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Audio digital books(有声数字化图书) are becoming more and more popular these years. One of the reasons for...
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具有声音图象的电视机录像机等还谈不上是多媒体的原因是没有数字化
下列关于数字图书馆的描述中错误的是
它是一种拥有多种媒体、内容丰富的数字化信息资源
它是一种能为读者方便、快捷地提供信息的服务机制
它支持数字化数据、信息和知识的整个生命周期的全部活动
现有图书馆的藏书全部数字化并采用计算机管理就实现了数字图书馆
利用计算机阅读平台或手持阅读设备阅读的数字化图书是
数字图书
印刷图书
电子图书
线装图书
当前随着数字化技术的发展数字化阅读越来越流行更多的人愿意利用电脑手机及各种阅读器来阅读电子图书而且电
阅读电子图书虽然有很多方便之处，但相对于阅读纸质图书，更容易损害视力
有些读者习惯阅读纸质图书，不愿意采用数字化方式阅读
许多畅销书刚一出版，短期内就会售完，可见，纸质图书还是有很大市场的
通常情况下，只有在纸质图书出版的前提下才允许流通相应的电子图书
图书馆馆藏文献数字化的基本技术
数字图书馆的基本功能有a数字化信息的采集b数字化信息的存储c数字化信息的访问与查询d数字化信息的传送
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传统图书馆除了文字信息外声音图像视频等类型的信息只要能够数字化的也都可以是传统图书馆的收藏和组织对象
数字化图书馆
数字化图书馆资源存在那些不足
数字化图书馆标准规范体系主要由什么组成
个人数字图书馆一般可收录下述哪些类型的数字化信息
抓取和拖放的网页
图书馆的藏书
个人的非数字化藏书
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请以数字化产品为题写出一篇短文要点如下1.如今数字化产品得到越来越广泛的使用例如computersM
数字图书馆除了文字信息外声音图像视频等类型的信息只要能够数字化的也都可以是数字化图书馆的收藏和组织对
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图书馆馆藏文献数字化具有那些重要意义
图书馆自动化经历了3个发展阶段即图书馆自动化集成管理系统发展阶段整体化的电子文献信息服务的阶段以及数
在Springerlink数据库里如果想在题名字段中查找虚拟或数字化服务方面的论文应该输入
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资源的数字化使图书馆馆藏由和两部分组成
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AprimaryschoolinUKhasbannedValentine’sDaycardsbecauseofconcernsthatyoungpupilsspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.AshcombePrimarySchoolinWestonSuperMareSomersethastoldparentsthatcardsdeclaringlovecanbeconfusingforchildrenundertheageof11whoarestillemotionallyandsociallydeveloping.Inthismonth’snewsletter通讯PeterTurnertheheadteacherwarnedthatanycardsfoundinschoolwouldbeconfiscated没收.HewroteWedonotwishtoseeanyValentine’sDaycardsinschoolthisyear.Somechildrenandparentsencouragealotoftalkaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.WebelievethatsuchideasshouldwaituntilchildrenarematureenoughemotionallyandsociallytounderstandthecommitmentinvolvedinhavingorbeingaboyfriendorgirlfrienD.Mr.TurnersaidanyfamilieswantingtosupporttheValentine’sDayideashouldsendcardsinthepostordeliverthemtohomeaddressesbyhanD.HisviewswereendorsedbyRuthRice46whohastwinsHarrietandOliviaattheschool.ShesaidChildrenatthatageshouldn’treallybethinkingaboutValentine’sDaytheyshouldbeconcentratingontheirschoolwork.Theyareatanagewhentheyareimpressionable易受影响的andmostparentsincludingmyselfarewithMr.Turner.Sheaddedthatthecardscausetoomuchcompetition.Ifsomeonegetsacardandanotherdoesn’tthensomeonewillbedisappointeD.HoweverRajeevTakyar40whohastwochildrenJai11andAryanfiveattheschoolsaidhewasoutraged.HesaidThereareschoolsthathavebannedconkers栗子游戏andsnowballsandnowValentine’sCards.Ithinkbanningthecardsstopschildrenfromhavingsocialskills.HowaretheygoingtolearnaboutrelationshipsotherwiseIt’sridiculous.AlecSuttenwoodfatherofthreechildrensaidofthebanIt’stotallyridiculous.Youngchildrenjustsendthecardstoeachotherasfriendsandtotheirparents.It’sjustabitofharmlessfun.ThereisnodifferencebetweenthisandMother’sorFather’sDay.26.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.BanonValentine’sDaycardsatschooliswellreceiveD.B.BanonValentine’sDaycardsatschoolcausesargument.C.BritishchildrenspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutlovE.D.ABritishhighschoolbansValentine’sDaycards.27.Theunderlinedwordendorsedmeans________.A.criticizedB.quotedC.disapprovedD.approved28.WhatdoyouknowaboutHarrietandOlivia?A.TheywillsendValentine’sDaycardsthisyear.B.Theyarestronglyagainsttheschool’sdecision.C.TheyareofthesameagE.D.TheyarethechildrenofRajeevTakyar.29.AccordingtoRajeevTakyar________.A.sendingValentine’sDaycardshelpsdevelopchildren’ssocialskillsB.banningValentine’sDaycardswillbenefitchildrenC.thecardscausetoomuchcompetitionamongchildrenD.childrenaretooyoungtotalkaboutlove30.ThenewsletterbyPeterTurnerprobablyappearedon________.A.February22B.February6C.March18D.August1
ThetimeofyearababyisborncanshapewhatprofessiontheywillembarkoninlaterlifeanewstudyhassuggesteD.BeingborninacertainmonthappearstoindicatethepossibilityofwhatjobapersonwillendupwiththestudybytheOfficeforNationalStatisticsfounD.ResearchershaveuncoveredthatthemonthinwhichbabiesareborncouldalsoaffecteverythingfromintelligencetolengthoflifE.A.childborninDecemberismorelikelytobecomeadentistwhilesomeonewhosebirthdayfallsinJanuarywilltendtoadebtcollectortheyfounD.AFebruarybirthappearstoincreasethechancesofbeinganartistwhileMarchbabiesappeartogoontobecomepilots.MeanwhileAprilandMayaresaidtohaveafairlyevenspreadofprofessionsbirthsinthesummermonthsmeanamuchlowerchanceofbecomingahigh-earningfootballplayerdoctorordentist.Thestudywasgainedbyresearcherswhoanalyzedthebirthmonthsofpeoplein19separateoccupationsusinginformationfromthelastcensus人口普查theDailyMailreporteD.Althoughthesetrendsmaybedifficulttoexplainrelationsbetweenbirthmonthsandspecifichealthproblemshaveascientificbasis.SpringbabiesareatgreaterriskofillnessesincludingschizophreniaAlzheimer’sdiseaseasthmaandautism.Theymayalsobelesscleverthanclassmatesborninotherpartsoftheyear.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseembarkonreferto?A.landonB.keepintouchwithC.beengagedinD.breakfrom26.AccordingtotheresearchersachildborninMarchislikelytobecome_______.A.adebtcollectorB.apilotC.adentistD.anartist27.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.A.themonthbabiesareborncouldonlyaffecthisintelligenceandlengthoflifeB.PeopleborninthesummermonthsaremorelikelytogethighlypaidC.SpringbabiesmayhavethebiggerchancetogetillD.thechoiceofprofessionforAprilandMayisverynarrow28.Whatcanbeincludedfromthepassage?A.ThereexistconnectionsbetweenbirthdateandoccupationsB.ThefatehasbeenalreadydecidedwhenpeoplearebornC.PeopleborninAutumnwouldbemoresuccessfulthanthoseborninSpringD.Thetimeofyearoneisborndecideswhichspecifichealthproblemsonehas
AsiawillcontinuetodeliverstronggrowthinthemobilephonemarketduetoconstantdemandfromChinaandIndiatheworld'stwobiggestmarketsofsuchservices.HoweverevenifAsiaistheworld'slargestbroadbandmarketintermsofabsolutenumbersitlagstheUnitedStatesandEuropeinoverallpenetration接入withjust3.6outofevery100inhabitantsconnectedtothehighspeedInternettheInternationalTelecommunicationUnionITUsaidinareport.IndiaandChinacombinedhavetotalcellphone手机subscribersofabout900millionaccountingforaquarteroftheworldtotal.EverymonthIndiaadds9millionnewsubscribersandmorewhichishigherthanChinA.WehopetheexcitementwillcontinuesaidN..K.CoyalpresidentofconsultantgroupofCommunicationsandManufacturingAssociationofIndiA.ButifIndiaistheworld'sfastestgrowingmobilephonemarketwithnearly300millionsubscribersonly11millionpeopleinthecountryhaveaccesstotheInternet.WhiledevelopedmarketslikeSouthKoreaandSingaporeareamongtheworld'stop10economiesforhouseholdbroadbandaccessmostofthelowandlowermiddleincomeeconomiesintheAsiaPacificregionhavelimitedandcostlyaccesstotheInternet.DevelopingcountriesinAsiashouldspeedupplanstodevelophighspeedbroadbandInternetaccessincudingmakingspectrumavailableandcreatinginvestmentincentives刺激.Toservegrowingdemandformobiledataserviceswhichisdrivenbythingslikesmartphonesandembeddedlaptopsoperatorsarefocusingonnewwaystoimprovevalueaddedservices.WangJianzhouchairmanandCEOofChinaMobilesaidhiscompanywasbankingonthedevelopmentofnewgenerationwirelesstechnologiessuchasLongTermEvolutionLTEwhichpromisestospeedupeverythingfrommobilevideosharingtomusicdownloads.OverathirdofChinaMobileusersusetheirhandsetstolistentomusicmuchhigherthanintheUnitedStatesBritainFranceandGermany.SurelyitisAsianoperatorswhowillbeamongthefirsttousethetechnologicalpotentialofITEtranslatingitintorealworldservicesrevenues收入税收andcustomernumberssaidTourE.46.AccordingtothereportofITUinAsia________.A.thereisthelargestnumberofusersoftheInternetB.mostinhabitantshaveaccesstothehighspeedInterntC.ChinaandIndiaareingreatneedofphonesratherthanfileInternetD.thereisagrowthinthecellphoneinAsiaandIndia47.Whichcountryhasthemostcellphonesubscriberseveryday?A.ChinA.B.IndiA.C.SouthKoreA.D.SingaporE.48.ThepeculiarcharacterofLongTermEvolutionis________.A.advancedB.cheapC.highspeedD.convenient49.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninfer________.A.thetechnologyofLTEismainlyusedinthefieldoftranslatingB.thetechnologyofLTEisjustpotentialinrealityC.theuseofLTEwillbringAsianoperatorsmoreprofitsD.Asiawillleadintheapplicationoftechnology50.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.AsialeadsmobileandtheInternetgrowthbutfallsbehindtheUSandEuropeB.AsiaisintheleadinthefieldofmoderntechnologyC.AsiaisgreatlybehindwesterncountriesintechnologyD.AsialeavesEuropecountriesbehindinadvancedtechnology
Newrulesandbehaviourstandards行为规范formiddleschoolstudentscameoutinMarchMiddleschoolisgoingtouseanewwaytodecidewhothetopstudentsarE.Thebeststudentswon'tonlyhavehighmarks.Theywillalsobekidswhodon'tdye染theirhairsmokeordrink.Thefollowingaresomeofthenewrules.Tellthetruth.Haveyouevercopiedsomeoneelse'sworkinanexam?Don'tdoitagain!That'snotsomethinganhoneststudentshoulddo.Ifyouhaveplayedcomputergamesfortwohoursinyourroomdon'ttellyourparentsyouhavedonehomework.DomoreatschoolGoodstudentsloveanimalsandcareforotherpeoplE.AprilisBird-LovingMonthinChinA.Isyourschooldoinganythingtocelebrate?Youshouldjoin!Thatwayyoucanlearnmoreaboutanimalsandhowtoprotectthem.WhenmorepeopleworktogetheritmakesitmorefunforeveryonE.Haveyoueverquarreledwithyourteammateswhenyourbasketballteamlost?Onlyworkingtogethercanmakeyourteamstronger.Befriendlytothepeopleyouarewith.Trytothinkofothersnotonlyyourself.Beopentonewideas.Haveyoueverthoughtthatpeoplecouldliveonthemoon?Maybeyou'lldiscoverEarthIIsomeday.Don'tlookdownonnewideas.Everyone'sideasareimportant.YoushouldwelcomethembecausenewideasmakelifebetterforeveryonE.Protectyourself.Hassomeoneevertakenmoneyfromoneofyourclassmates?Don'tletithappentoyou.Ifyouhavetogohomelateyoushouldletyourparentsknow.UsetheInternetcarefully.TheInternetcanbeveryusefulforyourstudies.ButsomethingsontheInternetaren'tforkidssotrytolookatWebpagesthataregoodforyou.YoucanusetheWebforfunorhomework.Can'tyoufindanygoodWebsitesforchildren?Herearesome:http://kids.eastday.com.http://www.chinakids.net.comhttp://www.cycnet.com38.Theschoolnewruleswillhelpkidsbytellingthem______.A.howtheycanstudywellB.whattheyshoulddoatschoolC.whatisrightandwhatiswrongD.howtheycanprotectthemselves39.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Takecareofyourselfwhenyouareout.B.Tellthetruthevenwhenyouarewrong.C.Keepsomeanimalstoprotectthem.D.UsetheInternetbutkeepawayfrombadthings.40.Themainideaofthefourthparagraphisabout______.A.makingtheteamstrongerB.workingtogetherwithothersC.beingagoodfriendtoothersD.gettingonwellwithothers41.GoodWebsitesforchildrencan______.A.beawasteoftimeB.helpthemwiththeirstudiesC.dohomeworkforthemD.makelifeeasier42.Thepassagetellsushowto______.A.betopstudentsB.domoreatschoolC.careforothersD.usetheInternet
ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Ilookeddownonthecomputerandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedherWhatdoallyoupeopledo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’sgoodsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.There’snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackup备用computerIsaiD.Let’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They’restillflyingaren’tthey?Icouldn’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashingtonIsuggesteD.Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Iwouldn’tknowshesaidpointingatthedarkscreen.Only‘IT’knows.‘It’can’ttellmE.Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordsoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeoplewentwhitesomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.1.Thebesttitleforthearticleis_______.A.WhentheComputerIsDownB.TheMostFrighteningWordsC.TheComputeroftheAirportD.AskingtheComputer2.Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecouldsellaticket.B.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.C.Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions.D.Shecoulddonothing.3.Whydoyouthinktheyhadnotabackupcomputer?A.BecauseitwaseasydownB.BecauseitwasveryexpensivE.C.Becauseitwasnotadvancedenough.D.Becauseitwasnotasbigasthemaincomputer.4.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_______.A.amoderncomputerwon’tbedown.B.computerscantaketheplaceofhumansC.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeopleD.therewillbegreatchangesincomputers
AfederalagencyonTuesdaycalledforabanonallcellphoneusebydrivers---themostfar-reachingrecommendationuptonow—sayingitsdecisionwasbasedonadecadeofinvestigationsintodistraction-related与分散注意力有关的accidentsaswellasgrowingconcernsthatpowerfulmobiledevicesaregivingdriversevenmorereasonstolookawayfromtheroaD.AspartofitsrecommendationtheNationalTransportationSafetyBoardisurgingstatestobandriversfromusinghands-freedevicesincludingwirelessheadsets.NostatenowhasmadelawstobansuchactivitybuttheBoardsaidthatdriversfacedseriousrisksfromtalkingonwirelessheadsetsjustastheydobytakingahandoffthewheeltoholdaphonetotheirears.Howevertheconcernwasheightenedbyincreasinglypowerfulphonesthatpeoplecanusetosende-mailswatchmoviesandplaygames.EveryyearnewdevicesarebeingonsalE.shesaiD.PeopleareattractedtoupdatetheirFacebookpagetoplaymusicwithcellphoneasifsittingatadesk.Buttheyaredrivingacar.Theagencybaseditsrecommendationonevidencefromitsinvestigationofnumerouscrashesinwhichelectronicdistractionwasamajorcontributingfactor.Ms.Hersmansaidsheunderstoodthatthisrecommendationwouldbeunwelcomeinsomecirclesgiventhenumberofdriverswhotalkandtext.Butshecompareddistracteddrivingtodrunkendrivingandevensmokingwhichrequiredwholesaleculturalshiftstochangebehavior.It’sgoingtobeveryunpopularwithsomepeoplE.shesaiD.We’renotheretowinapopularitycontest.We’reheretodotherightthing.Thisisadifficultrecommendationbutit’stherightrecommendationanditistimE.Theagency’srecommendationisnotrequiredforstatestoadoptsuchaban.Anditwon’tlikelybeagreeduponbystatelawmakerswhoareunwillinglytoangerthosewhohavegrownaccustomedtousingtheirdevicebehindthewheel.Thebanalsodeservesattentionbecauseitisthefirstcallbyafederalagencytoendthepracticecompletelyratherthanthepartialbanthatsomelawmakershaveputinplacebyallowinghands-freetalking.8.Thebanonallcellphoneusebydriverswasputforward______.A.afteralongdiscussionandrecommendationB.afterabouttenyears’investigationinitC.becauseofthemostpowerfulmobiledevicesD.forthereasonofheadingawayfromtheroad9.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.electronicdistractionresultedinnumerouscrashesB.numerouscrasheswerecausedbydrunkdrivingC.electronicdistractioncontributedmuchtothebanD.therecommendationwasbasedonelectronicdistraction10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CellphoneBaninCarsB.ValuableBanforCellphonesC.DriversBanCellphonesD.CellphoneBanwhileDriving
Group–buyinginChinaModeledafterUShotwebsiteGroupon.comgroupbuyingwebsitesarenowpopularinChinA.Thesewebsitesusethepowerofgroupbuyingtogetcompetitivediscounts打折foradailydealonsomebeststufftodoseeeatandbuyinthecitiesacrossChinA.Discountsareavailablewithinjustoneclick.ZhaoleiasoftwareengineerinBeijinglovestheone-hourlunchbreakatnoonasitisthebesttimeforhimtochecktoday`sspecialathisfavoritegroupbuyingwebsites.SometimeshesearchesforgreatdealsatdirectorysitesdevotedtothenewshoppingspacE.Zhaospendsaround800yuan$117.65ongroupbuyingeverymonthmostlytobuyfoodcoupons优惠劵foreatingatsomenicerestaurantsandoccasionallytofindsomethingfuntodo.Ilovegroupbuying.InadditiontothecompetitivediscountsitoffersithelpsmegetsomethingfunexcitingandnewandsuchsurprisesgivemeareasontotrysomethingnewhesaiD.WhenhefindsareallygoodbargainhewillsendthelinktofriendsorcolleaguesthroughMSNQQore-mailorsharetheinformationatsomesocialnetworkingwebsites.IndoingsoheoftengetsacertaincutoffthepricE.Atsomesitesbuyersareinvitedtoleavenotesaboutwhattheywanttobuyandthewebsitewillconsideritifsimilarapplications申请reachacertainnumber.ThatishowZuogotherdigitalcameraafterwaitingfortwomonths.Itiscool.IwanttobuyanewdigitgalcameraformytriptoSwitzerlandthiswinterbutIneverexpectedsuchcheapprices!ZuosaiD.28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.ChinaisthefirstcountrytostartgroupbuyingB.thepriceofgroupbuyingdependsonthemarketC.youcan`tgetthebestyouneedthroughgroupbuyingD.groupbuyingisbecomingpopularinChina29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ZhaoLeihastospendabout800yuanongroupbuyingpermonth.B.ZhaoLeineversurfsatotherdirectorysitesforgroupbuying.C.ZhaoLeifindsiteasytodogroupbuying.D.ZhaoLeican`tbuyfoodcouponstoeatatanicerestaurant.30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ZhaoLei`sonlinepurchasinglifE.B.GroupbuyingC.TheUShotwebsitesD.A.newdigitalcamera31.ZhaoLeisucceededingettingacertaincutoffthepriceby__________.A.bargainingfacetofaceB.discussingwiththesellersC.providingthelinktoothersD.invitingotherstotalkabouttheprice
FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencyalert警报systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry’stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billionstextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlterandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenation’semergencyaltersystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalterthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningandaltersthroughcellphoneandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealtersystembycarriers—telecommunicationcompanies—isvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalters.Therewouldbethreetypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalterfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.36.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovalplan?A.TowarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessagE.B.TopopularizetheuseofcellphonE.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.37.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof______.A.CTLAB.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulators38.Thecarriers’participationinthesystemisdeterminedby_______.A.theUSfederalgovernmentB.mobilephoneusersC.thecarriersthemselvesD.thelawoftheUnitedStates39.Whichofthefollowingistrueofcellphoneusers?A.TheymustacceptthealertservicE.B.TheymayenjoythealertserviceforfreE.C.Theymustsendthealertstoothers.D.Theymaychoosethetypesofmessages.40.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif__________.A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccurs
Arecord1.12millionpeopletooktheannualnationalcivilserviceexam公务员考试onNov.262012areboundafterthenumberfellin2010and2011.Some1.5millionpeoplewhoregisteredforthisyear’sexampassedthequalificationassessment认定and1.12milliontooktheexamonSundayaccordingtofiguresfromtheStateAdministrationofCivilServicE.Theyarecompetingforaround20800positionsinmorethan140State-levelgovernmentagenciesandtheirlocalbranches.Thenumberofqualifiedapplicantsandthenumberofpeoplewhotooktheexamreachedanewhighin2009beforedroppinginthefollowingtwoyears.Thisyear’snumbersshowedareboundininterest.HighemploymentpressurefiercecompetitionforjobsandthechanceofastableworkinglifearethemainreasonsbehindthedemandforgovernmentpositionssaidanarticlereleasedbytheadministrationonSunday.Howevertheadministrationsaidthatsomepositionsparticularlythoseinremoteandpoorareashadfailedtoattractapplicants.WehopeourapplicantscandevotethemselvestoworkinginWestChinainremoteandless-developedregionsandinareasthatthecountryneedsthemmost.thearticlesaiD.LiYongxinpresidentofZhonggongEducationwhichoffersprivatetrainingforexamhopefulssaidthatinthepastfewyearsonlytwothirdsofapplicantsactuallytaketheexam.ButonSundaythreefourthsoftheapplicantsdidso.Theadministrationhasalsowarnedthatanyonewhocheatsintheexamwillnotbeallowedtoreapplyforfiveyears.AndpeoplewhoorganizegroupcheatingorhireghostwriterstotaketheexamwillbebannedforlifE.Someuniversitystudentswhoareineligibletotakethecivilserviceexamaretryingtotakethetestbyapplyingwithfalseinformation—inventingdegreesandworkexperiencE.ThecivilserviceexamisonlyopentouniversitygraduatesandpeoplewhohaveworkexperiencE.VariousexaminationsitesacrossChinahavecarriedoutmeasurestostopcheating.6.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.RecordNumberofHopefulsTookPartinAnnualNationalCivilServiceExamB.AnnualNationalCivilServiceExamC.ManyPeopleTookPartinExamsD.RecordNumberofHopefuls7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Notallpositionsareattractivetotheapplicants.B.Threefourthsoftheapplicantstooktheexamthisyear.C.Anyonewhocheatsintheexamwillnotbeallowedtoreapplyforfiveyears.D.Thenumberofthepeopletakingpartinannualnationalcivilserviceexamhasbeenincreasingforthreeyears.8.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.RisE.B.FallC.Riseagainafterafall..D.NochangE.9.Howmanypeoplewhopassedthequalificationassessmentdidn’ttaketheexamthisyear?A.About380000.B.About1500000.C.1120000.D.38000.10.Whatisnotamongthemainreasonsbehindthedemandforgovernmentpositions?A.HighemploymentpressurE.B.ThedesiretoservepeoplE.C.Fiercecompetitionforjobs.D.ThechanceofastableworkinglifE.
【1】Blogs博客arebecominganotherwayinwhichpeoplecanshareinformationwithothersorwritedownatopicthatintereststhem.Howeverkeepingasuccessfulblogrequiressomethoughts.【2】AsuccessfulblogismainlytalkingaboutonespecifictopicsuchasgardeningpuzzlesandItaliancooking.Regardlessofwhattheblogwriterisgoingtowriteaboutitisimportanttorememberthetopicandsticktoit.Otherwiseitgetsveryeasytostray偏离fromthetopicwhichmaycausereaderstoloseinterestintheblog.Whentheblogwriterdecidesonablogtopicthetopicshouldbefocusedenoughsothattheblogcanbeorganizedeasilyandbroadenoughsothatthewriterwon’tquicklyrunoutofideasforblogposts.Forexamplecreatingablogaboutpreventingweedsinflowergardensincoldclimatesistoonarrowofatopic;eventuallythewriterwillrunoutofideasforpostsandtheaudiencesforthistopicaresmall.Howevercreatingablogtodiscusspreventingweedsindifferentkindsofgardensisnarrowenoughtobeorganizedbutbroadenoughtomakesureitislongandcanattractalotofaudiences.【3】TherearemanywebsitesthatwillhostblogsforfreesuchasGoogle’sBloggerPlatformWordpressandTumblr.Thesewebsitesofferfreehostingorchargeasmallfeepermonthorannuallytohaveawriter’sbloghosteD.【4】Onceawritersetsupablogitisimportanttomaintainandpromoteit.Writersshouldmakesuretheyupdatetheirblogsfrequentlyenoughtokeepinformationup-to-dateandtokeepreadersinteresteD.Notupdatingtheblogveryoftencancausereaderstoloseinterestorforgetthatthewriter’ssiteevenexists.Promotingablogcanbeadifficulttask.PostingnewblogpostsonsitessuchasTwitterandFacebookcanhelpattractnewreaders.【5】BloggingcanbeafunactivityforthosewholiketowriteandwanttosharetheirknowledgeofaspecifictopiC.Despitebeingalotofworkbloggingcanhelpwritersbuildanonlinepresenceandpossiblyopendoorstonewopportunitiesaswell.76.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?nomorethan8words77.Howcanablogwriteravoidrunningoutofideasforposts?nomorethan12words78.Listoneoftheimportartwaystokeepasuccessfulblognoworethan5words79.Whatwebsitesarementionedthathostblossforfreeinthepassage?nomorethan5words80.Whatisthepossiblebenefitofbloggingtoitswriters?nomorethan10words
IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagethebettertheeffectis.AteamledbyDr.AndreaMichellefromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupofearlybilingualswhohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguagE.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencewas.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasreachedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.HavingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexiblehesaiD.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetween2and34.ReadingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltesteD.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworldexplainedthescientists.9.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.findingsthatlanguagelearningcanhelpbrainpowerC.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageD.languagelearningandmathsstudy10.Thelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphisintendedto______.A.saylanguagelearningisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhesheislearningalanguageC.showtheimportanceofusingitwhenyoulearnalanguageD.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell11.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat______.A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime12.Theunderlinedwordbilingualsprobablymeans_______.A.researchersonlanguagelearningB.peoplewhoaregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC.peoplewhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.activelanguagelearners
OralEnglishalsoknownasspokenEnglishistheformofEnglishthatisusedwhenpeoplearespeakingtooneanother.StudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageoftenfeeluncomfortableusingoralEnglishbecausetheyfearthattheywillnotbeunderstood.ItisimportantthatapersonwhoislearningtospeakEnglishpracticeusingthelanguage.71ListeningisimportanttolearningspokenEnglish.72Payattentiontoconversationsthathappenaroundyouwhileyouareshopping.Watchthenewseveryeveningwhileyouhavesupper.PartoflearningspokenEnglishisinunderstandinghowEnglishwordsareformed.WatchthemouthsandtonguesofnativeEnglishspeakerscarefully.73Noticehowthelipsformcertainsounds.Imitate模仿whatyousee.Rentmoviesovertheweekend.Trytofollowthestorylineofcomedyshows.74NothavingtorespondinEnglishletsyouconcentrateonsimplyunderstandingwhatisbeingsaid.UnderstandinghowEnglishisusedinconversationwillhelpyoutobettercommunicateinthelanguage.75Whenyouarereadingpaymoreattentiontothecorrectpronunciationofthewordsyouarereadingratherthancomprehensionofeachword.Readeasybooksthatwerewrittenforchildren.Readingsimplebookstakesawaythefrustrationofsoundingouthardwords.A.Readoutloudfortwentytothirtyminuteseveryday.B.ListentoEnglishradiowhilegettingreadyinthemorning.C.Observehowmuchthemouthisopenedtosaycertainwords.D.FindafriendorteacherwhoiswillingtohelpyoulearnEnglish.E.Repeattheconversationsseveraltimestoincreaseyourspeakingspeed.F.WatchingTVshowsandmoviesallowsyoutohearEnglishusedinconversation.G.ThemoreapersonpracticeshisorherskillsthemoreeasilyspeakingEnglishwillbecome.
PeoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorareformeD.ItisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnotorwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitivE.Socialscientistsareofcourseextremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehavior.TherearenoclearanswersyetbuttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedevelopeD.Asonemightexpectthetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromeachotherandthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenconvenientlyreferredtoasnatureandnurture.Thosewhosupportthenaturesideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittleifanythingtodowithourabilitiescharacteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextremethistheorystatesthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchagreatdegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts本能.Proponentsofthenurturetheoryorastheyareoftencalledbehavioristsclaimthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.A.behavioristB.F.Skinnerseeshumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Thebehaviorists'viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistiC.Theystatethatlikemachineshumansrespondtoenvironmentalstimuli刺激asthebasisoftheirbehavior.Sociallyandpoliticallytheconsequencesofthesetwotheoriesarefar-reaching.IntheUSforexampleblacksoftenscorebelowwhitesonstandardizedintelligencetests.Thisleadssomenatureproponentstoconcludethatblacksaregeneticallylowerinstatusthanwhites.Behavioristsonthecontrarysaythatthedifferencesinscoresareduetothefactthatblacksareoftenrobbedofmanyoftheeducationalandotherenvironmentaladvantagesthatwhitesenjoyandthatasaresulttheydonotdevelopthesameresponsesthatwhitesdo.Neitherofthesetheoriescanyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Infactitisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremesandthatthecontroversywillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.【小题1】Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith________.A.relationbetweenpersonalityandbehaviorB.relationbetweenbehaviorandenvironmentC.differentaccountsofpatternsofhumanbehaviorD.differenttheoriesoftheformationofhumanbehavior【小题2】TheunderlinedwordproponentsinParagraph2means________.A.creatorsB.advisorsC.advocatesD.judges【小题3】InParagraph5theauthormainlywritesabout________.A.theconsiderableinfluenceofthetwotheoriesB.differencesbetweentheblacksandwhitesC.racialdiscriminationintheUnitedStatesD.differentrespondstointelligencetests【小题4】What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tocallourattentiontothechangesofhumanbehavior.B.TourgescientiststodomoreresearchinsocialsciencE.C.Togiveusadetailedexplanationofhumanbehavior.D.TopresentanargumentinthefieldofsocialsciencE.
AutumnmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.Italldependsonyourpersonality.saidBritishnaturalistRichardMabey.PersonalityshapesyourviewoftheseasonhesaiD.Youmayseeitasafading-awayapacking-up结束orasatimeofpackinginanothersense---theexcitedgatheringofresourcesbeforealongjourney.IfthisistrueperhapsittellsusalittleaboutforinstanceThomasHoodthe19thCenturyEnglishpoet.AboutNovemberhewrote:NowarmthnocheerfulnessnohealthfuleaseNoshadenoshinenobutterfliesnobeesNovember!OntheotherhandanotherEnglishpoetJohnKeatsalreadysensinghewasseriouslyillwasinspiredbyalateSeptemberdaytopenoneofthemostfamouspoemsintheEnglishlanguageToAutumn.Hewrotetoafriendafterwardsthattherewassomethingcomfortingandhealingaboutit.AccordingtoRichardMabeyKeatshasthebiologicalevidenceonhissidE.Autumnisnotatimeofslowingdownbutatimeofnewbeginningsandgreatmovementsofcreatures.ForexamplejustatthemomentthatKeats'sgatheringswallowsinToAutumnaredepartingforAfricamillionsofcreaturesarefleeingfromthefrozennorthlikeIcelandGreenlandandRussiatowinteralongtheeastandsouthcoastsofBritain.Accordingtoscientistsbeforefallingtheleavestransfertheirchlorophyll叶绿素andcarbohydrates碳水化合物intothewoodypartsofthetreeforsafe-keepingoverwinter.Whatremainsarethenaturalantioxidants防老剂intheleaves:theyellowandorangecarotenoids类胡萝卜素andanotherprotectivechemicalspeciallyproducedforautumnthebright-redanthocyanin花青素.Highcolorisnotasignalofdeterioration退化anddeclinebutofdetox排毒的abilityandgoodhealth.AcenturyafterKeatstheAmericanpoetLorenEiseleywroteinhisjournal:Supposewesawourselvesburninglikemaplesinagoldenautumn.Andthatwecouldbreakuplikeautumnleavesdroppingtheirsubstancelikechlorophyll.Wouldnotourattitudetowardsdeathbedifferent?51.FromThomasHood’spoemwemayinferthat_______.A.hesufferedalotfromcoldNovemberB.hemissedtheshiningsummerdaysverymuchC.hehadanegativeattitudetowardsautumnD.heenjoyedbutterfliesandbeesverymuch52.Inautumnleavesturnyellowbeforefallingbecause______.A.theycan’tbearthefreezingB.theycan’tgetenoughwaterfromthewoodpartC.chlorophyllandcarbohydrateshavebeenlostthroughleavesD.chlorophyllandcarbohydrateshavecomebacktothewoodpart53.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.autumnhasdifferentfacesindifferentpeople’seyesB.JohnKeatswasagoodbiologistaswellasapoetC.allcreaturesmovefromthecoldnorthtoBritainforwinterD.Thethreepoetswereonlyknownfortheirpoemsaboutautumn54.WhichwordcanbestdescribeLorenEiseley’sattitudetowardsautumn?A.FearfulB.OptimisticC.DoubtfulD.RealistiC.55.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Mancanneverlivelongjustasleavesmustleavethetreeannually.B.Manisdifferentfromautumnleaveswhichwillcomeagainthenextspring.C.Manshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsdeathquitedifferentfromautumnleaves.D.ManshouldtreatdeathcalmlyjustlikeautumnleavesfalltothegrounD.
YoumaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorridE.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGrayPhDoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaUShasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.HeisknownastheElevatorGuy.Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette礼仪issortofodd奇怪的GraytoldtheBBC.They[elevators]aresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.IfsomeoneelsecomesinwemayhavetomovE.AndhereaccordingtoGrayliftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserveD.Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealiftyoucandowhateveryouwant–it’syourownlittlebox.Iftherearetwoofyouyougointodifferentcornersstandingdiagonally对角线地acrossfromeachothertocreatedistancE.WhenathirdpersonentersyouwillunconsciouslyformatrianglE.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquarewithsomeoneineverycorner.A.fifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddlE.Newentrantstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively.Onceinformostpeopletheruleissimple–lookdownorlookatyourphonE.Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?Youdon’thaveenoughspaceProfessorBabetteRennebergaclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlintoldtheBBC.Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeoplewehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.Insuchasmallenclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeconstrued理解asthreateningorodD.TheeasiestwaytodothisistoavoideyecontactshesaiD.61.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_____.A.remindustoenjoyourselvesintheelevatorB.shareaninterestingbutawkwardelevatorrideC.tellussomeunwrittenrulesofelevatoretiquetteD.analyzewhatmakespeoplefeelawkwardinanelevator62.AccordingtoGraywhenpeopleenteranelevatortheyusually_____.A.turnaroundandgreetoneanotherB.lookaroundorexaminetheirphoneC.makeeyecontactwiththoseintheelevatorD.trytokeepadistancefromotherpeople63.Whichofthefollowingdescribeshowpeopleusuallystandwhenthereareatleasttwopeopleinanelevator?Thepointinthechartreferstooneperson.64.TheunderlinedphrasesizeupinParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.judgeB.ignoreC.putupwithD.makethebestof65.Accordingtothearticlepeoplefeelawkwardinliftsbecauseof_____.A.someone’soddbehaviorsB.thelackofspaceC.theirunfamiliaritywithoneanotherD.theireyecontactwithoneanother
EdwardWilsonisAmerica'sifnottheworld'sleadingnaturalist.InTheFutureofLifehetakesusonatouroftheworld'snaturalresources.Howaretheyused?Whathasbeenlost?Whatremainsandisitabletocontinuewiththepresentspeedofuse?Wilsonalsopointsouttheneedtounderstandfullythebiodiversity生物多样性ofourearth.AttheendofthebookWilsondiscussestheimportanceofhumanvaluesinconsideringtheenvironment.Ifyouaretocontinuetoliveontheearthyoumayaswellreadandactontheideasinthisbook.32.WelearnfromthetextthatWilsoncaresmostabout.A.theenvironmentforplantsB.thebiodiversityofourearthC.thewasteofnaturalresourcesD.theimportanceofhumanvalues33.Howmanyspeciesaremostimportanttoourpresentfoodsupply?A.TwentyB.EightyC.OnehundredD.Tenthousand34.Wilsonsuggeststhatonewaytokeepbiodiversityisto.A.learnhowtofarmscientificallyB.buildshomesforsomedyingspeciesC.makesitclearwhattoeatD.usemorespeciesforfood35.WecaninferthatthetextisA.descriptionofnaturalresourcesB.aresearchreportC.abookreviewD.anintroductiontoascientist
ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.AttheageofsixmonthsshewasacquiredalongwithhersisterbyJohnAshleyawealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.ShebecameknownasMumbetorMumBett.Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.OnedayAshley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspadE.MumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinsteaD.Furioussheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturnMumbetconsultedalawyerTheodoreSedgewick.WithhishelpMumbetsued起诉forherfreedom.WhileservingtheAshleysMumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequalthenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.EventuallyMumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.StrangelyenoughafterthetrialtheAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployeE.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants后裔.Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBoisoneofthefounderoftheNAACPandanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburieD.Itreadsinpart:Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwriteyetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.66.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?A.ShewasbornaslaveB.ShewasaslaveholderC.ShehadafamoussisterD.Shewasbornintoarichfamily67.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys?A.ShefoundanemployerB.ShewantedtobealawyerC.ShewashitandgotangryD.Shehadtotakecareofhersister68.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconsititution?A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’ordersB.SheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhitesC.HowtobeagoodservantD.Howtoapplyforajob69.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial?A.ShechosetoworkforalawyerB.ShefoundtheNAACPC.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleysD.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren
monphraseslikenopainsnogainsgivetheimpressionthatweoughttobesufferingwhilewestudy.It’salmostasthoughtheonlywaytoknowifwe’reputtinginenoughworkisthesenseofhardshipwebear.Whenwehaven’ttakenthetimetoeupwithanotherideaallweknowhowtodoisshutourselvesinaroomwithabook.It’snosurprisethatwefindrevisionboringanddifficult.Justaschildrenlearnfromplayingwecanlearnfromdoingoratleastfromstudytechniquesthatinterestusratherthanmakeusswitchoff.Shuttingyourselfawaycanmakeyoulearntohatestudying.Thisleadstoasituationwhereinsteadofbeingabletoconcentrateonyourworkyouaretroubledbyhowunfairitisthatyoumuststudy.Whenyouhateyourworkit’sverydifficulttomakeyourselfstarorapproachitwithanykindofstructureorenthusiasm.Thiscanbepartofaviciouscycle恶性循环thattrapsyouintoineffectiverevisionyourpoorprogressfuellingfurtherannoyancE.Justbeingaroundotherpeoplereallyhelpsfightagainstfeelingsoflonelinessandthankfullyit’sperfectlypossibletoworkinthepanyofotherpeoplE.Wejustneedtolearnhowtodealwithdistractions使人分心的事物.It’snotnecessarytoavoidallpanyjustidle懒散的pany.StudyinginthesameroomassomeonewhoisironingorworkingoutisperfectlypossiblE.PeoplewhoareboredandlookingtobedistractedhoweverareterribletoworkarounD.Theyconstantlytrytokeepothersinconversation.It’salsoagoodideatoavoidthepanyofpeopleinvolvedinactivitiesthatyouwouldratherbedoingthanstudying.Workingwhilesittingnexttosomeoneplayingvideogamesismuchmorelikelytoendwithanewhighscorethanaproductivefewhoursofrevision.Ifbeingaroundothersmeansworkinginanoisyenvironmentapairofheadphonesandsomebackgroundmusiccanblockoutevennoisychildren.Theyalsoactasapsychologicalbarriersothatpeoplethinktwicebeforeinterruptingyou.Whenyou’restudyingforabigexamitseemslikeyourwholelifeistakenupwithstudy.Friendsandfamilycanlessenfeelingsofisolation孤立.Andconnectingwithotherpeoplemakesushappysoit’simportantnottogivethatupandtomakesurethatwetakethetimetosocializE.50.Theauthormightbelievethatthephrasenopainsnogains______.A.bestdescribeshowtostudywellB.makespeopletreatstudyasahabitC.encouragespeopletolearnstepbystepD.isnotagoodinspirationalphraseforstudy51.Whichsayingaboutstudymighttheauthorprefer?A.Thereisnoroyalroadtolearning.B.It’sbettertoworkbehindcloseddoor.C.A.positivemotivationleadstogoodstudyresults.D.Hewhoisashamedofaskingisashamedoflearning.52.Whichmightleadtoaneffectivestudybasedonthistext?A.A.correctgoal.B.A.goodteacher.C.A.favorableinterest.D.A.hardtask.53.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph7impliesthat______.A.playingvideogamesishelpfulforaneffectivestudyB.oneshouldn’tletavideoplayertobehis/herpanyC.oneshouldstudyfromcertainactivitiesthathe/sheisinterestedinD.themoretimeonespendsinplayinggamesthehighermarkshe/shewillget54.Ifyouarestudyinginanoisyenvironmentyou’dbetter______.A.giveindicationofnotwantingtobeinterruptedB.giveupothers’panyatoneC.thinktwicebeforetakinganyactionD.forceyourselftobeaccustomedtotheenvironment
Athenswillwelcomethe2004OlympicGameswithopenarms.NotonlywilltheGamesbereturningtotheirbirthplacebutthey’llalsobeenteringanewperiodofOlympichistory.TheInternationalOlympicCommitteeIOChasbeenlookingforwaystomaketheworld’slargestsportingeventabitsmallerandeasierforcitiestohost.MexicoistheonlyLatinAmericannationtohavehostedtheOlympics.AndthegameshaveneverbeenheldinAfricA.Itcostswellover$4billionthosttheOlympicGames.AndthisisstoppingmanypoorercountriesfromtryingtowinthebiD.CitiesinAfricaandLatinAmericawithgreatsocialandmoneyproblemscannotevenbegintomakethebiD.SotheIOChassuggested117waystomaketheGamessmallerandeasierforcitiesacrosstheworlD.Theseideasaretobeputintopracticesoon---maybeintimefortheBeijing2008Olympics.TheIOCwantstosaveupto$400million.Thesuggestionsincludelimitingthenumberofsportsto28andthenumberofathletesto10500.Imagineabuswith28seatsandsomesportsneedtogetofftogivetheirplacestoothersportssaidanIOCofficial.Sportsthatmightnotappearinthe2008BeijingOlympicGamesincludedbaseballsoftballandthemodernpentathlon五项全能shootingfencinghorsejumpingswimmingandrunning.WethinkthattheOlympicGameshavetobemadesmallerandthelesscostlysothattheycanbeorganizedbyallcontinentsandsubcontinents次大陆saidIOCpresidentJacquesRoggE.OurdreamisthatacontinentsuchasAfricawillbeabletoorganizetheOlympicGames.36.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheOlympicGameshavetobemadesmallerandlesscostlyB.TheOlympicGameshavetoincreasethenumberofsports.C.TheOlympicgameshavetoincreasethenumberofathletes.D.TheOlympicGameshavetoenlargetheirglobalattraction.37.FromthepassagewecanknowthattheOlympicshavebeenheldinfourcontinentsEXCEPT____________.A.AsiaB.AmericaC.EuropeD.Africa38.Theeventswhicharemostprobablylimitedinclude______accordingtothepassagE.A.basketballbaseballandfootballB.baseballsoftballandvolleyballC.softballbaseballandthemodernpentathlonD.softballfencingandpentathlon39.Thepurposeofwritingthearticleisto______.A.thinkhighlyoftheAthensOlympicGamesB.makemanypoorercountriesbeabletoorganizetheOlympics.C.increasetheeventsoftheAthensOlympicGamesD.makeAthensenteranewperiodofOlympichistory
TheHearstCastleHearstCastleisaparkonthecentralCaliforniacoastandaNationalHistoricLandmark.ItwasdesignedbyJuliaMorganforWilliamRandolphHearstfrom1919until1947.In1957theownerdonatedthefortunetothestateofCaliforniA.Sincethattimeithasbeenastatehistoricparkwhereitslargecollectionofartandantiquesareopenforpublictours.Despiteitslocationfarfromanyurbancenterthesiteattractsroughlyonemillionvisitorsperyear.GuidedTours•TourOneisrecommendedforfirsttimevisitors.ItnowincludesthemovieHearstCastle:BuildingtheDream.•TourTwogivesvisitorsacloserlookatthemainhouse'supperfloorsMr.Hearst'sprivatesuitethelibrariesandthekitchen.•TourThreelooksattheCastle'sNorthWingguestroomsandguesthouseCasaDelMontE.•TourFourincludestheimpressivegardensandgroundsthelargestguesthousethewinebasementandtheHiddenTerracE.•TheeveningtourisaspecialtourthatallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasoneoftheHearst'sownvisitorsmighthavE.TicketPricesHearstCastleacceptsVISAMasterCardAmericanExpressandDiscover.Freedayuseparkingisavailableforautomobilesmotorcyclestourbusesandrecreationalvehicles.ToursAdultAges6-17ToursAdultAged6--17Tour1$24$12Tours23or4$24$12Eveningtour$30$15*Childrenunder6arefreewhenaccompaniedbyapayingadult.Reservation预订InformationWhileticketsmaybepurchasedattheVisitorCenteruponarrivaltourreservationscanbemadeonlinenoworbycalling1-800-444-4445seebelowfortimes.ReservationCallCenterHoursDatesMonday-FridaySaturday-SundayMarch-September8amto6pm8amto6pmOctober-February9amto5pm9amto3pmVisitwww.hearstcastlE.orgformoreinformation.28.WhodoestheHearstCastlebelongtoatpresent?A.WilliamRandolphHearst.B.JuliaMorgan.C.TheHearstCorporation.D.ThestateofCaliforniA.29.Ifyouarequiteinterestedinwinewhichtourwillyouchoose?A.TourOnE.B.TourTwo.C.TourThreE.D.TourFour.30.IfacoupletakeTourOnewiththeir5-year-oldsonhowmuchwilltheypayforthetickets?A.36.B.48C.60.D.75.31.Whichofthefollowingistheavailabletimetobookticketsbyphone?A.At8amonMondayinFebruary.B.At9amonSundayinMarch.C.At7pmonFridayinSeptember.D.At6pmonSaturdayinOctober.
TheiPhonetheiPadeachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafashion.Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletteri—andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer—whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet—adoptedthetitlein2008.A.lovelybear—popularintheUSandUK—thatplaysmusicandvideoiscallediTeddy.A.slimmed-downversionofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwaslaunchedlastweekunderthenamei.Ingeneralsingle-letterprefixeshavebeenpopularsincethe1990swhentermssuchase-mailande-commercefirstcameintousE.MostiproductsaretargetedatyoungpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’siit’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablenamE.Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletteri.Whynotuseaborcinstead?AccordingtoTonyThorneheadoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollegeLondoniworksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleusesinooneknowswhetheritmeansInternetinformationindividualorinteractiveThornetoldBBCMagazines.EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPoditseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinitionhesays.HoweverthankstoApplethetermisnowassociatedwithportability轻便.addsThornE.ClearlytheletterialsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneedsandwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.AlongwithGoogleandblogreadersofBBCMagazinesvotediasoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecadE.Butashistoryshowspeoplegrowtiredoffads一时的狂热.Fromthe1900sto1990sproductswith2000intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasassociatedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.HoweverasweenteredthenewcenturythetrendeventuallydisappeareD.72.PeopleuseiPlayerto______.A.listentomusicB.makeacallC.watchTVprogramsonlineD.playcomputergames73.WecaninferthattheIndependent’siisaimedat______.A.fashionablewomenB.youngreadersC.oldreadersD.engineers74.Nowadaystheitermoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare______.A.environmentallyfriendlyB.advancedC.recyclableD.portable75.Thewritersuggeststhat______.A.thepopularityofiproductsmaynotlastlongB.iproductsareoftenofhighqualityC.iTeddyisalivebearpopularintheUSandUKD.theletterbreplacesletteritonametheproducts
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