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Somepeoplesurveyedtastedthesweetsaltyandcrunchy脆的togetherwithothertastesoffoodastheylistentodifferentnoises.Itshowsthatloudernoisesreducedthereportedsweetnessorsaltinessoffoodwhileincreasingthemeasureofcrunchiness松脆.Itmaygosomewaytoexplainwhyairlinefoodiswidelycomplainedaboutbyboththeworkersandpassengers.AndyWoodsaresearchersaidIt’sageneralopinionthatplanefoodsaren’tfantasticbutI’msureairlinesdotheirbestsowewonderediftherewereotherreasons.Onethoughtwasthatperhapsthebackgroundnoisemayhaveaneffect.NASAgivestheirspaceexplorersverystrong-tastingfoodsbecauseforsomereasontheycan’ttastefoodthatstrongly-againitmayhavesomethingtodowiththebackgroundnoisE.Inastudy48peoplewerefedsweetfoodsorsaltyoneswhilelisteningtonothingornoisethroughearphones.Meanwhiletheyrated划分等级thefoods.Innoisiersettingsfoodswereratedlesssaltyorsweetthantheywerewhenitwassilentbutwereratedcrunchier.TheevidenceshowsthatifthebackgroundnoiseisloudyourattentionmightbedrawntothatawayfromthefooD.Dr.WoodssaiD.Wearestillatanearlystageofprogressingandthisisrathersmallstudytoreallydrawdefinitive最完整可靠的conclusionsfromDrWoodssaidbuttheysuggestchoiceoffoodforagivenenvironment.Alsointhegroup’sfindingsthereisthesuggestionthattheoverallsatisfactionwiththefoodisalsorelatedtothedegreetowhichpeoplelikewhattheyarehearing.32.Howdoesthefoodtastewhenitiseateninanoisyenvironment?A.Lesssaltybutcrunchier.B.Sweeterandsaltier.C.Sweeterbutlesscrunchy.D.Lesssweetandcrunchy.33.WhydoesNASAgivetheirspaceexplorersverystrong-tastingfoods?A.FoodsbecomelesstastyinspacE.B.TheexplorerslosetheirsenseoftasteinspacE.C.Loudnoisesinspacemayweakentheexplorers’senseoftastE.D.TheexplorersneedtastierfoodstokeepenergeticinspacE.34.WhatcanweinferfromwhatDr.Woodssaidinthe4thparagraph?A.Theenvironmentinfluencesthefoodarestaurantsells.B.Theresearchershavemadeaneffectiveconclusion.C.Musicwillweakenpeople’ssenseoftastewhileeating.D.ListeningtonothingwhileeatingisthebestchoicE.35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Thebestdinnerenvironment.B.Howtochangeplanefoods.C.Listeningtomusicwhileeating.D.Backgroundnoiseaffectsthetasteoffoods.
WhenyouthinkofphotographingpeopleyoumaythinkofyourfamilyreunionortheChristmaspartyatwork.Thesetypesofpicturesofpeoplearerecordsoffuneventswithnicememories.Let'stakealookatanotherideafortakingpicturesofpeoplewithanentirelydifferentslant.Muchasanthropologists人类学家studythediversityofcharacteristicsofpeopleinculturalandenvironmentalcontextssomephotographersrecordtheseaspectsofpeopleintheirpictures.Theycrytocapturetheemotionsandhumanityofpeopleandthephotographdrawstheviewerintothesubject'sexperienceatthatmomentintimE.TakingpicturesofpeoplewiththisgoalinmindmakesthephotographerandtheviewergrowintheunderstandingofhumannaturE.Forexampleaphotographofayoungmantryingtohitcharide搭便车intheraincanshowtheexperiencE.Hisponcho雨布sparkleswiththeraindropsflowinginasteadystreamtotheground.ThelightsofpassingtraffichighlightthecontrastbetweenthewarmdrydriverstakingnonoticeofhistroublE.Anotherpictureofachildsleepingonabenchatabusytrainstationcancapturetheinnocenceofchildhoodcontrastedwithabusyworldofhurriedgrown-ups.Ifyou'dliketoexperimentwiththisformofphotographsofpeoplelookforordinarypeopleincontrastingenvironmentsorcontexts.Childrenandtheelderlyposeextraordinarypossibilities.Thelinedfacesoftheagedoftenmakegreatsubjectsreflectingcharacterandwisdom.Peoplearesuchinterestingsubjects.Facialexpressionscanconveyathousandmoodsandfeelings.Takingpicturesofpeoplewithaneyetothefeelandmagicofthemomentwillmakeyouabetterandmoreenthusiasticphotographer.YoumayfindyourselfsotakenwiththisnewexperiencE.Photographingpeopleisanartfulendeavor.Taketheleap!28.Thesecondparagraphmainlyshowsthatsomephotographersaredoingsomething.A.easierthananthropologists'studyB.moreinterestingthananthropologists'studyC.similartoanthropologists'studyD.differentfromanthropologists'study29.Whatistheeffectofpicturesthatshowemotionsandhumanityofpeople?A.Helpingtoknowmoreaboutcultures.B.HelpingtoknowbetterabouthumannaturE.C.Helpingtoknowmoreaboutphotography.D.Helpingtoknowbetteraboutanevent.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3indicate?A.Thedrivershavetodrivecarefullyintherain.B.Thedriversareluckytobewarmanddryintherain.C.Theyoungmanisfightingagainsttherain.D.Theyoungmanisinadifficultsituationintherain.31.Whatissuggestedbytheauthor?A.TakingpicturesofcommonpeoplE.B.Takingpicturesofgreatevents.C.Teachingchildrenphotographing.D.Applyingoldpeople'swisdomtophotographing.
Therearequiteafewadvantagesofwearingschooluniforms.Theideamayseemdisagreeableatfirstbutconsideringallthepositiveeffectivecomingfromwearinguniformsyouwouldbemorelikelytoenjoythem.Teachersloveschooluniformsbecauseithelpsprovideanorderlylearningenvironment.Havingstudentsdressedinuniformsmayteachthemhowtopresentthemselvesinaneatandprofessionalmanner.Itgivesstudentstheopportunitytolearnhowtodresslikeyoungladiesandgentleman.AndtheycanfocustheirattentiononacademicsratherthanstylE.Purchasingschooluniformsiseasyandneedslesshesitationandconsideration.Nomatterwhattheschool’spolicyisthereareonlyspecificessentialpiecestothewardrobe服装thatarenecessarysoitwon’tbreakthebank.A.fewwardrobeitemscanlastalongtimE.Parentscouldalsoenjoyaneasymorningasitwilltakelesstimetochooseasetofclothesfortheschoolday.Studentswearinguniformswillfeellesspressureaboutwhattowearornottowearwhentheirclassmatesaredressedsimilarly.Gettingdressedbeforeschoolbecomeslessofachorewhenstudentsarelimitedintheirchoicessothereshouldn’tbeanytroubleaboutchoosinganoutfitforthedayandgettingreadyquickly.Somestudentsmaynotlikethelackofindividuality个性withauniformbutsomeschooldresscodepoliciesmayofferthemtheopportunitiestoshowtheiruniquestyles.UniformstodayarealsobecomingtrendierandcanbeseeninmanyareasofpopculturE.Celebritiesandfashiondesignersareusinguniformsasinspirationfornewlookswhichalsoappealtostudents.28.Teachersthinkthatwearingschooluniforms________________.A.isjustatraditionthatstudentsshouldfollowB.makesstudentsfeellesspressureinstudyC.helpsstudentsputmoreeffortintotheirstudiesD.makesstudentslosetheirindependenceandidentity29.Theunderlinedpartitwon’tbreakthebankinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.aschooluniformdoesn’tcostalotofmoneyB.aschooluniformshouldbeworneverydayC.parentswillhavetogotothebankmanytimesD.parentswhoworkinabankcanaffordtheuniform30.Wecaninferfromthetextthatschooluniforms_________.A.arenotpopularwithfashiondesignersB.werenotacceptedbyparentsinthepastC.willbedesignedbystudentsthemselvesD.willbemorefashionableinthefuture31.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstudents’wearingschooluniformsis___________.A.negativeB.supportiveC.doubtfulD.unclear
Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.InfactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobE.A.certainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolifE.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilitiesothersloseheartatthefirstsignofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenflightorfightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.ThecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressitinvolvesthesameresponsE.ItiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangereD.Sincewecan'tremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.16.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.A.theyregardworkingastheirgreatestenjoymentB.theybelievethatworkissuperiortorelaxationC.theyaretravelingfastallthetimeD.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirworkthaneverbefore17.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis_____.A.strongwilltoholdoutstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople'shealthC.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.19.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto_____.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress20.Accordingtotheauthortherightattitudetowardstressis_____.A.toavoiditB.totrytocopewithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation
BenUnderwoodisblinD.Botheyeswereremovedwhenhewasjustthreeyearsoldleavinghimwithnovisionatall.Sohowonearthdoesheridehisbicycleplayfootballandbasketball?BenusesmanycommonaidsfortheblindlikespeakingsoftwarE.He'salsowrittenabookanddoeshisschoolworkonahi-techBraillewriter.Butwhat’sunusualiswhathedoesn’tusE.BenhasnoguidedogandneverusesawhitecanE.Hedoesn’tevenusehishands.InsteadheseeswithsounD.AmazinglyBen’searspickuptheechoes回声andhecanpreciselylocatewherethingsarE.Benistheonlypersonintheworldwhoseesusingnothingbutecholocation.Benwasbornperfectlyhealthywithdarkeyeslikehismum.Butwhenhewastwoshelookedintohiseyesandsawsomethingwasterriblywrong.Thisisarareinfanteyecancerthataffectsonlyoneineverysixmillion.Inanattempttosavehissightdoctorsimmediatelybeganintensechemoandradiotherapybutlikealeadballoon.HiseyeshadbeenremoveD.Justoneyearaftertheoperationtoremovehiseyesinthecarheaskedhismumwhatthebigbuildingwasthattheywerepassing.Ben’searswerepickingupthesoundsofthecitytrafficreflectingfromthebuilding’ssurfaces.Hismumlethimplayinthestreetbecausehissoundpicturesseemedtomakehimmoreawareofdangerthanhissightedfriends.There’snothinghisfriendscandothatBenUnderwoodwon'tattemptandconquer.DoctorssuspectthatBenUnderwoodhasdevelopedsuper-hearingtomakeforhislossofsight.Howevertestsshowthathehasonlynormalhearing.SohasBen’sbrainlearnedtotranslatethesoundhehearsintovisualinformation?29.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howtoseewithears.B.A.boy’spoorlifewithouteyes.C.ThewaytofightwithfatE.D.A.boywhoseeswithouteyes.30.InwhatwaydoesBenhavemuchcommonwithotherblindpeople?A.HeusesawhitecaneinhiseverydaylifE.B.HetakesadvantagedofcomputersoftwarE.C.Hefeelsthesameecholocationasothersdo.D.Heuseshisearsinsteadofhisbothhands.31.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninParagraph3?A.Hiseyelookedlikeaball.B.Thedoctorstoppedtheirefforts.C.NothingreallyworkeD.D.HismotherwasfrighteneD.32.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThecaseofBenhasshockedthedoctors.B.ThecaseofBeniscommontochildren.C.QuiteafewbelievewhatBenhassaiD.D.liendoeshavethesuper-hearingability.
Beatingisasignofaffectioncursing骂isasignoflovE.ManymaynotexpecttohearthewordsoftheoldChinesesayinginthesemoderntimes—withparentswealthierandbettereducatedthantheyhaveeverbeen—butexpertssaytheystillringtruE.TodayitseemsChineseparentsaremorelikelytosendtheirchildrentoprecollegemilitaryacademiesintheUnitedStatesinthehopethatsometoughlovewillpavethewaytosuccess.Goodeducationdoesn’tmeanlettingyourchildrenenjoyprivilegesespeciallyourboys.saidSongWenminganentrepreneur企业家inJinhua’EastChina’sZhejiangprovincE.TheyshouldberaisedintoughconditionstoknowwhattofightforinthefuturE.InAugustSongsenthis17yearoldsontoValleyForgeMilitaryAcademyVFMAinPennsylvaniA.Andheisfarfromaloneeventhoughittakesalotofmoney—around$48000peryear—tosendachildtoastrictmilitaryschool.StatisticsshowthatanincreasingnumberofChinesestudentshavebeenregisteringwithsuchacademies.A.fewyearsagotherewerenoChinesestudentsatValleyForgE.Todaythereare28.AlloftheChinesestudentsatValleyForgecamefromwealthyfamilies;someofthemwerespoileD.saidJenniferMyersdirectorofmarketingandcommunicationsattheschool.Song’sonlysonSongSiyuhadarockystartduringhisfirstsixweeksattheschool.Theteenagersaidhewenttotheschoolvoluntarilybutdidnotexpectittobeasdifficult.Nowthreemonthslaterhehasperfectedtheartoftakingabathin35secondsfinishingamealwithoutlookingathisfoodandmakinghisbedwithprecision.HecaneventakecriticismnomatterhowunreasonablE.ThetrainingishardbutIknowitisgoodforselfdevelopmentofindividuals.saidSongSiyu.Theendlesstrainingandscoldingarejustwaystobuildupourcharacter;theyarenotpersonal.Buthisenthusiasmisnotuniversal.Tenofthe13Chinesestudentswhojoinedtheacademythisyearhavetransferredtootherschools.Butforthosewhostickwithitthereisarewardforallthehardwork.25.FromthesecondparagraphwecanknowtheoldChinesesaying________.A.isoutofdateinmoderntimesB.isdisagreedbyrichparentsC.isstillworthtrustingD.isdeeplybelievedbybettereducatedparents26.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthat_________.A.SongsenthisonlysontomilitaryschoolsohefeelslonelyB.SongistheonlyonewhosendshischildtomilitaryschoolC.thereareotherpeoplesendingtheirchildrentomilitaryschoolbesidesSongD.thefeeofthemilitaryschoolissohighthatonlySongcanaffordit27.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.It'slikelythatmoreandmoreChinesestudentswillattendVFMA.B.MostChineseparentsapproveofeducatingtheirchildrenbybeatingandcursingnowadays.C.SongSiyuhadnodifficultyinadjustingtothelifeatVFMA.D.MostChinesestudentssupportthewayofeducationatVFMA.
ThankslargelytotheKeplerspacetelescopeastronomershavediscoveredmorethan2000planetsintheuniversE.Kepler’sfinalgoalistofindworldssimilartoEarth-placeswherethere’sachancethatalienlifemightexist.Butthesearchforlifewillstillnotbeeasy.Itwillbeimportanttochoosethebestpossibletargets.That’sthereasoningbehindtwonewratingsystems评估体系proposedbyWashingtonStateUniversityenvironmentalscientistDirkSchulze-Makuchalongwithnineothercolleagues.ThefirstratingsystemiscalledtheEarthSimilarityIndexorESI.That’sjustwhatitsoundslike:it’sameasureofhowcloselyanalienworldmatchesEarthintermsofsizeandtemperaturE.ThetemperatureisimportantbecauseliquidwaterisanimportantpartforlifE.Thesizeoftheplanetseemsimportanttoo.IfaplanetistoosmalllikeMarsitmightnothaveenoughgravity引力toholdontoitsatmospherE.IftheplanetistoobiggravitymighthavepulledintoomuchatmospherewhichwouldcreatetoomuchpressureatthesurfacE.A.worldfourorfivetimesaslargeasEarthmightbeabletosupportlifE.Butanythingbiggerthanthatcouldcauseproblems.ThissecondsystemiscalledthePlanetaryHabitabilityIndexorPHI.ItincludesplanetsthathaveasolidsurfaceofsomekindprotectedbyanatmosphereofsomekinD.OtherthingsnecessaryunderthePHIsystemaresomesortofenergysourcesunlight;somesortofchemicalenvironmentthatallowstheformationofcomplexmolecules分子;andthepresenceofliquid-butnotnecessarilywater.Thesearchwillgeteasierastechnologyimproves.Stillthesenewwaysoflookingforalienlifegiveusourbestchanceoflearningifsomewhereoutwehavegalactic银河的relatives.66.Kepleris.A.ascientistB.anorganizationC.asystemD.atelescope67.Accordingtothe5thparagraphtosupportlifethefollowingarenecessaryEXCEPT.A.asolidsurfaceB.waterC.aprotectiveatmosphereD.anenergysource68.WhyistherenolifeinMars?A.BecausetheMarsistoohottokeepthewater.B.BecausethesunisfarawayfromtheMars.C.BecausetheMarscan’tkeeptheatmospherE.D.BecausethereisnotanyotherenergyinMars.69.Wecaninferthatthetextis.A.adescriptionofnaturalresourcesB.aresearchreportC.abookreviewD.anintroductiontospacescience70.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.NewwaystolookforalienlifE.B.GoalstofindworldssimilartoEarth.C.Systemstosearchformoreplanets.D.ReportsmadebyDirkSchulze-Makuch.
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IamHenryJekyll.Iwasborninthe1800s.Iinherited继承alargefortuneahealthybodyandanexcellentminD.Iwasnaturallyhard-workingandsoonIwasverysuccessfulinmyjoB.Sotheoutsideworldsawaserioushard-workingsuccessfuldoctor.Behindthisquietcharacterhoweverwasawildfun-lovingirresponsibleyoungman.BothofthemweremE.Theylivedtogetherinthesamebody.WasitpossibleIwonderedtofindadrugthatcouldgiveeachsideofmycharacteritsownseparatefaceandbody?AftermuchthoughtandcarefulstudyIbelievedIhadfoundtheanswer.Ihadreadmanyscientificbooksandspentmanyhoursinmylaboratorysearchingfortherightmixtureofchemicalstomakemydrug.AtlastIgoteverythingready.LateonenightImixedeverythingtogetherandpreparedmydrug.Iwatchedthesmokerisingfromtheliquidasitscolorchangedfromredtopurpleandatlasttogreen.ThenbravelyIdrankeverybitterdrop.Ifeltaviolentsicknessinmystomachandaterriblepaininallmybones.TheroomseemedtoturnroundandroundandItrembledwithfear.ThenthefearandpaindisappearedandastrangesweetfeelingtookitsplacE.Wildthoughtsdancedthroughmymind—thewildpassionsofanevilandcruelstranger.ButinsidemyselfIfeltyoungerlightermorecarefreethaneverbeforE.IfthisispureevilIthoughtIlikeit.IstoodthereenjoyingthesestrangenewthoughtsandpassionsandsuddenlyrealizedthatIwasshorter.SoIdecidedtogotomybedroominmynewbodyandtakealookatmyselfinthemirrortherE.AsIcameintomyroomIsawEdwardHydeforthefirsttimE.AtthattimethegoodsideofmycharacterwasstrongerthantheevilsidE.HenryJekyllhadhisfaultsbuthewasmostlyagoodkindman.IbelievethatisthereasonwhyEdwardHydewassomuchsmallerthanHenryJekyll.Butthatwasnottheonlydifferencebetweenthetwomen.HenryJekyllhadakindopenhonestfacE.ButpureevilstaredoutofEdwardHyde’seyes.Ifeltnodislikehowever.IndeedIwelcomedhim.EdwardHydewasmeyoungandstrongandfulloflifE.21.Inothers’eyesthewriterwas______.A.wildandsuccessfulB.fun-lovingandresponsibleC.quietandirresponsibleD.seriousandhard-working22.Thewriterwantedtofindadrugto______.A.discovertherightmixtureofchemicalsB.createseparatebodiesforbothsidesC.observethechangeofthechemicalsD.makehimselfsmallerbutstronger23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriter______.A.feltquitedelightedrightaftertakingthedrugB.preferredkindHenrytopureevilEdwardC.wasverysickoftheshorterEdwardHydeD.wassatisfiedwithbothofhisbodies
MostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworlD.WegofishingsitinthegardenhaveapicnicliveinthesuburbsorgototheseasidE.ThemostpopularleisureactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Whenjoggersjogtheydon’trunonthestreets.Theytendtogototheparkortheriver.Butdespitethisourchildrenaregrowingupnaturedeprived剥夺.Ispentmyboyhoodclimbingtrees.ThesedayschildrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedomduetoproblemslikecrimetrafficthelossoftheopenspacesandstrangenewideasaboutwhatisbestforchildrenthatistosaythingsthatcanbeboughtratherthanthingsthatcanbefounD.ThetruthistobefoundelsewherE.A.studyintheUS:familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHD—Attention-deficithyperactivitydisorder注意力缺陷多动障碍.Thosewhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust4%.ADHDisoneofthegreatproblemsofmodernchildhooD.OnestudyafteranotherindicatesthatcontactwithnaturegiveshugebenefitstoADHDchildren.Howeverwespendmoneyondrugsratherthanongreenplaces.ThelifeofoldpeopleismeasurablybetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonaturE.Theincreasingconcernforthegrowingpopulationofoldpeopleisinqualityratherthanquantityofyears.Andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemostimportantthinginfindingthatquality.EvenproblemswithcrimeandaggressivebehaviourarereducedwhenthereiscontactwiththenaturalworlD.WeneedthewildworlD.Itisessentialtoourwell-beingourhealthandourhappiness.32.Accordingtotheauthorpeopleenjoy______toseeknaturE.A.joggingonthestreetB.sittinginthegardenC.shoppinginthesupermarketD.runninginthegym33.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanseethat______.A.thingsthatcanbeboughtratherthanthingsthatcanbefounD.B.climbingtreeswillcertainlydogoodtothechildrenC.childrenprobablyspendlesstimeinnaturenowadaysD.childrentendtobehappierasaresultoftheirmaterialsatisfaction34.Inwhatwaydopeoplebenefitfromtheircontactwithnature?A.ChildrenwithADHDcanbecureD.B.A.gardennearbyimprovesthequalityofoldpeople’slifE.C.ProblemswithcrimeandviolentbehaviorwilleasilybesolveD.D.Children’sperformanceatschoolisgreatlyimproveD.35.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.AccesstonatureimprovesourlifE.B.NaturetreatschildrenwithADHD.C.GettingclosetonaturereducescrimE.D.Mancan’tlivewithoutnaturalareas.
TorontoisabigandbeautifulcitywhichhasdevelopedfromarelativeunknownplaceoverthepasthalfcenturytothecentreofculturetradeandcommunicationinCanadA.Withitscolorfulethnic种族的mixrichhistoryandbreathtakingbuildingsTorontooffersnon－stopadventurestothetourists.TogetasenseofhowbigvariousandmagicalTorontoisthebestplacetostartistheCNTowerthetallestfree－standing无支撑物的buildingintheworlD.Fromthispointvisitorscangetabird's-eyeviewofthecity'samazingsceneryanduniquegeography.InadditiontobeinganimportantcenterofculturetradeandcommunicationinCanadaTorontoisalsoamajormulti-ethniccity.Ithasapopulationofover4.5maillionanditscitizenscomefromcountriesaroundtheworldandfromallmannerofethnicbackgrounds.EverydayinmostplacesofthecityahundreddifferentlanguagescanbeheardonthestreetsfromHinditoGreektoFrench.ThisperhapsexplainswhyformerPrimeMinisterPierreTrudeauoncesaidthatCanadaisreallymoremosaic马赛克镶嵌图案ofculturesandlanguagesthanameltingpot.StreetsignsinTorontoaremostlyinEnglish.WeeklyanddailynewspapersarepublishedinvariouslanguagesandthecityhostssuccessfulinternationalfilmfestivaleachSeptember.ItisalsohometoapopularbaseballteamtheTorontoBlueJays.TorontohassomethingforeveryonE.56.Theauthorwrotethispassageto________.A.tellushowTorontodevelopsfromthepastB.introducesomefamoussightsofTorontoC.drawmoretouriststoTorontoD.introducesomethingaboutCanada57.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.TorontoisinthecentreofCanadA.B.FromthetopoftheCNTowerwecanseethewholeToronto.C.ThestreetsignsinTorontoareallwritteninEnglish.D.Torontoisacitywithahistoryofhalfacentury.58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Torontohostsbaseballgameseveryyear.B.NewspapersinCanadaaren’tpublishedonlyinEnglish.C.WecanseepeopleofeverycolourinToronto.D.Torontohostsaninternationalfilmfestivaleveryyear.59.TheunderlinedsentencemeansdifferentculturesandlanguagesinCanada.A.havedevelopedalotB.canbeeasilyseenbyforeignersC.havebeenwellmixedtogetherD.stillkeeptheirowncharacteristics60.HowdoestheauthorlikeToronto?A.Thecityisworthvisiting.B.It’sjustacommoncityinCanadA.C.Therearetoomanyforeignersinthecity.D.Therearen’tmanyplacesofinteresttovisit.
Beatingisasignofaffectioncursing骂isasignoflovE.ManymaynotexpecttohearthewordsoftheoldChinesesayinginthesemoderntimes—withparentswealthierandbettereducatedthantheyhaveeverbeen—butexpertssaytheystillringtruE.TodayitseemsChineseparentsaremorelikelytosendtheirchildrentoprecollegemilitaryacademiesintheUnitedStatesinthehopethatsometoughlovewillpavethewaytosuccess.Goodeducationdoesn’tmeanlettingyourchildrenenjoyprivilegesespeciallyourboys.saidSongWenminganentrepreneur企业家inJinhua’EastChina’sZhejiangprovincE.TheyshouldberaisedintoughconditionstoknowwhattofightforinthefuturE.InAugustSongsenthis17yearoldsontoValleyForgeMilitaryAcademyVFMAinPennsylvaniA.Andheisfarfromaloneeventhoughittakesalotofmoney—around$48000peryear—tosendachildtoastrictmilitaryschool.StatisticsshowthatanincreasingnumberofChinesestudentshavebeenregisteringwithsuchacademies.A.fewyearsagotherewerenoChinesestudentsatValleyForgE.Todaythereare28.AlloftheChinesestudentsatValleyForgecamefromwealthyfamilies;someofthemwerespoileD.saidJenniferMyersdirectorofmarketingandcommunicationsattheschool.Song’sonlysonSongSiyuhadarockystartduringhisfirstsixweeksattheschool.Theteenagersaidhewenttotheschoolvoluntarilybutdidnotexpectittobeasdifficult.Nowthreemonthslaterhehasperfectedtheartoftakingabathin35secondsfinishingamealwithoutlookingathisfoodandmakinghisbedwithprecision.HecaneventakecriticismnomatterhowunreasonablE.ThetrainingishardbutIknowitisgoodforselfdevelopmentofindividuals.saidSongSiyu.Theendlesstrainingandscoldingarejustwaystobuildupourcharacter;theyarenotpersonal.Buthisenthusiasmisnotuniversal.Tenofthe13Chinesestudentswhojoinedtheacademythisyearhavetransferredtootherschools.Butforthosewhostickwithitthereisarewardforallthehardwork.25.FromthesecondparagraphwecanknowtheoldChinesesaying________.A.isoutofdateinmoderntimesB.isdisagreedbyrichparentsC.isstillworthtrustingD.isdeeplybelievedbybettereducatedparents26.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthat_________.A.SongsenthisonlysontomilitaryschoolsohefeelslonelyB.SongistheonlyonewhosendshischildtomilitaryschoolC.thereareotherpeoplesendingtheirchildrentomilitaryschoolbesidesSongD.thefeeofthemilitaryschoolissohighthatonlySongcanaffordit27.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.It'slikelythatmoreandmoreChinesestudentswillattendVFMA.B.MostChineseparentsapproveofeducatingtheirchildrenbybeatingandcursingnowadays.C.SongSiyuhadnodifficultyinadjustingtothelifeatVFMA.D.MostChinesestudentssupportthewayofeducationatVFMA.
Botharesomuchrelatedtoeachother.Andbotharesodissimilar!Whatarethedifferencesbetweenfriendshipandlove?Isplatonic理想的friendshippossiblebetweenpersonsofoppositesex?LetustryandunderstanD.Whatisfriendship?Whydowecallapersonourfriend?Whendowecallsomeoneaverygoodfriend?Ifwecareforapersonifwearealwaysreadytohelpthatpersonandifwesharemostofourthoughtswithapersontheyareourgoodfriends.Wecanalwayscountuponourgoodfriendsinanemergency.Wearealwayssurethatourfriendwillunderstandwhyweactedinacertainway.Weneednotexplainanythingtoourverygoodfriends.Thefriendshipissodeepandtherelationshipissoclosethatmostofthethingsareautomaticallyunderstoodbyourfriends.Whataboutlove?InarelationshipofdeeploveallthesharingthatwediscussedabovearetakenforgranteD.Butlovetranscends胜过超越allthesE.Duringloveweareattachedwithaparticularpersonwhileinfriendshiponemayhavemanyfriends.A.lovingrelationshipmakesonesomuchattachedtotheotherthatonegetspainedifhis/herbelovedishurt!Lovealsoinvolvesaphysicalelement.Friendshipdoesnothavethat.ThisisavitaldifferencE.NaturegivesuslovesothatthespeciescangoforwarD.Naturedoesnotgiveusfriendship.YourheartbeatswillneverincreaseinexpectationofmeetingyourfrienD.YouwillnotlieawakeatnightthinkingaboutyourfrienD.Youwillnotfeeltotallylostifyoudon'tmeetyourfriendforafewdays.YouwillnothavedreamsinyoureyesthinkingaboutyourfrienD.ButinloveyouwilldoalltheseandmuchmorE.Indeedthereisnocomparisonbetweenloveandfriendship.21.What'sthefunctionofthefirstpassage?A.Tocomeupwiththequestionforthefurtherdiscussion.B.ToexplainthemainideaofthefollowingpassagE.C.TotellusthewholemeaningofthepassagE.D.Toadviseustomakefriendsindifferentway.22.Howdoyoudotomakerealfriends?A.Youshouldgiveothersyoureverything.B.Youshouldsharehelpandunderstandeachother.C.Youshouldhavethesameinterestsineverything.D.FriendinneedisafriendindeeD.23.Ifyouarefriendsyou'll________.A.dreamofhimatnight.B.lieawakeatnightandthinkyourfrienD.C.feelyoudon'tmeethimforalongtimE.D.neverfeelexcitedmeetingyourfrienD.24.Thewritergivesusthearticleto________.A.tellusthemeaningofloveandfriendship.B.tellusrelationshipbetweenfriendsandrelatives.C.tellusthedifferencebetweenloveandfriendship.D.tellushowtogetfriendshipandlovE.
AdvicetoEnglishlearnersLearnersofEnglishespeciallyself-taughtlearnersmayhavetroubleinunderstandingspeechesbynativespeakers.Thefollowingwaysmighthelpimprovetheirability.Firstofalldothingsstepbystep.Itisnotgoodtolistentosomethingbeyondyourlevel.Betterchooseasuitablecourseandstartwiththefirstbook.GoontothesecondbookonlyafteryouaresureyouunderstandthefirstonE.Secondlysticktoonecourseofstudy.Don’tchangebooksoften.Neverletyourattentionbeattractedbyanothercoursejustbecauseitseemstobemorefashionable时髦.ThirdlylistentotheEnglishnewsprogrammeovertheradiofromtimetotimE.BettergothroughthenewsstoriesintheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst.ThatwillmakeiteasyforyoutounderstandtheEnglishnewsontheradio.FourthlyifyouhavetimelistentosomeinterestingstoriesinspecialEnglishfromtheVOAorotherlisteningmaterialsofthesamelevelasthatofyourtextbook.1.ThisisapieceofadvicetolearnersofEnglishinhowto_____.A.improvetheirlisteningabilityB.readfastC.writebetterEnglishandreadfastD.speakcorrectly2.IfyouwanttounderstandtheEnglishnewsprogrammeontheradioyoushould_________.A.readtheChinese-languagenewspapercarefullyB.readagainandagaintheChinese-languagenewspaperC.gothroughtheChinese-languagenewspaperD.beabletorecitetheChinese-languagenewspaper3.Beyondyourlevelmeanssomething_______.A.easyforyouB.toodifficultforyouC.nottooeasyandnottoodifficultforyouD.justallrightforyou4.Theauthoradvisedthatonceyouhavetakenupacourseyoushould_______.A.sticktoitB.beginwiththelastbookC.takeupothercoursesifyouaremorefashionableD.notdoanythingelse5.InthispassageVOAstandsfor______.A.abookB.amagazineC.atextbookD.aradiostation
IliveinNewYorkCityandmyneighborsarepeopleIdon’tknow.Mycityneighbor-hoodandblockarefilledwithpeoplewhodon’tknowmedon’tcaretoknowmeanddon’ttalktomE.Ifindthatit’sprettyhardtolovepeopleyoudon’tevenknow.Andsometimesweallmyselfincludedusethatasanexcusenottotry.OnedayBrendanayoungmaninNewYorkwascominghometohisBrooklynapartmentwhenahomelesswomancalledJackieaskedhimformoney.Hesaidthathehadnomoney.BytheendoftheweeksheaskedtwomoretimesandeachtimeheansweredNo.ThewomanlookedsadsoBrendansaidIamonmywaytoajobinterview.IfIgetthejobIwilltakeyououtforChinesefooD.Brendangotthejobandcarriedouthispromise.Thatwaswhentheirfriendshipbegan.Theybuiltastrongfriendshipbysupportingeachotherandspendingtheirbirthdaysholidaysandtoughtimestogetheroveraperiodofeightyears.WhenBrendan’sheaterbrokeJackiemadehimablanket.Twodayslaterwhenhetoldherthathehadlosthisjobshedisappearedreturningminuteslaterbringinghimfoodtoeat.Shecontinuedtodothroughoutthewinter.Evenwithsolittlesheneverhesitatedtogiveback.OvertheseyearsJackiemovedfromthestreetsandsubwaystationsintoahalfwayhouseandisnowmovingintoanapartment.TocelebrateitBrendanwantedtodosomethingspecialforJackiE.HewentwithhertoTargetandhelpedhertopickouteverythingshe’dneedforhernewapartment.MayBrendan’sstoryencourageustofindanewwaytohonorserveandlovethepeoplearoundus.25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph1?A.HeoftenstaysindoorsB.HecaresabouthisneighborsC.HeisgoodatmakingfriendsD.Hehardlytalkstohisneighbors26.WhatdidBrendandowhenJackieaskedhimformoney?A.HewasangrywithherB.Hedidn’tgiveheranyC.HeofferedhersomefoodD.Hegavehersomesparechange27.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordshispromiseinParagraph3referto?A.GivingJackiesomemoneyB.HelpingJackiefindaplacetoliveinC.TakingJackieoutforChinesefoodD.MakingablanketforJackie28.WhathappenedafterBrendanandJackiehadthemealtogether?A.TheybecamegoodfriendsB.TheybecamecolleaguesC.TheyfellinlovewitheachotherD.Theybecameneighbors
NewYorkersandvisitorstotheBigApplewillgettoringintheLunarNewYearalsoknownasChineseNewYearintheU..S..instylewithafireworksdisplayontheHudsonRiversettomusicwrittenbyAcademyAward﹣winningcomposerTanDun.ThedisplayispartofthesecondannualHappyChineseNewYearFantasticArtChinafestivalheldinNewYorkonFebruary5﹣102016.TheChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsCAFAtheU..S..﹣ChinaCulturalInstituteandtheCulturalAssociateoftheCommitteeof100announcedthisyear'seventsonNovember18atapressconferenceattheLincolnCenter.TheFantasticArtChinafestivalwillfeaturealargerandmorediverseseriesofartisticandculturaleventsacrossNewYork'stopculturalvenues地点andlandmarksincludingtheLincolnCenterEmpireStateBuildingandJacobK..JavitsConventionCenter.Thisyear'sthemefocusesonexploringthecomplicatedrelationshipbetweensoundandimagesaidProfessorYuDingfromCAFAwhoisalsopresidentofFantasticArtChinaandinchargeofthefestival'sdesign.LunarNewYearwhichcelebratestheYearoftheMonkeyin2016isanopportunitytobringChina'smodernarttomainstreamAmericaandthefestivalservesasaninnovativeapproachtoestablishingculturalexchangebetweenChinaandNewYorkCityYusaid.UNESCOGoodwillAmbassadorTanDun'smusicisaneweditionthatwillbefeaturedatseveralvenuesincludingamajorartexhibitionattheJavitsCentereventsattheLincolnCenterandthefireworksdisplayontheHudsonwhichwilltakeplaceontheeveningofFebruary6.Fivebarges游艇ontheriverwilllaunchthefireworksdesignedbyCAFAthatwilltellastoryaboutcelebrationandconservation.WeChinesearefondofnaturesothebestwaytocelebratetheLunarNewYearistosalutewiththesoundsofnaturesuchassoundsofwaterstoneandbamboosaidTanDunatthepressconferenceAnditwillbefuntousethemusicofwaterduringthefireworkdisplay.InadditiontothefireworksaspeciallightingshowattheEmpireStateBuildingwillilluminateNewYorkCityduringtheholiday.ChineseNewYearisbeingrecognizedasapublicschoolholidayforthefirsttimeinNewYork.ChildrenfromtheNationalDanceInstitutewhichrepresents75schoolswillperformtraditionalChinesedancesattheLincolnCenterandtheJavitsCenter.AndincelebrationoftheYearoftheMonkeyeventswillfeatureaconservationmessageabouttheendangeredgoldenmonkeyinChina.28.Thethemeofthisyear'scelebrationiscenteredon.A.diversityofChinesetraditionalfestivalsB.relationshipbetweensoundandimageofnatureC.endangeredspeciesandenvironmentprotectionD.culturalexchangebetweenChinaandAmerica29.ThecomingYearoftheMonkeyistobecelebratedinNewYorkby.A.sailingontheHudsonRiveralongwithanew﹣yearspeechB.holdingaspecialconcertattheEmpireStateBuildingC.settingofffireworksandholdingaspeciallightingshowD.takingaweekoffandorganizingChinesedancecontests30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordilluminateinParA.7mostprobablymeanA.Lighten.B.Surround.C.Decorate.D.Broaden.31.Thispassageiswrittenmainlyinorderto.A.comparesometraditionalfestivalsinChinaandAmericaB.attractvisitorstoAmericaforthecomingnew﹣yearcelebrationC.strengthentheculturalco﹣operationbetweenChinaandAmericaD.reportcelebrationactivitiesfortheYearoftheMonkeyinNewYork.
LighttravelsataspeedwhichisaboutamilliontimesfasterthanthespeedofsounD.Inonesecondlighttravelsabout300000kmbutsoundtravelsonly344m.YoucangetsomeideaofthisdifferencebywatchingthestartofaracE.Ifyoustandsomedistanceawayfromthestarteryoucanseesmokecomefromhisgunbeforethesoundreachesyourears.Thisgreatspeedoflightproduces产生somestrangefacts.Sunlighttakesabout8minutestoreachus.Ifyoulookatthelightofthemoontonightrememberthatthelightrays光线leftthemoon1.3secondsbeforetheyreachedyou.Theneareststarissofarawaythatthelightwhichyoucanseefromittonightstartedtotraveltowardsyoufouryearsagoataspeedofnearly2millionkmperminutE.Insomecases情况thelightfromoneoftonight'sstarsstartedonitsjourneytoyoubeforeyouwereborn.ThusifwewanttobehonestwecannotsayThestarsareshinningtonight.WehavetosayThestarslookpretty.TheywereshiningfouryearsagobuttheirlighthasonlyjustreachedEarth.61.Ifyoustand200metersawayfromamanwhoisfiringaguntostartaraceyouwillfindoutthat_____.A.youcanhearthegunbeforeyouseethesmokE.B.sounddoesnottravelasfastaslight.C.thesoundofthegunwillreachyoubeforethemanfireshisgun.D.soundtravelsaboutamilliontimesfasterthanlight.62.Sunlightclearly_____thanthelightofthemoon.A.hastotravelagreaterdistanceB.moveslessquicklyC.travelsmuchmorequicklyD.islesspowerful63.Whatdoesitinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.moonlightB.lightraysC.theneareststarD.themoon64.ThescientificwayofsayingThestarsareshiningtonightshouldbe________.A.thestarshavebeenshiningallthetimE.B.thestarsseentonightwillbeshiningfouryearslater.C.thestarswereshininglongagobutareseentonight.D.thestarlightseentodaycouldbeseenfouryearsago.65.Thelightoftheneareststaryouseetonighthasbeen______foryears.A.ontheearthB.onthemoonC.awayfromthesunD.awayfromthestar
OlafStapledonwroteabookcalledFirstandLastMeninwhichhelookedmillionsofyearsaheaD.Hetoldofdifferentmenandofstrangecivilizationsbrokenupbylongdarkagesinbetween.InhisviewwhatiscalledthepresenttimeisnomorethanamomentinhumanhistoryandwearejusttheFirstMen.In2000millionyearsfromnowtherewillbetheEighteenthorLastMen.Howevermostofourideasaboutthefuturearereallyveryshort-sighteD.Perhapswecanseesomepossibilitiesforthenextfiftyyears.Butthenexthundred?Thenextthousand?Thenextmillion?That'smuchmoredifficult.Whenmenandwomenlivedbyhunting50000yearsagohowcouldtheyevenbegintopicturemodernlife?Yettomenof50000yearsfromnowwemayseemasprimitiveinourideasastheStone-Agehuntersdotous.PerhapstheywillspendtheirdaysgollockingtomakenewspundelsorstrugglingwiththeirballalatorsthroughthecribE.ThesewordswhichIhavejustmadeuphavetostandforthingsandideasthatwesimplycan'tthinkof.Sowhybothereventotryimagininglifefarinthefuture?Herearetworeasons.FirstunlesswerememberhowshortourownlivesarecomparedwiththewholehumanhistorywearelikelytothinkourowninterestsaremuchmoreimportantthantheyreallyarE.Ifwemaketheearthapoorplacetolivebecausewearecarelessorgreedyorquarrelsomeourgrandchildrenwillnotbothertothinkofexcusesforus.Secondbytryingtoescapefrompresentinterestsandimaginelifefarinthefuturewemayarriveatquitefreshideasthatwecanuseourselves.Forexampleifweimaginethatinthefuturemenmaygiveupfarmingwecanthinkoftryingitnow.SosetyouimaginationfreewhenyouthinkaboutthefuturE.28.AparticularmentionmadeofStapledon'sbookintheopeningparagraph.A.servesasadescriptionofhumanhistoryB.servesanintroductiontothediscussionC.showsadisagreementofview'sD.showsthepopularityofthebook29.Thetextdiscussesmenandwomen50000yearsagoand50000yearsfromnowinordertoshowthat.A.humanhistoryisextremelylongB.lifehaschangedagreatdealC.itisuselesstoplanforthenext50yearsD.itisdifficulttotellwhatwillhappeninthefuture30.Spundelsandballalatorsareusedinthetexttoreferto.A.toolsusedinfarmingB.ideasaboutmodernlifeC.unknownthingsinthefutureD.huntingskillsintheStoneAge31.Accordingtothewriterofthetextimaginingthefuturewill.A.benefitthepresentandfuturegenerationsB.enableustobetterunderstandhumanhistoryC.helpustoimprovefarmingtechnologyD.makelifeworthliving
Today’sworkplaceisuniqueinhistory.Neverbeforehaveweseenpeopleworkingtogetherwhorepresentsuchdifferentbackgroundsandexperiences.Thisdifferenceofageracegenderandworkstylemakesitverydifficulttoorganizeandrunacompany.Asaresultcompaniesarelookingforindividualswhocanmanageawiderangeofemployeeseffectively.Increasinglymanagersarediscoveringthatagedifferencesamongworkersareamajorcauseofconcern.Thishasbeenanimportantrealization.ThemanagementdifficultiesandchallengeshaveledsomeexpertstostudyintergenerationaldifferencesforanunderstandingofproblemsintheworkplacE.Whattheyhavediscoveredisinterestingandmayprovidewaysofimprovingworkingconditionsincompaniesthatemployindividualsfromdifferentgenerations.ThefirstthingtorealizetheysayisthatdifferencesofopinionabouttheimportanceofworkandhowtogetworkdonearenotacoincidencE.Thatisitisnotanaccidentthatyoungemployeeswillbedifferentfromolderemployees.Infactifemployersdonotpayattentiontothesedifferencesitispossiblethatangerwillbuildupbetweenpeopleandleadtodifficultiesinthecompany.Resentment仇恨betweenmembersofdifferentgenerationsifnotattendedtocanleadtoextremeangerandunhappinessandevenlastingenmityifpeoplearenotcareful.Thatindividualsfromdifferentgenerationsshouldcometovieweachotherasiftheywerefromdifferentsidesofwarringcountriesshouldnotbesurprising.Itisnaturalforindividualsfromthesamegenerationtoformalliances联盟tocometogetherforprotection.Differentgenerationsrepresentdifferentexperiencesinlifeandtheseleadnaturallytodifferentopinionsaboutoneselfandone’sapproachestowork.IfyouwereraisedinatimeofplentywhenproductswerereadilyavailableandrelativelyinexpensiveyouwouldbelievethatprosperityisnaturalandexpectablE.Ifontheotherhandyouwereraisedinatimeofscarcityyouwouldalwaysbecarefulnottowastethingsforfearyouwouldnothaveenough.Youwouldmakeangrypeoplewhoseemtobelievethatproblemswillalwayssolvethemselves.Suchoptimisminthefaceofdifficultieswouldbeasourceofunhappinessbetweenyouandthem.ItisdifficultinsuchcircumstancestoachieveahappyagreeableatmosphereintheworkplacE.32.Accordingtotheexpertsemployersshouldrealize______iftheywanttoavoidangerbetweenemployees.A.thedifferentunderstandingofproblemsintheworkplaceB.thedifferentviewsonvalueofworkandworkingmethodsC.thedifferentgendersofemployeesintheworkplaceD.thedifferentwaysofexpressingangerinthecompany33.Thewordenmityisclosetinmeaningto______.A.hatredB.sorrowsC.ignoranceD.forgiveness34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Employeesinsomecompaniesregardeachotherasmereenemies.B.Employees’attitudestowardslifearerelatedtothetimewhentheygrowup.C.Employeeswhoareraisedinatimeofscarcitytendtobeangrywithothers.D.Achievingaharmoniousatmosphereintheworkplaceisthemaintaskforemployers.35.Whatdoesthewritermainlytalkaboutinthepassage?A.Employeesshouldbecooperativeandfriendlywitheachother.B.Itisdifficultforemployerstohaveworkersworkinafriendlyway.C.Theweaknessofhumannaturecausestheangerbetweenemployees.D.Thegenerationaldifferencescausethedisharmonyamongemployees.
PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingeventsconcertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.A.standarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival19Oct.cost£169.15atBooking.com.A.weeklaterthesameroomcost£118.15.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid—oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.comwhichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycitydateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrainyoumaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestationbutyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.BookingtwomonthsinadvancethecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas£95.95.A.roomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas£75.75.AndatFarringdonadoubleroomcostjust£62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondonEdinburghandCardiffcancostafortuneespeciallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.A.greatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMileavailablefor£420forfivedaysinlateSeptemberwithroomforfouradults.GETONA.BIKELondon’s‘Borisbikes’haveattractedthemostattentionbutothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammesthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpacesavingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammesareNewcastlecasualmemberspayaround£1.50fortwohoursandCardifffreeforupto30minutesor£5perday.28.TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay__________.A.helptravelerspasstimeB.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUKC.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplansD.causetravelerstopaymoreforaccommodation29.FarringdoninParagraph5ismostprobably__________.A.ahotelawayfromthetrainstationB.thetubelinetoCoventGardenC.anidealholidaydestinationD.thenameofatravelagency30.ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat__________.A.liesonthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondonC.providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsD.costsover£100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember31.Themainpurposeofthepassageis__________.A.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvanceB.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformationC.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-helpD.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtips
AgirlfromMontclairNewJerseyCharlotteAlterwhoisnowinhertwentieswroteonTimE.comthatwhenshewas12hermothertoldher:Idon’twanttofrightenyoubutIthinkyoumayhaveputonalittleweight.Contrarytopopularbeliefaboutbodyconfidencetheremarkdidnotharmherself-respectandactuallybenefitedherinthelongrun.Hermotherobviouslytoldherhonestlyatthetime:It’sonlythreeorfourpoundsandit’snottheendoftheworlD.IthappenstoeveryonE.I’llhelpyoufigureitout.InsteadofgivingheracomplexaboutherweightMissAltersayshermother’sopennessmadeherawareofherbodyinahealthyway.Mymotherdecidedtonamethedemo恶魔andteachmehowtodealwithitwhichrevealedtheweightlossprocessandmadeitalotlessfrightening.shewrotE.Togetherbackontherighttrackhermothersuggestedshestopeatingdessertsfortwoweeksandruntwolapsaroundaparknearherhouseeveryday.Whenshecompletedthetwoweeksassuggestedhermothercongratulatedher.ThenexttimeIaskedherifIlookedfatshesaidIlookedgreat.AndIbelievedherrecalledMissAlter.Shewasconcernedaboutme:shenoticedthatIwasn’texercisingthatmyclothesweren’tfittingmeproperlythatIwouldlookgluminthemirror.Shesaidshewasabletodevelopahealthyandpracticalattitudetoweightlossandnutrition.Indeedshefeelsherattitudeismuchhealthierthanthatofherpeersmanyofwhomfindthemselvestornbetweentheirmothers’promiseofunconditionalloveandsociety’sopposingmessagE.What’smorewheneverhermothertoldheritmightbetimetoloseweightMissAlterwroteItdidn’tfeellikeacondemnation责备.Itfeltlikearealitycheck.24.WhatcanwelearnaboutCharlotteAlter’smotherfromthesecondparagraph?A.Shewasverystrictwithher.B.Shethoughtherdaughterwastoofat.C.Shewantedtoharmherself-respect.D.Shewantedhertoliveinahealthyway.25.InordertoloseweightMissAlter__________.A.didn’teatdessertsforafewweeks.B.ranthreelapsaroundaparkeverymorning.C.atesomefoodwithoutanynutrition.D.didexercisewithhermotheronweekends.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordgluminthefifthparagraphmean?A.ExcitedB.NormalC.UnfortunateD.Unhappy27.WhatlessoncanwedrawfromMissAlter’sstory?A.Parentsshouldmaketheirchildrenfeeltheyaregrown-up.B.Beinghonestishelpfulindealingwithdifficulties.C.Havingacloserelationshipwithyourchildrenisimportant.D.Condemnationisnouseforchildrenwhoareoverweight.
Nevertalktostrangers.Manychildrenaretaughtthissimpleruleasaprecaution预防措施againstabduction诱拐.InJune2005an11-year-oldboywaslostintheUtahwildernessforfourdays.Duringthattimehestayedonthepath.Hesawpeoplesearchingforhimbutdeliberatelyhidfromthemafraidsomeonemightstealhim.Eventuallytheunfortunategameofhide-and-seekendedandhewasfounD.AccordingtotheCanadaSafetyCouncilthisalarmingincidentshowshowunwiseitistoinstill灌输afearofstrangersinchildren.Thestrangerdangermessagecanpreventchildrenfromdevelopingthesocialskillsandjudgmentneededtodealeffectivelywithreal-lifesituations.Inadifficultsituationastrangercouldbetheirlifelinetosafety.Tohaveachildgomissingisaparent’sworstnightmarE.ThethreatofabductionbyastrangerisminimalwhencomparedwithotherpossiblereasonsforadisappearancE.In2004therewere67266missing-childrencasesinCanadA.Only31involvedabduction;inmostofthosecasestheabductorwasarelativefriendorpersonknowntothefamily.Therewere671casesofchildrenwanderingoffand332casesofabductionsbyaparent.Almost80percentofallcaseswererunaways.Thesestatisticscastdoubtontheideathatchildrenshouldnevertalktostrangers.Wanderingoffismorecommon—butalostchildrenmayhavetocalluponastrangerforhelpandmustdeveloptheabilitytojudgewhatkindofpeopletoapproach.ThenevertalktostrangersruledoesnotprotectchildreninthesituationstheyaremostlikelytofacE.Ontopofthisitcanbeconfusing.Adultsdonotmodelthebehavior;theyoftentalktostrangers.A.childmaynotknowhowtotellwhoisastrangerandwhoisnot.Foryoungchildrennothingreplacesclosesupervision监管.Pre-schoolersdonotunderstandriskandtendtoactwithoutthinking.ChildrenneedtodevelophabitsandattitudesthatwillprotectthemfromtherealthreatsanddangerstheymayfacE.TheCanadaSafetyCouncilencouragesparentstogivetheirchildrenage-appropriatepositivemessagesaboutsafetybearinginmindhowyoungstersmayunderstandtheirworlD.13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthe11-year-oldboy?A.HepracticedthenevertalktostrangersrulE.B.Hehidfromtherescuerstoavoidpossibleabduction.C.Hefinallyshowedupwhenhishide-and-seekgameendeD.D.HestayedwherehewasexpectingthecomingoffamiliarpeoplE.14.Amongthepossiblereasonsforthemissing-childrencasesinCanadawhichoneisthemostfrequent?A.Beingabductedbyaparent.B.Wanderingoff.C.Beingabductedbystrangers.D.Runningaway.15.Thenevertalktostrangersruleisconfusingtochildrenbecause___.A.afriendlyandattractivepersonmaybedangerousB.adultsdonotactupontheruleandstrangersarehardtotellC.theruledoesnotprotectchildreninthesituationofabductingD.alostchildmayhavedifficultyincommunicatingwithastranger
Goingtonewplacesislikehuntinganditisfun—it’skindofadventureevenwhenyouknowyou’renotthefirsttohavebeentherE.Butmakesurenottogetlostorwastetimegoingroundincircles.●Dothemapreadingifyou’rebeingdrivensomewherE.It’llbeeasierifyoukeepturningthemapsoitfollowsthedirectionyou’retravelingin.Keeplookingaheadsothatyoucangivethedriverlotsofwarningbeforehavingtomakeaturnoryou’llhavetomovetothebackseat.●Getagroupoffriendstogetherandgoexploring.You’llneedagoodmapacompassaraincoatacellphonetocallforhelpincaseyougetlostandabitofsparecashforemergencies.Tellsomeonewhereyou’regoingbeforeyousetoutandletthemknowwhattimeyouexpecttobeback.Thetestisinnotgettinglostnotinseeinghowfastyoucangosoalwayssticktogetherwaitingforslowerfriendstocatchup.●Seeifyourschooloracluborganizesorienteeringactivitiesinwhichyouneedamapandacompasstofindyourway.ThiscanbedoneasasportwithteamstryingtofindthewayfromA.toB.andB.toCetC.inthefastesttimeorsimplyasaspare-timeactivity.Eitherwayit’snotonlygoodfunbutagreatwaytokeepfit.24.WhenSittingbesidethedriveryoushould______.A.keeplookingatthemaptofindaplacetogotoB.directthedriverwhennecessaryC.talktothedriveallthetimeD.movetothebackseatiffeelinguncomfortable25.Whydoyouneedtotellsomeoneyourexplorationplanbeforesettingout?A.Tosharethefunwithhim/herinexploration.B.Togetneedyinformationwhenindanger.C.Tobesavedincaseofanaccident.D.Totellhim/herwhat’sgoingonwiththegroupmembers.26.Orienteeringactivitiescan_______.A.helppeoplestayhealthyB.helppeopleorganizeotheractivitiesC.makepeopleworkfastD.makepeoplegetpreparedforsports27.Thetextmainlytalksabout______.A.thefunofexplorationB.whattobringforexplorationC.thewaytousethemapinexplorationD.howtopreventgettinglostinexploration
SomepeopletakelotsofexercisE.Otherskeeptostrictdiets.Butaccordingtorecentresearchthebestwaytolivealongandhappylifeissimple:Getadog.Wehaveknownformanyyearsthatthecompanyofapetcanincreasewell-beinginanumberofwayssaysDrBonnieBeaverananimalbehaviourspecialistatTexasUniversity.Forexamplethesurvivalratesofheartattackvictimswithpetsaremuchgreaterthanthoseofpeoplewithoutpets.AccordingtoDrBeaverpetownersarelesslikelytoneedadoctor.Theyrecovermorequicklywhentheydogetill.TheyhavelowerbloodpressuretakemoreexerciseandaremoresociallyactivE.Abovealltheyarehappier.SeventypercentofthefamiliesDrBeaversurveyedsaidthattheirfamilyenvironmentwashappieraftertheygotapet.AndthisiswhatDrBeaverandotherresearchersaretryingtoachievE.TheywanttofindascientificlinkbetweenhumanhappinessandalonglifE.Thereisnofinalanswertothisquestionyetbutitseemstobesomethingtodowithemotionalties.Peoplewithsomeoneorsomethingtolovelivelonger.Therearemanyformsofanimal-humanrelationshipandsomeareveryhelpfulsaysDrBeaver.Itseemsthatthemorelovelyananimalisthemoreitbenefitsourhealth.Asthesayinggoesifyouwanttobelovedgetadog.Petownershipbenefitsmenandwomenequally.Otherlifeexperiencesdividethesexes.WomenaremoresensitivetobadmarriagesthantheirhusbandsbecausetheyworkharderattheirrelationshipssaysDrJaniceGlaserofOhioStateUniversity.ThemessageseemstobethatawomanisbetteroffwithagooddogthanabadhusbanD.Yetinsomewaysmenaresimilartodogs.Theylikegettingdirtyandmakingamess.Theyforgetbirthdays.TheycandisappearfordaysonenD.Howcantheybebettertrained?24.Accordingtotheauthorthecompanyofapetdoesgoodtoapersoninthefollowingwaysexcept.A.havinglesschanceofdyingofheartattacksB.beingmoreactiveinsocietyC.beingbetteroffthanothersD.havingtheirfamilyenvironmentimproved25.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat.A.awomanmayprefertohavethecompanyofagooddogthanthatofabadhusbandB.scientistsaresureabouttherelationshipbetweenhappinessandalonglifeC.alllifeexperienceshavedifferenteffectonmenandwomenD.womencanbenefitmorefromowningapetthanmencan26.Inwhatkindoftone口吻doyouthinktheauthorwritethepassage?A.Realisticandserious.B.Delightedandhopeful.C.Angryandpitiful.D.Lightandhumorous.27.Whatofthefollowingdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.RelationshipsbetweenHumansandPetsB.FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBadC.WanttobeLoved?GetaDogD.PetsandFamily
Haveanicedaymaybeapleasantgestureorameaninglessexpression.WhenmyfriendMaxiesaysHaveanicedaywithasmileIknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstomE.Ifeellovedandsecuresinceanotherpersoncaresaboutmeandwishesmewell.Haveaniceday.Next!Thisversionoftheexpressionisspokenbyasalesgirlatthesupermarketwhoisrushingmeandmygroceriesoutthedoor.Thewordscomeoutinthesametone腔调withafixedprocedurE.Theyarespokenatmenottome.Obviouslytheconcernformydayandeveryoneelse’sisthemanagement'sattempttoincreasebusiness.Theexpressionisoneofthosebehaviorsthathelppeoplegetalongwitheachother.Sometimesitindicatestheendofameeting.AssoonasyouhearityouknowthemeetingisatanenD.Sometimestheexpressionsavesuswhenwedon’tknowwhattosay.Ohyoujusthadatoothout?I’mterriblysorrybuthaveaniceday.Theexpressioncanbepleasant.IfastrangersaysHaveanicedaytoyouyoumayfinditheart－warmingbecausesomeoneyoudon’tknowhastriedtobenicetoyou.Althoughtheuseoftheexpressionisaninsinceremeaninglesssocialcustomattimesthereisnothingwrongwiththesentenceexceptthatitisalittleuninteresting.Thesalesgirlthewaitresstheteacherandallthecountlessotherswhospeakitwithoutthinkingmaynotreallycareaboutmyday.Butinastrangeandcomfortablewayit’snicetoknowtheycareenoughtopretendtheycarewhentheyreallydon’tcareallthatmuch.Whiletheexpressionmaynotoftenbesincereitisalwaysspoken.ThepointisthatpeoplesayitallthetimewhentheylikE.32.HowdoestheauthorunderstandMaxie’swords?A.Maxieshowsheranxietytotheauthor.B.Maxieencouragestheauthortostayhappy.C.Maxiereallywishestheauthoragoodday.D.Maxiereallyworriesabouttheauthor’ssecurity.33.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.ThesalesgirlisrudE.B.ThesalesgirlisboreD.C.ThesalesgirlsaysthewordsasaroutinE.D.ThesalesgirlcaresaboutmE.34.BysayingHaveanicedayastrangermay________.A.expressrespecttoyouB.trytobepolitetoyouC.givehisblessingtoyouD.sharehispleasurewithyou35.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HaveaNiceDay－aHeart－warmingGreetingB.HaveaNiceDay－aPleasantGestureC.HaveaNiceDay－aSocialCustomD.HaveaNiceDay－aPoliteEndingofaConversation
Iheardmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersaretakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirownmostofthemareclutching紧握atoneanother'shandsforreassurancE.TheyclaimtheywanttodressastheypleasE.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.TheysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusiC.Butsomehowtheyallenduphuddled聚在一起roundlisteningtothesamerecorD.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthousandsuchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon蚕茧intoalargercocoon.Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket.ThesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbE.Andmanyoftoday'sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon'tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Wellgotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome-withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouarE.Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.71.Inthispassagetheauthorwantstotell________.A.teenagerstotrytopursuetheirrealselvesB.readerstotrytobepopularwithpeoplearoundC.parentstotrytocontrolandguidetheirchildrenD.peopletotrytounderstandandrespecteachother72.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thereisnopopularitythatreallycounts.B.Whatmanyparentsaredoingishelpingtheirchildrenfindtheirownpaths.C.ItisbadforateenagertodisagreewithhisorherclassmatesD.Mostteenagersclaimsthattheywanttodowhattheylikebuttheyareactuallydoingthesame73.Thephraselargercocoonattheendofthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A.thedistractiveandvariablesocietyB.thedazzlingmusicworldC.theparentalcareandloveD.thepopularitywaveinthesociety74.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofadvertisements?A.Convincing.B.InstructivE.C.Influential.D.AuthoritativE.75.Duringtheteenageyearsoneshouldlearnto__________.A.differfromothersinasmanywaysaspossibleB.getintotherightreasonandbecomepopularC.findone'srealselfD.rebelagainstparentsandthepopularitywave
Futurehistorybooksmightrecordthatwewererobbedoftheuseofoureyes.InourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanotherwefailtoseeanythingonthewayAirtravelgivesyouabird’seyeviewoftheworld---orevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainyouaremovingsoquicklythatyoudonotseethecountrysideclearly.Cardriversareforeverthinkingaboutgoingonandon.Theyneverwanttostop.Isitthegreatmotorwaysthatattractthemorwhat?Andasforseatravelithardlydeservesmentioning.Itisperfectlysummedupinthewordsoftheoldsong:IjoinedthenavytoseetheworldandwhatdidIsee?IsawtheseA.YoumentiontheplacenamesintheworldlikeEIDoradoKabulandsomeoneissuretosayIhavebeentheremeaningIdrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelsE.Whenyoutravelathighspeedsthepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplacE.Butactualarrivalwhenitisachievedismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethisyoususpend中止allexperience;thepresentstopsbeingareality:youmightjustaswellbedeaD.Thetraveleronfootontheotherhandlivesconstantlyinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyeshisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicaltiredness.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.48.TheunderlinedwordsgetinyourwayinParagraphIcanbereplacedby____.A.blockyoursightsB.expandyourrangeofvisionC.preventyoufromgoingoutoftheplanehalfwayD.makeyourtravelcontinue49.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthetravelersmentionedinParagraph1?A.TheygetagoodviewofthelandscapE.B.Theymakefulluseoftheireyes.C.Theyfailtoseethescenerywiththeirheart.D.Theyareeagertoseeeverythingontheway.50.Whydoesthepresentmeannothingwhenwetravelathighspeeds?A.BecausewechangeouraimsallthetimE.B.BecauseweareeagertogotoanotherplacE.C.BecausewearelookingforwardtothefuturelifE.D.BecausewecannotenjoytheexperiencewehavehaD.51.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DifferenttravelersB.TheuseofeyesC.WaysoftravelingD.Truetraveling
Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnowaitinginlinesandnocheckout?Orcouldwecreateaphysicalstorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?OuranswertothosequestionsisAmazonGowhereyoucouldexperiencetheideaofjustwalkoutshopping.AmazonGoisanewkindofstorewithnocheckoutrequireD.Wecreatedtheworld’smostadvancedshoppingtechnologysoyouneverhavetowaitinlinE.WithourjustwalkoutshoppingexperiencesimplyusetheAmazonGoapptoenterthestoretaketheproductsyouwantandgo!Nolinesnocheckout.Ourcheckout-freeshoppingexperienceismadepossiblebythesametypesoftechnologiesusedinself-drivingcars:computervisionsensorfusionanddeeplearning.Ourjustwalkouttechnologyautomaticallydetectswhenproductsaretakenfromorreturnedtotheshelvesandkeepstrackoftheminyourvirtualcart.Whenyou’redoneshoppingyoucanjustleavethestorE.Shortlyafterwe’llchargeyourAmazonaccountandsendyouareceipt.Weofferdeliciousready-to-eatbreakfastlunchdinnerandsnackoptionsmadefresheverydaybyouron-sitechefsandfavoritelocalkitchensandbakeries.Ourselectionoffoodstuffrangesfrombreadandmilktocheesesandlocallymadechocolates.You’llfindwell-knownbrandsweloveplusspecialfindswe’reexcitedtointroducetocustomers.Foraquickhome-cookeddinnerpickuponeofourchef-designedAmazonMealKitsandyoucanmakeamealfortwoinabout30minutes.Our1800-square-footshoppingspaceisconvenientlycompact紧凑的sobusycustomerscangetinandoutfast.Itislocatedat21317thAveSeattleWAonthecornerof7thAvenueandBlanchardStreet.AllyouneedisanAmazonaccountasupportedsmartphoneandthefreeAmazonGoapp.AmazonGoiscurrentlyonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourtestingprogramandwillbeopentothepublicsoon.24.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatAmazonGo______.A.isacheckout-freestoreB.sellsallkindsofgoodsC.isopentothepublicD.usesunknowntechnologies25.WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph3?A.WhenAmazonGocharges.B.HowAmazonGoworks.C.WhereAmazonGolies.D.WhatAmazonGosells.26.CustomerspayfortheproductsfromAmazonGoby______.A.payingcashatthecounterB.walkingoutofthestoreC.usingtheirAmazonaccountsD.scanningsmartphoneswhenleaving27.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.encouragepeopletoshoponlineB.advisepeopletoworkforAmazonC.informpeopleofanewconceptstoreD.tellpeopleoftheshoppingexperience
WhatwoulditbeliketoliveonMars?VolunteersarespendingeightmonthsinanareathatlooksmuchlikethesurfaceofMars.Theyareisolated孤立highontopofMaunaLoaavolcanicmountainontheBigIslandofHawaiilivingonasimulated模仿的ormake-believeMarsBasE.TheprojectcalledHI-SEASisinthechargeofKimBinsteD.ShesaysthiswildenvironmentisasclosetoMarsasyoucanfindonEarth.BecauseitissohighthelandisnotwarmorrichwithplantsliketherestofHawaii.YouwillseethereisreallynovisibleplantlifeoranimallifE.Andyouhavegotthiswonderfulvolcanicmaterial.MaunaLoa2500metersabovesealevelisgeologicallyverysimilartoOlympusMonsonMarsandalmostastallasthatMartianmountain.WhenmeasuredfromitsbasedeepintheoceanMaunaLoaisthesecondlargestmountaininoursolarsystemaftertheoneonMars.ThesixmemberHI-SEAScrewismostlyself-sufficient.Foodandsuppliesarebroughttothem.ButtheindividualsbringingthosesuppliescannotcommunicatewithvolunteersinsidethehabitatorbasE.KimBinstedsaysthisexperimentlooksathowtheastronautsgetalongwitheachother.Westudyhowwelltheyworktogetherhowwecankeepthemhappyandsupportedandnotwantingtokilleachotherovertheselongdurations期间.Crewmemberscommunicatewiththeoutsideworldthroughe-mailandblogs.TheyalsoproducevideoontheYouTubewebsitelikethisonefrommissioncommanderMarthaLenio.IamreallyenjoyingthisopportunitytolivehereandpretendthatI'monMarsandgettolearnallsortsofnewskills.OneofthemsaiD.WhoevergetstherefirstthetripwillnotbeeasysaysKimBinsteD.Itisgoingtobechallenging.21.WhatdoweknowaboutOlympusMons?A.Itis2500metersabovesealevel.B.ItisgeologicallysimilartoMaunaLoA.C.Itisthesecondlargestmountainontheearth.D.ItisamountainontheBigIslandofHawaii.22Whatisthepurposeoftheexperiment?A.Tosetupaspacestation.B.Toexplorenewsettlementforhuman.C.Tostudyhowtheastronautstreateachother.D.Toprovehumancanliveinwhateverconditions.23.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthenext?A.VolunteersFirstExploreMarsB.VolunteersExperienceLifeinHawaiiC.VolunteersGetTasteofMarsinHawaiiD.VolunteersStudytheEnvironmentonMars
Whetherrichorpoorparentswhohavebooksinthehomeincreasethelevelofeducationtheirchildrenwillattainaccordingtoa20-yearstudyledbyMariahEvans.Foryearseducatorshavethoughtthestrongestpredictor预示物ofattaininghighlevelsofeducationwashavingparentswhowerehighlyeducateD.Butthestudyshowedthatthedifferencebetweenbeingraisedinabooklesshomecomparedtobeingraisedinahomewitha500-booklibraryhasasgreataneffectonthelevelofeducationachildwillattainasthedifferencebetweenhavingparentswhoarebarelyliterate有文化的andhavingparentswhohaveauniversityeducation.BeingasociologistEvanswasparticularlyinterestedtofindthatchildrenoflesser-educatedparentsbenefitthemostfromhavingbooksinthehomE.Whatkindsofinvestmentsshouldwemaketohelpthesekidsgetahead?TheresultsofthisstudyindicatethatgettingsomebooksintotheirhomesisaninexpensivewaythatwecanhelpthesechildrensucceeD.EvanssaidEvenalittlebitgoesalongway.Havingasfewas20booksinthehomestillhasasignificantimpactonmotivatingachildtoahigherlevelofeducationandthemorebooksyouaddthegreaterbenefitthechildrenget.Theresearcherswerestruckbythestrongeffecthavingbooksinthehomehadonchildren'seducationalattainmentevenaboveandbeyondsuchfactorsaseducationleveloftheparentsthefather'soccupationortheeconomiclevelofthecountry.Havingbooksinthehomeistwiceasimportantasthefather'seducationlevelandmoreimportantthanwhetherachildwasbroughtupinadevelopingcountryoradevelopedcountry.Surprisinglythedifferenceineducationalattainmentforchildrenbornindevelopedcountryandchildrenbornindevelopingcountrywasjust2yearslessthantwo-thirdsoftheeffectthathaving500ormorebooksinthehomehadonchildren.28.Inthepasteducatorsheldapointofviewthat______.A.childrenwhosefamilyhadalibrarywouldpossiblyattainhighlevelsofeducationB.childrenwhowereborninpoorfamiliesstudiedharderthanthoseinrichfamiliesC.childrenwhoseparentsarehighlyeducatedwouldattainhighlevelsofeducationD.parents’levelofeducationhadnothingtodowiththeirchildren’slevelsofeducation29.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmotivatinginParagraph3mean?A.Makingsomebodywanttodosomething.B.HelpingsomebodytofinishsomethingC.Makingsomebodypretendtodosomething.D.Preventingsomebodyfromachievingsomething.30.Whichofthefollowinghasthemostimportanteffectonthelevelofeducationachildwillgain?A.Theeconomiclevelofthecountry.B.Thefather’soccupation.C.Educationlevelsofparents.D.HavingbooksinthehomE.31.WhichisthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.GettingbooksintohomesisgoodinvestmentparentscanmakE.B.Childrenwhogetahigherlevelofeducationmusthavemanybooksintheirhomes.C.Readingbooksisgoodforthedevelopmentofchildren.D.Booksinhomehaveagreateffectonchildren’seducationlevels.
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