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RelationbetweentheUnitedStatesandColumbiasufferedformanyyearsbecauseofanincidentinvolvingtheRepublicofPanamA.BytheendoftheSpanish-AmericanWarin1898manyAmericansfeltthataneasierandfasterwaywasneededtogetshipsfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificOcean.SomepeopleintheUnitedStatesfirstbelievedthatacanalacrossNicaraguawastheanswer.HoweverPresidentTheodoreRooseveltdecidedthatacanalthroughPanamawouldbeabetterchoicE.InordertobuildthecanaltheUnitedStateshadtonegotiate谈判atreatywithColumbiawhichatthattimecontrolledPanama.RooseveltofferedColumbia$10millionplus$250000ayearfor99yearsforasix-mile-widestripoflandacrossPanamA.ColumbiarejectedtheUnitedStates’offer.ThisrangedPresidentRooseveltandnegotiationswithColumbiaendeD.In1903arevolutionbrokeoutinPanamA.TheUnitedStatesshipsweresentbyPresidentRoosevelttoprotectthePanamanianrevolutionariesfromColumbianforces.TherevolutionsucceededandPanamadeclareditsindependencefromColumbiA.TheUnitedStatesthennegotiatedwiththenewlyformedgovernment.A.treatywassignedandtheUnitedStatesbeganbuildingthecanal.AsaresultoftheincidentColumbiaandtheUnitedStatesremainedonbadtermsformanyyears.Notuntil1921whentheUnitedStatesagreedtopayColumbiasomecompensation赔偿foritsterritorydidrelationsbetweenthetwocountriesimprovE.1.AccordingtothepassagetheUnitedStatesandColumbiawereonbadtermsbecausetheUnitedStateshad________.A.atfirstwishedtobuildacanalthroughNicaraguaB.promisedtopayColumbia$10millionforPanamaC.wishedtobuildacanalthroughPanamaD.supportedPanamanianrevolutionariesintheirfightforindependencefromColumbiA.2.FromtheinformationinthepassageitcanbeconcludedthattheUnitedStates______.A.wantedtobuildacanalbecauseitwasconsideredstartingawarB.feltthatbuildingacanalthroughPanamawasworththeriskofruiningrelationswithColumbiaC.believedthatacanalthroughNicaraguawouldbeprofitableD.hadlosttheSpanish-AmericanWar3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatanimportantreasonforthedecisionoftheUnitedStatestobuildacanalwasto_______.A.developtraderelationswithEuropeB.improverelationswithSouthAmericancountriesC.preventEuropeanshipsfromreachingthePacificOceanD.reducetraveltimeforitsshipsincaseofwar4.Thepassagemainlygivesus________.A.adviceB.informationC.humorD.news
LikeeveryotherOlympicstheLondon2012Olympicswilldependuponthousandsofvolunteerstohelpwiththesmoothrunningoftheevent.ToshowtheimportanceoftheroleLondon2012volunteersaretobecalled‘GameMakers’.LordCoehassaidrecently:London2012isrelyingonbrilliantGameMakerstohelpuscreateagreatOlympicandParalympicGames.Despitethehard-workandoftenunsociablehoursrequiredofvolunteersapplicationstobeconsideredasaGameMakerwereunprecedented空前的withallthe70000availablepositionsappliedwithindays.Butforthosestillinterestedinhelpingoutduring2012andbeinginthemiddleoftheactiontherearestillalotofopportunitiesavailablE.IfyouwereoneofthosewhomissedoutonthechanceofbecomingLondon2012volunteersyoucannowapplytobeoneofthe8000LondonAmbassadors大使.ThisimportantroleinvolvesgreetingfansfromallovertheworldwelcomingthemtothefantasticcapitalcityofLondonandprovidingafriendlyfaceaswellashelpadviceandagoodoldtraditionalwarmBritishwelcomE.TheviewofLondonmostvisitorstakeawaywiththemafterthe2012OlympicswillmostlybedowntothevolunteersandambassadorssotheserolesplayaveryimportantpartintheprocessofmakingtheUKagreatplacetotravelto.BecomingaLondonAmbassadorisabrilliantwaytobeinvolvedwiththeLondon2012volunteersschemeandbecomeapartofwhatshouldbeanhistoricsummer.61.WhyareLondon2012volunteerscalledGameMakers?A.They’lldecidewhethertheLondon2012Olympicsareasuccess.B.TheyplayanimportantroleintheLondon2012Olympics.C.TheLondon2012Olympicswon’tbeorganizedwithoutthem.D.Theywillworkhardandeffectively.62.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpartbedowntoinParagraph4?A.betheresponsibilityofB.beunderthecontrolofC.beinharmonywithD.beinchargeof63.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toappealtomorevolunteers.B.TointroducetheLondon2012Olympics.C.Toshowtheimportanceofvolunteers.D.Toguidehowtospendthehistoricsummer.
Inatimeoflowacademic学术的achievementbychildrenintheUnitedStatesmanyAmericansareturningtoJapanacountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccessforpossibleanswers.HowevertheanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofinD.InmostJapanesepreschoolssurprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteacherschilddevelopmentspecialistsandparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents答问卷者listedtogivechildrenagoodstartacademicallyasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.IncontrastoverhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.TopreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyondJapaneseschoolsdonotteachreadingwritingandmathematicsbutratherskillssuchaspersistenceconcentrationandtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThemajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.62percentofthemoreindividuallyoriented强调个性发展的Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.AnemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.LikeinAmericathereisdiversity多样性inJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaimssuchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotential潜力development.Inlargecitiessomekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogramitwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.1.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve____.A.JapaneseparentspaymoreattentiontopreschooleducationthanAmericanparentsB.Japan’seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievementsC.JapanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstructionD.Japan’shighereducationisbetterthantheirs2.MostAmericanrespondentsbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto____.A.problemsolvingB.groupexperienceC.parentalguidanceD.individuallyorienteddevelopment3.InJapan’spreschoolseducationthefocusison____.A.preparingchildren’sartisticinterestsB.developingchildren’sartisticinterestsC.tappingchildren’spotentialD.shapingchildren’scharacter4.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens?A.Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.B.TheycangainmoregroupexperiencetherE.C.Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowsup.D.Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.
Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI’vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors---sivlergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningfastoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.63.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.64.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended______________.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalcultureD.toimprovehisridingskills65.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.66.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.
TodaywewillexplainaveryoldsayingthathashadabiginfluenceonrockandrollmusiC.ThatsayingisArollingstonegathersnomoss.Ithasseveralmeanings.Onemeaningisthatapersonwhoneversettlesdowninoneplacewillnotbesuccessful.Anotheristhatsomeonewhoisalwaysmovingwithnorootsinoneplaceavoidsresponsibilities.Thisproverbwassaidtobefirstusedinthe1500s.Butinthe1960stheexpressionrollingstonebecamefamousintheworldofrockandrollmusiC.ItbecamethenameofasongarockgroupandamagazinE.ExpertssayitallstartedwithasongbytheAmericansingerandguitaristMuddyWaters.Hewasoneofthecountry'stopbluesmusiciansuntilhisdeathin1983.HismusicinfluencedsingerslikeElvisPresleyandBobDylan.In1950MuddyWatersrecordedasongcalledRollingStone.ABritishrockgroupissaidtohavetakenitsnamefromMuddyWaters'song.TheRollingStonesperformedforthefirsttimein1962.Thegroup'smemberscalledthemselvestheworld'sgreatestrockandrollband.In1965BobDylanreleasedhissongLikeaRollingStone.Itisoneofhisbestknownandmostinfluentialworks.Itisanangrysongaboutawomanwhowasoncerichandsuccessful.Butnowsheisonherownwithnodirectionhomelikeacompleteunknownlikearollingstone.In1967ayoungmannamedJannWennerstartedamagazineandhenameditRollingStone.ThemagazinereportedonrockmusicandthepopularculturethatthemusiccreateD.By1971RollingStonehadbecometheleadingrockmusicandcounterculturepublication.Itisstillpopulartoday.20.Whichpersoncanbedescribedasarollingstoneaccordingtotheproverb?A.Apersonwhoalwayschangeshisjobs.B.Apersonwhohasasuccessfulcareer.C.Apersonwhohasnofamily.D.Apersonwhoisoutofwork.21.Allofthemaremusiciansexcept________.A.ElvisPresleyB.BobDylanC.MuddyWatersD.JannWenner22.Whofirstusedrollingstoneasanameformusic?A.JannWenner.B.BobDylan.C.ElvisPresley.D.MuddyWaters.
AsaneffectofthehighfuelpricesspentonbustransportationsomeAmericanschoolsarechangingtoafour-dayweek.ThatmeanslongerdaysinsteadofthetraditionalMondaythroughFridayschedulE.HavingbeenapprovedforthreeyearsandbeginninginthefallstudentsintheMaccrayschooldistrictinMinnesotawillbeinschoolfromTuesdaytoFriday.Eachschooldaywillbe65minuteslonger.Officialssaythedistrictexpectstosaveaboutsixty-fivethousanddollarsayearintransportationcosts.InnewMexicothefirstschooldistrictchangedtoafour-dayweekin1974becauseoftheAraboilboycott抵制.Now17outof89districtsuseit.InCusterSouthDakotastudentshavebeengoingtoschoolfourdaysaweeksince1995.SuperintendentTimCrealsaysthechangehassavedaboutonemilliondollarsoverjustthepasteightyears.Heseesotherbenefitstoo.Studentsgetmoreinstructionaltimeandactivitiesthatusedtotakeupclasstimearenowheldonnon-schooldays.Hesaysthatinthefuturethegrowthofonlineclassescouldmakeitpossibletorequireevenfewerdaysinschool.Highfuelpricesaredrivingcollegestudentstotakemoreonlineclasses.Afour-dayschoolweeksoundslikeagreatideaforstudentsandteachersbutworkingparentsmayhavetopayforchildcareforthatfifthday.60.AccordingtoTimCrealwhatmakesitpossibletohaveevenfewerdaysinschool?A.Theincreasingnumberofprivatetutors.私人教师B.Thedevelopmentofteachingmethods.C.Theincreaseinthenumberofonlineclasses.D.ThegrowthintheincomeofAmericans.61.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______A.studentswillbeinschoolfromMondaytoTuesday.B.four-dayweekwasfirstcarriedoutinSouthDakotA.C.Maccraywillsaveonemilliondollarseveryyear.D.Minnesotastatehasapprovedthefour-dayweekplan62.Thepassageismainlyabout______A.someschool’sfour-dayweekplanB.districtsusingafour-dayweek.C.howtosaveontransportationfees.D.expenseofschooltransportation.
ItwasintheVictorianEra维多利亚时期thatthenovelbecametheleadingformofliteratureinEnglish.Mostwritersweremoreconcernedtomeetthetastesofthemiddleclass.ThebestknownworksoftheperiodincludedtheworksofCharlesDickensandtheBrontésistersandothers.CharlesDickenscameontheliterarysceneinthe1830s.DickenswrotevividlyaboutLondonlifeandthestrugglesofthepoor.Mostofhisworkswerewritteninaveryhumorousstylewhichwaspopularwithreadersofallclasses.TheBrontésisterswereEnglishwritersofthe1840sand1850s.TheybegantowritefromearlychildhooD.In1846theypublishedthefirstbookattheirownexpenseaspoets;howevertheirbookattractedlittleattentionsellingonlytwocopies.Thenthesistersturnedtowritingnovelseachproducinganovelinthefollowingyear.Aninterestinrural田园的mattersandthechangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysidemaybeseeninthenovelsofThomasHardyandanumberofothers.LiteratureforchildrendevelopedasasinglestylE.Someworksbecamewell-knownsuchasthoseofLewisCarrollandEdwardLear.Adventurenovelswerewrittenforadultsbutarenowgenerallygroupedinthelistforchildren.HelenBeatrixPotterwasanEnglishauthorattheendoftheVictorianErabestknownforherchildren’sbookswhichfeatured以为特色animalcharacters.InherthirtiesPotterpublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren’sbookTheTaleofPeterRabbitin1902.61.WhatcanweknowaboutCharlesDickensfromthetext?A.Heshowedaninterestinruralmattersinhiswriting.B.HefocusedonchangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysideC.HewroteaboutthestrugglesofthepoorinLondon?D.Hepublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren’sbook62.WhichisTRUEabouttheBrontésisters?A.TheywereEnglishwritersofthe1830s.B.TheypaidtohavetheirfirstbookpublisheD.C.TheybegantheirwritingfromtherurallifE.D.Theirfirstbookwassuccessful.63.Whowrotethefamouschildren’sbookTheTaleofPeterRabbitaccordingtothetext?A.LewisCarroll.B.TheBrontésisters.C.ThomasHardy.D.HelenBeatrixPotter.64.Theauthorstatesinthelastparagraphthat________.A.EdwardLearwasfamousforwritingaboutanimalsB.adventurenovelswerenotwrittenforchildrenatfirstC.ThomasHardywasnotasfamousasLewisCarrollD.societychangedrapidlyintheVictorianEra65.Thistextismainlyabout________.A.literatureintheVictorianEraB.writingstylesintheVictorianEraC.famousworksintheVictorianEraD.theimportanceofliteratureintheVictorianEra
ThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplacE.NowitisanecologicaldisasterareA.Nauru'sheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes.ForthousandsofyearsPolynesianpeoplelivedontheremoteislandofNaurufarfromwesterncivilization.ThefirstEuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunterawhalingship.HecalledtheislandPleasantIslanD.HoweverbecauseitwasveryremoteNauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thenwhalingshipsandothertradersbegantovisitbringinggunsandalcohol.TheseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelvefamilygroupsontheislanD.A.tenyearcivilwarstartedwhichreducedthepopulationfrom1400to900.Nauru'srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate磷酸盐ontheislanD.InfactitfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphatewhichisaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.ThecompanybeganminingthephosphatE.A.phosphatemineisnotaholeintheground;itisastripminE.Whenacompanystripminesitremovesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.StripminingtotallydestroysthelanD.GraduallythelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.In1968NaurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworlD.EveryyearthegovernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsforitsphosphatE.Unfortunatelytheleadersinvestedthemoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars.Inadditiontheyusedmillionsmoredollarsforpersonalexpenses.Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercentoftheirislandwasdestroyedandtheyhadnothing.By2000NauruwasalmostfinanciallyruineD.Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximately$433600000andmorethan20yearstorepairtheislanD.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.20.Whatmightbetheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToseekhelpforNauru'sproblems.B.Togiveawarningtoothercountries.C.Toshowtheimportanceofmoney.D.Totellaheartbreakingstoryofawar.21.WhatwasNaurulikebeforetheEuropeanscame?A.Richandpowerful.B.Modernandopen.C.PeacefulandattractivE.D.GreedyandaggressivE.22.TheecologicaldisasterinNaururesultedfrom________.A.soilpollutionB.phosphateoverminingC.farmingactivityD.whalehunting23.WhichofthefollowingwasacauseofNauru'sfinancialproblem?A.Itsleadersmisusedthemoney.B.ItspenttoomuchrepairingtheislanD.C.Itsphosphateminingcostmuchmoney.D.Itlostmillionsofdollarsinthecivilwar.24.WhatcanwelearnaboutNaurufromthelastparagraph?A.Theecologicaldamageisdifficulttorepair.B.Theleaderswilltaketheexperts'wordsseriously.C.TheislandwasabandonedbytheNauruans.D.ThephosphateminesweredestroyeD.
Easter复活节isstillagreatdayforworshipcandyinbasketsandrunningaroundtheyardfindingeggsbuteveryyearitgetsquiteabitworseforbunnies.Andnonotbecausethekidsliketopulltheirears.TheculpritisclimatechangeandsomeresearchersfoundthatrisingtemperaturesarehavingharmfuleffectsonatleastfivespeciesofrabbitintheUS.TaketheLowerKeysMarshrabbitforinstancE.AnendangeredspeciesthatlivesintheLowerFloridaKeysthisspeciesofcottontailisagreatswimmer—itlivesontheislands！—butitisalreadyseverelyaffectedbydevelopmentandnowbyrisingsealevels.AccordingtotheCenterforBiologicalDiversityanoceanlevelriseofonly0.6meterswillsendtheseguysjumpingtohighergroundanda0.9meterrisewouldwipeouttheirhabitat栖息地completely.ThesnowshoehareontheotherhandhasacolorissuE.Mostoftheserabbitschangetheirfurcolorfromwhiteinthewintertimetobrowninthesummereachdesignedtogivethembettercoverfrompredators捕食者.Asthenumberofdayswithsnowdecreasesallacrossthecountryhowevermoreandmorebunniesarebeingleftinwhitefurduringbrowndirtdaysofbothfallandspringmakingthemaneasiermarkforpredators.Researchersknowthatthecolorchangeiscontrolledbythenumberofhoursofsunlightbutwhethertherabbitwillbeabletoadaptquickenoughtosurviveisabigquestion.TheNationalWildlifeFederationhasreportedthathuntershavenoticedtheirnumbersarealreadymarkedlydown.AmericanpikasorrockrabbitsarelativeofrabbitsandharesmightbethefirstofthesespeciestogoextinctduetoclimatechangE.About78incheslongpikaslivehighinthecooldampmountainswestoftheRockyMountains.Asglobaltemperaturesrisetheywouldnaturallymigrate迁移tohigherground—buttheyalreadyoccupythemountaintops.Theycan'tgoanyhigher.TheNationalWildlifeFederationreportsthattheymightnotbeabletostandthenewtemperaturesastheirhabitatheatsup.Thevolcanorabbithasthesameproblem.TheserabbitsliveontheslopesofvolcanoesinMexicoandrecentstudieshaveshownthatthelowerrangeoftheirhabitathasalreadyshiftedupwardabout700metersbuttherearenotsuitableplantsforthemtomovehighersotheyarestuckinthemiddlE.Scientistsareconcernedabouttheirpopulations.NativetotheUSpygmyrabbitsweighlessthan1poundandliveintheAmericanWest.TheyarebelievedtobethesmallestrabbitsintheworlD.Theirhabitatshavebeendestroyedbydevelopment.SeveralpopulationssuchastheColumbiaBasinpygmyalmostwentextinctandweresavedbyzoobreedingprograms.PygmyrabbitsalsorelyonwintercoverbydiggingtunnelsthroughthesnowtoescapepredatorsbutlessersnowfallisleavingthemexposeD.AllofthisgivesnewmeaningtodressingupinagiantbunnycostumethisEaster.36.ThewritermentionsEasteratthebeginningofthepassageinorderto________.A.showtheimportanceofEasterDayB.introducetheissueaboutbunniesC.remindpeopleofEastertraditionsD.discusstherelationshipbetweenEasterandbunnies37.ThewordculpritParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.A.criminalB.judgeC.victimD.producer38.Accordingtothepassagesomerabbitscannowbeeasilydiscoveredbypredatorsbecausethey________.A.areexposedtomoreskillfulhuntersB.havemovedtohabitatswithfewerplantsC.haven'tadaptedthemselvestoclimatechangeD.can'tchangetheirfurcolorintowhiteinthefallandthespring39.Theproblemfacedbyvolcanorabbitsandrockrabbitsisthat________.A.bothareaffectedbylesssnowB.bothareaffectedbyrisingsealevelsC.neithercanfindenoughfoodD.neithercanmigratetohigherplaces40.Whichbestdescribesthewriter'stoneinthepassage?A.Approving.B.ConcerneD.C.EnthusiastiC.D.Doubtful.
Volunteeringabroadisagreatwaytohelpothersimproveyourskillsandbecomeamoreconfidentindependentperson.Ifyouareinterestedinvolunteeringabroadherearesomeplacestogo.AustraliaIfyouseekalifeonthebeachinagreatclimatewithfriendlypeopleAustraliamightbeyourbestbet.WiththousandsofvolunteersalreadysigninguptoleaveforAustraliaduringtheholidaysitwillbeaverypopularoption.BrazilThisvastcountryhassomegreatopportunitiesonofferandisespeciallypopularthisyear.A.lotofvolunteerworkisavailableinBrazilcentersonconservation保护andecologicalprojects.Withtheworld'slargestrainforestinBrazilofwhichhugepartisindangertherearelotsofdifferentjobsyoucando.KenyaKenyaisthedestinationforthoseseekinganAfricanexperiencE.GenerallyvolunteersinKenyaworkinorphanages孤儿院orwithlocalchildrenlivinginslums贫民窟.ThereisagreatdemandforvolunteersinAfricabecausemanypeopleliveinpovertysoifyoutrulyfeellikemakingadifferencetoacommunityKenyashouldbeatthetopofyourlist.CostaRicaGoldensandybeachesclearcoastlinesandbeautifulcitiesarewhatCostaRicaisallabout.BecauseofitssmallsizeyoucanseealotofthecountryinjustashorttimE.Youcanreallymakethemostofyourtimeasavolunteer.A.lotofworkisneededwithwildlifeandecologicalworksoifyouwanttolookafterturtlesonthebeachCostaRicacouldbejusttheplaceforyou64.Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironmentyouwillprobablygoto_______.lA.AustraliaB.KenyaC.BrazilD.CostaRica65.1tcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatvolunteersinKenyamainlyworkwith_____.A.animalsB.plantsC.theelderlyD.children66.IfyouchoosetogotoCostaRicayouaresupposedto__________.A.workwithanimalsonthebeachB.surfwithchildreninthewaterC.takecareoftreesintheforestsD.lookafterchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents
OneofthegreatestcontributorstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagE.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations引文showinghowitwasuseD.ThiswasahugetasksoMurrayhadtofindvolunteersfromBritaintheUnitedStatesandtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspapermagazineandbookeverwritteninEnglish.HundredsofvolunteersrespondedincludingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericansurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEnglanD.HegavehisaddressasBroadmoorCrowthorneBerkshire50milesfromOxforD.MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenext17yearshebecameoneofthestaff'smostvaluedcontributors.Buthewasalsoamystery.InspiteofmanyinvitationshewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxforD.Soin1897MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.WhenhearrivedhefoundMinorlockedinabooklinedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum精神病院fortheCriminallyInsanE.MurrayandMinorbecamefriendssharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionarysendinginmorethan10000submissionsin20years.MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularlysometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.In1910MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmericA.MurraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefrienD.Minordiedin1920sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywascompleteD.The12volumesdefined414825wordsandthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.16.AccordingtothetextthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary________.A.cameoutbeforeMinordiedB.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteerC.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurrayD.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary17.HowdidDr.Minorcontributetothedictionary?A.HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.B.HesentnewspapersmagazinesandbookstoMurray.C.Heprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotations.D.HewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.18.WhydidDr.MinorrefusetovisitOxford?A.Hewasshutinanasylum.B.HelivedfarfromOxforD.C.Hewasbusywritingabook.D.Hedislikedtraveling.19.Prof.MurrayandDr.Minorbecamefriendsmainlybecause________.A.theybothservedintheCivilWarB.theyhadacommoninterestinwordsC.MinorrecoveredwiththehelpofMurrayD.MurraywenttoAmericaregularlytovisitMinor20.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDr.Minor?A.BraveanddetermineD.B.Cautiousandfriendly.C.ConsiderateandoptimistiC.D.Unusualandscholarly.21.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagE.B.ThefriendshipbetweenMurrayandMinor.C.MinorandthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary.D.BroadmoorAsylumanditspatients.
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthrelied依赖onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.Howeverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople.Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelost.butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.60.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeopleC.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition61.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Itpushessocietyforward.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts62.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess63.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition
AmongthefourskillsinlearningEnglishwhichoftheseistheOdd-Man-Out?Theanswerisspeaking.Theotherthreeyoucandoaloneonyourown.Butyoucan'treallyspeakalone!Speakingtoyourselfcanbedangerousbecausemeninwhitecoatsmaycomeandtakeyouaway!WherecanyoufindpeopletospeakEnglish?Andhowcanyoupractisespeakingwhenyouarealone?Atschoolifyoupaytogotoalanguageschoolyoushouldusethechancetospeak.IfyourteacherasksyoutospeakinpairsorgroupswithotherstudentstrytosayasmuchaspossiblE.Don'tworryaboutyourmistakes.Justspeak!ConversationClubsManycitiesaroundtheworldhaveconversationclubswherepeoplecanexchangeonelanguageforanother.Lookinyourlocalnewspapertofindaconversationclubnearyou.TheyareusuallyfreealthoughsomemaychargeasmallentrancefeE.ShoppingEvenifyoudon'twanttobuyanythingyoucanaskquestionsaboutproductsthatinterestyouinashop.Howmuchdoesthiscost?CanIpaybycheque?Oftenyoucanstartarealconversation—anditcostsyounothing!CafeandBarsThereareoftenAmericanBritainIrishandAustralianbarsinmanylargecities.Ifyoucanfindoneyou'llprobablymeetmanypeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstorsecondlanguagE.LanguageisallaroundyouEverywhereyougoyoufindlanguage.Shopnamesstreetnamesadvertisementsnoticesandcarnumbers....Whenyouwalkdownthestreetpractisereadingthewordsandnumbersthatyousee.Saythemtoyourself.It'snotexactlyaconversationbutitwillhelpyoutothinkinEnglish.Butdon'tspeaktooloud!SongsandVideoRepeatthewordsofanEnglish-languagesongsingingwiththemusicuntilitbecomesautomatiC.It'sgoodpracticeforyourmemoryandforthemouthmusclesthatyouneedforEnglish.Aboveallspeakasmuchaspossible!Makeasmanymistakesaspossible!Whenyouknowthatyouhavemadeamistakeyouknowthatyouhavemadeprogress!1.WhatdoesOdd-Man-Outprobablymeanaccordingtothepassage?A.Someoneorsomethingappearingdifferentfromothers.B.Someoneorsomethingstandingoutofthegroup.C.Someoneorsomethingarrangedinpairs.D.Someoneorsomethingeasilymistakenforanother.2.Whatmighthappenifyouspeaktoyourselfloudlyinpublic?A.Thepolicewilltakeyouawayandpunishyou.B.Thedoctorswillforceyoutostayinhospital.C.YouwillhavetopaytoescapebeingpunisheD.D.YouwillbeforbiddentobememberofthecluB.3.WhydoesthewritersayMakeasmanymistakesaspossible?Because_______.A.everyonewillmakemistakesinlearningEnglishB.everyonewillmeetpeoplespeakingEnglishwithsomemistakesC.makingmistakesisamustinmakingprogressinlearningEnglishD.makingmistakescanmakeonerealizetheimportanceofspeaking4.AccordingtothepassagewhichwayisnotlikelytobeacceptedbyEnglishbeginners?A.RecitepoemsloudlyalongtheriversidE.B.ListentosomeEnglishpopsongsandvideo.C.FindanEnglishmantospeakEnglishwith.D.TaketotheTVshowingprogrammesathomE.
TheclassofeighthgradeataLosAngelesmiddleschooltaptheirrulersandnodtheirheadstotherhythmoftherapvideoshownonascreen.TheiralgebrateacherLaMarQueenusesrhymetohelpthemmemorizeseeminglydifficultitemstoimprovetheirgrades.Queen26isnowknownatLosAngelesAcademyMiddleSchoolastherapteacherbuthisfamehasspreadbeyondthe2200studentschoolinthisneighborhooD.He'swonanationalawardandshownteachersandparentshowtouseraptoteachchildren.Mathisabadwordformanystudentsbutifweputitinaformthatkidsenjoythey'lllearnQueensaiD.Rapiswhatthekidsrespondto.Theydon'thaveaproblemmemorizingthesongsatall.Queen'smathrapcameaboutbychancE.TwomonthsafterstartingatLAAcademyhewasfrustratedwhenkidssaidhisclasswasboring.TheythoughtthathelookedlikethesingerKanyeWestsotheychallengedhimtorap.QueenhasbeenrappingsincetheseventhgradE.Withhisstudents'challengeonhismindhepushedasideworkonhislessonplansandwrotearapsongSlopeIntercept.Wordofhisrappingsoonreachedtheschool'smainofficE.PrincipalMariaBorgeswenttolookintoitandcameoutsmiling.ItintereststhekidsshesaiD.Kidsseemtoknowalltherapsongsandit'shelpfulforthemtoremembermathrules.Somekidswhoaren'teveninMrQueen'sclassgoaroundsinginghissongssaidKejonClosure13whowentfromaCaveragetoanA.IntherapsQueendefinesamathconceptandworksthroughsampleproblemsstepbystep.Hekeepsarelaxedmannerwhensingingwithhisstudents.Queenalsotriestoinspirethem.HislyricstellstudentstogetAsonyourpapersandtoberespectfulandlistentoyourparents.Sometimesthestudentsappearinthevideosasarewardforgoodgradesandbehavior.20.AccordingtothepassageLaMarQueenhasbeen________sincehebegantoteachstudentsatLosAngelesAcademy.A.apopularteacherB.amusicteacherC.amathematicsteacherD.afamoussinger21.LaMarQueenhaswonanationalawardbecause________.A.heisgoodatcomposingrapsongsB.hisnewmusicalproductionwasshownonTVC.hecreatedauniqueteachingmethodinmathD.hegavestudentsalotofconfidence22.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphbutonethat________.A.Queen'steachingmethodhasbeenwellreceivedbyboththeprincipalandthestudentsB.QueenmakesmatheasyandtriestoinspirehisstudentsintherapC.QueeniswillingtohelpthestudentswhoarenotgoodatmathD.PrincipalMariaBorgesdoesn'tthinkitagoodwaytoteachmathbyrapping23.ThispassagemaybetakenfromChinaDailyinthecolumnof________.A.societyB.educationC.entertainmentD.biography
CyprusisthethirdlargestislandandoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsintheMediterraneanSeA.Itattractsover2.4milliontouristseveryyear.itgainedindependencefromtheUKin1960.CyprusisadevelopedcountryandhasbeenamemberoftheEuropeanUnionsince1May2004.Itdidn’tbegintousetheeurountil1January2008.AsatouristdestinationCyprushascleanbeachesandfineweatheralltheyearrounD.ThereareRomanandGreekrelicsontheislandwhichattracttouristsmost.Youcanenjoyskiingandhikinginitshugemountainsandcharmingvillages.InthetownsandcitiestherearesomemodernhotelsbarsandclubswithbrightlightsandrichnightlifE.Thestoryoftheislandcanbetracedbackover10000years.CyprushaslongbeenseenasanimportantstrategicbasE.Manycivilizationshavesweptthroughitovertheyears.In1974TurkishtrooparrivedonthenortherncoastofCyprus.TheywereinvitedbytheTurkishCypriotleaderinordertoprotecttheTurkishcommunity.SincethentheTurkisharmytookcontrolofthenorthernonethirdoftheislanD.TheGreekCypriotcontrolledtheother.UNpeacekeepingforcesmaintainedthepeacebetweenthetwosides.AlthoughithaspoliticalproblemsCyprusisacountrythateasilylinksmodernEuropeanculturewithitspast.Herevisitorscandiscovercleanbeachesallkindsofgrapewineandancientruins.WithfruittreesaroundtheoldstonevillagesmaketouristsfeelthatmodernEuropeseemsaverylongwayawayindeeD.56.Fromparagraph1wecanlearnthatCyprus_______________.A.isthethirdlargestislandintheworldB.hasapopulationofabout2.4millionC.didn’tbecomeindependentuntil1960D.usedtheeuroastheirmoneyin200457.WhatattractstouristsmostinCyprus?A.ThecleanbeachesB.ItslinkswiththepastC.TherichnightlifeD.Itsfineweather58.TheGreekCypruscontrolled___________________.A.thesouthernonethirdofCyprusB.thenorthernonethirdofCyprusC.thenortherntwothirdsofCyprusD.thesoutherntwothirdsofCyprus59.ThecountriesthathaveagreateffectonCyprusinclude______________.A.GreeceTurkeyandItalyB.GreeceEnglandandTurkeyC.ItalyEnglandandTurkeyD.TurkeyEgyptandItaly60.Thearticleiswrittenmainlytotellreaders_______________.A.someinformationaboutCyprusB.somepopulartouristdestinationsinEuropeC.someinformationaboutEuropeancultureD.thepoliticalproblemsinCyprus
Advertisingisasoldasstory-tellingitself.Foraslongaspeoplehavewantedtopersuadeotherstobuytheirgoodsgivethemtheirvoteorlaydowntheirlivestheyhaveusedthemethodsofadvertising.Ofcoursemethodshavechangedovertheyears.AtfirstwordofmouthwastheonlymeansofcommunicatingbutaftertheinventionofthefirstprintingpressandthearrivalofthefirstnewspaperthecamerathetelevisionandthehomevideorecorderthepersuasivemethodsoftheadvertisingindustryhavebecomemuchmoresophisticateD.Advertisingappealsmoretoouremotionsthantoourmindsandthereforeusespersuasivetechniqueswhichthoughnotmisleadingarecertainlybiasedtowardsitsproducts.Advertisementshavesomebasicfeatures.·Theyarefastandshort.TheydelivertheirmessageinminimumtimeandspacE.·TheyareconcentrateD.TheirlanguageandimagesareextremelydensE.·Theyappealtoconsumers’emotionsratherthantotheirlogiC.·Theyentertain.Thatentertainmentmaybeintheformofajazzymelodyoraphotographoracleverjokebutitalwaysdrawsattentiontoitselfbecauseadvertisementshavetocompeteagainsteveryothercompetitorforconsumers’attention.1.Inthepastpeopleusedmethodsofadvertisingwhentheywantedothersto.A.buytheirproductsandlaydownB.voteforthemandgiveuptheirlivesC.supportthemandliedownD.buytheirproductsandgivethemtickets2.Howcanadvertisementsattractpeople?A.Byshowingreasonablepricesoftheproducts.B.Byshowingfabulouspicturesoftheproducts.C.Byremindingpeopletothinkbeforedecidingtobuytheproducts.D.Bypersuadingpeopleintheformofmusicpicturesandsoon.3.Thewriterimpliedinthepassagethat.A.advertisersonlypresentgoodpointsoftheirproductsB.advertiserstrytocheatconsumersC.advertisersarenotsureabouttheirproductsD.advertisersarecompetingwitheachother.4.Itselfinthelastsentenceofthepassagerefersto.A.photographB.entertainmentC.jokeD.jazzymelody
Attheheartofthedebateoverillegalimmigrationliesonekeyquestion:areimmigrantsgoodorbadfortheeconomy?TheAmericanpublicoverwhelminglythinksthey’rebaD.Yettheagreementamongmosteconomistsisthatimmigrationbothlegalandillegalprovidesasmallnetboosttotheeconomy.Immigrantsprovidecheaplaborlowerthepricesofeverythingfromfarmproducetonewhomesandleaveconsumerswithalittlemoremoneyintheirpockets.Sowhyistheresuchadiscrepancybetweentheperceptionofimmigrants’impactontheeconomyandthereality?Thereareanumberoffamiliartheories.Somearguethatpeopleareanxiousandfeelthreatenedbyaninflowofnewworkers.Othershighlightthestressthatundocumentedimmigrantsplaceonpublicserviceslikeschoolshospitalsandjails.Stillothersemphasizetheroleofracearguingthatforeignersaddtothenation'sfearsandinsecurities.There’ssometruthtoalltheseexplanationsbuttheyaren’tquitesufficient.Togetabetterunderstandingofwhat’sgoingonconsiderthewayimmigration’simpactisfelt.Thoughitsoveralleffectmaybepositiveitscostsandbenefitsaredistributedunevenly.DavidCardaneconomistatUCBerkeleynotesthattheoneswhoprofitmostdirectlyfromimmigrants’low-costlaborarebusinessesandemployers—meatpackingplantsinNebraskaforinstancetheseproducers’savingsprobablytranslateintolowerpricesatthegrocerystorebuthowmanyconsumersmakethatmentalconnectionatthecheckoutcounter?AsforthedrawbacksofillegalimmigrationthesetooareconcentrateD.Nativelow-skilledworkerssuffermostfromthecompetitionofforeignlabor.AccordingtoastudybyGeorgeBorjasaHarvardeconomistimmigrationhasreducedthewagesofAmericanhigh-schooldropoutsby9%.Amonghigh-skilledbetter-educatedemployeeshoweveroppositionwasstrongestinstateswithbothhighnumbersofimmigrantsandrelativelygeneroussocialservices.Whatworriedthemmostinotherwordswasthefinancialburdenofimmigration.Thatconclusionwasreinforcedbyanotherfinding:thattheiroppositionappearedtosoftenwhenthatfinancialburdendecreasedasoccurredwithwelfarereforminthe1990swhichcurbedimmigrants’accesstocertainbenefits.Theironyisthatforalltheoverexciteddebatetheneteffectofimmigrationisminimal.Evenforthosemostacutelyaffected—saylow-skilledworkersorCaliforniaresidents—theimpactisn’tallthatdramatiC.TheunpleasantvoiceshavetendedtodominateourperceptionssaysDanielTichenoraprofessorattheUniversityofOregon.ButwhenallthosefactorsareputtogetherandtheeconomistscalculatethenumbersitendsupbeinganetpositivebutasmallonE.Toobadmostpeopledon’trealizeit.68.Whatisthechiefconcernofnativehigh-skilledbetter-educatedemployeesabouttheinflowofimmigrants?A.ItmaychangetheexistingsocialstructurE.B.Itmayposeathreattotheireconomicstatus.C.Itmaydecreasetheirfinancialburden.D.Itmayplaceagreatpressureonthestatebudget.69.Whatistheironyaboutthedebateoverimmigration?A.Eveneconomistscan’treachanagreementaboutitsimpact.B.Thosewhoareopposedtoitturnouttobenefitmostfromit.C.Peoplearemakingtoobigafussaboutsomethingofsmallimpact.D.Thereisnoessentialdifferencebetweenseeminglyoppositeopinions.70.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.debateaboutwhethertoimmigratE.B.A.debateabouttheimpactofillegalimmigrants.C.Thegreatimpactofimmigrantsontheeconomy.D.Oppositiontoillegalimmigration.
Whilefootballfansfeelstronglyangryandshockedaboutmistakesmadebyreferees裁判becausetheycannotseeclearlywhathashappenedasmallGermancompanyisquietlypleaseD.ForCairosTechnologiesmistakesmadebyrefereesarethekindofadvertisingthatmoneycannotbuy.Thecompanyhasdevelopedatinychip芯片thatfitsinsideafootballanddetermineswhethertheballhascrossedthegoallinebybeingabletodiscoveritsexactlocationonthefielD.TheworldfootballorganizationFIFAhasshowninterestinthetechnology.Itisverypossiblethatthenewtechnologywillbeusedinthe2006WorldCupinGermany.We'vebeentestingthetechnologyatthemainsoccerstadiuminNurembergforsometimeandmorerecentlyinanunder-17FIFACupinPerusaidGunterRohmeradirectorofthecompany.Thetechnologyhasperformedwellandwe'reprettyoptimisticthatitwillbeusedatthegamesinGermanynextyear.Thechiponlyweighs12gramsandisplacedinthecenterofthefootball.Itsends2000signalsasecondtoareceivernetworkof12antennas天线placedaroundthefielD.Thereceiversthensendinformationabouttheball'slocationtoacentralcomputerandbecauseitworksinrealtimeitcanimmediatelytelltherefereewhetheragoalhasbeenscoreD.Thechipevencantellwhentheballcrossesthelineinmid-air.OliverBraunoneoftheinventorsofthechipsaysthatfeedbackfromGermanrefereeswasgenerallypositivE.Germanysports-weargiantAdidasisalsooptimisticaboutusingthiskindofchipinotherballsports.FIFAaimstotestthetechnologylaterthisyearatanothergameinJapanbeforedecidingwhetherornottointroduceitinall12stadiumsinGermanyfornextyear'sWorldCup.1.CarlosTechnologiesispleasedbecause________.A.footballfansareangrywithrefereesB.theirnewproductcansatisfyfootballfansC.theirnewproductwillhaveagoodmarketD.theycansellalotoffootballinthefuture2.InthefirstsentenceinParagraph2...mistakesmadebyrefereesarethekindofadvertisingthatmoneycannotbuymeans___________.A.CarlosTechnologiescan'taffordthehighpriceforadvertisingtheirproductB.MistakesinproductionarealsoakindofadvertisementC.CariosTechnologieshasalreadyspentalotofmoneyonadvertisingtheirproductD.Referees'mistakeswillbeofgreathelpforthesaleofCarlosTechnologies'newproduct3.Theunderlinedwordfeedbackprobablymeans___________.A.informationgivenbackbyauserB.advicegivenbysomeoneC.supplyingfoodtocustomersD.foodgivenbackbyconsumers4.Thenewproducthasdrawnattentionfromsome_________.A.famouspeopleB.refereesC.bigcompaniesD.countries
AsaneffectofthehighfuelpricesspentonbustransportationsomeAmericanschoolsarechangingtoafour-dayweek.ThatmeanslongerdaysinsteadofthetraditionalMondaythroughFridayschedulE.HavingbeenapprovedforthreeyearsandbeginninginthefallstudentsintheMaccrayschooldistrictinMinnesotawillbeinschoolfromTuesdaytoFriday.Eachschooldaywillbe65minuteslonger.Officialssaythedistrictexpectstosaveaboutsixty-fivethousanddollarsayearintransportationcosts.InnewMexicothefirstschooldistrictchangedtoafour-dayweekin1974becauseoftheAraboilboycott抵制.Now17outof89districtsuseit.InCusterSouthDakotastudentshavebeengoingtoschoolfourdaysaweeksince1995.SuperintendentTimCrealsaysthechangehassavedaboutonemilliondollarsoverjustthepasteightyears.Heseesotherbenefitstoo.Studentsgetmoreinstructionaltimeandactivitiesthatusedtotakeupclasstimearenowheldonnon-schooldays.Hesaysthatinthefuturethegrowthofonlineclassescouldmakeitpossibletorequireevenfewerdaysinschool.Highfuelpricesaredrivingcollegestudentstotakemoreonlineclasses.Afour-dayschoolweeksoundslikeagreatideaforstudentsandteachersbutworkingparentsmayhavetopayforchildcareforthatfifthday.60.AccordingtoTimCrealwhatmakesitpossibletohaveevenfewerdaysinschool?A.Theincreasingnumberofprivatetutors.私人教师B.Thedevelopmentofteachingmethods.C.Theincreaseinthenumberofonlineclasses.D.ThegrowthintheincomeofAmericans.61.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______A.studentswillbeinschoolfromMondaytoTuesday.B.four-dayweekwasfirstcarriedoutinSouthDakotA.C.Maccraywillsaveonemilliondollarseveryyear.D.Minnesotastatehasapprovedthefour-dayweekplan62.Thepassageismainlyabout______A.someschool’sfour-dayweekplanB.districtsusingafour-dayweek.C.howtosaveontransportationfees.D.expenseofschooltransportation.
ProudlyreadingmywordsIglancedaroundtheroomonlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.ConfusedIglancedtowardmystone-facedteacher.HavingnochoiceIslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedoverhopingtohidemyself.Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway?QuicklyIflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtaskIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.SincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountryIhadneverheardofthatnamebeforE.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellowitbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!OneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanutswhiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmericA.Istaredatthescreenwonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice:flip掷acoin.Heads—thecommanderandtails—thepeanutsguy.Ah!TailsmyreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutterGeorgeWashingtonCarver.WeekslaterstandingbeforethisunfriendlymassIwastotallylost.OhwellIloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydeskburningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.AsaclassmatebeganhisreportitallbecameclearMyreportisonGeorgeWashingtonthemanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.Thewholeworldbecamequiet!HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?Obviouslymygradewasawful.HeartbrokenbutfearlessIdecidedtoturnthisarounD.ItalkedtoMissLancelotbutsheinsisted:Nore-dos;nonewgradE.IfeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustifiedandIbelievedIdeservedasecondchancE.ConsequentlyIthrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.TenmonthslaterthatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmaster’sofficewithmygrandfathernowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.IsmiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyoptiontoskipthesixthgradE.Justiceissweet!61.Whatdidtheauthor’sclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?A.Controversial.B.Ridiculous.C.Boring.D.Puzzling.62.Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?A.HewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.B.Hefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.C.Heforgothisteacher’sinstruction.D.Hedidn’tknowwhytheteachergavesuchatask.63.TheunderlinedwordburninginParA.3probablymeans_______.A.annoyedB.ashamedC.readyD.eager64.Intheendtheauthorturnedthingsaround_______.A.byredoinghistaskB.throughhisowneffortsC.withthehelpofhisgrandfatherD.undertheguidanceofhisheadmaster
BelowisahousingguideforstudentsgoingtoLondon.Universityaccommodation住所officesManyuniversityaccommodationofficeshavetheirownlistofregisteredlandlords房东.Othersalsoprovideinformationonaccommodationagenciesandotherhousingorganization.Theadvantageofusingyouruniversityaccommodationofficeisthatyoucangetsomesupportifyouhaveaproblem.ThedisadvantageisthattheyareunlikelytohaveenoughregisteredlandlordstohousesalltheirstudentsPropertypapers:LootandRentingLootisanimportantsource来源ofinformationaboutprivatehousingforco-renters.Theoffersarefromprivatelandlordsagenciesandindividualslookingforotherco-renters.Theyalsohaveawebsite:www.loot.com.TheadvantageofusingLootisthattherearesomeexcellentbargains.Thedisadvantageisthatthereisnoqualitycontrolovertheoffers.Rentingisanotherusefulpaper.Theoffersinthispaperaremainlyfromaccommodationagencies.Theirwebsiteisatwww.renting.co.uk.AccommodationagenciesThemajorityofrentedaccommodationinLondonisprobablyadvertisedthroughaccommodationagencies.Theadvantageofusingaccommodationagenciesisthatyouwillhaveaccesstoalargenumberofaccommodations.A.goodagentwilllistentoyourrequirementsandcansaveyoutimeinlookingfortherightaccommodation.Thedisadvantageisthattheywillmakearangeofchargestopotentialrenters.NoticeboardsAroundtheuniversitiesyouwillfindanumberofnoticeboardswhereoffersofaccommodationwillbeposteD.Thesewilleitherbefromlandlordsorfromstudents.Someuniverisiteswillalsohaveonlinenoticeboardswherestudentscanadvertisetootherstudents.Advertisementsfromstudentscanbeanexcellentwaytofindaccommodation.HoweveradvertisementsfromlandlordscanbeproblematiC.WordofmouthSomeofthebesthousinginLondonisneveradvertisedbutispassedonfromonegroupofstudentstoanotherbywordofmouth.Itmightbethatyoucanfindoutaboutgoodoffersfromfinalyearstudents.Howeverdon’tsupposethatjustbecauseyouhavefoundoutabouthousingfromafrienditisnecessarilygoingtobebetterthanthatfoundthroughanyothersourcE.FamilyFacedwiththeveryhighrentschargedinLondonsomestudentsandtheirparentswillconsiderbuyingasanalternativE.InsomecasesthismightbeagoodchoicE.1.WhatistheadvantageofusingLoot?A.IthasmoreoffersfromaccommodationagenciesthanRenting.B.Itgivesyoupersonalinformationaboutotherco-renters.C.Theirwebsiteisdesignedmainlyforstudents.D.Therearesomegoodbargains.2.A.goodagentcanhelpyou____.A.knowmorepeopleB.findcheapaccommodationC.gettherightaccommodationquicklyD.getfreeinformationaboutmostaccommodations3.Theinformationpassedonbywordofmouthisimportantbecause____.A.itisbetterthanthatfoundthroughanyothersourceB.ithelpsyoufindsomeofthebesthousingneveradvertiseD.C.thefinalyearstudentsalwaysofferbetterinformationD.thelandlordshavelittlevaluableinformation4.ForstudentsgoingtoLondonforthefirsttimewhichofthefollowingprovidesthemostreliableinformation?A.Universityaccommodationoffices.B.LootandRentingC.Noticeboards.D.Family
You'relostintheworldofdreamsandsleep.YourolloversmilingasyoucomeacrossaswimmingpoolfilledwithchocolatE.Andthenyourwonderfuldreambecomesanightmare噩梦whensomeoneisscreamingGetup！It'sjustwhateveryteenagergoesthrougheachmorning!Nowthereseemstobeoneschoolthatfinallyunderstandsthatrequiringteenstoshowupat9amisnotjustcruelbutalsoharmfultoboththekidsandtheschool.MonkseatonHighSchoolinNorthTynesideBritainrecentlydecidedtoexperimenttoseeifthereisanydifferenceinstudentbehavioriftheyjustpushedbackthestartoftheirdaybyonehourfrom9amto10am.Andtheresultsaresurprising.SincecarryingoutthelaterstartMonkseatonhasseena28%dropintruancy_evenhardlyanylatenessandbestofallhighertestscores.Oneofthereasonsisthattheteenagersaremuchhappiertohavetheextrahourofsleepbutthereisalsoascientificreasonbehindwhytheyneedtheextrasleep.Theschool'sdecisiontopushbackthetimewasbasedontheresearchdonebyOxfordProfessorRussellFosterwhopointedoutthatteenagersandadultshavedifferentsleepcyclesexplainingwhyteenagersgotobedlateandwakeuplatE.Whileadultsarewideawakeandreadyat8amteenagersarenotfullyawakeuntil10amsometimesevennoon.Teachersmayarguethattheirstudentsperformbetterinthemorningbutinfactitisbecausetheyareinthezonewhiletheirstudentsarestillsleepymakingthestudentseasiertocontrol.MemorytestsprovethatthemoredifficultclassesshouldbeintheafternoonwhenteenagersaremostwideawakE.TheMonkseatonschoolofficialsareencouragedbytheresultsandplanonvotingtomakeitapermanentchangE.36.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordtruancyA.Grades.B.Classes.C.AbsencE.D.PracticE.37.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TeenagersandadultshavethesamesleepcyclE.B.Teenagersarefullyawakeat10amasawholE.C.Teenagersaremuchhappiertosleepthanstudy.D.Teenagersneedtheextrasleepalsoforascientificreason.38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MonkseatonHighSchoolissatisfiedwiththeresultoftheexperiment.B.Itisverycruelfortheteenagerstoshowupinclassat9ameveryday.C.MonkseatonHighSchoolplanstochangetheschooltimeforever.D.Infactteenagersperformbetterinthemorningthanintheafternoon.39.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Getupearlyteenagers!B.FinallyaschoolunderstandsteenagersC.Whydoteenagersstayuplate?D.Differencesbetweenteensandadults
YoumayknowJoeChengwhoplaysthemostpopularboyinhighschoolinthepopularTaiwanesedramaItStartedwithaKiss.AlthoughthousandsofgirlshavefalleninlovewithhimforhiscutesmileandstrongbodyCheng27doesn’twanttorestonhisgoodlooks.Hemadethemovefrommodelingtoactingsixyearsagoandnowheistryinganothercareer－thistimetobeasinger.ChengworkedonhisfirstalbumJoeCheng’sDayforayear.ItcameoutonSeptember7.Apartfrom除了recordinghisCDChenghasbeenpracticingdancemovesforhismusicvideo.Givenhisheight188cmthiswasnotaneasyjoB.IhadbaddreamsaboutdancinghesaiD.Cheng’slifehashadmanyupsanddowns.HisparentsdivorcedwhenhewasinprimaryschoolandhehaslivedwithhisfathereversincE.Afterdroppingoutofhighschoolhetookonallkindsofjobsbeforebeingspottedbyascout星探foramodelingagency.ChengsaidhiskeytolifeiskeepingapositiveoutlookandmakingthemostoutoflifE.Chengadmittedthathegotbadgradeswhenhewasinhighschool.Buthewasstillverypopularatschool.BeingveryactiveinthestudentsunionIwaselectedpresident.IlikedtoorganizepartiesandfieldtripssomanyteachersandstudentsknewmehesaiD.Chengoncedreamedofbecomingacartoonistandheregretsthatheneverdidit.NowhehopeshisteenagefanscanlearnfromhislifE.WhenyouareinschooljustfocusonstudiesChengsaiD.EveryyoungheartiseagertoexploretheworldoutsidE.ButtakeyourtimE.Finishyourstudiesfirst.56.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthistext?A.HeHasItAllbutStillHasRegrets.B.LifeIsFullofUpsandDowns.C.FinishYourStudyFirst.D.TheKeytoSuccess.57.Whatcareerdidn’tJoeChengtry?A.Actinginsomedramas.B.RecordinghisownCDs.C.Modelingforanagency.D.Dancingforanagency.58.TheunderlinedwordoutlookinParagraph4means__________.A.sceneB.attitudeC.futureprospectsD.appearance59.Whichofthecorrectorderoftheseevents?A.JoeChengdroppedoutofhighschool.B.JoeChengworkedonhisfirstalbumJoeCheng’sDay.C.JoeCheng’sparentsdivorceD.D.JoeChengplayedthemostpopularboyinItstartedwithaKiss.E.JoeChengworkedinamodelingagency.A.acedbB.caebdC.acebdD.caedb
IttakesauniqueapproachtoteachingcultureandEnglishtogether.Itiseasytoreadandcombinehumorandusefulexpressionsinonebook.Itisbyfaroneofthemostcompletelanguageusagereferencebooksonthemarkettoday.ItaddressessomeofthemostcommonmistakesinEnglishandprovidesclearexamplestodemonstrateandexplaintheseerrors.Thisbookcanbeusedasareferencebooktoenhanceone’svocabularyforoverallcomprehensionand/ordifferentacademictestsliketheGMATorTOEFL.Itpresentswordsbythemeratherthanthrowingvocabularyatstudentsinaveryunorganizedandrandomway.Itdoesagoodjobofintroducingandhelpingstudentspracticevocabularyatabasiclevel.Itisanamazingstoryaboutastudentandhisformerteacherandtherelationshiptheydevelopinthefaceofdeath.A.perfectbookforreadinginclasses.OftenstudentsthinkthatstudyingfortheTOEFLissimplyamatteroflearningmoregrammar.Howeverthisbookhelpsstudentslearntest-takingstrategiesthathelpareaderstayfocusedontheskillstheyreallyneeD.请阅读以下人员信息然后匹配人员与书籍46.TongZhixiaplanstodohermaster’sinUSAaftershegraduatesfromBeijingUniversitynextyear.NowshehastopassaseriesoftestslikeTOEFL.Whatworrieshernowisthatshehasn’trememberedenoughEnglishwordsforthesetests.Nowsheneedsabooktohelpherremembermoreofthem.47.PatrickispreparingtotaketheTOEFLtestsohecanenterauniversityinCanadA.HeisdoingwellinEnglishbutdidn’tgetsatisfactoryresultsinthelastseveralmodeltests.Histeacheradvisedhimtolearnsomekindsofskillsforthetestandhe’slookingforabooktohelphimself.48.JessicafromFranceismovingtoUSAwithherboyfriendJacquesandtheywillprobablystaythereforthecoming5years.Shespeaksthelanguageofthatcountrywellbutisstillconsideringbuyingabookfromwhichshewishestolearnmoreaboutthelanguageandcultureinthatcountry.49.AsanEnglishteacherMissJenkinsalwaystriestomakeherclassesinteresting.Sheisconsideringusingabookinherreadingclasseswithsuccesssoshe’snowtryingtofindsuchabook.ShehopesthebooktellsstoriesthatherstudentswilllikE.50.LinFengenteredtheseniorhighschoollastSeptember.HeknowsthatvocabularyisimportantforhislearningEnglishandheisworkingveryhardonit.Howeverhefindsmostbooksofvocabularyaresoboringbecauseinthesebookswordsarealwaysgiveninalphabeticalorder.HewishestofindadifferentonE.
TheSapporoSnowFestivalSapporoYuki-matsuriisafestivalbeingheldeveryyearinSapporoJapanforoversevendaysinFebruary.PresentlyOdoriParkSusukinoandTsudomearethemainplacesofthefestival.The2013Yuki-matsuridatesareFebruary5to11.ThefestivalisoneofJapan’slargestandmosttypicalwinterevents.In200758thFestivalabouttwomillionpeoplevisitedSapporotoseethehundredsoffloatingstatuesandicesculpturesattheOdoriParkandSusukinositesincentralSapporoandattheSatolandsitE.Thefestivalisthoughttobeachanceforpromotinginternationalrelations.InternationalSnowSculptureContesthasbeenheldattheOdoriParksitesince1974and14teamsfromvariousareasoftheworldparticipatedin2008.Thesubjectofthestatuesdiffersandoftenshowsaneventfamousbuildingorpersonfromthepreviousyear.Forexamplein2004therewerestatuesofHidekiMatsuithefamousbaseballplayerwhoatthattimeplayedfortheNewYorkYankees.A.numberofstagesmadeoutofsnowarealsoconstructedandsomeeventsincludingmusicalperformancesarehelD.AttheSatolandsitevisitorscanenjoylongsnowandiceslidesaswellasahugemaze迷宫madeofsnow.VisitorscanalsoenjoyavarietyoflocalfoodsfromalloverHokkaidoattheOdoriParkandSatolandsitessuchasfreshseafoodpotatoesandcornandfreshdairyproducts.EveryyearthenumberofStatuesdisplayedisaround400intotal.In2007therwere307statuescreatedintheOdoriParksite32intheSatolandsiteand100intheSusukinositE.ThebestplacetoviewthecreationsisfromtheTVTowerattheOdoriParksitE.Mostofthestatuesarelightedintheevening.TheSapporoSnowFestivalMuseumisplacedintheHitsujigaokaobservationhill羊之丘展望台inToyohira-kuanddisplayshistoricalmaterialsandmediaofthefestival.41.TheSapporoSnowFestival2013willstartfrom_____.A.February1B.February5C.February7D.February1142.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthesubjectofthestatues?A.AneventB.A.famousbuildingC.A.personD.A.county43.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheSapporoSnowFestival?A.Visitorscanseethehundredsofstatuesandicesculptures.B.Japancanpromoteinternationalrelationsthroughthefestival.C.Musicianshaveachanceforgivingmusicalperformances.D.PeoplecanenjoyavarietyoflocalfoodsfromHokkaido.44.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TherearelongsnowandiceslidesmadeofsnowattheSatolandsitE.B.ThebestplacetoviewthecreationsisfromtheTVTowerattheSatolandsitE.C.TheSapporoSnowFestivalMuseumisplacedinToyohira-ku.D.TherearemanylocalfoodssoldattheOdoriParkandSatolandsites.45.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom____.A.aculturebookB.aJapanesenovelC.atravelmagazineD.afoodbook
Uhohthenewyear'sjustbegunandalreadyyou'refindingithardtokeepthoseresolutionstojunkthejunkfoodgetoffthecouchorkicksmoking.There'sabiologicalreasonwhyalotofourbadhabitsaresohardtobreak—theygetdeeprootedinourbrains.That'snotanexcusetogiveup.UnderstandinghowunhealthybehaviorsbecomedeeprootedhasscientistslearningsometricksthatmayhelpgoodhabitsreplacethebaD.Whyarebadhabitsstronger?You'refightingagainstthepowerofanimmediaterewarD.Weallascreaturesgivegreatervaluetoanimmediaterewardthansomethingthat'sdelayedsaysDrNoraVolkowdirectoroftheNationalInstituteonDrugAbusE.Justhowthatbitofhappinessturnsintoahabitinvolvesapleasuresensingchemicalnameddopamine多巴胺.Ittrainsthebraintowantthatrewardagainandagain—increasingtheconnectioneachtime—especiallywhenitgetstherightcue暗示fromyourenvironment.Peopletendtooverestimatetheirabilitytoresisttemptationsaroundthemthusdestroyingattemptstogetridofbadhabits.Evenscientistswhorecognizeitfindithardtoresist.Idon'tlikepopcorn.ButeverytimeIgotothecinemaIhavetoeatitVolkowsays.It'sfascinating.Amovementtopaypeopleforbehaviorchangesmaymakeuseofthatconnectionassomecompaniesofferemployeesimmediatepaymentsforadoptingbetterhabits.Howeverpayingforbehaviorturnsoutresearcherssaytherearesomestepsthatmayhelpcounteryourbrain'sholdonbadhabits:repeatrepeatrepeatthenewbehavior—thesameroutineatthesametimeofday.DeterminedtoexerciseDoingitatthesametimeofthemorningmakesthebrainrecognizethehabiteventually.Ifyoudon'tdoityoufeelawful.Exerciseitselfraisesdopaminelevelssoeventuallyyourbrainwillgetafeelgoodhitevenifyourmusclesprotest.RewardyourselfwithsomethingyoureallydesireVolkowstresses.Youexercisedallweek?Stucktoyourdiet?Buyabookagreatpairofjeansortryafancyrestaurant.20.What'sthesubjectivereasonforbeinghardtobreakbadbehaviors?A.Somebehaviorsgetdeeprootedinourbrains.B.WepreferanimmediaterewarD.C.Wevaluedelayedgifts.D.WeareallcreaturesofnaturE.21.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordconnectioninParagraph3referto?A.Pleasureandbehavior.B.BrainandrewarD.C.HappinessanddopaminE.D.Cueandenvironment.22.Itcanbeinferredthatthehigherthedopaminelevelis________.A.theharderitisforyoutobreakthebadhabitB.thelesspleasureyouwillgetC.thestrongerbadhabitswillbecomeD.themoreyou'llwanttogetareward23.WhydoesVolkoweatpopcorneventhoughhedoesn'tlikeit?A.Becauseherecognizestheimportanceofhim.B.Becauseitisneededfornormalgrowthofthebody.C.Becausehecan'tresistthetemptationofit.D.Becauseitmakeshimrelaxedtoeatpopcornwhileseeingfilms.
Aseriousproblemfortoday’ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirlives.Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquestionofthesystemwewantforoursociety.Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem.Firstemployersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees.TomakethispossibleapercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurposE.Butwhenacompanymusttakelife-longresponsibilityforitsemployeesitmaysufferfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts.Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual.Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement.Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears.Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor.Inadditionthegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly.Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions.Furthermoresomeinsituationsshouldbecreatedforseniorcitizenswhichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem.Unfortunatelyasthepresentsituationinourcountryshowsthisisnotatrulyviableanswer.Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderlyparticularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung.Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.Tosumupalltheseoptionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Thereforeitisreasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theproblemsfacedbytheoldinsociety.B.Whyweshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheold?C.Howwecanimprovethelivesoftheold?D.Wheretheoldcangotogettheirpensions?2.Theunderlinedwordviableinthefourthparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.impossibleB.practicalC.usefulD.successful3.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney.B.EmployersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalateragE.C.BecomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeoplE.D.ThereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheolD.4.Whatisthewriter’sMAINpurposeinwritingthisarticle?A.TopointouttheneedforgovernmentsupportforoldpeoplE.B.TomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeoplE.C.Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem.D.ToinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlifE.
ThanksgivingDayisaspecialholidayintheUnitedStatesandCanadA.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefallafterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstthanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember41619thePilgrims朝圣者fromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCityVirginiA.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantiC.ThefirstNewEnglandThangksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouthMassachusettsin1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdieD.Butthenextyeartheyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree-dayfeast.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.EveryonebroughtfooD.Intimeothercolonies殖民地begantocelebrateadayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWarSarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.Heproclaimed宣布thelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofthanksgiving.TodayAmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovemberCanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbors.ButtheCanadianThanksgivingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.1.Thepassagemainlytellsus____________.A.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebratedB.howtocelebrateThanksgivingDayC.howThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplacesD.whyThanksgivingDayisaharvestholiday2.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated____________.A.inspringB.insummerC.inautumnD.inwinter3.Thefirsttocelebratethanksgivingwere____________.A.peopleinCanadaB.GovernorBradfordC.somepeoplefromEnglandD.theAmericanIndians4.WecaninferfromthepassagethatNewEnglandmustbe____________.A.inEnglandB.inCanadaC.onsomeislandofftheAtlanticD.inAmerica5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.There’slittledifferencebetweentheAmericanwayandtheCanadianwaytocelebrateThanksgivingDay.B.AbrahamLincolnwasnotthefirsttodecideonthanksgivingcelebrations.C.ThanksgivingDayusedtobeaholidaytocelebrateagoodharvest.D.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedtoexpresstheAmericanandIndianpeople’sthankstoGoD.
Tobeagoodteacheryouneedsomeofthegiftsofagoodactor;youmustbeabletoholdtheattentionandinterestofyouraudience;youmustbeaclearspeakerwithagoodstrongpleasantvoicewhichisfullyunderyourcontrol;andyoumustbeabletoactwhatyouareteachinginordertomakeitsmeaningclear.Watchagoodteacherandyouwillseethathedoesn’tsitstillbeforehisclass;hestandsthewholetimeheisteaching;hewalksaboutusinghisarmshandsandfingerstohelphiminhisexplanationsandhisfacetoexpressfeelings.Thereareveryimportantdifferencesbetweentheteacher’sworkandtheactor’s.Theactorhastospeakwordswhichhehaslearntbyheart;hehastorepeatexactlythesamewordseachtimeheplaysacertainpartevenhismovementsandthewaysinwhichheuseshisvoiceareusuallyfixedbeforehand预先.WhathehastodoistomakeallthesecarefullylearntwordsandactionsseemnaturalonthestagE.A.goodteacherworksinquiteadifferentway.Hisaudiencetakeanactivepartinhisplay:theyaskandanswerquestionstheyobeyordersandiftheydon’tunderstandanythingtheysayso.Theteachercan’tlearnhispartbyheartbutmustinventitashegoesalong.Ihaveknownmanyteacherswhoarefineactorsinclassbutareunabletotakepartinastage-playbecausetheycan’tkeepstrictlytowhatanotherhaswritten.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordgiftsmean?A.presentsB.knowledgeC.skillsD.advantages27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.A.goodteachershouldspeakclearly.B.A.goodteachershouldsitstillbeforehisclassandspeakwithhisbodylanguagE.C.A.goodactorshouldspeakasothershaveaskedhimtodo.D.A.goodactorshouldrepeatexactlythesamewordseachtimeheplaysacertainpart.28.Theskillsofagoodteacherare________.A.drawhisstudents’attentionB.changehisvoicewhenneededC.actoutwhatheisteachingD.alltheabove29.Fromthepassageweknow_______________.A.agoodteachershouldbeagoodactorB.agoodteachermaybeunabletoactwellonthestageC.agoodactorshouldbeagoodteacherD.agoodactormayactwellinclass30.Thetitle标题ofthepassageis_____________.A.HowtobeagoodteacherB.HowtobeagoodactorC.A.goodteacher’sknowledgeD.A.goodactor’sbehavior
AllaroundtheworldpeopledrinkteA.ButteadoesnotmeanthesamethingtoeveryonE.IndifferentcountriespeoplehaveverydifferentideasaboutdrinkingteA.InChinaforexampleteaisalwaysservedwhenpeoplegettogether.TheChinesedrinkitatanytimeofthedayathomesorinteahouses.Theyprefertheirteaplainwithnothingelseinit.TeaisalsoimportantinJapan.TheJapanesehaveaspecialwayofservingteacalledateaceremony.Itisveryoldandfullofmeaning.Everythingmustbedoneinaspecialwayintheceremony.ThereisevenaspecialroomforitinJapanesehomes.AnotherteadrinkingcountryisEnglanD.InEnglandthelateafternoonisteatime.Almosteveryonehasacupofteathen.TheEnglishusuallymaketeainteapotanddrinkitwithcreamandsugar.TheyalsoeatcakescookiesandlittlesandwichesatteatimE.IntheUnitedStatespeopledrinkteamostlyforbreakfastoraftermeals.AmericansusuallyuseteabagstomaketheirteA.Teabagsarefasterandeasierthanmakingteainteapots.InsummermanyAmericansdrinkcoldtea---icedtea.SometimestheydrinkicedteafromcanslikesodA.46.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout_________.A.ChineseteaB.whyteaisimportantC.theteatimeinEnglandD.differentwaysofteadrinking47.Thewordplaininline4maymean_____________.A.simpleB.goingC.hardD.drink48.TheChinesedrinktea__________.A.forbreakfastB.inaspecialwayC.whentheygettogetherD.onlyinteahouses49.Icedteaispopular_____________.A.inwinterB.inEnglandC.forlunchD.inAmerica50.TheEnglishliketo_____________.A.eatsomethingwiththeirteaB.drinktheirteaplainC.haveteawithdinnerD.drinktheirteainteahouses
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