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Acancer-strickenBritishteenagegirlsaidThursdayshehadbeenmovedbymessagesofsupportfromaroundtheworldafterwritinganonlineBucketListofthingsshewantedtodobeforedying.AlicePynel5createdanInternetbloginwhichshedescribedherfightagainstacancerofthewhitebloodcells.I’vebeenfightingcancerforalmostfouryearsandnowIknowthatthecancerisgainingonmeanditdoesn’tlooklikeI’mgoingtowinthisoneshewrotE.Forherlisttheteenagertookinspirationfromthe2007filmTheBucketListinwhichtwomenwhoarebadlyilldrawupalistofthingstheywishtodobeforetheydiE.Onherlistatthesitewww.alicepynE.blogspot.comshehasincludedmakingeveryonesignuptobeabonemarrowdonor骨髓捐赠者swimmingwithsharksmeetingboybandTakeThatandgettingapurpleiPadcomputer.MessagesofsupportandoffersofhelpquicklyfloodedherwebpageanditbecameoneofthemosttalkedaboutsubjectsonTwitter.OhdearandIthoughtthatIwasjustdoingalittleblogforafewfriends!shewroteafterhersiteattractedhugeattention.ThankyousomuchforallyourlovelymessagestomE.PynewholiveswithherfamilyinthenorthwestEnglishtownofUlverstonrevealedthemanagementofTakeThathadarrangedforhertoseethebandafterreadingherblog.A.groupoflocallawmakershavealsojoinedforceswiththeAnthonybloodcancercharitytoencouragepeopletojoinitsstemcellregister.12.WhathappenedafterAlicePynewroteherBucketList?A.Peoplearoundtheworldsentmessagestosupporther.B.PeoplesentgiftstoherfromallovertheworlD.C.Alotofpeopleofferedtodonatebonemarrowtoher.D.Themediacalledonpeopletohelpher.13.AlicePynewroteherBucketListto.A.catchpeople’sattentionB.saygoodbyetoafewfriendsC.givecomforttotwoterminallyillmenD.expressherlastfewwishes14.ItcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthatAlicePyne.A.isunawareofherownconditionsB.isverysadtoknowthatshewilldieC.iscalmtoknowthatdeathisapproachingD.isstillquiteconfidentinfightingagainstcancer15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTonAlicePyne’sBucketList?A.Toaskpeopletodonatebonemarrow.B.Togetacoolcomputer.C.Toswimwithsharks.D.Tomeetaboy.
Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke唤起anemotionavisualimageacomplexideaorasimpletruth.LanguageisthetoolofmytradE.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCaliforniaI’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.LikeothersIhavedescribedittopeopleasbrokenEnglish.ButIfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthanbrokenasifitweredamagedandneededtobefixedasifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsusedlimitedEnglishforexamplE.Buttheyseemjustasbadasifeverythingislimitedincludingpeople’sperceptions认识ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.IknowthisforafactbecausewhenIwasgrowingupmymother’slimitedEnglishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatisbecausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstoresatbanksandatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriouslydidnotgivehergoodservicepretendednottounderstandherorevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotodayIbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:theEnglishsheusedwithmewhichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedasbrokenandwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChineseherinternal内在的languageandforthatIsoughttopreservetheessencebutneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructurE.Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow:herintentionherfeelingstherhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.28.BysayingLanguageisthetoolofmytradetheauthormeansthat______.A.sheisawriterbyprofessionB.sheisfascinatedbylanguagesC.sheworksasatranslatorD.sheusesEnglishinforeigntrade29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A.AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.B.BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.C.Theauthor’motherhadpositiveinfluenceonher.D.Theauthor’smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.30.Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother’sEnglishis_____.A.wellstructuredB.richinmeaningC.intheoldstyleD.easytotranslate31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theauthor’smisunderstandingoflimitedEnglish.B.Thelimitationoftheauthor’sperceptionofhermother.C.Thechangesoftheauthor’sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.D.Theauthor’sexperiencesofusingbrokenEnglish.
BeforeIstudiedpsychologyIusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurreD.WhileIwasrightaboutthatIdiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajokE.Whensomeonelaughsatajoketherewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonstherearethemorepowerfulthejokewillbE.Iwasattendingastand-upcomedyshowinEgyptandwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreetseveryonelaughedtheirheartsout.Themainreasonthosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn’tonlyfunnyitalsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatispeoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeelandthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactorsthemorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexampleifyouenvyoneofyourfriendsandsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyandatthesametimemakesyourfriendseemstupidthenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren’tjealousofhim.Inshortwedon’tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejokE.Istronglydiscouragemakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson’semotionshewillcertainlylikeitalot.32.Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychology?A.OnlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaughB.Manyfactorsleadtopeoplelaughing.C.FunnythingscanmakepeoplelaughD.Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.33.Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?A.Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.B.Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.C.Theycouldfeelthepedestrians’happiness.D.Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbelittlingprobablymean?A.AnnoyB.BlameC.LookdownonD.Makeupto35.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?
ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.Inrecentyearsmanywritershavebeguntospeakofthe‘declineofclass’and‘classlesssociety’inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.A.recentwide-rangingstudyofpubicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinaparticularclass;73percentagreeedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety.;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.ThusclassmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobviousyetitremainsanimprtantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson’sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.A.studyofBritishaccentsduringthe1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoicE.Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounds‘educated’and‘soft’.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudyontheotherhandwereregional地区的cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas‘common’and‘ugly’.HoweverasimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudicE.Inrecentyearshoweveryounguppermidder-classpeopleinLondonhavebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccentsinordertohidetheirclassorigins.ThisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticeD.Howeverthe1995popsong‘CommonPeople’putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay‘wanttolivelikecommonpeople’theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworkingclasslifE.26.A.recentstudyofpubicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain_________.A.itistimetoendclassdistinctionB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.itiseasytorecogniseaperson’sclassD.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent27.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.varietyB.divisionC.authorityD.qualification28.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.A.regionalB.educatedC.prejudicedD.unattractive29.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.A.havealongtraditionB.arebasedonregionalstatusC.aresharedbytheAmericansD.havechangedinrecentyears30.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Themiddleclassisexpanding.B.A.person’saccentreflectshisclass.C.ClassisakeypartofBritishsociety.D.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.
Therearefourmainareaswhenitcomestoyourdog’sbodylanguage—hisearsandfaceeyesnoseandtail.Ifyoupayattentiontothosethingsyou’llfindyouareabletoeasilyunderstandhowyourdogisfeeling.EarsandfaceTheheadofadogismoreexpressivethanyouthink.Ifyousayawordthatherecognizeslikehisnameorsomethingyousayoftenhisearswillgetup.Hismouthisanothergoodinstruction.A.mouththatiswideopentopant喘气withsomesoundsuggeststhatthedogishappy—somepeopleevensaywhenadogispantingheislaughingashecoolshimself.A.tonguestickingoutsuggeststhatthedogisinagoodmooD.EyesToadogpurpleandbluearebothseenasshadesofbluE.Redisseenasblackordarkgrey.Orangeyellowandgreenareseenasvariousshadesofyellow.ThismeansthattoadogbrightorangetoysarethesameyellowshadE.Ifyouwantyourdogtoclearlyseehistoysinthegreengrassyou’dbettergivethedogbluetoys;ifyouhaveorangeyelloworgreentoysthedogwillbeabletofindthemwithhisnosE.NoseAdogcanbothsniffandbreathethroughhisnosE.Breathingisforairbutwhendogssniffwithshortbreathstheyareactuallyfollowingsomescents气味withhiskeen灵敏的nosE.Whenadogisoverheatedhissenseofsmellisreducedbyasmuchas40percentandheusestheairtocoolhimselfratherthanforsmelling.Puppies’nosescanhelpfindtheirmotherwhentheireyesandearsarecloseD.Thefunctionwilldisappearbythetimetheyareadults.TailLastlyyouneedtopayattentiontoyourdog’stailbecauseitshowswhatheisthinkingandfeeling.A.dogthatisinagoodmoodwillhaveatailthatseemstobegoingamileaminute—waggingandexciteD.Howeveranangryorfrighteneddogwillhavehistailbetweenhislegs.21.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraphisto_____.A.adviseyoutolookafteryourdogB.introducethetopicofthepassageC.explainwhatisbodylanguageD.callonanyonetoprotectdogs22.Whenyourdogfeelshappyhewill_____.A.keephismouthwideopensoundlesslyB.barkallthetimeinfrontofyouC.openhismouthtobreathewithsomesoundD.keephistonguestickingoutA.abB.cdC.adD.bc23.Whydoesyourdogusehisnosewhenlookingfororangeyelloworgreentoysinthegrass?A.Becausehewantstoshowhowkeenhisnoseis.B.Becausehisnoseiskeenerthanhiseyesintheopenair.C.Becausehecan’ttellthedifferencebetweentoysandgrass.D.Becausethesecolorsareallshadesofyellowinhiseyes.24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelasttwopartsNoseandTail?A.Adultdogscan’tusetheirnosetofindtheirmothers.B.Whenadogfeelstoohothewilllosehissenseofsmell.C.DogsoftensniffwithshortbreathswhentheyfeelsaD.D.A.dog’stailcan’tshowhisfeelingsunlessheisfrighteneD.
Deathisnaturalbutdoyouhaveanyideaoftheprocessofdying?Modernscientistsdividetheprocessofdyingintotwophases---clinicalortemporarydeathandbiologicaldeath.ClinicaldeathoccurswhenthevitalorganssuchastheheartorlungshaveceasedtofunctionbuthavenotsufferedpermanentdamagE.Theorganismcanstillberevived复活.Biologicaldeathoccurswhenchangesintheorganismleadtothebreakingupofvitalcellsandtissues.Deathisthenunchangeableandfinal.Scientistshavebeenseekingawaytoprolongtheperiodofclinicaldeathsothattheorganismcanremainalivebeforebiologicaldeathoccurs.Thebestmethoddevelopedsofarinvolvescoolingoftheorganismcombinedwithnarcoticsleep.Byslowingdownthebody’smetabolism新陈代谢coolingdelaystheprocessesleadingtobiologicaldeath.Toillustratehowthisworksscientistsperformedanexperimentonasix-year-oldfemalemonkeycalledKetA.ThescientistputKetatosleepwithanarcotiC.Thentheysurroundedherbodywithice-bagsandbegancheckingherbodytemperaturE.Whenithaddroppedto28degreesthescientistsbegandrainingbloodfromanartery.Themonkey’sbloodpressuredecreasedandanhourlaterboththeheartandbreathingstopped:clinicaldeathsetin.FortwentyminutesKetaremainedinthisstatE.Hertemperaturedroppedto22degrees.Atthispointthescientistspumpedbloodintoanarteryinthedirectionoftheheartandstartedartificialbreathing.AftertwominutesKeta’sheartbecameactiveoncemorE.Afterfifteenminutesspontaneous自发的breathingbeganandafterfourhoursKetaopenedhereyesandliftedherheaD.AftersixhourswhenthescientiststriedtogiveherapenicillininjectionKetaseizedthesyringeandranwithitaroundtheroom.Herbehaviordifferedlittlefromthatofahealthyanimal.24.Forapersonwhosuffersfromtheclinicaldeath_________.A.hismostimportantorgansaredamageD.B.hestillhasthepossibilityofgettingbacktolifE.C.hecannotavoidfinaldeath.D.heisstillverymuchalive25.Scientiststrytomakethetimeofclinicaldeathlongerinorderto__________.A.slowdownthebody’smetabolism.B.bringvitalcellsandtissuesbacktoactivelifE.C.cooltheorganism.D.delaythecomingofbiologicaldeath.26.HowdidthescientistsputKetaintoclinicaldeath?A.ByputtinghertosleeploweringhertemperatureanddrainingherblooD.B.Bysurroundingherbodywithice-bagsanddrainingherblooD.C.Bylowingherbloodpressureandstoppingherheartfrombeating.D.Bydrainingherbloodloweringherbloodpressureandstoppingherbreathing.27.Allofthefollowingindicatethatthemonkeyhasalmostrestoredtoheroriginalphysicalstateexceptthefactthat__________.A.herheartbeatagain.B.sheregainedhernormalbreath.C.sherejectedapenicillininjection.D.sheactedaslivelyasahealthymonkey.
InhisnewshowEvanRuggieroplaysguitarsingspopstandardsandshowseverybodyhisfinefootwork.WhatmakesalloftheseespeciallyunusualisthatRuggiero24hasonlyoneleg.Whenhewasa19-year-oldmusicaltheaterstudentatNewJersey'sMontclairStateUniversityRuggierohadararebonecancerinhisrightleg.Finallyhislegwouldhavetobeamputated截belowthekneE.SuchasetbackcouldhaveeasilyendedthecareerofalesstoughpersonbutRuggierowhohasbeendancingsincehewasfivenowputstheexperienceintohisperformancE.HisshowTheOne-LeggedSongandDanceMan:Volume3explainshowhereturnedtodancejust18monthsaftertheamputation.Hisdancenowreliesontheuseofapegleg假肢heexplains.Thesecrettohissurprisingsuccesshesayswasbeingastubbornpatientwhorefusedtogiveuponhisdanceandperformingstudiesdespitetheadviceofhisdoctor.ItwasarealsetbackbutafteritwasalloverIsaid'Youknowwhat?IneedtopickuprightwhereIleftoffandcontinuemycareer'RuggierosaiD.Ruggierohascometoviewhispeglegasaninstrument.Tapdancers-they'realwayscallingthemselvesmusiciansandtheirfeetaretheirinstrumenthesaiD.Notingthatmanyaudiencememberswillneverhaveseenaone-leggeddancerbeforecomingtohisshowRuggierosayshewon'tshyawayfromthephysicalweaknesshisperformanceshowsbecauseofhiscondition.Alotofpeoplehavecomeuptomeandtheyalwayssay'You'resucharolemodelandaninspiration'hesaiD.I'mhonoredwhenpeoplesaythatofcoursebutI'mjusttryingtogetonwithmylifE.21.AccordingtothepassageitistruethatA.RuggieroisatoughpersonwithastrongwillB.thesetbackhasendedRuggiero'sdancecareerC.Ruggieroisdancingrelyingonothers'supportD.hisdoctoragreedhekeptondancingandstudying22.WhenaudienceattendhisperformancetheymaynoticeA.RuggieroplayspianosingsanddancesB.RuggieroisadancerwiththehelpofapeglegC.therearemanytapdancersintheperformanceD.Ruggieropretendstobeaphysicallynormalperson23.What'stheauthor'sattitudetoEvan?A.WorryB.SympathyC.EncouragementD.Pity
ThewaywedothingsroundhereSomeyearsagoIwashiredbyanAmericanbank.IreceivedaletterfromtheheadofthePersonnelDepartmentthatstartedDearJohnIamquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoinus.ThatquitesaddenedmE.Ithoughthewassayingwe'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoinusalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelsE.ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglishquitesometimesmeansverywhileinBritishEnglishitmeansfairly.SothefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon'tjustmeanthewordspeoplespeak.Itisbodylanguagedressmannersideasandsoon.Thewaypeopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures文化.Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface一dressfoodandhoursofwork一whileothersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostlyitisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifferencesandacceptingthemliketheclimate气候whilegettingonwithbusiness.Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;youaskforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.Howeverotherdifferencescanbetroublinglikepunctuality准时.Ifyouinvitepeopletoapartyat7o'clockyourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermanyfiveminutesearlyintheAmericanMidwestanhourearlyinJapan15minutesafterwardsintheUKuptoanhourafterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreecE.IprefernottousethewordlatebecausethereisnothingwrongwiththetimespeoplearrivE.Itissimplytheacceptedthingtodointheirowncountry.25.TheauthorwasunhappyasmentionedinParagraph1becausehethought______.A.theAmericanbankdidn'tthinkmuchofhimB.theAmericanbankmighthireanotherpersonC.it'sdifficulttogetusedtoAmericancultureD.it'seasytomisunderstandAmericans26.ThewordhighlightsinParagraph2probablymeans_____.A.encouragesB.helpstonarrowC.increasesD.drawsattentionto27.Accordingtotheauthorwhatshouldwedowithmostculturaldifferences?A.Askthenativepeopleforhelp.B.Understandandacceptthem.C.Dothingsinourownway.D.Doin-depthresearch.28.Wheninvitedtoapartythepeoplewhoareusuallypunctualare______.A.ItaliansB.GermansC.GreeksD.theBritish
IwasverydisappointednottobeabletogotothejazzconcertlastFriday.TheadvertisementinthepapersaidthatyoucouldbuyticketsatthetheatreboxinRichlandHillsanydaybetween10:00and4:00.SinceIworkfrom9:00to5:30theonlytimeIcouldgotothetheatrewasduringmy45-minutelunchbreak.UnfortunatelythetheatreisontheothersideofthetownandthebusservicebetweenmyofficeandRichlandHillsisnotverygooD.Butifyouareluckyyoucanmaketheroundtripin45minutes.LastMonday.Istoodatthebusstopfor15minuteswaitingforthebusBythetimeIsawonecomearoundthecornertherewasnotenoughtimelefttomakethetrip.SoIgaveupandwentbacktotheofficE.ThesamethinghappenedonTuesdayandagainnextday.OnThursdaymyluckchangeD.Igotonabusrightawayandarrivedatthetheatreinexactly20minutes.WhenIgottherehoweverIfoundalonglineofpeopleattheboxofficeIheardonemansayhehadbeenwaitinginlineforoveranhour.RealizingIwouldnothaveenoughtimetowaitinlinE.Icaughtthenextbusandheadedbackacrossthetown.ByFridayIrealizedmyonlyhopewastomakethetripbytaxiitwasexpensivebutIfeltitwouldbeworthittoheartheconcert.Thetripbytaxionlytook10minutesbutfeltlikeanhourtomE.WhenIgottothetheatreIwasrelievedtoseethatnobodywaswaitinginlinE.ThereasonhoweverIquicklydiscoveredwasthattheyhadalreadysoldallthetickets.21.ThemanlearnedthattherewouldbeaconcertlastFriday.A.fromthenewspaperB.fromhisfriendsC.fromoneofhiswork-matesD.overtheradio22.Hetriedtogotothetheatreeverydaybutmanagedtogetthereonly_______.A.onceB.threetimesC.twiceD.fourtimes23.Onedaythemantook_______togettothetheatrebybus.A.forty-fiveminutesB.fifteenminutesC.overanhourD.justtwentyminutes24.Theunderlinedwordrelievedmaybestbereplacedby___________.A.surprisedB.puzzledC.pleasedD.sorry
Thefollowingsimpleexerciseroutineworksaswellasprescriptionmedication药物治疗withoutthesideeffects.A.jogadaycouldkeepyourheadachesatbay:Regularcardioworkouts有氧锻炼maypreventmigraines偏头痛agrowingbodyofresearchsuggests.Migrainepatientshadfewerheadachesafterdoing40-minutecyclingworkoutsthreetimesaweekforthreemonthsaccordingtoaSwedishstudy.Theexerciseroutineworkedjustaswellasoneofthetopmigraine-preventingdrugs-topamiratebutwithoutthesideeffectsofdepressionandtremors刺激.CardioworkoutscanhelpwithregularheadachestoosaysAlexanderMauskopM.D.directoroftheNewYorkHeadacheCenterinManhattan.Thereareacoupleoftheoriesonhowitworks.BreakingasweatmayrelievestresssaysDr.Mauskop.Headachesareoftentriggeredbystressandifyouremovethetriggeryoureleasethepain.Thefeel-goodchemicalsproducedwhenyouexerciseactuallyblockyourpainsensorsactingasanaturalpainkiller.Sinceheadachescanbecausedbymanydifferentfactorslikegenetics遗传lackofsleeporcertainfoodscardiowon'tbethesolutionforeveryoneDr.Mauskopsays.ButoneGermanstudyfoundthatithelped65percentofpatientswhichmakesitaseffectiveasthebestmedicinesonthemarket.Dr.Mauskoprecommendshispatientsdoahalf-hourreasonableintensity强度cardiolikejoggingbikingorswimmingthreetimesaweek.Theseworkoutsaremeanttobeslowandsteadyasopposedtohigh-intensityintervalsthatalternatebetweenall-outrunsandrest.Pushingyourselftoomuchorincreasingtheintensitytooquicklycantriggerheadachesinsomepeoplesomakesureyourheartratedoesn'tjumpabove150BPM.Ifyoudon'thaveaheartratemonitorthenbreatheonlythroughyournosE.You’llknowyou'regoingtoohardifyoucan'tkeepupthatbreathingpattern.YourmigrainescouldstartdisappearinginacoupleofweeksDr.Mauskopsays.28.AccordingtothepassagetheauthormayagreethatA.joggingswimmingandfishingarecardioworkoutsB.neithercardioworkoutsnortopamiratehassideeffectsC.migrainepatientsmaybecuredbyregularcardioworkoutsD.cardioworkoutswillbethesolutionforeveryonewithmigraines29.TheunderlinedwordtriggeredinParagraph7canbereplacedby_A.curedB.releasedC.causedD.monitored30.Thefeel-goodchemicalsproducedcanhelpwithregularheadachesbecauseA.iteasesthestressB.itbreaksasweatC.itpreventsmigrainesD.itblocksyourpainsensors31.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?A.A.cureforheadachE.B.SideeffectsofmigrainE.C.ThecausesofheadachE.D.Advantagesofcardioworkouts.
It’sjustasmallwhiteenvelopestuckamongthebranchesofourChristmastreE.Nonamenoaddress.Ithaspeekedthroughthebranchesofourtreeforthepast10years.ItallbeganbecausemyhusbandMikehatedChristmas.Hedidn’thatethetruemeaningofChristmasbutthecommercialaspectsofit:overspendingrunningaroundatthelastminutetogetatieforUncleHarryandpowderforGrandmaKnowinghefeltthiswayIdecidedoneyeartobypasstheusualshirtssweaterstiesandsoforth.IreachedforsomethingspecialforMikE.Theinspirationcameinanunusualway.OursonKevinat12thatyearwaswrestlingatthejuniorlevelattheschoolheattendedandbeforeChristmastherewasanon-leaguematchagainstateamsponsoredbyaninner-citychurchmostlyblack.AsthematchbeganIwasalarmedtoseethattheotherteamwaswrestlingwithoutheadgeartoprotectawrestler’sears.TheyobviouslycouldnotafforD.MikeshookhisheadsadlyIwishjustoneofthemcouldhavewonhesaiD.Theyhavealotofpotentialbutlosinglikethiscouldtaketheheartrightoutofthem.Mikelovedkids—allkids—andheknewthemhavingcoachedlittleleaguefootballbaseballandlacrossE.That’swhentheideaforhispresentcamE.ThatafternoonIwenttoalocalsportinggoodsstoreandboughtanassortmentofwrestlingheadgearandshoesandsentthemanonymouslytotheinner-citychurch.OnChristmasEveIplacedtheenvelopeonthetreethenoteinsidetellingMikewhatIhaddoneandthatthiswashisgiftfrommE.HissmilewasthebrightestthingaboutChristmasthatyear.ForeachChristmasIfollowedthetradition.TheenvelopebecamethehighlightofourChristmas.ItwasalwaysthelastthingopenedonChristmasmorningandourchildrenignoringtheirnewtoyswouldstandwithwide-eyedanticipationastheirdadliftedtheenvelopefromthetreetorevealitscontents.Thetraditionhasgrownandsomedaywillexpandevenfurtherwithourgrandchildrenstandingaroundthetreewithwide-eyedanticipationwatchingastheirfatherstakedowntheenvelopE.Mike’sspiritliketheChristmasspiritwillalwaysbewithus.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbypassmean?A.giveupB.buyC.throwawayD.change5.WhydidMikehateChristmasaccordingtothepassage?A.Hedidn’tlikethetruemeaningofChristmas.B.Hedidn’tlikepeoplespendingtoomuchmoneyonpresents.C.HehatedbuyingpresentsforUncleHarryandGrandmA.D.Hedidn’twanttoreceivegiftslikeshirtssweatersorties.6.WhatwasMike’sreactiontothenon-leaguematch?A.Mikehopedthathissonwouldwinthematch.B.Mikethoughtthatthechurchshouldhavegiventheblackboysmoremoney.C.MikethoughttheblackboysweretooprouD.D.Mikefeltsympathyfortheteamofblackboys.7.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto_______.A.showtheimportanceofcoachingB.illustratehowadifficultlifetheblackboysledC.tellastoryofaspecialChristmaspresentD.showherprideinherboy’sgoodperformance
WehavetwoverygoodTEELTeachEnglishasaForeignLanguageteachingopportunitiesavailableinTetouannorthernMoroccowithaprivatelyownedEnglishlanguageschoolwhichwasfoundedin2011andfollowsBritishcourses.ThenewteachersneededbytheschoolwillbegintoworkonOctober1st2016.Overview●Teachchildrenfromtheagesof7orevenyoungertoadults.●TeachalllevelsofEnglishfrombeginnertotheadvanceD.●Teachconversationclasses.●Teachinghourswillbe6to40hoursaweekdependingonstudentenrollment登记人数.Salary＆Beneflts●Provideaccommodation:asmallfurnishedapartmentneartotheschoolwhichisclosetothecenterofthecityandtransportlinks.●Shareanapartmentwithanotherteacher.●Eachteachwillhavetheirownbedroombuthastoshareabathroomwithanotherteacher.●Electricityandwaterbillstobepaidbytheteacher.●ReceiveweeklysalarybasedonMoroccanstandardsoflivingof600dirhams迪拉姆aweek.Classforchildren●AllstudentsarelocalMoroccanstudentwholiveinthesurroundingareA.●OurschoolusesMacmillanbooks.●Wehavethreetermsinayearandeachtermconsistsof15weeks.Classesaremostlyintheeveningfrom5pmto9:30pm;howeversomemorningclassesarealsoavailablewhichareusuallyclassesforhousewives.●TherearenoclassesonSaturday.Requirements●Bachelor’sdegreesanyfield.●NativeEnglishspeaker.●TeachingexperiencepreferreD.Toapplypleaseemailuswithacopyofyourinformation:jobs@eslstarter.com56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatateacher_.A.willnotgivelessonsonSaturdayB.willhavetoteach50hoursaweekC.canuseelectricityandwaterforfreeD.willshareabedroomwithanotherteacher.57.Whichofthefollowingareneededforanapplicant?A.His/HermothertongueisEnglish.B.He/SheisauniversitygraduatE.C.His/HermajorisEnglish.D.He/ShehassometeachingexperiencE.A.abcB.bcdC.abdD.acd
TodaymanyspeciesofanimalsandplantsareendangereD.Thismeanstheyareindangerofbecomingextinctandlivingononlyinthepagesofhistorybooks.Thefamousdodoisaclassicexampleofacreaturethatbecameextinct.A.flightlessbirdthatlivedontheislandofMauritiusitwasdiscoveredbysailorsin1598butwashuntedtoextinctionby1681.HuntinghascausedtheBengaltigerandtheAfricanelephanttobeendangeredtodaybuthabitatdestructioncanalsoleadtoextinction.Thisisequallytrueforplants.Animalsandplantsdisappearforotherreasonstoobutthemaincauseisoftenadisruptioninthenaturalfoodchainwhetherduetohuntinghabitatdestructionoreventheintroductionofalienspecies.Thenaturalfoodchainisthecyclethatgovernstheexistenceofalllifeonthisplanet.Itisacarefullybalancedcycleandanyimbalancethatoccurscancauseknock-oneffectsthathaveseriousconsequences.Atthebeginningofthenaturalfoodchainareplantswhichturnsunlightintoenergyanddrawnutrientsfromtheearth.Plantsarecalledproducers.Aftertheproducerscometheconsumers.Therearethreetiersofconsumers.Firstarecreaturessuchasplant-eatinganimalsfishandinsectswhichfeedofftheproducers.Theseanimalsthatonlyeatplantsarecalledherbivores.Thesecondtierofconsumersarecarnivores-animalsthatliveoffotheranimals.Thethirdtierofconsumerseatsbothotheranimalsandplants.Theseconsumersincludingmosthumansarecalledomnivores.Afteranimalsandplantsdietheybecomefoodforothersmallercreaturessuchasbacteriaandsomeplantssuchasfungi.Astheyfeedthesecreaturesturnthedeadbodiesbackintogasesandmineralswhichareagainfoodfortheproducersatthebeginningofthefoodchain.Andsothecyclecontinues.AllofnatureisconnectedandgovernedbyhundredsofthesedelicatefoodchainsandifasingleplantinthechaincannotsurvivethentheinsectsthatliveofftheplantstarttodieandtheanimalsthateattheinsectsalsostarttodiE.Whenafoodchainisdisruptedtheconsequencescanbeextremelyserious.Oneestimatesuggeststhatforeachplantspeciesthatislostupto30animalsandinsectsmayalsodieout.Onewondershowmanyspecieswereaffectedbytheextinctionofthedodo?Humanscanhavedisastrouseffectsonfoodchains.We'vealreadymentionedhuntingbutnowlet'slookattravel.Whenpeoplefirststartedtoexploretheworldtheytookplantandanimalspeciesfromtheirhomecountriesandintroducedthemwherevertheywent.Theydidn'trealizethatbyintroducingalienspeciestheyweredisruptingthenaturalfoodchainsoftheareastheydiscovereD.Althoughtherearestrictrulesinplacetodaycontrollingtheimportandexportofalienspeciessomeplacesarestillfightingtheeffectsofaliensintroducedhundredsofyearsago.ForexampleGoughIslandintheSouthAtlanticOceanisabreedinggroundforalbatrossesthathavebeennestingthereforcenturies.Butinthe19thcenturymicefrompassingshipswerebroughttotheislanD.Beingaspeciesalientotheislandtheyhadnonaturalpredatorsandhavenowgrowntosuchasizethattheyareattackingandkillingalbatrosschicks.Iftheyareallowedtocontinuetheywillwipeoutthealbatrosspopulation.Withimportlawsandpeople'srisingawarenessofhowhumansaffectthenaturalenvironmenthopefullywecanlearntofitbetterintothenaturalfoodchainsthatgovernourworlD.Otherwiseweneedtoacceptthatthelossofanymoreplantsandanimalscouldeventuallymeanourownextinction.58.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A.Huntingandhabitatdestructionleadtoextinction.B.ManyspeciesofanimalsandplantsareendangereD.C.Plantsandanimalsbecomeextinctforthesamereasons.D.Themaincauseofextinctionisoftenadisruptioninthenaturalfoodchain.59.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Strictrulesalonecanremovethebadeffectsofalienspecies.B.Plantsherbivoresandcarnivoresarethethreetiersofconsumers.C.IfabirdbecomesextincttherelevantfoodchainwillbedisrupteD.D.AnimalsandplantsbecomeextinctbecausealienspeciesareimporteD.60.BymentioningthemiceinGoughIslandtheauthorintendstohighlight______.A.miceworldwidearegrowingallthetimeB.beingalienstheyhadnonaturalpredatorsC.someplacesarestillfightingtheeffectsofaliensD.travelingcanhavedisastrouseffectsonfoodchains61.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Survivalofthefittest.B.Endangeredanimalsandplants.C.Howtoprotectthenaturalenvironment.D.Thelinkbetweenfoodchainsandextinction.
Teacherssaythedigitalagehashadagoodinfluence—andanot-so-goodinfluence—onthisgenerationofAmericanteenagers.Morethan2000teacherstookanonlinesurvey.Three-quartersoftheteacherssaidtheInternetanddigitalsearchtoolshavehadamostlypositiveeffectontheirstudents’researchhabitsandskills.But64percentsaidthetechnologiesdomoretodistract使分心studentsthantohelpthemacademically.And87percentagreedthatthesetechnologiesarecreatinganeasilydistractedgenerationwithshortattentionspans.ThePewInternetProjectdidthesurveywiththeNationalWritingProject.JudyBuchananisthevicedirectoroftheNationalWritingProjectandaco-authorofthereport.Ms.Buchanansaysdigitalresearchtoolsarehelpingstudentslearnmoreandfaster.Teachersreallyfavorthesetoolsbecausetheyarewaystomakesomeofthelearningexcitingandengaging.Youngpeoplefavorthesetools.Thegoalistoreallyhelpthembecomecreatorsofmeaningfulcontentandnotjustsortofconsumers.Butoneproblemthesurveyfoundisthatmanystudentslackdigitalliteracy.TheytrusttoomuchoftheinformationtheyfindontheInternet.Judysaysthesestudentshaven’tdevelopedtheskillstodeterminethequalityofonlineinformation.It’ssomethingthatreallyhastobetaughtandpaidattentionto.Becauseinaworldinwhichthingshappenquicklyyoudoneedtostepbackreflectandanalyzetheinformationyouhave.Anotherproblemisblamedonsomethingthatmightnotseemlikeaproblematall:beingabletoquicklyfindinformationonline.Teacherssaytheresultisareductioninthedesireandabilityoftheirstudentstoworkhardtofindanswers.Theysaystudentsareoverlydependentonsearchenginesanddonotmakeenoughuseofprintedbooksorresearchlibraries.ManyteachersarealsoconcernedthattheInternetmakesiteasyforstudentstocopyworkdonebyothersinsteadofusingtheirownabilities.32.Thetextmainlytellsus_________.A.allthestudentsusedigitaltoolsB.theInternetisplayingakeyroleC.teachersencourageusingdigitaltoolsD.digitaltoolsbringaboutbenefitsandproblems33.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthetext?34.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.studentsdonothavetherightdigitaltoolsB.studentsdonotalwayshaveaccesstotheInternetC.studentshaven’ttheabilitytoadjustthemselvesD.studentscan’tjudgeonlineinformationproperly35.Somestudentsdon’ttendtoworkhardbecause_________.A.theycangetanswersontheInternetquicklyB.printedbooksandlibrariesaroundaren’tenoughC.theInternetcan’tmakestudentsconcentrateD.theycancopyeachothers’workwithoutbeingpunished
OneofthemostpopularpetsintheworldtheAustraliantreefrogisoriginallyanativeofAustraliathoughthepettradehastransporteditfarandwidE.IthassuccessfullyadaptedtoNewZealandandtheUnitedStates.It’soneofthelargestmembersofitsspeciesandcanreachupto10centimetersinlength.Theirlifespans寿命arealsolongerthanmostoftheirfrogcousinsandcanreachbetween16to20yearsincaptivity.Inthewildtheirlivesaresmallerduetotheirnaturalenemies.Theirskincolorrangesanythingbetweenlightgreenanddarkgreendependingonthetemperatureoftheplacewheretheyliveandthecoloroftheenvironmentaroundwheretheyliveasit’ssupposedtomakethemdifficulttobeseenbytheirnaturalenemies.TheycomeoutonlyatnighttohuntfeedandmatE.Duringthedaytheyfinddarkwetareastosleepin.Theyaren’tseenatallduringthewinter.AstheAustraliantreefrogisn’tequippedwithteethitcannottearapartitsprey猎物.Itneedstofeedonfoodthatcanfitinitsmouth.ThereforeitsdietconsistsofinsectssuchasspidersandfliesandsmallanimalssuchasotherfrogsbatsandsometimesevenmicE.Forthesmallerpreytheyusetheirstickytonguestoshootatthecloserangeprey.Forlargerpreytheyattackthepreyandforceitintotheirmouthswiththeirhands.Theyalsohavesomenaturalenemiesthatfeedonthem.TheAustralianlawprotectsthetreefrogbygivingitaprotectedstatus.TheIUCNInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehowevergivesitaleastconcernstatus.Thebroadrangeofhabitatsthatthefrogcansurviveinanditslonglifeensurethatthisfrogwon’tlosepopulation.Thiscreatureisreallyaverypopularpet.IfyougetanAustraliangreentreefrogasapetdoremembertofeeditinproperamountsandletitlooseforexercisE.25.Whatcanbethemainideaofthepassage?A.HowtokeepfrogsaspetsB.AnimalsuniquetoAustraliaC.FactsabouttheAustraliantreefrogD.Whyfrogscanmakegoodpets?26.WhatcanweknowabouttheskincolorofAustraliantreefrogs?A.Itchangesatdifferenttimesoftheday.B.IthelpsthemwiththeirhuntingforfooD.C.Itshowswhatdevelopmentstagetheyarein.D.Itoffersthemacertaindegreeofprotection.27.Paragraph3mainlytalksabouttheAustraliantreefrog’s_____.A.feedingandhuntinghabitsB.naturalenemiesC.livingenvironmentsandhabitatsD.survivalskills28.WhatcanweknowabouttheAustraliantreefrogfromthepassage?A.Thereisnolawprotectingityet.B.Itsteethhelptearitspreyintopieces.C.Itsleepsinthedaytimeandhuntsatnight.D.IthasbeendeclaredanendangeredspeciesbytheIUCN.
ItoldmyfriendGrahamthatIoftencycletwomilesfrommyhousetothetowncentrebutunfortunatelythereisabighillontheroutE.HerepliedYoumeanfortunately.HeexplainedthatIshouldbegladoftheextraexercisethatthehillprovideD.MyattitudetothehillhasnowchangeD.IusedtocomplainasIapproacheditbutnowItellmyselfthefollowing.Thishillwillexercisemyheartandlungs.Itwillhelpmetoloseweightandgetfit.ItwillmeanthatIlivelonger.ThishillismyfrienD.FinallyIcomfortmyselfwiththethoughtofallthosesillypeoplewhopaymoneytogotoagymandsitonstationeryexercisebicycleswhenIcangetthesamevalueforfreE.IhaveasmileofsatisfactionasIreachthetopofthehill.ProblemsaretheretobefacedandovercomE.WecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylifE.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainauniversitydegreE.Heractivismandwritingprovedinspirational.ShewroteCharactercannotbedevelopedineasE.OnlythroughexperiencesofsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthenedvisionclearedambitioninspiredandsuccessachieveD.Oneofthemaindeterminantsofsuccessinlifeisourattitudetowardsadversity逆境.Fromtimetotimeweallfacehardshipsproblemsaccidentsanddifficulties.Someareofourmakingbutmanyarenofaultofourown.Whilewecannotchoosetheadversitywecanchooseourattitudetowardsit.DouglasBaderwas21whenin1931hehadbothlegscutofffollowingaflyingaccident.HewasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobecomeoneoftheleadingflyingaviatorsintheBattleofBritainwith22aerialvictoriesovertheGermans.Hewasaninspirationtoothersduringthewar.HesaidDon’tlistentoanyonewhotellsyouthatyoucan’tdothisorthat.That’snonsensE.Makeupyourmindyou’llneverusecrutches拐杖orastickandthenhaveagoateverything.Gotoschoolandjoininallthegamesyoucan.Goanywhereyouwantto.ButneverneverletthempersuadeyouthatthingsaretoodifficultorimpossiblE.Thebiographies传记ofgreatpeoplearefullofexamplesofhowtheytookstepstoovercomethedifficultiestheyfaceD.ThecommonthreadisthattheydidnotbecomedepresseD.TheychosetheirattitudE.TheychosetobepositivE.TheytookonthechallengE.Theywon.Neverthelessthereisstilltheproblemofhowyouchangeyourattitudetowardsadversity.28.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthorofthepassage?A.Goingtoagymisgreatlybeneficialtopeople’shealth.B.ClimbinghillsonbicyclesisthebestwaytotakeexercisE.C.Thosewhowanttoachievesuccesscan’texpecttoliveaneasylifE.D.People’sattitudetoadversityistheonlyfactoroftheirsuccess.29.ByquotingwhatDouglasBadersaidtheauthorintendstotellus.A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.A.badworkmanquarrelswithhistools.C.Ifyourisknothingyouwillhavenothing.D.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.30.Followingthispassagetheauthorwillfurthertalkabout.A.howhisfriendhelpedhimtochangehisattitudetowardstheadversityhefacedB.whatstepstotaketochangeyourattitudetowardstheadversityyoufaceC.whyitisimportanttokeepoptimisticinfaceofadversityD.whatgreatpeoplehaveincommon31.Whichofthefollowingcanbestfunctionasthetitleofthepassage?A.FaceadversitywithasmileB.DifferentattitudestowardsadversityC.NothingisimpossibleD.Lifeisfullofadversity
EarlierthisyearthesocialmediawebsiteFacebookannouncedthatitwouldworkwithseveralnewsorganisations—includingTheNewYorkTimesTheGuardianandtheBBC—toplacenewsstoriesdirectlyintousers’personalFacebookwebpagE.StoriespublishedusingFacebookInstantwillloadmorequicklyandkeepthestyleoftheoriginalpublisherwhowillkeepalltheadvertisingincomethestoriesearn—atleastfornow.Thedealshowshowimportantsocialmediahasbecometonewsorganisationsandisaclearsignofhowtheworldofnewsischanging—andhasbeenforawhilE.WhenGoogleNewsbeganin2002manysawitasthedeathofthenewspaper.Ithadnohumaneditor.InsteadGoogleusedandstillusesasecretcomputerprogramthatselectsanddisplaysnewsstoriesaccordingtothereader’spersonalinterests.MorerecentlyAssociatedPressandYahoo!havebeenpunishingcomputer-writtenarticles.Bothusespecialsoftwaretoautomaticallyproducestoriesaboutcompanyfinancialresultsandsportsreports—areaswherethequalityofwritingisfelttobeofsecondaryimportancetotheaccuracyofthedatA.Shouldwebeworriedaboutsuchdevelopments?IthinkweshoulD.OneconcernisthatfacebookGoogleandothersocialmediawebsitesseejournalismasasidelineawayofputtingpeopleinfrontofadvertisements.Itisn’ttheirprimaryfunction—soifitstopsmakingthemlotsofmoneythey'relikelytostopdoingit.There’salsoaconcernthatcomputer-writtenarticlesarenotactuallyjournalismatallbecausewhatahumannewsteamproducesisactuallyquitecomplex.A.well-writtennewsstoryputsinformationincontextoffersavoicetoeachsideofanargumentandbringsthepublicnewknowledgE.Thougheconomicsandspeedofdeliverymeanreaderswillprobablychooseacomputer-writtenstoryoveracarefullyshapedarticle—atleastfordailynews—Idon'tthinkthecomputerswillbewritinganyin-deptharticlesforawhileyet.12.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.ToreportonanewcomputerserviceofferedbyFacebook..B.Toadvisereadersagainstreadingcomputer-writtennews.C.Toexpressconcernaboutrecenttrendsinonlinenews.D.Todescribetheprocessofonlinenewsreporting.13.Computer-writtennewsreportshavesofarfocusedonsportsandfinancebecause________.A.thesearethemostpopulartopicsforonlinereadersB.therearefewerjournalistsspecialisingintheseareasC.informationonthesetopicsismoreeasilyavailableD.writingstyleislessimportantthanaccuracyintheseareas14.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItinParagraph3referto?A.Journalism.B.Advertising.C.Facebook.D.Business.15.InParagraph4whichofthefollowingismentionedasacharacteristicofawell-writtennewsarticle?A.Theinformationpresentedisup-to-datE.B.Theauthor'sopinionisclear.C.DifferentviewsonthetopicarepresenteD.D.ThelanguageusedisviviD.
Successbeginswithbeliefandendswithdoubt.—LarinaKaseIrememberreadingthroughabookandtheauthorwaswritingaboutbeingareverseparanoiD.Inthatparticularsectionhementionshowhehasabeliefthattheworldhe’slivinginisouttogivehimeverythingheabsolutelywantsanddesires.TherearetimeswhenIthinktomyselfWowtheworldisouttogetmeandmakememiserablE.ThenIthoughtwhycan’tIbelievethattheworldisouttomakemeabetterconversationalist.ThenIstartedadaptingtothebeliefofthereverseparanoiA.WhenIstartedtalkingtopeopleItrulybelievedthatIwasthemostinterestingpersonintheroom.IbelievedthateverythingIsaidaddedvaluetotheconversation.Ibelievedthatpeoplestayedbehindandchattedwithmebecausetheyfoundmecharismatic.AsamatteroffactforaboutfivemonthsIwrotedownonmybathroommirrorthefollowingaffirmationPeoplelovemeandrespectmE.ItisaprivilegetotalktomE.Peoplefindmeinterestingandcharmingandalwayswanttogettoknowmebetter！IwouldsaytheaffirmationafterIbrushedmyteeth.AndIwouldcontinuetosayituntilIfeltcompletelygreataboutmyself.ThereweredaysthatIjustwouldn’tfeellikesayingitbecauseitwouldfeellikealietomE.Butthat’sthetroublelikethequotesayssuccessendswhenthere’sdoubt.Andthat’swhyIcontinueduntilIhadnodoubtinmyminD.ThenstrangethingshappenedInoticedthatpeopledidfindmemoreinterestingandthatIgainedmoreconfidenceintalkingwithpeoplE.Iwasmoreassertive坚定自信的atwork.Iwasabletocontrolpoliticsandgossipatworktominimallevelsandbecameamuchbettermanageranddevelopedbettercustomerrelationstothepointthatsaleswereupby20%comparedtotheyearbeforeonmybestmonthsaleswereupby39%andthiswasayearthatarecessionwashappening.29.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristo________.A.explainhowtobeareverseparanoidB.sharehispersonalexperienceinsuccessC.tellustheimportanceofpositivethinkingD.adviseushowtoimproveourcommunicationskills30.Beforetheauthorstartedadaptingtothebeliefofthereverseparanoiaheusedto________.A.believetheworldwouldgivehimanythinghedesiredB.haveanegativeattitudetowardslifeC.haveastrongbeliefintheworldD.liveamiserablelife31.Sometimestheauthordidn’tfeellikesayinghisaffirmationbecause________.A.itdidn’tworkashehadexpectedB.hehadbecomeenthusiasticaboutconversationsC.hehadfeltgreatabouthimselfD.itdidn’tsoundtruetohimself32.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor________.A.didn’tbelievewhathadhappenedatworkB.didn’tgetalongwithothersatworkC.hadhisperformanceatworkaffectedbytherecessionD.madegreatprogressduetohisaffirmation
TowardseveningJenniferwaswalkingonthebeachwithagentlebreezeblowingthroughherhair.Lookingupatthegoldenredsunballshewassurprisedbyitscolordeepredinthemiddlesoftlyfadingintoyellow.Shecouldhearnothingbutthewavesandtheseagullsflyingupaboveinthesky.Theatmosphererelaxedher.ThiswaswhatsheneedeD.It’sgettinglateshethoughtImustgohomE.MyparentswillbewonderingwhereIam.Shewonderedhowherparentswouldreactwhenshegothomeafterthethreedaysshewasmissing.Shekeptonwalkingdirectingherselftobungalow163whereshespenteverysummerholiday.TheroadwasdeserteD.Shewalkedslowlyandsilently.JustinafewhundredmetersshewouldhavebeensafeinherhousE.Itwasreallygettingdarknow.Shewishedshehadherfavoritecoaton.Itmightkeepherreallywarm.Sheimaginedhavingitwithher.Thisthoughtdissipated消散whenshefinallysawherfrontdoor.Itseemeddifferent.Nobodyhadtakencareoftheoutsidegardenforafewdays.Shewasshocked:herfatherwasusuallysostrictaboutkeepingeverythingcleanandtidybutnowSheenteredthehousE.FirstshewentintothekitchenandsawanotewrittenbyherfatherDearEllenthere’ssomecoffeeready;Iwentlooking.ButwherewasEllen?Ontherightsideofthehallwaywasherparents’room.Shewentinandsawher.Hermotherlyingonthebedwassleeping.Herfacelookedsotiredasifshehadn’tsleptfordays.ShewasreallypalE.JenniferwouldhavewantedtowakeherupbutshelookedtootireD.SoJenniferjustfellasleepbesideher.WhenJenniferwokeupsomethingwasdifferent.Shewasn’tinhermother’sroomandshewasn’twearingtheoldclothessheranawayin.Shewasinhercozybedinherpajamas睡衣.ItfeltsogoodbeingbackhomE.SuddenlysheheardavoicE.Areyoufeelingbetternowdear?YouknowyougotusveryveryscareD.33.Jenniferdecidedtogohomebecause__________.A.itwasgettingcoldB.sherealizedherparentswereworriedC.shebegantomissherparentsD.sheknewnobodywouldtakecareofthegarden34.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Jenniferwenthometofetchherfavoritecoat.B.Jennifer’sfatherwassoworriedthathecouldn’ttakecareoftheoutsidegarden.C.Jenniferunderstoodwhytheoutsidegardenwasleftuncaredfor.D.Jennifer’sfatherusedtobetoostrictwithher.35.WhichofthefollowingshowsthechangeofJennifer’sfeeling?A.Relaxed→Lonely→Tired→Upset.B.Angry→Relaxed→Fearful→ComfortablE.C.Fearful→Relaxed→Cheerful→Lonely.D.Relaxed→Anxious→Shocked→ComfortablE.
JohnBoyneisbestknownforhishugelysuccessfulnovelTheBoyintheStripedPyjamas.NowhehastakenontheFirstWorldWarasimilarlyimportanthistoricalevent.Boyne’snovelStayWhereYouAreandThenLeaveisthestoryofAlfieSummerfieldaboywhosefatherissweptupintheexcitementoftheoutbreakofthewarandjoinsthearmy.Alfie’sdadwritestohiswifeandsonfromthebenches战壕butafteracoupleofyearsthelettersstopcoming.AccordingtoAlfie’smumthat’sbecausedadisonasecretmissionforthegovernment.Alfiehoweversuspectsshemightbelyingandsetsouttouncoverthetruth.Atfirsthedoesn’tgetfarindiscoveringthemystery.Timesarehardhismumworksasanursebutcan’tmakeendsmeetsoAlfiestartsmissingschooltohelpoutearningmoneyasashoeshineboyatKing’sCrossStationinLondon.Thenhehasanamazingstrokeofluckoneofhiscustomersisanarmydoctorwhosepapersareblownawaybythewind.Alfiehelpstogatherthemandintheprocessdiscoversthetruewhereaboutsofhisfather.I.’dbeenenjoyingthestoryuptothispoint.Alfieisaneasycharactertolikeandtherelationshipwithhistroubledmumiswell-written.TheotherpeopleinAlfie’swodd—hislovingdadhisslighflycrazygrannyhavedepthtoo.HoweverfromthatmomentatKing’sCrossthere’sanincreasinglyfairytale-likefeeltothingseventhoughthestoryofAlfie’ssearchtofindhisshell-shockeddadandbringhimhomeisgroundedindetail.Therearemorecoincidencesandtheendingisfairytaletoo.Thereareotherproblemstoo.EarlyonwearetoldthatAlfiehadoftenheardPrimeMinisterAsquith’snameontheradiowhichwouldhavebeendifficultin1914astheBBConlystartedbroadcastingin1922.Andyetmyfinaljudgmentonthisbookispositive.StayWhereYouAreandThenLeavehasitsfaultsbutallinallitisagoodsolidengagingread.28.Thewriterofthispassagemainlywantsto_________.A.comparetwonovelsB.introduceJohnBoyneC.tellamovingstoryD.reviewanewbook29.WheredoesAlfiemostprobablyfindhisfather?A.Inahospital.B.Inatrench.C.Nearhisschoo1.D.AtKing’sCrossStation.30.AccordingtoParagraph3themainproblemwiththebookis______.A.AlfieisalleasycharactertolikeB.Alfie’sgrannyisslightlycrazyC.thelaterpartsoundsunrealD.thestoryisgroundedindetail31.Whichofthefollowingwouldthewriterofthepassagemostprobablyagreewith?A.ThetwonovelsbyJohnBoyneareequallysuccessful.B.GenerallyspeakingAlfiehasahappychildhood.C.Thebookhastoomanyproblemstoberecommendedforreading.D.Milecouldn’thaveheardaboutthewarontheradioduringhischildhood.
ItwasahothumiddayandmybrotherWaltandIhaddecidedthattheonlywaytosurviveitwouldbetogoswimminginadeepswimmingholeacrossMr.Blickez’spasture牧场andthroughsomewoods.TheonlyproblemwithourplanwasthatthispasturewasguardedbyahugemeanHerefordbull.Mr.BlickezhadtoldusthatElsiewasthemeanestbullinthetownshipmaybeeventhecountyandwebelievedhim.Butthehotteritgotthemorewethoughttherewassomethingfishyabouthisclaim.ForonethingwerememberedMr.Blickezlikedtellingtalltales;foranotherElsieseemedlikeanoddnameforabull.FinallyItalkedMomintoaskingpermissionforustowalkthroughthepasturebutthenanotherproblemsurfaceD.MomsaidshewouldtalktoMr.BlickezifwewouldtakeourcousinJoaniealongwithus.Joaniewasalmosttwoyearsolderthanmeandaheadtaller.IfherteasingevergotaroundmygradeschoolitwouldbealloverformE.InfactIstillhadaheadachefromaquarrelwithherthatmorning.I’mnotgoingswimmingwiththatdumbgirlcousin.Itoldmymom.EitherJoaniegoeswithoryoustayhomealoneMomsaidinherserioustonE.Igaveinandwesetout.OnourwayacrossthepastureWaltyelledsuddenly.Elsiehadapproachedhimquietlyandwaslicking舔hisback.JoanieandIdoveunderthewirefencebutwhileIwasonthegroundIlookedupandsawthatElsiewasn’tabigmeanbullafterall.Shewasgoingtokeeplickingmybrother’sbackaslongashestoodstill.Wehadmanygooddaysgrowingupandvisitingoursecretswimmingholeguardedbytheso-calledbigmeanbull.AndasitturnedoutforagirlcousinJoaniehasn’tbeentoobaD.She’sbeenoneofmybestfriendsovertheyears.24.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinewordfishyinParagraph2?A.Funny.B.Interesting.C.Doubtful.D.BelievablE.25.What’sthesecondproblemtheauthorhastoface?A.Hismotherinsistedonhiscousingoingwithhim.B.Hiscousinmadejokesonhiminhisgradeschool.C.HequarreledwithhiscousinandhadaheadachE.D.Hismotherfailedtoaskpermissionforhim.26.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofElsieintheend?A.AggressivE.B.UnkinD.C.Bad-tempereD.D.Friendly.27.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThebullguardingMr.Blickez’sfarm.B.ThestoryofvisitingtheswimmingholE.C.Howfriendlytheso-calledmeanbullwas.D.HowtheauthorchangedhisattitudetoJoaniE.
Aremorningpeoplebornormade?InmycaseitwasdefinitelymadE.Inmyearly20sIhardlywenttobedbeforemidnightandIwouldalwaysgetuplatethenextmorning.ButafterawhileIcouldn’tignorethehighrelationshipbetweensuccessandrisingearly.OnthoserareoccasionswhereIdidgetupearlyInoticedthatmyproductivitywasalwayshigher.SoIsetouttobecomeahabitualearlyriser.Butwhenevermyalarmwentoffmyfirstthoughtwasalwaystostopthatnoiseandgobacktosleep.Eventuallysomesleepresearchshowedthatmystrategywaswrong.Themostcommonwrongstrategyisthis:supposingyou’regoingtogetupearlieryou’dbettergotobedearlier.Itsoundsveryreasonablebutwillusuallyfail.Therearetwomainschoolsofthoughtonsleeppatterns.Oneisthatyoushouldgotobedandgetupatthesametimeeveryday.Thesecondschoolsaysyoushouldgotobedwhenyou’retiredandgetupwhenyounaturallywakeup.HoweverIhavefoundbotharewrongifyoucareaboutproductivity.Ifyousleepatfixedhoursyou’llsometimesgotobedwhenyouaren’tsleepyenough.You’rewastingtimelyinginbedawakE.Mysolutionistocombinebothmethods.IgotobedwhenI’msleepyandgetupwithanalarmclockatafixedtimE.SoIalwaysgetupatthesametimeinmycase5A.m.butIgotobedatdifferenttimeseverynight.HowevergoingtobedonlywhenI’msleepyandgettingupatafixedtimeeverymorningaremyways.Ifyouwanttobecomeanearlyriseryoucantryyourown.21.Whydidtheauthorwanttobecomeahabitualearlyriser?A.Becausehe/shefoundthattheproductivitywashigher.B.Becausehe/shewantedtodomorningexercisE.C.Becausehe/shewantedtotestwhichschoolisbetter.D.Becausehe/shewantedtohavemoresleeptimE.22.TheauthorexperiencedallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.goingtobedaftermidnightB.askingscholarsforadviceonsleepinghabitsC.gettingupearlyoccasionallyD.pressingoffthealarmtogoonsleeping23.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedphraserefersto___________.A.PeoplewhostaysuplateuntilthenextmorningB.PeoplewhofeelsleepyinthemorningC.PeoplewhogetupearlyinthemorningD.Peoplewhoseproductivityisthehighestinthemorning24.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.mainschoolsofthoughtonsleeppatternsB.howtohaveagoodsleepC.wrongstrategiesforgettingupearlyD.howtobecomeanearlyriser
Whatwillhighereducationlooklikein2050?ThatwasthequestionaddressedTuesdaynightbyMichaelCrowpresidentofArizonaStateUniversity.We’reattheendofthefourthwaveofchangeinhighereducationCrowbeganarguingthatresearchuniversitiesfollowedtheinitialestablishmentofhighereducationpubliccollegesandland-grantschoolsinthetimelineofAmericA.Inlessthanahalf-centuryhesaidglobalmarketcompetitionwillbeatitsfastestratesofchangeeverwithseveralmultitrillion-dollareconomiesworldwidE.Accordingtoarecentprojectionthenation’spopulationcouldreach435millionwithalargepercentageofthoseresidentseconomicallydisadvantageD.InadditionclimatechangewillbemeaningfullyuncontrollableinmanypartsoftheworlD.TheeverydaytrendsseentodaysuchasdecliningperformanceofstudentsatalllevelsparticularlyinmathandscienceanddecliningwagesandemploymentamongthelesseducatedwillonlycontinueCrowmaintainedandaretosaytheleastnotcontributingtofulfillingthedreamofclimbingthesocialladdermobilityqualityoflifesustainableenvironmentandlongerlifespansthatmostAmericanssharE.Howisitthatwecanhavethesegreatresearchuniversitiesandhavenegative-trendingoutcomes?CrowsaidinatalkIholdtheuniversitiesaccountablE.Wearepartoftheproblem.AmongthethingsthatwedothatmakethethingsthatweteachlesslearnableCrowsaidarethestrictseparationofdisciplinesacademicrigidityandconservatismthedesireofuniversitiestoimitateschoolsatthetopofthesocialranksandthelackofthecomputersystemabilitythatwouldallowalargenumberofstudentstobeeducatedforasmallamountofmoney.Since2002whenCrowstartedbeinginchargeatArizonaState—whichhecallsthenewAmericanuniversity—hehasledmorethanthreedozeninitiativesthataimtomaketheschoolinclusivescalablefastadaptivechallenge-focusedandwillingtotakerisks.Amongthoseinitiativeswerearestructuringoftheengineeringandlifesciencesschoolstocreatemorelinkagesbetweendisciplines;thelaunchoftheSchoolofEarthandSpaceExplorationandtheSchoolofSustainability;thestartofaTeachersCollegetoaddressK-12performanceandincreasethestatusoftheEducationDepartmentattheuniversity;andbroadenedaccessincreasingthefreshmanclasssizeby42percentandtheenrollmentofstudentslivingbelowthepovertylineby500percent.UniversitiesmuststartCrownotedbybecomingself-reflectivearchitectsfiguringoutwhatwehaveandwhatweactuallyneedinsteadofwhatlegendtellsuswehavetobE.ResearchuniversitiestodayhaveruntheircourseheaddeD.Nowisthetimeforvariety.DuringadiscussionafterwardCrowclarifiedandexpandedonsomeofhispoints.Hediscussedforexampletheschool’sdistance-learningprogram.Nearly40percentofundergraduatesaretakingatleastonecourseonlinehesaidwhichhelpstheschooltokeepcostsdownwhileadvancinginteractivelearningtechnologies.HesaidthatArizonaStateisworkingtoincreasethetransferandcompletionratesofcommunity-collegestudentsofwhomonlyabout15percenthistoricallycompletetheirlaterdegrees.We’vebuiltasystemthatwillallowthemtotrackintouniversitiesparticularlywhereculturallycomplexbarriersbeyondfinanceslimiteventhemostgiftedstudents.66.ThefourthwaveofchangeinAmerica’shighereducationrefersto_______.A.publiccollegesB.land-grantschoolsC.researchuniversitiesD.initialhighereducation67.WhichisNOTpartoftheAmericandreammostpeopleshare?A.PeopleenjoyaqualitylifE.B.Peoplelivelongerandlonger.C.ThefreedomtomovearounD.D.AnenvironmentthatissustainablE.68.WhichisaninitiativeadoptedbyCrowatArizonaStateUniversity?A.RestructuringtheteachersCollegE.B.LaunchingtheSchoolofLifeSciences.C.Ignoringthelinkagesbetweendisciplines.D.Enrollingmorestudentsfrompoorfamilies.69.Whichoneissimilartotheunderlinedwordarchitectinmeaning?A.Theauthoroftheguidebookisanarchitectbyprofession.B.Ifyouwanttorefurnishthehouseconsultthearchitect.C.DengXiaopingisoneofthearchitectsofthePRC.D.TomisconsideredoneofthebestlandscapearchitectherE.70.Withthedistance-learningprogramArizonaStateUniversityisableto______.A.enroll40%ofitsstudentsonlineB.keepcostsdownwithoutalossofqualityC.provideanevengreaternumberofcoursesD.attractthemostgiftedstudentsallovertheworld
ItravelalotandIfindoutdifferentstylesofdirectionseverytimeIaskHowcanIgettothepostoffice?ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames;inJapanpeopleuselandmarks地标intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.ForexampletheJapanesewillsaytotravelersGostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwesttherearenotusuallymanylandmarks.Therearenomountainssothelandisveryflat;inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarkspeoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.InKansasorIowaforexamplepeoplewillsayGonorthtwomiles.TurneastandthengoanothermilE.PeopleinLosAngelesCaliforniahavenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintimenotmiles.Howfarawayisthepostoffice?youask.Ohtheyanswerit’saboutfiveminutesfromherE.YousayYesbuthowmanymilesawayisit?Theydon’tknow.It’struethatapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionsometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?A.NewYorkermightsay‘SorryIhavenoideA.ButinYucatanMexiconooneanswersIdon’tknow.PeopleinYucatanbelievethatIdon’tknowisimpoliteTheyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongonE.A.touristcangetveryverylostinYucatan!25.WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplacetheyusually_________.A.describetheplacecarefullyB.showhimamapoftheplaceC.tellhimthenamesofthestreetsD.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplaces26.Whatistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.Kansas.D.IowA.27.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer________.A.inordertosavetimeB.asatestC.soastobepoliteD.forfun28.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.It’simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.B.It’susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.C.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors.
HeythereSoyou’reabouttospendfouryearsofyourlifeandtensofthousandsofdollarsofyourpatent’smoneyandallyoureallyknowaboutcollegeisthatallofyourfriendsaregoing.Doyoueverstoptowonderwhyyou’regoing?Relax.You’remakingtherightdecision.Firstofallyou’lldiscoverwhatinterestsyoubytakingcoursesinmanysubjects.Forexampleit’shardtodecideifyouwanttobeapainterifyou’veneverpaintedanypictures;onceyou’reinadrawing-roomoncampusyou’llknowonewayortheother.Collegeisalsoalotoffun—afteryougraduateyou’llbeworkingeveryweekdayfor50yearsorso.AndrememberthatcollegegraduatesearnabouttwicetheincomeofthosewhoneverattendedcollegE.Findingtherightcollegecanbedifficult.FortunatelyJohnsonReviewisheretohelpyoueverystepoftheway.*ResearchingSchools.Tousthemostimportantdecisionyou’llmakeistochoosetheschoolthatreallyfitsyoubest—nottheonethatisthemostcompetitiveorhasthebest-equippedrooms.*ApplyingtoSchool.OnJohnsonReview.comyou’llfindhundredsofactualcollegeapplications申请andlinkstomanymorE.*RaisingYourScores.AmericanCollegeTestisoneofthemostdifficultpartsoftheadmissions录取coursE.It’snotthemostimportantthoughandnoteveryoneneedstoprepareforthebest.Butifyouthinkyoucandobetterfindtherightcourseforbetterscores.*PayingforSchool.MostfamiliesneedfinancialaidforthehighcostofcollegE.TheproblemisthatfinancialaidseemsdifficulttogetandmanyfamiliesgetcaughtupinthepriceofcollegeratherthanlearningthewaystogetfinancialaiD.Ifyoureallydoyourresearchyou’lllearnthatyoucanaffordtoattendanycollegenomatterthecost.Formoreinformationcall600-3681orvisitJohnsonReview.com.Whereveryougohaveanicetrip!JohnsonSmithFounderandCEOJohnsonReview21.Howmanyreasonsforgoingtocollegedoestheauthormentioninthetext?A.2B.3C.4D.522.Theauthorthinksyoushouldchoosethecollegethatis_____.A.well-equippedB.competitiveC.suitableD.famous23.Whatdoestheauthoradviseyoutodotopaythehighcostofcollege?A.Toaskthefamilyforhelp.B.Tomakeastudyoffinancialcourses.C.TodoresearchonthepriceofcollegE.D.TogettoknowhowtoaskforfinancialaiD.24.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthoragree?A.JohnsonReviewcanhelpyoufindtherightcollegeeasier.B.ThemostimportantpartforcollegeadmissionistheCollegeTest.C.ItisnotworthgoingtocollegenowadaysinAmericA.D.IfyouwanttofindaplacetospendyourholidayvisitJohnsonReview.com.
Forceotherthandamagingwindsarealsoatworkinsidetornadoes.Sometimesastheturningjumpingfunnel漏斗passesoverahousethewallsandceilingburstapartasifabombhadgoneoffinsidE.Thisexplosion爆炸iscausedbythelowairpressureatthecenterofatornado.Thepressureatthecenterofatornadoisusually13poundspersquareinch.Howeverinsidethehousetheairpressureisnormalabout15poundspersquareinch.Thedifferenceof2poundspersquareinchbetweentheinsideandoutsidepressuremaynotseemlikemuch.Butsupposeatornadofunnelpassesoverasmallbuildingthatmeasures20by10by10feet.Oneachsquareinchofthebuildingthereis2poundsofpressurefromtheinsidethatisnotbalancedbyairpressureoutsidethebuilding.Ontheceilingthataddsuptoanunbalancedpressureof57600pounds.Thepressureonthefourwallsaddsupto172800pounds.Ifwindowsareopeninthebuildingsomeoftheinsideairwillrushoutthroughthem.Thiswillbalancethepressureinsideandoutsidethebuilding.Butifthewindowsareshuttightlythegreatinsidepressuremaycausethebuildingtoburst.Unfortunatelyheavyrainhappensinthunderstormsthatlaterproducetornadoes.Sopeopleoftenshutallwindowstoprotecttheirproperty.Thismaycausefarworsedamagelater.1.Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.WheretornadoesareformeD.B.Whentornadoesusuallyoccur.C.HowtornadoescanbepreventeD.D.WhytornadoescausesomuchdamagE.2.Accordingtothepassagetornadoescandestroybuildingbecausethe_____.A.forceofatornadoincreasestheairpressureinabuildingB.airpressureatthecenterofatornadoisover172000poundsC.weightofatornadocancrushabuilding’sroofwhenitpassesoverheadD.airpressureinsideatornadoislessthantheairpressureinsideabuilding3.Accordingtothepassagethepressureonabuildingduringatornadocanbereducedby_____.A.closingthewindowsB.openingthewindowsC.usinganelectricfanD.makingtheroofandwallsstron
21.Whatisthepurposeofthisletter?A.Toapologize.B.Toaskforaraise.C.Toquitajob.D.Toexpressthanks.22.WhydidSusanacceptthejobatLet’sLearnEnglishInc.?A.Itismoreinteresting.B.Itprovidesmoremoney.C.Itislessdemanding.D.Itoffersfreenightclasses.23.WhatsuggestiondoesSusanmaketoFormosaNews?A.Offerclassesforemployees.B.Hireanassistantfortheneweditor.C.Reduceemployees’workinghours.D.Increasethepayfortheneweditor.
NearlyaquartercenturyafteraGermanboythrewamessageinabottleoffashipintheBalticSeahe'sreceivedananswer.A13yearoldRussianDaniilKorotkikhwaswalkingwithhisparentsonabeachwhenhesawsomethinglyinginthesanD.IsawthatbottleanditlookedinterestingKorotkikhtoldTheAssociatedPressonTuesday.ItlookedlikeaGermanbeerbottleandtherewasamessageinsidE.ItsaidMynameisFrankandI'mfiveyearsolD.MydadandIaretravellingonashiptoDenmark.IfyoufindthisletterpleasewritebacktomeandIwillwritebacktoyou.Theletterdated1987includedanaddressinthetownofCoesfelD.TheboyintheletterFrankUesbeckisnow29.Hisparentsstillliveattheletter'saddress.TheRussianboyandtheGermanmanmeteachotherearlierthismonththroughanInternetvideolink.TheRussianboysaidhedidnotbelievethatthebottleactuallyspent24yearsintheseA.HebelievedithadbeenhiddenunderthesandwherehefounditforalongtimE.UesbeckwasespeciallyhappythathewasabletohaveapositiveeffectonalifeofayoungpersonfarawayfromGermany.It'sreallyawonderfulstoryhesaiD.Andwhoknows?Perhapsonedaywewillactuallybeabletoarrangeameetinginperson.21.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.MessageinabottlE.B.AbeautifulbeerbottlE.C.Travellingonaship.D.MeetinganoldfrienD.22.WhentheGermanboythrewthebottleintothesea________.A.hewasgoingbackhomeB.hewasalready29yearsoldC.hewaswalkingwithhisparentsonabeachD.hewastravellingtoDenmarkbyshipwithhisdad23.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Korotkikh'sparentsstillliveinthetownofCoesfelD.B.TheGermanboydidnotbelievethatthebottleactuallyspent24yearsintheseA.C.FrankUesbeckandDaniilKorotkikhhavemeteachotherinperson.D.DaniilKorotkikhandFrankUesbeckhavegotintouchwitheachother.24.WhywasUesbeckveryhappywhenhegottheinformationofthe24years'messagebottle?A.BecausehecouldhaveanewfrienD.B.BecausethetwoboyscouldsurftheInternettogether.C.Becausehefinallygotwhathehadlost.D.Becausehecouldhaveapositiveinfluenceonalifeofayoungperson.
AfterhavingmorethanafewacquaintancesonlineitmightcomeablowtokeensocialnetworkerslikeBarackObamaorevenFacebookfounderMarkZuckerberghimself.Accordingtoaresearchtheaveragepersonhasinfacttwiceasmanyonlinefriendsasphysicalones.Usersofsocial-networkingsiteshaveonaverage121onlinefriendsascomparedwithphysicalones.Thestudyalsoclaimsthatpeopletendtobemoreopenconfidentandhonestwiththeirvirtualfriendsthantheirrealones.FormostpeopletheInternetisawayofkeepingintouchwithlovedonesandfriendsbutforpeoplewhoareisolatedduetoillnessitplaysamorevitalroleandcanoftenactasalifelinE.saysHelenOxleyapsychologistatWythenshawehospital.PeoplewithillnessesoftenrelyontheInternettofacilitate促进friendshipssincetheyblogandusenetworkingsitesasawayofdealingwiththeirillness.Itcanfosterasenseofsocialconnectionforthosewhofrequentlyfeelisolatedwhichisimportanttopsychologicalwell-being.Inwidersocietythewaysinwhichfriendshipsareformedarechangingwithpeoplerecognizingthattheycandevelopdeepandmeaningfulconnectionswithothersthatthey’venevermetandmaynevermeet.Aboutonein10peoplehaseithermettheirbestfriendsonlineorbelievestheycanmakelifelongfriendsontheWeB.Thefindingshighlighthowsocialintroductionsarealsochanging.Onlyfivepercentwouldaskforsomeone’sphonenumberwhile23percentarenowlikelytoaskforanemailaddressorafullnamewiththeintentionofaddingthepersontotheirsocialnetwork.Atthesametimehoweveraquestionnairecompletedby4427suggeststhat20percentofparentsbelievetheirchildren’seducationisaffectedbysurfingtheNet.Theythinktheirchildrenaredoingpoorlyattheschoolduetotheamountoftimetheyspendonnon-educationalwebsites.28.TheunderlinedworditinPara1mostprobablyrefersto________.A.peoplespendingtoomuchtimesurfingtheNetB.peoplerelyingontheInternettoconnectwithfriendsC.peoplehavingmorevirtualfriendsthanrealonesD.peoplemakingmeaningfulconnectionswithstrangers29.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A.sickpeoplecanrecovermorequicklybysurfingtheNetB.studentsgetimportantinformationonlineC.studentswhosurfthenetalwaysperformnotsowellD.peopletendtotrusttheirvirtualfriendsmorethantheirrealones30.WhatpercentageofparentsbelievethattheInternethasabadeffectontheirchildren?A.About5percent.B.About20percent.C.About10percent.D.About23percent.31.Inthefollowingparagraphtheauthorwillprobablydiscuss________.A.howmuchtimechildrenspendontheInternetB.howchildrenlearnabouttheworldthroughtheNetC.howparentsfeelabouttheirchildren’sstudiesD.howchildrenmakeuseoftheInternettostudy
Manyofusareinterestedintimetravelandshuttlingbackandforth来回地tothepastorthefuturE.Whowouldn’tbeenthralledbyreturningtothepastorseeingthefuture?Buttimetravelseemstobepossibleonlyinourimaginationorinsciencefiction科幻小说.Sciencefictionisaworldwhereimpossiblethingscanbecomepossibleandthat’swhymostofuslikeit.Butsciencefictionisnotentirelyfictionsinceitisbasedonsciencetheories理论.Timetravelforinstanceisathemeusedbysci-fiwriters.Readersmaysometimesthinkwritershavefirst-handexperienceofit.Ihavecollectedsomeofthepopularwaysinwhichtimetravelismadepossibleinsciencefiction:●Throughthewormhole—A.wormholeisapathbetweenpointsinspace-timE.AccordingtoEinsteinanobjectcanpassthroughawormholeifitcantravelatthespeedoflight.AnexampleofawormholeisdescribedinRiddleoftheRedBible.●Throughablackhole—A.blackholeisavacuum真空inspacewherelightcannotevenescapeorpassthrough.Insomesci-fimovieslikeStarTrekblackholesbecamethemeanstotravelthroughtimE.●Throughtimemachines—Insciencefictiontimemachinesarevehiclesthatcantravelfasterthanlight.ItcanbeastrangevehicleliketheTARDISinDoctorWhooraspecialcarliketheoneusedinBacktotheFuture.ButthesespecialvehicleswouldneedawormholetotraveltothepastorthefuturE.●Throughparalleluniverse平行宇宙—Anotherpopularwaytotravelthroughtimeistobeabletogetintoaparalleluniversewhereonecangobacktoapointintimeandseeadifferentreality.Thoughweknowtimetravelmaynotbepossibleitisstillanentertainingsubjectandaheatedtopicformostofus.Andinsciencefictionwhererealityisalwaysintheimaginationtimedoesnotreallymatter.33.TheunderlinedwordenthralledinParagraph1probablymeans_____.A.defeatedB.confusedC.shockedD.attracted34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TimetravelmightbecomepossibleinthefarfuturE.B.Timemachinescan’ttraveltothepastorthefuturewithoutawormholE.C.Sci-fiwritershavesimilarexperiencestothosetheydescribeintheirfiction.D.Anobjectcantraveltothepastorthefuturewhenitsspeedisfasterthanlight.35.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toarousetheheatedtopicoftimetravelamongreaders.B.Tointroducehowhumanstravelthroughtimeinsciencefiction.C.Tointroducetheauthor’sknowledgeoftimetraveltothereaders.D.Tocomparedifferentwaysoftimetravelmentionedinsomesciencefictions.
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