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Tomorrowwashisgirlfriend’sbirthdayandtheyoungmanwashavingadifficulttimedecidingonapresentforher.Shealreadyhadmoreclothesthansheknewwhattodowiththemsohecouldn’tgetanykindofapparel.Sheneveratesweetssocandywasoutofthequestion.Whatthen?Hehadaveryspecialreasonforwantingtoimpressherwithjusttherightgift.AllgirlslikedperfumE.Thatraisedanotherproblemhowever.Whatkinddidsheprefer?Hecouldn’taskherbecausethatwouldruinthesurprisE.AtlasttheyoungmanhituponabrilliantideA.Thatafternoonpretendingtotakehisgirlfriend’foxterrierlittledogforawalktheyoungmanandthedogwentdirectlytotheperfumecounterofthetown’sbiggestdepartmentstorE.Good!TherewasalargearrayofperfumE.Hebeckonedashopassistantinstructinghertotakeoutalotofperfumetestpaperandwaveeachkindunderthedog’snosE.Nestledintheyoungman’sarmstheterrierbegantoberestlessandboredasthisseeminglypointlessgamewenton.ThenFritzsuddenlybecomefriskywigglingintheyoungman’sarmsandbarkingexcitedlyastheassistantwavedonepieceoftestpaperunderitsnosE.I’lltakethatonesaidtheyoungmantotheassistant.Thepricewashighbutitwasworthithethought.Myfavoriteperfume!saidthedelightedgirlthenexteveningassheunwrappedthepackagE.Howdidyouknow?sheaskeddabbingsomeperfumebehindeachear.Intuition直觉Iguess.Saidtheyoungmandecidingthatitwasn’texactlywrongtotellalieunderthecircumstances.OnedayaftertheyweremarriedhewouldadmitthathisintuitionhadreallybeenalittledognamedFritz.65.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheyoungman?A.Kind-hearteD.B.Curious.C.CreativE.D.Mean.66.Accordingtothestorythebirthdaypresentforthegirlwasactuallydecidedonby_________.A.theyoungmanB.theshopassistantC.theman’sintuitionD.thedogFritz67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothestory?A.TheyoungmanwantedtogivehisgirlfriendapleasantsurprisE.B.ThepetdogFritzknewwhattheyoungmanwantedverywell.C.ThekindofperfumetheyoungmanchosewasexpensivE.D.TheyoungmantoldawhitelieabouthisfinalchoiceoftheperfumE.
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HereareImportantTravelNoticesfromUnitedAirlinesMarch2020167:12AM.InformationisupdatedasitisreceiveD.◆1.TravelandtheZikavirusIfyouhaveaticketfortraveltoacountryaffectedbytheZikavirusaslistedontheCDCwebsiteandhaveconcernspleasecontacttheUnitedCustomerContactCenterwithanyquestionsorchangestoyourreservation.CustomersadvisedtoavoidtheaffectedregionsbasedonCDCguidancemaychangetheirdestinationortraveldatewithoutafeeormaychoosetoreceivearefund退款iftheirticketswerebookedbeforeFebruary292016.Thenewtraveldatemustbewithinthevalidity有效期oftheticket.AdditionalchargesmayapplyifthereisadifferenceinfareforthenewtravelroutE.◆2.LongerlinesatsecuritycheckpointsProcedural程序上的changesatTSAcheckpointsthroughouttheUnitedStatesmayresultinlongerlinesatsecuritycheckpoints.Pleaseplanaccordinglyandallowforextratimeattheairport.TheTSAadvisesarrivingattheairporttwohoursbeforeyourflightforUStravelandthreehoursbeforeforinternationaltravel.Tosavetimeatsecurityweencourageyoutovisitwww.tsA.gov.comandapplyforTSApre-check.◆3.NoticeforflightsdepartingtheEuropeanUnionNorwayandSwitzerlandEURegulation261/2004requiresairlinestoprovidethefollowingnotice:Ifyouarenotallowedtoboardorifyourflightiscancelledordelayedforatleasttwohoursaskatthecheck-incounterorboardinggatefortheformstatingyourrightsparticularlyaboutcompensation赔偿andassistancE.1.Travelershavetopayadditionalfeeswhentheywantto.A.changetheirreservationB.changetraveldateC.receivetheirrefundD.changetoadearerroute2.WhatdoweknowfromNotice2?A.SecuritycheckpossiblytakestimeintheUSA.B.SecuritycheckpointsarenotavailablE.C.SecuritycheckwastesalongtimE.D.Pre-checkcaneasilybedoneonlinE.3.Compensationcanbeaskedforwhen.A.passengersrefusetoboardtheplaneB.passengers’tripiscancelledinadvanceC.passengers’flightisdelayedatleasttwohoursD.passengersmisstheirflightduetotrafficjam
ModernEuropeanscamefromthreemajorgroupsofancienthumansnottwoaswasthoughtbeforeaccordingtoastudypublishedonWednesday.UntilnowitwaswidelybelievedthatEuropeansevolved进化fromtwoprehistoricgroups.OnewasearlyfarmerswhomovedintoEuropefromtheMiddleEastabout7500yearsago.Theotherwaslocalhunter-gathererswhohadlivedinEuropeformorethan40000years.ButanewstudyinthejournalNaturesaystherewasathirdgroupinthemix:peoplefromnorthernEurasiA.Theylivedintoday’sRussiaandnorthernAsiA.ThefindingmeansthatnorthernEurasianscontributedtothehumangenes基因bothinEuropeandNorthAmericA.TheirinfluenceontheAmericashasbeenprovedbypreviousstudieswhichshowedthattheyreachedmodern-dayAlaskaintheUSmorethan15000yearsago.TheycrossedanicebridgethatconnectedislandsintheBeringStraitanarrowpassageofwaterbetweenAsiaandNorthAmericaatthetimE.Researcherscollectedgeneticinformationinnineancienthumans’bones.TheremainswerefoundinSwedenLuxembourgandGermany.Theywereonefarmerfromabout7000yearsagoandeighthunter-gathererswholivedabout8000yearsagobeforethecomingofagriculturE.Theresearcherscomparedtheinformationwiththegenepoolof2345present-daypeoplelivingallovertheworlD.TheyfoundalmostallEuropeanshaveancestryfromallthreeofthoseancientgroups.TheancientnorthernEurasianscontributedupto20%ofthegeneticsofEuropeansalthoughthiswasthesmallestpercentageamongthethreeancestralgroups.PeopleinnorthernEuropeespeciallytheBalticstateshavethehighestpercentageofwesternEuropeanhunter-gathererancestry.Upto50%oftheDNAofLithuaniansofnortheastEuropecomesfromthisgroup.SouthernEuropeanshadmoreoftheirgeneticancestryfromtheancientfarmers.Upto90%oftheDNAofSardiniansofItalycanbetracedbackto追溯到theseearlyEuropeanimmigrants.LookingaheadtheresearchersplantofindoutwhentheancientnorthernEurasiansarrivedinEuropE.13.AncientpeoplefromnorthernEurasia_____.A.broughtagricultureintoEuropeB.reachedEuropeabout7000yearsagoC.werehunter-gatherersinnorthernAsiaD.werealsoancestorsofmodernEuropeans14.WhendidnorthernEurasiansarriveinAmerica?A.About7500yearsago.B.About8000yearsago.C.Morethan15000yearsago.D.Morethan40000yearsago.15.Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A.Byanalysinggenes.B.Byvisitingancientsites.C.Bydoingmedicalexperiments.D.Bycomparingstudiesindifferentperiods.16.WhatdotheseearlyEuropeanimmigrantsreferto?A.Hunter-gatherersinwesternEuropE.B.Hunter-gatherersinnorthernEuropE.C.AncientfarmersfromtheMiddleEast.D.AncientfarmersfromnorthernEurasiA.
MarkTwainwasagreatwriter.HewasfromtheUSA.Hewasbornin1835.Hewasalsoafamousspeaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumor.ManypeoplelikedtolistentohimtalkbecausehelikedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetimE.OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleaveoneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoesinthetownandtoldhimthathe’dbetternotgotherE.MarkTwainwaved摇动hishandandsaidItdoesn’tmatter.ThemosquitoesarenorelativesofminE.Idon’tthinktheywillcometovisitmE.AfterhearrivedatthetownMarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohisroombutwhenhewasjustabouttohavearestquiteafewmosquitoesflewabouthim.Thewaitersfeltverysorryaboutthat.I’mverysorryMrMarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtown.Oneofthemsaidtohim.MarkTwainhowevermadeajokesayingtothewaiterThemosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknowmyroomnumber.Theydidn’tcomeintothewrongroom.Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresentlaughheartily.ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy?Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthehotelweredrivingthemosquitoesawayforhimduringthewholenight.28.ThatdayMarkTwainwenttothetown.A.toseeoneofhisfriendsB.becausehewantedtodosomethingthereforhiswritingC.becausehewastoldtherewerealotofmosquitoesthereD.toseeoneofhisrelatives29.Thewaitersfeltsorrybecause.A.theydidsomethingwrongtoMarkTwainB.theirhotelwastoosmallC.theroomwasnotverycleanD.therewerequiteafewmosquitoesinMarkTwain’sroom30.Allthepeoplepresentlaughedheartilybecause.A.themosquitoeswereverycleverandtheydidn’tcomeintothewrongroomB.themosquitoesknewMarkTwain’sroomnumberC.MarkTwaingavethewaiterssomenicepresentsD.MarkTwainmadeajoke31.Fromthestoryweknow.A.nomosquitoestroubledMarkTwaininthenightB.theownerofthehoteltoldthewaiterstolookafterMarkTwainwellatnightC.MarkTwaindidn’thaveagoodrestthatnightD.therewerenotmosquitoesinthehotelanylonger
Weallwastefoodyouandmeeverydaymillionsoftonsofit.InChinaenoughfoodiswastedinrestaurantseveryyeartofeed200millionpeoplE.AndtheamountoffoodwastedbyChineseconsumersisincreasingfast.SoournationisbeingencouragedtostopwastingfooD.SowhatshouldChineseconsumersdotopreventfoodwaste?♦KeepakitchendiaryAllofusshouldkeepakitchendiaryandwecanknowthathowmuchfoodwewasteathomE.Thefirstthingforustodoistostopthrowingawayfoodthatwecanstilleat.Weshouldeateverythingwebuyandifwecannotweshouldbuyless.♦BuyonlywhatweneedWeshouldaskforsmallerportions份额instores.WeshouldalsocheckhowmuchfoodwehavebeforebuyingmorE.Weshouldn’tbringmuchfoodwedon’tneedhomeeveniflargepostersaskustodoso.♦DevelopthehabitofpackingfoodChineseconsumersaregenerousandfriendly.InrestaurantsoftentoomuchfoodisorderedandserveD.Sowhenorderingoutwearesupposedtoexcludethefoodintheorderifwedon’tplantoeatit.Andordersmallerservingsinrestaurantsandtakehomewhatwecannotfinish.Don’tputitoff!Let’sstopfoodwastetoday!66.Whyisournationbeingencouragedtostopwastingfood?A.Becausethere’senoughfoodforChinesepeoplE.B.BecauseChineseconsumersliketotrydeliciousfooD.C.Becausethenumberoffoodwastedbyusisgrowingfast.D.Becauseit’straditionaltoinvitefriendstodinnerinChinA.67.MissLiisahousewifeshe’dbetter__________athomE.A.keepakitchendiaryB.buythingsasmuchaspossibleC.cooktoomuchfoodforherfamilyD.keepthefoodaslongaspossible68.Inordertourgemoreandmorepeopletopreventfoodwastewedesignaposterwiththewords__________.A.Enjoythefood!B.Keephealthy!C.Sharethedish!D.Wastenotwantnot!69.YourfriendinvitesyoutodinnerwhichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.Heasksfortherightportions.B.YouleavealotoffoodonthetablE.C.YouaskyourfriendtoorderlessfooD.D.Hetakesawaythefoodthatyoucanstilleat.70.Asteenagerswhatshouldwedotostopfoodwaste?A.Haveabalanceddiet.B.Eatlessfoodtokeepfit.C.KeepthebalanceofnaturE.D.HaveagoodhabitofclearingtheplatE.
IntheUnitedStatesofAmericathelegalvoting选举ageis18years.ThoughsomeAmericanshaveexpressedinterestinraisingthevotingagesayingthattheseimportantdecisionsshouldnotbeleftinthehandsofateenagerIdisagreE.Ibelievethatthosewhoare18yearsarereadytotakeontheresponsibility责任forvoting.WeallknowthatintheUnitedStates18istheagewhenanindividualisconsideredanadultbythegovernment.Beinganadultintheeyesofthelawisquitedifferentthansimplybeingajuvenile.Punishmentsforillegalactivitiesbecomemuchheavier.Additionallyat18anindividualcanjointhearmywithoutreceivingpermissionfromhisparentstodoso.Sowhenacitizenturns18thepoliticsofthecountrystartaffectinghiminacompletelydifferentway.Itisunfairtoletoneleadasevererlifestyleandnotallowhimanychoiceinthematter.FurthermorebyallowingateenagertovotewearehelpingtoensurethathewillbecomemorepoliticallymindedatayoungeragE.Ididn’tcareatallaboutthepoliticsofmycountrywhenIcouldn’tvotE.AsIcouldn’tdoanythingaboutthepoliticsatthetimeIcouldn’tseewhyIshouldcarE.Itwasn’tuntilIturned18yearsofagethatIstartedactivelytryingtounderstandwhoranmygovernmentandthewayinwhichitwasgoverneD.Byallowing18-year-oldstovotewearegettingthemengagedintheworldofpoliticsmuchsooner.Inadditionteenagerstodayaremuchsmarterthanwethink.Today’ssocietyismuchmoretechnologicallyadvancedthanitwasinthepast.TeenagershaveaccesstoallkindsofinformationthroughtheInternetandtheirsmartphones.Soteenagershaveenoughknowledgetomakegooddecisions.ThereforeIthink18isindeedaproperagetomakeimportantpoliticaldecisionsandthosewhoare18shouldbeallowedtomakeimportantdecisionsthatwillaffecttheirnation.28.TheunderlinedwordjuvenileinParagraph2probablymeans_______.A.childB.soldierC.teenagerD.criminal29.Whenreaching18theauthor_______.A.lovedhiscountrymorethanbeforeB.changedhisattitudetowardspoliticsC.workedinagovernmentalinstitutionD.calledforareductioninthevotingage30.Theauthorbelievesteenagerstodayaremuchsmarterthanwethinkbecausethey_______.A.arequick-mindedB.arewell-informedC.canusemoderntechnologiesontheirownD.canactaccordingtochangingcircumstances31.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthetext_______.CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C:Conclusion
StayinginaHomestayinCanadawillgiveyouanexcellentopportunitytoimproveyourEnglishconversationskillsandknowmoreaboutCanadacustomsandcultures.OurhomestayfamiliesarelocatedinareasofVancouverTorontoandMontréalCanadalivingfrom40to60minutesfromtheschool.Thesehomesaresafesecureinspectedandapprovedbyourhomestayprogramcoordinators.YourhomestayfamilyinCanadawillbedifferentfromyourownespeciallythefoodandcustomsbutyouwillbecomeoneofthefamily!MostCanadiansworkoutsidethehomeandareactiveincommunityaffairs.Familymembershavedutiesaroundthehomeanddomanythingsforthemselves.Forexamplefamilymembersareexpectedtotaketheirowndishesfromthediningroomtothekitchenandtakecareoftheirownpossessions.Thiswillapplytoyoutoo!TherewillbemanydifferencesbothpersonalandculturalbetweenyouandyourhomestayfamilyinCanadA.Weaskbothyouandyournewfamilytobeacceptingofthesedifferences.EachfamilywillassistyouinlearningthearrangementofyournewhomE.YouwillbeaskedtorespecttherulesandregulationsthataresuitablefortheirhouseholD.Ifanyquestionsariseaboutyournewhomepleasefeelfreetoaskyourfamily.Youwillbeprovidedwithacleancomfortableprivateroom.Theroomwillbefurnishedwithadeskbeddresserclosetandgoodlighting.Youareexpectedtokeepyourownroomneatandtidy.Youwillhaveyourownhousekey.PleaserespectthesecurityofthehouseholD.MakesureyoureturnthekeywhenyouleavE.21.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.ToadviseustolearnEnglishinCanadA.B.TogiveussomeinformationabouthomestaysinCanadA.C.TosuggestthatwepracticeEnglishinCanadA.D.ToencourageustoexperienceCanadianculturE.22.Studentswholiveinahomestayfamily________.A.canfollowtheirowncustomsandhavetheirownfoodB.sharethesameroomwithonememberofthefamilyC.don'tneedtodothehouseworkD.mustadaptthemselvestothenewlife23.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus________.A.thedifferencesinfoodcultureB.wheremostCanadiansworkC.thedutyoffamilymembersinCanadaD.whoistowashthedishes24.AccordingtothepassagelivinginahomestaycanprovidealltheopportunitiesEXCEPT________.A.toimproveconversationskillsB.toexperienceCanadiancultureC.tosolveproblemsbetweenyouandthehomestayfamilyD.toexperienceCanadianfamilylife25.Whyareyouexpectedtoreturnyourkeywhenyouleave?A.ThehomestayfamilycanstaysafE.B.Therearenotenoughkeys.C.Theroomcanbecleanedeasily.D.Thekeymaybelost.
Herearesomeofthemoviesthatinspireyoutotravel.TheLordoftheRingsThestoryisaboutFrodohisfriendsandtheiradventurousjourneythroughMiddleEarth.Filmedinabout150locationsalloverNewZealandthistravelingmovieshowsitsbeauty.FromtherollinghillsofMatamatatothevolcanicregionofMtRuapehuthisisthebestmovietoseeNewZealanD.Alsothistravelmoviemighthavetheonlydistinctionofbeinginspiredbytraveltoo.ThedirectorofthemoviePeterJacksonfirstreadthenovelonatraingoingfromWellingtontoAucklandwhenhewasjustseventeen.IndianaJones.TheCompleteAdventureCollectionIndianaJonesandtravelareinseparablE.Everyonerememberstheredlineontheworldmapthatshowsuponscreenwhenheflies.TheEgyptscenesinRaidersoftheLostArkwerefilmedinTunisiA.TempleofdoomwasfilmedmostlyinSriLankaandMacau.TheLastCrusadewasfilmedinItalySpainandJordanincludinganexcellentviewofPetrA.UnliketheotherKingdomoftheCrystalSkullwasfilmedalmostentirelyintheUnitedStates.HowevertheirshotsofIguazuFallsareamazing.RomancingtheStoneandjeweloftheNileThismovieseriesfocusesonaromancewriterJoanandheradventureswithasoldieroffortunenamedJack.InRomancingthestoneJoangoestoColombiatosavehersisterwhowaskidnapped绑架.InthesequelJoangoestothefictionalkingdomofKadirsetsomewhereintheMiddleEast.Romancingthestone'ssceneswereshotmostlyinMexico.ForJeweloftheNilethescenesweremostlyshotinFranceandMorocco.TheTalentedMrRipleyTomRipleyisaworkingclassyoungman.ThroughacaseofmistakenidentityheisaskedtogotoItalytoconvinceawealthybusinessman'ssontocomehomE.ThistravelmoviestartsinNewYorkandheadstothefictionalresortofMongibello.ThelastsectionofthemovieisfilmedmostlyinRomeandNaples.Thelocationsarebeautiful.TheyalsodidagoodjobofshowingItalyasitlookedinthe1960s.21.IfsomeoneisinterestedinseeingviewsinSriLankahe/shewouldmostprobablywatchthefilm________.A.TempleofDoomB.ThelastCrusadeC.RaidersofthelostArkD.KingdomoftheCrystalSkull22.FromParagraph2wecanknowthatthestoryofTheLordoftheRings________.A.isthebestmoviemadeinNewlandB.wasshotfromWellingtontoAucklandC.encourageda17－year－oldboytotravelinNewZealandD.caughtthedirector'sattentionwhilehewastravelling23.ThemovieTheTalentedMr.Ripleytellsusastoryofamanwho________.A.ownsalargeamountoffortuneB.contributestohelpingamanoutoftroubleC.goessightseeinginRomeandNaplesD.becomeswealthybyalwaysworkinghard
IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.Aftertheaccident.myroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverydayIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtime.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.36.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.A.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoneyB.hefeltsorryfortheauthorC.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodoneD.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer37.A.gooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto__________.A.beproperlytreatedB.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentC.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjuryD.recoverbeforeheleavesAmerica38.Thewordchargeinthethirdparagraphmeans_________.A.beresponsibleB.askasapriceC.accuseD.claim39.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery__________.A.friendlyB.professionalC.selfishD.busy40.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUSB.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.D.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmericA.
Evenfactsforgottenbypeopleduringabusydaymayberetrievedifthisisfollowedbyagoodnight'ssleep.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofChicagoaskedvolunteerstoremembersimplewords.ManyfoundtheirmemorieslettingthemdowntowardstheendofthedaybutthefollowingmorningthosewhohadsleptwellcouldrecallmuchmorE.ResearcherswritinginthejournalNaturesaidthebraincouldrescuelostmemoriesduringthenight.Whenthebrainisfirstaskedtoremembersomethingthatmemoryislaiddowninanunstablestatemeaningthatitispossiblethatitcouldbelost.AtsomepointthebrainconsolidatesimportantthingsintoastablemorepermanentstatE.HowevertheChicagoresearcherssuggestedthatitwaspossibleforastablememorytobemadeunstableagain.Thiswouldmeanthatmemoriescouldbemodifiedthenfiledawayagaininthefaceofnewexperiences.The12volunteerstestedintheexperimentwereplayedwordscreatedthroughaspeechsynthesizer合成器whichwerepurposelydifficulttounderstanD.Initiallythewrittenversionofthewordwasavailablebutafterwardsthevolunteerswereaskedtoidentifythewordfromtheaudioversiononly.TestsrevealedthattheabilitytorecalltherightwordtendedtotailoffasthedayendeD.Howeverwhenthevolunteerswereretestedafteragoodnight'ssleeptheywereabletorecallsomewordsthattheyhadforgottenthepreviousevening.DrDanieloneofthestudyauthorssaid:Sleepconsolidatesmemoriesprotectingthemagainstsubsequentinterferenceordecay.Headded:Sleepalsoappearsto'recover'orrestorememories.Ifperformanceisreducedbydecaysleepmightactivelyrecoverwhathasbeenlost.DrKarimNaderfromtheDepartmentofPsychologyinMcGillUniversityinMontrealsaid:Memoryresearchisundergoingatransformation-nolongerismemorythoughttobeahard-wiringofthebraininsteaditseemstobeaprocessofstorageandre-storagE.Sleephelpssomememories'mature'andalsoprunesoutunimportantmemories.72.Theunderlinedwordsprunesoutinthelastparagraphmeans_____.A.recordsB.deletesC.rescuesD.keeps73.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theaudioversionseemstobemorehelpfulthanthewrittenversion.B.Interferenceanddecaymayaffectone’smemory.C.TheabilitytorecalltherightwordwasgreatlyimprovedasthedayendeD.D.Thevolunteerswhohadagoodnight’ssleepwereabletorecallsomeforgottenwords.74.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?A.Wordsconsolidatedintoastablestatewillneverbeforgotten.B.MemoryisanactiveprocessratherthananunchangedstatE.C.Memoryusedtobeconsideredasahard-wiringofthebrain.D.A.goodsleephelpsthebraintorescuethelostmemory.75.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtheBrainWorks.B.SleepHelpsMemory.C.ResearchTransformation.D.LostandFounD.
MoscowRussiaSpacenews-ThecomputerisabetterchessplayerinsistedViktorProzorovtheloser.ItseemedasifitwerelaughingaftereverygoodmovE.IknowIshouldhavebeatenitforthesakeofmankind为人类着想butIjustcouldn'twinheannouncedandshookhisheadsadlyProzorov'sdisappointmentwassharedbyseveralgrandmasterswhowerepresentsomeofwhomweresoupsetthattheyshoutedatthemachinE.Manychessplayerssaidthatthismeanttheendofchesschampionships锦标赛aroundtheworldsincethefunhadbeentakenoutofthegamE.Thecomputerwalked－orratherrolled-awaywith5000dollarsinprizemoneyandlimiteditsremarkstoasetofnoisesandlight.46.Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthisnewspaperarticle?A.World'sbestchessplayerbeaten!B.Newinventionalaughingcomputer!C.5000dollarsgoestoacomputer!D.Computerdefeatsmaninchess!47.HowdidsomeofthegrandmastersfeelaboutthechessgamebetweenProzorovandthecomputer?57.HowdidsomeofthegrandmastersfeelaboutthechessgamebetweenProzorovandthecomputer?A.Theythoughtthatthegamewasn'tfair.B.Theythoughtthatthegamewasnofun.C.TheyagreedthatProzorovdidn'tplaywell.D.Theywereunhappythatthecomputerhadwon.48.WhatwasitthatProzorovfeltmostbitter懊恼about?A.Thathehadn'ttriedhisbest.B.Thathedidn'twinthe$5000.C.ThathehadlosttoamachinE.D.ThatthiswastheendofthechessgamE.49.Afterwinningthegamethecomputer_____.A.laughedB.madesomeremarksC.walkedawayD.gaveoutsomelightsandsounds50.Manychessplayersfeltthatplayingwithacomputerwould_____.A.makethegametougherB.makethegamelessinterestingC.makemanloselotsofD.makemanappearfoolish
Mostofusknowtostaylowtothefloorifwe'recaughtinafireorheadtothebasementifatornado'scomingorboardupthewindowsinahurricanE.ButbecauserelativelyfewofuslivealongfaultlinesthemassiveearthquakethathitHaitithismonthwasareminderthatwe'refarlessversedonwhattodowhenthegroundbelowusconvulses.Ifwe'reinahouseorbuildingforexampleourfirstimpulsemightbetorunoutside—butcounterintuitiveasitmightsoundexpertswarnagainstthatsincepeoplearetoooftenkilledbyfallingorfallendebrisastheytrytoescapE.Givenhowmanyustravelinquake-proneregionstoday—includingtragicallythefourstudentsandtwoprofessorsfromLynnUniversityinFloridawhoperishedintheHaitiquake—evenfolkswhodon'tresideinCaliforniashouldknowhowtosurviveatemblor.Buttherearetwodifferentandattimescompetingschoolsofthoughtonthematter—bothofwhichareconsideredvalidbutperhapsnotalwaysinthesamesituations.Themostconventionalandwidelyacceptedbythedisaster-responsecommunityisthedropcoverandholdonapproachwhichurgespeopletotakecoverbeneathsomethinglikeaheavytabletoavoidfallingobjects.ThesecondnewermethodisknownasthetriangleoflifE.Itrecommendslyingdowninafetalpositionnotunderbutnexttofurniture;asroofsandwallscollapseatopthosesofasanddesksbufferspacesarecreatedthatprotectpeoplefrombeingcrusheD.OverthepastdecadeaconsensushasbeenbuildingthatdropcoverandholdonisamoreappropriatemethodfordevelopedcountriesliketheU.S.whereimprovedconstructionhasgreatlyreducedthelikelihoodofstructuresimploding.ThetriangleoflifeisthoughttobemorepertinentindevelopingnationslikeHaitiwhereshoddybuildingcodesmakefindingasurvivablevoidinsidecollapsedbuildingsmoreimportantthanshieldingyourselffromfallingchandeliers.Youhavetothinkaboutthehazardleveloftheareayou'reinsaysGaryPattersonageologistanddirectorofeducationandoutreachattheCenterforEarthquakeResearch&InformationattheUniversityofMemphisinTennesseE.Ifyou'regoingtoplaytheoddsdrop-and-covermaybethebestwaytogobutalotofemergencyrespondersmightsaytriangle-of-lifebecausethey'retheoneswhoseethefatalitiesinbuildingsthatdocollapsE.73.Bysayingrelativelyfewofuslivelinestheunderlinetheauthormeansthatmostofus__________?A.makemistakeswhenfacingemergenciesB.candealwithemergenciesinaproperwayC.areseldombotheredbymassiveearthquakesD.hardlyknowwhattodoinanearthquake74.Whatdomostpeopletakeascounter-instinctivewhenthereisanearthquake?A.Thatpeoplerunoutsideimpulsively.B.ThatexpertswarnagainstrunningoutsideC.ThatexpertswarnagaintryingtoescapE.D.Thatpeopleareoftenkilledbyfallingobjects.75.WhatdidthefourstudentsandtwoprofessorsfromLynnUniversityinFloridagotoHaitifor?A.Tostudyearthquakes.B.Tohelprescuework.C.Tobeonpersonaltrip.D.Tobeonbusinesstrip.76.Thenewmethoddiffersfromtheconventionalmethodinthatformerbelievesthat__________________.A.peopledon'tneedtotakeoverB.peopledon'tneedheavyfurnitureC.furniturecollapseswhenroofsandwallsfallD.furniturecanupholdthefallenroofsandwalls77.AsforwhichmethodtochooseinanearthquakeGaryPattersonsuggestsbasingthechoiceon.A.yourwhereaboutsB.theintensityoftheearthquakeC.thedropcoverandholdonapproachD.thetriangleoflifeapproach
Doeshappinesshaveascent?Whensomeoneishappycanyousmellit?Youcanusuallytellwhensomeoneishappybasedonseeingthemsmilehearingthemlaughorperhapsfromreceivingabighug.Butcanyoualsosmelltheirhappiness?SurprisingnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessdoesindeedhaveascentandthattheexperienceofhappinesscanbetransmittedthroughsmellreportsPhys.org.Forthestudy12youngmenwereshownvideosmeanttobringaboutavarietyofemotionswhileresearchersgatheredsweat汗液samplesfromthem.AllofthemenwerehealthyandnoneofthemweredrugusersorsmokersandallwereaskedtoabstainfromdrinkingoreatingsmellyfoodsduringthestudyperioD.Thosesweatsampleswerethengivento36equallyhealthyyoungwomentosmellwhileresearchersmonitoredtheirreactions.Onlywomenwereselectedtosmellthesamplesapparentlybecausepreviousresearchhasshownthatwomenhaveabettersenseofsmellthanmenandarealsomoresensitivetoemotionalsignaling—thoughit'sunclearwhyonlymenwerechosentoproducethescents.Researchersfoundthatthebehaviorofthewomenaftersmellingthescents—particularlytheirfacialexpressions—indicatedarelationshipbetweentheemotionalstatesofthemenwhoproducedthesweatandthewomenwhosniffedthem.Humansweatproducedwhenapersonishappybringsaboutastatesimilartohappinessinsomebodywhobreathesthissmellsaidstudyco-authorGunSeminaprofessoratKocUniversityinTurkey.Thisisafascinatingfindingbecauseitnotonlymeansthathappinessdoeshaveascentbutthatthescentiscapableoftransmittingtheemotiontoothers.Thestudyalsofoundthatotheremotionssuchasfearseemtocarryascenttoo.Thisensurespreviousresearchsuggestingthatsomenegativeemotionshaveasmellbutitisthefirsttimethishasprovedtobetrueofpositivefeelings.ResearchershaveyettoisolateexactlywhatthechemicalcompoundforthehappinesssmellisbutyoumightimaginewhatthepotentialapplicationsforsuchafindingcouldbE.HappinessperfumesforinstancecouldbeinventeD.Scenttreatmentcouldalsobedevelopedtohelppeoplethroughdepressionoranxiety.Perhapsthemostsurprisingresultofthestudyhoweverisourbroadenedunderstandingofhowemotionsgetcommunicatedandalsohowourownemotionsarepotentiallymanagedthroughoursocialcontextandtheemotionalstatesofthosearoundus.28.Whatisthemainfindingofthenewresearch?A.Menproducemoresweats.B.Negativeemotionshaveasmell.C.Pleasantfeelingscanbesmeltout.D.Womenhaveabettersenseofsmell.29.TheunderlinedpartabstainfrominParagraph2probablymeans_________.A.avoidB.practiceC.continueD.try30.Whatistheapplicationvalueofthenewresearch?A.Perfumescouldhelppeopleunderstandeachother.B.SomesmellscouldbedevelopedtobetterourmooD.C.Perfumescouldbeproducedtocurephysicaldiseases.D.SomesmellscouldbecreatedtoimproveourappearancE.31.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat___________.A.happinesscomesfromascentofsweatB.positiveemotionscandeepenunderstandingC.peopleneedmoreemotionalcommunicationD.socialsurroundingscaninfluenceouremotions
Wouldyouliketotravelintospaceandexperienceweightlessnesslikeanastronaut?MeetSirRichardBranson—abillionaireEnglishbusinessmanwhohasmadeithislife’sdutytomakespaceaccessibletotensofthousandsofpeoplE.Branson’scompanyVirginGalactichasbeentestingloworbital轨道的spacecraftsthatcancarrypassengersintospacE.In1996theAnsariXPrizechallengedprivateteamsaroundtheworldtobuildamannedvehiclethatcouldtraveltoanaltitudeof62miles100kilometers—theboundarywhereouterspacebegins—andback.Thewinnerwouldbeawarded$10million.Twenty-sixcompaniesrosetothechallengE.OnlyonecompanysucceedeD.In2004ScaledComposites’sSpaceShipOnemadeittospaceandbacktwicewinningtheprizemoneyandmakinghistory.RichardBransonwasattractedtothepossibilityofordinarycitizensgoingintospacE.HeannouncedapartnershipwithScaledCompositestobuildanextgenerationvehiclE.SpaceShipTwoannouncedin2009wasdesignedtocarrysixpassengersandtwopilots.AnaircraftcarrierwouldcarrySpaceShipTwotoaheightof50000feetandthenreleaseit.Rocketengineswouldpushthespacecraftat3.5timesthespeedofsoundsendingit62milesabovethesurfaceofEarthinabout90seconds.Onceinspacepassengerswillexperienceashortperiodofzerogravityandcangetoutoftheirseatsandfloataroundthecabin.Afterfiveminutesinspacethevehiclewouldre-enterEarth’satmosphereandlandonarunway.Thetotaltimefromlift-offtotouchdownisexpectedtobeabout3.5hours.OnOctober112010SpaceShipTwocompleteditsfirstsuccessfultestflight.LastyearRichardBransonannouncedthatthefirstcommercialflightcouldbeginasearlyas2015.HoweverjustafewmonthsagowhileonatestrunSpaceShipTwobrokeapartwithintwominutesofbeingreleasedfromtheaircraftcarrier.Willthisbeasetback挫折forspacetourism?Anywayitisjustamatteroftimebeforethetechnologyisperfectedandspacetravelbecomesareality.5.RichardBranson’sdreamisto_____.A.wintheAnsariXPrizeB.becomeabillionairebusinessmanC.helpmorepeopletravelintospaceD.travelintospaceinSpaceShipOne6.WhatcanwelearnaboutSpaceShipTwo?A.Itcouldholdatleasttenpersons.B.IttraveledintospaceandbacktwicE.C.Itreachedouterspacein3.5hours.D.ItheldBranson’sexpectations.7.Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.SpaceShipTwo’sfirstflightintospaceB.howSpaceShipTwowouldworkC.passengers’experienceofspacetravelD.howfaraspacecraftcantravel8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Spacetourism:achallengeformanB.VirginGalactic’srapiddevelopmentC.RichardBranson’striptospaceD.A.sharpriseinspacetourism
Weallknowthatthenormalhumandailycycleofactivityisofsome7—8hours’sleepalternationwithsome16—17hours’wakefulnessandthatbroadlyspeakingthesleepnormallycoincideswith与一致thehoursofdarkness.OurpresentconcerniswithhoweasilyandtowhatextentthiscyclecanbemodifieD.ThequestionisnomoreanacademiconE.Theeaseforexamplewithwhichpeoplecanchangefromworkinginthedaytoworkingatnightisaquestionofgrowingimportanceinindustrywhereautomationcallsforround-the-clockworkingofmachines.Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoareversedroutineofsleepandwakefulnesssleepingduringthedayandworkingatnight.Unfortunatelyitisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedeveryweek;apersonmayworkfrom12midnightto8A.m.oneweek8A.m.to4p.m.thenextand4p.m.to12midnightthethirdandsoon.Thismeansthatnosoonerhashegotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanothersothatmuchofhistimeisspentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.Theonlyrealsolutionappearstobetohandoverthenightshifttoanumberofpermanentnightworkers.Aninterestingstudyofthedomesticlifeandhealthofnight-shiftworkerswascarriedoutbyBrownin1957.Shefoundahighincidence发生率ofdisturbedsleepandotherdisordersamongthoseonalternatingdayandnightshiftsbutnoabnormaloccurrenceofthesesphenomenaamongthoseonpermanentnightwork.Thislattersystemthenappearstobethebestlong-termpolicybutmeanwhilesomethingmaybedonetorelievethestrainsofalternativedayandnightworkbyselectingthosepeoplewhocanadaptmostlikelytothechangeofroutinE.OnewayofknowingwhenapersonhasadoptedisbymeasuringhisbodytemperaturE.Peopleengagedinnormaldaytimeworkwillhaveahightemperatureduringthehoursofwakefulnessandalowoneatnight;whentheychangetonightworkthepatternwillonlygraduallygobacktomatchthenewroutineandthespeedwithwhichitdoessoparallelsbroadlyspeakingtheadaptationofthebodyasawholeparticularlyintermsofperformancE.Thereforebytakingbodytemperatureatintervalsoftwohoursthroughouttheperiodofwakefulnessitcanbeseenhowquicklyapersoncanadapttoareversedroutineandthiscouldbeusedasabasisforselection.SofarhoweversuchaformofselectiondoesnotseemtohavebeenappliedinpracticE.66.BysayingThequestionisnomoreanacademiconetheauthorwanttosay______.A.manypeopleliketochangethecycleofsleepingandworkingB.sleepingnormallycoincideswiththehoursofdarknessC.automationcallsforpeopletochangetheirsleepinghabitsD.changingpeople’ssleepingandworkingpatternisnoteasy.67.Themainproblemoftheround-the-clockworkingsystemliesin___________.A.theinconveniencecausedbytheautomationtotheworkersB.thedisturbanceofchangingthecycletoofrequentlyC.thelackofworkingefficiencyonnightshiftsD.thedifficultyfindinganumberofgoodnightworkers68.Thebestremedyforthedisordersamongthealternatingworking-timeworkersseemstobe__________.A.changingtheround-the-clockworkingsystemB.allowingthenight-shiftworkerstosleepmoreefficientlyC.employingpeoplewhoworkonnightshiftsonlyD.makingamoreflexibleworkingschedulefornightworkers69.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanconcludethepassage?A.Thechangeofbodytemperatureasanindicationofaworker’sperformancE.B.Thepossiblesolutionstotheproblemsoftheround-the-clockworkingsystem.C.Easywaystoadaptthebodytemperaturetothechangesofthenightshifts.D.Lessdisturbancetothosewhoalternatedayandnightshiftsatalongerinterval.
ArrivinginNewYorkTherearethreeairportsinNewYork.WhenyouarriveatoneofthemyoucantakebusortaxitoanyplaceinNewYork.EatingoutTherearemanykindsoffoodinNewYorkandyoushouldn’teatatMcDonaldseveryday.TherearegoodrestaurantsinLittleItalyandChinatownforexamplE.HotelsTherearelotsofgoodhotelsinNewYork.ThebestisThePlazaon5thAvenuebutyoudon’thavetopayalottostayinthecity;therearelotsofsmallerhotelsandtheYMCAnearCentralParkisgreatforyoungpeoplE.PublicTransportInNewYorkthere’sagoodbusandsubwayservicE.Ifyouareplanningtousethesubwayalotyoushouldbuyasubwayticketforthejourneybecauseit’scheaper.Butyoudon’thavetousepublictransport－therearelotsofplacesyoucangotoonfoot.TheEmpireStaleBuilding5thAvenueandCentralPark.TheNewYorktaxisareapartofthecityexperiencesoyoushouldtakeatleastonetaxiduringyourvisit!PlacestoseeFinallytherearealotofplacestoseeinNewYork－TimesSquaretheStatueofLiberty.Andyoushouldn’tgohomewithoutclimbingtheStatueofLibertytoenjoythesceneryofthecity.ShoppingShoppinginNewYorkisfun.Therearebigshopson5thAvenuE.Theyareopensevendaysaweek.Butbecarefulwhenyoulookattheprices;youhavetopayaspecial8%tax税oneverythingyoubuyinNewYork.21.Howmanykindsofpublictransportarementionedinthepassage?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.22.ThePlazahereisthenameof_____________.A.arestaurantB.anairportC.ahotelD.ashop23.Howmuchdoyouhavetopayifyoubuyabookof$10inNewYork?A.$10.08B.$18C.$10.8D.$10
Yourpeersarepeopleyourageorclosetoitwhohaveexperiencesandinterestssimilartoyours.Youandyourfriendsmakedozensofdecisionseverydayandyouinfluenceeachother’schoicesandbehavior.Thisisoften________---it’shumannaturetolistentoandlearnfromotherpeopleinyouragegroup.Sometimesthoughthestressesinyourlifecanactuallycomefromyourpeers.Theymaypressureyouintodoingsomethingyou’reuncomfortablewithsuchasshopliftingdoingdrugsordrinkingortakingdangerousriskswhendrivingacar.Thepressuretoconform随潮流canbepowerfulandhardtoresist.A.personmightfeelpressuretodosomethingjustbecauseothersaredoingit.Peerpressurecaninfluenceapersontodosomethingthatisrelativelyharmless---orsomethingthathasmoreseriousconsequences.Peoplemayfeelpressuretoconformsotheyfitinorareacceptedorsotheydon’tfeelawkwardoruncomfortablE.Whenpeopleareunsureofwhattodoinasocialsituationtheynaturallylooktoothersforcues暗示aboutwhatisandisn’tacceptablE.Thepeoplewhoaremosteasilyinfluencedwillfollowsomeoneelse’sleadfirst.Thenothersmaygoalongtoo---soitcanbeeasytothinkItmustbeOK.Everyoneelseisdoingit.Theymustknowwhatthey’redoing.Beforeyouknowitmanypeoplearegoingalongwiththecrowd---perhapsonsomethingtheymightnototherwisedo.Respondingtopeerpressureispartofhumannature---butsomepeoplearemorelikelytogiveinandothersarebetterabletoresistandstandtheirgrounD.It’snotalwayseasytoresistnegativepeerpressurE.Butwhenyoudoitiseasytofeelgoodaboutitafterwards.Andyoumayevenbeapositiveinfluenceonyourpeerswhofeelthesameway---oftenitjusttakesonepersontospeakoutortakeadifferentactiontochangeasituation.66.Whichofthefollowingisakindofpeerpressure?A.Yourteachersgiveyoualotofhomework.B.Yourclassmatespersuadeyoutocutclass.C.Yourparentsexpecthighscoresfromyou.D.Yourrelativesinviteyoutoattendaparty.67.WhichismostlikelytobefilledintheblankinParagraph1?A.positiveB.negativeC.impossibleD.uncertain68.Mostpeopletendtodowhatothersaredoinginorderto_________.A.getafeelingofbeingacceptedB.feelasenseofachievementC.setagoodexampleforothersD.standoutinacrowd69.Whatcanweknowaccordingtotheauthor?A.GivingintopeerpressureisunavoidablE.B.Peerpressureusuallyleadstoseriousresults.C.EveryonecanmakeadifferencebyresistingnegativepeerpressurE.GoingalongwiththecrowdusuallymeansmakingarightchoicE.70.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.differenttypesofpeerpressureB.waystodealwithpeerpressureC.thoughtsonpeerpressureD.theinfluenceofpeerpressureonpeople
GlobalPositioningSystemsarenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellite-basedsystemsprovideturn-by-turndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.Buttheycanalsocausealotofproblemssendyoutothewrongplaceorleaveyoucompletelylost.ManytimesthedriveristoblamE.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsiblE.MostoftensaysBarryBrownitisacombinationofthetwo.WespoketoMr.BrownbySkypE.HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouseduringhisstay.BarryBrown:Andtheyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.Andthenitwasn’tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyactuallyputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheyliveD.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.SoagaintheGPSiskindof‘garbageingarbageout’.Mr.Brownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.ButhesayswhatmakestheproblemworsehassomethingtodowithsomeoftheshortcomingsorfailuresofGPSequipment.BarryBrown:OneproblemwithalotoftheGPSunitsisthattheyhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.BecausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturnsometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatitisgoingtothewrongplacE.BarryBrownformerlyservedasaprofessorwiththeUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego.WhilethereheworkedonaprojectwithEricLaurierfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThetwomenstudiedtheeffectsofGPSdevicesonDrivingbyplacingcamerasinpeople’scars.Theywroteapaperbasedontheirresearch.ItiscalledTheNormalNaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS.ItlistsseveralareaswhereGPSsystemscancauseconfusionfordrivers.TheseincludemapsthatareoutdatedincorrectordifficulttounderstanD.TheyalsoincludetimingissuesrelatedtowhenGPScommandsaregiven.BarryBrownsaystomakeGPSsystemsbetterweneedabetterunderstandingofhowdriverspassengersandGPSsystemsworktogether.65.InParA.2Mr.Brownmentionedhisfriendintheconversationto______.A.laughathisstupidfriendB.describeanexampleofhumanerrorC.builduphisownreputationD.provetheGPSsystemisonlygarbage66.WhichofthefollowingstatementwouldBarryBrownbemostlikelytoagreewith?A.GPSunitsaretoblameforthemostGPSservicefailurE.B.WeshouldintroducehigherstandardforthedrivinglicenseC.CamerasareurgentlyneededtohelpimproveGPSsystems.D.SomeshortcomingsofGPSequipmentaremorelikelytoresultinservicefailurE.67.AccordingtoBarryandEricwhichofthefollowingisNOTamongtheareasofGPSsystemsthatmayconfusedrivers?A.Wrongmaps.B.Out-datedmaps.C.Difficultinstructions.D.TimingofGPScommands.68.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.DrivingwithGPSCanBeDifficult.B.DrivingConfusionsCanBeCausedBySmallScreen.C.DrivingwithoutGPSShouldBeMuchMoreConvenient.D.GPSEquipmentInDriving:ToBeDesertedOrImproveD.
PoetWilliamStaffordoncesaidthatwearedefinedmorebythedetours绕行路inlifethatbythenarrowroadtowardgoals.IlikethisimagE.ButIasquitebyaccidentthatIdiscoveredthedeepmeaningofhiswords.ForyearswemadethelongdrivefromourhomeinSeattletomyparents’homeinBoiseinninehours.WetraveledthewaymostpeopledothefastestshortesteasiestroadespeciallywhenIwasalonewithfournoisyrestlesskidswhohatesconfinement限制andhavestrongopinionsabouteverything.RoadtripsfeltriskysoIwoulddrivefaststoppingonlywhenIhadto.WewouldsticktothefreewaysandarrivetireD.ButthenBannerourlambwasborn.HewasrejectedbyhismamadaysbeforeourplannedtriptoBoisE.Ihadtwochoices:leaveBannerwithmyhusbandortakehimwithmE.MyhusbandmadethedecisionformE.ThatishowIfoundmyselfontheroadwithfourkidsababylambandnothingbutmyeverlastingoptimismtoseemethrough.Wetookthecountryroadsoutofnecessity.WehadtostopeveryhourletBannershkeouthislegsandfeedhim.Thekidschasedhimandoneanother.They’dgetbackinthecarbreathlessandenergizedsmellingfreshfromthecoldair.Weexploredsideroadscatchinggrasshoppersinwaist-highgrass.Evenifwesimplylookedoutofthecarwindowsatbabypigsfollowingtheirmotherorfishleapingoutofthewateritwasbetterthanthebestridedownthefreeway.HerewaslifE.Andnewhorizons见识.Weeventuallyarrivedatmyparents‘doorstepastonishinglyfreshandfullofstoriesIgrewbravewiththetripbackhomeandcreativewithmydiscipliningtechniquE.Onanemptysectionofroadeveryonestartedquarreling.IstoppedthecarorderedallkidsoutandtoldthemtomeetmeupaheaD.IparkedmycarhalfamileawayandreadmybookinsweetsilencE.Someroadtripsarebynecessityfastandstraight.ButthattripwithBanneropenedoureyestoaworldavailabletoanyoneadventurousenoughtowanderaroundandmademerealizethatadetourmayuncoverthebestpartofajourney----andthebestpartofyourself.66.Whydidtheauthorusetotakefreewaystoherparents‘home?A.ItwaslesstimeB.ItwouldbefasterandsaferC.HerkidswouldfeellessconfinedD.Shefeltbetterwithotherdriversnearby67.WhatdoestheauthordiscoverfromthetripaccordingtoParagraph6?A.Freewaysarewherebeautyhides.B.GettingclosetonatureaddstothejoyoflifeC.Enjoyingthebeautyofnaturebenefitsone’shealthD.Oneshouldfollowsideroadstowatchwildanimals68.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CharmoftheDetourB.TheRoadtoBraveryC.CreativityoutofNecessityD.RoadtripandCountryLife
Mygrandparentsweremarriedforoverhalfacenturyandplayedtheirownspecialgamethetimetheyhadmeteachother.ThegoaloftheirgamewastowritethewordshmilyinasurpriseplacefortheothertofinD.TheytookturnsleavingshmilyaroundthehouseandassoonasoneofthemdiscoveredititwastheirturntohideitoncemorE.Theydraggedshmilywiththeirfingersthroughthesugarandflourcontainerstoawaitwhoeverwaspreparingthenextmeal.Shmilywaswritteninthesteamleftonthemirrorafterahotshowerwhereitwouldreappearbathafterbath.Therewasnoendtotheplaceswhereshmilywouldpopup.Littlenoteswithshmilywerefoundoncarseatsortapedtosteeringwheels.Thenoteswereputinsideshoesandleftunderpillows.Shmilywaswritteninthedustuponthemantel壁炉架andtracedintheashesofthefireplacE.Thismysteriouswordwasasmuchapartofmygrandparents’houseasthefurniturE.IttookmealongtimebeforeIwasabletofullyappreciatemygrandparents’gamE.Skepticismhaskeptmefrombelievingintruelove---onethatispureandenduring持久的.HoweverIneverdoubtedmygrandparents’relationship.Itwasbasedonpassionate热情的affectionwhichnoteveryoneisluckyenoughtoexperiencE.Buttherewasadarkcloudinmygrandparents’life:mygrandmotherhadbreastcancer.Thediseasehadfirstappearedtenyearsearlier.AsalwaysGrandpawaswithhereverystepoftheway.HecomfortedherintheiryellowroompaintedthatwaysothatshecouldalwaysbesurroundedbysunshineevenwhenshewastoosicktogooutsidE.ButmygrandmothergrewsteadilyweakeruntilfinallyshecouldnotleavethehouseanymorE.ThenonedaywhatwealldreadedfinallyhappeneD.GrandmawasgonE.Shmily.Itwaswritteninyellowonthepinkribbonsofmygrandmother’sfuneralbouquet花束.AsthecrowdthinnedandthelastmournersturnedtoleaveGrandpasteppeduptomygrandmother’scoffinandtakingashakybreathhebegantosingtoher.Throughhistearsandgriefthesongcame:S-h-m-i-l-y:SeeHowMuchILoveYou.51.Accordingtothepassagewheremaythewordshmilybefound?A.intheflourcontainersB.onthemirrorC.onthesheetoftoiletpaperD.onpillowsE.onthefurnitureA.adB.bcC.abD.be52.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout________.A.whatthewordshmilymeansB.howtheauthorappreciatedhergrandparents’gameC.howtheauthor’sgrandparentscaredforeachotherD.howtheauthor’sgrandparentsplayedtheirspecialgame53.TheunderlinedphrasepopupinParagraph1means________.A.changeB.appearC.surviveD.work54.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor_________.A.thoughtthegamewasmeaninglessB.believeseveryonecanexperiencetrueloveC.sometimesleftshmilyaroundthehouseD.doubtedtheexistenceoftrueloveatfirst55.GrandpatriedtomakeGrandmacomfortableby_______.A.paintingtheroomyellowB.singingsongstohereverydayC.encouraginghertogooutsideD.helpinghertakeahotshowereveryday
Duringtheschoolyearmanyparentstakeontheroleofdriverastheydrivetheirchildrenfromonelessontoanother.Understandablyso.ManyofuswantourchildrentohavealittletasteofeverythingfromorganizedsportstomusicdanceandmorE.ButwecanoverdoitleavingourchildrenfeelingalittleburntoutandaccordingtoparenteducatorDianeLoisieit’stheirschoolworkwhichsuffersthemost.Afterschooliftheyarebusyinanumberofsportingeventsbesidestheyneedtodotheirhomeworkthenthetimetheywillfeelsleepyisintheclassroom.YourchildneedsfreetimE.Soifyouarefillingupthatafterschooltimethenitisduringthedaytheyaregoingtobehavingabreak.ProfessorClaireMcDermottagreesthatthereisalottobegainedfromsometimesputtingthosescheduledlessonsandactivitiesaway.Relaxingtimeisimportantforchildren.It’stimejusttodothethingstheywanttodo.A.childcangouptotheirroomortheycanplayarounD.Itdoesn’tlooklikeproductivetime;parentscertainlywouldn’tbesayingWowaretheyeverleaningthingsnow?Butthisrelaxingtimegivesboththebodyandthebrainjustawonderfulchancetorelaxafteraday.Ithelpsachildprepareforsleepbutitalsohelpstounderstandthelearningthat’sgoneonthatday.It’shardtopreventsigningourkidsupforsomeactivitiesandlessons.Afterallmanyofuswantourchildrentohaveaheadstartinlifeandthechancetojoininthegreatactivitiesintheartsorsportsisapartofthat.HoweverLoisiefeelsthatinthelongrunmostchildrenfeelbetterwithjustafewkeyactivitiesbecauseitgivesthemanopportunitytomasterthem.Whenwegetourchildrenintoomanyactivitiesbecausewewantourchildrentoexperienceeverythingthenwhatwe’redoingissettingthemupnotbegoodatonethingorgainingaskill.Sochooseyourchildren’sactivitieswisely.Itmaybeoneofthebestthingsyou’veeverdoneforyourkidsandforthefamilydrivers!57.Whatisthebiggestdisadvantageforchildrentoattendtoomanylessonsafterschool?A.Theycangetboredeasilyabouteverything.B.Theymighthavenotimetodothehomework.C.Theymightnotpaymuchattentiontolearning.D.Theycannoteasilyfocusonlearningduringtheday.58.Whatshouldwethinkofchildren’splayingaroundaimlessly?A.ItisproductiveB.ItishelpfulC.Itisabadhabit.D.Itisawasteoftime59.Whyshouldparentslimittheactivitiesourchildrenattend?A.BecausechildrenhavenotimE.B.BecausechildrencannotlearnmanythingsC.Becausechildrendonothaveenoughsleep.D.Becausechildrencannotfocusontoomanyactivities.60.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Don’tbechildren’sdriverafterschoolB.Chooseactivitiesforyourchildrenwisely.C.MakeyourchildrenlearnasmuchaspossibleD.Letchildrenlearnsomethingfromvarioussubjects.
ThehumanbodyisdesignedtomovE.ButmodernlifestylesandofficejobsrarelygiveusthechancetomovearounD.Asweknowwe'rewhilewe'reeating;wesitinthecarandwesitwhilewewatchTV.Andmanyofussitformanyhoursatwork.Newresearchshowsthatsittinglessthanthreehoursadaymightextendyourlifebytwoyears.PeterKatzmarzykascientistattheUniversityofLouisianainthesouthernUnitedStatessaysthatsittingisubiquitousinourlivesmeaningitissomethingwedoallthetimeeverywherE.HoweverMr.Katzmarzyksaysthatdoesnotmeanyoucansitfortherestofyourwakinghours.HealsosaysyoumayexerciseoftenWecan'tthrowawayphysicalactivity.It'sextremelyimportant.Wehave60yearsofresearchshowingusthat.Mr.KatzmarzykandhiscolleaguesarepartofanewgenerationofresearchersstudyinghowsittingalldayaffectslengthoflifE.Studiesthathaveassessedtherelationshipbetweensittingandmortality死亡率ortelevisionviewingandmortalityareveryrarE.There'sonlybeenafewofthemactuallyfiveorsixnowinthelastfourorfiveyears.Theyfoundthatcuttingtelevisiontimetolessthantwohoursadaycouldaddone－pointfouryearstolifE.Luckilychangeisalreadycomingtosomeofficesespeciallyinthedesignofdesks.Astandingdeskletspeoplestandwhiletheywork.Anothernewdesigniscalledthetreadmilldesk.A.treadmillisanexercisemachinethatletsyouwalkinoneplacE.EvensomeU..S.schoolsarebeginningtoexperimentwithdesksthatarepartbicycletokeepchildrenmoving.That'soneofthestrategiesthatmanycompaniesareusingnow.Mr.Katzmarzykalsosaysstudyingthisproblemhasinspiredhisteamtomakeafewchangesintheirownlives.28.Theunderlinedwordubiquitousisclosestinmeaningto________.A.dangerousB.awkwardC.comfortableD.common29.WhichviewagreeswiththeopinionofMr.Katzmarzyk?A.Sittingtoolongmayhelpincreaseone'slifE.B.Exerciseisimportantanddon'tsittoolong.C.WatchingTVisbadbutcanbroadenone'shorizons.D.StoppingwatchingTVisanecessarybuthardtask.30.WhatdoesMr.KatzmarzykthinkofhisstudyinParagraph4?A.It'sarelativelynewareaofstudy.B.It'sahotsubjectstudiedbyexperts.C.It'sastudythatbeginstoolatE.D.It'snotignoredbymanyexperts.31.Whyarethedesksofallkindsdesignedforthosewhositmore?A.Togivethemmorecomfort.B.Toimprovetheirworkefficiency.C.ToofferthemthechancetoexercisE.D.Toseekpleasurewhileworking.
Ilovebooksthataregreattoreadaloudside-splittinglyfunnyhair-raisinglyexcitingandmakemecry.Herearemytopfourchildren’sbooks.lAbookthatmademecry:TheLoraxbyDr.SeusTheLorax’sdoomedfighttosavehisbelovedTruffulatreesfromextinctionatthehandsoftheblue-armedcapitalistcalledtheOncelerhasthatlovelymixtureofhumourtruthandpathos.Unlesssomeonelikeyoucaresawholeawfullotnothingisgoingtogetbetterit’snotsaystheOncelerthrowingtheVeryLastTruffulaSeedofThemAlldowntothechildwhoisbeingtoldthestory.AtthispointifyouarenotintearsyouhaveaheartofstonE.lAbookthatmademewanttobetheheroine:PippiLongstockingbyAstridLindgrenPippiLongstockingwassostrongthatshecouldliftahorseaboveherheaD.ShehadindependentmeansnovisibleparentsthecheekofseveralPeterPansandherveryownmonkey.Ilongedtobeher.lAbookwithafantasyworldIamtemptedtobelieveistrue:TheSwordintheStonebyT.H.WhiteThebestthingforbeingsadistolearnsomethingsaysMerlinthemagicianwholiveslifebackwards.ThisisabookaboutlearningtobeaheroanditisfunnyandwisE.ThefightbetweenthetwoknightswitharmoursoheavythattheycanbarelymovestillmakesmelaughoutlouD.lAbookforyourinnerandyouractualteenager:HolesbyLouisSacharStanleyYelnatsisayoungdelinquentwhoispointlesslydiggingholesatCampGreenLakeaspunishmentforacrimehedidnotcommit.A.thrillingstoryofcrimeredemptionandhowthepasthauntsthepresent.80.Whichbookishair-raisinglyexciting?A.TheLoraxB.PippiLongstockingC.TheSwordintheStoneD.Holes81.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.TheLoraxtellsathrillingstorythatmayscaremanychildren.B.PippiLongstockingisaherowithspecialpersonalitytraits.C.TheSwordintheStonetellsastoryaboutamagicianlookingforaswordallhislifE.D.InHolesStanleyYelnatsiswrongedandpunisheD.82.Thefollowingadjectivescanbeusedtodescribethefeaturesoftheabovefourbooksexcept__________.A.imaginativeB.exclusiveC.thrillingD.humorous
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