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Everyone needs friends. As the old saying goes, “ No man is an island”. In other words, no one ca...
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InAmericadrivers’educationispartoftheregularhighschoolcurriculum课程.Everystudentinhisorhersecondyearofhighschoolisrequiredtotakeaclassindriver’seducation.Howeverunlikeothercoursesitisnotgivenduringtheregularschoolyear.InsteaditisasummercoursE.Thecourseisdividedupintotwoparts:classtimeforlearninglawsandregulationsanddrivingtimetopracticedriving.Classtimeisnotunlikeanyotherclass.Thestudentshaveatextfromwhichtheystudythebasiclawstheymustknowtopassthewrittendrivingtestthatisgiventoanyonewantingtogetadriver’slicensE.Drivingtimeisachanceforthestudentstogetbehindthewheelsteeringwheelandpracticestartingsteeringbackingupparkingswitchinglanesturningcornersandalltheothermaneuvers操作requiredtodriveacar.Eachstudentisrequiredtodriveatotalofsixhours.Thestudentsaredividedupintogroupsoffour.ThestudentsandtheinstructorgooutdrivingfortwohourblocksoftimE.Thuseachstudentgetshalfanhourdrivingtimeperouting.Theinstructoranddriversitinthefrontseatsandtheotherthreestudentssitintheback.DriversEdcarsareunlikeothercarsinwhichtheyhavetwosetsofbrakesoneonthedriver’ssideandoneontheothersidewheretheinstructorsits.Thusifthestudentdrivershouldrunintodifficultiestheinstructorcantakeover.ThecaralsohasanotherspecialfeaturE.Onthetopofthecarisasignthatreads:STUDENTDRIVER.Thatletsnearbydriversknowthattheyshoulduseextracautionbecausethestudentdriverisabeginningdrivernotveryexperiencedandpronetodrivingslowly.Afterthestudenthaspassedthedriver’seducationcourseandreachedtheappropriateagetodrivethisagediffersineverystatebutinmostcasesthepersonmustbe16yearsoldtheycangotoadesignatedstateofficetotaketheirdriver;stestwhichismadeupofaneyeexaminationawrittentestandaroadtest.Thepersonmustpassallthreetestsinordertobegivenadriver’slicensE.Ifthepersondidwellinhisorherdriver’seducationclassheorshewillpassthetestwithflyingcolorsandgetadriver’slicensE.41.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.DrivingClasses.B.DrivingLearning.C.DrivingCoursE.D.DrivingExperiencE.42.InAmericathedriver’scoursementionedabove_____.A.isconsideredaspartoftheadvancededucationB.isgiventoanystudentwantingtogetadriver’slicenseC.iscarriedonatthesametimeasothercoursesD.isofferedtoallthestudentsofGrade2inhighschools43.TopreventaccidentsadriversEdcar_____.A.hasasigninsideitB.hastwosetsofbrakesC.isbigenoughtoholdfivepersonsD.can’trunveryfast44.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththerequirementsforthestudentswantingtogettheirdriver’slicense?A.Theymustbe16yearsofagE.B.Theyshouldgotohavetheirdriver’stest.C.TheymusthavetheireyesexamineD.D.Theyoughttodowellintheirdriver’scoursE.45.Inthelastsentencewithflyingcolorsmeans_____.A.happilyB.successfullyC.colorfullyD.quickly
Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI'vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It'sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan'tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.29.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.30.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended________.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalcultureD.toimprovehisridingskills31.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.32.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.
JustthreedaysafterhittingthescreenacrossChinatheChineseanimation动画filmMonkeyKing:HeroisBackarousedenthusiasmamongaudienceandticketsaleshaveexceeded超过100millionyuan$16.11million.WebcelebritiesandmanyfansevenpostedtopicsaboutthefilmonChina’sTwitter-likeWeiboatwhichheateddiscussionaresparkeD.MonkeyKing:HeroisBackisbasedonthehouseholdlegendoftheMonkeyKingbuttellsanot-sofamiliarstory.Howeverit’sstillaChinesestyleheroiclegendandanexcitingadventureagainstevilanddarknessintroubledtimesaccordingtoLuWeitheproducer.MonkeyKingisChina’ssuperhero.ItissopopularamongChineseaudiencebecausetheylongforandcherishourownsuperherosaidTianXiaopengthedirector.Somemediaalsoputonalotofcommentsfromforeigners.He’sneverdeadhe’sjustfallenasleep.WeallneedaherotolookuptotogiveushopeandcouragewhenitisneedeD.Wegrewuplisteningtohistaleshisgreatadventuresandheroicdeeds.Whatmakesatrueheroisnotjusthelpingpeoplewhenonehasthepowerbuthavingthecouragetostandupagainsttheevilevenwithoutpower.Andthisiswhatthefilmisabout.Whentheheroloseshispowerandarmorwhenheisnothingmorethananordinarymonkeywhatwouldhedotoprotecttheoneheloves?ThisisalsoaboutagroupofChinesedreamchaserstryingtokeepthebeaconofhopeliteventhoughbeinginthemostunfavorablesituationsfromTumblr.ThoughthefilmwasinjectedwithalittlebitofHollywooditsandcreativestoryhasattractedseveralChinesecinemaaficionados.fromYibadA.Onenetizenpostedafterwatchingthefilm:Thefilmsetsanewhigh-barforthedomesticanimationfilmwhenIwalkedoutofthetheaterIwascrying.28.Accordingtothedirector’sopinionthefilmissopopularamongChineseaudiencebecause_______.A.ChineseaudiencelongforandcherishhisownsuperheroB.thefilmisbasedonthehouseholdlegendoftheMonkeyKingC.theChineseneedaherotolookuptotogivethemhopeandcourageD.thefilmwasinjectedwithalittlebitofHollywood29.Accordingtothepassageitcanbeinferredthat_________.A.thefilmisstillaChinesestyleheroiclegendB.thefilmiswell-receivedC.thefilmtellsusthefactthatwhatmakesatrueheroistohelppeoplewhenonehasthepowerD.thefilmonlyarousedenthusiasmamongChineseaudience30.Afterwatchingthefilmthenetizenmentionedinthelastparagraphwas_________.A.verysadB.deeplymovedC.verycrazyD.deeplygloomy31.WhydoesthewritermentionWeiboTumblrandYibada?Becausehewantsto__________.A.persuademorereaderstovisitthemB.tellreaderssomeinformationaboutthemC.makethembetterknowntoreadersD.providesomeevidenceforreaders
Duringthesummerholidaystherewillbearevised修改过的scheduleofservicesforthestudents.Changesfordinning-roomandlibraryservicehoursandforbusscheduleswillbepostedonthewalloutsideofthedining-hall.Weeklyfilmandconcertscheduleswhicharebeingarranged安排willbepostedeachWednesdayoutsideofthestudentcluB.Inthesummerholidaysbusesgoingtothetowncenterwillleavethemainhalleveryhouronthehalfhourduringtheday.Thedining-roomwillservethreemealsadayfrom7:00amto7:00pmduringtheweekandtwomealsfromnoonto7:00pmonweekends.ThelibrarywillcontinueitsusualhoursduringtheweekbuthaveshorterhoursonSaturdaysandSundays.Theweekendhoursarefromnoonto5:00pm.Allstudentswhowanttousethelibraryborrowingservicesmusthaveanewsummercard.Thisannouncementwillalsoappearinthenextweek’sstudentnewspaper.33.Themainpurposeofthisannouncementisto.A.tellstudentsofimportantschedulechangesB.tellstudentsofnewbusandlibraryservicesC.showtheexcellentservicesforstudentsD.askstudentstorenewtheirlibrarycards34.Timesforfilmsandconcertsarenotlistedinthisannouncementbecause.A.theyarenottobeannouncedB.theyarehardtoarrangeC.thefulllistisnotreadyD.thefulllististoolong35.Atwhichofthefollowingtimeswillthebusleavethemainhall?A.8:009:0010:0011:00B.8:309:3010:3011:30C.8:309:009:3010:00D.8:009:3011:0012:30
InancientEgyptashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghisleadwithmoretactics策略.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexamplestoresplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood垃圾食品laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstoresthewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics化妆品section:whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoeboredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besidesbusinessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshoppingsotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoodstoo.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayedsalesofFrenchwineswentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhousesbusinessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoorandturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.WhenenteringthehousethecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindowsandthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.29.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?A.TosavecustomerstimE.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.C.TohelpselljunkfooD.D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.30.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.C.InvitingcustomerstoplaymusiC.D.FillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbreaD.31.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.Themorecostlythehouseisthebetteritsells.C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers’tastE.D.Agoodfirstimpressionincreasessales.32.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.
MyfavoritebookthatI’vereadisthewell-knownnovelHatchetbyGaryPaulsen.Thenovelisaboutathirteen-year-oldboynamedBrianRobeson.HegoestomeethisfatherinCanadabutwhenhe’sintheplaneheadingforhisfathersomethinggoesterriblywrong—thepilotoftheplanegetsasuddenheartattack.Brianisstranded处于困境intheCanadianwildernessaftertheplanecrasheswithonlyahatchet手斧andtheclothesonhisback.AstheplanegoesdowninthestorytherisksriseforBrian.That’sonereasonwhythisbookissogreat.GaryPaulsenexplainsBrian’stroublesinsimplewordsbuthealsouseslotsofthosewordstodescribeBrian’stroublesaswell.Oneotherreasonisthatitsparks激发yourmindintoreadingormakesyoustartreadingGaryPaulsen’sbooks.InthisnovelthequestionisHowwillthemaincharactersurvive?Soit’sobviousthatthisbookisanadventureandamanagainstnaturenovel.AsyouhaveprobablyguessedBriansuffersfromhungerandsearchesforfoodandshelter.WhenBrianfindsanykindoffoodhefeelsasifhejustfoundmoneyinthestreet.ThethirdreasonwhythisbookissowellthoughtofisthecreativityGaryhasputintoBrian.Brianusesalotofthingsinhissurroundingsineveryway:acommonstickcanbeaspear矛oranarrow.Inawordwhenyoustartthisbookyouwon’tstopreadingituntilBrianisrescueD.IfeelthatGaryPaulsengaveBrianRobesonlifeandthat’swhatmadeHatchetagreatbook.21.WhatchallengedoesBrianhavetoface?A.Hecanhardlykeephimselfwarm.B.Heistooyoungtoprotecthimself.C.It’sverydifficulttofindfooD.D.Hehasnotoolswithhim.22.What’sprobablytheendingofthestory?A.TheboyisfoundandsaveD.B.Theboyfailstodefeatdifficulties.C.Theboymanagestoflytohisfather.D.Theboylivesinthewildernessforever.23.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.thenovelmainlytellsushowtosurviveinthewildB.hatchetistheonlythingthatthepilotleavestoBrianC.GaryPaulsensavedBrianRobeson’slifeD.theauthorthinkshighlyofthenovel
MoreAmericanpeopletaketheirtroubleswiththemonholidayaccordingtoanewsurvey.Although40percentsaidthatthemainreasonforgoingawayistoescapepressure压力fromworkalmostallsaidtheyworrymorethantheydoathomE.Onlyfourinevery100saidthattheyarehappyandfreeofcarE.Themostcommonworryisburglary入室盗窃withfouroutof10worryingabouttheirhomesbeingbrokenintowhilethey’reabroaD.Morethanaquarterfeartheywillfeelcrazywithsomeothernoisyandroughholiday-makersand22percentworrytheymaybeattackedortheirpossessionswillbemissing.Oneinfivethinkthecarmaybreakdown;andthesamenumberworryaboutthechancesofbadweather.Thesurveyalsoshowedthatthestay-at-homeAmericansarenomorE.Threeoutofeveryfivewanttohaveaholidayabroadagreatincreasefromthefiguresonlythreeyearsago.ThehotelholidayisstillawinnerwithaboutonethirdofallAmericanapreferringtogoonaself-catering自助holiday.196W32.Theunderlinedwordsurveyinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.researchB.reviewC.exhibitionD.examination33.Accordingtothetextabout______ofpeopleworrymoreonholidaythanwhentheyareathomE.A.25%B.40%C.4%D.95%34.ThethirdmostcommonworryofAmericanholiday-makersisthattheymay______.A.beattackedorlosetheirpossessionsB.haveproblemswiththeircarsontheroadC.havebadweatheronholidayD.getmixedwithsomeroughfellowholiday-makers35.WheredoAmericanholiday-makersliketostaymost?A.Atahotel.B.InaquietplacE.C.Atafriend'shousE.D.Wheretheycancookforthemselves.
AChinesecoupletriedtonametheirbaby@sayingthecharacterbestrepresentstheirloveforthechildaccordingtoanofficialtryingtostandardizethenationallanguagE.TheunusualnamestandsoutespeciallyinMandarinwhichhasnoalphabet字母表andinsteadusestensofthousandsofmultistroke多笔画的characterstorepresentwords.ThewholeworldusesittowriteemailsandtranslatedintoChineseitmeans‘lovehim’thefatherexplainedaccordingtothedeputychiefoftheStateLanguageCommissionLiYuming.Whilethe@symbolisfamiliartoChineseemailuserstheyoftenusetheEnglishwordattosounditout.WithadrawnouttthissoundssomethinglikeaitaorlovehimtoMandarinspeakers.Lisaysthenameisanextremeexampleofpeople’sincreasinglyadventurousapproachtoMandarinascommercializationandtheInternetbreakdownconventions习俗.AnothercoupletriedtogivetheirchildanamethatinEnglishsoundslikeKingOsrina.Lididnotsayifofficialsacceptedthe@namE.ButearlierthisyearthegovernmentannouncedabanonnamesusingArabicnumerals阿拉伯数字andforeignlanguages.SixtymillionChinesefacetheproblemthattheirnamesuseancientcharacterssouncommonthatcomputerscannotrecognizethemandevenfluentspeakersareleftscratchingtheirheadssaidLiaccordingtoareportonthegovernmentwebsitE.OneofthemistheformerPremierZhuRongjiwhosenamehasararerongcharacterthatgivesnewspapereditorsheadaches.6.WhydidtheChinesecoupletrytonametheirbaby@A.BecausetheywantedtheirbabytohaveaspecialnamE.B.BecausetheywantedtheirbabytohaveaninternationalnamE.C.Becausethe@symbolisfamiliartoemailusersallovertheworlD.D.Becausethe@symbolsoundssomethinglikeaitawhichmeanslovehiminChinesE.7.Itcanbeinferredthat___________.A.LiYumingisinfavorofthebaby’snameB.manyChinesepeopleuseArabicnumeralsintheirnamesC.amajorityoftheChinesepeoplearehavinglongernamesD.thereislittlepossibilityforthe@nametobeofficiallyaccepted8.Theunderlinedpartinthepassageprobablymeans___________.A.evennativespeakersfindithardtoacceptthesestrangenamesB.evennativespeakerscan’tfindthesecharactersintheircomputersC.eventhosewhoareexpertatChinesecan’trecognizethesecharactersD.eventhosewhoareexpertatChinesefindithardtoacceptthesenames9.TheformerPremierZhuRongjiismentionedinthepassagebecause________.A.peopleoftenmispronouncehisnameB.thereisanuncommoncharacterinhisnameC.heoftenmadenewspapereditorsannoyedduringhisterminofficeD.heoncestressedtheimportanceofstandardizingChinesecharacters10.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A.howChineseparentsnametheirbabiesB.theimportanceofstandardizingChinesecharactersC.abanonnamesusingArabicnumeralsandforeignlanguagesD.theproblemscausedbyuncommoncharactersusedinChinesenames
LaptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworlD.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanesinairportsandhotels.TheselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplacE.IntheUnitedStatestodaylaptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyearseachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa＄10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakea110-year-oldcollegE.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inadditiontheywillbeabletousee-mailtospeakwiththeirteacherstheirclassmatesandtheirfamilies.Howeverthemostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathomeinafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees-anywhereatall!BecauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnologylaptopuseinhighereducationsuchascollegesanduniversitiesisworkablE.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerfultheybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.InadditiontheportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternetbutalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversitiestoo.AtWestlakeCollegemorethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaidHereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworlD.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.9.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto________.A.workathomeB.accesstheInternetC.usefortheirschoolworkD.connectthemtolibraries10.Whyisthewordspeakinthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks引号?A.Theycan'tspeakinpubliC.B.Theydon’treallytalk.C.Laptopshavespeakers.D.Theyusebodylanguage11.A.windowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan________.A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworldC.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops12.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Wedon’tknowtheresultyetB.TheprogramisnotworkablE.C.TheprogramistooexpensivE.D.Theprogramissuccessful.
Earlyin2003Chinawasfacedwithanewillnesswhichwasverydangerous.Itwaseasytofallillwithitbecauseitwasspreadthroughwater.ItwashighlyinfectioussothatdirtyplatesinrestaurantsdirtytoiletsorfoodthatwasnotcleanpassedonthediseasE.Whenpeoplewereinfectedtheycouldspreadthediseasebycoughingorsneezing.TheproblemwasthatthisillnesslookedatfirstasifitwasfluorpneumoniA.ThepatientshadahightemperatureheadachesandoftendevelopedadrycoughandpneumoniA.ManyofthemdieD.TheproblemwasthatdoctorsandnursescaringforthepatientswerealsoatgreatriskofthediseasE.Whentheytouchedthepatientskissedorhuggedthemcameclosetothemortoucheditemsalreadyusedbythepatientstheywereatrisk.Somanyofthemdidnotgohomeuntiltheoutbreakwasover.DrZhongNanshanwasveryconcernedaboutthisnewillness.Hefeltthatitwasnotenoughtocontroltheillness.Ifitwastobetreatedproperlythentheresearchershadtofindthecauseoftheillness.Heworkedveryhardandrefusedtohidethefacts.HespokeofoutbreaksspreadingalloverChinA.Heinsistedthattimeandeffortbegiventoovercomethisillness.Onthe12thApril2003hewassuccessfulinfindingthecauseofSARS.Havingfoundthatheknewitwouldbeeasiertogetridoftheillness.BecauseofhisgoodworkSARSdidnotreturntoChinain2004butthegovernmentandthedoctorsarealwayswatchingtoseeifitwilleverreturn.1.WhatkindofpersondoestheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphshowthatDrZhongNanshanis?A.Diligentandhonest.B.Diligentandstubborn.C.Hard-workingandeasy-going.D.Hard-workingandoutspoken.2.WhatisthewaySARSspreadsbetweenpeopleandthepatients?A.Throughwater.B.Dirtytoilets.C.Bycoughingorsneezing.D.AlltheabovE.3.WhichisNOTthesymptomofSARSaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepatienthasahightemperaturE.B.ThepatienthasaheadachE.C.ThepatientdevelopsadrycoughandpneumoniA.D.Thepatientsneezesheavily.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredaccordingtothepassage?A.SARSisahighlydangerousillness.B.DrZhongNanshanfoundthecauseofSARSsuccessfullyfinally.C.ManypeopledieofSARSinChinA.D.PeopleshouldremainwatchfulalthoughSARSisincontrol.5.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitle?A.ZhongNanshan’sHardWorkB.SARS—aDangerousNewIllnessC.ZhongNanshanaFighterAgainstSARSD.HowtoPreventSARSSuccessfully?
AreyoucompetitiveenoughtomakeitinAmerica?ThereisanundeniableexcitementaboutcomingtostudyintheUSbutit'snotallexcitement.YesitisAmerica;itisthelandoffreedom;it'stheplacewheredifferentculturesclashandlivetogetherinpeacE.Howeveryouguysmightagreewithme:it'snoteasytoleavehomeandthesecurityoffamilyfriendsandpeoplewholoveandcareaboutus.Anddoingitraisessomequestions:Isitworthit?Areyouequaltothechallenge?YoumightbesittinginfrontofyourcomputerwatchingadocumentaryaboutAmericawhichshowsyouthebreathtakingviewsofskyscrapersinNewYorkthebeautifulwarmweatherinSanDiegoandthehugepartiesalongthebeachesoftheSunshineStateFloridA.Justasyouknowit'salltruE.IrememberhowmyheartwasracingthefirsttimeIvisitedTimesSquareinNewYork.Ican'tfindanywordsinthedictionarytodescribehowIfeltatthatmoment.SomedaywhenyougetluckyandgothereyouwillknowwhatImean.UnfortunatelyTVandmoviesnevershowtheothersideofwhatstudentsmustdotosurviveAmericA.EducationintheStatesisreallydifferentfromotherplaces.YesthereisthetraditionalABCandD.gradingsystemandyougettobeontheDean'sListifyouhaveallAsonyourtranscript.Howeverthesegradesdon'tjustcomefromyourtestperformances.TherequirementsofclassesintheUSaremuchmorevariedandthisisthebiggestadjustmentthatoverseasstudentshavetomanagE.Somehavepapersthatyouhavetowriteeveryweek;othershavegroupprojectsyoumustdowithyourclassmatespresentationsyoumakeintheclassorresearchyoudobyyourselftoproveyourownideA.Therecomesanightwhenyouhaveacoupleofprojectsfordifferentclassesapaperandanexamtostudyfor.AndthatnightyouaskyourselfWhatdidIgetmyselfintoI'mnottryingtointimidateyoubutyoushouldknowwhatitreallyisliketostudyintheStates.OnethingIcanpromiseyouisthatitisworthallthehardworkyouputin.AndthemoretimeyougivetoyourstudythemoreopendoorsyouwillhavebythetimeyoufinishyourdegreE.24.Theauthorwrotethispassageto________.A.helpreadersprepareforstudyingintheUSB.warnpeopleofthedangersoflivingintheUSC.promotetheUSeducationsystemtooverseasstudentsD.makereadersunderstandthebenefitsofstudyingintheUS25.AccordingtotheauthorAmericais________.A.aplacethathecouldnotgetusedtoB.acountrywherestudentscanlearnfreelyC.adangerousplacetoliveinwithoutfamilyorfriendsD.aplacewherepeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsgetonwell26.WhentheauthorfirstvisitedTimesSquarehefelt________.A.disappointedB.surprisedC.excitedD.nervous27.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingismostchallenging?A.Attendingalltheclasses.B.GettingallAsinthetests.C.Writingpaperseveryweek.D.Balancingdifferentstudyrequirements.
Morethan4in10cancers600000intheUKalonecouldbepreventedifpeopleledhealthierlivessayexperts.ThepopulationoftheUKisabout63000000.LatestresearchesfromCancerResearchUKshowsmokingisthebiggestavoidableriskfactor因素followedbyunhealthydiets.Thecharityadvisespeopletolivehealthilylimitalcoholintake酒精摄入anddoregularexercisE.Accordingtotheresearchfrom2007to2011morethan300000casesofcancerrecordedwerelinkedtosmoking.A.further145000werelinkedtounhealthydietscontainingtoomuchprocessed加工的fooD.Obesity肥胖contributedto88000casesandalcoholto62200.Sundamagetotheskinandphysicalinactivitywerealsocontributingfactors.ProfessorMaxParkinaCancerresearchersaysThere’snowlittledoubtthatcertainlifestylechoicescanhaveabiginfluenceoncancerriskwithresearcharoundtheworldallpointingtothesamekeyriskfactors.OfcourseeveryonewantstoenjoysomeextratreatsduringtheChristmasholidaysowedon’thavetostopeatingbeefpiesanddrinkingwinebutit’sagoodtimetothinkabouttakingupsomehealthyhabitsfor2015.Leadingahealthylifestylecan’tpromisethatsomeonewon’tgetcancerbutwecanstacktheoddsinourfavorbytakingpositivesteps.PublicHealthEnglandsaysahealthylifestylecanplayanimportantroleinreducingcancerrisk.ItsayscampaignssuchasSmokefreeDryJanuaryandChange4LifeSugarSwapsallaimtoraisepublicawareness意识.It’simportantthatwecontinuetomakeprogressinnoticingcancerearlierandimprovingtreatmentsbuthelpingpeopleunderstandhowtheycanreducetheirriskofdevelopingcancerinthefirstplaceremainsimportantindealingwithcancer.32.Whichofthefollowingisthesecondbiggestavoidablecancerfactor?A.Obesity.B.AlcoholintakeC.UnhealthydietsD.Physicalinactivity33.AccordingtoProfessorMaxParkin.A.it’sOKtodrinkwineduringfestivalsB.thecausesofcancerarestillunclearnowC.peopleshouldstophavingunhealthyfoodcompletelyD.ahealthylifestylewillprotectusfromcancer34.BysayingtheunderlinedwordsinParagraph6ProfessorMaxParkinmeanswecan.A.helpothersB.improveourlivesC.discovercancerearlyD.decreaseourcancerrisk35.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Mostcancersarecausedbysmoking.B.CancerisgreatlylinkedtoourlifestylE.C.Therearedifferentfactorsthatleadtocancer.D.Publicawarenessshouldberaisedtopreventcancer.
Youcanimproveyourchild’shearingmemoryconsiderably.Oncehishearingmemoryhasbeengreatlyimprovedhe’llbeabletouseandrememberwhathelistenstoinclass.Thesuccessofthesesuggestionsdependsuponyourabilitytouseyourchild’snaturaldesiretogetinvolved参与ingameshefindssimpleandfun.Agoodwaytobeginistoreadaloudasentencefromabooksuitableforyourchild’sreadingagE.Thenaskyouryoungstertorepeatthesentencebacktoyoucorrectly.NextrereadthesentenceleavingoutaparticularworD.Seeifyourchildcanidentifythewordyouleftout.Atthebeginninguseonlysimplesentences.Graduallyincreasethelengthofthesentences.Makesureyoudon’trushthingsalongtooquicklyoryourchildmaybecomediscouragedandtiredofthegamE.Takeyourchildshoppingwithyouoften.He’storememberalistofitemsyouwanttobuyinthesupermarket.Atfirstaskhimtorememberonlyafewthings.Thenasheshowsincreasedabilitytoremembermakethelistlongerandlonger.Praisehimoftenandwarmlywhenheshowsincreasedabilitytorememberthings.He’llbecomeproudofhisgoodmemoryandwillhappilyplaythegamE.Encourageyourchildtolearneasyandshortpeoms.Ashisabilitytodothisbecomesstrongerencouragehimtorememberlongerpoems.Dothesamewithsongs.28.Thesuggestionswillbesuccessfulifyou____.A.findsimpleandfunnygamesforyourchildB.canstimulateyourchild’sinterestinthegamesC.forceyourchildtogetinvolvedinmorepracticeD.improveyourownhearingmemoryfirst29.Thepurposeofaskingyourchildtorepeatwhatyoureadis_____.A.topracticehispronunciationB.todevelophisreadingskillsC.tohelphimrememberwhathehearsD.toplayasimplegamehemayfindfun30.Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabout_____.A.anotherwaytoimproveyourchild’shearingmemoryB.howyoushoulddoshoppingalongwithyourchildC.howtoremembertheitemsyouwanttobuyD.thewayyouhelpyourchilddoshopping31.ThelastsentenceDothesamewithsongsmeansyoushouldencourageyourchildtolearnandremember_____.A.songsinthesamewayashedoeswithpoemsB.poemsinthesamewayashedoeswithsongsC.thepoemsandsongswhicharesimilarinmeaningD.thosesongsthathavethesamemeaningaspoems
AngkorWatisinSoutheastAsiA.Itwasbuiltduringtheearlyyearsofthe12thcenturybySuryavaramⅡandisasymbolicrepresentationofHinducosmology宇宙学.ThetemplesofAngkorbuiltbetween802and1220ADareoneofthehuman’smostsurprisingachievements.Themorethan100stonetempleswhichpeopleseetodayatAngkoraretheremainsofagrandreligiousandsocialcity.ItisgenerallythoughtthattheareawhereAngkorstandswaschosenbecauseofitsmilitaryadvantages.SomeresearchershoweverbelievetheplacefortheAngkortempleswasselectedbasedonaholygeographyfromancienttimes.UnderthecontrolofKhmerthecityofAngkorbecameaholyplaceofimportancethroughoutSoutheasternAsiA.TakenoverbytheThaisin1431anddesertedin1432Angkorwasforgottenforafewcenturies.TravelingBuddhistmonkscameupontheremains.Recognizingtheholynatureofthetemplesbutnotknowingwhytheywerebuilttheymadeupstoriesabouttheremains.InthestoriesthetempleshadbeenbuiltbythegodsinafarancienttimE.MostpeoplebelievedthestoriestobenothingmorethanlegenduntiltheFrenchexplorerHenriMouhotbroughtAngkortotheworld’sattentionin1860.TheFrenchpeoplelovedtheancientcitysomuchthattheybegantorebuilditin1908.Therebuildingprojecthascontinuedtotodayexceptforperiodsinthe1970’sand1980’sbecauseofsomewarsneartheremains.5.WhichofthefollowingaboutAngkorWatisNOTtrue?A.ItisinSoutheastAsiA.B.ItwasbuiltbySuryavaramⅡ.C.ItisasymbolicrepresentationofHinducosmology.D.Itwasbuiltabout1200yearsago.6.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.lessthan100stonetemplesstandinAngkorWatnowB.nobodybelievedthestoriesmadeupbythetravelingmonksC.thecityofAngkorwasunknowntotheworlduntiltheearly19thcenturyD.notallpeoplebelievetheareawhereAngkorstandswaschosenformilitaryreasons7.Thelastparagraphmainlytalksaboutthe_____ofthecityofAngkor.A.positionB.historyC.rebuildingD.buildings
Beachesarenotonlygreatforlyingonanddoingwatersportsandinfactoneofthebestwaysofenjoyingthemisaclassicbeachwalk.HereatiWantSun.Co.Ukwe’vebeensearchingtheglobetofindyoutheworld’sbestandmostgloriousbeachwalksandhere’sourpickofthetop.TheFootpathoftheGodsAmalfiCoastItalyThenamesaysitallreallyandyoutrulydofeeluptheretowalkingalongthiswonderfulmountaincoastalpathwhichofferssomeofthemoststrikingviewsontheplanet.ThepathbeginsattownofBomeranotocharmingPositanoalongtheUNESCOWorldHeritageareaoftheAmalfiCoast.Thewholewalkwilltakeyouapproximatelyfourandahalfhourstocompleteandpassovernarrowrockypathspastsheercliffsandshiningbluebays.Sydney’sGreatCoastalWalkAustraliaSydney’scoastlineisoneofthemostbeautifulanddiverseintheworlD.HereyouhavenationalparkshistoricsitessteepcliffssparklingbeachesandquietbaysallinoneplacE.Sydney’sGreatWalkrunsallthewayfromBarrenjoeyinthenorthtoRoyalNationalParkinthesouthandtakesanincrediblesevendaystocompletE.Howeverifyou’renotuptodoingthefullwalkthentherearemanydifferentpartsofthewalkthatyoucandorightinthecity.Walkingfromthecity’sfamousBondiBeachtothesweepingcurveofBronteBeachtakesjustanhourwhichtakesinsometopscenery.GreatOceanWalkAustraliaTheGreatOceanWalkstretches104kmalongVictoria’sfamousGreatOceanRoadlocatedonthesoutherncoastofAustraliafromtheresorttownApolloBaytothemagnificentTwelveApostles.TheTwelveApostlesarethearea’sfamousstonelandmarkswhichstandoutlikegiantsfromtheseA.Thewalkpassesthrougharangeoflandscapesandsightsfromnationalparksfamoussurfingspotsanddesertedbeachestowildcoastlinescascadingwaterfallslushforestshistoriclighthousesandghostlyshipwrecks.Daywalksandshorterthree-hourwalkssuchastheWreckBeachWalkortheLighthouseCemeteryandLookoutWalkcanalsobeenjoyeD.Sonexttimewhenyou’relookingforabeachholidaydon’tjustthinkabouttheresortsandthesandbutconsideramoreactivesunholidaydiscoveringsomeofthebestbeachesintheworlD.32.Theauthorintendstotellus____________.A.thewonderfulbeachesintheworldB.theworld’sbestplacesforbeachwalksC.thebeautifulbeachesinAustraliaD.theidealtourismresortforhealth33.WhenyouarriveattheAmalfiCoast_______________.A.youwillbefascinatedbythesceneryB.youmustbefedupwiththefootpathC.youcanstartwalkingfromPositanoD.youmaybetrappedinnarrowrockypaths34.WhatisspecialaboutSydney’sGreatCoastalWalk?A.ItstartsfromRoyalNationalParkinthesouth.B.IttakesaboutmorethanfivehourstocompletE.C.ItreallyhasthelongestcoastlineintheworlD.D.Itprovidesvisitorsavarietyofgreatlandscapes.35.Accordingtothefourthparagraphwecanknowthat__________________.A.theTwelveApostlesexistsbelowthesurfaceoftheseaB.mostvisitorscanfinishthe104kmwalkinthreehoursC.ApolloBayisattheendoftheGreatOceanWalkD.theWreckBeachWalkcanalsogivevisitorspleasure
GoogleWorksMiraclesGooglewww.GooglE.comisadailymiracletomillionsofpeoplE.IftheInternethadonlythisveryfastsearchengineitwouldhavejustifieditsexistencemanytimesover.Itisthemostpopularsearchengineonthewebwitha54%marketshareaheadofYahoo!Youtypealmostanythinghoweverunclearintothespaceprovidedandinasecondithascomeupwithhundredsofreferences.IfknowledgeispowerthenGooglecommandsthegateway.YahooBecomesGiantYahoowww.yahoo.comwasthefirstwonderofthewebandinmanyrespectsitstillis.ItstartedinJanuary1994whentwoCaliforniagraduatestudentsJerryYangandDavidFilostartedcompilingadatabaseoflinksmainlyfortheirpersonalusE.ButwellbeforetheendoftheyearithadbecomerecognizableasYahooweknowtoday.InthepastsevenyearsYahoohadgrownrapidlypartlythroughalongstringofbuys.Yahoonowoffersalmosteverythingyoucouldwant:emailsinstantmessageschatsclubsphotoalbumsandalotmorE.eBayEnablesEveryonetoBuyandSelleBaywww.ebay.comwhichdealswithonlinetradingandshoppingservicesisthemostimpressivelargeInternetcompanywherepeoplebuyandsellgoodsandservicesworldwidE.IthasforinstanceopenedupaglobalmarketplaceinwhichpeoplefromBeijingSanFranciscoorMoscowcanbidagainsteachotherforproductsputupforsalebysomeoneinLondon.Thecompany’sonlineservicepermitssellerstolistitemsforsalebuyerstobidonitemsofinterestandeBayuserstobrowsethroughlisteditemsthatisavailableonlinesevendaysaweek.AmazonMakesBuyingaNewExperienceAmazonwww.amazon.comstartedoutasanonlinebookstoreconstantlyputtingupnewbooktitlesitofferedforsalE.Inthelate1990sAmazonhadmorethanfourmilliontitlesafteraddingCDsvideosDVDsandgamesItcontinuedtoaddnewlinesofbusinessincludingtoyscomputersoftwareelectronicslikeMP3playerspowertoolshomeimprovementproductsandonlinesales.ForregularusersAmazonhasmadeitselftheshortestpossiblepathbetweenwantingandbuying.32.WhatisGoogleusedmainlyfor?A.Commandingthegateway.B.Searchingforinformation.C.Storingreferencebooks.D.ProvidingextraspacE.33.HowlongdidittakeforYahootoberecognized?A.Oneyear.B.A.month.C.Severalyears.D.Overnight.34.WhatgoodsdidAmazonsellwhenitstarteditsbusiness?A.Powertools.B.Mp3players.C.Differentbooks.D.Videosandgames.35.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.BuyingandsellingcanonlybedonethroughAmazon.B.IfyoufeedinsomethingunclearGooglewillrefusetodothesearching.C.YahooownsmoremarketsharesthananyothercompaniesontheweB.D.eBayCompany’sonlineserviceisalwaysthereforitsusers.
SomepeoplesaythatthebestwaytoreducethesizeofyourwaististodostomachexercisE.Manypeoplebelievethatwhenspecificmusclesareexercisedthefattytissues组织intheimmediateareaareburnedup.ThetruthisthatexerciseburnsfatfromalloverthebodyandnotfromonespecificareA.Ofcourseifyoureducethefatthroughoutyourbodyyouwillcertainlyseeresultsaroundyourwaisttoo.Somepeoplebelievethatyouneedtoexercisetwiceaweekinordertokeepasufficientlevelofphysicalfitness.HoweverstudiesdirectedbyAmericanscientistsshowthatunexercisedmuscleslosetheirstrengthveryquickly.Within48to72hoursyoumustusethemusclesagaintoreestablish重建thegoodphysicaleffects.Andwhatdoesthatmeantoyou?Americanscientistsconcludedthatwhiledailyexerciseismosthelpfulexercisingeveryotherdayorthreedaysaweekwillkeepasufficientlevelofphysicalfitness.Isittruethatyouburnmorecaloriesrunningonemilethanwalkingthesamedistance?Theanswerisno.ThetruthisthatyouusethesameamountofenergywhetheryouwalkorrunthemilesinceinbothcasesyouaremovingthesameweightthesamedistancE.Thespeeddoesnotmatter.Ofcourseifyourunratherthanwalkfor30minutesyouwillcovermoredistanceandthereforeburnmorecalories.Ifyourbreathingdoesn’treturntonormalwithin5minutesafteryoufinishexercisingyouhaveexercisedtoomuch.Fiveminutesorsoafterexercisingyourbreathingshouldbenormalyourheartshouldn’tbebeatingloudlyandyoushouldn’tbetireD.1.Ifyouwanttoreducethefataroundyourwaistyoushould_______.A.dostomachexerciseB.exerciseallthemusclesofyourbodyC.runfastfor30minutesD.exercisethewaist2.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat_______.A.weonlyneedtoexercisetwiceaweekB.weshouldexercisethreetimesaweekC.muscleslosetheirstrengthafter48hoursD.weshouldexerciseeveryotherdayorthreedaysaweek3.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat_________.A.youwilllosemoreweightrunningonehourthanwalkingonehourB.whetheryourunonemileorwalkthesamedistanceyouusethesameamountofenergyC.youwilllosemoreweightrunningonemilethanwalkingthesamedistanceD.bothA.andB.4.Ifyouhaveexercisedtoomuch_______.A.yourbreathingwilltakelongerthan5minutestoreturntonormalafteryoufinishexercisingB.yourbreathingwillreturntonormalwithin5minutesafterfinishingexercisingC.yourheartwillnotbebeatingloudlyD.youwillbetootiredtomove
DidyouseeAmericanfigureskaterJeremyAbbottcrashtotheiceduringtheshortprogramattheSochiOlympicsrollingintothewallclutchinghissideinpain.Tensecondslaterhegotupandcontinuedhisskate—despitethepainembarrassmentandfear.AllIcouldthinkwas:thiskid’sgotcouragE.Inbusinesswehaveawordforit—resiliencetheabilitytogainstrengthsandconfidencefromovercomingunpleasantevents.HoweveroppositeexamplesappearedinSochiOlympicsaswell.Forthemfailureissomeoneelse’sfaultbecausetheydonotacceptpersonalresponsibility.ThereforetheyhavetopayahighpriceforthisattitudE.AfteryearsofstudyingfailureIhavelearnedonething:modestyandopen-mindednessinthefaceofmistakesisthesinglebestthingyoucandotoimproveresults.EveryonefailsbutnoteveryonerecoversfromfailurE.Thekeyistolearnfromitratherthangetbeatenbyit.ThegoodnewsisthateachofushasthepotentialtolivearesilientlifeonandoffthejoB.Itmaybedifficultbutthatjustmakesitallthemorepowerfulandimportant.Ifyoubelievetheaboveparagraphtobetruethenyou’reprobablymoreresilientthanyouthinkyouarE.Ittakesconfidencetoberesilientbutthattoomuchconfidenceisakillerissotrueofleadership.ForexampleRonJohnsontheill-fatedCEOofJCPenneywassostubbornthathecompletelymissedallsortsofsignalsfromemployeesandcustomersandinsteadlistenedtoallthosewhoagreedwithhimwhichfailedhisstrategy.Bouncingbackfromfailurerequiresthatyourecognizesomethinghasgonewrongandyouweretheonewhomadeithappen.Thechallengeofresilienceisnotjustaboutourwork.Whenparentshelptheirkidsdealwitheverychallengingsituationtheyaredoinganunhelpfulactiontotheirchildren.Parentswanttoprotecttheirkidsfromfailurebutdoingsotakesawaytheopportunityfromthemtopracticenotjustalifeskillbutanessentialworkskill.Whenself-esteembecomesmoreimportantthanresultsweareaccidentlytrainingyoungpeopletobecomelessadaptablenotmorE.Resilienceisnotjustaboutgettingupoffthefloorbutalsobeingreadyforwhatevercomesnextevenwhenyoudon’tknowwhatitis.Failuresandsetbacksarenolongerunusualeventsbutregularfeaturesofadynamiccompetitiveandhighlydemandingworkenvironment.Gettinguptofinishyourskateisnolongeroptional.67.TheexampleofJeremyAbbottshowsthatoneshould______.A.recoverfromfailureB.sticktohisownviewpointC.takeothers’opinionstoheartD.challengedifficultiesbravely68.Accordingtotheauthorwhatcanbestbuildupresilience?A.Beingpositiveandpowerful.B.Beingcompetitiveandhelpful.C.Beingmodestandopen-mindeD.D.BeingconfidentandresponsiblE.69.Whichofthefollowingexamplesshowsusresilience?A.A.teacheroffersstudentstimelyhelpandcarE.B.A.determinedathletepracticesskatinghardeveryday.C.A.confidentleaderpersuadeshisstafftofollowhisplan.D.A.studenthasgotalowgradebutcontinuestoworkharD.70.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnExampleofResilience:RonJohnsonB.Resilience:A.LessonfromSochiC.OptionalChallengesofResilienceD.ResilienceinFamilyEducation
LaptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworlD.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanesinairportsandhotels.TheselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplacE.IntheUnitedStatestodaylaptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyearseachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa＄10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakea110-year-oldcollegE.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inadditiontheywillbeabletousee-mailtospeakwiththeirteacherstheirclassmatesandtheirfamilies.Howeverthemostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathomeinafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees-anywhereatall!BecauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnologylaptopuseinhighereducationsuchascollegesanduniversitiesisworkablE.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerfultheybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.InadditiontheportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternetbutalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversitiestoo.AtWestlakeCollegemorethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaidHereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworlD.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.9.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto________.A.workathomeB.accesstheInternetC.usefortheirschoolworkD.connectthemtolibraries10.Whyisthewordspeakinthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks引号?A.Theycan'tspeakinpubliC.B.Theydon’treallytalk.C.Laptopshavespeakers.D.Theyusebodylanguage11.A.windowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan________.A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworldC.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops12.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Wedon’tknowtheresultyetB.TheprogramisnotworkablE.C.TheprogramistooexpensivE.D.Theprogramissuccessful.
WhileIQIntelligenceQuotienttellsyouhowsmartyouarE.EQEmotionalQuotienttellsyouhowwellyouuseyoursmartness.ProfessorSaloverythepsychologistwhocreatedthetermEQsaysthatitisIQthatgetsyouhiredbutitisEQthatgetsyoupromoteD.Supportedbyhisresearchhesuggestedthatwhenpredictingfuturesuccessesaperson’sbrainpowerasmeasuredbyIQtestsmightactuallymatterlessthanaperson’scharacterorEQ.ProfessorSaloverymaybecorrect.Forexamplehaveyoueverwonderedwhysomeofthebestandsmarteststudentsinyourclassendupfailingexams?PerhapsitisbecauseoftheirEQ.PeopleoftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatEQistheoppositeofIQ.Itisnot.AlthoughitishopedthatpeoplehavebothhighEQsandIQsthereislittledoubtthatthosewithlowEQshaveahardtimesurvivinginlifE.Foralongtimeresearchersdiscussedifaperson’sIQcouldberaiseD.Thegeneticistssaidnowhilethesocialscientistssaidyes.Furthermorethesocialscientistssaidthatitwaspossibletoimproveaperson’sEQparticularlyintermsofpeopleskillssuchasunderstandingandcommunication.Recentlyaprofessorreleasedthefindingsofastudyonseniorhighschoolstudents.Whensomenormalstudentswereintroducedtosomedisabledstudentstheyfoundthatafterwardstheyweremorewillingtohelppeopleindifficulties.Atthesametimetherewasamarkedchangeinthedisabledstudents’attitudes.Theybecamemorepositiveabouttheirdisabilitiesandweremoreeagertotrynewthings.PeoplewithhighEQsoftenhavepositiveattitudestowardslifeandareopentodifferentideassotheytendtobemorecreativeintheirthinking.PleaserememberthathavingahighIQishelpfulbuthavingahighEQmightevenbemorehelpful.28.AccordingtoProfessorSaloverywhatfactormattersthemostinpredictingwhetherapersonwillbesuccessfulornot?A.Howapersontestshis/herbrainpower.B.A.person’scharacter.C.Howsmartapersonis.D.A.person’sIQ.29.Thesecondparagraphtellsusthat________.A.peoplewhohaveahighIQalwayshaveahighEQB.EQistheoppositeofIQC.peoplewhohavealowEQtendtohaveahardlifeD.peoplewhohaveahighEQalwayshaveahighIQ30.Whatdidtheprofessorfindfromhisstudyofnormalstudentsbeingintroducedtosomedisabledchildren?A.Studentswithdisabilitieswerenotopenintryingnewthings.B.Therewasnochangeinthenormalstudents.C.Thedisabledstudentsbecamemorepositiveandmoreeagertotrynewthings.D.Thedisabledstudentsweremorewillingtohelpothers.31.WhichofthefollowingwouldbetheBESTtitleofthispassage?A.A.person’sbrainpower.B.IQEQandsuccess.C.IQandaperson’scharacter.D.A.person’sIQandEQ.
ThemostimportantholidayinspringespeciallyforChristians基督徒isEaster.ThisChristianholidayisnotonthesamedateeveryyearbutit’salwaysonaSunday.ItcanbeanySundaybetweenMarch22andApril25.ManypeoplecelebrateEasterbybuyingnewclothes.ChildrencelebratebyhuntingforcoloredeggsthattheirparentshavehiddenaroundthehousE.PeoplealsogiveEasterbasketsfilledwithcandyandothergoodiestooneanothertocelebratetheday.Buttheholidayismorethannewclothesandgoodthingstoeat.OnEastermanypeoplegotochurchtocelebrateJesus’resurrection复活fromthedeaD.Mostpeoplecolorthem.Somepeoplehidethem.Othersjusteatthem.ButnomatterwhatonedoeswithEastereggstheyareanimportantEastertraditionthroughouttheWesternworlD.PeoplefrommanydifferentculturescelebrateEaster.InbothAmericaandBelgiumchildrenlookforEastereggshiddenonlawnsandinbushes.InAmericachildrenbelievetheeggsarehiddenbytheEasterbunny复活节兔子ButinBelgiumthehiddeneggsaresupposedtohavefallenfromchurchbells.InBulgariaredEastereggsareluckyinchurchesBulgarianfamiliesalsohittheseEastereggstogethertoseewhoseisthestrongest.Thewinnerlooksforwardtogoodfortunethatyear.StilldozensofotherEastertraditionsexist.InpartsofAustriaforexamplechildrensingfromdoortodoorandarerewardedwithcolorfuleggs.31.Eastercomes_______.A.onthesamedateeveryyearB.onSundayonMarch22C.onSundayonApril25D.onaSundaybetweenMarch22andApril2532.TocelebrateEasterpeople___________.A.goshoppinghidecoloredeggsandchildrenhuntforthemB.giveEasterbasketsfilledcandyandgoodiestooneanotherC.buynewclotheshidecoloredeggsandchildrenlookforthemaroundthehouseD.bothB.andC.33.ForChristiansthemoreimportantthingtodoonEasteris________.A.buyingnewclothesB.goingtochurchtocelebrateJesus’resurrectionC.eatingdeliciousfoodandpaintcoloreggsD.exchangebeautifulgiftseachother34.PeoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentideasaboutEasteregg_________.A.InbothAmericanandBelgiumchildrenhuntforEastereggshiddeninroomsandinbushesB.InAmericanchildrenbelievetheeggsarehiddenbytheEasterbunnyC.InBelgiumthehiddeneggsarethoughttohavefallenfromdoorbellsD.InAmericathehiddeneggsaresupposedtohavefallenfromdoorbells35.InsomeplacesofAustriachildrensingfromdoortodoorfor_______.A.blessesB.EastereggsC.candyandgoodiesD.Easterbunny
Imaginelivinginacountrytornbywar.Ormaybeyouliveinaplacewheretherearefewjobsandlittlechancetoearnaliving.Yourfamilydecidestomove—nottoanothertownbuttoanothercountry.Youandyourfamilyhavebecomeimmigrants.Peoplearecalledimmigrantswhentheymovetoaforeigncountrytomaketheirhomes.Peoplebecomeimmigrantsformanyreasons.Themostcommononeiseconomicopportunities.Mostimmigrantsareattractedtoothercountriesbythepromiseofjobsfarmlandorbusinessopportunities.Otherpeoplebecomeimmigrantsinordertogetawayfrommistreatmentornaturaldisasters.Theyarerefugees.Somerefugeesmovetoavoidwarsandpoliticalunrest.Othersareseekingfreedomtoexpresstheirreligiousview.Stillothersareuprootedbydisasterssuchasterriblefloodingordrought.Somepeoplehavebecomeimmigrantsagainsttheirwill.CaughtinAfricashippedtoforeignlandsandforcedtoworkasslavesmanyearlyAfricanimmigrantstoNorthandSouthAmericacameinchains.ExceptforNativeAmericansallpeoplecametotheUnitedStatesfromsomeplaceelsE.Fornearly500yearsimmigrantshavelandedonAmerica’sshoresseekingabetterlifE.ThroughoutAmericanhistoryimmigrantsoftenworkedlow-payingdangerousjobsthatotherpeoplerefusedtodo.ImmigrantsfromaroundtheworldhelpedshapeAmericanlifE.ManyimmigrantsabsorbedthecustomsandlanguagecommontomostAmericans.Theyalsobroughttheirowntraditionsincludingmusicandfoods.OvertimemanyofthesetraditionshavebecomepartofAmericanlifE.ThefirstEuropeanimmigrantstoAmericahopedtocolonizenewlands.Bythemid-1500sSpaniardshadventuredintoFloridaCaliforniaandtheAmericanSouthwest.Frenchimmigrantsarrivedintheearly1600sandbuilttheirfirstcolonyinCanadA.TheEnglishalsoarrivedintheearly1600s.Theyestablished13coloniesalongAmerica’sAtlanticCoast.Inthe1700sEnglandbecamethemajorpowerincolonialNorthAmericA.ButmanyEuropeanimmigrantscametoliveintheEnglishcolonies.TheyincludedpeoplefromSwedenHollandGermanyScotlandandIrelanD.ImmigrantsstillcometotheUnitedStatesseekingfreedomandeconomicopportunities.MostnewimmigrantsnolongercomefromEuropE.TheycomemainlyfromCentralandSouthAmericatheCaribbeanandAsiA.TodaytheU.S.governmentlimitsthenumberofimmigrantsintothecountryeachyear.PeoplewhosneakillegallyintotheUnitedStatesarecalledillegalimmigrantswhoifcaughtwouldbesentbacktotheirhomecountries.KeyPointsDetailedInformation71Immigrantsarethosewhomovetoaforeigncountrytomaketheirhomes.Reasons·Mostpeoplecomefor72opportunitiessuchasgoodjobsfarmlandsorbusinessopportunities.·SomemovetotheUSto73awayfromwarsordisasters.·Somepeopleimmigratein74forreligiousfreedom.·Somepeoplehavebecomeimmigrants75likemanyearlyAfricanimmigrants.History·Frenchimmigrants76Canadaintheearly1600sandbuilttheirfirstcolonytherE.·TheEnglishalsocametotheearly1600sand77upthirteencoloniesalongAmerica’sAtlanticCoast.·Inthe1700sEuropeanimmigrantscametoliveintheEnglishcolonies78peoplefromSwedenHollandetC.Today·79thepasttheoriginsofmostnewimmigrantsaremainlyCentralandSouthAmericatheCaribbeanandAsiainsteadofEuropE.·TheUSgovernmentset80onthenumberofimmigrantsintothecountryeachyear.Illegalimmigrantsifcaughtwouldbesentbacktotheirhomecountries.
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