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TheErieCanalwasthefirstimportantnationalwaterwaybuiltintheUS.ItcrossedNewYorkfromBuffaloonLakeErieTroytoAlbanyontheHudsonRiver.ItjoinedtheGreatLakeswiththeAtlanticOcean.Thecanalservedasarouteoverwhichindustrialgoodscouldflowintothewestandmaterialscouldpourintotheeast.TheErieCanalhelpedNewYorkdevelopintothenation’slargestcity.ThebuildingofthecanalwaspaidforentirelybythestateofNewYork.Itcost$7143789butitsoongaineditspricemanytimesover.Between1825whenthecanalwasopenedand1882whentollcharges过运河费werestoppedthestatecollected$121461891.ForahundredyearsbeforetheEriewasbuiltpeoplehadbeentalkingaboutacanalwhichcouldjointheGreatLakesandtheAtlanticOcean.ThemanwhoplannedtheErieCanalandcarriedtheplanthroughwasDeWittClinton.ThosewhowereagainstthecanallaughinglycalleditClinton’sDitch沟.Clintontalkedandwroteaboutthecanalanddrewupplansforit.HeandGovernorMorriswenttoWashingtonin1812toaskforhelpforthecanalbuttheywereunsuccessful.ClintonbecamegovernorofNewYorkin1817andshortlyafterwardsonJuly41817brokegroundforthecanalinRomeN.Y..Thefirstpartofthecanalwascompletedin1820.Asthecanalgrewtownsalongitscoursedevelopedfast.Thelengthofthecanalis363miles.6.WecanseethattheErieCanal.A.joinedtheGreatLakestogetherB.crossedNewYorkfromnorthtosouthC.playedanimportantpartindevelopingNewYorkCityD.wasthefirstwaterwaybuiltintheUS7.ItcanbeinferredthatintotheAtlanticOcean.A.theGreatLakesflowB.theHudsonRiverflowsC.LakeErieflowsD.theErieCanalflows8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Clintonbrokegroundforthecanalatbothends.B.ClintonstartedbuildingthecanalbeforehebecamegovernorofNewYork.C.AllpartsofthecanalwerecompletedatthesametimE.D.Constructionofthecanaltookeightyears.
Throughouttheworldclothinghasmanyuses.Itisusedtoprovideprotectionfromtheelements.Itisalsoworntopreventothersfromseeingspecificpartsofone'sbody.HoweverthepartsofthebodythatmustbecoveredvarywidelythroughouttheworlD.Someclothingisworntoprovidesupernaturalprotection.WearingaluckyshirttotakeanexamiscallingforsupernaturalassistancE.Peopleinallculturesuseclothingandotherformsofbodilydecorationtocommunicatestatusintentionsandothermessages.InNorthAmericawedressdifferentlyforbusinessandvariousleisureactivities.NorthAmericanwomenareusuallymuchmoreknowledgeableofandconcernedwithlittledifferenceinmessagescommunicatedbyclothesthanmen.Attimesthisleadstosillymistakesofinterpretationoffemaleintentionsonthepartofmen.Ofcourseclothingstylesarealsointendedtocommunicatemessagestomembersofthesamegender性别.Longbeforewearenearenoughtotalktosomeonetheirappearancetellstheirgenderageeconomicclassandoftenevenintentions.WebegintorecongnizetheimportantculturalcluesatanearlyagE.Thevocabularyofdressthatwelearnincludesnotonlyitemsofclothingbutalsohairstylesjewelleryandotherbodydecoration.Inmostcultureshoweverthesamestyleofdresscommunicatesdifferentmessagesdependingontheagegenderandphysicalappearanceoftheindividualwearingit.Puttingoncertaintypesofclothingcanchangeyourbehaviorandthebehaviorofotherstowardsyou.Thiscanbethecasewithadoctor'swhitelabcoatoranarmyuniform.Mostuniformsareclearlysymbolicsothattheycanrapidlyandunmistakablycommunicatestatus.ForinstancethestrangehairstyleandclothingoftheEnglishpunksareessentialaspectsoftheiruniforms.Therearemanyformsofbodydecorationotherthanclothesthatareusedaroundtheworldtosendmessages.Theseincludebodyandhairpaintandevenbodydeformation.Whendoctorsputbracesonteeththeyareactuallydoingthesamething—deformingofreformingapartofthebodytomakeitmoreattractivE.67.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ClothingandCultureB.CommunicationthroughClothingC.ClothingandSocialBehaviorD.WaysofSendingMessages68.Somepeoplewearluckyshirtstotakeanexambecausetheybelieve________.A.clotheshaveextraordinarypowerB.clothescanhidetheirfearfortheexamC.shirtscanmakethemmorecomfortableD.shirtsprovideprotectionagainstbadweather69.InNorthAmericamensometimesmisunderstandwomen'sintentionbecause________.A.menaremorecarelessthanwomenB.womenspendmoretimeontheirclothesC.menandwomenhavedifferentviewsonclothingstylesD.menarecarelessaboutthedifferentmessagescommunicatedbyclothes70.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat________.A.messagescommunicatedbyclothesarethesameindifferentculturesB.wordsofdressarenotenoughtocommunicatedifferentmessagesC.dressisbetterthanlanguageincommunicatingmessagesD.clothingplaysanimportantroleinsocialactivities
ThemostfamouscollectionsoffairytalesaretheonesbyJakobandWilhelmGrimm.TheGrimmspublishedtheirfirstfairy-talecollectionin1812.Theydidn’tthinktheywerewritingforchildren.TheythoughttheywerepreservingdisappearingGermanfolkculturE.Theirfirstedition版本wasascholarlybookthatcarefullyrecordedtheoraltales.Theyweresurprisedwhensomeoftheirearlyreaderssuggestedthatthestoriesmightbeinterestingtochildren.ButtheGrimmsneededmoney.Theyhadmadeabaddealwiththeirpublisherandreceivedlittlepaymentfortheirfirstbook.AtonepointWilhelmcomplainedtherewasn’tachairinhishouseonecouldsitonwithoutworryingitwouldbreak.Sohetookthehintandsettoworktomakeabookthatwouldbesuitableforchildren.HeselectedafewofthetalesmadethemmuchlongerandpolishedupthelanguagE.Hedidn’taddmoralsbuthedidslipincharacterjudgmentsandmoralizingcommentswhereverhecoulD.TheGrimms’fairytalesalsohaveonecharacteristicthatwouldseemtomakethemunsuitableforchildren.Manyofthemincludeviolentincidents.InHanselandGretelachildiseatenbyawolf.WhenherevisedthetalesforchildrenWilhelmGrimmretainedtheviolencE.Infacthesometimesevenrampeditup.ForexampleinthefirsteditionofthetalesCinderellaforgiveshersistersattheenD.It’sonlyinthesecondeditiontheoneintendedforchildrenthatherbirdspeck啄outtheireyes.WhythenhavetheGrimms’fairytalesbecomeclassicofchildren’sliteraturesomuchsothatitishardtoimagineachildwhodoesn’tknowCinderella’sstoryorSnowWhite’s?Oneansweristhatonlyafewofthetalessurvivedintomoderntimes.ThefirsteditionoftheGrimms’fairytaleshad210tales.By1825itwasdownto50.Andtodayonlyadozenorsoofthetalesareoftenreprintedinchildren’scollections.Butthedeeperansweristhatthetalesthathavelastedaremagicaladventuresthathelpchildrendealwiththestrugglesandfearsoftheireverydaylives.67.WhydidWilhelmGrimmsetouttoadapthisbookforchildren?A.Todealwithreaders’complaints.B.Toimprovehisfinancialsituation.C.Attherequestofhispublisher.D.Topreservetheancientstoriesinprint.68.WhenrevisingthefairytalesWilhelmdidallofthefollowingEXCEPT.A.addcharacterjudgmentsB.makethetalesmuchlongerC.deletetheviolentscenesD.polishupthelanguage69.WhatdoestheunderlinedexpressionrampeditupinParagraph3probablymean?A.StarteD.B.AlloweD.C.ClassifieD.D.IncreaseD.70.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Historyoffairytales.B.Waystopreservetheoraltradition.C.TheGrimms’fairytales.D.Violenceinfairytales.
Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallengingbutcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoachesparentsandotherteammatesaswellaspressuretowincancreatetoomuchanxietyorstressforyoungathletes.Stresscanbephysicalemotionalorpsychologicalandresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.BurnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyablE.Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.ThesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplacE.Youngathletescanforexamplelearnhowtocooperatewithothersmakefriendsandgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeawareatalltimesthattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents’andcoaches’criticismstoheartandfindfaultsinthemselves.Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday’syouthsportsettingyoungathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagamemanyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultswithyoungsters’performances.PositivesupportshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcomE.Researchindicatesthatpositivesupportmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Againcriticismcancreatehighlevelsofstresswhichcanleadtoburnout.6.Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis.A.tomakesportlesscompetitiveB.toincreasetheirsenseofsuccessC.toreducetheirmentalstressD.tomakesportmorechallenging7.Accordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat.A.itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsocietyB.itenablesthemtofindfaultsinthemselvesC.itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperiencesD.itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselves8.Manycoachesandparentsareinthehabitofcriticizingyoungathletes.A.believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlydevelopmentB.withoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirself-confidenceC.inordertomakethemrememberlife’slessonsD.soastoputmorepressureonthem9.Accordingtothepassageparentsandcoachesshould.A.paymoreattentiontolettingchildrenenjoysportB.helpchildrentowineverygameC.trainchildrentocopewithstressD.enablechildrentounderstandthepositiveaspectofsport10.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassageis.A.toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnoutB.topersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryaboutcriticismC.tostresstheimportanceofpositivesupporttochildrenD.todiscusstheskillofcombiningcriticismwithencouragement
OurworldnaturalparkisoneofthemostfamousparksintheworlD.Millionsofvisitorsfromdifferentcountriesvisitthisparkeveryyear.Inordertoprotectitpleasedoasfollows◆Protectthenaturalandculturalheritage遗产.Don'tdamageordeface毁坏anybuildingsdisplaysandotherfacilities.Takecareofallplants.PutrubbishinthebinsprovideD.◆Takecarewhenyouaregoingupanddownstepsorstairsandwhenyouarewalkingnearbythewaters.◆Pleasebuyticketsbeforeenteringthescenicspot.Oneticketisonlyforoneperson.Adult:$60perticket.Childrenover6andunder18halfpricE.Peopleover60andchildrenunder6arefreE.◆Ifyouaregoingintothewoodedandhillylandsforyourownsafetypleasegowiththreepeopleatleastanddon'ttakeanytinder易燃物alongwithyou.Thehillissteepsopleasetakecareofyourself.◆Thisscenicspotisthereserveofwatersource:NofishingswimmingwashingandanybehavioursthatareharmfultothewatersourcE.Meanwhilepleasefollowthemanagementrulesofthescenicspotconscientiously.◆Openingtime:FromMondaytoFriday800a.m.～1800p.m.FromSaturdaytoSunday600a.m.～2400p.m.◆Smallanimalssuchasrabbitspeacockssquirrelsfrogsmustbetakencareof.NoneofthemshallbekilleD.Ifyouhaveanytroubleinvisitingourworldnaturalparkpleasecall477—866—7044.Ourstaffwilldoourbesttohelpyou.21.Howmuchwillbepaidfora65yearoldmanwithhis8yearoldgrandson?A.FreE.B.$30.C.$60.D.$120.22.Onweekendstheopeningtimeis________hourslongerthanweekdays.A.4B.6C.8D.1023.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthewaterinthisparkis________.A.cleanB.pollutedC.dangerousD.colourful24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Touristscanhikealoneinthehillylands.B.Smallanimalsareunderprotectioninthepark.C.Childrencanplaywithsmallanimals.D.Touristscanhaveaswiminthewater.
InmanyAfricancountriesthecareoforphanshasbeenmainlyledbyforeigndonororganizations.HoweverSisterFlorencehaschangedallthat.UsingherownresourcesSisterFlorenceisleadingtheworkofraisingorphansfromdifferentbackgrounds.SisterFlorenceWanjala'sbiggestmotivationtostarttheorphanprogramwaswhenshesawalittleboywhoseparentshaddieD.Theboywaslivingwithacruelgrandparentandhewouldvisitthegraveofhismothercryingforsupport.SisterWanjalawantedtogiveahelpinghandandgivehimhopE.Fromthattimeshestartedfeelingthecalltohelpalargernumberoforphans.Sheopenedanofficewithafewfriendsandcoordinated协调aprogramtohelptheorphans.Alltheregistrationsweredoneintheofficeandtheprogramsofarhas8000children.SisterWanjalasaidMydreamistohelptheorphantoliveaholistic完整lifeandbeagoodKenyancitizentohelpthiscountry.Manypeoplethinkthatthewaytosupportorphansistoputtheminaninstitution.Otherssupportthemuptotheageofeighteenbutherewedoitverydifferently.For_Sister_Wanjala_putting_a_child_in_an_institution_is_normally_her_last_choicE.ShepreferstheorphanstoliveinafosterhomE.ShesaidI'msoencouragedandhappytoseetheorphanssucceeding.Whentheycomefirstorsecondinclassitshowshowtheprogramhashelpedthemandthat'sencouragingtomeasIcontinuetocoordinatetheprogram.Throughhercharityworkmorethan1000orphanshavebeenabletofindahomE.SisterWanjalaasamothertakescareofherownfamily.21.WhatinspiredSisterWanjalatostarttheorphanprogram?A.Herpreferenceforkids.B.HerownsimilarexperiencE.C.A.sadstoryaboutanorphan.D.Hersuccessfulcharitywork.22.SisterWanjalaopenedanofficemainlyto________.A.setupasmanyinstitutionsaspossiblefororphansB.startaprogramtoofferorphansafosterfamilyC.provideschooleducationforthoseorphansD.raisemoremoneyforthehomelesskids23.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymean?A.Shedidn'twantorphanstoliveinaninstitution.B.Shepreferredtoputorphansintoaninstitution.C.Shehadnochoicebuttoputorphansinaninstitutions.D.ShesentorphansintoaninstitutionintheenD.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.SisterWanjalafinallyadoptedthelittleboy.B.SisterWanjalafoundfosterhomesfor8000orphans.C.SisterWanjalawastoobusytocareforherownfamily.D.SisterWanjalawasnotaloneinhelpingorphans.
Statusesarewonderfulhumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithoneanotherandtodeterminewherewefitinsociety.Inoureverydayliveswheneverwemeetpeoplewealwaystrytojudgethemintermsoftheirstatuses.Forexamplewemustjudgewhetherthepersoninthelibraryisareaderoralibrarianwhetherthetelephonecallerisafriendorasalesmanandsoon.OurstatusesoftenvarywiththepeoplewemeetandchangethroughlifE.Mostofuscanatveryhighspeedassume表现出thedifferentstatusesthatvarioussituationsrequirE.Muchofsocialcommunicationconsistsofrecognizingandselectingamongproperstatusesandallowingotherpeopletoassumetheirstatusesinrelationtous.Thismeansthatwefitouractionstothoseofotherpeoplebasedonaconstantmentalprocessofassessmentandunderstanding.Althoughsomeofusfindthetaskmoredifficultthanothersmostofusperformitrathereasily.Astatushasbeencomparedtoreadymadeclothes.Withincertainlimitsthebuyercanchoosestyleandmaterial.ButanAmericanisnotfreetochoosetheclothesofaChinesepeasantorthatofaHinduprincE.Wemustchoosefromamongtheclothingpresentedbyoursociety.Furthermoreourchoiceislimitedtoasizethatwillfitaswellasbyourwallet.HavingmadeachoicewithintheselimitswecanhavecertainchangesmadE.Butapartfromsmalladjustmentswetendtobelimitedtowhatthestoreshaveontheirshelves.StatusestoocomereadymadeandtherangeofchoiceamongthemislimiteD.21.Accordingtothewriterpeopleoftenassumedifferentstatuses________.A.inordertodistinguishthemselvesfromothersB.inordertobetterrecognizeotherpeopleC.astheirmentalprocesseschangeD.asthesituationchanges22.Inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphitrefersto________.A.constantmentalprocessB.selectingone'sownstatusesC.recognitionofotherpeople'sstatusesD.fittingouractionstothoseofotherpeople23.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ProperRelationsB.LimitedChoicesC.JudgmentofStatusesD.ComparisonofClothes
CyberEnglishTherearenewandexcitingwaystousetheInternettolearnEnglishwhileyouareonlinE.TheInternetusesalotofmultimediaelements多媒体原理likewordssoundspicturesanimationsandvideo.Thisisperfectforstudyingalanguagebecauseyou'vegottoseehearandrepeatthingsasmuchasyoulikE.LearningovertheInternetisalsofunbecauseyoucanbeapartofconversationshappeningallaroundtheglobe!SpecialInternetsitesaredesignedforpeoplelearningEnglishjustlikeyou.ThesesitesusemultimediatohelpyoulearnandisagreatwaytomeetotherpeoplearoundtheworlD.TheLanguageoftheNetOntheInternetEnglishisthemajorlanguagE.AsaresultitisnowmoreimportantthanevertobeabletounderstandEnglishwhenyousurftheweB.Itisnotalwayseasythough.TheEnglishcanbedifficultorhavealotofculturalinformationthatyouhaveneverseen.SeeYouinTownOnesiteforstudentsstudyingEnglishandtheirteachersisEnglishtown.Athttp//www.englishtown.comyouwillfindcommunitygroupofpeopleinterestedinlearningEnglish.Thereareseveralbuildingsinthevirtual实际的事实的townwhereyoucanplaygameschatwithfriendsaskandgetanswerstolanguageandculturalquestionsandfindaninternationalpenfriendwhosharesyourinterests.ThereareextraresourcestohelpyoulearnsuchasmultimediaCDROMsandbooksforlanguagelearningandtranslation.ThereisevenanonlineschoolwhereyoucantakeEnglishclassesovertheInternet.EnglishtownistheperfectplacetoprepareforatriptoEnglandortheUnitedStates!WouldyouliketobecomepartofavirtualcommunitytoEnglishspeakers?48.CyberEnglishprobablymeans________.A.learningEnglishontheInternetB.teachingyourselfEnglishC.EnglishbroadcastonTVorovertheradioD.thehistoryofEnglish49.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.YoucanbeapartofconversationshappeningallaroundtheglobeifyoulearnEnglishthroughtheInternet.B.Surfingthewebisfunbutcan'thelpimproveyourEnglish.C.Wedon'tneedateachertohelpustolearnEnglishwell.D.Youcan'trepeatthesentenceswhenusingtheInternettolearnEnglish.50.Theunderlinedwordresourcesprobablymeans________inChinesE.A.方法B.资源C.技术D.专业人员
DirectorAngLeejokedthathislatestfilmLifeofPiinthreeyearshitthefourmostnotorious臭名昭著的vicesinthemoviemakingprocess:kidsanimalswaterand3-DbutreviewshavesaidLee’sLifeofPiisoneoftheyear’smostbeautifuloriginalandadventurouspictures.Basedonthebest-sellingnovelbyYannMartelLifeofPitellsthestoryofPiayoungmanwhogetstrappedatseawithatigeraftertheshipcarryingPi’sfamilyandhisfather’szoofromIndiatoCanadasinks.VisuallyLifeofPiwhichmixesrealtigerswithcomputer-generatedeffectsislikenothingseenonscreeninsometimemoviecriticJustinChangwroteinhisreviewforVarietymagazinE.Andthe3-DinparticularisthebestsinceperhapsAvatar.LeetoldtheNewYorkFilmFestivalaudiencethatLifeofPiwasextremelyhardtomakE.Duetoweatherconditionsandthedifficultyofcontrollinganimalshesaidonlyone-eighthofhisplannedshotswereactuallyfilmeD.RegardlessofarduousconditionsLeewasabletopushanexcellentleadperformancefromSharmaanewcomerwhooriginallyaccompaniedhisbrothertothestudiobeforelandingtheroleofPihimself.BytheendofitIdidn’tfeellikeIwasactinganymoreSharmarecentlytoldaHollywoodreporter.IwasaninstrumentofsortsandLeepulledtheemotionthroughmE.Itjustwentinandcameout.Thefilmisn’tperfectthough.TheNewYorkTimessaidthere’saclunky笨重momentofexpositionattheendthatfeelsentirelytooon-the-nose.ButweknowwhattoexpectfromLeeoneofthemostsuccessfulChinesedirectorsinHollywooD.Onethingisforsure:heneverdisappoints.1.JustinChangthinksthefilmLifeofPiis.A.excellentB.ordinaryC.notoriousD.disappointing2.ThefilmLifeofPiwashardtomakepartlybecause.A.Leewasnotfamiliarwith3-DB.it’sdifficulttodealwithanimalsC.thereweretoomanyshotstobefilmedD.computer-generatedeffectswerehardtoproduce3.ItcanbeinferredthatSharma.A.didn’tlikeactinginthefilmB.wasturnedintoamachinebyLeeC.hadneverexpectedtogettheroleofPiD.wenttoAngLeetoaskfortheroleofPi4.TheunderlinedwordarduousinParagraph5means.A.difficultB.excellentC.stableD.unfamiliar5.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A.theendingofLifeofPiisquitedisappointingB.LeeisaChinesedirectorwhooftenconfusesaudiencesC.LifeofPitellspeoplethatlifeisfullofclunkymomentsD.theNewYorkTimeswasalittleunsatisfiedwiththeending
Britain’sseedbanktheonlyoneintheworldaimingtocollectalloftheplanet’swildplantspecieshasreacheditsgoalofbanking10percentby2010.TheMillenniumSeedBankProjectrunbyKewGardens—oneoftheoldestbotanicalgardens—willofficiallydepositthe24200thspeciesonThursdayapinkwildbananafromChinA.Morethan50countriesarenowonboardwithKew’sgianttaskbutvastplacesoftheglobeincludingIndiaandBrazilstillneedtojoininanddonateseedsdirectorPaulSmithsaiD.Theseedbankisoneofthelargestandmostdiverseintheworldwithmorethan1.5billionseeds.Itsgoalistohelpprotecttheplanet’sbio-diversityduringatimeofclimatechangE.Thewildbananaseedisunderthreatofextinction灭绝inSouthwestChinafromagriculturaldevelopment.ItisavitalfoodsourceforAsianelephantsandimportantforgrowingbananasforhumanconsumption.Storedatminus-20degreescentigradetheseedscanlastforthousandsofyearsandawaitthedaythatscientistshopenevercomes—whenthespeciesnolongerexistinthewilD.ItisaraceagainsttimeSmithsaidbecauseinthelastdecadealone20plantsheldinthebankhavealreadybeenwipedoutinthewilD.Heestimatesthatbetweenathirdandaquarterwillbecomeextinctthiscentury.Itisurgentanditishappeningnow.AnareathesizeofEnglandisclearedofprimaryvegetation植被everyyearSmithsaiD.Becausemostoftheworld’sfoodandmedicinescomefromnatureprotectingwildplantspeciesisquiteimportantscientistssay.Therearealreadymanyotherseedbankssafeguardingfoodcropswhichonlyaccountfor0.6percentofplantdiversity.ForKew’snextgoal—tocollectaquarterofwildvarietiesby2020—thebotanistsneed10millionpoundsayearorafurther100millionpoundsontopofthe40milliontheyhavealreadybeengranteD.56.What’sthefinalpurposeoftheBritain’sseedbank?A.Tocollectenoughmoneyfortheproject.B.Tosafeguardfoodcrops.C.Toprotectwildplantsfromextinction.D.Tohelpscientistsstudywildplants.57.ThewildbananaseedinChinaisindangerbecauseof_______.A.theexpandingoffarmingworkB.theclimatechangeinthisareaC.thelargenumberofAsianelephantsD.humans’largeconsumption58.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.theseedsinthebankcanbeusednowandthenallovertheworldB.IndiaandBrazilhaven’tjoinedintheSeedBankProjectatpresentC.thereisonlyoneseedbankintheworldatpresentD.thewildplantsinplaceslikeIndiaandChinawillneverdieout59.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItinParagraph7referto?A.Theextinctionofplantspecies.B.TheMillenniumSeedBankProject.C.Britain’sseedbank.D.KewGardens’nextgoal.
TheworldischangingsofastthatEnglishperhapsthemostworldlyoflanguagesisstrugglingtokeepup.Learnersinthefuturearelikelytobemuchyounger.Youngchildrenareoftensaidtobebetteratlanguagelearningthanolderlearnersbuttheyalsohavespecialchallenges.Youngchildrendon’tusuallyhavethekindofinstrumentalmotivationanddeterminationforlearningEnglishthatolderlearnersoftenhavE.Englishlessonsmustthereforebefunandrewarding.ThereasonswhypeoplelearnEnglisharealsochanging.GlobalizationisbringingtogethermorepeoplethaneverwhospeakdifferentlanguagesandwhoareturningtoEnglishasthemeansofcommunication.TheEnglishlearnersofthefuturemaybelessworriedaboutsoundingexactlylikeanativespeakerandmoreconcernedabouthowtouseEnglisheffectivelyincross-culturalcommunication.Wemaybehearingmorenon-nativespeakersindialoguesandawiderrangeoftheNewEnglishesnowusedaroundtheworlD.TechnologywillallowEnglishtocometoyouratherthanyouhavingtogotoaspecialplacetolearnEnglish.LearningEnglishhasalwaysinvolvedbothpainandpleasureprivateeffortandsocialactivity.Traditionallearningprovidedtake-itorleave-itmixesoftheseaswellasofcontentbutinfuturelearnerswillbeabletochooseaplanwhichsuitstheirculturalandpsychologicaldispositions性情ortheirparticularneedsatthatmoment.Theyratherthantheirteacherswilldecidehowwhatandwhentheywilllearn.AbovealllearningEnglishisaboutcommunicationandanimportantbenefitoflearningEnglishisbeingabletoexchangeviewsandmakefriendswithpeopleallovertheworlD.Despitethegrowingindependenceoflearnerstrustedinstitutionsandbrandnameswillremainimportant.6.ComparedtoolderlearnersyoungEnglishlearners.A.aremoreactiveinlearningB.aremorehard-workinginlearningC.havemoredifficultiesinlearningD.havelesslastingdeterminationinlearning7.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefutureEnglishlanguage?A.BritishEnglishwillbemorepopular.B.AmericanEnglishwillbemorepopular.C.MostpeoplewillspeakstandardEnglish.D.ManydifferentkindsofEnglisheswillappear.8.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.FutureEnglishlessonswillbemoreinteresting.B.Oldpeoplewon’thavetolearnEnglishinthefuturE.C.PeoplewillpaymoreattentiontoEnglishpronunciation.D.Teacherswillplayamoreimportantroleinone’sEnglishlearning.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.LearningEnglishmeansnopaininthefuturE.B.EnglishtrainingschoolswillnotbepopularwithyoungpeopleinthefuturE.C.EnglishlearnerswillbecomelessindependentinthefuturE.D.MoreattentionwillbepaidtopersonalneedsinEnglishlearninginthefuturE.
WhenpeopletalkaboutaslowboattoChinatheyusuallymeanthatsomethingistakingaverylongtimE.ThetermisoftenusedinreferencetomovementsofpeopleorgoodsasinmypackageistakingsolongtoarriveitmustbeonaslowboattoChina.ThisidiomismostcommonlyusedinAmericanEnglish.TheoriginsofthetermappeartolieinthegameofpokerTheplayerwholostataslowandsteadypacewasoftenreferredtoasaslowboattoChina.Thereforethepatientplayerachievedhiswinningsslowlyandsteadily.Inawaytheloser'splight困境wasbeneficialforthewinningpokerplayer.In1948FrankLoesserusedtheidiominaslightlydifferentwayinhissongOnaSlowBoattoChina.HeuseditinaromanticsensereferringtotheideaofbeingsoinlovewithsomeonethatyouwouldwanttotakethepersononaslowboattoChinatospendasmuchtimewithhimorheraspossiblE.BothofthesemeaningsreferredtothefactthatshippingsomethingtoChinatookalongtimeanditwouldhavetakenevenlongertocrossthePacificonaslowboat.Peoplecontinuetousethistermtorefertolongtripsortosuggestthattheyhaveagreatdealoftimetodosomething.ForexampleonemightsayWecansitandtalkaslongasyoulikebecausewemightaswellbeonaslowboattoChinA.Asamatteroffactthetermisn'tusedasmuchintheromanticsenseanymorebecausethefamoussonghasfallenoutoffavor.47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutonaslowboattoChinaisNOTtrue?A.It'sanidiom.B.It'sthenameofasong.C.ItiscommonlyusedinBritishEnglish.D.ItreferstoanunexpectedlongslowvoyagE.48.ApokerplayerwhoisreferredtoasaslowboattoChinaissomeone________.A.whokeepslosingmoneyB.whoplayspokerwellbycheatingC.wholikesplayingpokeronaboatD.whodislikesplayingpokerverymuch49.WecaninferfromthepassagethatinAmericanpeople'seyesancientChinais________.A.amazingandeasytoarriveinB.farawayandhardtoarriveinC.strangeandhardtounderstandD.unculturedandeasytocontrol50.TalkingaboutaslowboattoChinanowpeoplemaymean________.A.theyaretruefansofclassicsongsB.theyhavedifficultyindoingsomethingC.theyareinvolvedinsomethingromanticD.theywillspendalongtimeachievingtheirgoals
TheSuperBallhasbeenpopularformanyyearssowethinkmostofushaveplayedwithaSuperBall.Theserubberbouncy弹性的ballsarefamousfortheamazingheightstheycanreachbounceafterbouncE.TheSuperBallwasinventedin1964byNormanStingleywhowasachemistattheBettisRubberCompany.HefinallysoldhisinventiontoatoymanufacturerWhamO.WhamOhelpedhimtoperfecthisinventionintothefamoustoyweknowtoday.TheSuperBallisarubberballknownforitshighbounceandrestitution恢复原状.HowhighYoumightbesurprised！WhendroppedfromtheshoulderlevelaSuperBallwillbouncebackalmostallthewaytowhereitwasdroppeD.ThrowntowardsthegroundbyanaverageadultaSuperBallcanbounceashighasathreestorybuilding.WhamOoncecreatedalargeSuperBallwhosesizewasthesameasabowlingball.ItwasdroppedfromthetopofanAustralianhotelanddestroyedaparkedcaronitssecondbounce!Inthe1960stheSuperBallquicklybecameafashionabletoy.Bytheendof1965WhamOhadsoldoversixmillionofthebouncyballs.Finallyminiatureversions微型版ofthebouncyballscouldbemadeassmallasadimeintoyvendingmachines.TheSuperBallalsocanclaim宣称tobetheinspirationforthenameofoneofthemostpopularsportingeventsintheworlD.LamarHuntwhofoundedtheAmericanFootballLeaguejokinglysuggestedthateachyear'sfootballchampionship冠军becalledtheSuperBowlafterwatchinghiskidsplaywithaSuperBall.Itmayhavejustbeenajokebutsportswritersquicklypickeduponthename!6.TheSuperBallinterestsusverymuchprobablybecause________.A.itcanbouncerepeatedly反复地veryhighB.itcanbemadeathomeC.ithasanattractiveappearanceD.ithasahistoryofhundredsofyears7.WhamOthoughtthatNormanStingley'sinvention________.A.wasnothingbutatoyforchildrenB.couldprobablybringhiminterestsC.wasworthalargeamountofmoneyD.hasascientificmeaning8.TheauthorshowsaSuperBall'sgreatpowerofbounceby________.A.givingsomepracticalexamplesB.throwingittowardsthegroundC.offeringsomeexactnumbersD.comparingthedifferences9.Whatprobablyhappenedintheearly1960s?A.TheSuperBallwasworthonlyadimE.B.TheSuperBalldestroyedcarssometimes.C.TheSuperBallbecamesmallerandsmaller.D.TheSuperBallwaspopularamongpeoplE.10.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthattheSuperBowlisconcernedwith________.A.anactivitythatkidslikebestB.abowlusedtohavedinnerC.asportingeventD.aninterestingstory
SportsNewsoftheWeekBoltgains100mtitleagaininMoscowLastupdated:MondayAug1220130854USAINBOLTofJamaicawonthemen's100metresfinalduringtheIAAFWorldAthleticsChampionshipsinMoscowonSunday.UsainBoltwasmadetolookhumanbyacombinationofaRussianrainstormandafiredupJustinGatlinonSundaybuttheJamaicansuperstarwasstillgoodenoughtoregainhisworld100metrestitleinasurging9.77seconds.WithformerworldandOlympicchampionandtwicebanneddoperGatlinleadingathalfwayBoltwasforcedtoracearivalratherthantheclock.JasonDufnerwinsPGAChampionshipLastUpdated:MondayAugust1220131038JasonDufnerwonhisfirstmajortitleatthe95thPGAChampionshipthetopU..S.golfcompetitionseizinganearlyleadonSundayatOakHillTexasandholdingonforvictorydespiteabogeybogeyfinish.The36yearoldAmericanwhosquanderedafourshotleadwithfourholestoplayinlosingthe2011PGAChampionshipfiredafinalroundtwounderpar68tofinishon10underpar270for72holes.IsinbaevaleadsharvestdayforhostRussiaatMoscowworldsLastupdated:WednesdayAugust1420131035Russia'spolevaultqueenElenaIsinbaevaignitedtheLuzhnikistadiumassheclaimedherthirdworldtitleonthefourthdayofthe2013IAAFWorldChampionshipshereonTuesdaywhichsawhostRussiaharvestedtwogoldandonesilvermedalsinsevenfinals.Ireland'sHeffernanwinsworldwalktitleat35LastUpdated:WednesdayAugust1420131515Ireland'sRobertHeffernanwontheworldchampionship50kmwalktitleonWednesdayasthe35yearoldfinallytastedgloryafter13yearsofheartbreakandnearmisses.Heffernanfourthinthe2012Olympic50kmandfourthinbothwalksatlastyear'sEuropeanchampionshipsbrokeclearofMikhailRyzhovafter35kmtodenyRussiaacleansweepofthewalksaftertheytookgoldinboth20kmeventsearlierintheweek.41.WhendidBoltregainthemen's100metresfinal?A.August11.B.August12.C.August13.D.August14.42.WhereisthePGAheld?A.JamaicA.B.RussiA.C.AmericA.D.IrelanD.43.________wontheworldchampionshipatlastaftertryinghardfor13years.A.JasonB.BoltC.IsinbaevaD.Heffernan
AfamouspaintingcalledAdeleOnewasrecentlysoldtoamuseuminNewYorkCity.Theheadofthemuseumreportedlypaid$135millionforthepainting.Thiswouldbethehighestpriceeverpaidforapainting.Howeverthisbigpriceisnottheonlyreasonthepaintingisspecial.Ithasacomplexandunusualhistory.AcenturyagoAdelewasayoungwomanlivinginAustriA.Shewassmartbeautifulandrich.HerhusbandFerdinandlovedherverymuch.HeaskedthefamousartistKlimttopaintherportraitin1907.MisterKlimtpaintedawonderfulportrait.Thewomaninhispaintinglooksmysteriousandbeautiful.ThebackgroundofthepaintingisarichgolD.ManyexpertssaidthepaintinglookslikepicturespaintedbyEgyptianartiststhousandsofyearsago.Klimthadcreatedfourotherpaintingsforthefamily.In1938theNaziGermansinvadedAustriA.BeingJewishFerdinandquicklyfledtoSwitzerlanD.HewrotethattheKlimtpaintingsshouldbegiventothesurvivingmembersofhisfamily.Itwastoolatehowever.TheNazishadalreadyseizedallthefamily'spropertyincludingthevaluablepaintings.MariaisamemberofthefamilywhoescapedfromAustriA.In1998theAustriangovernmentpassedalawrequiringmuseumstoreturnsuchartworkstothefamiliesthatownedthembeforeWorldWarTwo.SoMariawenttocourttogainbackherfamily'spaintings.LastmonththefamilysoldthepaintingAdeleOnetoRonaldLauderwhoisthefounderandpresidentoftheNeueGalerieasmallmuseuminNewYork.AllKlimtpaintingswillbeshownattheNeueGaleriefortwomonthsstartingnextweek.41.Thetextmainlytellsuswhya1907paintingbyKlimtwas________.A.soldforarecordof$135millionB.returnedtothemuseumC.stolenbytheNaziGermansD.soldatsolowaprice42.HowmanyKlimtpaintingsofthefamilywillbeshownatthemuseumnexttwomonths?A.OnlyonE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.FivE.43.Thepaintingwasreturnedtoitsowner'sfamilyaccordingto________.A.Ferdinand'swillB.Maria'seffortsC.AustrianlawD.Lauder'ssupport44.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Thepaintingissoldataveryhighpriceforitsspecialty.B.ThepaintingcontainsfivepersonsincludingAdelE.C.Theinvadersstolethepaintingsandreturnedthemback.D.ThepaintingisaswonderfulasthosebyEgyptianartists.
Somepeopleseemtohaveaknackforlearninglanguages.Theycanpickupnewvocabularymasterrulesofgrammarandlearntowriteinanewlanguagemorequicklythanothers.Theydonotseemtobemoreintelligentthanotherssowhatmakeslanguagelearningsomucheasierforthem?Perhapsifwetakeacloselookatthesesuccessfullanguagelearnerswemaydiscoverafewofthetechniqueswhichmakelanguagelearningeasierforthem.Firstofallsuccessfullanguagelearnersareindependentlearners.TheydonotdependonthebookortheteachertheydiscovertheirownwaytolearnthelanguagE.Insteadofwaitingfortheteachertoexplaintheytrytofindthepatternsandtherulesforthemselves.Theyaregoodguesserswholookforcluesandformtheirownconclusions.Whentheyguesswrongtheyguessagain.Theytrytolearnfromtheirmistakes.Successfullanguagelearningisactivelearning.ThereforesuccessfullearnersdonotwaitforachancetousethelanguageandtheyaskthesepeopletocorrectthemwhentheymakeamistakE.TheywilltryanythingtocommunicatE.Theyarenotafraidtorepeatwhattheyhearortosaystrangethings;theyarewillingtomakemistakesandtryagain.WhencommunicationisdifficulttheycanacceptinformationthatisinexactorincompletE.ItismoreimportantforthemtolearntothinkinthelanguagethantoknowthemeaningofeveryworD.FinallysuccessfullanguagelearnersarelearnerswithapurposE.Theywanttolearnthelanguagebecausetheyareinterestedinthepeoplewhospeakit.Itisnecessaryforthemtolearnthelanguageinordertocommunicatewiththesepeopleandtolearnfromthem.Theyfinditeasytopracticeusingthelanguageregularlybecausetheywanttolearnwithit.Whatkindoflanguagelearnerareyou?Ifyouareasuccessfullanguagelearneryouhaveprobablybeenlearningindependentlyactivelyandpurposefully.OntheotherhandifyourlanguagelearninghasbeenlessthansuccessfulyoumightdowelltotrysomeofthetechniquesoutlinedabovE.36.Whatmakeslanguagelearningeasierforsomepeoplethanforothersaccordingtothistext?A.Somepeoplelearngrammarmorequicklythanothers.B.Successfullanguagelearnersusespecialtechniques.C.Somepeoplehavegoodteachersandgoodbooks.D.Successfullanguagelearnersaremoreintelligentthanothers.37.Howdosuccessfullanguagelearnerslearnlanguages?A.Theylearnindependentlyactivelyandpurposefully.B.Theylearnspecialtechniquesfromtheirteachers.C.Theylearntherulesandpatternsofthelanguagefrombooks.D.TheylearntothinkaboutthemeaningofeverynewworD.38.Whydosuccessfullanguagelearnersfinditeasytopracticeusingthelanguageregularly?A.TheyfinditeasytocommunicatE.B.Theylookforinexactinformation.C.Theywanttoteachthelanguagetoothers.D.TheywanttolearnfrompeoplewhospeakthelanguagE.39.Whydidtheauthorwritethistext?A.ToteachpeopletospeakEnglish.B.Toexplainwhylanguagelearningisdifficult.C.Tocomparelanguagelearningwithothertypesoflearning.D.Toencouragelanguagelearnerstousethesetechniques.
OnlineMoneyEarningYesyoucanearnmoneyonlinewithoutanyinvestmentorwithoutanytimelimit.IhavemanyusefuleasymethodsforearningeasymoneywhileweallspendourusefultimeontheInternetbysurfingchattingdownloadingandotherwork.Thereisnoneedtostopanyotherwork.WecanearnwithorwithoutourdailyroutinE.HereItellyouthecompletemethodforonlineearning.FirstMethodEarnmoneywithBux.to.YoucanearnmoneythroughBux.tobyclickingonadsonBux.tositE.FirstyouneedtoopenanaccountatBux.to.Bux.toisanewinternationalandFREEEnglishbasedservicethatallowsadvertiserstoreachthousandsofpotentialcustomersbydisplayingtheiradsonourSurfAdspagE.Anexactcalculatedpercentageofalladvertisingincomeispaidtoourmembers.Bux.tomakesmoneythroughadvertising.HowyoumakemoneyYouviewwebsitesin30secondsthroughtheSurfAdspagE.Oncethe30secondsisupyou'lleithergetagreentick对号signoraredx.Thegreenticksignmeansyou'veearned$0.01andthexmeansyouhavenotearnedmoneyforthevisit.You'llgetredx'swhenyouhavemorethanonewebsitesfromtheSurfAdspageopen.Whenthishappensyougetnocredit.EarningsexampleYouclick10adsperday＝$0.1020referrals转送click10adsperday＝$2.00Yourdailyearnings＝$2.10Yourweeklyearnings＝$14.70Yourmonthlyearnings＝$63.00HowtogetpaidIfyouhaveatleast$10.00accumulated_youcanclickonyouraccountbalancewithinyourstatesareaanditwillmeetyourrequest.AtpresentitonlymakespaymentsthroughAlertPay.Itwillsoonbeusingothermethodsofpayment.AlertPayisthepaymentprocessingsolutionthatweusetopaymembers.YourAlertPayaddressistheemailaddressyouusetoregisterwithAlertPay.YoucangetafreeAlertPayaccountathttp//alertpay.com.Method2willpublishsoon...25.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Totellaninterestingstory.B.Tointroduceasurprisingwaytoearnmoney.C.Tosolveapuzzlingproblem.D.Topresentanexcitingresearch.26.Youcanearnmoneyby________.A.chattingonlineB.advertisingsomeproductsC.clickingonadvertisementD.choosinggreenticksorredx's27.Theunderlinedwordaccumulatedcanbereplacedby________.A.wastedB.spentC.lostD.gathered
SomethingthathasalwaysinterestedmeaboutAbrahamLincolnisnotsurprisinglyhissenseofhumor.AsfarasIcantellhe’sthefirstAmericanPresidenttohaveonE.That’sbecausethetermsenseofhumorreallywasn’tincommonusageuntiltheeighteensixtiesandseventies.Intheeighteenfortiesandfiftiesitwascalledthesenseoftheridiculousanddidn’thavethepositiveconnotations隐含意义thatsenseofhumorhastoday.Backthenwhatwasridiculouswaswhatinvitedridicule讥笑.FunninessandcrueltywenthandinhanD.Ofcoursetheystilldoalotofarm-in-armwalkinginourdayaswell.Lincoln’shumorwasverydifferentbecauseforonethingitwasactuallyhumoraswhatthewordmeantinhistimE.Wedon’tmakethedistinctionbetweenwit风趣andhumoranymore;butinthenineteenthcenturypeoplediD.WitwasunpleasantandoffensivewhilehumorwaspleasantandsympathetiC.It’sthedifferencewenotenowwhenwedistinguishbetweenlaughingwithandlaughingat.Lincolnwasmuchmoreaboutlaughingwiththanlaughingat.Andwhenlaughingatitwasoftenhimselfhewasteasing.InthefamousLincoln-DouglasdebatewhenDouglasaccusedLincolnofbeingtwo-facedLincolnrepliedreferencinghisplainlookingHonestlyifIweretwo-facedwouldIbeshowingyouthisone?AndinawayLincoln’sfaceitselftellsusmuchabouthissenseofhumor.YoucancombthroughthousandsofphotographsofpoliticianssoldiersandthelikefromLincoln’stimeandnotfindasinglesmilE.Truethelongexposures曝光requiredforphotographsofthattimemadesmilingdifficult.YetLincolnaloneasfarasIcantellovercamethatdifficulty.InterestinglywhilehavingasenseofhumororatleasttheappearanceofoneprovidedbycomedywritershasbecomeanecessarycharacteristicforanAmericanPresidentinourtimeinthenineteenthcenturytoomuchhumorwasconsideredaproblem.AndthatwasthecaseforLincoln.A.journalistcoveringtheLincoln-DouglasdebatecommentedthatIcouldnottakearealpersonallikingtothemanowingtoaninbornweaknessforwhichhewaseventhennotoriousandsoremainedduringhisgreatpubliccareerhewasextremelyfondofjokesanecdotesandstories.1.WecaninferfromParagraph2that.A.theAmericanPresidentcouldinfluencetheuseofEnglishB.thetermsenseofhumorwasn’tinventeduntilthe1860sC.whatisfunnytosomeonemightbeoffensivetosomeoneelseD.theconceptofhumorremainsthesamedespitethepassingoftime2.TheunderlinedwordsthisoneinParagraph4referto.A.Lincoln’sunattractivefaceB.Lincoln’ssenseofhumorC.thedebatetheywerehavingD.crueltythatwentwithfunniness3.WerarelyseepeoplefromLincoln’stimewearasmileintheirphotosbecause.A.beinghumorouswasconsideredinappropriateB.theyfounditquitefunnytosmilebeforethecameraC.notsmilingforphotographswasthefashionD.photographytechnologythenwasnotadvanced4.WhatmightthewriterthinkofthejournalistcoveringtheLincoln-Douglasdebate?A.HiscommentaccuratelyreflectedhistimE.B.HecreatedafalsepictureofLincoln.C.Hewasprejudicedandself-centereD.D.HewasbravetopointoutLincoln’sweakness.
Everythingweknowabouttheworldcomestousthroughoursenses.Traditionallywewerethoughttohavejustfiveofthem－sighthearingtouchsmellandtastE.Althoughwepaylittleattentiontothemeachofthesesensesispreciousandalmostirreplaceable－aswediscovertooursorrowifweloseonE.Peopleusuallyfearblindnessaboveallotherdisabilities.YetdeafnesscanbeanevenmoreseverehandicapespeciallyinearlylifewhenchildrenlearnlanguagE.ThisiswhyHelenKeller'sachievementsweresoextraordinary.Asaresultofanillnessattheageof19monthsshelostbothsightandhearingandsankintoatotallydarksilentworlD.ShewasrescuedfromthisterribleseparationbyherteacherAnneSullivanwhomanagedtoexplainbytappingsignsintothelittlegirl'spalmthatthingshavenamesthatlettersmakeupwordsandthatthesecanbeusedtoexpresswantsorideas.HelenKellerlatergrewintoawriterandawellknownadvocateforthehandicappeD.Herremarkabledevelopmentowedagreatdealtoherdeterminationherteacherandherfamily.ButitalsoshowedthatwhenasenseortwoinHelenKeller'scaseismissinganothersenseinhercasetouchmaybetrainedtomakeupforthelossatleastinpart.Ournervoussystemreactsonlytoaselectedrangeofwavelengthsvibrationsorotherproperties.Itislimitedbyourgenesaswellasourpreviousexperienceandourpresentstateofattention.WhatdrawsourattentioninmanycasesischangE.OursensesarefinelyadjustedtochangE.Stationaryorunchangingobjectsbecomepartofthesceneryandaremostlyunseen.UsualsoundsbecomebackgroundnoisemostlyunhearD.ThefeelofasweateragainstourskinissoonunnoticeD.Ifsomethingintheenvironmentchangesweneedtotakenoticebecauseitmightmeandanger—oropportunity.Supposeaninsectlandsonyourleginstantlythetouchreceptorsontheaffectedlegfireamessagethattravelsuptoyourbrain.Thereitcrossesintotheoppositehemispheretherighthemisphereofthebraincontrolstheleftsideofthebodyandviceversatoalertbraincellsataparticularspotonasensorymapofthebody.48.TheauthorreferstoHelenKellerinorderto________.A.provedeafnessisamoreseverehandicapthanothersB.encouragedeafpeopletolearnfromherC.showitisimportanttolearnlanguageinearlylifeD.suggesthearingispreciousandirreplaceable49.Whichofthefollowingwilldrawourattentionaccordingtothepassage?A.Asweateragainstyourskinwhenyouareworking.B.Noiseoftheairconditionerwhenyouaredoingyourhomework.C.Asuddenquakeoftheroom.D.AsleepingcatinyoursofA.50.TheunderlinedwordstationaryinParagraph6means________.A.changingB.stillC.activeD.quiet
EveryyearthefascinatingtouristdestinationsbelowareattractingtravelersfromhomeandabroadtoSt.Louiswhichfoundedin1764byFrenchtraderstodayisthefifteenthlargesturbanareaintheUnitedStates.AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogDogloverswhovisitSt.Louiswon'twanttomissthis14000squarefootmuseum.Insideareover500paintingsprintswatercoloursandavarietyofotherdogartobjects.TheMuseumisopenyearroundTuesdaythroughSaturday10AMto4PMandSunday1PMto5PM.Admissionis$5foradults$2.50forseniorsand$1forchildrenupto14.AnheuserBuschBreweryTheAnheuserBuschBrewerytourisnotjustforbeerlovers.ThetourincludesthehistoricBrewHousE.ThenthetourcontinuestothemodernBevoPackagingPlant.ThebestwillbetheBudweiserClydesdalestables.ThetoursarealwaysfreE.GatewayArchDesignedbyEeroSarinenandHannskariBandelittookovertwoyearsand900tonsofstainlesssteeltobuilD.Itisthetallestofthecountry'sNationalMonuments.TheArchispartoftheJeffersonNationalExpansionMemorial.AboutonemillionpeopleperyearcometothetopoftheArchwherethereisanobservationplatformprovidingagreatviewofthecity.TheSt.LouisZooFirstversionoftheSt.LouisZooopenedin1904attheSt.LouisWorld'sFairbutnowithasgrownintooneofthechiefzoosintheworlD.ThepassengertraintakesvisitorsaroundtheZoowhichcontainsover9000animalsofover800species.TheZooisopeneverydaybutChristmasandNewYearwithsummerhoursof8AMto7PMandhourstherestoftheyearof9AMto5PM.AdmissiontotheZooisfreE.21.Ifyouareinterestedinhowtomakebeeryoucanvisit________.A.TheSt.LouisZooB.AnheuserBuschBreweryC.GatewayArchD.AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDog22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGatewayArchisTRUE?A.Peoplecanseethecityclearlyonthetopofthearch.B.ItwasdesignedbytwofamousItalianarchitects.C.Ittook900tonsofstainlesssteelandcementtobuilD.D.Itisthelargestofthecountry'sNationalMonuments.23.IfyouplantovisittheSt.LouisZooyoucangothere________.A.at930AMonNewYear'sDayC.at530PMinwinterB.at500PMonChristmasDayD.at830AMinsummer
ThepennyisgettingachangE.TheUnitedStatesMint制币厂revealedfournewdesignsforthe1centpiecetocelebratethecoming200thanniversaryofPresidentAbrahamLincoln'sbirth.UnitedStatesMintDirectorEdMoyannouncedthenewlooksforthepennytodayinfrontoftheLincolnMemorialinWashingtonD.C.Thesecoinsareatribute赞辞tooneofourgreatestPresidentswhoselegacy遗教hashadalastingimpactonourcountryMoysaiD.Theheadssideofthenewpennieswillcontinuetobeartheprofile侧面likenessofPresidentLincolnandthemottoInGodWeTrust.ThebacksideswillpaytributetofourmajorpartsofLincoln'slifE.ThefirstredesignedpennywillfeaturealogcabinthatrepresentsLincoln'sbirthplacenearHodgenvilleKentucky.TheseconddesignshowsLincolnreadingabookwhilesittingonalogwithhisaxbesidehim.ItshowshowyoungLincolneducatedhimselfwhileworkingasarailsplitterinIndianA.ThethirddesignshowsLincolnasayoungmaninfrontoftheCapitol议会会堂inIllinois.ThefourthandfinaldesignshowsahalffinishedUnitedStatesCapitoldomewhichwascompletedin1863despitetheviolentCivilWar.ThewritingonthebacksidesofthecoinswillremainUnitedStatesofAmericaEPluribusUnumandOneCent.ThefirstpennywillbereleasedintocirculationonFebruary122009Lincoln's200thbirthday.Thisdayisalsothe100thanniversaryofthereleaseofthefirstpennyonFebruary121909.Onenewcoinwillbereleasedintocirculationeverythreemonthsin2009.Thisisanimportantoccasioninthehistoryofournation'scoinagebecausethesedesignsrepresentthefirstchangeintheLincolncentinhalfacenturysaidDirectorMoy.Acommemorative纪念性的Lincolnsilverdollarwillalsobereleasedin2009.67.WhydoestheUnitedStatesMintgettheLincolncentchanged?A.BecausethedesignisoutofdatE.B.Becausethedesigndoesn'tmatchLincoln'slifE.C.Becausetheoldcoinishardtobereleasedintocirculation.D.BecausethecountrywantstohonorLincolnonhis200thbirthday.68.Whichisthecorrectorderofthenewcoinsaccordingtothedescriptioninthepassage?A.abcdB.badcC.cdabD.bcad69.HowmanynewLincolncoinswillbereleasedin2009?A.OneB.ThreeC.FourD.Five70.WhichofthefollowingdoesPennyImage4show?A.ProfessionalLifeinIllinois.B.PresidencyinWashingtonDC.C.FormativeYearsinIndianA.D.BirthandEarlyChildhoodinKentucky.
Sydney－Asharksavagedaschoolboy'slegwhilehewassurfingwithhisfatheratabeachinSydneyonFebruary23.ItwasthethirdsharkattackalongthecoastofAustralia'slargestcityinamonth.The15yearoldboyandhisfatherwereinthewateroffAvalononSydney'snorthernbeachesarounddawnwhenhewasattackeD.Thecity'sbeachesarepackedwithlocalsandtouristsduringthesummermonths.Thefatherheardascreamandturnedtoseehissonthrashing激烈扭动aboutinthewaterpolicesaiD.Fortunatelythesharkswamawayandtheboywashelpedtotheshorebyhisfather.LifesavingClubspokesmanNickMillersaidItgothimaroundthetopofhisleftlegandthefathercameanddraggedhimoutofwater.HesaidtheboywasbleedingheavilywhenhewasbroughttotheshorE.TherewasalotofpainasyoucouldimaginE.Theteenagerwasairliftedtohospitalfortreatmentforleginjuries.Policesaidthebitescutthroughtothebonebuttheboydidnotappeartohavesustainedanyfractures骨折.Hewasinastableconditionnow.Severalbeacheswereclosedaftertheattack.Waterpoliceandlifeguardsweresearchingforthesharkwhilepolicehopedtoidentifyitsspeciesbytheshapeofthebitemarks.Buttheysaiditwastooearlytosaywhattypeofsharkattackedtheboy.Idon'tevenknowifhesawit.MillersaiD.ManysharkspeciesliveinthewatersoffSydney'sbeachesbutattacksonhumansarestillrelativelyrarE.HoweverthereweretwoattacksonsuccessivedaysearlierthismonthoneonanavydiverinSydneyharbornotfarfromthefamousOperaHouseandtheotheronasurferatthecity'sworldfamousBondibeach.FishermensaysharknumbersareontherisE.Thereisabanoncommercialfishingintheharborwhichhasincreasedfishstocks.Marineexpertsalsoclaimenvironmentalprotectionhascreatedacleanerenvironmentattractingsharksclosertotheshoreastheychasefish.ManysharkspeciesincludingtheGreatWhite—themaneatersmadefamousinStevenSpielberg'sJaws—areprotectedinAustralianwaters.1.Thereportmainlytellsus________.A.sharkattacksonhumansareontheriseB.sharksattackedhumansthreetimesinonemonthC.aboywasattackedbyasharkataSydneybeachD.sharknumbersareincreasinginthewatersoffSydney'sbeaches2.Theunderlinedwordsavagedinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________.A.attractedB.draggedC.bitD.packed3.WhatdoweknowaboutthecityofSydneyfromthepassage?A.ItisoneofthelargestcitiesinAustraliA.B.SydneyharborisnotfarfromthefamousOperaHousE.C.TherearemanylocalsandtouristsonitscoastalltheyearrounD.D.TherearefewsharkspeciesinthewatersoffSydney'sbeaches.4.Abouttheinjuryoftheboyweknowthat________.A.hewaslosingmuchbloodwhenhewasdraggedoutB.hewasverynervouswhenhewassenttohospitalC.hemaybeindangeroflosinghislegD.hewasinjuredintherightleg
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturehasaprogramcalledWildlifeServices.ItsjobistohelpprotectagriculturalandotherresourcesfromthreatsanddamagebywildlifE.Oftenthatmeanshelpingfarmersdealwithunwelcomevisitors.Thisorganizationhasexpertsfromdifferentfieldsandithassetupthousandsofinquiryagenciesalloverthecountrywherefarmerscanexplaintheirdifficultyandgetpracticalhelp.OneexamplefromWildlifeServicesofitsworkinvolvedafarmerinWashingtonStateinthePacificNorthwest.SeveralyearsagothousandsofCanadageeselandedonhisfields.Thegeesebegantoeathiscarrotcrop.Biologistsfromtheprogramsuggestedthatthefarmerusenoisemakingdevicesandothermeasurestoscarethelargebirdsaway.Theseeffortsapparentlysucceededwhichmadethefarmerquitehappy.WildlifeServicesalsohasalivestock牲畜protectionprogram.Theprogramjustofferssuggestionstokeepthoseunwelcomevisitorsawayinsteadofkillingthem.ExpertssuggestprovidingsecureshelterforchickenssheepandotheranimalsthatcouldbeattackeD.Theyalsosuggestusinglightsaboveplaceswhereanimalsarekept.Andtheyadvisepeoplewhoseecoyotesaroundtheirpropertytochasethemawaybyshoutingmakingloudnoisesorthrowingrocks.Forhomegardenersatwometerfencemighthelpkeepoutdeer.Tokeepoutrabbitsawirefencehastobeonlyaboutahalfmeterhigh.Itshouldextendfifteencentimetersundergroundtokeeprabbitsfromdiggingunderit.Ifsnakesareaproblemremovedeadtreesandcuthighgrasstodestroytheirhidingplaces.AndtoprotectlivestockconsiderusingguardanimalssuchasdogsanddonkeyswhichareveryeffectivE.DuetoitseffectiveworkeversincetheWildlifeServiceswasstartedithasbeenwellreceivedbyfarmersallovertheStatesandneighboringcountriessuchasCanadaandMexico.1.Theunderlinedphraseunwelcomevisitorsinthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A.animalsthatattackthefarmersB.peoplewhodon'tcareaboutwildlifeC.animalsthatdoharmtothecropsorlivestockD.peoplewhopollutetheenvironmentofthefarms2.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat________.A.thefarmerdidn'thaveaguntokillthoseCanadageeseB.WildlifeServicesinvolvessomebiologistsinitsgroupC.thecarrotcropwaseatenupbytheCanadageeseD.thefarmersliketoeatCanadageeseverymuch3.Whatismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?A.Waystoprotectlivestock.B.Waystodealwithcoyotes.C.Howtoprotectcrops.D.HowtofindwildlifE.4.Howistheprogramgettingalong?A.ItremainstobeimproveD.B.Itisverypopularamongexperts.C.Itiswellreceivedbythelocalgovernment.D.FarmersintheU.S.CanadaandMexicothinkiteffectivE.
Festivalsplayanimportantroleinaculture'sidentity.Ican'tthinkofabetterwayofappreciatinganewculturethanbytakingpartinoneofitsfestivals.HerearesomespecialfestivalsaroundtheworlD.BoryeongMudFestival—BoryeongSouthKoreaFortwoweeksinJulymillionsgatherinBoryeongtoexperiencethegreypoolsandslides.Whatbeganasawayofpromotingtheregion'smineralrichmudhasturnedintoafestivepartycompletewithmusicandfireworks.Whilethemudisusuallyonlyavailableincosmeticproductshereyoucancake使结块yourselfingreyasyouwant.HoliIndiaHolitheFestivalofColoursisaHinducelebrationfullofjoyandoneofIndia'smostimportantholidays.DuringthedayofthelastfullmoonofthelunarmonthusuallylateFebruaryorearlyMarchtheairisfullofbrightcolouredpowder.ThefestivaliscelebrateddifferentlythroughoutthecountrybutthecheerfulspiritiscommonthroughoutHinducommunitiesaroundtheworlD.Koninginnedag—TheNetherlandsAlthoughtheircurrentQueen'sbirthdayisreallyduringthewintertheQueenstillcelebratesitonApril30ththecountry'sofficialQueen'sDaysince1949.Orangeisthenationalcolourandthestreetsbecomeaseaoffeatherboas长围巾andbodypaintascrowdsgatherintheplazas广场.Amsterdamisthecentreofthisoutdoorpartywithmanylivemusicactsbutnearlyeverytownisalivewithorangeonthisday.NationalElephantDayinThailandInThailandMarch13isregardedasNationalElephantDaytoshowthattheThaielephantplaysanimportantroleintheThaihistory.ThaiElephantDayhasbeenheldonanannualbasissincetheideawasfirstapprovedbytheThaigovernmentin1998.SpecialeventsareheldatanumberofvenuesinnorthernThailanD.AttheMaeSaElephantCampithasbecomeatraditiononMarch13forthedozensofelephantstheretobetreatedtoahugefeastoffruitsandsugarcanE.21.Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthat________.A.BoryeongMudFestivalwasoriginallyheldtoadvertisefortheirmineralresourcesB.peoplearoundtheworldcelebrateHolidifferentlytopromotetheirreligionsC.Koninginnedag—TheNetherlandswascelebratedontheircurrentQueen'sbirthdayD.itisaninternationalcustomfortheThaielephanttoeatallkindsoffruitsandsugarcane
TheTowerofLondonwasfirstbuiltbyWilliamtheconquerorforthepurposeofprotectingandcontrollingthecity.Todayitisoneofthemostpopulartouristsightsandattractsoverthreemillionvisitorsayear.ItwasoccasionallyusedasaRoyalPalacefortheKingsandQueensofEnglanduntilthetimeofJamesⅠbutisbestknownasaprisonandanexecutionplacE.WithinthewallsoftheTowerPrinceshavebeenmurderedspiesshotandQueensofEnglandbeheadeD.OneofthemostfamousexecutionswasthatofAnneBoleynin1536.ShewasthesecondwifeofHenryⅧ.Hewantedtogetridofherbecauseshecouldnotgivehimason.Shewastriedandfoundguilty.TheswordandtheexecutionerwerebroughtoverspeciallyfromFranceandwithonestroketheexecutionercutoffherheaD.TheTowerwasalsothesceneofoneofLondon'smostfamousmysteriesknownasthemysteryofthePrincesintheTower.KingEdwardⅣdiedin1483.HehadtwosonsEdwardandRichardandtheelderEdwardbecameKingonhisfather'sdeath.AshewasonlytwelveyearsoldhisuncleRichardDukeofGloucesterbecamehisprotectoruntilthetimeofhiscoronation.YoungEdwardlivedintheTowerandtheDukepersuadedEdward'sbrothertocomeandlivethereaswellsothattheycouldplaytogether.ButthentheDukeannouncedthathewasthenewKingandhenotEdwardwascrownedcallinghimselfRichardⅢ.AfterthattheboyswereseenlessandeventuallydisappeareD.ItisbelievedthatRichardⅢorderedtheirdeathsalthoughithasneverbeenproveD.TodaytheTowerwheretheboyswereimprisonedistheBloodyTower.1.TheTowerofLondonwasfirstintended.A.toattracttouristsB.todefendthecountryfrominvasionC.forWilliamtheconquerortoprotectthepeoplefrominvasionD.fortheconquerorstocontrolthecityofLondon2.TheTowerofLondonbecame.A.aplacefortherulersafterJamesⅠcametopowerB.aplaceforexecutionofcommonpeoplethetimeofJamesⅠC.aplaceofattractionfortouristsrightafteritwasbuiltD.aplacetoimprisonandexecutepeopleafterJamesⅠwascrowned3.AnneBoleyn.A.wasexecutedbecauseshehadcommittedacrimeB.wasbeheadedbecauseshehadlosttheKing'sfavourC.wasimprisonedintheTowerofLondonforlifeD.wassentencedtodeathaftershehadgivenbirthtoachild4.AfterthedeathofKingEdwardⅣ.A.DukeofGloucestercametopoweraccordingtothelawB.hisbrotherbecametheprotectoruntilEdwardwascrownedC.DukeofGloucestertookoverthecrownbytricksD.hissonwasbeheadedinpublic5.thatyoungEdwardwasmurderedbyhisunclE.A.FactshaveprovedB.HistoriansthoughtC.PeoplethinkD.Itissure
AmericansarebuyingmoreproductsandservicesthaneverbeforethroughtheInternet.Andexpertssaythepopularityofonlinesalesislikelytospreadtoothercountries.OnlinesalesnowrepresentasmuchasonetenthofallretailsalesintheUnitedStates.Thishasledtraditionalstorestoseeknewwaystokeeptheircustomersloyal.LynneShanerusedtheInternettobuyeverythingsheneedeD.Otherthanfood90%ofherpurchasesweremadeonherhomecomputer.ShesaidIfindthatbybeingabletogoonlineandchoosethethingsthatIneedtochooseandhavethemdeliveredtomerightatmydoorstepIeliminateallthedrivingallthecrowdsallthenoiseofthatandIusuallygetabetterselection.Therearealotofpeoplelikeher.57%ofAmericanshaveboughtsomethingelectronicallyinthepastfewmonths.Storeownersworrythatthisgrowingamountofonlinesaleswillhurttheirbusiness.CornellUniversitymarketingprofessorsaystraditionalstorescankeeptheircustomersbysellinggoodslikeclothingwhichbuyersmaywanttoseeandtryonbeforepurchasing.Hesaysthestorescouldalsoofferthingsthataredifficulttoship.Healsosayssomestorescanpleasecustomersbyofferingtosetuporrepairelectronicproducts.BillMartinisthefounderofShopperTrakwhichhelpsstoreslearnabouttheircustomers.Hesaysthattraditionalstoresofferasocialexperiencethatsomepeopleenjoyandtheexperienceandemotioninthebuyingdecisionbeforethey'rereadytopartwithmoneycan'tbegotonlinE.It'sarathercoldprocess.BillMartinsaystraditionalstorescanprovidegoodstobuyersmorequicklythanonlinestores.WhileecommerceworriessomebusinessownerstheworryfordeliveryserviceslikeFedExandUPSiskeepingupwiththenumberofpackages.UPSManagerDanaKlinesayshercompanyisverybusyatthistimeofyear.21.TheunderlinedwordeliminateinParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.A.observeB.ignoreC.tolerateD.remove22.Whatisstoreowners'attitudetowardsonlinesalesgrowth?A.Devotion.B.Sympathy.C.Anxiety.D.Approving.23.Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout________.A.theadvicetotraditionalstoresB.howtosellgoodslikeclothingC.howtoshipsomespecialproductsD.thetendencyofonlinesales24.WhatcanwelearnaboutBillMartin?A.Heassiststraditionalstoresinsellingproducts.B.Hefoundedadeliverycompany.C.Heisinfavorofonlineshopping.D.Hethinksonlinesalesarequickerthanretailsales.25.Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto________.A.informB.persuadeC.describeD.entertain
TheNBA'sversionoftheMingDynastyisdonE.Afterhelpingpro正面地basketballgainafootholdintheworld'smostpopulousmarketChinesestarYaoMinghasretireD.YaomadeitofficialWednesdaytellinganewsconferencethataseriesoffootandleginjuriesforcedhimtoendhisplayingcareerattheageof30.IwillformallyendmycareersaidYaowhobecameahouseholdnameinChinabeforestartinghisNBAcareerwiththeHoustonRocketsin2002.YaoplayedeightseasonsintheNBA.TodayisanimportantdayformeandholdsaspecialmeaningforbothmybasketballcareerandmyfutureYaosaiD.IhadtoleavethecourtsinceIsufferedastressfracture断裂inmyleftfootforthethirdtimeattheendoflastyear.Mypastsixmonthswereapainfulwait.Ihavebeenthinkingaboutmyfutureoverandover.TodayIamannouncingapersonaldecisionendingmycareerasabasketballplayerandofficiallyretirE.Butonedoorisclosingandanotheroneisopening.YaosaidhewouldreturntoworkwithhisformerChineseteamtheShanghaiSharkswiththepossibilityofbecominggeneralmanager.HealreadyownstheclubandwantstocontributemorE.MyplayingcareerstartedwiththecluB.IhopeIcandosomethingforitYaosaiD.HelaterappearedwithhisfamilyonthestagetotheapplauseandcheersofthecrowD.Hethankedalotofpeople—hisfamilyformercoachesevenplayerslikeShaquilleO'Neal—formakingmeabetterplayer.Iwillbealwayswithyou.Thankyou.RocketsgeneralmanagerDarylMoreywasamongthoseattendingthefarewell告别conferenceWednesday.MoreymadethelongtripfromHouston.Moreysaid20hoursonplaneswastiringbuthewouldbesorryifhewasn'therE.It'sabigmomentMoreyaddeD.Yaohadasenseofhumoragreatattitudeandsenseofresponsibility.IhopewecancontinuehiscultureintheNBA.YaohadplayedsixyearswiththeChinesenationalteambeforejoiningtheRocketsandwasalreadyastarinhishomecountry.HecarriedtheOlympictorchthroughTian'anmenSquareandhiscountry'sflagduringtheopeningceremonyattheBeijingOlympicin2008.HealsodonatedD|S2millionandsetupafoundationtorebuildschoolsinthewakeofthe2008earthquakeinSichuan.6.WhichofthefollowingcanbetheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.YaoMingahouseholdnameB.YaoMingretiresfrombasketballC.AfarewellconferenceD.YaoMing'spersonaldecision7.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.Hehasretiredfromplayingbasketballandhisnewcareerwillbegin.B.Hecan'tgototheUSbecauseofhisretirement.C.HeiswelcomeinhismotherlanD.D.Hewouldreturntoworkwiththecharity.8.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwordscan'tbeusedtodescribeYaoMing?A.TalenteD.B.ResponsiblE.C.Generous.D.Cautious.9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThereasonwhyYaoMingretiredisthatheistooolD.B.YaoMingplayedsixyearsinAmericA.C.YaoMingstartedhisplayingcareerinHouston.D.YaoMingwasonceanOlympictorchbearer.10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthelastparagraphbutone?A.DarylMoreyisthegeneralmanagerofRockets.B.DarylMoreywasverytiredattheconferencE.C.DarylMoreythoughthighlyofYaoMing.D.Theconferencewasabigmomentoftheyear.
AtdawnonFridayMay191780farmersinNewEnglandstoppedtowonderatthepinkcolorofthesun.BynoontheskyhaddarkenedtomidnightblacknesscausingAmericansstillinthepainfulstruggleofaprolongedwarofindependencetolightcandlesandtrembleatthoughtsoftheLastJudgment.AsthebirdsquietedandnostormaccompaniedthedarknessmenandwomencrowdedintochurcheswhereoneministercommentedthatThepeoplewereveryattentive.JohnGreenleafWhittierlaterwrotethatMenprayedandwomenweptallearsgrewsharp...ArecentstudyofresearchersledbyRichardGuyettefromtheUniversityofMissouriTreeRingLaboratoryhasshownthatvastforestfiresintheAlgonquinHighlandsofsouthernOntarioandelsewhereinCanadabroughtthiseventuponNewEnglanD.Thescientistshavediscoveredfirescarsontheringsforthatyearleftwhentheheatofawildfirehaskilledapartofatree'scambium形成层.Evidencecollectedalsopointstoadroughtthatyear.Aneasterlywindandlowbarometricpressure低气压helpedforcesmokeintotheupperatmospherE.TherecordfitsprettyclosesaysGuyettE.Wehadtherightfuelthedrought.TheconditionswerealltherE.LackingtheabilitytocommunicatequicklyoverlongdistancesAmericansin1780remainedinthedarkabouttheeventwhichhaddisappearedbythenextday.Overthenextseveralmonthsthepaperscarriedheateddebatesaboutwhatbroughtthedarkness.SomewerethevoicesofangrypredictionsuchasoneMassachusettsfarmerwhowroteOh!BackslidingNewEnglandattendnowtothethingswhichbelongtoyourpeacebeforetheyareforeverhidfromyoureyes.Othersgavedifferentanswers.Onestatedthataflamingstarhadpassedbetweentheearthandthesun.Asharguedanothercommentator.ThedebatecarriedonthroughoutNewEnglandwheretherewerenoscientificjournalsoracademiesyetreflectedanunfoldingcultureofscientificenquiryalreadysweepingtheWesternworldarevolutionnearlyasinfluentialasthewarforindependencefromtheEnglish.NewEnglanderswouldnotsoonforgetthatdarkdayitlivedoninfolklorepoemsandsermonsforgenerations6.NewEnglanderscrowdedintochurchesbecausetheywerefrightenedby________.A.thepinkcolorofthesunB.thedarkenedskyatdaytimeC.theLastJudgmentonFridayD.theAmericanWarofIndependence7.WhatcanweinferabouttheeventinNewEnglandonMay191780?A.PrayersremainedsilentandattentivE.B.Nightbirdsnolongercameouttosing.C.People'searsbecamesharperthanusual.D.Middaymealswereservedbycandlelight.8.Accordingtotheresearcherstheoriginoftheeventwas________.A.aneastwindB.aseveredroughtC.someburningfuelD.lowbarometricpressure9.Whatcanweknowaboutthedebatesafterthedarkday?A.Theyfocusedoncausesoftheevent.B.TheysweptthroughouttheWesternworlD.C.Theywereorganizedbyscientificinstitutions.D.TheyimprovedAmericans'abilitytocommunicatE.10.WhatcanbetheBESTtitleforthetext?A.NewEngland'sdarkdayB.VoicesofangrypredictionC.ThereisnosmokewithoutfireD.Treeringsandscientificdiscovery
ScientistsareworkingtodevelopcropplantsthatcanreducetheamountofwaterusedforagriculturE.Almostsixtypercentoftheworld'sfreshwaterwithdrawalsfromriverslakesandotherwaterresourcesgotowardirrigatingfields.ScientistsareusingbiotechnologyaswellastraditionalbreedingmethodstodevelopwatersavingcropstofeedagrowingworlD.TommyCarterisaplantscientistinNorthCarolinaworkingfortheAgriculturalResearchServiceintheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturE.HeleadsTeamDroughtagroupofresearchersatfiveuniversities.Theyhavebeenusingconventionalbreedingmethodstodevelopsoybeansthatcangrowwellunderdryconditions.Tommystartedworkingondroughtresistantsoybeansin1981.HisresearchhastakenhimasfarasChinawheresoybeanshavebeengrownforthousandsofyears.FarmersintheUnitedStateshoweverhavegrownsoybeansforonlyaboutacentury.TommyCartersaysthesoybeanstheygrowareforthemostpartgeneticallysimilar.Moredifferencescouldbetterprotectcropsagainstclimatechangesthatcanreduceproduction.Thosechangesincludewatershortageswhichcouldincreasefromglobalwarming.TheAgricultureDepartmenthasasoybeangermplasmcollection种质收集acollectionofgeneticmaterialpassedfromonegenerationtothenext.MembersofTeamDroughtstudiedmorethan2500examplesfromthecollection.TheylookedatthosefromAsiaandsearchedforgermplasmsthatcouldkeepplantsfromweakeningandwilting枯萎duringhotdrysummersintheUnitedStates.Tommysaystheyfoundonlyfivebuttheseslowwiltinglinescanproducemorethannormalsoybeansunderdroughtconditions.Theteamisnowdoingfieldtests.Thefirstbreedinglineisexpectedtobereleasednextyearforusebyprivateseedcompaniesandpublicsoybeanbreeders.Scientistsarealsoworkingonothercropplantsthateitheruselesswateroruseitbetterorboth.1.Thescientistsaredevelopingthecropplantsbecause______.A.traditionalcropplantscan'tgrowunderdryconditionsB.onlybiotechnologycouldleadtoasuccessinthisareaC.irrigatingfieldshasusedalmost60%ofourfreshwaterD.weneednewcropstosavemorewaterthaneverbefore2.FromthepassageweknowthatTommyCarter________.A.isnowteachingatfiveuniversitiesB.organizedTeamDroughtin1981C.oncewenttoChinatostudysoybeansD.discoveredthegeneticmaterialofsoybeans3.Whatwillthewritermostprobablywriteaboutnext?A.Someotherresearchoncropsthatuselesswater.B.Theconclusionthatlesswaterisneededforsoybeans.C.MoreinformationaboutTommyCarter'snewsoybeans.D.ThereasonwhytheclimatechangeshavetakenplacE.4.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout________.A.conventionalmethodsofplantsbreedingB.effortstodevelopcropsusinglesswaterC.thehistoryofsoybeansgrowinginChinaD.whatsomescientistsdotochangetheclimate
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