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RosemarysatatherkitchentableworkingacrosswordpuzzlE.Crosswordswerenice;theyfilledthetimeandkeptthemindactivE.Sheneededjustonewordtocompletethismorning’spuzzle;thecluewasaSwissriverandthefirstofitsthreeletterswasA.UnfortunatelyRosemaryhadnoideawhatthenameofriverwasandcouldnotlookitup.HeratlaswasonherdeskandthedeskwasintheguestroomcurrentlybeingoccupiedbyhergrandsonVictor.LookingupoverthetopsofherglassesRosemaryglancedatthekitchenclock:itwasalmost10A.m.Landsakes!Didtheboyintendtosleepallday?Shenoticedthepaininherwristagainandputdownherpen.Anyhowat87yearsofageshewasgladshecouldstillwriteatall.Shehaddecidedlongagothatgrowingoldwaslikeslowlyturningtostone;youcouldn’ttakeanythingforgranteD.Shestoodupslowlypainfullyandstartedwalkingtotheguestroom.Thetripthoughonlyadistanceofabout25feetseemedtotakealongwhilE.Rosemaryarrivedatthedoortotheguestroom.Itstoodslightlyopenandshelookedthroughtheopening.VictorlaysleepingonhissidehisarmsbenthisexpressionslightlypaineD.Getuplazybonesshewantedtosay.EveninchildhoodRosemaryhadneversleptpast4A.m.;thereweretoomanychorestodo.HowdifferentthingswereforVictor’sgeneration!HeryoungestgrandsonbehavedasifhehadneverdoneachoreinhislifE.Twenty-oneyearsoldhehaddrivendowntoFloridatovisitRosemaryinhisshinynewcaragiftfromhisdearparents.Victorwouldfinishcollegesoonandhisfutureappearedbright—ifheevergotoutofbedthatis.SomethingVictorhadsaidlastnightoverdinnerhaddisturbedher.Nowwhatwasit?Ohyes;hehadbeentalkingaboutoneofhiscollegecourses—aguthehadcalledit.WhenshehadaskedhimtoexplainthewordVictorhadsaiditwasacoursethatyoutooksimplybecauseitwaseasytopass.Rosemarywhohadnotevenhadahighschooleducationfoundthewordunpleasant.Ifshehadbeenallowedtocontinueherstudiesshewouldneverhavetakenagut...Thememoryfloodedbackthenstillpainfulasanopenwoundalltheseyearslater.Itwasthefirstdayofhighschool.Shehadgraduatedfromgrammarschoolthepreviousyearbutherfatherhadforbiddenhertogotohighschoolthatautumnsayingshewasneededonthefarm.Aftermuchtearfulbeggingshehadgottenhimtopromisethatnextyearshecouldstarthighschool.ShehadenduredawholeyearofchoresinsteadofbookswithanimalsandroughfarmhandsforcompanyinsteadofpeopleofherownagE.NowatlastthegloriousdaywasathanD.Shehadputonherbestdresssheownedtwoherheartracinghopefully.Butherfatherwaswaitingforherasshecamedownstairs.Wheredoyouthinkyou’regoing?heaskeD.TohighschoolPapA.Noyou’renot.Takethatthingoffandgetbacktowork.ButPapayoupromised!DoasIsay!hethundereD.TherewasnoarguingwithPapawhenhespokethatway.Tearfullyshehadtodragherselfupstairstochangeclothes.Rosemarystillwonderedwhatherlifewouldhavebeenlikeifherfatherhadnotbeenwaitingatthebottomofthestairsthatdayorifsomehowshehadfoundthestrengthtodisobeyhim...SuddenlyVictormovedslightlywithoutwakingandwhisperedsomethingunintelligiblE.WakenfromherdaydreamingRosemarystaredatVictor.ShewonderedifhewerehavinganightmarE.62.BysayingifheevergotoutofbedParA.3RosemarythoughtVictorwas______.A.tootiredtogetupB.promising有前途的butlazyC.impolitetooversleepD.oldenoughtohelpwithchores63.WhydidRosemarydislikeVictor’suseofthewordgut?A.BecauseitshowedthatVictordidn’ttakeeducationseriously.B.BecauseitremindedRosemaryofhergrammarschoolclasses.C.Becauseitindicatedthatcollegecoursesweretooeasytopass.D.BecauseitimpliedthatRosemarywaslackinginhighschooleducation.64.Rosemary’smemoryofthedaywhenshefinallypreparedtostarthighschoolindicatesthat______A.shehadalreadydecidedtotakeupajobB.shehadhesitatedoverherchoiceofclothesC.shehaddoneespeciallywellingrammarschoolD.shehadstronglydesiredtocontinuehereducation65.Thepassageasawholeismainlyabout_______.A.whetherRosemarywillgouptowakeVictorupB.Rosemary’sstruggletokeeppainfulmemoriesC.Rosemary’sconcernforVictor’sstudyD.whetherRosemaryshouldfightforherschoolingopportunity
Farmersandgardenershavelongusedgreenhousestoextendthegrowingseasonincoldweather.Nowhoophousesaregainingpopularity.Somehoophousesarerounded;othersareshapedmorelikeatraditionalhousE.Ahoophouseisbasicallyametalframecoveredwithplasticorotherallweathermaterial.A.commondesignlookslikeahightunnel.Unlikeagreenhousewhichusesaheatingsystemahoophouseisheatedbythewarmthofthesun.NowtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturehasannouncedaprogrammetohelpfarmerswhowanttobuildhoophouses.ThedepartmenthasbeensupportingaprojectinMichigan.Thatstatehasashortgrowingseason.AspartoftheresearchprojectninefarmersweregivenmaterialsandtrainedhowtobuildanduseahoophousE.Theresultsshowedthatwellmanagedhoophousescangrowhighqualitycrops.Howevercropsarenottheonlythingsthatgrowwell.TheresearchfoundthatweedsgrowfasterinahoophousE.Weeding除草seedingandwateringrequiresatleastasmuchworkascropsgrownintheopenair.Theresearchersalsoadvisegrowerstoaddcompost堆肥materialtothesoilinhoophousestobuildnutrients.EliotColemanisanorganicfarmerandwriterinMainewhohashelpedpopularizetheideaoffourseasonfarming.HisideasabouthoophousessoundedgoodtoJohnBiernbaumintheHorticulture园艺DepartmentatMichiganStateUniversity.ProfessorBiernbaumtriedhoophousesontheStudentOrganicFarmatMichiganStateandhadsuccess.ProjectdirectorDavidConnersaysitwasatestdrive试车fortheresearchonprivatefarms.Theagriculturaleconomistpointstothedemandforlocallygrowncrops.Peoplearehungryforgoodfreshvegetableshesays.Topic:HoopHousesDesign45______●Likeahightunnel●Someround;otherslikea46______houseMaterial●Metalframe●Plasticorotherallweathermaterial47______ThewarmthofthesunResearchprojectinMichiganTheprogramme●Itis48______bytheUSDepartmentofAgriculture●Michiganwaschosenduetoitsshort49______season●Ninefarmersweregivenmaterialsandtrainedhowtobuildanduseahoophouse●Itisgreatly50______bytheideasfromEliotColeman51______●Highqualitycropscangrowinwellmanagedhoophouses●Weedsalsogrowfasterinhoophouses52______●Weedingseedingandwateringneedsasmuchworkasnaturallygrowncrops●53______shouldbeaddedtothesoilSignificanceDemandforlocallygrowncrops54______furtherresearchonprivatefarms
Everybodyhashisorherfavoritemovie.Doyouwanttoknowmyfavoritemovie?Letmetellyou.KungFuPandaismyfavoritemovie.WhydoIlikeitverymuch?Welltherearethreereasons.FirstIlikepandasverymuchsoIlikethepandacalledPointhemovie.Heisfatbutheisveryfunny.SecondIlikeChineseKungFuverymuch.InthismoviemanyanimalscandoChineseKungFu.Thirdthestoryisverywonderful.Itisabouthowapandabecomesarealhero.IshouldlearnfromPoandbecomeagoodboy.Whataboutyou?What’syourfavoritemovie?21.WhoisPo?A.Thewriter.B.Thepandainthemovie.C.Thewriter’sbestfriend.D.Thedirectorofthemovie.22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.InthemoviePobecomesahero.B.Thewriterwantstobeagoodboy.C.Thewriterisfatbutheisveryfunny.D.Thewriter’sfavoritemovieisKungFuPanda.23.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ChineseKungFuB.MyfriendPoC.MyfavoriteKungFuD.WhyIlikeKungFuPanda
Sometimesveryoddthingsshowupinordinaryplaces.Inthe1800sastrangesightbegantobereportedbyfarmers.Theninthe1970sthisstrangeeventbegantohappenmoreandmoreoften.Peopletraveledformilestostandinthefieldsandtakephotosofsomethingtheycouldn'teasilyexplain.Whatweretheylookingat?Itwasthecropcircles—largeandcomplexdesignssetintothemiddleofordinaryfarmfielD.NoonecouldunderstandhowthesehugedesignsweremadE.CropcirclesarefoundmostofteninfieldsofwheatcornorricE.Theyareusuallycreatedovernightalthoughsomearereportedtohaveappearedduringtheday.Theyhavebeenseenallaroundtheworldinmorethan70differentcountries.Scientistshavefoundthattheplantsinsideacropcirclearedrierthantheonesoutsideit.Theplantstems茎arebentandnotbrokeninmostcropcirclesandsometimesthesoilinthedesignhasmoreironthanthesoiloutsideofthedesign.Unfortunatelythesefactsalonedonothelpscientistsanswertheirquestionsaboutcropcircles.Thesefactsonlymakethemmoremysterious.SomepeoplebelievecropcirclesaremadebyUFOsUnidentifiedFlyingObjectslandinginfarmfields.Othersthinkaliensareleavingusmessagesinthebeautifuldesigns.StillothersbelieveEarthenergyunderthegroundmakesplantsbendoverindesigns.Somepeoplesaytheyactuallymadethecropcircleswithspecialequipment.Scientistshavefoundsomecropcirclesthatarecertainlymadebypeoplebuttheyareusuallyalittledifferentfromothercropcircles.Sowhomakescropcirclesandwhytheymakethemcan'tbeexplainedtothisveryday.32.It'sgenerallythoughtthatcropcircles_____.A.haveveryfrighteningdesignsB.happeninthesameplacesC.arefoundinterribleplacesD.aremadeduringthenight33.Whathappenstothepaintsinsidethecropcircles?A.Theyarebroken.B.Theydieverysoon.C.Theyarebent.D.Theyneedlittlewater.34.Whichofthefollowinghavethescientistsproved?A.Earthenergyisonereasonforcropcircles'appearancE.B.UFOshelpcreatesomecropcircles.C.Thereactuallyarecropcirclesmadebyaliens.D.Somecropcirclesareman-madE.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheHistoryofCropCirclesB.DifferentDesignsofCropCirclesC.CropCircles:TheUnsolvedMysteryD.CropCircles:TheGreatInfluenceonFarms
ChinalaunchedtheShenzhouXImannedspacecraftonMondaymorningtotransporttwoastronautstotheTiangongIIspacelaboratory.Thespacecraftwassentskywardat730a.m.atopaLongMarch2FrocketfromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinNorthwestChinA.Itiscarryingtwomaleastronauts—49yearoldJingHaipengand37yearoldChenDong.AfterthelaunchthespacecraftwilltraveltwodaysbeforedockingwiththeTiangongIIwhichwasliftedfromtheJiuquanCenterinmidSeptember.Thentheastronautswillenterthespacelabandstaytherefor30dayswhichwillbethelongestspacestaybyChineseastronauts.ThecoretasksoftheShenzhouXImissionaretotestrendezvous汇合相会anddockingtechnologiesforthecountry'splannedspacestationtoverifythelifesupportcapabilityofthespacecraftspacelabcombinationaswellasconductscientificresearchandtestengineeringexperimentsaccordingtoWuPingdeputydirectoroftheChinaMannedSpaceAgency.PriortotheShenzhouXIChinahadsentfivespacecraftand10astronautstospacesince2003whenitliftedtheShenzhouVtocarrythenation'sfirstastronautYangLiweiwhoisnowaseniorspaceofficialintospacE.ChinaisthethirdcountryintheworldthathasindependentlyfulfilledmannedspaceflightfollowingtheformerSovietUnionandtheUnitedStates.China'smannedspaceprogramasourceofnationalprideaimstoplaceapermanentmannedspacestationwhichwillconsistofthreeparts—acoremoduleattachedtotwolabseachweighingabout20metric度量的tons—intoservicearound2022accordingtothemannedspaceagency.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddockinginthethirdparagraphmean?A.Jointogether.B.Cutshort.C.Takeaway.D.Cutbackon.27.Howlongwillthetwoastronautsstayinspaceafterthelaunch?A.Fiveweeks.B.Onemonth.C.Thirtytwodays.D.Fourweeks.28.AccordingtoWuPingallthefollowingarethetasksoftheShenzhouXImissionEXCEPT________.A.totestrendezvousanddockingtechnologiesB.toverifythelifesupportcapabilityofthespacecraftspacelabcombinationC.toconductscientificresearchandtestengineeringexperimentsD.toplaceapermanentmannedspacestation29.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ChinaLaunchesMannedSpacecraftB.TheCoreTasksoftheShenzhouXIMissionC.TheTasksofChineseAstronautsD.China'sMannedSpaceProgram
Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemoryandtheycaneasilyrememberquitelongtexts.Thereareotherpeoplewhocanonlyrememberthingswhentheyhavesaidthemagainandagain.ThefamousEnglishwriterCharlesDickenssaidthathecouldwalkdownanylongstreetinLondonandthentellyouthenameofeveryshophehadpasseD.Manygreatmenoftheworldhaveawonderfulmemory.AgoodmemoryisgreatlyhelpfulinlearningalanguagE.EverybodylearnshisownlanguagebyrememberingwhathehearswhenheisasmallchildandsomechildrenliketheboysandgirlswholiveabroadwiththeirparentsseemtolearntwolanguagesalmostaseasilyasonE.Inschoolitisnotsoeasytolearnasecondlanguagebecausethestudentshavesolittletimeforitandtheyareverybusywithothersubjectstoo.Aman’smindislikeacamerabutittakesphotosnotonlyofwhatweseebutalsoofwhatwefeelhearsmellandtastE.Whenwetakearealphotowithacamerasomepeoplehaveverygoodmemoryandtheycaneasilyrememberquitelongtexts.Inthesamewaythereismuchworktobedonebeforewecankeepapictureforeverinourminds.Memoryisadiaryandweallcarryitaboutus.Wekeepthingswehaveexperiencedinthisdiary.60.Tolearnalanguagewellonemust________.A.oftenhearitB.writeiteverydayC.liveabroadD.gotoschool61.Thewriterthinksacamerainone’smindcantakephotosof______.A.whatweseeB.whatwefeelandhearC.whatwesmellandtasteD.whatweseefeelhearsmellandtaste62.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.WeallkeepadiaryinourminD.B.Onehastodoalotofworkbeforehecankeepapictureinhismindforever.C.A.personwithagoodmemorycanrememberthingsforever.D.A.goodmemoryhelpstoremembereverythingforever.
8:30P.M.OutlookOutlookisbackwithanewseriesofreportstokeepyouupdatewithallthat’snewintheworldofentertainment.Storiesgoallthewayfromthetechnicaltotheromanticfromstagetoscreen.Therewillbereportsofthestarsofthemomentthestarsofthefutureandthestarsofthepast.ThedirectorwithhisnewfilmthedesignerwiththelatestfashionandthemusicianwiththepopularsongarepartofthenewOutlook.TheprogramisintroducedbyFranLevinE.9:00P.M.DiscoveryWhena10-year-oldboygetsafirstclassdegreeinmathematicsora8-year-oldplayschesslikeafuturegrademastertheyareconsideredasgeniuses.Wheredoesthequalityofgeniuscomefrom?Isitallinthegeneorcananychildbeturnedintoagenius?Andifparentsdohaveachildwhomightbecomeageniusinthefuturewhatshouldtheydo?Inthis30-minutefilmBarryJohnsontheprofessoratSchoolofMedicineNewYorkUniversitywillhelpyoudiscovertheanswer.10:00P.M.Science/HealthIsitpossibletobeathighbloodpressurewithoutdrugs?TheanswerisyesaccordingtotheresearchersatJohnsHopkinsandthreeothermedicalcenters.Afterastudyof800personswithhighbloodpressurethefoundthatafter6monthsthosedevotedtoweightloss—exerciseandeatingalow-saltlow-fatfood---lostabout13poundsandbecamefitter.Plus35%ofthemdroppedintothenormalcategory.ThisweekDr.AlanDuckworthwilltellyouhowthesepeoplereducetheirbloodpressuretolevelsimilartowhat’sachievedwithHypertensiondrugs.36.Themainpurposeofwritingthesethreetextsis________.A.toinvitepeopletoseefilmsB.toinvitepeopletotopicdiscussionsC.toattractmorestudentstoattendlecturesD.toattractmorepeopletowatchTVprograms37.FromOutlookyoucangetagreatdealofinformationabout__________.A.storytellersB.famousstarsC.filmcompaniesD.musicfans38.WhowillbemostprobablyinterestedinDiscovery?A.ParentswhowanttosendtheirchildrentoaschoolofmedicinE.B.Childrenwhoaregoodatmathematics.C.ParentswhowanttheirchildtobecomeanotherAlbertEinstein.D.Childrenwhoareinterestedinplayingchess.39.InScience/HealthJohnsHopkinsis______.A.afamousuniversityB.amedicalcenterC.awell-knowndoctorD.adrugcompany40.AccordingtothethirdtextwhichofthefollowinghasalmostthesameeffectasHypertensiondrugs?A.Exerciseplusahealthydiet.B.Lossofthirteenpoundsinweight.C.Sixmonthsofexercisewithoutdrugs.D.Low-saltandlow-fatfooD.
Areyouhavingdifficultyfallingasleep?Trydrinkingaglassofwarmmilk.Ifthatdoesn'tworklistentosoftbeautifulmusiC.Stillnoluck?TrythinkingaboutsheepjumpingoverafencE.Ifyouarestillawaketakeasleepingpill.Butpeoplewhotakepillsoftenbecomedependentonthedrugs.SoyoulieawakeknowingthatthenewworkdaywillsoonarrivE.Ifyouhavebeeninsuchconditionforatleastonemonthyoumayhaveprimaryinsomnia失眠症.Anewstudyhasfoundthatyoumightfallasleepmorequicklyandstayasleeplongerifyoutrycerebralhypothermia.Itisnotacomplexmedicalprocess.Itjustmeanscoolingdownyourbrain.EricNofzingerandDanielBuyssefromtheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalSchoolledthestudy.Theyexaminedtwelvepeoplewhohadsleepingproblems.Twelveothershadnosleepproblems.EachofthemworeasoftplasticcapontheirheadatbedtimE.Thecapshadtubesinsidefilledwithwater.Theresearchersmovedthewaterthroughthetubesandthenchangedthetemperatureofthewater.Otherstudiesshowedthatpeoplewhohadsleepingproblemsoftenhadmorechemicalreactionsinthefrontoftheirbrain.Theresearchersthoughtcoolingdownthebrainmighthelp.Onthefirsttwonightsoftestingthepatientsworecapswithnowater.OnthenexttwonightsthecapswerewornbutthewaterwasnotcooleD.Thentheresearcherscooledthewateralittleforanothertwonights.Onthefinaltwonightsofthestudythetemperatureofthewaterwasmademuchcooler.Theresearchersfoundthatthewatercapsdidn'thelpthepatientsuntilthetemperaturewasabout14℃.Mostofthepatientsfellasleepfasterandsleptbetterwhenthecoolestwaterwasmovingaroundtheirheads.DrNofzingerandDrBuyssenotedthatthiswasonlythebeginningofthebraintemperaturestudy.Buttheybelievedtheyhaddiscoveredsomethingimportantthatneededmoreresearch.36.Thefirstparagraphiswrittento________.A.explainhowseriousinsomniaisB.bringforwardthetopicofthepassageC.tellusthecausesofsleepingproblemsD.tellusthedangerofhavingsleepingproblems37.Fromthepassageweknowthatcerebralhypothermiaisactually________.A.acomplexmedicalprocessB.apsychologicaltreatmentC.asimplephysicaltreatmentD.adifficultscientifictheory38.Inthestudyresearchershelpedpeoplefallasleepfasterthrough________.A.increasingchemicalreactionsinthefrontoftheirbrainB.makingthemfeelsafewithacapontheirheadC.askingthemtodrinkwatertocooldownD.loweringthetemperatureoftheirbrain39.DrNofzingerandDrBuysseseemedtobelievethat________.A.theirresearchwouldn'thelppeoplegreatlyB.morestudieswouldbeneededfortheirresearchC.coolingdownpeople'sbrainmightbeharmfulD.theresultsoftheirstudywouldbemadeuseofsoon
Afteralmostanentireyearofsavingfromshoppingandvacationingyoufindthenumbersreflectedbyyourbankaccountmeetyourheat’sdesirE.Nowthemostimportantquestioncomeswhattodowiththeearnings?Shouldyoufulfilldreamsofthepresentorkeepsavingitforarainyday?Oureldersalwaystrytoteachusthevalueofmoneyanditsuncertainty.Onemaybeonawinningsituationnowbutitwillnotalwaysbeso.Onewillhavedayswhentherewillbenosunshinebutonlyrainandtheirluckwillhidebehindthosethickgreyclouds.Saveforthoserainydaystheysay.DonotspendtoomuchlivewithinabudgetstayawayfromcreditnomatterhowsmallandsaveforthefuturE.Sincetheveryfirsttimeweearnourownmoneyfromasummerjoborearnourfirstsalarythelessonsstart.Infactthepocketmoneythatwereceivewhenwearechildrenstartstheprocessoflearninghowtobestmanageone’smanageone’smoney.Futurefuturefuturethat’salltheytalkaboutbutwhataboutthepresent?Whataboutourcurrentdesireswantsandneeds?Wasn’tourpresentonceourfuture?OnedaywhenIhaveenoughmoneyIwillbuymyselfacar.OnedaymyluckwillshinE.OnedayIwillhaveenoughmoneytotraveltheworlD.Thenoncewedoearnenoughmoneyfromsavingtomorrow’splansstartshadowingourpresentones.Howeverisitwisetokeeplivingforthatfuture?Willwestillenjoyorevenbeabletobackpackinour50s?Whatwillbetheuseofthoseprofessionalcameraswhenpainstakeoverourjointsandourmindgrowsdull?Willourliverbeabletoohandlethemeatandalcoholinouradvancedage?Whatifourlifeendssuddenly?Howwillweeverenjoyourpresentifweareconstantlylivingforthefuture?IsayenjoythemostcomfortbutalsokeepenoughforyournecessitiesandstayhappywithyourpresentbutwithaplanfortheforeseeablefuturE.Beyondthatlifeisnotinourcontrolandweshouldn’tworryabouttheunseen.Lifeisforthelivingsoliveitwisely.56.Theunderlinedarainydayinthefirstparagraphhasthesamemeaningas______.A.thebackgroundofthestoryissetonarainydayB.drivingfastonarainydaymayleadtoaccidentsC.itiscrazyofhimtosuggestapicniconsucharainydayD.healwaysputsasidehispocketmoneyforarainyday57.Thequestionsinthefifthparagraphsuggestthat_____A.theauthorinsiststhatwshouldliveforthefutureB.theauthordoubtsthemeaningoflivingintheworldC.theauthorbelievesthatenjoyingourpresentisveryimportantD.theauthorisnotsurewhetherweshouldsavemoneyorspendit58.Thestatementthattheauthormayagreewithisthat_____A.weshouldlivehappilyregardlessofothers’wordsB.weshouldcaremoreaboutfutureandshouldn’tjustlivetodayC.weshouldlivehappilyatpresentandbepreparedforthefutureD.wemustsavelotsofmoneyforunexpectedaccidents
IfyouwanttobecomeafluentEnglishspeakeryoushouldtakesomeadvice:TherearefourskillsinlearningEnglish.Theyarereadinglisteningspeakingandwriting.Themostimportantthingyoumustrememberisthatifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingandwritingskillsyoushouldfirstmastertheskillsofreadingandlistening.Readasmuchasyoucan.ButyourreadingmustbeactivE.ItmeansthatyoumustthinkaboutthemeaningofthesentencethemeaningoftheunfamiliarwordsetC.Thereisnoneedforyoutopaymuchattentiontogrammarsortrytounderstandalltheunfamiliarwordsyoucomeacrossbutthefactthatyouseethemforthefirsttimeandrecognizethemwheneveryouseethemforexampleinotherpassagesorbooksisenough.Itwouldbebettertoprepareyourselfanotebooksoyoucanwritedowntheimportantwordsorsentencesinit.Asforlisteningtherearetwochoices:besidesreadingyoucanlisteneverydayforabout30minutes.Youcanonlypayattentiontoyourreadingandbecomeskillfulatyourreadingthenyoucancatchuponyourlistening.Sinceyouhavelotsofinputsinyourmindyoucaneasilyguesswhatthespeakerisgoingtosay.Thisnevermeansthatyoushouldnotpracticelistening.Forlisteningyoucanlistentocartoonsorsomemoviesthatarespeciallymadeforchildren.Theirlanguagesareeasy.OrifyouaregoodatlisteningyoucanlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseveryday.Againthethingtorememberisbeingactiveinlisteningandpreferablytakingsomenotes.Ifyoufollowthesepiecesofadviceyourspeakingandwritingwillimproveautomaticallyandyoucanbesurethatwithalittleefforttheywillbecomeperfect.5.Accordingtotheauthorwhichshouldyouimprovefirstamongthefourskills?A.Readingandlistening.B.Readingandwriting.C.Writingandspeaking.D.Speakingandlistening.6.Theunderlinedphrasecomeacrossinthesecondparagraphcanprobablybereplacedby________.A.meetbyaccidentB.discoverC.findonpurposeD.lookfor7.Theauthorseemstoagreewiththeviewthat________.A.everyoneshouldlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseverydayB.youneedn'tpracticelisteningifyoukeeponreadingeverydayC.beinggoodatreadingishelpfulinimprovingyourlisteningD.youshouldtakenotesofwhateveryouarehearing8.Thepassageismainlyabouthowto________.A.choosesuitablelisteningmaterialsB.dealwithnewwordsinreadingC.improveyourEnglishasquicklyaspossibleD.becomefluentinspeakingandwritingEnglish
Inmostlanguagesagreetingisusuallyfollowedbysmalltalk.Smalltalkmeansthelittlethingswetalkaboutatthestartofaconversation.InEnglish-speakingcountriespeopleoftenmakesmalltalkabouttheweather:Nicedayisn’tit?Terribleweatherisn’tit?Butthereissomethingspecialaboutsmalltalk.Itmustbeaboutsomethingthatbothpeoplehavethesameopinionabout.Thepurposeofsmalltalkistoletbothpeopleagreeonsomething.ThismakesmeetingpeopleeasierandmorecomfortablE.Peopleusuallyagreeabouttheweathersoitisasafetopicforsmalltalk.ButpeopleoftendisagreeaboutreligionorpoliticssothesearenotsuitabletopicsforsmalltalkinEnglish.ThetopicsforsmalltalkalsodependonwheretheconversationistakingplacE.AtfootballmatchespeoplemakesmalltalkaboutthegametheyarewatchingGreatgameisn’tit?Atbus-stopspeoplemaycommentaboutthetransportsystemThebusserviceisterribleisn’tit?GreetingsandsmalltalkareanimportantpartofconversationinanylanguagE.Thewaypeoplegreeteachotherandthethingstheytalkabouthowevermaybedifferentfromonelanguagetoanother.ThisshowsthatthereismuchmoretolearnwhenwelearnalanguagethanjustthevocabularyandthegrammarofthelanguagE.Wealsohavetolearnthesocialbehaviorofthepeoplewhospeakit.32.Smalltalkis.A.akindofconversationwithshortwordsB.agreetingwhenpeoplemeeteachotherC.toletpeopledisagreeaboutsomethingD.somethingwetalkabouttostartwithaconversation33.Thepassagesuggeststhatwhenwelearnalanguageweshould.A.learnaboutthetransportsystemofthecountryB.onlymasterthegrammarandvocabularyC.knowthecultureaboutthecountryD.grasptheimportanceofthelanguage34.WhenwesayGreatgameisn’tit?weareactually.A.askingaquestionB.havingaconversationC.greetingeachotherD.beginningasmalltalk35.Whatwelearnfromthepassageisthat.A.differentlanguagehasdifferentgrammarB.smalltalkisanimportantpartinalanguageC.smalltalkdependsonthepurposeoftheconversationD.inEnglishspeakingcountriesweshouldtalkabouttheweather
Mrs.BlaketeachesEnglishinalargeschoolintheinnerareaofabigcityonthewestofcoast.Evensinceshewasayounggirlshehaswantedtobecomeateacher.Shehastaughteightyearsnowandhasn’tchangedherminD.AftershegraduatedfromhighschoolshewentontocollegE.Fouryearslatershereceivedherbachelor’sdegreeBA.inEnglishandherteachingcertificate证书.ThenshewenttoteachinthesecondaryschoolsofherstatE.InthesummersMrs.Blaketakesmoreclassesshehopestogetamaster’sdegreeMA..WithanMAshewillreceiveahighersalaryandifpossibleshehopestogetadoctor’sdegreeaswell.TheschooldayatMrs.Blake’shighschoollikethatinmanyhighschoolsintheUnitedStatesisdividedintoonehoureach.Mrs.Blakemustteachfiveoftheseperiods.Duringherfreeperiodwhichforherisfrom2to3P.M.Mrs.BlakemustmeetwithparentsmakeoutexaminationscheckassignmentsatallMrs.Blakeworkscontinuouslyfromthetimeshearrivesatschoolinthemorningtillthetimesheleavesforhomelateintheafternoon.21.HowlongisitsinceMrs.Blakegraduatedfrommiddleschool?A.fouryearsB.eightyearsC.twelveyearsD.twentyyears22.Accordingtothearticlewhichistherightorderofthedegreesapersoncanreceiveaftergoingtouniversity?A.adoctor’sdegree–abachelor’sdegree–amaster’sdegreeB.abachelor’sdegree–amaster’sdegree–adoctor’sdegreeC.amaster’sdegree—abachelor’sdegree–adoctor’sdegreeD.abachelor’sdegree–adoctor’sdegree—amaster’sdegree23.HowmanydegreeshasMrs.Blakeachievedsofar?A.oneB.twoC.threeD.none24.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrue?A.Mrs.BlaketeachesintheinnerareaofbigcityontheeastoftheUnitedSatesB.Mrs.Blakehasturnedherwishofbecomingateacherintoreality.C.Mrs.Blakeisstillstudyinginherholidaysinordertogethigherdegrees.D.TheworkinghoursintheschoolwhereMrs.Blakeworksaresimilartothoseofmanyotherhighschoolsinthestates.25.AccordingtothethirdparagraphMrs.Blakeis______duringtheschoolday.A.lonelyB.freeC.funnyD.busy
Handwritingisquicklybecomingadyingart.FewbusinessescanrunnowadayswithoutcomputersgivingkeyboardshortcutsanunprecedentedimportancE.ElementaryandhighschoolsacrossthecountrynowviewtypingcoursesasessentialtotheircurriculA.Butwhatarewelosingashandwritinglosesitssignificanceinsociety?BrainpoweraccordingtosciencE.ResearchersfromPrincetonUniversityandtheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngelesconductedaseriesofstudiestodemonstratethedifferencesbetweenstudentswhowroteouttheirnotesandthosewhotypednotes.Participantstooknotesonalectureusingoneofthetwomethodsandweretestedonthematerial30minutesafterthelectureandagainaweeklater.TheresultsshowedthatbothtypesofnotetakersdidwellonthefirsttestthoughlonghandnotetakershadastrongergraspoftheoverallconceptbutstudentswithhandwrittennoteswereabletorememberandstillunderstandtheconceptsofthelectureafteraweekhadpasseD.Theseparticipantswerealsomoreopentounderstandingnewideas.AttheUniversityofNebraskaeducationalpsychologistKennethKiewraheldasimilarstudywheresomestudentsweretestedimmediatelyfollowingaPowerPointlectureandothershadachancetoreviewtheirnotesbeforebeingtesteD.Thosewhotooknotesonalaptophadaslightadvantageonthetestrightafterthelecturebutstudentswithwrittennotesperformedsignificantlybetterwhengiventhechancetoreview.KiewratoldtheWallStreetJournalthatthereasonislikelybecausewrittennotesarebriefermoreorganizedandbettercapturedinformationfromgraphsandchartsthantypednotes.Computersaren’tgoingawayanytimesoonbutthatdoesn’tmeanpapernotebooksneedtobecomeobsolete过时.Infactit’sbesttostartusingthematanearlyagE.UniversityofIndianaresearcherscomparedbrainscansoffiveyearoldssomeofwhompracticedprintinglettersandsomewhojustlookedattheletters.Thosewhowroteoutthelettershadmoreenhancedandadult-likeneuralactivity.Takethisasaparentinghackforthedigitalera:Don’tletyourkidsgocompletelydigital.59.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat________.A.Notbothtypesofnotetakersdidwellonthematerialtest30minutesafterthelecturE.B.It’seasyforbothtypesofnotetakerstowelcomenewideas.C.Studentswhowrotenotesoutcouldonlyrememberthelectureinaweek.D.Studentswhotypednotescouldhaveabetterunderstandingofthematerial.60.WhystudentswithwrittennotesperformedmuchbetterwhengiventhechancetoreviewaccordingtoKiewar?A.BecausethewrittennotesaremuchmoreconvenientandaccessiblE.B.Becausetheyhaveahigherlevelofintelligencethanthosewithtypednotes.C.Becausetheyarebornadaptingthemselvestonewideaseasily.D.Becausethetypednotesarealwayswithoutanyreferences.61.Thepassagemainlyprovidessuggestionsfor________.A.studentsB.parentsC.schoolsD.enterprises
CallaghanthefatherofateenagedaughterEmmacouldn'tunderstandwhyhehaddevelopedadiseasewhichnormallyaffectsmentwicehisagE.A.routineCTscanshowedatumorgrowingonhiskidney肾.IwasbymyselfCallaghanrecalls.IthoughtitwasakidneystonE.Iwasinthedoctor'sofficeforabout45minutesthatdayandIdon'trememberanythingmorethanoneminuteofit.Theaveragelifespanforsomeonewhohasmyconditionis12months.HewilltakepillseverydaypossiblyfortherestofhislifE.CallaghanbeganfindinghopeinasmallactofloveforEmma:handwritingnotesofloveonanapkin餐巾纸toplaceinherlunchbox;nothingextraordinaryorlifechangingjustsomewordsofencouragementforEmmatothinkofduringtheday.Hisnumbereddaysmeantnumberednapkins.ThereasonIstartedwritingnotestoheristhatIwantedtomatterinherlifesaidCallaghan.Iseesomanyworkingparentstodaywheretheykindofgiveupalotoftheirparenting.IwantedEmmatobeabletolookatmeatwhateverageshewasandsay‘MydadlovesmE.IneedhisadviceIneedhisloveandItrustthatmydad'sgoingtobetherE.’Butwhatstartedoutasafather'swayofshowinghisdaughterhislovequicklygrew.HisideatosharehisinspirationalnapkinmessageswithfriendsandfamilyontheInternetsparked触发abook.HisnewbookNapkinNotesshareseachmessagehe'seversenttohisdaughteraswellasmoreabouthisbravebattlewithcancerandlifelessonshehopesEmmaandmaybeevengrownreaderscanlearn.NowCallaghanisstillfightingforhislifE.TheactinspiresmejustasmuchasIhopeitinspiresmydaughtersaidCallaghan.26.WhichofthefollowingdoesCallaghandisapproveofwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer?A.HewasdeterminedandgotwellpreparedforthefataldiseasE.B.HewonderedwhyhecoulddevelopthecanceratsoyounganagE.C.Hefeltcompletelyscaredbecausehewasaloneatthedoctor'sofficE.D.Heforgoteverythingabouttheregularscanattheofficemoreorless.27.AccordingtothepassageCallaghan'snewbookNapkinNotes________.A.waslackinginwhathedidtostruggleagainstcancerB.wasintendedtosetagoodexampletootherpatientsC.wassupposedtoearnsomemoneyforhisdaughterD.wasinspiredfromwhathedidtoencourageEmma28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.NapkinNotesofLoveB.A.MovingStoryC.LifeAgainstCancerD.AnInspiringBook
EverybodyhastofacebaddaysintheirlifE.SomefaceailmentssomefacefearssomefacepovertysomefacehelplessnessetC.Noonecanescapefromit.ItisaruleoflifE.Twothingsalwayscombinestogetherlikejoyandsadnesslaughandcryhealthandillnessprofitandlossmorningandnightvictoryandfailurelikewisegooddaysandbaddays.Youknowwhatisthebiggestadvantageofbaddays?YoucometoknowGOD.WhatisGod?Whathecando?HeissofriendlyunderstandinglovingandmoreoverGodistheSupermanwhocandoanythinginaseconD.Yestruehecandoanything.Heistheonlylightindarkness.Godalwaysforgivesandnevercomplaintwhetheryouignorehimmanytimes.ThatiswhyformeGodistheonlybestandfaithfulfriendwhonevercheats.Whenbaddayscomeevenifapersonfirstofallcannotunderstandwhatisgoingon.Whyme?Butaftersometimeherealizeshisstrengthandstartdoingeverysinglethingtocomeoutofit.Whenhecomesoutthatjourneyisthoughverypainful.Howeverwhenyougetthroughityouwillfindyourjourneyverymeaningfulandyouwillfeellikeit’syourrebirth.Youhavetotallychangedyourthoughtsandyourviewpointsandyoucanunderstandlifebetter.YougetthemeaningofyourlifE.InshortyoustartbecomingwisE.Thebiggestlessonoflifeduringbaddaysformeisthatapersonbecomesspiritualandagiverwhohewasn'tbeforE.LifemeanstocreatE.Firstthinkwhatyouwantinyourlifethenstartgivingthesamethink.ThisisoneofthemostimportantthingIhavelearntinmylifE.Youwantlovethenstartspreadingit;youwantmoneythenstartgivingtoneedyyouwanthappinessthenstartdoingallthingsthatbringhappiness.Everythingisinyourhandandyouonlyneedtogivefirst.Ifyoudon'thaveeverythingthengiveorsharewhatyouhavE.StillyoufeelyouhavenothingtoshareandthengivesmilE.Youcan'timaginethatyoursmilecandowonderforsomeonE.Sostartsmilingfromtodayonwards.ThemostbeautifullessonIhavelearntinmylifeisthatifyouareinpainrememberonething:thetimeisthoughtobehardbutitwouldbethebesttimeofyourlifE.Youknowwhywehavetofaceharddays?Didyouthinkaboutit?No!!!!OkIwilltellyou.Wealwaysforgettwounforgettablethings.ThefirstisGodandsecondisfamily.Nowadaysmoneyiseverything.Moneyisimportantinfactveryimportantbutitisnotthewholelifesowhydowespendthewholelifeinearningmoney?Howlongwillwelive?Sodon’tlethedaypasswithoutenjoyingit.OnethingImustsharewithyouisthatifyouwanttogrowandlearnmorethanyouknowthendowhateveryouwantbutbeyondyourcomfortzonE.AlwaystrytothinkthatIcanandthennothingisimpossibleforyou.Difficultyisinthemindbutnotinwork.Youknowonethingwhenweacceptlifeasitcomesorweacceptthateverythinghappensforareasonorforourbetterment.BelievemeyouwillfindyourharddaysasanadventurebutyouneedtotrustGodandintheendyouwillfindyourselfawinner.62.Accordingtotheauthorwhenyouareinbaddaysyoumightaskforhelpfrom_____A.familymembersB.friendlypeopleC.understandingmenD.aspiritlikeGod63.TheauthormayagreetothefollowingopinionsEXCEPTthat______.A.baddayscandestroyallpeopleB.smilingcanchangeyourlifeC.baddayscanhelpyoubecomewiseD.baddayscanchangepeople’sthoughtsandviewpoints64.Whichopinionoflifeisinagreementwiththeauthor’s?A.LilyinsistthatfamilyismoreimportantthanGodB.MrSmithbelievesthatmoneyisthemostimportantofallC.MarygivesupherloveduetothepressurefromherparentsD.Tomthinksdifficultiesinlifecanberemovedonceyoutakeaction65.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthattobeawinner______.A.youmustthinktwicebeforetakingactionB.youmustbelievethatnodifficultyactuallyexistsatallC.youcanstayinyourcomfortzonethinkingaboutwhatyouaredoingD.youmustbelievethatupsanddownsinlifeareonlytohelpyoumoveforward
Blogging博客hasbecomesomethingofabigthinginthelastfewyears.JustliketheInternetwas10yearsagobloggingispopularwithanundergroundculturethatisdoingitforloveandpassion.BloggingisawayofcollectinglinkstowebpagesandsharingthoughtsandideaswithpeopleonlinE.Blogsarebasicallyonlinejournalsordiarieswhicharecreatedforsharinginformationandideas.Dominicafifth-gradestudentwrites:TheblogsgiveusachancetocommunicatebetweenourselvesandinspireustowritemorE.Whenwepublishonourblogpeopleacrosstheentireworldcanrespondbyusingthe‘comments’link.InthiswaytheycanaskquestionsorsimplytelluswhattheylikE.WecanthenknowifpeoplelikewhatwewriteandthisindicatestouswherewecanimprovE.Byreadingthesecommentswecandiscoverourweaknessesandourstrengths.Bloggingisanopportunitytoexchangeourpointsofviewwiththerestoftheworldratherthanjustpeopleinourimmediateenvironment.BloggingissweepingtheInternet.A.recentreportnotedthatatleastthreemillionAmericanshavecreatedblogswithsimilarnumbersbeingseenworldwidE.TwoyearsagoAndrewSullivandecidedtosetupaWebpagehimselfandusedBlogger.comtopublishsomedailymusings冥想toareadership读者人数ofafewhundreD.HeworkedhardattheblogformonthsfornofinancialrewarD.Buttheresultisthatheisnowreachingalmostaquarterofamillionreadersamonthandmakingaprofit.Thinkaboutitforaminute:Whynotbuildanonlinepresencewithyourdailymusingsandthentellyourfirstbookthroughprint-on-demandPODtechnologydirectfromyourWebsite?WhyshouldwritersgotonewspapersandmagazinestogetanessaypublishedwhentheycansimplywriteitthemselveschangeitintoaPDFfileandchargeafewbucksperdownload?Thisatleastistheidea:apublishingrevolutionmoreprofoundthananythingsincetheprintingpress.Blogger.comcouldbetowordswhatNapsterwastomusic—exceptthistimeit’llreallywork.62.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Blogsaremainlyonlinechattingwithothers.B.Bloggingisimportantinthepastfewyears.C.Dominicwantstogetachancetobeawriter.D.Bloggingmakesusexchangeourviewonlywithfriends63.Accordingtothepassageabout_____peopleworldwidehavecreatedblogsexceptAmericans.A.250000B.750000C.3millionD.6million64.FromthepassagewecanseethatNapsterinthelastparagraphisprobablyrelatedto_____.A.newspapersB.readersC.wordsD.music65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.WhatisBloggingB.BlogisYourFavoriteC.BloggingGoesMainstream主流D.A.PublishingRevolution
Iwentonlinetocheckifmypaywasinmybankaccount.TomyamazementIdiscoveredthatnotonlyhadIbeenpaidacompanyI’dneverworkedforhadalsopaidme!IknewI’dhavebeenbesidemyselfifmyownsalarywasnotinmyaccountsoItriedtogetthemoneybacktotherightperson.ItiseasiersaidthandonE.Thebankcouldn’thelpasitwasn’tabankproblem.Thehuman-resourcedepartmentasthecompanythatpaidmewasunabletohelpasIdidn’thaveenoughdetails.Irangthebankagain.ThankfullyIhadsympatheticcalloperatorwhogavemeanamesoIagainrangthecompanyDanielworkedfor.IexpectedthebankwouldcontactmetoarrangetotakethemoneyfrommyaccountandrepayDaniel.IheardnothingforamonthandthemoneyremainedinmyaccountwhenDanielcalledexplaininghe’dtriedtogetbackhismoneybuthadbeenunsucce4ssfulasneitherthebanknorhiscompanyfeltitwastheirerror.HehadrungtoaskifIcouldspeaktothebankbutafterchattingforafewminuteswerealizedwecouldprobablyfixthisproblemourselves.WedecidedIwouldtakethemoneyfrommyaccountandhewouldpickitupfrommE.DuetomybusyjobIwasunabletomeetDanielpersonallybutheleftmealovelybottleofwineinexchangeforwhatwasrightfullyhis.IneverhadanyintentionofkeepingDaniel’spaybutburredtape繁琐手续madeitdifficulttodotherightthing.Itallcamedowntotwopeoplebeingabletodowhatahugebankandalargecompanycouldn’tdo---admitamistakehasoccurredandfixit.46.Whatwastheattitudeoftheauthortowardstheextramoneyinhisbankaccount?A.Hedidn’tknowwhattoodowithit.B.Hefeltluckytogetit.C.Hethoughtofkeepingitforhimself.D.HewantedtoreturnittotherightplacE.47.TheunderlinedphrasebesidemyselfinparagraphIprobablymeans______.A.veryfortunateB.veryangryC.reallythankfulD.atease48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Danielhadbeenrepaidwhenhecalledtheauthor.B.Theauthorwastoblameashedidn’thaveenoughdetails.C.Neitherthebanknorthecompanyadmittedtheirfault.D.Danielhadthesamenameastheauthor’s.49.Howwastheproblemsolvedintheend?A.TheauthorandDanielsolvedtheproblemthemselves.B.ItcostDanielalovelybottleofwinetogetbackhismoney.C.Theauthorgavethemoneybacktothecompany.D.Thecalloperatorofferedtosolvetheirproblem.50.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.thebankcouldsolvetheproblemsoonandeasilywiththeredtapeB.thecompanygavethewrongaccounttothebankC.Danieldidn’tknowtheerrorbeforehecontactedtheauthorD.somelargeorganizationsusuallyhavetroublesomeofficialrules
ChinalaunchedtheShenzhouXImannedspacecraftonMondaymorningtotransporttwoastronautstotheTiangongIIspacelaboratory.Thespacecraftwassentskywardat730a.m.atopaLongMarch2FrocketfromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinNorthwestChinA.Itiscarryingtwomaleastronauts—49yearoldJingHaipengand37yearoldChenDong.AfterthelaunchthespacecraftwilltraveltwodaysbeforedockingwiththeTiangongIIwhichwasliftedfromtheJiuquanCenterinmidSeptember.Thentheastronautswillenterthespacelabandstaytherefor30dayswhichwillbethelongestspacestaybyChineseastronauts.ThecoretasksoftheShenzhouXImissionaretotestrendezvous汇合相会anddockingtechnologiesforthecountry'splannedspacestationtoverifythelifesupportcapabilityofthespacecraftspacelabcombinationaswellasconductscientificresearchandtestengineeringexperimentsaccordingtoWuPingdeputydirectoroftheChinaMannedSpaceAgency.PriortotheShenzhouXIChinahadsentfivespacecraftand10astronautstospacesince2003whenitliftedtheShenzhouVtocarrythenation'sfirstastronautYangLiweiwhoisnowaseniorspaceofficialintospacE.ChinaisthethirdcountryintheworldthathasindependentlyfulfilledmannedspaceflightfollowingtheformerSovietUnionandtheUnitedStates.China'smannedspaceprogramasourceofnationalprideaimstoplaceapermanentmannedspacestationwhichwillconsistofthreeparts—acoremoduleattachedtotwolabseachweighingabout20metric度量的tons—intoservicearound2022accordingtothemannedspaceagency.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddockinginthethirdparagraphmean?A.Jointogether.B.Cutshort.C.Takeaway.D.Cutbackon.27.Howlongwillthetwoastronautsstayinspaceafterthelaunch?A.Fiveweeks.B.Onemonth.C.Thirtytwodays.D.Fourweeks.28.AccordingtoWuPingallthefollowingarethetasksoftheShenzhouXImissionEXCEPT________.A.totestrendezvousanddockingtechnologiesB.toverifythelifesupportcapabilityofthespacecraftspacelabcombinationC.toconductscientificresearchandtestengineeringexperimentsD.toplaceapermanentmannedspacestation29.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ChinaLaunchesMannedSpacecraftB.TheCoreTasksoftheShenzhouXIMissionC.TheTasksofChineseAstronautsD.China'sMannedSpaceProgram
IrecentlyranintoanoldfriendwhoIhadn'tseenfortwoyears.ShelookedtiredandwastalkinginaloudvoicE.Sheisaheadhunterandhadjustfinishedinterviewingacandidatebutfailedtoimpresshim.Thenshestartedtocomplainaboutherhealthproblems.Oneyearagoshebegantonoticearinginginherears.Shewenttothehospitalandwastoldthatherproblemmighthaveresultedfromstress.Thedoctorgaveherpillsforhernerves.Atnightshehastolistentoloudmusictoquietthenoiseinherheadandfallasleep.HerlifehasbecomeatwopointroutineofworkandhomE.EvenwhileshewasvacationinginThailandshefoundherselfsearchingfortherightcandidatE.Shesuffersfromthesameworkaholicdepressionasanotherfriendwhoworksforanadvertisingcompany.Thisfriendhastoworkovertimealmosteveryday.Ifshe'sluckyshecanleaveat9p.m.;otherwiseit'smidnight.Forherworkingonweekendshasbecomenormal.EachtimeIseehersheseemsdown.Mytwofriendssharesomethingincommon:Theydon'twanttoescapetheirmiserybelievingthatifyoudon'tworkhardwhenyouareyoungyouwillregretit.Thatmaybetruebuttherearelimits.Ifeverydayyouwakeupfeelingdownthenitmaybetimetomoveon.AsimportantasfindingajobthatyoureallylikeisfindingacompanywithahealthyatmospherE.Therightcompanyshouldliftyourspiritsandhaveateamworkingtowardacommongoal.AsfortheemployeestheyshouldworkhardandplayharD.Ifyoucanenjoylifeyouwillhavemorepassiontobringtoyourwork.27.Whydidtheauthor'soldfriendsufferfromhealthproblems?A.Becauseofstressfromwork.B.Becausesheatetoomuch.C.BecauseoftheloudnoiseinherworkplacE.D.BecauseshefailedtoimpressacandidatE.28.Onethingthattheauthor'stwofriendsshareisthat________.A.theybothlovetheirworkB.theybothworkextremelyhardC.theybothworkforanadvertisingcompanyD.theybothtakeanactivepartinsocialactivities29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkimportantinfindingajob?A.Chancestoachieveone'sgoal.B.Chancestolearnnewthings.C.A.pleasantworkingatmospherE.D.A.goodbossandalargesalary.
SamFingershadbeenintroubleallhislifE.He’dstartedstealingthingswhenhewasonlyakiD.Heusedtowalkthroughthestreetmarketnearhishomeandpickupafewthings—anappleorahairbrushperhaps.ButthingsgotworseasSamgotolder.Bythetimehewastwenty-fivehewasspendingalotoftimestealingandthenhegotcaught.Whilehewasinprisonhedecidedthathe’dneverstealagain.Hereallyhadtostop.OnhisfirstdayoutofprisonSamwentforawalkalongtheHighStreet.Itwassonicetowalkalonginthecrowdsandlookedattheshops.Ohtheshops!I’lljustgointothisjeweler’sandhavealookaroundSamsaidtohimself.There’snothingtoworryabout.NomorestealingformE.ThenSamsawthediamondring.He’dalwayswantedtogiveonetohisgirlfrienD.Andnobodywaslooking.InaminutetheringwasinhispocketandSamwaswalkingoutoftheshop.ButashewenttowardsthedoorhefeltahandonhisshoulderIshallhavetocallthepolicE.I’llpayforit.YesI’llpayforitsaidSam.Withasmilethemanagerhandedhimthebill:500!ErrumwellsaidSam.Ireallydidn’twanttospendthatmuch.Wouldyoupleaseshowmesomethingalittlecheaper?24.PeoplecalledhimFingersbecausehewasa.A.prisonerB.piano-playerC.thiefD.smallboy25.WhenSamwentintotheshophethoughthewastotakeanything.A.possibleB.likelyC.impossibleD.unlikely26.FinallySamdiamondring.A.didn’twanttheB.didn’tliketheC.couldn’taffordtheD.wantedtoseeanother
Inwhathasthepossibilitytochangehowscientistsanddoctorstreatblindnessresearchershavediscoveredthatlightnotonlymakesthebrainactiveitalsodoessoeveninpeoplewhocan'tseE.ResearchfromtheUniversityofMontrealfoundthatevenwhenvision视力isdamagedorobjectscannolongerbeseenchangesinlightstillreachthebrainandblindpeoplecantellwhetheralightisturnedonoroff.Thisisbecausethelightispickedupbyapartoftheretina视网膜intheeyethatcontrolsvision.Researchersputthreeblindpeopleinaroomandaskedthemtosaywhetherthelightintheroomwasturnedonoroff.Theresearchersflashedlightsdirectlyattheparticipants'eyestostudymorecloselywhateffectthelighthadonthebrain.TheaimofthissecondtestwastodeterminewhetherthelightaffectedthebrainpatternsassociatedwithattentivenessanditdidsaidresearcherOlivierCollignon.FinallytheparticipantswereputintoafunctionalMRIfMRIbrainscannerandeachtookpartinasoundmatchingtaskwhilelightswereflashedintheireyes.Thestudyclaimsthatthedefault默认的networkinthebrainislinkedsohumansusealittleamountofresourceswhenmonitoringtheirsurroundings.Ifourunderstandingofthedefaultnetworkiscorrectourresultsraisethepossibilitythatlightisthekeytokeepingcontinuedattentionsaidtheresearchers.Thistheorymayexplainwhythebrain'sperformanceisimprovedwhenlightispresentduringtasks.LockleyconcludedLightdoesn'tjustallowustoseeandittellsthebrainwhetherit'snightordaywhichinturnmakessureourphysiology生理机能metabolism新陈代谢andbehaviourkeeppacewithenvironmentaltimE.Theresearchcouldhavegreateffectsonthetreatmentofblindpeopleaswellasonothercognitivedisordersbecausedoctorscanpotentiallyuselighttoactivatespecificpartsofthebrain.31.Accordingtothepassageblindpeoplecanstillfeelchangesinlightduetotheir________.A.visionB.retinaC.brainD.subconsciousness32.Whydidtheresearchersflashlightsdirectlyattheparticipants'eyes?A.Toprovetheblind'sbrainsaremoresensitivetolight.B.Tomakesurewhethertheblind'sbrainsaremoreactivE.C.Toknowifbrainpatternsaboutattentivenessareaffectedbylight.D.Tolearnwhatkindoflightcaninfluencetheblind'sbrains.33.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.Bluelightisveryimportanttomakehumans'brainsactivE.B.ThefMRIbrainscannercontrolspeople'svisionandhelpspeopleseE.C.Lightishelpfultothebrains'goodperformancE.D.Humanscanuselighttomonitortheirsurroundings.34.Whatwillbementionedinthefollowingparagraph?A.Howdoctorswilluselighttotreatblindness.B.WhylightisimportanttoblindpeoplE.C.Howblindpeoplewillresponsetodifferentlight.D.Whendoctorswillstartmakinguseoflightforblindnesstreatment.
AucklandInternationalAirportAKLServicesWeareopenforallinternationalflightsandprovidehighstandardsofforvisitorstoNewZealanD.Weofferinformationonarangeofattractionsandwealsoofferabookingserviceforactivitiesaccommodationandtransport.BusesintothecitycentreareprovidedatacompetitivepricE.Thesecondflooroftheinternationalterminaloffersaviewoftheairfieldandallincomingandoutgoingflights.ThereisacafésituatedhereaswellasarestaurantwhichisavailableforallairportvisitorstousE.Passengerswhorequireimmediatemedicalattentionshoulddial9877onanypublictelephoneintheterminal.Thechemist’sislocatedonthegroundfloornearthedepartureloungeandsellsacompleterangeofproducts.DepartingpassengerscanputtheirluggageorpackagesintorecyclableplasticbagstoprotectthemfromdamagE.Luggagestoragechargedat$10perhourisavailableonthefirstfloor.Transit过境passengershavefreeaccesstostorageservicE.Everyinternationalpassengerwiththeexceptionofchildrenunder12yearsofageisrequiredtomakeapaymentof$25whenleavingNewZealanD.ThiscanbearrangedattheNationalBankonthegroundfloor.AsAucklandInternationalAirporthasadoptedthequietairportconceptthereareusuallynoannouncementsmadeoverthepublicaddresssystem.Detailsofallarrivalsanddeparturesaredisplayedonthemonitorslocatedintheterminalhallsandloungeareas.Theairportmeetstheneedsofbusinesstravelersandhasseveralroomsavailableformeetingsorbusinessgatherings.Thesearelocatednexttotheairportmedicalcenteronthefirstfloor.ForinformationandbookingspleasecontacttheAirportBusinessManageronextension5294.26.WhatcanairportvisitorsdoatAKL?A.Haveamealonthefirstfloor.B.StoretheirluggagefreeofchargE.C.HoldmeetingsnearthedepartureloungE.D.GodowntownbybusatareasonablepricE.27.HowmuchshouldanAmericanfamilyacouplewithtwobabiespaywhentheyflyfromNewZealandtotheUS?A.$25.B.$50.C.$75.D.$100.28.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.TointroduceAKL’sservices.B.TocommentonAKL’sservices.C.ToreportsomenewsaboutAKL.D.TodiscusstheadvantageofAKL.
FeetofClayIn604BCthesecondyearofhisreignBabylonianKingNebuchadnezzarhadadreamwhichlefthisspiritnorestandrobbedhimofhissleep.SoheorderedthatwisemenofBabylonbecalledtointerpretthedreamforhim.TheyansweredthekingOkingliveforevertelltoyourservantsyourdreamandwewilldeclaretheinterpretation.ThekingsaidThethingisgoneoutofmyminD.Unlessyoutellmethedreamandthemeaningofityoushallbeputtodeath.Butifyoutellthedreamandthemeaningofityoushallreceiveofmerewardsandgiftsandgreathonour.Unluckilynoonecouldfulfillthetask.HearingthisthekingwasingreatangerandcommandedallthewisemenofBabylonbeputtodeath.WhenAriochtowhomthekinghadgivenorderstodestroythewisemenofBabylontoldthemattertotheProphet先知Danielheimmediatelywentintothekingandbeggedforthetimetoresolvethequestion.AftersomemysteriousprayingDanielwenttoAriochandsaidDestroynotthewisemenofBabylonbringmeinbeforethekingandIwilltellthesolutiontotheking.ThekingsaidtoDanielCanyoureallytellmethedreamthatIsawandtheinterpretationofitDanielrepliedThesecretthatthekingdesirestoknownoneofthewisemenorthephilosopherscandeclaretotheking.ButthereisaGodinheaventhatrevealsmysteriesandhewantsyoutoknowwhatisgoingtohappen.TomealsoDanieladdedthissecretisrevealedsoIcanrevealyourdream.ThenDanielbeganYouOkingsawagreatstatue:thisstatuewhichwasgreatandhighstoodbeforeyouandthelookwasterriblE.Theheadofthisstatuewasoffinegoldbutthebreastandthearmsofsilverandthebellyandthethighsofbrass黄铜:Andthelegsofironthefeetpartofironandpartofclay.Thensuddenlyyousawastonewascutoutofamountainwithouthandsanditstruckthestatueuponthefeetthatwereofironandofclayandbroketheminpieces.ThenwastheirontheclaythebrassthesilverandthegoldbrokentopiecestogetherandtheywerecarriedawaybythewinD.Therewasnoplacefoundforthembutthestonethatstruckthestatuebecameagreatmountainandfilledthewholeearth.Thisisthedream.Wewillalsotelltheinterpretationtoyou.HecontinuedYouareakingofkingsandtheGodofheavenhasgivenyouakingdom.Butasyoudreamtthetoesofthefeetwerepartofironandpartofclaythekingdomshallbepartlystrongandpartlybroken.Thatmeansyouwillnotruleforever.Theotherpartsofthestatuerepresentotherkingsthatwillcomeafteryou.ThebigrockstandsforthekingdomGodwillsetup.Itwilldestroyallotherkingdomsanditwilllastforever！ThenkingNebuchadnezzarfellonhisfaceandworshippedDanielandcommandedthatwisemenofBabylonbepardonedfromdeath.AndthekingmadeDanielgovernoroveralltheprovincesofBabylonamuchhigherpositionthanhisformeronE.FeetofClayStoryOutlineThebeginning●Thekinghadadreamwhichmadehisspiritinthestateof46________.Theconflict●ToexplainthedreamwisemenofBabylonaskedforthecontentofitbutthekingdisagreeD.●Unabletosolvetheproblemallthewisemenwerefacingthedeath47________.The48________●49________hishearingthematterDanielcametohelp.●Firstheprayedtohis50________andthenhegotthesolution.TheclimaxDanielmiraculouslytoldandinterpretedtheking'sdream●Hedreamtofagreatstatuemadeofhardmetalsfallingintopieces.●Thestatue'shalfironhalfclayfeetthe51________partsofitwerethefirsttobedestroyedbythestonefromnowherE.●Interpretationofthedream:theBabyloniankingdomwouldbreakintosmallkingdomswhichwouldbe52________byalonglastingonesetbytheGoD.Theending●AllthewisemenweresavedandDanielwas53________togovernorofallprovincesaswell.AdditionalElementsThe54________In604BCintheancientkingdomofBabylonTheoriginalsourceTheBibleOneinfluenceFeetofclaybecomesan55________meaningafailingorweaknessinastrongperson'scharacter.
Livinganddealingwithkidscanbeatoughjobthesedaysbutlivinganddealingwithparentscanbeeventougher.IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy16yearsitisthatcommunicationisveryimportantbothwhenyoudisagreeandwhenyougetalong.Withanyrelationshipyouneedtoletotherpersonknowhowyouarefeeling.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicateyoudriftapart.Whenyouaremadatyourparentsoranyoneelsenottalkingtothemdoesn’tsolveanything.Communicationbeginswiththeconcernsofanother.Itmeansthatyoucan’tjustcomehomefromschoolgouptoyourroomandignoreeveryonE.EvenifyoujustsayHiandseehowtheirdaywasforfiveminutesitisbetterthannothing.Ifyoulookedupthewordcommunicationinadictionaryitwouldsaytheexchangeofideastheconveyance表达ofinformationcorrespondence通信meansofcommunication:aletteroramessage.Tomaintain保持agoodrelationshipyoumustkeepcommunicationstrong.Letpeopleknowhowyoufeelevenifit’sjustbywritinganotE.Whendealingwithparentsyoualwayshavetomakethemfeelgoodabouthowtheyaredoingasaparent.Ifyouaretryingtomakethemseesomethingasyouseeittellthemthatyou’lllistentowhattheyhavetosaybutaskthempolitelytolistentoyou.YellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworsE.Thisisanexample:onenightSophiewenttoastreetpartywithherfriends.Sheknewshehadtobehomebymidnightafterthefireworksbutshedidn’tfeelshecouldjustasktogohomE.ThatwouldberudE.Afteralltheyhadbeenniceenoughtotakeheralongwiththem.NeedlesstosayshewaslategettinghomE.HerparentsweremadatfirstnotwhenSophieexplainedwhyshewaslatetheyweren’tasmadandlettheincidentgo.CommunicationisthekeyfactorherE.IfSophie’sparentshadnotbeenwillingtolistenSophiewouldhavebeeninalotoftroublE.Communicationisn’taone-waydeal:itgoesbothways.Justremember:ifyougetintoasituationlikeSophie’stellingtheotherpersonhowyoufeel-listeningisthekeyfactortocommunication.36.Inthewriter’sviewdealingwithparentsis__________thanwithchildren.A.moredifficultB.easierC.moreuninterestingD.moreinteresting37.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis__________.A.theimportanceoffriendshipB.tomakeyourfeelingknowntoothersC.theimportanceofcommunicationD.thedisagreementbetweengenerations38.Whenparentsandchildrenareincommunicationthekeytoahappyrelationshipisthat__________.A.childrenshouldalwaysobeytheirparentsB.theyshouldbeequalC.parentsplaytheleadingpartD.bothmaketheoppositeknowtheirfeelings39.Theexampleinthispassageprovesthat___________.A.Sophie’sparentsarewillingtolistentoherB.SophieisverypolitetoherparentsC.SophiedidwellinexplainingherbeinglateD.communicationisthesolution解决办法tomisunderstanding40.Allthefollowingstatementsarecorrectexcept_______.A.Ifyoudon’tagreewithothersyou’dbetterletthemknowB.ItisbettertosayHitoothersthansaynothingC.IfyouarenotabletocommunicatewalkawayD.Communicationisatwo-waydeal
Onedayanantwasdrinkingatasmallstreamandfellin.Shemadedesperateeffortstoreachthesidebutmadenoprogressatall.Thepoorantalmostexhaustedwasstillbravelydoingherbestwhenadovesawher.Movedwithpitythebirdthrewherabladeofgrasswhichsupportedherlikearaftandthustheantreachedthebankagain.Whileshewasrestinganddryingherselfinthegrasssheheardamancomenear.HewaswalkingalongbarefootedwithaguninhishanD.Assoonashesawthedovehewishedtokillit.HewouldcertainlyhavedonesobuttheantbithiminthefootjustasheraisedhisguntofirE.Hestoppedtoseewhathadbithimandthedoveimmediatelyflewaway.ItwasananimalmuchweakerandsmallerthanherselfthathadsavedherlifE.41.Theantcouldnotreachthesidethough_______.A.shecouldsmellwellB.sheaskedthedovetosaveherC.shetriedveryhardD.shecriedforhelp42.Thedovesavedtheantbecause_______.A.shewastheant'sfriendB.shetookpityonthepoorantC.theantwasalmostexhaustedD.theanthadbeenstruggledinthewaterforalongtime43.Theantsucceededingettingonthebankwiththehelpof_______.A.aleafB.apieceofwoodC.abladeofgrassD.araft44.Justasthemanshotatthedove_______.A.thedoveimmediatelyflewawayB.thedovehidhimselfinthegrassC.theanttoldthedovetoleaveatonceD.hefeltsomethingbitinghiminthefoot45.Inwritingthestorythewriterwantstoshow_______.A.howkindthedovewasB.howclevertheantwasC.howtheantandthedovehelpedeachotherD.weoftenneedhelpfromothersthereforeweshouldhelpothersasmuchaswecan
Parentshavewidelydifferentviewsontheproblemofpocketmoney.FournewfatherswereaskedthisquestionandthisishowtheyanswereD.AshishKhanna:Althoughmanyarguethatpocketmoneyhelpsdevelopchildren’ssenseofvalueIdon’tagreE.Iwouldn’tgivemychildanypocketmoney.FirstofallInevergotpocketmoneyandIseemtohaveagoodvalueformoney.IfmychildeverneededsomethingandIfeltitwasareasonable合理requestIwouldbuyitforhim.SharadSanghi:NoIwouldn’tgivemychildpocketmoneybecauseIdon’twanttocreatetheperception观念ofhermoneyandmymoney.BesidesifIrefusetobuyhersomethingthatIthinkisbadforhershemaybuyitwithherpocketmoneyonthesly.InthiswayIwouldlosecontrolovermychild’srequests.IfeelitalsoencourageschildrentocaremoreaboutmoneythananythingelsE.Idon’twantmychildtostartjudging评判otherchildrenbytheamountofmoneyorpocketmoneytheyhavE.RakeshShah:YesIwouldgivemychildpocketmoney.Ifeelthatchildrenshouldlearntospendmoneyintelligentlyandnotgooverboardspending.Theywilllearnwhattheirlimitations限制areandfeelthedifficultywhentheyhavetopayforsomethingthatisovertheirownpockets.RajivPatel:YesIwouldgivemychildpocketmoneybecauseitisimportantthatshelearnstomanagemoney.Iwillgiveherafixedamounteverymonthandifshespendsthemoneybeforethemonthisoverthenshewilllearnalessonandnotspendmoneysofreely.VikramDesai:YesIwouldcertainlygivemychildpocketmoney.ButIwouldnotgiveittohimonaweeklyormonthlybasis.Hewouldhavetoearnit.IfhehelpedmefinishsomeofmyjobsorhelpedhismotherwithhouseworkIwouldrewardhim.Thishelpshimrealizethatmoneydoesnotgrowontreesanditrequireshardworktoearnmoney.21.AshishKhannamayagreethat____________.A.hewasgiventoomuchpocketmoneywhenyoungB.hecantakemuchcontrolofhischildbymoneyC.hewillbuyanythinghethinkshischildreallyneedsD.pocketmoneyhelpschildrendevelopagoodvalueformoney22.TheunderlinedphraseontheslyinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto___.A.forfreeB.atalowerpriceC.happilyD.secretly23.WhatdoRakeshShahandRajivPatelhaveincommon?A.Theywanttheirchildrentolearntomanagemoney.B.Theyasktheirchildrentogetpocketmoneybyworking.C.Theyteachtheirchildrenthedifficultyofmakingmoney.D.Theyallowtheirchildrentospendmoneyfreely.24.AccordingtoVikramDesaichildren’searningmoneybythemselvesmakesthemknowthat___.A.moneyisnoteasytogetB.moneycanbegottenfromthetreesC.onecangetlotsofmoneyifhe/sheworkshardD.moneyisnotsoimportantforpeoplenowadays25.Whowouldgivehischildpocketmoneyeverymonth?A.AshishKhannaB.SharadSanghiC.RakeshShahD.RajivPatel
MarkTwainthefamousAmericanwriterandagreatmasterofhumorlikedtoplayjokesonothers.Butonceajokewasplayedonhim.OnedayMarkTwainwasinvitedtogiveatalkinasmalltown.Atlunchhemetayoungmanoneofhisfriends.Theyoungmansaidthathehadanunclewithhim.HetoldMarkTwainthathisuncleneverlaughedorsmiledandthatnobodyandnothingwasabletomakehisunclesmileorlaugh.YoubringyouruncletomytalkthiseveningsaidMarkTwain.I'msureIcanmakehimlaugh.Thateveningtheyoungmanandhisunclesatinthefront.MarkTwainbegantospeak.Hetoldseveralfunnystoriesandmadeeveryoneintheroomlaugh.ButthemanneverevensmileD.MarkTwaintoldmorefunnystoriesbuttheoldmanstillkeptquiet.MarkTwaincontinuedtotellhisfunnystories.FinallyhestoppeD.HewastiredandquitedisappointeD.SomedayslaterMarkTwaintoldanotherfriendwhathadhappeneD.OhsaidhisfriendIknowthatman.He'sbeendeafforyears.21.Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto_____.A.tellreadersMarkTwainlikedplayingjokesB.tellreadersajokeplayedonMarkTwainC.tellreadersMarkTwainwasagreatwriterD.tellreadershowtotellafunnystory22.OnedayMarkTwainmet_____atlunch.A.afriendB.hisbrotherC.histeacherD.ayounggirl23.MarkTwainstoppedfinallybecausehewas_____.A.disappointedB.sorryC.illD.sleepy24.MarkTwaincouldn'tmaketheoldmanlaughbecause____.A.hisjokeswerenotfunnyB.theoldmanwasn'tinterestedinthejokesC.theoldmancouldtellmorefunnyjokesD.theoldmanwasdeaf
Weproduce500billionofplasticbagsinayearworldwideandtheyarethrownawaypollutingoceanskillingwildlifeandgettingdumpedinlandfillswheretheytakeupto1000yearstodecompose.Researchershavebeenunsuccessfullylookingforasolution.The16-year-oldCanadianhighschoolstudentDanielBurdfromWaterlooCollegiateInstitutehas-discoveredawaytomakeplasticbagsdegrade降解inasfewas3monthsafindingthatwonhimfirstprizeattheCanadaWideScienceFaira＄10000prizea＄20000scholarshipandachancetorevolutionizeamajorenvironmentalissuE.Burd’sstrategywassimple:Sinceplasticdoeseventuallydegradeitmustbeeatenbymicroorganisms微生物.Ifthosemicroorganismscouldbeidentifiedwecouldputthemtoworkeatingtheplasticmuchfasterthanundernormalconditions.Withthisgoalinmindhegroundedplasticbagsintoapowderandconcocted调制asolutionofhouseholdchemicalsyeast酵母andtapwatertoencouragemicrobesgrowth.Thenheaddedtheplasticpowderandletthemicrobesworktheirmagicfor3months.Finallyhetestedtheresultingbacterialcultureonplasticbagsexposingoneplasticsampletodeadbacteriaasacontrol.Sureenoughtheplasticexposed暴露tothelivebacteriawas17%lighterthanthecontrolaftersixweeks.TheinputsarecheapmaintainingtherequiredtemperaturetakeslittleenergybecausemicrobesproduceheatastheyworkandtheonlyoutputsarewaterandtinylevelsofcarbondioxidE.AlmosteveryweekIhavetodochoresandwhenIopentheclosetdoorIhavepilesofplasticbagsfallingontopofme.OnedayIgottiredofitandIwantedtoknowwhatotherpeoplearedoingwiththeseplasticbags.Theanswer:notmuch.SoIdecidedtodosomethingmyself.SaidDanielBurD.7.DanielBurdwonfirstprizeattheCanada-WideScienceFairbecause.A.hefoundawaytodegradeplasticsinshortertimE.B.hecontributedmuchtoenvironmentalprotection.C.hefoundanewkindofmicroorganism.D.hecouldencouragemicrobegrowthinaneasierway.8.DanielBurdexposedoneplasticsampletodeadbacteriato.A.makethelivebacteriaworkbetter.B.knowwhichbacteriaworkedfaster.C.testhoweffectivehismethodwas.D.controlthetemperatureintheprocess.9.Maintainingtherequiredtemperaturetakeslittleenergybecause.A.plasticscangethoteasily.B.microbescanproduceheatthemselves.C.muchcarbondioxideisproduceD.D.thetemperaturecanbecontrolleD.10.DanielBurdgothisideafrom.A.hisschooltextbook.B.thefailureofresearchers.C.hiseverydaywork.D.thepracticeofotherpeoplE.
DefinitionsofliteraturehavevariedovertimE.Infactitisaculturallyrelativedefinition.OnceinWesternEuropeliteratureindicatedallbooksandwriting.DuringtheRomanticperioditbegantorefertoimaginativeliteraturE.Nowadaysliteratureisseenasatermusedtodescribewrittenorspokenmaterialincludingallofthefollowing.Poetryusesrhythmicqualitiesoflanguagetobringoutmeaningsinadditiontoorinplaceofunimaginativesurfacemeaning.Poetryhastraditionallybeendistinguishedfromprosebyitsbeingsetinverse颠倒;prose散文iscastinsentencepoetryinlines.Novelistypicallywritteninanarrative叙事styleandpresentedasabook.Novelstellstoriesinwhichthecharactersandeventsareusuallyimaginary.ThenovelhasbeenapartofhumancultureforoverathousandyearsalthoughitsoriginsaresomewhatdebateD.Regardlessofhowitbeganthenovelhasremainedoneofthemostpopularandtreasuredexamplesofhumancultureandwriting.ItremainsanessentialpartoftheliteraryculturesofnearlyallsocietiesaroundtheworlD.NovellaisclassifiedasTooshorttobeanoveltoolongtobeashortstory.Thereisnoprecisedefinitionintermsofwordorpagecount.Literaryprizesandpublishinghousesoftenhavetheirownarbitrarylimitswhichvaryaccordingtotheirparticularintentions.Ashortstoryisdifferentfromnovelsornovellasinthattheplotisusuallytiedtoonesinglechainofevents.Becausethereadermustidentifywithacharacterquicklytobecomeengagedthetaleisoftentoldfromthechiefcharacter'spointofview.Adramareferstoaplayforthetheatretelevisionorradio.Itgenerallyconsistsofchieflydialoguebetweencharacters.ItalsousesdancetoconveytheirmessagE.Dramasusuallyaimatdramaticperformanceratherthanatreading.IntheateradramaispresentedbyactorstoanaudiencE.Goodliteraryworksdependonliterarytechniques.A.literarytechniquecanbeusedbyauthorsinordertoimprovethewrittenframeworkofapieceofliteratureandproducespecificeffects.Literarytechniquesincludeawiderangeofapproachestocraftingawork.Theabilitytoletreadersknowwhatmighthappeninthefutureinanindirectwayispossiblethroughthetechniqueforeshadowing铺垫伏笔.Thepracticeofrepresentingobjectsandqualitiesashumanbeingsinliteratureispersonification拟人.Symbolismistheuseofsymbolstorepresentideas.LiteratureDefinitionsofliterature●Definitionsofliteraturehavekept31________allthetimE.●Theyareconnectedwith32________.●Amongthemarebooksandwriting‘imaginative’literatureandwrittenorspokenmaterial.33________ofliterature●Poetrywithrhymeusesunusualwordorderinlineswhichmaybeabarriertoseewhatit34________.●Anoveltakestheformofabooktalkingaboutwhatis35________upbythewriter.●Thenovellaasforlengthexists36________thenovelandtheshortstory.●Ashortstorytellsacomparatively37________storycomparedwithnovelsandnovellas.●Dramasareperformedratherthanreadwiththeideasexpressedeitherorallyor38________.Literarytechniques●Giveawarningorsignofa39________eventbyusingthetechniquecalledforeshadowing.●Whenpersonificationisusedsomethingwithout40________istreatedasifitwereahumanbeing.●Symbolismisthepracticeofrepresentingthingsbymeansofsymbols.
Babygirlsmaketheirwaydirectlyfordollsassoonastheycancrawl爬whileboyswillheadforthetoycarsastudyhasshown.Thefindings—thefirsttoshowdifferencesinveryyoungbabies—suggestthereisabiologicalbasistotheirpreferences.PsychologistsDrBrendaToddcarriedoutanexperimentinvolving90babiesaged9monthsto36months.Theywereallowedtochoosefrom7toys.Somewereboys'toys—acaradiggeraballandablueteddy.Therestweregirls'toys;apinkteddyadollandacookingset.TheywereplacedameterawayfromthetoysandcouldpickwhichevertoytheylikeD.TheirchoiceandamountoftimetheyspentplayingwitheachtoywererecordeD.Oftheyoungestchildren9to14monthsgirlsspentmuchlongertimeplayingwiththedollthanboysandboysspentmuchmoretimewiththecarandtheballthanthegirlsdiD.Amongthetwoandthreeyearoldsgirlsspent50percentofthetimeplayingwiththedollwhileonlytwoboysbrieflytouchedit.Theboysspentalmost90percentoftheirtimeplayingwithcarswhichthegirlsbarelytoucheD.Therewasnolinkbetweentheparents'viewsonwhichtoysweremoreappropriateforboysorgirlsandthechildren'schoices.DrBrendaToddsaidChildrenofthisagearealreadyexposedtomuchsocialization.Boysmaybegiven‘toysthatgo’whilegirlsgettoystheycancareforwhichmayhelpshapetheirpreferences.Butthesefindingsareconsistentwiththeformerideathatchildrenshowintrinsic内在的interestinparticularkindsoftoys.Therecouldbeabiologicalbasisfortheirchoices.Malesthroughevolutionhavebeenadaptedtomovingobjectsprobablythroughhuntinginstincts本能whilegirlspreferwarmercolourssuchaspinkthecolourofanewbornbaby.36.Babyboysandgirlshavedifferenttoypreferencesprobablybecause________.A.babyboysaremuchmoreactiveB.babygirlslikebrightcoloursbetterC.theirparentstreatthemdifferentlyD.thereisabiologicaldifferencebetweenthem37.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A.Ninemontholdbabyboysdon'tplaywithdollsatall.B.Twoyearoldbabygirlssometimesplaywithcarsandballs.C.Theolderthebabiesarethemoreobvioustheirpreferenceis.D.Parentsshouldteachbabyboysandgirlstoshareeachother'stoys.38.WhatconclusiondidDrBrendaTodddrawfromtheresultsofthestudy?A.Adultspurposelyinfluencethepreferenceofbabies.B.Babies'preferenceisn'taffectedbysocialsurroundings环境.C.Babyboyspreferringmovingtoyswillbegoodathunting.D.BabygirlspreferringwarmercolourswillbewarmhearteD.39.Whichcolumnofanewspaperdoesthepassageprobablyappearin?A.SciencE.B.Health.C.Education.D.Entertainment.
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