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ComewithustotheGardenofEnglandandenjoythebestsightthattheCountyofKentcanofferus.WewilldrivetothehomeoftheChurchofEngland—CanterburythecountytownofKentandenjoyatouroftheancientCathedralanditswalledcity.We’lltravelonthroughsomeofthecountryroadsofKentonlyinminitouristcoaches长途汽车andarriveinDoveratthecoastjust32milesacrosstheseafromFranceandmainlandEuropE.WecanenjoythewonderfulviewofWhiteCliffsandDoverCastlebeforereturningtothemostbeautifulcastle城堡inEngland—LeedsCastlE.TheLeedsCastleissurroundedbyalakewithitshistorydatingbackasfarastheDoomsdayBook.WecanexploreitsinsidepartandgroundsbeforewereturntoLondonwheneverwelikE.Prices:Adult—£55.00;Under16—£50.00;A.10%offforafamilyTime:Saturdays&SundaysTourincludes:lReturnminicoachtravellServicesofanexperiencedTourManagerlTourofCanterburyCathedrallScenicdrivethroughKentlVisittotheWhiteCliffsofDoverlEntrancetoLeedsCastleOnalltourswewillpickyouupbetween7:25amand7:45amatYOURchosenLondonZone1locationsowecanbeatthecrowdsandthetrafficandbeearlyontheopenroaD.Visitourwebsite24hoursadayatwww.andersontours.co.uk.Clickonthetourandthedateyouwantandthenfollowtheeasyon-linebookingdirections.CallAndersonToursdirectat02074369304Monday-Friday8:00A.m.-18:00p.m.withyourcreditcard信用卡information.Oryoucanbookthroughournetworkofspecialagents代理商throughoutLondon.60.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TouristscanenjoyallofthebestsightsinEnglandB.LeedsCastleistheoldestandmostbeautifulcastleinEnglandC.ThecountryroadsofKentcan’tbereachedbylargetouristcoachesD.TouristscanbepickedupandsenttowherevertheychooseinEngland61.TheGreenstogetherwitha10-year-oldsonneedtopay__________forthetour.A.£115B.£144C.£160D.£15562.Wecancalltobookthetour__________.A.at8:00A.m.SundayB.at19:00FridayC.at13:00SaturdayD.at17:00Wednesday63.What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toattractmoretouriststojointhem.B.TointroducesomecultureinEnglanD.C.Toshowtouristsmorebeautifulsights.D.Toaskmoretouriststoridetheirminicoaches.
InEnglishthespellingofwordsdoesnotalwaysrepresentthesounD.Sopeoplesay/rait/butspellitrightorwriteorevenritE.Combinationsoflettersmaybepronouncedinmanyways.Andsomewordsjustseemtohavetoomanyletters.ForAmericansthingsarealittlebiteasierthankstotheworkofNoahWebsterateacherwhograduatedfromYaleUniversityin1778.AsayoungmanhehadfoughtagainsttheBritishintheAmericanWarofIndependenceandhefeltthatwrittenEnglishinthenewlyindependentUnitedStatesshouldhaveadistinctiveAmericanlook.SohebeganhisworkonAmericanEnglish.HisfirstbookTheElementarySpellingBooksuggestedsimplifyingthespellingofEnglishwords.Thebookwasextremelypopular.Bythe1850sitwassellingonemillioncopiesayearmakingitoneofthemostpopularschoolbooksever.ManyofthesuggestionswerequicklyadopteD.Centerinsteadofcentreprograminsteadofprogrammeandflavorinsteadofflavour.Othershoweversuchasremovingsilentletterslikesinislandorthefinaleinexaminewerenot.WebsterisbestknownforhisAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishlanguagewhichfirstappearedin1828.ItintroducedlotsofnewAmericanwordswithinformationabouttheirpronunciationanduseandofcoursethenewspelling.TheBritishcriticizedthedictionarybutitquicklybecameastandardreferencebookintheStates.TodayWebster'sdictionaryisstillthenumberonedictionaryforAmericanstudents.5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?[]A.Websterandhisbestsellers.B.BritishandAmericanEnglish.C.ThehistoryofAmericanEnglish.D.ThemanwhomadespellingsimplE.6.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothetext?①WebstergraduatedfromYaleUniversity.②AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishlanguagecameout.③Webster'sbookwassellingonemillioncopiesayear.④WebstertookpartintheAmericanWarofIndependencE.A.②①③④B.③①②④C.④①③②D.①②③④7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.AllthespellingofwordsdoesnotrepresentthesounD.B.TheElementarySpellingBookwaspublishedinthe1850s.C.Webster'ssuggestionswereacceptedcompletely.D.Webster'sdictionaryisthebestallovertheworlD.8.WhatattitudedotheBritishhavetowardsWebster'sdictionary?A.Theythoughthighlyofit.B.Theyfoundfaultwithit.C.Theyarguedbitterlyaboutit.D.Theyfollowedtheexamplesofit.
Themoralviewofviolencelabelingitasbadandwronghasdonelittletoendit.Thealternativeviewistoreleaseourjudgmentsandseeviolenceforwhatitis:aformofsuffering.ThisisadifficultchangeformanypeoplE.Notonlyaretheyinthehabitofmakingknee-jerk下意识的judgmentsbutviolentpeoplecauseharmandthereforetheirsufferingseemstodeservelesssympathy.YouhurtmesowhyshouldIhavesympathyforyou?ItshouldbetheotherwayarounD.Doesittakeasaint圣人tomakethechangefromstrongangertosympathy?TurningpointsarrivewhenwecanmakeachoicenottosufferinsilencE.Wethenstrikeasoulbargainthatisfearfulbutnecessary.Thebargainisthatredemption解救ispossiblethroughlovE.Theabsenceofloveisabsolutelytheproblemandloveisabsolutelythesolution.Wedon’thavetoreachintoanotherareatolocatethemagicpoweroflovethatisavailabletoushereandnow.Theproblemisthatlovecomesthroughafalliblehumanbeing.Theruleisconstantworkonthespiritualpathtoclearawaytheobstaclesthatpreventlovefromcomingthroughus.Theworkismuchmorelikeworkingonblockedpipesystemthanitislikecopyingasaint.HopeistheemotionthatkeepsthisdoggedworkevenwhenresultsseemtobesloworimpossiblE.CanIlovetheterroristwhoharmsmycountry?CanIlovethecriminalwhowantstoharmme?AtthelevelofthesoulIalreadydoandthespiritualpathisameanstoarriveatthatlevel.NooneisrequiredtoleapintosuddensympathyforterroristsoreventoannouncepubliclythatourenemiesdeservelovE.ButinoursoulseachofusharborstheknowledgethatonlyloveisgoingtobringviolencetoanenD.NomatterhowyouandIliveouroutwardlivesourspirituallivesmustremaindevotedtothatvision.72.WhichoneisNOTtrueformoralviewofviolence?A.Itthinksviolenceisbadandwrong.B.ItplaysanimportantroleinendingviolencE.C.Itisaknee-jerkjudgmentofpeoplE.D.Itthinksviolentpeopledeservelesssympathy.73.Whyshouldviolentpeopledeservesympathy?A.Becauseweshouldperformlikeasaint.B.Becauseloveisabsolutelythesolution.C.Becauseourspirituallivesmustremaindevotedtothatvision.D.BecausetheyarefirstinsufferingthenchooseviolencesotheyneedlovE.74.What'sthemeaningTheproblemisthatlovecomesthroughafalliblehumanbeing?A.HumanbeingisfulloflovE.B.Itisdifficultandlongway.C.Humanbeingiseasytomakefriends.D.It'saproblemtogetlovefromanimperfecthuanbeing.75.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ViolenceIsHarmfultoUsB.LoveCanEndViolenceC.ChangeOurViewofViolenceD.OurSoulNeedsPurifying
RidingaLondonsubwayapersonfromChinawillnoticeonemajordifference:inLondonpeopledonotlookateachother.Infacteyecontactisavoidedatalltimes.That’snotrudeness—peoplearejusttoobusytobotherlooking.Busydoingwhatyouask?Wellthey’recertainlynotusingthetimeforamomentofquietreflectionnoraretheyreadingabook.Newtechnologyhasreplacedquiethabits.TodaytheonlyacceptableformofbookontheLondonundergroundisane-book.ApplemustearnafortunefromLondoncommuters乘车上下班的人.SincethelaunchoftheiPhonein2007over40000—yesthat’s40000—appsprogramsdownloadedfortheiPhonehavebeendesigneD.Commuterslovethembecausetheyaretheperfecttime-fillers.OneappcallediShootisagamethatfeaturestanks.AnotheroneTubeExitstellspassengerswheretositonthetraintobeclosesttotheexitoftheirdestination.ISteamcloudstheiPhonescreenwhenyoubreatheintothemicrophonE.Youcanthenwriteinthesteamonyourphonescreen.ForthosewithoutaniPhoneanotherAppleproducttheiPodmaybeanotherchoicE.It’snotjustteenagerswhoplugintotheirmusic—iPodsareapopularwaytopassthetimeforallages.Andifgamese-booksandmusicaren’tenoughtokeepyouengagedthenperhapsyouwouldpreferafilm.ThedevelopmentofpalmDVDtechnologymeansmanycommuterswatchtheirfavoriteTVshoworfilmonthewaytowork.Withalltheseentertainmentsit’samazingthatpeoplestillremembertogetoffthetrain.60.PeopleinLondondonotmakeeyecontactonthesubwaybecausetheyarebusy_____.A.playinggamesreadinge-bookslisteningtomusicorwatchingfilms.B.goingtoworkC.readingbooksD.thinkingaboutprivatethings61.Thosewholikewargamescandownload_____totheiriPhones.A.TubeExitsB.iShootC.ISteamD.iPod62.Theunderlinedwordengagedinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.delightedB.busyC.controlledD.amused63.Thearticletellsusthat_____.A.LondoncommutersareunfriendlytostrangersB.Applehasearnedalotofmoneyfromselling40000iPhonesC.withallthenewtime-fillersLondoncommutersoftenforgettogetoffthetrain.D.technologyischangingthewayLondoncommutersspendtheirtravelingtimE.
SettledbytheCeltsinvadedbytheRomansandtheNormansandruledbytheEnglishWales’populationhasregularlychangedovertheages.WalesparticularlySouthWalesbecameameltingpotofEuropeannationalitiesandcultures.AtfirstworkersfromEnglandIrelandandtheruralareasofWalesrushedintothecoalfieldsofSouthWales.By1911workersfromIrelandItalyandSpainhadjoinedtheindustrialworkforcetherE.Manyofthesenewcomerswerepreparedtoworkforlesspay.Butduringthisperiodworkersdissatisfiedwithregularpaycutspoorsafetythegrowingtrendofemployerstopayworkerswithtokens代币whichcouldonlybespentinthecompanystorereturnedtothelanD.In1891theruralpopulationofWaleswasabout616000andby1911justover649000peoplelivedandworkedintheseareas.Theruralpopulationcontinuestogrowslowlyeventoday.PeoplefromricherpartsoftheUKparticularlysouthernEnglandarebuyingholidayorretirementhomesinWales.Insomeareasthishasledtoashortageofaffordable可负担的housingforlocalpeoplE.ThiscombinedwiththelackofemploymentprospectsinruralWelshcommunitieshasstartedanewmovementofpeopleinsearchofjobsandhomesintothetownsandcitiesofWalesandtootherpartsoftheUKandEuropE.AssomanyWelshpeoplehavemigratedtoothercountriesoverthelast200yearsit’sreallynosurprisethatmanyvisitorscometoseefriendsandrelatives—therewere229000visitorsin1998.ThesevisitorsstrengthentheirlinkstotheirlandoforiginandcontinuetosupporttheWelsheconomy.Duringthehotsummerdaysabout28%ofthevisitorsvisitthecountrysideandnearly70%visittheseasidE.41.WhywasSouthWalessoattractivetopeopleintheearly20thcentury?A.BecauseitwasrichinmanydifferentkindsofculturE.B.BecausepeoplecouldgetthehighestpaytherE.C.Becauseitscoalindustryneededalargenumberofworkers.D.BecausepeoplecouldbuyholidayorretirementhomestherE.42.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthesecondparagraph?A.Welshworkerscouldn’tgetanypayfortheirwork.B.TheruralpopulationofWalesdidn’tdeclineatthistimE.C.ManypeoplegottiredofcitylifeatthistimE.D.TheworkingconditionswereterribleatthistimE.43.FromthelastparagraphwelearnthatmostvisitorscometoWalesforthepurposeof_____.A.visitingtheirfriendsandrelativesB.supportingtheWelsheconomyC.enjoyingacoolandpleasantsummerD.alloftheabove44.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TourismthemaineconomicsourceofWales.B.WalesalandwithapromisingpastandfuturE.C.WalesthebiggestmeltingpotofEuropE.D.WalesalandwithapopulationonthemovE.45.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.WalesbecameameltingpotofEuropeannationalitiesandcultures.B.Tokens代币canbeusedinanystorE.C.By1911workersfromIrelandItalyandSpainhadjoinedtheindustrialworkforcE.D.PeoplebuyingholidayorretirementhomesinWalesledtoashortageofhousingforlocalpeoplE.
RidesharingstartupZimrideislaunchinganewexperimentalmobileappcalledLyftthatwillenabledriversandriderstoconnectinrealtimeandevenwatchthedriversdrivetotheagreeduponpick-upspotviaamaponthesmartphonE.BookingaliftviaZimridecanbeagoodchoiceforalongtripthatyouscheduleinadvancE.Butwhataboutifyouwanttocatchariderightnow?JustturntothemobileappLyft!Theapponlyavailableviainvitenowletspotentialriderslookforavailabledriversclosebyandrequestrides.Theridersanddriverscanlookateachother’sprofilesandtheappisusingFacebookConnectforlog-inandsocialsecurity.OncebookedriderscanwatchtheirdriversdrivetothemonamobilemapinrealtimE.RiderspaythedriverbasedonasuggesteddonationmobileviatheappitselfnocashexchangeandZimridesaystherideswillbeabout30percentcheaperthanacaB.Thebiggestproblemwiththesetypesofappswilllikelybesafetyissues—ridersgettingpickedupbydriverstheydon’tfeelcomfortablewith.ToaddresssomeoftheseconcernsthecompanysaysdriverswillbeinvestigatedviacarinspectionsbackgroundcheckpersonalinterviewsandDMVrecordchecks.Zimridesaysitsfellow500Startups-backedcompanyTaskRabbitadviseditonsomeofthesesecuritymoves.Fornowtheservicewillonlybeavailableduringtheeveningrushhours.Overtimetheservicewillbeavailable24hourssaysZimridE.SanFranciscoisrapidlybecomingatestbedforthesetypesofnext-generationmoreefficienttransportationappslikeScootNetworksandRidepal.56.ForwhatpurposedidZimridecreatethenewexperimentalmobileapp?A.TohelptoarrangealongtripaheadoftimE.B.Toencouragedriverstomakealargerprofit.C.Toshareinformationwithfellowcompanies.D.ToenableriderstocatcharideinrealtimE.57.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprofilesprobablymean?A.Personalinformation.B.Selfevaluation.C.Specificaddress.D.Briefcomments.58.WhatdoweknowabouttheLyftservice?A.Itchargesridersmoremoney.B.Itisnotwellreceivedatpresent.C.Itprovidesefficienttransportation.D.Itrunstwentyhourseveryday.59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.TheauthorisnotconfidentofthefutureoftheservicE.B.Zimridewillopenacompanytotesttransportationapps.C.AppslikeLyftmaybewidelyusedinthenextgeneration.D.ThemobileappLyfthasbeenputintousenationwidE.
PresidentBarackObamahascomplainedaboutthelossofprivacythatcomeswithbeingleaderoftheUnitedStatesregrettingthelossofsimplepleasuressuchasalongwalkoratriptothecarwashorsupermarket.Ijustmiss–ImissbeingunknownhesaiD.ImissSaturdaymorningrollingoutofbednotshavinggettingintomycarwithmygirlsdrivingtothesupermarketsqueezingthefruitgettingmycarwashedtakingwalks.Ican'ttakeawalk.HisdreamhesaidwastogothroughCentralParkandwatchfolkspassingby...spendthedaywatchingpeople–Imissthat.FacedwithcriticismforplayingmoregolfthanmostpreviousoccupantsoftheWhiteHouseheexplainedthatthesportwassimplythebestwayofgettingrelaxeD.It'stheonlyexcuseIhavetogetoutsideforfourhourshetoldHearstmagazines.ThoughhesaidheenjoyedhislifeintheWhiteHousehefeltdisillusioned醒悟的幻想破灭的withthesomeofthewaysofWashingtonwhichhehasfailedtochangesuchasthekabukidance日本歌舞amongpoliticalpartiesbeforeseriouspolicydiscussionsbegin.Hiscommentsmaybeseenasexcusesbycritics批评家whohaveaccusedhimofappearingtoodetached漠然的andbeingslowtoengageinimportantissuessuchasLibyaandthenearshutdownoftheUSgovernmentlastweek.SincearrivingattheWhiteHouseinJanuary2009Mr.Obamahasalreadyrackedup打60roundsofgolfinofficemorethanGeorgeWBushdidinhiseightyears.IntermsofabilityGolfDigestmagazinehasrankedMr.Obamaeighthoutofthe18presidentswhoplayedthegamesinceitbecameestablishedintheearly20thcentury.68.WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutBarackObamaafterhebecametheU.S.president?A.HelikedlivingabusylifE.B.Heusedtowashhiscarhimself.C.Heusedtospendmostofhistimewithhisfamily.D.HeisunhappywithbeingtoofrequentlywatchedbythepubliC.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItrefertointhefifthparagraph?A.GettingrelaxeD.B.Playinggolf.C.ChangingsomewaysofWashington.D.Watchingpeople70.AccordingtothepassageObamais___________kabukidancE.A.curiousaboutB.interestedinC.contentwithD.tiredof71.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisfromthecritics?A.ThepresidentlostalotofprivacybuthelovesthelifeintheWhiteHousE.B.Therearealwaysunnecessaryproceduresamongpoliticalparties.C.Thepresidentseemsnottocareaboutsomereallyimportantissues.D.Thepresidentisreallyagreatgolfplayer.
IneverdidhatetheYankees北方佬.AllthatIhatedwasthewar...That’showmygreat-auntBettiebeganherstory.IhearditmanytimesasachildwhenevermyfamilyvisitedAuntBettieintheoldhouseinBerryvilleVirginiA.BettieVanMetrehadgoodreasontohatetheCivilWar.HerbrotherwaskilledatGettysburgandherhusbandJamesaConfederate南方联盟军officerwastakenprisonerandsenttoanunknownprisoncampsomewherE.OnedayinlateSeptemberDickcametoBettiereportingthathehadfoundawoundedUnionsoldierinafarmhousehalfamileawayfromtheVanMetrehomE.Whentalkingaboutherfirstsightofthemanintheblood-spottedblueuniformshealwaysusedthesamewords.Itwaslikewalkingintoanightmare:thoseawfulbandagesthatterriblesmell.Shewentoutintothecoolairtryingnottobesickatthethoughtofthatsmashedrighthandthatmissingleftleg.Theman’spapersBettiefoundinthefarmhouseshowedhisidentity:HenryBedell30yearsolD.SheknewthatsheshouldreportthepresenceofthisUnionofficertotheConfederatearmybutshewouldn’t.Thisishowsheexplainedit:Ikeptwonderingifhehadawifesomewherehopingandnotknowing—justasIwas.Itseemedtomethattheonlythingthatmatteredwastogetherhusbandbacktoher.SlowlypatientlyskillfullyAuntBettiefannedthesparkoflifeinHenryBedell.OfdrugsormedicinesshehadalmostnonE.AndshewasnotwillingtotakeanyfromthefewsuppliesattheConfederatehospital.ButshedidthebestshecouldwithwhatshehaD.TheOctobernightsinthevalleygrewcolD.WiththehelpofDickandhiswifeshemovedtheUnionofficeratnighttoahiddenroomabovethewarmkitchenofherownhomE.ButthenextdayBedellhadahighfever.KnowingthatshemustgethelpshewenttoherfamilydoctorGrahamOsbornE.Dr.OsborneexaminedBedellandsaidtherewaslittlehopeunlesspropermedicinescouldbefounD.I’llgetthemfromtheYankeesatHarpersFerry.BettiesaiD.ThedoctortoldherthatHarpersFerrywasalmost20milesaway.EvenifshereachedthemtheYankeeswouldneverbelieveher.I’lltakeproofBettiesaiD.Shefoundablood-spottedpaperbearingtheofficialWarDepartmentseal印章.WhenIshowitthey’llbelievemE.Earlythenextmorningshesetoffwithalistofmedicalitems.ForfivehoursshedrovestoppingonlytorestherhorsE.ThesunwasalmostdownwhenshefinallystoodbeforethegeneralatHarpersFerry.Thegenerallistenedbutdidnotbelieveher.MadamhesaidBedell’sdeathwasreportedtous.He’saliveBettieinsisteD.Buthewon’tbemuchlongerunlesshehasthemedicinesonthatlist.WellthegeneralturnedtoajuniorofficerseethatMrs.VanMetregetsthesupplies.WiththemedicinesBedellgraduallyrecovereD.Tendayslaterhewaswalkingwithsticks.I’dbettergobackassoonaspossiblE.BedelltoldBettiE.SoitwasarrangedthatDickshouldhelpBettiedeliverBedelltoHarpersFerryinhiswagon.Bedelllaydowninaboxfilledwithhayhisrifleandsticksbesidehim.AtHarpersFerrythesoldierswereamazedwhentheUnionofficerwiththemissinglegrosefromhishay-filledbox.BedelltoldthestorytoSecretaryofWarEdwinM.StantonwhowrotealetterofthankstoBettieandsignedanordertofreeJamesVanMetrE.ItwasarrangedforBedelltogowithBettieasshesearchedforherhusbanD.RecordsshowedthataJamesVanMetrehadbeensenttoaprisoncampinOhio.ThenatFortDelawareneartheendofthelineofprisoneratallmansteppedoutandwalkedclumsilyintoBettie’sarms.BettieheldhimtearsstreamingdownherfacE.AndHenryBedellstandingbyonhisstickswepttoo.55.WhatmightbeBettie’stonewhensheusedtheunderlinedsentencetodescribethefirstsightofHenryBedell?A.PessimistiC.B.DesperatE.C.ShockeD.D.SympathetiC.56.Whywouldn’tBettiereportthepresenceofBedelltotheConfederatearmy?A.BecauseshefeltitherresponsibilitytosavesoldiersoftheUnion.B.BecauseshewantedtosaveBedellsothatherhusbandcouldbefreeD.C.BecauseBedellwasmoreasufferinghumanbeingthananenemytoBettiE.D.BecauseBedellbeggedBettienottogivehimawaytotheConfederatearmy.57.Dr.Osbornthoughtitwas______ofBettieVanMetretodrivetoHarpersFerryforthemedicines.A.crazyB.kindC.braveD.smart58.StillrecoveringHenryBedelldecidedtoleaveassoonaspossiblemainlybecause______.A.hewaseagertoreturntotheUniontofightB.hedidn’twanttogoonputtingBettieindangerC.hewasconcernedabouthissafetyattheVanMetrehomeD.hecouldbetreatedwithbettermedicinesbackatHarpersFerry59.Rearrangethefollowingstatementsintermsoftimeorder.A.Bettie’shusbandwasfoundandfreeD.B.BettiehelpeddeliverBedellbacktoHarpersFerry.C.BettiemovedBedelltoasaferoominherownhousE.D.BettiedroveallthewaytoHarpersFerrytogetthemedicinesforBedell.E.InspiteofbeingshortofmedicinesBettieattendedtoBettiewithwhatshehaD.f.BettiesawBedellinafarmhousehalfamileawayfromherhouseforthefirsttimE.A.fecbdaB.fcedbaC.fecdbaD.fcebda60.Whatmessageisconveyedthroughtheendofthestory?A.Givingisarewardinitself.B.Happinesscomesfromgiving.C.Helpyourselfbyhelpingothers.D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.
RecentlytheTVshowWhereAreWeGoingDad?hasbecomeoneofChina’smostpopularTVshowsattractingmorethan600millionviewerseachweek.InthisprogramfivecelebrityfatherstraveledtosixcountrysidelocationsacrossChinaincludingsomevillagesinBeijingYunnanShandongHunanHeilongjiangandadesertinNingxiA.Theytookcareoftheirkidswithoutthehelpofthekid’smothers.Atthesametimetheyalsotookpartindifferentkindsofactivitieswiththeirkidstogethersuchascookingfishingandsellinggoods.Whyistheshowsopopular?Itreflects折射socialreality.Inbigcitiesfathersarealwaysbusyearningmoneyandmakingachievementsintheircareer.Theydon’tsparemoretimewiththeirkids.saidXieDikuigeneraldirectoroftheshow.Asthefatherofa3-year-olddaughterXiesaidthathefoundhisownheartbeingtouchedashemadeit.Althoughthesefathersarebusytheyareabletosparetimefortheirkids.Wecandobetterthanthem.ThisalsohappensinsomeruralareasinChinA.MoreandmoremenfromruralareasarenowworkinginbigcitiesleavingtheirkidsathomeundertheGrandparents’carE.Ihaveasonandadaughterinmyhometown.saidXuCanyonga33-year-oldmanworkinginShantouGuangdongProvincE.Theycometolivewithmeonlyduringsummerandwintervacations.Imissthemverymuch.IwanttohavethemlivewithusinShantoubutthecostoflivinghereistoohigh.saidXu.31.Fivecelebrityfathershaveevertraveledto_______withtheirkids.A.BeijingHunanandHeilongjiangB.HunanHeilongjiangandTibetC.YunnanNingxiaandHongKongD.YunnanShandongandGansu32.TheTVshowWhereAreWeGoingDad?ispopularmainlybecause_______.A.thefivefathersareallfamousstarsB.therearemanybeautifulsightsinitC.XieDikuiisapopulardirectorinChinaD.itreflectstheproblemsaboutfamilyeducation33.TheunderlinedwordThisinParagraph4refersto_________.A.theTVshowWhereAreWeGoingDad?B.thefactthatfathershavelesstimewiththeirkidsC.thetripoffivecelebrityfatherswiththeirkidsD.therelationshipbetweenXieDikuiandhisdaughter34.XuCanyongcan’tlivewithhistwokidsinShantoubecause________.A.hecan’taffordtolivetheretogetherB.hehasnotimetolookafterhiskidsC.ShantouistoofarfromhishometownD.hiskidsareusedtolivingwiththeirgrandparents35.Fromthispassagewemayinfer________.A.fatherswillraisethekidsinsteadofmothersB.thefivecelebrityfatherswillgiveuptheirownjobsC.insomeruralareasmoreandmorekidslivewiththeirgrandparentsD.Mr.Xuoftengoesbacktohishometownduringsummerandwintervacations
Tworecentstudieshavefoundthatpunishmentisnotthebestwaytoinfluencebehavior.Oneshowedthatadultsaremuchmorecooperativeiftheyworkinasystembasedonrewards.ResearchersatHarvardUniversityintheUnitedStatesandtheStockholmSchoolofEconomicsinSwedendidthestudy.TheyhadabouttwohundredcollegestudentsplayaversionofthegameknownasthePrisoner’sDilemmA.Thegameisbasedonthetension紧张气氛betweentheinterests利益ofanindividualandagroup.Thestudentsplayedingroupsoffour.Eachplayercouldwinpointsforthegroupsotheywouldallgainequally.Buteachplayercouldalsorewardorpunisheachoftheotherthreeplayersatacosttothepunisher.HarvardresearcherDavidRandsaysthemostsuccessfulbehaviorprovedtobecooperation.Thegroupsthatrewardeditthemostearnedabouttwiceasmuchinthegameasthegroupsthatrewardedittheleast.AndthemoreagrouppunisheditselftheloweritsearningswerE.Thegroupwiththemostpunishmentearnedtwenty-fivepercentlessthanthegroupwiththeleastpunishment.ThestudyappearedlastmonthinthejournalSciencE.Theotherstudyinvolvedchildren.ItwaspresentedlastmonthinCaliforniaataconferenceonviolenceandabusE.Researchersusedintelligencetestsgiventotwogroups.MorethaneighthundredchildrenagedtwotofourthefirsttimetheyweretesteD.MorethansevenhundredchildrenagedfivetoninE.Thetwogroupswereretestedfouryearslaterandthestudycomparedtheresultswiththefirsttest.Bothgroupscontainedchildrenwhoseparentsusedphysicalpunishmentandchildrenwhoseparentsdidnot.ThestudysaystheIQs—orintelligencequotients—oftheyoungerchildrenwhowerenotspankedwerefivepointshigherthanthosewhowerE.Intheoldergroupthedifferencewasalmostthreepoints.MurrayStraussfromtheUniversityofNewHampshireworkedwithMalliePaschallfromthePacificInstituteforResearchandEvaluation.ProfessorStrausshaswrittenextensivelyaboutphysicalpunishmentofchildren.Hesaysthemoretheyarespankedtheslowertheirmentaldevelopment.HealsolookedataverageIQsinothernationsandfoundthemlowerwherespankingwasmorecommon.64.Whichcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.PunishmentB.TheBestWaytoInfluenceBehavior.C.PunishmentorReward:WhichWorksBetteronBehavior?D.TwoRecentStudies.65.Theunderlinedwordspankedprobablymeans______.A.wonB.punishedC.testedD.praised66.Accordingtothepassagetheresearchersmayagreethebestwaytoinfluencebehavioris______.A.rewardinggoodbehaviorB.correctingbadbehaviorC.punishingbadly-behavedchildrenD.praisingwell-behavedchildren67.Theauthordevelopsthepassage______.A.inorderoftimeB.inorderofimportanceC.bydescribinghisexperiencesD.byusingquotationsandstatistics
NearlyoneinfiveyoungpeopleintheUKhavebeensufferingfromcyber-bullying网络伤害.Researchsuggeststhatgirlsareaffectedmorethanboys.ManyvictimssaidtheirexperienceshaddamagedtheirconfidencementalhealthandevenschoolattendancE.ThestudybyacademicsatAngliaRuskinUniversityquestionedalmost500youngpeopleagedbetween11and19.Almostafifthadmittedtheyhadbeensubjectedtocyber-bullyinginwhichapersonusestheInternetormobilephonestobullyanother.The87youngpeoplewhohadexperienceditasvictimswereaskedwhatimpactthishadhadonthem.A.thirdsaidithadaffectedtheirconfidencequitealotorverymuchwhilehalfsaidithadaffectedtheirmentalandemotionalhappiness.Overaquarterofthosewhohadbeencyber-bulliedstayedawayfromschoolwhilemorethanathirdhadstoppedcommunicatingwithothersoutsideofschoolhours.Ofthose188youngpeoplewhoansweredquestionswhethertheywouldseekhelpwithcyber-bullyingonlylessthanhalfsaidtheywouldlookforsupport.ThosewhosaidtheywouldnotseekhelpfearedtomakeitworsE.Thoselookingforsupportweremostlikelytoseekhelpfromparentsandfriends.StevenWalkerwholedtheresearchsaidWhilemostonlineinteractionsareneutral中立的orpositivetheInternetprovidesanewmeansthroughwhichyoungpeoplearebullieD.HeaddedManyofthepeopleinourstudythinkthatcyber-bullyingbybulliesseenasmerelyaformofharmlessfunajokeandthereforenotanissuE.Othersthinkcyber-bulliesaremotivatedthroughlackofconfidenceanddesireforcontrolandperhapsbecausetheyaretooweaktobullyface-to-facE.Astheuseofsocialmediaamongyoungpeoplecontinuestogrowunlessproperlycontrolledbyhostsitesandgovernmentagenciestheproblemofcyber-bullyingisonlylikelytogetworsE.JustlastweekFacebook’smarketingdirectorRandiZuckerbergcalledforanendtoonlineanonymity匿名sayingInternetuserswouldbehavealotbetterifeveryonehadtouserealnameswhensurfingorpostingontheInternet.72.FromParagraph2avictimofcyber-bullyingwouldprobably_______.A.getlittleinfluencedB.beafraidofbeinglonelyC.feelmoreenergeticD.stayawayfromschool73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Aboutafifthofthevictimsofcyber-bullyingaregirls.B.Internetormobilephonescanbeusedtobullyothers.C.Morethanhalfofthe118victimswouldturntoothersforhelp.D.Halfofthe500peoplequestionedadmittedtheyweren’tvictims.74.AccordingtoStevenWalkermanyyoungpeoplethinkcyber-bullyingis_______.A.aharmlessjokeB.asignofconfidenceC.aseriousproblemD.apositiveinteracion75.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_______.A.hostsiteswithcyber-bullyingshouldbecloseddownB.anonymityisagoodwaytoprotectonlineusersC.propersolutionshavebeenfoundtocyber-bullyingD.measuresneedtobetakentocontrolcyber-bullying
Areyouateamperson?Areyouatyourbestaspartofasmalltightlyunitedgroupofdedicatedworkers?Ifsothefuturemayholdmoreforyouthanyouthink.Hightechnologysomepredictedwouldmaketeamworkathingofthepast.That’shappeninginthoseareasofbusinessanddataprocessingwhereonepersonandacomputercanreplaceateamofworkers.ButelsewhereteamworkisverymuchalivE.Hightechnologyhasledtoanewtypeofteamworkinanumberoffieldsincludingadvertisingscientificresearchengineeringdesignarchitectureandoceanexploration.Throughcomputernetworkingscientistsengineersandtechniciansatdifferentlocations---oftenthousandsofmilesapart---canworkonthesameprojectatoncE.Theycanexchangeideastryoutdifferentdesignsandtesttheirresults.Examples?Anengineeringteamcannowdesignandtryoutarobotsystemanewmanufacturingprocessoranentirefactorybeforeitisbuilt.AnarchitecturalteamcandothesamewithabuildingorabridgE.A.medicalteamcansimulate模拟adangerousoperationbeforeperformingitonapatient.Ofcoursecomputer–assistedteameffortdoesn’tendwithinvestigationandsimulation.Itnowusuallycontinuesintoactualdesignmanufacturingandtesting.Computer–aideddesignCADandcomputer–aidedmanufactureCAMarebreakingdownbarriersbetweentraditionaldesignandmanufacturingfunctionsexplainsDr.PrakashRaoanengineeringmanageratGeneralElectriC.Interdisciplinary跨学科的teamsandengineersfollowaproductfromconcepttoproduction.Everythingisinterconnectedlikeanetwork.Sometimesacomputer–aidedeffortcanextendbeyondproduction.A.teamthatproducesrobotsmayusethemtoexplorespaceandoceandepth.Forhigh–technologyteamworkthefutureseemslimitless.25.Theunderlinedpartholdmoreinparagraph1mostprobablymeansto.A.havemorechancesB.givemorerightsC.makemoreregulationsD.storemoreinformation26.Accordingtothepassagethewriterbelievesthat.A.teamworkrequiresmoreuseofcomputersthanthatofhumanbeingsB.teamworkwillbecompletelyreplacedbycomputersC.theconceptofteamworkisstillaliveandnolongerthesameasthepastD.hightechnologywouldmaketeamworkathingofthepast27.TheexamplesgivenbythewriterinParagraph4serve.A.toprovehightechnologyhasapromisingfutureB.toexplainhisideaofnewtypeofteamworkisreasonableC.toshowthatittendstobeanendtoteamworksoonD.toindicatethecomputer—assistedteameffortjustmeansinvestigationandsimulation.28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Manyfieldsofscienceandtechnologyarenowusingcomputerseffectively.B.Nodetailsaregiveninthepassageaboutbarriersbetweentraditionaldesignandmanufacturingfunctions.C.ExpertsfromdifferentfieldshavetocooperatetodevelopaproductfromconcepttoproductionD.HightechnologyisnothingbutanewtypeofteamworkplusCADandCAM.
IfyouliveintheUnitedStatesthelawsaysyoucan’thaveafull-timejobuntilyouare16yearsolD.At14or15youcanworkpart-timeafterschooloronweekendsandduringsummeryoucanwork40hourseachweek.Doesallthatmeanthatifyouareyoungerthan14youcan’tearnyourownmoney?Ofcoursenot!Kidswhoarebetweentheagesof10and13canearnmoneybydoinglotsofthings.Valerie11toldusthatshemademoneybycleaningupotherpeople’syards.Lena13makesmoneybyknitting织dogsweatersandsellingthemtoherneighborsandReisasaidshehadstartedtakingartclassesandshowingherworktopeoplE.Peoplehaveaskedhertodrawpicturesforthemandtheypayherforthem.Jasmine13writesarticlesfordifferentmagazines!Earningislearning.ByworkingtoearnyourownmoneyyouarelearningtheskillsyouwillneedtosucceedinlifE.TheseskillscanincludethingslikegettingalongwithothersusingtechnologyandusingyourtimE.Somepeoplethinkthataskingformoneyisaloteasierthanearningit;howeverwhenyoumakeyourownmoneyyoudon’thavetodependonsomeoneelsE.Thefivedollarsthatyouearnwillprobablymakeyoufeelalotbetterinyourhandthanthetwentydollarsyouaskfor.26.Kidscanhavefull-timejobsattheageof________intheUSA.A.14B.17C.13D.1027.Ifyouare15yearsoldyoucan'twork________.A.afterschoolB.onweekendsC.onweekdaysD.duringsummer28.Reisamakesmoneyby________.A.drawingpicturesforothersB.cleaningupotherpeople'syardsC.writingarticlesfordifferentmagazinesD.knittingdogsweatersandsellingthemtoherneighbors29.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Kidsdon'tneedtogetalongwithotherswhenmakingmoney.B.KidsareencouragedtoliveindependentlyintheUSA.C.Earningone'smoneyisbetterthanaskingformoneyfromothers.D.Youarelearninghowtosucceedbyworkinginyourteens.30.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.parentswon'tlettheirchildrenearntheirownmoneyB.it'shardforkidsunder14yearsoldtoearnmoneyintheUSAC.kidscanlearnskillsiftheytrytoearnmoneyontheirownD.ifkidstrytoearnmoneytheywon'thaveenoughtime
AcrosstheUnitedStatesthereareseveralplaceswheretwoindependenttownsgrewtogethertobecomeonecity—butkeptboththeirnames.Winston-Salemisoneofthem.It’samid-sizedcityinwhat’scalledtheplateauhighlandbetweentheAtlanticCoastandtheinlandmountainsinthestateofNorthCarolinA.TheWinstonpartisarelativelynewplacefoundedearlythiscentury.It’shometothenation’sbiggestopen-airtobaccomarket.ThegiantR.J.ReynoldsTobaccoCompany’sheadquartersisinWinston-SalemandWinstonisthenameofoneofReynolds’best-knowncigarettebrands.Fast-growingWinstonsoonsurroundedthemucholdertownofSalemsoin1913peopleintheareavotedtocombinethemintoasingleplacE.FromahistoricalandtouristpointofviewSalemorOldSalemasit’scalledtodayistheinterestingandunusualpartoftown.Salemwasfoundedinthe1700sbytheMoravians.TheyspokeGermanandtheircommunitywasreligiouslybasedwithsinglemenandsinglewomenlivingapartinseparatedormitories.TheMoraviansgreatlyvaluedwomen’sworkandbrainpower.Infactoneofthenation’soldestboardingschoolsforyoungwomen—theMoravians’SalemAcademyfoundedin1772—isstillinoperation.OvertheyearsSalemlostitsMoraviancharacter.ThatallchangedthoughwhenanonprofitgroupbegantorehabilitatethehistoricareA.ThesedaysOldSalemiswhat’scalledalivinghistorymuseumwithexhibitsmusicandtoursof18th-centuryhousesbarsandMoraviandormitorybuildingsjustsevenblocksfromthetallestskyscraperhighbuildinginWinston-Salem.Thehistoriccommunityisboomingagain.JustasR.J.ReynoldsistakinginmillionsofdollarsmakingcigarettesacrosstownOldSalemismakingabout$15millionayearintourismrevenue收入anddonations.64.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat____________.A.Winston-SalemisthenameofacityB.SalemishometothetobaccomarketC.thecityWinston-alemhastwonamesD.OldSalemisthenameofatobaccobrand65.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that__________.A.thetwocitiesbenefitedeachotherB.SalemdevelopedfasterthanWinstonC.R.J.ReynoldsCompanyhasmovedintoSalemD.thecombinationmeetsthewishesofthepeople66.TheunderlinedwordrehabilitateinParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.reconstructB.evaluateC.enlargeD.decorate67.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthefollowingpart?A.SomeotherattractionsinWinston-Salem.B.HowWinstonmakesprofitsfromtourism.C.OtherexamplesofcitiescombinedbytwopartsD.Somethingabouttheboardingschoolforwomen.
MorethananythingelseintheworldLionlikedbeingKingofthejunglE.HewalkedaroundshowingoffhispowerandpridE.EachdayLiontookalonglazysleepundertheshadeofhisfavoritetreE.Healwaysdreamedofweakeranimalsbowing鞠躬beforehim.OnedayMouseranthroughthejungleandtrippedoverLion’shugepaws.Lionwokeupwithastart.Howdareyouwakemeup!heshoutedangrily.LiongrabbedMousewithonepaw.OnthesecondthoughtI’minthemoodforthesnackandyou’llmakeadeliciousmeal.hesaiD.MousecriedoutKingLionpleasespare饶恕me!IfyouletmeliveI’llalwaysrememberyourkindness.AndsomedayImightbeabletohelpyou.Howcouldsuchapowerlesslittlemouseeverhelpme?ThatthoughtmadeLionlaughsomuchthathedecidedtoletMousego.A.weeklaterLionwaswalkingthroughthejungleonthewaytohisfavouritetreewhenhesteppedontoahunter’snet.Thenetscoopedhimup.Nomatterhowhetwistedandturnedhecouldn’tescapE.WhenMouseheardLion’sfrightenedshoutsheracedtohelp.Mousequicklychewed咬throughtheropestomakeaholeinthenet.SoonLionmovedoutandwasfreE.LionlookeddownatthelittlemousE.ThankyouforsavingmylifesaidLionsmilinghiswidestsmilE.Iwasmistaken.YouarenotapowerlesslittlemousE.Youareagreatfriend!36.WhatdidLiondoeachday?A.Hesteppedontoahunter’snet.B.HehadagoodsleepunderhisfavoritetreE.C.HeshowedkindnesstoanimalsinthejunglE.D.Hebowedbeforeweakeranimals.37.HowdidMousewakeupLion?A.HetrippedoverLion’spaws.B.HeshoutedatLionangrily.C.HepreparedadeliciousmealforLion.D.Hemadeaholeinthenet.38.WhydidLionletMousego?A.Becausehewastrappedinthenet.B.BecausehetookMouseashisgoodfrienD.C.BecausehedoubtedifMousecouldbeofanyhelp.D.BecausehebelievedthatMousecouldsavehim.39.WhatdoyouthinkofMouse?A.Proudandselfish.B.SillyandlazyC.HumorousandstubbornD.Cleverandhonest.40.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.PridemakesyoulosewhatyouhavE.B.Eventhesmallcanshowgreatstrength.C.Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.D.Whenthecat’sawaythemicewillplay.
PartiesandsocialgatheringsnolongerexciteusthesamewaytheyoncediD.ThisisnotduetoalackofdesiretosocializebutthesmartphonE.Atpartiesmorepeopleareontheirsmartphonesthanontheirdrinks.AccordingtoarecentInternationalDataCorporationstudywelloverhalfofallAmericanshaveasmartphoneandreachforitthemomenttheywakeupkeepingitinhandallday.Inadditiontoomuchofsocietyisusingsmartphoneswhiledrivingandasaresultgettingintocarcrashes.34percentofteensadmittotextwhiledrivingandtheyconfirmthattextmessagingistheirnumberonedrivinginterruption.People'sattachmenttotheirsmartphonesisunbelievablybecomingmoreimportantthanthelivesofthemselvesandothers.Justasdriversdismisstheimportanceoffocusingwhileontheroadmanypeoplealsofailtorecognizethesignificanceofhumaninteraction.Whenwiththeirfriendssomepeoplepointlesslycheckorsendtextmessagesinthepresenceofafriendwhichsendsamessagetothatfriend:thepersonIamtextingismoreimportantthanyou.InadditionrelyingonoursmartphonetomakefriendsdoesnotgiveusthesameadvantageasbeingabletomakenewfriendshipsintherealworlD.Face-to-faceconversationswillgiveusmuchstrongercommunicationskillsinthelongrun.AsmanypeoplerisktheirlivesandthelivesofpeoplearoundthemjusttosendatextormindlesslychecktheirmassagessmartphonesareinmanywaysmoredangeroustopeoplE.Thequalityofthistechnologyisde-advancingsocietalachievementsandweakeningthevalueofcommunication.Notonlyisthesmartphoneaffectingourdesiretointeract交流face-to-facebutitisalsoloweringsociety'sabilitytocommunicatE.68.Thepurposeofthistextisto______.A.callforanendtousethesmartphonewhiledrivingB.appealtoustopayattentiontocommunicationskillsC.expressconcernabouttheoveruseofthesmartphoneD.adviseustobecautiousabouttheaddictiontothesmartphone69.Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedby______.A.givingexamplesB.listingfiguresC.comparingfactsD.analyzingtheeffects70.Theauthoradvocatesustomakenewfriends______.A.byusingsmartphonesB.inaface-to-facewayC.indifferentwaysD.underafreecircumstance71.Overdependenceonthesmartphoneleadstothefactthat______.A.partiesandgatheringslimittheirsocialcircleB.peoplearemoreandmorenarrow-mindedC.people'scommunicationskillsareweakenedD.face-to-facecommunicationbecomeslessimportant
ThereissonginEnglishthatgoeslikethis:Signsigneverywhereasign blockingoutthescenerybreakingmymind Dothisdon’tdothatcan’tyoureadthesign?...Thissongisveryfittingbecausetoday’stopicisaboutsignsthatyouwillseeontheroadwhiledrivingdownastreet.Thenlet’shaveabetterunderstandingoftheminAmericA.Stopsign–WhenyouseethissignyouwillhavetocometoacompletestopinyourcarorbikebeforeyoucontinuemovingforwarD.Crosswalk–Thisisasignthatindicates表明peoplehavetherightofwaytocrossthestreetsocarshavetostopwhentheyseeapersonwaitingnexttooneofthesesigns.Turning–Thissignindicatesthattheroadisturningaheadsobecareful.Speedlimit–WhendrivingintheUnitedStatesyouwillhavetowatchoutforspeedlimitsignsasthespeedlimitchangesfrequentlydependingonwhereyouaredriving;thenumberonthissignindicatesthemaximum最高的milesperhouryoucandriveinthatroaD.Donotenter–Thissignindicatesyouarenotallowedtoenteraroadatthatpoint.Buckleup!–ThereareoftensignsonroadsintheUnitedStatesremindingpeoplethatwearingseatbeltsismandatory强制的seatbeltslawsdifferdependingonwhatstateyouareinbutallUSstateshaveseatbeltlaws.Construction–Thissignindicatesthereisconstructionhappeningintheareaandthatyoushouldslowdownandbecareful.Oneway–Thissignindicateswhichdirectiontrafficisflowingwhencarsareonlyallowedtodriveinonedirection方向.Parking–TheletterPisoftenusedtostandinfortheword‘parking’onsignswhereparkingisallowedorprohibiteD.Manyofthesesignsareselfexplanatory不解自明的becausethesymbolsorpicturesusedareobvioustogetamessageacrosstoeveryoneeveniftheycan’treaD.62.Thewriterusesthesongatthebeginningofthepassageto__________A.helpreaderssingthesong.B.tellthemeaningofthesong.C.leadintothetopicofthetext.D.askthedrivertosingthesong.63.WhileseeingtheSpeedlimitsignsinyourcaryou___________________.A.havetodriveatthemaximumspeeD.B.havetherightofwaytocrossthestreet.C.havetocometoacompletestop.D.can’tdrivefasterthanthemaximumspeed64.AccordingtothepassagewhichoneisNOTtrue?_____________A.TurningindicatesthattheroadisturningaheaD.B.ConstructionindicatesthereisconstructionhappeningintheareA.C.Buckleup!signsremindpeopletowearseatbelts.D.Donotenterindicatesyouareallowedtoenteraroadatthatpoint.65.Thepassageismainlyto___________________.A.introduceaninterestingsongtoreaders.B.explainsomeroadsignsfornewdrivers.C.tellpedestriansdifferentsignsontheroaD.D.stresstheimportanceoftheroadsigns.
NeverbeforeinChinesehistoryhasadocumentaryfilmarousedsomuchpublicenthusiasm.Everybodyistalkingaboutanew7-partdocumentarycalledABiteofChinawhichwasrecentlybroadcastlateatnightonCCTVI.ThedocumentarydescribesvariousgourmetitemsacrossthevastChineseculinary烹饪landscapE.AccordingtoTaobaoChina’sbiggestonlineretailwebsitejustfivedaysaftertheseriesbegantoairnearly6millionpeoplewenttothesiteinsearchofvariouslocalspecialitiesparticularlythosementionedinthedocumentary.Morethan7.2milliondealswereconcludeD.A.hamproducerfromYunnanProvincesawhissalesgrow17-foldinfivedays.Howeveronecan’thelpbutbelievethatthedocumentary’spopularityisprobablylinkedtotheendlessstreamofterriblefoodsecurityissuesthathaveemergedinrecentyears.Inonewell-receivedarticleanetizenwroteIwonderhowmanyfeltsoempty-heartedandsighedafterwatchingthefilm.Formaldehyde甲醛sprayedcabbageSudanRedcoloredsaltyeggsrestaurantsusinggutteroil.ThelistislongA.variedandancientfoodculturethatisfamousworld-wideandwhichshouldhavemadetheChineseproudendslikethis:onecanonlysigh.Foodisthemostvitalthinginpeople’slives.YetChina’sfoodindustryisatypicaldescriptionofbadmoneydrivingoutthegood.Themarketishugewhilethecostoffakingandcheatingissolowforunscrupulous不道德的businessmen;andthepunishmentistoolight.TakethemilkindustryasanexamplE.AlthoughSanluthecompanythatsoldthemelamine-adulteratedmilkpowderwaspunishedthousandsofotherdairiesdidn’tworkhardtoimprovethequality.InordertoallownationalbrandstosurviveChineseauthoritiesarehappytoloosentheirregulations.AsthedocumentaryshowspeopleareattractednottogourmetitemslikematsutakeaspeciesofraremushroomgrownnaturallyinremoteforestsbuttocommonChinesedisheslikebarleylotusrootortofu.Theyarewhatmeetourbasicneeds.ThisexplainswhypeoplearesoexcitedaboutABiteofChina---itisareminderthatthereisstillaworldouttherewherefoodisexcellentandpeoplehavedignity.5.Theunderlinedwordgourmetitemsprobablymeans________.A.beautifulclothesB.latesttechnologyC.deliciousfoodD.greatinventions6.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout______.A.theproducerofthedocumentB.thecontentofthedocumentC.thehistoryofChinesegourmetD.Thepopularityofthedocument7.Wecaninferfromwhatanetizenwroteinonewell–receivedarticlethat______.A.noneofthetelevisionviewershaveaknowledgeoftheChinesefoodcultureB.thereisahugecontrastbetweentheancientfoodcultureandtherealityC.thepriceoffoodistoohighformanycommonpeopleD.thedocumentarywasmadebyaworld-famousChinesedirector8.AccordingtothepassageChina’sfoodindustryisfulloffakingandcheatingbecause_____.A.therearestillsomanypoorpeopleatthepresenttimeB.thepunishmentforunscrupulousbusinessmenisn’tseriousenoughC.theChinesegovernmentencouragesittodosoD.thefoodtechnologyisnotsoadvancedasindevelopedcountries
Awell-knownPekingOperaartistbelievesthattheartshouldholditsChineseidentitydespiteitstranslation.TheChineseJingjuPekingOperaisactuallynotequaltowesternoperaorballetnomatterwhatinnovations创新havebeenmadetoitsaidMeiBaojiusonandsuccessorofChinesetheatermasterMeiLanfang1894–1961onWednesday.ButjuniorMeiisnotagainstinnovation.TheplayhedirectedbeingshownduringtheongoingseventhJingjuartfestivalinTianjinMunicipalityemploysmoderntechnologiessuchas3DimagestereoandLEDwhilekeepingthesingingofhisfather.HebelievesthehightechhelpsmakeJingjuperformancevisuallymoreimpressiveandtrendy.AllinnovationmethodshowevershouldbeusedtoserveratherthanoverpowerthecontentsaidMei.Jingjuwithahistoryofmorethan200yearsisasynthesisofmusicdanceandacrobatics杂技andiswidelyregardedasasymbolicexpressionofChineseculturE.ManyhistoricaleventswereadaptedintoJingjuplayswhichinthepastwereanimportantaccesstohistoryandmoralprinciples.Duetoitsrelativelyoutdatedperformancepatternandslowrhythm节奏Jingjuhasbeenlosingaudienceyoungpeopleinparticularwhichendangersthenationalquintessence国粹.ArtistslikeMeiaremakingeffortstotrainyounggenerationandpromoteJingjubothathomeandoverseas.Inmemoryofthe120thanniversaryofMeiLanfang’sbirthMeiBaojiuandBeijingPekingOperaTheaterhaverunaworldperformancetourfrom2013to2014.ThebiggestdifferencebetweenChinesetheaterandWesterntheaterandoperaisitsbeingtraditional.TherootofJingjushouldneverbechangedMeisaidinalectureattheUNHeadquartersinAugust.64.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Jingjuwascreatedinthe1710s.B.JingjuisquiteequaltowesternoperA.C.ManyJingjuplaysarebasedonhistoricalevents.D.MeiLangfanglearnedtoplayJingjufromMeiBaojiu.65.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordsynthesisinthefourthparagraph?A.Combination.B.Basis.C.Translation.D.RepresentativE.66.WhatproblemisJingjufacedwith?A.Peoplelikewesternoperabetter.B.Itisonlyfitfortheoldgeneration.C.Wayscan’tbefoundtoquickenitsrhythm.D.ThenumberofJingjugoersisdecreasing.67.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.PekingOperashouldholdChineseIdentity.B.PekingOperawascreatedbyMeiLangfang.C.MuchinnovationhasbeenmadetoPekingOperA.D.TechnologieshelptomakePekingOperaimpressivE.
HolialsocalledtheFestivalofColorsisapopularHinduspringfestivalobservedinIndiaNepalBangladesh.Itiscelebratedattheendofthewinterseasononthelastfullmoondayofthelunarmonth.Holioriginallywasafestivaltocelebrategoodharvests.ItdevelopedtohonoralegendfromtheHinduMythology神话.ThestoryfocusesonacruelkingwhohatedhissonPrahladA.HeattemptedtokillhissonbutfailedeachtimE.FinallythekingaskedhissisterHolikawhowassaidtobesafeinfiretogetridofhisson.HoweverwhentheaunttriedtoburnPrahladaitwastheprincewhoendedupbeingsafeinfirewhiletheauntherselfwasburnttodeath.Holihonorsthiseventeveryyearandhugebonfires篝火areburntontheeveofHoli.Thefestivalspreadsover16days.Duringthesedayspeopleoftenhavefunandplaywithcoloredpowderandwater.Holiisalsocelebratedwithexcitingparadeswhicharecompaniedbyfolksongsanddances.Thefestivalbeginsonthenightofthefullmoon.BonfiresarelitonstreetcornerstodriveawaytheairofevilspiritsandbadfeelingsandtosymbolizethedestructionofbadHolikaafterwhomthefestivalwasnameD.Inthemorningthestreetsarefilledwithpeoplerunningshoutingandlaughing.Atnoonthecrazinesscomestoanendandeveryoneheadstoeithertheriverorthebathroomthenrelaxesandenjoyscandies.A.tiredandcontentedsilencefallsoverIndiA.66.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_____.A.HolilastslessthantwoweeksB.theIndianscelebrateHoliinhonorofHolikaC.everyoneneedstohaveaswimintheriverinHoliD.bonfiresareburnttodriveawaytheairofevilspirits67.WhatdoyouknowaboutHoli?A.It’scelebratedonlyinIndiA.B.It’snamedaftertheprincE.C.It’scelebratedindifferentways.D.It’scelebratedatthebeginningofthewinterseason.68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthelegendisTRUE?A.Thekinghatedhissonandkilledhim.B.TheauntHolikawasburnttodeathintheenD.C.TheprincePrahladawasburnttodeathbyhisaunt.D.Boththekingandhissisterwerekilledasapunishment.69.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.KingandaPrinceB.A.GrandHoliBonfireC.A.PopularHinduSpringFestivalD.A.LegendoftheHinduMythology
Australiahaspassedregulationsthatwillenablemoreinternationalstudentstofurthertheireducationinthecountry.ThenewmeasureswerereleasedbytheAustralianDepartmentofTertiaryEducationSkillsJobsandWorkplaceRelationsinSeptemberandwilltakeeffectinmid-2012.Asaresultthestudentvisaapplicationprocessforoverseasstudentshasbeensimplifiedandthedeposit押金requiredtostudyinAustraliahasbeenreduceD.LanguagerequirementsforoverseasstudentshavealsobeeneaseD.AlsooverseasstudentsreceivingahighereducationinAustraliawillbegrantedaworkingvisalastingfromtwotofouryearsaftergraduationaslongastheymeetthebasicIELTSrequirement.ThischangewilldefinitelymakeAustraliaamoreattractivedestinationforChinesestudentsplanningtostudyoverseassaysWangLanaconsultantfromEducationInternationalCooperationGroupEICaBeijing-basedcompanythatprovidesservicestostudentswishingtostudyoverseas.HoweverinthepastfewyearsmanyofWang'sstudentclients客户couldnotstartstudiesinAustraliabecausetheydidnotmeetthelanguagerequirementsvisaprocessingtookalongtimeanddepositregulationsweretough.ThechangeinpolicyisgoodnewsfortheparentsofstudentswishingtostudyinAustraliaWangsays.A.22-year-oldfemalestudentsurnamedLiinBeijingwhoisplanningtodoherpostgraduatestudiesinAustralialearnedaboutthepolicychangeseveralweeksago.Accordingtothepreviousdepositrequirementformystudentvisamyfamilywasrequiredtoputdown550000yuan$86850.Nowweonlyneedtoprepare410000yuan.ThisisareliefformyparentsLisays.Shealsosaysthatthetwotofouryearsworkingvisamakesherfeelmuchcleareraboutherstudyplans.IbelieveseveralyearsofworkingexperienceabroadwillstrengthenmycompetitivenesswhenIreturntoChinashesays.GainingacompetitiveadvantageisthemajorreasonforChinesestudentstostudyabroadaccordingtothereportbyEIC.56.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Australiawidenswindowofopportunityforinternationalstudents.B.AustraliaisamostattractiveplaceforstudentsinChinA.C.LanguagerequirementforoverseasstudentshavebeeneasedinAustraliA.D.MorestudentswillworkinAustraliaaftertheirgraduation.57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecontentofthenewregulations?A.ThestudentvisaapplicationprocessforoverseasstudentshasbeensimplifieD.B.Languagerequirementsforoverseasstudentshavebeenmoredifficult.C.ThedepositrequiredtostudyinAustraliahasbeenreduceD.D.AftergraduationsomeoverseasstudentscangetaworkingvisainAustraliA.58.Afterthenewregulationsarepassed_______.A.morestudentswillcometoAustraliatoworkB.moreChinesestudentswillchoosetoliveinAustraliA.C.moreChinesestudentswillchoosetofurthertheireducationinAustraliaD.theopportunitiestoworkinAustraliadecreaseforoverseasstudents59.HowmuchcanLi'sparentssaveaccordingtothenewregulations?A.550000yuanB.86850yuanC.410000yuanD.140000yuan60.WhydomanystudentswanttoworkinAustraliaaftertheirgraduation?A.TheycanearnmoremoneyinAustraliA.B.Theworkingexperienceabroadwillstrengthentheircompetitiveness.C.TheirworkingexperiencecanmakethemstayinAustraliaforever.D.Theyhavetodosoaccordingtothenewregulations.
AsthousandsofcommunitiesintheUSA—especiallyintheSouth—becameboominggatewaysforimmigrantfamiliesfromCentralandSouthAmericaduringthe1990sandtheearlyyearsofthenewcenturypublicschoolsstruggledwiththeunfamiliartaskofservingthelargenumbersofEnglishlearnersarrivingintheirclassrooms.Educationprogramsneededtobebuiltfromscratch.WehadnoteachingresourcessuitableforEnglishlearnersherebeforE.WehadtodevelopthemallourselvesaTexasprincipalsaiD.ThroughoutthecountrydistrictshadtotraintheirownteacherstoteachEnglishtonon-nativespeakersorrecruit招聘teachersfromelsewherE.SchoolstaffmembershadtofigureouthowtocommunicatewithparentswhospokenoEnglish.ButevenasimmigrationhasslowedorstoppedinmanyplacesandinstructionalprogramsforEnglish-learnershavematuredservingimmigrantfamiliesandtheirchildrenremainsaworkinprogressinmanypublicschoolsespeciallythoseincommunitiesthatareskepticalorsometimesunwelcomingtothenewcomers.Oneofthebiggestchallengeseducatorsfaceiscommunicatingeffectivelywithparentswhodon’tspeakEnglish—anissuethatinparthascontributedtorecentcomplaintsofdiscriminationbyLatinostudentsinsomecities.Theparents’roleisveryimportantforthesuccessofthesestudentsbutit'salsooneofthemostdifficultthingswe’vehadtotackle处理saidJimD.RollinsthepresidentoftheSpringdaleschooldistrictwherethe19000-studentschoolsystemhasgonefromhavingnoEnglish-learners15yearsagotomorethan7500now.Youhavetomakeitapriorityandworkonitworkonitandworkonit.Asidefromthepracticalchallengessuchasfindingbilingual会说两种语言的staffmembersguidingdistrictsthroughsuchdramaticchangesrequiresschoolleaderstobridgedifficultpoliticalandculturaldivides.ForschoolleadersintheSouthespeciallyinthelastfewyearsthisdifficultjobhasbeenmadeharderstillbythenegativeattitudesofsomelocalstowardsimmigrants.13.Accordingtothepassagewhatistheproblemthatpublicschoolsarefacing?A.HandlingmorecasesfromtheimmigrantMexicancommunities.B.Offeringservicestoimmigrantfamiliesinthesouthernstates.C.Offeringenoughcommunicativelessonstoimmigrantparents.D.Providingeducationfornon-nativeEnglishlearners.14.TheunderlinedpartbuiltfromscratchinParagraph2probablymeans________.A.completelynewB.painfultomakeC.basedonpastexperienceD.constructedgradually15.Whatdoweknowabouttheimmigrantparents?A.ManyofthemcannotspeakEnglish.B.Mostofthemthinkeducationisnotimportant.C.Someofthemfeelskepticalaboutthelocalcommunity.D.FewofthemhaveattendedAmericanschools.
Greeksoldierssentmessagesbyturningtheirshields盾towardthesun.Theflashesreflectedbylightcouldbeseenseveralmilesaway.TheenemydidnotknowwhattheflashesmeantbutotherGreeksoldierscouldunderstandthemessages.Romansoldiersinsomeplacesbuiltlongrowsofsignaltowers.Whentheyhadamessagetosendthesoldiersshouteditfromtowertotower.IftherewereenoughtowersandenoughsoldierswithloudvoicesimportantnewscouldbesentquicklyoverdistancE.InAfricapeoplelearnedtosendmessagesbybeatingonaseriesoflargedrums鼓.EachdrumwaskeptwithinhearingdistanceofthenextonE.ThedrumbeatsweresentoutinaspecialwaythatallthedrummersunderstooD.Thoughthemessagesweresimpletheycouldbesentatgreatspeedforhundredsofmiles.IntheeighteenthcenturyaFrenchengineerfoundanewwaytosendshortmessages.Inthiswayapersonheldaflagineachhandandthearmsweremovedtovariouspositionsrepresentingdifferentlettersofthealphabet.Itwaslikespellingoutwordswithflagsandarms.Overalongperiodoftimepeoplesentmessagesbyallthesedifferentways.HowevernotuntilthetelephonewasinventedinAmericainthenineteenthcenturycouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsoveragreatdistanceinjustafewseconds.28.AccordingtothispassagetheRomanwayofcommunicationdependedverymuchupon______.A.fineweatherB.hightowerC.thespellingsystemD.armmovements29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.NeithertheGreeksoldiersnortheirenemycouldunderstandthemessagE.B.AfricansoldiersshoutedfromtowertotowertopassmessagE.C.TelephonewasinventedbyaFrenchengineer.D.Onlybyusingtelephonecouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsquickly.30.TheAfricanssentmessages______.A.byputtingdrumstogetherB.overaveryshortdistanceC.byamusicalinstrumentD.ataratherslowspeed31.The______wayofcommunicationmadeuseofvisiblesigns.A.FrenchB.RomanC.AfricanD.American
Alaska’sArcticlakesnowfreezelaterandmeltearlierintheyearthanin1950leavingthemeasytosufferwaterlossfromevaporation蒸发andpossiblyaddingtolocalwarminganewstudyfinds.ThewintericeseasonnearBarrowAlaskaisshorterthanin1950researchersreportedJan.30inthejournalTheCryospherE.Lakeiceisalsothinnereachwinter.Thescientistssurveyed402lakesontheNorthSlopewherepermafrostpermanentlyfrozengroundandshallowlakesdominatethearea.In2011thelakeicewas38percentthinnerthanin1950and22percentfewerlakesfrozethroughtotheirbottoms.WhenwesawtheactualnumberswewereshockedathowdramaticthechangehasbeenleadstudyauthorCristinaSurduoftheUniversityofWaterlooinCanadasaidinastatement.Surduandherco-authorsanalyzedthechangesinlake—icethicknessandicecoverwithsatelliteimagesandclimatemodelsimulationssatelliteimagesareonlyavailablefrom1991.TheclimatemodelssuggesttheArcticlakesfrozealmostsixdayslaterandbrokeupabout18daysearlierinthewinterof2011comparedwiththewinterof1950.ThechangesiniceandtheshortenedwinteraffectNortherncommunitiesthatdependoniceroadstotransportgoodsSurdusaid.ForexampleeverywinteroilcompaniesbuildroadsoverfrozenlakestocarrysuppliestoPrudhoeBay.‘‘ThedramaticchangesinlakeicemayalsocontributetofurtherwarmingoftheentireregionbecauseopenwateronlakescontributestowarmerairtemperaturesSurdusaid.TheArcticiswarmingtwiceasfastastherestoftheplanetforreasonsthatmayincludeitslayeredatmospherewhichtrapsheatandthelossofseaiceandsnowcoverwhichhelpreflectthesun’senergywhenpresent.51.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Arctic1akesnowfreezeearlierandmelt1ater.B.Alaska’slocalwarmingisdecreasingsharply.C.Arcticlakesarelosingice.D.Arcticlakesholdmorefleshwaterthanbefore.52.WhatcanweinfertheNorthSlopeisdottedwith?A.thickforests.B.numerouslakes.C.greengrasslands.D.fertilizedfarmlands.53.AccordingtothetextthegreatchangesofAlaska’sArcticlakes_____________.A.aretotallybeyondSurdu’sexpectationsB.arecompletelywithinSurdu’sexpectationsC.comeasnosurprisetoSurduandherco-authorsD.comeasagreatexcitementtoSurdu54.HowmanydayswasthewintericeseasonofArctic1akesin2011shorterthanthatin1950?A.6days.B.12days.C.18days.D.24days.55.WhatisthelastparagraphmainlyaboutaccordingtoSurdu?A.Whatreflectsthesun’senergy.B.Howitslayeredatmospheretrapsheat.C.Whyourplanetiswarming.D.WhytheArcticregionisbecomingwarmer.
OnhisbenchinMadisonSquareSoapymoveduneasilyandherealizedthefactthatthetimehadcomeforhimtoprovideagainstthecomingwinter.ThewinterambitionsofSoapywerenotofthehighest.InthemtherewerenodreamsofMediterraneanvoyagesorblueSouthernskies.ThreemonthsontheIslandwaswhathissouldesireD.ThreemonthsofassuredboardandbedandgoodcompanysafefromnorthwindsseemedtoSoapythemostdesirablething.JustasthemorefortunateNewYorkershadboughttheirticketstoPalmBeacheachwinterSoapyhadmadehisarrangementsforhisannualjourneytotheIslanD.AndnowthetimehadcomE.ThereweremanyinstitutionsofcharityinNewYorkwherehemightreceivelodgingandfoodbuttoSoapy’sproudspiritthegiftsofcharitywereundesirablE.Youmustpayinhumiliationofspiritforeverythingreceivedatthehandsofmercy.Soitwasbettertobeaguestofthelaw.SoapyhavingdecidedtogototheIslandatoncesetaboutaccomplishinghisdesirE.HelefthisbenchandwentupBroadway.HestoppedatthedoorofaglitteringcafE.Hewasshavenandhiscoatwasdecent.Ifhecouldreachatableintherestauranttheportionofhimthatwouldshowabovethetablewouldraisenodoubtinthewaiter’sminD.A.roastedduckwithabottleofwineacigarandacupofcoffeewouldbeenough.SuchadinnerwouldmakehimhappyforthejourneytohiswinterrefugE.ButasSoapyenteredtherestaurantdoortheheadwaiter’seyefelluponhisshabbytrousersandoldshoes.Stronghandspushedhiminsilenceandhasteoutintothestreet.SomeotherwayofenteringthedesirablerefugemustbefounD.AtacornerofSixthAvenueSoapytookastoneandsentitthroughtheglassofaglitteringshopwindow.Peoplecamerunningaroundthecornerapolicemanattheheadofthem.Soapystoodstillwithhishandsinhispocketsandsmiledatthesightofthepoliceman.Whereisthemanthathasdonethat?askedthepoliceman.Don’tyouthinkthatIhavehadsomethingtodowithit?saidSoapyfriendly.ThepolicemanpaidnoattentiontoSoapy.Menwhobreakwindowsdon’tremaintospeakwithpolicemen.Theyrunaway.HesawamanrunningandrushedafterhimstickinhanD.Soapydisgustedwalkedalongtwiceunsuccessful.Ontheoppositesideofthestreetwasarestaurantforpeoplewithlargeappetitesandmodestpurses.Soapyenteredthisplacewithoutdifficulty.HesatatatableandatebeefsteakandpiE.Andthenhetoldthewaiterhehadnomoney.GoandcallacopsaidSoapy.Anddon’tkeepagentlemanwaiting.Nocopforyousaidthewaiter.Hey!ThenSoapyfoundhimselflyinguponhisleftearonthepavement.Hearosewithdifficultyandbeatthedustfromhisclothes.Arrestseemedarosydream.TheIslandseemedfaraway.AfteranotherunsuccessfulattempttobearrestedforharassingayoungwomanSoapywentfurthertowardthedistrictoftheatres.Whenhesawapolicemanstandinginfrontofaglitteringtheatrehethoughtofdisorderlyconduct.OnthesidewalkSoapybegantosingdrunkensongsatthetopofhisvoicE.HedancedcriedandotherwisedisturbedthepeacE.ThepolicemanturnedhisbacktoSoapyandsaidtoacitizenItisoneoftheYaleboyscelebratingtheirfootballvictory.Noisybutnoharm.SadlySoapystoppedhisuselesssinginganddancing.TheIslandseemedunattainablE.HebuttonedhisthincoatagainstthenorthwinD.Inacigarstorehesawawell-dressedmanwhohadsethissilkumbrellabythedoor.Soapyenteredthestoretooktheumbrellaandwentoutwithitslowly.Themanwiththecigarfollowedhastily.MyumbrellahesaiD.Ohisit?saidSoapy.Wellwhydon’tyoucallapoliceman?Itookyourumbrella!Whydon’tyoucallacop?Therestandsoneonthecorner.Theumbrellaownerslowedhissteps.SoapydidlikewisE.Thepolicemanlookedatthemcuriously.Ofcoursesaidtheumbrellamanwellyouknowhowthesemistakesoccurifit’syourumbrellaIhopeyou’llexcuseme–Ipickeditupthismorninginarestaurant–ifit’syoursIhopeyou’llOfcourseit’sminesaidSoapy.Theex-umbrellamanretreateD.Thepolicemanhurriedtohelpawell-dressedwomanacrossthestreet.Soapythrewtheumbrellaangrily.Hewasangrywiththemenwhowearhelmetsandcarryclubs.Theyseemedtoregardhimasakingwhocoulddonowrong.AtlastSoapystoppedbeforeanoldchurchonaquietcorner.ThroughonewindowasoftlightglowedwheretheorganistplayedaSundayanthem.FortherecametoSoapy’searssweetmusicthatcaughtandheldhimattheironfencE.Themoonwasshining;carsandpedestrianswerefew;birdstwitteredsleepilyundertheroof.AndtheanthemthattheorganistplayedcementedSoapytotheironfenceforhehadknownitwellinthedayswhenhislifecontainedsuchthingsasmothersandrosesandambitionsandfriends.TheinfluenceofthemusicandtheoldchurchproducedasuddenandwonderfulchangeinSoapy’ssoul.Hethoughtofhisdegradeddaysdeadhopesandwreckedfaculties.AndalsoinamomentastrongimpulsemovedhimtobattlewithhisdesperatefatE.Hewouldpullhimselfoutofthispit;hewouldmakeamanofhimselfagain.Thosesweetnoteshadsetuparevolutioninhim.TomorrowhewouldbesomebodyintheworlD.HewouldSoapyfeltahandonhisarm.Helookedquicklyaroundintothebroadfaceofapoliceman.Whatareyoudoinghere?Nothing.Thencomealongsaidthepoliceman.ThreemonthsontheIslandsaidtheJudgethenextmorning.55.SoapyregardedtheIslandashiswinterambitionbecause_____.A.hewantedtogoonMediterraneanvoyagesandenjoyblueSouthernskiesB.hewantedtospendthecoldwintersomewherewarmotherthanNewYorkC.hewantedtobeputintoprisontosurvivethecomingwinterD.hewantedtobuyatickettotheIslandtospendthecoldwinter56.WhichofthefollowingisthereasonforSoapy’snotturningtocharity?A.Hispridegetsintheway.B.Whattheinstitutionsofcharityofferisn’twhatSoapyneeds.C.Hewantstobeacitizenwhoobeysthelaw.D.TheinstitutionsofcharityarenotlocatedontheislanD.57.HowmanytimesdidSoapytrytoaccomplishhisdesire?A.4.B.5.C.6.D.7.58.Fromthepassagewecanseewhatthetworestaurantshaveincommonisthat_____.A.theyarebothfancyupperclassrestaurantsB.neitherofthemservedSoapyC.theybothdroveSoapyoutoftherestaurantafterhefinishedhismealD.neitherofthemcalledcops59.HearingtheSundayanthematthechurchSoapy_____.A.wasremindedofhisgoodolddaysandwantedtoplaytheanthemagainB.wasremindedofhisunaccomplishedambitionandwasdeterminedtogettotheIslandC.wasremindedofhisdisgracefulpastanddeterminedtotransformhimselfD.wasremindedofhisrosydreamandwishedtorealizeit60.Byendingthestorythiswaytheauthormeansto_____.A.showthatonealwaysgetswhathe/shewantswithenougheffortsB.makeacontrastandcriticizethesicksocietyC.surprisereadersbyprovingjusticewasdoneafterallD.putatragicendtoSoapy’slifeandshowhissympathyforSoapy
FreeFunGuidesFreeAdmissiontoHundredsofMuseumsSept.25Whataweekend!ThisSaturdaySept.25hundredsofU.S.museumsareadmissionfreefortheSmithsonian’sannualMuseumDay.UnlikepreviousMuseumDaycelebrationsyoumustsignupforafreeticketthatadmitstwopeopletoanyoftheparticipatingmuseums.Thatmeansfillingoutaformandhavingtheticketemailedtoyou.NotbadforafreeofferthatwillgiveyouadmissiontomuseumssuchastheAdlerPlanetariuminChicagoandtheAir&SpaceMuseuminSanDiego.FreeBooksforKids@Barnes&Noble!Ifyourkidslovetoread—andwehopetheydo!—besuretosignthemupforBarnes&Noble’ssummerreadingprogramssotheycanearnafreebook!It’seasyforkidsages12andundertoparticipatE.ForBarnes&Noble’sPassporttoSummerReadingprogramjustdownloadandprintoutyourpassport.ReadanyeightbooksmakealistofthemonthebackofthepassportandbringittoanyBarnes&NoblebySeptember7.Chooseyourfreebookfromthelist.FREENightofTheaterAcrosstheU.S.inOctoberIt’stheannualrunoftheFreeNightofTheaterwhenhundredsoftheatersin120U.S.citiesgiveawaythousandsofticketstolocalproductions.WhilethekickoffdateisOctober15manyofthetheatersstartreleasingtheirfreeticketsbyOct.1orinwavesduringthemonthofOctoberforperformancedatesthroughoutthemonth.TicketseekersarelimitedtotwoticketsforoneperformancE.FindyourcityontheFreeNightofTheaterWebsiteandcheckthelistingsforperformancestheirdatesandtheirticketgiveawaytimesandlocations.58.Whatisnewaboutthisyear’sMuseumDay?A.PeoplewillgetfreeticketsonlinE.B.Twomuseumsofferfreeadmission.C.Peoplemustbuyticketsforvisitingamuseum.D.Peoplecanvisitmuseumsonlineandgetasmallgift.59.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto___________.A.introducewaystosavemoneyB.helppeoplewhoareverypoorC.giveguidanceonhowtohavesomefunD.provideinformationaboutfreethingstodo60.Howcankidsgetafreebook?A.ByreadingeightybooksatanyBarnes&NoblE.B.BydownloadingandprintingoutapassportbeforeOctober.C.BysigningupforasummerreadingprogramandchoosingoneofthebookstheyhavereaD.D.Bysigningupforawinterreadingprogramandmakealistofthebooks.61.WhichofthefollowingshowsthesimilaritybetweenMuseumDayandFreeNightofTheater?A.TheylastforthesamelengthoftimE.B.Thesamenumberoffreeticketsisgivenaway.C.TheticketscanbeusedinanyU.S.city.D.Theytakeplaceonceayear.
Youmaythinkthatsailingisadifficultsportbutitisreallynothardtolearnit.Youdonotneedtobestrong.Butyouneedtobequick.AndyouneedtounderstandafewbasicrulesaboutthewinD.FirstyoumustaskyourselfWhereisthewindcomingfrom?Isitcomingfromaheadorbehindorfromtheside?Youmustthinkaboutthisallthetimeontheboat.Thewinddirectiontellsyouwhattodowiththesail.Let’sstartwiththewindblowingfromthebehinD.Thismeansthewindandtheboataregoinginthesamedirection.Thenyoumustalwayskeepthesailoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata90°angletotheboat.Thenitwillcatchthewindbest.Ifthewindisblowingfromthesideitisblowingacrosstheboat.Inthiscaseyoumustkeepthesailhalfwayoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata45°angletotheboat.Itneedstobeoutfarenoughtocatchthewindbutitshouldn’tflap摆动.Itshouldn’tlooklikeonaflagpolE.Ifitisflappingitisprobablyouttoofarandtheboatwillslowdown.SailingintothewindisnotpossiblE.Ifyoutrythesailwillflapandtheboatwillstop.Youmaywanttogointhatdirection.Itispossiblebutyoucan’tgoinastraightlinE.Youmustgofirstinonedirectionandtheninanother.Thisiscalledtacking.Whenyouaretackingyoumustalwayskeepthesailinsidetheboat.45.Whatshouldyouconsiderfirstwhilesailing?A.Sailors’strengthB.WavelevelsC.WinddirectionsD.Sizeofsails.46.WhatdoesthewordItunderlinedinParagraph4referto?A.TheboatB.ThewindC.ThesailD.Theangle47.Whatdoyouhavetodowhensailingagainstthewind?A.MoveinastraightlinE.B.Allowthesailtoflap.C.Lowerthesail.D.Tacktheboat.48.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A.InapopularmagazinE.B.Inatouristguidebook.C.Inaphysicstextbook.D.Inanofficialreport.
WalkthroughamallonaweekendandyougettheimpressionteenagerssavemoneytobuyclothesiPodsorvideogamesystemsbutanewsurveyshowstheirpriorityisquitedifferent–savingforcollegE.Thesurveybyonlinebrokerage经纪公司TDAmeritradeHoldingCorpsuggestsputtingmoneyawayforhighereducationisthetopsavingsgoalfortoday’steens.Theresultsshowed62percentofteensaged14through19savetheirmoneyforcollegeamuchhigherratethanthe40percentofadultswhosaidtheysavedwhentheywereteens.Educatorsdidn’texpecttheresults.Theyarepushingforfinancialliteracy素养educationinschools.It’sapleasantsurprisethatwe’reseeingyoungpeoplepayingthatmuchattentiontotheimportanceofthisissuesaidJosephPeriCEOofthenonprofitCouncilforEconomicEducation.Partofteachingtheimportanceofinvesting投资isshowingthatthebestinvestmentayoungpersoncanmakeisaninvestmentinthemselves.Thesurveysuggeststeenssavemoreoftheirmoneythantheireldersdidwhentheywereyoung.About87percentofteenssaytheysavE.Theresultsalsosuggest78percentofteenssaidtheywantaplanthatinvolvessplittingthecostofeducationwiththeirparents.ThewillingnessofteenstosharethepriceoftheireducationsuggeststhattheyareawareofrisingcollegecostsYoungsaiD.Morethan80percentofteensreportedthattheyattachtheimportanceofeducationtofuturesuccesscomparedwith56percentofadultssurveyedwhosaytheyfeltthatwayasteens.We’vebecomemoreconscious知晓的oftheopportunitiesthatareoutthereforusandthecompetitionthat’souttheresaidMeganPartridge17astudentatVoorheesHighSchoolinGlenGardnerNewJersey.56.AccordingtothenewsurveyAmericanteensaresavingmoneyprimarilyfor_____.A.clothesB.iPodsC.videogamesystemsD.highereducation57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Unhappywiththeresultseducatorsarepushingforfinancialliteracyeducationinschools.B.Americanteensinvestmoremoneyintheircareersthaninotherthings.C.TheAmericanadultssurveyeddon’tseemtocareabouttheirfutureswhentheywereteens.D.MoreAmericanteenssavemoneyforcollegeeducationtodaythanbeforE.58.Accordingtothesurvey______.A.78percentofAmericanteenssaveforcollegeB.87percentofAmericanteensareawareoftheimportanceofinvestingintheirfutureC.lessthanhalfoftheadultssurveyedthoughtthateducationwasessentialwhentheywereteensD.overthreefourthsofAmericanteensarewillingtosharetheireducationalexpenseswiththeirparents59.Meganservesasanexampleofteenswho______.A.aredoubtfulabouttheirfutureB.attachimportancetoeducationC.areafraidofthecompetitivenessofmodernAmericaD.realizetheeffectthefinancialcrisismayhaveontheireducation60.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpriorityinthefirstparagraphmean?A.choiceB.interestC.lifeexperienceD.topimportance
AfteraterriblecaraccidentthewholeworldhadbeencompletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyearsforhebecamebothblindanddeaf.ThelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchasorrowthathetriedseveraltimestoputanendtohislifE.Hiswifedidherbesttotendandcomforthim.Byandbyhefinallyregainedthecouragetoliveon.OnahotsummerafternoonhewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatoncE.Hestoodunderalargetreeinordernottogethimselfwet.Unfortunatelyhewasstruckdownbyalightning.Thewitnessesthoughthimdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywaterbelowthetreE.Hefeltthathewastremblingbadlybutwhenheopenedhiseyeshedidn’tdaretobelievethathesawaplough犁lyingnearthewall.WhenMrs.Edwardscamerunninguptohimsheshoutedforhelp.Hesawherandheardhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearly10years.ThenewsofRobert’sregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspreaD.Manydoctorscametoprovethetruthofthenews.Mostofthemsaidthathegainedsightandhearingagainobviouslyfromtheknockoflightning;noneofthemcouldgiveconvincingreasonshowever.TheonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthatsinceEdwardslosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshockinaterribleaccidentperhapstheonlywayforthemtoregainwasbyanothersuddenshock.46.WhatwasEdwardsdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightningA.HewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousE.B.HewashidingfromtherainunderatreE.C.Hewaslyingonthegroundinthemuddywater.D.HewastremblingbadlyonthegrounD.47.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.Edwardshadbeenblindanddeaffornearlytenyears.B.EdwardswokeupwithhisfaceinthemuD.C.DoctorsheldthebeliefthatEdwardswasneverreallyblindordeaf.D.Edwardslostallhissensesforabout20minutesafterthelightninghadstruckhimdown.48.WhatdidEdwardsseefirstafterbeingstruckdownbythelightningA.HiswifeB.ThelargertreeC.A.ploughD.Thelightningitself49.HowdidEdwardsgethissightandhearingoncemoreaccordingtothedoctorA.HeregainedthemfromaheadinjurywhenhefellfromatreE.B.Hiswife’sfirstvisitafteralmosttenyearsmadehimsohappythatheregainedthem.C.ThelightningtookthefeelingfromhislegsandgavethesensesofsightandhearingtohisheaD.D.Theblowthatmadehimblindanddeafwasveryseveresoittookanothersevereblowtoregainthem.50.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.EverycoinhastwosidesB.Regainingthelong-lostsightandhearingC.A.splendidthunderstormD.A.thunderstorminneed
TheInternetisnotperfect.Therearemanyproblemswithit.TheInternetisnotorganizeD.ThereisnooneinchargeoftheInternet.Itissometimesdifficulttofindwhatyouarelookingfor.ItisalsoeasytogetthewronginformationontheNet.SomebusinessmencheatpeopleontheInternet.Internetthievescanstealcreditcardnumbers.Someadvertiserssendspamtoe-mailboxes.E-mailboxesareoftenfilledwiththeseunwantedadvertisements.IllegalbusinessescanoperateontheInternet.ThesebusinessessellX-ratedmaterialscigarettesandalcoholtoteenagers.TheInternethaswebsiteswithinformationaboutmakingbombsbreakingthelawandterrorism.Criminalscanfoolpeopleespeciallychildreninchatrooms.Theycanspreadpoisonousinformationandattacknewmembers.TheInternetisthegreatestadvanceincommunicationsincehumanemergeD.Butitcanalsobelikeadarkalleyinadangerouspartoftown.ParentsneedtosetparentalcontrolsontheirchildrenwhentheyusetheInternet.Thiswillkeepsomeofthebadmaterialsawayfromtheirchildren.TheInternetcanbedangeroustocomputerstoo.Somepeoplewhohaveevilintentionsenjoycausingproblemsforotherpeopletheydon’tevenknow.Theycreatecomputerviruses.A.computercangetvirusesbydownloadingaprogramthathasavirusinit.Somevirusescomebye-mail.Aviruscandestroythedataapersonhassavedincomputerfiles.A.viruscancauseacomputertocrash.A.viruscanalsoreproduceitself!Itcansendcopiesofitselftoeveryoneonaperson’se-mailaddresslist.Thenthesepeople’scomputerswillhavethesameproblemsandcan’tworknormally!41.Theunderlinedwordspaminthethirdparagraphmeans__________.A.lettersB.productsC.uselessinformationD.poisonousinformation42.WhycanillegalbusinessesoperateontheInternet?A.BecausethereisnooneinchargeoftheInternet.B.BecausesomepeopleliketobuybannedproductsontheInternet.C.BecauseX-ratedmaterialscigarettesalcoholandsooncanbesoldwellontheInternet.D.BecausepeoplewhooperatebusinessesontheInternetarecriminals.43.ParentalcontrolsareneededwhenchildrenusetheInternetbecause__________.A.childrencan’tusethecomputerswellB.childrenmaydamagethecomputersC.theInternetisalwaysunsafeforthechildrenD.poisonousinformationmayhaveabadeffectonchildren44.WecaninferfromthepassagethatthekeytosolvingtheproblemswiththeInternetis__________.A.toimprovethecomputersB.toimprovepeople’smorallevelC.toorderpeoplenottousetheInternetD.tofindamedicinetokillcomputerviruses
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