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PingyaointhecenterofShanxiProvinceisafamoushistoricculturalcityofChinaandaworldculturalheritagesite世界文化遗址.It’s90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanontheFenRiver.PeoplelivedinPingyaoduringtheNewStoneAgE.ItslongperiodasacountrygovernmentseathasleftPingyaowithlotsofhistoricbuildingsandsiteswitha2700-yearhistory.Ninety-nineofthemareundergovernmentprotectionincludingZhengguoTempleShuanglinTempleandPingyaoAncientCity.DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesbusinessmenorganizedcommercial商业的groupsthatdidbusinessnationwidE.ShanxiProvincehadsomeofthemostimportantonesandPingyaowastheircenter.In1823astoreknownasRishengchangSunriseProsperitytradedinbankchecksratherthaninsilverorgoldcoins.ItwasthebeginningofmodernChinesebanking.BranchbanksweresoonsetupinmajorcitiesinChinaandotherpartsofAsialeadingtogreatdevelopmentinPingyao.ItsLacquerware漆器becamewellknown.InPingyaoAncientCityaremanytraditionalhousesandcommercialbuildings3797ofwhichareprotectedandmorethan400ofwhichareingoodcondition.NotonlydothehousesinPingyaoshowShanxi’shistoryandculturebutthislargenumberisvaluableforstudyingitshistorycustomsandancientbuildingsandart.MostofthesehousesarestillusedashomesandshopsoflocalpeoplE.In1997AncientPingyaoCitywaslistedinWorldHeritageListasWorldCultureHeritageSite.64.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminthe2ndparagraphreferto?A.HistoricbuildingsandsitesB.ThethreetemplesC.ThecountrygovernmentseatsD.The2700-yearhistory65.WhichofthefollowingaboutPingyaoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.ItslocationB.ItstourismC.ItsbusinessD.Itshistory66.DuringtheMingandQingdynastiesPingyaowasaleadingcenterin__________.A.agricultureB.raisingcattleC.commercialtradeD.makinggoldcoins67.IfyouwanttoknowaboutthehistoryofbankinginChinayou’llvisit__________.A.SunriseProsperityB.ZhengguoTempleC.A.lacquerwarestoreD.A.commercialhouse
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Inmanypartsoftheworldcarsplayanessentialroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldstoptofunctionwithoutthem.Sotheclaimthatin20years’timenoonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelievE.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhoaretakenseriouslynotonlybygovernmentsbutalsobycarmanufacturers.TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2020allcarswillbecomputerizedwhichwillmeanextremelylargefuelsavingsnoaccidentsandbetteruseofroads.Thesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitselfanditwillnotbeownedbyonindividual.Insteadwewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.AccordingtoDr.DavidDaviswholeadstheresearchteamthesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculturewhichhadblockedupourcitiespollutedourairandcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.Davissayscarswillbefittedwithintelligentcruisecontroldevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Brakesandaccelerators加速器willbecomeredundant多余的becausethecarwillautomaticallyspeeduporslowdowntomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.ComputersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeoplesocarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeoplE.By2010Dr.DavidDavisbelievescartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroadwhatevertheweatherconditionsbyprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2020carswilltravelinconvoylinkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedbyanelectronictow牵引bartothecarinfronttoformroad-trains.ThefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnstheordinaryfuelsaysDavis.Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamountandsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufactures________.A.don’tbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2020.B.aredevotedtothetechnologicalinnovation创新incarindustry.C.considerthepredictionsmadebytheresearchersseriously.D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproduction.WhichofthefollowingwillNOTbethecharacteristicsofthecarsof2020?A.Therewillbenobrakeandacceleratorincars.B.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.C.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.D.Caraccidentwillnolongerhappen.TheexpressionclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphraseinconvoyPara5is______.A.inlineB.sidelongC.sidebysideD.nexttooneanotherWhatwillhappenifcarsarelinkedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?A.MotoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroaD.B.Theweatherconditionswon’thaveeffectonmotorists.C.Therewillbeadecreaseinthepollutioncausedbycar.D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.
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EAntarcticawithitsseeminglyendlessicybeautyisoneplacewhereonelookisworthathousandwords.MyowndreamtoseeitcametruelastJanuarywhenIjoinedthesixthexplorationcrew考查队oftheChinaNationalMarineBureau.Wespent10daysconnectingflightstoreachourgoalbutfinallyarrivedattheGreatWallStationonAntarcticaontheeveofChineseNewYear.ThereareonlytwoseasonsinAntarctica:winterandsummer.Yougetpolarnightsinwinterandpolardaysinsummer.Dayislongerthannightinsummerandthetemperatureoftenreachesbelowzero.Luckilytherearenosnowstormsinsummerwhichmakesitthebestseasontotravel.WhatIimaginedbeforestartingforAntarcticawasaworldoficestormsendlesscoldandloneliness.WhenIstoppedonAntarcticaforthefirsttimehoweverIsawrichenergeticandbeautifulscenerythatwasbeyondanythingIhadimagineD.Weonlyspent11daysattheSouthPolebuteveryminutewasspenttakingpicturesandlosingourhearttothewonderlanD.Beautyenvelopedusaswewatchedtheworldaroundus.Themountainsoceansicesnowskyearthandpeopleallseemedtohavetheirownstories.RocksfromAntarcticaareconsideredvaluablE.UnfortunatelyIdidn’tbringoneback.Howevermyheavybagsfulloffilmsarecertainlyworththat.ItisinthesepicturesthatthetrueAntarcticacomesalivE.72.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AntarcticamydreamworlD.B.BeautifulAntarcticA.C.WhatI’vegotinAntarcticA.D.MyvisittoAntarcticA.73.WhyissummerthebestseasontogotoAntarctica?Therearenosnowstormsinsummer.B.Nightislongerthandayinsummer.C.Thetemperatureoftenreachesbelowzeroinsummer.D.InthisseasonAntarcticaisworldoficestormsandloneliness.74.Whatmadethewriterunexpected意外isthathesaw_______.A.theonlytwoseasonsthere:winterandsummerB.theworldoficestormsendlesscoldandlonelinessC.therichenergeticandbeautifulsceneryD.theGreatWallStationandmanyrocksthere75.Thewriterjoinedthesixthexplorationteamto_______.A.makesomestudiesoftheweatherandtheanimalsB.studytherelationshipbetweentheweatherandtheanimalsC.collectsomeinformationforascientificstudycenterD.capture捕获therichenergeticandbeautifulscenery
HaveyoueverheardtheoldsayingNeverjudgeabookbyitscover.?Thisisagoodruletofollowwhentryingtojudgetheintelligenceofothers.Somepeoplehavemindsthatshineonlyincertainsituations.A.youngmanwithanunusualgiftinwritingmayfindhimselfspeechlessbeforeaprettygirlwhenhespeaks.Hemaynotbeabletofindtherightwords.Butdon’tmakethemistakeofthinkinghimstupiD.WithapenandpaperhecanexpresshimselfbetterthananybodyelsE.Otherpeoplemayfoolyouintooverestimating过高估计theirintelligencebyputtingupagoodfront.A.studentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclassisboundto一定会makeafavorableimpressiononhisteachers.Butwhenitcomestoexamshemayscorenearthebottomoftheclass.Inawordyoucan’tjudgesomeonebyappearancE.Theonlywaytodetermineaperson’sintelligenceistogettoknowhim.Thenyoucanseehowhereactstodifferentsituations.ThemoresituationsyouseethebetteryourjudgmentislikelytobE.SotakeyourtimE.Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.Thepassagesuggeststhat______.A.agoodwritermaynotbeagoodspeakerB.agoodwriterisalwaysagoodspeakerC.aspeechlesspersonalwayswriteswellD.agoodwriterwillfindhimselfspeechlessAccordingtothispassageastudentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclass______________.A.isanintelligentstudentB.maynotbeanintelligentstudentC.willscorebetterinexamsD.willnotbeagoodstudentThepassagesuggeststhatweshouldjudgeaperson’sintelligencethrough______.A.histeachersBhisdeedsintheclassroomC.hisappearanceD.hisreactionstodifferentsituationsThewriterofthispassagewantstotellusnotto______.A.judgeabookbyitscoverB.makethemistakeofthinkingayoungmanstupidC.overestimateastudent’sintelligenceD.judgeaperson’sintelligencebyhisappearance
CBeingconsideredaleaderinoursocietyisindeedofhighpraisE.Leadershipmeanspowercommandsrespectandmostimportantencouragesachievement.UnlikevitaminCleadershipskillscan’tbeeasilyswalloweddown.TheymustbecarefullycultivateD.Differentfrompopularbeliefmostgoodleadersaremadenotborn.Theylearntheirskillsintheireverydaylives.ButwhichdotheydevelopHowdotheyandhowcanyougetotherstofollow?Alwaysgivecredit.Manyleadersnotethatthemostefficientwaytogetagoodperformancefromothersistotreatthemlikeheroes.GivingpubliccredittosomeonewhohasearneditisthebestleadershiptechniqueintheworlD.Itisalsoanactofgenerosity慷慨that’sneverforgotten.Givingcreditismoreeffectivethaneventhemostconstructivecriticism批评whichoftenhurtsratherthanhelps.KennethBlanchardtheauthorofTheOne-MinuteManageragrees.Catchpeopledoingsomethingright!hesays.Thentelleveryoneaboutit.Takeinformedrisks.ThebestleadersknowthattakingariskisnotathoughtlessexercisesaysmanagementadviserMarilynMachlowitz.Skydiversdon’tgoupinanairplanewithoutcheckingtheparachutes降落伞beforehanD.BecausetheideaofriskalsocarrieswithitthepossibilityoffailuremanyofususuallywaitforotherstotakechargE.Butifyouwanttobealeaderyoumustlearntofailandnotdieathousanddeaths.Pickyourselfupandstartalloveragain.Encourageenthusiasm热情.WhenpeopleunderstandtheimportantofworktheylendtheirmentalstrengthssaysLeeDucat.ButwhentheygetexcitedabouttheworkalltheirenergygetspouredintothejoB.That’sagreatforce!Isthisthebestwaytocreateexcitement?Beenthusiasticyourself.YouwillbefollowedbyeveryonE.64.Theunderlinedwordcultivatedinparagraph1roughlymeans________.A.encouragedB.comparedC.examinedD.developed65.Thepartalwaysgivecredittellsusthataleadershould_______.A.givehelpfulcriticismB.regardothersasrealheroesC.praisepeoplefortheirgoodperformancesD.praiseeveryone66.Tobeagoodleaderyoushould_______.A.notbeafraidofanyrisksB.thinktwicebeforetakingrisksC.trytoavoidanypossiblefailuresD.knowwhatathoughtlessexerciseis67.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LeadershipisofskillsandtechniquesB.LeadershipisveryimportantC.NotmanycanbeleadersD.Howtobealeader
NewtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbeforE.Ourplanethasshrunk收缩.It’snowaglobalvillagewherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.Andofcourseourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunication’sequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.DeeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroaD.Inmodernmarketssuccessoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomestic国内的businessefforts.Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutive行政的ranks.TheexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeingoutofsightandoutofminD.Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany’splanforsuccessandthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroaD.IfanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseassuperiorwillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmorecommon.ThankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplicationsevensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguagE.A.secondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusinessbuthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidate候选人theedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiationsandcanhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclients客户overthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.65.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?A.Critical.B.Indifferent.C.NegativE.D.PositivE.66.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipmentbusinesspeople_________.A.havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyB.aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperationsC.areplacingmoreimportanceontheiroverseasbusinessD.areeagertoworkoverseas67.InthispassageoutofsightandoutofmindParA.3probablymeans_________.A.beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsightB.beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathomeC.missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroadD.leavingallcareandworrybehind68.Accordingtothepassagewhatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?A.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.B.Abilitytospeaktheclient’slanguagE.C.Technicalknow-how.D.BusinessexperiencE.
Ⅲ.阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15题每小题2分满分30分AnyonewhoisaddictedtoreadingbusticketsorcerealpacketswillunderstandtheappealofpoemsontheundergrounD.SomeyearsagoafewacquaintanceswholivedandworkedinLondonwhousedtheTubeandlovedpoetrydecidedthatitwouldbepleasanttoreadafewlinesbytheirfavoritepoetsastheytraveledaroundbyTubeinsteadofjustglancingupwardsatthetiresomeadvertisements.Theundergroundhadasurplus剩余的ofadvertisingspaceonthetrains.TheysuggestedfillingtheblankspaceonthetrainsfortheentertainmentofthetravelingpubliC.Thepoemstookonanewlifewhentheywereremovedfrombooksandplacedalongsidetheadverts.CommutersenjoyedtheideaofreadingKeats’MuchhaveItraveledintherealmsofgoldonacrowdedCentralLinetrainortryingtolearnbyheartasonnetbetweenHammersmithandPiccadilly.Thechoiceofpoemswasn’tarbitrary随机的butspeciallychosen.ItcateredforalltastesincludinglivinganddeadpoemsfromthehomelandandfromallovertheEnglish-speakingworldandespeciallypoemswhichhaveassociationwithLondon.ThesuccessofthepoemsontheundergroundenterprisesconfirmedthatBritainwasanationofpoetrylovers.HundredsofpeoplecorrespondedwithLondonUndergroundsuggestingpoemsorjusttosaythankyou.InJanuary1989onthethirdanniversaryafterthefirstpoemsontheUndergroundLondonUndergroundpromisedtodonateallthespacesfreetoincreasethenumberavailableatleastonepoemineachtraincarriageandtopayfortheproductioncostsaswell.Theyalsoupdatedthepoemseveryfewmonths.PostersofthepoemsdecoratedtheBritishCouncillibrariesthroughouttheworldbutthebestwaytoviewthepoemsistoseethembyyourselvesonwhichevertrainyouchooseineveryzoneofthenetwork—forthepriceofanundergroundticket.41.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShellyandKeat’sPoemsB.ThePoemsontheUndergroundC.TravellingontheTubeinLondonD.ThePoemsaboutLondon42.Thepoemswere_________.A.removedfrombooksandplacedinemptyadvertisingspacesB.takenfromthroughouttheEnglish-speakingworldandchosentopleaseeveryoneC.includingpoemsaboutLondonbyShellyBurnsKeatsandbythecommutersthemselvesD.meanttobereadaloudandlearntbyheart43.Whichistheclosestinmeaningtoassociation?A.Connection.B.DifferencE.C.Similarity.D.Comparison.44.Thebestplacetoseethepoemis________.A.inanytrainonthenetworkB.inlibrariesaroundtheworldC.intrainsontheCentralLineandbetweenHammersmithandPiccadillyD.insomecarriageanywhereonthenetwork45.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassageabove?A.Peoplewholikereadingbusticketsadvocatepoemsontheunderground.B.SpaceswhichwereusedforadvertisementsarenowcompletelyoccupiedbypoemsonthetubE.C.YoucanappreciatethepoemsyoulikeatthecostofonlyatubeticketinLondon.D.Thesuccessofthepoemsontheundergroundindicatespeople’sloveforthetubeofLondon.
DearMr.ThundersWewouldliketointroduceourselves.OurcompanywasorganizedonlytwoyearsagobutweareoneofthelargestboatcompaniesinCaliforniA.AsyouknowyoursonboughtaboatfromusrecentlyandIthinkyouknowhowpleasedheiswithourproduct.AlsoJohnWebboneofyourson'sfriendshasboughtaboatfromusandweunderstandisveryhappywithhisboat.WearealwayshappytoknowthatourcustomersaresatisfieD.Wearewritingtoyounowbecauseasyouknowyoursonhasdecidedtobuyalargerboatandweneedyoursignatureontheloan贷款papers.TheloanapplicationhasalreadybeensignedbyDanny.Asyouwillseethereisoneformtofilloutandtherearethreecontractstosign.Danny's26-footboatwasreturnedtoourSanPedroDockyesterdayandwearepleasedtosaythatthenew36-footChallengerwillbedelivered送达twoweeksfromtoday.Itisbeinginspectedbyourmanagerrightnow.Theauto-pilot自动领航仪hasalreadybeeninstalledbyourmechaniC.Itlooksasthougheverythingwillbereadyintimefordelivery.Allweneedarethesignedcontractsfromyou.Thankyou.SincerelyyoursTonyValention59.ThisisaletterMr.Thundersreceivedfrom_______________.A.TonyValentioninEnglandB.aboatcompanyinCaliforniaC.DannyasalesmaninCaliforniaD.abankmanagerinCalifornia60.TonywrotetoMr.Thundersto______.A.tellhimtosignthecontractsB.thankhimforbuyinganewboatC.tellaboutsomethingofhiscompanyD.askhimtopayforhisboatrightaway61.Theunderlinedwordinstalledmeans______.A.fixedB.checkedC.boughtD.removed62.Fromtheletterwecanseethattheboatcompany______.A.isaworld-famousoneB.isdevelopingslowlyC.doesn'thasalonghistoryD.hastoadvisecustomerstobuyitsboats63.Dannywantstochangethe26-footboatforanew36-footChallengerbecause_______.A.theformeroneisbrokendownB.thenewonehasmodernequipmentC.theformeronedoesn'tworkwellD.thenewoneisalittlelarger
ImagineonedaygettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhoursandthenafterafulldayofworkgoingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnertherE.Soundsunusualdoesn'tit?Butit'snotthatunrealisticwiththedevelopmentofChina’shigh-speedrailwaysystem.Andthat’snotall.Chinahasanevengreaterhigh-speedrailwayplan—toconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsiaandeventuallyEasternEuropE.Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15yearseventuallyreachingLondonandSingaporE.Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects.ThefirstwouldpossiblyconnectKunmingwithSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysiA.AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgothroughKazakhstanandUzbekistanandpossiblytoGermany.ThethirdwouldstartinthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandthenintoWesternEuropE.IfChina’splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforwardpeoplecouldzipoverfromLondontoBeijinginundertwodays.ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina’shigh-speedrailwaystandarD.Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhouralmostasfastassomeairplanes.China’sbullettrain高速客车theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhoualreadyhastheWorld’sfastestaveragespeeD.Itcovers1069kilometersinaboutthreehours.OfcoursetherearesometechnicalchallengestoovercomE.Therearesomanyissuesthatneedtobesettledsuchassafetyrailgauge轨距maintenanceofrailwaytracks.Soit’simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail.Butthekeyissueisreallymoney.Chinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillionsofyuanondomesticrailwayexpansion.Chinaprefersthattheothercountriespayinnaturalresourcesratherthanwithcapitalinvestment.ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldstreamintoChinatosustaindevelopment.It’llbeawin-winproject.Forothercountriestherailwaynetworkwilldefinitelycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusinesstourismandsoonnottomentionthebettercommunicationamongthosecountries.ForChinasuchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch-neededresourcesbutwouldalsohelpdevelopChina’sfarwest.WeforeseethatinthecomingdecadesmillionsofpeoplewillmigratetothewesternregionswherethelandisemptyandresourcesunuseD.Withhigh-speedtrainspeoplewillsetupfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewestonceandforall.Andthey’lltradewithCentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries.China’snewhigh-speedrailwayplanwillbeawin-winprojectbecause________.A.Chinawillgetmuch-neededresourcesanddevelopitswesternregionsB.ChinaandthecountriesinvolvedwillbenefitfromtheprojectinvariouswaysC.ChinawilldevelopitsrailwaysystemandcommunicationwithothercountriesD.theforeigncountriesinvolvedwilldeveloptheirrailwaytransportationbusinessandtourismAccordingtothepassagethegreatestchallengetothenewhigh-speedrailwayplanis________.A.technicalissuesB.safetyofthesystemC.financialproblemsD.maintenanceofrailwaytracksWhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardsChina’shigh-speedrailwayplan?A.Critical.B.ReserveD.C.Doubtful.D.PositivE.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.NewRailwayStandards.B.BigRailwayDreams.C.High-speedBulletTrains.D.InternationalRailwayNetwork
I’msureyouknowthesongHappyBirthday.Butdoyouknowwhowrotethesongandforwhomitwaswritten?TheretiredprofessorArchibaldA.HillinLucasvilleUSAcouldtellusthestory.Ninety-sevenyearsagotwoofMr.ArchibaldHill’sauntsMissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwereaskedtowritesomesongsforabookcalledSongStoriedfortheSundayMorning.MissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwerebothkindergartenteachersthen.Theylovedchildrenverymuchandwrotemanybeautifulsongsforthebook.OneofthemwasthefamousGoodMorningtoYou.ThesongsaidGoodmorningtoyougoodmorningtoyouchildrengoodmorningtoall.Thissongwasverypopularatthattimeamongkindergartenchildren.Butnotmanygrown-upsknewit.A.fewyearslaterlittleArchibaldwasborn.AshisauntMissPattyHillsangthesongHappyBirthdaytothemelody曲调ofGoodMorningtoyoutoherlittlenephew侄子.Shesangthesonglikethis:Happybirthdaytoyou!Happybirthdaytoyou!HappybirthdayArchie!Happybirthdaytoyou!MissPattyHillandhersisterhadneverexpectedthatthissongwouldbecomesopopularbutitreallydiD.Peopleallovertheworldlikethesongbecauseofitssimplicityintune曲调简单andfriendlinessinwords.ArchibaldA.Hillwas_______.A.EnglishB.AmericanC.RussianD.AustralianProfessorArchibaldA.HillwasMissMildredHill’s______.A.sonB.studentC.brotherD.nephewThesongHappyBirthdayhasahistoryof_______years.A.97B.morethan90C.lessthan90D.about90Thesentenceitreallydidmeans_______.A.ThesongreallybecamepopularB.TheirwishwouldreallycometrueC.PeopleallovertheworldliketolistentothesongD.Yesbutthesongdidn’tbecomepopular
Areyousingleanddreamingofanexcitingvoyagevacationbutunsureofthenextstep?You’renotalone!Manysingletravelerswonderwhichvoyagewillhavethemostsinglesonboardhowthey’llmeetothersingleswhatthevoyagewillcostandwhetherthey’llenjoythemselves.Ourhostedsinglesvoyageisidealforsinglesofallages.Nootherformoftravelaffordsasmanyopportunitiestomeetpeopleandmakefriends.InfactourSinglesDivisioncanhelpyoufindasinglesvoyageonashipthat’sjustrightforyouandmakesureyoumeetmanyothersinglesonboarD.We’vescheduledsinglesvoyageonsailingsthroughout2005toalloftheworld’sgreatestdestinations.Andwe’veselectedpopularitineraries旅行路线onlargenewershipsfordifferentaudiencessoyoucanfindonethatsuitsyourtastes.Ifyou’relookingforaroommatetocutcostsourMatchProgramcanpairyouwithasamesexsingleinonestateroomonhostedsailingsonlyenablingustoofferyouthesameperpersonpricingthatcouplesreceivE.WeguaranteetofindyouaroommatewheneveryousignupbeforethecutoffdatE.Ifwedon’tyouonlyneedpaytheperpersondoubleoccupancyratE.Ifyouprefertheprivacyofyourownstateroomthesinglesupplementrateswillapply.Eitherwaywe’llprovideourownonboardhosttoorganizesinglescocktailpartiesmixersgamessingleminglediningandmorE.Onceyou’vebookedyourvoyagewe’llalsogiveyouprivateaccesstooursingleschatsitewhereyoucangettoknowothersinglesbeforeyoudepart.Weexpectourstateroomsonthesesailingswillfillquicklysopleasebookearlytoavoiddisappointment.Togetstartedclickonanysinglesvoyageinthecalendartotheleft.Hopetoseeyouonboard!Note:Ifyoucan’ttakeadvantageofoneofourhostedsinglescruisesbutstillwishtotravelasasingleclickhereformoreinformation.Thevoyagewhichisstronglyrecommendedinthetextisfor________A.youngsinglesB.singlesofallageswhowanttomeetpeopleandmakefriendC.singletravelersD.singleswhointendtogototheworld’sgreatestdestinationsWhatcanMatchProgramdofortravelersaccordingtothetext?A.Tomatchasinglemanwithaproperwoman.B.Tomatchasinglewomanwithaproperman.C.Tohaveamatchbetweensamesexsinglesinoneroom.D.Topairawillingpersonwithasamesexsingleinoneroom.WhichactivityisNOTincludedinthevoyage?A.Havingsinglescocktailparties.B.HavingprivateaccesstooursingleschatsitE.C.MixersgamessingleminglediningetC.D.FindingaroommatE.Thetextprobablycomesfrom_____________.A.aguidebookB.anadonnewspaperC.awebsiteD.amagazine
EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeiiItaly.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor—itsstadium运动场andtheatresitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii'speoplE.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeoplE.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000peoplE.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuviusagrasscoveredvolcano火山.MountVesuviushadnoterupted喷发forcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafE.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79MountVesuviuserupteD.Theentiretopofthemountainexplodedandahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.AlmostallofitspeopleweredeaD.ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.SlowlycarefullyGinseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountainshousesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.ManyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwinE.Theylikedbreadtoometalbreadpanswereineverybakery.Inonebakerytherewere81roundflatloavesofbread—atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadarkshinypowdertellusthatwomenlikedtoweareyemakeup.Ginseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.Onefourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.1.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToshopandeattherE.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.ToseehowPompeiiansliveD.2.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.B.TheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.C.Fewpeopleexpectedthevolcanotoeruptagain.D.Themountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass.3.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79?A.BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.B.BecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntoucheD.C.Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.D.BecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupteD.4.WhatdoweknowaboutthePompeiianswholived2000yearsago?A.TheylivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowdo.B.Theylikedwomenwearingallkindsofmakeup.C.Theyenjoyedalazylifewithdrinkingandeating.D.TheywentbacktoPompeiiaftertheeruptioninAD79.
三阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分请阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选题并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑ks5AEverystudentcanlearnropejumping.YoucanjumpaloneorwithyourclassmatE.YoucanalsohelpturnalongropeformanyotherstojumpoveroneatatimE.Ifyoujumpaloneyouwillneedashortropeanditwillbejustenoughforyourheight.TryropesofdifferentlengthsuntilyoufindarightoneforyoursizE.A.ropeshouldbeturnedslowly.Itmustalsoheturnedhighenoughtoletyoujumpfreelyandsafely.Turningtheropefreelyandsafelyneedscarefultiming.Inropejumpingtimingmeansturningtheropeslowlyenoughforyoutojumpoverattherighttimewithoutitsstrikingyourfeet.Whenyoujumpropeyourheartbeatsfasterandyourfacehasahealthycolor.ButifyoujumptoomanytimesatfirstyouwillgetfireD.YoumustlearnwhentostopforarestbeforeyoujumpagainIfyoupracticeyoucanincreasethenumberoflimesyoujumperswithoutresting.56.Thispassageisabout_______.A.agameB.aropeC.ropejumpersD.carefultiming57.Howmanypeoplecanjoininropejumping?A.OnealonE.B.Two.C.OneormorE.D.TwoormorE.58.Thewordoneinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphmeans_______.A.manB.ropeC.thingD.size59.Beforeyoudoropejumpingyoumust_______.A.finedagoodplayerB.trieswhethertheropewillberightforyouC.stopstorestforanhourD.trieswhethertheropewillbestrongenough60.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.A.ropemustbeturnedasslowlyaspossiblE.B.A.ropemustbeturnedashighaspossiblE.C.Peoplecandoropejumpingwithoutresting.D.CarefultimingisneededtoturnaropE.
B.WHENanNBAplayerisyounghethinkshecanwinthechampionshipbyhimself.Itisonlylaterwhenhehasagedandbeenthroughmanybattlesthathelearnsanimportantlesson:thereisnoIinteam.ThereisnobetterexampleofthevalueofteamworkthantheBostonCeltics.PaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnettwereallsuperstarsonthreedifferentteams.Yetnoneofthemhadanytitlestoshowforit.Thenlastseasontheydecidedtosacrificemoneyandindividualstatisticstoplaytogether.GarnettandAllenjoinedPierceontheCelticsandchangedtheNBAintheprocess.Itstartedinsimpleways.GarnettandAllenaretwoofthemostintenseathletesintheworlD.TheytreateverysecondofeverypracticelikeitistheNBAchampionship.IfyouwanttoplayalongsidethemthenyouwillhavetodothesamE.SotheyoungguysontheCelticsstartedgivingtheirfullefforttoo.PiercehadbeenthestaroftheCelticsformanyyears.HeusedtoshoottheballmanytimesagamE.ButwiththeadditionofAllenandGarnettheshotlessandfocusedondefensE.HisselflessnessshowedtheyoungplayersthatdoingwhatmadetheteambetterwastheonlythingthatmattereD.WhentheCelticswerewinningandthegamewasalmostoverGarnettPierceandAllenwouldcomeoutofthegamE.Buttheywouldn’tjustsitonthebench.Insteadtheystoodandcheeredandscreamedfortheirteammates.Theywantedtosupporttheirfriendsandteammates.Nowtheguyswhodon'tplayknowtheycanstillaffectthegamebycheeringsotheyscreamandcheerwhenGarnettAllenandPierceareplaying.TheCelticshavedevelopedastrongrelationship.Theyaremorethanjustteammates.Theyarebrothers.Theresult:theBostonCelticswonthe2008NBAchampionshipandareconsideredthefavoritestowintheEasternConferencechampionshipagainthisyear.ThereisasayingthatgoesAsuccessfulteambeatswithoneheart.IfthatisthecasetheCelticsmayhavethebiggestheartintheNBA.66.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Thestoriesofthreefamousbasketballsuperstars.B.Theimportanceofteamworkamongteammates.C.A.famousbasketballteamnamedtheBostonCeltics.D.MatchesbetweentheBostonCelticsandotherteams.67.Fromthepassagewecanseethat_______.A.mostmatureNBAplayersbelievetheycanwinthechampionshipbythemselvesB.PierceGarnettandAllenhadtogiveuppersonalgloryforteamsuccessC.AllenPiercetogetherwithGarnetthadbeenthestarsoftheCelticsformanyyearsD.PaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnetthadwonNBAchampionshipsbeforetheyjoinedhands.68.Whatdoesthissentencethereisno‘I’in‘team’.meaninParagraph1?A.IwillbemissingonceIamonthecourt.B.IworksohardinateamthatIwillforgetwhoIam.C.Themembersoftheteamaremoreimportantthantheindividual.D.SurroundedbyotherplayersIdon’tseemtoexist.69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPierce’srecentperformance?A.Hebecameanevenbettershooterwithothers’help.B.HefocusedmuchmoreattentionondefencE.C.Hecreatedmorechancesforteammates.D.Hestoodandcheeredforhisteammates.70.Whichofthefollowingdidn’tcontributetothesuccessoftheBostonCeltics?A.ThewholeteamhasbecomedevotedtoeachandeverystageofthegamE.B.Thecooperationandteamworkamongtheteammatesinthematch.C.TheinfluenceofGarnettAllenPierceandotherteammates’cheering.D.Theincreasingfrequencyofteamplayersonthebench.
TeenswhobecomeaddictedtotheircellphonesmaybeplacingtheirhealthatriskbyharmingtheirabilitytosleepwellanewSwedishstudysuggests.Themessageisthatteenagerswhousetheircellphonesexcessivelyaremuchmorestressedmuchmorerestlessmuchmoretiredandhaveagreattendencytodevelopsleepdeprivation剥夺asaresultoftheircallinghabitssaidthestudyauthorDr.GabyBader.Hefocusedontheexperiencesof21healthySwedishboysandgirlsbetweentheagesof14and20.Theteenskeptwhattheauthorsdescribedasregularworking/studyinghoursandwerenotpreviouslydiagnosedwithanyparticularsleepirregularity.Heobservedthattheabove-15callgroupkeptmoreirregularsleepinghoursthanthelower-usegrouphadmoredifficultyfallingasleepmoredifficultywakingupandexperiencedmoresleepdisruptions扰乱.Badersaidthatamongyoungpeoplearelativelyrecenttechnologicalinventionlikethecellphonehasquicklybecomeexistednearlyeverywheregivingrisetoconsiderablepressuretokeepintouch.Andthispressurecandevelopintoanaddictionwithseriousnegativeresultsforteenagerhealth.Weseemoreandmorepeople--especiallytheyounggeneration--whogrewupwiththesekindsofitemsandgadgetsintheirhandsBadersaiD.Andtheybecomedependentonthetechnology.SowehavetoteachyoungpeopletobestructureD.Toknowwhentohavethecellphoneonandwhentoswitchitoff.Toavoidbecomingtheslaveoftechnologyinsteadofthemaster.Dr.MaryCarskadonexpressedlittlesurprisewiththefinding.Interpersonal人际的contactisoneofthethingsthat'sbestatkeepingusawakesheobserveD.Andsoayoungpersonreceivingcellphonetextsorphonecallsisgoingtohavemoredeepdisturbances.Andtheyaregoingtobetiredandrestlessandprobablyasaresultgoingtousemorestimulants兴奋剂.Andjudgmentisnotalwaysthebestinourteenageyears.Sothat'swhereIthinkparentalattentiontothisissuemaybeuseful.72.Teenswhobecomeaddictedtotheircellphoneswillbecome.A.tooanxioustorelax.B.unabletostaystill.C.unabletohaverealrest.D.excitedtoforgetsleep.73.Whatwecanlearnfromthesixthparagraphisthat.A.moreteensknowhowtomaketechnologyservethemB.teensusedtobetaughthowtousetechnologyC.weshouldmakeuseoftechnologyratherthanbeinthecontrolofitD.theyounggenerationdependslessonthetechnologytogrowup74.AccordingtoDr.MaryCarskadonhowtodealwiththeproblem?A.Teenagersshouldjudgehowtousetheirphones.B.Teenagersshouldreducetheirinterpersonalcontact.C.Teenagersshouldswitchtheirphonesoff.D.Parentsshouldgivemoreattentiontochildren'suseofphones.75.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Toomuchphonetimehasabadeffectonteens'sleep.B.Toomanycellphonecallshavecostteenstoomuch.C.Fewcellphonecallswilldamageteens'friendships.D.Toolittlecellphonetimeimprovesteens'attentionatclass.
EachIndian印第安人wassupposedtokeephisbirthnameuntilhewasoldenoughtoearnoneforhimself.Buthisplaymates游戏伙伴wouldalwaysgivehimanameoftheirown.Nomatterwhathisparentscalledhimhischildhoodfriendswouldusethenametheyhadchosen.OftenitwasnotpleasingsuchasBowLegsorBadBoy.Butsometimesanamefitsowellthattheyoungsterfounditdifficulttoshakeitoff.IfhecouldnotearnabetteronefromawarlaterhecouldbestuckwithanamelikeBowLegsfortherestofhislifE.TheIndianearnedhisrealnamewhenhewasoldenoughforhisfirstfightagainsttheenemy.HislifenamedependedonhowheactedduringthisfirstbattlE.Whenhereturnedfromthewarthewholetribewouldgatherandobservetheceremonyinwhichhewouldbegivenhisnamebythechief.IfhehaddonewellhewouldgetagoodnamE.OtherwisehemightbecalledCrazyWolforMan-Afraid-Of-a-HorsE.SoanIndian’snametoldhisrecordordescribedthekindofmanhewas.A.manwasgivenmanychancestoimprovehisnamehowever.IfinalaterbattlehewasbraveinfightingagainsttheenemyhewasgivenabatternamE.Someofourgreatfightershadasmanyastwelvenames—allgoodandeachbetterthanthelast.AnIndian’snamesbelongedtohimfortherestofhislifE.Nooneelsecouldusethem.Evenhehimselfcouldnotgivethemawaybecausenameswereassignedbythetribenotthefamily.Sonomancouldpassonhisnameunlessthechiefandthetribeaskedhimtodoso.SometimesanIndianwouldbeaskedtogivehisnametoasonwhohadperformedanoticeddeeD.IknowofonlythreeoffourtimeswhenthishappeneD.Itistheraresthonorforaperson—thehonorofassuming承担hisfather’namE.AnIndiancouldbegiventhesecondnameby__________.A.hisfatherB.theenemyC.thechiefofthetribeD.hischildhoodfriends.ThegreatesthonoranIndiancouldearnwas__________.A.avictoryinhisfirstbattleagainsttheenemy.B.anamegivenbythechief.C.aceremonytogethisrealnamE.D.therighttousehisfather’namE.IfanIndianhadmorethantennamesitmeansthat___________.A.manypeopleinthetribelikedhim.B.hewasagreatfighter.C.hehadalotoffriends.D.hehadfoughtinfewerthantenbattles.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThenamesgivenbytheplaymatesofanIndianwereusuallynotpleasant.B.ThelifenameofanIndianwasearnedinbattlE.C.AnIndiancouldthrowawayhisbirthnamewhenhewasoldenoughtoearnoneforhimself.D.TheIndiansthemselveswerenotallowedtogivetheirnamesaway.
WASHINGTONSept.23—TheHouseofRepresentativeswhichpridesitselfonbeingthePeople’sHousehasbeenturningintoarichman’scluB.Therepresentativesnewlyelectedin1984werealmostfourtimesaswealthyasthefirsttermlawmakerselectedonlysixyearsbeforeaccordingtoanewstudyonthemembers’financialreports.Behindthisremarkableswingthestudysaysaretwomainfactors:acourtdecisionthatoutlawedlimitsonwhatcandidatescouldgivetotheirowncampaignsandtheenormousgrowthinthecostofpursuingaseatincongress.Asaresultitisincreasinglydifficultforcandidatesofmodestmeansparticularlywomentoamountsuccessfulchallengetoentrenchedofficeholders.Onesolutiontheauthorscontendisasystemofpublicfinancingforcampaignsbutcongressseemsinnomoodtochangethepoliticalrulesanytimesoon.ThelowerchamberisgoingupperclasssaidMarkGreenthepresidentofTheDemocracyProjectapublicpolicyinstitutebasedinNewYork.ButthisevolutionfromaHouseofRepresentativestoaHouseofLordsdeniesthediversityofourdemocracy.Itestablishesadefactopropertyqualificationforofficethatincreasinglysays:lowandmiddleincomeneednotapply.TheDemocracyProjectproducedthestudyincooperationwiththeUnitedStatesPublicInterestResearchGroupasimilarinstitutesituatedinWashington.Buttheirresearchwasnotentirelytheoretical.In1980MrGreenwastheunsuccessfulDemocraticcandidateforCongressinNewYork’s15thDistrictinManhattan.ThewinnerwasBillGreenoneofthewealthiestmembersofCongresWhatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.TheHouseofRepresentativesispoormen’scluB.B.TheHouseofRepresentativeswasmadeupofpeoplewithlowandmiddleincomE.C.TheHouseofRepresentativeswasrichmen’scluB.D.TheHouseofRepresentativesismadeupofpeoplewithlowandmiddleincomE.Whatdoesthisremarkableswinginthesecondparagraphreferto?A.TheHouseofRepresentativespridesitselfonbeingthepeople’sHouse.B.Thenewstudybasedonthemembers’financialreports.C.A.courtdecisionthatoutlawedlimitsonwhatcandidatescouldgivetotheirowncampaigns.D.Therepresentativeselectednowaremuchwealthierthanthoseelectedafewyearsago.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothestudy?A.AnyhonestmancanbecomearepresentativeoftheHousE.B.Womenaremoredifficultthanmentobeanentrenchedofficeholder.C.LimitsonwhatacandidatecouldgivetohiscampaignareoutlaweD.D.OnemustspendmuchmoneygettingaseatintheCongress.WhatistheUnitedStatesPublicInterestResearchGrouplike?A.TheHouseofRepresentatives.B.A.publicpolicyinstitutebasedinNewYork.C.A.publicpolicyinstitutebasedinWashington.D.TheHouseoflords.
BHundredsofyearsagoNative-AmericantribeslivedinMexico.TheAztecsbuiltbeautifulcities.Theyhadacalendar历法andawrittenlanguagE.HowevertheSpanishdestroyedtheAztecsinl521.Forthenext300yearsSpainruledoverMexico.That’swhyMexicansspeakSpanish.EverySeptemberl6theMexicanpeopleholdacelebrationinMexicoCitytheircountry’scapital.ItistheirIndependenceDay.Onthatdatein1821theytoldSpaintheywouldnolongerberuleD.BreakingfreefromSpaincausedawar.WhenitwasovertheMexicanshadtheirowngovernment.Theymadetheirownlaws.TodayAmericaandMexicoarefriendsbutitwasn’talwaysthatway.PresidentJamesPolkwantedAmericatoreachfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificOcean.HetriedtobuywhatisnowtheAmericansouthwestfromMexico.Mexicowouldnotsell.Sofroml846to1848MexicoandAmericafoughtawartoascertainwheretheirborderswouldbE.WhenthewarendedMexicohadlostalotoflanD.NowtheRioGrandeRiverformstheborderbetweenthetwonations.Americaisonthenorthsideoftheriver.MexicoisonthesouthsidE.MexicohasmountainsandahotdryclimatE.CropscangrowononlyasmallpartofthelanD.StillMexicansgrowmuchofthecoffeeorangesandsugarusedintheUS.MexicanshaveinfluencedbuildingstylesinsouthwesternUSandaddedwordssuchaspatioandcantontoAmericanEnglish.AmericansalsoenjoyeatingmanyMexicanfoodslikeburritostacostortillasandtamales.6.Accordingtothepassagewhathappenedsecondonhistoricaltimeline?A.MexicansdeclaredtheirindependencefromSpain.B.TheSpanishruledMexico.C.TheAztecslivedinMexico.D.AmericansfoughtawarwithMexico.7.ThepassagesaysthatPresidentPolkwanted______.A.theUStoexpanditsborderstothePacificOceanB.MexicotochangeitsIndependenceDaytoJuly4thC.MexicotobecomeoneofthestatesoftheUnionD.AmericanstoadopttheMexicanlanguage8.Anotherwordfortheunderlinedwordascertainis______.A.inspectB.coverC.changeD.determine9.MexicanshavethefollowinginfluencesonAmericaEXCEPT______.A.buildingstylesB.vocabularyC.clothesD.food10.BeforetheAztecswereconquered征服theseNativeAmericansprobably______.A.didn’tspeakSpanishB.couldn’treadorwriteanylanguageC.didn’thavetoolsD.didn’tunderstandtheconceptoftime
III阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下面短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡卷上将该项涂黑YourExcellencyLadiesandGentlemenItakegreatpleasureinformallywelcomingyouandMadamLiutoBuckinghamPalaceontheoccasionofyourStateVisittotheUnitedKingdom.YouarecertainlynostrangertotheUnitedKingdom.ThiswillbeyoursecondvisitthisyearandIalsometYourExcellencywhenyouvisitedasVice-Presidentin2001.ItisnowalmosttwentyyearssinceIvisitedChinA.SincethenChina’sdevelopmenthascaughttheworld’sattentionandadmiration.ItmatterstoallofuswhatkindofcountryChina’speoplewillbuildwhatroletheywillplayintheworldofthetwenty-firstcenturyandhowthiswillbesensedbyothers.China’sgrowthbringswithitdifficultchallengesforyouandyourgovernmentbutalsogreatopportunities.DuringhervisitinSeptemberthePrincessRoyalsawboththeflagshipcitiesofBeijingandShanghaiandtheeffortsofgovernmentandnon-governmentalorganizationstoreducepovertyinruralareasofAnhuiandGansu.IamdelightedthatChinawasabletojoindiscussionsearlierthisyearonpovertyreliefinAfricasharingwiththeglobalcommunityyourownremarkableexperienceinthisareA.Inthosetwentyyearstheworldhaschangedtoo.WhenIvisitedChinain1986wehadnoinklingthattheColdWarwassoclosetoitsendandweknewlittlethenofthesignificanceofglobalwarming.Nowweareabletoworktogetherandintheinternationalcommunitytosolveproblemsofenvironmentalprotectionandsustainable可持续的development...MayInowaskallourgueststoraisetheirglassesanddrinkatoast:ToHisExcellencythePresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaandMadamLiuandtheChinesepeoplE.1.Thespeechwasmostprobablygivenin_________.A.1986B.1995C.2001D.20052.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThehostesscaresmuchaboutChina’sdevelopment.B.Chinaisfacedwithbothdifficultchallengesandopportunities.C.ChinaattendedthediscussionearlierthatyearwhosetopicwashowtorelievepovertyinruralareasofAnhuiandGansu.D.ChinausedhisownsuccessfulexperiencestohelpAfricanpeopletoreducepoverty.3.Theunderlinedwordinklingmeans____________.A.slightknowledgeB.suggestionC.impressionD.doubt4.Theparagraphswhichareleftoutprobablytalkabout___________.A.thehistoryofthetwocountriesB.thingstheydisagreewitheachotherC.whatthepartnershipbetweenthecountriesisliketodayD.developmentofthetwocountries5.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthetoneofthespeech?A.Formal.B.ExciteD.C.Casual.D.Personal.
DWecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively.Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperiencebytestingandprovinganideaorbyreasoning.WeachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelsE.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassivE.Asweareusedtopassivelearningit’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.Unfortunatelypassivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitisnothingbuthearsayandrumor谣言.DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn’tshowittoanyonE.Thenthepersonwhispersitwordforwordtoanotherperson.ThatpersoninturnwhispersittostillanotherandsoonthroughallthepeopleplayingthegamE.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.ThenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompareD.TypicallytheoriginalmessagehaschangeD.That’swhathappensindailylifE.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Thentoomostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativeunderstandingtoastorytryingtoimproveonitstamping打上标记itwiththeirownpersonalstylE.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:A.statementofopinionbyonewritermaybere-statedasfactbyanotherwhomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinueunlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheexplanationheplaceduponthosefacts.48.Accordingtothepassagepassivelearningmayoccurin_______.A.doingamedicalexperimentB.solvingamathproblemC.visitinganexhibitionD.doingscientificreasoning49.TheauthormentionsthegameRumortoshowthat_____.A.amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedonB.amessageshouldbedeliveredindifferentwaysC.peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearingD.peopletendnottobelieveinwhattheyknowasrumor50.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Activelearningislessimportant.B.PassivelearningmaynotbereliablE.C.Activelearningoccursmorefrequently.D.Passivelearningisnotfoundamongscholars.
Q:I’dliketoknowaboutfluency.WhatcanIdotofeelbetterwhenI’mtalkingtootherpeople?Doyouhavesomewaystolearnitfaster?Pleasehelpme!—RobertoinBrazilA.:RobertowantstoknowhowtobecomemorefluentinEnglishandthisissomethingyouwanttobeabletodofast.FirstifyougettomeetEnglishspeakersmuchtheimportantruleistolistennotjusttonativespeakersofEnglishbutalsotoverygoodusersofEnglish.Ifyoudon’tthenlistentotheradioTVorfilmsinEnglish.ThenextstepistonoticewhatitisthatspeakersofEnglishdowhichmakesthemsoundfluent.Thefirsttrick诀窍istoprobablyhaveconfidencE.Somepeoplethinktheymightmakemistakes.Don’tworryaboutthat.Yourlistenerswillusuallytryhardtounderstandyou—afewgrammarmistakesaren’tgoingtoworrythem.Whatyoudoneedtoworryaboutispronunciationespeciallystress重音.Whenyoulearnanewwordorexpressionlearnitwithitsstress.Noticehowanativespeakersaysitorlookitupinadictionary.AnothergoodthingthatspeakersofEnglishdoistohaveafewtricksuptheirsleeves袖子forwhentheyneedtogivethemselvesthinkingtimE.Sometimestheyusefillersoundslikeerumandsoon.Itisalsousefultoknowhowtobringotherspeakersintoyourconversationsothatyoukeeptheminterested－andthisisoftendonebyaskingquestionslikeWhatdoyouthink?Howdoyoufeelaboutthis?andsoon.Sotobecomeafluentspeakeryou’llneedtoputintopracticeallthesekindsofthings.Andthere’sthekey:practisepractisepractisE.－SusanFearn56.SusanfirstencouragesEnglishlearnersto.A.meetEnglishspeakersB.listentoverygoodspeakersC.talktoEnglishspeakersD.buyaradiooraTVset57.WhenmentioningpronunciationSusanpaysspecialattentionto.A.stressB.expressionsC.dictionariesD.words58.Whatdotheunderlinedwordstohaveafewtricksuptheirsleevesprobablymean?A.Towearalotofclothes.B.TohaveasecretplanorideA.C.Tohidesometricksintotheirsleeves.D.Tohavesleevescoveringtheirwholearms.59.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.Onecanonlylearnstressfromdictionaries.B.Grammarmistakesworryone’slistenersalot.C.Askingquestionscanmakeone’sconversationattractivE.D.Onecanbecomefluentifonepractisesoneofthesuggestions.
TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721theprinterJamesFranklinBenjamin’solderbrotherstartedtheNewEnglandCourantandthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventurearticlesonartonfamouspeopleandonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourantfewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedfromwillremainaliveforlong.Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers广告商readersmarketvalueandinsomecasestheirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.Thechiefeditor主编oftheTimessaidrecentlyAtplaceswheretheygathereditorsaskoneanother‘Howareyou?’asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcasE.AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteoftheGuandianundertheheadlineNOTDEADYET.PerhapsnotbuttheriseoftheInternetwhichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworldhasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock股票dropby54%sincetheendof2004withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.A.manageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest-preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany’sincomE.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B.ItmarksthebeginningoftheAmericannewspaper.C.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmericA.D.Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A.Theyoftenacceptreaders’suggestions.B.Theycarealotabouteachother’shealth.C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A.TheWashingtonPost.B.TheGuardian.C.TheNewYorkTimes.D.NewEnglandCourant.Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers?A.SatisfieD.B.Hopeful.C.WorrieD.D.SurpriseD.
MOSCOW—TheOlympicflameinVancouverhadonlybeenputoutbeforePresidentDmitriA.MedvedevofRussiaangeredoverhiscountry’sdisappointingperformanceattheWinterGamesbegancallingforathleticofficials’heads.ThosewhoareresponsiblefortrainingfortheOlympicsmusttakeresponsibilityMr.MedvedevwhocanceledhisscheduledtriptotheclosingceremonysaidinMoscowonMonday.Theymusthavethecouragetohandintheirresignation辞职报告.Andiftheydonothavethisdeterminationwewillhelpthem.SuchlanguagefromthetypicallymeasuredMr.Medvedevstrengthensthedisappointmentherewiththenation’sathleticsjustfouryearsbeforeRussiahoststhenextWinterOlympicsinSochi.Russiaispumpingbillionsofdollarsintopreparationsforthe2014WinterGameswhichofficialshaveconsideredasasymbolofRussia’sreturntothetopoftheworldstagE.PrimeMinisterVladimirV.PutinsaidlastweekthatRussia’sperformanceattheOlympicsshouldbegivenseriouscriticalanalysis.ThiscriticalanalysisshouldbedirectedatimprovingthesituationandcreatingthenecessaryconditionsforthepreparationandsuccessfulperformanceofourteamintheSochiOlympicsin2014hesaiD.RussianathletestookhomejustthreegoldmedalsfromVancouvercomparedwitheightinthelastWinterGamesinTurinItaly.Russiacameinsixthplaceintheoverallmedalcountwith15justaheadofSouthKoreaandtrailingfarbehinditsformercoldwarathleticrivaltheUnitedStateswhichledwith37.ForRussiansusedtoseeingtheirathletestopinternationalcompetitionsthelasttwoweekshavebeenawful.Russianfigureskatersfellbobsleddersturnedoverandinafinalembarrassmentthecountry’smuchproudhockeyteamwassmackedbyCanada7-3anddidnotevenmakethemedalrounD.53.Theunderlinedwordsmackinthelastparagraphmeans:A.guidedB.trainedC.beatenD.controlled54.Whichsentenceistrueaccordingtothepassage?Russianathletesgot8medalsinthelastWinterGames.SouthKorearanked5intheoverallmedalcountinthisWinterGames.ThenextWinterGameswillbeheldinRussiafouryearslater.TheRussianhockeyteamgotthethirdplaceinthisWinterGames.55.WhatdoweknowaboutPresidentDmitriA.Medvedev?A.HeattendedtheclosingceremonyoftheWinterGamesinVancouver.B.HeorderedaseriousanalysisabouttheRussia’sperformanceattheOlympics.C.HewillresignduetoRussia’sperformanceattheWinterOlympicsinVancouver.D.HehadplannedtogotoVancouverbutdidn’tmakeit.56.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.RussianfigureskatersfellinthisWinterOlympicsB.RussianwillhostthenextWinterOlympicsC.Russiansareangryabouttheirathletes’performancE.D.RussiansaremakingpreparationsforthenextWinterOlympics.
Nowmoreandmorestudentsbecomevolunteers.Theprojectsmaybewiththeirschoolneighborhoodortownbuttheworkofallvolunteersisimportant.Studentsfindthattherearemanyadvantagestovolunteering.Firstvolunteeringhelpsothers.Manypeoplecomplainaboutproblemsinoursociety.Volunteersarepartofthesolutiontoourproblems!Whileitiseasytocomplainaboutthingsthatarenotrightthevolunteertakesactionratherthancomplaining.Whenastudentspendstimeworkingataretirement退休homecleaningupaparkorteachingayoungerstudentthevolunteermakestheworldabetterplacE.Secondbeingavolunteermakesstudentsfeelgoodaboutthemselves.Whenastudentvolunteerknowsthathisorhereffortshavemadesomeoneelse’slifebetterthevolunteerfeelsgreat.StudentsalwayshearpeoplesayingthateveryoneshouldcareaboutotherpeoplE.Volunteersmakeithappen.Althoughsomevolunteerworkislongortiringstudentvolunteersendthedayknowingtheydidtherightthing.Theirparentsteachersandthepublicareproudofthem.KnowingtheydidtherightthingmakesthemfeelbettereveniftheyaretireD.Finallystudentslearnthatvolunteeringisfun.A.groupofstudentsmightvolunteertocleanupariverbedinearlyspring.ItisfuntobewiththeirfriendstoenjoytheweatherandtopicniclaterinabeautifulcleanareA.Otherstudentsmightreadtoyoungchildreninaplaygroup.Itisfuntospendtimewithchildrenandtohavethemsmileandlaugh.Nomatterwhattheiragesortalentsareeverystudentcanbeavolunteer.TheworkofstudentvolunteersisapowerfulforcethatmakestheworldabetterplacE.54.Thetileofthispassageis________.A.Free-timeJobsB.DailyActivitiesC.SchoolLifeD.VolunteerWork55.Thewriterreallywantstosaythat___________.A.volunteeringhelpssocietyaswellasvolunteersthemselvesB.itisfuntospendtimevolunteeringinapre-schoolC.somepeoplecomplaininsteadoftakingactionD.somevolunteerworkislongandtiring56.Accordingtothepassagehowarevolunteersdifferentfromotherpeople?A.Theynevercomplain.B.Theyalwaysfeelgreat.C.Theytakeaction.D.Theyenjoyteaching.
He'sdefinitelyNOTJamesBond—norevenAustinPowers.Andnowtheworld'sworstspycodenamedPigletisfacing14yearsinprisonafterbungling办槽anattempttosellsecretstotheRussians.AircraftengineerIanParr46triedtopassonsecretsofsevensensitiveprojectsfor￡l30.000toamanhethoughtwasaRussianagentcalledAleksey.ButitturnedoutthatParr—oncenicknamedHazardbycolleagues-actuallyhandedoverthesecretstoallM15军情五处agent.Asthefather-of-twosatinthepubdrinkingapintoflagertocelebratethe￡25000hehadjustbeengivenpoliceswoopedandarrestedhimforspying.Buthistroubleswerenotover.WhileinBelmar'sPrisonhewhohadgivenhimselfthecodenamePiglettriedtokillhimself.Hewiredhisspectaclestothemainstotrytoelectrocutehimself-butheonlysucceededinleavinganoutlineofhisglassesbummedontohisfacE.Parrhadareputationforbeingabunglerlongbeforehisspyingexempt.AsateenagehejoinedtheArmywhereheearnedhisnicknameHazard.AnexcolleaguesaiD.IfyouwantedajobdoingHazardwoulddoitbadly.Heblewupthebarrackswashingmachinebyoverloadingit.Hewasforeverinjuringhimselfwhenloadingshells炮弹intothegunturret炮塔ofthetank.IlostcountofthenumberoftimesIsawhimwithbandagesandplastersonhisfingers.You'dhearhimclangingaroundandthere'dbeayelpandhe'dsqueal'Ohmybloodyfingers.'He'sveryluckytohaveallhisfingersleft.Parreared￡25000ayearatBAEbachelorofaeronauticalengineering航空工程学士Systems.Itisthoughtthathetriedtomakemoneyfromspyingbecauseofworriesaboutbeingdismissedatthefirm.73.Accordingtothepassagetheworld'sworstspyIs________.A.JamesBondB.AustinPowersC.lanParrD.Aleksei74.Pigletactuallypassedthesecretsonto________.A.AlekseitheRussianagentB.anagentC.nobodyD.somebodywhosenicknamewasHazard75.Theunderlinedwordswoopedinparagraph4mostprobablymeans________.A.attackedsuddenlyandunexpectedlyB.attackevincingcrowdsC.cameosplannedD.walkedslowlyandsecretly76.Ifhehadsucceededinsellingthesecretshewouldhaveearned________.A.￡25000B.￡155000C.￡130000D.￡105000
ThankstotheWebWe’reAloneTogetherandLovingitThere'saprofessorBarryWellmanattheUniversityofTorontoinCanadawhohascomeupwithatermtodescribethewayalotofusNorthAmericansinteractthesedays.Andnowabigresearchstudyconfirmsit.BarryWellman'stermisnetworkedindividualism.It'snottheeasiestconcepttograsp.Infactthewordsseemtocontradicteachother.Howcanwebeindividualisticandnetworkedatthesametime?Youneedotherpeoplefornetworks.Here'swhathemeans.UntiltheInternetande-mailcamealongoursocialnetworksinvolvedflesh-and-bloodrelativesfriendsneighborsandcolleaguesatwork.SomeoftheinteractionwasbyphonebutitwasstillvoicetovoicepersontopersoninrealtimE.ButthelateststudybythePewInternetandAmericanLifeProjectconfirmsthatforalotofpeopleelectronicinteractionthroughthecomputerhasreplacedagreatdealofsocialinterchangE.A.lotoffolksPewtalkedwithsaythat'sagoodthingbecauseofconcernsthattheInternetwasturningusintohermitswhoshutoutotherpeopleinfavorofamake-believeworldonflickeringcomputerscreens.TothecontrarythePewstudydiscoveredtheInternethasputusintouchwithmorerealpeoplethanwe'dhaveeverimagineD.Helpfulpeopletoo.We'returningtoanever-growinglistofcyberfriendsforadviceoncareersmedicalcriseschild-rearingandchoosingaschoolorcollegE.About60millionAmericanstoldthePewthattheInternetplaysanimportantorcrucialroleinhelpingthemdealwithmajorlifedecisions.Sowenetworkedindividualsareprettytricky:We'rekeepingmoretoourselveswhileatthesametimereachingouttomorepeopleallwithjusttheclickofacomputermouse!ThePewstudywasconductedin_____.A.TheUnitedStatesB.CanadaC.TheU.S.andCanadaD.EuropeWhichofthefollowinghashappenedsincetheinventionoftheInternetandemail?A.Peoplearetalkingonthephonemorethanever.B.Interactionthroughthecomputerhasreplacedalotofpersontopersoninteraction.C.Americansareturningintohermits.D.SixtymillionAmericanshaveboughtcomputers.WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthediscoveriesofthePewstudy?A.TheInternethasputusintouchwithmorepeoplethanexpecteD.B.PeopleusetheInternettogetadviceoncareersmedicalproblemsandotherquestions.C.FormanyAmericanstheInternetplaysanimportantroleinhelpingthemmakeimportantdecisions.D.Internetaddictionisagrowingproblemamongpeoplewhousecomputers.Whatdoestheboldedwordsreachoutinthelastparagraphmean?A.Connectwith.B.Playatrick.C.Makeadecision.D.StayalonE.
DChinamaysendnavalshipstotheseasoffSomaliatohelpthefightagainstpiracy海盗行为thereChinesemediaonWednesdayquotedaViceForeignMinisterassayingattheUnitedNationsReutersreporteD.ChinaisseriouslyconsideringsendingnavalshipstotheGulfofAdenandwatersofftheSomalicoastforescortingoperationsinthenearfuturetheXinhuanewsagencyquotedHeYafeiassaying.HeYafeispeakingataSecurityCouncilministerialmeetingsaidthatChinawelcomedglobalcooperationinthefightagainstSomalipiracyandsupportedeffortsbyothercountriestosendshipstotheregionXinhuareporteD.EarlierthismonthaleadingChinesemilitarystrategistMajor-GeneralJinYinanurgedthegovernmenttosendshipsincommentsgeneratingdebateaboutcombatingpiracyinacountrywhichhasgenerallyconfineditsnavytowatersnearhomE.JintoldaChineseradiointerviewerthatnobodyshouldbeshockedifhisgovernmentonedaydecidedtosendnavyshipstodealwiththepirateswhoserecentvictimshaveincludedshipsfromChinesemainlandandHongKong.JinistheheadofastrategyinstituteatChina'sNationalDefenseUniversity.WhilethemilitarystrategistisurginganactivepartotherscholarsthinkthegovernmentshouldbecautiousbeforeadecisionismadE.TheChinesemilitaryshipsshouldgothereonlywithintheUNframeworksaidPangZhongyingaprofessorofinternationalrelationswithRenminUniversityofChinA.PangaddedthathealsohadsomeconcernsovertheChinesenavy'scapability.Idon'tthinktheChinesenavyhasthecapabilitytofightagainstunconventionalthreatsfarintheoceanhesaidaddingsupplyingandrefuelingintheIndianOceanarekeychallenges.A.sharpincreaseinattacksatseathisyearinthebusyGulfofAdenandIndianOceanoffSomaliahaspushedupinsurancecostsbroughttheSomalipiratestensofmillionsofdollarsinransom赎金andpromptedforeignwarshipstotheareA.AmongthecapturedshipsareaSaudisupertankerloadedwith$100millionofcrudeoiltheSiriusStarandaUkrainiancargoshipcarryingsome30Soviet-eratanks.ThevictimshavealsoincludedaHongKong-flaggedshipwith25crewaboardandaChinesemainlandfishingboatreportedseizedoffKenyA.NATOshipsbegananti-piracyoperationsofftheSomalicoastinlateOctoberbuttheyhavefailedtostoptheattacks.56.ThisyearmanyshipsfromdifferentcountrieshavebeencapturedbytheSomalipiratesexcept_______.A.aSaudisupertankerB.aUkrainiancargoC.NATOshipsD.theSiriusStar57.Theunderlinedwordconfinedinthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.involvedB.restrictedC.confirmedD.contract58.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_______.A.ChinahassentitsnavytofighttheSomaliapiratesB.somecountrieshavelaunchedtheiranti-piracyoperationsC.theSomaliapiratesoftenattackedforeignwarshipsforransomD.TheChinesenavyhasn’tthecapabilitytotravelfartocombatpirates59.WhentheMajor-GeneralJinYinansaidnobodyshouldbeshockedheactuallyindicatedthat________.A.theChinesepeopleshouldkeepcalmaboutthegovernment'sdecisionB.nooneshouldbefrightenedbythepirates'attackastheChinesenavywilldefendthemC.itisreasonableforChinatosenditsnavytofightagainsttheSomaliapiratesD.ifChinahaddealtwiththepiratesearliernobodywouldhavebeenshocked60.ProfessorPangZhongying’smainconcernabouttheChinesenavalshipsisthat_______.A.addingsupplyingandrefuelingfarintheoceanisreallyachallengeB.theChinesenavyhasneverfoughtagainstsuchunconventionalthreatsC.thefightingagainstpiratesisnotwithintheUNframeworkD.theattacksintheGulfofAdenandIndianOceanoffSomaliahasincreasedsharply
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