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Statuses身份地位aremarveloushumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithoneanotherandtodeterminewherewefitinsociety.Aswegoaboutoureverydayliveswementallyattempttoplacepeopleintermsoftheirstatuses.Forexamplewemustjudgewhetherthepersoninthelibraryisareaderoralibrarianwhetherthetelephonecallerisafriendorasalesmanwhethertheunfamiliarpersononourpropertyisathieforameterreaderandsoon.Thestatusesweassume承担oftenvarywiththepeopleweencounterandchangethroughoutlife.MostofuscanatveryhighspeedassumethestatusesthatvarioussituationsrequirE.Muchofsocialinteractionconsistsofidentifyingandselectingamongappropriatestatusesandallowingotherpeopletoassumetheirstatusesinrelationtous.Thismeansthatwefitouractionstothoseofotherpeoplebasedonaconstantmentalprocessofappraisalandinterpretation.Althoughsomeofusfindthetaskmoredifficultthanothersmostofusperformitrathereffortlessly.A.statushasbeencomparedtoready-madeclothes.WithincertainlimitsthebuyercanchoosestyleandfabriC.ButanAmericanisnotfreetochoosethecostume服装ofaChinesepeasantorthatofaHinduprince.Wemustchoosefromamongmeclothingpresentedbyoursociety.Furthermoreourchoiceislimitedtoasizethatwillfitaswellasbyourpocketbook钱包.Havingmadeachoicewithintheselimitswecanhavecertainalterations改动madebutapartfromminoradjustments.wetendtobelimitedtowhatthestoreshaveontheirracks.Statusestoocomereadymadeandtherangeofchoiceamongthemislimited.46.InthefirstparagraphthewritertellsusthatstatusescanhelpusA.determinewhetherapersonisfitforacertainjobB.behaveappropriatelyinrelationtootherpeopleC.protectourselvesinunfamiliarsituationsD.makefriendswithotherpeople47.AccordingtothewriterpeopleoftenassumedifferentstatusesA.inordertoidentifythemselveswithothersB.inordertobetteridentifyothersC.astheirmentalprocesseschangeD.asthesituationchanges48.ThewordappraisalLine5Para.2mostprobablymeansA.involvementB.appreciationC.judgmentD.presentation49.InthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphthepronounitreferstoA.fittingouractionstothoseofotherpeopleappropriatelyB.identificationofotherpeople’sstatusesC.selectingone’sownstatusesD.constantmentalprocess50.BysayingthatanAmericanisnotfreetochoosethecostumeofaChinesepeasantorthatofaHinduprinceLines2-3Para.3thewritermeansA.differentpeoplehavedifferentstylesofclothesB.ready-madeclothesmayneedalterationsC.statusescomereadymadejustlikeclothesD.ourchoiceofstatusesislimited
ThreeforeigngentlemencameuptoabusstopinLondon.Aboutfiveminuteslaterthebuswhichtheywaitedforcamealong.Theypreparedtogetonit.Suddenlytherewasanoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.ThethreeforeigngentlemenlookedpuzzledandembarrasseD.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofwaitingforabussothatthefirstwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.Learningthelanguageofacountryisnotenough.Oneshouldknowasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofdifferentcountries.You’llbesurprisedhowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.ForexampleinIndiapeopleconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattablE.InmanyplacesyoumightseeapersonshakinghisheadatanothertoexpressheisdisagreeingbutinBulgariaashakeoftheheadmeansYesandanodmeansNo.InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhensittingtalkingtosomeonebutinThailanditisconsideredimpolitE.KnowingaboutthecustomsofdifferentcountriesisnotonlyusefulbutalsoimportanttoeveryonE.41.Knowingaboutthemannersandcustomsofdifferentcountries________.A.areasimportantaslearningtheirnationlanguagesB.isasimportantaslearningtheirlanguagesC.isnotsoimportantaslearningtheirlanguageD.ismuchmoreimportantthanlearningtheirlanguage42.Someoneshoutedatthethreegentlemenjustbecause________.A.theywereforeignersB.theydidn’tlineupfortheirturnC.theygotthewrongbusD.theydidn’tbuytickets43.Passingfoodattable________inIndiA.A.withyourrighthandisimpoliteB.withyourbothhandsisgoodmannersC.withyourlefthandispoliteD.withyourlefthandisnotapoliteway44.Noddingone’sheadatanotherexpresses________inBulgariA.A.disagreementB.agreementC.politenessD.impoliteness45.Thepassagetellsusthatoneshouldknowabout______ofdifferentcountries.A.eitherthelanguagesorthecustomsB.neitherthelanguagenorthecustomsC.notonlythelanguagesbutalsothecustomsD.thelanguagesonthecustoms
Moneyisallsurroundingus.Everydayweseeituseitanditisonthetipofourtongue.Didyoueverstoptotakeintoconsiderationwherethemoneythatyoucarryaroundeverydaycomesfrom?Makingnewmoneyisaveryuniquejobandnoeasytask.Ithasupto65stepsWhenthemoneyincirculation流通getsdirtyandwornoutitisreplacedwithnewmoneyTheoldmoneyistakenfrombanksandbroughttoplaceswhereitisdestroyedUsuallytheoldmoneyisburned.TheburnedmoneyisreplacedbynewpapermoneyIfoldmoneyisbeingreplacedthennewmoneyisprintedinaplacecalledamint造币厂.Largesheets01paperareprintedwithmanypicturesofsomecurrency流通货币.Theselargesheetsarecutintoindividualbills.Theindividualbillsarethenputtogetherinbigstacksandthensenttobanks.Sometimesthemintwillmakeanewbillwithanewpictureportraitsofstatesmanandplacesofinterestarefavouredoranewcolour.Itisnoteasyforthegovernmenttomakeanewbill.IttakesalongtimeandtherearemanystepstogothroughbeforeanewbillcanbesenttobanksfirstpeoplemthegovernmentdecidethatanewkindofbillisneededThentheyaskandartisttodesignthenewbill.differentartistcutsthenewpictureintoasoftpieceofmetalcalledaA.die.Thediesaremadeandputontolargeprintingmachines.Thenveryspecialpaperisusedwhichnoonebutthemintcanhave.Alongwiththisspecialpaperthemintalsoprintscurrencyusingspecialcolours.Afterthediesprintthenewcurrencyontothepaperthebillsarecutstackedandsentofftothebanks.64.FromthepassageweknowthatA.banksmakenewmoneyB.ittakes65procedurestomakenewmoneyC.mintsdecidewhatkindofbillisneededD.oldmoneythatisnotusedisforeverstoredinaspecialplace65.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatadieis____A.somethingfordeadpeopleB.aspecialmachinethatprintsthemoneyC.aspecialpieceofpaperthatthemoneyismadefromD.apieceofmetalthatputsthepictureonthemoney66.'Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofdealingwithnewmoney?①Newmoneyisprintedinamint.②Billsarecutfromlargesheetsofspecialpaper.③Newmoneyissentinlargeamountstobanks.④Thegovernmentdecidestomakenewmoney.A.①②③④B.④③②①C.④①③②D.④①②③67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Thereasonformakingnewmoney.B.Theprocessesofmakinganewbill.C.Theamountofnewmoneyneeded.D.Thingsused.tomakenewmoneyoranewbill.
Toseetheworldisonethingtohavesomeonetoshareitwithisanother.Indeedtravelbecomesmoreinterestingwhenyouhaveatravelpartner.Atravelpartnercanbeaclosefriendafamilymemberapalyou’vemetonlineorabusinessfrienD.YoucanhavesomeonetotalktoTravelingaloneisfunbutwouldn’tyoufeellonelyHavingatravelpartnercanremovethefeelingofloneliness.Thisisespeciallytrueifyoucangetatravelcompanionwhoisveryfamiliarwiththeplaceyou’retravelingto.Youdon’thavetoaskanyinformationfromthelocalsandyoucanincreasethetimeyouspendinthecountry.__________________________OneofthemajorheadachesintravelingisthecostsinvolveD.Youcan’tsimplyignoretherisingpriceofhotelsorplanetickets.YoushouldalsothinkaboutyourdailyneedssuchasyourfooD.Ofcourseyoucan’tsimplygobackwithoutbringinganysouvenirs纪念品toyourfriendsandfamily.Allthesecanruinyourbudget.Howeverwhenyouhaveatravelfriendyoucanhavesomeonetosharetheexpenseswith.YoucanmeetagoodfriendHavingatravelmateisagoodwayofmeetinganewfriendorevenalifelongpartner.Youcannevercountthenumberofcoupleswhoactuallyfoundtheirwayintoeachother’sheartwhiletravelingtogetherinanothercountry.YoucanhavesomeonetowatchoutforyouWhenyou’reinaforeignlandyou’llneverbereallysafE.Youdon’tknowtherulesaswellasthecultureofthepeoplE.Atravelmatewillbeperfecttoremindyouofyourdutiesinthecountryandtowatchyourbackjustincaseyougetlost.Sowhydon’tyoufindatravelcompanionnow?Let’sfindouthow...54.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tointroduceatravelcompany.B.Toencourageustohaveatravelpartner.C.Toexplainhowtobeaperfecttravelpartner.D.Totellaninterestingexperiencewithatravelpartner.55.What’sthebesttitleforthe3rdparagraph?A.Youcanhavesomeonetosharetheexpenseswith.B.Youcanknowthelocalculturewell.C.Youcanenjoyfoodwithyourpartner.D.Youcansavemoneybybargainingtogether.56.Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththeauthor’sopinion?A.Travelingaloneisnotfun.B.Buyingsouvenirsisn’tnecessary.C.Manypeoplefallinlovewhentraveling.D.It’sbettertochooseastrangerasatravelpartner.57.Thefollowingparagraphwillprobablytalkabout________.A.howtogetalongwithatravelpartnerB.howtravelcanbenefitpeopleC.whatwecanlearnfromtravelD.howtofindatravelpartner
AcademyAwardsTheAcademyAwardsarethemostprominentfilmawardintheUnitedStates.TheAwardsaregrantedbytheAcademyofMotinPictureArtsandSciences.AcademyAwardsarenicknamedOscarswhichisalsothenicknameofthestatuette小雕像.ThenameissaidtohavebeenbornwhenMargaretHerricksawthestatuetteonatableandsaid:ItlooksjustlikemyuncleOscar!BerlinFilmFestivalOneoftheAfestivalsinEurope.TheBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalalsocalledtheBerlinaleisheldannuallyinFebruaryandstartedin1951afteraninitiativeoftheAmericanwhooccupiedpartofthecityafterWorldWarⅡ.Thejury专家评奖团alwaysplacedspecialemphasisonrepresentingfilmsfromallovertheworldfromtheformerEasternBloc集团Countriesaswellasfromwesterncountries.TheawardsarecalledGoldenandSilverBearsastheBearisthesymbolofBerlin.VeniceFilmFestivalTheVeniceFilmFestivaltakesplaceeveryyearinlateAugust/earlySeptemberontheLidointhehistoricPalazzodelCinemainVeniceItaly;itsmainawardistheLeoned’OroGoldenLion.RecentlyanewawardhasbeenaddedtheSanMarcoAwardforthebestfilm.CannesFilmFestivalTheCannesFilmFestivalisafamousinternationalfilmfestival.IthasbeenheldannuallyinCannesinthesouthofFrancesince1946withafewexceptions.GivenmassivemediaexposuretheFestivalisattendedbymanymoviestarsandisapopularvenueformovieproducerstolaunchtheirnewfilmsandattempttoselltheirworkstothedistributorswhocomefromallovertheglobe.ThemostfamousawardgivenoutatCannesisthePalmed’OrGoldenPalmforthebestfilm;thisissometimessharedbymultiplefilmsinoneyear.46.WhichAwardcanbesharedbymultiplefilmsinoneyear?A.GoldenLionB.GoldenPalmC.AcademyAwardsD.SanMarcoAward47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutOscarsisnottrue?A.It’sthenicknameofAcademyAwardsB.It’salsothenicknameofthestatuette.C.ItgotitsnamebecauseMargaretsaidthestatuettelookedlikehisuncle.D.It’sanawardinFrance.48.WhichAwardhastheshortesthistory?A.GoldenLionB.GoldenPalmC.AcademyAwardsD.SanMarcoAward49.WhyistheAwardforBerlinFilmFestivalcalledGoldenandSilverBear?A.ItlookslikeabearB.ItismadeupofbearfurC.ThebearisthesymbolofBerlinD.BearisrareinBerlin50.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?A.AnintroductionoffamousfilmfestivalsandfilmawardsB.AnadvertisementforfilmsandTVprogrammes.C.Introducethenicknamesoffamousfilmawards.D.Aguideofhowtospendfamousfilmfestivals.
Beinglessthanperfectlywell-dressedinabusinesssettingcanresultinafeelingofdiscomfort.Andthesadtruthisthatclothingmismatchesonthejobcanruinthedayofthepersonwhoiswearingtheinappropriateattire着装—andthepeoplewithwhomheorsheworks.Officesvarywhenitcomestodresscodes.SomebusinesseshaveverystrictstandardsforofficeattirewhileothersmaintainamorerelaxedattitudE.Howeveritisalwaysimportanttorememberthatnomatterwhatyourcompany’sattitudeisyouareworkinginabusinessenvironmentandyoushoulddressproperly.CertainitemsmaybemoreappropriateforeveningwearthanforabusinessmeetingjustasshortsandaT-shirtarebettersuitedforthebeachthanforanofficeenvironment.Yourattireshouldreflectbothyourenvironmentandyourposition.A.seniorpresidenthasadifferentimagetomaintainthanthatofasecretary.LikeitornotyouwillbejudgedbyyourappearancE.Thisisnevermoreapparentthanondress-downdayswhenwhatyouwearcansaymoreaboutyouthananybusinesssuitevercoulD.Infactpeoplewillpaymoreattentiontowhatyouwearondress-downdaysthanonbusinessprofessionaldays.Thuswhendressinginbusinesscasualclothestrytoputsomegoodtasteintoyourchoicesrecognizethattherealdefinitionofbusinesscasualistodressjustonenotch等级downfromwhatyouwouldnormallywearonbusiness-professionalattiredays.RemembertherearebordersbetweenyourcareerandoursociallifE.Youshoulddressonewayforplayandanotherwaywhenyoumeanbusiness.AlwaysaskyourselfwhereyouaregoingandhowotherpeoplewillbedressedwhenyougettherE.Isthefinaldestinationtheoperathebeachortheoffice?Dressproperlyandyouwilldiscoverthetruthintheprinciplethatclothesmaketheman—andthewoman.Whenyou’reindoubtit’ssafetobeonthesideofdressingslightlymoretraditionallythanthesituationdemands.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtodressproperlyinabusinesssetting.B.HowtochooseappropriateattirE.C.AppropriateattirewillmakeabigdifferenceD.ImproperdresswillmakeapersonuncomfortablE.61.Whichstatementbestdescribesdress-downdays?A.YoucanwearwhateveryoulikE.B.Peopleareusuallymorecarefulaboutdressing.C.Wecan’tjudgeaperson’stastebyhisclothes.D.People’sclothesdon’treceivemuchattention.62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheruleofferedinthepassageaboutbusinessdress?A.Dressabittraditionallyifyouarenotsureaboutproperdressforanoccasion.B.Thinkabouthowotherswilldressifinvitedtoadinner.C.Forabusinessmeetingandaconcertyoushoulddressdifferently.D.Askothersforadvicewhenyouarenotsureaboutwhattodress.
Manypeoplehavetriedtosimplify简化thespellingofEnglishwords.UnlikeotherlanguagesEnglishsometimesspellsthesamesoundsinverydifferentways.Forexamplethereislightbutwhiteloanbutphoneandthereareatleastsevendifferentwaysofpronouncingoughthoughthroughboughcoughenoughoughtandthorough.TheAmericanPresidentTheodoreRooseveltalmostsucceededinsimplifyingEnglishspelling.In1906AndrewCarnegiestartedtheSimplifiedSpellingBoarD.HewasoneoftherichestmenintheUnitedStatesofAmericA.Theboard’splanwastomakethespellingofwordsnearertothewaytheysounD.Forexamplethewordthoughwouldbespeltthoandthroughwouldbecomethru.OtherpeopleontheboardwereMelvilDeweytheheadoftheNewYorklibrariesandProfessorBranderMatthewsofColumbiaUniversity.TheyexplainedtheirideatoPresidentRooseveltwhothoughtthatitwasindeedlogical.Heimmediatelyaskedthegovernmentprintertousesimplifiedspellinginallgovernmentletters.Butpeopledidn’tlikethechangeevenifitmadelifeeasier.Sothenewsimplerspellingwasnotpopular.MoreimportantlywhentheAmericanpoliticians政客discussedtheplantheydidnotlikeiteither.BecauseRooseveltdidnotwanttohaveanyproblemswiththepoliticianshechangedhismindandtoldtheprintertogobacktotheoldwayofspelling.SincethennooneinanygovernmenthasdaredtosimplifyEnglishspelling.Howeverpeopledosimplifysomewordsmainlyinadvertisements.Forexampleweoftenseetoniteinsteadoftonightandthruinsteadofthrough.58.ManypeoplehavetriedtosimplifyEnglishspellingbecause________.A.EnglishwordsaretoolongtorememberB.therearemanymistakesinEnglishwordsC.lotsofwordsarespeltinmanydifferentwaysD.sometimesthesamesoundshavedifferentspellings59.WhoisNOTamemberoftheSimplifiedSpellingBoard?A.AndrewCarnegiE.B.MelvilDewey.C.TheodoreRoosevelt.D.BranderMatthews.60.WhatwasTheodoreRoosevelt’sattitudetowardssimplifiedspelling?A.WorrieD.B.SupportivE.C.Uncertain.D.Doubtful.
Endangeredlanguagesarelanguagesthatwouldn’texistanylongermuchlikeendangeredspeciesofplantsoranimals.LanguagesareconsideredtobeendangeredwhenparentsarenolongerteachingthelanguagetotheirchildrenandarenotusingitactivelyineverydaylifE.A.languageisconsideredtonearlydisappearwhenitisspokenbyonlyafewelderlynativespeakers.Theworldfacesenormouschallengesinordertoprotectdifferentkindsoflanguages.Ofthemorethan6912languageshalfmaybeindangerofdisappearinginthenextseveraldecades.Itiscausedbymanyreasons:smallnumbersofspeakerstheregularuseofotherlanguagesattitudestowardstheirlanguagesmovingoftheyoungerpopulationgovernmentpoliciesandlanguagesusedineducationandsoon.A.languagemaylackimportantthingssuchasabodyofliteratureandpeoplewhoreadandwriteit.A.languagemayalsolackprestige声望andsupportofitsspeakers.ThesurvivalofalanguageisalsothreatenedwhenspeakersmovetootherareaswheredifferentlanguagesarespokenorwhengovernmentpoliciesimprovetheuseofaspecificlanguageinschoolofficialbusinessandthemediA.Thesesituationsencouragepeopletolearnthewider-knownlanguageandmaycausethemespeciallytheyoungtostopusingtheirmothertonguE.Oftenthosespeakinglesser-knownlanguageswillchoosetolearnamoreprestigiouslanguagewiththehopeofgreatereconomicopportunities.Mostoftheworld’sparentsareteachingtheirchildrenEnglishFrenchSpanishChineseArabicRussianorsomeothermainlanguagesinsteadoftheirownlanguagesforsocialandeconomicreasons.66.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.LanguagesintheworlD.B.ReasonswhylanguagesbecomeendangereD.C.Whatanendangeredlanguageis.D.Languagesspokenbyfewspeakers.67.About________languageswillprobablydisappearinthiscenturyaccordingtothepassagE.A.morethan6912B.morethan3456C.6912D.lessthan345668.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2③=Paragraph3④=Paragraph469.Wecaninferthatthebestwaytomaintainanendangeredlanguageisto_________.A.forbidthespeakerstomoveaboutB.passlawstoprotectthelanguageC.raisethesalariesofthepeoplewhospeakthelanguageD.teachthelanguagetoyoungchildrenandencouragepeopletospeakitoften70.AllofthefollowingaboutlanguagesaretrueEXCEPT__________.A.manylanguageswillbeprobablyendangeredinthiscenturyB.governmentpolicieshaveabigeffectonlanguagesC.theendangeredlanguageisalanguagethatisspokenbyafewpeopleD.languagesarerelatedtotheirspeakers’socialandeconomicposition
AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametimE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayor市长appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunitycanbeachieveD.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltimatelyasNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.45.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.46.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.B.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomE.C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.D.InlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreacheD.47.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymean.A.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gainedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage48.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreadingD.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads
Inthemoreandmorecompetitiveserviceindustryitisnolongerenoughtopromisecustomersatisfaction.TodaycustomerdelightiswhatcompaniesaretryingtoachieveinordertokeepandincreasemarketsharE.Itisacceptedinthemarketingindustryandconfirmedbyanumberofresearchersthatcustomersreceivinggoodservicewillpromotebusinessbytellingupto12otherpeople;thosetreatedbadlytelltalesofworsetoupto20peoplE.Interestingly80percentofpeoplewhofeeltheircomplaintsarehandledfairlywillstayloyal.NewchallengesforcustomercarehavecomewhenpeoplecanobtaingoodsandservicesthroughtelephonecallcentersandtheInternet.Forexamplemanycompaniesnowhavetoinvestalotofmoneyininformationtechnologyandstafftraininginordertocopewiththephonerage—causedbydelaysinansweringcallsbeingcutoffinmid-conversationorleftwaitingforlongperiods.ManypeopledonotliketalkingtomachinessaysDrStoreySeniorLecturerinMarketingatCityUniversityBusinessSchool.Banksforexampleencouragestaffatcallcenterstousecustomerdatatoestablishinstantandgoodrelationshipwiththem.Theaimistomakethecustomerfeeltheyknowyouandthatyoucantrustthem—thesortofcomfortablefeelingspeoplehaveduringface-to-facechatswiththeirlocalbranchmanager.Recommendedwaysofcreatingcustomerdelightinclude:under-promisingandover-deliveringsayingthatarepairwillbecarriedoutwithinfivehoursbutgettingitdonewithintwo;replacingafaultyproductimmediately;throwinginagiftcouponasanunexpectedthankyoutoregularcustomers;andalwaysreturningcallsevenwhentheyarecomplaints.AirlinesfacesomeofthetoughestchallengesovercustomercarE.Fiercecompetitionhasconvincedthemthatdelightingpassengersisanimportantmarketingtoolwhilethereisgreatpotentialforcustomerangeroverdelayscausedbyweatherunclaimedluggageandtechnicalproblems.ForBritishAirwaysstaffawinningtelephonestyleisconsideredvitalinhandlingthelargevolumeofcallsaboutbookingsandflighttimes.TheAirwaysalsosaysitscustomercarepoliciesareappliedwithinthecompanyandstaffaretaughttoregardeachotherascustomersrequiringthehigheststandardsofservicE.Customercareisobviouslyheretostayanditwouldbeafoolishcompanythatusedsloganssuchaswedoasweplease.Ontheotherhandthemorecustomersarepromisedthegreatertheriskofdisappointment.41.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that_______.A.complainingcustomersarehardtosatisfyB.unsatisfiedcustomersreceivebetterserviceC.satisfiedcustomerscatchmoreattentionD.well-treatedcustomerspromotebusiness42.ThewritermentionsphonerageParagraph3toshowthat________.A.customersoftenusephonestoexpresstheirangerB.peoplestillprefertobuygoodsonlineC.customercarebecomesmoredemandingD.customersrelyontheirphonestoobtainservices43.Whatdoesthewriterrecommendtocreatecustomerdelight?A.Callingcustomersregularly.B.GivingathankyounotE.C.DeliveringaquickerservicE.D.Promisingmoregifts.44.Customerdelightisimportantforairlinesbecause________.A.theirtelephonestyleremainsunchangedB.theyaremorelikelytomeetwithcomplaintsC.theservicescostthemalotofmoneyD.thepoliciescanbeappliedtotheirstaff45.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisarticle?A.Face-to–faceservicecreatescomfortablefeelingsamongcustomers.B.Companiesthatpromisemorewillnaturallyattractmorecustomers.C.A.companyshouldpromiselessbutdomoreinacompetitivemarket.D.Customerdelightismoreimportantforairlinesthanforbanks.
TheWorld’sMostImpressivesubways64.Whichofthefollowinggivesthepassengersthebestvisualenjoyment?A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLines.B.TheMoscowMetro.C.TheLondonMetro.D.TheHongKongMTR.65.Accordingtothepassagetheonlysubwaythatcanbringmorefinancialgainsis______.A.theTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.theMoscowMetroC.theLondonMetroD.theHongKongMTR66.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro______.A.isthebusiestsystemintheworldB.carriesthemostpeopleeachdayC.maybelargerthantheChicagoSubwayinthefutureD.hasbecometheworld'slargestsubwaysinceitopened67.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_____.A.giveusabriefintroductiontosomesubwaysystemsB.introducetheworkingsystemofsomerailwaysstationC.tellthegeneralbackgroundofworld-widetransportationD.showthehistoricaldevelopmentofundergroundsystem
AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromanceclosetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesinglE.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeoplE.Thecomplaints抱怨ofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownassupermarketdating.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmetsinglescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyesbrownhairandis1.8meterstallorwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisparislocationsinglepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.WhentheywalkthroughthedoortheypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlovE.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquicklyandthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles过道.Withpurplebasketsinhandshopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopaytheycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish美化one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarketontheotherhandisconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inadditionwhatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitivesidE.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystorE.6l.WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A.ThedifficultyinmeetingpeoplE.B.Theideaofsupermarketdating.C.Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D.Theinconvenienceinshopping.62.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferred推断butisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A.ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B.ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C.PeoplelookingforlovemustgetabasketofaparticularcolourD.Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.63.Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A.TheyscheduletheirmeetinginadvancE.B.Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C.TheypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcarE.D.Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.64.Accordingtothewriterapossiblewaytowinawoman’sheartisto.A.pickupapurplebasketB.Buylow-fatfoodC.embellishyourappearanceD.buypetfood65.WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A.Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B.Thesupermarketdatingismorecasual.C.ThesupermarketdatingcanbetrustedmorE.D.ThesupermarketdatingislessexpensivE.
ThewebsiteFarmersOnly.comcallsitselfanonlinedatingandfriendshipfinder.TheideastartedinthemindofamanJerryMillerinOhio.Hewonderedhowfarmerscouldmeetnewpeoplewhounderstandthelifeofafarmer.JerryMillerisnotafarmerbutherepresentsalotoffarmers.AshetellsittheideaforthesitewasplantedwhenafarmertoldhimonedaythatshewasrecentlydivorcedandwouldliketodatE.Butsomeonewouldinvitehertomeetforcoffeeatnineo’clockatnightwhenshehadtostartherdayatfivethenextmorning.Soin2005JerryMillerlaunchedhiswebsitE.Youdon’thavetobeafarmertobeonFarmersOnly.combutyoudohavetohavethegoodold-fashionedtraditionalvaluesofAmerica’sHeartlanD.YoualsohavetoliveintheUnitedStatesorCanadatobeamemberofthesitE.Someservicesarefreebutafullmembershipcostsfiftydollarsforayear.Asoflastweekthesitelistedmorethan58000members.ManyofthemarefarmersintheUnitedStates.OthersarestudentsorworkersinvolvedinsomewaywithagriculturE.JerryMillertellsusaboutthirtymarriagesinthelastyearhaveresultedfromhiswebsitE.SomefarmershavealsofoundlovethroughagroupSinglesinAgriculturewhichwasformedasanonprofitorganizationin1986.ItorganizesgatheringsthatusuallyendwithadancebutisnotadatingservicE.Thepurposeistosupporteducationalandsocialactivitiesthatofferpeopleachanceforfriendship.Itswebsitesinglesinag.orgsaystherearemorethan1000membersacrossthenationandasfarawayasFrancE.56.JerryMillerstartedsinglesinag.orginorderto.A.helpfarmersB.supporttraditionsC.understandfarmersD.representfarmers57.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2indicate?A.ShedislikescitylifestylE.B.ShepreferslatenightcoffeE.C.Countrylifeisn’twellunderstooD.D.It’stiringtogetupearly.58.Whichofthefollowingistrueofsinglesinag.org?A.ItsservicesarefreE.B.Itprovidesdatingservices.C.Onlyfarmerscanbecomeitsmembers.D.FarmersinFrancecan’tbenefitfromit.59.Theauthorofthetextintendsto.A.advertiseforthetwowebsitesB.introducetwowebsitesC.encouragesocialactivitiesD.urgereaderstohelpfarmers60.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.allfarmersdesiremarriageB.farmersareeasytomeetnewpeopleC.morefarmersgetdivorcedintheUSAD.theInternethelpsimprovefarmers’sociallife
Peopleoftensaythatmoneytalks.TheymeanthatapersonwithalotofmoneycansayhowheorshewantsthingsdonE.Butitisnoteasytoearnenoughmoneytogainthiskindofpower.Anyoneinabusinesswilltellyouthatitisajungle丛林outtherE.Thisexpressionisprobablyusedbecausethejungleisfilledwithwildanimalsandunknowndangers.Sometimespeopleinbusinessfeelcompetingbusinessesareasdangerousaswildanimals.PeopleinbusinesshavetobecarefuliftheyaretosurvivethejungleouttherE.Theymustnotbeledintomakingbogusinvestments投资.ThewordbogusbegantoappearinAmericannewspapersinthe1800s.AnewspaperinBostonMassachusettssaidthewordcamefromacriminal罪犯whosenamewasBorghesE.Borghesewrotecheckstopeoplealthoughhedidnothaveenoughmoneyinthebank.Afterwritingthecheckshewouldfleefromthetown.Sopeoplewhowerepaidwithhischecksreceivednothing.ThenewspapersaidAmericansshortenedandchangedhisnameBorghesetobogus.Peopletryingtoearnmoneyalsomustbeawareofbeingrippedoff.Apersonwhoisrippedoffhashadsomethingstolenoratleasthasbeentreatedveryunfairly.AwriterforthemagazineAmericanSpeechsaidhefirstsawtheexpressionusedonasignthatastudentcarriedinauniversity.ThemessageonthesignwasthatthestudentfeltrippedofforcheateD.Perhapsthebestwaytopreventgettingrippedoffinbusinessisnottotrytogetrichquickly.50.Thispassageismainlywrittento________.A.explainseveralexpressionsrelatedtomoneyB.tellussomeskillsoflearningEnglishwordsC.tellusthesecretofhowtodobusinessD.tellusthepowerofmoney51.Ifwesaysomethingisbogusweprobablymeanitisnot________.A.realB.beautifulC.goodD.new52.AccordingtoParagraph2wheredidthewordboguscomefrom?A.Thenameofaverysuccessfulbusinessman.B.Thenameofacriminalwhocheatedothers.C.ThenameofafamousnewspaperinBoston.D.Thenameofacheckwrittenbyacriminal.53.Ifyouhavebeenrippedoffitprobablymeans________.A.youhavebeentreatedwellB.youhaveearnedmuchmoneyC.youhavehadsomethingstolenD.youhaveleftsomethingsomewhere
WhenwriterNicholasCarrbeganresearchinghisbookonwhethertheInternetisbadforourmindsherestricted限制hisonlineaccess.HisnewbookTheShallowsWhattheInternetisDoingtoOurBrainssuggeststhelatesttechnologymakesuslessabletothinkdeeply.Cartfoundhecouldn’tconcentrateandthathecouldn’tworkonthebookwhilestayingonlinE.SoIwasonlycheckingmyemailacoupleoftimesadayratherthanevery45seconds.IfoundthosetypesofthingsreallydidmakeadifferencehesaiD.AfteratfirstfeelinguncomfortablewithhissuddenlossofonlineconnectionwithinacoupleofweeksCarrwasabletostayconcentratedononetaskforalongerperioD.Carrwrotea2008AtlanticmagazinepiecethataskedaquestionIsGoogleMakingUsStupidandwantedtodigdeeperintohowtheInternetchangesourminds.Hisbookexaminesthehistoryofreadingandthescienceofhowusingdifferentmedia媒体changesourbrains.ExploringhowsocietychangedfromanoraltraditiontotheprintedwordandtotheInternetheexplainshowthebrainadjustsitselftonewinformationsources.ReadingontheInternethasgreatlychangedhowweuseourbrainshewrites.Facingalotoftextphotosvideosmusictextmessagesemailsandblogsourmindshavebecomeusedtoskimming略读andscanning跳读information.AsaresultwehavedevelopedsharperskillsatmakingfastdecisionsCarrsays.ButnowmostofusinfrequentlyreadbookslongessaysorarticlesthatwouldhelpusconcentrateCarrwrites.CarrsaysforcenturiesbookshelpedfocusourmindsononetopicatatimE.Hehasasuggestionforthosewhofeelwebsurfinghasleftthemunabletoconcentrate—slowdownturnofftheInternetandpracticetheskillsofbeingdeepinthought.64.NicholasCarr’snewbookismainlytostudy________.A.theadvantagesoftheInternetB.thedevelopmentofourbrainsC.thewaysofusingtheInternetD.thebadinfluencesoftheInternet65.WhatmaywefindinNicholasCarr’snewbook?A.ThehistoryoftheInternet.B.Themedia’sinfluenceonourbrains.C.WaysofreadingonlinE.D.Waysoftrainingourbrains.66.AccordingtoNicholasCarrwemakefastdecisionsbecauseof________.A.ourreadinghabitsB.oursmarterbrainsC.therebeingfewerbooksD.therebeinglessinformation67.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.TochangeourhabitsoflifE.B.Togiveussomewarnings.C.ToaskustobuyCarr’snewbook.D.TogiveussomeusefuladvicE.
Vaguelanguageisnottotallyaccurateorclear.AlthoughsomepeoplethinkthisisbadEnglishallnativeEnglishspeakersusevaguelanguagewhentheyareunabletogiveaccurateinformationortheythinkitiseitherunnecessaryorsociallyinappropriatetodoso.A.goodexampleofvaguelanguageisroundingupnumberswhentellingthetimE.Twenty-sixminutespasttwobecomes:It’sabouthalfpasttwo.It’salmosthalfpasttwo.It’snearlyhalfpasttwo.Oftenspeakersusevaguelanguagenotbecausetheydonothaveaccurateinformationbutbecausetheyfeelitismorepolitetomakealessdefinite明确的statement.ItiswrongtosayI’mnotsurethat’scompletelycorrect.Asshortdefinitestatementssometimessoundtooassertive独断的tonativeEnglishspeakerstheyoftenaddextravaguelanguagetoasentencE.Thisextralanguagehasnoextrameaning;itisjustasocialsoftener.TheuseofvaguelanguagediffersfromlanguagetolanguageandisanimportantculturalconsiderationwhendoingbusinessinaforeignlanguagE.NativeEnglishspeakersforexamplecanfindGermansdirectbecauseGermansuselittlevaguelanguagE.OntheotherhandforGermansnativeEnglishspeakerscansoundindecisiveinaccurateandlackinginauthority.Inbothcasestheyarereactingtocharacteristicsofthelanguagenottheirbusinesspartner.Sometimesaspeakermightstartalistofsomekindandthencannotremembertherestofthelistordoesnotthinktheotheritemsareimportantenoughtomention.Inthesecaseslistcompletersareideal:Itypedsomelettersreportsandotherthingslikethat.Youhavetoaskadoctororalawyerorsomeonelikethat.46.NativeEnglishspeakersoftenusevaguelanguage_____.A.tobemorepoliteB.togetmorebenefitsC.tomisleadcompetitorsD.tosavethemselvessometrouble47.WhichofthefollowingareyouexpectedtosaywhencommunicatingwithaGerman?A.Itcoststwentypoundsorso.B.It’sfourminutestoten.C.Wesayaroundthreeorfouro’clock.D.I’vebeentoPragueacoupleoftimes.48.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingcanserveasalistcompleter?A.Orso.B.OrelsE.C.Andthen.D.AndthelikE.
WhentheJapaneseattackedAmerica’sshipsatPearlHarboron7December1941theydiditsecretly.ThemakersofthemoviePearlHarborhavebehaveddifferently.ThenoiseaboutPearlHarbormadebyDisneyhasreacheditshighestpointwithitspremiere首次公演beforethemovieopensincinemasacrosstheUSatthestartoftheMemorialDayholidayweekendatimetorecallnationalheroeswhosacrificedtheirlivesonthebattlefielD.AsBenAffleckisthemainstarthemovieseemssuretobecomeasuccessintheUnitedStatesatleast.AtalmostthreehoursinlengthitpromisestobeagoodoldHollywoodmovie.Thereisalovestory.Affleckandhisco－starJoshHartnettbothfallinlovewiththenavynurseKateBeckinsaleandofcoursethereismuchhumancourageandloveofcountry.It’scertainthatDisneywillbeaccusedofchanginghistory.Theshowingofactualeventsinamoviealwayscausesarguments.Bitsofthestoryaredeliberatelynotmentionedinthemovie.ItdoesnotaddressthetheoryheldbysomehistoriansthatPresidentFranklinRooseveltknewaboutJapan’sintentiontoattacktheshipsinPearlHarbor.ItissaidhedidnothingashewasawarethatsuchablowwouldallowhimtotakeAmericaintotheSecondWorldWar.Japanremainssensitiveaboutbeingaccusedofwartimeatrocities暴行.AndDisneyissensitiveaboutitsbusinessinJapanwhereithasathemepark.Notallthereviewsofthemoviehavebeenfullofpraise.AreviewerforNewsweekwhowasgivenanearlypreviewacknowledgedthatthe40－minutesequence连续镜头showingtheattackitselfwaspowerful.Theattackcomesquitelateinthemoviehoweverandthereviewerwaslessimpressedwiththecharactersandthelovestory.AlmosteverylineofthedialoguesoundslikeitcomesfromanoldmoviethereviewerwrotE.61.FromthepassagewecaninferthattheMemorialDayrefersto________.A.thedaytheUnitedStateswasfoundedB.thedaypeopleremembertheirancestorsC.adaypeoplecelebratethevictoriesofWorldWarⅡD.adaypeoplerememberthosewhodiedinwars62.FromthepassageweknowthatBenAffleck________.A.regardedJoshHartnettasanenemyB.maybeaverypopularmoviestarC.experiencedthePearlHarborIncidentD.wasinlovewiththeactressKateBeckinsale63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutPearlHarbor?A.Themoviewillcausealotofarguments.B.ThemoviehasmadetheJapaneseangry.C.ThemovietrulydescribesthePearlHarborIncident.D.ThemovieshowsthatPresidentRooseveltknewaboutJapan’sintention.64.AccordingtothepassagewhatdoesthereviewerforNewsweekthinkofthemovie?A.Thescenesoftheattackleavenoimpression.B.ThedialogueinthemovieisoriginalandcreativE.C.TheattackscenesoccupytoomuchtimeofthemoviE.D.ThecharactersandthelovestoryarelessattractivE.65.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BenAffleckinPearlHarbor.B.TheTrueFactofPearlHarbor.C.Attention！PearlHarborisarriving.D.ReviewerPearlHarborisasuccess.
ManyAmericanpresidentswereborninpoorfamilies.Theyspenttheirchildhoodinlittlewoodenrooms.Theygotlittleeducation教育.WashingtonandLincolnforexampleneverwenttoschoolandtheytaughtthemselves.Lincolnoncedidjobsofaworkershopkeeperandpostmaninhisearlyyears.AlargenumberofUSpresidentshadexperiences经历inthearmy.ThetwobestknownwereUlyssesGrantandDwightD.Eisenhower.Grantwasageneral将军intheAmericanCivilWarandEisenhowerwasaherointheSecondWorldWar.Ithappenedthattheygraduated毕业fromthesameschool—WestPointMilitaryAcademy西点军校.Onemaybesurprisedtolearnthatbothofthemdidnotdowellintheschool.Eisenhowerforexamplewasoncefined罚款becausehebroketherulesoftheschool.ThejobsforUSpresidentsaretiring.HemustkeepaneyeonanythingimportantwhichhappensbothathomeandabroaD.Everydayalotofworkwaitsforhimtodoandhehastomakemanyimportantdecisions.WhenFranklinRooseveltwasachildhewasoncebroughttovisitPresidentTaft.TheoldpresidentsaidtohimWhenyougrowupyoushouldnotbepresident.It’satiringjoB.68.AccordingtothepassagemanyUSpresidents.A.didnothavemuchknowledgeintheirworkB.hadbeenworkersshopkeepersandpostmenintheirearlyyearsC.couldn’treceivegoodeducationbeforetheygrewupD.didn’twanttogotoschoolduringtheirchildhood69.PresidentEisenhowerbecamewellknown________.A.whilestudyinginWestPointMilitaryAcademyB.duringtheAmericanCivilWarC.afterhewaselectedPresidentoftheUSD.duringWorldWarII70.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.IntheUSnoonewantedtobepresidentbecauseitwastiring.B.NoneofthepresidentsexceptTaftcoulddothetiringjoB.C.ItisanimportantandtiringjobtobeapresidentintheUS.D.PresidentTaftdidn’twantRoosevelttobeapresidentbecausehewastooyoung.
Beinglessthanperfectlywell-dressedinabusinesssettingcanresultinafeelingofgreatdiscomfortthatmaywellrequiretreatmenttoeliminatE.Andthesadtruthisthatclothingmismatchesonthejobcanruinthedayofthepersonwhoiswearingtheinappropriateattire着装—andthepeoplewithwhomheorshecomesincontact.Officesvarywhenitcomestodresscodes.SomebusinesseshaveveryhighstandardsfortheiremployeesandsetstrictguidelinesforofficeattirewhileothersmaintainamorerelaxedattitudE.Howeveritisalwaysimportanttorememberthatnomatterwhatyourcompany’sattitudeisregardingwhatyouwearyouareworkinginabusinessenvironmentandyoushoulddressproperly.CertainitemsmaybemoreappropriateforeveningwearthanforabusinessmeetingjustasshortsandaT-shirtarebettersuitedforthebeachthanforanofficeenvironment.Yourattireshouldreflectbothyourenvironmentandyourposition.A.seniorvicepresidenthasadifferentimagetomaintainthanthatofasecretaryorsalesassistant.LikeitornotyouwillbejudgedbyyourpersonalappearancE.Thisisnevermoreapparentthanondress-downdayswhenwhatyouwearcansaymoreaboutyouthananybusinesssuitevercoulD.Infactpeoplewillpaymoreattentiontowhatyouwearondress-downdaysthanonbusinessprofessionaldays.Thuswhendressinginbusinesscasualclothestrytoputsomegoodtasteintoyourwardrobechoicesrecognizethattherealdefinitionofbusinesscasualistodressjustonenotch等级downfromwhatyouwouldnormallywearofbusiness-professionalattiredays.RemembertherearebordersbetweenyourcareerandoursociallifE.Youshoulddressonewayforplayandanotherwaywhenyoumeanbusiness.AlwaysaskyourselfwhereyouaregoingandhowotherpeoplewillbedressedwhenyougettherE.Isthefinaldestinationtheoperathebeachortheoffice?Dressproperlyandyouwilldiscoverthetruthintheprinciplethatclothesmaketheman—andthewoman.Whenindoubtalwaysmisjudgeonthesideofdressingslightlymoretraditionallythanthesituationdemands.72.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtodressproperlyinabusinesssetting.B.A.presidentofacompanyshoulddressdifferentlyfromasecretaryorsalesassistant.C.Thedifferencesbetweenprofessionalandcasualdress.D.ImproperdresswillmakeapersonfeeluncomfortablE.73.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Everycompanyhasstrictrulesregardingofficedress.B.Youcanwearwhateveryoulikeifyourcompanydoesn’thavehighstandardsfordressing.C.Youshoulddressaccordingtothebusinesssettingevenwhentherearenofixedrules.D.Incompanieswithrelaxedrulesonofficedressyoucan’tspotamanageramongothers.74.Whichstatementbestdescribesdress-downdays?A.Ondress-downdaysyoucanwearwhateveryoulikE.B.People’sclothesondress-downdaysdon’treceivemuchattention.C.Wecan’tjudgeaperson’stastebyhisclothesondress-downdays.D.Peopleareusuallymorecarefulaboutwhattheywearondress-downdaysthanonotheroccasions.75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheruleofferedinthepassagewithregardtobusinessdress?A.Remembertoaskothersforadvicewhenyouarenotsureaboutwhattodress.B.Thinkabouthowotherguestswillwearifyouareinvitedtoadinner.C.Forabusinessmeetingandaconcertyoushoulddressdifferently.D.Dressabittraditionallyifyouarenotsureaboutproperdressforacertainoccasion.
ForthousandsofyearsthemostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepuB.Traditionallythechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortownwherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.AsaresultBritishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserveD.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalledTheOldTriptoJerusalemwhichdatesbacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEnglanD.HoweverBritishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnightthepub’slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefirE.ThereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordablepricE.That’showthingsusedtobE.ThingsarebeginningtochangE.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch信贷紧缩iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.RecentlytheUKgovernmentbannedsmokinginallpubsandthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter1lpm.Previouslywith1lpmasclosingtimecustomerswouldhavetodrinkquitequicklymeaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownasbingedrinkinganditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.Inordertosavetheirbusinessespubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.BritishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryonE.A.lotofpubsusedtobeWorkingMen'sClubsmeaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Todayhoweverwomencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.68.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingabout______.A.thepastandpresentofBritishpubsB.thedeclineofBritishpubsC.thelonghistoryofBritishpubsD.theimportanceofBritishpubs69.WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?A.Thecreditcrunch.B.ThepresentclosingtimE.C.Thebanofsmoking.D.Havingnosparemoney.70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.BritishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowlyB.closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblemsC.bingedrinkingmeansdrinkinglessbeerD.Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrombingedrinking71.Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor_______.A.isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepubsB.holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubsC.thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcauselesssocialproblemsD.thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed
DesignedasagiftbookorfamilysouvenirthisbeautifulhardcoverhasatraditionalconnectionwithChristmasvirtues美德.Eachvirtueisdiscussedinashortarticleandthenfollowedbyfourtofiveall-newheart-touchingstoriesfromChickenSoupfortheSoul.Eachsectionendswithaone-pagesuggestionforhowtostartyourownholidaytraditionfrombakingcookiestocharityideaswhichreflectsthespiritofthevirtuE.Withtheamusingdescriptionoflifeandheart-warmingtalesabouteatseachtouchingstoryinChickenSoupfortheCatLovers'Soulcelebratesthespecialbondwesharewithoureats.TheRealDearFriendsexplorestheclassicpuzzleswhicheverychildaged9-19faces:friends--makingthemkeepingthemfightingwiththemlosingthemhelpingthemandcompetingwiththem.Andtherearenolectureshere;thisisthestraighttalkfromteensthatyoungreaderslovE.Thisisabookthatcoversproblemsforgirlsonly!ChickenSoupforGirls'Soulisabookbygirlsforgirlswherereaderscanfindencouragementsupportandpositiveadvicewhenfacingthechallengesofbeingapre-teengirl.Theheart-warmingstoriesandphotographsinChickenSoupfortheSoulCelebratesGrandmotherscelebrateandcatchthelovingmomentsspenttogetherwithfamily:thejoyfulsurpriseofbecomingagrandmatheamazingtimeswhenyoungchildrenteachthemlessonsaboutlifeandliving.56.WhatdoyouknowaboutChickenSoupfortheSoul?______.A.IttellshowtocelebrateChristmasB.ItisdesignedforgirlsonlyC.ItcontainsmanyshortstoriesD.Itisabookmainlyonbakery57.Ifyouareapetloverwhichbookmightinterestyoumost?______.A.ChickenSoupfortheSoulB.ChickenSoupfortheCatLovers'SoulC.TheRealDearFriendsD.ChickenSoupforGirls'Soul58.TheRealDearFriendsappealstoyoungreadersbecauseit______.A.tellstherealexperienceofteenagersB.hasabeautifulhardcoverwhichteenslikemostC.coverstouchinglecturesbyfamousauthorsD.givessuggestionsonhowtodefeattheirfriends59.ThefeatureoftheChickenSoupfortheSoulCelebratesGrandmothersliesin______.A.someusefulsuggestionsontraditionalcookingB.encouragementandsupportfromfamilymembersC.someexperiencesofteensindifferentregionsD.aperfectcombinationofwarmstoriesandphotos
ManypeoplehaveheardstoriesoftheCaliforniagoldrushduringthe19thcenturywhenlotsofpeoplewentthereinsearchforgolD.Panning淘洗forgoldhasarichandinterestinghistory.NowadayssomepeoplecontinuetopanforgoldinCaliforniA.Althoughitcannotberegardedasamethodforearningincometakingongold-panningasahobbycangiveyouafeelingofbeingintheoldwestandgetyououtintonaturE.Theonlytoolthatisrequiredtopanforgoldisagoldpan.Youcanusearegularoldflatpanbutofficiallygoldpansarequitecheapsoyoumayaswellbuyonethatismadeforthetask.Mostsoldpanscomeineitherplasticormedal.OnceyouhaveyourpanyouwillwanttostartpracticingyourgoldpanningtechniquE.Panningforgoldworksbecausegoldismuchheavierthanmostrocks.Topanforgoldyouaddrockanddirtformthebottomofastreamtoyourpanandthengentlyletwaterflowthroughthepan.Thelighter-weightrocksareslowlysweptawaywhileanygoldwillbeleftbehindinthepan.Tostartpanningforgoldfirstyouwillneedtofindagoodlocation.Trycheckingmapsofyourareaandoldhistorybookstofindlocationwherethereweregoldminesinthepast.EventhoughmostofthegoldhavealreadybeenremovedtherearelikelytobesmallleftoversthatyoucanfinD.OnceyouhavefoundanareathatlookspromisinglookforanysmallstreamorriverwhereyoucantryoutpanningforgolD.PanningforgoldrequirespatienceanditmaybealongtimebeforeyouhitanythingofvaluE.Howeveritisanenjoyablehobbyandprovidesagreatopportunitytogetoutdoorssodon’tgiveuptooquickly.61.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.WheretopanforgolD.B.Howgold-panningworks.C.WhattoolsareneedeD.D.A.promisingareaforpanning.62.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderngold-planning?A.OpposeD.B.Indifferent.C.PositivE.D.Neutral.63.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A.LifestylE.B.Health.C.Travel.D.Sports.
WelcometomyMessageBoard!Subject:Slimmingdown缩编classics?Mr.Handsome2008-5-126:34AMOrionBookswhichdecidesthereisamarketincreatingcut-downclassics经典著作isslimmingdownsomenovelsbysuchgreatwritersasL.TolstoyM.MitchellandC.BrontE.Noweachofthemhasbeencutdowntoabout400pagesbycutting30to40pagespercentoforiginalwithwordssentencesparagraphsandinafewcaseschaptersremoveD.Thefirstsixshortenededitionsallpricedat￡6.99andadvertisedasgreatreadsinhalfthetimewillgoonsalenextmonthwithplansfor50to100moretofollow.Thepublishinghousebelievesthatmodernreaderswillwelcometheshorterversions.Mr.Edwards2008-5-129:40AMWellI’mpublisherofOrionGroup.ThanksforyourattentionMr.HandsomE.ImustsaytheideadevelopedfromagameofshameinmyofficE.Eachofuswasrequiredtoconfess承认tothemostembarrassingblanksinhisorherreading.IadmittedthatIhadneverreadAnnaKareninaandtriedbutfailedtogetthroughGonewiththeWindseveraltimes.Oneofmycolleaguesacknowledgedskipping跳读JaneEyre.Werealizedthatlifeistooshorttoreadallthebooksyouwanttoandweneverweregoingtoreadtheseones.Asaleadingpublishinghousewearetryingtomakeclassicsconvenientforreadersbutit’snotasifwe’rewithdrawingtheoriginalversions.Theyarestillthereifyouwanttoreadthem.Ms.Weir2008-5-1211:35AMI’mdirectoroftheonlinebookclubwww.lovereading.co.uk.Mr.EdwardsIthinkyourshortenededitionisabreathoffreshair.I’mguiltyofneverhavingreadAnnaKareninabecauseit’sjustsolong.I’dmuchratherreadtwo300-pagebooksthanone600-pagebook.Iamlookingforwardtomoreshortenedclassics!Mr.Crockatt2008-5-124:38PMI’mfromtheLondonindependentbookshopCorckatt&Powell.Inmyopinionthepracticeiscompletelyridiculous.Howcanyouedittheclassics?I’mafraidreadingsomeofthesebooksishardworkandthatiswhyyouhavetodevelopasareader.Ifpeopledon’thavetimetoreadAnnaKareninathenfinE.Butdon’treadashortenedversionandkidyourselfit’stherealthing.61.AccordingtothemessageboardOrionBooks.A.opposesthereadingoforiginalclassicsB.isembarrassedforcuttingdownclassicsC.thinkscut-downclassicshaveabrightfutureD.iscautionsinitsdecisiontocutdownclassics62.InMr.Edwards’opinionOrionGroupisshorteningclassicsto.A.meetalargedemandinthemarketB.makethemeasiertoreadC.increasethesalesofliterarybooksD.competewiththeiroriginalversions63.BydescribingtheshortenedclassicsasabreathoffreshairMs.Weir.A.speakshighlyofthecut-downclassicsB.showsherlovefororiginalclassicsC.feelsguiltyofnotreadingtheclassicsD.disapproveofshorteningtheclassics64.Mr.Crockattseemstoimplythat.A.readingtheclassicworksisaconfusingattemptB.shorteningtheclassicsdoesharmtotheoriginalC.publishingthecut-downclassicsisadifficultjobD.editingtheclassicworkssatisfieschildren’sneeds65.Howmanyclassicsareinvolvedinthemassageboard?A.Two.B.FivE.C.Four.D.ThreE.
EveryprofessionortradeeveryartandeverysciencehasitstechnicalvocabularythefunctionofwhichispartlytorefertothingsorprocesseswhichhavenonamesinordinaryEnglishandpartlytosecuregreaterexactnessinexpression.SuchspecialdialectsorjargonarenecessaryintechnicaldiscussionofanykinD.Beinguniversallyunderstoodbythedevoteesoftheparticularscienceorarttheyhavetheprecisionofamathematicalformula公式.Besidestheysavetimeforitismuchmoreeconomicaltonameaprocessthantodescribeit.ThousandsofthesetechnicaltermsareveryproperlyincludedineverylargedictionaryyetasawholetheyareratherontheoutskirtsoftheEnglishlanguagethanactuallywithinitsborders.Differentprofessionshoweverdifferwidelyinthecharacteroftheirspecialvocabularies.IntradesandhandicraftsandotherprofessionssuchasfarmingandfishingthathaveoccupiedgreatnumbersofmenfromremotetimesthetechnicalvocabularyisveryolD.Itconsistslargelyofnativewordsorofborrowedwordsthathaveworkedthemselvesintotheveryfiberofourlanguagehencethoughhighlytechnicalinmanyparticularsthesevocabulariesaremorefamiliarinsoundandmoregenerallyunderstoodthanmostothertechnicalities.Thespecialdialectsoflawmedicineandphilosophyhavealsobecomeprettyfamiliartocultivatedpersonandhavecontributedmuchtothepopularvocabulary.Yeteveryprofessionstillpossessesalargebodyoftechnicaltermsthatremainessentiallyforeigneventoeducatedspeech.Andtheproportionhasbeenmuchincreasedinthelastfiftyyearsparticularlyinthevariousdepartmentsofnaturalandpoliticalsciencesandinthemechanicarts.Sonewtermsarecoinedwiththegreatestfreedomandabandonedwithindifferencewhentheyhaveservedtheirturn.Mostofthenewcoinages创新词语arerestrictedtospecialdiscussionsandseldomgetintogeneralliteratureorconversation.Yetnoprofessionisnowadaysasallprofessiononcewereaclosedguild行会.Thelawyerthephysicianthemanofscienceandthecleric神职人员associatefreelywithhisfellowcreaturesanddonotmeettheminamerelyprofessionalway.Furthermorewhatiscalledpopularsciencemakeseverybodyacquaintedwithmodernviewsandrecentdiscoveries.Anyimportantexperimentthoughmadeinaremotelaboratoryisatoncereportedinthenewspapersandeverybodyissoontalkingaboutit—asinthecaseoftheRoentgenraysandwirelesstelegraphy.Thusourcommonspeechisalwaystakingupnewtechnicaltermsandmakingthemcommonplace常见的事.36.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Technicalterms’charactersindifferentoccupations.B.Technicalterms’spopularityindifferentcultures.C.Technicalvocabulary’development.D.Technicalvocabulary’sfunctions.37.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParA.1mean?A.Technicaltermsareusuallyusedintheurbanareas.B.Technicaltermsarealwaysusedintheruralareas.C.Technicaltermsdon’tconstitutethecoreofcommonspeech.D.TechnicaltermsarenotunderstoodbyEnglishfarmers.38.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.itiseasiertobecomeaprofessionaltodaythanitwasinthepastB.thereismoresocialcommunicationbetweenprofessionalsandothersC.popularsciencehastolditssecretstopeopleallovertheworldD.noonecanunderstandmorethingsinprofessionnowthanever39.Itcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat_____.A.theEnglishlanguageisbecomingincreasinglyexpandedB.thewordsoftheEnglishlanguagearealwayschangingnowC.onecanneverbesurewhatawordmeanswithoutconsultinganexpertD.technicaltermshavelittlechanceofbeingthemainbodyofthelanguage40.TheauthormentionsRoentgenraysandwirelesstelegraphyasexamplesof________.A.rapidoccurrenceofjargonB.quicktalkofanexperimentC.precisionofjargoninmeaningD.fastexpansionoftechnicalwords
ForthousandsofyearsthemostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepuB.Traditionallythechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortownwherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.AsaresultBritishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserveD.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalledTheOldTriptoJerusalemwhichdatesbacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEnglanD.HoweverBritishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnightthepub’slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefirE.ThereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordablepricE.That’showthingsusedtobE.ThingsarebeginningtochangE.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch信贷紧缩iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.RecentlytheUKgovernmentbannedsmokinginallpubsandthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter1lpm.Previouslywith1lpmasclosingtimecustomerswouldhavetodrinkquitequicklymeaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownasbingedrinkinganditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.Inordertosavetheirbusinessespubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.BritishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryonE.A.lotofpubsusedtobeWorkingMen'sClubsmeaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Todayhoweverwomencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.63.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.thepastandpresentofBritishpubsB.thedeclineofBritishpubsC.thelonghistoryofBritishpubsD.theimportanceofBritishpubs64.WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?A.Thecreditcrunch.B.Thebanofsmoking.C.ThepresentclosingtimE.D.Havingnosparemoney.65.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.BritishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowlyB.closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblemsC.bingedrinkingmeansdrinkinglessbeerD.Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrombingedrinking66.Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor_______.A.isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepubsB.holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubsC.thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcausefewersocialproblemsD.thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed
What’sinaname?AccordingtoShakespeare’sRomeoandJulietthereisnottoomuch.Thatwhichwecallarosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassweet.ButShakespearemayhavebeenwrong.Inmostculturesnamesmatteragreatdeal.AmericanschoosenamesfortheirchildrenwithcarE.Parentsusuallythinkabouttheimpressionanamegivesnotitsmeaning.MostAmericanswouldconsideraJennifermoreattractivethanaBerthaforexamplE.ThelastnameorsurnamemustalsobeconsideredwhenchoosingafirstandmiddlenamE.A.namelikeLesterChesterHesterwouldsoundpoeticbutodD.Parentswouldavoidnamesthatremindthemofpeopletheydon’tlikE.Ontheotherhandpeoplemightnametheirchildrenafterarespectedelderlyrelativeorevenafamousperson.Thepopularityofcertainnamescanchangewitheachnewgeneration.NamesthatwereoncecommonlikeFannyorElmersoundold-fashionedtoday.Butothernames---likeJohnandDavidMaryandSarah---havestoodthetestoftimeandcontinuetobefavorites.PeopleinAmericadon’talwayscalltheirfriendsandrelativesbytheirgivennames.Insteadtheyoftenusenicknames.SometimesnicknamesareshortformsofalongernamE.ForinstanceagirlnamedElizabethmaybecalledLisaBethorBetsy.AschildrengrowuptheymaydecideforthemselveswhichnicknametheywishtobecalleD.SomepeoplejustgobytheinitialsoftheirfirstandmiddlenameslikeB.J.orR.C.Andofcoursepeoplemaycalltheirchildrenortheirsweetheartsotherspecialnicknames.OftentheyhaveasweetflavorlikeHoneyorSugar.What’sinaname?A.worldofsignificancE.Soifyou’rechoosinganEnglishnameforyourselftakecaretochooseagoodonE.A.made-upnamecouldsoundstrangetonativeEnglishspeakers.AndatranslationofyourChinesenamemaynotmakeanappropriatenameeither.Butagoodnamecanleaveapositiveandlastingimpression.AsanAmericanpoliticianoncesaidInreallifeunlikeinShakespearethesweetnessoftherosedependsuponthenameitbears.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2mean?A.Peoplechangenamesinordertobepopularwiththenewgeneration.B.Nameswillchangebythemselvesinordertobepopular.C.Somenamesmaynolongerbepopularamongthenewgeneration.D.NonamescanstandthetestoftimE.42.Whenchoosingnamesyoushouldsticktothefollowingprinciplesexceptthat__________.A.theimpressionanamegivesismoreimportantthanitsmeaningB.youcannameafterawell-knownpersonC.surnameshouldbepaidattentiontoD.youcancreateanamethatisspecial43.Thewordinitialinparagraph3probablymeans__________.A.nicknameB.thefirstletterC.shortformD.title44.Theauthorwillnameanewlybornbabygirl__________.A.BerthaB.FannyC.YunyunD.Elizabeth45.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.NameshavegreatsignificancetoAmericans.B.Nameschangewhentimegoesby.C.ChinesepeopleshouldbecarefulwhenchoosingtheirEnglishnames.D.RosessmellsweetbyanyothernamE.
TheexpressionkeepingupwiththeJoneseswasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericanArthurMomanD.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself:hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.YoungMomandwasveryproudofhisriches.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoLongIslandoutsideNewYorkCity.Butjustmovingtherewasnotenough.ForwhenMomandandhiswifesawthattheirneighborsbelongedtoacountryclubtheytoojoinedacluB.AndwhenhesawthatrichpeoplewereexpectedtoridehorsesMomandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavegrandpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearacebutonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.Momandandhiswifecouldnotdothat.TheraceendedforthemwhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflifE.TheymovedbacktoaninexpensiveNewYorkCityapartment.Momandlatersaidthathisexperiencehadbeenacruelawakeningforhim.Howeverhewasabletoseethefunnysideofit.Helookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwiththeirneighbors.Hedecidedthatthiswouldmakegoodstoriesformanypapersacrossthecountry.HecalleditKeepingupwiththeJonesesbecauseJonesisaverycommonAmericannamE.KeepingupwiththeJonesescametomeankeepingupwiththepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sstoriesappearedindifferentnewspapersforover28years.PeopleneverseemtotireofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Thatisonereasonwhytheyreadtherightbooksgototherightuniversitiesandeatintherightrestaurants.ButnomatterwhatonedoesMr.JonesalwaysseemstobeaheaD.31.Thewriterofthispassagemeanstotellus___________.A.whatArthurMomanddidtokeepupwithhisneighborsB.howtheexpressionkeepupwiththeJonesescameintobeingC.whatweshoulddotokeepupwithourneighborsD.howwecanlivedifferentlyfromothers32.ThereasonMomandmovedtoLongIslandisthat___________.A.hewantedtoliveinarichneighborhoodB.therewasacountryclubforhimtojoinC.itwasoutsidethecityandgoodforhorsebackridingD.hiswifecamefromthatarea33.BysayingItwaslikearaceinPara3thewritermeans____________.A.itwasjustasuitableplaceforthehorseraceB.MomandandhiswifekeptthemselvesbusyC.Momand’sneighborsalsogavepartiesoneafteranotherD.Momandtriedtocompetewiththeirneighborsinhiswayoflife34.ThefunnysideMomandsawinhisexperiencewas_________.A.hemovedbacktoacheapplaceB.hewasnotaloneinkeepingupwithhisneighborsC.hemadeamistakeinfollowingotherpeople’sexamplesD.hecaredtoomuchaboutwhatothersthoughtofhim35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MomandearnedalotofmoneywhenhegotmarriedB.MomandwasalwaysveryinterestedinridinghorsesC.MomandfoundtherewassomethingwrongwithhiswayoflifeD.Momandwrotestoriesfornewspapersabouthimselfandhisneighbors
Chocolatesoapissupposedtobegoodfortheskin.Butit’snotsogoodforthetonguE.UnfortunatelyfortheUSsoldiersofWorldWarIIthechocolatebarsthearmygavethemtastedliketheywereintendedforuseinthebath.Inthearmy’sdefenseitwasn’ttryingtowinanycookingawards.Infactitspecificallyorderedthatitschocolatebarsnotbetoodelicioussosoldierswouldn’teatthemtooquickly.ThesebarswerecreatedforsurvivalnottastE.TheywereawfulJohnOttoaformerarmycaptaininWorldWarⅡsaiD.Theywerebigthickthingsandtheyweren’tanygooD.ItriedthembutIhadtobeawfulhungryafterItriedthemoncE.Asunappealingasthechocolatebarsweretosomeotherslikedthem.SamuelHinklethechemistwhocreatedthechocolatebarspointedoutthatthenumberofbarsmadewerefargreaterthanthearmyneedeD.ItsoonbecameobviousthatthegenerousAmericansoldiersweresharingtheirvaluedpossessionswiththeirforeignfriendswhethersoldiersofothercountriesorlocalcitizens.ThebarsturnedmanyhungryEuropeansintofriendsoftheUnitedStates.PeoplewantedthemsaidOttoYou’dgivethemtokids.Insomeplacestheywereveryhungry.AndtheysurehelpedrelaxpeopleaboutAmericansoldiers.OttosaidheneversawaEuropeanturnhisorhernoseupatthechocolatE.ItwasfoodhesaidAtthattimeeveryonewasveryhungry.IsawGermankidsstandingoutsidetheU.S.armykitchen.Theyweren’tbeggingjuststandingthereverypolitely.WhenweweredonethekidswouldeatthefoodoutofthegarbagE.Theywerethathungry.OtherEuropeansdidnotseechocolateuntilwellafterthewarendeD.Wedidn’tseeanyAmericanswhereIwassaidElizabethRadsmawhowas25yearsoldwhentheGermansoccupiedhercountrytheNetherlands.EvenafterthewarwesawonlyEnglish.MaybetheAmericansgaveoutsomechocolateinthebigcitiesbutwewereonlyinasmalltown.BeforetheBritishwesawonlyGermansoldiers.Butchocolate?Don’tmakemelaugh!Maybeinmydreams!AsoldierinthefieldmighthaverespondedBecarefulwhatyouwishfor—andthengratefullybitonachocolatebartheonlyfoodavailableformiles.61.WhatwastheAmericansoldiers’attitudetowardsthechocolatebars?A.Theyweredelicious.B.Theytastedawful.C.Theywerenecessaryforsurvival.D.ToomanyofthemwereproduceD.62.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheUSsoldiersusedthechocolatebarsasbathsoap.B.TheUSsoldiersdidnothaveenoughfoodduringWorldWarⅡ.C.TheUSarmyproducedmorechocolatebarsthannecessaryforitssoldiers.D.EuropeanpeopleregrettedeatingchocolatebarsfromtheUSsoldiers.63.Theunderlinedexpressionturnhisorhernoseupatprobablymeans____.A.rejectB.demandC.receiveD.smell64.WhydoestheauthormentiontheGermankids’story?A.TotellhowfriendlytheAmericansoldierswerE.B.TodescribethehungerinGermanyduringthewar.C.ToproveGermankidscouldbeverypolitE.D.ToshowhowmuchtheywereeagerforchocolatE.65.ElizabethRadsmaneversawchocolateduringthewarbecause____.A.theUSsoldiershandedoutallchocolatetopeopleinbigcitiesB.theGermansoldierskeptthemallforthemselvesC.theBritishsoldiersdidn’tshareitwiththelocalpeopleD.theUSsoldiersnevershowedupinthesmalltownshelivedin
WritingalongbookseemedtobetoomuchformE.SoforalongtimeIjustwroteshortarticles.Onedayinspiration灵感foranarticlehitmeandasIstartedwritingparagraphsbeganflowingoutfast.ItturnedouttobetoolongtobeanarticlE.Ithoughtitwouldnothurttotryselfpublishingabooklet小册子.Thefirstprintingofthis32pageblackandwhitebookletsoldoutwithinaweek.HereissomethingthatIhavelearnedthroughmyexperiencE.1.Startsmall.Don’ttrytohavea400pageworkasyourfirstpublication出版物.Isuggestyoupublishabookletunder50pagestolaunchyourcareerasanauthor.2.AskforadvicE.Ifyouknowsomepeoplewhohavepublishedsomethingaskthemforadviceandhelp.Youwillgainusefulinformationfromthemandsaveyourselfmanyproblems.3.____________________WhenyouputyourheartintosomethingonlytohearWe’renotinterestedyoumaygethurt.Butyoumustremindyourselfthatthisisquitecommon.Everyyesyoureceivecomesafteratleastfivenoesespeciallyatthebeginning.Youneedtorevise校订yourbookmanytimestoreducethechancesofbeingturneddown.4.Themoreyoumarketthemoreyousell.Youcanpublishanexcellentbook.Butifnopeopleknowaboutityoucannotexpectmanybuyers.Sendoutanemailtofriendsfamilyandbusinesspartnerstellingthemyourbook’spublicationdatE.Askthemtohelpsellyourbook.Donotbeafraidtotrynovelideas.68.Welearnthatbeforeselfpublishinghisfirstbookletthewritermostprobably________.A.hopedthathewouldwritesomefamouslongstoriesB.hadnothingpublishedinnewspapersC.wasnothappywithwhathehadwrittenD.thoughtitdifficulttofinishalongbook69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordlaunchinPoint1heremean?A.Begin.B.Develop.C.LeaD.D.DescribE.70.What’sthebesttitleforPoint3?A.Noonewilllikewhatyouwroteatfirst.B.Youwillgethurtbywhatyouwroteatfirst.C.Prepareforayesratherthanano.D.Bepreparedtodealwithnoes
NewarchaeologicaldiscoverssuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilkRoadprobablybeganinsomeformmanycenturiesearlierthanoncethought.ThefindingscoupledwithawideningrangeofscientificandhistoricalresearchcouldaddafascinatingnewpagetotheepicoftheSilkRoaD.ThelatestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummyfromabout1000BClongbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastonethousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.OtherresearchmayextendhumanactivityalongthisroutebackevenfurtherperhapsamillionyearstothemigrationofhumanancestorsintoeasternAsiA.TheofficialoriginofEast-Westcommercealongtheroadisusuallyplacedinthelate2ndcenturyBCwhenanagentoftheChineseEmperorWu-direturnedfromadangeroussecretmission使命acrossthewesterndesertintotheremotehighcountryofCentralAsiA.TheagentZhangQiantravelledasfarasAfghanistanandbroughtbackknowledgeofevenmoredistantlandssuchasPersiaSyriaandaplaceknownasLijienperhapsRomE.Historianshavecalledthisoneofthemostimportantjourneysinancienttimes.Hisjourneyopenedthewayforwhathavebeenthoughttobethefirstindirectcontactsbetweentheancientworld’stwosuperpowersChinaandRomE.ChinesesilkfirsttradedtocentralAsiantribesforwarhorsesandtotheParthiansofoldPersiainexchangeforacrobatsandostricheggswassoonfindingitswaythroughanetworkofmerchantstotheluxurymarketsofRomE.ButthenewdiscoveriesshowthatChinesesilkwasapparentlypresentintheWestlongbeforetheHanemperorstartedorganizedtradeovertheSilkRoaD.TheresearchcouldchangethinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandprovideinsightsintothemysteryofjusthowandwhenEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecameawareofthegloriouscultureattheotherendofEurasiA.59.Thewordcoupledinthefirstparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby_______.A.producedB.continuedC.doubledD.combined60.ThesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummysuggeststhat_______.A.EgyptianshadprobablytravelledtoChinatobuysilkB.tradealongtheSilkRoadbeganearlierthanoncethoughtC.historicalresearchoftenachievesfascinatingresultsD.newlightcannowbethrownonancienttradingpractices61.HistorianshavealwaysconsideredZhangQian’smissionimportantbecausetheybelieve_______.A.hebroughtbackknowledgeofRometotheemperorB.hediscoveredtheSilkRoadC.hehelpedestablishEast-WesttradeD.hetravelledasfarasAfghanistan62.WhendidtheofficialoriginofEast-WestcommercealongtheSilkRoadgettoPersia?A.About1000BC.B.Inthelate2ndcenturyBC.C.A.millionyearsago.D.Inthe2ndcentury.
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