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英国的巨石阵距今有
1000年
2000年
3000年
4000年
下面关于巨石阵描述正确的一项是
用来居住
与时间有关
存在于法国
用来祭祀
专家研究发现英国巨石阵是一处古人天文观测遗址在特定日期站在阵内的人可以看到日出日落透过巨石缝隙的光线
①和④
②和⑤
③和④
③和⑤
巨石阵在哪个国家
巴西
挪威
英国
爱尔兰
古代欧洲巨石阵大抵可以分为四种下列哪种不是
石圈
坟墓
居室
神庙
英国画家康斯坦布尔于1846年绘制了关于巨石阵的画作
英国的巨石阵是用来
祭祀
居住
繁殖
与时间有关
下列景点中不属于美国的是
黄石国家公园
索尔兹伯里巨石阵
科罗拉多大峡谷
自由女神像
下面哪一个不是巨石阵的别称
环状列石
史前石桌
帕特农神庙
索尔兹伯里石环
2.00分巨石阵是很多世纪前建造的．Stonehengewassomanyago．
英国巨石阵的建筑结构是
三石塔
四石塔
五石塔
六石塔
多年以来历史学家认为巨石阵是古代首领试图与神交流的庙宇. Formanyyearshistori
Stonehenge巨石阵isacircleof rock.
Stonehenge巨石阵mayhavebeenaprehistorichealthcenterra
巨石阵在英文里叫做
另一种普遍的看法是巨石阵可能是一种日历.AnotherideaisthatStonehengebea
巨石阵的建筑要素是
石像
石刻
石柱
三石塔
巨石阵在太平洋复活岛上
目前一般认为巨石阵是一个
天文台
墓地
迷宫
外星登陆点
著名的巨石阵出现在下面哪一个国家
法国
中国
美国
英国
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Nowit’stimeforsomebriefnewsitems.TeensGoOnlineSome13millionEuropeanchildrenunder18usetheInternetforschoolworkgamesandmusicaccordingtoresearchdonebyNielsen’sNet-rating.ThestudycoveredBritainGermanyFranceItalyandSpain.Expertsadvesedparentstolimitthetimetheirkidsonlineandkeepthemawayfromchatrooms.ChattothemagicMumBritishauthorJ.K.RowlingmotherofmagicboyHarryPotterwilldoanInternetinterviewabouthernewboolHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceonJune26.BeforetheeventchildrenareinvitedtosendtheirquestionsaboutHarrytothewebsitE.ThebookwillhitstoresintheUSandUKonJune21andwillarriveinChinainAugust.SchoolSoldiersRussianschoolstudentswillhavetodobasicmilitarytrainingintheirfinalyearofschoolthegovernmenthasdecideD.Thelessonwillincludelearningtofiregunsmarchingdrillsandhowtodealwithachemicalnuclearorbiologicalattack.Theactivityisseenaspartofadrivetowardtheeducationoftheirlovefortheircountry.Isithardforyoutogetupearlyandgetreadyforclasses?SomestudentsatWinterParkHighSchooljustrollourofbedintheirpajamas睡衣andgotoclassintheirownbedrooms.Ofcoursetheirteachersandclassmatesdonotseethembecausealltheirclassworkisonthecomputer.TheFloridaHighSchoolthestate’sonlyonlineschoolhad250studentswhoaretakingclassedathomebycomputer.Studentsinthisfirstonlineprogramtakeclassedinalgebra代数Americangovernmentchemistrycomputereconomicsandweb-pagedesign.Theyalsohavetogotoregularschooltoattendotherclasses.66.InthefirstnewsitemwhichcountryisNOTcoveredintheresearch?A.Britain.B.FrancE.C.Sweden.D.Spain.67.WhywillRussianschoolstudentshavebasicmilitarytraining?A.TogetreadyforamiliraryparadE.B.Tolearntoprotectthemselves.C.TogainsomemilitaryknowledgE.D.Todeveloptheirloveforthecountry.68.AboutFloridaHighSchoolwhichofthesefactsistrue?A.Someofthestudentshavetoattendclassedathomeinsteadofintheschool.B.Therearealtogether250studentswhotakeclassesintheclassrooms.C.Asthestate’sonlyonlineschoolithas250studentswhotakeclassesbycomputer.D.Studentscan’ttakeclassesinalgebraAmericangovernmentchemistrycomputerandsoon.69.ThenewsfromFloridacanbegivenatitle.A.GetupLageB.OnlineSchoolC.MagicalComputersD.NoTeachers70.Whatisthesecondnewsitemmainlyabout?A.J.K.RowlingwillhaveanInternetinterview.B.ChildrenwillmeetHarryPotter’smother.C.TheHarryPotterbookwillbeavailableontheInternet.D.TheHarryPotterbookwillarriveinChinainearlyJunE.
ThereisascenethatisrepeatedupanddownthelandduringthemonthofJunE.OutsideachurchinsomeScottishtownorvillageasmallcrowdhasinterrupteditsdailyaffairstogatheronthepavement.Nearthewestdooradozenorsooverdressedpeopleareglancingimpatientlyattheirwatches.Themenseemalittleself-consciousintheirhiredkilts;thewomenholdtheirwind-blowndressesandloudlyadmireeachother’shats.TheyarealllivelyandtalkativeyetatthesametimestrangelyreserveD.Thecrowdignoresthembarelynoticingwhentheydisappearintothechurch.Eventhearrivalofthegroomrouseslittleexcitement.Theseparticipantsarenotthemainattraction.WearewaitingforthebridE.Whateverherageorappearanceeveryonewillsmileandexpressapproval.Byconventionallbridesarebeautiful.NobodysayssobutthespectatorsfeelcheatedunlessshestepsoutofacardressedinwhitefromheadtotoE.Thenearershematchestheirimagethegreatertheirsatisfaction.Thiseventisnotmerelyawedding;itisatraditionandsuchoccasionsarepotentiallydangerous.Participantsmustpaystrictattentiontodetail.AnuntraditionalbridedestroysthemagiC.Whenthecrowdhasleftsomebystanderswillremaintowatchthebridewalkoutofchurchonthearmofhergroom.Thegueststroopoutbehindthehappycoupleandallgatheronthepavementwithanobviousairofrelief.A.piperstrikesupMairi’sWeddingandtheguestsstartshoutingandjumpingeverywhereputtingthephotographeroffhiswork.Beforebrideandgroomleadtheirpartytothereceptionsomeoneissuretodisobeythepriestandscatterforbiddenconfetti五彩碎纸.Theparticularsofthisscenearemodern;yetthreeelementsarepresentthathaveexistedsincemarriageinScotlandbegan—ancientRomanlawredefinedinaChristiancontextCeltictraditionandpre-Christiantradition.51.WhyisthescenementionedinthisarticleoftenseenalloverScotlandinJune?A.It’shotinJunesomencanwearkiltsandwomencanputonbeautifuldresses.B.A.lotofScottishpeoplelikegettingmarriedatthattimeoftheyear.C.InJunepeoplecangetawayfromtheirdailyaffairsandgotochurch.D.Juneisconsideredtheluckiestmonthoftheyear.52.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph1refersto________.A.theoverdressedpeopleB.thebrideandgroomC.thepeopleonthestreetD.thepeople’shats53.Pleaseputthefollowingincorrectorder.A.Thebridearrives.B.Thecouplewalksoutofthechurch.C.A.piperplayssomemusiC.D.Thegroomarrives.E.Thebrideandgroomleadpeopletothereception.f.Peoplewaitoutsidethechurch.A.fdacbeB.fdabceC.dfabecD.dafbec54.TheunderlinedpartputtingthephotographeroffhisworkinParagraph3mostprobablymeans_____.A.makingthephotographerfeelrelievedB.givingthephotographerachancetorestC.disturbingthephotographerwhenheistakingpicturesD.havingthephotographertakenawayfromhisduty55.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Womengoingtoaweddingceremonypaymostattentiontoeachother.B.Spectatorsofaweddingceremonyareparticularlyinterestedinthegroom.C.ConfettiisforbiddenattheweddingceremonybecauseitisnotallwhitE.D.Ifthebrideisdressedallinwhitetraditionallysheisconsideredbeautiful.
CFormanybusinessmenonlineeducationhasbeenadream.NowithascometruE.Theinvestment投资inhighereducationwhetherfinancialorintermsoftimehaslongbeenimpossibleformanyofthem.Butwell-knowneducationalinstitutionshavechosentodeliveraninternet-basedprogramandthesebarriershavebeenlifteD.Thatisgoodnewsforpeopleeagertoimprovethemselvesandismoreattractivetoemployers.Itisalsoabenefittoindustrywithbetterqualifiedcandidatesapplyingforjobsateverylevel.Havingthebenefitsofahigherqualificationwithoutgoingtotheuniversitycampusisattractivetomanystudents.Campusstudymeansgreatercostwhileonlineprogramsareflexibleandsavetimewhetherathomeoratwork.StudentscanachievetheirdegreeswithoutcausingtoomuchdisruptiontotheircareerorhomelifE.Inadditiontoaffordableflexibleclassesandgreaterconveniencestudentsalsohaveaccesstotheonlinelearningresourcesofmanyoftheworld’stopeducationalinstitutions.Theycanalsocommunicatewiththeirtutorsnomatterwhattimeitisorwhethereitherpartyisawayforanyreason.Thishasopenedupthepossibilityofgettingaqualificationfromauniversityorcollegethatmanystudentscouldonlyhavedreamedofinthepast.Italsoallowsspecialiststogettheprecisequalificationsandfocusontheirstudies.Aswellasseeingtheincreaseofapplicantsfromlower-incomesandhousewivesstudyingonlineintheUSisevenbecomingpopularwithyoungerpeopleofcollegeagE.Employershavebecomeincreasinglywelcomeandpositivetoonlinequalificationsasmorecandidatesearnthemespeciallyifthey’reproperlyapprovedbytheUSDepartmentofEducation.USinstitutionshaveledthewayinonlineeducationprovision.ManytopUScollegesanduniversitiesofferarangeofonlineprogramsthatarehighlyrespectedandineverywayperfectlyfitforadultswhoneedtocombinetheirstudieswithaworkinglifE.63.AccordingtoParagraph1manyUScollegesanduniversities______.A.havebeguntoliftthebarrierstofinancialinvestmentB.havebeguntorunaninternet-basedprogramC.havehadadreamofofferingonlineeducationD.havegainedfinancialinvestment64.Whydopeoplechooseonlineeducation?A.Theycanfindjobsmoreeasilythanon-campusgraduates.B.TheycangetqualificationsfromUSDepartmentofEducation.C.Theycansavemoneyandarrangetheirtimeandcoursesfreely.D.TheycaninvestmoneyindifferentcoursesprovidedonlinE.65.Theunderlinedworddisruptioninthethirdparagraphprobablymean______.A.dissatisfactionB.attentionC.attractionD.interruption66.Whichwouldbeagoodtitleforthepassage?A.AdultEducationOnlineB.TheBestofUSA’sOnlineEducationC.TopUSUniversitiesOfferingOnlineEducationD.OnlineEducationTakingthePlaceofCampusEducation
Throughouttheagesmanhastriedtocreatebeautythroughpaintingmusicsculpture雕刻andotherkindsofartisticexpression.Itseemstobeabasicneedforhumanstosurroundthemselveswithart.Somepeoplehoweverfeelthatthegovernmentiswastingmoneybyspendingitonartparticularlywhentherearesomanyothermoreimportantthingsthatthemoneycanbeusedfor.Itcanbewrongforgovernmentstospendlargesumsofmoneyonart.Toooftengovernmentsspendthemoneyunwisely.CitiesendupwithhugestatuesorexpensiveemptybuildingsthatareonlyusedbyafewpeoplE.Manytimestheartisalsochosentorepresentsocialorpoliticalratherthanartisticideasandevenifitrepresentsartisticideastastesinartcanchangeveryrapidly.Withoutthinkingcarefullyabouthowtospendthemoneythepeoplemayendupwithanexpensivecollectionofworthlesspaintingsoftastelessproductions.Atthesametimeitwouldbewrongtosaythatgovernmentsshouldnotspendanymoneyatallonart.Paintersmusiciansandcomposerscannotsurvivewithoutmonetarysupport.Manytimestheartisinaccessible很难到的toordinarypeoplebecauseonlyrichpeopleandlargecompaniescanaffordit.GovernmentshaveadutytomakethisartavailabletoeveryonE.ArthelpspeopleenjoylifeAlthoughpeopledoneedtobeprovidedwiththenecessitiesoflifegovernmentsalsohaveadutytoprovidetheircitizenswithsomethingmorE.Ifirmlybelievethatspendingmoneyonartisvital必不可少的partofagovernment’sresponsibilityandIamconfidentthatmycountryisabletocontributeagreatdealtotherichcollectionofartfromaroundpassage?45.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthepassage?A.Whytastesinartchangesorapidly.B.Theimportanceofarttohumanbeings.C.Humans’needtobesurroundedbyart.D.Whetherornotthegovernmentshouldspendmoneyonart.46.ThefollowingarereasonswhygovernmentsspendtoomuchmoneyonartsEXCEPTthat_____.A.artischangingwithtimerapidlyB.theychoosearttoservepoliticalpurposeC.theydon’tthinkcarefullyenoughaboutwhattobuyD.artisnecessaryforthelifeofpoorpeople47.Theunderlinedwordmonetaryinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.politicalB.financialC.temporary临时的D.continuous48.Accordingtotheauthorwhatisthefunctionofart?A.ArtcanbeveryvaluablewhenitistradeD.B.Artmakespeople’slivesworthwhilE.C.Artcanunitegovernments.D.ArtcanmakegovernmentsfashionablE.
TheEnglishlanguageischangingfastthankstotherapidprogressoftechnology.Weallhavearapidchoice:wecaneitherburyourheadsinthesandandspendtherestofourliveswishingShakespearewerealiveandwell.Orwecanembrace拥抱thenewEnglishenterintothespiritoftheInternetagecalledWeblish.Youcan’tavoiditforthesimplereasonthatwheneveranewvarietyoflanguagecomesalongitinevitably不可避免的impacts冲击onthelanguageasawholE.saysDr.DavidCrystalhonoraryprofessoroflinguistics语言学attheUniversityofWalesinBangorwhosebookLanguageandtheInternethasjustbeenpublisheD.ThetroublewithkeepingupwiththenewEnglishisnotsomuchthattherearesomanynewwordsbutthattheoldwordsnolongermeanwhatwethoughttheydiD.InthepastifsomeonesaidtheydidnothaveWindowsyouwouldhavetosupposetheylivedinacavE.ThesedaysitisprobablybecausetheyuseaMacwhichisacomputernotaraincoat.Spamisasdislikedasiteverwasbutitoncemeantanunappetizing引不起食欲的cannedmeat.Itnowstandsforunwantedjunkemail.Spellingsarechangingtoo.Notonlyistext-messagingplayinghvcwthvrbshavoc混乱withverbsbuttheconventionsofemailcommunicationplacelittleemphasisonperfectspeaking.WeblishlovestoseenounshappilybecomeverbspleasebookmarkthissiteandverbsbecomenounsSendmethedownload.VerbsandprepositionsareregularlythrowntogethertobecomenewnounsoradjectivesE.g.dial-uplogonprint-on-demandpull-downuploadwhileothersarecreatedfromsimplypairingnouns:cyberspaceEtlhyperlinknetspeak.Thebesttitleofthispassagewouldbe______.A.KeepUpwiththeLatestWeblishB.KeepUpwiththeLatestDevelopmentC.NewlyInventedEnglishWordsD.TechnologyandEnglishWecaninfer推断fromthefirstparagraphthat______.A.SomepeoplewishShakespearewerestillaliveB.peoplemayhavedifferentattitudestowardsWeblishC.allpeoplewelcomeWeblishD.WeblishisnotpopularamongpeopleTheauthorthinksthemaindifficultyforpeopleinkeepingupwithWeblishisthat______.A.oldwordshavenewmeaningsB.therearesomanynewwordsC.thetechnologyischangingtoofastD.WeblishwordsarefullofspellingmistakesDr.DavidCrystalwouldprobablyagreethat______.A.peopleshouldnotacceptWeblishB.WeblishcancausemisunderstandingsamongpeopleC.WeblishwilldestroytheEnglishlanguageD.peopleshouldknowsomethingaboutWeblish
DSureit’sgoodtogetalongwithyourteacherbecauseitmakesthetimeyouspendintheclassroommorepleasant.Andyesit’sgoodtogetalongwithyourteacherbecauseingeneralit’ssmarttolearnhowtorelatetothedifferenttypesofpeopleyou’llmeetthroughoutyourlifE.Butreallythere’sonesuper-importantreasonwhyyoushouldgetalongwithyourteacher.WhenyoudolearningburstsrightopensaysEvelynVukoalongtimeteacherwhowritesaneducationcolumncalledTeacherSaysfortheWashingtonPostnewspaper.Infactkidswhogetalongwiththeirteachersnotonlylearnmorebutthey’remorecomfortableaskingquestionsandgettingextrahelp.Thismakesiteasiertounderstandnewmaterialanddoyourbestontests.Whenyouhavethiskindofrelationshipwithateacherheorshecanbesomeonetoturntowithproblemssuchasproblemswithlearningorschoolissuessuchasbullying欺负人.Asakidinaprimaryormiddleschoolyou’reatawonderfulstageinyourlifE.You’relikeasponge海绵abletosoakuplotsofnewandexcitinginformation.Ontopofthatyou’reabletothinkaboutallthisinformationinnewways.Yourteacherknowsthatandinmostcasesisveryexcitedtobethepersonwho’sgivingyouallthatmaterialandhelpingyouputittogether.Rememberteachersarepeopletooandtheyfeelgreatifyou’reopentowhatthey’reteachingyou.That’swhytheywantedtobeteachersinthefirstplace---toteach!Somekidsmaybeabletolearninanysituationwhethertheyliketheteacherornot.Butmostkidsaresensitivetothewaytheygetalongwiththeteacherandifthingsaren’tgoingwelltheywon’tlearnaswellandwon’tenjoybeinginclass.67.Inthepassagetheteachermainlytalksabout_____.A.howtogetalongwellwithteachersB.theimportanceofagoodrelationwithteachersC.howmuchthestudentsareexpectedoftogetalongwithteachersD.howtomakethetimeintheclassroommorepleasant68.Learningburstsrightopeninthethirdparagraphreallymeans_____.A.learningbecomeseasierforyouatonceB.youfindanopeningtolearningC.there’llbemoreproblemswithlearningD.there’llbenoproblemswithlearning.69.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingoffersthebestreasoning?A.Youaregettingonwellwithyourteacherssoyouhavemorequestionsthanothers.B.Youfinditcomfortabletoaskquestionssoyoucanbuildagoodrelationshipwithteachers.C.Youhaveagoodrelationshipwithteachersoyoucanturntohim/herwhenintroublE.D.Youareintroublesoyoucanbuildagoodrelationshipwithteachers.70.WhichofthecommentsisFALSEonteachersandtheirworkaccordingtothepassage?A.Teachersareexitedevenifyouwouldn’tliketoaccepttheirteaching.B.Teacherssometimeshavethesamefeelingsasstudentsdo.C.Thoughfewtherearestillsomestudentswhocanlearneveniftheydon’tliketheteacher.D.Havingabadrelationshipwithyourteachersdoesmoreorlessharmtoyourstudies.
Nickname:Hawaii’sIslandofAdventureSize:4028squaremilesPopulation:148677.ThemostheavilypopulatedareasareHiloontheeastsideandKailua-Konaonthewest.Temperature:Averagesbetween71℉and77℉yeararoundexpectthemercury水银柱todropathigherheights.Beaches:47GolfCourts:20HighestPeak:MaunaKea13796feet.Agriculture:ThebulkofHawaii’sfarmingproductsaregrownandprocessedontheBigIslandincludingcoffeemacadamianutsandpapayA.Lodging:9655roomstotal;nightlyratesrangefrom$35—$5000.Airports:HiloInternationalAirportontheeastsideandKonaInternationalAirportonthewestsidE.RentalCars:AllofthenationallyknownrentalcarcompanieshavelocationsatHiloInternationalandKonaInternationalAirportsaswellasmanyresorts.InadditionHiloKonaandthemajorresortareasareservicedbytaxis.Resources:Call800648-2441toorderavideoposterbrochuresandmapsfromtheBigIslandVisitorsBureau.Seewww.bigislanD.orgforupdatedinformation.Shopping:ThelargestshoppingcentersareinHiloKonaWaimeaandtheKonaCoast._________aremostlyinterestedinreadingthepassagE.A.StudentsB.BusinessmenC.TouristsD.ImmigrantsTheaveragepopulationpersquaremileontheislandisabout_________.A.28B.32C.37D.44Theunderlinedpartexpectthemercury水银柱todropathigherheightsmeans_________.A.ThingsareeasytoloseweightathigherplacesB.DroppingthingsfromhigherplacesisexpectedC.TemperatureisexpectedtobelowerathigherplacesD.Temperatureisexpectedtobehigherathigherplaces__________arenotmentionedasatrafficmeanstogetaroundtheBigIslanD.A.TrainsB.PlanesC.RentalcarsD.TaxisWhatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Youcanseewww.bigislanD.orgforupdatedinformation.B.Youcancall800648-2441toordersomefooD.C.YoucanfindsomecourtstoplaytennisontheislanD.D.YoumaypayahighpriceforspendingonenightontheislanD.
CThedaysofelderlywomendoingnothingbutcookinghugemealsonholidaysaregonE.EntertheRedHatSociety－agroupholdingthebeliefthatoldladiesshouldhavefun.Mygrandmothersdidn’tdoanythingbutkeephouseandserveeverybody.TheywereprogrammedtodothatsaidEmilsCometteheadofachapterofthe7-year-oldRedHatSociety.WhilemenhavelongspenttheirtimefishingandplayinggolfwomenhavesometimesseemedtobecomeunnoticedastheyagE.Butthegenerationnowturning50isthebabyboomers生育高峰期出生的人andthesamepeoplewhorefusedtheirparents’wayofbeingyoungarenowtryinganewwayofgrowingolD.Ifyoutakeintoconsiderationfeminism女权主义abitofsparemoneyandbetterhealthformostelderlytheRedHatSocietylooksalmostinevitable必然的.Inthissocietywomenover50wearredhatsandpurple紫色的clotheswhilethewomenunder50wearpinkhatsandlightpurpleclothing.TheorganizationtooktheideafromapoembyJennyJosephthatbegins:WhenIamanoldwomanIshallwearpurplE.Witharedhatwhichdoesn’tgosaidEllenCooperwhofoundedtheRedHatSocietyin1998.WhentheladiesstartedtoweartheredhatstheyattractedlotsofattentionThepointofthisisthatweneedarestfromalwaysdoingsomethingforsomeoneelseCoopersaiD.Womenfeelsoashamedandsorrywhentheydosomethingforthemselves.Thisiswhychaptersarediscouragedfromraisingmoneyordoinganythinguseful.We’realadies’playgroup.Itcouldn’tbemoresimpleaddedCooper’sassistantJoeHeywooD.64.Theunderlinedwordchapterinparagraph2means__________.A.onebranchofanorganizationB.awrittenagreementofaclubC.onepartofacollectionofpoemsD.aperiodinasociety’shistory65.FromthetextweknowthatthebabyboomersareagroupofpeoplewhoA.havegraduallybecomemorenoticeableB.areworriedaboutgettingoldtooquicklyC.areenjoyingagoodlifewithplentyofmoneytospendD.triedlivingadifferentlifefromtheirparentswhentheywereyoung66.ItcouldbeinferredfromthetextthatmembersoftheRedHatSocietyare____________.A.interestedinraisingmoneyforsocialworkB.programmerswhocanplanwellfortheirfutureC.believersinequalitybetweenmenandwomenD.goodatcookingbigmealsandtakingcareofothers67.WhosetuptheRedHatSociety?A.EmilyCornette.B.EllenCooper.C.JennyJoseph.D.JoeHeywood.68.WomenjointheRedHatSocietybecause_______________.A.theywanttostayyoungB.theywouldliketoappearmoreattractiveC.theywouldliketohavefunandliveforthemselvesD.theywanttobemoreliketheirparents
DWhilewaitingtopickupafriendattheairportinPortlandOregonIhadanexperiencewhichoccurredmerelytwofeetawayfrommE.TryingtolocatemyfriendamongthepassengerscomingthroughthejetwayInoticedamanwalkingtowardmecarryingtwolightbags.Hestoppedrightnexttometogreethisfamily.FirsthekissedhisthreechildrenonebyoneandsaidIt’snicetoseeyou.Imissedyousomuch!ThenhehuggedhiswifeI’vesavedthebestforlast!givingherthelongestmostpassionatekissIeverrememberseeing.Theystaredateachother’seyessmilingatoneanotherwhileholdingbothhands.Foraninstanttheyremindedmeofnewlyweds新婚夫妇butIknewbytheageoftheirkidsthattheycouldn’tpossiblybE.FullofadmirationIaskedWow!Howlonghaveyoutwobeenmarried?BeingtogetherforfourteenyearstotalmarriedtwelveofthosE.Herepliedwithoutbreakinghisgazefromhislovelywife’sfacE.Wellthenhowlonghaveyoubeenaway?IaskeD.Twowholedays!Twodays?IwasastonisheD.Bytheintensity热烈ofthegreetingIhadassumedhe’dbeengoneforatleastseveralweeks---ifnotmonths.IknewmyexpressionbetrayedmesoIturnedawaymyeyesandsaidquietlyIhopemymarriageisstillthatpassionateaftersolong!ThemansuddenlystoppedsmilingandlookedmestraightintheeyE.Withforcefulnesshetoldmesomethingthatleftmeadifferentperson.Don’thopefrienddecide!ThenhesmiledagainshookmyhandandsaidGodbless!Withthatheandhisfamilyturnedandwalkedawaytogether.IwasstillwatchingthatmanandhisspecialfamilywalkjustoutofsightwhenmyfriendcameuptomeandaskedWhatareyoulookingat?WithouthesitationandwithacurioussenseofcertaintyIrepliedMyfuture!74.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Themanrepliedtotheauthorwithhiseyesstillfixedonhiswife’sfacE.B.Afterbeingawayforseveralweeksthemanmissedhisfamilyverymuch.C.ItwasfourteenyearssincethecouplehadgotmarrieD.D.Theirthreekidsremindedtheauthorofnewlyweds.75.BysayingmyexpressionbetrayedmeinParagraph4theauthormeansthat_________.A.hefailedtoexpresshisideastothemanB.themansensedhisrealfeelingsfromhisexpressionC.hedidn’tbelieveinhisexpressionanymoreD.hisexpressionwasnotfaithfultohim76.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat__________.A.theexperiencemaybeeasilyforgottenbytheauthorB.theauthorwillliveapassionatelifefromnowonC.theauthorwillbeawayfromhisfamilyandhugthempassionatelyuponhisreturnD.Americansprefertosavethebestforlast
WorldReadingDaywassetupbytheUNESCOin1995toencouragepeopleespeciallyteenagerstodiscoverthepleasureofreading.ItisalsothedaytohonorgreatwritersforexampleWilliamShakespearebornordeadonthatday.ManycountriescelebratedWorldReadingDay.TaketheUKasanexampleonthatdaymillionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksofspecialpriceamuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstorE.Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998.WorldReadingDay2010intheUKwilltakeplaceonThursday4thMarch.PleasenotethatthisdateappliestotheUKandIrelandonly.TheinitiativeissowellestablishedinschoolstherethattheywanttomakesurethattheDayhappensintermtimetoreallymakethemostofthisopportunitytocelebratebooksandreading.MostothercountriesholdWorldReadingDayon23rdAprileveryyear.WorldReadingDayisalsocelebratedinChinA.ChinesePremierWenJiabaoanavidreaderdoeslotsofreadingeverydaythoughheisverybusy.OnWorldReadingDay2009heencouragedcitizenstodomorereading.Wensuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading.Bookscannotchangetheworldbutpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingthemselvesthroughreading.Readingcanbenefitpeopleinmanyways.Readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.ReadinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworlD.ReadingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish.ReadingmakesafullmanBacon1597.Booksmagazinesnewspapersandotherkindsofreadingmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Thereforeitisnecessaryforustospendtimeonreadingeveryday.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWorldReadingDayisTURE?A.ItwassetuptoencouragepeopletolearnEnglish.B.Chinaalsocelebratesiton4thMarcheveryyear.C.ItisalsothesamedayassomegreatwriterswasbornordieD.D.Onlysince1998hastheUKbeguntocelebrateit.Anavidreaderisapersonwho.A.lovesreadingB.neverreadsC.doeslittlereadingD.hatesreadingAccordingtothepassagereadingcanhelppeopleEXCEPT.A.learnaforeignlanguagebetterB.knowmoreaboutcultureC.improveyourmemorygreatlyD.knowmoreabouttheoutsideworldWhat’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WorldReadingDayintheUKB.ReadingmakesafullmanC.WorldReadingDayinChinaD.WorldReadingDayandReading
Mostofthe20thcenturyhasbeenadevelopmentontheIndustrialRevolutiontakentoanextreme:peoplenowownmoreproductsthaneverbefore;thereareenoughunclearweaponstodestroytheearthseveraltimesover;thereishardlyanyforestleftandpollutionhasgottothepointwherewebuywater.WithinafewyearsIpredictyouwillbeabletobuyair.Thereoncewasatimewhenyoudidn’tneedtobuyfoodorsheltereither.ImportantdevelopmentsinthelastcenturyarethebreadingdownoftheclassstructuresleftoverfromtheIndustrialRevolutionstagebringingwithittheempowermentofthecommonman:theworkingdayissetbylawtoonly8hoursadayeveryonehasthevotethemediahaslessobviousgovernmentcontrolpeoplehavelandedonthemoonsentspacecraftstoMarsandsoon.Familieshavealsoshrunkdrastically强烈地;thenuclearfamilycameaboutandespeciallyinthelasthalfofthe20thcenturyone-parentfamiliesarebecomingmorecommon.Thisshrinkinginthesizeofthefamilyshowstheincreasedindependenceofpeople—onceuponatimepeoplehadtoliveinlargegroupstosurvivE.AshumanshavebecomethegodstheyhaverealizedtheirindividualityandindependenceandtakentheircontroloftheworldtoanextremE.InmanycountriesthelandisalmostcompletelyusedinthelandisalmostcompletelyusedintheproductionoffoodandaslivingspaceandtheyliveinsmallcitieswhichareentirelyhumanconstructedmadefrommaterialswhicharealsoentirelyhumanconstructedconcretebrickswithhardlyanyremainsofnaturE.Weedsarepoisonedbecausetheyaremessy;evenparkshavetreesgrownintidylines;grassismowedtokeepitshortandsoon.Ithinkthemassivedrugproblemtroublingpeopleisaresultoftoomuchofthisinfluencehumansneedingtoescapethestarkworldtheyhavecreatedbyenteringfantasyworlds.Overthelast100yearsthe20thcenturyconsciousnesshasspreadthroughouttheworld;mostofAsiahasbeenthoroughlyWesternizedandmostoftheThirdWorldisbeingoverrunbywesternwaysofdoingthingsandliving.What’stheauthormostconcernedabout?A.Theinfluenceofpollution.B.Strongeffectsofdevelopment.C.Changedpositionsofhumansasgods.D.TheprocessoftheIndustrialRevolution.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthechangesofthe20thcentury?A.ObjectivE.B.Tolerant.C.VaguE.D.NegativE.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordstarkinParagraph3mean?A.Unfair.B.Illegal.C.Dull.D.Violent.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Men’sindividualityisovercontrolleD.B.Peoplehavedamagednaturetoomuch.C.Men’sindependenceispartiallylimiteD.D.Peopleshowconcernfornuclearfamilies.
BWildanimalsseemtohaveescapedtheIndianOceantsunami海啸addingweighttoideastheypossessasixthsensefordisastersexpertssaidonThursday.SriLankawildlifeofficialshavesaidthegiantwavesthatkilledover24000peoplealongtheIndianOceanIsland'scoastseeminglymissedwildbeastswithnodeadanimalsfounD.Noelephantsaredeadnotevenadeadhareorrabbit.Ithinkanimalscansensedisaster.TheyhaveasixthsensE.TheyknowwhenthingsarehappeningH.D.RatnayakedeputydirectorofSriLanka’sWildlifeDepartmentsaidonWednesday.Thewaveswashedfloodwatersupto3km2milesinlandatYalaNationalParkinthesoutheastSriLanka'sbiggestwildlifereserve自然保护区andhometohundredsofwildelephants.Therehasbeenalotofevidenceaboutdogsbarkingorbirdsmigratingbeforevolcaniceruptionsorearthquakes.ButithasnotbeenprovedsaidMatthewvanLieropananimalbehaviourspecialistatJohannesburgZoo.Therehavebeennospecificstudiesbecauseyoucan'treallytestitinalaborfieldsettinghesaiD.Otherauthoritiesagreedwiththisconclusion.Wildlifeseemstobeabletopickupcertainphenomenonespeciallybirds.TherearemanyreportsofbirdsdetectingcomingdisasterssaidCliveWalkerwhohaswrittenseveralbooksonAfricanwildlifE.Animalscertainlyrelyontheknownsensessuchassmellorhearingtoavoiddangersuchaspredators食肉动物.TheideaofananimalsixthsenseisalastingonethattheevidenceonSriLanka'sdamagedcoastislikelytoaddto.60.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.thedamagethatwascausedintheIndianOceantsunamiB.whyanimalscansavethemselvesfromnaturaldisastersC.howtoprotectthewildlifewhendisasterhappensD.thedifferentopinionsaboutanimals’naturalpower61.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.IthasbeenprovedthatanimalshaveasixthsensE.B.Researchhasbeenmadeonthespecialmovementsofanimalsbeforedisasters.C.It'sgenerallyconsideredthatanimalscansensethecomingofdisasters.D.Itcanbetestedthatanimalshavetheknownsensetoescapefromthedisasters.62.Whatdoesthetermsixthsenseinthepassagemean?A.Itisthenaturalabilityofanimalsthatcan'tsavethemfromdanger.B.Itistheanimal'simaginationinthebrain.C.Itissomehiddenpowertosayinadvancethatsomethingwillhappen.D.Itisakindofsensethatisthesameassmellorhearing.63.Whichsectiondoesthepassagemostprobablyappearinanewspaper?A.Entertainment.B.Discovery.C.FuturE.D.CulturE.
Manybanksarestillnotlending.Theyworrythattheywillnothaveenoughcapitaltocoverlossesbutthesituationdoesnotallowmanybusinessestohavethemoneytheyneedtooperateandfurtherslowsastrugglingeconomy.IntheUnitedStatesthegovernmenthassofarprovidedalmost150billiondollarstobanksmainlythroughbuyingshares.Yetthismaynotbeenoughtosavesomemajorbanks.BysomeestimatesbankshaveatleastonetrilliondollarsinlossesthattheyhavenotyetreporteD.ThenewadministrationofPresidentBarackObamaisconsideringwaystosavebanks.Onepossibilityistoexpandfederalguaranteesagainstlossesonsometroubledfinancialassets资产.ThegovernmenthasalreadyofferedguaranteestoBankofAmericaandCitigroup.ButthecostofthiskindofinsurancecouldbehugE.Anotherpossibilityistocreateaso-calledbadbank.Itwouldtakequestionablesecuritiesheldbyotherbanks.TheideawouldbesimilartotheResolutionTrustCorporationsetupbythegovernmentin1989.Itwasformedtosellassetsfromfailedsavingsandloanbanks.Butitisdifficulttoputapriceontroublesecurities.Taxpayerswouldlosemoneyifthegovernmentpaystoomuch.Andifitpaystoolittlebankscouldstillfail.Somepeopleseenationalization国有化astheanswer.Thatiswhenagovernmenttakesownershipofaprivatebusinessoftenwiththeideaofsellingitbacktoinvestorslater.Existingsharesbecomeworthless.Intheearly1990sSwedennationalizedsomebanksandlatersoldtheirtroubledassetsrecoveringsomecosts.ButasimilareffortintheUnitedStatestheworld’sbiggesteconomycouldtakeyears.Andexpertswarnthatlendingandpoliticsdonotmix.ComingupwithaplantofixthebanksandthefinancialsystemisnowthejobforTimGeithner.TheSenateconfirmedhisthisweektoreplaceHenryPaulsonasTreasurySecretary.TimGeithner’slastjobwasheadoftheNewYorkFederalReserveBank.Supporterssaidheisthebestpersontodealwiththefinancialcrisis.Butone-thirdoftheSenatemostlyRepublicansvotedagainsthim.Hefacerebukeforhisfailuretopay34000dollarsintaxeswhenheworkedfortheInternationalMonetaryFundIMF.Heowedittocarelessmistakes.AsTreasurySecretaryheisthenation’schieftaxcollector.51.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThefinancialcrisisintheUnitedStates.B.PossiblewaystosaveUSbanks.C.PresidentBarackObama’sfinancialpolicy.D.TheproblemsUSbanksarefacingnow.52.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.allthebanksintheUShavestoppedlendingmoneynow.B.AmericanbankshavelostlessthanonetrilliondollarsC.theUSgovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosavethebanksD.theAmericaneconomicsituationisgettingmuchbetter53.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapossibilitytohelpthebanksoutoftrouble?A.Expandingfederalguaranteesagainstlossesonsometroubledfinancialassets.B.Creatingabadbandtotakequestionablesecuritiesheldbyotherbanks.C.Nationalizingthebanksandsellingthembacktoinvestorslater.D.ConfirmingTimGeithnerasTreasurySecretarytoreplaceHenryPaulson.54.Theunderlinedwordrebukeinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A.judgmentB.sympathyC.assessmentD.blame55.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_________.A.BarackObama’sgovernmenthastakeneffectivelymeasurestosavetheirbanks.B.TimGeithneristhebestpersontodealwiththefinancialcrisisC.eachpossiblewaymentionedinthepassagehasitsdisadvantageD.nationalizationmaybethebestwaytosaveUSbanks
DStricterTrafficLawcanPreventAccidentsFromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginamarvelousagE.Weareimmunizedfrombirthagainstmanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.A.largenumberofoncefatalillnessescannowbecuredbymoderndrugsandsurgery.Itisalmostcertainthatonedayremedieswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedenormously.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbeforeeverydaywewitnesstheincredibleslaughterofmenwomenandchildrenontheroads.Manversusthemotor-car!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheelhiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theysweartheyareill-manneredandaggressivewillfulastwo-years-oldsandutterlyselfish.Alltheirhiddenfrustrationsdisappointmentsandjealousiesseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving.Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessobenignlyonthemotoristandseemstocondonehisbehaviour.EverythingisdoneforhisconveniencE.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytragic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisdesecratedbyroadnetworks;andthemassannualslaughterbecomesnothingmorethanastatistictobeconvenientlyforgotten.ItishightimeaworldcodewerecreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlifE.Withregardtodrivingthelawsofsomecountriesarenotoriouslylaxandeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.A.codewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveadramaticallybeneficialeffectontheaccidentratE.HereareafewexamplesofsomethethingsthatmightbedonE.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstringentannualtestsforsafety.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcanimpairaperson’sdrivingability.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglawswheretheyexistshouldbemadmuchstricter.Maximumandminimumspeedlimitsshouldbeimposedonallroads.GovernmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsformanufacturersashasbeendoneintheUSA.AlladvertisingstressingpowerandperformanceshouldbebanneD.Thesemeasuresmaysoundinordinatelyharsh.ButsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredastoosevereiftitresultsinreducingtheannualtollofhumanlifE.Afteralltheworldisforhumanbeingsnotmotor-cars.52.Themainideaofthispassageis__________-A.Trafficaccidentsaremainlycausedbymotorists.B.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledeachyear.C.Thelawsofsomecountriesaboutdrivingaretoolax.D.Onlystrictertrafficlawscanpreventaccidents.53.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocietytowardmotorists?A.Societysmilesonthemotorists.B.Hugecarparksarebuiltinthecitiesandtowns.C.Victimsofaccidentsarenothing.D.Societycondonestheirrudedriving.54.Whydoestheauthorsay:’hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality?’A.Drivingcanshowhisrealself.B.Drivingcanshowtheotherpartofhispersonality.C.Drivingcanbringouthischaracter.D.Hiscarembodieshistemper.55.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTmentionedasawayagainsttrafficaccidents?A.Buildmorehighways.B.Stricterdrivingtests.C.Testdriverseverythreeyears.D.raiseagelimitandlaydownsafetyspecifications.56.TheattitudeoftheauthorisA.ironicalB.criticalC.appealingD.positive
LaptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworlD.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanesinairportsandhotels.TheselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplacE.IntheUnitedStatestodaylaptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyearseachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakea110-year-oldcollegE.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inadditiontheywillbeabletousee-mailtospeakwiththeirteacherstheirclassmatesandtheirfamilies.Howeverthemostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathomeinafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees-anywhereatall!BecauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnologylaptopuseinhighereducationsuchascollegesanduniversitiesisworkablE.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerfultheybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.InadditiontheportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternetbutalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversitiestoo.AtWestlakeCollegemorethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaidHereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworlD.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.71.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto_____.A.usefortheirschoolworkB.accesstheInternetC.workathomeD.connectthemtolibraries72.Whyisthewordspeakinthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks引号?A.Theydon’treallytalk.B.TheyusethecomputerlanguagE.C.Laptopshavespeakers.D.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.73.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A.Allteachersusecomputers.B.1500studentshavelaptops.C.ItisanoldcollegeinAmericA.D.Studentstherecandoeverything.74.Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan______.A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworldC.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops75.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theprogramissuccessful.B.TheprogramisnotworkablE.C.TheprogramistooexpensivE.D.Wedon’tknowtheresultyet.
A.GoodTeacherisaStrictTeacherOneofthemostimportantpartsinthehealthydevelopmentofachildisplayedbyeducation.Butthewayinwhicheducationisunderstoodhaschangedcompletelyaswemustnotforgetthatthesevereandunfeelingwayofbringingupachildinthepastwasprimarilybasedoncruelgrounding基础andstrictrulesthatweresupposedtocreateaccomplishedindividualsthetypicalgentlemen.Nowdayssocietyismuchmoreopen-mindedanditdoesnotputagreatvalueonbeingstrictalthoughthisdoesn’tmeanthatopinionsregardingthissubjectdonotdiffer.OntheonehandtherearealsopeoplewhobelievethattherehasgottobeaboundbetweenteacherandstudentifanysatisfyingresultsareawaiteD.Luckilyforusmoreandmoreteachersareunderstandingthisfactandaredoingtheirbesttogetoverthestrictrulesandgetintouchwithus.Myopinionisthatonlybyhavingafriendlyattitudeandacceptingotheropinionsespeciallythoseofyourpupilsyouaretrulyabletodoyourjobathighstandards.Howeverthisdoesnotmeanthatateachershouldn’tbeabitmoreroughwhenhefeelsthatthingsaregettingoutofhanD.AllinallImustsaythatagoodteacheristheteacherthathastheabilitytobekindandstrictatthesametimethusachievingtogainhisstudentsrespectandinterest.Theaimofeducationinthepastwasto.A.createperfectpersonsB.createopen-mindedpersonsC.bringupachildD.buildacruelgroundingAccordingtothepassagethenarrow-mindedpeoplethink.A.apupilisalwaysinterestedinwhatheislearningB.apupilhimselfwillimprovehisstudiesC.childrenshouldbemadetostudyD.childrendon’tlikearoughhandTheunderlinedwordjobinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.A.controllingB.teachingC.learningD.punishingTheauthorthinksagoodteachershouldbe.A.kindandstrictB.skilledandcleverC.roughandcruelD.friendlyandpracticalItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.societyismuchmoreopen-mindedandbeingstrictisoutdateB.aslongastheteachersarestrictwithstudentsthestudentswillcertainlygetgoodmarksC.mostpeopleareinfavorofstrictteachersbecausetheyhavestrictgroundingandstrictrulesD.ifweexpectstudentstodevelopinahealthywaythegoodrelationshipbetweenteachersandstudentsisimportant
Beijingput200morebusesonthecity’sstreetsonSaturdaySeptember222007fortheconvenience方便ofcitizenswholefttheircarsathometosupportCarFreeDay.InsomedowntownareasofBeijingprivatecarswereforbiddenfrom7A.m.to7p.m.ontheday.Beijingwasoneofthe108ChinesecitieswhichalsoincludedShanghaiJinanFuzhouKunmingChangshaandTaiyuanthatrespondedpositivelytotheCarFreeDay.Sincethe'CarFreeDay'ismeanttoreducepollutionandtrafficjamsalldriversshouldsupportit.saidLiMingataxidriverinBeijing.InFuzhoucapitalcityofFujianProvincebannersprintedwiththesloganGreenTravelappearedinmostbusystreets.Greentravelisboththeresponsibilityofthepublicandthegovernment.Asthepublictransportsystemcan’tsatisfypeople’sneedsmanypeopleturntoprivatecars.Thegovernmentshouldtrytoimprovethepublictransportsystemsopeoplewilluseprivatecarsless.saidXuDoudouheadoftheHumanityInstituteofFuzhouUniversity.EverySeptember22isaCarFreeDayinmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.ChengducapitalcityofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvincepioneered做先锋China'sfirstCarFreeDayonOctober142000.Itresultedina37.5percentdropintrafficaccidentsandnoisereduction.September222007marksChina’sfirstlarge-scaleparticipationinCarFreeDay.Thenumberofcarsdroppednoticeablyinmostoftheparticipatingcitiesontheday.73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepurposeofsettingupCarFreeDay?A.Toprotecttheenvironment.B.Toimprovetrafficflow.C.Toreducenoisepollution.D.Tostopcarproduction.74.AccordingtoXuDoudoutoencouragepeoplenottouseprivatecarsweshould____.A.makefewercarsB.makemorebusesC.improvethepublictransportsystemD.tellpeoplecarsdoharmtotheenvironment75.WhichcityfirstcelebratedCarFreeDayinChina?A.Beijing.B.Chengdu.C.Shanghai.D.Fuzhou.
MariahEvansattheUniversityofNevadaRenoleda20-yearstudywhichaskedadultsin27countriestotellthenumberofbooksthatwereintheirhomewhiletheyweregrowingup.Theiranswersshowedthatchildrenraisedaroundbooksspendmoreyearsinschooleveniftheirparentsarepoorandilliterate没文化的.MariahEvanssaidWhatwefoundwasthatthereisaverybigeffectofgrowingupinabookishhomeonchildren’ssuccessinschool.Childrenwhogrowupinhomeswheretherearemorebooksgofurtherineducation.Andadditional额外的booksareespeciallyimportantforchildrenwhocomefromfamilieswheretheparentsaren’tterriblyhighlyeducateD.Thebookscanbestoriessportstravelsandanything.Buttherewe’reseeingthatthebooksthathavethemosteffectarehistoryandsciencE.Itsaysthattherereallyisacontributionthatparentscanmaketotheirchildren’seducation.Anditdoesn’tmeanthatyouhavetoturnintosomebodylikemewhosewallsarelinedwithbooks.Butitreallydoesmeanthatifyouspendafewminutesmostdaysaweekreadingtoyourchildrenandiftheyseeyoureadingfromtimetotimeandifyoutalkaboutbookswiththemfromtimetotimeandwhensomebodyasksaquestionsay‘let’slookitup’insteadofdiscussingitasamatterofopinion—thatallthosethingscanactuallymakequiteagreatdifferencetochildrenintheireducation.56.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.itismoredifficultforchildrenraisedaroundbookstofinishschoolB.highlyeducatedparentspreventachildgoingfurtherineducationC.morebooksareneededbychildrenfrompoorandilliteratefamiliesD.childrenwithpoorparentsdon’tspendasmanyyearsinschool57.Accordingtotheauthorthebooksmostimportantforthechildrenare_______.A.historyandscienceB.sportsandeducationC.storiesandtravelsD.allkindsofsubjects58.Wiseparentscanmakequiteagreatdifferencetochildrenintheireducationby_______.A.turningthemselvesintosomebodywhosewallsarelinedwithbooksB.spendingsomeminutesmostdaysaweekplayingwiththeirchildrenC.discussingthemratherthanlookingupquestionswiththeirchildrenD.talkingaboutbookswiththeirchildrenfromtimetotime59.Thispassagemainlytalksabout_______.A.theeffectofbookishhomeonchildrenB.theimportanceofparentsC.thenecessityofreadingmorebooksD.theinterestofchildreninbooks
TVtalkshowsdominatedaytimetelevision.AndanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachoneisdifferentinstylE.ButnotwoshowsaremoreoppositeincontentwhileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherestthantheJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingofrubbishtalk.ThecontentsonhisshowareassurprisingaspossiblE.Forexampletheshowtakestheforever-commontalkshowtitlesoflovesexcheatingandhatetoadifferentlevel.ClearlytheJerrySpringershowisaboutthedarksideofsocietyyetpeoplearewillingtoeatupthetroublesofotherpeople’slives.LikeJerrySpringerOprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitstopbutOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.TheshowismainlyabouttheimprovementofsocietyandthequalityoflifE.Contentsarefromteachingyourchildrenlessonsmanagingyourworkweektogettingtoknowyourneighbors.ComparedwithOprahtheJerrySpringerlookslikepoisonouswastebeingpouredintosociety.Jerryendseveryshowwithafinalword.Hemakesasmallspeechaboutthemainideaoftheshow.HopefullythisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluablE.ClearasitistheOprahshowisnotforeveryonE.Theshow’smainviewersaremiddle-classAmericans.Mostofthesepeoplehavethetimemoneyandabilitytodealwithlife’stougherproblems.TheJerrySpringershowontheotherhandhasmoreofconnectionwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.Theseare18-to-21-year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeincludeloverelationshipsexmoneyanddrugs.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearnedthroughtheshow’sexploitation开发挖掘.ComparedwithotherTVtalkshowsboththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshowsare_____.A.morepopularB.lessinterestingC.moreuninvitingD.moreinformalWhatistheaudience’sreactiontothesocialproblemsthatJerrySpringertalksabout?A.Theyareinterestedinthem.B.Theyarenotreadytofacethem.C.Theyarecoldtothem.D.Theywanttogetawayfromthem.WhichofthefollowingtopicsisthemostsuitableonefortheOprahshow?A.Cheating.B.A.lovestory.C.Mentalhealth.D.Sex.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthetwotalkshows_____.A.aretheonlyonesoftheirkindB.exploitweaknessesinhumannatureC.appearatdifferenttimesofthedayD.havetheirownspecificviewers
Arabsconsideritextremelybadmannerstostarttalkingbusinessimmediately.Eventhebusiestgovernmentofficialalwaystakesextratimetobepoliteandofferrefreshments茶点.Nomatterhowbusyyouareyoushouldmaketimeforthis.TheconferencevisitisawayofdoingbusinessthroughouttheArabworlD.Frequentlyyouwillhavetodiscussyourbusinessinthepresenceofstrangerswhomayormaynothaveanythingtodowithyourbusiness.DonotbesurprisedifyourmeetingisinterruptedseveraltimesbypeoplewhocomeintotheroomunannouncedwhisperorspeaksoftlytothepersonwithwhomyouaretalkingandleavE.ActasthoughyoudonothearandnevershowdispleasureatbeinginterrupteD.MakingdecisionsquicklyisnotanArabcustom.Thereisavagueness模糊indoingbusinessintheMiddleEastwhichwillpuzzleanewcomer.Giveyourselflotsoftimeandasklotsofquestions.WhenanArabsaysyeshemaymeanmaybe.Whenhesaysmaybeheprobablymeansno.YouwillseldomgetadirectnofromanArabbecauseitisconsiderednotpolitE.InsteadofnohewillsayinshallahwhichmeansifGodiswilling.Ontheotherhandyesdoesnotnecessarilymeanyes.A.smileandaslownodmightbelikeanagreementbutinfactyourhostisbeingpolitE.AnArabconsidersitrudetodisagreewithaguest.Themainpurposeofthisarticleistoexplain_________________.A.whyyouneedextratimewhenyouvisitArabcountriesB.howtobepolitewhendoingbusinessintheArabworldC.whyArabofficialsaresobusyD.whatArabssaywhendoingbusinessAccordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingwouldbeconsideredpolite?A.Youleaveangrilybecauseofinterruptions.B.Youdemandanimmediatedecision.C.Yourefuseacupofteaandshowpicturesofyourproductrightaway.D.Youlookoutofthewindowwhileastrangercomesintospeakwithyourhost.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanArabcustom?A.Tocarelessaboutbeinginterruptedduringtheirmeeting.B.Oftentogiveyouavagueanswer.C.Seldomtosaynodirectly.D.Seldomtohesitatetostarttalkingbusinessinthepresenceofstrangers.
ThreearmedrobbersstoletwoPabloPicassoprintsfromanartmuseumindowntownSaoPauloonThursdaywhichwasthecity’ssecondhigh-profilearttheftinlessthanayear.Thebanditsalsotooktwooilpaintingsbywell-knowBrazilianartistsEmilianoDiCavalcantiandLasarSegallsaidCarlaReginaaspokeswomanforthePinacotecadoEstadomuseum.ThePicassoprintsstolenwereThePainterandtheModelfrom1963andMinotaurDrinkerandWomenfrom1933accordingtoastatementfromtheSaoPauloSecretaryofStateforCulturewhichoverseesthemuseum.Theprintsandpaintingshaveacombinedvalueof$612000thestatementandamuseumofficialsaiD.Aboutnoonthreearmedmenpaidthe$2.45entrancefeeandimmediatelywenttothesecond-floorgallerywheretheworkswerebeingexhibitedbypassingmorevaluablepiecesauthoritiessaiD.ThisindicatestousthattheyprobablyreceivedanordertotakethosespecificworksYoussefAbouChainheadofSaoPaulo'sorganizedcrimeunittoldreportersatanewsconferencE.TheassailantsoverpoweredthreeunarmedmuseumguardsandgrabbedtheworksofficialssaiD.Therobberytookabout10minutesandthemuseumwasnearlyemptyatthetimE.Theassailantstookthepieces—framesandall—outofthemuseumintwobags.Theinstitutionhasnometaldetectors.InDecemberPicasso'sPortraitofSuzanneBlochandOLavradordeCafebyCandidoPortinarianinfluentialBrazilianartistwerestolenfromtheSaoPauloMuseumofArtbythreemenwhousedacrowbar铁撬棍andcarjacktoforceopenoneofthemuseum'ssteeldoors.TheframedpaintingswerefoundJan.8coveredinplasticandleaningagainstawallinahouseontheoutskirtsofSaoPauloSouthAmerica'slargestcity.Oneofthesuspectsinthatrobbery—aformerTVchef—turnedhimselfovertopoliceinJanuarywhoalreadyhadtwosuspectsincustody监禁.WhatdidthearmedmenstealonThursday?A.TwoprintsbyPabloPicassoB.TwooilpaintingbyBrazilianartistsC.TwoprintsbyPabloPicassoandtwooilpaintingsbytwoBrazilianartists.D.TwoprintsbytwoBrazilianartistsandtwooilpaintingsbyPicassoPablo.Whydidn'tthethievestakeothermorevaluableworks?A.Becausetheydidn'tknowthattheotherpieceswereworthmorE.B.Probablybecausetheyhadreceivedanorderfortheprintsthattheytook.C.Becausetheydidn'thaveenoughtimE.D.Becausetheywereinsuchahurrythattheycouldn’tgetthemall.Howmanypeoplewereinthemuseumduringtherobbery?A.Alot.ThemuseumwascrowdeD.B.Nottoomany.Itwasalmostempty.C.Therewerealotofpeopleoutsidethemuseum.D.Onlythreeofthem.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingsisTRUE?A.InDecemberPortraitofSuzanneBlochandOLavradordeCafepaintedbyCandidoPortinariwerestolen.B.TherearesteeldoorsandnodetectorsinSaoPauloMuseumofArt.C.ThreerobbersdefeatedthreearmedmuseumguardsandtookawaytheworksonThursday.D.Threesuspectsinthefirsthigh-profilearttheftinlessthanayearwerearresteD.
Eversincethefirstskyscraper摩天大楼wasbuiltinChicagoin1883moreandmorebuildingsthatreachfortheskieshavebeenconstructedinthelargecitiesoftheworlD.FormanyyearstheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYorkCitywasthetallestbuildingintheworlD.Itwas1250feethighwhenitwasopenedin1931.Thenin1951aTVtransmission⑨towerwasaddedforradioandtelevisionbroadcasts.Thistoweradded222feettoitsheight.Soonotherskyscraperswerebuilt.TheWorldTradeCenterinNewYork1350feethighandChicago’sSearsTower1450feethigh.NoonecansayhowmuchhigherskyscraperswillgointhefuturE.EarlyskyscraperswerebuiltwiththickheavywallsofsolidbrickstoneorconcretE.Nowthenewskyscrapersarebuiltwithasteelframework⑩thatsupportstheweightofthebuilding.Thesolidwallsarenolongerneededandtheframeworkmakesitpossibletobuildtogreaterheights.Builtatfirstmainlyforofficesandshopssomeskyscrapersarenowbecominghomesforpeoplewhowanttoliveinthecenterofthecity.The100-storyJohnHancockCenteraChicagoskyscraperthatopenedin1970isanexamplE.Betweenthefirstand43rdfloorthereareofficesandshops.Thereisaswimmingpoolonthe44thfloor.Fromthe45thfloortothe92ndthereareapartments.Thepeoplewholiveintheseapartmentscanlookdownonthecloudsinsteadofupatthem.67.WhathappenedtotheEmpireStateBuildingin1951?A.ItwasnolongerthetallestbuildingintheworlD.B.A.towerwasaddedtoitwhichincreaseditsheight.C.Itwastransformedintoaradioandtelevisionbroadcastingstation.D.Itprovidedhomesforpeoplewhowantedtoliveinthecitycenter.68.Wecannotknowhowmuchtallerskyscraperswillbecomeinthefuturebecause_______________.A.aTVtransmissiontowercanbeaddedB.solidwallsofbrickstoneorconcretearenolongerneededC.thesteelframeworkmakesitpossibletobuildtogreaterheightsD.someskyscrapersarenowbecominghomes69.Originallyskyscraperswerebuiltas_______________.A.businesscentersandofficesB.radioandtelevisionbroadcastingstationsC.apartmentcomplexesD.apartmentandshops70.HowdopeoplebenefitfromlivingintheJohnHancockCenter?A.Theycanenjoylookingatthecloudsabovethebuilding.B.Theyhaveallthecitycenterfacilitiesnearby.C.Theycanusetheswimmingpoolonthetopofthebuilding.D.Theycanworkatofficesinsidethebuilding.
阅读共两节满分40分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的AB.C.和D中选出最佳选项ATonyBennetttheAmericansingerrecenltytouringBritaincan’trememberhowmanytimeshehassunghisstandardhitIleftMyHeartinSanFransisco.HesangitagaintohisaudienceattheLondonPalladiumlastnight.Inevergettiredofsingingit.HesaiD.Iliketitoomuch.It’sagreatcityandit’sagoodsong.BennetistorecordaTVspecialwithAmericansingerLensHomewhileheisherE.AndanewLPrecordedbyhiminLondonforPhilipstitledListenEasywillbepublishedinJunE.IlikeitherE.Headdedquietlyoverwhiskey.Iwouldliketoliveheresomanymonthsoftheyear.HealreadykeepsalargeflatinGrosenorSquarewhereheisstayingwithhisactresswifeSandieGrantandtheirthree-year-olddaughterJoannA.Ithasastudiowherehelikestopaint.Tonyplanstohavehisfirstexhibitionlaterintheyearandhehasalreadysoldonepicturefor$4000.AttheendoftheyearTonyistostarinamusicalfilmwhichhasbeenspeciallywrittenforhimcalledTwoBitsaninformalexpressonfor50cents.It’saboutanItalianimmigrantwhogoestoAmericabuthebecomesafailurE.Inmanywaysit’sveryclosetomylifethewaythestoryhasbeenwrittensaidBennett.MyfatheranItalianwasillanddiedwhenIwasninE.Healwayswantedmetosingbutheneverlivedlongenoughtobeapartofmysuccess.41.Theunderlinedphrasestandardhitmostnearlymeans______A.Bennett’sfavouritesongbutis’snotverypopular.B.asongthatisalwayspopularC.asongwhichmakeshmstandardD.asongwhichislikeaheavyblowtohisaudience42.WhatdoestonyBennettwanttodo?A.BuyahouseandliveinEnglanD.B.StaywithhiswifeanddaughterinEnglanD.C.LivepartofeachyearinEnglandD.LeaveAmericanandsetleinEngland43.What’sTonny’shobby?A.SingingB.DrinkingC.PlayingD.Painting44.WhatcanwelearnaboutTony’sfatherfromthispassage?A.Helikedhisson’ssinging.B.HewasborninItalyanddiedwhenTonnyBennettwasasmallboyC.HewasapartofBennett’sachievementD.Hewasgladthathissonbecamefamous.45.WhatkindofmanisTonnyBennettA.hardworkingandhumoursB.family-centeredandhardworkingC.enthusiasticandkindlyD.ambitiousandtrustworthy
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