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DearallPleasereadProfessorHume'semailabouthisnextlectureonRosaParks.SusanMillerSecretary＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊DearSusanPleaseforwardthismessagetostudentsofmyhistoryclass.BesidesthelifestoryofRosaParksinthetextbookthestudentsarealsorequiredtoreadthepassagebelowandsomerelatedstoriesthatcanbeborrowedfromtheschoollibrary.TedHumeTheearlyexperiencesofRosaParks1913-2005longknownasthemotherofthecivilrightsmovementwerenotdifferentfromthoseofmanyAfrican-AmericansatthattimE.TheblackwomanhoweverturnedthecourseofAmericanhistoryinDecember1955whensherefusedtogiveupherseatonabustoawhiteman.BysittingdownremarkedJohnLewisshewasstandingupforallAmericans.AmongthenumerousawardsParksreceivedinherlifewerethePresidentialMedalofFreedom1996andtheCongressionalGoldMedal1999.ParksdiedonOct.242005.AtSt.PaulA.M.E.ChurchinMontgomeryalargecrowdincludingSecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRicecelebratedherlifE.RicesaidsheandotherswhogrewupwhenthepoliticalactivitiesofParksheldpublicattentionmightnothaverealizedherimpact影响ontheirlivesbutIcanhonestlysaythatwithoutMrs.ParksIprobablywouldnotbestandinghereasSecretaryofStatE.Afterhercasket灵柩wasplacedattheCapitolU.S.PresidentBushmembersofCongressandordinaryAmericanspaidtheirrespects.InAmericanhistoryParksisthefirstwomantolieinstateattheCapitolaveryhighregardusuallyreservedforPresidentsoftheUnitedStates.1.WhatisthemainpurposeofSusan’semail?A.TomakearrangementsforProfessorHume'sclass.B.TointroducetothestudentsRosaParks.C.TohelpthestudentsorganizealecturE.D.ToanswerProfessorHume'slastemail.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordforwardmean?A.Explain.B.SenD.C.TakE.D.ReaD.3.ThepoliticalimpactofRosaParksliesinthefactthatshe.A.helpedCondoleezzaRiceachievepoliticalsuccessB.joinedthecivilrightsmovementatayoungageC.maderacialequalityacommonvalueinAmericansocietyD.setagoodexampleinherearlylifeforotherblackAmericans4.HowwasRosaParkstreatedafterherdeath?A.Shewasnamedmotherofthecivilrightsmovement.B.ShewasreceivedbyPresidentBushattheCapitol.C.ShewasgiventhePresidentialMedalofFreedom.D.ShewashonoredtolieinstateattheCapitol.
WhenIwasakidmybrotherdroppedthebomb:NoSantaClausFatherChristmas!IfledtoGrandmabecauseIknewshewould1methetruth.Itoldhereverything.No!shesaiD.Ridiculous荒唐的可笑的！Don’t2it.20070407AfterdinnerwewenttoGeneralStorE.Grandmahandedmeten3.Takeitandbuysomethingforwhoeverneedsit.I’llwaitinthe4.I’doftengoneshoppingwithMotherbutneverhadIshopped5.FormomentsIstoodthereconfused6whattodowithit.IthoughtofeverybodyIknew.7IthoughtofBobbieDecker.Hismotheralwayswroteanotetellingtheteacherthathehadacough.WeallknewthatBobbiewouldhavenocough8hehadathickercoat.SoIdecidedtobuyBobbieonE.Isthisapresentfor9?thesalesladyaskedmekindly.I10shyly.ShesmiledhandedittomeandwishedmeamerryChristmas.ThenGrandmahelpedmewrapthecoatinSantaClaus11andribbonsandwriteToBobbieFromSantaClausonit.Thenshe12meovertoBobbie’shousE.GrandmaparkeddownthestreetfromBobbie’shousE.We13noiselesslyandhidinthe14byhisfrontwalk.AllrightSantaClausshe15getgoing.Irushedoutthrewthepresentdownathisfrontdoor16hisdoorbellandflewbacktothesafety.Togetherwe17breathlesslyinthedarknessforthefrontdoortoopen.FortyyearsIhaven’tforgottenthose18Ispentshivering颤抖inBobbie’sbushes.ThatnightIrealizedthatthestoriesaboutSantaClausewerereallyridiculous.SantaClauswasalive19wewereonhis20.1.A.tellB.teachC.takeD.advise2.A.trustB.believeC.understandD.consider3.A.bagsB.keysC.coatsD.dollars4.A.homeB.storeC.carD.bus5.A.separatelyB.apartC.singlyD.alone6.A.wonderingB.worryingC.expectingD.looking7.A.LuckilyB.SurprisinglyC.SuddenlyD.Firstly8.A.unlessB.sinceC.asD.if9.A.anyoneB.someoneC.othersD.another10.A.noddedB.smiledC.repliedD.denied11.A.giftB.nameC.paperD.needle12.A.sentB.droveC.walkedD.guided13.A.stoleB.struggledC.steppedD.searched14.A.carsB.buildingsC.stairsD.bushes15.A.sighedB.whisperedC.calledD.shouted16.A.knockedB.pushedC.poundedD.switched17.A.rushedB.laughedC.pausedD.waited18.A.nightsB.feelingsC.momentsD.bills19.A.andB.butC.thenD.therefore20.A.sideB.teamC.partD.staff
Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?A.teacher?A.doctor?Howaboutanice-creamtaster?Yestherereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteice-cream.JustaskJohnHarrisonanOfficialTasteTesterforthepast21years.Testinghelpsmanufacturerstobesureofaproduct’squality.DuringhiscareerHarrisonhasbeenresponsibleforapprovinglargequantitiesofthesweeticecream—aswellasfordevelopingover75flavors味道.Somepeoplethinkthatitwouldbeeasytodothisjobafterallyoujusthavetolikeicecreamright?No—there’smoretothejobthanthatsaysHarrisonwhohasadegreeinchemistry.Hepointsoutthatadairyorfood-sciencedegreewouldbeveryusefultosomeonewantingacareerinthiscoolfielD.InatypicalmorningonthejobHarrisontastesandassesses60ice-creamsamples.Heletstheicecreamwarmuptoabout12℉.HarrisonexplainsYougetmoreflavorfromwarmericecreamwhichiswhysomekidsliketostiritcreatingice-creamsoup.WhiletheicecreamwarmsupHarrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneonitsappearancE.Tastingbeginswiththeeyesheexplains.HecheckstoseeiftheicecreamisattractiveandaskshimselfDoestheproducthavethecolorexpectedfromthatflavor?Nextit’stimetotaste!ContinuingtothinkupnewideastryoutnewflavorsandtestsamplesfromsomanykindsoficecreameachdaykeepsHarrisonbusybuthappy—workingatonecooljoB.1.WhatisJohnHarrison’sjob?A.Anofficial.B.Anice-creamtaster.C.A.chemist.D.Anice-creammanufacturer.2.AccordingtoJohnHarrisontobequalifiedinthecoolfielditishelpfulto______.A.keepadiaryofworkB.haveadegreeinrelatedsubjectsC.havenewideaseverydayD.findoutnewflavorseachday3.WhatdoesHarrisondofirstwhentestingicecream?A.Hestirstheicecream.B.Heexaminesthecoloroftheicecream.C.Hetastestheflavoroftheicecream.D.Heletstheicecreamwarmup.4.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.TastingwithEyesB.FlavorsofIceCreamC.JohnHarrison’sLifeD.OneCoolJob
12EastPointRoadFannieBayNearDarwinAustralia25October2006DearEmilyHowareyou?Thingsarenottoobadformeatthemoment.IstillhavethecoughthatDrMaclarenisn’tinterestedinandmybackhurtswhenIsittoolong.Thelegproblemismuchbetterthough.OurbigexcitementherrecentlywasvisitorsformEnglanD.A.ratherprettyyounggirlcametothehomewithnowarningandsaidshewasmygreatniecE.Allthenursesmadeabigfuss大惊小怪ofherandwantedtoknowwhoshewas.SheisacharminggirlcalledCarolwhoistravelingaroundtheNorthernTerritorywithafriendalsoagirlthankheavens.Theyhadcomeintherainyseasonandherfriendkeptcomplainingthatitwasraining.Sillygirl.HernameisSelinawhichisasillynametoo.CarolandSelinadidallthethingstouristsdoherE.TheywenttoKukuduNationalParkandTimTimFallsandtookthewonderfulphotos.CarolwasquiteinterestedinmystoriesaboutDarwinintheolddays.IlivedthroughthebombinginWorldWarⅡyouknow.IknowyouLondonersthinkLondonwastheonlyplacethatwasbombedbutitwasn’t.AndInearlydiedwhenthewindstormhitatChristmasinthe1970s.ItoldCarolallaboutthat.Oneoftheladieswholiveherehadsomephotosofthattoo.ThatwasnicebutonewomanMrsApthorpewouldn’tleaveusalonewhenCarolwasherE.Wedon’tgetmanyyoungpeoplehereIknowbutCarolhadcometoseemenotMrsApthorpE.WellImuststopnow.It’stimeformyafternoonmedicineandthenImusthavenap.Ihopeyouarekeepingwell.LoveMabelGreen1.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMabelGreen?A.Shelikestraveling.B.Sheisinpoorhealth.C.Sheisinherforties.D.Shedoesn’tlikeyoungpeoplE.2.WhatdoesMabelGreencareabout?A.Thenurses.B.Thetwovisitors.C.Herhealthandhermemories.D.TourismintheNorthernTerritory.3.WheredoyouthinkMabelGreenlives?A.InherownhomE.B.AtahospitalofLondon.C.InahousewithMrsApthorpE.D.InanursinghomeforoldpeoplE.4.WhomdoesMabelGreendislike?A.OnlySelinA.B.DrMaclarenandMrsApthorpE.C.DrMaclarenMrsApthorpeandSelinA.D.DrMacharenMrsApthorpeEmilyandSelinA.
ManyofthemostdamagingtypesofweatherbeginquicklystrikesuddenlyanddisappearrapidlydestroyingsmallareaswhileleavingneighboringareasuntoucheD.Sucheventasatornado龙卷风struckthenortheasternpartofEdmontonAlbertainJuly1987.Totaldamagesfromthetornadowentbeyond$250millionthehighesteverforanyCanadianstorm.Traditionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherehavelimitedvalueinpredictingshort-livedlocalstormsliketheEdmontontornadobecausetheavailableweatherdata数据aregenerallynotdetailed详细enoughtoallowcomputerstostudycarefullytheslightatmosphericchangesthatcomebeforethesestorm.Inmostnationsforexampleweather—balloonobservationsaretakenjustonceeverytwelvehoursatplacesseparatedbyhundredsofmiles.Withsuchlimiteddatatraditionalforecastingmodelsdoamuchbetterjobpredictinggeneralweatherconditionsoverlargeareasthantheydoforecastingspecificlocalevents.Untilrecentlytheobservationintensivemethodneededforexactveryshort—rangeforecastsorNowcastswasnotpossiblE.ThecostofequippingandoperatingmanythousandsoftraditionalweatherstationswasextremelyhighandthedifficultiesconcernedinrapidlycollectingandprocessingtheweatherdatafromsuchanetworkwerehardtoovercomE.Fortunatelyscientificandtechnologicaladvanceshaveovercomemostoftheseproblems.Radar雷达systemsandsatellitesareallabletomakedetailednearlycontinuousobservationsoverlargeareasatalowercost.Communicationsatellitescansendoutdataaroundtheworldcheaplyandimmediatelyandmoderncomputerscanquicklycollectandanalyzethislargeamountofweatherinformation.Meteorologists气象学者andcomputerscientistsnowworktogethertodesigncomputerprogramsandvideoequipmentabletochangeweatherdataintowordsandgraphicdisplays图解thatforecasterscanunderstandeasilyandquickly.Asmeteorologistshavebegunusingthesenewtechnologiesinweatherforecastingofficesnowcastingisbecomingareality.1.Whycan’ttraditionalcomputermodelspredictshort-livedlocalstorms?A.Theweatherdatapeoplecollectareoftenwrong.B.DetailedweatherdatainsomesmallareasarenotavailablE.C.Thecomputersarenotadvancedenoughtopredictthem.D.Thecomputersarenotusedtoforecastspecificlocalevents.2.ThewordNowcastinParagraph3means.A.anetworktocollectstormdataB.awayofcollectingweatherdataC.amoreadvancedsystemofweatherobservationD.aforecastwhichcanpredictweatherinthesmallareA.3.WhatcanmakeNowcastsarealityaccordingtothepassage?A.Scientificandtechnologicaladvances.B.Advancedcomputerprograms.C.ComputerscientistsD.Meteorologists4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.TheadvantagesofNowcastsB.AtornadoinEdmontonAlbertA.C.Thedifficultyinpredictingtornados.D.Agreatdevelopmentinweatherforecast.
TheverywealthyEnglishBaronFitzgeraldhadonlyonechildasonwhounderstandablywastheappleofhiseyE.Hiswifediedwhenthechildwasinhisearlyteens.SoFitzgeralddevotedhimselftofatheringthekiD.Unfortunatelythesondiedinhislateteens.MeanwhileFitzgerald'swealthgreatlyincreaseD.Hespentalotonartworksofthemasters.LaterFitzgeraldhimselfbecameseriouslyill.Beforehisdeathhehadcarefullypreparedhiswillastohowhiswealthwouldbesettled-tosellhisentirecollectionatanauction拍卖.Becauseofthelargequantityandhighqualityofhiscollectionahugecrowdofpossiblebuyersgatheredfortheauction.Manyofthemweremuseumdirectorsandprivatecollectorseagertobid出价.BeforetheauctiontheartworkswereshownamongwhichwasapaintingofFitzgerald'ssonbyanunknownartist.Becauseofitspoorqualityitreceivedlittleattention.Whenitwastimefortheauctiontheauctioneergaveled敲槌thecrowdtoattention.FirstthelawyerreadfromFitzgerald'swillthatthefirstartworktobeauctionedwasthepaintingofhisson.Thepoor-qualitypaintingdidn'treceiveanybidders...exceptone-theoldservantwhohadservedthesonandlovedhimandwhoforemotionalreasonsofferedtheonlybiD.AssoonastheservantboughtthepaintingforlessthanoneEnglishpoundtheauctioneerstoppedthebiddingandaskedthelawyertoreadagainfromthewill.Thecrowdbecamequietandthelawyerreadfromthewill:Whoeverbuysthepaintingofmysongetsallmycollection.Thentheauctionwasover.1.TheEnglishBaronFitzgeraldwas__________.A.amuseumdirectorB.amasterofartC.anartcollectorD.anartdealer2.WhydidtheoldservantbidforthepaintingofFitzgerald'sson?A.Hewasdevotedtothefamily.B.Hesawthatnoonebidforit.C.Heknewthecontentofthewill.D.Hefounditcheapforhimtobuy.3.Fitzgerald'swillshowed__________.A.hisdesiretofoolthebiddersB.hisinvaluableloveforhissonC.hissadnessatthedeathofhissonD.hisregretofhavingnochildrentotakeoverhiswealth
Teensdon’tunderstandthebigfuss小题大做.Asthefirstgenerationtogrowupinawiredworldtheyhardlyknowatimewhencomputersweren’taroundandtheyeagerlycatchthechancetospendhoursonlinechattingwithfriendsSowhat?Butresearchersnationwideareincreasinglyworriedthatteensarebecomingisolated孤寂lessskillfulatperson-to-personrelationshipsandperhapsnumb麻木tothecheatingsthataresomuchapartofthee-mailworlD.Andateen’ssenseofselfandvaluesmaybechangedinaworldwherepersonalconnectionscanbelimitlesssaidsherryTurklE.AnotherresearcherRobertKrautsaidhe’sworriedabouttheopportunitycosts机会成本ofsomuchonlinetimeforyouths.Hefoundthatteenswhousedcomputersevenjustafewhoursaweekshowedincreasedsignsoflonelinessandsocialisolation.Chattingonlinemaybebetterthanwatchingtelevisionbutit’sworsethanhangingout闲逛withrealfriendshesaiD.Today’steenshoweverdon’tseeanythingstrangeinthefactthatthecomputertakesupacentralplaceintheirsociallivesSchoolisbusyandfullofpressures.There’salmostnotimetojusthangout.saidParkerRice17.TalkingonlineisjustcatchuptimE.Teenssaytheyfeelgoodaboutwhattheysayonlineortakingthetimetothinkaboutareply.Someteensadmitthataskingsomeoneforadateorbreakingupcanbeeasierinmessageformthoughtheydon’twanttodoso.Buttheyinsistthere’snoharm.1.Theresearchersarguethat.A.teensmaydevelopadifferentsenseofvaluesB.nothingiswrongwithteens’chattingonlineC.teenscanmanagetheirsocialconnectionsD.spendinghoursonlinedoesmuchgoodtoteens2.Thetextmainlydealswith.A.usecomputersproperlyB.improvetheirschoolworkC.developaninterestinsocialskillsD.reducetheirmentalpressures3.Thetextmainlydealswith.A.teens’pleasantonlineexperienceB.teens’computerskillsandschoolworkC.theeffectsofthecomputerworldonteensD.differentopinionsonteens’chattingonline4.Thepurposeofthetextisto.A.describecomputerresearchresultsB.drawattentiontoteens’computerhabitsC.suggestwaystodealwithproblemteensD.discussproblemsteenshaveatschool
Ibeganworkinginjournalism新闻工作whenIwaseight.Itwasmymother’sideA.ShewantedmetomakesomethingofmyselfanddecidedIhadbetterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceofkeepingupwiththecompetition.WithmyloadofmagazinesIheadedtowardBellevilleAvenuE.ThecrowdsweretherE.ThereweretwogasstationsonthecornerofBellevilleandUnion.ForseveralhoursImademyselfhighlyvisiblemakingsureeveryonecouldseemeandtheheavyblacklettersonthebagthatsaidTHESATURDAYEVENINGPOST.WhenitwassuppertimeIwalkedbackhomE.Howmanydidyousellmyboy?mymotheraskeD.NonE.Wheredidyougo?ThecornerofBellevilleandUnionAvenues.Whatdidyoudo?StoodonthecornerwaitingforsomebodytobuyaSaturdayEveningPost.Youjuststoodthere?Didn’tsellasingleonE.MyGodRussell!UncleAllenputinWellI’vedecidedtotakethePost.Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickel五分镍币.ItwasthefirstnickelIearneD.Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbellsaddressadultswithself-confidence自信andpersuadethembysayingthatnoonenomatterhowpoorcouldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehomE.OnedayItoldmymotherI’dchangedmyminD.Ididn’twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethissherepliedyou’llbecomeagood-for-nothing.SheinsistedthatassoonasschoolwasoverIshouldstartringingdoorbellssellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidnoshewouldscoldmE.MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymotherdissatisfiedwithmyfather’splainworkman’slifedeterminedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeoplE.Butneverdidsheexpectthatfortyyearslatersuchasuccessfuljournalistasmewouldgobacktoherhusband’speoplefortruelifeandlovE.1.Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?A.HewantedtobefamousinthefuturE.B.Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.C.Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D.ThecompetitionforthejobwasfiercE.2.Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismotherwelearnthatthemotherwas_______.A.excitedB.interestedC.ashamedD.disappointed3.Whatdidthemotherdowhentheboywantedtogiveup?A.SheforcedhimtocontinuE.B.Shepunishedhim.C.Shegavehimsomemoney.D.Shechangedherplan.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasethisbattlelastparagraphreferto?A.Thewarbetweentheboy’sparents.B.Thearguingbetweentheboyandhismother.C.Thequarrelbetweentheboyandhiscustomers.D.Thefightbetweentheboyandhisfather.5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theearlylifeofajournalist.B.Theearlysuccessofajournalist.C.Thehappychildhoodofthewriter.D.Theimportantroleofthewriterinhisfamily.
Throughoutthehistoryoftheartsthenatureofcreativityhasremainedconstanttoartists.Nomatterwhatobjectstheyselectartistsaretobringforthnewforcesandformsthatcausechange-tofindpoetrywherenoonehaseverseenorexperienceditbeforE.Landscape风景isanotherunchangingelementofart.Itcanbefoundfromancienttimesthroughthe17th-centuryDutchpainterstothe19th-centuryromanticistsandimpressionists.Inthe1970sAlfredLeslieoneofthenewAmericanrealistscontinuedthispracticE.LesliesoughtoutthesameplacewhereThomasColearomanticisthadproducedpaintingsofthesamesceneacenturyandahalfbeforE.UnlikeColewhoinsistsonafeelingoflonelinessandtheideaoffindingpeaceinnatureLesliepaintswhatheactuallysees.InhispaintingsthereisnoparticularchangeinemotionandheincludesordinarythingslikethehighwayinthebackgrounD.Healsotakesadvantageofthelatestdevelopmentsofcolorphotography摄影术tohelpboththeeyeandthememorywhenheimproveshispaintingbackinhisworkroom.Besidesallartbegstheage-oldquestion:Whatisreal?Eachgenerationofartistshasshowntheirunderstandingofrealityinoneformoranother.TheimpressionistssawrealityinbriefemotionaleffectstherealistsineverydaysubjectsandinforestscenesandtheCro-Magnoncavepeopleintheirnaturalisticdrawingsoftheanimalsintheancientforests.Tosumupunderstandingrealityisanecessarystruggleforartistsofallperiods.Overthousandsofyearsthefunctionoftheartshasremainedrelativelyconstant.PastorpresentEasternorWesterntheartsareabasicpartofourimmediateexperiencE.Manyanddifferentarethefacesofartandtogethertheyexpressthebasicneedandhopeofhumanbeings.1.Theunderlinedwordpoetrymostprobablymeans__________.A.anobjectforartisticcreationB.acollectionofpoemsC.anunusualqualityD.anaturalscene2.Leslie'spaintingsareextraordinarybecause.A.theyarecloseinstyletoworksinancienttimesB.theylooklikeworksby19th-centurypaintersC.theydrawattentiontocommonthingsinlifeD.theydependheavilyoncolorphotography3.Whatistheauthor'sopinionofartisticreality?A.Itwillnotbefoundinfutureworksofart.B.Itdoesnothavealong-lastingstandarD.C.Itisexpressedinafixedartisticform.D.Itislackinginmodernworksofart.4.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestabouttheartsinthelastparagraph?A.Theyexpresspeople'scuriosityaboutthepast.B.TheymakepeopleinterestedineverydayexperiencE.C.Theyareconsideredimportantforvarietyinform.D.Theyareregardedasamirrorofthehumansituation.5.Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.Historyofthearts.B.Basicquestionsofthearts.C.Newdevelopmentsinthearts.D.Useofmoderntechnologyinthearts.
DOASYOUWOULDDONEBYWhydosomepeoplehavemanyfriendswhileothersdonot?Youmayevenimaginethatthisabilitywassomethingtheywerebornwithbecauseitseemssoeffortlesstothem.Howeveritisnotso.Let’slookattwopsychologicalexperimentswhichwillgiveyouthekeytohappyinterpersonalrelations.135ThefistexperimentiscalledtheHawthorneeffectafterHawthorneIllinoiswheretheexperimenttookplacE.A.groupofpsychologistsexaminedtheworkpatternsoftwogroupsofworkersintheWesternElectricCompany.Beforetheexperimentthemanagementtalkedtobothgroupsofworkersandexplainedthattheywantedtofindthebestworkingenvironmentforthem.ThepsychologistschangedtheworkingconditionsforonegrouptwicebutlefttheothergroupalonE.Theyweresurprisedtofindthatproductivityincreaseonbothoccasionsandinbothgroups.Theyconcludedthattheincreaseinproductivitycamefromtheattentiongiventotheworkersbythemanagement.Ithadincreasedtheirmotivation积极性andsotheyhadworkedharder.Inotherwordsifyoutakeaninterestinotherstheywillwanttopleaseyouandyouwillhavegoodrelationswiththem.Thesecondexperimentshowswhathappenstopersonalrelationsifyouarerudetoorignoreothers.AfterMartinLutherKingJrwaskilledinthe1960sateacherJaneElliottlivinginanall–whitetowndecidedtohelpherclassofyoungchildrenunderstandwhytheCivilRightsMovementhadbeennecessaryinAmericA.Shedividedtheclassintotwogroups:onewithblueeyesandtheotherwithbrowneyes.OthereyecolourssuchashazelorgreenwereexcludedfromhisexercisE.Thenshetoldtheclassthatbrown–eyedpeoplewereclevererthanblue–eyedonesbecauseofanagent化学作用forbrowncolourfoundintheirblooD.Blue–eyedpeoplewerestupidlazyandnottobetrusteD.JaneElliottdidnotneedtosayanymorE.Thebrown–eyedstudentsquicklygotusedtotheirnewroleastheleadersoftheclass.Theblue–eyedstudentsbecamequietandwithdrawn.Thenshediscoveredsomethingveryinteresting.Fourpoorbrown–eyedreadersbegantoreadfluentlyinawaytheyhadneverdonebeforE.JaneElliotthadshownthatthewaypeoplearetreatedaffectsnotonlytheirbehaviourbutalsotheirconfidenceandtheirperformancE.Soifyouwanttobesuccessfulandhappytakeaninterestinotherswhethertheyareyourclassmatesorworkmates.Congratulatethemontheirsuccessesandsympathise同情withthemintheirtroubles.Rememberthatthewayyoutreatotherswilldeterminetheirattitudeandbehaviourtoyou.1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Howtoaffectpeoplearoundusbyourbehaviour.B.Howtobuildhappyinterpersonalrelations.C.Howtoimproveproductivityinwork.135D.Howtobesuccessfulandhappy.2.IntheHawthorneeffectexperiment.A.psychologistsaimedtoimprovetheworkers’performanceB.psychologistschangedworkingconditionsfortwogroupsonceC.psychologistswantedtofindtherelationshipbetweenmotivationandproductivityD.workersworkedhardtopleasethepsychologistsandthegroupleaders3.Thesecondexperimentaimsto.A.tellchildrentotreateachotherequallyB.tellchildrenthatbrown–eyedpeopleareclevererthanblue–eyedonesC.tellchildrenwhytheCivilRightsMovementwasnecessaryinAmericaD.tellchildrenthatthewaypeoplearetreatedaffectstheirbehaviour4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.IntheHawthorneeffectexperimentbothgroupsworkedmoreefficiently.B.Childrenwithhazelorgreeneyesweren’tincludedinthesecondexperimentbecausetheyarenotsuitablefortheexperiment.C.Ifwewanttobetreatedpolitelyweshouldtreatothersinthesameway.D.JaneElliot’sexperimenttellsusthathowpeoplearetreatedwillinfluencetheirperformancE.
TheBestHolidayIwasunbelievablyproudofmynine–year–olddaughterEmily.1tobuyamountainbikeshe’dbeensavingherpocketmoneyallyearaswellasdoingsmalljobstoearnextramoney.ByThanksgivingshehadcollectedonly＄49.IsaidYou2haveyourpickfrommybicycle3.ThanksDaddy.ButyourbikesaresoolD.Shewasright.Allmygirls’bikeswere1950smodelsnotthekindkidtodaywould4choosE.AsChristmas5nearEmilyandIwentbikeshopping.Asweleftonestoreshe6aSalvationArmyvolunteerstandingnexttoabigpot.Canwegivesomething.Daddy?sheaskeD.SorryEmI’moutofchangE.ThroughoutDecemberEmilycontinuedto7harD.Thenonedayshemadea8announcement.YouknowallthemoneyI’vebeensaving?shesaidhesitantly.I’mgoingtogiveittothepoorpeoplE.SoonecoldmorningbeforeChristmasEmilyhandedhertotalsavingsof＄58toavolunteerwhowasreallyvery9.10byEmily’sselflessnessIdecidedtocontribute11ofmyoldbicyclestoacardealerwhowascollectingusedbikesforpoorchildren.12Iselectedashinymodelfrommycollectionhoweveritseemedasifasecondbiketookonaglow发光.ShouldIcontributetwo?Noonewouldbeenough.ButIcouldn’t13thefeelingthatIshouldgiveasecondbikE.WhenIlater14thebikesthecardealersaidYou’remakingtwokidsvery15sir.Hereareyourtickets.Foreachbicyclecontributedwe’re16awayonechancetowinagirls’mountainbikE.Whywasn’tIsurprisedwhenthatsecondticketprovedtobethe17?IliketothinkitwasGod’swayof18alittlegirlforasacrifice19heryears–whilegivingherdadalessoninthe20.1.A.PromisedB.AmazedC.DeterminedD.Organized2.A.needB.shouldC.mustD.can3.A.collectionB.contributionC.shopD.club4.A.seldomB.likelyC.slightlyD.merely5.A.drewB.becameC.wentD.pulled6.A.observedB.sensedC.watchedD.noticed7.A.studyB.tryC.listenD.work8.A.disappointingB.surprisingC.formalD.public9.A.agreeableB.hopefulC.thankfulD.pitiful10.A.MovedB.ShockedC.PersuadedD.Demanded11.A.oneB.someC.twoD.any12.A.WhileB.AsC.BecauseD.Though13.A.expressB.describeC.explainD.shake14.A.returnedB.deliveredC.choseD.shared15.A.sweetB.healthyC.happyD.fair16.A.puttingB.givingC.storingD.signing17.A.presentB.harvestC.winnerD.chance18.A.greetingB.praisingC.shelteringD.rewarding19.A.underB.beforeC.beyondD.within20.A.processB.projectC.struggleD.communication
TheyoungMothersetherfootonthepathoflife.Isthisalongway?sheasked.AndherguidesaidYesandthewaysarehard.Andyouwillbeoldbeforeyoureachtheendofit.Buttheendwillbebetterthanthebeginning.TheyoungMotherhadhergoldendays.Sheplayedwithherchildrenandgatheredflowersforthemalongthewayandbathedthemintheclearstreamsandthesunshoneonthem.Thenthenightcameandthestorm.ThechildrenshookwithfearandcoldtheMotherdrewthemcloseandcoveredthemwithblanketsthechildrensaidMotherwearenotafraidforyouarewithis.Whenthemorningcametherewasahillahead.ThechildrenclimbedandgrewtiredNowandthentheMothersaidtothechildrenA.littlepatienceandwearethere.SothechildrenchimbedwhentheyreachedthetoptheysaidMotherwewouldnothavedoneitwithoutyou.LyingdownatnighttheMotherlookedupatthestarsandsaidThisisabetterdaythanthelastformychildrenhavelearnedhowtofacehardship.YesterdayIgavethemcourage.TodayIhavegiventhemstrength.Thenextdaycamestrangecloudswhichdarkenedtheearth—cloudsofwarhateandevilandthechildrengotfrightenedandshookallovertheMothersaidLookup.Liftyoureyestothelight.Thechildrenlookedandsawabovethecloudsaneverlastinggloryitguidedthembeyondthedarkness.ThatnighttheMothersaidThisisthebestdayofallforIhaveshownmychildrenhope.ThedayswentonandtheMothergrewold.Shewaslittleandbentwhileherchildrenweretallandstrong.Whenthewaywasroughtheyliftedherforshewasaslightasafeatherandatlasttheycametoahillandbeyondtheycouldseeashiningroadandagoldengateopenwide.TheMothersaidIhavereachedtheendofmyjourney.NowIknowtheendisbetterthanthebeginningformychildrencanwalkalone.Thechildrenstoodandwatchedherasshewentonaloneandthegateclosedafterher.TheysaidWecannotseeherbutsheiswithusstill.Sheisalivingpresence.Motherisalwayswithyou.She’sthewhisperoftheleavesasyouwalkdownthestreetshe’sthesmellofbleachinyourfreshlylaunderedsocksandshe’sthecoolhandonyourforeheadwhenyou’renotwell.YourMotherlivesinsideyourlaughterandyourteardrops.She’syourfirsthomeandshe’sthemapyoufollow.Nothingonearthcanseparateyou.1.WhatthreethingsdoestheMothershowherchildren?A.FlowerscloudsandhillsB.CouragestrengthandhopeC.TeardropsmapsandleavesD.Stormhardshipandglory2.Theunderlinedwordgoldengatesuggests________.A.agatewhichismadeofshininggoldB.agatewhichseparateseffortandhopeC.agatewhichstopswindandstormsD.agatewhichliesbetweenlifeanddeath3.Whatfeelingdoestheauthorintendtopassonyou?A.SadnessB.PityC.SorrowD.Beauty
Whenwethinkofleadershipweoftenthinkofstrengthandpower.Butwhatarethesereallyandhowdotheyoperate?LeadershiptodayisnotaboutforcingotherstodothingsIfthisisevenpossibleitisshort-termandtendstobackfirE.Ifyouordersomeonetodosomethingagainsttheirwill.theymaydoitbecausetheyfeeltheymustbuttheangertheyfeelwilldomoreharminthelong-termTheywillalsoexperiencefear.Fearcausesthethinkingbraintoshutdownmakingthepersonunabletofunctionathisorherbest.Iftheyassociateyouwiththisemotionoffear.Theywillbecomelessfunctionalaroundyouandyouwillhavesucceededinnotonlyshootingyourselfinthefootbutpossiblymakingaverygoodemployeeorpartnerunabletoperformeffectively.Fearhasnoplaceinleadership.Thewayweinfluencepeopleinalastingwayisbyourowncharacterandourunderstandinganduseofemotion.Wecanordersomeonetodosomethingwhichmaybepartoftheworkday;orwecanemploythemattheemotionallevelsotheybecamefullydevotedtotheprojectsandprovidesomeoftheirownmotivation积极性Today’sworkplaceisallaboutrelationships.Anyoneworksharderinapositiveenvironmentinwhichthey’rerecognizedandvaluedasahumanbeingaswellasaworker.Everyoneproducesjustabitmoreforsomeonetheylike.Leadersunderstandthewaythingswork.Theyknowthepaycheckisnotthesinglemostmotivatingfactor因素intheworklifeofmostpeoplE.Thetruestrengthofleadershipisaninnerstrengththatcomesfromtheconfidenceofemotionalintelligence---knowingyourownemotionsandhowtohandlethemandthoseofothers.Developingyouremotionalintelligenceisthesinglebestthingyoucandoifyouwanttodevelopyourrelationshipswithpeoplearoundyouwhichisthekeytotheleadershipskills.1.Anemployeemayhaveafeelingoffearintheworkplacewhen___.A.heisforcedtodothingsB.hecannotworkathisbestC.hefeelshisbrainshutdownDhethinksofhisworkastooheavy2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?APeopletendtoassociateleadershipwithfearBWorkingconditionsaffectpeople’sphysicalhealthCGoodrelationshipisthekeytobusinesssuccessDSmartpeoplearemorefunctionalintheworkplacE.3.Topositivelyinfluenceemployeesaleadershouldfirstofall__AprovidebettersuggestionsBdevelophisownpersonalityCgivehisemployeesapayraiseD.hidehisownemotionoffear4.Goodleadershipismainlyseeninaleader’sabilityto___A.provideavarietyofprojectforemployeesB.helpraiseemployee’slivingstandardsC.giveemployeesspecificinstructionsD.dealwiselywithemployees’emotions
Trueorfalse?Onlyoldwomenknit编织?Notanymore!Knittinghasnowbecomeafashionablehobbywithwomenintheir20sand30s.Youngwomencanbeseenknittingincoffeeshopshairdressers’bookstoresandbusstopsandHollywoodstarslikeJuliaRobertsCameronDiazMadnonnaandGwynethPaltrowallknit.Theyareknittingcollarshatssocksandsweaters—evenweddingdresses!Knittingisbeingcalledthenewyoga.Itisveryrelaxingandistheperfecthobbyforourbusystressful21st-centurylifE.ItslowsdownyourheartandlowersyourbloodpressurE.LissayBlomstera25-year-oldbuyerfromNewYorksaysIcomehomefromworkmadandstressedalmosteveryday.Butafter30to45minutesofknittingI’mtotallyrelaxeD.JennyCartera32–year-oldadvertisingfirmworkerfromSeattlealwaysknitsthroughherlunchbreak.Ithelpsmeclearmyheadandstartfresh.Shesays.Evensomemenaretakingupknitting.DaveWhitea33-year-oldITmanagerfromSanFranciscostartedknittingsixmonthsagoafterafemalefriendintroducedhimtoit.IlikeknittingbecauseIcangointomyownlittleworldandforgetaboutmyproblemshesays.ButhehasnottoldmanyofhismalefriendsthatheknitsandheneverknitsinpubliC.BrianDuffeyhowevera26-year-oldstudentfromChicagosaysIknitanywhereeverywhere.IhaveneverhadabadcommentinfactIfinditattractswomen!1.Whathaschangedaboutknitting?A.Mostpeoplearefondofknitting.B.Oldwomenhavestoppedknitting.C.Morewomenthanmenareknitting.D.Youngpeoplearetakingupknitting.2.Whyisknittingcalledthenewyoga?A.BecauseitcomesfromIndiA.B.BecauseitisfunlikeagamE.C.Becauseitisarestduringthebreak.D.BecauseitrelaxesyourbodyandminD.3.InwhatwayisDavedifferentfromBrain?A.Dave’smalefriendsarenotsogoodasBrian’s.B.Brian’sknittingskillisbetterthanDave’s.C.Brianismorepopularamongwomen.D.Daveisn’tsoopen-mindedasBrian.4.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ItIsCooltoKnitB.KnittingIsBetterThanYogA.C.AmericansAreCrazyaboutKnittingD.WomenAreBetteratKnittingThanMen
In2003IwroteanarticleabouthighgaspricesinNorthAmericA.Hereweareabouttobeinaparticularstateof2007andthepriceatthepumpisvastlyhigher.Thisisnotasurprisingturnofeventswhenwelookatallthereasonsforthehighgaspriceswearepayingatthepumpandonourheatingbills.Theusuallyarguedideabypeoplesufferingunderhighpricesisthattheoilandgascompaniesthemselvesarefixingthepricingsystem.ThemajoritywillfindthisasreasonnumberonE.MostCanadianslovetolaytheblameonthetaxesappliedatthepumpandhowtheoilcompaniesgouge榨取theconsumersbuttheyandthemediainCanadaareignoringthemoreimportantcauses.InCanadamostareunawarethattheNationalEnergyPolicyorNEPhaslostitseffectspartlyintheadvanceoffreetradE.NolongercantheCanadiangovernmenttrytosetupCanadianpricingforoilandgasthatisproducedandsoldinCanadA.WecompletelylostthatabilitywhenwesignedontotheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreementNAFTA.WhatthismeansisthatCanadanowhaslittlecontroloversuppliesandpricingwithinourowncountry.Duringthefreetradenegotiations谈判theMexicannegotiatorshadenoughabilitytopreventwritingtheAmericansuggestionintolawthatbothCanadaandMexicomusthandoverafulltwothirdsofallofournaturalgasproduction.ThisleavesCanadianspayingworldmarketmoneychargedforsomethingthattheythemselvesexport.RightnowCanadashipssometwomillionbarrelsofoiladaysouth;yetwecannotdoanythingaboutsettingnationalpricingstructuresthankstothefreetradeagreements.Thisisnotthewholestorythough.EvenifweweretoputanendtoNAFTAwhichisourrightundertheagreementwemayhavealreadygivenawaytoomuchofourresourcE.In1997therewere41largeCanadianoilcompaniesinCanadA.Todaythereareonlysix.Ofthe35thatonlongerexistU.S.companiesboughtout21.ThisisadisturbingtrendofforeigntakeoversofCanadiannaturalresources.1.MostCanadiansthinkhighgaspricesarecausedby.A.thehighexpensesforlayingthepumpsforoiltransport.B.thecompletecontrolovergasfromoilcompaniesC.thehightaxescollectedbygascompaniesD.thelessgasproductioninthewholeworld2.Accordingtothearticlewhat’stheinfluenceofNAFTAonCanada?A.Ithasreducedthenumberofitsoilcompanies.B.Itsnaturalresourceshavebecomelessandless.C.ItsnationalpolicyonoilhasalmostbeendestroyeD.D.ItsoilpricesarefixedbyforeigncountriesonthewholE.3.Whatdoesthatabilityinparagraph3referto?A.Toproduceandsellthegas.B.TosetupCanadianpricingforoil.C.TotradefreelyaroundtheworlD.D.TopreventtheAmericansuggestion.4.Accordingtothearticlewhoseprofitsistheauthorconcernedabout?A.Canadian.B.American.C.Mexican.D.NorthAmerican.5.Thisarticleisprobably.A.alectureinaschoolB.aspeechonnaturalresourcesC.anoticeinpublicD.acommentonlatestaffairs
IrecentlyturnedfiftywhichisyoungforatreemidlifeforanelephantandancientforasportsmanFiftyisanicenumberforthestatesintheUSorforanationalspeedlimitbutitisnotanumberthatIwaspreparedtohavehungonmE.Fiftyissupposedtobemyfather’sagE.ButnowIamstuckwiththisnumberandeverythingitmeans.A.fewdaysagoafriendtriedtocheermeupbysayingFiftyiswhatfortyusedtobe.HehadmadeaninspirationalpointamIoverthehill?PeoplekeeptellingmethatthehillhasbeenmovedandIkeeptellingthemthatthehigh-jumpbarhasdroppedfromthesixfeetIonceeasilyclearedtothefourfeetthatisimpossibleformenow.Yourarenotgettingolderyouaregettingbetter.saysDr.JoyceBrothers.Thishoweveristhekindofdoctorwhoinspiresasecondopinion.AndsoasIapproachthedaywhenIcannotevenjumpoverthetennisnet.Iammovedtosharesomethoughtsonagingwithyou.Iammovedtoshowhowagingfeelstomephysicallyandmentally.Gettingolderofcourseisobviouslyabetterchangethantheonethatbringsyoueulogies悼词.InfactapoetnamedRobertBrowningconsidereditthebestchangeofall:Growoldalongwithme!ThebestisyettomE.WhetherornotBrowningwasrightmostofmyfirstfiftyyearshavebeengoldenonessoIwillsettleforwhatisaheadbeingasgoodaswhathasgoneby.Ifindmyselfmovingtowardwhatisaheadwithacuriousblend混合ofbothfightingandacceptingmyaginghopingthatthephilosopher哲学家wasrightwhenhesaid.Oldisalwaysfifteenyearsfromnow.1.TheauthorseemstotellusinParagraphIthatAtimealonewilltellBtimegoesbyquicklyCtimewillshowwhatisrightDtimemakesoneforgetthepast2.WhentheauthorturnedfiftypeoplearoundhimAtriedtocomforthimBgotinspirationwithhimCwerefriendlierwithhimDfoundhimmoretalkative3.TheauthorconsidershisfiftyyearsoflifeApeacefulB.ordinaryC.satisfactoryD.regretful4.WecaninferfromthepassagethatAtheoldshouldledasimplelifeBtheoldshouldfacethefactofagingCtheoldshouldtakemoreexerciseDtheoldshouldfillthemselveswithcuriosity
Americans:Restless?IlliterateAmericansarequeerpeople;theycan’trest.Theyhavemoretimemoreleisureshorterworkhoursmoreholidaysandmorevacationsthananyotherpeopleintheworld.Buttheycan’trest.Theyrushupanddownacrosstheircontinentastourists;theymoveaboutingreatherdstoconventions大会;theysearchthewilderness;theyfloodthemountains;theykeepthehotelsfull.Buttheycan’trest.Thesceneryrushespastthem.TheylearnitBattlesandmonumentsareannouncedtothemonatourbus.Theyhearthembuttheydon’tgetthem.Theyneverstopmoving;theyrushupanddownasShrinersMasonsOldGraduatesBankers—theyareanewthingeachdayalwaysrushingtoareunionorsomething.Sotheygoonrushingabouttilleventuallytheundertaker殡葬工gatherthemtoalastconvention.Americansarequeerpeople;theycan’tread.TheyhavemoreschoolsandbetterschoolsandspendmoremoneyonschoolsandcollegesthanallEurope.Buttheycan’tread.TheyprintmorebooksinayearthantheFrenchprintinten.Buttheycan’tread.TheycovertheircountrywithonehundredthousandtonsofSundaynewspaperseveryweek.Buttheydon’treadthem.They’retoobusy.Theyusethemforfiresandtomakemorepaperwith.Theybuyeagerlythousandsofnewnovelsattwodollarseach.Buttheyreadonlypageone.Theirstreetsarefullofhugesigns.Theywon’tlookatthem.Theirstreetcarsarefilledwithadvertising;theyturntheireyesaway.Transparentcolorscartwheelsandmechanicalflareswhirlandflickerinthecrowdedstreetsatnight.Nooneseesthem.Tonsofletterspourintothemailboxestroughthehousesanddownthegarbagecans.Noonereadsthem1.Theunderlinedwordqueermean_______A.strangeB.difficultC.forgetfulD.friendly2.AccordingtothetextwhendotheAmericansstoprushingabout?A.WhentheyaretoallowedtoB.B.WheretheyfeeltiredandsleepyC.WhentheystopbreathingeventuallyD.Whentheyareseriouslyillinbed3.TheAmericansknowtheplacesofbattlesandmonuments_______A.bydrivingthereinpersonB.whentheyareonthetourbusC.frombooksandmagazinesD.fromtheirfriendsandco-workers4.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?A.TotellpeopletheAmericansareilliterateB.ToprovetheAmericanstobeaqueernationC.TomakefunoftheAmericanwayoflifeD.TogivethereadersinformationaboutUSA
EveryartistknowsinhisheartthatheissayingsomethingtothepubliC.NotonlydoeshewanttosayitwellbutalsohewantsittobesomethingwhichhasnotbeensaidbeforE.Hehopesthepublicwilllistenandunderstand－hewantstoteachthemandhewantsthemtolearnfromhim.Whatvisualartistslikepainterswanttoteachiseasytomakeoutbutdifficulttoexplainbecausepainterstranslatetheirexperiencesintoshapesandcolorsnotwords.Theyseemtofeelthatacertainselectionofshapesandcolorsoutofthecountlessbillionspossibleisexceptionallyinterestingforthemandworthshowingtous.Withouttheirworkweshouldneverhavenoticedtheseparticularshapesandcolorsorhavefeltthedelightwhichtheybroughttotheartist.Mostartiststaketheirshapesandcolorsfromtheworldofnatureandfromhumanbodiesinmovementandrest;theirchoicesindicatethattheseaspectsoftheworldareworthlookingatandthattheycontainbeautifulsights.Contemporaryartistsmightsaythattheymerelychoosesubjectsthatprovideaninterestingpatternandthatthereisnothingmoreinit.Yettheydonotchoosethemwithoutreferencetothecharacteroftheirsubjects.Ifonepainterchoosestopaintagangrenous生疮的legandanotheralakeinmoonlighteachofthemisdirectingourattentiontoacertainaspectoftheworlD.Eachpainteristellingussomething－allofwhichmeansthatconsciouslyorunconsciouslyheistryingtoteachus.1.Itishardtoexplainwhatapainterissayingbecause___________.A.paintersdonotexpressthemselveswellB.paintersuseshapesandcolorsinsteadofwordsC.paintersuseunusualwordsandphrasesD.paintersdonotsayanythingactually2.Thecontemporaryartcontains____________.A.totallyimaginarysubjectsB.merelythesubjectsfromnatureC.uninterestingaspectsoftheworldD.subjectschosenpartlyfortheirmeaning3.Comparedwithapainterofunpleasantsubjectsapainterwhodrawsalakeinmoonlightis_______________.A.bettertocommunicatewithB.moreskilledatexpressinghimselfC.pointingatdifferentthingsD.showingmoremeaning4.Fromthepassagewecangettheinformationthat_____________.A.paintingsarenotdifficulttounderstandB.paintersintendtomakethepaintingshardtounderstandC.artistsdon’tcareaboutthepublicD.onemustlookbeyondshapesandcolorstofindwhattheartistissaying
It'sfourteenyearssinceIleftthePhilippinestolivewithmyfamilyintheUSA.A.monthagowhileonsummervacationbackinmymotherlandIlearnedalessonfrommosquito蚊子bites.Rightbefore1KennedyAirportinNewYorkmygrandma2meofthebehaviorofthenativemosquitoesaroundthe3likemE.ShesaidThere'sanoldsaying—the4youstayawayfromthemotherlandthesweeteryourblood5tothemosquitoes.Not6itIrepliedGrandmathat'sjustanoldwives'tale!Welllessthanaweek7myarrivalinManilaIwasalreadycarpetedwitha8ofmosquitobites.Itookmanymeasurestokeepmyselffrombeing9buttheyallproveduseless.Lateone10inmycousin'shomeIcouldn'tbearthe11ofthebites.HopingtofindsomecomfortI12mycousinwhowassleepingpeacefullyinthebednexttominE.Unhappyforbeing13shesaidThereisnothingyoucando.Gobacktosleep.Withafewturnsshesleptagain.Enviously妒嫉地14hersleepIhopedabigmosquitowould15onherfacE.Howeverthemosquitoeswouldjustlightlydancearoundherforeheadandflyawayquicklyneverbitingher.Amazed惊奇的Irantoothers'16onlytofindtheywereallsleeping17asthesamethingoccurredagainandagain.FromthosebitesIcameto18mygrandma'ssillytalE.FromthenonI'vealwaystriedtokeepan19mindaboutthosestrangeoldwives'tales20theydohavesometruthtothem.1.A.leavingB.passingC.visitingD.finding2.A.persuadedB.remindedC.warnedD.informed3.A.studentsB.foreignersC.passengersD.visitors4.A.earlierB.longerC.soonerD.later5.A.growsB.goesC.flowsD.remains6.A.expectingB.understandingC.recognizingD.believing7.A.afterB.beforeC.whenD.as8.A.shadeB.pileC.cloudD.blanket9.A.touchedB.bittenC.defeatedD.discovered10.A.morningB.afternoonC.eveningD.night11.A.noiseB.hitC.painD.effect12.A.wokeupB.shoutedatC.lookedforD.droppedon13.A.blamedB.interruptedC.movedD.frightened14.A.havingB.watchingC.makingD.helping15.A.landB.flyC.fallD.wait16.A.housesB.flatsC.roomsD.homes17.A.joyfullyB.anxiouslyC.soundlesslyD.worriedly18.A.tellB.knowC.rememberD.accept19.A.openB.activeC.clearD.honest20.A.andB.soC.becauseD.until
ThecityofRomehaspassedanewlawtopreventcrueltytoanimals.Allgoldfishbowlsarenolongerallowedanddogownersmustwalktheirdogs.Thiscomesafteranationallawwaspassedtogiveprisonsentencestopeoplewhodesertcatsordogs.ThecivilizationofacitycanbemeasuredbythissaidMonicaCarinathecouncilor议员behindthenewlaw.It’sgoodtodowhateverwecanforouranimalswhoinexchangeforalittlelovefillourexistencewiththeirattentionshetoldaRomenewspaper.Thenewspaperreportedthatroundbowlsdon’tgiveenoughoxygenforfishandmaymakethemgoblinD.Romehastriedtoprotectfishmorethananywhereelseintheworld.Itstandsoutforrecognizingthatfishareinterestinganimalswhodeserve值得overrespectandcompassioneverybitasmuchasdogsandcatsandotheranimalssaidKarinRobertsonadirectorofthePeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals.LastyearalawwaspassedinItalythatgivespeoplewhodesertpetsbigfines罚款andprisonsentences.Sincethenlocalgovernmentshaveaddedtheirownanimalprotectionrules.ThenortherncityofTurinpassedalawinApriltogivepetownersfinesofupto＄598iftheydonotwalktheirdogsthreetimesaday.ThenewlawinRomealsosaysthatownersmustn’tleavetheirdogsinhotcarsorcuttheirdogs’tailstomakethemlooklovely.Thelawalsogiveslegalrecognitiontothecatladieswhofeedhomelesscats.Thecatslivealloverthecityfromancientruinstomodernofficecarparks.1.ThenewlawpassedinRomewill_____A.helpimprovefishingenvironmentB.guaranteebetterconditionsforgoldfishC.stoppeoplefromcatchinggoldfishD.discouragekeepinggoldfishathome2.PeopleinRomebelievethatthecivilizationofacitycanbejudgedbyits_______.A.exchangeswithothercitiesB.protectionforancientruinsC.awarenessofanimalprotectionD.recognitionofanimallovers3.TheunderlinedwordcompassioninParagraph6istheclosestinmeaningto____A.pityB.praiseC.supportD.popularity4.PeoplemaybreakthelawinTurinifthey_____A.keeptheirdogsorcatsincarsB.feedhomelessanimalsincarparksC.raisetheircatsnearancientruinsD.shuttheirdogshomealldaylong
IfyouweretowalkuptoArthurBonnerandsayHeyButterflyManhisfacewouldbreakintoasmilE.Thetitlesuitshim.Andhelovesit.ArthurBonnerworkswiththePalosVerdesbluebutterfly蝴蝶oncethoughttohavediedout.Todaythebutterflyiscomingback—thankstohim.Butyearsagoifyou’dtoldhimthiswaswhathe’dbedoingsomedayhewouldhavelaughedYou’recrazy.Asaboyheusedtobealittletoughguyonthestreets.Atagethirteenhewascaughtbypoliceforstealing.Ateighteenhelandedinprisonforshootingaman.IknewithadhurtmymomBonnersaidafterhegotoutofprison.SoItoldmyselfIwouldnotputmymomthroughthatpainagain.OnedayhemetProfessorMattoniwhowasworkingtorebuildthehabitat栖息地foranendangeredbutterflycalledElSegundobluE.Isawthesign‘ButterflyHabitat’andasked‘Howcanyouhaveahabitatwhenthebutterfliescanjustflyaway?’Bonnerrecalls.Dr.Mattonilaughedandhandedmeamagnifyingglass放大镜‘Lookattheleaves.’Icouldseeallthesecaterpillars蝴蝶的幼虫ontheplant.DrMattoniexplained‘Withouttheplanttherearenobutterflies.’WeekslaterBonnerreceivedacallfromDr.Mattoniwhotoldhimtherewasabutterflyneededhelp.ThatwashowhemetthePalosVerdesbluE.Sincethenhe’sbeenworkingforfouryearstohelpbringthebutterflyback.Hegrowsastragalustheonlyplantthebutterflyeats.Hecollectsbutterfliesandbringsthemintoalabtolayeggs.Thenheputsnewbutterfliesintothehabitat.Thebutterfly’spopulationoncealmostzeroisnowupto900.FortheirworkBonnerandDr.Mattonireceivedlotsofawards.ButforBonnerheearnedsomethingmore:heturnedhislifearounD.ForsixyearsnowBonnerhaskepthispromisetostayoutofprison.Whilehe’sbringingbackthePalosVerdesbluethebutterflyhashelpedbringhimbacktoo.1.WhenhewasyoungArthurBonner_______.A.brokethelawandendedupinprisonB.wasfondofshootingandhurthismomC.oftenlaughedatpeopleonthestreetsD.oftencaughtbutterfliesandtookthemhome2.BonnercametoknowthePalosVerdesblueafterhe_______.A.foundthebutterflyhaddiedoutB.wonmanyprizesfromhisprofessorC.metDr.MattoniaprofessorofbiologyD.collectedbutterfliesandputthemintoalab3.Fromthelastsentenceofthetextwelearnthatraisingbutterflieshas_________.A.madeBonnerfamousB.changedBonner’slifeC.broughtBonnerwealthD.enrichedBonner’sknowledge4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.PromisetoMomB.A.ManSavedbyButterfliesC.A.StoryofButterfliesD.A.JobOfferedbyDr.Mattoni
Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity.Ihavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren’tformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecountry.Buthowrealistic现实的isthedream?Citiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationliveinhugetowerblocksnoisydirtyandunfriendly.Thesenseofbelongingtoagrouptendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Strangelyenoughnowadayspeopleonthesamefloordon’tevensayhellotoeachother.Countrylifeontheotherhanddiffersinthatasenseofgroupgenerallyunitesthepeopleofsmallvillagestogether.Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp.Butitisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities.Shoppingbecomesamajorproblemandforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonatriptothenearestlargetown.Thecitypeopleareoftenworriedbyasenseofunbearablestillnessandquiet.Whatthenistheanswer?Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquietbutsuffersfromthedisadvantageofbeingcutoff.Thecityraisesafeelingoflonelinessandconstantnoisebeatsthesenses.Butyouareatthecenterofthingsandlifedoesn’tcometoanendathalf-pastnineatnight.Somepeoplehavefoundorratherboughtasolutionbetweenthetwo:theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthequietlifebyleavingthecitiesandmovingtovillageswithincommuting同勤distanceoflargecities.Whatthenofmydream?I’meagerfortheideabutyouseethere’smycatTobyI’mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass.Imeancanyouseehimmixingwithallthoseenergeticmalesdownthefarm?Nohewouldratherhavetheelectricfireanyevening.1.Wegettheimpressionfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor.A.worksinthecityB.livesinthecountryC.usedtoworkinthecityD.usedtoliveinthecountry2.Whichofthefollowmakescitypeopleunhappy?A.ColorfullifE.B.Asenseofgroup.C.CloseneighborhooD.D.Afeelingofloneliness.3.Whatisdifficulttobuyinthecountry?A.designerclothes.B.Farmingtools.C.Dailysupplies.D.Freshvegetables.4.Wecaninferfromthepassagetheauthor.A.enjoyslivinginhugetowerblocksB.isintwomindsC.willcontinuehislifeinthecityD.willmovetothecountry
ApatientcametoseemeaboutthestressinherlifE.Shedescribedallthethingsshehadtodo－onewastomakeherbed－fromthemomentshewokeupuntilsheflewoutthedoorforwork.Isuggestedsheexperimentbynotmakingherbedfortwoweeks.ShewasshockedprobablythinkingI’dbeenraisedbywolvesinaforest.HowevershewentalongwithmyideA.Twoweekslatershewentintomyofficebeaming.Shehadleftherbedunmadeforthefirsttimein42years－andnothingbadhadhappeneD.Andyouknowwhat?shesaiD.Idon’tdrymydishesanymoreeither.Thiswomanhadmadetwomajorbreakthroughs突破.OnewasdiscoveringthatshehadchoicesinherlifethatshehadneverseenbeforE.Theotherwasgivingherselfpermissiontobelessthatperfect.Thisstoryshowsanimportantprinciple原理aboutmanagingtime:Noonecandoitall.Eachofushastomakechoicesandaccepttrade–offs.Theproblemismanypeoplechooseinwaysthatputthemselvesandtheirhealthlast.Theytakebettercareoftheirhousesandcarsthantheydoofthemselves.Theyputeveryoneelse’sneedsaheadoftheirown.Sowhatisthesolution?There’saneasywas.Decidewhatyouwantinyourlifeandputthatfirst.Onadailybasisthatshouldincluderegularmealsenoughsleepandtimewithyourfamily.ExerciseleisurefriendshipsandhobbiesshouldalsoberegularaspectsoflifE.Thepointistodosomethingforyourselfeveryday.Thechoiceisyours:whatevermakesyoufeelgoodaboutyourselfandyourlifE.Takeanap.Takeawalk.Taketimetoplaythepiano.StopbringingyourbriefcasehomefromtheofficE.Stopkeepingyourhouseascleanasyourmotherkepthers.Fillmoreofyourtimewithwant–to–dosinsteadofhave–to–dos.1.Whatisthesolutiontotheproblemofmanagingtime?A.Doingmoreexerciseseveryday.B.Takingtimetovisitfriendsregularly.C.StoppingmakingbedoccasionallyD.Doingwhatyouwanttodofirst.2.WhatdoesthewordbeaminginLine1Paragraph2probablymean?A.WorryingB.SmilingC.DepressedD.Luckily3.Whatisthemajorproblemofmostpeoplemanagingtime?A.Mostpeopledonottakecareoftheirhealth.B.Mostpeopleputothers’needsaheadoftheirown.C.MostpeoplecannotkeepbalanceonmanagingtimE.D.Mostpeopledonottaketimetorelaxthemselves.4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardpeople’sproblemsinthepassage?A.Matter–of–fact.B.NegativE.C.Indifferent.D.WorrieD.
Everyhumanbeingnomatterwhatheisdoinggivesoffbodyheat.Theusualproblemishowtogetridofit.ButthedesignersoftheJohnstowncampus校园oftheUniversityofPittsburghsetthemselvestheoppositeproblem–howtocollectbodyheat.Theyhavedesignedacollectionsystemwhichusesnotonlybodyheatbuttheheatgivenoffbysuchobjectsaslightbulbsandrefrigeratorsaswell.Thesystemworkssowellthatnofuelisneededtomakethecampus’ssixbuildingscomfortablE.Somepartsofmostmodernbuildings–theatersandofficesaswellasclassroomsaremoresufficientlyheatedbypeopleandlightsandsometimesmustbeair–conditioned使用空调的eveninwinter.Thetechniqueofsavingheatandredistributing再分配itiscalledheatrecovery.A.fewmodernbuildingsrecoverheatbuttheUniversity’ssystemisthefirsttorecoverheatfrombuildingsandreuseitinothers.AlongthewayPittsburghhaslearnedagreatdealaboutsomeofitsproducers.Theharderastudentstudiesthemoreheathisbodygivesoff.Malestudentssendoutmoreheatthatfemalestudentsandthelargerastudentisthemoreheatheproduces.WemayconcludethatthehottestprospectfortheJohnstowncampuswouldbeahardworkingoverweightmalegenius天才.1.WhatisthecharacteristicofthebuildingsonJohnstowncampusoftheUniversityofPittsburgh?A.TheycollectbodyheattocontrolthetemperatureinsidE.B.Theyaremorecomfortabletoliveinthanotherbuildings.C.Theyusethelightbulbstoheattheclassroom.D.Theyuselessfueltokeeptheclassroomcool.2.Accordingtothepassagethetechniqueofheatrecoveryisused.A.tofindtheproducersofheatB.toprovideheatforthehotwatersystemC.tomakethecampusmorebeautifulD.tocollectheatandreuseit3.Theunderlinedphrasethehottestprospectinthispassagerefersto.A.thepersonwhosuffersmostfromheatB.thepersonwhoneedsmoreheatthatothersC.thepersonwhogivesoffmostheatD.thepersonwhomakesbetteruseofheat4.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.RecoveryofBodyHeatB.ModernBuilding’sHeatSystemC.BodyHeatandItsProducersD.WaysofHeatingBuilding
It'sgreatfuntoexplore探索newplaces—itfeelslikeanadventureevenwhenyouknowyou'renotthefirsttohavebeentherE.Butmakesurenottogetlostorwastetimegoingroundincircles.●Dothemapreadingifyou'rebeingdrivensomewherE.It'llbeeasierifyoukeepturningthemapsoitfollowsthedirectionyou'retravelingin.Keeplookingaheadsothatyoucangivethedriverlotsofwarningbeforehavingtomakeaturnoryou'llhavetomovetothebackseat.●Getagroupoffriendstogetherandgoexploring.You'llneedagoodmapacompass指南针araincoatacellphonetocallforhelpincaseyougetlostandabitofsparecashforemergencies应急现金.Tellsomeonewhereyou'regoingbeforeyousetoutandletthemknowwhattimeyouexpecttobeback.Thetestisinnotgettinglostnotinseeinghowfastyoucangosoalwayssticktogetherwaitingforslowerfriendstocatchup.●Seeifyourschooloracluborganizesorienteeringactivitiesinwhichyouneedamapandacompasstofindyourway.ThiscanbedoneasasportwithteamstryingtofindthewayfromA.toB.andB.toCetC.inthefastesttimeorsimplyasaspare-timeactivity.Eitherwayit'snotonlygoodfunbutagreatwaytokeepfit.1.Sittingbesidethedriveryoushould________.A.directthedriverwhennecessaryB.lookaheadtoseewherethere'saturnC.movetothebackseatiffeelinguncomfortableD.keeplookingatthemaptofindaplacetogoto2.Whydoyouneedtotellsomeoneyourexplorationplanbeforesettingout?A.Togetinformationwhenindanger.B.Tobesavedincaseofanaccident.C.Tosharethefunwithhim/herinexploration.D.Totellhim/herwhat'sgoingonwiththegroupmembers.3.Orienteeringactivitiescan________.A.makepeopleworkfastB.helppeoplestayhealthyC.helppeopleorganizeotheractivitiesD.makepeoplegetpreparedforsports4.Thetextmainlytalksabout________.A.thefunofexplorationB.whattobringforexplorationC.thewaytousethemapinexplorationD.howtopreventgettinglostinexploration
Ienteredhighschoolhavingreadhundredsofbooks.ButIwasnotagoodreader.MerelybookishIlackedapointofviewwhenIreaD.RatherIreadinordertogetapointofview.Isearchedbooksforgoodexpressionsandsayingspiecesofinformationideasthemes—anythingtoenrichmythoughtandmakemefeeleducateD.Whenoneofmyteacherssuggestedtohissleepytenth-gradeEnglishclassthatapersoncouldnothaveacomplicated复杂的ideauntilhehadreadatleasttwothousandbooksIheardthewordswithoutrecognizingeitheritsirony嘲讽oritsverycomplicatedtruth.ImerelydeterminedtomakealistofallthebooksIhadeverreaD.StrictwithmyselfIincludedonlyonceatitleImighthavereadseveraltimes.Howafterallcouldonereadabookmorethanonce?AndIincludedonlythosebooksoverahundredpagesinlength.Couldanythingshorterbeabook?TherewasyetanotherhighschoollistImadE.OnedayIcameacrossanewspaperarticleaboutanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollegE.ThearticlehadalistofthehundredmostimportantbooksofWesternCivilization.MorethananythingelseinmylifetheprofessortoldthereporterwithfinalitythesebookshavemademeallthatIam.ThatwasthekindofwordsIcouldn’tignore忽视.Ikeptthelistfortheseveralmonthsittookmetoreadallofthetitles.MostbooksofcourseIhardlyunderstooD.WhilereadingPlato'sTheRepublicforexampleIneededtokeeplookingattheintroductionofthebooktoremindmyselfwhatthetextwasabout.Howeverwiththespecialpatienceandsuperstition迷信ofaschoolboyIlookedateverywordofthetext.AndbymetimeIreachedthelastwordpleasedIpersuadedmyselfthatIhadreadTheRepublicandseriouslycrossedPlatooffmylist.1.Onheatingtheteacher'ssuggestionofreadingthewriterthought________.A.onemustreadasmanybooksaspossibleB.astudentshouldnothaveacomplicatedideaC.itwasimpossibleforonetoreadtwothousandbooksD.studentsoughttomakealistofthebookstheyhadread2.Whileathighschoolthewriter________.A.hadplansforreadingB.learnedtoeducatehimselfC.onlyreadbooksover100pagesD.readonlyonebookseveraltimes3.TheunderlinedphrasewithfinalityprobablymeansA.firmlyB.clearlyC.proudlyD.pleasantly4.Thewriter'spurposeinmentioningTheRepublicisto________.A.explainwhyitwasincludedinthelistB.describewhyheseriouslycrosseditoffthelistC.showthathereadthebooksblindlythoughtheywerehardtounderstandD.provethatheunderstoodmostofitbecausehehadlookedateveryword5.Thewriterprovidestwobookliststo________.A.showhowhedevelopedhispointofviewB.tellhisreadingexperienceathighschoolC.introducethetwopersons'readingmethodsD.explainthathereadmanybooksathighschool
Beingaloneinouterspacecanbefrightening.Thatisonereasonwhyastronautsonsolo单独的spaceflightsweregivenplentyofworktokeepthem1.Theywerealsoconstantcommunicationwithpeopleontheearth.2beingwithpeoplefromwhomyoucannotgetawaymightbeevenharderthanbeingalonE.Thisiswhathappensonlongsubmarine潜水艇voyages.Itwillalsohappenon3spaceflightsinthefuturE.Willtherebespecialproblemofadjustmentundersuchconditions?Scientistshavestudiedthereactionsofmentooneanotherduringlongsubmarinevoyages.Theyhavefoundthatthelongerthevoyagelaststhemoreserioustheproblemof4is.Whenmenare5togetherforalongperiodtheybegintofeeluneasy.EveryonehaslittlehabitsofspeakingandbehavingthatareordinarilyacceptablE.Inthelimitedspaceoveralongperiodoftimehowevertheselittlehabitsmaybecomevery6.Apparentlyalthoughnoonewantstobe7allthetimeeveryoneneedssomedegreeofprivacy.Whenpeopleareenclosedtogethertheyareinwhatiscalledastresssituation.Thatmeansthattheyareunderanunusualamountof8orstress.Peoplewhoarewell-adjustedareableto9stresssituationsbetterthanothers.Thatisonereasonwhysomuchcareistakenin10ourastronauts.Thesemenundergoalongperiodoftestingandtraining.Oneofthethingstestedistheirbehaviorunderstress.1.A.tiredB.asleepC.consciousD.busy2.A.SofarB.AfterallC.HoweverD.Therefore3.A.longB.fastC.dangerousD.direct4.A.fuelB.entertainmentC.adjustmentD.health5.A.shutupB.heldupC.broughtupD.pickedup6.A.pleasingB.annoyingC.commonD.valuable7.A.noisyB.aloneC.personalD.sociable8.A.emphasisB.conflictC.powerD.pressure9.A.handleB.createC.affectD.investigate10.A.becomingB.choosingC.orderingD.promoting
135Ifyou’reamongthemillionsofAmericanspackingtheirvacationbagsforsummertripsdon’tforgethoweverthatassoonasyoustepofftheplaneyou’reexpectedtofollowthatcountry’slaws.WetookalookatoneofthetopcountriesAmericansaremostlikelytovisitandwhatmighthappenifyougotcaught.Mexico135Smokingmarijuana大麻:IfpolicefindyousmokingacigarettewhichcontainsmarijuanatheywillmostlikelydetainyouovernightandyouwillgetafinE.Carryingafirearm枪支:YoumightbeabletowalkaroundwithaguninTexasbutthatisn’tsoinMexicosoleaveyourgunbehinD.IfyouwishtogohuntinginMexicoyoucanapplyforagunpermitbutexpecttobecharged$5000.IfyouarecaughtbringingafirearmMexicanpolicemanmaytakeawayyourcarandarrestyou.AnarrestedAmericanmayspendmonthsinprisonwhilehisorhercaseisbeinglookedinto.Driving70mphonthehighway:SpeedlimitsareonthelowersidE.Dependingonwhattypeofhighwayyou’redrivingonyoushouldn’tgofasterthan62mph.Thepoliceenforcethespeedlimitbutmostlocalpolicedon’thaveradars.Themaximumfineforspeedingisabout$40.Toscaretouristsintopayingthefineonthespotsometimespolicewillthreatentokeepyourdriver’slicensE.Thisisillegalsocallthemonit.1.WhenthetravelersareinMexicotheyshouldNOT.A.smokethecigaretteswithoutmarijuanaB.hunttheanimalswithoutthepermitC.obeythelawsinMexicoD.drivemorethan50mphonthehighway2.Theworddetaininthesecondparagraphmeans:.A.arrestB.denyC.punishD.destroy3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.ThelawsinAmericaaredifferentfromtheonesinMexico.B.PeoplewillbefinediftheysmokemarijuanA.C.Peoplewillbearrestediftheyarecaughtbringingagun.D.ThepoliceinMexicohaverighttokeepthedrivers’licensE.4.IfthetravelerswanttodriveinMexicotheyshould.A.drivebythemselvesB.takeradarswiththemC.limittheircarspeedD.travelonthehighway
BelowisawebpagefromGooglE.Olympic—ModernOlympicGamesThecompleterresultsarchiveofsummerandwinterOlympicgameswithwinnerslistsstatisticsnationalanthemsandflagsofallcountriessince1896.www.olympiC.it/english/home-16kEnvironmentBeijingsteelplantstorunatthelowestlevelofcostduring2008Olympics[2007-03-11]Beijingabletotreat90Detofwastewater[2007-02-05]·AirqualityinBeijinghasimprovedoverthepastsixyears[2007432-01]·GreenOlympicsdreamcomingtrueen.Beijing2008.com/80/67/column211716780shtml-52kBeijingannouncesplannedrouteofOlympictorchrelayBeijingannouncedthe2008OlympicGamestorchrelayrouteandsetofftheOlympicGamestorchonThursday.GreenOlympicsisoneofthethreeconceptsoftheBeijingGames.english.chinA.com/zh_cn/news/sports/110592227/14069663.html-26kEnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympics—‘GreenOlympics’EnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympics—‘GreenOlympics’officiallyannouncedonSaturday24September2005.Thesymbolcreatedusingacalligraphicartformiscomposedofhumanandtree-likeshapesmy.operA.com/green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18kGreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004OnbehalfofBOCOCWangWeiexecutivevicepresidentofBOCOCgaveapresentationaboutGreenOlympicsintroducedtheenvironmentprotectionworkofBMCandBOCOCandansweredseveralquestionssuchasprotectionofculturalrelicsen.beijing2008.com/84/91/article211929184shtml-36kOlympicGamesQuizzesandOlympicGamesTriviaWhowasthefounderoftheModernOlympics?InwhichcitieswerethemodernOlympicGamesduetobeheld/scheduledduringthe‘waryears’i.E.19161940and1944?InwhichthreeyearsoftheModernOlympicGameswereMorequestionswww.funtriviA.com/quizzes/sports/olympic_gameshtml-12kOFFICIALWEBSITEOFTHEOLYMPICMOVEMENTaimedatyoungresearchersengagedinscholarlyresearchontheOlympicMovementitshistoryandvaluesandtheimpactofthe[Fullstory]SPORTACCORD[2005-01-23]www.olympiC.org/AncientOlympicHeritageandModernOlympicGamesinAthens2004AsputforwardinthevariousofficialtextstheOlympicsymbolsofancientOlympiatheOlympicflameandtheMarathonracearebridgesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGames1.WhenwastheenvironmentalsymbolofBeijingOlympicsmadepublic?A.OnJanuary232005.B.OnSeptember242005.C.OnFebruary52007.D.OnMarch112007.2.WhichofthefollowingwebsitesisdesignedforyoungresearchersinterestedintheOlympics?A.EnvironmentB.GreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004C.OlympicGamesQuizzesandOlympicGamesTriviaD.OFFICIALWEBSITEOFTHEOLYMPICMOVEMENT3.WhichwebsiteprovidesacompletelistofthewinnersintheOlympicGames?A.Olympic—ModernOlympicGamesB.GreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004C.EnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympics—‘GreenOlympics’D.AncientOlympicHeritageandModernOlympicGamesinAthens20044.Whatdowelearnfromtheabovewebpage?A.Beijinghasmadeeffortstoimproveitsairquality.B.TheOlympictorchrelayroutehasnotbeenplanneD.C.TheOlympicflagwillbeondisplayinAthens.D.A.quizontheOlympicswillbeheldinBeijing.
ThetraditionaltentcitiesatfestivalssuchasGlastonburymayneverbethesameagain.Inavictoryofgreenbusinessthatiscertaintoappealtoenvironmentally-awaremusic-loversadesignstudentistoreceivefinancialsupporttoproduceeco-friendlytentsmadeofcardboardthatcanberecycledafterthebandsandthecrowdshavegonehomE.MajorfestivalssuchasGlastonburythrowawaysome10000abandonedtentsattheendofeventseachyear.ForhisfinalyearprojectattheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandJamesDunlopcameupwithamaterialthatcanberecycleD.AndtocopewiththeBritishsummerthecardboardhasbeenmadewaterproof.TakinginspirationfromaJapanesearchitectwhohasusedcardboardtomakebigbuildingsincludingchurchesMr.DunlopusedcardboardmaterialforhistentswhichhecalledMyhabs.ThedesignwonanawardattheannualNewDesignersExhibitionafterMr.Dunlopgraduatedfromhisproductdesigndegreeandhedecidedtotrytoturnitintoabusiness.ToraisemoneyfortheideahetouredtheCity’sprivatecompanieswhichfundnewbusinessandfoundasupporterinthefinancegroupMint.HeintroducedhisideatofourofMint’sdirectorsandwontheirsupport.Minthascommittedaround￡500000toMyHabandtakenashareof30percentinMr.Dunlop’sbusiness.ThefirstMyhabsshouldbetestedatfestivalsthissummerbeforebeingmarketedfullynextyear.Mr.DunlopsaidthatthedesignwhichaccommodatestwopeoplecouldhaveotherusessuchasfordisasterreliefandhousingfortheLondonOlympics.FormusiceventsthecardboardhouseswillbeorderedonlineandputupatthesitesbytheMyhabteambeforethefestival-goersarriveandremovedbythecompanyafterwards.Theycanbepersonalizedandthecompanywillofferreductionsontheexpenseifpeopleagreetosellexterior外部的advertisingspacE.ThebiggestfestivalsattracttensofthousandsofparticipantswithGlastonburyhavingsome150000eachyear.Altogethertherearearound100annualmusicfestivalswherepeoplecampintheUK.Theeventsarebecomingincreasinglyenvironmentallyconscious.1.Eco-friendlytentsinparagraph1refertotents_______.A.economicallydesirableB.favorabletotheenvironmentC.forholdingmusicperformancesD.designedfordisasterrelief2.Mr.Dunlopestablishedhisbusiness______.A.independentlywithaninterest-freeloanfromMintB.withtheapprovaloftheCity’sadministrationC.inpartnershipwithafinancegroupD.withthehelpofaJapanesearchitect3.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_______.A.theweatherintheUKischangeableinsummerB.mostperformancesatBritishfestivalsaregivenintheopenairC.thecardboardtentsproducedbyMr.Dunlopcanbeuser-tailoredD.cardboardtentscanbeeasilyputupandremovedbyusers.4.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith______.A.anattemptatdevelopingrecyclabletentsB.someeffortsatmakingfulluseofcardboardsC.anunusualsuccessofagraduationprojectD.theeffectsofusingcardboardtentsonmusicfestivals
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