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Foryearsexpertshavearguedthatpoorhouseholdsareconsuminglessnourishingfoodthantherestofthepopulation.ButasurveyofsomeofthelowestearnersinBritainshowsthenutritionalvalueofwhattheyeatislittledifferenttoeveryoneelsE.Infactthesamedeficienciesindietweresharedbyallthepopulationandthefindingssuggestthatpooreatingchoicesarefarmorewidespreadthanpreviouslysuspected-affectingmanywealthierfamilies.Theseincludedlowfruitandvegetableconsumptionnoteatingenoughoilyfishandeatingtoomuchsaturatedfatandsugar.ThisisalargeandsignificantstudyanditshowswearealleatingjustasbadadietaseachothersaidTimLangprofessoroffoodpolicyatCityUniversity.Thepoorestfamilieswereeatingonlyslightlymoresugarandslightlylessfruitandvegetablesaccordingtothestudyof3728respondentsinthebottomofthepopulation.AlisonTedstoneheadofnutritionalscienceattheFoodStandardAgencysaid:Overallpeopleonlowincomeshavelessthanidealdietsbuttheirdietsareonlyslightlyworsethanthoseoftherestofthepopulation.Thestudyalsoshowedthatlowearnersarechoosingtoeatunhealthily.Theirfoodchoiceswerenotlinkedtotheirincometheiraccesstoshopsortheircookingskills.Thefindingsappeartocontradictassumptionsthatthepoorcannotaffordhealthierfoodsoraretoofarawayfromshopsthatsellthem.TheLowIncomeNutritionandDietSurveyshowedthatliketherestofthepopulationthepoor'sdailyfruitandvegetableintakeonaverageisbelowtherecommendedfiveportions.Fewerthan10percentofrespondentshitthistargetwhilearound20percentatelessthanaportionperday.Morethanthreequarters76percentofmenand81percentofwomendidlessthanone30-minutesessionofmoderateorvigorousexerciseperweek.Some45percentofmenand40percentofwomenweresmokers.Thiscompareswith28percentofmenand24percentofwomeninthegeneralpopulation.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Whetherthepoorortherichmaybehaveabaddiet.B.Eventhepoorcanenjoyenoughfruitandfishconsumption.C.Onlythepoorhaveabaddiet.D.Thestudywasconveyedinboththerichandthepoor.Whatkindofpersonsmaybeeatmostsugar?A.Therich.B.Men.C.Thepoorest.D.WomenFromthepassagewecanlearn__________.A.thepoorchooseunhealthyfoodbecauseoflowincomeB.havingnoaccesstoshopsalsoleadstothepoor’sbaddietC.thepoor’sdailyfruitintakeisasmuchasgeneralpeopleD.thenumberofsmokersinthepoorisbiggerthanthatingeneralpeopleWhat’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Thepoor’shealthyproblem.B.KeepoffjunkfooD.C.Howtohaveagooddiet.D.A.dietsurvey.
Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5000oreven50000yearsfromnow?WecanonlymakeguessesofcoursebutwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistodayformanisslowlychangingallthetimE.LetustakeanobviousexamplE.Manevenfivehundredyearsagowasshorterthanheistoday.Nowonaveragemenareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftimesowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Againinthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evensowestillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity容量.Astimegoesonhoweverweshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmoreandeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo:theheadinparticulartheforeheadwillgrowlarger.NowadaysoureyesareinconstantusE.Infactweusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhandwetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.Theseasaresultarelikelytogrowweaker.AtthesametimehoweverourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlifE.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.InthefuturethenbothsexesarelikelytobebalD.Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!ThismaywellbetruE.Allthesameinspiteofallthesechangesfuturemanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeingwiththoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.46.Thesizeofman’sforeheadwillprobablygrowbiggerbecause_______.A.hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoesonB.hemakesuseonly20%ofthebrain’scapacityC.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturiesD.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime47.Whatservesastheevidencethatmanischanging?A.ManhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhaD.B.Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.C.Man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner.D.Man’sarmsandlegshavebecomelighterandweaker.48.Whatwillbetrueaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?A.Hewillbehairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.B.Hewillhavesmallereyesandwillwearbetterglasses.C.Hisfingerswillgrowweakerbecausehewon’thavetomakeuseofthem.D.Hewillthinkandfeelinadifferentway.49.Itisimpliedthat__________________.A.humanbeingswillbecomemoreattractiveinthefutureB.bodyorganswillbecomepooreriftheyarenotusedoftenC.humanbeingshopeforachangeinthefuturelifeD.futurelifeisalwayspredictable50.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_______________.A.man’slifewillbedifferentinthefutureB.manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepassesC.futuremanwilllookquitedifferentfromusD.humanbeings’organswillfunctionweaker
TodayonlyonepersoninfiveintheUnitedStatesliveswithin50milesofhisbirthplacE.SincethecountrywasfirstsettledAmericanshavemovedaroundagreatdealandareoftenfarawayfromtheirparents.BecausetheyhavebrokentieswiththeirpastatayoungagechosentheirownoccupationsestablishedtheirownhomesanddevelopedtheirownlifestylesfewAmericanchildrengrowupcloselysurroundedbygrandparentsauntsunclesandcousinsastheydoinItalyNigeriaorIndiaforexamplE.ThisalongwiththefactthatmodernAmericanfamiliesdonothaveservantshasmadethebaby-sitteravitalpartoftheAmericanscenE.A.sitterissomeonewhoishiredtocareforchildrenforaspecificlengthoftime—usuallyrelativelyshort—whiletheparentsareoutforaneveninggoingtoapartyoracourseofstudyforexamplE.Sometimesthebaby-sitterisalsohiredforlongerperiodperhapswhentheparentsareawayforaweekenD.Insuchcasesthesitterislikelytobeamatureandmotherlywoman.Forshortperiodsteen-agerscollegestudentsnursingstudentsandothersarecommonlyemployedonanhourlybasis.FromthepointofviewofconveniencethebestsittersareoftenyoungpeoplewholiveinyourapartmentbuildingorclosebyintheneighborhooD.ThisgivesyouachancetomeettheparentsandseewhattheyarelikE.Ifanemergencyoccursyoungsitterscancallupontheirparentsquicklyforhelp;youdonothavetotakethemfartoseethemhomeatnightorpayexpensivetaxifares.AnotheradvantageisthatyoungpeoplelivingclosebycanusuallyfillinquitereadilyonshortnoticeorforshortperiodsoftimE.Inanapartmenthouseyoucanaskthesuperintendentforpermissiontopostanoticeforababy-sitterbythemailboxes.Thisisoftenthebestwaytofindoutifthereisanyoneinthebuildingwhoisinterestedinbaby-sitting.RetiredpeopleaswellasstudentsareoftengladtoearnalittlemoneyinthiswayandcanbefoundbysuchanotE.A.baby-sitterisapersonwho________.A.helpstodohouseworkB.isacleaningwomanC.looksafterchildrenwhiletheirparentsareoutD.takescareofbabiesandcooksforthefamilyItisadvisedthatwhenyouareoutforshortperiodsyoumayhire________tobebaby-sitters.A.motherlywomenB.retiredpeopleC.youngpeopleD.maturewomenThebesttitleforthepassageis________.A.AmericanFamiliesB.Baby-SittersC.A.WayofEarningMoneyforYoungStudentsD.A.BestWaytoFindBaby-Sitters
AsIwasreadingarecentstoryinSlateon20-somethingscomplainingabouthowtheeconomywasruiningtheirlifeplansIcouldn’thelpbutthinkthe20-somethingssoundedlikeabunchofspoiledchildrenwhogrewupexpectingeverythingtobeeasyforthem.Asa20-somethingmyselfIcertainlysharetheirdisappointment:myhusbandandIprobablywon’tbeabletobuyahouseuntilwe’reinour40sandwetooareburdenedbystudentloans贷款.Butwhyshoulditbeanydifferent?BeingyoungpersonsinAmericashouldn’ttheytakeupallofthechallengesandopportunitiesthatthiscountryoffers?ConsidersomeoftheseviewssharedintheSlatestory:Jennifer29ownerofatwo-bedroomapartmentwithherhusbandworriesthatshewon’tbeabletohavechildrenforatleastadecadebecausetheycan’taffordtobuyahouseyet.IreadthatandIthoughtwhatplanetisshelivingonwhereyouneedtoownahouseinordertohavekids?Hassheevervisitedadevelopingcountryorevendowntownareasinthisone?Homeownershipisaluxury奢华notafertilityrequirement.A.26-year-oldinthestorydespairs绝望thathecan’taffordtogetaPh.D.inliteraturE.WellthatsoundsabitlikeexpressingdisappointmentthatnoonewillpayyoutowritepoetryonthebeachinThailandforfiveyears.Yesit’ssadthattheseyoungpeoplefeelsolost.ButIthinktheproblemistheirextremelyhighexpectationsnoteconomicreality.BethKoblinerauthorofGetaFinancialLife:PersonalFinanceinYourTwentiesandThirtiessaysthatshethinkspeople’sexpectationsareslowlyadjustingbuttoday’s20-somethingsgrewupatatimewheneveryone’swealthappearedtobeexpanding.Theirparentsprobablysawtheirhomevaluesrisealongwiththeirinvestments.SoyouhavepeoplewhohavegrownupinanenvironmentwherepeoplehadgreatexpectationsofwhatlivingwellmeanssaysKobliner.Thisrecession衰退willcertainlyplayaroleinforcingthoseexpectationsintomorerealisticgroup.Inthemeantimeitseemsalotbetterforourmentalhealthtofocusonbeinggrateful－forourone-bedroomapartmentsforlivinginmoderncitiesorperhapsjustforbeingabletoeatthreemealsaday－thanonlongingforsomekindofluxurylifE.41.Whatmakestheauthorthinkthe20-somethingssoundlikeabunchofspoiledchildren?A.Theyexpecteverythingtobeeasyforthem.B.Theycomplainthattheeconomyisspoilingtheirlifeplans.C.Theyarereluctanttofaceallofthechallenges.D.Theyareburdenedbystudentloans.42.TheunderlinedwordfertilityinParagraph3probablymeans.A.babyproductionB.pleasantC.babycomfortD.essential43.Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthecomplaintsofthe20-somethings?A.Theycan’thavechildrenforatleastadecadetobuyahousE.B.Theyhaveonlyone-bedroomapartmenttolivein.C.Theycan’tbuyahouseuntil40becauseofstudentloans.D.TheydespairatnotbeingabletoaffordaPh.D.inliteraturE.44.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe20-somthingswithhighexpectationinParagraph5?A.Intolerant.B.NegativE.C.Unbelieving.D.Understanding.45.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowYoungPeopleAffordtoContinueTheirStudyB.WhyYoungPeopleCan’tAffordtoBuyaHouseC.WhenYoungPeople’sHighHopesCreateDespairD.Whatthe20-somethings’HighExpectationsAre
HeythereSoyou’reabouttospendfouryearsofyourlifeandtensofdollarsofyourparents’moneyandallyoureallyknowaboutcollegeisthatallofyourfriendsaregoing.Doyoueverstoptowonderwhyyou’regoing?Relax.You’remakingtherightdecision.Firstofallyou’lldiscoverwhatinterestsyoubytakingcoursesinmanysubjects.Forexampleit’shardtodecideifyouwanttobeapainterifyou’veneverpaintedanypictures;onceyou’reinadrawing-roomoncampusyou’llknowonewayortheother.Collegeisalsoalotoffun—afteryougraduateyou’llbeworkingeveryweekdayfor50orsoyears.AndrememberthatcollegegraduateearnabouttwicetheincomeofthosewhoneverattendedcollegE.Findingtherightcollegecanbedifficult.FortunatelyJohnsonReviewisheretohelpyoueverystepoftheway.*ResearchingSchools.Tous.themostimportantdecisionyou’llmakeistochoosetheschoolthatreallyfitsyoubest—nottheoncethatisthemostcompetitive有竞争力的orhasthebest-equippedrooms.*ApplyingtoSchool.OnJohnsonReview.com.you’llfindhundredsofactualcollegeapplication申请andlinkstomanymorE.*RaisingYourScores.AmericanCollegeTestisoneofthemostdifficultpartsoftheadmission录取coursE.It’snotthemostimportantthoughandnoteveryoneneedstoprepareforthebest.Butifyoucandobetterfindtherightcourseforbetterscores.*PayingforSchool.MostfamiliesneedfinancialaidforthehighcostofcollegE.TheproblemisthatfinancialaidseemsdifficulttogetandmanyfamiliesgetcaughtupinthepriceofcollegeratherthanlearningthewaystogetfinancialaiD.Ifyoureallydoyourresearchyou’lllearnthatyoucanaffordtoattendanycollegenomatterthecost.Formoreinformationcall600-3681orvisitJohnsonReview.com.Whereveryougo.haveanicetrip!JohnsonSmithFounderandCEOJohnsonReview1.Howmanyreasonsforgoingtocollegedoestheauthormentioninthetext?A.2B.3C.4D.52.Theauthorthinksyoushouldchoosethecollegethatis.A.well-equippedB.competitiveC.suitableD.famous3.Whatdoestheauthoradviseyoutodotopaythehighcostofcollege?A.Toaskthefamilyforhelp.B.Tomakeastudyoffinancialcourses.C.TodoresearchonthepriceofcollegeD.TogettoknowhowtoaskforfinancialaiD.4.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext.?A.Tosuggestwaystoprepareforcollegelearning.B.TohelpreadersfindtherightcollegE.C.TomakeJohnsonReviewpopular.D.TointroducecollegelifE.5.Wheremaythearticlebetakenfrom?A.A.JournalistBookB.A.TravelBookC.A.GrammarBookD.AnAdviceBook
Drunkendriving–sometimescalledAmerica’ssociallyacceptedformofmurder—hasbecomeanationalepidemic流行病.EveryhourofeverydayaboutthreeAmericansonaveragearekilledbydrunkendriversaddinguptoanincredible250000overthepasttenyears.A.drunkendriverisusuallyreferredtoasonewith0.10-bloodalcoholcontentorroughlythreebeerglassesofwineorshotsofwhiskydrunkwithintwohours.HeavydrinkingusedtobeanacceptablepartoftheAmericanmanlyimageandjudgeswerelenientinmostcourtsbutthedrunkenkillinghasrecentlycausedsomanywell-publicizedtragediesespeciallyconcerningyoungchildrenthatpublicopinionisnolongersotolerant.Twentystateshaveraisedthelegaldrinkingageto21reversingatrendinthe1960storeduceitto18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18thenumberofpeoplekilledby18-20yearsolddriversmorethandoubledsothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformershoweverfearraisingthedrinkingagewillhavelittleeffectunlessaccompaniedbyeducationalprogramstohelpyoungpeopletodevelopresponsibleattitudesaboutdrinkingandteachthemtoresistpeerpressuretodrink.Thoughnewlawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsinmanyareasalreadytoamarkeddropinaccidentssomestatesarealsopunishingbarsforservingcustomerstoomanydrinks.A.barinMassachusettswasfinedforservingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowasobviouslydrunkandlaterdroveofftheroadkillinga9-year-oldboy.AstheaccidentscontinuetooccurdailyineverystatesomeAmericansareevenbeginningtospeakwellofthe13yearsnationalprohibitionofalcoholthatbeganin1919whichPresidentHoovercalledthenobleexperiment.Theyforgotthatlegalprohibitiondidn’tstopdrinkingbutencouragedpoliticalcorruptionandorganizedcrimE.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerallythereisnoeasysolution.Fromparagraphonewecanknowthat____________.A.mostAmericanslikedrinkingB.heavydrinkingishardtoavoidC.manyAmericansarekilledbydrunkdriversD.AmericansarenotshockedbytrafficaccidentsWhatcanbeinferredfromthefactofthetrafficaccidentsinNewJersey?A.ThelegaldrinkingageshouldberaiseD.B.YoungdriverswereusuallybaD.C.MostdrivershopedtoraisethelegaldrinkingagE.D.Driversshouldnotbeallowedtodrink.Theunderlinedwordlenientinthefirstparagraphmeans_________.A.seriousB.cruelC.mercifulD.determinedInAmericapublicopinionaboutdrunkendrivinghaschangedbecause__________.A.judgesarenolongerlenientB.newlawsareintroducedinsomestatesC.theproblemhasattractedpublicattentionD.driversdonotappreciatetheirmanlyimageWhichofthefollowingbestshowsthewriter’sopinionofdrunkendriving?A.ItmayleadtoorganizedcrimE.B.Itisdifficulttosolvethisproblem.C.Thenewlawscanstopheavydrinking.D.Thereshouldbenobarstoservedrinks.
Idon’teverwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.Therewasatimeinmylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatit’sliketoworkinafielddominatedbymen.IwasneververygoodattellingthosestoriesbecausetruthfullyIneverfoundtheminteresting.WhatIdofindinterestingistheoriginoftheuniversetheshapeofspace-limeandthenatureofblackholes.At19whenIbeganstudyingastrophysicsitdidn’tbothermeintheleasttobetheonlywomanintheclassroom.ButwhileearningmyPh.D.atMITandthenasapost-doctordoingspaceresearchtheissuestartedtobothermE.Myeveryachievement-jobsresearchpapersawards-wasviewedthroughthelensofgender性别politics.Soweremyfailures.SometimeswhenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleftbrainversusrightbrainornatureversusnurture培育IwouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankinD.TodayIresearchandteachatBarnardawomen’scollegeinNewYorkCity.Recentlysomeoneaskedmehowmanyofthe45studentsinmyclasswerewomen.Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingabletoanswer45.Iknowsomeofmystudentsworryhowtheywillmanagetheirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.AndIdon’tdismissthoseconcerns.StillIdon’ttellthemwarstories.InsteadIhavegiventhemthis:thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnantdoingphysicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof45womendrivenbyaloveofsciencE.Andthat’sasightworthtalkingabout.1.Whydoesn’ttheauthorwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain?A.Shefeelsunhappyworkinginmale-dominatedfields.B.SheisfedupwiththeissueofgenderdiscriminationC.SheisnotgoodattellingstoriesofthekindD.Shefindsspaceresearchmoreimportant2.FormPara3wecaninferthatpeoplewouldattribute归结于theauthor’sfailuresto___A.theveryfactthatsheisawomanB.herinvolvementingenderpoliticsC.herover-confidenceasafemaleastrophysicistD.theburdenshebearsinamale-dominatedsociety3.Howdoestheauthorfeelwhentalkingaboutherclass?A.worriedB.satisfiedC.excitedD.concerned4.Whatdoestheimagetheauthorpresentstoherstudentssuggest?A.Womenstudentsneedn’thavetheconcernsofthegenerationB.womenhavemorebarriersontheirwaytoacademicsuccessC.WomencanbalanceacareerinscienceandhavingafamilyD.Womennowhavefewerproblemsinpursuingasciencecareer
ChildrenarekeenInternetshopperswithmorethanhalfhavingboughtsomethingonlineresearchhasshown.Around53percentofchildrenagedbetween7and16saidtheyhadboughtsomethingovertheInternet10percentmorethanin2004accordingtoHalifax.BoysweremorelikelytobeInternetshoppersthangirlswith60percentofboyssayingtheyhadboughtitemsonlinecomparedwithjust46percentofgirls.UnsurprisinglyolderchildrenweremorelikelytousetheInternettoshopthanyoungeroneswithnearlythreequartersof12-16-yearoldsshoppingonlinecomparedtojust29percentof7-to-11-yearoldswhosaidtheyhadboughtsomething.MorethanhalfofchildrenpreferredbuyingthingsovertheInternettobuyingthemonthehighstreetwhile61percentofthosewhohadboughtthingsonlinesaiditwaseasiertobuycertainitemsovertheInternetthaninshops.HoweverboysweremorelikelytoalwayspreferbuyingthingsonlinewhilegirlsweremorelikelytostillliketheactualhighstreetshoppingexperiencE.ThemostcommonitemsforyoungpeopletobuyovertheInternetwereCDstapesandcomputergamesandequipment.SomechildrenhadboughtDVDsandvideoswhilesomehadboughtgifts.Childrenspentmostmoneyoncomputergamesandequipmentwith13percentsayingtheyspentmorethan$20onlineontheseitemsayearfollowedby12percentwhospentmorethan$20ayearonmobilephonesand11percentwhospentthesameamountsonclothes.CherylMillingtonheadofsavingsatHalifaxsaidWearenotonlyseeingtheemergenceofagenerationofyoungconsumersbutalsokeencyber-consumers.WhilechildrenoftenleadthewayinInternetusewithinthefamilyhomeparentshaveanimportantroletoplayinensuringtheystaysafewhileonlinE.73.FromthepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrect?A.ChildrenarekeenoninternetshoppingB.BoysaremorelikelytobuythingsovertheInternetthangirlsC.OlderchildrenwanttobuythingsinactualstreetsD.ChildrenliketobuysomefashionableitemsovertheInternet74.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________A.CherylMillingtonisagainstchildren’sonlineshoppingB.parentsshouldplayanactiveroleinensuringtheirchildren’ssafetyC.CherylMillingtonholdsaconservative保守的viewaboutchildren’sonlineshoppingD.childrenwillbecomethemaincompositionofonlineshopping75.Whichofthefollowingcanbestshowtheorganizationofthetext?A.thenumberofchildren’sonlineshoppingB.itemsboughtovertheInternetC.moneyspentononlineshoppingD.safetyproblemsA.abcdB.adcbC.acdbD.dacb
阅读短文回答后面的问题Formanyofuscartoonstripsaresimplyoneofourpastimes.ThepopularJapanesemanga漫画providesuswithanescapefromrealityintoaworldoffantasyadventureandromancE.Withmuchlesstextandpicturesrunningforpagesitfitsperfectlyintotoday'sfastthrowingawaycitylifestylE.ButTsaiChih-chungafamousTaiwaneseillustrator漫画家doesn'tagreE.HebelievescartoonscanbeabridgeconnectingtraditionalChinesecultureandwisdomwiththemodernworldinamuchwittierandmoreacceptableway.HehasinterpretedLaoZiConfuciusMenciusZhuangZiandSunZiandmadetheirworksaccessibletoaglobalaudiencE.HehasalsoproducedtwobooksaboutZen禅宗introducingorientalphilosophy.HiscartoonsarehumorousyetfullofwisdomandareadmiredasaneasywaytolearnChineseclassics.AfteravoidingthepublicfortenyearsTsaimadeacomebackinlateAprilwithsevennewworks.Butdoeshisage61workasagapbetweenhimandhisyoungreaders?Tsaidoesn'tthinkso.Thetopicshehascoveredrangefromphilosophyinatimeofindividualitytothelearningandmemorizingtechniquesusedatschool.EverychildisageniusandhasthepotentialbeyondhisownimaginationhesaiD.IfpopularJapanesemangaispurelyforentertainmentTsai'sworktoalargeextentistolightthepowerofthinkinginalight-heartedway.TsaiusesdifferentformsofwatertorefertopeoplE.Inhiseyessomepeoplearelikeanoceansomearelikevapor水蒸汽whileothersmaybeiceorrain.Butinessencetheyshareasimilarity–humanbeing'sforeverchasingforthetrueandthegooD.ThepersonwhothinksoverlifeissuesisnotnecessarilyascholaroraphilosopherhesaiD.I'vededicatedmywholelifetothinkingandindividualfreedomnotmakingaliving.1.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraphinthepassage?A.JapanesemangaisasimplewayofkillingtimE.B.WhatJapanesemangaismainlyabout.C.JapanesemangapresentsaworldoffantasyadventureandromancE.D.WhyJapanesemangaissopopular.2.Theunderlinedworditinparagraph1refersto___________.A.muchlesstextB.JapanesemangaC.picturesrunningforpagesD.anescapefromreality3.InTsaiChih-chung’sopinioncartoon___________.A.connectstraditionalChinesecultureandwisdom.B.helpsconnectChineseclassicswithmodernworlD.C.usesawiserandacceptablewaytodrawcartoons.D.buildsupabridgebetweencartoonsandillustration.4.WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenJapanesemangaandTsai’sworksinthispassage?A.Hisworksaremainlydesignedforapuretimekillerforall.B.HisworksaremorepopularwithyoungreadersinChinanow.C.Hisworksaretoinspirepeopletothinkinacheerfulway.D.HisworksaremuchmoreinterestingandinstructivE.5.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutTsaiChih-chung?A.Hethinkssomepeoplearelikeoceansomelikevaporwhileotherslikeicecream.B.Hesaysthatonewhothinksoverlifeiseitherascholaroraphilosopher.C.Hevaluesmorethinkingandpersonalfreedomthanmakingaliving.D.Tsaidevotedhislifetocreatingcartoonsinordertomakemoney.
LastyearmorethanonemillionFilipinosworkedabroadasservantsnursessailorsandinotherdifficultbutlow-paidjobs.SoutheastAsiansleavetheirpoorercountriesfortheirricherneighbours.Manyofthesewage-earnersreturnintheenD.Inthemeantimetheysendhomehugeamountsofmoney—inthePhilippines’caseover10%ofitsGDP.BetweenJanuaryandNovembertheamountwasup18%onthesameperiodof2005.PovertyandunemploymentarestillhighinthePhilippinesandotherlabour-exporting劳务输出countries.Theywouldbefarworsebutforthisoutflowofbodiesandinflowofdollars.AsforthoseAsiancountriesthatimport输入labourasinEuropefallingbirthratesmeantheyaregoingtoneedmoreforeignworkers.OnJanuary13thleadersoftheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNationsASEANsignedanagreementtohelpmigrant流动的workers—withtherealizationthattheflowoflabourbetweentheircountriesisagrowingproblemthattheycannotblameonoutsiders.A2005studyshowedthat8.4millionSoutheastAsiansworkedoutsidetheirhomecountriesbutthisdidnotincludethehugenumbersofIndonesiansdoingsowithoutpapers.Sothetruetotalisprobablyratherhigher.OfthetenASEANcountriesthePhilippinesIndonesiaMyanmarCambodiaVietnamandLaosexportlabourSingaporeandBruneiimportitandThailandandMalaysiadoboth.SziraczkioftheUN’sInternationalLabourOrganizationpointsoutthatinthenexttenyearsthetotallabourforceoftheworker-exportingcountriesshouldgrowbyaboutathirD.Itmakessensetoworkontheproblembeforeitgetsoutofcontrol.Peopleinthereceivingcountriesseemtobeworriedaboutcompetitionfortheirjobs.MostThaissaidtheirgovernmentshouldadmit准入nomoreforeignworkersandafewthoughtotherwisE.EveninSingaporejustoverhalfofpeopleareagainstadmittingmoreforeignworkers.Malaysiansthinkthattheincreaseinforeignworkershasworsenedcrimerates犯罪率.ItcanbeinferredfromthecaseofthePhilippinesthat______.A.thecountryisAsia’smainsourceofmigrantworkersB.labourexportsleadtoa10%growthofitsGDPC.theoutflowoflabourhelpssolveitssocialproblemsD.thecountrybothexportsandimportslabourforceTheflowoflabourisagrowingproblembecause______.A.thereisagreaterflowoflabourthanreportedB.moreIndonesiansworkabroadwithoutpapersC.somecountriessufferfromlowbirthratesD.theASEANisagainstadmittingforeignworkersForthelabour-importingcountriestheflowoflabourmayleadto______.A.higherbirthratesB.lowercrimeratesC.greatermoneyinflowsD.strongerjobcompetitionThewriterofthetextseemsto______.A.supporttheflowoflabourbetweencountriesB.reportfairlyonthequestionoflabourflowC.expresshisworriesovertheASEAN’sdecisionD.regardtheoutflowoflabourasaseriousproblem
ThedevastationofTyphoonMorakotoverTaiwanandeasternChinaisareminderthatthenorthwestPacificisthemostdangerousregionintheworldfortropicalstorms.TheworstofthesearetyphoonswhicharethesameashurricanesintheAtlanticandeasternPacificorcyclonesintheIndianOceanandAustraliA.Theyallhavewindsofmorethan118km/h73mphspinningaroundacentralcorE.ThesestormsstartoffasamassofthunderstormsinthetropicsoutsidetheEquator.Giventherightconditionstheyformabiggerandmoreorganisedstormandfeedoffwarmseasatmorethan26.5C80Ftogetthefuelthattheyneedtobecomeafully-fledged羽毛丰满的typhoonhurricaneorcyclonE.Eachstormislikeaheatengineextractingheatfromthewarmhumidairovertheseaandturningitintophenomenalamountsofenergy—equivalenttoabout200timestheentireworld’selectricalgeneratingcapacity.Butwarmmoistairisnotenough—thesestormsalsoneedslackwindsaloftbecausestronghigh-altitudewindscanripoffthetopofthestormcloudsandsendtheentirestormtumbling翻跟头.Thedamagefromtropicalstormsoftencomesfromtheirwindsorthestormsurgesfromtheseaasthewindspileupwaterintoahugebatteringram冲击夯thatfloodscoastlines.ButthedevastationfromTyphoonMorakotcamefromitsunbelievablerainfall—aboutayear’saverageraininsomeplaces—thatsetofflandslidesandmudslides.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraphthecommonpointamongtyphoonshurricanesandcyclonesis_______.A.thattheyallcomefromtheoceansB.thattheyallhavewindsofover118km/hspinningaroundacentralcoreC.thattheyallcausegreatdamageD.thattheyallcangenerateelectricity2.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TyphoonMorakatdevestatesTaiwanandeasternChinaB.Howisthetyphoonformed?C.TyphoonMorakotwashowtodevestatetheareasittravelledD.HowterribleisTyphoonMorakat!3.ThedevastationfromTyphoonMorakotismainlyfrom______.A.itswindB.itsrainfallC.landslidesandmudslidesD.thestorm4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.TaiwanisoffthenorthwestPacificB.thedamagefromtropicalstormsoftencomesfromtheirwindsC.tropicalstormsoftenhappenD.tropicalstormsonlyneedwarmmoistair
TheJanuaryfashionshowcalledFutureFashionexemplifiedhowfargreendesignhascomE.OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofitEarthPledgetheshowinspiredmanytopdesignerstoworkwithsustainablefabricsforthefirsttimE.Severalhavesincemadepledgestoincludeorganicfabricsintheirlines.Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfashionstillfacemanychallenges.ScottHahncofounderwithGregoryofRoganandLoomstatewhichusesall-organiccottonsayshigh-qualitysustainablematerialscanstillbetoughtofinD.Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsarefindingtherearen’tcomparablefabricsthatcanjustreplacewhatyou’redoingandwhatyourcustomersareusedtohesays.Forexampleorganiccottonandnon-organiccottonarevirtuallyindistinguishableonceputintoadress.Butsomepopularsyntheticslikestretchnylonstillhavefeweco-friendlyequivalents.Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport.LastyeartheinfluentialtradeshowDesigners&Agentsstoppedchargingitsparticipationfeeforyounggreenentrepreneurs企业家whoattenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewYorkandgavespecialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%sustainablE.Itnowcountsmorethan50greendesignersupfromfewerthanadozentwoyearsago.ThisweekWal-Martissettoannounceamajorinitiativeaimedathelpingcottonfarmersgoorganic:itwillbuytransitionalcottonathigherpricesthushelpingtoexpandthesupplyofakeysustainablematerial.MainstreamisabouttooccursaysHahn.SomeanalystsarelesssurE.Amongconsumersonly18%areevenawarethatecofashionexistsupfrom6%fouryearsago.NatalieHormillaafashionwriterisanexampleoftheunconvertedconsumer.Whenaskedifsheownedanysustainableclothesshereplied:NotthatI’mawareof.Likemostconsumersshefindslittletimetoshopandwhenshedoesshe’sonthehuntforcutestuffthatisn’ttooexpensivE.Byherownadmissiongreenjustisn’tyetonherminD.But—thankstothecombinedeffortsofdesignersretailersandsuppliers—onedayitwillbE.67.WhatissaidaboutFutureFashion?A.Itinspiredmanyleadingdesignerstostartgoinggreen.B.Itshowedthatdesignersusingorganicfabricswouldgofar.C.ItservedasanexampleofhowfashionshowsshouldbeorganizeD.D.ItconvincedthepublicthatfashionableclothesshouldbemadedurablE.68.AccordingtoScottHahnonebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgoorganicisthat.A.muchmoretimeisneededtofinishadressusingsustainablematerialsB.theyhavetocreatenewbrandsforclothesmadeoforganicmaterialsC.customershavedifficultytellingorganicfromnon-organicmaterialsD.qualityorganicreplacementsforsyntheticsarenotreadilyavailable69.WhatisNatalieHormilla’sattitudetowardecofashion?A.SheisdoubtfulofitspracticalvaluE.B.Shedoesn’tthinkitissustainablE.C.Shedoesn’tseemtocareaboutit.D.SheisverymuchopposedtotheideA.70.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofgreenfashion?A.Greenproductswillsoongomainstream.B.IthasaverypromisingfuturE.C.Consumershavethefinalsay.D.ItwillappealmoretoyoungpeoplE.
Themeaningofthewordvolunteermaybealittledifferentindifferentcountriesbutitusuallymeansonewhooffershisorherservices.Therearemanydifferentwaysinwhichpeoplecanvolunteersuchastakingcareofsickpeopleworkinginhomesforhomelesschildrenandpickingupgarbagefrombeachesandparks.Volunteersmayworkwithintheirowncountriesorinothercountries.Theyareoftenpeoplewithastrongwishtohelpthosewhoarelessfortunatethanthemselves.Volunteersdon’texpectanykindofpay.AttherootofvolunteeringistheideathatonepersonmayhavetheabilitytoofferservicesthatcanhelpotherpeoplE.TracyagoodfriendofminehoweverrecentlycamebackfromIndiawithanewideaofwhatbeingavolunteermeans.SheworkedfortwoandahalfweeksinoneofMotherTeresa’shomesinCalcuttA.Thefollowingisherstory.IfirstheardaboutMotherTeresainmyhighschool.WewatchedavideoaboutherworkinIndiaandallovertheworlD.IwassomovedbyherspirittohelpothersandherendlessloveforeveryhumanbeingthatafterIgraduatedfromhighschoolItoowantedtotryherkindofwork.SowithtwofriendsIflewtoCalcuttaforafewweeks.IwasaskedtoworkinahomeforsickpeoplE.Ihelpedwashclothesandsheetsandpassoutlunch.Ialsofedthepeoplewhoweretooweaktofeedthemselvesandtriedtocheerthemup.IfeltitwasbettertosharewiththemthantothinkthatIhavehelpedthem.TobehonestIdon’tthinkIwashelpingverymuch.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadnotreallycometohelpbuttolearnaboutandexperienceanotherculturethathelpedimprovemyownunderstandingoflifeandtheworlD.66.Accordingtothetextavolunteerreferstoapersonwho______.A.iswillingtohelpthoseinneedwithoutpayB.canaffordtotraveltodifferentplacesC.hasastrongwishtobesuccessfulD.hasmadeabigfortuneinlife67.Tracystartedherworkasavolunteer_______.A.aftershemetMotherTeresaB.aftershefinishedhighschoolC.whenshewastouringCalcuttaD.whenshewasworkinginahospital68.WhydidTracychoosetobeavolunteer?A.ShelikedtoworkwithMotherTeresA.B.ShehadalreadyhadsomeexperiencE.C.ShewasaskedbyMotherTeresa’sexamplE.D.ShewantedtofollowMotherTeresa’sexamplE.69.WhatisTracy’snewideaParagraph2ofbeingavolunteer?A.Goingabroadtohelpthesick.B.WorkinginMotherTeresa’shomE.C.Doingsimplethingstohelpthepoor.D.Improvingoneselfthroughhelpingothers.70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowToBeA.Volunteer.B.VoluntaryLifeInIndiA.C.ADifferentMeaningOfVolunteer.D.InspirationFromMotherTeresA.
Thisistheageofthequickaction.Wehaveinstantsatisfactionfastfoodspeedreadingmobilephones;eventhestressmanagementbookshavetitleslikeStressManagementin60Seconds.CanadianClassicsProfessorMargaretVisserpointsoutthattheperceptionthatwehavenotimeisoneofthemoststrictconceptsofWesternculturE.Vissersaysthatnotimeisusedasanexcuseandalsoasaspur刺激;itbothstimulatesusandforcesusjustasaconceptsuchas‘honour’didfortheancientGreeks.AccordingtoVisserthefeelingthatWesternershavenotimeisabstractquantitativeamoral非道德性的unarguablebringingpressureoneachpersonasanindividual.AtthesametimethenotimeexcuseescapescensurebyclaimingtobeaconditioncreatedentirelyoutofourgoodfortunE.Lifeofferssomanypleasuressomanychoices.ThefactthatwomennowworkoutsidethehomehascontributedtothenotimetrenD.ButmoreimportantVissersaysisthefactthatfeelingrushedhasbecomeanimportantcomponent成分ofoureconomy.Marketingoftime-savingproductscausespeopletobuymoreandworklonger.SoweeatoutorbuypreparedfoodtosavetimE.Thefax-it-to-my-cartechnologyonlycontributestotheconstanthurry.Inourrushedandexhaustedstateeventheobligation义务tositdowntocasualmealwithfamilyseemslikeapressurE.Incomparisonwiththedecisiontoactonasuddenwhimz一时的兴致toconsumeamicrowavemugofsouptheactofeatingtogetherandnotgettingupfromthetableuntileveryoneelsehasfinishedseemsanincrediblytime-consumingevent.Beinginone’sownpersonalhurryintheWestissomehowfreeandpreferableThewordcensureinthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningtoA.examinationB.forceC.blameD.pressureWhichofthefollowingdoesn’tcontributetofeelingrushed?A.Marketingoftime-savingproducts.B.Thefax-it-to-me-cartechnology.C.EatingtogetherandnotgettingupuntileverybodyhasfinishedD.Longerworkinghours.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatnotimetrend___________.A.bringspressureontheindividualB.isverydesirabletotheindividualC.isnotharmfulifyouhavenocontrolofeventsD.hascausedheartdiseasesandpsychologicalproblems
Manypeoplebelievetheglare炫目的光fromsnowcausessnowblindness.Yetwithdarkglassesornottheyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesandwateringeyesandevensnowblindnesswhenexposedtoseveralhoursofsnowlight.TheUnitedStatesarmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnowdoesnotcausesnowblindnessintroopsinasnow-coveredcountry.Ratheraman’seyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofocuson聚集inabroadspaceofsnow-coveredwithout-grasslanD.Sohisgazecontinuallymovesandjumpsbackandforthovertheentirelandscapeinsearchofsomethingtolookat.FindingsomethinghourafterhourtheeyesneverstopsearchingandtheeyeballsbecometiredandtheeyemusclesachE.Naturemakesupforthisdiscomfortbyproducingmoreandmorefluid流体whichcoverstheeyeball.Thefluidcoverstheeyeballinincreasingquantityuntilitmakeseyesdifficulttoseedearlyandtheresultistotaleventhoughforashorttimesnowblindness.ExperimentsledtheArmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthisproblem.Scouts侦察兵aheadofthetroopsaretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushescreatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-coveredlandscapE.Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweightdark-coloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheycanfocustoo.Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.TheirgazeisarresteD.Theireyesfocusonabushandhavingfoundsomethingtoseestopsearchingthesnow-blanketedlandscapE.Byfocusingtheirattentionononeobjectatatimethemencancrossthesnowwithoutbecominghopelesslysnowblindorlost.InthiswaytheproblemofcrossingacontinuouswhitelandisovercomE.Topreventsnowblindnesscausedbythestronglightfromsnowwearingglassesornot_____.A.dependsonwhetherthesnowiswhiteenoughB.makesnodifferenceC.makesmuchdifferenceD.dependsonwhetherthesnowisthickWhentheeyesaretiredtearsflowout______.A.toclearthevisionB.tomaketheeyesstopsearchingC.tomakethevisionunclearD.toproducemoreandmoreliquidSnowblindnesscanbeavoided________.A.bymovingone’sgazebackandforthB.bywalkingaheadandkeepinglookingaroundC.bymakingupforthediscomfortofone’seyesD.byprovidingtheeyeswithsomethingtofocuson
Asthesayinggoesnothingsucceedslikesuccess.Peopleliketodealwithasuccessfulperson.Why?Youseetheremustbeareasonwhythepersonhasachievedsuccess.Andmostobviouslyitisbecauseheisexpertatwhatheisdoing.Whengivenachancepeoplewoulddealwiththebest.Naturallythebestwaytoproduceasuccessistodoalotofwork.YourachievementandthefameitleadstowillmakeitknowntothepublichowgoodyoureallyarE.Peoplewillknowthisbyyourcompletedrecordorsimplybyrecognizingituponseeingyouinaction.Justasitbecomesquiteobviousthatamanisafull-timetennisplayerwhenyouseehimplayonthetenniscourtitwillbecomeobviousthatyouareskilledinyourworkwhenpeopleseeyoudoyourwork.Butmanyotherimagebuildingwaysarepracticalinproducingasuccessimageaswillbediscussedinthefollowing1.Peopleliketodealwithasuccessfulpersonprobablybecause_______.A.theyhopetoknowthesecretofbeingsuccessfulB.theydon’tbelievewhathehasachievedC.theyareeagertoshowrespecttohimD.theyfeeluncertainifheisanexpert2.Howcanweknowhowgoodapersonisathiswork?A.Workwithhim.B.Studyhowhehasachievedsuccess.C.Justlookathimdoinghiswork.D.Watchhimplayingtennisonthetenniscourt.3.Thepassagemainlytellsthat_____.A.successimagemaycomeaftersuccessB.peopleliketodealwithasuccessfulpersonC.therearemanyimagebuildingwaysD.successimageisorhasbeenbuiltinone’swork1—3ACB
TheDevelopmentofCitiesMasstransportationrevisedthesocialandeconomicfabricoftheAmericancityinthreefundamentalways.ItcatalyzedphysicalexpansionitsortedoutpeopleandlandusesanditacceleratedtheinherentinstabilityofurbanlifE.Byopeningvastareasofunoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansiontheomnibuseshorserailwayscommutertrainsandelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantformcitycentersthantheywereinthepremodern现代文明之前erA.In1850forexamplethebordersofBostonlayscarcelytwomilesfromtheoldbusinessdistrict;bytheturnofthecenturytheradiusextendedtenmiles.Nowthosewhocouldafforditcouldlivefarremovedfromtheoldcitycenterandstillcommutethereforworkshoppingandentertainment.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundtheperipheryofalmosteverymajorcitysparkedanexplosionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwenowknowasurbansprawl.Between1890and1920forexamplesome250000newresidentiallotswererecordedwithinthebordersofChicagomostofthemlocatedinoutlyingareas.Overthesameperiodanother550000wereplottedoutsidethecitylimitsbutwithinthemetropolitanareA.Anxioustotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofcommutingrealestatedevelopersadded800000potentialbuildingsitestotheChicagoregioninjustthirtyyears–lotsthatcouldhavehousedfivetosixmillionpeoplE.Ofcoursemanywereneveroccupied;therewasalwaysahugesurplusofsubdividedbutvacantlandaroundChicagoandothercities.Theseexcessesunderscoreafeatureofresidentialexpansionrelatedtothegrowthofmasstransportation:urbansprawlwasessentiallyunplanneD.Itwascarriedoutbythousandsofsmallinvestorswhopaidlittleheedtocoordinatedlanduseortofuturelandusers.Thosewhopurchasedandpreparedlandforresidentialpurposesparticularlylandnearoroutsidecityborderswheretransitlinesandmiddle-classinhabitantswereanticipateddidsotocreatedemandasmuchastorespondtoit.Chicagoisaprimeexampleofthisprocess.Realestate财产subdivision细分再分的部分thereproceededmuchfasterthanpopulationgrowth.Withwhichofthefollowingsubjectsisthepassagemainlyconcerned?A.Typesofmasstransportation.B.InstabilityofurbanlifE.C.HowsupplyanddemanddeterminelandusE.D.Theeffectofmasstransportationonurbanexpansion.WhydoestheauthormentionbothBostonandChicago?A.Todemonstratepositiveandnegativeeffectsofgrowth.B.Toexemplifycitieswithandwithoutmasstransportation.C.Toshowmasstransportationchangedmanycities.D.Tocontrasttheirrateofgrowth.Accordingtothepassagewhatwasonedisadvantageofresidentialexpansion?A.ItwasexpensivE.B.Ithappenedtooslowly.C.ItwasunplanneD.D.Itcreatedademandforpublictransportation.TheauthormentionsChicagointhesecondparagraphasanexampleofacityA.thatislargE.B.thatisusedasamodelforlanddevelopment.C.wherethedevelopmentoflandexceededpopulationgrowth.D.withanexcellentmasstransportationsystem.
PairsJan.11---Anarmored武装carrobberylastnightendedinawildgunbattlethattwomendeadandahostage人质seriouslywoundeD.Thedrama刺激的事件beganwhenanarmoredcarcarryingthecontentsofsafety储备boxestoabankwasstruckbyalargetruckpolicesaiD.Thebankguardswerehelplesswhentherobbersjumpedoutofthetruckandtiedthem.Therobbersusedheavytoolsandexplosives爆炸品tobreakthearmoredcar.A.passingpolicecarturnedtolookintotheaccidentasthemenwereremovingthecontentsofthearmoredcar.Policesaidthethreerobbersfledonfootacrossanearbyhighway.StoppingaprivatecardrivenbyateenagedgirlthethreeescapedforcentralPairswiththepolicecarinhotpursuit追捕.A.plainclothespolicemansawthecarasitdrovethroughthestreetofLatinQuarter.Thepolicemantriedtostopthecarbutthethievesstartedshootingathimwitness目击者saiD.Thegirlhostagetriedtoslipaway.Justasshewascrawling爬出awayfromthecarshewashitbyabullet.PolicesaidshewasoutofdangeratCentralHospital.Thegunmengaveupthecarandgotintoashoppouringfireonmorethan50policementhatsurroundedthebuilding.Afterawildgunbattlepolicebrokeintotheroom.TheyonlyfoundtwoofthegunmenbothseriouslywoundeD.Thethirdthiefwasbelievedtohaveescapedwithover$1.3millionincashandjewellery.Thepassageisabout_____.A.agunbattlebetweenthepolicemanandthegovernmentsoldiers.B.abankrobberyinParis.C.agroupofgunmen'srobberyofarmoredcarinthestreets.D.howateenagedgirlgotseriouslywoundeD.Therobberscameandthey_____.A.inapolicecar;stolethearmedcar.B.inatruck;blasted炸毁thearmoredcar.C.inanarmoredtruck;drovethemoneycaraway.D.inanarmoredcar;openedthearmoredcarwithheavytools.Thethreerobbersescapedonfootacrossanearbyhighwaybecause_____.A.apassingpolicecarfoundthem.B.theexplosivesweretoostrong.C.thecontentsofthearmoredcarweretooheavy.D.thetruckbrokedown.A.plainclothespolicemanis______.A.notapolicemanbutasoldier.B.notapolicemanbutagunman.C.apolicemanbuthedoesn'twearauniform.D.arobber.Afterawildgunbattle______.A.therobberswereshotdeaD.B.thepolicegotbackwhattheywanteD.C.thepolicefailedtogetbackwhattheywanteD.D.50policemenwerekilledandtherobberswereseriouslywoundeD.
D.Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagersyoungpeopleagedfrom13~19fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinU.S.homes.TheywillattendU.S.schoolsmeetU.S.teenagersandformimpressionsoftherealAmericA.AtthesametimeaboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworlD.Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.FrednineteenspentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge’sfamily.InturnGeorge’ssonMikespentayearinFred’shomeinAmericA.FredalivelyyoungmanknewlittleGermanwhenhearrivedbutaftertwomonths’studythelanguagebegantocometohim.Schoolwascompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected—muchharder.Studentsroserespectfullywhentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.Familylifetoowasdifferent.Thefather’swordwaslawandallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual.Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Alsohemissedhavingacar.BackhomeyoupickupsomefriendsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtimE.InGermanyyouwalkbutyousoonlearntolikeit.AtthesametimeinAmericaMikeafriendlyGermanboywasalsoforminghisideA.IsupposeIshouldcriticize批评AmericanschoolshesaiD.Itisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintrainingforcitizens.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo.69.Thisyear________teenagerswilltakepartintheexchangeprogrammebetweenAmericaandothercountries.twenty-threehundredthirteenhundredoverthreethousandlessthantwothousand70.Thewholeexchangeprogrammeismainlyto__________.helpteenagersinothercountriesknowtherealAmericasendstudentsinAmericatotravelinGermanyletstudentslearnsomethingaboutothercountrieshaveteenagerslearnnewlanguages71.FredandMikeagreethat__________.AmericafoodtastedbetterthanGermanfoodGermanschoolswereharderthanAmericanschoolsAmericansandGermanswerebothfriendlyThereweremorecarsonthestreetsinAmerica72.WhatisparticularinAmericanschoolsisthat________.thereissomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwoteachingbuildingstherearealotofafter-schoolactivitiesstudentsusuallytakefourteensubjectsinallstudentsgooutsidetoenjoythemselvesinacar
C.WhatshouldIeatforbreakfast?WhoshouldIgooutwithonweekends?WhatshouldIdoifImissthebustoschool?WhatcollegesshouldIapplyfor?AgainandagainChinesekidsaskthesequestionstotheirteachersandparents.Theycan’tmaketheirownchoices.KidsinAmericawouldbeverysurprisedtohearhowmuchChinesechildrendependonadults.Whentheyaretenyearsoldkidsdecidewhatclothestheywanttowearandbuy.Bytwelvetheyknowwhatclassestotakeformiddleschool.ThirteenyearsoldisthebeginningofbeingwhatAmericanscallateenager.Nowthechildisuptoalmostallhis/herdecisions.Finallyatsixteenthekidusuallygetsacarfromhis/herparents.Whyshouldkidsbeindependent?Thinkaboutit.Afterhighschoolmostofuswillbebyourselves.Willourparentsbeabletotelluswhattoeatforbreakfastincollege?Canourteachersdecidewhatweshoulddoatwork?Makingourownchoicescanbequitehardandscary.Butwecanstartwithmakingsmallchoicesandthenslowlymakebiggerandmoreimportantchoices.64.ThefirstparagraphiswrittentotellthereadersthatChinesekids______.A.don’tknowwhattodoB.alwayshavemanyquestionsC.believeintheirteachersandparentsD.dependonadultstoomuch65.AtwhatagecananAmericankidmakemostdecisionsbyhimselforherself?A.Ten.B.TwelvE.C.Thirteen.D.Sixteen.66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AmericankidsaremoreindependentthanChinesekids.B.Americankidswillmoreeasilyadaptthemselvestosociety.C.Americanparentsdon’tcarefortheirchildren.D.A.sixteenAmericanyoungstercandrivehis/herowncar.67.Inthewriter’seyes______.A.dependenceonadultsisshamefulinChinaB.independencefromadultsisworthencouragingC.kidshavenoabilitytomakearealchoiceD.makingdecisionsisrathereasy
Disposing处理ofwastehasbeenaproblemsincehumansstartedproducingit.Asmoreandmorepeoplechoosetoliveclosetogetherincitiesthewaste-disposalproblembecomesincreasinglydifficult.DuringtheeighteenthcenturyitwasusualforseveralneighboringtownstogettogethertoselectafarawayspotasadumpsitE.Residentsortrashhaulers垃圾拖运者wouldtransporthouseholdrubbishrottedwoodandoldpossessionstothesitE.PeriodicallysomeofthetrashwasburnedandtherestwasburieD.Theunpleasantsightsandsmellscausednoproblembecausenobodylivedcloseby.Factoriesmillsandotherindustrialsitesalsohadwastetobedisposedof.Thoselocatedonriversoftenjustdumpedtheunwantedremainsintothewater.Othersbuilthugeburnerswithchimneystodealwiththeproblem.Severalfactsmakethesechoicesunacceptabletomodernsociety.ThefirstproblemisspaceDumpswhicharenowcalledlandfillsaremostneededinheavilypopulatedareas.SuchareasrarelyhaveemptylandsuitableforthispurposE.Propertyiseithertooexpensiveortooclosetoresidentialneighborhoods.Long-distancetrashhaulinghasbeenacommonpracticebutoncefarmareasarerefusingtoacceptrubbishfromelsewherecheaplandwithintruckingdistanceofmajorcityareasisalmostnonexistent.Awarenessofpollutiondangershasresultedinmorestrictrulesofwastedisposal.PollutionofriversgroundwaterlandandairisapricepeoplecannolongerpaytogetridofwastE.Theamountofwastehowevercontinuestogrow.Recyclingeffortshavebecomecommonplaceandmanytownsrequiretheirpeopletotakepart.Eventhemostefficientrecyclingprogramshowevercanhopetodealwithonlyabout50percentofacity’sreusablewastE.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe______.A.PlacesforDisposingWasteB.WastePollutionDangersC.WaysofGettingRidofWasteD.WasteDisposalProblemDuringthe18thcenturypeopledisposedtheirwasteinmanywaysEXCEPTfor______.A.buryingitB.recyclingitC.burningitD.throwingitintoriversWhatcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraph?A.Farmareasacceptwastefromthecityinmodernsociety.B.Thereischeaplandtoburywasteinmodernsociety.C.Itisdifficulttofindspacetoburywasteinmodernsociety.D.WaystodealwithwasteinmodernsocietystaythesamE.Themainpurposeofwritingthisarticleisto______.A.drawpeople’sattentiontowastemanagementB.warnpeopleofthepollutiondangerswearefacingC.callonpeopletotakepartinrecyclingprogramsD.tellpeopleabetterwaytogetridofthewaste
Dopeopleinyourcountryhuginthestreet?Insomecountriesitiscommonforpeopletoshowaffection亲密inpublicplaces.IntheUnitedStatesforexampleweoftenseecouplesholdhandshugandkissonthestreetintheparkintherestaurantandevenontrainsandbuses.Butinsomeothercountriespeoplenevershowaffectioninpublicplacesbecausetheircustomsdon’tpermitthisforexampleinKoreaandChinA.SowhenKoreanandChinesepeoplevisittheUnitedStatestheysometimesfeelverysurprisedwhentheyseeAmericanshugandkissonthestreet.Insomecountriesfriendsshowphysicalaffectiontoeachother.InsomeSouthAmericancountriesfemalefriendswalkarminarmwhentheywalkalongthestreettogether.InItalyandRussiamalefriendsoftenkisseachotheronbothcheekswhentheygreet.Inmostcountriesmendon’tkissorhugwhentheygreeteachother.Theyusuallyshakehandsorpateachotherontheback.Peoplearoundtheworldaredifferentintheamountmannerandsituationinwhichtheytoucheachother.67.Themainideaofthispassageis____.A.thecustominKoreaandChinaareexactlythesamE.B.KoreansandAmericanscanneverunderstandeachother.C.SouthAmericansaremorefriendlythanNorthAmericansD.Differentcountriespermitdifferentamountsoftouchinginpublic68.ChineseandKoreanfeelsurprisedtoseeAmericanshugandkissonthestreetbecause____.A.theyneverhugorkissB.theythemselvesarepoliteC.theirowncustomsdon’tpermitsuchconductD.kissingeachotherisnotallowedonthestreet69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Chinesepeopleoftenkissonthestreet.B.InallcountriespublicaffectionispermitteD.C.Inmanycountriesmenshakehandswhentheygreeteachother.D.TheAmericansarenotaspoliteaspeopleinothercountries.70.Fromthepassagewecanguess____.A.KoreanpeopleoftenkissandhugonAmericanstreetsB.PeopleallovertheworldliketokisstheirfriendsC.AmericansliketokissandhugKoreanpeopleonthestreetD.ItmaybestrangetoAmericanstoseetwomenkissonbothcheeks.
Thefollowingtableshowssomeresultsofasurvey调查inwhich800Japaneseschoolpupilswereaskedtogivetheirimpressions印象oftheirclassroomteachers.Thepupils’impressionswerefoundtodifferdependingonwhethertheteacherwasnewwithlessthanthreeyears’experiencemiddle-standingtentotwentyyearsorveteran有经验的twentytothirtyyears.Thenumbersinthetableshowthepercentageofthepupilswhoansweredverysatisfiedorextremelysatisfiedforeachquestionitem项目QuestionItemsNewMiddle-standingVeteran1.Showssenseofhumorinclass2.Explainsclearly3.Teachesinarelaxed放松的manner.4.Writesneatlyontheblackboard5.Letspupilsaskquestionsinclass6.Makeschecksinnotebooks7.Speaksloudlyandclearly8.Treatspupilsequally9.Caresaboutpupilsopinions10.Spendstimewithpupilsbetweenclasses4233309182245434725565846433030855843107068655647435442176Incontrast对比tothenewteachersthemiddle-standingandveteranteachersseemtohavemadearemarkable显著的improvementintheirabilityto_______.A.befairtoanypupilB.evaluatepupils’progressC.presentmaterialsclearlyD.understandandplaywithpupilsPupilsseemtoregardthenewandthemiddle-standingteachersasbeingmore_____.relaxedinclassthantheveteransinterestedinpupils’ideasthantheveteransneatinappearancethantheveteransskilfulatexplainingthantheveteransWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetable?Inthenewteachers’classespupilsseemtoaskquestionsmorefreely.Pupilsseemtobequitesatisfiedwiththeamount量oftimetheirteachersspendwiththembetweenclasses.Theevaluationofthemiddle-standingteachersislowerthanthatoftheveteransinsevenitems.Thoughveteransdonotplaygameswithpupilsduringbreakstheirteachingisratedhighly.
Wuggingorwebusegivingdescribestheactofgivingtocharityatnocosttotheuser.ByusingEveryclick.comwhichisbeingaddedtoanumberofuniversitycomputersacrosstheUKstudentscanraisemoneyeverytimetheysearchbutitwon’tcostthemapenny.Researchshowsthatstudentsareextremelypassionateaboutsupportingcharity—88%offulltimestudentshaveusedtheInternettogivetocharity.ThisagegroupisoftentheleastlikelytohavetheirownincomE.19%of22to24yearoldshaveshort-termdebtsofmorethan??5000.Withrisingpersonaldebtlevelsinthisagegroupduetouniversitytuitionfeesorpersonalloansandalackoflong-termsavingstraditionalmethodsofdonatingtocharityareoftennotappealing有感染力的orpossiblE.BethTrumana21yearoldrecentuniversitygraduatehasusedEveryclick.comtodonatetoherchosencharitytheRSPCAfortwoyearsandhasseenthewuggingmovementgrowinpopularitywithstudents.Whenyou’reatuniversityyoubecomemoresociallyawarebutit’ssometimeshardtogivetootherswhenyouhavelittlemoneyyourselfsaysBeth.Wuggingisgreatforpeopleinthisagegroupasitallowsthemtousethetechnologyonadailybasistogivetocharitywithoutcostingthemasinglepenny.Wuggingisperfectforpeoplewhowanttobemoresociallyawareandsupportivebutdon’tfeeltheyhavethemeanstodoso.Studentsusingthewebcanraisemoneyforcausestheycareaboutwithoutcostingthemanythingintermsoftimeormoneyandcharitiesgetavaluablesourceoffunding.Everyclick.comworkslikeanyothersearchengineallowinguserstosearchforinformationnewsandimagesbutuserscandecidewhichoftheUK’s170000charitiestheywouldliketosupportthroughtheirclicks.Everyclick.comthenmakesmonthlypaymentstoeveryregisteredcharity.LaunchedinJune2005Everyclick.comisnowtheeighthlargestsearchengineandoneofthebusiestcharitywebsitesintheUK.Accordingtothepassagewuggingisactually______.A.awebsiteB.acharity-relatedactionC.aschoolorganizationD.astudentmovementInthecaseofcharityEveryclick.com______.A.freesstudentsofthefinancialworriesB.receivesmuchmoneyfromstudentsC.offersvaluableinformationtostudentsD.praisesstudentsfortheirmoney-raisingWhatdoesBethTrumanthinkofthewuggingmovement?A.ItmakesEveryclick.compopularintheUK.B.Itbecomeseasytodocharitybecauseofit.C.Itresultsinstudents’moresocialawareness.D.Ithelpsstudentstosavemoney.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat______.A.mostfulltimestudentsdocharityontheInterneteverydayB.Everyclick.comhelpsstudentspayforthecollegeeducationC.wuggingisawin-winideaforbothstudentsandcharitiesD.Everyclick.comisthemostsuccessfulsearchengineintheUKWhatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.WugginganewpopulartermontheInternet.B.Britishpeopleshowstronginterestincharity.C.MoreBritaincharitiesbenefitfromtheInternet.D.Studentsraisemoneyforcharitybywugging.
Compulsive狂热的shoppersmayhaveanewpsychologicalexcusetoblamefortheirshopping.PsychologistsattheUniversityofCanterburyinNewZealandarestudyingtheshop-till-you-drophabitasabehavioraldisordersimilartocompulsiveeating.Compulsiveshoppersfrequentlybuymorethantheycanaffordormorethantheyneedanditcausesthemanxiousness.ItbecomesaproblemwhenyouareoutofcontrolpsychologylecturerNevilleBlampiedsaiD.Whenyouarefeelingbadandbluewhatdoyoudo?Somepeopleeatchocolatecakeandicecream.Somepeopletakethecreditcardandgoouttotheshop.Bankmanagersunderstandtheproblembecausetheyhavetodealwithpeoplewhohavetobepersuadedtostopusingtheircardsdrawingmoney.AnadvertisementinaChristchurchpapercallingforpeopletotakepartinanexperimentaltreatmentprogramdesignedbyMr.Wilsonattracted10replies.ButtheproblemsaidMr.WilsonisclearlynotrarE.Hethinksthatcompulsiveshoppingshouldbetreatedwithdrugs.AspsychologistsWeareinterestedinnon-drugtreatmentsforbehavioraldifficultiesMr.WilsonsaiD.Compulsiveeatersorshoppersgetakickfromtheirhabit.BothactivitiesprovideanimmediatekindofkickandyoufeelabitbetterhesaiD.Youhavelong-termproblemsbuthumanbeingsareextremelygoodatnotseeinglong-termproblemandareverysensitivetoshort-termbenefitshesaiD.Theaimofthetreatmentswastohelppeoplefindbetterwaysofmanagingtheiremotions.Theprogramconsistingof10one-hourweeklylessonsandtwofollow-uptreatmentsislooselybasedonteachingstressmanagement.Youoftenhavetostarttogetpeopletocorrectlyrecognizetheiremotions.Notbeingabletoknowwhatyoureallyfeelweakensyourabilitytosolvetheproblems.Mr.WilsonsaiD.Whatisthisarticlemostlyabout?A.Signsofcompulsiveshopping.B.Studiesofcompulsiveshopping.C.A.comparisonofshoppingandeating.D.Anexperimentaltreatmentprogram.Thecompulsiveshopperswillgoshoppingwhenthey_.A.havelotsofmoneyB.aretakingdrugsC.arefeelingsadD.winaprizeWhichofthefollowingisconsideredimportantintreatingcompulsiveshoppers?A.Teachthemtounderstandtheiremotions.B.Teachthemtomanagetheirmoneybetter.C.Persuadethemnottodrawmoneyfromthebank.D.Treatthemwithsomerightdrugs.Whenthewritersaysthatcompulsiveshoppersgetakickfromtheirhabithemeansthatthey_.A.feelanxiousaftertheirwildshoppingB.feelbetteraftertreatmentfrompsychologistsC.arebetterabletodealwithstressproblemsD.haveafeelingofexcitementaftershopping
第三部分阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项Byanalyzingacademicdatafrom10statesrepresentingthetestingofmorethan7.2millionsofyouthsU.S.researchersfoundthatgenderdifferencesinmathscoreswereextremelysmallamongallethnicgroupsingrades2-11.Thesefindingsareincontrasttoearlierresultsfrom1990thatindicatemeasurabledifferencesfavoringmalesincomplexproblem-solvingbeginninginthehighschoolyears.JanetHydefromUniversityofWisconsinandcolleaguesreportedtheirstudyresultsinthejournalScienceonFriday.Currentlywomenarelargelyabsentfromthehighestlevelsofcareersinmathematicsthephysicalsciencesandengineering.IntheUnitedStatesPh.D.programsinengineeringcurrentlyaverageonlyabout15percentwomenandsimilarstatisticshaveledtostereotypes成见aboutgirlsandwomenlackinginmathematicalability.Nowitisclearthatthegeneralpopulationnolongershowsagenderdifferenceinmathematicalskillsaccordingtothislatestreport.AndthisnewdataonacademicperformanceintheUnitedStatesshowsthatstudentsaretestedfrequentlyonrecallandskill/conceptitemsbutrarelyonstrategicthinking战略思维orextendedthinkingconcepts.Ifstandardizedtestsdonotassess评估thesortsofreasoningthatarecrucialtocareersinscienceandmaththentheskillsmaynotbetaughtputtingAmericanstudentsatadisadvantagetostudentsinothercountrieswheretestingandinstructionfocusesonmorechallengingcontent.ThisisagapthatshouldbefixedHydesaiD.56.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.newstudyresultaboutmath.B.Nogenderdifferencesinmath.C.Girlsarenotgoodatmath.D.Girlsdobetterinmaththanboys.57.Theunderlinedwordcrucialinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.necessaryB.unimportantC.importantD.cruel58.WhatHydesaidinthelastparagraphmeansthat________.A.standardizedtestsshouldassessthesortsofreasoningsothattheskillsmaybetaughtB.testingandinstructionfocusesonmorechallengingcontentintheUSAC.studentsinothercountriesareclevererthanAmericanstudentsD.studentsshouldbetestedfrequentlyonrecallandskill/conceptitems59.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_______.A.asciencemagazineB.aresearchpaperC.apersonaldiaryD.anewspaper
III.Readingcomprehension:50%共20小题每小题2.5分满分50分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳答案AAsanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknowsthereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfooD.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmorE.Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotapingthefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslargerconversationgiveswaytotheparents'effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymakE.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdothehigherthechildren'sIQscoresLewissays.Andthemorechildrentherearethelessquestion-askingthereis.Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings兄弟姐妹.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrendinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchildwhohasthemosttotalkaboutandtheyoungestwhoneedsthemostattention.MiddlechildrenareinvisiblesaysLewis.Whenyonseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinnerchancesareit'sthemiddlechilD.Thereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:WhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisanon-event.36.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthetextisto_______A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.reportonthefindingsofastudyD.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems37.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause________.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertableC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily38.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinParagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren_________.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.gettheleastattentionfromthefamilyC.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableD.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildren39.Lewis'researchprovidesananswertothequestion_________.A.whyTVisimportantinfamilylifeB.whyparentsshouldkeepgoodorderC.whychildreninsmallfamiliesseemtobequieterD.whymiddlechildrenseemtohavemoredifficultiesinlife40.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner.
Today’steenshaveaknowledgeoftheInternetthatoftensurpasses超过thatoftheirparents.BecausesomanyteensareInternetsavvy了解常识itisimportantthattheyalsohaveanunderstandingofthedangersthatexistonlineandhowtodealwiththem.WatchteenssharetheirownReal-LifeStoriesaboutissuesaffectingthemontheInternetsuchascyberbullying网络欺凌onlineenticement__andgivingouttoomuchpersonalinformation.NSTeens-TerribletextSometeenssayanddoterriblethingstoeachotheronlinebecausetheydon’tseethedirecteffectsoftheiractions.Sowhatshouldyoudoifyou'recyberbullied?WatchtheNSTeensintheirlatestvideoTerribletextaboutayounggirlwhoistroubledwhenacyberbullysendsmeantextmessagestohercellphoneatallhoursofthedayandnight.VisitNSTeens.org.NetSmartz411NetSmartz411isaparentandguardian’spremieronlineresourceforlearningaboutInternetsafetycomputersandtheWeB.Searchourknowledgebaseforanswerstoallofyourquestionsabouttheonlineworld!Ifyoucan’tfindwhatyou’relookingforusetheAsktheExpertstabtosendusaquestion.YourquestionwillbeansweredbyprofessionalswhoknowalotaboutInternetsafety——thereal-lifeanalystsattheNationalCenterforMissing&ExploitedChildren.Wehandledailyreportsabouttheonlineexploitationofchildren;andwellshowyouthestepsyoucantaketokeepthechildrenandteensinyourlifesaferonlinE.VisitNetSmartz411.org.CyberTiplineReportTheCyberTiplineistheplacetoreportanyincidentsofInternetexploitation.IfyoufindyourselfinasituationwhereyouneedhelpvisitcybertiplinE.comandmakeareport.Ifyoufearthatyouareinimmediatedangercontactyourlocallawenforcement执法部门.Real-LifeStoriesWatchreal-lifestoriestoldbyteenswhohavebeenvictimsofInternetexploitation.Real-LifeStoriesNetSmartzKidsAreyouconcernedaboutyouryoungerbrothersorsisterssafetyonline?VisitNetSmartzKids.orgwiththemtohelpthemlearnhowtoavoidthedangersthatexistontheInternet.55.Theadisintendedfor_______.A.kidslovingtoplaygamesonlineB.onlyvictimsofInternetuseC.kidsandtheirparentswhowanttolearnaboutthesafetyonlineD.pre-schoolstudentswhoknowlittleaboutInternet56.Ifyouvisitthewebsiteyoucan________.A.shareyourfriendsReal-lifeStoriesaboutissuesaffectingthemontheInternetB.haveanunderstandingofthedangersthatexistonlineandhowtodealwiththemC.sayanddoterriblethingstoeachotheronlineD.askforhelpwhenyouhavedifficultywithyourstudy57.IfyouvisitcybertiplinE.comyoucan_______.A.contactyourlocallawenforcementB.searchourknowledgebaseforanswerstoallofyourquestionsabouttheonlineworldC.reportanyincidentofInternetuseD.helpyourbrothersorsisterssiblingslearnhowtoavoidthedangersthatexistontheInternet.58.WhichofthefollowingstoriesyoucanshareontheReal-LifeStories?A.Teenmurderedbymanshemetinchatroom.B.Problemoflosingweight.C.LefthomealonE.D.HurtbysecondhandsmokeintheInternetcafE.
A.recentstudywhileshowingagenerallypositiveattitudetowardsciencealsosuggestsawidespreadworrythatitmayberunningoutofcontrol.Thisideaisdangerous.SciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgooD.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherwaydependingonourdecisions.ThedecisionswemakepersonallyorcollectivelywilldeterminetheoutcomesofsciencE.Buthereisarealdanger.ScienceisadvancingsofastissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatwearelikelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifferencE.Andratherthanfightingforthebestpossiblepolicieswemaystepbackanddonothing.Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections反对whateverisscientificallypossiblewillbedone——somewheresometimE.TheybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheenD.ThisbeliefisdangeroustoobecauseitafuelssenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthemfrommakingeffortstobuildasaferworlD.InourinterconnectedworldthelackofagreementinandoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofsciencE.Withoutacommonunderstandingthechallengesofcontrollingscienceinthiscenturywillbereallytough.TakehumancloningforexamplE.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpact影响ontraditionalmoralvaluessomecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.Thereforediscussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.OnlythroughtheunitedeffortsofpeoplewithhopecanwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcansciencebestservemankindinthefuturE.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentstudy?A.PeoplethinkhighlyofsciencE.B.PeopleholdmixedopinionsaboutsciencE.C.Scienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrol.D.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes.Accordingtothepassagewhatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?A.Thedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdown.B.BusinesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonsciencE.C.ThepublicwilllosefaithinbringingaboutabrightfuturE.D.Peoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrol.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause__________.A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomesB.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengtheningC.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscienceD.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscienceWhatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Scienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangers.B.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople’sattitudes.C.Mankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeirefforts.D.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas.
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