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Parisinthespringtimewasisandalwayswillbesomethingratherspecial.Whynotexperienceitforyourselfwiththisexcellentbreakforfourdays?Thisattractivecityhassomethingtooffertoeveryoneandwithpricesatjust£129.Yourbreakbeginswithcomfortablebustransferfromlocalpick-uppointsandtraveltoParisisviacross-channelferryarrivingatyourhotelintheevening.TheIbisisanexcellentqualityhotelwithprivateequipmentsinallrooms:satelliteTVradiotelephoneandalarmclock.IthasabarandrestaurantandissituatedabouttwomilessouthofNotreDameenablingyoutoexplorePariswithease.ThefollowingdayaftercontinentalbreakfastincludedthebustakesyouonacomprehensivesightseeingtourofthecityduringwhichyouwillseetheEiffelTowerChampsElyseesL’ArcdeTriomphetheLouvreinfactalmosteveryfamouslandmarkyouhaveeverheardof.YouthenleaveParisandtakeashortdrivetothemagnificentPalaceofVersaillesthehomeofLouisXIV.Thetourendsmid-afternoonbackinPariswhereyouwillhavetheremainderofthedayatyourleisure闲暇.IntheeveningthereisaParisbyNighttourshowingyouthebeautifulbuildingswithbrightlights.DaythreetakesyoutoMontmarterPerhapsthemostattractivequarterofParisandhomeoftheSacreCoeurandtheMoulinRouge.IntheafternoonyouarefreetoexplorethisbeautifulcityasyouwishperhapsapleasurevoyageontheRiverSeinewanderaroundthebeautifulgardensorlookamongtheantiqueshops古董店.IntheeveningyouwillhavetheopportunitytovisitthebestnightclubinthecitythesplendidParadisLatain.Onthefinaldayit’sbacktotheUKviachannelferry.Includedinthepriceof£129perperson:●ReturncomfortablebustraveltoParis●Returnferrycrossings●3nightshousinginatwinbeddedroominaCentralParishotelwithprivatefacilities●Continentalbreakfastduringyourstay●GuidedsightseeingtourofParisbyDayandParisbyNight●VisittotheChateauofVersaillesadmissionnotincluded●TouraroundMontmartre●Servicesofexperiencedbi-lingualtourguideatalltimes24.DuringthestayinParisthetouristswill.A.haveaParisbyNighttouronthefirsteveningB.liveinahoteltwomilesawayfromParisC.havetwochancestotakeaferry.D.haveapleasurevoyageontheRiverSeinetogether25.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.ThePalaceofVersaillesisnotinthecenterofParis.B.ThetouristscantelephoneintheIbiswithoutpaying.C.ItwilltakeyoualongtimetogettoMontmartrefromParis.D.Thetouristswillspendthenightintheantiqueshopsonthethirdday.26.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.ToshowthepriceoftravelingtoParis.B.TotelltouriststheroutstoParis.C.TointroducethecityofParis.D.ToattracttouriststoParis.
Hereissomemustknowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachotherparticularlywomenwithlightcheekkisses.SchedulestendtobeflexiblewithbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanneD.ButtobesafebeontimE.Mealscanstretchforhours—there'snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocialpreferringfacetofacecommunicationoveremailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmallpolitebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.SobeontimE.Efficiency效率isthegoalsomeetingsanddealingsoftenarefastpaceD.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussionsevenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.RankisimportantandauthorityisrespecteD.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexamplepeopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAEstatusisimportantsothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.ThehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewherE.SodonotpullawayfromthehandshakE.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows肘部anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomesbuttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.TouchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoideD.WhenmeetingsareonetooneifyourhostoffersyoucoffeeyoushouldrefusE.Itmightseemoddbutitisaculturaltradition.CoffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresenteD.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastnamE.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality守时invitalsomethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers'timE.ArriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafE.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.HigherupsmakethefinaldecisionsevenifothersmightdisagreE.NeatcleandressisexpecteD.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.TheyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetablE.ItispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplatE.21.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphereC.customsandsocialmannersD.livingconditionsandstandards22.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeboss?A.TheyputefficiencyinthefirstplacE.B.Theydislikefacetofacecommunication.C.TheywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossiblE.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.23.IntheUAEwhenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?A.Whengreetingseniors.B.WhenmeetingthehostalonE.C.Whenattendingapresentation.D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.24.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?A.InBrazil.B.InSingaporE.C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates.D.InSwitzerlanD.
You’reinadepartmentstoreandyouseeacoupleofattractiveyoungwomenlookingatasweater.Youlistentotheirconversation:Ican’tbelieveit—LorenzoBertolla!TheyarealmostimpossibletofinD.Isn’titbeautiful?Andit’salotcheaperthantheoneSaraboughtinRomE.Theyleaveandyougoovertoseethisincrediblesweater.It’sniceandthepriceisright.You’veneverheardofLorenzoBertollabutthosegirlslookedreallystylish.Theymustknow.Soyoubuyit.Youneverrealizethatthoseyoungwomenareemployeesofanadvertisingagency.TheyareactuallypaidtogofromstoretostoretalkingloudlyaboutLorenzoBertollaclothes.Everydaywenoticewhatpeoplearewearingdrivingandeating.Ifthepersonlookscooltheproductseemscooltoo.Thisisthesecretofundercovermarketing.CompaniesfromFordtoNikearestartingtouseit.Undercovermarketingisimportantbecauseitreachespeoplethatdon’tpayattentiontotraditionaladvertising.ThisisparticularlytrueoftheMTVgeneration—consumersbetweentheageof18and34.Itisagoldengroup.Theyhavealotofmoneytospendbuttheydon’ttrustads.Soadvertisingagencieshireyoungactorstoperforminbarsandotherplaceswhereyoungadultsgo.SomepeoplemightcallthispracticemisleadingbutmarketingexecutiveJonathanResslercallsitcreativE.Lookattraditionaladvertising.Itseffectivenessisdecreasing.Itistruebecauseeveryoneknowsanadistryingtopersuadeyoutobuysomething.HoweverYoudon’tknowwhenaconversationyouoverhearisjustaperformancE.24.Thetwoattractiveyoungwomenweretalkingsothattheycould.A.beheardbypeoplearoundB.getthesweateratalowerpriceC.beadmiredbyothershoppersD.decideonbuyingthesweater25.LorenzoBertollais.A.averypopularmalesingerB.anadvertisingagencyC.thebrandnameofclothesD.aclothingcompanyinRome26.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Traditionaladvertisingwillsoondisappearinthemarket.B.TheMTVgenerationtendtobemoreeasilyinfluencedbyads.C.Undercovermarketingwillsurelybebannedsoonbythegovernment.D.Traditionaladvertisingisbecominglesseffectivebecauseit’stoodirect.27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TwoAttractiveShoppersB.UndercoverMarketingC.WaysofAdvertisingD.LorenzoBertollaSweaters
NewZealandisoneofthefamoustourismdestinationsintheworlD.Manypeoplewanttogotheretospendholidays.TravelerstravelingtoNewZealandneedtoconsiderthefollowingthings:BookingsSincemostoftheactivitiesaredoneinagrouplikearranginghotelsandmealsitisimportantthatpeopletravelasagroup.Theyenjoyspecialoffersanddiscountsfromthesetravelagencieswhichsavesthemalotofmoney.Individualtravelerscan’tenjoythis.TravelersshouldalsoselecttheirdatestotravelandbooktheirtravelaheadoftimE.SeasonsTravelersshouldalsofindouttheseasonthatNewZealandisnowexperiencing.Thiswillhelpthemtaketherightclothingfortheseasonduringtheirtravel.TravelerstravelingduringsummershouldtakelightclothesandtheirswimmingsuitssincetheycanenjoythesunnybeachesinNewZealanD.Thosetravelinginwintershouldcarryheavyclothingincludinghatsandboots.RentalTravelagenciesalsoproviderentalservicesforhousesbikesandcellphonesfortouristswhowishtoenjoytheseservices.TravelerswishingtorentacarmusthaveadrivinglicenserecognizedbytheNewZealandgovernment.ThecultureofthepeoplePeopletravelingtothecountryarealsoadvisedtolearnaboutthecultureofthepeopleofNewZealanD.ThiswillenablethemtobefreelyacceptedintothecountrybythelocalssincetheywillbedoingmanythingsthattheywillconsideracceptablE.LearningthelocallanguageandtheculturewillhelptravelersenjoytheirNewZealandvisits.Peoplewishingtotravelduringtheholidayseasonswillspendmoremoneysoitisimportanttomakethebestdecision.55.WhyshouldtravelersfindouttheseasonthatNewZealandisnowexperiencing?A.Becausethiswillhelpthemsavesomemoney.B.Becausethiswillhelpthemtaketheclothing.C.Becausethiswillhelpthemenjoythesunnybeaches.D.Becausethiswillhelpthemchoosethebesttimetotravel.56.WhichofthefollowingrequiresalicenserecognizedbytheNewZealandgovernment?A.Houserental.B.Cellphonerental.C.Carrental.D.Bikerental.57.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat___________.A.cultureofNewZealandisdifficulttolearnB.travelersshouldtravelasindividualonesC.travelerscanbooktheirtravelatanytimeD.learningthelocallanguagewillhelptravelersalot58.Thispassageiswrittenmainlyto___________.A.askmorepeopletotraveltoNewZealandB.introducethebasicinformationofNewZealandC.showsomeofthebesttourismplacesofNewZealandD.tellpeoplewhattheyshouldnoticebeforetravellingtoNewZealand
Arepeoplelesshappyormorehappytheoldertheyget?Ifyouansweredmorehappythenyouwererightbasedonastudyin2008.Itfoundthatpeopleusuallybecomehappierandexperienceslessworryafteragefifty.Infactitfoundthatbytheageofeighty-fivepeoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywereateighteen.TheresultscamefromaGallupsurveyofmorethanthreehundredfortythousandadultsintheUnitedStatesin2008.Atthattimethepeoplewerebetweentheagesofeighteenandeighty-fivE.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesoftwenty-twoandtwenty-fivE.Stresslevelsdroppedsuddenlyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirseventies.Butthepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Thesurveyalsofoundthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalchangesastheygrowolder.HoweverwomenatallagesreportedmorestressandworrythanmendiD.Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildrenlosingjobs.ButtheyfoundinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessrelatedtoagE.Sowhywouldhappinessincreasewithage?Onereasonisthataspeoplegetoldertheybecomemorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontrolledoftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.59.Wecanprobablyreadthispassageina______.A.storybookB.guidebookC.sportsnewspaperD.sciencemagazine60.Thestudyin2008foundthat______.A.peoplebecamehappierafteragefiftyB.menhavemoreworrythanwomenatallagesC.levelsofstresswerehighestbytheageofseventyD.happinesswashighestamongtheadultsbetween22and2561.Peoplebecomehappierastheygetolderbecausethey______.A.havemoreworryandstressB.cancontroltheiremotionsbetterC.areinfluencedbyhavingchildrenD.spendmoretimethinkingaboutbadexperiences62.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.theideastokeephappyB.theimportanceofhavingahappylifeC.thewaystomakeasurveyonhappinessD.theresultsofasurveyonhappinessrelatedtoage
ItwastheafternoonofDecember24thedaybeforeChristmasandasthenewestdoctorinourofficeIhadtowork.TheonlythingthatbrightenedmydaywasthebeautifullydecoratedChristmastreeinourwaitingroomandagiftsenttomebyafellowIwasdating—adozenlong-stemmedredroses.AsIwascleaningmyofficeIwastoldaladyurgentlyneededtospeakwithmE.AsIsteppedoutInoticedayoungtired-lookingwomanwithababyinherarms.Nervouslysheexplainedthatherhusband—aprisonerinanearbyprison-wasmynextpatient.Shetoldmeshewasn’tallowedtovisitherhusbandinprisonandthathehadneverseenhisson.Herrequestwasformetolettheboy’sfathersitinthewaitingroomwithheraslongaspossiblebeforeIcalledhimforhisappointment.Sincemyschedulewasn’tfullIagreeD.AfterallitwasChristmasEvE.Ashorttimelaterherhusbandarrived-withchainsonhisfeetandhandsandtwoarmedguardsasbodyguards.Thewoman’stiredfacelituplikeourlittleChristmastreewhenherhusbandtookaseatbesideher.IkeptglancingouttowatchthemlaughcryandsharetheirchilD.AfteralmostanhourIcalledtheprisonerbacktomyofficE.Thepatientseemedlikeagentleandmodestman.Iwonderedwhathepossiblycouldhavedonetobeheldundersuchconditions.ItriedtomakehimascomfortableaspossiblE.AttheendoftheappointmentIwishedhimaMerryChristmas—adifficultthingtosaytoamanheadedbacktoprison.HesmiledandthankedmE.Healsosaidhefeltsaddenedbythefacthehadn’tbeenabletogethiswifeanythingforChristmas.OnhearingthisIwasinspiredwithawonderfulideA.I’llneverforgetthelookonboththeirfacesastheprisonergavehiswifethebeautifullong-stemmedroses.I’mnotsurewhoexperiencedthemostjoy—thehusbandingivingthewifeinreceivingormyselfinhavingtheopportunitytoshareinthisspecialmoment.59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A.ThewriterwasanewcomertoherofficE.B.A.fellowsentheradozenredrosesasChristmaspresent.C.ShewasinlowspiritsbecauseshehadtoworkbeforeChristmas.D.Shewasatworkwithalightheart.60.Theyoungwomancametothewriter’sofficeforthepurposeof.A.havingherbabyexaminedB.givingherhusbandachancetomakehisescapeC.havingherhusbandexaminedD.gettingachanceforherfamilytogettogether61.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A.tobesenttohospitalB.tobeseparatedfromhisfamilyC.tobecomfortableD.tobecomeaprisoner62.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromthestory?A.Thewifeexperiencedthemostjoyinreceiving.B.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.C.Theprisonerwastreatedwithmercy.D.WhoeverbreaksthelawshouldbepunisheD.
AnoldfriendfromCaliforniacalledfromtheairporttotellmethathehadarriveD.IwasnotabletoleavetheofficebutIhadmadeplansforhisarrival.AfterexplainingwheremynewhousewasItoldhimthatIhadleftthekeyunderthedoormat门垫.SinceIknewitwouldbeprettylatebeforeIcouldgethomeIsuggestedthathemakehimselfathomeandhelphimselftoanythingthatwasintherefrigerator.TwohourslatermyfriendphonedmefromthehousE.Atthemomenthesaidhewaslisteningtosomeofmyrecordsafterhavinghadadeliciousmeal.NowhesaidhewasdrinkingaglassoforangejuicE.WhenIaskedhimifhehadhadanydifficultyfindingthehouseheansweredthattheonlyproblemwasthathehadnotbeenabletofindthekeyunderthedoormatbutluckilythelivingroomwindowbytheappletreehadbeenleftopenandhehadclimbedinthroughthewindow.IlistenedtoallthisingreatsurprisE.Thereisnoappletreeoutsidemywindowbutthereisonebythelivingroomwindowofmynextdoorneighbor'shouse!21.Anoldfriendofminecalled______.A.totellmetomeethimattheairportB.totellmeabouthisarrivalC.toaskmetoleavetheofficeD.toaskmetomakeplansforhisarrival22.Myfriendclimbedintotheroombecause______.A.therewasanappletreeoutsideB.thelivingroomwindowwasleftopenC.hehaddifficultyopeningthedoorD.hehadn'tfoundthekey23.Myfriendtelephonedmetwohourslater______.A.frommyhomeB.attheairportC.inhisofficeD.frommyneighbor'shouse
PictureaneverydayscenE.You’reinahighstreetcoffeeshop.AllaroundyoupeoplearedrinkingcoffeE.Somepeoplearechattingwithfriendsandothersareusingtheirmobilephones.Inacornerofthecoffeeshopaninternetcaféhasbeensetup.AtonetableacoupleofteenagersarelaughingatamessageinachatroomwhileatanothertableanoldmansearchestheWebforsomething.Nowimaginethisscenethroughtheeyesofatechnologistfrom100yearsago.Thisissomeonewhohasthoughtcarefullyabouthowtechnologyandsocietymightdevelopduringthetwentiethcentury.Surprisingmaybetherealizationthatsomeofthepeoplehereareworkinginaneasyway.Mostsurprisingperhapswillbethetechnologicaltoolsmostpeopleseemtobeusing.Thetechnologistisawareofthetelephonewhichwasinventedabout30yearsearlier.Butmostofthesetwenty-firstcenturypeopleseemtohavewirelesspocket-sizepersonalcommunicatorstheycanusetosendmessagesorspeaktoanyoneanywhereintheworlD.Someareusingahandheldmachinethatcontainsthousandsofpiecesofinformationthatcanbeaccessedinstantlyandcandocalculationsinafractionofasecondthatwouldhavetakenateamofoperatorswithmechanicalcalculatorshoursorevendays.Andthesemachinesliketheonlyslightlylargerversionsinthecornercanbeconnectedtoaglobalbrainfromwhichthepeoplecancallupalmostanyinformationnewsideaopinionorgossipthatexistsanywhereontheplanet.Mostofthechangesintechnologycomparedto100yearsagoareduetothecontinualinventiveactivityofalargenumberofpeoplE.Mostofusdon’tdoanythingotherthanmaybeformavagueideaabouthowaproductorprocessmightbeimproveD.Insomepeoplehoweverthisinventivedriveissostrongthattheyactonit.63.Theauthortriestotellusinthefirstparagraphthat__________.A.peoplearoundyoualllikedrinkingcoffeeB.peoplechatwitheachotherbymobilephoneC.wearelivinginamodernsocietyD.wearemakinguseoftheInternet64.Theauthorusesthewordcommunicatorstomean__________.A.telephoneB.mobilephoneC.visionphoneD.computer65.Theauthorisdescribing________inthefourthparagraph.A.amechanicalcalculatorB.amachineheldinonehandC.apocket-sizecommunicatorD.alaptopcomputer66.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____________.A.withancomputeryoucanaccessalmostanyinformationthatexistsanywhereontheplanetB.inanyinternetcaféyoucansearchtheWebforhowtechnologyandsocietymaydevelopin2000yearsC.thecontinualinventiveactivityofalargenumberofpeoplewillcausemoreinnovationsD.actonavagueideaandyouaresuretobeabletomakeasurprisinginventioninthefuturE.
ThewordI’mgoingtointroducetoyoutodayis-phubbing.Let’sseethedefinitionofthisterm:phubbingn.theactofsnubbing冷落someoneinasocialsettingbylookingatyourcellphoneinsteadofpayingattentionAsyoucanprobablyguessphubbingisablendofphoneandsnubbing.Thetermwascoinedbya23-year-oldMelbourneresidentAlexHaigh.ObviouslyhegotfedupwithhowpeoplearealwayscheckingFacebookorTwitterontheirphoneswhentheyaresupposedtobeinteractingwithsomeonefacetofacE.Hewantedtoputanendtothissocialphenomenonthereforehecameupwiththiscatchyterm.Anditdidcatchon.Theword’searliestmediamentiondatesbacktoJune2012andinalittleoverayear’stimephubbinghasalreadybeenpickedupbyalmostallthemainstreammediaoutletsonecanthinkof.HereisatypicalexamplefromtheBritishnewspaperTheIndependent.InthearticletitledTheRiseofPhubbingwhichwaspublishedonAugust52013TomChatfieldwritesthere’sanuncomfortabletruthattheheartofphubbing:otherpeopleareeasiertohandlewhenseenonscreen.They’relesslikelytodemandunreasonableeffortssuchasundividedattentionorcleanshirts.Whilethetermphubbinghasundoubtedlytakenoffsomepeoplequestionwhyitiscalledphubbinginsteadofphnubbing.AlexHaighhasnotpersonallyaddressedtheissuebutwordhasitthatphubbingsoundsmorecrispyandthuseasiertoremember.PhubbingisindeedauniversalproblemthatcannolongerbeignoreD.Sowhydopeoplekeepphubbingeachotheriftheyknowit’srude?Isthereanythingwecandotostopit?OrmaybeweshouldjustbemorekindbecausesometimestherearegoodexcusestophuB.Ithinkthereisplentywecandototryandstopphubbing.ForstarterswecanjoinAlexHaighinhisStopPhubbingcampaign.RemindourfriendsandfamilythatphubbingisnotappreciateD.Wecanalsomakeordownloadsomeanti-phubbingposterstospreadthewordinpublicplaces.Anddon’tforgetthatsomephubberssimplydonotrealizetheharmfuleffecttheirbehaviorhasonotherssobebraveenoughtostopthemevenifyouareatotalstranger.25.Thispassageismainlytalkingabout__________.A.theriseofphubbinginallthemainstreammediaoutletsB.anewtermphubbinganditsproblemC.thecampaignofkeepingphubbingD.differentopinionsonphubbing26.Theauthor’sattitudetowardstheactofphubbingcanbedescribedas___________.A.bearable[来源B.unacceptableC.reasonableD.understandable27.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.Peopleareeasiertohandlewhenseenonscreen.B.AlexHaighdoesn’tlikethetermphnubbingC.Moreandmorepeoplehavebecomephubbers.D.Wecanphubifwehaveproperexcuses.28.Thewritersuggestsweshould__________.A.stopphubbinginpublicplacesB.notbeafraidoftheharmfuleffectC.bebravetosupportastrangerphubbingD.remindourfriendsofStopPhubbingcampaign
WhenyougotoSt.Petersburgyouwillbeattractedbysomanyattractions.Ifyou’reshortontimeorjustwanttomakesuretohitthehighlightsthesearethetopmust-seesightsinSt.Petersburg.TheHermitageMuseumTheHermitageMuseumisoneofthemostimportantsightstoseeforanyvisitortoSt.Petersburg.ThereyoucanseelotsofdifferentpaintingsofoldmastersinsidetheHermitagE.Preparetocomeface-to-facewithclassicWesternartists.TheRussianMuseumTheRussianMuseumholdsoneofthelargestcollectionsofRussianartintheworlD.ViewRussianartcreationsthroughtheagesfromByzantine-styleiconstotheSocialistRealismofStalin’stimes.KizhiIslandKizhiIslandisanopen-airmuseumofwoodenbuildingsfromtheKareliaRegionofRussiA.Theseimpressivestructuresaremadewithoutanynails钉子—thewoodfitstogetherwithjoints铆andgrooves沟槽.PeterhofPeterhofisbeautifulandfun.You’llbechargedforadmission门票butgotoPeterhofwhenthefountainsareworking—duringthedayinthesummer.Theyareshutoffinwinteraswellasintheevenings.TheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodLoveitorhateittheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodisanattractivemust-seesight.ThebeautifullookmaymakeyoureyesbrightenandthepaintingsinsidethechurchwillmakeyousayWow!TheBronzeHorsemanStatueTheBronzeHorsemanisapartofRussianCultureandasymbolofSt.Petersburg.ThisstatueofPetertheGreatsittingonhishorsecantrulyshowPetertheGreat’sinfluenceontheRussianideaofgreatness.ItwasmadefamousbyAlexanderPushkin.26.Ifyou’reinterestedinpaintingsyou’dbettergoto_____.A.theHermitageMuseumandPeterhofB.theHermitageMuseumandtheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodC.KizhiIslandandtheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodD.theRussianMuseumandKizhiIsland27.ThemanontheBronzeHorserefersto_____.A.PetertheGreatB.AlexanderPushkinC.ByzantineD.Stalin28.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.ThefountainsinPeterhofcanbeseenallyearrounD.B.ThelargestcollectionofRussianartisintheHermitageMuseum.C.ThebuildingsonKizhiIslandaremadeofwooD.D.YoucanvisitPeterhoffreeofchargE.29.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_____.A.showthewonderfulhistoryofRussiaB.introducethefamousbuildingsinRussiaC.persuadeartiststostudySt.PetersburgD.attracttouriststovisitSt.Petersburg
BaliisatinyislandthatispartofIndonesia印度尼西亚today.ItisaprettyislandthathasmanymountainsandapleasantclimatE.ForalongtimeBaliwascutofffrommuchoftheworlD.ThepeopleofBaliwerehappyandhadapeacefullifE.Theywerenotallowedtofight.AtonetimetherehadbeenterriblewarsonBali.Thenthepeopledecideditwaswrongtofightorhavewars.Theymaderulestokeepapartthosepeoplewhowantedtofight.Baliwasdividedintosevensmallkingdoms.ThelandaroundeachkingdomwaskeptemptyandnoonelivedtherE.Sincethekingdomsdidnotsharethesameborders边界thepeoplecouldnotfightaboutthem.OnBalievenchildrenwerenotallowedtofight.Iftwochildrenstartedafightoveratoysomeoneseparatedthem.Whentwoboysarguedtheywouldagreenottospeaktoeachother.Sometimestheydidnottalktogetherformonths;thisgavetheboysachancetoforgettheiranger.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.Theirpromisewaswrittendownandthewholevillageknewaboutit.Iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtooffergiftstotheirgods.45.ThepeopleofBali_________________.A.foughtforalongtimeB.livedahappyandpeacefullifeC.iscutofffrommuchoftheworldD.quarreledabouttheirborders46.HowdidthepeopleofBalipreventfightingfrombreakingout?A.LandwaskeptemptyaroundeachkingdomandnoonelivedtherE.B.Theymadestrictrulestopunishthosewhowantedtofight.C.Theislandwasdividedintosevenkingdoms.D.Theysharedthesameborders.47.Baliisanislandbelongingto________________.A.EuropeB.AfricaC.AsiaD.America48.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AtonetimetherewereterriblewarsontheislanD.B.You’llhardlyseechildrenfightingontheislanD.C.Baliisabeautifulislandwithmanymountainsandniceweather.D.PeoplehadtooffergiftstothevillagersiftheybroketheirpromisE.
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheytreatuswarmlytheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresmuchtimE.ButinChinaweareusuallygenerouswithourtimE.SometimesweashostswillappearatanairporteveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyplans.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurebusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlivesC.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.9.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant10.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships
TofacethemusicLikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.OurexpressiontodayistofacethemusiC.WhensomeonesaysWellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusicitdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou!andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.Whentheygottheircue提示togoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatisexactlywhattheydid---facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines台词.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccametomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedinspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopassinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.59.Howmanyexplanationsarementionedaboutthephrasetofacethemusicinthepassage?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.60.Whatdoesthephrasetofacethemusicreallymean?A.TofacethestagE.B.TofacethebackofthehorsE.C.Tofaceone’sleaderorfather.D.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.61.Whichofthefollowingoccasionsistheonewemayhavetofacethemusic?A.WhenweareplayingbasketballintheplaygrounD.B.WhenwearemakingaspeechbeforealotofpeoplE.C.Whenwearehavingapartyateasewithourteachers.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebodyinsecret.62.Theunderlinedwordhostileinthethirdparagraphmeans______.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary
ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndiamyhusbandRashidstayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstayhewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.HecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgonE.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapersincludinghispassport.HereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensattherelostandlonelyinthestrangecitythinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewonE.Lateintheeveningthephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan垃圾桶thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemoutalthoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafrienD.ThatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeoplE.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.31.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.JoinhisfamilyC.FindahouseD.Takeavacation32.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aletterinhispapersC.aSydneypolicemanD.astrangerinSydney33.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrestoredinthelastparagraphmean?A.ShowedB.SentoutC.GavebackD.Delivered34.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FromIndiatoAustraliA.B.LivinginaNewCountry.C.InSearchofNewFriends.D.TurningTrashtoTreasurE.财富35.Whofoundthepileofpapers?A.theauthorhimselfB.theyoungdaughterC.theauthor’swifeD.theparentsofthestrangers
Youmayhavenoticedsomethingdifferentwhenyouateatyourfavoriterestaurant.Orperhapsyoupickeduponitwhilelookingthroughyoursocialmediaapps社交媒体软件.Youguessedit---we’rebecomingafoodie吃货culturE.Forsomethatmeansphotographingeverydishbutothersaretakingitonestepfurther.SophiaHamptonasenioratStaplesHighSchoolinUSchoosestomakeherownfooD.ShehasbeenpublishedinFutureChefsacookbookofrecipes食谱byteens.Hampton’sbestadviceforthosewhowanttobefoodiesistogetinthekitchen.StartcookingshesaiD.TherearesomanyresourcesonlinelikerecipesandarticlesaboutfooD.Gotoyourlocalfarmers’marketandstartcookingwiththem.Besidesblogsandonlineresourcestherearealsohands-oncookingclassesforstudents.TheChoppingBlockaChicagocookingschooloffersmanydifferentclassesforteensincludingcoursesonchocolateandFrenchfooD.Byattendingcookingclassessurfingonlineandgoingtorestaurantsyoucanfindendlessrecipes.ButsometimesbecomingarealfoodiemeansbeingbehindacamerA.Asourfood-lovingculturebecomesmorepopularandteen-friendlysocialmediaappslikeFacebookhavebecomemajorplayersinfoodculturE.GettinginvolvedinfoodiecultureisaseasyashavingacameraandasocialmediaapponefoodiesaiD.Ialwaysgotostreetsandfarmers’marketstotakebeautifulpicturesoffooD.WhereverfoodpricesareexpensivethephotosarefreE.9.WhatdoesHamptonadvisethosewhowanttobefoodiestodo?A.PosttheirrecipesonlinE.B.Cookfoodbythemselves.C.Eatattheirfavoriterestaurant.D.Takephotosofeverydishtheyeat.10.Wherecanstudentsfindnewrecipesaccordingtothearticle?①cookingclasses②onlineresources③newrestaurant④publiclibrariesA.①②③B.①③④C.②③④D.①②④11.Whathasmadefoodieculturemorepopularaccordingtothearticle?A.People’sgrowinginterestintraditionalculturE.B.TheconvenienceofgettingdifferentfooD.C.TheuseofcamerasandsocialmediA.D.Thedropinfoodprices.
Almosteveryonelikestoeatapples.Applesgrowinnearlyeverypartoftheworld;TheUnitedStatesproducesmoreapplesthananyothercountryexceptFrancE.ThestatesofWashingtonandNewYorkgrowthemostapples.PerhapsthisiswhyNewYorkisoftencalledBigApplebysomepeoplE.NewYorkisontheeastcoastandWashingtonisonthewestnearCanadA.Applesareredyelloworgreen.TheyareverypopularintheUnitedStates.Manypeopleliketocarryapplestoworkortoschooltoeatwiththeirlunches.MostAmericanpeopleareoftentoobusyortootiredtocookdinnersotheyoftenhavetheirdinnersverysimply.ApplejuiceisalsoapopulardrinkandapplepieisthefavoritesweetdishformanyAmericans.ThestateofWashingtonisproudofitsapples.Thetreesthereproducenearlyfivebillionappleseveryyear—oneappleforeverymanwomanandchildinthewholeworlD.Therearemanystoriesandsayingsaboutapples.ForexampleYouaretheappleofmyeyE.meansYouareactuallytheoneIlovebestandcaremost.InChinaitisacustominsomeplacesforthemarryingcoupletoholdanappleineachone’shandpromisingthattheirmarriagewillbesafewithoutanythingbadandthattheirmarriagewillneverbebroken.Toapplepolishoftenreferstoamanwhofawns奉承onsomebodyforthepurposeofgettingsomebenefits.Soyoucaneasilygetapplepolisher.Whileinapple-pieorderusuallyhasthesamemeaningasingoodorder.Itislikelythatyouhearaboutcompareapplesandoranges.Infactit’sanothersayingaboutcomparetwothingsthatcan’tbecompared.25.Whatcanweknowfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.AmericanapplestastegooD.B.WecanseeappleseverywhereinAmericA.C.Americansliketoeatapples.D.AmericansregardapplesastheirbestfooD.26.Fromthispassageweknow________.A.FranceproducesthemostapplesintheworldB.therearemoreapplesinAmericathaninFranceC.theapplesinFrancearebetterthanthoseinAmericaD.appletreesarenoteasytogrowinNewYork27.Whydothemarryingcoupleholdanappleineachone’shandinsomeplacesofChina?A.Becausetheylikethesweettasteofapples.B.BecausetheChineseapplesarewonderful.C.BecausepeopleinChinahavenoopinionsoftheirown.D.Becauseitstandsforhappinessofmarriage.28.Ifyouaresatisfiedwiththeorderofsomethingyouwillusethefollowingphrase_______.A.Appleofone’seyeB.ToapplepolishC.Inapple-pieorderD.Thebigapple
Hybridcars混合动力车arecarsthatrunonpetrolandelectricity.Theyhaveasmallstandardpetrolengineandabattery电池electricmotortoprovideelectricpower.Therearesomedifferencesbetweendifferentmodelsofhybridcarsbutthegeneralprincipleisthatthecarrunsonpetrolandtheelectricmotorkicksinwhenadditionalpowerisrequiredforexamplewhengoinguphilloraccelerating.Insomehybridcarsthepetrolengineturnsitselfoffwhennotneededforexamplewhenthecarhasstoppedattrafficlightkeepingonlytheelectricenginerunning.Conventionalcarshavelargeenginestodealwithdrivinguphillandaccelerating.Hybridcarshavemuchsmallerpetrolenginesimprovedbyelectricmotorswhenneededsotheyuselesspetrol.Anotherwaythatfuelconsumptioniscutisbyasystemofregenerative再生的braking.Theelectricmotorisusedtoslowdownthecarratherthanconventionalbrakes.Theenergyproducedbyslowingthecarischangedintoelectricalpowerwhichisautomaticallystoredinthebattery.IneffectthebatteryrechargeswhenyoubrakE.InconventionalcarstheenergyproducedwhenbrakingiswasteD.In1928FerdinandPorschebuiltanexperimentalhybridcar.Thefirstmass-producedhybridcartheToyotaPriuscameoutinJapanattheendof1997.HoweverhybridcarsbecameavailableintheUSAonlyin1999.Astheyuselessfuelhybridcarsarecheapertorun.Therearealsomanyvoicesinplacetoencouragepeopletobuythem.Insomecountrieshybridcarownerspayalowerrateoftaxanddon'thavetopayoncertainroads.InsomecitieshybridcarsareallowedtoparkforfreE.32.Hybridcarsconsumelessenergythanconventionalcarsbecausehybridcars_____.A.havelargeenginestodealwithacceleratingB.haveconventionalbrakestoslowdownthecarC.haveelectricpowertoassistwhenneededD.havenoenergyconsumptionwhenstopping33.Inregenerativebraking_____.A.energywastedinconventionalcarsisstoredinthebatteryB.theconventionalbrakesareusedtoslowdownthecarC.thebatterychargesitselfwhenthecarisacceleratingD.thepetrolengineisusuallyturnedoffautomatically34.FromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthatHybridcars____.A.werefirstavailableintheUSAB.willgainmorepopularityC.freetheirownersfromtaxD.arefreetoparkanywhereinthecity35.Themainpurposeofthistextisto_____.A.showhawhybridcarsslowdownB.encouragepeopletobuyhybridcarsC.informpeopleakindofenergy-savingcarsD.explainwhyhybridcarsuselessenergy
TEFLTeachingEnglishasaforeignlanguageEnglandrunsTEFLcoursesforEnglish-speakingpeoplewishingtoteachEnglishabroaD.Ourcourseswillgiveyouthequalifications资格证书tofindyourfirstpaidteachingjobabroaD.WerunTEFLcoursesacrossthewholeofEnglanD.Weofferalotofcourseswhicharedifferentinlengthpriceandlevelofqualification.OnceyouhavefinishedallyourTEFLEnglandcoursesandgetyourTEFLcertificate结业证书youwillbeabletogettheTEFLjobweoffer.WenowhaveTEFLjobsinSpainJapanChinaandothercountriesworldwidE.ThroughourcoursesyouwilllearnallyouneedtostepintoyourfirstTEFLclassroom.Ifyouhavelostyourjobwecanofferyoua10%discountoffthecoursecost.TEFLEngland24-hourweekendcoursesaretaughtinaninterestingwayandhelpyoutobefitforyourjobinjust12days.You’lllearntherulesofEnglishlanguageteachingandbecomeskilledathowtoplanprepareandteachTEFLlessonswithlotsofhands-onactivities.You’llspendyourweekendlearningbydoingnotbywriting!Thecostofallthecoursesis480pounds.Ifyouonlyattendhalfthecoursesyouhavetopay300pounds.IfyouwishtoattendthecoursesyoushouldletusknowaheadoftimE.Formoreinformationvisitwww.teflenglanD.co.ukcall08009888200between9amand5:30pmMondaytoFridaytotalktooneofourTEFLtrainedadvisorsore-mailinfo@tefleng-lanD.co.uk.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthistext?A.TEFLEnglandhasschoolsallovertheworlD.B.TEFLEnglandofferstwo2-hourcourseseachday.C.IfyougetthecertificateyoucangetajoB.D.Ifyoustudyhalfthecoursesyoushouldpayhalfofthefees.29.Ifyouhavenojobandwanttoattendallthecoursesyouhavetopay______.A.300poundsB.480poundsC.270poundsD.432pounds30.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecourses?A.Interestingandpractical.B.FriendlyandactivE.C.Funnybutserious.D.Usefulbutstrict.31.HowmanywaysarementionedtogetintouchwithTEFLEngland?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.
FilmLoversEarnestlyNeeded!TheStarburstFilmFestivalisa15-dayeventheldeveryyearduringthesecondweekorFebruaryThisyearweareholdingitfromFebruary14-282015.Thisfestivalisrunentirelybyvolunteers.WeurgeyoutoshareyourtimeandtalentforthiseventbyjoiningmanyofLouisiana'sfilm-lovingpeoplePre-festivalactivitiesFromJanuary3to17weneedvolunteersforthefollowingcommittees:researchofrelevantfilms.filmselectionandclassificationandsourcingoffilmmaterialfromJanuary18to30.weneedvolunteerstopreviewthepreselectedfilms.orgamzethesequenceoffilmshowings.planadvertisingandpublicityforthefilmfestival.anddotheactualexecutionoffestivaladvertisingandpublicity.FestivalproperDuringthefestivalproperweneedvolunteersforthesecommittees;registrationwelcomingofguestsandfestivalattendees.andday-by-daycoordinationofthefilmfestivalactivitiesPost-festivalactivitiesAfterthefestival.weneedvolunteersforthesecommittees;returnoffilmstotheirownersandpreparationofthefestival'sincome-and-lossstatement.VolunteerregistrationVolunteersarerequestedtoregisterwiththeStarburstFilmFestival.Tel.800-365-2800nolaterthanJanuary220151.Whenisthefirstdayofthefilmfestival?A.January2.B.January3.C.February14.D.February28.2.Whatisthepurposeoftheannouncement?A.Toinvitevolunteers.B.Togetfilmexhibitors.C.Topublicizeanevent.D.Tointroduceafilmfestival.3.HowmanycommitteescanonechoosetojoinfromJanuary3to17?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.4.IfyouaregoodatcalculatingyouaresupposedtoworkA.FromJanuary3t017B.FromJanuary18t030C.ForfestivalproperD.Forpost-festivalactivities
Formanyyearsnoonecouldcommunicatewithpeoplewhohadbeenbornwithouthearing.ThesedeafpeoplewerenotabletouseaspokenlanguagE.Butbeginninginthe1700sthedeafweretaughtaspeciallanguagE.Usingthislanguagetheycouldsharethoughtsandideaswithothers.ThelanguagetheyusedwasalanguagewithoutsounD.ItwasasignlanguagE.Howdidthissignlanguagework?Thedeafweretaughttomakecertainmovementsusingtheirhandsfacesandbodies.Thesemovementsstoodforthingsandideas.Peoplemightmovetheirforefingersacrosstheirlips.ThismeantYouarenottellingthetruth.Theymighttaptheirchinswiththreefingers.ThismeantmyunclE.Thedeafwerealsotaughttouseafingeralphabet.Theyusedtheirfingerstomakethelettersofthealphabet.Inthiswaytheyspelledoutwords.Somedeafpeoplecouldspelloutwordsataspeedof130wordsperminutE.SignlanguageandfingerspellingarenotusedasmuchastheyoncewerE.Todaythedeafaretaughttounderstandothersbywatchingtheirlips.TheyarealsotaughthowtospeA.63.Inthe1700sthedeafweretaught__________.A.tospeakB.signlanguageC.towatchothersD.Braille64.Thedeaftalkedtootherpeople______.A.bymovingtheirhandsfacesandbodiesB.byshoutingandsingingC.withoutusinganylettersD.withoutusinganylanguage65.Fromthetextwelearnthat_______.A.deafpeoplemakesignstoearnalivingB.thereisstillnowaytocommunicatewiththedeafC.signlanguagehelpedthedeaflearntoreadD.manydeafpeoplenowcanspeak66.Thestoryaswholeisabout_______.A.learningtospellB.teachingthedeaftospeakC.howthedeafcommunicateD.understandingIndiansignlanguage
ManyAmericanpresidentsinthe19thcenturywereborninpoorfamilies.Theyspenttheirtimeinlittlewoodenroomswhentheywerechildren.Theygotlittleschooleducation.WashingtonandLincolnforexamplE.hardlywenttoschoolandtheytaughtthemselves.Lincolnoncedidjobsofaworkershopkeeperandpostofficerinhisearlyyears.AlargenumberofUSpresidentsoncestayedinthearmy.Thetwobest－knownwereUlyssesGrantandDwightD.Eisenhower.Grantwasageneral将军intheAmericanCivilWarandEisenhowerwasahero英雄intheSecondWorldWar.Ithappenedthattheycamefromthesameschool—WestPointMilitaryAcademy西点军校.Onemaybesurprisedtolearnthatneitherofthemdidwellintheschool.Eisenhowerforexamplewasoncefined罚becausehebroketherulesoftheschool.ThejobsofUSpresidentsaretiring疲劳的.HemustkeepaneyeonanythingimportantwhichhappensbothathomeandabroaD.Everydayalotofworkwaitsforhimtodoandhehastomakemanyimportantdecisions.WhenFranklinRooseveltwasachildhewasoncebroughttovisitpresidentTaft.TheoldpresidentsaidtohimWhenyougrowupyoushouldnotbepresident.It’satiringjoB.29.Inthe19thcenturymanyUSpresidents______.A.didnothavemuchknowledgeintheirworkB.hadbeenworkersshop－keepersandpostofficersintheirearlyyearsC.couldn’tgetgoodschooleducationwhentheywereyoungD.didn’twanttogotoschoolwhentheywerechildren30.PresidentEisenhowerbecamewell－known_______.A.duringtheAmericanCivilWarB.whilestudyinginWestPointAcademyC.afterhewasmadepresidentoftheUSD.duringWorldWarⅡ31.Inthispassagekeepaneyeonmeans_______.A.tolookwithonlyoneeyeB.nottopayattentiontoC.towatchcarefullyD.nevertokeepinmind32.Themainideaofthesecondparagragh节is_______.A.manyoftheUSpresidentshadbeenonceinthearmyB.onlythosewhodidn’tworkhardatschoolbutweregoodatfightingcouldbepresidentsC.whyUlyssesGrantandDwightD.Eisenhowerbecamewellknownwasthattheybothcamefromthefamousschool—WestPointMilitaryAcademyD.EisenhowerwasPresidentatthebeginningoftheSecondWorldWar
Banksviewonlinebankingasapowerfulvalue-addedtooltoattractandkeepnewcustomerswhilehelpingtoeliminatecostlypaperhandlingorteller出纳员interactionsinanincreasinglycompetitivebankingenvironment.TodaymostlargenationalbanksmanylocalbanksandcreditunionsoffersomeformofonlinebankingvariouslyknownasPCbankinghomebankingelectronicbankingorInternetbanking.Onlinebanksaresometimesreferredtoasbrick-to-clickbanksbothtotellthemfrombrick-to-mortarbanksthathaven’tyetofferedonlinebankingaswellasfromvirtual虚拟banksthathavenophysicalbranchesortellerswhatsoever.Thechallengeforthebankingindustryhasbeentodesignthisnewservicechannelinsuchawaythatitscustomerswillreadilylearntouseandtrustit.Mostofthelargebankscannowofferfullysafefullyfunctional功能的onlinebankingforfreeorforasmallcost.AsmorebankssucceedonlineandmorecustomersusetheirsitesfullyfunctionalonlinebankingwilllikelybecomeascommonplaceasautomatedtellermachinesATM.Onlinebankinghasalotofadvantages.Unlikeyourcornerbankonlinebankingsitesneverclose;they’reathand24hoursadaysevendaysaweekandthey’reamouseclickaway.Ifyou’reoutofstateorevenoutofthecountrywhenamoneyproblemappearsyoucanlogoninstantlytoyouronlinebankandtakecareofbusiness.OnlinebanksitesgenerallycarryoutandconfirmdealsatorquickerthanATMprocessingspeeds.Manyonlinebankingsitesnowofferfashionabletoolstohelpyoumanageallofyourvaluableitemsmoreeffectively.51.Theunderlinedwordeliminateinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.keepB.removeC.raiseD.improve52.Whatisthechallengefortheonlinebankingindustryaccordingtothetext?A.TomakeonlinebankingattractivE.B.ToopennewservicesallovertheworlD.C.ToofferonlinebankingforfreE.D.Totakecareofbusiness24hoursaday.53.Fromthetextwecanconcludethat_______.A.brick-to-clickbanksareinfactanotherkindofphysicalbanksB.thefunctionofabrick-to-clickbankisascommonasthatofanATMC.abrick-to-mortarbankisnobetterthanavirtualoneD.customerscandealwiththeirbankingbyamouseclick54.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.BankingofVariousFormsB.ImprovementofBankingIndustryC.DevelopmentofOnlineBankingD.FunctionsoftheBrick-to-ClickBank
AnartistinOaklandCaliforniaisusinghisskillstohelpthehomeless.GregKloehnbuildsverysmallsheltersthatmakelifeonthestreetsmorecomfortablE.Thestructuresofferthehomelesssomesafetyandprotectionfrombadweather.Eachlittlehousealsohaswheelsonthebottomsoitcangowhereveritsownergoes.GregKloehnhasgivenawayatleast20tinyhousestothehomelessonthestreet.OnarecentdayMr.Kloehnstopstovisithishomelessfriends.OneofthemisOscarYoung.Thetwomenhugwhentheyseeeachother.InsidehislittleshelterMr.Younggetsrelieffromcoldnightsonthestreets.Mr.KloehnalsovisitsSweet-Peaanotherfriendwhoalsolivesinoneofthelittlehomestheartistbuilt.Shesaysitkeepshersafeandprotectsherbelongings.InthemorningsMr.Kloehnsearchesthestreetsforbuildingmaterials.Hegatherswhathecanandtakesittohisstudio.Thereheputsthehousestogether.Emptycoffeebagsbecomeroofmaterial.A.washingmachinedoorandrefrigeratorpartbecomewindows.Nailsscrewsandthestickyglueholdallthepiecestogether.Theartistalsoattachesasmallelectricaldevice装置tothehousE.Thedeviceispoweredbythesun.Someofthepeoplelivingonthestreetsoncehadnormalhousesoftheirown.Butsomeofthepeoplesaytheyhavelearnedtolivewithlessandtheyarethankfultothatman.Mr.Kloehnsayshisworkisnotasocialproject.Hesaysheisjustsomeoneusinghisskillstohelphishomelessneighbors.55.Thepassageislikelytobetakenfrom________.A.atextbookB.abookreviewC.asciencemagazineD.anewsreport56.ThefollowingsaretheadvantagesofthesmallsheltersEXCEPT________.A.savingpowerandenergyB.protectingbelongingsofthehomelessC.decoratingthestreetswheretheyareD.keepingthehomelesssafeandcomfortable57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.theshelterscan’tberemovedB.thehomelessdon’tlikethesheltersC.GregKloehnhassoldatleast20tinyhousesD.anactofkindnesshasmadepeoplesimpleandgrateful58.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.A.successfulsocialprojectinOaklanD.B.Anartistcreateshomesforthehomeless.C.A.morecomfortableshelteronthestreets.D.Anartistmakesalivingbydesigningsmallshelters.
Thetimemaysooncomewhenwesaygoodbyetomostoftheworld’slanguages.Todayhumansexpressthemselvesinover6000differentlanguages.Butthatisquicklychanging.Manyscientistssaythatoverhalfoftheselanguageswilldisappearwithinthenext50years.After100yearsthelanguagesusedintheworldwillnotbemorethan20.Why?ItisbecausepeoplefromdifferentculturesliveandworktogethermuchmoreoftenthanbeforE.Thisbringschanges.Thelanguagesoftheworld’smainculturearereplacingthelanguagesofthesmallercultures.MostinternationaltradetakesplaceinworldlanguagessuchasEnglish.Peoplerespecttheirownculturesandtraditionsbutwhenitcomestogettingajobknowingaworldlanguageisoftennecessary.ItmaymeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailurE.Technologyworksonthechangeoflanguagesinanevenmoreamazingway.ModernmediasuchasradioandtelevisiongiveyoungpeopleindevelopingcountriesmuchknowledgeabouttheworlD.Butthisknowledgedoesn’tcomeinwordsfromthemouthsoftheirparentsortheeldersintheirneighborhooD.ItusuallycomesinthelanguageofadifferentculturE.PeopleindifferentculturesthinkitgoodforthemtoshareapopularlanguagE.Theycanquicklyshareideasandworktogether.Knowingthesamelanguagemeanseasiercommunicationandisabasisfortrust.Isthedeathofasmalllocallanguagesuchaterriblething?TheanswerismaybE.Manyculturesmayhavewordsformanyusefulthingsweknownothingabout.Iftheirlanguagesdietheirvaluablewisdommaybelostforever.Thefutureoftheworld’slanguagedependsonouractionsnow.Willweprotectendangeredlanguagesorallowthemtoquietlydisappear?TimewillhavethelastworD.57.Scientistssaythatwithin50yearsperhapstherewillbeonly_______languagesintheworlD.A.4000B.over3000C.nomorethan20D.around300058.Thepassagesaysthatifallthepeopleintheworldknewamajorworldlanguage_______.A.radioandtelevisionwouldallusethelanguageB.itwouldbeeasierforthemtosharetheirideasC.lessonsatschoolswouldbetaughtinthelanguageD.peoplewouldrespecttheirownculturemore59.Alsothepassagesaysthatifnobodyspokethelanguagesofsmallercultures_______.A.knowledgewouldcomefromthemouthsoftheeldersB.manyofthewordsforthingswedonotknowwouldbelostC.peoplewouldhavedifficultyinworkingtogetherD.therewouldbenosmallercultures60.BysayingTimewillhavethelastwordthewritermeans_______.A.letuswaitandseeB.wehavetimetodosomethingC.itistoolatetodoanythingD.itisonlyaproblemoftime
WhenScotsmanAlexanderGrahamBellinventedthetelephonein1876itwasarevolutionincommunication.Forthefirsttimepeoplecouldtalktoeachotherovergreatdistancesalmostasclearlyasiftheywereinthesameroom.NowadaysthoughweincreasinglyuseBell’sinventionfortakingphotographssurfingtheinternetorwatchingvideosratherthantalking.Overthelasttwodecadesanewmeansofspokencommunicationhasappeared:themobilephonE.Thefirstrealmobiletelephonecallwasmadein1973byDrMartinCooperthescientistwhoinventedthemodernmobilehandset手机.WithinadecademobilephonesbecameavailabletothepubliC.Thestreetsofmoderncitiesbegantofeaturesharp-suitedcharactersshoutingintogiantplasticbricks.InBritainthemobilephonequicklybecamethesamewiththeyuppiethenewtypeofyoungurbanprofessionalswhocarriedtheexpensivehandsetsasstatussymbols.AroundthistimemanyofussaidthatwewouldneverownamobilephonE.Butinthemid-90ssomethinghappeneD.CheaperhandsetsandcheapercallingratesmeantthatalmostovernightitseemedthateveryonehadamobilephonE.Andthegiantplasticbricksofthe80shadchangedintosmoothlittleobjectsthatfittednicelyintopocketsandbags.Moreoverpeople’stimekeepingchangeD.YoungerreaderswillbeamazedtoknowthatnotlongagopeoplemadespokenarrangementstomeetatacertainplaceatacertaintimE.ButlaterMeetingtimebecameinexactundertheneworderofcommunication:theShortMessageServiceSMSortextmessagE.Goingtobelate?Sendatextmessage!Ittakesmuchlesseffortthanarrivingontimeandit’smuchlessawkwardthanexplainingyourlatenessfacetofaceandthetextmessagehaschangedthewaywewriteinEnglish.Traditionalrulesofgrammarandspellingaremuchlessimportantwhenyou’resittingonthebushurriedlytypingWillB.15mmlate-C.U@thebar.Sorry!-.AlexanderGrahamBellwouldbeamazedifhecouldseehowfarthescienceoftelephonyhasprogressedinlessthan150years.IfhewerearoundtodayhemightsayThat’sgr8!ButI’mvbusyritenow.WillcallU2nitE.63.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParA.2referto?A.Housesofmoderncities.B.Sharp-suitedcharacters.C.Newtypeofprofessionals.D.Mobilephones.64.AccordingtoParagraph4whydidMeetingtimebecomeinexact?A.Peopleweremorelikelytobelatefortheirmeeting.B.SMSmadeiteasiertoinformeachother.C.Youngpeopledon’tlikeunchangingthings.D.Traditionalcustomsweredyingout.65.Ifyouwanttomeetyourfriendattheschoolgatethiseveningwhichofthefollowingmessagecanyousendhim?A.CallU@SKUg82nitE.B.IM2BZ2CU2nitE.C.W84U@SKUg82nitE.D.CU@thebarg82nitE.66.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellusabout?A.AlexanderGraham’sinvention.B.SMSasanewwayofcommunication.C.ThedevelopmentofthemobilephonE.D.NewfunctionsofthemobiletelephonE.
TheInternethasbecomepartofteenagelifE.There’sareporton3375studentsinsevenChinesecities.Itsaysthat38%ofthembelievetheyusetheInternetoften.WhilemostofthemgetusefulinformationandusetheInternettohelpintheirstudiessomearenotusingitinagoodway.Manyareplayingonlinegamestoomuch.A.fewevenvisitwebsitestheyshouldnotlookat.BadthingscanhappenifyoungpeoplespendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.InordertohelpyoungpeopleusetheInternetinagoodwayatextbookhasbeenusedinsomeShanghaimiddleschoolsthisterm.ItusesrealexamplestoteachstudentsallaboutgoodwaysofusingtheInternet.Itgivesusefuladvicesuchasit’sgoodtoreadnewsorfindhelpfulinformationtostudy.Somestudentsalsomakeonlinefriends.TeachersandparentsallthinkthebookisaverygoodideA.ItwillteachstudentshowtobeagoodpersonintheonlineworlD.ItwillbeaguideforteensusingtheInternetandkeepstudentsawayfrombadsites.61.Thereportshowsthat____ofthe3375studentsareplayingonlinegamestoomuch.A.38%B.mostC.manyD.afew62.Howdoesthetextbookteachstudents?A.Withrealexamples.B.Withpictures.C.WithmusiC.D.Withtapes.63.WhichofthefollowingusefuladviceisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Readnews.B.Findinformation.C.Makefriends.D.Watchfilms.64.Whatdoteachersandparentsthinkofthetextbook?A.It’saverygoodideA.B.It’safoolishideA.C.Itkeepsstudentslookingatbadsites.D.Itcan’tteachstudentshowtobegooD.65.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.allthestudentscanusetheInternetinarightwayB.whentheteenagersusetheInternettheydon’tneedanyguidanceC.TheInternetplaysanimportantpartinteenagers’livesD.TheInternetcanalwaysbegoodforteenagers
Closeyoureyesforaminuteandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeifyouhadahundreddollarsless.AlsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyescloseD.Imaginehavingtoreadthispagenotwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillstwo-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunatelyrichcountriespossesmostofthisknowledgewhiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwidE.InsideaDC-8aircraftthereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.DoctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeopletherE.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurseswhocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsinChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvincE.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogramforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.YourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworlD.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.25.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination26.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.TheyarenotequallydistributedC.TheyhavenotbeenupdateD.D.Theyhavebenefitedmostoftheblind27.ORRISaimstohelptheblindby______.A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganization28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ORRISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.Sight-seeingTechniquesD.ORRISFlyingHospital
ForlotsofpeopleinBritainthe31stofDecemberorNewYear’sEveaswecallitisthebiggestpartyoftheyear.It’satimetogettogetherwithfriendsorfamilyandwelcomeinthecomingyear.NewYear’sEvepartiescantakeplaceatanumberofdifferentplaces.Somepeopleholdahouseparty;othersattendstreetpartieswhilesomejustgototheirlocalforafewdrinkswiththeirmates.BigcitieslikeLondonhavelargeandwonderfulfireworksshows.There’sonethingthatallNewYear’sEvepartieshaveincommon:thecountdown倒计时tomidnight.Whentheclockstrikes敲twelvepeoplegivealoudcheerandgiveeachotherakiss.TheythenlinkarmsandsingasongcalledAuldLangSynebyaScottishpoetcalledRobertBurns.Notmanypeoplecanrememberallthewordsofthesongbutthetune旋律iswellknownsolotsofpeoplejusthumalong.Thepartiesthencontinueintotheearlyhoursofthemorningwithlotsofdancinganddrinking.Otherpeoplemightspendthedayvisitingrelativesorfriendstheyhaven’tmanagedtocatchupwithforawhilE.WhateverhappensNewYear’sDaytendstobeveryrelaxeD.InBritainit’spopulartomakeapromisetoyourselfaboutsomethingyouaregoingtodoorwanttostopdoingintheNewYear.ThisiscalledaNewYear’sresolution.Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandjoiningagymtogetfit.Howeverthepromiseisoftenbrokenquitequicklyandpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays.NewYear’sDayisthelastbankholidayofthefestiveseasonwhichmeansmostpeoplehavetogotoworkthenextday:brightandfreshandreadyforthenewyearahead!21.NewYear’sEvepartiesinBritain________.A.endatmidnightB.canonlybeheldindoorsC.onlytakeplaceinbigcitiesD.includecountdowntomidnight22.TheunderlinedwordhuminParagraph2probablymeans________.A.dancingtothemusicB.singingwithyourmouthclosedC.learningtosingD.keepingsilent23.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheNewYear’sresolution?A.Itcanhelppeoplekeepfit.B.It’sapromisetoyourfamily.C.It’softenhardtokeep.D.It’sajokeplayedonNewYear’sDay.24.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewYearpartiesinBritain.B.NewYearcountdowninBritain.C.NewYear’sresolutioninBritain.D.NewYearcelebrationinBritain.
BigBenisthenicknameforthegreatbelloftheclockinLondon.ThenamewasgiveninhonorofSirBenjaminHallwhowasinchargeoftheworkwhenthebellwasbuiltin1856.Itdidn’tstrikeuntil3yearslater.TheclockhasbecomealandmarkoftheUnitedKingdomandLondonparticularlyinthevisualmedia可视媒体.Whenatelevision-orfilm-makerwishestoquicklyshowanon-UKaudienceacertainlocationinBritainapopularwaytodosoistoshowanimageoftheClockTower.TheClockTowerisafocusofNewYearcelebrationsintheUnitedKingdomwithradioandTVstationstuningtoitschimes报时钟声towelcomethestartoftheyear.LondonerswholiveaproperdistancefromtheClockTowerandBigBencanbymeansoflisteningtothechimesbothliveandontheradioortelevisionhearthebellstrikethirteentimesonNewYear’sEvE.Thisispossiblebecausethespeedofsoundisalotslowerthanthespeedofradiowaves.BigBenhasappearedinmanyfilms.Inthe1978versionofTheThirty-NineStepstheheroattemptedtohalt停止theclock’sprogresstopreventalinkedbombblowingupbyhangingfromtheminutehandofitswesternfacE.ItwasalsousedinthefilmingofShanghaiKnightsstarringJackieChanandOwenWilsonandwasdescribedasbeingpartiallydestroyedinthe2010filmDoctorWho.Ananimatedversion卡通版oftheclockwasalsousedasthesettingintheWaltDisneyfilmTheGreatMouseDetectiveandwasshownbeingdestroyedbyaUFOinthefilmMarsAttacks!25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThenicknameoftheclockwasgivenbyBenjamin.B.Theclockstrikes13timestowelcometheNewYear.C.TheradioandTVmakeamistakeabouttheclock’schimes.D.BenjaminwasresponsiblefortheWorkwhenthebellwasbuilt.26.BigBenhasservedpeopleforaboutyears.A.151B.148C.146D.15327.ThesecondparagraphmainlywantstoshowusthatBigBenis.A.asymbolofUKandLondonB.amostpopularsceneforfilm-makersC.amust-seesightfortouriststoLondonD.apopularplacetohavepicturestaken28.Inwhichofthefollowingmovieswastheclockdestroyed?A.TheThirty—NineStepsandShanghaiKnights.B.ShanghaiKnightsandDoctorWho.C.TheGreatMouseDetectiveandDoctorWho.D.MarsAttacksandDoctorWho.
LoulananancientcityintheLopNurwasfirstdiscoveredbySwedishexplorerSvenHedinin1900.ThefindingofLoulanbroughtaboutnewandunexpectedfamefortheancienthistoryoftheCentralAsiaandthusbegantheexplorationoftheTaklamakanDesert.TheCityofLoulanisknownbothinChinaandthroughouttheworldastheMiddleKingdom’s‘Pompeii’inthedesertandoneofthecradlesofthecivilization.Itwasn’thardtoimaginehowexcitedSvenHedinmusthavebeenwhenhewasawardedtheVictoriaMedalbytheRoyalGeographyAssociation.FromthatpointforwardthemysteriouscoveringofLoulanwasgraduallyloweredandwasnomoreasilentunknownherobutbecameanimmediateworldwidesensation引起轰动的事.AdventurersfromAmericaBritainJapanandSwedenincludingHuntingtonSteinOtaniKozuiandBergmansetfoothereforseveraltimes.Inthe1930sChinesearchaeologistHuangWenbicamehereforthefirsttimeandmadeasurveyofthisareawhichwasfoundeventheninterribleconditionsduetouncontrolleddiggingwithmanywonderfulculturalhistoricrelicstakenawaytodistantforeignlands.In1979agroupoftombscalledSunTombsknownfortheiruniqueandattractiveburialformswereunearthedintheGumugouGraveyardthepublicgraveyardoftheLopNurcitizensintheBronzeAgE.Inearly1980sintheTiebanheRiverDeltaareaofthelowerreachesofthePeafowlRiverinLopNurafemalemummydatingbacksome3800yearswasunearthedandwasconsideredbytheJapaneseastheLoulanBeauty.ThissetoffawaveofcurrentexplorationoftheSilkRoaD.ThearchaeologicalunearthingbeingcurrentlyconductedintheXiaoheSmallRiverGraveyardisnowthefocusoftheworld’smostimportantacademicevent.TheXiaoheGraveyard175kmwestoftheCityofLoulanislocatedinthelowerreachesofthePeafowlRiverintheLopNur.WhentheGraveyardwasfounditissaidthatthereweresome1000coffins.Itislargeinscalewithsanddunes沙丘ashighaseightmetresonwhichabout140woodenstakes树桩invariousshapeswerecloselyarrangeD.TheseburialcustomsaretosaytheleastunusualwiththeunearthedrelicsdatedbacktoChina’smostancientdays.56.WhichoffollowingstatementsshowsthecorrectpositionoftheCityofLoulan?A.ItliesintheTiebanheRiverDeltaB.ItliesinthelowerreachesofthePeafowlRiverC.ItliessouthoftheGumugouGraveyarD.D.Itlies175kmeastoftheXiaoheGraveyarD.57.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheword‘Pompeii’?A.A.cityasworldfamousastheMiddleKingdom’sPompeii.B.A.buriedcityinthedesertwithgreathistoricalvaluE.C.A.buriedcitytobeunearthedliketheItaliancityPompeii.D.A.cityvisitedbymanyarchaeologistsallovertheworldlikePompeii.58.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat_____________.A.itwasaChinesearchaeologistthatfirstdiscoveredtheCityofLoulanB.itisofthegreatestimportanceandvaluetobeunearthingtheXiaoheGraveyardC.foreignadventurersdidmuchdamagetotheexplorationandrelicsoftheCityofLoulanD.oneafteranotherimportantdiscoveryaboutLoulanwasmadecausingworldwidesensation
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