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Manyanimalsrecognizetheirfoodbecausetheyseeit.Sodohumans.Whenyouseeanappleorapieceofchocolateyouknowthatthesearethingsyoucaneat.YoucanalsouseothersenseswhenyouchooseyourfooD.YoumaylikeitbecauseitsmellsgoodorbecauseittastesgooD.YoumaydislikesometypesoffoodbecausetheydonotlooksmellortasteverynicE.DifferentanimalsusedifferentsensestofindandchoosetheirfooD.A.fewanimalsdependononlyoneoftheirsenseswhilemostanimalsusemorethanonesensE.AlthoughtherearemanydifferenttypesoffoodsomeanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonlyonetypE.Thepandaeatsonlyoneparticulartypeofbamboo.OtheranimalseatonlyonetypeoffoodevenwhengiventhechoicE.A.kindofwhitebutterflywillstayontheleavesofacabbageeventhoughthereareplentyofothervegetablesinthegarden.Howevermostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.Thebeareatsfruitshoneyandfish.Thefoxeatssmallanimalsbirdsandfruits.Thedietoftheseanimalswillbedifferentdependingontheseason.Humanshaveaveryvarieddiet.Weofteneatfoodbecausewelikeitandnotbecauseitisgoodforus.IncountriessuchasFranceandBritainpeopleeatfoodswithtoomuchsugar.Thismakesthemoverweightwhichisbadfortheirhealth.Eatingtoomuchredmeatandanimalproductssuchasbuttercanalsobebadforthehealth.ChoosingtherightfoodthereforehasbecomeanareaofstudyinmodernlifE.1.Wecaninferfromthetextthathumansandanimals____________.A.dependononesenseinchoosingfoodB.arenotsatisfiedwiththeirfoodC.choosefoodinsimilarwaysD.eatentirelydifferentfood2.Whichofthefollowingeatsonlyonetypeoffood?A.Thewhitebutterfly.B.ThesmallbirD.C.Thebear.D.Thefox.3.Certainanimalschangetheirchoiceoffoodwhen___________.A.theseasonchangesB.thefoodcolorchangesC.theymovetodifferentplacesD.theyareattractedbydifferentsmells4.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A.foodischosenforagoodreasonB.FrenchandBritishfoodisgoodC.somepeoplehavefewchoicesoffoodD.somepeoplecarelittleabouthealthydiet
Mr.Whitsontaughtsixth-gradescience.Inhisfirstclasshegaveusa__1__aboutananimalcalledcattywampuswhichdiedoutduringtheIceAge.Hepassed__2__askull头盖骨ashetalked.Wefeltproudforfeelingittook__3__andlaterhadaquiz.WhenmypaperreturnedIwasshockedatthebigredcrossthrough__4__ofmyanswers.Why?Ihadwrittendownexactlywhathesaid.Verysimple.Mr.Whitson__5__.Hehadmadeupthestoryaboutthecattywampus.Needlesstosaywewereextremely__6__.Wecouldhave_7__himouthesaid.__8_hetoldus_9__remainsoftheanimalhadeverbeenfoundattheverymomenthewasshowingustheskull_10__acat's.Sowhydidn'twe__11__hisdescription描述aboutitscolorandotherfactsespeciallytheridiculous荒唐的__12_hegaveit?Thezeroswouldberecordedinhis__13__book.Hehopedwewouldlearnsomethingfromthis__14__.Teachersandtextbookswerenotalwayscorrectandweshouldn'tletourmindsleepbutspeakupwhatwethought_15__.We_16__ourskepticism怀疑主义intootherclassedbutitcaused__17__fortheteacherswhoweren'tusedtobeingchallenged.I'vekeptinmindwhatMr.Whitsongaveme-the__18__tolookpeopleintheeyeandtellthemtheywerewrong.Noteveryoneseesthe__19_inthis.IoncetoldateacheraboutitandshewassurprisedsayingHeshouldn'thavetricked欺骗youlikethat.Ilookedatherrightinthe__20__andtoldhershewaswrong.1.A.reportB.pictureC.storyD.lesson2.A.aroundB.byC.overD.through3.A.picturesB.notesC.imaginationD.surprise4.A.someB.mostC.eachD.part5.A.answeredB.explainedC.orderedD.asked6.A.sadB.nervousC.happyD.angry7.A.watchedB.foundC.triedD.looked8.A.SuchasB.AboveallC.AfterallD.Inaddition9.A.anyB.noC.someD.many10.A.onpurposeB.asusualC.infactD.inshort11.A.doubtB.hearC.understandD.check12.A.descriptionB.speechC.skullD.name13.A.noteB.schoolC.guideD.grade14.A.experienceB.accidentC.textD.failure15.A.simpleB.rightC.wiseD.terrible16.A.carriedB.meantC.preferredD.managed17.attitudeB.chancesC.accidentsD.problems18.A.methodB.hopeC.courageD.anxiety19.A.valueB.resultC.aimD.success20.A.headB.faceC.eggD.mouth
13yearsagoWilliamStilesanexpertinAmericanIndianhistorydiscoveredthetreasureasyouseehere:a1966Volvo.HeboughtitbecauseadsofthetimesaidVolvosweresotoughthattheylastedanaverageof11yearsinSweden.AsMr.Stilesremembers:OneadsaidthataVolvowassotoughthatyoucouldDriveitlikeyouhateit.Ididexactlylikethat.InmyfieldworkI’vedriventhiscar295000hardmiles.MuchofitthroughformerIndiancountrysidE.ItisheldupevenbetterthanpromiseD.DrivingitlikeIhateditmademeloveit.ExpressionsoflovearenotuncommonamongVolvoowners.Infact9outof10peoplewhohaveboughtnewVolvosarehappy.SoifyouareunhappywithyourpresentcardowhatMr.Stilesoncedidafterreadingoneofourads.Buyoneofourcars.1.WilliamStilesboughta1966Volvobecause.A.hewaspromisedthatitwouldn’teasilybewornoutB.helearntthatitwasasmodernasanyofitskindC.heknewthatitwasthebestsellerintheSwedishmarketsD.hewasfooledintobelievingthatitworkedwell2.AfterbuyingthecarWilliamStiles.A.droveitwheneverhefeltunhappywithitB.hadittestedindifferentkindsofconditionsC.droveitmadlyacrossthewholecountryasifhehateditD.testeditinhisfieldworktoseehowlongitcouldlast3.TheunderlinedpartinthesecondparagraphI’vedriventhiscar295000hardmilesimpliesthat.A.hedrovealongwaycompletelytiredoutB.theroadconditionswereunusuallybadC.lifewashardduringhislongrideD.hehadmuchtroublealltheway4.IntheadWilliamStiles’storyisusedsimplyto.A.makehimknowntocarbuyersB.causepeopletotakenoticeofthecarfactoryC.maketheadmucheasiertounderstandD.getmorebuyerstobelieveinthiscar
Weallliketothinkthatweareperfecttoafault.Andwhosefaultisthat?NotminE.RecentlymyhusbandandIgotupatthe1of4amtocatchanearly2toNewYork.Wewereextremely3perhapsbecauseweweresleep-walking.Andwewereallreadywhenthetaxicameto4us45minuteslater.Itwasaquiet5totheairport.Wedidn’tevenchatbecausehewasenjoyinghisnewiPod.Attheairportthetaxi6toletusgetoffatwhichpointtheiPodguy7meandsaidWedon’thaveour8.Youare9right?Irepliedforhe10liedlikethat.No.Imeanit.Didyoubringitdown?Ididn’tWhatdoyoumeanyoudidn’t?IshouteD.AllourthingsaretherE.How11!IwasthinkingYou’realways12todothingslikebringingdownluggage.Thisisyourfault13nowwemay14ourflight.Ididn’tsaythatoutloud15.HealreadyknewhowIfelt.TheexperienceshowedIhadahardtimeaccepting16.Butwhatdoyouthinkofme?Psychologiststhinkthatthebestwaytoassessourselvesis17theeyesofothers.Weoftendon’trecognizethatwe’vedonewrong.Ohandthatmissingsuitcase?Wewenthome18inthetaxipickeditupreturnedtotheairportandmadeitthroughwithminutesto19.LaterwhilewalkingalongBroadwayInotedhow20Iwas.Ihadn’tsaidathingabouthisforgettingoursuitcaseathomE.1.A.pointB.hourC.strikeD.period2.A.busB.trainC.flightD.taxi3.A.stillB.excitedC.calmD.disappointment4.A.collectB.pickC.fetchD.draw5.A.driveB.experienceC.travelD.ride6.A.pulledinB.pushedinC.hurriedinD.draggedin7.A.turnedtoB.turnedupC.turnedagainstD.turnedaway8.A.briefcaseB.suitcaseC.clothesbagD.foodbag9.A.runningB.laughingC.jokingD.cheating10.A.rarelyB.alwaysC.hardlyD.never11.A.cleverB.stupidC.terribleD.unlucky12.A.expectedB.askedC.requestedD.supposed13.A.andB.ifC.whileD.but14.A.catchB.quitC.changeD.miss15.A.eitherB.aswellC.thoughD.besides16.A.punishmentB.adviceC.responsibilityD.belief17.A.inB.throughC.overD.on2008041718.A.slowlyB.carelesslyC.sadlyD.hurriedly19.A.spareB.useC.leaveD.share20.A.stupidB.sorryC.wiseD.funny
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Somescientistshavesuggestedthatitmightinsomecasesbeethically伦理的acceptabletocloneexistingpeoplE.OnepossibilityisgeneratingreplacementforadyingrelativE.Allsuchpossibilitieshoweverraisetheconcernthattheclonewouldbetreatedaslessthanacompleteindividualbecauseheorshewouldlikelysufferfromlimitationsandexpectationsbasedonthefamily’sknowledgeofthegenetictwin.Thoseexpectationsmightbefalsebecausehumanpersonalityisonlypartlydeterminedbygenes.Thecloneofanextrovert性格外向的人couldhaveaquitedifferentwayofbehavior.ClonesofathletesmoviestarsorscientistsmightwellchoosedifferentcareersbecauseofchanceeventsinearlylifE.Somepeoplehavealsoputforwardthebeliefthatcouplesinwhichonememberisinfertile不生育mightchoosetomakeacopyofoneortheotherpartner.Butsocietyoughttobeconcernedthatacouplemightnottreatnaturallyachildwhoisacopyofjustoneofthem.BecauseothermethodsareavailableforthetreatmentofallknowntypesofinfertilitythetraditionalchoiceseemsmoreappropriatE.NoneofthesuggestedusesofcloningformakingcopiesofexistingpeopleisethicallyacceptabletomywayofthinkingbecausetheyarenotintheinterestsoftheresultingchilD.ItshouldgowithoutsayingthatIamstronglyopposedtoallowingclonedhumanembryos胚胎todevelopsothattheycanbetissuedonors.Inspiteofthisitseemsclearthatcloningfromcultured人工培育的cellswillofferimportantmedicalopportunities.Predictionsaboutnewtechnologiesareoftenwrong:societalattitudeschange;unexpecteddevelopmentsoccur.Timewilltell.Butbiomedicalresearcherslookingintothepotentialofcloningnowhaveplentytodo.1.Whatistheauthor’sconcernaboutcloninganexistingperson?A.Theclonecreatedwillhaveonedefect缺陷oranother.B.TheclonecreatedwillbemistreateD.C.Theclonecreatedisunlikelytofulfillyourexpectations.D.TheclonecreatedisethicallyunacceptablE.2.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthataclonewill_________.A.choosethesamecareerasthepersonitiscreatedfromB.behaveinthesamewayasthepersonitiscreatedfromC.sharethesamecharacteristicswiththepersonitiscreatedfromD.bepartlysimilarinpersonalitytothepersonitiscreatedfrom3.Accordingtothepassageone’spersonalityisdeterminedby___________.A.theirgenesB.theenvironmenttheyliveinC.boththeirgenesandtheenvironmenttheyliveinD.neithertheirgenesnortheenvironmenttheylivein4.Intheauthor’sviewwhichofthefollowingusesofcloningisreasonable?A.ToreplacealostrelativE.B.Tohelpchildlesscouplestohaveababy.C.Todeveloptissuedonors.D.ToculturecellsformedicalpurposE.5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscloningtechnology?A.ItshouldbecondemneD.B.IthasmedicalpotentialforscientiststoexplorE.C.Itshouldwaittillpeople’sviewschangE.D.Itwasunethicalfromtheverybeginning.
MichaelwasafarmerinTexas.HisparentsmovedtotheUSAfromIrelandinthe1940’sandtheybecameveryrich.MichaeldecidedtogobacktoIrelandtomeethisoldgrandfatherwhowasstilllivingonthesamefarm.MichaelbookedhisticketflewtoShannonairporthiredacaranddrovetothesmallvillagewherehisparentshadbeenborn.HeaskedfordirectionstotheOhaganfarmandintheendhedroveupabumpypath.Hewasshockedbywhathesawasmallfieldandinthemiddleofitwasanoldhousewhichlookedasifitwasfallingdown.AnimalswerewanderinginandoutofthefrontdoorandontheporchanoldmanwassmokingapipeAreyouMrOhagan?askedMichaelYesrepliedtheoldmall.I'myourgrandsonMichaelsaidMichael.A--harepliedtheoldman.Isthisyourfarm?askedMichael.Yesallthewaytothewallovertheresaidtheoldman.Michaelwasastonished.GrandfatherhesaidIhaveafarminTexas.IcangetintomycaranddrivealldayandIstillhaven’treachedtheendofthefarm.Yessaidhisgrandfather.Iusedtohaveacarlikethat.1.Michael’sparents_______.A.stilllivedinIrelandaloneB.ownedasmallfarminTexasC.returnedtotheirbirthplaceD.wereIrishimmigrants移民inAmerica2.WhichofthefollowingshockedMichael?A.ThefarmwassmallB.Theoldhouselookedlikehisown.C.Livingconditionswerepoorinthefields.D.Animalswerefreeinthefields.3.Theoldman_______.A.ownedasmallfarmwhichextendedonlytothewallnotfarawayB.hadsolargeafarmthathecouldn’tcoveritinadayC.hadn’thismoderncaranylongerD.usedtohaveasgoodacarashisgrandson’s4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.MichaelownedalargefarminIrelanD.B.Michael’scarwasinsuchpoorconditionthatitcouldn’treachtheendofthefarmwithinaday.C.Michael’sfarmwastoolargeforacartoreachitsendinaday.D.Michaeldidn’tknowwhattosaytohisgrandfather5.FromIusedtohaveacarlikethatwecanseethat________.A.theoldmanreallyhadacarlikethatB.theoldmallknewhisson’sfarmintheUSwasquitelargeC.theoldmallmisunderstoodwhatMichaelsaidD.theoldmanwantedtobuyacarlikethat
AfederaljudgesentencedBruceJonesto12yearsinfederalprisonforfraud诈骗罪.Overa10-yearperiodJoneshadmanagedtocheatthousandsofpeoplethroughoutthestateoutofalmost$10million.HeadvertisedhisfantasticideasonTV.ForsomereasonJonessaidTVseemstobreaktheicE.EventhoughyouareatotalstrangertothevieweronceheseesyouonTVinhishomehefeelslikeheknowsyou.YouenterhislivingroomandbecomeatrustedfrienD.Joneshadanimaginationthatwouldn’tquit.OnetimeheshowedviewersanofficialgovernmentearthquakereportwhichprovedthatthewesternhalfofCaliforniawouldcollapseintotheseawithinthreeyears.For$100hesaidJoneswouldinsure承保yourhouseandpropertyforfullvaluE.ThousandsofpeoplewhosawthatTVadsenthimahundreddollarseach.InanotherTVadJonesclaimedthathehadcometoanagreementwiththefederalandstategovernmentforexclusive独享的airrights.Hetoldviewersthatforonly$100theycouldownthefirst10milesabovealltheirproperty.Youwouldbeabletochargeanycommercialplanethatflewoveryourproperty$100percrossing.Youwouldalsobeabletochargegovernmentrocketssatellitesspaceshuttlesandspacestations$100foreachandeveryviolationofyourairrights.AnothertimeJonesclaimedtohaveinventedaproductthatgetsridofcalories.HeshowedtheviewersaspraycanofNoCal.HesaidthatbysimplysprayingNoCalonyourfoodachemicalinteractionwouldcauseallthecaloriesinthefoodtosimplydisappearwithinabout10seconds.TheNoCalwasonly$10acan.AsusualJonesreceivedthousandsofchecksinthemail.ThejudgetoldJonesthatheshouldbeashamedofhimself.JonesrespondedthathewasveryashamedofhimselfandthatwhenhegotoutofprisonhehopedtobecomeaTVadvisertohelppeopleavoidgettingcheateD.HetoldthejudgethathewasalreadydevelopinganinstructionalCDthatformerely$100wouldsavepeoplethousandsofdollarsinscams骗局.ThejudgenoddedandthenchangedJones’sentencefrom10yearsto12years.1.AccordingtoJoneshecouldsuccessfullycheatmanypeoplemainlybecause.A.hepromisedthemalargeprofitB.theyweretooeagertomakemoneyC.theybelievedtoomuchinTVadsD.hewasskillfulincommunicatingwithpeople2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Jonesshowedunusualimaginationinhistricks.B.Joneswascloselyrelatedtothestategovernment.C.WesternCaliforniawasindangerofgoingundertheseA.D.JonesfeltguiltyandwasdeterminedtoleadanewlifE.3.WecaninferthatpeoplewhowantedtobuyNoCalfromJones.A.weremainlyfromlowincomefamiliesB.allhadarichknowledgeofchemistryC.wereprobablyinterestedinlosingweightD.usuallydidtheshoppingthroughtheInternet4.Thejudgechangedthesentenceatlastbecause.A.JoneswasplanninganotherbigscamB.hecouldhardlybelievewhatJoneshadtoldhimC.JoneshadcheatedmorepeoplethanheexpectedD.hehadsufferedfromJones’scamshimself
Englandhasalongstandingproblemwithyoungstersdroppingoutoftraining.Almosthalfof17-year-oldsinsomepartsofEnglandhavedroppedoutoffulitimeeducationortraining.TheStatistic统计show49°inThurrockand44％inSalfordhavedroppedoutofschoolorjobtraining.AcrossEngland31％of17-year-oldsarenotineducationortraining.Thefiguresalsoreveal揭示deepregional地域性的divideswithwealthierareassuchasRichmonandHarrowrecording18％of17-year-oldsoutofofficialeducation.Thestatisticsconfirm确认England’spoorinternationalstandingforstaving-onratesineducation.TheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentconsidersEngland’sdrop-outratesasamongtheworstamongtheindustrialisedcountries.RegionallythestatisticsshowYorkshireandtheHumberhasthehighestrateof17-year-oldsnotinfull-timeeducationorwork-hasedtrainingat35％.OuterLondonhasthehigheststaying-onratewithl3％of17-year-oldshavingdroppedoutofofficiallearning.IntheeastofEnglandthisfigurestandsat31％andat29％intheSouthWest.EdwardDaveyLiberalDemocratShadowEducationSecretarysaidthegovemmentshouldbeashamedthatsomanyyoungstersweredroppingoutofschool.A.spokesmanfortheDepartmentforEducationandSkillssaidthegovernmenthadcarriedoutaseriesofreformswitha￡2.5bnriseinfunding投资forfurthereducation.1.Thistextmainlytalksabout________A.whysomany17-year-oldshavedroppedoutofeducationB.thetroublesfacing17-year—oldsacrosswholeEnglandC.howthegovernmenthelps17-year-oldstogobacktoschoolD.theproblemwith17-year-oldsdroppingoutofschoolinEngland2.WhichpartofEnglandhasthelowestrateof17-year-oldsdroppingoutofeducation?A.ThurrockandSalford.B.OuterLondon.C.YorkshireandtheHumber.D.RichmonandHarrow.3.Thestatisticsmentionedinthetextshowthat_______.A.industrialisedcountrieshavemoreproblemswithyoungstersdroppingoutofschoolB.EnglandhasahigherrateofyoungstersnotineducationamongtheindustrialisedcountriesC.inEnglanddifferentregionshavethesamerateof17-year-oldsdroppingoutofschoolD.toolethanhalfof17-year-oldsinEnglandarenotinfull-—timeeducationortrainingtimeeducation4.WhatEdwardDaveysaidsuggeststhatthegovernment________.A.hasdonelittletosolvetheproblemwithyoungstersdroppingoutofschoolB.paysnoattentiontotheproblemwithyoungstersdroppingoutofschoolC.isdoingitsbesttodealwith17-years-olds’problemsacrossEnglandD.willencourageyoungsterstostayoninorreturntofurthereducation5.Inthistextstaying-onisoppositeto_______inmeaning.A.longstandingB.droppingoutofC.work-basedtrainingD.stayingathome
LikemostpeopleI’velongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymyoccupationthatmyprofessionisastandardpeopleusetoseehowsmartortalentedIam.RecentlyhoweverIwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI’mtreatedasaperson.LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.AssomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeoplE.IhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspectthey’dneversayordototheirmostcasualacquaintances泛泛之交.Onenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeawaythenbeckoned示意mebackwithhisfingerminutelatercomplaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon勤杂工plentyofpeoplE.Butat19yearsoldIbelievedIdeservedinferior较差的treatmentfromprofessionaladults.BesidespeoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollegE.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesittingattheirtablewaitingtobeserveD.OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.FrommyfirstdayIheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledmE.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked.Isoonfoundoutdifferently.IsatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsalesrepresentativewithasimilarnamE.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristiE.Themistakewasimmediatelyevident.PerhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolvedbutpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithmE.Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmepolitely.Soitwasashocktoreturntotherestaurantindustry.It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtablesandfortunatelymuchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustrybydefinitionexiststosatisfytoothers’needs.Stillitseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.I’mnowapplyingtograduatedschoolwhichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywantIthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirstandseehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoservethem.1.Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat_______.A.one’spositionisusedasastandardtomeasureone’sintelligenceB.talentedpeoplelikehershouldfailtogetarespectablejobC.one’soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasapersonD.professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualwaitresses2.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecondparagraph?A.Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.B.Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-mindeD.C.Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances.D.Somecustomersliketocomplainbecauseofthewaitress’poorservicE.3.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?A.Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessional.B.Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.C.Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.D.Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.4.Theunderlinedsentencemanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservantinParagraph7means.A.thosewhosatisfyothers’needsaresuretobelookeddownupon.B.thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn’tbetreatedasservants.C.thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.D.themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.
AMERICANAHOTELCRYSTALCITYConvenientlocation5minutesfromWashingtonD.C.andoneblocktoCrystalCityMETRO地铁CrystalCityUndergrounD.AlexandriA.FreeParkingfreeDeluxeContinentalBreakfastandcomplimentary收费的HotelShuttleServicetoRonaldReaganWashingtonNationalAirport.14000JeffersonDavisHwyenduranceonS.EadsSt.Phone703979-3722DAYSINNARLINGTONDaysInnArlingtonislocatedtwomilesfromthePentagonLincolnMemorial.ThereisarestaurantwhichservesAmericanstylefoodplustwomeetingroomsandanoutdoorpool.ComplimentaryshuttleservicerunstotheRosslynMetroStation.Complimentaryparkingisavailableontheproperty.Anexperiencedstaffwelcomesoutguests.Phone703525-0300THEHIGHLANDERMOTORINNComfortableroomsatmoderaterates.ConvenientlocationonlyminutesawayfromWashingtonareaattraction.NearVASquareMETROStationandBallstonCommonsShoppingMall.Freecontinentalbreakfastfreeparking.Phone703524-4300HYATTREGENCYCRYSTALCITYConvenientlylocatednexttoWashingtonNationalAirportandtwomilesfromWashingtonD.C.ComplimentaryShuttletoandfromNationalAirportmetrolocalrestaurantsandshopping.ExperienceaviewtorememberatoutrooftoprestaurantsChesapeakeGrill.CallforReservations.Phone073418-12341800233-12341.Whichhoteldoesnotprovideservicetodriveitsgueststotheairportormetrostations?A.AmericanaHotelCrystalCityB.DaysInnArlingtonC.TheHighlanderMotorInnD.HyattRegencyCrystalCity2.Ifyouwanttostayinahotelwhichprovidesfreeparkingandfreebreakfastwhichtelephonenumberswillyouringtoaskforfurtherinformation?A.703979-3722or703524-4300B.703524-4300or073418-12341C.073418-12341or703525-0300D.703525-0300or703979-37223.Whichhotelisclosetoairports?A.AmericanaHotelCrystalCityB.DaysInnArlingtonC.HyattRegencyCrystalCityD.TheHighlanderMotorInn4.StevenlovestheideaofhavingdeliciousmealwhileenjoyingthenightviewofWashingtonD.C.Hewillprobablyreservearoombycalling.A.703524-4300B.073418-12341C.703525-0300D.703979-3722
ExploringspaceisadreamsharedbymanypeoplebutfewhaveeverexperiencedthethrillofspaceadventurE.A.fewyearsagothatfieldwasopenonlytothosewhoworkedforNASAorthespaceprogramsofothernations.ButnowprivatecompaniesaregettingintothespaceracE.GoogleandtheXPRIZEFoundationhavejoinedforcestochallengeordinarypeopletoexplorethemoon.Thefirstteamthatsuccessfullysoft-landsaroboticrover天体登陆车onthemoonwillreceivea$20millionprizE.Thesecondteamtotouchdownonthemoonwillwin$5million.Teamscanalsowinanadditional$5millioninbonusprizesforcompletingtaskssuchasdiscoveringwatericE.Towincontestants竞赛者mustlandtheircraftonthesurfaceofthemoonandletitroamformorethan500metersor1.640feet.ThecraftmustalsosendvideoandInternetclips片断backtoEarthinrealtimE.GoogleandtheXPRIZEFoundationannouncedthecompetitiononSeptember132007.TheGoogleLunarXPrizecallsonentrepreneurs企业家andengineersfromaroundtheworldtoreturnustothelunarsurfaceandexplorethisenvironmentforthebenefitofallhumanitysaidPeterH.DiamandistheheadofthefoundationwhenthecontestwasannounceD.WehopetobringthishistoricprivatespaceraceintoeveryhomeandclassroomheaddeD.TeamsarealreadygatheringatthefirstcommercialspaceportintheMojaveDessertinCaliforniatoworkontheirspaceshipdesigns.ContestantshaveuntilDecember312012toqualify取得资格forthecontestwhichexpiresin2014.Thelasttimehumanswenttothemoonthevoyageinspiredagenerationofscientistsandexplorers.GoogleandtheXPRIZEFoundationarehopingthattheircontestwillgetevenmorepeopletoreachforthemoonthestarsandbeyonD.1.Ifthefirstteamlandtheircraftonthesurfaceofthemoonanddiscoverwatericehowmuchprizemoneywilltheyreceive?A.$5million.B.$10million.C.$20million.D.$25million.2.WhyareGoogleandtheXPRIZEFoundationcallingonpeopletogotothemoon?A.FurtherexplorationofthemoonwillbenefitmankinD.B.TheywanteveryonetojoininthespaceracE.C.TheyrequirevideoandInternetclipsofthemoon’ssurfacE.D.Theyhopethatnewexplorationwillfindlifeonthemoon.3.TowinthecontestcontestantsmustdothefollowingEXCEPT.A.landthecraftonthemoonB.letcraftroamforover500mC.discoverwatericeonthemoonD.sendvideoandInternetclipsbacktoEarth4.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.A.noprivatecompanyhaseversetfootonthemoonsofar.B.contestantscanwintheprizesolongastheytouchdownonthemoonC.contestantsdon’thavetodesigntheirownspaceshipsD.thecontestwillendin20125.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Morescientistsareworkingonspaceshipdesigns.B.GoogleandtheXPRIZEFoundationjoinedforcestolandonthemoon.C.Moreteamsareencouragedtojoinintheracetoexplorethemoon.D.ThefirstcommercialspaceporthasjustbeencompletedinCaliforniA.
Athree-year-oldkidpressingalltherightbuttonsusedhismother'scomputertobuyasecond-handJapanesecarontheInternetauction拍卖siteeBay.TheparentsoftheboyJackNealweredumbstruckwhenthewebsitesentthemamessageofcongratulationsforbuyingtheBarbiepinkNissanFigaroacollector'sitem.Wecouldn'tunderstandwhatwashappening.NeitherofushadboughtanythingsaidJack'smotherRachel36.SowecheckedandsawitwasaBarbiepinkcarwhichwe'dboughtfor8999pounds.Weflewintoapanic恐慌.ThefollowingmorningJacktoldhisparentsI'veboughtacar.RachelNealsaidshethoughtshehadlefthereBaypassword密码inhercomputer.Jack'sgoodatcomputersandjustpressedalltherightbuttonssheadded.HerhusbandJohn37explainedithadallbeenamistakewhenhecalledthesellerofthesoft-topsecond-handcar.Luckilyhesawthefunnysideandsaidhewouldre-advertiseRachelNealadded.PaulJonesco-directorofWorcesterRoadMotorswhoissellingthecarsaidhehadbeenamusedbythebid出价.IhadaphonecallexplainingwhathadhappenedandassoonasIhearditwasayoungboywhohaddoneitbymistakeIcanceledthebidandre-advertisethecarwhichisverycollectableJonessaid.Hemusthavegoodtasteincars.We'veallgotchildrenandtheydosillythingsattimessoitwasnoproblem.ThecarwhichhadbeenimportedfromJapanisavailableoneBayatastartingpriceof7999poundsorabuy-it-nowpriceof8999pounds.1.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AJapanesecarisavailableoneBayB.AcoupleissurprisedbytheirsonC.Three-year-oldboybuysacaroneBayD.Three-year-oldboyisgoodatcomputers2.TheunderlinedworddumbstruckinParagraph2probablymean_________.A.carefulB.excitedC.angryD.shocked3.Accordingtothepassagethedealismadepossiblydueto_________.A.Jack'smother'scarelessnessaboutthepasswordB.themistakeofthecomputerprocessC.Jack'sloveofthecarD.themistakeofthesiteeBay4.WecanlearnallthefollowingEXCEPTthat_________.A.whentheboypressedthebuttonhedidn'tknowwhathewasdoingB.InfactthecouplehadknownnothingaboutwhattheirsonhaddoneC.theboywasskillfulinusingthecomputerD.thesellerseemedtofeelthattheboywaslovely5.InPaulJones'opinion_________.A.itwasapitythatthecoupledidn'tbuythecarB.itwascommonthatchildrendosomesillythingsC.Jackhadabetterunderstandingofcars'colorsD.Jackboughtthecaratareasonableprice
Livethe‘AmericanDream’Whatisit:Work&TravelUSAWhoarequalified:Full-timecollegestudentsabove18yearsolD.Abouttheprogram:Applicationforthe2009Work&TravelUSAprogramhasjuststarteD.It’san8-16weeksummerprogramforcollegestudentstoworkandtravelintheUS.EmployersincludeBoeingHiltonHoteland7-Eleven.Fornextsummerabout3500positionsareopentoChineseStudents.Applicantsmustpassalanguagetestandsometimesaninterviewandpayaregistrationfeetojointheprogram.source:www.cultureexchangE.orgHundredsneededbyVolkswagenWhatisit:ShanghaiVolkswagenjobs.Whoarequalified:Collegestudentsgraduatingin2009Aboutit:ShanghaiVWoffersover300positionsfromengineeringtomarketingtocollegestudentsgraduatingin2009.ApplicantsshouldhaveanexcellentacademicrecordCET-6orthesamelevellanguagecertificateinGermanandgoodcomputerskills.CampustalkswilltakeplaceinShanghaiChangchunHarbinWuhanChangshaNanjingBeijingandXi’anfromOctober.source:campus.chinahr.com/2009/pages/csvwXiaoneilookingforgraduatesWhatisit:OakPacificInteractiveOPIinternships实习Whatarequalified:Collegejuniorsandfirst-yearpostgraduatestudentsAboutit:OPIisnowofferinginternshippositionsfortest-engineerdevelopment-engineerandassistanttothedirectorofcorporateculturE.Forengineeringpositionscandidatesshouldmajorincomputerscienceorarelatedfieldhavecommunicationabilityandbefamiliarwithvariousdevelopmentlanguages.Forassistanttothedirectorpositionscandidatesshouldbeadept拿手的indocumentwritingactivitiesorganizingandofficesoftwarE.source:campus.xiaonei.com1.Theseadvertisementsaremostprobably______.A.advertisementsontheInternetintendedforthegeneralpublictoreadB.advertisementsinanewspaperintendedforlargecompaniestoreadC.advertisementsontheInternetintendedforcollegestudenttoreadD.advertisementsinanewspaperintendedforcollegestudentstoread2.Accordingtothefirstadvertisement______.A.theprogramoffersanopportunitytocollegestudentstoworkinlargeAmericancompaniesaswellastotravelinAmericaB.theapplicantsarerequiredtohavecollegedegreesandpayaregistrationfeeC.applicantswhocannotpassthelanguagetestmustgothroughaninterviewD.theprogrammustbeappliedforduringthesummerof20093.Theopportunityof______isofferedonlytocollegestudentsgraduatingin2009.A.workinginlargecompaniesinAmericaB.travelinginAmericaC.positionsinVWD.OPIinternship
Cancomputerreason?Reasoningrequirestheindividualtotakeagivensetoffactsanddrawcorrectconclusions.Unfortunatelyerrorsfrequentlyoccur.Noworatleastsooncomputerswillbeabletodologicalreasoninginavarietyofareaswithoutmakingerrors.ThekeytoavoidingerrorsistouseacomputerprogramthatreliesontherecentresearchinthisfielD.AURAAutomatedReasoningAssistantistheprogramthatisthebestexampleofthisuseofthecomputer.AURAsolvesaprogrambydrawingconclusionsfromagivensetoffactsabouttheproblem.Theprogramreacheslogicalconclusionsperfectlyasitusesvarioustypesofreasoningandsolvesalmostallproblemsbyusingadvancedtechniquestofindacontradiction矛盾.OnegenerallystartswithasetofassumptionsandaddsastatementthatthegoalisunreachablE.Forexampleiftheproblemistotestasafetysystemthatautomatically自动地shutsdownanuclearreactorwheninstrumentsindicateaproblemAURAistoldthatthesystemwillnotshutthereactordownunderthosecircumstances.IfAURAfindsacontradictionbetweenthestatementandthesystem’sdesignassumptionsthenthisaspectofthereactor’sdesignhasbeenprovedsatisfactory.ThisstrategyletsAURAconcentrateontheproblemathandandavoidmanyfruitlesssteps.ThechiefuseforAURAatthistimeisforelectroniccircuit电路designcheckbutanumberofotheruseswillarisE.Forexampletherealreadyexistexpertsystemsthatarespecialpurposeprogramsdesignedtoautomatereasoninginaspecificareasuchasmedicaldiagnosis.TheseexpertsystemscontinuetoimproveandhaveanendlesslifE.Moreovertheycanbereproducedjustforpennies.A.humanwhocanexpertlypredictwheretodrillforoilisingreatdemanD.A.programthatcanpredictequallywellwouldbeinvaluableandcouldbereproducedanynumberoftimes.Willthecomputerreplacethehumanbeing?Itseemslikelythatcomputerprogramswillreproducemorecleverprogramssuchprogramswillassistratherthanreplacehumans.Reasoningassistantswillenablehumanmindstoturntodeeperandfarmorecomplexideaswhichwillbepartiallypreparedandthencheckedforreasoningflawsbyareasoningprogram.ManyerrorswillbeavoideD.1.ThewayAURAworksisto.A.explorethefaultsindesigning.B.discoverthevirusesinaprogram.C.findoutwhatisagainstthesetprogramsD.predictbyreasoning.2.AllofthefollowingarementionedasareasfortheuseofAURAEXCEPT.A.electronicengineering.B.searchforoilC.identificationofdiseases.D.mentallogic3.AllofthefollowingareadvantagesofexpertprogramsEXCEPT.A.theycanbereproducedendlesslyB.theyarefeaturedbyselfanalysis.C.theymaybeenrichedincontents.D.theyarereproducedalmostfreE.4.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.PracticalUsesofcomputers.B.SuggestedapplicationsforAURA.C.ThetechnicalperfectionofAURA.D.Computeraidtohumanreasoning.
RomehadtheForum公共集会场所.LondonhasSpeaker’sCorner.Nowalways-on-the-goNewYorkershaveLizandBill.LizandBilltwocollegegraduatesintheirearly20shavespentawholeyeartryingtohavethousandsofpeopletalktotheminsubwaystationsandonbusystreetcorners.Justtalk.Usinga2-foot-tallsignthatsaysTalktoMetheyattractconversationalists会话者whooneeveningincludedamentalpatientandmeninbusinesssuits.Theydon’tcollectmoney.Theydon’tpushreligion.Sowhat’sthepoint?ToseewhathappenssaidLiz.Wesimplyenjoylifewithopencommunication.ShortlyaftertheSeptember112001attacktheydecidedtowalkfromNewYorkCitytoWashingtona270-miletrip.Theyfoundtheylovedtalkingtopeoplealongthewayandwantedtocontinuetalkingwithstrangersaftertheirreturn.ItstartedasacrazyideaLizsaid.Weweresocuriousaboutallthestrangerswalkingbywiththeirlifestories.Peoplewilltalktousaboutanything:theirjobstheirclothestheirchildhoodexperiencesanything.DenisewantedtotalkaboutanexamshewasabouttotakE.Shehadstoppedbyforthesecondtimeintwodaystoletthetwolistenersknowhowitwent.MarciahadlostherhusbandtoaseriousdiseasE.ThatwasveryheavyonmymindMarciasaid.Tobeabletotalkaboutittototalstrangerswasverygoodsheexplained.Tocelebrateayearoftalkingthetwoheldaget-togetherinacityparkforallthepeopletheyhadmetoverthepastyear.A.fewhundredpeopleshowedupaswellassometelevisioncameramenandreporters.Theymayplanmorepartiesortrytoattractmorepeopletojointheirinformaltalks.Somepublishershaveexpressedinterestinabooksomethingtheysaythey’llconsider.1.WhatdidLizandBillstartdoingafterSeptember2001?A.ChattingwithpeoplE.B.Settingupstreetsigns.C.Tellingstoriestostrangers.D.Organizingaspeaker’scorner.2.Whattheyhavebeendoingcanbedescribedas.A.pointlessB.normalC.crazyD.successful3.WhyareDeniseandMarciamentionedinthetext?A.TheyknewLizandBillverywell.B.Theyhappenedtomeetthewriterofthetext.C.Theyorganizedthegettogetherinthecitypark.D.TheyareexamplesofthosewhotalkedtoLizandBill.4.WhatwillLizandBilldointhefuture?A.Goinforpublishing.B.Domoretelevisionprograms.C.ContinuewhattheyaredoingD.Spendmoretimereadingbooks.5.Howdotheyliketheideaofwritingabook?A.Theyhavedecidedtowaitayearortwo.B.Theywillthinkaboutitcarefully.C.Theyagreedimmediately.D.Theyfindithardtodothat.
AgainstthesuppositionthatforestfiresinAlaskaCanadaandSiberiawarmtheclimatescientistshavediscoveredthatcoolingmayoccurinareaswhereburnttreesallowmoresnowtomirrormoresunlightintospacE.Thisfindingsuggeststhattakingstepstopreventnorthernforestfirestolimitthereleaseofgreenhousegasesmaywarmtheclimateinnorthernregions.UsuallylargefiresdestroyedforestsintheseareasoverthepastdecadE.Scientistspredictthatwithclimatewarmingfiresmayoccurmorefrequentlyoverthenextseveralcenturiesasaresultofalongerfireseason.Sunlighttakeninbytheearthtendstocausewarmingwhileheatmirroredbackintospacetendstocausecooling.ThisisthefirststudytoanalyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimatE.Earlierstudiesbyotherscientistshavesuggestedthatfireinnorthernregionsspeedupclimatewarmingbecausegreenhousegasesfromburningtreesandplantsarereleasedintotheatmosphereandthustrapheat.Scientistsfoundthatrightafterthefirelargeamountsofgreenhousegasesenteredtheatmosphereandcausedwarming.Ozone臭氧levelsincreasedandashfromthefirefellonfar-offseaicedarkeningthesurfaceandcausingmoreradiationfromthesuntobetakenin.ThefollowingspringhoweverthelandwithintheareaofthefirewasbrighterthanbeforethefirebecausefewertreescoveredthegrounD.Snowonthegroundmirroredmoresunlightbackintospaceleadingtocooling.WeneedtofindoutallpossiblewaystoreducethegrowthofgreenhousegasesintheatmospherE.ScientiststrackedthechangeintheamountofradiationenteringandleavingtheclimatesystemasaresultofthefireandfoundameasurementcloselyrelatedtotheglobalairtemperaturE.Typicallyfireinnorthernregionsoccursinthesameareaevery80to150years.Scientistshoweverfoundthatwhenfireoccursmorefrequentlymoreradiationislostfromtheearthandcoolingresults.Specificallytheydeterminedwhenfirereturns20yearsearlierthanpredicted0.5wattspersquaremeterofareaburnedaresoakedupbytheearthfromgreenhousegasesbut0.9wattspersquaremeterwillbesentbackintospacE.Theneteffectiscooling.Wattsareusedtomeasuretherateatwhichenergyisgainedorlostfromtheearth.1.Accordingtothenewfindingstakingstepstopreventnorthernforestfiresmay__________.A.resultinawarmingclimateB.causetheforestfirestooccurmorefrequentlyC.leadtoalongerfireseasonD.protecttheforestsandtheenvironmentthere2.ThefollowingarealltheimmediateeffectsafteraforestfireEXCEPT__________.A.largeamountsofgreenhousegasesentertheatmosphereB.thelevelsofozonewhichisatypeofoxygenincreaseC.snowonthegroundmirrorsmoresunlightbackintospaceD.ashesfromthefirefallontheicesurfaceandtakeinmoreradiationfromthesun3.Earlierstudiesaboutnorthernforestfires__________.A.analyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimateB.indicatethatforestfireswillpollutetheatmosphereC.suggestthatpeopleshouldtakemeasurestoprotectenvironmentD.suggestthatthefireswillspeedupclimatewarming4.Theunderlinedphrasesoakupinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans__________.A.releasedB.absorbedC.createdD.distributed5.FromthepassagewecandrawaconclusionthatforestfiresinAlaskaCanadaandSiberiamay__________.A.warmtheclimateasthesuppositiongoesB.allowmoresnowtoreflectmoresunlightintospaceandthuscooltheclimateC.destroylargeareasofforestsandpollutethefar-offseaiceD.helptogainmoreenergyratherthanreleasemoreenergy
GUESSwhat’smaking9millionUSteenagersscreamatthetopoftheirvoicesthissummer?It'snottheHulkorIronmanhittingsomeoneacrossaroombutthecatchybeatofthemusicinDisney'slatestTVmovieCampRockwhichcameoutintheUSonJune20.Theshowattractedmorethan8.9millionviewers.SohowdoesCampRockattractsomanyviewers?OnereasonisthatitfeaturesthehugelypopularboybandtheJonasBrotherswhomallthegirlsseemtoadorE.Butwhat'sthestory?ConnectThreeisarockgroup.OnememberShaneGrayJoeJonasneedstogetridofhisbadboyrockerimagesohe'ssentbyfellowbandmembersNateNickJonasandJasonKevinJonastoamusiccampasaguestinstructor指导.Theideaisthecampwillhelphimcleanuphisact.TherehemeetsMitchieTorresDemiLovatoateenagegirlwithanextraordinaryvoiceandadrivingambition志向tobeapopsinger.Howevershecanonlyaffordtobeattheexpensivecampbyhelpinghermomworkinthemesshall食堂betweenclasses.WhenShaneoverhearsMitchiesingingfrombehindcloseddoorshesetsouttofindthegirlwiththebeautifulvoicE.OnegroupofteenagerswasreallyeagertowatchthemoviE.ThekidstooktheirpositionsonthefloortocountdowntoshowtimE.OneofthemLeahKarrels16evensangthemovie'stheme主题歌WeRock.Sheexplainedthatshe'sseenthetrailer预告片somanytimessheknowsthewordsbyheart.Thegirlscheeredwhenthemoviebeganandforthenexttwohourstheonlytimetheygotupwastorunforchocolateicecreamcakefromthefreezer.I'msurethisisgoingtoknockHighSchoolMusicalofftheshelvesinstores.ThisisthenextbigthingsaidLeah.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.CampRockwillcomeoutonJune20B.TheJonasBrothersisaboybandlovedbygirlsC.ShaneGrayinthemoviehasbadboyimageallthetimeD.LeahKarrelshasseentheTVmoviemanytimes2.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.A.ThissummeronlyCampRockattractedyoungpeopleverymuchB.Thestoryisaboutaclassicmusicgroup—ConnectThreeC.ThemainactressisapopsingerinthemovieD.Thepassagedoesn’ttellustheendofthestoryofthemovie3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatA.KidslearntocountdowntoshowtimeafterwatchingthemovieB.LeahKarrelscouldsingthethemeofthemusicC.ThegirlslovedthemoviesomuchthattheyevenhardlywantedtogetupD.LeahKarrelsbelievesthemoviewillbesoldontheshelvesinstores4.Whichisclosesttothemeaningoftheunderlinedwordadore?A.loveB.lookuptoC.respectD.envy5.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.JonasBrothersB.TheStoryAboutConnectThreeC.TheTrailerOfCampRockD.Summerof‘Rock’
Thefinestandmostsought-afterviolinswerehandcraftedbyanItalianviolinmakerover250yearsago.Theman’snamewasAntoniusStradivarius.Hewasbornin1644andbeganhiscareer1aviolinmaker’sapprentice学徒.Workingonhisownby1680hebecamedeterminedtomake2thatcouldreproducetonesasrichasthoseproducedbythehumanvoicE.He3severalshapesandstylesforhisviolinsuntilhearrivedatadesignthatpleasedhim.Duringhiscareerhecrafted1100violins.Thosein4havebecometreasuredpossessions.UnfortunatelythesecretoftheStradivariusviolindiedwithitsmaker.DuringhislifetimeStradivariuskepthisnotessafely5evenhistwosonswhohelpedhiminhisworkshopdidnotknowallthestepsinvolvedineachviolin’sconstruction.Throughtheyearsmanyexpertshaveoffered6explanationsfortheuniquetoneofaStrad.Somesayitisduetotheviolin’sshapE.Otherssuggestthatthesecret7thespecialproperties特性ofthewoodwhichStradivariusobtainedfromnativeItaliantreesthatnolongerexist.Themostwidelyacceptedexplanationisthatitiscreatedbythevarnish清漆thatthe8usedtocoathisviolins.Chemistshaveanalyzedascloselyaspossiblethevarnishandhavefoundits9hasimprovedthesoundofmanyviolins.10nootherviolinmakerhasbeenabletofullyreproducethetoneoftheStradivarius’sviolins.1.A.withB.asC.forD.from2.A.instrumentsB.facilitiesC.equipmentD.tools3.A.investigatedB.surveyedC.testedD.experimented4.A.fashionB.existenceC.possessionD.use5.A.protectedB.buriedC.hiddenD.covered6.A.possibleB.accurateC.detailedD.persuasive7.A.bringsinB.takesinC.resultsinD.liesin8.A.masterB.violinistC.expertD.user9.A.attentionB.applicationC.inventionD.foundation10.A.AdditionallyB.LuckilyC.ThereforeD.Still
AnimalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneeD.Ithasbeendemonstratedthatratswillwhengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftimepreferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrantflavorwasaddedtothevitamin-enrichedfluidtheratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingitevenafterthevitaminswereswitchedtotheclearwater.IntimehowevertheybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswerE.Inaclassicexperimentbabiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteriafeedingarrangementwithawideselectionofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatternsbutthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtoselectwell-balanceddiet.Soinselectingfoodratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhat'sbestforthem.Apparentlythereisakindofbodywisdom＂whichhumanssoonlosE.MostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecoulD.Manyofourfoodpreferencesareculturallydeterminedandinfluencedbylong-establishedhabits.Somepeopleeatfoxdogandblackbirdswhileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemstobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingonaroundthem.1.Intheexperimentonratsafragrantflavorwasaddedtotherat'sdrinkingwaterto_________.A.encourageratstodrinkvitamin-enrichedwaterB.findoutrats’preferenceinflavorC.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisgoodforthemD.demonstratethatvitaminsaretasteless2.Asfarastheireatinghabitsareconcernedbabiesandratsaresimilarinthat_________.A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddietB.bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrinkC.bothhavethesameeatingpatternsD.bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavors3.Intheclassicexperimentmentionedinthesecondparagraphbabieswere.A.givemanychoicesofdrinksB.providedwithvariouskindsofbabyfoodC.placedandfedinacafeteriaD.trainedtoselectabalanceddiet4.Accordingtothepassageadults’eatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesbecause_________.A.adultsknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindsoffoodaregoodfortheirhealthB.adultsusuallycannotresistthetemptationofvariousdeliciousfoodsC.adults’eatinghabitsarecloselyrelatedtothesocialandculturalcustomsD.adultshavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatterns
下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息请阅读下列应用文和相关信息并按照要求匹配信息并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑选项中有一项是多余的A.LowtonCollegeSituatedinapleasantareaofthecityclosetoriver.ConvenientforNorthWalesandtheEnglishLakeDistrict.CoursesinEnglishrunallyear.Part-timecoursesavailableintheevenings\days.WewillarrangeaccommodationwithanEnglishfamily.B.BristowCollegeThecollegeisinthecentreofBristow.Full-timecoursesatalllevelsbeginnerstoadvancedfromSeptembertoJunE.Visitsarrangedtoplacesofinterest.Excellentrangeofsportsoffered.Studentsarrangetheirownaccommodationinflatsandhouses.C.SheptonCollegeSituatedinthecentreofLondonclosetoundergroundandbuses.Classesareofferedallthroughtheyear.DaytimeEnglishcoursesuptotenhoursperweek.Eveningclassesoffourhoursperweek.ExtraclassesofferedinEnglishforBusiness.AccommodationinthecollegE.D.HoweCollegeThecollegeisinthecitycentrebutneartheNorthYorkshirecountrysideandtheseA.ClassesrunfromSeptembertoJunE.Part-timeandfull-timecoursesfrombeginnerstoadvanceddaytimeonly.Full-timecoursesinEnglishwithBusinessStudies.TripsarrangedtoplacesofinterestHelpgiveninfindingaflatorroominthesea.E.DaunstonCollegeDaunstonisasmalltownintheMidlandsnearpleasantcountrysidE.Part-timeandfull-timeclassesavailablefromSeptembertoJunE.Full-timesummerschoolinAugustCompletebeginnerspart-timeonlyTripsandothersocialeventsarrangedregularly.Accommodationinthecollegeorwithfamilies.ExfordCollegeExfordisbesidetheseaandsurroundedbybeautifulcountrysidE.CoursesatalllevelsSeptembertoJuneSummerschoolsmorningsonlyduringAugust.八月只是part-time――morningsonlyFullsocialprogrammerincludingsportsandhobbyclubsprovidedbythecollegE.Studentsliveincollegeroomsorwithfamilies.请阅读下列五个人的基本信息根据各人要求然后匹配相关大学1.LucywantsacourseinBusinessStudiesandEnglishstartinginSeptember.ShewouldprefertobeinacitybutwantsacollegewhichwillorganizevisitssoshecanseesomethingofBritain.2JeanwantstoattendclassesforafewhoursaweekinJulysothathehasplentyoffreetimetovisitthecountrysidE.Hewantstostayinacitywithafamily.3.Lauraislookingforafull-timebeginners’courseandcancometoBritainatanytimE.Sheiskeenonsportandwantstostaywithafamily.4.Mikelikesbigcities.Hehopestofindworkduringthedaysoheislookingforaneveningclass.HewantstoliveinaflatorhousE.5.AnneisgoingtospendAugustinBritain.SheknowssomeEnglishalreadyandwantsafull-timecoursE.Shewantstomeetpeoplethroughthecollegeandlivewithafamily.人物大学1.LucyA.LowtonCollege2.JeanB.BristowCollege3.LauraC.SheptonCollege4.MikeD.HoweCollege5.AnneE.DaunstonCollegeF.ExfordCollege
Peopleandthesourcesofairpollutionarefoundinthesameplaces.Thismeansthatcitieswithlargepopulationshavethebiggestproblemofdirtyair.Airpollutioniscausedbymanydifferentthings.Amajorsourceofairpollutionisthegasfumesfromcars.Statisticsshowthat93percentofallautotripsarewithincities.Anothermajorsourceofdirtyairistheburningofcoalandoilforenergy.Thisenergyisneededtomakeelectricity.Ofcoursemuchmoreelectricityisusedinthecitythaninthecountry.Ontheaveragewethrowawaymoretrashandgarbagethantheyearbefore.Theburningofgarbagecontributestoairpollution.Manymajorindustriesarealsoresponsibleforthedirtyairinthearoundcities.Thefumesironsteelchemicalandpetroleumproductionaddparticlestotheair.Theeffectsofairpollutionrangefrommildheadachestodeath.Thelevelsofpollutionfoundinheavyfortrafficmaycauseheadachesforlossofclearvision.Wherevercoalandoilareusedforfuelfumesmaykilltreesandplantsandcausemetaltocorrode.Insomeofthelargercitiesthesefumesendangerthelifeofhumanbeingsbycontributingtolungdiseasesandcausingearlydeath.1.Thekeypointofthepassageisthat_________.A.thecauseofairpollutionispeopleB.thecausesandtheeffectsofairpollutionarebothfoundincitiesC.theeffectsofairpollutionrangefromheadachestodeathD.airpollutioniscausedbydirtyair2.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.TopersuadepeopletostoppollutingtheairB.TotellthecausesofairpollutionC.TotellwhycitiesarebadplacestoliveD.Todescribewhycitiesarebadplacestolive3.Whyisairpollutiongraverinthecitythaninthecountry?A.BecausetherelargerpopulationsincitiesB.BecausetheairinthecityisdirtyC.BecausetherearemorecarsinthecityD.Becausetherearemuchmoregasfumesfromcarsandburningofcoalandoilforenergyinthecitythaninthecountry.4.Thefumesfromcoalandoilmaycausemetal_________.A.toturnblackB.tobecomerustyC.tocorrodeD.totwist5.Inlargercitiesthefumesfromcoalandoilmaycontributeto_________.A.heartdiseaseB.lungdiseasesC.lossofclearvisionD.seriousheadache
A21-year-oldGermantouristwhowantedtovisithisgirlfriendinSydneyAustralia113000kilometersawaynearSidneyMontanainAmericaaftermistypinghis2onaflightbookingWebsitE.3fortheAustraliansummerinT-shirtandshortsTobiGuttleftGermanyforafour-week4.Insteadofarrivingindown-under指澳大利亚Guttfoundhimselfonadifferentcontinentandboundfor飞向---thecoldstateofMontana.IdidwonderbutIdidn’twanttosay2GutttoldtheBildnewspaper.IthoughttomyselfIcanflytoAustraliavia经由theUnitedStates.Gutt’sairlineticketroutedhimvia=throughtheU.S.cityofPortlandOregontoBillingsMontanA.Onlywhenhewasaboutto6aflighttoSidney—anoiltownofabout5000people—didherealizehis7.The8touristwhohadonlyathinjackettokeepoutthewinter9spentthreedaysinBillingsairportbeforehewasabletobuyanewtickettoAustraliawith600euros欧元incashthathis10sentoverfromGermany.Ididn’tnoticethemistakeasmysonisusuallygoodwithcomputershismotherSabinetoldReuters.1.A.brokeB.landedC.partedD.took2.A.nameB.numberC.dateD.destination3.A.PreparedB.SentC.DressedD.Misled4.A.holidayB.walkC.flightD.voyage5.A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything6.A.bookB.escapeC.enjoyD.board7.A.mistakeB.dreamC.lossD.way8.A.lovelyB.lonelyC.poorD.clever9.A.snowB.temperatureC.coldD.time10.A.girlfriendB.parentsC.bankD.company
MaryhadherownspecialkindofjoyandsheknewexactlyhowtospreaditarounD.Sheliftedchildrenfrom1intolaughterloveandbelonging.Eachtimeshefoundanew2forachildshegavethefamilyoneofherlittlehome-madepaperroses.Ithadbecomea3forherandthefamiliesdidn’teverforgetit.OneeveningMarywas4ameetingforadoptiveparents.Oneofthe5fathersstooduptointroducehimself.Butbeforehespokehereachedintohiscoatpocketandheldupa6redpaperrosE.TwentyyearsagotodayIfeltaloneand7.Ididn’tknowthetalentsinsidemeorwhatwaspossibleformE.ThenMary8twowonderfulpeopleintomylifE.Theytaughtmewhatitwasliketofeel9.Theynotonlylovedme10.Theyopenedaworldof11thatIdidn’tknowexisteD.MynewparentstoldmeReachforyourdreams!IdidandtodayI’m12tobegivingthatchancetoachildwho13justlikemE.MymothergavemethislittlerosE.Bynowallofyou14whereshegotitsolongago.Marysentmeanewrosejustyesterday.Andmynewrose15anewspringabeautifulnew16formyownlittlegirl.It17metoshowherwhatunconditionalloveisandtoteachhertoreachforherownbeautifuldreams.ThankyouMaryforthespeciallittlethingslikerosesthat18ourlivestogether.Andthankyouforallyou’vedoneformeandsomanyfamiliesovertheyears!Onebriefeventcansendourspiritssoaringor19usinquiettoponderanewbeginning.20itisalsotheverysmallthingslikeMary’srosesthattietogetherthemeaningfulthings.1.A.povertyB.lonelinessC.miseryD.suffering2.A.homeB.placeC.schoolD.life3.A.gloryB.favorC.habitD.tradition4.A.organizingB.planningC.hostingD.attending5.A.newB.gratefulC.kindD.active6.A.brokenB.fadedC.treasuredD.dried7.A.tastelessB.powerlessC.pricelessD.worthless8.A.directedB.introducedC.broughtD.accepted9.A.lovedB.protectedC.caredD.cheered10.A.silentlyB.continuouslyC.unintentionallyD.unconditionally11.A.necessitiesB.possibilitiesC.beautiesD.riches12.A.eagerB.willingC.proudD.lucky13.A.startedoutB.cameupC.turnedoutD.grewup14.A.understandB.guessC.tellD.know15.A.replacesB.symbolizesC.equalsD.creates16.A.chanceB.mysteryC.challengeD.beginning17.A.remindsB.helpsC.accompaniesD.drives18.A.fixB.closeC.tieD.gather19.A.causeB.pushC.putD.leave20.A.YetB.BesidesC.OtherwiseD.Therefore
ConsumersattheWhaleInsideDarkRestaurantareledbyawaiterwithnight–visionGoggles夜视镜.InsideDarkRestaurantinBeijingatableof30dinerswasgettingquarrelsomE.I’mtouchingyourhead!saidonelikeatalkativechilD.Whojustsaidthat?anotherreplieD.Suchvoicesfloatedacrossthe90-plus-seatrestaurantbutnoonecouldseewhowastalkingexceptthewaiterswhowereequippedwithmilitary-gradenight-visiongoggles.InthenewconceptualdiningrestaurantsareturningoffthelightstofocusattentiononthefooD.ThetrendseemstohavestartedinZurichandhassincespreadallovertheworldwithdinerssittinginunlitroomsandlatelybeingservedbywaitersinnight-visiongoggles.Theideaisthatbydepriving剥夺onesensesightothersensesareheighteneD.Darknesshasotherbenefits.''Chinesepeopletendtobeshy''saidChenLongwhoownsWhaleInsideDarkwhichopenedinJanuary.''PeoplehavefounditeasytobreaktheiceherE.''ThefirstdarkrestaurantwhichopenedinZurichin1999hadasimpleintention.Thegoal''wascreatingjobsfortheblindandhandicappedpeople''saidthemanager.TheconcepthasbeenpopularinParisLondonSydneyandelsewhereofferingnewvariationsonsightdeprivationbywhichpeoplecanexperiencealotinacompletelydarkcondition.InBeijingtheWhaleInsideDarkRestaurantisnotonlyaboutheighteningthesenseoftastebutloweringsocialinhibitions压抑.ItispopularwithInternetdaterswhometonmatchmakingWebsitesthatarespreadingthroughoutChinA.Dinerfortwoisabout225yuanor$29at7.76yuantothedollar.Eatinginthedarkisnotwithoutitstroubles.Insteadoffamily-stylediningfoodisservedonsingle-servingplates.Wheneachdisharrivestheserverguidesyourhandtotheplateandoffershelpfultipslike''Thiscourseiseatenwithaspoon.''Thestyleseemstobeworking.''Peoplefeelalotmorecomfortablewhentheycan'tbeseenbyothers''saidMr.ChenwhoisopeningasecondbranchinShang-hai''Couplesgettoknoweachotherwithoutseeingother'sfaces.''1.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThefuninthedarkrestaurantB.DininginthedarkC.ThetroublesinthedarkrestaurantD.Theadvantagesinthedarkrestaurant2.Theadvantagesofthedarkrestaurantincludethefollowingexcept.A.loweringsocialinhibitionsB.heighteningthesenseoftasteC.breakingtheiceeasilyforsomeshypersonsD.becominganInternetdaters’centre3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordunlitmeaninthesecondparagraph?A.darkB.crowdedC.quietD.colorful4.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedthat.A.onlyInternetdatersliketoeatinthedarkrestaurantB.peoplecanunderstandtheblindpeople’sworldbetteraftervisitingthedarkrestaurantC.onlythewaiterswithmilitary–gradenight–visiongogglescanseewhathappensthereD.consumersareeasytogetangryinthedarkrestaurant5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ConsumersgotothedarkrestaurantinordertofocustheirattentiononthefooD.B.Eatinginthedarkisfunandhassomeadvantagesaswell.C.Thewaitersworkinginthedarkrestauranthavegotusedtothedarkenvironment.D.Inthedarkrestaurantyoucanstillhavethedinnerasinyourfamily.
Whenwefoundhimhewasasorrysight.Hisclothesweretornhishandsbleeding.Beforewereachedhimwesawhimfall.Helayamoment.Thenhepulledhimselftohisfeetwalkedunsteadilyafewyardsthroughthewoodsandfellagain.Afterwegothimoutwewentbacktofindthegunthathehadthrowndown.Histracksshowedthatfortwodayshehadcircledintheforestwithin200yardsoftheroaD.Hissensesweresodulledbyfearandtirednessthathedidnothearthecarsgoingbyorseethelightsatnight.WefoundhimjustintimE.Thismanlikeothersbeforehimhadsimplybeenfrightenedwhenheknewhewaslost.Whathadbeenaneardisastermighthaveturnedoutasonlyapleasantwalkhadhemadeafewpreparationsbeforehesteppedfromthehighwayoroffaknownpath.Whateversenseofdirectionthatamanmayhaveit'sstilllargelyaquestionofobservation.A.skilledwoodsmanalwayskeepsaneyeonhissurroundings.Henotestheshapeofamountainthedirectionwaterflowsthroughaswampandthewayatreeleansacrossapath.Withtheseinmindhemaybeturnedaroundmanytimesbutheisseldomlost.Thereareexceptionsofcourseandonceinawhileamandoescomeacrosssomestrangeproblemthatputshimintothelostsituation.A.rainstormorsuddenblizzardmaycatchhimwithoutacompass指南针inhispocket.Darknessmayfindhiminaroughareawheretravelisdangerouswithoutalight.Whenthishappensthenormalfirstreaction反应isthefearofbeinglaughedatasaresultofhispoorknowledgeinthewoods.Hemayalsobeconcernedabouttheinconveniencethathewillcausehisfriendswhenhedoesn'tshowup.Thisfalsepridemayleadhimtokeeponthemoveinafalseefforttofindhiswayagainstalldifficulties.Thepersonwhothinksaheadisseldomingreatdanger.He’llbesafeifheobservescarefullythinksaheadandremainscalm.1.TheauthorsuggestedthatifthemanhadnotbeenfoundhewouldhaveA.beenshotbyagunB.becomeconfusedC.beenattackedbywildanimalsD.beeningreatdanger2.Accordingtothepassageifapersongetslostintheforestattheverybeginninghewould______.A.worryaboutbeinglaughedatB.pushhimselftofindhiswayoutC.feelitisconvenienttoaskforhelpfromhisfriendsD.beconcernedaboutbeingfrightenedbywildanimals3.Whenapersontriestofindhiswayinthewoods________isthemostimportant.A.intelligenceB.observationC.directionD.chance4.Theauthortellsthestoryofthelostmanasanexampleofpeoplewho________.A.gointothewoodsbythemselvesB.don’tknowhowtosignalforhelpproperlyC.arefrightenedwhentheythinktheyarelostD.noticeeverythingwhensteppingfromthehighway
January12002wasadaythatwouldberememberedforyeartocomE.OnthedaytheeurobecametheofficialcurrencyoftwelveEuropeancountriesreplacingcurrenciesasfamousastheGermanmarkandtheFrenchfranC.ButthechangefromtheoldcurrenciestothenewonewasonlyasuccessafterlotsofproblemsweresolveD.Thefirstproblemwaswhattocallthenewcurrency.Peopleindifferentcountrieshaddifferentsuggestions.AfteralongdiscussionthenameeurowasfinallyacceptedbyallofthecountriesinvolveD.Thenextproblemwasthedesign.A.normalbillorcoinhasadesignrelatedtothecountryconcernedlikethepictureofafamouspersonofmonument.Sohowcouldtheydesignsomethingthatwasrepresentativeoftwelvedifferentcountriesandtheirtraditions?ThefinalanswerwasacompromisE.EveryeurocoinhasastandardEuropeanfaceononesidebuteachMemberStateisallowedtodecoratetheothersidewithanimagelinkedtotheirowncountry.ForexampleSpanishcoinshavetheimageoftheSpanishkingandGermancoinshavepicturesofBerlin’sfamousBrandenburgGatE.Soeventhoughyoucanspendthecoinsinanyofthetwelvecountiesyoucantellwhichcountrytheyoriginallycamefrom.EurobillswillbeuniformthroughouttheeuroareA.Thefinalproblemwashowtointroducethemoney.Imaginehowcomplicateditwastochangethekindofmoneyyouusenotjustforordinarypeoplebutalsoforcompanies:Coca-Colahadtoadaptalmost300000vendingmachines.自动售货机toacceptthenewcoins.TohelppeoplegetusedtotheideastoresstartedpublishingpricesinboththeoldandthenewcurrencyfromJanuary2000.Thefinalchangefromtheoldcurrenciestotheneweurowasahugesuccess.PeopleinEuropearenowusingtheeurobillsandcoinsaseasilyasAmericansusedollars.1.Howlonghastheeurobeenanofficialcurrency?A.Forover7years.B.Forover8years.C.Forover6years.D.Forover5years.2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.WhentheeurofirstcameintousethestoresgotintotroublE.B.PeoplecantellinwhichcountryaeurocoinwasmadE.C.Theneweurobillshavedifferentdesigns.D.Somepeoplestillhavedifficultyinusingthenewcurrency.3.TheauthormentionsCoca-Colainparagraph5to.A.indicatethatCoca-Colahassteadyfinancialfoundations.B.tellusCoca-ColahasmadeacontributiontoEuropE.C.proveittooklostofeffortandmoneytointroducetheeuro.D.showCoca-Colaisverypopularwithconsumers.4.Whichofthefollowingweretheproblemswhenchangingfromtheoldcurrenciestothenewone?a.Whattocallthenewcurrency.b.HowtointroducethenewcurrencytoEuropeans.c.Howtodecidewhattheeurowouldbeworth.d.WhatthedesignofthenewcurrencyshouldbE.A.abcB.acdC.abdD.bcd5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theeffortsatmakingtheeuroasuccess.B.Thecausesofthebirthoftheeuro.C.Theimportanceoftheeuro.D.Thedesignoftheeuro.
阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息首先请阅读以下有关音乐会的信息A.Raymond’sSoloConcert:RaymondthetalentedsingerwhoshiftsfreelybetweenmusicalfolksongsandhiphopistogiveasoloconcertthisweekenD.TheeventwillbepartoftheAsiantourpromotinghisnewalbum.Hisconcerthasveryhighticketpricesbuthisfanshaveboughtticketsworthonemillionyuaninjustfourdays.Place:GrandTheatreTime:8:30–10:30pmJanuary6Price:380–2000yuanTel:7322-3411B.PrinceofthePiano:Claydermanhasestablishedatrulyinternationalcareerasabestsellingrecordingartistandconcertperformer.Hehasrecordedover1000melodiesandcreatedaNewRomanticstylethrougharepertoirewhichcombineshis'trademark'originalswithclassicsandpopstandards.Infactdespitehisnaturalshynessandreserveheiscompletelyinhiselementonstage;aRichardClaydermanconcertisareal'Spectacular'.Place:TheGreatHallofthePeopleTime:8:00–10:00pmJanuary7Price:180–1680yuanTel:7310-5266C.LiveMusic:AudiencesinthecitywillbeabletomakeadatewithoneofthemostfamousGermanOrchestrasontheeveningofJan.27atCenturyCenter.ConductedbyFlorianStubenvolltheorchestrawillperform11classicsincludingBeethoven'sFledermausOuvertureMozart'sSymphonyNo.40andfourpiecesbyJohannStrauss.Place:CenturyTheatreTime:8:00–10:30pmJanuary10Price:120–680yuanTel:7988-7311D.JazzNight:EnjoyrealAmericanjazzfromHerbieBrownthefamoustrumpetplayer.He’scomingwithhisnew7–piecebandHerbie’sHeroes.Herbieisknowntoplaywellintotheearlyhourssodon’texpecttogetmuchsleep.ThisisHerbie’sthirdvisittoChinA.Thefirsttwohavebeensoldoutsogetyourticketsquickly.Place:TheJazzClubTime:10:00pmtilllate!January7911Price:100–200yuanTel:7599-7862E.ScottishDancing:Wanttogetyourbodysomeexercisewhileenjoyinglivemusic?Takeyourpartnerhereandgetreadytodancetillyoudrop.Scottishdancingisfunandeasytolearn.Therewillbeinstructorsdemonstratingthedances.Thelivebandisalsoexcellent.Place:JackStein’sTime:7:30–10:00pmJanuary5–7Price:70yuanincludingonedrinkTel:7832-1788F.BeijingRocks:TheNightofChineseRockissettobringrockfansspecialperformancE.EightChineserockbandswillperformattheconcertincludingoldergenerationbandsmiddlegenerationandsomerecentarrivals.Theaudiencecanevendecidewhatsongstheywanttohearwhichissuretobringastorm.Time:January89Place:Worker’sStadiumTime:8:00–11:30pmJanuary4Tel:7633-0640Price:90–680yuan请阅读以下观众的信息然后匹配与其适合的音乐会1.Mikeandhisgirlfriendarebothuniversitystudents.ThecomingSundayJanuary6ishisgirlfriend’sbirthday.AsbothofthemaremusicfansMikewouldliketotakehisgirlfriendtoenjoysomelivemusicandlearnsomethingnew.2.Joeyandhisfriendsalwaysenjoytheirweekendbyattendinglatenightactivities.Howeverhehasn’tjoinedthemforalongtimebecausehehasbeenworkingforacoupleofweeks.ThisweekendhewantstohavesomefunandexcitementwithhisfriendswhoareinterestedinwesternmusiC.3.AliceisacollegestudentwhostudiesmusicandplayingthepianoisherfavoritE.Herparentsapproveofherattendingconcertsandpayforthetickets.Asaresultshedoesn’tcaremuchabouthowmuchtheticketmightcost.4.TracyisinterestedinavarietyofmusiC.Likemostoftheotheruniversitystudentsshehasapart-timejoB.Shewouldliketoamuseherselfbyattendingconcerts.Sinceshedoesnotearnmuchshecanonlyaffordaticketthatcostsnomorethan100yuan.5.SallyenjoyslisteningtoforeignmusicinhersparetimE.Shewouldliketoattendconcertsperformedbyforeignbandsororchestraswheneverit’spossiblE.Butaccordingtotheschoolrulesshehastoreturntoherdormitorybefore11:00pm.
Overthepastseveraldecadesthepromiseofthecaroftomorrowhasremainedunfulfilledwhiletheproblemsitwassupposedtosolvehaveonlyintensified加剧.Theaveragepriceofagallonofgasishigherthanatanytimesincetheearly1980s.TheMiddleEastseemsmoreunstablethanever.Andevenclimateexpertsarestartingtoadmitthatthecarbonwe’repumpingintotheatmospheremighthavedisastrousconsequences.Tothesecircumstancesautomakershaverespondedwithafleetofcarsthataverages21milespergallonaboutfourmilespergallonworsethantheModelT.Yethopeiscomingfasterthanthathydrogeneconomyyou’vebeenhearingabout.Severalsmallcompaniesaredevelopingnewenginetechnologiesandadvancedautomotivedesignsthatpromisetodeliver100milesfromasinglegallonofgas.Theproposalsrunfromthesimple—reduceweightimproveaerodynamics空气动力—totheincredibleonecompanywantstoborrowafewtricksfromjetengines.TheraceshouldheatupfurtherwhentheXPrizeFoundation—thegroupthatkick-startedthespace-tourismindustrywithits$10-millioncompetitiontoproduceareusableprivatespacecraft—announcesinthenextfewmonthsacompetitionforthefirstcartobreak100milespergallonandsellayet-to-be-decidednumberofunits.Theprizemoneyhadn’tbeenfinalizedatpresstimebutXPrizeofficialsarediscussingfiguresinthe$25-millionrangeasaproperamount.Theyhopetheprizewillurgepeopletocompletelyreconsiderwhatacarshouldlooklikeandhowitshouldfunction.WeneedaparadigmshiftsaysMarkGoodsteintheexecutivedirectorfortheautomotiveXPrizE.Weneedtochangethewaypeoplethinkaboutautomobiles.1.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthekeytodevelopingthecaroftomorrowisthat______.A.thepromisehasremainunfulfilledB.theMiddleEastseemsmoreunstablethaneverC.mileage英里数forpergallonofgasshouldbeincreasedD.aprizeshouldbeofferedforthefirstcartobreak100milespergallon2.Followingthispassagewhichofthefollowingtopicsismostprobablytobediscussed?A.Whowillwintheprize?B.Whatwillthecaroftomorrowbelike?C.DifferentopinionsonthecaroftomorrowD.Howtouselessfuel?3.BysayingTothesecircumstancesautomakershaverespondedwithafleetofcarsthataverages21milespergallonaboutfourmilespergallonworsethantheModelT.attheendofparagraphonethewriter______.A.ishappyaboutthecarspeopleusetodayB.ismakingacomparisonbetweenthepresentcarsandModelT.C.meanstheconcernabouttheatmosphereisunreasonableD.meanstheproblemofusingtoomuchgasremainsunsettled4.WhichofthefollowingservesasanexplanationofWeneedaparadigmshiftinthelastparagraph?A.Weneedtochangethewaypeoplethinkaboutautomobiles.B.Weneedpeopletoreconsiderhowautomobilesshouldfunction.C.WeneedpeopletoreconsiderwhatacarshouldlooklikE.D.Weneedtochangethecarscompletelysothattheywilllookdifferent.
AprovenmethodofeffectivetextbookreadingistheSQ3RmethoddevelopedbyFrancisRobinson.ThefirststepistosurveytheSstepthechapterbyreadingthetitleintroductionsectionheadingssummaryandbystudyinganygraphstablesillustrationsorcharts.Thepurposeforthisstepistogetanoverviewofthechaptersothatyouwillknowbeforeyoureadwhatitwillbeabout.InthesecondsteptheQstepforeachsectionyouaskyourselfquestionssuchasWhatdoIalreadyknowaboutthistopic?andWhatdoIwanttoknow?Inthisstepyoualsotakethesectionheadingandturnitintoaquestion.Thisstepgivesyouapurposeforreadingthesection.Thethirdstepthefirstofthe3R’sistoreadtofindtheanswertoyourquestions.Thenattheendofeachsectionbeforegoingontothenextsectionyourecitethesecondofthe3R’stheanswerstothequestionsthatyouformedinthequestionstep.Whenyoureciteyoushouldsaytheinformationyouwanttolearnoutloudinyourownwords.Thefifthstepisdoneafteryouhavecompletedsteps23and4foreachsection.Youreviewthelastofthe3R'stheentirechapter.Thereviewisdonemuchasthesurveywasinthefirststep.Asyoureviewholdamentalconversationwithyourselfasyourecitetheinformationyouselectedasimportanttolearn.ThementalconversationcouldtaketheformofaskingandansweringthequestionsformedfromtheheadingsorreadingthesummarywhichliststhemainideasinthechapterandtryingtofillinthedetailsforeachmainideA.1.FromthepassagewecaninferthattheSQ3Rmethod.A.turnsouttobepracticableB.leavesmuchtobedesiredC.needstobeprovenD.cannotbeusedbyeveryreader2.TheSQ3Rmethodconsistsofsteps.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.seven3.Accordingtothepassagethefirststephelpsthereaders.A.readthefirstseveralparagraphsB.scanthewholechapterC.studythegraphsD.getthethemeofthechapter4.Whichofthefollowingisthefourthstep?A.Toquestionyourself.B.Toreadforinformation.C.Toreciteyouranswers.D.Todrawaconclusion.5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Inthelaststepyoushouldrememberalltheinformation.B.Whenyoufinishthelaststepyouwillgetboththemainideaandthedetails.C.Thementalconversationinvolvesansweringthequestionsaskedbytheauthor.D.Whileyouareholdingamentalconversationyouselecttheimportantinformation.
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