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ThesunisshiningwhenIgetonNo.151bus.Wepassengerssitjammedtogetherinheavyclothes.Noonespeaks.That’soneoftheunwrittenrulesofChicagocommuting.Althoughweseethesamefaceseverydayweprefertohidebehindournewspapers.Thephenomenonisstriking:peoplewhositsoclosetogetherareusingthosethinsheetsofnewsprinttokeeptheirdistancE.AsthebusapproachestheMagnificentMileavoicesuddenlyringsout:Attention!Attention!Papersrattle发出细小声.Neckscrane伸长.Thisisyourdriverspeaking.Welookatthebackofthedriver’sheaD.Hisvoicehasauthority.Allofyouputyourpapersdown.ThepaperscomedownaninchatatimE.Thedriverwaits.Thepapersarefoldedandplacedonourlaps.Nowturnandfacethepersonnexttoyou.GoaheaD.Amazinglywealldoit.Stillnoonesmiles.Ifaceanolderwomanherheadwrappedtightlyinaredscarf.Iseehernearlyeveryday.Oureyesmeet.Wewaitunblinkingforthenextorderfromthedriver.NowrepeataftermeItisacommanddeliveredinthetonesofadrillsergeant教官.Goodmorningneighbor!OurvoicesareweakandtimiD.Formanyofusthesearethefirstwordswehavespokentoday.Butwesaythematthesametimelikeschoolchildrentothestrangersbesideus.Wesmileandcan’thelpit.Wehavesaidit;thebarrierhasbeenbroken.Goodmorningneighbor.Itisnotsohardafterall.Someofusrepeatit.Othersshakehands.Manylaugh.ThebusdriversaysnothingmorE.Hedoesn’tneedto.Notasinglenewspapergoesbackup.IhearlaughterawarmsoundIhaveneverheardbeforeonbusNo.151.Thisdayisstartingoffbetterthanmost.24.OnhearingthesuddenutteranceofAttention!thepassengers___________.A.stoppedreadingandputdowntheirnewspapersimmediatelyB.lookedupfromthenewspaperstoseewhowasspeakingC.satstillwithoutresponseD.werefrightened25.TheunderlinedwordcommutinginParagraph1mostprobablymeans___________.A.dailytravelingbetweenhomeandworkB.long-distancerideC.communicationtechnologyD.behaviorpatterns26.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepassengersonthecrowdedbusweresoabsorbedinreadingtheirnewspapersthatnoonespokE.B.ThepassengerswerephysicallyclosetogetherbutmentallytheykepteachotherataterribledistancE.C.Thepassengersdidn’tfollowthedriver’sinstructionatfirst.D.Whenthebusdriversaidnothingmorethepassengerspickedupandreadtheirnewspapersagain.27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?111.Com]A.TheWarmthofCommunicationB.TheExchangeofInformationC.ThePowerofObservationD.TheAttitudetoLoneliness
10thAnnualHospitality餐饮服务业StudentConferenceTuesdayMarch42016ConferenceSchedule8:00-8:45Breakfastandwelcome8:45-9:15DatPhanComedian9:15-9:25Break9:25-10:10Tour110:20-11:05Tour211:15-12:00Tour312:00-1:00LunchPrizegiveawaysandwrap-up总结Tour1:TourofHotelandResortGoonabehind-the-scenestourofBaronaaluxuryhotelandresort.Yourtourguideswillbeactualemployeeswhocangiveyoutheinsidesightaboutrunningthisgreatbusinessandwhatittakestogetanexcitingcareerinhospitalityindustry.Tour2:CookingdemonstrationWhowanttobeatopchef?Watchandsmellasawardwinningchefsdemonstratetheircookingartandsharesomeoftheirkitchensecretswithyou.Tour3:OpportunitiesfairTakeadvantageofthisopportunitytospeakwithvariousprofessionalsfromhotelsschoolsandotherbusinessesinthehospitalityindustry.Learnabouteducationandcareeroptions;anddon’tforgettostopbytheinterviewskillsworkshop.DatPhanDatwasborninSaigonVietnamandgrewupstrugglingandpoorinCaliforniA.HeworkedatBaronaResortbeforehemadeitbigasacomedian!Hisculturallyinsightful发人深省的comedyinspectsridiculousstereotypesandsharedhisexperienceofbeingaregularAmericanguywithaVietnameseheritage文化遗产.HehasbeenhonoredasTheTop10MostInfluentialVietnamese-Americans.DatPhanaimstocreateamorepositiveimageofAsian-AmericansintheworldofentertainmentandHollywooD.Wewanttobeseenasmorethanjustmartialartists武术家orbadstereotyperolesinAmericanTV&Movies.29.Themajorityofthepeoplepresentattheconferenceareprobably_______.A.touristsfromothercitiesB.studentswhoplantoworkinhotelsorrestaurantsC.newsreportersofalocalTVstationD.managerswhowishtotakeinsomenewstaff30.Whatistherightorderoftheactivities?A.Enjoythefunnyshow.B.Giveawayprizes.C.Watchacookingdemonstration.D.Talkaboutinterviewskills.E.Takeatouraroundanexpensivehotelandresort.A.a―e―c―d―bB.a―d―c―e―bC.d―e―a―c―bD.c―d―b―a―e31.AllthefollowingcanbelearntfromtheconferenceEXCEPT______.A.howtorunabighotelandresortB.whatittakestobeagreatchefC.howtobehavebetterinaninterviewD.whatjobsareavailableinthelocalhotels
ItwasfifteenpastnineasMariehurriedintotheofficebuildingwhereshewasgoingtowork.Herbushadinchedalongthroughtheheavytrafficmakingherafewminuteslateforherveryfirstjob.Shedecidedtostartouthalfanhourearlierthenextday.Onceinsidethelobbyshehadtostandattheelevatorsandwaitseveralminutesbeforeshecouldgetononegoingtothesixthfloor.WhenshefinallyreachedtheofficemarkedSmithEnterprisesheknockedatthedoornervouslyandwaited.Therewasnoreply.Shetappedonthedooragainbutstilltherewasnoanswer.Frominsidethenextofficeshecouldhearthesoundofvoicessosheopenedthedoorandwentin.AlthoughshewassureitwasthesameofficeshehadbeenintwoweeksbeforewhenshehadtheinterviewwithMr.Smithitlookedquitedifferentnow.Infactithardlylookedlikeanofficeatall.Theemployeeswerejuststandingaroundchattingandsmoking.Inthefrontoftheroomsomebodymusthavejusttoldagoodjokeshethoughtbecausetherewasaloudburstoflaughterasshecamein.Foramomentshehadthoughttheywerelaughingather.Thenoneofthemenlookedathiswatchclappedhishandsandsaidsomethingtotheothers.Quicklytheyallwenttotheirdesksandinamatterofsecondseveryonewashardatwork.NoonepaidanyattentiontoMarie.Finallyshewentuptothemanwhowassittingatthedesknearesttothedoorandexplainedthatthiswasherfirstdayintheoffice.HardlylookingupfromhisworkhetoldhertohaveaseatandwaitforMr.Smithwhowouldarriveatanymoment.ThenMarierealizedthattheday'sworkintheofficebeganjustbeforeMr.Smitharrived.LatershefoundoutthathelivedinConnecticutandcameintoManhattanonthesametraineverymorningarrivingintheofficeat9:35sothathisstaffknewexactlywhentostartworking.25.Mariecouldhardlyrecognizetheofficeshewentintobecause.A.shehadbeenthereonlyonceB.theofficeseemeddifferentC.Mr.SmithwasnotintheofficeD.theemployeeslaughedather26.Thepeopleintheofficesuddenlystartedworkingbecause.A.theirmorningbreakendedB.theysawastrangerintheofficeC.thebosswasabouttoarriveD.noonewantedtotalktoMarie27.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheemployeesofthecompany.A.lackeddevotiontothecompanyB.werecoldtonewcomersC.werealwayspunctualforworkD.wouldstarttheirworkbylisteningtoajoke28.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.A.AnUnpunctualManagerB.AColdWelcomeC.BetterLateThanNeverD.PunctualLikeA.Clock
Haveaniceday!maybeapleasantgestureorameaninglessexpression.WhenmyfriendMaxiesaysHaveaniceday!withasmileIknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstomE.Ifeellovedandsecuresinceanotherpersoncaresaboutmeandwishesmewell.Haveaniceday.Next!Thisversion版本oftheexpressionisspokenbyasalesgirlatthesupermarketwhoisrushingmeandmygroceriesoutthedoor.ThewordscomeoutinthesametonewithafixedprocedurE.TheyarespokenatmenottomE.Obviouslytheconcernformydayandeveryoneelse’sisthemanagement’sattempttoincreasebusiness.Theexpressionisoneofthosebehaviorsthathelppeoplegetalongwitheachother.Sometimesitindicatestheendofameeting.AssoonasyouhearityouknowthemeetingisatanenD.Sometimestheexpressionsavesuswhenwedon’tknowwhattosay.Ohyoujusthadatoothout?I’mterriblysorrybuthaveaniceday.Theexpressioncanbepleasant.IfastrangersaysHaveanicedaytoyouyoumayfinditheart-warmingbecausesomeoneyoudon’tknowhastriedtobenicetoyou.Althoughtheuseoftheexpressionisaninsinceremeaninglesssocialcustomattimesthereisnothingwrongwiththesentenceexceptthatotherswhospeakitwithoutthinkingmaynotreallycareaboutmyday.Butinastrangeandcomfortablewayit’snicetoknowtheycareenoughtopretendtheycarewhentheyreallydon’tcareallthatmuch.Whiletheexpressionmaynotoftenbesincereitisalwaysspoken.ThepointisthatpeoplesayitallthetimewhentheylikE.13.HowdoestheauthorunderstandMaxie’sword?A.Maxiereallywishestheauthoragoodday.B.Maxieshowsheranxietytotheauthor.C.Maxieencouragestheauthortostayhappy.D.Maxiereallyworriesabouttheauthor’ssecurity安全.14.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.ThesalesgirlisrudeB.ThesalesgirlisboredC.ThesalesgirlcaresaboutmeD.Thesalesgirlsaysthewordsasaroutine惯例.15.BysayingHaveaniceday.astrangermay_______.A.expressrespecttoyouB.givehisblessingtoyouC.trytobefriendlytoyouD.sharehispleasurewithyou16.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Haveaniceday---ameaninglessexpressionB.Haveaniceday---aHeart-warmingGreetingC.Haveaniceday---aSocialCustomD.Haveaniceday---aPoliteEndingofaConversation
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Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?ThismightbecalledlazinessbutDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.HehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycyclE.Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’rehot.That’struE.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelthemostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisissobutitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues自言自语asJohntalkstohimself:GetupJohn!You’llbelateforworkagain!ThepossibleexplanationforthetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmeanandwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcan’tchangeyourenergycyclebutyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.HabitcanhelpDr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Adjustyourcycletosomeextentbystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyinthedayrisebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcyclebutyou’llgetupsteam打起精神andworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Beginwithaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaslowyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.AvoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbeforE.Wheneverpossibledousualworkintheafternoonandspendtimedoingimportantworkforyourhighpeakhours.32.AccordingtoDr.Kleitmanifyoudon’twanttogetupinthemorning____________.A.youmustbealazypersonB.youmustcatchacold111]C.yourenergycyclemustbelowD.youshouldstayinbed33.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?A.A.changeinafamilymember’senergycyclE.111]B.Familiarmonologues.C.Unawarenessofenergycycles.D.Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.34.Ifonewantstoworkbetterathislowpointinthemorningheshould____________.A.changehisenergycycleB.gotobedearlierC.overcomehislazinessD.getupearlierthanusual35.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill_________________.A.helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyinthedayB.helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’sworkC.enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutineworkD.keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday
Compassionisadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffortwecantranslatecompassionintoaction.AnexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistruE.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomersandit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSundayoneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister收款机withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcashhadjustmovedintohisroomandhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbeforeandwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.Ihadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoulallaloneintheworld.ItoldhimthatIwassorrybutstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.IfeltstupidandunkindsayingthisbutIvaluedmyjob.Justthenanothermanstandingbehindthefirstspokeup.Ifanythinghelookedmorepitiable.Chargeittomewasallhesaid.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassionontheotherhandiscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.21.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits_______.A.promisedtoobeythestorerulesB.forgottotakeanymoneywithhimC.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterD.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive22.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A.kindandluckyB.poorandlonelyC.friendlyandhelpfulD.hurtanddisappointed23.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause_______.A.hewantedtokeephispresentjobB.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentlemanC.heconsideredtheoldmandishonestD.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman24.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?A.WealthismoreimportantthananythingelsE.B.HelpingothersiseasiersaidthandonE.C.ExperienceisbettergainedthroughpracticE.D.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.
AlthoughEnglishisnotasoldasChineseitisspokenbymanypeoplearoundtheworldeveryday.Englishspeakersarealwayscreatingnewwordsandweareoftenabletoknowwheremostwordscomefrom.Sometimeshowevernoonemayreallyknowwhereawordcomesfrom.Didyoueverthinkaboutwhyhamburgers汉堡包arecalledhamburgersespeciallywhentheyarenotmadewithham火腿?AboutahundredyearsagosomemenwenttoAmericafromEuropE.TheycamefromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.TheydidnotspeakgoodEnglishbuttheyategoodfooD.WhensomeAmericanssawthemeatingroundpiecesofbeeftheyaskedtheGermanswhatitwas.TheGermansdidnotunderstandthequestionandansweredWecomefromHamburg.OneoftheseAmericansownedarestaurantandhadanideA.HecookedsomeroundpiecesofbeeflikethosewhichthemenfromHamburgatE.Thenheputeachbetweentwopiecesofbreadandstartedsellingthem.Suchbreadcametobecalledhamburgers.TodayhamburgersaresoldinmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.Whetherthisstoryistrueornotitcertainlyisinteresting.Knowingwhyanywordhasacertainmeaningisinterestingtoo.ThisreasonformostEnglishwordscanbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary.9.Hamburgis_____________.A.akindoffoodB.aroundpieceofbeefC.acityinGermanyD.thenameofavillage10.Accordingtothestory________________.A.fewAmericanslikehamburgersB.hamburgersaremadewithhamC.hamburgersareonlymadewithbeefD.hamburgerswerefirstsoldaboutacenturyago11.AccordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingcanoftenbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary?A.WhereallthenewwordscomefromB.WherethoseGermanscamefromC.ThereasonwhyEnglishisspokenaroundtheworldD.Thereasonwhyawordhasacertainmeaning12.Accordingtothestorythewordhamburgercomesfrom_________________.A.EnglishspeakersbecausetheyalwayscreatenewwordsB.EnglandbecauseGermansdon’tspeakgoodEnglishC.theroundpiecesofbeefwhichthosepeoplefromHamburgwereeatingD.Chinabecauseithasalonghistory
Atonetimecomputerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedforpapercopiesofdocuments文件becausetheycouldbestoredelectronically.Butforallthetextsthatarewrittenstoredandsentelectronicallyalotofthemarestillendinguponpaper.ItisdifficulttomeasurethequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseofInternet-connectedcomputersalthoughjustaboutanyonewhoworksinanofficecantellyouthatwhene-mailisintroducedtheprintersstartworkingovertimE.IfeelinmybonesthisrevolutioniscausingmoretreestobecutdownsaysTedSmithoftheEarthVillageOrganization.PerhapsthebestsignofhowcomputerandInternetusepushesupdemandforpapercomesfromthehigh-techindustryitselfwhichseesprintingasoneofitsmostpromisingnewmarkets.SeveralInternetcompanieshavebeensetuptohelpsmallbusinessesprintqualitydocumentsfromacomputer.EarlierthisweekHewlett-PackardCo.announcedaplantodevelopnewtechnologiesthatwillenablepeopletoprintevenmoresotheycangetahardcopyofabusinessdocumentamedicalrecordorjustaone-linee-maileveniftheyarenowherenearacomputer.AsthecompanyseesitthemoreuseoftheInternetthegreaterdemandforprinters.Doesallthismeanenvironmentalconcerns环境问题havebeenforgotten?Someactivistssuggestpeoplehavebeenledtobelievethatalotofdangerstotheenvironmenthavegoneaway.Iguesspeoplebelievethattheproblemistakencareofbecauseofrecycling回收利用saidKellyQuirkedirectoroftheRainforestActionNetworkinSanFrancisco.YetQuirkeishopefulthathigh-techmayalsoprovehelpful.Hesaysprintersthatprintonbothsidesaregrowinginpopularity.TheactiongrouphasalsofoundacceptablepapermadefrommaterialsotherthanwoodsuchasagriculturalwastE.12.Thegrowingdemandforpaperinrecentyearsislargelydueto.A.therapiddevelopmentofsmallbusinessesB.theopeningupofnewmarketsC.theprintingofhighqualitycopiesD.theincreaseduseoftheInternet13.Environmentalistsbelieveonepossiblewayofdealingwiththepapersituationis.A.toencourageprintingmorequalitydocumentsB.todevelopnewprintersusingrecycledpaperC.tofindnewmaterialsformakingpaperD.toplantmorefast-growingtrees14.Hewlett-PackardCo.hasdecidedtodevelopnewtechnologiesbecause.A.peopleareconcernedabouttheenvironmentB.printersinmanyofficesareworkingovertimeC.smallcompaniesneedmorehardcopiesD.theyseeagrowingmarketforprinters15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ComputersandPrintersB.E.-mailandtheBusinessWorldC.InternetRevolutionandEnvironmentD.ModernTechnologyandNewMarkets
ADAPTIVEACTIONSPORTSAdaptiveActionSportswasfoundedin2005byAmyPurdyandDanielGalE.AmyPurdywasanactivesnowboarderuntilshelostbothherlegstobacterialmeningitis脑脊膜炎.Shespentthreemonthsinthehospitalfightingforherlifeanddoctorsgaveheralessthantwopercentchanceofsurvival.BecauseofmeningitisAmylostcirculationinbothherlegsandwhenshecameoutofthehospitalshehadprostheticlegs义肢.WhenshelostherlegsAmyknewshewouldbeactiveagainbutdidn’tknowhoworwhen.Shestruggledtobeactiveonhernewlegsandalittleovertwoyearsafterheramputation截肢sheenteredtheUSASAUnitedStatesofAmericaSnowboardAssociationNationalSnowboardingCompetitionandwonmedalsinthreeevents.Amywasatanadaptivesnowboardworkshopin2002whenshemetDanielGalE.Theyimmediatelyformedaconnectionthroughtheirenthusiasmforsnowboardingmusicandart.Amy’sbiggeststrugglehadbeenobtaininginformationonhowtostartsnowboardingagainwithprostheticlegsandsheandDanielbothsawtheneedtohelpotherslikeAmy.TheywantedtocreatesomethingaplaceaforumanorganizationthatwouldenableindividualstofindandparticipateintheirenthusiasmswithoutastrugglE.AdaptiveActionSportswasborn.Theirdreamwastohelpathleteswithpermanentphysicaldisabilitiescompeteinactionsports.AdaptiveActionSportsholdscampsclinicsandeventstocreateprogramsandopportunitiesfortheseindividuals.Since2000theUSASAhasprovidedopportunitiesforadaptiveathletestocompeteinsnowboardingcompetitions.In2007theUSASACompetitionhad17adaptiveathletescompetethelargestnumberofadaptiveathletesinadaptiveathletecompetitionhistory.Althoughmanycompetitorswerestillinjuredtheyrecoveredquicklyandshowedhowhardtheyarewillingtopushthemselves.29.WeknowfromthetextthatAmyPurdylosttheabilityto______.A.helpothersB.walkC.obtaininformationD.sing30.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.HowAdaptiveActionSportswasfoundeD.B.WhyAmyandDanielwanttohelpothers.C.HowAmyandDanielkneweachother.D.WhatAmyandDaniel’shobbiesarE.31.TheunderlinedwordstheseindividualsinParagraph4referto____.A.peoplewholoveactionsportsB.athleteswhosebodiescan’tworknormallyC.peoplewhowanttotakepartincompetitionsD.athleteswhodecidetohelpdisabledpeoplelikeAmy
Taxpayers纳税人inAmericapaylessinincometaxthanmanyEuropeansaccordingtoaPewResearchCenterreport.Belgiumhasthehighestincometaxrateatnearly56percentofincomeaccordingtotheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentorOECD.TaxpayersintheU.S.paylessthan36percentoftheirincomesintothenationaltreasury.Taxespayforservicesprovidedbythegovernment.TheU.S.ranks25ofthe34developedcountriespolledinthereport.Anunmarriedpersonwithnochildrenwasusedasanexampleinthereport.InAmericaanunmarriedpersonwithnochildrenmakingtheaveragewageof$50000in2014paid24.8percentoftheirincomeinfederal联邦的incometaxandpayrolltaxes工资税.A.similarpersonlivinginBelgiumwouldpay42.3percentoftheirincomE.Theaverageamongthe39countriesinthepollwas27.3percentincometax.ThedeadlinetopaytaxesinAmericaisusuallyApril15.ThisyearthedeadlineisApril18.AmericantaxpayerscomplainthatwealthypeopleandlargecompaniespaytoolittletaxaccordingtoaPewResearchCenterpollfrom2015.AmericanspaytaxtofundprogramslikeSocialSecurityandMedicaidaccordingtothePewResearchCenter.LastyearAmericantaxespaidfor$888billioninSocialSecuritybenefits.SocialSecuritypaystheelderlyanincomeaftertheystopworking.Thegovernmentalsopaidmorethan$546billioninMedicaidandMedicarebenefits.ThoseprogramspayforhealthandmedicalcaretopeoplewhocannotafforditaccordingtotheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities.32.AccordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheincometaxrateofAmericaranks25oftheworlD.B.NocountriesintheworldhaveahigherincometaxthanthatinBelgium.C.TaxpayersinAmericapaymoreinincometaxthanmanyEuropeans.D.ThedeadlinetopaytaxesinAmericaisusuallybetweenApril15andApril1833.ThemajorityofpeoplebenefitingfromthetaxesinAmericaare________.A.wealthypeopleandcorporationsB.unmarriedpeopleC.marriedcouplesD.theelderlyretirees34.HowisPassage2mainlydeveloped?A.ByshowingdifferencesB.ByanalyzingcausesC.BydescribingprocessD.Byexplanations35.Theauthormainlywantstotellus________.A.howAmericansusetheirtaxesB.howmuchdoAmericanspaytheirtaxesC.thatAmericanspaylessincometaxthanmanyothersD.thatmanypeoplearecomplainingaboutthetaxes
Takingashowerisrelaxing.Youcanhumasongdaydreamorthinkaboutnothingleavingtherealworldbehindyou.Butdidyouknowthatshoweringcanalsobenefityourmind?A.researchbyScottBarryKaufmanapsychologistfromYaleUniversityintheUSinterviewedover3000peoplearoundtheworlD.Itturnedoutthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheintervieweessaidtheyhadexperiencednewideasintheshowerandweremorelikelytohavethemintheshowerthanatwork.Sowhydoesasimpleshowerhavesuchmagicpower?Sciencecanexplainit.Showeringcanhelptoraiseourlevelofdopamineahormone荷尔蒙closelyrelatedtoourcreativity.PeoplevaryintermsoftheirlevelofcreativityaccordingtotheactivityofdopamineexplainedAliceFlahertyafamousAmericanneuroscientist.Takingawarmshowercanmakeusfeelrelaxedandthereforemakethedopaminelevelriseandbring'Aha!'momenttous.Besidesthechemicalchangesshoweringmaygiveyouabreakfromwhatyoufeelyouhavebeenstuckwith.Especiallywhenyouhavethoughthardalldayaboutaproblemjumpingintotheshowercankeepyoufromtheoutsideworldsothatyoucanfocusonyourinnerfeelingsandmemories.InthiswayaccordingtoAmericanpsychologistShelleyH.CarsonauthorofYourCreativeBrainashoweringhourmayturnintoan‘incubation孵化period’foryourideas.ComparedwithsittinginfrontofacomputertakingashowerissomethingwedolessfrequentlyinourdailylifE.Whenshoweringwegetafreshexperiencewiththechangeoflocationtemperatureandhumidity.NewandunexpectedexperiencescanleadtopositivechangesinthinkingexplainedKaufman.Gettingoffthecouchandjumpingintheshowermaycreateadistanceandforceyoutothinkfromanewpointofview.Showeringallowsustoenjoythecreativejuicesofourmindsbutitneedn'tjustbethebathroomwhereyougetyourinspiration.ForinstanceGertrudeSteinafemaleAmericanwriterandpoetgotnewideasbydrivingaroundafarmandstoppingatdifferentcowsuntilshefoundtheonethatmostinspiredher.Sotrytocreateyourownwaytofreeyourmindwhetherit'sawalkneartheoceanacountrydriveorreadingabookathomE.32.Accordingtothearticlewhatchangescanshoweringcause?A.Bringingtheterriblemomenttous.B.IncreasingthelevelofdopaminE.C.Leadingtoboredomortiredness.D.SettingthecreativepartofthebrainfreE.33.Ifonehasfocusedonsomethingalldayshoweringcanhelp_______.A.turnone’sattentioninwardsB.drawone’sattentiontotheoutsideworldC.onemakeanimportantbreakthroughD.manychemicalchangestotakeplace34.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat_______.A.changesinthefrequencyofanactioncancreateanewperspectiveB.itisagoodideatotalkwithothersabouttheirsourcesofinspirationC.ourlivesmightfeellongerandfullerifwefrequentlytrynewthingsD.itishelpfultotrysomethingdifferentratherthanstayfocusedonadifficulttask35.TheexampleofGertrudeSteininthelastparagraphisusedto_______.A.encouragereaderstofindtheirownwaysofgettinginspirationB.pointouttoreadersthatit'shardtofindinspirationC.explainhowtolinkinspirationwithreaders’dailylivesD.showthatcreativityoftencomesfromstrangeplaces
ThenewmayorofHillsdaleMichiganisamanofthepeoplereadytolistentotheirproblemsbutonlyuntil6p.m.Thenhehastodohishomework.MichaelSessions18beatformermayorDouglasIngles51byjusttwovotesandbecamethenewmayorofHillsdalE.HeisAmerica'syoungestmayor.AsSessionswastooyoungtoentertheelectioninthespringof2005heregisteredtovoteonSept.22onedayafterhis18-year-oldbirthday.Thedayafterthathestartedhiswrite-incampaignwhichmeansheshouldpersuadevoterstorememberhisnameandwriteitbyhandonthevotingballots选票.TohelpgethisnameknownSessionsearned＄700bysellingapplesoverthesummer.HespentthemoneyonpostersandputthemontheHillsdale'slawns.Sessions'month-longcampaignincludedgoingdoortodoorexplaininghisideasofthetown'sfutureinthekitchensofhisneighbors.They'dlookatmeandsay‘Howoldareyouagain?Howmuchexperiencedoyouhave?'AndIsay‘I'mstillinhighschool'hesaiD.SessionspromisedHillsdale'svotershewouldrenewlocaleconomy.IwashopefulthewholetimeheexplaineD.Onedayhespentsolongoutonthestreetsknockingonthedoorsthatheendedupinahospitalemergencyroom.Sessionssaidthathisschoolworkwillnotgetinthewayofhisjobasamayor.From7:50A.m.to2:30p.m.I'11beastudent.From3to6I'11bethemayorofHillsdalehesaiD.Hedidaverybravethingthatcouldn'thavebeeneasyforhimtodosaidJackVettelacouncilmaninHillsdaleacityof8200about75milessouthwestofDetroit.Hedoescareaboutthistown.He'sbeenhereallhislifE.Sessionswillreceive＄3600ayearduringthisfour-yeartermandwillworkoutofhisbedroomsincethetowndoesnotprovidethemayorwithanofficE.4.WhatisTRUEofSessions'electioncampaignaccordingtothetext?A.SessionslaunchedhiselectioncampaignonSept.22.B.Sessionsworkedsohardthatheoncetriedtopersuadepeopleinahospital.C.Sessionswontheelectioncampaignbyaverycloseoutcome结果.D.SessionsfeltdisappointedwhenaskedabouthisageandexperiencE.5.InordertogainmoresupportfromthevotersSessionshadtodoallthesethingsEXCEPT________.A.putuppostersB.renewtheeconomyC.sellapplesD.talktoneighborsinkitchens6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Americanmayorsusuallyworkfrom3p.m.to6p.m.B.InAmericayoungpeopleareencouragedtogetinvolvedinpolitics.C.Allteenagersareallowedtoenterpoliticalelections.D.Americanmayorsreceiveasalaryof3600ayearduringtheir4-yearterm.7.Whichofthefollowingwouldbestsummarizethetext?A.SchoolboybecomesAmerican'syoungestmayor.B.Howtobecomeateenagemayor.C.Hardworkisthetickettosuccess.D.NevertooyoungtoshaketheworlD.
ChesterCityLibraryoffersarangeofLibrarySpecialNeedsServicestopeoplewhodon’thaveaccesstoourlibraryserviceintheusualway.AslongasyouliveinChesterCitywe’llprovideawiderangeoflibraryservicesandresourcesincluding:●Largeprintedandordinaryprintedbooks24●TalkingbooksontapeandCDR.●DVDsandmusicCDsb●Magazinesc●Referenceandinformationrequests1HomedeliveryserviceJ.Letusknowwhatyouliketoreadandwewillchoosetheresourcesforyou.OurstaffwilldelivertheresourcestoyourhomeforfreE.Wealsoprovideaservicewherewecanchoosetheresourcesforyouorsomeoneinsteadofyouchoosethethingsfromthelibrary.Youcanalsochoosetheresourcesyouneedpersonally.wTalkingbooksandcaptionedvideosJ.Thelibrarycanprovidetalkingbooksforpeoplewhoareunabletouseprintedbooksbecauseofeyediseases.Youdon’thavetomissoutonreadinganymorewhenyoucanborrowtalkingbooksfromthelibrary.IfyouhavelimitedhearingwhichpreventsyoufromenjoyingmovieswecanprovidecaptionedvideosforyouatnochargE.wLanguagesbesidesEnglishoWecanprovidebooksinarangeoflanguagesbesidesEnglish.IfpossiblewewillrequesttheseitemsfromtheStateLibraryofNSWAustraliA.2Howtojoin?C.ContacttheLibrarySpecialNeedsCoordinatortoregisterordiscussifyouareeligible合适的foranyoftheservicesweprovide─TuesdayWednesdayandThursday9am─5pmon42972522formoreinformation.f1.LibrarySpecialNeedsServicesaremeantfor_____.7A.thosewhoarefondofreadinggB.peoplelivinginChesterCitywithanillnessordisabilitymC.onlythosewhohavewalkingdisabilitiesW.D.thosewhocan’tgetmedicalhelpinChesterCity22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?8A.FewentertainingresourcesareofferedherE.eB.Peoplewithlimitedhearinghavetopayforcaptionedvideos.A.C.BookswithdifferentlanguagesareavailablE./D.Peoplehavetochoosewhattheyneedbythemselves.A.3.Togethomedeliveryserviceyoumust_______.=A.onlychooseprintedbooks.=B.haveotherschoosetheresourcesforyou.C.paythelibraryaheadoftime.D.registeraheadoftime.
AphotographthatonehastakenofoneselftypicallywithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsiteisthedefinitionofselfieintheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Infactitwasn’teveninthedictionaryuntilAugustoflastyear.Itearneditsplacetherebecausepeoplearenowsoobsessedwith对痴迷selfies─wetakethemwhenwetryonanewhatplaywithourpetsorwhenwemeetafriendwhomwehaven’tseeninawhilE.Butisthereanyscientificexplanationforthisobsession?WellyoushouldprobablyaskJamesKilneraneuroscientist神经系统科学家atUniversityCollegeLondon.Throughourlifetimewebecomeexpertsatrecognizingandinterpretingotherpeople’sfacesandfacialexpressions.IncontrastaccordingtoKilnerwehaveaverypoorunderstandingofourownfacessincewehavelittleexperienceoflookingatthem─wejustfeelthemmostofthetimE.ThishasbeenprovedinpreviousstudiesaccordingtotheBBC.KilnerfoundthatmostpeoplechosethemoreattractivepicturE.Thissuggeststhatwetendtothinkofourselvesasbetter-lookingthanweactuallyarE.TofurthertesthowweactuallyperceiveourownfacesKilnercarriedoutanotherstudy.Heshowedpeopledifferentversionsoftheirownportrait─theoriginalonethathadbeeneditedtolooklessattractiveandonethatwasmademoreattractive─andaskedthemtopicktheversionwhichtheythoughtlookedmostlikethem.Theychosethemoreattractiveversion.Butwhatdoesitsayaboutselfies?Wellisn’tthatobvious?Selfiesgiveusthepowertocreateaphotograph─bytakingitfromvariousangleswithdifferentposesusingfilters滤色镜andsoon─thatbettermatchesourexpectationswithouractualfaces.Yousuddenlyhavecontrolinawaythatyoudon’thaveinnon-virtual非虚拟的interactionsKilnertoldtheCanada-basedCTVNews.Selfiesallowyoutokeeptakingpicturesuntilyoumanagetotakeoneyou’rehappywithheexplaineD.8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thedefinitionandfunoftakingselfies.B.A.studyofwhypeoplelovetakingselfies.C.Howtakingselfiesinfluencespeople’sdailylives.D.Howtointerpretpeople’sfacialexpressionsintheirselfies.9.TheunderlinedwordperceiveinParagraph4canbereplacedby______.A.interpretB.chooseC.beautifyD.explain10.WhatdidKilnerdiscoverfromhisresearches?A.PeopletendtobelievetheylookmoreattractivethantheyactuallyarE.B.Peopletendtospendmoretimelookingattheirfacesthanatothers’.C.Peopleinterpretothers’facialexpressionsworsethantheirown.D.Peoplewholiketakingselfiesknowmoreabouttheirfacialexpressions.11.AccordingtoKilnerpeopleliketakingselfiesprobablybecausetheythink______.A.itisagoodchancetolearnmoreabouttheiractualfaces.B.itallowsthemtosatisfytheirexpectationswiththeirappearances.C.itenablesthemtointeractwiththeirfriendsinsocialmediA.D.itisawaytorespondtoothers’facialexpressionscorrectly.
DecemberusuallymarksthestartofhumpbackwhaleseasoninHawaii.Butexpertssaytheanimalshavebeenslowtoreturn.Thegiantwhalesareaniconicpartofwinterontheislandsandasourceofincomefortouroperators.ButofficialsattheHawaiianIslandsHumpbackWhaleNationalMarineSanctuarysaidthey’vebeengettingreportsthatthewhaleshavebeendifficulttospotsofar.Thisisn’taconcern.Butit’sofinterest.OnetheorywasthatsomethinglikethishappenedaswhalesincreaseD.It’saproductoftheirsuccesssaidEdLyman.HeisaMaui-basedresourceprotectionmanagerandresponsecoordinatorforthesanctuary.WhatI’mseeingoutthererightnowiswhatIexpectedamonthagosaidLyman.HesaidhewassurprisedbyhowfewoftheanimalshesawwhilerespondingtoacallaboutadistressedcalfonChristmasEvE.We’vejustseenahandfulofwhales.Itwillbeawhilebeforeofficialshavehardnumbers.Thatisbecausetheannualwhalecountsdon’ttakeplaceuntilthelastSaturdayofJanuaryFebruaryandMarch.Thisisaccordingtoformersanctuaryco-managerJeffWalters.Theydon’tnecessarilyshowupinthesameplaceatthesametimeeveryyearWalterssaiD.Morethan10000humpbackwhalesmakethewinterjourneyfromAlaskatothewarmwatersoffHawaii.Theretheymateandgivebirth.Lymansaidthewhales’absencecouldjustmeanthey’respendingmoretimefeedinginnorthernwaters.That’spossiblybecauseofElNiñodisruptions.Oritmaybebecausetheirpopulationhasgoneup.Withmoreanimalsthey’recompetingagainsteachotherforthatfoodresourceandittakeshugeenergyreservestomakethatlongmigrationover2000milesheexplaineD.28.Whichisn’tthereasonwhyhumpbackwhalesareslowtoreturnaccordingtoLyman?A.TheeffectofElNiñoisdestructivE.B.Thenumberofthemisincreasing.C.Theyarebusyreservingenergy.D.Theyarelargelyhuntedbyhumans.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordhardinParagraph5probablymean?A.exactB.greatC.toughD.general30.WhatisLyman’sreactiontothereportsthatthewhaleshavebeendifficulttospotsofar?A.ConcerneD.B.Indifferent.C.Calm.D.PuzzleD.31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Themigrationhabitofwhales.B.Whythewhalesareslowtoreturn.C.HowElNiñoslowswhalemigrationdown.D.Worriesabouttheslowdownofwhalemigration.
EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhightechdeviceswhiledrivingwalkingshoppingevensittingintoilets.Whenconnectedelectronicallytheyareawayfromphysicalreality.PeoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicteD.OnesurveyreportedthataddictedwasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleepcigarettesandalcohol.ThemaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproductsnottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflifE.TheyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldiseasE.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedommoneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformationtokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.Iseepeopletrappedinapathological病态的relationshipwithtimesuckingtechnologywheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.IcallthistechnologyservitudE.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?Thatisthevitalquestion.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweekthenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedombecomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousforproclaimingthewisdomthattoomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.Butit'stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.RichardFernandezanexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthatwecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday'soverusedtechnology.24.TheunderlinedwordallureinParagraph2probablymeans________.A.advantageB.attractionC.adaptionD.attempt25.Fromthepassagetechnologycompaniesaimto________.A.attractpeopletobuytheirproductsB.providethelatestinformationC.improvepeople'squalityoflifeD.dealwithculturaldiseases26.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople________.A.considertoomuchtechnologywonderfulB.haverealizedtheharmofhightechdevicesC.canregainfreedomwithouthightechdevicesD.mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology27.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhightechdevices?A.Neutral.B.SkepticalC.Disapproving.D.SympathetiC.
Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.A.recentresearchhasfoundanewsecretofsuccess.Accordingtothestudyifthecatisadoptedbeforethedogandiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyounglessthan6monthsforcatsayearfordogsitishighlylikelythatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Twothirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.Howeveritwasn'tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomeswhilefightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.OnereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustoppositE.Forexamplewhenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsattackingwhileadogdoingthesamesignalsgivingin.Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefullyresearchersobservedasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother'slanguagE.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalkdoganddogscanlearnhowtotalkcat.111]What'sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligencE.Theycanlearntoreadeachother'sbodysignalssuggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwepreviouslythought.Oncefamiliarwitheachother'spresenceandbodylanguagecatsanddogscanplaytogethergreeteachothernosetonoseandenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofA.Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom梳理eachother.Themeaningofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets—topeoplewhodon'tgetalongincludingneighborscolleaguesatworkandevenworldsuperpowers.IfcatsanddogscanlearntogetalongsurelypeoplehaveagoodchancE.24.TheunderlinedwordswimminglyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.A.earlyB.quicklyC.sweetlyD.violently25.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen.A.theyarecoldtoeachotherB.theylookawayfromeachotherC.theyareintroducedatanearlyageD.theymisunderstandeachother'ssignals26.ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs.A.havecommoninterestsB.arelessdifferentthanwhatwethoughtC.haveacommonbodylanguageD.arelessintelligentthanwhatweexpected27.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?A.Weshouldlearntoliveinharmony.B.Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.C.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages.
ChesterCityLibraryoffersarangeofLibrarySpecialNeedsServicestopeoplewhodon’thaveaccesstoourlibraryserviceintheusualway.AslongasyouliveinChesterCitywe’llprovideawiderangeoflibraryservicesandresourcesincluding:●Largeprintedandordinaryprintedbooks●TalkingbooksontapeandCD●DVDsandmusicCDs●Magazines●ReferenceandinformationrequestsHomedeliveryserviceLetusknowwhatyouliketoreadandwewillchoosetheresourcesforyou.OurstaffwilldelivertheresourcestoyourhomeforfreE.Wealsoprovideaservicewherewecanchoosetheresourcesforyouorsomeoneinsteadofyouchoosethethingsfromthelibrary.Youcanalsochoosetheresourcesyouneedpersonally.TalkingbooksandcaptionedvideosThelibrarycanprovidetalkingbooksforpeoplewhoareunabletouseprintedbooksbecauseofeyediseases.Youdon’thavetomissoutonreadinganymorewhenyoucanborrowtalkingbooksfromthelibrary.IfyouhavelimitedhearingwhichpreventsyoufromenjoyingmovieswecanprovidecaptionedvideosforyouatnochargE.LanguagesbesidesEnglishWecanprovidebooksinarangeoflanguagesbesidesEnglish.IfpossiblewewillrequesttheseitemsfromtheStateLibraryofNSWAustraliA.Howtojoin?ContacttheLibrarySpecialNeedsCoordinatortoregisterordiscussifyouareeligible合适的foranyoftheservicesweprovide─TuesdayWednesdayandThursday9am─5pmon42972522formoreinformation.36.LibrarySpecialNeedsServicesaremeantfor_____.A.thosewhoarefondofreadingB.peoplelivinginChesterCitywithanillnessordisabilityC.onlythosewhohavewalkingdisabilitiesD.thosewhocan’tgetmedicalhelpinChesterCity37.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.FewentertainingresourcesareofferedherE.B.Peoplewithlimitedhearinghavetopayforcaptionedvideos.C.BookswithdifferentlanguagesareavailablE.D.Peoplehavetochoosewhattheyneedbythemselves.38.Togethomedeliveryserviceyoumust_______.A.onlychoosesprintedbooks.B.haveotherschoosetheresourcesforyou.C.paythelibraryaheadoftimE.D.registeraheadoftimE.
InthedepthsoftheFrenchGuianeserainforesttherestillremainunusualgroupsofindigenous土著的peoplE.Surprisinglythesepeoplelivelargelybytheirownlawsandtheirownsocialcustoms.AndyetpeopleinthisareaareinfactFrenchcitizensbecauseithasbeenacolony殖民地oftheFrenchRepublicsince1946.IntheorytheyshouldlivebytheFrenchlawisoftenignoredorunknownthusmakingthemintoaninterestingareaoflawlessnessintheworlD.ThelivesofthesepeoplehavefinallybeenrecordedthankstotheeffectsofaFrenchmanformPariscalledGin.Ginspentfivemonthsinearly2015exploringthemostremotecornersofthisareawhichsitsontheedgeoftheAmazonrainforestwithhalfitspopulationofonly250000livinginitscapitalCayennE.IhaveaspeciallovefortheFrenchGuianesepeoplE.IhaveworkedthereonandoffforalmosttenyearssaysGin.I’vebeenabletokeepfirmfriendshipswiththem.ThusIhavebeenallowedtogainaccesstotheirlivingenvironment.Idon’tseeitasalawlesslanD.ButratherIseeitasanareaoffreedom.IwantedtoshowtheaudienceaphotographicrecordtouchingupontheuncivilizedlifecontinuesGin.Iprefertoworkinblackandwhitewhichallowsmetoshowdifferentspecificworldsmoreclearly.Hisblack-and-whitepicturespresentaworldalmostlostintimE.Thesepicturesshowpeopleseeminglypushedintoaworldthattheywereunpreparedfor.Theselocalcitizensnowhavetobalancetheirtraditionalself-supportinghuntinglifestylewiththelifestyleofferedbythemodernFrenchRepublicwhichbringswithitnotonlynecessarystatewelfarebutalsoalcoholismbetrayalandevensuicidE.5.WhydoestheauthorfeelsurprisedabouttheindigenouspeopleinFrenchGuiana?A.TheyseldomfollowtheFrenchlaw.B.TheyoftenignoretheGuianeselaw.C.TheyareseparatedfromthemodernworlD.D.TheyarebothGuianeseandFrenchcitizens.6.GinintroducesthespecialworldoftheindigenousGuianeseas_________.A.atourguideB.ageographerC.afilmdirectorD.aphotographer7.WhatisGin’sattitudetowardsthelivesoftheindigenousGuianese?A.Cautious.B.Doubtful.C.UninteresteD.D.AppreciativE.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.ThemodernFrenchlifestylE.B.Theself-supportinghunting.C.TheuncivilizedworlD.D.TheFrenchRepubliC.
Nowadayspeoplearenotsoexcitedbypartiesandsocialgatherings.Thisisnotbecauseofhavingnodesiretosocializebutbecauseofsmartphones.Whentheyaregatheringtogethermorepeopleareontheirsmartphonesthanontheirdrinks.AccordingtoarecentInternationalDataCorporationstudywelloverhalfofallAmericanshaveasmartphoneandreachforitthemomenttheywakeupkeepingitinhandallday.Inadditiontoomuchofsocietyisusingsmartphoneswhiledrivingandasaresultgettingintocarcrashes.34percentofteensadmittotextwhiledrivingandtheyconfirmthattextmessagingistheirnumberonedrivinginterruption.People'sattachmenttotheirsmartphonesisunbelievablybecomingmoreimportantthanthelivesofthemselvesandothers.Justasdriversignoretheimportanceoffocusingwhileontheroadmanypeoplealsofailtorecognizethesignificanceofhumaninteraction.Whenwiththeirfriendssomepeoplepointlesslycheckorsendtextmessagesinthepresenceofafriendwhichsendsamessagetothatfriend:thepersonIamtextingismoreimportantthanyou.InadditionrelyingonoursmartphonetomakefriendsdoesnotgiveusthesameadvantageasbeingabletomakenewfriendshipsintherealworlD.Face-to-faceconversationswillgiveusmuchstrongercommunicationskillsinthelongrun.AsmanypeoplerisktheirlivesandthelivesofpeoplearoundthemjusttosendatextormindlesslychecktheirmassagessmartphonesareinmanywaysmoredangeroustopeoplE.Thequalityofthistechnologyisde-advancingsocietalachievementsandweakeningthevalueofcommunication.Notonlyisthesmartphoneaffectingourdesiretointeract交流face-to-facebutitisalsoloweringsociety'sabilitytocommunicatE.8.Thepurposeofthistextisto______.A.expressaconcernabouttheoveruseofthesmartphoneB.callforanendtousethesmartphonewhiledrivingC.appealtoustopayattentiontocommunicationskillsD.adviseustobecautiousabouttheaddictiontothesmartphone9.Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedby______.A.listingfiguresB.givingexamplesC.analyzingtheeffectsD.comparingfacts10.Theauthoradvocatesustomakenewfriends______.A.underafreecircumstanceB.byusingsmartphonesC.indifferentwaysD.inaface-to-faceway11.Overdependenceonthesmartphoneleadstothefactthat______.A.partiesandgatheringslimittheirsocialcircleB.peoplearemoreandmorenarrow-mindedC.people'scommunicationskillsareweakenedD.face-to-facecommunicationbecomeslessimportant
LittleTommywasdoingverybadlyinmath.Hisparentshadtriedeverything—tutors家庭教师cardsspeciallearningcenters—inshorteverythingtheycouldthinkof.FinallytheytookTommytoacatholictiān zhǔ jiāo 的school.AfterthefirstdaylittleTommycamehomewithaveryseriouslookonhisfacE.Hedidn’tkisshismotherhello.Insteadhewentstraighttohisroomandstartedstudying.BooksandpaperswerespreadoutallovertheroomandlittleTommywashardatwork.HismotherwassurpriseD.ShecalledhimdowntodinnerandassoonashefinishedeatinghewentbacktohisroomwithoutaworD.InnotimehewasbackhittingthebooksashardasbeforE.Thiswentonforsometimedayafterdaywhilethemothertriedtounderstandwhatwashappening.FinallylittleTommybroughthomehisreportcarD.Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohisroomandhitthebooks.HismomlookedatitandtohersurpriselittleTommygotanA.inmath.Shecouldnolongerholdhercuriosity.ShewenttohisroomandaskedSonwhatwasit?Wasitthenuns修女?LittleTommylookedatherandshookhisheadNo.Wellthensheaskedagain.WHATwasit?LittleTommylookedatherandsaidWellonthefirstdayofschoolwhenIsawthatmannailed将钉牢totheplussign加号Iknewtheyweren’tjoking.1.Tommy’smotherfeltsurprisedthathisson_______.A.wasstillthesameasusualB.atesomuchatdinnerC.kissedherhelloafterschoolD.workedhardbutsaidlittle2.Theunderlinedphrasehittingthebooksmeans_______inChinesE.A.用功B.捶书C.发泄D.振作3.Thelastsentenceinthepassageshowsthat_______.A.TommyfeltsorryforthemanB.TommywasafraidofbeingnailedC.Tommydidn’tliketheplussignD.Tommylikedplayingjokesonothers4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.teachersshouldbestrictwiththeirstudentsB.mistakesmightdogoodsometimesC.acatholicschoolismuchbetterthanotheronesD.nunsaregoodathelpingchildrenwiththeirmath
ItneveroccurredtoanybodynoteventhecreatorsthattheworldwouldcareaboutthecomplexliveslovesandsufferingsofagroupofattractiveandwittyNewYorkers.Butthere’snodoubtthatFriends老友记hasbecomemorethanjustasuccessfulsituationcomedy─ithasestablisheditselfasoneofthelastgreattelevisionphenomenaofthelastcentury.Alongthewayithasmadeitshalf-dozenleadingactorsfamous.Lookingbackonthestrongfriendshipbetweenthegroupofthreemenandthreewomenwhofrequentlygatherateachother’sapartmentsandatGreenwichVillage’sCentralPerkcoffeehouseFriendswascreatedbytelevisionproducersDavidCraneandMartaKauffman.In1993thepairmetproducerKevinS.Bright.ThenthethreebecamepartnersandgotadealtoproduceanewcomedyforWarnerBrothers.WhattheycameupwithwasbasedonCraneandKauffman’safter-collegeyearswhentheyhungoutatthelocalcoffeehouseandinvolvedthemselvesineveryaspectofeachother’slives.Itdidn’ttakelongforviewerstomakefriendswithFriends.Thesituationcomedyquicklybecameatoptenhit.Criticsloveditaswell.EntertainmentWeeklysaidtheshowoperatedlikeaBroadwayshowwithtwistyplotsanduniquejokes.ThetelevisionthemesonghasalsobeenasuccesswiththepubliC.Thesong’ssuccesshelpedsavethetelevisionthemesong.AnABC美国广播公司executivewasreadytoorderveryshortmusicintros前奏onhisnetwork’sshowsthinkingthatviewerswouldhittheremotecontrolassoonastheopeningstarteD.ButthesuccessoftheFriendsthemesongledtheABCexecutivetochangehismind─remotecontrolsornottheTVthemesongwouldstay.YearshavegonebybutFriendsremainsandwillremainanexampleofamodernUSsituationcomedythatisbothhugelyentertainingtelevisionandnothingshortofagenuinelatter-daysocialphenomenon.47.Whatisstressedinthesecondparagraph?A.TheoriginofFriends.B.TherolemodelsofFriends.C.ThepopularityofFriends.D.ThebrillianceofFriends.48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFriends?A.Ithasasimplebutentertainingplot.B.Itisaboutfriendshipbetweencollegestudents.C.ItwascriticizedbyEntertainmentWeekly.D.Itfirstcameintobeinginthe1990s.49.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ProducerKevinS.BrightgraduatedfromthesamecollegeasDavidCranE.B.ABConcereplacedthethemesongofitsTVshowwithashortmusicintro.C.TheABCexecutivethoughthighlyofthethemesongofFriends.D.MartaKauffmanexpectedFriendstoachievegreatsuccess.50.WhatmighttheauthorthinkofFriends?A.Itsmeritsoutweighitsshortcomings.B.He/sheshowsgreataffectiontowardsit.C.He/shehasareservedattitudetowardsitssuccess.D.Itssuccessliesinthelackofgoodsituationcomedies.
It’sapopularbeliefthatafish’smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon’trememberwhatthey’veeatenorwherethey’vebeenandtheydon’trecognizeyouoranyoftheirfriends---everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttimE.Butdon’tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem.A.newstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink.Infactcertainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.InthestudyresearchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfooD.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.Researchersusedcomputersoftwaretomonitorthefish’smovements.TheyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfooD.Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences.InfactscientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.Anearlierstudyshowedthattheybehavedaggressively挑衅地infrontofcertainfishperhapsbecausetheyrememberedtheirpastfights.ButuntilthelatestfindingstherewasnoclearevidencE.JustasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasieritalsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurviveinthewilD.IffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontainssafefoodtheywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesatrisksleadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveSciencE.Foralongtimefishwereplacedfarbelowchimpanzeesdolphinsandmiceonthelistofsmartanimals.ButthisstudyhasgivenscientistsanewunderstandingoftheirintelligencE.12.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Fishhavingverybadmemories.B.Fishbeingsmarterthanwethought.C.Howfishimprovetheirmemory.D.Whatwecanlearnfromfish.13.Accordingtothearticlepeopleusedtobelievethat_______.A.fishcouldonlyrememberpartoftheirpastexperiencesB.fishcouldrememberthingsthathappened12daysagoC.afish’smemorylastedforonlysevenminutesD.fishdidn’trecognizeanyoftheirfriends14.Howcanfishbenefitmostfromagoodmemory?Theycanremember_______.A.wheretogetfoodandsurviveB.theirenemiesandfightC.wheretoescapetowhenindangerD.theirfriendsandhelpeachother15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Fishbehaveaggressivelyinafight.B.FishcanremembermorE.C.Fishdon’tbelongtothelistofsmartanimals.D.OnlyAfricancichlidshaveagoodmemory.
Menarespendingmoreandmoretimeinthekitchenencouragedbycelebrity名人chefslikeGordonRamsayandJamieOliveraccordingtoareportfromOxfordUniversity.Theeffectofthecelebrityrolemodelswhohavegivencookingamoremanlypicturehascombinedwithamoregeneraldrivetowardssexualequalityandmennowspendmorethantwicetheamountoftimepreparingmealsthantheydidin1961.AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershunywhorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxfordmennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycookingupfromjust12minutesadayin1961.Prof.GershunysaidThemaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrenD.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequalitybutthereisanother40yearsprobablytocomE.Womenwhoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycookingnowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes—agreatfallbuttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.SomeexpertshavenamedthesemeninapronsasGastrosexualsmenusingcookingskillstoimpressfriendswhohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsayOliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley-WhittingstallMarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyD.Iwasmarriedin1974.WhenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslaterIwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.HelaughedsaidProf.Gershuny.Thatwouldneverhappennow.Two-thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweekevenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtablE.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable—withmanyfamilymealsinfacttakenonthesofainthesittingroomandsharedbyfamilymembers.Thefamilymealhaschangedalotandfewofuseat—asIdidwhenIwasachild—atleasttwomealsadaytogetherasafamily.Butithassurvivedinadifferentformat.32.Whatisonereasonbehindthetrendthatmenspendmoretimecookingthanbefore?A.Theimprovementofcooks’status.B.Theinfluenceofpopularfemalechefs.C.Thechangeoffemale’sviewoncooking.D.Thedevelopmentofsexualequalitycampaign.33.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthetimemenandwomenspendoncooking?A.Menspendmoretimecookingthanwomennowadays.B.WomenspendmuchlesstimeoncookingthanbeforE.C.Itwilltake40yearsbeforemenspendmoretimeatthestovethanwomen.D.Thereisasharpdeclineinthetimemenspendoncookingcomparedwith1961.34.HowdidProf.Gershunyseethefamilymealaccordingtothepassage?A.Ithasbecomeathingofthepast.B.ItisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobE.C.Itshouldn’tbeadvocatedinmoderntimes.D.Itisbeneficialtothestabilityofthefamily.35.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheChangesofFamilyMealsB.EqualitybetweenMenandWomenC.CookingintoaNewTrendforMenD.Cooking—aThingofthePastforWomen
ItwasthedayafterHalloweenwhenmygrandmotherwasadmittedtothehospitalwiththeworstheadacheshe’deverhaD.Whileposinginourcostumesthenightbeforeweknewsomethingwaswrongjustnothowwrong.Grandma’shousewasthecentralgatheringplaceofmyfamily.SundaylunchesbirthdaydinnersEasterThanksgivingandChristmas—allwereourtraditionswithherashostess.WhilemyparentswerebusyrunningtheirsmallbusinessthereweremanynightswhenGrandmafedmeandputmetobedinherspareroomuntiltheycametogetmE.IspentmysummersatGrandma’sandIwenteverywherewithher.Icouldn’timagineatimewhenshewouldn’tbearoundmE.ThenNovember11991beganhermonth-longstayinthehospital—shesufferedfromarareinfection感染callednocardiaasteroides.AfterbeingbornintheyearoftheGreatDepressionlivingthroughWorldWarIIraisingthreekidsandbeingwidowedattheageof48Grandmaneverexpectedtoliveintoherseventies.Theinfectioninherbrainseemedtoconfirmthatshewasn’tlongforthisworlD.Butthat’snottheendofherstory.A.teamofdoctorssuccessfullyremovedtheabscess脓肿andGrandmaevenmadeitintoalocalmedicaljournal.Herdoctorcalledherthebrainlady.Grandmacelebratedher85thbirthdayinMarchthisyear.Inthealmost23yearssinceherrecoveryshe’sseentwoofherfourgrandchildrengetmarriedandwelcomedthreegreat-grandsons.Althoughtheydamagesomethinginherhouseshelovesitwhenmytwoboyscomeover.AndwhileIknowtheymakeherdayseeingherloveblossomforanothergenerationmakesmydaytoo.HappyGrandparents’Daytomyamazinggrandmother!21.WhencelebratingHalloweentheauthor’sfamily_______.A.knewGrandmawouldappearinalocalmedicaljournalB.foundthatsomethingwaswrongwiththecostumesC.didn’trealizethatGrandmawasfeelingunwellD.didn’tknowhowseriousGrandma’sillnesswas22.Whatisthetraditionoftheauthor’sfamily?A.Runningsmallbusinesses.B.SpendingsummersatGrandma’s.C.MakingGrandmahostessanywherE.D.GatheringatGrandma’satspecialevents.23.WhendidGrandmahavetheoperationtoremovetheabscess?A.Attheageof60.B.Whenshewasabout62.C.BeforeNovember11991.D.Afterthisyear’sHalloween.24.Theauthorwrotethistext_____.A.inhonorofGrandmaB.topromoteGrandparents’DayC.tostresstheimportanceofhealthD.incelebrationofGrandma’srecovery
It’sabicyclist’sdream:abikethatcan’tbestolen.TheYerkadesignedbythreeyoungChileanengineeringstudentsisthelatestentryinatrendofbikes.Theyusetheirsaddleseatasalock.Theycanalsousetheirhandlebar手柄asalock.ButtheinventorsoftheYerkahavemadeanimprovementtoit.Thebike’slowerframeopensupintotwoarmsthatarethenconnectedtotheseatpostandlockedtoapostsothieveswouldhavetodestroyaYerkatogetitunlockeD.That’swhyourmottois‘Abikethatgetsstolenisnolongerabike’.WhatwehavehereistrulyanunstealablebikesaidCristobalCabellowhocameupwiththedesignduringacollegeengineeringclasswithchildhoodfriendsAndresRoiEggersandJuanJoseMonsalvE.InChileandelsewhereinLatinAmericathespreadofcyclinglanesstorageracksandbikeshareprogramsareencouragingpeopletochangefromcarstobikeswhicharecheaperandenvironmentallyfriendly.CristobalGalbansaidastudybyhisteamin2013foundthattheuseofbikeshasdoubledamongChileansinfiveyears.ThemainprobleminChileandelsewhereisrobberies.ThemosteffectivestrategycommonlyusedinLondontodayistotakethebikeintotheofficewiththerider.Otherstrategiesinvolveusingabikethatlookssounattractivethatnobodywillwanttostealit.ButnowtheYerkacanhelpsolvetheproblem.Nowwhilewaitingforthepatent专利tobeapprovedandcarryingoutmoreteststheteamplanstoraisefunds.They’realsolookingforapartnerwhocaninvest$300000neededtoproduce1000bikesfirstthattheyhopewillbesoldbymid-2016.9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheYerkainParagraph1?A.ItlooksveryattractiveB.ItaimsatnotbeingstolenC.ItleadsthenewtrendofbikesD.Itusesitssaddleseatasalock10.AccordingtoCristobalCabelloitcanbeinferredthattheYerka______.A.willbesafeifitisfullyusedB.willbebrokenifitgetsstolenC.willbeexpensiveifitgetsrepairedD.willnotbestolenevenifitisunlocked11.FromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthattheYerka.A.doesn’tneedalotofmoneyB.can’tbeboughtinthemarketyetC.willbepopularwithbikeridersD.willbeaffordableforordinarypeople12.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.BikesinChilecaneasilygetstolenB.ChileisencouragingtheuseofbikesC.Anexpensivebikedrewtheworld’sattentionD.ThreeChileansdesignedanunstealablebike
Anallowance补贴津贴isanimportanttoolforteachingkidshowtobudgetsaveandmaketheirowndecisions.Childrenrememberandlearnfrommistakeswhentheirowndollarsarelostorspentfoolishly.Howlargeanallowanceisappropriate?Expertssaythereisnotrightamount.Actualamountsdifferfromregiontoregionandfromfamilytofamily.Tosetanappropriateallowanceforyourchildworkupaweeklybudget.Allowforentertainmentexpendituressuchasmoviesandsnacks.Nextincludeeverydayexpensessuchaslunchmoneybusfareschoolsupplies.Ifyoumakethechildresponsibleforthese‘bills’saysJosephineSwansonaconsumerspecialistheorshewilllearntobudgetfornecessaryexpenditures.FinallyaddsomeextramoneytomakesavingpossiblE.Ifyoucankeepyourchild'sallowanceinlinewiththatofhisfriends.A.childwhosepurchasingpowerfallsawaybelowhispeers'canfeelleftout.ItcanbetoughbutavoidexcusingyourchildrenwhentheymakeamistakewiththeirallowancE.WhenBrookeStephenswastenandgrowingupinJacksonvillehermothergaveher$5aweek$1.75ofwhichwasforbusfareandlunch.IfyouloseyourmoneyBrooke'smothertoldheryouwalkhomE.OneweekthegirlspentallherallowanceinacandystorethenshecalledhomeforaridE.MommademewalkhomerecallsStephensnowafinancialplannerinBrooklyn.AtfirstIwasangry.ButIfinallyrealizedthatshewastryingtoteachmeanimportantlesson.Expertsadvisethatanallowanceshouldnotbetieddirectlytoachild'sdailychores.Kidsshouldhelparoundthehousenotbecausetheygetpaidforitbutbecausetheyshareresponsibilitiesasmembersofafamily.YoumighthoweverpayachildfordoingextrajobsathomewhichcandevelophisorherinitiativE.32.Whichofthefollowingisthepossibletitleofthepassage?A.HowtoteachachildaboutmoneyB.Howtodevelopachild'sinitiativeC.HowtoteachachildtosavemoneyD.Howtoworkupanamountofpocketmoney33.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatifachildisgivenanallowanceheorshemay________.A.bespoiledandfinallyruinedB.spendallthemoneyverysoonC.lostthemoneyandcannotreturnhomeD.feelresponsibleandcarefulaboutmoney34.InParagraph4thewordshispeersreferto________.A.hisparentsB.histeachersC.hisfriendsD.hisfinancialexperts35.Theauthorimpliesinthepassagethat________.A.payingchildrenfortheirhouseworkisnogoodB.childrenmayfeellostandlonelyiftheyhavenopocketmoneyC.achild'sinitiativecanbedevelopedifheorsheispaidforallthehouseworkD.childrenmaylearntoputasidesomemoneyiftheyaregivenagreatamountofpocketmoney
Youmaythinkthatsailingisadifficultsportbutitisreallynothardtolearnit.Youdonotneedtobestrong.Butyouneedtobequick.AndyouneedtounderstandafewbasicrulesaboutthewinD.FirstyoumustaskyourselfWhereisthewindcomingfrom?Isitcomingfromaheadorbehindorfromtheside?Youmustthinkaboutthisallthetimeontheboat.Thewinddirectiontellsyouwhattodowiththesail.Let’sstartwiththewindblowingfrombehinD.Thismeansthewindandtheboataregoinginthesamedirection.Thenyoumustalwayskeepthesailoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata90°angle角度totheboat.Thenitwillcatchthewindbest.Ifthewindisblowingfromthesideitisblowingacrosstheboat.Inthiscaseyoumustkeepthesailhalfwayoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata45°angletotheboat.Itneedstobeoutfarenoughtocatchthewindbutitshouldn’tflap摆动.Itshouldn’tlooklikeaflagonaflagpolE.Ifitisflappingitisprobablyouttoofarandtheboatwillslowdown.SailingintothewindisnotpossiblE.Ifyoutrythesailwillflapandtheboatwillstop.Youmaywanttogointhatdirection.Itispossiblebutyoucan’tgoinastraightlinE.Youmustgofirstinonedirectionandtheninanother.Thisiscalledtacking.Whenyouaretackingyoumustalwayskeepthesailinsidetheboat.6.Whatshouldyouconsiderfirstwhilesailing?A.Sailors’strength.B.Wavelevels.C.Winddirections.D.Sizeofsails.7.WhatdoesthewordItunderlinedinParagraph4referto?A.Theboat.B.ThewinD.C.Thesail.D.TheanglE.8.Whatdoyouhavetodowhensailingagainstthewind?A.MoveinastraightlinE.B.Allowthesailtoflap.C.Lowerthesail.D.Tacktheboat.9.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A.InapopularmagazinE.B.Inatouristguidebook.C.Inaphysicstextbook.D.Inanofficialreport.
Chancesarethatyou'vehadtoapologizeplentyoftimesinyourlifE.Andthere'sagoodchancethatyou'vealsoexpressedthephraseInevermeanttohurtyou.StopdoingthatsaysauthorCarolineMyss.InatalkMyss-aspiritualresearcher-tookonthetopicofforgivenessandhealingandexplainedinnouncertaintermswhyInevermeanttohurtyouisneverasufficientapologynmatterwhoitcomesfrom.Picturethatpersoncominguptoyouandsaying'Wowl'msorryIdidthisbutyouknowlnevermeanttohurtyou.Andheycanwejustcallitaday?'Mysssays.Thoughitcanmakethetwobur\thehatchetandkeepfriendshipthattypeofapologywon'tsitwellwiththepersononthereceivingenD.Thatwholelittlething-'Inevermeanttohurtyou'-that'sthethingyoucan'tforgiveshesays.Itgoesrighttoyoursoulthattoxic育毒的中毒的sickfeeling.InsteadMysssaysit'simportanttoapproachtheconversationdifferently.Basicallyit'saboutofferingmorethananapology.It'saboutsharingasoul-to-soulconfession仟悔.Let'sredothesceneMysssays.Thepersoncomesuptoyouandsays...'Ineedtotellyousomething.I.consciouslyknewwhatIwasdoing.IknowIwentagainstyou.Thisisnotanapology.1amconfessingmysoultoyouandl'maskingnowforyourforgiveness.'EvensayingthosewordsonstagesmakesMyssvisiblyemotionalandshepointsoutthatthisishowdeeplyapologieswithinthesoularesupposedtoresonate引起共鸣.That'swhathealsshesays.'.24.WhatdoesMyssthinkoftheexpressionInevermeanttohurtyou?A.ItmustputthefriendshiptoanenD.'B.Itisagreatwaytoexpresstheapology.C.Itdoesn'thaveanyeffectonrestoringtherelation.D.Itcan'texpresstheapologythoroughlyandsincerely.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseburythehatchetmean?A.endthefriendshipB.makeupC.burythefightingtoolD.accepttheapology26.HowshouldweapologizeaccordingtoMyss?A.Weshouldconfessourfaultsandaskforforgiveness.B.WeshouldsaysincerelyInevermeanttohurtyou.C.WecangointoadeepconversationtoarguewithourfrienD.D.Wearesupposedtomakeupwiththeotherbygivingsomegiftstohim.27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassage?.A.Toencouragepeopletoapologizefirst.B.Totellpeoplehowtoapologizesincerely.C.Tointroducethetopicofforgivenessandhealing.D.Toexplainwhypeoplecan'tsayInevermeanttohurtyou.
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