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TheUnitedStatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersarehonoredbytheirchildren.OnthethirdSundayinJunefathersallacrosstheUnitedStatesaregivenpresentstreatedtodinnerorotherwisemadetofeelspecial.TheoriginofFather'sDayisnotclearbutnomatterwhenthefirsttrueFather'sDayappearedthestrongestsupporteroftheholidaywasMrs.BruceJohnDoddofSpokaneWashington.ShethoughtoftheideaforFather'sDaywhilelisteningtoaMother'sDaysermon布道in1909.SonorawantedaspecialdaytohonorherfatherWilliamSmart.SmartwhowasaCivilWarsoldierwasleftalonewhenhiswifediedwhilegivingbirthtotheirsixthchilD.Mr.SmarthadtoraisethenewbornandhisotherfivechildrenbyhimselfonafarmineasternWashingtonstatE.AfterSonorabecameanadultsherealizedtheselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent.Itwasherfatherthatmadeallthesacrifices牺牲andwasacourageousselflessandlovingman.In1909Mrs.DoddgaveherownministerandothersinSpokanesomeadviceabouthavingachurchservicedevotedtofathersthusFather’sDaycameintobeing.PeoplecelebratedthethirdSundayinJuneasFather'sDay.Childrenmadespecialsweetsorvisitedtheirfathersiftheylivedapart.InearlytimeswearingflowerswasatraditionalwayofcelebratingFather’sDay.PeopleworeredrosestohonorafatherstilllivingandworewhiteflowerstohonoradeaddaD.Whenchildrencan'tvisittheirfathersortakethemouttodinnertheysendagreetingcarD.Traditionallyfathersprefergreetingcardsthatarenottoosentimental多愁善感的.Mostgreetingcardshavestrangeshapessofatherslaughwhentheyopenthem66.WhofirstraisedtheideaofFather’sDay?A.SonoraB.SmartC.Smart’swifeD.Sonora’sminister.67.HowmanybrothersandsistersdidSonorahavealtogether?A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six68.Smartwasa_______fatherwhileSonorawasa_______daughter.A.selflessconsiderateB.selflessbeautifulC.cleverdiligentD.perfectsentimental69.WhatwasthetraditionalwayofcelebratingFather’sDayinearlytimes?A.VisitingfathersB.TakingfathersouttodinnerC.SendingfathersgreetingcardsD.Wearingflowers70.Mostpeoplesendtheirfathersgreetingcardsofstrangeshapesto_______them.A.relaxB.pleaseC.frightenD.surprise
Whoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmericahomebutmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworlD.IfyoulookatthenamesonshopwindowsyouwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.TheideathatthesepeoplewhooncewerestrangerstotheUnitedStateshavelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecomeAmericanisreallynottruE.InfactwhatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindofside-by-sidelivinginwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincertainareasoftheirlives—suchasinschoolsbusinessandsports—buttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathomE.Thislivingside-by-sidehasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.Howevertherearealsogreatadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.ThereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddressfoodandsocialcustomsinAmericA.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStatesinchurchesmusicfoodnationalgroupsornewspapers.1.Morethan215millionpeoplecallAmericahomebecause_______.A.theyhavetheirhousesthereB.theysettletherenowC.theywanttomaketheirhomethereD.theylikethatlandverymuch2.Side-by-sidelivingstylemeans_______.A.tomakefriendswithnativepeopleB.tokeeptheirowncustomswhilesharingAmericanonesincertainareasC.thegroupsofpeoplewholivenearbyD.thattheygetclosertoAmericansociety3.accordingtothepassagepeopleintheUSA________.A.shareAmericancustomsandcultureB.liveinakindofside-by-sidesocietyC.keeptheirowncustomsandhabitsfirmlyD.makenochoicetoacceptAmericancustoms4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theyalwayssticktotheirowncustomsandhabits.B.Side-by-sidelivingstyleisnotsuitablE.C.Theyfacethesocietytheyarenotfamiliarwith.D.TheadvantagescomingfromthevarietyofculturesmakelifeinAmericacolorful.5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantages.B.DifferentCustomsandHabits.C.HomeforthePeoplE.D.Side-by-sideLivingStyleinAmericA.
Formanyparentsraisingateenagerislikefightingalongwarbutyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountriestheparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?Bothsideswantpeacebutneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpartthisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents’pointofviewtheonlycauseoftheirfightistheirteenagers’completeunreasonableness.Andofcoursetheteensseeitinexactlythesamewayexceptoppositely.BothfeeltrappeD.InthisarticleI’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shairthecleanlinessofthebedroomthepreferredstyleofclothingthechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschoolorhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Secondblamingthegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.ThirdneedingtoberightItdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis–politicsthelawsofphysicsortheproperwaytobreakanegg–thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrongforbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority权威---someonewhoactuallyknowssomething---andthereforetowinrespect.Unfortunatelyaslongasparentsandteenscontinuetothinkthattheyknowmorethantheotherthey’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.68.Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent—teenwartoaborderconflict?A.bothcancontinueforgenerations.B.BothareaboutwheretodrawthelinE.C.Neitherhasanyclearwinner.D.NeithercanbeputtoanenD.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A.Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.B.Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict.C.Theteensaccusetheirparentsofmisleadingthem.D.Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents.70.Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto________.A.giveorderstotheotherB.knowmorethantheotherC.gainrespectfromtheotherD..gettheothertobehaveproperly
PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaymusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherandthelifeofAmericanpeople.Mostoftheradioprogrammesaremusic.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeCDsortapeswhichradiobecomeapopstar.ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatarepopularamongAmericans.Oneiscalledfolkmusic.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.Anotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Todayanymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.56.________kindsofmusicarementioned提到inthispassage.A.TwoB.Four.C.ThreeD.Five57.Whenpopsingers________theyareregardedaspopstars.A.becomepopularwiththeirfansB.makeaCDortapeC.makemuchmoneyD.arewantedtosingontheradio58.Fromthepassageweknowthatcountrymusicisabout________.A.thecommonlifeofAmericansB.thelifeofcowboysC.thecountrylifeandlovestoriesD.theschoollifeinAmerica59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassageA.WesternMusicB.PopularMusicC.HistoryofMusicD.AmericanMusic
Madefromthehide兽皮ofbushy-hairedanimalsfurisknownasthefirstmaterialusedforclothing.Itwasusedbyearlyhumanslikethehominoids类人猿tokeepwarmduringthewinterseasonorwhentheytraveledtocoolerregions.Traditionallyanimalswerehunteddowntoproducefurcoats.Atpresentthoughsomeanimalslikethemink水貂andthefoxarebredandfarmedfortheirfur.Nowwearingfurisconsideredaluxurybecauseofitspriceandavailability.FurcoatsareproducedandusedallovertheworldespeciallyincoolercountrieslikeRussiaandNorthernEurope.Theseareusuallymadefromthefurofbiggeranimalslikebearswolvesandfoxeswhicharehunteddownfortheirmeatandhide.BecauseofthisseveraloftheirspecieshavebecomeendangereD.Yetuntilnowtherehasbeennolawpassedtoregulatethefurindustry.That’swhyAnimalrightsgroupsincludingstarscontinuetocampaignagainstfurclothingincludingfurcoatmanufacturing.DennisRodmanisthefirstmanandthefirstsportsstartodoaphotoshootforPETA’sRatherGoNakedThanWearFurseries.DuringtheFashionWeekofNYCin2005Rodmancamenottositinthefrontrowatashowbuttounveilhisprovocative挑衅的震动的newPETAadvertisement.Intheverytentswheredesignerswerepushingfur.InPETA’sadvertisementRodmanappearsnude赤裸的---exceptforhistattoos---alongsidethecaption插图说明ThinkInkNotMinkandurges:Becomfortableinyourownskinandletanimalskeeptheirs.RodmanwatchedPamelaAnderson’sthree-minutevideoshowinghowanimalsliveanddiebeforebeingmadeintofurcoats.Ifyouactuallylookatthevideofirsthanditgivesyouadifferentperspectiveonanimalsandhowthey’retreateD.It’sheart-wrenchingtoseewhattheygothroughhesaiD.56.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Peopleraiseminksandfoxestogettheirfur.B.Earlyhumansusedfurtokeepwarm.C.Thereareblanksinlegalsystemtoregulatethefurindustry.D.Manyspecieshavebeenextinctbecauseoftheneedforfur.57.ByquotingtheexampleofDennisRodmantheauthorintendstoshowthat_______.A.StarstakeadvantageofeveryopportunitytomakethemselvesfamousB.Starsarelesslikelytowearfur.C.Moreandmorestarshavetakenpartinthecampaignagainstfurclothing.D.StarsbelongtoAnimalrightsgroups.58.Theunderlinedwordheart-wrenchinginthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans__________.A.upsetandpainfulB.surprisingC.interestingD.encouraging.59.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.FurIndustryB.CampaignAgainstFurClothingC.AnimalsAreEndangeredD.AnAnimalRightsActivist
TheiPhonetheiPad:eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad一时的风尚.Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletteri–andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer–whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet–-usedthetitlein2008.A.lovelybear–popularintheUSandUK–thatplaysmusicandvideoiscallediTeddy.A.slimmed-downversionofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunderthenamei.Ingeneralsingle-letterprefixes前缀havebeenpopularsincethe1990swhentermssuchase-mailande-commercefirstcameintousE.Mostiproductsaretargetedat针对youngpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’siit’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablenamE.Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletteri.Whynotuseaborcinstead?AccordingtoTonyThorneheadoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollegeLondoniworksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleusesinooneknowswhetheritmeansInternetinformationindividualorinteractiveThornetoldBBCMagazines.EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPoditseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition定义hesays.HoweverthankstoApplethetermisnowconnectedwithportability轻便.addsThornE.ClearlytheletterialsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneedsandwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.AlongwithGoogleandblogreadersofBBCMagazinesvotediasoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade十年.Butashistoryshowspeoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990sproductswith2000intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.HoweverasweenteredthenewcenturythefashiondisappeareD.1.PeopleuseiPlayerto__________.A.listentomusicB.makeacallC.watchTVprogramsonlineD.readnewspapers2.WecaninferthattheIndependent’siisdesignedfor_________.A.youngreadersB.oldreadersC.fashionablewomenD.engineers3.Theunderlinedwordambiguousmeans__________.A.popularB.uncertainC.clearD.unique4.Nowadaystheitermoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare__________.A.portableB.environmentallyfriendlyC.advancedD.recyclable5.Thewritersuggeststhat__________.A.iproductsareoftenofhighqualityB.iTeddyisalivebearC.theletterbreplacesletteritonametheproductsD.thepopularityofiproductsmaynotlastlong
ProtectingCopyrightHavingfinishedherhomeworkMaLiwantssomemusiC.AsusualshestartshercomputerandgoestoBaidu.comtodownloadmusicfiles.Butthistimesheissurprisedwhenanannouncementaboutprotectingsongs’copyrightburstsontothescreen.TheageoffreemusicandmoviedownloadsmayhavecometoanendasWebcompanieslikeBaiduareaccusedofpiratingcopyright.Lawsuitshavebeenfiledagainstfourwebsitesofferingfreedownloads.InSeptember2005aBeijingcourtorderedBaidutopayrecordingcompanyShanghaiPushcompensationfortheirlosses.BaiduwasalsotoldtoblockthelinkstothepiratedmusiconthewebsitE.ThiscausedaheateddiscussiononInteractfilesharing.Baidu’sdefeatinthelawsuitshowsitisnotrighttogetcopyrightedsongswithoutpaying.Downloadersmayfacelawsuitsorfinessaidanofficial.LikemanyteensHuangRuoruan18-year-oldgirlfromPuninginGuangdongProvincedoesn’tthinkthatgettingmusicfromwebsitesiswrong.ShealwayssharesherfavouritesongsdownloadedfromBaiduwithherfriends.Whentoldaboutthelawsuitshebegantofeelalittleguiltyaboutobtainingothers’workwithoutpaying.Howeverotherteenagershavedifferentideas.WangYafeiaSenior2girlfromJinanShandongProvincepointedoutthatfilesharingisagoodwaytopromotepopsingers.IfIdownloadasongandreallylikeitIwillbuytheCDshesaiD.Sowhattherecordingcompaniesreallyshouldconcentrateonisimprovingtheirmusicratherthanpursuingfile-sharers.66.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthepassage?A.Downloadingmaterialcanbeillegal.B.MusicontheInternetisofbetterquality.C.It’sgoodtogetfreemusicontheInternet.D.Baiduisapopularwebcompany.67.Thefourwebcompanieswereputtocourtbecause________.A.theygotcopyrightedsongswithoutpayingB.theymakecopyrightedfilesforfreedownloadsC.theydownloadedcopyrightedmusicforpeopleD.theyofferfreemusiconline68.Howdosomeoftheteenagersfeelwhiledownloadingfreemusicafterthelawsuit?A.A.bitguilty.B.A.littlesaD.C.Extremelyangry.D.Awfullysorry.69.What’stheadvantageoffilesharingforrecordingcompanies?A.Gettingmoremoneyfromwebcompanies.B.Makingpopsingersmorepopular.C.HelpingtoimprovethemusiC.D.Enablingpeopletodownloadfavoritesongs.70.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.A.Webcompaniesarestillignoringthecopyrightlaws.B.Teenagershaven’tgotmoneytobuyCDs.C.TeenagersareprobablystilldownloadingfreemusiC.D.TeenagerspreferCDswithcopyrighttopiratedmusiC.
Howdoyouaddress称呼peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.1.WhentalkingtostrangersthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.UsuallyifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchphrasesasExcuseme.2.InBritishEnglishSirandMadamareconsideredtobetooformal正式formostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytocustomers顾客inshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglishSirandMadamarenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangersespeciallywitholderpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknowyoucanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriendsusetheirfirstnames;ifyourrelationshipismoreformaluseMr.Mrs.Msetcbeforetheirfamilynames.4.Therearemanyotherformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.HowevermanyofthesearelimitedinusE.Forexamplepalandmatecanbeusedbetweenstrangersbutareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.68.AccordingtothepassageExcusemeismainlyusedto______.A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.apologizetoothersC.catchtheattentionofastrangerD.suggestgoodmanners69.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriendaccordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim______.A.JohnB.SmithC.Mr.JohnD.Mr.Smith70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.SirandMadamareusedmoreofteninAmericathaninEnglanD.B.PeopleoftenuseMr.Mrs.orMsbeforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.C.Palandmateareusuallyonlyusedbetweenmen.D.Whileaddressingfriendspeoplejustusetheirfirstnames71.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish_______.A.textbookB.cardC.storybookD.grammarbook
HotlineshavebecomecommoninChinA.Someradiobroadcastingstationsusehotlinestoencouragethelistenerstotakepartinthetalkshows.That’sagoodideA.Yetthefactissomepeopledonothingbutbreakthewholeprogram.Somepeopleknowlittleaboutthetopicunderdiscussion.Sometimestheydonotevenknowwhatthehostistalkingabout.Sothehosthastotellthecallerwhattheshowisabout.Usuallythecallerwillaskafewquestionswhichexpresshishopeandshowhisignorance无知.Thenthehosthastoanswerandexplain—howsillythisis!ItwastesalotoftimE.Itseemsthatsomepeoplephonethehotlinesforfun.Theyjustwanttoletthelistenershearthem.Theydon’tcarewhatthetopiciswhethertheythemselvesareinterestedorhowsillytheyappeartobE.I’mtotallyboredbythosepeoplE.It’snecessaryforradiostationstoimprovethehotlineprogrammers.Inmyopinionifacallerdoesnotknowwhatisgoingontheoperatorshouldnotletthecallertakepartinit.69.Thesentencesomepeopledonothingbutbreakthewholeprogrammaytellusthat_____.A.radiostationsusehotlinesinawrongwayB.itisafactC.itisagoodideaD.somepeoplehaveunclearthoughts70.Somecallswastethehost’stime__________.A.becausethehostworkshardB.becauseofthecaller’signoranceC.becausethehostlikestalkingtothecallerD.becauseofalotofquestionsraisedbythecaller
IntheUnitedStatesfriendshipscanbecloseconstantintensegenerousandrealyetfadeawayinashorttimeifcircumstanceschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmaychangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.IfthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendshipwhereitleftoffandaredelighteD.IntheStatesyoucanfeelfreetovisitpeople’shomessharetheirholidaysenjoytheirchildrenandtheirliveswithoutfearthatyouaretakingonalastingobligation.Donothesitatetoaccepthospitalitybecauseyoucannotgiveitinreturn.NoonewillexpectyoutodosofortheyknowyouarefarfromhomE.Americanswillenjoywelcomingyouandbepleasedifyouaccepttheirhospitalityeasily.Onceyouarrivetherethewelcomewillbefullandwarmandreal.MostvisitorsfindthemselvesreadilyinvitedintomanyhomestherE.Insomecountriesitisconsideredinhospitabletoentertainathomeofferingwhatisfeltasmerelyhomecookedfoodnotdoingsomethingforyourguest.ItisfeltthatrestaurantentertainingshowsmorerespectandwelcomE.Orforvariousotherreasonssuchascrowdedspacelanguagedifficultiesorfamilycustomsoutsidersarenotinvitedintohomes.IntheUnitedStatesbothmethodsareusedbutitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteapersontoone’shomethantoapublicplaceexceptinpurelybusinessrelationships.Soifyourhostorhostessbringsyouhomedonotfeelthatyouarebeingshowninferiortreatment.Don’tfeelneglectedifyoudonotfindflowerswavingtoyouinyourhotelroomeither.Flowersareveryexpensivethereandhoteldeliveryisuncertainthatthearrivaltimesaredelayedchangedorcanceled—soflowersarenotcustomarilysentasawelcomingtouch.Pleasedonotfeelunwanted!Outwardsignsvaryindifferentlands;theinwardwelcomeiswhatmattersandthiswillbereal.51.IntheUnitedStatesyouwillfindfriendships____ifcircumstanceschangE.A.diesuddenlyB.passawayC.disappeargraduallyD.lastforever52.Americans____theirforeignfriendstomakeareturnfortheirhospitality.A.askB.wishC.neverallowD.don’texpect53.Insomeothercountriesgivingadinnerpartyathomeisconsidered____thaninarestaurant.A.lessfriendlyB.lesshospitableC.morenaturalD.morepopular54.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.FlowersareavailableatalltimE.B.FlowersareexpensivE.C.FlowersaresignsofoutwardwelcomE.D.Flowersarenotnecessarilysenttoguests.55.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AmericanHospitalityB.AmericanFriendshipC.AmericanInvitationD.AmericanWelcome
ItisnotonlyexpertsinChinawhoarearguingoverwhetherwomenshouldworkaftermarriageornot.WorldwidethisquestionisbeingdiscussedasaninterestinglylargenumberofmarriedwomenentertheworkplacE.TaketheUnitedStatesforexamplE.Since1960thepercentageofmarriedwomenintheworkforcehasjumpedfrom31.9percentto59.4percent.AmericanwomenfirstmovedintothepaidlabourforceduringtheWorldWarIIwhenmenlefttheirjobstofight.InthelastfiftyyearsmoreandmorewomenhaveworkedoutsidethehomE.AndovertheseyearsofdevelopingAmericanshavechangedtheirsocialvaluesasaresult.In1975womenaged35andabovemadeuphalfofallworkingwomen.Andby198060percentwerewomenattheageof45andabovE.NowinJapanwomen’sworkgroupisM-shapedwithmiddle-agedwomenandthoseaged20-25atthetwopeaks.Accordingtostatistics统计37.7percentofJapanesewomenatchildbearingage25-29stillengagedthemselvesinworkin1980.andthenumberreached50percentthenextyear.BeingahousewifehasalwaysbeenregardedasagracefuloccupationinJapan.SomeyoungJapanesewomenbelieveitisgoodtobeaprofessionalhousewife.Howeveroldattitudeshavebeenchangingeverywhereandsometimesjustoutofeconomicnecessary.Inrecentyearsagreatnumberofcityhousewiveshavepouredoutofhomestotakeparttimejobs.EventheUNhasgivenitssupport..The34thCongressoftheUnitedNationsin1979putforwardthedecisionforformalagreementonthegettingridofdiscrimination歧视againstwomen.SofarmostUNmembershaveagreedonitbutsomestillhaven’tincludingtheUnitedStates.72.Fromthefirstpassagewecanlearnthat________________.A.expertsencouragewomentotakepayingjobs.B.menencouragewomentotakepayingjobsC.governmentencouragewomentotakepayingjobs.D.moreandmorepeoplebegintocareaboutwomen’slife73.IntheUnitedStates_________________.A.marriedwomenarelazierthantheirhusbands.B.husbandsarelazierthantheirwivesC.fewmarriedwomenusedtoworkoutsideD.moremarriedwomenusedtoworkoutside74.MarriedwomeninJapan________________.A.allworkoutsidetheirhomesB.seldomworkoutsidetheirhomesC.havedifferentopinionsontheirworkingoutsideD.alldohouseworkattheirhomes75.Moreandmorewomenhavetakenjobsoutsideforthereasonthat________.A.theyhavenochildrentotakecareofB.theyhavenohouseworktodoC.theywanttomakemorefriends.D.theywanttoimprovetheirlivingconditions
Therearemanytypesofreports.A.reportissimplyanaccountofsomethingthathashappeneD.Thecommonestarenewsreports.Wegettheminthemselvesoverradioandontelevision.Sometimescinemasalsoshowusnewsreels.Themainpurposeofanewspaperistoprovidenews.Ifyouexamineanewspapercloselyyouwillfindthattherearealltypesofnews:accidentsfloodsfireswarsfashionssportsbooksetC.Thenewscoverseverythingthathappenstopeopleandtheirsurroundings.Sometimestherearenewsitemswhichareveryamusing.Anewsreportisusuallyveryshortexceptwhenitisaboutsomethingveryimportantbutitcontainsalotofinformation.Itisalsowritteninshortparagraphsthefirstparagraphisinfactasummaryofthenewsitem.Itgivesallthenecessaryinformationwhatwhenwherehowandwhy.Theotherparagraphsgivefulldetailsofthesubjects.TheremayalsobeinterviewswithpeoplE.Thewordsactuallyspokenbythemarewithininvertedcommas引号.Oftentherearephotographstogowiththenewstomakeitmoreinteresting.56.Theeasiestwaytogettoday’snewsis.A.togotothecinemaB.towatchacolorTVC.toreadtoday’snewspaperD.tolistentothemusicoverradio57.Newspaperssellwellmainlybecause.A.theycostverylittleB.theyareeasytogetC.theyhavegotpicturestogowiththenewsD.theyprovideallsortsofnewsinthem58.Ifyouwanttogetenoughinformationaboutyesterday’strafficaccidentwithinaveryshorttimeyou’dbetter.A.readthefirstparagraphofthenewsreportintoday’snewspaperB.startfromthesecondparagraphofthenewsreportintoday’snewspaperC.lookthroughthewholenewsreportintoday’snewspaperD.talkwithpeoplewhohaveseentheaccident59.Tointerestmorepeopleanewsreporter.A.usuallyproducesamusingnewsB.alwayswritesveryshortnewsreportsC.oftenprintspicturestogowiththenewsD.sometimesprovideslongandimportantnews60.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.A.differenttypesofreportsB.newsreportsC.happeningstopeopleandtheirsurroundingsD.thelengthofanewsreport
Coldweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhytherearesomanyexpressionsthatusethewordcold.Forcenturiesthebody’sbloodhasbeenlinkedcloselywiththeemotions.Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingsforexamplearesaidtobecold-bloodeD.Cold-bloodedpeopleactinmercilessways.Theymaydobrutalthingstoothersandnotbyaccident.Forexampleanewspapersaysthepolicearesearchingforacold-bloodedkiller.Thekillermurderedsomeonenotinself-defensE.Heseemedtokillfornoreasonandwithnoemotionasiftakingsomeone’slifemeantnothing.ColdcanaffectotherpartsofthebodythefeetforexamplE.Heavysockscanyou’reyourfeetifyourfeetarereallycolD.Butthereisanexpression—togetcoldfeet—thathasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhavedecidedtodo.Forexampleyouagreetobepresidentofanorganization.ButthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigneD.Alltheworkoftheorganizationwillbeyourresponsibility.Youarelikelytogetcoldfeetaboutbeingthepresidentwhenyouunderstandthesituation.Coldcanalsoaffectyourshoulder.Yougivesomeonethecoldshoulderwhenyourefusetospeaktothem.Youtreattheminadistantandcoldway.Theexpressionprobablycomesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeoneinsteadofspeakingtohimface-to-facE.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromisehemadetoyouortosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.Acoldfishisnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendlyunemotionalandshowsnoloveorwarmth.A.coldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyonE.OutinthecoldisanexpressionoftenhearD.Itmeansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.A.personmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraiseandthathewasleftoutinthecolD.AnditisnotapleasantplacetobE.66.Thepassageisintendedtotellusthat______.A.coldweatherhasagreateffectonhumanbodiesB.manyEnglishexpressionscontainthewordcoldC.coldisawordcloselylinkedwithhumanemotionsD.thewordcoldhasmanydifferentmeaningsinEnglish67.TheunderlinedwordbrutalinParagraph1mostprobablymeans______.A.impoliteB.illegalC.cruelD.extreme68.Whichofthefollowingexpressionscanbestdescribeapersonwhoisunwillingtoofferanythingtoothers?A.Cold-bloodeD.B.Togetcoldfeet.C.A.coldshoulder.D.A.coldfish.69.YoucansayTom______iftheteachergivesalltheboysexcepthimapenasaprizE.A.isgiventhecoldshoulderB.isleftoutinthecoldC.hasgotcoldfeetD.ismurderedbyacold-bloodedkiller70.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat______.A.alltheexpressionscontainingthewordcoldhaveanegativemeaningB.alltheexpressionscontainingthewordcoldhavesomethingtodowithcoldC.peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingshavecoldbloodD.manypartsofthehumanbodycanbebadlyaffectedbycold
AmericanscantravelalmostanywheretheychoosE.ButtoprotectitspeoplethegovernmentlistsafewdangerousplaceswhereAmericanscannotgo.Theseplacesareunfriendlycountriesorcountriesatwar.TherethetravelermightnotbesafE.Thesecountriesarelistedinasmallbookcalledapassport护照.ThispassportisagovernmentrequestforthesafetyofitstravelingpeoplE.Itisalsoagovernment’spledge保证thatthepeoplewillobeytherulesofthehostcountry东道国.Toreceiveapassportfromthegovernmentatravelermustprove证明thatheisanAmericancitizen公民.AnAmericancadnotgooverseas外国withoutapassport.OnlycertainclosecountiessuchasCanadaandMexicodonotaskforpassports.Pastedinsidethepassportisthetraveler’spicturE.Childrentravelingwiththeirparentsareincludedinoneparent’sbook.ThousandsofpeoplefromtheUnitedStatesvisitothercountrieseveryyear.AnAmericantravelermightcarryplaneticketsmoneyclothingandmanyotherthings.Butthemostimportthathecarriesinanothercountryishispassport.71.ApassportisnotneededwhenallAmericangoesto.A.foreigncountriesB.dangerousareasC.CanadaorMexicoD.countriesoverseas72.Fromthepassagewecanseethat.A.childrencan’ttraveltoforeigncountriesB.AmericansliketotravelC.atravelerisnotsafeinmostcountriesD.Americansliketotraveltoclosecountries73.Whydoesatravelerneedapassport?A.HeneedssomethingmoretocarrywhenhetravelsB.IthelpsthecountrytoprotectthepeopleC.HeneedstohavehispicturetakenmoreoftenD.ithelpsthetravelertoknowwherehewillgo74.Whichstatementdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve?A.Peopleshouldtakecareoftheirpassports.B.Itisnotimportanttohaveapassporttotravel.C.Childrenareneverincludedinapassport.D.Whenyouareinanothercountrymoneyismoreimportantthanapassport.75.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.WhenAmericansaretravelinginanothercountrytheymustobeytherolesofthecountry.B.TheAmericangovernmentsometimesallowsitspeopletotraveltodangerousplaces.C.ApassportisneededwhereveranAmericanistraveling.D.EveryonewholivesintheUnitedStatescangetapassportfromtheAmericangovernment.
LongtimenoseeisaveryinterestingsentencE.WhenIfirstreadthissentencefromanAmericanfriend’semailIlaugheD.IthoughtitwasaperfectexampleofChinglish.Obviouslyitisaword-by-wordliteraltranslationoftheChinesegreetingswitharuledEnglishgrammarandstructure!LateronmyfriendtoldmethatitisastandardAmericangreeting.Iwastoothrilledtobelieveher.Herwordscouldnotconvincemeatall.SoIdidaresearchongooglE.com.Tomysurprisethereareover60thousandwebpagescontainingLongtimenoseE.Thissentencehasbeenwidelyusedinemailslettersnewspapersmoviesbooksoranyotherpossibleplaces.ThoughitissortofinformalitispartofthelanguagethatAmericansusedaily.IronicallyifyoutypethisphraseinMicrosoftWordthesoftwarewilltellyouthatthegrammarneedstobecorrecteD.NobodyknowstheoriginofthisChinglishsentencE.SomepeoplebelievethatitcamefromCharlieChan’smovies.Inthe1930sHollywoodmoviemakerssuccessfullycreatedaworldwidefamousChinesedetectivenamedCharlieChanonwidescreens.DetectiveChanlikestoteachAmericanssomeChinesewisdombyquotingConfucius.Longtimenoseewashistrademark.SoonafterCharlieChanLongtimenoseebecameapopularphraseintherealworldwiththankstothepopularityofthesemovies.SomescholarsrefertoAmericaasahugepotofstew.Allkindsofculturearemixedinthestewtogetherandtheychangethecolorandtasteofeachother.AmericanChinesethoughaminorityethnic少数民族的成员groupintheUnitedStatesisalsocontributingsomechangestothestew!Languageisusuallythefirstthingtobeinfluencedinthemixedstew.YoucanhavesomeotherexamplesthanadoptionsfromChinesesuchaspizzafromItaliansusifromJapaneseanddéjàvufromFrenchetC.Thereisalonglist!Americansdonotjustsimplyborrowsomethingfromothers.TheywillmodifyitandmakeittheirownsoyouwouldnotbesurprisedtofindatofuandpeanutbutterhamburgerinarestaurantortobuyabottleoficedChinesegreenteawithhoneyinagrocerystorE.SinceAmericansappreciateChineseculturemoreandmorenowadaysIbelievemoreChinesewordswillbecomeAmericanEnglishinthefuturE.InthiswaytheAmericanstewkeepsaddingrichnessandflavor.66.Thewriterhimselffeltsurprisedat______.A.theChinglishexpressionLongtimenoseeB.LongtimenoseeusedasstandardAmericanEnglishC.somanyliteraltranslationoftheexpressionsusedinAmericaD.findingoutAmericansusetheexpressioneveryday67.Thewordstewinthe4thparagraphprobablymeans______.A.mixtureliteratureB.Confucius’wordsC.akindofcookeddishD.Americanchangingcultures68.Accordingtothepassageitcanbeinferredthat______.A.detectivestranslatethephraseLongtimenoseeB.HollywoodmadeLongtimenoseepopularC.thehugepotofstewgreatlyaffectsallkindsoflanguagesD.culturescanbechangedinthehugepotofstew69.Themainideaofthepassageisthat______.A.someChineseexpressionsareintroducedintoEnglishB.you’llnotbesurprisedatatofuinarestaurantinAmericaC.someAmericanexpressionscanbeusedinChinaD.AmericanEnglishkeepbeingenrichedfromdifferentcultures70.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Informallanguagesometimesdoesn’tgowithgrammarandstructurE.B.LanguagesarealwaysruledbygrammarandstructurE.C.LongtimenoseehasbeenusedinatleastfourmediamentionedinthepassagE.D.TherearefourlanguagesmentionedtobeadoptedintheAmericanstew.
Withoutproperplanningtourismcancauseproblems.Forexampletoomanytouristscancrowdpublicplacesthatarealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitants居民ofacountry.Iftouristscreatetoomuchtraffictheinhabitantsbecomeannoyedandunhappy.Theybegintodisliketouristsandtotreatthemimpolitely.Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpthecountry'seconomy.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestinationcountryandhowtourismaffectsthem.TourismshouldhelpacountrykeepthecustomsandbeautythatmaketouristsfeelmuchinteresteD.Tourismshouldalsoadvancethewellbeinghealthandhappinessoflocalinhabitants.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquicklypeoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry’seconomycansuffer.Ontheotherhandifthereisnotenoughtourismpeoplecanlosejobs.Businessescanalsolosemoney.Itcostsagreatdealofmoneytobuildlargehotelsairportsairterminalsfirst-classroadsandothersupportfacilitiesneededbytouristattractions.Forexampleamajorinternational-classtourismhotelcancostasmuchas50thousanddollarsperroomtobuilD.Ifthisroomisnotusedmostofthetimetheownersofthehotellosemoney.Buildingahotelisjustabeginning.Theremustbesupportfacilitiesaswellincludingroadstogettothehotelelectricitylargeundergroundpipestohandlewasteandwater.Allofthesesupportfacilitiescostmoney.Iftheyarenotusedbecausetherearenotenoughtouristsjobsandmoneyarelost.59.Whichofthefollowinghasmostprobablybeendiscussedintheparagraphthatgoesbeforethepassage?A.Itisextremelyimportanttodeveloptourism.B.Buildingroadsandhotelsisessential.C.Supportfacilitiesarehighlynecessary.D.Planningisofgreatimportancetotourism.60.Itisgoodforlocalpeopletowellrealizethattourismwill________.A.useupalargeamountofwaterB.weakentheireconomyC.helpimprovetheirlifeD.helpbuilduptheirtraditions61.Thewordhandleinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.carryawayB.pickupC.getinD.takedown62.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?_________.A.AdvantagesoftourismdevelopingB.ThebadeffectsoftourismwithoutwellplanningC.TheeffectsoftourismonthelocalindustriesD.Disadvantagesoftoomuchtourism
Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Oftenithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingaporearenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries----inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus----obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.71.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedC.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment72.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlace.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.73.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changegreatly.C.Disappearquickly.D.Disappearveryslowly.74.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afteranactivityB.afteraplaceC.afterapersonD.byitsshape75.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!54.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe________.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.56.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe________.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohis/herhomeC.treatedhospitablyathis/herhomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant57.TheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean________.A.strictwithtimeB.willingtospendtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.seriouswithtime58.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe________.A.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendshipsB.Americans’hospitalityC.FriendshipsbetweenChineseD.FriendshipsbetweenAmericans
OfcoursethemaindifferenceontheChinesedinnertableischopsticksinsteadofknifeandforkbutthat’sonlysuperficial.Besidesindecentrestaurantsyoucanalwaysaskforapairofknifeandforkifyoufindthechopsticksnothelpfulenough.TherealdifferenceisthatintheWestyouhaveyourownplateoffoodwhileinChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeveryoneshares.Ifyouarebeingtreatedtoaformaldinnerandparticularlyifthehostthinksyou’reinthecountryforthefirsttimehewilldothebesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofdishes.Themealusuallybeginswithasetofatleastfourcolddishestobefollowedbythemaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes.SoupthenwillbeservedunlessinGuangdongstylerestaurantstobefollowedbystaplefoodrangingfromricenoodlestodumplings.IfyouwishtohaveyourricetogowithotherdishesyoushouldsaysoingoodtimeformostoftheChinesechoosetohavethestaplefoodatlastorhavenoneofthematall.PerhapsoneofthethingsthatsurpriseawesternvisitormostisthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheirguests.Informaldinnerstherearealwayspublicchopsticksandspoonsforthispurposebutsomehostsmayusetheirownchopsticks.Thisisasignofgenuinefriendshipandpoliteness.ItisalwayspolitetoeatthefooD.IfyoudonoteatitjustleavethefoodintheplatE.PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfoodfortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumeD.Whenyouhavehadenoughjustsayso.Oryouwillalwaysovereat!51.What’sthemaindifferenceondinnertablebetweenChinaandWestis___________.A.OnChinesedinnertablechopsticksreplaceknifeandfork.B.Thehostwilldothebesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofdishes.C.You’retreatedtoaformaldinnerforthefirsttimE.D.YouhaveyourownplateoffoodinWestwhileinChinaeveryonesharesthedishes.52.IfyouhaveadinnerinaChinesehomeinwhichorderwillthefoodbeservedinChina?A.asetoffourcolddishes.B.staplefoodsuchasricenoodleordumplings.C.themaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes.D.servingsoup.A.acbdB.cabdC.acdbD.cadb53.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat___________.A.Chineseallthinkitimpoliteforgueststoaskforapairofknifeandfork.B.ChinesethinkitimpoliteforgueststoleavefoodintheplatE.C.PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfoodfortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumeD.D.Chinesethinkitpolitetoputfoodintotheplatedoftheguestswiththeirownchopsticks.54.Thesentenceinpassage2youshouldsaysoingoodtimemeans______________.A.youshouldsaysohappilyB.you’dbettersaysoC.youshouldsaysoearlyD.youshouldsaysokindly.55.Thepublicchopsticksandspoonsareusedto______.A.showthepolitenesstotheguests.B.putfoodintotheplatesoftheirguestsC.sharethefoodtogetherD.showthegenuinefriendshipandpoliteness
Theporterbringsyourbagstoyourroomandhelpfullyexplainsallyouwanttoknow.ThenhepointstothephoneandsaysIfthere'sanythingelseyouneedjustcall.AllthistimeyouhavebeenthinkingonethingHowmuchshouldItip付小费him?Tomakeyournexttripalittleeasierhere'saguidetotippingacrosssomeAsiancountries.BangkokIngeneralthemoreWesternizedtheplaceisthemorelikelyyouwillbeexpectedtoleaveatip.Sometop-endrestaurantswilladda10%servicechargetothebill.Ifnotwaiterswillappreciateyoutackingon附加the10%yourself.Howeverifyou'reeatingatalower-end低档的restaurantatipisnotnecessary.Ifyou'restayingatoneofBangkok'smanyfive-starhotelsexpecttotiptheporter20to50baht泰国货币单位dependingonhowmanybagsyouhavE.TaxisarenowmeteredinBangkok.Localcustomistoroundthefare车费uptothenearestfivebaht.HongKongTippingiscustomaryinthismoney-madmetropolis大都市.Mostrestaurantsadda10%servicechargetothebillbuttheextramoneyoftenendsupinthepocketoftheowner.Iftheserviceisgoodaddanother10%tothebilluptoHK$100inanespeciallynicerestaurant.ForHK$10hotelportersshoulddoitatallbutthenicesthotelswhereanewHK$20billmaybemoreacceptablE.Wheninataxiroundup凑整数tothenearestdollar.KualaLumpurTippinginMalaysiaislimitedtotheexpensiveWesternizedhotelswhichoftenadda10%servicechargetoyourmealorhotelroom.Ifyouareatahotelrestaurantexpecta10%servicechargE.Butatlocalrestaurantsthere'snoneedtoaddatip.Atfive-starhotelsoneortworinggit马来西亚货币单位willcontentaporter.Atlower-endbuildingsdon'tfeelyouhavetotip.LikeBangkokmanytaxisarenowmeteredsoyoucanjustrounduptothenearestringgit.SeoulTippingisnotpartofKoreanculturealthoughithasbecomeamatterofcourseininternationalhotelswherea10%servicechargeisoftenaddeD.Ifyou'reataKoreanbarbecuejoint烧烤处there'snoneedtoaddanythingextrA.ButaniceItalianrestaurantmayrequirea10%contribution.Ifyou'reatatop-endhotelsoexpecttopay500～1000wonperbag.Taxidriversdon'tacceptatip.Keepthechangeforyourself.66.Inwhichofthefollowingcitiesisitunnecessarytotipthetaxi-drivers?A.Bangkok.B.HongKong.C.Seoul.D.KualaLumpur67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheunitofmoney?A.BahtB.ChargE.C.Won.D.Ringgit.68.Fromthetextwecaninfertippingcomesfrom_______.A.thewestB.HongKongC.AsiancountriesD.Bangkok69.Ifyoustayatafive-starhotelinKualaLumpurhowmuchwillyoupaytheporteratleast?A.oneringgit.B.10%ofservicechargeC.halfaringgit.D.tworinggit.70.Thewriterseems_______.A.togivethereaderssomeadviceonhowtotipB.totellthereadershowtotravelC.toaskthereaderstogoonatraveltoAsiancitiesD.tomakethetripmorepleasant
Australiaislargelyanationofimmigration移民withoneinfourofAustralia’s21millionpopulationbornoverseas.ButimmigrationshopingtobecomeAustraliancitizenswillsoonhavetotakeatestexaminingtheirknowledgeofthecountry'shistoryandinstitutions.WhileAustraliapridesitselfonitsmulticulturalbackgroundthegovernmentwantsnewcomerstointegrate同化morefully.FormlaterthisyearnewimmigrantswillhavetoshowanunderstandingoftheEnglishlanguagE.Theywillalsoberequiredtoanswer20questionsfromalistof200.Anyonewhogivesfewerthan12correctresponseswillnotbeaccepteD.Immigrantswillalsohavetoacceptwhatthegovernmentconsiderstobe10importantAustraliavaluesincludingmateshipandgivingpeopleafairgo.OtherimportantAustraliavaluesaresaidtoincludetolerancecompassiongenderequalityandfreedomofspeech.Thenewcitizenshipapplicationproceduresaredetailedina40-pagesbooklet小册子.ItdescribesAustraliaasanationateasewiththeworldanditselfbutsaysthatnewcomersareexpectedtorespectitsvalues.Thebookletsumsupmateshipasvoluntaryhelpingandreceivinghelpfromothersespeciallyindifficulttimes.TheimmigrationMinistersaidtheyaimedtoachieveabalancebetweenethnicdiversityandsocialstability稳定particularlyaswenowdrawpeoplefromsomanydifferentcountriesandsomanydifferentcultures.CriticshaveattackedtheEnglishlanguagerequirementpointingoutmanyimmigrantscouldnotspeakEnglishwhentheyarriveD.ButtheministersaidWearetryingtoencouragepeopletolearnEnglishbecausewethinkthatisthewaytheywillachievetheirdreamsinAustraliA.68.What’snewinAustralia’simmigrationpolicy?A.NewimmigrantswillhavetotakeatestB.NewimmigrantsshouldspeakperfectEnglishC.NewimmigrantsmustbringenoughmoneyD.Newimmigrantsmustbehealthy69.ThosewhowanttomovetoAustraliahavetoanswer_____questionsrightA.20B.12C.200D.1070.Thewordmateshipisclosestinmeaningto_____.A.equalityB.freedomC.fairnessD.friendship71.Whichisoneofthereasonsforthechangeofapplication?A.ToencouragenewimmigrantsB.TocontrolthepopulationC.TopromoteAustralia'valuesD.ToteachtheEnglishlanguage
ThefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplacE.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublisheD.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant每日新闻.ItcameoutinMarch1702.In1690BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublishedthegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter波士顿新闻通讯thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.TodayasagroupEnglishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation发行量intheworlD.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun朝日新闻.Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.26.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____.A.59BCB.700’sC.1609D.162027.ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____.A.EnglandB.GermanyC.FranceD.Sweden28.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____.A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans29.Todaythereareabout_____dailynewspaperprintedintheUnitedStates.A.1621B.1704C.1760D.180030.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdam.B.Englishlanguagenewspapersellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.C.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperin1608.D.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspapercameoutinMarch1702.
GangnamStyleisasongbytheSouthKoreanpopartistPSY.BytheendofOctober2012thesongreachedthenumberonepositiononlinein33countriesincludingAustraliaCanadaFranceGermanyandtheUnitedKingdom.AlthoughitsreceptioninJapanremainedlukewarmthesongtoppedChina'sBaidu500downloadlist.GangnamStylehasbecomeanewKoreanexpressionthatreferstoalifestyleintheGangnamdistrictofSeoulwherepeoplearetrendyandmodern.ThetermwaslistedinTime'sweeklyvocabularylistasamannerassociatedwithluxuriouslifestylesinGangnamdistrictofSeoul.PSYsaidinaninterviewthathehadasenseofhumorbypretendingtobeGangnamStylewheneverythingaboutthesongdancelooksandthemusicvideoisfarfrombeinghighclass.PeoplewhoareactuallyfromGangnamneverthinkthattheyarE.Sothissongisactuallytea-sing讽刺suchpeopleasarekeentobefamoussayingthattheyareGangnaraStylebutinfacttheyareshowyandsilly.InthesongOppanCangnamstylehasbeentranslatedasBigbrotherisGangnamstylewithPSYreferringtohimselfOppaaKoreanexpressionusedbyfemalestorefertoanoldermalefriendorolderbrotherwhichisalsousedbyKorean-PopfanstoaddresstheirK-popidols.PSYaddedthathisKoreanfanshaveverylargeexpectationsabouthisdancingsohefeltalotofpressurE.Inordertokeepupwithexpectationshestayeduplateforabout30nightstocomeupwiththeGangnamStyledancE.Alongthewayhehadtestedvariousanimal-inspireddancemovesincludingpandaandkangaroomovesbeforesettlingforthehorsewhichinvolvespretendingtorideahorsE.56.What'sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.GangnamStyleispopularonlyinwesterncountries.B.GangnamStylecanbedownloadedfromChina’sBaidu.C.GangnamStylehasbecomefamousaroundtheworlD.D.GangnamStyleiswelcomedinalltheAsiancountries.57.ThetermofGangnamStyleisusedtodescribe____peopleinGangnamdistrictofSeoul.A.fashionableB.seriousC.independentD.strange58.ThesongofGangnamStyleisintendedtomakefunofthosewho_______.A.takesomepopstarsastheiridolsB.knowmuchaboutsinginganddancingC.trysohardtobesomethingthatthey'renotD.aretoooldtosinganddanceonthestage59.WhattunedoesthesongofGangnamStylehave?A.seriousB.instructiveC.passiveD.funny60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.PSYusedvariousanimals'movesinhisdancE.B.PSYdesignedhisdanceimitatingmanyanimals.C.PSYreferstohisfansasOppainKoreanstylE.D.PSY'sdancecontainstheridinghorsemoves.
Springiscominganditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistoughsojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearingourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptusbuttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos纹身noseringsorcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan’tjudgeabookbyitscoveryetpeopledocoverthemselvesinordertoconvey传递certainmessages.WhatwewearincludingtattoosandnoseringsisanexpressionofwhowearE.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearancessodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasonsbutthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedombutforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees雇员becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomers.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidatessoitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-mindedIcan’texpectallourcustomersarE.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandardsaslongasitsstandardsarelegal.67.Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’opinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A.People’sappearancescarrymessagesaboutthemselves.B.CandidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairlytreateD.C.Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.D.StrangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplacE.68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview.B.Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates.C.Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D.Whattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompanies.69.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AppearancesMatterB.PersonalChoicesMatterC.EmployeesMatterD.HiringManagersMatter70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas___________.A.enthusiasticB.positiveC.negativeD.sympathetic
Theviewoveravalleyofatinyvillagewiththatched草盖的roofcottagesaroundachurchadrivethroughanarrowvillagestreetlinedwiththatchedcottagespaintedpinkorwhitethesightovertherollinghillsofaprettycollectionofthatchedfarmbuildings―thesearestillcommonsightsinpartsofEnglanD.MostpeoplewillagreethatthethatchedroofisanessentialpartoftheattractionoftheEnglishcountrysidE.Thatchingisinfacttheoldestofallthebuildingcrafts工艺practisedintheBritishIsles.Althoughthatchhasalwaysbeenusedforcottageandfarmbuildingsitwasonceusedforcastlesandchurchestoo.Thatchingisasolitary独自的craftwhichoftenrunsinfamilies.ThecraftofthatchingasitispractisedtoadyhaschangedverylittlesincetheMiddleAges.Over800full-timethatchersareemployedinEnglandandWalestodaykeepingandrenewingtheoldroofsaswellasthatchingnewerhouses.Manypropertyownerschoosethatchnotonlyforitsbeautybutbecausetheyknowitwillkeepthemcoolinsummerandwarminwinter.Infactifwelookatdevelopingcountriesoverhalftheworldlivesunderthatchbuttheyalldoitindifferentways.Peopleindevelopingcountriesareoftenunwillingtogobacktotraditionalmaterialsandwouldprefermodernbuildings.Howevertheymaylackthemoneytoallowthemtogetthenecessarymaterials.Theirtemporarymudhutswiththatchedroofsofwildgrassesoftenonlylastsixmonths.ThatchwhichhasbeendonetheBritishwaylastsfromtwentytosixtyyearsandisaneffectivedefianceagainsttheheat.56.WhichofthefollowingremainsaspecialfeatureoftheEnglishcountryside?A.Narrowstreetslinedwithpinkorwhitehouses.B.Rollinghillswithprettyfarmbuildings.C.Cottageswiththatchedroofs.D.Churcheswithcottagesaroundthem.57.Whatdoweknowaboutthatchingasacraft?A.Itisacollectiveactivity.B.ItispractisedonfarmsalloverEnglanD.C.ItisquitedifferentfromwhatitusedtobE.D.Itisinmostcaseshandeddownamongfamilymembers.58.Thatchedhousesarestillpreferredbecauseof_________.A.theirstyleandcomfortB.theirdurabilityC.theireasymaintenanceD.theircheapandready-madematerials59.Peopleindevelopingcountriesalsoliveunderthatchbecause________.A.thatchedcottagesareabigtouristattractionB.thatchedroofhousesarethecheapestC.thatchisaneffectivedefenseagainsttheheatD.theylikethatchedhousesbetterthanotherbuildings
Childrenloveplayinggames.Thatisawell-knownfact.Kidslearnhowtoplaygamesataveryearlyageandoncetheyfindagametheylovetheycanplayforhoursandhours.Infactgamesforkidsaresopopularthatthereisanentireindustrydedicated献身todesigningandsellingthem.Thereseemstobeafungameforkidsforeveryoccasion.ChristmasandbirthdayareoftencelebratedwiththefamilytraditionofgiftinganewgamE.InrecentyearshoweverInternetgamesandgamingsystemseemtohavetakenkids’worldbystorm.OnlinegamesforkidshavequicklybecomeaverypopularwaytopassthetimewithsmallchildrenandteensalikE.Onlinegamesareagreatwaytohavefunandtheycanbequiteeducationalaswell.Manyonlinegamescreatedforspecificagegroupsencouragegrade-appropriatedevelopmentandeducationalskills.Hundredsofwebsitesofferfunandeducationalgamestokids.ManyofthesesitesarecreatedbybignamessuchasNationalGeographicwhichwecantrust.Theyofferfreegamesthatparentsknowareproperforchildren.Parentsareencouragedtogoonlineandresearchonlinegamesproperfortheirchildren’sagebeforeallowingtheirkidstoplaythesegames.Parentswanttolookforparentalcontrolssuchastheabilitytosetormonitortheirchildren’splaytimE.WithsomanyoptionstochoosefromparentsandchildrenwillfinditeasytofindfungamesandactivitiesontheInternet.Andnowadaysbeingabletouseacomputerisaveryimportantskillforchildrentolearnsoplayingonthecomputerisdefinitelybotheducationalandfun.ChildrenaresuretolearnnewskillsaboutanysubjectwiththerighttrustedwebsitE.62.Theindustryofgamesforkidsisfastgrowingprobablybecause________.A.theworkersaregoodatdesigningB.childrenaremostlycrazyaboutgamesC.peoplewouldliketocelebratebirthdaysD.kidsdon’tliketodotheirhomework63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofNationalGeographicGames?A.Thenewsisupdatedeveryday.B.Thereisalargeamountofinformation.C.Itcanhelpparentstocontrolkids’playtimE.D.Thegamesonitaregoodforkids’mentalandphysicalhealth.64.What’stheauthor’sattitudetochildren’splayingcomputergames?A.SupportivE.B.WorrieD.C.NegativE.D.Doubtful.65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TraditionalgamesandmoderngamesB.ComputergamesharmfultotheyouthC.GamesforkidschangingaloteversinceD.Internetgameswithfunandeducation
WhenLadyGagareleasesanewsingleitquicklygoesaroundtheworlD.Nowscientistshavediscoveredthesamethinghappenswiththesongsofanotherunusualandinterestingcreature–thehumpbackwhalE.Themammalsbecomeinterestedinnewtunesjustlikepeopledoandthemostpopularoriginalwhalesongsspreadgloballylikehitsingles.Thediscoveryhasastonishedexpertswhosayitisthefirsttimesuchalargepopulation-wideculturalexchangehasbeenseenintheanimalkingdom.Malehumpbackwhalesarewell-knownfortheloudlongandcomplexsongstheymakeduringthematingseason.Scientistsareunsurewhythemalessing.Somebelieveitisawayofadvertisingthemselvestofemalesothersthatitallowsmigrating迁徙whalestostayincontact.Eachsonglastsfor10to20minutesandthemalescansingcontinuouslyfor24hours.Atanyperiodoftimeallthemalesinapopulationsingthesamesong.ButastudypublishedinthejournalCurrentBiologyshowsthatthissongchangesovertimeandspreadsaroundtheoceans.DrEllenGarlandofQueenslandUniversitysaid:OurfindingsshowculturalexchangeonavastscalE.Songsmovelikeculturalripplesfromonepopulationtoanothercausingallmalestochangetheirsongtoanewversion.ResearchersrecordedsongsfromsixneighboringpopulationsofwhalesinthePacificoveradecadE.Theyfoundthatnewversionsofthesongsappearovertimeandalwaysspreadfromwesttoeast.IttakesaroundtwoyearsforsongsthatappearinthewatersoffAustraliatobeheardinFrenchPolynesiA.DrGarlandbelievesthatasmallnumberofwhalesmaymigratetootherpopulationscarryingthenewsongswiththemorthattheyareheardbypassingwhales.DrGarlandsaidWethinkthismalesearchforsongnovelty新颖isinthehopeofbeingthatlittlebitdifferentandperhapsmoreattractivetotheoppositesex.63.TheauthormentionsLadyGagato______.A.provethepopularityofherhitsinglesB.showwhales’songsalsospreadgloballyC.emphasizehumpbacksareasfamousasherD.providereaderswithanewwaytolearnhersongs64.TheunderlinedwordreleaseinParagraph1means______.A.announceB.sellC.publishD.record65.Thediscoveryisveryastonishingtoexpertsbecauseitreveals______.A.theexistenceofculturalchangeB.culturalexchangeonavastscaleC.thereasonwhymalehumpbackssingD.thenoveltyofthesongsofhumpbacks66.AccordingtothepassageDrGarlandwantstotellus______.A.malewhalesadoptnewsongstomakethemselvesdistinctB.allfemalehumpbacksalsochangetheirsongduringthematingseasonC.whaleshavetheirowntunesthatspreadaroundtheworldforadecadeD.whalescansingcontinuouslyfor24hourswhenmigratingfromwesttoeast
Howmanywordsoneusescannotbemeasured测量exactly.HoweverProfessorSeashoreconcludedthefirst-gradersenteredschoolwithatleast24000wordsandadd5000eachyearsothattheyleavehighschoolwithatleast80000.Thesefigures数字areforrecognitionvocabulary词汇thewordsweunderstandwhenwereadorhearthemwhicharemorethanouractive活跃的vocabularythewordsweuseinspeakingandwriting.Usingthewordsyourecognizeinreadingwillhelpgetthemintoyouractivevocabulary.Inyourreadingpayattentiontothesewordsespeciallywhenthesubjectisonethatyoumightwellwriteortalkabout.Underlinedrawalineunderormakealistofwordsthatyoufeelaneedforandlookuptheonesthatyouarenotsureofinadictionary.Andthenbeforeverylongyouwillfindawaytousesomeofthem.Onceyouknowhowtheyarepronouncedandwhattheymeanyoucansafelyusethem.1.Howmanywordsdoesoneuse?A.Nobodycananswerthequestion.B.NooneknowsforsurebutProfessorSeashorE.C..Noteveryonecantelltheexactnumber.D.PeoplecannotgiveanexactanswernotevenProf.SeashorE.2.Prof.Seashoreconcludedthatittakesafirst–grader_____yearstoincreasehisvocabularyfrom24000to80000.A.12B.10C.8D.53.AccordingtoProf.Seashore______.A.onehasatleast80000recognitionwordsB.recognitionwordscanbecomeactiveonesC.one’srecognitionvocabularyincludesactivewordsandnon—activeonesD.one’sactivewordsgrowwithhisrecognitionones4.Onewaysuggestedbythewritertoincreaseouractivevocabularyisthatweshould____.A.lookupadictionaryformorenewwordsandkeeptheminournoteB.readandrecognizethewordswewillneedandaddthemintoourlistofactivevocabularyC.keepwellintouchwithmorerecognitionwordsandkeepusingthemafterknowingtheirpronunciationandmeaning.D.readmorewritemoreandusemore5.Accordingtothepassageanimportantstep步骤leadingtothecorrectuseofvocabularyis______.A.extending扩大thelistoftheactivewordsB.oftenlookingupadictionaryfornecessarywordsC.knowingyoursubjectwellD.knowingthecorrectpronunciationandmeaningofthewordstobeused
Facebookishelpingtosavetheenvironment.SoisyouriPhonE.Surprised?IwastoowhenIfirstrealizeditbutafterIthoughtaboutitforawhileItotallybelieveditwastruE.Let’sstartwithyouriPhoneorothersmartphonesforthatmatter.Howisthathelpingtheenvironment?Thinkaboutit.Beforeyouusedtohaveyourphoneyourcamerayourmp3playerandyourDSorPSP.Thosearefourelectronicitems.Eachoftheseneedscharging.Eachofthesecameinitsownpackaging.Eachofthemwasshippedindividuallyfromwheretheyweremadeandeachwaslikelypickedupbyyouinseparatetrips.That’sfourtimesthecarbonemissionperproduct.BysimplybuyinganiPhoneyouhavecutdownyourcarbonemissionbythreequarters.That’snotall.ThedigitalcontentdistributionprovidedbyiTunesStoreallowsustobuymusicelectronically.ThismeansthereisnoCDnomanufacturingcarbonfootprintandnoshippingcarbonfootprint.TheeBooksstoresmeanthatwenolongerhavetoshipbooksallovertheworlD.Let’sfaceit.BooksareheavyandtakeupalotofspacecomparedtoaCDanyway.There’salotofcarboninvolvedinmakingandshippingthem.Eventhoughthewoodtomakethepaperusuallycomesfromsustainablesourcesthereductionincarbonissignificant.DownloadingappsmeanthatyousaveonallthegamespackagingandharmfulchemicalsinvolvedintheproductionofalloftheCDsandmanuals.Anotherwinner.Facebookisanotherexampleofwherephysicalproductsarebeingconvertedintodigitalproducts.ItiseasytouploadhundredsandthousandsofcopiesontoFacebookandhaveeveryonecheekthemout.Todothisbeforeyou’dhavetoprinthundredsofcopiesandsendthemphysicallytopeoplE.GrantedyoumightnotwanttosendallyourphotosaroundbutdigitalcamerasandFacebookallowthephotographersandtheviewerstomakedecisionsaboutwhichphotosareworthkeepingandwhicharenot.63.WhatdoweknowaboutiPhonefromthesecondparagraph?A.Itismulti-functional.B.Itcontainsfourelectronicitems.C.Ithasnocarbonemission.D.Itdoesn’tneedpackaging.64.IPhonecanhelptosavetheenvironmentbecause__________.A.itiseasytocarryB.itneedstorechargeC.itcutsdowncarbonemissiongreatlyD.itismadeofwood65.ITunesStoreprobablycanhelpusto___________.A.listentomusicofhighqualityB.downloadmusicfromtheInternetC.makemusicbyourselvesD.enjoyfreemusicfromtheInternet66.WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatFacebookallowsusto____________.A.sendphotostofriendsphysicallyB.sendphotosaroundmorequicklyC.printphotosfreelyD.uploaddigitalphotos
Whenbuyingfromadealerthelawsaysthatacarmustbe:Asdescribed:Thisincludesthehistoryofthecaraswellasitsspecification.Forexampleifthedealerdescribedthecaraspreviouslyhavingonecarefulladyowneritshouldn’tturnouttohavehadseveralpreviousboyracerowners.Ofsatisfactoryquality:Itmustmeetthestandardthatareasonablepersonwouldregardasacceptableandbefreefromanyqualityproblem.Alsobearinmindthatasecond-handcarwillhaveaslightlydifferentdefinitionofwhatisconsideredsatisfactorybecausethere’scertainlyanelementofwearandtear.Fitforthepurpose:Itmustbereasonablefitforanynormalpurposeandthisincludesanypurposethatyouspecifytotheseller.●Ifanyoftheaboveisviolatedthenintheoryyoumayhavethefighttorejectthevehicleandgetyourmoneybackifyou’rereasonablyquick.Alternativelythedealermightoffertoreplaceorrepairthecar;reducethepriceofofferingapartialrefund退款.Onceyou’veinformedthedealerthatyouwishtorejectthecaryoumuststopusingthevehiclE.●Iftherejectionisnotacceptedthenit’suptoyoutoproveyourcasE.You’llneedtopayforanindependentassessmentofthecarandsuefordamages.IfyoudochoosearepairinsistthedealerprovideyouwithahirecarorpayanyreasonabletravelingexpensesthusproducedwhileyournewcarisinthegaragE.●Ifthecarisnewit’slikelythattheclaimwillbetoohightobefought.Usingthesmallclaimsproceduretoyoumayhavetopayforlegalrepresentation.AllthiscanbeprettydauntingandexpensivE.Youneedtoweighuptheprosandconsbeforerejectingacar.Wouldarepairdojustaswell?Selectingadealerwhooffersaclearexchangepolicymayhelp.56.Aftertheabovewritingyouwillbebetterat.A.choosingacarB.dealingwithcarsellersC.makingaclaimD.suingfordamages57.Accordingtothetextwhatisessentialafteryouinformthedealerofyourwishtorejectthecar?A.Suingfordamages.B.Demandingtravelingexpenses.C.Stoppingusingit.D.Provingyourcase.58.Ifthedealerofferstorepairthecaryouhaveboughtwhichofthefollowingisacceptable?A.Askingthedealertoprovideyouwithahirecar.B.Askingthedealertoprovideyouwithrepairtoolsets.C.Askingthedealertopayallofyourtravelingexpenses.D.Askingthedealertoreturnallyourmoney.59.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedworddauntinginthelastparagraph?A.Different.B.Effective.C.Discouraging.D.Convenient.60.Whatdoesthewriterwanttosayinthelastparagraph?A.Buyersshouldselectadealerthatofferstorepairthecar.B.Rejectinganewcarisnotnecessarilythatbestchoice.C.It’snecessarythatanewcarshouldberepaired.D.Buyersshouldneverrejectamewcar.
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