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Onthe36thdayaftertheyhadvotedAmericansfinallylearnedWednesdaywhowouldbetheirnextpresident:GovernorGeorgeW.BushofTexas.VicePresidentAlGorehislastrealisticavenueforlegalchallengeclosedbyaU.S.SupremeCourtdecisionlateTuesdayplannedtoendthecontestformallyinatelevisedeveningspeechofperhaps10minutesadviserssaiD.TheysaidthatSenatorJosephLiebermanhisvicepresidentialrunningmatewouldfirstmakebriefcomments.ThemenwouldspeakfromaceremonialchamberoftheOldExecutiveofficeBuildingtothewestoftheWhiteHousE.ThedozensofpoliticalworkersandlawyerswhohadhelpedleadMr.Gore’sunprecedentedfighttoclawacome-from-behindelectoralvictoryinthepivotalstateofFloridawerethankedWednesdayandaskedtostanddown.ThevicepresidenthasdirectedtherecountcommitteetosuspendactivitiesWilliamDaleytheGorecampaignchairmansaidinawrittenstatement.Mr.GoreauthorizedthatstatementaftermeetingwithhiswifeTipperandwithtopadvisersincludingMr.Daley.HewasexpectedtotelephoneMr.Bushduringtheday.TheBushcampaignkeptalowprofileandmovedgingerlyasiftoleavespaceforMr.Goretocontemplatehisnextsteps.YetattheendofatryingandtumultuousprocessthathadfocusedworldattentiononsleeplessvotecountersacrossFloridaandoncourtroomsformMiamitoTallahasseetoAtlantatoWashingtontheTexasgovernorwassettobecomethe43dU.S.president.ThenewsofMr.Gore’splansfollowedthelongestandmostrancorousdisputeoveraU.S.presidentialelectioninmorethanacenturyonecertaintoleavescarsinabadlydividedcountry.ItwasabitterendingforMr.GorewhohadoutpolledMr.Bushnationwidebysome300000votesbutwithoutFloridafellshortintheElectoralCollegeby271votesto267—thenarrowestElectoralCollegevictorysincetheturbulentelectionof1876.Mr.GorewassaidtobedistressedbywhatheandmanyDemocraticactivistsfeltwasapartisandecisionfromthenation’shighestcourt.The5-to–4decisionoftheSupremeCourtheldinessencethatwhileavoterecountinFloridacouldbeconductedinlegalandconstitutionalfashionasMr.GorehadsoughtthiscouldnotbedonebytheDeC.12deadlineforstatestoselecttheirpresidentialelectors.JamesBaker3rdtheformersecretaryofstatewhorepresentedMr.BushintheFloridadisputeissuedashortstatementaftertheU.S.highcourtrulingsayingthatthegovernorwasverypleasedandgratifieD.Mr.Bushwasplanninganationwidespeechaimedattryingtobegintohealthecountry’sdeepachingandvarieddivisions.HethenwasexpectedtomeetwithcongressionalleadersincludingDemocrats.DickCheneyMr.Bush’sruingmatewasmeetingwithcongressmenWednesdayinWashington.WhenMr.Bushwhois54isswornintoofficeonJan.20hewillbeonlythesecondsonofapresidenttofollowhisfathertotheWhiteHouseafterJohnAdamsandJohnQuincyAdamsintheearly19thcentury.Mr.Goreinhisspeechwasexpectedtothankhissupportersdefendhishive-weekbattleasanefforttoensureasamatterofprinciplethateveryvotebecountedandcallforthenationtojoinbehindthenewpresident.HewasdescribedbyanaideasresolvedandresigneD.WhilesomeconstitutionalexpertshadsaidtheybelievedstatescouldpresentelectorsaslateasDeC.18theU.S.highcourtmadeclearthatitsawnosuchleeway.TheU.S.highcourtsentbackforrevisiontotheFloridacourtitsorderallowingrecountsbutmadeclearthatforallpracticalpurposestheelectionwasover.InitsunsignedmainopinionthecourtdeclaredTherecountprocessinitsfeaturesheredescribedisinconsistentwiththeminimumproceduresnecessarytoprotectthefundamentalrightofeachvoter.Thatdecisionbyacourtfracturedalongphilosophicallinesleftoneliberaljusticechargingthatthehighcourt’sproceedingsboreapoliticaltaint.JusticeJohnPaulStevenswroteinanangrydissent:Althoughwemayneverknowwithcompletecertaintytheidentityofthewinnerofthisyear’spresidentialelectiontheidentityoftheloserisperfectlyclear.Itisthenation’sconfidenceinthejudgeasanimpartialguardianofthelaw.ButattheendoffiveseeminglyendlessweeksduringwhichthephysicallegalandconstitutionalmachinesoftheU.S.electionwerepressedandsorelytestedinwaysunseeninmorethanacenturythesystemfinallyproducedaresultandonemostAmericansappearedtobewillingatleaseprovisionallytosupport.TheBushteamwelcomedthenewswithanoutwardshowofrestraintandaplomB.Thegovernor’shopeshadrisenandfallensomanytimessinceElectionnightandthelegalwarriorsofeachsidesufferedthroughsomanydramaticreversalsthattherewaslittleenergyleftforcelebration.Themainideaofthispassageis[A].Bush’svictoryinpresidentialelectionboreapoliticaltaint.[B].TheprocessoftheAmericanpresidentialelection.[C].TheSupremeCourtplaysaveryimportantpartinthepresidentialelection.[D].GoreisdistresseD.WhatdoesthesentenceasiftoleavespaceforMr.Goretocontemplatehisnextstepmean[A].BushhopesGoretojoinhisadministration.[B].BushhopesGoretoconcededefeatandtosupporthim.[C].BushhopesGoretocongraduatehim.[D].BushhopesGoregoonfightingwithhim.Whycouldn’tMr.GorewinthepresidentialelectionafterheoutpolledMr.Bushinthepopularvote?Because[A].theAmericanpresidentisdecidedbythesupremecourt’sdecision.[B].peoplecan’tdirectlyelecttheirpresident.[C].theAmericanpresidentiselectedbyaslateofpresidentialelectors.[D].thepeopleofeachstatesupportMr.Bush.Whatwastheresultofthe5—4decisionofthesupremecourt?[A].Itwasinfactforthevoterecount.[B].Ithadnothingtodowiththepresidentialelection.[C].Itdecidedthefateofthewinner.[D].Itwasinesse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It’sonly4hoursflyingtimefromSydneybutaworldaway.WhatbetterplacetorestthanacountrywheretheonlyplacepeoplehurryisonthefootballfieldandthingsaredoneinFijitime?VitiLevu–GreatFiji–isthelargestislanD.Hereyou’llfindthecapitalSuvaandtheinternationalairportatNadi.VatoaontheotherhandisatinyislandinthefarthestpartofFiji.Thenthereare331otherislandsmanyofthemwithplacestostay.Whitlessthanamillionpeoplelivingonislandsyou’llneverfeelcrowdeD.Andwithaclimate气候thatchangesonlyforfivedegreesbetweenseasonsthere’sneverabadtimetocomE.FromcitiestovillagesfrommountainstobeachesfromwatersportstowoodenartworksFijicangiveyoumoreadventuresandspecialexperiencesthanyoucouldfindalmostanywhereintheworlD.Wheneveryoucomewhereveryougoyou’resuretoseesomeunforgettableevents.Fromwardancestoreligiouszōng jiāo 的songs.Frommarketdaystoreligiousdays.It’snotjuststagedfortourists;it’sstillapartofeverydaylifeinFiji.AndanyoneofuscanenjoyFiji’sspiritbybeingpartofthetraditional传统的sharingofyaqonaadrinkmadefromtherootofaFijiplant.Sowhynotjoinusfortheexperienceofalifeme?WhereistheinternationalairportofFiji?A.InSuvA.B.InSydney.C.OntheislandofVatoA.D.OntheislandofVitiLevu.WhatdoesthetexttellusaboutFijianpeople?A.TheyinventedFijitimeforvisitors.B.TheysticktoatraditionalwayoflifE.C.TheyliketotravelfromplacetoplacE.D.TheylovetakingadventuresabroaD.OneofthethingsthatmakeFijiatouristattractionis_______.A.it’scomfortablehotelsB.itsgoodweatherallyearroundC.itsexcitingfootballmatchesD.itsreligiousbeliefsWherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?A.InapersonaldiaryB.InasciencereportC.InatravelmagazineD.Inageographytextbook
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DFewpeoplewouldquestionthevalueoftakingpartinsportsforyoungpeoplE.Withpropertrainingsupervisionprotectiveequipmentandtechniquesandanproperemphasisonwinningsportscandevelopahealthybodyandspiritandalife-longinterestinbeingactiveandfit.Withoutsuchmeasureschildhoodsportscanleadtoinjuriesandevenparalysisordeath.Eveninthebestconditionsnoactivitycanberisk—freE.ButmostserioushazardsarepreventablE.Cyclistsandfootballplayerscanreducetheirrisksbywearinghelmetshockeyplayersbywearingmasksbasketballandtennisplayersbywearingeyeguardsbaseballplayersbywearingbattinghelmets.Besidesriskstoindividualplayerscanoftenbefoundandthuspreventedthroughaproperlyperformedmedicalexambeforeachildplays.Foraccidentsthatmaynotbepreventablehavinganemergencyplanandfirst-aidequipmentandsomeonetrainedtousetheequipmentcanbelifesaving.StilleachyearaccordingtotheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicinemorethan775000childrenunder14aretreatedinemergencyroomsforsportsinjuriesnearlyhalfofthempreventablE.Anestimated300000athletesexperienceexercise—relatedheadillnesseseachyearandalmostallofthemshouldhavebeenavoideD.Furtherfromhalftothree—fourthsofsports-relatedconcussions脑震荡areneverevendiagnosedtheinjuredareoftensentbackintoplaytoosoonandputatriskofanothermoreseriousbrain—damagingconcussion.TohelpreducetheseriskstheNationalCenterforSportsSafetywiththeNationalAthleticTrainers’Associationoffersathree-houronlinesafetycourseforcoachesfor$28atwww.SportsSafety.org.68.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AlltheaccidentscanbepreventeD.B.AlltheaccidentscannotbepreventeD.C.Livescanbesavedsolongasthereisproperequipment.D.Livescannotbesavedevenifthereisproperequipment.69.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhazardsinparagraph2mean?A.mistakesB.diseasesC.dangersD.situations70.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.preventionofinjuriesisnotpaidenoughattentiontoB.childrenunder14aremoreeasilyhurtinsportsC.mostheadillnessesarerelatedwithexerciseD.noneoftheheadillnessesshouldhavehappened71.Whatcancoachesmainlylearnfromtheonlinesafetycourse?A.Howtocurebrain-damagingconcussion.B.Howtodiagnosebrain-damagingconcussion.C.HowtopredictthepossibilityofbraindamagE.D.Howtodealwiththeinjuredproperly.
Doyouknowwhatitmeanswhensomebodytellsyouthathehadacatch-22experience?Thephrasecatch-22comesfromabookofthesametitlebytheAmericanwriterJosephHellerpublishedin1961.Catch-22isabookofblackhumor.Theauthorusessillyandevensurreal超现实的events.Ithasanon-linearnarrativestructure非线性的叙述结构inwhicheventsfollowthethemeratherthanthetimingtogiveusaverystrangepicturefullofcontradictions矛盾.ThestorytakesplacesinabomberbaseinItalyduringWorldWarII.ThemaincharacterCaptainYossarianwantstoleavethewar.Unfortunatelyeverytimehecompletesthenumberoftaskstobesenthomethenumberisraisedandheisforcedtocontinuefighting.ItseemshopelessforhimtogohomeundertheverystrangeruleinthisAirForce-catch-22:onlywhenasoldiergoescrazycanhebeallowedtogohomE.Buthehastogotothehospitaltoshowthedoctorsthatheiscrazy.HoweverifhetellsthemheiscrazybutisobvioushealthyhecannotgohomE.Inshortcatch-22isheadsIwintailsIlosE.Ifyoucanyoucan’t;andifyoucan’tyoucan.WheneveryoutrytobehavecorrectlyinacrazyworlD.There’sacatch潜在的困难.DuringtheVietnamWarthephrasecatch-22becameapopulartermforbeingcaughtinalose-wincirculardilemmaandisnowcommonlyuseD.TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryexplainscatch-22asasetofcircumstancesinwhichonerequirementetcisdependentuponanotherwhichisinturndependentuponthefirst.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.Catch-22isoneofHeller’sexperiencesduringWorldWarII.B.Catch-22isoneofYossarian’sexperiencesduringtheVietnamWar.C.Theeventsincatch-22followthethemE.D.Theeventsincatch-22followthetiming.61.WhydidCaptainYossarianfailtoleavethewar?A.Hewasn’tsoanxioustoleavethewar.B.Hedidn’tfinishhistasks.C.Hewasputintoacatch-22situation.D.Hewasn’tmadenoughtobesenthomE.62.Thephrasecatch-22cameintobeing_____________.A.inWorldWarIIB.intheVietnamWarC.inthe1950sD.inthe1960s
NPRhasendeditscontractwithJuanWilliamsoneofitsseniornewsanalystsafterhemadecommentsaboutMuslimsontheFoxNewsChannel.NPRsaidinastatementthatitgaveMr.WilliamsnoticeofhisendinginthisorganizationonWednesdaynight.ThemovecameafterMr.WilliamswhoisalsoaFoxNewspoliticalanalystappearedontheTheO’ReillyFactoronMonday.OntheshowthehostBillO’ReillyaskedhimtorespondtotheideathattheUnitedStateswasfacingaMuslimdilemma窘境.Mr.O’ReillysaidThecoldtruthisthatintheworldtodayjihad圣战helpedandencouragedbysomeMuslimnationsisthebiggestthreatontheplanet.Mr.WilliamssaidheagreedwithMr.O'Reilly.Hecontinued:YouknowthekindofbooksI'vewrittenaboutthecivilrightsmovementinthiscountry.ButwhenIgetontheplanE.IgottotellyouifIseepeoplewhoareinMuslimclothingandIthinkyouknowtheyareidentifyingthemselvesfirstandknownasMuslim.IgetworrieD.Igetnervous.Mr.WilliamsalsomadereferencetothePakistaniimmigrantwhowasguiltythismonthtryingtoplantacarbombinTimesSquarE.HesaidthewarwithMuslimsAmerica'swarisjustbeginningfirstdropofblooD.Idon’tthinkthere’sanywaytogetawayfromthesefactsMr.WilliamssaiD.NPRsaidinitsstatementthattheremarkswereinconsistentwithoureditorialstandardsandpracticesandweakenedhisreputationasanewsanalystwithNPRThepublicradioorganizationsaiditthankedhimformanyyearsofservicE.Mr.WilliamsdidnotimmediatelyrespondonWednesdaynighttoane-mailseekingcomment.Mr.Williams'contributionsonFoxraisedeyebrowsatNPRinthepast.InFebruary2009NPRsaidithadaskedthathestopbeingidentifiedonTheO’ReillyFactorasaseniorcorrespondentforNPReventhoughthattitlewasaccuratE.AccordingtothepassageNPRisprobably_.A.aTVstationB.apublicradioorganizationC.anewspaperD.awebsiteNPRhasendeditscontractwithJuanWilliamsbecauseA.JuanWilliamsmadecommentsontheFoxNewsChannelwithoutNPR'spermissionB.NPRwasdisappointedaboutJuanWilliams’performanceinitsprogramsC.JuanWilliams'remarksaboutMuslimsruinedNPR'sreputationD.JuanWilliams'commentsandperformancesdidn'tagreewithNPR'straditionsWhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5'?A.JuanWilliamsisafraidoftakingaplanE.B.It’sveryeasytorecognizeMuslimsbecausetheirclothesarespecial.C.MuslimsaresometimesconsidereddangeroustothesafetyoftheworlD.D.JuanWilliamslooksdownuponMuslims.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.A.NPRendeditscontractwithJuanWilliamsB.MuslimsarethebiggestthreattotheworldC.JuanWilliamstheseniornewsanalystofNPRD.FiredfromNPRJuanWilliamskeepstalkingonFox
第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A.Aroundtheageof40honestpeoplemayalreadyadmittonoticingchangesintheirmentalabilities.Thisisthebeginningofagradualdeclinethatinalltoomanyofuswillendwithfull-blowndementia痴呆.Howeverafewdrugsthatmightdothejobknownascognitiveenhancement认知增强arealreadyonthemarketandafewdozenothersareontheway.Perhapsthebest-knownismodafinil.Licensedtotreatnarcolepsytheconditionthatcausespeopletosuddenlyfallasleepithasnotableeffectsinhealthypeopletoo.Modafinilcankeepapersonawakeandhisorherattentionfixedfor90hoursstraightwithnoneofanxietynervousnessandbadconcentration.Infactwiththehelpofmodafinilpeoplewhocanhardlygotosleepcanperformevenbetterthantheirwell-restedun-medicated未服药的selves.It’sanopensecretthatmanyperhapsmostprescriptionsformodafinilarewrittennotforpeoplewhosufferfromnarcolepsybutforthosewhosimplywanttostayawakE.SimilarlymanypeopleareusingRitalinnotbecausetheysufferfromattentionproblemoranyotherdisorderbutbecausetheywantsuperiorconcentrationduringexamsorheavy-dutyactivities.Somedrugshavealsobeenspeciallydesignedtoimprovememory.Manyoftheseseemtoworkandwithoutanymajorsideeffects.Sowhyaren’twealloncognitiveenhancersalready?WeneedtobecarefulwhatwewishforsaysDanielePiomelliattheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvinE.Repairingandimprovingmemorymayhaveunwantedeffectshewarns.Eventuallywemayenduprememberingthingswedon’twantto.56.Accordingtothemessagewecanlearnthatoriginallymodafinilisadrugdesignedfor_____.A.forbothhealthyandunhealthypeopleB.thetreatmentofdementiaC.peoplewhocanhardlygotosleepD.thosesufferingfromfallingasleepsuddenly57.Thepassagemainlytalksabout_____.A.dementia—athreattotheoldpeopleB.modafinil—anicedrugfordementiaC.relevantdrugstoabetterbrainD.cognitiveenhancement58.Theunderlinedsentencesinparagraphtwowantstotellusthat_____.A.withoutmodafinilpeoplesufferingfromsleepproblemscannotrestwellB.peoplelackingsleepcanworkbetterthantheyareinahealthystateiftakingmodafinilC.modafinilhasgreatereffectsonhealthypeopleiftheytakeitD.withmodafinilpeoplesufferingfromnarcolepsycanfallasleepeasily59.What’sthewriter’sattitudetothedrugsmentionedinthepassage?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.Objective客观的.D.Doubtful.
Thehistoryofnewspapersisanoften-dramaticchapterofthehumanexperiencegoingbacksomesixcenturies.InRenaissanceEuropehandwrittennewsletterscirculated发行privatelyamongmerchantspassingalonginformationabouteverythingfromwarsandeconomicconditionstosocialcustomsandhumaninterestfeatures.ThefirstprintednewspaperappearedinGermanyinthelate1400sintheformofnewspamphlets小册子orbroadsides.IntheEnglish-speakingworldtheearliestpredecessors前身ofthenewspaperwerecorantossmallnewspamphletsproducedonlywhensomeeventworthyofnoticeoccurreD.ThefirstsuccessivelypublishedtitlewasTheWeeklyNewsof1622.ThefirsttruenewspaperinEnglishwastheLondonGazetteof1666.InAmericathefirstnewspaperappearedinBostonin1690entitledPublicOccurrences.Publishedwithoutofficialpermissionitwasimmediatelysuppressed查禁.ItspublisherwasarrestedandallcopiesweredestroyeD.ThefirstsuccessfulnewspaperwastheBostonNews-LetterbegunbypostmasterJohnCampbellin1704.BytheeveoftheRevolutionaryWarsometwodozenpaperswereissuedatallthecolonies.Atthewar’sendin1783therewereforty-threenewspapersinprint.TheBillofRightsin1791atlastguaranteedfreedomofthepressandAmerica’snewspapersbegantotakeonacentralroleinnationalaffairs.By1814therewere346newspapers.Inthe1830sadvancesinprintingandpapermakingtechnologyledtoanexplosionofnewspapergrowth—theemergence出现ofthePennyPress;itwasnowpossibletoproduceanewspaperthatcouldbesoldforjustacentacopy.Thecheapnewspaperhelpedpeopletogetmoreinterestingreadingmaterialseasily.In1850therewere2526differentpapers.Bythe1910sallthebasicfeaturesofthemodernnewspaperhademergeD.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.HandwrittennewsletterscameoutpubliclyinRenaissanceEuropE.B.Thefirstprintednewspaperwasseenaboutsixhundredyearsago.C.ThefirstsuccessivelypublishednewspaperintheEnglish-speakingworldwascorantos.D.InAmericathefirstnewspaperwassuccessfulassoonasitappeareD.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasePennyPressinthelastparagraphmean?A.Peoplecanpresspennieseasily.B.Peoplecanproducenewspaperswithlittlecost.C.Itisapennyfactory.D.ThenameofthepressownerisPenny.WhatisthemainreasonfornewspapersintheUSAincreasingsofastinthe1830s?A.ThepassoftheBillofRightsin1791.B.Newspapersbegantotakeonacentralroleinnationalaffairs.C.Advancesinprintingandpapermakingtechnology.D.AllthebasicfeaturesofthemodernnewspaperhademergedWhichofthefollowingisNOTanewspaper?A.PublicOccurrences.B.TheBostonNews-Letter.C.TheBillofRights.D.TheLondonGazettE.
Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingapore新加坡arenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries----inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus----obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay马来语.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.A.fewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.36.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameC.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment37.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changesignificantly.C.Disappearmysteriously.D.Disappearveryslowly.38.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlacE.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.39.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afterapersonB.afteraplaceC.afteranactivityD.byitsshape40.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.
Justputyourspecialclothesoninthemorningandyoucouldjump3metersintotheairandevencarrymorethan60kilogramswithoutgettingtireD.Thewalktoschoolwouldbeveryveryeasy.Suchsuperchargedclothingisoneoftheproductsthatcouldbecreatedusingwearableroboticstechnology.Designedtoimproveaperson’ssensesandskillsthedevicecouldbeassimpleasahearingaiD.Oritcouldbeafull-bodysuitthatsenseswhatyou’regoingtodothenhelpsyoudoitbetter.AsupermansuitwouldbethefinalresultinwearableroboticssaidFrancoisPinheadofroboticsandenergysystemsattheOakRidgeNationalLaboratory橡树林国家实验室US.WhilethesesuitsareatleasttenyearsawayinsomeareasthetechnologyisalreadyinusE.Researchersaredevelopingartificialarmsandlegsthatallowolddisabledorinjuredpeopletomovefreely.ThusUSArmyisinterestedinusingwearablerobotlegstohelpsoldiersrunfastercarrymoreequipmentandbestrongerinbattlE.Jobsthatinvolveliftingheavyloadsorsavinglivesfromtherubbleofanearthquakecouldalsobecomemucheasier.A.robotisadevicethatrespondstoacommanD.You’reprobablywithsimplerobotssuchastoycarsorairplanesthatrespondtobuttonsyoupushonaremotecontrol.Wearableroboticsgoesfurther.Insteadofjustreceivinginformationthroughawireorremotecontroltheroboticdevicecansendinformationbacktoitscontroller.SupposeyouworeasleevethathassensorswhereyourjointsarE.EverytimeyoumoveyourarmthesleevesensesyourmovementsandsendstheinformationtoarobotwhichthenmovesitsarmjustasyoudiD.Whentherobothitsortouchessomethingitsendsasignalbacktothesleeveandyousensetheaction.Inthiswayscientistsareworkingtowraptherobotaroundtheperson.Theirgoalistomakethesleeveshoeorsuithelpyoudowhatyouwanttodo.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordsuperchargedinParagraphone?A.expensiveB.overchargedC.advancedD.fullofelectricityProductsresultingfromthiswearableroboticstechnologydonotinclude________.A.remotecontrolsB.hearingaidsC.wearablerobotlegsD.supermansuitsFromthepassagewecaninferthat_______________.A.itwillbetenyearsbeforeroboticdevicesareinuseB.thewearableroboticstechnologyhasbeenemployedinsomeareasC.therobotsintheroboticdeviceswilldowhateveryouwanttodoD.peoplemustbecomelazierandlesshealthierinthefuture
ETheimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearanceattitude态度andmanners.A.friendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.A.smileshowsaconfident自信的andpositiveattitudE.Whenyouintroduceyourselfmakeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.SomeinterviewersofferahandshakE.Othersdon’t.TrytobeasnaturalaspossiblE.ButpayattentiontoyourbodylanguagE.ThewayyousitwalkgestureuseyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceisallpartofyourbodylanguagE.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositivelyaboutyourself?Yourabilities?Yourinterestinthejob?Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.ShowinterestandenthusiasminyourvoicE.Whenyouspeaklookattheinterviewer.Alsodon’tsaynegativethingsaboutyourselforformeremployer.Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestionasktheinterviewertorepeatorexplainI’msorrybutIdidn’tcatchthat.I’mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean.Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon’texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxeD.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.TheyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejoB.AttheendoftheinterviewthanktheinterviewerforherorhistimE.It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterviewordeliveritbyhanD.Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.AskiftheyhavemadeadecisionaboutthejoB.Goodluck！72.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.youshouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployerB.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployerC.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterviewD.employersunderstandandlikeemployees’nervousness73.Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?A.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer’spositiveimpression.B.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeelings.74.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______.A.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajobB.totellrightfromwrongaboutjobinterviewsC.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterviewD.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.FriendlySmileB.MakingaGoodExpressionC.Don’tBeNervousD.SendingaThank-YouLetter
ThedevastationcausedbyHurricaneKatrinaisawake-upcall.ItisacallforeveryAmericantopayattentiontothedestructionweriskbyallowinghuman-induced导致的climatechangetocontinuE.ItisimpossibletoprovethatHurricaneKatrinawascausedbyglobalwarmingoreventhathumanactivitiesmadethestormmoreseverE.HoweverapaperpublishedinthescholarlyjournalNaturereportsthattheforceofdangeroushurricaneshasincreasedby50%duringthelast50years.Italsoreportsthataglobalwarming-inducedriseintemperatureneartheocean’ssurfacehasprobablycontributedtothisincreaseindangerousstormsandthustoproperty财产damageandhumandeath.OnAugust30theLosAngelesTimessummedup总结theviewofmanyscientistswhoagreethatifthefrequencyofhurricanesdoesnotdecreaseinthenextfewyearsthenwewillbefairlycertainthathumansandnotnaturalstormcycleareattherootoftheproblem.IbelievethereisatleastachancethatbyreducingU.S.relianceonfossilfuelsforenergywecanpreventfuturetragedieslikeHurricaneKatrinA.Letthechangebeginnow.Therearemanywaystoreducethevolumeofgreenhousegasemissions.Myfamilydrivesthemostfuel-efficientcarwecanaffordbutIprefertotakepublictransportationwheneverpossiblE.Myfamilybuyslocallygrownfoodinsteadofproducethatwastransportedthousandsofmilesonfuel-burningvehicles.Wealsoreplacedourincandescentlightbulbs白炽灯泡withmoreenergy-efficientcompactfluorescents荧光灯.ThismightsoundlikeatrivialmovebuttheUnionofConcernedScientistsreportsthatifeveryhouseholdintheUnitedStatesreplacedoneincandescentbulbwithacompactfluorescentitwouldhavethesameeffectonU.S.carbon-dioxideemissionsasremoving7.5millioncarsfromtheroads.Nowthinkifeveryhouseholdreplacednotjustonebutalloftheirincandescentbulbs!TheUnitedStateswithjustfivepercentoftheworld’spopulationisresponsibleforclosetoonequarterofgreenhousegasemissionsworldwideyetourcountryisdoingfarlessthanmostEuropeannationstofightglobalwarming.Wedon’thavetosacrificeourlifestyles;EuropeansenjoythesamestandardsoflivingasAmericans.Sowhatarewewaitingfor?Itistimetoact.Whichofthefollowingisafact?A.HurricaneKatrinawascausedbyglobalwarming.B.HumanactivitiesmadethestormmoreseverE.C.Theforceofdangeroushurricaneshasincreasedby50percentduringthelast50years.D.A.globalriseintemperatureneartheocean’ssurfaceaccountsformoredangerousstorms.FromParagraph2wecaninferthatmanyscientistsagree________.A.itmightbehumanactivitiesthatleadtoglobalwarming.B.naturalstormcycleshavecausedglobalwarming.C.hurricanesarelikelytocomemorefrequently.D.burningfossilfuelsforenergyisabetteralternativE.IfeveryhouseholdintheU.S.replacedalltheirincandescentbulbs________.A.itwouldhavethesameeffectasremoving7.5millioncarsfromtheroads.B.itwouldsave7.5milliontonsofcarbon-dioxidefromgoingintotheair.C.thiswouldreducethetotaloutputofCO??emissionsinhugeamounts.D.carswillbemuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Accordingtothewriter_______inreducingthevolumeofgreenhousegasemissions.A.EuropedoesabetterjoB.B.EuropeshouldfollowtheexampleofAmericA.C.heasanEuropeanwantstoseemoreeffortsmadebyAmericans.D.Europeansshouldshoulderagreaterresponsibility.
TheJapaneseeconomyisatastandstillJapan’sgovernmenthassaidasconcernsaboutthestrongyen曰元continuetogrow.TherecoveryintheeconomywaspausingtheCabinetOfficesaidinamonthlystatement.Itisthemostnegativethatthegovernmenthasbeenabouttheeconomyinnearlytwoyears.TherisingyenandaslowdowninglobaldemandforJapaneseexportswereblamedforthesetback.Inrecentmonthsthegovernmenthasinsistedthattheeconomyispickingup.ButitsaiditnowexpectedtheeconomytoFemainweakforsometimewithweakeningexportsachiefconcern.ItsaidshipmentstoAsiainparticularwerebecomingweakerfurtherhittingexportersthatarealreadysufferingfromthestrongyen.Theyenremainsneara15-yearhighagainsttheUSdollardespitethefinancialinterfer-ence干预inthecurrencymarketslastmonthforthefirsttimeinsixyears.JapanesePrimeMinisterNaotoKan菅直人hasalsopasseda$63billionstimulus剌激packageinanefforttoprotectexporterswhohaveseenthepoorexchangerateeatintotheirprof-its.AtthecloseofmarketsinTokyotheyenwastradingat81.44yentothedollarjustoffthehighof81.27yen.Iftheeconomyturnsoutasexpectedwemayendupdescribingthecurrentsituationasasoftpatchoneofdiegovernmentofficialssaid’Butifitcomesunderfurtherdownwardpressureitcouldendupslippingintorecession衰退.TheJapanesegovernmentthinkthecurrentbadeconomysituationispartlydueto.A.thedeclineofthestrongyenB.theunsatisfactoryexportsC.thegovernment'smistakenpolicyD.thedeclineinthequalityofgoodsInrecentmonthsthegovernmenthasanattitudetowardstheeconomysituation.A.shockingB.negativeC.optimisticD.aggressiveFromthepassageweknowthegovernmenthastakenmeasuresmainlyto.A.protecttheforeignmarketsB.protectprofitsofitshittingexportersC.monitortheyenexchangerateD.stimulatedomesticdemandsThepassagecouldprobablybefoundin.A.governmentwhitepaperB.asciencefictionC.atraveljournalD.anewspaperreport
LivinginaforeignculturetherearemanytimeswhenIrealizethatmyperspective观点onlifeisdrasticallydifferentfromthoseKoreansIinteract相互影响withonadailybasis.ThispastweekIhavebeengreatlychallengedtochangemyperspectiveandhereiswhy.MydreaminlifeistobecomeadoctoronewhochangestheworlD.ButlastweekIopenedanemailfromUBCthatcontainedthewordsregretsnointerview.Ididn’tgetaninterviewtomedicalschoolthuswillnotbeenteringschoolforSeptember2009.Myimmediatereactionwasoneofextremedisappointmentandanger—mostlydirectedatmyselffornotworkinghardenoughfornotseekingouttheopportunitiesnecessarytohaveagoodapplicationforsimplynotbeinggoodenough.MymindwasfullofhopelessnessanddespairthatleftmewithnodesiretofurtherseekforthedreamthatI’veheldforquiteatimenow.DuringthepastweektwothingshappeneD.Atchurchourpastormentionedperspectiveinasectionofhissermon说教.HestatedthatwhenwetakeoureyesoffourselvesandrealizeGod’sgreatnessourcircumstanceswillbeseenthroughanewperspectivE.Thesecondthingthatremindedmetolookatperspectivewasreadingabook.TheMitfordSeriesissogoodifyouarelookingforbookstoreaD.SolastnightIwasreadingandoneofthemaincharacterswhoisapriestistryingtofigureoutwhattosayatchurch.HissermonendedupsayingIneverythingwegivethanks.ItiseasytogivethankswhenwefeelsuccessfulinlifE.Itiseasytogivethankswhenwereceiveablessing.ButseriouslywhointheirrightmindsaysthanksforthefinancialproblemsIhave?64.Wheredoestheauthorprobablylivenow?A.IntheUSA.B.InBritain.C.InChinA.D.InKoreA.65.HowdidshefeelwhentheauthorreceivedtheemailfromUBC?A.SurpriseD.B.DisappointeD.C.ExciteD.D.PleaseD.66.Inthefirstpastor’sviewwhenwefacedisappointmentordespairweshould_________.A.turntoGodforhelpB.saythankstoitC.seeitinanotherwayD.praiseothersforit67.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorcan’treallyfreefromthedisappointment.B.Theauthorthinksthesecondsermoniswiser.C.Theauthorstillwantstobeadoctor.D.TheauthorthanksGodfornotbeingadmittedbytheuniversity.
Ⅲ.阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AItiscommonlyknownthatJapanwentfroma19thcenturynationaleconomytoa20thcenturyglobaleconomyinatimespanof30yearsbetween1945and1975.WhatislessknownisthatJapanunderstandingthatfastefficienttransportwasthekeytoaglobaleconomywasthefirstcountryintheworldtointroducetheBulletTrain.KawasakiHeavyIndustrieswasdulyappointedthemanufacturerandthefirsthighspeedtrainwentonlinein1964.TheShinkansenasisknowninJapanmadeitsfirstjourneybetweenhercapitalandOsakaadistanceof301milesataspeedof132mph.ThenextcountrytointroducehighspeedtrainswasFrancE.SNGFthepublicrailsysteminFrancewaslosingpassengerstootherformsoftransportandintroducedtheTGVTrainàGrandeVitessetocounteractthetrendin1981.AsaresultofOpeccontrollingtheoilmarketin1974thetrainwasdesignedtobepoweredbygasturbines.ItranonaspeciallybuilttrackbetweenLyonandParis.EightyearslateranotherTGVwasintroducedthistimebetweenthecoastandParis.SoonFrancebecamethemostrailefficientcountryintheworldwithhighspeedtrainconnectionstoBelgiumLondonGermanySwitzerlandSpainandtheNetherlands.Therewasanotherpositiveelementthatresultedfromtheintroductionofhighspeedtrains.Between1964and1991Japan’sShinkansenhadtransportedinexcessofthreebillionpassengerswithouttherebeingasinglefatalaccidentandelevenyearsafterFranceintroducedtheTGVitstillhada100%safetyrecorD.Thisstatistichasneverbeenequaledbythetraditionalslowmovingtrainsinanycountry.ChinahasbecomethefourthcountrytoproducesuchtrainsafterFranceGermanyandJapan.China'sfirstdomesticallyproducedbullettrainwithamaximumspeedof350kilometersperhourhasrolledofftheproductionlinE.Equippedwithhighly-efficientpowersystemthecurrentlyfastesttraininChinaisalsoenergyefficient.Whenthetrainisrunningitcantransferkineticenergyintoelectricitysothatitcanensureitselectricitysupplyevenwhenitiscutofffromthepowergrids.Inall89suchtrainsareexpectedtobeincommercialoperationbytheendof2010.41.Itwas___________thathelpedpromoterapideconomicgrowthin30yearsinJapan.A.manufacturersB.ordinarytrainsC.InternetD.convenienttransportationmeans42.Franceintroducedhighspeedtrainsto_____________.A.increasethenumberofpassengersB.fightagainstOpecC.developthefinanceofFranceD.connectothercities43.Whichofthefollowingadvantagesbelongstobullettrain?A.Speedyandenergy-wasting.B.SlowbutsecurE.C.FastandsafE.D.CrowdedandexpensivE.44.WhatisthefeatureoftheChina’scurrentlyfastesttrain?A.ItisthemostadvancedtrainintheworlD.B.ItcanrunfasterthananyothertrainsthroughouttheworlD.C.Itcanproduceelectricitybyenergytransformation.D.Itcangointocommercialoperation.45.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Bullettrainsarethemostconvenientmeansoftransportationcomparedwithothers.B.Bullettrainsaretheonlykeytodevelopingtheeconomyofacountry.C.BullettrainscansavetimeandenergyforpeoplE.D.Bullettrainshavemanyadvantagesandareacceptedbymoreandmorecountries.
阅读理解BAlexandertheGreatwasamighty强大的kingandconqueror征服者.Hewasoneofthegreatestmilitarygeniuses军事天才theworldhaseverknown.HewasborninPellaMacedoniA.Alexandergrewtobeahandsomebrilliant卓越的man.Aristotlethefamousphilosopher哲学家camefromGreecetoteachhim---geographypoliticsliteraturemedicineandsciencE.Alexander’sfatherKingPhilipIIofMacedontaughthimtoplanandwinbattles.TheyoungprincebecameKingwhenhewas20.Hethenbegantheseriesofmarchesthatcontinueduntilheruledalmostallofthethen-knownworlD.OnhisgreatwarhorseBucephalushefirsttookoverGreecE.HewentontoconquersoutheasternEuropeAsiaMinorEgyptandIndiA.Onhiswayhecrushed征服thePersianEmpireandwasmadeKingofEgyptandAsiA.Heandhistroopstraveledover11000miles17700km.HespreadGreekcustomsandideaswhereverhewent.InIndiahismenrefusedtogofurther.TheyweretiredandfrightenedandwantedtogohomE.WornoutAlexanderagreedtoturnback.HediedoffeverinBabylonattheearlyageof33.Alexanderandhistroopstraveledandfoughtprobably________then.A.byshipB.bysimpletruckC.ontheirhorsesD.onfootWhat’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.HespreadGreekcustomsandideaswhereverhewent.B.Hebegangreatmarchesandruledalotofcountries.C.Howhetookoveronecountryafteranother.D.Inwhichorderhecrushedthesecountriesafteranother?WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Hediedinhislatethirties.B.Bucephaluswasprobablyabigship.C.HeconqueredallthecountriesthenknownintheworlD.D.Alexanderwasveryreadytolistentoanybodyincludinghisofficersandsoldiers.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowAlexandertheGreatBecameKing?B.GreatTragedyC.GoodEducationMakesaGreatManD.AlexandertheGreat
IcelandhasthehighestbirthrateinEuropethehighestdivorcerateandthehighestpercentageofwomenworkingoutsidethehomE.Suchstatisticsareoftenevidenceofamiserablechaotic混乱的societywithloadsofchildrenbrokenhomesandabsentmothers.ButIcelandistheexception–itscitizensarethehappiestintheworlD.Perhapsthecountry'sgeographiclocationcontributestoIcelanders'happiness.LocatedinthemiddleoftheNorthAtlanticwithGreenlandasitsnearestneighborIcelandisfreefromthetaboos禁忌thatcausesomuchtroubleelsewherE.Forinstancepeoplewhodivorcearenotlookeddownuponbysociety.Icelandersareoffsprings后代oftheVikingsanorthEuropeanpeoplewhoinvadedEuropeancoastsfromthe8ththroughthe10thcentury.Thistraditionofgettingoutintotheworldlivesoninmodern-dayIcelanD.PracticallyallIcelandershavestudiedorworkedabroadandmostspeakEnglish.PerhapsasaresultIceland'seconomicpoliciesblendthebestofthosefromEuropewiththeUStocreateitsownwelfaresystem.ManyofushavelivedintheUSandstudiedtheresaidtheIcelandicPrimeMinisterGeirHaardE.Wehavebothtakenfromthemandfoundthatnaturallywesharethecan-doattitude——thatifyouworkhardanythingcanbedonE.Indeedthecountryisrichinwriterspaintersfilmmakersandmusicians.There'sSigurRosapost-rockbandandalsoanationalsymphonyorchestrathatplaystothehigheststandardsallovertheworlD.Halfthepopulationappearstohavewrittenabook.Icelandhasharsh恶劣的naturewithitsbitterever-changingweathersaidHaraldurJonssonapaintersculptorandvideoandperformanceartist.Wecannotescapeit.Sowefindways________.Wehavetohavearichinternal内在的lifetofilltheemptyspaces.57.Itiscommonlybelievedthathighbirthrateanddivorceratewillbringabout________.A.socialproblemsB.happinessC.auniquewelfaresystemD.modernwayoflife58.Theunderlinedwordblendinthefourthparagraphmeans.A.combineB.correctC.compareD.compete59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthereasonforIcelanders’happiness?A.Geographiclocation.B.ArichinternallifE.C.NationalpridE.D.Freedomfromtaboos.60.Themostsuitablephrasetofillintheblankinthelastparagraphis.A.togetridofitB.tohaveitchangedC.togetawayfromitD.tolivewithit
Inthelatenineteenthcentury^5000pianosweresoldintheUnitedStateseachyearandwithoverhalfamillionyouthslearningtoplaytheinstrumenttherewasahugedemandforsheetmusic活页乐谱.Indeedthedemandwassohugethatpublishersrushedtoentertheprofitablemarket.DuringthelastfifteenyearsofthecenturymanypublishersbegantosetupshopsinNewYorkthecenterfortheproductionofthemusicalartsBytheturnofthenineteenthcenturymanyimportantpublishershadtheirofficeson28thStreetbetweenBroadwayand5thAvenueandthisIstheareathatbecameknownasTinPanAlley.Itwasherethatpublishersadoptednewaggressivebusinesspracticesandmarketingtechniquestoachievegreatsales.HowitbecametobeknownbythatnameisunclearbutthegeneralopinionisthatitisdowntoavisitingjournalistbythenameofMonroeRosenfelD.Hedescribedtheareaasbeingdrownedinthenoisecomingfromtheproducers'officessoundingasthoughhundredsofpeoplewerehittingtinpans锡锅.Heuseditseveraltimesinhisnewspaperarticlesintheearlytwentiethcenturyandthetermstuck.WithtimethisnamewaspopularlyembracedandmanyyearslateritcametodescribetheU.S.musicpublishingindustryingeneral.ThestartofTinPanAlleyisusuallydatedtoabout1885.buttheendofTinPanAlleyislessclear-cut.SomedateittothestartoftheGreat.Depressioninthe1930swhenthephonograph留声机andradioreplacedsheetmusicasthedrivingforceofAmericanpopularmusicwhileothersconsiderTinPanAlleytohavecontinuedintothel950swhenearlierstylesofAmericanpopularmusicwereupstaged抢风头bytheriseofrock&roll.There'saplaque纪念匾牌onthesidewalkon28thStreetinhonoroftheinfluenceofTinPanAlleyonAmericanpopularculturebutthebuildingsthatwerehometothelegendaryTinPanAlleypublishersandsongwritersareupforsaleandmaybetorndowntomakeroomformodernhigh-risebuildings.What.isthepassagemainlyabout?A.AmericanpopularmusiC.B.TinPanAlley'sfutureC.AmericanmusicIndustry.D.ThehistoryofTinPanAlley.Intheearly20thcentury.TinPanAlleywasusedtoreferto____.A.theAmericanpopularculturE.B.theAmericanprintingmediaC.theAmericanrock-musiccenterD.theAmericanmusicpublishingindustry.InthenineteenthcenturythedrivingforceofAmericanpopularmusicwas:____.A.rock&rollB.sheetmusicC.countrymusicD.phonographsandradiosWhenvisitingTinPanAlleyRosenfeldprobablyfeltitwas____.A.verynoisyB.veryquietC.wideD.narrowWecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.thetermTinPanAlleywasperhapsfirstusedbyRosenfelD.B.theoldshopsofTinPanAlleywillbewellprotecteD.C.TinPanAlleygotitsnameintheearlynineteenthcentury.D.therewereoncesomefactoriesinTinPanAlley
ThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfasterthanothersanditspopularityhascausedanuneasyfeelingamongmanyJapanesE.Thatproductisforeignwords.Gairaigo－wordsthatcomefromoutside--havebeenpartoftheJapaneselanguageforcenturies.MostlyborrowedfromEnglishandChinesethesetermsareoftenchangedintoformsnolongerunderstoodbynativespeakers.Butinthelastfewyearsthetrickle涓涓细流offoreignwordshasbecomeafloodandpeoplefeartheincreasinguseofforeignwordsismakingithardfortheJapanesetounderstandeachotherandcouldleadtomanypeopleforgettingthegoodqualitiesoftraditional传统的JapanesE.ThepopularityofforeignwordsispartoftheJapaneseinterestinanythingnewsaysuniversitylecturerandwriterTakashiSaito.Byusingaforeignwordyoucanmakeasubjectseemnewwhichmakesiteasierforthemedia媒体topickup.Experts专家oftenstudyabroadanduseEnglishtermswhentheyspeakwithpeopleintheirownfields.ThosetermsarethenincludedingovernmentwhitepaperssaidMuturoKaipresidentoftheNationalLanguageResearchInstitutE.ForeignwordsfindtheirwayeasilyintoannouncementsmadetothegeneralpublicwhentheyshouldreallybeexplainedinJapanesE.AgainsttheflowofnewwordsmanyJapaneseareturningbacktothestudyoftheirownlanguagE.Saito’sJapanesetoBeReadAloudisoneofmanylanguagebooksthatarenowflyingoffbooksellers’shelves.WewereexpectingtosellthebookstoyoungpeoplesaidthewriterbutitturnsouttheyaremorepopularwiththeoldergenerationwhoseemuneasyaboutthefutureofJapanesE.68.WhatadvantagesdoforeignwordshaveovertraditionalJapaneseterms?A.Theideasexpressedinforeignwordssoundnew.B.Foreignwordsarebestsuitedforannouncements.C.ForeignwordsmakenewsubjectseasiertounderstanD.D.Theuseofforeignwordsmakesthemediamorepopular.69.IntheopinionofTakashiSaitoJapanesepeople________.A.aregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesB.arewillingtolearnaboutnewthingsC.trustthemediaD.respectexperts70.Whichofthefollowingplaysanimportantpartinthespreadofforeignwords?A.ThemediaandgovernmentpapersB.Best-sellingJapanesetextbooks.C.TheinterestofyoungJapanesE.D.Foreignproductsandexperts.71.ThebookJapanesetoBeReadAloud______________.A.sellsverywellinJapanB.issupportedbythegovernmentC.isquestionedbytheoldgenerationD.causesmisunderstandingamongthereaders
Scientistsarebuildingtheworld’sfirstthinkingrobot.It’struE.Somesaymachinesthatwalkspeakandfeelwillhavebeenmadeby2020.KismetisthenameofarobotwhichscientistshavebuiltthisyearattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyMITKismetisdifferentfromtraditionalrobotsbecauseitcanshowhumanemotions.ItseyesearsandlipsmovetoshowwhenitfeelshappysadorboreD.Kismetisoneofthefirstrobotsofanewgenerationthatlooklikehumanbeingsandcanimitatehumanfeelings.Somepeoplesaythatby2020wewillhavecreatedrobotswithbrainssimilartothoseofadulthumanbeings.Theserobotswillbedesignedtolooklikepeopletomakethemmoreattractiveandeasiertosell.Whatkindofjobswilltheydo?InthefuturerobotslikeRobonautarobotinventedbyNASAwillbedoingdangerousjobslikerepairingspacestations.Theywillalsobedoingmoreandmoreofthehouseholdworkforus.InJapanscientistsaredesigningrobotsthatwillentertainpeoplebydancingandplayingthepiano.Meanwhilepeoplewhoworryaboutthefuturearewonderingwhetherrobotswillbecomemonsters?Willpeoplethemselvesbecomeincreasinglylikerobots?Expertspredictthatmoreandmorepeoplewillbewearingmicro-computersconnectedtotheInternetinthefuturE.Peoplewillhavemicrochipsinvariouspartsoftheirbodywhichwillconnectthemtoawidevarietyofsmallmachines.Perhapsweshouldnotexaggerate夸大theimportanceoftechnologybutonemaywonderwhetherinyearstocomewewillstillbefallinginloveandwhetherwewillfeelpain.Whoknows?Kismetisdifferentfromtraditionalrobotsbecause______.A.itismadeintheMITUSAB.itisabletoexpressitsownfeelingsC.itisthefirstmodernrobotD.itisabletoshowhumanfeelingsPossiblyrobotswillbeableto______inabouttenyearsfromnow.A.thinklikehumanbeingsB.doallkindsofjobsforusC.imitatehumanfeelingsD.becomedangerousmonstersTheunderlinedwordonecanbebestreplacedby_____.A.someexpertsB.thewriterhimselfC.somescientistsD.peopleingeneralItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat_______.A.robotswilltaketheplaceofhumanbeingsinthefutureB.theimportanceoftechnologyhasbeenexaggeratedC.scientisthavedesigneddifferentkindsofrobotsD.robotsmightbeahelperoradanger.
DHavinganinterview面试doesn’tsoundlikeabigdealjustlikegettinggoodmarksincollegE.YousimplygoinandmeetsomeonetalkforawhileandthenleavE.NothingtostressovernottheendoftheworldbutI’veneverbeeninterviewedandIhavemyfirstonetomorrowformyjobinColumbiA.I’vespentalotoftimethinkingaboutitandhavedecidedthatitshouldn’tmatterallthatmuch.Itseemsthattheinterviewwouldonlymakeadifferenceifthecompanyisonthefenceaboutyouoriftheinterviewwasunpleasantandtheywalkawaythinkingthatyouaretoothentheofficersmightbeencouragedtothinkaboutyourrequestagain.Ontheotherhandifyouwereinthemaybepileagoodinterviewcouldpushyouontothelistofacceptedcandidates候选人.IknowIshouldn’tworry.AfteralltheyprobablyhavealreadymadeuptheirmindsaboutmE.MyessaywastosaytheleastuniquE.TheinterviewisatStarbucks.Whatdoesthatmean?Myfriendwhodidalotoftheseinterviewslastyearandwhowasacceptedtothecompanytheretoldmetowearjeansandanicesweater.Iwasgoingtogowithaskirt.Thefactthatit’satStarbuckshoweverismakingmethinkthatjeansmightbemoreproper.Andthenthere’stheotherproblemofknowingwhomyintervieweris.IdiscussedthiswithmymusicteacherwhosuggestedThey'llprobablybewearingsomething.Thatgoodideahadn’tcrossedmymindwhichjustgoestoshowthatmybrainhasstoppedtofunction.StressistakingovermylifE.TonightIwillpreparE.Iwillchoosewhattowearandwhatifanythingtobring.Iliketotalksothisshouldnotbeaproblem.HopefullywhenIgetthereI’llfindthatthisisactuallythepartoftheprocessI’mmostcomfortablewith.UntilthenI’llspendmytimepreparingandhoping.73.Beforetheinterviewtheauthorfeelsquite.A.luckyB.easyC.hopelessD.excited74.Theauthorwantstowearjeansmainlybecause.A.theinterviewerisfondofthemB.herfriendlikesthemverymuchC.hermusicteachersuggestsherdoingsoD.theyareproperatStarbucks75.Theauthorseemstofeelhercandobesttotheinterview.A.clothesB.degreeC.talkingabilityD.collegemarks76.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.A.MylearningtroubleB.A.goodcollegeC.AninterviewD.Stressoflife
Wealreadyhaveiris虹膜andfingerprintscanningbutnosescouldbeanevenbettermethodofidentificationsaysastudyfromtheUniversityofBathUK.Theresearchersscannednosesin3Dandcharacterizedthem.Theyfound6mainnosetypes:RomanGreekNubianhawksnubandturn-up.Sincetheyarehardtohidethestudysaysnoseswouldworkwellforidentification.TheresearcherssaynoseshavebeenoverlookedinthegrowingfieldofbiometricsstudiesintowaysofidentifyingdistinguishingcharactersofpeoplE.NosesareoutstandingfacialfeaturesandyettheiruseasabiometrichasbeenlargelyunexploredsaidtheUniversityofBath'sDrAdrianEvans.EarshavebeenlookedatindetaileyeshavebeenlookedatintermsofirisrecognitionbutthenosehasbeenignoreD.TheresearchersusedasystemcalledPhotoFacedevelopedbyresearchersattheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandinBristolforthe3Dscans.Severalmeasurementsbywhichnosescanberecognisedwereidentifiedandtheteamdevelopedrecognitionsoftwarebasedontheseparameters范围ThisinitialworkisnowhereasgoodasirisidentificationbutthenosehasprosandconssaidDrEvans.There'snomagicbiometricthatsolvesallyourproblems.Irisesareapowerfulbiometricbutcanbedifficulttogetaccuratelyandcanbeeasilycoveredbyeyelidsorglasses.PeoplecaneasilycoveruptheirearswiththeirhairforexamplE.Ofcourseyoucanhaveabrokennoseorwearafalsenoseorhaveplasticsurgerybuttohavenosesurgerytochangeyouridentityisfairlyobvious.Irisesareverygoodforrecognitionbutyoucanputindilationdropswhichchangetheiriscompletely.NotalltechniquesarereliablehesaiD.Theresearchisbasedonastudyof40nosesandthedatabasehasnowbeenexpandedto160forfurtherteststoseeifthesoftwarecanpickoutpeoplefromalargergroupanddistinguishbetweenrelatives.DrEvanshopesthemethodcanbeproventobeeffectiveonthislargersamplE.ThetechniquecertainlyshowspotentialperhapstobeusedincombinationwithotheridentificationmethodshesaiD.57.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthisarticle?Inanewspaperabouteducation.InanewspaperaboutscienceInanewspaperaboutsoftwareInanewspaperaboutdress-up58.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?DrAdrianEvansworksattheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandinBristolTheresearchersusedasystemcalledPhotoshopforthe3Dscans.Theresearchisbasedonastudyof160noses.TheresearchteamdevelopedtheirownrecognitionsoftwarE.59.Thewordoverlookedinthethirdparagraphpossiblymeans:A.well-studiedB.carefully-scannedC.wholly-recognizedD.carelessly-studied60.Wecaninferfromthelastthreeparagraphsthat_________.TheconsequenceofthemethodremainstobeseenDrEvansissurethatthemethodcanbeusedtopickoutunclesandnephews.Morenewsoftwareswillbedevelopedtodotheresearch.Thismethodcanstillbeusedifyournoseisbroken
Brandisoftenregardedasthecreationofwesternadvertisementindustry.HowevertheearliestbrandcouldbetracedbacktotheearlycivilizationinChinaandEgypt.Earthenware陶器madeinChinathousandsofyearsagohadsignsorsymbolsofpotterymakersanddomesticanimalsbrandedwithmarkscouldalsobeseenonwallpaintingsofancientEgypt.Thesemightbethefirstbrandinhistory.TimepassesandthesituationhaschangeD.NowadaysAmericanshaveCadillacJapanesehaveToyotaCermanshaveMercedes-Benzandtheyareallproudofthebigbrandstheyown.Chinesenationalbrandsarepaleincomparisontotheirglobalcounterparts.ItisarealitywhichwecannotdenyandhavetofacE.WiththeglobalizationofbrandsandtheinternationalizationofglobalcompetitionforeignbrandsaremakingconstanteffortsinattackingtheChinesemarket.UnderthecircumstancesthequestionthatwemustaskisHowcanChinesebrandsbereadyforthechallengeposedbyforeignbrands?ManyChineseenterprisesaresingle-mindedingettingtheattentionoftheinternationalmarketandgoingintometropolises大城市.Successfulthoughtheyseemtheyactill-advisedly.Weshouldbeawarethatitisthehomemarketespeciallytheruralmarketwithapopulationof900millionpeoplethatprovidestherealdevelopmentopportunityforChinesenationalbrands.ThatiswhymanypowerfulforeignbrandsaretryingwitheverypossiblemeanstodeveloptheChineseruralmarket.Qualityisthelifeofabrandandconsumersalwayschooseproductswithfirst-classquality.ThequalityofChineseproductsisveryunstablesothatitseriouslyaffectstheestablishmentofChinesebrands.Thereforeforthosenationalbrandsdeterminedtochallengeforeignbrandsthetoptaskistoimproveproductquality.Itmustbeclearlyunderstoodthatforaconsumerwhohasboughtaproductdefectsin1%ofyourproductsmean100%loss.Onlyifwecreateproductswithqualitybetterthanthatofforeignbrandscannationalbrandsbesuccessfulincompetition.Whatisthequestionthatwehavetoaskinfaceofforeignbrands?A.Howtorunacompanyinforeigncountries.B.Howtostayinharmonywiththeforeignbrands.C.HowtocatchupwiththeforeigncompanyinserviceandpricE.D.Howtocompeteagainsttheforeignbrands.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthoragreewith?A.QualityisthemostimportantelementforabranD.B.China’sinternationalmarketisfullyfevelopeD.C.China’sproductsarematchlessintheinternationalmarket.D.China’sgoodsarealwaysofbadquality.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MetropolitanareasarewhatmanyChineseenterprisesfocuson.B.PotterymadeinancientChinahadsignsorsymbolsofthemakers.C.ThetoptargetofforeignenterprisesinChinahasbeentheruralmarket.D.Chineseenterprisesshouldtrytogetintothehomemarket.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.There’snoneedforforeignbrandstomakeconstanteffortstocompetewithChinesebrands.B.AncientChineseandEgyptiansknewhowtomarkorsymbolizetheirworks.C.Chineseenterprisescanhardlybuildbigbrandspeopletrustduetoqualityproblems.D.Chinesebrandscanonlybesuccessfulindomesticmarket.
SomeEnglishwordsaremadeupofthesamepartandhavedifferentbeginningsanddifferentendingssuchasimportexportreportandtransport.AllthesewordsyoucanseehavethesameportwhichcomefromtheLatinwordmeaningtocarryortomovefromoneplacetoanother.Andaccordingtothebitatthebeginningwhichwecalltheprefixthemeaningchanges.Importmeanstocarryinortobringintoacountryexportexmeansoutofsothiswordmeanstocarryoutofthecountryremeansbacksothereportmeanstotellsomebodytobringbackinformationtosomebodytransporttransmeansacrossanditmeanstocarryacrossoneplacetoanother.Let'slookatthefollowingwords:supporterreporterimporterandexporter.YoucanseethatinthiscasethesewordsarenounswhicharemadeupoftheverbsplusasuffixthusmeaningapersonwhocompletestheverB.Sosupportermeanssomebodywhosupports.A.reporterissomebodywhoreports.Importerissomebodywhoimportsandexporterissomebodywhoexportsandsoon.Inthefirstsentencethewordpartmeans_______.A.differentbeginningsanddifferentendingsB.thesamepartthathasseveralmeaningsC.therootofthewordD.thesamerootthathasdifferentmeaningsByaddingaprefixorasuffixtoarootwecangetawordwhichhas_______.A.themeaningofaLatinwordB.adifferentmeaningC.themeaningofinoroutofD.alotofmeaningsWecangetanoun_______.A.justbyaddingertoverbsB.bychangingaprefixC.onlybyaddingertoarootD.byaddingasuffixtoaverbAccordingtothepassageifwetalkaboutamanofrefinementyoumayguessthathemustbe_______.A.amanhavinggoodmannersandeducationB.apersonwhoshouldbeeducatedC.somebodyhavingbadmannersD.apersonpunishedbysomebodyelse
China'slargestwaterdiversionprojectmaystartsupplyingwatertoShandongProvinceby2007andBeijingby2010anofficialconfirmedTuesday.TheworseningwatershortageinthetwoareascausedbydecadesofdroughtmaybealleviatedwithwaterfromthemightyYangtzeRiverintheSouthwhichwillbedivertedintotheparchedNorthhesaiD.Thewaterdiversionprojectconsistsofthree1300-kilometrecanalsthatwillcarrywaterfromtheYangtzealongtheeasternmiddleandwesternpartsofthecountry.ZhangJiyaodirectoroftheStateCouncil'sofficeinchargeoftheSouth-to-NorthProjecttoldanationalconferencethatgroundwillbebrokeninmoreplacesalongtwoofthelinesoftheambitiouswaterdiversionschemethelargestofitskindintheworlD.Beforenextyear'sfloodseasonconstructionoffournewsectionsalongthetwolineswillpushtheprojectfurtheralongthefasttrack.Thatwouldbringthetotalsectionsunderconstructionto13sinceconstructionstartedin2002withanestimatedinvestmentof124billionYuanaboutUS$15billion.Whenfinishedthetwowaterdiversioncanalswillbecapableoftransferring13.4billioncubicmetersofwaterayear.11.China'slargestwaterdiversionprojectisbeingconstructedto__________.A.supplywatertoShandongProvincE.B.removetheworseningwatershortageinBeijing.C.alleviatetheshortageofwaterintheNorth.D.breakgroundinmoreplaces.12.Fromthewholepassagewecaninferthat__________.A.thewaterdiversionprojectisthebiggestinChinabutnotintheworlD.B.thewaterdiversionprojectisthelargestbothinChinaandintheworlD.C.theprojectwillcost124billiondollars.D.theprojectwillbefinishedby2010.13.Whenfinished________.A.theprojectwillsolvethewaterproblemonceandforall.B.theprojectwillsupply13.4billioncubicmetersofwaterayear.C.theshortageofwaterintheNorthwillbealleviateD.D.thedroughtinBeijingandShandongprovincewilldisappear.14.Accordingtothepassagewhichoneistrue?A.TheshortageofwaterintheNorthisonlybecausetherearetoomanypeoplE.B.Thewholeprojectwillbecompletedbytheyear2010.C.Thetotalsectionsunderconstructionwillbe13tillthewholeprojectisfinisheD.D.Thewholewaterdiversionprojectismadeupofthreecanals.
Earthquake!Thewordflashedinmybrain.A.roaringsoundfilledmyears.Itriedtoslidebeneathmydesk.Thedeskdidawildtapdanceslippingandslidingtowardsthecentreoftheroom.Itwistedmybodyandgrabbedatthewindowsillbehindmesomehowkickingfreeofmydancingchair.ItriedtostanD.Mylegsskatedawayasifonabuckingescalator.Myfingersshookgraspedandheldthewindowsilltightly.Somewherethroughtheroarsoundedtheterrifiedscreamofsomewoundedanimal.IlookedbehindmeandtriedtosteadymygazeontheotherkidsbutthescenewasadizzynightmarE.Someoftheclasswassittinginthemiddleoftheroomsurroundedbychairsanddesks.Onegirlwasscreaming.A.boywastryingtoclawhiswayacrossthefloortothedoorinacrazyoverarmcrawl.Mygripfrozemetothewindowsill.IcriedaloudI’mgoingtodiE.I’mgoingtodiE.SavemeI’mnotreadytodieI’mnotready!Ihunchedforwardonmykneesandpressedmyfaceagainstmyclenchedfingers.Ilookedatthebacksofmyfingersandstupidlynoticedthefragilepalehairsgrowingoutofthepores.Thefingerswouldsoonceasetoexist.Somehowtheimpendinghorrorofmydeathwastooterribletoevencryabout.SuddenlyIbecameawarethattherockinghadceaseD.PerhapsIwasn’tgoingtodiE.72.Theroaringsoundwasmadeby______.A.awoundedanimalB.peoplescreamingC.childrenrunningD.anearthquake73.Whenthenarratorclencheshisfingersheis______A.afraidB.angryC.injuredD.impatient74.PararaphTwodescribesthe_______.A.injuriessufferedbythenarratorB.effectsofabadnightmareC.disorderintheclassroomD.narrator’sfearofdeath75.Attheendofthepassagethereisafellingof______.A.panicB.hopeC.sorrowD.excitement
Myfather’sreactiontothebankbuildingat43rdStreetandFifthAvenueinNewYorkcitywasimmediateanddefinite:Youwon’tcatchmeputtingmymoneyinthere!hedeclaredNotinthatglassbox!OfcoursemyfatherisagentlemanoftheoldschoolamemberofthegenerationtowhomagooddealofmodernarchitectureisupsettingbutIamconvincedthathisnegativeresponsewasnotsomuchtothearchitectureastoaviolationofhisconceptofthenatureofmoney.Inhisgenerationmoneywasthoughtofasarealcommodity实物thatcouldbecarriedorstolen.ConsequentlytoattractthecustomofasensiblemanabankhadtohaveheavywallsbarredwindowsandbronzedoorstoaffirmthefacthoweveruntruethatmoneywouldbesafeinsidE.Ifabuilding’sdesignmadeitappearimpenetrable难以渗透的theinstitutionwasnecessarilyreliableandthemeaningoftheheavywallasanarchitecturesymbolreflectedpeople’sprevailingattitudetowardmoney.ButtheattitudetowardmoneyhasofcoursechangeD.Exceptingpocketmoneycashofanykindisnowrarelyused;moneyasatangiblecommodityhaslargelybeenreplacedbycredit.A.deficit赤字economyaccompaniedbyhugeexpansionhasledustothinkofmoneyasproductofthecreativeimagination.Thebankernolongeroffersusasafe:heoffersusaserviceinwhichthemostvaluableelementisthecreativityfortheinventionoflargenumbers.Itisinnowaysurprisinginviewofthischangeinattitudethatwearewitnessingthedisappearanceoftheheavy-walledbank.Justastheolderbankemphasizeditsstrengththisbankbyitsarchitectureboastsofimaginativepowers.Fromthispointofviewitishardtosaywherearchitectureendsandhumanassertion人们的说法begins.36.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.A.moneyisnotasvaluableasitwasinthepastB.changeshavetakenplaceinboththeappearanceandtheconceptofbanksC.thearchitecturalstyleoftheolderbankissuperiortothatofthemodernbankD.prejudicemakestheoldergenerationthinkthatthemodernbankisunreliable37.Howdotheoldergenerationandtheyoungeronethinkaboutmoneyrespectively?A.Theformerthinksmoreofmoneythanthelatter.B.Theyoungergenerationvaluesmoneymorethantheoldergeneration.C.Bothgenerationsrelyontheimaginativepowerofbankerstomakemoney.D.Totheformermoneyisarealcommoditybuttothelatterbeameanstoproducemoremoney.38.ThewordstangiblecommodityLine2ParA.4refertosomething______.A.thatcanbereplaceableB.thatisusableC.thatcanbetouchedD.thatcanbereproduced39.Accordingtothispassageamodernbankershouldbe_______.A.ambitiousandfriendlyB.reliableandpowerfulC.sensibleandimpenetrableD.imaginativeandcreative40.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sattitudetowardsthenewtrendinbankingis_______.A.cautiousB.regretfulC.positiveD.hostile
EChildrenstartoutasnaturalscientistseagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there’snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren’scuriosity好奇.Firstlylistentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedachlassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajoB.Thechildrenaskedmetextbookquestionsaboutschoolingsalary薪水andwhetherIlikedmyjoB.WhenIfinishedansweringwesatfacingoneanotherinsilencE.FinallyIsaidnowthatwe’vefinishedwithyourlistsdoyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?AfteralongpauseaboyraisedhishandHaveyoueverseenagrasshopper蚱蜢eat?WhenItryeatingleaveslikethatIgetastomachachE.Why?Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.Secondlygivethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthatafteraskingaquestiondultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswernotimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheirwaittimetothreesecondsormorechildrengivemorelogical符合逻辑的completeandcreativeanswers.ThirdlywatchyourlanguagE.Onceyouhaveachildinvolvedinasciencediscussiondon’tjumpinwithThat’srightorVerygood.Thesewordsworkwellwhenitcomestoencouraginggoodbehavior行为.Butintalkingaboutsciencequickpraisecansignalthatdiscussionisover.InsteadkeepthingsgoingbysayingThat’sinterestingorI’dneverthoughtofitthatwaybeforeorcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.NeverpushachildtoThink.Itdoesn’tmakesensechildrenarealwaysthinkingwithoutyourtellingthemto.What’smorethiscanturnaconversationintoaperformancE.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwantinasfewwordsaspossiblesothathewillbeasmallertarget目标foryourdisagreement.Lastlyshow;don’ttell.Real-lifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonchildrencanlearnfromabookoratelevisionprogram.Letchildrenlookattheirfingertipsthroughamagnifyingglass放大镜andthey’llunderstandwhyyouwantthemtowashbeforedinner.Ratherthansayingthatwaterevaporates蒸发setapotofwatertoboilandletthemwatchthewaterleveldrop.57.Accordingtothepassagechildrenarenaturalscientistsandtoraisetheirinterestthemostimportantthingforadultstodois________.A.toletthemseetheworldaroundB.tosharethechildren’scuriosityC.toexplaindifficultphrasesaboutscienceD.tosupplythechildrenwithlabequipment58.Inthelastsenteceofthefirstparagraphthewordlistscouldbestbereplacedby________.A.anyquestionsB.anyproblemsC.questionsfromtextbooksD.anynumberofquestions59.Accordingtothepassagechildrencananswerquestionsinamorelogicalcompleteandcreativewayifadults________.A.askthemtoanswerquicklyB.waitforoneortwosecondsafteraquestionC.tellthemtoanswerthenextdayD.waitatleastforthreesecondsafteraquestion60.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingtechniquesforadultstosharewiththeirchildren’scuriosityexceptthatadultsshould________.A.telltheirchildrenstoriesinsteadofreciting背诵factsB.offertheirchildrenchancestoseethingsforthemselvesC.bepatientenoughwhentheirchildrenanswerquestionsD.encouragetheirchildrentoaskquestionsoftheirown
●ThefirstdoublehandtransplantpatientintheUShasleftahospitalaftermedicineclearedupsmallredspotsonhisskinthatsignaledhemightberejectinghisnewhands.JeffKepnera58-year-oldformerchiefcookinarestaurantlosthishandsandfeetadecadeagotoabacteriainfection.Thedonorwasa23-year-oldman.●AsecondmajorstorminlessthanaweekwasblowingyesterdaytowardtheWashingtonareawherefederalgovernmentofficeswereclosedforaseconddayandworkersstruggledtorestorepowerknockedoutbyaweekendheavysnowstorm.Thestormcouldleaveasmuchas20inches50centimetersofnewsnowinWashingtonandnearlyasmuchnearPhiladelphia–aNortheasttravel-hubbytonight.●BritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrownwillgiveevidencetoapublicinquiryintotheIraqWarinearlyMarchofficialsfortheinquirysaidyesterday.Brown’sappearancejustweeksbeforeanelectionexpectedinMaycouldhittherulingLabourPatry’sattemptstocatchupinthepolls民意调查behindtheoppositionpartyConservatives.BrownwhowillbequestionedabouthistimeasprimeministerwillbeawitnessinthehighestpositionattheinquirysinceformerPrimeMinisterTonyBlair’sappearancelastmonth.●TheheadoftheUNagencyaidingPalestinerefugees难民iswarningafundingshortfallandappealingforanother$100million.FilippoGrandisaysthemoneyisnecessaryforeducationhealthandsocialservicesfor4.7millionPalestinianrefugeesscatteredacrossJordanSyriaLebanontheWestBankandtheGazaStrip.Theagency’s2010budgetis$620millionanditexpectsashortfallof$140million.Theagencysays$100millionisnecessaryforbasicservices.64.Thepassageismostprobablyadaptedfrom.A.newitemsinanewspaperB.descriptionsoftheworldsituationC.discussionsonforeignaffairsD.statementsofagovernmentreport65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.themanlosthishandsforanunknownreasonB.theresultofthetransplantoperationseemssatisfyingC.anotherstormwillhitWashingtonareainlessthanaweekD.theelectricitysupplywascutoffinPhiladelphiaaweekago66.AccordingtothepassageGordonBrown.A.istheleaderoftherulingLabourPartyinBritainB.willsendarmytotheIraqWarinMarchthisyearC.willcompetewithformerPrimeMinisterTonyBlairD.isnowgainingmoresupportfromvotersthanothers67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefourthnews?A.$100millionshouldbeneededforthesurvivaloftherefugees.B.Atleast$100millionistoberaisedforPalestinianrefugees.C.TherefugeesmentionedinthepassageareintheMiddleAfricA.D.ItisatoughjobfortheUNagencytogetmoneyfortherefugees.
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