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BAftertheAmericanRevolutionwonin1787thenewgovernmentintheU.S.A.hadtochooseacapitalcity.Thethirteenstatesquarreledaboutthis.Sothegovernmentdecidedtobuildacompletelynewcapital.ThelandontheRiverPotomacwasgiventhenameDistrictofColumbiaD.C.ThenewCapitalwasbuiltonthenorthbankoftheriver.ItwasnamedafterGeorgeWashingtonthepresidentoftheU.S.A.WashingtonD.C.agovernmentcityisanimportantcultural文化centeraswellasabigtourist游览center.Mostcapitalcitieshavesimplygrownfromsmallcities.Washingtonhoweverwasplannedasthecapitalofagreatnation.ItwasdesignedbyaFrenchartistwhofirstmadeastudyofmanycapitalcitiesofEuropE.IngeneralhisplanfollowedtheplanofthebeautifulFrenchcityofVersailles凡尔赛.61.WhenthenewcapitalwasbuiltAmericawasmadeupof____states.A.thirteenB.thirtyC.fiftyD.fifteen62.WashingtonD.C.isthenameof_______.A.anAmericanpresidentB.America’scapitalC.afamousriverD.abeautifulgardencity63.AccordingtothepassagewecanconcludethatAmerica’scapital_____.A.liesinthecenteronthecountryB.camefromasmallcityC.wasbuiltbyFrenchworkersD.liesontheRiverPotomac64.AccordingtothepassagewecaninferthatWashingtonD.C.isthecenterofAmerica’s______.A.economy经济sportsandcultureB.culturetravelingandsportsC.politicscultureandtravelingD.politicscultureandeconomy
Everyday340millionpeoplespeakit.Onebillionpeoplearelearningitanditissaidthatby2050halfoftheworld’spopulationwillbeusingit.Whatarewetalkingabout?Thatgloballanguage—English.TheEnglishlanguagestartedinBritaininthe5thcentury.ItisamixedlanguagE.ItwasbuiltupwhenGerman.ScandinavianandFrenchinvaderssettledinEnglandandcreatedacommonlanguageforcommunication.TodayitistheofficiallanguageoftheUKtheUSAAustraliaNewZealandCanadaSouthAfricaandIrelandaswellasmanyislandsintheCaribbean.ManyothercountriesandregionsuseitforpoliticsandbusinessforexampleIndiA.PakistanNigeriaandthePhilippines.EnglishisalsooneoftheofficiallanguagesofHongKong.ButglobaladvertisingandpopmusicmeanthatinmostcountriesyouwillseeorhearsomeEnglish.ThankstoMcDonaldsweallknowaboutburgers.friesandmilkshakes.SongsbyMadonnaBritneySpearsandCelineDionareinEnglish.Wecansingalongevenifwedonotunderstandwhatwearesinging!Englishisamessy杂乱的languagE.Everyyeardictionariesincludenewwordsthattalkaboutpopularcultureforexamplecomputer-relatedwordssuchasbloggingdownloadandchatroom.AlsoincludedarewordsthatteenagersusE.WhodoesnotknowcoolOKandhello?OtherlanguagesalsoinfluenceEnglish.ManyEnglishwordscomefromFrench.Wordslikecafeandexpressionslikec'estlaviethatislifeareallpartoftheEnglishlanguagE.OntheotherhandtheFrenchlanguageincludesEnglishwordslikeleweekendandlecamping.GermanwordsarealsopartofEnglish.WordslikekindergartencomefromtheGermanlanguagE.RecentlyBritishpeoplehavebecomeinterestedinyoga.ButthewordcomesfromanancientHindulanguageinIndiA.TheEnglishlanguagehasahistoryof______.A.over2000yearsB.over500yearsC.over1500yearsD.over1000yearsTheunderlinedexpressionthankstocanbereplacedby______.A.becauseofB.thankfultoC.notuntilD.asif.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthelanguageofEnglish?A.IthasbeenchangingallthetimE.B.Ithasborrowedwordsfromalltheotherlanguages.C.FrenchwordsareusedbytheEnglishbecausedictionarieshaveFrenchwords.D.SingersandfilmstarshavethegreatestinfluenceonlanguagE.Manycountriesandregionsuseitforpoliticsandbusinessexcept______.A.theUSAB.NigeriaC.thePhilippinesD.Norway
Theearliestfilmsarequitedifferentfromthepresentones.TheywereveryshortlastingonlyoneminutE.Toseesimpleactionfilmsoftrainscrowdsonthestreetandsimilarsubjectspeopleneededtopayonlyonecent.Lateranewmethodwasusedtoproducemagicaleffectandtotieastorytogether.ThemethodwastoputthebeginningofonesceneupontheendofthescenebeforE.In1903afilmwasmadeaboutatrainrobbery.ManyoftheactionstookplaceatthesametimE.Thescenesmovedsmoothlyfromonetoanother.Thiswastheearliestsuccessfulfilm.Inthatfilmscenesfilmedatdifferentplacesandtimeswereputtogethernaturally.A.shorttimelaterthereappearedawholehourofshortcomedytravelandsoon.Thesefilmswereusuallysimpleroughandevenvulgar.Inthebeginningactorsinthefilmsweren’tallowedtohavetheirnamesknownpublicly.Itwasbecauseproducerswereafraidactorswouldaskformoremoneyoncetheybecamewellknown.Butlaterproducersfoundthatfilmswithpopularactorsinthemcouldbesoldatahigherpricethanthosewithoutpopularactorsinthem.After1910actorswereallowedtousetheirownnamesandwonhighfamE.51.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotdescribethecharacteroftheoldestfilms?A.Theactionsinthefilmswerenotcomplex.B.Peopledidn’tneedtopaymuchmoneytoseeafilm.C.Thefilmsdidn’tshowthepeopleonthestreettotheaudiencE.D.Thefilmsdidn’tlastlong.52.Fromthepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsareaboutthefirstmostsuccessfulfilm?A.Itwasmadein1903.B.Itwasaboutarobbinghappeninginatrain.C.Anewmethodwasusedtomakethefilm.D.Manyactionshappenedatthesametimebutpeoplecouldseethemonebyoneinthefilm.E.Alltheactionswerefilmedinatrain.f.Therewasnosoundinthefilm.g.Thefilmlastedshorterthananhour.A.abcdefgB.abcdgC.abdefD.abcdeg53.Theunderlinedwordvulgarinthethirdparagraphmeans______.A.illmanneredinbadtasteB.gentlemannedingoodtasteC.interestingD.educative54.Whydidproducersnotallowactorstomaketheirnamesfamoustothepublicinthebeginning?A.Fameisamagnifying放大glass.B.Fameisthelastinfirmityweaknessofnobleminds.C.Themoreamanhasthemorehewants.D.Themorefamousoneisthemorehegets.55.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThemorefamoustheactorsarethebetterafilmmustbE.B.Since1910actorshavebeenmoreandmorefamous.C.Thefilmsatpresentlastaslongastheoldones.D.Filmsbeganduringlastcentury.
TheChineseinventedpaperin105A.D.Theymixedthebarkofatreeandrags破布withwaterputascreenintothemixtureandliftedoutathinpieceofwetpaper.Theydriedthepaperinthesun.TheChinesekepttheirsecretofhowtomakepaperuntilawarwithMuslimsintheninthcentury.TheartofpapermakingsoonspreadthroughouttheMuslimworlD.TheMayanIndiansinCentralAmericaandPacificIslandersalsodiscoveredhowtomakepaperbuttheirknowledgeneverspreadtotherestoftheworlD.ForcenturiesallpaperwasmadebyhanD.Ragswerethemainmaterial.ThenaFrenchscientistdiscoveredthatpeoplecouldmakepaperfromwoodtoo.Finallyintheeighteenthcentury.aFrenchmaninventedamachinetomakepaperfromwooD.Whodiscoveredhowtomakepaper?A.TheChinesE.B.ThePacificIslanders.C.TheMayanIndians.D.AlloftheabovE.WhendidtheChineseinventpaperaccordingtothepassage?A.About1800yearsago.B.About1900yearsago.C.About2000yearsago.D.About2100yearsago.HowwaspapermakingintroducedintotherestoftheworldfromChina?A.Throughwars.B.ThroughtheMuslims.C.ThroughtheMayanIndians.D.ThroughthePacificIslanders.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheInventionofPaper.B.TheHistoryofPapermaking.C.DifferentWaysofMakingPaper.D.TheInventionofaPapermakingMachinE.
SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABC.andD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustreaD.A.TheLegoGrouphadaveryhumblebeginningintheworkshopofOleKirkChristiansenacarpenterfromDenmark.Christiansenbegancreatingwoodentoysin1932.TwoyearslaterhestumbledontheLegonamebyputtingtogetherthefirsttwolettersoftheDanishwordsLegandGodtwhichmeanplaywell.ThenamecouldbeinterpretedasIputtogetherinLatin;italsocorrespondstotheGreekverbmeaninggatherorpickup.In1947thecompanyexpandedtomakingplastictoys.AtfirsttheuseofplasticfortoymanufacturewasnothighlyregardedbyretailersandconsumersofthetimE.ManyoftheLegoGroup’sshipmentswerereturnedfollowingpoorsales.HoweverChristiansen’ssonGodtfredKirkChristiansensawtheimmensepotentialinLegobrickstobecomeasystemforcreativeplay.AsthejuniormanagingdirectoroftheLegoGrouphespentyearstryingtoimprovethelockingabilityofthebricksandmadethebricksmoreversatilE.In1958themoderninterlockingbrickdesignwasfinallydevelopedandpatenteD.TodayLegoissoldinmorethan130countries.Everyminute33824Legobricksaremadeandkidsaroundtheworldspend5billionhoursayearplayingwithLego.Therewillbemorethan400millionpeopleplayingwithLegobricksthisyear.Onaverageeverypersonintheworldowns62LegobricksandaboutsevenLegosetsaresoldeveryseconD.ThisyearLegofansallovertheworldarecelebratingthe50thanniversaryofthetinybuildingblocks.Thoughalready50yearsoldLegoisstillthesameproductitwasinthe1950s.Bricksboughtthenarestillcompatiblewithcurrentbricksandthatisprobablythereasonthetoyhasneverfallenoutoffavor.65.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthenameLego?A.ItisacombinationofGreekandLatinwords.B.ItwascreatedbyOleKirkChristiansen’sson.C.Itwascreatedin1947fornamingtheplastictoys.D.ItcamefromDanishwordsmeaningplayandwell.66.WhendidtheLegobrickbecomeasacreativeformoftoy?A.1958B.1947C.1934D.193267.WhichofthefollowingistrueindescribingthepopularityofLego?A.Morethan5billionpeopleintheworldownLegosets.B.Childrenspendanaverageof62dollarsonLegobrickseachyear.C.Peopleintheworldspend400millionhoursplayingwithLegoeveryyear.D.TheLegoGroupnowproducesmorethan30thousandtoybrickseveryminutE.68.WhatisthemainreasonthatLegoremainspopularuptonow?A.OldLegobricksmaystillbeconnectedtonewones.B.Thecompanyhasn’tchangeditsnamesince1947.C.ThematerialforthebrickshasprovedtobesafE.D.ThepriceofthetoyisrelativelyreasonablE.
Formanyyearsnoonecouldcommunicatewithpeoplewhohadbeenbornwithoutlearning.ThesedeafpeoplewerenotabletouseaspokenlanguagE.Butbeginninginthe1700sthedeafweretaughtaspeciallanguagE.Usingthislanguagetheycouldsharethoughtsandideaswithothers.ThelanguagetheyusedwasalanguagewithoutsounD.ItwasasignlanguagE.Howdidthissignlanguagework?Thedeafweretaughttomakecertainmovementswiththeirhandsfacesandbodies.Thesemovementsstoodforthingsandideas.A.manmightmovehisfingeracrosshislips.ThismeantYouarenottellingthetruth.Hemighttaphischin下巴下颚withthreefingers.Thismeantmyuncle.Thedeafwerealsotaughttouseafingeralphabet字母表.Theyusedtheirfingerstomakelettersofthealphabet.Inthiswaytheyspelledoutwords.Somedeafpeoplecouldspelloutwordsataspeedof130wordsperminutE.SignlanguageandfingerspellingarenotusedasmuchastheyoncecoulD.Todaythedeafaretaughttounderstandothersbywatchingtheirlips.Theyarealsotaughthowtospeak.Thepassageismainlyabout___.howthedeafcommunicatewithothersteachingthedeaftospeakwiththeirmouthslearninghowtospellwordswithone’shandshowsignlanguagescameintobeingFromthepassagewecaninferthat___.thereisstillnowaytocommunicatewiththedeafB.thedeafmusthavespecialteacherstoteachthemC.inordertomakealivingdeafpeoplemustmakesignsD.itisnotverydifficultforthedeaftolearnsignlanguageHowdidsignlanguageshelpthedeaf?IthelpedthemlearntoreadB.ThedeafcouldunderstandsignlanguageseveniftheyhadnotlearnedthemC.IthelpedthemtocommunicatewithotherpeopleD.IthelpedthemspeakwiththeirmouthsWhichofthefollowingsentencesdoyouthinkisrightaccordingtothepassage?DeafpeopledrawsignsB.DeafpeoplereadwiththeirfingersC.ManydeafpeoplenowcanspeakD.Deafpeoplecanhearwhatotherssaynow
HuntingThedaysofthehunterarealmostoverinIndiA.Thisispartlybecausethereispracticallynothinglefttokillandpartlybecausesomestepshavebeentakenmainlybybanningtiger-shootingtoprotectthoseanimalswhichstillsurvivE.SomepeoplesaythatManisnaturallyahunter.Idisagreewiththisview.Surelyoutearliestforefatherswhoatfirstpossessednoweaponsspenttheirtimediggingforrootsandwerenodoubtthemselvesoftenhuntedbymeat-eatinganimals.Ibelievethemainreasonwhythemodernhunterkillsisthathethinkspeoplewilladmirehiscourageinoverpoweringdangerousanimals.OfcoursetherearesomewhotrulybelievethatthekillingisnotreallytheimportantthingandthatthechiefpleasureliesinthejoyofthehuntandthebeautiesofthewildcountrysidE.Therearealsothoseforwhomhuntinginfactoffersachancetoprovethemselvesandriskdeathbydesign;thesemengooutafterdangerousanimalsliketigerseveniftheysaytheyonlydoittoridthecountrysideofathreat.Icanrespectreasonslikethesebuttheyareclearlydifferentfromtheneedtostrengthenyourhighopinionofyourself.Thegreatestbig-gamehuntersexpressedintheirwritingssomethingofthesefinermotives动机.OneofthemwrotE.Youmustproperlyrespectwhatyouareafterandshootitcleanlyandontheanimal’sownterritory领地Youmustfixforeverinyourmindallthewondersofthatparticularday.ThisisbetterthanlettinghimgrowafewyearsoldertobeattackedandwoundedbyhisownsonandeventuallyeatenhalfalivebyotheranimalsHuntingisnotacruelandsenselesskilling–notifyourespectthethingyoukillnotifyoukilltoenrichyourmemoriesnotifyoukilltofeedyourpeoplE.Icanunderstandsuchbeliefsandcancomparethesehunterswiththosewhohuntedlionswithspears矛andbravelycaughtthembythetail.Butthisisverydifferentfrommanytiger—shootsIhaveseeninwhichmodernweaponswereuseD.Theso—calledhuntersfiredfromtalltreesorfromthebacksoftrainedelephants.Suchmethodsmadetigersseemnomoredangerousthanrabbits.ThereisnomorehuntinginIndianowpartlybecause___.A.itisdangeroustohuntthereB.huntingisalreadyoutofdateC.hunterswanttoprotectanimalsD.therearefewanimalslefttohuntTheauthorthinksmodernhunterskillmainly____.A.tomakethecountrysidesafeB.toearnpeople’sadmirationC.togainpowerandinfluenceD.toimprovetheirhealthWhatdowelearnaboutthebig-gamehunters?A.TheyhuntoldanimalsB.TheymistreatanimalsC.TheyhuntforfoodD.TheyhuntformoneyWhatistheauthor’sviewonthetiger-shootshehasseen?A.Modernhunterslackthecouragetohuntface-to-faceB.ModernhuntersshouldusemoreadvancedweaponsC.ModernhuntersliketohuntrabbitsinsteadoftigersD.Modernhuntersshouldputtheirsafetyfirst
TheParthenonisanancientGreektemplebuiltinAthensabout438B.C.ManypeoplethinkthattheParthenonisoneoftheworld'smostbeautifulbuildings.Ithasagraceandbalancethathavepleasedtheeyesofmanforcenturies.ArchitectswhohavestudiedtheParthenonknowthattheParthenonisagiantopticalillusion.Anopticalillusionisatrickoureyesplayonus.AlltheseeminglystraightlinesoftheParthenonareactuallycurvesroundedbends.Thesecurvesdidnothappenbyaccident.TheancientGreekswhowerefineengineersaswellasexcellentartistsknewthatstraightlinescansometimesappeartobecurved!Sotheydesignedtheircolumnsstonepolestolookstraight.Trydrawingtwolongparallel平行linesonpaper.Dotheyseemtolookclosertogetherinthemiddlethanattheends?A.tallcolumnislikelytolooknarrowhalfwayuptoo.ThecolumnsoftheParthenonlookasiftheystandperfectlystraight.Actuallytheyareslightlybiggerinsizeinthemiddleandgoinwardalittleatthetop.Iflinesweredrawnupalongoppositesidesofthecolumnstheselineswouldmeetaboutonemileabovethebuilding.A.platformofthreestepsformsthebaseonwhichtheParthenonrests.Thesestepshavestronghorizontal水平linesthatbalancethevertical竖直linesofthecolumns.Butthestepsarenotreallylevelandflat!Theycurveupinthemiddlebecauseiftheywereabsolutelystraighttheywouldappeartocurvedown.Thelineofthetopstepifcontinuedatbothendswouldformacirclewitharadiusof3.5miles.Whenisacurvedlinenotacurvedline?Whenoureyestellusitisstraight!73.Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.A.whattwoparallellineslooklikeonpaperB.whyacurvedlinecanappeartobestraightC.wherethesecretoftheParthenonTempleliesD.whenthecolumnsoftheParthenonlookcurved74.Whichofthefollowingiscloseinshapewiththestepsoftheplatform?A.B.C.D.75.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheParthenonisafamoushistoricbuilding.B.TheGreeksknewalotaboutopticalillusions.C.TheancientGreekswerepeopleofintelligencE.D.Curvedlinescanmeetsomewhereaboveabuilding.
Thecommoncoldistheworld'smostwidespreadillnesswhichisplagues疫病thatfleshreceives.Themostwidespreadfallacy谬误ofallisthatcoldscausedbycolD.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyvirusespassingonfrompersontoperson.YoucatchacoldbycomingintocontactdirectlyorindirectlywithsomeonewhoalreadyhasonE.IfcoldcausescoldsitwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes.DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches战壕coldandwetshowednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.IntheSecondWorldWarprisonersatthenotoriousAuschwitzconcentrationcamp奥斯维辛集中营nakedandstarvingwereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEnglandvolunteerstookpartinExperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftimE.Aftertakinghotbathstheyputonbathingsuitsallowedthemselvestobewithcoldwaterandthenstoodaboutdrippingwetindraftyroom.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.NotoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnosE.IfthencoldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcoldswhyaretheymorefrequentinthewinterDespitethemostpains-takingresearchnoonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimesandthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.NoonehasyetfoundacureforthecolD.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressors止痛片suchasaspirinbutalltheydoisrelievethesymptomsThewriteroffered_______examplestosupporthisargument.A.4B.5C.6D.3WhichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththechosenpassageA.TheEskimosdonotsufferfromcoldsallthetimE.B.ColdsarenotcausedbycolD.C.Peoplesufferfromcoldsjustbecausetheyliketostayindoors.D.A.personmaycatchacoldbytouchingsomeonewhoalreadyhasonE.Arcticexplorersmaycatchcoldswhen_______.A.theyareworkingintheisolatedarcticregionsB.theyarewritingreportsinterriblycoldweatherC.theyarefreefromworkintheisolatedarcticregionsD.theyarecomingintotouchagainwiththeoutsideworldVolunteerstakingpartintheexperimentsintheCommonColdResearchUnit_______.A.sufferedalotB.nevercaughtcoldsC.oftencaughtcoldsD.becameverystrongThepassagemainlydiscusses_______.A.theexperimentsonthecommoncoldB.thefallacyaboutthecommoncoldC.thereasonandthewaypeoplecatchcoldsD.thecontinuedspreadofcommoncolds
ThehistoryoftheGamesOlympiaOlympiathesiteoftheancientOlympicGamesisinthewesternpartofthePeloponnesewhichaccordingtoGreekmythologyistheislandofPelopsthefounderoftheOlympicGames.Imposingtemplesvotivebuildingselaborateshrinesandancientsportingfacilities设备werecombinedinasiteofuniquenaturalandmysticalbeauty.Olympiafunctionedasameetingplaceforworshipandotherreligiousandpoliticalpracticesasearlyasthe10thcenturyB.C.ThecentralpartofOlympiawasdominatedbythemajestictempleofZeuswiththetempleofHeraparalleltoit.TheancientstadiuminOlympiacouldholdmorethan40000audiencewhileinthesurroundingareatherewereauxiliary辅助的buildingswhichdevelopedgraduallyupuntilthe4thcenturyB.C.andwereusedastrainingsitesfortheathletesortohousethejudgesoftheGames.TheGamesandreligionTheOlympicGameswerecloselylinkedtothereligiousfestivalsofthecultofZeusbutwerenotatotalpartofaritE.IndeedtheyhadasecularcharacterandaimedtoshowthephysicalqualitiesanddevelopmentoftheperformancesaccomplishedbyyoungpeopleaswellasencouraginggoodrelationsbetweenthecitiesofGreecE.AccordingtospecialiststheOlympicGamesowedtheirpurityandimportancetoreligion.VictoryceremoniesTheOlympicvictorreceivedhisfirstawardsimmediatelyafterthecompetition.Followingtheannouncementofthewinner'snamebytheheraldaHellanodikisGreekjudgewouldplaceapalmbranchinhishandswhiletheaudiencecheeredandthrewflowerstohim.Redribbonsweretiedonhisheadandhandsasamarkofvictory.TheofficialawardceremonywouldtakeplaceonthelastdayoftheGamesattheelevatedvestibuleofthetempleofZeus.InaloudvoicetheheraldwouldannouncethenameoftheOlympicwinnerhisfather'snameandhishomelanD.ThentheHellanodikisplacedthesacredolivetreewreath花环orkotinosonthewinner'sheaD.WhendidOlympiabecomethesiteoftheOlympicGames?A.Inthe10thcenturyB.C.B.Beforethe4thcenturyB.C.C.Afterthe4thcenturyB.C.D.ItwasnotmentionedherE.WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ZeusisthefounderoftheOlympicGames.B.TheancientstadiuminOlympicwereusedastrainingsitesfortheathletesinthe10thcentury.C.TheOlympicGameshavemuchtodowiththereligion.D.TheOlympicvictorwouldreceiveagoldenmedal.Canyouguessthemeaningofthiswordheraldinthepassage?A.theauthorB.theheadmasterC.theannouncerD.themanagerWhentheathleteswonthegame______.A.Theywereawardedimmediatelyafterthecompetition.B.TheywereawardedtwicE.Thefirstimmediatelyafterthecompetition;thesecondonthelastdayofthegamE.C.TheywereawardedonthelastdayofthegamE.D.Theywereawardedonthelastdayofthegameorimmediatelyafterthecompetition.
COnMay72001RonnieBiggsarrivedinBritainforthefirsttimeinaboutthirty-fiveyears.HisreturnwastheendofoneofBritain'smostfamouscrimestoriesTheGreatTrainRobbery.In1963Biggswasinagangthatstole￡2.6millionfromatraintravelingbetweenLondonandGlasgow.ThegangwascaughtquicklyandBiggswassentencedtothirtyyearsinjail.Manypeoplethoughtthatthesentencewastooharsh严厉的.BiggsalsothoughtitwastooharshsohedecidedtoescapE.BiggswassenttoWandsworthPrisonamaximumsecurityjail.Ithadoneveryhighwalltokeeptheprisonersinandsomeguardstowatchthem.OneafternooninJuly1965BiggswasintheprisonyarD.Hehadbeeninjailforjustfifteenmonths.A.tallvan货车stoppedoutsidethejailandaladderwasplacedagainstthewall.ThenaropeladderwasthrownoverthewallintotheprisonyarD.Biggsclimbeduptheropeladderjumpeddownintothevanandescaped!FromthattimeonBiggslivedontherun.AfterhidinginFranceSpainandAustraliahefinallysettledinBrazilin1970.Hewasacelebrity名人criminal.Heappearedinrockvideosandmoviesandhesoldsouvenirstotouristswhocametoseehim.ButhemissedhishomeinBritainandattheageofseventy-onedecidedtogohomE.Hewasmetattheairportbyfamilyfriends—andpolicE.61.RonnieBiggswassentencedtothirtyyearsinjailbecause________.62.WhatkindofprisonwasRonnieBiggsin?63.ThemainideaofParagraph2is________.64.HowmanycountrieshadRonnieBiggsbeentoafterheescapedfromBritain?65.WhenwasRonnieBiggsborn?
DeathValleyisoneofthemostfamousdesertsintheUnitedStatescoveringawideareawithitsalkalisanD.Almost20percentofthisareaiswellbelowsealevelandBadwaterasaltwaterpoolisabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.LongagothePanamintIndianscalledthisplaceTomesha—thelandoffirE.DeathValley’spresentnamedatesbackto1849whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory.TodayDeathValleyhasbeendeclaredaNationalMonument纪念碑andiscrossedbyseveralwell-markedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily.LuckilythechangecreatedbyhumansettlementhashardlyruinedthespecialbeautyofthisplacE.Herenaturecreatedalotofsurprisingalmostlikethesightsonthemoonever-changingasthefrequentwindmovesthesandaboutshowingthemostunusualcolors.OneofthemostastonishingandvariablepartsofDeathValleyistheDevil’sGolfCoursewhereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams.Sandsculptures沙雕standonafrighteninggroundaseveningshadowsmoveandlengthen._______isthelowestplaceinthedesert.A.TomeshaB.DeathValleyC.NevadaD.BadwaterThenameofthevalleycomesfrom_______.A.anIndiannameB.thedeathoftheminersC.thelocalpeopleD.aNationalMovementFromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.A.noonehadeverknownthedesertbeforetheminersB.it’sstillnoteasytotravelacrossthedesertC.peoplecanfindgas-stationscafesandhotelsinthedesertD.peoplehavechangedthenaturalsightofthedesertDevilGolfCourseisfamousfor_______.A.thefrequentwindB.thecolorsofthesandC.dream-likesightsD.thesandsculpturesFromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter_______theDeathValley.A.appreciatesB.isfearfulofC.dislikesD.istiredof
Thefirstnewspaperwerehandwrittensheetswhichwerepostedinpubicplaces.TheearliestrecordednewspaperwasstartedinRomin59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwasdevelopedinChinA.Thepaperwasprintedfromcarved雕刻的woodenblocksandsentoutamongthecitizens.Europedidn’thavearegularly定期的publishednewspaperuntil1609whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefistregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedin1620.In1621anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedweekly.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourantwhichdidn’tappearuntilMarch1702.In1690BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butthelocal当地的governmentsoonstoppeditspublication.In1704JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNews-letterthefirstnewspapertobepublisheddailyinAmericA.By1760thewholeAmericahadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.TodayasagroupEnglishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation发行量intheworlD.ThelargestcirculationforanewspaperhoweveristhatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbunwhichsellsoverelevenmillioncopieseveryday.71.InEuropethenewspaperwasfirstregularlypublished_____.A.inEnglandB.inGermanyC.inFranceD.inLondon72.ThefirstEnglishnewspaperprintedandsoldeverydayappeared_________.A.in1620B.in1609C.attheendofthe17thcenturyD.atthebeginningofthe18thcentury.73.HowmanyyearsearlierwasthenewspaperprintedinChinathaninAmerica?A.9or10centuries.B.Morethan1000years.C.700yearsorsoD.Lessthan800years.74.Assuggestedbythearticlewhichofthefollowingnewspapershavethelargestumberofreadersintheworld?A.Italianlanguagenewspapers.B.Germanlanguagenewspapers.C.Englishlanguagenewspapers.D.Japaneselanguagenewspapers.75.Whichtitlebestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheWorld’sFirstNewspaper.B.HistoryofNewspaper.C.TheFirstDailyNewspaperinAmerican.D.ARemarkableMan-BenjaminHarris.
HavinglearnedmuchabouttheWarofResistanceagainstJapanMaoJingxindidn’tliketheJapanesewhenshewasachilD.Ithoughttheywerecruelandrudesaidthe18-year-oldgirlfromHebeiProvincE.ButshebegantochangehermindaftershemetsomeJapaneseteenagersinahistorymuseumsixyearsago.ThesefashionablehighschoolstudentslookedseriouslyatthehistorydisplaysandtalkedtoMaoinafriendlyway.IfoundthattheyarenotbadasIthoughtshesaiD.LikeMaomanyChineseteenagers’arecaughtupinthisconfusion.A.surveyby21stCenturyTeensshowsabout51percentofChineseteenagerssaytheydislikeJapan.ButmostofthemstillwanttohaveaJapanesefrienD.AlsoJapanliesthirdontheirlistofAsiancountriesthattheywanttovisitfollowingSingaporeandSouthKoreA.Teensdidasurveyjustbeforethe60thanniversaryofthevictorydayoftheWarofResistanceagainstJapanwhichfellonSeptember3.ThesurveyaimedtoencourageunderstandingandcommunicationbetweenyoungChineseandJapanesE.TeensalsowantedtounderstandChineseteenagers’attitudestowardsJapanandhowmuchtheyactuallyknowaboutthecountry.AsTeensfoundmorethan60percentofChineseteenagerslearnaboutJapanthroughthemediaorbooks.Only16percenthaveevermetaJapaneseperson.MostofmyfriendshateJapanforwhatitdidtoChinaduringWorldWarII.ButpeopleshouldnotliveinhatreD.IthinkthebestwaytofigureitoutistohavecontactwiththeJapanesepeoplemyselfZhangYuyuanaSenior2girltoldusinthesurvey.JinXideprofessoroftheChineseAcademyofSocialSciencesaysthatChinaandJapanactuallyhadapeacefulrelationshipduringthe1970sand1980s.Sincethe1990sthegrowthofJapan’sright-wingforceshascausedgreatdifficulties.Wehavetobestrongagainstthem.Butwemustn’tignorethefactthattherearefarmorefriendlyJapaneseaddedJin.JapanhasdonewrongtoAsiancountriesincludingChinaandithascausedpaintoeveryonesaidHikarua17-year-oldgirlinKawasaki.HavingvisitedChinafourtimesandlearnedmuchsheunderstandstheimportanceofcommunicationbetweenthetwopeoples.SheplanstojoininanexchangeprogrammewithChineseyouth.WelcometoJapanmyChinesefriends!ShesaysitwithasmilE.64.MostteenagershateJapanesebecause_______.A.theJapanesetheymeetarecruelB.theJapanesewerecruelduringthewarC.theylooktoofashionableD.theJapanesedon’twanttocommunicatewithChinesepeople65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothesurvey?A.OnlyasmallpercentageofteenagershavemetaJapanesE.B.Morethanhalfoftheteenagersinthesurveydon’tliketheJapanesE.C.SingaporeisoneofthemostpopularAsiantouristplacesforChineseteenagers.D.MostChineseteenagerslearnaboutJapanthroughexchangeactivities.66.AccordingtoProfessorJin_____isthemainreasonfortheworserelationshipbetweenJapanandChinA.A.theWarofResistanceagainstJapanB.lackofcommunicationC.Japan’sincreasingright-wingforceD.Japan’srapidly-growingeconomy67.Thepassageiswrittento______.A.encourageChineseteenagerstomeettheJapaneseB.reportwhatChineseteenagersthinkaboutJapanC.provideinformationaboutJapaneseteenagersD.giveabriefintroductiontothehistoryoftheWarofResistanceagainstJapan
AmericanshavecontributedtomanyartformsbutjazzatypeofmusicisoneoftheartformsthatwasstartedintheUnitedStates.BlackAmericanswhosangandplayedthemusicoftheirhomelandcreatedjazz.JazzisamixtureofthemusicofAfricatheworksongstheslavessangandreligiouszōng jiāo musiC.Improvisationisanimportantpartofjazz.Thismeansthatthemusiciansmakethemusicupastheygoalongorcreatethemusiconthespot.ThisiswhyajazzsongmightsoundalittledifferenteachtimeitisplayeD.Jazzbandsformedinthelate1800s.TheyplayedinbarsandclubsinmanytownsandcitiesoftheSouthespeciallyNewOrleans.NewOrleansisaninternationalseaportandpeoplefromallovertheworldcometoNewOrleanstohearjazz.Jazzbecamemoreandmorepopular.Bythe1920sjazzwaspopularallovertheUnitedStates.Bythe1940syoucouldhearjazznotonlyinclubsandbarsbutinconcerthallsaswell.Todaypeoplefromallovertheworldplayjazz.JazzmusiciansfromtheUnitedStatesAsiaAfricaSouthAmericaandEuropemeetandsharetheirmusicatfestivalsoneverycontinent.InthiswayjazzcontinuestogrowandchangE.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.AmericanArtFormsB.TheDevelopmentofJazzC.TheMusicofBlackAmericansD.TheBirthplaceofJazzWhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.JazzisnowpopularallovertheworlD.B.JazzisnowakindofreligiousmusiC.C.Jazzisnowplayedonlyinbarsandclubs.D.Jazzisnowplayedalittledifferentlysometimes.Fromthetextitcanbeinferredthat_________.A.NewOrleansistheplacewherejazzwasfirstproducedB.theAmericanpeoplearealljazzloversC.jazzismerelysungbytheblackwhenworkingD.jazzmaybecomemorepopularastimegoesonIttookabout_________yearstomakejazzpopularintheUnitedStates.A.200B.120C.80D.40
Whenin1789GeorgeWashingtonbecamethefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStatestherewasnopermanentcapitalinwhichtohousethegovernment.DuringtheRevolutionaryWarseveraldifferentcitieshadservedasthenationalcapital.InadditionmembersofcongresscouldnotagreeastowherethispermanentcapitalshouldbelocateD.Someofficialswanteditinthenorthotherswanteditinthesouth.Eachofthestateshopedthatthecapitalmightliewithinitsownstatelines.Atlastitwasdecidedthatthecapitalshouldoccupyasectionbyitselfseparatefromanyofthestates.TheplacechosenwassituatedonthePotomacRiver.ThelandbelongedoriginallytothestateofMarylandbutMarylandagreedtothenationalgovernment.ThesectionwasnamedtheWashington.Workwasbegunonthenewcapitalin1791.Intheyear1899CongressoccupiedthenewcapitalbuildingatthesametimetheWhiteHousewasopenedasthehomeofallfuturepresidents.58.Beforetheyear1800thecapitalofAmericahadbeenlocatedin_______.A.MarylandB.WashingtonC.NewYorkD.severalcities59.Whywasitdecidedthatthecapitalshouldbeseparatedfromanyofthestates?Because________.A.theDistrictofColumbiawasonthebordersofseveralstatesB.theDistrictofColumbiawasinthecenterofAmericaC.MarylandinsistedthatthecapitallieinitsownstateD.Eachofthestateswantedthecapitalmightliewithinitsownstate60.Thecapitalwasnamedafter_______.A.anexplorerwhofirstfoundtheplaceB.theplacewhereitoccupiedC.thefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaD.afamousgeneralwhofoughtinthewar
InancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrongreligiousassociations.TheOlympianathleticfestivalheldeveryfouryearsinhonorofZeuskingoftheOlympianGodseventuallylostitslocalcharacterbecamefirstanationaleventandthenaftertherulesagainstforeigncompetitorshadbeenputtoanendinternational.NooneknowshowfarbacktheOlympicGamesgobutsomeofficialrecordsdatefrom776BC.ThegamestookplaceinAugustontheplainbyMountOlympus.ManythousandsofpeoplegatheredfromallpartsofGreecetowatchthegamesbutnomarriedwomanwasadmittedevenforwatching.SlaveswomenanddishonoredpersonswerenotallowedtocompetE.Theexactsequenceofeventsisuncertainbuteventsincludedboy'sgymnasticsboxingwrestlinghorseracingandfieldeventsthoughtherewerefewersportsinvolvedthaninthemodernOlympicGames.OnthelastdayoftheGamesallthewinnerswerehonoredbyhavingaringofholyolive橄榄树leavesplacedontheirheads.Sogreatwasthehonorthatthewinnerofthefootracegavehisnametotheyearofhisvictory.AlthoughOlympicwinnersreceivednomoneytheywereinfactrichlyrewardedbytheirstateauthorities.InancientGreecetheOlympicGames_______.A.washeldbyZeuskingoftheOlympianGodsB.wasareligiouseventC.wasfirstanationaleventheldeveryfouryearsD.wasaninternationaleventheldinhonorofZeusIfanathletewon_______.A.hewouldreceivealotofmoneyB.hecouldgivehisnametothemonthofhisvictoryC.hewouldbehonoredandrewardedbyhisstateauthoritiesD.hewouldonlygetaringofholyoliveleavesIntheearlydaysofancientOlympicGames_______.A.onlyGreekmenwereallowedtoparticipateinthegamesB.allGreeksregardlessofreligionpoliticalviewsandsexwereallowedtotakepartinthegamesC.allGreeksexceptmarriedwomenwereallowedtocompeteinthegamesD.alltheGreekmenexceptslavesanddishonoredoneswereabletocompeteinthegames
Itwas1504andColumbuswasmakinganothertriptotheNewWorlD.ColumbusandhismenneededfreshwaterandfoodafterthreemonthsatseA.TheysawanislandandwentonshorE.OntheislandtherewereunfriendlyIndianswhorefusedtogivefoodtothem.Columbus’menwereafraidoftheIndiansbuthehadacleverplan.HeusedsignlanguagetotelltheIndiansabouthismysterious神秘的powertoturnoffthelightinthesky.Heknewaboutalunareclipse月蚀thenextnightbecausetheinformationwasinhisalmanac天文历书.ColumbustoldtheIndiansTomorrownightI’llturnoffthelightinthesky.Buttheydidn’tbelievehim.WhentheeclipsebeganthenextnighttheIndiansbecameveryfrightened.TheybeggedColumbustoturnonthelightagainandtheyquicklygavehimallthefoodandwaterhewanteD.ImmediatelyColumbusandhismenhurriedbacktotheshipandsailedawayinthemoonlessnight.Columbusandhismenstoppedattheislandbecause_______________.A.theywantedtomeettheIndiansthereB.theyhopedtogetsuppliesoffoodandwaterC.theyhadneverbeenontheislandbeforeD.theyhadplannedtovisititTheIndians___________Columbusandhismen.A.weregladtoseeB.werekindtoC.welcomedD.werenotkindtoColumbus________totelltheIndiansthathehadmysteriouspower.A.usedmovementsofhandsandexpressionsinhisfaceB.spokeinthelanguageoftheIndiansC.drewalotofsignsD.wroteinthelanguageoftheIndiansThelightintheskyheremeans__________.A.thesunB.themoonC.thestarsD.thedaylightTheIndiansgaveColumbusfoodandwaterbecausethey_________.A.believedColumbuswasamanwithmysteriouspowerB.wereinterestedinColumbus’tripC.wantedtohelpColumbusD.wereclever
TheParthenoninAthensisabuildingwithalongandcomplexhistory.Builtnearly2500yearsagoasatemplecelebratingtheGreekgoddessAthenaitwasforthousandsofyearsthechurchoftheVirginMaryoftheAtheniansthenamosque清真寺andfinallyaruin.Thebuildingwaschangedandthesculpturesmuchdamagedoverthecenturies.By1800onlyabouthalfoftheoriginalsculpturaldecorationremaineD.Between1801and1805LordElgintheBritishambassadortotheOttomanEmpirewhichcontrolledAthensactingwiththefullknowledgeandpermissionoftheOttomanauthoritiesremovedabouthalfoftheremainingsculpturesfromthefallenruinsandfromthebuildingitself.LordElginlovedGreekhistoryandtransportedthesculpturesbacktoBritain.ThearrivalofthesculpturesinLondonhadahugeeffectontheEuropeanpublicgreatlyincreasinginterestinancientGreekcultureandinfluencingcontemporaryartistictrends.ThesesculptureswereacquiredfromLordElginbytheBritishMuseumin1816andsincethentheyhaveallbeenondisplaytothepublicfreeofchargE.Sincetheearly1980showevertheGreekgovernmenthasarguedforthepermanentremovaltoAthensofalltheParthenonsculpturesintheBritishMuseum.TheyhavealsochallengedtheBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees'legaltitletothesculptures.TheBritishMuseumhoweverinsiststhatitexiststotellthestoryofculturalachievementthroughouttheworldfromthedawnofhumanhistoryovertwomillionyearsagountilthepresentday.Themuseumconsidersitselfanimportantresourcefortheworld:thebreadthanddepthofitscollectionallowstheworldpublictore-examineculturalidentitiesandexplorethecomplexnetworkofinterconnectedworldcultures.ItalsosaysthatwithinthecontextofthisunparalleledcollectiontheParthenonsculpturesareanimportantrepresentationofancientAtheniancivilization.EachyearmillionsofvisitorsadmiretheartistryofthesculpturesandgaininsightsonhowancientGreeceinfluenced-andwasinfluencedby-theothercivilizationsthatitencountereD.51.FormostofitshistorypeoplewenttotheParthenonto______.A.admirethegoddessAthenaB.praytotheirgodC.searchforsculpturesD.learnaboutitscomplexhistory52.TheunderlineditinParagraph4refersto_________.A.theBritishMuseumB.theGreekgovernmentC.theParthenonD.theBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees53.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThesculpturesintroducedancientGreekculturetothewest.B.AncientGreekculturehasgreatlyinfluencedworldculturE.C.TheBritishMuseumhasmademuchmoneyfromtheParthenonsculptures.D.TheBritishMuseumistheplacemostcapableofpreservingthesesculptures.54.WhatcanwelearnaboutLordElginfromthepassage?A.HeisgreatlyadmiredinGreecE.B.HeworkedfortheOttomanEmpirE.C.HesavedtheParthenonsculpturesfrombeingdestroyeD.D.HehadadeepinterestinGreekculturE.55.Theauthor'smainintentioninwritingthispassageistotell_____.A.thehistoryoftheParthenonanditssculpturesB.whatpeoplecanseeintheBritishMuseumC.whytheBritishMuseumrefusestoreturnthesculpturesD.theinfluenceofGreeceonBritishculture
Mostofthepeoplewhoappearmostoftenandmostgloriouslyinthehistorybooksaregreatconquerors统治者andgeneralsandsoldierswhilethepeoplewhoreallyhelpedcivilizationforwardareoftennevermentionedatall.Wedonotknowwhofirstsetabrokenlegorlaunchedaseaworthyboatorcalculatedthelengthoftheyearormanured施肥afield;butweknowallaboutthekillersanddestroyers.Peoplethinkagreatdealofthemsomuchthatonallthehighestpillars纪念柱inthegreatcitiesoftheworldyouwillfindthefigureofaconquerororageneralorasoldier.AndIthinkmostpeoplebelievethatthegreatestcountriesarethosethathavebeateninbattlethegreatestnumberofothercountriesandruledoverthemasconquerors.ItisjustpossibletheyarebuttheyarenotthemostcivilizeD.Animalsfight;sodosavages野蛮人;sotobegoodatfightingistobegoodinthewayinwhichananimalorasavageisgoodbutitisnottobecivilizeD.Evenbeinggoodatgettingotherpeopletofightforyouandtellingthemhowtodoitmostefficiently—thisafteralliswhatconquerorsandgeneralshavedone—isnotbeingcivilizeD.Peoplefighttosettlequarrels.Fightingmeanskillingandcivilizedpeoplesoughttobeabletofindsomewaysofsettlingtheirdisputesotherthanbyseeingwhichsidecankilloffgreaternumberoftheothersideandthensayingthatthesidewhichhaskilledmosthaswon.Andnotonlyhasitwonbutbecauseithaswonithasbeenintheright.Forthatiswhatgoingtowarmeans;itmeanssayingthatpowerisright.ThisiswhatthestoryofmankindhasonthewholebeenlikE.Evenourownagehasfoughtthetwogreatestwarsinhistoryinwhichmillionsofpeoplewerekilledormutilateddisabled.Andwhiletodayitistruethatpeopledonotfightandkilleachotherinthestreets—whilethatistosaywehavegottothestageofkeepingtherulesandbehavingproperlytoeachotherindailylife—nationsandcountrieshavenotlearnttodothisyetandstillbehavelikesavages.Intheopeningsentencetheauthorindicatesthat.A.mosthistorybookswerewrittenbyconquerorsgeneralsandsoldiersB.historybooktellusfarmoreaboutconquerorsgeneralsandsoldiersthanactualcreatorsofcivilizationC.thosewhorallyhelpedhumancivilizationforwardisnotmentionedinhistorybooksatallD.conquerorsgeneralsandsoldiersshouldbeleastmentionedinhistorybooksAccordingtothepassagemostpeoplebelievethatthegreatestcountriesarethosethat.A.builtthehighestpillarsfortheirconquerorsB.wereruledbythegreatestnumberofconquerorsC.wonthegreatestnumberofbattlesagainstothercountriesD.werebeateninbattlebythegreatestnumberofothercountriesIntheauthor’sopinionthecountriesthatconqueredalargenumberofothercountriesare.A.certainlyboththemostpowerfulandmostcivilizeD.B.neitherthegreatestnorthemostcivilizedinanyway.C.possiblyeitherthemostcivilizedorthemostpowerfulinaway.D.likelythemostpowerfulinsomesensebutnotthemostcivilizeD.ThemeaningofthelastsentenceinParagraph2isthat.A.fightersbelievethatthewinnerisrightandtheloserwrong.B.onlythosewhoarepowerfulhavetherighttogotowar.C.thosewhoarerightshouldfightagainstthosewhoarewrong.D.onlypowerfulnationsmightwintherighttoruleweakones.
Whenitcomestohardnoisytravelingwe’vefoundthatsometimeswe’dratherreadaboutitthanactuallygo.Herearesomebestsellersforarmchairtravelers.TheStationbyRobertByron.In1928the22-year-oldmanmadeajourneytoMountAthosresultinginoneofthebesttravelbookseverwrittenmatchedonlybyByron’sownmuchmorefamousTheRoadtoOscianA.InDarkestAfricabyHenryMontonStanley.It’sabouthisgreateffortstosaveanunluckyGermandoctorEduardSchnitzerwhohadnodesiretoberescuedatall.A.Traveler’sAlphabet:PartialMemoirsbySirStevenRunciman.A.toZandaroundtheworlD.Heprovidespricelessinformationoflong-goneprincessespriestsandplaces.South:A.MemoiroftheEnduranceVoyagebySirErnestShackleton.AstheplanetstartedtheglobalwarShackletonandhisbravegroupofexplorersmadeanunsuccessfulbutheroicjourneytocrossAntarcticafrom1914to1917.TheMichelinRedGuide:France2005ReadingthroughthisfinallistingofallthenicehotelsandwonderfulrestaurantsinFranceisbetterthangoingtherelisteningtoChiractalkaboutthepoisonousAmericancultureandspendingthepriceofthisbookforatinycupofteaandacookiethesizeofyourthumB.ThePastIsaForeignCountrybyDavidLowenthal.Thisgreatbookofanarmchairexplorationtellsuswhathashappenedinthepastandshowstherelationshipbetweenusandthepasttravelers.Thispassageiswritten.A.towarnreadersagainsttravelingB.asanintroductiontofamoustravelersC.tosellmorebooksabouttravelsD.totellpeoplewheretotravelTheunderlinedphrasearmchairtravelersinthefirstparagraphreferstothosewho.A.liketoreadabouttravelsinsteadoftravelthemselvesB.findfunteachingothershowtotraveltootherplacesC.liketowriteabouttheirstrangetravelingexperiencesD.canonlytravelwithspecialequipmentforthedisabledwhichofthebookshasaverylowpriceaccordingtothepassage?A.A.Traveler’sAlphabet:PartialMemoirs.B.South:A.MemoirtotheEnduranceVoyagE.C.TheMichelinRedGuide:France2005.D.ThePastIsaForeignCountry.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.HenryMontonStanleywassavedbyaGermandoctorinAfricA.B.InhisbookLowenthalfocusesmoreonhistorythanthepresent.C.IttookShackletonandhismen3yearstocrossAntarcticA.D.TheStationisnomorefamousthanTheRoadtoOscianA.
TheErieCanalwasthefirstimportantnationalwaterwaybuiltintheUS.ItcrossedNewYorkfromBuffaloonLakeErieTroytoAlbanyontheHudsonRiver.ItjoinedtheGreatLakeswiththeAtlanticOcean.Thecanalservedasarouteoverwhichindustrialgoodscouldflowintothewestandmaterialscouldpourintotheeast.TheErieCanalhelpedNewYorkdevelopintothenation’slargestcity.ThebuildingofthecanalwaspaidforentirelybythestateofNewYork.Itcost$7143789butitsoongaineditspricemanytimesover.Between1825whenthecanalwasopenedand1882whentollcharges过运河费werestoppedthestatecollected$121461891.ForahundredyearsbeforetheEriewasbuiltpeoplehadbeentalkingaboutacanalwhichcouldjointheGreatLakesandtheAtlanticOcean.ThemanwhoplannedtheErieCanalandcarriedtheplanthroughwasDeWittClinton.ThosewhowereagainstthecanallaughinglycalleditClinton’sDitch沟.Clintontalkedandwroteaboutthecanalanddrewupplansforit.HeandGovernorMorriswenttoWashingtonin1812toaskforhelpforthecanalbuttheywereunsuccessful.ClintonbecamegovernorofNewYorkin1817andshortlyafterwardsonJuly41817brokegroundforthecanalinRomeN.Y.Thefirstpartofthecanalwascompletedin1820.Asthecanalgrewtownsalongitscoursedevelopedfast.Thelengthofthecanalis363miles.WecanseethattheErieCanal________.A.joinedtheGreatLakestogetherB.crossedNewYorkfromnorthtosouthC.playedanimportantpartindevelopingNewYorkCityD.wasthefirstwaterwaybuiltintheUSItcanbeinferredthat________intotheAtlanticOcean.A.theGreatLakesflowB.theHudsonRiverflowsC.LakeErieflowsD.theErieCanalflowsWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheErieCanalbroughtprofitsofover$114000000.B.It’s363milesfromtheGreatLakestotheAtlanticOcean.C.TheWestwasmoreadvancedthantheEastwhenthecanalwasbuilt.D.ManyotherstateshelpedNewYorkbuiltthecanal.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Clintonbrokegroundforthecanalatbothends.B.Clintonstartedbuildingthecanalbeforehebecamegovernor.C.AllpartsofthecanalwerecompletedatthesametimE.D.Constructionofthecanaltookeightyears.
PassageThirteenTheNeutralityofAmericanintheEarlyWorldWarIITheestablishmentoftheThirdReichinfluencedeventsinAmericanhistorybystartingachainofeventswhichculminatedinwarbetweenGermanyandtheUnitedStates.ThecompetedestructionofdemocracythepersecutionofJewsthewaronreligionthecrueltyandbarbarismoftheNazisandespeciallytheplansofGermanyandheralliesItalyandJapanforworldconquestcausedgreatindignationinthiscountryandbroughtonfearofanotherworldwar.WhilespeakingoutagainstHitler’satrocitiestheAmericanpeoplegenerallyfavoredisolationistpoliciesandneutrality.TheNeutralityActsof1935and1936prohibitedtradewithanybelligerentsorloanstothem.In1937thePresidentwasempoweredtodeclareanarmsembargoinwarsbetweennationsathisdiscretion.AmericanopinionbegantochangesomewhatafterPresidentRoosevelt’squarantinetheaggressorspeechatChicago1937inwhichheseverelycriticizedHitler’spolicies.Germany’sseizureofAustriaandtheMunichPactforthepartitionofCzechoslovakia1938alsoarousedtheAmericanpeoplE.TheconquestofCzechoslovakiainMarch1939wasanotherrudeawakeningtothemenaceoftheThirdReich.InAugust1939cametheshockoftheNazi-sovietPactandinSeptembertheattackonPolandandtheoutbreakofEuropeanwar.TheUnitedStatesattemptedtomaintainneutralityinspiteofsympathyforthedemocraciesarrayedagainsttheThirdReich.TheNeutralityActof1939repealedthearmsembargoandpermittedcashandcarryexportsofarmstobelligerentnations.A.strongnationaldefenseprogramwasbegun.A.draftactwaspassed1940tostrengthenthemilitaryservices.A.LendAct1941authorizedthePresidenttosellexchangeorlendmaterialstoanycountrydeemednecessarybyhimforthedefenseoftheUnitedStates.HelpwasgiventoBritainbyexchangingcertainoveragedestroyersfortherighttoestablishAmericanbasesinBritishterritoryintheWesternHemispherE.InAugust1940PresidentRooseveltandPrimeMinisterChurchillmetandissuedtheAtlanticCharterwhichproclaimedthekindofaworldwhichshouldbeestablishedafterthewar.InDecember1941JapanlaunchedtheunprovokedattackontheUnitedStatesatPearlHarbor.ImmediatelythereafterGermanydeclaredwarontheUnitedStates.1.Oneitemoccurringbefore1937thattheauthordoesnotmentioninhislistofactionsthatalienatedtheAmericanpublicwasA.theburningoftheReichstag.B.Germanplansforconquest.C.Nazibarbarism.D.thepersecutionofreligiousgroups.2.TheLend-LeaseActwasdesignedtoA.helptheBritish.B.strengthenthenationaldefenseoftheUnitedStates.C.promotetheAtlanticCharter.D.avengePearlHarbor.3.AmericanPolicyduringtheyears1935-1936maybedescribedasbeingA.watchful.B.isolationist.C.peaceful.D.indifferent.4.TheNeutralityActof1939A.permittedthesellingofarmstobelligerentnations.B.antagonizedJapan.C.permittedtheBritishtotradeonlywiththeAllies.D.ledtoLend-LeaseAct.5.WeenteredthewaragainstGermanyA.becauseGermanydeclaredwar.B.becauseJapanwasanallyofGermany.C.afterGermanyhadsignedtheNazi-sovietPact.D.afterpeacefuleffortshadfaileD.
Theblackrobinisoneoftheworld’srarestbirds.ItisasmallwildbirdanditlivesonlyontheislandofLittleMangereoffthecoastofNewZealanD.In1967therewereaboutfiftyblackrobins;in1977therewerefewerthanten.ThesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworlD.Theislandhasmanyotherbirdsofdifferentkindslargeandsmall;theseseemtomultiplyveryhappily.Energeticstepsarebeingtakentopreservetheblackrobin.DetailedstudiesaregoingonandapublicappealformoneyhasbeemadE.Theideaistobuyanotherislandnearbyasaspecialhomeareserveforthreatenedwildlifeincludingblackrobins.TheorganizerssaythatLittleMangereshouldthenbesuppliedwiththerobin’sfood—iteatsonlyonekindofseeD.ThousandsoftherequiredplantsareatpresentbeingcultivatedinnewZealanD.Thepublicappealisaimedattheconscienceofmankindsothatthewildblackrobinwillnotdieoutanddisappearformtheearthinourtimeatleast.Isallthisconcernawasteofhumaneffort?Isitanybusinessofourswhethertheblackrobinsurvivesordiesout?Arewelosingoursenseofwhatisreasonableandwhatisunreasonable?Intheearth’slonglongpasthundredsofkindsofcreatureshaveevolvedrisentoadegreeofsuccess—anddiedout.InthelonglongfuturetherewillbemanynewanddifferentformsoflifE.ThosecreaturesthatadaptthemselvessuccessfullytowhattheearthofferswillsurviveforalongtimE.Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.Thisisnature’sprovenmethodofoperation.Theruleofselection—thesurvivalofthefittest—istheonebywhichhumanbeingshavethemselvesarrivedonthescenE.Webeingoneofthemostadaptablecreaturestheearthhasyetproducedmaylastlongerthanmost.YoumaytakeitasanotherrulethatwhenatlasthumanbeingsshowsignsofdyingoutnoothercreaturewillextendapawtoputoffourdeparturE.Onthecontrarywewillbehurriedout.Fornaturetoughfairisahard-heartedmistress.Shehasnofavorites.Lifeseemstohavegrowntootoughforblackrobins.Ileaveyoutojudgewhetherweshouldtrytodosomethingaboutit.57.Theblackrobinisdyingoutmainlybecause.A.peoplehavebeenverycarelessaboutitssurvivalB.itsonlyfoodsupplyisfarfromenoughonLittleMangereC.theotherbirdsontheislandhavedestroyeditD.theappealformoneyhascomeatthewrongtime58.InParagraph3thewriterputsforwardthreequestionsto.A.makeacomparisonB.makeanargumentC.introduceatopicD.presenthisownidea59.Asforselectionandsurvivalthedecisivefactorseemstobe.A.theabilitytoadapttochangedorchangingconditionsB.thenumberofwildlifereservesthatareavailableC.theconcernandgenerosityofthepublicD.thesizeofthehomeortheamountofspaceonehastolivein60.Thewriter’sattitudetowardstheprotectionoftheblackrobinsis.A.activeB.passiveC.unconcernedD.optimistic
Whenin1789GeorgeWashingtonbecamethefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStatestherewasnopermanent永久的capitalinwhichtohousethegovernment.DuringtheRevolutionaryWarsevendifferentcitieshadservedasthenationalcapital.Inadditionmembersofcongress国会couldnotagreeastowherethispermanentcapitalshouldbelocateD.Someofficialswanteditinthenorthotherswanteditinthesouth.Eachofthestateshopedthatthecapitalmightliewithinitsownstatelines.Atlastitwasdecidedthatthecapitalshouldoccupyasection区域byitselfseparatefromanyofthestates.TheplacechosenwassituatedonthePotomasRiver.Thelandbelongedoriginally原先地tothestateofMarylandbutMarylandagreedtothenationalgovernment.ThesectionwasnamedtheDistrictofColumbiaafterChristopherColumbus.ThecityitselfwasnamedWashingtonafterGeorgeWashington.Workwasbegunonthenewcapitalin1791.Intheyear1799CongressoccupiedthenewcapitalbuildingatthesametimetheWhiteHousewasopenedasthehomeofallfuturepresidents.Beforetheyear1800thecapitalofAmericahadbeenlocatedin_________.A.MarylandB.WashingtonC.NewYorkD.severalcitiesWhywasitdecidedthatthecapitalshouldbeseparatedfromanyofthestates?Because_________.A.theDistrictofColumbiawasontheborders边境ofseveralstatesB.theDistrictofColumbiawasinthecenterofAmericaC.MarylandinsistedthatthecapitallieinitsownstateD.eachofthestateswantedthecapitalmightliewithinitsownstatePresidentsoftheUnitedStateslivein_________.A.thecapitalbuildingC.MarylandC.NewYorkD.theWhiteHouseWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Capitalistheplaceforpresidentstolivein.B.Capitalshouldbethelargestcityinthecountry.C.IttooknineyearstobuildthecapitalofWashington.D.Since1791WashingtonhasbeenthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.
CWhenthefirstEuropeanarrivedinthelandnowcalledCanadaaround400yearsagotherewereabout350000nativepeoplelivingtherE.MostofthesepeoplewerelaterforcedtoliveinseparateplacescalledreservesawayfromthecitieswheretheEuropeanssettleD.TheFrenchandtheBritishbothsettledinCanadaandfoughtforthecontrolofit.Finallyin1763BritaindefeatedFranceandCanadabecameaBritishcolony.TodaybothEnglishandFrencharetheofficiallanguagesofCanadA.MostFrench-speakersliveinQuebecProvincE.CanadabecameaseparatecountryfromBritainin1867.Atthattimeithadapopulationof3.4million.TodayCanada’spopulationis30millionasaresultofimmigration移民.ThefirstChineseimmigratedtoCanadainthelate1800s.MorehaverecentlyarrivedandliketoliveineitherTorontoCanada’slargestcityorinVancouveronthePacificcoast.Canadaisacoldnortherncountrywithlongwinterssowintersportsarepopular.IcehockeyisknownasCanada’snationalsport.HoweverCanadiansalsoliketomakethemostoftheshortsummerandenjoypicnicsbythelakesorhikinginthemountains.Canadianslovetotravelacrosstheirhugecountryandusuallydosobycar.Buttogettosomeplacesyouneedtotakeaferry.ReallylongjourneysfromtheeasttothewestcoastaretakenbytrainorbyplanE.Canadianscelebratemanydifferentholidays.OneofthemostimportantisCanadaDayonJuly1stwhichrecallswhenCanadabecameuniteD.AnotherimportantdayhonorsBritain’sQueenVictoriA.ItiscalledVictoriaDayandisheldonthelastMondayinMay.LiketheUSACanadaalsocelebratesThanksgiving.59.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat_________________.A.Canadahasahistoryofabout400yearslongB.EuropeansarethefirstpeopletoarriveinCanadaC.NativeAmericanswerenottreatedequallyinCanadaD.EuropeansandNativeAmericansalwayslivedpeacefullytogether60.ThefirstChineseimmigrantstoCanada_______________.A.camein1867B.livedinTorontoandVancouverC.addedupto30millionD.arrivedinthelatenineteenthcentury61.Theunderlinedpartinthefifthparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_________________.A.tomakefulluseofB.toofferthebestofC.togiveupthebiggestjoyofD.toworkthroughmostof62.Thepassageismainlyabout______________.A.thehistoryofCanadaB.transportinCanadaC.basicknowledgeaboutCanadaD.thegeographyofCanada
Therun-uptothelaunchofChina'sfirstlunarorbiterattheendofthismonthhascaughtthecountry'simaginationwithmorethantwothirdsofthenationhopingtoseethelaunchliveonTVaccordingtoasurvey.AccordingtothesurveybyChinaYouthDailyandwww.qq.comalmosttheentirenationhopestocatchimagesoftheeventatsomepointwith99percentofthe10358respondentssayingtheyexpectedtowitnessthesatellitelaunchand68.9percentsaidtheywerecertaintowatchthelivebroadcastofthelaunch.Onwww.qq.comandwww.sinA.comtwopopularwebportalsinthecountryinternetusershavecontributedsome2000poemsand5000drawingsonthethemeofChang'eI.Thesatellitelaunchmeansmuchmorethanjustsaying'hello'tothemoon.Maybeinthefuturewecouldalsosendsomepeopletoaccompanysister'Chang'e'saidacollegestudentinthesurvey.Remarkablymanypeopleexpecttovisitthemoononedaywith93.4percentofrespondentssayingtheyexpectedtodoso.Chang'eIisnamedafterChang'eafamouscharacterfromChinesemythology.Sheascendedfromearthtoliveonthemoonasacelestialbeingafterdrinkinganelixir.ThereisalsoanotherconnectionbetweenthemoonandChinA.Inthe1970sacrateronthemoonwasnamedafteraChinesestargazerWanHuwhoissaidtobethefirstastronautinhumanhistory.Legendsaysabout600yearsagoaroundthemiddleoftheMingDynastyWanHualocalgovernmentofficialtriedtoflyintospacewiththehelpofachairtwobigkitesand47self-madegunpowder-filledrockets.AccordingtothelegendaftertherocketswerelittherewasahugebangandlotsofsmokE.WhenthesmokeclearedWanwasnowheretobefounD.China'sfirstastronautflewintospacein2003withthelaunchoftheChinese-madespaceshipShenzhouV.ChinabecamethethirdcountryaftertheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatestocarryoutmannedspacemissions.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AccordingtoasurveytwothirdsofthenationarehopingtoseethelaunchliveonTVB.Theinternetusershavedrawnsome5000picturesof‘Chang’e’.C.WanHuaChinesestargazern.看星星的人占星师天文学家wasdeadafterthehugebangandalotofsmokE.D.China’sfirstastronautflewintospacein2003inthespaceshipShenzhouVI.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinparagraph5?A.akindofmedicineforlonglifE.B.akindofmedicinetomakeyoulightenoughtoflyintheair.C.akindofwineD.akindofalcohol.WhywasWanHusaidtobethefirstastronautinhumanhistory?A.BecauseacrateronthemoonwasnamedafterhisnamE.B.Becausehewasthefirsttogotothemooninhisownspaceship.C.Becauseofhiscourageforscientificexperimenttothemoon.D.Becausehemadethefirstrocketinhumanhistory.
Throughouttimepeoplehavelovedmusicforitsabilitytotransportthemintoaworldofrhythmandmelody.Recentlymoreandmorehospitalsandclinicshavebeentappingintothepowerofmusic-notonlytocomfortpatientsbuttohelpthemhealaswell.Welcometotheworldofmusictherapy.Aftereachofthetwoworldwarsmusiciansvisitedhospitalsandplayedinstrumentsforinjuredsoldierssufferingfromemotionalandphysicalpain.Today’smusictherapistscontinuethispracticeplayinginstrumentssuchasguitarsandharpstobringcomforttotheiraudiences.TherapistEricMammenencourageshispatientsatachildren’shospitaltoparticipatewithhimasheplays.Duringvisitswith13-year-oldcancerpatientLawrenceGarciaMammenencouragesGarciatobeatonelectricdrumswhileheplaystheguitar.Thetherapywon’tcurehiscancerbutitdoesaccordingtoGarcia’smomtakeawaymuchoftheboy’sdepression.Musictherapycanelevatepatients’moodsandeasethesymptomsofdepressionaccordingtotheAmericanMusicTherapyAssociation.Otherbenefitsincluderelievingpaincalmingtensionaidingsleepcounteractingworryorfearandeasingmuscletension.JoseHaropersonallyexperiencedthebenefitsofmusictherapywhenhewasrecoveringfromheartsurgery.DuringhisrecoveryheplayedapianowhosekeyslitupindicatingwhichkeystotouchtoplayalongwiththebackgroundmusiC.SoonhewasplayingtunesandnoticingsomethingstrangE.Iwassearchingformypain.HesaysofhisexperiencebutitwasgonE.WhileHaro’sexperienceprovidesanevidenceofthepowerofmusictorelievepainscientificresearchhasprovenmusicalsohelpspatientswithAlzheimer’sdiseaseandarthritis.Inadditionmusictherapyhelpspremature早产的babies.Doctorsaretappingintoapowerfulwaytoteachprematurebabiesthathaven’tyetlearnedhowtosuck.Doctorsuseadevicethatcomfortsthebabiesbyplayingmusicwhentheysuckonapacifier奶嘴.Soonthebabieslearntosuckinreturnformusicgainingweightfasterandgoinghomeearlierthanthosewhodon’tusethedevicE.Evenperfectlyhealthypeoplearediscoveringthepowerofmusictocalmandheal.Drumcirclesattractpeoplewhofindstressreliefinpoundingoutrhythms.Whilemusicisn’tacure-allitdoesmakelifealittleeasier.68.Inthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedphrasetappingintocanbereplacedby________.A.discussingonB.lookingforC.showinginterestinD.makinguseof69.AccordingtothepassageJoseHaro________.A.wentthroughanobviouseffectofmusiconhisrecoveryB.recoveredfromheartdiseasecompletelyC.feltnopaininhissurgeryD.wasaskedtoplaythepianobyhisdoctors70.Fromthepassageweknow________.A.musicianscuredmanysoldiersaftereachofthetwoworldwarsB.GarciafoundmuchcomfortinmusicaccordingtohismomC.musiccanpreventpeoplefromsufferingfromarthritisD.themoremusictheylistentothefasterprematurebabiesgainweight71.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.MusicIsBecomingPopularinMostHospitalsB.MusicHelpsPatientsRecoverC.MusiciansWorkwithDoctorsD.People’sLifeBenefitsfromMusic
GreecedeclaredanationalstateofemergencyonSaturdayasscoresofforestfiresthathavekilledatleast46peoplecontinuedtoburnoutofcontrolleavingsomevillagestrappedwithinwallsofflamescutofffromfirefighters.AlthoughmostofthefireshavebeenonthePeloponnesianPeninsulasomebrokeoutontheoutskirtsofAthensonSaturdayforcingtheevacuationofhomesandclosingamajorroadlinkingthecapitaltothemainairportforseveralhours.Thenationalfirebrigadesaidthatbyeveningithadbroughtthoseblazesundercontrolincludingonethatcamewithinaboutsixmilesofthecity.Thecountryhasbeenvulnerabletofirethissummerbecauseofdroughtandthreeconsecutiveheatwavesthatsenttemperaturessoaringover100degrees.Morethan3000forestfireshavedestroyedthousandsofacresofwoodedareassinceJune;theearlierfireskilledninepeoplE.ThelatestspateoffiresonthepeninsulastartedFriday.Stronghotwindshavespreadtheflames.Firefightersexpectthedeathtolltorisebecausetheyhavenotyetbeenabletosearchsomeareasthathadbeenoverrunbyflames.HardesthitbythefireswereadozensmallvillagestaroundthetownofZaharointhewesternpeninsulawhereatleast12peopleincludingsomewhomayhavebeentryingtofleebycarwerekilleD.Scoresofotherresidentsincludingelderlyanddisabledpeopleremainedtrappedintheirhomesphoningintolocaltelevisionandradiostationscryingforhelp.LateSaturdayMr.KaramanlisPrimeMinisterofGreeceappearedonnationaltelevisionanddeclaredthathewasmobilizingallofthecountry’sresourcestocontrolthefirE.Mr.Karamanlisalsosuggestedthattherecentfiresmighthavebeenpurposelyset.SomanyfiressparkedsimultaneouslyinsomanyregionsisnocoincidencehesaidWewillgettothebottomofthisandpunishthoseresponsiblE.Theoverstretchednationalfireservicesarebeinghelpedbyanestimated6000soldiersmobilizedfortheoperation.A.fleetofwater-dumpingaircraftwasexpectedfromFranceGermanyandNorwayafterGreeceappealedtotheEuropeanUnionforurgentassistancE.51.Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat______inthepassagE.A.firefightersbattlesfearlesslyinGreecetocontrolthefireB.constantfiresinGreecehavecausedgreatlifeandwealthloseC.GreeceisfacinggreatdangerasforestfirescontinuetobreakoutD.Greekgovernmentisinvestigatingthecauseofrecentforestfires52.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.AthenscapitalofGreecewasnotthreatenedinthefireB.GreekgovernmentdidnottakeeffectivemeasurestocontrolthefireC.manypeoplehadtoleavetheirhomestoavoidfireD.allpeopleendangeredbythefirehavealreadygotimmediateandproperhelp53.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingmightnotcontributetotherecentforestfiresinGreek?A.StormthundersinsummerB.LackofrainfallC.ExtremelyhotweatherthissummerD.Hotandstrongwind54.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.nowthefirecrisisinGreecehascometoanendB.assistancefromEUmembersisexpectedtocometohelpGreeceC.firefightersinGreecesofarcanstillmanagethesituationD.thenumberofpeoplewhodieinthefireisexpectednottoriseanymore55.Mr.KaramanlisbelievestheforestfiresinGreece_______.A.isahappeningbychanceB.isanaturaldisasterC.mightbecausedbyhumanonpurposeD.isapunishmentofnature
三.阅读理解20×2.5=50分PeoplehavesmokedcigarettesforalongtimE.ThetobaccousedtomakecigaretteswasgrowninwhatisnowpartoftheUnitedStates.ChristopherColumbuswhodiscoveredAmericasawtheIndianssmokingandsoonthedriedleavesweretransportedtoEuropewheresmokingbegantocatchon.Inthelate1800stheTurk土耳其人madecigarettesevenpopular.CigarettessmokecontainsatleasttwoharmfulsubstancestarandnicotinE.Tarwhichformsasthetobaccoburnsdamagesthelungsandthereforeaffectsbreathing.NicotinewhichisfoundintheleavescausesthehearttobeatfasterandincreasesbreathingratE.Smokingcigarettesisdangerous.TheU.S.PublicHealthServicestatedthatcigarettesmokingisthecauseoflungcancersandseveralotherdeadlydiseases.TheU.S.governmentnowrequiresthateachpackageofcigarettesbear带有aspecialwarningaboutthedangerofsmoking.1.Theexpressioncatchoninthepassagemaymean_________.A.startB.costalotC.becomepopularD.dangerous2.BeforeColumbusdiscoveredAmerica__________.A.EuropeanshadsmokedB.NobodysmokedintheworldC.NicotinewasnotintobaccoD.Europeanshadneversmoked3.Inthenineteenthcenturysmokingbecamepopularbecauseofthepeoplein________.A.IndiaB.TurkeyC.theU.S.D.British4.Breathingisaffectedby___________.A.nicotineB.tarC.heatD.bothA.andB
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