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EveryoneofthegymnastswhowenttoNationalQualifiers国家冠军赛资格赛showedupwiththatgoalinminD.Everyonegaveittheirall.AndIhateadmittingitbutIwasanexception.Ididnotdomybest.NotfortheribbonexercisenorfortheclubexercisE.KnowingthatIcouldhavereachedalittlefurthertocatchmyribbonfocusedalittlemoresothestickwouldn’tslipthroughmyfingerstriedalittlehardertocleanupthoseerrorsbutIdidn’tstillbothersmE.AftermydisappointingcompetitionItriedmybesttokeepmyeyesdry.ButsoontearsburnedtheedgesofmyeyesandasIblinkedthefirsttearrolleddownmycheek.EventhoughIangrilywipedmytearsawaybeforeshelookedatmetheevidenceofmyself-pitysessionpresenteditselfclearlyintheformofdirtymakeupandreddenedeyes.MymomhatedtoseemecryespeciallybecauseIhadnorightorreasonto.Ihadmessedup—thatwasn’tanyone’sfaultbutmine—andcryingwouldn’thelpatall.WhyareyoucryingAmanda?sheaskedperhapsmorepointedly尖刻地thanintendedbutIheardtheconcerninhervoicE.UnabletoformalltheemotionsintowordsIjustlookedawayandavoidedherquestions.Tellmenowwhyyou’recrying.Hervoicethistimewasn’tasgentleasitwasbefore;itwasfilledwithfrustrationandimpatiencE.Whyareyoucrying?shewhisperedagainbutthistimehervoicewasshakyandfloodedwithpain.ThiswasthefirsttimeI’deverseenmymomcry;mymomwhowasalwayssostrongandwastheretoencouragemethroughtheroughesttimeswasnowcryingandIwasthereasonforit.FindingmyvoiceItentativelyaskedWhyareyoucrying?ShelookedatmeandansweredexactlywhatIwasafraidtohearIhatetoseeyouhurtingyourself.Soitwasmyfault.Ihadputthosetearsinhereyes.Ihadfilledherwithpainwithhelplessnessandwithsadness.I’llneverforgetherpainedexpression.Itforcedmetorealizehowshortsightedandclose-mindedI’dbeen.IdecidedthatnomatterwhathappensinthefutureIwillneverlosemyselftoregret.31.WhydidAmandafeelregretfulafterthecompetition?A.Becauseshewasn’tadmittedtothecluB.B.Becauseshedroppedherribbonsuddenly.C.Becauseshebroketheruleofthecompetition.D.Becauseshedidn’ttryherbesttocompetE.32.WhatdidAmandatrytohideonthewayback?A.Hersilenttears.B.Thedisappointingscores.C.Herdirtymakeup.D.TheevidenceoffailurE.33.Whichwordsreflectthechangeofthemother’semotions?A.Painful—impatient—concernedB.Concerned—frustrated—painfulC.Satisfied—painful—frustratedD.Frustrated—angry—painful34.WhatdidAmandadeterminetodo?A.Nevercryinfaceofhermom.B.Nevercompeteasagymnast.C.Neverinvolveherselfinself-pity.D.Nevermakeupbeforegames.35.Thebesttitleofthepassageisprobably_________.A.MypainfulexperienceasagymnastB.ThetearsIwipedawayformymotherC.ThefiercestcompetitionIlostD.TheworstthingIeverfelt:regret
BBCSportsprogramSunday.WearecurrentlyplanningourVolunteerProgramwhichwillensurevolunteersaretrainedandreadytogofor2012.Upto70000volunteerswillbeneededtohelpputontheLondon2012OlympicandParalympicGames.Ourprogramwillaimtoencourageawiderangeofpeopletojoinin.Wewillprovidethetrainingtomakesureourvolunteers'skillsareofthehigheststandarD.London2012isanopportunitytoinspireeveryonetodeveloptheirinterestsandvolunteer—insportandalsomorewidelywithintheircommunity.Applicationswillopeninthelate2011.We'llrecruit招募volunteersfromacrosstheUK—fromarangeofcommunitiesandbackgrounds.Ourrecruitmentprocesswillbeopenandfair.OurgoalistoselectapplicantswhomeetourstandardsandwhowillbringpassionenthusiasmandenergytotheGames.Previousvolunteeringexperienceisnotnecessary.We'llgiveeachsuccessfulapplicantaspecificroleallowingthemtocontributemeaningfullytotheGames.TherewillbetwokindsofGamesvolunteer—specialistandgeneralist.Specialistvolunteerswillhavespecificexistingskillsorqualificationsthatareneededforthemtocompletetheroleforexamplesportormedicaltraining.Generalistvolunteerswillnotneedanyspecialskillsorqualificationsandwillreceivefulltraining.Theymightbegivenrolesinareassuchaseventservicesuniformdistribution分发andvillageoperations.AllvolunteerswillbeexpectedtoattendtrainingeventsthatwillgivethemtheknowledgetheyneedtocarryouttheirrolE.Therearelotsofcharitiesandsportingorganizationsthatarelookingforvolunteerstohelpthem.WhileyouarewaitingforapplicationsfortheLondon2012volunteerprogramtoopeninthelate2011whynotconsidergettinginvolvedlocally?Youcanfindopportunitiestovolunteerinarangeofactivitiesinyourlocalareabyfollowingthelinksontherighthandsideofthispageormakelocalenquiriesabouttheneedsinyourcommunity.64.Wherewillyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A.Inanewspaper.B.OnawebpagE.C.InamagazinE.D.Inatextbook65.Whocanapplytobecomeavolunteerinthe2012Olympics?A.PeoplefromsomeEnglish-speakingcountries.B.PeoplewithvolunteeringexperiencE.C.Peoplewhomeetthestandards.D.PeoplewithaknowledgeoftheOlympichistory.66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.TwokindsofvolunteerswillbeneedeD.B.Specialistvolunteersdonothavetoattendtrainingevents.C.Applicationswillnotbeaccepteduntil20.D.GeneralistvolunteerswillbefullytraineD.67.WhatcanyoudoinJuly2011?A.Dosomevolunteeringworklocally.B.Applytobecomeavolunteerinthe2012Olympics.C.GettrainedintheVolunteerProgram.D.JoinintheOlympicGames.
BERLINReuters—Germany’spostalservicehasannouncedplanstoexploreimprovedserviceandhelpprotecttheenvironmentbygettingfetchfriends—ordinarypeopletravelingacrosscities—todeliverparcelsontheirway.ItishopedthatthemovewhichwillbetestedinthecomingmonthsmightlessentrafficininnercitiesandreduceCO2emissions排放.ThisshouldhelpDHLadivisionoftheGermanpostalservicereachitstargetofimprovingthecompany’scarbonefficiencyby30percentbefore2020.Astheworld’sbiggestlogistics物流providerwerecognizeaspecialresponsibilitytoreducetheimpactontheenvironmentasmuchaspossiblesaidFrankAppelChiefExecutiveOfficerofDeutschePostDHLinastatementreferringtoavarietyofmeasuresbeingconsidereD.Thefetchfriendsfindoutonlineaboutparcelsthatneeddeliveringtopeoplewholiveorworkalongthewaythattheyareplanningtotravelthroughthecity.TheythenselecttheonesthattheywanttotakE.Codes编码senttotheirmobilephonestellthevolunteerswheretopickthepackagesup.ParcelscanbetakenpartofthewayorpassedontoanothervolunteerbutallvolunteersneedtohavetherightcodeontheirmobilephonesothetrackandtracesystemcanbeupdateD.LogisticscompanieswillberesponsibleforlookingaftertheoperationtomakesurethattheprivacyofpostisrespecteD.It’shopedthatthiscouldbedoneusingmobilephonesbutDHLsaysitrecognizesthatsomesecurityissuesremaintobeworkedout.67.Accordingtothepassagethefetchfriendprogram________.A.hasbeentestedformonthsB.aimstoreducethecostoftheserviceC.employsenvironmentaliststohelpwithdeliveriesD.encouragesordinarypeopletohelpcutthecarbonfootprint68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEofDHL?A.ItbelongstotheGermany’spostalservicE.B.Ithasthemostup-to-datetrackingsysteminGermany.C.Ithassucceededinimprovingitscarbonefficiencyby30%.D.IthasdesignedmanymeasurestoimproveitsservicespeeD.69.Whatmaybeaproblemwiththenewserviceaccordingtothearticle?A.Volunteers’notallowingtoselectparcels.B.Thewrongcodesinthemobilephones.C.Thepossibilitythatparcelscouldbeopenedontheway.D.Parcels’beingtakentothedestinationbyasinglevolunteer.70.WhatmightbethebestTitleforthebestpassage?A.NewChallengesforthePostalServiceB.A.GreenerWaytoDeliverParcelsC.SolutionsforGlobalWarmingD.StatementsfromDHL
Reuters—AMalaysiaAirlinesflightMH370wasreportedtohavebeenmissingneartheVietnamesecoastonSaturdayhaving227passengersand12crewonboardandEuropeanofficialssaidtwopeopleonboardwereusingfalseidentities.TherewerenoreportsofbadweatherandnosignofwhytheBoeing777-200ERwouldhavevanishedfromradarscreensaboutanhourafterittookofffromKualaLumpurforBeijing.WearenotrulingoutanypossibilitiesMalaysiaAirlinesCEOAhmadJauhariYahyatoldanewsconferencE.BytheearlyhoursofSundaytherewerenoconfirmedsignsoftheplaneoranywreckagewellover24hoursafteritwentmissing.OperationswillcontinuethroughthenightofficialssaiD.Therewerenoindicationsofsabotage蓄意破坏norclaimsofanattack.ButthepassengerlistissuedbytheairlineincludedthenamesoftwoEuropeans—AustrianChristianKozelandItalianLuigiMaraldi—whoaccordingtotheirforeignministrieswerenotinfactontheplanE.TheforeignministryspokesmaninViennasaid:OurembassygottheinformationthattherewasanAustrianonboarD.ThatwasthepassengerlistfromMalaysiaAirlines.Oursystemcamebackwithanotethatthisisastolenpassport.AustrianpolicehadfoundthemansafeathomE.ThepassportwasstolentwoyearsagowhilehewastravellinginThailandthespokesmansaiD.TheforeignministryinRomesaidnoItalianwasontheplaneeitherdespitetheinclusionofMaraldi’snameonthelist.HismotherRenataLucchitoldReutershispassportwaslostpresumedstoleninThailandin2013.TheU.S.andEuropeansecurityofficialssaidthattherewasnoproofofanyterroristlinkandtherecouldbeotherexplanationsfortheuseofstolenpassports.46.WhatwasAhmadJauhariYahya’sattitude?A.Confident.B.Uncertain.C.NegativE.D.PositivE.47.AccordingtothepassagetheforeignministryspokesmaninViennahadmadesure______.A.ChristianKozelliedtothepoliceB.twopassportshadbeenstolenbytwoEuropeansC.ChristianKozelwasthemanwhokidnappedtheplaneD.theAustrianonboardwasactuallyathome48.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMaraldi?A.HispassportwaslostinThailandB.HewasfromAustriA.C.HewasfoundsafeathomE.D.Hismotherwassadwhenshesawhisnameonthelist.49.Whoshouldberesponsibleforthemissingoftheplaneaccordingtothepassage?A.ChristianKozelandLuigiMaraldi.B.Terrorists.C.Thetwopeopleusingfalseidentities.D.WearenotsurE.50.Wherecouldthispassagemostlikelybefound?A.Inanovel.B.Inthenewspaper.C.InafashionmagazinE.D.InatravelbrochurE.
BEIJINGOct.1Xinhua—PoliceacrossChinahavegotreadytodealwithhugetrafficflowsalongexpresswaysduringtheeight-daynationalholidaysaidtheMinistryofPublicSecurityhereMonday.Trafficalongmainexpresswaysincreasedbymorethan40percentonSundaythefirstdayoftheholidayperiodsaidastatementontheministrywebsitE.Policehaveopened743servicestationsalongexpresswaysandsetupto14000temporaryserviceboothstohelpcontroltrafficthestatementsaiD.Inadditionmorethan16000ambulanceshavebeenputonstandbyforemergenciesandaccidentsalongbusysectionsthestatementsaiD.ThenumberoftravelerstakingtoChina’sexpresswaystotaled85millionby4p.m.onSunday13.3percentmorethanthatoflastyearaccordingtotheMinistryofTransport.Thesurgewaspartiallyduetoanewgovernmentpolicy.LastmonththeStateCouncilannouncedthatpassengercarswithsevenseatsorlesswillgetafreepassthroughtollroadsbridgesandtunnelsduringtheSpringFestivalQingmingFestivalLaborDayandNationalDay.AnditofficiallytakeseffectfromtheNationalDaythisyear.Thepolicywhichallowsfreepassageofpassengercarswithsevenseatsorfewerontollroadsbridgesandtunnelsiswarmlywelcomedbythemajorityofprivatecarownersbutsomepeoplecomplainedthattollgatescausetrafficjamsduringnationalholidays.Authoritiespredictthataround740milliontripswillbemadebyChinesepeopleduringtheholidaywithabout660milliontripstobemadeonroadsandwaters.Theministrycalledinthestatementforsafedrivingandurgeddriverstostayawayfromhardshoulders隔离墩onexpresswaysduringcongestionssoemergencyvehiclescanpass.292W6.OnOct.1thefirstdayoftheNationalDaythetrafficalongmainexpresswaysincreasedby.A.onefifthB.twofifthsC.threefifthsD.fourfifths7.Accordingtothenewpolicywhatkindofcarscanenjoythefreepassageonexpressways?A.Carswithsevenseats.B.Carswithaboutsevenseats.C.Carswithnomorethansevenseats.D.Carswithnolessthansevenseats.8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Policehaveopened14000servicestationsalongexpressways.B.Policehavesetupto743temporaryserviceboothstohelpcontroltraffiC.C.Carscanenjoythefreepassageonexpresswaysonlyontheeight-daynationalholiday.D.By4p.m.onSundaytherearemorethan80milliontravelersonChina’sexpressways.9.Theunderlinedwordcongestionsinthelastparagraphmeans.A.trafficjamsB.holidaysC.daytimesD.nights10.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Trafficalongmainexpresswaysincreasedbymorethan40percentonSunday.B.LastmonththeStateCouncilannouncedanewgovernmentpolicy.C.Theministrycalledinthestatementforsafedrivingduringtheeight-daynationalholiday.D.Tosolvethehugetrafficflowsonexpresswaysduringtheeight-daynationalholidaymorepolicearesentandmoreactionistaken.
Goodnews!JoboffereD.ReceptionistAdministrationFullTimeAreceptionistisrequiredfrom1stJune2015atDartfordScience&TechnologyCollegE.Thepositionisonlyfrom8:30amto4:30pmMondaytoThursdayand8:30amto4:00pmFridaywithanhour’sbreakforluncheveryday.ThesuccessfulapplicantmusthaveagoodtelephonemannergoodinterpersonalskillsandproficientITskills.CleanerPartTimeTermTimeWeareseekingtoappointahardworkingpersontojoinourcleaningteam.Previousexperiencewouldbeanadvantagebutitisnotessential.10hoursperweekarerequiredduringtermtimeandtheextra3weeksareaddedinthesummerholidaysorasdirectedbytheBusinessManagertoensuretheneedsoftheschoolaremet.Closingdate12thMay201512noon.Pleasereturnthecompletedapplicationformstotheschool.ScienceTechnicianTermtimeplus10days37hoursperweekWearelookingforatechniciantoprovideatechnicalsupportserviceforscienceteachingstaff.Applicationsaretobereceivednolaterthanmidnighton10thJune2015.Health&SocialCareTeacherOurclientan11-18mixedcomprehensiveschoolinEalingWestLondoniscurrentlyseekingateacherforHealth&SocialCarE.Thepositionwillbeafull-timepostuntilJuly2015.Werequireanenergeticteachertodevelopthelearningpotentialofstudents.WeareseekingsomeonewithexcellentsubjectknowledgewhocancombineacademicstrictnessandachievementwithenjoymentofteachingHealth&SocialCarE.Ifyouarekeentoworkvisitourwebsiteviathebuttonbelow.28.Thereceptionisttobeemployedwillwork______________.A.20hoursaweekC.37hoursaweekC.39.5hoursaweekD.34.5hoursaweek29.Toworkasacleaneryoumust___________.A.workfull-timeB.handintheapplicationformbefore12noononMay12th2015C.havepreviousworkingexperienceD.workthewholesummerholidays30._________isneededinaschoolinEalingWestLondon.A.afull-timescienceteacherB.ateacherwiththeabilitytogetalongwithpeopleC.ateacherwithexcellentknowledgeaboutHealth&SocialCareD.atechnicianwhocanprovideatechnicalsupportservice31.Thetextismostlikelytoappear_________.A.ontheInternetB.inanovelC.inamagazineD.inanewspaper
BEIJINGFeb.52013Xinhua－ChinesehealthauthoritiesonTuesdaylaunchedacampaigntofightagainstassistedreproductivetechnologyART辅助生育技术abuse.UnauthorizedARTusesurrogatemotherhoodandtheillegalcollectionandsupplyofspermandeggsaswellastheillegalsaleandabuseofovulationinduction诱导排卵medicinewillbetargeted.TheMinistryofHealthandhealthdepartmentofthePeople'sLiberationArmyGeneralLogisticsDepartmentjointlyannouncedthecampaignataconference.BothdepartmentsalsoorderedalloftheirlocalbranchestosuspendpermitsforneworganizationsthatwishtoofferARTtreatments.Thatisneworganizationswillnotappearrecently.Officialfiguresshowedthatattheendof2012Chinahad358organizationsauthorizedtoconductARTtreatment.Thehealthministryalsodeliveredabriefstatementofthecountry'scurrentinfertilityrate不孕率andARTuse.TheinfertilityrateinChinaisnowbetween7and10percenttheministrysaid.Some70to80percentofwomenwhoaresufferingfrominfertilitycanbepregnantafterchangingtheirlifestylesandreceivingmedicaltreatment.Around20percentofinfertilecoupleshavetoresorttoARTtohavebabies.In2011about350000peoplereceivedARTtreatmentandmorethan60000infertilecouplessuccessfullyhadchildrenwiththehelpofARTtheministrysaid.72.ARTabuseDOSEN'Tinclude________.A.surrogatemotherhoodB.unauthorizedARTuseC.theregularusageofmedicineD.theillegalsupplyofspermandeggs73.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsuspendparagraph2probablymean?A.Support.B.Pause.C.Allow.D.Ban.74.Fromthelastparagraphwecanknow________.A.Nearly10percentofcouplescouldnothavetheirownbabiesB.70to80percentofwomencouldnotbepregnantnowC.Over350000infertilecoupleshadtheirbabieswiththehelpofARTD.AboutonefifthofinfertilecoupleshavetoturntoARTforhelp75.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ChinatargetsARTabuseB.ARTisusedinChinaC.ARTisillegalinChinaD.ChinaincreasesARTusing
BEIJING—China'seducationauthoritywilltightenthewidelycriticizedpolicyofextracreditsforthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationtoensureafairerchanceforallexam-takers.UnderthepolicyhighschoolstudentswhowinawardsinnationalOlympiccompetitionscouldget‘‘extracredits’upto20pointsforthenationalcollegeentranceexam.Studentswithtalentinsportsandstudentswhoarefromethnicgroupscanalsobenefitfromthispolicy.Theextracreditshaveincreasedthesestudents'chancesofbeingadmittedbyfamousuniversities.Someparentswerefoundtohavehelpedtheirchildrenfabricate伪造awardexperiencesorfalsifyqualificationstogetextracredits.IthasharmededucationequalitytheministrysaiD.XiongBingqivice-chiefofthe21stCenturyEducationResearchInstitutesaidthepolicyisdesignedtohelpstudentswhohavespecialtalentsbutmaybeweakinacademicperformancetohaveachancetoreceivehighereducation.ItwillstillbeneededbutitistimetomaketherulesfairerhesaiD.Theministrysaiditwillreducetherangeofcompetitionswhosewinnerscangetextracreditsandlimitthewinnersprivileges.Thenewpolicywillapplytostudentswhobeginhighschoolin2011itsaiD.ChenLeiamotherofa10-year-oldgirlsaidshewelcomedtheministry'spolicyadjustmentasshedoesnotwantherdaughtertobecomeanOlympiccompetitiongeek.ButnotalltheChineseparentswelcomedthenewpolicy.ItislikeathunderboltformE.My13-year-oldsonhasspentsomuchtimestudyingOlympicmathandparticipatedinsomanytechnologicalcompetitionsduringvacations.ItisuselessnowsaidDongWena43-year-oldmother.AstudentsaidManystudentshavechangedthecurrentstudyplanandtheycanabandonthecompetition.Iwillbeinterestedinlearningthecourseswhichcanimprovemyabilities.YuanGuirenministerofeducationtoldChinaDailythatthereformisanattempttoconsidertheoverallqualityofanapplicant.ButthecountrywillnotstopthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationasitisstillthemostobjectivewaytoevaluatetalentinChinahesaiD.25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.highschoolstudentswithtalentinsportsareweakinacademicperformanceB.studentswhowinawardsinOlympiccompetitionscan'tgetextracreditsin2011C.thenumberofcompetitionswhosewinnerscanbeawardedextracreditswillbesmallerD.theextracreditshavereducedstudents'chancesofbeingadmittedbyfamouscolleges26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordgeekprobablymean?A.awinnerB.asmartlearnerC.acompetitorD.adullstudent27.Whichpersoninthepassagewasstronglyagainstthenewpolicy?A.XiongBingqiB.ChenLeiC.DongWenD.YuanGuiren28.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ExtracreditspolicyinChinatobeadjustedB.PromotionofnationalOlympiccompetitionsC.AdviceonthenationalcollegeentranceexamD.Chinesegovernmenttopusheducationreform
BEIJINGXinhua—China’scapitalcitylauncheditsfirstundergroundlibraryMSubwayLibraryonJan.122015.ThethemeofitsfirstactivityisOurCharacters.CitizensridingthespecialtrainonsubwayLine4nowcanreade-booksprovidedbytheNationalLibrarybyscanningtheQRcodeinthecarriagE.MSubwayLibraryisapublicwelfareprograminitiatedbytheBeijingMTRandtheNationalLibrarytoprovidequalifiedbookresourcestothepublicthroughtheplatformofpublictransportation.Thelibrarywillorganizedifferentthemedactivitiesregularlyandrecommendadozenfreebookstothepubliceachyearinthelongterm.XININGXinhua—AbullettrainmadeitsmaidentripfromXiningcitytoLanzhoucityinNorthwestChinaonDeC.262014markingthestartofthefulloperationsoftheLanxinhigh-speedrailway.TheLanxinhigh-speedrailwaylinksUrumqiintheXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionwithXiningcapitalofQinghaiProvinceandLanzhoucapitalofGansuProvinceslashingthetotaltraveltimefrommorethan23hoursto11hoursand50minutes.The1776-kilometerhigh-speedraillinewithadesignedspeedof250kilometersperhourisChina’sfirsthigh-speedrailwaybuiltinahigh-altituderegion.NINGBOXinhua—NingboSubwayLine1startedrunningspecialtrainswith3Dpaintingsfeaturingthecity’sculturestartingonDeC.202014.ThroughthepaintingsthecityinEastChina’sZhejiangprovinceseekstoshareitscultureandattractmoreoutsidevisitors.Thepaintingsfocusonfourthemes:ricecakefishingfestivalbooksandBuddhism.13.ThepurposeoflaunchingMSubwayLibraryisto.A.earnmoremoneybymakingadvertisementsinthecarriageB.attractmoretouriststocometoBeijingtotakethesubwayC.maketheideaofGreenTravelgodeepintopeople’smindD.offerthepassengersanadditionalreadingplatform14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaccordingtothenews?A.TheLanxinhigh-speedrailwaycoversGansuXinjiangandTibet.B.ItisChina’sfirsthigh-speedrailway.C.Ithasalengthof1776kilometers.D.Itwilltakeyou11hoursand50minutestotravelfromXiningtoUrumqi.15.WhatcanyouenjoywhenyouridethespecialtrainonsubwayLine1inNingbo?A.ChineseclassicalmusiC.B.3DpaintingsaboutNingbo’sculturE.C.TraditionalChinesepaintings.D.3DfilmswhichwereshotinNingbo.
WASHINGTON—LauraStraubisaveryworriedwoman.HerjobistofindfamiliesforforeignteenagerswhoexpecttolivewithAmericanfamiliesinthesummer.ItisnoteasyevendesperatE.Wehavemanychildrenlefttoplace—40outof75saidStraubwhoworksforaforeignexchangeprogrammecalledLEC.Whenforeignexchangeprogrammesstarted50yearsagomorefamilieswereaccommodating.ForonethingmoremothersstayedathomE.ButnowincreasingnumbersofwomenworkoutsidethehomE.Exchange-studentprogrammeshavestruggledinrecentyearstosignuphostfamiliesforthe30000teenagerswhocomefromabroadeveryyeartospendanacademicyearintheUnitedStatesaswellasthethousandsmorewhotakepartinsummerprogrammes.SchoolsystemsinmanypartsoftheU.S.unhappyaboutacceptingnon-taxpayingstudentshavealsostrictlylimitedthenumberofexchangestudentstheyaccept.Atthesametimetheideaofhostingforeignstudentsisbecominglessexotic有异国情调的.InsearchforhostfamilieswhousuallyreceivenopayexchangeprogrammesareincreasinglybroadeningtheirrequeststoincludeeveryonefromyoungcouplestotheretireD.WeareopentomanydifferenttypesoffamiliessaidVickieWeinereasternregionaldirectorforASSEa25-year-oldprogrammethatsendsabout30000teenagersonacademic-yearexchangeprogrammesworldwidE.Forelderlypeopleexchangestudentskeepusyoung—theyreallydosaidJenFosterwhoishosting16-year-oldNinaPostfromDenmark.25.ViekieWeineristhepersonwho____.A.worksforaprogrammecalledLECB.worksforaprogrammecalledASSEC.is25yearsoldD.hostsforeignstudents.26.AccordingtothetextwhywasiteasierforLauraStraubtofindAmericanfamiliesforforeignstudents?A.Americanschoolsystemswerebetterthannow.B.Thegovernmentwashappybecauseitcouldgaintax.C.Foreignstudentspaidhostingfamiliesalotofmoney.D.Moremothersdidn’tworkoutsideandcouldlookafterchildren.27.Todealwiththeprobleminrecentyearsexchangeprogrammeshaveto______.A.extendtherangeofhostfamiliesB.limitthenumberoftheexchangestudentsC.borrowmuchmoneytopayforthecostsD.makehostingforeignstudentsmoreexotic28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.ExchangeStudentsKeepOldPeopleYoung.B.IdeaofHostingStudentsisDifferent.C.Foreign-exchangeProgramIsGoingon.DU.S.StruggletoFindhostFamilies.
LONDON---ABritishjudgeonThursdaysentencedabusinessmanwhosoldfake假冒的bombdetectors探测器to10yearsinprisonsayingthemanhadn’tcaredaboutpotentiallydeadlyconsequences.ItisbelievedthatJamesMcCormickgotabout$77.8millionfromthesalesofhisdetectors---whichwerebasedonakindofgolfballfinder---tocountriesincludingIraqBelgiumandSaudiArabiA.McCormick57wasconvicted判罪ofcheatslastmonthandsentencedThursdayattheOldBaileycourtinLondon.YourcheatingconductinsellingagreatamountofuselessequipmentsimplyforhugeprofitpromotedafalsesenseofsecurityandinallprobabilitymateriallycontributedtocausingdeathandinjurytoinnocentpeopleJudgeRichardHonetoldMcCormick.Youhaveneitherregretnorshamenoranysenseofguilt.Thedetectorssoldforupto$42000eachweresaidtobeabletofindsuchdangerousobjectsasbombsunderwaterandfromtheair.ButinfacttheylackedanygroundinginscienceandwereofnousE.McCormickhadtoldthecourtthathesoldhisdetectorstothepoliceinKenyatheprisonserviceinHongKongthearmyinEgyptandthebordercontrolinThailanD.IneverhadanybadresultsfromcustomershesaiD.24.WhywasMcCormicksentencedtoprison?A.Hesoldbombs.B.HecauseddeathofpeoplE.C.Hecheatedinbusiness.D.Hemadedetectors.25.AccordingtothejudgewhatMcCormickhaddone.A.increasedthecostofsafeguardingB.causedinnocentpeopletocommitcrimesC.changedpeople’sideaofsocialsecurityD.loweredpeople’sguardagainstdanger26.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthedetectors?A.Theydon’tfunctiononthebasisofsciencE.B.Theyhavecausedmanyseriousproblems.C.Theycanfinddangerousobjectsinwater.D.TheyhavenotbeensoldtoAfricA.27.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatMcCormick.A.solotheequipmentatalowpriceB.didnotthinkhehadcommittedthecrimeC.waswell-knowninmostcountriesD.hadnotgotsuchhugeprofitasmentionedinthetext
PARIS—AwinterstormbroughtblanketsofsnowacrossEuropeonMondayforcingtheclosureoftheicyEiffelTowerinParisandcausingflightcancellations.UptofourinchesofsnowwasrecordedinpartsofFrancetheNationalWeatherServicesaiD.MostareasincludingParisgotaroundhalfthatamount.Frenchauthoritiesissuedtrafficalertsinaround30regionsbecauseoficyroads.TheEiffelToweroneofthemaintouristattractionsinPariswasclosedbecauseofslipperyconditions.Wecan’tputdownsaltbecauseit’smetallicEiffelTowerpressofficerIsabelleEsnoussaiD.Wecan’tusesandeitherbecauseitrisksgettingintotheelevatorcogs嵌齿.Thecoldshesaidisnoproblembutsnowcanbedangerous.AdozenflightswerecanceledatParisCharlesdeGaulleAirportofficialssaiD.TheParisairportauthoritysaidbadweatherinotherpartsofEuropecontributedtothecancellations.WorkershadbeensentsincemidnightSundaytoclearrunwaysatCharlesdeGaulleandthesmallerOrlyAirport.InGermanyheavysnowfallsnarledroadtrafficandflightdelaysandcancellationsatthecountry’sinternationalairports.DüsseldorfInternationalAirportsaidnoflightswereallowedinoroutbetween6—9a.m..Mondaybecauseclearingcrewwereunabletokeepupwiththesnow.Morethan30flightswerecanceledbecauseofthebadweatherairportspokesmanChristianWittsaiD.UptofourinchesofsnowwasreportedinDüsseldorfandaroundsixinchesinPotsdamjustoutsideBerlin.FlightsfromFrankfurtInternationalAirportweredelayedasmuchasanhourbutnonehadtobecanceleD.TrafficstoppedforhoursonmanyofGermany’sautobahns高速公路assnowplowsstruggledtocleartheroadsamidheavypostholidaytraffiC.Germany’sNationalWeatherServiceisforecastingsubzerotemperaturesforthecomingdays.SnowalsofellacrossBritain.ChildrenbuiltsnowmeninpartsofEnglandincludingCambridgE.64.Thewinterstormbrought________ofsnowacrossParis.A.4inchesB.about2inchesC.halfaninchD.6inches65.Accordingtothepassagepeopleusuallyuse________toavoidslipperyconditions.A.saltandwoodB.sandandstoneC.saltandsandD.woodandstone66.Fromthepassageweknow________.A.severalflightsfromFrankfurtInternationalAirportwerecanceledB.flightsfromDüsseldorfInternationalAirportprobablycouldtakeoffat3p.m.MondayC.itisgettingwarmerinthedaystocomeinGermanyD.peoplecanputdownchemicalsontheEiffelTowerwhenitisslippery67.Howmanycountriesarementionedinthepassage?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.
WhenitcomestoPresidentObamamostofhispersonalbusinessisalreadyknownbythepubliC.PersonalinformationabouthischildrenMaliaandSashahoweverhasbeenkeptalittlemoreunderwraps.TheNewYorkTimesrecentlyreleasedalistofrulesthatMichelleObamahasmentionedovertheyearsthatMaliaandSashamustfollowduringtheirtimeintheWhiteHouseaswellasingeneral.SeehowthefirstfamilyeducatestheirchildrenThegirlsmustwritereportsaboutwhatthey'veseenontheirtripsevenifit'snotrequiredbytheirschool.Maliamayusehercellphoneonlyontheweekendandsheandhersistercannotwatchtelevisionoruseacomputerforanythingbuthomeworkduringtheweek.MaliaandSashahavetoplaytwosportsonetheychooseandoneselectedbytheirmother.Maliamustlearntodolaundry洗衣服beforesheleavesforcollegE.Thegirlshavetoeattheirvegetablesandiftheysaytheyarenothungrytheycannotaskforcookiesorchipslater.WhilethesemightbeshockingtosomeMichellesaidThey'renotlittleprincesses.It'sjustbasicrulesboundariesandexpectationsthatwewouldhavenormally.MichellealsomentionsanothersetofrulesThegirlsmustdotheirchores家务thoughtheWhiteHousehasalargestaff.MaliaandSashahavechoresoftheirown.Theymustplayateamsportbecauseit'saboutlearninghowtoplayonateamhowtoloseandhowtowingracefully....ItsoundslikeMichelleandBarackwantthebestfortheirkidsandtomakethemaswellroundedaspossiblE.WhatareyourthoughtsontheObamafamilyrules?48.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thefirstfamilyrules.B.ThefirstfamilydailylifE.C.Howtobegoodparents.D.Howtobegoodchildren.49.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsunderwrapsinPara1probablymean?A.AttractivE.B.Secret.C.CalmD.PubliC.50.Whathastobefollowedafterthegirls'everytrip?A.Emails.B.Reports.C.Homework.D.Photos.51.Whichofthefollowingistheexceptionforthegirls?A.Tolearntodolaundry.B.Toplaytwosports.C.Tousecellphonefreely.D.Toeattheirvegetables.
BEIJING-Thisyearmorethan7.49millionstudentswillgraduatefromcollegeandmanyhavevoicedconcernaboutseekingemploymentinsuchasaturatedcompetitivemarketasurveypublishedThursdaysaiD.ThesurveybyanorganizationundertheYouthLeagueCommitteeofBeijingsaidgraduate'sexpectedmonthlysalarythisyearwas5510yuan$889up1830yuanfrom2014.XiongHanzhongwholedtheresearchteamsaidthesalaryincreasereflectedtherisingcostoflivingbutwarnedthatincreasedemployeeexpectationsmeantfirmsweremoreselectivewiththeircandidateselection.Thereportfoundthatgraduate'shappinessdroppedcomparedtolastyear.In2014morethan7millionstudentsgraduatedinChinathisyearhalfamillionmorewillgraduateandthetrendisexpectedtocontinuE.Thesurveyshowedthatabouthalfofrespondentshopedtoworkinsecond-tiercitiessuchastheseatsofofprovincesratherthanBeijingorShanghai.Nationalpolicieswerethemostinfluencingfactorsforgraduatesseekingemploymentfollowedbyhousingprices.Theteamcollatedtheanswersfrom15000validquestionnairesfilledoutbycollegestudentsacrossthecountry.21.Theunderlinedwordsaturatedrefersto_________.A.fullB.terribleC.tempersD.intricate22.what’sproblemisthispassagemainlytalkingabout?___________.A.7.49millioncollegestudentswanttoworkinfirst-tiercities.B.collagestudentscan’tfindtheirjobsinashorttimE.C.governmentssparenoeffectstohelpstudentswork.D.Halfofcollegestudentswanttoworkinsecond-tiercities:Survey23.Whatisthemainmethodofdemonstration论证?____________.A.ExampleB.ColumnnumberC.CompareD.Exaggeration24.Fromthetextwecaninferthat____________.A.In2014theuniversitygraduatesexpectedincomeof$889.B.In2014halfamillionmorewillgraduateandthetrendisexpectedtocontinuE.C.Accordingtothesurveyin2015graduate'shappinessdropped.D.Nearly70%respondentshopedtoworkinfirst-tiercities.
Whatwillyoudoifyoucan’teateverythingboughtinthecanteen?16Accordingtoasurveywhatstudentswasteeveryyearcouldfeedover10millionpeoplE.17.AccordingtoXinhuaNewsAgencythefoodwastedbyChinesepeopleisabout50milliontonsofgraineveryyearwhichcouldfeed200millionpeoplE.Foodwastewhichhasbecomeaglobalissueservesasamirrorthatreflectsvariousculturalandsocialissuesindifferentcountries.IntheWestforinstanceconsumerismthebeliefthatit’sagoodthingtousealotofgoodsandservicesisoftentoblameforfoodwastE.18.Chinesepeoplearewellknownforbeinghospitableandgenerous.ManyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenallthefooD.OncampusagenerationofsinglechildrenislessawareofthefoodwasteissuE.Studentsnowadaysarewellprotectedbytheirfamiliesandhardlyhaveanyconceptofhowmuchtoil辛劳othersgothroughinordertoprovidethemwiththefoodtheyeat.19.Thereareover925millionhungrypeopleintheworldmostofwhomliveinunderdevelopedcountriesandareas.Theydon’thaveenoughfoodtoeat.ManychildrendieforlackofnutritioneachyearinsomeAfricancountries.Andfarmersworkveryhardtogrowthecrops.20.It’salsoimportantthateveryoneshouldthinkabouthowtheycandotheirbittoreducefoodwastE.A.Students’wasteisextremelyserious.B.MostofuswouldsimplythrowawayanyleftoverfooD.C.Studentscanneverrealizetheseriousfoodcrisis.D.Sothere’snoexcusethatweshouldwasteourfooD.E.Butcanteenwasteismerelythetipoftheiceberg.F.ComparedwiththemsomeliveinadifferentworlD.G.ChinainturnfeaturesitsowneatingculturE.
DALLAS–A.suburbanDallaswomanaccusedofkillinghertwoyoungchildrentolda911operatorthatshefirsttriedtopoisonthembecausetheywereautistic自闭症andshewantednormalkidsthenchoked窒息themwithawireuntiltheystoppedmovingaccordingtotherecordedcall.IrvingpoliceonWednesdayreleasedrecordingsofthe911callafterSaiqaAkhterwaschargedwithcapitalmurderinthedeathofher5-year-oldsonZainAkhterandher2-year-olddaughterFaryaalAkhter.Policesaidthechildrenwereattackedatthefamily'sapartmentMondaynight.IntherecordingreleasedWednesdaythewomanidentifiedherselfasSaiqaAkhterandrepeatedlytoldtheoperatorshekilledhertwochildren.Atonepointthewomanhungupandthedispatcher调度员calledherback.Ikilledbothofthem.Itoldyoushetoldtheoperator.Latersheexplainedthatbothchildrenwerelyingmotionlessonthebedinthemasterbedroom.Theyarenotdoinganything.Theyarejustblueandtheyarenottakinganybreathsand...theirheartisnotbeatingshesaiD.Shetoldtheoperatorsheinitiallytriedtopoisonthechildrenwithbathroomcleanerbuttheyrefusedtodrinkit.Whenthatdidn'tworkIusedawireontheirnecksshesaiD.WhentheoperatoraskedthewomanwhysheattackedherchildrenshesaidThey'rebothnotnormalnotnormal.They'reautistiC.BothareautistiC.PressedfurthershesaidIdon'twantmychildrentobelikethat....Iwantnormalkids.Laterthedispatcheraskedthewomanwhatshewasfeeling.NothingsherespondeD.Atonepointwatercouldbeheardrunninginthebackgroundandthedispatcheraskedwhatthewomanwhatshewasdoing.Shetoldtheoperatorshewastryingtowashthesmellofcleaneroffofherhands.ThedispatcherthentoldthewomantogositonacouchinthelivingroomandwaitforpolicE.AttheendoftherecordingpolicecanbeheardarrivingatthehomE.56.Thewomankilledhertwoyoungchildrenby____.A.poisoningthemB.chokingthemC.firstpoisoningandthenchokingthemD.strikingthemwithbathroomcleaner57.Accordingtothispassagethekillinghappened_____.A.onWednesdayB.onMondaynightC.onMondaymorningD.afterthewomantelephonedthe11958.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Thewoman`stwochildrenwereautistiC.B.Thewomandidnottakethekillingseriously.C.Thewomanhangedupimmediatelyaftershecalled911.D.Thechildrendidnotdrinkthebathroomcleaner.59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ADallasMomKillingHerTwoChildrenB.AWomanWhoSuffersFromAutismC.AWomanandHerTwoChildrenD.ADallasWomanMurderer
REUTERS/JasonLeeZhouXiaochuangovernorofChina’scentralbankahigh-levelChineseofficialonSundaymadethegovernment’sfirstadmissionthatthecountry’seconomicslowdownwasnotgoingasplanneD.Hetoldameetingofregionalleadersthathiscountry’sgrowthratehadtumbledabittoomuch.China'sinflationisalsodecliningsoweneedtobeverycarefultoseeifthedisinflationtrendwillcontinueandifdeflationwillhappenornotsaidZhouHisremarksweremadeattheBoaoForumforAsiaanannualconferenceontheislandofHainaninsouthernChinA.ZhouaddedthatChinacouldhaveroomtoactbytakingquantitativemeasuresandsettinginterestrates.FormanythewayhedescribedChina’shealthwasnosurprisE.Thecountry’seconomyhasnotbeengrowingthisslowlysincethe1990s.Companiesindebtareseeingsicklyprofitmargins.Banksarecarryingloadsofdebttooandthehousingmarketisslowing.China’sofficial2015GDPgrowthtargetis7%butthatseemsshaky.AcknowledgingthatsignificantinterventionhastobeonthetableisabigdealforChinA.Everyonehasknownforyearsthatthisslowdownwascomingbecausethegovernmentispurposelytransitioningitseconomyfromonebasedonforeigninvestmenttoonebasedondomesticconsumption.Itisabrutalprocessbutthegovernmentknowsitistheonlywaythecountrywillbecometheself-sustainingsuperpoweritwantstobE.BarlcaysUntilnowwhiletheChinesegovernmenthadacknowledgedtheslowdownwasroughithadassuredtheworldthatthesituationwasundercontrol.JustafewweeksagoChineseofficialsweresayingtheywouldbemonitoringdeflationbutstillwerenotthatkeenoninterveningwithpolicymeasures.NowitseemstheyarewarmingtotheideA.InJanuaryChina’sheadlineconsumerpriceinflationhit0.8%thenitbouncedbackupto1.4%inFebruary.Marchprobablyisn’tlookingthatgreateitherfromthePeople’sBankofChina’spoint.WideningPPIdeflationandsoftCPIinflationespeciallyafteradjustingforseasonaleffectspointtopersistentdeflationrisksBarclayswroteafterFebruary'snumbercameout.Inourviewthemonetarypolicyneedstobemore'proactive'inordertodealwiththecyclicalchallengesinthenearterm.18.WhichofthefollowingillustratesgrowthratehadtumbledinParagraph1?A.settinginterestratesB.economictransitionC.bounceofCPID.FIGURE119.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatoneofthesolutionstotheslowdowncouldbe_______ifneedeD.A.monitoringdeflationB.expandingforeigninvestmentC.makingnewpolicymeasuresD.reducingdomesticconsumption20.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Zhou'sadmissionisabigdealandalittlebitirresponsiblE.B.TheChinesegovernmenthasadmittedthatthingsaren'tgoingsowell.C.Chinashouldbemoreactiveinitsstruggleagainstinflation.D.China'seconomyhasbeengrowingfastsincethe1990s.
Mars火星appearstobeflowingwithsmallstreamsofsaltywateratleastinthesummerscientistsreportedMonday.Itsuggeststhat.itwouldbepossiblefortheretobelifetodayonMarsNASA'ssciencemissionchiefJohnGrunsfeldsaidatanewsconferenceonSeptember282015.Thestreamsareabout12to15feetwideand300feetormorelongscientistssaiD.Whatwe'redealingwithiswetsoil.thinlayersofwetsoilnotstandingwatersaidAifredMcEwenoftheUniversityofArizonaatTueson!theprincipalscientistfortheMarsReconnaissanceOrbiter'shigh-resolutionimagingexperiment.BecauseliquidwaterisessentialtolifethefindingscouldhavemajorimplicationsforthepossibilityofMartianlifE.Theresearcherssaidfurtherexplorationisneededtodeterminewhethermicroscopiclifeexistsontheplanet.ThepresenceofliquidwatercouldalsomakelifeeasierforastronautsvisitingorlivingonMars.Watercouldbeusedfordrinkingandforcreatingoxygenandrocketfuel.NASA'sgoalistosendhumansthereinthe2030s.Theevidenceofflowingwaterconsistslargelyofdarknarrowstreaks条痕onthesurfacethattendtoappearandgrowduringthewarmestMartianmonthsandfadetherestoftheyear.Marsisextremelycoldeveninsummerandthestreaksareinplaceswherethetemperatureisaslowasminus10degreesFahrenheit.ButsaltcanlowerthefreezingpointofwaterandmelticE.Thesource源头ofthewaterisamystery.ScientistsnoteditcouldbemeltingicE.Itcouldbeanundergroundaquiferwhichisrockorsandthatcanholdwater.ItispossiblywatervaporfromthethinMartianatmosphereOritmaybeacombinationMichaelMeyerleadscientistforNASA'sMarsexplorationprogramsaidtheonlydefinitivewayfornowtodeterminewhetherthere'slifeonMarsistocollectrocksandsoilforanalysisonEarth-somethingaU.S.landersetforlift-offin2020willdo.32.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?'A.StreamsofWaterSpottedonMarsB.AstronautswillLandonMarsC.NASA'sMarsExplorationProgramD.A.BreakthroughintheExplorationofMars33.AccordingtoJohnGrunsfeldthereseemstobeonMars.A.saltywaterB.standingwaterC.rocketfuelD.humanbeings34.ScientistsareuncertainabouttheofthewateronMars.A.stateB.sourceC.temperatureD.taste35.WhatmatterstotheexistenceofliquidwateronMars?A.Thedistancefromthesun.B.ThefavorableclimatE.C.ThegravityoftheearthD.Thesaltinit.
HONGKONG-NineoutoftenSingaporecitizensreturneddroppedwalletswithmoneyinthembutinHongKongonlythreeoutof10walletswerereturnedinanhonestytestcarriedoutinAsiancitiesbyReadersDigest读者文摘.LargercitiesdidworsewhileingeneralpeopleinsmallerplacesreturnedsecretlyplantedwalletsresultsfromtheexperimentshoweD.ReadersDigestsecretlyscattered140walletsalloverAsiaeachwithanameaddressandphonenumberfamilypicturesnotesandmoneyinit.ThemagazineworkersthenwatchedtoseewhathappeneD.SouthKoreansinSeoulreturnedsixoutofthetendroppedwalletswhilethoseinInchonreturnedeight.50percentofthedroppedwalletswerereturnedinBombayBangkokTaipeiandKajanginMalaysiawithmostpeoplesayingtheywouldnotkeepwhatwasnotrightfullytheirs.Honestyhadlittlerelationtowealthorstatus地位asseveralwell-dressedpeopleinanumberofcitieswereobservedtowalkawaywithoutdoinganythingtogetintouchwiththerightfulowners.About57percentofthewalletswerereturnedcomparedwith28percentinEuropeinasimilarexperimentand67percentintheUnitedStates.1.Thenewspaperreportismainlyabout_________.A.howthehonestytestwascarriedoutB.wherethehonestytestwascarriedoutC.theresultsofthehonestytestinAsiaD.theresultsofthehonestytestsintheworld2.ItcanbelearnedfromthenewspaperreportthatBombayisacityin_________.A.EuropeB.AsiaC.theUnitedStatesD.Malaysia3.HowmanyofthewalletsdroppedinAsiancitiesweretakenawaywithoutbeingreturned?A.About60.B.About80.C.About56.D.About42.4.Whichpeopledidbestinthehonestytests?A.PeopleinHongKong.B.PeopleintheUnitedStates.C.PeopleinInchon.D.PeopleinSingaporE.
NationalForecastFriAug24LONDON—ThisEveningandTonight:RainlocallyheavyacrossnorthwestScotlanD.Mostlycloudybutdryinothernorthernandwesternareas.Drywithclearspells持续时间inmorecentralandeasternpartsbutsomelowcloudandfogwilldevelop.Generallymildwithlightwinds.Saturday:CloudandrainoverwesternScotlandatthebeginningwillgraduallypushdownoverN.IrelandandnorthwestEnglanD.Largelydrywarmwithsunnyspellselsewhereonceearlyfogandlowcloudclears.http://www.timesonlinE.co.uk/tol/news/weather/TheNation'sWeatherFriAug24NEWYORK—HeavyrainwasforecastthroughoutFridayinpartsoftheMidwest.TheheaviestrainfallwasovernorthernIllinoiswithmorethan4inchespossiblearoundChicago.Wetweatherwasalsoexpectedintheplainsasthesamestormsystemtracksthroughtheregion.PeriodsofheavyrainwerealsoforecastfortheNortheastastheremnant剩余部分oftropicalstormErinmovesintotheCanadianMaritimes.HotweatherwasexpectedtocontinueintheSouthandWest.http://www.undergrounD.comDeathtollrisesto36inChinatyphoonWedAug22BEIJING—Atleast36peoplewerekilledbyTyphoonSepatinfourprovincesineasternandcentralChinainwidespreaddestructionthatalsoforcedtheevacuation撤退ofl.37millionpeoplE.Morethan60000homesintheprovincesofFujianJiangxiZhejiangandHunanalsoweredestroyedordamagedXinhuaNewsAgencysaiD.Totaleconomiclossesintheprovinceshavereached$663million.Fujianwastheworst-hitprovincewith18peoplekilledXinhuasaiD.EarlierthestormnamedafteraMalaysianfishkilledatleastonepersoninTaiwanandleftthreedeadinthePhilippines.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap53.OnAugust25inN.IrelandandnorthwestEnglandtherewillbe_____.A.lowcloudandfogB.typhoonandfloodC.cloudandrainD.sunshineandmildwind54.WhatwastheweatherlikeinthesouthandwestoftheUSAonThursday?A.Itwashot.B.Itwasrainy.C.Itwasfoggy.D.Itwaswarm.55.ThestormnamedSepat_____.A.causedonedeathinthePhilippinesB.killed18peopleinTaiwanC.destroyedabout60000homesinFujianD.causedgreateconomiclosses56.ThenameofTyphoonSepatcomesfrom_____.A.atropicalstormB.aMalaysianfishC.aplaceD.aperson
NANJINGNov.4Xinhua--XiJinpingandMaYing-jeouwillshakehandsintheirhistoricmeetingscheduledinSingaporeonSaturdayheadoftheTaiwanAffairsOfficeoftheStateCouncilsaidonWednesday.Thetwo-partmeetingincludesonesessionopentothemediaandanotherbehindcloseddoorssaidZhangZhijunwhoisalsoheadoftheTaiwanWorkOfficeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaCPCCentralCommitteewheninterviewedattheZijinshanSummitforEntrepreneursacrosstheTaiwanStrait.AccordingtoZhangXiandMaasleadersofthetwosidesoftheTaiwanStraitwillexchangeviewsduringtheclosed-doormeeting.Afterthemeetingpressconferenceswillbeheldbybothsides.LaterthetwoleadersareexpectedtoattendadinnersaidZhang.Zhangsaidthemeetingwillliftcross-Straitcommunicationtoanewhigh.Thelandmarkmeetingisabreakthroughinface-to-faceexchangeandcommunicationbetweentheleadersacrosstheTaiwanStraitaftertherelationshipbecamestrainedfollowingtheeventsof大庆铁人中学Zhangsaidthemeetingwillimprovemutualtrustandallowforanexchangeofopinionsonhandlingthecross-Straitties.Inadditionthemeetingwillhelpstrengthenthe1992Consensus共识whichwasreachedintalksbetweenthetwosidesin1992andrecognizestheone-Chinaprincipleandsafeguardsthepeacefuldevelopmentofcross-StraittiesaccordingtoZhang.Zhangaddedthatthescheduledmeetingwillalsobenefitregionalpeaceandstability.AlsoatWednesday'ssummitChiangPin-kungformerchairmanoftheTaiwan-basedStraitsExchangeFoundationhailedtheupcomingmeetingbetweenthetwoleadersasamilestoneforcross-Straitties.Chiangtoldthemediathathebelievedthemeetingwillgiveaboost推动tothepeacefuldevelopmentofcross-Straitties.62.Accordingtothearticlethemeetingofthetwoleaderswill_____.A.beheldattheZijinshanSummitforEntrepreneursacrosstheTaiwanStraitB.bethefirstface-to-facecommunicationbetweenpeopleacrosstheTaiwanStraitC.beallopentothemediaD.improvemutualtrustandbenefitregionalpeaceanddevelopment63.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthe1992Consensusisnottrue?A.Itwasreachedin1992.B.Itrecognizestheone-ChinaprinciplE.C.ItisanagreementbetweenChinaandJapan.D.Itsafeguardsthepeacefuldevelopmentofcross-Straitties.64.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsubstitutetheword―hailed‖inthelastparagraphbutone?A.wasconcernedaboutB.sanghighpraiseforC.wasimpressedwithD.gotwellpreparedfor65.Whichmightbetherightsequenceofthefollowingevents?A.ThetwoleadersshakehandsinfrontofthemediA.B.Thetwoleadersholdpressconferences.C.Thetwoleadersexchangeviewsduringtheclosed-doormeeting.D.Thetwoleadershavedinnertogether.A.a;c;b;dB.a;b;c;dC.a;d;b;cD.b;a;c;d
awebpagefromGoogle.Olympic—ModernOlympicGamesThecompleterresultsarchiveofsummerandwinterOlympicGameswithwinnerslistsstatisticsnationalanthemsandflagsofallcontriessince1896.WWW.OlympiC.it/English/home-16kEnvironmentBeijingsteelplantstorunatthelowestlevelofcostduring2008Olympics[2007-03-11]Beijingabletotreat90pctofwastewater[2007-02-05]·AirqualityinBeijinghasimprovedoverthepastsixyears[2007-02-01]·GreenOlympicsdreamcomingtrueen.Beijing2008.com/80/67/column211716780.shtml-52kBeijingannouncesplannedrouteofOlympictorchrelayBeijingannouncedthe2008OlympicGamestorchrelayrouteandsetofftheOlympicGamestorchonThursday.GreenOlympicsisoneofthethreeconceptsoftheBeijingGames.english.chinA.com/zh_cn/news/sports/110592227/14069663.html-26kEnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympics—‘GreenOlympics’EnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympics—‘GreenOlympics’officiallyannouncedonSaturday24September2005.Thesymbolcreatedusingacalligraphicartformiscomposedofhumanandtree-likeshapesmy.operA.com/green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18kGreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004OnbehalfofBOCOCWangWeiexecutivevicepresidentofBOCOCgaveapresentationaboutGreenOlympicsintroducedtheenvironmentprotectionworkofBMCandBOCOCandansweredseveralquestionssuchasprotectionofculturalrelicsen.beijing2008.com/84/91/article211929184.shtml-36kOlympicGamesQuizzesandOlympicGamesTriviaWhowasthefounderoftheModernOlympics?InwhichcitieswerethemodernOlympicGamesduetobeheld/scheduledduringthe‘waryears’i.E.19161940and1944?InwhichthreeyearsoftheModernOlympicGameswereMorequestionswww.funtriviA.com/quizzes/sports/olympic_games.html-12kOFFICIALWEBSITEOFTHEOLYMPICMOVEMENTaimedatyoungresearchersengagedinscholarlyresearchontheOlympicMovementitshistoryandvaluesandtheimpactofthe[Fullstory]SPORTACCORD[2005-01-23]www.olympiC.org/AncientOlympicHeritageandModernOlympicGamesinAthens2004AsputforwardinthevariousofficialtextstheOlympicsymbolsofancientOlympiatheOlympicflameandtheMarathonracearebridgesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGameswww.c2008.org/rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp?id=911-106k41.Wecanfindthispageatthe___partfromtheInternet.A.PoliticalB.SportsC.CulturalD.Economic42.WhenwastheenvironmentalsymbolofBeijingOlympicsmadetopublic?A.OnJanuary232005.B.OnSeptember242005.C.OnFebruary52007.D.OnMarch112007.43.Whichofthefollowingwebsitesisdesignedfor为而设计youngresearchersinterestedintheOlympics?A.EnvironmentB.GreenOlympicsForuminBeijing2004C.OlympicGamesQuizzesandOlympicGamesTriviaD.OFFICIALWEBSITEOFTHEOLYMPICMOVEMENT44.WhichwebsiteprovidesacompletelistofthewinnersintheOlympicGames?A.Olympic—ModernOlympicGamesB.GreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004C.EnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympics—‘GreenOlympics’D.AncientOlympicHeritageandModernOlympicGamesinAthens200445.Whatdowelearnfromtheabovewebpage?A.Beijinghasmadeeffortstoimproveitsairquality.B.TheOlympictorchrelayroutehasnotbeenplanneD.C.TheOlympicflagwillbeondisplayinAthens.D.A.quizontheOlympicswillbeheldinBeijing.
OnMarch252013twopandaswereshippedfromChinatoCanadA.ThepandasreceivedawarmwelcometotheNorthAmericafromCanada’sPrimeMinisterStephenHarperandChineseambassador大使ZhangJunsai.ThepandaswillspendfiveyearsattheTorontoZooandthenspendanotherfiveyearsattheCalgaryZoo.Thisisthefirsttimein20yearsthatpandashavebeensenttoaCanadianzoo.IwanttooffermysincerethankstothegovernmentofChinaforsharingthesetwopandassymbolizingpeaceandfriendshipwithallCanadianssaidPrimeMinisterHarper.ThepandasarenamedErShunandDaMao.ErShunafive-year-oldfemalecamefromtheChongqingZooinsouthwestChinA.DaMaoafour-year-oldmaletraveledfromChengdu.Thepandapassengersweregivenplentyofsnacksthroughouttheflight.Eachpandareceivedmorethan200poundsofbambooand100poundsofapples.Thenumberofpandasisdecreasingandnowthereareonly1600pandasleftinthewilD.Andthisispartlyduetothelossoftheirprimaryfoodsourcebamboo.AccordingtoarecentstudywarmingtemperaturesarecausingashortageofbambooinatleastoneregionofChinawherepandaslivE.TheclimateinErShunandDaMao’snewhomeinCanadaisn’tperfectforgrowingbamboo.TwiceaweektheMemphisZooinTennesseewillshipabout700poundsofthegreenplantupnorthtotheTorontoZoo.WhilethepandasarefarfromChinazookeepersplantomakeCanadafeelliketheirhomE.56.Wecanknowfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.ChinaoftensendspandastoCanadaB.CanadaisverythankfulforChina’shelpC.thetwopandaswillspendtenyearsinCanadaD.thetwopandaswillonlyliveinoneplacE.57.Accordingtothepassagethetwopandas.A.arebothfouryearsoldB.arefromthesameChinesezooC.caneatasmanyas100poundsofapplesinadayD.weregivenover400poundsofbambooontheflight58.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Thereasonforthedecreasingnumberofpandas.B.Theprimaryfoodsourceofpandas.C.ThelifestyleofpandasinthewilD.D.Theeffectsofwarmingtemperaturesonbamboo.59.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.A.pandaseatnothingbutbambooandapplesB.theclimateinTorontoisunfitforbambootogrowC.theanimalthatallCanadianslikebestispandasD.ChinalentthetwopandasjustinordertohelpCanada
TOKYO—IfyougrowoldinJapanyoumayexpecttobeservedfoodbyarobotrideavoicerecognitionwheelchairorevenpossiblyhireanurseinaroboticsuit—allexamplesofcuttingedgetechnologytocareforthecountry'srapidlygrayingpopulation.Withnearly22percentofJapan'spopulationalreadyaged65orolderbusinessesherehavebeenrollingouteverythingfromeasyentrycarstoremotecontrolledbedsfuelingacaretechnologymarketworthsome$1.08billionin2006accordingtoindustryfigures.Atahomecareandrehabilitation恢复conventioninTokyothisweekbuyerscrowdedroundademonstrationofSecomCo.'sMySpoonfeedingrobotwhichhelpselderlyordisabledpeopleeatwithaspoonandafittedswiveling转动的arm.Operatingajoystick操纵杆withhischindeveloperShigehisaKobayashimaneuveredthearmtowardablockofsofttofudeftly灵巧地gettingtheforktobreakoffapiecE.ThearmthenreturnedtoapreprogrammedpositioninfrontofthemouthallowingKobayashitobiteandswallow.It'sallaboutempoweringpeopletohelpthemselvesKobayashisaiD.TheTokyobasedcompanyhasalreadysold300oftherobotswhichcomewithapricetagof$3500.WewanttogivetheelderlycontrolovertheirownliveshesaiD.Therapidlyagingpopulationherehasspurredaspateofconcerns:alabourshortagetaxfallsfinancialdifficultiesinpayingthehealthbillsandpensionsoflargenumbersoftheelderly.MoreoverabreakdownoffamilytiesinrecentyearsmeansagrowingnumberofolderJapanesearespendingtheirgoldenyearsawayfromthecaretraditionallyprovidedbychildrenandgrandchildren.That'swherecuttingedgetechnologystepsin.5.ShigehisaKobayashiisthenameof________.A.anelderlypatientB.arobotC.thedeveloperoftherobotD.theheadofacompany6.Theunderlinedwordmaneuveredinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans________.A.movedskillfullyB.turnedcarefullyC.liftedwitheffortD.fixedquickly7.MySpoonfeedingrobotisspeciallydesignedfor________.A.thoseaged55orolderB.thosewhohavedifficultyinfeedingthemselvesC.thosewhohavelosttheabilityofeatingD.thosewhocanmovetheirarmsfreely8.WiththespecialrobotstheelderlyinJapancan________.A.puttheirlivesunderthecontroloftherobotsB.helpthemselvesC.savealotofmoneyforthegovernmentD.havetheirmedicalbillsreduced
CNN—A.12-year-oldgirlwhohadafeelingthatshemightbequitecleverhastakenatestandprovedshewasabsolutelyright.LydiaSebastianachievedthetopscoreof162onMensasCattellIIIB.papersuggestingshehasahigherIQthanwell-knowngeniusesAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.Thecomparisondoesn'tsitwellwiththeBritishstudentwho’scurrentlyinYear8atColchesterCountyhighschoolaselectivegirl’sgrammarschoolinEssexEnglanD.Idon'tthinkIcanbecomparedtosuchgreatintellectualssuchasAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.They’veachievedsomuch.Idon’tthinkit’srightLydiatoldCNN.Lydiasatthetestinhersummerholidaysafterraisingtheideawithherparentsandpestering纠缠themforthebestpartofayear.Itturnsoutthetestwasn'tthathardafterall.IwasreallynervousbeforethetestandIthoughtitwasgoingtobereallyharD.ButasIstartedthetestIthoughtitwasabiteasierthanIthoughtitwasgoingtobeshesaiD.Lydia’snotquitesurewhatshewantstodowhensheleavesschoolalthoughshe’sleaningtowardsomethingbasedaroundMathsbecauseit’soneofmyfavoritesubjects.AllI.mgoingtodoisworkashardasIcanandseewherethatgetsmeshesaiD.ToexplainLydia’smark’slevelthetopadultscoreintheCattellIIIB.testwhichprimarilytestsverbal语言reasoningis161.A.top2%score一whichallowsentrytoMensatheclubforthosewithhighIQs一wouldbe148orover.Lydiascored162placingherinthetop1%ofthepopulation.24.LydiawantedtohaveanIQtestbecause_A.ailpeoplearoundthoughtthatshewassmartB.shefeltthatshemighthaveahighIQC.herparentsstronglywantedhertodosoD.thegrammarschooladvisedhertodoso25.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsmeaninthesecondparagraph?A.isnotacceptedby.B.isnotrelatedto.C.doesnotsatisfy.D.doesnotaffect.26.WhatisLydia'splanaboutthefutureaccordingtothetext?A.Shedoesn’thavetoworkhardwithherhighIQ.B.ShehasatendencytofocusaroundMaths.C.SheisquitesureaboutwhattodointhefuturE.D.Shewilldropoutofthegrammarschool.27.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.NoonehasachievedahigherIQthanLydiaB.WhoeverhasahighIQcanenterMensA.C.OnlyadultswithhighIQscanenterMensA.D.MensaisaclubforthosewithhighIQsatleast148.
LouvreNewchangeshavetakenplaceinParisinrecentyears.ParisusedtobeamongEurope’sbusiestcities.TrafficjamscouldbeseenallthetimE.Butnowthereisanew2.5kilometer-longcar-freeareainsidethecity.TheLouvre卢浮宫attractsworldtourists.Peoplevisittherenotjustfortheartworksbutalsoenjoytheroofofthebuildingwhichislikeaflyingcarpet.Theworld’smostbeautifulcityisnowevenmorebeautiful.LijiangRiverNationalParkChina.LijiangRiverisinGuilin.Itiswell-knownforitsclearwaterlimestone石灰岩洞andgreenhills.ThehillshavebeautifulnamesdependingondifferentshapessuchasElephantTrunk.TheseattractmanyChinesepoetsandartists.ThebestwaytoenjoyLijaingRiveristotakean83kmboattripfromGuilintoYangshuoinsummer.ZurichSwitzerlandWhatdoyouthinkZurichisfamousfor?Greatbanks?Yes.PeoplecanfindmanySwissbanksandforeignbanksherE.Butthecityisofgreatinteresttomanypeopleforanotherreason.ZurichhostsEurope’slargeststreetpartyeachyear.ItsStreetParadehasovertakenLondon’sNotingHillCarnival.What’shotinthecityin2014?InAugustZurichwillhosttheEuropeanAthleticChampionships.Thisgivestouristsachancetoseetheworld’stopathletesmakingnewrecords.AdelaideAustraliaManypeoplemayknowSydneyorMelbournE.TheyarebigcitiesinAustraliA.ButAdelaidewinspeople’sheartswithgreatfestivalsandtastyfooD.AdelaideFringeFestivalisthelargestartfestivalinAustraliA.EveryFebruaryandMarchpeoplecelebratewithoutdoorartworksdanceperformancesandlivemusiC.Adelaidehasmanykindsofforeignfoods.BritishfishandchipsItalianpizzaandGermanporkcanbefoundinmostrestaurants.21.Touristsenjoytheartworksaswellas_______oftheLouvrE.A.thebusystreetB.theshapeofitsroofC.thecar-freeareaD.theflyingcarpetlimestonecaves22.ComparedwithLondon’sNotingHillCarnivaltheStreetParadeinZurichis_______.A.evenworseB.exactlythesameC.muchbetterD.lesspopular23.BettyisstudyingartatcollegE.She’stravellingtosomeplacetoenjoyartworkandtasteforeignfoods.Shecouldgoto_____A.AdelaideB.LijiangRiverNationalParkC.ZurichandParisD.theLouvre
Whenaskedtopointoutoneortwothingsthataremostimportanttothemselvesmanyputfriendsaheadofhomesjobsclothesandcars.AtruefriendshipcarriesalonghistoryofexperiencethatdetermineswhoweareandkeepsusconnecteD.Itisatreasureweshouldprotect.Unfortunatelythebetterfriendsyouarethemoreprobablyyou'llhavedisagreements.Andtheresultcanbewhatyoudon'twant—anendtotherelationship.ThegoodnewsisthatmosttroubledfriendshipscanbemendeD.Firstdon'tletyourpridegetinyourway.Mostofuscanforgive原谅eachotherwhendifferencesarebroughtoutintheopen.Secondapologizewhenyou'rewrong—evenifyou'vebeenwrongeD.Overthecourseofafriendshipeventhebestpeoplemakemistakes.Sometimesitmaybebestifthewrongedpersontakestheleadandapologizes.Whenyouapologizegiveyourfriendachancetoadmitthathehasbeenwrong.Thirdseethingsfromyourfriend'spointofview.AndfinallyacceptthatfriendshipschangeasourneedsandlifestyleschangE.Makingfriendscansometimesseemeasy.Thehardpartiskeepingtheconnectionsstrongduringthenaturalupsanddownsthathaveaneffectonallrelationships.Mysuggestion:Considerfriendshipanhonorandagiftandworththeefforttotreasureandnurture培养.41.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.EasyWaystoMakeFriendsB.UpsandDownsinFriendshipC.HowtoMendaTroubledFriendshipD.HowtoTaketheLeadinMakingFriends42.Thewrongedpersonunderlinedinthetextreferstoaperson_______.A.whohasbeenmistakenforanotherB.whohasbeenblamedunfairlyC.whohastreatedfriendsbadlyD.whohasadmittedhismistakes43.Accordingtothetextafriendshipcanlastlongonlyif_______.A.wehavemuchincommonB.weknowourfriends'mistakesC.wetreatourdisagreementswiselyD.wehaveknownoneanotherforlong44.Whatshouldwedoifwefollowtheauthor'ssecondsuggestion?A.Sticktoourownpointofview.B.Avoidmakingmistakes.C.Makeanapologyfirst.D.Changeourlifestyles.45.WhichisthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Evenwisepeoplearelikelytomakemistakes.B.Troubledfriendshipscanbemadeupinproperways.C.AllpeopletakefriendsastheirmostimportantthingintheirlifE.D.It’sagoodchanceforyourfriendtoshowhisbeingwrongwhenyouapologizE.
Note:1gigawtt=1000megawattsSANFRANCISCO—AppleiscleaningupitsmanufacturingoperationsinChinatoreducetheairpollutioncausedbythefactoriesthathaveassembled装配hundredsofmillionsofiPhonesandiPadsduringthepasteightyears.Theworld'smostvaluablecompanyisworkingwithitsChinesesupplierstoeventuallyproduce2.2gigawattsofsolarpowerandotherrenewableenergy.ThecommitmentannouncedWednesdayrepresentsApple'slatestattempttopreventthepopularityofitsdevicesanddigitalservicesfromincreasingthecarbonemissionsthatarewidelybelievedtochangetheEarth'sclimatE.AppleInC.estimates估计20milliontonsofgreenhousegaspollutionwillbeavoidedasmoreofitssuppliersrelyonrenewableenergybetweennowand2020.That'slikehavingfourmillionfewercarsontheroadforayear.Panelscapableofgenerating生产about200megawattsofsolarpowerwillbefinancedbyAppleinthenorthernsouthernandeasternregionsofChinawheremanyofitssuppliersarelocateD.ThecompanyisteamingupwithitsChinesesupplierstobuildthecapacityfortheremaining2gigawattsofrenewableenergywhichwillbeamixofsolarwindandhydroelectricpower.FoxconnwhichrunsthefactorywherethemostiPhonesareassembledispledgingtocontribute400megawattsofsolarpoweraspartofthe2-gigawattcommitment.Thesolarpanelstobebuiltby2018inChina'sHenanProvincearesupposedtoproduceasmuchrenewableenergyasFoxconn'sZhengzhoufactoryconsumeswhilemakingiPhones.ApplehasmadeprotectingtheenvironmentahigherprioritysinceTimCookreplacedthelateSteveJobsasthecompany'sCEOfouryearsago.ClimatechangeisoneofthegreatchallengesofourtimeandthetimeforactionisnowCooksaidinastatement.ThetransitiontoanewgreeneconomyrequiresinnovationambitionandpurposE.ApplejustcompletedprojectsinChinathatgenerate40megawattsofsolarenergytocoverthepowerrequiredbyits24storesand19officesinthecountry.AllofApple'sdatacentersofficesandstoresintheU.S.alreadyhavebeenrunningonrenewableenergy.WhenyoulookatalltheairpollutioninChinaallthemanufacturingthatisdonetherehasalottodowithitsothisisasignificantstepintherightdirectionsaidGaryCookasenioranalystforGreenpeaceagroupdevotedtoprotectingtheenvironment.ApplealsohasafinancialmotivationtohelpmakeChinaabetterplacetolivE.ThegreaterChinaregionisApple'ssecondbiggestmarketbehindtheU.S.TimCookhasmadeitclearthathewantsthecompanytomakeevenmoreprogressasrisingincomesenablemoreofChina'spopulationtobuysmartphonesandothergadgets.Applecaneasilyaffordtogogreen.Thecompanyhad$203billionincashattheendofJunE.ThisstoryhasbeenreflectedtocorrectthatAppleanditssuppliershaven'tsetatimetableforproducingthe2.2gigawattsofrenewableenergyinChinA.50.ThecommitmentannouncedWednesdayshowsthat______.A.ApplewantedtochangeitspublicimageeagerlyB.ApplewantedtocontributetoprotectingtheenvironmentC.ApplewantedtocutdownitsexpensesbyusingrenewableenergyD.Applewantedtostopthepopularityofitsproductfrompollutingtheenvironment51.ItisestimatedthatwithApple'snewcommitment______.A.TherewillbefourmillionfewercarsontheroadforayearB.20billiontonsofgreenhousegaspollutionwillbeavoidedC.Muchofitsgreenhousegaspollutionwillbeavoidedbetweennowand2020D.ChinawillbecomeApple'ssecondbiggestmarketbehindtheUS52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Applehasenoughcashinstoreforswitchingtorenewableenergysupply.B.The2gigawattsofrenewableenergywillbeamixofsolarwindandelectricpower.C.Apple'sdatacentersofficesandstoresalreadyhavebeenrunningonrenewableenergy.D.Applewilleventuallyproduce2.2gigawattsofsolarpowerandotherrenewableenergy.53.WhatisGaryCook'sattitudetowardsApple'scommitment?A.OptimisticB.SupportiveC.DoubtfulD.Indifferent54.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A.A.sciencereport.B.A.textbook.C.Anadvertisement.D.A.newspaper.
TheBeijingInternationalMarathonhasacquiredanewnameamongsomedisappointedparticipants:Smogathon.About30000runnersmanyfromotherpartsofChinaorabroadawokeintheChinesecapitalonSundaytoanorangesunglowingweaklythroughadirtyhaze雾霾.Somerananyway.Someranaway.ButnoonecancelledontheadviceoftheorganizerstheChineseAthleticAssociationandtheBeijingMunicipalBureauofSportsbecausethoseorganizationsdidnotcallitoff.ThathasmadeparticipantscalltheInternationalAssociationofAthleticsFederationsIAAFwhichhasapprovedthe26-mileor42-kilometerracetosetairqualitystandardsinthefuturetoavoiddamagingtherunners’health.TheassociationcouldnotbereachedbytelephoneonSunday.DoestheIAAFhaveguidelines?askedChasPopeaBritishengineerwhotookpartinthemarathononSunday.Iftheydon’ttheyshouldconsideritsaidMr.PopewhohaslivedinBeijingfor11yearsandrunsseverallong-distanceraceseachyear.It’smeanttobefunandgoodforyourhealthMr.Popesaidofthemarathon.Butinsuchairit’sjustridiculoustoberunninghesaiD.HeabandonedthecoursE.MostofmyoverseasfriendspulledouthesaiD.AndquiteafewofmyChinesefriendstoobutalotdidn’t.Ithinktheydon’tknowasmuchaboutthehealthimpact.ImagesonTwitterandChinesesocialmediashowedChineserunnerswearingavarietyoffaceprotectionsfromlightclothmaskstoWorldWarI-stylegasmasks.Stillmanycompletedtheracewithoutmasks.Today’sraceshoulddefinitelyhavebeencalledofforrescheduledsaidZhangKaiBeijing-basedcampaignerwithGreenpeaceEastAsiA.WhathappenedtodaytothissportsevenisjustanotherremindertothegovernmentthatmuchremainstobedonetoChina’senergyandindustrialstructuretosolvepollutionsaidMr.Zhang.IfthebattleagainstpollutionisamarathonitisnowtimetocatchuponspeeD.IntheendtheracewaswonbytwoEthiopians:GirmayBirhanuGebruwonthemen’sracein2hours10minutesand42secondswhileFatumaSadoDergowonthewomen’sin2hours30minutesand3secondsbreakingChinesewomen’sadvantageoftheraceforthelast22years.ThefavoredChinesewomanrunnerGongLihuatoldChinaNewsthatthesmogdidn’taffecthertoomuchbutitinterferedwithmanypeople’sabilitytosweataffectingtheirperformancE.32.TheunderlinedsentencesSomerananyway.Someranaway.mean_____________.A.Somerunnerswhodroppedoutreturnedtorun.B.SomerunnersgaveupafterrunningashortdistancE.C.Notallrunnerscontinuedtorun.D.MostrunnersquittheracE.33.WhydidparticipantscalltheIAAF?A.TotellittheBeijingInternationalMarathonwasalsonamedSmogathon.B.ToappealtoittosetairqualitystandardsinthefuturE.C.Totellitthe42-kilometerraceshouldbecancelleD.D.Toappealtoittomakesomelawstopreventpollution.34.WhichofthefollowingstatesdoesChasPopeagreeto?A.A.dirtyhazeisharmfultohealth.B.RunninginanyairisgooD.C.ThemarathoninChinashouldbecancelleD.D.Friendsshouldlearnfromeachother.35.ZhangKaithinksthebattleagainstpollution_______.A.willbethemosturgentthinginChinA.B.shouldbegotridofimmediately.C.isconnectedwithChina’sunreasonableenergyandindustrialstructurE.D.willremindalltheChinesetoreducepollution.
YANGYUANQINGLenovo’sbosshardlyspokeawordofEnglishuntilhewasabout40:hegrewupinruralpovertyandreadengineeringatuniversity.ButwhenLenovoboughtIBM’spersonal-computerdivisionin2005hedecidedtoimmersehimselfinEnglish:hemovedhisfamilytoNorthCarolinahiredalanguagetutorand--theultimatesacrifice--spenthourswatchingcable-TVnews.Lenovoisoneofagrowingnumberofmultinationalsfromthenon-AnglophoneworldthathavemadeEnglishtheirofficiallanguagE.ThefashionbeganinplaceswithsmallpopulationsbutglobalambitionssuchasSingaporeandSwitzerlanD.CorporateEnglishisnowinvadingmoredifficultterritorysuchasJapan.RakutenacrossbetweenAmazonandeBayandFastRetailingwhichoperatestheUniqlofashionchainwereamongthefirsttoswitch.Nowtheyarebeingjoinedbyold-economycompaniessuchasHondaacarmakerandBridgestoneatyremaker.Chinesefirmsareprovinghardertohandle/crack:theyhaveahugeinternalmarketandarestrugglingtoenroll/recruitcompetentmanagersofanydescriptionletaloneEnglish-speakers.ButsomearefollowingLenovo’sleaD.HuaweihasintroducedEnglishasasecondlanguageandencourageshigh-flyersambitiousemployeestobecomefluent.Therearesomeobviousreasonswhymultinationalcompanieswantalinguafranca共同语.AdoptingEnglishmakesiteasiertorecruitglobalstarsincludingboardmembersreachglobalmarketsandassembleglobalproductionteams.SuchstepsareespeciallyimportanttocompaniesinJapanwherethepopulationisshrinking.TsedalNeeleyofHarvardBusinessSchoolsaysthatEnglishnisationcanstirupahornet’snestofemotions.Ms.Neeleyarguesthatcompaniesmustthinkcarefullyaboutimplementingapolicythattouchesonsomanyemotions.SeniormanagersshouldexplaintoemployeeswhyswitchingtoEnglishissoimportantprovidethemwithclassesandconversationgroupsandofferthemincentives刺激toimprovetheirfluencysuchasforeignpostings.ThosewhoarealreadyproficientinEnglishshouldspeakmoreslowlyandtrynottodominateconversations.Andmanagersmustactasrefereesandenforcersresolvingconflictsanddiscouragingstafffromreturningtotheirnativetongues.IntergovernmentalbodiesliketheEuropeanUnionareobligedtopretendthatthereisnopredominantglobaltonguE.ButbusinessesworldwidearefacinguptotherealitythatEnglishisthelanguageonwhichthesunneversets.64.Lenovo’sbossmadealltheeffortstofamiliarizehimselfwithEnglishexcept__________.A.hiringalanguagetutorB.resettlinginanEnglish-speakingenvironmentC.expandingthebusinessoverseasD.exposinghimselftoEnglishCable-TVnews.65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.MostChinesefirmswouldliketointroducecorporateEnglish.B.ChinesefirmsareingreatneedofEnglishmajorsastheirmanagers.C.HuaweifollowedLenovoasthesecondlargestmultinationalinChinA.D.AdoptingcorporateEnglishismoredifficultinplaceswithalargepopulation.66.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThedecreaseinpopulationpushestheJapanesetolearnEnglishwell.B.NeitherthegovernmentalbodiesnorbusinesseswillregardEnglishasaglobaltonguE.C.Companiesshouldhandleemployees’emotionscarefullyduringtheswitch.D.ThosegoodatEnglishshouldbeencouragedtospeakmoreinthecompany.67.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.English-GlobalTongueinBusiness.B.English-ChineseBusinessLeaders’NewFashion.C.English-TheBestToolinCommunication.D.English-DominatingFactorofSuccessfulBusiness.
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