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OnJuly121997MalalaYousafzaiwasborninMingoraPakistanlocatedinthecountry'sSwatValley.Yotsafzaiattendedaschoolthatherfather.ZiauddinYousafzaihadfoundeD.AftertheTalibanbeganattackinggirlschoolsinSwat.MalalagaveaspeechinPeshawar.PakistaninSeptember2008.ThetitleofhertalkwasHowdaretheTalibantakeawaymybasicrighttoeducation?Whenshewas14MalalaandherfamilylearnedthattheTalibanhadissuedadeaththreatagainsther.ThoughMalalawasfrightenedforthesafetyofherfather一ananti-Talibanactivist-sheandherfamilyinitiallyfeltthatthefundamentalistgroupwouldnotactuallyharmachilD._.·OnOctober9.2012onherwayhomefromschoolamanboardedthebusMalalawasridinginanddemandedtoknowwhichgirlwasMalalA.WhenherfriendslookedtowardMalalaherlocationwasgivenaway.ThegunmanfiredatherhittingMalalaintheleftsideofherheaD.Twoothergirlswerealsoinjuredintheattack.DespitetheTaliban'sthreatsYousafzairemainsafirmadvocateforthepowerofeducation.OnOctober102013inacknowledgementofherworktheEuropeanParliamentawardedYousafzaitheSakharovPrizeforFreedomofThought.Thatsameyearshewasnominated提名foraNobelPeacePrizE.Shedidn'twintheprizebutwasnamedanomineeagaininMarch2014.MalalaYousafzai'sSpeechattheUnitedNationsExcerptDearbrothersandsistersdorememberonething.MalalaDayisnotmyday.Todayisthedayofeverywomaneveryboyandeverygirlwhohaveraisedtheirvoicefortheirrights.Therearehundredsofhumanrightsactivistsandsocialworkerswhoarenotonlyspeakingforhumanrights.butwhoarestrugglingtoachievetheirgoalsofeducationpeaceandequality.ThousandsofpeoplehavebeenkilledbytheterroristsandmillionshavebeeninjureD.lamjustoneofthem.Dearsistersandbrothersnowit`stimetospeakup.Sotodaywecallupontheworldleaderstochangetheirstrategicpoliciesinfavourofpeaceandprosperity:Wecallupontheworldleadersthatallthepeacedealsmustprotectwomenandchildren'srights.WecalluponallgovernmentstoensurefreecompulsoryeducationforeverychildallovertheworldWecalluponallgovernmentstofightagainstterrorismandviolencetoprotectchildrenfrombrutalityandharm.WecalluponthedevelopednationstosupporttheexpansionofeducationalopportunitiesforgirlsinthedevelopingworlD.Wecalluponoursistersaroundtheworldtobebrave一toembrace拥抱thestrengthwithinthemselvesandrealisetheirfullpotential.67.WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanbestdescribeMalalaaccordingtothispassage?A.IndependentandknowledgeablE.B.Stubbornandtrustworthy.C.Courageousandpersistent.D.AggressiveandsympathetiC.68.Malalawasshotforthereasonthat1111]A.Shedidn'tbehaveherselfonthebusB.ShefoughtagainsttheTalibanC.Sheappealedforgirls'rightstoeducation.D.Herfatherwasananti-Talibanactivist69.WhatcanweinferfromMalala'sspeechattheUnitedNations?A.MalalaDayisaninternationaldayforalltheboysandgirls.B.Manygirlsindevelopingcountriescannotreceiveeducation.C.Manycountryleadershavechangedtheirpoliciestoprotectwomenandchildren'srights.D.HumanrightsactivistsarepeoplejustcallingforequalrightsforallthepeopleintheworlD.70.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_.A.theTalibanattackedZiauddinYousafzai'sschoolforgirlsB.theTalibancaughtMalala'sfatherforhisfightagainsttheTalibanC.theTalibanshotMalalaintheheadonherwaytoschoolD.localpeoplelivedintheshadowoftheTaliban
MakingagoodjobchoiceisalmostasgoodaschoosingagoodlifE.SochoosingajobisoneofthemostimportantdecisionstomakeinlifE.111]FormyjobtherearethreeimportantthingsthatIwillconsider:Thefirstone—thatImustworkinanareaILike－ismostimportanttomE.Someoneoncesaidifyoufindajobthatyouenjoythenyouwon'thavetoworkanotherday.IwouldliketoworkinanareawhereIcanbemorecreativE.IwouldliketobethemostvaluablemembertherE.AllthisispossibleonlyifIlikewhatIdo.Thesecondoneisthattheareaofmyworkmustleadmetosolvesomenewandhardproblems.IwouldliketostayinthesameareaforalongtimE.Inorderforthistohappentheworkmustprovideenoughproblems.MorethanjustworkingtoliveIenjoymakingadifferenceandtryingmybestforthewholeprogress.IwouldalsoliketobewellremuneratedformyhardworksoIcanleadacomfortablelifewiththishard-wonmoney.ThenIcanprovidethebestformyfamily.ThethirdimportantthingisthatIwouldliketoworkinanareathatwouldhelpotherpeoplE.Theworkinmymindisinfieldssuchasthearmytrainingormanagement.InsuchareasIcanhelptodeveloptheabilitiesofothersandbringouttheirbest.ItwouldbeamostsatisfyingjobtohelpyoungpeopletobecomethebestthattheycanbE.WhenIbecomeoldIwouldliketolookbackwithagreatsenseofsatisfactionthatthousandsofpeoplehavebecomebetterpersonsthroughmywork.Iaccepttheideathatnooneshouldmakeachoiceofajobsuddenlyorquickly.Heshoulddecidewhathewantstobeinthelongrun.Thenheshoulddecidehowheworkstowardsit.HeshouldstudythepropercoursesreadthebooksandspeaktoknowledgeablepersonsinthatfieldbeforemakingajobchoicE.A.goodchoicewillmostprobablyleadtoabetterlifE.41.Accordingtothepassageagoodjobchoiceprobablymakespeople______A.solvefewerproblemsB.chooseagoodlifeC.begoodfamilymembers42.Thewriterconsidersanenjoyablejobmostimportantbecause_____A.hehastobringouthisbestB.itcanmakehimmorecreativeC.hewillhavetoworkanotherday43.Theunderlinedwordremuneratedinthemeans_____A.trainedB.praisedC.paid44.Thewriterwantstotellusthateveryoneshould_____A.becomeaknowledgeablepersonB.jointhearmytobecomeabetterpersonC.makepreparationstofindasatisfyingjob45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyJobChoiceB.MyfavoriteJobC.MyComfortableLife
InChinachainrestaurantsespeciallythebigmultinationalonesarecool.GoingtoStarbucksforexampleisastatussymbol.ItnotonlysaysI’mrichenoughtobuythisoverpricedcoffeebutalsoI’mcosmopolitan见多识广的enoughtobepartofglobalization.WhereIcomefromintheUKhoweverchainsareneitherfashionablenorgourmet美食的.ChainsarewhereyougoonNewYear’sDaywhennowhereelseisopenorwhenyouare5yearsoldandyourparentscan’tstandhearingI’mhuuuuuungry!anylonger.InmyowncasewithregardstoMcDonald’sachainiswhereyouaretakenonyourfirstdate.Evenattheageof13Iknewtogivetheguythelet’sjustbefriendsphonecallthenextday.IntheUKindependentcafesandrestaurantsaremakingacomebackonthefashionscenE.NowadaysaLondonerwhosayslet’smeetforacoffeeatMonmouthanindependentcafeismuchcoolerthanonewhosayslet’sgotoStarbucks.EvenifMonmouth’scoffeeisalittlemoreexpensivethere’sasatisfactioninknowingyourpoundsaren’tgoingstraighttothebigcorporations.OfcoursetherearechainstoresallovertheUK;youcan’tgofiveminuteswithoutspottingaCostaCoffeE.ButnumbersdonotadduptogoodtastE.Idohoweverhaveaconfession坦白.AftermovingtoChinaIhadmomentswhenallthericeandKungPaoChickenbecametoomuch.ItoohaveretreatedtoMcDonald’s.4.ManyChinesepeopleliketogotomultinationalchainrestaurantsbecause______.A.therestaurantsgivecustomersatasteofforeignculture.B.therestaurantsofferdifferentfoodanddrinksfromotherrestaurants.C.theybelievethateatingtherewillshowtheirwealthandsocialstatus.D.theserestaurantsareperfectplacesforaromanticdate.5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheauthorhasgrowntiredofChinesefooD.B.BranchesofMonmouth’scafecanbefoundallovertheUK.C.MostindependentstoresareclosedonNewYear’sDayintheUK.D.ItiscoolintheUKtotakeyourfirstdatetoachainrestaurant.6.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______.A.theauthordoesn’tlikefoodfromPizzaHut.B.manyBritonsdon’tlikebigcorporations.C.manyBritonsthinkthatnumbersmeanpoorquality.D.theauthordoesn’tliketofollowfashiontrends.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?A.adaptedB.contributedC.subscribedD.switched
Rhubarblovedeveryoneandeverydog.Wheneversomeonecametothehouseshewasalwayshappy.WehadanolderSamoyednamedWillieanditwasimportantthatRhubarbgotalongwellwithhim.ShewantedtoplaybutwasveryrespectfulofWillieandlefthimalonewhenhewastiredandneededtorest.WilliewasnotwellanddiedaboutayearlaterbutIbelieveRhubarb’sinteractionhelpedhimkeepgoingforlongerthanifhehadbeenalonE.ButtheinterestingthingaboutRhubarbwasthatsheneverbarkeD.ShewouldsometimesgetexcitedwhenshesawamouseandmakealittlecryingsounD.Onehotnightwhenshewasabout4yearsoldwewenttobedwiththewindowsopenandthedoorsunlockeD.Atabout3A.m.IwokeuptothesoundofRhubarbbarkingandgrowling.IwokeDonaldandwegotoutofbeD.Rhubarbwascomingtowarduswithherhackles颈背毛up.Weturnedonthelightsandnoticedthedoortothekitchenwasopen.Thenwesawthedoorleadingintothehousefromthegaragewasalsoopen.Wequicklylockedallthedoorsandwedidnotgetanysleepthatnight.ThenextdayIcalledthepolicetoreportabreak-in.Itoldthemnothinghadbeentakenbuttheysentapoliceofficerovertotalkwithusanyway.WhilehewasherewefoundoutseverallocalhomeshadbeenburglarizedovertheweekenD.Mostpeoplehadtheirwalletsandpursesstolen.MypursewasrightnexttothedoorbutRhubarbhadscaredtherobberawaybeforeheorshecouldstealit.WhenthepoliceofficerlefthesaidweshouldkeepourdoorslockedandrewardRhubarbwithabigsteakdinner.Rhubarblivedtobealmost12butthatnightwastheonlytimeshebarkedinherentirelifE.Fortunatelysheneversawtheneedtowarnusofanyotherdanger.Welovedherlikeamemberofthefamilyandstillmissoursweetdog.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Williewasgoodatcommunicating.B.RhubarbandWilliefoughtattimes.C.RhubarbhelpedWillielivelonger.D.Williewasalonebeforehisdeath.5.WhydidRhubarbbarkonahotnight?A.ShegotscareD.B.ShesawamousE.C.AthiefbrokeintothehousE.D.ThedoorswereunlockeD.6.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbebestusedtodescribeRhubarb?A.SmartbutfiercE.B.BraveandflexiblE.C.Gentlebutclumsy.D.Friendlyandalert.7.Whatmadetheauthorfeelfortunate?A.Rhubarbscaredtherobberaway.B.ShehadsuchafamilymemberasRhubarB.C.RhubarbbarkedonceinherentirelifE.D.TherewasnoneedforRhubarbtobark.
AphotographthatonehastakenofoneselftypicallywithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsiteisthedefinitionofselfieintheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Infactitwasn’teveninthedictionaryuntilAugustoflastyear.Itearneditsplacetherebecausepeoplearenowsoobsessedwith对痴迷selfies─wetakethemwhenwetryonanewhatplaywithourpetsorwhenwemeetafriendwhomwehaven’tseeninawhilE.Butisthereanyscientificexplanationforthisobsession?WellyoushouldprobablyaskJamesKilneraneuroscientist神经系统科学家atUniversityCollegeLondon.Throughourlifetimewebecomeexpertsatrecognizingandinterpretingotherpeople’sfacesandfacialexpressions.IncontrastaccordingtoKilnerwehaveaverypoorunderstandingofourownfacessincewehavelittleexperienceoflookingatthem─wejustfeelthemmostofthetimE.ThishasbeenprovedinpreviousstudiesaccordingtotheBBC.KilnerfoundthatmostpeoplechosethemoreattractivepicturE.Thissuggeststhatwetendtothinkofourselvesasbetter-lookingthanweactuallyarE.TofurthertesthowweactuallyperceiveourownfacesKilnercarriedoutanotherstudy.Heshowedpeopledifferentversionsoftheirownportrait─theoriginalonethathadbeeneditedtolooklessattractiveandonethatwasmademoreattractive─andaskedthemtopicktheversionwhichtheythoughtlookedmostlikethem.Theychosethemoreattractiveversion.Butwhatdoesitsayaboutselfies?Wellisn’tthatobvious?Selfiesgiveusthepowertocreateaphotograph─bytakingitfromvariousangleswithdifferentposesusingfilters滤色镜andsoon─thatbettermatchesourexpectationswithouractualfaces.Yousuddenlyhavecontrolinawaythatyoudon’thaveinnon-virtual非虚拟的interactionsKilnertoldtheCanada-basedCTVNews.Selfiesallowyoutokeeptakingpicturesuntilyoumanagetotakeoneyou’rehappywithheexplaineD.43.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thedefinitionandfunoftakingselfies.B.Astudyofwhypeoplelovetakingselfies.C.Howtakingselfiesinfluencespeople’sdailylives.D.Howtointerpretpeople’sfacialexpressionsintheirselfies.44.TheunderlinedwordperceiveinParagraph4canbereplacedby______.A.interpretB.chooseC.beautifyD.explain45.WhatdidKilnerdiscoverfromhisresearches?A.PeopletendtobelievetheylookmoreattractivethantheyactuallyarE.B.Peopletendtospendmoretimelookingattheirfacesthanatothers’.C.Peopleinterpretothers’facialexpressionsworsethantheirown.D.Peoplewholiketakingselfiesknowmoreabouttheirfacialexpressions.46.AccordingtoKilnerpeopleliketakingselfiesprobablybecausetheythink______.A.itisagoodchancetolearnmoreabouttheiractualfaces.B.itallowsthemtosatisfytheirexpectationswiththeirappearances.C.itenablesthemtointeractwiththeirfriendsinsocialmediA.D.itisawaytorespondtoothers’facialexpressionscorrectly.
Manypeoplegotoschoolforaneducation.Theylearnlanguageshistorypoliticsgeographyphysicschemistryandmathematics.Othersgotoschooltolearnaskillsothattheycanmakealiving.Schooleducationisveryimportantanduseful.Yetnoonecanlearneverythingfromschool.A.teachernomatterhowmuchheknowscan’tteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow.Theteacher’sjobistoshowhisstudentshowtolearn.Heteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.Somuchmoreistobelearnedoutsideschoolbythestudentsthemselves.Itisalwaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtostudybyoneselfthantomemorizesomefactsoraformula公式.Itisactuallyquiteeasytolearnacertainfactinhistoryoraformulainmathematics.Butitisverydifficulttouseaformulainworkingoutamathproblem.Greatscientistsbeforeusdidn’tgeteverythingfromschool.Theirteachersonlyshowedthemtheway.Edisondidnotevenfinishprimaryschool.Buttheywereallsosuccessful.TheyinventedsomanythingsformankinD.Thereasonfortheirsuccessisthattheyknewhowtostudy.Theyreadbooksthatwerenottaughtatschool.TheywouldaskmanyquestionsastheyreaD.Theydidthousandsofexperiments.Theyworkedhardalltheirliveswastingnotasinglemoment.Abovealltheyknewhowtousetheirbrain.5.Peoplegotoschoolto_______.A.learnseveralsubjectsB.getaneducationC.makealivingD.tolearnaskill6.Accordingtothepassagethemostimportantthingateachershoulddois________.A.toteachhisstudentseverythingheknowsB.toteachthestudentshowtostudybythemselvesC.toteachthestudentshowtothinkD.toknoweverything7.Toworkoutamathproblemyouneedtoknow________.A.themethodtoworkitoutB.howtomemorizesomefactsC.onlysomefactsD.onlyacertainformula8.Whyweremanyscientistssosuccessful?A.Theyknewhowtolearn.B.Theyreceivedgoodeducation.C.Theywereveryclever.D.Theylearnedlotsoffactsandformulas.
AstrangearmyofgiantsstandsaroundtheedgesofaremoteislandinthePacificOcean.Oratleastthat'showitmightappear.ThefiguresliningEasterIslandareactuallyhugestonescarvedtolooklikehulking笨重的humanfigures.Thestatueshaveguardedthesecoastsforcenturies.ButnoteventheislandersaresurehowtheygottherE.Joinscientificdetectivesastheyinvestigatethishistoricalmystery.TheMysteryNearlyathousandgiantstonefiguresstandsidebysideonEasterIslandnowapartofChilE.CalledmoaiMOH-eyebythelocalsthestatuescanweighmorethan80tons一aboutasmuchastenwhales一andsomestandastallasathree-storybuilding.Scientiststhinkislandersbegancreatingthemoaisome800yearsagotohonortheirancestors.Inlandscientistsfoundavolcaniccrateranddugoutancienttoolsthereusedtocarvefiguresfromthevolcanicrock.Butthecrater火山口isfarfromwheremostofthestatuesnowstanD.Andscientistsknowthepeopledidn'thavewheelsoranimalstomovetherockgiants.Sohowdidthestonefigurestravelasfaras11milesfromthecratertotheisland'scoasts?Someideasareprettywild一peoplehavesuggestedthatthemoaiwalkedbythemselvesoreventhatspacealiensbeameddowntolendahanD.ScientistsstruggledtoEasterIslandtofindoutthetruth.TheDetectivesHeave-ho!cryagroupofscientistsastheypullonropestiedtoahugestatuE.TheinvestigatorsareseekingcluesaboutthemoaiinoneofEasterIsland'sgreenvalleys.Wonderingiftheislanderscouldhavetransportedthestatuesuprightwithjustropeandmusclepowertheywrappedthreestrongropesaroundtheforeheadofaten-foot-tallmoaicopy.WithseveralpeoplepullingeachropE.they'reabletorockthe10000-poundfiguresidetosidemovingitforwardwitheverytug拖拽·Thestatue'sshapemakesthismovementfairlyeasyteamleaderCarlLiposays.Inthepastresearchershavetriedothermovingmethods.Onegrouptiedropetothetopandbaseofanactualmoaiandattemptedtodragitforwardwithtwistingmotions.Anotherteamlaidareal13-footmoaiontoagiantlogandpulledthelogforwarD.Alltheexperimentssharedoneresult:Theinvestigatorsgotseriouspain!TheEvidenceAlthoughvariousscientificsleuths侦查foundwaystomovethemoairesearchersstilldon'tagreeonwhatreallyhappeneD.SomeofthesetechniquesmighthaveonlyworkedovershortdistancesandonflatlanD.Otherswouldhavedamagedthemoai.;Manypeoplethinkthestatueswerelaidhorizontallyonwoodensledswhichweredraggedwithropeacrosslogtracks.ThiswouldhavebeenthesafestwaytomovethemoaiarchaeologistJoAnneVanTilburgsays.ItexplainswhyhardlyanyaredamageD.ButthetruthmayneverberevealeD.Expertsareprettysurethoughthataliensweren'tinvolveD.Afteralltheislandersstoppedmakingthestatuesatleast300yearsagolaterhundredsofislanderslefttheislandorcaughtdeadlydiseasesbroughtbyexplorers.Manyofthetnoai'ssecretsdisappearedwiththem.Todaytheonlyremainingwitnessestotheeventsarethemoaithemselves.Andthelipsofthesestone-facedgiantsaresealeD.59.Howmanypossiblewaysofmovingtherockgiantsarementionedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Themoaiwascreatedbytheislanders800yearsagotowishforgoodluck.B.Someoftherockgiantsweredamagedwhilebeingmovedtowheretheyarenow.C.AllthewitnessestothesecretsofthemoaiwereinfectedwithdeadlydiseasesanddieD.D.Thestatuesweremadeofvolcanicrockswithsomehandmadetoolsbythelocals.61.Theunderlinedwordhorizontallyinthelastbutoneparagraphprobablymeans_A.temporarilyonthegroundB.paralleltothegroundC.steadilyonthegroundD.verticaltotheground62.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.InvestigationUnderWay.B.MysteryoftheStoneGiants.C.WaysofMovingtheStoneGiants.D.TheUnrevealedTruth.
It’sthattimeofyearwhenpeopleneedtolocktheircars.Isitbecausetherearemanycriminalsstealingcars?NotindeeD.Ratherit’sbecauseofgood-heartedneighborswhowanttosharetheirharvest.Sharonrecentlyhadagoodyearfortomatoes.Sheandherfamilyhadeatenandcannedsomanythatthey’dbeguntofeeltheirskinturnslightlyreD.That’swhenshedecideditwastimetoshareherblessings.Eventuallyshefoundaneighborwillingtohavethetomatoes.FeelfreetotakewhateveryouwantSharontoldher.LaterthatdaySharonfoundthathergardenhadindeedbeenharvesteD.Shethoughtitagoodwaytohelpsomeoneandthefooddidn’tgotowastE.Afewdayslatertheneighborknockedatthedoorholdingaloafofbread:IwanttothankyouforallofthetomatoesandIhavetoadmitthatItookafewotherthingsandhopedyouwouldn’tminD.Sharoncouldn’tthinkofanythinginhergardenthathadbeenworthharvestingandsaidso.ButyoudidtheneighborsaiD.Youhadsomeoftheprettiestzucchini.SharonwasconfuseD.Shehadn’tevenplantedanyzucchini.Butherneighborinsistedthattherewerebrightgreenzucchini.Sharon’scuriositygotthebetterofherandshehadtogotoseewherethezucchinihadgrown.WhentheneighborpointedatthelonggreenvegetablesSharonsmileD.Wellactuallythosearecucumbersthatweneverharvestedbecausetheygottoobigsoftandbitter.TheneighborlookedatSharonshockwrittenalloverherfacE.Shehesitatedafewtimesandthensmilingheldoutthebreadpartofabatch一批生产量shehadsharedallovertheneighborhoodIbroughtyoualoafofcucumberbreaD.Ihopeyoulikeit.1.WhatmighthappenifacarwereleftunlockedinSharon’sneighborhoodatharvesttime?A.Itcouldbestolen.B.Itmightbeloadedwithvegetablesorfruits.C.Neighborsmightborrowit.D.Itsownerwouldbewarnedbytheguards.2.WhydidSharonwanttosharethetomatoes?A.Herfamily’sskinbecamereD.B.Herneighborsdidthesamething.C.ThereweretoomanytoconsumE.D.Itwasgoodforneighborhoodrelationships.3.HowdidSharonfeelwhenshefoundhergardenharvested?A.DelighteD.B.ConfuseD.C.AnnoyeD.D.SurpriseD.4.Whichistrueabouttheloafofbread?A.ItwasbakedforSharononly.B.Theneighborhadtastedit.C.Itwasmadefromzucchini.D.ItmightnottastegooD.
FiveyearsagoDavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.Iwasaclothesaddict.hejokes.IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkleD.TodayDavidwearscasualclothes—khakipantsandasportsshirt—totheofficE.HehardlyeverwearsanecktiE.Iamworkingharderthanever.DavidsaysandIneedtofeelcomfortablE.Moreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestowork.IntheUnitedStatesthechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990smanycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFridaybutonlyonFriday.Thisbecameknownasdress-downFridayorcasualFriday.Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscodE.Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforworksaystheownerofasoftwarecompanysoit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservative保守的dresscodE.Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale心境士气.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeinfluenceonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.SuitsareexpensiveifyouhavetowearoneeverydayonepersonsaiD.Forthesameamountofmoneyyoucanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.29.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnowbecause.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompany30.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Companyworkersstartedtodressdownaboutfiftyyearsago.B.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly90s.C.Dress-downFridaywasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.D.ManyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeoplE.31.InthispassagethefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedEXCEPT.A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractiveC.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier
Ihavetwokidsaboyandagirl.Idon’tworryaboutmygirl;I’msureshe’llbewelltrainedinmixedmartialarts.Iworryaboutmyson.I’mprettysurehe’sgoingtobefeminine女性化的.Sorrytosaythatbutlet’sfaceit.NodadwantshissontogofemininE.Attheratewe’removinginacoupleofyearsyouwon’tbeabletotellthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.Soundextreme?Thinkaboutthis.Ineverymoviewhereadvancedtime-travelingbeingscometoourplanetthere’soneconstant:Youcan’ttellthemalealiensfromthefemalealiens!Butthat’sthefuturE.Kidstodayaresoftandfat.Peopleaskwhy.Isitjunkfood?No.Junkfoodhasbeenaroundforfiftyyears.Isitvideogames?No.Videogameshavebeenaroundforthirtyyears.NoneofthekidsplayingthembackinthedaywereterriblyobesE.We’reallscratchingourheadstryingtofigureoutwhatwe’veintroducedtosocietytoruinourkids.Butit’snotanythingwe’veaddedthathasruinedourkids.It’sstuffwe’vegottenridof.TakethegymropeforexamplE.Rememberthatthingthatstretchedfromthefloortotheceilinginyourgymclassthatyoucouldneverclimb?Mostofthekidscouldn’tmakeittothetop.Butthatwasn’tthepoint;thepointwasyouhadtotrywhilesomemiddle-agedguywhocouldn’tmakeitupaflightofstairsshoutedatyou.Weshouldhaveputoursononthatropeandgivenhimaheadstart.Butwedidn’twanttoshametheboysowetookitdown.TakingdowntheropewouldbeagoodideaiftherewerenoropesinlifE.Butthey’reeverywherE.Youjustcan’tseethem.They’reineverygoalunrealizedandexpectationnotmet.Thepointeveryonemissedabouttheropeisyouweren’tsupposedtomakeittothetop.ItwastheretocreateafirethatburnedintheoversizebellyofeverykiD.9.Whatistheexampleofaliensusedtoshow?A.Girlsaregrowinglikeboys.B.BoysaregoingfemininE.C.Therearereallytime-travelingbeings.D.Alienmoviesarepopularwithchildren.10.Whatcauseskidstodaytobesoftandfat?A.JunkfooD.B.Videogames.C.Stuffintroducedtosociety.D.Thingsremovedfromsociety.11.Howdoestheauthorfindteenagerstoday?A.Theyhavetoomuchdignity.B.TheyareoverprotecteD.C.Theyarelessindependent.D.Theyarethoughttoohighlyof.12.Whatdoestheropeprobablysymbolize?A.Goals.B.Expectations.C.Competition.D.AssistancE.
Everycountryhasitsheroes.TheheroesarethepeoplethenationandespeciallytheyoungpeopleadmirE.Ifyougetalistoftheheroesofanationitwilltellyouthepotential潜力ofthatnation.TodayinAmericaifyouaskthehighschoolstudentstolisttheirheroestheirchoiceswouldprobablyfallintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupofheroeswouldbetherockstars—thepeopleconnectedwithrockmusiC.Thereisnodoubtthatsuchpeopledohavetalent才能.Butonewondersifoneshouldtreatrockstarsasamodel.TherockstarstoooftenaremixedwithdrugsandtheirpersonallifeisnotallthatgooD.Therockstarsarerichandwearthelatestfashionstyles.Howeveroneshouldseekmoreinaherothansuchthingsasmoneyandgoodclothes.AsecondtypeofherofortheAmericanyouthisthesportsstar.Againyouhaveapersonwhohasagreatabilityinonearea—sports.Howevertoooftenthepersonallifeofthesportsstarisabitofdisorder.Toofrequentlydrugsanddrinkingareapartoflifeofthesportsstar.AthirdtypeofheroistheTVormoviestar.ThispersonmayhavelotsofactingtalentandisquitehandsomE.HoweverthepersonallifeoftoomanyactorsisquitesadandtheyshouldnotbeheldupasamodelofyoungpeoplE.TodaytherockstartheathleteandtheactorallhavebecomethemodelsoftheyouthinAmericA.Reallydoyouhearayoungpersonsaythathisheroisadoctorateacherorascientist?Thesepeoplearenotrichanddonotwearfashionableclothes.HowevertheyaretalentedpeoplewhoworkhardtomaketheworldabetterplaceforeveryonE.Whatisreallysadisthattheyoungtrytoimitatetheirheroes.Theyliketowearthesameclothesandfollowtheirstyles.IftheheroesoftodayfortheAmericanyoungpeoplearelimitedonlytorockstarsathletesandactorsthefuturedoesnotlooktoobright.5.Thelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphimpliesthat.A.ifanationhasalotofheroesitwillbestrongB.heroesofanationwillmakethenationitselfC.whatthepeopleadmirewillmakethefutureofthenationD.ifyouwanttobeaheroyoumustadmirethehero6.Accordingtothewriterpeopleshouldadmirethose.A.whoarerichandwearthelatestfashionclothesB.whocanexpresspeople’sfeelingsC.whosepersonallifeisgoodD.whoworkfortheinterestsofthepeople7.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsAmericanyouth’sadmiration?A.Heunderstandsit.B.Hecriticizesit.C.Heisangryaboutit.D.Heisuninterestedinit.
Ifyouwinthe$1.5billionPowerballjackpot头奖youmaynotbeasluckyasyouthink.Manywinnersexperiencetheso-calledcurseofthelotterywithsomesquandering挥霍theirfortunesandothersmeetingtragicends.SomanyofthemwindupunhappyorwindupbrokE.PeoplehavehadterriblethingshappensaidDonMcNay56afinancialconsultanttolotterywinnersandtheauthorofLifeLessonsfromtheLottery.PeoplecommitsuicidE.Peoplerunthroughtheirmoney.Easycomeseasygoes.TheygothroughdivorceorpeoplediE.It’sjustagreatchangethatthey’renotreadyforMcNaytoldTimeonTuesday.It’sthecurseofthelotterybecauseitmadetheirlivesworseinsteadofimprovingthem.About70percentofpeoplewhosuddenlyreceiveawindfall意外之财ofcashwillloseitwithinafewyearsaccordingtotheNationalEndowmentforFinancialEducation.Herearesomeofthestoriesofpastwinnersthatgamblersshouldknowabout:AbrahamShakespearewasmurderedin2009afterhewona$30millionlotteryjackpot.The47-year-oldFloridamanwasshottwiceinthechestandthenburiedunderaslabofconcreteinabackyardABCNewsreporteD.DorrisDeeDeeMoorewhoauthoritiessaybefriendedhimafterhislotterywinwasfoundguiltyoffirstdegreemurderin2012.HisbrotherRobertBrowntoldtheBBCthatShakespearealwayssaidheregrettedwinningthelottery.‘I’dhavebeenbetteroffgoingbrokE.’HesaidthattomeallthetimeBrownsaiD.12.WhatdoesDonMcNaythinkofwinningalottery?A.It’sablessingforthewinner.B.Itdoesn’tnecessarilybringfortunE.C.Itmaymakeonefeelataloss.D.Itcanincreaseone’spopularity.13.What’sthepurposeofmentioningAbrahamShakespeare?A.Attractingreaders’attention.B.Describingasocialphenomenon.C.Supportingtheauthor’sviewpoint.D.Makingthenewsknowntoreaders.14.WhatcanbelearnedaboutAbrahamShakespeare?A.Hewona$300millionlotteryjackpot.B.Hefeltproudofwinningthelottery.C.Hesharedhisfortunewithhisbrother.D.HewasprobablymurderedbyhisfrienD.15.Whatwilltheauthordiscussafterthelastparagraph?A.ReasonsforAbrahamShakespeare’sgettingmurdereD.B.Measurestobetakentoprotectthejackpotwinners.C.TheterriblethingsAbrahamShakespearesuffereD.D.Anothertragicstoryofthelotterywinner.
Whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?JaneAddams1860-1935AddamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeacE.SheprovidedshelterseducationopportunitiesandservicesforpeopleinneeD.In1931AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNobelPeacePrizE.RachelCarson1907-1964RachelCarsonwasbornintheruralrivertownofSpringdalePennsylvaniainAmericA.ThepopularbookSilentSpringbyRachelCarsonin1962madepeoplerealizethedangersandtheharmfuleffectsofpollutiononhumansandontheworlds’lakesandoceans.AngelaMerkel1954-In2005GermanschoseAngelaMerkelastheirfirstwomanheadofthecountry.Shehadbeenascientistinthepast.AsGermany’sleadershehashadaneffectonthewholeworlD.SandraDayO’Connor1930-WhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedherclassatStanfordLawSchoolin1952shecouldnotfindworkbecauseshewasawoman.HowevershebecamethefirstwomantojointheUSSupremeCourtin1981afteryearsofhardwork.MargaretThatcher1952-2013In1979MargaretThatcherbecameBritain’sfirstwomanPrimeMinister.Sheserveduntil1990whichmadeherthefirstBritishleadertoservethreetermsinarow.BecauseofherhighstandardsandstrongwillpeoplecalledherBritain’sIronLady.MarieCurie1867-1934Polish-bornscientistMarieCuriediscoveredthatsometypesofmetalgiveoffenergycalledradiation.Herresearchledtonewmedicaltreatmentsandarms.ShereceivedtheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1903andinChemistryin1911.13.WhooncewontheNobelPrize?A.JaneAddamsandMarieCuriE.B.JaneAddamsandMargaretThatcher.C.MarieandAngelaMerkel.D.MarieandRachelCarson.14.WecaninferfromthepassagethatRachelCarsonworkedto__________.A.helpthepoorB.spreadgeographicknowledgeC.protecttheenvironmentD.protecttherightsofwomen15.WhatdoAngelaMerkelandMargaretThatcherhaveincommon?A.Bothofthemwerescientistsbeforecomingtopower.B.Bothofthembecamethefirstwomanheadoftheircountry.C.Bothofthemarefamousforbeingstrict.D.Bothofthemonceworkedforthreeterms.
Itisanaerialperformancefarbeyondthecapabilitiesofeventhemostcomplexmodernaircraft:landingupsidedownonaceiling.Butitisroutinebusinessforbatsandnowscientistshavelearnedpreciselyhowtheydoit.BrownUniversityscientistsobservedtwospecies:Seba’sshort-tailedbatandthelesserdog-facedfruitbat.Theytrackedtheirmotionsusingthreehigh-speedvideocamerastakingimagesat1000framespersecondandstudiedweightdistributioninthebats’bodyandwings.Theyfoundthatbyflappingbothwingswhilefoldingoneofthemjustabittowardtheirbodyabatcanshiftitscentreofmasstoperformamidairflipinordertolandonaceiling.Flyinganimalsallmoveskillfullyconstantlyastheyflythroughathree-dimensionalenvironmentBrownbiologyandengineeringprofessorSharonSwartzsaiD.Batsemploythisspecifictechniqueeverytimetheylandbecauseforabatlandingrequiresreorientingfromheadforwardbackupbellydowntoheaddowntoesup.Whenapproachingtheirtouchdownspotbatsarenotflyingveryquicklymakingitdifficulttogatherthetypeofaerodynamicforcesproducedbypushingagainsttheairthatcouldhelppositionthemforanupside-downlanding.Buttheirheavywingsenabletheminsteadtocreateinertial惯性的forcestoadjustthemselvesinmidair.Swartzsaidbatsasnocturnal夜间活动的animalsaregenerallynotfullyappreciatedasskilledpilots.Peoplehavemanyopportunitiestoobservebirdsandinsectsflyingbutthebatworldishiddeninthenight.ThemoreweobserveflightbehaviorinbatsthemoreweareimpressedSwartzsaiD.32.What’sthekeyfactorinbats’successfullanding?A.Flappingbothwingsconstantly.B.Flyingslowlyandstably.C.Choosingsuitablepositions.D.Shiftingtheircentreofmass.33.Whichwordisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordreorienting?A.Adjust.B.Show.C.Identify.D.Maintain.34.Whyaren’tbatsgenerallyrecognizedasskilledpilots?A.Theirflyingskillsarecontroversial.B.TheirflightbehaviorishardtounderstanD.C.They’renotthemostskilledinflying.D.They’reprimarilyactiveatnight.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howbatshuntatnight.B.Howbatslandupsidedown.C.Howbatstravelaroundatnight.D.Howscientiststrackbats’motions.
IwashavingagreatmorninguntilIsatdowninfrontofmyofficecomputer.Yourpasswordhasrunoutaservermessageflashedonmyscreenwithinstructionsforchangingit.Comingupwithanewcodedoesn’tseemlikeabigdealunlessyouworkatmycompanywherewehavetochangeitmonthlyusingatleastoneuppercase大写的characteronelowercasecharacteronesymbolandonenumber.Ohandthewholethingcan’tbefewerthaneightcharacters.AndIcan’tuseanyofthesamepasswordsI’veusedinthepastthreemonths.SuddenlyIwascross.Whatdidn’tmakeitanybetterwasthatIwasdeeplydepressedaftermyrecentdivorcE.Theflashingcursor光标wasstillwaitingformetotypeapasswordthatI’dhavetore-entermanytimesforthenext30days.Irememberedatipfrommyformerboss:I’mgoingtouseapasswordtochangemylifE.IdecidedtochooseapasswordwhichwouldremindmethatIshouldn’tletmyselfbeavictimofmyrecentbreakupandthatIwasstrongenoughtodosomethingaboutit.ImademypasswordForgive@h3r.Ihadtotypethisstatementseveraltimesaday.Eachtimemycomputerwouldlock.Eachtimemyscreensaverwithherphotowouldappear.EachtimeIwouldcomebackfromeatinglunchalonE.InmymindIwroteforgivehereveryday.ThesimpleactionchangedthewayIlookedatmyex-wifE.Thatconstantreminderledmetoacceptthewaythingshadhappenedattheendofmymarriageandadoptanewwayofdealingwithmydepression.AsthemonthworeonIfeltslowhealingbegantotakeplacE.BythetimemyserverremindedmetoresetmypasswordthefollowingmonthIfeltfreE.24.Accordingtotheauthor’scompanywhichcodeissuitable?A.never2&lateB.1u#LifeC.HEALTHY*keepingD.persist@4Ever25.WhichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedwordcrossinParagraph2?A.Nervous.B.Curious.C.Anxious.D.Angry.26.WhydidtheauthorchangehispasswordintoForgive@h3r?A.Tomakeiteasierforhimtoremember.B.Toprotecthiscomputeragainsthackerattacks.C.ToreducehisfrustrationoftherecentdivorcE.D.Toinformpeopleoftheimportanceofforgiveness.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowaPasswordChangedMyLifeB.WhatanUnsuccessfulMarriageTaughtMeC.LearntheBestWaytoDealwithDepressionD.ChooseaSuitablePasswordforYourComputer
Childrenwhoareraisedinhouseholdswithdogsduringtheirfirstyearoflifemayhavealowerriskofasthma哮喘afewyearslateranewstudysuggests.Inthestudytheresearcherslookedatearlyexposuretodogsandfarmanimalsandtherateofasthmaamongabout276000school-agechildreninSweden.Amongtheschool-agekidsinthestudythosewhohadbeenexposedtodogsduringtheirfirstyearoflifewere13percentlesslikelytohaveasthmaatage6.Theresearcherssaidtheydon’tknowforsurewhatexactlymayexplaintherelationshipbetweenearlyexposuretoanimalsandareducedriskofasthmA.Itmightbeduetoasinglefactorormorelikelyacombinationofseveralfactorsrelatedtoadogownershiplifestyleordogowners’attitudessuchaskids’exposuretohouseholddirtandpetdusttimespentoutdoorsorbeingphysicallyactiveFalltoldLiveSciencE.Asaparentinadog-and-babyhouseholditisnearlyimpossibletokeepeverythingcleanandmaybethisisagoodthingforyourbaby’sfuturehealth.Mytake-homemessagefromthisstudyisthatparentsatthispointdonotneedtoworryaboutkeepingtheirdogwhenexpectingababyforfearofasthmaticdiseaseFallsaiD.Idowanttobeclearthatthisrecommendationisvalidonlyforfamilieswithoutachildalreadyhavingallergies.Iftheyalreadyhaveafurred-animal-allergicchildwedonotrecommendthemtogetafurredpet.Accordingtothishypothesisbeingexposedtobacteriaearlyinlifeiscrucialforshapingahealthyimmunesystemandmayplayaroleinmodifyingaperson’sriskofdevelopingasthmaandallergies.AstoallergiesandasthmaitispartiallygeneticbutstudieslikethisdoshowusthatyourenvironmentdoesplayakeyroleinthedevelopmentofyourimmunesystemandthedevelopmentofallergiesandasthmaParikhtoldLiveSciencE.32.WhichofthefollowingwillFallprobablyagreewith?A.Thelinkbetweenkeepingpetsandhavingasthmaamongkidsisn’tclear.B.Parentsshouldtaketheirpetforphysicalexaminationregularly.C.Asthmaisstillacommonandseriousdiseaseformostchildren.D.Dirtandpetdustinthefamilyarebadforchildren’shealth.33.Whichofthefollowingchildrenshouldn’thaveadog?A.ChildrenwhohaveasthmA.B.Childrenwhohaveallergiestofur.C.ChildrenwhoarelackofpatiencE.D.Childrenwhodislikeoutdooractivities.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Mostbacteriaaregoodforimmunesystem.B.BothallergiesandasthmaaretotallygenetiC.C.It’seasyforpeopletodevelopasthmaandallergies.D.Environmentcanchangeyourimmunesystemgreatly.35.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Totellreadersthefindingofastudyonchildren.B.Topersuadeparentstobuyapetfortheirchildren.C.Toclarifysomemisconceptionsaboutkeepingapet.D.Toexplainwhykeepingapetisbeneficialtochildren.
TheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFranciscoCaliforniaisoneoftheworld'smostbeautifulbridges.ItisalsooneofthemostvisitedplacesintheworlD.Vehicles车辆crossthebridgeanaverageof41milliontimeseachyear.Morethan1800hundredmillionvehicleshaveusedthebridgesinceitopenedmorethan70yearsago.ThebridgewaspaintedInternationalOrangebecausethatcolorwentwellwiththenaturalsurroundings.ThecoloralsoiseasiertoseeintheheavyfogthatoftencoverstheareA.ButtheGoldenGateBridgewasnotnamedforitsorangecolor.ItwasnamedforthebodyofwaterthatitcrossestheGoldenGateStrait.TheGoldenGateStraitistheentrancetotheSanFranciscoBayfromthePacificOcean.TheGoldenGateBridgelinksthecityofSanFranciscowithMarinCountyCaliforniA.Planningforthebridgebeganinthe1920swhentheareaaroundSanFranciscowasgrowing.Peoplelivingintheareaneededanotherwaytogettothecitybesidessmallferries渡船.JosephStrausswasthechiefengineerfortheproject.Workbeganin1934.Mr.Straussdemandedthestrongestsafetyprotectionsinthehistoryofbridgebuilding.Theseincludedthefirstuseofhardhatstoprotecttheworkers'headsandspecialglassestoprotecttheireyes.A.specialsafetynetwassuspended挂underthebridgE.Thisnetsavedthelivesof19menduringtheconstruction.However11otherworkerswerekilledwhentheyfellfromthebridgethroughthenet.StillthiswasanewsafetyrecordforthetimE.[KS5UKS5UKS5U]TheGoldenGateBridgeopenedin1937.Itextends1280metersacrossthewater.Thetotallengthis2737meters.Itwasthelargestsuspensionbridge吊桥intheworlduntil1964.ThatiswhentheVerrazanoNarrowsBridgeopenedinNewYorkCity.TodaytheGoldenGateBridgeistheninthlongestsuspensionbridgeintheworlD.1.TheGoldenGateBridgewasnamedafter________.A.thelocalclimateB.thecolorofapaintC.thestraititcrossesD.itsnaturalsurroundings2.HowdidpeoplecrosstheGoldenGateStraitbeforethebridgewasbuilt?A.ByplanE.B.Byboat.C.ByroaD.D.Bytrain.3.Thepurposeofsuspendingaspecialsafetynetisto________.A.protecttheenvironmentB.makeconstructioneasierC.preventworkersfromfallingD.savebuildingmaterialsfromfalling4.WhatdoweknowaboutJosephStrauss?A.Heattachedimportancetotheworkers'safety.B.HissafetymeasureswerenotofpracticalvaluE.C.HebuiltthefirstsuspensionbridgeintheworlD.D.HedemandedstrongmeasurestoensurethesafetyofthebridgE.
MyelderbrotherSteveintheabsenceofmyfatherwhodiedwhenIwassixgavemeimportantlessonsinvaluesthathelpedmegrowintoanadult.ForinstanceStevetaughtmetofacetheresultsofmybehavior.OncewhenIreturnedintearsfromaSaturdaybaseballgameitwasStevewhotookthetimetoaskmewhathappeneD.WhenIexplainedthatmybaseballhadsoaredthroughMrsHolt'sbasementwindowbreakingtheglasswithacrashSteveencouragedmetoconfesstoher.AfterallIshouldhavebeenplayingintheparkdownFifthStreetandnotinthepathbetweenbuildings.AlthoughmykneesknockedasIexplainedtoMrsHoltIofferedtopayforthewindowfrommypocketmoneyifshewouldreturnmyball.IalsolearnedfromStevethatpersonalpropertyisasacredthing.AfterIfoundashinysilverpeninmyfifth－gradeclassroomIwantedtokeepitbutSteveexplainedthatitmightbeimportanttosomeoneelseinspiteofthefactthatithadlittlevaluE.HeremindedmeofhowmuchI'dhatetolosetosomeoneelsethesmalldogmyfathercarvedfromapieceofcheapwooD.IreturnedthepentomyteacherMrsDavidsandstillrememberedthesmellofherperfumeasshepattedmeonmyshoulder.YetofalltheinstructionsStevegavemehisrespectforlifeisthemostvividinmyminD.WhenIwastwelveIkilledanoldbrownsparrowintheyardwithaBBgun.ExcitedwithmyaccuracyIscreamedtoStevetocomefromthehousetotakealook.IshallneverforgetthewayhestoodforalongmomentandstaredatthebirdonthegrounD.TheninadeadquietvoiceheaskedDidithurtyoufirstMarkIdidn'tknowwhattoanswer.HecontinuedwithhiseyesfirmTheonlytimeyoushouldeverthinkofhurtingalivingthingisifithurtsyoufirst.AndthenyouthinkalonglongtimE.IreallyfeltterriblethenbutthatmomentstandsoutasthemostimportantlessonmybrothertaughtmE.28.Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?A.TherelationshipbetweenMarkandStevE.B.MarkandSteve'srespectforlivingthings.C.TheimportantlessonMarklearnedinschool.D.Steve'simportantroleinMark'sgrowingprocess.29.InthestoryaboutthepenwhichofthefollowinglessonsdidSteveteachhisbrother?A.Respectforpersonalproperty?B.RespectforlifE.C.Sympathyforpeoplewithproblems.D.Thevalueofhonesty.30.AccordingtothewriterwhichwasthemostimportantlessonStevetaughthisyoungbrother?A.RespectforlivingthingsB.Responsibilityforone'sactions.C.ThevalueofbeingbravE.D.Careforthepropertyofothers.31.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MarklostthesmalldoghisfathercarveD.B.MarkwasstillaboywhenhewrotethispassagE.C.Markfeltsorrythathekilledthebirdbyaccident.D.Markwillprobablyneverkillanylifewithouthesitation.
Rhubarblovedeveryoneandeverydog.Wheneversomeonecametothehouseshewasalwayshappy.WehadanolderSamoyednamedWillieanditwasimportantthatRhubarbgotalongwellwithhim.ShewantedtoplaybutwasveryrespectfulofWillieandlefthimalonewhenhewastiredandneededtorest.WilliewasnotwellanddiedaboutayearlaterbutIbelieveRhubarb’sinteractionhelpedhimkeepgoingforlongerthanifhehadbeenalonE.ButtheinterestingthingaboutRhubarbwasthatsheneverbarkeD.ShewouldsometimesgetexcitedwhenshesawamouseandmakealittlecryingsounD.Onehotnightwhenshewasabout4yearsoldwewenttobedwiththewindowsopenandthedoorsunlockeD.Atabout3A.m.IwokeuptothesoundofRhubarbbarkingandgrowling.IwokeDonaldandwegotoutofbeD.Rhubarbwascomingtowarduswithherhackles颈背毛up.Weturnedonthelightsandnoticedthedoortothekitchenwasopen.Thenwesawthedoorleadingintothehousefromthegaragewasalsoopen.Wequicklylockedallthedoorsandwedidnotgetanysleepthatnight.ThenextdayIcalledthepolicetoreportabreak-in.Itoldthemnothinghadbeentakenbuttheysentapoliceofficerovertotalkwithusanyway.WhilehewasherewefoundoutseverallocalhomeshadbeenburglarizedovertheweekenD.Mostpeoplehadtheirwalletsandpursesstolen.MypursewasrightnexttothedoorbutRhubarbhadscaredtherobberawaybeforeheorshecouldstealit.WhenthepoliceofficerlefthesaidweshouldkeepourdoorslockedandrewardRhubarbwithabigsteakdinner.Rhubarblivedtobealmost12butthatnightwastheonlytimeshebarkedinherentirelifE.Fortunatelysheneversawtheneedtowarnusofanyotherdanger.Welovedherlikeamemberofthefamilyandstillmissoursweetdog.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Williewasgoodatcommunicating.B.RhubarbandWilliefoughtattimes.C.RhubarbhelpedWillielivelonger.D.Williewasalonebeforehisdeath.25.WhydidRhubarbbarkonahotnight?A.ShegotscareD.B.ShesawamousE.C.AthiefbrokeintothehousE.D.ThedoorswereunlockeD.26.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbebestusedtodescribeRhubarb?A.SmartbutfiercE.B.BraveandflexiblE.C.Gentlebutclumsy.D.Friendlyandalert.27.Whatmadetheauthorfeelfortunate?A.Rhubarbscaredtherobberaway.B.ShehadsuchafamilymemberasRhubarB.C.RhubarbbarkedonceinherentirelifE.D.TherewasnoneedforRhubarbtobark.
Weallloveourparentsandturntothemwhenwe’reinneedbutwouldyoulikethemtoheartheconversationsyouhavewithyourfriendsontheschoolplaygroundorlunchqueue?Socialnetworkingsiteshavebecomeextensionsoftheschoolhallwayssowouldyouaddyourparentsasfriendsandallowthemtoviewyouronlineactivitiesandconversationswithfriends?Inthepastthegenerationgapincludedatechnologygapwherechildrenwereuptodatewithlatesttechnologyandparentswereleftbehindcontenttocontinuetheirdaytodaylivesastheyalwayshadbecausetheyhadnoneedtoknowmoreabouttechnology.Howevermoreandmoreparentsarebeginningtorealizejusthowimportantsocialnetworksareintheirlives.Thisrealizationhasgivenmanyparentsthemotivationtoeducatethemselvesaboutsocialnetworkingsites.Thesedaysmanypeopleareattractedtosocialnetworkingsitesbecausetheycanchoosewhotheyhavearoundthem;there’salsoacertainamountofcontroloverprivacythatwedon’tgetinreallifE.Sometimeswefeelthatprivacyisviolatedwhenwemustacceptafriendrequestfromaparentorfamilymember.It’sadifficultchoicewhetherornottoallowaparenttobecomeapartofouronlinelives.Ontheonehandwedon’twanttorejecttheirrequestbecausethatmighthurttheirfeelingsormakethemfeelyouhavesomethingtohidE.OntheotherhandifyoudoacceptthenyoucouldhaveasenseofbeingwatchedandnolongerfeelfreetocommentorcommunicatethewayyoudidbeforE.Arecentsurveysuggestedthatparentsshouldn’ttakeitpersonallyiftheirchildignorestheirrequest:Whenateenignoresaparent’sfriendrequestitdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattheyarehidingsomethingbutitcouldmeanthatthisisonepartoftheirlifewheretheywanttobeindependent.Perhapstalkingwithparentsandgivingexplanationswouldhelpsoftentheblowifyoudochoosenottoaddthemtoyourfriendslist.49.FromParagraph2welearnthat______.A.parentsfeelsecureabouttheirprivacyonlineB.socialnetworkssuccessfullyfillthegenerationgapC.parentshaverealizedtheimportanceofsocialnetworksD.socialnetworksofferaplatformforparentstocommunicate50.Teenagersmayrefuseaparent’sfriendrequestbecause______.A.theyhidesomethingfromtheirparentsB.theirparentsmakenegativecommentsonthemC.theirparentstendtofallbehindintechnologyD.theyareunwillingtobewatchedbyparents51.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.privacyonlineB.socialnetworksC.parents’friendrequestsD.thegenerationgap52.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyfor______.A.teenagersB.parentsC.teachersD.researchers
AwhitesharkshippedfromNewYorkandplacedintoanoutdoorpoolforaKmartcommercialinLosAngelesdiedaftershowingsignsofdistressanofficialfromtheanimalwelfaregroupthatmonitoredtheproductionsaidonThursday.TheAmericanHumaneAssociationAHAwhichcertifiesfilmandTVproductionswithanimalssayseverythingpossiblewasdonetoensurethe1.5metershark'ssafety.Theshark'sdeathfollowslotsofcriticismoftheuseofanimalsinHollywoodproductions.TheanimalrightsgrouppeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimalsPETAwhichsaiditreceiveddetailsontheshark'sdeathfromtwowhistleblowers揭发者criticizedtheAHAinaletterovertheshark'sdeath.Sharksaresensitiveanimalswhoincaptivity囚禁requireahighlyspecializedandcontrolledenvironmentthePETAletterreaD.GiventhedelicatenatureofthisspecieswhywouldtheAHAapprovethetransportanduseofthisanimal?Thesharkwasplacedintoa227-literoutdoortankintheVanNuyssuburbofLosAngelessaidKarenRosaasenioradviseroftheAHA.Sheaddedthatwasagoodamountofwaterforit.Wehonestlydon'tknowwhytheanimaldieD.ItwasnotbeingmistreateD.ItwasnotbeingharmedRosasaiD.Earlyinthedaythesharkseemedtobeingoodconditionbutatonepointtheynoticeditshowedsignsofdistress.AsfarasIknowitwasimmediatelyinsisteduponthattheanimalreceivespecializedaquaticveterinarian兽医careshesaiD.OxygenwaspumpedintothetankandthesharkwasgivenashottotrytostabilizeitbeforeitwastransferredtoanaquaticcompoundforcarewhereitdiedthesamedayRosasaiD.TheshootwasforaKmartcommercialbutarepresentativefortheretailercouldnotdiscloseanydetails.WetakethismatterseriouslyandsafetyisalwaysourfirstconcernthespokesmanforKmartsaidinastatement.21.ThesharkwasshippedtoLosAngelesfor________.A.astudybytheAHAB.abusinessactivityC.afilmaboutanimalsD.aprojectbyananimalwelfaregroup22.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatPETA________.A.monitorfilmsandTVproductionsthathaveanimalsB.sentarepresentativetothesceneoftheshootC.believedthesharkreceivedspecializedcareD.didn’tthinkthesharkwastransferredverywell23.WhatdoesKarenRosathinkofAHA?A.Ithaddoneallthatitneededtodo.B.Itwasagainsttherightsoftheanimals.C.IthadfoundoutthereasonwhythesharkdieD.D.Itshouldberesponsiblefortheshoot.24.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SharksShouldbeForbiddenforCommercialB.PETATriestoStopShootingWithAnimalsC.SharksAreSensitiveAnimalsinCaptivityD.SharkBroughttoLosAngelesforCommercialDies
Itseemsthatthegreatdesireamongtheyoungistobepopular.ThedesiretobepopularcanforceyouintolookingandactinglikeeveryoneelsE.Youcanloseyourselfinaseaofidenticalhairstylesandthinkingstyles.IwasforcedtothinkaboutpopularitynottoolongagoinatalkIhadwithmydaughter.Margyhadtochangeschoolswhenmybusyworkschedulemadeitnecessaryformetomovehouses.Isupposethatforagirlinherteensenteringanewschoolislikespendingaseasonaloneinthetropicaljungles.Atleastthat’showMargyfounditatfirst.Howeverastheschoolyeardrewtoacloseonestudentafteranothercametoher.ItoldMargythatIwouldhavebeenmoreconcernedifshehadbeenaninstantsocialsuccessinhernewschool.NobodycanpleaseeveryonE.Ifyoutrytodosoyouwillfindvaluesaslastingassoapbubblesblownintotheair.SometeenagersclaimtheywanttodressastheypleasE.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.TheysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusiC.ButsomehowtheyallenduplisteningtothesamerecorD.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginacertainwayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoonintoalargercocoon.IknowthatithasbecomeharderforayoungpersontostandupagainstthepopularitywavE.OurwayoflifemakesayoungnonconformiststandoutlikeaMartian.Thesedaysthere’sagreatbarrierfortheyoungpersonwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Wellgotoit.Beyourself.PopularitywillcomewiththepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouarE.That’stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.32.Whywastheauthorworriedabouthisdaughter’spopularityinhernewschool?A.Shemightfindnotruefriends.B.ShewouldignoreheracademicperformancE.C.Shehadnoideaofherown.D.Shemightbetrayhertrueself.33.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmostteenagers?A.They’reafraidofgettinglostinlifE.B.Theyhavedifficultyunderstandingeachother.C.Theylackthecouragetobetrulydifferent.D.TheyfindithardtogainpopularityasexpecteD.34.WhatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedwordnonconformistinParagraph4?A.Someonewhocaresaboutothers’opinion.B.Someonewhodesirespopularitygreatly.C.Someonewhobehavesinhisownway.D.Someonewhowantstopleaseothers.35.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Topersuadereaderstopursuevaluablepopularity.B.Totellparentshowtoguidetheirchildren.C.Tocriticizethepresentvaluesandbeliefs.D.Tosuggestagoodwaytobepopular.
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