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Historyisasociety'smemoryandformspartofpeople'sidentity身份.ButTaiwan'sgovernmenthasproposedachangetotheirhistory.Inthemovetheirtextbookswillseparatetheisland'shistoryfromtherestofChinA.Bydisconnectingtheisland'shistoryfromthemainlandthegovernmenthopestocreateastrongerTaiwanidentity.Undernewguidelines方针tobecarriedoutin2006TaiwanhasorderedhighschoolstochangetextbookstocreateonebookofTaiwan'shistory.AtthemomenttheirbookscoverthecompleteChinesehistory.ButfollowingthenewmoveChinesehistorywillbetaughtaspartofinternationalhistory.NolongertobeincludedaspartofTaiwan'shistoryisthefoundingoftheRepublicofChinaROCin1911bySunYat-sen.Thiseventwillbeinthenewinternationalhistorybook.ItisapoliticalattemptbyTaiwan'sleaderChenShui-biantomaketheireducationsupportTaiwan'sindependencesaidLiWeiyispokesmanfortheTaiwanAffairsOfficeoftheStateCouncil.ThismovehasalsoreceivedgreatoppositioninTaiwan'sschools.Thenewoutline大纲istoopoliticalandfactshavebeenchangedsaidYuLintheheadmasterofTaipeiMiddleSchool.Itwillconfusestudents'understandingofhistory.WhoonearthshouldIthinkisthefoundingfatheroftheROC?askedastudentinTaipei.ManyfamouspeopleinhistorylikeConfucius孔子orSunYat-senwhowasconsidered'fatheroftheROC'formorethanhalfacenturyshouldnowbethoughtofasforeignersbaseduponthisridiculouslogiC.''hesaiD.ManypeoplehaveshownoppositiontothemovE.HistorycannotbechangeD.MixingpoliticswithourhistorymeansforgettingourancestorssaidLienChanchairmanofKuomintangParty.ItwillnotdoanygoodfortheTaiwaneseandonlyworsencross-Straitsrelations.1.Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage?A.Taiwan’sgovernmenthasproposedachangetotheirhistorytextbooksin2006.B.TaiwanauthoritieswanttoseparatetheislandfromthemainlanD.C.TaiwanleaderswanttomaketheireducationsupportTaiwan'sindependencE.D.Taiwanleaderstrytoconfusestudents'understandingofhistory.2.What’stheexcuseforthemoveaccordingtoTaiwan’sgovernment?A.TocutoffallconnectionswiththemainlanD.B.Todisconnecttheisland'shistoryfromthemainlanD.C.MostoftheTaiwanesedonotwelcomethetextbook.D.TocreateastrongerTaiwaneseidentity.3.Whichofthefollowingisnotincludedinthemove?A.Chinesehistorywillbetaughtaspartofinternationalhistory.B.ThefoundingoftheROCin1911bySunYat-senwillbeinthenewinternationalhistorybook.C.SunYat-senwillbeconsidered'fatheroftheROC'.D.ManyfamouspeopleinhistorylikeConfuciusorSunYat-senwillbethoughtofasforeigners.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tshowthecorrectrelationbetweenthemanandtheopinion?A.China’sspokesman:ItisanattempttomaketheireducationsupportTaiwan’sindependencE.B.HeadmasterinTaipei:Thenewoutlinewillthrowlightonstudents’understandingofhistory.C.AstudentinTaipei:It’sridiculoustoconsidersomeChinesehistoricalfiguresasforeigners.D.ChairmanofKuomintangParty:TherelationbetweentheislandandthemainlandwillbecometensE.
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Memorytheysayisamatterofpracticeandexercise.Ifyouhavethewishandreallymakeaconscious自觉的effortthenyoucanquiteeasilyimproveyourability能力torememberthings.Butevenifyouaresuccessfultherearetimeswhenyourmemoryseemstoplaytricksonyou.Sometimesyourememberthingsthatreallydidnothappen.OnemorninglastweekforexampleIgotupandfoundthatIhadleftthefrontdoorunlockedallnightyetIclearlyrememberlockingitcarefullythenightbefore.Memorytricksworktheotherwayaswell.Onceinawhileyouremembernotdoingsomethingandthenfindoutthatyoudid.OnedaylastmonthforexampleIwassittinginabarber理发师shopwaitingformyturntogetahaircutandsuddenlyIrealizedthatIhadgotahaircuttwoclaysbeforeatthebarbershopacrossthestreetfrommyoffice.Wealwaysseemtofindsomethingfunnyandamusing有趣的inincidents事件causedbypeople'sforgetfulnessorabsent-mindedness.Storiesaboutabsent-mindedprofessorshavebeentoldforyearsandwenevergettiredofhearingnewones.Unfortunatelyhoweverabsent-mindednessisnotalwaysfunny.Therearetimeswhentricksofourmemorycancauseusgreattrouble.1.lfyouwanttohaveagoodmemory________.A.youshouldforceyourselftorememberthingsB.youshouldmakeaconsciouseffortofpracticeandexerciseC.youshouldtrytorememberasmanypoemsaspossibleD.youshouldtryhardtorememberthings2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.OnenightthewriterforgottolockthefrontdoorB.OnenightthewriterforgothavinglockedthefrontdoorC.ThewriterrememberedtolockthedoorD.Thewriterrememberedunlockingthefrontdoor3.FromthesentenceWenevergetfiredofhearingnewones.wecaninferthat________.A.weenjoyhearingnewstoriesaboutabsent-mindednessofprofessorsB.wedon'twanttoknowanythingmoreaboutabsent-mindednessofprofessorsC.wewillnevergettiredoflisteningtonewstoriesaboutabsent-mindednessD.absent-mindednesshappensnotonlytoprofessorsbuttomanyotherpeople4.Inthepassagethewriterseemstotellyou________.A.forgettingthingshappenstolearnedpeopleB.alwaysforgettingthingsisunderstandableC.forgettingthingsattimesisnaturalD.waystoprotectyourselffrommemorytricks5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_________.A.HowtoGetaGoodMemoryB.TricksofMemoryC.StoriesaboutForgetfulnessandAbsent-mindednessD.GetRidofAbsent-mindedness
Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelive重新体验theseexperiencesinnightmares.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapillwhichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.ThepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperiencE.Theyhopeitmightreduceorpossiblyerase抹去theeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovemberexpertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrancE.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.SofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereducednotthatthememoriesareeraseA.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadideawhileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmarE.TheyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotionssaidRogerPitmanaprofessorofpsychiatry精神病学atHarvardMedicalSchool.Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity特质.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.AllofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhowearE.I'mnotsurewe'dwanttowipethosememoriesoutsaidRebeccaDresseramedicalethicist伦理学家.Somepeoplefearthatalthoughthedrugwouldfirstbeusedinonlyveryseriouscasesitwouldbecomemoreandmorecommon.PeoplealwayshavetheabilitytomisusesciencesaidJosephLeDouxaNewYorkUniversitymemoryresearcher.Allwewanttodoishelppeoplehavebettercontrolofmemories.1.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Peopleoftensufferfrombadmemories.B.Americanresearchersaretryingtodevelopapill.C.Forgetbadmemoriesandbehappy.D.Theresearchhascausedaheatedargument.2.Theunderlinedworditinparagraph4refersto_____.A.thenewdrugB.theresearchintothedrugC.thememoryD.thechemicalinthedrug3.Whichofthefollowingisnottheopinionofthesupporters?A.Thepillcaneraseallthememoriesinthepast.B.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slifE.Thepillcanrelieveemotionalsuffering.C.Thepillcanalsohelpmanyothertypesofpeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.D.Thepillcanpreventortreattroublingmemoriesinsoldiersafterwar.4.Whichofthefollowingisnottheopinionoftheopponents反对者?A.Ourmemoriesgiveusouridentity.B.Thememorieshelphumanityavoidmistakesofthepast.C.Thedrugshouldbeusedinonlyveryseriouscases.D.Peoplemaynotbesurewhethertheywanttowipethememoriesout.
请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词注意每空格1个单词TheUnitedStatesprovidesmorethanhalftheworld’sfoodaiD.Americanprogramsgaveabouttwobilliondollarslastyear.ButcriticssaythecurrentsystemwastesmoneyanddelaysthearrivalofneededfooD.UndercurrentlawUnitedStatesgovernmentagencieshavetobuyAmerican-producedfooD.And75%oftheaidmustbecarriedonAmericanships.PresidentBushwantstochangethesystem.HisplanwouldprovidefoodaidbybuyingcropsdirectlyfromfarmersinthedevelopingworlD.Moneyintheformofcashwouldmakeupabout25%oftheaiD.ThepresidentiscallingonCongresstosupporttheprojectsayingitwouldsupportagricultureindevelopingcountries.LastyearCongressreportedthat65%ofthemoneyforfoodaidwasspendingoncostsotherthanfooD.Itsaidrisingbusinessandtransportationcostshadcuttheaverageamountoffoodshippedoverthelastfiveyearsby52%.Yetdemandhasgrown.Criticsamongcharitygroupshavecalledforchangestothesystem.CAREUSAamajoraidgroupsaidlastyearthatitwouldnottakepartinthecurrentsystemafter2009.ButthesystemalsohassupportersamongagriculturalandshippinggroupsandlawmakersinCongress.Supporterssaythecurrentsystemworkswellandthatchangingitcouldharmfood-aidprograms.Thegovernmentpassedsimilarlawslastyear.PresidentBushsayshemayrejectthefinallawthatreacheshimbecauseitwouldcosttoomuchinitspresentform.Hewantstoendsubsidy补助金paymentstofarmerswhoalreadyearnalotfromtheircrops.Title:A.DiscussionofHowto1____________USFoodAid2____________systemAwasteoftimE.Fooddoesn’t3____________ontimE.Foodmustbeboughtfrom4____________.75%oftheaidmustbecarriedonAmericanships.NewsystemCropswillbe5____________directlyfromfarmersinthedevelopingworlD.25%offoodaidwillbepaidin6____________.Farmerswillnotgetanyextramoneyfromthe7____________.OpinionsCharitygroupsare8____________thecurrentsystem.Agriculturalandshippinggroupsaswellaslawmakers9____________thecurrentsystem.Theythinkthatchangingitcouldbe10____________tofood-aidprograms.
Advertisingisahighlydevelopedtwentieth-centuryindustry.Thedevelopmentofradiotelevisioncinemamagazinesandnewspapershasgonehandinhandwiththedevelopmentofadvertising.Whyisadvertisingsopopular?Isitawasteofmoney?Ithasbeenprovedagainandagainthatrepeatedadvertisingincreasesproductsales.SinceitincreasesproductionthepricecanbereduceD.Thereforeadvertisinginsteadofmakingaproductmoreexpensivemakesitcheaper.Advertisingisnowascientificbusiness.OncemanagerswouldsayjokinglyIknowthathalfofwhatIspendonadvertisingiswastedbutIdon'tknowwhichhalf.NowallpartsofanadvertisingprogrammeareproperlymeasuredandresearcheD.Whatmakesagoodadvertisement?Therehavebeenmajorchangesinadvertisinginthepastsixtyyears.PeoplereadadvertisementspartlyforinformationandpartlyforpleasurE.Today'sadvertisementsoftenstartwithaquestionorapuzzlewiththepurposeofattractingthereader'sattention.Ofcoursemostadvertisementscontaininformation.Butthisisusuallycontainedinatextthatisinterestingandoftenfunny.Humourisveryimportant.Sometimesadvertisementstellastoryorthestorymaybecontinuedoveranumberofadvertisements.Howeverthereisadangerinthis.Itispossiblethatthereaderorviewerwillremembertheadvertisementbutnotthenameoftheproduct.1.Thepurposeofadvertisingis____.A.toincreaseproductsalesB.tomakeaproductmuchbetterC.tospendmoremoneyD.toreducetheproduction2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedinplaceoftheunderlinedphrasehandinhand?A.HereandtherE.B.Againandagain.C.Asusual.D.AtthesametimE.3.Whatismeantbywhatmanagerssaidinthesecondparagraph?A.A11themoneyonadvertisingwaswasteD.B.NotalltheadvertisementswerewelldesigneD.C.A11themanagersknewaboutadvertisingthen.D.Managersspentnomoneyonadvertising.4.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofadvertising?A.Useless.B.Unnecessary.C.Important.D.Wasteful.
InafewyearsyoumightbeabletospeakChineseKoreanJapaneseFrenchandEnglish—andallatthesametimE.ThissoundsincrediblebutAlexWaibelacomputerscienceprofessoratUS'sCarnegieMellonUniversityCMUandGermany'sUniversityofKarlsruheannouncedlastweekthatitmaysoonbereality.Heandhisteamhaveinventedsoftwareandhardwarethatcouldmakeitfareasierforpeoplewhospeakdifferentlanguagestounderstandeachother.OneapplicationcalledLectureTranslationcaneasilytranslateaspeechfromonelanguageintoanother.Currenttranslationtechnologiestypicallylimitspeakerstocertaintopicsoralimitedvocabulary.UsersalsohavetobetrainedhowtousetheprogrammE.Anotherprototype雏形机cansendtranslationsofaspeechtodifferentlistenersdependingonwhatlanguagetheyspeak.ItislikehavingasimultaneoustranslatorrightnexttoyoubutwithoutdisturbingthepersonnexttoyouWaibelsaiD.Prefertoread?So-calledTranslationGlassestranscribe转录thetranslationsonatinyliquid-crystal液晶displayLCDscreen.Thenthere'stheMuscleTranslator.Electrodescapturetheelectricalsignalsfromfacialmusclemovementsmadenaturallywhenapersonismouthingwords.Thesignalsarethentranslatedintospeech.Theelectrodescouldbereplacedwithwirelesschipsimplantedinaperson'sfaceaccordingtoresearchers.DuringademonstrationheldlastThursdayinCMU'sPittsburghcampusaChinesestudentnamedSangJunhad11tinyelectrodesattachedtothemusclesofhischeeksneckandthroat.Thenhemouthed—withoutspeakingaloud—afewwordsinMandarin普通话totheaudiencE.A.fewsecondslaterthephrasewasdisplayedonacomputerscreenandspokenoutbythecomputerinEnglishandSpanish:LetmeintroduceournewprototypE.Thisparticulargadget器械whenfullydevelopedmightallowanyonetospeakinanynumberoflanguagesorasWaibelputittoswitchyourmouthtoaforeignlanguage.Theideabehindtheuniversity'sprototypesistocreate‘goodenough’bridgesforcross-culturalexchangesthatarebecomingmorecommonintheworldWaibelsaiD.Withspontaneous自发的自愿的translatorsforeigndriversinGermanycouldlistentotrafficwarningsontheradiotouristsinChinacouldreadallthesignsandtalkwithlocalpeopleandleadersofdifferentcountriescouldhavesecrettalkswithoutanyinterpreterstherE.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Alecturetranslationcantranslatewhatyousaidintootherlanguageseasily.B.MuscleTranslatorscantranslatewhatyouthinkintospeechifyoujustmoveyourmouth.C.ThereisnoMuscleTranslatorintheworldnow.D.Thespontaneoustranslatorswillhelpusalot.2.What'sthefinaldestinationofinventingthelanguagetranslators?A.Tomakeculturalexchangesbetweendifferentcountrieseasier.B.Tohelpstudentslearnforeignlanguagesmoreeasily.C.Tomakepeopleliveinforeigncountriesmorecomfortably.D.TohelppeoplelearnmoreforeignlanguagesinthefuturE.3.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheseventhparagraph?A.ThetranslatorissogoodthatitcantranslateanylanguageintotheverylanguageyouneeD.B.ThetranslatorisbecomingmoreandmorecommonintheworldasabridgE.C.Withthehelpofthetranslatoryouonlyneedtoopenyourmouthwhenyouwanttosaysomethingwithoutsayingtheexactwordsatall.D.Thetranslatorneedstobeimprovedbeforebeingputintomarket.
Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogobecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmoreandmoreandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsgetinthewayofeachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationinthecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnointerestintheirstudiesanddropout–oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthatisacondemnation谴责ofthestudentsasawholeanddoesnotexplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.We’vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycannottakeinanarmyofuntrained18year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongertakeinanarmyoftrained22-year-oldseither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysupsidedownitseemsandthinkingoftherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesnotmakepeopleintelligentcleverambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings—maybeitisjusttheotherwayroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeopleareonlytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresy异端邪说tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatiflittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butoppositeevidenceisbeginningtomountup.1.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_______.A.abouthalfofthehighschoolgraduatescontinuetheirstudiesatschoolB.collegegraduatesarebelievedtobeabletoearnmoremoneyC.administratorsoftenencouragecollegestudentstodropoutD.moreandmoreyoungpeoplearefoundunfitforcollegE.2.Whichofthefollowingisoneofsomeobservers’opinions?A.ThestudentsexpectsomuchthattheyarenotsatisfiedwiththehardcollegelifE.B.TheeconomicsituationissodiscouragingthattheyouthhavetoattendcollegE.C.Collegeshouldimprovebecauseofsomuchcampusunhappiness.D.CollegesprovidemorechancesofgoodjobsthananywhereelsE.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.Ourcollegeexperienceprovesthatthosesurveysareincorrect.B.Thesurveysmayremindusofourbeautifulcollegeexperiences.C.Thesurveysshouldallbere-examinedaccordingtoourcollegeexperiences.D.Ourcollegeexperiencesmaymakeusmisunderstandtheresultsofthesurveys.4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.ToargueagainsttheideathatcollegeisthebestplaceforallyoungpeoplE.B.ToputforwardanideathatcollegeshouldnotbethefirstchoicE.C.Tovalueyoungpeople’sfurthereducationincolleges.D.Topersuadeyoungpeopleintoworkingafterthecompletionofhighschool.
June262000—theHumanGenome基因组Projectagreat$3billion15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegenetic遗传的mapofhumansisnowmorethan90percentcompleteD.Thescientificandmedicalcommunities团体areveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonging延长humanlifE.Butthosecommunitiesandpolicy政策makersalsoarecarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflifE.Forthelastfewyearsthegeneticadvancesinthedevelopingfieldofbiotechnology生物技术haveprovidedmaterialforallkindsofworkbutthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofthehumangeneticcode密码haveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealthaswellasforthepopularimagination.WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecoding解码humanDNAtheleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchintheUnitedStateswhichbeganin1990isunlockingthecodeofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfatal致命的diseases.AlreadytheHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenes基因connectedwithterriblediseasesasyet迄今andmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerorAIDS.Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudiedresearcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfections传染andgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenomeastheyexpecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses.1.Whydidthescientistsworkhardatmappingthehumangenome?A.Becausethehumangenome'scompletioncanhelpthemgetridofmanydiseases.B.Becausethehumangenomecandestroymanyillnesses.C.Becausetheywantedtobebetterknownthanothers.D.Becausethehumangenomecanprovidealotofchancesofwork.2.Whichcountrystudiedthegenesmostrapidlyintheworld?A.Japan.B.Germany.C.TheUnitedStates.D.ChinA.3.Themainideaofthisarticleisabout_______.A.thegenes'discoveryB.unlockinggeneticcodeC.thegreathumangenomeD.thegenesandthescientists
EllenParkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.Shecouldn’twalkveryquicklyanditwasdifficultforhertoclimbstairsshewassoonoutofbreath.IsupposeIhadbettergotothedoctorshethought.Shewenttothedoctorandtoldhimherproblem.I’mnotatallsurprisedhesaiD.It’sclearwhatyourproblemis.Heexaminedherandthengavehersomeadvice.Ifyoudon’tdowhatIsayMrs.Parkerhesaidthenyouwillhaveaheartattack.ItcouldkillyouEllenwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor’s.Sheknewthatshehadtotakehisadvicebutthatitwouldnotbeeasyandthatitwouldtaketime.Thenextdayshewentshopping.Thefirstshopshewentintowasabutcher’sshop.I’dliketenpoundsofsteakpleaseshesaid.Certainlymadamthebutcherrepliedandwentintothecoldstorageroomandfoundalargepieceofsteak.Hebroughtthehugepieceofmeatbackintotheshopandplaceditonthescale秤.That’sjustundertenpoundshesaid.Thebutcherworkedouttheprice.At＄4.99apoundthatwillbe＄45.50pleasE.ShallIcutitupintosmallpiecesforyouOhIdon’twanttobuythemeatMrs.Parkersaid.Ifyoudon’twanttobuyitthebutcherrepliedwhydidyouaskmetogetitforyouIjustwantedtoseewhat10poundsofmeatlookedlike.1.Mrs.EllenParkervisitedherdoctorbecause＿＿＿＿＿＿.A.shehadaheartattackB.shewasunhappyaboutherweightC.shehadaproblemwithherhealthD.shecouldn’tsleepwell2.AfterthedoctorexaminedMrs.EllenParkerheadvisedherto＿＿＿＿＿＿.A.eatmoremeatB.loseweightC.comeandseehimagainD.lookafterherheart3.Mrs.EllenParkeraskedfortenpoundsofsteakbecause＿＿＿＿＿＿.A.shewantedtobuysomefordinnerB.shewantedtoloseweightC.herdoctoraskedhertodosoD.shewantedtoknowthesizeof10－poundmeat4.Mrs.EllenParker’srealproblemwasthat＿＿＿＿＿＿.A.sheatetoomuchsteakB.shecouldn’twalkquicklyC.sheweighedtoomuchD.shecouldn’tclimbstairs5.Wecaninfer推断thatattheendofthestorythebutcherwasvery＿＿＿.A.angryB.excitedC.surprisedD.proud
Wantaglanceofthefutureofhealthcare?Takealookatthewaythevariousnetworksofpeopleaboutpatientcarearebeingconnectedtooneanotherandhowthisnewconnectivityisbeingexploitedtodelivermedicinetothepatient-nomatterwhereheorshemaybE.Onlinedoctorsofferingadvicebasedonnormalsymptoms症状arethemostobviousexamplE.Increasinglyhoweverremotediagnosis远程诊断willbebasedonrealphysiologicaldata生理数据fromtheactualpatient.A.groupfromtheUniversityofKentuckyhasshownthatbyusingpersonaldataassistanceplusamobilephoneitisperfectlypracticaltosendapatient’simportantsignsoverthetelephonE.Withthiskindofequipmentthecryaskingwhethertherewasadoctorinthehousecouldwellbeathingofthepast.OthermedicaltechnologygroupsareworkingonapplyingtelemedicinetoruralcountrysidecarE.Andatleastoneteamwantstousetelemedicineasatoolfordisasterneed---especiallyafterearthquakes.Onthewholethetrendistowardsprovidingglobalaccesstomedicaldataandexperts’opinions.Butthereisoneproblem.Bandwidth宽带isthelimitingfactorforsendingcomplex复杂medicalpicturesaroundtheworld---CUphotosbeingoneofthebiggestbandwidthusers.Communicationsatellitesmaybeabletodealwiththeshort-termneedsduringdisasterssuchasearthquakesorwars.Butmedicineislookingtowardsboththesecond-generationInternetandthirdgenerationmobilephonesforthefutureofremotemedicalservicE.Doctorshavemettodiscusscomputer-basedtoolsformedicaldiagnosistrainingandtelemedicinE.Withthefallingpriceofbroadbandcommunicationsthenewtechnologiesshouldstartanewtimewhentelemedicineandthesharingofmedicalinformationexperts’opinionsanddiagnosisarecommon.1.Thewriterchieflytalksabout________.A.theuseoftelemedicineB.theon-lineddoctorsC.medicalcareandtreatmentD.communicationimprovement2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Patientsdon’tneeddoctorsinhospitalsanymorE.B.Itisimpossibletosendapatient’ssignsoverthetelephonE.C.Manyteamsusetelemedicinedealingwithdisastersnow.D.BroadbandcommunicationswillbecomecheaperinthefuturE.3.Theprobleminthefourthparagraphreferstothefactthat________.A.bandwidthisn’tbigenoughtosendcomplexmedicalpicturesB.thesecond-generationofInternethasnotbecomepopularyetC.communicationsatellitescanonlydealwithshort-termneedsD.thereisnotenoughequipmentforspreadingthemedicalcare
ManyofthetouristsonboardhadbegunbargainingwiththetradesmenbutIdecidednottobuyanything.Ihadnosoonergotoffthe1thanIwasstoppedbyamanwhowantedto2meadiamondring.Ihadno3ofbuyingonebutIcouldnotdenythefactthatIwas4bythesizeofthediamonds.Someofthemwereas5asmarbles玻璃球.Themanwenttogreatlengthsto6thatthediamondswerereal.As7walkedpastashopheheldadiamond8againstthewindowandmadeadeepimpressioninthe9.Ittookmeoverhalfanhourtogetridofhim.Thenextmanto10mewassellingexpensivepensandwatches.I11oneofthepensclosely.Itcertainlylooked12.AtthebaseofthegoldcapthewordsmadeintheUSAhadbeenclearly13.Themansaidthatthepenwasworth￡50butasaspecial14hewouldletmehaveitfor￡30.I15myheadandheldupfivefingersindicatingthatIwaswillingtopay￡5.Gesturingwildlythemanactedasifhefoundmy16shockingbutheeventually17thepriceto￡10.ShruggingmyshouldersIbegantowalkaway.A.momentlaterheranaftermeand18thepenintomyhands.Thoughhekeptthrowinguphisarmsindespairhe19acceptedthe￡5Igavehim.Ifeltespeciallypleasedwithmywonderful20—untilIgotbacktotheship.NomatterhowhardItrieditwasimpossibletofillthisbeautifulpenwithink1.A.shipB.trainC.planeD.bus2.A.showB.sellC.buyD.give3.A.moneyB.hobbyC.experienceD.intention4.A.ashamedB.impressedC.movedD.cheated5.A.colorfulB.bigC.heavyD.small6.A.proveB.explainC.instructD.perform7.A.theyB.heC.weD.people8.A.sharplyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.forcefully9.A.assistantB.shopC.glassD.door10.A.approachB.callC.findD.look11.A.checkedB.examinedC.noticedD.watched12.A.expensiveB.ordinaryC.naturalD.real13.A.markedB.signedC.foundD.recognized14.A.feelingB.favourC.reasonD.present15.A.shookB.noddedC.heldD.touched16.A.decisionB.answerC.offerD.solution17.A.reducedB.gaveC.suggestedD.had18.A.threwB.snatchedC.broughtD.forced19.A.angrilyB.disappointedlyC.readilyD.clearly20.A.experienceB.bargainC.adviceD.balance
Onceuponatimeakinginthecompanyofhisministerswenttotheimperialgardenforawalk.Whenhewaswalkingaroundapondastrangeidea1uponhimandheaskedHowmanybuckets桶ofwaterarethereinthepond?Theministerslookedateachother2togiveananswer.Rather3thekingorderedYouhavethreedays’gracE.AnyonewhooffersananswerwillbehandsomelyawardeD.Thosewhofailwillbe4.Thetimelimitwasdueinthetwinkling闪烁ofaneyeyettheministerswerestill5theirwit’senD.Atthistimeachildappeared6declaredthatheknewtheanswer.Thekingtoldhis7ministerstogowiththechildforthemeasurement.Totheir8thechildrefusedthesuggestionwithasmileItisveryeasy.No9togototheponD.Thismadethekinglaugh10Alrightletusknowwhatitis.Thechildwinked眨眼andsaidThat11onthesizeofthebucket.Ifitisasbigasthepondthereisonebucketofwater;ifitis12asbigtwobuckets;ifonethirdasbigthreebuckets;ifStop!That’sit.You’vegotthe13.ThekingwassatisfiedandthechildwasdulyrewardeD.Whydidtheministersfeelitso14tosettletheproblem?Becausetheyfellinapitfall陷阱followinga15wayofthinking.People’sthinkingoftengoesahabitualway—thebeatentrackofstraightforwardness.16isastatic静态的waypresupposingeveryobjectdefiniteandcertaini.E.thesizeofthepondandthebucketshouldbeclearly17.Ifoneofthemisunknownitwillbedifficulttodothemeasurementletalone18.Whynotchangeyourmodeofthought—fromstatictodynamic动态的fromconcreteto19?Ifyouadoptanindirectwayandtrytofindouttheproportionalrelationbetweenthepondandthebucketyou’llgetananswer—flexibleyet20tosolvetheproblem.Sometimestogetoutofthedifficultyonemustchangeone’swayofthinkingorsimplychangeone’sapproachtowardsaproblem.1.A.fixedB.focusedC.cameD.looked2.A.strugglingB.thinkingC.fallingD.failing3.A.disappointedB.excitedC.pleasedD.contented4.A.killedB.punishedC.blamedD.scolded5.A.onB.atC.inD.by6.A.whoB.whomC.whoseD.he7.A.excitingB.amazingC.surprisingD.trembling8.A.doubtB.surpriseC.envyD.delight9.A.goodB.useC.needD.wonder10.A.wonderfullyB.joyfullyC.cheerfullyD.doubtfully11.A.decidesB.dependsC.callsD.looks12.A.halfB.bothC.allD.wholly13.A.awardB.rewardC.answerD.number14.A.easyB.difficultC.fastD.slow15.A.wrongB.correctC.rightD.incorrect16.A.ThisB.ThatC.ItD.Such17.A.markedB.measuredC.signedD.known18.A.anotherB.otherC.oneD.both19.A.detailedB.easyC.simpleD.abstract20.A.appropriateB.availableC.adequateD.proper
Long-distancerunninghelpsapersonforgetpressingfamilyproblemsaswellasjob-relatedtrouble.A.n1comesquicklytomind.OnedayIhadaterriblefightwithmylandladyoversomefoolishincident.We2ateachother.AfewminuteslaterIsetout3mydailyrun.Bytheendofthefirstmilethe4seemedlikeabaddream.Attheendofthesecondthereasonfor5seemedunimportantatall.BytheendofthefourthmileIwasfilledwithfeelingsof6andforgivenesstowardthelandlady.I7herabeautifulrosewhichIgaveherassoonasIsteppedinsidethehouse.Allwasquickly8againbetweenus.Runninghasthatkindof9onmostrunners.Itmakesusfeelgoodandpeaceful.Long-distancerunningintoadailyroutine惯例willhelp10arunner'slife-style.AfterIhadbeenrunningforsometimeI11thatIhadmoreenergyandcoulddomore.Mydays12longerbecauseIseemedtoneed13sleep;thesleepIdidgetseemedmore14.Mybodybecamethinnersmootherandfirmer.Runningalso15ahealthfulfeelingofpleasantexcitementwhich16astrictroutineandtheimprovedphysicalcondition.17runningmakesmefeelgoodaboutmyselfandabouttheworld.Thereare18long-termeffectsofrunningwhicharebeneficial.But19benefitsrunningdoesoffermeare20enoughtomakemeunabletotearmyselfawayfromthesortfortherestofmylife.1.A.ideaB.exampleC.thoughtD.fact2.A.pointedB.glancedC.screamedD.called3.A.onB.ofC.inD.to4.A.troubleB.problemC.argumentD.talk5.A.whichB.meC.herD.it6.A.disappointmentB.sorrowC.regretD.helplessness7.A.promisedB.boughtC.offeredD.presented8.A.wellB.normallyC.overD.friendly9.A.effortB.effectC.impressionD.pressure10.A.addB.increaseC.formD.change11.A.understoodB.foundC.hopedD.imagined12.A.remainedB.lookedC.grewD.proved13.A.lessB.moreC.littleD.much14.A.meaningfulB.excitingC.attractiveD.tiring15.A.producesB.includesC.makesD.expresses16.A.leadstoB.stickstoC.comesfromD.datesfrom17.A.ThenB.BesidesC.ThereforeD.Even18.A.similarB.otherC.differentD.some19.A.whichB.howC.thatD.what20.A.almostB.merelyC.hardlyD.already
AskidsmyfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.Thewoodswasourpart-timeaddressdestinationpurposeandexcusE.IfIwenttoafriend’shouseandfoundhimnotathomehismothermightsayOhhe’soutinthewoodswithatone语气ofairyacceptancE.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegymorevenawayfromhisdesk.Forusten-year-oldsbeingoutinthewoodswasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhilE.Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring探索.Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorationsthoughseemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickind:somethingusuallycameupalongtheway.SaywestayedinthewoodsthrowingrocksshootingfrogspickingblackberriesdigginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanItalianburialmounD.OftenwegotlostandhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewerE.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfullybeskeptical:thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweightandwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly----tallbeecheseasytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.ItwasinatreetoothatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanenD.Bythensomeofushadreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence青春期.InMarchthemonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwintertwofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.WeclimbedatreeandallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwereallywereratherbigtobeupinatreE.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteriA.1.Theauthorandhisfiendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto_______.A.playgoldandothersportsB.spendtheirfreetimeC.avoiddoingtheirschoolworkD.keepawayfromtheirparents2.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.TheactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanneD.B.Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration.C.Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity.D.Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly.3.TheunderlinedwordskepticalinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.calmB.seriousC.doubtfulD.optimistic4.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A.Happybutshort.B.LonelybutmemorablE.C.Boringandmeaningless.D.LongandunforgettablE.
CARDIFFWalesPoetssingersandmusiciansfromacrosstheglobegatheredinWalestocelebratethetraditionofstorytelling.ItmightseemstrangethatpeoplestillwanttolistenintheageofwatchingtelevisionbutthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagainsaidDavidAmbrosedirectorofBeyondtheBorderaninternationalstorytellingfestivalinWales.SomeofthetaleslikethoseInuitfromCanadaarethousandsofyearsolD.Soourstorytellershavecomefromdistantlandstoconnectuswiththedistanceoftimehesaidearlythismonth.TwoInuitwomenbothintheirmid60sareamongthefewremainingwhocandoKntadjaitorthroatsingingwhichhasfewwordsandmuchsounD.Theirartisgovernedbythecoldoftheirsurroundingsforcingthemtosaylittlebutlistenattentively.Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993afterseveralyearsofworkingwiththoserevivingcomingbackintouseorexistencestorytellinginWales.ItcameoutofagroupofpeoplewhowantedtoreconnectwithtraditionsandasalltheWelsharestorytellersitwasingoodhandsherE.AmbrosesaiD.1.Ambrosebelievesthattheartofstorytelling_______.A.willbepopularagainB.willbemorepopularthanTVC.startedinWalesD.areinthehandsofsomeoldpeople2.FromthetalestoldbytheInuitpeoplecanlearn_______.A.howcoldithasbeenwheretheInuitliveB.whytheytellthestoriesinathroat-singingwayC.abouttheirlifeasearlyasthousandsofyearsagoD.howdifficultitistounderstandtheInuit3.AccordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.StorytellingoncestoppedinWales.B.Storytellingdidnotcomebackuntil1993inWales.C.StorytellingisalwayswellreceivedinWales.D.StorytellinghasalonghistoryinWales.4.Theunderlinedphraseingoodhandsmeans_______.A.takengoodcareofB.graspedbygoodstorytellersC.controlledbyrichpeopleD.protectedbykindpeople
Thegreatestrecentchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman’slifespentincaringforchildren.A.womanmarryingattheendofthe19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwentiesandwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildrenofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.BythetimetheyoungestwasfifteenthemotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyearsduringwhichcustomchanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidworkTodaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildrenUsuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixtyevenwhileshehasthecareofchildrenherworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliances家用电器andconveniencefoods.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’swayoflifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen’seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtookafull-timejobHoweverwhentheymarriedtheyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteenmanygirlsstayatschoolafterthatageandthoughwomentendtomarryyoungermoremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwadsreturntofullorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriagewithbothhusbandandwifeacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionoffamilylifeandwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoneyandrunningthehomeaccordingtotheabilitiesandinterestofeachthem.1.Accordingtothepassagearoundtheyear1990mostwomenmarried__________.A.atabouttwenty-fiveB.intheirearlyfiftiesC.assoonaspossibleaftertheywerefifteenD.atanyagefromfifteentoforty-five2.Whenshewasoverfiftythelate19thcenturymother__________.A.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshediedB.wasusuallyexpectedtotakeuppaidemploymentC.wouldhehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidemployment.D.wasunlikelytofindajobevenifshenowlikely.3.Manygirlsthepassagesaysarenowlikelyto__________.A.marrysothattheycangetajobB.LeaveschoolassoonastheycanC.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy4.Accordingtothepassageitisnowquiteusualforwomento__________.A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthanthemselvesC.startworkingagainlaterinlifeD.Marrywhilestillatschool
请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词每空1词EducatinggirlsquitepossiblyharvestsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworlD.Women'seducationmaybeanunusualfieldforeconomists经济学家butincreasingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissuE.Andeconomicswithitsfocusonincentives鼓励providesanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedof剥夺aneducation.Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandarekeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool—theprophecy预言becomesself-fulfillingtrappingwomeninaviciouscircle恶性循环ofneglect.Aneducatedmotherontheotherhandhasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.SheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildrenensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchancE.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirlsaswellasofboyswillbeeducatedandhealthy.TheviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscirclE.Fewwillarguethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviouslythereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestmentsbuttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpracticesincludingfamilyplanning.Topic:Thesignificanceoffemale1___________indevelopingcountriesViewpointEducatinggirlsismorebeneficialthananyother2______________.FamiliesFromlow-incomefamiliesFromeducatedmothers'familiesAttitudesGirlsareof__________3valuethanboys.Developmentshouldbeforall4___.Practices●Thereisnot5_____________investmentindaughters.●Girlsaremadetostayathome6_________housework.Girlsandboyshave7____chances.ConsequencesAviciouscircleAvirtuouscircleSignificanceEducatinggirls8__________tosocialbenefits9__________advantagesandhealthpracticesincludingfamilyplanning.10_________Educatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesisimportantandrewarding.
TheNewYorkTimesisnowbetterthanever－Allthemorereasonstoorderhomedeliverynow.NEW－Separatesections版面fortheArtsMondaythroughThursdayandSports7daysaweekthatyoucanpullouttakewithyouorpassalong.NEW－TheDinningInDinningOutsectionWednesdayabanquet宴会ofgreatmealsyoucanmakeyourselforderuporeatout.NEW－TheHouse&HomesectionThursdayfilledwithusefulinterestingfeatures特别报道andarticlesaboutmakingthemostofallsortsoflivingspaces.NEW－AnEnlargedtwo-partWeekendsectionFridaywithmoreideasaboutmoviesshowsartexhibitionsoutdoorandindoorrecreation.Latestnewsandsportsresultsdaily.AndofcoursedailyworldandnationalnewsSunday’sspecialsectionsandalltheothergreatfeaturesyou’llcontinuetofindintheTimes.FindoutjusthowmuchyoucanobtainfromtheTimeseveryday.Call1－800－311－1969orusethepostage-paidordercardtoorderconvenienthomedeliveryat50％OFFourregularpricE.1.Ifyouwanttofindoutthemoreinformationoffilmsyoushould_________.A.call1-800-311-1969B.goovertheHouseandHomesectionC.readtheArtsectionD.readWeekendsection2.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.theTimessellsatalowerpricethanbeforeB.theTimeshasimprovedagreatdealandeveryonelikestoreaditC.manyofthegoodfeaturesoftheTimesremainunchangedD.youwilllearneverythingbyreadingtheTimeseveryday3.Theownerofthepassageadvertises________.A.tointroducethenewsectionsB.toannouncethenewsectionsoftheTimesC.tomakeknownhisnewplanoftheTimesD.topersuadepeopletobuytheTimes
LargecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlargE.Thesameproblemonasmallerscalefacespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittlehopeofraisingthemoneyneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknowandwhilebanksmayagreetoprovidemoneyforshort-termfinancetheyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublicinvitingpeopletolendthemmoneyortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureinterests.ThistheydobyissuingstocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchangE.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculation流通thesavingsofsinglepersonsandinstitutionsbothathomeandabroaD.Whenthesaverneedshismoneybackhedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Insteadhesellshissharesthroughastockbrokertosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.ManyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbytheGovernmentorbylocalorganizations.Withouthospitalsroadselectricitytelephonesrailwaysthiscountrycouldnotwork.AlltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperlyrequiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalonE.TheGovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspendingandtheytoocometotheStockExchangE.Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherthisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinancE.1.Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojectsis_____.A.exchangedforpartownershipintheStockExchangeB.raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompaniesC.repaidtoitsoriginalownersassoonaspossibleD.investedindifferentcompaniesontheStockExchange2.Allthebasicservicesonwhichwedependare_____.A.unabletoprovidefortheneedsofthepopulationB.financedwhollybyratesandtaxesC.inconstantneedoffinancialsupportD.runbytheGovernmentorourlocalorganizations3.TheStockExchangemakesitpossiblefortheGovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustries_____.A.tomakecertaineverybodysavesmoneyB.toborrowasmuchastheywishC.tomakecertaineverybodylendsmoneytothemD.toraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment4.Theunderlinedwordinvesthereprobablymeans_____.A.givemoremoneywithB.providelessmoneywithC.borrowlessmoneywithD.makemoremoneywith
Justasmankindhasalwayshadadesiretoflythehumanracehaswantedtoswimunderthewatersinceprehistorictimes.Picturesofprimitivedevicestoenablepeopletobreatheunderwaterhavebeenfounddatingfrom3000yearsagobutourdreamofmovingfreelybeneaththeoceanwavesforlongperiodsoftimewasonlyrealizedabout60yearsagowhenFrenchdivinglegendJacquesCousteaudevelopedthefirstpracticalSelfContainedUnderwaterBreathingApparatusSCUBA.SincethenthesportofSCUBAdivinghasgonefromstrengthtostrength.LoversofSCUBAdivinglikethefeelingofweightlessnessthepeaceandquietunderthewatertheabilitytomoveinthreedimensionsandthesenseofadventuretheygetwhileonadivE.SCUBAdiversoftentraveltosomeofthemostbeautifulandremoteplacesintheworldinthesearchforrareunderwaterfloraandfauna动植物.PalauTheRedSeaTheMaldivesandHawaiihavemanyofthemostpopulardivingsitesbutrecreationaldiversoftenhavetomakedowithlessexoticlocaldestinationsliketheNorthSeainBritain.SCUBAdivingisnotwithoutitsdangershowever.Themixtureofnitrogenandoxygendiversbreatheunderwatercombinedwiththepressureunderthewatercanbedeadlyifadiverrisestooquicklytothesurfacecausingaconditioncalled‘thebends’.Diverscanalsogetlostortrappedwhendivingonwrecksandfatalities死亡areparticularlycommonincavedivingwherediversaddtothedangersofdivingbyswimmingthroughundergroundcavesfilledwithwater.Divingcanalsobeharmfultotheunderwaterenvironment.HoweverwithproperprecautionsdivingcanopenupawholenewworldfarfromthestressesofdailylifE.1.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhetext?A.Advertisesomepopulardivingsites.B.Describehowtodiveunderwater.C.WarnpeopleagainstdivingintheseA.D.GiveinformationaboutSCUBAdiving.2.Whatcanthereaderlearnfromthetext?A.ThereisuncertaintyaboutSCUBAdivingsafety.B.Divershavecausedalotofdamagetotheenvironment.C.SCUBAdivingisanoldsportwithalonghistory.D.DiversalwaysfacethepressuresintheirlifE.3.HowmightthewriterdescribeSCUBAdiving?A.Interesting.B.Relaxing.C.FrighteningD.Unpleasant.4.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorismostlikelytosuggestifhecontinuestowrite?A.Gettingouttodiveunderwater.B.Stoppingdamagingenvironment.C.MakingbetteruseofSCUBA.D.GettingoverthetroublesofdailylifE.
Disposing处理ofwastehasbeenaproblemsincehumansstartedproducingit.Asmoreandmorepeoplechoosetoliveclosetogetherincitiesthewaste-disposalproblembecomesincreasinglydifficult.Duringtheeighteenthcenturyitwasusualforseveralneighboringtownstogettogethertoselectafarawayspotasadumpsite.Residentsortrashhaulers垃圾拖运者wouldtransporthouseholdrubbishrottedwoodandoldpossessionstothesite.Periodicallysomeofthetrashwasburnedandtherestwasburied.Theunpleasantsightsandsmellscausednoproblembecausenobodylivedcloseby.Factoriesmillsandotherindustrialsitesalsohadwastetobedisposedof.Thoselocatedonriversoftenjustdumpedtheunwantedremainsintothewater.Othersbuilthugeburnerswithchimneystodealwiththeproblem.Severalfactsmakethesechoicesunacceptabletomodernsociety.Thefirstproblemisspace.Dumpswhicharenowcalledlandfillsaremostneededinheavilypopulatedareas.Suchareasrarelyhaveemptylandsuitableforthispurpose.Property房地产iseithertooexpensiveortooclosetoresidentialneighborhoods.Long-distancetrashhaulinghasbeenacommonpracticebutoncefarmareasarerefusingtoacceptrubbishfromelsewherecheaplandwithintruckingdistanceofmajorcityareasisalmostnon-existent.Awareness意识ofpollutiondangershasresultedinmorestrictrulesofwastedisposal.Pollutionofriversgroundwaterlandandairisapricepeoplecannolongerpaytogetridofwaste.Theamountofwastehowevercontinuestogrow.Recyclingeffortshavebecomecommonplaceandmanytownsrequiretheirpeopletotakepart.Eventhemostefficientrecyclingprogramshowevercanhopetodealwithonlyabout50percentofacity'sreusablewaste.1.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe_________.A.PlacesforDisposingWasteB.WastePollutionDangersC.WaysofGettingRidofWasteD.WasteDisposalProblem2.Duringthe18thcenturypeopledisposedtheirwasteinmanywaysEXCEPTfor________.A.buryingitB.reducingitC.burningitD.throwingitintorivers3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraph?A.Farmareasdonotacceptwastefromthecityinmodernsociety.B.Thereischeaplandtoburywasteinmodemsociety.C.Itisdifficulttofindspacetoburywasteinmodemsociety.D.Waystodealwithwasteinmodemsocietyhavevariedonlyalittle:4.Themainpurposeofwritingthisarticleisto_________.A.drawpeople'sattentiontowastemanagementB.warnpeopleofthepollutiondangerswearefacingC.callonpeopletotakepartinrecyclingprogramsD.tellpeopleabetterwaytogetridofthewaste
AsateenagerIfeltIwasalwayslettingpeopledown.Iwasrebellious反叛的ontheoutside__1___ontheinsideIwantedpeopleto___2____mE.OnceIlefthometohitchhike搭便车toCaliforniawithmyfriendPenelopE.Thetripwasn’t____3___andthereweremanytimesIdidn’tfeelsafE.Onesituationinparticularleftme__4___tostillbealivE.WhenIreturnedhomeIwasdifferent—notsooutwardlysureofmyself.IwashappytobehomE.ButthenInoticedthatPenelopewhowas____5___withuswaswearingmyclothes.Andmy___6___seemedtolikeherbetterthanmE.IwonderedifIwouldbe____7___ifIweren’ttherE.Itoldmymomandsheexplainedthat____8____Penelopewasalovelygirlnoonecould____9___mE.IpointedoutSheismorepatientandisneaterthanIhaveeverbeen.Mymomsaidthesewerewonderful___10____butIwastheonlypersonwhocouldfillmy___11__.Shemademerealizethatevenwithmy__12___—andtheyweremany—Iwasalovedmemberofthefamilywhocouldn’tbereplaceD.Ibecameasearcher___13___whoIwasandwhatmademeuniquE.My____14___ofmyselfwaschanging.Iwantedasolidbasetostartfrom.Istartedtoresistpressureto___15____inwaysthatIdidn'tlikeanymoreandI___16___whoIreallywas.Icametofeelmuchmore___17___thatnoonecanevertakemyplacE.Eachofus___18____auniqueplaceintheworlD.Youarespecialnomatterwhatotherssayorwhatyoumaythink.So__19___aboutbeingreplaceD.You___20___bE.1.A.andB.butC.soD.for2.A.hateB.replaceC.receiveD.like3.A.easyB.hardC.funD.long4.A.unwillingB.regretfulC.gratefulD.willing5.A.playingB.eatingC.stayingD.traveling6.A.familyB.friendsC.relativesD.neighbors7.A.lovedB.mentionedC.caredD.missed8.A.sinceB.asC.whileD.unless9.A.scoldB.compareC.replaceD.match10.A.qualitiesB.aspectsC.mattersD.times11.A.characterB.roleC.taskD.form12.A.faultsB.advantagesC.mannersD.pities13.A.lookingforB.lookingbackC.seekingoutD.givingup14.A.pictureB.viewC.senseD.image15.A.thinkB.learnC.changeD.act16.A.hatedB.celebratedC.wishedD.expected17.A.sureB.doubtfulC.happyD.lonely18.A.takesB.catchesC.seizesD.holds19.A.talkB.forgetC.careD.argue20.A.mustn’tB.shouldn’tC.can’tD.needn’t
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