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InOctoberontheeastcoastofAustraliamigrating迁徙humpbackwhales座头鲸passveryclosetotheshorE.WiththehelpofMaxEganwewenttofilmthemnearByronBay.Itwasextremelyexcitingtospotthelittlepuffs水柱ofsprayonthehorizon.Whenmigratingthewhalescanbetravelingatspeedsofabout12km/handcandiveunderanywherebetweenfiveandfortyminutes.butwithmanyyearsofexperienceMaxusuallyguidedourboattoexactlytherightplacetoprovideuswithamazingsighting.Asthewhalesbreakthesurfacelikesubmarines潜水艇thewaterspillsofftheirbroaddarkbacksandhugetails.Thenwithapowerfuldownstroketheydivebackintothedepthsofthesealeavingjustasmoothglassypatchofwaterorfootprintonthesurfacetoshowwheretheyhadbeen.OnedaywehadtraveledupanddowntheshoreandfarouttotheseainsearchofwhalesbutthehorizonwasdeserteD.TherewasnoreportofwhalesintheareasowedecidedtotestoutMax'snewhighlysensitivehydrophone水中听音器andtheresultwasastonishing.Assoonasthehydrophonewasinthewaterwefoundourselveslisteningtothemostbeautifulvoices.Whatmayhaveseemedlikeavastemptyoceanwasfilledwiththesingingofwhales.Itisthemaleswhichsingastheymigratebetweenfeedingandbreeding养育grounds.Nooneknowsforsurewhatthepurposeofthesesongsiswhethertheyarelovesongstothefemalesorwarningstoothermalestostayaway.Itwasthoughtthateachpopulationofhumpbackshaditsownsongwhichremainedregularbutrecentfindingssuggestthatthewhalesappreciateamemorabletune曲调andquicklyadoptanynewsongstheyhear.5.Whichfindingaboutwhalesisbeyondthewriter'sexpectation?A.Thelittlepuffs.B.Thesongsofwhales.C.Thetravelingspeedofwhales.D.Thedepthofthewhale'sdivE.6.WhatdoweknowaboutMax?A.Helikeswhalesverymuch.B.Heisabravescientistonwhales.C.Heisanexperiencedmaninfindingwhales.D.Heisanexpertinmakinghydrophones.7.Thewriter'smainpurposeoflookingforwhalesis______.A.carryingoutresearchonwhalesB.studyingthebeautifulsongsofwhalesC.makingfilmsaboutwhalesD.huntingwhalesforresearch8.What'stheWRONGopinionaboutwhalesbeforeaccordingtothepassage?A.Eachgroupofhumpbackshadthesongoftheirown.B.Whalescan'tsingtoeachother.C.Whalesaren'teasytofinD.D.Whalescan'tdiveintheseaaslongasfortyminutes.
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ABookReview—TheSnakeStonebyBerlieDohertyThesetting:UrbanEnglandthecitiesbutalsoruralEnglandthecountrysideincludingremoteEnglishvillages.ThethemeThemainthemeisateenagesearchofselfdiscoveryinthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyagE.Itsotherconcernsarelovegettingonwithothersbeingpersistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubtstroublesandworries.AsthebookmovestoacloseJames'swimmingcoachsaystohimYouarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymorE.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.ThecharactersJamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiverandhasacomfortablelifewithhisfosterparents养父母.Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnakeStoneJames'parentshisdivinginstructorbestfriendthevillagerspeoplehemeetsonhisjourneyarepicturedrealistically.TheturningpointTheturningpointinthestorycomeswhileJames'fosterparentsareawayinLondonandhewondersabouttheidentityofhisbirthmother.TheonlycluehehasisafossilthesnakestonewhichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwrittenTakegoodcareofSammiE.ItwaswrittenonatornenvelopewithpartsofanaddressstilltherE.Thejourney:InsteadofgoingtoLondonJamesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.WithhelpfromhisgeographyteacherJamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefounD.Jameshaspainfulchallengingbutalsohumorousandhappytravels.ThemotherhefinallymeetsAnnehasaminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimatastranger'sdoorfifteenyearsbeforE.Althoughthemeetingisnotlongitleaveshimwithafeelingofcompleteness.AsajourneyofselfdiscoveryTheSnakeStonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.ItsherosaysonreturningtohisfosterparentsIwashomE.60.Whatisthemainthemeofthenovel?A.Lifewithfosterparents.B.Lifeintheworldofdiving.C.Ajourneyofselfdiscovery.D.Atravelaroundthecountry.61.Whatdothecoach'swordsinParagraph2suggest?A.Jamesisasuccessfuldiver.B.Jamesisahopefulswimmer.C.Jamesisanoutgoingyoungman.D.Jamesisanindependentyoungman.62.Thesnakestoneinthenovelis________.A.astonewithanaddressonitB.aclueleftbythebirthmotherC.agiftfromtheswimmingcoachD.afossilleftbythefosterparents63.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthenovel?A.Thestoryhasasadending.B.ThestorytakesplaceinthecityofLondon.C.ThecharactersarevividlydescribeD.D.Theturningpointcomesaftertheheromeetshisbirthmother.
FivecoupleshavebeenlivingsidebysideonBeasleyStreetinPearcefor45years.InMay1968fiveyoungcouplesmovedintonewhousestherE.Fortyfiveyearslatertheyarestillthereandalthoughmostarenowretiredandtheirchildrenhavelefthometheneighboursremaingoodfriends.YesterdaytheygatheredatMr.andMrs.Miller’shousetosharelunchjoinedbyrelative相对的newcomerstheBrownswhomovedtherethreedecadesago.OneithersideoftheMillerslivetheBlackstheGreensandtheWhites.TheonlypersonmissingthelunchwastheirneighbourKathAmonwhoistravellingoverseas.Whenthefivefamiliesmovedintherewereafewhousesthereandtheycouldseecattleeatinggrassinthestreetoutsidetheirhouses.Theirchildrenplayedalldayateachother’shouseswithouttheirparentsworryingabouttheirsafety.TherearenochildrenintheplacenowsincePearceSchoolclosedbutwestillenjoyitMr.BlacksaiD.Theneighboursoftenfeedeachother’spets.Whensomeonegoesonholidaytheywillwatertheirplants.Mrs.BrownsaidshefirstgottoknowtheMillerfamilywhensheandMrs.Millertookawritingcoursetogetherandthepairstruck_upafriendship.Mr.Blacksaidastheygotolderheandhiswifehadconsideredmovingtoasmallhousebutfinallydecidedagainstit.We’veoftendiscussedgettingoutandgettingintoasmallerunitorsomethingbutallofusthinknotheneighboursaretoogoodit’stoogoodtoleavehesays.36.WhendidtheBrownsmovein?A.In1923.B.In1968.C.In1938.D.In1983.37.Whatchangeshavehappenedintheplace?A.TherearenohousesinPearcenow.B.AschooltherehasbeencloseD.C.Morecattlehavebeenallowedtoeatgrassfreely.D.KathAmonhasmovedout.38.Whatdothefivefamiliesoftendo?①Theyhelpeachotherbylookingafterpets.②Theyhavewritingclassestogether.③Theyhelpeachotherbywateringplants.④Theylettheirchildrenplayateachother’shouses.A.①②④B.②③④C.①③④D.①②③39.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasestruckupintheseventhparagraphprobablymean?A.StarteD.B.FinisheD.C.ShoweD.D.MisseD.40.WecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthatMr.Black________.A.hasdevelopedadeepfriendshipwithhisneighboursB.issooldthathecan’tlivealoneC.agreeswithhiswife’sopinionaboutmovingoutD.can’taffordtobuyabighouseanymore
VoyagesDunkIslandisAustralia'smostbeautifulrainforestislanD.Thisislandofpeaceoffersawonderfulchoiceofactivitiesandexperiences.Withallkindsofactivitiestochoosefromit'shardtodecidewhattodonext.YoucouldstartthedaywitharainforestwalkandtakeinthelovelyviewsfromthetopofMtKootaloo.Afterbreakfastwalkaroundoneofthenationalparksthroughtherainforestandlaterperhapsgosnorkelling浮潜atMuggyBeach.DuringlunchyoucanplantheafternoonaheaD.Perhapssomewaterskiingfollowedbyagameoftennis.Orshouldthatbeapaddleskiing?You'vestillgottofitinatriptotheGreatBarrierReefhorseridingonthebeachandsomefishing!Betweenthefunyou'llstillfindtimetorestforawhilE.TorewardyourselfbookatreatmentattheSpaofPeaceandPlentywhereyouwillbedeepintreatmenttoenjoy.YoumayalsochoosetotakeasunsetsailandseeawonderfulsunsetwithwineandcheesE.WithallkindsofdiningfoodsonofferatDunkyouwillneverbeshortonchoicE.TheTerraceRestaurantonlyoffersrealItalianfoodtapasandpizzA.TheJettyCaféiscasual休闲的andofferslunchesdailyandmainlyoffersfreshseafoodwhichisfastandfresh.ForthefamilytheKidsClubhasitsownmealtimesandactivitiessothatmumanddadcanenjoybeingacoupleagain.Imaginethefreedomandromanceofasunsetsailknowingthatthekidsareinsafehandsandhavingaball.1.Wherecanyougetawonderfulviewoftheisland?A.Inthenationalpark.B.OnthetopofMtKootaloo.C.AtMuggyBeach.D.AttheSpaofPeaceandPlenty.2.WhatcanyouhaveforlunchattheTerraceRestaurant?A.ItalianfooD.B.Sandwichesandhotdogs.C.AustralianfooD.D.Dumplingsandnoodles.3.Whowillbemoreinterestedintheintroductionofthelastparagraph?A.Womenattendingmeetings.B.SingleyoungpeoplE.C.Veryoldcouples.D.Coupleswithchildren.4.Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassageisto________.A.introduceaplaceofinterestB.sellseafoodontheislandC.attractmoretouristsD.introducesomeactivitiesontheisland
Incitieswithrentcontrolthecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcanchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartments.Theirrentcannotincreasethereforetheyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.Howeverthecriticssaythatafteralongtimerentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Thereforetheyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.TheydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberentcontrolleD.Asaresultnewapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecriticstheendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.Sometheoristsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilledlowpayingjobs.Howeveriftheminimumishighemployersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Thepricewhichisthewagethatemployersmustpayincreases.Thereforeotherthingsbeingequalthenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thuscriticsclaimanincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.SomepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwagE.Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Becauseofthelawworkerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermoreemployerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.EconomictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecisionssuchasdecisionsaboutfarmproductionrentcontrolandtheminimumwagE.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectonlyifotherthingsareequal.Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdoagreehoweverthattherearenosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.67.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay________.A.causeashortageofapartmentsB.worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomesC.increasetheprofitsoflandlordsD.encouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartments68.Accordingtothecriticsrentcontrol________.A.willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartmentsB.isunnecessaryC.willbringnegativeeffectsinthelongrunD.isnecessaryunderallcircumstances69.Theproblemofunemploymentwillarise________.A.iftheminimumwageissettoohighB.iftheminimumwageissettoolowC.iftheworkersareunskilledD.ifthemaximumwageisset70.Thepassagetellsus________.A.therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemandB.thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrolsC.thenecessityofgovernmentcontrolsD.theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrols
Amberhasadegreeinbusinessmanagementandeconomics.SheputherskillstogoodusewhenshespentelevenmonthsinCambodia柬埔寨throughWorldHopeInternationalasavolunteerworkingwithalocalmicrofinance小额信贷companytohelpthepoorgetfinancialservices.Amber'sfirstfewweeksinCambodiawasbusyanddifficultasshetriedtolearnthelanguageunderstandthecultureandgetusedtohernewsurroundings.Hervolunteerserviceinvolvedworkingwithalocalmicrofinancecompany.Inadditiontowritingplanspreparinginternationalmarketingmaterialsandbuildingdonor捐赠人relationsAmbermetwithcompanyclients.Duringthesevisitsshelearnedhowthesmallloanstheyreceivedtransformedtheirlives.Shelearnedfirsthandthebenefitsofmicrofinancewhichbyprovidingfarmersandsmallbusinessownerswithaffordableworkingcapitalsuchasmoneytobuyasewingmachinehelpedthemtoearntheirwayoutofpoverty贫穷.Itneverstoppedamazingmewhenaclientwouldshowmeanewhomethatwasbuiltbecauseofaloanhereceivedorthewayaclient'sbusinesshadimprovedandthusallowedhischildrentobesenttoschoolAmbersaiD.AmberrecalledthatoneclientcalledPaulwalkedherallaroundhishousepointingtowhathehaddonewitheachofeightloanshe'dreceiveD.Heexplainedhoweveryloanhadimprovedhisfamily'squalityoflifE.Ambersaidhewasoneofthehardestworkingmenshehadevermet.HehadsufferedgreatlyintheCambodianCivilWarandbecamedisabledbutnotoncedidheletitkillhisdreamsofrealizingabetterlifeforhisfamily.Hislatestpurchaseasoundsystemthatherentedoutforweddingsandotherpartiesdoubledhisincome!AmbersaidLivingandworkinginCambodiahelpedmeseetheworldinnewwaysandmademeawareofthehardshipandsufferingthatmanypeoplearoundtheworldfaceeveryday.ThoseelevenmonthsweresomeofthemostmeaningfulmonthsofmylifE.1.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.WorldHopeInternationalB.BenefitsofMicrofinanceC.Amber'sVolunteerExperienceinCambodiaD.PovertyinDevelopingCountries2.Amber'svolunteerworkinCambodiaincludedallofthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________.A.teachingthelanguageB.meetingwithcompanyclientsC.writingplansD.buildingdonorrelations3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.AmbermetwithnodifficultiesaftershearrivedinCambodiaB.AmberistheleaderofWorldHopeInternationalC.fewchildrengotoschoolbecausetherearen'tenoughschoolsinCambodiaD.manylocalpeopleinCambodiachangedtheirliveswiththeloans4.AfterlivingandworkinginCambodiaasavolunteerAmber________.A.plannedtotraveltomorecountriesB.changedherviewoftheworldC.decidedtobealifelongvolunteerD.becameawareofhowhappyherlifewas
Allrightthen—justonemorepiecE.Wordseverygirlhassaidwhenfacedwiththatall——toodeliciouscheesecakE.OfcoursemanyofusknowwemayeatthewholethingintheenD.Itisn'tjustgirls.Mostofusfindithardtoholdback.Howeverscientistsnowsaythatwillpower意志力isthekeytosuccessandahappylifE.Scientistsindifferentcountrieshavebeenstudyingtheeffectsofwillpoweronpeople'slivesforalongtimE.TheresultsarealikeaccordingtoanarticleonFebruary7intheGuardian.Inoneexperimentscientiststoldyoungchildrenthattheycouldeitherhaveamarshmallow圆形软糖nowortwomarshmallowsin15minutes.Waitingobviouslyneededmorewillpower.Scientiststhentrackedthechildrenastheygrewup.Theywantedtoseeifcertainchildrenalwayshadstrongerwillpower.Theyalsowantedtoseehowhavingstrongerwillpoweraffectedtheirlives.Yearslaterscientistsfoundthatthechildrenwhohadwaitedfortwomarshmallowswereallhealthierhappierandricheradults.Incontrastthechildrenwhohadshownweakerwillpoweratthatyoungageweremorelikelytobeinlowpaidjobstobeoverweighttohavedrugoralcoholproblemstodivorceortocommitcrimes.ButthereishopeRoyFBaumeisteranAmericansocialpsychologyprofessortoldtheGuardian.Baumeistersayswecantrainourwillpowerjustlikewetrainourmuscles.Evenalittlepracticecanstrengthenouroverallselfcontrolaslongaswedoitregularlyandfrequently.YoucouldstartbymakingyourselfstandupstraightspeakingincompletesentencesorusingacomputermousewiththeotherhanD.Scientistshavefoundthatpeoplewhomanagetochangelittlehabitsoftenperformmuchbetterinlabwillpowertests.Likemuscleswillpowercangettired.Youshouldavoidtryingtodotoomanythingsatthesametimeorwhenyoudon'thaveenoughenergyforexamplewhenyouareill.Ifyoualreadyfeeltiredyoucantrytorecharge恢复yourwillpowerwithagoodnight'ssleepandbyeatingwell.1.Theexampleofagirleatingcheesecakeisusedto________.A.provemostgirlslackwillpowerB.showhoweasilypeoplegiveintotheirdesiresC.introducetheissueofwillpowerD.indicatetheconnectionbetweenwillpowerandsuccess2.Whatcanweinferfromtheexperiment?A.ThescientistsdidnotexpecttheresultstoturnoutastheydiD.B.Itindicatedthatwillpoweristhemostimportantfactorforsuccess.C.Thechildrenwhochosetowaitwerelikelytosucceedintheirfuturecareersandlives.D.Thechildrenwhoonlyacceptedonemarshmallowatthatstarthadstrongerwillpower.3.Whycanwesaythatwillpowerislikeourmuscles?a.Youshouldn'toveruseit.b.Restandgoodfoodaregoodforit.c.Settinggoalsisgoodforit.d.ItneedsregularexercisE.A.abcB.acdC.abdD.bcd4.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Whattheeffectofwillpoweris.B.Howwillpowerandmusclesaresimilar.C.Howwillpowerislinkedtosuccess.D.Thesignificanceofwillpowerandhowwecanstrengthenit.5.Scientistsdidtheexperimentstofindout________.A.ifallchildrenhavewillpowerB.whichchildrenhavemorewillpowerC.howhavingstrongwillpowercanaffectpeople'slivesD.whetherwaitingneedsmorewillpower
KongZialsocalledConfucius551—479B.C.andSocrates469—399B.C.livedonlyahundredyearsapartandduringtheirlifetimestherewasnocontactbetweenChinaandGreecebutitisinterestingtolookathowtheworldthateachofthesegreatphilosopherscamefromshapedtheirideasandhowtheseideasinturnshapedtheirsocieties.NeitherphilosopherlivedintimesofpeacethoughthereweremorewarsinGreecethaninChinA.TheChinesestateswereverylargeandfeudalwhiletheGreekcitystatesweresmallandurban.TheurbanenvironmentinwhichSocrateslivedallowedhimtobemoreradical激进的thanConfucius.UnlikeConfuciusSocrateswasnotaskedbyrulershowtogoverneffectively.ThusSocrateswasabletobemoreidealisticfocusingonissueslikefreedomandknowledgeforitsownsakE.ConfuciusontheotherhandadvisedthoseingovernmentserviceandmanyofhisstudentswentontogovernmentservicE.ConfuciussuggestedtheGoldenRuleasaprinciplefortheconductoflifE.Donotdotootherswhatyouwouldnotwantotherstodotoyou.Heassumedthatallmenwereequalatbirththoughsomehadmorepotentialthanothersandthatitwasknowledgethatsetmenapart.Socratesfocusedontheindividualandthoughtthatthegreatestpurposeofmanwastoseekwisdom.HebelievedthatsomehadmorepotentialtodeveloptheirreasonthanothersdiD.LikeConfuciushebelievedthatthesuperiorclassshouldruletheinferior下层的classes.ForSocratesthefamilywasofnoimportanceandthecommunityoflittleconcern.ForConfuciushoweverthefamilywasthecentreofsocietywithfamilyrelationsconsideredmuchmoreimportantthanpoliticalrelations.Bothmenarerespectedmuchmoretodaythantheywereintheirlifetimes.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.SocratesandConfuciushadmuchincommon.B.ConfuciushadmuchinfluenceonSocrates'ideas.C.Thesocietieswereinfluencedbythephilosophers'ideas.D.TherewereculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandGreecE.2.SocratessharedwithConfuciustheideathat________.A.allmenwereequalwhentheywerebornB.thelowerclassesshouldberuledbytheupperclassC.thepurposeofmanwastoseekfreedomandwisdomD.peopleshouldnotaskotherstodowhattheydidnotwantto3.WhatmadesomepeopledifferentfromothersaccordingtoConfucius?A.Family.B.Potential.C.KnowledgE.D.Community.4.Thispassageisorganizedinthepatternof________.A.timeandeventsB.comparisonandcontrastC.causeandeffectD.definitionandclassification
Itwasthesummerof1965.DeLucathen17visitedPeterBuckafamilyfrienD.BuckaskedDelucaabouthisplansforthefuturE.I'mgoingtocollegebutIneedawaytopayforitDeLucarecallssaying.Bucksaid‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.'Thatafternoontheyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoaltoopen32storesintenyears.AfterdoingsomeresearchBuckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront店面inConnecticutandwhentheycouldn'tcovertheirstartupcostsBuckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn'tgosmoothlyastheyexpecteD.DeLucasaysAftersixmonthsweweredoingpoorlybutwedidn'tknowhowbadlybecausewedidn'thaveanyfinancialcontrols.AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametimE.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They'dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.WeconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstorE.WefiguredwecouldtellthepublicWearesosuccessful‘weareopeningasecondstorE.'Andtheydid—inthespringof1966.Stillitwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.Butthepartners'learnasyougoapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFridayDeLucawoulddrivearoundandhanddeliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers.Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn'tnecessarybutasaresultthesuppliersgottoknowmeverywellandthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedoutDeLucasays.Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.YoujusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoalDeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwichthemultimilliondollarrestaurantchain.60.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto________.A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomeresearch61.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLucA.62.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.ItstoodatanunfavorableplacE.B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.C.Itmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagement.D.Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwiches.63.Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey________.A.hadenoughmoneytodoitB.hadsucceededintheirbusinessC.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomersD.wantedtomakebelievethattheyweresuccessful
Overweightpeoplemayrespondmoretoapipinghotpizzabuttheydon'tnecessarilyeatmoreofitinasinglesittingaccordingtoanewstudy.UniversityofBristolgraduatestudentDanielleFerridayandherfacultyadvisorDr.JeffreyBrunstromwantedtoknowifoverweightandleanpeoplerespondeddifferentlytofoodcues信号andiftheydidhowthemindtranslatedthesedifferentlevelsofdesiretoeat.WeallneedtoeatandweallcomeacrossmanyfoodrelatedcuesinoureverydaylivesFerridaytoldReutersHealth.Ferridayenrolled52normalweightand52overweightwomeninthestudyexposedthemtothesightandsmellofpizzaandmeasuredhowmuchtheysalivated垂涎aswellastheirpsychologicalresponses.Whileleanparticipantsdidn'tsalivatemuchmoreoncetheysawandsmelledthepizzatheoverweightparticipantssalivatedaboutathirdmorethanusualoncethepizzashowedup.Theyalsohadmoredesiretoeatmeasuredbyastandardscalethantheleanstudysubjects.Howevertheoverweightparticipantsdidn'teatmoreevenafterbeingtoldtoeatasmuchasthey'dlikE.Whatthatmeanssaytheresearchersisthattheoverweightdon'tnecessarilyeatmorewhenatthetablebutbecauseoftheirheightenedsensitivitytothecuestheymaybecalledtothetablemoreoften.ThisispotentiallyimportantbecausethissensitivitymayencouragesnackingandotherbadeatinghabitsthatareassociatedwithincreasedenergyintakeoverweightandweightgaintheinvestigatorswriteintheJulyissueofInternationalJournalofObesity.Thestudycouldn'tanswerwayoverweightpeoplearemoreturnedonbyfooD.Itisnotclearforexamplewhethertheyarebornthatwayordoeatinghabitslearnedanddevelopedovertimecauseachange?WhileallthesubjectsinthisstudywerewomenwesuspectthatthefindingswouldapplytomentooFerridaynoteD.1.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph2referto?A.Foodcues.B.Theparticipantsinthestudy.C.OverweightandleanpeoplE.D.DanielleFerridayandDr.JeffreyBrunstrom.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.LeanpeopleeatmorethanoverweightpeoplE.B.OverweightpeopleeatmorethanleanpeoplE.C.LeanpeopleeatmoreoftenthanoverweightpeoplE.D.OverweightpeopleeatmoreoftenthanleanpeoplE.3.Thelastparagraphintendstoshowthat________.A.thefindingswillnotapplytomenB.FerridayisnotsatisfiedwiththefindingsC.FerridayissurethefindingswillapplytomentooD.whetherthefindingswillapplytomanisdoubtful4.Thispassagecanbeclassifiedas________.A.anadvertisementB.abookreviewC.afeaturestoryD.ascientificreport
TomsShoesfounder创始人BlakeMycoskieisanAmerican.HespendsagreatdealofhistimegivingoutshoesinSouthAmericaandAfricaandgivingspeechesabouthisOneForOnebusinessmodelbuyapairofshoesandapairisgiventosomeoneinneedforfree.Nowhe’sexpectingonemillionpeopleworldwidetotakepartintheOneDayWithoutShoesevent—spendingadaywithoutshoestohaveabetterunderstandingofthosewhodonothaveachoicE.ThelatestshoesofTomsShoeshaveamoreloftyinspiration高尚的灵感:greatteachers.Theworld’sattentionhasbeenonclimatechangeinrecentyeas.IthinkthateducationcanbethenextclimatechangeMycoskiesaiD.Notthatwedon’thavealongwaytogoonclimatechangestillbutIbelieveeducationwillbethenextthemeofpopculturE.MycoskiewroteabooknamedStartSomethingThatMatters.It’stheNo.1questionIgetasked:IhaveanideahowdoIgetitstarted?AndIthinkIhavesomeideastohelppeoplewiththathesaiD.Partofthebookisaboutchallengingpeople—tovolunteeratahomelessshelterortostartagivingprogramattheirbusinessheexplaineD.ThebookissimpleindesignandmessagE.ItalsocallsonpeopletoleadasimplelifE.Peoplethinktheycan’tlivewithoutmanythingssaidMycoskiewholivesonahouseboattopreventhisstufffromincreasing.ButinfacttheyalsounderstandhownothavingalotofstufftokeepyouleadamorefreelifE.Howeverhedoesn’twantyoutojustbuyonepairofshoes.Thatisadilemma两难之境hesaiD.Butnothingisperfect.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheOneDayWithoutShoesevent?A.ItispartoftheOneForOnebusinessmodel.B.ItisheldinSouthAmericaandAfricaeveryyear.C.Itmakespeopleexperiencewhatit’slikenotwearingshoes.D.Onemillionpeoplearoundtheworldhavealreadytakenpartinit.2.BlakeMycoskiewantspeopletobuymoreshoesofhimbecause________.A.hewantstoproveheisasuccessfulbusinessmanB.noshoescanremainperfectforalongtimeC.hewantstoearnmoremoneytoimprovehislifeD.themoreshoeshesellsthemorehesendstoothers3.What’sBlakeMycoskie’sviewonclimatechange?A.Peoplestillneedtoworkhardonit.B.Ithassomethingtodowitheducation.C.Greatteachersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.D.Itcouldbethenextinspirationforhisnewshoes.4.WhowouldmostprobablybeinterestedinthebookStartSomethingThatMattersA.Thosewhowanttogiveoutshoes.B.ThosewhowanttoleadafreelifE.C.Thosewhodon’tknowhowtodealwithchallenges.D.Thosewhodon’tknowhowtoputtheirideasintopracticE.5.What’sthetextmainlyabout?A.BlakeMycoskie’sbusinessmodel.B.BlakeMycoskie’sloftyinspiration.C.BlakeMycoskie’sefforttohelpothers.D.BlakeMycoskie’sconfidencetotrynewthings.
PlacedInsightsadata－serviceprovidermonitorstheconsumptionbehaviorofmorethan70000Americansattheageof14andolderonamonthlybasis.OnehalfofAmericanswenttoMcDonald'satleastonceamonth.NearlyfourintenAmericansvisitedWalmart.ThefindingsshowthatsomecompaniesvisitedbymorethanoneintenAmericanseachmonthareprimarilyfast－fooddiscount－retailoutlets直销店andhealthclinics.Thetypesofbusinessesthesecompaniesareinandthetrafficcustomersusetogettothemplayabigpartintheirsuccess.AccordingtoPlacedInsightslessthan40%ofAmericansvisitedabankorclothingstoreinMarch.Atthesametimeanestimated60%visitedadepartmentstoreandmorethantwo－thirdswenttoafast－foodrestaurantatleastoncE.PlacedInsightsfounderandCEODavidShimexplainswhatitisthataffectsmuchonwhetherAmericansvisitabusinessonceayearoronceaweek.PeopleoftengooutforfastfooD.Theydon'tnecessarilygoshoppingforasweatereverydaybuttheydoeat.Itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatmostofthesecompanieshavemadeeffortstoexpandtheirproductswithvaryingdegreesofsuccess.Walmartforexamplehasexpandeditsbusinesstooffergroceriesandevenhasfast－foodrestaurantsinmanystores.Starbuckshasexpandeditsmenuoptionstoincludebreakfastsandwichesandothermeals.McDonald'snewMcCafecoffeebrandhasbeenverysuccessful.Theseareallnewservicesdesignedtomakemoremoneyonexistingcustomersbringinnewcustomersandbringtheminmoreoften.WhilethetypesofgoodsandservicesbeingofferedbythesecompaniesarecriticalthemorecriticalfactoristheirdominantnationalpresencE.Thesecompanieshavethousandsoflocationsalloverthecountry.RareistheAmericantownwithoutaMcDonald'sBurgerKingTacoBellSubwayorsomecombinationofthethreE.McDonald'shasmorethan14000locationsintheU..S.in2012whileSubwayhasmorethan25000.1.WhatdowelearnfromPlacedInsights'sresearch?A.ThemajorityofpeoplegoingtoMcDonald'sarechildren.B.MorepeoplegotoWalmartthantoMcDonald's.C.OveroneintenAmericansgoestoaclothingstoreeachmonth.D.McDonald'sandWalmarthavemanycustomersinpartbecausetheyareeasytogetto.2.AccordingtoDavidShimwhichhasthemostinfluenceonwhereAmericansdecidetoshop?A.Thetypesofgoods.B.Thebrandsofthecompanies.C.ThetraffiC.D.People'spreferences.3.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Whattypesofgoodsthemost－visitedoutletssell.B.Whatthemost－visitedoutletsdotoattractcustomers.C.Whypeopleoftengotofast－foodoutlets.D.WhattypeofoutletisthemostpopularinAmericA.4.Whatisthemainreasonthatsomeoutletsgetvisitedmorefrequentlythanothers?A.TheyprovidenecessitiesofdailylifE.B.Theyprovidebetterservicethanotheroutlets.C.Theyprovidemorechoicesofgoods.D.Theyspreadalloverthecountry.
CheerleadersarepartofathleticcompetitionsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Astheirnamesaystheyleadthecrowdincheeringfortheteamitlikesbest.Aboutfiveyearsagocheerleaderswereconsideredtobesimplyentertainers.TodaythereismuchmorecheerleadinginAmericawhichhasbecomeanotherformofathleticcompetition.Cheerleaderstodayareexpectedtobegymnastsanddancers.Theyareexpectedtobequickandstrong.Manycheerleadersarebetterathletesthantheboysandgirlsonsportsteams.Highschoolcheerleadingespeciallyhasbecomemoredifficult.ThestudentsmustbeintopphysicalshapE.Theymustbeabletojumphighturncirclesintheairandlifteachother.Teacherssaythisistheresultoftheinfluenceofcollegecheerleaders.HighschoolstudentswatchcollegefootballandbasketballgamesonTV.Theyseehowthecheerleadersthroweachotherintotheairandperformdifficultathleticmovements.Theywanttodothesamething.Thereisonebigdifferencebetweenthetwogroupshowever.CollegecheerleadersinAmericaareyoungmenandwomen.Themendomostofthelifting.Atmosthighschoolsonlygirlsarecheerleaders.It'sverydifficultforthemtoholdothersontheirshouldersandthrowthemintotheair.Thereareanumberofwayshighschoolcheerleadersareimprovingtheirskills.Theyareexercisingandliftingweightstoincreasetheirstrength.Andtheyareattendingcampsduringthesummerholidaystolearnnewtechniques.Cheerleaderstesttheirskillsbytakingpartincompetitionsagainstcheerleadersfromotherschoolsjustlikeotherathletes.Coachesatsomehighschoolssaythisnewkindofathleticcheerleadinghascausedsomeproblems.Theysaygirlswhoweresoccerandbasketballplayersarenowcompetingforplacesonacheerleadingteam.Asmoregirlsattempttobecomecheerleaderssportsteamssufferfromalackofgoodplayers.5.Whatcheerleadersshoulddoistoleadthecrowd________.A.totakepartincompetitionsB.tocheerfortheirfavoriteteamsC.tobequickandstrongD.tobegoodhighjumpers6.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrueaboutcheerleaders?A.Theyshouldbequickandstrong.B.Theyareexpectedtobedancersandsingers.C.TheymustbeintopphysicalshapE.D.Theymustbeabletojumphigh.7.Cheerleadersareimprovingtheirskillsby________.A.exercisingandliftingweightsB.dancingandsingingC.attendingdifferentcompetitionsD.watchingallkindsofballgames8.Accordingtothelastparagraphwecanknowthat________.A.girlsliketobecomeleadersB.itiseasyforgirlstobecheerleadersC.sportsteamshavenogoodplayersD.moreandmoregirlstrytobecheerleaders
Doyoustillrememberyourfavoritepoemfromhighschoolorsomeotherimportantperiodinyourlife?Whyisitthatdecadeslateritstillstandsoutinyourmind?Probablythemainreasonisthatsomeaspectofthatpoemresonates引起共鸣withyou.Inthesamewayyoutooasaschoolleadercantouchtheheartsofyourstaffandstudents.Poetryallowsustoexperiencestrongspiritualconnectionstothingsaroundusandtothepast.Thusitcaninspirewhateverandwhomeverittouches.Thepowerthatpoetryhasdisplayedovertimeandacrossculturesactuallysatisfiesthis_common_needofthehumanheartandsoul.Asoneoftheoldestartformspoetryhassuccessfullyconnectedvariousstrandsofhumanity人性fromonegenerationtoanother.ReferringtopoetryHillyermakesasimpleyetmeaningfulstatementWiththiskeymankindunlockedhisheart.Schoolleaderscanfindandmakeuseofthevalueofpoetryforthemselvestheirstudentsandtheirstaffmembers.Beyondthesimpleuseofpoetrytechniquesofpoetrysuchasmetaphorsrepetitionsandimagerycanbeusedtotakeadvantageofthepoweroflanguagetotransformcommunicationcreatemeaningandacultureofcareandattention.Sinceschoolsaremainlyaboutpeopleandrelationshipsschoolleaderslikepoetsarerequiredtoinspireandencouragethehumanheart.Theuseofpoetry—orevenofsometechniquesofpoetry—inschoolleadershipnotonlyhelpstoimprovecommunicationbutalsoservestomeetthehumanneedforinspiration.25.Whoisthepassagemainlyfor?A.Students.B.Schoolteachers.C.Schoolleaders.D.Poets.26.Accordingtothepassagesomepoemsareunforgettablemainlybecause________.A.theyareeasytounderstandB.theyusuallytelltruestoriesC.theycaninspirepeople'simaginationD.theycantouchpeople'shearts27.Theunderlinedpartthiscommonneedinthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A.theneedtoreadpoetryB.theneedtobeinspiredC.theneedtolearnaboutthepastD.theneedtobeconnectedwithotherpeople
TheParthenoninAthensisabuildingwithalongandcomplexhistory.Builtnearly2500yearsagoasatemplecelebratingtheGreekgoddessAthenaitwasforthousandsofyearsthechurchoftheVirginMaryoftheAtheniansthenamosque清真寺andfinallyaruin.Thebuildingwaschangedandthesculpturesmuchdamagedoverthecenturies.By1800onlyabouthalfoftheoriginalsculpturaldecorationremaineD.Between1801and1805LordElgintheBritishambassadortotheOttomanEmpirewhichcontrolledAthensactingwiththefullknowledgeandpermissionoftheOttomanauthoritiesremovedabouthalfoftheremainingsculpturesfromthefallenruinsandfromthebuildingitself.LordElginlovedGreekhistoryandtransportedthesculpturesbacktoBritain.ThearrivalofthesculpturesinLondonhadahugeeffectontheEuropeanpublicgreatlyincreasinginterestinancientGreekcultureandinfluencingcontemporaryartistictrends.ThesesculptureswereacquiredfromLordElginbytheBritishMuseumin1816andsincethentheyhaveallbeenondisplaytothepublicfreeofchargE.Sincetheearly1980showevertheGreekgovernmenthasarguedforthepermanentremovaltoAthensofalltheParthenonsculpturesintheBritishMuseum.TheyhavealsochallengedtheBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees'legaltitletothesculptures.TheBritishMuseumhoweverinsiststhatitexiststotellthestoryofculturalachievementthroughouttheworldfromthedawnofhumanhistoryovertwomillionyearsagountilthepresentday.Themuseumconsidersitselfanimportantresourcefortheworldthebreadthanddepthofitscollectionallowstheworldpublictoreexamineculturalidentitiesandexplorethecomplexnetworkofinterconnectedworldcultures.ItalsosaysthatwithinthecontextofthisunparalleledcollectiontheParthenonsculpturesareanimportantrepresentationofancientAtheniancivilization.EachyearmillionsofvisitorsadmiretheartistryofthesculpturesandgaininsightsonhowancientGreeceinfluenced—andwasinfluencedby—theothercivilizationsthatitencountereD.56.FormostofitshistorypeoplewenttotheParthenonto______.A.admirethegoddessAthenaB.praytotheirgodC.searchforsculpturesD.learnaboutitscomplexhistory57.TheunderlineditinParagraph4refersto________.A.theBritishMuseumB.theGreekgovernmentC.theParthenonD.theBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThesculpturesintroducedancientGreekculturetothewest.B.AncientGreekculturehasgreatlyinfluencedworldculturE.C.TheBritishMuseumhasmademuchmoneyfromtheParthenonsculptures.D.TheBritishMuseumistheplacemostcapableofpreservingthesesculptures.59.WhatcanwelearnaboutLordElginfromthepassage?A.HeisgreatlyadmiredinGreecE.B.HeworkedfortheOttomanEmpirE.C.HesavedtheParthenonsculpturesfrombeingdestroyeD.D.HehadadeepinterestinGreekculturE.
Inalittleknownpartofthecounterterrorism反__主义worldoneofthemosteffectivedetectionsystemsisa600poundanimalthatworksforabout20poundsoffishaday.Sincethe1960stheUnitedStatesandahandfulofothercountrieshavetraineddolphinsandsealionstodetectseaminesandswimmersandtorecoverwornouttorpedoes鱼雷andtestingobjectsusedinnaval海军的exercises.TheU.S.NavykeptitsMarineMammalProgramasecretuntilthe1990sandthisspringCNNbecameoneofthefirstmembersofthemediatowitnessfirsthandhowtheprogramworks.Theprogramtrainsabout75Pacificbottlenosedolphinswithnaturalbiosonar生物声纳thattracksbetterthananymanmadedevice;and35Californiasealionswithverygoodunderwatereyesight.NotonlydothesetrainedmarinemammalstrackandsavemillionsofdollarsinU.S.militaryequipmenttheyarealsohelpingtosavelives.Thenavywon'trevealwhetherthedolphinsandsealionshaveeffectivelystoppedterroristsattemptingtodoharmtotheU.S..Akeypartofthetrainingprogramisteachingthesemammalshowtostoppotentiallyunfriendlyswimmers.Theprogramisalsopositionedtodefendagainstswimmerterroristattacksaswell.InthedigitalageitseemsthatthereshouldbemoreadvancedapproachestoguardtheNavy'smostexpensivethings.ButaccordingtoRothetheprogramdirectornothingintoday'shightechnologyworldcancompetewiththesemammals'biosonarabilities.IhopethatonedaythereisarobotoraUUVunmannedunderwatervehiclethatmakesthemammalprogramoutofdatehesaiD.ButrightnowthisisthebestthingouttherE.60.TheU.S.MarineMammalProgramtrainedmarinemammalsto________.A.stopdangerousswimmersB.catch20poundsoffishadayC.destroyseaminesD.firetorpedoes61.TheU.S.traineddolphinsbecausethey________.A.arecleverB.swimveryfastC.havenaturalbiosonarD.havegoodunderwatereyesight62.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.ThetraineddolphinsarethebestwayofprotectionavailabletotheU.S.Navy.B.TherewillbedolphinlikerobotsinthefutureaccordingtoRothE.C.Themammalprogramwillbecomeuselesssoon.D.Rothehasnofaithintoday'shightechnology.63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Manycountrieshavetrainedseaanimalsforcounterterrorism.B.TheMarineMammalProgramwasasecretuntilthe1960s.C.Thetrainedseaanimalshavealreadystoppedsometerrorists.D.TheU.S.Navyhastrainedbothdolphinsandsealions.
China'seconomicgrowthoverthelastthreedecadesmayhaveproducedagroupofsuperwealthyChinesebutithasnotensuredallofthemlovE.Recentlyagroupof21singlebillionairesand22singlewomenattendedoneoftheChinesecapital'smostexpensivepartiesever—amatchmakingballwithticketscosting100000yuan$14650aheaD.The21billionaireswereallregisteredmembersofGoldenBachelorsaShanghaibasedmatchmakingagencydevotedtohelpingwealthyChinesemenandwomenfindtheirpotentialbetterhalfwhichalsoorganizedtheevent.It'sveryhardforbillionairestomeetwomentheywanttomarrybecausetheyhavebeensohardworkingduringtheearlierstagesoftheirlivesGoldenBachelormediadirectorXiaoPutoldReuters.TheyuseouragencytochoosesuitablepartnersaccordingtotheirphysicalappearancepersonalitylevelofeducationlevelofincomeandfamilybackgroundsheaddeD.Someofthe22ladieshopingtomeetthebillionaireoftheirdreamswerealsoregisteredwiththeagencywhilealuckyfewattendedforfreeafterbeingchosenbytheagency'slovehuntersorwinningticketsatbeautypageants选美heldbytheagency.Everygirlhastherighttoseekhappinessa22yearoldsurnamedDaiwhoisstudyingataNanjingartsuniversitytoldChinaDaily.IjustwanttoavoidtheproblemsImaybeforcedtofacebeforefallinginlovE.Thenewspapersaidthattheunmarriedwomendressedinbeautifulballdressessangdancedandevencookedtheirwayintothelonelymen'sheartsduringatalentshowattheball.China'snumberofknowndollarbillionaireshasnowreached130higherthananyothercountryexcepttheUnitedStatesaccordingtothe2009Huronreport.SimilarhighendmatchmakingagenciesandpartieshavealsoappearedinotherChinesecitiessuchasShenzhenandShanghai.56.WhatdoweknowaboutGoldenBachelorsfromthepassage?A.Itchargesthe21billionairesalargeamountofmoney.B.Ithas43unmarriedbillionairemembers.C.ItisverypopularamongwealthypeopleinChinA.D.ItsonlypurposeistomakemoneyfromwealthypeoplE.57.Whyisitdifficultforsinglebillionairestofindtheirpartnersaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausetheydon'tliketomeetothergroupsofpeoplE.B.Becausetherearefewmatchmakingballsinsociety.C.Becausemostofthemdon'tliketoattendmatchmakingballs.D.Becausetheyhavespentmostoftheirtimeworking.58.SinglebillionairesseekpartnersaccordingtoallofthefollowingfactorsEXCEPTtheir________.A.physicalappearanceB.levelofeducationC.nationalityD.familybackground59.Howmanywaysarethereforladiestoattendthematchmakingballforfree?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.
Americankidsaretakingmoreteststhaneverbeforeandthey'restressedout.Ishelpontheway?Justthesightofatestbooklet小册子makessomekidssweat.Forothersitisablankanswersheet.Thentherearethedreadedwords.TakeoutyourNumber2pencil.Allthesefill10yearoldChelseaLogowithfear.IstarttotapmypencilonthedesksaysthefifthgraderfromTolucaLakeElementarynearLosAngelesCaliforniA.ThenIfeelthe_butterflies_in_my_stomach.ChelseaisnotalonE.InarecentsurveybyKidsHealth.orgmorethan70%ofkidsaged9to13saidtheyworryabouttests.It'snowonder.AcrosstheUnitedStatespublicschoolsgivemorethan250millionstandardizedtestseachyear.Whydokidshavetotakesomanytests?TheNoChildLeftBehindNCLBlawrequiresthatstudentsingrades3through8betestedeachyear.Thelaw'sgoalisforallstudentstobeatgradelevelby2016.Studentsmustpassthetestsandmeetotherrequirementsortheirschoolsmaybeshutdown.U.S.SecretaryofEducationArneDuncanwantstochangeNCLB.Butthatdoesn'tmeanhefavorsgettingridoftests.Duncanbelievestestsshouldbeusedmainlytoevaluatekids'strengthsandweaknesses.TestsDuncansaysshouldnotbeusedtopunishkidsortheirschoolsforfailurE.ThegoalistofocusongreatteachingandlearningDuncansaiD.UnderNCLBeachstatesetsitsownstandardsforstudentstomeet.TheresultDuncansaysisthatstatesaremakingthetestseasier.Tofixthisproblem48statesarenowworkingtogethertocreatecommonstandards.IwanttosetahighbarforkidsDuncansayssothey'llbeingreatshapetoachievetheirdreams.Likethemornottestsareheretostay.Sohowcanyouhandletestnerves?Schoolsareteachingstudentstorelaxthroughdeepbreathingandstretching伸展运动.InOaklandCaliforniaPrincipalZarinaAhmadofPiedmontAvenueElementaryleadsherstudentsinacheertogetthemexcitedaboutlearning.KidsareunderhighpressuresaysAhmaD.Therehastobetimeforkidstobekids.Stillweneedteststohelpusassesswhatstudentshaveyettolearn.9.Theunderlinedpartthebutterfliesinmystomachcanbereplacedby________.A.guiltyB.nervousC.excitingD.proud10.AccordingtothepassagetheNCLBlaw________.A.isfocusingonteachingmethodsinschoolsB.isrequiringschoolstomakethetestsmoredifficultC.istryingtomakeschoolsberesponsibleforstudentsD.aimstoevaluatekids'strengthsandweaknessesbymeansoftests11.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatArneDuncan______.A.isstronglyagainsttestsB.suggestsclosingsomeschoolsC.isconcernedaboutstudents'developmentD.suggestseachstatesetitsownstandard12.Wecanlearnfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________A.it'simpossibletogetridoftestsB.schoolshavenogoodwaytodealwithstudents'stressC.testshelpassesswhatstudent'shavetolearnD.schoolsareawareofstudents'stresscausedbytests
Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsagobutithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeitsmellitdrinkitandevenhearit.Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeoplethemorepollution.ManyyearsagotheproblemwasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeoplE.WhenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirtyinoneplacemanmovedtoanotherplacE.ButthisisnolongertruE.ManisnowslowlypollutingthewholeworlD.Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It'sbadforalllivingthingsintheworldbutitisnottheonlyonekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesusangrymoreeasily.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.Theystoppeoplefromburningcoalinhousesandfactoriesinthecityandfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.ItiscausedbyheavytraffiC.Wearesurethatiftherearefewerpeopledrivingtherewillbelessairpollution.TheearthisourhomE.Wemusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingthelandwaterandairclean.AndwemusttakecareoftheriseinpollutionatthesametimE.1.________ourworldisbecomingmuchsmaller.A.BecauseoftheriseinpollutionB.ThankstosciencedevelopmentC.BecausetheearthisbeingpolluteddayandnightD.Becausetheearthisblownawaybythewindeveryyear2.Hundredsofyearsagolifewas________itistoday.A.mucheasierthanB.aseasyasC.muchharderthanD.ashardas3.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Hereitmeans________.A.rubbish垃圾B.noisepollutionC.airpollutionD.waterpollution4.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollutionbecause________.A.itmakesmuchnoiseB.itmakesusangrymoreeasilyC.itmakesourriversandlakesdirtyD.it'sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld
Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinhistoricareaofacity?InordertoanswerthisquestionwemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanareA.NotallhistoricalbuildingsareattractivE.Howevertheremaybeotherreasons—forexampleeconomic经济的reasons—whytheyshouldbepreserveD.SoletusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeoplE.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?InmyviewnewarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstylE.IndeedtherearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate影响itssurroundingstoomuchitoftenimprovestheattractivenessoftheareA.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt破坏theareatheyareinbutthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative保守的anddonotlikechangE.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople'sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildingsIbelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomove_things_forward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebeforewewouldallstillbelivingincaves.ThusIwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferenteventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoicE.21.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A.SomeofthemarenotattractivE.B.MostofthemaretooexpensivetopreservE.C.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D.TheyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanareA.22.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C.Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.23.Bymovethingsforwardinthelastparagraphtheauthorprobablymeans________.A.destroyoldbuildingsB.putthingsinadifferentplaceC.choosenewarchitecturalstylesD.respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings24.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToexplainwhypeopledislikechangE.B.Towarnthatweshouldenduplivingincaves.C.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.D.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.
ACaliforniafamilydrivesacarthatcouldhelpprotecttheenvironment.WhenJonandSandygotothestoreortotheirdaughters'soccergamestheydriveinhightechstylE.Theydrivea$1millionfuelcellpoweredcar.Itmaybetheworld'smostexpensivecarandoneofthemostenvironmentallyfriendlycars.TheFCXisthefirstfuelcellpoweredcartobeusedbyafamilyanywhereintheworlD.TheFCXuseshydrogenandoxygenforfuel.Carmakershavebeenworkingtodevelopvehiclesthatarebetterfortheenvironment.TheyaredevelopingcarsthatusefuelotherthangasolinE.Whatisfuelcelltechnology?Fuelcelltechnologyworksbychangingthechemicalshydrogenandoxygenintowater.ThisprocessproduceselectricityandwatervaporwhichcomesoutoftheexhaustpipE.Mostcarsreleasedangerousgasessuchascarbonmonoxide一氧化碳andcarbondioxidE.Manyscientistssaythesegasesaremajorcontributorstoglobalwarming.TheFCXisdrivenjustlikeanyothervehicleontheroadbutwithoutthegaseswhichpollutetheenvironmentscientistssay.Fuelcelltechnologyhasbeenaroundsincethe1800sbutscientistshaveyetbeentoperfectit.TheysayitmaytakeyearsbeforethetechnologyisreadyforwidespreadusE.CreatingenvironmentallyfriendlycarsAnotherearthfriendlycarisalreadyonthemarket.Hybridcarsusebothgasolineandanelectricmotor.Theyarebecomingmorepopularwithcustomersbecausetheycutpollutionandimprovefuelefficiency.32.WhichofthefollowingabouttheFCXisnottrue?A.ItmaybethemostexpensivecarintheworlD.B.Itisoneofthemostenvironmentallyfriendlycars.C.Itreleasesdangerousgasestopollutetheair.D.ItuseshydrogenandoxygenforfuelotherthangasolinE.33.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthemajorcauseforglobalwarming?A.GasesfromFCX.B.Watervaporfromcars.C.Hydrogenandoxygen.D.Gasesfromcars.34.Fromthepassageweknowthatfuelcelltechnology________.A.worksbywaterB.hasahistoryforovertwohundredyearsC.worksbyelectricityD.hasbeenwidelyusedsincethe1800s35.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.futurecarswillbeenvironmentallyfriendlyB.therewillbenogasolineforcarsC.peoplecan'taffordtobuycarsinthefutureD.globalwarminghasbeenstopped
Creditcardsletpeoplebuythingsnowandpayforthemovermonthsorevenyears.Butsomepeoplegetdeepintodebt.Andcriticssaysomebankshavetermsandchargesthatcanmakeitharderforpeopletopayoffthatdebt.IntheUnitedStatestherearecallsforstrongergovernmentsupervisionofthecreditcardindustry.Creditcardshavebeenheavilymarketedthroughthemailandatstores.TheyoffereconomicpoweratapricE.In2004Americanshadabout$800billionincreditcarddebt.Nowtheyoweabout$968billion.Criticssaybanksmadeitveryeasytogetcreditcards.Butthatmaybechanging.Thecrisisinthehousingandcreditmarketsisbeginningtoaffectthecreditcardindustry.MorepaymentsarelatE.Chargesforlatepaymentsareagrowingsourceofprofitforbanks.Butlatepaymentscanalsosignalbaddebts.ThecentralbanktheFederalReservesaystwothirdsofAmericanbankshaverecentlyreportedtighterlendingrequirements.Manypeoplereporthavingtheircreditlimitsreducedwithoutwarning.Somelawmakersareconcernedthatcardholdersdonothaveenoughprotectionfromwhatcriticssayareabusivepolicies.Theseincludeactionslikeraisinginterestratesbecauseofanunrelatedevent.Alsobanksmayraisethechancesofalatepaymentbychangingmonthlypaymentdatesforcreditcards.Accordingtoasurvey82%ofAmericansthinkcreditcardsprovideavaluableservicE.Butamajority58%saytheydonottrustcreditcardcompanies.Andthreeoutoffourthinkthegovernmentshouldregulatetheindustrymoreclosely.ThreeoutoffourpeoplefeelthereisalwayssomeconditionthatmakesacardlessappealingthanthecompanymadeitsounD.AndalittlemorethanhalfsaytheyhavehadacardthatwasnotasgoodastheyexpecteD.Butcloseto80%saynoonereallyreadsthetermsandconditionswhentheysignupforacreditcarD.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A.Wecanenjoymoreconvenienceusingcreditcards.B.Creditcardscanimproveyourbuyingpower.C.Wecanbuythingsatlowerpricesusingcreditcards.D.CreditcardsbringmorecarddebtaswellasconveniencE.69.Whichofthefollowingcanbeacaseofabusivepolicies?A.BanksmakecreditcardslookmoreattractivE.B.Banksignorethedangerofbaddebts.C.Banksraiseinterestrateswithnogoodreason.D.Banksputoffmonthlypaymentdates.70.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A.Banksdependentirelyonlatepaymentstodevelop.B.PeopleshouldbemorecarefulwhenapplyingforacreditcarD.C.TheUSgovernmentprovidesbetterprotectionforcardholders.D.ThemajorityofAmericansdon'tthinkmuchofcreditcards.71.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.CreditcardsarestillverywellreceivedinAmericA.B.Creditcardsdon'tliveuptosomepeople'sexpectations.C.Manypeopledon'tbelieveincreditcardcompanies.D.TheresultsofasurveyaboutcreditcardsinAmericA.
HowtoprotectchildrenWebfansfromunsuitablematerialonlinewhileencouragingthemtousetheInternethaslongbeendiscussedintheUS.ForsomeparentstheInternetcanseemlikeajunglefilledwithdangerfortheirchildren.Butjunglescontainwondersaswellasdangerandwithgoodguidessomeeducationandanumberofprecautions预防thewildsoftheInternetcanbesafelynavigateD.KidshavetobeonlinE.Ifwetellourkidstheycan’tbeallowedtosurftheInternetwe’recuttingthemofffromtheirfuturesaidanexpert.Mostkidshavestartedtousesearchengines.ManyofthemaregreatforfindingtonsofinterestingInternetsitesandtheycanalsolocateplaceswhereyoumightnotwantyourkidstogo.Therearesearchenginesdesignedjustforkids.A.certainsoftwarecontainsonlysitesthathavebeenselectedassafE.Themostpopularwaywouldbetousewhatisknownasacontentscreener.Butthiscan’tbewhollyreliable可靠andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet.AnotherwayisthatmumordadisnearbywhenthechildissurfingtheInternet.Afewothertips—Don’tputthePCinachild’sroombutkeepitinanareawheremumordadcankeepaneyeonthings.ThatalsomakestheInternetmoreofafamilyactivity.—AskyourchildwhatheorshehasbeendoingandaboutanyfriendstheymakeonlinE.—Tellyourchildnottorevealonlinestrangerspersonalinformationespeciallylikeaddressandphonenumber.Andtellyourchildrennevertotalktoanyonetheymeetonlineoverthephonesendthemanythingacceptanythingfromthemoragreetomeetwiththemunlessyougoalong.TitleAmericanchildrengoingonlineDifferent1.________ofkids’surfingtheInternetForparents:TheInternetislikea2.________junglE.Forexperts:TheInternetsurfingisconnectedwith3.________SuggestionsGoodguides＋SomeeducationSome4.________＝asafeonlineenvironment5.________maymaketheInternetbrowsingsafeenough.·Tohaveaparentwatchingoverkidsnearbythecomputer·Tomakesurekidsknowwhatto6.________ontheInternet·PuttingthePCwhereaparentcansee·Inquiringkidsof7.________onlineorwhatfriendstheymakeonline·Notgivingaway8.______toonlinestrangers·Not9.________onlinestrangers·Notsendingthingstothem·Notacceptinganythingfromthem·Askingparentsto10.________whenmeetingthem
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