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HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallowsPart2hassetnewnationwideandglobalbox-officerecordsforticketsalesinitsopeningweekenD.ThefinalpartoftheHarryPotterseriesiscreatingtheperfectstormofrecord-breakingbox-officesales.BeforethismovieTheDarkKnightheldtheopeningweekendrecorD.TheDarkKnightactuallysoldafewmoretickets.Butwith3DandIMAXticketingaswellasthepassionoffanswhohavewaitedforalongtimetoseetheendingofJ.K.Rowling’sbrilliantstorythefinalHarryPottermoviewasgoingtobehugelysuccessfulnomaterwhat.Andasiffilm-makersweremagicallyabletosavethebestforlastcritics评论家completelyagreethatTheDeathlyHallowsPart2isthebestfilmoftheentireseriesandtherehasbeenlittlenegative负面的tosayabouttheperformancesofthefilm’sstars.Whentheywere10or11yearsoldDanielRadcliffeEmmaWatsonandRupertGrinthavegrownuponthebigscreen.Theygrewintheircharacterasthestorywastoldthroughtheyears.AsthestorydrawstoaclosethefinalHarryPotterfilmissettobreakthe$1billionmarkinworldwidesales.AndeventhoughthefilmseriesisfinallyoverJ.K.Rowling’sHarryPotterwillliveonindifferentformsofmerchandising附带产品includingmajorthemeparksactionfiguresandalmostcertainlyvariousversionsofthestory.27.AccordingtotheauthorweknowHarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallowsPart2________.A.wasexpectedtobeverysuccessfulinmakingmoneyB.waspoorlyreceivedbymostofthemoviecriticsintheUSC.isnotasgoodasthefirstseveralHarryPottermoviesD.isnotasgoodasmovie-goersexpecteD.28.Whatisimpliedabouttheperformancesofthefilm’sstars?A.Theperformancesaredisappointing.B.ThestarshavedoneaverygoodjoB.C.Thestarshaven’tmadeabreakthroughD.ThestarsdidmuchbetterbeforE.29.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A.EntertainmentB.EducationC.LifestyleD.Kids30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheHarryPotermoviescometoanendatlast.B.TheLastHarryPotermoviesetsnewbox-officerecords.C.TheLastHarryPotermoviecomesin3DandIMAXD.TheLastHarryPotermoviemakesmovie-goerssaD.
Addingmathtalktostorytimeathomeisawinningequationforchildren'smathachievementaccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofChicago.ThestudyfrompsychologistsSianBeilockandSusanLevineshowsamarkedincreaseinmathachievementamongchildrenwhosefamiliesusedBedtimeMathaniPadappthatdeliversengagingmathstoryproblemsforparentsandchildrentosolvetogether.Evenchildrenwhousedtheappwiththeirparentsaslittleasonceaweeksawgainsinmathachievementbytheendoftheschoolyear.Theapp'seffectwasespeciallystrongforchildrenwhoseparentstendtobeanxiousoruncomfortablewithmath.Previousresearchfromthisgrouphasdemonstratedtheimportanceofadults’attitudesaboutmathforchildren'smathsuccess.Forexamplearecentstudyfoundthatmath-anxiousparentswhohelptheirchildrenwithmathhomeworkactuallyweakentheirchildren’smathachievement.Thenewfindingsdemonstratethatstructuredpositiveinteractionsaroundmathathomecancutthelinkbetweenparents’uneasinessaboutmathandchildren'slowmathachievement.ManyAmericansexperiencehighlevelsofanxietywhentheyhavetosolveamathproblemwithamajorityofadultsfeelingatleastsomeworriesaboutmathsaidBeilockprofessorinPsychologyandauthorofChokeabookaboutstressandperformancE.Thesemath-anxiousparentsareprobablylesslikelytotalkaboutmathathomewhichaffectshowcompetenttheirchildrenareinmath.BedtimeMathencouragesadialoguebetweenparentsandkidsaboutmathandoffersawaytoengageinhigh-qualitymathinteractionsinalow-efforthigh-impactway.Studyparticipantsincluded587first-gradestudentsandtheirparents.FamiliesweregivenaniPadinstalledwithaversionoftheBedtimeMathappwithwhichparentsandtheirchildrenreadstoriesandanswerquestionsinvolvingmathincludingtopicslikecountingshapesandproblem-solving.A.controlgroupreceivedareadingappthathadsimilarstorieswithoutthemathcontentandquestionsrelatedtoreadingcomprehensioninsteaD.Children'smathachievementwasassessedatthebeginningandendoftheschoolyear.Parentscompletedaquestionnaireabouttheirnervousnesswithmath.Themoretimesparentsandchildreninthemathgroupusedtheappthehigherchildren’sachievementonamathassessmentattheendoftheschoolyear.Indeedchildrenwhofrequentlyusedthemathappwiththeirparentsoutperformedsimilarstudentsinthereadinggroupbyalmostthreemonthsinmathachievementatyear'senD.28.BedtimeMathisaniPadappthat_____.A.requiresparentsandchildrentoanswerreadingcomprehensionquestionsB.assesseschildren’smathachievementandparents’nervousnesswithmathC.teacheschildrenhowtocountrecognizeshapesandsolvepracticalproblemsD.encourageschildrentogetherwiththeirparentstosolvemathstoryproblems29.Thepreviousstudyfoundthat_____.A.helpfrommath-anxiousparentsimproveschildren’smathachievementB.children’mathachievementisrelatedtoparents’attitudeaboutmathC.interactionsaroundmathathomewillcutoffthefamilyrelationshipD.childrencanachievemoresuccessiftheyseetheimportanceofmath30.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.childrenusingappforthreemonthscanseegainsinmathachievementB.childrenwhoseparentsareuneasyaboutmathoutperformotherstudentsC.itisthemathproblemsrelatedtothestoriesthatmakethegreatdifferenceD.thefrequencyofusingtheapphasnothingtodowithchildren’sachievement31.Whatisthethemeofthispassage?A.High-qualitymathinteractionsimproveperformancE.B.Frequentuseofappcandevelopproblemsolvingability.C.Low-effortactivitiescreategoodparent-childrelationship.D.High-anxietyparentsinfluencechildren’sattitudeaboutmath.
HowdoesaplacebecomeaWorldHeritageSite世界遗产?IttakesalotofpeopletodecidE.1IfacountrywantsoneofitsplacestobeontheWorldHeritageListithastoaskUNESCO联合国教科文组织.Theplacemustbeimportantandspecial.UNESCOputtheGreatWallonthelistin1987becauseitsaiditwasagreatpartofChinesecultureandbeautifullymadetogowiththelanD.WhenacountryasksitmustalsomakeaplanfortakingcareoftheplacE.2TheWorldHeritageCommitteeofUNESCOtalksaboutdifferentplacesanddecideswhethertoputthemonthelist.ThecommitteemeetseveryJunE.ManyexpertshelpthecommitteetodecidE.3AfteranewplacegoesonthelistUNESCOgivesmoneytohelpkeepitlookinggooD.IfaplaceisinseriousdangeritmaybeputonthelistofWorldHeritageSitesinDanger.UNESCOgivesspecialcareandhelptothoseplaces.4CountrieshavetogiveUNESCOregularreportsaboutplacesonthelist.IfUNESCOthinksacountryisn’ttakinggoodenoughcareofaplacethesitewillbetakenoffthelist.25.Thepassageimpliesthat________.A.becomingaworldheritagesitetakeshardwork.B.aplacewithbeautifulsceneryisoftenontheWorldHeritageList.C.aplacewhichwastakengoodcareofisoftenontheWorldHeritageList.D.theGreatWallbecomeaWorldHeritageSiteforitshistory.26.IfaplacesuccessfullybecomesaWorldHeritageSitethecountry________.A.canaskUNESCOformoremoneyandhelpB.shouldcontinuetotakespecialcareofitC.won’ttaketroubleofcaringforitD.willtrytoputitontheListofWorldHeritageSitesinDanger27.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.A.howtheWorldHeritageCommitteeofUNESCOdecidesaWorldHeritageSiteB.howtheWorldHeritageCommitteeofUNESCOprotectsaWorldHeritageSiteC.howtheGreatWallbecomesaWorldHeritageSiteD.howaplacebecomessWorldHeritageSite28.ThepurposeofputtingaplaceontheWorldHeritageListis________.A.toattractmoretouristsfromothercountriesB.togetmoremoneyandhelpfromothercountriesC.tohaveittakenbettercareofD.tomakeitknowntoothercountries
Alongtheseashore海边thetallcoconut椰子treeswavedinhewinD.ThesandwaswhiteinthebrightsunandtheoceanwasdarkbluE.ThehousesinthetownneartheshorewerepaintedwhitE.TheboatshadbeenpulledupontheshorE.Usuallytheywouldallbeinthewaterwithhard-workingfishermen.Buttodaywasaholidayandeveryonewaspreparingforthecelebrationthatwasgoingtotakeplacethatevening.Inthedistancemencouldbeseenclimbingthecoconuttrees.TheyweresingingastheyworkeD.Thereweremonkeysinthetreestoo.Themonkeyswerejumpingupanddownandscreamingangrily.Theclimbersjustlaughedatthemonkeysandcontinuedtopickthefruits.1.Whatisthispassageabout?A.Ittellsusastoryofthemonkeys.B.ItdescribesthesceneontheseashorE.C.Ittalksaboutthelifeofthefishermen.D.Itisabouthowthepeoplecelebratedaholiday.2.Theboatshadbeenpulledupontheshorebecause_________.A.itwasaholidayB.theweatherwastoohotC.therewasgoingtobeastormD.itwasnottheseasonforfishing3.Themenclimbedthecoconuttreesto_________.A.pickthecoconutsB.catchthemonkeysC.lookattheoceanfarawayD.seewhocouldclimbhighandfast4.ThewordscreaminginParagraphTwoprobablymeansA.singingandworkingB.jumpingupanddownC.runninghereandthereD.shoutinginahighvoice5.Themonkeyswereangrybecause________.A.themenweretryingtocatchthemB.themenwantedtodrivethemawayC.themengotthecoconutswhichweretheirfoodD.themenclimbedhigherandfasterthantheydid
AroundtheworldalotoffreshwaterbasinslieundergrounD.Thesegroundwaterbasinsarelikebanks.Nowchangesinclimateandhumanwaterusageareemptyingthosegroundwaterbasinsanewstudyfinds.Andit’shappeningataworryingratE.OfEarth’s37largestgroundwaterbasins21ofthemlosemorewatereachyearthantheygain.Theconclusionistroubling.That’saccordingtothestudycoauthorSashaRichey.About2billionpeopledrinkwaterfromundergroundwaterbasins.Cropsalsoneedsuchwatertogrow.Peoplegetgroundwaterbydrillingintogroundwaterbasinscalledaquifers储水层.Aquifersarerefilledwhenwatergoesdownthroughthesoil.Scientistscanknowaboutgroundwaterthroughwells.Waterlevelsdropasanaquiferbecomesempty.Thismethodfailstoprovideaglobalpictureofchangesinwaterlevelsthough.RicheyandhercolleaguesuseddatacollectedbytheGRACEmissioninsteaD.TheseswinsatellitesmeasuresmallchangesinEarth’sgravity.Changesinthedensity密度ofEarth’ssurfacecausethosesmallchangesingravity.TheemptyingandrefillingofgroundwaterbasinsisonewaythatthedensityofEarth’ssurfacechanges.TheGRACEsatellitespassovertheseburiedbasinsregularly.AstheydothesatellitesweighthemassofthewaterstoredinsidE.TheresearchersexaminedgravitychangesoverEarth’slargestaquifersinthepasttenyears.EightofthestudiedaquiferslostgreatvolumesofwateroverthatdecadE.Theresearchersconsideredtheseaquifersasoverstressed.Thatmeansalmostnowaternaturallywentintosupersedethewaterbeingtakenout.TheregionsofgreatestconcernwereintheMiddleEastnorthernAfricaandnorthwesternIndiaandPakistan.Themostdried-upaquiferswereinareasnearlargecitiesinheavilyagriculturalareasorindryareas.AllthreecharacteristicsprobablyledtotheextremestressaffectingthebasinsbelowcentralCaliforniaRicheysays.Californiahasbothpeopleandfarms.It’salsoinaseverdrought.Asaresultthestate’spumpingofgroundwaterrecentlyhasgreatlyincreaseD.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthefindingofthenewstudy?A.Thereare37largegroundwaterbasinsintheworldinallB.Mostoftheworld’sgroundwaterbasinsareemptyC.MenarecautiousaboutusingundergroundwaterD.Climatechangeisshrinkingundergroundwater33.TolearnaboutthecurrentsituationofgroundwaterbasinsRicheyandhercolleagues________.A.collecteddataofaquifersaroundtheworldB.usedtwosatellitestostudytheeffectofclimatechangeC.referredtothedataaboutchangesinEarth’sgravityD.observedtheburiedgroundwaterbasinsfrequently34.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsupersedeinParagraph4mean?A.ReplaceB.IncreaseC.ImproveD.Support35.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatinCaliforniaalotofpeople______.A.gotocentralCaliforniaforwaterB.don’tknowtheimportanceofgroundwaterC.dependongroundwaterfortheirdailyactivitiesD.areawarethey’reharminggroundwaterbasins
ItseemsthatsomepeoplegooutoftheirwaytogetintotroublE.That’smoreorlesswhathappenedthenightthatNashvillePoliceOfficerFloydHydewasonduty.Iwasonthewaytoapersonal-injuryaccidentinWestNashvillE.AsIgotontoHighway40bluelightsandsirens警笛goingIfellinbehindagoldPontiacFirebirdthatsuddenlyseemedtotakeoffquicklydownthehighway.ThedriversomehowpanickedatthesightofmE.Hewasgoingmorethanahundredmilesanhourandbeganpassingcarsontheshoulder.ButHydecouldn’tgoafterhim.Takingcareofinjuredpeopleisalwaysmoreimportantthanworryingaboutspeederssotheofficerhadtostayonhiswaytotheaccident.ButhedidtrytokeeptheFirebirdinsightashedrovehopinganothernearbyunitwouldbeabletostepinandstopthespeedingcar.AsitturnedoutkeepingtheFirebirdinsightwasnotthatdifficult.EveryturnthePontiacmadewastheveryturntheofficerneededtogettotheaccidentscenE.HydefollowedthePontiacallthewaytohisdestination目的地.AtthatpointhefoundanotherunithadalreadyarrivedattheaccidentscenE.Hishelpwasn’tneedeD.NowhewasfreetotrytostopthedriveroftheFirebirdwhobythistimehaddevelopedsomethingnewtopanicabout.JustaboutthattimeHydesaysIsawfirecomingoutfromunderthatcarwithbluesmokeandoilgoingeverywherE.He’dblownhisenginE.Nowhehadtostop.AfterIarrestedhimIaskedhimwhyhewasrunning.Hetoldmehedidn’thaveadriver’slicensE.ThataccidentcostthedriveroftheFirebirdplenty–athousanddollarsforthenewengine–nottomentionthechargesfordrivingwithoutalicenseattemptingtorunawayanddangerousdriving.1.ThemeaningofpanickedinParagraph2isrelatedto_____.A.shameB.hateC.fearD.anger2.WhydidthedriveroftheFirebirdsuddenlyspeeddownthehighway?A.BecausehewasracingwithanotherdriverontheroaD.B.BecauseherealizedhehadtohurrytotheaccidentscenE.C.Becausehewantedtoovertakeothercarsontheshoulder.D.Becausehethoughtthepoliceofficerwantedtostophim.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThePontiacreacheditsdestinationattheaccidentscenE.B.Someoneelsewastakingcareoftheinjuredperson.C.Hydeknewwherehewasgoingbyfollowingtherightcar.D.ThepolicemanwasrunningafteraspeederonHighway40.4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.GoingMyWayB.LosingHisWayC.FunAlltheWayD.HelpontheWay
OncewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighriskIwenttoafrienD.HelookedatmeforamomentandthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI’veeverhad:Beboldandbrave―andmighty强大的forceswillcometoyouraiD.ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepastitwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfaileD.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.OntheotherhandwheneverIhadplungedintodeepwaterforcedbycourageorcircumstanceIhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyouaresureyoucaneat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:energyskillsoundjudgmentcreativeideas―evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealizE.Admittedlythosemightyforcesarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.A.collegeclassmateofmineTimwasanexcellentfootballplayereventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer.InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayerwhohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoallinesaidTim.IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet子弹―andstoppedhimcolD.Boldness―awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme―isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight.Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedinadults.Confidencebuildsup.Surelytherewillbesetbacks挫折anddisappointmentsinlife;boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuccess.Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroffthanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsucceeds.Soalwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities―andyou’llfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreameD.28.Whywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepast?A.Hefacedhugerisks.B.Helackedmightyforces.C.Fearpreventedhimfromtrying.D.Failureblockedhiswaytosuccess.29.Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpart?A.Swallowmorethanyoucandigest.B.Developmoremysteriouspowers.C.Actslightlyaboveyourabilities.D.Learntomakecreativedecisions.30.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph5?A.Confidencegrowsmorerapidlyinadults.B.BoldnesscanbegainedlittlebylittlE.C.RepeatedfailurecreatesabetterlifE.D.Tryingwithoutsuccessismeaningless.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toencouragepeopletobecourageous.B.Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower.C.Totellpeoplethewaystoguaranteesuccess.D.Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities.
May182015IthasbeenalmosteightweekssincemydadleftEarthandeverythingseemstobebacktonormal.Mydadcallsmeatleastonceaweek.Iamalsoabletohaveavideoconferencewithhimaboutonceamonth.Wehadoursecondvideoconferenceyesterday.Dadaskedmetorespondtohise-mails.IamnotverygoodatthatsoIhardlydothat.HegavemeatourofpartsoftheSpaceStationandIwasabletomeetafewoftheotherastronautsonboarD.Idomisshimandthevideoconferencesmakeitaloteasier.June212015Iamonthesummerbreakfromschoolrightnow.Butbeforeschoolendedmydadsetupavideoconferencewithmyclass.AllthekidsenjoyedseeinghimandaskinghimquestionsaboutspacE.Idon’tcarehowmanytimesIseeit.IstillhavetolaughwhenIseehimfliparoundinzerogravityandeatfloatingM&M’s.TwonightsagomymomandIwenttoabeachpartywithmyclassmateJoeandhisfamily.Justaround9:10pmwelookedatthenightskyandsawtheInternationalSpaceStationISSflyover.Itlookedlikeabrightstarjustmovingacrossthesky.Forthosefourminuteswewereallwatching.Icouldn’thelpbutmissmydaD.TodayisFather’sDay.MysisterandIdidavideoconferencewithourdadatthesametimE.ShewasinHoustonIwasinVirginiaBeachandmydadwasflyingoverus.HeputhisvideomonitorinhiswindowandtookapictureofuswithVirginiaBeachinthebackgrounD.24.Afterherdadwenttospacetheauthormostfrequently_______A.contactshimbye-mailB.seesastronautsonboardC.talkswithhimoverthephoneD.hasvideoconferenceswithhim.25.Howdoestheauthorprobablyfindherdad’seatingfloatingM&M’s?A.DifficultB.RelaxingC.ScaryD.Funny26.WhatdidtheauthordoonthenightofJune192015?A.ShecelebratedFather’sDay.B.ShewatchedtheISSflyoverthesky.C.ShetookapictureofVirginiaBeach.D.ShehadavideoconferencewithherdaD.27.Inthetexttheauthorclearlyshowsthatshe______A.missesherdadalotB.isveryproudofherdaD.C.usedtobewithherdadalotD.dreamsofbecominganastronaut.
SomethingIenjoydoingmostinmyleisuretimeisgoingtothecinematowatchagreatfilm.It'stwohoursofrelaxationandescapismfromreallifE.ButwhenIkickbackinmyseattoenjoythefilmandtuckintomyboxofpopcornI'moftenirritatedbyseeingsomeonenexttometextingontheirmobilephoneorworsestilltalkingtosomeonE.It'snosurprisethataproposalbyaUScinemachaintoletpeopleusetheirphonesduringsomefilmscreeningswasmetwithsuchangerthatthecompanyhadtowithdrawtheideA.Peoplesaiditwas'theworstideaever'!Surelygoingtowatchthelatestfilmisjustthat–watchingnotmulti-screening.Andifyou'reoutwithafrienditseemsveryantisocialorjustrudE.Icertainlygetdistractedbytheclick-clickonsomeone'smobilekeyboardastheytextandtheglowofthebrightsmallphonescreen–whyaren'ttheyconcentratingonthebigscreen?!ButwiththeavailabilityofstreamingfilmsathomeandcheapDVDscinemasarestrugglingtokeeptheircustomers.Someplacesnowoffercomfortableseatswithcomplimentarysnacksanddrinkssomaybetryingtoattractayoungeraudiencebyallowingtheuseofmobilephonesisthewayforward?A.surveyin2012foundthatamajorityof18-to-34-year-oldsbelievedusingsocialmediawhilewatchingamoviewouldaddtotheirexperiencE.Howevernoteveryyoungpersonwantstomulti-taskatthemovies.Manyofusstillgetannoyedbythetheatrestaffwhoappearnottodoanythingaboutit.OfcoursewecouldasktheoffenderstoturntheirphonesoffbutasAdamAronheadofAMCEntertainmentsaidinVarietymagazinewhenyoutella22-year-oldtoturnoffthephonedon'truinthemovietheyhear‘pleasecutoffyourleftarmabovetheelbow’.ClearlythisisnotwhatIwouldliketoseebutifyouwanttouseyourmobilephoneinthecinemathatI’matpleasedon’tsitnexttome!Whatdoyouthinkistherightthingtodo?28.TheunderlinewordirritatedinParagraph1means_________.A.terrifiedB.depressedC.annoyedD.embarrassed29.WhichofthefollowingisTrueoftheUScinemachain’soriginaladvice?A.Theadvicewascarriedoutsmoothly.B.TheypermittedpeopletousethephonE.C.TheadvicewasverypopularwithpeoplE.D.TheyprohibitedpeopletousethephonE.30.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A.Youngpeopleusetheirsocialmediafrequently.B.Thecinemaneedn’tworryabouttheircustomers.C.PeopleprefertowatchfilmsandDVDathomE.D.SendingmessagesisthebestexperienceforyoungpeoplE.31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsmulti-taskatthemovies?A.Sympathy.B.Encouragement.C.Enthusiasm.D.Disapproval.
Peopleareoverweightformanyreasonsthemostimportantoneofwhichisthattheyeatthewrongfoodsgetthewrongtypesofcaloriespermealandtheyalsoeatmealsatthewrongtimeeachday.Foodismorepowerfulthananyweightlosspillbecausethefoodthatyoueatcaneithermakeyouthinorfat.Thisistruebecauseyourbodyislikeanengineanditonlyneedscertainfoodsatcertainintervals间隔eachday.Low-calorieDietsDoNotWorkThereasonpeoplecannotloseweightbystarvingthemselvesisthattheirmetabolism新陈代谢willdetectanymajordropincaloriesanditwillthenadjustitselfbyburningfewercalorieseachday.Thatisthereasonwhyyoucaneat1000caloriesperdayandnotloseanyweightwhileyourfriendscaneat2500caloriesperdayandnotgainanyweight.Low-fatDietsDoNotWorkManypeopleintoday’ssocietyarebuyingmostlylow-fatornon-fatfoodatthegrocerystorE.Everybodyknowshowmuchfatisinsidethefoodtheybuy.Howeverpeoplearegettingfatterthaneverbeforebydoingthis.Theyarenotlosingweightbychangingtothislow-fatlifestylE.Losingweighthasnothingtodowiththesethings.Oneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandotocontrolyourweightistoeattheproperfoodssuchasfruitandvegetableseatthemattherighttimeandexerciseeveryday.Ifpeoplemakethisahabittheywillloseweight.25.Whatisthemainreasonwhypeopleareoverweight?A.Theyburnmanycalorieseveryday.B.TheyeatthewrongfoodsatthewrongtimE.C.Theyeatfoodwithlotsofcalories.D.Theydon’ttakeweightlosspills.26.Thearticleiswritteninorderto________.A.tellreadersnottobuylow-fatornon-fatfooD.B.tellreadersaboutanimportantscientificdiscovery.C.tellreadershowtoloseweight.D.callonpeopletoloseweightandstayhealthy.27.Torealizetheaimofyourweightlossplanyoushould_________.A.doexerciseeverydayB.eatmealsattherighttimeC.eatfruitsandvegetablesD.eatlow-fatorsweetfoodE.eattheproperfoodsateachmealA.abceB.abdeC.acdeD.abcd
ThemeaningofthewordVolunteermaybealittledifferentindifferentcountriesbutitusuallymeansonewhooffershisorherservices.Therearemanydifferentwaysinwhichpeoplecanvolunteersuchastakingcareofsickpeopleworkinginhomesforhomelesschildrenandpickingupgarbagefrombeachesandparks.Volunteersmayworkwithintheirowncountriesorinothercountries.Theyareoftenpeoplewithastrongwishtohelpthosewhoarelessfortunatethanthemselves.Volunteersdon’texpectanykindofpay.AttherootofvolunteeringistheideathatonepersonmayhavetheabilitytoofferservicesthatcanhelpotherpeoplE.TracyagoodfriendofminehoweverrecentlycamebackfromIndiawithanewideaofwhatbeingavolunteermeans.SheworkedfortwoandahalfweeksinoneofMotherTeresa’shomesinCalcuttA.Thefollowingisherstory.IfirstheardaboutMotherTeresainmyhighschoolwewatchedavideoaboutherworkinIndiaandallovertheworlD.IwassomovedbyherspirittohelpothersandherendlessloveforeveryhumanbeingthatafterIgraduatedfromhighschoolItoowantedtotryherkindofwork.SowithtwofriendsIflewtoCalcuttaforafewweeks.IwasaskedtoworkinahomeforsickpeoplE.Ihelpedwashclothesandsheetsandpassoutlunch.Ialsofedthepeoplewhoweretooweaktofeedthemselvesandtriedtocheerthemup.IfeltitwasbettertosharewiththemthantothinkthatIhavehelpedthem.TobehonestIdon’tthinkIwashelpingverymuch.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadnotreallycometohelpbuttolearnaboutandexperienceanotherculturethathelpedimprovemyownunderstandingoflifeandtheworlD.32.Accordingtothepassageavolunteerreferstoapersonwho________A.iswillingtohelpthoseinneedwithoutpay.B.canaffordtotraveltodifferentplaces.C.hasastrongwishtobesuccessful.D.hasmadeabigfortuneinlifE.33.Tracystartedherworkasavolunteer__________.A.aftershemetMotherTeresA.B.aftershefinishedhighschool.C.whenshewastouringCalcuttA.D.whenshewasworkinginahospital.34.WhydidTracychoosetobeavolunteer?A.ShelikedtoworkwithMotherTeresA.B.ShehadalreadyhadsomeexperiencE.C.ShewasaskedbyMotherTeresa’sexamplE.D.ShewantedtofollowMotherTeresa’sexamplE.35.WhatisTracy’snewideaParagraph2ofbeingavolunteer?A.Goingabroadtohelpthesick.B.WorkinginMotherTeresa’shomE.C.Doingsimplethingstohelpthepoor.D.Improvingoneselfthroughhelpingothers.
ThelargestlandanimalremainingontheearththeAfricanelephantisofmuchimportancetoAfricanecosystem.UnlikeotheranimalstheAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asagiantplant-eateritsignificantlyshapestheforest-and-savanna大草原surroundingsinwhichitlivesthereforedecidingtheconditionsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat.Itistheelephant’sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitbothadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeverydayitkillssmalltreesandunder-bushesaswellaspullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinnotonlydeeptropicalforestsbutalsothewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowthwhichattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.TaketherainforestsforexamplE.Intheirnaturalstatethespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplantselephantscreateopenspacesallowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituationstheforestsbecomesuitableforlarge-hoofedplant-eat-erstomovearoundandforsmall-sizedplant-eaterstoobtaintheirfoodaswell.ScientistsareworriednowthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdiesoutscientistssaymanyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavannagreatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.24.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheAfricanelephant.A.isnowthelargestanimalontheearthB.determineslifeanddeathofmillionsofotheranimalsinitshabitatC.hasfar-reachingimpactonitshabitatasagiantanimal-eaterD.makesgreatcontributionstoitsenvironmentlikeotheranimals25.TheAfricanelephantinfluencestheecosysteminthefollowingwaysexceptthat.A.itcreatesopenareasindeeptropicalforestsaswellaswoodlandsB.itpullsoffthebranchesandleavesshuttingoutthesunshineC.itseatinghabitcanbemadeuseofbylarge-hoofedandsmall-sizedanimalsD.itencouragessomekindsofplantsgrowinginanindirectway26.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Numerousgrownplantsarethefavoritesofplant-eaters.B.TheextinctionoftheAfricanelephanthasnothingtodowiththeecosystem.C.QuantitiesofplantsareconsumedbyAfricanelephantsincludingbranchesandunder-bushes.D.Theforestfloorinrainforestsisscarcelydottedwithnewshoots.27.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby.A.presentingthechangesintimeorderB.makingcomparisonsandgivingexamplesC.classifyingsimilaritiesanddifferencesD.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthereasons
AccordingtoEMTPandStatGearCEOAviGoldsteineverydrivershouldbetaughthowtogetoutofacarwhenitbecomessubmergedinwater.Accidentsandnaturaldisastersoftenoccursoquicklythatit’sessentialfordriverstobepreparedsaysGoldstein.Inthiscasepreparationissimplyknowingwhatshouldbedonebeforeithappens.Goldsteinoffersthefollowinglifesavingtips:1.Trytostaycalm.TheworstthingyoucandoisbecomeoverlyagitatedandpanickeD.2.Don’ttrytoopenthedoor.Thiswillcausethecarfillwithwaterveryquickly.3.Unfastenyourseatbeltorcutitifit’sjammeD.4.Helpfreeanyoneelseinthecar.5.Useawindowpunch—preferablyspring-loadeD.It’snearlyimpossibletobreakacarwindowwithyourhandsorfeet.6.Exitthroughthebrokenwindowandswimuptosafety.EverycarshouldbeequippedwithawindowpunchandseatbeltcutterbuttheyareusuallycompletelyforgottenbycarownerssaysGoldstein.ForexampletheT3TacticalAutoRescueToolfromStatGearfeaturesa440cstainlesssteelserratedknifeseatbeltcutterspring-loadedwindowpunchandLEDlight.GoldsteinassertsthattheT3oranothersimilartoolshouldalwaysbewithinarmslengthofadriver.Ifforanyreasonadriverbecomespinnedintohisorherseatemergencytoolsneedtobewithinreach--otherwisetheyareuseless.Theywilldoyounogoodinyourtrunkorbackseat.ThefollowingisaquickdemonstrationonhowtoescapeasinkingcarwithababyonboarD.25.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinparagraph1?A.washedB.cleanedC.stuckD.discovered26.Accordingtothepassagewhereshouldyouputawindowpunchandaseatbeltcutterinyourcar?A.Nearthedriver’sseat.B.Inthetrunk.C.Inthebackseat.D.UndertheenginE.
OutlineprogrammefortheStateVisitofthePresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaMr.XiJinpingaccompaniedbyMadamePengLiyuan20to23October2015.MONDAY19OCTOBERThePresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChinawillarriveprivatelyintheUKonMondayevening19thOctoberatHeathrowAirport.TheywillbegreetedbyTheViscountHoodLord-in-Waiting.TUESDAY20THOCTOBERTheQueenwillformallywelcomethePresidentattheRoyalPaviliononHorseGuardsParadE.ThePresidentwillinspecttheGuardofHonour.FollowingaprivatelunchatBuckinghamPalacegivenbyTheQueenHerMajestywillinvitethePresidenttoviewanexhibitioninthePictureGalleryofitemsfromtheRoyalCollectionrelatingtoChinA.IntheeveningTheQueenwillgiveaStateBanquetatBuckinghamPalaceforthePresident.HerMajestyandthePresidentwillbothmakespeechesatthestartofthebanquet.WEDNESDAY21OCTOBERPresidentXiwillmeetwiththePrimeMinisterDavidCameronatNo.10DowningStreetforabilateralmeeting.TheywillvisittheUK-ChinaBusinessSummitatMansionHousewhichwillfocusoninvestmentinfrastructureandinnovation.ThenthePresidentwillvisitHuaweiTechnologieswherehewillreceivepresentationslookingatHuawei’s14yearsintheUKitsinnovationworkwithUKpartnersandthelatesttechnologytrends.IntheeveningthePresidentwillattendabanquetatGuildhallgivenbytheLordMayorandCityofLondonCorporation.TheLordMayorandthePresidentwillbothmakespeechesattheendofthebanquet.THURSDAY22OCTOBERThePresidentwillformallybidfarewelltoTheQueenatBuckinghamPalaceinthemorning.AfterwardshewilljoinaConfuciusInstituteconferencE.LaterhewillflyuptoManchesteraheadofthefinaldayoftheStateVisit.FRIDAY23OCTOBERInthemorningthePresidentwillvisittheNationalGrapheneInstituteattheUniversityofManchester.LaterhewillvisittheManchesterCityFootballGroup.TheLordChamberlainwillbidfarewelltoPresidentXi.TheirExcellencieswilldepartfromManchesterAirport.28.HowmanycitieswillPresidentXivisitintheUKaccordingtothepassage?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.29.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheactivitiesthatPresidentXiwillattend?A.HewillvisitthefootballclubsinthecityofManchester.B.HewillattendtwoformalBanquetsatBuckinghamPalacE.C.HewillattendaConfuciusInstituteconferenceinthecityofManchester.D.HewillvisitaUK-ChinaBusinessSummitaccompaniedbytheUKPrimeMinister.30.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.A.speechesareusuallygivenatthestartofaBanquetB.TheQueenwillgreetandseeoffPresidentXiattheAirportC.awelcomeceremonyandfarewellceremonywillbearrangedbytheUKD.HuaweiTechnologieshasbeencooperatingwithBritishformorethanadecade31.Whatkindofarticledoesthispassagebelongto?A.A.newsreportB.A.TVprogrammeC.A.scheduleD.A.newsreview
Haveyoueverfoundyourselfinthissituation:Youhearasongyouusedtosingwhenyouwereachild–abitofnostalgia怀旧orblastfromthepastaswesay.Butitisnotadistantchildhoodmemory.Thewordscomebacktoyouasclearlyaswhenyousangthemallthoseyearsago.ResearchersattheUniversityofEdinburghstudiedtherelationshipbetweenmusicandrememberingaforeignlanguagE.Theyfoundthatrememberingwordsinasongwasthebestwaytorememberevenoneofthemostdifficultlanguages.HereiswhattheydiD.Researcherstook60adultsandrandomlydividedthemintothreegroupsof20.Thentheygavethegroupsthreedifferenttypesoflisten-and-repeatlearningconditions.Researchershadonegroupsimplyspeakthewords.Theyhadthesecondgroupspeakthewordstoarhythmorbeat.Andtheyaskedthethirdgrouptosingthewords.AllthreegroupsstudiedwordsfromtheHungarianlanguagefor15minutes.ThentheytookpartinaseriesoflanguageteststoseewhattheyremembereD.WhyHungarianyouask?ResearcherssaidtheychoseHungarianbecausenotmanypeopleknowthelanguagE.ItdoesnotshareanyrootswithGermanicorRomancelanguagessuchasItalianorSpanish.Afterthetestswereoverthesingerscameoutontop.ThepeoplewholearnedthesenewHungarianwordsbysingingthemshowedahigheroverallperformancE.Theydidthebestinfouroutoffiveofthetests.Theyalsoperformedtwotimesbetterthanthosewhosimplylearnedthewordsbyspeakingthem.Dr.KatieOverysayssingingcouldleadtonewwaystolearnaforeignlanguagE.Thebrainlikestorememberthingswhentheyarecontainedinacatchy3ormemorable4tune5.Dr.Ludkesaidthefindingscouldhelpthosewhostruggletolearnforeignlanguages.OntheUniversityofEdinburgh’swebsiteDr.LudkewritesThisstudyprovidesthefirstexperimentalevidencethatalisten-and-repeatsingingmethodcansupportforeignlanguagelearningandopensthedoorforfutureresearchinthisareA.28.Thesongmentionedinthefirstparagraphisintendedto__________.A.recallthepastB.attractthereadersC.introducethetopicD.comparethechildhoodwiththepresent29.Accordingtothepassagewhichlanguagedoesn’tsharethesamerootwithGermanicorRomancelanguages?A.HungarianB.SpanishC.ItalianD.English30.Basedonthelasttwoparagraphswecanconcludethat__________A.singingisthebestwaytolearnalanguagE.B.thebrainprobablyworksbestwhentheforeignlanguagelearnerssingthewords.C.alisten-repeatmethodisveryeffectiveforanylanguagelearner.D.Dr.KatieOveryandDr.Ludkedisagreewitheachother.31.Inwhichsituationcanthefindingoftheresearchbeapplied?A.A.motherisgoingtoteachherbabyhowtospeak.B.A.childisgoingtohavehisfirstmusiclesson.C.A.studentisgoingtolearnanewEnglishsong.D.AnAmericanisgoingtolearnsomeChinesE.
Regularlystayinglateattheofficesignificantlyincreasestheriskofhavingastrokeorheartattackresearchershavefoundworkingjustanhourextraeachdaypushesupstrokeriskby10percentaccordingtoahugereviewofworkingpatterns.Andpeoplewhoworkanextrathreehoursaday--or55hoursaweek--are33percentmorelikelytohaveastrokethescientistsfounD.TheresearchpublishedintheLancetmedicaljournalisbasedonhealthrecordsofmorethan500000peopleacrossEuropetheUSandAustraliA.ScientistsledbyUniversityCollegeLondonwarnedthatpeoplewhoworklongerhourstendtodolessexercisesitatacomputerforhoursatatimeanddrinkmorethanpeoplewithabetterwork-lifebalancE.Repeatedstressmayalsobetoblameforgreaterhealthproblemsthescientiststhink.Theylookedatthecombinedresultof17previousstudiesinwhich529000peopleweretrackedoveranaverageofsevenyears.Expertsstressedthatthestudyhadonlyfoundalinkbetweenhoursworkedandheartproblems---ithadnotprovedwhathadactuallycausedeachdeath.Buttheywarnedpeopletotakenoteofthefindings.DrTimChicoconsultantcardiologistatSheffieldTeachingHospitalssaidFormanypeoplereducingtheirworkinghourswouldbedifficultorimpossibleandthisstudydoesnotshowthatitwouldreducetheriskofstrokE.Mostofuscouldreducetheamountoftimewespendsittingdownincreaseourphysicalactivityandimproveourdietwhileworkingandthismightbemoreimportantthemoretimewespendatwork.28.Whichareasareinvolvedintheresearch?A.TheUSAustraliaandRussiA.B.JapanBritainandChinA.C.ChinaRussiaandJapan.D.EuropetheUSandAustraliA.29.WhichfactorisNOTthecauseofthehigherriskofhealthproblems?A.Excessivedrinking.B.A.healthydiet.C.Repeatedstress.D.Lackofexercise30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.PeoplewhoworklongerarelesslikelytosufferastrokE.B.Allthedeathsarecausedbyworkinglonghours.C.Theresearchwasbasedonthetrackingofover500000peoplE.D.ReducedworkinghourswillsurelydecreasetheriskofstrokE.31.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A.A.newsreport.B.A.sciencemagazinE.C.A.psychologicaljournal.D.A.hospitalintroduction.
WhenIaskedmymoonwhyIwassoshortwhenIwas7yearsoldsheexplainedthatIhaveamedicalconditioncalleddwarfism侏儒症AtfirstIwasverysaD.IwantedtobtallmainlybecauseofthewaypeoplereactedtomE.KidswouldsaymeanstufflikeIt’sweirdhowyou’resoshort.Inelementaryschoolwheneverclassmateswouldbully欺侮meI’drunawaycry.Lifeoutsideschoolcanalsobetough.Atthelocalamusementpark.I’mnottallenoughtogoonalltheridessosometimesIhavetositonthesidelineswhilemyfriendshavefun.I’mnowintheseventhgradeandI’mfourfeettwoinchestall.Andyouknowwhat?Itdoesn’tmatter!MyheightnolongerbothersmelikeitdidwhenIwaslittlE.ImetagirlatschoolnamedNevachwhoismybestfriendandshehashelpedmerealizethatit’snotwhat’sontheoutsidethatmatters-it’swhat’sontheinsidE.Nevaehdoesn’tevenmentionmyheightwhenwehangout.Infactifpeopleteaseusaboutbeingshortshe’sonlysixinchestallerthanIamwe’llmakejokeslikeWe’renotshort.We’refim-sized!Irefusetoletunkindpeoplegetmedown.I’dratherturnsomethingcruelintosomethingfunnylaughitoffandmoveon..Oneofmyfavoritethingstodoisprovepeoplewrong.TakebasketballforexamplE.Sinceit’sasportassociatedwithtallpeopleIwasdeterminedtoplay.AndforalmosttwofullseasonsIdidn’tmakeasinglebasket!ButthenduringagamelastyearIstoletheballfromagirl.Igottotaketwofreethrows.Itwasamazing.EveryonecheereD.TheexperiencemademerealizethatifIcanscorebasketsIcandoanything.I’mnotgoingtoletmyheightgetinthewayofachievingmydreams.21.Inelementaryschooltheauthor__________.A.hadmanyfriendsB.enjoyedherselfatschoolC.washurtbyherclassmatesD.hadagreattimeinthelocalpark22.ThankstoNevaehtheauthorlearns______.A.howtomakefriendsB.toperformbetteratschoolC.theimportanceoffriendshipD.nottocaremuchaboutherappearance23.HowdotheauthorandNevaehreacttounpleasantwordsnow?A.Inafunnyway.B.Inapitifulway.C.Inanangryway.D.Inaviolentway.24.Throughplayingbasketballtheauthorhasbecome______.A.moretolerantB.muchsmarterC.muchhealthierD.moreconfident
Computerpowerismovingintothecloud—networksofdatacentersthatusetheInternettosupplyallkindsofservicesfrome-mailandsocialnetworkstodatastorageandanalysis.Theriseofcloudcomputingisrapidandcausinghugechangesinthetechindustry.Theoldguardissuffering:thisweek’s$67billionmerger合并betweenDellandEMCmakersofcomputersandstoragedevicesrespectivelywasamarriageforcedbytheriseoftheclouD.Disruptive捣乱的newcomersareblooming:ifAmazon’scloud-computingunitwereastand-alonepubliccompanyitwouldprobablybeworthalmostasmuchasDellandEMCcombineD.ThegainsforcustomershavebeenequallydramatiC.ComparedwitholderITsystemscloudcomputingisoftenmuchcheaper.Itaddstremendousflexibility:firmsthatneedmorecomputingcapacitynolongerhavetospendweeksaddingnewserversandinstallingsoftwarE.Inthecloudtheycangetholdofitinminutes.Theirapplicationscanbeupdatedcontinuallyratherthanjusteveryfewmonths.Individualuserscanreachtheire-mailsfilesandphotosfromanydevicE.Andcloudservicesalsotendtobemoresecuresinceprovidersknowbetterthantheircustomershowtoprotecttheircomputingsystemsagainsthackers.ButcloudcomputingmakesoneproblemworsE.IntheoldITworldonceafirmoraconsumerhaddecidedonanoperatingsystemordatabaseitwasdifficultandcostlytoswitchtoanother.Inthecloudthislock-inisevenworsE.CloudprovidersgotogreatlengthstomakeiteasytouploaddatA.Theyaccumulatehugeamountsofcomplexinformationwhichcannoteasilybemovedtoanalternativeprovider.Cloudfirmsalsocreateaworldofinterconnectedservicessoftwareanddeviceswhichisconvenientbutonlyforaslongasyoudon’tadventureoutsidetheiruniversE.Beinglockedintoaproviderisrisky.Firmscanstarttotightenthescrewsbyincreasingprices.Ifacloudprovidergoesbust崩溃itscustomersmayhavetroublegettingbacktheirdatA.Theseriskshavealreadycausedadebateaboutwhetherthecloudneedsstricterregulation.SomeEuropeanpoliticianswanttoforcecloudproviderstoensurethatdatacanbemovedbetweenthem.Thatistooheavy-handedbecausestrictruleswillinhibit阻碍innovationinwhatisstillayoungindustry.Thehistoryofcomputingsuggeststhatcommonstandardsmaywellappearnaturallyinresponsetocustomers’demands—justasinpersonalcomputerswhereitisnowmucheasiertousethesamefilesondifferentsystems.Inthemeantimeafewcommonsensemeasurescanreducetheriskoflock-in.FirmsthatusemorethanonecloudprovidertohosttheirdataarelessaffecteD.Soarethosethatkeeptheirmostimportantinformationintheirowndatacenters.Consumerscantakeprecautionstoo.SomeservicesarebetterthanothersatenablinguserstomovedatabetweenprovidersGoogledoeswellonthisscore.Cloudcomputingpromisesitsusersmanybenefitsbutdon’tmistakeitforsomesortofdigitalheaven.50.TheauthortakesthemergerbetweenDellandEMCforexampletoshow________.A.theinfluenceofcloudcomputingoncomputerandstoragedevicemakersB.themiserablesufferingsofoldcomputercompaniesC.therapiddevelopmentofnewcomputercompaniesD.theinteractionbetweenoldcompaniesandnewcomers51.Withwideapplicationsofcloudcomputingcustomerscan________.A.paylessfortheolderITsystemsB.gainmorecomputingcapacityquicklyC.knowbetteraboutdefeatingthehackersD.installsoftwarewithinweeks52.Theproblemoflock-incanbedangerousbecause________.A.itcanmakedataeasilybemovedtoanotherproviderB.itcancreateanetworkofservicesconnectedwithdevicesC.itmaymakeitdifficultforcustomerstorecovertheirdataD.itwilldiscourageanargumentaboutstricterrules53.Itcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.A.theEuropeanpoliticians’adviceisperfectB.customers’demandsplayaroleinsettingstandardsC.lock-iniscausedbyfirms’storinginformationintheirowncentersD.Googleenablesuserstoprovideservicesandmovedata54.Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbestexpressthemainideaofthepassage?A.EverythinghasitstimeandthattimemustbewatcheD.B.ThegrasslooksgreenerontheothersideofthefencE.C.A.candlelightsothersandconsumesitself.D.Everywhitehasitsblackandeverysweethasitssour.
Terrafugiaisthemostknownflyingcarthathasawaitedtheworldforitscreationanduserability可用性.Passingonthenewconceptandmakingitpossiblemadealotofdifficultiesforthecompany.Itsuniquecreationwiththeconceptofitsacceptablebehaviouronroadwasabigchallengetomeet.Evenafterthesuccessfulprototype原型productionofthetransitioncaritwaswonderedwhetheritwouldbeallowedonthelocalroadsornot.FacingthebigchallengeTerrafugiamadeeffortstopassitsnewlybornplanontheroadsfromNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationNHTSAandFederalAdministrationAviationFAA.KeepingthesafetyofroadandotherusersasprimaryconcerntheauthoritiesallowedtheTerrafugiatolandtheircreationsonroaD.StillaftertheapprovalthecompamyhadtofacevariouschallengestomakethisideacometrueinrealsensE.Amajorissuewastheuseoflighterplasticwindscreensasinnormalcarsthewindscreensareofglasswhereasinplaneslightweightpolycarbonate聚碳酸酯windshieldsareusedtomaketheplanelightinweightandgiveitabirdlikeeffecttoflyorglidE.MoreoverthetransitiontyresareusedtohandletheimpactsoflandingsothereneededtobeaspecialallowancesincetherecameaconflictbetweenthetyresusedfortheplaneandthosefortheconventionalvehiclesontheroaD.SotheFAAallowedthecompanywithapermissionof110poundsloadingontheroaD.Thecompanyseemstofaceahugechallengeincoveringallaspectsandmakingitasafeandcomfortableridewiththeminimumcosttothecomsumers.TakinginaccountallthereaspectsTerrafugiahasdelayeditsfinalproductionanddeliverytothecustomerstillthisyear.Soifyouarewaitingforittocomeouttothemarketandhaveachancetocheckhowyouactuallyfeellikesittinginityouwillhavetowaitacoupleofmoremonths!28.Theunderlinedwordawaitinthefirstparpgraphmeans______.A.waitforB.begoingtohappenorcometosbinthefutureC.putdownbyforceorauthorityD.makesbunderstandorrealizethetruthofsomething29.Afterthesuccessfulprototypeproductionofthetransitioncarthecompanyfirstconcerned______.A.ifitwouldbeallowedonthelocalroadsB.whatmaterialshouldbeusedtomakeitswindscreensC.howtochoosegoodtyresforitD.howtomakeitasafeandcomfortableridewiththeminimumcosttotheconsumers30.Thewindshieldsofplanesaremadeof______.A.lighterplasticB.thickerglassC.lightweightpolycarbonateD.harderpaper31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Terrafugiaisaverycheapandcomfortableflyingcarforconsumers.B.AftertheapprovalofNHTSAandFAAthecompanyfinallymadeitsideacometrueinrealsensE.C.Terrafugiaistoreplacetheconventionalcarsandplanes.D.Thesenewflyingcarsnowhaven’tbeenputonthemarket.
Areyoulookingforsomethingtodo?Youmightliketotryoneofthesefourexperiences.CrocodilewatchingDoyoufancygettingupclosetosomeofthemostterrifyinganimalsonearth?CrocosaurusCoveinDarwinAustraliahastheCageofDeath.It’sanenclosurethat’sloweredintoapool.Thisgivesyoua360degreeviewofacrocodileasit’sbeingfeD.Thecablebrokeonceandthecagesanktothebottombutthey’vefixeditsincethen.EdgeWalkHowaboutwalkingalongtheedgeofabuildingseveralhundredmetersupintheair?IfthatsoundslikefunheadofftotheCNTowerinTorontoOntarioCanada.Builtin1976thetoweris553.33meterstall.TheEdgeWalkconsistsofa20-30minutestrollalonga1.5meterwideplatformthatrunsaroundthetower’srestaurantroof.Duringthewalkyou’reencouragedtoleanforwardsasyoulookoverToronto’sskyline轮廓线.PlasticballrollingDoyoufancyrollingdownahillinaplasticball?PlasticballrollingispopularallovertheworldbuttheplacetogiveitagoisinRotoruaNewZealand.BrotherDavidandAndrewAkerscameupwiththeideain1994.A.typicalorb球isabout3metersindiameterwithaninnerorbsizeofabout2meters.There’snobrakeorsteeringmechanismbuttheinnerlayeroftheplasticballhelpsabsorbtheshock.VolcanobungeejumpingIfyou’relookingfortheadventureofalifetimehowaboutgoingbungeejumpingoffahelicopterintothecraterofalivevolcano?AspartofthejumpingahelicopterridetakesyoutotheVillarricavolcanooneofthemostactiveinChilE.Onceyou’reatthedropzoneyouleapoffthehelicopterandfallintothevolcano.Finallyyouenjoytheridebacktotheairportflyingat130kph.Attractedbytheabove?Ifsopleasecontactus.OnlyhalfpricefromMarch22toApril25thFormoreinformationpleaseclickherE.21.Accordingtothepassagetherewasanaccidentoncewhenpeople_____.A.jumpedintotheVillarricavolcanoB.walkedalongtheplatformoftheCNTowerC.rolleddownahillinaplasticballinRotoruaD.watchedcrocodilesintheCageofDeathinDarwin22.WhichofthefollowingwasfirstinventedinNewZealand?A.EdgeWalk.B.Crocodilewatching.C.Plasticballrolling.D.Volcanobungeejumping.23.Itcanbeinferredthatallthefourexperiencesare______.A.interestingsportsB.excitingandextremeC.heldonhighplacesD.fitformiddletooldpeople
Iwaswithagroupofbusinessmenandweweredealingwithaquestion—Whatisagoodperson?Atacertainpointduringthediscussiononeofthestudents—ayoungmanofabout30—describedaneventthathappenedatChristmas.Heandhisfive-year-oldsonweredecoratingtheChristmastreeandalittleboycametothefrontdoorbegging.IfyouevervisitMexicoyouwillseethatthepeopletheretakebeggingasnothingtogetupsetaboutandnothingtogetembarrassedby.Sothislittleboycametothedooraboyaboutthesameageasmystudent’sson.Thefatherandthesonwenttothefrontdoorandthefatherwentbackwithhisfive-year-oldsonandsaidtohimGivehimoneofyourtoys.AtthewordsthelittleboyquicklypickeduponetoyandhisfathersaidtohimNono－givehimyourfavoritetoy.AndthelittleboylikealittletigersaidNoway!Hecried;herefuseD.ButthefatherlikeabigtigerinawayinsistedgentlyNoyoumustgivehimoneofyourfavoritetoys.Andfinallytheboywithhisheaddownpickedupatoyhehadjustgotten.ThefatherwaitedinthelivingroomandtheboywalkedtothefrontdoorwiththetoyinhishanD.ThefatherwaitedandwaiteD.Whatdoyouthinkhappened?Afteracoupleofminuteshissoncamerunningbackintothelivingroomhisfacelightedup.DaddyhesaidcanIdothatagain?IthinkIhavegottheanswertothequestion.21.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatinMexico________.A.beggingislookeddownuponB.beggingisconsideredasanormalpartoflifeC.visitorsallovertheworldtreatbeggarskindlyD.fewpeoplearelivingapoorlife22.ThesentenceDaddycanIdothatagain?showedthattheboy________.A.gotpleasurebyhelpingthelittlebeggarB.wantedtopleasehisfatherC.begantolikethelittlebeggarD.wantedtobethelittlebeggar’sfriend23.Accordingtothewriterbeingagoodpersonmeans________.A.havingthecouragetocorrecthis/hermistakesB.beingfriendlytobeggarsC.beingreadytogiveD.beingabletoteachchildrentotellrightfromwrong
Fourth-graderJadenDarnellhasanXbox360andaPlayStation3.LikemanyotherkidshealsoplaysgamesonhisphonE.Attimeshesaysitcanbehardtotearhimselfawayfromadevice设备especiallywhenhe’splayingNBAGeneralManager.Whatmakessomevideogamessoattractive?RaphKosteranexpertongamedesignsaysgamemakersemployagreatdealofknowledgeaboutwhatkeepspeopleplaying.Hesaysthatwhethertheyknowitornotplayerslikegettingfeedback反馈thattheycanseeorhear.ThegamePeggleforexampleplaysthesongOdetoJoyeverytimeyousucceedatbeatingalevel.ItgivesyouthisamazingamountofcelebrationsaysKoster.Gamemakersalsoknowthatonceplayershaveputinthetimeandefforttoachieveagoaltheydon’tliketogiveup.Sosomegamesareeasyatfirstandbecomemorechallenging挑战性的.Atthatpointtheplayersmaybeofferedaresource资源thatmakeswinningeasier.ThegamecreatesaproblemthatitofferstosolveforyouinexchangeforcashexplainsIanBogostaprofessorwhostudiesvideogamesattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.WhenplayersareconnectedtotheInternetdeveloperscanobservewhattheydo.Byrecordingplayers’choicesgamecompaniescanfindoutwhatkeepspeopleinterestedinandwhatmakesthemmostlikelytobuythings.Besidesgamedevelopersscientistsarealsopayingattentiontothepowerofgames.AdamGazzaleyascientistattheUniversityofCaliforniahasdevelopedgamesthatimproveattentionandmemoryinolderadults.NowGazzaleyandhisteamaredesigningbrain-buildinggamesforkids.Wethinkthathowvideogamesreallypullyouinanddemandyourattentioncanbeusedtohelpimprovehowthebrainprocess处理informationhesays.Totestthegames’effectsonthemindGazzaleyrecordsbrainactivitywhilepeopleplay.HesaysthatonedaydoctorsmightadvisepatientstoplayvideogamestoimprovetheirintelligencE.29.It’sdifficultforJadenDarnellto______.A.stopplayinggamesB.playwithotherkidsC.playNBAGeneralManagerD.turnhisattentiontonewgames30.Whydogamemakerscreategamesthatareeasyatfirstandthenbecomemorechallenging?A.Toattractmoreplayers.B.Tomakelotsofmoney.C.Tochallengethemselves.D.Totestplayers’intelligencE.31.What’sAdamGazzaley’sattitudetowardsthefutureofvideogames?A.WorrieD.B.Hopeful.C.Doubtful.D.UninteresteD.32.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SaynotovideogamesB.ThefutureofvideogamesC.Itisgametime!D.Morethanagame?
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