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ThepenguinsfromthemovieHappyFeet快乐的大脚aretapdancingbacktothescreenforHappyFeetTwowhichlandedinChinaonFebruary21.Mumblethedancemasterofthefirstfilmhasaproblem.HissonErikisafraidofdancing.Erikrunsawaytoescapeallthedancing.HemeetsTheMightySven–apenguinwhocanfly.SvensoonbecomesErik’snewidol偶像andMumblehasnohopeofcompetingwithhim.ButlosingtherolemodelbattleturnsouttobetheleastofMumble’sworries.Suddenlythecommunityisfacedwithanecological生态的disaster.HoweverthisprovestobeMumble’schancetoshinE.Eriklearnsofhisfather’sdeterminationandcourageasMumblebringstogetherallofpenguin-domalongwithhundredsofothercreaturesfromthetinykrill磷虾tothegiantelephantsealstoputthingsright.TwoHollywoodstarsMattDamonandBradPittplaywhatareprobablythesmallestpartsintheircareers.TheylendtheirvoicestoapairofkrillsmallcreaturesatthebottomoftheAntarcticfoodchain.PenguinssealsandwhalesdependonkrilltosurvivE.Reutersreportsthatkrillfishinghasgonebeyondsustainable可持续的levels.Animalssuchaspenguinsandsealsarenowcompetingforsurvivalagainstindustrialfishingships.Thesetwostarscouldhelpmakepeoplenoticethetinyanimals’causE.HappyFeetTwoisdirectedbyGeorgeMillerwhowonanOscarforthefirstHappyFeet.AccordingtotheWallStreetJournalenvironmentalconcernswerenotalargepartoftheoriginalstory.HoweverMillerfeltforcedtoemphasizethegreenthemeashisnativeAustraliahasbeensostronglyaffectedbyglobalwarmingandoverfishing.68.WhatistheproblemwithErikaccordingtothearticle?A.Hejustshowsnorespectforhisfather.B.Hewantstoflylikeamightypenguin.C.Hedoesn’twanttobeadancerlikehisfather.D.He’snolongerthedancermasterofthecommunity.69.TheappearanceofMattDamonandBradPittinthemovieisexpectedto___________.A.drawattentiontotheoverfishingofkrillB.preventpeoplefrompollutingtheoceanC.encouragesustainablefishinginAustraliaD.makethemovieahugeboxofficehit70.FromthearticlewecanlearnthefollowingstatementsEXCEPTthat___________.A.themovieattachesgreatimportancetoprotectingAntarcticB.thekrillaredyingoutbecausetoomanypenguinsandsealseatthemC.MumblewithothercreaturestriestotakeactionagainstthedisasterD.MattDamonandBradPittgivebackgroundvoicesforapairofkrill71.WhichofthefollowingcanbethethemeofthemovieHappyFeetTwo?A.ThemagnificentsceneryandspeciesinAntarctiC.B.Howloveandrespectcanbringthefamilytogether.C.Concernsaboutecologyandsustainabledevelopment.D.Humanbeings’increasingdesiresfornaturalrecourses.
Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagewell.Fourthingsarenecessary.Firstwemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondlywemustbeabletospeakitourselvescorrectlywithconfidence自信andwithouthesitation犹豫.Thirdlywemustbeabletowriteit.FinallywemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectinGrammar.Thereisnoshortwaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.A.goodmemory记忆isagreathelpbutitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromgrammarbook.Itisnomuchuseslearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsandtheirmeaningsstudyingthedictionaryandsoon.WemustlearnbyusingthelanguagE.IfwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorizedwearenotreallylearningalanguagE.WemustLearningthroughuse.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpracticespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.53.Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare________.A.understandingandspeakingB.hearingspeakingreadingandwritingC.writingandunderstandingD.memorizingandlistening54.SomeonecanunderstandandwriteEnglishwellbutcan’tspeakit.Thisisbecause_______.A.hedoesn’tunderstandthelanguagehehearsitB.hedoesn’thaveagoodmemoryC.healwaysremembersalonglistofwordsandtheirmeaningsD.heoftenhesitatestopracticespeakingit55.Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagewellonlyby_______.A.muchpracticeB.studyingthedictionaryC.learningthroughusingD.usingthelanguage56.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage?A.goodmemoryB.speakingC.practiceD.writing
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3Dfilmsarefun一ofcoursetheyareeventhebadones.Butthesemoviesarestillintheirinfancy.Thequestioniswhether3Dfilmmakerscandobetter.IhavenodoubttheywillbutIbelievetheywillachievecosmeticchangesaroundtheedgesratherthanrevolutionarybreakthroughs.3Dfilmmakersdon'trealizeoratleasthavenotsufficientlytakentoheartthatthemediumthey'reworkinginisbinocular同时用双目的filmnotmerely3Dfilm.AndonceonerealizesthisitispossibletoseethatwholefieldsofpotentialfilmexperiencehavebeenleftentirelyuntappeD.Whenwesay3Dmovieswearereferringtostereopisis立体视觉.Butbinocularvisionreferstotheuseoftwoeyesforvisionwhereasstereopsisisjustoneofthefunctionsbinocularvisiongivesus.Whydowehavesuchalargebinocularvisionfieldinthefirstplace?IhavearguedinmybookTheVisionRevolutionthatwehaveforward-facingeyesinordertoseewellinclutteredforesthabitats.Ourlargebinocularfieldevolvedforseeingpastlayersofclutter一堆杂乱的东西andintegratingtwodifferentviewsofasceneintoasinglecombinedview.IcallthisfunctionofbinocularvisionX-rayvisionbecauseitallowsustoseetheclutterassemi-transparentsomethingthroughwhichtoseethescenebeyonD.If3Dfilmmakersaregoingtothrowbinocularimagesatourbigbinocularfieldthentheyshouldbesendingusviewsofthekindthatfieldevolvedtoprocessviewswithinclutteredenvironmentswhetherleafyforestsorspider-web-filledrooms.Inthislight3Dfilmoughttoputtheviewerintothebodiesandeyesofcharactersinthestoryplacinghimorherintotheinteractionsbetweenthecharactersandtheirsurroundings.ThiswouldallowviewerstotrulyseeoutoftheeyesofotherstoexperienceotherworldsandyetnothavetheviewsofthescenesbeyondblockedoutjustasinreallifE.A.simplefirststepforwardistobegincallingthembinocularmoviesnot3Dmovies.47.Theunderlinedwordcosmeticinthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.A.seemingB.welcomeC.unnecessaryAthorough48.Accordingtotheauthorwhyhave3Dfilmmakersnotmadeabreakthrough?A.Theyareshortofresources.B.TheyaresatisfiedwithwhattheyhaveachieveD.C.Theydon'tknowhow3Dreallyworks.D.Theydon'tknowwhat3DtechnologycanreallyachievE.49.Whatwouldbinocularmoviesbeabletodo?A.TakeadvantageofX-rays.B.Makeuseofclutteredimages.C.Placeviewerswithinrealclutteredenvironmentsduringmovies.D.Seethesurroundingworldthroughtheeyesofotherviewers.50.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Theevolutionofbinocularvision.B.Theproblems3DfilmmakersfacE.C.Howbinocularvisioncanbeexploitedin3Dfilms.D.Thedifferencesbetweenbinocularfilmsand3Dfilms.
OttawaisthecapitalofCanadA.ItisthesecondlargestcityinOntarioandthefourthlargestcityinthecountry.TheCentreBlockisthemainbuildingonParliamentHill国会山.ItisalsothelocationofseveralceremonialspacessuchastheHallofHonorandtheMemorialChamber.ThepresentCentreBlockistheseconditerationofthebuildingafterthefirstwasdestroyedbyfirein1916anditisoneofthemostrecognizablebuildingsinCanadA.DowntownOttawaisthecommercialandeconomiccentreofthecity.Mostofthebuildingsareofficetowers.WhilemostofOttawa’shightechindustryisbasedelsewhereithasasignificantpresenceinthedowntowncorE.Thedowntownalsocontainsanumberofapartmentshotelsandtheoldersinglefamilyhomesandtownhousesalongitsedges.TheNationalGalleryofCanadaisoneofCanadaspremierartgalleries.TheGalleryhasalargeandvariedcollectionofpaintingsdrawingssculptureandphotographs.AlthoughitsfocusisonCanadianartitalsoholdsworksbysomenotedAmericanandEuropeanartists.TheRideauCanalistheoldestcontinuouslyoperatedcanalsysteminNorthAmericA.AttheverybeginningthepurposeoftheRideauCanalwasmilitaryasitwasintendedtoprovideasecuresupplyandcommunicationroutebetweenMontrealandtheBritishnavalbaseinKingston.ItremainsinusetodayprimarilyforpleasureboatingwithmostofitsoriginalstructuresremaineD.Thelocksonthesystemopenfornavigationinmid-Mayandcloseinmid-October.56.Whatdoesiterationprobablymeaninthe2ndparagraph?_____.A.RepairB.DesignC.CopyD.Landmark57.InthecoreofDowntownOttawawecouldsee_____.A.alargenumberoftalltowersB.headofficesofOttawa’shightechindustryC.anumberofapartmentsandhotelsD.theoldersinglefamilyhomesandtownhouses58.CollectionsintheNationalGalleryofCanadaaremainly_____.A.paintingsanddrawingsB.sculptureandphotographsC.worksbyCanadianartistsD.artworkbyAmericansandEuropean59.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheRideauCanal?_____.A.ItistheoldestcanalsysteminNorthAmericaB.ItwasoriginallyforthemilitarypurposeC.TheoriginalstructuresremainneverchangedD.PeoplecanonlygoboatingfromMaytoOctober
Theymaybesmallandnotabletospeakbutbabiesareprovingtheiramazingcleverness.Scientistsbeganfindinginfants’skillsaremorethantheyaresupposedtobE._________Speakingofmusicbabiescan’tseemtoresistit.NotonlyaretheirearsturnedtothebeatsbabiescanactuallydancetothemusiC.LearningQuicklywhileSleepingBabiescanlearnevenwhileasleepaccordingtoa2011study.Inexperimentswith26sleepinginfantseachjust1to2daysoldscientistsplayedamusicaltonefollowedbyapuffofairtotheireyes200timesoverthecourseofahalf-hour.124electrodes电极stuckontheheadandfaceofeachbabyrecordedbrainactivityduringtheexperiments.Thebabiesrapidlylearnedtoforetellapuffofairuponhearingthetoneshowingafour-timeincreaseonaverageinthechancesoftighteningtheireyelidsinresponsetothesoundbytheendoftheexperiments.AsnewbornsspendmostoftheirtimeasleepthisnewfoundabilitymightbecrucialtorapidlyadaptingtotheworldaroundthemandhelptoensuretheirsurvivalresearcherssaiD.JudgingCharactersWellJudginganotherpersonhelpfulorharmfuliscrucialwhenchoosingfriends.Andthatabilitystartsearly.KileyHamlinofYaleUniversityshowedboth6-and10-month-oldsapuppet木偶showinwhichonecharacterhelpedanotherclimbahill.Inanothersceneathirdcharacterpushedtheclimberdown.ThelittleonesthengottochoosewhichcharactertheypreferreD.Forbothagegroupsmostbabieschosethehelpercharacter.Thischaracter-judgingabilitycouldbebaby’sfirststepintheformationofmoralsHamlinthought.60.Whichofthefollowingsubtitlescanfillintheunderlinedblank?A.DancingtoMusicB.Babies’AmazingAbilitiesC.LearningtoDanceQuicklyD.BorntoDance61.Theunderlinedworditinthethirdparagraphrefersto______.A.thefindingB.thedancingabilityC.theresponseD.thebaby62.Theexperimentwith26sleepinginfantsprovethat_______.A.babiescanlearnevenwhileasleepB.babiescanrespondtotheworldaroundthemC.babiescantightentheireyelidsinresponsetothesoundD.babiescancommunicatewithotherswhileasleep63.Inthelastexperimentmostbabieschosethehelpercharactershowingthat________.A.babiescanjudgeapersonhelpfulorharmfulB.babieslovetoseeapuppetshowC.babieswereborntohelpothersD.babeshavelearnedtohelpothers
Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.OfalllanguagesEnglishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.Howeverlet’sfaceit:EnglishisacrazylanguagE.Thereisnoegginaneggplantneitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandywhilesweetbreadswhicharen’tsweetaremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranteD.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes探讨它的矛盾wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowlyboxingringsaresquarepublicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwritesbutfingersdon’tfinggrocersdon’tgroceandhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteethshouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoosetwogeese—soonemoosetwomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesamewhileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeoppositeswhilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeoplenotcomputersanditreflects反映thecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhywhenstarsareouttheyarevisible能看见的;butwhenthelightsareouttheyareinvisiblE.AndwhywhenIwindupmywatchIstartit;butwhenIwindupthisessayIendit.56.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectplural复数形式form?A.Beeth.B.MeesE.C.GeesE.D.Tooth.57.Whichofthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilarmeaning?A.Quitealotandquiteafew.B.OverlookandoverseE.C.A.wisemanandawiseguy.D.Hotashellandcoldashell.58.ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguagethewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare______.A.lazyB.crazyC.cleverD.stupid
PingyaointhecenterofShanxiProvinceisafamoushistoricculturalcityofChinaandaworldculturalheritage遗产sitE.It’s90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanontheFenRiver.PeoplelivedinPingyaoduringtheNewStoneAgE.ItslongperiodasacountygovernmentseathasleftPingyaowithlotsofhistoricbuildingsandsiteswitha2700-yearhistory.Ninety-nineofthemareundergovernmentprotectionincludingZhengguoTempleShuanglinTempleandPingyaoAncientCity.DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesbusinessmenorganizedcommercial商业的groupsthatdidbusinessnationwidE.ShanxiProvincehadsomeofthemostimportantonesandPingyaowastheircenter.In1823astoreknownasRishengchangSunriseProsperitytradedinbankchecksratherthaninsilverorgoldcoins.ItwasthebeginningofmodernChinesebanking.Branch分支banksweresoonsetupinmajorcitiesinChinaandotherpartsofAsialeadingtogreatdevelopmentinPingyao.Itslacquerware漆器becamewellknown.InPingyaoAncientCityaremanytraditionalhousesandcommercialbuildings3797ofwhichareprotectedandmorethan400ofwhichareingoodcondition.NotonlydothehousesinPingyaoshowShanxi’shistoryandculturebutthislargenumberisvaluableforstudyingitshistorycustomsancientbuildingsandart.MostofthesehousesarestillusedashomesandshopsoflocalpeoplE.In1997AncientPingyaoCitywaslistedinWorldHeritageListasWorldCultureHeritageSite.53.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2referto?A.Historicbuildingsandsites.B.Thethreetemples.C.Thecountygovernmentseats.D.The2700-yearhistory.54.WhichofthefollowingaboutPingyaoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Itslocation.B.Itstourism.C.Itsbusiness.D.Itshistory.55.DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesPingyaowasaleadingcenterin_____.A.agricultureB.raisingcattleC.commercialtradeD.makinggoldcoins
Inthe1960sWaltDisneypicturedinthemindafutureutopian乌托邦的citywithundergroundroadsandaclimate-controlledroundroof.TherealcommunityofCelebrationFloridabuiltin1999appliesthesocialandenvironmentalgoalsofbothDisneyandtheNewUrbanismmovement.DisneyandtheNewUrbanismhaveimaginedcommunitiesthatpromotesocialandlocalcommunication.CelebrationhasacentralMarketStreetdistricttoreducetrafficandencouragesocialcontacts.Theideaisthatifthedowntownareaisneatlyandcloselyrankedpeoplewillwalkandmeettheirneighbors.Downtowneventslikeartsfestivalsalsobringcitizenstogether.Narrowtree-linedstreetsaretrafficcalm—withslowerspeedlimits—toencouragebicyclingandwalking.MoreoverhousinginCelebrationincludesbothsingleandmulti-familyhousesthatencouragessocialization.Apartmentbuildingsarelocatedclosetodowntownandhousesarebuiltclosetogetherwithsmallyards.TheyfeatureentrancehallstoencouragecitizenstosocializE.ManyaspectsofthatkindofdesignarereallyaimedatmaximizingsocialcommunicationbetweencitizensnotjustonthestreetsbutalsoincommunityinstitutionsthatareverymuchapartofpubliclifetheresaysAndrewRossaNewYorkUniversityprofessorwholivedinCelebrationforoneyear.UtopiancommunitiessuchasCelebrationarealsodesignedwithenvironmentalprotectioninminD.Thetownitselfisbuilton4900acressurroundedbya4700acreprotectedgreenbelt.Thegreenbeltparksandcommonareasaccommodatenativewildlifeandanimals.High-riseofficeandapartmentbuildingsprovidecloseofficeandlivingspaceinasmallgeographicareainordertoreduceurbansprawlthespreadoftoday'scitiesontonatureareas.Buildingsalsominimizeenvironmentalinfluencebyusingcooling;andelectricsystemswithinsulatedglasscoolingtowersandenergy-savinglamps.ThetownmoreorlessborrowsveryheavilyfromNewUrbanistprinciples...tocreateenvironmentallyfriendlyalternativestosprawlandtocreatecommunitiesaroundpeopleratherthanvehiclesRosssaiD.64.Celebrationmentionedinthepassageisa___________.A.cityofferinglivingspacesB.downtownareawithhighbuildingsC.specialoccasioninthemarketD.communitypromotingsocialization65.ThepurposeofholdingartfestivalsmentionedinParagraph2isto_________.A.exhibitartworksB.attractartistsforprofitsC.encouragecommunicationD.reducedowntowntraffic66.TheunderlinedwordsprawlinParagraph6maybereplacedby_________.A.expansionB.organizationC.restrictionD.exploration67.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?B
Manyadie-hardonlineshopperstayedupuntil2amonSundaylookingthroughtheInternettobuyproductsbeingsoldathalf-pricebeforetheycouldbesnappedupbyothershoppers.TensofmillionsofInternetuserswerecrazytakingadvantageofthehalf-pricepromotionstartedbythee-commercegiantAlibabaGrouponSundayNov.11whichisknownasSingles’DayinChinaandistheChineseanswertoCyberMondayintheUnitedStates.By7pmonSunday14.1billionyuan'sworthofsaleswasmadeonTmallandTaobao5thetwoonlineshoppingwebsitesofAlibabA.ThatcouldmakeSingles’Daythebiggeste-commercesalesdayonrecorD.TheresearchcompanycomScoresaidUSonlineretailers零售商saw$1.25billionofsalesduringlastyear'sCyberMondaythedayafterThanksgivingweekendandthebusiestdayforonlineretailersasUSshoppersstarttoprepareforChristmas.SinglesDayoriginatedwithuniversitystudentsandwaslateradoptedbye-commercecompaniesasapromotionalopportunity.E-commercecompaniesincludingJingdongMallandAmazonChinaalsotookpartinthepromotion.InthepastpeopleonlyshoppedonlineoccasionallybutnowonlineshoppingisalifestyleembracedbymanysaidZhangYongTmallpresident.AlibababegantoholdSingles'Daypromotionsin2009andlastyearitssalestotaled5.2billionyuan.Idon'tknowwhetherwewouldlosemoneybutIdon'tthinkwecouldearnmuchonthisdaybysellinggoodsathalfpricesaidHaoHongfengchairmanofBeijingJiuxianE-CommercealiquorretailerinBeijingwhotookpartintheevent.Hesaiditisagoodopportunityforonlineretailerstogettheirnamesknown.35.WhofirstintroducedSingle'sDaytothepublic?A.ResearchersincomScorE.B.Theonlineshoppers.C.Somecollegestudents.D.Theonlineretailers.36.Whyweretheretailerssoactiveinthepromotion?A.Tosellmoreproductsandservices.B.Tomakealotmoremoney.C.Tomakemorebusinessfriendsthroughtheevent.D.TomaketheirnamesknowntomorepeoplE.37.What'sthesecretbehindthesuccessofthispromotion?A.Thequalityoftheproducts.B.ThefavorablepricE.C.Thefameoftheretailers.D.Theafter-salesservicE.38.Whichtitledoyouthinkismoresuitableforthisarticle?A.ChineseShoppingStyleB.TheOriginofSingles’DayC.A.CrazeforOnlinePromotionD.OnlinePurchasingPower
Peoplearebeinglured引诱ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafunfreeservicewithoutrealizingthey'repayingforitbygivinguptheirpersonalinformation.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.MostFacebookusersdon'trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisuptotheystillhavenoideawhatthey'repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon'treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.Thebiggestproblemhoweveristhatthecompanykeepschangingtherules.EarlyonyoukeepeverythingprivatE.Thatwasthegreatthingaboutfacebook-youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyearthecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythings—yourcityyourphotoyourfriends'names—weresetbydefault默认tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.AccordingtoFacebook'svice-presidentElliotSchragethecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsserviceandifpeopledon'tshareinformationtheyhavealesssatisfyingexperience.SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Inoriginalbusinessmodelwhichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthematthesideofthepagestotally.Whowantstolookatadswhenthey'reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril.SenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocial-networkingsites.IthinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethemSchrageadmits.IthinkthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacyit'sonlythebeginning.ThatiswhyI'mconsideringdeactivating撤销myaccount.FacebookisahandysitebutI'mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon'ttrust.That'stoohighapricetopay.43.WhydopeoplegivetheirpersonalinformationtoFacebookaccordingtoParagraph1?A.BecausetheycangetsomemoneyfromFacebook.B.Becausetheirinformationisnotimportant.C.BecausetheyarepromisedtohaveafunandfreeservicE.D.Becausetheycanalsogetotherpeople'sinformation.44.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?A.Theyareunwillingtogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.B.Theydon'tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.C.Theydon'tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsitE.D.Theycareverymuchabouttheirpersonalinformation.45.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?A.Togivebetterservicetoitsusers.B.ToobeytotheFederalguidelines.C.Toimproveitsusers'connection.D.Toexpanditsbusiness.46.WhydoesSenatorCharlesSchumersupportpublicly?A.Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.B.Banningthesharingofusers'personalinformation.C.Makingregulationsforsocial-networkingsites.D.Removingadsfromallsocial-networkingsites.
Duringthe19thcenturyscientistsfoundthatwhencertainpartsofthebrainofapersonwerehurthewouldlosethepowerofdoingcertainthings.AndsopeoplethoughtthateachpartofthebraindoesadifferentjoB.Butmodernresearchhasdiscoveredthatthisisnotsoforitisnoteasytoshowexactlywhateachpartofthebraindoes.Inthepastfiftyyearstherehasbeenagreatincreaseintheamountorresearchdoneonthebrain.Scientistshavefoundoutthatthewaythebrainworksisnotsosimpleaspeopleingeneralmaythink.Chemiststellusthatabout100000chemicalchangestakeplaceinthebraineveryseconD.Somerecentresearchesalsosuggestthatwecanremembereverythingthathappenedtous.Wemaynotbeabletothinkofthethingswehaveheardandseenbutitiskeptthereinthestore-houseofthehumanminD.Earlierscientiststhoughtthatthepowerofone’sbraingotweakerandweakerasonegrowsolder.Butitisplentyofexerciseitkeepsitspower.ItisnowthoughtthatisnottruE.Aslongasthebrainisgivenplentyofexerciseitkeepsitspower.Ithasprovedthatanoldpersonwhohasalwaysbeenactiveinthemindhasaquickermindthanayoungpersonwhohasdonephysicalworkwithoutusingmuchofhisbrain.51.Inthelastcenturyscientistsfoundthatapersonwouldlosethepowertodocertainthings_____.A.whenhegotweakerinhealthB.ifcertainpartsofhisbrainwerehurtC.afterhedidaquitedifferentjobD.whenhegrewolder52.Scientiststodayarestillunabletoshowexactly______.A.whateachpartofthebrainisdoingB.howmanychemicalchangestakeplaceinthebraineachsecondC.whethereachpartofthebraindoesthesamejobD.whichpartofthebrainisthemostimportant53.Ithasbeenfoundthatone’sbrainusuallyworks______.A.fasterwhenheisoldB.alittlenowandalittlethenC.inaverysimplewayD.withoutanyrestalldaylong54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Scientistsareworkinghardattheresearchesonthebrain.B.AsmanyassixmillionchemicalchangestakeplaceinthebraineveryminutE.C.A.youngmandoingphysicallaborissuretohaveamuchslowerminD.D.EvenanoldmanhasaquickmindonlyifhisbrainisgivenmuchexercisE.55.Themoreworkwegiveourbrains___________.A.thelessresultwewillgainB.themoreworktheyareabletodoC.theweakertheirpowerwillgetD.themoretiredtheywillfeel
DoyoustillrememberyourfavoritepoemfromhighschoolorsomeotherimportantperiodinyourlifeWhyisitthatdecadeslateritstillstandsoutinyourmindProbablythemainreasonisthatsomeaspectofthatpoemresonates引起共鸣withyou.Inthesamewayyoutooasaschoolleadercantouchtheheartsofyourstaffandstudents.Poetryallowsustoexperiencestrongspiritualconnectionstothingsaroundusandtothepast.Thusitcaninspirewhateverandwhomeverittouches.Thepowerthatpoetryhasdisplayedovertimeandacrossculturesactuallysatisfiesthis_commonneedofthehumanheartandsoul.Asoneoftheoldestartformspoetryhassuccessfullyconnectedvariousstrandsofhumanity人性fromonegenerationtoanother.ReferringtopoetryHillyermakesasimpleyetmeaningfulstatementWiththiskeymankindunlockedhisheart.Schoolleaderscanfindandmakeuseofthevalueofpoetryforthemselvestheirstudentsandtheirstaffmembers.Beyondthesimpleuseofpoetrytechniquesofpoetrysuchasmetaphorsrepetitionsandimagerycanbeusedtotakeadvantageofthepoweroflanguagetotransformcommunicationcreatemeaningandacultureofcareandattention.Sinceschoolsaremainlyaboutpeopleandrelationshipsschoolleaderslikepoetsarerequiredtoinspireandencouragethehumanheart.Theuseofpoetry－orevenofsometechniquesofpoetry－inschoolleadershipnotonlyhelpstoimprovecommunicationbutalsoservestomeetthehumanneedforinspiration.49.Whoisthepassagemainlyfor?A.Students.B.Schoolteachers.C.Schoolleaders.D.Poets.50.Accordingtothepassagesomepoemsareunforgettablemainlybecause________.A.theyareeasytounderstandB.theyusuallytelltruestoriesC.theycaninspirepeople'simaginationD.theycantouchpeople'shearts51.Theunderlinedpartthiscommonneedinthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A.theneedtoreadpoetryB.theneedtobeinspiredC.theneedtolearnaboutthepastD.theneedtobeconnectedwithotherpeople
Adisplayofsupernaturalexistenceorisitanalieninterference?QuestionsstillremainunansweredwhileexpertsarestillresearchingontherealreasonbehindstonesofDeathValleythatslidebythemselveswithouttheinterferenceofhumansoranimals.InthesouthwestoftheUSAliesthismysteriousvalley—popularasthehottestanddriestlocationinNorthAmericaanditconsistsofadrylakebednamedRacetrackPlaya.SailingStonesofDeathValleyareallovertheRacetrackPlayA.TheplayaaflatbedofmudwitnessesthesailingofsuchstonesonitsbrokensurfacE.Thetracksformedbythesesailingstonesareusually2.5cmdeepand4—12incheswideandlastusuallyforthreetofouryears.Thisphenomenonisamysteryandtheexactreasonisstillunderresearch.Someresearchersbelieveacombinationofnaturaleventscausethesestonestosail.ThisareaofDeathValleycangetverycoldinthewinternightscausingalayeroficetoformonthebakedsmoothsoil.Therocksaregentlypushedacrossthesurfacebytheice-coatedgroundandstrongwinds.Someresearchersquestionthistheory.Somepointtheconditionshavetobejustrightforthesestonestomoveperhapsoccurringonceeveryonetothreeyears.Theysaytherearesomeotherunknownfactors.Toaddmoretothisstrangephenomenonthesesailingstonesdon’tfollowaspecificpaththatcouldbepredictedwheniceandwindarepresent.Somestonesthatarephysicallyneareachothermaystartoutsailinginaparalleldirectionbutthenonewouldstopwhiletheotheronecontinues.OtherresearchersbelievingthatthemovementsofstonesareduetoMilkyWay.Thepositionofstarscreateamagneticstructureinawaywhichmakesthestonesslideinthevalleyjustlikethetidesinoceanswhicharesometimescausedbythegravitation万有引力pullofthemoon.Sofarthesemysteriousstonesandtheirmovementsremainunfilmedandunobservedbyhumaneyes.60.Thefirstsentenceofthepassageisto___________.A.getreadersinterestedinthesubjectB.showhowconfusedresearchersgotC.indicatetheauthor’sstrongcuriosityD.telltheresultsofresearchers’studies61.HowmanyopinionsaboutthereasonbehindSailingStonesofDeathValleyarementioned?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Themysteryofsailingstoneshasn’tbeensolvedyet.B.SofarthepathofthesailingstonescanbepredicteD.C.DeathValleyisthehottestanddriestplaceinNorthAmericA.D.Thetracksformedbythesailingstonesusuallylast3to4years.63.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DeathValleyB.AnAlienInterventionC.A.PuzzlingPhenomenonD.SailingStonesofDeathValley
RailworkersinCaliforniahavebeenbannedfromusingcellphoneswhiletrainsaremovingafter25peoplewerekilledinacrashnearLosAngelestwoweeksago.Investigatorssaythetrainengineerwassendingtextmessageswhileatwork.RajeshMirchandanireports.InvestigatorshaveincludedengineerRobertSanchezwhowasinchargeofabusypassengertrain---failedtostopthetrainbeforearedlightandcrashedintoanoncomingfreighttrain.Twenty-fivepeopleincludingSanchezdiedandmorethan130gothurtinthecrash.Sanchezwassendingtextmessagesfromhismobilephonethatdayandsometeenagerstoldalocalnewsstationtheyreceivedonesuchmessagefromhimoneminutebeforethecrash.TheCaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommissionwhichmanagestransportationinthestatehasnowbannedrailemployeesfromusingmobilephoneswhileworkingonamovingtrain.Iftheydosotheycouldfaceafineofupto$20000.Themeasurestrengthensanexistingbanissuedbythetraincompany.TherewasanothercrashinJune---14peoplegothurtwhentwoSanFranciscotramscrasheD.InvestigatorsbelieveoneofthedriversinthataccidentmayalsohavebeenusingamobilephonE.68.HowmanypassengerslosttheirlivesinthecrashnearLosAngeles?A.155B.130C.25D.2469.Howmanycrashesarementionedinthepassage?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four70.WhatcausedtheaccidentthathappenednearLosAngeles?A.Thetrainengineerdidn’tstopthetrainintimE.B.Thetrainengineerwasreceivingtextmessages.C.Someteenagerswerereceivingtextmessages.D.Uptothepresentthecauseisunknownyet71.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Noreceivingtextmessagesinthemovingtrain.B.Nosendingtextmessagesinthemovingtrain.C.NomobilesforSanFranciscorailworkers.D.NomobilesforCalifornianrailworkerswhileworkingonamovingtrain.
IntheUnitedStatesitisnotusualtotelephone.someoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyillthedaywhileheisshavingorhavingbreakfastthetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Soiliswiththetelephonecallsmadeafter11:00lm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghourshemaythinkthatit'samatteroflifeanddeath.ThetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportancE.Inraciallifetimeplaysaveryimportantpart.IlltheUSAgueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyreachesthemonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydatE.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworlditmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.ThemeaningoftimeisnotthesameindifferentpartsoftheworlD.Thusmisunderstandingsbegintoexistbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently;beingontimeisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlifeforexamplE.IfpeoplearenotontimetheymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsiblE.IntheUSAnoonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessfriendforanhour;itwouldbetooimpolitE.A.personwhois5minuteslateisexpectedtomakeashortapology.Ifheislessthan5minuteslatehewillsayafewwordsofexplanationthoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentencE.63.A.callatmidnightwouldmeanA.thematterislessimportantB.thematterisleastimportantC.thematterrequiresimmediateattentionD.itisamatteroflifeanddeath64.AccordingtothepassagetimecarriesmeaningsinallpartsoftheworlD.A.the.sameB.differentC.similarD.secret65.InthepassagetheauthorsuggeststhatinvitationcardsshouldbesentA.threeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateinallculturesB.threeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateinsomeculturesC.twoweeksbeforethepartydateintheUSAD.atyourchosentime66.ThebesttitleforthispassageisA.TheVoicesofTimeB.TheSavingofTimeC.TheimportanceofanAnnouncementD.TimeIsMoney
ManypeoplebelievethatAmericanslovetheircarsalmostmorethananythingelsE.ItmaybetruE.Fromthetimeyoungsters小孩becomefourteenyearsoldtheyarelikelytodreamofhavingtheirowncars.Manyyoungpeopleworkafterschoolduringtheir1styearofhighschoolinordertobuyacar.Learningtodriveandgettingadriver'slicense执照maybeoneofthemostexcitingtimesofayoungperson'slifE.Peoplewhoalmostnevergotoadoctorwhentheyaresickwilltaketheircarstoarepairmanatthefirstsignofaproblem.Thosewhodon'tliketoworkaroundthehomeonSaturdaysmaydevotemostofthatdaytowashingandwaxing打蜡theircars.Forsomefamiliesitisnotenoughtohaveonecar.Theyoftenhavetwoorthree--oneforworkandoneforrecreation娱乐.ManymenandwomenintheUnitedStatesneedtohaveacar.Manyneedacartogotowork.Housewivesneedacartogoshoppingortotakethechildrentoschoolorotheractivities.Inmoststatesyoungpeoplelearntodriveinhighschoolwheredrivertrainingisoneofthemostpopularcourses.AttheendofthecoursethestudentmusttakeadrivingtesttogetalicensE.Formanythepieceofpaperisanimportantsymbol象征thattheyarenowgrown-ups.67.ThemainideaofthisarticleisthatA.theAmericanpeoplelovenothingintheworldbutcarsB.carsareveryimportantandusefultotheAmericanpeopleC.theAmericanpeoplecan'tlivewithoutcarsintheirlivesD.Americansareveryproudofowningcars68.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Boysandgirlshaveastrongwishtohavetheirowncars.B.Somefamilliesneedmorethantwocars.C.Somehousewiveshavetodrivetheirchildrentoschool.D.AlloftheAmericansneedacaroftheirown.69.IntheUnitedStatesifapersonwantstodriveA.heoughttobeoverfourteenyearsoldB.HehastopassatestandgetalicenseC.heshouldbeoldenoughtogetalicenseD.hemusttakeadrivingcourse70.FromthearticlewecanconcludethatinAmericaA.peoplewhohavecarsnevergotoseethedoctorB.havingacarmeansbeingveryrichC.theyoungpeoplearemoreanxioustohaveacarthantheothersareD.someAmericansthinkmoreoftheircarsthanotherthings
It'snotanewphenomenonbuthaveyounoticedhowmanynounsarebeingusedasverbs?Weallusethemoftenwithoutnoticingwhatwe'redoing.IwasarrangingtomeetsomeonefordinnerlastweekandIsaidI’llpencilitinmydiaryandmyfriendsaidYoucaninkitinmeaningthatitwasafirmarrangementnotatentativeone!Manyofthesenewverbsarelinkedtonewtechnology.Anobviousexampleisthewordfax.Weallgotusedtosendingandreceivingfaxesandthensoonstartedtalkingaboutfaxingsomethingandpromisingwe'dfaxitimmediately.Thenalongcameemailandweweresoonallemailingeachothermadly.Howdidwedowithoutit?Icanhardlyimaginelifewithoutmydailyemails.Emailremindsmeofcourseofmycomputeranditssoftwarewhichhasproducedanothercoupleofnewverbs.OnmycomputerIcanbookmarkthosepagesfromtheWorldWideWebthatIthinkI'llwanttolookatagainthussavingalltheeffortofrememberingtheiraddressesandcallingthemupfromscratch.IcandothesamethingonmyPCbutthereIdon'tbookmark;Ifavorite—comingfromfavoritepagessotheverbcomesfromanadjectivenotanoun.NowmychildrenboughtmeamobilephoneknownsimplyasamobileandIhadtolearnyetmorenewverbs.IcanmessagesomeonethatisIcanleaveamessageforthemontheirphonE.OrIcantextthemwriteafewwordssuggestingwhenandwheretomeetforexamplE.HowlongwillitbebeforeIcanmobilethemthatisphonethemusingmymobile?Ihaven’theardthatverbyetbutI’msureIwillsoon.PerhapsI’llstartusingitmyself!56.I’llpencilitinmydiaryinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.A.itwasafirmarrangementB.heprefersapenciltoapenC.thearrangementshouldbewrittenasadiaryD.itwasanuncertainarrangement57.A.websiteaddresscanbeeasilyfoundifithasbeen______.A.favoritedB.messagedC.emailedD.texted58.Whichofthefollowinghasnotbeenusedasaverbyet?A.messageB.mobileC.emailD.page59.Thebesttitleforthispassageis____.A.TechnologyandLanguagE.B.DevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguageC.NewTechnologyandNewwordsD.NewVerbsfromNouns
Onlinegamessocial-networkingWebsitesandchatroomsareempoweringandmotivatingforteensandhelpwiththeirdevelopment.WhenadultslookatteenstodaytheythinkwhattheyaredoingisdifferentandseemtobewastingalotoftimE.Andthoseactivitiesseemquiteforeign.Butwhenwelookcloselyatwhatkidsaredoingit’snotmuchmoredifferentthanwhattheirparentsdiD.Theyarehangingoutwiththeirfriendsfindingromanticpartnersandtryingtoidentifythemselves.Today’steensarebeingraisedwithtechnologiesthatallowthemtohaveself-directedlearningontheirowntermsontheirowntimeandwithouttherestrictionsofaclassroomsetting.Thisgivestheteensafeelingoffreedom.Thisisverydifferentfromhowkidslearninschoolwhentheyarehandedasetbodyofknowledgerequiredtomasterbytheirteachers.Teensweremotivatedtoengageonlinebecausetheywereeitherdrivenbyinterestorfriendship.Andtherearesomespecificfindingsaccordingtoaresearch:Onemajorfindingisthatthereisagenerationgapinhowparentsandteensviewtheteen'sonlineactivities.AdultsthinktheactivitiesdrawtheirattentionfromschoolworkandareleftinthedarkaboutwhattheirteensaredoingonlinE.TeensontheotherhandunderstandthevalueoftheInternetandaremotivatedtoparticipatE.AnotherfindingshowsthatteensarenottakingfulladvantageoftheInternet.Theyareusingthesocialnetworkstochatandpostphotosandmakefriendswhichareimportanttotheirdevelopmentbuttheyarenotmakinguseofotherexistingopportunitiestolearnaboutastronomyforeignlanguagesandothersubjectsonlyafewclicksaway.Teensarealsoimprovingtheirsocialskillsonlinebylearningthebasicsocialandtechnicalskillsneededtointeractintoday'sdigitalworlD.PressurefromthoseofthesameagealsotakesonanewroleonlinE.Teensarereportingthattheyaremoremotivatedbythoseoftheirageonlinewithpublicspacesthatallowtheteenstointeractandprovidefeedbacktooneanother.WhileteensareusingtheInternetforbothsocialandintellectualdevelopmenttheyarealsofacingsignificantchallengesonhowtomanagetheirrelationshipsonlinE.73.Thewriterisprobably________.A.aparentB.ateenagerC.ateacherD.aresearcher74.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeshowthewriterthinksaboutteensandonlineactivities?A.SupportivE.B.ObjectivE.C.UnderstandablE.D.ConcerneD.75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Internetisasourceoflearningforteens.B.OutsideclassroomlearningisequallyvaluablE.C.TeensneedtolearnmoreeffectivelyonlinE.D.ParentsshouldalsolearntouseInternet.76.Howmanyspecificfindingsarelistedinthispassage?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.
OvertheyearsAmericanshavebecomeusedtosalt.Mostpeoplehavenoideahowmuchsalttheyconsume-onaverageabout9to12gramperpersonperdayaccordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation.That'stwicetheamountrecommendedbythegovernment.A.newstudylastweekshowedeatingevenalittlelesssaltcouldgreatlyhelptheheart.Thescientistssaidtheresultswouldbethirteenpercentfewerheartattackseightpercentfewerstrokes中风fourpercentfewerdeathsandelevenpercentfewernewcasesofheartdisease.ResearchersalsofoundthatthebenefitswouldbegreatestforAfricanAmericansandwomen.AsagroupAfricanAmericanstendtohavehigherbloodpressurethanthegeneralpopulationandmanystudiessuggestthattheymaybemoresensitivetosaltsaysDr.KirstenBibbins-Domingoanepidemiologist流行病学家attheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFrancisco.Heranalysisfoundthatareductionof3gramofsaltperdaywouldreduceheartattacks8%onaverage;amongAfricanAmericansthatratewoulddrop10%.Asimilarresultwasfoundinwomenwhosestrokeriskdropped8%witha3-greductioninsaltintake;inmentheriskfell5%.TheyandpublichealthprofessionalsintheUnitedStatesareinterestedinanationalcampaigntopersuadepeopletoeatlesssalt.Howeverotherscientistssaysuchacampaignisanexperimentwiththehealthofmillionsofpeople.MichaelAldermanahighbloodpressureexpertandprofessoratAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicineinNewYorksaysthateatinglesssaltresultsinlowerbloodpressure.Buthesaysstudieshavenotclearlyshownthatloweringsaltmeansfewerheartattacksorstrokes.Salthasotherbiologicaleffects.Callingforreductionsinthenationaldietcouldhavegoodeffectsaswellasharmfulresults.ThereisnotenoughevidenceeitherwaysaidMichaelAlderman.68.EatingtoomuchsaltmayleadtothefollowingEXCEPT.A.strokeB.heartdiseaseC.highbloodpressureD.lungcancer69.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.MostAmericanstakemoresaltthanadvised.B.AfricanwomeneatmoresaltthanAmericans.C.One'sorigindetermineshowmuchsalthecaneat.D.Goodhealthisjustonthebasisofhavinglesssalt.70.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthestudyis.A.coldB.objectiveC.subjectiveD.doubtful71.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheBenefitsofEatingLessSalt.B.ANewStudyonSaltandDiseases.C.AnArgumentOverSaltandHealth.D.TheHarmCausedbyTooMuchSalt.
Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.OfalllanguagesEnglishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.Howeverlet’sfaceit:EnglishisacrazylanguagE.Thereisnoegginaneggplantneitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandywhilesweetbreadswhicharen’tsweetaremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranteD.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes探讨它的矛盾wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowlyboxingringsaresquarepublicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwritesbutfingersdon’tfinggrocersdon’tgroceandhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteethshouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoosetwogeese—soonemoosetwomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesamewhileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeoppositeswhilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeoplenotcomputersanditreflects反映thecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhywhenstarsareouttheyarevisible能看见的;butwhenthelightsareouttheyareinvisiblE.AndwhywhenIwindupmywatchIstartit;butwhenIwindupthisessayIendit.55.Accordingtothepassage______.A.boxingringsshouldberoundB.pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetreeC.thereshouldbeegginaneggplantD.sweet-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentthings56.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectplural复数形式form?A.Beeth.B.MeesE.C.GeesE.D.Tooth.57.Whichofthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilarmeaning?A.Quitealotandquiteafew.B.OverlookandoverseE.C.A.wisemanandawiseguy.D.Hotashellandcoldashell.58.ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguagethewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare______.A.lazyB.crazyC.cleverD.stupid
MostChinesepeoplethesedaysknowwhatitisliketohaveanEnglishteachersincealmostallpupilsstudyEnglishfromtheirthirdyear.UsuallythatfirstEnglishteacherwillbeayoungandlovelyladyinprimaryschool.ButmyfirstEnglishteacherisnootherthanmyfather.LookingbackIcanseethatwhenIwasonlyalittlegirlhecreatedanEnglishenvironmentbyprovidingmewithflashcardsfunEnglish-languagetoysandevendollswhichcansingEnglishsongs!MyinterestinEnglishhadcertainlybeenawakened唤起whenIbegantolearnEnglishatschool.JustimaginehewentastepfurtherandaskedmetolearnNewConceptEnglishbymyself!Iwaspuzzledandevenangry.Icouldnotunderstandwhyafathercouldbesostrictwithhislittlegirl.AllthesamehenevergaveupandhegentlyinsistedthatIfollowthroughwithhisideA.AtfirstIreadstorieswithtearsandIactuallyhatedthembecausetheyweretoodifficultformE.IntheendIcametolovethefunnystoriesandtobehonestmyfatherwasalwaystherewithahelpinghanD.IamsurethatmyEnglishwouldneverhavegotsofarwithouthissupport.Andthat’swhymyfatherisnotonlymyfirstEnglishteacherbutalsomylifelongteacher.Heisonewhoawokemyinterestandwhogavememuchconfidence.61.MostpupilsinChinabegintolearnEnglish________.A.inprimaryschoolB.fromparentsC.atthreeyearsoldD.athome62.Theunderlinepartnootherthanmyfatherinthepassageprobablymeans________.A.likemyfatherB.notmyfatherC.myfatherhimselfD.notonlymyfather63.Fromthewholepassagewecanseethat________.A.thegirlpreferredplayingtolearningEnglishB.thegirlhatesherfatherbecausehewasstrictC.thegirlisverythankfultoherfatherD.thefathergaveupafterknowinghisdaughtercouldnotunderstand64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thegirl’sfatherisherfirstEnglishteacher.B.ThegirlhadbeeninterestedinEnglishbeforegoingtoschool.C.Thegirl’sfatherwasalwaysreadytohelpherwithherEnglish.D.ThegirlcouldhavelearnedEnglishwellbyherselfwithoutherfather.65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowIlearnedEnglishatschoolB.Myfather---myfirstandlifelongEnglishteacherC.TherelationshipbetweenmyfatherandmeD.I’vemadeprogressinEnglishlearning
Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.Butatnearly500yearsofagetime_is_catching_up_with_the_Mona_LisA.ThehealthofthefamouspicturepaintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505isgettingworsebytheyearaccordingtotheLouvreMuseum卢浮宫博物馆whereitishouseD.ThethinwoodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsagothemuseumsaiD.Visitorshavenoticedthechangesbutrepairingtheworld'smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrent现在的chemicalstatE.Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyearmanyattractedbythemysteryofhersmilE.Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou'renotlookingathersheseemstobesmilingandthenyoulookatherandshestopssaidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.It'sbecausedirectvisionisexcellentatpickingupdetailbutlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.HowevertheactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmilE.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhimuntilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance'sKingFrancisIin1519.In1911thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployeewhotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.DuringWorldWarⅡFrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.LikemanyoldladiestheMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.41.TheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeanstheMonaLisa______.A.islosingitsvalueB.isbeingdamagedaftersomanyyearsC.willrotawayD.isgettingmorevaluablewithyearspassing42.Expertshaven'tanyrepairsontheMonaLisabecause______.A.itisnowinapoorchemicalstateB.theydon'tknowhowtoreplacethewoodenpanelC.theydon'thavethematerialsDaVinciusedD.theyareafraidit'llbedonefurtherdamage43.ThesmileoftheMonaLisacanonlybeseen______.A.byindirectvisionB.atadistanceC.bydirectvisionD.inshadows44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutMonaLisa?A.ItwasoncetakenawayandhiddenupbyGermanforces.B.ItspainterhimselfloveditgreatlyandalwayskeptitinashadE.C.MonaLisastopssmilingwhenyoulookatherwantingtoseehersmiles.D.KingFrancIboughtitandplannedtoreturnittoItaly.
Somenovelssimplyentertainandotherscontainapowerfulmessageinthestorylineandcharacters.InhisfirstnovelAWindInMontanaMitchDaviestellsastoryaboutyoungadultsandhowtheyacceptresponsibilityfortheirlives.AWindInMontanaisamarveloustaleoftwoteenagersRoryColemanandVictoriaBeachhighschoolstudentsatthesameschoolwhostruggletomaketherightdecisionforthemselves.Aseachofthemnearsadulthoodtheybecomemoreconcernedwiththefutureandsettinggoalsthatwillbringthemhappinessandfulfillment.WithoutanyadvicefromhisparentsRorychoosestopursueaprofessioninchemistryappliesforachemistryscholarshipanddeterminestodoeverythinghecantoachieveit.AlongthepathRoryfindsthateventhoughhehasaplanthereareobstaclesthatcouldpreventhimfromrealizinghisgoals.Victoria’sstrugglesaredifferentfromRory’s.AlthoughherfatherhasdecidedthatsheshouldbecomeaprofessionalmusicianVictoriahasotherplansforherlifE.TogetherRoryandVictoriaattempttofollowtheirdreamsdespitetheobstaclesintheirpaths.AWindInMontanacontainsalessonforallteensabouttoenteradulthood－thatdisappointmentandsetbacks挫折aregoingtooccurnomatterhowdeterminedtheyareandthattheyneedtodevelopskillsalongthewaythatwillhelpthemdealwiththemeffectively.Therearesomanymajordecisionsfacingteenstoday－socialparentsotherinfluencingadultsandschoolwork－andthere’snoguaranteethattheirplanswillsucceedeveniftheymaketheso-calledrightdecisions.AWindInMontanaexploreshowtwoteenagersstrugglewiththeirownuniquedecisionsandhowthechoicestheymakeaffecttheirlives.MitchDavies’bookstandsoutamongtoday’steenbooksthatdealwithimaginarysituations.AWindInMontanaisarealstoryaboutrealpeoplefacingreal-lifesituations.It’sentertainingandalsohelpsreadersthinkabouttheirownlivesandoffersvariouswaystohandlesituationsthatmayarisE.56.AccordingtothepassagebothRoryandVictoria_____.A.workhardattheircoursesB.haveastrongsenseofselfC.goagainsttheirparentsD.getalongwellwithothers57.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.thevalueofAWindInMontanaB.MitchDavies’achievementsC.MitchDavies’writingstyleD.thecontentofAWindInMontana58.UnlikeotherteenbooksAWindInMontana______.A.involvessomeimaginarysituationsB.focusesonresponsibilitiesteensshouldtakeC.isbasedonreal-lifeexperiencesD.discussesthefutureofyoungadults59.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toreviewabook.B.Toreportapieceofnews.C.Tospeakhighlyofanauthor.D.Tocollectmaterialsforabook.
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