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NowisthebesttimeforHongKongshoppingloversasmostshopsandmarketsarehavingtheirseasonalsales.Withthesameamountofmoneyyoucanfinddifferentkindsofgoodsinthiscity.Womenyoungandoldrarelyresisttheattractionofthisshoppingparadise乐园atthistimeofyear.LoverswillsurelyhaveanexcitingChristmasandNewYear’sEvecelebrationsattheTimeSquareorinthewesternstyledbars.SpendingyourholidayinHongKongwillbeeasytooasseveralpackingtoursareavailablefromCZLTravelServicewithfour-daytoursforlessthan15000yuan.Tourpackage13200yuan:a4-day-tourincludingthreenights’accommodation住宿sciencehelicopterflightnightferrytourofVictoriaHarborandshuttlebustotheparktoviewthecityatnight.Tourpackage21880yuan:a4-day-shoppingtourincludingthreenightsaccommodationtourtoGoldenBeachandtheVexworkMuseumshuttlebustothePeakandshoppingopportunities.Tourpackage31480yuan:a4-day-DIY-tourincludingthreenightsaccommodationinafour-starhotelandtotalfreedomtodowhatyouwantwhenyouwant.21.WhichmonthisthebesttimeforHongKongshoppinglovers?A.October.B.November.C.January.D.December.22.Theadvertisementismainlyintendedtoattractpeopleto________.A.goshoppinginHongKongB.purchasetourpackagesfromCZLTravelServiceC.enjoyChristmasandNewYear’sEvecelebrationsD.visitfamousplacesofinterestsinHongKong23.IfyouwanttogoshoppingwhilevisitingtheVexworkMuseumyou’dbetterchoose________.A.Tourpackage1B.Tourpackage3C.Tourpackage2D.Tourpackage1&2
Oncetherewassomethingwrongwithamachineinafactory.TheworkerscoulddonothingbutturntoaGermanengineerforhelpwhodrewalineonitandsaidTakeoffthepartwherethelineisandchangeitoranewonE.Withanewlineonthemachinebeganrunningwellagain.Theengineeraskedfor$30000forwhathehaddonE.ThefollowingwerewhathewroteonabillThenewpartonlycostsonedollarandknowingwheretheproblemwiththemachinecosts$29999.Onedollarforchanginganewpartsoundsreasonablebutthe$29999isexactlythevalue价值ofwisdomandknowledgE.29.ThefactoryturnedtotheGermanengineerbecause.A.theworkershadnothingtodoB.theworkersaskedfortoomuchmoneyC.theworkerscouldn'trepairthemachineD.therewerenootherpeople30.Theproblemofthemachine.A.wascausedbytheGermanengineerB.wasfoundandsolvedbytheworkersC.tooktheengineeralongtimetofindD.wasjustaline31.Thewriterwantstotellusthat.A.theengineeraskedfortoomuchmoneyB.theworkersshouldpaythemoneyC.theknowledgeisworthmoneyD.thenewpartcouldcostmoney32.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe_____.A.TheValueofKnowledgE.B.HelplessWorkers.C.TheExpensiveMachinE.D.TheLuckyFactory
ThereareanextremelylargenumberofantsworldwidE.Eachindividual个体的anthardlyweighanythingbutputtogethertheyweighroughlythesameasallofmankinD.Theyalsolivenearlyeverywhereexceptonfrozenmountaintopsandaroundthepoles.Foranimalstheirsizeantshavebeenastonishinglysuccessfullargelyduetotheirwonderfulsocialbehavior.Incolonies群体thatrangeinsizefromafewhundredtotensofmillionstheyorganizetheirliveswithacleardivisionoflabor.Evenmoreamazingishowtheyachievethisleveloforganization.Whereweusesoundandsighttocommunicateantsdependprimarilyonpheromone外激素chemicalssentoutbyindividualsandsmelledortastedbyfellowmembersoftheircolony.Whenanantfindsfooditproducesapheromonethatwillleadothersstraighttowherethefoodis.Whenanindividualantcomesunderattackorisdyingitsendsoutanalarmpheromonetowarnthecolonytoprepareforaconflictasadefenseunit.Infactwhenitcomestotheartofwarantshavenoequal.Theyarecompletelyfearlessandwillreadilytakeonacreaturemuchlargerthanthemselvesattackinginlargegroupsandovercomingtheirtarget.Suchistheirdevotiontothecommongoodofthecolonythatnotonlysoldierantsbutalsoworkerantswillsacrificetheirlivestohelpdefeatanenemy.BehavinginthisselflessanddevotedmannertheselittlecreatureshavesurvivedonEarthformorethan140millionyearsfarlongerthandinosaurs.Becausetheythinkasonetheyhaveacollective集体的intelligencegreaterthanyouwouldexpectfromitsindividualparts.9.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatantsare____________.A.notwillingtosharefoodB.notfoundaroundthepolesC.moresuccessfulthanallotheranimalsD.toomanytoachieveanyleveloforganization10.Antscanusepheromonesfor______.A.escapeB.communicationC.warningenemiesD.arranginglabor11.WhatdoestheunderlinedexpressiontakeoninParagraph3mean?A.Accept.B.Employ.C.Playwith.D.Fightagainst.
TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallengeDaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCSFispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosityChallengE.Thechallengeinvitesevendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworlD.Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicturewriteanarticletakeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.ToenterthechallengeallartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestivalMITMuseum265MassAvenueCambridge02139byFridayFebruary8th.StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSundayApril21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.FamiliesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedincelebrationandbrunchwillbeserveD.BetweenMarch10thandMarch15theachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:http://cambridgesciencefestival.org.21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?A.MITartists.B.Cambridgelocals.C.CSFwinners.D.Schoolstudents.22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?A.OnApril21st.B.OnMarch10th.C.OnMarch15thD.OnFebruary8th.23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.AnexhibitionguidE.B.Anannouncement.C.Anartshowreview.D.Anofficialreport.
AnnaSchiferlhadn’tevengotoutofbedwhenshereachedforhercellphoneandtypedatexttohermomonerecentSaturday.Momwasrightdownstairsinthekitchen.Thetext?Annawantedaneggforbreakfast.SoonafterJoannaSchiferlcalledIfyouwanttotalktomeAnnacomedownstairsandseeme!Annalaughsaboutitnow.Iwaskindofbeinglazysheadmits.Thesedaysmanypeoplewithcellphonesprefertextingtoaphonecall.Andthat’screatingacommunicationdivideofsorts—thetalkersvs.thetexters.Somewouldarguethatit’snobigdeal.Butmanyexpertssaythemostsuccessfulcommunicatorswillofcoursehavethecompetencetodoboth.Andtheyfearthatmoreofusareunabletohave—oratleastareavoiding—thetraditionalface-to-faceconversations.Manyprofessorssayitisnotcommontoseestudentsoutsideofclass.Isitinmyofficehourslonelynowbecauseifmystudentshaveaquestiontheye-mailmeoftenlateatnightsaysReneeHoustonaprofessorattheUniversityofPugetSoundinWashingtonStatE.Andtheynevercall.AsAnnaseesit:Therearepeopleyou’lltextbutwon’tcall.It’sjustawaytostayintouchwitheachother.SomebelievethatscoresoftextseachdaykeeppeoplemoreconnecteD.Theproblemisthattheconversationisn’tverydeepsaysJosephGrennyco-authorofthebookCrucialConversations:ToolsforTalkingWhenStakesareHigh.Theproblemhasbeentheresincewe’vehadtelephones—probablysincethetimeofatelegraphGrennysays.Textingisjustthelatestwaytodothat.ThoughtheymaynotalwaysbesogoodatdeepconversationsthemselvesGrennysuggeststhatparentsmodelthebehaviorfortheirchildrenandputdowntheirowncellphones.HesaysthattheyalsoshouldsetlimitsasAnna’smomdidwhenshemadethenotextingtopeopleinthesamehouserulE.28.AccordingtoParagraph1Joanna.A.didnotknowhowtouseacellphoneB.wasverystrictwithherdaughterC.wasangrythatherdaughtergotuplateD.didnothaveanybreakfastthatmorning29.TheunderlinedwordcompetenceinParagraph2probablymeansA.chanceB.courageC.abilityD.patience30.InJosephGrenny’sopinion.A.cellphonesmakepeoplelonelierB.telephoneshelppeoplecommunicateclearlyC.talkingshouldbeencouragedinsteadoftextingD.textinghelpspeoplehavedeeperconversations31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.whyiscommunicationimportant?B.istextingruiningtheartofconversation?C.howdoestextingaffectkidsatschool?D.howcanweavoidone-sidedconversations?
AnabandonedcarinChicagoworthabout$600hasbeenissuedmorethan$100000inparkingticketsoverthepastthreeyears.NowJenniferFitzgerald31isstuckwiththebillbutsaysthe1999ChevyMonteCarloactuallybelongstoanex-boyfriendwhoregisteredthecarinhernamewithoutinformingher.TheExpiredMeterreportsthatfromMay232009toApril302012theChicagoDepartmentofFinanceDOFissued678ticketsagainstthecartotaling$105761.80.ItsetaChicagorecordbothforthetotalnumberandamountofparkingfinesissueD.Infactitblewpastthepreviousrecordholderwhichwas$65000fromabout400tickets.ButFitzgeraldsaysshedoesn’towethecityacentandhasfiledalawsuit诉讼inCookCountycircuitCourtagainstthecityofChicagoUnitedAirlinesandtheex-boyfrienD.FitzgeraldhastwomainargumentsinhercasE.Firstshesaysherex-boyfriendBrandonPreveauistheactualownerofthecarhavingpurchaseditfromherunclefor$600in2008.InfactPreveaupaidforthecar’stitleregistrationandinsurancebutitwasregisteredinFitzgerald’snamE.Brandonusedhis2007incometaxrefundtopayPatrick$600fortheautomobilereadsFitzgerald’scomplaint.ForreasonsnotrecalledbyPatrickhoweverPatricksignedthetitletothecarovertoJennifer.SecondFitzgerald’slawyerisarguingthatthecityshouldhavesimplytowedthevehicleafter30daysfromO’HareAirportwhereitwasparkedandwherePreveauworkedatthetimE.AccordingtoFitzgerald’scomplaintonorbeforeNovember172009Brandondrovethecarintotheparkinglotandneverdroveitoutagain.AndastheExpiredMeterreportsChicagolawdoesspecifythatanabandonedvehicleistobetowed30daysafterbeingillegallyparkeD.32.AftertheChicagoDepartmentofFinancenoticedthecarit______.A.wantedtobreakarecordB.trieditsbesttofinditsownerC.keptissuingticketsagainstthecarD.decidedtoplayajokeonitsowner33.FromParagraph3weknowthatJenniferFitzgerald______.A.soldthecartoherex-boyfriendlongagoB.receivedthecarfromherex-boyfriendC.didn’tknowanythingaboutthecarD.wasn’ttherealownerofthecar34.JenniferFitzgeraldfiledalawsuitagainstthecityofChicagobecausethecity______.A.didn’tinformherimmediatelyitfoundthemissingcarB.didn’t’towthevehicleafter30daysfromO’HareAirportC.didn’tspecifythatanabandonedvehiclewastobetowedD.didn’thelpherfindthecarwhenitwasmissinginthebeginning35.AfterreadingthepassagewelearnthatJenniferFitzgerald______.A.doesn’t’wanttopayanymoneyB.thinksPatrickshouldpaythefines111]C.isn’ttryingtofindherex-boyfriendD.hasneverbeentoO’HareAirport
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Chinaknownasthe＂kingdomofbicycle＂willseeaquickgrowthinelectricbicycleproductioninthenextfiveyearsthankstothecountry’seffortstosaveenergyandimprovetheenvironment.Theoutputofelectricbikesisexpectedtomaintainanannualgrowthrateofatleast80percentinthecomingfiveyears.Chinawillchurnout30millionelectricity-drivenbikesin2020comparedto9millionbikeslastyearaccordingtoareportfromtheDevelopmentResearchCenterundertheStateCouncilandotherministriessuchastheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommission.Thecentralgovernmentwantstoreducetheamountofenergyconsumption消耗byasmuchas20percentwithinthenextfiveyears.ThatwouldbeachievedthroughtheintroductionofnewsourcesofenergyandencouragingpeopletosaveenergyChinaDailyreporteD.Thesmokefromcarexhausts尾气isamajorcauseofpollutiondarkeningtheskyinChinesecitiesespeciallyBeijing.OnMondayindustrialexpertscalledonthegovernmenttocomeupwithmorepreferential优先的measurestospreadtheuseofelectricbikesinChinA.ElectricbikeproductioninChinaaccountsforabout90percentoftheworld’stotalmakingChinatheworld’sbiggestproducerconsumerandexporteroftheenergy-efficientvehiclethereportsaiD.Thecountrylastyearsoldabout3millionelectricbikestoforeigncountriesafigureexpectedtodoubleinfiveyears.By2020theproductionvalueoftheelectricbikeindustryinChinaisexpectedtobe70billionyuanalmostfourtimesofthecurrentlevel.32.WhywilltherebeaquickgrowthinelectricbicycleproductioninthenextfiveyearsinChina?A.Becauseelectricbicyclescansavetheconsumermoremoney.B.Becausethecentralgovernmentencouragespeopletosaveenergy.C.BecausemostpeopleinChinacan’taffordcars.D.BecausetheChinesegovernmentlimitsthedevelopmentofbicycleproduction.33.Theunderlinedphrase＂churnout＂inthesecondparagraphhasthesamemeaningas＂____________＂.A.makeB.sellC.designD.export34.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____________.A.Chinawillproduce9millionelectricity-drivenbikesin2020B.thecentralgovernmentofChinawantstoincreasetheamountofenergyconsumptionC.Chinaistheworld’ssecondbiggestproducerconsumerandexporteroftheenergy-efficientvehicleD.theoutputofelectricbikesisexpectedtoincreaseatleast80percentinthecomingfiveyears35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtomakeelectricbicyclesB.Theworld’sbiggestproducerofelectricbicyclesC.China’squickgrowthinelectricbicycleD.Howtosaveenergyandimprovetheenvironment
IbelieveI’vegottenthismorethanoncE.OneladytoldmeshethoughtIwas12andeventoldher14-year-olddaughterthesamE.IsawlotsofsurprisedfacesbecausepeopleweretoldIwasactually19yearsolD.I’mactually19yearsoldwhichisn’tmuchofaproblem.I’mliketheoldestofmyfriendsandtheshortestwhichisprettyfunny.That’sprobablyoneofthereasonsIfitinsowellwiththem.Ivolunteeredataweekendschoolteachingyoungchildren.Parentsalwayslookedmeupanddownlikewhyisthis13-year-oldgirlteachingmychild?!??!?IguesseditwasbecauseI’malsopetite娇小andIdidn’tknowwhetherIhadachildishface???SometimesIfounditfunnysometimesIfounditannoying令人气恼.ButIjustshrugged耸肩itoffatlast.YouknowsoonenoughpeoplegottoknowmeandthenrealizedIwasnotactuallya13-year-oldgirl.Thisshortthingusedtobeaproblemformethough.IwasveryverysmallwhenIwasyoungersokidswouldpickonmE.WhenIwas128-year-oldgirlswouldlookdownatmelikeICAN’TBELIEVEYOU’RETWELVE!Ihadalwayswantedtobetall.ButnowthatI'molderIgotusedtoitandIactuallyloveit.YouknowI'mfunsized!28.Howoldisthewriternow?_______.A.12B.13C.14D.1929.Manypeoplefeltsurprisedwhentoldthewriter’sagebecausetheythoughtshe________.A.wascertainlyover19B.shouldbeonly12C.was13D.wasover1430.Whichofthefollowingwordscan’tbeusedtodescribe描绘thewriter?_______.A.shortB.petiteC.childishD.tall31.Theunderlinedphrasepickonmeans_______.A.likeverymuchB.helpfriendlilyC.behavetounkindlyD.enjoyverymuch32.Howdoesthewriterfeelwhenotherssaysheis12?_______.A.NotsurprisedB.AnnoyingC.AngryD.Sad
PasswordsrevealyourpersonalityThewordorphrasethatyouusetoopenyouremailaccountmayprovideakeytoyourpersonalityaswellastoyourcorrespondenceaccordingtoaBritishpsychologist.HelenPetrieprofessorofhuman/computerinteractionatCityUniversityinLondonanalysedtheresponsesof1200BritonswhoparticipatedinasurveyfundedbyCentralNicanInternetdomain-namecompany.TheresultswererecentlypublishedonCentralNic’swebsitE.Petrieidentifiesthreemainpassword‘genres’.‘Familyoriented’respondentsnumberednearlyhalfofthosesurveyeD.ThesepeopleusetheirownnameornicknamesthenameofachildpartnerorpetorabirthdateastheirpassworD.Theytendtobeoccasionalcomputerusersandhavestrongfamilyties.‘TheychoosepasswordsthatsymbolizepeopleoreventswithemotionalvaluE.’saysPetriE.Onethirdofrespondentswere‘fans’usingthenamesofathletessingersmoviestarsfictionalcharactersorsportsteams.Petriesaysfansareyoungandwanttoallythemselveswiththelifestylerepresentedbyacelebrity.TwoofthemostpopularnameswereMadonnaandHomerSimpson.Thethirdmaingroupofparticipantsare‘cryptics’becausetheypickunintelligiblepasswordsorarandomstringoflettersnumeralsandsymbolssuchas‘Jxa+157’.Petriesayscrypticsarethemostsecurity-consciousgroup.Theytendtomakethesafestbutleastinterestingchoices.Passwordsarerevealingfortworeasons.Firstbecausetheyareinventedonthespot.‘Sinceyouarefocusedongettingintoasystemforexampleyouremailaccountyou’relikelytowritedownsomethingthatcomesquicklytomind’saysPetriE.‘Inthissensepasswordstapintothingsthatarejustbelowthesurfaceofconsciousness.AlsotorememberyourpasswordyoupicksomethingthatwillstickinyourminD.YoumayunconsciouslychoosesomethingofparticularemotionalsignificancE.’21.Thesurveywaspaidforby_______.A.DrPetrieB.CityUniversityC.CentralNicD.HomerSimpson22.Accordingtothepassageifyourpasswordis‘familyoriented’you________.A.probablyhavealargefamilyB.probablydon’tuseacomputerveryoftenC.arelikelytobeananimalloverD.areapersonwhoisveryemotional.23.Peoplewhobelongtothe‘cryptic’group___________.A.worryaboutotherpeoplereadingtheiremails.B.don’tspendmuchtimetryingtoinventapassworD.C.can’tthinkofaninterestingpassworD.D.arehackersinthecomputerscenE.24.Passwordssaysomethingaboutourpersonalitiesbecause________.A.weareboundtoinventsomethingnew.B.wethinkforalongtimebeforechoosingonE.C.wechoosesomethingwithoutthinkingaboutitconsciously.D.wechoosewordswhichwewillremembereasily.
Halfoftheworld’spopulationisaffectedbyAsianmonsoons季风butmonsoonsaredifficulttopredict.Americanresearchershaveputtogethera700-yearrecordoftherainyseasonswhichisexpectedtoprovideguidanceforexpertsmakingweatherpredictions.Everyyearmoist潮湿的airmassesknownasmonsoonproducelargeamountsofrainfallinIndiaEastAsiaNorthernAustraliaandEastAfricA.AllthiswetairispulledinbyahighpressureareaovertheIndianOceanandalowpressureareatothesouth.AccordingtoEdwardCookaweatherexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork.thecomplexnatureoftheclimatesystemsacrossAsiamakesmonsoonshardtopredict.InadditionclimaterecordsfortheareaaretoorecentandnotdetailedenoughtobeofmuchusE.ThereforeheandateamofresearchersspentmorethanfifteenyearstravelingacrossAsialookingfortreesoldenoughtoprovidelong-termrecords.Theymeasuredtheringsorcirclesinsidethousandsofancienttreesinmorethan300places.Rainfallhasadirectlinktothegrowthandwidthofringsonsomekindsoftrees.TheresearchersdevelopedadocumenttheyarecallingaMonsoonAsiaDroughtAtlas.Itshowstheeffectofmonsoonsoversevencenturiesbeginninginthe1300s.ProfessorCooksaysthetree-ringrecordsshowperiodsofwetanddryweather.Ifthemonsoonbasicallyfailsorisaveryweakonethetreesaffectedbymonsoonsatthatlocationmightputonaverynarrowring.Butifthemonsoonisverystrongthetreesaffectedbythatmonsoonmightputonawideringforthatyear.Sothewideandnarrowringwidthsofthechronology年代表thatwedevelopedinAsiaprovideuswithameasureofmonsoonvariability.Withallthisinformationresearcherssaytheycanbegintoimprovecomputerclimatemodelsforpredictingthebehaviorofmonsoons.Therehasbeenwidespreadfamineandstarvationandhumandyinginthepastinlargedroughts.Andontheotherhandifthemonsoonisparticularlyheavyitcancauseextensiveflooding.saidEugeneWahlascientistwithAmerica’sNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration.SotogetasenseofwhattheregionalmoisturepatternshavebeendrynessandwetnessoversuchalongperiodoftimeingreatdetailIwouldcallitakindofvictoryforclimatesciencE.32.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheeffectsofAsianmonsoons.B.Thenecessityofweatherforecast.C.TheachievementsofEdwardcook.D.A.breakthroughinmonsoonprediction.33.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Longanddetailsclimaterecordscanofferusefulinformationformonsoonresearch.B.TheMonsoonAsiaDroughtAtlashasamonsoonrecordforabout1300years.C.Thetreesaffectedbymonsoongrowfastifthemonsoonisweak.D.Therainfallmightbelowalthoughthemonsoonisstronginmonsoon-affectedareas.34.AccordingtoProfessorCooktheringsofthetrees____________A.determinetheregionalclimatE.B.haveagreatinfluenceontheregionalclimatE.C.offerpeopleinformationabouttheregionalclimatE.D.reflectallkindsofregionalclimateinformation.35.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthetoneofthispassage?A.Matter-of-factB.PessimisticC.HumorousD.Friendly.
WhatIsSelf-trackingAllaboutHaveyouevermonitoredsomethingaboutyourself?Perhapsyou’vetrackedhowmanykilometersyou’verunhowmanyhoursyou’vesleptorhowmanycaloriesyou’veeateninaday.Ifsoyou’vetakenpartinamovementcalledtheQuantifiedSelfMovement.Individualsgatherinformationabouttheirdailyactivitiesinthispopularmovementalsocalledself-tracking.Thismaysounddifficultbuttechnologyismakingtheprocesseasier.Perhapsyou’vewantedtochangeabadhabitbutcouldn’t.Self-trackingmaybeyouranswer.TheideaistotakeinformationaboutyoureverydayactivitiesandanalyzethemtohelpformahealthierlifestylE.Recentlytoolssuchassmartphonesjournalsandappsalongwithnewlypublishedwearablethingsaremakingself-trackingextremelyeasy.TodayonecanuseFitbittheJawboneUpGoogleGlassorasmartwatchtorecordpersonaldataincludingsleepinghoursstresslevelsheartrateandmooD.Sowhydoesapersonself-track?Someonemaybetryingtoloseweightorimprovetheirsleeppatterns.Anotherpersonfeelstiredaftereating.Self-trackingcouldhelphimtoknowwhatfoodsmakehimsleepyandwatchhisdiet.Monitoringdailyactivitiesisn’tanewconcept.Inyearspastathletesandtheircoacheskeptnotesdetailingnutritiontrainingandsleeppatternsinordertoachieveanathleticgoal.Similarlydoctorshavealsohelpedpatientstorecordpartsoftheirlifestylesandeatinghabitstohelpfightallergiesheadachesandotherhealthproblems.Howeveritwasn’tuntil2007thatmagazineeditorsGaryWolfandKimKellywhostartedtrackingeverymovetheymadecoinedthetermQuantifiedSelf.WolfsaysthatthenewtoolswillchangeoursenseofselfwiththepurposeofmakingusmoreeffectiveintheworlD.Althoughself-trackinghasmanyadvantagesDennisNashpresidentofDataSpeaksHealthSolutionssaysself-trackinghasitsdrawbacks.Oncepeoplestarttrackingtheirdailyactivitiesitcanbecomeanadditionpeopleliketodooften.Alsotheymightbegintoworrytoomuchabouttheirhealth.Whileself-trackingdoesn’tguaranteethatone’squalityoflifewillimproveitcanhighlighttheimportanceofeatingwellandexercisingdaily.AfteralltheQuantifiedSelfMovement’sfocusismotivatingpeopletoapplyenoughenergytomakehealthierchoices.32.Peoplechooseself-trackingbecause_______.A.itrecordshowmanyhoursyousleepadayB.itcollectspersonaldataandleadstoself-improvementsC.itwatchesyoureatinghabitsD.itincreasesyourmovement33.ThewritermentionstoolssuchassmartphonesandappsinParagraph4toshow_______.A.wedependtoomuchonthemB.theydoharmtopeople’shealthC.itiseasiertodoself-trackingD.equipmentisnecessarytodoself-tracking34.Self-trackingwasfirstlyputforwardby_______.A.twomagazineeditorsB.athletesandtheircoachesC.doctorsandtheirpatientsD.scientistsofDataSpeaksHealthSolutions35.Youcanfindthisarticleinthepartof_______.A.EducationB.EntertainmentC.NewsD.Health
It’snotsurprisingthatstudentskeeptheirexaminationpapersafteratestbutcanyouimaginepackingupallthosepapersaftersixmiddleschoolyears?ZhaoXiaoyandiD.ShekeptallherpapersfromtestsshetookattheMiddleSchoolNo.2affiliated附属的toBeijingNormalUniversity.Whensheenteredseniorhighschoolshestartedtoarrangethemallaccordingtogradesandsubjects.UnlikesomeclassmatesIneverthrewmypapersaway----nomatterwhetherIdidwellornot.It’sjustasortofhabitshesaiD.Goodhabitslikethisalwaysbringbenefits.Zhaohatedre-readingtextbooksbeforebigexams.Andifsheusedthemarkedpapersshecouldsavemuchtimeandavoidmakingthesamemistakes.Itworked----shecameouttopallthetimE.ThepapersalsosaysomethingaboutthepresenteducationsystemformiddleschoolsinChinA.Manypeoplecomplainthatthesystemisnotideal理想的.ButZhaothinksthatit’sunrealistic不现实的foradevelopingcountrywithsuchalargepopulationtofollowthesameteachingmethodsastheWest.Forexamplehowcanateacherpraiseandencourageeveryoneof50to60studentsinoneclass?sheexplaineD.AsasecondyearsciencestudentatShaanxiNormalUniversityZhaostillworksveryhardatallherteststhoughshehasfewerthanatmiddleschool.24.WhatissospecialaboutZhaoXiaoyan?A.Sheisstillatopstudentthroughoutmiddleschool.B.Sheneverdidbadlyinherexams.C.Shewenttoafamousuniversityaftermiddleschool.D.Shekeptallhertestpapersatmiddleschool.25.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutZhaoXiaoyan?A.Sheneverreadhertextbooks.B.Shealwaysre-readhertextbooksbeforebigexams.C.Shebenefitedalotfromthepapersshekept.D.Shewasinfactquitealazystudent.26.Whichofthefollowingplayedthemostimportantpartinhelpingherbecomeatopstudent?A.Goodlearninghabits.B.Workinghardatherlessons.C.Goingtoagoodschool.D.Workingwithherclassmates.27.Fromthepassagewecanconclude得出结论that___________.A.ChinesemiddleschoolstudentshavefewteststotakeB.ZhaoXiaoyanisanindependentthinkerC.TheChineseeducationsystemisthebestintheworldD.Chinashouldadapt采纳theWesterneducationsystem
IntheUSpeoplepreferwaitingforatabletosittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.Thismeansahostessmaynotseatasmallgroupuntilasmalltableisavailableevenifalargeoneis.Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon’tknowitisimpolitetolightupacigarettewithoutfirstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtap水龙头waterbeforeyouorder.Youmayfindthebreadandbutterisfreeandifyouordercoffeeyoumaygetafreerefill重续.Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimeforstoresorrestaurantsthoughtheyusuallydomakerulesforbars.Especiallyinlargecitiesstoresmaybeopen24hoursaday.Servinginrestaurantsisoftenlarge;toolargeformanypeoplE.Ifyoucan’tfinishyourmealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlateraskyourwaitressorwaiterforadoggiebag.Itmayhaveapictureofadogonitbuteverybodyknowsyou’retakingthefoodforyourself.Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemealeither.A.tipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleavE.InsomerestaurantsacheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneytherE.ThenthewaiterorwaitressbringsyouyourchangE.33.Whichstatementistrue?A.Americanpeoplelikesittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.B.HostessalwaysseatsasmallgroupatalargetablE.CAmericanpeopleneversitwithpeopletheydon’tknow.D.Americanpeoplewouldnotlightacigaretteifthepeoplewhositatthesametablemindtheirsmoking.34.Whatisservedbeforeyouorder?A.Coldwater.B.Butter.C.CoffeE.D.BreaD.35.WhatdoAmericanpeoplealwaysdowhenservingsaretoolargeforthem?A.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagfortheirdogs.B.Theyleavethefoodonthetableandgoaway.C.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagandenjoythefoodlater.D.Theyaskthewaitressorwaitertokeepthefoodforthem.
Isthereanythingmoreimportantthanhealth?Idon’tthinkso.Healthisthegreatestwealth财富wisepeoplesay.Youcan’tbegoodatyourstudiesorworkwellwhenyouareill.IfyouhaveaheadachetoothachebackacheearacheorbadpaininthestomachifyoucomplainofabadcoughifyourunahightemperatureandhaveabadcoldorifyousufferfromhighorlowbloodpressureIthinkyoushouldgotothedoctor.ThedoctorwillexamineyourthroatfeelyourpulsetestyourbloodpressuretakeyourtemperaturesoundyourheartandlungstestyoureyescheckyourteethorhaveyourchestX-rayeD.AfterthathewilladvisesometreatmentorsomemedicinE.TheonlythingyouhavetodoistofollowhisadvicE.Speakingaboutdoctor’sadviceIcan’thelptellingyouafunnystory.Anoldgentlemancametoseethedoctor.Themanwasveryill.Hetoldthedoctorabouthisweaknessmemorylossandseriousproblemswithhisheartandlungs.ThedoctorexaminedhimandsaidtherewasnomedicineforhisdiseasE.Hetoldhispatienttogotoaquietplaceforamonthandhaveagoodrest.Healsoadvisedhimtoeatalotofmeatdrinktwoglassesofredwineeverydayandtakelongwalks.Inotherwordsthedoctoradvisedhimtofollowtherule:Eatatpleasuredrinkwithmeasureandenjoylifeasitis.Thedoctoralsosaidthatifthemanwantedtobewellagainheshouldn’tsmokemorethanonecigaretteaday.Amonthlaterthegentlemancameintothedoctor’sofficE.Helookedcheerfulandhappy.Hethankedthedoctorandsaidthathehadneverfeltahealthierman.Butyouknowdoctorhesaidit’snoteasytobeginsmokingatmyagE.25.Thewriterthinksthat.A.healthismoreimportantthanwealthB.workisasimportantasstudiesC.medicineismoreimportantthanpleasureD.nothingismoreimportantthanmoney26.Thedoctorusuallytellshispatientwhattodo.A.withoutexaminingthepatientB.afterhehasexaminedthepatientC.ifthepatientdoesn’ttakemedicineD.unlessthepatientfeelspain27.Theunderlinedpartmeans.A.hewasfeelingbetterthaneverB.hewasn’tahealthymanC.hewasfeelingworsethanbeforeD.hewillbewellagain28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thedoctorusuallytestshis/herbloodpressurewhenapersonisill.B.Themantoldthedoctorhecouldn’trememberthings.C.Themanthankedthedoctor.D.Themandidn’tfollowthedoctor’sadvicE.
weekendBobandhisfriendswenttoamountain.Whentheygottheretheyputuptheirtents帐篷andthenrodetheirhorsestotheforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.Intheafternoonwhentheyweregoingbackitstartedtosnow.Tenminuteslatertheycouldn’tfindtheroad.Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwenttothecamp营地andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitenow.Everythingwasthesame.Howcouldheandhisfriendsgobacktothecamp?SoonBobhadanidea.Maybethehorsescouldhelpthem.Theycanletthehorsestakethemback!Butwhatwouldhappenifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwasgoingtobealongtrip.Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorsesstopped.Wherewerethey?Noonecouldtell.Boblookedaround.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!6.Bobandhisfriendswenttotheforestto_____________.A.putuptheircampB.findtheirwayhomeC.lookatthemountaininthesnowD.lookatthetrees7.Bobandhisfriendscouldn’tfindtheirwaybackbecause____________.A.therewasonlyoneroadtothecampB.theydidn’tknowwheretheywereC.therewerenoroadsinthemountainatallD.thewhitesnowcoveredeverything8.Bobandhisfriendswantedthehorsestotakethemto___________.A.themountainB.theforestC.thecampD.Bob’shouse9.Thehorsesstoppedbecause____________.A.itwasgettinglateB.theyweretiredafterrunningforalongwayC.theyknewthattheygottothecampD.theysawBob’shouse10.Thestoryhappened_____________.A.onacoldwinterdayB.onadarkrainyeveningC.attheirschoolD.insummer
Therearemanyfamousmuseumsthroughouttheworldwherepeoplecanenjoyart.WashingtonD.C.hastheNationalGalleryofArt;ParishastheLouvre;LondontheBritishMuseum.FloridaInternationalUniversityFIUinMiamialsoshowsartforpeopletoseE.Anditdoessowithoutabuildingorevenawallforitsdrawingsandpaintings.FIUhasopenedwhatitsaysisthefirstcomputerartmuseumintheUnitedStates.Youdon’thavetovisittheUniversitytoseetheart.YoujustneedacomputerlinkedtoatelephonE.YoucancallthetelephonenumberofaUniversitycomputerandconnectyourowncomputertoit.Alloftheartisstoredintheschoolcomputer.Itiscomputerartproducedelectronicallybyartistsintheirowncomputers.Inonlyafewminutesyourcomputercanreceiveandcopyallthepicturesanddrawings.RobertShostakisdirectorofthenewcomputermuseum.Hesayshestartedthemuseumbecausecomputerartistshadnoplacetoshowtheirwork.A.computerartistcouldonlyrecordhispictureselectronicallyandsendtherecordsorfloppydiscs软盘tootherstoseeontheircomputers.Hecouldalsoputhispicturesonpaper.Buttoprintgoodpicturesinpaperthecomputerartistneededanexpensivelaser激光printer.RobertShostaksaystheelectronicmuseumismostlyforartorcomputerstudentsatschoolsanduniversities.Manyofthepicturesinthemuseumaremadebystudents.Mr.ShostaksaystheFIUmuseumwillmakecomputerartmorefunforcomputerartistsbecausemorepeoplecanseeit.Hesaysartistswillenjoytheirworkmuchmoreiftheyhaveanaudience.AndthegreatnumberofhomecomputersinAmericacouldmeanahugeaudiencefortheelectronicmuseum.25.Themainpurposeofthistextistogiveinformationabout________.A.famousmuseumsthroughtheworldB.acomputerartmuseuminMiamiU.S.A.C.artexhibitionsinFloridaInternationalUniversityD.latestdevelopmentincomputerart26.ToseetheartinFIUmuseumyourspecialneedsinclude________.A.floppydiscsB.acomputerandaprinterC.picturesanddrawingsonpaperD.acomputerconnectedtothemuseumbytelephoneline27.Themuseumwasstartedwhen________.A.RobertShostakwantedtodosomethingforcomputerscientistsB.RobertShostakwantedtohelpcomputerartistsC.artstudentsneededaplacetoshowtheirworksD.computerscientistswantedtodosomethingaboutart28.Thewordsanaudienceinthelastparagraphherereferto________.A.artstudentsB.ownersofcomputersC.exhibitsinthemuseumD.thosewhocanappreciateart
Inbetweenrunningoneoftheworld’slargestcharitableagenciesandactingasMicrosoft’stechnologyadvisorBillGatesmanagestofindtimetoreadbooksbothlongandshort.NowGates—whohasbeenlabeledagreedyreader—hasreleasedalistofhisfavoritebooksoftheyear.Allofthebooksarestandoutreadsaccordingtothebillionairemostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.HereareBill’stopfourpicksfortheyearwithpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook.BusinessAdventuresbyJohnBrooksBrooks’collectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGates’favorites.Here-readitagainthisyearlabelingitthebestbusinessbookI’veeverreaD.ShortlyafterwemetWarrenBuffettlentmethiscollectionofNewYorkerbusinessarticlesfromthe1950sand1960s.IlovedthemasmuchashediD.Brooks’insights洞察力aboutbusinesshaveagedbeautifullyandtheyareastruetodayasever.CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCenturybyThomasPikettyPiketty’snovelhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyear.GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenon-fictionworktodiscussthetopiC.AsItoldhimalthoughIhaveconcernsaboutsomeofhissecondarypointsandpolicyprescriptionsIagreewithhismostimportantconclusions:inequalityisagrowingproblemandthatgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinreducingit.HowAsiaWorksbyJoeStudwellStudwell’sworkwhichwaspublishedinMaythisyearaddresseshowcountriessuchasJapanSouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowthandwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesamE.Theagriculturesectionofthebookwasparticularlyinsightful.ItprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeAgricultureteamatourfoundation.AnditleftusthinkingaboutwhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinAfricA.MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerializationbyVaclavSmilSmil’sbooksareaconstantfavoriteoftheMicrosoftfounder—oneofhisbooksmakesGates’listalmosteveryyear.MakingtheModernWorldcameoutlatelastyearandexplorestheglobaluseofmaterialsfromsilicontowoodandplastiC.Ifanyonetriestotellyouwe’reusingfewermaterialssendhimthisbook.WithhisusualskepticismandhisloveofdataSmilshowshowourabilitytomakethingswithlessmaterial—saysodacansthatneedlessaluminum—makesthemcheaperwhichactuallyencouragesmoreproduction.21.Thebooksmentionedinthetextareallabout___________.A.charityintheworldB.businessandeconomyC.povertyintheworldD.BillGates’lifeexperience22.Ofthebooks_________isbestpraisedbyBillGates.A.HowAsiaWorksB.CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCenturyC.BusinessAdventuresD.MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization23.Gatesoncehadapersonaldiscussionwiththeauthorof__________.A.CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCenturyB.BusinessAdventuresC.HowAsiaWorksD.MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization24.InHowAsiaWorkstheauthoranalyses_________.A.whyAfricanagriculturecannotbedevelopedfastB.howtheycanapplyAsianeconomicmodelinAfricancountriesC.whyAsiaissoslowinagriculturaldevelopmentD.howsomeAsiancountrieshaverapidlygrownineconomy
AscomputersbecomeallthemorepopularinChinaChinesepeopleareincreasinglyrelyingoncomputerkeyboardstoinputChinesecharacters.Butiftheyusethecomputertoomuchtheymayendupforgettingtheexactstrokes笔画ofeachChinesecharacterwhenwritingonpaper.ExpertssuggestpeopleespeciallystudentswritebyhandmorE.Doyouwritebyhandmoreortypemore?InBeijingstudentsstartusingacomputerasearlyasprimaryschool.Andcomputerdependenceismorewide-spreadamonguniversitystudents.Almostalltheirwritingsaretypedonacomputer.Allthestudentsinterviewedsaytheyusuallyuseacomputer.It’sfasterandeasiertocorrectifusingacomputer.Andthat’swhycomputersarebeingusedmoreandmoreoftentomoderneducation.Butwhenpeoplearetakingstockincomputersincreasinglyproblemsappear.WhenI’mwritingwithapenIfindIoftencan’trememberhowtowriteacharacterthoughIfeelI’mfamiliarwithit.I’mnotinthemoodtowritewhenfacedwithapenandpaper.Manystudentsdon’tfeelthisissomethingtoworryabout.Nowthatit’smoreconvenientandefficienttowriteonacomputerwhybothertohandwrite?Manyeducatorsthinkdifferently.ShiLiweitheheadmasterofafamousprimaryschoolinthecapitalsaidChinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaesthetic审美的valuE.ButthosecharacterstypedwithcomputerkeyboardsonlymaintaintheirpracticalvaluE.Alltheartisticbeautyofthecharactersislost.Andhandwritingcontainsthewriter’semotion.Throughone’shandwritingpeoplecangettoknowone’sthinkingandpersonality.Beautifulwritingwillgivepeopleabetterfirstimpressionofthem.ToencouragestudentstohandwritemoremanyprimaryschoolsinBeijinghavemadewritingclassescompulsory必修的andinuniversitiessomeprofessorsareaskingstudentstoturnintheirhomeworkandessayswrittenbyhanD.29.WhichofthefollowingcanBESTserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.TheImportanceofHandwritingandTypingB.ToTypeorToHandWriteC.WritingByComputerWillReplaceWritingByHandD.PracticalandAestheticValueofChineseCharacters30.Thestudentsinterviewedprefertowriteusingacomputermainlybecause.A.theyareusuallyaskedtoe-mailtheirhomeworkandessaysB.theycancorrectthemistakestheymakequicklyandconvenientlyC.theyfinditnoteasytorememberhowtowriteacharacterD.computershavebecomeatrendandfashioninChina31.Theunderlinedexpressiontakingstockininthefourthparagraphprobablymeans.A.gettingdependentonB.gettingboredwithC.becomingcrazyaboutD.lookingforwardto32.Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat.A.moreandmorestudentswillgiveupwritingonacomputerB.writingbyhandwillgivewaytotypingbycomputeronedayC.thetypedarticlebetterexpressesone’semotionandqualityD.moreandmorestudentswillpayattentiontohandwriting
AshasbeenalltooapparentinrecentdaysatBalcombefewissuescausegreaterconcernthanenergypolicy.Manyvillagecommunitiesfeeltheircountrysideisbeingruinedbythepower-producingmachinesofwindfarms;yettheynevertakedirectactioneventhoughtheplanninglawsputthemataseveredisadvantagE.Andthegeneroussubsidies财政补贴whichencouragetheexpansionofwindpowerarenotfavorabletothevillagecommunitiesandsetlandownersinconflictwithotherresidents.Thosewhodisagreewiththerapidexpansionofwindfarmsstatethatthedamagetheycauseisoutofproportiontothebenefitstheybringbecausetheirenergyoutputcannotmatchthatofthecarbon-basedpowerstationstheyaresupposedtoreplacE.SupportersinsistthatwindmustbepartofamixofrenewablesnuclearandcarbonandthatthecountryiscommittedtomeetingEUEuropeanUniontargetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration.AgainstthisbackgroundthefactthatthereisanargumentwithintheGovernmentoverwhethertopublishanofficialreportonwindfarmsimpactonthecountrysidebecomesevenmoreextraordinary.Thetwopartiesinthecoalitiongovernmentareindisagreementoverwhatitshouldsay.Wehavesomeadviceforthetwoparties:publishthereportandletthecountrybethejudgE.Evenifitcontainsevidencethatwindfarmsareharmfulitwillhardlybeapleasantsurprisetopeoplewhodonotlikethem.Equallysupportersmustarguetheircasebyacknowledgingtheconcernsandexplainingwhytheyareeithermisplacedorworthyofmuchattention.Thesuggestionthatfurthernegotiationsaretotakeplacetoproduceanacceptablereportsuggeststhatthepoliticsofcoalitiongovernmentaredoingthecountryharminacertainway.Giventhesensitivitiesinvolvedalltheinformationshouldbeavailablesothatpeoplecanreachtheirownconclusionsratherthanbeingleftwiththesuspicionthatfactsarebeingreplacedbypoliticalbeliefs.32.Wecalllearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.energypolicycatchesmuchattentionofthepublicB.theresidentsareinfavoroftheexpansionofwindfarmsC.manyvillagecommunitiesaresatisfiedwiththesubsidiesD.theplanninglawsoffergreatbenefitstotheresidents33.Supportersthinkthattheexpansionofwindpower_____.A.ismorerapidthanthatofcarbon-basedpowerB.guaranteesanincreaseinenergyoutputC.isexpectedtobemuchbetterthanthatofnuclearDowerD.agreeswithEUtargetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration34.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.anofficialreportwillsettletheenergyproblemB.thetwopartiesaredividedovertheissueofwindfarmsC.thetwopartieshaveagreedonafurthernegotiationD.politicalbeliefsconcerningenergyissuegoagainstfacts35.Whichofthefollowingreflectstheauthor’sopinion?A.Increasepoliticalimpactonenergypolicy.B.Releaseastatementofsupportersonwindfarms.C.Letthenationjudgethefactsaboutwindpower.D.Leavethetwopartiestoreachtheirownconclusions.
NomatterwhereyoutravelinAsiayou'llfindyourselffacedwithanewculturE.YoucanstartyourAsianexplorationbyvisitingsomeoftheseattractivecitiesfirst.BeijingChinaBeijingisthesecondlargestcityinChinaandservesasthecapital.Thecityissooldinfactthatalmosteverybuildinghassomesortofculturalorhistoricfeatures-nomatterhowsmall.Gettingaroundthecityyou'llfindyourselffacedwithamazingtemplesthelargestpalaceintheworldandmanyworksofartthatleaveyoubreathless.SiemReapCambodia柬埔寨SiemReapisthecapitalcityofSiemReapProvinceinnorthwesternCambodiA.SiemReaphasalotofFrenchandChinese﹣stylearchitecturE.Inthecitytherearetraditionaldanceperformancessilkfarmsfishingvillagesandabirdsanctuary保护区neartheTonleSapLakE.SiemReaptodaybeingapopulartouristattractionhasalargenumberofhotelsandrestaurants.KathmanduNepal尼泊尔SituatedintheheartoftheHimalayasKathmanduthelargestcityandcapitalofNepalisconsideredtobeoneofthemostoutstandingcitiesintheworldtoday.Theshoppingdistrictsareworld﹣famousandthehotelsinKathmanduareamongthemostcomfortablehotelsintheworlD.KyotoJapanThecityofKyotoservedasthecapitalofJapanfrom794to1868.NolongerthecapitalitisknownforbeingtheseventhlargestcityinJapan.Kyotowasdestroyedthroughouthistorybyfiresandwar.Butnowthecityishometomorethan1.4millionpeopleanditpresentsamodernfacetotherestoftheworlD.EverycitythroughoutAsiahasastoryofitsown.It'suptoyoutoexplorethemallandfindoutexactlywhateachonehastooffer.Enjoy!21.Ifyouwanttovisitthebiggestpalaceyoucangoto.A.KyotoB.SiemReapC.BeijingD.Kathmandu22.InSiemReapyoucanseethefollowingEXCEPT.A.aprotectedbirdareaB.Chinese﹣stylebuildingsC.traditionaldanceperformancesD.excellentartworks23.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.thecitiesareallcapitalcitiesnowB.BeijingisthelargestcityinChinaC.allthecitieshavetheirownstoriesD.onecan'tfindagoodhotelinKathmandu
Imaginegoingcampingforoveraweekwithseveralofyourclosefriends.Youwouldmakesureyouhaveplentyoffoodandthingstocookandeatwith.Thefoodwouldhavetobestoredproperlytopreventspoilage变质.Afterfinishingyourmealorattheendofyourcampingtripyouwouldthenputawayallthethingsandthrowawaythetrashproperly.AstronautsbasicallydothesamethingwhentheygointospacE.ThepreparationoffoodisdifferentdependingonthefoodtypE.Somefoodcanbeeateninitsnaturalformsuchasfruit.Otherfoodneedswatertobeaddedtoitsuchasspaghetti.Ofcourseanoven烤箱isprovidedinthespaceshipandthespacestationtoheatfoodtothepropertemperaturE.TherearenorefrigeratorsinspacesospacefoodmustbestoredandpreparedproperlytopreventspoilagE.Thereissaltandpepperinthespaceshipbutonlyinliquid液体的form.Thisisbecauseastronautscan’tputsaltorpepperontheirfoodinthenormalwayinspacE.Thesaltandpepperwouldsimplyfloataway.Thereisadangerthattheycouldgetintotheequipmentorgetstuckinanastronaut’seyesmouthornosE.Astronautseatthreemealsaday—breakfastlunchanddinner.Whenastronautsfinisheatingtheymustthrowthepackaging包装袋awayinaspecialtrashcontainerinsidethespaceship.Somepackagingactuallypreventsfoodfromflyingaway.Thefoodpackagingisdesignedtobeflexible灵活的andeasytouseaswellastosavespaceforotheractivities.32.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthefoodpreparationforacampingtrip_________.A.hassomesimilaritiestothatforaspacetripB.needsmanypeopletodoC.ismucheasierthanthatforaspacetripD.isverytroublesome33.WhichofthefollowingCAN’Tbeseeninaspaceship?A.Spaghetti.B.Anoven.C.Fruit.D.A.refrigerator.34.Normalsaltandpeppercan’tbeusedinaspaceshipbecausethey______.A.don’thaveanyflavourB.takeuptoomuchspaceC.don’tsticktothefoodD.maketheequipmentdirty35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Astronautseatmorethanthreemealsaday.B.FoodinaspaceshipispreparedaccordingtoitstypE.C.Thefoodpackagesinaspaceshipshouldbebig.D.Mostfoodinaspaceshipneedswatertobeaddedtoit.
Londonhasbecomeacyclefriendlyzoneafterthelaunchofanewbikehirescheme计划.IthasbeendesignedtoencouragemorepeopletocycleinandaroundcentralLondon.Sohowdoesitwork?Firstyouhavetosignupfortheschemetobesentakey.ThekeywillunlockoneofthebikeswhicharekeptatdockingstationsinandaroundcentralLondon.YouhavetopayanaccessfeeforthekeyandthenyoupayasyougoforthelengthoftimeyouusethebikE.TransportforLondonwhichrunstheschemeishopingtohave6000bikesand400dockingstationsinplacebytheendoftheyear.Thenewhiresystemishopingtoeasecongestion拥挤inLondonandisexpectedtocreateupto40000extracycletripsadayintothecitycentrE.LondonMayorBorisJohnstonlaunchedtheschemeandsaidLondonhadbeenfilledwiththousandsofgleamingmachinesthatwilltransformthelookandfeelofourstreetsandbecomeascommonplaceonourroadsasblackcabsandredbuses.HowevertherehavebeenafewproblemssincetheschemewaslaunchedlastFriday.Onthefirstdaysomepeoplefoundtheycouldn’tdocktheirbikesproperlyandthattheirusageofthebikeshadnotbeenregistereD.TransportforLondondidadmittheyhadbeenexpectingafewteethingproblemsandsaidtheywouldn’tchargeforthefirstdayasagestureofgoodwill.Someotherpeoplehavecriticizedthelackofdockingstationsandlocksforthebikesaswellasthepriceitcoststohirethebicycles.DespitethecommentsthegreenthinkingLondonMayorstillseemsverypositiveaboutthingssayingMycampaignforthecapitaltobecomethegreatestbigcyclingcityintheworldhastakenabigpedalpoweredpushforwards.29.LondonMayorBorisJohnstonlaunchedthenewbikehireschemeinorderto________.A.reducetheairpollutionofthecityB.dealwiththecity’strafficproblemsC.increaseemploymentopportunitiesD.encouragethecitizenstotakeexercise30.Ifyouwanttohireabikeinwhichorderwillyoudo?a.payforthekeytoabikeb.signupasamembertogetakeyc.cycleinandaroundcentralLondond.payaccordingtothetimeyouusethebikeA.b→a→c→dB.b→d→c→aC.d→c→b→aD.d→b→c→a31.AllthefollowingaretheproblemsoftheschemeEXCEPT________.A.thehighcosttohireabikeB.dockingthebikesproperlyC.notregisteringtheirusageofthebikesD.notchargingforthefirstdayofthescheme32.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.thecyclingrevolutionisnotsuccessfulB.allthecitizensinLondonsupporttheschemeC.theLondonMayorisconfidentoftheschemeD.theschemewillbecancelledbecauseoftheproblems
ClevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoicE.Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall.ChoicescanbeharD.—JeffBezosIgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfastandtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtomE.Ihadjustturned30yearsoldandI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.AsayoungboyI’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventorandshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmireD.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralParklistenedcarefullytomeandfinallysaidThatsoundslikeareallygoodideabutitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjoB.Thatlogicmadesomesensetomeandheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.SeeninthatlightitreallywasadifficultchoicebutfinallyIdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisionnottotryatall.AftermuchconsiderationItookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassionandI’mproudofthatchoicE.Forallofusintheendweareourchoices.32.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?______A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.B.ThesupportofhiswifE.C.Millionsofexcitingtitles.D.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.33.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?_________A.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.B.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.C.Hewouldn’tbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.D.Thedecisionnottotrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.34.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_________.A.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaB.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorC.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaD.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed35.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?_________A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazonC.WeAreWhatWeChooseD.FollowingMyPassion
HereisalistofsomeofthebestmuseumsforchildreninAmericA.PleaseTouchChildren’sMuseumThismuseumliesinPhiladelphiA.ItoffersAliceinWonderlandexhibitswhereyoungchildrencanplaywithgiantflowersandhaveteaparties.Kidscanalsoplayonmusicalinstrumentsandbabiescancrawlonlilypadswhichmakemusicalsounds.TheChildren’sMuseumofIndianapolisThismuseumliesinIndianA.Itholdsafairshareofdinosaurfossils化石.TherearemanyfossilsliketheT.RexBuckyandmanyothersinan8000-square-footareA.Around10000man-madeobjectsincludinga55-tonsteamengineanda33-foottallwaterclockarethereinthe365000-square-footareA.Italsooffersactivitieslikedinosaurbuildingcampsandclassesfeaturingspacethemesandothereducationalprograms.BostonChildren’sMuseumThismuseumliesinMassachusetts.Theexhibitshereareofhealthartsciencecultureandenvironment.InthismuseumchildrenalsolearnaboutJapaneseculturE.ActivitieslikePlayLabNewBalanceClimbandTheRecycleShopbringoutthecreativityinchildren.NationalMuseumofPlayThismuseumwhichliesinRochesterareaofNewYorkhasawidecollectionofdollsgamestoysandotherhomecraftsdatingbacktothe19thcentury.Hereeducationaltoursincludestoriesofmachinesandothertoys.KidscanwalkinSesameStreetexhibitandcookfoodatplayorTVstudios.Children’sMuseumofHoustonThismuseumliesinTexas.TermedasthebestplaygroundformindthismuseumoffersscoresofactivitiesforkidsofeveryagE.Itevenoffersfreefamilyadventureeventswherefamilieswiththeirkidsareencouragedtoworkonmathactivitiesandgames.Childrenalsolearnaboutbroadcastingactivitiesandpreservingecosystems.21.Onewhohasinterestinenvironmentalprotectioncanchoosetovisit.A.NationalMuseumofPlayorChildren’sMuseumofHoustonB.BostonChildren’sMuseumorChildren’sMuseumofHoustonC.PleaseTouchChildren’sMuseumorBostonChildren’sMuseumD.TheChildren’sMuseumofIndianapolisorNationalMuseumofPlay22.WhilevisitingNationalMuseumofPlayyoucantakepartin.A.dinosaurbuildingB.NewBalanceClimbC.cookingfoodatplayorTVstudiosD.playingwithgiantflowers23.Ifacouplewithkidsofdifferentageswanttodoactivitiestogethertheyshouldgoto.A.NewYorkB.TexasC.IndianaD.Massachusetts24.Whomightbemostinterestedinthispassage?A.Teachers.B.Students.C.Researchers.D.Parents.
HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhomE.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.RoomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastOnceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZonesHomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones2.3and4ofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncenterasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential.Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowedareA.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUndergrounD.MealPlansAvailable·ContinentalBreakfast·BreakfastandDinner·BreakfastPackedDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuicecerealbreadandteaorcoffeE.CheesefruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEnglanD.DinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydesertfruitandcoffeE.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisityoumustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.HoweveritdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopracticeEnglishathomequiteasmuch.24.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor.A.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudentsB.foreignershopingtobuildBritishcultureC.travelersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondonD.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes25.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?A.Roomcleaning.B.MedicalcarE.C.Freetransport.D.physicaltraining.26.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.B.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisinZone1.C.HostsdisliketravellingtothecitycentrE.D.Accommodationinthecitycenterisnotprovided27.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?A.ToexperienceawarmerfamilyatmospherE.B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.C.ToentertainfriendsastheylikE.D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.
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