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Noonecanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.ButifwereadcorrectlythesignsarounduswecantellwhatthemoreimportantchangesintheweatherwillbE.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.Formanycenturiesandinallcountriespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweatherforecasting.Ringsaroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.Thatmanypeoplefeeltheirjoints关节hurtisasignofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiftheweatherisfinebuttheyflynearthegroundifrainyorstormyweatherisontheway.IfyouseearainbowduringrainyweatherthisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfinE.Suchrainbowscomeintheevening.IfthestarstwinkleclearlyatnightthenfineweatherwillcontinuE.Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboveariverthenthedaywillbewarm.IfthesunsetismostlyredincolourthenthefollowingdaywillbefinE.IfarainbowappearsinthemorningrainyweatherwillprobablycomE.Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebythepeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.40.Whichistrueaboutweatherforecasting?A.WeatherforecastingisawayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikE.B.Weatherforecastingisareportabouttheweather.C.Weatherforecastingisasignofcomingrain.D.Peoplecanchangetheweatherforecasting.41.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedheretoreplacetheunderlinedphraseontheway?A.continuingB.reducing.C.coming.D.disappearing.42.Whichofthefollowingsignscantelltheweatherwillprobablyberainy?A.Somebirdsflyhigh.B.A.rainbowappearsinthemorning.C.Thesunsetismostlyredincolour.D.Fogsappearinthemorningjustaboveariver.43.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_______.A.WeatherforecastingplaysanimportantroleinourlifeB.WeatherforecastingcanbringpeoplesomesignsofweatherC.Weatherisforecastedonlybyeyesandbrains.D.Peoplecanpredictweatherbyexperienceindailylife
Itisatalltalethatterrifiesmostyoungchildren.SwallowapieceofchewinggumanditwillremaininyourbodyforsevenyearsbeforeitisdigesteD.Anevenworsetaleisthatswallowedgumcanwrapitselfaroundyourheart.Butwhatwouldhappenifyoushouldaccidentallyeatastickofgum?Chewinggumismadeoutofgumbasesweetenerscoloringandflavoring.Thegumbaseisprettyindigestible—itisamixtureofdifferentingredients成分thatourbodycan’tabsorB.Mostofthetimeyourstomachreallycannotbreakdownthegumthewayitwouldbreakdownotherfoods.Howeveryourdigestivesystemhasanotherwaytodealwiththingsyouswallow.Afterallweeatlotsofthingsthatweareunabletofullydigest.Theykeepmovingalonguntiltheymakeitallthewaythroughthegut肠道andcomeoutattheotherendoneortwodayslater.Thesaliva唾液inourmouthwillmakeanattemptatdigestingchewinggumassoonasweputitinourmouth.Itmightgetthroughtheshellbutmanyofgum’sbaseingredientsareindigestiblE.It’sthendowntoourstomachmuscles—whichcontractandstretchmuchlikethewayanearthwormmoves—toslowlyforcethethingsthatweswallowthroughoursystems.Swallowingahugepieceofgumorswallowingmanysmallpiecesofguminashorttimecancauseablockage堵塞withinthedigestivesystemmostofteninchildrenwhohaveathinnerdigestivetractthanadults—butthisisextremelyrarE.58.Childrenmightfeelterrifiedafterswallowingchewinggummainlybecause.A.theybelievethetalltaleaboutchewinggumB.chewinggumwillstayintheirbodyforyearsC.theirheartwillbewrappedbychewinggumD.chewinggumisindigestibleforchildren59.Whathappenstothefoodthatcan’tbefullybrokendown?A.Itremainsinourdigestivesystemforever.B.Itwillbeeventuallymovedoutofourbody.C.Itwillfightagainstthepowerofthegut.D.Itwillsticktothegutforoneortwodays.60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Howdoesourdigestivesystemwork?B.Canchewinggumbeswallowedbykids?C.Doesswallowingchewinggummatter?D.Whyswallowingchewinggumfrightenskids?
Zoosdivideopinion:therearethosewhothinkitiscruel残忍的tokeepanimalslockedupwhileothersbelievezoosareimportantforthesurvivalofendangeredspecies.Tothinkthatzoosimprisonanimalsistomisunderstandwhatzoosareabout.Withoutzoosmanyofthecreaturesweloveandadmirewouldnolongerexist.Everysingledayoveronehundredanimalspeciesvanish.Scientistspredictthatasearlyas2050onequarteroftheEarth’sspecieswillbecomeextinct绝种的.SomeanimalsareindangerbecausetheyarehunteD.Worriedlythepopulationoftigershasalreadyfallenbyninety-fivepercent.OtherspeciesareindangerbecauseofalackoffooD.Forexampletherearefewerthan1300giantpandasleftinthewilD.Zooshavespecialbreedingprogramstohelpthoseanimalsindanger.Thesebreedingprogramsareprovingverysuccessful.AsIreneShapirofromZooandWildlifeSupportsaysthePuertoRicanParrothasgrowninnumbersfromjustthirteentoabouteighty-fiveandtheGoldenLionTamarinMonkeywhichhasalmostdiedouttwentyyearsagohasbeenreintroducedbackintothewilD.Unfortunatelynoteveryoneunderstandsthisimportantrolezoosplay.ForexampleBrianFeatherstonefromtheAnti-ZooForumsaysIcan’tbelievewetakeanimalsfromthewildandputthemincagesfortheentertainmentofthepublic!WeshouldviewthemonfilmorTVintheirnaturalenvironment.Howeverthismissesthepoint.A.zoodoesmorethandisplayanimalstothepubliC.Itensurestheirsurvival.WithoutzoosyouwouldnotbeabletoseemanyoftheseanimalsonTVoranywhereelse!55.Accordingtothepassagesomepeopledonotagreewithzoosbecausethey________.A.aretooexpensivetorunB.putanimalsindangerC.donotprovideenoughfoodD.keepanimalslockedup56.Accordingtothewriterthemostimportantfunctionofthezooisto_________.A.makealotofmoneyB.entertainvisitorsC.ensureanimals’survivalD.educatethepublic
ReadwithGreaterSpeedDoyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?Ifsoaspecialreadingprogrammethathelpsmatch匹配soundswithletterscouldspeedupyourbrain.AtleastoneoutofeveryfiveelementaryschoolstudentsintheU..S.hastroublelearningtoreadevenwhenthestudentsaregoodatothersubjects.Thebiggestchallengeformanyofthesekidsscientistssayismatchingsoundswithletters.ResearchersfromYaleUniversity耶鲁大学U.S..studiedagroupofchildrenfromNewYorkandConnecticutStatE.Aspartofthestudy37strugglingreadersreceivedspecialtutoring.Everydayinstructorsworkedwiththemonrecognizinghowwrittenlettersrepresentunitsofsoundcalledphonemes音素.Thestudentsalsopracticedreadingaloudandspelling.BytheendoftheschoolyearthesechildrencouldreadfasterthanbeforE.Theyalsomadefewermistakesandunderstoodmoreofwhattheyreadthantheycouldearlierintheyear.Aspartoftheirstudytheresearchersusedaspecialmachinetotakeactionphotosofthestudents'brains.ThepicturesshowedanincreaseinactivityinthebackofthebrainontheleftsidE.ThisisthesamepartofthebrainthatbecomesactivewhengoodreadersreaD.Thisactivatedbrainareaappearstoincludeastructure结构thathelpspeoplerecognizefamiliarwrittenwordsquickly.InlowerlevelreadersthisstructureremainsinactivE.Ayearlaterthebrainstructurewasstillworkinginthestudentswhohadgonethroughthespecialtutoring_andtheycontinuedtodowellinreadingtests.Anothergroupinthestudywhowentthroughamoretraditionalreadingprogrammedidn'tshowthesameprogress.Howeversomeresearchersstilldoubtthestudy.Theybelievethatreadingwithoutmakinganynoiseorlinkingwordstosoundsismoreefficient.31.Thereadingprogrammetalkedaboutinthispassageisdesignedspeciallytohelp________.A.youngpupilswhoarebackwardingeneralsubjectsB.elementarystudentswhocan'tmatchsoundswithlettersC.elementarystudentswhosebrainstructureisinactiveD.smallpupilswhohavedifficultyinreading32.Theprogrammetalkedaboutinthepassageseemsto________.A.improvestudents'abilityinstudyingB.improvestudents'abilityinreadingaloudC.activatethebrainareaontheleftsideD.activatethebrainareaontherightside33.Theresearcherswhodoubttheprogrammebelievethatstudentsshould________.A.readingaloudB.readsilentlyC.matchsoundswithlettersD.improvetheirreadingabilitynaturally34.Theunderlinedwordtutoringinthelastpassagehasasimilarmeaningto________.A.trainingB.effectC.struggleD.purpose
AnexperimentwascarriedoutatBritishschoolintotheperformanceofnewpupils.Atthestartoftheyearthepupilswereeachgivenaratingrangingfromexcellentprospecttounlikelytodowell.TheseweretotallyuntrueratingsanddidnotreflecthowwellthepupilshadpreviouslyperformeD.Howevertheseratingsweregiventotheteachers.Attheendoftheyeartheexperimenterscomparedthepupils’performancewiththeratings.Despitetheirrealabilitiestherewasanastonishinglyhighconnectionbetweenperformanceandratings.Itseemsthatpeopleperformaswellasweexpectthemto.TheSelf-fulfillingEffectisalsoknownasthePygmalionEffect.ThiscomesfromanoldGreekstory.ThestorywasalsothebasisofGeorgeBernardShaw’splayPygmalionlaterturnedintothemusicalMyFairLady.InShaw’splayProfessorHenryHigginsclaimshecanturnaCockneyflowergirlElizaDoolittleintoaduchess.ButasElizaherselfpointsouttoHiggins’friendPickeringitisn’twhatshelearnsordoesthatdetermineswhethershewillbecomeaduchessbuthowshe’streateD.Theimplication含义ofthePygmalionEffectforleadersandmanagersismassivE.Itmeansthattheperformanceofyourteamdependslessonthemthanitdoesonyou.Theperformanceyougetfrompeopleisnomoreorlessthanwhatyouexpectwhichmeansyoumustalwaysexpectthebest.AsGoethesaidTreatamanasheisandhewillremainasheis.TreatamanashecanandshouldbeandhewillbecomeashecanandshouldbE.26.TheunderlinedwordratinginParagraph1canbereplacedby_________.A.programB.regulationC.correctionD.classification27.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.newscientificexperiment.B.TheSelf-fulfillingEffect.C.Shaw’splayPygmalion.D.AnimprovedteachingmethoD.28.Theexperimentwasmadeinorderto_________.A.tryoutanewteachingmethodB.pickoutthemostexcellentpupilsC.learnifexpectationsaffectperformanceD.giveeachpupilaproperrating29.WhatmadeElizachangeintoaduchessaccordingtoElizaherself?A.StricttrainingfromHiggins.B.Herownstrongwillandhardwork.C.TheproperwayshewasregardedD.WarmencouragementfromPickering.30.AccordingtothePygmalionEffectifyouwantamantofinishahardtaskinashorttimeyoushouldsay_________.A.I’msureyoucanmakeitB.IwillhelpyouanytimeC.ItisaseasyaspieD.Itdoesn’tmatterifyoufail
AcowboynamedBudwaslookingafterhisherdinamountaininAlbertawhensuddenlyaBMWmovedforwardtowardshim.Thedriverayoungmaninasuitsunglassesandatieleaned靠着outofthewindowandaskedthecowboyIfItellyouexactlyhowmanycowsandcalves小牛youhaveinyourherdwillyougivemeacalf?BudlookedatthemanthenlookedathisherdandcalmlyansweredSurewhynot?ThemanparkedhiscartookouthiscomputerandsurfedaNASA美国航空及太空总署pagewherehecalledupaGPS全球定位系统satellitetogetanexactfixonhislocation.WithinsecondstheyoungmanreceivedanemailonhiscellphonE.Finallyheprintedoutafull-color150-pagereportonhishitechHPprinterturnedtothecowboyandsaidYouhaveexactly1586cowsandcalves.That’sright.WellIguessyoucantakeoneofmycalvessaidBuD.Hewatchedtheyoungmanselectoneoftheanimalsandlookedonhimwithamusementastheyoungmanputitintohiscar.ThenBudsaidHeyifIcantellyouexactlywhatyourbusinessiswillyougivemebackmycalf?TheyoungmanthoughtforasecondandsaidOkaywhynot?You’reagovernmentofficialsaidBuD.Wow!That’scorrectsaidthemanbuthowdidyouguessthat?Noguessingrequiredansweredthecowboy.Youshoweduphereeventhoughnobodycalledyou;youwantedtogetpaidforananswerIalreadyknewtoaquestionIneveraskeD.Youusedmillionsofdollarsworthofequipmenttryingtoshowmehowmuchsmarterthanme;andyoudon’tknowathingabouthowworkingpeoplemakealiving—oraboutcows.Thisisaherdofsheep...nowgivemebackmydog.29.TheyoungmanaskedBudforacalfbecause_____.A.hereallylikedraisingacalfB.hejustwantedtoshowoffC.hepreferredhelpingthepoorD.heguessedthenumberofcalves30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBudaccordingtothetext?A.Budgaveagoodlessontotheyoungman.B.Budgavehiscalftotheyoungmanatlast.C.Budhadtolookafterhisherdbecauseofhishardliving.D.Budadmiredtheyoungmanforhiswealthverymuch.31.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat_____.A.BudwantedtodrivetheyoungmanawayB.BudgotadogasaprizeforhiscorrectguessC.theyoungmanlearnedhowtotelldogsfromsheepD.theyoungmanthinkinghimselfsmartwasfoolishinfact
Whatexactlyisalie?Isitanythingwesaywhichweknowisuntrue?Orisitsomethingmorethanthat?Forexamplesupposeafriendwantstoborrowsomemoneyfromyou.YousayIwishIcouldhelpyoubutI’mshortofmoneymyself.Infactyouarenotshortofmoneybutyourfriendisinthehabitofnotpayinghisdebtsandyoudon’twanttohurthisfeelingsbyremindinghimofthis.Isthisreallyalie?ProfessorJeraldJellisonoftheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniahasmadeascientificstudyoflying.AccordingtohimwomenarebetterliarsthanmenparticularlywhentellingawhiteliesuchaswhenawomanatapartytellsanotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhenshereallythinksitlooksterriblE.Howeverthisisonlyonesideofthestory.Otherresearcherssaythatmenaremorelikelytotellmoreseriousliessuchasmakingapromisewhichtheyhavenointentionofcarryingout.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmenaresupposedtobeparticularlyskilledat:theliefromwhichtheliarhopestoprofitorgaininsomeway.Researchhasalsobeendoneintothewaypeople’sbehaviourchangesinanumberofsmallapparentlyunimportantwayswhentheyliE.Ithasbeenfoundthatiftheyaresittingdownatthetimetheytendtomoveaboutintheirchairsmorethanusual.TothetrainedobservertheyaresayingIwishIweresomewhereelsenow.TheyalsotendtotouchcertainpartsofthefacemoreofteninparticularthenosE.OneexplanationofthismaybethatlyingcausesaslightincreaseinbloodpressurE.Thetipofthenoseisverysensitivetosuchchangesandtheincreasedpressuremakesititch痒.AnothergesturewhichgivesliarsawayiswhatthewriterDesmondMorrisinhisbookManwatchingcallsthemouthcover.Hesaysthereareseveraltypicalformsofthissuchascoveringpartofthemouthwiththefingerstouchingtheupper-liporputtingafingerofthehandatonesideofthemouth.Suchagesturecanbeunderstoodasanunconscious无意识的attemptonthepartoftheliartostophimselforherselffromlying.Ofcoursesuchgesturesasrubbingthenoseorcoveringthemouthormovingaboutinachaircannotbetakenasproofthatthespeakerislying.Theysimplytendtooccurmorefrequentlyinthissituation.Itisnotonegesturealonethatgivestheliarawaybutawholenumberofthingsandinparticularthecontext情境inwhichthelieistolD.68.AccordingtoProfessorJellisonawhitelieappearstobealie________.A.thataretoldtomeantheoppositeB.thataliartellsunconsciouslyC.whichisharmlessandtoldsoasnottohurtsomeoneelseD.thatthetellertellstoprofitorgainsomeadvantagefromit69.Researchonlyingsuggeststhatwomen__________.A.tellmoreliesthanmendoB.aremoreskilledattellinglessseriousliesthanmendoC.liketoflatter奉承peoplemoreoftenthanmendoD.arebetterattellingliesatpartiesthanmendo70.Onereasonwhypeoplesometimescovertheirmouthswhilelyingisthat_______.A.theywishthosewordshadnotcomeoutoftheirmouthsB.mouthisverysensitivetophysicalchangescausedbylyingC.theyregretthattheirliesmighthurtotherpeople’sfeelingsD.theyaretryingunconsciouslytostopthemselvesfromtellinglies71.Wecanrealizefromthepassagethat_________.A.thereisnosimplewaytojudgeifpeopletellliesornotB.politiciansandbusinessmenliemoreoftenthanordinarypeopleC.somegesturesareproofsoflyingonlyiftheyoccurtoooftenD.certaingesturescanbeusedasprooftojudgewhetheraspeakerislyingornot
CookingKillsFourMillionPeopleaYear.Pollutedairborneparticles大气悬浮颗粒kill7millionpeopleayearreportstheWorldHealthOrganization.ThatnewsmaynotcomeasasurprisetoanyonewhohasseenimagesofchimneysinBeijingDelhiorMexico.Butthosefactories—oreventhejammedroadwaysofmoderncities—arenotthebiggestkiller.Eachyearsome4.3millionpeopledieearlierthantheyshouldbecauseofpollutedairinsidetheirhomessaystheWHO.What'scausingtheairinsidepeople'shomestobesopoisonousthatitkillsaround11000peopleaday?Stoves.Havinganopenfireinyourkitchenislikeburning400cigarettesanhour.saysKirkSmithaprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleywhoseresearchsuggeststhathouseholdairpollutionfromcookingkilledbetween3.5millionand4millionpeoplein2013.Notallstovescausethiskindofharm.TheonesSmith'stalkingaboutarethosethatthe3billionpeopleinthedevelopingworlduseforheatandcookingwhichburnsolidfuelssuchaswoodcoalorcropwasteinsteadofgas.Thesmokefromthosefiresproducesharmfulfineparticlesandcarbonmonoxideintohomes.Poorventilationthenpreventsthatsmokefromescapingraisingfineparticlelevels100timeshigherthanthelimitsthattheWHOconsidersacceptable.Breathingthisairdayindayouteventuallycausesalotofdiseases:morethanathirdofthe4.3milliondieofastrokewhileaquarterdieofheartdisease.Andaroundone-thirdofannuallungdiseasedeathsworldwideareduetowastefromcoalstoves.Exposuretendstobeextremelyharmfulforthepeoplewhospendthemosttimearoundthefire—usuallywomenandyoungchildren.InfacttheWHOreportsthathouseholdairpollutionalmostdoublestheriskforchildhoodlungdisease.64.AccordingtoKirkSmith'sresearch______.A.factoriesarethebiggestkillerworldwidenowadaysB.burning400cigarettesanhourisextremelydangerousC.householdairpollutionfromcookingissurprisinglyharmfulD.some4.3millionpeopledieearliereachyearthantheyshould65.Whatshouldbethedeadlykillerinahouseholdkitchen?A.Solidfuels.B.Coalstoves.C.Poorgas.D.Cookingsmoke.66.TheunderlinedwordventilationinParagraph4probablymeans______.A.airingB.cookingC.burningD.cooling67.Theauthorintendstotellpeople______.A.howtoavoidpollutedairintheirhomesB.tostopcookinginthehouseholdkitchenC.toguardagainsthouseholdpollutionfromcookingD.howtopreventchildhoodlungdiseasesinhousehold
IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewschangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverage报道ofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasters.TheywillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearches.Theyarealreadyhappeninginareaswhichdirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperateandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传递electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuturE.YouwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoreaD.—sportsandinternationalnewsetC.IthinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmediA.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspaperbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreensorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.46.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspapers47.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperwillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV48.Fromthepassagewecaninfer______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspapersD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout49.Thephrasefeedoffinthelastparagraphmeans______.A.competewithB.dependonC.fightwithD.killoff50.Whichstatementbelowisnottrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Somepeoplemaynotliketoreadonascreen.B.ActuallynewspaperismorepleasantthanothermediA.C.Somepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.D.Somescientificresearcheshavealreadyaffectedourlivesnow.
Comparingourselveswithothersisn’tarecentphenomenon—it’spartofourculturE.Assoonaswe’reabletoformourownthoughtsandopinionswestartcomparing.Who’staller?Who’sbetteratsports?Whohasmorefriends?Unlikeotherchildishhabitstheurgetomeasureup攀比doesn’teverreallygoaway.Infactitonlyincreaseswhenwebecometeens.AtayoungerageIfoundmyselfwantingtobecoolandwonderingwhyIwasn’tthatcoolsaidajuniorstudentMichaelTorres.SoIbegandoingwhattheydidinordertofitinwithmyownfriends.Wearefloodedwiththemessagethatweshouldcompareourselveswithothers.Magazinesadvertisementsstores—itbecomesallaboutwhatotherpeoplehaveorwhatthey’veachieveD.Socialmediaaddsanotherlayertotheproblem.FacebookTwitterandQQofferaconstantstreamofupdatesaboutthepeoplearoundus.ShegotacceptedtoHarvard?HeboughtthebrandnewNikes?They’redating?IfIgoonFacebookorTwitterandreadabouthowwonderfuleveryoneelseisI’mnotfeelinggoodaboutmyself.It’sgoingtomakemefeelworsesaidMikeRobbinsaseniorstudent.Itrynottoletthingslikethataffectmebutinthemodernworldoftechnologyit’shardnottotakenoticeofwhatothersaredoingandsometimesyouwanttobejustlikethem.Beforeyougetcaughtupinthecomparisongamekeepinmindoneveryimportantdetail:Whenitcomestosocialmediaweoftenpresentonlythethingswewantpeopletosee—thegoodfortuneshappymomentsdeliciousdessertsandbestsmiles.Thedeeperquestionis:Arepeoplereallypostingthingsonsocialmediathataretrueoraretheysimplydoingittopresentsomethingtootherpeople?It’swhatwedoinourculture:LookhowgreatIamLookhowsmartIamLookhowhappyIamandsometimesthat’struebutinalotofcasesit’snot.Whilecomparingourselvestootherscaninspireustogetaheadandworkharderitcanalsodriveuscrazy.Nexttimeyoufindyourselfwonderingifyoumeasureuprememberthis:WhatwehaveisnotameasureofwhowearE.Wealreadyhaveworthasanindividualwhenwe’reborn.Everythingelseiswhatpeoplethinkofus.53.Whendowestarttocompareourselveswithothers?A.Whenwegotojuniorschools.B.WhenwewerebornintotheworlD.C.WhenwehaveFacebookorTweeter.D.Whenwehavethoughtsandopinions.54.Accordingtotheauthorwhywouldpeopleliketopostwonderfulthingsonsocialmedia?A.Toshowofftheirlives.B.Togetadvicefromreaders.C.Tosharehappinesswithothers.D.Tocommunicateusefulinformation.55.Theauthorpresentsthephenomenonofthecomparisonby_________.A.listingalotoffiguresB.givingfactsandexamplesC.providingscientificfindingsD.comparingfamouspersons’opinions56.Fromthepassagewelearnthattheauthor_________comparisonwithothers.A.supportsB.ignoresC.opposesD.respects
TheAtlanticOceanisoneoftheoceansthatseparatetheOldWorldfromtheNew.ForcenturiesitkepttheAmericasfrombeingdiscoveredbytheEuropeans.ManywrongideasabouttheAtlanticmadeearlysailorsunwillingtosailfaroutintoit.Onewasthatitreachedouttotheedgeoftheworld.Sailorsfearedthattheymightsailofftheearth.Anotherideawasthatattheequatortheoceanwouldbeboilinghot.ActuallytheAtlanticisonlyhalfasbigasthePacificbutitisstillverylargE.Itismorethan4000miles6000kmwidewhereColumbuscrossedit.Evenatthenarrowestitisabout2000miles3200kmwidE.Twothingsmakeitratherunusual.Forsolargeanoceanithasveryfewislandsanditistheworld’ssaltiestocean.ThereismorewaterintheAtlanticthanyoucaneverimaginE.Butsupposenomorerainfellandnomoreriversflewintoititwouldtaketheoceanabout4000yearstodryup.Ontheaverage平均thewaterisalittlemorethan2miles3.2kmdeepbutinplacesitismuchdeeperwiththedeepestspotnearPuertoRicomeasuring30.246feet----almost6miles9.6km.OneofthelongestmountainrangesoftheworldwhichrunsnorthandsouthdownthemiddleoftheoceanrisesfromtheflooroftheAtlantiC.Thetopsofsomeofthemountainsreachupabovetheseaandmakeislands.SeveralhundredmileseastwardfromFloridathereisapartoftheoceancalledtheSargassoSeA.HerethewaterisquietbecauseoflittlewinD.Inthedaysofsailingvessels船thecrewwereafraidtheywouldbepreventedfromgoingforwardherE.SometimestheywereindeeD.TodaytheAtlanticisagreathighway.HoweveritisnotalwaysasmoothandsafeonE.Stormssweepacrossitandpileupgreatwaves.Icebergs冰山floatdownfromtheFarNorthacrossthepathsofships.Wenowhavesuchfastwaysoftravelingthatthisbigoceanseemstohavegrownsmaller.Columbussailedforovertwomonthstocrossit.A.fastmodernsteamshipcanmakeitinlessthanfourdays.AirplanesflyfromNewYorktoLondoninonlyeighthoursandfromSouthAmericatoAfricainfour!66.WhatdoestheOldWorldinthefirstparagraphreferto?A.AfricA.B.EuropE.C.AsiA.D.AllofthethreeabovE.67.WhatcausedpeopletobeunwillingtoexploretheAtlantic?A.Therewerenoshipsbigenoughtogetacrosstheocean.B.Sailorswereafraidofbeinglostintheocean.C.TheAtlanticwasveryunusualbecauseitwasthesaltiestocean.D.Manyincorrectideasmadepeoplethinktheoceanwasfullofdanger.68.Whatisthetopicofthefifthparagraph?A.Howlongthemountainis?B.Howtomeasurethewater?C.Howmuchwatertheoceanholds?D.Howrainaffectstheoceanwater?69.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_________.A.theAtlanticisthelargestoceanonearth.B.oneofthelongestmountainrangesliesintheAtlantiC.C.theAtlantichasalotofislandsinit.D.sailingontheAtlanticOceanisalwaysquietsmoothandsafE.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhighwayimply?A.HighroaD.B.Broadway.C.FastroaD.D.Mainwaterway.
Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelow16℃.RainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimatE.WithouttheforestcovertheseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmospherewarmingtherestoftheworlD.LosingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatternspotentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworlD.Inthepasthundredyearshumanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources资源landforcropswoodforpaperandotherproductslandforraisingfarmanimals.ThisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawholE.Forexamplealotofcarbondioxide二氧化碳intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstlywhenpeoplecutdowntreesgenerallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondlycuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnowbutinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld'swoodsupply.Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld'sdrugstorE.Morethan25%ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.Howeverfewerthan1%ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvaluE.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld'sshrinkingrainforests.63.Rainforestscanhelptoadjusttheclimatebecausethey______.A.reflectmoreheatintotheatmosphereB.reducetheeffectofheatfromthesunontheearthC.bringabouthighrainfallthroughouttheworldD.rarelycausethetemperaturetodroplowerthan16℃64.Whatdoesthewordthisunderlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.B.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.C.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.65.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforestsB.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedlandC.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatternsD.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforests66.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.RainforestsandtheEnvironmentB.HowtoSaveRainforestsC.HowtoProtectNatureD.RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment
SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium水族馆Theall-newSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumlocatedintheheartofMelbourne’sCBDisoneofVictoria’sleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.Having12amazingzonesofdiscoverySeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheveryplacethatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthecity.*OpeningTimesSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom9:30amuntil6:00pmeverydayoftheyearincludingpublicholidays.Lastadmissionisat5:00pmonehourbeforeclosing.*Location.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreetMelbournE.ItislocatedontheYarraRiveroppositeCrownEntertainmentComplex.*GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumTrainTheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtrainstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute公交线路andalsoroutes70and75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.ShuttleBusTheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisafreebusservicestoppingatkeytouristattractionsinandaroundtheCity.Runningdailyevery15minutesfrom10:00amto4:00pm.CarParkingWhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumthereareseveralpubliccarparkinglotsavailableonlyashortwalkaway.*WheelchairAccessSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullaccesstoall12zones.Eachflooralsohaswheelchairaccessibletoilets.*TermsTicketswillbeemailedtoyouimmediatelyafterbuyingoryoucandownloadandprintyourticketoncepaymenthasbeenaccepteD.PleaseprintoutallticketsboughtandpresentatthefrontentranceofSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticketnoentry!56.SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium_________.A.islocatedatthecenteroftheCBDinthecityB.has12mostattractiveplacesinMelbourneC.admitsvisitorsfrom9:30amuntil6:00pmD.isbesideCrownEntertainmentComplex57.GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumvisitorscantake________.A.trainsfromsouthernCrosstrainstationB.shuttlebusesaroundthetrainstationC.boatsacrosstheYarraRiverD.eithertramroute70or7558.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumoffersvisitors________.A.freecarparkingB.wheelchairaccessC.InternetconnectionD.transportationservice59.TicketstoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium________.A.arefreetoallvisitorsB.canbeboughtbyemailC.arecheckedattheentranceD.canbeprintedattheticketoffice
Lifein2060LetussupposeitisnowaboutA.D.2060.Let’smakebelieve假设虚构itisaboutsixtyyearsfromnow.Ofcoursethingshavechangedandlifeisverydifferent.Voyagestothemoonarebeingmadeeveryday.Itisaseasytotakeaholidayonthemoontodayasitwasforthepeoplein1960totakeaholidayinEuropE.Atanumberofscenicspotsonthemoonmanyhotelshavebeenbuilt.Thehotelsareair-conditionednaturally.Inorderthateveryonecanenjoythebeautifulsceneryonthemooneveryroomhasatleastonepicturewindow.Everythingimaginableisprovidedforentertainment娱乐ofyoungandolD.Whatarepeopleeatingnow?PeoplearestilleatingfooD.Theyhaven’tyetstartedtotakeonheir继承supplyofenergydirectlyaselectricalcurrentorasnuclearpower.Theymaysomeday.Butmanyfoodsnowcomeinpillformandthefoodthatgoesintothepillcontinuestocomemainlyfromgreenplants.Sincethereareseveraltimesasmanypeopleintheworldtodayastherewereahundredyearsagomostofourplanet’ssurfacehastobefilleD.Thedesertsareirrigatedwithwaterandcropsarenolongerdestroyedbypests.TheharvestisalwaysgooD.FarmingofcourseisveryhighlydevelopeD.Veryfewpeoplehavetoworkonthefarm.Itispossibletorunthefarmbyjustpushingafewbuttonsnowandthen.Peoplearenowlargelyvegetarians素食者.Youseeasthenumberofpeopleincreasesthenumberofanimalsdecreases.Thereforethepeoplehavetobevegetariansandwearehealthierbothinourbodiesandinourmindsandweknowthecausesandcureofdiseaseandpainanditispossibletogetridofdiseases.NoonehastobeillanymorE.Suchwouldbeourlifein2060.21.AccordingtothepassagewhatwillbeonthemooninaboutA.D.2060?A.Manytourists.B.Manyotheranimals.C.Manyplants.D.A.seA.22.Whatwillpeopleeatthenaccordingtothepassage?A.Biscuitsinpillform.B.Foodsinpillform.C.Foodsinwaterform.D.Foodsingasform.23.Thepassagetellsusthatin2060________ontheearththannow.A.therearefewerpopulationB.therearemorepestsC.thereislesswaterD.thecropsaregettingbetter24.Whyarepeoplelargelyvegetariansin2060?A.Becausetheydon’teatmeat.B.Becausedoctorsadvisethemnottoeatmeat.C.Becausethenumberofanimalsdecreases.D.Becausealltheanimalshavediedofdiseases.
Fromnowonneverspendyourprecioustimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Insteadrealizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.TheseedsandthepowertogrowthemarecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreatedthehumanminD.SuccessisachoiceandnotachancE.Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich.YoucanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoicE.Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem.Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourselfandthusoveryourlifE.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypowerorresponsibilityfortheirlives.Theyaretheperennial长期的victimsandmartyrs殉道者.Theyareleavestossed摇摆bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.YoucanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelievethatyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlifE.FailuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchancE.SuccessfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsiblE.Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanidentifythecausewecancontroltheeffect.WeareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelievE.Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.OursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidencE.Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeopleyouaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrarytheoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfindingplantingandnurturingtheseedsthatcontainfuturevictorybornfromsetbacks.InshortinallareasofyourlifewhethertheybefinancialphysicalemotionalorspiritualyouareresponsiblE.Onceyourecognizethisacceptitandfirmlybelieveityouareontheroadtosuccess.66.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarecomparedtoleavesbecausethey______.A.can’texercisecontroloverthemselvesB.arereadytochangetheirmindsC.don’thavethepowertofacetheirfateD.areeasilyaffectedbywindyweather67.Loserswouldthinkthat______.A.successistheresultofhardworkB.theirfailureisonlybecauseofbadluckC.workinghardwillleadtosuccessD.theydon’tmakeeffortstosucceed68.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph5that______.A.settingourexpectationsisessentialbeforetakingactionB.developingconfidenceisthekeytofuturesuccessC.thoughtsandbeliefsaretheresultofcreativemindD.whetherwewillsucceeddependsonourattitudes69.Thelastparagraphservesas______.A.theproofoftheauthor’spointsB.anintroductiontoanothertopicC.theconclusionoftheargumentD.acomparisonbetweentwoviews70.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A.DevelopourconfidencE.B.Thesecretsofsuccess.C.Howtoachievesuccess.D.SuccessisachoicE.
TheAtlanticOceanisoneoftheoceansthatseparatetheOldWorldfromtheNew.ForcenturiesitkepttheAmericasfrombeingdiscoveredbytheEuropeans.ManywrongideasabouttheAtlanticmadeearlysailorsunwillingtosailfaroutintoit.Onewasthatitreachedouttotheedgeoftheworld.Sailorsfearedthattheymightsailofftheearth.Anotherideawasthatattheequatortheoceanwouldbeboilinghot.ActuallytheAtlanticisonlyhalfasbigasthePacificbutitisstillverylargE.Itismorethan4000miles6000kmwidewhereColumbuscrossedit.Evenatthenarrowestitisabout2000miles3200kmwidE.Twothingsmakeitratherunusual.Forsolargeanoceanithasveryfewislandsanditistheworld’ssaltiestocean.ThereismorewaterintheAtlanticthanyoucaneverimaginE.Butsupposenomorerainfellandnomoreriversflewintoititwouldtaketheoceanabout4000yearstodryup.Ontheaverage平均thewaterisalittlemorethan2miles3.2kmdeepbutinplacesitismuchdeeperwiththedeepestspotnearPuertoRicomeasuring30.246feet----almost6miles9.6km.OneofthelongestmountainrangesoftheworldwhichrunsnorthandsouthdownthemiddleoftheoceanrisesfromtheflooroftheAtlantiC.Thetopsofsomeofthemountainsreachupabovetheseaandmakeislands.SeveralhundredmileseastwardfromFloridathereisapartoftheoceancalledtheSargassoSeA.HerethewaterisquietbecauseoflittlewinD.Inthedaysofsailingvessels船thecrewwereafraidtheywouldbepreventedfromgoingforwardherE.SometimestheywereindeeD.TodaytheAtlanticisagreathighway.HoweveritisnotalwaysasmoothandsafeonE.Stormssweepacrossitandpileupgreatwaves.Icebergs冰山floatdownfromtheFarNorthacrossthepathsofships.Wenowhavesuchfastwaysoftravelingthatthisbigoceanseemstohavegrownsmaller.Columbussailedforovertwomonthstocrossit.A.fastmodernsteamshipcanmakeitinlessthanfourdays.AirplanesflyfromNewYorktoLondoninonlyeighthoursandfromSouthAmericatoAfricainfour!66.WhatdoestheOldWorldinthefirstparagraphreferto?A.AfricA.B.EuropE.C.AsiA.D.AllofthethreeabovE.67.WhatcausedpeopletobeunwillingtoexploretheAtlantic?A.Therewerenoshipsbigenoughtogetacrosstheocean.B.Sailorswereafraidofbeinglostintheocean.C.TheAtlanticwasveryunusualbecauseitwasthesaltiestocean.D.Manyincorrectideasmadepeoplethinktheoceanwasfullofdanger.68.Whatisthetopicofthefifthparagraph?A.Howlongthemountainis?B.Howtomeasurethewater?C.Howmuchwatertheoceanholds?D.Howrainaffectstheoceanwater?69.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_________.A.theAtlanticisthelargestoceanonearth.B.oneofthelongestmountainrangesliesintheAtlantiC.C.theAtlantichasalotofislandsinit.D.sailingontheAtlanticOceanisalwaysquietsmoothandsafE.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhighwayimply?A.HighroaD.B.Broadway.C.FastroaD.D.Mainwaterway.
Organicfoodonceconsideredsomethingthatonlyhealthfanaticsdesiredisnowaregularfeatureatmostsupermarkets.AndthathascreatedabitofadilemmA.OntheonehandyouhaveaconventionallygrownapplE.Ontheotheryouhaveonethat’sorganiC.BothapplesarefirmshinyandreD.Bothprovidevitaminsandfiberandbotharefreeoffatsodiumandcholesterol.Conventionallygrownfoodgenerallycostslessbutisorganicfoodabetterchoice?TheadvantagesclaimedforsuchfoodsoverconventionallygrownandsoldfoodproductsarenowbeingdebatedonalargescalE.Supportersoforganicfoods―atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly―arefrequentlytellingtheworldthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.Thegrowinginterestofconsumersinthesafetyandnutritionalqualityofdailyfoodsisawelcomedevelopment.Howevermuchofthisinteresthasbeenarousedbysweepingclaimsthattheconventionalfoodsupplyisunsafeorinadequateinmeetingnutritionalneeds.Almostdailythepublicissurroundedbyclaimsforno-agingdietsnewvitaminsandotherwonderfoods.Therearenumerousunsubstantiated没证实的reportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortoman-madeonesthatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggsthatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanthosetreatedwithinsectsprayandthelikE.Althoughmostoftheseclaimsarenotsupportedbyscientificevidencelargeamountsofwrittenmaterialaboutthebenefitsoforganicfoodsmakesitdifficultforpeopletoseparatefactfromfiction.Asaresultclaimsthateatingadietconsistingoforganicallygrownfoodspreventsorcuresdiseaseorprovidesotherbenefitstohealthhavebecomewidelyadvertisedandformthebasisforpeople’sopinion.Onethingthatmostorganicallygrownfoodproductsseemtohaveincommonisthattheycostmorethanconventionallygrownfoods.Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscanmaintainhealthandprovidebetternutritionalqualitythanconventionallygrownfoods.SothereisrealcauseforconcernifconsumersparticularlythosewithlimitedincomesdistrusttheconventionalfoodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganicfoodsinsteaD.41.AccordingtoParagraph2whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutorganicfoodistrue?A.Ithasn’tbeenuseduntilrecentyears.B.Ithasnoagreeddefinition.C.Itispopularamongproducers.D.Itisacceptedbymostnutritionists.42.InParagraph4treatedgrainsareexamplesof________.A.healthierfoodB.organicfoodC.conventionallygrownfoodD.expensivefood43.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.mostdoctorsbelieveorganicfoodspreventdiseaseorprovideotherbenefitstohealthB.organicfoodsareactuallylessnutritiousthanconventionallygrownfoodsC.peoplecannotseparatefactfromfictionbecauseoftheTVadvertisementsD.organicfoodscostmorebutarenotnecessarilybetterthanconventionallygrownfoods44.Accordingtothepassagemanyconsumersareattractedbyorganicfoodsbecausethey_____.A.wanttotrysomethingnewB.havecarefullyresearchedtheproductsC.valuefoodsafetyandnutritionD.expecttosavesomemoney45.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheclaimsoforganicfoods?A.Doubtful.B.EnthusiastiC.C.SupportivE.D.UninteresteD.
Treesshouldonlybepruned修剪whenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoandthenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrownandunwantedbranchesandtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.FirstlypruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsizE.TheobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheightandatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshapE.Secondlypruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutoutdiseasedordeadwoodorbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausewounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordiseasebutitisawoundthatwillhealrecover.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordiesothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.ItshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossiblE.Itisimportanttomaketheareawhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandcleanforhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.YoushouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwithoneofthematerialsavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurposE.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinterforthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterference妨碍fromtheleavesandalsoitisveryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleeD.Ifthisdoeshappenitisofcourseimpossibletopaintthemproperly.31.Whyshouldpruningbedone?A.Tomakethetreegrowtaller.B.Togetridofthesmallbranches.C.ToimprovetheshapeofthetreE.D.Tomakethesmallbranchesthicker.32.Treesbecomeunhealthyifthegardener________.A.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddleB.doesnotprotectthemfromthewindC.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranchesD.forcesthemtogrowtooquickly33.Whatwasthewriter’spurposewhenwritingthearticle?A.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.B.Tointroducesomecommonknowledgeofpruning.C.ToexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseasE.D.TogivepracticalinstructionforpruningatreE.
ItisnowFebruary72035.ThesearchengineTalkTalkwillbeopentothepublicnextweekandthisservicewillsoonbesomethingbeyondyourimagination.Forthefirsttimeyoucannotonlytalktothesearchenginebutyoucandiscusswithitwhatyouarelookingfor.ForexampleifyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheoilpriceTalkTalkasksifyouwanttoknowthecurrentoilpricethedevelopmentoftheoilpriceornewsrelatedtotheoilpricE.YousaythatyouwanttoreadnewsaboutitandTalkTalkthendirectsyoutoyoursourceorletsyouhavethelatestnewsrelatedtotheoilpriceinorderfromthemostrespectablesources.Comparedwithothersearchservicesthatuseacertainalgorithm程序toprovidedatafromasearchtheartificialintelligence人工智能behindTalkTalkissaidtoeasilyspotifacertainsourceisaimingtocheatthesearcher.TalkTalkalsojudgesandstoreseverygivenreplyanddiscussiontolearnhowtogivecorrectanswers.TalkTalkisalsosettoanswerquestionsdirectlywherethereisadefiniteanswer.HowwellthiswillworkinthelongrunisyettobeseenbutthousandsofpeoplehavetestedTalkTalkandthequalityisreallygooD.Thefirsttalkingsearchenginesawthelightofdaymorethan30yearsagoandwascalledSpeeglE.ItcouldreadtheresultsfromawrittensearchontheInternetandwasmostlyforblindpeoplE.SofarTalkTalkcannotreadtheinformationfromacertainsourcetoyoubyphoneifitisnotfreelyavailablE.Therearecurrentlytalkstofindanarrangementforthisbutitwouldmostlikelybedifficultbecauseofcopyright版权.TalkTalkisavailableovertheInternetandalsobyphoneeventhoughitonlyspeaksEnglish.Therearenoplanstoaddotherlanguagesinthenearfuturemostlikelybecauseitwillcostalotofmoney.WhenyouaretiredofaskingTalkTalkallyourquestionsjustaskWhereisTalkTalk?andyouwillgetananswerthatwillmakeyouleaveitwithasmileonyourlips.61.TheexampleinParagraph2isgiventoshow.A.howtousethesearchengineTalkTalkB.howtosearchfornewsontheInternetC.theoilpriceisaveryhotissuecurrentlyD.TalkTalkhasaveryhighintelligence62.TheadvantageofTalkTalkisthatitcan.A.beavailablewhereveryougoB.tellifacertainsourceisreliableC.readthesearchresultsforyouD.offerdifferentkindsofsearchresults63.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.TalkTalkcanreadalltheinformationonlinE.B.TalkTalkwillspeakotherlanguagessoon.C.TalkTalkmayhaveabrightfuturE.D.TalkTalkisveryexpensivE.64.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HelloTalkTalkB.WhereisTalkTalkC.TalkTalkisimprovingD.Developmentofsearchengines65.Inwhichpartofafuturenewspapercanyoureadthetext?A.Opinion.B.CulturE.C.LifestylE.D.Technology.
Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathersforfoodforsportandsimplybecausetheywereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheearthforever.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals.AndbecauseoncetheyaregonetherewillneverbeanymorE.AnimalsaremorethanbeautifulorinterestingorasourceoffooD.EveryanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnaturE.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexamplewhenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks鹰thefarmers’storesofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmicE.Why?BecausehawkseatratsandmicE.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumberstheratsandmicemultiplied繁殖quickly.Luckilysomepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalorplantonthedangerlist.Slowlythenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.46.Whydopeoplekillanimals?A.TheykillanimalsforsomethingtheyneeD.B.Theykillanimalstoraisesomemoney.C.Animalsdestroytheirnaturalresources.D.Animalscreatemanyproblems.47.Animalsareimportanttousmainlybecause______.A.theygiveusasourceoffoodB.theyarebeautifulandlovelyC.theykeepthebalanceofnatureD.theygiveusalotofpleasure48.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peoplecaremuchaboutanimalsbecausetheyneedthem.B.OnceacertainkindofanimalisgoneforevertherewillneverbeanymorE.C.Killingallratsandmicemaycausesomenewproblems.D.Peoplemustnotkillanyanimalorplant.
HowtoprotectchildrenWebfansfromunsuitablematerialon-linewhileencouragingthemtousetheInternethaslongbeendiscussedintheU.S.ForsomeparentstheInternetcanseemlikeajunglefilledwithdangerfortheirchildren.Butjunglescontainwondersaswellasdangersandwithgoodguidessomeeducationandafewprecautions预防措施thewildsoftheInternetcanbesafelynavigated航行.Kidshavetobeon-linE.Ifwetellourkidstheycan’thaveaccess机会totheInternetwe’recuttingthemofffromtheirfuturesaidanexpert.Mostkidshavestartedtousesearchengines.ManyofthemaregreatforfindingtonsofinterestingInternetsitesandtheycanalsolocateplaceswhereyoumightnotwantyourkidstogo.Therearesearchenginesdesignedjustforkids.A.certainsoftwarecontainsonlysitesthathavebeenselectedassafE.Themostpopularwaytolimitaccesswouldbetousewhatisknownasacontentscreener过滤器.Butthiscan’tbewhollyreliableandthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet.Anotherwayisthatmumordadisnearbywhenthechildissurfing浏览theInternet.Afewothertips●Don’tputthePCinachild’sroombutkeepitinanareawheremumordadcankeepaneyeonthings.ThatalsomakestheInternetmoreofafamilyactivity.●Askyourchildwhatheorshehasbeendoingandaboutanyfriendstheymakeon-linE.●Tellyourchildnottogiveon-linestrangerspersonalinformationespeciallylikeaddressandphonenumber.●Andtellyourchildrennevertotalktoanyonetheymeeton-lineoverthephonesendthemanythingacceptanythingfromthemoragreetomeetwiththemunlessyougoalong.28.Thepassageismainlyaboutthesubjectof_______.A.Americanchildrengoingon-lineB.InternetinAmericaC.appreciatingInternetD.opposingchildren’son-line29.Thebestwaytoprotectchildrenfromimpropermaterialis_______.A.toinstall安装acontentscreeneronthecomputerB.tobuysomesearchenginesforthechildrenC.tobenearbywhentheyaresurfingtheInternetD.totalktothechildrenandpersuadethemtotellrightfromwrong30.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.SurfingtheInternetisthebestmethodofeducatingchildren.B.Children’snothavingaccesstoInternetmayhaveeffectontheirprogress.C.UsingacontentscreenerismostreliableforkeepingchildrenhavingaccesstoInternet.D.Searchingenginescanhelpchildrentoselectmaterialsfitforthem.31.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.softwaresfitforchildrenwantprogrammingB.achildwhoison-lineisindangerC.InternetisajunglefullofdangerD.Internetcontainsalotofharmfulsites
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