidelyusedbyAfrican-Americansforyears.Itcanbeanexpressionofclosenesswithone’sromanticpartnerorlikesweetheartforsomeonewithoutromanticconnection.AfterpopsingerPharrellusedthewordinhisworkbaebecamemainstream.SomepeoplemightthinkmillennialslangslowerthevalueoftheEnglishlanguagebutMelbourneUniversitylinguist语言学家RoseyBillingtondoesn’tagreE.Shesayswhenpeopleareabletousealanguageinacreativewaytheyshowthattheyknowthelanguageruleswellenoughtousewordsdifferently.TwootherlinguistsLaurenSpradlinandTaylorJonessharethesameview.Thetwoanalysedhundredsofexamplesoftotes-speakanddiscoveredtotesinghascomplexroots.Itisn’tsimplyanadultversionofbabytalknoracleverwaytominimizeyourwordcount.Ratheritisahighlyorganizedsystemthatreliesonaspeaker’smasteryofEnglishpronunciation.ItisaboutsoundsfollowssoundsystemofEnglishandhasstrictrules.28.Whydoyoungpeoplelikeusinge-slangs?A.Theyaretime-consuming.B.Theyareinfashion.C.Theyarecomplex.D.Theyareinorder.29.What’stheauthor’spurposeofmentioningBaeinParagraph5?A.Tosupportthattotesingisnobabytalk.B.Toanalysetheusageofmillennialslangs.C.Toinformpeoplehowitbecamemainstream.D.Toexplainthecomplexoriginsofmillennialslangs.30.WhichstatementmayRoseyBillingtonagreewith?A.Totesingisalooselyorganizedsystem.B.MillennialslangslowerthevalueofEnglish.C.It’ssimplyacleverwaytoreducethewordcount.D.Totes-speakrequiresagoodcommandofEnglish.31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.E-slangsCatchonAmongYouthB.LinguistsDisapproveofTotesingC.MillennialSlangsTaketheLeadD.EnglishHasGreatlyChanged
Manyoftheworld'sfamouscitiesareknownbysomespecialnames.ParisisknownastheCityofLight.HongKongistheWallStreetofAsia.OnesmallcityinPennsylvaniamaybethesweetestplaceonEarth.ThatistownofHersheywhichisknownastheChocolateTown.ItisnamedafterMiltonHersheythefounderofthelargestchocolatefactoryintheworlD.MiltonHersheybuilthisfirstcandyfactoryintheearly1900s.AtthetimeHersheywasdevelopingatechniqueformilkchocolatE.EventuallyhesucceedeD.Hersheywasalsothefirsttoproduceindividuallywrappedchocolatebars.HisfactorygrewandproducedmoreandmoretypesofchocolatE.TothisdayHershey'schocolatefactoryisthelargestintheworlD.Hersheyusedhissuccesstogivebacktothecommunity.Hebuiltatownaroundthefactoryforhisemployees.HegavestreetsfunnameslikeChocolateAvenuE.Hebuiltschoolsparksandshops.Thisgenerousmangavemillionsofdollarstocharity.Hebuiltanamusementparkwithridestrainsforchildrenandaswimmingpool.Overtheyearsthetowngrew.Peoplefromnearandfarcametovisitthisspecialtownwhosebeautyandfamecontinuetoattractlotsoftourists.EveryyearclosetothreemilliontouristsvisittheChocolateTown.Todayvisitorstothecitycanenjoyavarietyofattractionsandactivities.TheHersheychocolatefactoryofferstours.VisitorscanlearnallaboutchocolateandhowitismadE.A.giftshopsellsallkindsofchocolateandtoysmadetolooklikechocolatE.Evenifyoudon'tbuyasouvenirthereisonethingthatisimpossibletoforget:thewonderfularomaoffreshchocolateeverywherE.InthisspecialplaceeventhestreetlightsareshapedlikechocolatE.AnotherattractionistheHersheyHotel.Ithasanunusualmineralspringwhereguestscanenjoyavarietyofspecialtreatments.Thetreatmentsallhaveonethingincommon:chocolatE.24.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MiltonHersheyB.TheChocolateTownC.World'sFamousCitiesD.PennsylvaniaChocolates25.WhatwasMiltonHersheydevelopingwhenhebuilthisfirstfactory?A.PublicstructurE.B.Anamusementpark.C.A.techniqueformilkchocolatE.D.Attractionsforthecommunity.26.TheunderlinedwordaromainParagraph3probablymeans_________.A.attractionB.fameC.typeD.smell27.WhatcanweknowaboutMiltonHershey?A.Hedislikedcooking.B.Hewantedtobefamous.C.Hecaredabouthisemployees.D.Hedidn'tpayhisemployeesverywell.
Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggamesshewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingoutshestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.ButsheovercametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlycompetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.AndheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovieHomelesstoHarvard:TheLizMurrayStoryshowninlateApril.LizMurraya22-year-oldAmericangirlhasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.TherewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehousE.LizwastheonlymemberwhohadajoB.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsolD.TheeffectofthatlossbecameaturningpointinherlifE.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddiedshedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudiesnevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnightshelivedonthestreets.Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstandingbyunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.IhadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesocietyshewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilytootherssuchasasafelivingenvironmenttoencourageherselfthatnexttonothingcouldholdmedown.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofherfatherwhohasalsodevelopedAIDS.Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovedmeallthetimE.Lizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeisassimpleasmakingadecision.27.Themainideaofthepassageis__________.A.howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversityB.WhatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhoodC.whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD.howLizstruggledtochangeherlife28.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?A.HermotherdiedofAIDS.B.Sheworkedatapetrolstation.C.ShegotadmissionintoHarvardUniversity.D.Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.E.Shehadtroubleaboutfindingaplacetosleep.A.baecdB.abcedC.edbacD.beadc29.Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A.Envyandencouragement.B.Willpoweranddetermination.C.Decisionsandunderstanding.D.Loveandrespectforherparents.30.WhenshewroteWhatdrovemetoliveonIhadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesocietyshemeantthat__________.A.shehadlittleexperienceofsociallifE.B.shecouldhardlyunderstandthesociety.C.shewoulddosomethingforherownlifE.D.sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworlD.
ThankyouforyourcarD.I'mgladyou'rehavingagoodtimebutI'mnotsurpriseD.WashingtonD.C.iswonderfulatthistimeoftheyear.Iwouldlikeyoutocometomyplaceandmeetmypeopleattheendofyourjourney.Youcan'tleaveAmericawithoutvisitingNewYork.Mybrother'shobbyasyouknowistakingpictures.Hehasabigalbum相册ofpicturesoftheUnitedStatesandofNewYork.I'msendingsomeofthemtoyou.Whenyoulookatthemyou'llunderstandwhyNewYorkisacityofislands.Infactitliesonthreebigislands:ManhattanStatenIslandandLongIslanD.Therearealsomanysmallislandsinthecity.ThemostexpensivepartofNewYorkisManhattan.Thisislandisfamousforitsskyscrapers摩天大楼.BroadwayisafamousstreetinNewYork.ItisknownforitstheatresandyoucanseewonderfulshowstherE.Therearemanymuseumsandartgalleries画廊inNewYork.PupilsoftenvisitmuseumsandhavetheirartclassestherE.SchoolchildrenoftenvisittheBronxZoo.ItisthelargestoftheNewYorkCityzoos.Itopenedin1899andsincethenhasalwaysbeenafavoriteplaceforanimalloversandchildren.In1789NewYorkbecamethefirstcapitaloftheUnitedStatesofAmericabutitremainedthecapitalforonlyoneyear.NowasI'msureyouknowWashingtonD.C.isthecapitalofthecountry.IhopethatI'llmeetyouinmycityinAugust.36.TheunderlinedwordtheminParA.2refersto_______.A.cardsB.albumsC.picturesD.letters37.WhendidtheBronxZooopen?A.In1900.B.In1899.C.In1789.D.In1790.38.WecaninferthatthetextisprobablyA.anadvertisementB.aletterC.atraveljournalD.ageographyreport39.Thewriterwritesthispassageto__________.A.persuadehisfriendtovisitNewYorkB.introduceWashingtonD.C.inAmericaC.describethreeislandsinNewYorkD.showhisbrother'salbum
Manypeopleturntodoctorsorself-helpbooksbuttheyignoreapowerfulthingthatcouldhelpthemfightillness:theirfriends.Researchersarenowstartingtopayattentiontotheimportanceoffriendshipinhealth.A.10-yearAustralianstudyfoundthatolderpeoplewithalargecircleoffriendswere22percentlesslikelytodieduringthestudyperiodthanthosewithfewerfriends.A.large2007studyshowedanincreaseofnearly60percentintherisk危险forobesity肥胖amongpeoplewhosefriendsgainedweight.AndlastyearHarvardresearchersreportedthatstrongsocialties社会关系couldimprovebrainhealthasweagE.Ingeneraltheroleoffriendshipinourlivesisn’twellrealizedsaidRebeccaaprofessorattheUniversityofNorthCarolinA.Friendshiphasabiggereffectonourpsychological心理的healththanfamilyrelationships.Whilemanyfriendshipstudiesareaboutthecloserelationshipsofwomensomeresearchshowsthatitcandogoodtomentoo.Inasix-yearstudyof736middle-agedmenhavingfriendshipsreducestheriskofheartattack.Onlysmokingwasasimportantariskfactor因素ashavinglittlesocialsupport.Exactlywhyfriendshiphassuchabigeffectisn’tentirelyclear.Whilefriendscansendasickpersontothehospitalorpickupmedicinetheadvantagesgowellbeyondphysicalhelp.Friendshipclearlyhasabigpsychologicaleffect.PeoplewithstrongerfriendshipsfeellikethereissomeonetheycanturntosaidKarenadoctor.Themessageofthesestudiesisthatfriendsmakeyourlifebetter.48.Thethreestudiesinparagraph2showthat_________.A.friendscanhelpusloseweightB.oldpeopleneedfriendsthemostC.morefriendsmakeushealthierD.friendsareconnectedtohealth49.WhatdoRebecca’swordsinparagraph3mean?A.Whatpeopleneedmostisafriend’scarE.B.Friendshipismoreimportanttowomenthantomen.C.Thevalueoffriendshiphasn’tbeenfullyunderstooD.D.Friendshipismoreimportantthanfamilyrelationship.50.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.FriendsleadtoalongerlifE.B.FriendsarethebestmedicinE.C.Friendshipmakespeoplehappy.D.Friendsareasimportantasafamily.
Whilemostofusarehappytotakethecreditwhenthingsgowellfewofusarewillingtotaketheblamewhenthingsgowrong.RatherthantryingtohideourshameorembarrassmentexpertsfoundthatwearesimplylessawarewhenouractionsresultinanegativeoutcomE.Theresearchmayexplainwhyweoftenfeelithardtotaketheblameforouractions.OurresultsuggeststhatpeoplemayreallyexperiencelessresponsibilityfornegativethanforpositiveoutcomessaidPatrickHaggardleadingresearcherandprofessoroftheinstituteofCognitiveNeuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondon.Inaseriesoftestsparticipantswereaskedtopressakey.A.soundthenfollowedeitherdisapprovingneutralorapprovingandtheywerethenaskedtoestimatethetimebetweentheactionandwhentheyhadheardthesounD.Researchersfoundthatindividualsexperienceddifferentlevelsofresponsibilitydependingontheoutcomes.Theyalsodiscoveredtheyweresignificantlyslowertorecognizeiftheiractionshadresultedinabadconsequencecomparedtowhentheyhaddonewell.Effectivelywehavefoundthatweexperienceanegativeoutcomedifferentlynotjustretellitdifferently.Wemakeaweakerconnectionwhenthereisabadresult.AndrespondmuchmorestronglywhensomethinggoodhappenssaidProfessorHaggarD.Whensomethinggoesrighteveryonewantstotakethecreditandwhenthingsgowrongnobodyisinterestedinputtingtheirhandsup.Theresearcherssaidourbrainisverymuchconcernedwithrewardasgoodresultsarekeytosurvival.Althoughourownperception认知ofwhetherweareguiltyofsomethingornotischangedbytheoutcomesthisdoesnotprovideadefenseifwehavedonesomethingwrong.Ourexperienceofourownresponsibilitiescanbemisleadingandcanbestronglycoloredbytheoutcomesofouractions.saidProfessorHaggarD.Wehavetotakeresponsibilityforwhatactuallydonotjustforhowweexperiencethings.28.Peoplewhodon’ttaketheblamefortheiractions.A.alwaystrytohidetheirshameorembarrassment.B.areonlywillingtotakethecreditwhenthingsgowellC.feellessresponsiblefornegativethanforpositiveoutcomesD.arelessawareofwhattodowhenanegativeoutcomehappens29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Ourlevelofresponsibilitycanbestronglyaffectedbytheoutcomesofouractions.B.Whensomethingbadhappensnobodyisinterestedindealingwiththeproblem.C.PeoplewerequickertorecognizeiftheiractionshadresultedinabadconsequencE.D.ParticipantswereaskedtocountthetimebetweenpressingakeyandhearingthesounD.30.Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byquotingresearchfindings.C.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.D.ByprovidingdatA.31.Accordingtothepassageapersonwhoisconcernedwithrewardis.A.awkwardB.naturalC.absurdD.stubborn
NaturerespondstoclimatechangE.Tounderstanditweneedtomonitorkeylifecycleevents—floweringtheappearanceofleavesthefirstfrogcallsofthespring—allaroundtheworlD.Butscientistscan’tbeeverywheresothey’returningtonon-scientistssometimescalledcitizenscientistsforhelp.AgroupofscientistsandeducatorssetupanorganizationlastyearcalledtheNationalPhenologyNetwork.PhenologyiswhatscientistscallthestudyofthetimingofeventsinnaturE.Oneofthegroup’sfirsteffortsdependsonscientistsandnon-scientistsaliketocollectdataaboutplantfloweringandleafingeveryyear.TheprogramcalledProjectBudBurstcollectslifecycledataondifferentkindsofusualplantsfromacrosstheUnitedStates.Peopledon’thavetobeplantexperts—theyjusthavetolookaroundandseewhat’sintheirneighborhoodsaysJenniferSchwartzanadviserwiththeproject.Aswecollectthisdatawe’llbeabletopredicthowplantsandcommunitiesofplantsandanimalswillrespondastheclimatechanges.ThatdatawillhelpscientistspredictnotonlyhownaturalcommunitiesmaychangebutalsohowthesechangeswillaffectpeoplE.ScientistsmonitoringlilacfloweringintheWesternUnitedStatesreportedthatinyearswhenlilacsbloomedearly—beforeMay20th—wildfireslaterinthesummerandfallarelargerandmoreseverE.LilacbloomingcouldserveasanalarmbellJennifersays.ImprovedmonitoringisanimportantsteptowardpredictinghownaturalcommunitieswillrespondtoclimatechangE.Thebestwayforustoincreaseourknowledgeofhowplantsandanimalsarerespondingtoclimatechangeistoincreasetheamountofdatawehaveshesays.That’swhyweneedcitizenscientiststogetasmuchinformationfromasmanyplacesonasmanyspeciesoveraslongatimeperiodaswecan.1.TheNationalPhenologyNetworkissetupto.A.researchhownaturemakesresponsetoclimatechangeB.keeparecordofwhatishappeninginnatureC.makeastudyofthefirstfrogcallsofthespringD.judgewhatplantswilldieoutinthefuture2.ThetaskofProjectBudBurstisto.A.growmoreplantstoimprovetheclimateB.collectinformationaboutusualplantsC.makecitizenstelldifferentplantsD.findouthowmanykindsofplantsthereareinAmerica3.BysayingLilacbloomingcouldserveasanalarmbellinParA.6Jennifermeans.A.lilacflowerscouldmakepeoplefeelanxiousorafraidB.lilacscouldwarnpeopleofthedangerofwildlifeC.thebloomingoflilacscouldpredictthehappeningofwildfiresD.theflowersoflilacscouldbeusedtowakepeopleup4.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.whyweneedtocollectdataaboutnatureB.whenanalarmbellsoundsfornatureC.whatcitizenscientistsareinAmericaD.hownaturerespondstoclimatechange
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