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ManyAmericansareturningtoJapantheythinkacountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccessforpossibleanswers.HowevertheanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofinD.InmostJapanesepreschoolssurprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inonesurvey300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteacherschilddevelopmentspecialistsandparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents答问卷者listedtogivechildrenagoodstartacademicallyasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.IncontrastoverhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.TopreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinthefirstgradeandbeyondJapanesepreschoolsdonotteachreadingwritingandmathematicsbutratherskillssuchasdeterminationconcentrationandtheabilitytoworkasamemberofagroup.ThehugemajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.LikeinAmericathereisdiversity多样性inJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaimssuchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecitiessomekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogramitwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-rated一流的schoolsanduniversities.Severalmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizing智能化insomeJapanesekindergartens.1.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve______.A.JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparentsB.Japan’seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievementsC.JapanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstructionD.Japan’shighereducationissuperiortotheirs2.InJapan’spreschooleducationthefocusison______.A.preparingchildrenacademicallyB.developingchildren’sartisticinterestsC.developingchildren’spotentialD.shapingchildren’scharacter3.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens?A.Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.B.TheycanmakemoregroupexperiencegrowtherE.C.Theycanbeself-centeredwhentheygrowup.D.Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingatop-ratededucation.4.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto______.A.broadenchildren’sknowledgeB.trainchildren’screativityC.lightenchildren’sstudyloadD.enrichchildren’sexperience
Wewouldliketowishallourreadersawonderfulwinterbreak.OurJanuarymagazineisnowintheshopsandavailabledigitally.We’relookingforwardtosharingmoreadventuresanddiscoverieswithyouin2014including:AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticAsthepopulationofAscensionIslandrisesuptomarkthe200thanniversaryofBritishruleFredPearcewonderswhatthefuturemighthaveinstoreforthisstrangepartoflanD.Photostory:OntheroadagainAselectionofimagesfromanexhibitionopeningthismonthattheRoyalGeographicalSocietygohandinhandwithMAurelStein’searly20thcenturyphotographsoftheSilkRoaD.Dossier:GoingundergroundMarkRowediscussestherolethatcarbonstoragecanplayintheglobalefforttoreducecarbondioxideemission排放.lossKitGilletreportsfromtheGulfofThailandwhosefisheries渔场havebeenalmostdestroyedbythecommercializationoftheThaifishingindustry.Anddon’tforgetaround-upofthelatestgeographicalandclimatesciencenews;ahotspotfocusonTurkey;adviceontakingphotographsinAntarctica;aninterviewwithLucienCastaing-TaylorprofessorofvisualartsatHarvard;pluslotslotsmoreBuyyourcopynowclickhereandsaveupto35%orcall+4401635588496.GeographicalisalsoavailableinWHSmithandmanyindependentnewsagents.68.WhotookphotosoftheSilkRoad?A.MAurelStein.B.FredPearcE.C.MarkRowE.D.LucienCastaing-Taylor.69.Ifyouwanttoreadsomethingaboutglobalwarmingyoucanread.A.AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticB.Photostory:OntheroadagainC.Dossier:GoingundergroundD.loss70.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.AscensionIslandhasabrightfuturewithmorepopulation.B.CommercializationcontributestothelossoffisheryinThai.C.TheJanuaryeditionof2014istocomeoutinthewinterbreak.D.Thetopicsofthismagazinefocusongeographyandinterviews.71.Thepassageiswrittento.A.shareadventuresanddiscoveriesB.giveadviceontakingphotosC.attractreaderstobuythemagazineD.introducethecontentofthemagazine
Believeitornotopticalillusion错觉cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Butstripescalledchevrons人字形paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyareandthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundation基金会forTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan’ssuccess.Startingnextyearthefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivetoogreatspeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidentsaccordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidentsthefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsdangerarethegreatestcurvesexitslopestrafficcirclesandbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraighthorizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.Howevertrafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.Chevronsscientistssaynotonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.1.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.A.anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrolB.anewpatternforpaintinghighwaysC.anewwayoftrainingdriversD.anewtypeofopticalillusion2.Onroadspaintedwithchevronsdriverstendtofeelthat.A.theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazardsB.theyaredrivinginthewronglaneC.theyshouldslowdowntheirspeedD.theyarecomingneartothespeedlimit3.Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraighthorizontalbarsisthattheformer.A.cankeepdriversawakeB.cancutroadaccidentsinhalfC.willlookmoreattractiveD.willhavealongereffectondrivers4.TheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto.A.tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareasB.changetheroadsignsacrossthecountryC.replacestraighthorizontalbarswithchevronsD.repeattheJapaneseroadpatterns5.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraighthorizontalbarspaintedacrossroads?A.Theyaresuitableonlyonbroadroads.B.TheyarefallingoutofuseintheUnitedStates.C.TheyareignoredinalongperiodoftimE.D.Theycannotbeusedsuccessfullytotrafficcircles.
PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:mother’sdayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sdayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeries面包师telephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.57.OnFather’sDaywhatdopeopleoftendo?A.Theywearcarnations.B.Theyhaveoutdoorbarbecues.C.Theyattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.D.Theyvisitthecemetery.58.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?_________.A.Theysellflowers.B.TheymakeandsellbreaD.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.59.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?_________.A.Ithasonlytwokindsofcolors.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDayorFather’sDay.C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.
Ineighteenseventy-seventheAmericangovernmentdecidedtomovetheNezPerceIndiansfromtheirlanD.ThegovernmenthadsetupareservationfortheminIdaho.ChiefJosephdidnotwanttoleavethelanD.ItwasholygrounD.Itcontainedthebonesofhisfatherandmother.ButlikehisfatherinearliertimesChiefJosephknewitwouldbehopelesstostayanddefendthelanD.ThereweretoofewIndianstowinawaragainstthewhitemen.AndsoinJuneofeighteenseventy-seventheNezPercelefttheirhomeintheWallowaValley.Theyleftquickly.TheywereabletotakeonlyasmallpartofwhattheyownedandjustafewcattleandAppaloosahorses.WhentheIndiansreachedtheSnakeRiverthewaterwasverydeepandranveryfastwithmeltedsnowfromthemountains.ChiefJosephandhispeoplemadeboatsfromsticksanddriedanimalskinstocrosstheriver.WhiletheIndianswerebusyagroupofwhitemencameandstolesomeofthecattlewaitingattheedgeoftheriver.TheotherchiefsdemandedthatJosephcallameeting.TwoofthechiefsWhiteBirdandToohoolhoolzotespokeforWarbutJosephhelddifferentopinion.SomeoftheyoungmeninWhiteBird’sgroupwereveryangry.Thatnighttheyrodeintothecountrysideandkilledelevenwhitepersons.DuringallhisyearsaschiefJosephhadtriedtokeepthepeacE.NowhesawtherewasnohopE.AlthoughheandhisyoungmenhadtakennopartinthekillingsheknewthatthewhitemenwouldblamealloftheIndians.ChiefJosephsaidIwouldhavegivenmyownlifeifIcouldhaveundonethekillingofthewhitemen.ManyNezPercefleD.ChiefJosephremainedbecausehiswifewasabouttohaveababy.AftershegavebirthheandhisfamilyjoinedtheothersinWhiteBirdCanyontothesouth.JosephwantedtoleadthepeopletosafetyintheflatlandsofMontanA.ButtheUnitedStatesarmyquicklysenthorsesoldierstofollowthem.TheywereextremelytiredwhentheyreachedWhiteBirdCanyon.AnIndian—carryingawhiteflag—walkedforwardtomeetthem.A.soldiershothim.WiththatshotwarbetweentheNezPerceandtheUnitedStatesbegan.71.Whydidn’tChiefJosephwanttoleavetheland?A.Hedidn’twanttolivewiththewhitemen.B.Hehadspecialfeelingforthelandwherehewasliving.C.Hedidn’twanttobeseparatedfromhisparents.D.HethoughtthereservationinIdahowasn’tsatisfying.72.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.WhiletheIndianswerewaitingbytheriveragroupofwhitemenstolesomeofthecattlE.B.WhentheIndiansreachedtheSnakeRiveritwasveryhardforthemtocrossit.C.ChiefJosephandhispeoplewereunwillingtocrossthedeepriver.D.BeforetheylefttheirhometheNezPercehadonlyafewcattleandAppaloosahorses.73.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.conflictsoftenhappenedbetweentheIndiansandthewhiteB.ChiefJosephwasafraidofwhitemenC.whitemenoftenkilledsomeIndiansD.ChiefJosephknewitwouldbehopelesstodefendtheland74.AftersomeoftheyoungmeninWhiteBird’sgroupkilledelevenwhitepersons________.A.theUnitedStatesarmywantedtorevenge报仇B.alltheNezPercefledC.ChiefJosephtriedhisbesttokeeppeaceD.ChiefJosephblamedWhiteBird75.Whatmightbethetitleofthepassage?A.ThestoryofChiefJosephB.TheAmericanCivilWarC.ChiefJosephandhischildrenD.TheNezPerceIndians
Yourpeersarepeopleyourageorclosetoitwhohaveexperiencesandinterestssimilartoyours.Youandyourfriendsmakedozensofdecisionseverydayandyouinfluenceeachother’schoicesandbehavior.Thisisoften________---it’shumannaturetolistentoandlearnfromotherpeopleinyouragegroup.Sometimesthoughthestressesinyourlifecanactuallycomefromyourpeers.Theymaypressureyouintodoingsomethingyou’reuncomfortablewithsuchasshopliftingdoingdrugsordrinkingortakingdangerousriskswhendrivingacar.Thepressuretoconform随潮流canbepowerfulandhardtoresist.A.personmightfeelpressuretodosomethingjustbecauseothersaredoingit.Peerpressurecaninfluenceapersontodosomethingthatisrelativelyharmless---orsomethingthathasmoreseriousconsequences.Peoplemayfeelpressuretoconformsotheyfitinorareacceptedorsotheydon’tfeelawkwardoruncomfortablE.Whenpeopleareunsureofwhattodoinasocialsituationtheynaturallylooktoothersforcues暗示aboutwhatisandisn’tacceptablE.Thepeoplewhoaremosteasilyinfluencedwillfollowsomeoneelse’sleadfirst.Thenothersmaygoalongtoo---soitcanbeeasytothinkItmustbeOK.Everyoneelseisdoingit.Theymustknowwhatthey’redoing.Beforeyouknowitmanypeoplearegoingalongwiththecrowd---perhapsonsomethingtheymightnototherwisedo.Respondingtopeerpressureispartofhumannature---butsomepeoplearemorelikelytogiveinandothersarebetterabletoresistandstandtheirgrounD.It’snotalwayseasytoresistnegativepeerpressurE.Butwhenyoudoitiseasytofeelgoodaboutitafterwards.Andyoumayevenbeapositiveinfluenceonyourpeerswhofeelthesameway---oftenitjusttakesonepersontospeakoutortakeadifferentactiontochangeasituation.56.Whichofthefollowingisakindofpeerpressure?A.Yourteachersgiveyoualotofhomework.B.Yourparentsexpecthighscoresfromyou.C.Yourclassmatespersuadeyoutocutclass.D.Yourrelativesinviteyoutoattendaparty.57.WhichismostlikelytobefilledintheblankinParagraph1?A.negativeB.impossibleC.positiveD.uncertain58.Mostpeopletendtodowhatothersaredoinginorderto_________.A.feelasenseofachievementB.getafeelingofbeingacceptedC.setagoodexampleforothersD.standoutinacrowd59.Whatcanweknowaccordingtotheauthor?A.GivingintopeerpressureisunavoidablE.B.Peerpressureusuallyleadstoseriousresults.C.GoingalongwiththecrowdusuallymeansmakingarightchoicE.D.EveryonecanmakeadifferencebyresistingnegativepeerpressurE.60.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.thoughtsonpeerpressureB.differenttypesofpeerpressureC.waystodealwithpeerpressureD.theinfluenceofpeerpressureonpeople
China’ssecondfemaleastronauttoenterspacedeliveredalecturetomorethan60millionstudentsacrossthecountryonThursdaywhileaboardtheTiangong-1spacemodule340kilometersabovetheEarth’ssurfaceinthefirstattemptatthiskindoflecturebyaChineseastronaut.WangYapingoneofthethreecrewmembersintheShenzhou-Ⅹclassspacecraftdeliveredthelecturethrougha40-minutelivevideobroadcastninedaysafterthesuccessfulspacecraftlaunch.AssistedbytheothertwoastronautsNieHaishengandZhangXiaoguangWangshowedstudentshowmovementoccursinazero-gravityenvironmentthroughaseriesofphysicsexperimentstohelpstudentsunderstandbasicphysicsconcepts.ObserverssaythecreativelectureisnotonlygoodforscienceandpatrioticeducationoftheyoungergenerationbutalsoshowsnationalconfidenceinChina’smaturingspacetechnologies.Viathevideofeedsystemthethreeastronautsinteractedwithsome300curiousstudentsinBeijingonThursdayafterthelecturewhoraisedquestionsabouttheirdailylifeinthespacemodulE.I’mextremelyexcitedtoseethemagicaleffectsoftheexperiments.IfeellikeI’mclosetospacewhilewatchingthelivebroadcastaprimaryschoolstudentinBeijingtoldtheGlobalTimesafterthelecturE.ThelecturebecameoneofthemostpopulartopicsonWeiboThursdaywithsomeWebuserssayingthisvisuallyimpressivemethodofeducationhasmadetheminterestedinspacesciencE.Thelecturealsodrewinternationalattention.AfterthelectureWangrepliedtoaletterofgreetingfromBarbaraMorganafemaleUSastronautwhoparticipatedinaspaceteachingprogramin2007.Wewouldliketojointheeffortasyouhavedonetobringscience-lovingyoutharoundtheworldclosertotheirdreamsofexploringtheuniverseWangsaidinthereplyXinhuareporteD.56.WecaninferfromthepassageWangYapingdidtheexperiments.A.onherownB.inanenvironmentwithoutgravityC.onlytoamusethestudentsD.onlytoshowChina’smaturingspacetechnologies57.Wecansaythislectureis.A.impressivebutridiculousB.creativebutimpracticalC.interestingandeducationalD.educationalbutboring58.AccordingtothepassageweknowBarbaraMorgan.A.isawomanastronautfromAmericaB.oncetaughtWangYapinghowtodeliveraspeechinspaceC.wasthefirstwomaninUStobesentinspaceD.oncetrainedwithWangYaping【备选题】What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheShenzhou-Ⅹclassspacecraft.B.WangYaping’sspaceclassC.TheinternationalinfluenceofChina’sspaceexplorationD.China’soutstandingastronauts.
Nowcamegreatnews!Itcamefromaneighboringstatewherethefamily’sonlysurvivingrelativeliveD.ItwasSally’srelative—adistantrelativebythenameofTilburyFosterseventyandsinglE.TilburynowwrotetoSallysayingheshouldshortlydieandshouldleavehimthirtythousanddollarscash;notforlovebutbecausemoneyhadgivenhimmostofhistroublesandhewishedtoplaceitwheretherewasgoodhopethatitwouldcontinueitsevilwork.ThebequestwouldbefoundinhiswillandwouldbeofficiallyhandedoverprovidedthatSallyshouldbeabletoprovetotheexecutors遗嘱执行人.AssoonasAleckhadpartiallyrecoveredfromthestrongemotionscreatedbythelettershesentsomeonetotherelative’shomeandsubscribedforthelocalpaper.FortherestofthedaySallymadeconfusionwithhisbooksandAleckcouldnotkeephermindonheraffairsnoteventakeupaflower-potorbookorastickofwoodwithoutforgettingwhatshehadintendedtodowithit.Forbothweredreaming.Thirtythousanddollars!AlldaylongAleckwasabsorbedinplanninghowtoinvestitSallyinplanninghowtospendit.Therewasnoromance-readingthatnight.Thechildrentookthemselvesawayearlyfortheirparentsweresilentdisturbedandstrangelyunentertaining.Twopencilshadbeenbusyduringthathour—note-making;inthewayofplans.ItwasSallywhobrokethestillnessatlast.HesaidwithexcitementAhit’llbegrandAleck!Outofthefirstthousandwe’llhaveahorseandabuggyforsummerandacutterandaskinlap-robeforwinter.Aleckrespondedwithdecisionandcalmness.Youcanspendapartofit.Butthewholeofthecapitalmustbeputrighttowork.Whyyes.YesofcoursE.Haveyougotitinvestedyet?Nothere’snohurryaboutthat;Imustlookaroundfirstandthinker...I’veturneditovertwice;onceinoilandonceinwheat.WhyAleckit’ssplendid!Whatdoesitamountto?Ithink—welltobeonthesafesideaboutahundredandeightythousandclearthoughitwillprobablybemorE.My!Isn’titwonderful?Goodheaven!LuckhascomeourwayatlastAleck!Thentheywentuptobedbuttheyleftthecandleburninginthesittingroom.Theydidnotrememberuntiltheywereundressed;thenSallywasforlettingitburn;hesaidtheycouldafforditifitwasathousanD.ButAleckwentdownandputitout.Agoodjobtoo;foronherwaybackshehitonaschemethatwouldturnthehundredandeightythousandintohalfamillionbeforeithadhadtimetogetcolD.64.WhywouldTilburyliketogiveallhismoneytoSally?A.BecauseSallywasTilbury’sonlyrelativealivE.B.BecauseTilburylovedSallyandhisfamilydeeply.C.BecauseTilburywantedhismoneytocontinueitsfunction.D.BecauseSallyandhiswifearegoodatinvesting.65.TheunderlinedwordbequestinParagraph1probablymeans.A.agiftofpersonalpropertyB.aproofofaperson’sidentityC.amethodofgettingmoneyD.areasonforgivingmoney66.WhatdoweknowaboutSallyandhiswifeafterreceivingtheletter?A.Theywereindeepsorrowandstayedupallnight.B.Theycaredlittleaboutthebequestandlivedtheirlifeasusual.C.TheypaidavisittoTilburytoconfirmthetruthoftheletter.D.Theyhadabigambitiontoinvestthemoneyandmakehugeprofits.67.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThrillingNewsB.Sally’sDistantRelativeC.The$30000BequestD.A.SmartInvestment
China’snewbuzzwordtuhaomaybeinnextyear’sOxfordEnglishDictionary.IfitsinfluencecontinuesitisverylikelytoappearonourupdatedlistofwordssaidJulieKleemanprojectmanagerwiththeeditingteam.InChinesetumeansuncouthandhaomeansrich.IthastraditionallybeenreferredtorichpeoplewhothrowtheirweightaroundinChina’sruralareas.Inrecentyearspeopleborrowedthetermtodescribethosewhospendmoneyinanirrational没道理的manner.ThewordgainedcredenceinSeptemberwiththelaunchofApple’snewgold-colorediPhoneanitemlovedbyChina’srichpeoplE.ThecolorbecameknownastuhaogolD.Thewordisnowoftenusedbytheonlinecommunitytorefertopeoplewhohavethecashbutlacktheclasstogowithit.KleemanalsomentionedtwootherChinesewords—damaandhukou—whichmayalsobetakeninthedictionary.HukoumeanshouseholdregistrationinChineseandhasbeenwidelyuseD.Damameaningmiddle-agedwomenwasfirstusedintheWesternmediabytheWallStreetJournalinMaywhenthousandsofChinesewomenwerebuyinguprecordnumberofgolD.TheywerethedrivingforceintheglobalgoldmarketbetweenAprilandJunewhenthegoldpriceshadslumped下跌.Wehavenearly120Chinese-linkedwordsnowinOxfordEnglishDictionaryshesaiD.Someofthemare:Guanxiliterallymeaningconnectionisthesystemofsocialnetworksandinfluentialrelationshipswhichfacilitatebusinessandotherdealings.Taikonautisamixoftaikongmeaningouterspaceandastronaut.ThenewwordswillbefirstuploadedontheofficialwebsitebeforethedictionariesarrivE.Theonlineversionisalsorenewedeverythreemonths.Itatleastbrokeouroldrules.Itusedtotake10yearstoincludeanewwordbutnowwekeepthepacewiththeeraaccordingtoJohnSimpson.1.WhatdoesTuhaomeannow?A.TherichwholikeiPhonemadeofgolD.B.ThepeoplewhohavepowerinthecountrysidE.C.Thepeoplewhospendmoneyreasonably.D.Therichwhofindnoclasstobelongto.2.WhyisthewordDamapopularnow?A.Theyboughtgoldintheglobalmarket.B.Theyarewealthymiddle-agedwomen.C.Theybroughtthegoldpricesdown.D.TheyworkedontheWallStreet.3.WhichwordhasalreadybeenintheOxfordEnglishDictionary?A.Tuhao.B.Taikonaut.C.DamA.D.Hukou.4.AccordingtoJohntheOxfordEnglishDictionary.A.updatesitsnewversioneverythreemonthsB.takes10yearstoincludeanewwordnowC.speedsupitsacceptanceofnewwordsD.hasitsonlineversiontocollectnewwords
Citiesneedtoputeffortstodealwithpollutionandcleartheair.Chinesecitieswillneedtoputeffortstoclearuptheskywhenanewdepartmenttoimproveregionalairqualityissetupby2015accordingtothelatestplanreleasedbytheStateCouncil.BesidestheexistingpollutioncontrolprogramforSO2regionalemissioncaps区域排放上限forothercertainchemicalswillbeestablishedinthethreekeyairpollutingareas—theYangtzeRiverDeltaPearlRiverDeltaandtheBeijingTianjinHebeiregion.Coalconsumptioncapswillalsobetriedoutinsomeareasaccordingtotheplan.Theplanisaimedatdealingwithregionalairpollution—suchasacidrainandsmog—whichhavebecomeincreasinglyobviousinChinainrecentyearsandcausedaseverethreattopeople'shealthZhangLijunviceministerofenvironmentalprotectionsaidinaninterviewonMonday.Theairqualityinacityaffectstheregionsnearbybecausepollutants污染物cantravelthroughtheatmospheresaidChaiFahevicedirectorofChineseResearchAcademyofEnvironmentalSciences.SoeffortstoreduceairpollutioninasinglecitytargetingacertainpollutantwillnotbeenoughChaisaiD.ZhangsaidThecountry'smajorindustrialdistricts—theYangtzeRiverDeltaPearlRiverDeltaandtheBeijingTianjinHebeiregion—haverecordedmorethan100mistydaysannuallyinrecentyears.Thesethreeregionshometoatleast200millionpeopleoccupyonly6.3percentofthecountry'sareabutconsume40percentofthecountry'scoalandproducehalfofitssteelaccordingtoofficialfigures.Studiesalsoshowthatthevisibility能见度ineasternregionsofChinahasdroppedby7to15kmcomparedtothatintheearly1960sasaresultofairpollution.LiaoningprovincetheShandongPeninsulaWuhaninHubeiprovinceanditssurroundingareatheChangshaZhuzhouXiangtanregioninHunanprovincetheChengduChongqingregionandthewesterncoastoftheTaiwanStraitsarealsolistedasareastocarryoutsuchregionalairpollutioncontrolprogramsaccordingtotheplan.Thenewplanalsorequiresanimprovedairqualitysystemwhichwillmeasurethepollutionlevels.Thecurrentsystemwhichonlymeasuressomemajorpollutantscannotreflectthe_true_picture.saidChai.43.Itwillnotbeenoughtoreduceairpollutioninasinglecitybecause________.A.airpollutionhasbeenbecomingmoreandmoreseriousinrecentyearsB.airpollutionlikeacidrainandsmogisthreateningpeople'shealthC.airpollutantsinacitycantravelintheskyandaffectnearbyareasD.airpollutantsstayinfixedplacesoverthecities44.SupposethevisibilityineasternregionsofChinawas130kmintheearly1960sthevisibilitytherenowadaysis________.A.123to115kmB.137to145kmC.123to145kmD.115to137km45.Themainpurposeofthepassageis________.A.toinformreadersofthedamagecausedbyairpollutionB.tointroducethenewplantocontrolairpollutionC.toprovideofficialfiguresofairpollutionlevelsD.topointouttheregionsaffectedbyairpollution
Americansignlanguagehasaninterestinghistory.AlthoughtherehavealwaysbeendeafindividualsinAmericathehistoryreallybeginsin1817.Before1817deafpeoplecommunicatedbyusinghomesigns.Gestureswereindividuallycreatedandusedwithinthehomeforsimplecommunication.Therewerenoschoolsorformalsignlanguagetrainingforthedeaf.Sowhywas1817animportantyear?WellthestorybeginswithThomasHopkinsGallaudet.Gallaudetmethisneighbor'sdaughterAliceCogswell.AlicewastheyoungdeafdaughterofDr.MasonCogswellfromHartfordConnecticut.GallaudetbeganteachingAlicetoreadandwriteafewsimplewords.ExcitedbythesuccessDr.CogswellencouragedGallaudettoestablishaschoolforthedeaf.CogswellraisedthemoneyandGallaudettraveledtoBritaintolearnthemethodsusedtherE.Howevertheschoolsrefusedtosharetheirinstructionaltechniquesandmethods.WhileinLondontherehappenedtobeademonstrationoftheFrenchmethodofdeafeducation.BritainwasusinganoralmethodofinstructionhowevertheFrenchmethodusedsigns.GallaudetwasfascinatedwiththemethodandwasabletomeetwiththeinstructorSicardandhistwodeafpupilsJeanMassieuandLaurentClerC.SicardagreedtoteachGallaudethismethodandGallaudetwenttoParistolearnFrenchsigns.AfterawhileGallaudetwishedtoreturnhomeandconvincedClerctogowithhimandhelphimestablishtheschool.Thetriphomewasa52dayvoyageduringwhichClerctaughtGallaudetFrenchsignsandGallaudettaughtClercEnglish.OnApril151817LaurentClercandThomasHopkinsGallaudetestablishedwhatiscurrentlyknownastheAmericanSchoolfortheDeafinHartfordConnecticut.TheopeningofthefirstschoolforthedeafcanbeviewedasoneofthemostimportanteventsincurrentdeafculturE.1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.HowGallaudetsetupthefirstschoolforthedeafinAmericA.B.WhatcontributionsGallaudetmadetotheeducationofthedeafinAmericA.C.DifferentmethodsofteachingthedeafintheworlD.D.WhoinventedAmericansignlanguagE.2.Before1817deafpeopleinAmerica________.A.couldn'tevencommunicatewiththeirparentsathomeB.couldonlyhavesimplecommunicationwithinhomeC.couldonlycommunicatewithanoralmethodD.couldonlycommunicatewithdeafpeoplefromotherhomes3.SchoolsinBritaindidn'tteachGallaudetbecause________.A.theirmethodswerequitedifferentB.theythoughtitwasimpossibleforGallaudettolearnC.GallaudetknewlittleaboutsignlanguageD.theywantedtokeeptheirmethodsasecret4.Whathappenedduringthe52dayvoyagebacktoAmerica?A.ClercbegantoteachGallaudetFrenchsigns.B.AmericansignlanguagebegantoforminGallaudet'sminD.C.GallaudetlearnedmanyofFrenchsigns.D.Bothmenlearnedthelanguageoftheother.5.WhogavethebiggesthelptoGallaudetaccordingtothepassage?A.AliceCogswell.B.Dr.MasonCogswell.C.LaurentClerC.D.JeanMassieu.
TheInternetcanprovideawealthofeducationalresourcesforsmallchildrenifyouknowwheretolook.Thisarticlewilloffersomeeducationalwebsitestosmallchildren.Youmayneedtoassistyourchildreninnavigating导航thepagesuntiltheyunderstandwheretheirfavoriteactivitiesarE.EnchantedLearningEnchantedlearningisagreatwebsiteforchildrenandIknowseveralteacherswhorelyonitformaterialsfortheirclassrooms.Mostoftheinformationisfreebutfor$20.00peryearyoucanpurchaseamembershipthatallowsyoutohaveaccesstothesitewithouttheadvertising.Thepagesherearegreat.Therearecoloredpagesandworksheetsfortoddlers学步儿童andschool-agechildren.Theyfocusonlearninglanguagescienceanimalsgeographyastronomyexplorersmusicartandnurseryrhymes.StarfallStarfallisanothergoodeducationalwebsiteforsmallchildren.Teachersoftenusethiswebsiteinclassrooms.Itemphasizesreadingskillsforearlylearners.Thewebsiteisaimedatfirstgradelevellearnersbutithastoolsthatcanhelpallchildrenfrompre-KtosecondgradE.Thewebsitehasreadingactivitiesworksheetstodownloadandastorewhereyoucanpurchaseeducationalmaterialsforyourchildren.SesameStreetWorkshopKidsloveSesameStreetanditisalwayseducational.Thisisoneofthefunniestwebsitesonlineforchildrenbecauseitisverywellanimatedandhasgreatsoundeffects.Thewebsitehasgamesandstoriesforsmallkidsandtheycancreatelettersatthepostofficeandmailthemtotheirfavoritecharacters.SproutOnlineSprouthasfeaturesonitstelevisionnetworkwhicharejustforchildren.Therearegamescoloredpagesrecipesmusicvideossignlanguageactivitiesandexercisevideosforchildren.TherearealsoonlineactivitiesbasedonSprouttelevisionshows.TheseincludeRoarytheRaceCartheWigglestheMightyJungleandmanyothers.Thesearejustafewofmanyeducationalwebsitesforchildren.SmallchildrenlovetousecomputerssohelpthemfindsomewebsitesthatcontainfunandlearningatthesametimE.71.What’sthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A.Tointroducesomeeducationalwebsitestoparentsfortheirkids.B.Toletparentsdistinguishbetweengoodandbadwebsites.C.Toattractthereaderstodownloadsomeusefulinformation.D.Toenrichyoungchildren’ssparetimewithsomeInternetgames.72.What’sthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhohavemembershipsandthosewhodon’t?A.WithamembershipyoucangettheinformationforfreE.B.Youcandownloadmaterialsyouwantforfreewithamembership.C.Withamembershipyoucanhaveaccesstothesitewithouttheads.D.Youcanlookthroughmorepageswithamembership.73.Ifyouwanttobuyeducationalmaterialsforyourchildrenyoushouldchoose_________.A.EnchantedLearningB.StarfallC.SesameStreetWorkshopD.SproutOnline74.WhydoestheSesameStreetWorkshophavemorefunthanothers?A.Becauseithasgamesandstoriesforyoungkids.B.Becausechildrencanmailletterstotheirfavoritecharacters.C.Becauseitisalwayseducationalandchildrenloveit..D.Becauseithasgreatsoundeffectsandanimation.75.Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethat______.A.EnchantedLearninghasreadingactivitiesandworksheetstodownloaD.B.Starfallisdesignedforlearnersfrompre-KtosecondgradeC.theWigglesandtheMightyJunglearenotbasedontelevisionshows.D.websitesthatinvolvejoyandlearningarebeneficialtokids.
OneofCalifornia’spoorestschooldistrictstheCoachellaValleyUnifiedsoutheastofLosAngelesiscurrentlyrollingoutiPadstoeverystudent.Butaswithtableteffortsacrossthecountrythisonefacesskeptics怀疑andobstacles障碍.SomewonderifitsprojectedbenefitsarebeinggrosslyoversolD.DarrylAdamstalksabouthisschooldistrict’slatestproject.EveryonewillhaveaniPad!hesayswithabroadsmilE.It’sgoingtobeexciting!Hearguesthatschooldistrictshaveoftenfailedtoinspirekids.Insteadhesaysthey’vebeenteachingthemhowtotaketests.Andthat’snotwhateducationisabout.SoforthefirsttimeinourhistoryasanationIthinkintheworldwe’regoingtobeabletopersonalizeeducationAdamssays.Butsomedistrictshavepubliclystumbled绊倒withtheirinitiatives为解决困难采取的行动.LosAngelesUnifiedstudentseasilygotaroundrestrictionsontheirdistrict-issuediPads:TheysimplydeletedtheirpersonalprofileinfoandthencouldsurftheWebwithoutrestriction.CoachellaValleyistryingtolearnfromLA’sproblems.It’sworkingtostrengthenprofilesecurityandwillblockharmfulandinappropriateonlinecontents.SomesecuritymeasuresshouldbeaclassroommanagementissuE.KidsshouldhavedigitalcitizenshipandproperuseoftheiPaD.AtCoachellaValleyHighSchooloneoftwohighschoolsinthedistrictjuniorCheyenneHernandezsaysshe’sopentonewmediaintheclassroombutwondersiftheiPadmoneymightbebetterspentonotherthings.Shesayspeoplewillmostlikelystealthembreakthemorwearthemout.Andinastudent’sopinionmostofthekidsaregoingtogoonFacebookTwitter.shesays.ButRebeccaFlanaganwonderswhichonesthedistrictwillusehowwellitwillworkandhowitwillallbeintegratedintoacoherentplan.That’swhereIseethedifficulty.ThedisconnectisbetweengivingstudentsaniPadtouseandthenmakingitrelevantfortheclassroomshesays.Imeanit’satoyforthem.LargepartsoftheCoachellaValleyarenotcoveredbyhigh-speedInternet.Andevenwhereitisavailablemanyfamiliesheresimplycan’taffordtheservicE.59.IntheopinionofAdamsiPadmakesit.A.possibletoindividualizeeducationB.excitingforstudentstotaketestsC.importanttoinspirekidsinschoolD.practicaltounderstandeducation60.WhatlessondidCoachellaValleylearnfromLA’sproblems?A.Socialmediasitesareblockedinclassrooms.B.Kidsaren’tabletosurfharmfulonlinecontents.C.Studentsbuildtheirpersonalprofileinformation.D.A.digitalcitizenshipshouldbeusedproperly.61.AccordingtoCheyennetheiPadplan.A.wascompletelyawasteoftimeB.keptanewmediaopentoeveryoneC.didn’tachievewhatwasexpectedtodoD.improvedacademicachievementgreatly62.WhatproblemdidRebeccathinkthetabletplanhas?A.Theunderstandingofparents.B.Thesupportofschools.C.Theshortageofmoney.D.Thelackofconnectivity.
Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.ForexampleinAmericanculture文化thesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasurE.Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchilD.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusionacrosscultures.ForexamplemanypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplacesalthoughthisislesscommoninbigcities.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsianculturesasmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.VietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmilE.Ourfacesshowemotions情感butweshouldnotattempttoreadpeoplefromanothercultureaswewouldreadsomeonefromourownculturE.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.RatherthereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressivenesspermitteD.ForexampleinpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.WhenwithfriendsJapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.ItisdifficulttogeneralizeaboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabitswemaymakethemistakeofreadingtheotherpersonincorrectly.1.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeanintheU.S.?A.LovE.B.Politeness.C.Joy.D.Thankfulness.2.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatasmilecan.A.showfriendlinesstostrangersB.beusedtohidetruefeelingsC.beusedinthewrongplacesD.showpersonalhabits3.Whatshouldwedobeforeattemptingtoreadpeople?A.Learnabouttheirrelationswithothers.B.Understandtheirculturalbackgrounds.C.FindoutabouttheirpastexperiencE.D.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CulturalDifferencesB.SmilesandRelationshipsC.FacialExpressivenessD.HabitsandEmotions
InternetuseappearstocauseadropinpsychologicalhealthaccordingtoaresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.EvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmorebadfeelingsandlonelinessthanthosewhowereonlinelessfrequentlythetwo-yearstudyshoweD.Researchersarepuzzlingovertheresultswhichwerecompletelycontrarytotheirexpectations.Theyexpectedthatthewouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevisionsincetheallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeavailableforfamilyandfriendsmayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealthresearchershypothesized推测.Facelessbodilessvirtual虚拟的communicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversationandtherelationshipsformedthroughitmaybeshallower.Anotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldthroughthemakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.Butit’simportanttorememberthisisnotaboutthetechnologyit’sabouthowitisusedsayspsychologistChristineRileyofInteloneofthestudy’ssponsors发起人.Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.63.What’sthefindingoftheresearchundertakenatCarnegieMellonUniversity?A.PeoplespendmoretimeontheInternetnow.B.Peoplespendlesstimewiththeirfamiliesandfriendsnow.C.Theprovessociallyhealthierthantelevision.D.Internetusemaycauseadropinpsychologicalhealth.64.Whathadtheresearchersexpectedbeforetheresearch?A.Themayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth.B.Internetusemayimprovesocialhealth.C.Internetusehasnothingtodowithsocialhealth.D.SpendingmuchtimeontheInternetmakespeoplefeelbadandlonely.65.WhatdoesChristineRileysuggest?A.It’snecessarytotakesocialfactorsintoaccountindesigningapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.B.It’simportanttotelltheusershowtodesignandapplythetechnology.C.ComparedwithsocialfactorsthetechnologyitselfhasmoreinfluenceontheInternetusers.D.Nosocialfactorsshouldbeconsideredinapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.66.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?A.HowtoUsetheInternetB.DisadvantagesoftheInternetC.SocialFactorsandtheInternetD.InternetUseMayCauseBadFeelings
Whydoesmostoftheworldtravelontherightsidetoday?Theoriesdifferbutthere’snodoubtNapoleonwasamajorinfluencE.TheFrenchhaveusedtherightsinceatleastthelate18thcentury.SomesaythatbeforetheFrenchRevolutionnoblemendrovetheircarriagesontheleftforcingthepeasantstotheright.RegardlessoftheoriginNapoleonbroughtright-handtraffictothenationsheconqueredincludingRussiaSwitzerlandandGermany.Hitlerinturnorderedright-handtrafficinCzechoslovakiaandAustriainthe1930s.Nationsthatescapedright-handcontrollikeGreatBritainfollowedtheirleft-handtradition.TheU.S.hasnotalwaysbeenanationofright-handdrivers;earlierinitshistorycarriageandhorsetraffictravelledontheleftasitdidinEnglanD.Butbythelate1700speopledrivinglargewagonspulledbyseveralpairsofhorsesbeganpromotingashift改变totheright.A.driverwouldsitontherear后面的lefthorseinordertowavehiswhip鞭子withhisrighthand;toseeoppositetrafficclearlytheytravelledontheright.OneofthefinalmovestofirmlystandardizetrafficdirectionsintheU.S.occurredinthe20thcenturywhenHenryForddecidedtomass-producehiscarswithcontrolsontheleftonereasonstatedin1908:theconvenienceforpassengersexitingdirectlyontotheedgeespeciallyifthereisaladytobeconsidered.Oncetheserulesweresetmanycountrieseventuallyadjustedtotheright-handstandardincludingCanadainthe1920sSwedenin1967andBurmain1970.TheU.K.andformercoloniessuchasAustraliaandIndiaareamongtheWesternworld’sfewremainingholdouts坚持不变者.SeveralAsiannationsincludingJapanusetheleftaswell---thoughmanyplacesusebothright-hand-driveandleft-hand-drivecars.56.WhydidpeopleinSwitzerlandtravelontheright?A.Theyhadusedtheright-handtrafficsincethe18thcentury.B.Richpeopleenjoyeddrivingtheircarriagesontheright.C.Napoleonintroducedtheright-handtraffictothiscountry.D.Hitlerorderedthemtogoagainsttheirleft-handtradition.57.Ofallthecountriesbelowtheonethattravelsontherightis_________.A.AustriaB.EnglandC.JapanD.Australia58.HenryFordproducedcarswithcontrolsontheleft__________.A.inordertochangetrafficdirectionsintheU.S.B.sothatpassengerscouldgetoffconvenientlyC.becauserulesatthattimeweren’tperfectD.thoughmanycountrieswerestronglyagainstthat59.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.BeforetheFrenchRevolutionalltheFrenchpeopleusedtheright.B.PeopleinBritainandtheU.S.travelonthesamesidenowadays.C.TheBurmesebegantotravelontherightin1970.D.AlltheAsiannationsusetheleftatpresent.60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Whomadethegreatcontributiontotheshiftoftrafficdirections?B.Howcarshavebecomeapopularmeansoftransportation?C.HowHenryFordproducedhiscarswithcontrolsontheleft?D.Whydon’tpeoplealldriveonthesamesideofroad?
Thetermmultitaskingoriginallyreferredtoacomputer’sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetimE.Formanypeoplemultitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifeandevenakeytosuccess.Infactsomeexcellentmentalaerobicexercises大脑训练involveengagingthebrainintwoormorechallengingactivitiesatatimE.Althoughcheckinge-mailwhiletalkingonaphoneandreadingthenewspapermaybesecondnatureforsomepeoplemanytimesmultitaskingcanmakeuslessproductiveratherthanmorE.Andstudiesshowthattoomuchmultitaskingcanleadtoincreasedstressanxietyandmemoryloss.Inordertomultitaskthebrainusesanareaknownastheprefrontalcortex前额叶脑皮层.Brainseansofvolunteersperformingmultipletaskstogethershowthatastheyshiftfromtasktotaskthisfrontpartofthebrainactuallytakesamomentofrestbetweentasks.Youmayhaveexperiencedaprefrontalcortexmomentofrestyourselfifyou’veeverdialed拨电话aphonenumberandsuddenlyforgottenwhoyoucalledwhenthelineisanswereD.Whatprobablyoccurredisthatbetweenthedialingandtheansweringyourmindshiftedtoanotherthoughtortaskandthentookthatmomenttocomeback.Researchhasalsoshownthatformanyvolunteersjobefficiency效率declineswhilemultitaskingascomparedtowhentheyperformonlyonetaskatatimE.Multitaskingiseasiestwhenatleastoneofthetasksishabitualorrequireslittlethought.Mostpeopledon’tfinditdifficulttoeatandreadthenewspaperatthesametimE.Howeverwhentwoormoreattention-requiringtasksareattemptedatonetimepeoplesometimesmakemistakes.Weoftendon’trememberthingsaswellwhenwe’retryingtomanageseveraldetailsatthesametimE.Withoutmentalfocuswemaynotpayenoughattentiontonewinformationcominginsoitnevermakesitintoourmemorystores.Thatisoneofthemainreasonsweforgetpeople’snames—evensometimesrightaftertheyhaveintroducedthemselves.Multitaskingcanalsoaffectourrelationships.Ifsomeonecheckstheire-mailwhileonthephonewithafriendtheymaycomeoffasabsent-mindedordisinteresteD.Itcanalsocausethatpersontomissoroverlookkeyinformationbeingpassedontothem.1.Whyaresomementalaerobicexercisesdesignedtoengagepeopleinmultitasking?A.TomakethemmoreproductivE.B.Toreducetheirstressandanxiety.C.Todeveloptheircommunicationskills.D.Tohelpthemperformdailytasksmoreeasily.2.AccordingtoParagraph2whymayapersonsuddenlyforgetwhohehascalled?A.HemayhavehisprefrontalcortextemporarilydamageD.B.Heisprobablyinterruptedbyanothertask.C.HeisprobablynotveryfamiliarwiththepersonhehascalleD.D.Hemayneedarestbetweendialingandspeaking.3.Peopletendtomakemistakeswhen.A.theyperformseveralchallengingtasksatatimeB.newmessagesareprocessedoneafteranotherC.theirrelationshipswithothersareaffectedD.thetasksrequirelittlethought4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.MultitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifE.B.MultitaskingoftenleadstoefficiencydeclinE.C.MultitaskingexercisesneedtobeimproveD.D.Multitaskingenablespeopletorememberthingsbetter.
ExploringmuseumsisagoodwaytobroadenyourminD.WhetheryouplantostopintoamuseumduringatriptoanotherplaceorsimplyvisityourlocalmuseumforitsownsakeyouwillfinditworthwhilE.EachmuseumoffersauniqueinsightintoourpastpresentorfuturE.OnSept4travelguidewebsiteTripAdvisorreleasedalistofthetop15museumsinAsiA.TheMuseumofQinTerracottaWarriorsandHorsestookthetopspot.AlongwithBeijing’sForbiddenCityShanghaiMuseumalsomadeitintothetop10.WhatmakestheseChinesemuseumsstandout?TheMuseumofQinTerracottaWarriorsandHorsesIthasbeensaidinthepastthatgoingtoChinaandnotseeingtheTerracottaWarriorsandHorsesislikegoingtoEgyptandmissingoutonthePyramids.Therearemorethan8000life-sizedterracottafiguresofwarriorsandhorsesattheChinesemuseum.ViewingthefirstemperorQinShihuang’sterracottaarmyguardinghismausoleum陵墓andprotectinghisentrytotheafterlifeiscertainlyoneofthemostmemorablepartsofanytriptoXi’anShaanxi.ShanghaiMuseumThescope范围depthandqualityofitshistoricalcollectionsmakeShanghaiMuseumthetopmuseumofancientChineseart.Ithousesover120000rareculturalpieces.Butbeforeyoustepintheexterior外部的designofthemuseumisitsownpieceofart.Therounddome圆屋顶andsquarebasesymbolizetheancientideaofaroundheavenandasquarelanD.Themuseumisespeciallywell-knownforitscollectionofbronzepieces.Theexhibitionroomdisplaysmorethan400beautifullydecoratedbronzes青铜器fromwineandwatervessels器皿tomusicalinstrumentsandweapons.56.Whatisthefirstmuseumreleasedinalistofthetop15museumsinAsia?A.Beijing’sForbiddenCity.B.ShanghaiMuseum.C.TheMuseumofQinTerracottaWarriorsandHorses.D.TheGreatWall.57.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.ExploringmuseumsisagoodwaytomakeyourmindbroaD.B.Visitingmuseumsisveryinteresting.C.Museumscanmakeyouunderstandourpast.D.ThefirstmuseumintheworlD.58.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.Inthepastfewpeoplevisitedmuseums.B.InthepastvisitorsthoughtTheMuseumofQinTerracottaWarriorsandHorseswaswellworthavisit.C.Inthepastvisitorsdidn’tlikevisitingthePyramids.D.InthepastmanyvisitorswantedtovisitthePyramids.
IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.64.Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto______A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfucius.B.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectforthegreatthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations65.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents_______A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese66.WhatisthebesttitleforthepassageA.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWestnersD.OldThinkersWithaBigFuture67.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook
Yousayyouwanttobealone?Thinkagain.Researchershavefoundthatolderpeoplewithfewerhumancontactsaremorelikelytodie-evenifthey’rehappyintheirisolation孤立状态-thanpeoplewithrichersociallives.ThestudyaddstothedebateoverwhetherlonelinesssocialisolationorsomecombinationofthetwoleadstohigherdeathratE.Socialisolationisanobjectiveconditioninwhichpeoplehavelittlecommunicationwithothers.Lonelinessontheotherhandisanemotionalstatefeltbypeoplewhoaredissatisfiedwiththeirsocialconnections.Tofindouttheeffectsofbeingaloneversus比对justfeelinglonelySteptoeofUniversityCollegeLondonandhiscolleaguesexamineddatafrom6500Britonsaged50andupwhohadfilledoutquestionnairesevaluatingtheirlevelsofloneliness.Themostsociallyisolatedsubjectshada26%greaterriskofdyingevenwhensexageandotherfactorslinkedtosurvivalweretakenintoaccounttheresearchersreportonlinetoday.Theythenmadechangesabouttheirmodeltodeterminewhethertheconnectiontodeathwasduetothefactthatisolatedpeopleareoftenlonely.Itwasn’t.Theresearchersthenexploredtheconnectionbetweenlonelinessitselfanddeath.Intenselonelinessalsoappearedtoraisetheriskofdeathby26%-untiltheteamtookintoaccountahostofotherfactorslinkedtosurvivalincludingwealtheducationandthepresenceofhealthproblems.Oncetheirimpacthadbeenexplainedthescientistsdiscoveredthatlonelinessonitsowndidn’tmakepeoplemorevulnerable脆弱的todeath.TheresearcherssuspectthatolderpeoplewhohavefewsocialtiesmaynotbegettingthecaretheyneeD.Nooneisurgingthemtoeatrightortaketheirmedicineandinacrisisnooneistheretohelp.Otherresearcherspraisethenewworkasrigorous严密的andwell-controlleD.Buttheysayit’sfarfromclearthatsocialisolationnotlonelinessisalwaystherealcauseofincreaseddeathratE.OtherstudiesincludingananalysisofolderAmericansledbyJohnCacioppoapsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofChicagoinIllinoishaveshownalinkbetweenlonelinessandahigherdeathratE.CaciopposuspectsthatthedisagreementbetweenhisstudyandthenewresearchcouldliewithculturaldifferencesbetweenSteptoe’sBritishsubjectsandAmericansandthatBritonsandAmericansmaydefinefriendsdifferentlytoo.HealthpsychologistBertUchinooftheUniversityofUtahpraisesthenewstudybuthesaysthatresearchersarestillfarfromunderstandinghowthosetwofactorsaffectoneanotherandotherhealth-relatedbehaviors.DangersofIsolationPassageoutlineSupportingdetailsThefindingofanewstudyanditsimpact·Socialisolationmay1olderpeople’sriskofdeath.·More2iscausedoverolderpeople’shigherdeathratE.Thedifferencesbetweensocialisolationandloneliness·Socialisolationmeansthatpeoplehardly3withothersorstayalonE.·Lonelinessmeansthatpeoplearenotsatisfiedwiththeirsocialconnectionsor4lonely.Theconclusionoftheresearch·Theisolationactuallyledtoagreaterriskofdyingbut5itselfcouldn’tcausethehigherdeathratE.·Thecauseofhigherdeathratemightlieintheirlackofgoodcareandtimely6.The7ofothers’·Itwasstill8thatsocialisolationratherthanlonelinessistherealcauseofhigherdeathratE.·CulturaldifferencesbetweenBritonsandAmericansmightexplainthe9resultofthestudybyJohnCacioppo.·Thereisstillalongwaytogobefore10howthosetwofactorsaffectoneanother.
HowRoomDesignsAffectOurWorkandFeelingsArchitectshavelonghadthefeelingthattheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughtsfeelingsandbehaviors.Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelinganempirical经验的实证的basis.Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatpromotecreativitykeeppeoplefocusedandleadtorelaxation.Researchesshowthataspectsofthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity.In2007JoanMeyers-LevyattheUniversityofMinnesotareportedthattheheightofaroom’sceilingaffectshowpeoplethink.Herresearchindicatesthathigherceilingsencouragepeopletothinkmorefreelywhichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections.Lowceilingsontheotherhandmayinspireamoredetailedoutlook.Inadditiontoceilingheighttheviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluenceanoccupant’sabilitytoconcentratE.NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornellUniversityfoundintheirstudythatkidswhoexperiencedthegreatestincreaseingreennessasaresultofafamilymovemadethemostgainsonastandardtestofattention.UsingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademicallyanditseemstoaccordingtoastudyledbyC.KennethTannerheadoftheSchoolDesign&PlanningLaboratoryattheUniversityofGeorgiA.Tannerandhisteamfoundthatstudentsinclassroomswithunblockedviewsofatleast50feetoutsidethewindowhadhigherscoresontestsofvocabularylanguageartsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsprimarilyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots.Recentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhatdim暗淡的lighthelpspeopletoloosenup.Ifthatistruegenerallykeepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincreaserelaxation.ResearchersofHarvardMedicalSchoolalsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithroundededgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax.Sofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings.Wehaveaverylimitednumberofstudiessowe’realmostlookingattheproblemthroughastraw吸管architectDavidAllisonsays.Howdoyoutakeanswerstoveryspecificquestionsandmakebroadgeneralizeduseofthem?That’swhatwe’reallstrugglingwith.1.WhatdoesJoanMeyers-Levyfocusoninherresearch?A.Light.B.Ceilings.C.Windows.D.FurniturE.2.Thepassagetellsusthat.A.theshapeoffurnituremayaffectpeople’sfeelingsB.lowerceilingsmayhelpimprovestudents’creativityC.childreninadimclassroommayimprovetheirgradesD.studentsinroomswithunblockedviewsmayfeelrelaxed3.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat.A.theproblemisnotapproachedstepbystepB.theresearchessofarhavefaultsinthemselvesC.theproblemistoodifficultforresearcherstodetectD.researchinthisareaisnotenoughtomakegeneralizedpatterns4.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C.:Conclusion
FinallyIenteredtheuniversity.BecauseofmycarefulsavingsIdidnothavetoworkduringtheschoolyear.Thensummercameanditwastimetoworkharderthanever.Icontinuedworkingasawaitressatnightinstructedtenniscampsseveralmorningsaweekandworkedasasecretaryforafewhoursintheafternoons.Ievendecidedtotakeaclassatacommunity社区collegE.Thisclassatthecommunitycollegesavedme$650.Itwasanextremelytiringsummerandmademeanxioustoreturntomyrelativelyeasylifeattheuniversity.DuringmysecondandthirdyearsofundergraduateschoolingIdecidedtoworkaboutfivehoursperweekinthecampus校园admissionsofficeansweringphones.Thisprovidedalittlespendingmoneyandkeptmefromdrawingmysavingsout.TheoverallsituationlookedhopefulasIapproachedmysenioryearaslongasIcouldmakeasmuchmoneyasIhadtheprevioussummer.IwantedtogotoIsraeltostudyfor3weeksbutIhesitatedinmakingthisdecisionbecauseitwouldcostme$1600moretogetthecreditsinIsrael.AbouttwoweekslatermyMomcalledtotellmethatIhad$1600inthebankthatIhadforgottenabout!Oneofmyconcernsaboutthistripwasnotonlythecostbutthelossoftimetomakemoney;howeverImadeasmuchthatsummerinthetenweekswhenIwasathomeasIhadmadeduringthefourteenweekswhenIwasathomethesummerbeforE.ThewayeverythingworkedtogethertomakethistrippossiblewasoneofthemostexcitingthingsthathaveeverhappenedtomE.Thisexperiencehasshapedmeinmanyimportantways.ThefirstthingthatIlearnedwastheimportanceofastrongworkethic伦理.Workinglonghoursdidalottodevelopmycharacterandhelpedmelearnthevalueofadollar.Italsomademelearnhowtosearchforcreativewaystosettledifficultsituations.1.Wheredidthewriterprobablyworkpart-timebeforeattendingtheuniversity?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inthetenniscamps.C.Inacompany.D.IntheadmissionsofficE.2.Thewritertookaclassatacommunitycollegemainlybecause_____.A.shewantedtosavemoneyB.lifetherewasrelativelyeasyC.summertimewastiringD.itwasrequiredbytheuniversity3.Thewriter’smajorconcernaboutthetriptoIsraelwasthat_____.A.hermotherwouldnotgiveherapprovalB.shewouldfailtogetcreditsinIsraelC.awell-paidsummerjobwouldbelostD.$1600couldn’tbedrawnoutintime4.Thepassageismainlyabouthowthewriter_____.A.mademoneyonthecollegecampusB.managedtomakefulluseofhervacationC.wasforcedtosupportherselfbyhermotherD.wasshapedbyworkingpart-timethroughcollege
TheworldisfilledwithsmarttalentededucatedandgiftedpeoplE.Wemeetthemeveryday.A.fewdaysagomycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanic机械师haditfixedinjustafewminutes.HeknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheenginE.IwasamazeD.Thesadtruthis:Greattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100000ayear.A.businessconsultant顾问whospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.ItwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephraseTheyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesJobmeansjustoverbroke破产.AndunfortunatelyIwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeoplE.Becauseschooldoesnotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligencemostworkerslivewithintheirmeans.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendtoyoungpeopletoseekworkforwhattheywilllearnmorethanwhattheywillearn.WhenIasktheclassesIteachHowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald's?almostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.IthenaskSoifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburgerhowcomeMcDonald'smakesmoremoneythanyou?Theanswerisobvious:McDonald'sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.Thereasonsomanytalentedpeoplearepooristhattheyfocusonbuildingabetterhamburgerandknowlittleornothingaboutbusinesssystems.TheworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeoplE.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.68.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat________.A.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeopleB.heisreadytohelpothersC.hehasasharpsenseofhearingD.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing69.Livewithintheirmeansinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby_______.A.spendmorethantheycanaffordB.dointheirownwayC.liveintheirowncircleD.livewithinwhattheyearn70.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A.Theydon'tworkhardenough.B.TheylackfinancialintelligencE.C.Theydon'tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.D.Theyhavenospecializedskills.71.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus_________.A.howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjobB.whatschoolsshouldteachstudentsC.whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoorD.howMcDonald'smakesmuchmoney
InitslateststeptoattractChinesesmartphoneuserse-commercecompanyAlibabaGroupHoldingLtD.saiditisplanningtolaunchamobilegamingservicesoon.Alibabaisconsideringintegrating整合itsnewmobilegamingserviceintoitsmessagingappLaiwangaswellasitsMobileTaobaoappforonlineshoppingapersonfamiliarwiththemattersaiD.ItisalsoplanningtolaunchthegamingserviceasastandaloneappthepersonsaiD.Intheworldofgamingandothermobile-basedservicesAlibabafacespowerfulcompetitorTencentHoldingsLtD.agiantinonlinegamingandsocialnetworkingservices.ManyanalystsviewTencentasaleaderinmobile-basedbusinessesinChinabecauseofitspopularWeChatinstant-messagingappwhichhasover272millionmonthlyactiveusersworldwideaccordingtothecompany.TencentcoulduseWeChat'smassiveuserbasetoofferadditionalmobileservicessuchasgamingore-commerceanalystssay.Alibaba'spushintomobile-basedserviceshasn'talwaysbeensmooth.ItlaunchedLaiwangmorethanayearagobuttheappwhichcompetesagainstWeChatstruggledtogainpopularity.InSeptemberapersonfamiliarwiththesituationsaidAlibabawasintalkswithChinaTelecomCorp.tohavetheapppreinstalledinsmartphonessoldbythecountry'sthird-largestmobilecarrier.AccordingtoAlibabaLaiwanghadmorethan10millionregisteredusersasofNovember.AlibabadominatesChina'se-commercemarketwithitsTaobaoandTmallshoppingsitesbutoneofthebiggestchallengesitfacesishowtoholdontoitsvastuserbasewhenmoreChineseInternetusersaccessonlineservicesfromsmartphones.TomeetthischallengeAlibabahasmadeseveralacquisitionstostrengthenitsmobile-basedservices.Lastyearittookan18%stake股份inSinaCorp.'sTwitter-likeWeiboserviceandintegratedsomeofTaobao'se-commerceserviceswiththemicroblog.Italsoboughta28%stakeinmobilemappingfirmAutoNaviHoldingsLtD.amovethatcouldenableAlibabatosendlocation-basedadstosmartphoneusers.60.WhydoesAlibabaplantolaunchamobilegamingservices?______A.Alibabawantstotakemoresharesinthemarketofmobile-basedservicesB.AlibabawantstosellmoregoodstocustomersC.Alibabawantstomaintainitsstatusase-commerceleaderD.Alibabawantstotrysomethingnewingamingservices61.WhichofthefollowingistrueofAlibaba?_________A.Alibabaissecondtononeinmobile-basedsocialnetworkingservicesB.BothLaiwangmessagingappandWeChatmessagingapparedevelopedbyAlibabaC.Alibaba’sentryintomobile-basedserviceshasalwaysbeensuccessfulD.AlibabahasacooperationwithChinaTelcomCorptoattractmoresmartphoneusers62.Whatcan’tbeconcludedfromthepassage?______A.TencentisnowthelargestonlinegamingandsocialnetworkingserviceproviderforsmartphoneusersB.WeChatinstant-messagingapphasover272millionactiveusersacrosstheworldannuallyC.TwofamousshoppingsitesTaobaoandTmallarenowinthechargeofAlibabaGroupHoldingLtD.D.Alibabahaseverhadsuccessfulexperiencesincooperatingwithmobilecompanies63.Wherecanthepassageabovemostprobablybefound?_______A.InaproductbookletB.InatraveljournalC.InaninvestmentreportD.Inafinancialmagazine
Growingupon-screenforadecadeasHarryPotterDanielRadcliffehashadtodealwithtypecastinghiswholecareer.HoweverinanewreleasecalledTheWomaninBlackthesuccessfulchildactorfinallyescapesJ.K.Rowling’sherobytakingontheleadroleinaclassicghoststory.ThemoviewhichhitChinesecinemasonSept202012tellsthetaleofawidowed丧妻的lawyernamedArthurKippsRadcliffewhoissenttoaremotevillageinthenorthofEnglandforalateclient’s客户的affairs.Therehediscoversthetown’stragicpast—childrendieaftertheyseeamysteriouswomandressedinblack.ToclearthingsuphedecidedtostayaloneinanoldhousewhichiscompletelycutofffromthemainlandathightidE.Hisfearsgrowwhenheseesawomaninblacklookingathimfromthewindowandhearsthesoundofapony小马驹andtrap双轮轻便马车indifficultyfollowedbythescreamsofayoungchilD.Kippsdecideshemustfindawaytobreakthecycleofhorrorafterhissonisthreatenedbythemysteriouswoman.Thestorypullsouteveryolddarkhousecliché老套路going:demonic恶魔的dollsrockingchairsandtheghostlyblack-cloaked穿黑披风的womanherself.Howeverithasbecomeoneofthatyear’sbiggestboxofficewinnersintheUKwhenitwasreleasedtherE.BritishmoviecriticJamieRussellthinkswhatmakesitsodifferentishowcharacter-drivenitisandhowRadcliffemakesitcount.TheWomaninBlackworksbecauseofRadcliffenotinspiteofhimhesaiD.Radcliffe’sfaceconvincesyouthatKippsknowswhatitistohavelovedandlostforever.Thereisnotmuchconversation.DirectorJamesWatkins’sgambled下赌注onRadcliffe’sacting.HewasnotdisappointeD.It’sanabsolutejoydoingtheslowpushinonDanreadinghisthoughtsandlettingthecameradrift移动closerandcloserintohiseyeshetoldBritishmagazineTotalFilm.FortheformerPotterstarwhohaslongedforacareerawayfromHogwartsthisghostmovieisastepintherightdirection.It’smainlyaboutworkinghardandprovingtopeopleyou’reseriousaboutitandstretching倾注全力yourselfandlearning.RadcliffetoldBritishonlinenewspaperTheHuffingtonPost.Andheunderstandsfameisfleeting.ThelinethathasmadethemostlastingimpressiononmewasbytheUSwriterWilliamGoldman.Hesaidsomethinglike‘Starscomeandgoonlyactorslast’hetoldthenewswebsitE.5.WhatisthemovieTheWomaninBlackabout?A.It’saboutamysteriouswomaninblack.B.It’sabouthowArthurKippsdealswithamysteriouswomaninblack.C.It’saboutDanielRadcliffE.D.It’saboutArthurKipps.6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthemovieTheWomaninBlackaccordingtothepassage?A.Themoviehasbeenoneofthatyear’sbiggestboxofficehitsintheUK.B.Themovieisverysuccessful.C.Radcliffe’sexcellentactingmakesthemovieuniquE.D.ThemoviewasonlyreleasedinEnglanD.7.WhatdoesTheWomaninBlackmeanforRadcliffetheformerHarryPotterstar?A.It’sabreakthroughforhim.B.Heisveryfamous.C.Hehasfoundhisowndisadvantages.D.Hevaluesfames.8.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordfleetinginthelastparagraph?A.Lasting.B.Notshort.C.Temporary.D.Permanent.
CulturalIntelligenceWhenyou’reworkinginaninternationalenvironmentyouneedtomakearealefforttounderstandtheculturalbackgroundsbeliefsandattitudesofthepeoplearoundyou.Ifyoudon’tyou’llstruggletogetthingsdonE.WhatIsCulturalIntelligence?ChristopherEarleyandSoonAngintroducedtheconceptofculturalintelligenceintheir2003bookofthesamenamE.Theydefineculturalintelligenceassomeone’sabilitytoadaptsuccessfullytoanewculturalsetting.Culturalintelligenceisrelatedtoemotionalintelligencebutitgoesastepfurther.Peoplewithhighemotionalintelligencecannoticetheemotionswantsandneedsofothers.TheAdvantagesofCulturalIntelligenceFirstbuildingculturalintelligencehelpsyouworkeffectivelywithpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou.Highculturalintelligencewillalsohelpyoubuildrapportwithanewteamadjusttoanewdepartmentorworkwellwithacross-functionalteam.LasthighculturalintelligenceisapredictorofstrongjobperformanceinanewculturE.Researchshowsthatprofessionalswithhighculturalintelligencearemoresuccessfulininternationalassignments.TheyworkmoreeffectivelywithdifferentgroupsandtheyadjustmoreeasilytolivingandworkinginthenewculturE.AnyonecanimprovetheirculturalintelligencE.1.DriveDriveisyourmotivationtolearnaboutandadapttoadifferentculturE.Peoplewhoaren’tinterestedinwhatshapesaparticularcultureareunlikelytoadaptwelltoit.2.KnowledgeTobroadenyourknowledgeofthisstartbylearningaboutaculturethatyou’reinterestedinorthatyou’reworkingwith.BookssuchasDoIKissBoworShakeHands?willgiveyouagoodoverviewofculturaldifferencesandyoucanalsodeepenyourunderstandingbyobservinghowpeoplefromdifferentculturesbehavE.Wheneverpossiblewatchpeoplefromthesedifferentculturesinteract.PaycarefulattentiontotheirbodylanguagE.It’salsoimportanttolearnabouthowaculture’shistoryaffectspeople’svaluesandactions.Againbeginwithaculturethatinterestsyouorwithwhichyouarefamiliarandexplorehowpasteventsdrivecurrentbehavior.3.StrategyItinvolvestakingwhatyouhavelearnedfrombeingawareofculturaldifferencesandmakingrobust坚定的culturallysensitiveplansasaresult.Thisisactuallyquitesimple—ifyoumakeahabitofthinkingaboutculturaldifferencesandtheirimpactstheywillnaturallyfeedintoyourplanning.4.ActionThelastpartofculturalintelligencerelatestohowyoubehaveandinparticularhowwellyouadaptwhenthingsdon’tgoaccordingtoplan.Cross-culturalinteractionswon’talwaysgosmoothlysoit’shelpfultobeabletothinkonyourfeetandtostayincontrolofyouremotions.Whenobservingadifferentculturepaycloseattentiontowhatpeoplesayanddo.ForexampleexploretheirvoiceintonationsbodylanguageandconversationstylE.Thiswillgiveyouadeeperunderstandingofthemandhelpyouinteractwiththeminabetterway.62.Thepurposeofthearticleisto.A.tellushowtounderstandculturalintelligenceB.informusofwhointroducedtheconceptofculturalintelligenceC.introduceastudyaboutculturalintelligencetousD.telluswhatculturalintelligenceisandhowtobuildit63.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardsimprovingculturalintelligence?A.PositivE.B.Indifferent.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.64.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbefilledintheblank?A.TheReasonsforCulturalIntelligenceB.TheOpinionsaboutDevelopingCulturalIntelligenceC.TheAdvantagesofCulturalIntelligenceD.TheEffectsofCulturalIntelligence65.TherearefourthingscontributingtoculturalintelligencE.Youtrytogettoknowpeopleindifferentneighborhoodsandsocialgroupsbelongsto.A.DriveB.KnowledgeC.StrategyD.Action
Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI’vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.67.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentallyfriendly.68.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencethelocalcultureD.toimprovehisridingskills69.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.70.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.
Whenyoudon’thaveanythingplannedforthedayorit’srainyoutsideandyourchildrenarestuckinthehousewhynotsitaroundandtellthemriddles?Tellingriddleswillmakeyourfamilylaughandsometimesevenscratchtheirheadstryingtofigureoutwhattheansweris.Riddleshavebeenapastimeforcenturies.NotonlyhaveriddlesbeensomethingforpassingthetimebuttheyhavealsobeenusedtopassonsecretinformationduringtheSecondWorldWar.EventheancientGreeksusedriddles.TheywouldtellriddlesatpartiesandwhoeverwasthefirsttogetthemrightwouldreceiveprizE.Mostriddlesusewordsthathavedoublemeaningsorsharethesamesoundlikehearandhere.Soinordertogettheriddleyouwillhavetodosomecreativethinkingandthinkofallthepossibilitiesofdifferentwords.Thedifficultyoffiguringouttheriddleisbasedontheriddleitself.Theriddlehastoprovideyouwithenoughcluestocometotherightanswerbutthatdoesn’tmeanthattheclueshavetobeeasy.Ifyouarelookingtotellriddlesbutdon’tknowanyyoucanlookonlineandyouwillfindalargenumberofsitesthatwillhavehundredsofdifferentriddlestochoosefrom.Ifyouwouldliketolooksomewhereelsethenyoucouldlookatyourlocalbookstorewhereyouwillbeabletofindmanydifferentbookswiththousandsofriddlestochoosefrom.Youcanevenfindwebsitesandbooksthatwilltellyouhowtowriteyourownriddles.Afteryouhavefoundsomeresourcesthathavedifferentriddlesyouwillneedtoreadthroughthemtofindtherightonesforyouandyourfamily:Youwillalsoneedtomakesurethatyourkidswillhaveachancetofigureouttheanswers.Sotakeyourtimeandchoosethefightfamilyriddlestotell.64.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A.Torecommendaninterestingfamilyactivity.B.Tostresstheimportanceoffamilyactivities.C.Toencouragechildrentoreadmorebooks.D.Tointroducethehistoryofriddles.65.Fromthetextweknowthatriddles_______.A.donothaveenoughcluesB.haveaverylonghistoryC.wereusedinWorldWarOneD.werefirstusedinancientRome66.InParagraph3theauthormainly________.A.discusseshowriddlesarecreatedB.explainswhyfiddlesareinterestingC.tellspeoplehowtosolveriddlesD.showsthebenefitsoftellingriddles67.Tocollectriddlestheauthorsuggests________.A.onewayB.twowaysC.threewaysD.fourways
Morethan27000peoplefromaroundtheUKsetoffatdawnfromLondontobeginthecycleroutethroughSurreytotheSussexcoast.Theannual54-milerideraisesmoneyfortheBritishHeartFoundationBHFandisEurope’slargestcharitycyclingevent.CyclistsbegantheexhaustingjourneyatClaphamCommonat6A.m.hopingtoreachBrightonseafrontwithinanaverageofsixhours.Moneyfromtoday'seventwillhelpthecharitytocontinueitsvitalworkthroughheartresearchandthedevelopmentofitscareandsupportservices.AmongthosetakingpartwasBBCBreakfast'sresident居民DrRosemaryLeonardandseveralcolleagues.BHFspokeswomanGemmaClokesaidItwasquitecoldthismorningbuteveryonesetoffwithoutanyproblems.Thosetakingpartrangeinagefrom14tothoseintheir70s.Lastyearcyclistsraised￡4.1millionforthecharityandhaveraisedmorethan￡50millionsincetheBHFbecameinvolvedintheeventin1980.Thefirstridewasheldin1976.Itishopedthisyear'sfundraisingtotalcouldreach￡4.5million.Sheadded:Wehavealotofpeopletakingpartfromthemoreexperiencedcycliststothosecyclingwithfriendsandfamilyinmemoryofsomeoneandtoraisemoneythroughsponsorship.PeoplearealwayspleasedknowingthemoneyisgoingtoagoodcausE.ThereissomuchsupportalongtheroutewithlocalresidentswatchingtheridE.Oneofthehighlightsforparticipantsiscomingalongtheseafrontwhilepeopleareclappingwhichcanreallyhelpwhenthey'vebeeninthesaddle自行车车座foralongtimE.60.Whatcanweknowaboutthecyclingeventfromthetext?A.Itistheworld’slargestcharitycyclingevent.B.Cyclistsmayraisemoremoneythanlastyear.C.ThefirsteventwasheldbytheBHFin1980.D.Therouteoftheeventis54kilometerslong.61.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatGemmaClokesaid?A.CyclistswillreceiveencouragementfromlocalpeoplE.B.SomepeopledoubtwhetherthemoneyisproperlyuseD.C.Mostofthecyclistsareprofessional.D.Localpeoplehavelittleinterestincyclingevents.62.Thelocalresidents’attitudetowardstherideis.A.doubtfulB.unconcernedC.worriedD.supportive63.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Cyclistshaveraisedover￡50millionfortheBHF.B.Morethan27000peopleliketravellingbybikeintheUK.C.CharitycyclingeventwinssupportfromlocalpeoplE.D.Morethan27000peoplefromaroundtheUKjoininthecharitybikeridE.
Runninglikethewindroaring咆哮likethundertigershavelongbeenfearedandrespectedasakingoftheanimalworlD.Butlastweekareportsaidthattherearenomorethan30wildtigersleftinsouthChinA.ThiswastheconclusionofateamofscientistsfromChina'sStateForestryAdministrationandtheWorldNatureFunD.TheSouthChinatigeralsoknownastheChinesetigerisnativetosouthernChinA.Inthe1950'stherewereover4000tigersfoundinmountainforestsinthecountry.Butduetothedestructionoftheirnaturalhabitatanduncontrolledhuntingithasbeenpushedontothelistoftheworld'stoptenmostendangeredspecies.SixtysixofthebigcatscanbefoundinthecagesofadozenzoosaroundChinA.Buttheyarenothingliketheirwildcousins.Theyhavelosttheirnaturalskillssuchashuntingandkilling.Iftheyweresetfreetheycouldnotlookafterthemselves.BreedinghasdamagedthequalityofthespeciessaidPeiEnledeputydirectoroftheShanghaiZoo.ToreintroducethespeciesintothewildthecountrystartedaprogrammetosendfivetotenyoungtigerstoSouthAfricA.FourofthemhavealreadyarriveD.Progresshasbeenmadeastwoeldertigershaverecoveredsomeoftheirinstincts本能andcanhuntwildanimalsbythemselvesattheAfricanbasE.SouthAfricansareveryexperiencedinreintroducingbiganimalstothewilD.ThecountryhasverygoodnaturalconditionsforthetigerstolearninsaidLuJunofficedirectoroftheNationalWildlifeResearchandDevelopmentCenter.WetriedinFujianProvincebutitwasnotsuccessfulastherewasnotacompleteecochain生物链andtherewasalackofspacE.ThetigersshouldreturntoChinain2007whenthereservationsinFujianareready.56.WhatisthemainreasonfortheSouthChinatigerbecomingoneoftheworld'stoptenmostendangeredspecies?A.Becauseithaslostitsnaturalinstincts.B.Becausethereisnotacompleteecochain.C.Becausethereisnospaceforit.D.Becauseuncontrolledhuntinghasdestroyeditsnaturallivingconditions.57.HowistheprogrammeofsendingseveraltigerstoSouthAfricagettingon?A.Itseffectstillremainstobeseen.B.Twotigerscanalreadycompetewiththeirwildcousins.C.Someofthetigersarealreadyontheroadtorecoveringtheirnaturalskills.D.Thetigersshouldbeabletorecovertheirinstinctscompletelyby2007.58.Bysayingbuttheyarenothingliketheirwildcousinsthewritermeansthat________.A.theyarenolongerfearedbyotherwildanimalsB.theydon'tknowhowtohuntorkillC.acompletechangehasresultedinthespeciesbecauseofbreedingD.toreintroducethemintothewildhasbecomeanurgenttask59.WhatisthepurposeofsendingyoungtigerstoSouthAfrica?A.TohelpthetigersrecovertheirabilitytoliveinthewilD.B.Toprovidethemwithabetterenvironment.C.Togetthetigerstogoonatour.D.Tofindacompleteecochainforthem.
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