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CHandshakingthoughaEuropeanpracticeisoftenseeninbigcitiesofChinA.NobodyknowsexactlywhenthepracticestartedinEuropE.ItissaidthatlonglongagoinEuropewhenpeoplemettheyshowedtheirunarmedhandstoeachotherasasignofgoodwill.Astimewentonandtradeincitiesgrewrapidlypeopleincitiesbegantoclapeachother’shandstomakeadealortoreachanagreementThispracticewaslaterchangedintoshakinghandsamongfriendsonmeetingorleavingeachother.Let’sshakehandsonitsometimesmeansagreementreacheD.DotheEuropeansshakehandswherevertheygoandwithwhomevertheymeet?No.SometimestheChineseabroadreachouttheirhandstoooftentobepolitE.Itisreallyveryimpolitetogiveyourhandwhentheotherpartyespeciallywhenitisawomanshowslittleinterestinshakinghandswithyouandwhenthemeetingdoesnotmeananythingtohimorher.Evenifforpolitenessheholdsouthisunwillinghandinanswertoyouruninvitedhandjusttouchitslightly.ThereisgenerallyamisunderstandingamongtheChinesethatwesternersareusuallyopenandstraightforwardwhiletheChineseareratherreserved保守的inmanner.ButinfactsomepeopleinwesterncountriesaremorereservedthansomeChinesetoday.Soitisagoodideatoshakehandswithawesterneronlywhenheshowsinterestinfurtherrelationswithyou.63.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus___________A.wherehandshakingwasfirstpractiseD.B.howhandshakingcameabout.C.abouttherelationshipbetweenhandshakingandtradE.D.aboutthepracticeofhandshakingbothinEuropeandinChinA.64.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.WesternersaremorereservedthantheChinesE.B.Westernersareunwillingtoshakehands.C.Weshouldmakeajudgementbeforeshakinghands.D.Weshouldn’tshakehandswithEuropeanwomen.65.Themainpurposeofthetextis_______.A.totellussomedifferencesbetweentheEastandtheWestB.toofferussomeimportantfactsabouthandshakingC.tointroduceustosomedifferentcustomsintheWest.D.togiveussomeadvicebeforewetravelabroad
第三部分阅读理解共两节满分40分第一节共15小题每小题2分满分30分A.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.NewYorkermightsaySorryIhavenoideA.ButinYucatanMexiconooneanswersIdon’tknow.PeopleinYucatanbelievethatIdon’tknowisimpolitE.TheyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongonE.A.touristcangetveryverylostinYucatan!56.WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplacetheyusually______.A.describetheplacecarefullyB.showhimamapoftheplaceC.tellhimthenamesofthestreetsD.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplaces57.Whatistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.Kansas.D.IowA.58.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer______.A.inordertosavetimeB.LosAngeles.C.soastobepoliteD.forfun59.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.It’simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.B.It’susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.C.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors.
Animalexperimentationisthebackbone支柱ofAmericanresearchandtreatmentofdiseasE.Eachyear17to22millionanimalsaresacrificedinthenameofsciencE.While90percentofthemareratsandmice180000dogs50000cats.61000monkeysand554000rabbitsaredoneawaywithinLaboratoriesoperatedbyindustryandgovernment.Butthepublichasraisedanoutcryoverthesedeaths.Spurredvividreportsofcrueltytheanimalrightsmovementismadeupof7000organizationswith10millionmembers.They'vedocumentedcasesinwhichmonkeyswereisolatedinsteeltanksfor45daysanddogswerebombardedwithradiationorchemicalsuntiltheybledfromthemouth.ScientistssaysuchincidentsarerarE.Iawshavebeenpassedtogoverntesting.Manyresearchcentersnowhavecommitteestoreviewallproposedanimalexperimentsandcomputerscanbeusedinplaceofanimalsinmanyexperiments.Butscientistssaytheycan'tdowithoutanimalstotestnewdrugsandtreatmentsonanimalstomakesurethey'resafeforhumans.Animalexperimentsproducedvaccinesortreatmentsfordiseasessuchasdiabetes糖尿病andtechniquesusedinopenheartsurgery.They'reimportanttoeffortstofindatreatmentforAIDS.Animalsrightsactivistshaveshowntheywillgotoalmostanylength.OneNewYorkresearcherreceivedmorethan10000protestlettersfollowingpublicityotherexperimentsinwhichshegavedrugstomonkeys.Theresearcherwasstudyingdrugaddiction.AprotesterwasarrestedinConnecticutforplacingapipebomboutsideacompanythatusedanimalsintests.Afterfiresandbreak-insmanylabshaveboughtelectroniclocksandalarmsforprotection.Othertargetsoftheanimalrightsmovementarethefurindustryfarmsandschoolbiologyclassesinwhichchildrendissect解剖frogs.Themovementhasscoredsomesuccesses.Adozenstatesnolongerallowpounds-placesthatacceptdogsandcatsthathavenohomestosellanimalstoscientists.Scientistsclaimthecostoftheirworkwillriseasaresult.Thebattlebetweenscientistsandactivistsraisesabasicquestion:Canmodernsocietybebothhumaneinitstreatmentoflivingthingsandadvancedinitstreatmentofdisease?Itseemscertaintherewillbenewrestrictionsplacedontheuseofanimalsinscientificexperiments.62.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Miceandratsmakethebestsubjectsforexperiments.B.Scientificexperimentscanbecarriedoutwithoutanimals.C.Feweranimalsshouldbetakentolaboratories.D.Americansarequestioningtheuseofanimalsinexperiments.63.Animalexperimentswillprobablycontinuebecause.A.thereareenoughregulationstoprotestanimalsfromabuseB.theyarecriticalforunderstandingandcuringhumandiseaseC.thegroupsthatopposethemaren'tverybigorpowerfulD.scientistsinsisttheyareharmless64.Whatdoproponentssupportersofanimalrightsdotoconvincepeopleoftheiropinion?A.Theytreattheirownpetskindly.B.Theyexplodebombsatlaboratoriesthatconductscientifictests.C.Theygiveexamplesofanimalsthatweremistreatedinlabs.D.Theypointoutthediseasesthathavebeencuredbyscientists.65.TheunderlinedwordoutcryinParagraph2probablymeans.A.protestB.protectC.screamD.alarm
UNICEFisappealingformorethanonebilliondollarsinaidforwomenandchildrenaroundtheworlD.TheUnitedNationsChildren'sFundhasreleaseditsHumanitarianActionReportfortwothousandten.Thereportliststwenty–eightcountriesandterritorieswithsomeoftheworld’smostpesteraffectingwomenandchildren.HaitiwasconsideredtobeincrisislongbeforetheearthquakeinJanuary.ThedeputyexecutivedirectorofUNICEFHildeJohnsonsaysthequakehasonlymadetheneedforaidmoreimmediatE.ButshesayschildrenallovertheworldhavetherighttothesameassistanceaschildreneverywhereelsE.TheHumanitarianActionReportdiscussesseveralissuesthatUNICEFsaysincreasinglythreatenthebasicrightsofwomenandchildren.Itsaysclimatechangehascauseddroughtsandfoodinsecurityinmanyareas.Highfoodpricesandtheglobalfinancialcrisisoftwothousandeight-twothousandninehaveonlyaddedtopovertyandmalnutrition营养不良.Andarmedconflictcontinuestothreatenthelivesofmillions.HildeJohnsonsayschildrenarealwaysthemostaffectedbyconflictsanddisasters.Theyfaceanincreasedriskofabuseincludingsexualviolenceandotherseriousrightsviolations侵犯.UNICEFdealswithabouttwohundredemergenciesaroundtheworldeveryyear.Thegreatestneedlastyearwasinsub-SaharanAfricA.Thereportsaysdroughtfoodinsecurityandcivilunrestaffectedabouttwenty-fourmillionpeoplE.ViolenceanddisplacementsofpeoplewereespeciallybadinSudanChadtheDemocraticRepublicofCongoandtheCentralAfricanRepubliC.InAsiaUNICEFexpectsitsfinancialassistanceneedstomorethandoublethisyear.ThisispartlytheresultofaddingPakistanandthePhilippinestothelatestreport.InPakistanitsaysmorethantwomillionpeoplehavebeenforcedfromtheirhomesbytheconflictintheSwatValleyandotherareasofthenorthwest.AndinthePhilippinesmorethantwohundredthousandpeoplearestilllivinginsheltersafterseverestormslastyear.Thisyear'sUNICEFreporttalksaboutthevalueofpublicandprivatepartnershipsinhelpingchildrenandfamiliesinemergencies.Andthat'stheVOASpecialEnglishDevelopmentReportwrittenbyJuneSimms.ForalinktotheUNICEFreportlistingthetwenty-eightcountriesandterritoriesincrisisgotowww.unsv.com.I'mSteveEmber.AccordingtoHildeJohnsonthemosteasilyaffectedpeenssufferingfromconflictsanddisastersare.A.womenB.childrenC.theoldD.thedisabledFromthispassageweknowthatthemostseriousproblemsinAsiaare.A.earthquakesandmalnutritionB.displacemerdsandstormsC.seminalviolenceandotherrightsviolationsD.droughtsandfoodinsecurityBysayingthequakehasonlymadetheneedforaidmoreimmediatE.HildaJohnsonprobablyintendstoenergytheideathat.A.everythingmusthaveabeginningB.grassnevergrowswherethewideblowsC.cloudyherringsturntocleareveningsD.itneverrainsbutpoursWhichofthefollowingmightserveasasuitabletickleforthispassage?A.HaitiwasincrisisduetotheearthquakeinJanuary.B.Violenceinthetwenty–eightcountriesandterritoriesC.UNICEFAppealsforAndforWomenandChildrenD.thevaticofpublicandprivatepartnershipsinhelping
Justhowfardoestheeuro欧元havetofallbeforeEuropeactuallybecomesreasonable?AnyonetravelingtotheoldcontinentfromtheU.S.inrecentyearshaslearnedthehardwayhowexpensiveitis.ThesituationhasimprovedinthelastcoupleofmonthsthankstotheGreekfinancialcrisis.Butitstillhasawaytogo.AlarmaboutGreece—andotherfinanciallyunstablecountriesinEurope—hasdraggeddowntheeurosharply.InNovemberbeforethecrisisstruckyouneededabout$1.49tobuyoneeuro.Todayyouneedonlyabout$1.36.That'sa9%cut.Whatdoesthatmeanforyouthewould-betraveler?It'sabigsalE.AsrecentlyasNovemberwhentheeurowasflyinghightheOECDestimatedthatcountrieslikeFranceItalyandGermanywereaboutathirdmoreexpensivethantheU.S.NotallEuropeancountrieswerequiteasexpensivefortheAmericanvisitor:Greeceonlycostabout17%morethantheUSwhiletheCzechRepublicwhichisnotpartoftheeurozonewasactuallyabout15%cheaperthanbackhomE.Fast-forwardtwomonthsandthesituationlookssomewhatbetter.AtcurrentexchangeratesplaceslikeFrancewillstillcostyouabout23%morethantheU.S.butcheapercountriessuchasSpainandGreecearenowonlyabout6%moreexpensivE.TheCzechRepublic'safifthcheaperthantheU.S.Europeanpriceswillonlybreakeven持平withtheU.S.iftheeurofallstoabout$1.10saystheOECD.Butisitgoingtogetthere?Greece'sfinancialcrisismayormaynotbeover.Membersofalaborunionjustoccupiedpartofthefinanceministrytoprotestagainsttheplannedausterity紧缩measures.Noitdoesn'tinspireconfidence!JulianJessopchiefinternationaleconomistattheCapitalEconomicsconsultancyinLondonseestheeurofallingto$1.25byyear-enD.Westillthinktheeuroshouldbealotlowerhesays.WethinktheoutlookfortheEuropeaneconomyisalotworsethanfortheU.S.AndGreeceisonlyasymptomofawiderproblem:Doestheeurozonemakesenseasacurrencyunion?Ifhe'srightyoumaywanttowaittochangeyourmoneyorbookatrip.67.Inthepassagethewriterofferssomesuggestionstothetravellersfrom______.A.USAB.EuropeC.GreeceD.China68.Theunderlinedworditinthepassagerefersto______.A.theplannedausteritymeasuresB.Greece’sfinancialcrisisC.theprotestfromalaborunionD.thedeclineoftheeuroinvalue69.JulianJessophasanegativeattitudetowardtheeurobecausehethinks______.A.Greece’sfinancialcrisismaynotbeoverB.theeurowilldropto$1.25bytheendoftheyearC.theEuropeaneconomyisalotworsethantheUS’D.theotherEuropeancountrieshaveasimilarproblemlikeGreece70.Thepurposeoftheauthorwritingthepassageistotellthereadersthat______.A.theeuroshallbefurtherreasonablyloweredB.travelerstoEuropewillsavelessinthefutureC.theeconomicsituationinEuropeisworseningD.theGreekfinancialcrisisinfluencesthewholeEurope
Transportationandcommunicationnetworksbringpeopletogether.Yetsometimespeoplethemselvescreatebarriers障碍totransportationandcommunication.InsomecountrieslawsstoppeoplefrommovingfreelyfromplacetoplacE.Overthecenturiesmanygroupsofpeoplehavebeendeniedthefreedomtotravelbecauseoftheirracereligionornationality.IntheMiddleAgesforexampleJewswereoftenforbiddentomoveaboutfreelywithincertaincities.SouthAfrica'sgovernmentusedtorequireblackAfricanstocarrypasseswhentheytravelwithinthecountry.SomegovernmentsrequireallcitizenstocarryidentificationpapersandtoreporttogovernmentofficialswhenevertheymovE.Countriessetupcustomspostsattheirborders.Foreigntravellersmustgothroughacustomsinspectionbeforetheyareallowedtotravelinthecountry.Usuallytravellershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisas签证.Somecountriesevenlimitthenumberofvisitorstotheircountryeachyear.Othersallowtouriststovisitonlycertainareasofthecountryortheymayrequirethattravellersbewithanofficialguideatalltimesduringtheirstay.Manyofthosebarrierstotravelalsoactasbarrierstocommunication.Whentwogovernmentsdisagreewitheachotheronimportantmatterstheyusuallydonotwanttheircitizenstoexchangenewsorideasfreely.Countriesoftentrytokeepmilitaryorindustrialinformationsecret.TodaypeoplehavetheabilitytotraveltocommunicateandtotransportgoodsmorequicklyandeasilythaneverbeforE.Naturalbarriersthatweredifficultordangeroustocrossahundredyearsagocannowbecrossedeasily.ThebarriersthatpeoplethemselvesmakearenotsoeasytoovercomE.Butinspiteofallthedifferentkindsofbarrierspeoplecontinuetoenjoytravelandtheexchangeofgoodsandideas.6.Theexamplesinparagraph2areusedtotellthereadersthat_______A.peoplehavebeenallowedtotravelfreelywithinthecountryB.peoplehavenotbeenpermittedtotravelfreelyforvariousreasonsC.travellershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisasD.customspostsarenecessaryatthebordersofthecountries7.Somegovernmentslimitthefreedomofcommunicationbecause___A.theyintendtokeeptheirnationalsecretsunknowntoothersB.theythinksuchfreedomwillleadtowarsC.theyoftendisagreewitheachotheronimportantmattersD.theywanttoshowtheirauthorityovercommunication8.Wemaylearnfromthepassagethat_______A.peopledonotcareabouttheremovalofbarriersbetweencountriesB.peoplecannotremovetheobstaclesmadebythemselvesC.man-madebarriersaresometimeshardertoovercomethannaturalonesD.barriersshouldbetakenforgrantedastheyalwaysexist9.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.BarriersMadebyPeopleB.FunctionsofCommunicationC.RestrictionsonTransportationD.ProgressofHumanSociety10.WhichisNOTmentionedasthepossiblelimitssomecountriesputonforeignvisitors?A.Theyhavetogetavisabeforetheyenterthecountry.B.Onlyalimitednumberofvisitorsareallowedtoenterthecountryeveryyear.C.Noteverypartofthecountryisopentoforeigntourists.D.TheyhavetoreporttogovernmentofficialswhentheycometoanewplacE.
第三部分:阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ADoyouenjoyreading?Doyoureadnewspapersormagazines?Chancesareifyoudoanyoftheseactivitiesyourpre-schoolchildisonhiswaytobecomingareader.TheprocessoflearningtoreadiscomplexandoneofthemostimportantthingstoknowisthatparentscanhelptheirchildrenlearntoreaD.Aschildrenhaveconversationswithadultstheyhearbothnewandfamiliarwordsandtheirvocabularygrows.TherearemanyopportunitiesforadultsandchildrentotalktogethersuchaswhenridinginthecarorinabusdoinghouseworklikefixingdinnerorbathingandgettingreadyforbeD.A.majorpartofconversationislistening.WhenchildrentalkadultslistenandresponD.Thenchildrenlistenandrespondandsotheflowofconversationhappens.Haveyouwatchedyoupre-schoolchildpretendtoreadtohisyoungersistersorbrothers?Haveyoureadhisfavoritestoryoverandover?Theseexperiencestellchildrenthatreadingisfun.Andwhenthingsarefunandtheyarerepeatedyourchildwillseeletters.HebeginstoconnectthemtofamiliarwordsespeciallythelettersthatmakeuphisnamE.A.naturalnextstepforhimtotakeistowritetheletters.Whenchildrenseeparentsmakeagrocerylisttheywanttouseapencilandpapertomaketheirownlist.Toencouragethesebeginningwritingactivitieshavepencilsmarkerscrayonsandscrappaperwithinyourchildren’sreach.Themorechildrengetconnectedwithtalkinglisteningreadingandwritingtheeasieritisforthemtobecomeactivereaders.Whileyouasaparenthaveabiginfluenceontheseearlybehaviorsitisimportanttorememberthatopportunitiesforliteracyexperienceshappenwhenyouandyourchildshareinthebasicroutines日常生活ofeverydaylifE.56.Thethirdparagraphtellsusthatparentscantalkwiththeirchildren__________.A.duringdailyroutinesB.onlyinquietplacesC.intheirsparetimeD.whentheyareeagertowalk57.Duringtheprocessoflearningtoreadchildrenmay_________.A.copytheactionoftheadults.B.prefertotalkwiththoseoftheirownagE.C.keeptheirinterestinreadingallthetimE.D.wastealotofpaperandothermaterials.58.Whendochildrenwanttolearntowrite?A.Whentheirparentsaskthemtodoso.B.Whentheybelievetheycanwritewell.C.Whentheyrememberwhattheirparentstaughtthem.D.Whentheycanconnectletterswithfamiliarwords.59.Thepassageiswrittento_____________.A.talkaboutparents’influenceontheirchildren’sbehaviorB.encourageparentstosetagoodexampletotheirchildrenC.adviseparentstomakereadingapartoftheirchildren’sdailylifeD.makeparentsbelieveintheimportanceofearlyreading
第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分共30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑WhodecideshowEnglishisspokenaroundtheworld?Doteachersinthecollegesandschools?Whataboutthosewhowritedictionariesorbooks?DotheydecidewhatisgoodandwhatisbadEnglish?Ordogovernmentsdecidewhenalanguagewillchange?ProbablyyouhavethoughtaboutthisquestiononceortwicebeforE.TheansweristhatnoneofthesepeopledecidehowEnglishwillbespoken.BelieveitornotmanyofthebiggestchangesinhowEnglishisspokenhavecomefromcommonpeopleinthestreets.AndoneofthemostimportantplaceswhereEnglishhaschangedisontheplayground!Theseplaygroundcanbeanyplacewhereyoungpeoplemeetsuchasasportsfieldorabeach.ForexampleblackkidsinventedmanynewwordsinAmericanEnglishastheyplayedbasketballormusiC.Oftenwordsusedbyblackkidsinthebigcitiesbecomepopularwithotherkidsmanyyearslater.AnotherpopularsportbaseballhasalsogivenmanywordsandexpressionstoAmericanEnglish.OnthebeachesofsouthernCaliforniateenagersinventedwordstodescribehowtheyfeltwhentheysurfeD.Thesewordsfoundtheirwayintothehighschoolsandthentootherplaces.SimilarchangesinEnglishhappenedamongyoungpeopleinIrelandandAustraliA.Childrenfromonegroupwouldfindwaystoplaywithchildrenofanothergroupmoreeasily.Oftentheymadenewwordsjusttodevelopanidentitydifferentfromtheirparents.56.WhodecideshowEnglishisspoken?A.GovernmentsB.TeachersC.OrdinarypeopleD.Blackkids57.AccordingtothepassagemanyEnglishwordscomefrom______.A.everydaylifeB.textbooksC.dictionariesD.baseballs58.Whydothesekidsinventnewwords?A.becausetheywanttomakeupadictionary.B.becausetheytrytobeattheirteachers.C.becausetheyareaskedtodoso.D.becausetheywanttofeeldifferentfromtheirparents
IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctor—andgotocourt法庭.AftertheaccidentmyroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI'dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverytimeIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtimE.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasatallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismiss解雇him.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactaswnlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.MyexperiencestaughtmetwothingsaboutAmerica:firstlyinacountrylikeAmericamoneyiseverything.Itismoreimportantthanfriendshiphonourorprofessionalmorality职业道德.SecondlyforeignersarestillbeingunfairlytreateD.SowhenwetalkaboutAmericaweshouldseebothitsgoodandbadsides.1.Theauthor'sroommateofferedtohelphimbecauseA.hefeltsorryfortheauthor.B.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney.C.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodonE.D.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer.2.Agooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto________.A.beproperlytreatedB.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentC.recoverbeforeheleavesAmericaD.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury3.Thewordchargeinthispassagemeans________.A.beresponsibleB.accuseC.askasapriceD.claim4.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery________.A.friendlyB.greedyC.professionalD.busy5.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmericA.B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.
Nervoussuspects嫌疑犯lockedupinBritain'snewestpolicestationmayfeelrelievedbyapleasantyellowcoloronthedoor.Iftheyareclosetoconfessing供认坦白acrimetheblueonthewallmighttipthebalancE.GwentPolicehaveabandonedcolorssuchasgraysandbrownsofthe20th-centurypolicecell牢房andhaveusedcolorpsychology心理学todecoratethem.YstradMynachstationwhichrecentlyopenedatacostof￡5millionhasfourcellswithglassdoorsforprisonerswhosufferfromclaustrophobia幽闭__症.Designershavepaintedtheframesyellowwhichresearcherssayisacalmingcolor.Othercellscontainaroyalbluelinebecausepsychologistsbelievethatthecolorislikelytoencouragetruthfulness.Thestationhas31cellsincluding12withalivescansystemfordrunkenordisturbedprisonerswhichdetectstheriseandfalloftheirchest.Analarmalerts报警officersifaprisoner'sbreathingstopsandcarriesonringinguntilthedoorisopeneD.Designersandpsychologistshaveworkedforyearsoncolor.Blueissaidtosuggesttrustefficiencydutylogiccoolnessthinkingandcalm.Italsosuggestscoldnessandunfriendliness.Itisthoughtthatstrongblueswillstimulateclearthoughtandlightersoftcolorswillcalmthemindandaidconcentration.Yellowislinkedwithconfidenceself-respectandfriendliness.Getthecolorwronganditcouldcausefeardepressionandanxietybuttherightyellowcanliftspiritsandself-respect.IngridCollinsapsychologistwhospecializesintheeffectsofcolorsaidthatcolorwasanenergyforce.Shesaid:BluedoesenhancecommunicationbutIamnotsureitwouldenhancetruthfulcommunication.YellowshesaidaffectedtheminD.Redontheotherhandshouldneverbeconsideredbecauseitcouldincreaseaggression攻击性.Mrs.Collinspraisedthedesignersforusingcolorsinthecells.GwentisnotthefirstBritishforcetoexperimentwithcolortocalmdownorpersuadeprisonerstoco-operatE.Inthe1990sStrathclydePoliceusedpinkincellsbasedonresearchcarriedoutbytheUSNavy.49.Theexpressiontipthebalanceinparagraph1probablyindicatesthatthebluemight_____.A.letsuspectskeeptheirbalanceB.helpsuspectstoconfesstheircrimesC.makesuspectscoldandunfriendlyinlawcourtD.enablesuspectstochangetheirattitudestocolors50.WhichofthefollowingcolorsshouldNOTbeusedincellsaccordingtothepassage?A.Pink.B.YellowC.BluE.D.ReD.51.Whichofthefollowinghelpsalertofficersifsomeonestopsbreathing?A.Scanningequipment.B.Royalbluelines.C.Glassdoors.D.Yellowframes.52.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith_____.A.therelationshipbetweencolorsandpsychologyB.acomparisonofdifferentfunctionsofcolorsC.theuseofcolorsincellstoaffectcriminals’psychologyD.scientificwaystohelpcriminalsreformthemselvesinprison
CNotlongagotheworld’slowest-pricedcarwaslaunched投放市场inMumbaiIndiA.TheNanomadebyTataMotorsisexpectedtocauseatransportationrevolutionformillionsofIndianfamilies.Thesmallthree-meterlongcarwillcost2000dollarswhichisabouthalfthepriceofsimilarcars.ThatisexpectedtomakecarownershippossibleformoreIndians.SoitisbeingcalledThePeople’sCar.RatanTataTataMotorschairmansaysItwasneverthoughtofasbeingthecheapestcarbutacarthatwouldgivethepeopleofIndiaanopportunitytoownacarthathadnotbeenwithintheirreachbeforE.IhopethatiswhatwewillachievE.IndustryobserverspredictthatsoonroadsthroughoutthecountrycouldbefilledwithNanos.TataIndia’stopautomakerhasdonealmostnotraditionaladvertisingoftheNano.HoweverearlyinterestinthevehiclehasbeenhugE.ThecompanysaystheNano’swebsitehasbeenvisited30milliontimes.TataMotorssaysitwillbegintakingordersforthecaronApril9thbothatcardealershipsandontheInternet.Howeverthecarswillnotbereadyforpurchase购买untilJuly.Demandisexpectedtobefargreaterthansupply.RatanTatasaysthefirst100000buyersofthecarwillbechosenbychancE.Thecarisexpectedtobepopularinindustrialaswellasdevelopingnations.Expertssaydemandforlow-pricedautomobilesislikelytoincreaseastheinternationaleconomiccrisiscontinues.HoweversomecriticssaythenewcarswillincreaseIndia’strafficandpollutionproblems.HoweverTatacompanyofficialssaytheNanowillproducelesspollutionthananyothercarinthecountry.62.TheNanoiscalledThepeople’sCarbecauseit_____.A.hasbeendesignedbycommonpeopleB.hascausedatransportationrevolutionC.canbeavailabletomorepopulationD.canoffermoreconvenience63.InParagraph2RatanTataseemsto______.A.explainthemaingoalofdesigningtheNanoB.givemoreinformationabouttheNanoC.talkaboutthequalityoftheNanoD.introducethecompany’sfutureplan64.WhichofthefollowingabouttheNanoisNOTmentioned?A.Itswebsiteisverypopular.B.Ithasinvitedcritics.C.ItwillbesoldabroaD.D.ItcanonlyofferfourseatsinsidE.65.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Anewcarisbeyondyourwildestdream.B.Indialaunchesthelowest-pricedcar.C.WelcometotheNanowebsitE.D.ThetiniestcarwillbeonsalE.
AtHartonCollege-anEnglishboardingschool寄宿制学校forboys-therearemanyrules.Fifteen-year-oldBobSandersoftenbreaksthem.Theboyscangointothetownintheafternoonafterclass.Buttheymustreturntotheschoolatsixo’clock.OneafternoonBobwalkedtothetown.HelookedattheshopsandthenwenttothecinemA.Afterthefilmhelookedathiswatch.Itwasaftereighto’clock.Hewasalittleworried.HewalkedbacktoHartonCollegeasfastaspossiblE.Whenhearrivedheranquicklytothemainentrance主要入口.ItwaslockeD.Hewentroundtheschoolbuidingtoanotherdoor.Thatonewaslockedtoo.Helookedupatthewindowofhisdormitory宿舍.Itwasonthethirdfloor.Thewindowwasopen.Butitwasquitedarkandhecouldnotclimbupthewalleasily.Thenhesawanotheropenwindowonthegroundfloor.Itwasthewindowoftheheadmaster’sstudy书房.Helookedintotheroom-noonewastherE.Bobquicklyclimbedontothewindowandjumpedintotheroom.JustthenheheardanoisE.Thensomeoneturnedonalightinthecorridor走郎.BoblookedaroundandthenhidunderthesofA.OneminutelaterMrManneringtheheadmastercamein.Heturnedonthelightonhisdeskandsatdownonthesofa沙发.ThenheopenedabookandbegantoreaD.BoblayunderthesofaasquietlyaspossiblE.Hecouldn’tmovE.ThefloorwascoldanduncomfortablE.Helookedattheheadmaster’sshoesandsocksforanhour.Whydoesn’thegetupandgotobed?Bobthought.Mr.Manneringreadhisbookforanotherhour.Finallytheheadmasterclosedhisbookandstoodup.Heputthebookonashelfandwalkedtowardsthedoor.ThankGodhedidn’tfindmeunderthesofathoughtBoB.ThenMr.ManneringstoppedandspoketowardsthesofA.Wouldyouturnoffthelightwhenyouleave?Hesaidandleftthestudy.57.Bobreturnedtotheschoolmorethantwohourslatebecause_______.A.heenjoyedhimselftoomuchB.hedidnotcatchthebusC.hehatedtherulesD.heranintoanoldfriend58.Themainentrancewas_______.A.toohighB.openC.shutD.slightlyopen59.Bobdidn’tgotohisdormitorybecause_______.A.thegatewaslockedB.thewindowwasshutC.itwasquitedarkD.thewallwastoohighforhimtoclimbup60.Bobactuallywentintotheheadmaster’s_______.A.dormitoryB.private私人的officeC.kitchenD.bedroom
CIn1879agroupofexplorersmadeanincrediblefinD.TheydiscoveredpaintingsofremarkablebeautyonthewallsofacaveinSpain.SomescientistsbelievedthatthesepaintingswerecreatedbyearlyhumansfromtheStoneAgebetweentenandthirtythousandyearsago.Otherscientistsandthepublicdidnotbelievetheclaimbutovertheyearsitwasprovencorrect.Ourancestorshadincredibleartistictalents.MostofthecaveartthathasbeendiscoveredhasbeenfoundinSpainandFrancE.A.smallernumberofsuchcavesarelocatedinItalyPortugalRussiaandothercountries.ScientistsbelievethatmanymorecaveswillbediscoveredinthecomingyearsandareconcentratingtheireffortsonAfricaandtheareabetweenEuropeandAsiA.Thesetworegionsoftheworldwerepopulatedfirstbyhumans.CaveartwascarvedorpaintedonthewallsandroofsofcavesusuallyneartheentrancE.Theentranceareawasprobablychosentotakeadvantageofdaylightandtoallowmanypeopletoviewthepaintings.Insomecasestheartappearsmuchdeeperincavesandrequiresartificiallight.EvidencesuggeststhattheartistsusedtorchesorshallowbowlsinwhichanimalfatwasburneD.9.WhatwastheresponseofgeneralpublictothediscoveryofcaveartmadebyStoneAgepeople?A.Theybelieveditatfirst.B.Theydidnotbelieveit.C.Theythoughtitwasbeautiful.D.Theyignoredit.10.Accordingtothepassagewhatcanweconcludeaboutanimalfat?A.Itdoesnotburn.B.StoneAgeartistsusedittopreservetheirpaintings.C.Itcanbeburnedtoproducelight.D.StoneAgeartistsmixeditwiththeirfooD.11..Wheredoscientistsexpecttofindmorecavepaintings?A.InCentralandSouthAmericA.B.InSpainandFrancE.C.Intheplaceswheretherearecaveswithlargeopenings.D.Intheregionsoftheworldfirstpopulatedbyhumans.12.Wherewouldthispassagebemostlikelytoappear?A.Inatextbookaboutearlyhumanhistory.B.Inatextbookaboutmodernart.C.Inadictionary.D.Inanencyclopediaentryaboutcaves.
BBCNewsMay112008—EdinburghZooplanstobringapairofgiantpandasfromChinatoScotlanD.RepresentativesfromEdinburghZoohaverecentlyreturnedfromChinA.Theysignedaletterofintent意向书theremakingapromisetobringgiantpandastotheZoo.Ithasbeensuggestedthatthepairofgiantpandasshouldbeonloan暂借totheRoyalZoologicalSocietyofScotlandRZSSfor10years.ThepairofgiantpandaswouldgivebirthtobabiesduringthattimE.EdinburghZoowouldbetheeighthzoointheWesternworldtocareforthespeciesiftheprojectgoesaheaD.Zoochiefssaidthatlookingaftertheendangeredanimalscouldbenefitconservation.DavidWindmillchiefofRZSSsaidWorkingwithgiantpandasmeanssomuchmoretousthanintroducinganewspeciestoourcollection.Itisanopportunitytoworkonagloballevelwithotherconservationiststogainabetterunderstandingofthegiantpandasthethreatstheyfaceandwhatwecandotoensuretheirsurvival.Atpresentthereareonlyaround1500giantpandasinthewilD.RZSShasbeenworkingontheprojectforalmostayearhopingtohavegiantpandasatEdinburghZooby2009theyearofthesociety’scentenary一百周年纪念日.Mr.WindmillsaidthattheprojecthasreceivedstrongsupportfromtheUKandScottishGovernments.HealsosaidthatthismustcontinueiftheZooistoreachanagreementwiththeChinesE.AspartoftheagreementwiththeChineseGovernmentEdinburghZoowillworktogetherwithChinesescientistsonresearchprojectsbenefitingconservationinthewilD.RZSSwillalsoprovidemoneytosupportgiantpandaconservationprojectsinthewilD.GiantpandasliveinmountainousregionsincentralChinaandalmostmainlyfeedonbamboowhichmakesup99%ofwhattheyeat.57.Whatdoweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.ChinawillgiveapairofgiantpandastoEdinburghZoo.B.RepresentativesfromEdinburghZoohavebeentoChinA.C.TheScottishGovernmenthassignedaletterofintentwithChinA.D.EdinburghZooisthefirstWesternzootohavegiantpandas.58.AccordingtothetextRZSSmaybe___________.A.acompanythatdealswithinternationalbusinessB.anorganizationthatresearchesendangeredanimalsC.agovernmentdepartmentinchargeofWesternissuesD.anactivityhavingsomethingtodowithanimals59.Wecanknowfromthetextthat_____________.A.DavidWindmillisEdinburghZoo’schiefB.thenumberofgiantpandasinthewildisstillunknownC.RZSSwillcelebrateitscentenaryin2009D.RZSSknowsthethreatsthegiantpandasfacewell60.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.EdinburghZooexpectsgiantpandasfromChinA.B.EdinburghZoodoesresearchintogiantpandas.C.Scotlandsupportsgiantpandaconservation.D.GiantpandaslivehappilyincentralChinA.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Frenchpeoplepridethemselvesontheirdeliciousfoodssuchascheesebaguettesandcroissantstwokindsoffood.InfactfoodisanimportantpartofFrenchculturE.Familiesandfriendsspendhoursoverthedinnertableeachnight.Itistheoppositeofthefast–foodhabitcommoninotherpartsoftheWest.It’sthereasonwhytheFrenchareveryangrythataMcDonald’sisopeningbeneathParis’smostfamousmuseum:theLouvre卢浮宫.Themewrestaurantwillbethe1142ndMcDonald’sinFranceandwillopenintheundergroundapproachtothemuseum.ButmanyFrenchpeoplecan’tunderstandwhythisAmericanchainisopeningintheheartofFrenchculturE.HoweverMcDonald’sispayingnonoticetothecomplaint.McDonald’snowhas31000chainsworldwidE.Touristsarehungryandopeningchainsintouristspotspayswell.ThereisanotherchainthreateningFrance’sheritagE.Thistimeitiscoffeeratherthanburgers.AsmoreandmoreStarbucksopeninParistraditionalFrenchcafesareforcedtoclosE.ThetroublewithAmericancompaniesopeningchainsthroughouttheworldisthedestructiveeffecttheycanhaveonacountry’sculturE.Howcanasmallindependentcoffeeshopcompetewiththemulti–billiondollarchain?YoucangotoaStarbucksinanycityintheworldbutyoucanonlygotoaParisiancaféinFrancE.Responsibilityiswiththetourists.A.McDonald’swouldn’topensoneartheLouvreifitweren’tnotgoingtomakemoney.SimilarlyaPizzaHutwouldn’toverlook俯瞰Egypt’sGreatPyramidifnoonewantstositinit.MaybenexttimeyouvisittheGreatWallyoushouldthinktwicebeforeorderingaCappuccinointheStarbucks.51.WhyaretheFrenchveryangrywhenaMcDonald’sisopeningbeneaththeLouvre?A.BecausetheywillspendmanyhoursinMcDonald’s.B.BecauseFrenchfoodcultureisveryimpressivE.C.Becausetheyalsohavethefast–foodhabit.D.BecausetheyareproudoftheirownfooD.52.TheMcDonald’swillbelocatedintheundergroundapproachtothemuseumbecause_______.A.thecomplaintsoftheFrenchareuselessB.openingachainintouristspotisrewardingC.McDonald’stendstobeintheheartofcultureD.itwillhelptoattractmoretouristsforthemuseum53.WhatisthetroublewithAmericancompaniesopeningchainsallovertheworld?A.Thetraditionalstoresofacountryareforcedtofightback.B.Thetraditionalstoresofacountrybecomedependant.C.Theyhavenegativeeffectonacountry’sculturE.D.Themulti–billiondollarchaincan’tbematcheD.54.Theauthorsuggeststhatthetouristscan_______.A.decidewhetherthemultiplestoresofAmericaaresuccessfulornotB.orderaCappuccinointheStarbuckswhentheyvisittheGreatWallC.sitinaPizzaHutwhentheyvisitEgypt’sGreatPyramidD.entertheMcDonald’swhentheyvisittheLouvre
MostshopsinBritainopenat9:00amandcloseat5:00or5:30intheevening.SmallshopsusuallycloseforanhouratlunchtimE.Ononeortwodaysaweek—usuallyThursdayand/orFriday—somelargefoodshopsstayopenuntilabout8:00pmforlatenightshopping.Manyshopsareclosedintheafternoonononedayaweek.ThedayisusuallyWednesdayorThursdayanditisadifferentdayindifferenttowns.NearlyallshopsareclosedonSundays.Newspapershopsareopeninthemorningandsellsweetsandcigarettesaswell.ButnotallthethingscanbesoldonSundays.Usuallyitisnotdifficultforforeignvisitorstofindwheretobuythings.Mostshopssellthethingsthatyouwanttobuy.Oneproblemisstamps.InBritainyoucanonlybuytheseatpostoffices.Manylargefoodshopsareself-servicE.Whenyougointooneoftheseshopsyoutakeabasketandyouputthethingsyouwishtobuyintothis.YoupayforeverythingjustbeforeyouleavE.Ifanyonetriestotakethingsfromashopwithoutpayingtheyarealmostcertaintobecaughtbecausemostshopshavedetectives.Whenyouarewaitingtobeservedinashopitisimportantnottrytobeservedbeforepeoplewhoarrivebeforeyou.ManyforeignpeoplearesurprisedattheBritishwayofqueuing排队.1MostshopsinBritainstayopenforabout______aday.A.eighthoursB.fivehoursC.tenhoursD.sixhours2AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Somelargefoodshopsopenforabout11hoursonThursdayorFriday.B.ManyshopsareclosedintheafternoononceaweekonTuesday.C.OnlyafewthingscanbeboughtonSundays.D.ItisnotdifficultforforeignvisitorstobuythingsinBritain.3Youcannotbuy______inshops.A.cigaretteB.sweetsC.stampsD.clothes4WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.MostshopsusuallycloseforanhouratlunchtimE.B.Manylargeshopsareself-servicE.C.Mostshopshavedetectives.D.PeopledonothavetoqueuetobeserveD.5Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.ShopsinBritainB.HowtobuythingsinBritain?C.TheBritishWayofQueuingD.HowlongaretheBritishshops?
D●TowerBridgeisoneofLondon’smostwellknownlandmarks.Openedin1894thishydraulic液压的bridgecanberaisedtopermitrivertraffictopassunderneath.VistorstoTowerBridgecanenjoywonderfulviewsoftheRiverThamesfromthebridgetowers.Thereisalsoamuseumwhichexplainhowthebasculebridgeoperatesanddiscussesitshistory.TowerBridgeisoftenincorrectlyreferredtoasLondonBridgE.LondonBridgehoweverisadifferentbridgethatislocateddirectlyupstreamfromTowerBridgE.●TheBritishMuseumisamustdoforallvisitorstoLondonEnglanD.TreasuresfromaroundtheworldcanbefoundinBritain’slargestandmostpopularmuseum.TotopitoffadmissiontotheBritishMuseumisfreeofchargE.DuetotheenormoussizeofthemuseumsvisitorsshouldpriortizewhattheywishtoseE.OnemustseeistheRosettaStone–akeypuzzlepieceintherecordedhistoryofhumankiD.ThebritishMuseumisloctedintheBloomsburydistrictofLondoninLondonWC1.●GreenwichParkisabeautifullargeparklocatedafewkilometersawayfromthecentreofLondon.AttractionsinGreenwichincludetheCuttySarktheGypsyMothandtheOldRoyalObservatory.A.paintedlineattheobsevatoryinicateszerodegreesoflongitude经度.ManyvisitorstoGreenwichenjoyhavingtheirphotostakenwithoneleginthewesternhemisphere半球andtheotherintheeasternhemispherE.Greenwichistheplacewheretimewasofficiallytracked–GreenwichMeanTimeorGMT.GreenwichislocatedinLondonSE10.●TheEurostarhigh–speedtrainserviceprovidesfastconnectionsbetweenLondonandParisandLondonandBrussels.TheEurostartrainspassthroughthe32–mileChannelTunnelundertheEnglishChannel.ThetunnelisalsoknownastheEuroTunnelorChunnel.TheChannelTunnelisconsideredtobeoneoftheworld’sgreatengineeringwonders.TrainsleaveformtheWaterlooRailStationwhichislocatedinsouthLondon.68.Ifatouristdoesn’thaveanymoneyonhimwhichofthefollowingcanhedo?A.VisitTowerBridgE.B.VisittheBritishMuseum.C.GoaroundGreenwichPark.D.TakeaEurostarhigh–speedtrain.69.WherecanwefindtheattractionoftheCuttySark?A.OnLondonBridgE.B.IntheOldRoyalObservatory.C.IntheBritishMuseum.D.InGreenwichPark.70.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TowerBridgecanberaisedmainlytoletthewaterfolwfaster.B.TheBritishMuseumisthelargestmuseumintheworlD.C.GreenwichParkiswherethewesternhemisphereandtheeasternhemispheremeet.D.TheEurostartraincantakepeoplefromLondontomanycitiesinEuropedirectly.71.Inwhatwebpagedoyouthinkthepassageisprobablyfound?A.Internationalnews.B.StudyabroaD.C.TouristInformationandTravelGuidE.D.ArtofarchitecturE.
Advertisingcanbeaservicetothecustomer.ThisistruewhenadvertisementsgivereliableinformationaboutthegoodsadvertiseD.Suchinformationisneededifthecustomeristomakeasensiblechoicewhenhebuys.Itisusefulinthatitletshimknowofthekindsofgoodsintheshops.Printedadvertisementsdothisjobbest.Customerscancollectthemandcomparethem.Theycanbetakenalongtoshopsandtheirclaimscanbecheckedagainsttheactualgoodsintheshops.Howeversomeadvertisementsarenotveryusefultothecustomer.Insteadofhelpinghimtosat??isfyhisrealneedstheysetouttomakehimwantthings.TheysetouttocreateaneeD.Theseadver??tisementsarecleverlydonE.Thepeoplewhoproducethemunderstandourweaknesses.Theysetouttomakeusbelievethatwhattheyadvertisewillmakeusclevererprettierandmorehandsomeifonlyweuseit.ActuallyitisourmoneytheyareafterandweshouldbeonguarD.Someadvertisementsmisleadcustomersbyusingpartofthetruthtosuggestsomethingfalseanditisskillfullymadetogivethatideatothecarelessreaderlistenerorviewer.Atitsbestadvertisingcanbeusefultothecustomer.Atitsworstitcanmisleadhim.Manynewspaperscheckonthegoodsforwhichtheadvertisementsmadeclaims.Mostnewspapersareverycarefulaboutthesmalladvertisementswhichtrytosellgoodsdirectlytothereadersbypost.Manynewspapersprintinformationaboutthisontheirsmalladvertisementpages.Advertisinghasbecomeaverybigbusinessandgoodfirmsinitdoalltheycantomakesureitisconductedwithsomeattentiontotruth.Thisisahelptothecustomer.Butthebestwayisforcustomerstobeonthelookout.59.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatadvertisementscanbeusefulifthey________.A.howalonglistofthegoodsadvertisedB.givetrueinformationaboutgoodsC.tellcustomerswhattobuyD.appearonTVandinnewspapersatthesametime60.Advertisementsthatplayonourweaknessesmakeus________.A.desirethingswedonotneedB.purchasethegoodsweneedC.attractedbythemD.becomeloyalreaderlistenerorviewer61.accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.AlladvertisingfirmsdonotcaretotellthetruthaboutthegoodstheyadvertisE.B.Alladvertisingfirmsonlycaretomakemoneyasadvertisingisabigbusiness.C.Mostadvertisingfirmsmakesurethatadvertisementsdonotpurposelycheat.D.Theadvertisedgoodsareoftenofpoorquality.62.TheunderlinedwordTheyrefersto________.A.GoodsB.CustomersC.ShopsD.Advertisements
A.fewyearsagoPaulGernerbegantogatheragroupofarchitectsinLasVegastoaskthemwhatitwouldtaketodesignapublicschoolthatused50percentlessenergycostmuchlesstobuildandobviouslyimprovedstudentlearning.IthinkhalfofthemfellofftheirchairsGernersays.Gernermanagesschoolfacilities设施forClarkCountyNevadaadistrictroughlythesizeofMassachusetts.By2018143000additionalstudentswillenterthealreadycrowdedpublic-educationsystem.Gernerneeds73newschoolstohousethem.Fourarchitectureteamshavenearlyfinisheddesigningprimaryschoolprototypes样品;theyplantoconstructtheirschoolsstartingin2009.Thedistrictwillthenassesshowwelltheschoolsperformandthreewinnerswillcopythosedesignsin50to70newbuildings.GreenschoolsareappearingalloverbutinClarkCountywhichstandsoutforitsvastnesssuchaggressivetargetsaredifficultbecausedesignrequirementslikemorenaturallightforstudentsgoagainsttherealitiesofadesertclimatE.Oneofthebiggestchallengesisgettingtherightsiteorientation朝向MarkMcGintyadirectoratSHArchitecturesays.HisfirmrecentlycompletedahighschoolinLasVegas.Youhavethesamebuildingsamesetofwindowsbutifitsorientationisincorrectanditfacesthesunitwillbereallyexpensivetocool.Surprisinglythemanresponsibleforoneofthemostprogressivegreen-designcompetitionhasdoubtsaboutideasofeco-friendlybuildings.Idon’tbelieveinthenewgreenreligionGernersays.Someofthebuildingtechnologiesthatyougetareimpractical.I’minterestedinthosethatwork.Buthewouldn’tmindifsomegreenfeaturesinspirestudents.Hesayshehopestosetupgreenenergysystemsthatallowthemtolearnabouttheprocessofharvestingwindandsolarpower.Youneverknowwhat’sgoingtostarttheinterestofachildtostudymathandsciencehesays.45.HowdidthearchitectsreacttoGerner’sdesignrequirements?A.Theylostbalanceinexcitement.B.Theyshowedstrongdisbelief.C.Theyexpressedlittleinterest.D.Theyburstintocheers.46.Whichorderofstepsisfollowedincarryingouttheproject?A.Assessment—Prototype—Design—Construction.B.Assessment—Design—Prototype—Construction.C.Design—Assessment—Prototype—Construction.D.Design—Prototype—Assessment—Construction.47.WhatmakesitdifficulttobuildgreenschoolsinClarkCounty?A.ThelargesizE.B.Limitedfacilities.C.ThedesertclimatE.D.Poornaturalresources.48.WhatdoesGernerthinkoftheideasofgreenschools?A.TheyarequestionablE.B.TheyareoutofdatE.C.TheyareadvanceD.D.Theyarepractical.
COnDecember221775twoofWashington’ssoldiersbroughtaprisonertohisheadquarters司令部.WashingtonthankedthesolidersthengaveanorderthattheprisonerwastobeleftaloneandthatthesoldiersweretoshootifthemantriedtoescapE.ButwhenthedoorwasclosedWashingtonsmileD.ThemanstandinginfrontofhimwasJohnHoneymanoneofthegeneral’smosttrustedmen.InearlyNovemberWashingtonhadgivenHoneymanorderstotravelwiththeBritisharmyasaservantandtostaywithituntilhehadsomethingtotell.Honeymannowhadimportantinformation.HedescribedthesituationinTrentongivingtheexactnumberandpositionofthetroopstherE.Trentonwasheldbyseveralcompanies连队ofHessians雇佣军.TheHessianswerenotEnglishsoldiers.TheywereGermanswhohadbeenhiredbytheBritishtofightinAmericA.AccordingtoHoneymantheHessiansfoughtonlyformoney.TheyhaddonenothingtobuilduptheirdefencesinTrenton.NowtheywerebusyplanningabigChristmascelebration.Washingtonimmediatelymadeadaringplan.HechoseChristmasDayforanattackonTrenton.Atteno’clocknextmorningtheattackwasover.TheAmericanswonagreatvictory.64.WhydidWashingtonsmilewhenthedoorwasclosed?A.Becausehewasgladtocatchtheprisoner.B.Becausethemanwasoneofhismosttrustedmen.C.Becausehehadcaughtthemostdangerousspy.D.Becauseheknewthemanverywell.65.ForwhatdidWashingtonsendHoneymantostaywiththeBritisharmy?A.HoneymancouldmakepeacewiththeBrilhishsoldiers.B.HecouldletHoneymanhaveapleasanttrip.C.HecouldcatchmoreprisonersfromtheBritisharmy.D.HoneymancouldgetimportantinformationforAmerican.66.Whichcountriesdidthewarbreakoutbetween?A.AmericaandBritain.B.AmericaandGermanyC.BritainandGennanyD.ArnericaBritainandGermany67.What’sthereasonthatWashingtonchoseChristmasDayforanattackonTrenton?A.Itcouldbethatitwasaluckyday.B.ItmightbethatitwasthebestChristmasgiftforBritain.C.ItmustbethatafterthedaytheenemywastoescapE.D.Itcouldbethattheenemywouldenjoytheirholidaybutnotpreparetofight.
D.PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJune.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.Thesetwodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.Moremothersnowworkoutsidethehome.Morefathersmusthelpwithchild-carE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery公墓.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesanotherstoresdolotsofbusinessduringtheseholidays.53.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother'sDayandFather'sDayarebothinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.54.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolor.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother'sDayorFather'sDay.C.It'sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.55.OnMother'sDayandFather'sDay________.A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents'homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts56.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.Theymakebreadorpastry.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother'sDayandFather'sDay.
Intougheconomictimesschoolcounselors顾问don’tjustwaitforstudentstocometotheirofficesinsearchofcollegebrochureshealthpamphletsorotherhelp.Thesedaystheyarelookingforat-riskkidstopreventpersonaloracademictroublesbeforetheyarisE.Nowadaysstudentsandfamiliesneedtheguidancemorethanever.Counselorsplayasteadyingroleinschoolsastheeconomyweighsonfamiliescollegeadmissionbecomesevenmorecompetitiveimmigrationcontinuestoreshapethepopulationandstate-testingpressuresmanystudents.Theyusecomputerstosearchthroughattendancedatagradesandstandardizedtestscoresforkidswhomightneedextrahelp.SchlatterdirectorofguidanceandcounselingatPrinceWilliamCounty’sWoodbridgeSeniorHighSchoolhascheckedattendancerecordsagainstgradesandtestresultstostartpeergroups同年龄群体forstudentswhoarefailingclassesbutnotskippingthem.Shesaidgroupcounselingisanotherwaytoreachmorestudentsthoughitcanbedifficult.Kidsreallydostarthelpingandsharingwitheachother.AtFairfaxHighSchoolcounselorsfoundthroughsurveysthatstudentswhotransferred转学totheschoolafterninthgradeenjoyedschoolsignificantlylessthanthosewhohadbeenthereallfouryears.ThecounselingstaffsetupaspecialprogramandgroupfornewarrivalsinresponsesaidMarcyMillertheschool’sdirectorofstudentservices.CounselingstaffmembersalsohavestartedsmallstudygroupsforstudentstoprepareforstateStandardsofLearningexamswhichMillersaidhavehelpedraisetestscores.Shesaidthatsomeofthenewestcounselorshavehadsomeofthefreshestideas.63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.counselorsdon’twaitforkidstocometoaskforhelpnowB.counselorsaretryingtohelppeoplewitheconomicproblemsC.counselorshavemadecollegeadmissionlesscompetitiveD.counselorsaretryingtoreachmorekidsinneedofhelp64.TheauthorusestheexampleofFairfaxHighSchooltoshowthat________.A.counselingworkisobviouslyeffectiveB.manystudentstransferthereforhelpC.newarrivalswillnolongerskipclassesD.counselingmeanslittletonewarrivals65.Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablydiscussinthefollowingpart?A.Whatassistancetheycanoffer.B.ThesignificanceoftheircounselingjoB.C.Otherapproachestocounselingat-riskkids.D.Thebarriersofcounselingthestudentswithtroubles.66.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.GuidingHandsFindNewWaysB.SmallStudyGroupsRaiseTestScoresC.TransferredStudentsNeedMoreHelpD.ToughTimesSeeMoreAt-riskKids
TourismprobablystartedinRomantimes.RichRomansvisitedfriendsandfamilywhowereworkinginanotherpartoftheRomanempirE.ButwhentheempirebrokedownthiskindoftourismstoppeD.Intheearly17thcenturytheideaoftheGrandTourwasborn.RichyoungEnglishpeoplesailedacrosstheEnglishChannel英吉利海峡.TheyvisitedthemostbeautifulandimportantEuropeancitiesofthetimeincludingParisinFranceandRomeandVenice威尼斯inItaly.Theirtourslastedfortwotofouryearsandthetouristsstayedafewweeksormonthsineachcity.TheGrandTourwasanimportantpartofyoungpeople’seducation—butonlyfortherich.Inthe18thcenturytourismbegantochangE.ForexamplepeopleintheUKstartedtovisitsometownssuchasBathtotakethewaters.Theybelievedthatthewatertherewasgoodfortheirhealth.Solargeandexpensivehotelswerebuiltinthesetowns.Inthe19thcenturytravelbecamemuchmorepopularandfaster.Whenthefirstrailwayswerebuiltinthe1820sitwaseasierforpeopletotravelbetweentownssotheystartedtogoforholidaysbytheseA.Andsomestartedtohaveholidaysinthecountrysideascitiesbecamelargernoisieranddirtier.Travelingbyseaalsobecamefasterandsaferwhenthefirststeamshipswerebuilt.Peoplebegantotravelmoretofarawaycountries.The20thcenturysawcarsbecomemoreandmorepopularamongordinarypeoplE.Planesweremadelargersoticketpricesdroppedandmorepeopleusedthem.Thustourismgrew.In1949RussianjournalistVladimirRaitzstartedacompanycalledHorizonHolidays.Thecompanyorganizeseverything—planeticketshotelroomsevenfood—andtouristspayforitallbeforetheyleavehomE.Thepackagetourandmoderntouristindustrywasborn.ThefirsttravelagencyinChinawassetupasearlyas1949.Buttourismdidnottakeoffuntil1978.In2002theindustrywasworth500billionyuanandbecameanimportantpartofChina’ssocialdevelopment.Intheearlytimesthetravelers________.A.allcamefromRomanB.wereveryyoungandstrongC.hadlotsofmoneyD.traveledbyboat________playedthemostimportantroleinthetourismdevelopment.A.EducationB.MoneyC.TransportationD.People’sideasModerntourismwasborn________.A.in1949B.inRomantimesC.intheearly17thcenturyD.inthe19thcenturyTheunderlinedphrasetakeoffmeans________.A.aplanerisingintotheairB.developveryfastC.removehatsandclothesD.bringdowntheprices
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ADoesthissituationseemfamiliartoyou?YourEnglishisprogressingwellthegrammarisnowfamiliarthereadingcomprehensionisnoproblemyouarecommunicatingquitefluentlybut:ListeningisSTILLaproblem!FirstofallrememberthatyouarenotalonE.ListeningcomprehensionisprobablythemostdifficultjobforalmostalllearnersofEnglishasaforeignlanguagE.ThemostimportantthingistolistenasoftenaspossiblE.Thefirststepistofindlisteningresources.TheInternetisreallyausefultoolforEnglishstudents.YoucandownloadTheRealPlayerfromRealMediA.com.TheRealPlayerallowsyoutousetheInternetlikearadiostation.Onceyouhavebeguntolistenonaregularbasisyoumightstillbefrustrated懊恼bylimitedunderstanding.Whatshouldyoudo?HereissomeoftheadviceIgivemystudents:●Acceptthefactthatyouarenotgoingtounderstandeverything.●Stayrelaxedwhenyoudonotunderstand—evenifyoucontinuenottounderstandforalongtimE.●DonottranslatewhatyouhearintoyournativelanguagE.●Listenforthegeneralideaoftheconversation.Don’tconcentrateondetailuntilyouhaveunderstoodthemainideas.IremembertheproblemsIhadinunderstandingspokenGermanwhenIfirstwenttoGermany.InthebeginningwhenIdidn’tunderstandawordIinsistedontranslatingitinmyminD.Thismethodusuallyresultedinconfusion.ThenafterthefirstsixmonthsIdiscoveredtwoextremelyimportantfacts.Firstlytranslatingcreatesawallbetweenthelistenerandthespeaker.Secondlymostpeoplerepeatthemselvesconstantly.ByremainingcalmInoticedthat—evenifIdidn’tpaymuchattentionIcouldusuallyunderstandwhatthespeakerhadsaiD.56.Thebestwaytoimproveourlisteningisto_____.A.practiceasmuchaspossibleB.findasmanylisteningresourcesaspossibleC.usetheInternetlikearadiostationD.speaknaturallyandreadasmuchaspossible57.Whichofthefollowingisagoodhabitwhenlistening?A.Trytounderstandeverything.B.Trytogetthemainideas.C.Paymuchattentiontodetails.D.TranslateeachwordinyourminD.58.Whydidthewritermentionhis/herexperienceinGermany?A.Toprovetheimportanceoftranslating.B.ToshowtheproblemsofspeakingaforeignlanguagE.C.Totellustheimportanceofstayingcalm.D.Topointoutanineffectivemethodoflistening.59.Theunderlinedpartawallinthelastparagraphrefersto_____.A.acommunicationbarrierB.cultureshockC.languageconflictD.alittlemisunderstanding
AmericanscantravelalmostanywheretheychoosE.ButtoprotectitspeoplethegovernmentlistsafewdangerousplaceswhereAmericanscannotgo.Theseplacesareunfriendlycountriesorcountriesatwar.TherethetravellermightnotbesafE.Thesecountriesarelistedinasmallbookcalledapassport.ThispassportisagovernmentrequestforthesafetyofitstravellingpeoplE.Itisalsoagovernment'spledge保证thatthepeoplewillobeytherulesofthehostcountry.ToreceiveapassportfromthegovernmentatravellermustprovethatheisanAmericancitizen.AnAmericancallnotgooverseaswithoutapassport.OnlysomeclosecountriessuchasCanadaandMexicodonotaskforpassports.Insidethepassportisthetraveller'spicturE.Childrentravellingwiththeirparentsareincludedinoneparent'sbook.ThousandsofpeoplefromtheUnitedStatesvisitothercountrieseveryyear.AnAmericantravellermightcarryplaneticketsmoneyclothingandmanyotherthings.Butthemostimportantthathecarriesinanothercountryishispassport.1.A.passportisnotneededwhenanAmericangoesto.A.foreigncountriesB.dangerousareasC.CanadaorMexicoD.countriesoverseas2.FromthepassagewecanseethatA.childrencan'ttraveltoforeigncountriesB.AmericansliketravellingC.atravellerisnotsafeinmostcountriesD.Americansliketotraveltoclosecountries3.Whichstatementdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve?A.Peopleshouldtakecareoftheirpassports.B.Itisnotimportanttohaveapassporttotravel.C.Childrenareneverincludedinapassport.D.Whenyouareinanothercountrymoneyismoreimportantthanapassport.4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.WhenAmericansaretravellinginanothercountrytheymustobeytherulesofthecountry.B.TheAmericangovernmentsometimesallowitspeopletotraveltodangerousplaces.C.A.passportisneededwhereveranAmericanistravelling.D.A.passportonlyhelpsthetravellertoknowwherehewillgo.
B.Thisisadangerousworldwelivein.ThenumberofmurdersgoesupeveryyearpeoplearedyingofcancermorepeoplecontractHIVmoreteensareusingdrugsetC.Youknowthisbecauseyouhaveheardallthestatisticsonthenewsandinthepaper.Butdoyoureallyhaveanaccurateideawhattheymean?Thenumbersaregrowingupbuthowdotheycomparetothegrowthinpopulation?Aremorecasesofthesediseasesbeingreportedbecauseofbettertestingtechniquesorarethediseasesmorecommon?ThefactisthatwithoutknowingthebackgroundstatisticsmeanverylittlE.Thisgrowingtrendofreportingonlypartoftheinformationisbecomingdangerous.ForexampleseveralyearsagoahighschoolstudentreportedthedangersofthechemicalknownasdihydrogenmonoxidE.Thischemicalfoundinmostcanceroustumors肿瘤isoftenfoundinthebloodofpeopledrunkonalcoholandcausescompletephysicalandmentaldependenceforthosewhotakethechemicalevenoncE.Afterreadinghisreportmorethan75%ofhisAdvancedPlacementChemistryclassvotedtoforbidthisdangerouschemical!Everyoneoftheabovestatementsistrueyetthischemicalisnecessarytoalllifeonearth.Thestudentsmadethemistakebecausetheyvotedknowingonlyafewstatementsandstatisticsratherthanthechemical’sfullbackgrounD.ThepointofthisarticleisthatoneshouldbeawareofwhatisandisnotbeingsaiD.Whenonefindsanewfactornumberoneshouldtrytoconsiderotherimportantinformationbeforeforminganopinionwithonlyhalf-truths.Alwaysrememberthattheauthoristryingtoconvinceyouofhisorherownviewandwillleaveoutinformationthatisdifferenttohisview.ForexamplelookagainatthestatisticsthatsuggestskiingissafE.Only32peoplemaydieeachyearwhenskiingwhile897diefromlightningstrikesbutwhichisreallythemostdangerous?IfyouthinkaboutityourealizefarfewerpeoplegoskiingeachyearthanthenumberofpeoplewhoareindangerofalightningstrikE.Whenyouthinkaboutitskiingismoredangerousthanyoumightatfirstthinkwhenlookingatstatistics.Ifweteenagersaretobeleftinthisworldwehadbetterbeabletothinkcriticallyandformourownviewsratherthanbeeasilypersuadedbyanother’s.TobewarnedistobeprepareD.59.Inthefirstparagraphwhatproblemdoesthewriterwanttowarnus?A.WearenowlivinginadangerousworlD.B.WegetalotoffalsestatisticsfromthemediA.C.Statisticsalonewithoutfullbackgrounddoesn’tgiveusanaccuratepicturesofthings.D.TherearearoundusmoreandmoremurdersdiseasesetC.60.Whydoesthewriterusetheexampleinthesecondparagraph?A.ToarguethathighschoolstudentsareeasilypersuadeD.B.Toshowthedangerofreportingonlypartoftheinformation.C.Toprovewhatisnecessarytousmightbedangerous.D.Towarnusoftheharmfulsubstancearoundus.61.Relativeinformationisoftenleftoutbecause__________.A.Relativeinformationisnotthatimportant.B.toomuchinformationwillmakereadersfeelconfuseD.C.theauthoristryingtoshowwhatheorshesaysistruE.D.readersarenotabletoanalyzesomuchinformationatoncE.62.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Weshouldlearntothinkcriticallyandlookatproblemsfromallsides.B.SomemeasuresmustbetakentoprotectourdangerousworlD.C.Thegrowingtrendofreportingonlyhalf-truthsisgettingoutofcontrol.D.Teenagersoughttoimprovetheirabilityoftellingrightfromwrong.
CThevillagersofYalumainSouthernMexicoaresomeofthepoorestpeopleinthecountry.ButnowtheyhaveanextrasourceofincomE.TheyarebeingpaidtogrowanddevelopforestsbytheorganizationinchargeofFormulaOneracing一级方程式赛车whichpumps5500tonsofcarbondioxideCO2intotheaireveryyear.TheideaisthattheforestsbeingplantedaroundYalumawillabsorbthisamount.Itwillalsoprovidepeopletherewithmoneywhilewipingoutmotorracing'senvironmentaldebt.Projectslikethisgounderthenameofcarbontrading.ThebasicideaisthatgovernmentsandcompaniescanbuytherighttopumpCO2intotheairbyinvestingingreenprojrvyD.Theycanbuyso-calledcarboncreditsfromcountrieswhichhavesucceededinreducingCO2emissions排放物.Supportersofcarbontradingsaythatitbringsmoneyandgreentechnologytopoorercountries.Italsoprovidesanewwayofdoingbusingessandspreadingprosperity.Theypointoutthattheprocessofglobalizationwillgivepeopleeverywherethemostpossiblechoiceofproductsandservices.Carbontradingisjustanotherwayofbringingthatabout.Itisawin-winsituation.OpponentsarguethatnaturecomesbeforelifestylE.CO2emissionsneedtobereducednotboughtandsolD.Andtheybelievethattherichworldshouldleadtheway.Peoplemightbewillingtochangethewaytheylivetohelpsavetheworldbutnottohelptherichcountrieskeepalifestylethatdependsonpollution.Supportersofcarbontradingbelieveinunlimitedgrowth.OpponentsbelievethatnaturesetslimitstothechoiceswemakeonhowtolivE.Itisdon'tdoagainstcando.ItislifeagainstlifestylE.ItisbelievedthatmodernlivesareaboutchoicE.Forexampletheworldcanchoosetotakethedangerofglobalwarmingseriously.Andthesoonerwechoosetodoitthemorechoiceswehaveaboutwhattodonextandthemoretimewehavetodoitin.Wecanalsochoosetopaynoattentiontothedangerofglobalwarmingtokeepourlifestyles.Thenonedaynaturemaygiveusnochoiceatallandmaybenotmuchofalifeeither.64.Carbontradingisdiscussedinthetextinordertoshowtheimportanceof______.A.reducingpollutionB.takingcareofforestsC.spreadingprosperityD.choosinglifestyleornature65.Carboncreditsmaybeusedto______.A.gettherighttopumpCO2intotheairB.gettherighttopumpCO2intopoorcountriesC.learnaboutthewaytoreduceCO2emissionsD.improvethewaytoreduceCO2emissions66.Wecaninferfromthetextthatinthewin-winsituation_____.A.richcountriesperformtheirdutytohelppoorcountriesB.poorcountriesgetwhattheyneedfromrichcountriesC.bothrichcountriesandpoorcountriesgetwhattheyneedD.richcountrieslearnfrompoorcountriesinreducingpollution67.Intheopinionofpeoplewhoareagainstcarbontradingtherichcountriesshould____.A.guidepoorcountriesinreducingCO2emissionsB.showbyexamplehowtoreduceemissionsC.offermorehelptosavetheworldD.improvetheirlifestylestokeeptheworldclean
PARTTHREEREADINGCOMPREHENSIONDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassagE.APraguePragueisanancientEuropeancityfeaturingoneofthemostmagnificentOldTownsinEuropealongwithdeliciousfoodinexpensiveshoppingandfriendlypeoplE.Pragueisalsofamousasbeinghometooneofthemostfamous20thcenturywritersFranzKafkA.ThefamousCzechbeerisalsooneofthereasonstovisitPraguE.Thenarrowstreetsoftheolderpartsofthetownareappealingthevisitorstotakenicelongwalkandsettleinsomeofthemanyrestaurantswhichoffertop-qualityfoodsatalowpricE.Thebuildingstherearemostlytower-shapedandsoPragueiscalledcityofahundredspires.MauritiusAlsoknownastheParadiseonEarthMauritiusliesabout560miles900kmeastofMadagascarintheIndianOcean.Itisaplaceofmagnificentnaturalbeautycoupledwithexcellentcustomerservicewhichmakesforanunforgettableromanticexperienceattheedgeoftheworld’swarmestocean.TherearelotstoseeanddoinMauritius:thecoralreefs珊瑚礁surroundingtheislandofferstunningbeautyandgreatunderwateradventurestothosewhowanttodiveintothepreciouswaters.ThenatureofMauritiusmostlyresemblesthatofParadiseallowingeverycouplevisitingthisislandtofeellikeAdamandEvE.Thatisanexperiencenobodywouldwanttomiss!CyprusTheverynameCyprusithasbeensaidglitterswithanage-oldmyth.Todayhistoryandhedonism快乐论arecomfortablymixedontheislanD.Somefive-starresortswithinwalkingdistanceofwell-preservedGreekandRomanruinsoffertheconveniencethemoderntravelerhascometoexpect.CyprusfeaturesaromantichistoryasitwasAnthony’sgifttohisbelovedCleopatraduringthegloriousdaysoftheRomanEmpirE.MaybethatiswhyyoufeelalwaysalittlespecialonceyousetfootonCyprus.Formoreinformationaboutmanyothermostromanticplacesintheworldjustlogonathttp://www.jurgitA.com.56.TheunderlinedwordspiresinParagraph2means.A.narrowstreetsB.inexpensiverestaurantsC.top-qualityfoodsD.tower-shapedbuildings57.WelearnfromthetextthatMauritius.A.ispartofMadagascarB.isanidealdestinationforcouplesC.isincentralIndianOceanD.ismostfamousforitsgoodservice58.WhatmakesCyprusdifferentfromtheothertwoplaces?A.ItislocatedonanislanD.B.Itofferscharmingresorts.C.Itwasgivenasapresent.D.Ithasaverylonghistory.59.A.commonfeatureofMauritiusandCyprusisthattheyare.A.oldB.romanticC.richD.mysterious60.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthor?A.Toattractmorevisitors.B.Totelltravelingexperiences.C.TosellinformationonlinE.D.Tointroducehistoricalplaces.
Boilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamybutthisoneisel.eanandcool.FoxPointisaverynew47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronxoneofthecity’spoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthepeoplelivingthereareformerly以前homelesspeoplewhoserentispaidbythegovernment.Therestarelow-incomefamilies.Theboilerroomhasspecialequipmentwhichproducesenergyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheairreducingcarbonemissions碳排放whilealsocuttingcosts.FoxPointisoperatedbyPalladiaagroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservicestoneedypeoplE.PalladiareceivedsupportfromEnterpriseCommunityPartnersECPwhichhelpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousingdevelopers.ECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthyenvironmentally环境方面cleverandaffordablehomeswhicharecalledtheGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsincludewaterkeepingenergysavingandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials.Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostdaylightcanhelpsaveenergy.Michael.BloombergNewYork'smayorplanstocreate165000affordablehousingunitsfor500000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCity’sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrombuildingsand40%ofthosearecausedbyhousing.Soherecentlyannouncedthatthecity’sDepartmentofHousingandPreservationandDevelopmentDHPDwhosedutyistodevelopandkeepthecity’ssupplyofaffordablehousingwillrequireallitsnewprojectstofollowECP’sgreenstandards.SimilarmeasureshavebeentakenbyothercitiessuchasClevelandandDenverbutNewYork’sDHPDisthelargestcitydeveloperofaffordablehousinginthecountry.1.Whatisthepurposeofdescribingtheboilerroominthefirstparagraph?A.ToexplainthemeasuresthecitytakestocareforpoorpeoplE.B.Tosuggestthataffordablehousingispossibleinallareas.C.Toshowhowtheenvironment-friendlybuildingworks.D.Tocompareoldandnewboilerrooms.2.WhatisanadvantageofthebuildingsmeetingtheGreenCommunitiesStandards?A.Lowerrunningcosts.B.Costinglessinconstruction.C.Lessairtobelostinhotdays.D.BetterpricesforhomelesspeoplE.3.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatA.NewYorkCityisseriouslypollutedB.people’sdailylifecausesmanycarbonemissionsinNewYorkCityC.agreatnumberofpeopleinNewYorkCitydon'thavehousestoliveinD.someothercitieshavedevelopedmoreaffordablehousingthanNewYorkCity4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?A.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontohousingproblems.B.Toprovethatsomestandardsareneededforaffordablehousing.C.Toasksocietytohelphomelesspeopleandlow-incomefamilies.D.Tointroducehealthyenvironmentallyclever-andaffordablehousing.
CReadingabouthistoryisnicebutfindingtiestolong-agohistoricaleventsinyourownbackyardisreallyexciting.IntheirheavilypopulatedareaneighborsAdamGiles13andDerekHann.12uncoveredpiecesofglassthatlookedquitedifferentfromwhat’susedtoday.AfterdiggingabouttwofeetdownIcameacrossaninterestingbottleDereksaiD.Thebottlehadapontilscaronthebottleanindicationthatitwashand-blownratherthanmachinemadE.ItalsohadthenameFraserononesidE.Adamfoundremainsofagreenbottleandsomeverythickbrownglass—againfardifferentfromtoday’s.AfterdoingresearchonthecomputertheboyscontactedAimeeWellsofthecounty’sCulturalResourcesofficE.Sheshowedthemacomputerprogramthatdigitallyputsoldmapsovermodernsatellitephotographs.Bingo!Theirbackyardswereoncepartofamilitary军事的encampment营地calledCampAlgerusedbyOhiosoldiersontheirwaytofightintheSpanish-AmericanWarin1898.Sohowdoafewbottlesgetconnectedtoabriefwarthatwasmorethanacenturyago?WegettherebygoodjudgmentWellssaiD.WeknowthetimeperiodofthebottlesandwhathappenedinthatareA.Anyonecandigaholebutarchaeologistsseekadeeperunderstanding.Howdoobjectsfoundrelatetothingsaroundthem?WhenDerekandAdamrealizedthatasolidermighthaveheldthatFraserbottle110yearsagotheywonderedwhathemighthavebeenthinking.Whatdidheseeashelookedaroundhim?Howdidhepassthetimewaitingtogointobattle?HistoricalrecordsshowthatwhilewaitingforordersthesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgerplayedbaseballplayedinstrumentsandwalkedsevenmilestothePotomacRiveronceaweekforbaths.A.spreadofstrangefeverforcedtheclosingofthecampandtherearenobuildingstostudy.What’sleftisonlywhat’sinthegroundsaidWells.Derek’sandAdam’sbackyardshavejoinedthe3400placeslistedonthecounty’sregisterofarchaeologicalsites.TheboysweregiventipsonhowtodigeffectivelyandsafelyandonhowtodocumentthelocationofitemsfounD.TheofficialrecordoftheirfindsservesasanotherpieceofthepuzzleforhistoriansseekingtoformamorecompletestoryofwhathappeneD.NoteveryoneisgoingtohavehistoricalobjectsintheirownyardWellssaiD.That’sokay.Makeyourowntimecapsuleandburyit.Whatwouldyouwantpeopletoknowaboutyourlifeyearsfromnow?63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowAdamGilesandDerekHanndugouttheremainsofanancientmilitaryencampment.B.WhatAdamGilesandDerekHannfoundintheirbackyardanditsrelationshipwithanencampment.C.ThegreatcontributionAdamGilesandDerekHannmadetothecauseofarchaeology.D.Thetipsonhowtodigoutancientobjectsburiedunderthegroundsafelyandeffectively.64.Fromthepassagewecanseethattheboy’sdiscovery_______.A.includesallkindsofhand-madeandmachine-madeglass.B.hashelpedhistoriansfindoutwhathappenedin1898.C.couldn’thavebeenmeaningfulwithoutAimeeWells’help.D.hasaddedthecountytothelistofarchaeologistsites.65.WhenWellssaidWegettherebygoodjudgment.Paragraph6shemeantthat_______.A.theyhaveestablishedthetiestoCampAlgerbyfindingoutthetimeperiodofthebottles.B.theyhavefiguredouthowtogettotheplacewherethebriefwarhappeneD.C.theyhavemanagedtodigoutthebottlesinthebackyardsafelywithcommonsensE.D.theywereabletolocatethesoldierswhousedtheFraserbottles110yearsago.66.Whichofthefollowingfitsthedescriptionofhistoricalrecords?A.ThesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgerdelightedinplayingbasketballintheirsparetimE.B.WhenCampAlgerwasforcedtocloseallthebuildingsthereweredestroyeD.C.ThesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgeroftenburiedsomebottlesundergroundastimecapsules.D.CampAlgerwasforcedtoclosebecauseofaspreadofastrangefever.
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