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Almosteveryoneacceptsthefactthatcrimecanneverbewipedoutentirely.ThuscontrolofcrimebecomesthefocusofthepoliceandgovernmentsaroundtheworlD.ThequestionlawmakersmustanswerisWhichsystemofcriminalpunishmentworksbestforsociety?Eachcountryhasdevelopeditsownideasforsolutionstothisquestionandthesesolutionsthendeterminehowcriminalsarepunishedunderdifferentsystems.Howevernoneofthecurrentsystemsinusehasproven100percenteffectivE.Therearemanyideasregardingpunishmentofcriminals.Somesystemslookonlytogetretribution报应惩罚againstcriminals.ThesesystemsworktofrightencriminalsawayfromrepeatingacrimeinthefuturE.Thesesystemsalsotrytodeter使打消念头othersinsocietybyusingthecriminalasanexampleofwhatcanhappentoapersonifheorsheiscaughtcommittingcrimes.Rehabilitation悔过改造isanotherphilosophybywhichmanysystemsofpunishmentoperatE.Thegoalofthesesystemsistoreturnaformercriminaltosocietyafterarequiredperiodoftreatmentandtrainingusuallyinprison.Theideaistotrytohelpchangetheperson’sbehaviorandapproachsothatheorshebecomesalaw-abidingcitizen.Capitalpunishmentisanotherformofpunishmentwhichsystemsuseinextremecriminalcasessometimesinvolvingsuchcrimesasmurderrapeandviolenttheft.Inthesecasesthepersonisputtodeath.Todaycapitalpunishmentisusedinrelativelyfewcountries.Manycountrieshavedoneawaywithit.InotherscapitalpunishmentremainsonlyofficiallyinlawbooksbutisrarelyuseD.HowevercapitalpunishmentremainsinuseinsomecountriesincludingtheUnitedStates.Whenlookingatthenumberofcrimescommittedtheeffectivenessofanyoftheseformsofpunishmentcomesintoquestion.IntheUnitedStatesforexample80percentofthepeoplearrestedeachyeararemaleandthemajorityoftheseareyoungmenorboys.One-thirdofallautotheftsrobberiesandburglariesarecommittedbyyoungmenundertheageof18.Generallyyoungpeoplehavelessresponsibilityinsocietysotheyrisklosinglittleiftheyarecaughtinacriminalactivity.Howeveritcanalsobearguedthattoday’syouthfulcriminalsdonotfearthepunishmenttheywillreceiveifcaughtbythepolicE.CurrentmethodsofcriminalpunishmentdonotservethepurposeofdeterringyoungcriminalsintheUnitedStates.A.majorproblemwiththecurrentsystemofrehabilitationintheUnitedStatesisthatmostcriminalsreturntocrimeaftertheyhavesupposedlybeenrehabilitateD.Two-thirdsofthosecaughtbythepoliceeachyeararerepeatcriminals.AsaresultofthisfactmanypeoplefeelthatrehabilitationofcriminalsisalostcausE.Sincethelate1970smanyseeretributionasapreferred首选的punishmentincriminalcasesintheUnitedStates.71.Whatisthemainpurposebehindretribution?A.Tofrightenfuturecriminals.B.Tosatisfythevictim.C.Totakecriminalsoutofsociety.D.Tocreaterepeatoffenders.72.ManycrimesintheUnitedStatesarecommittedby________.A.law-abidingcitizensB.leadersC.teenagersD.factoryworkers73.WhatpercentofthepeoplearrestedintheUnitedStatesarefemale?A.10percent.B.20percent.C.50percent.D.80percent.74.AccordingtothepassagewhichistrueofthelegalsystemintheUS?A.CapitalpunishmentisnotalloweD.B.Themajorityofcriminalswillnotrepeatcrimes.C.Manypeopleseeretributionasthepreferredpunishment.D.Fewyoungpeoplecommitcrimes.75.Whatisabigproblemwiththesystemofrehabilitation?A.Criminalsrepeatcrimes.B.Prisonsaretoofull.C.Thecrimerateisgoingup.D.Youngmenaregoingtoprison.
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Inthe18thcenturyNewYorkwassmallerthanPhiladelphiaandBoston.TodayitisthelargestcityinAmericA.Howcanthechangeinitssizeandimportancebeexplained?Toanswerthisquestionwemustconsidercertainfactsaboutgeographyhistoryandeconomics.TogetherthesethreewillexplainthehugegrowthofAmerica’smostfamouscity.ThemapoftheNortheastshowsthatthefourareaswiththelargestpopulationsinthisregionarearoundseaports.AtthesepointsmaterialsfromacrosstheseaentertheUnitedStatesandtheproductsofthelandaresentthereforexportacrosstheseA.Weknowthatplaceswheretransportationlinesmeetaregoodplacesformakingrawmaterialsintofinishedgoods.Thatiswhyseaportsoftenhavecitiesnearby.ButcitieslikeNewYorkneededmorethantheirgeographicallocationinordertobecomegreatindustrialcenters.TheirdevelopmentdidnothappensimplybychancE.About1815whenmanyAmericansfromtheeasthadalreadymovedtowardthewesttransportationroutesfromtheseaportstothecentralregionsofthecountrybegantobeaseriousproblem.Theslowwagonsofthattimeusuallydrawnbyhorsesweretooexpensiveformovingheavyfreight货物veryfar.InNewYorkStateacanalseemedthebestanswertothetransportationproblem.FromtheeasternendofLakeErieallthewayacrossthestatetotheHudsonRiverthereisalongstripoflowlanD.HeretheErieCanalwasbuiltandafterseveralyearsofworkitwascompletedin1825.Thecanalproducedanimmediateeffect.Freightcostswerecuttoaboutonetenthofwhattheyhadbeen.NewYorkCitywhichhadbeensmallerthanPhiladelphiaandBostonquicklybecametheleadingcityofthecoast.IntheyearsthatfollowedtransportationroutesontheGreatLakeswerejoinedtoroutesontheMississippiRiver.ThenNewYorkCitybecametheendpointofagreatinlandshippingsystemthatstartedfromtheAtlanticOceanfarupthewesternbranchesoftheMississippi.64.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheDevelopmentofTransportationinNewYorkB.ExportandImportofNewYorkC.HowNewYorkBecameAmerica'sLargestCityD.HowNewYorkExchangedwithEurope65.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheErieCanalconnectedLakeEriewiththeHudsonRiver.B.Economistsareoftheopinionthatplaceswherefarmingisdonearegoodformakingrawmaterialsintofinishedgoods.C.Wagonsdrawnbyhorsesandoxensoonprovedtobebetterandcheaperthancanaltransportation.D.Theseaportsusuallyhavelesspopulationbutmorebusiness.66.Freightcostswerereducedto10%ofwhattheyhadbeenbecauseof________.A.cheapandfastwagonsB.thenewsearoutesC.theconstructionoftheErieCanalD.thedevelopmentofindustry
EnglandwillplayItalyUruguayandCostaRicainatoughGroupD.atthe2014WorldCupinBrazil.RoyHodgson'smenopentheircampaignagainstItalyintheAmazoniancityofManauson15JuneintheonlyWorldCupgamewhichkicksoffat02:00BST.EnglandtakeonUruguayon19JuneandplayCostaRicafivedayslater.HostsBrazilareinGroupA.withCameroonMexicoandCroatiawhiletheWorldCupholdersSpainopenwitharepeatofthe2010finalagainstNetherlands.Englandwillhavetotravel1777milesfromtheirchosenbaseinRiofortheirfirstmatchinthetropicalheatofManaus.EarlierthisweekHodgsondescribedManausastheplacetoavoidbecauseoftheclimate—temperaturesreach30Candhumidityisabout80%—althoughafterthedrawtheEnglandbosstookcomfortfromthefacthisteamfaceafellowEuropeansidE.TheconditionsinthenorthwillbetoughsowewillbothbeinsameboathesaiD.Ifwe'dhadthreegamesupinthenorthitwouldhavebeendifficult.FollowingHodgson'sinitialcommentsthemayorofManausArthurVirgiliosaidEnglandwouldnotbewelcomeinthecity.Englandtakesontwo-timechampionsUruguayinSaoPauloandtheyplayCostaRicainBeloHorizonte—bothcitiesarewithin225milesoftheirbasE.EnglandhaveneverpreviouslybeatenItalyorUruguayatamajortournament锦标赛whiletheyhaveneverfacedCostaRicA.Uruguaywhoreachedthesemi-finalsin2010andItalywhoknockedHodgson'smenoutofEuro2012arerankedsixthandseventhrespectivelyintheFifarankingswhileCostaRicaare31stintheworld-18placesbelowEnglanD.56.WhenandwherewillEnglandplayitsthirdgroupstagematch?A.On24June;inManausB.On24June;inBeloHorizonteC.On19June;inManausD.On19June;inSaoPaulo57.WhichofthefollowingcanEnglandtakecomfortfrom?A.TheplacewhereitsfirstmatchinthegroupstageishelD.B.ThedistancefromitsbasetowhereitsfirstmatchishelD.C.Thefactthattwoofitsgroupstagegamesarenotinthenorth.D.Thefactthatitis7placesbelowUruguayintheFifarankings.58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothenewsreport?A.RoyHodgsonisthecoachofBrazilnationalfootballteamB.NetherlandstookthesecondplaceinthelastWorldCup.C.ThemayorofManausisafanoftheBritishsoccerteam.D.EnglandhasneverplayedagainstUruguayinthehistory.
Sincethe1970sscientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain-computerinterfaceBCItechnologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.RecentlytworesearchersJoseMilanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicschoolinLausanneSwitzerlanddemonstrated展示asmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson’sthoughts.InthelaboratoryTavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthanD.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord脊髓tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomovE.ButspinalcordinjuriesorotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfromreachingthemusclesTavellasays.Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewithexternalworldandalsotocontroldevices.Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp头皮andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandsthemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain.65.BCIisatechnologythatcan________.A.helptoupdatecomputersystemsB.helpthedisabledtorecoverC.linkthehumanbrainwithcomputersD.controlaperson'sthoughts66.HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratory?A.Bycontrollinghismuscles.B.BytalkingtothemachinE.C.ByusinghismindD.BymovinghishanD.67.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepathofthesignalsdescribedinParagraph5?A.scalp→computer→cap→wheelchairB.computer→cap→scalp→wheelchairC.cap→computer→scalp→wheelchairD.scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair68.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SwitzerlandtheBCIResearchCenterB.NewFindingsAboutHowtheHumanBrainWorksC.RoboticVehiclesCouldHelptoCureBrainInjuriesD.BCICouldMeanMoreFreedomfortheDisabled
Apersonlikeacommodity商品needspackaging.ButgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirablE.A.littleexaggeration夸张howeverdoesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalwayitisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.A.skilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishmentsothatthepersonsopackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeinglivelyandlovely.AyoungpersonespeciallyafemaleshiningwithbeautyandfulloflifehasallthefavorgranteD.Youthhowevercomesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinyournaturalqualitiesandyourattractivenessandgracewillremain.ElderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeenthroughplainsmountainsandjunglesrunningitscourseasitshoulD.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeuseofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainitselfisabeautifulsceneoffairylanD.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmonywithnatureforharmonyitselfisbeautywhiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeinthecompanyoftheelderlyislikereadingathickbookofgoodeditionwhichattractsonesomuchthatoneisunwillingtopartwithit.Aslongasonefindswhereonestandsoneknowshowtopackageoneselfjustasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.41.Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphisclosesttotheword______inmeaning.A.decorationB.clarificationC.movementD.recognition42.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat______.A.peopleshouldbepackagedatallagesB.peopleshouldbepackagedinaspecialwayC.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackagingD.properpackagingmakespeopleattractive43.Forthemiddle-agedattractiveness______.A.hardlyexistsB.isthestrongestC.comesfromtheinsideD.comesfromtheappearance44.Accordingtotheauthorifyouwanttokeepinharmonywithnatureyoushould______.A.dyeyourhairB.makeupatayoungageC.followtheageingprocessD.giveupfameandwealth45.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople______.A.areusuallypackagedlikeafinely-madebookB.experiencealotandhaverichknowledgeoflifeC.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformationD.enjoyreadingthickbooksaboutbeautifulnatureandfairyland
WeallknowtheexpressionToerrishuman.Andthisistrueenough.HerearethreealongwithwaystoavoidmakingtheminthefirstplacE.1.WemakeslipsofthetonguE.Thereisamistakemadebypeopleofallagesandcultures:WefailtocomeupwiththenameofapersonweknoworevenwerecallthepersonbythewrongnamE.WhenapropernameisonthetipofourtongueswecanusuallyrecallsomeoftheinformationweneeD.Forinstancepeoplecanoftenguessthename'sfirstletter.AlsorecalloftherightnameisoftenreplacedbyawrongnamE.ButthewrongnameoftenhasthesamemeaningastherightnamE.2.WhenwedodifferenttasksatthesametimewegetstupiD.Thebrainslowsdownwhenithastojuggletasks.Switchingfromtasktotaskcreatesotherproblems.Wecanforgetwhatweweredoingorplannedtodo.Theto-dolistinourbrainsisknownasworkingmemorybuthecontentsofourworkingmemorycanevaporate蒸发likewaterinadesert;afteronlyabouttwosecondsthingsbegintodisappear.3.Wethinkwe'rebetterthanwearE.MostofushatetothinkofourselvesasaverageorbelowaveragE.Sowewalkaroundwiththisprivateconceitthatwe'reaboveaverageandthereliestheseedofmanyofourmistakes.SomethingshouldbedonetoavoidtheabovemistakE.1.Thinkinadifferentway.Habitisagreatfriendsavingustimeandmentaleffort.Butitcankillourabilitytoseethroughnewsituations.AfterawhileweseeonlywhatweexpecttoseE.2.Slowdown.Multitasking多重任务处理cancauseourerrorratetogoupasourattentionbecomesdivideD.ItmakessensetoslowdownanddothingsoneatatimE.Theslowerwaymayactuallybemoreefficientinthelongrun.3.Don'tmakedecisionsuntilyou'reinabettermooD.Goodfeelingsincreasethetendencytocombinematerialinnewwaysandseerelatednessbetweenthings.Happypeopletendtobemorecreativeandlesspronetoerrors.Title:HowtoavoidsomemistakesindailylifeMistakeseasilymadebyusWemakeslipsofthetonguE.☆Wecan'trecallthenameofapersonorrecallitby76.☆Thewrongnameis77totherightnameinsomeway.Differenttasksdoneatthesametimewillmakeus78.☆Wecanforgetwhatweweredoingorplannedtodobecauseourworkingmemorycan'tlast79.Wethinkwe'rebetterthanwearE.☆Mostofustendtothinkofourselves80averagE.81tobetaken☆Think82tounderstandnewsituationsbetter.☆Slowdownto83yourattentionandmakeyourworkefficiently.☆84decisionswheninbettermoodwhichwillbring85.inyouandgetridoferrors.
ForthousandsofyearsthemostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepuB.Traditionallythechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortownwherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.AsaresultBritishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserveD.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalledYeOldeTriptoJerusalemwhichdatesbacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEnglanD.HoweverBritishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnightthepub’slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefirE.ThereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordablepricE.That’showthingsusedtobE.ThingsarebeginningtochangE.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch信贷紧缩iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.RecentlytheUKgovernmentbannedsmokinginallpubsandthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter1lpm.Previouslywith1lpmasclosingtimecustomerswouldhavetodrinkquitequicklymeaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownasbingedrinkinganditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.Inordertosavetheirbusinessespubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.BritishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryonE.A.lotofpubsusedtobeWorkingMen'sClubsmeaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Todayhoweverwomencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.50.ThepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutA.thepastandpresentofBritishpubsB.thedeclineofBritishpubsC.thelonghistoryofBritishpubsD.theimportanceofBritishpubs51.WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?A.Thecreditcrunch.B.Thebanofsmoking.C.ThepresentclosingtimeD.Havingnosparemoney.52.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.BritishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowlyB.closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblemsC.bingedrinkingmeansdrinkinglessbeerD.Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrombingedrinking53.Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor________A.isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepubsB.holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubsC.thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcauselesssocialproblemsD.thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed
High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached宣扬bymanybutactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandonE.Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretailstorebutinsteadwillwarntheirfriendsrelativesco-workersstrangers—andanyonewhowilllisten.StoremanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaintsandoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidetofrequenttheircompetitorsaccordingtoastudyjointlyconductedbyVerdeGroupandWhartonSchool.StorytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumerssaidPaulaCourtneyPresidentoftheVerdeGroup.Thestorelosesthecustomerbuttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.OnaverageeveryunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourothersandwillnolongervisitthespecificstorE.Foreverydissatisfiedcustomerastorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereview.Theresultingsnowballeffectcanbedisastroustoretailers.Accordingtotheresearchshopperswhopurchasedclothingexperiencedthemostproblems.Rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglotscluttered塞满了的shelvesoverloadedracksout-of-stockitemslongcheck-outlinesandrudesalespeoplE.Duringpeakshoppinghourssomeretailerssolvedparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlighting业余兼职的localpolicetoworkasparkingattendants服务员.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.ThisguidanceridtheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlesslyandavoidedconflictbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspacE.Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts布局pre-stockingsalesitemshiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiersandhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Mostimportantlysalespeopleshouldbediplomatic外交手腕的andpolitewithangrycustomers.Retailerswho’reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren’tsofriendlysaidProfessorStephenHoch.Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.CustomerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstotheretailerinsteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworlD.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.51.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?A.Mostcustomerswon’ttakethetroubletocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.B.Customerswouldrathertelltheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.C.FewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproveD.D.It’sdifficultforcustomerstogetintouchwithstoremanagers.52.WhatdoesPaulaCourtneyimplybysayingtheshoppermustalsofindareplacementParA.4A.Newcustomersmustreplaceoldones.B.Itisnotlikelytheshoppercanfindthesameproductsinotherstores.C.MoststoresprovidethesamekindofservicE.D.Notcomplainingtothemanagercausestheshoppersometroubletoo.53.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlightingpoliceasparkingattendantssothatshoppers________.A.canstaylongerbuyinggoodsinthestoreB.canparktheircarswithouttroubleC.won’thaveanyworriesaboutsafetyD.canfindtheircarseasilyaftershopping54.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?A.MannersofthesalespeoplE.B.Hiringofefficientemployees.C.HugesupplyofgoodsforsalE.D.Designofstorelayout.55.Toachievebettershoppingexperiencescustomersareadvisedto________.A.putpressureonstorestoimprovetheirserviceB.settletheirargumentswithstoresinadiplomaticwayC.voicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectlyD.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores
Africaishometoawidevarietyofreligionsandculturesandthiscolorfulvarietyisreflectedinitsdiverseandcolorfulweddingstraditions.IfanyoneweddingtraditionmightbesaidtobeindicativeoftheAfricancontinentitwouldbetheimportanceoffamily.AnAfricanweddingismorethananythingthebringingtogetheroftwopeopleasasinglefamilyorthecombiningoftwofamiliesoreventhemixtureoftwotribesintoonefamilyunit.TheconceptoffamilyisoneoftheunifyingideasoftheAfricancontinent.Therearemorethanl000culturalunitsinAfricaandeachcultureeachtribehasitsownweddingandmarriagetraditionsmanyofwhichcantracetheiroriginsbackhundredsoreventhousandsofyears.DependingonwhichpartofAfricayouareinweddingceremoniescanbeelaboratesomelastingmanydays.OftenhugeceremoniesareheldduringwhichmanycouplesareunitedatthesametimE.InSudanandotherareasalongtheNileamanmustpayhiswife'sfamilyinsheeporcattleforthelossoftheirdaughter'slaborinsupportofthefamily.A.wifemaycostamanasmanyas30to40headofcattlE.OftenitisdifficulttopaythefamilyyetstillhaveenoughcattlelefttosupporthisnewwifE.InSomaliaamanisallowedtohaveasmanyasfourwivesifhecansupportthemallanditisnotuncommonforagirltobeengagedbeforesheisevenborn.BrightfestivecolorssongdanceandmusicarevitalelementsofmanyAfricanweddingceremonies.Commontoallweddingceremoniesistheconceptoftransitioning过渡betweenchildhoodandadulthooD.InanyAfricancultureschildrenareencouragedtomarryasyoungas13to15yearsofageassoonastheyhavereachedphysicaladulthooD.DivorceisrareinAfricanmarriages.ProblemsinamarriageareoftendiscussedwithbothfamiliesandsolutionsfounD.Oftenentirevillagersjoinintohelpacouplefindsolutionstotheirproblemsandkeepamarriagefromfailing.Marriageissacred神圣的theworldoverandthatisdefinitelytrueinAfricanomatterwhichregionorwhichcultureyoucomefromandnomatterwhatyourreligiousbeliefs.Infactmanycultureshaveaspecialtotem图腾thatisdesignedtoremindacouplethatculturalandtribaldifferencesmustbeallowedforinordertomakeamarriagesucceeD.60.AccordingtothepassagemarriagemeanstoAfricans.A.30t040headofcattleB.brightfestivecolorsandmusicC.theunityoftwopeoplefamiliesortribesD.endlesslovetoeachother61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthemarriageinAfrica?A.Twocouplescan'tgetmarriedatthesameday.B.Manyweddingtraditionshavealonghistory.C.It'scommonandeasyforamaninSudantopayhiswife'sfamily.D.Childrenareencouragedtogetengagedwhentheyareadultsphysically.62.TheunderlinedwordelaborateinParagraph4canbereplacedby________.A.explaineddetailedlyB.necessaryC.additionalD.carefullyprepared63.Whatwillhappenifproblemsariseinacouple?A.OtherswillhelpthehusbandfindanotherwifE.B.Theywillignoreculturalandtribaldifferences.C.TheirmarriagewillhavetocometoanenD.D.AllthevillagersarereadytohelpmaintaintheirmarriagE.
In1900EnglisharchaeologistArthurEvansdiscoveredtheruinsofaroyalpalaceatKnossosonthenorthcoastofCretE.HelinkedthepalacetotheancientCretanKingMinosfromwhosenameheinventedthetermMinoan.Wedon'tknowwhatthesepeoplecalledthemselves.WeknowoftheMinoansonlythroughtheirruins.WhatweknowofMinoanhistoryisnothingmorethanagoodguessandgoodguessesareIshouldwarnlikelytobewrong.ThearchaeologicalevidencepointstoonlyafewreasonablefactsaboutMinoancivilization.Around3000BCCretewassettledbyapeoplewhoprobablycamefromAsiaMinor小亚细亚whoby2000BCwasalreadylivingincitiestradingwithothernationsaroundtheMediterraneanandusingpictographs.TheybuiltmagnificentpalacecentersatKnossosPhaistosandKatoZakros.Wehavenoideawhatlanguagetheyspokeexactlybuttheycertainlyspokeanon-HelleniclanguagethatisalanguagenotcloselyrelatedtoGreekandprobablyspokeanon-Indo-EuropeanlanguagE.TheMinoanswereagreatcommercialpeopleandtheirtradewaswidespreaD.TheEgyptianswerehighlyfamiliarwiththeCretanswhoevenappearedinEgyptianart.CretanartifactstheobjectsthatweremadeinthepastandarehistoricallyimportantturnedupalloverAsiaMinorandtheyseemedtohavebeeninvolvedintradewiththetribeslivingontheGreekmainlanD.AllofthesetradeactivitiesproducedgreatwealthfortheCretanswhichwentintomagnificentbuildingprojectsandtechnologicaldevelopment.TheCretansseemedtobetheonlypeopleintheancientworldthatwouldmakemulti-roombuildings.TheCretanswerethefirsttobuildplumbingsystem管路系统intheirbuildings.AndCretansocietyseemstobethefirstleisure休闲societyinexistenceinwhichalargepartofhumanactivitiesfocusedonleisureactivitiessuchassports.Themostpopularsportswereboxingandbull-jumping.Womenactivelytookpartinbothofthesesports.60.AccordingtothepassagetheMinoans_________.A.cametoCretearound2000BCB.didn'ttradewithothertribesC.ledacitylifeabout4000yearsagoD.spokealanguagesimilartoCreek61.Thelastparagraphisdevelopedby_______.A.spaceB.exampleC.timeD.comparison62.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.MinoancultureborrowedmuchfromEgyptiancultureB.theknowledgewehaveabouttheMinoansisverylimitedC.theMinoansweren'tgoodatbuildingpipesD.womenweren'tallowedtotakepartinbull-jumping63.Thepassageaimsto_________.A.introduceCretancivilizationtousB.tellusthetradeactivitiesoftheCretansC.showhowtheMinoans'ruinswerediscoveredD.discusstheimportanceofCretanculture
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperityotherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself–worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife–and–deathaffairs.Intheirsingle–mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.Howeverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself–respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.57.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself–respect.B.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.C.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition58.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Itimprovespersonalabilities.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itpushessocietyforward.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.59.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means___________.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccessD.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly.60.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.C.Winningshouldbealife–and–deathmatter.D.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.
Whenyoupracticereadingwithpassagesshorterthanbooklengthdonottrytotakeineachwordseparatelyoneaftertheother.ItismuchmoredifficulttograspthebroadthemeofthepassagethiswayandyouwillalsogetthestuckonindividualwordswhichmaynotbeabsolutelyessentialtoageneralunderstandingofthepassagE.Itisagoodideatoskimthroughthepassageveryquicklyfirsttogetthegeneralideaofeachparagraph.TitlesparagraphheadingsandemphasizedwordscanbeagreathelpingettingthisskeletonoutlineofthepassagE.Itissurprisinghowmanypeopledonotreadtitlesintroductionsorparagraphheadings.Canyouwithoutlookingbackrememberthetitleofthispassageandtheheadingofthisparagraph?Mostparagraphsofapassageorchapterhavea'topicsentence'whichexpressesthecentralideA.TheremainingsentencesexpandorsupportthatideA.Ithasbeenestimatedthatbetween50%and90%ofallexpositive说明的paragraphsinEnglishhavethetopicsentencefirst.AlwayspayspecialattentiontothefirstsentenceofaparagraphitismostlikelytogiveyouthemainideA.Sometimesthoughthefirstsentenceintheparagraphdoesnothavethefeelof'mainidea'sentencE.Itdoesnotseemtogiveusenoughnewinformationtojustifyaparagraph.Thenextmostlikelyplacetolookforthetopicsentenceisthelastsentenceoftheparagraph.Rememberthattheopeningandclosingparagraphsofapassageorchapterareparticularlyimportant.Theopeningparagraphsuggeststhegeneraldirectionandcontentofthepiecewhiletheclosingparagraphoftensummarizestheveryessence精髓.56.Itisagoodideatoskimthroughapassagequicklyfirst____________.A.atabout315w.p.m.wordsperminuteB.togetthegeneralideaofeachparagraphC.sothatyoucantakeineachworkseparatelyD.tomakesureyougettotheendatleastonce57.ThetopicsentenceofanexpositoryparagraphinEnglish_____________.A.usuallycomesinthemiddleB.ismostlikelytobefoundattheendC.ismostoftenatthebeginningD.isusuallyleftoutinexpositorywriting58.MostexpositoryparagraphsinEnglishhaveaclearlydefinedtopicsentencE.Insuchparagraphsthetopicsentencecomesfirst_____________.A.inabout5%ofcasesB.inabout80%ofcasesC.inabout20%casesD.veryrarely59.Sometimesweknowthefirstsentenceisnotthetopicsentencebecause____________.A.itdoesnotseemtogiveusenoughnewinformationB.itisnotlongenoughC.itdoesnotcomeatthebeginningD.itdoesnotmakeacompletesentence60.Theclosingparagraphofapieceofwriting____________.A.isnotreallyveryimportantB.isoftenunnecessaryrepetitionC.oftencomesattheendD.oftensummarizestheessenceofthepassage
Chineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.NotcaringaboutthemoneyparentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEnglandtheUnitedStatesorAustraliA.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilllearnamusicalinstrumentorballetorotherclasseswhichwillgivethemaheadstartinlifE.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationisthebetteritis.Sotheparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.Howeverwhatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildren’sskillsvaryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethoughisthattoday’schildrenlackself-respectandself-confidencE.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywellbutparentsaren’tteachingthemthemostimportantskillstheyneedtobeconfidenthappyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecookingsewinganddoinghousework.TeachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlifE.CookingdemandspatienceandtimE.It’sanenjoyablebutdifficultexperiment.A.goodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscookingsohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallytofinishhisjobsuccessfully.Hisresultawell-cookeddinnerwillgivehimmuchsatisfactionandalotofself-confidencE.SomeoldmachinessuchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildrentoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarousehisinterestHewillspendhourslookingatthemtryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.Theseactivitiesaren’tmerelyteachingachildtoreadabookbutrathertothinktousehisminD.Andthatismoreimportant.71.ParentsinChinaaccordingtothispassage_________.A.aretoostrictwiththeirchildrenB.aretoorichtoeducatetheirchildrenChavesomeproblemsineducatingtheirchildrencorrectlyD.aretoopoortoeducatetheirchildren72.Generallyspeakingchildren’sskills_________.A.comefromtheirparentsB.havenothingtodowiththeireducationC.maybedifferentD.havesomethingtodowiththeirmarksintheexams73.Thewriterofthispassagedoesn’tseemtobesatisfiedwith_________.A.theparents’ideaofeducatingtheirchildrenB.theeducationalsystemC.children’sskillsD.children’shobbies74.Accordingtothelastparagraphwecanconcludethat_________.A.brokenradiosandtelevisionsetsareusefulB.one’scuriositymaybeusefulforhislaterlifeC.anengineermustfixmanybrokenradiosD.agoodstudentshouldspendmuchtimerepairingradios
SunnysideSchoolBookshopSunnysideSecondarySchoolAWarmWelcomeToAllSecondaryIPupils!CongratulationsongettingintoSingapore'spremierschool.TodowellinEnglishyoumusthaveagoodEnglishdictionary.MaywerecommendthatyoubuyanyofthesetwowhichhavebeenspeciallyselectedbytheEnglishteachersintheschool.Selecttheonethatfitsyourneeds!Foster'sAdvancedLearners'DictionaryThemostauthoritativeandup-to-datedictionaryforintermediate中级的learnersofEnglish.◆Over50000referencesincludingnewwordscreatedoverthepasttenyears.◆20full-pagecolourillustrations.◆GrammarandspellingrulessimplyandcompletelyexplaineD.◆Lotsofexamplesofhowtousewordsinthecorrectcontext.◆l0-pageappendix附录onHowToWriteMoreEffectively.ActiveLearners'EnglishDictionaryAmostusefuldictionarywhichnotonlyhelpsyoutolearnnewwordsbutalsoshowsyoudifferentwaysofusingtheminyourwriting.Particularlyusefulforforeignstudentsandnon-nativespeakersofEnglish!◆Over48000referenceswithexplanationsfocusingonaspeaker’sattitudeandintentions.◆Eachdefinitiontogetherwithtipsonhowtousethewordoritssynonyms同义词inthecorrectcontext.◆Rightmargin页边空白givesalistofsynonyms.◆Leftmargingivesinformationongrammarandspelling.◆ClearpronunciationguidE.68.Thepurposeofthenoticeisto________.A.educatethepupilsB.welcomenewpupilsC.advertisethebookshopD.makesales69.Foster'sAdvancedLearners'DictionaryisbetterthanActiveLearners'EnglishDictionaryinthatithas________.A.morewordentriesB.grammartipsC.spellingtipsD.pronunciationtips70.Bothdictionarieshave.A.tipsonspellingandgrammarB.tipsonpronunciationC.tipsonwritingD.colourillustrations71.Foster'sAdvancedLearners'Dictionaryisfor.A.veryyounglearnersB.foreignstudentsC.relativelyfluentspeakersofEnglishD.non-nativespeakersofEnglish
Manypeoplewhenstartingtogamble赌博thinkthattherewillbenoproblemtostopatanygiventimebuttheydon'tevenrealizehowtheirinitialexcitementeventuallytransformsintolosingofcontrolhowtheystarttogamblemoreandmorefrequentlyinordertobetlargerandlargeramountsofmoneyandfinallyturnintorealaddicts.Addictivegamblingcanharmtherelationshipsathomeandatwork.Peopleevenstartdoingthingstheyneverthoughttheywouldlikestealingtogetmoneytogambleorpaygamblingdebts.Theystarttolieandcheatonceoutofcashtousefortheiraddiction.GablingistheonlythingthatoccupiesthemindofanaddictandisalltheywanttodonomatterwhattheconsequencesarE.GamblerskeepgamblingwhethertheyareinagoodorinabadmoodwhethertheyarehappyordepresseD.Itseemsthatonlysocantheynotfeelempty.Accordingtotheexpertstherearethreestagesleadingtogamblingaddiction:1ststage:Theso-calledwinningstagE.Itstartswiththeplayer'sfirstwins.Thiseventreleasessuchabigamountofstimulationintothebrainofanindividualthattheywillpayanypricetorepeatthestimulation.2ndstage:ThelosingstagE.EventuallytheplayerwillstarttolosefromtimetotimE.TheexcessiveplayersusuallydonotliketolosE.Theystartplayingmoreandmoreinordertogetthelostmoneybackandalwaysbelievethattheluckisjustonitsway.ThisveryoftenleadstotrappingtheplayerintoaterriblecirclE.3rdstage:ThedesperatestagE.Atthispointthepersonisalreadydeeplyaffectedbythegamblingaddiction.HebecomesseparatedfromthesocietyandseesnohopE.Atthisstagetheplayerisoftenincompletesadnesswheretheneedforhelpisadesperateextremity极点.Inordertoovercomeagamblingaddictionthefirststeptostartwithistoadmitrecognizeandaccepttheproblembyaddictsthemselves.Formanygamblersthisisusuallythehardestpart.MostofthemmaynotjustrealizethattheyarehavingthisproblemwhileothersmaybeawareofitbutwouldnotadmititsexistencE.Thismightbeagoodtimetocomecleantothelovedonesandaskfortheirsupport.Howeveritisrecommendedtoseekprofessionalhelpfromanaddictionexpert.Peoplewiththiskindofproblemcanreceivehelpfromprofessionalsonlyaftertheyhavestartedtohelpthemselvesbyadmittingtheirdifficultsituation.Recoverywillneverhappenwhenpeopleminimizetheextentoftheirconditionwhentheystartmakingexcusesorblameothersfortheirmistakes.Overcomingagamblingaddictionorproblemisnevereasy.Counselingisagoodchoiceinordertogainacontroloverthegamblingaddictionandisthebestwavtofindalong-termsolution.TitleGamblingaddictionhelpFacts☆Peoplewhostarttogambletakegambling76.☆Theseriousnessofgamblingaddictionisoften77.Problemscausedbygambling☆Onecan't78onwellwithhisfriendsandfamilymembers.☆Itcausesonetosteallieandevencheatwhenheusesupmoney.79forgamblingaddiction☆Gamblingoccupiesthemindofanaddictdespitetheconsequences.☆Itseemstofillone's80inhislifE.Threestages81ingamblingaddiction☆Thewinningstagestartswiththeplayer'sfirstwinsandmakesonerepeatthestimulationlikecrazy.☆Thelosingstageiswhentheplayersloseoftenandtrytogetthelostmoneybackwiththe82inluck.☆Thedesperatestageiswhenthegamblingaddictionaffectsthepersondeeplyandmakeshimseparatedand83.Waystoovercometheaddiction☆Admitrecognizeandaccepttheproblembyaddictsthemselves.☆Seekhelpfromthelovedonesandespeciallyanaddiction84.☆Counseloftento85thegamblingaddiction.
TheNationalGalleryDescription:TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentranceLayout:ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeDuccioUccelloVanEyckLippiMantegnaBotticelliandMemling.ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeLeonardodaVinciCranachMichelangeloRaphaelBruegelBronzinoTitanandVeronest.TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCaravaggioRubensPoussinVanDyckVelazquezClaudeandVermeer.TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCanalettoGoyaTurnerConstableRenoirandVanGoghOpeningHours:TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pmFridays10anmto9pmandisfreebutchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.GettingThere:Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross2-minutewalk.LeicesterSquare3-minutewalkEmbankment7-minutewalkandPiccadillyCircus8-minutewalk.51.Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?A.The18hB.The17thC.The13hD.The20th52.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?A.IntheEastWing.B.IntheSainsburyWing.C.InthemainWestWing.D.IntheNorthWing.53.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?A.PiccadillyCircus.B.CharingCross.C.Embankment.D.LeicesterSquarE.
DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?Intheageofthekeyboardsomepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor10—15minutesadayandthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch.Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Insteadtheysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.AfterallthatiswhywewritE.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.OneislegibilitywhichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanbereaD.Theotherisfluency—writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschoolespeciallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprintandthentowriteincursivewhichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoardwhichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75percentofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursivE.56.FromParagraph1Wecanlearn________.A.teachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementinteachingjobB.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwritingC.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwritingD.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwritingentirely57.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGfortraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?A.ThestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperioD.B.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.C.Handwritingincludestwoskills.D.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.
EarthHourisaglobaleventorganizedbyWWFWorldWideFundforNaturealsoknownasWorldWildlifeFundandisheldonthelastSaturdayofMarcheveryyearaskingfamiliesandbusinessestoturnofftheirunnecessarylightsandotherelectricalequipmentforonehourtoraiseawarenessabouttheneedtotakeactiononclimatechangE.EarthHourwasputforwardbyWWFandTheSydneyMorningHeraldin2007when2.2millionresidentsofSydneyparticipatedbyturningoffallunnecessarylights.FollowingSydney'sleadmanyothercitiesaroundtheworldadoptedtheeventin2008.EarthHour2010willtakeplaceonMarch272010from9:00pmto10:00pmlocaltimE.EarthHour2009wasfrom8:30pmto9:30pmlocaltimeonMarch282009.88countriesandabout4000citiesjoinedEarthHour2009tentimesmorethanEarthHour2008had2008sawabout400citiesparticipate.Amongtheparticipantsin2009wasforthefirsttimetheheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsinNewYorkCity.TheUNconservativelyestimatesthatitsparticipationwouldsave$102inenergy.ReportsshowedthatthePhilippinestoppedtheEarthHourparticipationas647citiesandtownsorover15millionFilipinoswereestimatedtohavejoinedinthehour-longlights-offat8:30-9:30pmlocaltimE.ThiswasfollowedbyGreecewith484citiesandtownsparticipatingandAustraliawith309.ThecapitalcityofIndiaNewDelhi'spowerdemandfellby1000MW.TheCanadianprovinceofOntarionotincludingthecityofTorontosawadecreaseof6%ofelectricitywhileTorontosawadecreaseof15.1%nearlydoubledfrom8.7%thepreviousyearasmanybusinessesdarkenedincludingthelandmarkCNTower.AccordingtoVietnamElectricityCompanyVietnamelectricitydemandfell140000kWhduringEarthHour.ThePhilippineswasabletosave611MWofelectricityduringtheperiodandwassaidtobeequaltoshuttingdownadozencoal-firedpowerplantsforanhour.CriticsclaimedthatbecauseEarthHourvolunteersdrivearoundtogetthewordoutandbecausepeopleuseuneconomicalbatteryoperatedtorchesinsteadofmoreeconomicallightbulbsit'spossiblethatEarthHouractuallyresultedinanincreaseinenergyusagE.TheChristianScienceMonitorsaidthatmostcandlesaremadefromparaffin石蜡insomecasesreplacinglightbulbswithcandleswillcauseanincreaseinsteadofadecreaseincarbondioxideemissions.TitleEarthHourDefinitionItisaglobaleventorganizedbyWWFandisheldonthelastSaturdayofMarcheveryyearwhich76familiesandbusinessestoturnofftheirunnecessarylightsandotherelectricalequipmentforonehour.77ToincreasepublicawarenessofclimatechangE.EarthHour2007In20072.2millionpeoplelookpartintheworld's78EarthHourinSydneyAustraliA.EarthHour2008About400citiesaroundtheworldwas79intheevent.EarthHour2009☆88countriesandabout4000citiesdarkenedfrom8:30pmto9:30pmlocaltimeonMarch28200980theheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsinNewYorkCity.☆ThePhilippinestoppedtheEarthHourparticipation81byGreeceandAustraliA.BenefitsPowerdemandfallsgreatlyduringEarthHourandalargeamountofelectricityis82Different83☆Energyusageis84tobeincreasedasaresultofvolunteers'drivingaroundtogetthewordoutandpeople'susinguneconomicalbatteryoperatedtorches.☆Burningcandlesmadefromparaffin85reducethecarbondioxideemissions.
AFull-TimeSchoolCalledLifeYouareenrolledinafull-timeschoolcalledlife.Eachdayinthisschoolyouwillhavetheopportunitytolearnlessons.Youmaylikethelessonsorhatethembutyouhavedesignedthemaspartofyourcurriculum.Whyareyouhere?Whatisyourpurpose?HumanshavesoughttodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforaverylongtimE.Whatweandourancestorshavetooverlookhoweveristhatthereisnoanswer.Themeaningoflifeisdifferentforeveryindividual.Eachpersonhashisorherownpurposeanddistinctpathuniqueandseparatefromanyoneelse’s.AsyoutravelyourlifepathyouwillbepresentedwithnumerouslessonsthatyouwillneedtolearninordertofulfillthatpurposE.Thelessonsyouarepresentedwitharespecifictoyou;learningtheselessonsisthekeytodiscoveringandfulfillingthemeaningandconnectionofyourownlifE.Asyoutravelthroughyourlifetimeyoumayencounterchallenginglessonsthatothersdon’thavetofacewhileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithchallengesthatyoudon’tneedtodealwith.YoumayneverknowwhyyouareblessedwithawonderfulmarriagewhileyourfriendssufferthroughbitterargumentsandpainfuldivorcesjustasyoucannotbesurewhyyoustrugglefinanciallywhileyourpeersenjoyabundancE.Theonlythingyoucancountonforcertainisthatyouwillbepresentedwithallthelessonsthatyouspecificallyneedtolearn;whetheryouchoosetolearnthemornotisentirelyuptoyou.Thechallengeherethereforeistokeepyourselfupwithyourownuniquepathbylearningindividuallessons.Thisisoneofthemostdifficultchallengesyouwillbefacedwithinyourlifetimeassometimesyourpathwillberadicallydifferentfromothers.Butrememberdon’tcompareyourpathtothepeople’saroundyouandfocusonthedisparitybetweentheirlessonsandyours.Youneedtorememberthatyouwillonlybefacedwithlessonsthatyouarecapableoflearningandarespecifictoyourowngrowth.Oursenseoffairnessistheexpectationofequity—theassumptionthatallthingsareequalandthatjusticewillalwaysprevail.Lifeisnotinfactfairandyoumayindeedhaveamoredifficultliftpaththanothersaroundyoudeservedornot.Everyone’scircumstancesareuniqueandeveryoneneedstohandlehisorherowncircumstancesdifferently.Ifyouwanttomovetowardcalmyouwillberequiredtomoveoutofthecomparingyourselfwithothersratherthanappreciatingyourownspecialuniqueness.Youmissoutonlearningyourindividuallessonsbydistractingyourselffromfeelingsofbitternessandanger.26.Accordingtothepassagehowcanthemeaningofyourlifeberealized?A.Havingthesameopinionsasothers.B.Takingthedistinctpathfromothers.C.Learningthelessonspresentedtoyou.D.Doingthedifferentthingsfromothers.27.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.everyonehashisowntracktofollowB.thesamethingusuallyhappenstothepeersC.apainfuldivorcemustlieinfinancialproblemsD.awealthymanmusthaveawonderfulmarriage28.Inyourlifetimethelessonsyouarefacedwith_______.A.arebeyondyourpowerB.keepyoufromgrowthC.limityourdevelopmentD.helpyouwithyoursuccess29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Allthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.B.Youshouldlearntoappreciateyourspecificuniqueness.C.Onehastofixhismindonunfairnessofcircumstances.D.Theteachershavedesignedthelessonsaspartofyourcurriculuminthelifeschool.30.Lifeiscalledafull-timeschoolbecause_______.A.itisfullofalllessonstolearnB.youhaveplentyoftimetolearnlessonsC.youmeetwithspecificlessonseverydayD.therearesomanysubjectsforyoutochoose
SittinginthefrontrowinhercollegeclassescarefullytakingnotesNolaOchsisjustaslikelytoanswerquestionsastoaskthem.That’snottheonlythingmarkingherofffromherclassmatesatFortHaysStateUniversity.She’s95andwhenshegraduatesonMay12thit'sbelievedshe'llbecometheworld'soldestpersontobeawardedacollegedegreE.Shedidn'tplanitthatway.ShejustlovedtolearnasateenageronaHodgemanCountyfarmthenasateacherataone-roomschoolaftergraduatingfromhighschoolandlaterasafarmwifeandmother.EvenasIgrewolderthatenthusiasmforstudywasstilltherE.IcameherewithnothoughtofitbeinganunusualthingatallshesaiD.She'sgettingoffersfortelevisionappearancesandreportersshowupwantingtointerviewher.Shesayssheenjoysit.ItbringsattentiontothiscollegeandthispartofthestatE.SheaddedIdon'tthinkmuchofmyagE.ItmightlimitwhatIcando.AslongasIhavemymindandhealthit'sjustanumber.OchsstartedtakingclassesatDodgeCityCommunityCollegeafterherhusbanddiedin1972.AftertakingaclasshereandthereovertheyearsshewasclosetohavingenoughhoursforanundergraduatedegreE.At5-foot-2herwhitehairpulledintoabun圆形发髻shewalksenergeticallydownhallwaystoclasseswithherbooksinabighandbag.Studentsnodandsmile;she'sdescribedaswitty睿智的charminganddown-to-earth.EverybodyhasacceptedmeandIfeeljustlikeanotherstudentshesaiD.ThestudentsrespectmE.AnaddedjoyforOchsisthather21-year-oldgranddaughterAlexandraOchswillgraduatewithher.JustlikeanyothereagercollegegraduatetheelderOchscan'twaitforlife’snextchallengE.I’mgoingtoseekemploymentonacruiseshipasastorytellershesaidsmiling.Thedeterminedlookinhereyeleavesnodoubt.She’sserious.64.ThefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthatNolaOchsis______.A.hard-workingB.successfulC.differentD.energetic65.FromtheunderlinedsentenceShedidn'tplanitthatwayweknowthatNolaOchsdidn't______.A.meantobecometheoldestcollegegraduateB.wanttostoplearningasayounggirlC.plantobeafarmwifeandmotherD.reallyenjoylearningatsuchanoldage66.What'sNolaOchs'attitudetowardsherage?A.Shefeelssadaboutit.B.Sheisproudofit.C.Shetriestofightagainstit.D.Shepayslittleattentiontoit.67.InthepassagenothingissaidaboutOchs'______.A.educationalexperienceB.relationshipwithothersC.majorsubjectD.physicalappearance
The$11billionself-helpindustryisbuiltontheideathatyoushouldturnnegativethoughtslikeIneverdoanythingrightintopositiveoneslikeIcansucceed.ButwaspositivethinkingadvocateNormanVincentPealeright?Istherepowerinpositivethinking?ResearchersinCanadajustpublishedastudyinthejournalPsychologicalSciencethatsaystryingtogetpeopletothinkmorepositivelycanactuallyhavetheoppositeeffect:itcansimplyhighlighthowunhappytheyarE.Thestudy'sauthorsJoanneWoodandJohnLeeoftheUniversityofWaterlooandElainePerunovicoftheUniversityofNewBrunswickbeginbyciting引证olderresearchshowingthatwhenpeoplegetfeedbackwhichtheybelieveisoverlypositivetheyactuallyfeelworsenotbetter.IfyoutellyourfriendwhoisslowtolearnthathehasthepotentialofanEinsteinyou’rejustunderlininghisfaults.Inone1990sexperimentateamincludingpsychologistJoelCooperofPrincetonaskedparticipantstowriteessaysagainstfundingforthedisableD.Whentheessayistswerelaterpraisedfortheirsympathytheyfeltevenworseaboutwhattheyhadwritten.InthisexperimentWoodLeeandPerunovicmeasured68students’self-esteem自尊.Theparticipantswerethenaskedtowritedowntheirthoughtsandfeelingsforfourminutes.Every15secondsonegroupofstudentsheardabell.WhenitrangtheyweresupposedtotellthemselvesIamlovablE.Thosewithlowself-esteemdidn’tfeelbetteraftertheforcedself-affirmation自我肯定.Infacttheirmoodsturnedsignificantlydarkerthanthoseofmembersofthecontrolgroupwhoweren’turgedtothinkofpositivethoughts.Thepaperprovidessupportfornewerformsofpsychotherapy心理治疗thaturgepeopletoaccepttheirnegativethoughtsandfeelingsratherthanfightthem.InthefightingwenotonlyoftenfailbutcanmakethingsworsE.Meditation静思techniquesincontrastcanteachpeopletoputtheirshortcomingsintoalargermorerealisticviewpoint.Callitthepowerofnegativethinking.48.Thefirstparagraphiswritten_________.A.toraiseanargumentaboutpositivethinkingB.tointroducethepowerofpositivethinkingC.toencouragepeopletohavepositivethoughtsD.tointroducethe$11billionself-helpindustry49.AccordingtothestudyoftheCanadianresearchers_________.A.positivethinkingisnotaspowerfulasnegativethinkingB.encouragingpositivethinkingmayactuallydiscouragepeopleC.happypeoplecanthinkpositivelywhileunhappypeoplecan’tD.gettingpeopletothinkpositivelycanstrengthentheirconfidence50.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3mean?A.YouarepointingoutthemistakeshehasmadE.B.Youareremindinghimthatheisnotintelligent.C.Youarenottakinghismistakesseriouslyenough.D.Youareshowinghehasgreatpotentialinspiteoffaults.51.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_________.A.negativefeelingsmustbegotridofB.there’snopointinthinkingpositivelyC.itdoesn’tmakesensetothinknegativelyD.negativethinkingisnotalwaysnegative
Almosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheelsyetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstwheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknowhoweverthattheyexistedover5500yearsagoinancientAsiA.Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSloveniA.Itisover5100yearsolD.Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn'tbecomepopularforawhilethough.ThiscouldbebecauseanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfarmingtoolsandhumansarounD.Butitcouldalsobebecauseofadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfacesroadswithsmoothsurfacesweren'tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandforthem.Eventuallyroadsurfacesdidbecomesmootherbutthisdifficultsituationappearedagainafewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethearrivalofmodemroaddesign.Inthemid-1700saFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayer层oflargestonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.A.Scotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe1820sandastronglastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesamelimemetalhubsthecentralpartofawheelcameintobeingfollowedbythepneumatictyre充气轮胎in1846.Alloywheelswereinventedin1967sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmackedroads柏油路.Aswheeldesigntookoffvehiclesgotfasterandfaster.68.Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn'tbecomepopularforsometime?A.Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.B.Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.C.Animalswereagoodmeansoftransport.D.Theexistenceoftransportwheelswasnotknown.69.Whatdoweknowaboutroaddesignfromthepassage?A.Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.B.Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.C.Itwaspromotedbyfast-movingvehicles.D.Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.70.Howisthelastparagraphmainlydeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples...B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.ByfollowingtimeorderD.Bymakingclassifications.71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thebeginningofroaddesign.B.Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.C.Thehistoryofpublictransport.D.Hisinventionoffast-movingvehicles.
VisitingLondoncanbeanexpensivetripsoestablishingabudgetandfindingbargainswhenyouarrivewillhelpyougetaroundLondononthecheap.ThefollowingstepscanhelpyoufindcheaperalternativesfortransportforyourLondontrip.lFamiliarizeyourselfwiththecity’sboroughsandspecificallytheareawhereyouwillbestaying.Youcanuseastreetmaporanonlinemapsearchenginetoestablishwhereinthecityyouwillbestayingandthedistanceyouarefromthemajortouristattractionsyouwanttovisit.lFindalocalproviderofTransportforLondonticketsortravelcardssinceyourfirstbargainpurchasewillbeanOysterCard.TravelingaroundLondonwithanOysterCardwillgiveyouaccesstothecheapestoptionoftransportationmethodsandtheOysterCardisacceptedcitywideonbusesboatsandtheLondonUndergroundknownbythelocalsasthetube.lSeekoutyournearestTubeStation.TheTubeisthecheapestandmostreliableformoftransportationandrunsfromaround6a.m.untilaround1a.m....dependingonthelineorthestation.Thereare287tubestationsinLondonthataccepttheOysterCardwithahighconcentrationincentralLondon.IfyouarestayinganywhereincentralLondontherewillbeatubestationlessthan10minutesaway.TheTransportforLondonwebsiteoffersatubestationsearchfacilitytofindthenearestsubwaystationtoanylocationinthecity.Whenyoufindatubestationyoucaneasilylocatetheclosestbusstopbyusingthecomparisonbus-tubemapsatthestation’sentrance.lFollowtheTransportforLondonTubeGuidetoyourdestinationsandalwaysplanahead.Makingaplanfortransportwillsaveyouunnecessaryexpenseswastedtripsonthetubeanddoublingbackonyourjourney.40.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TointroducethepublictransportsysteminLondon.B.ToshowreadershowtousetheOysterCard.C.ToprovethesubwayinLondoniseasytouse.D.TooffertipsforsavingtransportcostsinLondon.41.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpatravelerspendtheleastmoneyontransport?A.Tryingdifferenttransportationmethods.B.Takingbusesasmuchaspossible.C.TravelingwithanOysterCard.D.Usingthecomparisonbus-tubemaps.42.ByvisitingtheTransportforLondonwebsitepeoplecan________.A.identifytheirownlocationB.locatethenearestbusstationC.findthenearestsubwaystationD.useanonlinemaptoavoidgettinglost43.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A.thesubwayisthecheapestmeansoftransportinLondon.B.onlyTubestationsinCentralLondonacceptOysterCard.C.subwaylinesinLondonrunnolessthan19hoursaday.D.thetransferfromsubwaytobusisveryconvenient.
Afederal联邦的judgesentencedBruceJonesto12yearsinfederalprisonforfraud诈骗罪.Overa10-yearperiodJoneshadmanagedtocheatthousandsofpeoplethroughoutthestateoutofalmost$10million.HeadvertisedhisfantasticideasonTV.ForsomereasonJonessaidTVseemstobreaktheicE.EventhoughyouareatotalstrangertothevieweronceheseesyouonTVinhishomehefeelslikeheknowsyou.YouenterhislivingroomandbecomeatrustedfrienD.Joneshadanimaginationthatwouldn’tquit.OnetimeheshowedviewersanofficialgovernmentearthquakereportwhichprovedthatthewesternhalfofCaliforniawouldcollapse陷落intotheseawithinthreeyears.For$100hesaidJoneswouldinsureyourhouseandpropertyforfullvaluE.ThousandsofpeoplewhosawthatTVadsenthimahundreddollarseach.InanotherTVadJonesclaimedthathehadcometoanagreementwiththefederalandstategovernmentforexclusive独享的airrights.Hetoldviewersthatforonly$100theycouldownthefirst10milesabovealltheirproperty.Youwouldbeabletochargeanycommercialplanethatflewoveryourproperty$100percrossing.Youwouldalsobeabletochargegovernmentrocketssatellitesspaceshuttlesandspacestations$100foreachandeveryviolation妨碍ofyourairrights.AnothertimeJonesclaimedtohaveinventedaproductthatgetsridofcalories.HeshowedtheviewersaspraycanofNoCal.HesaidthatbysimplysprayingNoCalonyourfoodachemicalinteractionwouldcauseallthecaloriesinthefoodtosimplydisappearwithinabout10seconds.TheNoCalwasonly$10acan.AsusualJonesreceivedthousandsofchecksinthemail.ThejudgetoldJonesthatheshouldbeashamedofhimself.JonesrespondedthathewasveryashamedofhimselfandthatwhenhegotoutofprisonhehopedtobecomeaTVadvisertohelppeopleavoidgettingcheateD.HetoldthejudgethathewasalreadydevelopinganinstructionalCDthatformerely$100wouldsavepeoplethousandsofdollarsinscams骗局.ThejudgenoddedandthenchangedJones’sentencefrom10yearsto12years.63.AccordingtoJoneshecouldsuccessfullycheatmanypeoplemainlybecause_______.A.hepromisedthemalargeprofitB.theyweretooeagertomakemoneyC.theybelievedtoomuchinTVadsD.hewasskillfulincommunicatingwithpeople64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.JonesfeltguiltyandwasdeterminedtoleadanewlifE.B.Joneswascloselyrelatedtothestategovernment.C.WesternCaliforniawasindangerofgoingundertheseA.D.Jonesshowedunusualimaginationinhistricks.65.WecaninferthatpeoplewhowantedtobuyNoCalfromJones_______.A.weremainlyfromlowincomefamiliesB.allhadarichknowledgeofchemistryC.wereprobablyinterestedinlosingweightD.usuallydidtheshoppingthroughtheInternet66.Thejudgechangedthesentenceatlastbecause_______.A.JoneswasplanninganotherbigscamB.hecouldhardlybelievewhatJoneshadtoldhimC.JoneshadcheatedmorepeoplethanheexpectedD.hehadsufferedfromJones’scamshimself
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