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Tourismwasnotalwaysasimportantasitistoday.Inthepastonlyrichpeoplecouldtravelonholidaystoothercountries.Butin1976onepersonintwentyvisitedacountryawayfromhomE.Onepersondoesnottravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.Theyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtrynewfoods.Tourismcausesmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.Therearenewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.35.Intheolddayscouldhavemoneytotraveltoothercountries.A.onlyafewleadersB.onlytherichmenC.workersorfarmersD.nobody36.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecause.A.morepeoplehavebecomeinterestedintravelingB.travelingtodayiseasierthaninthepastC.peoplenowhavesparemoneyfortravelD.morepeoplewanttoseeotherpartsoftheworldwiththeirowneyes37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peopletravelfordifferentreasons.B.Mostpeopleliketoseetheirfarawayfriends.C.WhenpeopletraveltheyliketomakegooduseofthechancE.D.Peopleliketolearnfromthepeopleofothercountries.
There’sbeenalotoftalkaboutwhite-and-bluecollar衣领workersandyoumayhaveevenheardofgoldcollarworkersbutlatelyanewcolorofcollarismakingitswayintoChina’surbanvernacular土话—green.Greencollarssaynowhenworkislifeandlifeiswork.Theychoosetogetoutofthefastlane车道andexplorenewwaysoflivinggreen.Livinggreendoesn’tmeansomeoneisworkingasanenvironmentalistbiologistorscientist.InsteaditismoreofalifestylechoicE.A.typicalgreencollariswelleducatedlikeawhite-collarbutphysicallytoughlikeablue-collarlikelyborninthe70sor80softhelastcenturyandlivinginoneofChina’sbigcitieswithamonthlyincomewellabove5000yuanaboutUS$700.Thelifeofagreencollarmaygosomethinglikethis:Turnoffthemobilephoneafterworkeatonlyhealthyfoodrichinvitaminsgoonhikeseveryweekendandliketohelptheunderprivileged.GreencollarsevenhavetheirowncluB.InBeijingtheGreenCollarClubisforpeoplewhoshareabehappyhealthyandhelpfulspirit.ThecluboftenholdscharitypartiesandusesthedonationsforenvironmentalprotectionandpovertyreliefprojectsinChinA.TheyaresuccessfulintheircareersbutdonotmissthepleasuresinlifE.Theyhavealotofmoneybutdonotfallslavetoit.saidZuoShiguangoneofthefoundingmembersofthecluB.76.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Differencesbetweenwhite-and-bluecollarsandgreencollars.B.Theincreasingawareness意识ofenvironmentalprotection.C.NewtrendsoflifeinChina’sbigcities.D.Thelifestyleofgreencollars.77.Greencollarsarelivinggreenbecause_________.A.theyhavealargeincometouseB.theyrefusetoliveanunhealthylifeC.theyspendalotofmoneyandtimeintheopenairD.theydevotethemselvestoenvironmentalprotection79.What’sZuoShiguang’sattitudetowardsgreencollars?A.AppreciativE.B.Doubtful.C.Negative否定的.D.Neutral中立的.80.Theunderlinedparttheunderprivilegedprobablyreferstothosewhoare_________.A.inheavypollutedareasB.infarawayplacesC.inapoorstateofeducationD.inunfavourable不利的conditions
AlargenumberofpeopleintheworldeatfastfooD.WheneveryougointoafastfoodrestaurantyoucanseelotsofpeopleenjoyingtheirmealstherE.Howdoyouknowinwhichcountrypeoplelikefastfoodbest?TheEnglishpeoplearetheworld’sbiggestfansoffastfoodwhiletheFrench法国人aretheleastinterestedinquick快速的mealsaccordingtoasurvey调查donelastyear.Thesurveyofthirteencountriesshows45%oftheEnglishpeoplesaytheycan’tgiveupfastfoodbecauseit’sdelicious.And44%ofAmericansand37%ofCanadianssaythesamE.TheFrenchproudoftheirdeliciouscuisinedon’tlikefastfooD.81%ofthemthinkitisunhealthyfollowedby75%oftheJapanesE.HowabouttheChinese?Howoftendoyouhavehamburgersorfriedchicken?Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryoulikeWesternfastfoodorChinesefooD.Themostimportantthingistokeepabalanceddiet.51.Fromthesurveyweknow_____likefastfoodbest.A.theChineseB.theFrenchC.theJapaneseD.theEnglish52.Thesurveyshows_____ofAmericanslikefastfooD.A.37%B.44%C.75%D.81%53.Accordingtothesurveysomepeoplecan’tgiveup放弃fastfoodbecause_____.A.it’scheapB.it’ssafeC.it’sdeliciousD.it’shealthy54.Theunderlinedwordcuisineinthepassagemeans_______.A.foodB.houseC.waterD.country55.Thesurveyisabout_______.A.WesterncountriesB.fastfoodC.restaurantsintheworldD.Chinesefood
LongBeachliesinsouth-westernWashingtonanditisgenerallycalledLongBeachPeninsulA.Communitiestheretakeyoubacktotheolddaysofasimpleandslow-pacedlifestylE.Therevisitorscanrelaxandhavefunthroughvariousactivities.BirdwatchingTherearemanykindsofbirdsthatcanbefoundinLongBeach.ItisthebestifyouobservefromadistancE.Ifyouwalkclosetothemtheymaybespookedandflyaway.Don’tforgettotakeacameraandtakepicturesofthevariousbirdstherE.HorsesApopularactivityinLongBeachishorsebackriding.TwobusinessesinthecityofLongBeachofferguidedhorsebacktoursalongthebeach:BlackCountryWildernessOutfittersandSkipper’sEquestrianCenter.YoumayalsobringyourownhorsE.Amongtheadventuresofferedwithhorsesisawagon四轮马车ridealongthebeachacarriageridethroughLongBeachorasunsetrideonhorsebackonthebeach.CampingRV野营车campingandtentcampingaren’tallowedonthebeachbutthereareRVparksandprivatecamp-groundsintheareaaswellasCapeDisappointmentStatePark.Campfiresareallowedwithin100feetofthebeachbutmustbeawayfromthebeachdrygrass.SwimmingandotheractivitiesSwimmingisallowedbutvisitorsshouldbecareful.Thewatersareverycoldanddangerous.Surfingisallowedonlyforexperiencedsurfers.Beachdrivingisallowedatcertainspotsonthebeach.Thespeedlimitis25mph.BuildingsandcastlesdiggingsandtofindsomethingbicycleridingandflyingkitesarealsopopularactivitiesintheareA.YoucanfindrighthotelseasilyintheareA.TheSouthwestLoopTrailMapcanbegotthroughtheLongBeachPeninsulaVisitorsBureauOfficebycalling1-800-451-2542.EnjoyyourtriptoLongBeachWashington.66.Ifyouareinterestedinaguidedhorsebacktouryoucan_______.A.contactCapeDisappointmentStateParkB.call1-800-451-2542C.contactSkipper’sEquestrianCenterD.getintouchwithanRVpark67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheactivitiesinLongBeachisTRUE?A.PeoplecandriveanRVonthebeach.B.Campfirescanbenearbeachdrygrass.C.Tentcampingisnotallowedonthebeach.D.RVparksaremainlyforpeoplewholikeridinghorses.68.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Do’sanddon’tsinLongBeach.B.SomeactivitiesforfuninLongBeach.C.People’slifestyleinLongBeachPeninsulA.D.Greattouristspotsinsouth-westernWashington.
InShanxiProvinceyoumaybeofferedbrainstoeat.Frightened?Youshouldn'tbecausethebrainsisonlyakindoffoodwhichisfamousforitsunusualnameandrichnutrition营养.Brainsasfoodwasinventedmorethan300yearsagobyFuShananartistwhosemotherhadbeenillforalongtimE.TohelpherbecomewellagainhestudiedmedicineandinventedakindofsoupmadeofmeatvegetablesandanumberofChinesemedicines.Ricewine酒wasalsousedinthesouptohelptreatillnessescausedbyoldagE.AftertakingthesouphismothergotbetterlittlebylittleandlivedalonglifE.Fu'ssoupbecamethetalkofthetown.Manypeoplecametoseehim.Onedayarestaurantowneraskedhimwhatwasinthesoup.I'lltellyouFusaiD.Butifyourrestaurantisgoingtosellthesoupyoumustcallitbrainsbecauseofitsshapeandcolour.Andyourrestaurantshouldberenamedaftermymother.53.Thebestheadline标题forthisnewspaperarticleis________.A.A.GoodSonB.A.SpecialSoupC.HowtoMakeBrainsD.HowtoLiveaLongLife54.Thefoodiscalledbrainsbecause________.A.itlookslikebrainsB.ithasanimalbrainsinitC.Fu'smotherlikedthenameD.itmakesonecleverandlivelonger55.WhathasmadebrainsapopularfoodinShanxi?A.ItisservedinmanyrestaurantstherE.B.ItisgoodforhealthandhasastrangenamE.C.ItismadeofChinesemedicinesandwinE.D.Itmustbeusedtohelpthesick.
AlthoughtheUSissobiganditspeoplehavesomanydifferentracialbackgroundsitisinsomewayslessvariedthanEurope.TheEnglishlanguageisusedalmosteverywhereinitsAmericanform.TheAmericanwayofspeakinghasdevelopedindependentlyofEnglishandisonthewholeclosertowhatcanbeheardinIrelanD.Anotherexampleofuniformity一致isinhabitsandwaysofliving.FromBostontoLosAngelesitisasfarasfromFrancetoCentralAsiaandfromeasttowesttherearefivetimezones;buteverywherepeoplegetupandgotobedataboutthesametimeeatthesamekindoffoodbuyinthesamekindofshopsworkandrestatthesametimeofthedayandhavethesamepatternofholidays.InmostofthethingsthatmatterthereislessdifferencebetweenrichpeopleandordinarypeopleorbetweentownandcountrythaninanysingleEuropeannation.AlthoughfarmorefoodisproducedthanthepresentpopulationneedsAmericaisactuallyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedin从事agricultureandmostoftherestliveinoraroundtownslargeandsmall.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging;mostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowliveinsomethirtymetropolitan大城市的areas.ThefactthattheUnitedStateshasalwaysbeenasingleeconomicunithascontributedtouniformity.Modernindustryfavorslargeorganizationanditisnoaccidentthattheworld’sbiggestcommercialfirmsareAmerican.Thepeoplecanchoosebetweentheproductsofcompetingmanufacturers制造商buttheproductsareallmuchalikE.67.IndescribingtheuniformityintheU.S.theauthordoesnotmentionthattheAmericanpeople.A.getupandgotoworkatthesametimeB.spendtheirholidaysinthesamepatternC.buyandeatthesamekindoffoodD.havemoreorlessthesameincome68.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageabouttheU.S.agriculture?A.TheAmericanfarmersneedmorelanD.B.Americansareinterestedinfarming.C.ItisnowgoingbackwarD.D.ItisquitedevelopeD.69.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat___.A.theproductionsizeintheUnitedStatesisverybigB.asingleeconomicunitproducesthesamekindofproductsC.therearemoreandmorecompetingmanufacturesD.peoplecanchoosefromallkindsofproductsthataresimilar.70.TheunderlinedpartInmostofthethingsthatmatterprobablyrefersto.A.inmostbasicthingssuchasfoodclothingandhousesB.inthemoreexpensivethingssuchascarsTVsetsetcC.intheirlandhousingandbanksavingsD.intheirwealthandincome
I.relandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer征服IrelanD.ForhundredsofyearstheIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finallyin1921theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIrelanD.TheresultisthattodaytherearetwoIrelands.NorthernIrelandinthenorthispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIrelandinthesouthisanindependentcountry.Inthe1840sthemaincroppotatoeswasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750000peoplediedofhunger.Thisandashortage短缺ofworkforcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSAtheUKAustraliaandCanadA.Asaresultoftheseproblemsthepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.FormanyyearsthemajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Todaymanypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.LifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountrysidewherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpacE.TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarmheartedandfriendlyOscarWildeafamousIrishwriteroncesaidthattheIrishwerethegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeksSinceindependenceIrelandhasrevived复兴itsowncultureofmusiclanguageliteratureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolinwhistlesetC.46.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B.HowIrelandgainedindependencE.C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIrelanD.D.HowtwoIrelandscameintobeing.47.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland________.A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulationB.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountrysideC.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworkerD.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments48.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LifeinIrelandB.A.VeryDifficultHistoryC.IrelandPastandPresentD.TheIndependenceofIreland
Ecotourismisoneofthefastestgrowingsectorsintourism.Moreandmoreofusarebecomingconcernedabouttheeffectswearehavingonthedestinationswechooseaswellastheworldaroundus.Someofusarechoosingmoregreenmodesoftransporttogetthereinsteadofflyingandsomeofusarechoosingtovisitgreenerdestinations.Indiaisoneofthebestplacesforecotourismandwiththedestinationsbelowyoucanbesurethatyou’llnotonlybeprotectingtheearthbutgivingsomethingbacktotheareatoo.KeralamorecommonlyknownasGod’sOwnCountryisabeautifulstateonthesoutherntipofIndiA.It’sabiologicallydiverseareawithmanyuniqueanimalspeciesandalmost2500plantspeciesinitstropicalforests—that’snearlyaquarterofallIndia’splantgroups.InthepastthoughtheforestsinthisareaweremuchclearedtodaytheyarewellprotecteD.Thereareplentyofwildlifereserveswhereyoucanseesomeoftheseuniqueanimals.WithtourismdevelopingintheareaandmoneybroughtinmoreattentioncanbegiventoprotectingitsplantsandanimalsensuringthatthepeopleintheareahaveabetterqualityoflifE.ArunachalPradeshsituatedonthemostnortherntipofIndiaisaresortforthemoreadventurous.Withdrydesertheatinthesummerandasnowfallbestavoidedinthewinterthisareaislessaboutgreeneryandmoreaboutstunningdesertlandscapes.Whenvisitingthisamazingareayou'llbepromotinglocalsearningincomefromtheirsurroundingsencouragingthemtomakethemostofthemandpreservethemaswellasgraduallyincreasingtheirqualityoflifE.AsanorthIndianprovinceLadakhsupportsmuchrareandevenendangeredplantsandanimalswhichcanbeseenatHemisHighAltitudeNationalPark.TherearealsomanyTibetanmonasteriesincludingtheHemisMonasterytovisitintheareA.76.WhydopeopleregardKeralaasabiologicallydiversearea?nomorethan15words____________________________________________________________________77.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetouristindustryinKerala?nomorethan6words____________________________________________________________________78.WhatcanthetouristsenjoyinArunachalPradeshdespitemuchhardship?nomorethan4words____________________________________________________________________79.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldyouliketogoifyouintendtostudysomeendangeredanimalsandplants?nomorethan7words____________________________________________________________________80.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?nomorethan6words____________________________________________________________________
Thefirstnewspaperwaswrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplaces.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublisheD.Europedidn’thavearegularlyprintednewspaperuntil1609whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperinEnglishwasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourantwhichcameoutinMarch1702.In1690BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublishedthegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704JohnCampbellstartedtheBostonNewspaperthefirstnewspaperpublisheddailyintheAmericancolonies殖民地.By1760thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.TodayasagroupnewspapersinEnglishhavethelargestcirculation发行量intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbun.Itsellsmorethanelevenmillioncopieseveryyear.56.ThefirstregularlyprintedEuropeannewspaperstartedin________.A.Romein59BCB.Germanyin1609C.Amsterdamin1620D.Englandin162157.ThefirstdailynewspaperinEnglishstartedin_________.A.1620B.1621C.1590D.170258.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoinformus?A.HistoryofnewspapersB.HistoryofdailynewspapersC.ThebeginningofnewspapersD.Onreadingnewspapers
Peoplelivinginthecountryenjoyseveraladvantagesthatpeoplelivinginthecitycannotenjoy.Theyareinclosecontact接触withnaturE.Theymakefriendswithtreesandstones.ownscandogs.Theybreathefreshair.Theyfightwithstrongwinds.Theylistentothesongofbirds.Thiscontactwithnatureisgoodforhealth.TherearemanydiseasesthatarecommoninthecitybutarenottobefoundinthecountryForexamplenear---sightednessisalmostunknowntocountrypeoplE.BecauseoftheabsenceofcarsonecanwalkmorefreelyinthecountrythaninthecityTherearenorulesoftheroadnortrafficsignstoobey.Peoplelivinginthecountrycaneasilygetfreshvegetablesfreshfruitandfreshmilkandtheygetthematlowerpricesthaninthecity.Countrylifeiseconomical节俭的inotherwaystoo.Therearepracticallynotemptationstowastemoney.Countrypeoplearemostlyhonest.Theysaywhattheymeanandmakeandkeeppromiseswithsincerity诚意.Theydonotputonair摆架子.Theydonotpretendtohavethoseridiculous荒谬的mannerswhicharenecessaryinwhatwecallpolitesociety.9.Whatisprobablymoreexpensiveinthecountrythaninthecity?A.Vegetables.B.Beer.C.Milk.D.Fruit.10.WhatisNOTtrueofcountrylife?A.Thetrafficaccidentrateisveryhighinthecountry.B.Livinginthecountrysavesonealotofmoney.C.CountrypeopleenjoybetterhealththanthecitypeoplE.D.Countrypeoplearehonest.11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peoplelivinginthecountryenjoynoadvantages.B.PeoplelivinginthecityareinclosecontactwithnaturE.C.Peoplelivinginthecountrysufferfrommorediseasesthanthoselivinginthecity.D.Thepricesoffarmproductsarelowerinthecountrythaninthecity.12.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheDisadvantagesofLivingintheCountry.B.TheExpensesofLivingintheCountry.C.CountryLifE.D.HealthyCountryPeoplE.
TheAmericanbookWhoMovedMyCheese奶酪hasbeenabestseller畅销书allovertheworlD.Itteachespeoplehowtofacechangesintheirlives.NowitsauthorSpenceJohnsonhaswrittenabookjustforteens.Thebooktellsusthatwhenfacingchangeinourliveslikeanewschoolornewfriendsdon'tbeafraiD.InsteadusethischangetomakeabetterlifE.Thebookgivesanexampleofachangeatschool.A.schoolischangingfromhavingtwotermstothreetermsbecausetherearetoomanystudents.Severalteensaretalkingaboutthis.MostofthemareunhappyandworrieD.ButChrisisnot.HelaughsandtellsastoryabouttwomicetwolittlepeopleandsomecheesE.Thefourareinamaze不知如何是好lookingforthecheesE.HerecheesemeanssomethingimportantinlifelikemovingtoanewclassorgettingintocollegE.ButtheyfindthecheeseisgonE.Themicerealizethattheycan'tchangewhathashappenedandhavetofindmorecheesE.Thismeansfindingdifferentdreams.Thelittlepeoplehowevercan'tdothis.TheyareafraidofchangesotheyfindnocheesE.AfterChrisfinishesthestorythefriendsunderstandonething:togetmorecheesemoveinanewdirectionquickly.Hisfriendsunderstandhowthiscanbeusedinthechangesallteensfacesuchasdoingwellatschoolorhavinggoodrelationshipsorjustfeelinggoodaboutyourself.63.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss______?A.ChangewiththechangesB.ChangewhenyouliketodoC.NeverchangeinourlifeD.Payattentiontothechanges64.Theunderlinedwordfourparagraph3refersto______.A.ReadersB.StudentsC.CheeseD.Miceandlittlepeople65.Inourlivesweshouldlearnfrom_________.A.littlepeopleB.miceC.ChrisD.SpenceJohnson66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A.TheauthorisBritain.B.Therearethreetermsineveryschool.C.Thebooktellsteenshowtofacechangesintheirlives.D.Mostteensdon'tunderstandChris'story.
Sciencecan'texplainthepowerofpetsbutmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure血压andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattackreducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.Anyownerwilltellyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsomeananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wifE.A.2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress紧张levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners–whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic算术orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalonewithahusband/wifeaclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.ThosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedMostquicklytobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroompeoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorereleased放松aroundpetssaysAllenwhothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon’tjudgE.Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwestermMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandwereputonadiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56fatpeoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaveragepeoplelostabout11poundsor5%oftheirbodyweight.Theirdogsdidevenbetterlosinganaverageof12poundsmorethan15%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn’tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbutsayresearchersgotmoreexerciseoverall–mostlywiththeirdogs–andfounditworthdoing.29.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A.WhatpetsbringtotheirownersB.HowpetshelppeoplecalmdownC.people’sopinionsofkeepingpetsD.Pet’svalueinmedicalresearch30.Welearnfromthetextthatapersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellif____________A.hehasapetcompanion伙伴B.hehaslessstressofworkC.heoftendosementalarithmeticD.heistakencareofbyhisfamily31.AccordingtoAllenwhydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhenfacingstressfultasks?A.TheyhavelowerbloodpressurE.B.Theybecomemorepatient.C.Theyarelessnervous.D.Theyareinhigherspirits.32.TheresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthatA.peoplewithdogsdidmoreexerciseB.dogslostthesameweightaspeopledidC.dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledidD.peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpful
TheearthistheonlyplanetthatscientiststhinkhaslifE.Whydoestheearthhavelifewhiletheotherplanets行星don't?ForonethingtheearthisjusttherighttemperaturE.Asthe_third_planetfromthesuntheearthseemstobejusttherightdistanceaway.Theplanetswhichareclosertothesunarehotthattheirsurfacesbake烘烤inthesun.Thefarthestplanetsarecoldballs.Whentheearthdeveloped—whichscientistsbelievemayhavehappenedabout4billionyearsago—manygasescoveredtheearth.Thegasescausedtheearthtobehot.ButsomethingwonderfulhappeneD.Thetemperaturewasjustrightforthickcloudstoform.ItrainedveryhardforaverylongtimE.Thisgavetheearthitsoceans.Watermadeitpossibleforplantstogrow.TheplantscreatedoxygenintheatmospherE.OxygenisthegasthathumansandanimalsbreathE.Marshasthelargestvolcano火山inthesolarsystem.Itissixteenmileshigh.Thehighestvolcanoontheearthisfivemileshigh.Themostunexpected未预测到的sightonMarsisdriedupriverbeds.ScientistsbelievethatMarswasoncemuchbetterthanitisnow.DoesthismeantherecouldhavebeenlivingthingsonMars?Scientistsarenotsurebuttherehasbeennosignsofar.64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthattheearthhaslife?A.TheearthisjusttherighttemperaturE.B.ThevolcanosoneartharelowerthanthoseonMars.C.Thereisoxygenintheatmosphereoftheearth.D.Theearthseemstobejusttherightdistanceawayfromthesun.65.Theunderlinedphrasethethirdplanetinthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A.theSunB.theMoonC.theEarthD.theMars66.WhichofthefollowingabouttheMarsisNOTtrue?A.TherecouldhavebeenlivingthingsonMars.B.Marshasthelargestvolcanointhesolarsystem.C.ThereisalmostnooxygenintheaironMars.D.Marsissmallerthantheearthanditisquiteabitcooler.
首先请阅读以下书的信息介绍A.BritishLifebyAnneCollinsWhat’severydaylifeforpeopleinBritain?Whydotheytalkabouttheweathersomuch?Thisbookwilltellyoueverythingyouwanttoknowabouttheinterestingandtraditionalcountry.B.RomeoandJulietbyShakespeareA.sadstoryoftwolovers.Thetwoloversbegantheirsecretlovebuttheirfamiliesdidn’tknow.It’soneofthefamousplayswrittenbyShakespeareintheliteraturehistory.C.AngelsandDemonsbyDanBrownRobertLangdontheheroofDaVinciCodewhichisanotherhistorythrillertriedtosolvethemysteryofacentury-oldundergroundorganizationandsavetheVaticanfromatomb.Ifyouarenotbraveenoughdon’treaditaloneatnight.Thisistheancientmystery.D.HappyChristmasbyJohnEscottThisisabookbutlookslikeamagazine.Itismadeoutofdifferentsections.Youcanlearnaboutthehistoryandtraditionsofthewestern-styleholidaysandsomethingelselikethewayofmakingtraditionalfoodandgames.E.TheBeatlesbyPaulShiptonJohnPaulGeorgeandRingo:fouryoungmenfromEnglandwerethemostwell-knownandsomeofthebestmusiciansofthe1960s.TheyformedtheBeatlesandtheirmusicisstillpopulartoday.F.SilverBellsbyLuanneRiceA.sweetlovestoryhappeningonChristmas.ChrisByneafarmerwhosoldhisChristmastreesonthestreetsonNewYorkonedaymetCathyTierneyalibrarianwholostherhusbandonChristmasEvethreeyearsbefore.Soanewloveandanewhopestartedlastingalifetime.以下是购书者的信息请匹配购书者的信息与它们所对应的书本61.Christmasiscoming.Randywantstoknowallinformationaboutitsuchasthegamesthefoodthestoriesthemusicandthemovies.62.Amyhasmanyromanticdreams.ShealwaysbelievesshecanfindherMr.Rightlikethegirlsinthefairystories.Sosheiscrazyaboutthebookswithgoodendingsonly.Nowshebeginstoburyherselfinthebooklikethat.63.Vinceastheheadofhisownbandisabletoplayallkindsofmusicalinstruments.ButhedreamsofbecomingmusicianlikeJohnLennonafamoussingerfromarockband.Thereforehewantstosearchforabookonhim.64.Mysteryandadventurearealwaysboys’dreams.Alanoneoftheboysespeciallypreferstheancientonesbecausehealwaysregardshimselfasabigmanwithsuperpowerbutnotasmallboy.65.LinJieastudentstudyingEnglishinauniversitywillgotoEnglandtocontinuehisfurthereducation.Sohewantstofindmoreinformationaboutthecountryhewillstudyin.
AmongrichcountriespeopleintheUnitedStatesworkthelongesthours.TheyworkmuchlongerthaninEuropE.Thisdifferenceisquitesurprisingbecauseproductivity生产力perhourworkedisthesameintheUnitedStatesasitisinFranceSpainandGermanyanditisgrowingatasimilarspeeD.Inmostcountriesandatmosttimesinhistoryaspeoplehavebecomerichertheyhavechosentoworkless.InotherwordstheyhavedecidedtospendapartoftheirextraincomeonafullerpersonallifE.OverthelastfiftyyearsEuropeanshavecontinuedthispatternandhoursofworkhavefallensharply.ButnotintheUnitedStates.Wedonotfullyknowwhythisis.OnereasonmaybegreatlylowertaxesinAmericawhichincreasetherewardstowork.Anothermaybemoresatisfyingworkorlesssatisfyingpersonallives.LongerhoursdoofcourseincreasetheGDP国内生产总值.SotheUnitedStateshasproducedmoreperworkerthansayFrancE.TheUnitedStatesalsohasmoreofitspeopleatworkwhileinFrancemanymoremothersandolderworkershavedecidedtostayathomE.TheoverallresultisthatAmericanGDPperheadis40%higherthaninFranceeventhoughproductivityperhourworkedisthesamE.Itisnotclearwhichofthetwosituationsisbetter.Aswehaveseenworkhastobecomparedwithothervalueslikefamilylifewhichoftengetlostinitsinterest.Itistooearlytoexplainthedifferenttrends趋势inhappinessovertimeindifferentcountries.ButitisadisappointingideathatintheUnitedStateshappinesshasmadenoprogresssince1975whileithasriseninEuropE.Couldthishaveanythingtodowithtrendsinthework-lifebalance?29.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasmoreofitspeopleatwork?A.Spain.B.FrancE.C.Germany.D.AmericA.30.Whatmessagecanwegetfromthetext?A.TheGDPofEuropeishigherthanthatofAmericA.B.TwopossiblereasonsaregivenforworkinglongerhoursintheUS.C.Peopleallovertheworldchoosetoworklesswhentheyarericher.D.AmericansarehappierthanEuropeans.31.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AmericansandEuropeansB.StayingatHomeC.WorkandProductivityD.WorkandHappiness
HollywoodmoviesareregularlyfilledwithsexandviolencE.Theycanbeexcitingfilmsbutsometimesallyouwantisalittlelight-heartedentertainment.HaveyouheardofBollywood?AllsingingalldancingandunrealisticitistheperfectalternativetonormalHollywoodmovies.BollywoodistheIndianfilmindustrybasedinMumbaiformerlyknownasBombay.36YetBollywoodisthelargestproduceroffilmsintheworlD.ThisyeartheIndianFilmgareAwardsBollywood'sOscarsturn50yearsolD.ThetypicalBollywoodmovieusuallyhasthefollowingingredients:acupofromanceatea-spoonofcomedyadashofinternationalsight-seeingservedwithahugesliceofsinginganddancing.TherewillalsobeonebraveheroonebeautifulheroineandonebaddiE.37Bollywoodfilmsarefullofidealthingsandfreeofdailyworries.38Theactorschangeclothesandlocationswithinasinglesong.Buttheaudiencedon'tminD.ToIndianmovieloversespeciallythepoorsuchfilmsareagatewaytoheavenandthestarsaretheirgods.Thefilmstakethemtoamagicalworldawayfromtheireverydaytroubles.Thefilmstellthemtheimpossibleispossibleandthattrueloveconquersall.39BehindthebeautifulscenesBollywoodstillemphasizestraditionalfamilyvalues.Inmostfilmsiftwoloverswanttobreakanarrangedmarriagetheycan'tjustrunaway.Theymustwinovertheirparents.Bollywoodisadecentrefreshingreplacementforthoseover-stimulatingHollywoodfilms.40Theywilltakeyoutoabrightercheerierandmorecolorfulworldwhereit'sstillcooltodancearoundatreeandsingalovesong.A.BollywoodhasgraduallywonitsreputationontheworldstagE.B.Thereisneveranymentionofpoliticspovertyorwar.C.MostChineseschoolkidshaveprobablyneverseenanIndianfilm.D.Bollywoodfilmsaremostlycomicromanceswithlight-heartedincidentalmusiC.E.Bollywoodpaysgreatattentiontotraditionalvalues.F.Theresultisafun-filledmusical.G.Soifyou'retiredofallthatHollywoodactionscheckoutthefollowingBollywoodfilms.
TheTajMahal泰姬陵isconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture建筑.ItisatAgrainnorthernIndiA.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperor皇帝ShahJehanwhoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.ItisinmemoryofhisfavoritewifeArjumandBanuBagamknownasMumtazMahalwhodiedin1631.Thebuildingwhichwascompletedbetween1632and1638wasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitect建筑师UstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuildingwithgardensandgatewaystructureswascompletedin1643.TheTajMahalstandsatoneendofthegardentombwithmarble大理石path.Theroomissoftlylightedbythelightthatpassesthroughdoublescreensofcarvedmarblesethighinthewalls.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuilD.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuildingbutinblackinsteadofwhitetolieontheothersideoftheriver.ButbeforeitcouldbebuiltShahJehanwasimprisoned监禁byhissonandburiednexttohiswifeintheTajMahal.50.TheTajMahalwasbuiltfor____.A.MumtazB.ShahC.EitherMumtazorShahD.BothMumtazandShah51.WhydoyouthinkShahJehanwasburiednexttohiswife?A.Hisowntombhadn'tbeenbuilt.B.HehopedtobeburiedtherE.C.KingandQueenshouldbeburiedtogetherD.HelikedMumtazallhislifE.52.Thepassagemainlytellsus____.A.whytheTajMahalwasbuiltB.thelovestorybetweenShahandMumtazC.someinformationabouttheTajMahalD.theTajMahal—theprideofIndians
ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimated估计tohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguagemainlyintheUnitedStatesCanadaGreatBritainIrelandSouthAfricaAustraliaandNewZealanD.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareasthereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvarious各式各样的levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.InfactitisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohavegotanenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariousthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsenoughworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguagE.Besidesservingtheindefinite无限的needsofitsnativespeakersEnglishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinsciencetechnologyandotherfieldsarebeingproducedandnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorological气象的andairportcommunicationsinternationalmeetingsandthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.ItisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountriesespeciallyformerBritishcolonies殖民.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingual多语言的populationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernmentcommerceindustrylawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.EnglishasaWorldLanguageB.InternationalCommunicationsC.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglishD.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglish67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish.B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworlD.C.ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish.D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.68.AccordingtothepassagewhatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stimE.B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.69.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?A.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.B.Beingabletospeakseverallanguages.C.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.D.Beinganativespeaker.70.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?A.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.B.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.C.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.D.CountrieswhereinternationalconferencesarehelD.
‘StudentVoice’isastudent-runeducationconferencediscussingeducationinthe21stcentury.ThiseventaimstogathertheviewsandopinionsofstudentsnotonlyinVictoriaandAustraliabutaroundtheglobE.OnSunday29July2012studentswilldiscussaseriesofquestionsregardingtheroleofeducationinthe21stcentury.BytheendofthedaytheywillhopefullyhavecomprehensiveanswerstobesharedwithschoolsaroundthestateandmaybeeventheworlD.StudentsfromPreshillwouldliketoinviteagroupof5-10studentsfromyourschooltoparticipateinthisfreeforum讨论.TheeventisbeingheldonSunday29July2012from10am-2.30pmattheHawthornTownHall360BurwoodRdHawthorn.Theyareinvitingstudentswhoareenthusiasticonanyofourtopicsofdiscussiontopresentakeynotespeechontheday.Ifyoucan’tmakethedaytheywelcomeyourwrittenorrecordedthoughtsonourquestionswhichwillbeondisplayattheevent.Thetopicsfordiscussion:KeyQuestion:Whatistheideal21stcenturyeducation?1.Isitaschool’splacetoteachethicsvaluesmoralsconfidenceself-esteem?2.Whataretheeffectsofauniformnationalcurriculum课程?3.Howcanwemakeeducationmoreengaging?4.Shouldstudentsbecomparedandrankedagainsteachother?5.Whatistheplaceofsocialnetworkingandnewmediatechnologyineducation?6.Whatisthebestwaytodeterminestudentknowledge?VisittheirFacebookpageseebelowforupdatestocommunicatewithorganizersandotherparticipantsandtoindicateyourinterestinmakingakeynotespeech.TheStudentVoiceOrganizingCommitteeFacebookPageURL:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Student-Voice-The-Student-Education-Conference/101834233239391?sk=info1.WhatistheaimoftheStudentVoiceConference?A.Togatherstudents'ideasabouteducationandsharetheseideaswithschools.B.Todiscusstheideal21stcenturyeducationwithstudents.C.Toinvitesomestudentstoparticipateinafreeforumabouteducation.D.Tocreateachanceforstudentstocommunicatewitheachother.2.WhocanparticipateintheStudentVoiceconference?A.Anyoneworkingoneducation.B.StudentsonlyfromAustraliaandVictoriA.C.StudentswhoarefreeonSunday29July2012.D.Anystudentinterestedineducationinthe21stcentury.3.WhichofthefollowingtopicswillbediscussedinStudentVoiceconference?A.Howtocarryoutthebanondrunkdriving.B.ThedevelopmentofinternationaleconomicsC.Theeffectsofauniformnationalcurriculum.D.AdvantagesofshoppingonlinE.4.Howcanyoucommunicatewiththeorganizers?A.BytelephoneB.BywritinglettersC.ByvisitingtheirFacebookPageD.Byemail
BaliisatinyislandthattodayispartofIndonesiA.ItisaprettyislandthathasmanymountainsandapleasantclimatE.ThepeopleofBaliwerehappyandgayandhadapeacefullifE.Theywerenotallowedtofight.AtonetimetherehadbeenterriblewarsinBali.Thenthepeopledecideditwaswrongtofightorhavewars.Theymaderulestokeepapartthosewhowantedtofight.Baliwasdividedintosevensmallkingdoms.ThelandaroundeachkingdomwaskeptemptyandnoonelivedtherE.Sincethekingdomsdidnotsharethesamebordersthepeoplecouldnotfightoverthem.InBalievenchildrenwerenotallowedtofight.Iftwochildrenstartedafightoveratoysomeonewouldseparatethem.Whentwoboysarguedtheywouldagreenottospeaktoeachother.Sometimestheydidnottalktogetherformonths.Thisgavetheboysachancetoforgettheiranger.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.Theirpromisewaswrittendownandthewholevillageknewaboutit.Iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtooffergiftstotheirgods.41.WhatdoyouthinkisthebestcustominBali?A.Theyenjoyapeacefulwayoflifeandthinkitwrongtofightandhavewars.B.Thechildrenwerenotallowedtofight.C.ThechildrenwerenotallowedtoarguE.D.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.BaliisaprettymountainousislandthathasadelightfulclimatE.B.ItwassaidthattherehadbeenterriblewarsinBaliatonetimE.C.BaliwaspartofIndonesiadividedintosevensmallkingdoms.D.SomekingdomsinBalisharedthesameborders.43.Fromthispassagewelearnthat..A.Baliisaplacewherepeoplelivewithangerhatesandquarrels.B.peoplelivinginBaliliveapeacefulandhappylifeC.iftwochildrenfoughtinBalitheywouldneverspeaktoeachotherD.iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtomakeanapologytoeachother44.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A.TheHappyPeopleonBaliIslanD.B.BaliaBeautifulIslandC.TheGoodCustomonBaliIslanD.D.BaliIslandanAttractivePlacE.
LikemanyloversofbooksMaryandherhusbandRichardGoldmanseldomwalkedpastabookstorewithoutstoppingtolookinsidE.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday.WhenMarywashospitalizedwithhearttroublein1989theydecideditwastimetogetserious.RichardwhoworkedforabusinesscompanywaseagertoworkforhimselfandMaryneededtoslowdownfromherdemandingjoB.Theystartedbytalkingtobookstoreownersandresearchingtheindustry.Weknewithadtobeaspecialtystorebecausewecouldn’tmatchthebigchainsdollarfordollarsaysMary.Onefigurecaughtherattention:She’dreadsomewherethatroughly20percentofbookssoldweremysteries推理小说andmanybuyersspentmore$300ayearonbooks.SheandRichardwerethemselvesmysteryreaders.OnHalloween1992theyopenedtheMysteryLoversBookshopandCaféneartheirhomE.Withthreechildrenincollegethecouplecouldnotspendallthefamily’smoneytostartashop.Tocoverthe$100000costtheydrewsomeoftheirsavingsborrowedfromrelativesandfromanbank.Thestoremerelybrokeeveninitsfirstyearwithonly$120000insales.ButMarywasalwayscomingupwithnewwaystoattractcustomers.TheshophadacoffeebaranditofferedgiftstomysteryloversandserveddinnersforbookclubsthatmetinthestorE.Shealsoinviteddozensofwriterstodiscusstheirstories.TodayMysteryLoversmakessalesofabout$420000ayear.Afterpayingtaxesbusinesscostsandthesixpart-timesalesclerksRichardandMarytogetherearnabout$34000.Thejobyoulovemaynotgohandinhandwithamillion-dollarincomesaysRicharD.Thishasalwaysbeenaboutanenjoyablelifeforourselvesnotaboutmakingalotofmoney.【小题1】WhenMarywasinhospitalthecouplerealizedthat____.A.theyhadtoputtheirplanintopracticeB.healthwasmoreimportantthanwealthC.hearttroublewasaseriousillnessD.theybothneededtostopworking【小题2】AfterMarygotwellfromherillnesstheybegan_____.A.tostudyindustrialmanagementB.tobuyandreadmoremysterybooksC.todomarketresearchonbookbusinessD.toworkhardertosavemoneyforthebookstore【小题3】Howdidtheirbookstoredointhefirstyear?A.Theyhadtoborrowmoneytokeepitgoing.B.Theymadejustenoughtocoverallthecosts.C.Theysucceededinearningalotofmoney.D.TheyfailedthoughtheyworkedharD.【小题4】AccordingtoRichardthemainpurposeofrunningthebookstoreis_____.A.topayfortheirchildren’seducationB.togettoknowmorewritersC.tosetupmorebookstoresD.todowhattheyliketodo
Globalwarmingcouldmakehumansshorterwarnscientistswhoclaimtohavefoundevidencethatitcausedtheworld'sfirsthorsestoshrink收缩nearly50millionyearsago.InfactateamfromtheuniversitiesofFloridaandNebraskasaysithasfoundalinkbetweentheEarthheatingupandthesizeofmammals–horsesinthiscasE.Thescientistsusedfossilstofollowtheevolutionofhorsesfromtheirearliestappearance56millionyearsago.Astemperaturewentuptheirsizewentdownandviceversa反之亦然;AtonepointtheywereassmallasahousecatsaidDrJonathanBlochcurator博物馆长oftheFloridaMuseumofNaturalHistorywhichwasquotedbytheDailyMailassaying.Thescientistssaythatthecurrentwarmingcouldhavethesameeffectonmammalsandcouldevenmakehumanssmaller.Horsesstartedoutsmallaboutthesizeofasmalldog.What'ssurprisingisthataftertheyfirstappearedtheythenbecameevensmallerandthendramaticallyincreasedinsizeandthatexactlycorrespondstotheglobalwarmingeventfollowedbycoolingIthadbeenknownthatmammalsweresmallduringthattimeandthatitwaswarmbutwehadn'trealizedthattemperaturespecificallywasdrivingtheevolutionofbodysizeDrBlochsaidintheSciencejournal.【小题1】.Howdidscientistsfindoutthehorses’earliestappearancemillionsofyearsago?A.searchingthedataonthenetB.sortingthroughthepicturesofancienttimesC.usingfossilstofollowtheevolutionD.analyzingtherelatedimages【小题2】.Whatcanweinferformthepassage?A.AstemperatureswentuphorsesdramaticallyincreasedinsizeB.Thetemperaturehasnoeffectonmammals’evolutionC.Astemperatureswentuphorses’sizewentdownD.Inhistoryitusedtobewarmatearlytimesfollowedbyacertainperiodofsharplycoolingdown.【小题3】.Whichisthemostclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordsmostprobablymean_______.A.reacttoB.becontradictorytoC.beconsistentwithD.differfrom【小题4】.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.GlobalwarmingistodisappearB.ThetemperatureonearthistodecreaseC.GlobalwarmingmakeshumanshorterD.Mammalsaredyingout.
HOLIDAYHOMESINMALLORCAHolidayhousesinMallorcasailingandfishingport-quieteveninsummerseason.Beautifullysituatedhouseswithsightsofseaandmountainsyetneartoshopsandrestaurants.CarsandbicyclesforhirE.Sailingandsportsclubsnearby.ITALYINCOMFORTLuxurycoach-carriagetripsofItalyoutofnormalholidayseason.21daystovisitfiveItaliancitiesstartingfromLondon1stMay1stSeptember.ThetripsareguidedbyprofessorMartinDavis.HeadofItalianStudiesLondonUniversity.SeetheartsandcultureofhistoricItaly.KIBBUTZHOLIDAYSINISRAEL以色列Workingholidaysonakibbutzco-operativefarminIsrael.Allnationalitieswelcomeforonetothreemonthsifpreparedtoworkmorningwithkibbutzmembers.Accommodationfoodandtripstohistoricsightsallprovidedfree-youpayonlyforthespeciallow-costreturnflight.TWOWEEKSONA.CARIBBEANISLANDTwo-weekholidaysintheHotelSplendidonalovelybeachwithgoldensandsanddeep-blueseA.TennisgolfsailingandallwatersportstripsaroundtheislandarrangeD.NeartotownofCastrieswithlivelyeveningentertainment-dancing.1stNovember-31stMarch=￡720perperson1stApril-30thOctober=￡850perpersonJackandhiswifeMarywhohaverecentlyretiredwanttoseeplacesofculturalandhistoricinterestabroadbutMaryhatesflying.PeterandMariauniversitystudentswanttotravelasfaraspossibleonlittlemoneyandwouldliketogettoknowacountrybyworkingthereforthreemonthswithotheryoungpeoplE.Michaelayoungcomputerprogrammerhasbeenworkinghardandneedsaholidaytorelaxinwinter.Hewouldliketogosomewherewarmerandsunnywherehecanswimintheseaandheenjoyssportsanddancing.HerryandKatebothteachersandtheirtwosonshavetotaketheirholidayduringtheschoolsummerholidays.TheremustbeplentyfortheboystodoalthoughHarryandKatejustwanttohavebeautifulscenerygoodfoodandwine-andpeacE.66.Michaelwouldmostprobablygoto________forhisholiday.A.ItalyB.IsraelC.MallorcaD.aCaribbeanisland67.ThemostsuitableplaceforPeterandMariawouldbe________.A.anItaliancityB.akibbutzinIsraelC.aCaribbeanislandD.theportinMallorca68.ThebestholidayforJackandMarywouldbe________.A.the21-daycoachtripofItalyB.the2-weekstayintheHotelSplendidC.the14-daytriparoundaCaribbeanislandD.theworkingholidaysfor1-3monthsonakibbutzinIsrael69.HarryandKateandtheirsonswouldlike________.A.aholidayworkingonakibbutzinIsraelB.aholidayvisitingcitiesbycoachinItalyC.aholidayhouseinthefishingportinMallorcaD.aholidayhotelonalovelybeachonaCarribeanIsland70.Youcanfindthispassagemostprobablyin________.A.aschoollibraryB.atouristagencyC.thepostofficeD.themuseum
MostofusknowabouttheNobelPrizeespeciallytheNobelPeacePrizebutfewofusknowanythingaboutthemanwhosetthemup.HisnamewasAlfredNobel.Hewasagreatscientistandinventorhimself.Besideshehadabigbusiness.Hisbusinessmaysurpriseyou.Hemadeandsoldexplosives炸药.Hiscompaniesevenmadeandsoldweapons.Isn’tthissomethingthatsurprisesyou?ThemanwhomademoneyfromweaponsshouldsetupthePeacePrize?ThoughAlfredNobelhadalotofmoneyfromweaponshehatedwar.HehopedthattherewouldbenowarintheworlD.HewasoneoftherichestinEuropE.Whenhediedin1896heleftbehindhimalotofmoneyandhisfamouswill.Accordingtohiswillmostofhismoneywasplacedinafund基金.Hewantedtheinterest利润fromthefundtobeusedasprizeseveryyear.WeknowthemastheNobelPrizes.TheNobelPrizesareinternational.AlfredNobelwantedthewinnerstobechosenfortheirworknotthecountrytheycamefrom.AlfredNobelhadgivenhiswholelifetohisstudiesandworkandtothebenefitsofmankinD.Hemademoneyallbyhisowneffortsbuthelefttheworldsharehiswealth.Hisinventionsandwealthstaywiththeworldforever.61.AlfredNobeldidthefollowingEXCEPT______________A.choosingthewinnersofNobelPrizeB.makingandsellingweaponsC.settinguptheNobelPrizeD.makingandsellingexplosives62.NobelwantedtosetuptheNobelPeacePrizebecause_____.A.hemadeenoughmoneyB.hehatedwarC.hewantedtogetmoreinterestfromthefundD.helikedtoliveinapeacefulworld63.NobelPrizescomefrom_____.A.allNobel’smoneyinthefundB.allNobel’smoneyinhiscompanyC.alltheinterestfromthefundD.someoftheinterestinthefund64Nobelwasaan_____personintheworlD.A.interestingB.unselfishC.cold-heartedD.richest65.WhichstatementofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothepassage?A.Nobelsetuphiscompanytosellclothes.B.MostofNobel’smoneywasusedfortheworldWars.C.NobelPrizesareonlyforsomepeoplefromsomespecialcountries.D.NobelworkedhardinhislifeandsavedlotsofmoneyfortheworldtosharE.
TheInternetbringsusmanyadvantages.WiththeInternetpeoplecansendandreceiveemails.OntheInternetpeoplecanskimovernews.UsingtheTelnettheuseranywhereontheInternetcanlogintoanyothermachineonwhichhehasanaccount.ItispossibletousetheFTPprogramtocopyfilesfromonemachineontheInternettoanother.ButtheInternetalsobringsustroubles.Internetuseseemstocauseafallinpsychological心理的healthaccordingtoresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.EvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmoredepressionandlonelinessthanthosewhologgedonlessoftenthetwoyearstudyshoweD.Anditwasn'tthatpeoplewhowerealreadyfeelingbadspentmoretimeontheInternetbutthatusingtheactuallyseemedtocausethebadfeelings.ResearchersarepuzzledovertheresultswhichwerecompletelyoppositetowhattheyhadexpecteD.Theyexpectedthatthewouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevisionsincetheallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeusedforfamilyandfriendsmaybethereasonforthedropinhealthresearcherssaiD.Facelessbodilessvirtual虚拟的communicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversationsandtherelationshipsformedthroughitmaynotbesodeep.Anotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldthroughthemakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.But_it's_important_to_remember_this_is_not_about_the_technology;_it's_about_how_it_is_usedsaidoneoftheresearchers.Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactors因素whenyoudesignnewinventions.38.Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat________.A.theInternetcanbringpeoplemanyadvantagesB.theInternetusemaycausepsychologicalproblemsC.theInternetusersarenotsatisfiedwiththeirlivesD.weshouldn'tusetheInternet39.Whyaretheresearcherspuzzledovertheresults?A.Becausetheresultswerecompletelydifferentfromwhattheyhadthought.B.Becausetheprovedsociallyhealthierthantelevision.C.BecausetheInternetuserswereallhealthier.D.BecausetheInternetusersexperiencedlessdepressionandloneliness.40.WhatmaybethereasonswhytheInternetusecausesafallinpsychologicalhealth?A.Internetusereducestimeusedforfamilyandfriends.B.Virtualcommunicationislesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactuallconversations.C.Exposuretothewiderworldthroughthemakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.D.AlltheabovE.41.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.UsersanywhereontheInternetcanlogintoanyothermachinE.B.Thetwoyearstudyshowedthatusingtheseemedtocausethebadfeelings.C.PeoplewhoarealreadyfeelingbadspendmuchmoretimeontheInternet.D.RelationshipformedthroughtheInternetareusuallydeep.
PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations康乃馨.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.42.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheymakeandsellbreaD.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother'sDayandFather'sDay.43.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Ithasonlytwokindsofcolors.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother'sDayorFather'sDay.C.It'sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.
ThefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplacE.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublisheD.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant每日新闻.ItcameoutinMarch1702.In1690BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublishedthegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter波士顿新闻通讯thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.TodayasagroupEnglishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation发行量intheworlD.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun朝日新闻.Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.30.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____.A.59BCB.700’sC.1609D.162031.ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____.A.EnglandB.GermanyC.FranceD.Sweden32.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____.A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans33.Todaythereareabout_____dailynewspaperprintedintheUnitedStates.A.1621B.1704C.1760D.1800
ToprotectyouandyourfellowpassengerstheTransportationSecurityAdministrationTSAisrequiredbylawtoinspectallcheckedbaggagE.AspartofthisprocesssomebagsareopenedandinspecteD.Yourbagwasamongthoseselectedforinspection.DuringtheinspectionyourbaganditscontentsmayhavebeensearchedforitemsforbiddenbylawsuchasfireworksfuelsgunpowderetC.Atthecompletionoftheinspectionthecontentswerereturnedtoyourbagwhichwasresealed重新封口withaspeciallock.IftheTSAscreenerwasunabletoopenyourbagforinspectionbecauseitwaslockedthescreenermayhavebeenforcedtobreakthelocksonyourbag.TSAsincerelyregretshavingtodothisandhastakencaretoresealyourbaguponcompletionofinspection.HoweverTSAisnotliablefordamagetoyourlocksresultingfromthisnecessarysecurityprecaution.Forpackingtipsandothersuggestionsthatmayassistyouduringyournexttripvisit:Weappreciateyourunderstandingandcooperation.IfyouhavequestionscommentsorconcernspleasefeelfreetocontacttheTransportationSecurityAdministrationConsumerResponseCenter:Phone:toll-freeat866289-9673Email:*Section110boftheAviationandTransportationSecurityActof200149U.S.C.§44901c-e【小题1】Thisleaflet宣传单istryingto____________.A.introduceoneofthesecurityactsB.persuadepeopletocontactTSAC.informpeopleofbaggageinspectionD.warnagainstthedamageoflockingthebaggage【小题2】TheleafletismostprobablyprovidedbyTSAtothosewho____________.A.refusedtocheckintheirbaggageB.hadtheirbaggageselectedforinspectionC.keptsomedamageditemsintheirbaggageD.lefttheirbaggageunlocked【小题3】Whatisthemeaningofliableasitisusedinthetext?A.responsibleB.permittedbylawC.suitableD.prepared【小题4】Whichofthefollowingitemsisprobablyallowedinthecheckedbaggage?
ThekingsofancientEgyptbuiltstrongtombs坟墓tokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures.TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItislocatedonthewestbankofNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflifE.ThisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburiedonthewestbankoftheNilE.ThepeopleofMexicoalsobuiltpyramids.Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.ThepyramidsofMexicoarenotashighasthepyramidsofEgyptbuttheyarebig.Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairwaythatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisalmost2000yearsolD.Scientiststhinkittook10000menmorethantenyearstobuildit.Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.ThetempleisnolongertherebutpeoplestillcallitthePyramidoftheSun.NearitisanotherhugepyramidthePyramidoftheMoon.46.InancientEgyptpyramidswerebuilt.A.forvisitorstoseeB.forkingstoliveinC.asthekings’tombsD.forkingKhufu
Areyoucarryingtoomuchonyourbackatschool?I’msurelotsofchildrenofyouragewillsayYes.NotonlythestudentsinChinahavethisproblembutchildrenintheUnitedStatesalsohaveheavyschoolbags.Doctorsarestartingtoworrythatyoungerandyoungerstudentsarehavingbackandneckproblemsasaresultofschoolbagsbeingtooheavyforthem.It’shardformetogoupstairswithmybagbecauseit’ssoheavysaidRickHammondan11-year-oldstudentintheUS.Rickisamongstudentswhohavecommonschoolbagswithtwostraps带子tocarrythembutmanyotherstudentschooserollingbags.Butevenwithrollingbagsgettingupstairsandbusesisstillaproblemforchildren.Manyofthemhavehurttheirbacksandnecksbecauseoftheheavyschoolbags.Buthowmuchistoomuch?Doctorssaystudentsshouldcarrynomorethan10%to15%oftheirownbodyweight.ScottBautchabackdoctorsaidchildrenunderGrade4shouldstaywith10%.Butitisalsoimportantthatolderchildrendon’tstaywithover15%becausetheirbodiesarestillgrowing.ChildrenarelosingtheirbalanceandfallingdownwiththeirschoolbagshesaiD.Parentsandteachersarestartingtotellchildrentoonlytakehomelibrarybookstheywillbereadingthatnight.SometeachersareusingpiecesofpaperorthinworkbooksforstudentstotakehomE.Oneofthebestanswersisassomechildrensaidtohavenohomeworkatall!61.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.A.onlychildreninChinacarrytooheavyschoolbagsB.bothchildreninChinaandtheUScarrytooheavyschoolbagsC.childreninothercountriesdon’tcarrytooheavybagsD.onlychildrenintheUScarrytooheavyschoolbags62.Childrenfeelithardforthemtogoupstairsbecause________.A.theyaretooyoungB.theydon’tknowhowtogoupstairsC.theirschoolbagsaretooheavyD.theirparentsdon’talwaysgoupstairswiththemtogether63.Ifachildcarriesaheavyschoolbag.A.hisbackandneckwillbehurtB.hisheadandarmswillbehurtC.hishandswillbehurtD.hisfeetwillbehurt64.AccordingtothedoctorScottBautchifachildinGrade5weighsabout30kilostheschoolbaghecarriesshouldnotbeover________.A.5kilosB.3kilosC.5.5kilosD.4.5kilos65.Somestudentsthinkthebestanswertohisproblemsisthat.A.theyshouldhavealittlehomeworktodoaftertheygethomeB.theirteachershadbetternotaskthemtodoanyhomeworkC.theyshouldonlytakehomelibrarybookstheywillreadthatnightD.theyshouldusethinworkbooksinsteadofthickones
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