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GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastisoneoflifeessentials.Eatingbreakfastatthestartofthedaywehaveallbeentoldandtoldagainisasnecessaryasputtinggasolineinthefamilycarbeforestartingatrip.ButformanypeoplethethoughtoffoodfirstinthemorningisbynomeansapleasurE.Sodespitealltheeffortstheystilltakenobreakfast.Duringthepasttenyearsthenumberofpeoplewhodidn’thavebreakfasthaveincreasedby33percent.Forthosewhofeelpainofguiltaboutnoteatingbreakfasthoweverthereissomegoodnews.Severalstudiesinthelastfewyearsindicatethatforadultsespeciallytheremaybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast.GoingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectperformancesaidArroldE.BenderformerprofessorofthenutritionatQueenElizabethCollegeinLondonnordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformancE.ScientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthorbetterperformanceissurprisinglynotenoughandmostoftherecentworksareaboutadultsnotchildrenTheliteraturesaysoneresearcherDr.ErrestoattheUniversityofTexasispoor.68.Forthosewhodonottakebreakfastthegoodnewsisthat_______.A.severalstudieshavebeendoneinthepastfewyearsB.nothavingbreakfastdoesnoharmtoone’performanceC.studieshavebeenspeciallyonadultsD.eatinglittleinthemorningisgoodforhealth69.nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformancemeans______.A.anyonewithoutbreakfastdoesimprovehisperformanceB.notgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformanceC.havingbreakfastdoesnotimproveperformanceeitherD.peoplehavingbreakfastdoimprovetheirperformance70.Thewordliteratureinthelastsentencerefersto_______.A.poemsplaysetC.B.writtenworksonaparticularsubjectC.thefamousworksinhistoryD.themodernstoriesofAmerica71.WhatisimpliedbutNOTstatedbytheauthoristhat_______.A.breakfastdoesnotaffectperformanceB.Dr.ErrestoisengagedinresearchworkattheUniversityofTexasC.noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildrenD.ProfessorBenderoncetaughtnutritioninLondon
TofacethemusicLikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.Ourexpressiontodayistofacethemusic.WhensomeonesayswellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusicitdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou.andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.WhentheygottheircuetogoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatwasexactlywhattheydid—facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccometomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedaninspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.1.Howmanywaysdoesthephrasetofacethemusiccomesfrom?A.1B.2C.3D.42.What’sthemeaningoftofacethemusic?A.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.B.TofacethestagE.C.Tofacethebackofone’shorsE.D.Tofaceone’sleader.3.Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?A.Whenweareplayingbasketball.B.Whenwearemakingaspeech.C.Whenwearehavingaparty.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.4.Theunderlinedwordhostilemeans_______.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary
BWhatIsNaturalMedicineNaturalMedicineistousethenaturalenvironmentthenatureofthematerialitselftocurediseasesandrestorethehealth.Itinvolvesbetteringone’sbreathingwaysunbathingimprovingone’sdietsandsoonwhichplayanimportantpartinourhealthcarE.StartaRewardingCareerTodayTheAustralianInstituteofAppliedSciencesCollegeofNaturalMedicineprovidesyouwithNationallyRecognizednaturalmedicinecoursesthatcanbestudiedinthecomfortofyourownhomeoratourBrisbanecampusintheheartofStonesCorner.AIASCollegeofNaturalMedicinehasbeenprovidingaccredited官方认可的naturalhealthcoursesformorethan20yearsandoffersaccreditedcertificatediplomaandadvanceddiplomalevelnaturalmedicinebeautyandmassage按摩courses.WhyStudyattheAustralianInstituteofAppliedSciencesWithover36yearsofspecializedtrainingand120coursesourNaturalMedicineCollegeisAustralia’slongestrunningandmostsoughtaftertrainingproviderforNaturalMedicineEducation.OurstateoftheartfacilitieshighlyexperiencedinstructorsandfriendlysupportstaffmakeusthefirstchoiceforDistanceEducationandOn-campusstudy.StudyingatHomeAllofourcoursesareavailabletostudyathomE.WeprovideallthematerialandsupportyouwillneedtosuccessfullycompleteyourcoursE.BenefitsofStudyingatHome●WorkatyourownpacE.●Noneedtotravelorrelocateclosertoacampus.●Nointerruptiontoyourexistingcommitments.●YouarestillinfullcontactwiththecollegeviaTelephoneEmailandPostsoyouwon’tbeoutoftouchwiththelatesttrainingtechniques.60.Youcanlearnhowto______attheAustralianInstituteofAppliedSciencesCollegeofNaturalMedicinE.A.applysciencetoourlifeB.operateonvariouspatientsC.adjustone’sdietorbreathD.lookaftermentally-illpeople61.Oneofthereasonsforyourchoiceofgoingtothecollegeisthat_______.A.itistheoldestcollegeofthistypeinAustraliaB.itoffersmorecoursesthananyothercollegeC.youmayfindthebestartfacilitiesthereD.youwillgetaccreditedcertificateordiploma62.Ifyoutakethecoursesathomeyouaremorelikelyto_______.A.focusonyourowninterestsB.adjustyourstudyschedulesC.getanyhelpfrominstructorsD.keepupwithnewtechniques
CParishastheEiffelTower;NewYorkhastheStatueofLiberty;andBrusselstheMannekenPiss.ThinkoftheBelgiancapitalandifanythingyouthinkofthesmallpeeing撒尿boy____a60-meter-highbronzefigurestandingonablocksupplyingaconstantstreamofwatertothebasinunderhim.Somemightlaugh.ButforJacquesStroobantsthestatueisuptherewiththebestofthem.I’mproudofhim.Peoplecomefromallaroundtheworldtoseehimsays60-year-oldStroobantswithafatherlyglanceatthelittleboy.AsthemostfamouslandmarkofBrusselsMannekenPisshasaveryspecialplaceintheheartofBelgians.TheoriginalMannekenPissdatesbackto1388butthestatuetouristsseetodaydatesfrom1619whenthecitybuiltasecondoneaftertheoriginalwasdestroyeD.ManystoriesgoroundMannekenPiss.NobodyknowswhyhewasmadE.OnestoryisthathesavedBrusselsbyputtingouttheflamesofadeadlyfirewithhiswell-aimedpiss.ButthemostbelievablestoryisthattheboythesonofawealthymanwaskidnappeD.Thefatherhadastatuebuiltinhonorofthewayhissonwasfound-peeingagainstatreE.Perhapsbest-knownforhisnakedbeautythepeeingboyhasalsobeenclothedinsomeofthefinestclothesmoneycanbuy.Stroobantshasbeenchanginghisclothesforthelast29years.Onaveragehehasclotheson300daysayear.Andonspecialdayshepeesbeer.A.fewofthewayshe’sbeendressedare;afootballplayerMozartandanarmygeneral.Nowhehasmorethan600piecesofclothes.Thereisnostrictchargeforthosewishingtoprovideclothesforthelittleboy.Butcertainconditionsmustbemet.TheclothescannotincludeeitheradvertisingorpoliticalmessagesaidStroobantsbecausetheywouldcheapenthenationaltreasurE.ButMannekenPississtillsomethinglocalpeoplecanmakemoneyfrom___bysellingallkindsofsouvenirs.72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutManekenPiss?A.Ithasahistoryofmorethan600years.B.ItstandsinBrussels.C.Itisbestknownfortheclotheshewears.D.Itis60metershigh.73.TheMannekenPisshasaspecialplaceintheheartofBelgiansbecause.A.it’sgood-lookingwithwaterrunningconstantlyB.itbringsjoystopeoplewhoseeitC.ithelpspeoplemakebeerD.it’sasymbolofthecity.74.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.formostoftheyeartheboyisnakedB.StroobantsisprobablyinchargeoftakingcareofthestatueC.peoplecanprovideanyclothesforMannekenPissD.peoplemakemoneybyadvertisingMannekenPiss75.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Touristscannotprovideclothesforthepeeingboy.B.TheMannekenPisshasattractedmanyvisitors.C.ThepeeingboyisthenationaltreasureofBelgium.D.Localpeoplemakemoneybysellingsouvenirs.
PassagetwoViciousandDangerousSportsShouldbeBannedbyLawWhenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemadeit’samazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedtheorgiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespisethembecausetheymistookthesegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethemcondescendinglybecausetheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewnobetter.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustified?Areweanylessblood-thirsty?Whydoboxingmatchesforinstanceattractsuchuniversalinterest?Don’tthespectatorswhoattendthemhopetheywillseesomeviolence?HumanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywerE.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungeylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalivewefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage;sportswhicharequiteasbarbarousassaypublichangingsorbearbaiting.Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbull-fightingthatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingringthatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceiveourselves.Anytalkof‘thesportingspirit’issheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.SpectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolencE.A.worldheavyweightchampionshipmatchforinstanceisfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeoplearedisappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.TheyfeeldisappointmentbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingprolongedtortureandviolencE.Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmaywellask.Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilizeD.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionally–admittedlywithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincagesorpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.PrisonsarenolongerthegrimforbiddingplacestheyusedtobE.SocialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsoftheworlD.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechangeshavecomeaboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountablyimprovedbutbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.ThelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveanditmayexertgreatcivilizinginfluencE.IfwebanneddangerousandviolentsportswewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankinD.Wewouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sopinionofnowadays’humanbeingsisA.notveryhigh.B.high.C.contemptuous.D.critical.2.ThemainideaofthispassageisA.viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylaw.B.peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsmoneytoseeviolencE.C.tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussports.D.peoplearebloodthirstyinsports.3.ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansisA.TocomparetheoldRomanswithtoday’speoplE.B.togiveanexamplE.C.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetter.D.toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty.4.Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?A.ThreE.B.FivE.C.Six.D.Seven.5.ThepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisA.thatbybanningtheviolentsportswehumanbeingscanimproveourselves.B.thatbybanningthedangeroussportswecanimprovethelaw.C.thatwemusttakepositivestepstoimprovesocialwelfaresystem.D.toshowlawisthemaininstrumentofsocialchangE.
CPoorerchildrenwouldbeofferedthechancetoattendlessonsonSaturdaytohelpcatchupwiththeirmiddleclasspeers同龄人theshadowschoolssecretaryMichaelGovesaidtoday.TheConservativeswouldgiveEnglishstateschoolsthefreedomtochoosetohavelongerteachinghoursandextraclassesattheweekendhetoldtheAssociationofTeachersandLecturers’annualconferencE.Govesaidthemovewouldhelptoclosetheachievementgapwithricherchildrenwhoseparentscouldaffordextrassuchastutoringandmusiclessons.Hetolddelegates代表inManchester:Forchildrenwhocomefromhomeswhereparentsdon’thavetheresourcestoprovideadditionalstretchandculturalexperiencestherearebenefitsinhavingthosechildreninthelearningenvironmentinschoolforlonger.ParentswouldlovetohaveschoolsstartingearlierinsomecircumstancesandcertainlygoingonlaterintheafternoongiventherealityoftheirworkingliveshesaiD.HehelduptheexampleofKippKnowledgeisPowerProgramschoolsintheUSwhichareoftenbasedinthepoorestcommunitiesandopenfrom7:30amto5pmonweekdaysplusSaturdays.ButitwouldbeuptoschoolstodecidetoofferlongerhoursGoveaddeD.ParentssaidSaturdayclassescouldbecomeabadgeofdishonorifpupilswereforcedtogowhileteachersraisedconcernsabouttheirworkloaD.MargaretMorrisseyofParentsOutloudsaid:Ithinkthesuggestionthegovernmentmadeaboutone-to-oneteachingforthesekidswouldbeamorepreferablewayofimprovingthesechildren’sperformancE.I’mjustnotsurewhethertakingawayachildatweekendsisactuallygoingtomakethemclevererintheweek.TheATL’sgeneralsecretaryMaryBoustedsaid:IfwewantSaturdayschoolsthenweneedmoreteachersdoingtheextrahoursnotthesameteachersworkinglonger.66.Theprogramisintendedforchildren____________.A.whoarefrommiddle-classfamiliesB.whoseparentscan’taffordextrahelpC.whoperformpoorlyacademicallyD.whoseweekendsaremostlyunoccupied67.AdditionalstretchinParagraph4probablyrefersto_________.A.musiclessonsB.physicalrelaxationC.entertainmentactivitiesD.out-of-schoolimprovement68.WhydidGovementionKippschoolsintheUS?A.Tomakeacomparison.B.Tointroduceanewprogram.C.ToseeksupportiveevidencE.D.Toprovehisprogramisbetter.69.WhatisMargaretMorrissey’sopinionaboutthenewprogram?A.FavourablE.B.Doubtful.C.OptimistiC.D.AcceptablE.70.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Teachersmaynotliketheprogram.B.Schoolsaretryingtomakeprofits.C.Theprogramisalreadyunderway.D.Theprogramispopularwithchildren.
Disney’scartoonFindingNemotellsatouchingstoryofafathercalledMartinandhissonNemo.Martinloseshiswifeandanentirefamilyofunhatchedeggstoahugeshark.OnlyonefisheggremainsNemo.Martinpromiseshisdeadwifethathewillprotecthisyoungsonatanycost.SoMartinbecomesfearfulofalmosteverythingintheocean.Thatmakeshimoverprotective-hehopestokeephiskidsafefromthechallengesthatlifepresents.Martin’snagging唠叨makesNemofeelthathedoesn’tneedhisdadtellinghimwhattodo.SoonhisfirstdayofschoolNemoandsomefriendsswimtotheedgeoftheircoralreefaplaceMartinalwaysthinksisverydangerous.WhenMartinshoutsatNemocomebackNemorefusestolistentohimandswimouttoaboatinthedistancE.Suddenlyhegetscaughtbysomedivers.SobeginsMartin’sjourneytofindNemowhoendsupinanaquariuminanofficeinAustraliA.SoontheworriedfatherrunsintoDoryaforgetfulbluefishwhohelpsMartinfindhisson.MeanwhileNemomisseshisfatherterribly.Hesoonhearsthathewillbegiventoaneight-year-oldgirlwholikestokillfish.CanMartinfindhissonbeforeitistoolate?FindingNemoisaphysicalandmentaljourney.MartinovercomeshisshynessandanxietiesandNemodiscovershisownandhisfather’shiddenstrengths.Itcelebratestherelationshipbetweenfathersandtheirsons.Thecartoonpaintsaseaworldthatisalivewithcolor.Allthecharactersareveryhuman-likeandhavetheirownpersonalities.FindingNemowasreleasedintheUSonmay30earningaboutUS$70.6millioninjustthreedaysithassetanewopeningrecordsforacartoon.11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Howafatherfindshisson.Howtogethomewhengettinglost.A.briefintroductiontoacartoonfilm.Thelovebetweenafatherandhisson.12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothesecondparagraph?Martin’swifeandmostofhischildrendiedbecauseofdiseasE.Martinisacoward胆小鬼thatheisafraidofeverything.Nemohasgrownupanddoesn’tneedhisfather’sprotectionanylonger.MartinloveshissonsomuchthathebecomessoprotectivE.13.Itcanbeconcludedaccordingtothecartoonthat________.Nemohasawonderfuljourneyafterleavinghisfather.Martinhasmetalotofdifficultiesfindinghisson.Nemoisreallyindependentafterleavinghisfather.Nemoneverneedsanyprotectionfromhisfather.14.Whatisthethemeofthecartoon?Weshouldalwayslistentoourparents.ParentsshouldlettheirchildrenhaveanindependentlifE.Parentshouldtakecareoftheirchildrenincasetheygetlost.ParentalloveisthegreatestloveintheworlD.15.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A.EntertainmentB.NewsC.SocietyD.Advertisement
第二部分阅读理解满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项每小题2分WangHaoandWangLiqintwoofChina’stoptennisplayersbothsawtheWorldTableTennisChampionshipsasachancetoprovethemselves.ButtherewasonlyonechampionandWangHao25wonitlastTuesdayinYokohamaJapan.WangHaowhowonthemen’sdoublestitlewithChenQilastMondayplayedwithspirittobestWangLiqin11-913-1111-511-9.WangHaosaiditwashismentaltoughness心里稳定thatmadethedifferencE.IwasdisappointedbymyperformancesinpastchampionshipsandthelasttwoOlympicGames.ButIhavetriedtopullmyselftogetherandpreparedwell.Thisistheresult.WangHaosaidhealwaysunderstoodtheimportanceofphysicaltrainingandtechnicalskills.Nowheknowstheneedformentalpreparationaswell.HavingtwoOlympicsilvershadlefthimfeelingbitter痛苦的.Thebitternessperhapsexplainswhyhehasnotalwaysplayedathisbestinthepast.I’vecometounderstandthatyoucanlearnimportantlessons教训fromfailurehesaiD.Losingcanbuildyourcharacterandmakeyouastrongerplayer.HisnextgoalordreamistowinthemedalattheLondonOlympicsin2012.LiuGuoliangheadcoachofChina’stabletennisteamsangthepraisesofWangHao’svictory.ThisisjustthebeginningofhisrisesaidLiu.It’stheconfidence-boosterheneedstomakefurtherprogress.1AccordingtothepassageWangHaowon____goldmedalsintheWorldTableTennisChampionshipsinYokohamaJapan.A.onlyoneB.twoC.threeD.four2FromWangHaowecanknowthemainreasonforhisbeatingWangLiqinishis____.A.technicalskillsB.physicaltrainingC.mentaltoughnessD.pastexperience3WhatisthenextgoalofWangHao?A.Towinthetitleofthechampionatthe2012Olympics.B.TobeatWangLiqinagain.C.Toprovehimselfinthefuturecompetitions.D.TowinmoregoalsinfuturE.4WhatcanwelearnfromWangHao?A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.NevergiveuntilyousucceeD.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.A.goodbeginningmakesagoodending.5Thepassageismainlyabouthowto____.A.getgoldmedalsB.beatWangLiqinC.playtabletennisD.beatChenQi
第四节阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分AItwastheperfectweatherforleafwatchingandmyhousemateJulieandImeanttospendtheweekendwithourfriendsinthenorthGeorgiamountains.Don’tyouwanttocomealong?Julieaskedher15-year-oldsonMark.Enjoytheleavesbyyourselveshetoldher.I’llbefinestayinghomebymyself.JulieandIdrovethereinmycarafterworkonFriday.OnSaturdaymorningwehikedalongthemountainsideandenjoyedthebeautifulcolors.AllofasuddenIhadaterriblefeeling.GohomeavoiceseemedtourgemE.Icouldn’texplainitbutIdidn’twanttobehereanymorE.IjustwantedtogohomE.Carolcalmdown.You’rebeingsillyJuliesaiD.Buttheurgejustgotstronger.I’vegottoleaveIsaiD.Ifyouwanttostayyoucangetaridebackwitheveryoneelsetomorrow.Juliestoodup.NoI’llgowithyoushesaiD.Wealmostdidn’ttalkduringthetwo-hourtripback.Ifeltveryguilty.Finallywepulledin.ThelightswereoninthehousebutsomethingwasstrangE.Thewindowsseemedtobefoggedup.Julieopenedthedoorandsmokepouredout.Mark!sheshouteD.Mark!WerushedinsideandfoundhimasleeponthesofA.ShakinghimawakeJuliegrabbedhim.Igrabbedthesourceofthesmoke—apillowtooclosetothefireplacE.Ithentookitoutsideandthrewwateronit.Markhadbuiltafiretokeepwarmandsomeembers灰烬hadflownout.Thewholehousecouldhavegoneupifwehadn’tgottentherejustthen!41.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A.LeafwatchingwasMark’shobby.B.Markstayedhomewithhisfriends.C.CarolwenttoworkonFriday.D.MarkwasCarol’scousin.42.Theunderlinedphrasepulledininthelastparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.startedthecarB.arrivedhomeandstoppedthecarC.movedawayfromthestationD.camehomelate43.WhiledrivinghomeCarol________.A.wasveryterrifiedB.droveatagreatspeedC.knewshehadmadeamistakeD.hardlysaidanything44.WhydidCarolwanttogohome?A.Shedidn’tenjoytheleaves.B.Shereceivedherson’stelephonecall.C.ShefeltsomethingurgedhertogohomE.D.ShefollowedJulie’sadvicE.
DAtomsareallaroundus.TheyarethebricksofwhicheverythingismadE.Manymillionsofatomsarecontainedinjustone-grainofsaltbutdespite尽管theirsmallsizetheyareveryimportant.Thewayaneverydayobjectbehavesdependsonwhatkindsofatomsareinitandhowtheyact.Forexampleyouknowthatmostsolidobjectsmeltiftheygothotenough.Whyisthis?Itistheeffectoftheheatontheobject'satoms.Allatomsmoveconstantly.Whentheyarehottheymovefaster.UsuallytheatomsinanobjectholdtogetherandgivetheobjectitsshapE.Butiftheobjectgrowshotitsatomsmovesofastthattheybreaktheforcethatusuallyholdsthemtogether.TheymoveoutoftheirusualplacessothattheobjectlosesitsshapE.Thenwesaythattheobjectismelting.69.Thewayanobjectbehavesdependsonthe_____.A.actionofatomsinitB.numberofatomsinitC.kindsofatomsinitandhowtheybehaveD.sizeofatomsinit70.Atomsinanobjectmove_____.A.atalltimesB.onlywhentheobjectisheatedC.whenevertheygrowhotD.unlesstheobjectismelted71.Anobjectholdsitsshapebecauseitsatoms_____.A.usuallyholdtogetherB.movefastC.arehotD.arenotmoving72.Anobjectlosesitsshapebecauseitsatoms_____.A.moveoutB.arenotintheirusualplaceC.losetheforceD.breakout
DItiscommontoconsiderlearningassomethingthattakesplaceinschoolbutmuchofhumanlearningoccursoutsidetheclassroomevenfrombirthandpeoplecontinuetolearnthroughouttheirlives.Evenbeforetheyenterschoolyoungchildrenlearntowalktotalkandtousetheirhandstousetoysfoodandotherobjects.Theyusealloftheirsensestolearnaboutthesightssoundstastesandsmellsintheirenvironments.TheylearnhowtocommunicatewiththeirparentsgrandparentssiblingsfriendsandotherpeopleimportanttotheirworlD.Whentheyenterschoolchildrenlearnbasicacademicsubjectssuchasreadingwritingandmathematics.Theyalsocontinuetolearnagreatdealoutsidetheclassroom.TheylearnwhichbehaviorsarelikelytoberewardedandwhicharelikelytobepunisheD.Theylearnsocialskillsforcommunicatingwithotherchildren.AftertheyfinishschoolpeoplemustlearntodealwithmanymajorchangesthataffecttheirlivessuchasgettingmarriedraisingchildrenandfindingandkeepingajoB.Becauselearningcontinuesthroughoutourlivesandaffectsalmosteverythingwedothestudyoflearningisimportantinmanydifferentfields.Teachersneedtounderstandthebestwaystoeducatechildren.Psychologistssocialworkerscriminologistsandotherhumanserviceworkersneedtounderstandhowcertainexperienceschangepeople’sbehaviors.Employerspoliticiansandadvertisersmakeuseoftheprinciplesoflearningtoaffectthebehaviorsofworkersvotersandconsumers.Learningiscloselyrelatedtomemorywhichisthestorageofinformationinthebrain.Psychologistswhostudymemoryareinterestedinhowthebrainstoresknowledgewherethisstoragetakesplaceandhowthebrainlateroutputsknowledgewhenweneedit.Incontrastpsychologistswhostudylearningaremoreinterestedinbehaviorandhowbehaviorchangesasaresultofaperson’sexperiences.68.Theunderlinedsiblingsinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.teachersB.classmatesC.doctorsD.brothersorsisters69.Whichperiodofchildren’slifedoestheybegintoknowtobehavewellaccordingtothepassage?A.AftertheygointosocietyB.BeforetheyenterschoolC.WhentheyareatschoolD.Beforetheyareborn70.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.Asamatteroffactlearningbeginswithformalschooleducation.B.Teachersneedtounderstandthebestwaystoeducatetheirstudents.C.Peopleneedtounderstandhowcertainexperienceschangetheirbehaviors.D.Employersshouldstudytheprinciplesoflearningtomanagetheirworkerswell.71.Theauthormainlytriestotellus________inthelastparagraph.A.learningisonlyrelatedtomemoryandexperiencesB.psychologistsareinterestedinhowthebrainstoresknowledgeC.psychologistsaremoreinterestedinaperson’sbehaviorD.howtherelationshipbetweenlearningbrainandbehaviorworks
Youknowyouhavetoreadbetweenthelinestogetthemostoutofanything.Iwanttopersuadeyoutodosomethingequallyimportantinthecourseofyourreading.Youhavetomarkbetweenthelines.Bymarkingyoucanmakethemostefficientkindofreading.Therearetwowaysinwhichonecanownabook.Thefirstistheproperty财产rightyouhavebypayingforitjustasyoupayforclothesandfurniturE.Whilefullownershipcomesonlywhenyouhavemadeitapartofyourselfandthebestwaytomakeyourselfapartofitisbywritingmarksonit.Whyismarkingupabookindispensabletoreading?FirstitkeepsyouawakE.Secondactivereadingisthinkingandthinkingtendstoexpressitselfinwords.FinallymarkinghelpsyourememberthethoughtsyouhadorthethoughtstheauthorexpresseD.Readingabookshouldbelikemakingaconversationaconversationbetweenyouandtheauthor.Althoughheknowsmoreaboutthesubjectthanyoudodon’tletanybodytellyouthatareaderisonlyonthereceivingenD.Understandingisatwo-wayoperation.Readingdoesn’tmeanbeingapassiveemptyreceiverthereaderhastoquestionhimselfandquestiontheauthor.Andmarkingabookcanshowhisownjudgmentonauthor’sopinion:agreementordifferencE.Theauthorthinksmarkingbetweenthelinesis______.A.themostimportantofallB.moreimportantthanreadingbetweenthelinesC.asimportantasreadingbetweenthelinesD.notsoimportantasreadingbetweenthelinesToownabookinthemostimportantsensemeans______.A.toabsorbitscontentandmakeitapartofyourselfB.tohavepropertyrightbypayingforitC.towritemanywordsofsentencesonitD.tomakeaconversationwiththeauthorTheunderlinedwordindispensablemostprobablymeans______.A.troublesomeB.difficultC.uselessD.necessaryBysayingUnderstandingisatwo-wayoperationtheauthormeans_______.A.areaderwillreceiveeverythingthebookpresentsB.theauthorshouldunderstandreadersC.areadershouldhavehisownjudgmentoftheauthor’sopinionD.theauthorshouldhelpreadersunderstandbetterWhatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoOwnaBookB.MarkBetweentheLinesC.HowtoUnderstandAuthorD.ReadBetweentheLines
DThemostdetailedbreakdown分析ofethnicandgenderperformanceinnationalcurriculumtestsfor711and14－year－oldsshowsthatChinesepupilsdobestineverysubjectateveryagE.ChineseandIndianpupilsoutperformedwhiteBritishchildreninEnglishtestsfor11－year－olds.Inall83%ofChinesestudentsreachedtherequiredstandardcomparedwith78%ofIndianpupilsand75%ofwhiteUKpupilsandonly65%ofBangladeshichildrenreachinglevelfourthestandardthatan11－year－oldshouldachievE.WhiletheoverallresultsshowtheperformanceofeveryethnicgroupatGCSE中等教育普通证书isimprovingtheydohighlightaworryingtrendforwhiteBritishpupils.DavidMilibandtheministerforSchoolStandardssaidtheresultsshowedthatwhilestandardsinsecondaryschoolswererisingtherewasashockinggendergapbetweenboysandgirls.Headded:58.2%ofgirlsachievedfiveA.toC.gradepassesatGCSEin2003comparedwithjust49.9%ofboysandwhiteworking－classboysareoneofthelowestperforminggroupsat14.AccordingtoresearchersIntheweeksleadinguptoGCSEunsupervisedstudyleaveathomeinmanyareashasbecomethenorm惯例.Theyarelefttotheirowndevices.Mr.MilibandissupportingaplantopersuadeschoolstodropstudyleavebeforeGCSEsandreplaceitwithstructuredrevisioninschool.53.What'sthebesttitleforthistext?A.Chinese－BritishPupils'EducationinBritainB.BritishPrimaryEducationC.BritishEthnicMinorityEducationD.TheGCSEInBritain54.AllUK11－year－olds'requiredstandardinEnglishtestsisthattheyshouldreach.A.gradeA.B.gradeB.C.gradeC.D.level455.WhatworriesDavidMilibandaccordingtothetext?A.Chinese－BritishandIndian－BritishpupilssurpassBritishpupilsineverysubject.B.Whiteworkingclassboysperformworstinschools.C.Girlsperformmuchbetterthanboys.D.BeforeGCSEallstudentsareaskedtodorevisionatschoolbythemselves.56.AccordingtoDavidMilibandthestudyleavebeforeGCSEis.A.unacceptableB.practicalC.admirableD.Understandable
CapeVerdeisanAfricancountrythatcontistsof10mainislandsand5tinyones.ItliesintheAtlanticOceanabout400mileswestofSenegalontheAfricanmainland.CapeVerdehasapopulationofabout329000andatotalareaof1557squaremiles.SaoTiagothelargestislandcovers383squaremiles.TherearenopeoplelivingonSantaLuziathelastofthetenlargerislandsnoronthefivesmallislands.PraiathecapitalofCapeVerdeisonSaoTiago.HoweverthelargestcityMindeloisonSaoVicentethesixthlargestislandofthegroup.Portugal葡萄牙ruledtheislandsfromthe1460'suntil1975whenCapeVerdebecameindependent.NowCapeVerdeisarepublicwithanelectedpresident.About70percentofthepeopleofCapeVerdehavemixedblackAfricanandPortuguese葡萄牙的blooD.TherestofthepopulationaremostlyblackAfricans.1.IfyouvisitCapeVerdeyouwillfindA.peopleonlyonthetenmainislands.B.about200peopleoneverysquaremileoflanD.C.peopleonalltheislandsexceptSantaLuziA.D.nopeopleonthesixsmallestislands.2.FivehundredyearsagoCapeVerdewasA.afreecountry.B.acolony殖民地.C.anunknowncountry.D.arepubliC.3.ThreeoutoftenpeoplelivinginCapeVerdeareofA.mixedPortugueseandAfricanancestry祖先.B.Portugueseancestry.C.eitherPortugueseorAfricanancestry.D.Africanancestry.
Hewishestheholidayseasonwouldendalready.Hisbackacheshisredsuitfeelslikeaspacesuithischeekshavegonetightfromsmilingfor12hours—andstillthekidskeepcomingandcominglikeantsatapicnic.AsChristmasbecomesmorecommercialized商业化acrosstheU.S.andCanadasomustSantas.Astheholidaybeginsearliereachyearsomustitsspokesmen.Thequestionsfromchildrenthesedaysareharderthanever.NowwiththousandsofchildrenexpectingafatherormotherservinginIraqorAfghanistanthequestionsareasheart-breakingastheyareunanswerable.ForexampleCanyoupleasebringDaddyhomefromthewarintimeforChristmasmorning?Santasalsohaveaprettygoodchanceofgettingsued指控.A.professionalSantaClausinCanadatoldastory:A.SantahadagirlonhiskneeandhecommentedYouhaveniceeyesandnicehair.Thegirllatersaiditwassexualharassment骚扰.WhenaSantafeelsanxiousheoftenshowsitinthesamewaysordinarypeopledo:TheSantaswerealwaysseentohangaroundatthedinnertablewhentheshowended.Manyofthemjustsleepinbedforseveraldaysanddon’tseeotherchildrenagain.56.Inthefirstparagraphspokesmenrefersto.A.businessmenB.politicalleadersC.organizersoftheactivitiesD.SantaClauses57.ThepassageimpliesthatthejobofSantaClausis.A.well-paidB.veryhardC.worthdoingD.dangerous58.AccordingtothethirdparagraphSantasmaysometimesbeblamedfor.A.doingsomethingagainstthelawB.hangingaroundthedinnertableC.beinglazyandsleepinginbedfordaysD.notplayingtheirrolesasexpected59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Christmas:NotaGoodFestivalforSantasB.IsSantaClausReallyAlive?C.AChristmasStoryD.WhatDoesSantaClausDoforChildren?
CInthemid1990’speoplestarteddoingbusinessontheInternet.Atthattimethereweretwokindsofcompanies.Firstthereweretraditionalcompanies.Theysoldthingsinstores.ThentherewereInternetcompanies.Theydidn’thaveastoreandtheyonlysoldthingsontheNet.Traditionalcompaniesdidn’twanttoloseanybusiness.QuicklytheymadetheirownwebsitesandbegansellingthingsontheNet.Thesearetheso-calledbrickandclickcompanies.Manystoresaremadeofbrick.Andyouclickonyourmousetobuythingswithyourcomputer.That’swherethenamebrickandclickcomesfrom.Bythelate1990’se-businesslikeamazon.combuy.comandetoys.comwereintroublE.Theirprofits利润werenotveryhigh.Competitionwasgreat.Manyofthesebusinesswerelosinglotsofmoney.In2000manye-businesswentoutofbusiness.WhyarebrickandclickcompanieslikeBarnesandNobleToysRVsandWalmartsosuccessful?Firstmanycustomersknowandtrusttheirnames.Theirwebsiteslikewalmart.com.areeasytoremember.ThesecompaniesalsohavelotsofexperiencE.Theyknowhowtorunasuccessfulbusiness.Intheworldofe-commercecompaniesarefightingforeverydollarandeverycustomer.Willbrickandclickcompanieswinthewar?Onlytimewilltell.64.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeabrickandclickcompany?A.A.restaurant.B.A.clothingcompanywithnowebsitE.C.A.booksellerwithfivestoresandawebsitE.D.A.videosellerwithabigwebsitebutnostores.65Whatdidmanytraditionalcompaniesdointhemid1990’s?.A.Theywentoutofbusiness.B.Theymadetheirwebsites.C.TheyboughtInternetcompanies.D.Theysoldtheircompanies.66WhatgaveInternetcompanieslotsoftroubleinthelate1990’s?.A.HeavycompetitionB.Theywereshortofmoney.C.Theydidn’tknowwhattodo.D.peopledidn’tbelieveinthem.67.Brickandclickcompaniesaresosuccessfulbecause______.A.peopletrustthemB.theirnamesareeasytorememberC.theyareexperiencedD.alltheabove68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Allthebrickandclickcompaniesrunasuccessfulbusiness.B.Brickandclickcompaniesarecertaintowinthebusinesscompetition.C.Itisuncertainwhetherbrickandclickcompanieswillwinthecompetition.D.BothbrickandclickcompaniesandInternetcompanieswillbesuccessfulinthefuturE.
TofacethemusicLikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.Ourexpressiontodayistofacethemusic.WhensomeonesayswellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusicitdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou.andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.WhentheygottheircuetogoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatwasexactlywhattheydid—facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccometomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedaninspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.Howmanywaysdoesthephrasetofacethemusiccomesfrom?A.1B.2C.3D.4What’sthemeaningoftofacethemusic?A.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.B.TofacethestagE.C.Tofacethebackofone’shorsE.D.Tofaceone’sleader.Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?A.Whenweareplayingbasketball.B.Whenwearemakingaspeech.C.Whenwearehavingaparty.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.Theunderlinedwordhostilemeans_______.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary
InurbanChinawhereEnglishisalmosttheofficialsecondlanguagemanyChinesepeoplehavelearnedtospeakasprofessionallyasnativespeakers.Howevertheymayhaveanaccentandmakeafewminorgrammaticalmistakes.YearsagomanypeopleusedacertainChinese-Englishdictionaryoraseriesoftextbooksandacceptedtheirteachings.Consequentlylanguagelearnersdevelopedapeculiarvocabulary.SomepeoplecallthesewordchoicesChinglish.Thewordsarenotincorrect—nativespeakersstillunderstandthem—buttheystandinthewayofusingstandardEnglish.HerearesomecommonexamplesbothfromwrittenandspokenEnglish:Cleveradj.:NativespeakersusuallysaysmartinsteaD.SmartisabroaderandmorecommonworD.Cleversuggestsanabilitytothinkyourwayoutofaspecificproblemortakeadvantageofaspecificsituation.BeingsmartservesyouforlifE.Examinationn.:Useexamtheshortformofitorthemorecommonwordtest.Theverbforallthreewordsistake.Anotherwordyoumayhearisquiz.ItmeansashortandrelativelyunimportanttestthattheteacheroftengivesasasurprisE.Film:ThisislargelyatechnicalworD.Thecommontermismovie.Nativespeakersoftensayshortfilmforthemovie.Housen.:astand-alonebuildingwithitsownstreetentrancethatishometoonefamily.A.homeinabuildingfulloffamiliesisanapartmentoraflat.Whenindoubtjustsayhome.Puzzledadj.:WeusethiswordtodescribemildreactionstodifficultmathproblemsandnotevenveryoftenforthispurposewesayI’mstumpedorIhavenoideainstead.Butwhenwe’readdressingalifeissuesuchaswhethertopursue从事agraduateeducationorgostraighttoworkwesayconfused.ThisisastrongerwordaswellasamorecommononE.49.Thewriterwrotethispassageto______.A.provetherearesomanyChinesepeoplelearningEnglishinawrongwayB.teachustochoosecorrectandexactEnglishwordstoexpressourselvesC.tellpeoplethatifwewanttospeakEnglishaswellasnativespeakerswemustmemorizeasmanyEnglishwordsaspossibleD.explainwhatChinglishis50.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingismorecommon?A.Wouldyouliketogotothefilmtonight?B.Hewilltakeanexaminationnextweek.C.Tomisclevererthanhisbrother.D.Hefeltconfusedwhetherhewouldgoabroadforfurtherstudy.51.Thispassagesuggeststhat______.A.nativespeakerssayI’mpuzzledwiththismathproblem.moreoftenusedthantheysayI’mstumpedwiththemathproblem.B.thewordhomeismuchoftenusedthanthewordhouseinspokenandwrittenEnglishC.thewordexaminationismorecommonthanitsshortformexamD.wecansaydoaquiz52.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.nativespeakerscanunderstandChinglishB.sayingtakeatestismorecommonC.toEnglishlearnersdevelopingmoreEnglishvocabularydoesn’tmeanspeakinggoodEnglishD.it’seasytolearnEnglishwordswell
第三部分阅读理解共10小题每小题2分满分20分ANootherbandhashadthesameinfluenceintheworldastheBeatles.Overeightyearsandwithmorethanadozenalbums专辑fouryoungmenfromLiverpoolEngland—JohnLennonPaulMcCartneyGeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarchangedpopularmusicandcultureforever.PeopleintheUKbecamecrazyabouttheBeatlesinlate1963.Thephenomenon现象wascalledBeatlemaniabytheBritishpress.Thetermreferredtotheyoungwomenseenscreamingattheband’sconcerts.BeatlemaniacametoNorthAmericainearly1964andtheband’spopularityspreadacrossmuchoftheworlD.WithinfiveyearstheBeatles’musicchangedgreatlyfromtheirsimpleearlyhitslikeSheLovesYouandIwanttoHoldYourHand.Thebandwrotetheirownsongsexplorednewwaystocreatemusicandstrived奋斗forhighqualityineveryalbumtheyputout.Howeverwiththeirpopularitycamecriticism批评.Thepresscriticizedthebandassymbolsof1960syouthculturewhichcelebratedfreedomfromtraditionalfamilyroles.In1970PaulMcCartneyannouncedhewasleavingtheBeatles.AndthegroupquietlycametoanenD.Inthe70sfanshopedforareunionbutthegroupdecidedtofollowtheirowncareerswithdifferentdegreesofsuccess.Fanslosthopewithatragedy;JohnLennonwasmurderedinNewYorkin1980.51.HowlongdidtheBeatlesexist?A.Fiveyears.B.Sixyears.C.Eightyears.D.Thirteenyears.52.Theunderlinedwordpressmeans_______.A.youngwomenofacountryB.youngfansofasingerorfilmstarC.abusinessthatprintsandsometimesalsosellsbooksD.reportsinnewspapersandonradioandtelevision53.ForwhatreasonweretheBeatlescriticizedA.Becausetheirownsongswerenotpopular.B.BecausetheyinfluencedtheyouthculturE.C.Becauseoftheirownfamilies.D.BecauseoftheirrolesinthebanD.54.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BeatleschangedthefaceofmusicB.JohnLennon’sdeathC.JohnLennonandhisbandD.Thebreak-upoftheBeatles
CRIDINGinschoolbusesintheearlymorningthensittinginpoorlylitclassroomsarethemainreasonsstudentshavetroublegettingtosleepatnightaccordingtonewresearch.Teenagerslikeeveryoneelseneedbrightlightinthemorningtoallowtheircircadianrhythms生理节奏togetintostepwithnature'scyclesofdayandnight.Iftheydon'tgetblue1ightinthemorningtheygettosleepanaverageofsixminuteslateratnightuntiltheirbodiesarecompletelyoutofsync同步withtheschooldayresearchersfromRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteinNewYorksaidlastmonth.Thefindingwasmadebyfittinggoggles护目镜thatblockbluelightfromthesuntoagroupofstudents.TheresearchersdiscoveredthattheircircadianrhythmsweregreatlyaffecteD.Parentsandteachershavebeencomplaininginrecentyearsthatteensstayuptoolateatnightthenfallasleepinclassthenextmorninganddopoorlyinschool.Thenewfindingsprovideapossibleexplanationfortheproblem.Attherootoftheresearchisthecircadianrhythmthebody'snaturalsleepandwakingcyclE.EventhoughtheEarthmakesafullrotation旋转in24hoursthebody'scircadiancycleisabout24hoursandsixminutes1ong.Thecycleismediated调节byachemicalcalledmelatonin褪黑激素.Thebodystartstoproduceitabouttwohoursbeforeitistimetosleepandintheabsenceofblue1ightthebodyproducesaboutsixminuteslatereachday.Inthestudytheresearchersstudied11studentsatSmithMiddleSchoolinNewYorkwhichwasdesignedsothatalotofsunlightreachesclassrooms.OnaFridaynighttheresearchersmeasuredwhattimethe11students’bodiesbeganreleasingmelatonin.OnMondaymorningthestudentsweresenttoschoolwithorangegogglesthatblockedmostbluelightfromtheireyestomimic模拟theconditionsfoundinmany---ifnotmost--schools.Bytheendoftheweekthestudentswerereleasingmelatonin30minutes1aterintheevening---anaverageofsixminutesaday--andgoingtosleepcorrespondingly相应的later.ThisisourfirstfieldstudysaidleadauthorMarianaG.Figueiro.HesaidtheywouldliketorepeatitinlargerstudiesandforlongerperiodsoftimeIfthefindingsarerepeatedavarietyofsolutionsareavailablE.Ideallynewschoolswouldbebuilttoallowmorenaturalsunlightintotheclassrooms.StudentscouldalsobeexposedtomoresunlightoutsidE.68.Accordingtothefindingsrelatedinthisarticlemanyteenagersstayuplatebecause_______A.theylackmelatoninintheirbodiesB.theyhavetogetupsoearlytocatchtheschoolbusC.theircircadianrhythmsareindisorderD.theydonotgetenoughbluelightinthemorning69.Accordingtothefindingsastudentwhonormallysleptat10:00pmbutwhospent10daysinapoorlylitclassroomwouldprobablybefallingasleepat___________aftertheperioD.A.12:00pmB.11:30pmC.11:00pmD.10:00pm70.Whatdoesthearticletellus?A.UnlikeadultsteenagerstendtofeelsleepyduringdaytimE.B.Thesunlightistheonlythingthatcanaffectourcircadianrhythms.C.Ifthefindingsprovecorrectsolutionscouldbefoundtoteensleepingproblems.D.Mostschoolshavesmallwindowsandtheclassroomsarepoorlylit.71.Themainpointofthearticleisto___________A.warnteenagersnottostayuplateorsleepinclassB.reportonsomenewfindingsrelatedtoteenagers'sleepingproblemsC.givesuggestionsonhowtobuildschoolsD.advertisegoggleswhichcanprotecttheeyesfromthesun
CWikipediawasfoundedasabranchofNupediaanow-abandonedprojecttoproduceafreeencyclopedia百科全书.Nupediarequiredhighlyqualifiedcontributorsbutthewritingofarticleswasslow.During2000JimmyWalesfounderofNupediaandLarrySangerwhomWaleshademployedtoworkontheprojectdiscussedwaysofsupplementing补充Nupediawithamoreopenproject.MultiplesourcesaresuggestedfortheideathatawikimightallowmembersofthepublictocontributematerialandNupedia’sfirstwikiwentonlineonJanuary10.TherewasconsiderableresistanceonthepartofNupedia’seditorsandreviewerstotheideaofassociatingNupediawithaWebsiteinthewikiformat格式sothenewprojectwasgiventhenameWikipediaandlaunchedonitsowndomain域名wikipediA.comonJanuary15.ThedomainwaseventuallychangedtothepresentwikipediA.orgwhenthenot-for-profitWikimediaFoundationwaslaunchedasitsnewparentorganization.InMarch2007thewordwikibecameanewly-recognizedEnglishworD.InMay2001awaveofnon-EnglishWikipediaswaslaunched—inCatalanChineseDutchEsperantoFrenchGermanHebrewItalianJapanesePortugueseRussianSpanishandSwedish.TheseweresoonjoinedbyArabicandHungarian.InSeptemberPolishwasaddeD.AttheendoftheyearAfrikaansNorwegianandSerbocroatianversionswereannounceD.AnyonewithWebaccesscaneditWikipediaandthisopennessencouragesinclusionofagreatamountofcontent.About75000editors—fromexpertscholarstocasualreaders—regularlyeditWikipediaandtheseexperiencededitorsoftenhelptocreateaconsistentstylethroughouttheencyclopediA.Editorsareabletowatchpagesandtechies科技人员canwriteeditingprogramstokeeptrackoforcorrectbadedits.Wherethere’redisagreementsonhowtopresentfactseditorsworktogethertoarriveatanarticlethatfairlyrepresentscurrentexpertopiniononthesubject.AlthoughtheWikimediaFoundationownsthesiteit’slargelyuninvolvedinwritinganddailyoperations.66.JimmyWaleswantedamoreopenprojectbecause______.A.hewantedtofoundWikipediaB.NupediahaditsowndisadvantagesC.heearnedlessmoneyfromNupediaD.Nupediahadbeenabandoned67.TheideaofconnectingNupediawithaWebsiteinthewikiformat______.A.gainedawidesupportB.cameintobeingonJanuary152000C.madeNupediabetterandbetterknowntothepublicD.weren’twelcomedbyallNupedia’seditors68.WhichofthefollowingversionsjoinedtheWikipediainorafterOctober2001?A.Englishversion.B.Norwegianversion.C.Hebrewversion.D.Arabicversion.69.WhoareresponsibletocreatethemainstylefortheWikipedia?A.AnyreadersoftheWikipediaB.Thetechies.C.TheWikimediaFoundation.D.Theexperiencededitors.70.WhichofthefollowingfactsaboutWikipediamostprobablysurprisesreaders?A.Itsownercontributeslesstoitswriting.B.ItappealstoawideraudiencE.C.Itsownerwasfoundedonlyrecently.D.ItwasevolvedfromNupediA.
VivelaTower!UntilNewYork’sChryslerBuildingwascompletedin1930theEiffelTowerwasthetalleststructureintheworlD.LocatedbytheriverSeineonanavenuenamedafteritsdesignerthis985－foot300－metertoweristhemostfamousedifice大建筑物inthecityofParis.GustaveEiffel’sideawascertainlychosenfromamong700proposals提议torepresentthecityintheInternationalExhibitionofParisin1889.Itcommemorated纪念the100thanniversaryoftheFrenchRevolution.In1887threehundredsteelworkersspenttwoyearsconstructingthe7000－tontower.Yetitwasalmosttorndowntwodecadesafteritscompletion.Luckilyitsantenna天线usedfortelegraphyatthetimesavedit.LastJulyitlookedtoobserversasthoughthetowermightbedestroyedafterallasominous不吉利的blackcloudsofsmokeencircledthestructurE.Luckwasagainsmilinguponthetower:thefireturnedouttobeasmallonethatwasquicklyputoutbyattendantsonduty.Todatemorethan200millionpeoplehavevisitedtheEiffelTower.Howeverithasnotalwaysbeenabelovedtouristattraction.AtfirstParisiansdespisedit.Itsarchitecturalstyleandmetalliccompositionwerenotconsideredpleasing.TodaytheEiffelTowerisadorned装饰withspeciallightsthatsparklefortenminuteseachhourfromsunsetuntiloneA.m.Ifyouhappentobepassingbylookupatthisbreathtakingmonumentforanastonishingsight.TheEiffelTowercomposedofironandsteelisgreaterthanthesumofitsparts.IfyouwantedtoseetheEiffelTowersparklewhenmightyoustopby?A.1:15A.m.B.3:30p.m.C.9:10p.m.D.0:00A.m.WhenwastheEiffelToweralmosttorndown?A.1907.B.1909.C.1889.D.2003.AtfirstwhatdidParisiansthinkaboutthetower?A.ThesteelandironpartswereunimpressivE.B.Theawe－inspiringdesignwasattracting.C.BothA.andB.arecorrect.D.NeitherA.norB.iscorrect.
InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastestgrowingU.S.minority.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenationschoolsitbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenation’sbestuniversitieswheremathematicsscienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationabroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.TheyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollegE.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.AndthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegreE.MostAsianAmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdoandithelps.ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculturethatbreedssuccesssuchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimagE.ManycanrememberwhenChineseJapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialisolation.Indeeditwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.WhilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollegeAsianAmericanstudents.A.feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglishB.areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacterC.stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsocietyD.generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparentsWhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?A.AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculturE.B.HardworkandintelligencE.C.Parents’helpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.D.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsysterm.FewAsianAmericanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause.A.theirEnglishisnotgoodenoughB.theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgmentintheseareasC.thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesternculturesD.heyknowlittleaboutAmericancultureandsocietyWhydobothexplanationsParA.3worryAsianAmericans?A.TheyareafraidthattheywillagainbeisloatedfromAmericansocietyingeneral.B.PeoplewillthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparentsforsuccess.C.AsianAmericanswillbeathreattootherminorities.D.AmericanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostronganAsiancharacter.
TheYukonQuest1000-mileInternationalSledDogRaceisasleddograceruneveryFebruarybetweenFairbanksAlaskaandWhitehorseYukon.Becauseoftheharshwinterconditionsdifficulttrailandthelimitedsupportthatcompetitorsarealloweditisconsideredthetoughestraceintheworld.Inthecompetitionfirstrunin1984adogteamleaderandateamof6to14dogsracefor10to20days.Thecoursefollowstherouteofthehistoric1890sKlondikeGoldRushmaildeliveryandtransportationroutesbetweenFairbanksDawsonCityandWhitehorsE.Playerspackupto250poundsofequipmentandprovisionsforthemselvesandtheirdogstosurvivebetweencheckpoints.Theyarepermittedtoleavedogsatcheckpointsanddogdropsbutnottoreplacethem.Sledsmaynotbereplacedandplayerscannotaccepthelpfromnon-racersexceptatDawsonCitythehalfwaymark.Tencheckpointsandfourdogdropssomemorethan200milesapartliealongthetrail.Dcotorsarepresentateachtoensurethehealthandwelfareofthedogsgiveadviceandprovideveterinary兽医carefordroppeddogs.Therouterunsonfrozenriversoverfourmountainrangesandthroughisolatednorthernvillages.Racerscover1016milesormorE.Temperaturescommonlydropaslowas??60°Fandwindscanreach50milesperhourathigherelevations.SonnyLindnerwonthefirstracein1984fromafieldof26teams.Thefastestruntookplacein2009whenSebastianSchnuellefinishedafter9days23hoursand20minutes.The2009competitionalsohadtheclosestone-twofinishasSchnuellebeatsecond-placeHughNeffbyjustfourminutes.Thelongestracetimewasin1988whenTyHalvorsontook20days8hoursand29minutestofinish.ToallowparticipationinboththeYukonQuestandtheIditarodthe2010YukonQuestwillbegininFairbanksoneweekearlierthanusual–onFebruary6.60.WhatistheYukonQuestparticularin?A.ThedifficultythecompetitionhastofacE.B.Thespecialteamandthespecialweather.C.Thelimitationoftimeandsupportintherun.D.ThewaythecompetitionisvalueD.61.Thecompetitorscandothefollowingexcept______.A.packlessthen250poundsofequipmentsandprovisionsB.dropanydogsatthecheckpointsC.replacedogswhicharewornoutD.getmedicalcarefordogsinanycheckpoint62.WhokeepsanewrecordintheYukonQuestintermsofspeed?A.SonnyLindner.B.SebastianSchnuellE.C.HughNeff.D.TyHalvorson.63.Theunderlinedwordharshinthefirstparagraphmightmostprobablymean______.A.happyB.importantC.difficultD.unforgettable
DeathValleyisoneofthemostfamousdesertsintheUnitedStatescoveringawideareawithitsalkalisanD.Almost20percentofthisareaiswellbelowsealevelandBadwaterasaltwaterpoolisabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.LongagothePanamintIndianscalledthisplaceTomesha—thelandoffirE.DeathValley’spresentnamedatesbackto1849whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory.TodayDeathValleyhasbeendeclaredaNationalMonument纪念碑andiscrossedbyseveralwell-markedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily.LuckilythechangecreatedbyhumansettlementhashardlyruinedthespecialbeautyofthisplacE.Herenaturecreatedalotofsurprisingalmostlikethesightsonthemoonever-changingasthefrequentwindmovesthesandaboutshowingthemostunusualcolors.OneofthemostastonishingandvariablepartsofDeathValleyistheDevil’sGolfCoursewhereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams.Sandsculptures沙雕standonafrighteninggroundaseveningshadowsmoveandlengthen.1._______isthelowestplaceinthedesert.A.TomeshaB.DeathValleyC.NevadaD.Badwater2.Thenameofthevalleycomesfrom_______.A.anIndiannameB.thedeathoftheminersC.thelocalpeopleD.aNationalMovement3.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.A.noonehadeverknownthedesertbeforetheminersB.it’sstillnoteasytotravelacrossthedesertC.peoplecanfindgas-stationscafesandhotelsinthedesertD.peoplehavechangedthenaturalsightofthedesert4.DevilGolfCourseisfamousfor_______.A.thefrequentwindB.thecolorsofthesandC.dream-likesightsD.thesandsculptures5.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter_______theDeathValley.A.appreciatesB.isfearfulofC.dislikesD.istiredof
Surehumandadscanplaycatchandhelpwithhomeworkbutcantheygivebirth?Daddyseahorsescan!ThisFather’sDaywhileyou’reshowingrespecttoyourdadremembersomeofthebestdadsintheworldcanalsobefoundintheanimalkingdom.SeaHorses:TheMr.Momsofthemarineworldmaleseahorsescarryupto2000fertilizedeggsinpouchesintheirstomachsuntiltheyhatch.Evenafterthebabiesareborntheystayinsidethepouchuntiltheyarereadytoventureoutontheirown.MicrohylidFrogs:BuythesedadsaBabyonBoardsigntoputontheirbacks!ThesefroggyfathersfromNewGuineaplaypiggybackoncetheirbabieshatchfromtheireggs.Onebyonethedadletsasmanyas24frogletsclimbontohisbackforafamilyroadtrip.Hehopsabout50feeteachnightandonebyonehiskidsjumpoffalongthewaytobeginnewlivesoftheirown.Darwin'sRheas:Thoughtyourdadwasoverprotective?Darwin'srheaalsoknownasSouthAmericanostriches鸵鸟aresoprotectiveoftheirchildrenthattheyroutinelyrushcowboysonhorsebackandhaveevenbeenknowntoattacksmallairplanesonthegroundiftheygettooclosetotheirbrood!Marmosets:TheselittlemonkeysdoeverythingbutLamazeclass心理助产课!Dedicateddadsassistduringlaborbybitingofftheumbilicalcord脐带andcleaninguptheafterbirth.TheyalsoletMomgetsomeR&Rrest&recreationbytakingcareofthekidswhenthey'renotnursing.SandGrouse:TalkaboutspongingoffDad!Thesepigeon-likebirdsliveinareaswherewaterissparsesofathersflyasmanyas50milestogetwaterfortheirkids.Aftertheysoakupthewaterintheirbreastfeatherstheyflyhomeandlettheirchickssucklethemoisturefromtheirbodies.Fathersoftheanimalkingdomarenotthatdifferentfromourownbeloveddads.ThisFather'sDaywhenyouarehonoringyourdadhonoranimaldadstoobypracticingkindnessandcompassiontowardallanimals.59.Thepassageismainlywrittento________.A.introducetoussomeunusualanimalsB.distinguishbetweenhumanandanimaldadsC.raiseourawarenessofanimalprotectionD.praiseanimaldadafortheirsacrifices60.Amongtheseanimaldadswhichhavetheabilitytofly?A.MicrohylidFrogs.B.SeaHorses.C.Darwin’sRheas.D.SandGrouses.61.Whattheseanimalshaveincommonisthat.A.theycarrytheiryoungtowherevertheypleaseB.they’realldevotedtotheirchildrenC.they’reoverprotectiveoftheirchildrenD.theyhelptheirwivescleanuptheafterbirth62.WhenMicrohylidFrogsplaypiggybackthey___________.A.lettheirkidsrideontheirbackB.attackcowboyswiththeirbackC.carrytheirbabiesinsideapouchD.helptheirwifeduringthelabor
EveryyearwheneverSpringFestivalarrivesalotofChinesepeoplecannotwaittogohomE.Theyqueueforlonghoursinfrontoftheticketofficesinrailwaystationsordowhatevertheycaninordertogetaticket.Theytoleratethelongjourneyonthetrainonlytowantto______withtheirnearanddearones.AccordingtoTheBeijingYouthDailymostChinesecelebratetheSpringFestivalnotonlybecausetheywanttofollowtraditiontherearealsosomepracticalreasonstoexplainChinesepeople'sfeverfortheholiday.Comparedwithone'sworkplacehomeprovidesamorehumaneenvironmentforonetorelaxoneself.SocietymaydowithorwithoutyoubutathomeyoubecomeuniqueandindispensablE.YoumaybethefatherormotherdaughterorsongrandfatherorgrandmotherinthefamilyandthefamilywillbeincompleteifanyoneisabsentbecauseeverymemberinthefamilyisboundtogetherandeveryoneinthefamilyispleasedwiththefeelingthatheorsheisuniqueandirreplaceablE.Inadditionfamilyprovidesanidealenvironmentforonetofullyrelaxoneself.Athomeonecantakeone'stimedowhateverheorshewantsandonecanspendmoneywheneveronelikes.Insocietyhoweveroneneedstodoeverythingfastandwithhighefficiencybecausesocietyalwaysreqioresefficiencyandmaximumprofits.Suchcompanyprinciplesmakepeoplemerelyatoolinmodernsociety.Chinesepeople'sstrongdesireforSpringFestivalshowsthattheyfeeloppressedandhaveasenseofpredicament困境ofexistenceinmodernsociety.TheSpringFestivalprovidesachanceforthemtoescapefromsuchanxietyandtreasurethelong-losttraditionofcommunityspirit.WiththeSpringFestivalpeoplecanfindbackthewarmfamilyatmosphereoftenseenindaysgoneby.1.What'sthepassagemainlytalkingabout?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.2.FillintheblankswithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.3.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Youmaynotbeanecessarypartinsocietybutinyourfamilyyouareveryimportantandnooneelsecantaketheplaceofyou.4.DoyouthinkhomeisimportantforChinesetocelebratetheSpringFestival?Whyorwhynot?Pleaseanswerwithin30words.5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinesE.
DPresidentObamasplanlastweektooverhaul改善formerpresidentGeorgeW.Bush’sNoChildleftBehindprogramisanimprovementonagoodthin9.Butitdoesn’tgofarenough.Obamaoutlinedagoalthatby2020allgradeschoolandhighschoolstudentsaleonapathtowardcollegeandcareerreadiness.Howeverwhatweneedisapracticalplanthatnotonlyrequiresallhighschoolgraduatestotakeatleasttwoyearsofcollegebutalsomakesitfinanciallypossibleforthemtodoso.We’veprovidedafreepubliceducationthroughthel2thgradE.Ifwe’regoingtokeepup—orcatchup—withsomeothercountries1ikeChinainpreparingyoungpeopleforcareersa12-yeareducationprogramnolongerisenough.About3millionstudentsacrosstheUSAwillgraduatefromhighschoolthisspring.Butonly2millionwillgoontocollegeaccordingtoasurveybytheNationalCenterforEducationStatisticsNCFES.Forthemorethanlmillionwhowon’tgoonmoneyisamajorfactor.Iftuition学费werefreeabouthalfofthemcouldmakeupotherCOSTSfromfamilyorpart—timejobs.Critics批评家offreecollegetuitionwillsaywecan’tafforditbecauseofthefederaldeficit联邦赤字andotherrisingcosts.Let’sseesomegovernmentspendingindetailInthelastnearly10years.thewarsinIraqandAfghanistanhavecostus$1trillionthat’s$1000billionoranaverageof$100billionayear.Federalmoneyspentonpublicelementaryandsecondaryeducationinthelastyearforwhichfiguresareavailablewas$47billion.Ifweendcostlyandunnecessarywarsandnation—buildingeffortsabroadthefederalgovernmentcouldprovidemoremoneyonpubliceducationforwhichstateandlocalgovernmentsnowcarrymostoftheburden负担.53.AccordingtoPresidentObama’splanin10years______________A.therewillbenoexpensiveandunnecessaryWarsB.allgradeandhighschoolstudentscangotocollegeC.theU.S.willcatchupwithChinaincareerpreparationD.studentsCallenjoyal2-yearpublicfreeeducation54.IftuitionwerenotchargeD.______________A.about2.5millionstudentscouldaffordcollegeeducationB.about2millionstudentscouldbeprovidedchancesofcollegeeducationC.overlmillionstudentsstillcouldnotaffordcollegeeducationD.about3millionstudentscouldgraduatefromhighschool55.TheauthormayagreethatPresidentObama’splan__________A.haslittletodowithGorgeW.Bush’sprogramB.doesnotagreewiththesurveybyNCFESC.doesnotcontainpracticalmeasurestoachieveitsgoalD.willlightentheburdenofstateandlocalgovernments56.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____________A.thewarsinIraqandAfghanistanareexpensivebutnecessaryB.thefederalCannotprovidemoremoneyoneducationC.criticsoffreecollegetuitionthinklittleoftheplanD.PresidentObama’splanmightbehardtocarryout
EManycitiesintheworldarebenefitingfromthenocturnal夜间活动的activitiesofagroupofpeoplewhocallthemselvesguerrilla游击队的gardeners.Armedwithtrowelsspadesandavanfullofflowersandplantsguerrillagardenersturnabandonedurbanlandintoablazeofcolor.Incitycentrelocationswheretherewasmudweedsandemptyplasticbottlesresidentsoftenwakeuptofindthatthewastedareahasbeentransformedovernightwithbrightly-coloredbeddingplants.InmostBritishcitieslocalgovernmentsandpoliceturnablindeyetotheexploits开发ofthegardenerswhoseactivitiesarealwayscarriedoutundercoverofnightfall.Andsofartherehasbeennothingbutpraisefromtheastonishedanddelightedlocalresidentswhentheyfindtheirneighborhoodtransformedinsuchastrikingfashion.Notonlydotheguerrillagardenersbeautifyneglectedplacestheyalsoreturnregularlytowatertheplantsandweedtheflowerbeds.Theyalsomakesurethatatleastsomeoftheplantstheybringareevergreenswhichmeansthattheareadoesn’tlookdismal凄凉的inthewintermonths.ThefirstguerrillagardenerinLondonwasRichardReynoldswhosedayjobisatanadvertisingagency.MrReynoldsagraduateofOxfordUniversitybeganhiseffortstwoyearsagowhenhemovedtoaflatinatowerblockinSouthLondon.FromhisbalconyhecouldseeseveralemptyconcretepotsplacedbythelocalgovernmentstocontainplantsbutneveruseD.Hewentoutaftermidnightandfilledthepotswithplantsandthenplantedmoreflowersinthepathleadingtotheentrancetotheblock.Hethensetupawebsitetoexplainhisplanandcalleduponmoregardenerstojoinhim.Cashdonationsfloodedinandmoreimportantlyvolunteersrushedtobepartofthecampaign.WithinsixmonthstherewerefivehundredpeopleinLondonpreparedtocomeoutatveryshortnoticetorevitalize恢复活力neglectedpartsoftheurbanlandscapE.Therearenowunofficialbutcarefully-organizedgroupsinmanycitiesinBritainandNorthAmericaandthereisalsoawebsitewherewould-beurbangardenerscanfindoutthelocationofthenextexpedition.76.Accordingtothetextguerrillagardenersgottheirnames______.A.becauseoftheresidents’adviceB.fromthelocalgovernmentsC.forthenatureoftheirworkD.basedonthelocalcultures77.Theseguerrillagardenersdotheirwork______.A.attherequestofthegovernmentB.nearbytheirhouseC.ofteninreturnforothers’helpD.oftheirownfreewill78.Whydotheguerrillagardenersoftenreturntotheirformerworkingplaces?A.Tolookaftertheseplants.B.Toenjoythesebeautifulflowers.C.Tohelpplantslivethroughwintermonths.D.Tochangethetypesoftheseplants.79.RichardReynoldsdecidedtofillthepotswithplantswiththepurposeof______.A.makingtheneighborhoodmorebeautifulB.agreeingwithhisownjobC.advertisingsomeproductsinhisagencyD.killinghissparetime80.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheseguerrillagardeners______.A.aremainlyfromtheUnitedKingdomB.willlatergetwellpaidC.arestillnotacceptedbythelocalpeopleD.becomemoreandmoreorganized
Americaisgrowingolder.Fifty-eightyearsagoonly4outofevery100peopleintheUnitedStateswere10orolder.Today10outofevery100Americansareover10.Theagingofthepopulationwillaffect影响Americansocietyinmanyways—educationmedicineandbusiness.QuietlythegrayingofAmericahasmadeusaverydifferentsociety—oneinwhichpeoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofbehavior行为issuitable合适atvariousages.A.personsagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthis/hersocialpositionmarriageorhealth.There’snolongeraparticularyearinwhichonegoestoschoolorgoestoworkorgetsmarriedorstartsafamily.Thesocialclockthatkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschoolgetajoborstopworkingisn’tasstrongasitusedtobE.Itdoesn’tsurpriseustohearofa29-year-olduniversitypresidentora35-year-oldgrandmotherora15year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherforthefirsttimE.Publicideasarechanging.ManypeoplesayIammuchyoungerthanmymother—ormyfather—wasatmyagE.NoonesaysActyourageanymorE.We’vestoppedlookingwithsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.12.ItcanbelearntfromthetextthattheagingofthepopulationinAmerica________.A.hasmadepeoplefeelyoungerB.haschangedpeople’ssocialpositionC.haschangedpeople’sunderstandingofageD.hassloweddownthecountry’ssocialdevelopment13.Theunderlinedwordonerefersto________.A.asocietyB.AmericaC.aplaceD.population14.Actyouragemeanspeopleshould________.A.beactivewhentheyareoldB.dotherightthingattherightageC.showrespectfortheirparentsyoungoroldD.takemorephysicalexercisesuitabletotheirage15.Ifa25-year-oldmanbecomesgeneralmanagerofabigfirmthewriterofthetextwouldmostprobablyconsiderit________.A.normalB.wonderfulC.unbelievableD.unreasonable
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