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Inmosttownstodayyoucanseeteenagersstandingoverelectronicmachineswithflashinglightsshootingatspaceshipsfromotherplanetsanddroppingbombsonstrangemonsters恶魔.ThemachineshavenameslikeSpaceWarriorDarkInvaderandsoon.Itusedtobebelievedthatdamagewasdoneonlytothosestrangevisitorsfromouterspacebutnowitseemsthattheyarestrikingback.Manyteenagerslikeelectronicgamessomuchthattheycan'tstopplaying.Theyspendhourstightlyholdingthejoystickcontrolsandconstantlypressingbuttonsmarkedfire.TheydeveloppainsontheirfingersbecauseoftheconstantpressurE.Theyplayandplaysothatthepainshavenochancetocureproperly.Therapidwristmovementrequiredtoguidethespaceshipacrossthescreencausesanotherproblem:Themusclesofthewristandarmbecomesoinflamedandswollen充血红肿thattheypressagainstthebones.ThisconditioniswhatdoctorsnowcallSpaceWarriar'sWrist.Otherstrangeachesandpainsalsoarelikelytoaffect影响theelbowsandshoulders.Anotherevenmorealarmingproblemisshownbythecaseofa17-year-oldgirlwhichwasrecentlyintheBritishMedicalJournal.Shehadbeenplayingallkindsofelectronicgamesformorethantwohoursaday.HerfatherrepairedgamesandmachinesandshecouldusethecassettesandsystemsinhisworkshopasoftenasshelikeD.OnedayafterplayingagamecalledDarkInvadershelostconsciousness晕倒andfelltothefloor.Doctorswhoexaminedherfoundshewassufferingfromanunusualillnesscausedbylightsflashingataparticularfrequency.SpaceWarrior'sWristiscausedby_______.A.constantlypressingthebuttonsB.rapidlymovingacrossthescreenC.tightlyholdingthejoystickcontrolsD.inflamedandswollenmusclesofthewristThecaseofa17-year-oldgirlbythewritershowsthatthewriter_______.A.supportsplayingelectronicgamesB.feelsverysorryforthegirlC.disagreeswithyoungpeople'splayingelectronicgamesD.feelsworriedaboutyoungpeople'spoorhealthFromthepassagewecanconcludethatplayingelectronicgamesis_______.A.enjoyableandhelpfultothestudyB.excitingbutharmfultothehealthandstudyC.interestingbutharmlesstotheeyesD.amusingandsatisfying
Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.ItisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglikeIwaswrongaboutthatanditisevenhardertosayIwaswrongandyouwererightaboutthat.Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.HetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertaingrocerystoreintheneighborhoodwhereIgrewupandheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons纸箱.ThenhetalkedofanaccidentandIbegantoremembertheincidenthewasdescribing.IwasabouteightyearsoldatthetimeandIhadgoneintothestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.OnthatparticulardayImusthavefoundmywaytothefooddepartmentwheretheaccidenttookplacE.Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasabigshowofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswereputthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofthemtoadmiretheshow.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycart推车andknockedoffthepileofcartons.ForsomereasonIdecideditwasuptometoputthecartonsbacktogethersoIwenttowork.ThemanagerheardthenoiseandcamepushingovertoseewhathadhappeneD.WhenheappearedIwasonmykneescheckingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebrokenbuttohimitlookedasthoughIwasthepersonwhowastoblame应负责任.Hescolded责备meloudlyandwantedmetopayforthosebrokeneggs.MyfaceturnedredandItriedtoexplainbutitdidnogooD.EventhoughIquicklyforgottheincidentthemanagerdidnot.69.Howoldwastheauthorwhenhewrotethisarticle?A.About8yearsolD.B.About18yearsolD.C.About23yearsolD.D.About15yearsolD.70.Whowastoblameforknockingoffthepileofcartons?A.A.woman.B.Themanager.C.Theauthor.D.Theauthor’smother.71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Theauthorwasloudlyscoldedbythemanager.B.Thewomanwhoknockedoffthepileofcartonswasseriouslyscoldedbythemanager.C.Theauthordidn’tremembertheincidentuntilthemanagertalkedofit.D.Itwastheauthorwhoputthecartonsbacktogether.72.Thetoneofthearticleexpressestheauthor’s_____.A.admirationforthemanager’swillingnesstoadmithismistakeB.angertothemanagerforhiswrongdoingC.dissatisfactionwiththewomanwhoknockedoffthepileofcartonsD.regretforthemistakehehadmadeinthestore
Onthewholeit’snotsomethingweparentsshoutaboutbutoneinfourofusdoesit.HiringprivatetutorsforourchildrenisnowwidespreaD.It’sexpensivebutworthitsaysAshanSabriwhosedaughterZarreenishavingtuitioninbiologyandchemistryinpreparationforA-levelsthissummer.MyhusbandandItriedtotutorherathomebutwefoundallourknowledgewasoutofdateandwewereonlyconfusingZarreen.Wealsotriedagrouprevisioncoursebutallthechildrenweresittinginaroomfordifferentkindsofexams.Onthewholewethinkone-to-onetuitionworksbest.Therealreasonis:doestutoringdoanygood?It’snotthemagicbulletsaysProfessorJudithIresonauthorofa2005InstituteofEducationreportonthesubject.It’sstilluptothechildtodothelearning.Ifheorsheisn’tinterestedsendingthemtoaprivatetutorwon’tdoanygooD.HoweverwedidfindthatstudentswhohadprivatetuitioninmathematicsduringthetwoyearsbeforeGCSEachievedonaveragejustunderhalfagradehigherthanstudentswhodidnothaveatutor.Inwhichcasesurelyit’stimetobreakopenthechampagne?NotnecessarilysaysElaineTyrrellheadofTheRowansSchoolWimbledonapreparationschoolwhichregularlygetschildrenintothebestprivateschools.Whilewerecommendprivatetutoringforafewchildrenwhosefirstlanguageisn’tEnglishwedon’tencourageitfortheothers.Withthelevelofeducationtheygetherechildrenreallyoughttobeabletopasstheentranceexamswithoutanyextrateaching.Andourworryisthattheymightjustgetusedtogettinghelpfromlast-minutetutoringbutoncetheyactuallygettothatschooltheywon’tbeabletocopE.ButMyleneCurtisownerofFleetTutorsoneofthebiggesttutoringagenciesinthecountryholdsadifferentview.InsomerespectsthehurdleschildrenhavetoleapinordertogetintotheseschoolsaresetatahigherlevelthantherealitysaysCurtis.Weoftenfindthatonceachildhasgotintoaschoolthestandardofworkisn’tashighaswasfeareD.ThetrickistodowellenoughintheexamtowinaplacE.WhatdoesAshanSabrithinkofthegrouprevisioncourse?A.It’sexpensivebutworthwhilebecauseitworksthebest.B.ItconfusesstudentsbecausetheknowledgetaughtinitisoutofdatE.C.Itisn’teffectivebecauseitdoesn’tfocusonspecificexams.D.Itiseffectivebecauseitdoesn’tfocusonspecificexams.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsmagicbulletinParagraph4mean?A.Somethingthatcannothelptosolveproblemsatall.B.Somethingthatsolvesadifficultprobleminaneasyway.C.Somethingthatseemsusefulbuthasnouseatall.D.Somethingthatencouragesinterestinstudy.AccordingtoElaineTyrrellprivatetutoringis_______.A.effectiveinlanguagelearningbutnotforexamsB.effectiveforforeignstudentsbutnotforlocalstudentsC.unnecessaryinmostcasesandmayharmthefurtherstudyofstudentsD.unnecessaryinsecondaryschoolbuthelpfultofurtherstudyWhatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.FleetTutorsandtheRowansSchoolarecompetitors.B.Entranceexamstoschoolsaretoodifficultformoststudents.C.Furtherstudyisn’tasdifficultaswasfirstthought.D.Privatetuitionisworththefinancialinvestment.Whatattitudedoestheauthorholdtowardshometutoring?A.CriticalB.ObjectiveC.SupportiveD.Uninterested
Intoday'sworldwerelyoncomputersasneverbeforE.Theyareusedforeverythingfromorderingapizzatorunninghospitalsandmilitarydefensesystems.Bankingandcreditcardinformationisstoredandaccessedbycomputers.Sowhathappenswhenacomputergetsinfectedwithavirus?Oneeffectisthatpeople'saccesstotheire-mailaccountsiscutoff.A.moreseriouspossibleconsequenceisthatbillionsofdollarscouldbelost.A.virusisacomputerprogramthatcopiesitselfontootherprogramsandinfectsthem.Similartoaneasilyspreaddiseaseacomputervirusgoesfromcomputertocomputereitheraddingtoorchangingthetasksaprogramisdesignedtodo.Thefirstcomputerviruseswerecreatedinthemid'80sandhadvaryingeffects.Somecausedfilestobedeletedormadethelettersonthescreenappeartofalloff.Othersdisplayedaspecificmessageoncethecomputerwasturnedon.VirusestodayaremuchmorewidespreadanddangerousthaneverbeforE.PerhapsthemostdamagingtodatehasbeentheILoveYouvirus.ILoveYouappearedinMay2000andhaspossiblybeenthemostdestructivevirusintermsofmonetaryloss.Thevirusisreleasedwhenanattachmenttoafakee-mailmessageisopeneD.BychangingthenamesoffilesoncomputersILoveYoumakesthemdifficulttoaccess.ItalsosearchesforimportantpersonalinformationincludingpasswordswhichitsendstoawebsiteforotherstoseE.Itisestimatedthatmorethan45millionpeoplein20countrieshavehadtheircomputersinfectedbytheILoveYouvirus.SomesaythecostofrepairandlostbusinesshasbeenmorethanUS$10billion.Ifyouownacomputeritisimportanttokeepitingoodhealthbyinstallingananti-virusprogram.Ifupdatedfrequentlyitwillprotectyoure-mailaccess--nottomentionyourwallet.68.Whatdoesvirusmeaninthearticle?A.AneasilyspreaddiseasE.B.A.contagious传染的computerprogram.C.Anextremelysmallorganism生物whichcausesdiseasE.D.A.parasite寄生虫incomputer.69.HowdoesILoveYouvirusspread?A.Itisspreadwhenane-mailaccountisopeneD.B.Itisspreadthroughon-linechatting.C.Itisspreadthroughe-mail.D.ItspreadsfromwebsitetowebsitE.70.Whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytoguardagainstvirus?A.Toloadanup-to-dateanti-virusprogramintoourcomputerB.Nottouseane-mailaccount.C.Toupgradeourcomputer.D.NottousetheInternet.71.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?A.Towarnusagainstvirus.B.Toremindustheimportanceofbeinghealthy.C.Tostresstheimportanceofcomputer.D.Towarnustoeconomicloss.
Iwasparkedinfrontofthemallwipingoffmycar.Comingmywayfromacrosstheparkinglotwaswhatsocietywouldconsiderabum乞丐.Ihopehedoesn’taskmeforanymoneyIthought.Hedidn’t.Hecameandsatonthecurb路边infrontofthebusstopbuthedidn’tlooklikehecouldhaveenoughmoneytoevenridethebus.AfterafewminuteshespokeThat’saveryprettycar.Hewasragged衣衫褴褛的buthehadanairofdignity.IsaidThanksandcontinuedwipingoffmycar.HesattherequietlyasIworkeD.Doyouneedanyhelp?IaskeD.HeansweredinthreesimplebutprofoundwordsthatIshallneverforget.Don’tweall?hesaiD.Iwasfeelinghighandmightysuccessfulandimportantaboveabuminthestreetuntilthosethreewordshitmelikeashotgun.Don’tweall?Ineededhelp.MaybenotforbusfareoraplacetosleepbutIneededhelp.Ireachedinmywalletandgavehimnotonlyenoughforbusfarebutenoughtogetawarmmealandshelterfortheday.Maybethemanwasjustahomelessstrangerwanderingthestreets.Maybehewasmorethanthat.Maybehewassentbyapowerthatisgreatandwisetoministertoasoultoocomfortablewithhimself.Don’tweall?ThosethreelittlewordsstillringtruE.Nomatterhowmuchyouhavenomatterhowmuchyouhaveaccomplishedyouneedhelptoo.Andyouneverknowwhenyoumayseesomeonethatappearstohaveitall.Theyarewaitingforyoutogivethemwhattheydon’thavE.1.Whatwasthewriterdoingwhenhemetthehomelessperson?A.Shopping.B.Cleaninghiscar.C.Admiringhiscar.D.Parkinghiscar.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasehighandmightymean?A.Tall.B.OntopoftheworlD.C.Strongandpowerful.D.FilledwithfalsepridE.3.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethewriter’sfeelingsabouthimselfaftertheencounter?A.HefeltanewsenseofpridE.B.InspiredandhumblE.C.GreatandwisE.D.Successfulandimportant.4.Whatdoesthearticletellus?A.Weshouldhelpthoselessfortunatethanourselves.B.Helpingapersonindirectlyispreferabletodirectobvioushelp.C.Allofusatcertainmomentsofourlivesneedhelpfromothersandshouldofferhelpourselves.D.MoneyisallimportantinlifE.
Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionsisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressful有压力的conditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems.1.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausetheycan_______.A.makepeoplelivemoreeasilyB.smoothawaydailyproblemsC.dealwithlifechangesD.curetypesofillnesses2.Theresearchesshowthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______.A.liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.isrelatedtotheircouragefordealingwithmajorlifechanges3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushions?A.takesplaceofB.makesupofC.lessenstheeffectofD.getsridof4.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkinsparetimeisanexampleof_______.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respect5.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Kindsofsocialsupport.C.Waystodealwithstress.D.Effectsofstressfulconditions.
A.bloggerisapersonwhowritesonanInternetcomputerWebsitecalledablog.ThewordblogisashortwayofsayingweblogorpersonalWebsitE.AnyonecanstartablogandtheycanwriteaboutanythingtheylikE.TherearemillionsofblogsontheInternettoday.Theyprovidenewsinformationandideastomanypeoplewhoreadthem.TheycontainlinkstootherWebsites.Andtheyprovideaplaceforpeopletowritetheirideasandreacttotheideasofothers.A.researchcompanycalledPerusehasstudiedmorethan3000Weblogs.Itsaysthatblogsaremostpopularwithteenagegirls.Theyusethemtolettheirfriendsknowwhatishappeningintheirlives.Thestudyalsosaysthatmorethan100000bloggersstoppedtakingpartintheactivityafterayear.Howeversomepeopledevelopseriousblogstopresentpoliticalandotherideas.ForexampletheRepublicanandDemocraticpartiesinthesouthernstateofKentuckyrecentlystartedtheirownblogs.AndAmericancompaniesarebeginningtouseblogstoadvertisetheirproducts.Atthesametimesomelong-standingblogshaveendeD.LastweekbloggingleaderDaveWinnerclosedhisfreeblogserviceweblogs.com.HesaysthesitebecametoocostlytocontinuE.Hestartedtheblogfouryearsagoandthousandsofpeoplehadwrittenonit.OneblogthatisstillgoingstrongiscalledRebecca’sPocket.Itinvolvesmuchusefulinformationforreaders.RebeccaBloodcreatedtheWebsitein1999.ShewroteaboutthehistoryofblogsonthesitE.ThatarticleledtoabookcalledTheWeblogHandbook.Ithasbeentranslatedintofourlanguagessofar.MsBloodsaysRebecca’sPocketgetsabout30000visitorsamonth.Shewritesaboutanythingandeverything----politicscultureandmovies.SherecentlyprovidedmedicaladvicE.Andshewroteabouthowtopreventpeoplefromstealingmoneyfromonlinebankaccounts.Thetextiswrittenmainlyto____A.introduceanInternetcomputerWebsitecalledblogB.introduceawayofreadingonblogsC.tellreadersaboutblogsD.tellreadershowtowriteblogsFromthetextwecanlearnthatblogscoveralmosteverythingexcept___.A.differentideasB.medicaladviceC.advertisementsD.accountcodesAccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Politiciansdon’tuseblogsatallB.A.lotofbloggersnolongerwriteorreadblogsC.ThosewholiketouseblogsaremostlyteenagegirlsD.DaveWinerclosedhisweblogs.combecauseofmoneyshortageThereasonwhyRebecca’sPocketisstillgoingstrongisthat____A.itwascreatedbyawomanB.itprovidesplentyofusefulinformationandadviceC.itisaboutthehistoryofbooksD.ithaseditionsinatleastfourdifferentlanguages
Seeingmaybebelievingbuthearingasoundfirstmayhelpyoursenseofsightaccordingtoresultsofanewstudy.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaofSanDiegoreportthatpeopleweremoreaccurateatnoticingaflashoflightwhenasoundwasproducedatthesameplaceimmediatelybeforethelightflasheD.Weusedaloudsoundtocatchourparticipants’受试者attentiononeofthestudy’sauthorsDrMcDonaldsaidinanarticlE.Duringsomeexperimentsthesoundoccurredatthesamelocationastheflashoflightwhileatothertimesitwasproducedontheoppositesideofparticipants’fieldofsight.The33participantsinthestudyweremoreaccurateatnoticingtheflashoflightwhenthesoundoccurredonthesamesidesuggestingthatsoundcanhelpdirectvisual视觉的attention.AccordingtoMcDonaldhisresearchteamplanstocontinuestudyingtherelationshipbetweensightandsounD.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehesaidwhathappenstotheabilitytopayattentionwhenoneofthesensedoesnotworkaswellasitshouldasinapersonwhoisblindofhashearingproblems.McDonaldalsonotedthatresearchintotherelationshipbetweensightandsoundcouldaffectthewaywe1ookatpeop1ewithattentiondisorder.Traditionallythesepeopletogetherareconsideredtohaveattentionprob1embutinsomepeopletheproblemmaybecausedbyhearingorsightdeficits缺陷.Itcouldbepossiblethattheycou1dhaveadeficitinonesenseoranotherorinrelatingsightandsoundtogetherMcDonaldsaiD.Researchintothisareamayleadtobettertreatmentforpeoplewhohaveahardtimepayingattention.Itmaybeagoodideatotakeintoconsiderationtherelationshipbetweensoundandsightwhendesigningwarningsignalssuchasforanairplanepilot.BysayingSeeingmaybebelievingthewriterissuggestingthat.A.thereisarelationshipbetweenhearingandseeingB.thesayinghassomeinfluenceontheirresearchC.youshouldreadtheresearchfindingsinthisarticleD.youshouldvisitthelaboratoryinpersonOnequestiontheresearchteamwantstostudyishow.A.todealwithpeople’shearingproblemsB.toimprovepilots’attentionduringflightC.peoplewithhearingorsightdeficitscanimprovetheirattentionD.hearingorsightdeficitsaffectpeople’sabilitytopayattentionMcDonaldbelievesthatthestudyoftherelationshipbetweensightandsoundwill.A.havepracticalvaluesformedicaldoctorsandpilotsB.helpchangethewell-beingofmedicaldoctorsC.preventpeoplefromhavinghearingorsightproblemD.helptoimprovepeople’seyesightWhichisthebesttitleforthepassageA.A.cureforpeoplewithhearingproblems.B.Thestudyofpeople’sattention.C.Soundhelpstoimprovespeople’sattention.D.Soundhelpstonoticetheflashoflight.
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Theevidenceforharmonymaynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutoffiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwiththeirparentswhichistheoppositeofthepopularly-heldimage形象ofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomafterendlessfamilyquarrels.Animportantnewstudyintoteenageattitudessurprisinglyshowsthattheirfamilylifeismoreharmoniousthanithaseverbeeninthepast.Weweresurprisedbyjusthowpositivetoday’syoungpeopleseemtobeabouttheirfamiliessaidonememberoftheresearchteam.They’reexpectedtoberebellious叛逆的andselfish.butactuallytheyhaveotherthingsontheirminds:theywantacarandmaterialgoodsandtheyworryaboutwhetherschoolisservingthemwell.There’smorenegotiation商议anddiscussionbetweenparentsandchildrenandchildrenexpecttotakepartinthefamilydecision-makingprocess.Theydon’twanttorocktheboat.Soitseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagototreattheirchildrenasfriends.Myparentsarehappytodiscussthingswithmeandwillingtolistentomesays17-year-oldDanielLazall.IalwaystellthemwhenI’mgoingoutclubbing.AslongastheyknowwhatI’mdoingthey’refinewithit.SusanCromewhoisnow21agrees.Lookingbackonthelast10yearstherewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.ForexampleaslongasI’ddoneallmyhomeworkIcouldgooutonaSaturdaynight.ButIthinkmygrandparentswerealotstricterwithmyparentsthanthat.MaybethispositiveviewoffamilylifeshouldnotbeunexpecteD.Itispossiblethattheideaofteenagerebellionisnotrootedinrealfacts.A.researchercommentsOursurprisethatteenagerssaytheygetalongwellwiththeirparentscomesbecauseofabriefperiodinoursocialhistorywhenteenagerswereregardedasdifferentbeings.Butthatideaofrebellingandbreakingawayfromtheirparentsreallyonlyhappenedduringthatonetimeinthe1960swheneveryonerebelleD.Thenormalsituationthroughouthistoryhasbeenasmoothchangefromhelpingoutwiththefamilybusinesstotakingitover.41.Whatisthepopularimageofteenagerstoday?A.Theyworryaboutschool.B.Theydislikelivingwiththeirparents.C.Theyhavetobelockedintoavoidtroubles.D.Theyquarrelalotwithotherfamilymembers.42.Thestudyshowsthatteenagersdon’twantto__________.A.sharefamilyresponsibilityB.causetroubleintheirfamiliesC.goboatingwiththeirfamilyD.makefamilydecisions43.Comparedwithparentsof30yearsagotoday’sparents__________.A.gotoclubsmoreoftenwiththeirchildrenB.aremuchstricterwiththeirchildrenC.carelessabouttheirchildren’slifeD.givetheirchildrenmorefreedom44.Accordingtotheauthorteenagerebellion__________.A.maybeafalsebeliefB.iscommonnowadaysC.existedonlyinthe1960sD.resultedfromchangesinfamilies45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Negotiationinfamily.B.Educationinfamily.C.Harmonyinfamily.D.Teenagetroubleinfamily.
ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish.Someofthesestudentsaresmallchildren.Othersareteenagers.Manyareadults.Somelearnatschoolothersstudybythemselves.A.fewlearnEnglishlanguageovertheradioontelevisionorinfilms.OnemustworkhardtolearnanotherlanguagE.WhydoallthesepeoplewanttolearnEnglish?Itisdifficulttoanswerthatquestion.ManyboysandgirlslearnEnglishatschoolbecauseitisoneoftheirsubjects.TheystudytheirownlanguageandmathsandEnglish...SomepeoplelearnEnglishbecauseitisusefulfortheirwork.ManypeopleoftenlearnEnglishfortheirhigherstudiesbecauseatcollegeoruniversitysomeoftheirbooksareinEnglish.OtherpeoplelearnEnglishbecausetheywanttoreadnewspaperandmagazinesinEnglish.ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglisharen'tthey?____.A.Notheyaren'tB.NotheyareC.YestheyareD.Yestheyaren'tIfonewantstolearnanotherlanguagewellhemust____.A.learnatschoolB.studybyhimselfC.workhardD.studyhardThesentenceItisdifficulttoanswerthatquestionmeans____.A.thatquestionisnotdifficulttoanswerB.thatquestionisdifficulttoansweritC.itisdifficultlytoanswerthatquestionD.itishardtoanswerthatquestionTheirownlanguagemeans____.A.ChineseB.EnglishC.FrenchD.JapaneseWhat'stheChineseofstudybythemselves?A.和他们一起学习B.自学C.向他们学习D.通过学习
OneofthestrongestargumentsfortheraisingoftheschoolleavingageROSLAhasbeenthatitwillbringussomewaynearertoequalityofopportunity.Manypeopleliketothinkofourpresentsystemofschoolingasprovidingplentyofstepsuptheladderofsuccessforcleverchildren.ItwouldbegoodtothinkthatnoonewhoisreallybrightcanbemissedoutwhenthestatesystemisobviouslysocompletE.Itisobviousforinstancethatmanychildrenfromlesswealthyhomesreachuniversityordowellinotherways.UnfortunatelywenowhaveplentyofproofsthatmanychildrenofeverylevelofabilitydomuchlesswellthantheycoulD.Forinstanceduringtheyearsofnationalmilitaryserviceitwaspossibletotesttheintelligenceofallmale18-to-20-year-olD.Halfofthosesoldierswhowereplacedinthetwohighestabilitygroupshadleftschoolat15.Ithasalsobeenshownthatthepercentageofworkingclasschildrengoingtouniversityisalmostthesamenowasitwasin1939.Onestudyof5000childrenfrombirthto21yearsoldshowsthatuptohalfthebrightpupilsfromworkingclasshomesleftschoolwhentheyreached16yearsolD.Moreoverthereisnodifferenceinintelligencebetweenthesexesbutfarmoreboysthangirlsstayineducationafter16.Itisclearfromthisandmanyotherproofsthatmanychildrenarestillleavingschooltooearlytobenefitfromtheprizes—moneysocialrespectabilityandinterestingjobs—whichhighereducationgives.ItiscleartoothatthereasonswhysuchchildrenleavehavemuchtodowiththeirsocialbackgrounD.Theirparentsoftenneedtheextramoneyanothermoney-earnerwouldbringin;theydon'tvalueeducationforitselfbecausetheirownwasprobablydullandunhappy.ItisnotsomuchthattheyforcetheirsonsanddaughterstoleaveschoolratherthantheytendtosayIt'suptoyou.ItishopedthatROSLAwillgiveallchildren_______.A.amoreenjoyabletimeatschoolB.thesamechancesinsocietyC.therighttoabetterschoolD.higherscoresinintelligencetestsPeoplewouldliketothinkthat_______.A.equalnumbersofpoorandwealthychildrenreachuniversityB.thosewiththeleastmoneygetthebesteducationC.intelligentchildrenarealwaysselectedbythesystemD.onlyreallycleverchildrendowellWorkingclasschildrenarethoughttobeatadisadvantagebecause_______.A.manyofthecleveronesleaveschoolearlyB.fewergotouniversitythaneverbeforeC.morethanhalfleaveschoolwhentheyare16D.fewerboysthangirlsstayatschoolafter16
阅读下面短文根据所读内容在文后的第76至85小题的空格上填上适当的单词或短语每空不超过3个单词TheGobiisoneoftheworld’sgreatdeserts.ThedesertbasinsoftheGobiarebounded边界限制bytheAltaimountainsandthegrasslandsofMongoliaonthenorthandbytheTibetanPlateau青藏高原tothesouthwest.ThewordGobimeansdesertinMongolian.TheGobiismostfamousinhistoryaspartofthegreatMongolempireandastheareaofseveralimportantcitiesalongtheSilkRoaD.TheGobimeasuresover1600kmsouthwesttonortheastand800kmfromnorthtosouth.Thedesertiswidestinthewest.Itcovers1.3millionsquarekilometersinareamakingitonethelargestdesertsintheworlD.MuchoftheGobiisnotsandybutiscoveredwithrock.ThedesertholdssomanyanimalssuchasGobibearthewildcamelandtheblack-tailedgazelle羚羊andissometimesvisitedbywolves.TheKerulenRiveristheGobi’slargeststream.ItflowsintosmallsaltlakesordisappearsintothesanD.Nearlyallthesoilherehasbeenremovedbythenorth-westerlywinds.Thesandandwindstormsarecommon.TheGobihascoldwintersandshorthotsummers.TheGobiiscrossedbyahighwaywhichlinksUlaanbaatawithJiningChinA.7677oneoftheworld’sgreatdesertstheGobi78bytheAltaimountainsandonthenorthandbytheTibetanPlateautothesouthwestliesinthenorthwestofChinA.79thewordofitsnamecamefromMongolian.Itacted80animportantpartinthehistoryofgreatMongolempirewhichwasfamousfortheSilkRoaD.sizethewestofthedesertiswidest.Itcovers1.3millionsquarekilometers81over1600kmsouthwesttonortheastand800kmfromnorthtosouth.animalsmanyanimalsliveonthedesertsuchasGobibear82andtheblack-tailedgazelleandissometimesvisitedbywolves.83theGobi84rockmostlyandthesoilhasbeenmovedbythenorth-westerlywinD.ThelargeststreamisKerulenRiverwhichflowsinto85atlast.Thesandstormcoldwintersandshorthotsummersareverycommon.
PeoplewhotravelalotflywithBAbecausetheyknowtheywillgetwhattheywantandwhattheyneeD.Firstofalltheywanttogosafelyandtheyalsowanttogoquicklyacrossthecountryacrosstheseaorrightacrosstheworld—andtheyknowBAwilltakethemwheretheywanttogowhentheywanttogo.BAfliesallthenewestandfastestplanestomoretownsandcitiesinmorecountriesoftheworldthananyotherairlinE.DoyouwanttogotoParisWashingtonorBeijing?BAwilltakeyouthereatalltimeofthedayandnightrightthroughtheweek.BAfliesnotonlytothebigcitieswealsoflythreeorfourtimesaweektotownsandcitiesintheveryheartofAsiaAfricaandSouthAmericA.PeoplewhotravelalotflywithBAbecausetheyknowthattheywillleaveontimeandarriveontimE.Theyknowthefoodtheywillreceiveandthefilmstheywillwatchwillbeoftheverybest.BAshouldbeconsideredsecondtonone.WhenyouflyflywithBA.Thewriterthinksthatthemostimportantthingforthepassengersis________.A.toflyfreelyB.thattheplanesarriveontimeC.toflyatafastspeedD.totravelsafelyBAfliestomanybigcitiesoftheworld________.A.everydayB.everythreedaysC.twiceaweekD.everyotherweekTheunderlinedsentenceofthetextmeans________.A.BAisthesecondbestB.BAisthebestofallC.BAhasalongwaytogoD.BAisgrowinglargerandlargerIfyouflywithBA________.A.you’llbethehappiestoneintheworldB.you’llreceivethebestserviceC.you’llenjoydeliciousmealsthatotherairlinesdon’thaveD.youcantraveltoanyplaceyoulike
.Whydopeoplework?Ofcourseyoumayhaveaskedyourselfthesamequestionaswhyyouhavetowork.Self-interestinitsbroadestsenseincludingtheinterestsoffamilyandfriendsisabasicmotivation动力forworkinallsocieties.Butself-interestincludesmorethanprovidingforlivingorgettingwealththatpeopleusuallythink.Forexampleasenseofdutyafeelingofcompetingandapleasureinworkingareotherreasonsforworking.StudiesshowthatmostofAmericanswouldcontinuetoworkeveniftheyhavehadenoughmoneytolivecomfortably.Whenpeopleworktheygainacontributingplaceinsociety.Thefactthatwhattheyreceivepayfortheirworkmeansthatwhattheydoisneededbyotherpeopleandwhattheyaredoingisnecessarytosociety.Workcanalsoplacepeopleinthelargerclassofsocietyandprovideallkindsofidentities身份forthem.IntheUnitedStatesitisacruelpublicfactthattodonothingistobenothingandtodolittleistobelittlE.Workiscommonlyseenasthemeasureofanindividual个人.Somescientistshaveshownsomeofthewaysthatworkhaseffectonourlives.Generallypeoplewhoalwaysdotheirfavoriteworkaremoreopentonewideasandeasiertogetalongwithothersandasparentstheypassthesecharacteristicsontotheirchildren.OurworkthenisanimportantsocialthingthatmakesusknowwhoandwhatwearE.64.Generallypeopleworkfor_____.A.self-interestB.familyC.earningalivingD.thecountry65.Inthepassagewhattheyreceivepayfortheirworkmeans_____.A.thattheworkoftheworkerisrecognizedbysocietyB.whattheydoisneededbyotherpeopleC.thattheyareanecessarypartofthesocialclassD.Thattheworkersareclever66.Inthelastparagraphwecanconcludethattheauthorthinks____.A.thatworkcanmaketheworkerrichB.thatworkcanaffecttheirlivesC.thatworkcanmaketheworkertiredD.thatworkcanmaketheworkerknowtheworldwell67.Thetitleofthepassageis______.A.TheIdentityandtheWorkB.TheWorkandtheSocietyC.TheSocietyandIndividualD.TheImportanceofWork
Therearemanythoughtsontheoriginsofcivilization.Oneofthemajorfactorsinvolvedwastheincreaseinpopulation.ThedevelopmentoftechniquesprimarilyirrigationandfloodcontrolwhichpermittedagricultureinspecialareassuchasthefloodplainoftheTigrisandEuphratesriversmadepossiblethesupportoflargepopulation.Oncepopulationsreachacertainnumbertheolderpatternofsocialorganizationbreaksdownandnewonesdevelop.Specificallytheoldersystemwherebyeachindividualparticipatedinfoodproductionandmaintainedasimilarstandardoflivingandwherebykinship家属关系servedasthebasicmethodofsocialorganizationwasreplacedbytheoccupationaldivisionoflaborpoliticalandreligioushierarchies等级制度publicworkssuchasroadandpublicbuildingconstructionclasssystemscodesoflawmarketsnewformsofwarfareandurbancentres.Alliedwiththeseimportantsociologicaltraitsarematerialtraitssuchasmonumentalarchitectureandthedevelopmentofscienceandinmanycasesmetallurgy冶金学andwritingsystems.TheearliestcivilizationSumerdevelopedintheMiddleEast.ThiswastheBronzeAgeoftheOldWorldduringwhichpeoplefirstdevelopedtheartofmetallurgycivilizationalsoaroseinotherpartsoftheOldWorldfirstinEgyptChinaandIndiaandlaterinEuropeandAfricA.AtthistimecivilizationalsodevelopedindependentlyintheNewWorldintheMexicanareaandinPeruanditsadjacent邻近的areas.IntheOldWorldtheBronzeAgewasfollowedbytheIronAgewhichsawtheriseandfallofgreatempiresandtheshiftofpowerfromtheMiddleEasttoGreeceandRomeandthentoWesternEuropE.Inthe1700stheIndustrialAgebeganleadingdirectlytothemoderncivilizationoftoday.46.Theauthorofthispassage__________________________________.A.givesacomparisonbetweenancientcivilizationandmoderncivilizationB.suggeststhatpopulationincreaseismostimportantinthedevelopmentofcivilizationC.triestoexplainhowcivilizationdevelopedinhumanhistoryD.exploretherelationbetweenagricultureandindustry47.Accordingtothefirstparagraphtheincreaseinpopulation__________________.A.resultedinthedevelopmentofagriculturaltechnologyB.resultedfromthebreakdownofoldsocialorganizationC.causedtheoccupationaldivisionoflaborD.wasimpossiblewithoutthedevelopmentofagriculture48.ThewordtraitsinParagraphOnemostlikelymeans____________________.A.mainappearancesB.greatachievementsC.distinguishingfeaturesD.outstandingsuccesses49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheBronzeAgeisoneoftheearliestcivilizations.B.TheIndustrialAgestartedintheMiddleEast.C.TheBronzeAgedevelopedintotheIronAgE.D.TheuseofmetalinstrumentsstartedfromtheBronzeAgE.50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheexpressiontheOldWorldusedinthepassage?A.Americancontinent.B.BothWesternandEasternEuropE.C.Africancontinent.D.Asiancountries.
Inmanyhomesdivorceiscausedbythebattlebetweenthesexes.TounderstandtheproblemonemustrememberthatthemodernAmericanwomanisfreeD.Duringchildhoodandadolescence青少年期theAmericangirlisgivenfreedomandeducationwhichisequaltoaboy's.Aftercompletingschoolsheisabletogetajobandsupportherself.Shedoesn'thavetomarryforfinancialsecurity.Sheconsidersherselfanindependentself-sufficientperson.Shewantsahusbandwhomshecanrespectbutshedoesn'twanttobedominated控制byhim.Shewantsademocratichouseholdinwhichshehasavoiceinmakingdecisions.Whenahusbandandwifeareabletosharedecisionmakingtheirmarriageisprobablycloserstrongerandmoresatisfying.Otherwisethecoupleislikelytowindupinthedivorcecourt.Whenacouplegetsdivorcedthecourtusuallyrequiresthemantopayhisformerwifeamonthlysumofmoney.Ifthecouplehaschildrentheyusuallyremainwiththemotherandthefatherisexpectedtopayfortheirsupport.AlthoughdivorceisquitecommonintheUnitedStates80percentofthosewhogetdivorcedremarry.Theremarriagesallowthousandsofpeopleespeciallychildrentoenjoyfamilylifeagainbutatthesametimemanytroubleshavearisen.A.well-knownAmericanjoketellsofawifecallingtohersecondhusbandQuickJohn!Comehereandhelpme!Yourchildrenarebeatingupourchidlren!WhatcausesmostofthedivorcecasesintheU.S.A.?A.Financialtroubleinthefamily.B.Women'sliberationmovement.C.Differentattitudestowardschildren'seducation.D.LackofdemocraticatmosphereinthehouseholD.WhatdoyouknowofmodernAmericanwomenaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyareoverbearingandhardworking.B.Theyaremoreindependentthanever.C.TheydonothavemuchsayinthehouseholD.D.Theyrespecttheirhusbandsbutdonotrelyonthem.Whatkindofmarriagecanbesuccessful?A.BoththemanandwomanarefinanciallysecurE.B.Husbandandwifesharehousework.C.Boththemanandwomanarewell-educateD.D.Decisionsaremadebythemanandwomantogether.Whathappenswhenacoupleisdivorcedaccordingtothepassage?A.Thechildrenbecomehomeless.B.Themanisstillresponsibleforthewelfareofhischildren.C.Lifebecomesdifficultforthewomanandherchildren.D.Themanratherthanthewomanremarriessoon.
Whydowomenearnlessthanmen?Womenearnlessthanmen.Forexamplein1988thehourlywagesofwomenintheU.S.were16%lessthanthoseofmen.ThegapbetweenmaleandfemaleincomesvarieswithagE.Thegapbetweenthelaborincomesofyoungwomenandyoungmenismuchsmallerthanthatbetweenmiddle-agedwomenandmen.Itisalsoclearthatjobsinwhichwomenareconcentratedpayless.Thelargerthenumberofworkersinanindustrywhoarewomenthelowertheaveragewages.Whydowomenearnlessthanmen?Arethedifferencesexplainedbythefactthatwomenarelookeddownupon?Ifsothegovernmenthastointervenetoforcetheemployerstopayequalwagestoequaljobs.howeverthereisnoagreementamongeconomistsaboutthecausesofthegap.Oneviewarguesthatwomenontheaveragehavechosenlow-payingjobsinwhichworkersenjoythefreedomofenteringandleavingthelaborforcewhichreducestheiryearsofexperiencerelativetomen.Otherpeoplesaythegapcanalsobeexplainedbythedifferenceineducationalbackgroundwhichisshowninthedifferenceinthemarginalproductbetweenmenandwomen.MuchofthegaphoweverhasnotbeenfullyexplaineD.Itmightbetheresultofsomebiasagainstwomen.Itisthispartthathasproducedcallsforgovernmentaction.Whatwouldhappenifthegovernmentdidintervenetoincreasethewagespaidtowomen?OnepossibilityisthatincomesforwomenasagroupmightactuallydeclinE.Anincreaseinwagedecreasesthequantityoflaborinputdemandedresultingindecreasedemploymentastherateofhiringnewworkersdeclines.Theresultwillbeasurplusoflabor.Thosewhocanfindjobsmightbebetteroffwhilethosewhohadjobsmightfindthemselvesoutofwork.Thedifferenceinlaborincomesismostobviousbetween_______.A.youngmenandyoungwomenB.youngwomeninthesameindustryC.middle-agedmenandmiddle-agedwomenD.middle-agedwomeninthesameindustrySomeeconomistsbelievewomenearnlessthanmenpartlybecause______.A.womenarelessexperiencedthanmenB.womenareonlyprovidedwithlow-payingjobsC.womenhavemuchfreedominselectingtheirjobsD.thereismorethanenoughwomeninthelaborforceWhichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?A.Womenreceivelesseducationthanmen.B.Womenarenotasproductiveasmen.C.Levelsofeducationarecloselyrelatedtoproductivity.D.Goodsproducedbywomenarenotasgoodasthosebymen.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthatthegovernmentshoulddoforwomenworkers?A.Toensureequalpayforwomen.B.Toexplainwhywomenarepaidless.C.Toforceemployerstohiremorewomen.D.NosolutionisclearlysuggesteD.Whatwouldhappenifwomen’swageswereraised?A.InputofcapitalwouldbeincreaseD.B.Theunemploymentratewouldgoup.C.Thosethathavejobswouldbecomebetteroff.D.WomenasagroupwouldearnmorethanbeforE.
Tattoos纹身andbodypiercings穿孔havemoveduponthetrendlistinrecentyears.AroundWesternschoolslotsofteensareshowingoffnewholesandfleshink纹身.AswithallothersubjectstheChinesewillsurelyhavetodealwiththissituationwithrespecttotheirchildren.TogetabetterviewofwhathashappenedintheWestlet’ssitdownandhearwhattheysay.TiarafromIndiana:Ipersonallythinkbodypiercingissickening.Ifthereweresupposedtobeholesinyourbodyyouwouldhavebeenbornwiththem.Idohoweverthinkthatearpiercingisnotwrong.Thereisadifferencebetweenearpiercingandbellybutton肚脐piercing.Earpiercingisnotnearlyasdangerous.Iwouldbesickifsomeonestuckaneedleinmybellybutton.LeefromIllinois:Hi!IliveinIllinois.Iam23.Ihave12tattoosandthreepiercings.Ilovemytattoosandconsidermyselfanartcollector.Youwouldbesurprisedatwhohasgivenmethethumbs-uponmyartwork.Peopleonthestreetstopmetolookatthetattooonmyleg.Mostofthemdon’tknowwhatitis.Theyjustthinktheworkitselfisgreat.SubotaifromCalifomia:I’mnotagainstself-expressionbutwhenIseehighschoolstudentsgettingthesepiercingIreallywonder.Insomecasesthedriveisdeeperanddarkerthanmerefashion.A.friendofminetriedpiercingherowntonguewithasafetypin.Itgotinfectedandshehadatonguethesizeofacow’s.JacksonfromOhio:Idon’tthinkit’swrongbutwhenpeopledoitallovertheplaceliketheirfaceandeverything—Ithinkthat’sridiculous荒唐的.Peoplewhogetthebigdragonsthatcovertheirwholebody—Idon’tthinkthat’snecessary.WhenIseenakedchicksonguysIthinkYouhavenorespectforwomen.1.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.TiaramusthavebodypiercingB.Subotaidoesn’thavebodypiercingC.LeedislikestattoosD.Jacksonlikestattoosandpiercing2.Whodoesn’tthinktattoosandpiercingsarebeautifulexceptearpiercing?A.JacksonB.LeeC.TiaraD.Subotai3.Fromthepassagewecanmakeaconclusionthat_________.A.tattoosandpiecringsareanewkindofartB.alltheteachersintheWestareinfavouroftattoosandpiercingsC.everythingischangeableastimegoesonD.itisnecessarytolivewithdifferentviewsofbeauty4.Thebesttitleforthispassageisprobably_________.A.BodyArtorCausingDamageB.DoingDamagetotheYoungPeople’sBodiesC.YoungPeople’sDifferentCuriositiesD.TheLatestFashion
FormorethansixmillionAmericanchildrencominghomeafterschoolmeanscominghometoanemptyhousE.SomedealwiththesituationbywatchingTV.SomemayhidE.Butallofthemhavesomethingincommon.TheyspendpartofeachdayalonE.Theyarecalledlatchkeychildren.They’rechildrenwholookafterthemselveswhiletheirparentswork.Andtheirbadconditionhasbecomeasubjectofconcern.LynetteLongwasoncetheheadmasterofanelementaryschool.ShesaidWehadaschoolruleagainstwearingjewelry.A.lotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirneckswithkeysattacheD.Iwasconstantlytellingthemtoputtheminsideshirts.Thereweresomanykeysitnevercametomymindwhattheymeant.Slowlyshelearnedtheywerehousekeys.Sheandherhusbandbegantalkingtothechildrenwhohadthem.Theylearnedoftheimpact影响workingcouplesandsingleparentswerehavingontheirchildren.FearisthebiggestproblemfacedbychildrenathomealonE.OneineachthreelatchkeychildrentheLongstalkedtoreportedbeingscareD.Manyhadnightmaresandwereworriedabouttheirownsafety.Themostcommonwaylatchkeychildrendealwiththeirfearsisbyhiding.Itmightbeinashowerstallunderabedinacloset.ThesecondisTV.They’lloftenplayitathighvolumE.It’shardtogetstatistics情况材料onlatchkeychildrentheLongslearneD.MostparentsareslowtoadmittheyleavetheirchildrenalonE.1.Themainideaaboutlatchkeychildrenisthatthey_______.A.aregrowinginnumbersB.arealsofoundinmiddle-classneighborhoodsC.watchtoomuchtelevisionduringthedayD.sufferproblemsfrombeingleftalone2.Whichsentenceinthesecondparagraphisthetopicsentence?A.Wehadaschoolruleagainstwearingjewelry.B.A.lotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirnecks.C.Iwasconstantlytellingthemtoputinsidetheirshirts.D.Theywerehousekeys.3.Themainfeelingthesechildrenhavewhentheyareathomebythemselvesis_______.A.tirednessB.freedomC.lonelinessD.fear4.Wemaydrawaconclusionthat_______.A.latchkeychildrenenjoyhavingsuchalargeamountoftimealoneB.latchkeychildrentrytohidetheirfeelingC.latchkeychildrenoftenwatchTVwiththeirparentsD.it’sdifficulttofindouthowmanylatchkeychildrenthereare
ThesurprisingexperimentIamabouttodescribeprovesthatairisallaroundyouandthatitprovesdownuponyou.AirpressureisawonderfulforcE.Whenyouswimunderwateryoucanfeelwaterpushdownyourbody.TheairallaroundyoudoesthesamE.Howeveryourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.ThepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmospherE.ThislayersurroundstheEarthextendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth'ssurfacE.ThefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathomE.Butmakesurethatyouaresupervisedbecauseyouwillneedtousematches.Whatyouneed·Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell·Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg·Apieceofpaper·AmatchMethod1CheckthatthepaperwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottlE.2TearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottlE.3LightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottlE.4QuicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottlE.ResultAstonishinglytheeggwillbesuckedintothebottlE.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.WhyithappenedAsthepaperburnsitneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygenairinthebottlE.TheeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottlesonomoreaircangetinsidE.ThisreducestheairpressureinsidethebottlE.TheairpressuremustequalizesomoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottlE.Theoutsideairpressesagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Thatprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressingdownonit.Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?A.Thebottlecouldbreak.B.Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.C.TheeggneedstobeshelleD.D.TheegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottlE.Intheexperimenttheburninginsidethebottlecan__.A.equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutsideB.makeasealintheneckofthebottleC.finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottleD.producemoreoxygeninsidethebottleHowdidtheeggputintothebottle?A.Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.B.Itbecamesaltwithouttheshell.C.Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.D.TheoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottlE.Theexperimentiscarriedouttoprove____.A.waterpushesonyourbodywhenyouswimunderwaterB.theearthissurroundedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphereC.thepressureofairaroundushasapowerfulforceD.theairpressureisnotequalizedaroundus
TheWal-MartinCleburneTexaswascrowdeD.Peoplewerewaitinginlonglinesatcheckoutcounterstopayforsmallthingsthatwouldbenext-morningtreasuresundersomeone’sChristmastreE.ThewomanstandingincashierJeffreyKandt’slineseemedtobelivingontheedgeofsubsistence生计.Herclotheswerewornandherhandswerethoseofapersonwho’dworkedhardforwhatshehaD.Sheheldasingleiteminherarmsasshepatientlywaitedtomovetothefrontoftheline—aSonyCDplayer.Shehadsavedallyearforthis.Withtaxthetotalwouldbecloseto$220.AsthewomangotclosetothecashiershesuddenlyshoutedWhere’smymoney?Allofmymoneyfromyson’sgift!Ohno!Whymyline?Kandtthoughtashewatchedthepoorwomansearchingthroughherclothes.Hewasgoingtohavetocallhismanagertoavoidthesalebutitwouldmeanalongwaitforthecustomersbehindher.IamgoingtogohomelatetonightKandtthought.ThenanamazingthinghappeneD.Atthebackofthelineamantookouthiswalletpulledout$100andpasseditforwarD.Asthecashmovedupthelineatwen5ty-dollarbillwasaddedhereandaten-dollarbillwasaddedtherE.WhenthecollectionfinallyreachedtheregistewrKandtcounted$220.Strangershadfulfilledapoorwoman’sChristmaswish.ThepoorinhislineattheWal-MartinCleburneTexashadcometogetheronChristmasEve2002.Accordingtothepassagethewoman’sChristmaswishwasto______.A.collect$220forherfamilyB.buyhersonaCDplayerasagiftC.buyenoughfoodforherfamilyD.organizeabigpartyforhersonWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutJeffreyKandtwhenthewomancouldn’tfindhermoney?A.HewasimpatientandwantedtogohomE.B.Hewantedtoseewhetherthewomanhadmoneyornot.C.HewantedthewomantostandinanotherlinE.D.Hedidn’tthinkaboutthecustomerswaitingbehindthewoman.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytalkabout?A.adescriptionofamanstandinginthelineB.thecashierJefferyKandtC.thecollectionof$220D.areasonwhythestrangerscollectedhemoneyWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewomancollectedmoneybyherself.B.Thewomanseemedtobepoorbutinfacthadlotsofmoney.C.Strangersinthelinevolunteeredtohelpthewoman.D.Thewomanhadneveraymoney.
Womenmighthaveahigherpositionatworkbutathometheircareerstendtogivewaytotheirhusband’sjobwithwomenmostlikelytoquitwhenbothareworkinglonghoursaccordingtoaU.S.study.ResearcherYoungjooChafromCornellUniversityfoundthatworkingwomenwithahusbandwhoworked50hoursormoreaweekfoundthemselvesstilldoingmostofthehouseworkandthecaregivingandweremorelikelytoendupquittingtheirjobs.Ananalysisof8484professionalworkersand17648nonprofessionalsfromdual-earner双职工familiesshowedthatifwomenhadahusbandwhoworked60hoursormoreperweekitincreasedthewoman’spossibilityofquittingherpaidjobby42percent.Chasaidthepossibilityofquittingincreasedto51percentforprofessionalwomenwhosehusbandswork60hoursormoreperweekandforprofessionalmothersthepossibilitytheywouldquittheirjobsjumped112percent.Howeveritdidnotsignificantlyaffectaman’spossibilityofquittinghisjobifhiswifeworked60hoursormoreperweekaccordingtothestudypublishedintheAmericanSociologicalReviewinApril.Forprofessionalmenbothparentsandnon-parentstheeffectsofawifeworkinglonghourswerenegligibleaccordingtothestudy.Aslongwork-hoursintroduceconflictbetweenworkandfamilyintomanydual-earnerfamiliescouplesoftensolveconflictinwaysthatprioritizehusbands’careersChawhouseddatafromtheU.S.CensusBureausaidinastatement.Thiseffectismagnified突出amongworkersinprofessionalandmanagingoccupationswherethecriterionofoverworkandthecultureoflookingafterchildrentendtobestrongest.Thefindingssuggestthatthepopularityofoverworkmayleadmanydual-earnercouplestoreturntoatraditionalfamilypattern—breadwinningmenandhomemakingwomen.66.Accordingtothetextweknowthat______.A.menpreferworklonghoursB.womenprefertoworkoutsideC.men’scareersareunimportantD.womenaremorelikelytoquitjobs67.TheunderlinedwordnegligibleinParagraph4mostprobablymeans______.A.unimportantB.limitedC.differentD.obvious68.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Whenthere’sconflictbetweenworkandfamilyahusbandwillgiveuphiswork.B.Womenmaystilldomostofthehouseworkandcareforbabiesorchildren.C.Professionalwomenaremorelikelytoquitthejobthanprofessionalmothers.D.Aman’schanceofquittingjobswasinfluencedifhiswifeworkslonghours.69.Wecaninferfromthelastsentencethat______.A.alltheworkerspaymoreattentiontolookingafterchildrenB.overworkmayhavenoinfluenceondual-earnercouplesC.traditionallymenusuallyworkedtosupportthefamilyD.mostdual-earnercoupleswillreturntoatraditionalfamilypattern70.InwhichcolumnofChinaDailycanyoufindthispassage?A.HealthB.LifeC.SportD.Entertainment
第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2.5分满分50分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项A.veryimportantworldproblem----infactItendtosayitisthemostimportantofallthegreatworldproblemswhichfaceusatpresenttime----istherapidlyincreasingpressureofpopulationonlandandonlandresources.Itisnotsomuchtheactualpopulationoftheworldbutitsrateofincreasewhichisthemostimportant.Itworksouttobeabout1.6percentnetannualincreasE.Intermsofnumbersthismeanssomethinglike40to55millionadditionalpeopleveryyear.Canadahasapopulationof20millionratherless6months’climbinworldpopulation.Andthereare10millionpeopleinAustraliA.Soittakestheworldlessthanthreemothstoaddtoitselfapopulationapopulationofthatvastcountry.Letuscometoourowncrowdedcountry----EnglandandWales;45--50millionpeople----justaboutayear’ssupply.Bythistimetomorrowandeverydaytherewillbeaddedtotheearthabout120000extrapeople----justaboutthepopulationofthecityofYork.IamnottalkingaboutbirthratE.ThisisnetincreasE.Togiveyousomeideaofbirthratelookatthesecondhandofyourwatch.EverysecondthreebabiesarebornsomewhereintheworlD.Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!YoucannotspeakquicklyenoughtokeeppacewiththebirthratE.Thisenormousincreaseofpopulationwillcreateimmenseproblems.By2010A.D.unlesssomethingdesperatehappenstherewillbeasmanyas7000000000peopleonthesurfaceofthisearth!SothisisaproblemwhichyouaregoingtoseeinyourlifetimE.1.Thetopicforthepassageis_________.A.TheLackofLandResourcesB.PopulationExplosionC.YourLifetimeD.TheBirthrate2.Accordingtotheauthor_________isthemostimportantforpopulationpressurE.A.thenetincreaserateB.thebirthrateC.theenormousamountofworldpopulationD.thepopulationexplosioninAustralia3.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph2that________.A.inmorethan6monthstotheworldpopulation20millionwillbeaddedB.threemonthslatertothepopulationintheworld10millionwillbeaddedC.inlessthanthreemonthstotheworldpopulation10millionwillbeaddedD.oneyearlaterthepopulationofEnglandandWaleswillbedoubled4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.After24hours120thousandbabieswerebornB.Thebirthrateis180babieseveryminutE.C.Duringayearabout45millionpeopleareborn.D.AfteradayYorkwillhave120000extrapeoplE.5.somethingdesperatehappensinthelastparagraphcanbebestreplacedby_________.A.theworldwarsbreakoutB.peopleareindespairC.birthcontrolpolicyisadoptedD.peoplerealizetheseriousnessofthepopulationproblem
Veryoldpeopledoraisemoralproblemsforalmosteveryonewhocomesincontactwiththem.Theirvalues—thiscan’tberepeatedtoooften—arenotnecessarilyourvalues.Physicalcomfortcleannessandorderarenotnecessarilythemostimportantthings.Thesocialservicesfromtimetotimefindthemselvesfacedwithaflatwithdecayingfoodcoveredbysmallwormsandanoldpersonlyingaloneinbedtakingnonoticeoftheworms.Butisitinterfering干涉withpersonalfreedomtoinsistthattheygotolivewithsomeoftheirrelativessothattheymightbetakenbettercareof?SomesocialworkerstheoneswhoclearupthewormsthinkweareindangerofcarryingthisconceptofpersonalfreedomtothepointwhereseriousrisksarebeingtakenwiththehealthandsafetyoftheolD.IndeedtheoldcanbeeasilyhurtorharmeD.Thebodyislikeacaritneedsmoremechanicalmaintenance机械维修保养asitgetsolder.Youcancarrythiscomparisonrightthroughtotheprovisionofspareparts.ButneverforgetthatsuchoperationsarepainfulexperienceshowevergoodtheresultswillbE.Andatwhatpointshouldyoustoptotreattheoldbody?Isitmorallyrighttotrytopushoffdeathbyseekingthedevelopmentofdrugstoexcitetheforgetfuloldmindandtoactivatetheoldbodyknowingthatitisdesignedtodie?Youcan’taskdoctorsorscientiststodecidebecausesolongastheycanseethetechnicalopportunitiestheywillfeelboundtogivethematryontheprinciplethatwhilethere’slifethere’shopE.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.C.o.mWhenyoutalktotheoldpeoplehoweveryouareforcedtotheconclusionthatwhetherageishappyorunpleasantdependslessonmoneyoronhealththanitdoesonyourabilitytohavefun.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Thevaluesaredifferentbetweentheoldandtheyoung.B.ThemoralproblemsraisedbyoldpeoplE.C.ThepersonalfreedomfortheolD.D.Oldpeople’sviewpointonlifE.2.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.Veryoldpeoplewouldliketolivealonetohavemorepersonalfreedom.B.Veryoldpeopleareabletokeeptheirroomclean.C.Veryoldpeopleliketolivewiththeirchildren.D.SocialserviceshavenothingtodowithveryoldpeoplE.3.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingisright?A.Theolderapersonthemorecareheneeds.B.Toomuchemphasishasbeenputonoldpeople’svalues.C.Thehumanbodycan’tbecomparedtoacar.D.ItiseasytoprovidesparepartsforoldpeoplE.4.Theunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.theirmoneyortheirhealthB.theconclusionyoucometoC.yourtalktotheoldpeopleD.whetherageishappyorunpleasant
Petownersarebeingencouragedtotaketheiranimalstoworkamovescientistssaycanbegoodforproductivityworkplacemorale士气andthewell-beingofanimals.A.studyfoundthat25%ofAustralianwomenwouldliketokeepanofficepet.SueChaselingofPetcareInformationServicesaidthepracticeofkeepingofficepetswasgoodbothforthepeopleandthepets.Onthepets’sidetheyarenotleftontheirownandwon’tfeellonelyandunhappyshesaid.A.studyofmajorUScompaniesshowedthat73%foundofficepetsbeneficial有益的while27%experiencedadropinabsenteeism缺勤.XarniRiggshastwocatswalkingaroundherGlobalHairSaloninPaddington.Mycustomerslovethem.Theyaretheirfavoritesshesaid.Theyarenottroublesome.Theyknowwhentogoandhaveasleepinthesun.LittleblackBJhasspentnearlyallhistwoyearsworkingatPunchGalleryinBalmain.OwnerIainPowellsaidhehadhadcatsatthegalleryfor15years.BJoftenliesintheshopwindowandpeoplewalkingpasttapontheglasshesaid.MsChaselingsaidcatswerepopularinserviceindustriesbecausetheyenabledapointofconversation.Butshesaidownershadtomakesureboththeirco-workersandthecatswerecomfortable.ThepercentageofAmericancompaniesthatareinfavorofkeepingofficepetsis.A.73%B.27%C.25%D.15%WeknowfromthetextthatBJA.worksintheGlobalHairSalonB.oftengreetsthepassers-byC.likestosleepinthesunD.isatwo-year-oldcatThebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.A.PetsHelpAttractCustomersB.YourFavoriteOfficePetsC.PetsJointheWorkforceD.BusyLifeforPets
PeoplesayteenagersarenogooD.Theymaketoomuchnoiseinshoppingmalls;theydriverecklessly不顾一切地upanddownAmerica’smainstreets;theycarrychipsontheirshouldersasbigastheSearsTower.AndatleastsomeofthetimethosethingsaretruE.Butweshouldn’tforgetthattherearehardmomentsinthelifeofateenagertoo.Iwatchedsuchamomentnotlongagoatawoman’sfuneral.Ididn’texpecttheeventtoaffectmE.ThroughmuchoftheceremonyinfactIremainedunmoveD.TheteenagegrandsonsteppedforwarD.Withhisveryfirstdeepbreatheveryheartinthatchurchwasachinglyremindedofsomethingwehadallforgotten.Softlyhebegan:IwanttoshareafewvaluesthatNanataughtmE.Sheneverfailedtoseelightinanysituation.WhenourfamilydogwouldtruelyattractherwhatwouldNanasay?‘ohwhatbeautifulbarkingthatdoghas!’ThatwasNanA.Shewasastrongwomanwhooftenlivedintheshadowofmygrandpawhowasasuccessfulbusinessmaninthiscity.Butshewastheonebehindthesceneswhoprovidedthestrengthandsupportformygrandpa’scareerhesaidwithavoicenowtremblingThatwasNana’sway.ThroughalowsobhecontinuedWhenevershedidanythingworthrecognitionyou’dhavetohearaboutitfromadifferentsourcebecauseshewasneveronetoshowoff.FinallyinavoicebreakingfreeofsorrowhelookedupandsaidNanataughtmecouragE.SheputupanincrediblefighttotheendwhenshediedpeacefullywhichishowshelivedherlifE.ThatwasNana’swayandIhopeIcancarryoninthesamemanner.TherearenoheartsassensitiveasthoseofteenagersbecauseeverythingishappeningtothemforthefirsttimE.Thetroublewithteenagersisthattheyhaven’tlearnedtobecontrolleD.Whenthatboyrosetospeakaboutthewomanwhosurelyhadbeenhistruestanddearestfriendhishonestvoicedraggedeachofusoutintotheopenwherewecouldnolongerhideinthecalmceremony.Heexposedustothetruthaboutthisveryrealwomanwhobelievedinaboywhoprobablytriedthepatienceofmanyadults.Heremindedusthathisgrandmotherwasmorethananotherdotonthechartoflifeanddeath.Alloveragainwefeltthosepowerfullossescrossingourownheartsandweknewthatwhenyousaygood-byetosomethinghappysomethingyounginyourself.Andthatsomethingneverreallyreturnsandthepainneverreallygoesaway.Inthefirstparagraphthewritergavesomeexamplesto_____.A.supporthisideathatyoungpeoplearenogooD.B.introducehispointofviewaboutyoungpeoplE.C.tellpeopleeverycoinhasitstwosides.D.youngpeopleoftenmakemistakes.Fromtheboy’sspeechweknow_____.A.hisgrandmotherhadgreatinfluenceonhim.B.theyhadadogwhichoftenattackedpeopleC.peoplehadforgottenheruntiltheboyappeareD.D.hisgrandmotherwassoweakthatsheisalwayslivingintheshadowofhisgrandpaWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theboy‘sspeechmovednoonepresentatthefuneralexceptthewriter.B.Theboy’sbeinggoodatexpressinghimselfenabledhimtodraweveryone’sattention.C.Theboywastoogrievedtoacceptthefactthathisgrandmotherhadpassedaway.D.Thewriterdidn’texpecttheeventwouldaffecthim.Whatwordscanbestdescribegrandmother’squality?A.weakmildandmodest.B.easygoingcautiousandconsiderateC.sensitiveandhardonothers.D.patientoptimisticstrongandhelpful.Thepassagetellsthereaders____.A.facingcertainbitterfactshelpyoungpeopletogrow.B.youngpeoplehavetocontrolthemselvesC.theadultsshouldlearnfromtheyoung.D.theadultsshouldteachtheyounghowtobebrave
Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited剥削yearafteryeartheyhaveonlythemselvestoblamE.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashiontheyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofitonlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe衣柜packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.ChangingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwastE.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.WomenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhavE.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraisedandsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmthcomfortanddurability耐用.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfortaslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn’tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterdayordelicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen’sclothesonewondersreflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?ThatisforyoutodecidE.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney.A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashionsC.byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen’sclothingD.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen’sclothingTothewriterthefactthatwomenchangetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas.A.awasteofmoneyB.awasteoftimeC.anexpressionoftasteD.anexpressionofcreativityThewriterwouldbelesscriticaliffashiondesignersplacedmorestressontheofclothing.A.costB.appearanceC.comfortD.suitabilityAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedforthecommercialexploitationofwomen.B.Theconstantchangesinwomen’sclothingreflecttheirstrengthofcharacter.C.Thefashionindustrymakesanimportantcontributiontosociety.D.Fashiondesignsshouldnotbeencouragedsincetheyareonlywelcomedbywomen.
AsurveywasconductedinShanghaiwhereintervieweeswereaskediftheywantedtobeafactoryworker.OnepercentofallpeopleinterviewedsaidYESWangHongjunatechniciansaidraisinghisvoicefordramaticeffect.ButIcantellyouonlyasmallpartofthat1percentaretellingthetruth.I'vemetcolorfulpeoplelikeWangalloverChinA.Theyarecynical玩世不恭的yetwarmheartedplainspokenbutsmart.Andmanyofthemareconfined局限于toworkinfactories.WangisatoptechnicianbutalsorepresentsmanualfactoryworkerswhoareChina'smostimportantnaturalresourcE.TheirenergyispoweringChina'seconomicboomandtheirmuscleisturningthewheeloftheworld'sfactory.Butdoestheirunskilledlaborgivetheirlifemeaning?Atschooldidtheytelltheirfriends:WhenIgrowupIwanttoworkinafactorymakingsocks?Didyou?Factoryworkhasalwaysbeenastepping-stonefromfarmlifetothecityandamodernlifE.It'sbeenhappeningforcenturiesbuttodaywithourspace-agetechnologyit'soutdateD.Earning1200yuan$169permonthworkinginafactoryisbetterthanthatonafarmbutasWangpointsoutit'snotadreamcareer.ThereshouldbebetterwaystoearnyourricE.Manymodernfactoriesnolongerhaveproductionlineworkers.Robotsdotheassembly装配.Peoplejustdothemonitoring.InthisageoftechnologyinwhichChinaisnowworkingsmarterandnotjustharderwhyarepeoplestillstandinginproductionlines?ButlifeischeapinChinA.Sowhynotcontinuetoexploitthelow-costlaborsituationandkeeptheeconomygrowingfastsomeentrepreneursmayask.Howmanypeoplesurveyedreallyliketobefactoryworkers?A.OnepercentB.OnlyasmallpartC.OnlyasmallpartofthatonepercentD.Thewriterdidn’tmentionit.WhichisNOTthewriter'sopinionoffactoryworkers?A.cynicalB.unimportantC.warmheartedD.plainspokenWangHongjunisapersonwhois.A.difficulttogetalongwithB.humorousbutseriousC.cynicalbutwarmheartedplainspokenbutsmartD.fullofenergybutdoesn'twanttoworkhardWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.FactoryworkersmakecontributionstoChina'seconomicboom.B.Workinginafactoryisbetterthanthatonafarm.C.Factoryworkersaresatisfiedwiththeirlivingconditions.D.Someentrepreneursexploitedthelow-costlaborsituation.ThewriterusestobeginthepassagE.A.alotoffiguresB.manyexamplesC.somedialogueD.theresultofasurvey
SavingthePlanetwithEarth-FriendlyBambooProductsJackieHeinricher’sloveaffairwithbamboostartedinherbackyarD.AsachildIrememberplayingamongthegoldenbamboomydadhadplantedandwhentherewasaslightwindthebamboossoundedreallymusical.A.fisheriesbiologistHeinricher47plannedtoworkinthesalmonindustryinSeattlewhereshelivedwithherhusbandGuyThornburghbutshefoundittoocompetitivE.Thenhergardengavehertheideaforabusiness:She’dplanted20bambooforestsontheirseven-acrefarm.HeinricherstartedBoo-ShootGardensin1998.SherealizedearlyonwhatisjustnowbeginningtobeknowntotherestoftheworlD.Itcanbeusedtomakefishingpolesskateboardsbuildingsfurniturefloorsandevenclothing.Anaddedbonus:Bambooabsorbsfourtimesasmuchcarbondioxideasagroupofhardwoodtreesandreleases35percentmoreoxygen.Firstshehadtofindawaytomass-producetheplants—atoughtasksincebambooflowerscreateseedonlyonceevery50to100years.Anddividingabambooplantfrequentlykillsit.HeinricherappealedtoRandyBurratissuecultureexperttohelpher.Peoplekepttellinguswe’dneverfigureitoutsaysHeinricher.Othershadworkedonitfor27years!IbelievedinwhatweweredoingthoughsoIjustkeptgoing.Shewasrighttofeelasenseofurgency.BambooforestsarebeingrapidlyusedupandaUnitedNationsreportshowedthateventhoughbambooishighlyrenewableasmanyashalfoftheworld’sspeciesarethreatenedwithdyingout.Heinricherknewthatbamboocouldmakeasignificantimpactoncarbonemissions排放andworldeconomiesbutonlyifhugenumberscouldbeproduceD.Andthat’sjustwhatsheandBurrfiguredoutafternineyearsofexperiments—awaytogrowmillionsofplants.Byplacingcuttingsintesttubeswithsaltsvitaminsplanthormonesandseaweedgeltheygottheplantstogrowandthenraisedtheminsoilingreenhouses.NotlongafteritBurr’slabhitfinancialdifficulties.Heinricherhadnoexperiencerunningatissuecultureoperationbutshewasn’tpreparedtoquit.SosheboughtthelaB.TodayHeinricherheadsupaprofitablemultimillion-dollarcompanyworkingonspeciesfromallovertheworldandsellingthemtowholesalers.Ifyouwanttofarmbambooit’shardtodowithouttheyoungplantsandthat’swhatwehaveshesaysproudly.56.Whatwasthemainproblemwithplantingbamboowidely?A.Theydidn’thaveenoughyoungbamboo.B.TheywereshortofmoneyandexperiencE.C.Theydidn’thaveabigenoughfarmtodoit.D.TheywerenotunderstoodbyotherpeoplE.57.WhatdoesHeinricherthinkofbamboo?A.RenewableandacceptableB.ProductiveandflexiblE.C.Usefulandearth-friendly.D.StrongandprofitablE.58.TheunderlinedwordrenewableinParagraph6probablymeans________.A.abletobereplacednaturallyB.abletoberaiseddifficultlyC.abletobeshapedeasilyD.abletoberecycledconveniently59.Whatdoyoulearnfromthepassage?A.Heinricher’sloveforbambooledtoherexperimentsinthelaB.B.Heinricher’sdeterminationhelpedhertosucceedinherwork.C.Heinricherstruggledtopreventbamboofromdisappearing.D.Heinricherfinallysucceededinrealizingherchildhooddream.
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