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ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Ilookeddownonthecomputerandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedherWhatdoallyoupeopledo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’sgoodsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.There’snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackup备用computerIsaiD.Let’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They’restillflyingaren’tthey?Icouldn’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashingtonIsuggesteD.Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Iwouldn’tknowshesaidpointingatthedarkscreen.Only‘IT’knows.‘It’can’ttellmE.Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordsoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeoplewentwhitesomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.56.Thebesttitleforthearticleis____________.A.WhentheComputerIsDownB.TheMostFrighteningWordsC.TheComputeroftheAirportD.AskingtheComputer57.Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecouldsellaticket.B.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.C.Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions.D.Shecoulddonothing.58.Whydidn’ttheyhaveabackupcomputer?A.BecauseitwaseasydownB.Itisn’tmentioneD.C.Becauseitwasnotadvancedenough.D.Becauseitwasnotasbigasthemaincomputer.59.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat____________.A.amoderncomputerwon’tbedownB.computerscantaketheplaceofhumansC.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeopleD.therewillbegreatchangesincomputers60.What'sthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingthisstory?A.Tostatethatnowadayspeoplearetoodependentoncomputers.B.ToblamethegirlintheticketofficE.C.Toinformpassengersofthenews.D.Todescribehowtheairportstaffwork.
TheAmericanshavebeenvotedtheworld’sfunniestnationality---theonebestatmakingpeoplelaugh---inaglobalpoll民意调查whichalsonamestheGermanstheleastfunnynationalityandtheBritishnotasfunnyastheythink.30000peopleacross15countrieswereaskedtonameboththefunniestandleastfunnynationalityinapollconductedbyBadoo.comtheworld’slargestsocialnetworkformeetingnewpeoplewith119millionusersworldwidE.TheAmericanswerevotedthefunniestnationalityaheadoftheSpanish---thefunniestEuropeans---insecondItaliansinthirdandBritishinseventh.Thevotingfortheleastfunnynationalityconfirmed证实证明theviewofAmerica’sMarkTwainthataGermanjokeisnolaughingmatter.TheGermanswonaheadoftheRussiansandTurks.ThestereotypeofGermanhumourlessnessisbelievedtoderivefromtheirreputation名声forefficiencypunctuality守时andrationality理性.ExamplesofGermanjokesinclude:YesterdayImetmyfriendHorstatthehospital.He’dswallowedaspongE.Hesaysitdoesn’thurtbuthe’salwaysthirsty.WhenwemeetsomeonenewoneofthefirstthingswenoticeiswhethertheymakeuslaughsaysLloydPriceBadoo’sMarketingDirector.AmericaisaworthypollwinnersaysPricE.It’stheworld’sonlycomedysuperpower.TheBritishpridethemselvesontheirhumourbutlearnfromthepollthatthey’renotasfunnyastheythink.Theyplacedjustseventhof15---behindtheBraziliansFrenchandMexicans.56.Accordingtothepollwhichistherightorderfromthefunniestnationalitytotheleastfunnyone?A.SpanishAmericansFrenchMexicansBritishB.AmericansSpanishItaliansBraziliansFrenchC.BritishMexicansBraziliansSpanishAmericansD.ItaliansFrenchBritishMexicansBrazilians57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thepollwasconductedamong119millionpeoplebyBadoo.com.B.SpanisharethefunniestnationalityinEuropE.C.ThatGermansarenamedtheleastfunnynationalityisbecauseofMarkTwain.D.SomepeoplethinkthatBritisharefunnywhileothersthinktheoppositeinthepoll.58.Whichcanbethesubstituteofthewordderiveinthefourthparagraph?A.acquireB.sufferC.translateD.accomplish59.Whatistheauthor’spurposeoftellingusaGermanjoke?A.TheauthorwantstoshowthatGermansaregoodattellingjokes.B.TheauthorwantstoconfirmwhatMarkTwainsaiD.C.TheauthorwantstoprovethatGermansarenotfunnyatall.D.Theauthorjustwantstosaythatswallowingaspongeisnoharm.60.Itseemsthatthebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.TheFunniestNationalityB.A.GlobalPollConductedbyBadoo.ComC.AmericansWontheFunniestNationalityD.AmericansVotedFunniestNationGermansLeastFunny
FormostChineseuniversitystudentstheUSisafavoritedestinationforfurthereducation.ButapartfromobstaclessuchastheGREandTOEFLexamschoosingagoodgraduateschoolisnoeasytask.AdmissionisverycompetitiveforinternationalstudentssoitisimportanttoapplytoanumberofinstitutionstohaveareasonablechanceofacceptancE.SincetheapplicationtomostuniversitiesrequiresacertainfeeChinesestudentsusuallychoose7to15universitiesaccordingtotheirownfinancialcircumstances.WangYuweiaZhejiangUniversitygraduatesentapplicationsto15USuniversities.Whenthe24-year-oldbeganlookingforaUSgraduateschoolinhersenioryearshetooktimetocomparethevariousschoolsandfindtheonesmostsuitingherneeds.NowstudyingattheUniversityofWashingtonsheknowsthatherhardworkpaidoff.TobroadenyourchancesatleastonethirdoftheapplicationsshouldbetolessselectiveschoolssaidWang.Applicantsshouldn’tlimittheirchoicestothemostfamousinstitutions.Furthermoreoneshouldn’trelytoomuchoncollegerankingssuchastheGormanReportorUSNews&WorldReport’sannualleaguetables.Therightschoolistheonethatbestmeetsyourownpersonalneedsandinterestsratherthansomeoneelse’sassessmentofaninstitution’sprestige声望.Usuallychoicesarebasedonone’spersonalinterestsandacademicbackgroundbutitisimportanttomakesurethatyourchosensubjectissatisfiedsaidWang.67.Theauthorbelievesthattherightschoolistheonethat_____.A.hasthebestlocationB.bestmeetsone’sownpersonalneedsandinterestsC.bestmeetsone’sassessmentofaninstitution’sprestigeD.offersgoodlivingconditions68.Accordingtothispassagewhatcanwejudge?A.Moreandmorestudentswillgoabroadfortheirfurthereducation.B.ChoosingagoodgraduateschoolisapieceofcakE.C.TogoabroadforfurthereducationyoumustpasstheGREorTOTEL.D.Togetabetterchancetogoabroadyou’dbetterapplytoalessselectiveschool.69.InthepassagethewriterusestheexampleofWangYuweitoshow______.A.youmustspendalotoftimecomparingthevariousschoolsB.itisn’tworthwhiletospendtimelookingfortherightuniversityC.itisnecessarytofindthesuitableuniversitythatmeetsyourpersonalinterestsD.one’sownfinancialcircumstancesisworthconsidering70.Whatwillbecontinuedafterthispassage?A.HowhardChinesestudentsstudiedinAmericA.B.SomeadviceonhowtotakecareofyourselfinAmericA.C.ThedifficultiesyouwillmeetwithwhilelivinginAmericaD.Someotherthingstoconsidertochoosetherightschool.
Don'tleaveLondonwithouttakingthisbest-sellingtourtoWindsorCastleStonehengeandBathEngland'smostbeautifulGeorgiancity.YourdaytripincludesentrancetoWindsorCastleStonehengeandBath'sRomanBathsandPumpRooms.WindsorCastleYourtourstartsatthehomeoftheRoyalFamilyfor900yearsandtheworld'slargestandoldestoccupiedcastlE.WindsorCastle'sfortifiedwallsdominatethedelightfultownthathasgrownuparounditovertheyears.YouwillseethelavishlydecoratedStateApartmentsandSt.George’sChapel.YouwillalsowitnesstheChangingoftheGuardmallitscolorfuldisplayandgloryon19March7Apriland13-16JunetheStateApartmentswillbeclosedonthesedatesyouwallvisitQueenMary'sDollsHouse.StonehengeGoingevenfurtherbackintimeyou'lltravelthroughtherollinggreenWiltshirelandscapetoStonehengeacollectionofstonesdraggedtothislonelyplainnearSalisbury5000yearsago.Whobuiltit?Why?Thesequestionshavereturnedrepeatedlytothemindsofcenturiesofscholars.SetinalandscapedottedwithprehistoricsmallhillsandcarvingsStonehengecontinuestoattracttheimaginationandarousetheheartofeveryvisitor.BathNextit'sontoBathfamousforitselegantGeorgianarchitecturE.DuringyourscenictourofBathyouwillbedelightedbythetown'sbeautifulstreetscapes.You'llseeBathAbbeyandthemuchphotographedPulteneyBridgemodeledonthePoneVecchioinFlorencE.DuringthetouryouwillalsovisittheRomanBathsthebestpreservedRomanspa温泉浴场fromtheancientworlD.SpecialOffer-Pricedisplayedcurrentlyincludesadiscountof12%offtheregularadultretail零售price?BOOKNOW!56.What’sthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.Informationofahotel.B.Informationofacity.C.Informationofacar.D.InformationofawebsitE.57.Thelargestandoldestoccupiedcastleis___________.A.StonehengeCastleB.WindsorCastleC.BathCastleD.IrelandCastle58.Thewriterwrotethispassageinorderto_________.A.makereadershappyB.letreadersknowLondonmoreC.persuadereaderstovisitLondonD.informreadersofsomeinformationaboutLondon59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutStonehengeisTRUE?A.Stonehengedatesbackto5000yearsago.B.StonehengeliesinnearNewYork.C.ItwasbuiltbytheEnglish5000yearsago.D.ItisfamousforitselegantGeorgianarchitecturE.
TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.AtthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublishedtomarkthegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary251932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.FromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearulE.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950’sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.6.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics_______.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer7.Theworldmadeitaruletopublishstampstomarkthegreatworldgames_______.A.aftertheyear1936B.afterthe3rdWhiteOlympicsC.beforethe3rdWhiteOlympicsD.beforetheyear19328.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce_______.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfouryearsD.everyfiveyears9.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.B.Onlythenon-hostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.C.AllthecountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.D.Japancan’tpublishstampstomarkthoseGames10.WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.Basketball.B.Tabletennis.C.Football.D.Skating.
下面是今年部分旅游线路介绍及想出游人的兴趣特点介绍请阅读相关信息并按要求匹配信息A.An18-year-oldstudentwhoisinterestedintraditionallifestylesbutonlyhasaweektosparE.B.A.familyoffourincludingparentsasixteen-year-oldsonandathirteen-year-olddaughterwhoarelookingforafunholiday.Allfouraregoodridersandstrongswimmers.C.A.retiredcouplewhoarereasonablyfitandwhowanttofindoutmoreaboutethnicminorities’cultures.D.A.groupoffouryoungadultswhoareintoallextremesportsandarelookingforsomethingwithplentyofexcitement.Theyaremoreinterestedinthescenerythaninthelifeoftilelocals.E.A.familyoffiveincludingaten-year-oldgirl.Theyhavemanydifferentinterestsandtheyarelookingforarelaxingholiday.F.A.honeymooncouplewhowanttheholidayofalifetimE.Theyarebothsportstypesandlovewatersports.请阅读旅游线路介绍然后匹配出游者所适合的旅游线路Hereisaselectionofthetoursorganizedforthecomingyear:1.8daysmountaineeringtrip–climbYunnan’sthirdhighestpeaktheHabasnowmountain.Thisisidealforthetrulyadventurous.Youneedtobefitandhealthy.2.8dayscyclingtourfromQiaotouTown–visitthespectacularTigerI.eatingGorgE.Itisaleisurelytoursuitableforanyonewhoisreasonablyfitandhealthy.Nopreviouscyclingexperienceisnecessaryandallourroutesareonflatland!3.8daysriverrafting–whitewateradventureontheYangtzefromtheoldtownofLijiang.Thisadults-onlytourisexclusivelyforgoodswimmersandphysicallyfit.4.10dayshorsetrekking乘牛车旅行tour–visitauthenticTibetanvillagesofShangrilA.Theultimatehorse-ridingexperienceinaspectacularmountainenvironment.Thistripisforconfirmedridersonly.Don’texpectthree-starhotelsonthistrip.5.10daysrainforesttrek–spend5daysintheforestandmeetthelocalpeoplE.Thisisawalkingtourandnopreviousexperienceisneededjustacuriousmindandaninterestintraditionalcultures.
Socialnetworkingisn’tonlyfortheunder40s.Morethan25percentofAmericans50yearsandolderstayconnectedusingsitessuchasFacebookMySpaceandTwitteraccordingtonewresearch.ThelatestdatatellsusthatmoreandmoresocialnetworkingisbecomingapartofeverydaylifeforAmericans50plussaidKevinDonnellanthechiefcommunicationsofficeratAARPwhichreleasedthereport.NearlyaquarterofolderAmericansareonFacebookand73percentsaidtheyuseittostayintouchwithrelativesbutnotjusttheirchildrenandgrandchildren.TheyareusingtheInternettokeepupwiththeworldandthepeoplewhoareimportanttothemsaidJeanKoppentheauthorofthereport.SheaddedthatolderadultsarealsoonFacebooktostayconnectednotonlywiththeirfamilybutwiththeirfriendsandthoseinthesameagegroup.Almost50percentofolderadultswereintroducedtothesocialnetworkingsitesbyafamilymembermainlyachildorgrandchilD.Justunderone-fifthofadultsaged50andoldersaytheydonotusetheInternetaccordingtothereport.Thefindingsarebasedonatelephonesurveyof1863adults.InadditiontokeepinguponFacebookandTwitterolderadultsareawareofthelatesttechnology.Eighty-threepercenthadheardabouttheAppleiPadand11percentintendedtobuyonE.DespitethepopularityoftheInternetamongtheover50stheystillmostlygotoprintnewspapersandmagazinesfornews.Onlyonepercentsaidtheyfollowedblogs.44.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.SocialnetworkingisbecomingpopularamongolderAmericans.B.Socialnetworkingisn’tfortheunder40sintheU.S.A.C.Americanoldpeople’swayoflifeisquitefashionablE.D.FacebookMySpaceandTwitterarethemostpopularwebsitesintheUS.45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.85%ofAmericans50pluschoosetheInternetoverprintmediA.B.About20%ofadultsaged50plushaveaccesstotheInternet.C.ThreequartersofthepeoplesurveyedgottoknowtheInternetthroughtheirfamily.D.About460peopleinthetelephonesurveyoftenuseFacebook.46.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.A.novel.B.A.technologyguidE.C.A.newspaper.D.A.student’sresearchpaper
Oscar-winningdirectorAngLee’snewepicLifeofPirevealstherelationshipbetweenateenageIndianboyandaBengaltiger.Butinrealitythepredators食肉动物areunderincreasingthreatfromhumans.AnimalrightsgroupPETAishopingtousethepopularityofthefilmtofocuspeople’sattentiononthereallifeofBengaltigers.WiththerisingdemandfortigerpartsfromEastAsiaillegalhuntingremainsatremendousdangerfortheremainingcatpopulation.Backin1947therewere40000tigersinIndiabutthenumberisexperiencingasharpdeclineto1706despitecampaignstoprotecttheanimal.Risingman-animalconflictisalsooneoftheleadingcausesofdeclineintigernumbers.InoneofnumerousreportedattacksontheendangeredbigcatsvillagersneartheBangladesh-Indiaborderarmedwithsticksandboatoarssetupontheanimalsuspectedtohaveattackedalocalfishermanandbeatittodeathearlierthismonth.Sofarthisyear58tigerdeathshavebeenreportedinthecountry.ThefirstinstinctwhenatigerisspottedistojustkillitgrievedGurmeetSapalawildlifefilmmaker.Thefeelingoffearandrevengeissostrongthatitshutsoutanyotheremotion.Whatwedon’trealizeisthatthetigerneverattackshumansuntilitisforcedto.Indiahasbeenstrugglingtostopthetiger'sdeclineinthefaceofthelossofhabitataswellthatencouragestheanimalstoleavetheforestforfooD.Thetiger’srapidlyexhaustedpreybasecausesthepredatortogoallouttogetitsfooD.Consequentlylivestockandhumanbeingsbecomeeasypreywhichleadsinevitablytoconflictsaysawildlifeconservationist.FilmmakerSapalsaysitisonlynormalforpeopletothinkofthetigerasadangerousanimalbutitsimageasahumankillerbearssomeinjusticE.Tigersneverkillforsportnorstoremeat.Theykilltheirpreyonlyincaseofhunger.Note:Answerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinnomorethantenwords81.PETAhopesLifeofPican__________________________________.82.Whydidthevillagersbeatthetigertodeath?83.Asaresultofthelossofhabitat__________________________________aremorelikelytobethebigcat’svictims.84.Whenwilltigersattackandkillpeopleaccordingtothearticle?
Peoplearebeinglured引诱ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafunfreeservicewithoutrealizingthey’repayingforitbygivinguptoadsofpersonalinformation.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.MostFacebookusersdon’trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisuptotheystillhavenoideawhatthey’repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon’treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.Thebiggestproblemhoweveristhatthecompanykeepschangingtherules.EarlyonyoucouldkeepeverythingprivatE.Thatwasthegreatthingaboutfacebook—youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyearthecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythings—yourcityyourphotoyourfriends’names—weresetbydefault默认tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.AccordingtoFacebook’svice-presidentElliotSchragethecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsserviceandifpeopledon’tshareinformationtheyhavealesssatisfyingexperience.SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Inoriginalbusinessmodelwhichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingtheminthesideofthepagestotallywhowantstolookatadswhenthey’reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InAprilSenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocial-networkingsites.IthinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethemSchrageadmits.IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacyit’sonlythebeginningwhichiswhyI’mconsideringdeactivating撤销myaccount.FacebookisahandysitebutI’mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’ttrust.That’stoohighapricetopay.67.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?A.Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusers.B.Itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.C.Itprofitsbysellingitsusers’personaldatA.D.Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.68.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?A.Theyarereluctanttogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.B.Theydon’tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.C.Theydon’tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsitE.D.Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.69.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?A.Toofferbetterservicetoitsusers.B.ToobeytheFederalguidelines.C.Toimproveitsusers’connectivity.D.Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.70.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?A.HeisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentservicE.B.Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.C.Hedoesn’twanthispersonaldataabuseD.D.Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.
Vampires吸血鬼Vampirestoriesgobackthousandsofyears.TheactswenowassociatewithvampiressuchasrisingfromthegraveanddrinkingbloodwerepopularizedbyeasternEuropeanstories.Mostearlyculturescreatedstoriestoexplainthingstheydidn’tunderstanD.ForexamplehairandnailscontinuetogrowafterpeoplediewhichhasalreadybeenprovedpossiblebymodernsciencE.Thesefactswereunknowntomostpeopleinthe19thcenturyhowever.AsaresultthelegendssurroundingsuchmysterieswerekeptalivE.CountDracula.In1897IrishwriterBramStoker’snovelDraculawaspublishedspreadingthevampirestoriestoamassaudiencE.InthenoveltheCountDraculaofTransylvaniaa500-year-oldvampirehasdrunkhiscountrydryandmustmovetoEnglandinsearchofnewvictims.DraculameanssonofthedragonorsonofthedevilinRomaniA.Werewolf.Thestoryofahalf-manhalf-wolfbeastisasoldasthatofvampiresandalmostasvarieD.Inmostwerewolfstorieshoweverabeastwouldsilentlyentersettlementsatnightandstealayoungchildorananimal.Themostcommonexplanationofwerewolfstoriesisthatthebeastwasusuallyanordinarywolf.Thegeneticdisorderwhichcausestoomuchbodyhairmayalsohavehelpedtopopularizethestory.Frankenstein.ThisisafictionalscientistcreatedbyBritishwriterMaryShellyin1818.DrFrankensteinlivesinacastleandissoaddictedtomakinglivingbeingsfrompartsofdeadbodiesthatherefusestomarry.ThestoryofFrankensteinmayhavebeenplantedinShelly’smindsinceshevisitedCastleFrankensteininGermanywhereanalchemist炼金术士triedtodoexperimentswiththeaimofmakingpeoplelivelonger.TheInvisibleMan.InHGWells’1897storyayoungscientistcalledGriffinmanagestomakehimselfinvisiblE.Buthecannotfindawaytobecomevisibleagain.HethenwantstomakeuseofhissuperpowerbutfinallyhasgonemaD.Wells’taleowesagreatdebttoGreekphilosopherPlato’sbookRepubliC.36.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe________.A.OriginsofGhostsB.TalesofHorrorC.ExcitingStoriesD.ScienceFictions37.Thepeopleinthe19thcenturydidNOTknow_________.A.whyvampiresdrankbloodB.whydeadpeoplerosefromthegraveC.thatvampiresalwayskepttheirnailsD.thathaircouldcontinuetogrowafterpeopledied38.Whatdomostofthewerewolfstorieshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A.ThebeastoftensilentlyenteredsettlementsatnightandstolealittlechilD.B.Thewerewolfwasingeneticdisorderandsohadalotofbodyhair.C.AnordinarywolfwouldentersettlementsatnightandstealachilD.D.Thebeastwassometimesahalf-manandsometimesahalf-wolf.
ThePanamaCanalopenedalmost100yearsago.Morethanonemillionshipshavepassedthroughwaterwaysince1914.ItconnectstheAtlanticandPacificoceansandreducestravelbyabout13000kilometersandavoidstheneedforshipstosailaroundCapeHornatthebottomofSouthAmericA.Builtfrom1904to1914thecanalhasseenannualtrafficrisefromabout1000shipsearlyonto14702shipsin2008.Intotalover815000shipshavepassedthroughthecanal.IthasbeennamedoneofthesevenmodernwondersoftheworlD.Morethanfortyshipspassthroughthecanaleachday.Nowamajorexpansionprojectwillpermitmoreshipsandbiggershipstopassthroughthecanal.JorgeQuijanothePanamaCanal’sexecutivevicepresidentofengineeringsaystheCanalisoperatingatitslimit.Thepresentcanalhasatotalcapacityofabout340milliontonsayearthatitcanhandlE.Withtheexpansionweexpecttodoublethatover600milliontonsthatwecanhandleinayear.Shipspassthroughaseriesoflocks.TheselocksraiseashiptothelevelofGatunLakeatthecanalentranceontheAtlanticsidE.TheylowertheshipbacktosealevelonthePacificsidE.ForyearsshipbuilderslimitedthesizeofmanyshipssothattheycouldpassthroughthePanamaCanal.Butnowmanyshippingcompaniesusebiggershipstotransportmoregoodsasawaytoreducecosts.Mr.Quijanosaystheexpansionprojectwillallowmanyoftheselargershipstousethecanal.WorkersarebuildingthenewlocksalongsidetheoldoneswhichwillremaininusE.Theexistinglocksare305meterslongand55meterswidE.Thenewoneswillbe427meterslongand55meterswidE.Theywillbeabletohandleshipswithdrafts吃水量ofmorethan15meters.Atpresentshipscanrideonly12metersdeepinthecannel.Engineerscouldnotmakethenewlockstoobig.Mr.Quijanosaystheplanshadtobalancethesizeofthelockswiththecostforshipstousethecanal.Wehadtolookattheoptimalsizeofvesselthatwouldmakethereturnontheinvestmentofahighvaluetous.Sowechosewhatsizeofvesselsthatcouldactuallypayforthisproject.Mr.QuijanosaiD.Thecostoftheexpansionisestimatedatmorethanfivebilliondollars.Thenewlocksaresettoopenintimetocelebratethe100thanniversaryofthePanamaCanal.51.WecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthatthePanamaCanal_______.A.wasbuiltclosetoCapeHornB.tookadecadetobecompletedC.nowseesadailytrafficofabout400shipsD.isoneofthesevenwondersoftheancientworld52.AftertheexpansionofthePanamaCanal________.A.therewillbenolimitationtothesizeofshipsthroughitB.itwillhaveatotalcapacityof500milliontonsayearC.thecostoftransportinggoodswillberelativelylowD.thechargeofusingthecanalwillbereduced53.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewlocks?A.Theywillbeputtousein2014.B.Theywilltaketheplaceoftheoldones.C.Theirlengthwillbedoublethatoftheoldones.D.Shipswithdraftsof50meterscanpassthroughthem.54.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A.TointroducethehistoryofthePanamaCanal.B.ToshowtheimportanceofthePanamaCanal.C.ToreporttheexpansionprojectofthePanamaCanal.D.Tocelebratethe100thanniversaryofthePanamaCanal.
OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Clarkedressedforgoingouttookherhandbagwithhermoneyandherkeyinitpulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheover60sCluB.ShealwayswentthereonThursdays.ItwasaniceoutingforanoldwomanwholivedalonE.Atsixo’clockshecamehomeletherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmokE.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?How?How?Hadsomeonegotin?Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastenedasusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.Overacupofteashewonderedwhethersomeonemighthaveakeythatfittedherfrontdoor—amasterkeyperhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.NothinghappeneD.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?OntheThursdayafterthatshewentoutatherusualtimedressedasusualbutshedidn’tgotothecluB.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagainlettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddowntowait.Itwasjustafterfouro’clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.ClarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetimE.Thebellrangagainandthensheheardherletter-boxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhandshemovedquietlytowardsthefrontdoor.A.longpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletter-boxandthenahanD.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundthehandleonthedoor-lock.Mrs.ClarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehanD.TherewasashoutoutsideandtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglovE.ThewirefelltothefloorthehandwaspulledbackandMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet.65.Mrs.ClarkelookedforwardtoThursdaybecause.A.sheworkedataclubonthedayB.shehadvisitorsonThursdayC.shevisitedaclubonThursdayD.aspecialvisitorcameonThursday66.WhatdoestheexpressionamasterkeyinParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.A.keytoallthedoors.B.A.keyonlytothewoman’sdoor.C.A.keyonlyitsmastercanusE.D.A.keynoteveryonecanusE.67.OnthethirdThursdayMrs.Clarkewentout.A.becauseshedidn’twanttomisstheclubagainB.toseeifthethiefwaswanderingoutsideC.totheclubbutthenchangedhermindD.inanattempttotrickthethief68.Thelockonthefrontdoorwasonewhich.A.neededapieceofwiretoopenitB.couldbeopenedfrominsidewithoutakeyC.couldn’tbeopenedwithoutakeyD.usedahandleinsteadofakey
AmericansarebuyingmoreproductsandservicesthaneverbeforethroughtheInternet.Andexpertssaythepopularityofonlinesalesislikelytospreadtoothercountries.Onlinesalesnowrepresentasmuchasone-tenthofallretailsalesintheUnitedStates.Thishasledtraditionalstorestoseeknewwaystokeeptheircustomersloyal.LynneShanerusedtheInternettobuyeverythingsheneeded.Otherthanfood90％ofherpurchasesweremadeonherhomecomputer.Shesaid.Ifindthat.bybeingabletogoonlineandchoosethethingsthatIneedtochooseandhavethemdeliveredtomerightatmydoorstepIeliminateallthedrivingallthecrowdsallthenoiseofthatandIusuallygetabetterselectionTherearealotofpeoplelikeher.57％ofAmericanshaveboughtsomethingelectronicallyinthepastfewmonths.Storeownersworrythatthisgrowingamountofonlinesaleswillhurttheirbusiness.CornellUniversitymarketingprofessorsaystraditionalstorescankeeptheircustomersbysellinggoodslikeclothingwhichbuyersmaywanttoseeandtryonbeforepurchasing.Hesaysthestorescouldalsoofferthingsthataredifficulttoship.Healsosayssomestorescanpleasecustomersbyofferingtosetuporrepairelectronicproducts.BillMartinisthefounderofShopperTrakwhichhelpsstoreslearnabouttheircustomers.Hesaysthattraditionalstoresofferasocialexperiencethatsomepeopleenjoyandtheexperienceandemotioninthebuyingdecisionbeforethey'rereadytopartwithmoneycan'tbegottenon—line.It'sarathercoldprocess.BillMartinsaystraditionalstorescanprovidegoodstobuyersmorequicklythanonlinestores.Whilee-commerceworriessomebusinessownerstheworryfordeliveryserviceslikeFedExandUPSiskeepingupwiththenumberofpackages.UPSManagerDanaKlinesayshercompanyisverybusyatthistimeofyear.66.TheunderlinedwordeliminateinParagraph2mostprobablymeans.A.observeB.ignoreC.tolerateD.remove67.Whatisstoreowners’attitudetowardsonlinesalesgrowth?A.Devotion.B.Sympathy.C.Anxiety.D.Approving.68.Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout.A.theadvicetotraditionalstoresB.howtosellgoodslikeclothingC.howtoshipsomespecialproductsD.thetendencyofonlinesales69.WhatcanwelearnaboutBillMartin?A.Heassiststraditionalstoresinsellingproducts.B.Hefoundedadeliverycompany.C.Heisinfavorofonlineshopping.D.Hethinksonlinesalesarequickerthanretailsales.70.Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto.A.informB.persuadeC.describeD.entertain
LouisKahnisconsideredoneofthemostimportantAmericanarchitectofthe20thcenturywhohelpeddefine定义modernarchitecturE.Kahnshowedexcellenceasallartistatanearlyage.HelaterwenttotheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandstudiedarchitecturefulltime.LouisKahnArchitectureistheartandscienceofdesigningandbuildingstructures.Hewasveryinterestedinthelookandfeelofthematerialsheused.Heusedbrickandconcreteinnewandspecialways.Kahnalsolikednaturallighttoenterhisbuildingsthroughinterestingkindsofwindowsandopenings.Kahn’sworkcanalsobeidentifiedbyhiscreativeuseofgeometricshapes.Manyofhisbuildingsusesquarescirclesandtriangles.LouisKahn’sbuildingshavemanyinfluences.SomeexpertssayhistriptoRomein1951influencedhimthemost.HealsotraveledthroughotherpartsofItalyGreeceandEgypt.TherehesawtheancientGreekandRomanruinsthatinfluencedhimtodevelopanarchitecturethatcombinesbothmodemandancientdesigns.Kahn’sbuildingsshareacommonsolidityandheaviness.Theyareverydifferentfromtheworksofotherfamousarchitectsoftheperiodwhopreferredlightandairybuildings.Theirweightless—lookingstructuresweremostlymadeofglassandmetalwhileKahnusedstoneandconcrete.Manyofhisstructureslookmoreancientthanmodern.Kahn’sfirstimportantprojectwastheYaleArtGallery.Theoutsideofthebuildingisverysimple.TheinsideofthegalleryshowsKahn’sgreatartisticsense.ItscompletionrepresentedanimportantstepinKahn'sprofessionallife.ThoughbeingasuccessfularchitectKahnwasnotaverygoodbusinessman.Hewouldchangehisdesignsmanytimes.Thiswouldmakeeachprojecttakeagreatdealoftimeandcostmoremoney.Themajorityoftheprojectshedesignedwereneverbuilt.Alsohedid.notliketocompromisehisdesignideastosatisfyabuyer’swishes.ForthisreasonandothersKahndidnotmakemanybuildings.InfactwhenKahndiedhewasingreatdebt.Thisisespeciallyunusualsincehewasconsideredoneofthemostimportantarchitectsintheworld.56.Bywritingthetextthewritermainlyaimsto________________.A.telluswhatkindofstyleof.Kahn’sprojectsB.giveusabriefintroductionofLouisKahnC.explainthethingsthatinfluencedKahn’sbuildingsmostD.introducethefatherofmodemarchitecturetous57.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytellus?A.ThedefinitionofKahn’sarchitecture.B.TheanofKahn'sarchitecture.C.ThespecialwaysofKahn'sarchitecture.D.ThestyleofKahn’sarchitecture.58.WhichofthefollowingbuildingmightbedesignedbyLouisKahn?59.WhywereKahn’sbuildingslookingmoreancientthanmodern?A.TheancientGreekandRomanruinsinfluencedhimgreatly.B.Thearchitectsofhisperiodpreferredancientbuildings.C.HisfirstimportantprojectisofancientstylE.D.Hedislikedlikedmodernarchitectureandseldomchangedhisdesigns.60.WhichofthefollowingmayexplainwhyKahnwasindebtbeforedeath?A.Hisarchitectureswerenotfamouscnough.B.Thebuyers’wisheswerehardtomeet.C.Manyprojectshedesigneddidn’tbringhimanymoney.D.TheprojectshedesignedweretoocomplextobuilD.
Toyodasaidthosechangeswerebeingmadenearlyaroundtheclockbutduringthreehoursofoftentensequestionsandanswersherepeatedthattherewasnolinktothevehicle’selectronicsystems.ManydriversmakingcomplaintsagainstToyotaandthegovernmentsaytheiraccelerationproblemshadnothingtodowithfloormatinterference油门踏板故障orstickygaspedals刹车.Outsideexpertshavesuggestedelectronicproblems.HouselawmakersexpressedseriouscriticismonToyodathegrandsonofthecompany’sfounder.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationNHTSAisseekingrecordsonToyota’srecallsandisconductingitsownreviewonwhetherelectronicswerebehindthecarfaults.NHTSAalsocontinuestolookintosteeringcomplaintsfromdriversofthepopularCorollamodel.Toyotahasrecalled8.5millioncarsmorethan6millionofthemintheUnitedStates.ItmaybeawhilebeforecarbuyersbelievethatToyotareallymakessafecars.Toyota’sJanuarysalesalreadyfell16percentevenasmostotherautomakersjumpedbackfromlastyear’sbadresults.AnalystKojiEndoofAdvancedResearchJapaninTokyosaidheexpectsFebruarysalesdueoutnextweektobedown30percentto40.Toyota’ssalesproblemcouldcontinuebeyondthat.Itwilltakesometimetofeelthefulleffectofthishesaid.63.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.ToyotaisintroubleB.ToyotaisunderhearingC.ToyotaisfinishedD.Toyotaisstillrunning64.Whatisthepurposeofthehearing?A.AmericahopesthatToyotaapologizestotheUScustomers.B.AmericawantstogetToyotaoutoftheUSmarket.C.AmericawantstohelpToyotaoutofdifficulty.D.AmericahopesthatToyotaadmitstheircarshaveelectronicsystemproblem.65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Toyotaprovidesverygoodpostsaleservice.B.Toyota’sbiggestmarketisintheUnitedStates.C.Toyotawillbeclosedsoon.D.Toyota’sdealershipintheUSwillallbeclosed.66.Thelastsentenceofthispassageindicates.A.AnalystKojiEndoisfullyconfidentaboutToyotaB.ToyotacouldmeetaworsesituationC.ToyotawouldgetoutoftroublesoonerorlaterD.Toyotawouldbuildupabetterreputationamongitscustomers
AmericanswhovolunteerforthePeaceCorpsgetachancetohelpimprovelivesindevelopingcountries.Theyalsogetachancetolearnmoreabouttheworldandaboutthemselves.Thisweekthisprogramiscelebratingits50thanniversary.PresidentJohnKennedyestablishedthePeaceCorpssoonafterhetookofficein1961.ItwasthetimeoftheColdWarbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion苏联.ThenewprogramgaveAmericansachancetoanswerthecalltoservicethatthepresidentmadeinhisinaugural就职的speech.Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyouhesaid.AskwhatyouCandoforyourcountry.KennedytoldPeaceCorpsvolunteersthatAmerica'simageinthecountrieswheretheyweregoingwoulddependlargelyonthem.OnAugust30th1961thefirstgroupof51PeaceCorpsvolunteersarrivedinAccraGhanatoserveasteachers.Theyhadagreedtoworkforalmostnopay.TheywouldspendtwoyearsinGhanahelpingitspeopleandlearningtherealityoflifeinadevelopingcountry.Mostofthevolunteershadjustcompletedcollege.AbouthalfofthemtaughtEnglishorhealthcare.Inthe50yearssincethenmorethan200000AmericanshaveservedasPeaceCorpsvolunteers.Theyhaveworkedin139countries.ThePeaceCorpsisagovernmentagencythatwascreatedtopromoteworldpeaceandfriendship.TherearethreegoalsFirsttohelpthepeopleofinterestedcountriesinmeetingtheirneedfortrainedmenandwomen.SecondtohelppromoteabetterunderstandingofAmericansonthepartofthepeopleserved.Andthird.tohelppromoteabetterunderstandingofotherpeopleonthepartofAmericans.TodaythePeaceCorpshasmorethan8000volunteersandtraineesin77countries.Theyworkinagricultureeconomicdevelopmenteducationtheenvironmentandhealthcare.Someworkinprogramsrelatedtoyouthdevelopment.SixtypercentofcurrentPeaceCorpsvolunteersarewomen.Theaverageageofavolunteeris28.ButtheagesofPeaceCorpsvolunteersrangefrom18to86.SomeAmericansjointhePeaceCorpsaftertheyretire.Todaysevenpercentofvolunteersareovertheageof50.And19percentaremembersofminoritygroups.66.VolunteersforthePeaceCorpscan.A.improvetheirabilitiesbylearninginsomedevelopedcountriesB.traveltomanyforeigncountriestolearnmoreabouttheworldC.haveanopportunitytohelpallthepeopleindevelopingcountriesD.contributetolivesindevelopingcountriesanddevelopthemselves67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.VolunteersservedasteacherstoworkfornopayinAccraGhana.B.KennedyestablishedthePeaceCorpsbeforehetookofficein1961.C.Mostofthevolunteersofthefirstgrouphadjustgraduatedfromcollege.D.America'simageintheforeigncountriesdependscompletelyonvolunteers.68.Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout.A.whatthePeaceCorpsisanditsfunctionB.whythePeaceCorpswascreatedanditsgoalsC.whatrolethePeaceCorpsplayindailylifeD.1mwthePeaceCorpswascreatedanditsaims69.AccordingtothetextvolunteersandtraineesassistinthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT.A.industryB.environmentC.educationD.healthcare70.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.MostofthevolunteersforthePeaceCorpsarewomen.B.FewminoritygroupsjoinedthePeaceCorps.C.HalfoftheretiredvolunteersjoinedthePeaceCorps.D.PeopleofdifferentagestakeanactivepartinthePeaceCorps.
ForgetTwitterandFacebookGoogleandtheKindlE.TelevisionisstillthemostinfluentialmediumarounD.Indeedformanyofthepoorestregions地区oftheworlditremainsthenextbigthing—finallybecomesgloballyavailablE.AndthatisagoodthingbecausetheTVrevolutionischanginglivesforthebetter.Acrossthedevelopingworldaround45%offamilieshadaTVin1995;by2005thenumberhadclimbedabove60%.ThatissomewaybehindtheU.S.wheretherearemoreTVsthanpeopleandwherepeoplenoweasilygetaccesstotheInternet.Fivemillionmorefamiliesinsub-SaharanAfricawillgetaTVoverthenextfiveyears.In2005afterthefalloftheTaliban__whichhadoutlawedTV1in5AfghanshadonE.Theglobaltotalisanother150millionby2013—pushingthenumberstowellbeyondtwothirdsoffamilies.Television’smostpowerfuleffectwillbeonthelivesofwomen.InIndiaresearchersRobertJensenandEmilyOsterfoundthatwhenTVsreachedvillageswomenweremorelikelytogotothemarketwithouttheirhusbands’approvalandlesslikelytowantaboyratherthanagirl.TheyweremorelikelytomakedecisionsoverchildhealthcarE.TVisalsoapowerfulmediumforadulteducation.IntheIndianstateofGujaratChitrageetisapopularshowthatplaysBollywoodsongswithwordsinGujarationthescreen.Withinsixmonthsviewershadmadeasmallbutsignificant有意义的improvementintheirreadingskills.ToomuchTVhasbeenassociatedwithviolenceoverweightandloneliness.HoweverTVishavingapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofbillionsworldwidE.59.Theunderlinedwordoutlawedinparagraph2probablymeans.A.allowedB.bannedC.offeredD.refused60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AmericansusedtogetaccesstotheInterneteasily.B.OvertwothirdsoffamiliesintheworldwillhaveaTVby2013.C.45%offamiliesinthedevelopingcountrieshadaTVin2005D.Theworld’sTVsetswilltotal150millionby2013.61.Theauthorintendsto.A.stresstheadvantagesofTVtopeople’slivesB.persuadewomentobecomemoreindependentC.encouragepeopletoimprovetheirreadingskillsD.introducethereaderssomewebsitessuchasGoogle62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TVWillRuletheWorldB.TVWillDisturbtheWorldC.TVWillBettertheWorldD.TVWillRemaininWorld
ConfuciussaidInagroupofthreepeoplethereisalwayssomethingIcanlearn.Choosetofollowthestrengthsofothersandusetheirshortcomingstoreflectuponourselves.AsyoucanseefromwhatConfuciussaideveryonethatwecomeacrosscanteachussomethinguseful.Aslongaswereflectonthelessonslearntfromandbyotherpeoplewecancontinuouslyimproveourselves.Buttakenotethatwhenyoureflectontheselessonsyouapplysomewisdomtoeachlessonbecauseeachsituationisuniquealthoughtheysharesomecommonprinciples.WecanlearnalotfromeveryonE.WealwaystendtothinkthatwecanonlylearnfromthosewhoarehigherinstatusorhavemoreknowledgethanusbutthatisnotreallythecasE.Welearnfromthosewhoarelowerinstatusthanusaswellbecausetheexperienceandknowledgeofeachpersonisverydifferent.Thebestthingaboutthistypeoflearningreflectingotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomingsontoourselvesisthatwedonotpayforthemistakesthataremadE.Theonlycosttousisthetimethatisneededtolearnaboutandreflectontheselessonsfromotherpeople’slives.Asweallknowsomemistakescanbeoneswhichpeoplecannotaffordtomakeforinstanceabrokenfriendshiporafinancialloss.Thusconstantlyusingotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomingstoreflectuponourselvesmakesusrealizethecostsofthesemistakesandreducesthepossibilitythatwewillmakesimilarmistakes.Whatcanwedonowtolearnfromothers?Bykeepingoureyesandearsopen.BeobservantandabletorealizewhatstrengthsandshortcomingsotherpeoplehavE.A.lotofpeopleinthisworldliketocomplainabouttheirlives.Listentothemandmakeyouownassessmentandfromyourownassessmentreflectuponyourlifeandmakeimprovementswherenecessary.66.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Confuciusthoughtweshouldlearnfromstrengthsofothers.B.Onlyfromthosewhohavemoreknowledgethanuscanwelearn.C.Itisbyreflectingonthelessonslearntbyothersthatwecanimproveourselves.D.Reflectinguponotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomingscanhelpusmakefewermistakes.67.Theunderlinedpartthistypeoflearninginthefourthparagraphprobablyrefersto_______.A.learningfromotherpeople’smistakesB.learningfromothers’experiencesC.findingwhatstrengthsandshortcomingsotherpeoplehaveD.reflectingothers’strengthsandshortcomingsontoourselves68.Fromthefifthparagraphwelearnthat_______.A.sometimeswecanaffordthecostsofabrokenfriendshipB.ourreflectionwillnecessarilyreduceourmistakesC.somereflectionwillhelptoimproveourselvesD.reflectionwillstopusfrommakinganymistakesinlife69.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom__________.A.amagazineaboutlifeB.abookabouttravelC.anadvertisementD.aresearchreport70.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Howtoimproveoneself.B.Howtousetheshortcomingsofotherstoreflectuponourselves.C.Howtoreducethemistakesinone’slifE.D.Howtolearnfromotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomings.
MuseumsinGermanyGermanyisoneofthemostimportantcountriesinEuropE.YoucanvisitmanymuseumsinGermanyandlearnaboutthecountryitscultureandpeoplE.IfyouareinterestedinlearningaboutthehistoryofthecountrythenyoucanhavealookatthedisplaysinthewonderfulmuseumintheRomanOpenAirMuseuminHechingenStein.Thismuseumwithitslargenumbersofartifacts手工艺品likepaintingspiecesofpotterytoolsjewelryandotheritemsprovidesacompletepictureofRomanhistoryinGermany.ThemuseumisbuiltinsideanancientRomanhousecalledVillaRustica.ApartfromthisanotherGermanmuseumthatisworthvisitingistheDBMuseumortheGermanRailwayMuseum.ItistheoldestrailwaymuseuminthecountryanditoffersacomprehensiveinsightintothehistoryoftherailwaysinGermany.HereyoucanseemodelsoftrainsandenginesfromanancienterA.IfthisinterestsyouyoucanalsovisittheMuseumofCommunicationwhereyoucanlearnalotaboutthetransportinGermany.Itisagreatplacetovisitwithyourfamily.AnotherfamousmuseuminGermanywhereyoucanlearnalotaboutthecultureistheGutenbergMuseum.ThismuseumisfilledwithancientmemorabiliaandartifactsthatdealwiththehistoryofprintingnotonlyofGermanybutofthewholeworlD.ThisinfactistheoldestprintingmuseumintheworlD.AmongstthemanydisplaysofinterestingobjectsthemostfamousisthesecondGutenbergBiblE.ApartfromthemuseumsmentionedaboveothermuseumsthatareworthvisitingincludetheGermanLeatherMuseumKingsporMuseumOpticalMuseumJenaDeutschesMuseumsandothers.EachofthemuseumsinGermanydealswithadifferentthemE.YoucanvisitthemuseumsinGermanywithyourfamilyandhaveagoodtimelookingatthedisplays.60.WhichofthefollowingisnotdisplayedintheRomanOpenAirMuseum?A.Piecesofpottery.B.Jewelry.C.Paintings.D.Modelsoftrains.61.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGermanRailwayMuseum?A.ItistheoldestrailwaymuseuminEuropE.B.ItcoversthehistoryoftherailwaysinGermany.C.ItoffersinformationaboutthetransportinGermany.D.ItisbuiltinsideanancientRomanhousE.62.IfyouwanttolearnaboutthehistoryofGermanyyoucangotothe_______.A.RomanOpenAirMuseumB.KingsporMuseumC.OpticalMuseumJenaD.DeutschesMuseums63.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toattractmorevisitorstothemuseums.B.ToactasanintroductiontothehistoryofGermany.C.TomakeGermanymorepopular.D.Tocallonpeopletodosomethingforthemuseums.
April27isTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayinBritain.StartedatfirstintheUnitedStatesandbroughttoBritainin1994TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayhasbecomeaspecialdayforgirlsbetween11and15.Onthatdaythousandsofgirlstakeadayoffschoolandgotogetherwithoneoftheirparentstotheirworkplaces.Thepurposeofthisdayistobroadengirls'horizons视野andraisetheirself-confidencE.Formanyyearspeoplehavethoughtthatboyscandobetterthangirlsinsociety.Butactuallygirlscanbewhatevertheywanttobejustlikeboyswhetheritisapilotanurseorachiefexecutive主管.saysthechairmanoftheOurSonsandDaughtersCharitableTrustanorganizationwhichsupportedtheactivityoftheDay.Nowthegirlshaveacloselookatwhattheirparentsaredoingandthismayhelpthemtobemoreself-confidentwhentheyarefacedwithachoiceofwork.Schoolsandmanycompaniessupporttheactivitytoo.PalmersGreenHighSchoolforgirlsinnorthofLondonhasmadethedayanecessarypartofcareerseducation.ZarinaBart15fromPalmersGreenwentwithhermotherGwentoherLawyer'sofficethisyear'sTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay.IlearnedhowtofillinalegalaidformandIreaddetailsofacasE.ThenIwenttoseetheactualtrial.shesaiD.Zarinafounditinterestingtoseehermotheratwork.It'sreallystrangeseeingMumatwork--runningaroundgettingseriousandtellingpeoplewhattodo.Shehasalwayslikedthisideaofgoingintolawandthinksitlikelythatshewillfollowinhermother’sfootsteps.Havingachancetoseehowhermotherworkshasgivenhermoreself-confidencE.Expertsbelievethatgirlswithhigherself-confidenceaimhigherandaremorelikelytobesuccessfulinlifE.Parentshaveimportanteffectontheconfidenceofteenagegirls.Ifparentsbelieveintheirdaughtersandshowexamplesbothatworkaswellasathomeforthemthiswillgivealotofhelptogirls.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayissurelyastepintherightdirection.72.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthistextisto______.A.tellhowthespecialdayforgirlscameintobE.B.showusthegirlscandoaswellasboys.C.introduceaspecialdayforgirlstous.D.broadengirls’viewandraisetheirconfidencE.73.AccordingtothechairmanoftheOurSonsandDaughtersCharitableTrust______.A.girlscandoaswellasboysinanyfielD.B.girlsneedmoreopportunitiesinsocietycomparedtoboys.C.girlswillfollowtheirparents’jobsafterwatchingthemwork.D.girlswillbemoreconfidentthanboysduetothespecialday.74.A.particularmentionofZarina’sstory______.A.tellswhatawomanlawyer’sdailyworkislikeB.servesasanexampleofhowtheDayworks.C.showsasuccessfulmother’seffectonthedaughter.D.explainswhyagirlshouldgotoseemum'sofficeratherthandaD.75.Inthetextthewriterespeciallysuggeststheimportanceof______.A.parents’joB.B.supportfromsociety.C.understandingoftheparents.D.girls’self-confidencE.
A.studybySt.LouisUniversityhasfoundthatalovabledognamedSparkyandaroboticdogAIBOwereaboutequallyeffectiveatreducingthelonelinessofnursinghomeresidents.Thestudyconfirmedpreviousfindingsthatdogshaveagoodeffectonnursinghomeresidents居民.Dr.AndrewSmithledtheStanfordUniversityteam出atbuiltahome-assistancerobot.Ifhumanscanfeelanemotionaltiewithrobotssomedaytheycouldbenotjustourassistantsbutalsoourcompanionshesaid.TotestwhetherresidentsrespondedbettertoSparkyatraineddogortheSony-maderoboticdogresearchersdivided38nursinghomeresidentsintothreegroupsatthreelong-termcarecentersinStLouis.Onegrouphadweekly30-minuteone-on-onevisitswithSparky;anothergrouphadsimilarvisitswithAIBO;acontrolgrouphadnocontactwitheitherdog.Thegroups'respectivelevelsoflonelinessweretestedbyhavingthemansweranumberofquestionsatthebeginningandneartheendofthevisits.Aftertwomonthsbothgroupsthathadcontactwiththedogswerelesslonelyandmoreattached.MostoftheelderlyregardedSparkya9-year-olddogasanaudiencefortheirlifestoriessaidinvestigatorMarianBanks.HelistenedattentivelywaggedhistailandallowedthemtopethimsaidBankswhoadoptedandtrainedSparkyafterfindinghiminastreetbehindherhomesevenyearsago.ThosewhoweretogetherwithAIBOtookalittlelongertowarmtotheroboticcreature.Overtimehowevertheygrewcomfortablewithhimandpettedandtalkedtohim.Hewouldrespondbywagginghistailvocalizing发出声音andblinkinghislights.AIBOischarmingonceyoustarttointeractwithhimsaidthestudy'sauthorDr.WilliamBanksHe'sanattractivesortofguy.Hegivesafeeling:ofbeingpersonalnotjustarobot.68.Beforethenewstudyitwasknownthat.A.dogscouldhelpgetridofoldpeople'slonelinessB.robotscouldbuildcloseconnectionwithhumansC.robotsweremoreeffectiveatreducingpeople'slonelinessD.dogsandrobotswereequallyeffectiveatreducingloneliness69.Thefirsttimethosewhocontactedwiththeroboticdog.A.accepteditimmediatelyB.founditeasytointeractwithitC.werenotquitecomfortablewithitD.wereconfusedbyitsbehavior70.Thefindingsoftheresearcherstellusthat.A.robotsareactuallyattractivesortsofguysB.robotscouldmakeagoodcompanionoftheold.C.it'seasyforpeopletobecomeclosewithrobotsD.theelderlywillhavearobotassistantinnotime71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.RobotsServePeopleBetterThanThoughtB.NoMoreLonelyOldAgewithEmotionalRobotsC.DogsequippedwithrobotstoHelptheElderlyD.RobotsandDogsCanEquallyCheeruptheElderly
Amotivationalstrategythatparentscanemploywiththeirkidsistoframetasksandresponsibilitiesinthecontextofwhattheendbenefitisforthem.IcallthisstrategyWIIFMWhat’sinitforme?.WhenateencancombineanunderstandingofWIIFMwithasenseofpassionaboutachievingagoalbarrierswillstarttofallaway.Atourteensummercampswearrangeaneventneartheendofthe10-daysessionthathelpscampersidentifyanimportantlifegoalandmentallybreakthroughtheirbiggestbarriertoachievingthegoal.Wepassaround12-by-12-inchpineboards.WetellcampersthatthisactivityisnotaboutbreakingapieceofwooD.It’sabouthowyoucangetwhatyouwantinyourlifE.It’saboutbreakingbarrierstograbontoyourgoals.Theyhavethepowertobreakthroughanybarrier.Ithasnothingtodowithbodysizeorphysicalcondition.Theskinniestsmallestteenswillbreakthroughtheboardalmostaseasilyasthebigones.Wetalktothecampersaboutthereasonstheymighthavehadfornotreachingtheirgoalsinthepast.Maybetheygotlazyanddecideditwasn’tworththeeffort.Maybetheyfailedandlettheirfearoffailureholdthemback.Butthisexerciseisaboutputtingthepastwhereitbelongs.Todayisaboutmakingnewchoices.Bythispointintheprogramweaskthemtothinkofthegoalthey’vesetforthemselvesandwritetheirgoalsontheboards.Thentheywritethepossibleobstacleswhichmayholdthembackontheoppositesides.Aninchofpinenowstandsbetweenthemandtheirdreams.ThefacilitatorsandtheirteammatesgatherarounD.Thesupportisstrong.Onebyonetheybreakthroughthebarriersandgrabtheirgoals!Allaroundusteensarelaughingcryinghuggingandholdingupthebrokenpiecesoftheirboards.Theconfidenceshownontheirfacesisbeautiful.Whilearrangingsuchanactivityinone’shomeisalmostunrealisticforparentsthevalueofhelpingateenbreakthroughapersonalbarriersimplybybeingthereasmoralsupportcannotbeoverestimateD.Morehelpforparentsintheformofvideosandarticlesisavailableatourwebsiteinourblogsandinamonthlye-newsletter.56.The12-by-12-inchpineboardsareusedas_________________.A.materialstotestone’smusclesB.signsofgoalsinone’slifeC.assessmentstoshowone’sprogressD.symbolsofbarriersinone’slife57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthroughtheeventthecampers_________.A.becomehard-workingB.getmoralsupportC.gainconfidenceD.setrightgoals58.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThePowerofWIIFMB.What’sinItforMeC.TheImportanceofGoalsD.MotivationalStrategies59.Thepassageisintendedfor_____________.A.teensB.parentsC.campersD.tutors
Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginningpeoplemaysendthewrongsignal.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasize强调theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegreE.Forexamplebusinessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.EvenwithpeopleatworkitisnecessarytospendalotoftimeinsmalltalkusuallyoveraglassofteabeforetheydoanyjoB.InmanyEuropeancountries--liketheUKorFrance--peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafesratherthanattheofficE.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailanD.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilencE.ThepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmileD.AftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetterIrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyowncultureweexpressmeaningmainlythroughwordsbutpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.EvenwithinNorthernEuropeculturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.CertainlyEnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;howeverGermansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.WethinkthattheyarerudE.Infactthisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvaluesandsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.Howeverifwecanunderstandthembetteramulticulturalenvironmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.64.Insomecountrieseatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto_______.A.gettoknoweachotherB.sharethesamecultureC.developcloserrelationsD.keepeachothercompany65.TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat_________.A.theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesB.peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynatureC.toomanywordsareofnouseD.eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferent66.Accordingtothetexthowcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?A.BysharingdifferentwaysoflifE.B.Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.C.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.D.Byspeakingeachother'slanguages.67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Cross-CulturalDifferencesB.MulticulturalEnvironment.C.HowtoBuildUpaRelationshipD.HowtoUnderstandEachOther.
Belowyou’llfindthemostpopulartravelandvacationdestinationsintheUS.TimesSquareNewYorkCityThisManhattancrossroadsofcommerce商业isthetopspotonourlistthankstoincreasingvisitorstoNewYorkCityin2012despitetheeconomicturndown.AccordingtotheTimesSquareAlliance80%ofvisitorstoNYCmakeitapointtovisitTimesSquarE.ThetotalofNYCvisitslastyearwas47millionwhichmeansabout37.6milliontravelersvisitedtheCrossroadsoftheWorld.TheLasVegasStripNevadaTheStripispartofthefederalgovernment’sNationalScenicBywaysProgramwhichdesignsroadsbasedonarcheologicalculturalhistoricnaturalrecreationalandscenicqualities.LastyeartotalvisitorstoLasVegasnumbered37.5million;theLasVegasConventionandVisitorsAuthorityfoundthatanaverageof80%ofvisitorshadeitherstayedovernightorgambled赌博ontheStrip.NationalMallandMemorialParksWashingtonD.C.Manyofthenation’siconic图标的publiclandmarksarefoundinthe1000-plusacresoftheNationalMallandMemorialParksincludingtheWashingtonLincolnandJeffersonMemorialsandtheKoreanandVietnamWarVeteransMemorials.TheSmithsonianInstitution’s19museumsarealsoclosetotheMall;lastyearthenetworkoffreemuseumsdrewmorethan25millionvisitors.FaneuilHallMarketplaceBostonBuiltin1742byPeterFaneuilawealthyBostonmerchantFaneuilHallhasservedasacommercialcentreofthecityforcenturiesandasasiteforfamouspublicspeecheslikeSamuelAdams’independence-rallyingspeechtocolonists.Todayshoppersaccountforalargeshareofvisitors.FaneuilHall’shistoricalsignificancemakesitgainthestatusofculturalattractionattracting20millionvisitorseveryyear.68.HowmanypeoplevisitedtheLasVegasStriplastyear?A.47million.B.37.5million.C.30million.D.25million.69.Ifyouwanttolistentosomefamouspublicspeechesthebestplaceforyoutogois_________.A.TimesSquareNewYorkCityB.TheLasVegasStripNevadaC.FaneuilHallMarketplaceBostonD.NationalMallandMemorialParksWashingtonD.C.70.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.TimesSquarehashistoricalsignificanceB.FaneuilHallMarketplaceistheculturalcentreofNYCC.FaneuilHallMarketplaceisnamedafterafamousspeakerD.peoplecanvisittheSmithsonianInstitution’smuseumsfreeofcharge71.Thefourtouristdestinationsinthepassagearelistedinorderoftheir_________.A.sizeB.popularityC.historyD.importance
Somedancesgainmorepopularitythanothersbecausetheycanbeperformedtodifferentkindsofmusicandthestepschangeaccordingly.Onesuchdanceiswaltz华尔兹.ThereisabasicformforwaltzwhichyoucanseeinthisdrawingofadancingcouplE.Themanplacesonearmaroundthewoman’swaistandsheplacesheroppositehandonhisshoulder.ThentheystretchtheirotherarmsoutfromtheirbodiesandclasphanD.Ifsomeonetriestoteachyouaformalkindofdancingchancesareyourteacherwillstartwiththewaltz.Haveyouevertriedtodancelikethis?TherearelotsofdifferentkindsofwaltzallperformedtodifferenttypesofwaltzmusiC.Themusicmightbefastorslowbutwhattheyallhaveisaregularone-two-threeone-two-threerhythm.Thetraditionalformistheold-schoolwaltzinwhichdancersturnallthetimewithahopping跳跃springystep.Thiswaltzhasaslowsmoothglidingstep.There’salsotheMexicanwaltzwhichmovesmuchfaster.ListentothisMexicanwaltzmusicandyoucanimaginehowfastthedancershadtomovE.Formaldancinghasevenbecomeaprofessionwithpeopleenteringcompetitions.Haveyoueverseenaformaldancecompetition?Todayballroomdancingisalmostconsideredacompetitivesport;professionalsperformdifferentdanceseachwithstrictrules.EverythingfromwherethedancersplacetheirhandstohowtheymoveisjudgeD.IntheglidewaltzdancersarejudgedbyhowsmoothlytheymovE.Icandancewithaglassofwateronmyheadisawellknownsentenceusedbyskilleddancersintheolddays.Inthepastsomepeoplelearnedhowtodancebyreadingbookswhileothersstudiedwithateachercalledthedancingmaster.Howdopeoplelearntodancetoday?51.Whenacouplearedancing_______.A.thegirlplacesonearmaroundtheman’swaistB.themanputsonehandonthegirl’sshoulderC.theystandfacetofacewithoneoftheirhandsheldtogetherD.themanputsonearmaroundthegirl’swaistandtheotheronhershoulder52.WhydothedancersmovefastintheMexicanwaltz?A.TokeepupwiththemusiC.B.Toshowhowwelltheyperform.C.Tocatchupwiththeotherdancers.D.toshowthedifferenceofthedancE.53.Whatdothedifferenttypesofwaltzhaveincommon?A.TheyusethesamekindofmusiC.B.Theysharethesamekindofsteps.C.TheirspeedsarethesamE.D.Theyhavethesamekindofrhythm.54.IfonesaysIcandancewithaglassofwateronmyheadweknowthat_______.A.heisagooddancerB.heisabeginnerC.heispractisingdancingD.heistiredofdancing55.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Totellustolearnwaltz.B.TotellushowtodancE.C.Totellussomethingaboutwaltz.D.Totellusthedevelopmentofwaltz.
The$11billionself-helpindustryisbuiltontheideathatyoushouldturnnegativethoughtslikeIneverdoanythingrightintopositiveoneslikeIcansucceeD.ButwaspositivethinkingadvocateNormanVincentPealeright?Istherepowerinpositivethinking?ResearchersinCanadajustpublishedastudyinthejournalPsychologicalSciencethatsaystryingtogetpeopletothinkmorepositivelycanactuallyhavetheoppositeeffect:itcansimplyhighlighthowunhappytheyarE.Thestudy'sauthorsJoanneWoodandJohnLeeoftheUniversityofWaterlooandElainePerunovicoftheUniversityofNewBrunswickbeginbyciting引证olderresearchshowingthatwhenpeoplegetfeedbackwhichtheybelieveisoverlypositivetheyactuallyfeelworsenotbetter.IfyoutellyourfriendwhoisslowtolearnthathehasthepotentialofanEinsteinyou'rejustunderlininghisfaults.Inone1990sexperimentateamincludingpsychologistJoelCooperofPrincetonaskedparticipantstowriteessaysopposingfundingforthedisableD.Whentheessayistswerelaterpraisedfortheirsympathytheyfeltevenworseaboutwhattheyhadwritten.InthisexperimentWoodLeeandPerunovicmeasured68students'self-esteem.Theparticipantswerethenaskedtowritedowntheirthoughtsandfeelingsforfourminutes.Every15secondsonegroupofstudentsheardabell.WhenitrangtheyweresupposedtotellthemselvesIamlovablE.Thosewithlowself-esteemdidn'tfeelbetteraftertheforcedself-affirmation自我肯定.Infacttheirmoodsturnedsignificantlydarkerthanthoseofmembersofthecontrolgroupwhoweren'turgedtothinkpositivethoughts.Thepaperprovidessupportfornewerformsofpsychotherapy心理治疗thaturgepeopletoaccepttheirnegativethoughtsandfeelingsratherthanfightthem.InthefightingwenotonlyoftenfailbutcanmakethingsworsE.Meditation静思techniquesincontrastcanteachpeopletoputtheirshortcomingsintoalargermorerealisticviewpoint.Callitthepowerofnegativethinking.61.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraphabouttheself-helpindustry?A.Itisahighlyprofitableindustry.B.ItwasestablishedbyNormanVincentPealE.C.Itisbasedontheconceptofpositivethinking.D.Ithasyieldedpositiveresults.62.WhatisthefindingoftheCanadianresearchers?A.Therecanbenotherapy治疗forpsychologicalproblems.B.Unhappypeoplecannotthinkpositively.C.ThepowerofpositivethinkingislimiteD.D.EncouragingpositivethinkingmaydomoreharmthangooD.63.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyyou'rejustunderlininghisfaultsA.Youareemphasizingthefactthatheisnotintelligent.B.Youarenottakinghismistakesseriouslyenough.C.YouarepointingouttheerrorshehascommitteD.D.Youaretryingtomakehimfeelbetterabouthisfaults.64.WhatdowelearnfromtheexperimentofWoodLeeandPerunovic?A.Itisimportantforpeopletocontinuallyboosttheirself-esteem.B.Forcingapersontothinkpositivethoughtsmaylowertheirself-esteem.C.Self-affirmationcanbringapositivechangetoone'smooD.D.Peoplewithlowself-esteemseldomwritedowntheirtruefeelings.65.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Meditationmayprovetobeagoodformofpsychotherapy.B.Theeffectsofpositivethinkingvaryfrompersontoperson.C.Differentpeopletendtohavedifferentwaysofthinking.D.Peoplecanavoidmakingmistakesthroughmeditation.
Theysaymoneydoesn’tgrowontrees.Butitcertainlyappearstodosoonthemysteriouscoin-studded嵌满trunksdottedaroundtheUK’swoodlanD.ThestrangephenomenonofoldtreeswithcoinsfixedfirmlyallovertheirbarkhasbeenspottedontrailsfromthePeakDistricttotheScottishHighlands.Thecoinsareusuallyknockedintofelled砍伐的treetrunksusingstonesbypassers-bywhohopeitwillbringthemgoodfortunE.ThesefascinatingspectaclesoftenhavecoinsfromcenturiesagoburieddeepintheirbarkandwarpedbythepassageoftimE.Thetraditionofmakingofferingstogodsatwishingtreesdatesbackhundredsofyearsbutthiscombinationoftheman-madeandthenaturalisfarmorerarE.Itusedtobebelievedthatgod’sspiritslivedintreesandtheywereoftendecoratedwithsweetsandgifts—asisstilldonetodayatChristmas.TheactisliketossingmoneyintopondsforgoodluckorthetrendforcouplestoattachlovepadlockstobridgesandfencestosymbolizelastingromancE.SomepubssuchasthePunchBowlinAskhamCumbriahaveoldtimberswithsplitsinthemintowhichcoinsareforcedforluck.TherearesevenfelledtreetrunkswithcoinspushedintotheminthepicturesquevillageofPortmeirioninWales.MeurigJonesanestatemanageratthetouristdestinationtoldtheBBCWehadnoideawhyitwasbeingdonewhenwefirstnoticedthetreetrunkwasbeingfilledwithcoins.Ididsomedetectiveworkanddiscoveredthattreesweresometimesusedas‘wishingtrees’.InBritainitdatesbacktothe1700s—thereisonetreesomewhereinScotlandwhichapparentlyhasanoldcoinstuckintoit.Hesaidthatasickpersoncouldpressacoinintoatreeandtheirillnesswouldgoaway.Ifsomeonethentakesthecoinoutthoughit’ssaidtheythenbecomeill.Wehaven’tmadeitknownatallit’sjusthappenedheaddeD.It’squiteamazingreally.InScotlandthereisalsoalegendaboutakissingtreE.Ifayoungmancoulddriveanailintoatreewithoneblowheearnedakissfromhissweetheart.67.WhatwastherealreasonwhyinUKpeopleknockedcoinsintotheoldtrees?A.Itwashopedthatitwouldbringthemgoodfutureandmakethetreesmorebeautiful.B.Nobodyknewwhytherewassuchastrangecustomthatitcouldmakethemlucky.C.Itmightcomefromthetraditionofmakingofferingstogodshundredsofyearsago.D.Itwassaidthatgod’sspiritslivedintreesanddoingsocouldpleasethegodsofthetrees.68.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2maymean____________.A.thiscombinationoftheman-madeandthenaturalisfarfromrealistiC.B.themysteriousphenomenonofoldtreeswithcoinsisrarelyseenintheworlD.C.peoplewantedtomaketheworksofartwiththehelpfromtheforcesofnaturE.D.theappearanceoftreeswouldbenicerthantheiroriginal.69.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat________.A.somepeopleattachedlovepadlockstobridgesandfencestosymbolizelastingromanceB.aparticularwayinwhichpeoplemadegoodwishesisstillpopularintheUKC.visitorstossedmoneyintopondsforgoodluckjustastheyknockedcoinsintothetreesD.alonghistoryofastrangephenomenonofoldtreeswithcoinsintheUK70.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhoSaysMoneyDoesn’tGrowonTrees?B.DoTreeswithSomeCoinsBecomeValuable?C.IsItReallyAmazingtoHaveCoinsFixedintoTrees?D.WhatIsthePurposeofKnockingCoinsintoTrees?
HereinAlaskathewolfalmostdisappearedafewyearsagobecausehunterswerekillinghundredsofthemforsport.Howeverlawswerepassedtoprotectthewolvesfromsportsmenandpeoplewhocatchtheanimalsfortheirfur.SothewolfpopulationhasgreatlyincreaseD.Nowtherearesomanywolvesthattheyaredestroyingtheirownfoodsupply.Awolfnaturallylivesonanimalsinthedeerfamily.PeopletherealsohuntdeerforfooD.ManyoftheanimalshavebeendestroyedbytheverycoldwintersrecentlyandbychangesintheplantlifetherE.Whenthedeercan’tfindenoughfoodtheydiE.Ifthewolvescontinuetokilllargenumbersofdeerthedeerwilldisappearsomeday.Andthewolveswilltoo.SowemustchangethelifecyclestherE.Ifwekilledmorewolveswewouldsavethemfromstarving.Wealsosavedeerandsomefarmanimals.InanothernorthernstatewolvesattackcowsandchickensforfooD.FarmerswanttheUnitedStatesgovernmenttosendateamofscientiststostudytheproblem.Theybelieveitisnecessarytokillwolvesinsomeareasandtoprotecttheminplaceswherethereisasmallpopulation.60.InAlaskalawshavebeenpassedto____.A.protectpeoplefromwolvesanddeerB.protectwolvesfrombecomingdangerousC.protectwolvesfromdyingoutD.keepwolvesfromkillinglargenumbersofdeer61.Whyisitthatifwolvesgoonkillingagoodmanydeerthewolveswilldieout?A.Becausewolveswillhavenodeertokill.B.Becausepeoplewillkillthemforpunishment.C.Becausekillingdeerisdangerous.D.Becausewolvesmainlyliveondeer.62.Inordertoprotectmoredeerfrombeingkilledonewayisto____.A.passalawB.keepdeerawayfromwolvesC.killmorewolvesD.servewolvesmorefood63.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.SomewolvesinsomeareasmustbekilledwhichothersshouldbeprotecteD.B.Wolvesshouldbeprotectedforthere’sasmallpopulationofitonearth.C.Allwolvesshouldbeprotectedfortheyeatdeercowsandchicken.D.Itisnecessaryforscientiststoprotectwolvesorthecycleoflifewillbechanged
TheroyalfamilyisapartofBritishhistoryandculturalidentity.Upuntilthe17thcenturypeoplebelievedthattheBritishkingorqueenhadadivine天赐的righttorulE.ThiswastheideathatGodchosethekingorqueenandthatheorshewasthereforeabovethelaw.HoweverthisideawaschallengedduringtheEnglishCivilWarwhenKingCharlestheFirstwasputinprisonandthenkilledin1649.SowhatroledoestheBritishroyalfamilyhavetoday?TheQueenisheadoftheUKandtheCommonwealth.Shehasimportantformaldutiesthatgowithherdifferenttitles.AsHeadofStateforexamplesherepresentstheUKonvisitsabroadandinvitesotherworldleaderstovisittheUKasHeadoftheArmedForcesinnameonlyshecandeclarewhentheUKisatwarorwhenawarisover.ShehastosignmanygovernmentandCommonwealthdocumentseveryday.AlthoughtheroyalfamilydoestheworkfortheUKthereareBritishpeoplecalledanti-monarchists反君主制者whodonotbelievethereshouldbearoyalfamily.Onecriticism批评意见isthattheBritishpeopleshouldnothavetopayfortheroyalfamilywiththeirtaxes税.Todaytheroyalfamilyworkshardtoberelevant相关的inthemodernworlD.TheQueenstillgivesaspeechtothenationontelevisionatChristmasbutitgetslessandlessformaleveryyearnowitisevenavailableasapodcast播客.In2005aftergraduatingfromuniversityPrinceWilliamspenttimeteachingEnglishinUruguaythesortofworkmanyordinaryyoungBritishpeopledointheirgapyears.63.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.TheBritishkingorqueenisconsideredabovethelaw.B.TheEnglishRevolutionputanendtotheBritishroyalfamilyin1649.C.TheBritishkingorqueenisnolongerbelievedtorulebydivineright.D.Theroyalfamilydidn’tplayanimportantroleinBritaininthe17thcentury.64.WhichofthefollowingisamongtheformaldutiesoftheQueen?A.TravelingaroundtheUK.B.Declaringwhentheworldisatwar.C.Invitingotherleaderstohavedinnerwithher.D.SigningCommonwealthdocumentseveryday.65.WiththeexampleofPrinceWilliaminthelastparagraphtheauthorintendstoshowthat.A.PrinceWilliamisverypopularintheUKB.theroyalfamilyistryingtoconnectbetterwithordinarypeopleC.PrinceWilliamhasmadeanefforttowinyoungpeople’sadmirationD.manyyoungBritishpeopledovoluntarywork66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A.theroyalfamilydoesn’thavetopaytaxesB.theBritishpeopleareallinfavoroftheroyalfamilyC.theBritishpeoplecantalktotheQueenthroughapodcastD.theroyalfamilyattacksrepublicansthroughmediaandpress
Travellingisaverygoodactivity.Whenyouarefedupwithyourworkandwhenyoucangetaholidayyoucangotothebeautifulplacestoenjoythebeautyofnatureandthespecialcharacterofothercities.Youcanbreathefreshairvisitsomeplacesofinterestmeetdifferentpeopleandmakefriendswiththem.Ifyoudosoyouwillforgetyourtirednessandtroublesandbuildupyourhealth.Asaresultyouwillfeelfullyrelaxedandyouwillhavetheenergytodothenewtaskswaitingforyou.Butsometimestravellingisnotanenjoyablething.ForexamplewhenthebusorcaryoutakehasabadaccidentyoujustsitinandwasteyourtimE.What’smoretheweathercanbechangeablE.Ifyouareclimbingamountainitmayrainsuddenly.YoumaybecaughtintherainandmaycatchacolD.Theworstthingisthatyoumayhaveyourmoneystolenandyoumayhaveaninjury.Alltheseareterriblethingsthatcanhappentoatourist.Thereforewhenyouaregoingonatripyoumustprepareyourselfcarefully.Firstlyyoumusthaveclearinformationabouttheweather.Secondyoushouldchooseagoodpartnersothatyoucanhelpeachother.Thirdlyyoumustbecarefuleverywhereandtrytoavoidaccidents.Ifyoudothisyou’llsurelyenjoyyourtravelsandavoidanyunnecessarytroublE.56.Inthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedwordsarefedupwithmeans________.A.finishdoingB.can’tdoC.aretiredofD.areinterestedin57.WhatisNOTmentionedinthepassage?_______A.YoumaymeetwithagoodfrienD.B.Youmayillonatrip.C.Youwillhavetospendalotofmoneyonabusorinacar.D.It’snecessaryforyoutoknowabouttheweatherbeforeyoutravel.58.Inordertohaveagoodholidayyoushould_________.A.neverbecarefulenoughB.haveaholidaywithagoodfriendC.takeanumbrellawithyouD.bewellpreparedforyourtrip
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