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Anichthyologistisascreamwhostudiesfish.MostpeoplewhodothistheylovetheirworkbecauseitisveryrewardingandvarieD.TheyworknotonlyinsidealaboratoryoutinfielD.Fieldworkincludestravelingtoriverswtiinsandlakesinordertocollectinformferinscimens样本.ReadingwritingandspeakingarealsoveryimportanttothejoB.Fishscientistsneedtoreadtheresearchofotherscientiats.Theymustbeabletowriteuptheirtomresearchclearylysothatotherscanfollowit.TheyalsoneedtobeabletogivelecturesabouttheirfindingssothattheycarespreadknowledgE.Ichthyologistswhowishtospecializecanchooseanyoneofthreeareasofstudy.Thefirstareaisaquneulture水产养殖.Thisimrilvesthestudyandpracticeoffislffarmingandmanageme.BecauseitisarathernewstudythereareveryfewjobopportunitiesavailablE.Howeverasthereissomuchtodignwermanyareitasanexcitingareaforanewichthyologisttoenter.Thesecondareaisfisheriesscienchwhichmeansworkingwithateamofscientiststofindoutmostaboutdifferentfishspecies.Thethirdisabouttheprotectionofnaturalfishpopulstons.Thisisimportanttodaygiventhatmanyfishareindangerofdyingoutbetweenoftheactionsofhumeas.Tobecauseacuecrfulscientistyouneedtohaveacuriousmindandbeabletowalkonyourown.Youalsoneedstobeabletohandleequipmentanderformexperiments;butmostimportanilyyoumustlovefish.TobecomeanichthyologistyouwillneedtortainatauniversitytopassaBacherlorofScieneedegrr.Forthisyouwillneedtobegoodatmathersphysiealacienceandhiology.Thenyouwillneedtostudyforanotheryeartocompleteanbonoursdegreeinichthylolgy.Thishonoursdegreecontainscourseworkabouralladpectsoffish.Youalsoneedtocompletetocompletearesearchpaper.1.Whatmakesthejobsofichthyologistssovaried?A.Theystudyfishhabitsandcollectinformation.B.Theyhavetostudyscienceandmathematics.C.Theyworkinfinkiswellasinlaboratories.D.Theyreadrescarlypaperswrittenbyothers.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTturesccordingtothe?A.Aniebterhasaninterestingandvariedptoicssion.B.Aquacultureisthestudyoffishprotection.C.Thelifeofanichtheyologistcaninylovelotsoftravel.D.A.fishscientstneedstobeindinoundentandcurnousaboutthings.3.Whoismostlikelytobecomewithichtyologis?A.Tombecausebelikesfindandoutdoorsports.B.Jackbecauseheliketotravelandreadadventurebooks.C.Jennybecomelikesciencemathematicsandreadingainosaurs.D.Janebecomeshelikesmathematicsandreadingaboutafnosaurs.4.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor.A.universitystudentsB.scienceresearchersC.fisheriesexpertsD.fishfarmers
OneofthegreatestkillersintheWesternworldisheartdiseaseThedeathrate率fromthediseasehasbeenincreasingatanalarmingspeedforthepastthirtyyears.TodayinBritainforexampleaboutfourhundredpeopleadaydieofheartdiseasE.Medicalexpertsknowthatpeoplecanreducetheirchancesofgettingheartdiseasebyexercisingregularlybynotsmokingbychangingtheirdietsandbypayingmoreattentiontoreducingstress压力intheirwork.HoweverWesternhealth-caresystemsarestillnotpayingenoughattentiontothepreventionofthediseasE.ThereisaneedformoreprogramstoeducatethepublicaboutthecausesandpreventionofheartdiseasE.InsteadofsupportingsuchprogramshowevertheU.S.health-caresystemisspendinglargesumsofmoneyonthesurgical外科的treatmentofthediseaseafteritdevelops.Thisemphasis强调ontreatmentclearlyhassomethingtodowiththetechnologicaladvancesthathavetakenplaceinthepasttentofifteenyears.Inthistimemoderntechnologyhasenableddoctorstodevelopnewsurgicaltechniques.Manyoperationsthatwereconsideredimpossibleoftoorisky有风险的afewyearsagoarenowperformedeverydayinU.S.hospitals.Theresulthasbeenahugeincreaseinheartsurgery.Althoughthereisnodoubtthatheartsurgerycanhelpalargenumberofpeoplesomepeoplepointoutthattheemphasisonthesurgicaltreatmentofthediseasehasthreecleardisadvantages.Firstitattractsinterestandmoneyawayfromthequestionofprevention.SeconditcausesthecostsofgeneralhospitalcaretoricE.Afterhospitalsbuytheexpensiveequipmentthatisnecessaryformodernheartsurgerytheymusttrytorecoverthemoneytheyhavespent.Todothistheyraisecostsforalltheirpatientsnotjustthosepatientswhosetreatmentrequirestheequipment.Thethirdpatientsnotjustthosepatientswhosetreatmentrequirestheequipment.Thethirddisadvantageisthatdoctorsareencouragedtoperformsurgery-evenonpatientsforwhomanoperationisunnecessary-becausetheequipmentandexpertskillsaretherE.A.governmentofficerecentlystatedthatmajorheartsurgeryforexampleonly15percentofpatientsimprovedtheirconditionsafterthesurgery.Howevermorethan100000oftheseoperationsareperformedintheUnitedStateseveryyear.1.Whateffecthasmoderntechnologyhadonmedicine?A.Ithasreducedthecostsofmedicaltreatment.B.Ithashelpedsavethelivesofmostpatients.C.Ithasencourageddoctorstodomoreheartsurgeries.D.IthashelpededucatepeopleaboutthepreventionofheartdiseasE.2.TodothisinParagraph3means_______.A.tohelppatientsrecoverB.toincreasethenumberofheartsurgeriesC.togetbackthemoneyspentontheequipmentD.tobuynewequipmentforthetreatmentofheartdisease3.Theauthorwouldagreethat________.A.moremoneyshouldbespentonthepreventionofheartdiseaseB.heartsurgeryhashelpedmostpatientsimprovetheirconditionsC.moderntechnologyhasmadeheartsurgerymoreriskythanbeforeD.thepublichaveknownagreatdealaboutthecausesofheartdisease4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheGreatestKillerintheWestB.HeartDisease:TreatorPreventC.ModernTechnologyandHeartSurgeryD.HeartSurgery:AdvantagesandDisadvantages
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Sincemanyofyouareplanningtostudyatacollegeoruniversityinthiscountryyoumaybecurioustoknowwhatyouusuallydoinatypicalweekhowyoucangetalongwithyourfellowstudentsandsoon.ThesearethequestionsIwanttodiscusswithyoutoday.Firstlet’stalkaboutwhatyourweeklyschedulewilllooklikE.Nomatterwhatyourmajormaybeyoucanexpecttospendbetweenfourandsixhoursaweekforeachclassattendinglectures.Lecturesareusuallyinverylargeroomsbecausesomecoursessuchasintroductiontosociologyoreconomicsoftenhaveasmanyastwoorthreehundredstudentsespeciallyatlargeuniversities.Inlecturesit’sveryimportantforyoutotakenotesonwhattheprofessorsaysbecausetheinformationalectureisoftendifferentfromtheinformationinyourtextbooks.Alsoyoucanexpecttohaveexamquestionsbasedonthelectures.Soitisn’tenoughtojustreadyourtextbooks;youhavetoattendlecturesaswell.InatypicalweekyouwillalsohaveacoupleofhoursofdiscussionforeveryclassyoutakE.Thediscussionsectionisasmallgroupmeetingusuallywithfewerthanthirtystudentswhereyoucanaskquestionsaboutthelecturesthereadingandthehomework.Inlargeuniversitiesgraduatestudentscalledteachingassistantsusuallydirectdiscussionsections.Ifyourmajorischemistryorphysicsoranotherscienceyou’llalsohavetospendseveralhoursaweekinthelaborlaboratorydoingexperiments.Thismeansthatsciencemajorsspendmoretimeintheclassroomthannonsciencemajorsdo.Ontheotherhandpeoplewhomajorinsubjectslikeliteratureorhistoryusuallyhavetoreadandwritemorethansciencemajorsdo.1Themainpurposeofthistextis.A.tohelpthestudentstolearnaboutuniversitylifeB.topersuadethestudentstoattendlecturesC.toencouragethesudentstotakepartindiscussionsD.toadvisethestudentstochoosepropermajors2Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatuniversityprofessors.A.spendabout5hoursonlectureseachweekB.mustjointhestudentsinthediscussionsectionsC.prefertousetextbooksintheirlecturesD.requirethestudentstoreadbeyondthetextbooks3.AdiscussionsectiondoesNOTinclude.A.workingundertheguidanceofuniversityprofessorsB.talkingoverwhatthestudentshavereadaboutthecoursesC.discussingtheproblemsrelatedtothestudents’homeworkD.raisingquestionsaboutwhataprofessorhassaidinalecture4.Accordingtotheauthorsciencemajors.A.havetoworkharderthannonsciencemajorsB.spendlesstimeontheirstudiesthannonsciencemajorsC.considerexperimentsmoreimportantthandiscussionsD.readandwritelessthannonsciencemajors
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Attitubdeisaninternal内在的statethatinfluencesthechoicesofpersonalactionmadebytheindividual个人.Someresearchersconsiderthatattitudescomefromdefferencesbetweenbeliefsandideas;othersbelievethatattitudescomefromemotionalstates.Herewefocusontheeffectsofattitudesuponbehaviorthatisuponthechoicesofactionmadebytheindividual.Thekindsofactionstakenbyhumanbeingsareobviouslyinfluencedgreatlybyattitudes.Whetheronelistenstoclassicalmusicorrockwhetheroneobeysthespeedlimitwhiledrivingwhetheroneencouragesone’shusbandorwifetoexpresshisorherownideas－allareinfluencedbyattitudes.Theseinternalstatesareacquired获得throughoutlifefromsitationsoneisfacedwithinthehomeinthestreetsandintheschool.Ofcoursethecourseofactionchosenbyanindividualinanysituationwillbelargelydeterminedbytheparticularsofthatsituation.Anindividualwhohasastrongattitudeofobeyinglawsmaydrivetoofastwhenheisinahurryandnopolicecarsinsight.AchildwhohasastrongattitudeofhonestymaystealapennywhenshethinksnoonewillnoticeButtheinternalstatewhichremainsunchangedoveraperiodoftimeandwhichmakestheindividualbehaveregularlyinavarietyofsituationsiswhatismeantbyanattitudE.Attitudesarelearnedinavarietyofways.TheycanresultfromsingleincidentsaswhenanattitudetowardsnakesisacquiredbyanexperienceinchildhoodatthesuddenwovementofasnakE.Theycanresultfromtheindividual’sexperiencesofsuccessandpleasureaswhensomeoneacquiresapositiveattitudetowarddoingcrosswordpuzzlesbybeingabletocompletesomeofthemAndfrequentlytheyarelearnedbycopyingotherpeople’sbehavioraswhenachildlearnshowtobehavetowardforeignersbyobservingtheactionsofhisparents.Regaudlessofthesedifferencesthereissomethingincommoninthelearningandmodihcation修正ofattitudes.1.Accordingtothepassageattitudes.A.comefromdifferentsituationsinone’slifeB.arelargelyaffectedbyone’sbehaviorC.remainunchangedinone’sdailylifeD.couldbechosenaccordingtoone’swill2.TheauthorusestheexamplesinParagraph3toshow.A.peopleoftenmakemistakeswhentheyarenotnoticedB.peoplewithgoodattitudesmaysometimesdobaddeedsC.particularsofasituationmayinfluenceanindividual’sactionD.anindividualmaychangehisorherattitudefairlyeasily3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthelearningofattitudes?A.Attitudesareonlylearnedthroughone’ssuccess.B.Attitudeslearnedindangerwilllastlonger.C.CopyingothersbehaviorisnotagoodideA.D.Attitudescanbelearnedfromone’sparents.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DifferencesofAttitudes.B.NatureofAttitudE.C.ChoicesofAttitudes.D.ModificationofAttitudE.
Alittleboyinvitedhismothertoattendhisschool’sfirstteacher-parentparentmeeting.Tothelittleboy’s1shesaidshewouldgo.This2bethefirsttimethathisclassmatesandteacher3hismotherandhefelt4ofherappearancE.Althoughshewasabeautifulwomantherewasaseverescar疤痕that5nearlytheentirerightsideofherfacE.Theboyneverwantedto6whyorhowshegotthescar.Atthemeetingthepeoplewere7bythekindnessandnaturalbeautyofhismother8thecarbutthelittleboywasstillembarrassed尴尬and9himselffromeveryonE.Hedidhowevergetwithin10ofaconversationbetweenhismotherandhisteacher.Theteacherasked11Howdidyougetthescaronyourface?Themotherreplied12mysonwasababyhewasinaroomthatcaughtfirE.Everyonewas13afraidtogoinbecausethefirewas14soIwentin.AsIwasrunningtowardhisbedIsawaloingpieceofwoodcomingdownandIplacedmyselfoverhimtryingtoprotecthim.Iwasknocked15butfortunatelyafiremancameinandsavedbothofus.She16theburnedsideofherfacE.Thisscarwillbe17buttothisdayIhavenever18whatIdiD.Atthispointthelittleboycameoutrunningtowardhismotherwithtearsinhiseyes.Heheldherinhisarmsandfeltagreat19ofthesacrifice牺牲thathismotherhadmadeforhim.Heheldherhand20fortherestoftheday.1.A.enjoymentB.disappointmentC.surpriseD.excitement2.A.wouldB.couldC.shouldD.must3.A.noticedB.greetedC.acceptedD.met4.A.sickB.ashamedC.afraidD.tired5.A.includedB.passedC.coveredD.shaded6.A.talkaboutB.thinkaboutC.careaboutD.hearabout7.A.impressedB.surprisedC.excitedD.comforted8.A.insightofB.bymeansofC.bywayofD.inspiteof9.A.hidB.protectedC.separatedD.escaped10A.understandingB.remindingC.hearingD.learning11.A.carefullyB.seriouslyC.nervouslyD.anxiously12.A.AsB.WhenC.SinceD.While13.A.soB.muchC.quiteD.too14A.outofcontrolB.undercontrolC.incontrolD.overcontrol15.A.helplessB.hopelessC.senselessD.useless16.A.pointedB.showedC.wipedD.touched17.A.uglyB.lastingC.seriousD.frightening18.A.forgotB.recognizedC.consideredD.regretted19.A.honorB.senseC.happinessD.pride20.A.quietlyB.slightlyC.tightlyD.suddenly
TheincidenttookplaceonSundaythe25ofJuneOnthatparticularday.A.southwindhadbeengusting劲吹onandoffallmorning.Itwasnotstrongenoughtocauseusanyconcernsowecarriedonwithourdailywork.Notsuspectingwhatwasabouttohappen.Thestormgaveusverylittlewarming.BlackcloudsloomedoverthedistanthorizontosuddenlythatweweretakenbysurprisE.EventhenwewerenotreallyworrieD.asthccloudsseemedtobemovingoverouthouseandtowardsthedistantmountains.ThenjustasthecloudshadmovedinlandthewindInstantlywewerebusilypreparingfortheworst.Thewholefamilyhadexperiencedsuchastormbeforeandeveryonerememberthedamageithadcausedtostockandcrops.Therewasverylittlewecoulddoaboutthecrops.Butweneededtopreventtheanimalsincasetheriverfloodedagain.Myolderbrothercalledhissheep-dogandbegandrivingoursmallflockofsheeptohighergroundabovetheriver.IftheriverfloodedtheyshouldbesafetherE.InthemeantimemyfatherwasmendingaroofthathadpartlyfallendownaftermanyyearsoffineservicE.IfthetinflewoffitcoulddamagethehousE.Myyoungerbrotherbeganhurriedlycarryingfirewoodundertheshelter.MyjobwastohelpMumboardupthewindows.Ifthestormdevelopedintoacyclone旋风theboardswouldprotecttheglass.Thestormragetforfourhourpouringmoreruinonasthanarehadinthelastfiveyears.Asexpectedtheriverbrokeitebanksandcamealowlyuptowandsthehouseandthealock.Thenjustiswewerebeginningtolosehope.thestormstoppedassuddenlyasithadbenun.Theanimalsweresafnandtheroofwasatillaniledon.All’swellthatendnwell.saidmymother.1.whentheblackclouds.appearedsuddenlyinthedistancE.________.A.thefamilyweresurprisedB.theyweceextremelywomedC.theywerepreparingfortheworstD.theyfacedthestormdravely2.Therewaserylittlewecoulddoaboutthecropsindicatedthat_____.3.Theunderlinedwordstckinthethisgraphrefersto________.A.moneyownedbythefamilyB.goodsforsaleC.auppliesforfamilyuseD.farmanimals4.Itcanbeinferredfromwhatthemothersaidthat______.A.theyhadnodamngeatallB.everythingwentbeyondthecxpectationC.eyerythingwasundercontrolD.thefamilycouldhavesuffercdagreaterloss.
Thecoyote丛林狼.thateleveranimalofwide-openspace.hascometothenation’scaptial.InfactcoyoteshavespreadtoeverycomeroftheUnitedStateschangingtheirbehaviorstofitnewenvioronmentsandcausingresearcherstodealwithatroublesomenewkindofcreature:thecitycoyotE.Thecoyoteoriginallylivedinthemiddleofthecontinent.Oneofitsmostobviouscharactersisitssmartnesswhichhasmadetheanimalanotorious臭名昭著的pest.Hunterstrappedshotandpoisonedmorethanamillioncoyotesinthe1900s.It’sstilloneofAmerica’smosthuntedanimals.YetthecoyotehassurviveD.Howhasthecoyoteshownthisextraordinaryability?Iguessifyouwantedtouseonewordit’dbe‘plasticity’.saysErieGeseanexpertatUtahStateUniversity.Coyotescanlivealoninpairsorinlargepackslikewolveshuntatnightorduringthedayoccupyasmallregionoranareaupto40squaremilesandliveonallsortsoffoodfromlizards蜥蜴andshoestoantsandmelons.UnbelicvadlypeoplehelpcdcoyotesincreasewhentheykiltcdmostofthewolvesintheUnitedStates.Thesprcddingofcoyotesintocityareasthough.isrccent.Theytravelatnightcrossingsidcwalksandbridges.runningatongroadsandduckingintocuinerts钻入洞andunderpasscs.Nooneknowswhycoyotesaremavingintocities.butexpertsexplaihthatclevctermorehuman-tolerant不怕人的coyotesareteachingurbansurvivalskillstonewgenerations.Occasionally.coyotesmigheattackhumanbeings.Therehavebeenabout160attacksonpeoplcinreccntyearsThereforepeoplehavebccnconsistentlytoldnotfeedcoyotesorleavepctfoodunseeurcD.ThatplusalargetrappingprogramintheneighborhooD.hascurdownonthecoyotepopulation.1.TheunderlingedwordplasticityinParagraph2refersto____________.A.theabilitytofittheenvironmentB.notonoussmartnessC.huntingabilityD.beinghuman-tolerant2.Theaimofthepassageisto_____________.A.tellpcoplehowtofightagainstcoyotesB.telluswhythecoyoteisthemosthuntedanimalC.supplythereasonwhythecoyoteisakindofmotoriouspestD.explainhowthecoyotehasspreadtoandsurvivedincities3.Accordingtothepassagecoyote__________.A.originallylivedinthewestofthecontinentB.sleepdungthedaybutlookforfoodatnightC.areteachingsurvivalskillstotherryoungergenerationsD.sufferedapopulationdeereasebecausepcoplekilledwolves4.Accordingtothepassagetocutdowaonthecoyolcpopulation.peopleareadvisedto_______.A.leavepctfoodsecuredB.keepcoyotesinsmallregionsC.foreecoyotestolivealoneD.avondusingtrappingprograms
Monarchbutterflies黑脉金斑蝶areacommonsummersightinthenorthernUnitedStatesandCanada.Theselargeorangeandblackinsects昆虫brightenparksandgardensastheyflylightlyamongtheflowers.Whatmakesmonarchsparticularlyinterestingisthattheymigrate迁飞-allthewaytoCaliforniaorMexicoandback.Theyarethoughttobetheonlyinsectthatdoesthis.Everyyearinthelatesummermonarchsbegintheirjourneytothesouth.ThoseheadingforMexicogofirstfortheLouisiana-MississippiareathenflyacrosstheGulfofMexicointoTexas.OnceinMexicotheysettlethemselvesinoneofaboutfifteenplacesinamountainforestfilledwithfirtrees.Eachplaceprovidesawinterhomeformillionsofmonarchs.Thebutterfliesaresomanythattheyoftencoverentiretrees.Whenspringcomestheybegintheirlongjourneynorth.Thequestionisoftenaskedwhethereverybutterflymakestheround-tripjourneyeveryyear.Andtheanswerisno.Theaveragemonarchlivesaboutninemonths.SooneflyingnorthmightlayeggsinLouisianaandthendie.TheeggsofthatgenerationmaybefoundinKentucky;theeggsofthenextgenerationmayendupinWisconsinorMichigan.ThelastgenerationoftheseasonaboutthefourthwillmaketheirwaybacktoMexicoandrestartthejourney.Scientistslearnaboutmonarchs’migrationbycatchingandmakingmarksontheinsects.Byrecatchingamonarchwithsuchamarkandnoticingwhereitcamefromthenextscientistcangettoknowthingslikethebutterfly’sageanditsrouting路线.1.Oneoftheplaceswheremonarchsspendthewinteris.A.theGulfofMexicoB.anareainMississippiC.aforestinMexicoD.aplaininTexas2Theroutingofmonarchs’migrationcanbelearned.A.byexaminingthemarksmadeonthemB.bycollectingtheireggsinthemountainsC.bycomparingtheirdifferentagesD.bycountingthedeadonesintheforests3.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthepassage?A.Migrationofmonarchs.B.Scientists’interestinmonarchs.C.Winterhomeofmonarchs.D.Lifeanddeathofmonarchs.
WhenIlearnedthatmy71-year-oldmotherwasplayingScrabble-awordgame-againstherselfIknewIhadtodosomething.Myhusbandsuggestedwegiveheracomputertoplayagainst.Iwasn’tsuremymotherwasreadyforit.Afterallithadtaken10yearstopersuadehertobuyanelectriccooker.Evensowepackedupouroldcomputeranddeliveredittomyparents’homE.Andsobeganmymother’sadventureintheworldofcomputers.ItalsomarkedthebeginningofanunusualteachingtaskformE.I’vetaughtpeopleofallagesbutIneverthoughtIwouldbeteachingmymotherhowtodoanything.Shehasbeentheoneteachingmeallmylife:tocoolandsew;toenjoythegoodtimesandputupwiththebaD.Nowitwasmyturntogivesomethingback.Itwasn’teasyatthebeginning.TherewassomuchtoexplainandtointroducE.Slowlybutsurelymymothercaughtonmakingnotesinalittlenotebook.AfterafewmonthsofScrabbleandothergamesIdecideditwastimetointroducehertowordprocessing文字处理.Thisprovedtobeabiggerchallenge挑战tohersoIgavehersomehomeworkIaskedhertowritemealetterusingdifferentlettertypescolorsandspaces.Areyouthisdemandingwithyourkindergartenpupils?sheaskeD.NoofcoursenotIsaiD.Theyalreadyknowhowtouseacomputer.Mymotherisn’ttheonlyoneexperiencingafastpersonalgrowthperioD.Thankstothecomputermyfatherhasfinallygotoverhisphoneallergy过敏反应.ForaslongasIcanrememberanytimeIcalledmymotherwouldanswer.DadandIhavehadmorephoneconversationsinthelasttwomonthsthanwe’vehadinthepast20years.1.Whatdoestheauthordo?A.Sheisacook.B.Sheisateacher.C.SheisahousewifE.D.Sheisacomputerengineer.2.Theauthordecidedtogivehermotheracomputer.A.toletherhavemorechancestowritelettersB.tosupportherindoingherhomeworkC.tohelpherthroughthebadtimesD.tomakeherlifemoreenjoyable3.Theauthoraskedhermothertowriteheraletter.A.becausehermotherhadstoppedusingthetelephoneB.becauseshewantedtokeepintouchwithhermotherC.sothathermothercouldpracticewhatshehadlearnedD.sothatmothercouldbefreefromhousework4.Afterthecomputerwasbroughthometheauthor’sfather.A.lostinterestincookingB.tookmorephonecallsC.playedmoregamesD.begantouseit
hatcoldJanuarynightIwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheatrE.WithopeningnightonlyaweekagoIwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametimE.AsIwalkedIthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.CitylifehadbecometoomuchformE.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildingsIfeltverysmallandcolD.Ibeganrunningbothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers抢劫犯.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.Aboutablockfrommyapartment公寓房间IheardasoundbehindmE.Iturnedquicklyhalfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.StillthenoisehadmademenervoussoIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymorE.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoisE.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutesmywalletwasnowheretobefounD.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearchIheardthegarbagetruck垃圾车pulluptothesidewalknexttomE.WhenavoicecalledfromtheinsideAlisaCamacho?IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?thedooropenedandoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyE.Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?heaskedholdingupasmallsquareshapE.Itwasnearly3A.M.bythetimeIgotintobeD.Iwouldn’tgetmuchsleepthatnightbutIhadgottenmywalletback.IalsohadgottenbacksomeenjoymentofcitylifE.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewellingtohelpeachother.1Howdidthewritefeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?A.ColdandsickB.FortunateandhelpfulC.SatisfiedandcheerfulD.Disappointedandhelpless2.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatthewritewasbusy______.A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivitiesC.learningactinginaneveningschoolD.preparingforthefirstnightshow3Onherwayhomethewriter_______.A.lostherwalletunknowinglyB.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriverC.wasrobbedofherwalletbyanarmedmanD.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher4.Inthefifthparagraphwhydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?A.SomeoneofferedtotakeherbackhomeB.A.red-hairedmancametoseeher.C.SheheardsomeonecallhernameD.Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck.5.Fromthetextwecaninferthatthewriter_________.A.wouldstopworkingatnightB.wouldstayoninSanFranciscoC.wouldmakefriendswithcleanersD.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank.
Theflagthemostcommonsymbol象征ofanationinthemodernworldisalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaningtheflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildingsshipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitive原始的artifact.Itisrathertheproductofthousandsofyears'development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestorsofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People'sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerablE.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrainstheystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewindwhichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.UsingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethodssuchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafirE.TheconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonablE.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems图腾beforecarryingthemintobattlE.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked:ThekingofChinaaround1000B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepastbutitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndiathenacrossArablandsandfinallytoEuropewhereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.1.ThebesttitleforthepassagewouldbeA.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlagB.PoweroftheNationalFlagC.TypesofFlagsD.UsesofFlags2.TheunderlinedwordvulnerableinParagraph3meansA.impossibletomakesureofB.likelytobeprotectedC.easytodamageD.difficulttofind3.TheearliestflagswereconnectedwithheavenlypowerbecausE.A.theycouldtellwinddirectionB.theycouldbringgoodlucktofightersC.theywerehandeddownbytheancestorsD.theywerebelievedtostandfornaturalforces4.Whatdoestheauthorknowofthefirstnationalflag?A.HeknowswhenitwassenttoEuropE.B.HebelievesitwasmadeinEgypt.C.HethinksitcamefromChinA.D.HedoubtswhereitstarteD.5.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A.TheroleofChinainthespreadofthenationalflag.B.Thesecondancestorofthenationalflag.C.TheuseofmodernflagsinEuropE.D.Theimportanceofmodernflags.
I’mseventeen.IhadworkedasaboxboyatasupermarketinLosAngeles.Peoplecametothecounterandyouputthingsintheirbagsforthem.Andcarriedthingstotheircars.Itwashardwork.Whileworkingyouwearaplatewithyournameonit.IoncemetsomeoneIknewyearsago.IrememberedhisnameandsaidMrCastlehowareyou?wetalkedaboutthisandthat.AshelefthesaidItwasnicetalkingtoyouBrett.IheltgreatherememberedmE.ThenIlookeddownatmynameplatE.Ohno.hedidn’tremembermeatallhejustresdthenameplatE.IwishIhadputIrvingdownonmynameplatE.Ifhe’dhavesaidOhyesIrvinghowcouldIforgetyou?I’dhavebeenreadyforhim.There’snothingpersonalherE.Themanagerandeveryoneelsewhowereastepabovetheboxboysoftenshoutedorders.Oneofthesewas:youcouldn’taccepttips小费OkayI’moutsideandIputthebagsinthecar.Foralotofpeoplethenaturalreaction反应istotakeaquarterandgiveittomE.I’dsay‘‘I‘msorryIcan’tthey‘dgetangry.Whenyougivesomeoneotipyou’resortofbeingpolitE.YoutakeaquarterandyouputitintheirhandandyouexpectthemtosayOhthanksalot.Whenyousay‘‘I’msorryIcan’t.They'dgetangry.Whenyougivesomeoneatipyou'resortofbeingpolitE.Youtakeaquarterandyouputitintheirhandandyocxpectthemtosayohthanksalot.WhenyousayI'msorryIcan'ttheyfeelalittleputdown.TheysayNoonewillknow.Andtheyputitinyourpocket.YousayIreallycan’t.Itgetstoapointwhereyoualmosthavetohurtapersonphysically身体上topreventhimfromtippingyou.Itwasnotinagreementwiththestore’sbeliefinbeingfriendly.AcceptingtipswasafriendlythingandmadethecustomerfeelgooD.Ijustcouldn’tunderstandthestrangenessofsomepeople’sideas.Oneladyactuallyputitinmypocketgotinthecaranddroveaway.Iwouldhavehadtothrowthequarteratheroreatenitorsomething.Ihaddecidedthatoneyearwasenough.SomepeopleneededthejobtostayaliveandfeD.IguessIhadthemeansandcouldaffordtohateitandgiveitup.1.whatcanbethebesttitleforthistext?A.howhardlifeisforBoxBoysB.gettingalongwithCustomersC.whyIGaveupMyJobD.theArtofTakingTips2.Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat___.A.thewriterdidn’tliketheimpersonalpartofhisjobB.withanameplatepeoplecaneasilystarttalkingC.MrCastlemistookIrvingforBrettD.Irvingwasthewriter’srealname3.Theboxboyrefusedtoaccepttipsbecause__A.customersonlygavesmalltipsB.somecustomershadstrangeideasabouttippingC.thestoreforbadetheboxboystotaketipsD.hedidn’twanttofightwiththecustomers4.Theunderlinedphrasputdowninthethirdparagraphprobablymeans__A.misunderstoodB.dEfeatedC.hatefulD.hurt
ItwasanearlySeptemberdaycoolandbrightandjustrightforrunningandIwasinthefirstfewmilesofa10-mileraceoveracourse路线withafewhighhills.StillIfeltenergetic;despitethehillsitwasgoingtobeafinerun.JustaheadofmewasPeggyMimnoateacherfromMountKiseoNewYork.ShetoowasrunningeasilymovingalongatmyspeeD.Thepace步速feltcomfortablesoIdecidedtostaywhereIwas;whypayattentiontopacewhenshewassettingsuchaniceone?I’dovertake追上herlateronwhenshetireD.SoIranbehindher.ThecourseheadednorthformileswanderedwestforahillymilethenturnedsouthagainalongawindingroaD.Theracewasgettingharder.Wehadfourmilesleftandalreadyitwasbeginningtoberealwork.Peggyovertookayoungrunner.Sheseemedtoknownhimfortheyexchangedafewcheerfulwordsasshepassedhim.TheirexchangeworriedmE.Youdon’tchatduringaraceunlessyoufeelinggoodandPeggyplainlywas.StillIwascloseenoughtoovertakeherifshetiredsoIdidn’tgiveuphopecompletely.Weweregettingnearertoalongpunishinghillnowanditwouldbethetest.Wewereamilefromthefinishlinesowhateverhappenedonthehillwouldalmostdeterminewhocrosseditfirst.AsImovedupthehillmyattentionwanderedforafewminutes.WhenIlookedupPeggywasmovingaway-firstfiveyardsthententhenmorE.Finallyitwasclearthattherewasnohelpofcatchingher.Shebeatmesoundly.ThereisanimportantlessoninthatracE.Womenarethoughttobeweakerslowerandnotnearlyasskilledinsport.YetasPeggyMimnosoclearlyshowedthesimilaritiesbetweenmenandwomenrunnersaremoreimportantthandifferences.IhaverunwithanumberofwomenandIcansayitisoftenhardwork..1.Whatdidthewriterthinkoftheraceinthebeginning?A.Itwouldbehardwork.B.ItwouldbeaneasyracE.C.Itwouldbeatestofhisstrength.D.ItwouldbeagoodlearningexperiencE.2WhatworriedthewriterwhenPeggygreetedtheyoungrunner?A.Peggyovertooktheyoungrunner.B.Peggywasrunningenergetically.C.Peggywaslaughingasthewriter.D.Peggypaidnoattentiontothewriter.3Bysayingalongpunishinghillparagraph5thewriterimpliesthat______.A.PeggywouldfailtoreachthehilltopB.menaremoreskilledatclimbinghillsC.overtakingPeggywouldbeeasyD.climbingthehillwouldbeademandingtask4.Whatlessondosethewriterlearnfromtherace:A.Womenareasgoodasmeninsport.B.Womenarebetteratclimbinghills.C.Heshouldhavemoretraininginacross-countryracE.D.HeshouldsetaquickerpaceatthebeginningofaracE.
HOWTOBOOKBookingopensforBeckettShortson8September.BYTELEPHPNEForcreditcard信用卡bookings.CallsareanswereD.BOXOFFICE017892956239am8pmMon-Sat054154105124hours7daysnobookingcharge.BYFAXForcreditcardbookings.Pleaseallowatleast48hoursforreplyifrequireD.BOXOFFICE01789261974or01862387765BYPOSTPleaseenclose附上achequeorcreditcarddetailstogetherwithanSAEoradd50ptothetotalanount总额tocoverpostagE.PleasesendtotheBoxOfficeRSTStratford-upon-AvonCV376BB.Bookingopensforallotherplayson19September.INPERSONBOXOFFICERSThall9:30am-8pmMon-Sat6pmwhentheatresareclosed.OVERSEASBOOKINGTheeasiestmethodofpaymentisbycreditcarD.Youcanalsopayby:Eurochequeupto￡500withyourcardnumberwrittenontheback.PAYINGFORYOURTICKETSCREDITCARDSWeacceptVisaMasterCardAmericanExpressandDinersCluB.Pleasefivethecardnumbernameandaddressofcardholder.CHEQUESChequesandpostalordersshouldbepayableto:RoyalShakespeareTheatrE.1.Inwhichofthefollowingwaysofbookingdoesoneprobablyhavetopayextramoney?A.inpersonB.bytelephoneC.byfaxD.bypost2.Onehastowaitfor2daysorlongerforareplyifhe/shepays______.A.inpersonB.bytelephoneC.byfaxD.bypost3.Whatisausefulnumbertocallat11amstudy?A.01789295623B.0541541051C.01789261174D.01862387665
Artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures文化.Theincreasinglypopulardesignmuseumsthatareopeningtodayhoweverperformquiteadifferentrole.Unlikemostartmuseumsthedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatareeasilyfoundbythegeneralpublic.Thesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridgesandwashingmachinesinthecenterofthehall.Peoplehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsareoftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsfornewindustrialtechnology.Buttheirroleisnotsimplyamatterofsales-itisthehonoringofexcellentlyinventedproducts.Thedifferencebetweenthewindowofadepartmentstoreandtheshowcaseinadesignmuseumisthatthefirsttriestosellyousomethingwhilethesecondtellsyouthesuccessofasale.Oneadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelfamiliarwiththeexhibits.Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitorsdesignmuseumvisitorsseldomfeelfrightenedorpuzzled困惑.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass-producedproductsworkandlookastheydoandhowdesignhasimprovedthequalityofourlives.Artmuseumexhibitsontheotherhandwouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeelingthatthereissomethingbeyondtheirunderstanding.Inrecentyearsseveralnewdesignmuseumshaveopenedtheirdoors.Eachofthesemuseumshastriedtosatisfythepublic’sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas.London’sDesignMuseumforexampleshowsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromZippolighterstoelectrictypewriterstoagroupofItalianfish-tins.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfarlessstrictthanthosetoartmuseumsandvisitorsmayalsosensethehumorous幽默的partofoursocietywhilewalkingaroundsuchexhibitsasinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoyscollectedinoureverydaylife.1.Showcasesindesignmuseumsaredifferentfromstorewindowsbecausethey.A.showmoretechnologicallyadvancedproductsB.helpincreasethesalesofproductsC.showwhytheproductshavesoldwellD.attractmorepeoplethanstorewindowsdo2.Theauthorbelievesthatmostdesignmuseumvisitors.A.donotadmiremass-producedproductsB.arepuzzledwithtechnologicalexhibitsC.dislikeexhibitsinartmuseumsD.knowtheexhibitsverywell3Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums.A.arenotasstrictasthosetoartmuseumsB.arenotaimedtointerestthepublicC.mayfailtobringsomepleasuretovisitorsD.oftencontainpreciousexhibits4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.TheformsofdesignmuseumsB.TheexhibitsofdesignmuseumsC.ThenatureofdesignmuseumsD.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums
Since1989DaveThomaswhodiedatage69wasoneofthemostrecognizablefacesonTV.Heappearedinmorethan800commercials商业广告forthehamburgerchainnamedforhisdaughter.Aslongasitworkshesaidin1991I’llcontinuetodothosecommercials.EventhoughhewassuccessfulThomasremainedtroubledbyhischildhooD.Hestillwon’tletanyoneseehisfeetwhichareoutofshapebecauseheneverhadproperfittingshoesWendysaidin1993.Borntoasinglemotherhewasadopted收养asababybyRexandAulevaThomasofKalamazooinMichigan.AfterAulevadiedwhenhewas5ThomasspentyearsontheroadasRextraveledaroundseekingconstructionwork.HefedmeThomassaidandifIgotoutoflinehe’dbeatmE.Movingoutonhisownat15Thomasworkedfirstasawaiterinmanyrestaurants.ButhehadsomethingmuchbetterinminD.IthoughtifIownedarestauranthesaidIcouldeatforfreE.A.1956meetingwithHarlandSandersledThomastoacareerasthemanagerofaKentuckyFriedChickenrestaurantthatmadehimamillionairein1968.In1969afterbreakingwithSandersThomasstartedthefirstWendy’sOldFashionedhamburgersinColumbusOhiowhichsetitselfapartbyservingmade-to-orderburgers.With6000restaurantsworldwidethechainnowmakes＄6billionayearinsales.AlthoughtroubledbyhisownexperiencewithadoptionThomasmarriedsince1954toLorraine66andwithfourgrownkidsbesidesWendyfeltitcouldofferafutureforotherchildren.HestartedtheDaveThomasFoundation基金会forAdoptionin1992.In1993Thomaswhohadleftschoolat15graduatedfromCoconutCreekHighSchoolinFloridA.HeeventookLorrainetothegraduationdanceparty.ThekidsvotedhimMostLikelytoSucceeD.TheDaveyousawonTVwastherealDavesaysfriendPatWilliams.Hewasn’tagreatactororagreatspeaker.HewasjustJoeEverybody.1.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.ThelifeofDaveThomas.B.ThedreamofDaveThomas.C.TheschoolingofDaveThomas.D.ThegrowthofDaveThomas’sbusiness.2.Whatdoweknowabouthischildhood?A.HelivedapoorlifeB.Hehadcaringparents.C.HestayedinoneplacE.D.Hedidn’tgotoschool.3.ChoosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingeventsinThomas’slifE.A.graduatedfromhighschoolB.startedhisownbusinessC.becameamillionaireD.startedafoundationE.metHarlandSandersA.edcdaB.aecbdC.ecbdaD.aebcd4.HewasjustJoeEverybody.inthelastparagraphmeans___________.A.DavewasfamousB.DavewasordinaryC.Davewasshowy6.WhatisthenameofDaveThomas’sbusiness?A.Thomas’sB.Wendy’sC.Lorraine’sD.Rex’s
WhomadeyourT-shirt?AGeoetownUniversitystudentraisedthatquestion.PietraRivoliaprofessorofbusinesswantedtofintheanwer.AfewweekslatersheboughtaT-shirtandbegantofollowitspathfromTexascottonformtoChinesefactorytocharitybin慈善捐赠箱.TheresultisaninterestingnewbookTheTra’sofaT-shirtintheGlobalEconomy经济.FollowingaT-shirtaroundtheworldinawaytomakeherpointmoreinterestingbutitalsofreesRivolifromtheusualargumentsovergobaltradE.ShegoeswherevertheT-shirtgoesandtherearesurprisesaroundeverycorner.InChinaRivolishowswhyaclothingfactoryevenwithitspoorconditionsmeansasteptowardabettereforthepeoplewhoworktherE.Inthecolorfulused-clothingmarketsofTanzaniasherealizesthitisonlyinthisfinalstageoflifethattheT-shirtwillmeetarealmarketwherethepriceofashirtchangesbythehourandisdifferentbyitssizeandevencolor.Rivoli’sbookisfullofmemablepeopleandsceneslikethenoisethebadairandthemuddy-sweetsmell泥土香味ofthecotton.ShesaysHereinthefactoryShanghaismellslikeShallowaterTexas.Rivoliisatherbestwhenmakingthosesortsofunexpectedconnections.Sheevenfindsonebetweenthefreetradersandthosewhoareagainstglobalization.Thechancesopenedupbytradearevastshearguesbutfreemarketsneedthecorrectingforceofpoliticstokeepthemincheck.Trueeconomicprogressneedsthemboth.1.WhatdowelearnaboutProfessorRivoli?A.Sheusedtoworkonacottonfarm.B.ShewroteabookaboutworldtradE.C.ShewantstogiveupherteachingjoB.D.ShewearsaT-shirtwherevershegoes.2.BysayingT-shirtmeetarealmarketRivolimeansinTanzania.A.cheaperT-shirtareneedeD.B.usedT-shirtarehardtosellC.pricesofT-shirtriseandfallfrequentlyD.pricesofT-shirtareusuallyreasonable3.Whatdoesthewordthemunderlinedinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Free-markets.B.Pricechanges.C.Unexpectedconnection.D.chancesopenedupbytradE.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatT-shirtCanDotoHelpCottonFarmsB.HowT-shirtAreMadeinShanghaiC.HowT-shirtAreSoldinTanzaniaDWhatT-shirtCanTeachUs
IncreasinglyAmericansarebecomingtheirowndoctorsbygoingonlinetodiagnosetheirsymptomsorderhomehealthtestsormedicaldevicesorevenself-treattheirillnesseswithdrugsfromInternetpharmacies药店.SomeavoiddoctorsbecauseofthehighcostofmedicalcareespeciallyiftheylackhealthinsurancE.Ortheymaystaybecausetheyfinditembarrassingtodiscusstheirweightalcoholconsumptionorcouchpotatohabits.Patientsmayalsofearwhattheymightlearnabouttheirhealthortheydistrustphysiciansbecauseofnegativeexperiencesinthepast.ButplayingdoctorcanalsobeadeadlygamE.EverydaymorethansixmillionAmericansturntotheInternetformedicalanswers-mostofthemaren’tnearlyskepticalenoughofwhattheyfinD.A.2002surveybythePewInternet&AmericanLifeProjectfoundthat72percentofthosesurveyedbelieveallormostofwhattheyreadonhealthwebsites.Theyshouldn’t.LookupheadacheandthechancesoffindingreliableandcompleteinformationfreefromamotivationforcommercialgainareonlyoneintenreportsanApril2005BrownMedicalSchoolstudy.Ofthe169websitestheresearchersratedonly16scoredashighquality.RecentstudiesfoundfaultyfactsaboutallsortsofotherdisorderscausingoneresearchteamtowarnthatalargeamountofincompleteinaccurateandevendangerousinformationexistsontheInternet.Theproblemismostpeopledon’tknowthesafewaytosurftheWeB.TheyuseasearchenginelikeGoogleget18trillionchoicesandstartclicking.Butthat’sriskybecausealmostanybodycanputupasitethatlooksauthoritative权威的soit’dhardtoknowifwhatyou’rereadingisreasonableornotsaysDr.SarahBassfromtheNationalCancerInstitutE.1.AccordingtothetextanincreasingnumberofAmerican_____.A.aresufferingfrommentaldisordersB.turntoInternetpharmaciesforhelpC.liketoplaydeadlygameswithdoctorsD.areskepticalaboutsurfingmedicalwebsites2.SomeAmericansstayawayfromdoctorsbecausethey_____.A.findmedicaldeviceseasytooperateB.prefertobediagnosedonlinebydoctorsC.areafraidtofacethetruthoftheirhealthD.areafraidtomisusetheirhealthinsurance3.AccordingtothestudyofBrownMedicalSchool______.A.morethan6millionAmericansdistrustdoctorsB.only1/10ofmedicalwebsitesaimtomakeaprofitC.about1/10ofthewebsitessurveyedareofhighqualityD.72%ofhealthwebsitesofferincompleteandfaultyfacts4.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’smainargument?A.It’scheaptoself-treatyourownillness.B.It’sembarrassingtodiscussyourbadhabits.C.It’sreasonabletoputupamedicalwebsitE.D.It’sdangeroustobeyourowndoctor.
SusanSontag1933----2004wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliteraturE.Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorallynecessarytoknoweverything---toreadeverybookworthreadingtoseeeverymovieworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30spublishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReviewsheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturelifetryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliteraturefilmandart.Withgreateffortandseriousjudgement.Sontagwalkedatthelatestedgesofworldculture.SeriousnesswasoneofSontage’slifelongwatchwords格言.butatatimewhenthebarriersbetweenthewell-educatedandthepoor-educatedwereobviousshearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasureofpopculturE.InNotesCampthe1964essaythatfirstmadehernamesheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle-knownsetofdifficultunderstandingsthroughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmorefamous.NotesonCampshewroterepresentsavictoryof‘form’over‘content’‘beauty’over‘morals’.Byconviction信念shewasasensualist感觉论者butbynatureshewasamoralist伦理学者andintheworksshepublishedinthe1970sand1980sitwasthelattersideofherthatcameforwarD.InillnessasMetaphor-publishedin1978aftershesufferedcancer-shearguedagainsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities被压抑的性格aconceptthateffectivelyblamedthevictimforthediseasE.Infactre-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonglifelonghabit.InAmericaherstoryofa19thcenturyPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyinCaliforniawontheNationalBookAwardin2000.Butitwasasatirelessmall-purposerculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfamE.SometimessheoncesaidIfeelthatintheendallIamreallydefendingistheideaofseriousnessoftrueseriousness.Andintheendshemadeustakeitseriouslytoo.1.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1meansSontag_________.A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallifeB.developedworldliteraturefilmandartC.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldcultureD.keptpacewiththenewstdevelopmentofworldculture2.Shefirstwonhernamethrough___________.A.herstoryofaPolishactressB.herbookillnessasMetaphorC.publishingessaysinmagazineslikepartisanReviewD.herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstankings3.AccordingtothepassageSusanSontag__________.A.wasasensualistaswellasamoralistB.lookeddownuponthepopcultureC.thoughtcontentwasmoreimportantthanformD.blamedthevictimofcancerforbeingrepressed4.AsforSusanSontag’slifelonghabitshe__________.A.misunderstoodtheideaofseriousnessB.re-examinedoldpositionsC.arguedforanopenesstopopcultureD.preferredmoralstobeauty5.SusanSontag’slastingfamewasmadeupon___________-.A.atirelessall-purposeculturalviewB.herlifelongwatchwordseriousnessC.publishingbooksonmoralsD.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing
Withagoodshoppingpositionandtherightamount数量ofmoneyanyeducatedpersonoughttobeabletomakealivingoutofabookshop.Itisnotadifficulttradetolearnandthelargechain-storescanneverforcethesmallbookselleroutofexistenceastheyhavedonetothecornershop.Butthehoursofworkareverylong-Iwasonlydoingapart-timejobbutmybossputinaseventy-hourweekbesidesregularjourneysoutofshoppinghourstobuybooks.TherealreasonwhyIshouldnotliketobebackinthebooktradeforlifehoweveristhatwhileIwasinitIlostmyloveofbooks.A.booksellercannotalwaystellthetruthabouthisbooksandthatgiveshimadislikeforthem.TherewasatimewhenIreallydidlovebooks-lovedthesightandsmellandfeelofthem-iftheywerefiftyormoreyearsoldthatis.Nothingpleasedmequitesomuchastobuyabargainlotofthemonsaleforseveralpounds.Thereisapeculiarflavour独特的味道abouttheunexpectedbooksyoupickupinthatkindofcollection:little-knowneighteenth-centurypoetsorout-of-dategeographybooks.Foroccasional偶尔的reading-inyourbathforexampleorlateatnightwhenyouaretootiredtogotobed-thereisnothingasgoodasaveryoldpicturestory-book.ButassoonasIwenttoworkinthebookshopIstoppedbuyingbooks.Seeninamass.fiveortenthousandatatimebooksweredullandevenalittletiresome.NowadaysIdobuyoneoccasionallybutonlyifitisabookthatIwanttoreadandcan’tborrowandIneverbuyrubbish.1Accordingtothepassageisoneofthenecessaryconditionstorunabookshop.A.aneducatedshop-ownerB.agoodpositionatastreetcornerC.aregularjourneyoutoftheshopD.theforceoflargechain-stores2Theauthorshouldnotliketobebackasabooksellerforlifebecause.A.hehatedhisjobofsellingbooksB.sellingbookswasonlyapart-timejobC.thebooksintheshopgavehimadislikeD.hewasunabletobehonestaboutthebookshesold3Thebookspreferredbytheauthorshouldbethose.A.storiesmakingreaderssleeplessB.valuableonesboughtonsaleC.peculiaroneswithgreatexpectationD.geographyonesfromtheeighteenthcentury4Theauthorwillonlybuynewbooks.A.ifhefeelsdullandtiredB.afterhegivesuphisjobasabooksellerC.whichareinterestingbuthardtoborrowD.whenhethrowsawayoldones
Departmentstoressellready-to-wearclothingwhichisalsocalledready-made-clothint.Suchclothingismadeinfixedsizes.Thosepeoplewhofindthatready-madeclothingfitsthemwellcansavemoneybybuyingit.Mostoften.Peopledonotfitexactlyintoaproducer’ssizE.Theirclothingmustbealtered改变tomakeitfitbetterHowevermostalterationsarenotveryexpensivE.Thesmallcostofmostallerationsmeansthatready-madeclothingcanmeettheneedsofmostcustioners.Thosewhocanafforditoftengetsomeonetodesignandmaketheirclothing.Suchclothingiscalledcustom-made定做的.Thepersonwhomakesitmeasuresthecustomerandthensewsitsothatitfitsperfectly.AlterationsarenotneedeD.Custom-madeclothingislargelysewnbyhanD.Hasbetterqualitybettermaterialandisofthestyleyouhavechosen.Ofcourseitcostsmuchmorethanready-to-wearclothing.Youneedtopaythedifferenceforthespecialfittingandbetterskillthatyouarereceiveing.Thisoftenmeansthatyouspenddoubleormorethanyouwouldforaready-madegarment衣服.Custom-madeclothingisnotalwaysthatmuchbetterthanready-madeclothing.Itcostsmorepartlybecauseonlyonegarmenthasbeenmadejustforyou.Companiesthatproduceready-madeproductsmakethousandsofgarmentsatatimE.Thismeanstheycanbuylargequantitiesofmaterial.Workerscuteachsizebythehundreds.Companiesworkoutwaystomakethegarmentsquicklylymachineandpayworkersaccordingtotheirskill.Thustheycansellthefinishedproductsatalowpricewhilestillmakingmoney.MostoftheclothingsoldintheUnitedStatesismadeinthisway.Customersgainfromthelowerpriceswhicharemadepossiblebymassproduction批量生产.Itmayormaynotgivethemhighquality.1.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhobuyready-madeclothing.A.wishtomakealterationsB.canfitintothesizesC.wanttomakeitbetterD.willspendlessmoney2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatcustom-madeclothingis.A.speciallymadeB.fashionablydesignedC.chosenbyfewpeopleD.madewithdifficulties3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutready-madeclothing?A.Itisofpoorquality.B.ItsuitsallpeoplE.C.Ittakesmoretimetomakeit.D.Itislabor-savingtomakeit.4.Thepurposeofthewriteris.A.toexplainwhycustom-madeclothingcostsmoreB.toshowtheadvantagesofmassproductionC.toprovideinformationaboutdifferentkind-ofclothingD.totellreadershowtomakemoneyfromready-madeclothing
CentralParkOutsideamongthetreeswatchthewildlife-boththehumanandanimalvarieties.Call212360-3465or212360-2726foreventsandtours.CentralParkstretchesfrom59thto110thSts.andfrom5thAvE.toCentralPark.West.EmpireStatebuildingThisisamongthemoststrikingbuildinginthecitythenationeventheworlD.Theobservationdock瞭望台onthe86thfloorisopentogeneralpublicofferingawonderfulviewofthesecondflooryou’llfindtheNewYorkSkyrideasimulated模拟的helicopterridE.OverManhattan.5thAvc.at34thSt.Midtown/212736-3100.IntrepidSea-Air-SpaceMuseumFiveblockswestofTimeSquarethismuseumhashundredsofairdeep-seaandspaceexhibits.Walkthefightdeckofthe900-foot-longaircraftcarrierIntrepidseedozensofoldandmodernaircraftandridetheIntrepidNavyFlightSimulator.Pier86W.46thSt.and12thAvE./212245-0072.MadisonSquareGarden.Ifit’sbigitprobablyhappensattheGarden.CheckoutsportingeventsconcertsandmuchmorE.ToursareavailablE.7thAvebtwn.31thand33thSts.Midtown/212465-6741.1TheNewYorkSkyrideisfor_______.A.sightseeingB.fighttrainingC.modelplane-sportsD.citytransportation2.Ifavisitorisinterestedinmusichewillprobablygoto_______.A.CentralParkB.EmpireStateBuildingC.IntrepidSea-Air-SpaceMuseumD.MadisonSquareGarden3Whatisthepurposeofthesetexts?A.ToprovideinformationoflivinginNewYork.B.ToprovidedirectionsofcitytrafficinNewYork.C.TogivevisitorsaguidetoNewYork.D.TogiveabriefintroductiontothehistoryofNewYork.
WhenaSwedishshipthatsankin1628wasrecoveredfromtheportofStockholmhistoriansandscientistswereoverjoyedwiththechancetoexaminetheremainsofthepast.Theshipconstructionshowedhowshipswerebuiltandoperatedduringtheseventeenthcentury.Inthiswayartifactsobjectsmadebyhumanbeingsprovidedapictureofdailylifealmost400yearsago.Underwaterarchaeology-thestudyofshipsaircraftandhumansettlementsthathavesunkunderlargebodiesofwater-isreallyaproductofthelast50years.Therapidgrowthofthisnewareaofstudyhasoccurredbecauseoftheinventionofbetterdivingequipment.BesidestheSwedishshipwreck残骸underwaterarchaeologistshavemademoreexcitingdiscoveriessuchasthe5000-year-oldboatsintheMediterraneanSeA.Underwaterarchaeologycanprovidefactsabutthepast.Inancientportsallovertheworldareshipssunkeninthepast6000years.Therearealsosunkensettlementsinseasandlakestellingofpelpleswayoflifeandtheirsystemsoftradeinancienttimes.Underwaterarchaeologistswanttostudytheseobjectstoaddtotheworld'sknowledgeofhistorybuttheyhavetofighttwoenemies.Oneenemyistreasurehunterswhodiveforancientartifactsthattheycanselltocollectors.Oncesoldtheseobjectsarelosttoexperts.Thesecondenemyisdredgingmachines挖掘机oftenusedtorepairports.ThesemachinesdestroywrecksandartifactsorburythemdeeperundersandandmuD.Byteachingthepublicabouttheimportanceofunderwatermuseumsofthepastarchaeologistsarehopingtogetsupportforlawstoprotectunderwatertreasures.1.WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serveinthepassage?A.ToprovidebackgroundinformationofthetopicB.Toattractreaders'attentiontothetopicC.TouseanexampletosupportthetopicD.Toofferbasicknowledgeofthetopic2.Theaimofunderwaterarchaeologyisto.A.exploitwaterbodiesB.searchforunderwaterlifeC.studyunderwaterartifactsD.examineunderwaterenvironment3.Underwaterarchaeologistsareworriedbecause_____.A.seahuntershavebetterdivingequipmentB.theirknowledgeofworldhistoryislimitedC.dredgingmachinescausedamagetotheportsD.soldartifactscanhardlyberegainedforresearch4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceayoungbranchoflearning.B.Todiscussthescientists’problems.C.Toexplainpeople’swayoflifeinthepast.D.Todescribethesunkenships.
Haveyoueverdreamedofhavingafashionablewatchofgreatvalue?AsmallwatchmakerinSwitzerlandin1922designedthefirstautomatic自动的watchtoshowthedaymonthanddateOnlysevenofthesesplendidwatcheswereevermadeandthesewatcheswerealmostlosttohistory.Todayitissohardtogetanoriginal首批的watchthatsomewatchhistoriansareevenwillingtooffer$200000foronE.Thesewatchesattractedalotofpeoplefortheirsplendidcolorfashionablestyleandnewusesinthe1920s.TheownersofthewatcheswereadmiredandsetapartfromthecrowD.Becausethenumberoftheoriginalwatchesisverylimitedowningsuchawatchwillmakeyoufeelveryspecial.Todayyouareofferedthesamekindofwatchwithimprovement.Ithasa24-jewelmechanical机械的movementthekinddesiredbywatchcollectorsThewatchmakerhasmadethemovementofthewatchmuchmoremodernwithanautomaticrotor上弦装置sothatthewatchneverneedstobewoundbyhanD.TheDesignonit.TogetawatchinsuchaperfectdesigntoknowhistoryandtowearsuchawatchwillshowyourYoucangetthewatcheitherinpersonorbymailallanaffordablepricE.Youwillalsoreceivegoodservicefromthewatchseller.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththewatchafteryougetityoumaysimplyreturnitwithin30days.Don’tmissthechancetorealizeyourdream.1.Theoriginalaulomaticwatchesarevaluablebecause.A.thewatchesweremademanyyearsagoB.thewatchesweremadebyaSwisswatchmakerC.onlyrichpeoplecanaffordthewatchesD.onlyafewwatchesofthekindweremade2.Watchclooectorswanttogettheimprovedwatchespeciallyforits.A.mechanicalmovementB.splendidcolorC.fashionablestyleD.newuses3.Thepurposeofthepassageistoencouragethereadersto.A.buythewatchB.returnthewatchC.wearthewatchD.receivetheservice4.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma.A.reportB.magazineC.textbookD.sciencebook
Haveyoueverhadthestrangefeelingthatyouwerebeingwatched?Youturnedaroundandsureenoughsomeonewaslookingrightatyou!Parapsychologists灵学家saythathumanshaveanaturalabilitytosensewhensomeoneislookingatthem.ToresearchwhethersuchasixthsensereallyexistsRobertBakerapsychologist心理学家attheUniversityofKentuckyperformedtwoexperiments.InthefirstoneBakersatbehindunknowingpeopleinpublicplacesandstaredatthebacksoftheirheadsfor5to15minutes.Thesubjects受试者wereeatingdrinkingreadingstudyingwatchingTVorworkingatacomputer.Bakermadesurethatthepeoplecouldnottellthathewassittingbehindthemduringthoseperiods.Laterwhenhequestionedthesubjectsalmostallofthemsaidtheyhadnosensethatsomeonewasstaringatthem.ForthesecondexperimentBakertoldthesubjectsthattheywouldbestaredatfromtimetotimefrombehindatwowaymirrorinalaboratorysetting.Thepeoplehadtowritedownwhentheyfelttheywerebeingstaredatandwhentheyweren’t.Bakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestaredatandwhentheyweren’t.BakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestartedatthaniftheyhadjustguesseD.Bakerconcludesthatpeopledonothavetheabilitytosensewhenthey’rebeingstaredat.IfpeopledoubttheoutcomeofhistwoexperimentssaidBakerIsuggesttheyrepeattheexperimentsandseeforthemselves.1Thepurposeofthetwoexperimentsisto.A.explainwheneoplecanhaveasixthsenseB.showhowpeopleactwhilebeingwatchedinthelabC.studywhetherhumanscansensewhentheyarestaredatD.provewhyhumanshaveasixthsense2.Inthefirstexperimentthesubjects.A.werenottoldthattheywouldbestaredatB.losttheirsensewhentheywerestaredatC.werenotsurewhentheywouldbestaredatD.wereuncomfortablewhentheywerestaredat3Theunderlinedwordoutcomeinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.valuB.resultC.performanceD.connection4.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.PeoplearebornwithasixthsensE.B.Theexperimentssupportparapsychologists’ideA.C.Thesubjectsdonothaveasixthsenseintheexperiments.D.Peoplehaveasixthsenceinpublicplaces.
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