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湖北省新洲区实验高中2009届高三5月检测C.篇COVERSTORY—Pax'sNewLifeByMichelleTauberandMaryGreenTheactressand3-year-oldPaxThienJoliewhomsheadoptedlastweekfromanorphanageinHoChiMinhCityleftHanoi'sNoiBaiAirportinaprivatejetonWednesdayboundforhome—andforPaxanewlife–intheU.S.Jolie31understandsthechallengeshernewsonwillfaceasthelatestadditiontotheworld'smostfamousmulticulturalfamily.YoucanimaginewhatcourageittakestobeinallnewsurroundingswithnewpeopleandanewlanguageshetellsPEOPLEinitsnewissuE.Heisverystrong.ButsheiscommittedtomakinghistransitionassmoothaspossiblE.Itwilltakehimawhiletorealizehehasafamilyshesaysandthathisnewlifeispermanentandthatitwon'tkeepchanging.TheboywiththesweetlyshysmileandthebigbrowneyesjoinsbigbrotherMaddox5adoptedfromCambodiasisterZahara2adoptedfromEthiopiaand10-month-oldShilohthedaughterborntoJolieandBradPitt43inMay.AsforDadbecauseVietnameseregulationsdon'tallowunmarriedcouplestoco-adoptJolieadoptedPaxasasingleparentwhilePittremainedinLosAngeleswhereheisfilmingTheCuriousCaseofBenjaminButton.Hehasspecificdaysonthemoviethatcouldn'tbechangedorproductionwouldrunoversayshisrep.ButJoliestillmadesuretobringawelcomingcommittee:JoinedbyMaddoxandZahara–ShilohhasbeenontheButtonseteverydaywithherfather—thenewmomusedherfirstfewdayswithPaxtobegingentlybondingwithhimandtoaskherotherkidstodothesamE.WeareslowlybeginningtobuildhistrustandbondJoliesaysbutitwillfeelcompleteonlywhenwearealltogether.Forexclusivephotos–plusdetailsonAngelinaandPax'sfirstmomentstogetherwhatPax'slifewaslikeattheorphanageandmore–pickupthisweek'sPEOPLEonnewsstandsFriday.69.AccordingtothepassagehowmanychildrendoesJoliehaveinall?A.1B.3C.4D.570.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTURE?A.PaxisthelastchildrenthatJoliehas.B.Vietnameselawsalloweveryonetoadaptorphan.C.PaxmeetthewholefamilywiththehelpofJoliE.D.PitttakescareofShilohwhenheactsinamoviE.71.WhydoesJoliewanttostartagentlerelationshipwithhersonPax?A.BecauseJoliethinksPaxdoesn'tknowhehasafamily.B.BecauseJoliewantstosetanexampletoherotherchildren.C.BecausePaxisastrongboyinJolie’sminD.D.BecausePaxcan'tmeethisfatherwhenheisinAmericA.72.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toattractreaders’attentiononthenewissueofthemagazinE.B.TointroduceJolie’sallfamilymemberstoreadersC.TopraiseJolie’sgenerousdeedsofadoptingchildren.D.ToinstructreadershowtoadoptachildfromVietnam.
StrangestonesofCostaRicaOneofthestrangestmysteriesinarchaeologywasdiscoveredintheDiquisRiverDeltainsouthernCostaRica.Sincethe1930shunderedsofstoneballshavebeenfounD.Theyrangeinsizefromafewcentimetrestoovertwometres.Whomadetheseperfectspheres球体andhowtheymadethemremainsamystery.Someresearchersbelievethestonesweremadebyextremeheatingfollowedbycooling.Peoplecouldhavepolishedthesphereswithsandorleather.TheancientCostaRicanshadnowrittenlanguagesothereisnowrittenrecordofjusthowtheymadethespheresAlmostallaremadeofgranite花岗岩ahardstonecreatedbyvolcanoes.Thegranitequarries采石场were25to30milesawayfromthelargeststoneswhichweighmorethan10tonseach.Nobodyknowshowpeoplemovedthem.Manyofthestoneshavebeenfoundneartheremainsofhousesorgraves.SomebelievedthatthestonescontainedhiddentreasuresandafewhavebeensmashedbutnothinghasbeenfoundinsidE.DespitetheselossestheNationalMuseumofCostaRicahasrecorded130spheres.Howevermanystonesarenotincludedbecausetheyhavebeenremovedfromtheiroriginalsitesandusedasornaments装饰inhomesgardensandchurches.ClearlytherearealsomanystonesthatlieundiscovereD.56.Thestoneswerediscovered________.A.nearthevolcanoesB.inthesouthCostaRicaC.inagraveD.inchurches57.Thewriter________inthispassagE.A.admiresthespheresverymuchB.doesn'tbelievethesphereswereoncemadebyhumansC.tellsusadiscoveryD.thinkshighlyofthespheres58.Theunderlinedwordpolishedrefersto________.A.buriedB.wrappedC.madeshiningD.madebig59.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThestoneballsfoundintheDiquisRiverDeltaareallveryhugE.B.Thestoneballswereunearthedinthegraves.C.Thelocalpeopleshowgreatinterestinthestoneballs.D.Therearealotoftreasuresinthestoneballs.60.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.thestonesareofgreatvalueB.thestonesprovedtobemadebynon-humansC.thestonesareamysteryD.thestonesareornaments
BEIJINGChinaCNN---China'seconomicgrowthdroppedto9percentfor2008accordingtonumbersreleasedbythegovernmentThursday---inlinewithexpectationsbutstilltheslowestratethenationhasseeninsevenyears.Economistsareconcernedaboutwhattheslowdownmeansforinvestmentinthefuturewhethernewprojectswillbeundertakeninmanufacturingcompaniesandinfactories.Ifnotitwilltranslateintomorejoblossesanderaseanyoptimismaboutareboundin2009.Since2001Chinahasbeenusedtodouble-digitgrowthasconsumersbuyChinesegoods.Howevertheexportsectorwashithardinlate2008withDecemberexportsdown2.8percent.ConsumerspendinghasmostlyheldupinChinaaspeopletheredonotcarryasmuchdebtastheirAmericancounterpartsandcancontinuetospenD.ConsumerconfidencehoweverisaproblemsaidDongTaoAsiachiefeconomistforCreditSuissE.InfrastructureistheonlythingdrivingtheChineseeconomyDongsaiD.TensofthousandsofChinesefactorieshaveclosedmillionsofpeoplearelookingforjobsandanuntoldnumberofmigrantswhocan'tfindworkmaybeleavingcitiesforgoodbecauseoftheslowdownwhichwouldhavebeenunheardofsixmonthsago.Fourthquarternumbersshowedgrowthat6.8percent.GoldmanSachspredicted6.5percentdownfrom9percentinthethirdquarter.Forallof2008GoldmanSachshadpredicted8.8percentdownfrom11.9percentin2007.72.Since2001theslowestrateinannualeconomicgrowthchinahasseenis______.A.6.8%B.8.8%C.9%D.11.9%73.AccordingtoDongTaotheonlythingdrivingtheChineseeconomyis____.A.exportB.infrastructureC.consumerconfidenceD.consumerspending74.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthedifficultyChinaisfacing?A.TensofthousandsoffactorieshavecloseD.B.Millionsofpeoplearelookingforjobs.C.Anuncertainnumberofmigrantworkersmaybeleavingcitiesforever.D.Theterriblesituationwilleraseanyoptimismaboutareboundin2009.75.Thebesttitleofthispassageshouldbe____.A.China’sEconomicGrowthSlows.B.China’sEconomicDifficultyAppearsC.EconomistsAnalyzeChina’sEconomy.D.SeveralFactorsDetermineChina’sEconomy
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ChinesePresidentHuHoldsTelephoneTalksWithBushChinesePresidentHuJintaoonTuesdayspokeoverphonewithGeorgeW.Bushaboutinternationalcooperationtocopewiththeongoingglobalfinancialturmoil动乱.Theleadersexchangedideasabouttheplannedinternationalfinancialsummitsandstrengtheninginternationalcooperationtostabilizethefinancialmarkets.BushsaidtheUnitedStateshopestomakejointeffortswiththeinternationalcommunitytoseekmeasurestoovercomethecrisisandmaintainthestabilityoftheworldeconomy.HuforhispartsaidChinahasnotedthemeasurestakenbytheU.S.governmenttostabilizethedomesticfinancialmarket.ThemeasuresareconducivetothestabilityoftheworldeconomyandfinancialmarketsHusaiD.TheChinesegovernmenthastakenaseriesofimportantmeasurestotacklethefinancialcrisisandmaintainthestabilityoffinancialandcapitalmarketsaswellasensuresteadyeconomicgrowthheaddeD.ThegovernmentofChinawillcontinuetoassumearesponsibleattitudetowardtheChinesepeopleandpeopleofothercountriesandtoworkcloselywiththeinternationalcommunitytomaintainthestabilityoftheglobaleconomyandfinancialmarketsPresidentHusaiD.XinhuaNewsAgencyOctober21200856.Thetwopresidentsheldthetalkto__________A.expresstheiropinionsonthedisagreementbetweenthetwonations.B.exchangeideasaboutkeepingworkinginternationallyandaplannedmeeting.C.narrowthegapbetweenthetwogreatnationsespeciallyaboutTaiwanissues.D.seeksolutionsofregionalaffairsmainlyofAmericanfinancialcrisis.57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.HuapprovesofthemeasurestakenbytheUS.B.Chinahasmadeagreatefforttostabilizetheeconomicgrowth.C.BushwishesChinatotaketheleadincopingwiththepresentcrisis.D.Thecrisishascausedinternationalconcern.58.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedwordtackle?A.prevent.B.overcomeC.stopD.decrease
A.InWashingtonD.C.1600PennsylvaniaAvenueisaveryspecialaddress.ItistheaddressoftheWhiteHousethehomeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.OriginallytheWhiteHousewasgrayandwascalledthepresidentialPalacE.Itwasbuiltfrom1792to1800.AtthistimethecityofWashingtonitselfwasbeingbuilt.Itwastobethenation’snewcapitalcity.GeorgeWashingtonthefirstpresidentandPierreCharlesL'EnfantaFrenchengineerchosetheplaceforthenewcity.L'Enfantthenplannedthecity.Thepresident'shomewasanimportantpartoftheplan.Acontestwasheldtopickadesignforthepresident'shomE.AnarchitectnamedJamesHobanwon.Hedesignedalargethree-storyhouseofgraystonE.PresidentWashingtonneverlivedinthePresidentialPalacE.ThefirstpresidenttolivetherewasJohnAdamsthesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStatesandhiswifeMrs.AdamsdidnotreallylikehernewhousE.InherletterssheoftencomplainedaboutthecolD.Fiftyfireplaceswerenotenoughtokeepthehousewarm.In1812theUnitedStatesandBritainwenttowar.In1814theBritishinvadedWashington.TheyburnedmanybuildingsincludingthePresidentialPalacE.AfterthewarJamesHobantheoriginalarchitectpartiallyrebuiltthepresident’shomE.TocoverthemarksofthefirethebuildingwaspaintedwhitE.BeforelongitbecameknownastheWhiteHousE.TheWhiteHouseisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsintheUnitedStates.Everyyearmorethan1.5millionvisitorsgothroughthefiveroomsthatareopentothepubliC.56.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltinWashington_____.A.becauseaFrenchengineerwasinvitedtodesignitB.becausePresidentGeorgeWashingtonlikedtoliveinitC.becausetheBritishinvaderslivedinitin1812-1814D.becauseitwastobethenation’scapitalcity57.Thepresident’shomeandthecityofWashingtonwere______.A.builtbytheAmericanarmyB.builtbytheBritishtroopsC.planedbyGeorgeWashingtonD.plannedbytheFrench58.Theoriginalhomeofthepresidentneededtoberebuilt______.A.becauseJohnAdams’wifedidnotlikeitB.becauseitwascoldinwinterevenwith50fireplaceC.becauseithadbeenburneddownduringthewarD.becauseGeorgeWashingtonwasnotwillingtoliveinit59.Thenewpresidentialhomewaspaintedwhiteto______.A.coverthemarksoffireB.attracttouristfromFranceC.topleaseMrs.JohnAdamsD.keepitwarminwinter
HONGKONG―HongKongDisneylandistoocrowdedaseniorChinesetourismofficialsaidtodayhintingthatanotherDisneyParkisnecessarytoaccommodatedemandfromChina’shugepopulation.ThecommentsbyShaoQiweidirectorofChina’sStateAdministrationofTourismcameadayafterShanghai’smayorHanZhengsaidthecitywaspreparingtobuildChina’ssecondDisneythemepark.Chinahasaverylargepopulation.Wenowhave1.3billionpeoplE.ThemarketisverylargE.AsfarasIknowHongKongDisneylandisnowverycrowdedsaidShaowhosecommentswerebroadcastonHongKong’sCableTV.TheHongKongthemeparkwhichopenedinSeptemberwaswidelycriticizedinJanuarywhenitturnedawayhundredsofLunarNewYearholidaymakersfrommainlandChinabecausetheparkwasfull.Chaos混乱eruptedwhenangrycrowdstriedtoforcetheirwayintothepark.TheembarrassingincidentpromptedapublicapologyfromHongKongDisneylandManagingDirectorBillErnestandadressingdownfromHongKong’sleaderDonaldTsang.AuthoritiesarecarefullystudyingtheissueofovercrowdinginpreparationforthepossiblebuildingoftheDisneyparkinShanghaiShaosaiD.TheofficialXinhuaNewsAgencyreportedTuesdaythatnoagreementhasbeenreachedontheparkinShanghaiquotingseniorvicepresidentofWaltDisneyParksandResortsLeslieGoodman.HongKongDisneylandisajointventurebetweenTheWaltDisneyCo.andthelocalgovernmentwhichshoulderedthebulkofthepark’sconstructionfees.60.WhyisitnecessarytobuildaDisneyparkinShanghai?A.HongKongDisneylandcan’tmeettheneedofthelargepopulation.B.HongKongDisneylandistoosmallandverycrowdeD.C.HongKongDisneyParkwascriticizedbytourists.D.HongKongDisneylandisfarfromthemainlanD.61.HundredsofvisitorsfromMainlandChinagotangrybecause________.A.theservicesintheparkwerenotasgoodasexpectedB.theywerenotallowedtogointotheparkC.theparkwastoocrowdedD.chaoshappenedattheentrancetothepark62.ThebuildingofaDisneyparkinShanghai________.A.hasbeenagreedtobyTheWaltDisneyCo.B.isfinancedTheWaltDisneyCo.C.willbeinthechargeoftheShanghaigovernmentD.remainstobediscussedwithTheWaltDisneyCo.
NewYork:Stayingpositivethroughthecoldseasoncouldbeyourbestdefenceagainstgettingillnewstudyfindingssuggest.Inanexperimentthatexposedhealthyvolunteerstoacoldorfluvirusresearchersfoundthatpeoplewithagenerallysunnydispositionwerelesslikelytofallill.ThefindingspublishedinthejournalPsychosomaticMedicinebuildonevidencethatapositiveemotionalstylecanhelpprotectusfromthecommoncoldandotherillnesses.Researchersbelievethereasonsmaybebothobjective----asinhappinessimprovingimmunefunction----andsubjective----asinhappypeoplebeinglesstroubledbyasorethroatorfunnynosE.PeoplewithapositiveemotionalstylemayhavedifferentimmuneresponsestothevirusexplainedleadstudyauthorDrSheldonCohenofCarnegieMellonUniversityinPittsburgh.AndwhentheydogetacoldtheymayinterprettheirillnessasbeinglessseverE.Cohenandhiscolleagueshadfoundinapreviousstudythathappierpeopleseemedlesslikelytocatchacoldbutsomequestionsremainedastowhethertheemotionaltraititselfhadtheeffect.Forthenewstudytheresearchershad193healthyadultscompletestandardmeasuresofpersonalitytraitsself-perceivedhealthandemotionalstylE.Thosewhotendedtobehappyenergeticandeasy-goingwerejudgedashavingapositiveemotionalstylewhilethosewhowereoftenunhappytenseandhostilehadanegativestylE.Theresearchersgavethemnasal鼻的dropscontainingeitheracoldvirusoraparticularfluvirus.Overthenextsixdaysthevolunteersreportedonanyachespainssneezingorcongestiontheyhadwhiletheresearcherscollectedobjectivedatalikedailymucusproduction.CohenandhiscolleaguesfoundthatbasedonobjectivemeasuresofnasalwoeshappypeoplewerelesslikelytodevelopacolD.49.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.StayAwayFromBeingNegativeB.PositiveorNegativeIt’sUpToYouC.AnEffectiveMedicineForBeingFitD.WarmPeopleLikelyToKeepColdAway50.AccordingtoDrCohen’sresearchthereasonwhysomepeopleareunlikelytocatchacoldisthat___________________.A.theircheerfulmoodbenefitstheimmunesystemB.theyhavedevelopedacertaingeneagainstfluvirusC.theyarelesslikelytohavessorethroatandfunnynoseD.theyhavegotastrongerself-confidenceintheirhealth51.Theunderlinedworddispositionparagraph2probablymeans________.A.characterB.dayC.futureD.occupation52.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor___________________.A.medicalstudentsB.leadauthorsC.thepublicD.thevolunteers
Monkeysareverysimilartousinmanyways.Mosthavetenfingersandtentoesandbrainsmuchlikeours.InfactCharlesDarwin’stheoryofevolutionsaysthatmonkeyandhumansshareacommonancestor.WeenjoywatchingthembecausetheyoftenactlikeusandwealsolovetousemanyexpressionsaboutmonkeysinalmosteverylanguagE.Thisiswhymanymonkeyexpressionsareabouttrickypeopleorplayfulacts.Monkeyshineisoneoftheexpressionstoshowtricksorfoolishacts.Themeaningisclearifyouhaveeverwatchedagroupofmonkeysplayfullychasingeachother:pullingtailsstealingfooddoingtricks.Monkeyingaroundwithsomethingmeansthatyoudonotknowwhatyouaredoing.WhenyoufeellikedoingsomethingbuthavenofirmideaofwhattodoyouaremonkeyingarounD.ItisjustawaytopassthetimE.Monkeybusinessusuallymeanssecretmaybeillegalactivities.Youmaycomeacrossanewreportthatthereismonkeybusinessinvolvedinbuildingthenewairportwithsomeofficialsgettingsecretpaymentsfrombuilders.Monkeysuitsarecommonnamesforclothesoruniformssoldierswear.InearlieryearsinmanyAmericancitiesyouwouldfindmenplayingmusicalbandorgansonthestreet.Dancingtothemusicwouldbetheman’ssmallmonkeythatwasdressedinatight-fittingcolorfuljacketsimilartoamilitaryuniform.Sopeoplebegantocallamilitaryuniformamonkeysuit.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthesimilaritiesbetweenhumanandmonkey?A.Mostmonkeyshavetenfingersandtoes.B.Monkeyshavethesamebrainsashumans.C.Monkeysoftenactlikehumansinmanyways.D.Monkeysarehumans’closestrelativesinspecies.57.Accordingtothepassageanidlewanderonthestreetcanbedescribedas______.A.monkeyshineB.monkeyingaroundC.amonkeysuitD.monkeybusiness58.Monkeysuitsarecommonlyusedtocallmilitaryuniformsbecausethey______.A.arecreatedparticularlyforsoldiers’uniforms.B.areoriginallydesignedforAmericansoldiers.C.sharetypicalfeatureswithmilitaryuniforms.D.makeAmericansoldierslooklikemonkeys.59.Mostmonkeyexpressionsare______.A.usedonlyinwesterncultures.B.usedonsomeformaloccasions.C.abouttricksandnaughtiness.D.aboutterriblefunnybehaviors.
10·湖北C.篇ThisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolstudentsbutspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflifE.Itsformalseriousstylecloselymatchesitscontentaschool-masterlybookonschooling.TheauthorW.H.Armstrongstartswiththebasics:readingandwriting.Inhisopinionreadingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformationdigestingitandincorporatingitintooneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhimself.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolifenotjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infacttheaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.I’veseenitagainandagainsome-onewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveassomeonewhohasn’treaditatall.OnlyathirdofthebookremainsafterthatdiscussionwhichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguagesmathscienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughly透彻地andequallyexceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion激情regardinghistorytohisstudentsthatwasahundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.Tomydisappointmentinthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.Asamatteroffacttheydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedothoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkind.Althoughit’scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquiredactuallylearningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.MyothercommentisthatthetextageD.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s—noneofthereferences参考文献seemnewerthanthelate1950s.AsaresultthediscussionmissestheentirecomputeragE.Thesearesmallpointsthoughanddon’taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommendittoanystudentandanyteacherincludingtheself-taughtstudent.63.AccordingtoArmstrongthegoalofreadingisto________.A.gainknowledgeandexpandone’sviewB.understandthemeaningbetweenthelinesC.expertsideasbasedonwhatonehasreadD.getinformationandkeepitaliveinmemory64.Theauthorofthepassageinsiststhatlearningthearts_________.A.requiresgreateffortsB.demandsrealpassionC.islessnaturalthanlearningmathsD.isasnaturalaslearningalanguage65.WhatisashortcomingofArmstrong’sworkaccordingtotheauthor?A.Someideasareslightlycontradictory.B.ThereistoomuchdiscussiononstudyingsciencE.C.Thestyleistooserious.D.Itlacksnewinformation.66.Thispassagecanbeclassifiedas________.A.anadvertisementB.abookreviewC.afeaturestoryD.A.newsreport
SOUTHPORTENGLAND―ABritishteachingunionfamousforstrangeideashassupportedproposaltoemploydogsasclassroomassistants.AttheannualconferenceoftheProfessionalAssociationofteachersinSouthportnorthwestofEnglandonepersonsuggestedproperlytraineddogsbeabletokeeporderinprimaryschools.Theycanrounduplostchildrenandprotectthosewhoexperienceunfortunateaccidents.WendyDybleaSheetlandIslandswomanwhoteacheschildrenuptoagesevenmadeitcleartoherfellowfriendsthatshewasnotbarkingmad.Theyobviouslybelievedhersupportingherideaby16votesto13withatotalof63abstentions弃权票.Hesaidbigdogscouldhelproundupchildrenkeeptheminlinelickupthemilktheyspillonthefloorandprovidetheextraeyesthatateacherneedstokeeporder.AbigdogwouldalsobehelpfulforbreakingupfightsandlookforlostpropertylikegymshoesordollsDyblesaidattheconferencE.ThedogwillalsobeusefulinsniffingoutsmellsthatchildrendonotownuptosheaddeD.Itwouldbenicefortheteachernottohavetogoroundsniffingeachchildtofindtheculprit犯过者.TheideawasgreetedbytheDogDefenseLeaguebutlesssobybiggerteachingunions.A.spokesmanforEducationSecretaryDavidBlunkettwhoisblindsaidhisguidedogwasalwayspopularwithpupilswhenhevisitedschools.TheProfessionalAssociationofTeacherswitharound35000membersisthesmallestteachingunioninBritain.Ithasanhonourforoccasionalstrangeideas.Earlierthisweekitsannualconferenceheresuggestedstoppingexamsbecausetheyleadtostressandintroducingselectionattheageof12basedonphysicalcoordinationandmanualskillintheuseofhanD.64.Accordingtothewriter'sopiniontoemploydogsasclassroomassistants.A.isawonderfulideaB.canimprovetherelationbetweenchildrenandanimalsC.isbeyondordinarypeople'smindsD.canmakesometeacherslosejobs65.WhatDyblesaidattheconference.A.gainedsomesupportfromthemembersB.frightenedeveryoneattheconferenceC.interestedeveryoneattheconferenceD.causedsometroubletotraineddogs66.A.spokesmanforEducationSecretary.A.onceusedadogasclassroomassistantB.sanghighpraiseforDyble'sideaC.wouldemploydogsasteachersD.benefitedfromdogsmorethanothers67.Thelastparagraphofthispassage.A.hasnothingtodowiththetopicofthispassageB.showstherearetoomanyexamsinBritishschoolC.providesfurtherfactsabouttheteachingunionD.showsthewriter'sangertotheunion
OnMay8lastThursdaymorningtheOlympicflamewaslitonthetopofMountQomolangma!ItwasahistoricmomentforChinaexactlythreemonthsaheadoftheBeijingGames.TibetanfemaleclimberCeringWangmoreachedthesummitwithaspecialextreme-altitudeOlympictorch.ThiseventiswhatChinahaspromisedtotheworldasthehighpointofthetorchrelaythelongestandmostchallengingofalltimE.Fivetorchbearers火炬手finishedthehighestrelayever―threeoftheclimbersareTibetanathletes.TeammemberssaidBeijingwelcomesyou!inChineseEnglishandTibetanastheystoodatthesummitcelebratingwiththeeventbroadcastonnationaltelevision.IfinallyfulfilledthelastdreamofmyhusbandsaidGyigyiwithtearsinhereyes.Shewasthefirsttorchbearer.Herhusbandlosthislifeinanattempttoclimball14mountainsinChinamorethan8000metersthreeyearsago.Weareontopoftheworld!OneworldonedreamshoutedNimaCeringatthetopofhisvoicE.Hesaidthatalthoughhehadclimbedthepeak峰顶severaltimesthiswasthemostsignificantascent登高.AsaTibetanandaChineseIprayforthesuccessofBeijing2008headdeD.ThespecialtorchisdifferentformtheonecurrentlytouringtheChinesemainlandafteranaround-the-worldrelay.OfficialsorganizingthetrekupthepeakhadearliersetanApril26targettobegintheascentbuthighwindsandheavysnowhaddelayedthemission.TheXinhuaNewsAgencysaidthattheQomolangmalegofthetorchrelayrepresentstheOlympicmottohigherfasterandstrongerinpracticeandwillpromoteunityamongall56ethnicgroupsinChina.55.Itwasahistoricmomentbecause______.A.someTibetantorchbearerstookpartinitB.itwaslitthreemonthsbeforetheOlympicGameswereheldC.itwaslitonthetopofMountQomolangmaforthefirsttimeD.itwasthelongestattemptinhistory56.WhichisRIGHTaccordingtothewholepassage?A.Allthefivetorchbearersaremen.B.Onlythefivetorchbearersreachedthesummit.C.TeammemberssaidBeijingwelcomesyou!intheirnativelanguagE.D.Atleasttwoofthefivetorchbearersarefemales.57.Whatdoesthewordlegunderlinedinthelastparagraphreferto?A.onepartofajourneyorraceB.oneofthelongpartsthatconnectthefeettotherestofthebodyC.thelegofananimalespeciallythetoppartcookedandeatenD.thepartofapairoftrousersthatcoverstheleg58.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.OneworldonedreamB.RelayreachesitshighestpointC.QomolangmathehighestsummitintheworldD.Thespecialtorchandthebravetorchbearers
LawmakersintheUnitedStateshaveexpandedaninvestigationintotheuseoflocation-trackingsystemsonmobiledevices.TheactionfollowsrecentreportsaboutthestoringofinformationontheAppleiPhone.Somepeopleconsiderlocationtrackingtobeathreattopersonalprivacyandsecurity.AllanFriedmantheresearchdirectorsaysAllwirelesscompaniesdosomelocationtrackingaspartoftheirnetworks.Thisinformationisusuallystoredbythecompaniesnotthedevicesandtherearelawstoprotectit.Lawenforcement执法agenciesforexamplehavetohaveafairlyhighstandardbeforeitcanaccessthatdata.Andthephonecompanyisalsoprohibitedfromsellingthatinformation.NowtworesearchersreportthatlocationtrackinginformationisbeingstoreddirectlyonAppledevices.TheysaidApple’snewestoperatingsystemsgatherglobalpositioningsystemandtimestampinformation.Theinformationisstoredonthedeviceinafilethatisalsouploaded上传toanycomputerthatthedeviceisconnectedto.Theresearcherssaytheinformationisavailabletoanyonewhohasaccesstothedeviceorcomputer.AllanFriedmansaysThisraisesadditionalconcerns.There’stheideathatbecauseit’sonmyphoneandonmycomputerrogueapplications恶意程序thatIpayfororthatI’mtrickedintodownloadingmaybeabletoaccessthisdataandsomehowmisuseit.ApplesaysitisnottrackingthelocationofyouriPhone.ItissimplykeepingadatabaseofWi-Fihotspotsandcellphonetowersneartheuser’slocation.ThisinformationismeanttohelptheiPhonequicklyfinditslocationwhenneeded.LettershavebeensenttosomeoftheleadingmobiledevicedevelopersincludingAppleandGoogle.Thelettersaskedformoreinformationabouttheirlocationtrackingsystems.AllanFriedmancallsthisanimportantstarttostrengtheningprivacylaws.HesaysTherearen’tstrongcontrolsoverthingslikelocationinformationwhattheyaredoingwithithowlongtheyarekeepingit.Andperhapsthemostimportantquestionisismylocationdatawithotherfactsaboutme?60.WhydidAmericanlawmakersinvestigatetheuseoflocation-trackingsystemsoncell-phones?A.Becausethesystemscanstoreusers’informationB.Becausemanyusershavesufferedlossafterusingthem.C.Becauseitisthoughttothreatenusers’privacy.D.Becausemanyreportershaveshowntheproblemofthesystems.61.AllanFriedmanbelievesthat________.A.wirelesscompaniesfocusonpersonalprivacy.B.peopleareforbiddentogetaccesstoprivatedataatwillC.phonecompaniesmaysellprivateinformationsecretlyD.customersmayaskwirelesscompaniestolocatetheirtracking62.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph3?A.Locationtrackinginformationisstoredonline.B.Apple’snewestoperatingsystemscollectallkindsofinformation.C.LocationtrackinginformationmaybeuploadedtoanyiPhone.D.Apple’snewestoperatingsystemsmayrevealtheprivateinformationofusers.63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Appledeniesthatittracksthelocationofusers.B.TheresearchersmaymisunderstandtheApple’ssystems.C.Theglobalpositioningsystemistoblameforrogueapplications.TheiPhonecanquicklyfinditslocationbyusingitsuser’sinformation.
07·重庆A.篇TheverywealthyEnglishBaronFitzgeraldhadonlyonechildasonwhounderstandablywastheappleofhiseyE.Hiswifediedwhenthechildwasinhisearlyteens.SoFitzgeralddevotedhimselftofatheringthekiD.Unfortunatelythesondiedinhislateteens.MeanwhileFitzgerald'swealthgreatlyincreaseD.Hespentalotonartworksofthemasters.LaterFitzgeraldhimselfbecameseriouslyill.Beforehisdeathhehadcarefullypreparedhiswillastohowhiswealthwouldbesettled-tosellhisentirecollectionatanauction拍卖.Becauseofthelargequantityandhighqualityofhiscollectionahugecrowdofpossiblebuyersgatheredfortheauction.Manyofthemweremuseumdirectorsandprivatecollectorseagertobid出价.BeforetheauctiontheartworkswereshownamongwhichwasapaintingofFitzgerald'ssonbyanunknownartist.Becauseofitspoorqualityitreceivedlittleattention.Whenitwastimefortheauctiontheauctioneergaveled敲槌thecrowdtoattention.FirstthelawyerreadfromFitzgerald'swillthatthefirstartworktobeauctionedwasthepaintingofhisson.Thepoor-qualitypaintingdidn'treceiveanybidders...exceptone-theoldservantwhohadservedthesonandlovedhimandwhoforemotionalreasonsofferedtheonlybiD.AssoonastheservantboughtthepaintingforlessthanoneEnglishpoundtheauctioneerstoppedthebiddingandaskedthelawyertoreadagainfromthewill.Thecrowdbecamequietandthelawyerreadfromthewill:Whoeverbuysthepaintingofmysongetsallmycollection.Thentheauctionwasover.56.TheEnglishBaronFitzgeraldwas__________.A.amuseumdirectorB.amasterofartC.anartcollectorD.anartdealer57.WhydidtheoldservantbidforthepaintingofFitzgerald'sson?A.Hewasdevotedtothefamily.B.Hesawthatnoonebidforit.C.Heknewthecontentofthewill.D.Hefounditcheapforhimtobuy.58.Fitzgerald'swillshowed__________.A.hisdesiretofoolthebiddersB.hisinvaluableloveforhissonC.hissadnessatthedeathofhissonD.hisregretofhavingnochildrentotakeoverhiswealth
Hewantedtogotocollegeandtheonlythingthatmighthavestoppedhimwashisdisability.ButthisyearZhangYanandotherphysicallydisabledkidscanrealizetheirdreamjustlikeanyotherstudents.Asregistration报名forthisyear’scollegeentranceexaminationsdrawsnearthegovernmenthaslooseneditsrequirementsonphysicalexaminationsfornewcollegestudents.AnewrulewasjointlydecidedinMarchbytheMinistryofEducationtheMinistryofHealthandtheChinaDisabledPersons’Federation.Itclearlystatesthatnostudentshouldberejected拒绝simplybecausetheyhaveaphysicaldisability.Schoolsmaystilladvisedisabledstudentsonthechoiceoftheirmajorifitislikelytoaffecttheirfuturechancesofemployment.Howeverthefinaldecisionwillbeuptothestudent.NowIcanjustgoaheadanddomybestintheexams.Idon’thavetoworrythatmyhealthierclassmateswillhavetheupperhandbecauseofmydisabilitysaidZhanghappily.The18-year-oldboywillgraduatethisyearfromaChengduhighschoolinSichuanProvince.HelostaneyeduringanaccidentasachilD.Zhang’smothercalledPekingUniversitytoaskifherson’seyeproblemwouldmakeitdifficultforhimtoacceptedbytheuniversity’sBio-chemistryDepartment.Shewashappytofindoutthattheirchoiceofstudentswouldbebasedfairlyonexamresults.TheuniversityofficialsaidmysonwouldbejudgedatthesamelevelasotherstudentssaidZhang’smother.67.FromthereportwecaninferthatZhangYanprobably_____.A.isnotsureofhissuccessinthecomingexamB.doesaverygoodjobinhisstudies.C.willnotbechosenbythePekingUniversity.D.showsnotmuchinterestinPekingUniversity.68.Fromthe5thparagraphwecaninferthat___.A.somecollegeshavestrictlimitstodisabledstudentsB.amajorisnotimportanttodisabledstudents.C.Studentsarenotfreetochoosetheirmajor.D.disabledstudentsmayhavedifficultyfindingajobiftheirmajorisnotchosenproperly.69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothereport?A.Therewillbenophysicalexaminationsfornewcollegestudentsthisyear.B.ZhangYanhassomeinterestinBio-chemistry.C.Examinationmarksarequiteimportanttostudents.D.Manycollegesusedtosetlimitstodisabledstudents.70.Whichcanbethebestheadlineforthisreport?A.ZhangYanWillGoToUniversity.B.CollegesOpenUpToTheDisabledC.LuckyDisabledStudentsD.A.NewRuleForColleges.
05·全国ⅠB.篇MONTREALReuters–CrossingtheUS-Canadaborder边界togotochurchonaSundaycostaUScitizen＄10000forbreakingWashington’sstrictnewsecurity安全rules.TheexpensivetriptochurchwasasurpriseforRichardAlbertwholivesrightontheCanadianborder.Liketheotherhalf-dozenpeopleofTownship15crossingtheborderisadailyoccurrenceforAlbert.ThenearbyQuebecvillageofSt.Pamphileiswheretheyshopeatandgotochurch.Therearemanysuchsituationsintheseareasalongthelargelyunguarded5530-mileborderbetweenCanadaandtheUS-whichinsomecasesactuallyrunsdownthemiddleofstreetsorthroughbuildings.AsaresultAlbertsayshedidnotexpectanyproblemsthreeweeksagowhenhereturnedhometotheUSafterattendingchurchinCanadaasusual.TheUScustoms海关stationinthisareaisclosedonSundayssohejustdrovearoundthelockedgateashehaddoneeveryweekendsincethegateappearedlastMayfollowingatighteningofbordersecurity.Twodayslater.Albertwastoldtogotothecustomsofficewhereanofficertoldhimhehadbeencaughtoncarneracrossingtheborderillegally非法.Ottawahasgivenoutspecialpassestosome300UScitizensinthatareasotheycanenterthecountrywhenCanadiancustomsstationsareclosedbuttheUSstoppedasimilarprogramlastMay.Thatforcesthepeopletoa200-miledetouralonghillyroadstogethometountrywhroughanotherbordercheckpoint.AlberthasrequestedthatthecustomsofficechangetheirdecisionsonthefinebuthehasnotattendedaSundaychurchsincE.IfeellikeI’mlivinginaprisonhesaiD.59.WelearnfromthetextthatRichardAlbertis______.A.anAmericanlivinginTownship15B.aCanadixacanlivinginaQuebecvillageC.aCanadianworkinginacustomsstationD.anAmericanworkinginaCanadianchurch60.Albertwasfinedbecausehe______.A.failedtoobeytrafficrulesB.broketheAmericansecurityrulesC.workedinSt.PamphilewithoutapassD.damagedthegateofthecustomsoffice61.Theunderlinedworddetourinparagraph5means______.A.adrivethroughthetownB.araceacrossthefieldsC.aroundaboutwayoftravelingD.ajourneyinthemountainarea62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.Cross-countryTripB.A.SpecialBorderPassC.AnUnguardedBorderD.AnExpensiveChurchVisit
10·陕西B.篇BraveFrenchmanFoundHalf-wayAroundtheWorldNEWYORKA.Frenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwo-year-oldgirlinManhattansaidhedidn’tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.Tuesday’sDailyNewssaid29-yearwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetScaportmuseum.HehandedthegirltoherfatherDavidAndersonwhohaddiveinafterhim.Ididn’tthinkatallDurettoldtheDailyNews.Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.Duretanengineeronvacationwaswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier码头whenhesawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadollbutrealizeditwasachildwhenheapproachedtheriver.Inaninstanthetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.Whenhereachedthegirlsheappearedlifelesshesaid.Fortunatelywhenshewasoutofthewatersheopenedhereyes.AndersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamerA.AnambulancecamelaterforhersaidDuretwhowashandeddryclothesfromcookers.Duretcaughtatrainwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrancE.Duretsaidhedidn’trealizehistaleofheroismhewasleavingthenextmorning.Idon’treallythinkI’maherosaidDuret.Anyonewoulddothesameting.50.WhywasDuretinNewYork?A.TomeethisgirlfriendB.ToworkasanengineerC.TospendhisholidayD.TovisittheAndersons.51.WhatdidDuretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?A.HewasinterviewedbyanewspaperB.HeaskedhisgirlfriendforhisdryclothesC.HewenttothehospitalintheambulanceD.Hedisappearedfromthespotquickly52.WhodivideafterDuretintotherivertosavethelittlegirl?A.DavidAndersonB.A.passer-byC.HisgirlfriendD.ataxidriver.53.Whenwasduetmostprobablyfoundtobetheveryhero?A.ThedaywhenhewasleavingforhomE.B.A.coupleofdaysafterthegirlwasrescuedC.ThefirstdaywhenhewasinNewYorkD.ThesamedaywhenhewasintervieweD.
FirstladyLauraBushannouncedthatsheplanstofocusAmerica’sattentiononmakingsurethatallyoungchildrenarereadytoreadandlearnwhentheystartschoolandonrecruitingthebestandbrightesttothedetachingprofession.ShewillalsohighlighttheneedformoreAmericanstobecometeachers.Andshewillencourageeveryonefromyoungadultstoretireestobringtheirtalentsenergyandenthusiasmtoclassroomsthroughoutthenation.Learningtoreadstartslongbeforeachildstartsschoolandreadingskillshelpmakechildrengoodstudents.ReadingskillsmakeallotherskillspossibleshenoteD.In1989doctorsatBostonCityHospitalcreatedaprogrammeknownasReachOutandReadROR.InRORclinicsdoctorsactually‘prescribethatparentsreadtotheirchildren.Volunteersinwaitingroomsshowparentscreativewaystoreadtotheirchildrenandeverychildleaveswithanewbook.In1997Mrs.BushhelpedstartaRORprogrammeinherhomestateofTexas.Withhersupportmorethan60RORl=clinicsiteshaveopenedinTexas.Asthenation’sFirstLadysheiscommittedtosupportingRORincommunitiesacrossthecountry.FinallyMrsBushwillencourageotherstopursueteachingasacareer.AsaformerpublicschoolteacherandlibrarianIhavetremendousrespectforpeoplewhoteachshesaiD.Teachingischallengingsometimesthanklessbutincrediblyrewarding.WeneedmanymorededicatedAmericanstoteachourchildrenhowtolearnsothattheymayultimatelyleadsuccessfullives.ShewillencourageAmerica’sbestandbrightestcollegestudentsprofessionalsandmilitaryretireestobringtheirtalentsandexperiencestoclassroomsacrossthenationespeciallyininner-cityschoolswheretheneedisgreatest.63.FirstLadyLauraBushwilldosomething______.A.toforceallyoungchildrentoreadbeforetheystartschoolB.toprepareallyoungchildrentoreadwhentheystartschoolC.toencourageallpeopletolearntoreadlikechildrenD.topersuadeallpeopletoworkasteachersinclassroom64.WhichoneofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheprogrammeknownasReachOutandRead?A.Volunteersinthewaitingroomsreadtothechildren.B.DoctorsatBostonCityHospitalcreatednewwaystoreadtothestudents.C.AnyonecangetanewgookfromtheprogrammeD.FirstLadytriesherbesttostandbehindstheprogrammE.65.FromthispassagewecaninferthatLauraBushusedtobe_______.A.alawyerB.awhitecollarC.aschoolteacherD.anofficial.66.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.FirstLadyLauraBushisfamousintheworlD.B.FirstLadyLauraBushcaresaboutreadingskillsofchildren.C.ReachOutandReadisimportantintheUSA.D.TeachersarealwaysrespectedintheUSA
SHANGHAI--TheShanghaiWorldFinancialCentrewillbethetallestland-markintheworldafteritscompletionthiscenturyinPudongaccordingtotheproject'sJapaneseinvestors.ThebuildingwillbelocatedintheprimeLujiazuiZoneinPudongona30000-square-metresitE.Thebuildingwasoriginallydesignedtobea94-floorofficetowerwithaheightof460metres.Theprojectbrokegroundin1997butwaslaterhaltedasaresultofthefinancialcrisisinSoutheastAsiA.AstheeconomywarmsupwearemoreconfidentaboutShanghaiandthewholeChinaandweareworkinghardtogettheProjectrestartedassoonaspossiblesaidKatsuyukiTakeuchivice-presidentandgeneralmanageroftheShanghaiWorldFinancialCentreCompany.ItsparentcompanyJapan-basedMoilBuildingCo.LtdestablishedtheShanghaisubsidiaryastheoperatorresponsibleforthisambitiousproject.Thedesignwhichisundergoingrevisioninapianwillaccommodateinternationalhigh-techbusinessesdepartmentstoresartgalleriesclubsandafive-starhotel.UnlikethegloomyeconomiesoftheUnitedStatesEuropeandJapanChinaenjoysastronggrowthwithbrighterprospectsTakeuchisaiD.MorecapitalandbusinessesareexpectedtoflowintoShanghaiwhichaimstobecomeaworldcentrefortradeandthefinancialindustry--withLujiazuiasitsshowpiecE.ThelayoutofLuijiazuiincludesthreetallbuildingsoneofwhichisthecompletedJinmaoTowereachrisingabove400metresasdesignedbylocalgovernmentafterholdinganinternationaldesigncompetitionearlylastdecadE.OtherbuildingsnearbyfallinheightgraduallycreatingaspecialshapeagainsttheskylinE.TheShanghaiWorldFinancialCentrewillbebuiltasthepeakofthemountain.ThepeakwillbesafethankstotheperfectdesignadvancedtechnologyandthestablesocialandpoliticalenvironmentinShanghaiTakeuchisaidreassuringthosewhomightbeanxiousaboutthesafetyofthesoon-to-beworld'stallestbuilding.52.WhyistheShanghaiWorldFinancialCentertobebuilt?:A.BecauseitisbythebankoftheChangjiangRiver.B.BecauseitisgoingtobethehighestbuildinginChina.C.BecausetheeconomyofChinaisofabetterfuturethanofothercountries.D.BecausethebuildersinShanghaicouldbesureofthequalityofthebuilding.53.SeenfromalongdistancetheLujiazuiZonelookslikeaanA.appleB.mountainC.boxD.basin54.WhywilltheShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterbeofgreatsafety?A.Becauseitwillbethepeakofamountain.B.Becauseitsdesignandtechnologyareofthetoplevels.C.InShanghaithereisastablesocialandpoliticalenvironment.D.B.andC.55.Whichofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningasthesentence...reassuringthosewhomightbeanxiousaboutthesafetyofthesoon-to-beworld'stallestbuildingA.Comfortthepeoplesothattheywon'tworryaboutthesafetyofthepeak.B.Tellthepeoplethetallestbuildingwillbefinishedsoon.C.AdvisepeoplenottobeanxiousaboutthebuildinguntilitisfinisheD.D.MakesurethatthebuildingwillbebuiltinShanghai.
09·全国ⅡD.篇TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721theprinterJamesFranklin.Benjamin'solderbrotherstartedtheNewEnglandCourantandthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventurearticlesonartonfamouspeopleandonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin'sCourant.fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlongNewspapercompliesarelosingadvertisers广告商readersmarketvaluE.anD.insomecasestheirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsagoThechiefeditor主编ofthetimessaidrecentlyAtplaceswheretheygathereditorsaskoneanother'Howareyou?'asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcamE.AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteoftheGuardianundertheheadlineNOTDEADYET.perhapsnotbuttheriseoftheInternetwhichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworldhasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepasttheeyearsTheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock股票dropby54%sincetheendof2004withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyearA.manageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstockTheWashingtonPostComplyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducationitstestingandtest-preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany'sincomE.53.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCurran?A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B.ItmarksthebeginningoftheAmericannewspaper.C.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmericA.D.Itcomesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.54.Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A.Theyoftenacceptreaders'suggestionsB.Theycarealotabouteachother'shealth.C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.55.Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A.TheWashingtonPostB.TheGuardianC.TheNewYorkTimes.D.NewEnglandCourant56.Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers?A.SatisfiedB.HopefulC.WorriedD.Surprised
Nuclearweapons核武器werefirstdevelopedintheUnitedStatesduringtheSecondWorldWartobeusedagainstGermany.HoweverbythetimethefirstbombswerereadyforusethewarwithGermanyhadendedandasaresultthedecisionwasmadetousetheweaponsagainstJapaninstead.HiroshimaandNagasakihavesufferedtheconsequencesofthedecisiontothepresentday.Therealreasonswhybombsweredroppedontwoheavilypopulatedcitiesarenotaltogetherclear.Anumberofpeoplein1944andearly1945arguedthattheuseofnuclearweaponswouldbeunnecessarysinceAmericanIntelligencewasawarethatsomeofthemostpowerfulandinfluentialpeopleinJapanhadalreadyrealisedthatthewarwaslostandwantedtodiscussaJapanesesurrender投降.ItwasalsoarguedthatsinceJapanhasfewnaturalresourcesablockade封锁bytheAmericannavywouldforceittosurrenderwithinafewweeksandtheuseofnuclearweaponswouldproveunnecessary.IfademonstrationofforcewasrequiredtoendthewarabombcouldbedroppedoveranunpopulatedarealikeadesertinfrontofJapaneseobserversoroveranareaoflowpopulationinsideJapansuchasaforest.Choosingthiscourseofactionmightdecreasethelossoffurtherlivesonallsideswhilethepowerofnuclearweaponswouldstillbeadequatelydemonstrated展示.AlloftheseargumentswereturneddownhoweverandthegeneralagreementwasthatthequickestwaytoendthefightingwouldbetousenuclearweaponsagainstthecentresofpopulationinsideJapan.Infacttwoofthemorelikelyreasonswhythedecisionwasreachedseemquiteshockingtousnow.68.ThemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1isthat.A.thetwocitieswerebadlydamagedaftertheywerebombeD.B.thetwocitiessufferedbecauseJapanwouldnotagreetoendthewar.C.theterribleeffectsofdroppingnuclearweaponsonthesecitiescanstillbefelt.D.theendofthewarwithGermanymeantHiroshimaandNagasakiwouldsuffer.69.AccordingtoParagraph2ablockadewouldhavebeensuccessfulbecause..A.Japanhadtoimportmostofitsnaturalresources.B.JapanwouldnotbepowerfulenoughtobeatablockadE.C.anattackwouldprobablydestroyJapaneseresourceswithinafewweeks.D.theAmericanscoulddefeatJapan'snavysinceitwasshortofresources.70.Thelastparagraphtellsthat...A.thewriterprobablyexpectsushottoarguewithhisopinion.B.thenuclearbombsmusthavebeendroppedonTokyotoo.C.therealreasonsfor'thedecisionmayneverhavebeenmadeclear.D.thewriterhasnotdonemuchresearchonthissubjecttoestablishthefacts.71.Whatwouldprobablybediscussedintheparagraphsthatfollow?A.ThereasonswhyJapanchosetosurrender.B.Thewriter'sattitudestowardstheJapan'ssurrender.C.People'sdifferentopinionsaboutdroppingnuclearweaponsontothecities.D.Someofthepossiblereasonsfordroppingnuclearweaponsontothecities.
陕西省宝鸡中学2010届高三适应训练B.篇SouthKoreahasofferedabout10000tonsofcorntoNorthKoreainwhatwouldbethefirstofficialaidtoitshungryneighborforalmosttwoyears.TheSouthalsooffered20tonsofmilkpowderandmedicineforchildrenpregnantwomenandothervulnerablepeopleitsunificationministrysaid.TheproposedshipmenwouldbethroughtheRedCross.ItwouldbethefirstofficialonesinceaconservativegovernmentcametopowerinSeoulinFebruary2008.TheSouthKoreanadministrationofPresidentLeeMyung-bakhaslinkedmajorassistancetoprogressondenuclearisation.HoweveraftermonthsofbitterhostilitythecommunistNorthbeganmakingpeaceovertures提议提案totheSouthinrecentmonths.Persistentmediareportshavealsosaidthetwosideshaveheldpreliminarytalksaboutapossiblesummit.TheamountoffoodaidonofferistinyrelativetotheneedsinwhattheUnitedNationsrecentlydescribedasthefamine-hitNorth.AthirdofNorthKoreanwomenandyoungchildrenaremalnourished营养不良的andthecountrywillrunshortofalmost1.8milliontonsoffoodthisyeartheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramsaidinareportlastmonth.TheunificationministryadmitteditwasfarlessthanneededbutsaidtheNorthmustmendrelationsbeforeshipmentscouldbeincreased.Wecannotsay10000tonsissufficientinviewofNorthKorea'sfoodshortageandotherconditionssaidministryspokeswomanLeeJong-Joo.Weareprovidingpurelyhumanitarianaidshesaid.ThereisnochangeinourpositionthatmassivefoodaiddependsonhowrelationsbetweenthetwoKoreasdevelopshesaid.NorthKoreahasyettorespondtothelatestoffermadethroughtheRedCross.ButYonhapnewsagencysaiditwaslikelyco-ordinatedinadvancebeforetheannouncement.LastyeartheSouthoffered50000tonsofcornbuttheNorthrejectedtheshipmentamidhightensions.NorthKoreahasreliedonfoodaidfromChinaSouthKoreaandaidagenciestofeedmillionsofitspeoplesinceafamineinthe1990sresultedinthedeathsofhundredsofthousands.50.HowwouldNorthKoreabeofferedabout10000tonsofcornfromSouthKorea?A.NorthKoreawouldbuycornfromSouthKorea.B.NorthKoreawouldexchangewithSouthKorea.C.TheofferwouldbethroughtheRedSea..D.Theofferwouldbethroughaninternationalorganization51.AboutwhetherSouthKoreawouldgoonofferingassistancewecaninferfromthepassagethat________________.A.theywouldgoonwithoutanyconditionB.theywouldgooniftherewasafamineinNorthKoreaC.itdependedonhowtheirrelationwoulddevelopD.itdependedonwhetherNorthKoreaneededit52.HowdidNorthKoreasurvivesinceafamineinthe1990s?A.TheydependedontheinternationalaidfromallothercountriesB.TheydevelopedtheiragriculturetoincreasetheproductionC.TheyexpandedtheagriculturallandD.TheyreliedonfoodaidfromChinaSouthKoreaandaidagencies53.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.It’sabouttheaidtoSouthKoreafromNorthKoreaB.IttellsaboutthehelpbetweenSouthKoreaandNorthKoreaC.It’saboutthehelptothePoorD.IttellsaboutanactionoftheRedCross
【2011·辽宁东北育才中学模拟】OneofBritain’sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatchsuspectedpolicekillerDavidBieber—andwasthankedwithflowersbythepolicE.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofupto￡30000rewardmoney.VickiBrown30playedaveryimportantroleinendingthenationalmanhunt.VickiwhohasworkedattheRoyalHotelforfouryearstoldofherterribleexperiencewhenshehadtostealintoBieber’sbedroomandtowatchhimsecretly.Thenshewaitedaloneforthreehourswhilearmedpolicepreparedtostormthebuilding.ShesaidIwasverynervous.ButwhenIopenedthehoteldoorandsaw20armedpolicemenlinedupinthecarparkIwassogladtheyweretherE.ThealarmhadbeenraisedbecauseVickibecamesuspiciousoftheguestwhocheckedinat3pmthedaybeforeNewYear’sEvewithlittleluggageandwearingsunglassesandahatpulleddownoverhisfacE.ShesaidHedidn’tseemtowanttotalktoomuchandmakeanyeyecontact.VickitheonlyemployedondutycalledherbossesMargaret64andhusbandStanMcKale65whophonedthepoliceat11pm.OfficersfromNorthumbriaPolicecalledVickiatthehotelinDunstonGatesheadatabout11:30pmtomakesurethatthiswasthewantedman.ThentheykeptintouchbyphoningVickievery15minutes.Itwasabouttenpasttwointhemorningwhenthephonewentagainandapolicemansaid‘Wouldyougoandmakeyourselfknowntothearmedofficersoutside?’Myheartmissedabeat.Vickiquietlyshowedeightarmedofficersthroughpassagesandstaircasestothetopfloorroomandhandedoverthekey.IrealizedthatmybedroomwindowoverlooksthatpartofthehotelsoIwenttowatch.Icouldnotseeintotheman’sroombutIcouldseethepassage.Thepolicekeptshoutingatthemantocomeoutwithhishandsshowing.Thensuddenlyhemusthavecomeoutbecausetheyshoutedforhimtoliedownwhilehewashandcuffed戴上手铐.64.VickibecamesuspiciousofDavidBieberbecause__________.A.thepolicecalledherB.helookedverystrangeC.hecametothehotelwithlittleluggageD.hecametothehotelthedaybeforeNewYear’sEve65.Vicki’sheartmissedabeatbecause__________.A.thephonewentagainB.shewouldbefamousC.thepolicemenhadalreadyarrivedD.shesaw20policemeninthecarpark66.DavidBieberwasmostprobablyhandcuffedin__________.A.thepassageB.theman’sroomC.Vicki’sbedroomD.thetopfloorroom67.Thewholeeventprobablylastedabout__________hoursfromthemomentBiebercametothehoteltothearrivalofsomearmedofficers.A.6B.8C.11D.14
05·全国ⅡC.篇Taiwanpolicecannotdecidewhethertotreatitasanextremelyelevenactofstealingoranevenelev-ecercheat诈骗.Eitherwayitcouldbetheperfectcrime犯罪becausethecriminalsarebirds—horningpigeons!Thecrimebeginswithatelephonemessagetotheownerofastolencar:ifyouwantthecarbackpayupthenthecarownerisdirectedtoaparktoldwheretofindabirdcageandhowtoattachmoneytotheneckofthepigeoninside.Carryingthemoneyinatinybagthepigeonfliesoff.Therehavebeenatleastfoursuchpigeonpick-upsinChangwA.Whatatfirstseemedliketheworkofacleverstay-at-homecarthiefhowevermayinfactbetheworkofanevenlazierandmoreinventivecriminalmind—onethatavoid避免notonlycollectingmoneybutgoingouttostealthecarinthefirstplace.PoliceofficerChensaysthatthecriminalprobablyhaspulledadoubletrick:hegetsmoneyforthingshecannotpossiblyreturn.Insteadofstealingcarsheletssomeoneelsedoitandthenwaitsforthecar-ownertoplaceanad启事inthenewspaperaskingforhelp.Thetheoryissupportedbythefactthatsofarnoneofthestolencarshavebeenreturned.Alsotheamountofmoneydemanded-under3000Taiwanesedollars–seemstoolittleforacarworthmanytimesmore.Demandsforpigeon-deliveredmoneystoppedassoonasthepressreportedthestory.AndeveniftheystartagainChenholdslittlehopeofcatchingthecriminal.Wehavemoreimportantthingstodohesaid.49.Afterthecarownerreceivedaphonecall.HeA.wenttoacertainpigeonandputsomemoneyinthebagitcarriedB.gavethemoneytothethiefandhadhiscarbackinaparkC.sentsomemoneytothethiefbymailD.toldthepressaboutit50.Thelazierandmoreinventivecriminalrefersto.A.thecarthiefwhostaysathomeB.oneofthosewhoputtheadsinthepaperC.oneofthepolicemeninChangwaD.theownerofthepigeons51.Thewritermentionsthefactthatnoneofthestolencarshavebeenreturnedtoshow.A.howeasilypeoplegetfooledbycriminalsB.whatChenthinksmightbecorrectC.thethiefisextremelycleverD.themoneypaidistoolittle52.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthelastparagraphrefersto.A.criminalsB.pigeonsC.thestolencarsD.demandsformoney53.Wemayinferfromthetextthatthecriminalknowshowtoreachthecarownersbecause.A.hereadstheadsinthenewspaperB.helivesinthesameneighborhoodC.hehasseenthecarownersintheparkD.hehastrainedthepigeonstofollowthem
【2011·浙江省第二次五校联考】IliveinthelandofDisneyHollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchasplendidfun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifsoyouhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeepermorelastingemotion.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgamewatchingamovieortelevisionarefunactivitiesthathelpusrelaxtemporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappinessbecausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplayitistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserichbeautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorouspartiesfancycarsexpensivehomeseverythingthatspellshappiness.Butinmemoir回忆录aftermemoirtheyrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:depressionalcoholismdrugaddictionbrokenmarriagestroubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageifhe’shonestandhewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitmentforcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfunadventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmomentsbuttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Similarlycouplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutwhenevertheywantandsleepaslateastheycan.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberating解放性的realizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.45.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____________.A.funcreateslong-lastingsatisfactionB.funprovidesenjoymentwhilepainleadstohappinessC.happinessislastingwhereasfunisshort-livedD.funthatislong-standingmayleadtohappiness46.TotheauthortheroleHollywoodstarswillplayisto_________.A.writememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappinessB.tellthepublicthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfunC.teachpeoplehowtoenjoytheirlivesD.bringhappinesstothepublicinsteadofgoingtoparties47.Intheauthor’sopinionmarriage____________.A.affordsgreaterfunB.leadstoraisingchildrenC.indicatesdutyanddevotionD.usuallyendsupinpain48.Whichofthefollowingisthebestexampleofpainfulhappiness?A.Winninglotterybyaccident.B.A.bachelorresistingmarriagE.C.Raisingchildren.D.Buyingsomefancyclothes.49.Ifonegetsthemeaningofthetruesenseofhappinesshewill____________.A.stopplayinggamesandjokingwithothersB.keephimselfwithhisfamilyC.giveafreehandtomoneyD.usehistimetoincreasehappiness
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