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WhatdoesThanksgivingremindAmericansof?Theirfamilies.ThanksgivingisafamilytimE.Onthisholidayfamiliesenjoybeingtogether.WhatdoesfamilymeantoAmericans?ThetraditionalAmericanfamilyisanuclearfamily.A.nuclearfamilyreferstoahusbandandwifeandtheirchildren.TheaverageAmericanfamilytodayhastwoorthreechildrenandmaybeafewpets.Insomeculturesseveralgenerationsmayevenlivetogether.InAmericaonlyinafewcasesdoesmorethanonehouseholdliveunderoneroof.Eachfamilymembercanhaveasay.InsteadoffearingMomandDadchildrenmaythinkofthemasgoodfriends.Husbandsandwivesoftensharehousework.Inmanycasesachildcanenjoyprivacy隐私inhisorherownbedroom.Fromanearlyagechildrencanplanhowtospendmoney.Theymayreceiveaweeklypocketmoneyorevenworkpart-timejobs.Oftenparentsgivechildrenfreedomtomaketheirowndecisionsaboutwhattowearortobuyorwhomtomarry.TheUnitedNationshasdeclared1994theInternationalYearoftheFamily.NotjustinAmericabutallovertheworldpeoplerecognizetheimportanceofstrongfamilies.Andonemorethingbethankfulforeachother.IfyouhaveafamilyeverydayshouldbeThanksgiving.45.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.ThanksgivingB.holidayC.familyD.culture46.Whatdoesanuclearfamilyinclude?A.fathermotherandpetsB.severalgenerationslivingtogetherC.grandparentsparentsandchildrenD.parentschildrenandpets47.InAmericachildren.A.oftenfeartheirparents.B.candecidewhomtomarry.C.arenotallowedtohavejobs.D.can’treceivepocketmoneyuntilanelderlyagE.48.ThattheInternationalYearoftheFamilycameintobeingshowthat.A.morepeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceoffamily.B.morepeopleshouldhaveafamily.C.peopleallovertheworldshouldholdThanksgivingtogether.D.peopleshouldthankeachotheronThanksgivingday.
Scientistsfearrisingenergybillsmayleadtoanincreaseinobesity肥胖afterdiscoveringalinkbetweenpoorly-heatedhomesandhigherbody-fat.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofStirling’sBehaviouralScienceCentresetouttoexploreclaimsthatwarmindoortemperatureshavecontributedtorisingobesitylevelsinwinter.Insteadtheteamfoundthatpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesaremorelikelytohavelowbodymassindex体重指数levelswhilethosewhokeeptheirheatingturneddownorofftendtobeheavier.DrMichaelDalybehavioralscientistandseniorlecturersaid:Wesetouttoinvestigatethescientificclaimsthatcoolerindoortemperatureshelpusmaintainahealthyweightbypushingourbodiestouseupmoreenergy.Infacttheresearchsuggestspeoplemayeatlessandburnmoreenergywheninawarmerindoorenvironment.The13-yearstudypublishedinthejournalObesityinvolvedmorethan100000adultsacrossEngland.Researchersfoundreducedweightlevelsamongpeoplelivinginhomesheatedtoabove23°C73Fwhichinvolvedabout15000ofthehouseholdsstudied.DrDalysaid:Asnationalgasbillscontinuetorisefasterthantherateofinflationthisresearchsuggeststheobesitycouldworsenwhereheatingisturneddownbelowcomfortablelevelsoroffforlongperiodstocutcosts.Thisisnotjustaboutpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesbeinginthefinancialpositiontoaffordmoreexpensivelow-caloriefoodsexerciseclassesandsportingactivitiesandthereforefindingiteasiertomaintainalowBMIlevel.Thestudytookagesexsocialclassandotherfactorsintoaccount.Thecomfortabletemperatureof20°C-23°Ciswherewefeelcomfortableinourclothesandareneitherhotnorcold.Attemperaturesabovethisweusemoreenergyandweeatlessbecauseourappetiteisaffected.13.Thefindingsoftheresearchcanbedescribedas___.A.horribleB.surprisingC.funnyD.encouraging14.Accordingtothepassagewithrisinggasbillspeoplemayturndownorofftheirheatingto______.A.stayinshapeB.maintainalowBMIlevelC.savemoneyD.avoideatingmore15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Obesitylinkstopoorly-heatedhomesB.Well-heatedhome'scontributetoobesityC.Obesity---A.weightyprobleminEnglandD.Risingenergybillshelpmaintainahealthyweight
Picturethescene:thebatteryonyourmobilephonehasrunout.Youcan’tmakeanycallsforhelpandnoonecancontactyou.Youareallalone---wellnotquitE.Justreachintoyourpocketandtakeoutapieceofsugar.Putitintothebatterywaitaminuteandyou’rebackonthephonE.ThankstoacoupleofAmericanscientiststhissituationcouldbecomereal.SwadeshChaudhuriandDerekLovleyhaveinventedthebacteriabattery---poweredbybacteriathateatsugarandturnitintoelectricity.ThisisaspecialorganismLovleysaiD.Youcanharvestenoughelectricitytopoweracellphonebatteryforaboutfourdaysfromaspoonfulofsugar.Inthepastbacteriabatterieshavebeenexpensiveandnotlong-lasting.Butthisbatteryusesmoreefficientbacteriathatcanturn80percentofsugarintoelectricityenergy.Thisis30percentmorethansimilarbatteriescanmanagE.Thebacteriabatterycouldbecomeassmallasahouseholdbattery.It’salsocheapandstableassugarcanbetakenfromwasteandcrops.Butthesugartoelectricityprocessisslow:itcouldtakeweeksforthebacteriatodigestacupofsugar.Anditproducesgreenhousegaseswhichpollutetheenvironment.ThescientistsunderstandthereisalotmoreworktobedonE.ItisstillyoungsaidLovley.Wherewearenowiswheresolarpowerwas20or30yearsago.Buthebelievesthebatterycouldbeusedinscientificequipmentatthebottomoftheocean.Otherideasincludeusingsugarinthebloodtorunmedicaldevicesinthehumanbodyandtakingsugarfromanimalwastetoprovideenergytopowerhomesinrural乡村的areas.68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthestrongpointofthenewly-developedbattery?A.Convenient.B.StablE.C.InexpensivE.D.Quick.69.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefifthparagraphactuallymeans________.A.thebacteriabatterysharessomesimilaritieswithsolarenergy.B.scientistswillcontinuetheirworkuntiltheyfindsolarenergy.C.thereismuchroomfortheimprovementofthebacteriabattery.D.thebacteriabatterywillgetpopularin20or30years.70.Accordingtothepassagewhowillfindthebacteriabatterylessuseful?A.Farmers.B.Divers.C.Doctors.D.Electricians.71.Thispassageismainlyabout________.A.howtochangesugarintoelectricity.B.ascientificinventionofanewkindofbacteriabattery.C.anewwaytoreducepollutioncausedbymobilephones.D.anewkindofmobilephonesanditsfuturE.
2008willberememberedbyusChinesepeopleasayearofsadnessandhappiness.MayoftheyearsadlysawtheGreatSichuanEarthquaketheworstearthquakeinChinaover30years.Itkilledaround70000peoplE.Tensofthousandswereinjuredorwentmissing.HowevertoourdelightChinaalsohosteditsfirstOlympicgamesthatsummerinBeijing.Itwasaverysuccessfulgameswithagreatopeningceremony.43newworldrecordsand132newOlympicrecordsweremadE.AndChinacameoutfirstwith51goldmedals.51.Whichprovincehadtheworstearthquakein2008?A.FujianB.SichuanC.GuangdongD.Shanghai52.HowmanynewworldrecordsdidChinamake?A.43.B.132.C.51.D.175.53.WeChinesepeoplewere______in2008.A.sadB.happyC.neithersadnorhappyD.bothsadandhappy
Thewordproactivityisfairlycommoninmanagementliteraturebutyouwon'tfinditinthedictionary.ItmeansthatasahumanbeingyoutakeresponsibilityforyourownlifE.Lookatthewordresponsibility:abilitytochooseyourresponseresponse-ability.Effectivepeopleareproactivebecausetheytakeresponsibility.Theirbehaviorisaproductoftheirowndecisionsbasedonvaluesratherthanbeingaproductoftheirownconditionsbasedonfeelings.Forinstanceyouareplanningapicnicwithyourfamily.You'reexciteD.Youhaveallthepreparations.You'vedecidedwheretogoandthenitbecomesstormykillingyourplan.Proactivepeoplecarryweatherwithinthem.Theyrealizewhattheirpurposereallywasandtheycreativelyhaveapicnicelsewhereevenifit'sintheirownbasementwithsomespecialgamesandmakethebestofthatsituation.TheoppositeofbeingproactiveistobereactivE.ReactivepeoplewouldsayWhat'stheuse?Wecan'tdoanything.Ohthisissoupsettingafterallofourpreparationsandarrangements.TheytrytopersuadethepeoplearoundthemandusuallythepicnicwillbecancelleD.BeingproactiveisreallyjustbeingtruetoyourhumannaturE.Yourbasicnatureistoactandnottobeactedupon.That'struedespitewidelyacceptedtheoriesofdeterminismusedtoexplainhumannaturE.Determinismsaysthatyoudon'treallychooseanythingandthatwhatyoucallchoicesarenothingmorethanautomaticresponsestooutsideconditions.Thelanguageofreactivepeopleislike:Ican't.Don'thavetimE.Ihaveto.Imust.Thewholespiritofthatlanguageisthetransfer转移ofresponsibility.Theythinkthingsaredeterminedbytheirenvironmentorbytheirconditionsorbytheirconditioningortheirgenetic基因的makeup.Psychologicallypeoplewhobelievetheyaredeterminedwillproducetheevidencetosupportthebeliefandtheyincreasinglyfeelvictimizedandoutofcontrol.They'renotinchargeoftheirlifeatall.Onthecontraryaproactivepersonexercisesfreewillthefreedomtochoosetheresponsethatbestappliestohisvalues.Inthatwayhegainscontroloverthecircumstancesratherthanbeingcontrolledbythem.77.Accordingtothepassageaproactiveperson'sbehaviorcanresultfrom______.A.theenvironmentB.aninnerbeliefC.thegeneticmakeupD.atemporaryfeeling78.Whenapicnicplanisthreatenedbyasuddenstormreactivepeoplewillprobably_______.A.havethepicnicasplannedB.makethebestofthepicnicC.complainandgiveupthepicnicD.findsomewhereelseforthepicnic79.Whatdoescarryweatherwithintheminthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.Managetoimprovetheweather.B.Giveintotheweatherpassively.C.Stresstheinfluenceoftheweather.D.Findasolutiontotheweatherproblems.80.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatdeterminists______.A.acceptthingspassivelyB.areinchargeofthemselvesC.aresimilartoproactivepeopleD.respondtooutsideconditionsactively
WithoutashadowofadoubtBrazilisthethemostsuccessfulfootballnationofalltimewithfiveWorldCupswon.Butthisnationhassomethingelsetobeproudof.Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld’sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowth—butmorebychancethandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthratesBrazilhashadbetterresultwithoutreallytryingsaysGeorgeMartineatHarvarD.Brazil’spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99％ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93％ayearbetween1981and1990andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaveragE.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.Martineputsitdowntoamongotherthingssoapoperasandinstallment分期付款plansintroducedinthe1970s.BothplayedanimportantalthoughindirectroleinloweringthebirthratE.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.GloboBrazil’smostpopulartelevisionnetworkshowsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweekwhilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamessagetowardstheproblemsofreproductiontheydescribemiddleandupperclassvalues—notmanychildrendifferentattitudestowardssexwomenworkingsaysMartinE.TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconsciousofotherpatternsofbehaviourandothervalueswhichwereputintoaveryattractivepackagE.Meanwhiletheinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers.Thisledtoanenormouschangeinconsumptionpatternsandconsumptionwasincompatible不相容的withunlimitedreproduction.saysMartinE.66.AccordingtothepassageBrazilhascutbackitspopulationgrowth_______.A.byeducatingitscitizensB.bycarefulfamilyplanningC.byaccidentD.bydevelopingTVprograms67.AccordingtothepassagemanyThirdWorldcountries_______.A.haven’tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheirpopulationB.wouldsoonjoinBrazilincontrollingtheirbirthrateC.haven’tattachedmuchimportancetobirthcontrolD.neglectedtheroleofTVplaysinfamilyplanning68.ThephraseputsitdowntoLine1ParA.3isclosestinmeaningto_______A.contributestoB.owesittoC.findsitareasonforD.comparesitto69.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil’sbirthratebecause_______.A.theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTVB.theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasuresC.peoplearedrawntotheirattractivepackageD.theyhavegraduallychangedpeople’swayoflife70.WhatisMartine’sconclusionaboutBrazil’spopulationgrowth?A.Theincreaseinbirthratewillpromoteconsumption.B.Consumptionpatternsandreproductionpatternsarecontradictory.相互矛盾的C.ThedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthratE.D.A.country’sproductionislimitedbyitspopulationgrowth.
PeopleinSouthKoreawhofeeltheycannolongerbearthestressofeverydaylifenowcanchoosetostayinaprisontorelaxandthinkdeeply.Inasocietywherepressuretodowellinschoolandfindhighly-paidjobsisintenseaformerlawyercameupwithanextremerelaxationideA.KwonYong-seokcreatedthePrisonInsideMe—astress-reductioncenterwithapunishmentthemE.Peoplecomeheretocutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworldandpaytobekeptin60-square-foot5.6-square-metercells囚室.LocatedontheoutskirtsofHongcheonabout58miles93kmnortheastofSeoulPrisonInsideMecametolifeafterMr.Kwonvoluntarilyaskedtospendtimebehindbarsforhealingreasonsbuthisrequestwasturneddown.Ididn’tknowhowtostopworkingbackthenhesaiD.IfeltlikeIwasbeingsweptawayagainstmywillanditseemedIcouldn’tcontrolmyownlifE.SoKwonandhiswifeRohJi-hyangdecidedtotakemattersintotheirownhandsanddesignedandbuiltaprison-likespiritualcenter.TheconstructionwascompletedinJunelastyearandcostabout2billionwon$19million.Thefacilityincludes28cellsfurnishedwithonlyatoiletasinkandasmalltablewhereguestscanspendtimealonethinkingaboutlifeandenjoyingprivatethinkingperiods.MoreoverguestscanalsojoingroupthinkingperiodsinthehallwheretheyaregiveninstructionsonhowtofreethemselvesfromwhatMr.KwoncallstheinnerprisontofindinnerpeacE.AccordingtotheWallStreetJournalhundredsofstressedSouthKoreansarecheckinginatthestress-reductionfacilitytothinkabouttheirlivesandregaincontrolofit.A.two-nightstayatPrisonInsideMecosts150000won$146.Mr.Kwonandhiswifeexplainedthatatthebeginningtheyhadadifferentplanfortherelaxationcenterandimaginedalongerstayfortheirguestsbutgiventhatpeopleweren’tabletotakemoretimeofftheyhadtoreducethelengthofstaystojusttwodays.ParkWoo-subaguestatPrisonInsideMesaidtheexperiencehelpedhimalot.Thisismythirdtimeinprison.Beingkeptinaprisonmakesmehardtobreathebutitalsoofferstimetofocusonlyonmeandspendsomequiettimewithmyself.Otherssaidtheexperiencewouldhavebeenmorehelpfuliftheconditionshadbeenpoorerlikeinarealprison.67.Paragraph3mainlytellsus______.A.wherePrisonInsideMeislocatedB.whatpeoplecandoinPrisonInsideMeC.howPrisonInsideMecameintobeingD.whenPrisonInsideMewascompleted68.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.peopleinSouthKoreapreferlivingundergreatpressureB.Mr.KwonhadintendedtoletguestsstayatPrisonInsideMeforovertwodaysC.mostpeopleinSouthKoreacannotaffordtostayatPrisonInsideMeD.the28cellsarewellfurnishedbutwithnotoiletsinthem69.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.manypeoplehavebeenkeptinsuchaprisonatleastthreetimesB.itisnotagoodideaforpeopletofocusonlyonthemselves`C.peoplefinditnotdifficulttobreathethoughtheprisonissmallD.somestillfeltabitunsatisfiedastheconditionsweren’tpoorenough70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ManySouthKoreansvoluntarilygotoprisontoreducestress.B.ManySouthKoreanscanhardlybearthestressofdailylifE.C.SouthKoreansshouldspendmoretimealonethinkingaboutlifE.D.SouthKoreanshavefoundthebestwaytodealwitheverydaypressurE.
Whatdoesitmeantosaythatweliveinaworldofpersuasion?Itmeansthatweliveamongcompetinginterests.Yourroommate’sneedtostudyforanexammaytakepriority优先overpizzA.YourinstructormayhavegoodreasonsnottochangeyourgradE.Andtheobjectofyourromanticinterestmayhaveotherchoices.Insuchaworldpersuasionistheartofgettingotherstogivefairandfavorableconsiderationtoourpointofview.WhenwepersuadewewanttoinfluencehowothersbelieveandbehavE.Wemaynotalwaysprevail—otherpointsofviewmaybemorepersuasivedependingonthelistenerthesituationandthemeritsofthecasE.Butwhenwepracticetheartofpersuasionwetrytoensurethatourpositionreceivestheattentionitdeserves.Somepeoplehoweverobjecttotheveryideaofpersuasion.Theymayregarditasanunwelcomeinterruptionintotheirlives.Justtheoppositewebelievethatpersuasionisunavoidable—toliveistopersuadE.Persuasionmaybeethical合乎道义的orunethicalselflessorselfishinspiringordegrading.Persuadersmayenlightenourmindsorcatchourvulnerability弱点.Ethicalpersuasionhowevercallsonsoundreasoningandissensitivetothefeelingsandneedsoflisteners.SuchpersuasioncanhelpusapplythewisdomofthepasttothedecisionswenowmustmakE.Thereforethemostbasicpartofeducationislearningtoresisttheonekindofpersuasionandtoencourageandpracticetheother.Beyonditspersonalimportancetouspersuasionisnecessarytosociety.TherighttopersuadeandbepersuadedisthebedrockoftheAmericanpoliticalsystemguaranteedbytheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitution美国__.72.Accordingtothepassagepersuasionmeans________.A.changingothers’pointofviewB.exercisingpoweroverotherpeopleC.gettingotherpeopletoconsideryourpointofviewD.gettingpeopletoagreewithyouanddowhatyouwant73.Theunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphprevailmeans________.A.winB.failC.speakD.listen74.Thepassagestatesthatsomepeopleobjecttopersuasionbecausetheythinkitis________.A.adangertosocietyB.difficulttodowellC.unwelcomebehaviorD.neversuccessful75.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.A.people’sdifferentopinionstowardspersuasionB.thereasonswhypeoplepersuadeC.thatpersuasionisbothgoodandbadD.thatpersuasionisimportantanditisallaroundus
Sogreatisourpassionfordoingthingsforourselvesthatwearebecomingincreasinglylessdependentonspecializedlabour.Noonecanpleadignorance对无知ofasubjectanylongerfortherearecountlessdo-it-yourselfpublications.Armedwiththerighttoolsandmaterialsnewlyweds新婚的人gailygetdowntothetaskofdecoratingtheirownhomes.Menparticularlyspendhoursoftheirleisuretimeinstallingtheirownfireplaceslayingouttheirowngardens;buildinggaragesandmakingfurniturE.Butunfortunatelynotallofusarebornhandymen.Somewivestendtobelievethattheirhusbandsareextremelyresourcefulandcanfixanything.Evenmenwhocanhardlydriveanailinstraightaresupposedtobebornelectricianscarpentersplumbersandmechanics.Whenlightsfusefurnituregetsrickety快要散架的pipesgetblockedorvacuumcleanersfailtooperatesomewomanthinkthattheirhusbandswillsomehowputthingsright.Theworstthingaboutthedo-it-yourselfgameisthatsometimesevenmenliveunderthedelusion错觉thattheycandoanythingevenwhentheyhaverepeatedlybeenprovedwrong.ItisaquestionofprideasmuchasanythingelsE.LastspringmywifesuggestedthatIcallinamantolookatourlawnmower.IthadbrokendowntheprevioussummerandthoughIpromisedtorepairitIhadnevergotroundtoit.IwouldnothearofthesuggestionandsaidthatIwouldfixitmyself.OneSaturdayafternoonIdraggedthemachineintothegardenandhadacloselookatit.AsfarasIcouldseeitneededonlyaminoradjustment:aturnofascrewherealittletighteningupthereadropofoilanditwouldbeasgoodasnew.Actuallytherepairjobwasnotquitesosuccessful.ThemowerfirmlyrefusedtomowsoIdecidedtotakeitapart.AndIwasextremelypleasedwithmyself.IhadfoundthecauseofthetroublE.Oneoflinksinthechainthatdrivesthewheelshadbroken.AfterbuyinganewchainIwasfacedwiththetoughtaskofputtingtheconfusingjigsawpuzzletogetheragain.IwasnotsurprisedtofindthatthemachinestillrefusedtoworkafterIhadreassembleditforthesimplereasonthatIwasleftwithseveralcuriouslyshapedbitsofmetalwhichdidnotseemtofitanywherE.Igaveupindespair.Theweekspassedandthegrassgrew.WhenmywifeurgedmetodosomethingaboutitItoldherthateitherIwouldhavetobuyanewmowerorletthegrassgrow.Needlesstosayourhouseisnowsurroundedbyajungle丛林.BuriedsomewhereindeepgrassthereisarustinglawnmowerwhichIhavepromisedtorepaironeday.62.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Ifyouhaverighttoolsandmaterialsyoucandoanything.B.Althoughtheycanhardlydriveanailinstraighttheyaresupposedtobebornelectricianscarpentersplumbersandmechanics.C.Allwivesbelievethattheirhusbandcanfixanything.D.wehavegreatpassionfordoingthingsforourselvesbecausewearebecomingincreasinglylessdependentonspecializedlabour.63.Whydidthewriter’swifesuggestcallinginamantolookatthemower?A.Togetherhusbandtomenditbelievingthatheneededsomehelp.B.Shehadforgottenthatherhusbandhadpromisedtomendit.C.Shesuspecteditwouldotherwiseremainunrepairedandthegrassuncut.D.Herhusbandhadrepeatedlytriedmendingitalreadywithoutsuccess.64.Thewriterdecidedtotakeapartthemowerbecause_____.A.itwasaSaturdayandhehadthetimetospareB.hehaddiscoveredthecauseofthetroubleC.hethoughtitwasasurewayofrepairingit.D.whatrepairshehadalreadycarriedouthadnotprovedsuccessful.65.Thewriter’shouseisnowsurroundedbyajunglebecause_____.A.hiswifewasnotpreparedtolethimbuyanewlawnmowerB.Thelawnmowerisburiedsomewhereindeepgrass.C.Thewriterwantedtoletthegrassgrow.D.helostseveralpiecesofthemowerintheprocessofrepairingit
Shouldpeoplewhostudyscienceandbusinesspaylessforcollegethanpeoplewhofocusonartandhistory?ThatmaysoonbethecaseatFlorida’sstateuniversities.IntougheconomictimesFloridagovernorRickScottwantstoleadcollegestudentstowardcareersthatwillpayoffaftergraduation.TherearemorejobsavailableinFloridainthefieldsofbusinessengineeringhealthcarescienceandtechnology.Sowhynotencouragestudentstofocusonthesehigh-demandsubjectsbycharginglesstuition学费forthem?WeassumestudentsgotocollegebecausetheywanttopursuejobsDaleBrillsaiD.Heistheheadofagroupofbusinesspeopleeducatorsandlawmakerswhomadetherecommendationtothegovernortokeeptuitionlowforjob-friendlyareasofacademicstudy.Weallsharethegoalofstudentsgettingjobsandbeingproductivecitizens.Somemajorsaremorevaluablethanothers.Supportersoftheplanhavetheirreasons.Morestudentswillchoosethesehigh-demandmajorsandgetjobsaftergraduation.Thestatewillgainaneducatedworkforcethatisqualifiedtofillopenjobs.UniversitiesthatcanshowthattheirgraduatesaregettingjobswillqualifyformorefundingfromthestatE.Butcriticsoftheplansayit’sunfairtoloadhumanitiesmajors—thosewhostudyliteraturephilosophyhistoryandart—withdebtwhilekeepingtuitionlowforso-calledhigh-demandmajorsinbusinessandsciencE.InfactuniversityprofessorswrotealettertoGovernorScottarguingthatifstudentsmajoringinhistoryandotherhumanitiessubjectsareforcedtopayhighertuitiontheymaysimplychoosetoattenduniversitiesinotherstates.StillothersarguethattheplansetsstudentsupforfailurE.StudentsshouldchoosemajorsbasedontheirinterestsskillsandtalentsratherthanonwhatjobsareavailableatanygiventimE.Thosewhochoosemajorsbecausetheyareinterestedinaparticularfieldofstudywillbemoresuccessfulandsatisfiedintheircareers.61.WhydoesFloridagovernorRickScottwanttochargescienceandbusinessstudentsless?A.Becausethesefieldsusuallyattractveryfewstudents.B.Becausescienceandbusinessaretoodifficulttolearn.C.BecausehethinkstheyhaveapoorfamilybackgrounD.D.Becausehewantsmorestudentstochoosethesefields.62.WhatdoesDaleBrillthinkthegovernmentshoulddo?A.Creatmorejobsforartstudents.B.Treateverysubjectinuniversityequally.C.Keeptuitionlowformajorsleadingtomorejobs.D.Creatmorejobsforscienceandbusinessstudents.63.ItisimpliedinParagraph4that________.A.therearenotenoughopenjobsforgraduatesinthestateofFloridaB.encouragingstudentstochoosehigh-demandmajorsisbeneficialC.universitieswon’tbenefitfromadmittingmorestudentstoscienceareasD.universitieswilltrytoenrollmorestudentsinordertoreceivemorefunding64.AccordingtoParagraph5whyaresomecriticsagainsttheplan?A.Theplanwillmaketuitionhigherforstudentsinotherfields.B.Theplanwillforceartstudentstotransfertoscienceandbusiness.C.Theplanisunfairtoliteraturephilosophyhistoryandartstudents.D.Theplanwillsetabadexampletootheruniversitiesinotherstates.65.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A.Moststudentschooseamajorbecauseitcanleadtogoodjobs.B.ManystudentsregretchoosingamajortheythoughttheyloveD.C.Jobsshouldn’tbetheonlyreasonforstudentstochooseamajor.D.StudentswhochooseamajorbecauseofjobsusuallyfailintheenD.
GivenAustralia’ssizeandthefactthatearlysettlementswerefarapartAustraliansocietyisremarkablyhomogeneous同种的.Itscitizensarefundamentallyprosperousandthewayoflifeinthemajorcitiesandtownsismuchthesamehowevermanymilesdividethem.Ittakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents.HoweverthereissomedifferenceinlifestylebetweencitydwellersandthecountrypeoplE.Almost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthefast-pacedcitiesalongthecoastandhaslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert.Themajorcitiespreservepocketsofcolonialheritagebuttheoverallimpressionismodernwithnewbuildingsreflectingthecountry’syouth.Incontrasttheruralcommunitiestendtobeslow-movingandconservativE.FormanyyearsAustraliawassaidtohaveriddenonthesheep’sbackareferencetowoolbeingthecountry’smainmoneyearner.Howeverthewoolindustryisnolongerdominant.MuchofAustralia’srelativelysoundeconomyisnowachievedfromnaturalcoalandwheatandbybeingthelargestdiamondproducerintheworlD.Newerindustriessuchastourismandwinemakingarealsoincreasinglyimportant.Australiansaregenerallyfriendlyandrelaxedwithaself-deprecatingsenseofhumor.OnthewholeAustraliaisasocietywithouthierarchies等级制度anattitudegenerallyheldtostemfromitsprisonerbeginnings.YetcontrarytowidespreadbeliefveryfewAustralianshavetrueprisonerorigins.WithinonlyonegenerationofthearrivaloftheFirstFleetin1788Australiahadbecomeanationofimmigrants.OriginallycomingalmostentirelyfromtheBritishIslestodayoneinthreeAustralianscomesfromelsewherE.Australia’sliberalpostwarimmigrationpoliciesledtoaninfluxofsurvivorsfromwar-tornEuropemostnotablyGreeksItaliansPolesandGermans.TheemphasishasshiftedinrecentyearsandtodaythemajorityofnewimmigrantsarefromSoutheastAsiA.TodayAustraliaisa‘blendofnations’andalthoughsomeracismexistsithasgenerallybeenasuccessfulexperimentandthecountryisjustifiablyproudtohaveoneofthemostharmoniousmulticulturalcommunitiesintheworlD.33.WhatdoesthewritermeanbysayingIttakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents.inthefirstparagraph?A.AustraliansspeakStandardEnglishwithnolocalaccents.B.Youhavetopracticealottolearntounderstandthedifferentaccents.C.TheAustralianregionalaccentsareverydifficulttounderstandindeeD.[]D.ThereisnotmuchdifferencebetweentheaccentsindifferentareasofAustraliA.34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.MostAustralianshaveancestorswhowereprisoners.B.TheAustralianeconomyisdependentonsheepexports.C.ThemajorityofpeoplelivinginAustraliacomefromEuropE.D.Thepaceoflifeisdifferentinthecityandinthecountry.35.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.therearenosignsofAustralia’scolonialpastinitsmoderncitiesB.Australia’srecentimmigrationpolicyencouragesimmigrantsfromSoutheastAsiaC.immigrantsfromSoutheastAsiahavebroughtracialproblemsD.ridingonsheep’sbackresultedinslowdevelopmentinruralcommunities
AteamofresearchersintheUKhasshownthatchildrenwhoweretakentothelibrarymoreoftenandownedmorebooksattwoyearsoldachievedhigherscoresinschooltestswhentheybeganprimaryschool.Theresearchalsoshowedthatalthoughsocialbackgroundhasanoticeableeffectonachild’sreadinessforschoolattendingpre-schoolandhavingtheirparentsteachthemawiderangeofactivitieshaveapositiveeffect---whileextendedexposuretotelevisionlowerstheirscores.Onemessagecomingthroughloudandclearisthathowachildlearnsinhisveryearlyyearsiscritical至关重要的forasmoothtransitionintotheeducationalsystemsaidProfessorJamesLaw.Thisisaverypositivemessageasitgetsusawayfromthebeliefthatachild’seducationalfutureispre-determinedbystandardmeasuresofsocio-economicdisadvantagesuchasincomehousingorthemother’seducation.Datafromthestudyshowsthatchildrenfromapositivecommunicationenvironmenthadabetterexpressivevocabularybytheirsecondbirthday.Thesechildrenwentontoachievehigherscoresinlanguagereadingandmathstestswhentheyenteredschool.Intheearlyyearsthecommunicationenvironmentwasabetterpredictorofchildren’ssuccesswithlanguagethantheirgeneralsocialbackgrounD.Mostchildrendevelopspeechandlanguageeffortlesslybutsomeareslowtoacquiretheseskillsandgoontostrugglewithliteracy读写能力andacademicskillsthroughouttheirschooling.Thisprojectsetouttouncoverwhatfactorscontributedtotheseproblems.ProfessorSueRoulstonesaidThesefindingsareanencouragementtoallparentstoprovideapositivecommunicationenvironmentfortheirchildrenfromtheverystartoftheirlives.Theprojectdididentifyparticularaspectsofthecommunicationenvironmentsuchashavingchildren’sbooksaroundandnothavingthetelevisionontoomuch.Butthemainmessageisthatasparentswecanhaveanimpactonhowourchildrenlearntotalkbyprovidingarangeofcommunicationexperiences.Andthebetterourchildrenareattalkingbytheageoftwoyearsthebettertheywilldowhentheystartschool.71.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthemostimportantfactorcontributingtochildren’ssuccessatschool?A.TheirgeneralsocialbackgrounD.B.BeingtakentoalibraryasearlyaspossiblE.C.Beinginvolvedinvariousactivities.D.Theircommunicationenvironment.72.FromtheresearchProfessorJamesLawconcludedthat_______________.A.childrencouldnaturallyhaveasmoothtransitionintotheeducationalsystemB.theveryearlyyearshadabigeffectonchildren’sschoolperformanceC.communicationwithchildrenaftertheywereovertwoyearsoldwasmoreeffectiveD.children’seducationalfuturewaspre-determinedbytheirparents’socialposition73.Thestudyshowsthattwo-year-oldchildrenwhohaveapositivecommunicationenvironmentdobetterin_____________.A.mathsB.readingC.writingD.speaking74.Whatisimpliedinthepassage?A.Theresearchcouldhelpchildrenwhosufferfromlearningdifficulties.B.ParentsshouldtaketheirchildrentoschoolasearlyaspossiblE.C.Teachersshouldteachchildrenhowtocommunicatewiththeirparents.D.Childrenwhohavegoodlanguageabilitieswillnothavedifficultiesinclass.75.Peoplecanmostprobablyfindthispassageinthe_______sectionofawebsitE.A.environmentB.educationC.lifestyleD.Science
AspiritofadventurecuriosityaboutdifferentculturesandthedesireforachallengecanbefoundinyoungpeopleeverywherE.MoreandmorestudentsinChinaarebackpackingaroundthecountry.AccordingtotheChinaYouthTravelServiceHainanDalianZhangjiajieandQingdaowereamongthemostpopularspotsforyoungChinesebackpackerslastyear.BackpackingallowsthetraveleragreatersenseofindependencE.IcannolongerputupwiththeinstructionsofatouristguidesaidHuangYea19-year-oldcollegestudentinBeijing.Theyarealwaysdrivingyoutoplacesthatyoudonotwanttogotoandtryingtomakeyoubuylocalsouvenirs纪念品.Huanglikestotravelasabackpacker.SheprefersanindependenttripthatshetookwithtwofriendstoJiuzhaigouinSichuanProvincE.Theretheychosesomescenicspotstovisitandavoidedthemassesoftourists.BackpackersseethedifficultiesofsuchtravelasachallengE.Livingonbreadandwaterfordaysonendwearingthesameclothesoverandoveragainandcarryingaheavybagontheirbackswhileclimbingamountainareallcharacter-buildingexperiences.Butperhapsthegreatestchallengethatabackpackerfacesisnotaphysicalonebutmental.TheymayfacelonelinessiftheytravelalonE.ChenXuewei21sufferedwhenhetookoffaroundChinalastyear.Ifeltverylonelyatthebeginningofmyjourney.A.walkmandidn’tmakemefeelbetterbutratherheightenedthesenseoflonelinessIfelt.IevencalledupmyfriendstotellthemthatIwantedtogiveupandgobacktoBeijingherecalleD.Buthekeptgoing.Hestartedtomakefriendsandappreciatethelocalcustoms.Hetooklotsofphotostorecordhistripandnowheisgladhestuckitout.Backpackersgenerallyfindthemselvestobemature成熟aftertheirexperiences.Theirtravellogs旅行日志tracktheirdevelopmentaspeoplE.WhenIfeelfrustratedIreadmytravellogagainsaidTangWeifengapostgraduateatPekingUniversity.ByreadingitIgetasensethatIambetteroffnowthanIwaswhenIwrotethosewordsbythelightofatorchinahottent.1.Whatkindofpeoplecanbeabackpacker?A.ApersonwhohasrichknowledgeB.SomeonewhoiscrazyaboutthelifeintheworldC.ApersonwhohasnofriendD.Someonewhocantakephotos2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneoftheadvantagesofbackpackingaccordingtothestory?A.Itbuildsupyourcharacter.B.Throughtheexperienceyoulearntoliveinatent.C.Throughtheexperienceyoulearntorelyonyourself.D.Throughtheexperienceyoulearntodealwithloneliness.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfrustratedinthelastparagraphmean?A.DisappointeD.B.Happy.C.TireD.D.ExciteD.4.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.Somebackpackers’experiences.B.Theadvantagesofbackpacking.C.Youngpeople’sloveofbackpacking.D.TheincreasingpopularityofbackpackingamongChinesestudentsanditsreasons.
InEnglandpeopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience经历severalseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.AnhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainsharD.TheweathergetsalittlecolD.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunnythesunwillbegintoshineanditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEnglandpeoplecanalsohavesummerinwinterorhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimesandinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.umbrella伞oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorningbutyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoatyouwillregret后悔laterintheday.31.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.BecausetheymayhaveseveralseasonsinonedayB.BecausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweatherC.BecausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspringD.Becausetheskyissunnyallday32.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhen_________comethereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn33.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings34.Thebesttitle标题forthispassageis________.A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeople
InDecember2010manyAmericannewspaperspublishalistofthebestbooksoftheyear.FreedombyJonathanFranzenisoneofthemostrepeatedlypraisedbooksonthisyear’slistoffavorites.IttellsabouttheupsanddownsoftheBerglundfamilyovermanyyears.Mr.FranzenfillsthebookwithsharpobservationsaboutAmericanpoliticscultureandsociety.JenniferEgan’sbookAVisitfromtheGoonSquadtakesplacein13chaptersover40years.Thestorymovesbackandforthintimefromdifferentviewpoints.OnemaincharacterisformerrockmusicianBennieSalazarwhoworksforarecordcompany.TheothermaincharacterisatroubledyoungwomannamedSashawhoworksforBenniE.Thereaderlearnsabouttheirpastsandthoseoftheirfriends.ThemaincharacterinTheImperfectionistsbyTomRachmanisafailingEnglishLanguagenewspaperpublishedinRomeItaly.Eachchapterofthebooktellsaboutareporteroreditorworkingforthispaper.Theirstoriesarefilledwithintelligenceandgreatpersonality.Twoofthemostpopularnonfictionbooksof2010wereaboutrockandrollstars.JustKidsisbyrocksingerPattiSmith.IttellsaboutherfriendshipwiththeartistRobertMapplethorpeinthe1960sand1970sbeforetheybecamefamous.LifeistheautobiographyofRollingStonesguitaristKeithRichards.ItisanhonestandexcitinglookatthedevelopmentofrockandrollandthewildtimesthisfamousbandhasexperienceD.UnbrokenbyLauraHillenbrandtellsaboutamannamedLouisZamperini.ShetellsabouthisextraordinarysurvivalstoryafterhisplanecrashedintothePacificOceanduringWouldWarTwo.StacySchiffhasreceivedgreatpraiseforherbookCleopatra:ALife.IttellsaboutoneofthemostmisrepresentedandfamouswomeninhisstoryCleopatrA.SheruledancientEgyptabout2000yearsago.OnecriticsaidMs.SchiffhasbroughtCleopatratolifeagainbyunearthingherstoryfromcenturiesoflies.46.Howmanybooksarementionedinthepassage?A.5.B.6.C.7.D.8.47.ThefollowingbooksarerelatedtomusicEXCEPT________.A.A.VisitfromtheGoonSquadB.LifeC.JustKidsD.TheImperfectionists48.IfyourmajoristhehistoryofancientAfricayoumaypayattentionto________.A.FreedombyJonathanFranzenB.Cleopatra:A.LifebyStacySchiffC.UnbrokenbyLauraHillenbrandD.TheImperfectionistsbyTomRachman49.WhichbookwillgiveyouapracticalunderstandingoftheUSA?A.LifE.B.Cleopatra:A.LifE.C.Freedom.D.A.VisitfromtheGoonSquaD.
WelcometoAustraliaTheGreatOutdoorsAustraliaistheworld’soldestcontinentandindigenousAustralianshaveoneoftheworld’soldestculturE.InAustraliayouwillseeuniqueplantsandanimalsandsomeofthemostbeautifulsceneryintheworlD.Manyparkshaveinformationcentersofferingadviceonwheretogowhattoseeandhowtoseeit---forbothyourpersonalsafetyandtoprotectoursensitivenaturalenvironment.BanksandMoneyMattersBanksaregenerallyopenbetween9:30amand4pmonMondaytoThursdayand9:30amand5pmonFriday.Foreigncurrencyortraveler’schequescanbechangedatallbanksandsomeofthelargerhotels.Therearecurrencyexchangefacilitiesatallinternationalairports.Takecare!Oursunlightisverystrongandyoucangetsunburnt.Forbestsunprotectionitisadvisabletowear:lAbroad-brimmedhatlAshirtwithacollarandsleeveslSunscreenwithhighprotectionfactor.SwimmingWehavesomanybeautifulplacestoswim--beacheslakesriversandcreeks.lManyofourwatersaresafeforswimmingbutifyouhaveanydoubtsaskbeforeenteringthewater.lMostofourpopularoceanbeacheshavepatrolswithlife-savingservicE.Redandyellowflagsmarktheareathatyouareadvisedtoswimwithin.lIftherearenoflagsandnolifeguardsonthebeachtalktolocalpeopleaboutthebestareastoswim.StayingSafeontheRoadslAustraliansdriveontheleft-handsideoftheroaD.lForsafetyeveryoneinthecarincludingchildrenmustwearaseatbelt.lMotorcyclistsandbicyclistsarerequiredtowearahelmet.lWatchoutfornativeanimalscrossingtheroadsespeciallyatnight.Roadsignsareerectedinplaceswhereanimalsarecommonlyseen.61.Whatisthebesttitleofthethirdpartofthepassage?A.EnjoytheSunB.TheSunC.WarningsD.OutdoorActivities62.IfyouarriveinSydneyat5:10pmonFridaywherecanyouprobablygetyourmoneychangedonthatday?A.Atabank.B.Atanyhotel.C.AttheairportD.Atastore63.Whatadvicecanyougetattheparkinformationcentre?A.Adviceonwheretogotoseeakangaroo.B.AdviceonhowtoprotectourenvironmentC.Adviceonhowtodrivesafelyinthepark.D.Adviceonhowtowearahat.64.Howcanyouensureyoursafetywhenswimming?A.YoucanswiminwhicheverlakeyoulikeB.YoushouldswimwiththelifeguarD.C.Youcanswimwherethereareredflags.D.Alwaysfindalocalpersontoaskabouthowtoswim.65.Whichofthefollowingwordmightbetheclosestinmeaningwiththeunderlinedworderected?A.noticedB.protectedC.stoodD.setup
GoodafternoonandwelcometoEnglanD.WehopethatyourvisitherewillbeapleasantonE.TodayIwouldliketodrawyourattentiontoafewofourrules.Thefirstoneisaboutdrinking.Nowyoumaynotbuyalcoholinthiscountryifyouareunder18yearsofagenormayyourfriendsbuyitforyou.SecondlynoisE.Enjoyyourselvesbyallmeansbutpleasedon’tmakeunnecessarynoiseparticularlyatnight.Weaskyoutorespectotherpeoplewhomaywishtobequiet.ThirdlycrossingtheroaD.Becareful.Thetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadinthiscountry.Usepedestriancrossings人行横道anddonottakeanychanceswhencrossingtheroaD.Mynextpointisaboutlitterthrowingawaywastematerialinapublicplace.Itisanoffence违法行为todroplitterinthestreet.Whenyouhavesomethingtothrowawaypleaseputitinyourpocketandtakeithomeorputitinalitterbin.Finallyasregardssmokingitisagainstthelawtobuycigarettesortobaccoifyouareunder16yearsofagE.I’dliketofinishbysayingthatifyourequireanysortofhelporassistanceyoushouldcontactyourlocalpolicestationwhowillbepleasedtohelpyou.Nowarethereanyquestions?51.Themainpurposeofthisspeechwouldbeto________.A.introducesomerulestotravelersB.givetravelerssomeusefuladviceC.preparepeopleforinternationaltravelD.tellpeopleaboutthepunishmentitems52.Howmanylawsaretherediscussedinthespeech?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.53.Fromthespeechwecanlearnthat________.A.friendscanbuyalcoholforthoseunder18B.youcanmakenecessarynoiseindaytimeC.thetrafficmovesontherightsideinEnglandD.youcanputlitterinalitterbininthestreet54.Theunderlinedwordcontactinthelastparagraphmeans________.A.makefriendswithB.getintouchwithC.joinD.report
What’sdelicioustoeatandcomesinavarietyofcolors?Eggplant!Andnoithasnothingtodowithchickens!Thisstrangelynamedvegetableishoweverasversatileasanegg.Itcanbesteamedfriedandbaked.Itcanbeeatenbyitselforcombinedwithmeatsandothervegetables.EggplantwasfirstgrowninIndiainthe5thcenturyBC.ItspopularitysoonspreadtoChinaandthenthroughoutAsia.FinallyduringtheMiddleAgesthevegetablemadeitswaytoEuropE.Atthattimeeggplantwasnottheshinypurplevegetablemostpeopleknowtoday.Insteaditresembledawhiteegg.Duetothisegg–likeappearanceeggplantgotitsname.InitsearlydaysthevegetablewassobitterthatpeopleoftencalleditamadapplE.Thisnicknamestartedbecausepeoplebelieveditsbitternesswasbadforone’shealth.Peopleactuallythoughteggplantcouldcauseinsanityandcancer.Fortunatelytodaypeopleknowthateggplantdoesn’tcauseinsanityorcancer.Infacteggplantissohealthythatitmaypreventcancer.Inadditionthebrainandtheheartbenefitfromthissupervegetable.Sinceit'shighinfibereggplantcanimprovedigestion.ItalyTurkeyEgyptChinaandJapanaretheleadinggrowersofeggplantintheworldtoday.Dependingonitslocationeggplantmaybepurplegreenorangeoryellow–white.Anditcanbeassmallasatomatooraslargeasacucumber.Dishvarietiesrangefromsimpletocomplexwithallofthembeingdelicious.TodaythousandsofpeoplegatherinLoomisCaliffortheannualLoomisEggplantFestival.Themainactivityatthefestivaliseatingdeliciouseggplantdishes.Thereisplentymoretodoandseethough.Recipecontestsartsandcraftsperformersracesandchildren'sactivitiesallegg–citefestival–goers.Mostpeopleatthefestivalwouldagree—eggplantisanegg–cellentvegetable.32.Eggplantgotitsnamebecauseofits_____.A.colorB.tasteC.appearanceD.value33.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtothequalitiesofeggplant?A.Itcanbecookedinvariousways.B.Itcanpreventcancer.C.Itisvaluableandpriceless.D.Itiseasytodigest.34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Eggplantcanbeeatentocurecancer.B.Eggplantusedtotastebitter.C.Indiaproducethemosteggplantintheworldtoday.D.Eggplanthasahistoryofnearly1000years.35.MostpeoplecometotheLoomisEggplantFestivalto_____.A.enjoyfoodwitheggplantB.promoteeggplantC.takepartinrecipecontestsD.seeartsandcrafts
ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetariansby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointshigheronaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesityrates.Thestudyof8179peoplewasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarians—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.MenwhowerevegetarianshadanIQscoreof106comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscoresbetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetariansbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclassbutitremainedstatisticallysignificantafteradjustingforthesefactors.Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemaletobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorvocationalqualificationsthannon-vegetarians.Howeverthesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincomewhichwassimilartothatofnon-vegetarians.LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaidThefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansasadultstogetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealthmayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseinadultlifE.ButDrFrankiePhillipsoftheBritishDieteticAssociationsaidItislikethechickenandegg.DopeoplebecomevegetariansbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues28.What’stheresultoftheresearchmentionedinthetext?A.ChildrenwithahigherIQarelesslikelytohaveheartdiseaselaterinlifE.B.IntelligentchildrentendtobelongtohighersocialclasslaterinlifE.C.IntelligentchildrenaremorelikelytobecomevegetarianslaterinlifE.D.ChildrenwithahealthierhearttendtohaveahigherIQlaterinlifE.29.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat________.A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedout.B.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetarians.C.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians.D.vegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians.30.CatharineGaletalkedaboutbeingvegetariansinan________way.A.doubtfulB.favorableC.negativeD.objective31.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.GetmoreIQpoints!B.Beavegetarianplease!C.A.highIQislinkedtobeingavegetarianD.Vegetariandietcutsheartrisk
BodyLanguageintheUnitedStatesMostpeopleshakehandsandmakeeyecontactwhentheymeetpeopleforthefirsttimE.Amongverygoodfriendsawomanmaygiveanotherwomanalittlehugandamanmaykissawomanquicklyonthecheek.Malesdon’thugoneanotherwhichhoweverischanging.MenusuallyshakehandswiththerighthanD.Sometimestheyusethelefthandtoeithercoverthehandshakeorlightlyholdtheotherperson’sarm.Thisshowsgreaterwarmthandfriendship.Mostpeoplewavehelloorgood-byebyextendingthearmpalm手掌facingoutwardandtwistingthehandatthewrist.Anotherwayistoraisethearmpalmoutwardandmovethewholearmandhandbackandforth.Thisisimportanttoknowbecauseinmanyothercountriesthesamemovementsmeanno.Whenpeoplearewaitinginapublicplacesuchasthepostofficetheyusuallyformlines.SomepeoplegetangryandcomplainifsomeonepushestheirwayintoalineorjumpsaheadofotherpeoplE.Moreovermanywomenlikementoopendoorsforthem.Theyalsolikementogiveuptheirseatsonpublictransportation.Howeversomewomendonotlikethistypeofbehavior.Theyfeelthatmenandwomenshouldbetreatedinthesameway.IntheUnitedStatesit’simportanttomakedirecteyecontactinbusinessandsocialsituations.Ifyoudon’tmakeeyecontactpeoplewillprobablythinkthatyouareboredornotinteresteD.Ifthereissilenceinthesesituationspeopleusuallytrytomakeconservation.PeriodsofsilencemakemanypeopleuncomfortablE.PeopleintheUnitedStatesusuallystandaboutonearm’slengthawayfromeachotherwhiletalkingorstandingtogether.Thisspaceiscalledthecomfortzone.IntheUnitedStatesmotherssometimesshowthattheyareangrywithchildrenbyshakinganindexfingeratthem.PeoplemayshowthattheylikechildrenbypattingthemonthetopoftheheaD.36.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph1thatintheUnitedStates__________.A.malesbegintohugeachothernow.B.amanusuallykissesawomanforgreeting.C.peopleonlyuserighthandstoshakehandsD.peoplewavegood-byeaspeopleinmanyothercountriesdo37.Somewomendon’tliketobeofferedaseatbymenbecause_______.A.theythinksittingisharmfulforhealth.B.theyprefertostandratherthansitC.theyliketobetreatedequallyD.theydon’tneedmen’sfavor38.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout________.A.bodylanguageinpublicplacesB.impolitebodylanguageC.thecomfortzoneD.bodylanguageinbusinessandsociallife39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’srudetocutinalineintheUnitedStates.B.Eyecontactplaysanimportantroleinsocialcommunication.C.InbusinesssituationsstandingtooclosemakesAmericansuncomfortablE.D.InsocialsituationsfrequentsilencemakespeoplecomfortablE.40.IntheUnitedStatesamothersometimesshakesanindexfingeratherkidstoshow______.A.boredomB.angerC.loveD.satisfaction
HaveyoueverwatchedtheSochiWinterOlympicsthisyear?DidyouseeAmericanfigureskaterJeremyAbbottcrashtotheiceduringtheshortprogramattheSochiOlympicsrollingintothewallclutchinghissideinpain?Tensecondslaterhegotupandcontinuedhisskate—despitethepainembarrassmentandfear.AllIcouldthinkwas:thiskid’sgotcouragE.Inbusinesswehaveawordforit—resiliencetheabilitytogainstrengthsandconfidencefromovercomingunpleasantevents.HoweveroppositeexamplesappearedinSochiOlympicsaswell.Forthemfailureissomeoneelse’sfaultbecausetheydonotacceptpersonalresponsibility.ThereforetheyhavetopayahighpriceforthisattitudE.AfteryearsofstudyingfailureIhavelearnedonething:modestyandopen-mindednessinthefaceofmistakesisthesinglebestthingyoucandotoimproveresults.EveryonefailsbutnoteveryonerecoversfromfailurE.Thekeyistolearnfromitratherthangetbeatenbyit.ThegoodnewsisthateachofushasthepotentialtolivearesilientlifeonandoffthejoB.Itmaybedifficultbutthatjustmakesitallthemorepowerfulandimportant.Ifyoubelievetheaboveparagraphtobetruethenyou’reprobablymoreresilientthanyouthinkyouarE.Ittakesconfidencetoberesilientbutthattoomuchconfidenceisakillerissotrueofleadership.ForexampleRonJohnsontheill-fatedCEOofJCPenneywassostubbornthathecompletelymissedallsortsofsignalsfromemployeesandcustomersandinsteadlistenedtoallthosewhoagreedwithhimwhichfailedhisstrategy.Bouncingbackfromfailurerequiresthatyourecognizesomethinghasgonewrongandyouweretheonewhomadeithappen.Thechallengeofresilienceisnotjustaboutourwork.Whenparentshelptheirkidsdealwitheverychallengingsituationtheyaredoinganunhelpfulactiontotheirchildren.Parentswanttoprotecttheirkidsfromfailurebutdoingsotakesawaytheopportunityfromthemtopracticenotjustalifeskillbutanessentialworkskill.Whenself-esteembecomesmoreimportantthanresultswearebyaccidenttrainingyoungpeopletobecomelessadaptablenotmorE.Resilienceisnotjustaboutgettingupoffthefloorbutalsobeingreadyforwhatevercomesnextevenwhenyoudon’tknowwhatitis.Failuresandsetbacksarenolongerunusualeventsbutregularfeaturesofadynamiccompetitiveandhighlydemandingworkenvironment.Gettinguptofinishyourskateisnolongeroptional.63.TheexampleofJeremyAbbottshowsthatoneshould______.A.recoverfromfailureB.sticktohisownviewpointC.takeothers’opinionstoheartD.challengedifficultiesbravely64.Accordingtotheauthorwhatcanbestbuildupresilience?A.Beingpositiveandpowerful.B.Beingcompetitiveandhelpful.C.Beingmodestandopen-mindeD.D.BeingconfidentandresponsiblE.65.Whichofthefollowingexamplesshowsusresilience?A.A.teacheroffersstudentstimelyhelpandcarE.B.A.determinedathletepracticesskatinghardeveryday.C.A.confidentleaderpersuadeshisstafftofollowhisplan.D.A.studenthasgotalowgradebutcontinuestoworkharD.66.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnExampleofResilience:RonJohnsonB.Resilience:A.LessonfromSochiC.OptionalChallengesofResilienceD.ResilienceinFamilyEducation
TheNationalDark-SkyWeekNDSWisaweekduringwhichpeopleallovertheUnitedStatesturnofftheirlightstoenjoythebeautyofthenightskywithoutlightpollution.ThisevenwasstartedbyJenniferBarlowofMidlothianVirginiain2003anditisbecomingmorepopulareachyear.IthasbeensupportedbytheInternationalDark-SkyAssociationtheAmericanAstronomicalSocietyandtheAstronomicalLeaguE.ThisevenalwaysoccursinAprilduringtheweekofthenewmoonsothattheskycanbeasdarkaspossibleforthebestviewingconditions.Itismywishthatpeoplecouldseethenightskywithoutotherlightintheskyasourancestors祖先sawithundredsofyearsagoexplainsBarlow.SinceitonlylastsaweekandnoteveryoneinthecountrywilltakepartinithowwilltheNationalDark-SkyWeekreducelightpollution?ThemaingoalofNDSWistoincreaseawareness意识oftheharmfuleffectsoflightpollution.Itisnotpossibleforallofthelightpollutioninthispartoftheworldtodisappear.Howeveritispossibletomakeasmalldifferenceinthequalityofthenightsky.Anothergoalofthisevenistopromote促进theuseofbetterlightingsystemsthatdirectlighttowardthegroundinsteadofupintothesky.JenniferBarlowstatesThenightskyisagiftofsuchbeautythatitshouldnotbepollutedbywastedlight.InthiswayourchildrenwillnotlosetouchwiththewonderofouruniversE.34.Thispassageismainlyabout______________.A.betterlightingsystemsB.thebeautyofthenightskyC.theharmoflightpollutionD.theNationalDark-SkyWeek35WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheNationalDark-SkyWeekisWRONG?A.ItisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinAmericA.B.Theeventwasstartedin2003byJenniferBarlow.C.TheeventtakesplaceinthefirstweekofeveryApril.D.Americanpeoplearesupposedtoturnofftheirlightsduringthatweek.36Wecaninferfromtheunderlined划线的sentenceinParagraph4that________.A.manypeopleinAmericahatethiseventB.itmaybehardtoreducelightpollutionC.theeventshouldlastamontheveryyearD.lightwillnolongerpollutetheskysoon37.WhatisthemaingoaloftheNationalDark-SkyWeek?A.Topromotetheuseofbetterlightingsystems.B.Tohelppeoplerealizetheharmoflightpollution.C.TocauseallthelightpollutioninAmericatodisappear.D.TohelpyoungchildrenenjoythewonderofouruniversE.
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