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InWesterncountriespeoplehavebeenusingtheinstallmentplansincethefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.TodayalargenumberoffamiliesinGreatBritainbuyfurniturehouseholdgoodsandcarsbyinstallments.IntheU.S.thefigureismuchhigherthaninGreatBritainandpeopletherespendover10percentoftheirincomeontheinstallmentplan.Thepriceofanarticleboughtoninstallmentsisalwayshigherthanthepricethatwouldbepaidbycash.Thereisachargeforinterest.Thebuyerpaysonequarteroronethirdofthepriceasadownpaymentwhenthegoodsaredeliveredtohim.Hethenmakesregularpaymentsweeklyormonthlyuntilthefullpriceispaidup.ThelegalownershipofthegoodsremainswiththeselleruntilthefinalpaymenthasbeenmadE.Installmentbuyinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Itcanhelpcoupleswithsmallincomestofurnishtheirhomesandstarthousekeeping.Itincreasesthedemandforgoodsandinthiswayhelpsbusinessandemployment.ThereishoweverthedangerthatwhenbusinessisbadinstallmentbuyingmayendsuddenlymakingbusinessmuchworsE.Thismayresultinagreatincreaseinunemployment.Ifthepeopleontheinstallmentplanlosetheirjobstheywillprobablynotbeabletomaketheirpayments.Ifgreatnumbersofpeoplearenotabletopaytheirinstallmentdebtsthereisapossibilitythatbusinessmencannotcollecttheirdebtsandwillthereforelosemoney.Ifbusinessmenlosemoneyorfailtomakeasatisfactoryprofititbecomesmorelikelytohaveadepression.Thisiswhyinsomecountriesthegovernmentcontrolstheinstallmentplanbyfixingtheamountofthedownpaymentandinstallmentstodiscouragepeoplefrombuyingmorethantheycanpayforontheinstallmentplan.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheinstallmentplan?A.A.lotofBritishfamiliesusetheinstallmentplan.B.Morethan10percentAmericanfamiliesbuythingsoninstallments.C.AmericansdependmoreoninstallmentthanBritishpeopledo.D.Americansspendonetenthoftheirincomeoninstallmentbuying.57.Goodsboughtoninstallmentsaremoreexpensivethangoodsboughtbycashbecause______.A.thebuyerhastopayextramoneyasinterestB.thedeliveryofthegoodschargesextramoneywww..comC.thebuyerhastopayadownpaymentD.theserviceofferedbyinstallmentplanchargedextramoney58.Whatwillhappentoabuyerifhefailstomakethefullpaymentforanitemboughtoninstallments?A.HemightlosehisjoB.B.Hewillstopowningtheitemhehasbought.C.Hewillhavetosellwhathehasbought.D.Hewillgointodebt.59.TheadvantageofinstallmentbuyingmightincludeallthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.A.purchasingpowerisstrengthenedB.employmentmightbeincreasedC.peopledevelopagoodhabitofsavingmoneyD.youngcouplesareabletofurnishtheirhomes60.Insomecountriesthegovernmentscontroltheinstallmentplanto________.A.increaseemploymentB.avoiddepressionsC.ensurethatbusinessesmakegoodprofitsD.ensurethatpeoplecanpayforwhatheybuy
BDomestic驯养的horsesnowpullploughsraceintheKentuckyDerbyandcarrypolicE.Butearlyhorsesweren’ttame驯服的enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.ThousandsofyearsagopeoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfooD.Overtimepeoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorsestheychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexamplepeoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals’genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproducedtheypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn’texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds—typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshortstronglegstheanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts矿井withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavytallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.ForexamplehorsewereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculturE.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorseshumanshadtocrosslandonfoot.RidinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstimE.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.ThenewfromofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworlD.Beforedomesticationhorseswere______.A.caughtforsportsB.huntedforfoodC.madetopullploughsD.usedtocarrypeopleTheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow______.A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorseB.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalitiesC.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothersD.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomesticationHorsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby______.A.carryingheavyloadsB.changingfarmingmethodsC.servingasameansoftransportD.advancingagricultureindifferentareasThepassageismainlyabout_______.A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorsesB.howhumansandhorsesneededeachotherC.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizesD.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother
Thisisadangerousworldwelivein.ThenumberofmurdersgoesupeveryyearpeoplearedyingofcancermorepeoplecontractHIVmoreteensareusingdrugsetC.Youknowthisbecauseyouhaveheardallthestatisticsonthenewsandinthepaper.Butdoyoureallyhaveanaccurateideawhattheymean?Thenumbersaregrowingupbuthowdotheycomparetothegrowthinpopulation?Aremorecasesofthesediseasesbeingreportedbecauseofbettertestingtechniquesorarethediseasesmorecommon?ThefactisthatwithoutknowingthebackgroundstatisticsmeanverylittlE.Thisgrowingtrendofreportingonlypartoftheinformationisbecomingdangerous.ForexampleseveralyearsagoahighschoolstudentreportedthedangersofthechemicalknownasdihydrogenmonoxidE.Thischemicalfoundinmostcanceroustumors肿瘤isoftenfoundinthebloodofpeopledrunkonalcoholandcausescompletephysicalandmentaldependenceforthosewhotakethechemicalevenoncE.Afterreadinghisreportmorethan75%ofhisAdvancedPlacementChemistryclassvotedtoforbidthisdangerouschemical!Everyoneoftheabovestatementsistrueyetthischemicalisnecessarytoalllifeonearth.Thestudentsmadethemistakebecausetheyvotedknowingonlyafewstatementsandstatisticsratherthanthechemical’sfullbackgrounD.ThepointofthisarticleisthatoneshouldbeawareofwhatisandisnotbeingsaiD.Whenonefindsanewfactornumberoneshouldtrytoconsiderotherimportantinformationbeforeforminganopinionwithonlyhalf-truths.Alwaysrememberthattheauthoristryingtoconvinceyouofhisorherownviewandwillleaveoutinformationthatisdifferenttohisview.ForexamplelookagainatthestatisticsthatsuggestskiingissafE.Only32peoplemaydieeachyearwhenskiingwhile897diefromlightningstrikesbutwhichisreallythemostdangerous?IfyouthinkaboutityourealizefarfewerpeoplegoskiingeachyearthanthenumberofpeoplewhoareindangerofalightningstrikE.Whenyouthinkaboutitskiingismoredangerousthanyoumightatfirstthinkwhenlookingatstatistics.Ifweteenagersaretobeleftinthisworldwehadbetterbeabletothinkcriticallyandformourownviewsratherthanbeeasilypersuadedbyanother’s.TobewarnedistobeprepareD.Inthefirstparagraphwhatproblemdoesthewriterwanttowarnus?A.WearenowlivinginadangerousworlD.B.WegetalotoffalsestatisticsfromthemediA.C.Statisticsalonewithoutfullbackgrounddoesn’tgiveusanaccuratepicturesofthings.D.TherearearoundusmoreandmoremurdersdiseasesetC.Whydoesthewriterusetheexampleinthesecondparagraph?A.ToarguethathighschoolstudentsareeasilypersuadeD.B.Toshowthedangerofreportingonlypartoftheinformation.C.Toprovewhatisnecessarytousmightbedangerous.D.Towarnusoftheharmfulsubstancearoundus.Relativeinformationisoftenleftoutbecause__________.A.Relativeinformationisnotthatimportant.B.toomuchinformationwillmakereadersfeelconfuseD.C.theauthoristryingtoshowwhatheorshesaysistruE.D.readersarenotabletoanalyzesomuchinformationatoncE.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Weshouldlearntothinkcriticallyandlookatproblemsfromallsides.B.SomemeasuresmustbetakentoprotectourdangerousworlD.C.Thegrowingtrendofreportingonlyhalf-truthsisgettingoutofcontrol.D.Teenagersoughttoimprovetheirabilityoftellingrightfromwrong.
Mostofusareusedtoseasons.Eachyearspringfollowswinterwhichfollowsautumnwhichfollowssummerwhichfollowsspring.Andwinteriscolderthansummer.ButtheearthgoesthroughtemperaturecyclesovermuchlongerperiodsthanthosethatweexperiencE.Between65000and35000yearsagotheplanetwasmuchcolderthanitisnow.Duringthattimethetemperaturealsochangedalotwithperiodsofwarmingandcooling.IcemeltedduringthewarmperiodswhichmadesealevelsrisE.Waterfrozeagainduringthecoldperiods.A.newstudyfromSwitzerlandshedslightonwhereicesheetsmeltedduringtheiceagE.Itnowseemsthattheicemeltedatbothendsoftheearthratherthanjustineithernorthernorsouthernregions.ThissurprisedtheresearchersfromtheUniversityofBern.ScientistshavelongassumedthatmostoftheicethatmeltedwasintheNorthernhemisphere半球duringthe30000-yearlongiceagE.ThatbeliefwasheldbecausetheNorthPoleissurroundedbylandwhiletheSouthPoleissurroundedbytheAntarcticOcean.ItiseasierforicesheetstogrowonlanD.Ifsurroundedbyseatheicecaneasilyjustslipintotheoceaninsteadofbuildingup.Theresearchersusedacomputermodeltolookatwaystheicecouldmeltandhowitmightaffectsealevels.TheycomparedtheseresultstoevidenceofhowtemperaturesandcurrentsactuallychangedduringthattimE.ThemodelshowedthatifitwasonlyintheNorthernhemispherethaticemeltedtherewouldhavebeenabiggerimpact影响onoceancurrents洋流andseatemperaturesthanwhatactuallyhappeneD.StudiessuggestthatmeltingjustintheSouthernhemispherewouldhavebeenimpossibletoo.TheonlyreasonableconclusionthescientistscouldmakewasthaticemeltedequallyintheNorthandtheSouth.Itisstillamysteryastowhatcausedthetemperaturechangesthatcausedtheicetomelt.TheNorthPoleissurroundedbylandwhiletheSouthPoleissurroundedbytheAntarcticOcean.Soscientiststhoughtthat________.A.mostoftheicemeltedintheNorthernhemisphereB.mostoftheicemeltedintheSouthernhemisphereC.TheNorthPoleiscolderthanSouthPoleD.TheSouthPoleiscolderthanNorthPoleWecaninferfromthepassage________.A.theicecaneasilyjustslipintotheoceanB.volcanoescausedtheicetomeltC.meltingjustintheNorthernhemispherewouldhavebeenimpossibleD.researchersoftenusethecomputermodelshelptheirresearchwork.Thescientistsarenotsure________.A.howlongtheiceagelastedB.whereicesheetsmeltedduringtheiceageC.whatcausedthetemperaturechangesD.whattheearthismadeupofWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.computermodelB.StudiesshowicemeltedequallyintheNorthandtheSouthduringtheiceageC.MostoftheicemeltedintheNorthernhemisphereduringthe30000-yearlongiceagE.D.A.surveyresult
ThousandsofpeoplebeganpouringintoPennsylvaniafromotherstates.Theywantedtobuylotterytickets彩票.Theticketscostonly$0.9each.Butthatsmallspendingcouldbringthemarewardof$90million.Thatwasthesecondlargestlotteryjackpot积累奖金inhistory.Morethan87millionticketswereboughtforthePennsylvanialotterydrawing.Thosewhoboughtticketshadtochoosesevennumbersfrom1to80.Thechanceofwinningwasonein9.6millionbutthatlittlechancecertainlydidn'taffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawingticketsweresoldattheunbelievableaffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawingticketsweresoldattheunbelievablerateof500perseconD.Expertssaymanypeoplebuylotteryticketsbecausetheyjustwanttohaveapieceoftheaction.OtherssaythelotteryisastockmarketforpoorpeoplE.ItallowsthemtodreamaboutwealththeyprobablyneverhavE.Butmanypeoplebelievelotteriesarenobetterthanlegalized合法化的gambling.Somecriticsnotethatmostpeoplewhoplayarepoorandmanynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.Therearealsomanyaddictswhotakethegameseriously.Theymaypourtheirlifesavingsintolotterytickets.Someclubshavebeenformedtohelpthemkickthehabit.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheyprovidemoneythatwouldotherwisehavetocomefromnewtaxes.Theprofitsfromlotteriesareusuallyusedtopayforeducationorprogramsforseniorcitizens.Butcriticssaythisarrangementjustallowsstatestolegalizevice恶习underthenameofsocialprogress.NomatterwhetheryouregardstatelotteriesrightornotyoucannotrefusetoaccepttheirextremepopularitywithmanyAmericans.56.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A.lotteriesareofgreatbenefittoeveryonewhobuysthemB.manypeoplebuylotteryticketsbutlotteriescausedisagreementC.playingalotteryisjustlikeinvestinginthestockmarketD.lotteriesarenothingbutlegalizedvice57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheydon'thavetopayextrataxes.B.ThepopularityoflotteriesinAmericaactuallyissocialprogressC.Somecriticsdon'tlikelotteriesbecausemanypeoplewastemoneyonthemD.Peoplelovethelotterybecauseitisastockmarket58.InjustonehourinthelastfewdaysthePennsylvanialotterysoldticketstotaling.A.$1.62millionB.$1.82millionC.$9.6millionD.$87million59.Peoplewhoareaddictedtoplayinglotteriesshould.A.joinasupportgroupB.kickthehabitC.winthelotteryD.saveeverycent
Shoplifting入店行窃ishappeninginstoresorsupermarketsthroughouttheworlD.HowevershopliftinghappensmoreinBritishstoresaccordingtoarecentresearchbytheUK-basedCenterforRetailResearch.NapoleononceconsideredBritainasanationofshopkeeperstowhichsomanypeopledreamedoftraveling.Nowitseemsitisanationofshoplifters.AccordingtotheresearchBritainisthemostlight-fingeredcountryinEuropewithnearlyoneineverytwocasesofshopliftingacrossthecontinenttakingplaceinBritishstores.Thereportsaidtherewerenearly566000reportedcasesofshopliftinginBritainoutofaEurope-widetotalof1.27million.ThenextworstcountriesinEuropeFranceandGermanycamewellbelowBritainwithonly188000and167000casesrespectively.Switzerlandliveduptoitsclean-livingreputationwithjust10198recordedcasesofshoptheftanditisthelowestinEuropE.TheonlyreasonIcanthinkofisthehigherlevelofcriminalityinBritainreportauthorJoshuaBamfieldsaiD.ButtheblameforBritain'spoorshowingdoesnotliewhollyatthedoorstepofBritonsBamfieldsaidbutalsowithsomeorganizedforeigngroupstravelingincitiessuchasLondon.TherearetravelinggroupsofthievesmanyfromplaceslikePolandandRussiathattargetlargedepartmentstoresBamfieldsaiD.TheproblemisrightacrossEurope―thecriminalshaveformedtheirownEuropeanUnion.BamfieldsaidonefactorcausingsomemistakesonthestatisticswasalsolikelytobethatretailersinBritainweremorelikelytorecordtheftscomparedtoothernationssuchasGreece.It'sasocialphenomenonthatcouldhappeninanycountriessaidBamfieldThemostimportantthingishowtopreventitratherthanaccusingofittoomuch.68.Bysayinganationofshopkeepers.Napoleonprobablymeantthat__.A.BritainwasanationofshopliftersthoughitwasrichthenB.BritainshouldhavecaredmoreaboutitsagricultureC.Britain'seconomywasexperiencingagreatdevelopmentD.Britainshouldtakesomemeasurestoreducethenumberofshops69.Accordingtothepassageinwhichcountryarewelikelytofeelsaferwhenshopping?A.BritainB.GermanyC.FranceD.Switzerland70.FromwhatJoshuaBamfieldsaiditcanbeinferredthat__.A.it'sthehighestlevelofcriminalitythatcausedBritain'ssocialproblemB.Britain'ssocialproblemofshoptheftcamefromvarietiesofsidesC.Britain'spoorshowingdoesnotliewhollyatthedoorstepofBritonsD.it'stravelinggroupsofthievesthatmakeupthemajorityofBritain'sshoplifters71.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Protectingourselvesisimportantwhenshopping.B.ShopliftingisbecomingseriousespeciallyinBritain.C.ShopliftingdoesgreatharmtopeopleacrossEuropE.D.Europeissufferingmanytravelinggroupsofthieves.
Hastherecenteconomicdownturnaffectedyourlife?FormanyyoungChineseithasdriventhemtoembraceafarmorefrugaleconomicallifestylE.WangHao24isaBeijingofficeworker.HemadearesolutioninJunelastyeartolimithisweeklylivingexpensesto100yuan.That'sthecostofeightBigMacsinChina.ThefinancialcrisishastaughtaspendinglessontoyoungpeopleinChinaincludingmesaidWangwhopostedhisresolutiononhisblogwhichhasdrawnover200000hits.Asthefinancialcrisisaffectstheeconomywhite-collarworkersspeakofreducingsalaries.SomeareunemployeD.AnduniversitystudentsarefacingtheworstjobprospectssinceChina'seconomicreformbegan30yearsago.TosavemoneypeoplehavestartedtosharedinnershousestaxisandotheractivitieswithstrangerstheymeetonlinE.Webusersposttheiractivitiesonsitessuchaswww.Pinkewang.comandinviteotherstojointhem.LinXiongbothefounderofPinkewangsaidhiswebsitesawa100percentincreaseofvisitorslastNovemberaftertheglobalfinancialcrisisbrokeout.PeoplearealsousingwebsiteslikeLin'stoshareotheractivityideassuchastrainingprogramssportsandentertainments.Sharingactivitieswithotherscansavealotofmoneywithoutloweringone'squalityoflifesaid27-year-oldXuLi.He'samanageratapublicrelationsfirmandalong-timeuserofwebsiteslikePinkewang.ItwasontheInternetthatXurecentlyfoundanotherpersontotakepartinanEnglishtrainingprogramwithhim.Byjoiningtheprogramwithanotherpersonheandhispartnerreceiveda10percentdiscountforthecoursesavingthemmorethan1000yuan.YoungChineseborninthe80susedtobeaccusedofbeingmaterialistiC.Theyfavoreddesignerclothesandthelatestelectronicproductsandmanyofthemspenttheirmonthlysalariesratherthansavingthem.TheybecameknownastheYueguanggroup.Howeversincetheeconomysloweddownthislifestylehaslostmuchofitscharm.NowmoreandmoreyoungChineseconsidersavingmoneytobemorefashionablethanspending.ThefrugallifestylestheseyoungChineseareembracingseemtobeacceptedbytheauthoritiestoo.InacommentarypublishedinthePeople'sDailyrecentlythewritersaidfrugalitydidnotconflictwiththegovernment'sdemand-stimulatingpoliciesasitcalledforreasonableratherthanrecklessspending.FrugallifestylesshouldbecomeafashionespeciallyinthefinancialcrisissaidthewriterWangJinyou.63.Thepassagewaswrittento_________.A.advertiseawebsitecalledwww.Pinkewang.comB.showhowyoungChinesearedealingwiththeeconomicsituationC.showthelifeconditionsofwhite-collarworkersinChinaD.tellthereadersabouttheeconomicproblemsChinaisfacing64.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.WangHao’sblogispopularbecausethestoriesinhisblogareveryinteresting.B.ThefinancialcrisisbegantoaffectChinesepeople’slivesinDecember2008.C.SincetheeconomicdownturnfastconsumerlifestylesarelesspopularinChinanow.D.Thegovernmenthasaskedpeopletospendlessmoneytofighttheeconomiccrisis.65.AccordingtothepassagethefollowingareallcausedbythefinancialcrisisEXCEPTthat_________.A.agreatmanycollegestudentshavedecidednottocontinuetheirstudiesB.thereislesshopeforcollegegraduatestofindtheiridealjobsC.youngpeoplehavetocutdowntheirlivingexpensesD.somewhite-collarworkersareoutofwork66.Weknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.XuLiwillhavetopayover5000yuanforhistrainingprogramifheattendsitaloneB.theChinesepeoplewhowereborninthe1980sdevelopedthegoodhabitofsavingmoneyC.thetrendforyoungChinesetoadoptfrugallifestylesgoesagainstcurrentgovernmentpoliciesD.it’snothingnewforyoungChinesetoshareactivitieswithothersontheInternet
A.typical①ChineseInternetuserisayoungmalewhoprefersinstantmessagingtoe-mailseldommakesonlinepurchases②andfavorsnewsmusicandgamessites.Accordingtoastudyabouttwo-thirdsofsurveyparticipants③usetheInternetfornews—oftenentertainment-related—orforonlinegames.Abouthalfdownloadmusicandmovies.Theyalsotendtopreferinstantmessagingtoe-mailandtheyaredependingontheInternetmorefrequentlythanbeforetocommunicatewithotherswhohavethesameprofessionshobbiesandpoliticalinterests.OnlinepurchasesstillremainunpopularinChinA.Three-quartersofuserssurveyedhaveneverboughtanythingovertheInternetandonly10percentmakepurchasesevenonceamonth.AmongthosewhodobuyonlinemostpayforentertainmentwhileothersbuyphonecardsorcomputerhardwareorsoftwarE.Manypeopledon’ttrustthequalityofgoodsboughtonlineGuosaidWednesday.Iftheybuyitinastoreanddon’tlikeittheycaneasilybringitback.Thesurveywasdoneinfivemajorcities:BeijingShanghaiGuangzhouChengduandChangshA.ResultsdonotnecessarilyprojectcountrywidebecauseInternetuseinruralareasislowerthanincities.Guodescribesthetypicalnetizen④inthefivecitiessurveyedasyoungmalericherandmorehighlyeducateD.Malesmakeuptwo-thirdsoftheInternetcommunityandmorethan80percentofusersareunder24.Amongpeopleages25to2960percentto80percentgoonlinE.Chinahasmorethan100millionpeopleonlinesecondintheworldtotheUnitedStates.Notes:①typicaladj.典型的②purchasen./v.购买③participantn.参与者④netizenn.网民Choosethebestanswersaccordingtotheabove:A.typicalChineseInternetuserwillbetheonewho_________.A.likestosende-mailsB.likestobuygoodsonlineC.likestopayforentertainmentD.likesthegamessitesOnlinepurchasesstillremainunpopularinChinamainlybecause_________.A.itismoredifficultforsalesreturnsB.peoplehaven’tcomputersC.peoplecan’thavealookatthegoodsD.goodsboughtonlineareoflowqualityWhichofthefollowingwordsfailstodescribethetypicalnetizensinthefivecities?A.welleducatedB.richerC.femaleD.youngAccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationbetweenonlinepeopleandtheirages?A.B.C.D.
Duringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenagreatchangeinthelivesofwomen.A.womanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwentiesandwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildrenofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsolD.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteenthemotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyearsduringwhichchanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandsheislikelytotakepaidworkuntilsixty.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’slifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen’seconomic经济的position.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolandtookafull-timejoB.Howeverwhentheymarriedtheyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen;manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatageandthoughwomenmarryyoungermoremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Manymoreafterwardsreturntofull-timeorpart-timework.SuchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriagewiththehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifE.63.Wearetoldthatinatypicalfamilyinabout1900________.A.fewchildrendiedbeforetheywerefiveB.sevenoreightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveC.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteenD.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive64.Onereasonwhythewomanoftodaymaytakeajobisthatshe_______________.A.isyoungerwhenherchildrenareoldenoughtolookafterthemselvesB.doesnotlikechildrenherselfC.needn’tworryaboutfoodforherchildrenD.canbefreefromfamilydutieswhenshereachessixty65.Manygirlsarenowlikelyto_______________________.A.giveuptheirjobsaftertheyaremarriedB.leaveschoolassoonastheycanC.marrysothattheycangetajobD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy66.Accordingtothepassageitisnowquitecommonforwomento______________.A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthanthemselvesC.startworkingagainlaterinlifeD.marrywhilestillatschool
TherepairmantoldmeNochargeProfessorPan!We’refriends.I’dratherpayIreplieD.Ifit’sfreeIcan’taffordit!ChineseoftenrefusepaymentforprofessionalservicesinsistingWe’refriendsnow!ButthentheyshowuplatertoaskmetotutortheminEnglishorgetthemintoanAmericanuniversityandIwishI’dhavejustpaidthe30yuanIowedtheminthefirstplace!AccordingtotheAmericansThere’snofreelunchmeaningthatthere’sapriceforeverythingandI’malwayslookingaroundtofigureoutwhatthismeans.Manyofourneighborshavegivenusfruitorflowersorcostlyteasneveraskinganythinginreturn.Foryearsabicyclerepairmanhasrepeatedlyrefusedtoletmepayhim.Waituntilyouhavesomethingmajortofix!heinsists.ImentionedtoapeasantfriendthatIwishedIhadastonemilltogrind磨flourforbreaD.A.monthlaterheshowedupwithabeautifulmillthathe’dhadhisuncleinthecountrysidecarvefromasolidblockofgranite花岗石.Chinesegenerosity慷慨isarealeducationforAmericanslikemewhowouldratheravoidsocialentanglements纠纷andjusthandoverthemoney.Butcashcan’tcompensate补偿forthegreatestgiftfriendship.WhenanAmericansawsomeofmyfriendssittingonbamboostoolsunderthetreessipping呷teahesaidTheymusthavenothingbettertodo.ActuallyIsaidtheyareprofessorswithplentytodo.Butprobablyyou’rerightinsayingthatatthismomenttheyhavenothingbettertodo.AndneitherdoI!AndIjoinedthegroup.WechattedaboutteaandChinesecookingandhowmuchmyboyshavegrownsincewearriveD.OnemansaidTheywerepocket-sizedwhenyoucameherE.Nowthey’retallerthanyou.Howtimeflies!Howlifeflies.AndChinesearesmartenoughtosharewhattheyknowtheycannotkeep.TheyfreelygiveoftheirtimenevertoobusytohelpafrienD.AndtheyareteachingmeslowlytobothgiveandreceivE.SothenexttimesomeonesaysNochargE.We’refriends!Iwillthankthemheartily.ButiftheyshowuplateraskingmetotutortheminEnglishI’llmakesuretheytutormysoninChineseaswellbecausethere’sstillnofreelunch.60.Theauthorinsistedonpayingrepairmanwhilehewasofferedfreerepairsbecausehe____.A.wasanhonestmanB.didn’tknowtherepairmanC.thoughtitnaturaltopayforothers’serviceD.didn’twanttohelpothersinreturn61.GenerallytheauthorthinksthatChineseare____.A.generousandalwaysreadytohelptheirfriendsB.goodatexchangeofequalvaluesC.freeenoughtodrinkteaandchatwiththeirfriendsD.helpfulbutdon’ttreasuretime62.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe____.A.LearntoBothGiveAndReceiveB.A.GoodLessonfromChineseC.TrueHelporNotD.StillNoFreeLunch63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheChinesewouldrathernottakethemoneytoavoidproblemsinsocialcommunication.B.Whenapeasantknewtheauthorneededamillhemadeonefortheauthorhimself.C.TheauthorthinksthatChinesearewiseenoughtoenjoythelimitedlifE.D.TheauthorthinkslittleofChinesewayoflifE.
Whiledrunkendrivingmaybeonthedeclinetrafficsafetyexpertsremainpuzzledoverhowtodealwithanotheralcoholrelateddanger:drunkenpedestrains.Pedestriansstruckandkilledbycarsoftenareextremelydrunk.Infacttheyareintoxicatedmorefrequently-andwithhigherbloodalcohollevels-thandrunkendriverswhoarekilledinaccidentsvariousstudieshaveshown.Fortypercentofadultpedestriansinvolvedinfatalcrasheshaveabloodalcohollevelofatleast0.10-whichbylawinmoststatessignifiesintoxication-comparedtoonly25percentofdriversindeadlyaccidentsaccordingtorecentfederaldatA.Sometypesofpedestrainaccidentshavebeendecliningnationallyespeciallythoseinvolvingchildrenbutthenumberofadultpedestrianswhoaredrunkwhenkilledintraffichasremainedrelativelysteadyat2500ayear.ThetotalnumberofpedestrianskilledannuallyinU.S.trafficaccidentsisatleast7000oroneofeverysevenhighwayaccidentsresultingindeath.We’redealingherewethinkwithaveryseveredrinkingproblemthatleadstoaseverehighwaysafetyproblemsaidRichardBlombergpresidentofDunlapandAssociatesIncinNorwalkCoon.BlombergwhoseconsultingcompanyfoundaveryhighrateofalcoholinvolvementinacontrolledstudyofpedestrianaccidentsinNewOrleanswasamongseveralresearcherswhospokeonthetopicattheannualmeetingoftheResearchcouncil’sTransportationResearchBoardTRBinWashingtoninJanuary.PedestrianaccidentshavenotreceivedenoughattentioninthepastaccordingtoKayColpittswhochairstheboard’scommitteeonpedestrians.Fewmethodsexisttomonitorwalkinghabitsshesaidandresearchershavebeenmystifiedabouthowtopreventdisasters.5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TrafficSafety.B.DrunkenDrivers.C.DrunkenPedestrianAccidents.D.ASevereHighwaySafetyproblem.6.Amongthecausesofwalkers’accidentsthemostseriousproblemis.A.longdelaysintrafficsignalsthatmaymakepeoplecrossstreetswithoutpayingattentiontotrafficrulesB.alcoholC.alackofadultkeepingeyesonmanychildreninvolvedinaccidentsD.formerdrunkendriverswhoselicensesarenotallowedtouseforatime7.Accordingtorecentfederaldatadrunkendriverswithanover0.10bloodalcohollevelindeadlyaccidents.A.are15percentlessthandrunkenadultwalkerswiththesamelevelB.are2500ayearC.areatleast7000inUStrafficaccidentsD.makeuponeseventhofhighwayaccidents8.AccordingtothepassagewhatisBlomberg?A.Aresearcher.B.Aspecialistintrafficsafety.C.Aclerkofaconsultingcompany.D.Agovernmentofficial
ThehomeserviceindustryinBeijingisexpectedtobecomemoreattractivebothasajobandasanindustry.SourcesattheBeijingPeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferencesaidresistancetohomeserviceworkismeltingawayfrommindsofthecity’slaid-offworkersTheConferencesuggestedtheestablishmentofmunicipalcenterswhichsupervise监督propertymanagementhouseholdmendingandinstallationandhousekeepingservices.Moderncitylifeiscreatinganeedforindustrializationhomeservices.Thiswillcreatejobopportunitiesforlaid-offworkerssaidvicedirectoroftheSocialJudicialCommitteeoftheConferencE.BeijingresidentshavelongdesiredahomeserviceindustrythedemandisexpectedtodriveneweconomicgrowthandtherearefewhighqualityhomeheldservicesinBeijingandcustomersandalwayscomplaining.Inthepastfewlaid-offworkersinBeijingdesiredtoworkashomehelpersjobslargelytakenbyyoungwomenfromthecountryside.AtthesametimesomecityresidentshavenotfeltsafetrustingruralgirlswithmodernhouseholdmachinesorwiththeirsmallchildrenManypeoplewouldpaymoreforreliablehousekeeperswhoaremorefamiliarwithcitylifebuttheyhavehadnowayofgettingoneeventhoughthecityishomeofthousandsoflaid-offworkers.BytheendofJunethisyeartherewere30.600joblessworkersinthecity.Mostofthemarewomenintheir40’swhoarenotblessedwithparticularskillsandwhohavehadtheirworkethics准则shapedbytheplannedeconomyManyofthemwereatalosswhentheyfirstrealizedtheyhadlosttheirjobsandawayoflifetheyhadgotusedotfordecades.Theyneverimaginedbeinglaidoffbysatteownedenterprisestheyneverconsideredotherkindsofemployment.Forthemtheprivatesector部门meanttakingrisks;house-keepingimpliedlowersocialstatusGaoYunfang44isapioneerwhoisbreakingtheicE.ShesellstheBeijingMorningPostinthemorningandworksattwohouseholdsintheafternoon.Sheearns1.000yuanpermonthsoshenolongerworriesaboutherdaughter’stuitionatauniversityinShanghai.64.Whatistalkedaboutinthepassage?A.HomeserviceBModerncitylife.CLaid-offworkersD.Socialstatus65.Whydidn’tthelaid-offworkersliedtodohomeservicesinthepast?ALowsalaryB.LowersocialstatusC.DirtyworkingconditionDToomuchextrawork66Whyweremanylaid―offworkersataloss?ABecausetheydidn’tgetusedtothenewwayoflife.BBecausetheyaretoooldtofindanewjobCBecausetheydislikebeinglaidoff.D.Becausetheythinktheylosttheirsocialstands
AnycountryhasgoodreasonstowantitscitizenstobeashealthyaspossiblE.Thisledtotheinstructionofhealthserviceinmanycountries.BritainhasdevelopedintoacountryinwhichallcitizenscangetmostofthehealthtreatmentfreE.Themoneyforthisispartlyfromthepeoplewhoarewillingtooffer.ButtherearedifferentopinionsabouttheHealthServicE.ThenumberofpatientstreatedeveryyearandthecostoftreatmentaremuchgreaterthanexpecteD.ThismeansthatthepeoplewhoworkfortheHealthService―doctorsnursesandotherhospitalworkershavemuchmoreworktodoandasaresulttheyhavelittletimeforpreventivetreatment.Howeverthetoughproblemisthatasmanypeopleareabletoreceivetreatmentmoreexpensivethantheycanpaysometimespeoplegoandvisittheirdoctorswhentheydon’treallyneedto.Astherearemanypatientsdoctorscannotspendtimelongenoughwitheachpatient.Sosomepeopleprefertopayfortheirowntreatmentsothattheirdoctorscanexaminethemmorecarefully.Infactsomerichpeoplefeelthattheyshouldpaymorefreemoneywhichwouldbegiventoothercitizens.55.Britainisdescribedasanexampletoshowthat_____.A.itisaveryrichcountryinEuropeB.itisacountrywiththeHealthServiceC.everyoneintheUKenjoysfreemedicalcareD.peoplehavetoplaypartofthemedicinefee56.WhatistheproblemintheHealthService?A.DoctorsandnursesarenotworkingharD.B.Peoplecangetmorepreventivetreatment.C.Therearenotenoughwell-traineddoctors.D.Moneyisnotenoughtoemploymoremedicalworkers.57.Whydomanypeoplegoandseethedoctorsevenwhentheyreallydon’tneedto?A.Togetnecessaryprotectivetreatment.B.TotakebacksomeexpensivemedicinE.C.ToreceivetreatmentfreeofchargE.D.Tokeephimselfevenmorehealthy.58.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.ThereismuchtoimprovetheHealthServicE.B.Peopleshouldnotgotothedoctor’sunlessnecessary.C.TheHealthServiceisquitesuccessfulsofar.D.Therichshouldbeallowedtopayforthetreatment.
AwarenessWeeks认知宣传周havebecomearegularpartofBritain'sculturallandscapeoverthepastfewyears.Theystartedbackin1957whenonecharity慈善机构ChristianAiddecidedtomakeallitsmoney-raisingeffortsononetimeofyear.ItwasthoughtthatbydoingthistheywouldgetmorepublicityfortheircausE.Theywererightandsoonothercharitiesandcampaigngroupsfollowedthem.Thesedaysmostdonationstocharityarenotcollectedonthestreets.Soinsteadofjustaskingformoneycharitiesprefertospendtheirtimeraisingawareness—spreadingknowledgeoftheworktheydoorthecausetheysupport.Theyalsocompetewithbusinessesandtradegroupswhouseawarenessweeksasmarketingcampaignsfortheirproducts.Therearenow500awarenessweeksheldeveryyearintheUK.NoweekgoesbywithoutonegrouporanothertryingtomaketheBritishpublicawareofsomethingwithmostheldinMayorOctober.Thedangerwithalltheseawarenessweeksisthatpeoplestarttobecomecynical不信任.TakeNationalSmileWeekitseemslikeagreatideA.Let'sallmakeeachother'slifealittlebithappierwithafriendlysmilE.Butreallyit'sjustagroupofdentistsandcosmeticscompaniestryingtosellustoothpastes.It'senoughtomakeyouwanttostartNationalForgetAboutItWeek.PeoplefeelthatmanyawarenesscampaignsarejustmarketingexercisessaysMsOrmistonwhoeditstheAwarenessCampaignRegisteranewsletterwhichencouragespeoplewhorunAwarenessWeekstobecomemoreawareofeachother.But90percentofcampaignsarerunbytraditionalcharitiesornotforgroupstomakemoney.There'sstillnoofficialgroupforawarenesscampaignssaysMsOrmiston.Peoplecandowhattheylikewhateverthesizeoftheirbudgets经费ortheirpublicrelationsmachinesallows.Thissituationhasledtocallsforlawstostoprealcharitieshavingtheireffortsovershadowedbymarketingcampaigns.Thiscouldbedonebymakingthetwogroupsholdtheirweeksatdifferenttimesorstoppingbusinessesrunningimitation模仿charitycampaigns.Butthereisanotherway.Maybeit'stimeforNationalWeakAwarenessWeekespeciallyforpeoplewhoseawarenessofAwarenessWeeksisweak.What'sthemainpurposeofawarenessweeksrunbycharitiesinBritain?A.Toraisemoneyforcharities.B.Tospreadknowledgeofcharities.C.Totakeupmarketingcampaigns.D.ToadvertisetheirgoodsforsalE.Whydopeoplestarttobecomecynicalaboutawarenessweeks?A.ToomanyawarenessweeksmakepeoplefeelboreD.B.Peoplefeelmanyawarenessweeksarejustformarketingexercises.C.Peoplehaveaweakawarenessofawarenessweeks.D.AwarenessweeksareheldtoooftenandtoomuchmoneyisraiseD.WhatdoesMsOrmistonthinkaboutawarenessweeks?A.Mostoftheawarenessweeksshouldnotbeformakingmoney.B.Officialgroupsshouldtaketheplaceofcharitiesinawarenesscampaigns.C.Peoplecandowhattheylikeinawarenessweeks.D.Peoplecangetlargerbudgetsthroughawarenesscampaigns.
ExpertssaythatitisnoteasytogetusedtolifeinanewculturE.Cultureshockisthetermspecialistsusewhentalkingaboutthefeelingsthatpeoplehaveinanewenvironment.Therearethreestagesofcultureshocksaythespecialists.Inthefirststagethenewcomersliketheirnewenvironment.ThenwhenthefreshexperiencediestheybegintohatethecitythecountrythepeopleandeverythingelsE.InthelaststagethenewcomersbegintoadjusttotheirsurroundingsandasaresultenjoytheirlifemorE.Therearesomeobviousfactorsincultureshock.Theweathermaybeunpleasant.Thecustomsmaybedifferent.Thepublicservicesystemsthetelephonepostofficeortransportationmaybedifficulttoworkout.Thesimplestthingsseemtobebigproblems.Thelanguagemaybedifficult.Whofeelscultureshock?Everyonedoesinthiswayorthat.ButcultureshocksurprisesmostpeoplE.Veryoftenthepeoplehavingtheworstcultureshockarethosewhoneverhadanydifficultiesintheirhomecountriesandweresuccessfulintheircommunity.Comingtoanewcountrythesepeoplefindtheydonothavethesameestablishedpositions.Theyfindthemselveswithoutarolealmostwithoutanidentity身份TheyhavetobuildanewselfimagE.Cultureshockgivesrisetoafeelingofdisorientation迷惘.Thisfeelingmaybehomesickness.WhenhomesickpeoplefeellikestayinginsideallthetimE.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromthestrangeenvironmentandcreateandescapeinsidetheirroomforasenseofsecurity.ThisescapedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshockfortheshorttermbutitdoesnothingtomakethepersonfamiliarwiththeculturE.Gettingtoknowthenewenvironmentandgainingexperiencearethelongtermsolutionstotheproblemofcultureshock.60.Themainpurposeofthetextis____________________A.totakepityonthehomesickB.tosharehisfeelingaboutstayingabroadC.tointroducetheknowledgeofcultureshockD.toencourageandcheerupthecultureshocksufferers61.Whatdoestheexpressionadjusttointhefirstparagraghprobablymean?A.GetusedtoB.GettiredofC.ProtectD.Appreciate62.Ifonefeelshomesickheshould____________________A.stayinsideallthetimeforsafetyB.phonehisparentsorfriendsinhishomecountryforcomfortC.workhardtobuildanewselfimageD.gettoknowthenewsurroundingsandgainexperience63.Whichofthefollowingfactsaboutcultureshockistrue?A.Thesuccessfulonesintheircommunityhavelessdifficultyinaforeignenvironment.B.Cultureshockdoesn'tincludesuchfactorsascustomsone'snativelanguageandsoon.C.Cultureshockgivesrisetothefeelingofbeinglost.D.Thespecialistsgoingabroadwon'texperiencethestagesofcultureshock
InthepastyoungpeopleinJapanwereexpectedtotakeonresponsibilitiestosupporttheirparentsandgrandparents.Nowtheyexpecttobesupportedwellintoyoungadulthood.TheNewbreedbornsincethe1960shaveneverknownanythingbutrichness.Youthareseenasresistanttoenteringsocietyasmatureadultstobecomingsocialcitizens.OncethegreatobjectiveofreconstructionaftertheSecondWorldWarwasaccomplishedanewgenerationlostthemotivatingpowerthathaduntiedthenationtogether.Japan’sbirthratehasbeenfallingrapidlypartlybecauseoftherecession衰退andthejobandfinancial金融的insecuritythatithascaused.In1999thefigurewas1.38childrenperwomanthelowesteverrecorded.Atthesametimeyouthcrimealthoughstillespeciallylowbywesternstandardsrosetoitshighestlevelsincerecord-keepingbegan32yearsago.Likewisethepercentageofstudentsdroppingoutbeforegraduatingat2.5%alsoverylowbywesternstandardshasbeenrising.Entrepreneurial企业家的rolemodelsarefewandfarbetween.BillGatesisoftenmentionedbutaforeignmodelcanonlyhavesomuchinfluence.TheproblemisthatJapaneseculturediscouragespeoplefromrevealingdetailsofpersonallifeincludingsuchordeal考验asstartingacompany.InthepastsuccessfulcompaniessuchasHondaorHitachiprovidedrolemodelsofasort.Buttodaytheyhavebeenfadedbythedownturnandfewothershaverisentotaketheirplace.Youngpeoplealsoquiteoftenfeelisolatedfromtheirfatherswhoworkedtoohardattheirjobstoestablishmuchofarelationshipwiththeirchildren.Theonethingthey’resureofisthattheydon’twanttobeliketheirfathers.Andthegirlsdon’twanttobewithboyswhoareliketheirfatherssotheboysaresurenottobesaysProfessorMorishma.68.Accordingtothepassageformeryoungpeoplewereexpectedto___________.A.toenterthesocietybeforeadulthoodB.toholdtogetherC.toworkhardandsupporttheirfamilyD.tostudyhardandfindagoodjob69.TheworditLine2Para.2mostprobablyrefersto_________.A.economicrecessionB.jobunsafetyC.birthrateD.financialunsafety70.Theauthortakesthetwoexamplesoftheyouthcrimeandstudents’droppingoutbeforegraduatingtoshow__________.A.theyouthareoverburdenedB.theeducationalsysteminJapanisnotsatisfyingC.publicsecurityandorderinJapanisbadD.theethnical道德的levelofyouthinJapanisfalling71.TodayentrepreneurialmodelsarerarelyfoundinJapan_________.A.becauseofthediscouragementofJapanesecultureB.becauseoftheworshippingofwesternmodelsC.becauseofthelackofexperienceofstartingacompanyD.becausethenewbreeddon’twanttoworkhard
AgehasitsspecialadvantagesinAmerica.Andoneofthemoreimpressiveofthemistheseniorcitizendiscount.Anyonewhohasreachedacertainage―insomecasesaslowas55―isautomaticallyentitledtoplentyofpricereductionsatnearlyeverylevelofcommerciallife.Eligibility资格isdeterminednotbyone’sneedbutbythedateonone’sbirthcertificate.Practicallythediscountshavebecomearoutinepartofmanybusinesses―ascommonascolortelevisionsinmotelroomsandfreecoffeeonairliners.Peoplewitharrayhairoftenaregiventhediscountswithoutevenaskingforthem;yetmillionsofAmericansaboveage60arehealthyandsolvent有支付能力的.Businessesthatwouldneverdareofferdiscountstocollegestudentsoranyoneunder30freelyofferthemtoolderAmericans.Thepracticeisacceptablebecauseofthewidespreadbeliefthatelderlyandneedyaresynonymous同义的.Perhapsthatoncewastruebuttodaytobesurethereiseconomicvarietywithintheelderlyandmostofthemaren’tpoor.Itisimpossibletodeterminetheeffectofthediscountsonindividualcompanies.Formanyfirmstheyareastimulustoincome.ButinothercasesthediscountsaregivenattheexpensedirectlyorindirectlyofyoungerAmericans.Moreovertheydirectlyannoysomepoliticiansandscholarswhoconsideritacomingconflictbetweenthegenerations.GenerationaltensionsarebeingfueledbycontinuingdebateoverSocialSecuritybenefitswhichmostlyinvolvesatransferofresourcesfromtheyoungtotheold.Employmentisanotherpoint.SupportedbylawsandcourtdecisionsmoreandmoreolderAmericansarerefusingtheretirementdinnerinfavorofstayingonthejob―therebylesseningemploymentandpromotionopportunitiesforyoungerworkers.Farfromakindofcharitytheyoncewereseniorcitizendiscountshavebecomeapowerfuleconomicprivilege特权toagroupwithmillionsofmemberswhodon’tneedthem.Itnolongermakessensetotreattheelderlyasasinglegroupwhoseeconomicneedsdeservepriorityoverthoseofothers.Seniorcitizendiscountsonlyenrichthemyththatolderpeoplecan’ttakecareofthemselvesandneedspecialtreatment;andtheythreatenthecreationofanewmyththattheelderlyareungratefulandtakingforthemselvesattheexpenseofchildrenandotheragegroups.SeniorcitizendiscountsaretheheartoftheverythingolderAmericansarefightingagainst―discriminationbyage.72.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat______A.offeringseniorcitizendiscountshasbecomeroutinecommercialpracticeB.seniorcitizendiscountshaveenabledmanyoldpeopletoliveagoodlifeC.givingseniorcitizendiscountshasincreasedthemarketfortheelderlyD.seniorcitizenshavetoshowtheirbirthcertificatestogetadiscount73.Thereasontogibetheseniorcitizendiscountisthat____________A.theelderlyneedhumanehelpfromsocietyB.businessesshoulddosomethingforsocietyinreturnC.oldpeopleareentitledtospecialtreatmentfortheircontributiontosocietyD.theseniordiscountscanmakeupforthelackoftheSocialSecuritysystem74.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheSocialSecuritysystem?A.ItencourageselderlypeopletoretireintimeB.ItopensupbroadcareerchancesforyoungpeopleC.ItbenefitstheoldattheexpenseoftheyoungD.Itshouldbestrengthenedbylawsandcourtdecisions75.Whatdoestheauthormainlyargueinthepassage?A.SeniorcitizensshouldfighthardagainstagediscriminationB.TheelderlyareselfishandtakingseniordiscountsforgrantedC.SeniorcitizendiscountsmaywellbeatypeofagediscriminationD.Discountsshouldbegiventotheeconomicsneedsofseniorcitizens
AdvertisersPerformaUsefulServicetotheCommunityAdvertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveaflairforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowarounD.‘It’siniquitous’theysay‘thatthisentirelyunproductiveindustryifwecancallitthatshouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterallit’stheconsumerwhopays’Thepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.A.greatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementswereaD.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.SupposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachineitismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformancepriceetC.fromanadvertisement.LotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisementsbutthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubteD.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenaretoo!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybyelawswhilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonlycloselyprintedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?A.cheerfulwittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrabwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyrationofcalamities.Wemustnotforgeteitherthatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.NewspaperscommercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsubsistwithoutthissourceofrevenuE.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaperorcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthe‘smallads.’whichareinvirtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazinE.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplished完成的实现的throughthesecolumns.Forinstanceyoucanfindajobbuyorsellahouseannounceabirthmarriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe‘hatchmatchanddispatch’columnbutbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor‘agony’column.NootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannaturE.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!1.Whatismainideaofthispassage?A.Advertisement.B.Thebenefitsofadvertisement.C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.D.Thecostsofadvertisement.2.TheattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisersisA.appreciativE.B.trustworthy.C.critical.D.dissatisfactory.3.Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers?A.Becauseadvertisersoftenbrag.B.Becausecriticsthinkadvertisementisawasteofmoney.C.Becausecustomersareencouragedtobuymorethannecessary.D.BecausecustomerspaymorE.4.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknoweverything.B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.C.Goodqualityproductsdon’tneedtobeadvertiseD.D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.5.Thepassageis_______________A.Narration.B.Description.C.Criticism.D.Argumentation.
Todaywhentherearemanytopgraduateslookingfortopjobsgraduatescandifferentiate区别themselvesbyobtainingadoublemajororevenadoubledegreE.Increasinglyemployersarelookingforindividualswhoarenotonlycompetentandintelligentbutwhohavedifferentskillsetsandwhoareknowledgeableinmanyareas.Partoftheappealtoemployersisthatyourextraworkdemonstratesawillingnesstotakeondifficulttasks.Additionallyifyourmajorsoverlap重叠youareabletoshowpotentialemployersthatyouhavebothbreadthanddepthofknowledgE.Bystudyingforadoublemajoralthoughyouwillbestudyingforonlyonedegreeyouwillbefocusingontworelatedandintegratedsubjectsthatcomplement补充eachother.Classesoverlapbetweenthemajorsmeaningfewerclassesarerequiredthanwithadoubledegreesoitiseasiertofinishwithinfouryears.Incontrastwiththemorerigorous严格的doubledegreeyouwillbestudyingfortwodifferentdegreesintwocompletelydifferentareasofstudy.Althoughpursuingsuchacourseofstudyallowsstudentstocompletetwowhollyseparatedegreesinlesstimethaniftheyweretoearnthemseparatelymanystrongstudentsstillfinditincrediblydifficulttocompleteinfourorfiveyears.Ifyouarecommittedtoadoublemajor/degreeitiswisetodoalittlebitofplanning.Somestudentstrytofindtwocoursesofstudiesthatarerelatedwhileothersseektoroundouttheiracademicstudiesbychoosingtwocompletelyunrelatedfields.Fordoublemajorscommonpairingsinclude:ieconomicsandaforeignlanguage;iipoliticalscienceorgovernmentandjournalism;iiieconomicsandpsychology.Fordoubledegreescommonpairingsinclude:iengineeringandabusinessprogramsuchasfinanceoraccounting;iiengineeringandeconomics.Whatdoemployersthinkofthegraduateswithdifferentskillsetsandknowledgeinmanyareas?A.Theyshouldbegiventopjobs.B.Theyarewillingtotakedifficulttasks.C.Theyarebetterthanthosewhoarecompetentandintelligent.D.TheymusthaveattainedadoublemajororevenadoubledegreE.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedwordbreadthmostprobablymeans_________.A.widthB.amountC.quantityD.qualityToobtainadoublemajoryou_________.A.shouldcompletetwowhollyseparatedegreesB.needtofocusontworelatedandintegratedsubjectsC.needtospendmoretimethanobtainingadoubledegreeD.havetotakecoursesintwocompletelydifferentareasofstudyIfyouaredevotedtoadoublemajorordegreeyoushould_________.A.findtwosubjectswithoverlappingclassesB.learnaboutwhatyourpotentialemployerswantC.decidewhattolearnwithyourintentionsconsideredD.trytodecideonsomecommonpairingsassoonaspossibleWhichstatementisCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?A.EconomicsisamajorwhileengineeringisadegreE.B.EverycollegestudentshouldtakeadoublemajorordegreE.C.Earningadoubledegreeismoredifficultthanobtainingadoublemajor.D.Somestudentschoosetwocompletelyunrelatedfieldstoshowtheirabilityinacademicstudy.
AscomputersbecomeallthemorepopularinChinaChinesepeopleareincreasinglyrelyingoncomputerkeyboardstoinputChinesecharacters.Butiftheyusethecomputertoomuchtheymayendupforgettingtheexactstrokes笔画ofeachChinesecharacterwhenwritingonpaper.ExpertssuggestpeopleespeciallystudentswritebyhandmorE.Doyouwritebyhandmoreortypemore?InBeijingstudentsstartusingacomputerasearlyasprimaryschool.Andcomputerdependenceismorewide-spreadamonguniversitystudents.Almostalltheirassignmentsandessaysaretypedonacomputer.Allthestudentsinterviewedsaytheyusuallyuseacomputer.It'sfasterandeasiertocorrectifusingacomputer.Andthat'swhycomputersarebeingappliedmoreandmoreoftentomoderneducation.Butwhenpeoplearetakingstockincomputersincreasinglyproblemsappear.WhenI'mwritingwithapenIfindIoftencan'trememberhowtowriteacharacterthoughIfeelI’mfamiliarwithit.I'mnotinthemoodtowritewhenfacedwithapenandpaper.Manystudentsdon'tfeelthisissomethingtoworryabout.Nowthatit'smoreconvenientandefficienttowriteonacomputerwhybothertohandwrite?Manyeducatorsthinkdifferently.ShiLiweitheheadmasterofafamousprimaryschoolinthecapitalsaidChinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaesthetic审美的valuE.ButthosecharacterstypedwithcomputerkeyboardsonlymaintaintheirpracticalvaluE.Alltheartisticbeautyofthecharactersislost.Andhandwritingcontainsthewriter'semotion.Throughone'shandwritingpeoplecangettoknowone'sthinkingandpersonality.BeautifulwritingwillgivepeopleabetterfirstimpressionofthemToencouragestudentstohandwritemoremanyprimaryschoolsinBeijinghavemadewritingclassescompulsory必修的andinuniversitiessomeprofessorsareaskingstudentstoturnintheirhomeworkandessayswrittenbyhanD.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.TheImportanceofHandwritingandTyping.B.ToTypeorToHandWriteC.WritingByComputerWillReplaceWritingByHandD.PracticalandAestheticValueofChineseCharacters.Thestudentsinterviewedprefertowriteusingacomputermainlybecause______.A.theyareusuallyaskedtoe-mailtheirHomeworkandEssaysB.theycancorrectthemistakestheymakequicklyandconvenientlyC.theyfinditnoteasytorememberhowtowriteacharacterD.computershavebecomeatrendandfashioninChinA.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEoftheadvantagesofhandwriting?A.Handwritingcontainsthewriter'semotion.B.Thewriter’sthinkingandpersonalityareshowninhisorherhandwritingC.Handwritingcanimpresspeoplewellandbuildone’sself-confidenceD.ChinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaestheticvaluE.
WASHINGTON―Tofu豆腐andSoyaburgers豆饼maybecomingtoAmericanschoollunchmenus.Whatwillthekidssay?TerriblesaidGregDudzinski17ofRiponHighSchoolinWisconsinashetouredtheUScapital.TheregularhamburgersarebadenoughsosoyaburgerswouldbealotworseofferedZachRichey13ofScottsboroJuniorHighinAlabamaanothertourist.ButtheUnitedStatesgovernment―hopingtoreducetheamountoffatthatchildrenareeating―hasapproved认可theuseofsoyasameatsubstitute替代品inmealsforschoolsandday-carecenters.NotallkidsdislikethechangeMarielSpano17ofSandyCreekHighSchoolinNewYorkalsovisitingthecapitalsaidshelikessoyaburgersThere’slessfatandthey'rebetterforyou.Theytastethesameandthey'rejustasgood.Thegovernmenttriedtomakesoyameatsubstitutenearly20yearsago-butlaterdroppedtheidea.Atthetimetheplanwasintendedasacost-cuttingmove步骤.USAgricultureDepartmentofficialssaytheirpurposenowisonlytomakemealshealthier.SchoolsarelikelytoincreasetheamountofsoythatismixedwithhamburgersandotherfoodsalreadyontheirmenusandtheywillalsobelookingtofoodcompaniestodevelopnewsoyproductsthatchildrenwilllikeIcan’tseeputtingtofuonastudent’splateasbeingacceptable.Icanseetakingaproductthat'sfamiliartothestudentsandaddingalargeamountofsoytoitandhavingitbeacceptablesaidJillBenzadirectoroffoodservicesfortheMesaArizonaschools.56.Whatisthenewspaperreportmainlyabout?A.ThedifficultyinusingsoyproductsforUSschools.B.VariousopinionsonsoyproductsforUSschools.C.TheplanthatismadebytheUSgovernmentforschoollunch.D.HealthyfoodsforstudentsinUSschools.57.Wheredidtheinterviewsmostprobablytakeplace?A.Infoodcompanies.B.Inschools.C.InWashington.D.Insomeotherstates.58.Wemaylearnfromthetextthat.A.soyaburgerstastebetterthanhamburgersB.hamburgersarehealthierthansoyaburgersC.soyaburgerscostlessthanhamburgersD.hamburgerscostlessthansoyaburgers59.WhatJillBenzasaidshowsthat.A.studentsarenotusedtosoyproductsB.itishardlypossibletomakesoyproductspopularC.shedoesnotlikethechangeinmealsforstudentsD.schoolsareunwillingtochangethelunchmenus
BSouthKoreahasofferedabout10000tonsofcorntoNorthKoreainwhatwouldbethefirstofficialaidtoitshungryneighborforalmosttwoyears.TheSouthalsooffered20tonsofmilkpowderandmedicineforchildrenpregnantwomenandothervulnerablepeopleitsunificationministrysaiD.TheproposedshipmenwouldbethroughtheRedCross.ItwouldbethefirstofficialonesinceaconservativegovernmentcametopowerinSeoulinFebruary2008.TheSouthKoreanadministrationofPresidentLeeMyung-bakhaslinkedmajorassistancetoprogressondenuclearisation.HoweveraftermonthsofbitterhostilitythecommunistNorthbeganmakingpeaceovertures提议提案totheSouthinrecentmonths.Persistentmediareportshavealsosaidthetwosideshaveheldpreliminarytalksaboutapossiblesummit.TheamountoffoodaidonofferistinyrelativetotheneedsinwhattheUnitedNationsrecentlydescribedasthefamine-hitNorth.AthirdofNorthKoreanwomenandyoungchildrenaremalnourished营养不良的andthecountrywillrunshortofalmost1.8milliontonsoffoodthisyeartheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramsaidinareportlastmonth.TheunificationministryadmitteditwasfarlessthanneededbutsaidtheNorthmustmendrelationsbeforeshipmentscouldbeincreaseD.Wecannotsay10000tonsissufficientinviewofNorthKorea'sfoodshortageandotherconditionssaidministryspokeswomanLeeJong-Joo.WeareprovidingpurelyhumanitarianaidshesaiD.ThereisnochangeinourpositionthatmassivefoodaiddependsonhowrelationsbetweenthetwoKoreasdevelopshesaiD.NorthKoreahasyettorespondtothelatestoffermadethroughtheRedCross.ButYonhapnewsagencysaiditwaslikelyco-ordinatedinadvancebeforetheannouncement.LastyeartheSouthoffered50000tonsofcornbuttheNorthrejectedtheshipmentamidhightensions.NorthKoreahasreliedonfoodaidfromChinaSouthKoreaandaidagenciestofeedmillionsofitspeoplesinceafamineinthe1990sresultedinthedeathsofhundredsofthousands.50.HowwouldNorthKoreabeofferedabout10000tonsofcornfromSouthKorea?A.NorthKoreawouldbuycornfromSouthKoreA.B.NorthKoreawouldexchangewithSouthKoreA.C.TheofferwouldbethroughtheRedSeA.D.Theofferwouldbethroughaninternationalorganization51.AboutwhetherSouthKoreawouldgoonofferingassistancewecaninferfromthepassagethat________________.A.theywouldgoonwithoutanyconditionB.theywouldgooniftherewasafamineinNorthKoreaC.itdependedonhowtheirrelationwoulddevelopD.itdependedonwhetherNorthKoreaneededit52.HowdidNorthKoreasurvivesinceafamineinthe1990s?A.TheydependedontheinternationalaidfromallothercountriesB.TheydevelopedtheiragriculturetoincreasetheproductionC.TheyexpandedtheagriculturallandD.TheyreliedonfoodaidfromChinaSouthKoreaandaidagencies53.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.It’sabouttheaidtoSouthKoreafromNorthKoreaB.IttellsaboutthehelpbetweenSouthKoreaandNorthKoreaC.It’saboutthehelptothePoorD.IttellsaboutanactionoftheRedCross
Thousandsofvillagesinthedevelopingworldhavenotelephones.Theyhavenomoneytobuildtelephonesystems.A.newkindoftechnologymayhelpchangethissituation.Itreducesthecostofbuildingandusingtelephonesystems.Traditionalsystemsusewirestocarryelectricalsignalsfromonetelephonetoanother.Thewiresoftencostmuchmorethantelephones.Thenewsystemisbasedonradiocommunication.Eachtelephonesendsandreceivessignalsthroughtheairbutnotthroughthewires.Thisreducesthecostgreatly.Theradiotelephonegetstheirpowerfromthesun.Eachisconnectedtoasolarequipmentthatchangesthesun’senergyintoelectricity.A.batterystorestheelectricityuntilsomeoneneedstomakeorreceiveacall.Thetelephoneturnsoffbyitselfifthelevelofpowerinthebatteryfallstoolow.Thispreventsdamagetothesystem.Eachradiotelephoneisconnectedtoacomputermicroprocessor.ItrewardshowmanycallsaresentandreceiveD.Itcontrolsthepowersupply.ThetechnologyneedsmorestudybutitsnewuseofradioequipmentsunpowerandcomputersmayhelpstarttelephoneringingintheotherpartsoftheworlD.68.Theradiotelephonegetstheirpowerfrom_____.A.thesunB.electricityC.batteryD.aspecialequipment69.Eachtelephoneisconnectedto_____.A.asolarequipmentB.aradiomachineC.acomputermicroprocessorD.BothA.andC70.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_____.A.thenewtelephonesystemcostslessthanbeforeB.wecannotusetheradioasbeforeC.thenewtelephonesystemwilltaketheplaceoftheoldoneD.itwillbemucheasiertoradiofromnowon71.Themainideaofthepassageis_____.A.asimpletelephonesystemhasbeeninventedandcostslessmoneyB.thousandsofvillageswillusethenewtelephonesystemverysoonC.traditionaltelephonesystemwillbecomeuselessD.thenewsystemwillbetoogoodtouse
TheUSDepartmentofLaborstatisticsshowthatthereisanoversupplyofcollegetrainedworkersandthatthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadytherehavebeenmorethanenoughteachersengineersphysicistsaerospaceexpertsandotherspecialists.Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnouthighlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren’ttherE.TheresultisthatgraduatescannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyweretrainedandmusttaketemporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegreE.Ontheotherhandthereisagreatneedforskilledworkersofallsports:carpenterselectriciansmechanicsplumbersTVrepairmen.Thesepeoplehavemoreworkthantheycandealwithandtheirannualincomesareoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates.Theoldgapthatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanbluecollarworkersnolongerholdstruE.Thelawofsupplyanddemandnowfavorstheskilledworkmen.ThereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyththatCollegedegreeisapassporttoaprosperousfuturE.A.largepartofAmericansocietymatchessuccessinlifeequallywithacollegedegreE.Parentsbeginindoctrinating灌输theirchildrenwiththismythbeforetheyareoutofgradeschool.HighschoolteachersplaytheirpartbyactingasifhighschooleducationwereapreparationforcollegeratherthanforlifE.UnderthispressurethekidsfallinlinE.Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn’tmatter.Everybodyshouldgotocollegesoofcoursetheymustgo.Andeveryyearcollegeenrollments入学goupandupandmoreandmoregraduatesareovereducatedforthekindsofjobsavailabletothem.OneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongtherE.Ofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollegehalfofthemdonotgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyear.Somestruggleonfortwoorthreeyearsandthengiveup.68.It’simpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat_______.A.manyothercountriesarefacingthesomeproblemB.white-collarworkersintheUSusedtomakemoremoneythanblue-collarworkersC.fewerstudentswillprefertogotocollegeinthefutureD.thelawofsupplyanddemandhasastrongeffectonAmericanhighereducation69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhycollegeenrollmentsgoupeveryyear?A.Manybelievetheonlywaytosuccessisacollegeeducation.B.ManyparentswanttheirchildrentogotocollegE.C.HighschoolteachersurgetheirstudentstogotocollegE.D.EveryyoungmanandwomanwantstogotocollegE.70.Bysayingthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongtheretheauthormeansthat______.A.manypeopleunfitforcollegeeducationgotocollegeB.manypeoplewithoutenoughmoneygotocollegeC.manypeoplegoingtocollegedropoutwithinthefirstyearD.manypeoplegoingtocollegehavetheirhopesdestroyed71.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorbelievethat______.A.everyyoungmanandwomanshouldgotocollegeB.collegeeducationisabadthingC.peoplewithacollegeeducationshouldreceivehigherpayD.fewerpeopleshouldgotocollegewhilemoreshouldbetrainedforskilledjobs
Peoplearetalkingabouttheneweconomy.It’sverydifferentfromtheoldeconomy.Intheoldeconomypeopletraveltowalk.Theybuythingsinstores.Theyusethepostofficethefaxandthetelephonetosendinformation.Theyseepeopleface-to-faceattheirjobsorinstores.Peoplegetinformationfromnewspapersradiotelevisionbooksandlibraries.IntheneweconomypeopledobusinessthroughthenetwhichisaconnectionofmillionsofcomputerseverywhereintheworlD.IntheneweconomyworkersoftenworkathomE.TheycangetinformationonlinE.Theycancommunicatewithemployersandco-workersbye-mail.Businesseshavevirtualstores.Theyarewebsitesonwhichcustomerscanseetheproducts.BusinessescanselltocustomersanywhereintheworlD.IntheneweconomypeopleliveafastpacedconvenientandcolorfullifE.ThewholeworlddevelopsmorequicklythanbeforE.Buttheneweconomyisadouble-edgesworD.Itsdisadvantageisalsoobvious.ForexampletheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincreditcardcheating.Someillegalwebsitesoffersomecheaporbannedgoodsorservices.OnlineshopperswhoentertheircreditcardinformationmayneverreceivethegoodstheywanttobuyandtheircardinformationcouldevenbeforsaleinanillegalwebsitE.SopeopleintheneweconomyshouldbesmarterandknowledgeablE.Thecauseofthedifferencesbetweentheneweconomyandtheoldeconomyis____.A.thechangeofpeople’sideaB.thebusinesspeopledoC.theuseoftheInternetD.thechangeofpeople’slifeIntheoldeconomypeoplecandothefollowingthingsEXCEPT____.A.gettinginformationfrombooksB.communicatingwithfriendsbytelephoneC.meetingpeoplefacetofaceD.shoppingonlineButtheneweconomyisadouble-edgeswordinthelastpassagemeans_____.A.TheneweconomyisassharpasaswordB.TheneweconomyhasadvantagesanddisadvantagesC.TheneweconomyisbetterthantheoldeconomyD.BoththeneweconomyandtheoldeconomyhavedisadvantagesWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.PeoplecangetallkindsofinformationontheInternet.B.Telephoneradiotelevisionnewspapersandsoonwilldisappearintheneweconomy.C.Peopleintheneweconomyshouldhavehighquality.D.Lifeintheneweconomyismorecomfortablethantheoneintheoldeconomy.
HOGNKONG―Nineoutof10SingaporecitizensreturneddroppedwalletswithmoneyinthembutinHoneKongonlythreeoutofl0walletswerereturnedinanhonestytestcarriedoutinAsiancitiesbyReadersDigest读者文摘.Largercitiesdidworsewhileingeneralpeopleinsmallerplacesreturnedsecretlyplantedwalletsresultsfromtheexperimentshowed.ReadersDigestsecretlyscattered140walletsalloverAsiaeachwithanameaddressandphonenumberfamilypicturesnotesandmoneyinit.Themagazineworkersthenwatchedtoseewhathappened.SouthKoreansinSeoulreturnedsixoutofthetendroppedwalletswhilethoseinInchonreturnedeight.50percentofBedroppedwalletswerereturnedinBombayBangkokTaipeiandKajanginMalaysiawithmostpeoplesayingtheywouldnotkeepwhatwasnotrightfullytheirs.Honestyhadlittlerelationtowealthorstatus地位asseveralwell-dressedpeopleinanumberofcitieswereobservedtowalkawaywithoutdoinganythingtogetintouchwiththerightfulowners.About57percentofthewalletswerereturnedcomparedwith58percentinEuropeinasimilarexperimentand67percentintheUnitedStates.56.Thenewspaperreportismainlyabout_______________.A.howthehonestytestwascarriedoutB.wherethehonestytestwascarriedoutC.theresultsofthehonestytestinAsiaD.theresultsofthehonestytestsintheworld57.ItcallbelearnedfromthenewspaperthatBombayisacityin___________________.A.EuropeB.AsiaC.theUnitedStatesD.Malaysia58.HowmanyofthedroppedwalletsinAsiancitieswerereturned?A.About60.B.About80.C.56.D.42.59.Whichpeopleasagroupdidbestinthehonestytests?A.PeopleinHongKong.B.PeopleintheUnitedStates.C.PeopleinInchon.D.PeopleinSingapore.
Itishardtotrackthebluewhaletheocean’slargestcreaturewhichhasalmostbeenkilledoffbycommercialwhalingandisnowlistedasanendangeredspecies.Attachingradiodevicestoitisdifficultandvisualsightingsaretoounreliabletogiverealinsightintoitsbehavior.SobiologistsweredelightedearlythisyearwhenwiththehelpoftheNavytheywereabletotrackaparticularbluewhalefor43daysmonitoringitssounds.ThiswaspossiblebecauseoftheNavy’sformerlytop-secretsystemofunderwaterlisteningdevicesspanningtheoceans.TrackingwhalesisbutoneexampleofanexcitingnewworldjustopeningtocivilianscientistsafterthecoldwarastheNavystartstoshareandpartlyuncoveritsglobalnetworkofunderwaterlisteningsystembuiltoverthedecadestotracktheshipsofpotentialenemies.Earthscientistsannouncedatanewsconferencerecentlythattheyhadusedthesystemforcloselymonitoringadeep-seavolcaniceruption爆发forthefirsttimeandthattheyplansimilarstudies.Otherscientistshaveproposedtousethenetworkfortrackingoceancurrentsandmeasuringchangesinoceanandglobaltemperatures.Thespeedofsoundinwaterisroughlyonemileasecond—slowerthanthroughlandbutfasterthanthroughair.Whatismostimportantdifferentlayersofoceanwatercanactaschannelsforsoundsfocusingtheminthesamewayastethoscope听诊器doeswhenitcarriesfaintnoisesfromapatient’schesttoadoctor’sear.Thisfocusingisthemainreasonthatevenrelativelyweaksoundsintheoceanespeciallylow-frequencyonescanoftentravelthousandsofmiles.81.Thepassageischieflyabout____.A.anefforttoprotectanendangeredmarinespeciesB.thecivilianuseofamilitarydetectionsystemC.theexposureofaU.S.Navytop-secretweaponD.anewwaytolookintothebehaviorofbluewhales82.Theunderwaterlisteningsystemwasoriginallydesigned____.A.totraceandlocateenemyvesselsB.tomonitordeep-seavolcaniceruptionsC.tostudythemovementofoceancurrentsD.toreplacetheglobalradiocommunicationsnetwork83.Thedeep-sealisteningsystemmakesuseof____.A.thesophisticatedtechnologyoffocusingsoundsunderwaterB.thecapabilityofsoundtotravelathighspeedC.theuniquepropertyoflayersofoceanwaterintransmittingsoundD.low-frequencysoundstravellingacrossdifferentlayersofwater____84.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.A.newradiodevicesshouldbedevelopedfortrackingtheendangeredbluewhalesB.bluewhalesarenolongerendangeredwiththeuseofthenewlisteningsystemC.opinionsdifferastowhethercivilianscientistsshouldbeallowedtousemilitarytechnologyD.militarytechnologyhasgreatpotentialincivilianuse85.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheU.S.Navyunderwaterlisteningnetwork?A.Itisnowpartlyaccessibletocivilianscientists.B.Ithasbeenreplacedbyamoreadvancedsystem.C.Itbecameuselesstothemilitaryafterthecoldwar.D.Itisindispensableinprotectingendangeredspecies.
London—LazystudentscannowgiveuponworkaltogetherastwoOxfordUniversitystudentshavemadescoresofA-gradeessays论文onthewebsiteforstudentstocopy.TheessaysareonthenewwebsiterevisE.it.ThewebsiteincludesanEssayLabdesignedtomakecheating舞弊aseffectiveandeffortlessaspossiblE.Itshomepageannouncestosurfers网上冲浪者:TherevisE.itEssayLabisabankofhundredsofA-Levelessayscoveringpopulartopics.Nexttimeyouareaskedtowriteanessaywhynotseewhatwehaveonthesubject—ifyouareinalazystateofmindyoucanevenuseourguidetowritingtheessaysandthenjusthandthemin.NickRoseandJordanMayoboth19andfirstfromManchesterspentmuchoftheirfirstyearasstudentsattheuniversitysettingupthewebsitE.Thereisnochargefordownloadingtheessays.IhaveneverbeenverygoodatessaywritingRoseadmitteD.Wedon’tseeessaybankasacheatingway.It’sasurprisingvaluableresourcE.Youcanlearnalotbyreadingotherpeople’sworkonthesubject.Amongothertipsthewebsitesuggestsinventingimportantspeechestogiveessaysextraweight:Popularpeopletoquote引用areDouglassHurdorDisraeli.Hurdwasaforeignsecretaryinthe1980sandDisraeliwasa19thcenturyprimeminister.Teachersareexpressingtheiropinionsbye-mailthattheyareangryaboutthewebsitethatencouragesstudentstocheatbutstudentsdisagreE.AccordingtoRose:Examsareafight.It’susagainstthem.65.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat______.A.studentswhovisitthewebsiterevisE.itarealllazyB.studentsinOxfordUniversityarealllazyC.websitesinOxfordUniversityareallsetupbystudentsD.websitescanprovidepeoplewithdifferentkindsofinformation66.NickRoseandJordanMayosetuptheirwebsiteforthepurposeof______.A.helpingstudentstocheatinexamsB.helpingstudentstoimprovetheirwritingC.makingmoneytopayfortheirschoolingD.makingtheirteacherfree67.WhatRosesaidatlastsuggeststhatinEngland______.A.itisdifficultforstudentstopasstheirexamsB.itisdifficultforteacherstofinishtheirteachingC.studentsarenotsatisfiedwiththeeducationsystemD.studentsaretoolazytolearnanything
TheaudiencestartstoscreamandyoungpeoplealloverBritainturnontheirTVs.Yesit’sTopofthePops!TopofthePopsisanamazing34yearsolD.PopstarsfromallovertheworldappearonthissuccessfulTVprogrammE.After1800showsit’sstillthemostpopularpopmusicshowinBritain.Sowhat’sthesecret?WegetlotsofbandstoperformliveinthestudiosaysproducerChrisCowey.Thatjustdoesn’thappenonothershows.Chrisstartsplanningtheprogrammeoveraweekbeforeitgoesout.Hisfirstjobistodecidewhichbandstohaveontheshow.WhenthechartofthetoptwentysongsisproducedonSundayChriscanstarttobookthebands.MondaystartswithChrismeetinghissoundlightingandcameraworkers.Theylistentoeachsongandplantheshow.Tuesdayispaperworkday.TherearebookingstomakesureofletterstoanswerandlotsofphonecallstomakE.TheshowisonThursday.Bandsarriveatthestudiofrom10o’clockinthemorningandstartpractising.Tonight’spresenterJoWhileypracticestoo.Firstthebandsgotomakeup.JudyandIssyarethemake-upartists.Weseethestarswithnomake-uponlookingterriblesaysIssy.ThenthebandsgotothecostumedepartmentwhereMariannedressesthestars.Backinthestudiothingsarehappening.Theaudiencearepracticingtheirdancemoves!IttakesovertwohourstorecordthewholeprogrammethenChriseditsitallnightlong.Thefinalversionisexactly29minuteslong.31.WhatmakesTopofthePopsstillthemostpopularinBritain?A.Theliveperformancesinthestudio.B.ThejobscarefullydonebytheworkersoftheTVstation.C.Thegreatfameofthebands.D.ThelargenumbersofpopfansinBritain.32.Whenthebandsreceivetheinvitationstotheperformance_________.A.theymustdecideonthesongsB.theydon’thavetodecidewhatsongstheywillperformC.thesongsthatwillbeperformedhaven’tbeendecidedonD.theyhavenoideawhatsongstheywillperform33.TheunderlinedwordcostumeinParagraph7probablymeans.A.makeupB.stageC.studioD.clothesHowisamusicprogrammemadeattheTVstation?Whichisthepropertitleforthepassage?A.MorePopularMoreSuccessfulB.A.StageforPopStarsC.GoBackstageofTopofthePops.D.A.PopularLiveBanD.
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