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AfilmwasattheCircleFiveRanchtofilmaMarlborocommercial.Thisisin1868beforetheyprohibitedcigaretteadsfromAmericantelevision.DarrellWinfieldwaswatchingthecrewsetuptheequipment.ThesceneincludedanactorcrossingariveronhorsebackbutwhenthetimecametoshootthemanwastoodrunktoridE.SomeonefromthecrewssawWinfieldandaskedhimifhewouldridethehorsefor50.HellsaidWinfieldfor50bucksI'lljumpthatdamnhorseoverthemoon!TopeopleinmanycountriesWinfieldisjustafamiliarbutnamelessfaceasimplecowboywithanadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.FewpeopleknowthatheisadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.Fewpeopleknowthatheis55afamilymanwho’sbeenmarriedtothesamewomanfor37yearsandhas5childrenand7grandchildren.Mostsurprisinglyhe’sarealworkingcowboywhoraiseshorsesinhisranchinWyoming.OneofthemoststrikingthingsabouttheMarlboroManisthatsuccesshasn’tchangedhimmuch.HesaysthatcompletestrangerssometimescomeuptohimandsayI’vemetyou.knowyoufromsomewherE.WheneverithappenshesaysthathegetsembarrasseD.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.CigaretteadswereprohibitedinAmericA.B.CigaretteadsareprohibitedontelevisioninAmericA.C.Marlborocommercialwasprohibitedontelevision.D.Marlborocommercialwasproducedontelevision.Whatdoesthewordprohibitedinthefirstparagraphmean?A.broadcastB.forbiddenC.producedD.providedWhentheyfilmedthead________.A.Winfieldwastoodrunk.B.Theactorintheadwastoodrunk.C.Winfieldwassettinguptheequipmet.D.WinfieldwasridingahorsE.FromthepassageweknowthatWinfieldwas________.A.anordinarymanB.asuperstarC.anactorD.arichman
MillionsofpeoplevisitYosemiteNationalParkeveryyeartoseethetallwaterfallsandmountains.Thesemountainsareasplendidsightwhenviewedformthevalleyfloor.Lotsofstoreshotelsandrestaurantsareneededtohandlethecrowds.Alsowaterroadsandotherservicesystemsarepartoftheinfrastructure基础设施thatmustbemaintaineD.Unfortunatelythesesystemsarestartingtobreakdown.It’snotjustinYosemitebutinnationalparksaroundthenation.YosemiteisthirtyyearsoldaccordingtoDennisGalvinaNationalParkServiceworker.TheParkisnotonlyoldbutwornout.Twoorthreetimesasmanyvisitorscomeeveryyear.Thatistoomanyvisitorsfortheparktodealwith.FouryearsagoastormwashedoutawaterpipelineintheGrandCanyon.TheNationalParkServicehadtosendwatertruckstoprovidewaterforthevisitors.LastmonthpipesalmostbrokeagainandroadshadtobeclosedforawhilE.Whyhasn’ttheNationalParkServicekeptuptheparkrepairs?Thereisalackofmoney.TheUnitedStateshas378monumentsparksandwildernessareas.Betweenthreeandfourbilliondollarsareneededforrepairs.Yosemiteisonenationalparkthatdoeshavemoneyforrepairs.Ithastwohundredmilliondollarsbutcannotspenditanywayitchooses.WhentheparkworkersstartedwideningtheroadtheywereforcedtostopbytheSierraCluB.TheclubclaimedthattheroadworkwasdamagingtheMercedRiverthatrunsthroughthepark.A.sierraClublawyerJuliaOlsonfeelsthattheinfrastructureneedstobemovedoutofYosemitE.Thatwaylesspressurewillbeputonthealreadycrowdedpark.65.AccordingtothetextthemountainsinYosemitelookmostsplendidwhentheyareappreciatedfrom______.A.thebottomofthevalleysB.thetopofthemountainsC.thesideofthemountainsD.theedgeofthevalleys66.NationalparkslikeYosemiteintheU.S.finditincreasinglydifficulttomeettheneedofvisitorsbecause______.A.theirtransportmanagementneedsimprovingB.theyspendtoomuchontheirservicesystemsC.theirservicesystemsfrequentlygooutoforderD.theyneedhelpfromenvironmentalorganizations67.ThemainproblemofYosemiteNationalParkisits______.A.rundownwaterpipesB.overcrowdednessC.lackofmoneyD.narrowroads68.AccordingtothetexttheSierraClubismostlikelytobe______.A.anenvironmentalgroupB.aninformationcenterC.atravelserviceD.alawfirm
IcametoliveherewhereIamnowbetweenWoundedKneeGreekandGrassGreekOtherscametooandwemadetheselittlegreyhousesoflogsthatyouseeandtheyaresquarE.ItisabadwaytolivefortherecanbenopowerinasquarE.YouhavenoticedthateverythinganIndiandoesisinacircleandthatisbecausethePoweroftheWorldalwaysworksincirclesandeverythingtriestoberounD.Intheolddayswhenwewerestrongandhappypeopleallourpowercametousfromtherespectfulcircleofthenationandsolongasthecirclewasunbrokenthepeopleweregettingrich.Thefloweringtreewasthelivingcenterofthecircleandthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgavepeaceandlightthesouthgavewarmththewestgaverainandthenorthwithitscoldandstrongwindgavestrengthandcontinuouspower.Thisknowledgecametousfromtheouterworldwithourbrief.EverythingthePoweroftheWorlddoesisdoneinacirclE.TheskyisroundandIhaveheardthattheearthisroundlikeaballandsoareallthestars.Birdsmaketheirnestsincirclefortheirsarethesameasours.ThesuncomesforthandgoesdownagaininacirclE.ThemoondoesthesameandbotharerounD.EventheseasonsformagreatcircleintheirchangingandalwayscomebackagaintowheretheywerE.Thelifeofamanisacirclefromchildhoodtochildhoodandsoitisineverythingwherepowermoves.Ourplaceswerelikethenestsofbirdsandthesewerealwayssetinacirclethenation’scircleanestofmanynestswheretheGreatSpiritmeantforustonurseourchildren.Butthewhitepeoplehaveputusinthesesquareboxes.OurpowerisgoneandwearedyingforthepowerisnotinusanymorE.Youcanlookatourboysandseehowitiswithus.WherewewerelivingbythepowerofthecircleinthewayweshouldboysweremenattwelveorthirteenyearsofagE.Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertogrowup.AccordingtothepassagetheIndians_______.A.don’thavemoderninstrumentsintheirhomesB.refusedtomovefromroundplacesC.livedinroundplacesbutwereforcedtoliveinsquarehousesD.livedinroundplacesbutthendecidedtomoveintosquarehousesTwothingsbeingcomparedinthepassageare_______.A.theIndians’pastandpresentlivingconditionsB.theIndians’pastandmodernbeliefsC.theIndians’oldandnewpowerD.peopleandnatureInthesecondparagraphthefourquartersrefersto_______.A.thefourroomsoftheIndian’shouseB.thefourkindsofnaturalpowerC.thefourseasonsD.thefourdirectionsAccordingtotheauthoroncetheIndiansmovedintosquarehouses_______.A.theyhadtomovetootherhousesB.boystookmoretimetogrowintomenC.theyforgottheoldwayoflifeD.everyonewasnothappy
Veryoldpeopledoraisemoralproblemsforalmosteveryonewhocomesincontactwiththem.Theirvalues—thiscan’tberepeatedtoooften—arenotnecessarilyourvalues.Physicalcomfortcleannessandorderarenotnecessarilythemostimportantthings.Thesocialservicesfromtimetotimefindthemselvesfacedwithaflatwithdecayingfoodcoveredbysmallwormsandanoldpersonlyingaloneinbedtakingnonoticeoftheworms.Butisitinterfering干涉withpersonalfreedomtoinsistthattheygotolivewithsomeoftheirrelativessothattheymightbetakenbettercareof?SomesocialworkerstheoneswhoclearupthewormsthinkweareindangerofcarryingthisconceptofpersonalfreedomtothepointwhereseriousrisksarebeingtakenwiththehealthandsafetyoftheolD.IndeedtheoldcanbeeasilyhurtorharmeD.Thebodyislikeacaritneedsmoremechanicalmaintenance机械维修保养asitgetsolder.Youcancarrythiscomparisonrightthroughtotheprovisionofspareparts.ButneverforgetthatsuchoperationsarepainfulexperienceshowevergoodtheresultswillbE.Andatwhatpointshouldyoustoptotreattheoldbody?Isitmorallyrighttotrytopushoffdeathbyseekingthedevelopmentofdrugstoexcitetheforgetfuloldmindandtoactivatetheoldbodyknowingthatitisdesignedtodie?Youcan’taskdoctorsorscientiststodecidebecausesolongastheycanseethetechnicalopportunitiestheywillfeelboundtogivethematryontheprinciplethatwhilethere’slifethere’shopE.Whenyoutalktotheoldpeoplehoweveryouareforcedtotheconclusionthatwhetherageishappyorunpleasantdependslessonmoneyoronhealththanitdoesonyourabilitytohavefun.5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Thevaluesaredifferentbetweentheoldandtheyoung.B.ThemoralproblemsraisedbyoldpeoplE.C.ThepersonalfreedomfortheolD.D.Oldpeople’sviewpointonlifE.6.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.Veryoldpeoplewouldliketolivealonetohavemorepersonalfreedom.B.Veryoldpeopleareabletokeeptheirroomclean.C.Veryoldpeopleliketolivewiththeirchildren.D.SocialserviceshavenothingtodowithveryoldpeoplE.7.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingisright?A.Theolderapersonthemorecareheneeds.B.Toomuchemphasishasbeenputonoldpeople’svalues.C.Thehumanbodycan’tbecomparedtoacar.D.ItiseasytoprovidesparepartsforoldpeoplE.8.Theunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.theirmoneyortheirhealthB.theconclusionyoucometoC.yourtalktotheoldpeopleD.whetherageishappyorunpleasant
Whatisthecoloroftheuniverse?Astronomersdidnotanswerthisquestionuntiltwomonthsago.ThiswaswhentwoAmericanastronomersreportedontheirstudyofallthelightintheuniversE.Theysaidthattheuniversewouldappeartothehumaneyetobealightgreenishcolorcalledturquoise青绿色.KarlGlazebrookandIvanBaldryofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimoreMarylandreportedtheirfindingsinJanuary.TheypresentedresearchatameetingoftheAmericanAstronomicalSociety.Theysaidthatfindingthecoloroftheuniversewasnotpartoftheirmoreseriousscientificresearch.Theydiditforfun.HoweverearlierthismonththescientistsadmittedtomakingamistakE.Theysaidtheirfindingwasmuchmorecolorfulthanitshouldhavebeen.TheynowsaythelightfromouruniverseisclosertowhitE.Itismorelikeamilkyorcreamywhitecolor.Thescientistsgaveanumbertoeachofthecolorsofthedifferentstarsystems.Thentheyaddedthenumberstogetherandfoundtheaveragemeasurement.ThescientistsusedthisaveragetoidentifythecoloroftheuniversE.Theysaiditwasaveryprettylightgreenorturquoisecolor.Theycalleditcosmic宇宙的spectrum光谱green.Manynewspapersandtelevisionstationsreportedtheirfinding.Otherscientistsandcolorengineersattemptedtoreproducetheresult.MarkFairchildoftheRochesterInstituteofTechnologyinNewYorkwasthefirstpersontoidentifyamistakE.HediscoveredamistakeinthecomputersoftwareprogramusedbytheJohnsHopkinsscientists.WhenthemistakewascorrectedtheresultschangeD.Thenewcoloroftheuniverseismuchlesscolorful.ItisveryclosetowhitE.ThescientistsapologizedforthemistakE.TheyarenowworkingwiththeRochesterInstituteofTechnologytoproducemoreimagesregardingthecoloroftheuniversE.48.Whydidthescientistsdotheresearch?A.TheywantedtowinaNobelPrizE.B.It’srequiredbythegovernment.C.Theydiditjustforfun.D.It’spartoftheirresearch.49.Wecaninferthatthepassagewasprobablywrittenin_______.A.JanuaryB.FebruaryC.MayD.March50.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Noneoftheresearchesdonebyscientistsisright.B.Scientistssometimesmaymakemistakesintheirwork.C.Thecoloroftheuniverseislightgreenish.D.MarkFairchildapologizedforhismistakeaboutthecolorofuniversE.
Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginningpeoplemaysendthewrongsignal信号.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasize强调theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegreE.Forexamplebusinessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.EvenwithpeopleatworkitisnecessarytospendalotoftimeinsmalltalkusuallyoveraglassofteabeforetheydoanyjoB.InmanyEuropeancountries--liketheUKorFrance--peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcaf6sratherthanattheofficE.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailanD.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilencE.ThepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmileD.AftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetterIrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyowncultureweexpressmeaningmainlythroughwordsbutpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.EvenwithinNorthernEuropeculturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.CertainlyEnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;howeverGermansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.WethinkthattheyarerudE.Infactthisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvaluesandsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.Howeverifwecanunderstandthembetteramulticulturalenvironment多元文化环境willofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.Insomecountrieseatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto_______.A.developcloserrelationsB.sharethesamecultureC.gettoknoweachotherD.keepeachothercompanyTheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat_________.A.theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesB.toomanywordsareofnouseC.peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynatureD.eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferentAccordingtothetexthowcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?A.BysharingdifferentwaysoflifE.B.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.C.Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.D.Byspeakingeachother'slanguages.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MulticulturalEnvironment.B.Cross-CulturalDifferences.C.HowtoUnderstandEachOther.D.HowtoBuildUpaRelationship.
Liverpoolcitycouncilwanttoclearthecityoffatpigeons.Theysaythatpeoplearefeedingthebirdswhichmakesthemfat.Thepigeonsgetbiggerbecausetheirnormaldietwouldconsistofseedsandinsectsnothigh-fatjunkfoodtheyareeatinginthecitycentrE.Thecouncilwantpeopletoknowthateveryonewhofeedsthepigeonsisresponsibleforthestreetsbeingsocrowdedwiththesebirds.Theyhopetoencouragethebirdstomoveawayfromthecitycentreandintoparksandopenspaces.TenroboticbirdshavebeenbroughtintothecitycentretoscarethepigeonsawayandvisitorsareaskednottogivethepigeonsanyfooD.Themechanicalbirds－knownasrobops－willsitontheroofsofbuildings.Theycanbemovedaroundtodifferentlocations.Theylooklikeaperegrinefalconwhichisabirdthatkillspigeons.Theyevenmakenoisesandflaptheirwingstoscarethepigeons.TheyhopethatthepigeonswillgoawaybeforethecitybecomestheEuropeanCapitalofCultureintwoyears.73.PigeonsinLiverpoolgetfatbecausetheyeat________.A.birdsB.seedsC.insectsD.high-fatjunkfood74.WhatdoLiverpoolcitycounciltrytodo?A.TheywantthepigeonstomoveoutofthecitycentrE.B.TheywantpeopletofeedthepigeonswithhealthyfooD.C.TheywantpeopletokeepthepigeonsathomE.D.Theywanttokeeproboticbirdsinsteadofpigeons.75.Theroboticbirdsareusedto________.A.makethecitycolorfulB.driveawaythepigeonsC.helpfeedthepigeonsD.showpeopledirections76.Thispassageismostprobablyan________.A.noticeB.newsreportC.shortstoryD.advertisement
VisitingU.S.PresidentGeorgeW.BushsaidinBeijingFridaythatbothChinaandtheUnitedStatesshouldencouragebilateral双边的contactsandexchangestopromotemutual相互understanding.It’simportantforourpoliticalleaderstocometoChinasaidBushwhogaveaspeechFridaymorningatQinghuaUniversityoneofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesinChinA.HisworkingvisittoChinaanddiscussionswithOinghuastudentshelppromoteSino-U.S.中美relationsBushsaidinresponsetoastudent’squestionaboutwhathewoulddotopromoteSino-U.S.relations.ManypeopleinmycountryareveryinterestedinChinahesaidaddingthattheseAmericanshavelearnedmoreaboutChina’scultureandtheChinesepeoplE.Hesaidthathewouldkeepencouragingsuchcontactsandexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.BushsaidthathewoulddescribebackhomewhathehasseenhereandthatChinaasagreatnationnotonlyhasagreathistorybutalsoanunbelievablyexcitingfuturE.Thepresidentsaidthatthe2008OlympicGameswouldmakeasignificantopportunityfortherestoftheworldtounderstandChinawhichenablesmorepeopletocometoChinaandfeelthemodernizationtakingplaceandmanymorepeoplewillseeitonthetelevision.BusharrivedinBeijingThursdayforatwo-dayworkingvisittoChinA.Whatthewordprestigiousinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans?A.greatB.famousC.honorableD.modestWhichofthesentenceisNOTtrue?A.BushthinkbilateralcontactsandmutualunderstandingwillpromoteSino-U.S.relations.B.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinA.C.BushandthestudentsofQinghuadiscussedsomethingabouthowtomakeChinaricherandstronger.D.The2008’sOlympicGamesisagreatchangeforChinabeenknownbytheworlD.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinabecause_______.A.theywanttocomeheretotakepartinthe2008OlympicGamesB.theyhavelearnedsomethingofChinaandtheywanttolearnmoreC.ChinahasbeentakingplacegreatchangeD.ChinahasagreathistoryandunbelievablyexcitingfutureThenarrator叙述者ofthepassagewasmostprobably_____.A.areporterB.apsychologistC.apoliticianD.asociologist
ThenationalassistancesystemforpoorcollegestudentsisgettingmoreeffectiveasprovedbyfewerphonecallstothehotlineoftheNationalCenterforStudentAssistanceAdministration.PoorcollegestudentsandtheirparentsaregettingmoresatisfiedwiththenationalassistancesystemsaidMaWenhuadeputydirectoroftheadministrationonSaturday.Overthepastthreeyearsthehotlinereceived8488calls.Statisticsshow62percentofthecallsweremadetoaskaboutthefundingpolicywhile38percent3200callscomplainedlocalcollegeshadfailedtoabidebytherulestosupportthestudents.Complaintswereseenayear-on-yeardecreasefrom2006to2008.MasaidsomepoorfamiliesmightstilloverlookwhattheyshoulddotogetsupportfortheirchilD.Toensureeducationequalitythegovernmenthasintroducedasetoffavorablepoliciestohelppoorstudentssuchasscholarshipsgrants助学金studentloanstuitionwaivers学费全免andthework-studyprogramsunderwhichpoorstudentsarehelpedoutinlibrariesteachers'officesorservicedepartmentstoearnmoney.Statisticsshowthegovernmentspent29.3billionyuanlastyeartoaidcollegestudentsup7.6percentfromthepreviousyear.Around40millionpersonsofcollegestudentsreceivedthenationalaiD.TheMinistryofEducationofthegovernmentwouldensurethatnostudentsdropoutofcollegesoruniversitiesbecauseofpoverty.Amongthe20millionstudentsinthecountry'spublicandprivateuniversitiesandcollegeslastyearabout20percentcamefrompoorbackgroundsofficialfiguresshow.Thenationalassistancesystemissetup___.A.forparentsandstudentstocomplainB.tohelppoorcollegestudentsC.forpoorstudentstogetfreeeducationD.tohelpstudentsfindjobsTheunderlinedphraseabidebyinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans____.A.followB.breakC.bearD.agreetoFromthepassageweknowthat____.A.studentswilldropoutofuniversitybecauseofpovertyB.ChinesepoorcollegestudentsaremoresatisfiedwithnationalassistancesystemC.moreandmoreparentsarecomplainingabouttheirlocalcollegesD.collegestudentsaresufferingfromgreateconomicpressure
Willitmatterifyoudon’ttakeyourbreakfast?AshorttimeagoatestwasgivenintheUnitedStates.Peopleofdifferentagesfrom12to83wereaskedtohaveatest.Duringthetestthesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfastsandsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall.Scientistswantedtoseehowwelltheirbodyworkedwhentheyhadeatendifferentkindsofbreakfasts.Theresultsshowthatifheorsheeatsarightbreakfastheorshewillworkbetterthanifheorshehasnobreakfast.Ifastudenthasfruiteggsbreadandmilkbeforegoingtoschoolhewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenmorecarefullyinclass.Theresultisoppositetowhatsomepeoplethink.Havingnobreakfastwillnothelpyouloseweight.Thisisbecausepeoplebecomesohungryatnoonthattheyeattoomuchforlunch.Theywillgainweightinsteadoflosingit.Youwilllosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.64.Duringthetestthepeopleweregiven.A.nobreakfastatallB.veryrichbreakfastC.differentfoodsorsometimesnoneD.littlefoodforbreakfast65.Theresultsshowthat.A.breakfasthaslittletodowithaperson’sworkB.breakfasthasagreateffectonworkandstudiesC.apersonwillworkbetterifheonlywasfruitandmilkD.girlstudentsshouldhavelessforbreakfast66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ItisbadforyourhealthtohavenobreakfastB.ToolittleforbreakfastandtoomuchforlunchmaymakeyoufatterC.Ifyoudon’teatmuchforlunchandsupperyoumayloseweightD.Themorebreakfastyouhavethemorequicklyyou’lllearninclass
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分.满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Onan—airplaneaspacecraftoraman-madesatellitethereisusuallyaninstalladdevicecalledthebiackboxMadeofaspecialkindofmaterial.itwouldremainunbrokeneveniftheentirecraftwereblowntopieces.Theboxrecordssomeimportantdatawhichprovidecluesastowhatchangeshadoccurredbeforetherealthingcamealongandhelptodiscoverthecausesofthedisaster.Theblackbox.Thereforebecomesthelastpieceofevidenceleft.MoreoftenitrevealaSchockingfactthatmanyaircraftsmettheirdisastersonlybeeanseofasimplebutfatalmistakeSomehadn’tbeensuppliedwithsufficientfuelotherscrashedduetoabirdflyingintheirpaths.InmanycasesthepilothadbeentireD.In1986thefamousUSspacesiadttleChallengerexplodedsoonafterlaunchbecauseascrewonitwasabitloose!AnideathusoccurstomeifahumanbeingwasequippedwithasimilardevicetrackingallthesubtleinnerChangesthathadtakenplaceovertimetheresultscouldastonishtheworldNewspaperscarrynofewsuehstoriesfromdaytoday－casesofgraftorbribe-taking行贿或受贿how—innocentmaIlwasrobbedandkilledandsoon.Afatalerrorcommittedbyacriminalataparticuiarpointinhislifemayhavearisenfromasmallquarreioroutofenvy.Thenumberofthosewhowerebomevilanddeliberatelysentthemselvastothegallows绞架isinfactextremelysmall.Thedisappointmenttowardsthelastmomentoftheirlifeisnodifferentfromastrugglagainstanaircraftcrash！Behaveproperlinsmallmattersandtakebestcareofthesoul---thisI’insististhemessagefromthatmysteriousboxplanteddeepinsidehumansouls56.TheunderlianedphreseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.themysteriousboxinsidehumansouls.B.thecausesofthedisastersC.Thefatalmistakeofspaceshuttles.D.thefunctionoftheblackbox.57.TheunderlinedphraseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.ausefuldeviceB.ablackboxC.aninstalleddeviceD.animportantinstrument58.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Mostofuswerebomkindbutthoseevilbynaturearenotinsmallnumbers.B.Manycrashesshouldhavebeenavoidedifpilotshadbeencareful.C.Somesmallerrorscanevencausealong-lastingregret.D.~’Eveniftheplaneblowsuptheblackboxcanstillfunction·.59.ThebesttitleforthetextisA.TheBlackBoxB.TheBlackBoxandDisastersC.TheBlackBoxoftheSoulD.TheBlackBoxandHumans60.ThepurposeoftheauthoristoA.warnusofoursafetyB.tellustotreatotherskindlyC.howushisconcernsD.remindusoftakinggoodcareofoursoul
Ifyouareintowninawesterncountryyouwilloftenseepeoplewalkingwiththeirdogs.ItisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulanimalintheworldbutthereasonwhyonekeepsadoghaschangeD.Onceuponatimeamanmetadogandwantedittohelphiminthefightagainstotheranimalsandhefoundthatthedoglistenedtohimanddidwhathetolditto.Laterpeopleuseddogsforthehuntingofotheranimalsandthedogsdidn'teatwhattheygotuntiltheirmastersagreedsodogswereusedfordrivingsheepandguardingchickens.Butnowthepeopleinthetownsandcitiesdonotneeddogstohuntotheranimals.Ofcoursetheykeepthemtofrightenthievesbutthemostimportantreasonisthatpeoplefeellonelyinthecity.Forachildadogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendstoplaywith.Forayoungwifeadogisherchildwhenshedoesn'thaveherown.Foroldpeopleadogisalsoachildwhentheirrealchildrenhavegrownupandleft.Nowpeopledonothavetouseadogbuttheykeepitasafriendjustlikeamemberofthefamily.1.Intowninawesterncountrydogsareoftenseento________.A.walkwithhuntersB.walkwiththeirmastersC.fightagainstotheranimalsD.playwithotheranimals2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleusedtokeepdogstoprotecttheirhousebirds.B.Dogswereusedtohuntotheranimals.C.Dogswilleatwhatthey'vegot.D.Dogscanperhapsdrivethievesaway.3.Themainreasonwhypeopleintownsandcitiesraisedogsnowisthat________.A.theywantdogstofrightenthievesforthemB.theyusedogsforthehuntingofotheranimalsC.theytraindogstodrivesheepD.theywanttokeepthedogsasfriendlymembersoftheirfamilies4.ThesentenceNowpeopledonothavetouseadogmeans________.A.adogisnotasusefulasitwasbeforeB.thatitisn'tnecessaryforpeopletousedogstoservethemC.itisn'tnecessaryforpeopletokeepdogsanylongerD.peopledon'tfeellonelynow
III.阅读理解Everycityintheworldhastaxistotaketouriststointerestingplaces.Londonistheonlycityintheworldwheretakingataxiisaninterestingexperiencefortourists.Thisispartlybecauseofthespecialblackcabs出租车whicharefoundinnoothercountry.Butitisalsobecauseofthedriversthemselves.WhileBritishpeoplearefamousforbeingpoliteandreservedLondontaxidriversarewellknownoftheirwillingnesstotalk.SomecustomerssaythatoncethedoorshutsandthecabmovesofftheyarecaptiveaudiencE.Itisimpossibletogetthetaxidriverstostoptalking.They’reself-confidentandfreethinkingsaysMalcolmLinskeytheauthorofahistoryoftaxidriversinLondon.Theyanswertonobodybutthemselvesandthatcomesacrossintheirconversation.TheyarealsoexpensivE.LondonhasthemostexpensivetaxisofanycityintheworldexceptTokyo.That’swhyKenLiving-stonethemayorofLondonisplanningtomaketaxidriversdiscusstheirfareswithcustomersbeforetheytakearidE.DriversagreethattheirfaresareexpensivE.That’sbecausetheirblacktaxiscostmorethanothercarstheysay.AndthecustomerisalsopayingforamoredrivingexpertisethananywhereelseintheworlD.BeforesomeonecanqualifyasaLondontaxidriverthatpersonhastopassatestknownasTheKnowledge.ThisinvolvesmemorizingthenameandlocationofeverystreetwithinsixmilesofapointintheexactcenterofLondon.Thetraineemustalsolearntheexactlocationofeveryimportantbuildingwithinthesestreets.FinallyheorshemustbeabletousethisknowledgetoworkouttheshortestdistancebetweenanytwodestinationswithinthisareA.ItcantakeupthethreeyearstopassTheknowledge.EverydayitispossibletoseetraineetaxidriversonthestreetsofLondontakingcarefulnotesofpopulardestinationsbeforefindingtheroutetotheirnextstop.Cabdrivingisajoboftenhandeddowninfamilies.ManytaxidriverstaketheirchildrenoutintheirsparetimetomemorizeroutestheywillneedtoknowwhenitistheirturntodoTheKnowledge.TheeffectofthisistomakeLondontaxidriversexpertsattheirjoB.Theyalsohavebiggerbrains.RecentresearchbyscientistsattheInstituteofNeurologyinLondonfoundthatthehippocampus—thepartofthebrainthatremembersthings—waslargerandmoredevelopedincabdrivers.TheyhavetofitthewholeofLondonintotheirheadssotheirbrainsgrowbigger.1.TakingataxiinLondonisaninterestingexperiencefortouristsbecauseofthefollowingstatementsexceptthat_______.A.thespecialblackcabscan’tbefoundinothercountriesB.thedriversarepoliteandreservedC.thedriversaretalkativeD.thedriversareself-confidentandfreethinking2.TakingataxiinLondonisveryexpensivebecause_________.A.thedriversanswertonobodybutthemselvesB.thedriverscandiscusstheirfareswithcustomersbeforetherideC.thedriversarethemostqualifiedD.theblackcabsarethesafest3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.LondonhasthemostexpensivetaxisintheworldB.TheKnowledgeisatestthatcanbedoneeasilyC.traineetaxidriversarenotoftenseenonthestreetsD.manytaxidriverstendtomaketheirchildrentaxidrivers4.Londoncabdrivershavebiggerbrainsbecause_______A.theyareexpertsattheirjobB.theyhavemanystreetsandroutesintheirmindsC.theirhippocampusislargerandmoredevelopedD.theirheadsarebigger
Theworldeconomyhasrunintoabrickwall.DespitecountlesswarningsinrecentyearsabouttheneedtoaddressapotentialhungercrisisinpoorcountriesandanenergycrisisworldwideworldleadersfailedtothinkaheaD.Theresultisaglobalfoodcrisis.Wheatcornandricepriceshavemorethandoubledinthepasttwoyears.Andoilpriceshaveincreasedmorethanthreetimessincethestartof2004.Thesefood-priceincreasescombinedwithincreasingenergycostswillslowifnotstopeconomicgrowthinmanypartsoftheworldandwillevenaffectpoliticalstability.Practicalsolutionstotheseproblemsdoexistbutwe'llhavetostartthinkingaheadandactingglobally.Herearethreestepstoeasethecurrentfoodcrisisandavoidthepotentialforaglobalcrisis.ThefirstistopromotethedramaticsuccessofMalawiacountryinsouthernAfricawhichthreeyearsagoestablishedaspecialfundtohelpitsfarmersgetfertilizerandseedswithhighproductivity.Malawi’sharvestdoubledafterjustoneyear.AninternationalfundbasedontheMalawimodelwouldcostamere$10perpersonannuallyintherichworldor$10billionaltogether.SecondtheU.S.andEuropeshouldabandontheirpoliciesofpayingpartlyforthechangeoffoodintobiofuels生物燃料.TheU.S.governmentgivesfarmersataxpayer-financedpaymentof51centspergallonofethanol乙醇changedfromcorn.Theremaybeacaseforbiofuelsproducedonlandsthatdonotproducefoods—treecropsgrassesandwoodproducts—butthere’snocaseforthegovernmenttopaytoputtheworld’sdinnerintothegastank.Thirdweurgentlyneedtoweather-prooftheworld’scropsassoonandaseffectivelyaspossiblE.Forapoorfarmersometimessomethingassimpleasafarmpond—whichcollectsrainwatertobeusedindryweather—canmakethedifferencebetweenagoodharvestandabadonE.TheworldhasalreadycommittedtoestablishingaClimateAdaptationFundtohelppoorregionsclimate-proofvitaleconomicactivitiessuchasfoodproductionandhealthcarebuthasnotyetacteduponthepromisE.AninternationalfundbasedontheMalawimodelwould______.A.costeachofthedevelopedcountries$10billionperyearB.givepoorfarmersaccesstofertilizerandhighlyproductiveseedsC.decreasethefoodpricesaswellastheenergypricesD.aimtodoubletheharvestinsouthernAfricancountriesinayearWiththesecondsteptheauthorexpressestheideathat______.A.weshouldgetalternativeformsoffuelinanywayB.itismisleadingtoputtreecropsintothegastankC.itisnotwisetochangefoodcropsintogasD.biofuelsshouldbedevelopedonalargescaleWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theworldhasmadeaseriouspromisetobuildfarmponds.B.A.ClimateAdaptationFundhasbeenestablishedtohelppoor.C.A.rain-collectingpondisasimplesafeguardagainstdryweather.D.Itmakesagreatdifferencewhetherwedevelopwoodproductsornot.Inthepassagetheauthorcallsonusto______.A.slowdownbutnottostopeconomyB.actnowsoastorelievetheglobalfoodshortageC.achieveeconomicgrowthandpoliticalstabilityD.developtreecropsgrassesandwoodproducts
StepfamiliesarecommonplaceintheUnitedStatesandtheirnumbercontinuestogrow.Whilestepfamiliesdifferwidelyintheirmake-uptheyallconsistofaparentingcoupleandchildrenoneormoreofwhomisofapreviousunion.Suchcombinationsofhiskidsherkidsandthenpossiblykidsofthenewunionmakeforcomplicatedandoftentryingdifficultiesmorechallengingthanthoseoftraditionalfamilies.Sincestepfamiliesinvolvemorepeopleandconsequentlymorepotentialproblemsfromthestartthandochildlessnewmarriageitiswiseforthecoupletodosomecarefulplanningpriorto＝beforemarriagE.Notonlydotheprospective预期的maritalpartnersneedagreementabouttheirowncarrierslifegoalsfinanceandspecialintereststheymustalsopreparefornewrelationshipwiththeirchildrenandattempttoaccommodatetheirindividualneedsandfeelings.Furthermorethereareoftentherightsofotherrelativestoconsider.Asforanyfamilythebasicingredient成分ofasuccessfulstepfamilyareaffectionkindnessandmutual相互的respect.Howeverlovealoneisnotenough.Certainlyloveisthecornerstoneuponwhichthefoundationofanyfamilyisbuiltbuttherearealsomanyotherimportantingredientsinvolvedinbuildingasuccessfulstepfamily.Surveysrevealthatsuccessfulfamiliesregardtheabilitytocommunicateopenlyasthemostimportantfactorintheirsuccess.Communicationiswhatkeepsfamiliesontrackandfunctioningasaunit.AlthoughhealthycommunicationiseasierforsomepeoplethanforothersthisskillcanbelearnedandimproveD.Healthycommunicationinvolvesspeakingclearlyandlisteningcarefully.Bytheirverynaturestepfamiliesoftenarecomplicatedbypasteventsthatgiverisetoambivalent矛盾的loyaltieslingering持久的hurtsfearsfeelingsofguiltandunrealisticdreams.ThedifficultiesthatarisewithinthestepfamiliesarehumanandunderstandablE.Howevertherearewaystoconfront面临andresolvethem.Forexamplesupportgroupsandprofessionalcounselors法律顾问areavailableinmostcommunitiestoprovidehelpandguidancewhencommunicationsstoppedandproblemsseemoverwhelming压倒性的.Planningandbuildingastepfamilyisnotaresponsibilitytotakelightly.Itcanbeaverytryingandattimesseeminglyimpossibleeffort.Manypotentialtroublescanariseandthreatentodestroythestepfamily.Neverthelessmeetingandmasteringthesespecialchallengescanbringunexpectedsatisfactionsandrewardingdepthsoffamilyclosenessandaffection.AccordingtothepassagethereareintheUnitedStates.A.nostepfamiliesB.morestepfamiliesthaneverbeforeC.fewerstepfamiliesthaneverbeforeD.fewerstepfamiliesthantraditionalonesWhichofthefollowingcanhelpavoidthepotentialproblemsarisinginastepfamilyA.Thepursuitofthesamecareers.B.Professionalinterventions干涉.C.Thedevelopmentofspecialinterests.D.CarefulplanningbeforethemarriagE.Manypeoplebelievethatcontributesmosttothebuildingofasuccessfulstepfamily.A.everlastingloyaltiesB.opencommunicationC.kindnessandmutualrespectD.persistent持久稳固的affectionItisnaturalforastepfamilytobe.A.unrealisticB.complicatedC.ambivalentD.guiltyAccordingtotheauthorplanningandbuildingastepfamilyis.A.impossibleB.satisfyingandrewardingC.discouragingandfrustratingD.adifficultandtryingexperience
Greatleadersarealmostalwaysgreatsimplifierswhocutthroughargumentdebateanddoubttoofferasolutioneverybodycanunderstandandremember.ChurchillwarnedtheBritishtoexpectbloodtoiltearsandsweat;RoosevelttoldtheAmericansthattheonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself;Leninpromisedthewar-wearyRussianspeacelandandbreaD.Straightforwardbuteffectivemessages.WehaveanimageofwhataleaderoughttobE.Weevenrecognizethephysicalsigns;leadersmaynotnecessarilybetallbuttheymusthavebigger-than-lifecommandingfeatures－-LyndonBainesJohnson’snoseandearlobesIke’sbroadgrin.Atrade-markalsocomesinhandy;Lincoln’sstovepipehatKennedy’srockingchair.Weexpectourleaderstostandoutalittlenottobelikeanordinaryman.HalfofPresidentFord’stroublelayonthefactthatifyouclosedyoureyesforamomentyoucouldn’trememberhisfacefigureofclothes.Aleadershouldhaveanunforgettableidentityinstantlyandpermanentlyfixedinpeople’sminds.Italsohelpsforaleadertobeabletodosomethingmostofuscan’t:FDRovercamepolio;MaoswamtheYangtzeRiverattheageof72.Wedon’twantourleaderstobejustlikeus.Wewantthemtobelikeusbutbetterspecialmoreso.Yetiftheyaretoodifferentwerejectthem.A.Chinesephilosopheronceremarkedthataleadermusthavethegraceofagooddancerandthereisagreatdealofwisdomtothis.A.leadershouldknowhowtoappearrelaxedandconfident.Hiswalksshouldbefirmandpurposeful.HeshouldbeablelikeLincolnRooseveltTrumanLkeandJFKtogiveagoodheartybellylaughinsteadofthesicklygrinthatpassesforgoodhumorinNixonorCarter.RonaldReagan’strainingasanactorshowedtogoodeffectinthedebatewithCarterwhenbyhiseasymannerandapparentaffabilityhemanagedtoconveytheimpressionthatinfacthewasthepresidentandCarterthechallenger.Theeverysimpletruthaboutleadershipisthatpeoplecanonlybeledwheretheywanttogo.TheleaderfollowsthoughastepaheaD.AmericanswantedtoclimboutoftheDepressionandneededsomeonetotellthemtheycoulddoitandRooseveltdiD.TheBritishbelievedthattheycouldstillwinthewarafterthedefeatsof1940andChurchilltoldthemtheywereright.A.leaderridesthewavesmoveswiththetidesunderstandsthedeepestyearningofhispeoplE.Hecannotmakeanationthatwantspeaceatanypricegotowarorstopanationdeterminedtofightfromdoingso.HispurposemustmatchthenationalmooD.1.Theunderlinedwordyearninginthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.loveB.troubleC.desireD.feeling2.Fromthefourthparagraphwecanlearnthat_________.A.leadersusuallylookspecialordifferentB.leadersdon’thavetobetallC.mostleaderslookordinaryD.leadersshouldalwayshavetrademarks3.Accordingtothearticlealeader_________.A.usuallytriestosimplifyourmessagesB.telluswhatwewanttohearC.encouragesustothinkaboutthingsinanewwayD.isusuallyconfidentandhandsome4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.ithelpsforaleadertobeabletodanceoractwellB.greatleadersareusuallytotallydifferentfromusC.CarterwashumorousandmadegoodspeechesD.itisthepeopleratherthanthepresidentthatmakeswhatanationis5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Wanttobealeader?B.Whatmakesaleader?C.Whatdoesaleaderlooklike?D.Whatmustaleaderdo?
ChinahasinputseveralbillionyuanofmoneytostopthedirtywaterwasteontheupperandmiddleareaofthePearlRiverfrompollutingthelowerreachesoftheriverespeciallytheMacaoSpe??cialAdministrativeRegion.TheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegionintheupperandmiddlereachesofthePearlRiverhasbeenrapidlyurbanized城市化andindustrializedinrecentyearsleadingtoariseintheamountofurbanrubbishtothedamageofthelandriversandatmospherE.Refusedumpsandspecialplantsinmostcitiestreatrubbishtomakeitharmlesswith5800tonsofwastesbeingburntburiedormadeintofertilizersonadailybasis.HeSupingawomanengineerwiththewaterre??sourcesdepartmentinGuangxisaiditisimperativefortheautonomousregiontotreatsewagewastestoprotectthearea’sKarstterrain喀斯特地形andrainwaterwhichbringscontactbetweengroundwaterandsurfacewatermakinggroundwatermoreeasilypolluteD.TheXijiangRiverabranchofthePearlRiverwhichrunsfromGuangxitoneighboringGuangdongProvinceprovidesfreshwaterforanumberofriver??sidecitiessuchasMacaoZhuhaiZhongshanandZhaoqingsoGuangximustbegintotreatrubbishquicklytoprotectthewatersourcessaidLiuChenaseniorengineerwiththeMinistryofWaterResources.Thegovernment2001—2006plantospendbil??lionsofyuantoturnwastesharmlesshasbeenmainlyprovidedbynationaldebtpaymentsandoverseasin??vestment.Sofarwastestreatmentprojectshavere??ceivedatotalof400millionyuan48millionUSdol??larsfromnationaldebtsand60millionyuan7.22millionUSdollarsfromoverseasloans贷款.Themainideaofthepassageis__A.AlargenumberofwaterwayshavebeenpollutedinChinauptonow.B.GuangxiandGuangdonghavetakentheleadinmakingwaterclean.C.China'sriversarebadlyinneedofimprove??ment.D.Chinaismakingeffortstoreducepollutionoftherivers.Themainideaofthelastparagraphis__A.Thegovernmenthasnoabilitytoaffordtheexpensesoftreatingwastes.B.Thegovernmenthasalong-termplantotreatwastes.C.NationaldebtpaymentsandoverseasinvestmentaretakinganimportantpartindevelopingChina'seconomy.D.Agreatdealofmoneyisneededindealingwithwastes.ThebasicreasonwhytheamountofurbanrubbishrisesinGuangxiliesin_____.A.theimprovementofpeople’slivingstandardB.people’swastingtoomuchC.urbanizationandindustrializationD.toomanytourists’comingThewordimperativehereprobablymeans_______.A.unnecessaryB.importantC.easyD.unbelievable
PresidentClinton’sdecisiononApr.8tosendChinesePremierZhuRongjipackingwithoutanagreementonChina’sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganizationseemedtobeamassivemiscalculation.ThePresidenttookadrubbingfrommuchofthepresswhichhadbreathlesslyreportedthatadealwasinthebag.TheCabinetandWhitHousestillappeareddividedandbusinessleaderswerecharacterizedasfuriousoverthelostopportunity.ZhuchargedthatClintonlackedthecouragetoreachanaccorD.AndwhenClintonlatertelephonedtheangryZhutopledgearenewedeffortatnegotiationsthegesturewaswidelyportrayedasaflip-flop.InfactClintonmadetherightdecisioninholdingoutforabetterWTOdeal.A.lotmorehorsetradingisneededbeforeafinalagreementcanbereacheD.AndwithouttheAdministration’sgoalofabullet-proofagreementthatbusinesslobbyistscanenthusiasticallyselltoaRepublicanCongressthewholeprocesswillendupinpartisanacrimonythatcouldharmrelationswithChinaforyears.THEHARDPART.ManybusinesslobbyistswhiledisappointedthatthedealwasnotclosedagreethatbettertermscanstillbehaD.AndTreasurySecretaryRobertE.RubinNationalEconomicCouncilDirectorGeneB.SperlingCommerceSecretaryWilliamM.DaleyandtoptradenegotiatorCharleneBarshefskyalladvisedClintonthatwhiletheChinesehadmadearemarkablenumberofconcessionswe’renotthereyetaccordingtoseniorofficials.NegotiatingwithZhuovertheremainingissuesmaybetheeasypart.AlthoughClintoncansignalU.S.approvalforChina’sentryintotheWTOhimselfheneedsCongresstograntBeijingpermanentmost-favored-nationstatusaspartofabroadtradeaccorD.AndthetemptationformeddlingonCapitalHillmayproveover-whelming.ZhuhadbarelylandedbeforeSenateMajorityLeaderTrentLottR-MissdeclaredhimselfskepticalthatChinadeservedentryintotheWTO.AndSenatorsJesseA.HelmsR-N.C.andEmestF.HollingsD-S.C.promisedtointroduceabillrequiringcongressionalapprovalofanydeal.Thehiddenmessagefromthesethreetextile-stateSoutherners:GetmoreprotectionfortheU.S.clothingindustry.HopingtosmooththewaytheAdministrationtriedbutfailedtobudgeZhuontextiles.Alsoleftinthelurch:WallStreetHollywoodandDetroit.ZhurefusedtoopenupmuchofthelucrativeChinesesecuritiesmarketandinsistedonculturalrestrictionsonAmericanmoviesandmusiC.HealsoblockedeffortstoallowU.S.automakerstoprovidefleetfinancing.BIGJOB.AlreadybusinesslobbyistsareblanketingCapitolHilltopresaleanyeventualagreementbutwhatthey’veheardsofarisn’tencouraging.RepublicansincludingLottsaythatthetimejustisn’trightforthedeal.Translation:We’redeterminedtomakeitlookasifClintonhascapitulatedtotheChineseandisignoringhumanreligiousandlaborrightsviolations;thetheftofnuclear-weaponstechnology;andthesaleofmissilepartstoAmerica’senemies.Beijing’sfiercecriticswithintheDemocraticPartysuchasSenatorPaulD.WellstoneofMinnesotaandHouseMinorityleaderRichardA.GephardtofMissouriwon’thelpeither.JusthowtoughthelobbyingjobonCapitolHillwillbebecomeclearonApr.20whenRubinlectured19chiefexecutivesontheneedtodisciplinetheirRepublicanallies.WithbusinessandtheWhiteHousestilltradingchargesoverwhoisresponsibleforthedefeatoffast-tracktradenegotiatinglegislationin1997workingtogetherwon’tbeeasy.AndRepublicans—withawink—saythatthey’lleventuallyembraceChina’sentryintotheWTOasafavortoCorporateAmericA.ThoughnotlongbeforetheytortureClinton.ButZhuisoutonalimbandifCongressoverdoesthecriticismhemaybeforcedbydomesticcriticstorenegE.BusinessmustmakethismuchdeartobothitsGOPalliesandtheWhitHouse:Thishistoricdealistooimportanttorisklosingtoanymorepartisansquabbling1.Themainideaofthispassageis[A].TheContradictionbetweentheDemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty.[B].OnChina’sentryintoWTO.[C].Clintonwasright.[D].BusinessLobbyistsControlCapitolHill.2.WhatdoesthesentenceAlsoleftinthelurch:WallStreetHollywoodDetroitconvey?[A].PremierZhurejectedtheirrequirements.[B].Thethreeplacesoverdidcriticism.[C].Theywantedmoreprotection.[D].TheyareintroublE.3.WhatwastheattitudeoftheRepublicanPartytowardChina’sentryintotheWTO?[A].Contradictory.[B].AppreciativE.[C].Disapproving.[D].Detestful.4.WhoplaystheleadingpartinthedealinAmerica?[A].WhiteHouse.[B].Republicans.[C].TheDemocraticParty.[D].Businessmen.5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat[A].Americawillmakeconcessions.[B].AmericawillholdoutforabetterWTO[C].ClintonhastherighttosignalU.S.approvalforChina’sentry.[D].DemocraticpartyapproveChina’sentryintotheWTO.
Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosestoliveinwater.Tobehumanistothink.Butthinkingmaycomenaturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit.Thinkingaboutdrinkingisthekeytocritical判断性的thinking.Whenyouthinkcriticallyyoutakecontrolofyourthinkingprocesses过程.Otherwiseyoumightbecontrolledbytheideasofothers.Indeedcriticalthinkingisattheheartofeducation.Thewordcriticalherehasaspecialmeaning.Itdoesnotmeantakingoneviewagainstanotherviewaswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong.Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasilyseen-beyondthepicturesonTVtheuntruereportsinthenewspapersandthefaultyreasoning.Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity.Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdeeperintoityouareacriticalthinker.Ifyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideascharactersandfactsyouareacriticalthinker.Activitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration.Theytaketimeanddonotgohandinhandwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:fastfoodsinstantcoffeeandself-developingfilm.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence智力youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein.ThefirsttimeBaneshHoffmanascientistwastodiscusshisworkwithAlbertEinstein.Hoffmanwastoonervoustospeak.ButEinsteinimmediatelyputHoffmanateasebysayingPleasegoslowly.Idon’tunderstandthingsquickly.72.Criticalthinkingisimportanttousbecauseifwedonotthinkcritically_______.A.itwillbehardforustothinknaturallyandfastB.wemightbecontrolledbyotherpeople’sideasC.wewillfollowtheideasofothersnaturallyD.wemightbefootedbyotherpeople’sideas73.Ifyouareacriticalthinkeryouwill________.A.thinkdeeplyaboutdifferentideasB.trustthereportsinthenewspapersC.takeoneviewagainstanotherviewD.criticizeotherpeoplefortheirmistakes74.Inthelastparagraphsomethingnewsuggeststhat________.A.thesmarteryouarethefasteryoudothingsB.thefasteryoudothingsthesmarteryoubecomeC.speedcanimproveintelligenceD.intelligenceisnotdecidedbyspeed75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThinkingandCriticalThinking.B.UnderstandingCriticalThinking.C.ThinkingIsNaturalandHuman.D.ThinkingFastMeansIntelligencE.
Fromgoodreadingwecanderivepleasurecompanionshipexperienceandinstruction.A.goodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity.ReadinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlifE.ItincreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerfulandlessensourtroubleswhenwearesaD.Whatevermaybeourmainpurposeinreadingourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoymentandsatisfaction.Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeorarepurelyimaginarytheymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheypresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreusbutthefriendswemakeinbooksneedneverwearyuswiththeircompany.Byturningthepagewecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertusgoodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendshipsympathyandencouragement.OneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperiencE.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiencesbutallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar-offplaceabookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayourway;noairshiporoceanlinerorstream-linedtraintotransportus;nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart’sdesirE.Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofhazardousadventurewithoutdanger.WecanclimbloftymountainsbravetheperilsofanAntarcticwinterorcrossthescorchingsandsofthedesertallwithouthardship.InbookswemayvisitthestudiosofHollywood;wemayminglewiththegaythrongsoftheParisboulevards;wemayjointhepicturesquepeasantsinanAlpinevillageorthekindlynativesonaSouthSeaislanD.Indeedthroughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.ThepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimiteD.ThebeautiesofnaturetheenjoymentofmusicthetreasuresofartthetriumphsofarchitecturethemarvelsofengineeringareallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoreaD.53.Whyisitthatwesometimesforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentitywhilereading?A.Noonehascometodisturbus.B.Everythingissoquietandcalmaroundus.C.ThebookwearereadingissointerestingandattractivE.D.OurbookissoboringthatwearetofinishitatafastspeeD.54.Howwouldyouaccountforthefactthatpeopleliketheirfriendsinbooksevenmore?A.Theyarelikehumanfriendsexactly.B.TheyareunfamiliartypeswelikE.C.Theyneverdesertus.D.Theyarepurelyimaginary.55.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Yourwishtovisitsomefar-offplacecanberealizedthoughtthepagesofthebooks.B.Toescapefromthedullrealitiesofeverydaylifeyoushouldtakeupreading.C.BookscanalwayshelpyouliveacolourfullifE.D.Youmayobtainvaluableexperiencefromreadinggoodbooks.56.Bysayingthewholeworldisoursfortheaskingtheauthorimpliesthat___________.A.inbookstheworldismoreaccessibletousB.wecanasktogoanywhereintheworldC.wecanpossesseverythinginthisworldD.wecanmakearound-the-worldtripfreeofcharge
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudentWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurantTheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean______.A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtimeA.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships
SalemtheCityofPeaceisasmallcitywithabighistory.ItisthesecondestablishedcityinMassachusettsandthesecondoldestsettlementinNewEnglanD.WhileSalemhasbeenlongknownastheWitchCityduetothenotablewitchtrialsof1692SalemalsoplayedanimportantpartinRevolutionarytimesandwasanactiveleaderofseveralMassachusetts’industrieswhichiswhyyouwillfindmansions宅邸ofthecountry’sfirstmillionairestherE.Salemislocatedapproximately16miles30minutesnorthofBostonandisborderedbyBeverlyDanversLynnMarbleheadPeabodySwampscottandtheAtlanticOcean.Boston&MaineRailroadservesSalemwithtransportserviceandtheMassachusettsBayTransportationAuthoritymaintainsarailstopandbusservicE.AirserviceisavailablefromBeverlyAirport5milesawayandLoganInternationalAirport16milesaway.AccessisalsoavailableonaferryfromBoston.Salemhasvariousrestaurantsincludingoutdoorcafesvariousrestaurantsandfinediningestablishments.Forshopperstherearemallsanddepartmentstoresanopenmarketawaterfrontvillageaswellasadowntownshoppingdistrict.Therearemanylocalartistsandmusicianswhohaveshopsalongthecitystreets.OnanightlybasisonecanstopinalocalrestaurantornightspotandlistentosomeofthemostcreativemusiC.WorldfamousartworkisdisplayedatthePeabodyEssexMuseumandtheworkoflocalartistscanbefounddisplayedinmanydowntownshopsincludingArtistRow.TheCityofSalemhaslonghadacommitmenttothepromotionofartandculturE.TheSalemCulturalCouncilisalocalagencyofSalemresidentsthatsupportspublicprogramsandeducationalactivitiesintheartssciencesandhumanities.LocalartistsandtheaterssuchasCinemaSalemtheSalemTheatreCompanytheSalemStateCollegeCenterfortheArtstheGriffenTheaterandtheRebelShakespeareCompanyprovideentertainmentandlearningopportunitiestoresidentsandvisitorsalikE.TheSalemArtsAssociationInC.isanentirelyvolunteer-runnonprofitartsorganization.TheSAAseekstobringartinallitsformstothecommunityandbringthecommunityinallitsdiversitytotheartsinSalemMassachusetts.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.SalemtheIndustryCityB.SalemtheWitchCityC.SalemtheCitywithaBigHistoryD.SalemtheCityofPeaceWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutSalem?A.ItisthesecondestablishedcityinMassachusettswithBostontothenorth.B.ItwasdevelopedinseveralofMassachusetts’industries.C.EverynightlocalrestaurantsthereentertainvisitorswithsomemusiC.D.Salemisaccessiblebytrainbusplaneandferry.VisitorstoSalemhaveasecurechancetoappreciatefirst-classworksofartin____________.A.ArtistRowB.PeabodyEssexMuseumC.theMBTAD.theSalemCulturalCouncilAfterreadingthepassagewemaydecidethat____________.A.SalemisapreferredcityformillionairesnowB.thepromotionofartandcultureinSalemistotallygovernmentactionC.onceanimportantindustrialcitynowSalemhasastrongculturalatmosphereD.visitorstoSalemwillfindfewchoicesindiningandshopping
Aloneinthedarknessunderlayersofrubble碎石DanWoolleyfeltbloodstreamingfromhisheadandleg.WoolleyanaidworkerhusbandandfatheroftwoboysfollowedinstructionsonhiscellphonetosurvivetheJanuary12earthquakeinHaiti.Ihadanappthathadpre-downloadedallthisinformationabouttreatingwounds.SoIlookedupexcessivebleedingandIlookedupcompoundfracture断裂WoolleytoldCNN.TheapplicationonhisiPhoneisfilledwithinformationaboutfirstaidandCPRfromtheAmericanHeartAssociation.SoIknewIwasn’tmakingmistakesWoolleysaiD.Thatgavemeconfidencetotreatmywoundsproperly.TrappedintheruinsoftheHotelMontanainPort-au-PrinceheusedhisshirttobandagehislegandtiedhisbeltaroundthewounD.Tostopthebleedingonhisheadhefirmlypressedasocktoit.ConcernedhemighthavebeenexperiencingshockWoolleyusedtheapptolookupwhattodo.Itwarnedhimnottosleep.Sohesethisphonealarmtogooffevery20minutes.Oncethebatterygotdowntolessthan20percentofitspowerWoolleyturneditoff.Bythenhesayshehadtrainedhisbodynottosleepforlongperiodsdriftingoffonlytowakeupwithinminutes.Withhisinjuriestendedtohewroteanotetohisfamilyinhisjournal:IwasinabigaccidentanearthquakE.Don’tbeupsetatGoD.Healwaysprovidesforhischildreneveninhardtimes.I’mstillprayingthatGodwillgetmeoutbuthemaynot.Butevensohewillalwaystakecareofyou.Aftermorethan60hoursWoolleywaspulledfromtherubblE.Thoseguysarerescueheroeshesaidtothecrewthatpulledhimout.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?A.HowtodealwiththewounD.B.TrytogetintouchwithoutsidE.C.HowtostayawakeunderthegrounD.D.AnunforgettableexperienceintheearthquakE.Woolleysethisphonealarmtogooffevery20minutesbecause_____.A.hetriedhisbesttocommunicatewithrescuersB.hewasforcedtostayawaketocheckhiswoundsC.hewasafraidthatsleepmightdoharmtohimD.heneededtousetheapptolookupwhattodoTheunderlinedsentencesuggeststhat_________.A.heturnedoffhisiPhonetosavepowerB.thebatteryofhisIPhonelastedlongC.hedidn’twanthisiPhonetodisturbhimD.hisiPhonewentoffbecauseoflackofpowerWhatWoolleywrotehisjournalshowed_______.A.heexpectedhisfamilytolendahandB.hedidn’tloseheartinhardtimesC.hecaredmoreforhisfamilythanhislifeD.hischildrenmadehimupset
Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoral道德上的freedom.A.singleangrywordhaslostmanyafrienD.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.FitsofangerbringfitsofdiseasE.WhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemaD.KeepcoolsaysGeorgeHerbertforfierceness狂怒makeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbringswithfolly愚蠢andendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self-controlisman’slastgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself-confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.Whatdoesthereaderlearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thegreatestvictoryforamanistoconquereverythingexcepthimself.B.One’smoralfreedomisbasedonthecontrolofhimself.C.Tocontroloneselfisthemostdifficultinone’slifE.D.Ifapersonistoostubbornhewillfeelmostshameful.WhatisthecorrectinterpretationofWhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemad?A.Ifthegodswanttokillyoutheymakeyoucrazyfirst.B.IfyoualwaysloseyourtemperyouwillsoonbefinisheD.C.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourselfyouwillbecomecrazy.D.Ifyouaremadyouwillbepunishedbythegods.Ifamanlacksself-controlhelacksallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterB.thepatienceandpowertocontrolhimselfC.strongfeelingsD.self-confidenceTheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticleisto_______.A.explainthatself-controlisthekeytosuccessB.teachpeoplehowtocontroleverythinginordertomakeagreatsuccessC.distinguishallkindsofself-controlandsuggestwaysforkeepingitD.advisepeoplenottolosetempersoastomakeandkeepmorefriends
ToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren’sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesofgettingacollegedegreenewstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevisiononchildren.Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly400northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsintheirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildrenwithoutbedroomsTVs.A.secondstudylookingatnearly1000grown-upsinNewZealandfoundlowereducationlevelsamong26-year-oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhooD.Buttheresultsdon’tprovethatTVisthecauseanddon’truleoutthatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters年轻人maywatchlotsofTV.TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.ThosewithcollegedegreeshadwatchedanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduringchildhoodcomparedwithanaverageofmorethan2??hoursforthosewhohadnoeducationbeyondhighschool.IntheCaliforniastudychildrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputerathomescoredthelowestwhilethosewithnobedroomTVbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest.WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscoresitaddstoaccumulatingfindingsthatchildrenshouldn’thaveTVsintheirbedrooms.1.AccordingtotheCaliforniastudythelow-scoringgroupmight____________.A.havewatchedalotofTVB.notbeinterestedinmathC.beunabletogotocollegeD.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms2.Whatistheresearchers’understandingoftheNewZealandstudyresults?A.Poorlymotivated26-year-oldswatchmoreTV.B.HabitsofTVwatchingreducelearninginterest.C.TVwatchingleadstolowereducationlevelsofthe15-year-olds.D.TheconnectionbetweenTVandeducationlevelsisdifficulttoexplain.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Moretimeshouldbespentoncomputers.B.ChildrenshouldbeforbiddenfromwatchingTV.C.TVsetsshouldn’tbeallowedinchildren’sbedrooms.D.Furtherstudiesonhigh-achievingstudentsshouldbedonE.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ComputersorTelevisionB.EffectsofTelevisiononChildrenC.StudiesonTVandCollegeEducationD.TelevisionandChildren’sLearningHabits
Justastheworld’smostrespectedscientificbodieshaveconfirmedthattheworldisgettinghottertheyhavealsostatedthatthereisstrongevidencethathumansaredrivingthewarming.Countlessrecentreportsfromtheworld’sleadingscientificbodieshavesaidthesamething.Forexamplea2010summaryofclimatesciencebytheRoyalSocietystatedthat:ThereisstrongevidencethatthewarmingoftheEarthoverthelasthalf-centuryhasbeencausedlargelybyhumanactivity.Theideathathumanscouldchangetheplanet’sclimatemaybecounter-intuitive与直觉不符的butthebasicscienceiswellunderstooD.Eachyearhumanactivitycausesbillionsoftonsofgreenhousegasestobereleased释放intotheatmospherE.Asscientistshaveknownforyearsthesegasesholdheatthatwouldotherwiseescapetospacewrappingtheplanetinaninvisibleblanket.Ofcoursetheplanet’sclimatehasalwaysbeenchangingthankstonaturalfactors因素suchaschangesinsolarorvolcanic火山的activityorcyclesrelatingtheEarth’sgoingaroundthesun.Accordingtothescientificliteraturehoweverthewarmingrecordedtodatematchesthepatternofwarmingwewouldexpectfromabuild-upofgreenhousegasintheatmosphere–notthewarmingwewouldexpectfromotherpossiblecauses.Evenifscientistsdiddiscoveranotherreasonableexplanationforthewarmingobservedsofarthatwouldbegadifficultquestion.AsRobertHensonputsitinTheRoughGuidetoClimateChange:Ifsomenewlydiscoveredfactorcanaccountfortheclimatechangethenwhyaren’tcarbondioxide二氧化碳andtheothergreenhousegasesproducingthewarmingthatbasicphysicstellsustheyshouldbe?Theonlywaytoprovewith100%certaintythathumansareresponsibleforglobalwarmingwouldbetorunanexperimentwithtwoidenticalEarths–onewithhumaninfluenceandonewithout.Thatobviouslyisn’tpossibleandsomostscientistsarecarefulnottostatehumaninfluenceasanabsolutecertainty.Inmostscientists’opiniontheglobalwarmingismainlycausedby________.A.solaractivityB.volcanicactivityC.theEarth’sgoingaroundthesunD.humanactivityThetextisdevelopedby________.A.givingtypicalexamplesB.followingtheorderofspaceC.analyzingatheoryandarguingitD.comparingandfindingdifferencesTheunderlinewordidenticalmeans________.A.totallydifferentB.exactlythesameC.extremelyimportantD.relativelyindependentWhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.AreAlltheScientistsReallyScientific?B.WhereIsGlobalWarmingLeadingUsto?C.AreHumansDefinitelyCausingGlobalWarming?D.What’sRelationofGlobalWarmingandGreenhouseGases?
It’s2009.Youfeelsicksoyougotothedoctor.Shechecksyourfeverlooksatyourthroatandaskswhatyou’vebeenthinkingaboutlately.Whenyouleaveshegivesyousomemedicinebutalsoalistofthinkingskillsthatyouaresupposedtopracticedaily.Shesaysthatthewayyouthinkiscausingsomeofyourillness.Doctorsandotherscientistswhostudythehumanmindandtrytoexplainwhypeoplebehaveinthewaythatdocalledpsychologistsarestartingtobelieveit.Youknowthatyourbrainisconnectedtoeverypartofyourbodythroughyournervoussystem神经系统.Nowscientistshaveprovedthathowyouthinkandfeelcanhaveaninfluenceonthehealthofyourbody.Stress压力紧张iscausedwheneverthereisaproblemorachangeinyourlifE.Ofcourseeverybodyhasstressmoreorless;nobody’slifeisperfect.Infactstressisnecessary.WithoutstresswewouldneverlearnanythingorgroworchangE.Wewouldprobablybeboredtodeath.Buttoomuchstresscanhurtyou.Itcanweakenyourbody’sprotectionsothatyouaremorelikelytocatchdiseases.Itcanevenmakeyoumorelikelytohaveanaccident.Whenyoufeelstressyourbrainsendsamessagetoyourbodytoproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline肾上腺素.Adrenalinespeedsupyourbreathingandyourheartbeat.Todayyouhaveadifferentkindofstress.Problemslikeendlesshomeworkortroubleswithyourfamilyarethekindofthingsyoucan’tfightorrunawayfromsoyoudon’tuseupallthatadrenalinE.Itjuststaysbottledupinsideyouandthat’swhatcandosomethingbadtoyou.Whatcanyoudoaboutstress?Firstyoucantrytofindwaystochangethingssoyouaren’tundersomuchstress.Youcansetupaplantofinishhomeworkorgotoadoctororapsychologisttotrytoworkthingsoutwithyourfamilyoryourfriends.Butsometimesyoucan’tchangeastressfulsituation.Sometimesyoudon’tevenwantto.A.bigchangemightbeagoodchangebutitwillstillbestressful.Thelink关联betweenyourbodyandbrainworksintwoways.Yourbodycanhelpyourminddealwithstress.Ifyouareunderstressyouneedtotakeespeciallygoodcareofyourbody.It’simportanttogetenoughsleepandeatnutritiousmeals.Somepeopletakeavitamin-mineralpilleveryday.AnotherthingthatyoucandoisdailyexercisE.Ifyougowalkingordoaerobic需氧的dancingorworkoutatthegymyougiveyourbodyachancetoburnupsomeofthatadrenalinE.Ofcourseapersonwhoisn’tusedtomuchphysicalactivityshouldstartslowly.Anyonewithacontinuingphysicalproblemshouldcheckwithadoctorbeforestaringanyexerciseprograms.1.A.psychologistisapersonwhomayhelpyouwithyour______.A.illnessandabilitiesB.thoughtsandbehaviourC.mindandnervoussystemD.physicalactivityanddailyexercise2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Youshouldn’tgotothegymifyouareunderstress.B.OnecandohishomeworktoburnupadrenalinE.C.Diseasesandaccidentsarecausedbystress.D.Everyoneneedsstresstoimprovehimself.3.FromthelastsentenceofParagraph5wecaninferthat________.A.it’sdifficulttochangeastressfulsituationB.it’snotstressfulwhenagoodchangetakesplaceC.abigchangewillcauseanotherstressfulsituationD.astressfulsituationcan’tbechangedwithoutanyeffort4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A.Thebody-BrainLinkB.TheCausesofStressC.TheAdviceonHealthD.TheNervousSystem
ChiefExecutiveOfficeLahoreStockExchangeLahoreStockExchangeLSEisthe2ndlargestexchangeofthecountrywithaworkforceofalmost150employees.TheExchangesofPakistanarecurrentlyundergoingamajorreformprograminvolvingshareholding使成为股东制inordertodevelopthecapitalmarketsfurther.Weseekadynamic精干的forward-thinkingChiefExecutivewithabilitytoprovidestrongleadershipandeffectivemanagementtodeliveritsorganizationgoalsandstrategicplan.Thesuccessfulcandidate候选人shouldhavethebusinessbothpreandpostshareholdingwithaprovenrecorD.Thecandidateshouldhaveminimumof7yearsofexperiencealongwithabusinessrelateddegreeorotherprofessionalqualifications.Howeverastrongrecordofachievementexcellentcommunicationandteambuildingskillareequallyimportant.Internationalqualificationsorexperiencewillbeanaddedadvantagetogetherwiththeknowledgeofthelocalcorporateenvironment.Compensationpackagewillbehighlyattractiveandmatchtheposition.Ifyouareinterestedinastrategicleadershiproleandbepartofanorganizationtomakeadifferencepleasewriteto:HeadofHumanResourcesLahoreStockExchangeGuaranteeLtd19thKhayaban-e-Aiwan–e-IqbalLahorePakistantogetherwithyourCurriculumVitaeandlatestpassportsizedphotograph.WhatisNOTtrueaboutLSE?A.It’sLahoreStockExchangeB.It’soneofthelargestexchangesinPakistan.C.It’sdevelopingPakistan’scapitalcityD.It’slocatedinKhayaban-e-Aiwan–e-IqbalLahorePakistanWhatiswantedaccordingtothisadvertisement?A.A.ChiefExecutiveOfficeB.A.ChiefExecutiveB.HeadofHumanResourcesD.AcandidateWhatdoestheunderlinewordcompensationprobablymean?A.SalaryB.JobC.EquipmentD.Food
ThekeytolearningEnglishwellistoovercomeyourshynessandfearsaidtaxidriverZhangwhoisattendingtheEnglishtrainingprogramrunbytheWestLakeTaxiCompany.OutteacherMrs.YangencouragesusmanytimestoopenourmouthsandspeakEnglishoutloudlyinherclasssaidZhang.ChenZhonganotherfluent流利的Englishspeakersharedhisopinion.Ididn’tthinkEnglishwasimportanttousatthebeginningsincemanyforeignpassengerscouldspeaksomeChinesetomE.ButwhenIdidspeaksomeEnglishtheforeignerswerealwayspleasedandsaidIwasthefirsttaxidrivertheyhadmetwhocouldspeakEnglish.ChensaidhefoundstudyingEnglishextremelyinteresting.The160minutes’studyperweekwassimplynotenoughforhim.HeboughtbookstapesandVCDstolearnEnglishonhisown..ThoughitcostmealotoftimeandenergyIdidfinditisusefulinthelongtermhesaiD.TherewardoflearningEnglishismorethanChenhasexpecteD.NowhehasmadeseveralforeignfriendswhobookhistaxiwhentheyneeD.Someforeignpassengersevengivehimtips小费whenhecommunicateswiththeminEnglish.Tofacilitatetheirstudiesthecompanydevelopedabilingual双语的tapewhichincludesthemostfrequentlyusedsentencesfortaxidriversandthenamesofmajorstreetsandbuildingsinShenzhen.IthashelpedmeoutsaidChen.OnceIfailedtoexpress‘ChineseFolkCultureVillages’inEnglishwhenIwasaskedtogotherebyaforeignerIplayedthetapeandgotitsmeaning.59.WhatdifficultydidMr.ZhanghavelearningEnglishatfirst?A.HehadnotimetostudyEnglishB.Hiscompanydidn’tallowthemtostudyEnglishC.Hehadnocouragetospeakout.D.HehadnochancetospeakEnglish.60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthebenefitChengetsfromlearningEnglish?A.HegetssomegoodadviceonlearningEnglishfromforeigners.B.Heearnsmoremoneyfromsomeregularforeigncustomers.C.HehastospendbothmoneyandeffortlearningEnglish.D.HegetsgreatfunandencouragementinlearningEnglish.61.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.thecompanyisthefirsttoencourageitsdriverstolearnEnglishB.allthedrivershavemademoneyafterlearningEnglishC.thecompanyhasdevelopedandEnglishtapeforitsdriversD.thetapeiswelcomedbythedriverslearningEnglish62.Whatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedwordfacilitateinthefifthparagraph?A.TomakeeasyB.ToincreaseC.ToencourageD.Tocheck
Switzerland瑞士isfamousforitswatchesHoweverthiscountrydidn’tinventthewatchItwastheBritishwhodiditHereisastoryofhowthewatchwasbroughttoSwitzerlandManyyearsagoanEnglishmanwastravellingtoItalyOnhiswayhestoppedinasmalltowninSouthSwitzerlandThisEnglishmantravelledinacarriage马车insidewhichtherewasacarriagewatchThiswastheearliestkindofwatchA.nativeshopassistant售货员happenedtoseethewatchHewonderedwhatitwasandaskedtheEnglishmanaboutitItisacarriagewatchsaidthemanThismachinetellsthetimebutnowitisn’tworkingAtoncetheshopassistantofferedtotrytorepairitSothetravellerhandedhimthewatchTheassistantwasaverywisemanSoitwasnotsurprisingthathemanagedtorepairitHeevenrememberedhowitwasmadeAssoonasthetravellerhadgoneonhiswayhemadeawatchexactlythesametypeThusthewatch-makingwasstartedinSwitzerlandTodaySwisswatchesaresoldinstoresallovertheworld50Switzerlandisfamousfor____________A.makingwatchesB.sellingwatchesC.inventingwatchesD.thecarriagewatch51Itwas______whobroughtawatchtoSwitzerlandearliestA.aSwissB.anItalianC.anEnglishmanD.ashopassistant52Theearlistwatchesweremadein__________A.SwitzerlandB.EnglandC.ItalyD.asmalltown53ThefirstSwisswatchwasmadeby___________A.anItalianshopassistantB.anEnglishshopassistantC.amanwhocamefromSwitzerlandD.amanwhowastravellingtoItaly54Thecarriagewatchwasamachinewhich__________A.wasputinthecarriageB.wasn’tworkingC.toldpeopletimeD.hadtoberepaired
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