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TodayIfindmyselfinoneofthesafestcitiesintheworldSingaporE.ButthetruthisevenhereinSingaporesecuritycannotbetakenforgranteD.ItisasmallnationthathasnonaturalresourcestospeakofevensomethingasbasicaswaterisconstantlythreatenedtobecutoffbyMalaysiA.MonthsaftertheSeptember11thattacksonUSoilaplottobombAmericansoldiersneartheirmilitarybaseinSingaporewasuncoveredbythelocalauthorities.TheUnitedNationshastriedformorethanhalfacenturytoarchitectpeacefortheworlD.ButithasclearlyfaileD.ThegrandhorrorsoftheWorldWarsmayhavestoppedbutonlyintheformstheyhadexistedbeforE.Whentheenemyisunseenandtherearenofrontlineshaveweinfactcreatedamorepeacefulandsecureplace?Wherehavewegonewrong?PerhapsitisbecausetheinternationalbodyhasneverunderstoodthatpeacewasisandwillneverbesomethingitcanmanagE.Notrecognizingthistruththemethodsitprovidesareoftenshort-livedandsomeevendangerous.SolutionsforthreateningsituationstendtorequirethecountriestocarryouteconomicandpoliticalreformssothattheywillbecomeidealizeddemocraticsocietylikeAmericaorBritain.TheUNfailstoconsiderthathundredsofyearsofevolutiongaverisetothesestrongdemocracies.Sotheresultisfurtherchaosandcorruptionworseforall.Actuallyaninternationalorganizationoragovernmentcannotpossesspeacetogiveawaybuttherearethosewhodopossessit.Thosewhoownpeaceareusasindividualswhocherishlifenotourownbutallothers'.TheactofachievingpeaceliesinuswhenwechoosetorespectsocialandculturaldifferencesandappreciatethatallourlivesarefragilE.41.TheauthormentionsSingaporetopointoutthat_____.A.Singaporeisn'trichinnaturalresourcesB.SingaporewasinvolvedincatchingthosewholaunchedtheSeptember11thattackC.SingaporealsohasproblemswithsecurityD.MalaysiapossessesathreattoSingapore42.Whyhasn'ttheUNcreatedpeacefortheworld?A.Becauseithasn’twontherecognitionoftheworlD.B.Becauseithasn'tfoundsolutionsyet.C.BecauseithasreliedtoomuchonAmericA.D.BecauseithasawrongconceptofpeacE.43.Whotakestheresponsibilitytobringpeaceandsecuritytotheworld?A.Theindividuals.B.Thegovernments.C.Theinternationalbodies.D.Thedemocraticcountries.44.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.politicalandeconomicreformscauselessterribleresultsB.democracyisalongprocessC.thehorrorsofWorldWardon'texist.D.thosewhovaluetheirlivespossesspeace45.Thepurposeofthepassageistoshowus_____.A.theUNplaysanimportantroleintheworld-peacekeepingB.securityisagrowingproblemintheworldC.humanbeingscanachievepeacebycherishingandrespectingothersD.theUNisresponsibleforthetroubleofsomecountries
2011·安徽卷C.Theyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosetheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefallstheotheristheretocatchhim.TheyareWellmanwhoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccidentandCorbettanexperiencedrockclimber.TogethertheyclimbedupHalfDomethefamous2000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalParkthroughoneofthemostdifficultroutes路线.DuringtheclimbCorbetttooktheleadhitinthemetalspikes尖状物thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.ThenafterWellmanpulledhimselfuptheropeCorbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandagaininchbyinchfor13days.Wellman’sjobwasnoteasyeither.HegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalonE.InallWellmanfiguredthathehaddone5000pull-upsuptheropeontheclimB.Howeverwhenthetwomenfirstmettheynevertalkedaboutclimbing.HeknewthatwashowIgotinjureD.WellmansaiD.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedtoclimbagainandtheystartedtraining.TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.AtonepointpiecesofrockgavewayandCorbettdroppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplacestoppingthefallat20feet.Hisquickactionprobablysavedhisfriend’slifE.Yourpartnercansaveyourlife—youcansaveyourpartner’slifeWellmansaidasthepairreceivedcongratulationsfromfriends.Therearerealcloseties.64.WhichofthefollowingwasachallengeforCorbettinclimbingHalfDome?A.Toclimbuptoremovethespikes.B.ToclimbittwiceC.Todo5000pull-upsuptheropE.D.TolocktheropeinplacE.65.Whydidthetwomennevertalkaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmet?A.CorbettwaspoorlytraineD.B.Wellmanhadlostinterestinclimbing.C.Corbettdidn’twanttohurtWellman.D.Wellmanhadn’tdecidedwhethertoclimbagain.66.WhatdoweknowaboutWellman?A.HeclimbedHalfDomebyhimself.B.Hewasdisabledinatrafficaccident.C.Hestoppedrock-climbingforsometimE.D.HewassavedbyCorbettduringtheclimB.67.Themainideaofthetextisthat.A.twoheadsarebetterthanoneB.friendshipispreciousinlifeC.thedisabledshouldnevergiveupD.amancanbedestroyedbutcannotbedefeated
ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversitiesOldissuddenlyin.Thereasoninclear:theagingofAmericameansjobs.Besidestheagingofthebody―boom生育高峰populationalongerlifemeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationiscertaintogrowgreatlyoverthenext50years.By205025percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangecausessomequestionsforgovernmentandsocietyofcourse.Butitalsocreatesjobsinmedicineandhealthfieldsandinlawandbusinessaswell.Besidesthedoctorswe’regoingtoneedmoresociologistsbiologistscityplannersandlawyerssaysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’sUSCSchoolofGerontology老人学.Lawyerscanmajorinelderlawwhichcoverseverythingincludingnursing-homeabuse虐待andagediscrimination.Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers74millionstrongarelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretiresinhumanhistory.AnystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywithsayanMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoneyoneprofessorsays.MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewasreallyboredwithbiology.Sothetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.ShesaysIdidvolunteerworkinretirementhomesandinwasverysatisfying.49.OldissuddenlyinLine1ParA.1mostprobablymeansA.AmericahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeopleB.gerontorogyhassuddenlybecomepopularC.moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundinAmericancollegesD.olderstudentsbegintobeadmittedintoAmericancolleges50.WhichtheagingofAmericalawyerscangaininterest.A.fromthepassingoftheelderlawB.fromofferingspecialservicestotheelderlyC.byincreasingtheirprofessionalknowledgeD.bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytogaintheirowninterests51.Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?A.RetireeswhoareinterestedinbusinessB.ThevolunteerworkersinretirementhomesC.CollegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.D.Expertsalsowithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.52.ItcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheexplosionofAmerica’selderlypopulation.A.willprovidegoodjobsinmanyareasB.willbringaverybigproblemonsocietyC.mayleadtonursing-homeabuseandagediscriminationD.willcreatenewfieldsofstudyinuniversities
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BeforetheearthquakeinChina’sSichuanProvince38-year-oldSarahBexellwasworkingtodevelopanewenvironmentalconsciousness意识amongChinesepeopleandtoencouragethemtoprotectwildlifeandhabitat-inparticularthatofthegiantpandA.BexellanAmericanwhoisthedirectorofconservationeducationattheChengduResearchBaseforGiantPandaBreeding.Bexellhasspentalotoftimeteachingyoungpeoplethevalueofprotectingtheenvironment.TheyoungergenerationinChinacanaffordtocareBexellsaidbeforetheearthquakE.They’renotstarving.Thayhavefoodgoodjobsandaccesstoeducation.NowBexellworriesaboutthepeopleshehasbeenworkingwithandwhoareupinthemountains.Shedoesn’tknowwhethertheyandtheirfamiliesaresafE.Andsheknowstheworktowhichsheisdevotedhasbecomemoreurgentduringtheimmediatecrisis.BexellandherChinesecolleagueshavebeentryingtospreadthemessagethatthetouristboompopulationgrowthandpillaging掠夺ofresourcesformterriblethreatstotheenvironment.Therearestoriesofpandaswanderingoutoftheforestandintovillages.Thisisatroublingsignforwhatshouldbeararespecies.Tomakemattersworsetherearefearsthatwiththeearthquakeandlandslidesbamboocouldmassivelydieoff.That’sthemainfoodsourceforthegiantpandaswhosehabitatwasalreadydamageD.InAprilBexelltookBlockwayupatwistingmountainroadintotheLongxi-HongkouNationalNatureReservE.Thereservewassetupin1997toprotectthegiantpandaanditshabitat.Itwasveryneartheepicenter震中oftheearthquakesothisareasufferedseveredamagE.58.Bexellisdevotedto________inSichuanProvincE.A.protectinggiantpandasB.environment-protectioneducationC.researchonpeople’slivesD.researchontheenvironmentafterearthquakes59.ThemainthreatstothewildlifeandtheenvironmentarethefollowingEXCEPT________.A.populationgrowthB.touristdevelopmentC.bamboo’smassivedeathbecauseofbadweatherD.theoveruseofresources60.AccordingtowhatBexellsays________.A.weshouldcareforanimalssincewehaveenoughfoodandclothingB.manyyoungpeopleinChinaareusuallyselfishC.richpeopleshouldspendmoreonyoungpeople’seducationD.animalandenvironmentalprotectionneedsalotofmoneyandtime
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Cultureshockhasmanystages.Eachstagecanappearonlyatcertaintimes.Culturebeginswiththehoneymoon.Thisistheperiodoftimewhenwefirstarriveinwhicheverythingaboutthenewcultureisstrangeandexciting.ThishoneymoonstagecanlastforquitealongtimE.Afterwardsthesecondstagepresentsitself.A.personmayencountersomedifficulttimesindailylifE.Thisperiodofcultureadjustment调整canbeverydifficultandleadtothenewarrivalrejectingthenewculturE.Thisrejectionstagecanbequitedangerousbecausethevisitormaydevelopunhealthyhabitssuchassmokingdrinkingtoomuch.ThethirdstageischaracterizedbygainingsomeunderstandingofthenewculturE.A.newfeelingofpleasureandsenseofhumormaybeexperienceD.AndyouarebecomingstrongerbylearningtotakecareofyourselfinthenewplacE.Thingsarestilldifficultbutyouarenowasurvivor!Thisiscalledtheadjustmentstage.Thefourthstagecanbecalledateaseatlast.Nowyoufeelquitecomfortableinyournewenvironment.Youcandealwithmostproblems.Youmaystillhaveproblemswiththelanguagebutyouknowyouarestrongenoughtodealwiththem.Ifyoumeetsomeonefromyourcountrywhohasjustarrivedyoucanbetheexpertonlifeinthenewcultureandhelpthemtodealwiththeircultureshock.Thefifthstageisthestagethatiscalledthere-entryshock.ThisoccurswhenareturntothecountryoforiginismadE.OnemayfindthatthingsarenolongerthesamE.ForexamplesomeofthenewlylearnedcustomsarenotinuseintheoldculturE.55.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoFightCulturalShockB.StagesofCulturalShockC.OriginofCulturalShockD.HowtoAdjusttoNewCultural56.Inwhichstagemaypeoplemisstheirfriendsandrelativesandfeelhomesickmost?A.ThehoneymoonstageB.TherejectionstageC.TheadjustmentstageD.There-entryshock57.Whydopeopleexperiencethere-entryshock?A.TheplaceisnotthesameasbeforeB.TheoldcustomshavechangesovertheyearsC.Theyarenotusedtothelocalcustoms.D.TheyarenolongerwhattheyusedtobE.
Itseemslikeeveryyearbringsanewoutbreakofsickness.Recentresearchtellsushowdiseasesspreadfrompersontoperson.Anditalsogivesusanideahowwecanspreadsomethingbetterthandiseases.AnauthorcalledMalcomGladwellrecentlypublishedabookexplaininghowtheprocessworks.Weusuallythinkofanepidemic流行病asaforceofnaturethatrollsoveranyoneinitsway.InfactitstartswithasinglepersonorveryfewpeoplE.Thesepeopletravelaroundandinfect传染smallgroupsindifferentplaces.WhenenoughofthesegroupsareinfectedthenthediseasesuddenlyseemstobeeverywherE.Gladwellalsofoundthattheprocessofinfectionwasnotjustlimitedtodisease?Italsoaffectstheworldofideas.Theprocesscanbeseeninbooksandfashion.SocalledundergroundbestsellersarenotpushedtowardsthepubliC.Theyspreadthroughhundredsofsmallreadinggroupsuntilthedaywheneverybodyyouknowseemstohaveacopy.A.groupofyoungpeoplemaydecidetowearanitemofclothingsimplybecausenooneelseiswearingit.Designerswhomonitorstreetfashionthenpickuptheideaandspreadit.Finallyeveryoneiswearingit.NewYorkisoftendescribedasanunfriendlyplacE.Peoplearetoobusylookingafterbusinesstolookaftereachother.Intheearly1990soneunknownpersondecidedtoperformatleastonekindactaday.Thiscaughtonwithhisorherfriends.Thenewspapersnoticedthetrend趋势.NewYorkbecamefullofpeoplesmilingandcarryingeachother’sbags.Thesuccessoftrendslikethisfitsinwithothersocialphenomena现象.Oneisthe80/20rulE.Thiswasinventedbyeconomistswhonoticedthatinanysituation20percentofthepeopledid80percentofthework.Anotheristhebystanderproblem.Psychologistsnoticedthatinaccidentswherealargenumberofpeoplewerearoundnoonesteppedforwardtohelp.Eachpersonsupposedthatsomeoneelsewoulddosomething.Whentherewerelesspeoplepresentmoreofthemdecidedtoofferhelp.Whatallthisprovesisthepowerofindividuals个人andsmallgroups.TheepidemicmodelcouldbeagreatwayofmakingabusinessgroworspreadinganideA.A.smallstartcanmakeabigdifferencE.73.Thewriter’smainpurposeistotellus_________.A.howdiseasesspreadB.howideasareformedC.howpopularitytakesplaceD.whatdiseasesandideashaveincommon74.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsundergroundbestsellersinParagraph3refertointhistext?A.Bookswhicharegoodbutfewpeopleknowabout.B.BookswhichbecomepopularwithoutputtingadvertisementsC.BooksellerswhosellbookswithoutputtingadvertisementsD.Booksellerswhoaregoodatsellingbooks.75.The80/20ruleshowsthefactthat_________.A.themajorityofpeoplearepowerlessB.thereisnotenoughworkforpeopleC.asmallgroupmaybeagreatpowerD.thereexistsaproblemofoverpopulation76.Accordingtothepassageweknow_________.A.Theepidemicmodeldoesn’texistnowadays.B.TheepidemicmodelplaysanimportantroleinmakingabusinessgroworspreadinganideA.C.Theepidemicmodelcameintobeingintheearly1990s.D.TheepidemicmodelisabookwrittenbyMalcolmGladwell.
VisitingapubisoneofBritain’soldestformsofentertainment.TheideaforthefirstpublichouseswasbroughttoBritainthousandsofyearsagobytheconqueringRomanarmy.Thefirstpubsservedonlywinebutafterthediscoveryofhops啤酒花inthefourteenthcenturypubsbegantoservemainlybeerastheydotoday.Todaythereare61000pubsintheUnitedKingdom.OneoftheoldestFightingCocksinSt.AlbansHertsislocatedinabuildingthatdatesbacktothe11thcentury.ModernpubsareoftenownedbyEnglishbreweries啤酒厂andserveonlytheirowner’sproducts.Britishpubsarerequiredtohavealicensewhichisdifficulttoobtainandoperatebetween11A.m.and11p.m.everydayexceptSundaywhentheymustcloseat10:30p.m.ThedrinkingageinBritainiseighteenbutfourteen-year-oldsmayenterapubunaccompaniediftheyorderameal.Childrenmayenterapubwiththeirparentsuntil9p.m.whichletsfamiliesenjoyreasonablypricedpubmealstogetherandallowspubstocontinueintheirtraditionalrolesascommunitycenters.CustomsinBritishpubsdifferfromthoseinAmericanbars.InBritainyoumustgotothebartoorderdrinksandfoodandpayforyourpurchaseimmediatelyandthereisnotableservicE.Bartendersarecalledlandlordsandbarmaidsandtheydonotexpectfrequenttipping.Totipalandlordorbarmaiditiscustomarytotellhimtobuyhimselfone.Heorshemayormaynottakeyouuponyouroffer.Attheendofavisitapolitecustomerwillreturnhisglasstothebar.58.WhichofthefollowingisforbiddeninBritain?A.Childrenunder14enteringapubwiththeirparents.B.Youngmenover14eatinginapubbythemselves.C.Childrenofabout15drinkinginapubwithadults.D.Youngmenatorolderthan18drinkingbeerinapuB.59.WhatcanweentertainourselveswithatFightingCockstoday?A.1000-year-oldhopsB.Mainlybeer.C.ItalianfooD.D.JustwinE.60.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A.servicesinBritishpubsarebetterthanthoseinAmericanbarsB.BritishpubsandAmericanbarsarecompletelydifferentC.inAmericanbarsyoucanpaythebillafterthemealD.youhavetogiveextramoneytotipinBritishpubs61.Thispassageismainlywrittento.A.giveussomeinformationaboutBritishpubsB.comparetheBritishpubsandAmericanbarsC.tellussomethingaboutthehistoryofBritishpubsD.letusknowsomerulesinBritishpubs
InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon’tcarrydiseasE.TheyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstorE.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople’shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanada.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe:Theirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.45.Thepassagemainlytalksabout＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.A.howtokeepdiseasefrompetsB.petsinCanadaC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada46.InCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause＿＿＿＿＿.A.theydon’tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents’housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn’tdependontheirparentsanymore47.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.AlmosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageinhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.
Theproducersofinstantcoffeefoundtheirproductstronglyresistedinthemarketplacedespitetheirproduct’sobviousadvantages.Furthermoretheadvertisingexpenditure费用forinstantcoffeewasfargreaterthanthatforregularcoffeE.Effortsweremadetofindthecauseoftheconsumers’seeminglyunreasonableresistancetotheproduct.ThereasongivenbymostpeoplewasdislikeofthetastE.Theproducersthoughtthattheremightbedeeperreasons.Howeverthiswasconfirmedbyoneofmotivationresearch’sclassicstudiesoneoftencitedinthetradE.MasonHaireoftheUniversityofCaliforniamadetwoshoppingliststhatwerealmostthesameexceptforoneitem.Thereweresixitemscommontobothlists:hamburgercarrotsbreadbakingpowdercannedpeachesandpotatoeswiththebrandsoramountsspecified具体说明.TheseventhiteminfifthplaceonbothlistsreadonepoundMaxwellHousecoffeeononesideandNescafeinstantcoffeeontheother.OnelistwasgiventoeachoneinagroupoffiftywomenandtheotherlisttothoseintheothergroupofthesamesizE.Thesewomenwereaskedtostudytheirlistandthentodescribeasfarastheycouldthekindofwomanpersonalityandcharacterwhowoulddrawupthatshoppinglist.Nearlyhalfofthosewhohadreceivedthelistincludinginstantcoffeedescribedahousewifewhowaslazyandapoorplanner.Ontheotherhandonlyonewomanintheothergroupdescribedthehousewifewhohadincludedregularcoffeeonherlistasbeinglazy;onlysixofthatgroupsuggestedthatshewasprobablynotagoodwife;andnoonedrewthesameconclusionasthewomenintheinstantcoffeegroupdidaboutthehousewifewhointendtobuyregularcoffeE.51.Intheopinionofinstantcoffeeproducers________.A.peopleshouldbuyregularcoffeeB.regularcoffeeisinferiortoinstantcoffeeC.instantcoffeeshouldhaveagoodmarketbecauseofitsobviousadvantagesD.theadvertisingexpenditureforregularcoffeeisverygreat52.Inthisinstancethepurposeofmotivationstudywastodiscover________.A.whythereweredeeperreasonsB.thereasonwhyinstantcoffeedidnottastegoodC.whyregularcoffeewassuccessfulD.thedeeperreasonforthepeople’sresistancetoinstantcoffee53.ThetwolistsonwhichonepoundMaxwellHousecoffeeandNescafeinstantcoffeewerewrittenasitemsweregivento__________.A.7womenB.14womenC.50womenD.100women54.Becauseoftheresultofthistesttheproducersofinstantcoffeewouldprobablyrevisetheiradvertisingtoshow__________.A.alazywifedrinkinginstantcoffeeB.astupidwifeusinginstantcoffeeC.ahard-workingwomandrinkinginstantcoffeeD.abusywifeusingregularcoffee55.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.ItisreasonableforpeopletoresistinstantcoffeeB.AdvertisingdoesnotalwaysassurefavorablesalesresultsC.PeoplepaylittleattentiontoadvertisingD.Regularcoffeehasbettertastethaninstantcoffee
BeijinghasstartedabattletogetridofChinglishChineseEnglish.TheLanguagemandarinsofBeijinghavedecidedthatChinglishisadiseaseforChina’smodernizingclaimandmustbeobliteratedbeforethecityhoststheOlympicGamesin2008.AroadsignontheAvenueofEternalPeaceChang’anStreetforexampleadvised:ToTakeNoticeofSafe;TheSlipperyareVeryCraftyawarningthatthesidewalkwasslippery.AnothersigninaBeijingparkreads:Littlegrassissmilingslightlypleasewalkonsidewalk.LiHonghaithecityofficialinchargeofthebattlesaid:Linguisticperfection语言美isbecomingincreasinglyimportantwiththeriseinthenumberoftheforeignersflowingintothecity.Howevernoteveryonesharesthedisdain蔑视oftheBeijinggovernmentforthemixedlanguage.Thechoiceofwordsisprettymuch.OnecaneitherchoosetheverbsadverbsnounsorwhateveronelikesexplainedoneHongkonglinguistonanInternetwebsite.SomanyexamplesexistthatseveralInternetsiteshavebeensetuptocollectChinglishphrases.ManycomefromEnglishinstructionsonpackagessuchasacandlemarkedwithKeepthiscandleoutofchildrenandamodelboat―curiouslynamedPoshSailboat―whichmeansPleasedon’tplaceitindustyplay.IfthebattleagainstChinglishissuccessfulChinesewillalsoturntheirattentiontotheEnglish―languageversionsofnewspaperswhichplayanevenmoreimportantroleinteachingrightEnglish.
Rescuershavefoundthebodiesofover130peoplekilledintwoferrydisastersinBangladesh.TheaccidentshappenedduringastormthathitthecountryonApril21st.Hundredsmorearemissingorfearedtobedead.ThetwoferriessankindifferentriversnearthecapitalcityofDhakfiasstrongwindsandrainhittheSouthAsiancountry.ThegovernmenthassincebannedallferriesandotherboatsfromtravelingatnightduringtheApril-Maystormyseason.OneoftheferriesMVMitaliwascarryingfarmorepeoplethanitwassupposedto.About400passengersfittedintoaspacemadeforjust300policesaid.Thesecondferrycarriedabout100passengers.Thenumberofdeathsiscertaintorise.saidanofficialinchargeoftherescuework.NoonereallyknowshowmanypeoplewereonboardtheferryorhowmanyofthemsurviveD.FerriesinBangladeshdon’talwayskeeppassengerlistsmakingitdifficulttodeterminetheexactnumberofpeopleonboard.Besidestheferryaccidentsatleast40peoplewerekilledand400injuredbylightningstrikes.fallinghousesandtreesandthesinkingofsmallboats.StormsarecommonthistimeofyearinBangladeshasareboatingaccidents.Ferrydisasterstakeawayhundredsofliveseveryyearinanationof130millionpeople.Officialsblametheseriveraccidentsonalackofsafetymeasurestoomanypassengersinboatsandnotenoughchecksonweatherconditions.FerriesareacommonmeansoftransportinBangladesh.Itisacountrycoveredbyabout230rivers.Some20000ferriesusethenation’sWaterwayseveryyear.Andmanyofthemaredangerouslyovercrowded.Since1977morethan3000peoplehavediedinsome260boatingaccidents.63.Thetwoferrydisastersoccurred_______.A.atnoonB.inthemorningC.atnight.D.Intheafternoon.64.________passengerswasMVMitalidesignedtocarry?A.500B.100C.400D.30065.Officialsattributeboatingaccidentto________A.strongwinds.B.badweatherconditions.C.theblockagesofwaterways.D.thelackofsafetymeasures.66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofthetwoferrydisasters?A.Theyhappenedduringastorm.B.TheysankonApril21.C.Theexactnumberofdeathscouldbeeasilydetermined.D.TheysanksomewherenearDhaka.
ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversitiesoldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:ThegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom生育高峰generationalonglifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationissuretoincreasegreatlyoverthenext50years.By205025percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65upfrom14percentin1995.ThechangebringsbigproblemsforgovernmentandsocietyofcoursE.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessionsandinlawandbusinessaswell.Inadditiontothedoctorswe’regoingtoneedmoresociologistsbiologistsurbanplannersandspecializedlawyerssaysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’sUSCSchoolofGerontology老年学.LawyerscanspecializeinElderLawwhichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination.Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarket.AnystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywithanMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoneyoneprofessorsays.MargarineSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewasreallyboredwithbacteria.Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.ShesaysIdidvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.67.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe_________.A.TheGrayingofAmericaB.GerontologyC.AgingandJobOpportunitiesD.ElderLaw68.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mostprobablymeans_________.A.AmericahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeopleB.gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopularC.moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampusesD.Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofadmittingolderstudents69.WiththeagingofAmericalawyerscanbenefit_________.A.frombuildingnursinghomesfortheelderlyB.fromprovidingspecialservicestotheelderlyC.byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledgeD.bywinningthetrustoftheelderly70.ItcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheincreasingofAmerica’selderlypopulation________.A.willbringgoodchancestopeopleinmanyareasB.willputanunbearableburdenonsocietyC.mayleadtonursing-homeabuseandagediscriminationD.willcreatenewfieldsofstudyinuniversities
Mostrecentlyit'sverycommoninstudentswhoneedaparentpresentforjobinterviews.Naturallyit'seasytoblamethestudentsinthesesituationsbutthebiggerproblemisus.We—asparents—aresoeagertoshelterourkidsthatwefailtorealizethatthisinitselfisharmingthem.AsthemotheroftwoyoungsonsIhavetoremindmyselfconstantlythatthebiggestresponsibilityIhaveasaparentistohelpthemdeveloptheskillsneededtoliveintolivewithoutme.SoI'llletthemfail.I'llletthemfailbecauseaslongastheyaresafeandwarminsidetheircomfortzonestheywillnevergrow.Andfailure梐longwithlossheartbreakdisappointmentetc.—willbepartofgrowthforthem.Callmetheanti-tigermombutleavingthemaloneismywayofhelpingthembecomeequippedtofitinthisworldasweknowittoday.Fromterrorismandseeminglyendlessnaturaldisasterstoournationaldebtandbeyondifweexpectthenextgenerationtostanduptotheveryrealproblemsofourtimeweneedtostopfeedingthemandstartteachingthemhowtofish.Mychildrennowarebecominglittlemastersofcompromisebuttheytrytonegotiate协商everythingnow.It'sasmallpricetohelpthemlearnaskillthey'llusefortherestoftheirlivesincludingwhenIdon'taccompanythemonjobinterviews.64.Whydoparentsaccompanytheirkidsonjobinterviews?A.Becausetheywanttoprotecttheirkidsfromdifficulties.B.Becausetheythinktheycanhelpthemonthequestions.C.Becausetheirkidsaretooshytoattendinterviews.D.Becausetheirkidsstronglyrequestthemtodoso.65.Accordingtotheauthorwhatisbeneficialtokids'development?A.Shelteringthem.B.Keepingthemsafe.C.Leavingthemalone.C.Blamingthem.66.Whydoestheauthorstressfailureinkids'life?A.Tomakethemstrongerthanotherkids.B.Tohelpthemgrowinthistoughworld.C.Tohelpthemdevelopallsocialskills.D.Tomakethemlearntocompromise.67.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitlefordietext?A.NeverShelterYourKidsB.LetYourKidsFailC.BeEagertoGrowUpD.LiveWithoutParents
Britainisfacingasharpriseinitsratpopulationasgrowingnumbersofpeopleleavefastfoodscrapsinthestreetanenvironmentgroupwarned.KeepBritainTidysaidtherodents啮齿动物werestoppingtheirtraditionalhuntsundergroundandwereroamingthestreetstemptedbydiscardedburgerspizzasandcrisps.Theratpopulationisontheriseandsoonit'llbeascommontoseearodentonourstreetasitistoseeadogoracatsaidgroupDirectorSueNelson.Thepracticeofdumpingfastfoodlitterandscrapsonthestreetratherthaninthetrash-withyoungmentheworstoffenders-wasbehindtherisE.AccordingtotheNationalRodentSurveyin2005Britain'sratpopulationhasgrownbynearlyonequartersince2000andisnowestimatedat60milliontwomillionmorethanthehumanpopulation.Onaveragearatcangivebirthevery24--28daysandjustasinglepairofratscanproduceacolonyof2000ayear.Around200peopleayeargetWeil'sDisease――aninfectionwhichcanleadtoliverorkidney肝肾failureandeventuallydeathandwhichisarrivedinrat'swastE.TohighlighttheissueKeepBritainTidylaunchedacinemaadentitledHowclosedoyouwantthemtoget?TheadvertisementgaveashockingimageofayoungwomansleepinginabedofrotsechoingthenightmarescenefromJamesHerbert'sclassichorrortaleTheRatsinwhichmutantrodentsbegintopreyon捕食humans.64.Wheredidtherodentsusetosearchforfood?A.IntheStreet.B.UnderthegrounD.C.Fromthetrashcans.D.Inburgershops.65.Whatisthehumanpopulationnowaccordingtothewriter?A.60million.B.58million.C.35million.D.2million.66.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat________.A.Well'sDiseasewillfinallyendtheworldB.pizzasandcrispswillbecomepoisonousC.ratswillendangerhumanbeings'lifeD.youngpeoplearetoblamefortheratpopulation67.Bywritingthepassagetheauthortriesto_________.A.closesomeoftheburgerandpizzarestaurantsB.drawthepublicattentiontotheproblemofratsC.preventtheratsfromgrowingupD.makeadvertisementfortheclassichorrorfilmTheRats
Intoday'sIrelanditseemshardtoimaginethegrimdaysofthe19thcenturywhensomanyofthepopulationstarvedorthatinthosedaysmanypoorpeoplehadnocluehowtoprepareanyfoodotherthanboilapotato.NowadaysitisquitepossibletoeatbothwellandheartilyallovertheislanD.TourismhasmadeavastdifferencetothestandardsofcookinginIreland.Untilrecentlytherewashardlyanytraditionofeatingoutinmanydistrictsexceptperhapsonveryfewoccasionsatalocalhotel.Patternsofdietwereold-styledbasedfirmlyon'meatandtwovegetables'somewhatovercookedpotatoesofcourseandlargequantitiesofdairyproducE.Nowthingsareverydifferent.Touristdemandsforpredictableinexpensivefast-foodaremetaseverywherewithhamburgersandpizzas-abetterbetbeingfishandchips.ButmoresophisticatedtasteshaveintroducedwholefoodsandvegetarianrestaurantsalmostunheardofbeforeandavastnumberofnewrestaurantsoftenFrenchinstylehaveopenedinthemaintouristcentres.Food'events'suchasKinsale'sGourmetfestivalorGalway'sOysterFestivalattractlargenumbersofvisitorsandreflectthenewinterestinfooD.WhateverIrishcookinglacksinfinesse精细itnearlyalwaysmakesupforinplentyandingredients成分areofahighquality.Home-grownproduceincludesrichdairyfoodsbeeflambandporkandagreatvarietyofseafooD.OneofitsgreatspecialitiesissodabreaD.Itismadewithbuttermilkandisservedfreshandwarmwitheverymeal.RecentlytherehasbeenareturntosimpleIrishfoodssuchasstews炖菜andpotatodishes.Oneofthebest-valuemealsinIrelandisbreakfast.A.'traditionalIrishbreakfast'isaplatefulofbaconandeggswithsodaandpotatobreads.Accommodationratesarenearlyalwaysquotedwithafullbreakfastincludedsoyoumightaswelleatenoughtokeepyougoingalldayandgetyourmoney'sworth!1.WhatwasIrishfoodlikeuntilquiterecently?A.Itwasveryconservativeanduninteresting.B.ItwasinfluencedbyFrenchcooking.C.Itwasveryunhealthy.D.Itwasplentiful2.HowhasIrishfoodimprovedinrecentyears?A.TherearemoreFrenchrestaurants.B.Foodproduceisfresher.C.Thereismorekinds.D.Foodismoreexpensive3.Whatisthemainreasonforthisimprovement?A.PeoplehavemoremoneytospenD.B.Thedevelopmentoftourism.C.Peoplehavemoretastestoday.D.Youngpeopledisliketraditionalfood4.HowdoesthepassagedescribeIrishcookingtoday?A.Itisexcitingandinteresting.B.ItisboringandovercookeD.C.ItisplentifulandsimplE.D.Itisgood-lookingandtastesbad5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.EatingoutatweekendsistraditionalinmostpartsofIreland.B.TodaymostIrishpeoplepreferfast-foodstothetraditionalIrishcooking.C.NowadaysFrench-stylerestaurantsarequitecommonintouristcentres.D.ManyIrishpeoplearevegetariansandgrowtheirownvegetables.
Howmanymendohousework?RecentlyaEuropeancommission委员会triedtofindoutpeople’sideasandreactionstothewomen’smovement.Aspartoftheirsurvey调查theyaskedmanymenandwomenthequestionWhodoesthehousework?Themenansweredverydifferentlyfromthewomen!Thehouseworktheyaskedpeopleaboutwere:preparingmealswashingdishescleaningthehouseandbabysitting.48%ofBritishhusbandssaidtheydidthesethings.37%ofDanish丹麦的menhelpedinthehousE.Butonly15%ofItalianmensaidtheydidthehousework;manyofthemsaidtheyneverhelpedatall!Buttherewasaninterestingpointofviewfromthewives.AccordingtoBritishwivesonly38%oftheirhusbandshelpedinthehousE.AndItalianwivessaidthattheirhusbandshardlyeverhelpeD.TheItalianandBritishmendidnottellthetruth!TheCommissionfoundthatDanishmenwerethemosttruthfulhusbands.Theiranswerswerethesameastheirwives’answers.Dothemenyouknowhelpinthehouse?Doyouthinkthesurveygivesatruepictureinyourexperience?Writeandtelluswhatyouthink.72.Thesurveywascarriedoutin_____.A.BritainB.ItalyC.DenmarkD.Europe73.Thesubjectforthesurveyis_____.A.howmanyboysdothehouseworkB.whodoesthehouseworkathomeC.howmanywomendothehouseworkD.whoaremorediligentwivesorhusbands74.Fromthepassagewecanseethat_____.A.thereweremorehusbandswhodidthehouseworkthanwivesB.husbandsdidhalfofthehouseworkallthetimeC.thereweremorewiveswhodidthehouseworkthanhusbandsD.wivesdidalmostallthehouseworkathome75.More_____husbandshelpinthehousethan_____husbands.A.British;DanishB.Italian;DanishC.Danish;BritishD.Italian;British
ManyofusalreadyknowaboutseveralAmericansuperstitions.Havingablackcatcrossyourpathwalkingunderaladderandbreakingamirrorareallbadluck.Inadditiontothesetherearemanyothersuperstitionsthatareworthknowing.Understandingthemwillkeepyousafefromevilspirits―ifyoubelieveinsuchthings―andimpressyourAmericanfriendswhenyoumentionthem.LikethesuperstitionsinotherculturesAmericansuperstitionsofteninvolvethethingsimportantindailylifesuchashealthnumbersandmarriagE.Forexamplehaveyoueverhadacoughthatwouldnotgoaway?AccordingtooneAmericansuperstitionyoushouldtakeapieceofyourhairandputitbetweentwoslicesofbutteredbreaD.NextfeedthishairsandwichtoadogandsayEatwellyouhoundmayyoubesickandIbesounD.Thiswilltricktheevilspiritsandhelpyourcough.Itwillalsoraisesomeeyebrows眉毛ifyoutryit.InAmericansuperstitionsthenumberthreeisveryimportant.OftenAmericanswillsayAllthingscomeinthrees.Threeisluckybecauseitrepresentsthetraditionalfamily:motherfatherandchilD.ThereforegiftslettersandguestswilloftenarriveatyourhomeingroupsofthreE.Howeveritisalsopossibleforbadeventslikeaccidentsandfuneralstocomeinthreesaswell.AnothertimepeoplepayattentiontosuperstitionsiswhentheygetmarrieD.DuringaweddingbridesmustwearorcarrysomethingoldsomethingnewsomethingborrowedandsomethingbluE.TheoldandborrowedthingswillbringlucktothepersonwhogivesthemtothebridE.Thenewandbluethingswillbringgoodfortunetothebrideherself.ThenexttimesomeoneyouknowisgettingmarriedbesuretorecitethisphrasE.AsitwouldbeunluckytodiscussonemoresuperstitionwewillwindthingsupherE.Keepyourfingerscrossedandstaylucky!73.Thepassageismostprobablyentitled命名.A.American’sBadLuckB.Cross-cultureandSuperstitionsC.AmericanSuperstitionsD.DailyLifeinSuperstitions74.TheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphItwillalsoraisesomeeyebrowsifyoutryitmeans:.A.WhenyoutryitthedogwillraiseitseyebrowsB.YouwillmakesomepeoplesurprisedwhenyoutrythistrickC.OnlyifyouraiseyoureyebrowscanthetrickworkD.Youwillbelieveinthetrickafteryoutryit75.InAmerican’sviewtheNumberthreeisannumber.A.luckyB.unluckyC.specialD.ordinary76.Ontheweddingthebrideoftenusesoldandborrowedthingssoasto.A.savesomemoneyfortheweddingB.bringgoodlucktothepeoplewhogivethemtothebrideC.givethegoodlucktothebrideherselfD.passthebadlucktoothers
BaliisasmallislandofIndonesiawithanareaofonly5632squarekilometers.ItliestotheeastofJavaIslandclosely.ItisaprettyislandthathasmanymountainsandapleasantclimatE.ForalongtimeBaliwascutofffrommuchoftheworlD.ThepeopleofBaliwerehappyandhadapeacefulwayoflifE.Theywerenotallowedtofight.AtonetimetherehadbeenterriblewarsonBali.Thenthepeopledecideditwaswrongtofightandhavewars.Theymaderulestokeepapartthosepeoplewhowantedtofight.Baliwasdividedintosevensmallkingdoms.ThelandaroundeachkingdomwaskeptemptyandnoonelivedtherE.Sincethekingdomsdidnotsharethesamebordersthepeoplecouldnotfightaboutthem.OnBalieventheyoungwerenotallowedtofight.Iftwochildrenstartedafightoveratoysomeonestoppedthem.Whentwoboysarguedtheywouldagreenottospeaktoeachother.Sometimestheydidnottalktoeachotherformonths.Thisgavetheboysachancetoforgettheiranger.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednotspeaktooneanother.Theirpromisewaswrittendownandthewholevillageknewaboutit.Iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtoofferpresentstotheirgods.60.Thetextiswrittenmainlytotellusthat__________.A.BaliwasanislandofquietandbeautyB.speakingafterargumentoftenleadstofightC.BaliwasasafeplacetohaveaholidayD.thepeopleofBaliwerenotallowedtofight61.AccordingtothepassagewhydidthepeopleofBalilovepeacesomuch?A.ThepeopleofBaliwerekindenoughB.BaliwascutofffromtheworlD.C.ThepeopleofBalithoughtitwrongtofight.D.TherehadneverbeenwarsonBali.62.Thelandaroundeachkingdomwaskeptemptysothat__________.A.itcouldbeeasierohavebattlesB.therewouldbenowaroverbordersC.fightsmighttakeplaceoutsidethekingdomsD.peoplecouldnottalktoeachother63.WhatwouldprobablyhappenifthepeopleofBaliargued?A.Theywouldquarrelwitheachothereveryday.B.Theywouldaskthegovernmenttosolvetheproblem.C.Theywouldpromisenottospeaktoeachother.D.Theywouldofferpresentstotheirgods.
AlargenumberofwomeninWesternEuropeancountrieswishthattheywerebornmen.Thenumberissaidashighas60%inWestGermany.Womenoftenwishthattheyhadthesamechanceasmenhaveandbelieveitisstillmen’sworldsaidDrJamesHoldenoneofthescientistswhodidthestudy.AnneHarperhasaverygoodjobforaninternationaloilcompany.ShealsobelievesinWomen’sLiberation.Idon’twishthatIwereamanshesays.AndIdon’tthinkmanywomendo.ButIdowishthatpeoplewouldstoplookingdownuponuswomen.Atworkforexampleweoftendotheworkthatmendobutgetpaidless.Therearestillalotofjobsthatareusuallythebestonesandopenonlytomen.Ifyou’reamanyouhaveamuchbetterchanceofleadinganexcitinglifE.Howmanywomenpilotsarethereorengineersorscientists?56.A.lotofwomeninwishthattheywerebornmen.A.EuropeancountriesB.WestGermanyC.WestEuropeD.WestGermany57.Itisstillamen’swoulD.MeansA.There’remorementhanwomenintheworlD.B.There’remoremenscientistsorengineersthanwomenintheworlD.C.Womencannotlivewithoutmen.D.Womenhavenotbeengiventhesamechanceasmen.58.AnneHarperconsidersthatwomenshould.A.bereallyliberatedB.liveabetterlifeC.bewellpaidD.getbetterjobsthanmen59.AnneHarperdoesn’twishthatshewereamanbecauseshe.A.hasgotaverygoodjobB.believesinWomenLiberationC.doestheworkthatamancan’tdoD.isn’tlookeddownuponbyanyone60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Usuallythebestjobsarenotopentowomen.B.WomenarelesspaidthanmenforthesamejoB.C.There’remoremenpilotsengineersandscientiststhanwomen.D.Womenarelookeddownuponbecausethey’rethesecond-classcitizens二等公民.
ShundagarhisavillageonIndia’seast-facingcoast.ItisavillageofsimplemudandgrasshousesbuiltonthebeachjustabovethewaterlinE.TheKhadraHillsriseimmediatelybehindthevillagetoaheightofonehundredandfiftymeters.A.simplegood-heartedoldmanwhosenamewasJalpurfarmedtwosmallfieldsontheveryedgeofthesehills.Fromhisfieldshecouldseethefishingboatsthattravelledupanddownthecoast.Hecouldseethechildrenplayingonthesands;theirmotherswashingclothesontheflatstoneswheretheShivaRiverflowedintothesea;andtheirfatherslandingthelatestcatchorrepairingnetsandtellingstoriesthathadnoenD.AllJalpurownedintheworldweretheclothesheworedayinanddayoutthemiserable蹩脚的hutthathesleptinatnightafewtoolsandcookingpots―andhisfields.ThecornthathegrewwasallthatmadelifepossiblE.IftheweatherwaskindandtheharvestwasgoodJalpurcouldlivehappilyenough―notwellbuthappily.Whenthesunwasfierceandtherewaslittleornorainthenhecameclosetothelinebetweenlifeanddeath.LastyeartheweatherhadbeensokindandtheharvestpromisedtobesogoodthatJalpurhadbeenwonderingwhetherhecouldsellallthathehadandlivewithhissonfartherupthecoast.Hehadbeenthinkingaboutdoingthisforsomeyears.ItwashisdearestwishtospendhislastdayswithhissonandhiswifE.Buthewouldgoonlyifhecouldgive;hewouldnotgoifitmeanttakingfoodoutofthemouthsofhisgrandchildren.Hewouldratherdiehungrythandothis.OnthedaywhenJalpurdecidedthathewouldharvesthiscornsellitandmoveupthecoasthelookedouttoseaandsawahugewaveseveralkilometersoutadvancingonthecoastandonthevillageofShundagarh.WithintenminuteseveryoneinShundagarhwouldbedrowneD.Jalpurwouldhaveshoutedbutthepeopleweretoofarawaytohear.Hewouldhaverundownthehillbuthewastoooldtorun.HewaspreparedtodoanythingtosavethepeopleofShundagarhsohedidtheonlythingthathecoulddo:hesetfiretohiscorn.Inamatterofsecondstheflameswererisinghighandsmokewasrisinghigher.WithinaminutethepeopleofShundagarhwereracingupthehilltoseewhathadhappeneD.ThereinthemiddleofhisblackenedcornfieldtheyfoundJalpur;andtheretheyburiedhim.Onhisgravetheywrotethewords:HereliesJalpuramanwhogaveliving:amanwhodiedgiving.56.WhichofthefollowingcouldJalpurNOTseefromhisFields?A.Motherswashingclothes.B.Fatherstakingtheircorntomarket.C.FishingboatstravelingontheseA.D.Childrenplayingonthesands.57.Whydidn’tJalpurlivewell?A.Hedidn’tworkharD.B.HehadtoomanychildrentofeeD.C.Heonlydependedongoodweatherandharvestforsurvival.D.Thevillagerskepttakinghiscorn.58.Jalpur’sdearestwishwasto_____.A.moveawayfromhissonB.takeavacationupthecoastC.makeagreatdealofmoneyinordertoliveaneasylifeD.spendhislastdayswithhissonandhiswife59.WhatdidJalpurdowhenhesawthehugewave?A.HesethiscornonfiresothepeopleofShundagarhwouldleavethebeach.B.Hescreamedloudlytogetthevillagers’attention.C.HerandownthehilltotellthepeoplE.D.Hestoodstillnotknowingwhattodo.60.ThevillagerswerethankfultoJalpurbecausehehad_____.A.givenhislifeinordertosavetheirsB.savedtheirvillagefrombeingdrownedbythewaveC.giventhemmanythingsduringhislifeD.giventhemhiscorninordertosavethemfromhunger
ManywouldconsideritcrazybutwhathascausedthesuddenpopularityoftheDINKdoubleincomenokidlifestyle?Mr.BuchananliststhreefactorsthatleadtotheDINKlifestyleandhelpexplainwhytoday’sculturemockstheoldideathatthegoodtileforawomanmeansahusbandandahousefulofkids.Thefirstfactoriswhatisgenerallycalledthegreatestmovementofthe20thcentury.Themovementofwomenfromtheirhomestoofficeswhichissimilartothe19thcenturymigration迁移ofmenfromthefarmtothefactory.Thesecondfactorissomewomenbeginchoosingtofollowacareer职业ratherthanraiseafamily.Modernindustriesofferwell-paidjobstoablewomenwhocancompetesuccessfullywithmen.Withmorewomenworkingfamiliesbecomewealthierandsmaller.Thethirdfactoristheendofthefamilywage.Before1964employerspaidamanafamilywageenoughtosupportawifeandfamilyHoweveraswomen’spayhasgreatlyincreased.men’spayhasdroppedandthetraditionalmarriageandfamilyhavesufferedYoungwomenarenowmorelikelytobefinancially经济上independentandmorelikelytodelaytheirmarriageorjustnotmarryatallSomechoosetobeDINKs.ThoughnotnecessarilythebesttobeaDINKhasbecomeanincreasinglypopularlifestylechoiceonethathasgainedmoreandmorerecognitioninoursociety.57.ThewriterprobablythinkstheDINKlifestyleA.perfectB.acceptableC.unreasonableD.Crazy58.AccordingtoMr.BuchananA.manymenleftthefarmtoworkinthefactoryinthe19thcenturyB.mostwomenarelesslikelytogetmarriedandactashousewivesC.modernindustriesnowprefertalentedwomenratherthanmenD.ablewomenprefertoraiseafamilyratherthanfollowacareer59.TheunderlinedwordmocksinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeansA.praisesB.followsC.laughsatD.learnsfrom60.ThebesttitleofthepassagecanbeA.DINKLifestyleB.FollowaCareerandBeaDINKC.WhyBeaDINKD.GreatestMovementof20thCentury
StartingnextmonthpeopleinWashingtonwillbeabletorentabicycledayandnightwithamembershipcarD.A.newcompanycalledSmartBikewillmake120bicyclesavailableat10spotsinthecity.There’salotofstressonourtransitsystemssaidJimSebastianwhomanagesbicycleandpedestrianprogramsforWashington’sTransportationDepartment.OfferinganotherchoiceMrSebastiansaidItwillhelpusreducetrafficjamandpollutionaswellasparkingproblems.Inthedealthecompanywillhavetheadvertisingrightsinthecity’sbussheltersandithasreachedasimilardealwithSanErancisco.ChicagoandPortlandOrE.arealsoconsideringtheprogram.Fora$40annualmembershipfeeSmartBikeuserscancheckoutthree-speedbicyclesforthreehoursatatimE.Theprogramwillnotprovidehelmets头盔butdoesencouragetheirusE.SimilarprogramshaveprovedsuccessfulinEuropE.TheV.é1ibprograminParisandBicinginBarcelonaSpainbothstartedaroundayearagoandalreadyofferthousandsofbicycles.MrSebastianwhostartedtryingtobringbike-sharingtoWashingtonevenbeforeitssuccessinParisandBarcelonasaidhebelievedthattheprogramcouldgrowwithinayearandhopedthatitwouldeventuallyoffer1000bicycles.ButstudiesshowedthatmanybikeswouldgetstoleninadayorwithinafewweekssaidPaulDeMaioaWashington-areabike-sharingconsultant.Improvedtechnologyallowsprogramstobetterprotectbicycles.InWashingtonSmartBikeuserswhokeepbicycleslongerthanthethree-hourmaximumwillreceivedemeritsandcouldeventuallyloserentingprivileges.Bicyclesgoneformorethan48hourswillbeconsideredlostwiththelastuserchargeda$200replacementfeE.Thelowcostcouldbeoneoftheprogram’smajorsellingpoints.AtGeorgeWashingtonUniversityinFoggyBottomoneoftheprogram’s10locationsstudentswereunsurehowoftentheywoulduseSmartBikebutsaiditspricemadeitworthatry.70.TheprogramcanhelpthecityinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT________.A.protectingtheenvironmentB.reducingthetrafficjamC.givingmoretravelingchoicesD.makingmoremoney71.Fromthetextwecanknow________.A.theSmartBikecompanycanonlymakemoneybyrentingthebikesB.therearemanyothercitieswhichshowgreatinterestintheprogramC.theSmartBikecompanywillbethefirstonetorunbike-rentingbusinessD.theSmartBikecompanywillhave1000bicyclesattherentingspots72.WhatistheproblemtheSmartBikeDCfacing?A.ThebiketechnologyshouldbeimproveD.B.Theirbikeswouldgetlost.C.TherearetoofewrentingspotsavailablE.D.Therearetoofewbikes.73.Whatwillattractthecustomersmostintheprogram?A.LowpricE.B.GreatconveniencE.C.NewideA.D.Highquality.
Thegray-hairedladycan’twaittoleavethebuildingtosearchforherdaD.Unlesswatchedshewillwalkinthestreetsinanefforttofindherfatherwhodied30yearsago.NotallcasesofAlzheimer’sdiseaselooklikethisbutAlzheimer’sisaseriousdiseasethatissaidtobethefourthorfifthleadingcauseofdeathforpeopleoverage75.ItissaidthataboutthreepercentoftheU.S.populationoverage65haveAlzheimer’s.Intheearlystagespeoplemayexhibitshorttermmemoryloss.Somemayexperiencechangesinpersonalityeasytobeangry.Asthediseaseprogressespatientsmightlosetheabilitytomoveandmaybeunabletospeakormoveatall.Thisprogressivediseasegenerallylasts8to10yearsbeforedeathoccurs.Whilenooneiscertainwhatcausesthesechangesinthebrain’snervefibers神经纤维theireffectiscertain.Alzheimer’sdestroysnotonlythepatientsbutalsospouses配偶friendsandfamilies.Whatshouldyoudoifyounoticeprogressivememorylossinyourselforalovedone?HavethepersonexaminedbyadoctorwhoisaspecialistinthetreatmentofAlzheimer’sdiseasE.ThoughmanyreasonsotherthanAlzheimer’sdiseasemaycausememorylossitsearlydiagnosis诊断andtreatmentmaydelaysomeofthemostseriouseffects.WhatfeelingwillyoulikelyexperienceshouldalovedonesufferfromAlzheimer’sdisease?A.personwilloftengothroughthevariousstagesofsadnessshockangerandsoon.Ifthespousedevelopsthediseaseyoumayexperiencehurtanddisappointmentwhenheorshedoesn’trememberyouaremarrieD.LifefortheAlzheimer’spatientsandtheirlovedoneswillneverbethesameasthediseaseprogressesbringingadeepsorrowlossandevenangertowardsGoD.Nomatterwhatfeelingsarepresentfacingthemhonestlywillserveonebetterthanburyingthem.59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutthegray-hairedday?A.Shehasbeenlivingwithherfather.B.Shewassadaboutthedeathofherfather.C.Shecan’tsearchforherfatherwithoutbeingwatcheD.D.ShesuffersfromAlzheimer’sdiseasE.60.WhenpeoplesufferfromAlzheimer’sdisease________.A.theirfamiliesandfriendswillsufferfromthesamediseaseB.theirfamiliesandfriendswillexperiencementalsufferingsC.theywillcertainlydiein8to10yearsD.theywillforgeteverybodybuttheirspouses61.Memorylossoccurs________.A.fromAlzheimer’sdiseaseandnothingelseB.fromsadnessshockangerandsoonC.foranumberofreasonsD.withchangesinpersonality62.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.earlytreatmentmaystopAlzheimer’sdiseaseoccurringB.itisstillunknownwhatcausesthechangesinthebrain’snervefibersC.nervefibersinthebrainwillcauseAlzheimer’sdiseaseD.whenonesuffersfromAlzheimer’sdiseasehewillbeburied
NowAIDShasbecomeoneofthemostdangerouskillersforhumanbeings.ThewholeworldisindangerofAIDS.Butthesituationinrichcountriesisnotthesameasthatinpoorcountries.AccordingtoaresearchthemostseriousareaisAfricA.ThroughoutAfricawholecommunitiesarebeingdecimatedbyAIDS.Mothersfathersteachersandfarmersaredyinginthousandsdayafterday.WhyisitthatmostpeoplewithHIVliveintheworld’spoorestcountries?Lackofeducationandhealthcaremakespeopleeasytobeinfected感染;povertyandtheconstantsearchforworkandfoodkeepthemonthemove;casual随意的workandcasualsexleavewomenparticularlyeasytobeinfecteD.AsaresultthediseasespreadstoevenmorepeoplE.Thosewhoarealreadymalnourished营养不良的verysoonbecomesick.ParentsdieleavingchildrenwhoareinfecteD.It’sadangerouscirclE.WhenPepBonetvisitedNchelengeinnorthernZambiain2003hefoundonepersoninfourwasHIVpositiveHIV病毒携带者.TherewasaclosedandfearfulatmospherE.NoonewantedtoadmittotheirHIVidentityandwomenwhowereHIVpositiveswereoftenbeatenordrivenoutoftheirhomE.Motherslefthomeandchildrenbecameorphans.Peoplelosthopeandthelightwentoutoftheireyes.Inrichcountriesanti-HIVdrugtreatmentscankeeppeoplewithHIVhealthyformanyyears;inpoorcountrieswhere95%ofpeoplewithHIVliveonlyafewcanaffordtogetthesedrugs.Doyouthinkthat’sfair?65.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.heplaceshavingbeeninfectedbyHIVB.thereasonsofthespreadofHIVinpoorcountriesC.thepoorfamilylifeofthepeoplewithHIVD.thespreadofHIVisoutofcontrol66.TheunderlinedworddecimatedinParagraph2probablymeans_____.A.protectedB.savedC.killedD.tested67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.MostpeoplewithHIVliveinpoorcountriesoftheworlD.B.PeoplewithHIVinrichcountriesneednotworryaboutanything.C.LackofeducationisoneofthecausesofAIDSspreaD.D.InAfricawomenwithHIVareespeciallylookeddownupon.68.WhentalkingaboutthedifferentsituationofHIVbetweenrichandpoorcountriestheauthorthinksitis______.A.regretfulB.reasonableC.understandableD.unfair
AnincreaseinthenumberofsuicidesinSouthKoreahasledpolicemanYooByoung-jongtoanewjoB.Hepatrols巡逻Seoul’sbridgestostopdesperatepeoplefromthrowingthemselvesintotheriver.AccordingtoSouthKorea’shealthministrysuiciderateshavedoubledinadecadeandarenowtheleadingcauseofdeathforpeopleintheir20sand30s.Thecountryhasthefourth-highestsuiciderateamongthe30industrializedcountriesintheOrganizationforCo-operationandDevelopmentOECD.Itrecorded22.8suicidedeathsforevery100000peoplein2003.That’slowerthanHungryFinlandandcloseneighbourJapan.Butthenumberisgrowingbyabout1percenteachyearfasterthanforallotherOECDnations.Inamovetocutsuicidesbyafifthby2010thehealthministryisrunningatelevisionadcampaign.ItopenswithalonelymanwalkingonabridgE.A.voiceoversays:Thinkfiveminutesmorebeforeyougiveitallaway.Don’tforgetyouhavealovingfamily.Otherministryplansincludesettingupmorehotlinesandtrainingmoresuicidecounselors.Authoritiesarealsolimitingwebsitesthatprovidesuicidemethodsandsometimesevenselltoxic有毒的chemicals.Distressedindividualsrangefromstudentsworriedaboutpoorgradestopeopleindebtaswellasdisgracedpoliticians.Expertssaytherisingtoll死亡人数insomewaycanbeblamedonmediacoverageofrecenthigh-profilesuicides.Theseincludetopbusinessleadersandcelebrities名人whoapparentlyleadanumberofpeopletocopytheiractions.Wesaved50livesthisyearwhenpeopleturnedtobridgesasaplacetodieafternewsreportsofsuchdeathsby‘bigshots’saidthe38-year-oldYooinDecember.LastJulythegovernmentandcivilassociationsurgedmediatoavoidreportingspecificmethodsandlocationsofsuicides.ButitisdifficulttoclearlygivereasonsforthesuicideincreasE.67.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.suicideproblemsinKoreaB.howtoreducesuicidesinKoreaC.desperationD.therelationsbetweenlifeandsuicide68.SuicideratesinSouthKorea.A.havedonegreatharmtotheeconomicaldevelopmentB.aregoingfrombadtoworseC.didn’tdrawspecialattentionofthegovernmentD.arouseinternationalconcerns69.Itdoesn’tsaybutimpliesthat.A.presenthotlinesarenotenoughforsuicidecounsellorsB.peoplechoosesuicideasthewaytoendtheirlivesbecausetheyareshortofloveC.cuttingsuicidesbyafifthby2010iseasytocarryoutD.authoritiesmanagewebsitesefficiently70.LoweringthenumberofreportedsuicidebycelebritiesinthemediainKorea.A.willbelimitedB.didn’taffectpeople’sdailylifeC.mightcausefewerpeopletocommitsuicideD.damagethefameofmedia71.YooByoung-jong’snewjobtopatrolSeoul’sbridgehas.A.madehimsufferalotB.preventedpeoplefromjumpingintowaterC.burdenedhimselfD.provedagoodwaytosavelives
Intoday’sInternetagethedemandforonlinegamescontinuestogrow.OnlinecomputergamecentersexistinmanycitiesandtownsthroughoutAsiA.Facingthepressuresofschoolandlifepeopletendtothevirtualworldexpectingadiversionfromtheseproblems.Toooftenhowevertheycanleadtoproblemsandunhealthyaddictions.ThisismostclearlyseenintheexampleofSouthKorea.Thecountryhastheworld’shighestpercentageofhigh-speedInternetservices.Italsohasahighnumberofonlinegameplayersandrelatedproblems.In2002ayoungmancollapsed突然晕倒anddiedwhileplayingonlinegames.Hehadbeenplayingalmostnonstopfor86hoursatanInternetcafé.AnotheryoungmankilledhissisterafterbecomingconfusedbetweentheonlineworldandreallifE.A.12-year-oldboystoleUS$16000fromhisfatherandranawayfromhomE.Hedidthistocontinuehisobsession着迷withanonlinegamE.Suchproblemshoweverdon’tjusthappeninSouthKorea.TheyarespreadingtootherpartsofAsiaaswell.Whatkindsofpeopledeveloponlinegameaddiction?Whatdoestheproblemlooklike?Dr.SueHueiChenaclinicalpsychologistresearchesInternetaddiction.Shediscoveredsomesignsofat-riskindividualssuchaslackfriendshipsandgoodsocialskills.Thoseproblemindividualsfeelitsocompulsivetoplayonlinegamesthattheycouldsacrificethingssuchasschoolorfamily.TheyfeeltheneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonlinE.Andtheybecomeupsetifanyonetriestolimittheironlinegameplaying.Howmanyproblemgameplayersarethere?InmainlandChinathepotentialnumberofproblemonlinegamersisalarming.In2004theChinadailyreportedthatChinahad13.8milliononlinegameplayers.Furthermoreitstatedthat80percentofthesewereunder25andhadsignsofaddiction.SuchnumberspointtowardagrowingproblemamongChineseyouth.Makesuretokeepcontroloveryouronlinegameplaying.Ifyoudon’tcontrolititcangetcontrolofyou.72.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.ThedisadvantagesoftheInternet.B.TheonlinegameproblemsinAsiA.C.ThepopularityofonlinegamesworldwidE.D.Thecauseofonlinegameaddiction.73.Theunderlinedworddiversioninthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto__________.A.careerB.comfortC.escapeD.support74.AccordingtoParagraph2whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Onlineviolenceisblamedfortheyoungkiller’swrongaction.B.Onlinegameplayingisresponsiblefortheyoungman’sdeath.C.PeopleinSouthKoreahaveaccesstotheInternetmosteasily.D.TheteenageboystolemoneyduetohisplayinggamesonlinE.75.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.MostpeopleinAsiahavedevelopedanaddictiontoonlinegames.B.Onlinegameaddictionscausemanylife-and-deathproblemsinSouthKorea.C.LonelyandunsocialpeopleseemtomoreeasilydevelopInternetaddictions.D.Intheyear2004therewereatotalof13.8millionChinesevisitingtheInternet.
FormanyintheUnitedStatesArab-Americansareaninvisiblepartofthepopulation.ThoughArab-AmericansasacommunityhavemadegreatcontributionstoAmericansocietyinfieldsfromliteraturetopoliticstomedicinemanyAmericansknowverylittleaboutAmericansofArabbackgrounds.ArabhistoryintheUnitedStatesgoesbacktothelate1800’swhenlargenumbersofArabimmigrantsfirstbeganmakingtheirjourneytoalandknownsimplyasAmreeka.HistoriansgenerallydescribeArabimmigrationtoAmericaintwowaves.Thefirstwavetookplacebetween1860and1924.ThefirstwaveconsistedofLebaneseandSyrianandsomeEgyptianimmigrants.ThesenewimmigrantswhoweremostlyChristiancametoAmericainsearchofbetteropportunities.EventhedoomedTitanicwhichsetsailforAmericain1912hadclosetoahundredArabpassengersaboarD.ThemajorityofArab-Americanstodayaredescendentsofthefirstwaveofimmigrants;theyarethethirdormoregenerationAmericans.ThesecondwaveofimmigrantsfollowedafterWorldWarⅡcausedbypoliticalunrestintheMiddleEast.ThissecondwaveofimmigrantsconsistsofmainlyArabMuslimsandcontinuestothisday.Arab-Americansmakeup3millionofthepopulationintheUnitedStatesaccordingtodemographers.Andquitedifferentfrompopularbelief64%ofthemareAmerican-born.82%percentofArab-AmericansareUScitizens.Arab-AmericansarebeyondthenationalaverageinbotheducationandincomE.EducationisimportantamongArab-Americans;82%havehighschooldiplomas36%havebachelor’sdegreesorhigherand15%havegraduatedegrees.TheaverageincomeamongArab-Americansis$39580whichishigherthantheUSaveragE.64.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ArabsinAmerica.B.TheTwoArabImmigrationWavestoAmerica.C.Arab-AmericansContributionstoAmerica.D.Arab-AmericansEducationandIncomE.65.Thefirstwaveofimmigrantstookplacebecause______.A.allArabswereChristianatthattimeB.ArabswantedtohuntforabetterdevelopmentC.theSecondWorldWarbrokeoutD.Arabswantedtogainhigherincome66.ThewriterofthispassagementionedTitanic______.A.totellusthattakingshipatthattimewasdangerousB.becauseTitanicbecameawell-knowndisasterC.toshowusthereweremanyArabsflockingintoAmericaatthattimeD.toinformusthatArabsarebraveenough67.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat______.A.Arab-AmericansaremuchmorecleverthannativeAmericansB.Arab-Americansarehard-workingpeopleC.inAmericainordertobewell-educatedyoushouldberichD.Arab-AmericansplaythemostimportantroleinAmericainbotheducationandeconomy
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