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“If music is the medicine of the soul (灵魂), let it play on，” said a famous person. I think he said...
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Fastfashionmeansclothesthatareinexpensivebutlooklikethelatestdesigns.OnereasonforthesuccessoffastfashionissocialmediA.A.reportbytheinvestmentresearchfirmBernsteinfoundthatMillennials—peopleborninthe1980sand90s—wantedtowearavarietyofclothesinthephotostheypostedonFacebookInstagramandTwitter.Asaresultmanybusinessesthatoffertrendylow-costclothesaregrowing.Butthesituationischangingnow.MaxineBédatawomanwhoisinherearly30slooksinherclosetfullofclothesbutshehasnothingtowear.ShesaysshehatesalwaysshoppingforwhatisinstylE.Insteadshesaysshewantstobuyfewerclothesthatshecanwearoverandover.Otherpeoplewantthesamethingshesays.SoMs.BédatandabusinesspartnerSorayaDarabistartedaslowfashionclothingcompanycalledZady.SlowfashionmeansclothesthatlastalongtimE.TheyareoftenclassiccolorsandshapesandaremadefromnaturalmaterialsthatarebiodegradableovertimE.Thetermsfastfashionandslowfashionarerelatedtofastfoodandslowfood:fastfoodisstillpopularintheU.S.butmanyrestaurantsincreasinglyofferhigher-qualitymoreexpensiveandrelaxedmeals.Likeslowfoodslowfashionalsoaimstousesourcesthataregoodfortheenvironmentandworkers.MaxineBédatsayspeopleinhergenerationwanttoknowwheretheirclothescomefromandwhoismakingthem.ToanswerMillennials’demandforinformationabouttheproductstheybuyMs.Bédat’scompanyZadyincludesdetailsaboutthehistoryofthebrands.ItalsodescribestheprocessinwhichtheclothesaremadE.Ms.BédatsaysZadyaimstotellshopperswheretheirclothescomefromwheretheygoandhowtheyimpacttheworlD.TheinternationalbusinessH&MisansweringMillennials’demandsinanotherway.Ithascreatedarecyclingprogramforclothes.ShopperswhobringclothestheynolongerwanttoH&Mstorescanreceiveadiscountonnewthingstheybuy.AnH&MspokespersonsaysWehaveaclearvisiontoavoidandminimizewastethatgoesintolandfills.12.What’stheattitudeofsomeMillennialstowardsfastfashionnow?A.Crazy.B.TireD.C.SupportivE.D.Doubtful.13.Slowfoodismentionedinthetexttotellus________.A.itisbetterthanfastfoodB.itisthehealthiestfoodC.whyslowfashioncomesnowD.whypeoplelikefastfashion14.WhatcanbelearnedfromtheprogramofH&Minthelastparagraph?A.Itcanhelptheenvironment.B.Itdoesgoodtopeople’shealth.C.Itcanhelpchangepeople’slivesmost.D.Itwilltaketheleadinthelatestfashion.15.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.WhatIsoutofFashionB.FastFashionIsNotFastC.SlowFashionIsinFashion.D.FastFashionGoodorBad
PublicserviceadvertisingisdesignedtoinformthepubliconissuesthatarefrequentlyconsideredtobeinthegeneralbestinterestsofthecommunityatlargE.Typicallyitreflectsapoliticalviewpointphilosophicaltheoryreligiousconceptorhumanitariannotion观念.ItisalsocommonlyreferredtoasapublicserviceannouncementPSAoracommunityserviceannouncementCSA.Theadsareusuallybroadcastonradioortelevisionbuymayalsoappearinnewspapersormagazines.TheyarecommoninindustrializedcountiesthroughouttheworlD.PSAsarecommonlyaimedatchangingpublicattitudesbyraisingconsciousnessaboutparticularissues.HealthconservationandsafetythemesarepopularinmanyPSAs.Thepublicserviceadvertisingcampaignsareoftensponsoredbytradeassociationscivicorganizationsnon-profitinstitutionsorreligiousgroups.Mostpublicserviceadvertisinginvolvesjointeffortsoftheprivateandpublicsectors.Non-profitgroupsandgovernmentagenciescommonlyteamupwithprivatemassmediapromotionandadvertisingfirmstoproducespotsforradiotelevisionandprintmediA.Mostcommonlythenon-profitagencycreatesthemessageandanadvertisingfirmdevelopsthecampaignpolishesittomeetindustrystandardsandplansitsdistributionallfreeofchargE.Televisionandradiostationsusuallybroadcasttheseadsatnochargeandmagazinesandnewspaperscustomarilypublishthemforfreeaswell.InrecentyearsithasbecomecommonplaceforU.S.televisionstationstofeaturepublicserviceadvertisingspotsimmediatelyfollowingabroadcastthathasfocusedonanissueconsideredsensitiveandofconcerntomanymembersofthegeneralpubliC.ThesePSAbroadcastsgenerallyofferaddresseswebsitesandtoll-freetelephonenumbersforinformationsources.Someofthetopicsfocuse4doninthePSAshaveincludedchildabuseAIDSandcivilrights.29.What'sthemainpurposeofPSAs?A.Tosellmoreproductsthroughsomespecialways.B.Tochangeconsumer'sattitudesthroughmediA.C.Toimprovepeople'sawarenessaboutspecialissues.D.TomakemorefamousstarsknowntothepubliC.30.HowdoestheauthorlikePSAs?A.HethinksitgoodtomakePSAs.B.HeisagainsttheideaofPSAs.C.HeiscuriousabouttheideaofPSAs.D.HethinksPSAsarecompletelytomakemoney.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.MostofthePSAsaremadebythegovernment.B.PSAswillmakebigprofitsfortradeassociations.C.PSAsoffervarioustopicsinmanydifferentareas.D.PSAsaremainlybroadcastontelevisioncurrently.
TheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFranciscoCaliforniaisoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulbridges.Itisalsooneofthemostvisitedplacesintheworld.Morethan1800hundredmillionvehicleshaveusedthebridgesinceitopenedmorethan70yearsago.ThebridgewaspaintedInternationalOrangebecausethatcolorwentwellwiththenaturalsurroundings.Thecoloralsoiseasiertoseeintheheavyfogthatoftencoversthearea.ButtheGoldenGateBridgewasnotnamedforitsorangecolor.ItwasnamedforthebodyofwaterthatitcrossestheGoldenGateStraitwhichistheentrancetotheSanFranciscoBayfromthePacificOcean.Planningforthebridgebeganinthe1920swhentheareaaroundSanFranciscowasgrowing.Peoplelivingintheareaneededanotherwaytogettothecitybesidessmallferries.JosephStrausswasthechiefengineerfortheproject.Workbeganin1934.Mr.Straussdemandedthestrongestsafetyprotectionsinthehistoryofbridgebuilding.Theseincludedthefirstuseofhardhatstoprotecttheworkers’headsandspecialglassestoprotecttheireyes.Aspecialsafetynetwassuspendedunderthebridge.Thisnetsavedthelivesof19menduringtheconstruction.TheGoldenGateBridgeopenedin1937.Itextends1280metersacrossthewater.Thetotallengthis2737meters.Itwasthelargestsuspensionbridge吊桥intheworlduntil1964.ThatiswhentheVerrazanoNarrowsBridgeopenedinNewYorkCity.TodaytheGoldenGateBridgeistheninthlongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.9.WhatwastheGoldenGateBridgenamedafter?A.TheStraititcrosses.B.Thecolorofpaint.C.Thelocalclimate.D.Itsnaturalsurroundings.10.HowdidpeoplecrosstheGoldenGateStraitbeforethebridgewasbuilt?A.Byplane.B.Bytrain.C.Byroad.D.Byboat.11.Whywasaspecialsafetynetsuspendedunderthebridge?A.Becauseitcanprotecttheenvironment.B.Becauseitcanpreventworkersfromfalling.C.Becauseitcanmakeconstructioneasier.D.Becauseitcansavebuildingmaterialsfromfalling.12.WhatdoweknowaboutJosephStrauss?A.HebuiltthefirstsuspensionbridgeintheworlD.B.Hissafetymeasureswerenotofpracticalvalue.C.Heattachedimportancetotheworkers’safety.D.Hedemandedstrongmeasurestoensurethesafetyofthebridge.
Thehighestbeefpricesinalmostthreedecadeshavearrivedjustbeforethestartofthehotseasoncausingagreatshocktobothconsumersandrestaurantowners--andreliefisn'tlikelyanytimesoon.A.decreasingnumberofcattleandgrowingexportdemandfromcountriessuchasChinaandJapanhavecausedtheaveragepriceoffreshbeeftoclimbto$5.28apoundinFebruaryupalmostaquarterfromJanuaryandthehighestpricesince1987.Everythingthat'sproducedisbeingconsumedsaidKevinGoodananalystatCattleFaxaColorado-basedinformationgroup.PriceswilllikelystayhighforacoupleofyearsascattleproducersstarttorebuildtheircattleamongbigquestionsaboutwhethertheSouthwestandpartsoftheMidwestwillseeenoughraintowaterthegrass.Iquitbuyingsteaksawhileagowhenthepricewentupsaid59-year-oldLenMarkhamwhoworksatTexasTech.ShesaysshelimitsredmeatpurchasestohamburgerchoosingchickenporkandfishinsteaD.Restaurantownerstoomustdealwiththehighprices.MarkHutchensownerofthe50YardLineSteakhouseinLubbockraisedhismenupricesforbeefitemsbyabout5percentinNovember.Sincethentheownerofthesmalleatinghousehastriedtomakecutselsewheretoavoidpassingitontocustomers.Itreallyputsmorepressureonthesmallguyshesaidofnon-chainrestaurants.Ijustthinkyouhavetostaycompetitiveandkeepyourcostslow.White-tableclothrestaurantshaveadjustedthesizeoftheirsteaksmakingthemthinnersaysJimRobbdirectoroftheColorado-basedLivestockMarketingInformationCenter.Andfast-foodrestaurantsarecuttingcostsbyreducingthenumberofmenuitemsandareofferingothermeatoptionsincludingturkeyburgersRobbsaiD.ChainrestaurantsalsotrytobuybeefasmuchastheycanwhichessentiallygivesthemadiscountIowaStateUniversityassistanteconomicsprofessorLeeSchulzsaiD.Thehighpricesarewelcomenewsforatleastonegroup:ranchers大农场经营者especiallythoseinTexaswhoforyearshavestruggledamiddrought干旱andhighfeedprices.Butevenasranchersbreatheasighofreliefsomeworrylastinghighpriceswillcauseconsumerstopermanentlychangetheirbuyinghabits--switchingtochickenorpork.PeteBondsa62-year-oldTexasrancherandpresidentoftheTexasandSouthwesternCattleRaisersAssociationsaidthat'sabigconcern.ButsuchfearsmaybeunfoundedRobbsaiD.ThreeyearsagoeconomiststhoughtconsumerswouldstartfindingsubstitutionsforbeefasthedroughtspreaD.We'resurprisedwehaven'tseenmoreofthathesaiD.SouthDakotarancherChuckO'Connorthinksthatconsumerswon’tabandonbeefforgooD.I'msuresomearemaybegoingtocutbacksomebuttosaythatpeoplearen'tgoingtobuyitanymoreIdon'tthinkthat'sgoingtohappenhesaidaddingIhopenot.38.Thepriceofbeefhasincreasedbecause______.A.thereisagrowingdemandoffreshbeefamongAmericansB.cattleproducershavesucceededinraisinganewtypeofcattleC.thereisalackofrainandtheexportofbeefisincreasingD.ranchershavefoundwaystodealwithhighfeedprices39.WhichmethodisNOTusedbyrestaurantownerstodealwiththehighbeefprices?A.TheyhavemadethesteakssmallerthanbeforeB.Theyhaveincreasedthepricesofbeef-relateddishesC.TheyhavemadehamburgerswithmanyotherkindsofmeatD.Theyhavesoughtdiscountbypurchasinglargeamountsofbeef40.JimRobbgivesanexampleinthesixthparagraphinorderto_____.A.tellpeoplethatitisatoughjobtolookforsubstitutionsforbeefB.showhisfearthatchickenorporkmaybeanalternativetobeefC.explainthatcustomerswon’tchangetheirbuyinghabitscompletelyD.indicatethatranchersmaybeleastaffectedbythehighbeefprices
Lastyearthemost-readchildren'sbooksatleastinUKwerealmostallfantasynovels.Butwhyisthisthecase?What.exactlydoesfantasyoffertoyoungreadersWhat'simportanttopointouthereisthatfantasywritinghascometobeconsideredasbelongingtopopularcultureandisthereforegenerallyregardedasbeingoflowerqualitythanrealism.Thisideawasformedinmeduringchildhoodbymymotherwhobelievedthatfantasywasrubbish.Shewasalwaystryingtopersuademytwobrotherstoletgooftheirdog-earedcopiesofAmericanauthorDavidEddings'booksandreadsomethingproper.Ihadalsometsomepeoplewhowereagainstreadingfantasy.WhilelivinginFinlandwhereIjoinedabookclubIwastoldatmyfirstmeetingthattheclubdidn'treadgenrebookswhichmeantthatrealismwasinbuteverythingelseincludingfantasywasWhenitcomestothesubjectofchildrendiscussionsaboutwhichbooksarebetterforthemoftenfocusonthefantasyandrealismdebatecausingProfessorJohnStephenstowritethat:oneofthemorecurioussidestothecriticismofchildren'sliteratureisthestrongwishtoseparatefantasyandrealismintocompetingtypesandtostatethatchildrenpreferoneortheotherorprogressfromfantasytorealismorviceversa反之亦然.Aquicksurveyofthebigchildren'spublishingtrendsoverthepasttenyearsconfirmsthatfantasyisaspopularaseverinthechildren'sbookscenE.Fromthe450millioncopiesofHarryPotterbookssoldoverthisperiodtothemorerecentStephenieMeyer'sTwilightseriesitwouldseemthatchildrenareasenthusiasticaboutfantasyaseverbeforeandratherthanprogressingoutoffantasythepopularityoffantasyintheyoungadultmarketwouldsuggestjusttheoppositE.8.Whatwastheauthor'smother'sattitudetowardsfantasy?A.Uncaring.B.Cautious.C.UnfavorablE.D.EnthusiastiC.9.ThebookclubtheauthorjoinedinFinland________A.didn'thavearealisticaimB.wasalwaysfullofpeopleinandoutC.hadatenseatmosphereinmostcasesD.wasnotacceptiveofvariousliteraturestyles10.AccordingtoProfessorJohnStephensthecriticsofchildren'sliteratureA.wanttoseparatechildrenintodifferentgroups.B.wanttodividefantasyandrealismintoseparategroupsC.aimtogetchildrentoprogressfromfantasytorealismD.wishtoexplorethedifferencebetweenfantasyandrealism11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Fantasybooksareandcontinuetobepopularamongchildren.B.RealismbooksarethebestsellersofthepresenttimE.C.Youngreadersaremovingawayfromfantasy.D.Fantasybooksarebetterthanrealismones.
AnewstudyaprojectoftheresearchersfromtheUniversityofPittsburghinPennsylvaniafindsthefitnesstrackerprobablydoesnothelpwithweightloss.Thedevicesaredesignedtorecordyourphysicalactivity.Theyareusuallywornaroundthewristwheretheymeasureaperson’sheartratE.Theresearchteamlookedattwogroupsofindividuals.Thefirstworeafitnesstrackerandtookpartinhealthcounseling咨询withexpertstoconsiderthebestweight-lossplan.Theresearcherscomparedthisgroupwithpeoplewhoonlygothealthcounseling.Thestudyfoundthatthoseonlyspeakingwiththehealthexpertslostnearly6kilogramsbutthoseusingafitnesstrackerlostonly3.5kilograms.JohnJakicictheleadresearcherquestionedtheuseofelectronicdevicesforweightcontrolinplaceofeffectivebehavioralcounselingforphysicalactivityanddiet.Thestudyinvolved470subjectsagedbetween18and35.Someofthemwereoverweightwhileotherswereconsideredobese肥胖的.Overthreefourthsofthesubjectswerewomen.Allthesubjectsweretoldtoincreasephysicalactivityandstartonalow-caloriediet.Theyhadtheirweightmeasuredonceeverysixmonths.Aftersixmonthsresearchersdividedthegroupintotwoparts:onecontinuedwithmonthlycounselingwhilemembersoftheothergroupweregivenafitnesstracker.Eighteenmonthslaterbothgroupsshowedsignificantimprovementsinfitnessphysicalactivityanddietwithnomajordifferencebetweengroups.Howeverwhenitcametolosingweightthepeoplewhoonlyspokewithexpertslostnearlytwiceasmuchweight.Jakicicsaidthestudy’sfindingsareimportantbecauseeffectivelong-termtreatmentsareneededtoaddressAmerica’sobesity.Moreinformationisneededheaddedtolearnhowtobestusethesedevicestochangephysicalactivityanddietbehaviorsinadultswhowanttoloseweight.12.Allthesubjectsinthestudywereaskedto_____________.A.startonahigh-caloriedietB.wearafitnesstrackerC.increasephysicalactivitiesD.recordtheirheartrates13.WhydoesJakicicthinkthefindingsareimportant?A.Wearingfitnesstrackershardlyhelpspeopleloseweight.B.Physicalactivityanddiethavenoeffectonweightloss.C.Handlingobesityrequireseffectivelong-termtreatments.D.Therearegreatdifferencesinfitnessbetweenbothgroups.14.Whatcanweinferaboutthestudymentionedinthetext?A.Thestudywentonforabouttwoyears.B.Morethan120mentookpartinthestudy.C.Healthcounselinghelpslosealmost6kilograms.D.Wearingafitnesstrackerisusefulforkeepingslim.15.Thepurposeofthetextisto________A.describehowtheresearcherswereconductingthestudyB.indicateregularcounselingforweightcontrolisnecessaryC.convincereaderstowearfitnesstrackersforweightcontrolD.warnwomenaremorelikelytosufferfromweightproblems
Thelanguageweuseaffectsthedecisionswemakeaccordingtoanewstudy.Participantsmademorereasonabledecisionswhenmoney-relatedchoicesweregiveninaforeignlanguagethattheyhadlearnedinaclassroomsettingthanwhentheywereaskedinanativetonguE.TostudyhowlanguageaffectsreasoningUniversityofChicagopsychologistslookedatawell-knownphenomenon:peoplearemorerisk-takingwhenadecisionirrelevanttotheirownfeelingssuchaswhichmedicinetogivetoasickelephantispresentedintermsofapotentialgainthanwhenitisframedasapotentiallossevenwhentheoutcomesarethesamE.InthestudynativeEnglishspeakerswhohadlearnedJapanesenativeKoreanspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishandnativeEnglishspeakersstudyingFrenchinParisallshowedtheexpectedtendencywhentheywereaskedthequestionintheirnativetonguE.IntheirforeignlanguagehoweverthetendencydisappeareD.Asecondsetofexperimentstestedanothercognitive认知的prejudice–weexpectapersonallosswillbemorepainfulthanthesameamountofgainwillbepleasantsothebenefitofwinningmustbedisproportionatelylargeforustotakeabet打赌suchasgamblingwithourownmoney.Againtheforeign-languageeffectwasobviousintwodifferentexperimentsonewithnativeKoreanspeakersandonewithnativeEnglishspeakers.TheKoreanstookmoretheoreticalbetsinEnglishthanKoreanandthenativeEnglishspeakerstookmorerealbetsinSpanishthantheydidinEnglish.WhenpeopleuseaforeignlanguagetheirdecisionstendtobelessprejudicedmoreanalyticmoresystematicbecausetheforeignlanguageprovidespsychologicaldistanceleadauthorBoazKeysarsuggests.Cognitiveprejudicesarerootedinemotionalreactionsandthinkinginaforeignlanguagehelpsusdisconnectfromtheseemotionsandmakedecisionsinamoreeconomicallyreasonableway.Thisstudydidnotconsiderhoweverthecasesinwhichemotionalengagementimprovesratherthanpreventsourchoices:WehaveanemotionalsystemforagoodreasonKeysarsays.13.Whatistheforeignlanguageeffectdiscussedinthispassage?A.Peoplemakemorereasonabledecisionsinaforeignlanguagethanintheirnativetongues.B.Foreignlanguagesplaymoreimportantrolesinmakingdecisionsthannativelanguagesdo.C.Emotionalengagementcanpreventreasonabledecisionmakingsbutimprovethemaswell.D.CognitiveprejudicesaremorelikelytoappearinaforeignlanguagethaninanativetonguE.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Peopleneedtowinalargesumofmoneybeforetheydecidetotakeabet.B.Peopleareadvisednottotakeabetiftheyarenotreadyforthepainoflosing.C.Peopledon’ttakeabetunlesstheywouldwinmuchmorethantheywouldlosE.D.Peoplewillfeelmorepleasantwinningabetthanwinningalargesumofmoney.15.AccordingtoKeysarwhatisthereasonoftheforeignlanguageeffectinthisresearch?A.Foreignlanguageshavegreateffectondecisionmakings.B.PeoplearelessprejudicedwhenthinkinginaforeignlanguagE.C.Peoplearemorerisk-takinginaforeignlanguageenvironment.D.Personalfeelingshavelittleinfluenceinforeignlanguagethinking.
Whenpeopletodaytalkaboutatinyhousetheyprobablymeanthetrendy时髦的livingspacethat'saboutthesizeofashed棚.Butyouwouldhavetobefiveinchestalltoliveintheoriginaltinyhouses.Dollhouse小房子whichhavebeenaroundforseveralcenturiesdon'toffersheltertorealpeoplebuttheyprovideavivid生动的experienceoflifeintimesandplacesbothrealandimaginary.TheNationalBuildingMuseuminWashingtonD.C.letsvisitorstimetravelinthistinyworldthroughSmallStories:AtHomeinaDollhouseanexhibitthatopenedSaturday.VisitorscanseetwelvedollhousesfromtheVictoriaandAlbertMuseuminLondonEnglandwhichcontainamazingtinyfurnishings家具.ButthosepeoplewhoputtogethertheexhibitalsowantedvisitorstoknowthecharactersinsidE.It's300yearsofBritishhomesthataretoldthroughtheirinhabitants居民saidAliceSagewhoisinchargeoftheLondonmuseum.SoasvisitorslookinsidetheTateBabyHouseafancytownhousefrom1760theycanpushabuttontohearayoungwomangetalecturefromhermotherontheproperwaytorunahomE.IntheKillerCabinetHouseaservantnamedBetsycomplainsabouttheproblemsofcitylifeinthe1830s.We'vegotthecattokeeptheratsawayshesays.ThatdollhousewasJohnKiller'sgifttohiswifeandfivedaughters.ThegirtswereallowedtoplaywiththehousebuttheyprobablyalsolearnedafewlessonsSagesaiD.Thekitchenofthehousewouldhavebeentheperfectwaytoteachthegirlsaboutthemanagementofahomeshesaidpointingtothetinydishesandpots.Thosewhopreferamoremodernlookwon'tbedisappointeD.Therearetworoomsdisplayingawhitedollhousefrom1935anapartmenthousefromthe1960sandabrightlycolored21st-centurydesign.Theendoftheexhibitshowshowimaginativedesignsometimesworksbestinsmallspaces.TheBuildingMuseumaskedtwenty-fourartistsdesignersandarchitectsfromacrosstheUnitedStatestoeachcreateadreamroomfromthepastpresentorfuturE.Someoftheseuniquesmallroomsweremadeusingtraditionalfurnishingsothersfrommaterialssuchasclayinsects3D-printingandevenPeepsmarshmallowcandies!27.WhichofthefollowingwereonshowSaturday?A.SomeoldSheltersforpoorpeoplE.B.AdozendollhousesfromEnglanD.C.Someimaginarytinyfurnishings.D.Acoupleoffashionablelivingspaces.28.WhatisthefunctionofthecharactersinsidetheMuseum?A.Workingasorganizersoftheexhibit.B.MakingtheexhibitmoreattractivE.C.Providinggoodservicesforvisitors.D.Helpingvisitorsunderstanddollhouses.29.WhatcanwelearnabouttheKillerCabinetHouse?A.Itwasmadeupof24tinyrooms.B.ItwasownedbyawomannamedBetsy.C.Itshistorydatesbacktothe17thcentury.D.ItskitchenmayhaveaneducationalpurposE.30.Themainpurposeofwritingthispassageis.A.toreportadollhouseshowB.totracethehistoryofdollhousesC.toshowhowtomakeadollhouseD.toattractpeopletovisitdollhouses
Shakealegandshowalegareusuallydiscussedtogetherbutitisn’tatallclearhowtheyareconnecteD.Bothphraseshavemorethanonemeaning.ShakealegmeanshurryupaccordingtothedefinitionintheNewYorkMagazinein1904.Beforethatshakealeghadanothermeaningwhichwastodance.ThereareseveralquotationsfromallkindsofAmericanandBritainsourcesfromthemid-19thcenturythatarerelatedtodancing;forexampletheDubuqueDemocraticHeraldOctober1863inanadvertisementforalocalball:Nearlyeverymanintownabletoshakealeghaspurchasedaticket.Showalegmeanseithermakeanappearanceoritmeanshurryup.Thesecondmeaningisn’tcommonlyusednorisitolD.Whateverthesourceitisn’ttheoriginalmeaningofshowaleg.MostcommentatorsreportthatthephrasederivesfromtheRoyalNavyandthatthiswastheordergiventosailorstoputafootfromtheirhammocks吊床andgetup.Theuseofshowalegasawake-upcalliswelldocumenteD.JohnMasefieldPoetLaureatefrom1930to1967wasatraineemarineronHMSConwayuntil1891.Hereportedthefullversionofthemorningcallas:Heaveoutheaveoutheaveoutheaveout!Away!ComeallyousleepersHey!Showaleg.That’stheearliestquotationofthenavalcallIcanfindalthoughitmayhavebeenusedwellbefore1891.AnalternativeversioncomesfromthefactthatwomenwereallowedonboardRoyalNavyshipsinthe19thcenturyandthattheywereallowedtostayasleepafterthesailorshadbeenwoken.Inthemorningthebosun’smates水手长助手hadtocheckwhoeverwasstillasleepanddidsobyrequiringthemtoshowalegoverthesideofthehammock.Ifalegwashairyitwasprobablymaleanditsownerwasorderedtogetupandbeginwork.Believethatifyouwill;personallyIdon’t.AllinallalthoughbothofthetwoEnglishslangsaresometimesusedtomeanhurryuptheyaretwoindependentphrasesthatwerecoinedwithdifferentmeanings.28.Howmanywaysdoestheslangshowalegcomefrom?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.29.Inwhichsentencedoesshakealeghaveadifferentmeaning?A.IwillshakealegwithhimatthenextballwithgreatpleasurE.B.Nearlyeverymanintownabletoshakealeghaspurchasedaticket.C.TheywantedtoshakealegonaTVshow.D.Youmustshakealegtocatchthelastbus.30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetotheversionmentionedinParagraph5?A.Doubtful.B.SupportivE.C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.31.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto__________.A.topersuadereaderstolearnslangsseriouslyB.todescribeshakealegandshowalegC.todistinguishshakealegandshowalegD.toremarkonshakealegandshowaleg
GarlicisoneofthemostcommoncookingingredientsaroundtheworlD.ManydishesinEuropeAfricaAsiaandtheAmericasusethisstrong-flavoredvegetablE.Garlicissimilartootherbulb-shapedplantsincludingonionschivesleeksandscallions.Butgarlicisspecial.ForcenturiespeoplehaveusedgarlicnotonlyforcookingbutalsoformedicinE.MedicinalgarlicthroughouttimE.ResearchersattheMemorialSloan-KetteringCancerCenterandCornellUniversitystudiedthemedicinaluseofgarlicthroughouthistory.TheyfoundreferencestogarlicinancienttextsfromEgyptGreeceRomeChinaandIndiA.ForexampleinancientGreeceandRomepeopleconsideredgarlicanaidtostrengthandendurancE.TheoriginalOlympicathletesinGreeceategarlictoimprovetheirperformancE.TheancientRomansfedgarlictothesoldiersandsailors.WorkerswhobuiltthepyramidsinEgyptategarliC.Infactthisisathemethroughoutearlyhistory--workerseatinggarlictoincreasetheirstrength.SomeresearchersinChinahavegonesofarastocallhydrogensulfidethekeytoalongerlifE.__________________!Ina2007studyresearchersattheUniversityofAlabamaatBirminghamstudiedhowgarlicincreasedhydrogensulfideandhowthatinturnaffectedredbloodcells.DavidKrausledthatstudy.In2013scientistswerefinallyabletoseethisprocesshappen.ChemistsAlexanderLippertofSouthernMethodistUniversityinDallasandVivianS.Lindiscoveredhowtoobservethisprocessinlivinghumancells.Theirdiscoveryhasopenedthedoortomoreresearchintothehealthbenefitsofgarlicandtheproductionofhydrogensulfideinthebody.Ina2015experimentatPennStateUniversityresearchersinjectedasolutionthatwouldcreatehydrogensulfideinthearmsofhealthyyoungadults.Theywantedtoseewhathydrogensulfidewoulddotoasmallareaofbloodvessels.TheinitialfindingsarethathydrogensulfidewidenedbloodvesselswhichthenincreasedtheflowofblooD.Theseresearchersplantocontinuetheirresearch.TheypublishedtheirfindingsinTheJournalofPhysiology.Oldergarlicmaybeevenhealthier.Butlet’sleavethelaboratoryandgotothekitchen.Don’tthrowoutoldergarlicthathassprouteD.Youmayhavethoughtthatgarlicgrowinglightgreensproutswaspastitsprimeoroldandonitswaytothetrashbin.Butnotsofast.ScientistshavereportedintheJournalofAgriculturalandFoodChemistrythatthisoldergarlichasevenmorepropertiesthataregoodforourbodiesthanfreshgarliC.WhenresearcherstestedgarlicthathadsproutedforfivedaystheyfoundithadhigherantioxidantactivitythanfresherbulbsofgarliC.Alsotogetthefulleffectofgarlic’shealthbenefitsdonotaddittofoodorcookwithitimmediately.CuttingcrushingormincinggarlicreleasesthehealthycompoundfoundinthevegetablE.ButheatingthegarlicoraddingittootheringredientspreventsthereleaseofthishealthycompounD.Socutorcrushormincethegarlicandletitrestbyitselfforacoupleminutes.Soarethereanydownsidestogarlic?Wellthesamereasongarlicisgoodforusandgoodindishes--thatstrongsulfurodor--isthesamereasonitgivesusbadbreath.Buttheremightbeacureforthattoo.Yetanotherstudyfoundthateatinganappleorlettuceaftereatinggarliccutsdownonthestronggarlicsmellonone’sbreath.63.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.GarliccanbeusednotonlyforcookingbutalsoformedicinE.B.Workerswouldeatgarlictoincreasetheirstrengthinthepast.C.Garlicgrowinglightgreensproutswaspastitsprimeoroldandshouldbethrowntothetrashbin.D.HeatingthegarlicoraddingittootheringredientswouldreducethehealthbenefitofgarliC.64.Whichsentencecouldbefilledintheblanks?A.SomanystudiesongarlicB.MedicinalgarlicthroughouttimeC.GarlicissuchahealthyfoodD.Studyaboutgarlic65.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A.InapopularmagazinE.B.Inastorybook.C.Inabiologytextbook.D.Inahealthreport.
AnewgenerationaddictionisquicklyspreadingallovertheworlD.Weboholismatwentiethcenturydiseaseaffectspeoplefromdifferentages.Theysurfthenetuseemailandspeakinchatrooms.Theyspendmanyhoursonthecomputeranditbecomesacompulsivehabit.Theycannotstopanditaffectstheirlives.Tenyearsagonoonethoughtthatusingcomputerscouldbecomecompulsivebehaviorthatcouldaffectthesocialandphysicallifeofcomputerusers.Thisobsessionalbehaviorhasaffectedteenagersandcollegestudents.Theyarelikelytologoncomputersandspendlonghoursatdifferentwebsites.Theybecomehookedoncomputersandgraduallytheirsocialandschoollifeisaffectedbythissituation.Theyspendallfreetimesurfinganddon'tconcentrateonhomeworksothisaddictioninfluencestheirgradesandsuccessatschool.BecausetheycanfindeverythingonthewebsitestheyhangouttherE.MoreoverthisaddictiontowebsitesinfluencestheirsociallifE.Theyspendmoretimeinfrontofcomputersthanwiththeirfriends.Therelationwiththeirfriendschanges.ThevirtuallifebecomesmoreimportantthantheirreallifE.Theyhaveanewlanguagethattheyspeakinthechatroomsanditcausesculturalchangesinsociety.Becauseofthechangeintheirbehaviortheybegintoisolatethemselvesfromthesocietyandlivewiththeirvirtualfriends.TheysharetheiremotionsandfeelingswithfriendswhotheyhavenevermetintheirlifE.AlthoughtheyfeelconfidentonthecomputertheyarenotconfidentwithreallivefriendstheyhaveknownalltheirlifE.ItisaproblemforthefuturE.ThisaddictivebehaviorisbeginningtoaffectalltheworlD.12.AccordingtotheauthorWeboholismis________.A.adiseasethatappearsamongtheyouthB.anobsessivebehaviorthatfocusesonthevirtualworldC.akindofcompulsivehabitthatdoesgoodtopeople’slifeD.acompulsivehabitwhichfocusesonthereallife13.Theunderlinedphraseinthethirdparagraphmeans________.A.beaddictedtoB.beinterestedinC.becuriousaboutD.beeagerfor14.Fromparagraph3to5studentshookedoncomputersusually________.①havepoorperformanceinclass②arewillingtotalkwiththeirfamilies③areconfidentenoughwiththeirclosefriends④prefertospendlonghoursinthechatroomswithanewlanguageA.①②B.①③C.①④D.②④15.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsphenomenonofWeboholismis________.A.supportiveB.concernedC.indifferentD.neutral
Hewrotethatthehumanmindiscapableofexcitementwithouttheapplicationofunpleasantandviolentstimulants兴奋剂刺激物.AnditappearsthatsimplyreadingthesewordsbyWilliamWordsworthproveshispoint.ResearchersattheUniversityofLiverpoolfoundtheworksofShakespeareandWordsworthandthelikehadabeneficialeffectonthemindmakingitactiveandexcitedbycatchingthereader’sattentionandleadingtomomentsofself-reflection.UsingscannerstheymonitoredthebrainactivityofvolunteersastheyreadpiecesofclassicalEnglishliteraturebothintheiroriginalformandinamoderntranslation.AndaccordingtotheSundayTelegraphtheexperimentshowedthemorechallengingwritingandpoetrysetofffarmoreelectricalactivityinthebrainthanthesimplereadings.TheresearchalsofoundpoetryinparticularincreasedactivityintherightbrainanareaconcernedwithautobiographicalmemorywhichhelpedthereadertoreflectontheirownexperiencesinlightofwhattheyhadreaD.Theacademicssaidthismeanttheclassicsweremoreusefulthanself-helpbooks.Thebrainresponsesof30volunteersweremonitoredinthefirstpartoftheresearchastheyreadShakespeareinitsoriginalandmodernform.InoneexamplevolunteersreadalinefromKingLearAfatherandagraciousagedman:himhaveyoumaddedbeforereadingthesimplerAfatherandagraciousagedman:himyouhaveenraged.Shakespeare'suseoftheadjectivemadasaverbcausedahigherlevelofbrainactivitythanthestraightforwardtranslation.ThenextpartoftheresearchislookingattheextenttowhichpoetrycanaffectpsychologyandprovidebenefitVolunteers’brainswerescannedwhilereadingfourlinesbyWordsworthandfourtranslatelineswerealsoprovideD.Theresultshowedthatthefirstversioncausedagreaterdegreeofbrainactivity.PoetryisnotjustamatterofstylE.Itisamatterofdeepversionsofexperiencethataddtheemotionalandbiographicaltothecognitive认知的saidProfessorDavisleaderoftheresearchers.12.ThewordsbyWilliamWordsworthinParagraph1areusedto________.A.provethepoet’spointB.introducethetopicC.serveasanexampleD.stresstheimportanceofreading13.Whatisthebeneficialeffectofreadingclassicsonthemind?A.Itactivatesthereader’smindB.Itreflectsthereader’sexperienceC.Itcatchesthereader’sattentionD.Itmonitorsthereader’sbrainactivity14.Whatmethodismainlyusedintheexperiment?A.Comparingresponses.B.AnalyzingdatA.C.Observingactivities.D.Testingability.15.AccordingtoProfessorDavispoetrycanaffectthemindmainlybecauseof________.A.itsstyleB.itsmeaningC.itsdepthD.itswriter
PilotDoclorTeacher.ThesearetheanswersgivenbygirlsatKkenya'sit'sCentreforExcellenceKCEinthetinyruralvillageofEnoosaeon.Kenyawhenaskedwhattheywanttobewhentheygrowup.ThesewouldnotbeunusualresponsesintheUnitedStatesbutdeepinMaasaicountrylikesomanyplacesaroundtheworldtherealiyforgirlsisverydifferent.Thefounderoftheschool.KakenyaNtaiyagrewupinasmallhousemadeofstrawmudanddungwithnorunningwaterorelectricity.Shewasbornin1978.butdoesnotknowtheexactday—hermothercannotremember.Shewasengaged订婚atagefivetothesix-year-oldboynextdoor.ImetKakenyasevenyearsagowhenshewasayouthadvisorwithUNFPA'sWashingtonD.C.officeandhervisionandtenacity韧性toeffectchangeforgirlsinKenyaisjustasclearandstrongtodayasitwaswhenIfirstmetherKakenyasaysshecannotrememberatimewhenshedidnotwork.ByagetenKakenyawouldcomehomefromschool*milkthecowscollectfirewoodandwaterdeantakecarcofherbrothersandsistersandcookdinner.Shewasexpectedtoendure忍受femalegenitalmutilationFGM女性割礼shortlyafterbecomingmaturebemarriedbythetimeshewasfifteenandimmediatelystartbearingchildren.Herlifewouldthenconsistofworkingtomaintainherfamilystartingthesamecycleoveragainforherdaughters.ButKakenyabrokethecycleandisnowhelpinghundredsofgirlsinsouthernKenyadothesamE.KakenyaavoidedFGMforseveralyearsbystayinginschool.buteventuallyherfatherinsisteD.ShenegotiatedatradE.ShewouldnotreceiveFGMifshecouldfinishhighschool.HeagreedanD.asKakenyareflects.Onemorningtheytakeyoutothecowcorralandrightthereinfrontofeverybodyagrandmothercomesanddoesittoyou.Youfeelthishorriblepainbutyoucan'tcry.AftershegraduatedfromhighschoolsheconvincedhervillageelderstoallowhertoattendcollegeintheUnitedStates.Thevillagehelpedcollectfundsforherandshepromisedtoreturnandbuildaschoolahospitalafutureforgirls.SheearnedaDoctorateinEducationfromtheUniversityofPittsburghandfulfilledherpromisE.ShereturnedandbuiltKakenyavsCentreforExcellenceaschoolthatadmitsat-riskgirlsfromthecommunity.KCEisamodelforaddressingthemanychallengesfacinggirlsinthedevelopingworlD.Oneofthefirstbarriersthatmustbeovercomeistraditionalattitudes.In2006.thelocalchiefsaidMGirlsarcformarriagesothereisnoneedtoeducatethem.TodayheisanenthusiasticmemberoftheBoardofTrusteesatKCE.KCEisalsoamodelforendingFGMandearlymarriagE.Morethan90percentofMaasaigirlsendureFGMearlymarriageandearlychildbearing—noneatKCEdo.SchoolgivesthemafutureandparentscanseethatkeepingheminschoolhasvaluE.IfallMaasaigirlshadaccesstoqualityschoolsFGMandearlymarriagemightdisappearinageneration.KakcnyaalsoeducatesparentsaboutthedangersofthesepracticesandhasthemsignawrittenpromisethattheywillnotforceFGMorearlymarriageontheirdaughters.KakcnyaandtheKCEhavemoretodo.CurrentlymanygirlsfleeingFGMandearlymarriageendupinKenya’scitiesaloneandwithoutresources.Theyfacepovertyandsexualexploitation.A.rescuecentrewouldgivethesegirlssafeharborandassistancE.KakenyaalsowantstobuildaschooldormitorysoshecanacceptgirlsfromoutsidethevillagE.Andasthefirstclassof8thgradersgraduatesfromKCEthisDecember*Kakenyadreamsofbeingabletoprovideeveryqualifiedgraduatewiththeresourcessheneedstoattendhighschool.ThegirlsatKCEacceptnoboundariesandneitherdoesKakenyaHerapproachisaneffectiveandculturallysensitivemodelthatcouldbecopiedelsewhereinKenyaandintheworlD.65.ThefirstparagraphofIheparageisintendedtotellusabout.A.theambitionsofthegirlsatKakenya'sCentreforExcellenceB.aconsiderableachievementwhichhasbeenmadebyKakenyaC.differencesbetweendevelopedcountriesanddevelopingonesD.anDexampleoftherapidruraldevelopmentofanAfricancountry66.Kakenyadocsno»knowherbirthdatewhichprobablysuggestshermother.A.hadamentalproblemB.hadaratherpoormemoryC.couldn'treadandwriteD.couldn'taffordacalendar67.HowdidKakenyafinallymanagetoescapeFGM?A.Byconductingbusinesswilhacompany.B.Byworkiogextraordinarilyhardatschool.C.BycondemningthegrailcrueltyofFGM.D.Bykeepingawayfromherannoyedfather.68.WhatcanweseeinKakenyafromthepassage?A.FirmbeliefsuniqueinsightandstrongdisciplinE.B.BrHighabilitydeepwisdomandtypicalmodesty.C.Kindheartrebelliousspiritandgreatflexibility.D.TotalhonesyyouthfulenergyandgreatpatiencE.69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEtothepassagc?A.KCHwillspreadtoeverycornerofKenyabeforelongB.KenyafacespoliticalbarriersagainstwomensliberationC.FGMandearlymarriagehavealmostdisappearedvnKenyA.D.Kakenyamaygreatlyaffectwomen’sliberationintheworlD.70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A.SavingGirlsKakenyaNtaiya'sDreamB.FleeingrdCageKakenyaNkiiya'sAimC.ItIsHducationThatCoynIsinKunyaD.It'sTimetoPushSocialReforminKenyn
FromhisownversionofKimKardashian'sInternet-breakingpicturetorockingtheLeiaBunslookMarkUdovitch28hopeshiscelebrityimpersonations名人模仿willhelpraisemoneyforcancerpatients.Dressedinagarbagebagblackcleaningglovesandaplasticbagtietherecreation娱乐ofKimKardashion'spictureisoneofMark'sfavoritecelebrityimpersonations.GameofThronecharactersarealsoapopularchoiceandtheradiationdoctorhascosplayed角色扮演manyfamousfigures.Marksaysthereactiontothepictureshasbeenpositivewithalotoflaughfromhisco-workers.IhavegottenaverypositiveresponsefrommanyotherradiationdoctorswhoprivatelymessagemesayinghowmuchrespecttheyhaveformehesaiD.ButwhiletheradiationdoctorishavingfunwithhiswildandstrangecreationsthecausebehinditissaD.Apatientoncetoldhimshewasmoredevastatedaboutlosingherhairthansurgery.ItwasatthatmomentthatMarkdecidedtostopgettinghaircutsandstartgrowinghishair.TheradiationdoctorwillshavehishairoffinaDryJulyShaveOffanddonateittomakefalsehairforcancerpatients.MarkrecalledOverthecourseof2.5yearsmymateshavebeenabsolutelybeltingmewithcommentsaboutwhoIlooklikewithmylonghair.ItookaphotoofmeimpersonatingScottStapptheleadsingerofCreedasajokelastyearandposteditonFacebook.Itgot150+likeswhichislargeformesinceIamnotverysocialmediasavvy懂行的.SincethatimagegotsomuchnoticethatIwonderhowmanycelebritiesIcouldactuallyimpersonateintheleaD.Shavingmyheadmaybeusedasameansofraisingawareness.28.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddevastatedinParagraph4probablymean?A.Curious.B.Upset.C.Cautious.D.AlarmeD.29.HowdidMark'sco-workersreacttothephotos?A.Theymadefunofthephotos.B.Theydidn'tcareaboutthephotos.C.Theythoughthighlyofthephotos.D.TheythoughtthephotosstrangE.30.WhydidMarkimpersonateScottStappatfirst?A.TodoitforpleasurE.B.Toamusehiscolleagues.C.ToshowoffhistalentonlinE.D.Toraisemoneyforcancerpatients.31.What'sprobablythebesttitleforthetext?A.DryJulyShaveOffB.AKindandHumorousDoctorC.CelebrityImpersonationsD.Doctor'sImpersonationsforPatients
AshasbeenalltooapparentinrecentdaysatBalcombefewissuescausegreaterconcernthanenergypolicy.Manyvillagecommunitiesfeeltheircountrysideisbeingruinedbythepower-producingmachinesofwindfarms;yettheynevertakedirectactioneventhoughtheplanninglawsputthemataseveredisadvantagE.Andthegeneroussubsidies财政补贴whichencouragetheexpansionofwindpowerarenotfavorabletothevillagecommunitiesandsetlandownersinconflictwithotherresidents居民.Thosewhodisagreewiththerapidexpansionofwindfarmsstatethatthedamagetheycauseisoutofproportion比例tothebenefitstheybringbecausetheirenergyoutputcannotmatchthatofthecarbon-basedpowerstationstheyaresupposedtoreplacE.SupportersinsistthatwindmustbepartofamixofrenewablesnuclearandcarbonandthatthecountryiscommittedtomeetingEUEuropeanUniontargetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration.AgainstthisbackgroundthefactthatthereisanargumentwithintheGovernmentoverwhethertopublishanofficialreportonwindfarms'impactonthecountrysidebecomesevenmoreextraordinary.Thetwopartiesinthecoalition联合governmentareindisagreementoverwhatitshouldsay.Wehavesomeadviceforthetwoparties:publishthereportandletthecountrybethejudgE.Evenifitcontainsevidencethatwindfarmsareharmfulitwillhardlybeapleasantsurprisetopeoplewhodonotlikethem.Equallysupportersmustarguetheircasebyacknowledgingtheconcernsandexplainingwhytheyareeithermisplacedorworthyofmuchattention.Thesuggestionthatfurthernegotiationsaretotakeplacetoproduceanacceptablereportsuggeststhatthepoliticsofcoalitiongovernmentaredoingthecountryharminacertainway.Giventhesensitivitiesinvolvedalltheinformationshouldbeavailablesothatpeoplecanreachtheirownconclusionsratherthanbeingleftwiththesuspicion猜疑thatfactsarebeingreplacedbypoliticalbeliefs.12.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat__________.A.manyvillagecommunitiesaresatisfiedwiththesubsidiesB.theresidentsareinfavoroftheexpansionofwindfarmsC.energypolicycatchesmuchattentionofthepublicD.theplanninglawsoffergreatbenefitstotheresidents13.Supportersthinkthattheexpansionofwindpower____.A.ismorerapidthanthatofcarbon-basedpowerB.agreeswithEUtargetsfornon-carbonenergygenerationC.isexpectedtobemuchbetterthanthatofnuclearpowerD.guaranteesanincreaseinenergyoutput14.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.A.anofficialreportwillsettletheenergyproblemB.thetwopartiesaredividedovertheissueofwindfarmsC.thetwopartieshaveagreedonafurthernegotiationD.politicalbeliefsconcerningenergyissuegoagainstfacts15.Whichofthefollowingreflectstheauthor'sopinion?A.Increasepoliticalimpactonenergypolicy.B.Leavethetwopartiestoreachtheirownconclusions.C.Letthenationjudgethefactsaboutwindpower.D.Releaseastatementofsupportersonwindfarm.
DevelopedanddevelopingnationscanlearnfromeachotherseekingalowcarboneconomyaChinesegovernmentofficialsaidinShanghaiyesterday.Chinadoesn'tlagdevelopednationsintermsofenergysavingandgreeneconomysaidZhouChangyidirectoroftheenergysavingdepartmentoftheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology.WhilewecanlearnmanyaspectsfromdevelopednationstheyalsoshouldlearnsomethingfromussuchaswaterconservationZhousaidinaspeechduringthenewPathofChina'sIndustrializationforumattheongoingChinaInternationalIndustryFair2009.HesaidindustrializednationsandChinaaredealingwithdifferentissuestocombatclimatechangE.TheUnitedKingdomforexampleisconcernedabouttransportbuildingsandnewenergyinreducingcarbonemissions.ForChinathemosturgenttaskishowtorealizenewtypeofindustrializationandavoidmistakesthatothercountriesmadewhentheyindustrializeD.Assuchoverseasexhibitorsatthisyear'sfairareshowingwaystohelpChinaachievelowcarbonemissionsintheindustrialsection.SwisspowerandautomationtechnologygroupABBcalledforastrongerfocusonproductlifecycleassessmentorLCAwhichisusedtostudytheenvironmentalimpactofaproductfromtheresearchandmanufacturingstagethroughitsusageandrecycling.TobiasBeckerheadofABB'sprocessautomationdivisionforNorthAsiaandChinasaidLCAisaneffectivetoolinhelpingmanufacturingindustriestoreducecarbonemissions.LCAshowsthatindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalimpactthroughoutitslifecycleinsteadofonitsinitialinvestmentorreadytousestagE.Forexampleamotor'sinitialinvestmentaccountsforonly3percentofitslifecyclecostwhile94percentgoestofuelconsumptionandtheresttomaintenancE.RichardHausmannNorthEastAsiaCEOofSiemenssaidThecoloroffutureindustrializationisgreen.TheGermanyCompanyrecentlyannouncesthatitwantstoreceiveordersworthmorethan6billionEurosUS8.8billionforintelligentnetpowernetworksSmartGridoverthenextfiveyears.Siemenshasseta20percentmarketsharetargetfortheglobalsmartgridbusiness.Asmartgriddeliverselectricityfromsupplierstoconsumersusingdigitaltechnologyadvancedsensorsspecializedcomputersthatsaveenergyreducecostsandincreasereliability.TheUnitedStatesandChinaareconsideredthetwobiggestmarketsforsmartgriD.12.______canreplacetheunderlinedwordlaginparagraph2.A.FallbehindB.BesuperiortoC.AttackD.Fear13.Wecaninfer______fromtheeleventhparagraphofthispassagE.A.Siemenshasoccupied20percentmarketsharefortheglobalsmartgridbusinessB.Siemensreceivedordersworth6billionEurosrecentlyC.Siemenswillearn$8.8billionfromintelligentpowernetworksD.Siemens'planaboutSmartGridmaycometrueinthefuture14._______aboutSmartGridisn’tmentionedinthepassagE.A.EnergysavingB.LowcostC.SecurityD.Smallinsize15.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.DevelopedandDevelopingNationsCanLearnFromEachOtherB.LowcarbonEconomy—aSharedGoalC.IntelligentPowerNetworksD.TwoBiggestMarketsforSmartGrid
UndernewrulespostedbytheCivilAviation航空administrationofChinaonFridaypilotswillhavetopassalevelfourtestofMandarinChineseChina’sofficiallanguagE.Thosewhospeakwithanaccentthatoftenimpedescomprehensionwillnotpass.TheserulestakeeffectinJanuary2016.China’s56ethnicgroupsspeakmorethan80languagesanddialects.EvennativeMandarinspeakerscanhavetroublecommunicatingwitheachotherdependingonthestrengthoftheiraccentswhichcanbemutuallyunintelligible难理解的.OneflighttrainerillustratedthescopeforlinguisticconfusionespeciallywhencommonEnglishaviationtermsareuseD.AskedifthereisaproblemonboardaChinesepilotmightanswerinthenegativewiththewordsmeiyouorthereisn’t.ButsomeonespeakingwithaheavySichuanaccentwouldpronouncemeiyouasMayday—unconsciouslyparrotingtheuniversallyrecognizeddistresscall遇难信号.Liketheirinternationalcounterparts对应物Chineseaviatorshavedevelopedcodestoavoidconfusionresultingfromhomonyms同音异义字ornear-homonyms.TheyusethetermsyaoforoneandguaiforsevenwhichareotherwisepronouncedyiandqirespectivelyandeasilyconfuseD.Thenewrulecouldaffectallpilotswhomustrenewtheirlicenseeverysixyearsandaddstoagrowinglistofburdensfortheprofession.8.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordimpedesinPara1mean?A.improvesB.helpsC.misleadsD.limits9.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.SichuandialecthasthecontrarymeaningtoMandarin.B.NativeMandarinspeakerscanunderstandeachotherwell.C.Itisn’tnecessaryforapilottopassthetestbeforeJanuary2016.D.MaydayisadistresscallinoureverydaylifE.10.WhatisthepurposeoftheChineseaviatorsusingthetermsyaoforoneandguaiforseven?A.Toavoidmisunderstanding.B.Tocommunicatewiththeirinternationalcounterparts.C.Topassthetest.D.Toavoidtheiraccents.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ChinesePilotsToldtoGetRidofRegionalAccentsB.ChinesePilotsC.RichChineseLanguagesD.HardtoBeaChinesePilot
TheothermorningonthesubwayIsatnexttoanattractiveyoungblondewomanwhowasreadingsomethingonheriPaD.Shewasverywell-dressedcarryingaPradabagwithtastefullyappliedmake-upindeedshehadanunmistakableairofwealthmaterialsuccessandevenauthority.Isuspectedsheworkedasahighly-paidWallStreetlawyerorstockbrokerorsomethingofthatsort.SoIwascurioustoseewhatshewassofocusedon.TheWallStreetJournalperhaps?TheEconomist?Quitethecontrary;rathershewasconcentratingonaromancenovel.ThenIrealizedthatIhaveknownmanywomenwholoveromancenovels—smartattractivesuccessfulliberatedmodernfemaleswhononethelessfindsomekindofdeepsatisfactionandthrillfromthosehyper-romanticartificialandextremelyunrealistictalesofhandsomemanlyheroesfallinginlovewithvirginalwomenenduringaseriesofadventuresthennodoubthavingahappyending.Theseromancestoriesaretoliteraturewhathotdogsaretofinefood.Yetthegenre体裁remainsenormouslypopular.ConsidersomeofthesesurprisingstatisticsfromthegoodfolksattheRomanceWritersofAmericaRWA:*Morethan9000romancetitleswerereleasedlastyearwithsalesofabout$1.44billionmorethantriplethetaxesproducedbyclassicliteraryfiction.*Morethan90percentofthemarketarewomenokaythat’snotatallsurprising.*Readersaretypicallywomenbetweentheages30and54whoarethemselvesinvolvedinaromanticrelationshipbetrayingthestereotypethatonlylonelywomenlongforthesetalesofloveandadventure.*Almost40percentofromancebookconsumershaveanannualincomeofbetween$50000and$99900placingthemfirmlyinthemiddleclass.IhadthoughtthatromancenovelsaccountedforaverysmallshareoftheliterarymarketsoIwasquitesurprisedthatthisparthassuchenormouspopularity.ButImustwonderwhysomanywomen—fortyyearsafterthewomen’sliberationmovement—continuetoenjoythemselvesinthefancifultales?I’mnotsureifitrepresentsakindofrejectionofthewomen’sliberationmovementbutclearlysomethingismissinginthelivesofcontemporaryladies.A.romanceauthornamedDonnaHatchwhofocusesontheRegencyperiodearly19thcenturyBritainexplainedtheappealofsuchbooksthisway:Regencymenwerecivilizedandtreatedwomenwithcourtesy.WhenaladyenteredtheroomgentlemenstooddoffedtheirhatsofferedanarmbowedandahundredotherlittlethingsIwishmenstilldidtoday.Buttheywerealsoveryathletic;theyhuntedracedboxedrodehorses.Theyweremanly.Strong.NoblE.HonorablE.AndthatiswhyIlovethem!Mrs.Hatchmayhaveexpressedthesecretdesiresandattitudesofuntoldmillionsofherpeers—thatisintheearly21stcenturyhavewomengrowntiredoftheburdensandexpectationsthatthefreedomstheyhavegainedgivethem?Isthisarejectionofmodernfeminism?Dowomenlongfordaysofoldwhenmenweremasculinegentlemenandwomenwerefeminineandprotectedasprecioustreasuresandregardedaspossessions?Perhapsmostwomeneventheoneswhogetlostinromancenovelsdonotwanttogoallthewaybackbutitisobvious___12___.12.Whatisthefunctionoftheopeningparagraph?A.TosummarizethewholepassagE.B.Toprovetheauthor’sargument.C.ToleadinthemaintopicofthepassagE.D.Toraiseproblemsthatwillbesolvedlater.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?A.Romancenovelsaresatisfyingandthrilling.B.Romancenovelsarenotofmuchnutrition.C.Romancenovelsareaspopularashotdogs.D.RomancenovelsareanessentialpartofcontemporarylifE.14.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatismissinginthelivesofcontemporarywomen?A.Authority.B.Dignity.C.Liberty.D.CarE.15.Whichsentencecanbeputintheblankinthelastparagraph?A.theyprefertalesofinnocentromancetoclassicsB.theyareunhappywithhowtheworldhasturnedoutC.truelovedescribedinromancenovelsdoesexistinrealityD.romancenovelsprovidethemwithanaccesstosociety
OnChristmasDay2003awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasoverthecrowdmadefortheexits.A.theateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthewetfloorsignintheslipperyareA.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditionsbutsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottotheareathesignwaslyingonthefloor.AndshortlythereaftersowasshE.Herfootgotcaughtinthesigninabadwayandshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.BrownhadundergoneabackoperationandthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhavE.Sosheandherhusbandsued提起诉讼.AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthewetfloorsignabovewastowarnofdangerandthereforecourtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed继续进行.AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember1998incidentwhereawetfloorsignnotinusefelltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.InthatcaseGeorgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestorebutdidn’tgosofarastosaythatwetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability责任intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncasetheSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplieD.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthewetfloorsignwasitselfdangerousbecauseusingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards危险.That’sright—thesafetysignusedinthewayitwasdesignedwasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargumentatleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury陪审团—amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.5.AccordingtothetextMs.Brown________.A.slippedonthewetfloorB.trippedoverawarningsignC.knockedoverawarningsignD.wasknockeddownbythecrowd6.AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A.acceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB.proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC.stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD.proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident7.WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A.Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B.ItwouldnotbeallowedtoproceeD.C.ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC.D.ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.8.Theunderlinedwordoneinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.dangerB.customerC.businessownerD.equipmentinpublicplaces
AmongtheinternationalstudentsinCanadawhoarestrugglingtofindajobthereaftergraduationsomeofthemeventuallymakeitwithrelativeeasE.They’retheoneswho’vealreadybuiltupmuchinternship实习experiencewhilestillattendinguniversityastheirmajorsofferaco-operativeprogram.Co-opprogramsafeature特色ofCanadianuniversityprogramsallowacademicstudiestobecombinedwithworkexperiencE.DuringschoolyearsstudentsgettonetworkwithemployersgaininternshipexperienceinrelevantfieldsandearnacademiccreditsthatcounttowardtheirdegreeordiplomA.Co-opprogramsareavailableinmostcomprehensiveuniversitiesliketheUniversityofWaterlooWilfridLaurierUniversityandYorkUniversity.Theseprogramsarenotonlyopentostudentsmajoringinbusinessbutalsotomanyscienceandartmajors.Statisticsshowthatnearly30percentofrecentforeignapplicantshavechosenmajorsthatalsosubscribetotheco-opprogram.It’seasytounderstandsaidasenioreducationcounselor.Henotedthatworkingopportunitiesareprovidedbyemployersthatbuildbridgeswiththeuniversityandmostofthemarewell-knowncompaniesorlocalgovernmentorganizations.MoreovertheaveragesalaryforinternsisashighasC$30000toC$40000ayear.Studentscanchoosetoworkduringvacationsortermtimesfreely.Therequireddurationoftheinternshipforundergraduatesrangesfromeighttotwelvemonthsorfourtosixmonthsforgraduatestudents.Theprogramsalsobenefitthosestudentswhowanttoapplyforimmigrationaddedthecounselor.That’sbecausethepoliciesofmanyprovincesinCanadarequireacertainlengthofworkexperienceoftheapplicants.9.What'sthemaincharacteristicofco-opprograms?A.Theyofferavarietyofjobsindifferentfields.B.Theymakeacademiccreditseasiertogain.C.Employersworkwithstudentsontheirstudies.D.Studentsgetworkexperiencewhileatuniversity.10.Whatdoestheexampleofforeignapplicantsindicate?A.Co-opprogramsarebecomingmorepopular.B.TheaveragesalaryforinternswillincreasE.C.Co-opprogramsareopentoallmajors.D.Companieswelcomeforeignstudents.11.Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.Business.B.Education.C.LifestylE.D.CulturE.
Chinesekungfuisoneoftheearliestandlongest-lastingsportsthatusebothmuscleandbrain.Overitslonghistoryithasdevelopedasauniquecombinationofexercisepracticalself-defenseself-disciplineandart.ItisestimatedthatChinesekungfucandatebacktoprimitivesociety.Atthattimepeopleusedstickstofightwildbeasts.Graduallytheyaccumulatedagreatdealofself-defenseexperiencE.WhentheShangDynastybeganhuntingwasconsideredanimportantpartofkungfutraining.DuringtheShangandZhoudynastiesmartialarts武术evolvedtobecomeakindofdancing.UsuallythedancingofmartialartswasusedtotrainsoldiersandinspiretheirmoralE.Atthesametimetheskillandtechnologyofswordmakingaswellasswordceremoniesdevelopedrapidly.StartingfromtheTangDynastyakungfuexaminationwasproposedandintroduceD.Excellentcandidateswouldreceivetitlesandawardsthroughtheexaminationlargelypromotingthedevelopmentofmartialarts.BythenmartialartshadevolvedtobecomeanartformandanindependentgenrE.KungfuwasgraduallyintroducedtomanycountriesinSoutheastAsiA.Todaykungfuishonoredastheancestorofkickboxing跆拳道karate空手道andjudo.TheSongandYuandynastieswitnessedtheclimaxofkungfudevelopment.Thepracticeofkungfubycivilorganizationsbecamemoreandmorepopular.Peopleactuallymadealivingasmartialartsperformersalloverthecountry.Usuallytheirperformancewascarriedoutbyasinglepersonortwopeopleasapair.ChinesekungfuachievedgreaterdevelopmentintheMingandQingdynasties.IntheMingDynastyalotofgenrescameintobeingandnumerousbooksonmartialartswerepublisheD.IntheQingDynastytherulingempirebannedthepracticeofmartialartsandthepeoplehadtosetupvariousclubsorsocietiestopassontheskillsinsecret.TodaykungfucontinuestobepracticedbymanypeopleforthepurposeofkeepingfitorimprovingbodyimagE.28.Accordingtothetext___________wasanimportantpartofthedevelopmentofkungfuinancienttimes.A.huntingB.dancingC.singingD.fighting29.DuringtheShangandZhoudynastieskungfuwasusedto__________.A.promotethenationaleconomyB.keephealthyandimprovebodyimageC.trainsoldiersandinspiretheirmoraleD.fightbigwildanimals30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.TheproductionofswordsreachedthehighestpointduringtheTangDynasty.B.KungfuwasperformedbymanypeopleduringtheSongandYuandynasties.C.KungfuhashadagreatimpactonmanyactivitiesinSoutheastAsiA.D.TheTangdynastywitnessedtheclimaxofkungfudevelopment.31.HowdidkungfuevolveintheMingDynasty?A.Theemperorsetupmanyorganizationstopromotekungfu.B.Variousgenresappearedandbookswerepublishedaboutkungfu.C.Kungfubecametheonlyperformanceatcourtparties.D.Peoplemadealivingaskungfuperformersalloverthecountry.
AsArtificialIntelligenceA.becomesincreasinglysophisticatedtherearegrowingconcernsthatrobotscouldbecomeathreat.ThisdangercanbeavoidedaccordingtocomputerscienceprofessorStuartRussellifwefigureouthowtoturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammablecodE.Russellarguesthatasrobotstakeonmorecomplicatedtasksit’snecessarytotranslateourmoralsintoAIlanguagE.Forexampleifarobotdoeschoresaroundthehouseyouwouldn'twantittoputthepetcatintheoventomakedinnerforthehungrychildren.YouwouldwantthatrobotpreloadedwithagoodsetofvaluessaidRussell.Somerobotsarealreadyprogrammedwithbasichumanvalues.Forexamplemobilerobotshavebeenprogrammedtokeepacomfortabledistancefromhumans.Obviouslythereareculturaldifferencesbutifyouweretalkingtoanotherpersonandtheycameupcloseinyourpersonalspaceyouwouldn'tthinkthat'sthekindofthingaproperlybrought-uppersonwoulddo.Itwillbepossibletocreatemoresophisticatedmoralmachinesifonlywecanfindawaytosetouthumanvaluesasclearrules.Robotscouldalsolearnvaluesfromdrawingpatternsfromlargesetsofdataonhumanbehavior.Theyaredangerousonlyifprogrammersarecareless.Thebiggestconcernwithrobotsgoingagainsthumanvaluesisthathumanbeingsfailtodosufficienttestingandthey'veproducedasystemthatwillbreaksomekindoftaboo禁忌.Onesimplecheckwouldbetoprogramarobottocheckthecorrectcourseofactionwithahumanwhenpresentedwithanunusualsituation.Iftherobotisunsurewhetherananimalissuitableforthemicrowaveithastheopportunitytostopsendoutbeepsandaskfordirectionsfromahuman.Ifwehumansaren'tquitesureaboutadecisionwegoandasksomebodyelsE.Themostdifficultstepinprogrammingvalueswillbedecidingexactlywhatwebelieveinmoralandhowtocreateasetofethicalrules.Butifwecomeupwithananswerrobotscouldbegoodforhumanity.12.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthethreatofrobots?A.Itmaybeachallengetocomputerprogrammers.B.Itaccompaniesallmachineryinvolvinghightechnology.C.ItcanbeavoidedifhumanvaluesaretranslatedintotheirlanguagE.D.IthasbecomeaninevitabledangerastechnologygetsmoresophisticateD.13.Howdorobotslearnhumanvalues?A.Byinteractingwithhumansineverydaylifesituations.B.Byfollowingthedailyroutinesofcivilizedhumanbeings.C.Bypickinguppatternsfrommassivedataonhumanbehavior.D.Byimitatingthebehaviorofproperlybrought-uphumanbeings.14.Whatwillawell-programmedrobotdowhenfacinganunusualsituation?A.Keepadistancefrompossibledangers.B.Dosufficienttestingbeforetakingaction.C.Setoffitsbuilt-inalarmsystematoncE.D.Stoptoseekadvicefromahumanbeing.15.Whatismostdifficulttodowhenweturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammablecode?A.Determinewhatismoralandethical.B.Designsomelarge-scaleexperiments.C.Setrulesforman-machineinteraction.D.Developamoresophisticatedprogram.
ScotsaremorelikelytodrinkthemselvestodeaththanpeoplefromanyothernationinW.esternEuropeexceptAustriaandPortugal.EverydaysixS.cotsdiefromalcohol-relatedconditions.OurhospitalsandhealthservicesstrugglewiththewiderdamagE.Anestimated51600Scotssufferfromdrink-relatedillness.Incidenceofliverdiseasehasshotup40percentinthepastsevenyears.Mostknifeattacksandmostadultmurdersoccurundertheinfluenceofalcohol.Anddrinkabuse嗜酒hasruinedthousandsoffamiliesapersonalpsychologicalandsocialcostontopofthe£1billionalreadyestimatedthroughworkabsencE.Ifallthiswerenotbadenoughproblemswithalcoholabusearenowspreadingtoanever-youngeragegroup.Theproportionofpupilsaged12-15whohadhadanalcoholicdrinkinthepreviousweekroseinthelastdecadefrom14percentto21percent.T.odaymorethan40percentofall15-year-oldsadmittohavinghadadrinkinthepastweek.MuchteenagecrimeanddestructionisdrinkrelateD.T.ohiscredittheExecutivehasfocusedhisattentiononalcoholabuseproblem.BehindthescenestheExecutiveisdiscussinghowfaritshouldgointryingtopersuadeScotstodrinkinamoresensiblefashion.TheFirstMinisterisknowntobeagainstanalcoholbanonthelinesofprohibitiononpublicsmoking.Heiscorrectthatsuchamovewouldnotbeacceptedbythepeopleandanywaygeneralprohibitiontendstodrivesubstanceabuseundergroundratherthaneliminateit.Neverthelessadebateisemergingonwhatcontrolstoputontheeasyavailabilityofalcoholespeciallytotheyoung.AswereporttodayDonaldGorrietheseniorLiberalDemocratMSP.islaunchingacampaignintheScottishParliament议会toprohibitsupermarketsfromofferingcut-pricepromotionsonalcoholicdrinksinlinewithasimilarbanonsuchpromotionstooff-licencesandpublichousesintroducedearlierthisyear.Itremainstobeseenifitistechnicallyfeasibletodefinesalespromotionsofalcoholinasupermarketinsuchawayastocontrolthem.ThereisalsoareasonableargumentthatitisbettertohavepeoplebuydrinksatasupermarketwherethelikelihoodisthattheywillconsumethealcoholathomeratherthandrinkinpubliC.Ontheotherhandmuchofthealcoholconsumedbyundergrounddrinkerscomesfromthefamilysupply.PerhapstherealsolutionistoquestionthecheapnessofalcoholacrosstheboarD.NeverthelessM.r.G.orriehasopenedanimportantpublicdiscussion.HehasatalentformakingparliamentconfrontawkwardissuesandalcoholisonesuchissuE.32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____________.A.banningalcoholmaymakealcoholabuseexistsecretlyB.DonaldGorrieheldadebateonlimitingalcoholC.40percentofall15-year-oldsareinvolvedincriminalactivityafterdrinkingD.theinfluenceofalcoholcost£1billionthroughdrink-relateddisease33.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4means_____________.A.youngpeopledebateoverwhethertheyshouldcontroltheavailabilityofalcoholB.unlessadebateofcontrollingalcoholisheldyoungpeoplewilldrinktoomuchalcoholC.adebateonhowtokeepyoungpeoplefromeasyaccesstoalcoholappearsD.thereisadiscussiononhowyoungpeoplecouldgiveupalcoholabuse34.Whatisprobablytheusefulsolutiontoalcoholabuseaccordingtothepassage?A.T.ochangethecheapnessofalcohol.B.T.oprohibitpeoplefromgoingtopubs.C.T.opersuadethemtodrinkinamoresensiblefashion.D.T.ostrikesecretpubs.35.Thispassageismorelikelytobeseenin_____________.A.amedicalmagazineB.thesocietypageofanewspaperC.anintroductiontoScotlandD.anofficialdocumentfromBritishgovernment
Singaporeisbuildinganairportwhereindoortreeswaterfallsanda‘rainvortex’sitalongsidecheck-inqueueswaitingroomsandbaggagecarousels传送带.Whereoncesatacarparktherewillsoonbethousandsoftreesandplantsacross22000sqmetresoflandscapedindoorparklands.Thiswillbejoinedbya40m-highindoorwaterfallexpectedtobetheworld’stallest.Thesearetheplansforthenew3.5hectare‘Jewel’developmentatSingapore’sChangiAirportscheduledtoopenin2018;afive-storey134000squaremetrecomplexmixingnaturaloutdoorplantswithmodernairportfacilities.Theaimbehindtheintroductionofsuchlush茂盛的landscapingispurelytoprovideallvisitorswithamemorableexperienceonewheretheyaresurroundedbynatureandgreenerysaysPhilipYimChiefExecutiveOfficerofJewelChangiAirportDevelopment.Promisedsustainability持续性measuresincludeextensiveusageofphotovoltaicpanels光电板toproducerenewableenergyaswellasencouragingtheuseofnaturallightingandahighefficiencyair-conditioningsystem.TheindoorwaterfallnamedtheRainVortexwillmakeuseofspeciallightingeffectstochangeatnightintowhatispromisedtobeadramaticlightandsoundshow.TheRainVortexisoneexampleofhowsustainabledesignplaysanimportantroleintheplanningoftheattractionsaysYim.‘Intheeventofarainstormthepoweroftherainwaterwillflownaturallythroughtheoculus.TheexcessrainwatercollectedwillbeusedforirrigationofthelandscapingatJewel.’YimquotesthepopularreputationSingaporeenjoysasthegardencitywheregreeneryisrecognisedasanessentialpartoftheurbanlandscapeanattractiveimagewhichclearlyinspiresJewel’sdesign.Howeveritremainstobeseenwhetherbeyondtheaesthetic审美的appealJewelcanaddgenuineenvironmentalthingstosomethingasun-environmentalasaninternationalairport.28.WhatcanwelearnaboutthejeweldevelopmentSingapore’schangeAirport?A.Itisbeingbuiltonanoldcarparkatpresent.B.Ithasbeenplannedandisbeingbuilt.C.Itwillbetheworld’stallestairport.D.ActsofkindnesscanmakeadifferencE.29.Tokeeptheairportdevelopingsustainablyitisadvisedto.A.usenoelectriclightsB.usemoreair-conditionersC.makefulluseofnaturalwaterD.trytoproducerenewableenergy30.WhatcanweinferabouttheRainVortex?A.ItcantransformintoadramaticshowatanytimE.B.Itsdesignwillbeagreatsuccessenvironmentally.C.Itwillproducewatertoirrigateplants.D.A.rainstormmaymakeitlookprettier.
MOOCsanacronym缩写词formassiveopenonlinecoursesmarkanimportantpossiblyrevolutionarydevelopmentineducation.ThesecoursesareonlinefreeofchargeandopentoanyoneintheworldwhohasalaptopandanInternetconnection.MoreovertheyaremainlyofferedbyeliteuniversitieslikeStandfordBerkeleyHarvardandColumbiA.ThecourseslikenormalcollegecoursesarearrangedinorderbydifficultyenablingstudentstoprogressfrombeginnerstotheadvanceD.Thecoursescovernotonlyabroadrangeoftechnicalsubjectssuchasmathandcomputersciencebutalsocoursesinthesocialsciencesandthehumanities.ThoughMOOCsarenotofferedforcreditanddegreemanystudentsenrollin选课thecoursesforrealskillsorknowledgewhichtheycanputtosomepracticalusE.Somestudentsevenformonlinestudygroupsorin-persongroupswithstudentswholivenearby.Theformatseemssuperiortothetraditionalschoolclass.Theaveragequalityofthelecturerismuchhigherbecausestudentsdonothavetostickwithanordinarylecturer.Besidesstudentscanrollbackorforward—inshorttheycangoattheirownlearningspeedwhichtheycannotdoinalivelecturE.AndofgreatimportancetheydonothavetotravelanywheretoattendanonlinelecturE.Onecanobtainafirst-classAmericancollegeeducationwhereverheorshelivesandhoweverlittlemoneyheorshehas.ThereisaproblemofaskingquestionsofthelecturerinaclassoftenthousandstudentsbutsomeMOOCshavesolveditbyallowingstudentstopostquestionsonlineforavoteandonlythemostpopularquestionsareputtothelecturer.Inaknowledgeeralifelonglearningisnotlimitedtoatraditionalclassroom.OfcoursestudentsenrollinginMOOCscannotbecomparedwiththosewhoareintraditionaluniversitiesbutweneedtorethinkwhatastudentsis.StudentsinMOOCsareverycleverhaveworkexperienceandinmanycaseshavealreadydevelopedasetofcore核心competences.Moreovertheyalsoofferuniqueinternationalperspectives视野thatwouldbetheenvyofanyschoolclassroom.25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutMOOCs?A.ThewordMOOCsisshortformassiveopenonlinecampuses.B.MOOCsmaybeabreakthroughinthedevelopmentofeducation.C.MOOCsareofferedbyfirst-classuniversitiesandhighschools.D.AnyonewhohasacomputercantakeMOOCs.26.StudentsenrollinMOOCsmainlyfor________.A.creditsB.degreesC.skillsD.studygroups27.MOOCsseemtohaveanadvantageovertraditionalschoolclassesbecause________.A.theaveragequalityofthelecturerishigherB.studentscantraveltomanyplaceswhentakingMOOCsC.studentscanlearnattheirownstudypaceD.thereisaproblemofaskingquestionsintraditionalclassesA.abB.bcC.acD.bd28.WhichofthefollowingwordsisthebesttodescribestudentsenrollinginMOOCs?A.OrdinaryB.CreativeC.SubjectiveD.Competent
Ataclickofmouseconsumerscanpurchasethegoodsandservicetheyneedatonlineshops.Whattheyhavetodoiswaitingforthegoodssenttotheirhomes.WeshallallbegratefultothepioneersofonlineshoppingforbringingussuchconveniencE.MichaelAldrichtheUKOnlineshoppingwasinventedandpioneeredbyMichaelAldrichintheUK.In1979heconnectedatelevisionviaatelephonelinetoareal-timemulti-usertransaction交易processingcomputer.HesoldmainlyBusiness-to-Businesssystems.Therewereanumberofsignificantworldfirstswithnewapplicationsinseveralbusinessfields.JeffBezostheUSAJeffBezosdefinedonlineshoppingandrewrotetherulesofcommercE.TimBerners-LeeinventedtheWorldWideWebserverandbrowser浏览器in1990.In1994JeffBezosreadanarticleabouthowtheWorldWideWebwasgrowingby2300percentayear.HeknewhehadtotapintosuchagreatpotentialforcommercE.OnJuly61995BezoslaunchedAmazoncomwhichoperatedoutofthegarageofhistwobedroomhomeinsuburbanSeattleWashington.Withalmostnopublicitysalestookoffimmediately.Thecompanyhasnowexpandedintodozensofproductcategoriesforcingtheworld’sbiggestretailer零售商torethinktheirbusinessmodelsandfinallychangingthewaypeopleshop.JackMaChinaAsachildJackMawasbadatmathsbutfascinatedbyEnglish.HetravelledtotheUnitedStatesin1995asatranslatortohelpaChinesefirmrecoverpayment.TheattemptfaileD.ButafriendinSeattleshowedMatheInternetandanideabeganbrewing.In1999MrMagathered17friendsandfoundedAlibabainhisapartmentinHangzhou.Alibaba’smodelwassimple:allowsmallandmedium-sizedChinesecompaniestofindglobalbuyerstheywouldotherwiseonlybeabletomeetattradeshows.Itworksbrilliantly.Alibaba’ssalesarenowmorethanthoseofeBayandAmazoncombineD.1.WhatmadeAmazoncomasuccess?A.Business-to-Businesssystems.B.TheWorldWideWebserverandbrowserC.Commercialpublicity.D.Helpfromretailers.2.HowdidJackMahavetheideaoffoundingAlibaba?A.A.translatorhelpedhim.B.A.Chinesefirminspiredhim.C.liewasintroducedtotheInternet.D.liewasfundedbysomecompanies.3.Whatdothepioneershaveincommon?A.Theyhaveimprovedcomputers.B.TheyhavesoldgoodsworldwidE.C.Theyhaveenlargedproductcategories.D.Theyhavecontributedtoonlineshopping.
Famouspeoplehavealotofinfluenceonculturaltrendslikeitornot.WhenAmalClooneywearsaStellaMcCarneydresssalesgowayup.Howeveronetrendthatseemsharmless---butisactuallydamaging—isthepressureonstarstohavetheirphotostakenwithrareanimals.Famouspeoplewhoareaskedtohavephotostakenwithwildanimalsforamagazinespreadorwhodosowhileonvacationalwayshavegoodintentionsandevenloveanimals.Thismakesthemeasytargetsfortheoftengreedyamusementparksandfakeanimalcenters.ThesebusinesspeoplelovethethoughtofsharingpicturesofastarhuggingababytigerorawhalE.Kindpeoplearenaturallydrawntoplacesthatclaimtoofferrareanimalssafetyandareeagertoseeelephantspainttohugbabybearortoswimwithdolphins.HoweverithasshownthatmanyofthesebusinessmenarebreedersdealersorexhibitorsthatareusingHollywood’sgoodwillfortheirownends.AttherecentlyclosedTigerTempleinThailand40deadtigercubs幼崽werefoundinafreezersecretlykilledtomaketigerwineandotherfolkmedicineforsaleontheblackmarket.Butitisn’tjustthetigertemplesthatarebeingcloseddown.Thenumberoftouristtrapsusingwordlikerescueintheirnameshasincreasedgreatlyinrecentyears.Manybusinessmencontinuallybreedtheanimalsjustsothey’llhaveaconstantsupplyofyounganimalsinordertochargemoneyforphotostopeoplE.OfcoursethebabiesarecutebuttheygrowfastandwithinafewweekstheyaretoobigtohandlE.They’llspendtherestoftheirlivessometimesdecadesinsmallandemptycages—orevenbekilleD.InsomeAsiancountrieselephantsarekeptincamps.A.fewcampsareworkingtohelpelephantsintroublebutthevastmajorityarenotandtrainingmethodsarecruel.AssoonasthecamerasaregoneaftersomeonelikePrinceWilliamtakesaphotowithanelephantthechainsgobackon.Fanstellthestars:Stayawayfromrareanimalphotosandtheanimalswillbegrateful.Ofcourseyoudon’thavetobefamoustomakeadifferencE.Whetherrighthereathomeorataplaceabroadeveryoneofusmustfightthetemptationtotakeaphotowithanelephantorhugababytiger.28.Theauthorintendstomakeanappealthat________.A.allpeopleincludingstarsshouldrefusetotakephotoswithrareanimalsB.measuresshouldbetakentoprotecttherareanimalsC.bansshouldbeissuedtolimitcelebrities’behaviorD.warnsofwildanimalsshouldbegiventothepublic29.Itcanbeinferredthat__________.A.tigerwineandfolkmedicinemadefromtigerbabiesaresoldinthesupermarketB.mostoftheelephantsinAsiaaretreatedwellincampsC.peopleareattractedtoamusementparksandfakeanimalcenterswherecelebritiessharephotosD.whenthebabyanimalsthattakephotoswithtouristsgrowuptheywillbesetfree30.BusinessmenusethefollowingtrickstomakeprofitsEXCEPT________.A.inthenameofrescuingrareanimalsB.takeadvantageoffamouspeopletotakephotoswithanimalsC.claimtoofferrareanimalssafetyD.protectionofrareanimals31.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitle?A.Tellstarstostop!B.Becarefulwhensharingphotosonmedia!C.Nosalenokilling!D.Rescuetheendangeredanimals!
Moneyistherootofallevil邪恶andnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyUSannouncedonFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodoimmoralthingssuchaslieorcheatthanpoorerpeoplE.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.TheypublishedtheirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesPNA美国国家科学院院刊.TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensivecarsignoredapedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingmoremodestcars.Inanotherexperimentagroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddoimmoralthingsinvariouseverydaysituations.ExamplesincludedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmorechangE.Studentsfromhigher-classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.AccordingtothescientistsrichpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftroublE.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks.Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople'sfeelings.Finallyitjustmakesthemgreedier.Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmoreandthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interestsaidPaulPiffleadscientistofthestudy.Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon'tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthyorallpoorpeoplehonest.Hesaidtheexperimentsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheirinstincts本能andvaluesindifferentways.12.Bysayingmoneyistherootofalleviltheauthorwantsto________.A.linkwealthwithbadbehaviorB.drawreaders'attentiontotheresearchC.showhowthesayingprovesthefindingsD.defendrichpeoplewhodoimmoralthings13.AccordingtothescientistswhichisNOTthefactorthatmakesrichpeopleimmoral?A.Theywelcomerisks.B.Theyhavemoredesires.C.Theybelievemoneytalks.D.Theybecomemoreselfish.14.Whydidthescientistsdotheexperiments?A.Toshowhowsocialstatusaffectspeople'smorality.B.Toshowpeople'sinstinctsandvaluesindifferentways.C.TotestwhetherthesayingmoneyistherootofallevilistruE.D.Toshowthedifferencebetweenhigher-classpeopleandlower-classpeoplE.15.Whatdoesthepassagereallywanttoshowus?A.ThepoorarerespectablE.B.Moneyistherootofallevil.C.Allrichpeopleareuntrustworthy.D.Thericharemorelikelytoactbadly.
Whenthepopulationoftheporttownbegantosufferfrompoisoningthepolicecametofindthecauseofthepoison.TheythoughtsomeonewaspoisoningthepeopleonpurposebutnooneknewhowitwaspossiblE.SoonpeopletookthepositionthattheporkwaspoisoneD.Itwasapopularfoodeveryoneateanditcouldhavepossiblymadeeveryonesick.Anyonewhohadpossessionofporkwouldthrowitout.Eventhepoorestofthepoorwouldn’teatpork.Signswerepostedonpolesandlettersweresenttoeveryonetowarnpeopleofthepork.Shortlyafterwardsevenpolicemeninhighpositionswerealsogettingsick.Soonitbecamepoliticalandpopular.PoliticiansrushedtothetowntotalkaboutpoliticsandpromisedhowtheywouldfindthesolutioniftheywereelecteD.Everyonewassosickthattheydidn’tcareaboutpolitics.Everyonewasinapositionwhereheorshedidn’tknowwhattodoanymorE.Theywenttothepostofficetomailpostsoutaskingforhelp.Thepoortowndidn’tknowhowtodealwiththesituation.Onedayawell-knownscientistfromNewYorkcametothetownwithahugeboxcontainingmanyinstrumentsandhispossessions.Hewenttopoolsandtheportandmademeasurements.HewasquietandpolitE.Thenonedayhemadeaspeechatanewspapermeeting-roomtoannouncehisfindings.Iamsorrytosayyourwatersupplyissoheavilypolluted;itispoisoneD.IknowwhohasbeenpoisoningyouallforsuchalongtimE.Itisyouwhohavebeenpoisoningyourselveswithpollution.A.greatdealofrubbishhasbeenthrownintothewaterdayafterday.Nooneherehastakengoodcareoftheenvironment.Itisnowonderallofyouhavebeensick.Shockedatthenewsthepeoplepresentwerelostinthought.5.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefactsdescribedinthestory?A.Peoplesufferedfrompoisoning.B.Politicianscametomakepromises.C.PeoplebegantorealizetherealcausE.D.Porkwasthrownaway.E.ThewatertherewaspolluteD.f.A.scientistcametocheckthewater.A.eadbfcB.eadcfbC.aebdcfD.fcdbea6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Everyonewassosickofpoliticsthattheydidn’tcareaboutthosepoliticians.B.AccordingtothescientistfromNewYorkitwastheindustrythatpoisonedtheenvironmentofthetownC.Thereasonwhythepeopleinthetowngotsickwasthattheyatetheporkpoisonedbytheheavilypollutedwater.D.Ifthepeopleinthetownhadn’tpollutedthewatersupplytheywouldnothavesufferedfrompoisoningorsickness.7.Afterreadingthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.politicianstookeverychancetomakethemselveselectedB.porkwasthemainfoodofthepoorestpeopleinthetownC.peopleinthetownwerenotwell-educatedD.evensomepoliceofficersweregettingill
WhiletheU.S.isstilldebatingaboutgettingridofthepennySwedenisrapidlymovingtowardsabolishingcurrencyaltogether.Thoughthismaysoundradical过激的itisanaturalevolutioninthisdigitalsociety.SwedenwhichwasthefirstEuropeancountrytointroducebanknotesin1661hasjustbeenworkinghardertoconvinceitsresidentsthatdigitalpaymentsareasaferalternativetocarryingcash.Overtheyearstheideahasgainedpopularitywithresidentsespeciallytheyoungergenerationthatismuchmorecomfortablewithtechnology.Todaymanybanksdon’tevenhaveATMsandsomehavestoppedhandlingcashaltogether!TicketstoridepublicbusesinmostSwedishcitiescanonlybepurchasedviacellphones.Numerousbusinessesarealsomovingtowardsacceptingonlydigitalpayments.Eventhehomelessthatsellstreetpapertomakeendsmeethavetostartacceptingthismodeofpayment!Butdespiteitsgrowingpopularitysomepeopledon’tlikethisradicalideA.Theyincludethehomelesselderlypeopleaswellasthoselivinginruralareaswhoarestilluncomfortablewithmobilephonesandcomputers.Buttheofficialsareconfidentthatintheverynearfuturetheywillbeabletoconvinceeveryonetomovethissafeandmorecost-effectivepaymentsystem.Swedenisnottheonlycountrytryingtoabolishpapercurrencyandcoins.ThemovementisrapidlygaininggroundinDenmarkandFinlandaswell.In2014Israelannouncedathree-stepplantogocashlessandjustlastweekthevendors小贩ofapopularstreetinSydneydeclaredtheywouldstopacceptingcurrencyfromcustomers.Whetherthisphenomenonspreadsremainstobeseen.Butonethingisforsure—Withincreasinglyadvancedpaymentsystemsbeingintroducedeverydaypullingoutcashisrapidlybecominguncool.9.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3and4?A.ManybanksinSwedendon’thaveATMs.B.Youdon’thavetobuyticketswhenridingbuses.C.Peopledon’tgivethehomelessmoneybutfooD.D.Peoplecanjusttakecellphoneswhenshopping.10.AccordingtothepassagewhichinformationisRIGHT?A.Swedenwasthefirstcountrytogettheideatoabolishcurrency.B.Theyoungergenerationisopposedtothemeasures.C.BusfarecanonlybepurchasedviacellphonesinmostSwedishcities.D.BanksinSwedenhavestoppeddealingwithcashcompletely.11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AnAdvancedCountry–SwedenB.A.ControversialGovernmentPolicyC.SwedentoInfluencetheWorld’sCashPaymentD.SwedentoBecometheWorld’sFirstCashlessSociety12.Whichofthefollowingcategoriesdoesthispassagebelongto?A.Education.B.Economy.C.Travel.D.InsurancE.
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