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ROME: The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is covered in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains burie...
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Thefollowingareletterstotheeditorofaschoolnewspaper.DeareditorI’dliketoexpressmyopinionaboutgrades.Studentsshouldbeallowedtostudywithoutworryingaboutgrades.Fortunatelymosteducatorsarebecomingawareofthefactthatstudentshavedifferentinterestsandabilities.Iunderstandthatgradesareusefulbutgradesoftenlimitcreativity.Competingforbettergradescausesmanystudentstoturndownopportunitiestopursuemusicdramaticsandsports.Gradesforceanarbitrary武断的standardofsuccessoneveryonE.Idonotdemandassomeextremistsdothatgradesberemovedimmediately.HoweverIdobelievethatlessemphasisshouldbeplacedongrades.IhopethatsomedaygradeswillbecomeoptionalatVillageHighSchool.MagdalenaSmithDramaClubDeareditorI’dliketosaysomethingaboutgrades.Let’sfacethefactsaboutgrades.Gradesperformthreebasicfunctions.Firstgradesmotivate激发studentstoworkattheirhighestlevelofcompetence能力.SecondtheyactasarewardforhardworkingstudentsandasapunishmenttostudentswhodonotworkharD.Finallygradesareusedasaneffectivestandardbywhichtomeasurestudents’achievement.Goodgradeshelpstudentstogetjobsandtogetintouniversity.I'vespokenwithanumberofstudentswhohavejobsandmostofthemsaythattheywerehiredprimarilyonthebasisoftheirgrades.Mygradeshelpedmelandapart-timejobandwillhelpmegetintouniversitynextyear.IthinkgradesareextremelyimportantatVillageHighSchool.SimonHarperScienceClub13.WhichofthefollowingisnotMagdalenaSmith’sopinion?A.Gradesshouldnotbeusedtomeasureaperson’ssuccess.B.Studentsmaygiveupthechancetolearnmusicandsportsforgrades.C.Students’creativitymaynotbedevelopedforgrades.D.GradesshouldbetakenawayatoncE.14.WecanlearnSimonHarper_____.A.isconcernedaboutstudents'creativityB.believesinthebenefitsofgoodgradesC.doesn'tworktoohardathisstudiesD.supportsstudents'interestsandabilities15.FromthesecondletterwecaninferthatSimonHarperisa/an_____.A.studentB.teacherC.headmasterD.advertiser
3Dcinemahasbeenaroundsincetheearly20thcenturybutHollywoodbroughtthetechnologybackin2007.Manythoughtitwasjustatricktomakemoremoney.ButthencameAvatarthefirstmust-seemoviein3D.ButsinceAvatar3DcinemahasstruggleD.In2010several3DmoviesbombedattheboxofficE.Andbylate2010somepeoplesaidthetechnologywasdeaD.Ofcoursethisisn’tthefirsttimeHollywoodhasstruggledtechnology.Althoughsoundwasaddedtomoviesinthelate1920sittookaudiencetimetogetusedtothenewtechnology.ButintheendsoundandcolorbecamethestandarD.JamesCamerondirectorofAvatarthinkswe’regoingthroughthesameprocesswith3D.Somedaycinemasarechargingtoomuchfor3Dmovies.IntheUsseeinga3Dmoviecancostupto$7.5morethanseeingitin2D.AlsoarecentstudyatCaliforniaStateUniversityhasfoundaudiencedon’tactuallyenjoymoviesin3Danymorethanin2D.WalterMurchafamousmovieeditorwrotein2011thathumanbeingshavenoabilitytoprocess3Dimages.Watchinga3Dmovieconfusesourbrainandthisiswhysomepeoplegetheadaches.ButJamesCamerondisagrees.Infactherecentlypredictedthatinfiveyearsallmovieswillbein3D.Andtherearesignsthat3Disfightingback.More3Dmovieswereputonthemarketin2012thaneverbeforE.TheLionKing3Drecentlymadeover$150millionattheboxofficeandCameron’sTitanic3DmadeevenmorE.Whoknowswhatthefutureholdsfor3D?StevenSpielbergrecentlysaidI’mhoping3Dgetstoapointwherepeopledon’tnoticeitbecausethenitjustbecomesanothertoolandhelpstellastory.29.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeansthatin20103Dmovies________.A.werenotsuccessfulB.becamepopularC.developedquicklyD.wereofpoorquality30.Theexampleofsoundandcolorisusedmainlytoshowthat______.A.HollywoodtendstoabsorbwhatisnewB.3DtechnologytakestimetobeacceptedC.HollywoodstruggleswithnewtechnologyD.hightechnologyhelpstomakebettermovies31.InWalterMarch’sopinion3Dmovies_______.A.bringmoviemakersgreatprofits.B.aremoreexpensivethan2Dmovies.C.dogreatharmtopeople’shealth.D.areunsuitableforpeopletowatch.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Avatarwasthefirst3Dmovies.B.3Dcinemahasexistedforyears.C.Titanic3Dhasmadethemostmoney.D.2012witnessedthecomingof3D’stimE.
PeoplelivingintheUKtakequiteafewholidaysabroadandinthecountryeachyear.Choicesmadeaboutwheretogohowtogetthereandwhattodocaneitherbenefitorharmtheenvironment.WhileonholidayManyofthethingsyoucandotothegreeneronholidaywillbethesamethingsyoucandoathome—buttherearealsosomeextrathingstoolikeavoidinggiftsmadefromendangeredplantsandanimals.Herearesomesuggestions:●Makingthemostoflocallyproducedfoodanddrinkandlocalactivitiesandattractionswillsupportpeopleintheareayouarevisitingandreducetheneedforfurtherenvironmentalinfluencefromtransport.●Switchingoffanyairconditioningheatingandlightswillhelpreduceclimatechangeeffect.●Savewater—somecountriessufferfromwatershortagesandsavingwatercanhelpavoiddamagetoournaturalhabitats.EndangeredspeciesSomegiftsandfoodsavailableinsomecountriescanbemadefromendangeredplantsoranimals.Checkbeforeyoubuybutifyoudoubtavoidanimalandplantgifts.MoredetailsofthetypesofproductstoavoidanyillegaltradehotspotscanbefoundontheSouvenirAlertwebpagE.Makingapositivecontributiontotheplaceyouarevisiting.Therearewaysinwhichyourholidaycanhelpsupportlocalpeopleandtheenvironment.●Therearemanyopportunitiestovolunteerandhelpwithprojectsthatconserveandimprovenaturalhabitats.●Whenyouareawayorifyouarelookingforsomewheretovisityoucansupportprojectsorattractionswhichprotectwildlifesuchasnaturereservesandconservationprojects.25.Accordingtothepassagewecan_______tohelpreduceclimatechangeeffect.A.makegooduseofwaterB.buylocalfoodanddrinkC.saveelectricityD.goaroundonfoot26.Weshouldcheckthegiftsandfoodsbeforebuyingbecause______.A.sometimestheyareofpoorqualityB.theymaynotbetypicallocalproductsC.someofthemwilldoharmtoourhealthD.theymaybemadefromendangeredanimalsorplants27Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.itisnoteasyforpeopletotravelabroadB.noteveryonecantellanillegalsouvenirC.greenholidayshavebeenacceptedbypeopleD.volunteerworkisamustforprotectingnaturalhabitats28.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.travelenjoymentB.theharmtotheenvironmentC.protectionofendangeredanimalsD.greenerchoicesforholiday
AGuidetotheUniversityFoodTheTWUCafeteriaisopen7A.m.to8p.m.Itservessnacksdrinksicecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteriayoucanusethetablestoeatyourlunchtohavemeetingsandtostudy.IfyouareoncampusintheeveningorlateatnightyoucanbuysnacksfastfoodanddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheGouglasCentrE.ThisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcertsgamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobelocatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHallisavailableforrelaxingstudyingcookingandeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10A.m.to10p.mclosedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHalltheWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysicalemotionalandsocialhealth.A.doctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvicE.ThecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurancE.HoursareMondaytoFriday9A.m.tonoonand1:00to4:30p.m.AcademicSupportAllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Herequalifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenworkgrammarvocabularyandotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoortwo30–minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.ThisserviceisfreE.TransportationTheTWUExpressisashuttleservicE.TheshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentreleavingfromtheMattsonCentrE.Operationhoursarebetween8A.m.and3p.m.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1.56.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria?A.HavemealsandmeetwithfriendsB.BuydrinksandenjoyconcertsC.DohomeworkandwatchTVD.AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess57.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?A.TheLowerCaféSundayB.TheGlobeFridayC.TheTWUCafeteriaFridayD.TheMcMillanHallSunday.58.TheGuidetellsusthattheWellnessCentre_________.A.isopensixdaysaweekB.offersservicesfreeofchargeC.givesadviceonmentalhealthD.trainsstudentsinmedicalcare59.HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWritingCentre?A.ByapplyingonlineB.BycallingthecentreC.BygoingtothecentredirectlyD.Byfillinginasign-upform60.WhatisthefunctionofTWUExpress?A.Tocarrystudentstothelecturehalls.B.Totransportstudentstoandfromthestores.C.TotakestudentstotheMattsonCentrE.D.Toprovidestudentswithcampustours
IfConfuciuswerestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudyprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheoldChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.72.Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto_________.A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrationsC.showgreatrespectfortheoldthinkerD.attractthereaders’interestinthesubject73.ThereasonwhyfewAmericansrememberConfuciusonhisbirthdayisprobablythat______.A.theydon’tcareaboutConfuciusatall.B.theyconsidertheirownnationalheroesmoreimportant.C.hehasbecomeabridgebetweenforeignersandChinA.D.theydon’tpaymuchattentiontothebirthdaysoffamouspeople.74.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.A.werenotinterestedinChinesestudiesbeforeB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseD.hopetomakemoneyinChina75.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.OldThinkerwithaBigFutureB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.ForgottenWisdominAmerica
BackthosephotosupTheimageswerestriking.HomesontheEastCoastwerewashedawaybySuperstormSandy.Peoplewereintearspickingupfadedphotographsamongtheironlyremainingpossessions.Ifthatdoesn’tmoveyoutogetseriousaboutsafekeepingyourlifetimeofmemorieswhatwill?Thedigitalageofferstoolsneverimaginablebefore—includingone-clickaccesstoalifetimeoffamilyphotos.Hereisabrochureonhowtobackup存yourphotosandsavethemonlinewheretheycanliveforeverandbeaccessibleingoodtimesandbaD.ScanningThefirststepforthoseoldphotosistoscanthemandsavethemtoadigitalformat.Mostprinterscomewithscannersthesedayssothat’saneasybutextremelytime-consumingstep.StoringthephotosWithyourscansinplaceimportthephotosintoyourcomputerandbackthemup.Youcouldmakemultiplecopiesofthedisksandspreadthemtolovedones.Oryoucouldchooseexternal外接的harddrivesorUSBthumbdriveandaddyourphotoandvideocollectionfromyourcomputer.OnlinebackupIfyouneedlotsofspacelookatapureonlinebackupserviceCaronitE.Caronitebacksup300millionfilesdaily.OnceyousignupitstartstopickupeverythingyouhaveonyourharddrivE.Butphotocollectiononyourcomputer’smainharddrivechargesfor$59ayear.CloudStorageForfolkswhodon’tneedautomaticbackupbutinsteadwanttotakeamoreactiveapproachDropboxGoogleDriveandMicrosoft’sSkyDriveletyoustorefilesonlinebyyourselfshareandinstantlyaccessthem.Allofferfreeoptions—2GBoffreestorageforDropbox5GBforGoogleand7GBforSkyDrivE.Butifyouwantmoreyouneedtopay.BottomLineTheharddriveorflashdriveisthecheapestandeasiest.Butdrivescanfail.OnlineservicesaremoreexpensivebutmoresecurE.WithmoreofusswitchingbackandforthbetweenourcomputerssuchservicesarethebestwaytogetaccesstoourdatafromwhereverwearE.65.WhydoestheauthormentionSuperstormSandy?A.Totellthebackgroundofthescanningphotos..B.Toattractthereaders’interestinthebackups.C.Todescribeaseverenaturaldisaster.D.Towinthereaders’sympathy.66.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Scanningphotostakeslittletimebutcostsalot.B.GoogleDriveoffersunlimitedfreephotostorageonlinE.C.CaronitechargesforbackingupphotosfromharddrivE.D.Theharddriveorflashdriveisthecheapestandsafest.67.Whichofthefollowingallowsstoringfilesautomatically?A.CaronitE.B.Dropbox.C.SkyDrivE.D.FlashdrivE.68.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_______.A.tellrealstoriesaboutstorageservicesB.introducesomeofthestorageservicesC.describethefunctionsofstorageservicesD.argueabouttheadvantageofstorageservices
FromJapantoIndonesiaacertainkindofpopcultureisveryhot.Butitdoesn’tcomefromHollywood—it’sHallyu韩流thewaveofKoreanpopculturethathaswashedoverAsiA.Ithasinfluencedeverythingfrommusictotelevision.AndthankstotheInternetandsocialmediait’snowspreadingworldwidE.SouthKoreaproducesalltypesofentertainmentthemostpopularbeingmusicsoapoperasandfilms.WhatmakesHallyusohotinAsia?Onereasonisthatitsproductsareofhighqualityandmuchcheaperthanwesternproducts.Anotherreasonisthateasternculturesaresimilartoeachotheralthoughtherearelanguagedifferences.KoreanpopmusicorK-popranksthefirsteverywherE.Fanslovethesongsandtheattractivestars.CompanieslikeSMEntertainmentJYPEntertainmentandYGEntertainmenthelpmanyK-popstarssuchasSuperJuniorBigBangandRaintosucceeD.TheyarenotonlypopularinAsiabutalsoenjoypopularityintheWest.In2011BigBang’smini-albumTonightreachedthetop10onU.S.TunesTopPopAlbums.WhenSMEntertainmenttooktheir2010worldtourtoLosAngelesonly30percentofthe15000fanswereKorean.Halfoftheaudiencewasn’tevenAsian!OneimportantreasonforthesuccessofHallyuissimplytheInternet.A.littlemorethan10yearsagoKoreansoapoperasmoviesandmusicreachedtheoutsideworldquiteslowly.TheybeganinKoreaandthengraduallyspreadoutwardappearinginitsneighboringcountrieswherelocalTVandradiocompanieswouldplaythem.NowtheyareplayedaroundtheworldonlineatthesametimE.YouTubeisanothermajorwaytogetKoreanentertainmenttofanseverywherE.ItisaninexpensiveandvalidwayforartiststointroducetheirworktoalargeraudiencE.In2010theYouTubechannelsforthetopthreeKoreanentertainmentgroupstogetherhadnearly800millionviewsfrom225differentcountries.41.HallyuisveryhotinAsiapartlybecause________.A.languagesinAsiaaresimilartoeachotherB.thecultureisthemostfashionableintheworldC.SouthKorea’sproductsarethecheapestinAsiaD.thequalityofSouthKorea’sproductsishigh42.TheauthorshowsthepopularityofK-popintheWest_______.A.bygivingexamplesB.inorderofspaceC.bylistingreasonsD.inorderoftime43.Thelasttwoparagraphsmainlytellus________.A.howimportanttheInternetisB.HallyuispopularworldwideC.theInternethelpsHallyuspreadquicklyD.howpopularandeffectiveYouTubeis44.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordvalidinParA.5mean?A.slowB.uselessC.successfulD.necessary45.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.K-popRankstheFirstEverywhereB.HallyuMakesWavesacrosstheWorldC.YouTubeHelpsKoreanCulturesSpreadD.KoreanSoapOperasAreGrowinginPopularity
Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogosaysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidencebecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon'tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon'tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachother'sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulation激发刺激intheirstudiesanddropout—oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.Wehavebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan'tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-oldseither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandwatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedownitseemsandthroughtherosyglow美丽光芒ofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn'tmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings—maybeitisjusttheotherwayaroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisishardtobelieveforthoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.56.Accordingtotheauthor___.A.peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation.B.peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation.C.allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollegE.D.veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollegE.57.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyresultfromthefactthat________.A.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedgraduates.B.Highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducation.C.Toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownliving.D.Collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout.58.Inthispassagetheauthorarguesthat___.A.Intelligentpeoplemaylearnquickeriftheydon'tgotocollegE.B.Collegeeducationisnotenoughifonewantstobesuccessful.C.Collegeeducationbenefitsonlytheintelligentambitiousandquick-learningpeoplE.D.moreandmoreevidenceshowscollegeeducationmaynotbethebestthingforhighschoolgraduates
DearGrandmaItwasniceseeingyouatChristmas.Youlookedsohappy!AfterlosingtwograndparentswithinthepastyearIhavetakensometimetoreflecton反思whatismostimportant.Iwanttoletyouknowwhatapositiveinfluenceeffectyouhavebeenonme.IamthepersonIambecauseofyou.IrememberbeingonyourfarmalotwhenIwasyounger.Iremembertheprojectsyouplannedforus.Wepaintedrockstorepresentourfamilymembers.Wemadedollclothesoutofcolorfulsocks.Wemademanyplayhousesinthewoods.Welearnedthatifyouleftabucketofsoybeansintherainyouwouldsoonhaveabucketofgrowingbeans.Welearnedthatifwehelpedpickthestrawberriesinthemorningwe'dhavethemonouricecreamintheafternoon.Welearnedthatsomeplantshavefunnynamesliketheelephantearplant.Welearnedthatyoucouldmakedowithwhatyouhad.Welearnedthatmakingthingsoutofpaperandcardboardwasmorefunthanwhatcameinsidethepackaging.WelearneditwasOKtogetdirtybutGrandmawouldwashusupbeforeMomcame.Youoncemademodelsofeveryone'shouseswhichmademewanttobeanarchitect.Anothertimeyoumadequiltsforallofthegrandkids.Istillusemineeverynight.Theedgehaswornout.Butyoutaughtmehowtofixit.Iloveandrespectyou.Youarealwayspatientwithaquietdetermination.Grandmathankyouforeverythingyouhavetaughtme.IhopethatIamabletopassonallthesememoriesandskillstomychildrenandgrandchildren.LovealwaysKelly56.Afterlosingtwograndparentstheauthorbeganto_____.A.realizehergrandma'sinfluenceonherB.becomeapersonlikehergrandmaC.writetohergrandmaregularlyD.likehergrandmaverymuch57.Onhergrandma'sfarmKellylearnedto______.A.makestrawberryicecreamB.namedifferentfunnyplantsC.mendrepairtheworn-outedgeofherquiltD.usecupboardstomakemodelsofhouses58.Kelly'sgrandma______.A.waswillingtohelpothersB.wasskilledinmakingthingsC.wantedKellytobeanarchitectD.dislikedthekids'badbehaviors59.Kellywrotethislettermainlyto______.A.sendhergrandmabestwishesforChristmasB.showloveandrespectforhergrandmaC.recallherhappylifeonthefarmD.askhergrandmaforhelp
Thejourneytothemoonhadbeenthefirststeptowardfutureexploration探险inspacE.ThedistancebetweentheMoonandEarthisveryshortindeedwhencomparedwiththedistancesbetweenEarthandtheotherplanets.MarsthenearestplanettoEarthismillionsofmilesaway.Travelingtotheplanetswillbeman’snextaim.Suchtravelswillbemorechallengingthanthetriptothemoonandcertainlymoreadventurous.RecentlytwoAmericanspaceshipsVikings1and2landedonMarstryingtodiscoverwhetherthatplanethasanylifeonit.SofarthesignsoflifeonMarshasneitherconfirmed确认norruledout.RussianshavediscoveredthatthesurfaceofVenus金星issohotthatitisalmostcertainthatthereisnolifetherE.AlsotheatmosphereofVenusisextremelydense稠andthepressureisnearlyahundredtimesgreaterthanthatoftheEarth’satmospherE.ScientistsbelievemanmayfindplanetswhichhavethesameconditionsasthosewehaveonEarthbutmanshouldrealizeEarthwillbehisonlyhomeforalongtimeandbegintoloveandcareforit.5.Accordingtothepassagetravelingtotheplanetswillbe________.A.mucheasierandevenmoreinterestingB.farmoreexcitinganddangerousC.man’sfinalaimD.man’sfirststep6.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?A.Marsisnearertotheearththanthemoon.B.ThemoonismuchnearertotheearththanMars.C.OfalltheplanetsMarsisthenearesttotheearth.D.Alltheplanetsaremuchfarthertotheearth.7.Fromthepassagewecanguess_____.A.thereislifeonMarsB.thereisnolifeonMarsC.theatmosphereofMarsisnotsodenseasthatofVenusD.scientistswillhavelittlehopetofindtheanswers8.Mancanliveonundertheconditionsof_______.A.muchtoohotsurfaceB.thesamepressureaswegetonearthC.normalatmosphereaswehaveonearthD.bothB.andC.
Shouldpeoplewhostudyscienceandbusinesspaylessforcollegethanpeoplewhofocusonartandhistory?ThatmaysoonbethecaseatFlorida’sstateuniversities.IntougheconomictimesFloridagovernorRickScottwantstoleadcollegestudentstowardcareersthatwillpayoffaftergraduation.TherearemorejobsavailableinFloridainthefieldsofbusinessengineeringhealthcarescienceandtechnology.Sowhynotencouragestudentstofocusonthesehigh-demandsubjectsbycharginglesstuition学费forthem?WeassumestudentsgotocollegebecausetheywanttopursuejobsDaleBrillsaiD.Heistheheadofagroupofbusinesspeopleeducatorsandlawmakerswhomadetherecommendationtothegovernortokeeptuitionlowforjob-friendlyareasofacademicstudy.Weallsharethegoalofstudentsgettingjobsandbeingproductivecitizens.Somemajorsaremorevaluablethanothers.Supportersoftheplanhavetheirreasons.Morestudentswillchoosethesehigh-demandmajorsandgetjobsaftergraduation.Thestatewillgainaneducatedworkforcethatisqualifiedtofillopenjobs.UniversitiesthatcanshowthattheirgraduatesaregettingjobswillqualifyformorefundingfromthestatE.Butcriticsoftheplansayit’sunfairtoloadhumanitiesmajors—thosewhostudyliteraturephilosophyhistoryandart—withdebtwhilekeepingtuitionlowforso-calledhigh-demandmajorsinbusinessandsciencE.InfactuniversityprofessorswrotealettertoGovernorScottarguingthatifstudentsmajoringinhistoryandotherhumanitiessubjectsareforcedtopayhighertuitiontheymaysimplychoosetoattenduniversitiesinotherstates.StillothersarguethattheplansetsstudentsupforfailurE.StudentsshouldchoosemajorsbasedontheirinterestsskillsandtalentsratherthanonwhatjobsareavailableatanygiventimE.Thosewhochoosemajorsbecausetheyareinterestedinaparticularfieldofstudywillbemoresuccessfulandsatisfiedintheircareers.5.WhydoesFloridagovernorRickScottwanttochargescienceandbusinessstudentsless?A.Becausethesefieldsusuallyattractveryfewstudents.B.Becausescienceandbusinessaretoodifficulttolearn.C.Becausehewantsmorestudentstochoosethesefields.D.BecausehethinkstheyhaveapoorfamilybackgrounD.6.ItisimpliedinParagraph4that_______.A.therearenotenoughopenjobsforgraduatesinthestateofFloridaB.universitieswon’tbenefitfromadmittingmorestudentstoscienceareasC.encouragingstudentstochoosehigh-demandmajorsisbeneficialD.universitieswilltrytoenrollmorestudentsinordertoreceivemorefunding7.AccordingtoParagraph5whyaresomecriticsagainsttheplan?A.Theplanwillmaketuitionhigherforstudentsinotherfields.B.Theplanwillforceartstudentstotransfertoscienceandbusiness.C.Theplanwillsetabadexampletootheruniversitiesinotherstates.D.Theplanisunfairtoliteraturephilosophyhistoryandartstudents.8.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A.Moststudentschooseamajorbecauseitcanleadtogoodjobs.B.ManystudentsregretchoosingamajortheythoughttheyloveD.C.StudentswhochooseamajorbecauseofjobsusuallyfailintheenD.D.Jobsshouldn’tbetheonlyreasonforstudentstochooseamajor.
HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhomE.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZonesHomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones23and4ofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential.Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedareA.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyundergrounD.MealPlansAvailable♢ContinentalBreakfast♢BreakfastandDinner♢BreakfastPackedLunchandDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuicecereal谷物类食品breadandteaorcoffeE.CheesefruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEnglanD.DinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessertfruitandcoffeE.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisityoumustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.HoweveritdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopracticeEnglishathomequiteasmuch.25.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor______.A.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudentsB.foreignershopingtoknowBritishcultureC.travelersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondonD.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes26.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?A.Roomcleaning.B.MedicalcarE.C.Freetransport.D.Physicaltraining.27.AccordingtothepassagewhatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?A.DessertandcoffeE.B.Fruitandvegetables.C.BreadandfruitjuicE.D.Cerealandcoldmeat.28.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?A.ToexperienceawarmerfamilyatmospherE.B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.C.ToentertainfriendsastheylikE.D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.
IntheUKmostchildrenhavetheirlunchesatschoolbutinsomeschoolsparentscanchoosewhattheirchildreneat.Thechildrencanhaveaschooldinner—ahotcookedmeal;ortheycantakeapacked包装的lunchwiththemwhichusuallyincludescoldfoodlikesandwiches.Oftenparentsknowwhattheirchildrenwant.CathamotherofthreechildrentoldusMychildrenhavepackedlunchesbecausetheysaytheyhateschooldinners.SoImakethreepackedluncheseverymorning.HoweveranothermotherSusanmadeadifferentchoicE.ShesaidMydaughtershavealwayshadschooldinners.IthinktheyprobablygethealthierfoodatschoolthanafewsandwichesImakeforthem.Buthowhealthyareschooldinners?Kazafatherthoughtpoorlyofthem.HesaidFizzy起泡的drinkswereofferedandIthinktherewerelotsofchips.JamieOliverspentayearworkinginaschoolkitchen.Hewasworriedabouttheunhealthyfoodwhichincludedburgerspizzasandchips.Sohetriedtocookhealthyfoodsuchasgoodstews炖肉andcurries咖喱菜肴forthechildreninsteaD.SoJamieimprovedtheschooldinnersandtrainedthedinnerladiestocookhealthyfoodinthatschool.Thenheadvisedthegovernmenttoimproveschoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditseemsthatthechangeshavebegun.Annaapupiltoldusweusedtohaveafastfoodwindowwhereyougotchipsandcokebuttheystoppedthatthisyear.There’ssaladrestaurantwhichisgoodsoit’shealthierthanitwas.57.WhichmealdomostchildrenintheUKhaveatschoolaccordingtothetext?A.LunchB.BreakfastC.DinnerD.None58._______makesthreepackedluncheseverymorning.A.KazB.SusanC.CathD.Jamie59.Jamiethought______werehealthyfoodA.burgersandpizzasB.stewsandcurriesC.chipsandfizzydrinksD.sandwichesandcoke60.Fromthelasttwoparagraphsweknowthat________.A.schoolshavebeguntocookhealthierfoodB.saladistheonlyhealthyfoodforstudentsC.There’sasaladrestaurantineveryschoolD.thegovernmentdoesn’tcareaboutschooldinners
StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.32.Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherownB.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.C.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildrenD.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathome33.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC.tocatchupwitotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture34.HowcanchildrenlearnaforeignlanguagebestaccordingtoFlynn?A.Fromtheirparents.B.Byattendingclasses.C.Fromanativespeaker.D.BystartingatanearlyagE.35.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmericA.B.Educatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildren.C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.
Perfume香水hasbeeninexistenceforalongtimE.Thesedayscertainperfumesareconsideredcomparabletogreatworksofart.Hereareafewofthemostfamousperfumesinhistory.ChanelNo.5Thisperfumeisprobablythebest-sellingscent气味inthehistoryoffragrance香水.CreatedbyErnstBeauxforCocoChanelin1921ithasbeendescribedastheworld’smostlegendaryfragranceandremainsthecompany’smostfamousperfumE.ShalimarJacquesGuerlaincreatedthisvanillafragrancein1925.TheperfumetakesitsnamefromtheGardenofShalimarwhichwasbuiltbyEmperorShahJehanforoneofhiswives.Itwasanimmediatehitin1925andisstillextremelypopulartoday.JoyJoyisfamousforhavingbeenthemostexpensiveperfumeintheworldatonepoint.Itwascreatedin1930byHenriAlmérasforJeanPatoutoliftthebadmoodthathadsweptovertheworldafterthe1929stockmarketcrash.L’AirduTempsFrancisFarboncreatedNinaRicci’sL’AirduTempsin1948.ThefragranceisknownforitsspicycarnationandgardeniascentsaswellasitsbeautifulcrystalbottledesignedbyLalique.EternityCalvinKlein’ssecondperfumewascreatedbySophiaGrojsmanin1988.KnownforitslightfloweryscenttheperfumewaslistedintheFragranceHallofFamein2003.Itisrecommendedfordaytimewear.AngelThiswildlypopularperfumewascreatedin1992byOlivierCrespforThierryMugler.Theperfumewasaninstantsuccess.Theperfumehasoftenbeendescribedasdeliciousowingtoitschocolatyscent.Theperfumecomesinbeautifulstar-shapedbottles.Angelperfumealsocomesinseveralbathandbodyproducts.56.WhocreatedJoy?A.HenriAlméras.B.JeanPatou.C.SophiaGrojsman.D.JacquesGuerlain.57.Whichofthefollowingperfumesisknownforitswonderfulcrystalbottle?A.Shalimar.B.ChanelNo.5C.L’AirduTemps.D.Eternity.58.TheAngelperfumehasbeendescribedasdeliciousbecauseof__________.A.itsspicyscentB.itsspecialbottledesignC.itsvanillascentD.itschocolateyscent59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.EmperorShahJehancreatedtheShalimarperfumeforoneofhiswives.B.Joywascreatedtocheerpeopleupafterthestockmarketcrash.C.LaliquecreatedNinaRicci’sL’AirduTempsin1948.D.EternitywaslistedintotheFragranceHallofFamein1988.60.Wherecanyouprobablyseethisarticle?A.Inatextbook.B.Inthenewspaper.C.InatravelmagazinE.D.InafashionmagazinE.
Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessories配饰.Yetthesearenotgirlsintheirteensortwentiesbutwomenintheirsixtiesandseventies.A.generationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavoringthesamehighstreetlookswornbythosehalftheiragE.ProfessorJuliaTwiggyasocialpolicyexpertsaidWomenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorefrequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s.Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter.Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesupermarketwheneveryouwishto.Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly.ProfessorTwiggyanalyzedfamilyexpendingdataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—about5or6percentofspending—theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply.TheprofessorsaidClothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast.Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrombutnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewherE.Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendingmoremoneyonthem.FashiondesignerAngelaBarnardwhorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondonsaidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedbycelebritystylethaninpreviousyears.ShesaidWhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixtiestheywanttofollowthem.Olderwomenaremuchmoreawareofcelebrities.There'salsotheboominTVprogrammersshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlookandmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties.WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsagomyoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrichbutnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen.Myownmotheris61andshewearsthelatestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago.42.ProfessorTwiggyfoundthatcomparedwiththe1960s____________________.A.peoplespend30%lessthantheydidonclothesB.thespendingonclotheshasincreasedby5%or6%C.thepriceofclotheshasgenerallyfallenby70%D.theamountofclothesboughthasrisenby5%or6%43.Itcanbeconcludedthatoldwomentendtowearthelatestfashionstodaymainlybecause____.A.theygettiredofthemselvesmorequicklyB.TVshowsteachthemhowtostayinshapeC.theyfeelmuchyoungernowD.clothesaremuchcheaperthanbefore44.Whatcanwelearnaboutoldwomenintermsoffashion?A.Theyareoftenignoredbyfashiondesigners.B.Theyarenowmoreeasilyinfluencedbystars.C.Theyareregardedaspioneersinthelatestfashion.D.TheyaremoreinterestedinclothesbecauseoftheiroldagE.45.Whichisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?A.AgeIsNoBarrierforFashionFans.B.TheMoreFashionabletheLessExpensivE.C.UnexpectedchangesinFashion.D.BoomoftheBritishFashionIndustry.
TheEnglishexpecteachothertoobservetherulesofqueuingfeelhighlyoffendedwhentheserulesarebrokenbutlacktheconfidenceorsocialskillstoexpresstheirannoyanceinastraightforwardmanner.Inothercountriesthisisnotaproblem:inAmericawhereaqueue-jumperhascommittedakindofrudenessratherthanasintheresponseisaloudwarning:theoffenderissimplytoldHeyyougetbackinline!orwordstothateffect.OntheEuropeancontinentthereactiontendstobeloudandargumentative;insomeotherpartsoftheworldqueue-jumpersmaysimplybepushedbackintolinE.Ironically具有讽刺意义的是itisonlyinEnglandwherequeue-jumpingisregardedasdeeplyimmoralthatthequeue-jumperislikelytogetawaywiththeoffencE.OnlyrarelydotheEnglishactuallyspeakupandtellthejumpertogotothebackofthequeuE.QueuingisalmostanationalpastimefortheEnglishwhoautomaticallyarrangethemselvesintoorderlylinesatbusstopsshopcountersice-creamvansentrancesexitsandlifts.In1946aHungarianhumoristdescribedqueuingasEnglishnationalpassion.OnthecontinenthesaiD.ifpeoplearewaitingatabusstoptheywalkaroundinaseeminglyrelaxedfashion.Whenthebusarrivestheymakeadash猛冲forit...AnEnglishmanevenifheisaloneformsorderlyqueueofonE.Inanupdateoverthirtyyearslaterin1977heconfirmedthatthiswasstillthecasE.AfternearlyanotherthirtyyearsnothingmuchseemstohavechangeD.Inmanycasesqueue-jumpingiseffectivelypreventedbynon-verbal非语言的signalsalonE.Whensomeoneisconsideringjumpingaqueuethequeuerswillstartglancingathimsidewaysthroughnarrowedsuspiciouseyes.Thentheymoveabitclosertothepersoninfrontofthemjustincasethejumpermighttrytoinserthimselfinthegap.Frownsglaresandraisedeyebrows—accompaniedbyheavysighspointedcoughs—areusuallytheworstthatthepersonwillsufferifhejumpsaqueuE.FacedwithallthisthejumperwillthinkbetterofitandwithdrawtothebackofthequeuE.25.InAmericaandotherEuropeancountriesqueue-jumpers.A.areseverelypunishedandfinedB.arepushedbacktotheendoflinesC.arewarnedinadirectmannerD.arethecauseofpublicarguments26.ByquotingthedescriptionofaHungarianhumoristtheauthorintendstoshow.A.EnglishmenarestubbornandtoostrictwiththemselvesB.queuingisakindofautomaticbehaviorforEnglishmenC.queuingisessentialinmaintaininggoodpublicorderD.otherEuropeansaremoreopen-mindedthanEnglishmen27.Accordingtothelastparagraphqueue-jumpingcanusuallybestoppedeffectively.A.withaconfidentandaggressiveattitudeB.withsignsofpublicrulesC.byshoutingandloudwarningD.byusingcertainbodylanguage28.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.A.socialskilltoimproveyourlife:queuingB.Badmannersaroundtheworld:queue-jumpingC.A.cultureofEuropeancountries:queuingD.AnEnglishaspectoflife:queuing
DuringWorldWarIaGermanspycalledReginaldRowlandworkedintheUnitedKingdomgatheringinformationforGermanyabouttheBritisharmy.A.boxoftalcumpowder爽身粉andotherlotions护肤液withmaterialstowritesecretmessageswerefoundinhisroomwhenhewascaughtbyBritishsoldiers.Healsousedinvisible看不见的inkonshirtcollarsinpensandmixedwithcakesofsoaptosendsecretmessages.Soifyouwanttosendsecretmessagesyouwillneed:lemonabowlathinpaintbrushortoothpickwhitepaperahairdryerorlightbulbDirections:1.Cutthelemoninhalfsqueeze挤thejuiceintoabowlandremoveanypulp果肉.2.DipthepaintbrushortoothpickintothelemonjuicE.3.Writeyourmessageordrawyourmaponthewhitepaperworkingquicklysothatyoucanseewhatyouhavewrittenbeforethelemonjuicedries.4.Whenthejuicedriesyourmessagewillnotbeseen.ProtectitbywritinganormalmessageinpencilontheothersidE.5.TorevealthesecretmessageholdthepaperinfrontofawarmhairdryerorlightbulB.33.AccordingtothetextReginaldRowland_____.A.hatedthewarB.wasfromtheUKC.workedforGermanyD.wasgoodatmakingupstories34.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthestep2ofthedirections?35.Insendingsecretmessagesthehairdryerisusedto_____.A.showthesecretmessageB.removethelemonpulpC.squeezethejuiceD.drythejuice
WomeninNaziGermanyweretohaveaveryspecialjoB.Hitlerwasveryclearaboutthis.ThisjobwasthattheyshouldbegoodmothersbringingupchildrenathomewhiletheirhusbandsworkeD.ExceptforsomespecialfieldsHitlersawnoreasonwhyawomanshouldwork.WithinmonthsofHitlercomingtopowermanyfemaledoctorsteachersandlawyersweresacked.BythestartoftheSecondWorldWarveryfewGermanwomenwereinfulltimework.FromtheirearliestyearsgirlsweretaughtthatallgoodGermanwomenmarriedatayoungagetoaproperGermanandthatthewife’sjobwastokeepagoodhomeforherworkinghusbandandtohavechildren.OneoftheearliestlawspassedbyHitleroncehecametopowerin1933wastheLawfortheEncouragementofMarriagE.Thislawstated声明thatallnewlymarriedcoupleswouldgetagovernmentloan贷款of1000marks.Thisloanwasnottobesimplypaidback.Thebirthofonechildmeantthat25%oftheloandidnothavetobepaidback.Twochildrenmeantthat50%oftheloandidn’tneedtobepaidback.FourchildrenmeantthattheentireloanwascleareD.WhatwasmoreashousewivesandmotherstheirliveswerecontrolleD.Womenwerenotexpectedtowearmake-uportrousers.Onlyflatshoeswereexpectedtobeworn.Womenwerediscouragedfromslimmingasthiswasconsideredbadforchildbirth.41.TheaimoftheLawfortheEncouragementofMarriagewasto________.A.attractmoreyoungpeopletojointhearmywillinglyB.makethosemarriedcouplesbecomerichquicklyC.encouragepeopletoloanmorefromthegovernmentD.encouragecouplestohaveasmanychildrenastheycould42.TheunderlinedwordsackedinParagraphoneprobablymeans________.A.punishedB.firedC.killedD.raised43.AccordingtothepassagewomeninNaziGermany________.A.couldmakeuporwearbeautifulclothesB.weretohavechildrenanddohouseworkC.couldreceiveagoodeducationatschoolD.wereofferedtheequalrightsasmen44.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ThelifeofwomeninNaziGermanyB.ThecruelruleofHitlerinGermanyC.ThemarriagepolicyinNaziGermanyD.Hitler—apowerfulleaderinGermany
ArethevolcanoesinYellowstoneNationalParkgoingtoeruptanytimesoon?Willtheworldendifitdoes?Peopleacrosstheworldhavebeenkeepingaclosewatchonthefamousnationalpark.YellowstoneNationalParkassured保证guestsandthepubliconThursdaythatasuper-volcanoundertheparkwasnotexpectedtoeruptanytimesoondespiteavideothatclaimedbison野牛hadbeenseenfleeingtoavoidsuchadisaster.Yellowstoneofficialswhoreceiveddozensofcallsandemailssincethevideowentonlinethisweekfollowinganearthquakeintheparksaidthevideoactuallyshowsbisonrushingdownapavedroadthatleadsdeeperintothepark.Itwasaspring-likedayandtheywerecrazy.Contrarytoonlinereportsit’sanaturalhappeningandnottheendoftheworldparkspokeswomanMs.GreensaiD.AssurancesbyYellowstoneofficialsandgovernmentgeologiststhattheancientsuper-volcanobeneaththeparkisnotduetoexplodehaveactuallydonelittletoreducefears.Commentsfromaself-describedsurvivorsuggestthewildlifefleeingmaybetiedtoacomingeruptionhereatYellowstone.The4.8magnitudeearthquakethatstruckearlySundayneartheNorrisGeyserBasininthenorthwestofYellowstonewhichextends3472squaremilesofWyomingMontanaandIdahocausednoinjuriesordamagesanddidnotmakeanynoticeablechangestothelandscapegeologistssaiD.Thoughmildbyseismic地震的standardsitwasthelargesttoshakeYellowstonesincea4.8quakeinFebruary1980.Butneitherthequakethelargestamonghundredsthathavestrucktheareainthelastsevenmonthsnortheupliftsuggestsaneruptionsoonerthantensofthousandsofyears.Thechanceofthathappeninginourlifetimeisverysmall.saidMr.SmithassociatedirectorattheU.S.GeologicalSurvey’sVolcanoScienceCenter.HesaidtheareaofupliftthatscientistshadbeentrackingsinceAugustwasrisingatarateofbetween10centimetersand15centimetersayear.Geologistswhotrackedupliftinthesameareafrom1996to2003alsosawrisingseismicactivityhesaiD.57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph4referto?A.Bison.B.Officials.C.Geologists.D.Guests.58.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.therehavebeenonly2earthquakessince1980B.there’sonlyonesurvivorintheSundayearthquakeC.there’restillfearsafterhearingtheofficialassurancesD.there’sanonlinereportthatbisonfleeingisanaturalhappening59.What’sMr.Smith’spredictionaboutthevolcaniceruptioninYellowstoneNationalPark?A.Itwillneverhappen.B.ItmayhappenanytimE.C.Itwon’thappeninourlifetimeD.Itmayhappeninthenext30years.60.Wecanprobablyreadsuchapassagein_________.A.anationalnewspaperB.anentertainmentmagazineC.apersonaldiaryD.anacademicreport
Thereexistcruelwarsfightingandsadnessintheworldtodaysoit'snotonlynecessarybutalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpustidethroughdifficulttimesinourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdepressedasthesayinggoesmakesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwifehusbandchildco-workerneighborclosefriendorevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcomerstore?IamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaughevenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedidevenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimaginE.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituationbutalsoiscommoncourtesy礼貌tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodiesastheysay.EveryonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirfacE.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.IambustingagutwhiletheyjustsittherelookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspacE.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblemsoronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.ThereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworlD.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytobypassthesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.SoIbelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.56.Accordingtotheauthorhumorisusefulintheaspectthat____________.A.itcanpickuppeople'sspiritsB.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothersC.itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworldD.itmakespeoplemoreconfident57.Theauthoranswersthequestioninthesecondparagraphwith__________.A.factsanddescriptionsB.evidenceandargumentC.examplesandconclusionD.storiesandpersuasion58.Theunderlinedphrasebustingagutinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby__________.A.keepingsilentB.speakingloudC.laughinghardD.explainingcarefully59.Inwritingthepassagetheauthormainlyintendsto__________.A.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumorB.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylifeC.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeD.convincepeopleofthepowerofbeingoptimisticaboutlife60.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?A.IndifferentB.PositiveC.SatisfiedD.Critical
Doesthissituationseemfamiliartoyou?YourEnglishisprogressingwellthegrammarisnowfamiliarthereadingcomprehensionisnoproblemyouarecommunicatingquitefluentlybut:ListeningisSTILLaproblem!FirstofallrememberthatyouarenotalonE.ListeningcomprehensionisprobablythemostdifficultjobforalmostalllearnersofEnglishasaforeignlanguagE.ThemostimportantthingistolistenasoftenaspossiblE.Thefirststepistofindlisteningresources.TheInternetisreallyausefultoolforEnglishstudents.YoucandownloadTheRealPlayerfromRealMediA.com.TheRealPlayerallowsyoutousetheInternetlikearadiostation.Onceyouhavebeguntolistenonaregularbasisyoumightstillbefrustrated懊恼bylimitedunderstanding.Whatshouldyoudo?HereissomeoftheadviceIgivemystudents:●Acceptthefactthatyouarenotgoingtounderstandeverything.●Stayrelaxedwhenyoudonotunderstand—evenifyoucontinuenottounderstandforalongtimE.●DonottranslatewhatyouhearintoyournativelanguagE.●Listenforthegeneralideaoftheconversation.Don’tconcentrateondetailuntilyouhaveunderstoodthemainideas.IremembertheproblemsIhadinunderstandingspokenGermanwhenIfirstwenttoGermany.InthebeginningwhenIdidn’tunderstandawordIinsistedontranslatingitinmyminD.Thismethodusuallyresultedinconfusion.ThenafterthefirstsixmonthsIdiscoveredtwoveryimportantfacts.Firstlytranslatingcreatesawallbetweenthelistenerandthespeaker.Secondlymostpeoplerepeatthemselvesconstantly.ByremainingcalmInoticedthat—evenifIdidn’tpaymuchattentionIcouldusuallyunderstandwhatthespeakerhadsaiD.28.Thebestwaytoimproveourlisteningisto_____.A.practiseasmuchaspossibleB.findasmanylisteningresourcesaspossibleC.usetheInternetlikearadiostationD.speaknaturallyandreadasmuchaspossible29.Whichofthefollowingisagoodhabitwhenlistening?A.Trytounderstandeverything.B.Trytogetthemainideas.C.Paymuchattentiontodetails.D.TranslateeachwordinyourminD.30.Whydidthewritermentionhis/herexperienceinGermany?A.Toprovetheimportanceoftranslating.B.ToshowtheproblemsofspeakingaforeignlanguagE.C.Totellustheimportanceofstayingcalm.D.Topointoutanineffectivemethodoflistening.31.Theunderlinedpartawallinthelastparagraphrefersto_____.A.acommunicationbarrier障碍B.cultureshockC.languageunderstandingD.alittlemisunderstanding
Shoot▲verbshotshotWEAPON→1E.tofireabulletoranarrowortohitinjureorkillapersonoranimalbyfiringabulletorarrowatthem:Ifhe’snotarmeddon’tshoot.⊙Thekidswereshootingarrowsatatarget.⊙ShewasshotthreetimesintheheaD.⊙Hehasalicensetoshootpheasantsonthefarmer’slanD.⊙Apolicemanwasshotdeadinthecitycentrelastnight.⊙Thetroopsweretoldtoshoottokill.SPORT→2A.totrytoscorepointsforyourselforyourteaminsportsinvolvingaballbykickinghittingorthrowingtheballtowardsthegoal:HeshotfromthemiddleofthefieldandstillmanagedtoscorE.MOVEQUICKLY→3A.tomoveinaparticulardirectionveryquicklyanddirectly:SheshotpastmeseveralmetersbeforethefinishinglinE.⊙Heshotoutoftheofficeaminuteago─Ithinkhewaslateforameeting.⊙Theywerejustshootingofftotownsowedidn’tstoptospeak.shooter['ʃu:tə]noun[C]He’sthoughttobethebestshooterintheleaguE.▲idioms:haveshotyourboltUKINFORMALtohavealreadyachievedallthatyouhavethepowerabilityorstrengthtodoandtobeunabletodomore:Hestartedoffthegamewellbutseemedtohaveshothisboltbyhalf-timE.•shootyourselfinthefoottodoorsaysththatwillcauseyoualotoftroubleorharmespeciallywhenyouaretryingtogetanadvantageforyourself.•shootyourmouthoffINFORMALtotalktoomuchinaloudanduncontrolledway:It’sjustlikeRichardtogoshootinghismouthoffaboutotherpeople’saffairs.•shootforthemoonUStoaskforthebestorthemostyoucouldhopefor:YoumightaswellshootforthemoonandaskforapromotionaswellasaraisE.•shootquestionsatsbtoasksomeonealotofquestionsveryquicklyoneaftertheother:HeshotquestionsatmesoquicklythatIdidn’tevenhavetimetoanswer.•shootthebreezeUSINFORMALtotalkwithsomeoneoragroupofpeopleaboutthingswhicharenotimportant:WesatoutontheporchjustshootingthebreezE.▲phrasalverbs:shootsthdowntodestroyanaircraftormakeanaircraftbirdetC.falltothegroundbyshootingatit:Hewaskilledduringthewarwhenhisplanewasshotdown.shootsbdowntoshootandusuallykillsomeoneshowingnosympathy:IsawTomshoothimdownlikeadoginthestreet.shootfor/atsthUStotrytodosomething:It’sworthtakingchanceswhenyou’reshootingatachanceoffameandwealth.shootoutIfopposinggroupsorpeoplearmedwithgunsshootitouttheyshootateachotheruntiloneofthegroupsorpeopleisdeadordefeateD.shootthroughAUSTRALIANINFORMALtoleaveaplaceveryquicklyespeciallyinordertoavoidhavingtodosomethingshootupINCREASE→INFORMALtogrowinsizeorincreaseinnumberorlevelveryquickly:DavidhasreallyshotupsinceIsawhimlast.⊙Pricesshotupby25%.▲noun:PLANT→1[C]thefirstpartofaplanttoappearabovethegroundasitdevelopsfromaseedoranynewgrowthonanalreadyexistingplant:Twoweeksafterwe’dplantedtheseedslittlegreenshootsstartedtoappear.⊙FIGURATIVEThefirstgreenshoots=hopefulsignsofeconomicrecoveryhavestartedtoappear.FILM→2[CUSUALLYSINGULAR]whenphotographertakeaseriesofphotographsusuallyofthesamepersonorpeopleinthesameplace:Wedidafashionshootonthebeachwiththegirlsmodelingswimwear.WEAPON→3[C]anoccasiononwhichagroupofpeoplegotoanareaofthecountrysidetoshootanimalsshooting['ʃu:tiŋ]noun1A.[U]whenbulletsareshotfromgunsorotherweapons:Weheardsomeshootinginthenight.2A.[C]whensomeoneisinjuredorkilledbyabulletshotfromagun:Therehavebeenanumberofshootingsinthecapitalthisweek.3[U]thesportofshootinganimalsorbirds:pleasant/grouseshooting⊙Hegoesshootingmostweekends.40.WhatdoesthephrasegreenshootsmeaninGreenshootshavebeguntoappearindifferentmarkets?A.Signsofrecovery.B.Highprices.C.Environmentalprotection.D.Changeinpolicy.41.FillintheblankinthesentenceIcan’tbelievethisisJoshua—he’s______sincewelastmet!A.shotoutB.shotthroughC.shotupD.shotdown42.Whenyouaretalkingaboutunimportantthingswesayyouare______.A.shootingyourselfinthefootB.shootingthebreezeC.shootingyourmouthoffD.shootingquestionsatsomebody43.ChooseawordtocompletethesentenceThe______whichkilledapolicemanandwoundedapasser-bywasreportedtohavelastedonly13seconds.A.shooterB.shootC.shotD.shooting
AnAfrican—bornBritishscientistreceivedanenvironmentresearchprizeforshowinghowbeescanbeusedtoreduceconflictbetweenpeopleandelephants.LucyKing’sworkprovedthatbeehive峰房fencescankeepelephantsoutofAfricanfarmers’fields.Theanimalsarescaredofbeeswhichcanbitetheminsidetheirlongnosesandfleewhentheyhearbuzzing.DrKing'sworkoffersanintelligentsolutiontoanage—oldchallengewhileprovidingfurtherconfirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleandareallycleverwayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimalforcurrentandfuturegenerations.WorkinginKenyaDrKingandherteamshowedthatmorethan90%ofelephantswillfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees.Afterwardstheyalsofoundthatelephantsproduceaspecialsoundtowarntheirfellowsofthedanger.Theyusedthefindingstoconstructbarrierswherebeehivesarewovenintoafencekeepingtheelephantsawayfromplaceswherepeopleliveandgrowfood.Atwo-yearprojectinvolving34farmsshowedthatelephantstryingtogothroughthefenceswouldshakethemdisturbingthebees.LaterthefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts—whoalsomadeincreasedamountsofmoneyfromsellinghoney.AsAfrica'spopulationgrowscompetitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsisbecomingmoreseriousandtherearefatalitiesonbothsides.ThesameistrueinpartsofAsia.SriLankaaloneseesthedeathsofallestimated60peopleand200elephantseachyearfromconflict.LucyKingnowwantstoseewhethertheKenyantechniquewillworkinotherpartsofAfrica—andperhapseventuallyinAsia.71.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1meansthesameas___________.A.intelligentsolutiontoanage—oldchallengeB.confirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleC.competitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsD.wayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimal72.WhichofthefollowingordersofeventscorrectlyshowshowDrKing’sprojectworks?①Beehivefencesarebuiltaroundafarm.②Elephantshearthebuzzingandrunaway.③Beesaredisturbedandflyoutofthebeehives.④Elephantstryingtoenterthefarmshakethefences.A.①→②→③→④B.①→④→③→②C.④→③→②→①D.①→②→④→③73.DrKing'ssolutionisdescribedasintelligentbecause_____________.A.itsuccessfullykeepselephantsoutofAfricanfarmers'fieldsB.thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistrictsC.morethan90％ofelephantsfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbeesD.itprotectscropsproduceshoneyandpreservestheelephantatthesametime74.TheunderlinedwordfatalitiesinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.deathsB.communitiesC.populationD.fences75.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DrkingwasborninBritain.B.Mostelephantsscarebees.C.ThetechniquehasprovedtoworkwellinAsiatoo.D.Conflictsbetweenpeopleandelephantsareratherserious.
ResearchersattheUniversityofBedforshirehavedevelopedanewtechniqueforpoweringelectronicdevice装置.ThesystemdevelopedbyProfessorBenAllenattheCentreforWirelessResearchusesradiowavesaspower.Believedtobeaworldfirsttheteamclaimsitcouldeventuallyeliminateorgetridoftheneedforconventionalbatteries.TheuniversityhasnowfiledapatentapplicationtosecuretheonlyrightstothetechniquE.ProfessorAllenandhisteamhavecreatedasystemtousemediumwavefrequenciestoreplacebatteriesinsmalleverydaydeviceslikeclocksandremotecontrols.Thenewtechniqueusesthewasteenergyofradiowavesandhasbeendevelopedaspartoftheuniversity’sresearchintopowerharvesting.ProfessorAllensaidthatasradiowaveshaveenergy---likelightwavessoundwavesorwindwaves---intheorythesewavescouldbeusedtocreatepower.Theemerging新兴的areaofpowerharvestingtechnologypromisestoreduceourrelianceonconventionalbatterieshesaiD.It’sreallyexcitingwayoftakingpowerfromsourcesotherthanwhatwewouldnormallythinkof.TheteamisnowwaitingfortheresultsofthepatentapplicationtosecurerecognitionofthetechniquE.ProfessorAllensaidthattheteam’sachievementshadallbeendoneintheirsparetime.Ournextstageistotryandraisesomerealfundssothatwecantakethisworkforwardandmakeaworkingprototype模型andmaybepartnerupwiththerightpeopleandtakethistoafullproductinduecoursehesaiD.Powerharvestinghasareallyimportantpartinourfuturebecausejustinthiscountrywedisposeofsomewherebetween20000and30000tonesofbatteriesinlandfill垃圾填理siteseverysingleyear－thatistoxicchemicalsgoingintothegrounD.Headdedthatdevelopmentoftheproductcouldalsobecommerciallybeneficial.Themarketforthisisseveralbillionpounds.We’veseenmarketpredictionsfor2020whichhavethesekindsoffiguressothere’salotofcommercialpotentialinthisareahesaiD.Pro-ViceChancellorattheUniversityofBedfordshireProfessorCarstenMaplesaidThistypeofworkisareflectionoftheuniversity’sgrowingreputationandexperienceinconductinginnovative创新的research.31.Fromthetextweknowthenewtechniqueforpoweringelectronicdevices_____.A.canbeappliedtoallelectronicdevices.B.usesradiowavestocreatepower.C.hasreplacedconventionalbatteries.D.producesmanytoxicchemicals.32.AccordingtoProfessorAllenpowerharvestingtechnology______.A.makeseveryuseofradiowaves.B.takespowerfromusualsources.C.reducesourdependencyonconventionalbatteries.D.aimsathugecommercialbenefits.33.WhatcanwelearnaboutProfessorAllenandhisteamfromthetext?A.TheyhavemadeuseofradiowavesintheirdailylifE.B.Theyhaveraisedabigfundtosupporttheirresearch.C.Theyhavegainedapatentfortheirnewtechnology.D.TheymainlydidtheirresearchintheirsparetimE.34.WhatisProfessorCarstenMaple’sattitudetowardthenewtechnique?A.Critical.B.FavorablE.C.ConservativE.D.NegativE.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.A.newtechniquetocreatepower.B.A.crisisconcerningconventionalbatteries.C.Somespecialsourcesofpower.D.Thedevelopmentofpowerharvesting.
Withschooloutandhotweatherinit’snotunusualforyoungsterstogatheraroundtherefrigeratororthetelevisionratherthantakepartinactiveplay.SuchhabitsmayberelaxingbutcanwreckahealthylifestylesayspecialistsatTexasChildren’sHospital.Forsomekidsthestateoffeelingboredtriggers引发eatingsaysJenniferThomasadoctoratTexasChildren’sHospitalinHoustonTexas.Achildcanpickup5to10poundsoverthecourseofasummersoit’simportanttorecognizethedifferencebetweenboredom无聊andhunger.Becausechildrenmaybeadjusting适应tolackofroutineaddingsomestructuretotheirdailyschedulescanhelp.ForexampleinsteadoflettingkidseatwhiletheywatchtelevisionpermiteatingonlyinthekitchenwiththetelevisionturnedoffsaysThomas.ThiswaycanhelpdetermineiftheyarereallyhungryorjustboreD.Ifhungercausesasnackattacknutritioussnacksshouldbeavailable可得到的andeasytoreachsaysThomas.Shesuggeststwoormoreservingsoffruitandthreeormoreservingsofvegetablesasareasonable合情理的dailygoal.ThomassaysFreshorfrozenfruitisbetterthanfruitjuicE.Freshorfrozenvegetablesarebetterbecausecannedvegetablesusuallycontainsalt.IngeneralkidsshouldavoidsnackswithhighsugarcontentsaysThomas.Moreimportantlyifasugarysnacktakestheplaceofhealthierfoodthechildisnotgettingthenutritionheorsheneeds.High-fatfoodtendstomakeachildfeelworriedwhileeatingfoodsthatarenaturallylowerinfatwillmakeiteasierforkidstofeelmoreenergeticandstayonthego.51.Whatcanhelptostopchildrenfromeatingbecauseofboredom?A.GivingthemadailyschedulE.B.Givingthemalotofsnacks.C.PreventingthemfromwatchingTV.D.Makingthemeatalotoffruits.52.Whatkindofsnacksshouldwegivechildren?A.FruitjuicE.B.Frozenfruit.C.Cannedvegetables.D.Snacksrichinsugar.53.Foodsthatarenaturallylowerinfatarenecessaryforchildrenbecause_______.A.theyhelpchildrenloseweightB.theyhelpchildrengetnecessarynutritionC.theystopchildrenfromgettingboredD.theymakechildrenactiveandenergetic54.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_______.A.it’shardtotellthedifferencebetweenboredomandhungerB.childrenmaygetboredforlackofroutineinsummerC.weshouldlimitchildren’seatingwhilethey’rewatchingTVD.nutritioussnacksshouldbeavailableatanytime55.TheunderlinedwordwreckinParagraph1probablymeans_______.A.improveB.changeC.ruinD.include
WhenyouareinLondonwhichhoteldoyouwanttostayin?HerearesomenicebutaffordablehotelsinLondon.55￡65Inthishotelthere’sagardenthatallowsgueststohangaroundoutsidewithadrinkaJapaneserestaurantanda24-hourbarthatservesallsortsofdrinksatfairprices.ArranHouseHotel￡97Themainattractionhereisthesocialhistoryofthislocation.Butifyouarenotinterestedinhistorythere’salwaystheprivaterosegardenandaDVDlibraryforyoutohavefun.Generallytheroomsareluxurious奢侈的andprovideallthenecessarytools;howeverthehistoryoftheplacesisthemainsellingpointherE.TheHoxton￡69TheHoxtonhasalwaysbeenfamousforits￡1-per-roomoffersbutforthosewhocan’tgetoneofthoseoffersit’sstillaffordablE.A.freesmallbreakfastisprovidedtoallrooms.Thereisalsoanicerestaurantnextdoor.ThePavilion￡100ThePavilionisaplacewhereeachofthe30roomshasamusicalthemE.MetallicaHonkyTonkAfroandCasablancaNightsarejustsomeofthethemedrooms.ThemusicisveryclassicalandthosewhoarepartoftheoldergenerationwillfindstayingheretobeaverypleasantexperiencE.FaceslikeDuranDuranandNaommiCampbellhaveturneduptothishotelbeforesoitmustbegooD.67.WhowouldmostprobablybeinterestedinstayingatArranHouseHotel?A.Someonewhoisinterestedinhistory.B.SomeonewhoisfondofJapanesefooD.C.Someonewholikesvisitingabarforadrink.D.Someonewholikeswatchingmoviesintheroom.68.Ifyouwanttostayatahotelforonenightatonly￡1youshouldtry_____.A.55B.TheHoxtonC.ArranHouseHotelD.ThePavilion69.DuranDuranandNaomiCampbellarementionedtoshowthehotelis_____.A.music-themedB.luxuriousC.famousD.nice70.Theauthorwritesthepassageto______.A.comparedifferenthotelsinLondonB.encouragereaderstopayavisittoLondonC.tellreaderswhathotelshehasstayedatinLondonD.recommendsomenicebutaffordablehotelsinLondon
IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgramrnarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpowerResearchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.ThestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreatertheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagE.A.teamledbyDrAndreaMechellifromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagoupofearlybilinguals.’’whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.ButthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencE.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.‘‘Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexiblehesaid.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Readingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld’’explainedthescientists.51.ThemainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageisA.languagecanhelpbrainpowerB.man'sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageD.languagelearningandmathsstudy52.InthesecondparagraphthewritermentionsexerciseinordertoA.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwellC.showtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhesheislearningalanguage53.Theunderlinedword‘‘bilingualsinParagraph4probablymeansA.peoplewhocanspeaktwolanguagesB.secondlanguagelearnersC.researchersonlanguagelearningD.activelanguagelearners54.WemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthatA.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime55.InthelasttwoparagraphstheauthorwantstotellusthatA.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsB.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageC.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguageD.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjects
YoucanfindlanguagepollutionwheneveryouopenanewspaperturnonyourTVsetlistentoapopularsongorlookatdifferentkindsofadvertisements.Languagepollutionexistsalmosteverywhereandcanbeseeninthefollowingplace1.Chinesecharactersarewritteninthecomplexform.Althoughsimplified简化的ChinesecharacterswereacceptedforusemanyyearsagoitseemsthatmoreandmorepeoplelikeChinesecharacterswritteninthecomplexform.2.ManygoodsareproducedinChinabutcarryforeignnameswhichsoundstrangeandhavenomeaningatall.3.WordsandexpressionsbeingusedhaveabadmeaningBawhichmeansveryverybiginChinesE.Itisoneexample.NowtherearealotofgoodsrestaurantsevenfactoriesorfilmswithBaintheirnames.4.Therearetoomanyincorrectgrammaticalexpressions.Somefilmshavestrangenamesandincorrectgrammaticalstructures.AinimeishangliangwhichmeansIloveyouwithoutconsultingisgrammaticallyincorrectandthiskindofexpressionisnowbecomingpopular.Somelanguageexpertspointoutthatlanguagepollutionmustbedoneawaywithwhichisanideasharedbymanyothersandmyself.AsweknowalotofbiggamestakeplaceinBeijing.MoreandmoreforeignerswillcometoChinA.WeChineseshouldn’tloseourfacesinourlanguagE.FromnowonweshouldbeagainstthelanguagepollutionandgetusedtousingthecorrectlanguagE.26.Thewriterofthelettersuggeststhat__________.A.somethingbedonetomakeourlanguagepureB.everythinghaveagoodnameandagoodmeaningC.theChineselanguagedoesn’thavethewordBaD.everyonetrytheirbesttostoppollution27.Whatthewriterwantstoimplyisthat____________.A.greatdifferenceexistsbetweentheChinesecharacterswritteninthecomplexformandsimplifiedform.B.ournewspapersTVprogramspopsongsandadvertisementsaregettingpollutedC.SomefilmwritersshouldpaymoreattentiontoChinesegrammarD.ManypeopleagreewiththeexpertsonlanguagepollutioninChina28.Theexpressiondoawaywithinthesecondtothelastparagraphmeans_______.A.cleanB.recycleC.getawayD.putaway29.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat___________.A.alotoflanguagepollutionwillgetintothebiggamesB.foreignersdon’tunderstandourlanguagepollutionC.somebiggameswillnottakeplaceinChinaD.theforeignerscanlookdownuponusbecauseofthelanguagepollution30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MoreAttentiontoGrammarB.FilmswithStrangeNamesC.PollutionofourLanguageD.Experts’GoodAdvice
GoodFortuneinaWrappingClothisastoryaboutaKoreangirlnamedJi-suwholivedmanyyearsago.Ji-su’smotherEommaishonoredbybeingchosenbytheKoreankingYongjotocomeandbeaseamstress女裁缝attheroyalpalaceinHanyangwhereshewillsewwrappingclothsorbojagi.Ji-suisheartbrokenathermother’sleavingforshewillnotgettoseeheragain.RealizingthattheonlywaytobereunitedwithhermotheristobecomeanequallygiftedandoutstandingseamstressJi-sumakesuphermindtodojustthatdespitemanydifficulties.Eomma’spartinggifttoJi-suisasewingbox.InitJi-sufindsthetoolsofhermother’strade:aneedlethreadarulerapairofscissorsandasmallironcalledanindoor.Ji-suwipeshertearsandasksherauntGomoifshecanteachhertostitch缝bojaginowthathermotherisgonE.Herauntbeginstoteachhertheverynextday.FromthenonJi-suworksveryhardtobecomeanartistaswellasaseamstressforthatistheonlywayshewillbereunitedwithhermother.Ji-sucarefullystitchesabojagifullofgoodluckfabricbatsshehasmadetosendhermotheramessageofgoodfortunecheersafetyandhappiness.ThestorycontinuesanddespitedisappointmentsanddefeatsJi-sueventuallyachieveshergoalofbeingchosentosewforthekingandbeingreunitedwithhermotheralthoughshegivesupmanyhoursofnormalchildhoodpleasuretoachievehergoal.BeautifulpaintingsofdelicatescenesinKoreaaccompanyeverypageofGoodFortuneinaWrappingClothandexamplesofcreativebojagiorwrappingclothsfromtheSanFranciscoAsianArtMuseumareshownafteralistofKoreantermsusedinthestory.GoodFortuneinaWrappingClothisabeautifulmulticulturalstudiesbookforchildrenfilledwithmanylovelyteachingmoments.56.Ji-sudecidestolearntostitchbojagi__________.A.becauseherauntaskshertodosoB.becauseshebecomesinterestedinitC.inordertobetogetherwithhermotherD.sothatshecanbecomeafamousseamstress57.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeJi-su?A.Honest.B.BraveC.Warm-hearteD.D.DetermineD.58.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestory?A.ItiswritteninKorean.B.Ithasahappyending.C.IttakesplaceattheroyalpalacE.D.ItisaboutakindofKoreanclothes.59.Thepassageismostprobablytakenform__________.A.abookreviewB.apersonaldiaryC.ahistorypaperD.amagazinereport
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