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TheAfricanelephantthelargestlandanimalremainingonearthisofgreatimportancetoecosystem生态系统.Unlikeotheranimals.TheAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eateritlargelyshapestheforest-and-savanna大草原surroundingsinwithitlivesthereforesettingthetermsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat.Itistheelephant’sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeverydayitkillssmalltreesandunderbushesandpullsbuanchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowththatattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.AfricanTaketherainforestsforexamplE.Intheirnaturalstatethespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplantselephantsmakeopenspacesallowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituationstheforestsbecomesuitableforlargehoofedplant-eaterstomovearoundandforsmallplant-eaterstogettheirfoodaswell.WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappearsscientistssaymanyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavannagreatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.DisappearanceofAfricanelephants.B.ForestsandsavannasashabitatsforAfricanelephants.C.TheeffectofAfricanelephants'searchforfooD.D.TheeatinghabitofAfricanelephants.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasesettingthetermsmostprobablymean?A.FixingthetimE.B.WorseningthestatE.C.Improvingthequality.D.Decidingtheconditions.3.Whatdoweknowabouttheopenspacesinthepassage?A.Theyresultfromthedestructionofrainforests.B.TheyprovidefoodmainlyforAfricanelephants.C.Theyarehometomanyendangeredanimals.D.Theyareattractivetoplant-eatinganimalsofdifferentkinds.4.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheAfricanelephantisthelargestanimalonearth.B.Africanelephantshave300poundsofplantseverydayincludingsmalltreesandunderbushes.C.TheAfricanelephantisinawaythebuilderoftheenvironmentlikeotherlandanimalsD.IftheAfricanelephantdisappearsthewholeecosystemwon’tbeaffecteD.5.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby.A.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthecausesB.pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferencesC.describingthechangesinspaceorderD.givingexamples
AtonetimeitwasthedreamofmanylittlegirlstobecomeanursE.TodayhoweverAmericaisfacingitsworstnurseshortagesinceWorldWarI.Recentlyabout2000000nursesareneededand60percentofallhospitalsintheUShaveshortageslargeenoughtothreatenthequalityofcareprovideD.ThedemandfornursesspreadswidelythroughoutthenursingfielD.Whathasbecomeofthesewomeninwhite?Theanswerliesinnotonebutseveralcauses.Onepossibilityisthefactthatwomanhavegreatercareeroptions.Inthepastwomenwhochosetoworkoutsidethehomehadtwobasicchoices:nursingorteaching.TodaymorewomenthaneverareintheworkforcebuttheiroptionshavegreatlyincreaseD.Therearewomendoctorslawyersfirefightersandpoliceofficers.Infactwomentodayarefoundinnearlyeveryfieldofwork.Nursinghasbeenleftbehindaswomenmoveontojobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatus.A.womanormaninthenursingfieldisoftenlookeddownuponasmerelyanurse.Teachersmaybealsoatfault.Manyhighschoolstudentsareactuallybeingsteeredawayfromnursingtoldbyteachersthattheyaretoobrighttobeanurse.Americansarelivinglongerthaneverandrequiringmoremedicalattention.Infactthenumberofelderlypatientshasalmostdoubledinthepasttwentyyears.Obviouslyalargerpopulationrequiresmorenurses.AIDSandotherdiseaseshavecausedmoreandmorepeopletoneednursingcarE.Usuallyfataldiseasesmeanlonghospitalstaythatistosaymorenursesareneededtocareforthesepatients.Itisestimated评估thatthedemandfornurseswillbedoubledthesupplyinthecomingtenyears.1.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Hownurseshavebeenlookeddownupon.B.Whywomenhavechosenmanydifferentjobs.C.WhathascausednurseshortagE.D.Howteachershaveinfluencedtheirstudents.2.Thepassagetellsusthathighschoolteachersareatfaultfor.A.notmentioningtheworstnurseshortageintheUSB.introducingjobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatustotheirstudentsC.notaskingthegovernmenttoraisethenurses’paymentD.persuadingthestudentsnottobenurses3.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto.A.describetheunequaltreatmentofwomenintheUSB.warnpeopletopaymoreattentiontothenursingproblemC.telluswomen’sfreechoiceofjobstodayD.callonwomentochoosedifferentkindsofjobs4.Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethat.A.highschoolstudentsthinkthemselvestoobrighttobenursesB.womenintheUShavegreatercareerchoicethanthoseinothercountriesC.ofallthehospitalsintheworld60percentmorenursesarebadlyneeded2.4.6D.nursingusedtobeapopularjobamongwomen
IfyouareaLeftythenLeftHandersDayisjustforyou!Theworldisbuiltforrighthanders.Inschoolhaveyoueverseenalefthandeddesk?Theydon'texist.ManylefthandeditemscostmorE.Thecomputermouseisdesignedforrighthanders.Scissorsforrighthanders.Onlyaleftywouldunderstandthis.Butdoyouknowthatrighthandedpeopleoperateintheleftsideofthebrain.LefthandedpeopleusetherightsidE.ThereforeonlylefthandedpeopleareintheirrightminD.LeftHanderscertainlyearnedtherighttohaveadayspecialforthem.ThisspecialdaywasfirstdeclaredandcelebratedonFridayAugust131979byanorganizationcalledLefthandersInternational.Theychosetoopentheirbusinessonthatdaytoaddressthemythsandmisconceptionsaboutleft-handers.Theypublishedamagazineforleft-handersandtheysoldleft-handedproductsformorethantwentyyearsbeforegoingoutofbusinessafewyearsago.Theholidayiscelebratedannuallyonthe13thofAugust.ButLeft-handersDayisnotmerelyacelebrationofthecreativesuperiorityofleftiesitalsoaimsatraisingawarenessofthedifficultiespresentedbyaright-handedworlD.Thisisadayforleft-handerstoshowtheirprideandpaytributetofamousleft-handerspastandpresentincludingsomeofourgreatestartistsathletesandentertainers.Furthermorethisdayistopraisethecreativityandtalentsofthoseleft-handerswhoarelessfamousbutequallyproductivemembersofoursociety.Sotakeaminutetoappreciateyourlefthandedfriendsandlovedones.Don'tforgettosendthemaLeftHandedDayE-cardtoshowyourrespect.RememberthatLeftieshaverights!1.WhydoesthewritersayTheworldisbuiltforrighthanders?A.Becauseleft-handersaren'tpaidenoughattentionto.B.Becausethenumberofright-handersislargerthanthatofleft-handersintheworlD.C.Becausetherearenospecialproductsforleft-handers.D.Becauseright-handersdidn'tlikeInternationalLeft-hander'sDay.2.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.InternationalLeft-hander'sDaywasfirstdeclaredandcelebratedin1979B.therewasonceamagazineforleft-handersC.moreandmorepeoplewiltusetheirrighthandsD.alotofpeoplethinkdoingthingswithrighthandsisreasonable3.Whichstatementisnotincludedmthepassage?A.Therearemanyfamousleft-handedartistsathletesandsooninthepastandatpresent.B.Allleft-handersareproudofthemselves.C.Relativelyleft-handershavemoredifficultiestoovercomethanright-handers.D.alotofordinaryleft-handerscanalsomakegreatcontributionstosociety.4.Thebesttitleofthispassageis______.A.InternationalLeft-hander'sDayB.RightHandersShouldRespectLeftHandersC.LeftiesHaveRightsD.LeftHandersRight?
YourfriendsmightbeinAustraliaormaybejustdowntheroadbuttheyarealljustafewclicksaway.Lifehas1formillionsofteenagersacrosstheworldwhonowmakefriendsonlinE.2youusechatroomsQQMSNorICQyouare3ofavirtualcommunity虚拟社区.Irarelytalkwithmyparentsorgrandparents4ItalkalotwithmyoldfriendsonQQsaidFox'sShadowtheonlinenickname网名usedbyaSenior2girlinChinA.EightypercentofmyclassmatesuseQQ5school.QQisthebiggestmessaging6inChinA.A.record4millionpeopleuseditoneSaturdaynightinOctober7toTencentthecompanywhichdevelopedQQ.AndFox'sShadowmightwellhavebeenoneofthem.Ilogin登陆onFridaynightsandSaturdaysorSundayswhenIfeel8.Iusually9about10hourschattingonlineeveryweekshesaiD.ButIrarelytalkwith10especiallyboysormen.Eventhoughshelikeschattingsheiscarefulaboutmaking11withstrangersonlinE.Youdon'tknow12you'retalkingto.Youshould13becarefulaboutwhoyoutrustonlinE.Manypeoplewouldliketomeetofflinewhentheyfeeltheyhavegotto14someoneverywell.Fox'sShadowoncemetoneofheronlinefriendsfacetofacE.Itwasagirlwhowasacomicfanlike15andtheywenttoacomicshowtogether.Howevernotallteenagershavebeenso16.Atthebeginningofthisyeara17-year-oldgirlinLiaoningProvincewasrapedaftermeetingafriendshehadfoundonQQ.Thecriminalsweren't17untillastmonth.A16-year-oldBeijingboyknownonlineasBartSimondislikesQQusers.IusedtochatonQQbutIfoundthatmostpeopleweretalking18hesaiD.NowhechatsonlineinEnglishusingMSN.Buthespendslittletimechattingasheseesitasa19oftimeandmoney.Ifyouarereally20toitsometimesyoujustcan'tconcentrateinclasshesaiD.1.A.improvedB.becomeC.changedD.increased2.A.WhetherB.IfC.WhenD.Unless3.A.memberB.partC.partnerD.number4.A.butB.whileC.whenD.still.5.A.beforeB.atC.afterD.since6.A.serviceB.productC.structureD.organization7.A.grantingB.dependingC.consideringD.according8.A.sleepyB.tiredC.boredD.busy9.A.takeB.costC.payD.spend10.A.friendsB.adultsC.malesD.strangers11.A.relationB.touchC.contactD.friends12.A.whoB.whatC.whoseD.which13.A.oftenB.usuallyC.sometimesD.always14.A.knowB.recognizeC.tellD.judge15.A.herselfB.himC.anybodyelseD.everyone16.A.goodB.fortunateC.safelyD.healthy17.A.keptB.heldC.caughtD.killed18.A.uselessnessB.noiseC.nonsenseD.rubbish19.A.shortB.lackC.wasteD.little20.A.keptB.heldC.addictedD.stuck
BarCodeAllthepacketsyoubuyinasupermarketcarryabarcode.Thiscodeisscanned扫描bylaserlightandthebrandandproductnamesaregiventothecustomerwiththeprice.Thepeoplerunningthestorecankeepacontinuouscheckofhowmanypacketsofeachproductandofsizeareontheshelves.Specialsupermarketcheckoutsareneededtoreadthecode.Thecodeisamixtureofbarandspacewidth.Itisprintedontothepackageandcannotbewrittenbyhand.AbarcodeshowingtheAustralianProductNumberAPNsymbolmadeupofvertical直的stripesandspaces.TheAustralianProductNumberwhichyouseeinsupermarketsismadeupof13digitsnumbers.Forexample:9300663271733means:93＝countrycode.Australiais93NewZealandis94.00663＝manufacture'scode--allproductsfromthismakerhavethiscodenumber.27173＝productnumberandsizetellswhattheproductisandthesizeofthearticle.3＝checkdigit--fromtheadditionofsomepreviousdigits.Thischeck'stomakesurethatthecodehasbeenreadcorrectly.1.BarCodesaremadeupof________.A.13equallyspacedbarsB.13numbersmatching13evenbasC.amixtureofbarsandspacewidthsD.amixtureofequalspacedvaryingwidthbars2.ItisNOTpossibleto________.A.haveBarCodesforallsupermarketpacketsB.makeBarCodesusingmorethanonezeroC.buygoodsusingforeignBarCodesD.drawyourownBarCodes3.ThefollowingBarCodeinformsthesupermarketmanagerthatthe________.9312345678907A.producthasnoAPNsymbolB.goodscamefromNewZealandC.productwasproducedinAustraliaD.particulargoodsarealmostoutofdate.
AndrewCarnegieoncetheworld’srichestpersonwasbornin1835toaweaver’sfamilyinScotlanD.Asachildhewasexpectedtofollowhisfather’sprofession.Buttheindustrialrevolutiondestroyedtheweavers’craftandthefamilyhadtoleavefornewpossibilitiesinAmericA.In1848theCarnegiesarrivedinPittsburghthentheiron-manufacturingcenterofthecountry.YoungCarnegietookoddjobsatacottonfactoryandlaterworkedasamessengerboyinthetelegraphofficE.Hewasoftenaskedtodelivermessagestothecitytheaterwherehewouldstaytowatchplaysbygreatplaywrights.Healsospentmostofhisleisurehoursinasmalllibrarythatalocalbenefactor捐助者madeavailabletoworkingboys.AftertheCivilWarCarnegiesawgreatpotentialintheironindustry.HedevotedhimselftothereplacementofwoodenbridgeswithstrongerirononesandearnedafortunE.Hefurtherintroducedanewsteelrefiningprocesstoconvertironintosteel.By1900CarnegieSteelproducedmoreofthemetalthanallofGreatBritain.HoweverCarnegieoftenexpressedhisuneasinesswiththebusinessman’slifE.WishingtospendmoretimereceivinginstructionandreadingsystematicallyheoncewroteIfIweretocontinuemuchlongerinthestateofbeingoverwhelmedbybusinesscaresandwithmostofmythoughtswhollyuponthewaytomakemoremoneyintheshortesttimeitwoulddegrademebeyondhopeofpermanentrecovery.Thestrongdesireforintellectual智力的pursuitledhimtosellhiscompanyandretireat64.FondofsayingthatthemanwhodiesrichdiesdisgracedCarnegiethenturnedhisattentiontogivingawayhisfortunE.Heabhorredcharity;insteadheusedhismoneytohelpothershelpthemselves.Heestablishedover2500publiclibrariesandsponsorednumerousculturaleducationalandscientificinstitutions.Bythetimehediedin1919hehadgivenaway350milliondollars.1.AndrewCarnegiemovedtotheUnitedStatesbecause.A.hisfatherwasofferedagoodjobinPittsburghB.hedidnotwanttofollowhisfather’sprofessionC.therewereseriouspoliticalproblemsinScotlandD.hisfamilycouldnotmakeagoodlivingintheirhometown2.WhendidCarnegiebegintoshowhisinterestinartisticandintellectualpursuit?A.Afterheretiredfromhisbusiness.B.WhenhewasayoungboybackinScotlanD.20090324C.Afterheearnedhisfortunefromhisironbusiness.D.WhenheworkedasamessengerboyinPittsburgh.3.WhichofthefollowingbestcharacterizeshowCarnegiemanagedhisbusiness?A.Hewaswillingtomakenewchanges.B.Hesetouttobeatalltheothercompetitors.C.HewashappytomakemoremoneyintheshortesttimE.D.Hedidnothesitateinmakinginvestmentsinhishometown.4.Theunderlinedwordabhorredisclosestinmeaningto.A.hatedB.enjoyedC.practicedD.encouraged5.HowdidCarnegiehandlehisfortuneafterhisretirement?A.HeleftittohisfamilyandfriendsafterhedieD.B.Hegaveittopoorpeopleandcharityorganizations.C.Heusedittosupportorganizationsofhigherlearning.D.Heinvesteditindevelopingnewtechnologyinsteelrefinement.
Itisdifficultfordoctorstohelpapersonwithadamagedbrain.Withoutenoughbloodthebrainlivesforonlythreetofiveminutes.Moreoftenthedoctorscan’tfixthedamagE.Sometimestheyareafraidtotrysomethingtohelpbecauseitisdangeroustoworkonthebrain.Thedoctorsmightmakethepersonworseifheoperatesonthebrain.Dr.RobertWhiteafamousprofessoranddoctorthinksheknowsawaytohelp.HethinksdoctorsshouldmakethebrainverycolD.Ifitisverycoldthebraincanlivewithoutbloodfor30minutes.Thisgivesthedoctoralongertimetodosomethingforthebrain.Dr.Whitetriedhisideaon13monkeys.Firsthetaughtthemtododifferentjobsthenheoperatedonthem.Hemadethemonkeys’bloodgothroughamachinE.ThemachinecooledtheblooD.Thenthemachinesentthebloodbacktothemonkeys’brains.Whenthebrain’stemperaturewas10℃Dr.Whitestoppedthebloodtothebrain.After30minutesheturnedthebloodbackon.Hewarmedthebloodagain.AftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswerelikewhattheyhadbeenbeforE.Theywerehealthyandbusy.Eachonecouldstilldothejobsthedoctorhadtaughtthem.1.Thebiggestdifficultyinoperatingonthedamagedbrainisthat.A.thetimeistooshortfordoctorsB.thepatientsareoftentoonervousC.thedamageisextremelyhardtofixD.theblood-coolingmachinemightbreakdown2.Thebrainoperationwasmadepossiblemainlyby.A.takingthebloodoutofthebrainB.tryingtheoperationonmonkeysfirstC.havingthebloodgothroughamachineD.loweringthebrain’stemperature3.Whatistherightorderofthestepsintheoperations?A.sendthecooledbacktothebrainB.stopthebloodtothebrainC.havethebloodcooleddownD.operateonthebrainA.abcdB.cabdC.cbdaD.bcda4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Ifthereisn’tenoughbloodthebraincanliveforonlythreetofiveminutes.B.Ifthebrainisverycolditcanlivewithoutbloodforhalfanhour.C.Dr.Whitetriedhisideaforthirteentimesonhumanbeingsandmonkeys.D.Aftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswerehealthyandbusyagain.
Readingtodogsisanunusualwaytohelpchildrenimprovetheirliteracyskills读写能力Withtheirshiningbrowneyeswaggingtailsandunconditionallovedogscanprovidethenonjudgmentallistenersneededforabeginningreadertogainconfidence自信心accordingtoIntermountainTherapvAnimalsITAinSaltLakeCity.ThegroupsaysitisthefirstprograminthecountrytousedogstohelpdevelopliteracyinchildrenwiththeintroductionofReadingEducationAssistanceDogsREAD.TheSaltLakeCityPublicLibraryissoldontheidea.Literacyspecialistsadmitthatchildrenwhoreadbelowtheleveloftheirfellowpupilsareoftenafraidofreadingaloudinagroupoftenhavelowerself-respectandregard-readingasaheadachE.saidLisaMytonmanagerofthechildren’sdepartment.LastNovemberthetwogroupsstartedDogDayAfternooninthechildren’sdepartmentofthemainlibrary.About25childrenattendedeachofthefourSaturday-afternoonclassesreadingforhalfanhour.Thosewhoattendedthreeofthefourclassesreceivedapawgraphedbookatthelastclass.TheprogramwassosuccessfulthatthelibraryplanstorepeatitinApril.AccordingtoDanaThumpowskypublicrelationsmanager.1.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?A.Children’sreadingdifficulties.B.Advantagesofraisingdogs.C.Serviceinapubliclibrary.D.Aspecialreadingprogram.2.Specialistsusedogstolistentochildrenreadingbecausetheythink________.A.dogsareyoungchildren’sbestfriendsB.childrencanplaywithdogswhilereadingC.dogscanprovideencouragementforshychildrenD.childrenanddogsunderstandeachother3.BysayingTheSaltLakeCityPublicLibraryissoldontheideathewritermeansthelibrary____________.A.usesdogstoattractchildrenB.acceptstheideaputforwardbyITAC.hasopenedachildren’sdepartmentD.hasdecidedtotrainsomedogs4.Apawgraphedbookismostprobably_________.A.abookusedinSaturdayclassesB.abookwrittenbythechildrenC.aprizeforthechildrenD.agiftfromparents
Terrywasamiddle-agedleathertraderwhoserepeatedfailureincareermadehimadepressedmanoften1thathehadbeencheatedbyothers.Onedayhetoldhiswifehewasso2withthecitythathehadtoleave.Sohisfamilymovedtoanothercity.Itwastheeveningofaweekend.WhenTerryandhiswifewerebusily3uptheirnewhomethelightsuddenly4.Terrywasregretfultohaveforgottenbringingalong5andhadtowait6inalowmood.Justthenheheardlighthesitant7onhisdoorthatwereclearlyaudible听到inthe8night.Who’sit?hewonderedsinceTerrywasa9tothiscity.Andthiswasthemomentheespeciallyhatedtobe10sohewenttothedoorandopenedit11.AtthedoorwasalittlegirlshylyaskingSirdoyouhavecandles?I’myourneighbor.NoansweredTerryinangerandshutthedoor12.Whatanuisance讨厌!hecomplainedoveritwithhiswife.Nosoonerhadwesettleddownthantheneighborcameto13things.Afterawhilethedoorwasknockedagain.Heopeneditandfoundthesamegirloutside.14thistimeshewas15twocandlessayingMygrandmatoldmethenewneighbordownstairsmightneedcandles.She16meheretogiveyouthese.Terrywasvery17bywhathesaw.Atthatmomenthesuddenlyrealizedwhatcausedhis18inlife.Itwashis19andharshness刻薄withotherpeople.Thepersonwhohadcheatedhiminlifewas20nobodyelsebuthimselfforhiseyeshadbeenblurred蒙蔽byhisunsympatheticmind.1.A.complainingB.reflectingC.prayingD.pretending2.A.inspiredB.disappointedC.thrilledD.encouraged3.A.lookingB.turningC.comingD.tidying4.A.wentonB.wentdownC.wentoutD.wentthrough5.A.candlesB.matchesC.lightsD.flashlights6.A.happilyB.patientlyC.hopefullyD.helplessly7.A.stepsB.wordsC.knocksD.screams8.A.darkB.quietC.noisyD.crowded9.A.newcomerB.strangerC.guestD.settler10.A.calledB.disturbedC.watchedD.offered11.A.surprisedlyB.delightedlyC.impatientlyD.willingly12.A.gentlyB.kindlyC.politelyD.violently13.A.lendB.sellC.purchaseD.borrow14.A.AndB.ButC.SoD.For15.A.holdingB.hidingC.fetchingD.seeking16.A.suggestedB.forbadeC.sentD.forced17.A.frightenedB.pleasedC.puzzledD.surprised18.A.failureB.successC.complaintD.determination19.A.warmthB.coldnessC.kindnessD.sympathy20.A.doubtfullyB.hardlyC.reallyD.probably
IfindmyselfglancingatmywatchtoseehowlongI’vebeenstandinginlineshesaiD.EverywhereIgoInoticeifthedumpster垃圾罐gatesareopenorifthere’strashintheparkinglot.Ms.Clarkisamysteryshopperoneofthousandsofcontractworkersthatcompanieshiretopretendasregularcustomersinordertojudgecustomerservicecleanlinessandwhetherastoreissellingaproductthatmeetscompanyspecifications规格.Mysteryshopperscanbefoundorrathernotfoundeverywherefromrestaurantsandautomotiveshopstoconveniencestoresanddepartmentstores.Theyplayaconstantcat-and-mousegamewithstoreandrestaurantemployeesandmanagers.Howeverit’snotallfunandgames.OnceinthefieldamysteryshopperwilltypicallyvisitseveralstoresorrestaurantsperhourtakingmentalnoteswhileinsidethenjottingdownphysicalnotesaftertheyleavE.It’simportantformysteryshopperstobeasexactaspossiblebecausetheclientcompaniesarelookingfordatatheycanusetoimprovetheirservicE.Thequestionnairewon’tsayDoesthetrashcanneedtobeemptied?WhataneducatedshopperwillsayisThetrashcantotheleftofthefrontdoorwasoverflowingwith10piecesoftrashonthegrounD.Companiesdon’tneedopinionbutfacts.Nowadaysmysteryshoppersarearmedwithanumberofhigh-techdevicessuchasadigitalscaleandadigitalthermometeraswellasahandheldPCforrecordingtheentireexperiencE.It’sachallengingjobbutarewardingonE.Mysteryshopperscanbefulltimeorparttimebutthefull-timeworkerstendtosticktostandardmysteryshoppingwhilepart-timersoftenchoosethelesscomplexreward-basedprograms.Inthosetheshoppersstaydisguised装扮的onlyuntiltheshopisfinishedandthenreveal透漏themselvestothestoremanagementandawardprizestoemployeeswhoprovidedexcellentservicE.Tobeamysteryshopperit’simportanttobeagoodobserverbutsometimesit’simportanttohavetherightprofile外表too.Companiesoftenhireshoppersfromparticularbackgroundstobetterblendinwithclients’regularcustomers.Ifasecretshopperwillbesentinforexampletodoahigh-endautomotiveshopthecandidatemusthaveaparticularprofilethatmeetsahigh-endluxurycar-typebuyerprofilE.It’sachallengetoperformyourshopwithoutbeingdiscoveredMs.Clarksaidbecausemostofthepeoplethatweworkforareveryawareofthemysteryshoppingprogram.1.Accordingtothetextamysteryshopperwouldnothaveto.A.signacontractwiththeemployerB.travelalotaroundthecityC.provideexactfactstothecompanyD.fillinquestionnaires2.WelearnfromthetextthatMs.Clark.A.visitssomeshopsregularlyandsometimesdoessomethingspecialB.pretendstobeashopperandevaluatestheservicesC.isagovernmentofficiallookingintotheservicesD.isamanagerofacompanyofferinggoodservices3.Peoplearewillingtobecomeamysteryshoppermainlybecausetheycan.A.getthebestserviceandgetpaidatthesametimeB.playacat-and-mousegamewithshopemployeesandmanagersC.dothejobeitherfulltimeorparttimeandgetpaidwellD.observeclearlywhathappensintheshops4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthoseinthe4thparagraphreferto?A.Theshopswherethemysteryshoppersgo.B.Thelesscomplexreward-basedprograms.C.Part-timejobs.D.Excellentservices.
SomeoneaskedmethisweekifIthoughtwereallycanhaveatall.MyimmediateanswerwasofcoursebutafterthinkingitoverIconcludedthatitdependsonalotofthings.Inmyopiniontheanswerofwhetherornotyoucanhaveitallhastovaryfrompersontopersonbecauseweareallsodifferentandeveryonehasadifferingdefinition定义ofitall.InfactIbelievethateventhesameindividual’sdefinitionofitallvariesovertheirlifE.Mostbabiesbelievetheyhaveitallwhentheyareinthearmsoftheirmommyenjoyingagoodmeal.That’sallittakes!Butasthatbabymaturestheirdefinitionsbecomemorecomplexandfindingitallbecomesincreasinglyaprivatematter.Ihavelearnedalotofimportantlifelessonsduringmysearchtohaveitall.ItbeganinJuniorHighSchoolwhentohaveitallmeanthavingmyownroomgettingHBOandbeingontheAvolleyballteamatschool.AndyesIachievedthosegoalsandhaditall.AtleastforalittlewhilE.BecausethefirstlessonIlearnedabouthavingitallisthatassoonasyougetitallyouwantmore!InHighSchoolIthoughtIonlyneededonethingtohaveitall.IwantedsobadlytobeamemberoftheMadrigalSingersafamouschoirsponsoredbyourschool.Ifinallyworkedupthenervetoaudition试唱despitethefactthatnoonehadevertoldmeIhadaspecialsingingtalentofthatmyvoicewasuniquE.AtleastuntilmyauditionwhenthedirectorofthechoirhadnoproblemtellingmehowLITTLEtalentIhad!WhenIdidn’tmakethechoirIlearnedthatifmydefinitionofhavingitallmeanshavingsomethingthatisn’tagod-givengiftIwillalwaysbedefeateD.IfhoweverIchoosetopursuegoalsthatfitwiththetalentsIhavethechancetohaveitallisunlimited!1.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.Howwecanhaveitall.B.Everyonehasadifferingdefinitionofitall.C.Theauthor’sownexperienceinhavingitall.D.Whetherwecanhaveitalldependsonalotofthings.2.Whatcanweconcludefromthesecondparagraph?A.Peoplejustcan’tgetsatisfactionfromhavingitall.B.Peoplecanhaveitallonlywhenallthegoalsaremet.C.Itishardtogetapermanentsenseofhavingitall.D.Itiseasyfortheyoungtogetafeelingofhavingitall.3.Byhisexperienceofauditionforthechoirtheauthorintendstotellus.A.oneshouldn’tbediscouragedifonefailsinhavingitall.B.havingitallcan’tgobeyondone’sowntalentsC.one’schanceofhavingitallisunlimitedD.havingitallisjustabeautifulfantasy4.Theauthorbelievesthat.A.thesamepersonalwayshasthesamedefinitionofhavingitallB.differentpeoplehaveadifferentdefinitionofhavingitallC.notallpeoplecanhaveitallD.havingitalltakestreatefforts5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.theauthorhashaditallinhislifeB.theauthordoesn’tbelievethatpeoplecanhaveitallC.theauthorhasabetterideaofhavingitallthanbeforeD.havingitalldoesn’thaveanythingtodowithone’sage
Travellingcanbefunandeasy.A.vacationtriptoanothercountryisespecially__1_whenthetravellingconditionsaregooD.Goodtravellingconditions_2_acomfortablewayoftransportationknowledgeofthecountry’s___3__familiarity__4_thecustomandhabitsofthepeopleinthecountryandpleasanttravelling__5_.Ifwehaveanicetrip__6_thisitwillbeanunforgettableexperiencE.__7__mostofusmayalsohavetripsthatwewould__8_toforget.Manyconditionscanproduceabad__9_experiencE.Forexampleifthefourconditions__10_abovedonotexistinourtripwewillprobablyhaveabadexperience__11_atleastadifficult__12_.Studentswhotraveltoa__13_countrytostudyoftenhaveadifficulttrip.Theyusuallytravel__14_andnotknowingthelanguageofthenewcountry__15_theirdifficulties.Theyoftenarriveinthenewcountry__16_aninternationalairport.Fromtheairporttheyneedto__17_theirwaytotheirschool.Maybetheyneedtochangeairplanesto___18__abusatrainorataxi.Theyneedtodoallthisinacountry__19_everythingisunfamiliar.Maybeaftertheyreachtheirschoolstheyforgetthetripsoonbutatthat__20_theyfeelterriblE.1.A.happyB.enjoyableC.amusingD.favorable2.A.includeB.concludeC.holdD.contain3.A.wordsB.speechC.languageD.address4.A.toB.forC.ofD.with5.A.companionsB.friendsC.studentsD.fellow6.A.withB.asC.likeD.of7.A.HoweverB.yetC.ThereforeD.but8.A.haveB.thinkC.wishD.need9.A.trippingB.travelingC.passingD.visiting10.A.toldB.numberedC.appearedD.listed11.A.orB.andC.butD.so12.A.matterB.oneC.thingD.practice13.A.differentB.anotherC.foreignD.other14.A.separatedB.lonelyC.aloneD.single15.A.addstoB.addsupC.addsuptoD.addsin16.A.atB.toC.onD.from17.A.watchB.seeC.noticeD.find18.A.getB.goC.boardD.take19.A.whereB.thatC.whenD.which20.A.dateB.timeC.whileD.day
ThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfasterthanothersanditspopularityhascausedanuneasyfeelingamongmanyJapanesE.Thatproductisforeignwords.Gairaigo---wordsthatcomefromoutside－havebeenpartoftheJapaneselanguageforcenturies.MostlyborrowedfromEnglishandChinesethesetermsareoftenchangedintoformsnolongerunderstoodbynativespeakers.Butinthelastfewyearsthetrickle涓涓细流offoreignwordshasbecomeafloodandpeoplefeartheincreasinguseofforeignwordsismakingithardfortheJapanesetounderstandeachotherandcouldleadtomanypeopleforgettingthegoodqualitiesoftraditional传统的JapanesE.ThepopularityofforeignwordsispartoftheJapaneseinterestinanythingnew.saysuniversitylecturerandwriterTakashiSaito.Byusingaforeignwordyoucanmakeasubjectseemnewwhichmakesiteasierforthemedia媒体topickup.Experts专家oftenstudyabroadanduseEnglishtermswhentheyspeakwithpeopleintheirownfields.Thosetermsarethenincludedingovernmentwhitepapers.saidMuturoKaipresidentoftheNationalLanguageResearchInstitutE.ForeignwordsfindtheirwayeasilyintoannouncementsmadetothegeneralpublicwhentheyshouldreallybeexplainedinJapanesE.AgainsttheflowofnewwordsmanyJapaneseareturningbacktothestudyoftheirownlanguagE.Saito’sJapanesetoBeReadAloudisoneofmanylanguagebooksthatarenowflyingoffbooksellers’shelves.WewereexpectingtosellthebookstoyoungpeoplE.saidthewriter.butitturnsouttheyaremorepopularwiththeoldergenerationwhoseemuneasyaboutthefutureofJapanesE.1.WhatadvantagesdoforeignwordshaveovertraditionalJapaneseterms?A.Theideasexpressedinforeignwordssoundnew.B.Foreignwordsarebestsuitedforannouncements.C.Foreignwordsmakenewsubjectseasiertounderstand.D.Theuseofforeignwordsmakesthemediamorepopular.2.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito.Japanesepeople________________.A.aregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesB.arewillingtolearnaboutnewthingsC.trustthemediaD.respectexperts3.Whichofthefollowingplaysanimportantpartinthespreadofforeignwords?A.Themediaandgovernmentpapers.B.Best-sellingJapanesetextbooks.C.TheinterestofyoungJapanesE.D.Foreignproductsandexperts.
DogTranslationProductsComingtoUS.A.Japanesetoymakerdeclaresthattheyhavedevelopedagadgetthattranslatesdogbarksintohumanlanguageandplanstobeginsellingthegadget——underthenameofBowlingual－－inU.S.petstoresandgiftshopsthissummer.Tokyo-basedTakaraCo.LtD.saysabout300000ofthedogtranslatorgadgetshavebeensoldsinceitwasonsaleinJapanlatelastyear.ItisforecastingfarbiggersalesonceanEnglishlanguagetranslationfordogscomestoAmericainAugust.TheUnitedStatesishometoabout67milliondogsmorethansixtimesthenumberinJapan.WeknowthattheAmericanslovetheirdogssomuchsowedon’tthinktheywillmindspending$120onthisproducttheTakaramarketingmanagersaidduringaninterviewatarecentpetproductsconferenceinAtlantA.Regardedasoneofthecoolestinventionsof2002byTimemagazineBowlingualismadeupofa3-inchlongwirelessmicrophonethatisfastenedtoadogcollarandsendsoutsoundstoasmallconsole控制台thatisconnectedtoadatabase数据库.Theconsoledivideseachbarkintosixemotionaltypes－happinesssadnessdisappointmentangerthreatanddesire－andshowscommonphrasessuchasYou’retickingmeoffthatfitthedog’semotionalstatE.Takarasaysithasspentmillionsofdollarsdevelopingthegadgetincooperationwithfamoussoundexpertsandanimalbehaviorists.OnethingthatdoesappearcertainisthatthemarketsforanimaltranslationproductswilllikelyremainadogsworldsinceTakarahasnoplanstodevelopasimilargadgetforcats.Theyaretoounpredictable反复无常themarketingmanagersaiD.1.ThispassagemainlytellsusthatBowlingual_________.A.wasinventedinJapanB.hasdevelopedquicklyC.willbesoldinAmericaD.sellswellforitsprice2.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthelastparagraphrefersto___________.A.marketsB.productsC.plansD.cats3.Whenwasthispassagemostprobablypublished?A.Inthewinterof2002.B.Inthespringof2003.C.Inthesummerof2002.D.Intheautumnof2003.4.FromthepassagewecanseethatTakaraCo.LtD.is__________thesaleofitsnewproduct.A.proudofB.satisfiedwithC.confidentofD.worriedabout
Thecurtainonthe2008USpresidentialelectionfinallyroselastmonthasJohnMcCainandBarackObamawereformallynominated提名ascandidatesofthetwomajorparties.Thismaybeoneofthehardestdecisionsvotershavetomakebetweentwoappealingcandidates.Thebigquestionforvotersastheyfacebothaneconomicdownturnandinternationalthreatsis:whowilltheyelect?A.youngfirst-termsenatorpromisingchangeandnewideasoralongtimesenatorwithstrongmilitaryexperienceandareputationasamaverick特立独行的人?AmericanvotershaveneverseenacandidatequitelikeObamA.HehasawhitemotherfromtheUSandablackfatherfromKenyawholeftthefamilywhenObamawasveryyoung.HespentpartofhisyouthinIndonesiA.HissupporterssayObama’schildhoodgiveshimtheadvantagetorepairtherecentdamagedonetoAmerica’simageabroaD.Hisopponentsfocusonhisinexperiencenotinghehasn’tfinishedhisfirsttermintheSenatE.HoweverMcCainhasaverydifferentlifestory.HegrewupinaNavyfamilyandwasapilotduringtheVietnamWarinthe1960s.WhenObamawasinkindergarteninIndonesiaMcCain’splanewasshotdownoverVietnamandhebecameaprisonerofwar.McCaincouldhavebeenreleasedifhedisownedAmericabutherefusedandsowasheldforfiveyears.Sointheendtheelectionmayhingeon以为转移severalfactorsthatarehardtojudge:WillObama’sracemattertoasignificantnumberofvoters?Willworking-classwhiteswhotendedtosupporthisprimaryopponentHillaryClintonvoteforObama?Andperhapsmostimportantofallwillswing摇摆votersbemoredrawntoObama’svision远景规划ortoMcCain’sexperience?Whateverhappensonethingisclear:WhoeverwalksintotheWhiteHouseonJanuary202009willfindenormouschallengeswaitingforhimintheOvalOfficebothathomeandabroaD.1._________makestheresultoftheelectionhardtopredict.A.WhetherworkingclasswhitescareaboutObama’sinexperienceB.TheeconomictroublethecountrynowfacesC.WhoswingvoterswillfinallydecidetovoteforD.McCainbeingtoooldtogovernthecountry2.TheappealinObamaasapresidentialcandidateliesin______.A.hismulti-culturalbackgroundB.hisbeliefintraditionC.hisinexperienceinpoliticsD.hisfantasticpromises3.TheworddisowninParagraph6meansclosestto______.A.fleefromB.turnhisbackonC.notkeepitprivateD.exposesecretsabout4.Thechallengesthatwillfacethenewpresident_______.A.arenotmentionedinthetextB.includebuildingastrongpartyandafriendlyimageC.refertotheproblemsofimmigrantsandeconomyD.refertotheproblemsofeconomyandinternationalrelations
Ifyouhaveeverbeendiscouragedbecauseoffailurepleasereadon.Foroftenachievingwhatyou1todoisnottheimportantthing.Letmeexplain.Twobrothersdecidedtodiga2holebehindtheirhousE.Astheywereworkingacoupleofolderboysstoppedbyto3.Whatareyoudoing?askedoneofthevisitors.Weplantodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth!oneofthebrothers4excitedly.Theolderboysbegantolaugh5theyoungeronesthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwas6.Afteralong7oneofthediggerspickedupajarfullofspiderswormsandawidevarietyofinsects.He8thelidandshowedthewonderfulcontentstothescoffing嘲笑嘲讽9.Thenhesaidquietlyand10Evenifwedon'tdigallthewaythroughtheearthlookwhatwefoundalongtheway!Their11wasfartooambitiousbutitdid12themtodig.Andthatiswhatagoalisfor---tocauseustomoveinthe13wehavechosen;14tosetustodigging!Butnoteverygoalwillbefully15.Noteveryjobwillendsuccessfully.NoteveryrelationshipwillendurE.Noteveryhopewillcometopass.Noteverylovewilllast.NoteveryendeavorwillbecompleteD.Noteverydreamwillbe16.Butwhenyou17youraimperhapsyoucansayYes18lookatwhatIfoundalongtheway!LookatthewonderfulthingswhichhavecomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodosomething!Itisinthe19thatlifeisliveD.AndIbelieveitisjoyinthejourneyintheendthattruly20.1.A.lookforwardB.setoutC.setaboutD.givein2.A.wideB.deepC.largeD.shallow3.A.watchB.discussC.introduceD.hesitate4.A.whisperedB.commentedC.lecturedD.volunteered5.A.expressingB.explainingC.tellingD.arguing6.A.unnecessaryB.impossibleC.unbelievableD.incorrect7.A.silenceB.intentionC.escapeD.imagination8.A.foldedB.coveredC.removedD.defended9.A.volunteersB.farmersC.contributorsD.visitors10.A.confidentlyB.curiouslyC.immediatelyD.strictly11.A.ideaB.thoughtC.goalD.belief12.A.makeB.expectC.causeD.force13.A.justiceB.feelingC.chanceD.direction14.A.asaresultB.inotherwordsC.nowandthenD.alltheway15.A.achievedB.absorbedC.controlledD.decided16.A.predicatedB.graspedC.realizedD.depended17.A.correspondtoB.headforC.polishupD.fallshortof18.A.butB.soC.andD.or19.A.searchingB.diggingC.arrangingD.discovering20.A.considersB.provesC.occursD.matters
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请认真阅读下面短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词注意每空1词请将答案写在答案专页上相应的横线上CelebratingsleepWorldSleepDayobservedon21MarchwascreatedtobringattentiontothegrowingnumberofsleepproblemsworldwidE.SleepisanaturalpartofhumanlifebutmanypeopleinthemodernworldignoreitsimportancE.Asaresultsleepproblemsareincreasinglycommon.In2002scientistsattheUniversityofAthensinGreececonductedasurveyofover35000peoplein10countriesaroundtheworldincludingChinaBelgiumandSouthAfricA.Ofthepeoplethatrespondedtothesurvey24percentsaidthattheydidnotsleepwellandbasedontheirresponses31.6percentwerediagnosedwithinsomniaandanother17.5percentwerediagnosedwithborderlineinsomnia失眠.Inaddition30.7percentofsurveyrespondentsreportedvisitingadoctorforhelpwithsleepproblemsand11.6percentsaidthattheyfeltverysleepyduringtheday.Overallthesurveyfoundthatmanypeoplesuffertheeffectsofpoorqualitysleepsomeexamplesofwhicharebeingunabletofallasleepandwakingupinthemiddleofthenight.Themainfactorscausingtheseproblemsarepressurefromschoolorworkandafastpaceoflifebutnoisepollutionandlightpollutionalsointerferewithsleepandcontributetopoorqualitysleep.Thesurvey’sfindingsareparticularlytroublingbecauselargenumbersofpeoplewerefoundtohavedifficultysleepingatnight.Theshort-termeffectsofthisaretirednessandtroubleconcentrating.IfthishappensforalongtimetheriskofgainingweightandhavingaheartattackmayincreasE.Therearemanythingsyoucandotoimprovethequalityofyoursleep.Firstyoushouldhaveregularsleephabits.Trytogotobedandwakeuparoundthesametimeeachday.Youalsoneedtomakeyourbedroomacooldarkquietplacetosleepsothatheatlightandnoisedonotdisturbyou.Atnightyoushouldalsoavoidthingsthatcontaincaffeinesuchaschocolatecoffeeteaandmanysoftdrinksascaffeinemaykeepyoufromsleeping.Gettingagoodnight’ssleepisimportantforeveryonE.Byfollowingtheadviceaboveyoucanrestbetteratnightandworkbetterduringtheday.Title:CelebratingSleepTopicContextWorldSleepDayDueto__3___ofsleepproblemspeopleobservedMar.21WorldSleepDaybringingattentiontotheimportanceofsleep.ResponsesofthesurveyOf35000peoplein10countriesintheworldtherewere24percentofthepeoplesayingtheydidn’tsleepwell.31.6percentwerediagnosedwithinsomniaandanother17.5percentwereonthe_4_____ofsleeplessness.The___5__ofthepeoplefeelingsleepyduringthedayis11.6.30.7percentreported__6___toadoctorforsleepproblems.__1___causingsleepproblems&theirconsequencesUnder_7____fromschoolorworkpeoplemayhavesleepproblems.Afastpaceoflifecausessleepproblemaswell.Poorqualitysleepsalso___8__fromnoiseorlightpollution.Thereismuch__9___thatsleeplesspeopleeasilygainweightandhaveaheartattack.FeelingtiredandsleepypeoplefindithardtoconcentratE.___2__totaketoimprovesleepqualityHaveregularsleephabitsMakeyourbedroomcooldarkandquietAvoidthings___10___caffeine
YourExcellencyLadiesandGentlemenItakegreatpleasureinformallywelcomingyouandMadamLiutoBuckinghamPalaceontheoccasionofyourStateVisittotheUnitedKingdom.YouarecertainlynostrangertotheUnitedKingdom.ThiswillbeyoursecondvisitthisyearandIalsometYourExcellencywhenyouvisitedasVice-Presidentin2001.ItisnowalmosttwentyyearssinceIvisitedChinA.SincethenChina'sdevelopmenthascaughttheworld'sattentionandadmiration.ItmatterstoallofuswhatkindofcountryChina'speoplewillbuildwhatroletheywillplayintheworldof'thetwenty-firstcenturyandhowthiswillbesensedbyothers.China'sgrowthbringswithitdifficultchallengesforyouandyourgovernmentbutalsogreatopportunities.DuringhervisitinSeptemberThePrincessRoyalsawboththeflagshipcitiesofBeijingandShanghaiandtheeffortsofgovernmentandnon-governmentalorganizationstoreducepovertyinruralareasofAnhuiandGansu.IamdelightedthatChinawasabletojoindiscussionsearlierthisyearonpovertyreliefinAfricasharingwiththeglobalcommunityyourownremarkableexperienceinthisareA.Inthosetwentyyearstheworldhaschangedtoo.WhenIvisitedChinain1986wehadnoinklingthattheColdWarwassoclosetoitsendandweknewlittlethenofthesignificanceofglobalwarming.Nowweareabletoworktogetherandintheinternationalcommunitytosolveproblemsofenvironmentalprotectionandsustainable可持续的development...MayInowaskallourgueststoraisetheirglassesanddrinkatoast:ToHisExcellencythePresidentofthepeople'sRepublicofChinaandMadamLiuandtheChinesepeoplE.1.Thespeechwasmostprobablygivenin_________.A.1986B.1995C.2001D.20052.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThehostesscaresmuchaboutChina'sdevelopment.B.Chinaisfacedwithbothdifficultchallengesandopportunities.C.ChinaattendedthediscussionearlierthatyearwhosetopicwashowtorelievepovertyinruralareasofAnhuiandGansu.D.ChinausedhisownsuccessfulexperiencestohelpAfricanpeopletoreducepoverty.3.Theunderlinedwordinklingmeans____________.A.slightknowledgeB.suggestionC.impressionD.idea4.Theparagraphswhichareleftoutprobablytalkabout___________.A.thehistoryofthetwocountriesB.thingstheydisagreewitheachotherC.whatthepartnershipbetweenthecountriesisliketodayD.developmentofthetwocountries
Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlifebutmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjoB.Thisarticlegivessomesuggestionsonhowtogiveaneffectivespeech.Soyouhavetogiveaspeech—andyouareterrifieD.YougetnervousyouforgetwhatyouwanttosayyoustumbleoverwordsyoutalktoolongandyouboreyouraudiencE.LateryouthinkThankGoodnessit’sover.I’mjustnotgoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.Cheepup!Itdoesn’thavetobethatbaD.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?Whyareyouspeaking?Thengatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyofyourtimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyofyourtimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossibleandusepictureschartsandgraphsiftheyhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.NeverforgetyouraudiencE.Don’ttalkovertheirheadsanddon’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.Justremember:BeprepareD.Knowyoursubjectyouraudienceandtheoccasion.Bebrief.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudiencE.Ifyoufollowthesesimplestepsyouwillseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infactyoumayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!You’renotconvincedyet?Giveitatryandseewhathappens.1.Paragraph2impliesthat.A.manypeopleareafraidofgivingaspeechB.manypeoplearehappytogiveaspeechC.manypeopledon’tprepareforaspeechD.manypeopletalktoolong2.Thephrasetalkovertheirheadsmeans.A.speaktooloudlyB.lookattheceilingC.lookdownuponthemD.usewordsandideasthataretoodifficult3.AllofthefollowingstatementsareTRUEexcept.A.fewpeopleknowhowtomakegoodspeechesB.alecturerdoesnotneedtoorganizehisspeechC.researchisimportantinpreparingaspeechD.therearesimplestepsyoucantaketoimproveyourspeakingability4.Thetitleforthispassagemaybe.A.DoNotMakeaLongSpeechB.HowtoGiveaGoodSpeechC.HowtoprepareforaSpeechD.Trytoenjoyaspeech
Nowit’stimeforsomebriefnewsitems.TeensGoOnlineSome13millionEuropeanchildrenunder18usetheInternetforschoolworkgamesandmusicaccordingtoresearchdonebyNielsen’sNet-rating.ThestudycoveredBritainGermanyFranceItalyandSpain.Expertsadvisedparentstolimitthetimetheirkidsspendonlineandkeepthemawayfromchatrooms.ChattothemagicMumBritishauthorJ.K.RowlingmotherofmagicboyHarryPotterwilldoanInternetinterviewabouthernewbookHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceonJune26.BeforetheeventchildrenareinvitedtosendtheirquestionsaboutHarrytothewebsitE.ThebookwillhitstoresintheUSandUKonJune21andwillarriveinChinainAugust.SchoolSoldiersRussianschoolstudentswillhavetodobasicmilitarytrainingintheirfinalyearofschoolthegovernmenthasdecideD.Thelessonwillincludelearningtofiregunsmarchingdrillsandhowtodealwithachemicalnuclearorbiologicalattack.Theactivityisseenaspartofadrivetowardtheeducationoftheirlovefortheircountry.Isithardforyoutogetupearlyandgetreadyforclasses?SomestudentsatWinterParkHighSchooljustrolloutofbedintheirpajamas睡衣andgotoclassintheirownbedrooms.Ofcoursetheirteachersandclassmatesdonotseethembecausealltheirclassworkisonthecomputer.TheFloridaHighSchoolthestate’sonlyonlineschoolhas250studentswhoaretakingclassesathomebycomputer.Studentsinthisfirstonlineprogramtakeclassesinalgebra代数Americangovernmentchemistrycomputereconomicsandweb-pagedesign.Theyalsohavetogotoregularschooltoattendotherclasses.1.InthefirstnewsitemwhichcountryisNOTcoveredintheresearch?A.Britain.B.France.C.Sweden.D.Spain.2.Whatisthesecondnewsitemmainlyabout?A.J.K.RowlingwillhaveanInternetinterview.B.ChildrenwillmeetHarryPotter’smother.C.TheHarryPotterbookwillbeavailableontheInternet.D.TheHarryPotterbookwillarriveinChinainearlyJunE.3.WhywillRussianschoolstudentshavebasicmilitarytraining?A.TogetreadyforamilitaryparadE.B.Tolearntoprotectthemselves.C.TogainsomemilitaryknowledgE.D.Todeveloptheirloveforthecountry.4.ThenewsfromFloridacanbegivenatitle____________.A.GetupLateB.OnlineSchoolC.MagicalComputersD.NoTeachers
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