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ThehomecomputerindustryhasbeengrowingrapidlyintheUnitedStatesforthelasttenyears.Computersusedtobelargeexpensivemachinesthatwereverydifficulttouse.ButscientistsandtechnicianshavebeenmakingthemsmallerandcheaperwhileatthesametimetheyhavebeenmadeeasiertousE.Asaresulttheirpopularityhasbeenincreasingasmorepeoplehavebeenbuyingcomputersfortheirhomesandbusinesses.Computershavebeendesignedtostoreinformationandcomputeproblemsthataredifficultforhumanbeingstoworkout.Somehavevoicesthatspeakwiththeoperators.Storesusecomputerstokeeprecordsoftheirinventories库存货物andtosendbillstotheircustomers顾客.Officesusecomputerstocopylettersrecordbusinessandkeepintouchwithotheroffices.PeoplehavebeenusingcomputersintheirhomestokeeptrackofthemoneytheyspenD.Oneimportantnewuseforcomputersisforentertainment娱乐.Manynewgameshavebeendesignedtobeplayedonthecomputers.PeopleofallageshavebeenplayingthesegamesPeoplealsohavebeenbuyinghomecomputerstoplaycomputergameswatchmoviesandlistentoconcertsathomE.TheyhavebecomeverypopularindeeD.1.Computersusedto_____.A.workrapidlyB.belargeandexpensiveC.beeasytouseD.beusedforfun2.Inrecentyearscomputersarebeingmade______.A.largerandmoreexpensiveB.smallerandcheaperC.moredifficulttouseD.toworkmoreslowly3.Storesusecomputersmainlyto______.A.checkthelistofgoodsandmaterialsthatarekeptinthestorehouseB.playgamesforpleasureC.talkwiththeirfriendsD.writeletters4.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.A.NewUsesForComputersB.ThePopularityofHomeComputersC.TheHomeComputerIndustryD.ComputersATHome
ManythousandsofChinesearestudyingatschoolsintheUnitedStates.AndwriterLielLeibovitzsaysthestudentsarefollowinganexamplethatbeganintheeighteenseventies.Mr.LeibovitzandwriterMatthewMillerjoinedforcestotellthestoryofthestudentsintheirbookFortunateSons.ThebooksaysChinasentonehundredtwentyboysfrom1872to1875toAmericatolearnaboutdevelopmentsthatcouldhelpmodernizetheircountry.Mr.LeibovitzgottheideaforthebookabouttheboysafewyearsagowhenhewastravelingwithhiswifeinChinA.Mr.LeibovitzlearnedthatQinggovernmentsentawholedelegation代表团ofboystolearnthewaysoftheWest.ThegoalwasforthemtoreturntoChinaandhelptheircountry.ThebooksaystheboysreceivedtheirAmericantraininginMassachusettsNewYorkNewJerseyandConnecticut.Itmusthavebeenaverygoodeducation.Mr.LeibovitzsaysthefirstprimeministeroftheChineseRepubliccompletedthisprogram.Andsodidthefirstengineertobuildalarge-scalerailroadwithoutforeignhelp.ThesamewastrueofthefathersofChineseeducationdiplomacyandtheNavy.Thebook-writershadonlytoopensomeboxescontainingthewritingsofthesementolearnaboutthem.TheirnotebooksjournalslettersandpostcardswereinEnglish.Mr.Leibovitzsaidhewasluckytohavesomuchinformationfromeventsthattookplacelongago.ThestudentsreturnedtoChinaafteraboutnineyears.TheynolongerspokeMandarin国语wellenoughtoanswerquestions.Policewelcomedthemhomebyputtingtheminjail.Theyoungmenwerereleasedafteraboutaweek.Buttheyweregivenlow-leveljobs.MrLeibovitzsaysittookabouttenyearsforthemtorisetohigherpositions.HesaidtheirstorycontinuestodaywithlargenumbersofChinesestudyingintheUnitedStates.25.HowmanyexchangechildrendidQinggovernmentsendtoAmerica?A.1872.B.1875.C.120.D.210.26.TheQinggovernmentsendtheboystoAmericabecauseit.A.wantedthemtohelptheircountryB.lostthewarC.expectedthemtodestroythecultureoftheWestD.wantedtheWesterntohelptheboys27.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ManythousandsofChinesearestudyingatschoolsinAmerica.B.SomeoftheboysreceivedtheirAmericantraininginCalifornia.C.Policewelcomedtheboyshomebyputtingtheminjail.D.OneoftheboysbecamethefatherofChineseeducation.
AmericanfilmmakersareactivelytemptingChinesemoviefanstothecinemawithmoreChineseplotsandcharacters.ThemotionpictureKungFuPanda3isaprimeexampleofHollywoodtryingtoattractmoreChinesemovieticketbuyers.TheAmericanmotionpicturecommunityhasdevelopedstrategiestoplayalargerroleinfilm-makinganddistributioninChinA.PaulDergarabedianaseniormediaanalystsaidAlotofstudiosintheentertainmentbusinessaretryingtoalign使结盟themselveswithChinA.Everyone’stryingtoscramble争夺andtryingtofigureouthowbesttopartnerwithChinabecauseit’ssoimportantasamoviemarket.Thepremieredate首映日forKungFuPanda3wascarefullyselectedtogetmorepeopletothecinemas.TheopeningdatecoincidedwiththeChineseNewYear.SothisAmericanmovieearnedmorethan$100millioninticketsalesthatdayinChinA.FamiliarplotlinesandcharactersareanotherreasonforKungFuPanda3’ssuccessinChinA.ThecastincludesthevoicesofinternationallyknownmoviestarslikeDustinHoffmanandJackieChan.AmericanfilmcompaniesaremakingmovieviewingmoreconvenientfortheChinesepubliC.DreamworksisthefilmcompanythatproducedKungFuPanda3.DreamworksproducedtwoversionsofthefilmfordomesticChineseaudiences.InAmericatheatersshowedthefilminbothMandarinandEnglish.KungFuPanda3wentaroundabitofChinesetraditionduringthenewyear.Thefilmwasallowedtoshowduringtheholiday.MostforeignfilmsarenotallowedtoshowinChinaduringthenewyearcelebration.Thefilmreceivedscreentimebecauseitwasco-producedinChinabyDreamwork’sChinesepartnerShanghai’sOrientalDreamworks.21.HowdoAmericanfilmmakersmakeChinesefansintothecinemas?A.BydecoratingthecinemasB.ByusingChinesepandasC.ByaddingChineseelementsD.Byreducingtheticketprices.22.ItcanbeinferredfromtheopeningdateofKungFuPanda3inChinathat_____.A.KungFuPanda3iswellreceivedinChinaB.theChineseNewYearneedssuchanAmericanfilmC.thefilmisusedforcelebrationoftheChineseNewYearD.thefilmmakersexpecttotakeadvantageoftheholiday23.KungFuPanda3receivedscreentimeinChinabecause______.A.TVstationslikethisfilmB.itsellsverywellinChinaC.ChinesefansliketowatchitonTVD.it’sco-producedbyaChinesepartner
TheManBookerPrizeTheManBookerPrizeforFictionisawardedeveryyearforanovelwrittenbyawriterfromtheCommonwealthortheRepublicofIrelandanditaimstorepresenttheverybestincontemporaryfiction.TheprizewasoriginallycalledtheBooker-McConnellPrizewhichwasthenameofthecompanythatsponsoreditthoughitwasbetter-knownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.In2002theManGroupbecamethesponsorandtheychosethenewnamekeeping‘Booker’.PublisherscansubmitbooksforconsiderationfortheprizebutthejudgescanalsoaskforbookstobesubmittedtheythinkshouldbeincludeD.FirstlytheAdvisoryCommitteegiveadviceiftherehavebeenanychangestotherulesfortheprizeandselectsthepeoplewhowilljudgethebooks.ThejudgingpanelchangeseveryyearandusuallyapersonisonlyajudgeoncE.Greateffortsaremadetoensurethatthejudgingpanelisbalancedintermsofgenderandprofessionswithintheindustrysothatawriteracriticaneditorandanacademicarechosenalongwithawell-knownpersonfromwidersociety.Howeverwhenthepanelofjudgeshasbeenfinalizedtheyarelefttomaketheirowndecisionswithoutanyfurtherinvolvementorinterferencefromtheprizesponsor.TheManBookerjudgesincludecriticswritersandacademicstomaintaintheconsistentqualityoftheprizeanditsinfluenceissuchthatthewinnerwillalmostcertainlyseethesalesincreaseconsiderablyinadditiontothe£50000thatcomeswiththeprizE.4.WhentheManGroupbecamethesponsorthey.A.wereforcedtokeepthename'Booker'.B.decidedtoincludethename'Booker'.C.decidedtokeepthename'Booker-McConnell'.D.decidedtouseonlythename'Booker'.5.Whoadvisesonchangestotherules?A.ThesponsorsB.ThejudgingpanelC.theAdvisoryCommitteeD.Publishers6.Thejudgingpanel.A.doesn'tincludewomen.B.includesonlywomen.C.isonlychosenfromrepresentativesoftheindustry.D.includessomeonefromoutsidetheindustry.7.Theconsistentqualityoftheprize.A.isguaranteedbytheprizemoney.B.isguaranteedbythegenderofthejudges.C.isguaranteedbythemake-upofthepanelofjudges.D.isguaranteedbytheincreaseinsalesofthewinner.
LoveitorhateitthereisnoescapefromInternetslang俚语.ThisisespeciallytrueamongyoungpeopleinsomeEnglish-speakingcountriessuchasAustraliatheUKandtheUS.Thesedaysiftheyhaven’tcaughtupwiththelatestpopularInternetslangchancesarethattheyoftenfeelbehindthetimes.TakethesepostsbyTheWashingtonPostforexample:DavidBowiedyingistotestradgeandWhenCookiehuggedJamalitmademetotesemosh.Whatonearthdothesemean?Welltotesisashortformoftheadverbtotally.Likewisetradgemeanstragicandemoshmeansemotional.Itseemsthatformillennialsthosebornbetweentheearly1980sandlate1990stypinginthisabbreviatedformisnotonlytime-savingbutalsoin.Manymillennialslangwordsareformedbywhatlinguists语言学家callthepracticeoftotesing—thesystematicabbreviationofwordsaccordingtoarecentarticleinTheWashingtonPost.SomepeoplethinkthatmillennialslangaffectstheEnglishlanguagenegatively.HoweverMelbourneUniversitylinguistRoseyBillingtondoesn’tagreE.Whenyouareabletouselanguageinacreativewayyoushowyouarelinguisticallyknowledgeablebecauseyouknowthelanguageruleswellenoughtousewordsinadifferentway.BillingtontoldNews.com.au.HerviewissupportedbytwolinguistsLaurenSpradlinandTaylorJonesfromtheCityUniversityofNewYorkandtheUniversityofPennsylvaniarespectively.Thetwobelievethattotes-speakisahighly-organizedsystemthatcanonlybeusedbyspeakerswhohavemasteredEnglishpronunciation.Theabilitytobreakapartsyllables音节andmixdifferentsoundstogetheriskey.Totesingisaboutsoundsanditfollowsthesometimes-complexsoundsystemofEnglishJonestoldTheWashingtonPost.Totesingisconsideredrandombysomepeoplebutit’snottruE.Insteadithasstrictrulestofollow.YouneedtobeveryfluentintheEnglishlanguagetobeabletounderstandtotes-speak.25.Howdoestheauthorexplainthemeaningoftotesing?A.Withcomparisons.B.Throughexamples.C.Bylistingfacts.D.Byanalyzingcausesandeffects.26.WhatisLaurenSpradlin’sattitudetowardthepracticeoftotesing?A.WorrieD.B.Indifferent漠不关心的.C.PositivE.D.Doubtful.27.Theunderlinedwordrandominthelastparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.complexB.organizedC.irregularD.meaningless28.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Thereasonswhytotesingispopularamongtheyoung.B.Thewaysthattheyounguseintotesing.C.Thepopularityoftotesingandlinguists’attitudetoit.D.Thedefinition定义andpracticeoftotesing.
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InKenyablindstudentsandthosewithpooreyesightwerestillusingBraille布莱叶盲文booksfortheirstudiesuntilrecently.ButKenyanschoolsfortheblindarenowbeginningtousetechnologythatprovidesmaterialinanaudible听得见的form.Thishasexpandedpossibilitiesforthestudentsandtaughtthemnewwaystointeractwithtechnology.Seventeen-year-oldLucasMwanziaisvisuallyimpaireD.ForthepasttwoyearshehasbeenattendingcomputerclassesattheThikaSchoolfortheBlinD.LucasMwanziaisineighthgradE.Hestartedschoolatalateragebecauseofhispooreyesight.ButusingthenewtechnologyhecansearchtheInternetforbiologyclass.HesaysthetechnologyhasopeneddoorsthatoncewerecloseD.HesaysthatBraillebooksarecostlyandyouhavetospendalotofmoneytobuyonE.Withcomputershesaysthebooksareavailableatlittleornocost.Sowedownloadthebookstoreadandwhenaredonewejustclosetheprogramhesays.ZacharyMuasyawasbornblinD.Heisnowoneoftheschool’steachers.Hehasbeenteachingthestudentshowtousethetechnologyforabouttwoyearsnow.Hesaysthetechnologyopensuppossibilitiesthatcanleveltheplayingfieldforhisstudents.AssistivetechnologyequipsthelearnerswithmanyskillsthatreallymakethemindependentinlifesaysMuasyA.Theycanreadmaterialslikebooksmagazinesnewspapersbythemselves.Andapartfromthat–assistive辅助的technologyequipsthemwithemployableskills.Anon-governmentalorganizationcalledInAblehasprovidedtheassistivetechnologytotheschoolatnocost.PeterOkeyotheprogrammanageratInAblesaysblindstudentsusingthetechnologymaystillfacedifficultieswhentheymovetohighereducation.HesaysstudentswhohaveusedthetechnologyupthroughhighschoolmightnothaveitattheuniversitytheyattenD.ThosestudentsmighthavedifficultiesiftheyhavetogobacktoBrailleheadds.FouroutofKenya’s11schoolsfortheblindareusingthetechnology.Inablesaysitwillprovidethefinancingfortheremainingschoolstojointheeffort.28.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.thesituationoftheblindchildreninKenyaB.theteachesworkingfortheblindchildreninKenyaC.thenewtoolsprovidedfortheblindchildreninKenyaD.thegreatinventionmadefortheblindchildrenworldwide29.Someexampleofstudentsareusedinthepassageto_____A.emphasizethebadsituationB.highlighttheassistivetechnologyC.showthestudents’hardworkD.indicatethedrawbacksofBraille30.Theunderlinedphraseleveltheplayingfieldinthe5thparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.tobringmorefairchancesB.toopenmoresportsfieldsC.toraisetheirlivingstandardsD.toimprovetheirlearninglevels31.Itcanbeinferredthattheassistivetechnologywill_____.A.spreadwidelyinAfricancountriesB.benefittheblindstudentsinjobhuntingC.solveallthereadingproblemsfortheblindD.helpthoseblindstudentsgotobetteruniversities
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Ifyouhaven’theardoftheexpressionyoumusthavebeenlivingunderarockforthepastyearbecausetheworldisbigandIoweitavisitwasallovertheInternetlastyear.Thisexpressionwaschosenasoneof2015’spopularcyberphrasesinChinA.WhenayearcomestoanendmanyinstitutionsincludingtheNationalLanguageResourcesMonitoringandResearchCenterPeople’sDailyOnlineandCCTVputtogethertheirlistsoftheInternet’smostusedwordsandphrases.Mostoftheselectedwordsandphrasesmayseemfunnyandplayfulbuttheycanshowlifestylechanges.ThetermduoshoudangmeaningshoppingaddictsisagoodexamplE.Thepastyearsawrecord-highonlineshoppingsalesinChinatheworld’slargeste-commercemarket.InfactaccordingtoXinhuae-commerce电子商务isanewengineforChina’seconomicdevelopment.MeanwhilealthoughphraseslikexiasibaobaolemeaningyouscaredthepantsoffmemaybeafunexpressiontheyreflectthedesireforattentionnowthatsocialnetworkingsitesandappssuchasweiboandWeChathavebecomepartofpeople’slives.Peoplenowhaveaneedtoexpressemotioninbite-size140-characterbitswroteTheNewYorkTimes.HereTeenshaspickedsomephrasesfromlastyear’spopularcyberwordslists.Didyouusethemoften?TheworldisbigandIoweitavisit.SeeingmoreoftheworldhasbecomeahottopicforChinesepeopleinrecentyears.ButneverbeforehadsomeoneuseditasanexcusetoquitajobuntilGuShaoqiangdiD.The35-year-oldmiddleschoolteacherinHenanprovincestruckachordwith产生共鸣thenationbypostingher10-wordresignationletter:TheworldisbigandIoweitavisit.Theletter’ssimplicityhonestyandbraveryarewhatmadeitoneof2015’stopcatchphraseswroteZhangShixuanacommentatorforPeople’sDaily.Aprettyfacecanfeedyouyetyouchoosetomakealivingoffyourtalent.ComedianJiaLingiswellknownforherfunnyperformancesaswellasherplumpfigurE.Soitcameasagreatsurprisewhenaphotoofhersurfacedonlineshowinghowslimandprettyshewasinheryoungeryears.InresponsetruetoherhumorousnatureJiawrotethisonSinaWeibo:MystoryshowsthatIcouldtotallyhavelivedonmyprettyfaceyetIchosetorelyonmytalent.Sincethenthewordshavebecomepopularwhendescribinggood-lookingpeoplewhoarestillhardworking.Otherpopularcyberwordsincludeit’syourcharmthatmattersimportantthingsshouldbestressedthreetimesmakers创客memedaaphrasetoshowcutenessandaffectionandxiaoxianroureferringtoyoungandprettymen.8.Whichisthemostpopularnetworkbuzzwordof2015?A.Itscaredmetodeath.B.It’syourcharmthatmatters.C.Importantthingsshouldbestressedthreetimes.D.ItisnotmentionedinthepassagE.9.Theunderlinedphraselivingunderarockisclosestinmeaningto____________.A.livingfarfromsatisfactionB.livingoutyourfantasyC.livinguptoothers’expectationD.livingunexposedtotheworld10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GuShaoqiangresignedbecauseoffinancialandmentalpressurE.B.IfyouthinkJialingisfatandhumorousyoumaygetthewrongendofthestick.C.Newwordsareareflectionofchangingtechnologypoliticsmoralsandworldviews.D.HotonlinewordsbasicallybringmoreharmthangoodtoChineseculturE.
Doyouwanttomakeadifferenceinyourcommunity?TheVerizonAppChallengecangetyoustarteD.Thefirststepistothinkofaprobleminyourcommunity.Thenextstepistocreateanappthatcansolvetheproblem.Groupoffivetosevenstudentsinmiddleschoolorhighschoolledbyateachercanenterthecontest.Firstteamswillcompeteonalocallevel.Teamsthatmakeittothenextroundreceive$5000fortheirschools.FinalistspresenttheirappideastojudgesinalivewebconferencE.Nextthejudgespicknationalwinners.Thetopeightteamsreceiveanadditional$15000fortheirschoolsandeachteammemberreceivesaSamsungtablet.PlusthewinningteamsgetthechancetobringtheirapptolifE.A.groupofsixgirlsfromLosFrenosTexaswonthesecondannualVerizonAppChallengE.TheycameupwiththeHelloNaviappconceptshortforhellonavigation.Theappwasdesignedtohelpvisuallyimpaired受损的studentsnavigate导航theirschool.Doyouhaveanappideathatcouldhelpsolvealocalissue?Thedeadlinetoregister登记isNovember24.Findmoreinformationandregisteryourteamatverizonfoundation.org/appchallengE.HerearesometipsfromtheVerizonFoundationtogetyoustarted:Getyourteamtogetherforabrainstormingmeeting.WriteoutalltheideasthatcometominD.Don’tignorechallenges.Accepttheideathatyoucansolveaproblemthatexistsinyourcommunity.AskfamilyfriendsandpeopleinyourcommunitytosharetheirthoughtsaboutproblemsthattheywanttoseesolveD.38.IfyouwanttotakepartintheVerizonAppChallengeyoumust_______.A.designaproblem-solvingappB.bringtheappyoucreatedtolifeC.worktogetherwithsevenclassmatesD.presentconvincingviewsonalocalissue39.Howmuchwillthewinningteamearninallfortheirschools?A.$5000B.$15000C.$20000D.$12000040.Whatcanwelearnaboutthehellonavigation?A.ItwasfirstmadepublicinTexas.B.ItwonthesecondprizeinthelastVerizonAppChallengE.C.Itmainlybenefitedthosewithpoorsenseofdirection.D.Itaimedtohelpthosewithpooreyesight.41.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Topromoteaproblem-solvingapp.B.Tocallonmorestudentstoenterthecontest.C.Tosharesomeefficientwaysofsolvingproblems.D.Tointroducehowtocontributetoyourcommunity.
Manyoftheworld’scountrieshavereachedorareapproachingzeropopulationgrowthZPG.Nearlyallsuchlandsareeconomicallywelldeveloped.TheyincludemuchofEuropeincludingRussiatheUnitedStatesCanadaJapan.andAustraliA.AstherateofnaturalincreaseRNIdeclines下降twothingshappen.Firstthepopulationbeginstodeclineifthelossisnotbalancedbyimmigration移民.Secondacountry’spopulationagesbecausetherearefewerbirths.IsachievingZPGgoodorbad?Whathappenswhenacountry’spopulationbeginstodrop?Manypeopleafterallbelievethatpopulationdeclineisagoodthing.Butisitgoodforeveryone?Doeseveryoneagree?Anagingpopulationcancreatemanyproblems.Seniorcitizensrequiremorehealthcareandmedicalattention.Ratherthanpayingintoretirementprogramstheybegintodrawfromtheirpensions退休金.IntheUStheSocialSecurityprogramaccordingtomanyexpertswillbeusedupby2018.Itwillpayoutmoremoneythanittakesin.Additionallyagreatnumberofjobsgobegginginsearchofpeoplewillingorentrylevelpositionsthatpaylowwages.Withanabilitytodothemmanyofthesejobsareagingpopulationwhowillfillthem?Attheotherextremesomepositionsrequirealargenumberoftrainingandhighlyspecializedskills.Whowillfillthesepositionsasretireesleavetheworkforce?Theanswertotheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationissimple:increasedmigration移居.Todaymanypeopleparticularlythosefromlessdevelopedcountriesaremigratinginsearchofemployment.Manyarewillingtotakejobsthatcannotorwillnotbefilledbythedomestic国内的population.OthersarewelleducatedandhighlyskilleD.Bothgroupscontributetoacountry’seconomyprogressinmanyways.Furthertheyaddtotherichnessofacountry’sculturE.Ofgreatestimportanceperhapsisthefactthattheyhavebecomeabsolutely完全地necessarytotheeconomyofmanylands.Asyoucanseeformanycountriesandformostimmigrantsmigrationisawin—winsituation.29.Inthewriter’sviewwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.NoteveryoneagreesthatachievingZPGisabsolutelygoodB.AchievingZPGiseverycountry’saim目标inspiteofitssideeffectsC.AchievingZPGisbadforseniorcitizensD.AchievingZPGisgoodforemployment30.Accordingtothepassagethebestwaytosolvetheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationis.A.toimprovethehealthcaresystemB.toincreaseRNIC.toincreaseemploymentD.toincreasemigration31.Themainideaofthelastparagraphis.A.theadvantagesofincreasedmigrationB.theproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationC.howtoincreasemigrationD.somewaystoenrichacountry’sculture
ManyWesternpeoplearenotusedtosittingontheflooranymorE.InJapanhoweversittinguprightontheflooriscommonindifferentsituations.Forexamplemealsaretraditionallyhadwhenpeoplesitonthetatami榻榻米flooraroundalowtablE.Alsoduringtheteaceremonyandothertraditionaleventsonesitsonthefloor.Theformalwayofsittingforbothmenandwomeniskneelingupright.PeoplewhoarenotusedtosittinginthisstylemayfeeluncomfortableafterafewminutesandtheirlegsmaygonumB.HoweverforeignersarenotusuallyexpectedtobeabletositinthisstyleforalongtimeandanincreasingnumberofJapanesepeoplethemselvesaren’tabletodosoowingtoamorewesternizedlifestylE.Inothersituationsmenusuallysitcross-leggedwhilewomensitontheirkneeslayingbothlegstoonesidE.TheformersittingstyleisconsideredwhollymalewhilethelatterisconsideredcompletelyfemalE.ThemostimportantguestsitsonthehonoredseatwhichissetfarthestfromtheentrancE.Ifthereisatokonoma壁龛intheroomtheguestshouldbeseatedinfrontofit.ThehostortheleastimportantpersonissupposedtositnexttotheentrancE.OfcoursethereareotherthingstobeconsideredineachparticularcasE.32.WhichofthefollowingsituationsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.WhentraditionaleventsarehelD.B.WhenateaceremonyishelD.C.Whenmenandwomenmeet.D.WhenmealsaretraditionallyhaD.33.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.moreandmoreJapanesesitintheformalwayB.foreignersshouldalwayssitintheformalstyleinaJapanesehomeC.menandwomeninJapansitinthesameinformalwayD.menshouldn’tsitontheirkneeslayingbothlegstooneside34.WhensomeguestsareinaJapanesehome_______shouldsitnearesttotheentrancE.A.themostimportantguestB.boththehostandthehostessC.thehostortheleastimportantpersonD.thehosthimself35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowforeignersshouldsitinJapanesehomes.B.HowandwheretositinJapanesehomes.C.HowforeignersshouldbehaveinJapanesehomes.D.WheretositinJapanesehomes.
ChinaDaily---LastweektheBeijingmunicipalgovernmentreleasedalistof192areasinthecapitalwherespringbloomsincludingpeachmagnoliaapricotandwinterjasminecanbeenjoyedfromMarchtoMay.Therecommendedspotscoveranareaof22squarekilometers.Apartfromadmiringbloomsfolkloreperformancesbotanyexhibitionsandotheractivitieswillbeputon.20travelroutesfortouristslookingtoappreciatefloralbeautyinthecountrysideareissuedinHubeitoo.SouthKoreandramaDescendantsoftheSun太阳的后裔hascollectedmorethan200millionviewsoniQiyitheChinesestreamingwebsitesaidTuesday.DescendantsoftheSunthefirstKoreanshowtopremieresimultaneouslyinSouthKoreaandChina中韩同步首播isalovestorybetweenanArmycaptainSongJoong-kiandadoctorSongHye-kyowhofindthemselvesinafictionalwar-torncountrycalledUrukwherebothtrytosavelives.TheshowhasbecomethetalkofthetowneverywherE.SomeshowsevenhadlivephoneconversationswithviewerstodiscussitspopularityaChineseentertainmentofficialsaiD.ToputthingsintoperspectiveafifthofSouthKorea'spopulationis10millionpeoplE.JustalittleoverthatnumbertunedintowatchDescendantsoftheSun.Enthusiasticcustomerssnappedup抢光thefirstbatchofticketsinjustfiveminutesonMondayfortheopeningdayoftheShanghaiDisneylandparkonJune16temporarilycrashingtheofficialwebsitE.Withinhalfanhourclicksonthewebsitewww.shanghaidisneyresort.comreachedmorethan5million.Themassivevolumeresultedinourticketingsystemtemporarilymalfunctioning.25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtotheinformationabove?A.Touristscanenjoyflowersin192areas.B.Thespotscoveranareaof22squarekilometers.C.DuringthespringbloomsvisitorsareonlyallowedtoadmireflowersD.HubeiGovernmentalsoissuedsometravelroutesforvisitors26.WecaninferfromtheinformationaboutdramaDescendantsoftheSunA.ItisthefirstKoreanshowbroadcastinChinA.B.ItismorepopularinKoreathaninChinA.C.Itisaromanticstorybetweenacaptainandadoctorr.D.Koreahasapopulationof10millionpeople27.Whattopicdothethreepiecesofinformationbelongto?A.SocietyB.AstronomyC.EconomyD.Entertainment
Ifyouliveinabigcitytherearemanythingstodriveyoucrazyonyourdailyrouteandit’snotjustovercrowdedsubwaytrains.VickyZhaoisamainlanderworkinginHongKong.Forheronethingshecan’tputupwithispeoplestandingonthewrongsideoftheescalator自动扶梯insubwaystations.EscalatorshelpusmovefasterandsavetimE.Itisn’taplacetorestthe24-year-oldsays.Ioftenseetouristsblockthewaywiththeirsuitcasesorchattingontheescalatorsduringrushhours.ItannoysmetonoenD.AdmittingsheisnotthepatienttypeZhaosaysthingsaremuchbetterinHongKongthanincitiesonthemainlandwherestandrightwalkleftsignsareoftenignoreD.Thelogicbehindthestandrightwalkleftescalatoretiquette礼仪seemsobvious.Eventhoughyoumaywanttocatchyourbreathwhileyou’retransportedupordownyoushouldstillconsiderothersandleaveenoughspaceforpeopleinahurrysothattheycanrunandcatchthetrain.Manycities’escalatorsincludingLondon’sandBeijing’susethestandrightwalkleftsystemtospeeduptheflowofpeoplE.AustraliaisanexceptionandyoushouldstandontheleftsideinsteaD.Butsomecitiesdiscouragepeoplefrommovingonescalatorsoutofsafetyreasons.InHongKong’ssubwaystationsthereareregularannouncementsaskingpeopletostandstillonescalators.Evensomostpeopleinthisfast-pacedcityobservethestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.Butthepeoplewhostandonescalatorsdefendthemselvesbytellingthewalkersnottobesoimpatient.TheBBCquotesonestanderassayingIfthepersonisinsucharushwhynotjusttakethestairs?Evenwhentheescalatorispackedandthere’snowheretomoveIseethesesamepeoplecomplainingaboutnotbeingabletopass.Whatevertheescalatoretiquetteisintheplaceyouliveorvisitdowhatmostpeoplearedoingandalwaysbemindfulofothers:leaveenoughspacebetweeneachotherdon’tstayattheendoftheescalatorandifsomeoneisblockingyourwayasimpleexcusemeisenough.33.InthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedwordItrefers__________.A.theauthor’slivinginthebigcityofHongKongB.beingcrowdedonthesubwaytrainsmrushhoursC.people’sblockingthewayorchatontheescalatorsD.people’sstandingontherightsideresting34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraph?A.NoteveryonefollowsthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.B.TheBBCisagainstthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.C.PeopleshouldbepatientandtakethestairsifpossiblE.D.Peopleshouldn’tcomplainaboutthecrowdedescalators.35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthewriter’sopinion?A.PeopleshouldstandrightnomatterwheretheyarE.B.PeopleshoulddoastheRomansdoandconsiderothers.C.Peopleshoulddoastheylikeontheescalators.D.PeoplE.shouldbeseriouslycritisizedwhentheyblocktheway.
Adultcoloringbookshavebeenincirculationforafewyearsnowandactuallythefirstadultcoloringbookwaspublishedin1960howeverduringthepastyearthey’vereallytakentheworldbystorm.Manyadultscanbenefitandenjoythesepopularcoloringbooksparticularlytoday’sbusyparents.Herearesomefunandcalmingreasonsyoumightwanttopurchaseoneortwoofyourown.Asparentswetendtogetcaughtupinthedailyroutineofgettingourfamilieshurriedlyoutthedoorforschoolandworkeachday—onlytofallintobedexhaustedandthengetupanddoitalloveragainthenextday.Wemaynothavemuchtimetodevotetoahobbybutifyougrabyourselfanadultcoloringbookyoucangetyourcreativejuicesflowinginamatterofminutes.Parentingiswonderfulbutit'salsofullofdailystressthatnaturallygoalongwiththejoB.Whetheritbeattheendofabusydayoryouhaveafewfreeminuteswhilethebabynapspickingupaboxoffreshlysharpenedcoloredpencilsandyourfavoritecoloringbookcantakeyourmindoffyourtodolistandtransportyoutoawholeotherworld—onewhereyoucanbefreetojustenjoytherainbowandsimplyembracealittleunwindingtimE.Whetheryouchoosetodelightincoloredpencilsoranold-fashionedboxofcrayonsallyou’llneedtograbiseitheroneandyourfavoritecoloringbook.Soifyou’reinthecarwhileyourson’sfinishingupsoccerpracticeorinthereceptionareawaitingtohaveyourteethcleanedyourcoloringsuppliesareabreezetotakealongandhelpyoupassthetimeinacolorfulway.Anotherbenefittotakingupcoloringisthatitcanalsobecomeafamilyaffair.Sittingtogetherwithyourkidsandcoloringisagreatwaytospendsomequalitytimetogetherregardlessofwhetherornotyoustaywithinthelines!25.Thesepopularcoloringbooks________.A.drewthewholeworld’sattentionin1960B.wereconveyedallovertheworldgraduallyC.havebeenincirculationduringthepastyearD.areofgreatbenefittotoday’sbusyparents26.Peopleliketopurchasecoloringbooksbecause________.A.itcanrelievetheirpressureandgetthemrelaxedB.theycandevotethemselvestoanewhobbyC.theycandrawpicturesbeforesleepingD.youcanfeelcomfortablebyembracingwind27.WhichoneisNOTthebenefitsofcoloringbooks?A.Itisconvenientforpeopletocarrythecoloringsupplies.B.TheycanhelpyoukilltimewhilewaitingforsomeonE.C.Yourfamilycanenjoytheactivityifyoustaywithinthelines.D.Thewholefamilycanparticipateintheaffairwhilecoloring.28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toadviseontheuseofcoloringbooks.B.Todescribethedevelopmentofcoloringbooks.C.Toexplainthepopularityofcoloringbooks.D.Toadvertisethebenefitsofthecoloringbooks.
ThisisasongmillionsofAmericanswillhearthisNewYear'sEvE.ItiscalledAuldLangSyne友谊地久天长.ItisthetraditionalmusicplayedduringtheNewYear'scelebration.AuldLangSyneisanoldScottishpoem.Ittellsabouttheneedtorememberoldfriends.Thewordsauldlangsynemeanoldlongsince.Nooneknowswhowrotethepoemfirst.HoweveraversionbyScottishpoetRobertBumswaspublishedin1796.Thewordsandmusicweknowtodayfirstappearedinasongbookthreeyearslater.ThesongisplayedintheUnitedStatesmainlyonNewYear'sEvE.Theversion译文youarehearingtodayisbytheWashingtonSaxophoneQuartet.AsweendourprogramwithAuldLangSynE.IwouldliketowishallourradiofriendsaveryHappyNewYear!ThisisBuddyThomas.33.Thispassageisfrom______.A.anewspaper.B.amagazinE.C.aTVprogram.D.aradioprogram.34.FromthepassageweknowthatThesongAuldLangSynemainlyplayedintheUSA______.A.OnNewYear'sEvE.B.OnChristmasEvE.C.Onweekends.D.Onholidays.35.ThesongAuldLangSyneisabout______.A.thehistoryofScotlandB.anoldScottishpoetC.theneedtorememberoldfriendsD.thewishestotheradiofriends
ChristmasEvewastomorrow.IhopedoneofthepackagesthatheldacamerahadalreadybeenplacedundertheChristmastreE.ItwastheonlythingIwanteD.Ihadbeendroppinghintstomyparents.Ilovetakingphotos.MybedroomwallsarecoveredwithphotosIhadtakenwithmymom'soldcamerA.I'malwaystryingtocapturethoseperfectmomentsinwhichyoucanhearthelaughterortouchthebeautifulscenebutmycamerahasalwaysseemedtofallshort.IknewMomhadputafewpresentsunderthetreethismorningsoIwentonahuntinmymom'sroom.IopenedthedoorandfoundmyChristmaspresentwaslyingunwrappedonthefloor—abigpinkcat.IfeltsodisappointeD.Momseemedtonoticethatandshetriedtocheermeup.StacyIgotyourpresenttoday.Iamsoexcitedtosurpriseyou!Ican'twaitIsaiD.ThenextdayIcouldn'twaitanylonger.Ineededtotellher.MommayItalktoyouforasecond?Suredear.Whatdoyouneedtotalkabout?sheaskeD.Andsoitcame—howupsetIwasthatIwasgettingacat.StacythatcatisforyoursisterJulia!shesaidwithasmilE.ThenwhatamIgetting?IaskeD.ShejustsmileD.You'llhavetowaitandseE.NextmorningIhappilygotintothelivingroomandsatnexttothetreE.Ipulledouttheboxwithmynameonitandopenedthewrappingpapertofind...Mycamera!Thankyou!IsaidtobothDadandMom.DadpickedupthecameraandtookapictureofJuliaMomandmE.Ithasbecomeoneofmyfavoritepictures.JustonthatChristmasmorningItooklotsofphotoswithmycamera—mylittlesistermakingafacemyparentsgivingmeasoftsmile—andallofthesephotoshavecometomeanonethingtome:lovE.34.TheunderlinedphrasedroppinghintsinParagraph1means_____.A.talkingoftenB.suggestingindirectlyC.sendingpresentsD.takingpictures35.WhydidStacyfeeldisappointedatfirst?A.Hermothercouldn'tunderstandheratall.B.Hermotherdidn'tbuyheranyChristmasgift.C.Shemistookhersister'sChristmasgiftforhers.D.Shedidn'tfindherpresentinhermom'sroom.36.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.hermotherboughtStacyacameraafterdiscoveringherdisappointmentB.hermotherknewwhatgiftStacywantedforChristmasC.Stacythoughtit'sOKtohaveanoldcameraD.StacyfinallygothergiftonChristmasEve37.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.ChristmasgiftaswishedB.LoveismoreimportantthangiftsC.A.wonderfulChristmas.D.Lovecannotbebought
AmatchofthecenturybetweenhumanchampionoftheChineseboardgameGo围棋andGoogle’scomputerprogramkickedoffinSeoulonWednesdaywhichdrewgreatattention.Thefirstgameofthefive-gamematchstartedatabout1p.m.localtime0400GMTatFourSeasonsHotelincentralSeoul.ItwillrunthroughnextTuesdaytodeterminethewinnerbetweenSouthKoreanLeeSedoltheworldGochampioninthepast10yearsandAlphaGodevelopedbyGoogle’sLondon-basedsubsidiaryDeepMinD.ThematchofthecenturydrewgreatattentionfromnewsorganizationsGofansandthegeneralpublicacrosstheworldaswellasinSouthKoreaasitisseenasarepresentativematchbetweenhumansandartificialintelligenceAI.TheKoreaBadukAssociationabodyforSouthKoreanGoprofessionalshadreceivedadvanceapplicationsforanexplanatoryeventofthematchbutthelimitof60seatshadalreadysurpasseD.SouthKorea’spublicbroadcasterKBSplanstobroadcastlivethematchfrom12:40to5p.m.extendingitsinitialplantoairitfortwohoursfrom3p.m.duetogreatinterestsfromthegeneralpubliC.ItisunusualforthepublicbroadcastertobroadcastlivetheGogameformorethanfourhours.CablechannelTVChosunwillbroadcastthematch’sdevelopmentevery10minutesonWednesdayandThursdaywhileplanningtoairlivethewholematchesonSaturdayandSunday.ThematchisbeingairedlivethroughYouTubearoundtheworldwhilevariousInternetwebsitesandTVsarebroadcastingthelandmarkmatch.HundredsofjournalistsfromaroundtheworldgatheredatthestadiumtoreportonthematchbetweenLeeandAlphaGo.AlphaGotooktheworldbysurpriseasitdefeatedEuropeanGochampionFanHuiinOctoberlastyear.SomeexpertshadpredicteditwouldtakedecadesofyearsforAItodefeathumansattheancientChineseboardgamE.GowhichoriginatedinChinamorethan2500yearsagohasbeenviewedasagrandchallengeforAIduetoitscomplexityandintuitivenaturE.Itinvolvestwoplayerswhotaketurnsputtingmarkers围棋子onagrid-shapedboardtogainmoreareasonit.Onecanoccupythemarkersoftheopponentbysurroundingthepiecesoftheother.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasekickedoffmean?A.StarteD.B.StayeD.C.CloseD.D.FinisheD.30.Whydidthematchdrawsomuchattentionintheworld?A.BecausethematchwasthefirstonebetweenhumansandAlphaGo.B.BecauseitisseenasarepresentativematchbetweenhumansandAI.C.BecauseitwouldtakedecadesforAItodefeathumansinGogames.D.BecausemanyTVsbroadcastlivethegamE.31.Thefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept_______.A.therearefivematchesbetweenSouthKoreanLeeSedolandAlphaGoB.it’ssurprisingthattheEuropeanGochampionwasdefeatedbyAlphaGoC.Gohasahistoryofmorethan2500yearsinChinaD.cablechannelTVChosunwillbroadcastallthefivegames32.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ReportcompetitionfromallovertheworldbecomefierceinGogamesB.HumanGochampionwilldefeatGoogle’sAIAlphaGoinGogamesC.GomatchbetweenhumanchampionandGoogle’sAIdrawswideattentionD.Humanschallengeartificialintelligence
BesidesentertainmentandbeautifullanternsanotherimportantpartoftheLanternFestivalorYuanxiaoFestivaliseatingsmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflour.WecalltheseballsYuanxiaoorTangyuan.Obviouslytheygetthenamefromthefestivalitself.ItissaidthatthecustomofeatingYuanxiaooriginatedduringtheEasternJinDynastyinthefourthcenturythenbecamepopularduringtheTangandSongperiods.ThefillingsinsidethedumplingsorYuanxiaoareeithersweetorsalty.Sweetfillingsaremadeofsugarwalnutssesame芝麻osmanthusflowers桂花rosepetalssweetenedtangerine橘子peelbeanpasteorjujubepaste枣泥.A.singleingredientoranycombinationcanbeusedasthefilling.Thesaltyisfilledwithmincedmeat肉末儿vegetablesoramixturE.ThewaytomakeYuanxiaoalsovariesbetweennorthernandsouthernChinA.Theusualmethodfollowedinsouthernprovincesistoshapethedoughofriceflourintoballsmakeaholeinsertthefillingthenclosetheholeandsmoothoutthedumplingbyrollingitbetweenyourhands.InNorthChinasweetornutmeatstuffingistheusualingredient.Thefillingsarepressedintohardenedcoresdippedlightlyinwaterandrolledinaflatbasketcontainingdryglutinousriceflour.A.layeroftheflourstickstothefillingwhichisthenagaindippedinwaterandrolledasecondtimeinthericeflour.AndsoitgoeslikerollingasnowballuntilthedumplingisthedesiredsizE.ThecustomofeatingYuanxiaodumplingsremains.ThistraditionencouragesbotholdandnewstorestopromotetheirYuanxiaoproducts.Theyalltrytheirbesttoimprovethetasteandqualityofthedumplingstoattractmorecustomers.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThecustomofeatingYuanxiaodatesbacktothefourthcentury.B.SweetYuanxiaoareusuallymadeinsouthernChinA.C.SugarrosepetalsandmincedmeatareallfillingsofYuanxiao.D.PeopleinnorthernChinausuallymakeYuanxiaobyrollinglikeasnowball.34.WhichcountrydoestheLanternFestivalcomefrom?A.JinDynastyB.SouthKoreaC.ChinaD.TangandSongperiod35.ChoosetherightorderofmakingTanguaninsouthernprovinces.1makeaholeandinsertthefilling2rollthedoughbetweenyourhands3shapethedoughofriceflourintoballs4closethehole5preparesomericeflourA.53142B.35124C.31425D.53214
NewYorkCityconsistsoffiveboroughsManhattanBrooklynQueenstheBronxandStatenIslanD.Thepopulationisabout7.5millionlivinginManhattan.ManhattanthecenterofthecityisonanislandbetweentheHudsonRiverandtheEastRiver.MostofthefamousbuildingssuchastheEmpireStateandtheUnitedNationsandotherskyscrapersareinManhattan.SomeofitsdistrictsareBroadwaywhichhasmanytheatersandcinemastheFifthAvenuewithstoresandapartmentsGreenwichVillagewheremanyartistsandwritershavelivedandCentralParkwithasmallzooandaskatingrink.FromManhattanyouhavetocrosstotheotherboroughsthroughatunneloroverabridgE.ThebridgefromBrooklyntoStatenIslandisthelongestintheworlD.NewYorkisthesecondlargestportintheworldandithastwoairportsKennedyInternationalforinternationalflightsandLaGuaridiaforflightsinsidetheUSA.Itstemperaturegoesfromverycoldinwintersometimestwentydegreescentigradebelowzerotoveryhotinsummersometimes40degreescentigrade.Thepeoplewholivetherecomefromallovertheworldandspeakmanydifferentlanguagesthereare324Germansand390000PolesaswellaspeoplefromGreeceScotlandIrelandHungaryItalyandRomaniA.PeoplecallonedistrictLittleItalyandanotherChinatown.5.WhatdoweknowaboutManhattan?A.ManhattanisintheeastofthecityofNewYork.B.TherearelotsofhighrisesinManhattan.C.Manhattanisnotaplaceforartiststolivein.D.ManhattanisconnectedtotheotherpartsofNewYorkbywayofhighways.6.Ifyouwanttoseewonderfulplaysyoushouldgoto.A.theFifthAvenueB.CentralParkC.BroadwayD.theEmpireStateBuilding7.Accordingtothepassagewhichbridgeisthelongestintheworld?A.ThebridgebetweenManhattanandBrooklyn.B.ThebridgebetweenStatenIslandandBrooklyn.C.ThebridgebetweenManhattanandStatenIslanD.D.ThebridgebetweenBroadwayandBrooklyn.
Cowboyorspaceman?A.dilemmaforachildren’spartyperhaps.ButalsoaquestionforeconomistsarguedKennethBouldingaBritisheconomistinanessaypublishedin1966.Wehaverunoureconomieshewarnedlikecowboysontheopengrassland:takingandusingtheworld’sresourcesconfidentthatmoreliesoverthehorizon.ButtheEarthislessagrasslandthanaspaceship—aclosedsystemaloneinspacecarryinglimitedsupplies.WeneedsaidBouldinganeconomicsthattakesseriouslytheideaofenvironmentallimits.Inthehalfcenturysincehisessayanewmovementhasrespondedtohischallenge.Ecologicaleconomistsastheycallthemselveswanttorevolutioniseitsaimsandassumptions.Whatdotheysay—andwilltheirideasachievelift-off?Toitsadvocatorsecologicaleconomicsisneitherecologynoreconomicsbutamixofboth.TheirstartingpointistorecognisethatthehumaneconomyispartofthenaturalworlD.Ourenvironmenttheynoteisbothasourceofresourcesandasinkforwastes.Butitisignoredinconventionaltextbookswhereneatdiagramstracetheflowsbetweenfirmshouseholdsandthegovernmentasthoughnaturedidnotexist.Thatisamistakesayecologicaleconomists.Therearetwowaysoureconomiescangrowecologicaleconomistspointout:throughtechnologicalchangeorthroughmoreintensiveuseofresources.Onlytheformertheysayisworthhaving.TheyaresuspiciousofGDPacrudemeasurewhichdoesnottakeaccountofresourceexhaustionunpaidworkandcountlessotherfactors.Initsplacetheyadvocatemoreholistic全面的approachessuchastheGenuineProgressIndicatorGPIacompositeindex复合指标thatincludesthingslikethecostofpollutiondeforestationandcaraccidents.WhileGDPhaskeptgrowingglobalGPIperpersonpeakedin1978:bydestroyingourenvironmentwearemakingourselvespoorernotricher.ThesolutionsaysHermanDalyaformerWorldBankeconomistandeco-guruisasteady-stateeconomywheretheuseofmaterialsandenergyisheldconstant.MainstreameconomistsareunimpresseD.TheGPItheypointoutisasubjectivemeasurE.AndtalkoflimitstogrowthhashadabadpresssincethedaysofThomasMalthusagloomy18thcenturyclericwhopredictedwronglythatoverpopulationwouldleadtofaminE.Humanbeingsfindsolutionstosomeofthemostannoyingproblems.Butecologicaleconomistswarnagainstself-satisfaction.In2009apaperinNatureascientificjournalarguedthathumanactivityisalreadyoversteppingsafeplanetaryboundariesonissuessuchasbiodiversity生物多样性andclimatechangE.Thatsuggeststhatecologicaleconomistsareatleastaskingsomeimportantquestionseveniftheiranswersturnouttobewrong.73.WhydoesBouldingcomparethewayeconomyisrunwithcowboyandspaceship?A.Toadvocatetheimportanceofspaceprograms.B.Toapplaudtheappearanceofecologicaleconomists.C.Toarousepeople’sinterestincowboys’adventuresongrasslanD.D.Toawakenpeopletotheneedofsustainabledevelopmentofeconomy.74.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordchallengeinparagraph1referto?A.Sendingacowboyintospacethroughaspaceship.B.Establishinganeconomicstakingenvironmentallimitsintoaccount.C.Revolutionizingtheecologicaleconomists’aimsandassumptions.D.Enablingecologicaleconomiststomaketheirideasachievelift-offs.75.Ecologicaleconomistswilldisagreethat________________.A.economiesareworthgrowingthroughintensiveuseofresourcesB.economicsshouldattachimportancetotheideaofenvironmentallimitsC.ecologicaleconomicsisneitherecologynoreconomicsD.thehumaneconomyispartofthenaturalworld76.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutGPIistrue?A.Itkeepsgrowingalthoughthepeakappearedintheyear1978.B.Mainstreameconomistsregarditasaholisticandobjectiveapproach.C.EcologicaleconomistsbelieveitisabetterindicatorofeconomythanGDP.D.Itfailstotakethefactorssuchasdeforestationandcaraccidentsintoconsideration.77.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatthemainstreameconomists’attitudetowardecologicaleconomicsis_____________.A.doubtfulB.sensitiveC.optimisticD.over-concerned
ThisyearFacebookthesocialmediawebsiteannouncedthatitwouldcooperatewithseveralnewsorganizations—includingTheNewYorkTimesTheGuardianandtheBBC—toplacenewsstoriesdirectlyintousers’personalFacebookwebpagE.StoriespublishedusingFacebookInstantwillloadmorequicklyandkeepthestyleoftheoriginalpublisherwhowillkeepalltheadvertisingincomethestoriesearn—atleastfornow.Thedealshowshowimportantsocialmediahasbecometonewsorganizationsandisaclearsignofhowtheworldofnewsischanging—andhasbeenforawhilE.ManythoughtofitasthedeathofthenewspaperwhenGoogleNewsbeganin2002.Ithadnohumaneditor.InsteadGoogleusedandstillusesasecretcomputerprogramthatselectsanddisplaysnewsstoriesaccordingtothereader’spersonalinterestsMorerecentlyAssociatedPressandYahoohavebeenpublishingcomputer-writtenarticles.Bothusespecialsoftwaretoautomaticallyproducestoriesaboutcompanyfinancialresultsandsportsreports—areaswherethequalityofwritingisfelttobeofsecondaryimportancetotheaccuracyofthedatA.Ithinkweshouldbeconcernedaboutsuchdevelopments.OneconcernisthatFacebookGoogleandothersocialmediawebsitesseejournalismasasideline副业awayofputtingpeopleinfrontofadvertisements.Itisn’ttheirprimaryfunction—soifitstopsmakingthemlotsofmoneythey’relikelytostopdoingit.There’sanotherconcernthatcomputer-writtenarticlesarenotactuallyjournalismatallbecausewhatahumannewsteamproducesisactuallyquitecomplex.A.well-writtennewsstoryputsinformationincontextoffersavoicetoeachsideofanargumentandbringsthepublicnewknowledgE.Althougheconomicsandspeedofdeliverymeanreaderswillprobablychooseacomputer-writtenstoryoveracarefullyshapedarticle—atleastfordailynews—Idon’tthinkthecomputerswillbewritinganyin-deptharticlesforawhileyet.32.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.ToreportonanewcomputerserviceofferedbyFacebook.B.Toadvisereadersagainstreadingcomputer-writtennews.C.Toexpressconcernaboutrecenttrendsinonlinenews.D.Todescribetheprocessofonlinenewsreporting.33.Computer-writtennewsreportshavesofarfocusedonsportsandfinancebecause________.A.thesearethemostpopulartopicsforonlinereadersB.writingstyleislessimportantthanaccuracyintheseareasC.informationonthesetopicsismoreeasilyavailableD.therearefewerjournalistsspecializingintheseareas34.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItinParagraph3referto?A.Business.B.Advertising.C.Facebook.D.Journalism.35.InParagraph4whichofthefollowingismentionedasacharacteristicofawell-writtennewsarticle?A.Theinformationpresentedisup-to-datE.B.Theauthor’sopinionisclear.C.ThelanguageusedisviviD.D.DifferentviewsonthetopicarepresenteD.
Thebiggesthamburgerrestaurantchain连锁intheworldisMcDonald’s.Itstartedin1955withjustonerestaurantbutnowhasmorethan20000worldwidE.Therearemorethan12000McDonald’srestaurantsonlyintheUS.Youcanfindthemin100countriesonsixcontinents.Thereisn’taMcDonald’sinAntarcticabutIdon’tsupposetheyeathamburgersattheSouthPolE.WhenyoueatataMcDonald’srestaurantyouarejoiningthe35millionpeoplewhoeatanddrinkatMcDonald’severydayandtherearemorethanonemillionpeoplewhoworktherE.McDonald’shassold100billionhamburgerssinceitopenedanditsellsmorethan6.8millionpoundsofFrenchFrieseveryday.Howdoyoulikeyourhamburgerrestaurant?ThereareoldMcDonald’s----partofonerestaurantinEnglandis600yearsolD.Thereareelegant高雅的McDonald’s----thereisoneontheChampsElyseesinParis.TherearecoolMcDonald’s----thereisoneinHollywooD.ThereareMcDonald’srestaurantsonshipsandtrainsinhospitalsandzoosinairportsandincolleges.Clearlymanypeoplelikethespeedhygiene卫生andcheapnessoffastfoodrestaurants.HowevernoteveryonelikesfastfooD.Somepeoplequestionthenutritionalvalueofthefood;somepeoplethinkthefastfoodcausestoomuchwasteandpollution.Sothefastfoodbusinessgivesusplentyoffoodforthoughtaswellasconvenientaffordablemeals.28.Thereare________McDonald’srestaurantsoutsidetheUSnow.A.about20000B.about8000C.about12000D.about3200029.HowmanypeopledoeseachMcDonald’semployeesserveonaverageeveryday?_______A.About35billionB.About100billionC.About35millionD.About600million30.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.thereareMcDonald’sofdifferentstylestomeetdifferentcustomersB.thewriterencouragemorepeopletoeathamburgersC.thewriterthinkspeopleshouldstopeatinghamburgersD.hamburgersareofgreatnutritionalvalue31.Theunderlinedphraseplentyoffoodforthoughtinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.alotofdeliciousfoodB.alotoffoodyoucanaffordC.alotofthingstothinkaboutD.alotofconvenientfood
TheUnitedStatesCapitolDomeinWashingtonDCisrecognizedaroundtheworldasasymboloftheU.S.government.SincelastNovemberthedomehasbeensurroundedbymetalpolesorscaffolding脚手架andheavyclothaspartofarepairproject.ThelastmajorrepairworkontheU.S.Capitoltookplacein1960.Sincethenthedomehasbecomeweatheredandworn.TheArchitectoftheCapitolgroupreportsthedomehasmorethan1000narrowbreaksonitssurfaceandotherdamagE.Thedomewascompletedaround1863.U.S.SenateHistorianDonRitchiesaysthedome’scastironframeisatspecialriskofweathering.Thecapitoldomebeingcastironhasbeenhitbylightningcountlesstimes.Andsothecurrentconstructionistorepairtheleakstofillthecrackstotakeoffexcess多余的layersofpaint.Workersareremovingoldpaint.Theycoveredalargepartofthebuildinginplasticandaspecialclothtoprotectworkersfromthewindandotherelements.Muchoftheworkisdoneatnightwhenlawmakersarenotinthebuilding.SomerecentvisitorstotheCapitolwereunhappyaboutitscurrentappearancE.TheyhadhopedtogetapictureoftheusuallyshiningdomE.JoycesaidItwasdramaticandveryfantasticandallwhitebutwhenIcomeheretodayitisunderconstructionsomyfamilycannotseeitclearlyitiskindofadisappointment.Othersweremoreunderstandingoftherepairs.RickJonesanothervisitorsaidIt’salittleinconvenientforusnottoseethedomebutyouhavetothinkaboutthefutureandthepeoplewillbecomingtothisplaceforcenturies...andyouknowtherejustneedstobepreventivemaintenancE.Iamnotupsetwiththatatall.TheprojectisexpectedtotakemorethantwoyearstocompletE.ThedomeshouldbereadyfortheinaugurationofanewpresidentinJanuary2017.32.WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheUnitedStatesCapitolDomeis______.A.wornbyexposuretotheweatherB.surroundedbymanyrepairprojectsC.wellmaintainedandinexcellentconditionD.acknowledgedasasymboloftheU.K.government33.AccordingtoDonRitchiethepresentrepairworkinvolves______.A.stoppingtheleaksB.changingtheframeC.removingtheoldpaintD.replacingthelightsE.fillingthenarrowbreaksA.abcB.bcdC.bdeD.ace34.WhichofthefollowingcandescribetherecentvisitorstotheCapitol?A.TheycouldgetaclearlookatthedomE.B.Theywereimpressedbythewhitedome’sfantasticbeauty.C.TheyhelddifferentviewsontheCapitol’scurrentappearancE.D.TheywerealldisappointedatthesightoftheCapitolbuilding.35.Theunderlinedwordinaugurationinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.tourB.takingofficeC.interviewD.takingphotos
AlthoughEnglishisnotasoldasChineseitisspokenbymanypeoplearoundtheworldeveryday.Englishspeakersarealwayscreating创造newwordsandweareoftenabletoknowwheremostwordscomefrom.Sometimeshowevernoonemayreallyknowwhereawordcomesfrom.Didyoueverthinkaboutwhyhamburgers汉堡包arecalledhamburgersespeciallywhentheyarenotmadewithham火腿?AboutahundredyearsagosomemenwenttoAmericafromEuropE.TheycamefromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.TheydidnotspeakgoodEnglishbuttheyategoodfooD.WhensomeAmericanssawthemeatingroundpiecesofbeef牛肉theyaskedtheGermanswhatitwas.TheGermansdidnotunderstandthequestionandansweredWecomefromHamburg.OneoftheseAmericansownedarestaurantandhadanideA.HecookedsomeroundpiecesofbeeflikethosewhichthemenfromHamburgatE.Thenheputeachbetweentwopiecesofbreadandstartedsellingthem.Suchbreadcametobecalledhamburgers.TodayhamburgersaresoldinmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.Whetherthisstoryistrueornotitcertainlyisinteresting.Knowingwhyanywordhasacertainmeaningisinteresting.too.ThisreasonformostEnglishwordscanbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary.12.AccordingtothewriterEnglishis____.A.asoldasChineseB.olderthanGermanC.notsooldasChineseD.verydifficulttolearn13.Hamburgis____.A.akindoffoodB.aroundpieceofbeefC.thenameofavillageD.acityinGermany14.Accordingtothestory____.A.fewAmericanslikehamburgers.B.hamburgersaremadewithbeef.C.hamburgersaremadewithham.D.hamburgerswerefirstsoldaboutacenturyago.15.Accordingtothestorythewordhamburgercomesfrom____.A.ChinabecauseithasalonghistoryB.EnglandbecauseGermansdon’tspeakgoodEnglishC.theroundpiecesofbeefwhichthosepeoplefromHamburgwereeatingD.Englishspeakersbecausetheyalwayscreatenewwords
Humanshavesewnbyhandforthousandsofyears.Itwassaidthatthefirstthreadwasmadefromanimalmuscleandsinew腱.Andtheearliestneedlesweremadefrombones.Sincethoseearlydaysmanypeoplehavebeeninvolvedintheprocessofdevelopingamachinethatcoulddothesamethingmorequicklyandwithgreaterefficiency.CharlesWiesenthalwhowasborninGermanydesignedandreceivedapatent专利权onadouble-pointedneedlethateliminated消除theneedtoturntheneedlearoundwitheachstitch缝合inEnglandin1755.Otherinventorsofthattimetriedtodevelopafunctionalsewingmachinebuteachdesignhadatleastoneseriousimperfection.A.FrenchmanBarthelemyThimonnierfinallyengineeredamachinethatreallyworkeD.Howeverhewasnearlykilledbyagroupofangrytailorswhentheyburneddownhisgarmentfactory.TheyfearedthattheywouldlosetheirjobstothemachinE.AmericaninventorEliasHowebornonJuly91819wasawardedapatentforamethodofsewingthatusedthreadfromtwodifferentsources.Howe’smachinehadaneedlewithaneyeatthepointanditusedthetwothreadstomakeaspecialstitchcalledalockstitch.双线连锁缝纫法HoweverHowefaceddifficultyinfindingbuyersforhismachinesinAmericA.InfrustrationhetraveledtoEnglandtotrytosellhisinventiontherE.Whenhefinallyreturnedhomehefoundthatdozensofmanufacturers制造商wereadaptinghisdiscoveryforuseintheirownsewingmachines.IsaacSingeranotherAmericaninventorwasalsoamanufacturerwhomadeimprovementstothedesignofsewingmachines.Heinventedanup-and-down-motionmechanismthatreplacedtheside-to-sidemachines.Healsodevelopedafoottreadle脚踏板topowerhismachinE.Thisimprovementleftthesewer’shandsfreE.Undoubtedlyitwasahugeimprovementofthehand-crankedmachineofthepast.SoontheSingersewingmachineachievedmorefamethantheothersforitwasmorepracticalitcouldbeadaptedtohomeuseanditcouldbeboughtonhire-purchasE.TheSingersewingmachinebecamethefirsthomeequipmentandtheSingercompanybecameoneofthefirstAmericanmultinationals.HoweverSingerusedthesamemethodtocreatealockstitchthatHowehadalreadypatenteD.AsaresultHoweaccusedhimofpatentinfringement侵犯.OfcourseEliasHowewonthecourtcaseandSingerwasorderedtopayHoweroyalties版税.IntheendHowebecameamillionairenotbymanufacturingthesewingmachinebutbyreceivingroyaltypaymentsforhisinvention.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.SingerisanAmericaninventorandmanufacturer.B.TheSingersewingcompanybecamemorepractical.C.Thefoottreadlehelpedtomakethesewer’shandsfreE.D.Singermadeimprovementstothedesignofsewingmachines.5.WhydidthecourtforceIsaacSingertopayElisaHowealifetimeofroyalties?A.BecausethejudgewasagainstSingerforhissurlyattitudE.B.BecauseHowehadalreadypatentedthelockstitchusedbySinger.C.BecauseSingerhadborrowedmoneyfromHoweandneverrepaidit.D.BecauseSingerandHowehadbothinventedthesamemachinE.6.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.StitchinTimeSavesNineB.TheCasebetweenHoweandSingerC.PatentLawsontheSewingMachineD.TheEarlyHistoryoftheSewingMachine
WhenIwas12allIwantedwasasignet图章ring.TheyweretheinthinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadonE.Onmy13thbirthdaymyMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials姓名首字母carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeingreplaced.We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthenewstuff东西wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.ThenonlyonemonthlaterIlostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.ButitseemedtohavedisappeareD.EventuallyIgaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslaterwesoldthehouseandmovedaway.YearspassedandacoupleofmoveslaterIwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingformE.Itwasn'tmybirthdaynorwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergift-givingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook.You'llrecognizethisoneshesaidsmiling.Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.ItookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinsidE.Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorationswhichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroomtheyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoittheyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.AnditstillfitsmE.27.Theunderlinedwordininthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.fashionableB.availableC.practicalD.renewable28.Whenshegottheringbackthewriterwasabout_____.A.13yearsoldB.15yearsoldC.26yearsoldD.28yearsold29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.C.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.D.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyNewRingB.LostandFoundC.LostandReplacedD.AnExpensiveRing
CanadatravelhasbecomeexcitingasanumberoflakesincludingGreatLakesinCanadamakeitattractivE.InfactCanadahasmorelakesthananyothercountrywhichcontainsfreshwater.InadditiontolakesCanadahasanumberofbeachesasithasalongcoastlineonitsnortheastandwest.Travelersfromaroundtheworldcomeinlargenumberstoenjoysunbathatvariousbeaches.NiagaraFallslieontheborderofCanadaandtheUS.Itisnowpopularforitsbeautyandisavaluablesourceofhydroelectric水利发电的power.NiagaraFallsaremostattractiveduringsummerseasonwhenweatherconditionischarmingandattractivE.AttheCanadiansidefloodlightsilluminate照亮bothsidesofthefallforseveralhoursafterdarkandthewholescenebecomesmagnificent.WhentravelingtoCanadatravelerscanenjoydoingshoppingatTorontowhichisconsideredaleadingcity.ItsymbolizesAmericancultureandthespiritofindependencE.MigrantsformEuropean.LatinAmericanAsianandCaribbeanracesinhabittheplaceandmakeitapluralsociety.OttawaontheotherhandisthecapitalofCanadaandcenterofpoliticalactivities.VancouverisanenlighteningcityinCanadawhichwasnamedafterBritishCaptainGeorgeVancouverwhoexploredtheareainthe1790s.ThecityisaleadingindustrialplaceinCanadA.AnothertouristattractioninCanadaisthecapitalcityofBritishColumbiaVictoriA.ThecityislocatedonthesoutherntipofVancouverIslanD.TravelinCanadaisbeingmadeeasyastransportationfacilitiesareofhigherstandarD.BesidesveryfewpeopleknowthatCanadaisahigh-payingcountryintermsofwagesperhour.InadditiontoapopulartouristdestinationCanadaisaneconomicpowerhouseofNorthAmericaparticularlyinagricultureproducts.Canadadairyindustryexports出口milkproductsaroundtheworlD.25.WhatattractstravelersmostinCanadaaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Lakesandbeaches.B.Mountainsandwater.C.AnimalsandplantsD.Coastlinesandsunbath.26.Thesecondparagraphismainlytotellus_________.A.CanadaandtheUSB.thehydroelectricpowerC.theimportanceofthefallD.thebeautyofNiagaraFalls27.WhatdoweknowaboutTorontoaccordingtothepassage?A.ItisapoliticalcenterinCanadA.B.ItdisplaystheCanadianbravery.C.Itspeoplecomefromdifferentcountries.D.TravelerscanbuysomethingcheaptherE.28.CaptainGeorgeVancouverisreferredto被提到inthefourthparagraphinorderto_____A.compareVancouverandVictoriaB.introducethecityofVancouverC.remindustokeephiminmindD.tellusahistorystory
WaltDisneyWorldisbanningselfie-sticksfromitsthemeparksbecauseselfie-stickshavebecomeagrowingsafetyconcernforbothourguestsandcast.DisneyWorldspokeswomanKimPruntysaiD.UnderanewpolicywhichtakeseffectTuesdaythepoleswon’tmakeitpastthebagcheckatanyDisneyWorldthemepark.Thesticksalsowon'tbeallowedinDisneyWorldwaterparksorDisneyQuestagamingattractionatDowntownDisney.Selfie-stickswillalsobecomeforbiddenatDisneylandResortinCaliforniaonJune30.TheprohibitionbeginsatDisney'sparksinParisandHongKongonJuly1.Guestswillbecheckedfortheequipmentduringtheroutinebagcheckthathappensneartheparks'entrances.Theywillhaveanoptionofturningintheirselfie-sticksforpick-uplaterortogobacktotheircarsorhotelroomstokeepthem.Visitorswillbetoldofthepolicyinlocationssuchastheparkinglotsandattheresort'shotels.TheprohibitionwillbeaddedtotheparkrulespostonDisneyWorld'swebsitE.TheissuehasbeenbuildingatDisney.Previouslythestickswereprohibitedfromitsridesandnoselfie-stickssignswereatselectridessuchasBigThunderMountainRailroadatMagicKingdom.Castmembershavegivenoralwarningstorulebreakers.Selfie-stickusersputsmartphonesandcamerasontheendsofpolestoextendtheirreachfrequentlycapturingtheme-parkmomentsthroughself-portraits.Thetoolshavebeenbannedinpublicplaces–includingsomemuseumsandstadiums–worldwideforobstructingviewsorcausingsafetyissues.DisneyWorldalreadyprohibitsitemssuchasskateboardsinlineskateswagonfoldingchairsandglasscontainersaccordingtoitsofficialwebsitewhichalsolistsotheritemsthatwedeterminemaybeharmful.UniversalOrlandohasbannedselfie-sticksandotherlooseitemsfromcertainthrillridesatUniversalStudiosandIslandsofAdventurethemeparksbutithasnotsetparkwidebans.32.WhichofthefollowingobjectshasalreadybeenbannedinDisneythemeparksbeforethenewpolicytakeseffect?A.smartphonesB.foldingchairsC.camerasD.containers33.Accordingtothebaniftheguestsarefoundcarryingselfie-sticksduringtheroutinebagchecktheymay__________.A.abandonthematthebagcheckB.getfinedandpickthemuplaterC.turnthemintothepoliceD.puttheminthetrunkoftheircars34.Theunderlinedwordinthefifthparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.changingB.broadeningC.blockingD.narrowing35.Accordingtothepassageitcanbeinferredthat__________A.thebanontheuseofselfie-sticksisaimedatensuringsecurity.B.previouslyguestscantakephotoswithselfie-sticksonthrillrides.C.thestaffinDisneylandwillinformvisitorsofthebanonlyorally.D.UniversalOrlandohasbannedselfie-sticksparkwidE.
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