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AsconfusiondisappearedwefoundfreedomtimeandenergytodomoreofwhatwelovE.Westartedhikingmoreandaddedweekendandweeklongcampingtrips.Indoingsowerealizedmoreandmorebenefitsofbeingoutdoors.ThephysicalhealthbenefitsfrombeingoutsidemaybeprettyobviousatfirstbuttherearemorethanIrealizeD.StudieshaveshownthatbesidesthevitaminD.intakebeingoutsidecanevenreducerecoveryandhealingtimE.Activityoutdoorscanalsohaveahigherfitnessbenefitthanexercisedoneindoors.Awalkinthewoodsorevenjustaquicktriptoaparkcanhelpreduceanxietyimproveshort-termmemoryandreducementaltiredness.AnytimeIneedaboostinmymoodspendingevenfiveminutesinthesunshinewillhelp.Imaginethebenefitswereceivefromspendinganentiredayorevenmoreoutdoors.AsI’vemadeitmypreferencetobeoutdoorsIfindmyselfinspiredandexcitedaboutlifE.Manypeopleclaimthattheirbestideascometothemintheshower.IhavehadthesamehappenwheninnaturE.Mycreativityconfidenceandfocusallincreaseafterahikeoraweekendspentcamping.InbetweenmymygenerationandthegenerationofmychildrentherehasbeenanextremedecreaseintheamountoftimekidsarespendingmoretimeindoorsthaneverbeforeandsharesshockingstatisticsofhowlittletimekidsgetoutVShoursofscreentimeeachday.Thishasgivenrisetomanynegativeconsequencessuchaspoorerphysicalandmentalhealth.Howeverasmentionedpreviouslyallthebenefitsweasadultscanreceivefromtimespentoutdoorsitisevenbetterforourkids.Itisclearthattimeinnatureisgoodforbothadultsandchildren.25.Accordingtothepassagewecanknowthat.A.itisnecessarytotakeinmorevitaminD.B.beingoutsidehelpsusgetwellsoonerC.indoorexerciseiskindofharmfultohealthD.keepingfitisveryimportantforchildren26.Howdoestheauthorgiveadvicetoreaders?A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.BypresentinghispersonalexperiencE.C.Bygivingwarnings.D.ByfollowingtheorderofimportancE.27.Whendoestheauthorhavehisbestideas?A.Whenheishavingashower.B.Whenheiswiththekids.C.WhenheisinnaturE.D.Whenhecomesbackfromwork.28.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorisanexpertinphysicalhealth.B.Theauthorisstrictwithhischildren.C.Manychildrenstillprefertostayindoors.D.Mostparentsignorethevalueofbeingoutdoors.
PartiesiPodsconcertsmoviesTVshowsvideogamestraffiC.AllofthesethingsofthemodernworldmakelifeentertainingandenjoyablE.Butour21st-centurylifestyleisalsoloudandifwedon’ttakenoticeitcanhaveaneffectonourhearing.Mostteenagersdon’tthinkabouthearingloss.Butifyouexperienceanyofthefollowingsymptomsyoumayalreadybehearingdamaged:youmakeeffortstohearnormaltalkyouhavetoturnuptheTVorradiosohighthatotherscomplainyouwatchotherpeople’sexpressionstounderstandwhattheyaresayingyouaskpeopletorepeatthemselvesyoumisunderstandwhatpeoplearesayingoryouhearringinginyourears.iPodsandotherMP3playersareascommonastheclothesyouwearandjustasfashionablE.ButifyouturnupaniPodtomorethan60percentofitsmaximumvolumeandlistentomusicformorethananhouryouareaskingfortroublE.Anditdoesnotmatterifthemusicyouplayisclassicalrockorheavymetal.Someresearchersfindthatyoungpeoplewhobreaktheso-called60-percent/60-minuteruleinlisteningtoiPodsareattheriskofsufferinghearingloss.WhyisaniPoddangerous?Withearbudsplaceddirectlyintheearcanalandhigh-volumemusicplayedoveralongperiodoftimeit’slikeworkinginaloudfactoryalldaybeingamaintenancepersonunderajetairplaneorusingajackhammer手提钻onabuildingsitE.SimilarlyiPodmusiccancauseashorttimeorpermanenthearingdamagE.A.loudiPodcancausearuptured破裂的eardrumandovertimemaycausepermanentdamagetothetinyhairsintheinnerear.Ifthesetinyhairsaredamagedtheycannoteffectivelysendsoundstotheauditorynerves听觉神经thatconnecttothebrain.Ifthishappenshearinglossbecomespermanent.10.Whichofthefollowingshowsthatyouaresufferinghearingloss?A.Youareinterestedtolistentoothers’talking.B.Youhavetoreadothers’expressionstounderstandthem.C.YoucanonlyunderstandothersoverthephonE.D.YoualwaysthinkyouheartheringingofthephonE.11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEwhenyoulistentomusic?A.ListenatleastanhoureverytimE.B.Turnupthevolumetothehighestlevel.C.Keepthesoundlowerthan60%ofitshighestvolumE.D.ChooseclassicalrockorheavymetalmusiC.12.Whatisthecorrectorderofcausingpermanenthearingloss?A.Theeardrumisbroken.B.Theauditorynervescannotreceivesounds.C.TinyhairsaredamageD.D.Earbudsareplaceddirectlyintheearcanal.E.High-volumemusicisplayedoveralongtimE.A.d-a-c-b-eB.e-c-a-b-dC.b-c-a-d-eD.d-e-a-c-b
LivinginthewildcanbeharD.Findingfoodandstayingsafearen'teasy.Eachdayanimalsstruggletosurviveintheirhabitats.Notallanimalsgetbyontheirown.Someanimalsformaclosepartnershipwithotherkindsofanimals.Thesepairingsarecalledsymbiotic共生的relationships.Inasymbioticrelationshiptheanimalsdependoneachother.Oneanimalhelpstheothermeetitsneeds.Soundsgoodright?Notalways.Someanimalsarenotverykindtotheirpartners.Insomecasesoneanimalmeetsitsneedsbuthurtsitspartner.TaketicksforexamplE.TheseinsectssuckbloodtolivE.Togetbloodtheyattachthemselvestootherkindsofanimals.Tickscanpassgermsthatcausediseaseinsteadofhelpingtheirhosts.Inotherrelationshipsanimalsdon'ttreattheirpartnerssopoorlyBothanimalsbenefitfromlivingwiththeotheranimal.Smallanimalscalledcleanershrimpshavefoundawayofhelpingfishatcoralreefs.Astheirnamesuggeststheshrimpscleanthefish.Theyhangoutatwhatscientistscallacleaningstation.Afishstopsby.Thenashrimpclimbsontothefishandevenstepsintothefish'smouth.Theshrimpusesitstinyclawstopickstuffoffthefish'sbody.Thatcanincludedeadskintinypiecesoffoodandweecreaturesthatcanhurtthefish.Thefishgetsanicecleaning.Theshrimpenjoysatastymealoffishtrash.Smallbirdscalledploversarealsointhecleaningbusiness.Theyhavebigcustomers—crocodiles.Crocshavelongsnouts鼻子filledwithsharpteethCleaningthemistricky.Whenacrocopensitsmouththeploverhopsrightin.Thecrocdoesnotsnapitssnoutshut.Insteaditletstheplovereatsmallharmfulanimalsattachedtoitsteeth.Theplovergetsaneasymealwhilethecrocgetscleanteeth.9.Thetextismainlyabout.A.thehardlifeinthewildB.animalsinasymbioticrelationshipC.animalslivingtogetherD.somedangerousanimals10.Accordingtothetextinasymbioticrelationship.A.animalsdependoneachotherB.birdsdependonanimalsforfoodC.bothsidescangethelpD.notallanimalstreattheirpartnerswell11.Whydothecleanershrimpscleanthefish?A.TogetfishtrashforfooD.B.Toeatweecreatures.C.Tohelpfishgooutofcoralreefs.D.Togetfoodforfish.12.Accordingtothetextitcanbeinferredthat.A.livinginthewildcanbehardB.differentanimalshavedifferentlivingwaysC.crocodilesmainlyliveonploversD.ticksareusefultosomeanimals
Jumpingoffrandomcliffs悬崖intotheseaisnotclever.Howeverasasportcoasteeringuseslocalexpertstohelpgroupstravelaroundthecoastsotheycanthenjumpsafelyandhavealotoffunintheprocess.Butcoasteeringisalsosomuchmorethancliffjumping.A.usualday’scoasteeringwillinvolveswimmingclimbingscrambling攀岩andcliffjumping.Alltripsbeginwithasafetybriefandequipmentcheck.Youwillbeequippedwithahelmetwetsuitandlifevest.Youwillneedtowearsomeoldsneakersyoudon’tmindgettingwet.FromhereitcouldbeashortswimtothefirstjumpsitE.Followinganinstructoryouswimthroughrockpoolsaroundroughrocksandrightuptothenextjumpspot.A.briefclimbandyou’llbestandingontheedgewonderingWhythehelldidIagreetothis?Thenandtotheyellofyourfriendsyou’releapinginwithasmilethat’sguaranteedtolasttherestoftheday.Coasteeringiscertainlymorethancliffjumping.Ifeverasportcouldclaimtobeconfidencebuildingthisisit.Andit’salsoaperfectactivityforgroupsoffriendsorforadventurousfamilieswhowanttoexplorethecoast.Manycompaniesofferdailytripssoevenifyouareonyourownoracoupleyoucanjoininwithalargegroup.Companiesusetrainedguideswithmuchknowledgeoflocaltidesandweatherconditions.Thesepeopleleadtheshowandarequalifiedlifesaversaswell.CoasteeringisalreadypopulararoundtheUK.Atleastnowyouwon’thavetoaskWhatiscoasteering?ifsomeoneyouknowgivesitago.24.Whatiscoasteering?A.A.dailysightseeingtripB.A.non-expertguideddivingC.A.cliffandwaterbasedsportD.A.groupactivityofclimbing25.Whatisthebenefitofcoasteering?A.BuildingconfidenceB.DevelopingindependenceC.ImprovingguidingskillsD.Enrichinglifesavingexperience26.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A.YoufeltscaredandregretfulB.YoubecametotallytiredC.YoudiscoveredyourpotentialD.Yougainedcompleterelief27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.TointroducecoasteeringB.ToorganizecoasteeringC.ToadvertisespotsforcoasteeringD.Totraincoasteering-lovers
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Let’slookbackalltheseyearsyou’vegonethroughwhathaveyoudoneforyourlife?Areyouspendingyourtimewiselytomakeyourlifeworthwhile?NealWusharedsomewaysweshoulddotomakeourshorttimeoflifemeaningfulfindoutwhatyouneedtodonext:A.MakefriendsasopposedtonetworkingYourfriendswillgoalotfurtherthantheprofessionalcontactsyoumakeespeciallysinceonlyoneofthetwogroupsisinvestedinyourpersonalhappiness.B.BecomeanexpertbylearningasmuchasyoucananddeeplyseekingoutthethingsyouarecuriousaboutFindthethingsyouenjoyandpracticetheskillsyouwanttodevelop.IfyoucanachieveexpertisethenitwillbeeasytoobtainanaudiencE.C.VolunteertohelpoutthoselessfortunateIntheprocessyouwillgainatonofnewperspectiveandwillbetterunderstandotherpeople’srealproblems.Inasocietythatalwayslooksupwardthesepeoplearebeingforgotteneasily.D.BecomeasindependentaspossibleEventhoughyouworkinabigcompanyyoushouldconstantlymakesmallstepstoreduceyourdependenceonyourjoB.WriteabookbuildanapporstartasmallbusinessonthesidE.Releaseyourinnerentrepreneur.E.Don’tspendtoomuchtimeworryingaboutyourpersonalbrandAccomplish完成thingsandtherecognitionwillfollow.f.StoptreatinglifeasacompetitionanddothingsfortheirownsakeGenuine真正的interestshouldbewhatdrivesyoutoimproveyourselfratherthanadesiretobeatothers.Findacommunityofpeoplewhoareinterestedinthesamethingsasyoudoanddriveeachothertokeepimproving.4.HowmanywaystomakelifemeaningfuldidNealWushare?A.4B.5C.6D.75.Tomakeyourlifemeaningfulyouareadvisedto__________.A.protectyourselfandhardlyhelpothersB.communicatemorewiththeexpertsthanyourfriendsC.relymoreonyourfamiliesthanfriendsD.exploretheaspectsoflifeyouareinterestedin6.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordspersonalbrand?A.one’sparticularinterestshowninsomeaspectsB.animpressioninthemindofothersaboutanindividualorgroupC.somethingyouareconcernedaboutD.privatepossessions7.Wherecanyoumostlikelytofindthisarticle?A.TheNewsoftheWorldB.TheNewYorkTimesC.LifeD.ScientificWorld
From:WendyandJackBrownDate:September222014To:8thand9thgradersatR.L.S.JuniorSchoolSubject:Bonjour!Bonjour!ThatmeanshelloinFrench.Wehopeyouallhadagreatsummer.Ourswasalotoffun.WehaveseensomanynewthingsandmetsomanywonderfulpeoplE.TheFrenchgaveusawarmwelcomeandhelpedusgetusedtolivingheresoon.Wehavesomanythingstosharewithallofyou.WearegoingtosendyoumoreemailsbutherearethebestpartsofourholidayinFrancesofar.WehadafantastictimeseeingtheTourdeFrancethissummer.ItisthemostfamousbicycleraceintheworlD.Theriderstravelmorethantwothousandmilesinaboutamonth!Wegotaquicklookattheridersastheyspedpast!AftertheraceourfamilyrentedbikesandrodealongpartoftheroutethatthecyclistsuseD.AfewofyouaskedwhethertheFrenchreallyeatsnails蜗牛.Theanswerisyes.WewentouttodinnertheotherdayandourparentsorderedsomE.Weeachtriedoneanditdidn’ttastetoobaD.Thesnailscalledescargotsareservedwithlotsofbutter.Theyfeelalittlerubberywhenyoubiteintothembuttheydon’treallyhavemuchtastE.Mum’sfavouritefoodhereistheFrenchpastries.DadlovestheredwinE.Ourfavouriteisthefreshbreadfromtheshopdownthestreet.WewenttovisittheEiffelTowerafewweeksago.Wewentallthewaytothetop.ItwasasunnydaysowecouldseeformilesandmilesintothedistancE.Daddoesn’tlikeheightssohestayedatthebottomofthetowerandtookpicturesfromthegrounD.Wemissallofyoualot.WritebacktousandletusknowwhatisnewathomE.Aurevoir!CanyouguesswhatthatmeansinFrench?WendyandJackBrown4.WhatdotheBrownsthinkofFrenchpeople?A.Friendly.B.Funny.C.WelcomE.D.Popular.5.Jack’sfavouritefoodinFranceis.A.tastysnailsB.FrenchpastriesC.freshbreadD.redwine6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheemail?A.WendyandJackgotusedtothelifeinFrancesoon.B.TourdeFranceisthebest-knownbicycleraceintheworlD.C.TheBrownshaveseenmanywonderfulthingsinFrancE.D.TheBrownswenttothetopoftheEiffelTowertogether.7.WendyandJackwrotethisemailto.A.tellastoryaboutridingbicyclesinFranceB.tellastoryabouttheirexperiencesinFranceC.advisethereaderstotryescargotsinFranceD.advisethereaderstovisitFranceinsummer
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WhowasthefirstpersontoreachtheNorthPole?TheiceoftheArcticOceanisseanorlandsowhoeverreacheditfirstcouldn'tleaveaflagoranyothersignonittoprovideevidencE.Theargumentsarecontinuingtoday.HerearethreeexplorerswhoclaimedtheywerethefirsttoreachtheNorthPolE.AhwelahCookExpeditionIjoinedFrederickCook'sexpeditiontotheNorthPoleinAugust1907.IamanInuitandIknowhowtosurviveintheArctiC.WesetofffromGreenlandinFebruary1908.ByAprilwewereclosetotheNorthPolE.Itwashard;theicewasbrokenandwehadtopushthesledsupanddownthewallsoficE.Howeveron21AprilDr.CookcalculatedourlocationwithhisscientificinstrumentsandtoldusweweretherE.Wewereveryhappybecausewewerereallyatthetopoftheworld!MatthewPearyExpeditionWhenRobertPearysetoutfortheNorthPolein1908Iwasproudtobechosentojoinhim.WesetoutfromNewYorkCityonahotdayinJuly1908accompaniedbysledsanddogspullingoursupplies.WhenwegottotheNorthPoleinApril1909wecheckedcarefullywithourscientificinstruments.Itwasagreatmomentwhenwefoundwehadmadeit.Wehuggedeachotherandjumpedupanddownwithhappiness.IknewthiswastruebecauseIwastherE.OscarAmundsenExpeditionThegreatexplorerNorwegianRonaldAmundsenwasdefinitelythefirsttoflyovertheNorthPolE.In1926IwasluckytojoinhimonanairshiptheNorgewhichflewacrosstheNorthPoleonitswayfromSpitsbergentoAlaskA.AmundsentookcarefulreadingsindicatedbytheinstrumentsaswecrossedthegreatwhiteoceanandwhenwereachedtheNorthPoleweallcheeredandhadadrinktocelebratE.21.ItisdifficulttodecidewhofirstreachedtheNorthPolebecause.A.thereweretoomanyexplorersB.nosignswereleftontheNorthPoleC.therewastoomuchiceontheNorthPoleD.noexplorerseverclaimedtheywerethefirst22.WhywasAhwelahchosentojointheexpedition?A.Heknewhowtosurvivethehardconditions.B.Heknewhowtocalculatetheirlocations.C.HewasfamiliarwiththesailingroutE.D.Heofferedhisscientificinstruments.23.Oscarinsistedthathewasamongthefirstwho.A.sailedacrossAlaskaB.flewonanairshipC.flewovertheNorthPoleD.joinedtheAmundsenexpedition24.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheMysteriousArcticOceanB.StoriesofExploringtheOceansC.WitnessesofHistoricalMomentsD.RacestotheNorthPole
In1943whenIwas4myparentsmovedfromCoeurd’AleneIdahotoFairbanksAlaskawhereadventurewasneververyfaraway.Wearrivedinthesummerjustintimetoenjoythemidnightsun.AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMom’svegetablegarden.Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoffsoshedidn’tcaremuchaboutmybedtimE.DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMomwashisclerk.Thatleftmeinamess.Iusuallymanagedtofindsometroubletogetinto.OnceIhadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofahotel.Ihadtriedtolightabarrel桶ofpaintbutcouldn’treallygetagoodfiregoing.ThesmokegotprettybadthoughandwhenImademyexitacrowdandthepoliceweretheretogreetmE.ThepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehomE.MomandDadwereoccupiedinthegardenandDadtoldthepolicetokeepmeandtheydid!IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMomrescuedmE.Ihadn’tturned5yet.AsIenteredkindergartentheseriouscoldbegantosetin.WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrailatschool?AsforLeonhardSeppalafamousasadogsledder驾雪橇者IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday.AtthetimeIdidn’trealizewhatasuperstarhewasbutIdoremembertheridewell.Iwaswrapped包裹heavilyandwellshelteredfromthefreezingandblowingweather.In1950wemovedbacktoCoeurd’AlenebutwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformerneighborsofAlaskA.24.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’sfamily?A.Hisfatherwasacruelman.B.Hisparentsdidn’tlovehim.C.Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy.D.Hismotherdidn’thaveanyjobs.25.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas4?A.HelearnedtosmokE.B.Hewaslockedinabasement.C.HewasarrestedbythepolicE.D.Henearlycausedafireaccident.26.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Leonhardwasgoodatdrivingdogsleds.B.TheauthorspenthiswholechildhoodinAlaskA.C.Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthor’sfamilyafter1950.D.TheauthorsufferedalotwhiletakingthedogsledinAlaskA.27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?A.Tolookbackonhischildhoodwithadventures.B.TodescribetheextremeweatherofAlaskA.C.ToexpresshowmuchhemissesLeonharD.D.ToshowoffhisprideinmakingtroublE.
WeChinesearenotbighuggers.A.handshakeorapatontheshoulderisenoughtoconveyourfriendshiporaffectiontooneanother.SowhenournewlyacquaintedWesternfriendsreachoutinpreparationforahugsomeofusfeelawkwarD.ManyquestionsgothroughourheaD.WhereshouldIputmyarmsUndertheirarmpitsoraroundtheirneckWhatdistanceshouldImaintainShouldourcheststouch?It’sevenmoredifficultwithfriendsfromsomeEuropeancountries.ShouldIkissthemonthecheekwhilehuggingWhichsideOrisitbothcheeksWhichsideshouldIstarton?Butitisn’tjustpeoplefromculturesthatemphasizeareservednessinexpressingphysicalintimacy亲密whofindhuggingconfusing.HugscancausediscomfortorevendistressinpeoplewhovaluetheirpersonalspacE.InarecentarticleforTheWallStreetJournalUSpsychologistPeggyDrexlersaidthatalthoughtheUSremainsamediumtouchculture—morephysicallydemonstrativethanJapanwhereabowistheallpurposehelloandgoodbyebutlessdemonstrativethanLatinorEasternEuropeancultureswherehugsarestrongandcanincludeakissonbothcheeksAmericansdoseemtobehuggingmorE.Frompoliticianstocelebritieshugsaregivenwilly–nillytofriendsstrangersandenemiesalikeandthepublichasbeenquicktopickupthepracticE.Publicfiguresknowthatnothingprojectsliketheabilityasagoodhug.USFirstLadyMichelleObamahasputherarmsaroundicyforeignleaderslikeRussianPrimeMinisterDmitryMedvedevandtheQueenofEnglandonthelatteroccasionactuallybreakingtheruleofroyalmanners.Butnotallaregratefultobeembracedevenbythemostinfluentialandfamous.Tothemanyhugisoffensiveifit’snotsincerE.AmandaHesswritingforUSmagazineSlatesayspublicfiguresshouldstopimposinghugsoneveryonetheymeet.Forthemahugisrarelyagestureofsincerefellowshipcompassionoraffection.It’sallpartofashow.Hugsarefalselyintimatepowerplaysusedbypublicfigurestoestablishtheirsocialdominanceoverthoseintheirgrasp.CeciliaWaldenaBritishjournalistwritingforTheTelegraphwholivesinNewYorkholdsthesameopinion.Powerhuggingasshecallsitisanoffenderdressedupaskindness.IthasbecomeafashionintheUSwherebossesarealreadyembracingtheirstaffeithershortlybeforeorafterfiringthemmenandwomentheirfriendsorenemiesinathousandcheatingdisplaysofunity.32.Fromthefirstfourparagraphswecanseethat__________.A.weChinesepeopledon’tknowhowtohugB.peoplefromEuropeancountriesoftengetpuzzledabouthuggingC.peopleinWesterncountriesseldomusehugstoexpresstheirphysicalclosenessD.hugscanbringpressuretopeoplewhenusedimproperly33.TheexampleofUSFirstLadyMichelleObamaisgiventoshowthat________.A.AmericansholdamediumtouchcultureB.publicfiguresknowhuggingfunctionswellinpublicC.sheismuchlikedbyAmericanpeopleD.hugsareforbiddeninEngland34.Powerhugginginthelastparagraphactuallymeansthat_____________.A.hugsareonlyusedsincerelybysomepeoplewithpowerB.huggingispowerfultobossesinUSC.publicfiguressometimesusehuggingjustforashowofpowerD.publicfigurescanhuganyoneintheirgraspfreely35.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.HugsVitalorNot?B.HugsTrickyAffair?C.HugsandPublicFiguresD.HugsandPower
Somepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasily.OthershavetroublelearninganewlanguagE.HowcanyouhelpyourselflearnanewlanguagesuchasEnglish?ThereareseveralwaystomakelearningEnglishalittleeasierandmoreinteresting.ThefirststepistofeelpositiveaboutlearningEnglish.Ifyoubelievethatyoucanlearnyouwilllearn.Bepatient.YoudonothavetounderstandeverythingallatoncE.Itisnaturaltomakemistakeswhenyoulearnsomethingnew.Wecanlearnfromourmistakes.Inotherwordsdonotworryabouttakingrisks.ThesecondstepistopracticeyourEnglish.Forexamplewriteadiaryeveryday.YouwillgetusedtowritingitinEnglishandyouwillfeelcomfortableexpressingyourideasinEnglish.Severalweekslateryouwillseethatyourwritingisimproving.InadditionyoumustspeakEnglisheveryday.Youcanpracticewithyourclassmatesoutsideclass.YouwillmakemistakesbutgraduallyyouwillbecomecomfortablecommunicatinginEnglish.Thethirdstepistokeeparecordofyourlanguagelearning.Youcanwritethisinyourjournal.AftereachclassthinkaboutwhatyoudiD.Didyouansweraquestioncorrectly?Didyouunderstandsomethingtheteacherexplained?Perhapsthelessonwasdifficultbutyoutriedtounderstandit.YoumustbepositiveaboutlearningEnglishandbelievethatyoucandoit.Itisimportanttopracticeeverydayandmakearecordofyourachievements.YouwillenjoylearningEnglishandyouwillfeelmoreconfidentinyourself.9.TofeelpositiveaboutlearningEnglishmeans_________.A.ifyouarepatientyouwilllearnB.ifyoukeeparecordyoucanimproveC.ifyoubelieveyoucanlearnyouwilllearnD.ifyoumakemistakesyoucanlearnfromyourmistakes10.WhenyoulearnEnglishyoudonotneedto_________.A.understandeverythingallatonceB.practicewithyourclassmatesoutsideclassC.writeadiaryregularlyD.feelmoreconfidentinyourself11.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordjournalinParagraph4mean?A.Diary.B.Composition.C.MagazinE.D.Newspaper.12.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ItisveryimportanttolearnasecondlanguagE.B.Somepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasilywhileothersdonot.C.Don’tworryaboutmakingmistakeswhenlearningasecondlanguagE.D.Therearesomewaystohelpyoulearnasecondlanguagemoreeasily.
AfterrulingthetennisworldforalmostfiveyearsRogerFedererisadjustingtolifeatNO.2.ButlikeanykingwhosethronehasbeentakenawaytheSwissstarisalreadyplanningsecretlybisreturntopowerbeginningatthisweek'sUSOpen.Theproblemismanyexpertsthinkhewillneverdoit.Theyblameeverythingfromageandtoughcompetitiontohisracketandpsychology.ForyearsFedererhadenjoyedtheviewfromthetop.Competitorssawhimasundefeatedandforthemostparthewas.Howeverbeforethe2008seasonbeganFedererhadanillnessthatstolehisstrengthandclearlyaffectedhisplayonthecourt.Eversincehehasstruggledtoreturntoformwinningjusttwoofhislast14tournaments.Twenty-sevenisanagewhenyourbodystartstalkingbacktoyou.tennisgreatJohnMcEnroetoldtheNewYorkTimes.PanchoSefuraanothertennisgreatnotedthatFedererisalsofacingamaturingcropofyoungtalents.TherearetoomanygreatplayersnowhesaidnamingBritain'sAndyMurray21andLatvia'sErnestsGulbis20.USmagazineSportsIllustratedtenniscolumnistJonWertheimsuggestedthatpartofFederer'sproblemcouldbehisinsistenceonusingasmallracket.Hesaysthatthesmallerheaddemandsballcontrol.Butweseetimeandagainthatracketmakerstrytogetplayerstouseacertainstick-onetheywouldliketomarkettoconsumersandithasanegativeeffectontheprofessionalgamE.SportspsychologistJimLoehrtoldtheTimesthatFedererisprobablyfeelingasenseofdoubtafterbeingconsideredasundefeatedforsolong.IfFedereristorecoverhisstateofbeingundefeatedLoehrsaidhemustovercomehisdoubt.Federerdoesn'tneedfameandmoney.Buthehastogetbetter.Hehastogot.oawholenewlevel.That'stheonlywayhestaysinthegamehesaiD.AsforbeginninghisfirstGrandSlaminagesastheNO.2seedFederersaiditmightbeforthebest.FiveyearsalmostIwasexpectedtowineverytournamentIenteredhesaidsomaybeRafaelNadalnowfeelswhatIhadtofeelforaverylongtimE.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehowhehandlesit.21.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartyourbodystartstalkingbacktoyouinParA.4mean?A.Yourbodyoftenargueswithyou.B.Youcandowhateveryouwant.C.YourstrengthisbeginningtodeclinE.D.Youaremoreeasilytohavequiteterriblediseases.22.FromthepassageweknowthemainreasonwhyFederer'sthronewastakenawayisthat.A.heisbecomingolderandolderB.heinsistedonusingasmallracketC.heisfacingamaturingcropofyoungtalentsD.hehadanillnessthatstolehisstrength23.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.NowitisNadalwhohasreplacedFedererastheNo.1tennisplayer.B.theracketmakersaimattheplayers'betterperformanceingames.C.ItisimpossibleforFederertoreturntopower.D.FedererhasneverwonaGrandSlambeforE.24.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Nadal—TheNo.1TennisPlayerB.Federer—AlwaysUndefeatedC.StateofMindPlaysaImportantRoleD.FedererHopestoRecoverHisMagic
MydadisthekindofparentthathastoknowwhereIamandwhattimeI’llbehomE.HeisstrictwithmebecausehecaresaboutmemorethananythingintheworlD.Mydad’sstrictnesscomesfromthewayhewasraiseD.Hegrewupworkinglonghoursonhisfamilyfarmandhisdadwouldthrowwoodenboardsathimwhenhedidsomethingwrong.InhighschoolmydadwokeupatfourinthemorningtogethischoresdoneandwalkedtoschoolsothathewouldmakeittobasketballpracticebyfivE.Afterschoolhewenthometostartalongnightofchores.Ontopofalltheresponsibilitiesmydadhadathomeheplayedthreesportsandwenttoschool.Schoolwouldhavebeeneasybutmydadhaddyslexia诵读困难.Everyteachermydadhadthoughtthathewasjustunabletolearn.MydadstruggledinschooluntiloneteachertookthetimetositdownandteachhimhowtoreadandwritE.TothisdaymydadtellsmehowgratefulheistothatteacherwhogavehimachancE.Thebestpartaboutmydadishisattitudetowardourfamily.Whenhecomeshomefromaterribledayatworkhealwaysputsasmileonhisfacebecauseheknowsthefamilyisalotmoreimportantthanhisownproblems.IknowthatIgetmybestqualitiesfrommydaD.HehasshownmethatwithhardworkIcanaccomplishsomethingandhavefunwhiledoingit.Iknowthatmydadhasstrictrulesbecausehelovesmeandwantsmetolearnresponsibility.24.Theauthor’sfatherseemsto____________.A.getangryveryeasilyB.bedeeplyaffectedbyhisfatherC.haveabadrelationshipwithhisfatherD.beverycuriousabouttheauthor’slife25.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sfatherinhighschool?A.Hehatedgoingtoschool.B.Hehadtodoheavyhousework.C.Heoftenstayeduplateforstudy.D.Heoftenmissedclassesbecauseofsports.26.Whenathometheauthor’sfatherisalways___________.A.verytiredB.quiteseriousC.fairlycheerfulD.mildlyhumorous27.Howdoestheauthorlookathisfather’sstrictness?A.Cautiously.B.Positively.C.Skeptically.D.Critically.
Almostnoonecanresistagoodmysterynovelordetectivenovelsothesenovelssellthousandsofcopieseachyear.AndmanyreadersregardfamousmysteryauthorAgathaChristieasQueenofCrimewhosestoriesareknownfortheirtenseatmosphereandstrongpsychologicalsuspenseandhaveagreateffectontheEnglishmysterynovels.ChristiewasborninSeptember1890inEnglandWhenshewasgrowinguphermotheroftentoldherstories.Christielovedthesestorieswhichtookherintoaworldoffantasy.Christie'smotheralsoencouragedhertowritefromayoungageandalsotookhertotravelalot.ShemarriedArchieChristiein1914atthebeginningofWorldWarIDuringthewarChristiewroteherfirstdetectivestory:TheMysteriousAffairatStyles.ShechosethecrimeandtheninventedadetectivenamedHerculePoirotrankingsecondtoSherlockHolmestosolveit.ShesentthebooktoapublisherbutitwasrejecteD.AfterthewarendedChristiesentherbooktomorepublishersandfinallyin1920onepublishedit.Sheearnedjust$25forit.OverthenextfewyearsChristiewrotemorebooksandshortstoriesgainingexperienceasawriter.Inspiteofherliterarysuccesslifewasnot.goingwellathomE.In1928ArchieandAgathagotadivorcE.AshorttimelatershemetayoungarchaeologistMaxMallowan.Aftergettingmarriedin1930theybegantospendsometimeeachyearintheMiddleEastwhichprovidedsettingsforsomeofChristiesnovelssuchasMurderattheVicarage1930MurderontheOrientExpress1934andDeathontheNile1939.ChristiecontinuedwritingfortherestofherlifE.WhenshediedinJanuary1976readersaroundtheworldmournedherdeath.Buthertalesofmysterycontinuetobelovedbynewgenerationsofreaders.They'vebeentranslatedintohundredsoflanguagesandaresellingwelltodayandoutsoldonlybytheBibleandShakespeareinBritain.28.Asawholethistext.A.isabiographyofAgathaChristieB.promotesAgathaChristie'snovelsC.explainshowAgathaChristiebecameawriterD.isareviewofAgathaChristie'snovels29.WhatdoweknowaboutHerculePoirot?A.HewasbetterknownthanSherlockHolmes.B.HemadeChristiebecomefamous.C.Hewasgoodatcatchingcriminals.D.Hewastheonlymaincharacterinthenovel.30.FromtheunderlineD.sentenceoutsoldonlybytheBibleandShakespeareinBritainwecanlearnthat.A.theBiblehelpsherworkstosellinBritainB.thesalesofherworksrankthirdinBritainC.theworksofShakespearedon'tsellbetterthanhersinBritainD.theirsalesareequallygoodinBritain31.WhichistherightorderforwhatAgathaChristieexperienced?①ShehadherfirstdetectivenovelpublisheD.②ShefinishedTheMysteriousAffairatStyles.③HermotherencouragedhertowritE.④HermarriagetoArchieendedindivorcE.⑤ShewroteMurderontheOrientExpress.A.③②④①⑤B.③①②⑤④C.②①③⑤④D.③②①④⑤
LastsummertwonineteenthcenturycottageswererescuedfromremotefarmfieldsinMontanatobemovedtoanArtDecobuildinginSanFrancisco.ThehousesweremadeofwooD.ThesecottagesoncehousedearlysettlersastheyworkedthedryMontanasoilnowtheyholdTwitterengineers.Thecottagescouldbeanexampleoftheindustry'soddloveaffairwithlowtechnologyaconceptassociatedwiththenaturalworldandwitholdschoolcraftsmanship手艺thatexistslongbeforetheInterneterA.Lowtechnologyisnotvirtual虚拟的—sototakeadvantageofitInternetcompanieshavehadtogetcreativE.TherescuedwoodcottagesfittedbyhandinthelateeighteenhundredsareanobviousexamplebutTwitter'sdesignslieontheextremeenD.Othercompaniesareusingabroaderinterpretation阐释oflowtechnologythatfocusesonnaturE.Amazonisbuildingthreeglassspheresfilledwithtreessothatemployeescanworkandsocializeinamorenaturalparklikesetting.AtGoogle'sofficeanentireflooriscarpetedingracE.Facebook'ssecondMenloParkcampingwillhavearooftopparkwithawalkingtrail.OlleLundbergthefounderofLundbergDesignhasworkedwithmanytechcompaniesovertheyears.Wehavelosttheconnectiontothemakerinourlivesandourtechengineersaretheoneswhofeelmostimpoverished贫乏的becausethey'resurroundedbythedigitalworldhesays.They'relookingforawaytoregaintheirindividualidentityandwe'vefoundthatintroducingrealcraftsisonewaytodothat.Thiscraftbasedtheoryisrootedinhistory.WilliamMorristheEnglishartistandwriterturnedbacktopreindustrialartsintheeighteensixtiesjustaftertheIndustrialRevolution.TheArtsandCraftsmovementdefineditselfagainstmachines.WithoutcreativehumanoccupationpeoplebecamedisconnectedfromlifeMorrissaiD.Researchhasshownthatnaturalenvironmentscanrestore恢复ourmentalcapacities.InJapanpatientsareencouragedtoforestbathetakingwalksthroughwoodstolowertheirbloodpressurE.Thesehealthbenefitsapplytotheworkplaceaswell.RachelKaplanaprofessorofenvironmentalpsychologyhasspentyearsresearchingtherestorativeeffectsofnaturalenvironments.Herresearchfoundthatworkerswithaccesstonatureattheoffice—evensimpleviewsoftreesandflowers—felttheirjobswerelessstressfulandmoresatisfying.Iflowtechofficescanpotentiallynourishthebrainsandimprovethementalhealthofemployeesthenfinebringonthecottages.32.Thewritermentionsthetwonineteenthcenturycottagestoshowthat_.A.TwitterishavingahardtimeB.oldcottagesareinneedofprotectionC.earlysettlersoncesufferedfromadryclimateinMontanaD.Internetcompanieshaverediscoveredthebenefitsoflowtechnology33.Lowtechnologyisregardedassomethingthat________.A.isrelatedtonatureB.isoutofdatetodayC.consumestoomuchenergyD.existsinthevirtualworld34.ThemainideaofParagraph5isthathumanbeings________.A.havedestroyedmanypreindustrialartsB.haveatraditionofvaluingartsandcraftsC.canbecomeintelligentbylearninghistoryD.canregaintheirindividualidentitybyusingmachines35.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PastgloriesfuturedreamsB.ThevirtualworldtherealchallengeC.HightechcompanieslowtechofficesD.Themorecraftsmanshipthelesscreativity
Something'shappeningatthelowestpointonourplanetsome1388feetbelowsealevel.TheDeadSeaasaltlakeclosetoIsraelJordanandtheWestBankisshrinkingatanalarmingrate—about3.3feetperyearaccordingtotheenvironmentalistgroupEcoPeaceMiddleEast.AndhumanactionsarelargelytoblamE.It'snotjustlikeonecountryispunishingtheDeadSea;it'smorelikethewholeregionsaidphotographerMoritzK.üstnerwhovisitedtheareainFebruarytoworkonhisseriesTheDyingDead.TheDeadSeaneedswaterfromtheothernaturalsourcessurroundingitsuchastheJordanRiverbasin.Butaroundthe1960ssomeofthewatersourcesitrelieduponwerediverteD.Mineralextractionindustriesareanothermainreasonwhythewaterlevelsaredecliningexpertssay.TheDeadSea'smineralshavebeenpopularfortheirmedicalpowerandcanoftenbefoundincosmetics化妆品andotherconsumerproducts.Andthenofcoursethere'stheMiddleEast'shotdryclimatewhichmakesitdifficultforthelaketorefillitself.LastyearIsraelandJordansigneda$900milliondealinanefforttostabilizetheDeadSea'swaterlevels.ItinvolvesbuildingacanalfromtheRedSeatotheDeadSeasothatbothcountrieswouldbeabletonotonlysupplywatertoIsraelandJordanbutalsotopumpmuchneededwater—some300millioncubicmetersannually—intotheDeadSeA.ThisisthemostimportantandsignificantagreementsincethepeacetreatywithJordanin1994saidSilvanShalomIsrael'senergyandwaterresourcesministeratthetimE.Whetherthecanal—estimatedtotakethreeyearstocomplete—willworkoutpositivelyandasplannedremainstobeseen.32.MoritzK.üstnervisitedtheDeadSeato.A.shootTVseriesaboutpeople'sactionthereB.makeasurveyaboutthesealevelC.dohisphotographicseriesworkD.researchintoenvironmentalproblems33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthereasonforthewaterlevels'declining?A.TheothernaturalsourcestheDeadSeareliedonwereswitcheD.B.TheDeadSea'smineralshavebeendugandusedinsomeproducts.C.TheMiddleEast'sclimatemakesthelakeitselfdifficulttostorewater.D.IsraelandJordanarethetwocountriestodestroytheDeadSeA.34.WhatmeasurehasbeentakentosavetheDeadSea?A.BringinginwaterfromtheRedSeA.B.IntroducingwaterfromIsraelandJordan.C.TakingIsrael'senergyandwaterresources.D.Strugglingforinternationalsupport.35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellsus?A.WhytheDeadSeaisdyingandthemeasuretakentosaveit.B.HowimportanttheDeadSeaisinIsraelJordanandtheWestBank.C.HowtosolvetheproblemthattheDeadSeaisbeingdestroyeD.D.ProtectingtheenvironmentisinnohurryallovertheworlD.
PopeyetheSailorfirstbecameapopularcartooninthe1930s.Thesailorinthatcartoonatelotsofspinachtomakehimstrong.Peoplewatchedhimandtheybegantobuyandeatalotmorespinach.Popeyehelpedsell33percentmorespinachthanbefore!Spinachbecameanecessarypartofmanypeople’sdiets.EvensomechildrenwhohatedthetastebegantoeatthevegetablE.ManypeoplethoughtthattheironinspinachmadePopeyestrongbutthisisnottruE.SpinachdoesnothaveanymoreironthananyothergreenvegetablE.PeopleonlythoughtspinachhadalotofironbecausethepeoplewhostudiedthefoodmadeamistakE.Inthe1890sagroupofpeoplestudiedwhatwasinsidevegetables.ThisgroupsaidthatspinachhadtentimesmoreironthanitdiD.Thegroupwrotethenumberwrongandeveryoneacceptedit.Todayweknowthatthelittleironthereisinspinachcannotmakeadifferenceinhowstrongapersonis.Howeverspinachdoeshavesomethingelsewhichthebodyneeds—folicaciD.Itisinterestingtopointoutthatfolicacidcanhelpmakeapersonstrong.MaybeitwasreallythefolicacidthatmadePopeyestrongallalong.1.A.goodtitleforthisreadingpassageis______.A.PopeyetheSailorB.TheTruthAboutSpinachC.AMistakewithNumbersD.FolicAcidMakesYouStrong2.WhydidmanypeopleeatspinachaftertheysawPopeyetheSailor?A.Theythoughtspinachmadethemstrong.B.TheythoughtPopeyewasfunny.C.Spinachhadalotofiron.D.PeoplelikedfolicaciD.3.A.researchgrouptoldpeoplethatspinach______.A.madePopeyestrongB.wasagreenvegetableC.hadlessironthanothergreenvegetablesD.hadmoreironthanothergreenvegetables4ThereadingpassagesaysthatperhapsPopeyegothisstrengthfrom______.A.ironB.folicacidC.spinachD.exercise5.Folicacidis______.A.somethinginfoodB.avegetableC.dangerousD.acertainkindofspinach
Doyouoftenfeelthatyouhaven’taffordgotenoughtimetocarryoutalltheplansdrawnupatthebeginningoftheyearandanewyearisdrawingnearunexpectedly?IfyouhavethesamefeelingyouarenotalonE.Itfeelsliketimespeedsupeveryyear.ScientistsclaimthatoverthousandsofyearsgreatchangeshavetakenplacE.HowevertimeismysteriousanduniquE.NomatterwhathappensintheworldtimeseemstoturnablindeyetotheoutsideworlD.WhetheritisinthepastatpresentorinthefuturetimewouldnotvarywiththedevelopmentoftheworlD.ItremainsthesameandoperatesatarelativelysteadyspeeD.Accordingtoarecentstudysmartphonestabletsandotherdigitalproductshavetrainedourbrainstoprocessmoreinformationcausingustothinktimeispassingfasterthanitreallyis.Evenjustreadingasimpleadvertisementonthedigitaldevicethepeoplewhowereexperimentedonthoughttimepassedmorequicklycomparedwiththeothergroupthatreadalongmonologue独白fromarealbook.It’salmostasthoughwe’retryingtokeepstepwiththetechnologyanddothingsmorequicklyandmoreefficientlyDr.McoughlinfromJamesCookUniversitysaiD.Itseemslikethere’ssomethingabouttechnologyitselfthatspeedsupourpacemakerswhichmeasurethepassingoftimE.Researchersnotethatinordertostoptimefromrushingbyweshouldreducethetimespentonlineandpreventthepacemakermovingfast.Thefindingsprovewhatmostpeoplehaveknown:weneedtostopandsmelltheroses.25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothescientists?A.PeoplehaveknownclearlyabouttimE.B.Timeissomethingthatneverchanges.C.PeoplecanchangethefeatureoftimE.D.TimeusuallykeepspacewithourlifE.26.Whatmakesusfeelthattimeisgettingfaster?A.ThehealthylifestylE.B.Readingalotofbooks.C.Thehightechproducts.D.Thedevelopmentofthebrain.27.What'stheattitudeofDr.McLoughlintothestudy?A.OpposeD.B.Approving.C.Doubtful.D.UnconcerneD.28.Bysayingweneedtostopandsmelltherosestheauthormeans_________.A.wemustknowhowtoplantrosesB.it'snecessarytoavoidusingtheInternetC.peoplecankeepworkingwithoutabreakD.weshouldlearntoslowdownandenjoyourlifE.
OneafternoonafterfinishingshoppinginasupermarketmyfamilyandIwenttothecheckout.Isuddenlythoughtwedidn’tneedanyofthejunkandweabandonedallofthosesaving$300.ThatgotmethinkingaboutallourpointlessexpensesinlifE.W.ithapromisethatwe’dstopifitwaskillingusIconvincedthefamilytotaketheleapintofrugality节俭.Theruleswerethatwewouldbuynothingfor30daysexceptabsolutelyessentials.Ouradventurebeganwithagreatstart.By9A.m.mywifeRuthhadalreadymadecakesfromoldstrawberriesandpickedflowersIdidn’tevenknowwehadinthegarden.Iclearedthecarbyhandforthefirsttimeforyears.Ireadandreturnedtheneighbor’snewspaperbeforehewokeup.T.otalspendingonthefirstday:$0.Asdaysturnedintoweekswebecamesoproficient熟练的atlivingfrugally.W.estartedridingourbikestosavegas.Mychild’sfingerpaintingwasrecycledasgiftwrapforthehomemadepresents.W.estartedtouseanInternetapplicationlikeSkypeforfreephonecallsandaskneighborswithgardensforextravegetablesandherbs.Intheendwesavedmorethan$2000bynotspendingforamonth.WhenwebeganIimaginedwewouldrushoutthemomentweweredoneandbuyalotofthingsinthesupermarketthenmaybehitthemallorgotothemovies.24.W.ecaninferfromthepassagethatbeforethatveryafternoonthefamily_________.A.hadhadhigherincomeandlivingstandardB.hadadoptedanadvisablehabitofsavingmoneyC.hadoftenspentmoneywithoutthinkingmuchD.hadn’texpectedtheywouldhavefinancialproblems25.Howmanythingswerementionedaboutwhatthefamilydidtosaveonthefirstdayofthe30days?A.T.woB.ThreeC.FourD.Five26.Theendofthestorysuggeststhatthefamily_________.A.stoppedhalfwaybecauseofunexpectedthingsB.couldbarelyputupwiththelifeoffrugalityC.wouldreturntonormalafterthe30daysD.succeededinsavingandchangedtheirspendinghabit27.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.howanewideacameupB.afamily’swayofsolvinglifeproblemsC.afamily’sno-buyingtryD.howafamilymanagedtheirdailylife
SundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobE.Placesofbusinessthatusedtokeepdaytimebusinesshoursarenowopenlateintothenight.AndontheInternetthehourofthedayandthedayoftheweekhavebecomeirrelevant不相关的.A.halfcenturyagointheUnitedStatesmostpeopleexperiencedstrongandprecisedividinglinesbetweendaysofrestanddaysofworkschooltimeandsummertimE.Todaytheboundariesstillexistbuttheyseemnotclear.ThelawinalmostallstatesusedtorequirestorestocloseonSunday;inmostitnolongerdoes.Itusedtokeeptheschoolsopeninallseasonsexceptsummerinmostitstilldoes.AndwhethertheworkweekshouldstrengthenitslegallimitsorwhetheritshouldbecomemoreflexibleisoftendebateD.Howshouldweasasocietyorganizeourtime?Shouldwegoevenfurtherinrelaxingtheboundariesoftimeuntilweliveinaworldinwhicheveryminuteismuchlikeeveryother?Thesearenoteasyquestionseventoask.PartofthedifficultyisthatwerarelyrecognizethelawoftimeevenwhenwemeetitfacetofacE.Weknowaschildrenthatwehavetoattendschoolacertainnumberofhoursacertainnumberofdaysacertainnumberofyears—butunlesswemeetthetruantofficer学监wemaywellthinkthatweshouldgotoschoolduetosocialcustomandparents’demandratherthantothelaw.Asadultswearefamiliarwithextrapayforovertimeworkingbutlessfamiliarwiththefactthatwhatconstitutes构成overtimeisamatteroflegaldefinition.Whenweturntheclockforwardtostartdaylight–savingtimehaveweeverthoughttoourselves:Hereisthelawinaction?Asweshallseethereisalotoflawthathasgreatinfluenceonhoworganizeandusetime:compulsoryeducationlawovertimelawanddaylight–savinglaw-aswellaslawaboutSundayclosingholidaysbeinglatetoworktimezonesandsoon.Oncewebegintolookforitwewillhavenotroublefindingalawoftimetoexamineandassess.32.BysayingSundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobethewritermeansthat____.A.worktimeisequaltoresttimeB.manypeoplehaveadayoffonMondayC.itishardforpeopletodecidewhentorestD.thelinebetweenworktimeandresttimeisunclear33.TheauthorraisesthequestionsinParagraph2tointroducethefactthatpeople_____.A.failtomakefulluseoftheirtimeB.enjoyworkingovertimeforextrapayC.areunawareofthelawoftimeD.welcomeflexibleworkinghours34.Accordingtothepassagemostchildrentendtobelievethattheygotoschoolbecausethey_____.A.needtoacquireknowledgeB.havetoobeytheirparentsC.needtofindcompanionsD.havetoobservethelaw35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.OurlifeisgovernedbythelawoftimE.B.Howtoorganizetimeisnotworthdebating.C.Newwaysofusingtimechangeoursociety.D.Ourtimescheduleisdecidedbysocialcustoms.
IwenttoArizonaearlierthismonthtoseewhatthecollegeofthefuturemightlooklikE.WhatIfoundisanexcitingneweraofhighereducationthatwillhelpmorestudentsgetagreateducationatanaffordablepricE.ThisfutureofhighereducationmaynotalwaysincludethelecturehallsfootballteamsandotherfeaturesofthetraditionalcollegE.InsteadthecollegesIvisitedareexperimentingwithwaysforstudentstogettheirdegreesonlineallowingthemtotakecoursesatanyplaceandatanytimE.These＂collegeswithoutwalls＂areabletobroadenaccesstohighereducationespeciallyforlow-incomestudentswithfull-timejobsandfamilies.DuringmyvisitIheardencouragingstoriesofstudentswhowereusingthiswaytogethighereducationthatcouldputthemonpathstonewcareers.OneofthosestudentswasShawnLeE.Afterdroppingoutofcollegeyearsagohefoundhimselfinaseriesoflow-payingoftenback-breaking艰苦繁重的jobs.HerecentlydecidedtogethisdegreewhenhehadhisfirstchildandwantedtostartbuildingabetterlifE.LocatedinanindustrialparkinTempeRioSaladodidn’tlookmuchlikeatraditionalcollegE.Therewerenostudentsrunningtoclass.Justacoupleofglass-facedofficebuildings.Thecollegehadjust22full-timefaculty全体教师serving60000studentswithmorethanhalfofthemattendingclassesonlinE.SeveralstudentsImetduringmyvisitsaidtheylikedlearningonlinE.Onestudentsaid＂NowIcanreachmyteacherwiththeclickofamousE.＂Afterseveraldays’visitIleftArizonafeelingquiteoptimisticaboutthefutureofhighereducation.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase＂collegeswithoutwalls＂inthethirdparagraphmean?A.CollegeswithnowallsarounD.B.Collegesthatcanbeenteredfreely.C.CollegesthatstudentsattendonlinE.D.CollegesthatanyonecanattendforfreE.19.WhydidShawnLeereturntoattendcollegeagain?A.Hewantedtogetabetter-paidjoB.B.Hecouldn’tfindajoB.C.Hiswifeaskedhimtoreceiveagoodeducation.D.Hehadnothingtodo.20.Howdidthewriterfeelafterthevisit?A.TireD.B.MoveD.C.Doubtful.D.Hopeful.21.Whatisthewriter’spurposebywritingthispassage?A.Toexplainwhy＂collegeswithoutwalls＂appear.B.Tointroduceanewmodelofeducation.C.Toencouragepeopletoattendhighereducation.D.Toadvertisethecolleges.
OperaisanartformthatcelebratesthehumanvoicE.Nootherartformcreatesexcitementandmovestheheartinthewaythatoperadoesespeciallywhenperformedbyagreatsinger.OperaisanimportantpartoftheWesternclassicalmusictradition.ItusesmusicwordsandactionstobringadramaticstorytolifE.OperastartedinItalyattheendofthe16thcenturyandlaterbecamepopularthroughoutEuropE.Overtheyearsithasrespondedtovariousmusicals.Inrecentdecadesmuchwideraudienceshavebeenintroducedtooperathroughmodernrecordingtechnology.SomesingershavebecomecelebritiesthankstoperformingonradioonTVandinthecinemA.Howeverinrecentyearsoperahasbeenfacingseriouschallenges.OnecurrentchallengetooperaiseconomiC.Theshortageofmoneyraisesthebroaderquestionofhowmuchshouldbepaidtosupportoperasingersandotherartists.Societyseemstoacceptthelargesalariespaidtobusinessmanagersandthemulti-million-dollarcontractsgiventosportsathletes.Butwhataboutoperasingers?SomehowpeoplehavetheideathatartistscanbecreativeonlyiftheysufferinpovertybutthisisunrealistiC.IfartistsincludingoperasingerslackthesupporttheyneedvaluabletalentiswasteD.Notonlytheshortageofmoneybutalsothewaymoneyismanagedintheoperaworldhasledtohardships.Principalsingersaregenerallypaidperformancefeesoncetheycompleteashow.Theytypicallyreceivenothingduringthemanyweeksofrehearsal排练beforeashowstarts.Anotherproblemfacedbyoperaishowtomeetthedemandsofaudienceswhoareinfluencedbypopularentertainment.PopsingersareoftenjudgedasmuchonthebasisofhowtheylookashowtheysounD.Thesedemandsmaybeunrealisticandpossiblyharmful.Operasingerssimplycannotmakeasoundbigenoughtofillalargetheaterorconcerthallwithoutamicrophoneiftheirbodyweightistoolow.Emphasizingphysicalappearanceoversingingabilitymaycauseaudiencestomissoutonthehumanvoiceatitsbest.Therearenoeasysolutionstoopera'sproblemsandtherearemanydifferentopinionsaboutthevalueofoperA.Howevereveryyearmanyyoungpeopleregisterformusiccourseswithhopesanddreamsofdevelopingtheirtalentsinthisspecialartform.ThefactthatoperahassurvivedmanyobstaclesandcontinuestoattracttherisinggenerationshowsthatitremainsarespectedartformfullofvaluE.24.WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Operasingers'lifestoriesaredramatiC.B.OperawillsoonappearonTVandinfilmsC.OperafansthankcelebritiesforperformingD.Operadevelopsbyadaptingtonewconditions.25.WhatcanweknowfromParagraphs2and3?A.OperasingersarefinanciallyinsecurE.B.Operasingerswastetheirvaluabletalent.C.Operasingersgetpaidbeforetheshow.D.Operasingersperformbetteriftheyarepoor.26.WhatdoestheauthortrytosayinParagraph4?A.PopularculturehashadapositiveinfluenceonoperaB.AudiencesknowbesthowoperashouldbeperformedC.MicrophonesshouldbeusedtomakeoperamoreenjoyableD.Operasingers'voicesshouldbevaluedmorethantheirlooks.27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheEconomicChallengetoOperaB.OperaFacedwiththeDifficultiesC.OperaasPartofPopularCultureD.TheHistoricalContextofOpera
Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehemPennsylvaniA.WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto.ItwasthefarthestcoldestanddarkestthingachildcouldimaginE.Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarcticaorthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvaniA.Plutowhichfamouslywasdowngradedfromamajorplanettoadwarfplanet矮星in2006capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystemPluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractivE.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautopartsoldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaffArizonaTombaugh'staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflightaplanetthattheobservatory’sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptunE.OnFebruary181930Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmericanandrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroachment入侵.Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet.It’sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn’tthelimitatall.Wedon’tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook.9.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus.B.Becauseitdisappearedinthesky.C.BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican.D.BecauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniversE.10.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AnAmericanScientist:ClydeTombaughB.PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoyC.Pluto’sStrangeRomanceD.TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania
InAmericanschoolsthereissomethingcalledHomecomingDay.ManyhighschoolsandcollegeswithafootballteamhaveahomecominggamE.Thiscanbethemostimportanteventoftheyearexceptgraduationorcommencement毕业典礼day.Studentsplanhomecomingdayformanyweeksinadvance预先.SeveraldaysbeforeHomecomingstudentsstarttodecorate装饰theschool.Therearesignstowishlucktotheteamandmanyothersignstowelcomeallthegraduates.ManypeoplestillcometoHomecomingtwentyorthirtyyearsaftertheirgraduation.Themembersofschoolclubsbuildbooths摊位andselllemonadeapplesandsandwiches.Someclubshelptowelcomevisitors.Duringthedaypeopleliketolookforteachersthattheyrememberfromlongago.Oftentheyseeoldfriendsandtheytalktogetheraboutthosehappyyearsinschool.EveryonesooncomestowatchthefootballgamE.Whenthegameishalfoverthebandcomesontothefieldandplaysschoolsongs.AnotherimportantmomentiswhentheHomecomingQueenorKingappears.AllthestudentsvoteamostpopularstudentHomecomingQueenorKing.Itisagreathonortobechosen.HomecomingisahappydaybutitisnotperfectunlessthefootballteamwinsthegamE.EveniftheteamlosesthestudentsstillenjoyHomecoming.Somestayattheschooltodanceandothersgotoaparty.Foreveryoneitisadayworthremembering.1.Themostimportanteventoftheyearinhighschoolsandcollegesis______.A.HomecomingB.thefootballgameC.graduationD.winningthegame2.WhendostudentsbegintoarrangeeverythingforHomecoming?A.ThedaybeforeHomecoming.B.Manyweeksbeforetheday.C.WhentheguestsarrivE.D.InthedaysbeforeHomecoming.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdoneonHomecoming?A.Toseeoldfriends.B.Tocallonteacherstheyremember.C.TowatchthefootballgamE.D.Togohometoseetheirfamily.4.WhocanprobablybecomeHomecomingQueenorKing?A.Thestudentwhoislikedmostbytheothers.B.Theguestwhoismostpopularwiththestudents.C.Thestudentwhoismostlikedbytheguests.D.TheplayerwhoplaysbestinthefootballgamE.
TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageareifonly.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewordsbecausetheyconveyregretlostopportunitiesmistakesanddisappointment.MyfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsayingTaketheextraminutetodoitright.IalwaystrytolivebytheextraminuterulE.WhenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidentsIalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidanifonlymomentwhetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounterorsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding衬垫ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetablE.Idon’tonlyavoidthoseifonlymomentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoidifonlyinourpersonalrelationships.WeallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosayIloveyouorIforgiveyou.WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFridayItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbeherE.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosayifonlyaboutsomethingbutmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.AndeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingrightoritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnectionIknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.24.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftheextraminuterule?A.StartthecarthemomenteveryoneisseateD.B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.D.MoveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeonE.25.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorB.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanC.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyD.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached26.TheunderlinedwordforegoneinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.abandonedB.lackedC.avoidedD.wasted27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheEmotionalWell-beingB.TheTwoSaddestWordsC.TheMostUsefulRuleD.ThePeaceofMind
Intheseatherearemanyislands.Initswarmwaterstherearesomelittleones.WecallthemCoralIslands.A.coralislandisverynicetolookat.Itlookslikearingoflandwithtressgrassandflowersonit.Onepartoftheringisopentothewater.Thereisalittleroundlakeinsidetheisland.Ifyoulookintothislakeyouwillseebeautifulcoral.Youmaythinktheyareflowers.Ifyoulookatapieceofcoralyouwillseemanylittleholesinit.Ineachoftheseholesaverysmallseaanimalhaslived.Theseseaanimalsmakethecoral.Theybegantobuildunderthewater.Yearafteryearthecoralgrewhigherandhigher.Atlastitgrewoutofthewater.Thentheseabroughttoitsmalltreesandsomethingelse.Aftersomeyearsthesethingschangedintoearth.Sometimesthewindbroughtseedstothisearth.Sometimesbirdsflewoveritandbroughtseedstotheisland.Thelittleseedsgrew.Inafewyearstherewereplantsallovertheisland.Inafewmoreyearsthereweretreesgrowingthere.Soyouseetheseislandswerebuiltlittlebylittle.Theworkerswereverysmall.Dotheynotteachusalesson?Canyouthinkwhatthelessonsis?1.Inthesea.A.therearecoralislandsinallplacesB.therearesomecoralislandsC.thewaterisalwayswarmD.wecanseemanyflowers2.A.coralislandlookslike.A.aroundcakeB.treesgrassandflowersC.aringoflandD.aroundlake3.Thereareintheholesincorals.A.flowersB.littlecoralsC.grassD.seaanimals4.Fromthestorywelearnthat.A.smallworkerscan’tdobigthingsB.onlybigworkerscandobigthingsC.smallworkerscandobigthingsiftheyworkhardandworkalongtimeD.allsmallthingscandobigthings
A.R.RahmanoneofIndia'smostwell-lovedmusiccomposerswoninternationalrecognitionwithtwoGrammyawards.LastyearhewontheOscarforhismusicinthehitfilmSlumdogMillionairE.ThisyearhehadhisfirstGrammywin.Hepickeduptwoawards:onefortheBestCompilationSoundtrackforaMotionPictureSlumdogMillionaireandtheotherforBestMotionPictureSongforthesongJaiHofromthesamefilm.InthebestsongcategoryRahmanbeatsingerBruceSpringsteenandhissongTheWrestlerfromthemovieofthesamenamE.ThemodestRahmansaidThisismadGodisgreatagain.A.R.RahmanisacomposermusicProducermusicianandsinger.Hismusicscores乐谱andfilmsongssongschangedthecharacterofpopularmusicinIndiaintheearlyl990s.Rahman'smusiccompletelydissolvedthedividebetweenIndianandWesterncategories.HepopularizedclassicalaswellasexperimentalmusiC.Rahmanalsodiscoveredmanyyoungmusiciansanssingers.InterestinglytwootherIndianartistes艺人werenominatedforGrammysthisyear.UstadAmjadAliKhanIndia'smostwell-knownsarod萨罗达琴playerwasnominatedintheBestTraditionalWorldMusicAlbumcategoryforhisalbumAncientSounds.ZakirHussainthefamousTablamaestrowasnominatedintheBestClassicalCrossoverAlbumcategoryforhisalbumTheMelodyofRhythm.ZakirHusainwonaGrammylastyear.TheotherIndianswhohavewonGrammysinthepastarePanditRaviShankarVikkuVinayakramandVishvamohanBhatt.TheGrammyAwardscameintobeingin1958.ThesemusicawardsarepresentedeveryyearbytheNationalAcademyofRecordingArtsandSciencesoftheUSA.TheywereoriginallynamedtheGramophoneAwardsforthegramophone留声机wasthefirstinventionthatcouldrecordandreplaysoundanditwaswidelyusedthroughmostofthetwentiethcentury.25.HowmanyfilmshasRahman'sprize-winningmusicbeenwrittenforsincelastyear?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.26.Whohasn'treceivedaGrammyawardinthepast?A.UstadAmjadAliKhan.B.PanditRaviShankar.C.ZakirHusain.D.VikkuVinayakram.27.WhywastheGrammyAwardsonceregardedasGramophoneAwards?A.BecausethegramophonewasinventedintheUSAin1958.B.BecausethegramophonewasusefulanditsrangeofinfluencewaswidE.C.Becausethegramophonehaslastedlongsinceitcameintobeing.D.BecausethegramophonewasfirstusedattheGrammyAwards.28.Fromthispassagewecanlearn.A.RahmanhasreceivedtwoawardssincelastyearB.RahmanisacomposermusicproducermusicianandactorC.RahmanusedtobemadbeforebeingfamousD.fiveIndianshavereceivedtheGrammyawards
AustraliaisthesmallestcontinentintheworlD.ItisalittlesmallerthanChinA.ItisontheSouthernHemisphereoftheearth.Australiaisbigbutitspopulationissmall.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.Enoughlawshavebeenmadetofightagainstpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavelittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.LastmonthwevisitedPerththebiggestcityinWesternAustraliaandwenttoawildflowerexhibition.TherewesawlargenumbersofwildflowersonshowmostofwhichwehadneverseenbeforE.WehadawonderfultimE.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.EveryyearinspringPerthhasawildflowerexhibition.AftervisitingPerthwespentadayinthecountrysidE.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselvesverymuch.WhenweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehillswelookedupbutwhatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktoourcarasquicklyaswecoulD.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusalongthepath.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos.Afterashortdrivefromanytownyouwillfindyourselfamongthewhitesheep.Sheepsheepeverywhereyoucanseesheep.5.Whichcountryisthewritermostpossiblyfrom?A.JapanB.CanadaC.ChinaD.America6.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.AustraliaisthesmallestcountryintheworldB.AustraliaisthesamesizeofShanghai.C.Australiaisinthenorthernpartoftheearth.D.ThepeopleinAustraliaareasmanyasthoseinShanghai.7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Australiahasenoughlawstofightagainstpollution.B.PerthisthebiggestcityinAustraliA.C.ThewildflowersinPerthmustbedifferentfromwhattheauthorseesinhis/hercountry.D.Theauthorenjoyedhis/hervisitinthecountry.
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