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TodayIfindmyselfinoneofthesafestcitiesintheworldSingaporE.ButthetruthisevenhereinSingaporesecuritycannotbetakenforgranteD.ItisasmallnationthathasnonaturalresourcestospeakofevensomethingasbasicaswaterisconstantlythreatenedtobecutoffbyMalaysiA.MonthsaftertheSeptember11thattacksonUSoilaplottobombAmericansoldiersneartheirmilitarybaseinSingaporewasuncoveredbythelocalauthorities.TheUnitedNationshastriedformorethanhalfacenturytoarchitectpeacefortheworlD.ButithasclearlyfaileD.ThegrandhorrorsoftheWorldWarsmayhavestoppedbutonlyintheformstheyhadexistedbeforE.Whentheenemyisunseenandtherearenofrontlineshaveweinfactcreatedamorepeacefulandsecureplace?Wherehavewegonewrong?PerhapsitisbecausetheinternationalbodyhasneverunderstoodthatpeacewasisandwillneverbesomethingitcanmanagE.Notrecognizingthistruththemethodsitprovidesareoftenshort-livedandsomeevendangerous.SolutionsforthreateningsituationstendtorequirethecountriestocarryouteconomicandpoliticalreformssothattheywillbecomeidealizeddemocraticsocietylikeAmericaorBritain.TheUNfailstoconsiderthathundredsofyearsofevolutiongaverisetothesestrongdemocracies.Sotheresultisfurtherchaosandcorruptionworseforall.Actuallyaninternationalorganizationoragovernmentcannotpossesspeacetogiveawaybuttherearethosewhodopossessit.Thosewhoownpeaceareusasindividualswhocherishlifenotourownbutallothers'.TheactofachievingpeaceliesinuswhenwechoosetorespectsocialandculturaldifferencesandappreciatethatallourlivesarefragilE.41.TheauthormentionsSingaporetopointoutthat_____.A.Singaporeisn'trichinnaturalresourcesB.SingaporewasinvolvedincatchingthosewholaunchedtheSeptember11thattackC.SingaporealsohasproblemswithsecurityD.MalaysiapossessesathreattoSingapore42.Whyhasn'ttheUNcreatedpeacefortheworld?A.Becauseithasn’twontherecognitionoftheworlD.B.Becauseithasn'tfoundsolutionsyet.C.BecauseithasreliedtoomuchonAmericA.D.BecauseithasawrongconceptofpeacE.43.Whotakestheresponsibilitytobringpeaceandsecuritytotheworld?A.Theindividuals.B.Thegovernments.C.Theinternationalbodies.D.Thedemocraticcountries.44.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.politicalandeconomicreformscauselessterribleresultsB.democracyisalongprocessC.thehorrorsofWorldWardon'texist.D.thosewhovaluetheirlivespossesspeace45.Thepurposeofthepassageistoshowus_____.A.theUNplaysanimportantroleintheworld-peacekeepingB.securityisagrowingproblemintheworldC.humanbeingscanachievepeacebycherishingandrespectingothersD.theUNisresponsibleforthetroubleofsomecountries
IntheUnitedStatesthenumberofchildrenaffectedbydivorce离婚growsbyaboutonemillioneachyear.Asthenumberincreasesexpertscontinuetodebatetheeffectsofdivorceonchildren.Someexpertssaydivorceisharmfultochildren.Somestudiesshowthatchildrenofdivorcehavemoreproblems.Forexamplesomechildrenofdivorcearemoreoftenaggressivetowardparentsandteachers.Theyhaveagreaterriskofleavingschoolbeforecompletingtheirstudies.Theyhavemorehealthandlearningproblems.HoweverexpertsnotethattheseproblemsarenotnecessarilycausedbydivorcealonE.Duringthe1970’smanyAmericansbelievedthatdivorcewasthebestsolutionformarriedpeoplewhowerenothappy.Peopledidnotthinkdivorcewouldharmchildren.TheythoughtchildrenwouldgothroughaperiodofchangewhentheirparentsendedtheirmarriagE.Thenthechildrenwouldbeallright.Thesebeliefshavechangedinrecentyears.ResearcherJudithWallersteinstudiedmorethanonehundredchildrenofdivorceoveratwenty-five-yearperioD.ShesayssomechildrenneverrecoverfromdivorcE.Shesaystheyoftenhaveproblemswiththeirownadultrelationshipsasaresultoftheirparents’divorcE.Ms.Wallersteinsaysherstudyprovesthatparentsshouldstaytogetherfortheirchildreneveniftheyareunhappy.Howeversomepeoplesaythatchildrensuffermoreinasituationwherethereismuchconflict.Theysayitisbetterforchildrentolivewithonedivorcedparentthantolivewithtwoparentswhoareangryandunhappy.Otherexpertsnotethatmanychildrenofdivorcedonothaveseriousproblems.Thisisbecausetheirparentsareabletodealwiththesituationinaresponsibleway.Expertssaythatsomepeoplewhogetdivorcedareabletoputtheneedsoftheirchildrenfirst.TheysaythattheyareabletoshowthechildrenthattheirloveandsupportwillcontinueafterthedivorcE.73.Thepassagefocuseson_______.A.whetherparentsshoulddivorceB.whetherchildrensufferfromparents’divorceC.whetherchildrenshouldstaywithdivorcedparentsD.whetherparentsshouldputchildren’sneedsfirstwhengettingdivorced74.AccordingtoMs.Wallerstein_______.A.itisbetterforparentsnottodivorceB.childrenshouldnotstaywithdivorcedparentsC.itisbettertolivewithonedivorcedparentD.childrenofdivorcedparentsdon’thaveseriousproblems75.Divorceresultsinallthefollowingproblemsexceptthat_______.A.thechildrenaremoreaggressivetotheirteachersB.thechildrenaremorelikelytoquitschoolC.thechildrenmayhaveproblemswiththeirownadultrelationshipD.thechildrenmayexperiencemorepressurefromsociety
AfriendasksmeWhydon'tChinesegoDutch?SoIwanttoregardthisquestionasthetopicandwriteanarticle.AseveryoneknowswesternerswillgoDutchwhilehavingamealintherestaurant.ButChinesedon'tgoDutch.Chinesewillpaythebillandcheckoutgenerously.Westernersdon'toftenentertainguestsbutChineseofteninvitefriendstodinner.Alotofwesternersfeelpuzzledtothisquestion.Whydoesthereexistsuchadifference?FirstofallfoodsystemsbetweenChinaandWestaredifferent.ChineseputintopracticeGatherDiningSystemwesternersputintopracticeIndividualDiningSystem.EverybodycansharethedeliciousfoodofalloverthetablewheneatingChinesefood.Pleasenoteitissharingbutwesternersjusteatthefoodinone'sownplate.Ifyoueatbeefandheeatschickenitisimpossiblethatyoutastetheflavorofhischicken.TheresultoftheIndividualDiningSystemisthatyoucanonlyeatthefoodinyourplate.SotoeatChinesefoodishappierthantoeatWestern-stylefood.AndIwanttoaskyouaquestion.Doyoulikethefreething?Ithinknobodydoesn'tlikethefreething.Ok!SupposeIinviteyoutoeatthedeliciousChinesefoodthenIpaythebill.ThisisequivalenttothatyouhaveenjoyedadeliciousChinesefoodfree.Soyouwillbeveryglad.Itwillstrengthentherelationbetweenusinthehappyatmosphere.SecondlywesternerseatforthehealthChineseeatforthefriendship.Westernersadvocateindividualismandindependenceisstrong.Sowesternersexpressthatrespectforeachother'sindependencethroughthewaygoDutch.Chineselikemakingfriendsandsolidarity.Chinesevaluetheinterpersonalrelationshipsandthefriendshipverymuch.ThirditisonlysimpleHaveameal!forwesternerstoentertainguests.UnlikethepurposeandthemeansthatChineseentertainguestsinAmericans'ideaHaveamealdefinitionistoaddfueltothebodyforkeepinghealthandnormallifeactivity.Thatistosaythereisnotanyadditionalvalue.IntheChineseideaHaveamealnotonlyisakindoflifeenjoymentbutalsoisthemeanstopromotefriendshipbetweenthefriends.AfterenjoyingthesumptuousdeliciousfoodyouaregladandIamgladtoo.Thefriendshipbetweenthefriendshasbeenstrengthenedinthiskindofatmosphere.41.WhatdoesgoDutchmean?A.Theywillpayforthemealseparately.B.Eitherpartwillpayforthemeal.C.TheywillgotoDutchforameal.D.Theycanenjoyamealfreeofcharge.42.ThedifferencesbetweenWesternandChineseDinningSystemlieinthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT.A.individualandgatheringB.thepurposeforhealthandforthefriendshipC.healthmaintenanceandlifeenjoymentD.oppositionanddependence43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Westernerswillsharethefoodintheirplateswitheachother.B.Chinesewouldlikethefreemealsotheyneverpaythebill.C.Westernersdon'tvaluethefriendshipsotheyneverpaythemealforothers.D.Chineseattitudestowardsthemealseemmorecomplicatedthanwesterners'.44.Theunderlinedwordmeansinthefifthparagraphrefersto.A.thedefinitionofHaveameal!B.thewayofstrengtheningthefriendshipC.themeaningofamealD.thedinnersetusedforameal45.Thepassagemainlyanalyzesthecauseof.A.thedifferentculturesbetweentheWestandChinaB.thevariousstylesoffoodbetweentheWestandChinaC.thewaysofpayingthebillbetweenwesternersandChineseD.allkindsoftastesoffoodfromdifferentcountries
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IneveryBritishtownlargeandsmallyouwillfindshopsthatsellsecond-handgoods.Sometimessuchshopsdealmostlyinfurnituresometimesinbookssometimesinornaments装饰andhouseholdgoodssometimeseveninclothes.Thefurnituremayoftenbeantiqueanditmaywellhavechangedhandsmanytimes.ItmayalsobeveryvaluablealthoughthemostvaluablepiecewillusuallygototheLondonsaleroomswhereonepiecemightwellbesoldforhundredsofthousandsofpounds.Asyoulookaroundtheseshopsandseethepolishedwoodofchestsandtablesyoucannothelpthinkingofthoselong-deadhandswhichpolishedthatwoodofthosenow-closedeyeswhichoncelookedatthesepieceswithlovE.Thebookstoomaybeantiqueandveryprecious;somemayberarefirstprintings.Oftenwhensomeonediesorhastomovehishousehisbooksmayallbesoldsothatsometimesyoumayfindwholelibrariesinoneshop.OntheborderbetweenEnglandandWalesthereisatownwhichhasbecomeahugebookshopaswell.Eventhecinemaandcastlehavebeentakenoverandnowbookshavereplacedsheepasthetown’smaintradE.Therearealsomuchmorehumbleshopssometimessimplycalledjunkshopswhereyoucanbuysmallhouseholdpiecesverycheaply.Sometimestheprofitsfromtheseshopsgotocharity慈善事业.Eventhesepiecesthoughcanmakeyoufeelsad;youthinkofthosepeoplewhooncetreasuredthembutwhohavemovedontoanothercountryortodeath.AlthoughtheBritishdonotworship崇拜theirancestorstheydotreasurethepastandthethingsofthepast.Thisistrueofhousesaswell.Thesedaysnooneknocksthemdown;theyarerebuiltuntiltheyareoftenbetterthannew.InBritainpeopledonotbuysomethingjustbecauseitisnew.Oldthingsaretreasuredfortheirprovenworth;newthingshavetoprovethemselvesbeforetheyareaccepteD.64.Bookswhicharefoundinsecond-handbookshops________.A.maybecopiesoftheearliestprintingsB.willneverberareC.willneverbeworthverymuchD.maybeonsaleforthefirsttime65.Second-handgoodssometimesfillyouwithsadnessbecause________.A.theyarenowforgottenB.theyaresoldforcharityC.theyremindyouoftheoriginalownersD.theyaretooexpensiveforaveragebuyers66.WhatwasthesmalltownontheborderbetweenEnglandandWalesfamousforbefore?A.Itssheep.B.ItscastlE.C.ItscinemA.D.Itsbookshops.67.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthemParagraph4referto?A.oldhousesB.profitsfromshopsC.oldthingsD.junkshops
Everycountryhasitsheroes.TheheroesarethepeoplethenationandespeciallytheyoungpeopleadmirE.Ifyougetalistoftheheroesofanationitwilltellyouthepotential潜力ofthatnation.TodayinAmericaifyouaskthehighschoolstudentstolisttheirheroestheirchoicewouldprobablyfallintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupofheroeswouldbetherockstars―thepeopleconnectedwithrockmusiC.Thereisnodoubtthatsuchpeopledohavetalent天才butonewondersifoneshouldholduprockstarsasamodel.TherockstarstoooftenaremixedwithdrugsandtheirpersonallifeisnotallthatgooD.Therockstarsarerichandwearthelatestfashionstyles.Howeveroneshouldseekmoreinaherothansuchthingsasmoneyandgoodclothes.AsecondtypeofherofortheAmericanyouthisthesportsstar.Againyouhaveapersonwhohasagreatabilityinonearea-sports.Howevertoooftenthepersonallifeofthesportsstarisabitofadisorder.Toofrequentlydrugsanddrinkingareapartoflifeofthesportsstar.AthirdtypeofheroistheTVormoviestar.ThispersonmayhavelotsofactingtalentandisquitehandsomE.HoweverthepersonallifeoftoomanyactorsisquitesadandtheyshouldnotbeheldupasamodelofyoungpeoplE.TodaytherockstartheathleteandtheactorallhavebecomethemodelsoftheyouthinAmerica.Reallydoyouhearayoungpersonsaythathisheroisadoctorateacherorascientist?Thesepeoplearenotrichanddonotwearfashionableclothes.HowevertheyaretalentedpeoplewhoworkhardtomaketheworldabetterplaceforeveryonE.Whatisreallysadisthattheyoungtrytoimitate模仿theirheroes.Theyliketowearthesameclothesandfollowtheirstyles.IftheheroesoftodayfortheAmericanyoungpeoplearelimitedonlytorockstarsathletesandactorsthefuturedoesnotlooktoobright.59.Thelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphimpliesthat__________.A.ifanationhasalotofheroesitwillbestrongB.heroesofanationwillmakethenationitselfC.whatthepeopleadmirewillmakethefutureofthenationD.ifyouwanttobeaheroyoumustadmirethehero60.FromthepassageweknowthattheheroestheAmericanyouthadmirearethose__________.A.whoarenotbrightbutaregood-lookingB.whoarerichbutarestrictwiththemselvesC.whoaretalentedforsomeareabutleadanimproperlifeD.whoareperfectinallareas61.Accordingtothewriterpeopleshouldadmirethose__________.A.whoarerichandwearthelatestfashionclothesB.whocanexpresspeople’sfeelingsC.whosepersonallifeisgoodD.whoworkfortheinterestsofthepeople62.Whatisthewriter’sattitude态度towardsAmericanyouth’sadmiration?A.Heunderstandsit.B.Hecriticizesit.C.Heisangryaboutit.D.Heisuninterestedinit.
MostAmericanswouldhaveadifficulttimetellingyouspecificallywhatthevaluesarewhichAmericansliveby.Theyhavenevergiventhematteranythought.OvertheyearsIhaveintroducedthousandsofinternationalvisitorstolifeintheUnitedStates.ThishascausedmetotrytolookatAmericansthroughtheeyesofforeignvisitorsIamconfidentthatthevalueslistedinthisbookletdescribemostbutnotallAmericansandthatunderstandingthesevaluescanhelpyoutheinternationalvisitorunderstandAmericans.Itismybeliefthatifforeignvisitorsreallyunderstandhowdeeplythese13valuesareingrainedinAmericanstheywillthenbeabletounderstand95%ofAmericanactions―actionswhichmightotherwiseappearstrangeconfusingorunbelievablewhenevaluatedfromtheperspectiveaspectoftheforeigner'sownsocietyanditsvalues.Thedifferentbehaviorsofapeopleoraculturemakesenseonlywhenseenthroughthebasicbeliefsassumptionsandvaluesofthatparticulargroup.WhenyouencountermeetanactionorhearastatementintheUnitedStateswhichsurprisesyoutrytoseeitasanexpressionofoneormoreofthevalueslistedinthisbooklet.45.AnordinaryAmericancan’ttellyouhis/hervaluesystembecause.A.thisissomethinganAmericanlivesbyB.everyonewillhavehis/herownsystemC.he/shehasneverthoughtaboutitD.valuesaresomethingoftenintheirthought46.Theauthorlists13valuesinhisbookletto.A.inviteforeignerstovisitAmericaB.lookatAmericansthroughtheeyesofforeignvisitorsC.describetheconfusingactionsofmostAmericansD.helpinternationalvisitorsunderstandAmericans47.TheunderlinedwordingrainedinLine2Paragraph3mostprobablymeans.A.rootedinthemindsB.foundinthegrainsC.plantedforfoodD.preparedwithgrain48.VisitorssometimesfindAmericansbehaveinastrangeconfusingorunbelievablewayprobablybecause.A.AmericansarehardtounderstandB.AmericanshavevalueswhichareentirelydifferentfromtheirownC.theyviewAmericansaccordingtothevaluesintheirownsocietyD.itisdifficulttounderstandanypeoplewhenyoufirstencounterthem
AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-made――themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisowneffortsusuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.WhiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaborsoreventheskilledfactoryworkershemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.Thisattitudetowardmanual体力的laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlifE.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriouslyfurnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravelexpensivehobbiesandcollegeeducationforthechildrenyetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherselfwillserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterwardfurthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Andthehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecardigginginhisflowerbedspaintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethingsjustasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhislivingorduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.66.Accordingtothepassagethehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause.A.servantsinAmericaarehardtogetB.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherselfC.shecanhardlyaffordservantsD.itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood.67.Theexpressionwaitontableinthesecondparagraphmeans.A.workinafurnitureshopB.keepaccountsofabarC.waittolaythetableD.servecustomersinarestaurant68.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?.A.ARespectableSelf-madeFamilyB.AmericanAttitudeTowardManualLaborC.CharacteristicsofAmericanCultureD.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor
Manyboyslovereadingaboutthelegendsofoldpirates海盗anddreamingoftheirownwildadventures.Butmodernpiratesarenotathingofthepast.LastmonthSomalipiratesdidtheirboldesthijacking劫持todatE.TheyseizedtheSaudisupertanker超大型油轮SiriusStarcarryingcrudeoilworthabout$100million.Theydemanded$15milliontofreetheshipanditscrew.Thepirateshavekepthittingtheheadlinesthisyear:92attackshavebeenattemptedwith36successfulhijackingsand268crewmemberstakenhostage人质.TheChinesefishingshipTianyu8with17Chineseand8foreignersonboardhasbeenintheirhandssinceNovember14.Ofcoursepiracy海盗行为isnothingnew.Evensincetherehasbeenwaterandshipstherehavebeenpirates.Theearliestdocumentedhistoryofpiratesdatesbacktothe13thcenturyintheMediterraneanSeA.EventhefamousRomanemperorJuliusCaesarwasoncekidnappedbypirates.Piracyreacheditspeakinthemid-1700s.ItwasduringthistimeintheCaribbeanandoffthecoastofAfricathatmenlikeBlackbeardthePiratemadethisprofessionattractivE.ButwiththecreationofstrongernationalNaviespiracybecamelesspopulararoundtheworlD.Inthemid-20thcenturymostpirateswerepetty小规模的thieves.Theyusedhookstosneak偷偷摸摸onboardshipsatanchorandgrabbedallthattheycouldfinD.Thesepiratesweremorelikelytofleethanfightiffacedbythecrew.Howevernowadayspiracyhasbecomeamulti-million-dollarbusinessattractingmanyinpoorcountries.Piratesaretreatedlikeheroesamonglocalfishermen.TheyusesatellitephonesandGlobalPositioningSystemsGPS.OncetheyspottheirtargettheyswarmtheshipwithfastboatsandshootitbyfiringAK-47sorevenrocket-propelledgrenades火箭榴弹炮.Thentheyholdtheshipanditscrewsformoney.TheworldshouldtakeforcefulactionstogethertofightpiracysaidleadersattheAsianandPacificEconomicCooperationAPECsummitinPeru.Howeverputtinginanti-piarcyarmycanonlybehalfofthesolution.WehavetoprotectthefairchanceofSomalifishermentogetagoodlivingandkeepthemfromthelureofeasymoneysaidPeterLehralecturerinterrorismstudies.60.Whendidpiracyreachitspeak?A.Inthe13thcentury.B.Inthemid-1700s.C.Inthemid-20thcentury.D.November142008.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymean?A.Pirateswereveryboldatfirst.B.Pirateswereverypopularthen.C.Pirateswereveryattractivethen.D.PirateswerenotsoboldatthattimE.62.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thepirateshavecommitted92crimessuccessfullythisyear.B.PiracybecamemoreandmorepopularasthenationalNaviesbecamepowerful.C.NowadayspiratesarelearningtousemodernweaponstocommitcrimesatseA.D.OnNovember18aChineseshipwasattackedbyasuspectedpirateship.63.What’sthemostprobableheadlineofthispassage?A.PiratesarebackB.ThelegendsofpiratesC.TerrorismoftheworldD.Whoarepirates
Thisisalistoftheoriginsofsomeslangwordsorphrasesthatwealluseregularly.ThesewordsarecommoninalmostallEnglishspeakingnations.CoolWhohasn'tusedthiswordatleastonceintheirlifewhenspeakinghighlyofsomething?ThismeaningofthewordisrelativelynewinEnglishbutnotasnewasyoumightthink.Theearliestrecordfoundsofarisfrom1884inthephraseDat’scool!KicktheBucketThismeanstodie.Manypeopleconsiderthetermtohavecomefromaguiltymanstandingonanupturnedbucketwhichwasthenkickedoutfromunderhisfeetleavinghimtohangbutthereisnowrittenevidencethatthisisthecase.Infactitismorelikelyfromadifferenttypeofbucketentirely.Inbutchery肉食店whenapigwaskilleditwouldbehungfromapole.Itismostlylikelythatinhisdeaththroes垂死挣扎thepig’sfeetwouldbangagainsttherail横杆towhichtheyweretied.Thereforekickingthebucketwasatermreferringtothelastactionsofthepigbeforehefinallydied.Bob’sYourUncleBob’syourunclegenerallymeansthatsomethingissimpleoreasyorajobdone.Itismostlikelythatthisphrasecameaboutasaresultofnepotism裙带关系.Inthelate1800sLordSalisburyfirstnameRobertwasprime-ministerofGreatBritain.AfterhisthirdtermhewassucceededbyhisnephewArthur.ArthurhadbeenmadeChiefSecretaryofIrelandin1886.SuspicionsarosethatRobertwasfavoringhisnephewArthur.ThetermBob’syourunclecouldbeusedatthetimeasareferencetothischargeofnepotism.36.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Themostcommonlyusedslangwordsintheworld.B.Theoriginsofsomemost.commonlyusedslangwordsorphrases.C.TheoriginsofEnglishwordsandphrases.D.CommonwordsandphrasesinEnglishspeakingcountries.37.Ifyouwanttopraisesomethingtheslangwordsorphraseyoumayuseis.A.CoolB.KicktheBucketC.ToDieD.Bob’sYourUncle38.FromthepassagewecaninferthattheslangphraseKicktheBucket――.A.istheoldestinmeaningamongalltheEnglishslangwordsorphrasesB.hasthesamemeaningasKicktheBallC.willbeneverusedinthefutureD.hassomethingtodowithpigs39.Theunderlinedwordsucceeded’’inParagraph4means.A.takenpositionofB.broughtupC.killedD.drivenaway40.Youmayreadthispassagein.A.asciencefictionB.acookbookC.anEnglishvocabularytextD.anadvertisement
ThousandsofpeoplebeganpouringintoPennsylvaniafromotherstates.Theywantedtobuylotterytickets彩票.Theticketscostonly$0.9each.Butthatsmallspendingcouldbringthemarewardof$90million.Thatwasthesecondlargestlotteryjackpot积累奖金inhistory.Morethan87millionticketswereboughtforthePennsylvanialotterydrawing.Thosewhoboughtticketshadtochoosesevennumbersfrom1to80.Thechanceofwinningwasonein9.6millionbutthatlittlechancecertainlydidn'taffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawingticketsweresoldattheunbelievableaffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawingticketsweresoldattheunbelievablerateof500perseconD.Expertssaymanypeoplebuylotteryticketsbecausetheyjustwanttohaveapieceoftheaction.OtherssaythelotteryisastockmarketforpoorpeoplE.ItallowsthemtodreamaboutwealththeyprobablyneverhavE.Butmanypeoplebelievelotteriesarenobetterthanlegalized合法化的gambling.Somecriticsnotethatmostpeoplewhoplayarepoorandmanynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.Therearealsomanyaddictswhotakethegameseriously.Theymaypourtheirlifesavingsintolotterytickets.Someclubshavebeenformedtohelpthemkickthehabit.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheyprovidemoneythatwouldotherwisehavetocomefromnewtaxes.Theprofitsfromlotteriesareusuallyusedtopayforeducationorprogramsforseniorcitizens.Butcriticssaythisarrangementjustallowsstatestolegalizevice恶习underthenameofsocialprogress.NomatterwhetheryouregardstatelotteriesrightornotyoucannotrefusetoaccepttheirextremepopularitywithmanyAmericans.56.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A.lotteriesareofgreatbenefittoeveryonewhobuysthemB.manypeoplebuylotteryticketsbutlotteriescausedisagreementC.playingalotteryisjustlikeinvestinginthestockmarketD.lotteriesarenothingbutlegalizedvice57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheydon'thavetopayextrataxes.B.ThepopularityoflotteriesinAmericaactuallyissocialprogressC.Somecriticsdon'tlikelotteriesbecausemanypeoplewastemoneyonthemD.Peoplelovethelotterybecauseitisastockmarket58.InjustonehourinthelastfewdaysthePennsylvanialotterysoldticketstotaling.A.$1.62millionB.$1.82millionC.$9.6millionD.$87million59.Peoplewhoareaddictedtoplayinglotteriesshould.A.joinasupportgroupB.kickthehabitC.winthelotteryD.saveeverycent
ArecentsurveybytheRoyalCollegeofNursingRCNfoundthataboutathirdofnursesinUKplannedtogiveuptheirjobsinthenexttwoyearsbecauseoftheamountofworriesandunhappinesswiththeirpay.Amongthoseunder40thepercentageofnursesplanningtoleavetheiremployersincreasedfrom32%in2005to36%in2007.Thesurveyalsofoundthat71%ofnursesbelievedtheycouldbepaidmoreforlesseffortiftheyleftnursingcomparedto60%in1997.TheresearchwaspublishedastheRCNhostedameetingfornurseleaderstodealwiththegrowingconcernsofthenurses.JosieIrwinanRCNexpertsaidManynursessaythatchangesinjuniordoctors’hourshaveresultedinanincreaseintheirworkloaD.NursesareundermoreandmorepressurE.MsIrwinaddedOnly22%ofallnursesdisagreethattheyareundertoomuchpressurE.Shealsosaidthat27%ofnurseshadasecondjobwiththemainreasonthattheyneededsomeextraincomE.Nurseshavemadeitclearthatwhiletheyenjoytheirworktheyhavemoretodothaneverandarenotbeingpaidenoughtodoit.SheaddeD.ForthisreasontheRCNiscallingforapayincreasefornursestobringtheirpayintolinewithothers.Thesurveyof4795nursesfoundthatsomeimportantchangestotheprofessionhadtakenplaceinrecentyears.Theaverageageofthenursesquestionedwas42---comparedtoanaverageof33in1987.TheRCNsaidthattheageincreasewasbecausepeoplewerenowbecomingnurseslater.Inthe1960stheaverageageofanurseonthecompletionoftrainingwas21butoverthelast5yearsithasbeenanaverageof29.56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.NursesinBritainarebadlypaiD.B.NursesinUKtendtobeolderinagethanbeforE.C.HalfofthenursesinUKwanttoleavetheirjobs.D.ThereislessworkpressureonnursesinUK.57.Themainreasonforthedecreaseofnursesis_____.A.heavyworkloadandlong-timetrainingB.poorworkingconditionsC.changeinjuniordoctors’hoursD.workloadandunhappinesswiththepay58.Fromthepassageweknow______.A.27%ofthenurseshaveanotherjobforextraincomE.B.Only27%ofallnursesagreethattheyareundertoomuchpressurE.C.peopleareenviousofthenurses’jobD.Fewchangestotheprofessionofthenurseshavetakenplaceinrecentyears.59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Nursesdisliketheirjobs.B.Nurses’lowincomeC.Nursesplantogiveuptheirjobs.D.Nurses’pressure
Theold-fashionedgeneralstoreisfastdisappearingThisisperhapsapitybecauseshoppingtodayseemstolackthatpersonalelementwhichexistedwhentheshopkeeperknewallhisregularcustomerspersonally.HecouldforinstancerememberwhichbrandofteaMrs.Smithusuallyboughtorwhatsortofwashing-powderMrs.JonespreferreD.NotonlywastheshopacenterofbuyingandsellingbutalsoasocialmeetingplacE.AprosperousgeneralstoremighthaveemployedfourorfiveassistantsandsotherewereveryfewproblemsinmanagementasfarasthestaffwasconcerneD.Butnowthatthesupermarkethasreplacedthegeneralstorethejobofthemanagerhaschangedcompletely.Themodernsupermarketmanagerhastocopewithastaffasmanyasahundredapartfromalltheothereverydayproblemsofrunningalargebusiness.Everymorningthemanagermustlikethecommanderofanarmydivisioncarryoutaninspectionofhisstoretomakesurethateverythingisreadyforthebusinessoftheday.Hemustseethateverythingisrunningsmoothly.Hewillhavetogiveadviceandmakedecisionsasproblemsariseandhemustknowhowtogethishugestafftoworkefficientlywiththeirrespectiveresponsibilities.NomatterwhathehastodothroughoutthedayhoweverthesupermarketmanagermustbereadyforanyemergencythatmayarisE.PeopleinthetradesaythatyouarenotreallyanexperiencedsupermarketmanageruntilyouhavedealtwithafloodafireabirthandadeathinyourstorE.41.Intheauthor'sopinionitisapitythattherearefeweroldgeneralstoresnowbecause______.A.thereislesstradingbusinessB.thereusedtobemoresocialactivitiesintheolddaysC.thesupermarketmanagerhasmoreproblemsthanbeforeD.thereislesspersonalcontactbetweenmanagerandcustomer.42.Inwhatwayhasthejobofthestoremanagerchanged?A.Hedoesn'tsellteaandwashing-powderanymorE.B.HehasamuchlargerstafftotakecareoftosaynothingofalltheotherdailyproblemsofrunningthestorE.C.Hemusttryhardtorememberthenamesofhisregularcustomers.D.HehastogiveadviceandmakedecisionswhenproblemsarisE.43.WhoareMrs.SmithandMrs.Jonesmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Theyarefriendsofthestoremanager’sB.Theyareshopassistants.C.TheyarebothregularcustomersofthestorE.D.TheyrepresentanyoftheregularcustomersoftheoldgeneralstorE.44.Thesupermarketmanageriscomparedto______bytheauthor.A.anorchestraconductorB.atrafficsupervisorC.amilitaryleaderD.aschoolinspector
Hastherecenteconomicdownturnaffectedyourlife?FormanyyoungChineseithasdriventhemtoembraceafarmorefrugaleconomicallifestylE.WangHao24isaBeijingofficeworker.HemadearesolutioninJunelastyeartolimithisweeklylivingexpensesto100yuan.That'sthecostofeightBigMacsinChina.ThefinancialcrisishastaughtaspendinglessontoyoungpeopleinChinaincludingmesaidWangwhopostedhisresolutiononhisblogwhichhasdrawnover200000hits.Asthefinancialcrisisaffectstheeconomywhite-collarworkersspeakofreducingsalaries.SomeareunemployeD.AnduniversitystudentsarefacingtheworstjobprospectssinceChina'seconomicreformbegan30yearsago.TosavemoneypeoplehavestartedtosharedinnershousestaxisandotheractivitieswithstrangerstheymeetonlinE.Webusersposttheiractivitiesonsitessuchaswww.Pinkewang.comandinviteotherstojointhem.LinXiongbothefounderofPinkewangsaidhiswebsitesawa100percentincreaseofvisitorslastNovemberaftertheglobalfinancialcrisisbrokeout.PeoplearealsousingwebsiteslikeLin'stoshareotheractivityideassuchastrainingprogramssportsandentertainments.Sharingactivitieswithotherscansavealotofmoneywithoutloweringone'squalityoflifesaid27-year-oldXuLi.He'samanageratapublicrelationsfirmandalong-timeuserofwebsiteslikePinkewang.ItwasontheInternetthatXurecentlyfoundanotherpersontotakepartinanEnglishtrainingprogramwithhim.Byjoiningtheprogramwithanotherpersonheandhispartnerreceiveda10percentdiscountforthecoursesavingthemmorethan1000yuan.YoungChineseborninthe80susedtobeaccusedofbeingmaterialistiC.Theyfavoreddesignerclothesandthelatestelectronicproductsandmanyofthemspenttheirmonthlysalariesratherthansavingthem.TheybecameknownastheYueguanggroup.Howeversincetheeconomysloweddownthislifestylehaslostmuchofitscharm.NowmoreandmoreyoungChineseconsidersavingmoneytobemorefashionablethanspending.ThefrugallifestylestheseyoungChineseareembracingseemtobeacceptedbytheauthoritiestoo.InacommentarypublishedinthePeople'sDailyrecentlythewritersaidfrugalitydidnotconflictwiththegovernment'sdemand-stimulatingpoliciesasitcalledforreasonableratherthanrecklessspending.FrugallifestylesshouldbecomeafashionespeciallyinthefinancialcrisissaidthewriterWangJinyou.63.Thepassagewaswrittento_________.A.advertiseawebsitecalledwww.Pinkewang.comB.showhowyoungChinesearedealingwiththeeconomicsituationC.showthelifeconditionsofwhite-collarworkersinChinaD.tellthereadersabouttheeconomicproblemsChinaisfacing64.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.WangHao’sblogispopularbecausethestoriesinhisblogareveryinteresting.B.ThefinancialcrisisbegantoaffectChinesepeople’slivesinDecember2008.C.SincetheeconomicdownturnfastconsumerlifestylesarelesspopularinChinanow.D.Thegovernmenthasaskedpeopletospendlessmoneytofighttheeconomiccrisis.65.AccordingtothepassagethefollowingareallcausedbythefinancialcrisisEXCEPTthat_________.A.agreatmanycollegestudentshavedecidednottocontinuetheirstudiesB.thereislesshopeforcollegegraduatestofindtheiridealjobsC.youngpeoplehavetocutdowntheirlivingexpensesD.somewhite-collarworkersareoutofwork66.Weknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.XuLiwillhavetopayover5000yuanforhistrainingprogramifheattendsitaloneB.theChinesepeoplewhowereborninthe1980sdevelopedthegoodhabitofsavingmoneyC.thetrendforyoungChinesetoadoptfrugallifestylesgoesagainstcurrentgovernmentpoliciesD.it’snothingnewforyoungChinesetoshareactivitieswithothersontheInternet
IntheU..S..thepublichastendedtobelievethatallmotorcyclesareriddenbywildirresponsiblelawlessyoungmen.Thereareseveralthingsaboutmotorcyclingthattheaveragecitizendislikes.Acyclist’sappearancehassomethingtodowiththisdislike.Motorcyclistsfrequentlylookdirtyinfacttheyaredirty.Ontheroadthereislittletoprotectthemfrommudcrushedinsects.andbirddroppings.Forpracticalreasonstheyoftendressinoldclothingwhichlooksmuchlessrespectablethantheclothingofpeoplewhorideinears.Forthesamereasonmotorcyclistsusuallyweardarkcolors.Perhapsthishelpstoexplainwhytheyaresometimessuspectedofhavingevilnatures.Inoldplaysoflongagoevilcharactersusuallyworeblack.Incowboymoviesthebadguysusuallywearblackhatswhilethegoodguyswearlightercolors.Somethingelseabouttheirappearancemakesanunfavorableimpression.IntheirpracticalprotectiveclothingtheylookverymuchlikethemenonmilitarymotorcyclesinthemoviesofWorldWarII―cruelenemieswhoroaredintopeacefulvillagesfillingpeople’sheartswithfear.Probablyt11emachineitselfalsoproducesangerandfear.Motorcyclesarenoisythoughsomebigtrucksareevennoisier.ButtrucksarebigandcarryheavyloadstheyareacceptedifnotreallywelcomedbecausetheyperformaneededservicemakingAmericamove.Motorcyclesontheotherhandmakeallunpleasantnoisejusttogivetheirriderspleasure.Thatiswhatiscommonlythought.Inthewoodsmotorcyclesfrightenanimals.Roaringalongquietstreetstheywakesleepingfamiliesandmakebabiescry.Ofcoursethedangerofmotorcyclingalsohelpsaccountformanypeople’slowopinionofthesport.Itsdefendershoweverclaimthatcarefulcyclistsareinlessdangerthancommonlybelieved.Acyclistmustdriveasifeverybodyaroundhimwantedtokillhim.Hemustpaycarefulattentiontohisdriving.Fromthatpointofview.amanoilamotorcycleissaferthanamaninacar.71.Accordingtothepassage.theaverageAmericansbelievethat.A.motorcyclistsareallblue―collarworkersB.motorcyclinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’smostpopularsportsC.onlywildirresponsiblelawlessyoungmenenjoymotorcyclingD.motorcyclistscan’taffordtobuycars72.FromthepassageweknowthatgoodcharactersofoldAmericanmovies.A.usuallyworelightercolorsB.hadnodifferencefromevilcharactersC.1ookedgraciousD.oftenrodehorses73.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.thereexisteddifferentopinionstowardsmotorcyclingsportB.allgoodguysincowboymovieswearwhiteC.animalsinthewoodslikemotorcyclesbecausemotorcyclistsusuallyfeedcrushedinsectstohemD.motorcycleswillmakenoiseassoonaspeoplegotosleep74.Somepeopleclaimthatamanonamotorcycleissaferthanamaninacarbecause.A.carraceisasportwithseveraldisadvantagesB.motorcyclistsmustdriveverycarefullyC.mostpeoplewanttokeepadistancefromthedirtymotorcyclesforfearthattheyshouldlosedignityD.motorcyclestendtobeacceptedbymoreandmorepeople75.Theaveragecitizendislikesthemotorcyclistsbecause.A.allmotorcyclesarewildyoungmenB.allmotorcyclesareirresponsibleyoungmenC.allmotorcyclesarelawlessyoungmenD.theyfrequentlylookdirtytheyoftenmakeanunpleasantnoiseandtheirappearancecontributestopeople’sterribleimagination
NowadayspeopleinChinaareincreasinglyinterestedincelebratingforeignfestivalsespeciallythosewesternfestivals.Asurveyconductedrecentlybysina.comshowedthatamongthe18222peoplesurveyed63.90％saidcelebratingChristmasisjustanotherwayofrecreationnothingseriouswhile17.85％surveyedconsideredthefestivalasafashionact.showingtheywerenotout.Thesetwopartsclearlyindicatethegeneralopinionoftheyoung.10.45％peopleinvolvedsaidthecelebrationofareligiouswesternfestivalwithsomuchenthusiasmisabsolutelyridiculouspursuitofforeigngoodness.Only7.80％ofpeopledefineChristmasasakindoffestivalcolonization殖民ThearisingofcelebratingforeignfestivalsclearlyhassomethingtodowiththeadvancementofChina'seconomy.Inmypointofview.ChristmasandotherfestivalscelebratedinChinahavedifferencefromtheorigin.Theyhavelosttheirreligiousbackgroundandturnedintoabigoccasiontohavefunandenjoylife.Shopowners'pocketsarefilledthepublic'shungerforhappinessisfilledandthatisenough.ForeignfestivalsinChinaaremorelikecarnivalsgivingpeoplepleasureandenjoyment.Thecrisis危机oftraditionalChinesefestivalsthatarelosingtheirattractionmaybelinkedtotheculturetraditionandbackgroundofthefestivals.MostChinesefestivalcultureisrelatedmoreorlesstoreallifeThecountryisbasedonitspeoplewhilethepeoplearereliedontheirfood.Butthewesterncultureshowsmuchofromance.Somefestivalshavetheirreligiousbackgroundwhileothershavemuchtodowithcultureandpeople.Atthispointfoodseemstobetooplain.Flowersandchocolatesaremorewelcomed.ForeignfestivalsinChinatodayarecelebratedforfun.Theygivepeopleopportunitiestorelaxmadcelebratetoshowappreciationandgratefulness.Theacceptanceofforeignfestivalsgenerallydependsontheopennessofthepublicthefamiliaritywiththewesterncultureandmostimportantlyonpeople'seconomicstatus.64.Fromthesurveyweknowthatamongthepeoplesurveyed.A.mostthinkcelebratingforeignfestivalsisridiculousB.manyfearthattraditionalChinesefestivalswilldisappearsoonC.somethinkthatcelebratingforeignfestivalsisasignofforeigngoodnesschasingD.halfthinkcelebratingforeignfestivalsmakespeoplenotgooutoffashion65.ThewriterthinksthatforeignfestivalscelebratedinChina.A.havelosttheirreligiousbackgroundB.arethesameasthosecelebratedintheWestC.cangivemorefunthantraditionalChinesefestivalsD.mayreducethehungerofpublicpeople66.WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenforeignfestivalsandtraditionalChineseones?A.ForeignfestivalscanmakeChineseshopowners'pocketsfullquickly.B.ThefoodatforeignfestivalsistoosimpleC.Chinesefestivalsalwayshavesomethingtodowithculture.D.ForeignfestivalsareromanticwhiletraditionalChineseonesareconnectedwithreality67.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethereasonwhysomanypeopleacceptforeignfestivals?A.Peoplecanrelaxthemselves.B.Peoplecanshowtheirthankstoothers.C.ForeignfestivalshavelongerhistoriesthanChineseonesD.Peoplehaveknownmoreaboutthewesternculture.
Britainisfacingasharpriseinitsratpopulationasgrowingnumbersofpeopleleavefastfoodscrapsinthestreetanenvironmentgroupwarned.KeepBritainTidysaidtherodents啮齿动物werestoppingtheirtraditionalhuntsundergroundandwereroamingthestreetstemptedbydiscardedburgerspizzasandcrisps.Theratpopulationisontheriseandsoonit'llbeascommontoseearodentonourstreetasitistoseeadogoracatsaidgroupDirectorSueNelson.Thepracticeofdumpingfastfoodlitterandscrapsonthestreetratherthaninthetrash-withyoungmentheworstoffenders-wasbehindtherisE.AccordingtotheNationalRodentSurveyin2005Britain'sratpopulationhasgrownbynearlyonequartersince2000andisnowestimatedat60milliontwomillionmorethanthehumanpopulation.Onaveragearatcangivebirthevery24--28daysandjustasinglepairofratscanproduceacolonyof2000ayear.Around200peopleayeargetWeil'sDisease――aninfectionwhichcanleadtoliverorkidney肝肾failureandeventuallydeathandwhichisarrivedinrat'swastE.TohighlighttheissueKeepBritainTidylaunchedacinemaadentitledHowclosedoyouwantthemtoget?TheadvertisementgaveashockingimageofayoungwomansleepinginabedofrotsechoingthenightmarescenefromJamesHerbert'sclassichorrortaleTheRatsinwhichmutantrodentsbegintopreyon捕食humans.64.Wheredidtherodentsusetosearchforfood?A.IntheStreet.B.UnderthegrounD.C.Fromthetrashcans.D.Inburgershops.65.Whatisthehumanpopulationnowaccordingtothewriter?A.60million.B.58million.C.35million.D.2million.66.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat________.A.Well'sDiseasewillfinallyendtheworldB.pizzasandcrispswillbecomepoisonousC.ratswillendangerhumanbeings'lifeD.youngpeoplearetoblamefortheratpopulation67.Bywritingthepassagetheauthortriesto_________.A.closesomeoftheburgerandpizzarestaurantsB.drawthepublicattentiontotheproblemofratsC.preventtheratsfromgrowingupD.makeadvertisementfortheclassichorrorfilmTheRats
TherepairmantoldmeNochargeProfessorPan!We’refriends.I’dratherpayIreplieD.Ifit’sfreeIcan’taffordit!ChineseoftenrefusepaymentforprofessionalservicesinsistingWe’refriendsnow!ButthentheyshowuplatertoaskmetotutortheminEnglishorgetthemintoanAmericanuniversityandIwishI’dhavejustpaidthe30yuanIowedtheminthefirstplace!AccordingtotheAmericansThere’snofreelunchmeaningthatthere’sapriceforeverythingandI’malwayslookingaroundtofigureoutwhatthismeans.Manyofourneighborshavegivenusfruitorflowersorcostlyteasneveraskinganythinginreturn.Foryearsabicyclerepairmanhasrepeatedlyrefusedtoletmepayhim.Waituntilyouhavesomethingmajortofix!heinsists.ImentionedtoapeasantfriendthatIwishedIhadastonemilltogrind磨flourforbreaD.A.monthlaterheshowedupwithabeautifulmillthathe’dhadhisuncleinthecountrysidecarvefromasolidblockofgranite花岗石.Chinesegenerosity慷慨isarealeducationforAmericanslikemewhowouldratheravoidsocialentanglements纠纷andjusthandoverthemoney.Butcashcan’tcompensate补偿forthegreatestgiftfriendship.WhenanAmericansawsomeofmyfriendssittingonbamboostoolsunderthetreessipping呷teahesaidTheymusthavenothingbettertodo.ActuallyIsaidtheyareprofessorswithplentytodo.Butprobablyyou’rerightinsayingthatatthismomenttheyhavenothingbettertodo.AndneitherdoI!AndIjoinedthegroup.WechattedaboutteaandChinesecookingandhowmuchmyboyshavegrownsincewearriveD.OnemansaidTheywerepocket-sizedwhenyoucameherE.Nowthey’retallerthanyou.Howtimeflies!Howlifeflies.AndChinesearesmartenoughtosharewhattheyknowtheycannotkeep.TheyfreelygiveoftheirtimenevertoobusytohelpafrienD.AndtheyareteachingmeslowlytobothgiveandreceivE.SothenexttimesomeonesaysNochargE.We’refriends!Iwillthankthemheartily.ButiftheyshowuplateraskingmetotutortheminEnglishI’llmakesuretheytutormysoninChineseaswellbecausethere’sstillnofreelunch.60.Theauthorinsistedonpayingrepairmanwhilehewasofferedfreerepairsbecausehe____.A.wasanhonestmanB.didn’tknowtherepairmanC.thoughtitnaturaltopayforothers’serviceD.didn’twanttohelpothersinreturn61.GenerallytheauthorthinksthatChineseare____.A.generousandalwaysreadytohelptheirfriendsB.goodatexchangeofequalvaluesC.freeenoughtodrinkteaandchatwiththeirfriendsD.helpfulbutdon’ttreasuretime62.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe____.A.LearntoBothGiveAndReceiveB.A.GoodLessonfromChineseC.TrueHelporNotD.StillNoFreeLunch63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheChinesewouldrathernottakethemoneytoavoidproblemsinsocialcommunication.B.Whenapeasantknewtheauthorneededamillhemadeonefortheauthorhimself.C.TheauthorthinksthatChinesearewiseenoughtoenjoythelimitedlifE.D.TheauthorthinkslittleofChinesewayoflifE.
Somedisabledpeopleuseaspecialcardwhentheyparktheircars.Thesearecalleddisabledplacardswhichareremovablesignsthatcanbehungfromtherear-view后视mirrorofacar.TheseplacardsareonlysupposedtobefordisabledpeoplE.Theseplacardsaremeanttohelpdisabledpeopleinanumberofways.Theyallowthepersontoinspecialparkingspaces.Theycanalsobeusedwhendisabledpeoplearebeingdroppedofforpickedup.Disabledpeoplecanevenusethemtoparkwithouthavingtopay.Parkingofficialsthinkthatsomepeoplearecheating.NotallpeoplewhohavetheseplacardsaredisableD.TodayoneinsixteendriversinCaliforniscarriesthesign.Therearealotmorepeoplewhohavedisabledplacardstodaythanthenyearsago.AnofficialfromtheDMV加州车辆管理局saysthattherearemanyreasonsfortheincreasE.AspeoplegetolderTheymaydevelophealthproblemsandneedtohaveonE.Therearealsootherreasonswhymoredrivershavethemtoday.Finallythereareanumberofpeoplewhohavethemthatshouldnot.LastyeartheDMVcancelledmorethan25000permits.TheyfoundthatlotsofpeoplewhohadthedisableplacardshaddieD.ThesepermitsarenolongervaliD.SomepeopleareworriedthatthesystembeingabuseD.TheyareworriedthataccesstotheprogramcouldbelimitedbecauseofthemisusE.Morerulescouldmakeitharderforpeoplewithrealdisabilitiestogettheseplacards.46.Whatdoweknowaboutplacards?A.Theyareallusedbydisabledpeople.B.Theyarecardsdesignedbydisabledpeople.C.Theycanhelpdisabledpeopleparktheircars.D.Theyallowdisabledpeopletodriveanywhere.47.TheDMVcanceledmanypermitsbecauseA.thenumberofoldpeopleisgrowingB.thenumberofdisabledpeopleisontheriseC.theywanttomakeitharderforpeopletogethemD.somepeoplewhohavetheplacardshavedied48.Whatcanpeopledowiththeplacards?A.DriversCanusethemwhenpickingupdisabledpeopleB.Disabledpeoplecanpayforparkingwiththem.C.Driverscanusethemtodrivetheircars.D.PeoplecanhaveaccesstoDMVwiththem.49.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Thereasonswhydisabledplacardsalsopopularamongdrivers.B.Somehealthypeoplealsousethedisabledplacards.C.Thenumberofdisabledplacardusershadincreased.D.Morereasonsfordriverstousedisabledplacards.50.WelearnfromthepassagethatA.disabledplacardswillbestoppedbythegovernmentB.somepeoplewillbepunishedforbreakingthelawC.somedisabledpeoplewillbeforbiddentousedisabledplacardsD.somenodswillbemaderelatedtodisabledplacards
AWOMANwalksintoasmallstallandeatsacheapbowlofinstantnoodlespaying1500won.ThenshemovesintoaStarbuckscoffeeshopwhereshedrinksacupofmochapaying4300won.Surprised?ThisisthetypicalbehaviourofSouthKoreanyoungwomen.Theyarecalleddenjanggirls.ThetermdenjanggirlsreferredtofemaleshopperswhowouldeatcheaplyandthensplashouttobeseendrinkingacupofexpensivecoffeE.Nowithasgrowntoanewarmyofwomenintheir20swholooksmartrichbutareactuallybuyingluxuriestheyprobablycan'tafforD.InternetuserscreatedthetermwhendebatingthepopularityofStarbuckscoffeeamongSouthKoreanwomen.InSouthKoreathecoffeecostsonaverageoveradollarmorethaninJapanandtheUS.DespitethehigherpriceStarbuckssalesinSouthKoreaincreasedfrom72.1billionwonin2004to91.2billionwonin2005.AhnJi-YoonastudentatYonseiUniversityinSeoulsaysshecanspendtwohourssurfingthewebfordiscountsonskincreamanddinner.YetshewouldthinknothingofspendingUS$550onaGuccibag.GirlslikeAhnlivebyextremes-huntingforbargainitemswhilespendingheavilyonnecessaryluxuries.53.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph2means_____________.A.giveawayB.useinacarefreewayC.makegooduseofD.useup54.Whatdoesthetermdenjanggirlsreferto?A.Itreferstofemaleshopperswhoeatcheaply.B.ItreferstofemaleshopperswhodrinkexpensivecoffeE.C.ItreferstofemaleshopperswhoeatcheaplyandspendlittleindrinkingacupofcheapcoffeE.D.ItreferstofemaleshopperswhoeatcheaplybutspendalotindrinkingacupofexpensivecoffeE.55.Accordingtothepassagewhichoneiscorrect?A.InSouthKoreathecoffeecostsmorethaninJapanandtheUS.B.InSouthKoreathecoffeecostslessthaninJapanandtheUS.C.InJapanthecoffeecostsalittlemorethaninSouthKoreaandtheUS.D.IntheUSthecoffeecostsalittlemorethaninSouthKoreaandJapan.56.Thepurposeofthewriteristo_________.A.criticizethemannersofdenjanggirlsB.callonfemaleshopperstoactlikedenjanggirlsC.warndenjanggirlsnottowastemoneyonexpensivecoffeE.D.introducenewfemaleshoppersdenjanggirlsinSouthKorea.
AlmostonefourthofallpersonalspendingintheUnitedStatestakesplaceduringtheholidayseason.TherearegiftstogivethismonthforChristmasHanukkahandtheAfricanAmericancelebrationofKwanzaA.ThetraditionalshoppingseasonbeganlastFridayafterThanksgivingDay.Personalspendingrepresentstwo-thirdsoftheeconomysoholidaysalesareespeciallyimportant.ReportsonNovemberresultshavejustcomeout.Wal-MartisthebiggestsellerintheworlD.ThecompanyhadexpectedgrowthoftwotofourpercentinNovemberfueledbysalesonBlackFriday.ThedayafterThanksgivingiscalledthat.Storekeepersusedtorecordprofits利润inblackinkandlossesinredink.A.dayintheblackmeansareturntoprofit.TheNationalRetailFederationestimated估计inSeptemberthatholidaysaleswouldincreasefourandone-halfpercentthisyear.HolidaysalesincreasedfivepercentlastyearafterpoorsalestheyearbeforE.ThebusinessgroupestimatedthatAmericanswillspend220000milliondollarsthisseason.Itsaystheyspentjustover10percentofthatlastweekenD.AlsoitsaysmoreAmericansforthefirsttimethisseasonplantouseadebitcardthanacreditcardforpurchases.A.debitcardalsocalledacheckcardislinkedtothemoneythatapersonhasinabank.Inotherwordsusersmusthavethemoneybeforetheycanspendit.Aboutthirtyfivepercentofshopperssaidtheywouldmainlyusedebitcardscomparedto30percentforcreditcards.Financialexpertssaythischangemightmeanthatmorepeoplewanttokeeptoabudgetthisholidayseason.56.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ThanksgivingDayShopping.B.TheImportanceofHolidaySales.C.HolidayShoppingSeasonintheUS.D.GivingGiftstoEachOtheratChristmas.57.WhendoestheholidayseasonusuallybeginintheUS?A.LastFriday.B.OnBlackFriday.C.OnaFridaybeforeChristmasDay.D.ThedaybeforeThanksgivingDay.58.Morepeopleplantousethedebitcardinthat.A.theyhavenootherchoicesB.theycangetsomeextramoneyC.itismoreconvenienttocarryaboutD.theywanttolimittheirexpenditure开支59.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat.A.holidaysalesseemtoincreaseyearbyyearB.creditcardsanddebitcardsarethesamethingC.itisthefirstyearthatpeoplehaveuseddebitcardsforpurchasesD.storekeepersusedtorecordprofitsinredinkandlossesinblackink
WeliveinadangerousworlD.Thefiguresforcrimegoupyearbyyear.Ifyouwereattackedinthestreetwouldyoubeabletodefendyourself?Notverywellprobablyespeciallyifsomeonewaspointingagunatyou.Weallseealotofviolenceinfilmsbutrecentlysomeprogramsontelevisionhaveshownhowpeoplecandefendthemselveswithoutguns.ForexampleinonefilmawomanwasattackedfrombehinD.ShethrewthemanwhowasheavierandstrongerthanshewasoverherheaD.ThensheheldhimtightlyonthegrounD.How?Sheknewjudo柔道.Jiu-jitsuasjudoissometimescalledmeansmusclescienceinJapanesE.Thestudentofjudoneedstolearnalotaboutthebodyitsbonesandmuscles.Judousesanumberoffallsholdsandthrows.Someonewhodoesnotknowjudocannotdefendhimselfagainstthem.Ifyouknowjudoyoucandefendyourselfagainstapersonwhoisstrongerthanyou.Beingstrongisonethingbutusingthebodywiselyisanother.Injudoyouusetheotherperson’sbodytohelpyou.Youthrowhimdowntothegroundandholdhimtheresothathecan’tmovE.Ofcourseittakestimeandpracticebutknowingjudoisuseful.Inaviolentworldyououghttobeabletodefendyourself.41.Theworldisdangerousbecause______.A.therearetoomanytelevisionsB.peoplearenotabletodefendthemselvesC.peopledon’tcarrygunsD.thereismoreviolenceandcrime42.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewomaninthefilm___.A.knockedthemandowntothegroundB.attackedthemanfrombehindC.wasabletodefendherselfD.failedtodefendherself43.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2refersto___.A.musclescienceB.fallsholdsandthrowsC.studentsofjudoD.bonesandmuscles44.Actuallyjudois___.A.onlymusclescienceB.differentfromJiu-jitsuC.isusefulonlytoastrongpersonD.atypeoffighting
Theprivateautomobile私家车haslongplayedanimportantroleintheUnitedStates.InfactithasbecomeanecessaryandimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflifE.In1986sixty-ninepercentofAmericanfamiliesownedatleastonecarandthirty-eightpercenthadmorethanonE.Bygivingworkersrapidtransportationtheautomobilehasfreedthemfromhavingtoliveneartheirplaceofwork.Thishasencouragedthegrowthofthecitiesbutithasalsoledtotrafficproblems.Forfarmfamiliestheautomobileisveryhelpful.Ithasmadeitpossibleforthemtotraveltotownveryoftenforbusinessandforpleasureandalsototransporttheirchildrentodistantschools.Familylifehasbeenaffected影响invariouswaysThecarhelpstokeepfamiliestogetherwhenitisusedforpicnicsoutingsandothersharedexperiences.Howeverwhenteenagechildrenhavetheuseofthecartheirparentscan'tkeepaneyeonthem.Thereisagreatdangerifthedriverhasbeendrinkingalcoholortakingdrugsorshowingoffbyspeedingorbreakingdowntrafficlaws.Mothersofvictims受害者ofsuchaccidentshaveformedanorganizationcalledMADDMothersAgainstDrunkDriving.Thesewomenwanttopreventfurthertragedies悲剧.TheyhaveworkedtoencouragethegovernmenttolimittheyoungestdrinkingageStudentshaveformedasimilarorganizationSADDStudentsAgainstDrunkDrivingandarespreadingthesamemessageamongtheirfriends.FormanyAmericanstheautomobileisanecessity.Butforsomeitisalsoamarkofsocialpositionandforyoungpeopleasignofbecominganadult.AltogethercarsmeanverymuchtoAmericans.64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A.Carshaveencouragedthegrowthofthecities.B.Carscanbringfamiliestogetherwhentheygoforpicnics.C.Carshaveenabledpeopletolivefarfromtheirplaceofwork.D.Carshelpcityfamiliestotransporttheirchildrentofarawayschools.65.Whathasbeendonetodealwiththeproblemofdrunkdriving?A.Patentshavepaidmoreattentiontotheirchildren.B.Someorganizationshavebeensetupagainstdrunkdriving.C.Mothershavetriedtopersuadetheirchildrennottodrinkalcohol.D.Universitystudentshaveaskedthegovernmenttosolvetheproblem.66.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________inAmerica.A.itwillbemoredifficultforpeopletogetnewcarsB.parentswillnotallowtheirchildrentohavetheirowncarsC.thegovernmentwillencouragepeopletousepublictransportationD.carswillstillbepopularthoughtheyhavecausedmanyproblems
Whoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmericahomebutmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworlD.IfyoulookatthenamesonshopwindowsyouwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.TheideathatthesepeoplewhooncewerestrangerstotheUnitedStateshavelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecomeAmericanisreallynottruE.InfactwhatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindofside-by-sidelivinginwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincertainareasoftheirlives―suchasinschoolsbusinessandsports―buttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathomE.Thislivingside-by-sidehasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.Howevertherearealsogreatadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.ThereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddressfoodandsocialcustomsinAmerica.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStatesinchurchesmusicfoodnationalgroupsornewspapers.64.Morethan215millionpeoplecallAmericahomebecause_______.A.theyhavetheirhousesB.theysettletherenowC.theywanttomaketheirhomethereD.theylikethatlandverymuch65.Side-by-sidelivingstylemeans_______.A.tomakefriendswithnativepeopleB.tokeeptheirowncustomswhilesharingAmericanonesincertainareasC.thegroupsofpeoplewholivenearbyD.thattheygetclosertoAmericansociety66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Americansfromdifferentlandsalwayssticktotheirowncustomsandhabits.B.Side-by-sidelivingstyleisnotsuitablE.C.Americansfromdifferentlandsfacethesocietytheyarenotfamiliarwith.D.TheadvantagescomingfromthevarietyofculturesmakelifeinAmericacolorful.67.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantages.B.DifferentCustomsandHabits.C.HomeforthePeoplE.D.Side-by-sideLivingStyleinAmerica.
In2004theWorldHealthOrganizationWHOwarnedofapossibleoutbreakofanotherseriousdiseasewhichmaybeevenmoredeadlythanSARS.TheWHObelievesthatitislikelythatbirdfluwillspreadtohumanbeingsinthenextfewyears.Ifitdoesuptosevenmillionspeoplecoulddiefromthedisease.Diseaseslikebirdfluarecausedbyvirusesthatistinythingswhichchangeandbecomemoredangerousovertime.Whenanewtypeofacommonviruschangesitmaybeabletogetpastthebody’Simmunesystem.Ifthathappenshumansareingreatdangeruntilacureortreatmentbecomesavailable.TherehavealwaysbeenvirusesandpeoplealwaysgetsickofcoursebutaswesawwithSARSthesituationismoredifficulttoday.Peopletravelmorethaneverbeforewhichmeansthatdiseasecanspreadquicklyandacrosslargeareas――infactthewholeworld.Scientistsarealreadyworkingondrugsthatwillpreventorlimittheeffectofanewvirusbuttheprocesstakestime.ItisjustasimportanttomakesurethatcountriesespeciallypoorcountriesarepreparedtodealwiththediseaseNewdiseaseusuallyaffectpoorareasthemostsowemusthelpdevelophealthcareinallcountries.73.Thesituationismoreserioustodaybecause.A.peopletravelmoreB.peopledon’teathealthfoodC.therearen’tenoughhospitalsD.scientistscan’tfindacure74.Fromthispassageweknow.A.birdfluwillsurelyspreadtohumanbeingsinthenextfewyears.B.aviruschangesandbecomelessdangerousovertime.C.SARSis1ikelytocomeagaininsomeyears.D.poorareasusuallysuffersmorefromDewdiseasesthanrichareas.75.ThepossibletitleofthispassageisA.TheWorkofWHOB.ScientistsAreWorkingHardonDrugsforDiseasesC.WhatIsaVirusD.VirusChangesandCausesNewDiseasesOverTime
ManywouldconsideritcrazybutwhathascausedthesuddenpopularityoftheDINKdoubleincomenokidlifestyle?Mr.BuchananliststhreefactorsthatleadtotheDINKlifestyleandhelpexplainwhytoday’sculturemockstheoldideathatthegoodtileforawomanmeansahusbandandahousefulofkids.Thefirstfactoriswhatisgenerallycalledthegreatestmovementofthe20thcentury.Themovementofwomenfromtheirhomestoofficeswhichissimilartothe19thcenturymigration迁移ofmenfromthefarmtothefactory.Thesecondfactorissomewomenbeginchoosingtofollowacareer职业ratherthanraiseafamily.Modernindustriesofferwell-paidjobstoablewomenwhocancompetesuccessfullywithmen.Withmorewomenworkingfamiliesbecomewealthierandsmaller.Thethirdfactoristheendofthefamilywage.Before1964employerspaidamanafamilywageenoughtosupportawifeandfamilyHoweveraswomen’spayhasgreatlyincreased.men’spayhasdroppedandthetraditionalmarriageandfamilyhavesufferedYoungwomenarenowmorelikelytobefinancially经济上independentandmorelikelytodelaytheirmarriageorjustnotmarryatallSomechoosetobeDINKs.ThoughnotnecessarilythebesttobeaDINKhasbecomeanincreasinglypopularlifestylechoiceonethathasgainedmoreandmorerecognitioninoursociety.57.ThewriterprobablythinkstheDINKlifestyleA.perfectB.acceptableC.unreasonableD.Crazy58.AccordingtoMr.BuchananA.manymenleftthefarmtoworkinthefactoryinthe19thcenturyB.mostwomenarelesslikelytogetmarriedandactashousewivesC.modernindustriesnowprefertalentedwomenratherthanmenD.ablewomenprefertoraiseafamilyratherthanfollowacareer59.TheunderlinedwordmocksinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeansA.praisesB.followsC.laughsatD.learnsfrom60.ThebesttitleofthepassagecanbeA.DINKLifestyleB.FollowaCareerandBeaDINKC.WhyBeaDINKD.GreatestMovementof20thCentury
StartingnextmonthpeopleinWashingtonwillbeabletorentabicycledayandnightwithamembershipcarD.A.newcompanycalledSmartBikewillmake120bicyclesavailableat10spotsinthecity.There’salotofstressonourtransitsystemssaidJimSebastianwhomanagesbicycleandpedestrianprogramsforWashington’sTransportationDepartment.OfferinganotherchoiceMrSebastiansaidItwillhelpusreducetrafficjamandpollutionaswellasparkingproblems.Inthedealthecompanywillhavetheadvertisingrightsinthecity’sbussheltersandithasreachedasimilardealwithSanErancisco.ChicagoandPortlandOrE.arealsoconsideringtheprogram.Fora$40annualmembershipfeeSmartBikeuserscancheckoutthree-speedbicyclesforthreehoursatatimE.Theprogramwillnotprovidehelmets头盔butdoesencouragetheirusE.SimilarprogramshaveprovedsuccessfulinEuropE.TheV.é1ibprograminParisandBicinginBarcelonaSpainbothstartedaroundayearagoandalreadyofferthousandsofbicycles.MrSebastianwhostartedtryingtobringbike-sharingtoWashingtonevenbeforeitssuccessinParisandBarcelonasaidhebelievedthattheprogramcouldgrowwithinayearandhopedthatitwouldeventuallyoffer1000bicycles.ButstudiesshowedthatmanybikeswouldgetstoleninadayorwithinafewweekssaidPaulDeMaioaWashington-areabike-sharingconsultant.Improvedtechnologyallowsprogramstobetterprotectbicycles.InWashingtonSmartBikeuserswhokeepbicycleslongerthanthethree-hourmaximumwillreceivedemeritsandcouldeventuallyloserentingprivileges.Bicyclesgoneformorethan48hourswillbeconsideredlostwiththelastuserchargeda$200replacementfeE.Thelowcostcouldbeoneoftheprogram’smajorsellingpoints.AtGeorgeWashingtonUniversityinFoggyBottomoneoftheprogram’s10locationsstudentswereunsurehowoftentheywoulduseSmartBikebutsaiditspricemadeitworthatry.70.TheprogramcanhelpthecityinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT________.A.protectingtheenvironmentB.reducingthetrafficjamC.givingmoretravelingchoicesD.makingmoremoney71.Fromthetextwecanknow________.A.theSmartBikecompanycanonlymakemoneybyrentingthebikesB.therearemanyothercitieswhichshowgreatinterestintheprogramC.theSmartBikecompanywillbethefirstonetorunbike-rentingbusinessD.theSmartBikecompanywillhave1000bicyclesattherentingspots72.WhatistheproblemtheSmartBikeDCfacing?A.ThebiketechnologyshouldbeimproveD.B.Theirbikeswouldgetlost.C.TherearetoofewrentingspotsavailablE.D.Therearetoofewbikes.73.Whatwillattractthecustomersmostintheprogram?A.LowpricE.B.GreatconveniencE.C.NewideA.D.Highquality.
TheUSDepartmentofLaborstatisticsshowthatthereisanoversupplyofcollegetrainedworkersandthatthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadytherehavebeenmorethanenoughteachersengineersphysicistsaerospaceexpertsandotherspecialists.Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnouthighlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren’ttherE.TheresultisthatgraduatescannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyweretrainedandmusttaketemporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegreE.Ontheotherhandthereisagreatneedforskilledworkersofallsports:carpenterselectriciansmechanicsplumbersTVrepairmen.Thesepeoplehavemoreworkthantheycandealwithandtheirannualincomesareoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates.Theoldgapthatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanbluecollarworkersnolongerholdstruE.Thelawofsupplyanddemandnowfavorstheskilledworkmen.ThereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyththatCollegedegreeisapassporttoaprosperousfuturE.A.largepartofAmericansocietymatchessuccessinlifeequallywithacollegedegreE.Parentsbeginindoctrinating灌输theirchildrenwiththismythbeforetheyareoutofgradeschool.HighschoolteachersplaytheirpartbyactingasifhighschooleducationwereapreparationforcollegeratherthanforlifE.UnderthispressurethekidsfallinlinE.Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn’tmatter.Everybodyshouldgotocollegesoofcoursetheymustgo.Andeveryyearcollegeenrollments入学goupandupandmoreandmoregraduatesareovereducatedforthekindsofjobsavailabletothem.OneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongtherE.Ofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollegehalfofthemdonotgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyear.Somestruggleonfortwoorthreeyearsandthengiveup.68.It’simpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat_______.A.manyothercountriesarefacingthesomeproblemB.white-collarworkersintheUSusedtomakemoremoneythanblue-collarworkersC.fewerstudentswillprefertogotocollegeinthefutureD.thelawofsupplyanddemandhasastrongeffectonAmericanhighereducation69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhycollegeenrollmentsgoupeveryyear?A.Manybelievetheonlywaytosuccessisacollegeeducation.B.ManyparentswanttheirchildrentogotocollegE.C.HighschoolteachersurgetheirstudentstogotocollegE.D.EveryyoungmanandwomanwantstogotocollegE.70.Bysayingthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongtheretheauthormeansthat______.A.manypeopleunfitforcollegeeducationgotocollegeB.manypeoplewithoutenoughmoneygotocollegeC.manypeoplegoingtocollegedropoutwithinthefirstyearD.manypeoplegoingtocollegehavetheirhopesdestroyed71.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorbelievethat______.A.everyyoungmanandwomanshouldgotocollegeB.collegeeducationisabadthingC.peoplewithacollegeeducationshouldreceivehigherpayD.fewerpeopleshouldgotocollegewhilemoreshouldbetrainedforskilledjobs
Intoday’sInternetagethedemandforonlinegamescontinuestogrow.OnlinecomputergamecentersexistinmanycitiesandtownsthroughoutAsiA.Facingthepressuresofschoolandlifepeopletendtothevirtualworldexpectingadiversionfromtheseproblems.Toooftenhowevertheycanleadtoproblemsandunhealthyaddictions.ThisismostclearlyseenintheexampleofSouthKorea.Thecountryhastheworld’shighestpercentageofhigh-speedInternetservices.Italsohasahighnumberofonlinegameplayersandrelatedproblems.In2002ayoungmancollapsed突然晕倒anddiedwhileplayingonlinegames.Hehadbeenplayingalmostnonstopfor86hoursatanInternetcafé.AnotheryoungmankilledhissisterafterbecomingconfusedbetweentheonlineworldandreallifE.A.12-year-oldboystoleUS$16000fromhisfatherandranawayfromhomE.Hedidthistocontinuehisobsession着迷withanonlinegamE.Suchproblemshoweverdon’tjusthappeninSouthKorea.TheyarespreadingtootherpartsofAsiaaswell.Whatkindsofpeopledeveloponlinegameaddiction?Whatdoestheproblemlooklike?Dr.SueHueiChenaclinicalpsychologistresearchesInternetaddiction.Shediscoveredsomesignsofat-riskindividualssuchaslackfriendshipsandgoodsocialskills.Thoseproblemindividualsfeelitsocompulsivetoplayonlinegamesthattheycouldsacrificethingssuchasschoolorfamily.TheyfeeltheneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonlinE.Andtheybecomeupsetifanyonetriestolimittheironlinegameplaying.Howmanyproblemgameplayersarethere?InmainlandChinathepotentialnumberofproblemonlinegamersisalarming.In2004theChinadailyreportedthatChinahad13.8milliononlinegameplayers.Furthermoreitstatedthat80percentofthesewereunder25andhadsignsofaddiction.SuchnumberspointtowardagrowingproblemamongChineseyouth.Makesuretokeepcontroloveryouronlinegameplaying.Ifyoudon’tcontrolititcangetcontrolofyou.72.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.ThedisadvantagesoftheInternet.B.TheonlinegameproblemsinAsiA.C.ThepopularityofonlinegamesworldwidE.D.Thecauseofonlinegameaddiction.73.Theunderlinedworddiversioninthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto__________.A.careerB.comfortC.escapeD.support74.AccordingtoParagraph2whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Onlineviolenceisblamedfortheyoungkiller’swrongaction.B.Onlinegameplayingisresponsiblefortheyoungman’sdeath.C.PeopleinSouthKoreahaveaccesstotheInternetmosteasily.D.TheteenageboystolemoneyduetohisplayinggamesonlinE.75.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.MostpeopleinAsiahavedevelopedanaddictiontoonlinegames.B.Onlinegameaddictionscausemanylife-and-deathproblemsinSouthKorea.C.LonelyandunsocialpeopleseemtomoreeasilydevelopInternetaddictions.D.Intheyear2004therewereatotalof13.8millionChinesevisitingtheInternet.
InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastest-growingU.S.minority少数民族.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation’sschoolsitbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging显现.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenation’sbestuniversitieswheremathematicsscienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationsabroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.TheyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollegE.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.AndthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegreE.MostAsian-AmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdoandithelps.ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculturethatbreedssuccesssuchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracial种族的imagE.ManycanrememberwhenChineseJapaneseandFilipinoimmigrants移民werethevictimsofsocialisolation孤立.Indeeditwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.72.WhilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollegeAsian-Americanstudents______.A.feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglishB.areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacterC.stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsocietyD.generallyfeelitisashametohavetodependontheirparents73.WhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans.A.AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandbeingAsianAmericans.B.HardworkandintelligencE.C.ParentalhelpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.D.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsystem.74.WhydothetwoexplanationsLine1ParA.3worryAsianAmericans?A.TheyareafraidthattheywouldagainbeisolatedfromAmericansocietyingeneral.B.PeoplewouldthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparentsforsuccess.C.AsianAmericanswouldbeathreattootherminoritiesD.AmericanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostronganAsiancharacter.75.Theauthor’stoneinthispassageis.A.sympatheticB.doubtfulC.criticalD.objective
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