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IfyouarelikemanypeopleyouenjoysportsinyourleisuretimE.ManyofuswatchsportsonTVgotogamesandmeetsandplaytennisorgolfinthetimeleftafterschoolorwork.WemayevenchataboutsportsontheInternet.Manyobserversnotethatsportsreinforce加强;增强normsandvaluesimportanttosocietylikecompetitionandteamwork.SportsmetaphorssuchasThereisnoIinTEAMteachusthatsuccessisachievedbyputtingthegroupaboveindividualglory.SloganslikeWinnersneverquitandquittersneverwinreinforcevaluesofcompetitionandworkinghardtogetaheaD.Neverthelessorganizedsportshavebeencriticizedforseveralthings.Oneisthattheyencouragepotentiallyharmfulmaleaggression.AnotheristhattheydirectminoritystudentsparticularlyAfricanAmericanmalestowardathletics--insteadofacademics--asaroadtosuccess.Howeveronlyaverysmallminorityofhighschoolathletesareabletosupportthemselvesthroughathletics.Infactaccordingtooneestimateonlyoneof12000highschoolathleteswillearnmoneyasaprofessionalathlete;amongthosewhomakeittheaverageprofessionalcareerlastsonlythreeyears.Neverthelesstheimportanceofsportsinteachingandreinforcingnormsandvaluesalongwiththeroleofsportsinsymbolizingandintegratingcommunitiesareimportantreasonswhynearlyeverynationhasencouragedathletics.1.What'stheprimarypurposeofthewriter'swritingthepassage?A.Todiscusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofpromotingathletics.B.Toargueagainstsupportingathleticteamsinhighschools.C.Toentertainthereaderwithanecdotesaboutsportsfigures.D.Topersuadethatsportsprogramsinschoolsneedmoremoney.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordnormsprobablymean?A.Typesofsports.B.Unusualorrareevents.C.ErrorstobeavoideD.D.Expectedstandardsofbehavior.3.What'sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Athleticsaresupportedbymanycountries.B.Emphasisonathleticsmayhavesomenegativeeffects.C.AthleticsprepareyoungpeopleforsuccessinlifE.D.AfricanAmericansoftenmakeexcellentathletes.4.TheauthorofthispassageprobablyfeelsthatA.teamworkisnotimportanttosuccessinathleticsB.playingsportsmakesyoungmalesmuchmoremanlyC.athletesshouldbeencouragedtobuildacademicskillsD.sportsshouldbediscouragedinmostAmericanschools5.TheauthorsuggeststhatA.interestinsportsisdecliningaroundtheworldB.mostAmericanshaveonlyaminorinterestinsportsC.trainingyouthinsportsdoeslittletopreparethemforsuccessfullivesD.manyAmericansplaysportsand/orwatchsportseventsontelevision
ALESSONFROMA.FROGTALEAgroupoffrogswerejumpingthroughthewoodswhentwoofthemfellintoadeepholE.Alloftheotherfrogs1aroundtheholetoseewhatcouldbedonetohelptheir2.Whentheysawhowdeeptheholewastherestofthegroup3thatitwashopelessandtoldthetwofrogsintheholethattheyshouldpreparethemselvesfortheirfate命运becausetheywereasgoodas4.Unwillingtoacceptthisterriblefatethetwofrogsbegantojumpwithalloftheir5.Someofthefrogsshoutedintotheholethatitwas6andthatthetwofrogswouldn’tbeinthat7iftheyhasbeenmorecareful.Theotherfrogscontinued8shoutingthattheytwoshouldsavetheir9andgiveupsincetheywerealreadyasgoodasdeaD.Thetwofrogs10jumpingashardastheycouldandafterseveralhoursofhopeless11theywerequitetireD.Finallyoneofthetwofrogsfollowedthecallsofhisfellows.Disheartenedhelaydownatthe12oftheholeanddiedastheotherslookedoninhelplesssorrow.Theotherfrogcontinuedtojumpwitheverybitofenergyhehad13hewascompletelywornout.Hiscompanionsbegananewshoutingtohimtoaccepthisfatestopthepainand14diE.Thefrogjumpedharderandharderandwonderofwondersfinallyjumpedso15thathesprangfromtheholE.16theotherfrogscelebratedhisunbelievablefreedomandthengatheringaroundhimaskedWhydidyoucontinuejumpingwhenwetoldyouitwasimpossible?17theirlipstheastonishedfrogexplainedtothemthathewasdeafandthatwhenhesawtheirgesturesandshoutinghethoughttheywere19himon.Whathehadgotas19inspiredhimtotryharderandfinallysucceedeD.Thissimplestorycontainsapowerfullesson.Yourencouragingwordscan20someoneupandhelphimorhermakeitthroughtheday.1.A.jumpedB.hungC.rushedD.gathered2.A.relativesB.companionsC.neighborsD.families2463.A.agreedB.addedC.quarreledD.doubted4.A.aliveB.deadC.awakeD.calm5.A.mindB.skillC.strengthD.force6.A.harmlessB.endlessC.carelessD.hopeless7.A.actionB.situationC.directionD.competition8.A.sorrowfullyB.painfullyC.carefullyD.helpfully9.A.timeB.resourceC.energyD.supply10.A.stoppedB.continuedC.avoidedD.started11.A.climbB.waitC.fightD.effort12.A.topB.edgeC.bottomD.side13.A.whileB.howeverC.thereforeD.although14.A.justB.stillC.yetD.even15.A.greatB.wellC.farD.high16.A.PleasedB.SatisfiedC.AmazedD.Amused17.A.LookingB.ReadingC.SeeingD.Checking18.A.cheeringB.praisingC.persuadingD.supporting19.A.treatmentB.entertainmentC.achievementD.encouragement20.A.holdB.liftC.bringD.build
阅读下面文章回答有关小题InthefirstplacetelevisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainmentbutalsoacomparativelycheaponE.WithaTVsetinthefamilypeopledon'thavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatrethecinemaortheoperA.AlltheyhavetodoistopushabuttonorturnaknobandtheycanseeplaysfilmsoperasandshowsofeverykinD.Somepeoplehoweverthinkthatthisiswherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewersneedtodonothing.Hedoesnotevenhavetousehislegsifhehasaremotecontrol.Hemakesnochoiceandexercisesnojudgment.Heiscompletelypassiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.Televisionitisoftensaid_________________________________ofcurrenteventsandthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone'ssittingroom.Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisserviceaswell;butontelevisioneverythingismuchmorelivingmuchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger:Thetelevisionscreenitselfhasaterriblealmostphysicalcharmforus.Wegetsousedtolookingatthemovementsonitsodependentonitspicturesthatitbeginstocontrolourlives.Peopleareoftenheardtosaythattheirtelevisionsetshavebrokendownandthattheyhavesuddenlyfoundthattheyhavefarmoretimetodothingsandthattheyhaveactuallybeguntotalktoeachotheragain.Itmakesonethinkdoesn'tit?Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.WemustrealizethattelevisioninitselfisneithergoodnorbaD.Itistheusestowhichitisputthatdeterminesitsvaluetosociety.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Televisionprovidessomanythatyouneednottakeanytroubletoseeeverythingbyyourself.3.PleasefillintheblankinthesecondparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.4.Doestelevisionbringusgoodorbad?Whatwillyoudowithtelevisionasastudent?Pleaseanswerwithin30words.5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphintoChinesE.
ManypeoplelikethefeelingofthegentlewindinspringManyliketoseethefallingleavesdancinginthewindinautumn.Butsometimeswhenthewindbecomesastorm.itcanbeverydestructivE.A.seriesofsuchstormsstrucktheCSlastmonthandcausedveryseriousdamageandhumanpain.EveryyearmajorstormscausemanyproblemsaroundtheworlD.ThereisnothingpeoplecandotostopthesepowerfulforcesofnaturE.Butnewtechniquesarehelpingscientiststopredicthowwhenandwherebigstormswillhappen.Themoreexactscientists’warningsarethebetterpeoplecanprepareforthestorm.Predictionsareimproving.We’vegottenbetterovertheyearsespeciallythelastfewyearssaysPhilKlotzbachascientistatanAmericanuniversity.Howisastormformed?Evenifscientistsknowwhereastormwillhappenwindscansuddenlychangecarryingthestormtoanewdirection.ForahurricanetohappenconditionshavetobejustrightKlotzbachsays.Firsttheoceanwaterneedstobewarmenoughsothatitevaporatesandrisesintotheair.Asitrisesthevapor水蒸气coolandturnsbackintoliquiD.Thisprocessgivesoffheat.ThisproducesenergylikeanenginethatcauseswindstoincreasE.ItdrivestheformationofahurricanE.Ifwindspeedsreach40milesperhourthesystemiscalledatropicalstormanditgetsanamE.At72milesperhouritbecomesahurricanE.HurricanesthathittheUSstartwhenathunderstormformsoffthecoastofAfricaStormsalsodevelopovertropicalwatersinotherpartsoftheworlD.Onaverage60or70stormsformoffAfricaeveryyearAbout10ofthemgetnames.Thereareusuallyaboutsixhurricanes.Twotendtobeverybigwithwindsof115milesperhourorhigher.ThehurricaneseasonlastsfromJunetoNovember.NinetypercentofallhurricaneshitinAugustSeptemberandOctober.1.Accordingtothetexthurricanesusually.A.formoffthecoastofAfricaandAmericaB.travelat40milesperhourandgetitsnameC.causeseawindstoriseandblowovertheseaD.hitpartsoftheworldinsummerandautumn2.TheunderlinedwordevaporatesinParagraph5probablymeans.A.beginstomoveB.getslostC.becomeshotD.changesintoagas3.Whichofthefollowingabouttheinformationofahurricaneisthecorrectorder?a.Theoceanwaterevaporatesandgoesintotheair.b.HeatcreatesenergyandcauseswindstoincreasE.c.Thevaporcools.d.Theoceanwateriswarmenough.e.ThevaporchangesbackintoliquiD.f.Thiscoursegivesoutheat.A.adebcfB.abcfdeC.dacefbD.dabcef4.Accordingtothetextthespeedofthebiggesttwohurricanesreaches.A.115milesperhourB.170milesperhourC.75milesperhourD.135milesperhour
DayafterdayMaryFeldmansawteensstandaboutoutsideherofficeattheKingStreetPalaceanentertainmententerinCharleston.Sheknewtheyattendedanearbymiddleschoolandwere1fromclassagain.Feldmanbelievedthatifsomeonedidn’t2outtotheseteenagerstheywouldsoonloseall3inschool.Sooneafternoonshewentoutsideto4withthem.Iaskedwhat5themshesaysTheirresponseswerealwaysthe6:musicartandsports.The42-year–oldbusinesswoman7amusicprogramwouldbeagreatwaytokeep8kidsinterestedinlearning.20070412ThenFeldmanfoundthemiddleschoolprincipalwithher9forBluesintheSchools–aprogramthatwouldbring10intotheschoolstoperformandteach.He11herideabuthesaidshe’dhavetoraisethe12.Localbusinessescametoher13.Infourmonthsthey’ddonatedabout＄15000—14tobringinBillyBranchagreatbluesharmonica乐器playerwhohad15asimilarprograminChicagoschools.DuringBranch’sthreeweekafterschoolclassinCharleston16listenedtomusicandlearnedtowriteandperformtheblues17.Weneededskilledmusicianswhowantedto18thetraditionalyoungerpeopleFeldmansays.ThenextyearFeldmanincreasedthenumbersofblues.Now195000middleandelementaryschoolstudentsinadozencities20thecountrytakepartinit.1.A.separatingB.tellingC.hearingD.Escaping2.A.comeB.getC.pickD.reach3.A.interestB.happinessC.trustD.strength4.A.playB.compareC.speakD.meet5.A.remindsB.excitesC.satisfiesD.impresses6.A.variousB.sameC.clearD.right7.A.knewB.thoughtC.realizedD.said8.A.boredB.funnyC.disappointedD.surprised9.A.planB.promiseC.thoughtD.help10.A.musicB.musiciansC.sportsD.businessmen11.A.tookB.suggestedC.likedD.hated12.A.courageB.effortsC.moneyD.level13.A.sightB.wayC.sceneD.rescue14.A.enoughB.sureC.aboutD.pleased15.A.startedB.seenC.donatedD.learned16.A.peopleB.musiciansC.actorsD.students17.A.themselvesB.forthemC.allthetimeD.bychance18.A.addupB.carryoutC.passonD.getthrough19.A.someB.evenC.ratherD.just20.A.outsideB.withC.acrossD.of
ImagineaboyfromasmallvillageinEastAfricA.HefromaveryearlyagehasbeenlookingaftercattlE.Attwelveyearsoldheknowsmoreaboutcattlethanmostofyou.Howeverhehasneverbeentoschool.Hasthisboyeverhadanyeducation?Educationisdiscoveringaboutourselvesandaboutthepeopleandthingsaroundus.Allthepeoplewhocareaboutus--ourparentsbrotherssistersfriends--areourteachers.Infactwelearnsomethingfromeveryonewemeet.Westartlearningonthedaywearebornnotonthefirstdaywegotoschool.Everydaywehavenewexperienceslikefindingabird'snestdiscoveringanewstreetinourneighborhoodmakingfriendswithsomeonewedidn'tlikebeforE.NewexperiencesareevenmorefunwhenwesharethemwithotherpeoplE.EncouragementfromthepeoplearoundusenablesustoexplorethingsasmuchaspossiblE.Aswegrowupwebegintofindoutwhatwearecapableofdoing.Youmaybegoodatcookingorsingingorplayingfootball.Youfindthisoutbydoingthesethings.Justthinkingaboutcookingdoesn'ttellyouifyouaregoodatit.Welearnsomuchjustlivingfromdaytoday.Sowhyisschoolimportant?Ofcourseyoucanlearnsomethingsbetterathomethanatschoollikehowtodotheshoppingandhowtohelpoldordisabledpeoplewhocan'tdoeverythingforthemselves.AtschoolteachershelpustoreadandwritE.Withtheirguidancewebegintoseethingsindifferentways.1.ThewritertakestheAfricanboyasanexampletoshowthat___________A.AfricanchildrenareverypoorB.somechildrenareunluckyC.educationtakesmanywaysD.schoolsareofgreatimportance2.Intheeyesofthewriter___________A.wehavetolearnfromthepeoplearoundusB.schoolisnotimportantatallC.onlythepeoplecaringforuscanteachusD.educationtakesplaceeverywhere3.Onecanfindoutwhatheisgoodatby___________A.theencouragementofpeoplearoundB.theteachingsofthoseheorshemeetsC.thinkingofitwhengrowingupD.tryingandpracticingit4.Howdoesthewriterlookattheroleofschool___________A.Schoolisnotsoimportantasourlivingplaces.B.Schoolenablesustounderstandtheworldinotherways.C.SchoolteachesussomethinguselessathomE.D.Schoolcannotprepareusforourdailylives.5.Thepassagetellsusthat___________A.everyonegetseducationfromthedayheorsheisbornB.differenteducationtrainsdifferentclassesofpeopleC.schoolisabsolutelynecessaryifonewantstounderstandtheworldD.everyonewillfindoutwhatheorsheisgoodat
Myearliestmemoryofdadisgrabbinghishandwhilewewalkedtogether.AsI_1_olderIremembermyfatherandIlisteningtoabasketballgamesontheradio.Ialwaysfellasleep_2_thegamewasover.WhenIwokeupinthemorningthescoresheetwith_3_scoreonitwouldbelying_4_mE.I’llalwaysrememberthat.OncoldmorningsmyfatherwouldbringhisbreadtruckbythehousE.Iusedtorideonthefloorofthatbreadtruck_5_hedeliveredthebreadtothestores.The_6_andthewarmthfromthebreadmademymouthwaterandkeptmewarm.I’llalwaysrememberthat.Myfatherwould_7_allmygames.Onenightbeforeanimportantgamemyfathertoldme8_thathewouldn’tbeabletowatchthegamebecausehehadtodeliverthebreadanditwasathree-hour9_fromhisroute路线.ThenextdayasthegametimeapproachedIthoughtaboutmydaD.Ihappenedtolookacrossthefieldand_10_sawhisbreadtruckpullingintothestadium.Hemanagedto_11_thegamE.I’llalwaysrememberthat.YearslaterIhadbecomeateacher.I’llneverforgetthevoiceonthephoneearlyonemorningtellingmedadhadjustbeen_12_inatrafficaccident.Icouldhearmyheart_13_inmyears.I_14_thephoneandwentbacktomybedroom.Afterthatnothingreally_15_tomE.Istilltaughtinschool_16_Icouldn’tfocusonmyteaching.OnedayIwasontheplayground_17_alittleboywalkeduptomeandgrabbedmyhanD.HishandheldminethesamewayIusedtoholdmyfather’sbythelasttwo_18_.AtthatmomentIfoundmy_19_inlifeagain.YouseeeventhoughmyfatherwasgoneheleftsomethingwithmE.Heleftmehissmilecompassionandtouch.Mypurposewastousethose_20_ashediD.FromthatdayonIstarteD.I’llalwaysrememberthat!1.A.seemedB.grewC.turnedD.changed2.A.whenB.althoughC.becauseD.before3.A.freshB.finalC.officialD.opposite4.A.acrossfromB.inplaceofC.nexttoD.aheadof5.A.asB.soC.untilD.unless6.A.smellB.colorC.tasteD.shape7.A.reactB.confirmC.serveD.attend8.A.exactlyB.sadlyC.slowlyD.simply9.A.driveB.walkC.lengthD.ride10.A.immediatelyB.hopefullyC.surprisinglyD.unusually11.A.makeB.keepC.takeD.win12.A.killedB.injuredC.trappedD.saved13.A.strikeB.knockC.beatD.hit14.A.heldupB.heldbackC.hungonD.hungup15.A.caredB.matteredC.troubledD.meant16.A.ifB.onceC.andD.but17.A.whileB.afterC.whenD.before18.A.shouldersB.fingersC.armsD.legs19.A.purposeB.pleasureC.positionD.progress20.A.lessonsB.prizesC.giftsD.subjects
Today’sChinesemusicisverysimilartomodernWesternmusiC.LikeyoungWesternersyoungChineseadultsattendtheconcertsoffamousChinesepopstars.ModernChineseorchestras乐队stillplayadaptedversionsoftraditionalpiecesbuttheyalsoplayclassicalandmodernsymphoniccompositions.Popularmodernmusicincorporates混合manyaspectsofWesternmusicfromelectrickeyboardstoguitars.Muchoftoday’spopularmusiccanbeclassifiedassoftrockrockordancemusiC.ThoughmanyaspectsofpopularChinesemusicaresimilartothoseofpopularWesternmusicmanytraditionalaspectsstillremain.ManytraditionalChineseinstrumentsareusedinconjunctionwithpopularinstrumentsofWesterncultures.Themixingoftraditionalinstrumentswithotherinstrumentscreatesawidevarietyofbeautifulsoundsandrhythms.InadditionthemixingoftraditionalinstrumentswithWesternstylesofsingingcreatesuniqueChinesesounds.ManymodernartistsalsoincorporatetraditionalChinesemusicintotheirsongssoevenmusicusingonlypopularWesterninstrumentssoundsdifferent.ThemixingofWesternstylesandChinesestyleswithtraditionalChineseinstrumentsandotherinstrumentsallowsforthecreationofanendlessrangeofexpressionwithmodernChinesemusiC.ManymoderninstrumentalmusicpiecesincorporatetraditionalinstrumentswhileadaptingamoremodernstylE.Howeverinstrumentalmusicisstillverytraditional.Manyworksoftraditionalmusicarestillplayedbysmallquartets四重奏andlargeorchestras.Chinesemusicisquiteuniqueandincorporateintomanymoderncompositions.Chineseinstrumentalmusichaschangedbecauseitisnolongerlimitedtothetraditionalformat.Evennon-traditionalinstrumentssuchasthepianoareusedincreatingmodernworks.1.doesn’tbelongtotoday’spopularmusiC.A.SoftmusicB.RockmusicC.DancemusicD.Softrockmusic2.Theunderlinedphraseinconjunctionwithinparagraph2probablymeans.A.inplaceofB.togetherwithC.incommonwithD.differentlyfrom3.Paragraph2mainlytellsusthat.A.ChinesemusicremainsunchangedtilltodayB.Chinesepopmusichasn’tdevelopeditsownstyleC.WesternmusichasnothingwithChinesemusicD.Chinesemusicstylesworkwellwithwesternstyles4.Weknowfromthepassagethat.A.ChinesetraditionalmusiccanonlybeplayedbytraditionalinstrumentsB.WesterninstrumentshavecompletelytakentheplaceofChineseinstrumentsC.Westerninstrumentscan’tplaythetraditionalChinesemusicD.Traditionalmusiccanbeplayedwellbymoderninstruments5.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.therewillbenodifferencebetweenChinesemusicandWesternmusicB.traditionalChinesemusiciskeepingpacewiththeworldC.traditionalmusicwilldieawaywithtimegoingonD.westernmusicwillbemorepopulartoChineseteenagersthanChinesemusic
A13-year-oldChinesegirlFanYiNancywhohadherprimaryeducationinUSrecentlypublishedherfirstfairytaleSwordbirD.TheEnglishfairytalewaslistedasthebestsellerofchildren'sfictionintheUStheShanghaiEveningPostreporteD.FanYiwasgreatlyinterestedinobservingbirdseversinceshewasalittlegirl.InHanmiltonNewYorkwhereshelivessheoftenwatcheskingfishersandwoodpeckersflyingoverherhousefromthesmallwoodsnearby.AndtheinspirationforwritingthebookSwordbirdactuallycamefromoneofherdreams.AtthattimeshewasstudyingAmericanhistoryinschoolandhappenedtoreadmanyarticlesinmagazinesaboutthe9.11terroristattacks.Onedayshehadadreaminwhichsomerosefinchesandbluejayswerecontrolledbysomeblackbirdsandbegantofightwitheachother.WhenshewokeupshedecidedtoturnherdreamintoastoryandtoconveyhermessageforpeacetothepubliC.InordertogetherbookpublishedinChinaFantranslatedtheentireEnglishversionintoChinesE.Itisalearningprocess.SinceIdidn'tknowmanyChineseidiomsIhadtogethelpfrommymomanddadfromtimetotimE.ForanotherthingalotofpoemsintheoriginalstoryarewritteninrhymE.SowhenItranslatedthemintoChineseIwantedtomakesurethattheywereinrhymetooshesaiD.FanYiwasborninBeijingin1993.ShestayedinBeijinguntilshefinishedherfirstgradeofprimaryschool.ThenshemovedwithherparentstotheUnitedStateswhenshewasseven.TwoyearslatershestartedtowriteherEnglishstory.InMarchthisyearthebookwaspublishedbyHarperCollinsPublishers.Itwasselectedastheweek'sbestsellerofchildren'sfictionbytheNewYorkTimessoonafteritwaspublisheD.InfutureFanYimightwritemoreseriesforherbook.ItisexpectedthatherSwordbirdPrelude序篇mightcomeoffthepressnextyear.1.TheunderlinedwordsrosefinchesandbluejaysinParagraph2probablyreferto___________A.outer-spacecreaturesB.differentkindsofbirdsC.differentkindsofplanesD.peoplefromdifferentraces2.Herbookwasrelatedtothe9.11terroristattacksinthatA.itwasbeingwrittenwhentheattackshappenedB.itexpressedherdesireforpeaceagainstterrorismC.theybothinvolvedfightingintheairD.theattackswerementionedinherbook3.FanYithinksoftheprocessof__asalearningprocess.A.writingherbookB.writingthepoemsC.translatingherbookD.gettingherbookpublished4.FanYispent____yearsorsowritingherbook.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five5.WhatelsecanwelearnaboutFanYifromthearticle?A.She'sbelievedtobewritingmoreSwordbirdstories.B.HerChineseversionofSwordbirdwaspublishedinUS.C.Swordbirdwasre-publishedbytheNewYorkTimes.D.She'slikelytobecomeaprofessionalwriter.
Exchangeaglancewithsomeoneandthenlookaway.Doyourealizethatyouhavemadeastatement?Holdtheglanceforasecondlongerandyouhavemadeadifferentsituationthereisapermissibletimethatyoucanholdaperson’sstarewithoutbeingfriendlyrudeoraggressivE.Ifyouareonaliftwhatstare-timeareyoupermitted?Toanswerthisquestionconsiderwhatyoutypicallydo.Youverylikelygiveotherpassengersaquickglancetosizethemupandtoassurethemthatyoumeannoharm.SincebeingclosetoanotherpersonsignalsthepossibilityofinteractionyouneedtosendoutasignaltellingothersyouwanttobeleftalonE.Soyoucutoffeyecontacts接触----whatsociologistErvingGoffimancallsadimmingofthelights.Youlookdownatthefloorattheindicatorlightsanywherebutintoanotherpassenger’seyes.Shouldyoubreaktheruleagainststaringatastrangeronaliftyouwillmaketheotherpersonextremelyuncomfortableandyouarelikelytofeelabitstrangeyourself.Ifyouholdeyecontactsformorethan3secondswhatareyoutellinganotherperson?Muchdependsonthepersonandthesituation.Forinstanceamanandawomancommunicateinterestinthismanner.Theystareateachotherforabout3secondsatatimeandthendroptheireyesdownfor3secondsbeforelettingtheireyesmeetagain.Butifonemangivesanothermana3-second-plusstarehesignalsIknowyouIaminterestedinyouorYoulookpeculiarandIamcuriousaboutyou.Thistypeofstareoftenproduceshostile敌意的feelings.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.everyglancehasitssignificanceB.aglancecarriesmoremeaningthanwordsC.astarelongerthan3secondsisunacceptableD.staringatapersonisanexpressionofinterest2.Ifyouwanttobeleftaloneonaliftthebestthingtodois_____.A.tolookintoanotherpassenger’seyesB.tokeepadistancefromotherpassengersC.toavoideyecontactswithotherpassengersD.tosignalyoudon’tmeantodoharmtoanyone3.ByadimmingofthelightsErvingGoffimanmeans________.A.closingone’seyesB.turningoffthelightsC.stoppingglancingatothersD.reducingstare-timetotheminimum4.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.A.thelimitationsofeyecontactsB.theexchangeofideasthrougheyecontactsC.properbehaviorindifferentsituationsinpeople’sdailylifeD.theroleofeyecontactsincommunicationbetweenpeople
阅读下面的短文并根据短文后的要求答题请注意问题后的字数要求Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity繁荣.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbadthatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitcausesunfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.BynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuseImayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttryWhatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself—respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Ontheonehandsomechildrenhaveastrongdesireforsuccessbutontheotherothershavenointerestinitatall.3.PleasefillintheblankinthefirstparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.4.WhatshouldyoudowithcompetitionafterreadingthepassagePleaseanswerwithin30words.5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphintoChinese
FourWondersoftheWebGoogleWorksMiraclesGooGLEwww.GooglE.comisadailymiracletomillionsofpeoplE.IftheInternethadonlythisveryfastsearchengineitwouldhavejustifieditsexistencemanytimesover.Itisthemostpopularsearchengineonthewebwitha54%marketshareaheadofYahoo!Youtypealmostanythinghoweverunclearintothespaceprovidedandinasecondithascomeupwithhundredsofreferences.IfknowledgeispowerthenGooglecommandsthegateway.246YahooBecomesGiantYAHOOwww.yahoo.comwasthefirstwonderofthewebandinmanyrespectsitstillis.ItstartedinJanuary1994whentwoCaliforniagraduatestudentsJerryYangandDavidFilostartedcompiling编译adatabaseoflinksmainlyfortheirpersonalusE.ButwellbeforetheendoftheyearithadbecomerecognizableasYahooweknowtoday.InthepastsevenyearsYahoohadgrownrapidlypartlythroughalongstringofbuys.Yahoonowoffersalmosteverythingyoucouldwant:emailsinstantmessageschatsclubsphotoalbumsandalotmorE.eBayEnablesEveryonetoBuyandSelleBAYwww.ebay.comwhichdealswithonlinetradingandshoppingservicesisthemostimpressivelargeInternetcompanywherepeoplebuyandsellgoodsandservicesworldwidE.IthasforinstanceopenedupaglobalmarketplaceinwhichpeoplefromBeijingSanFranciscoorMoscowcanbid投标againsteachotherforproductsputupforsalebysomeoneinLondon.Thecompany′sonlineservicepermitssellerstolistitemsforsalebuyerstobidonitemsofinterestandeBayuserstobrowse浏览throughlisteditemsthatisavailableonlinesevendaysaweek.AmazonMakesBuyingaNewExperienceAmazonwww.amazon.comstartedoutasanonlinebookstoreconstantlyputtingupnewbooktitlesitofferedforsalE.Inthelate1990sAmazonhadmorethanfourmilliontitlesafteraddingCDsvideosDVDsandgames.ItcontinuedtoaddnewlinesofbusinessincludingtoyscomputersoftwareelectronicslikeMP3playerspowertoolshomeimprovementproductsandonlinesales.ForregularusersAmazonhasmadeitselftheshortestpossiblepathbetweenwantingandbuying.1.WhatisGoogleusedmainlyfor?A.Commandingthegateway.B.Searchingforinformation.C.Storingreferencebooks.D.ProvidingextraspacE.2.RomeisnotbuiltinonedaybutYahooisbuiltinone.A.yearB.dayC.monthD.minute3.WhatgoodsdidAmazonsellwhenitstarteditsbusiness?A.Videosandgames.B.Differentbooks.C.Powertools.D.MP3players.4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.BuyingandsellingcanonlybedonethroughAmazon.B.IfyoufeedinsomethingunclearGooglewillrefusetodothesearching.C.YahooownsmoremarketsharesthananyothercompaniesontheweB.D.eBayCompany′sonlineserviceisalwaysthereforitsusers.
ThelastletterIhandwrotewastomygrandmotherandshediedayearagosays24-year-oldFulhamofLondon.ButnowIdon'tevenwriteChristmascards-Ijustsendecards.MostyoungBritonsshareFulham'swritinghabits.Itseemsthatoneofmankind'soldestcommunicationmethodsisonthewayout.ButmostBritishwomendon'twanttoseetheenD.TheonereasonisSattheywouldmuchratherreceiveahandwrittenletterfromtheirbelovedthantextandmessages.BritishgraphologistWhiteassessesjobapplicants'handwritingforrecruiters.Whitesaysitcangiveagoodindicationofaperson'spersonalitystructureandtheirabilities.FulhamlaughsattheideathatherwritingwasassessedbeforeshewashiredforherjoB.MywritingissoterribleIobviouslywasn'ttestedshesays.Butgraphologistssaybadhandwritingisusuallynotasignoflaziness-oftenitrevealsintelligenceandenthusiasm.Well-knownnovelistJulyCoopersupportsagovernment-backedefforttoencouragetheletterwritingtoimproveadultliteracy.Afterherfirstdatewithherfuturehusband45yearsagohesentheraloveletter.Iwastotallybowledoverthatthistoughguycouldalsoexpresshisfeelingssoen-chantinglyshesays.IactuallyfeelembarrassedbymyscribblesaysFulham.Writingletterstomygrand-motherwasabitofachorebutinawaymuchmoresatisfyingthansendinge-mails.'AfterhergrandmotherpassedawayFulhamwasgivenbackdozensoflettersshehadsent.Shewasastonished'athowmuchherwritingchangedovertheyears.1.FromthepassagewecanseethatA.moreandmoreyoungBritishdon'tlikelettersB.moreandmoreyoungBritishdon'tlikehandwritingC.moreandmoreyoungBritishwomenwanttoreceivelovelettersD.moreandmoreyoungBritishpayattentiontohandwriting2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordenchantinglyinthethirdparagraphmean?A.RoughlyB.PolitelyC.AttractivelyD.Neatly3.ManycompaniesusehandwritingasacriterionbecausetheythinkhandwritingA.canreflectone'squalityB.connectstoone'sfeelingandloveC.isusuallyasignoflazinessD.istheoldestcommunicationmethod4.JulyCooperthoughtA.governmentshouldencouragepeopletowriteromanticlettersB.herfuturehusband'shandwritingwasmorelikescribbleC.handwritingmeansalottotherecreationsD.herhusband'slettercontributedtotheirmarriage5.WhenFulhamrereadherletterstohergrandmothersheA.feltabitembarrassedbyherscribbleB.foundherhandwritingimprovedovertheyearsC.thoughtitwasmuchmoresatisfyingthansendinge-mailsD.thoughtwritingletterstohergrandmotherwasabitofachore
FarmerEdRawlingssmilesashelooksathisorangetrees.TheyoungorangesaregrowingwellinFlorida’sweather.WarmsunshineandgentlerainsalongwithEdRawlings’expertcarewillproduceagoodcropoforangesthisyear.ButEdhastofightagainstFlorida’schangeablewinterweather.InJanuaryandFebruary.temperaturescandestroyEd’sentireorangecrops.HavingfarmedinFloridaforthepast35yearsEdRawlingsispreparedforthefrosts霜.Whentemperaturesdropbelowfreezing.Edtriestosavehiscropbywateringhisorangetrees.Thewaterfreezesandformsathinlayer层oficeonthetrees.Strangeasitmaysoundthisthinlayeroficeactuallykeepsthefruitwarm.WhathappensissimplE.WhenthetreesarewateredthewaterlosesheatandbecomesicE.Thewarmthoftheheatitlosesissuckedinbythefruitandkeepsitstemperatureatasafelevel.EdRawlingshaseffectivelyusedthismethod方法tosavemanyorangecrops.ButEdstillfacessomedifficulties.Thetreesshouldbewateredattheexactmomentthetemperaturedropstothefreezingpoint.AlsojusttherightquantityofwatermustheuseD.Toomuchwatercanformathicklayeroficethatwillbreakthetrees’branches.Anotherdifficultyisthatwindblowsawaytheheat.SoEdhastoworryaboutnotonlywhenbutalsohowoftenhistreesshouldbewateredandhowmuchwatershouldbeuseD.ComputertechnologymayhelpEdRawlingswithsomeoftheseworries.WithequipmentairandsoiltemperaturesandwindspeedcanbemeasureD.Theinformationisfedintoacomputerwhichcantellwhentemperaturesdroptofreezing.ThecomputercancorrectlydecidethequantityofwatertobeusedandhowfrequentlythetreesshouldbewatereD.EdRawlingswillfindlookingafterhisorangetreesaloteasierwiththehelpofacomputerandwe’llallhavethebenefitsoradvantagesofcomputer–ageoranges.1.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.afarmer’sexpertcareforhisorangetreesB.thedifferentusesofcomputersC.growingorangesinFlorida’schangeableweatherD.differentwaysoffrostprotection2.Inthewriter’seyescomputers.A.aretooexpensiveforsmallfarmersB.canbeavaluabletoolforthefarmerC.canbeusedtohelporangesgrowbiggerD.cannottaketheplaceofthefarmer’sexperienceandjudgment3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTNECESSARYforEdRawlingstodo?A.Heshouldwatertheorangetreesassoonasthetemperaturedropstothefreezingpoint.B.Heshoulddecidethequantityofwaterfortheorangetrees.C.HehastowatertheorangetreesmoreofteninJanuaryandFebruary.D.Hehastojudgehowoftenheshouldwatertheorangetrees.4.Accordingtothepassagethecomputertechnologycan.A.getridoftheneedforfrostprotectionB.helpthefarmergetabetterharvestC.tellthefarmerwhyoutdoortemperaturechangesD.preventthetemperaturefromdroppingtothefreezingpoint
BeijingwillhavetoimproveitsabilitytoconservewaterifthecapitalcityistoensureanadequatesupplyfortheupcomingOlympicGamesaleadingwaterofficialsaidyesterday.BesidesgettingwaterfromfourreservoirsinneighboringHebeiprovinceBeijingshoulddomoretoconservewaterandcollectrainwatersaidBiXiaogangthedirectoroftheBeijingWaterAuthority.Thehugescale规模ofsportsbuildingprojectsandtransportationequipmentbeingbuiltforthe2008BeijingOlympicGameshasraisedquestionsaboutwhetherBeijing'swaterresourcesareuptothetask.Conservationisseenasakeypartofthecity'sabilitytohostsuchanevent.WearestrengtheningeffortstoconservewaterespeciallyinagriculturalirrigationBisaiD.Healsosaidtheincreasinguseofadvancedtechnologylikedripirrigationhadhelpedreducetheamountofwaterusedforagricultureby100millioncubicmetersayearsince2000.ThetotalwaterusedforagriculturalpurposesinBeijinglastyearwaslessthan1.1billioncubicmeters.Thecitywillspreadthetechnologytomorethan6600hectares公顷ofcroplandthisyear.BisaidthatbecauseBeijingisinadryareawithlittlerainfallrainshowsanimportantsourceofwater.Hesaid150rain-collectionprojectswouldbebuiltusingoldwatercoursesandpondsinBeijing'scountrysides.Twenty-twolarge-scaleprojectswillalsobebuiltinthecity'sruralareas.Wealsoencouragegovernmentbuildingsofficebuildingsandlarge-scalepublicconstructionprojectstofixwater-collectionequipmenthesaiD.Rainwatercanbeusedtoirrigateparklandsandforcleaning.Itisestimated估计thatBeijing'svariousrain--collectionprojectswillhelpthecapitalcollectabout40milliontonsofwaterannuallyBisaiD.1.TheproblemofwatershortageinBeijingattractsmoreconcernmainlybecause________.A.BeijingisinadryareawithlittlerainfallB.thereisnotenoughwaterforagriculturalirrigationC.thegovernmentbuildingshavenowater-collectionequipmentD.morewaterwillbeneededforthebuildingprojectsforthe2008Olympics2.AccordingtoBi'sopinioninordertosolvethewaterproblemBeijingwillmainlyfocuson________.A.collectingrainwaterB.savingwaterindailylifeC.usingmoderntechnologyD.conservingwater3.Fromthepassagewecanknow_______.A.BeijingnowhasanadequatewatersupplyfortheOlympicsB.dripirrigationhashelpedalotinconservingwaterC.rainwatercanonlybeusedtoirrigateparklandsandforcleaningD.allbuildingsinBeijinghavefixedwater-collectionequipment4.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe________.A.Waterconservationforthe2008OlympicGames13.Constructionofwater-collectionprojectsC.WatersupplyforagricultureD.Preparationsforthe2008OlympicGames5.Thearticlemaybetakenfrom________.A.atextbookB.anadvertisementC.anewspaperD.agovernmentdocument
阅读下面的短文并根据短文后面的要求答题请注意问题后的字数要求Ifyou'reaparentespeciallytheparentofateenagereachdaybringsnewjoysandnewfrustrations挫折.Formanyparentsaconstantprobleminthefamilyhomeisdealingwithacommonteenagercondition:complaining.You'reprobablysousedtothesteadystreamofcomplainingthatyoumaytendtoignoresomeofit.Butdon'tignoreeverything.A.studyshowsthatteenagerswithfrequentphysicalcomplaintsthatcannotbeexplainedbyknownphysicalconditionsmaybeatriskfordespair.Thestudycalculated1015teenagers13-16yearsoldandfoundthatteensreportingphysicaldiscomforti.E.headachesorstomachpainwithunknowncausesfacedthepossibilityoffearattacksandmajordespairfouryearslater.Ifyoudon'tthinktheseresultsarecauseforconcernlistentothissadstatistic:Thesuicide自杀rateforteenagershasincreasedbymorethan200%overthelastdecade!Weshouldalllistenmoreingeneral.Parentingismorethanjusttellingyourchildren.It'salsoaboutlisteningtowhattheyhavetosayandwhatthey'refeeling.Asthisstudysuggestsseemingharmlessphysicalcomplaintsmightbeasignofdespair.Andthatprobablyisnotalltherethatwehaveunnoticedinateenager'slifE.Asparentsinafast-pacedbusinessworldwecaresolittleofourkid'sfeelingsthoughweconstantlythrowafewwordsofcomfortingtothemwehardlyputourheartintoit.Beforethisstartsbrewing酝酿futuretroublegivesomemoreconcerntoourchilD.1.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words_______________________________________________________________________________2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Outwardharmlessphysicalcomplaintsispossiblyasymbolofdespairwhichissuggestedbythisstudy.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.PleasefillintheblankinthethirdparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin5words_________________________________________________________________________4.Whyshouldparentspayattentiontotheirteenagers'constantphysicalcomplaints?Pleaseanswerwithin20words_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinesE.______________________________________________________________________________
阅读下面短文并根据短文后题目的要求进行简答Youareoftengivenfalseinformationfirstthatsoundsasifitcouldbetheanswertothequestion.AninstanceOfthismaybethattheinformationgivenmatchesoneoftheanswersbutdoesnotfitthecriteriongiveninthequestion——thepersoncouldbetalkingaboutlastweekwhenthequestionasksaboutnextweek.Thecorrectinformationusuallyifnotalwayscomesafterwards.NearlyrightisnotthesamethingasrightexaminersOftengiveinformationthatsoundsmoreOrlesscorrectbutisinsomewayunsatisfactory.AdverbsandmodalsareoftenusedtosendyouthewrongwaythelisteningtextmightuseShemaywellbelateandthequestionShewillbelate——thisisnotanexactmatchandconsequentlycouldeasilybethewronganswer.Ithastobe_________.Inlongerlisteningpassagestheyoftentrytoleadyoutoloseconcentrationbyhavingquitelongsectionswherenoinformationrelevanttotheexerciseisgiven.Butthenoutoftheblueunexpectedlytheyhityouwithacoupleofanswersinquickturns.Althoughmostlongerlisteningpassagesbeginwith3nintroductionthatletsyougetIntotheflowbeforetheystarttestingyouyoucannotdependonthisthefirstwordcouldintheorybetheanswertothefirstquestion.Examinerswilloftenplaceaworddirectlyfromthepassageinawrongansweranduseasynonyminthecorrectanswer.Checkthemeaninganddonotrelyonwordrecognitiontogettherightanswer.1.Inwhatsituationwillthepassagebeuseful?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.2.Pleasefillintheblankwithproperwordsandphrases.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.3.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthepassageintoChinesE.4.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Itiswhatthewordmeansnotwhichworditisthatshouldbethecriterionofthecorrectanswer.5.Whichoftheabovesuggestionsinthepassagedoyouthinkisthemostusefultoyou?Why?Pleaseanswerwithin30words.
阅读下面的短文并根据短文后的要求答题请注意问题后的词数要求Inthemodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity繁荣.OtherssaythatcompetitionisbadthatitsetsonepersonagainstanotherthatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-anddeathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthosewhocomplainmostareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn'tmatterbecauseIreallydidn'ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost___________.Suchalosswouldbethemeasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatoftruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone'sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?Pleaseanswerwithin15words.2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Althoughitseemsthatsomearedyingtosucceedothersthinkdifferently.3.Pleasefillintheblankinthe3rdparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.4.What'syourattitudetowardcompetition?Pleaseanswerwithin30words.5.Translatetheunderlinedsentenceinthe3rdparagraphintoChinesE.
TheYuhangDistrictPeople’sCourtinHangzhouZhejiangProvincerecentlyhandledthedivorcecaseofayoungcouplE.Thereasonfortheirdivorcewasprettysimple:thecouplecouldn’tagreeonwhosesurnameshouldtheirdaughtertaketheEconomicInformationDailyreporteD.AccordingtoChinesemarriagelawchildrencantaketheirsurnameeitherfromthemothersideorfromthefathersidE.HoweverinChinaithasbecomeatraditionthatachildisusuallygiventhefather’ssurnamE.Atpresentthesingle-childgenerationwhowerebornduringthe1980sareattheirmarriageableagenow.Sincemostofthemaretheonlychildintheirfamiliestheirbabiesnowfaceanewproblem:whosesurnameshouldthesebabiestakethefather’sorthemother’s?Thismightnotseemlikeabigproblem;howevertheproblemdoesbothermanyyoungcouples.ShouldChinachangeitstraditionoffollowingfather’ssurname?Inasurveythereporterfoundthatmostfatherswereusuallyconservativeonthismatter.Theysaidthattheirchildrenshouldtaketheirsurnames.Ms.Zhouisapublicservant.Inhermindwomenandmenhaveafairchanceonthismatter.InChinawomengoouttoearnmoneyjustlikemendo.Ifthisisthecasewhyshouldn’twomenhavethesamerightsasmen?Onthewholepeoplewhohavethesameobligationsshouldalsoenjoythesamerights.Otherwiseitwouldn’tbefair.IthinktheoldtraditionshouldbechangednowshesaidaddingthatwhensheplanstomarryshewillfirstraisethisquestiontoherfuturehusbanD.Asthesingle-childgenerationnowstarttogivebirthtobabiestheywillsoonmeetsomeproblemsthattheirparentshavenevermetbeforE.ThisonlyshowsthattheoldtraditionwhichhasexistedinChinaforthousandsofyearswiththemaletakingamostimportantroleinthefamilyisnowbeingchallengedinachangingsocietysomeexpertssaiD.1.Thecouplereferredtointhenewsgotdivorcedbecause.A.theycouldn’tagreeonsomeoftheirfamilyaffairsB.theirdaughterrefusedtotakeherfather’ssurnameC.theirfamilywerefacingproblemsineconomyD.theycouldn’tagreewitheachotherontherightofbaby’ssurname2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.Chineselawprovidesthatchildrenshouldtaketheirfathers’surnamesB.itiseasilyacceptedinChinathatchildrentaketheirmothers’surnamesC.Chinesetraditiongivespeopleequalrightstotaketheirsurnames.D.thereisalongwayforChinesetotaketheirsurnamesfreely3.Theunderlinedwordobligationsinparagraph5probablymeans.A.positionsB.dutiesC.abilitiesD.salaries4.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.A.morecoupleswilldivorcebecauseofthesurnameproblemsB.menwillhavealowerpositionthanwomeninthenearfutureC.therewillbemorechildrenwhotaketheirmothers’surnamesD.theoldChinesetraditionwillbegetridofcompletely5.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe.A.Surnameproblemforsingle-childfamiliesB.ChinesetraditionsarebeingchallengedC.MoredivorcesappearinChinaD.Problemsforthenewgeneration
8:30PMOutlookOutlookisbackwithanewseriesofreportstokeepyouuptodatewithallthat'snewintheworldofentertainment.Storiesgoallthewayfromthetechnicaltotheromanticfromstagetoscreen.Therewillbereportsorthestarsofthemomentthestarsofthefutureandthestarsofthepast.ThedirectorwithhisnewfilmthedesignerwiththelatestfashionandthemusicianwiththepopularsongarepartofthenewOutlook.TheprogramisintroducedbyFranLevinE.9:00PMDiscoveryWhena10-year-oldboygetsafirstclassdegreeinmathematicsoran8-year-oldboyplayschesslikeafuturegrandmastertheyareconsideredasgeniuses.Wheredoesthequalityofgeniuscomefrom?Isitallinthegenesorcananychildbeturnedintoagenius?Andifparentsdohaveachildwhomightbecomeageniusinthefuturewhatshouldtheydo?Inthis30-minutefilmBarryJohnsontheprofessoratSchoolofMedicineNewYorkUniversitywillhelpyoudiscovertheanswer.10:00PMScience/HealthIsitpossibletobeathighbloodpressurewithoutdrugs?TheanswerisyesaccordingtotheresearchersatJohnsHopkinsandthreeothermedicalcenters.Afterastudyof800personswithhighbloodpressuretheyfoundthatafter6monthsthosedevotedtoweight-lossexerciseandeatingalow-saltlow-fatfoodlostabout13poundsandbecamefitter.Plus35%ofthemdroppedintothenormalcategory.ThisweekDrAlanDuckworthwilltellyouhowthesepeoplereducetheirbloodpressuretoalevelsimilartowhat'sachievedwithhypertensiondrugs.1.ThemainpurposeofwritingthepassageistoA.invitepeopletoseefilmsB.invitepeopletojoinintopicdiscussionsC.attractmorestudentstoattendlecturesD.attractmorepeopletowatchTVprograms2.FromOutlookyoucangetagreatdealofinformationaboutA.storytellersB.famousstarsC.filmcompaniesD.musicfans3.WhowillbemostprobablyinterestedinDiscovery.'?A.ParentswhowanttosendtheirchildrentoaschoolofmedicinE.B.Childrenwhoaregoodatmathematics.C.ParentswhowanttheirchildtobecomeanAlbertEinstein.D.Childrenwhoareinterestedinplayingchess.4.JohnsHopkinsisA.afamousuniversityB.amedicalcenterC.awell-knowndoctorD.adrugcompany5.Accordingtothethirdsectionwhichofthefollowinghasalmostthesameeffectashypertensiondrugs?A.Exerciseplusahealthydiet.B.Lossofthirteenpoundsinweight.C.Sixmonthsofexercisewithoutdrugs.D.Low-saltandlow-fatfooD.
IneveryBritishtownlargeandsmallyouwillfindshops'thatsellsecond-handgoods.Sometimessuchshopsdealmostlyinfurnituresometimesinbookssometimesinornamentsandhouseholdgoodssometimeseveninclothes.Thefurnituremayoftenbeantiqueanditmaywellhavechangedhandsmanytimes.ItmayalsobeveryvaluablealthoughthemostvaluablepiecewillusuallygototheLondonsalesroomswhereonepiecemightwellbesoldforhundredsofthousandsofpounds.Asyoulookaroundtheseshopsandseethepolishedwoodofchestsandtablesyoucannothelpthinkingofthoselong-deadhandswhichpolishedthatwoodofthosenow-closedeyeswhichoncelookedatthesepieceswithlovE.Thebookstoomaybeantiqueandveryprecious;somemayberarefirstprintings.Oftenwhensomeonediesorhastomovehousehisbooksmayallbesoldsothatsometimesyoumayfindwholelibrariesinoneshop.OntheborderbetweenEnglandandWalesthereisatownwhichhasbecomeahugebookshopaswell.Eventhecinemaandcastlehavebeentakenoverandnowbookshavereplacedsheepasthetown'smaintradE.Therearealsomuchlessexpensiveshopssometimessimplycalledjunkshopswhereyoucanbuysmallhouseholdpiecesverycheaply.Sometimestheprofitsfromtheseshopsgotocharity.Eventhesepiecescanmakeyoufeelsad;youthinkofthosepeoplewhooncetreasuredthembutwhohavemovedontoanothercountryortodeath.AlthoughtheBritishdonotworshoptheirancestorstheydotreasurethepastandthethingsofthepast.Thisistrueofhousesaswell.Thesedaysnooneknocksthemdowntheyarerestoreduntiltheyareoftenbetterthannew.InBritainpeopledonotbuysome-thingjustbecauseitisnew.Oldthingsaretreasuredfortheirprovenworth;newthingshavetoprovethemselvesbeforetheyareaccepteD.1.Booksfoundinsecond-handbookshopsmay________.A.becopiesoftheearliestprintingB.beonsaleforthefirsttimeC.neverbeworthverymuchD.neverherare2.WhatisthesmalltownontheborderbetweenEnglandandWalesfamousfor?A.Itssheep.B.ItscinemA.C.Itsbookshops.D.ItscastlE.3.Second-handgoodssometimesfillyouwithsadnessbecause________.A.theyremindyouoftheoriginalownersB.theyaretooexpensiveforaveragebuyersC.theyarenowneglectedD.theyaresoldforcharity4.TheaverageBritishperson________.A.doesnotrespectoldthingsbecausetheyarenotfashionableB.likestobuildnewhousessimplybecauseitisfashionabletodosoC.likestobuynewthingsbecausetheyarefashionableD.doesnotliketobuythingssimplybecausetheyarefashionable5.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph4mayrefertoA.junkshopsB.profitsC.oldthingsD.oldhouses
阅读下面的短文并根据短文后的要求答题请注意问题后的字数要求WintersportsareverypopularinEuropeanandNorthAmericancountries.Theseplacesusuallyreceivealotofsnowduringthewintermonths.SkiingandskatingbecomethemajorsportsactivitiesforWesternersduringthewinter.PeoplefromNorwayItalytheUnitedStatesSwedenandCanadaalllikewintersports.Wintersportssuchasalpineskiingandskating高山滑雪areverypopularbecausetheyallowpeopletokeepwarmwhileenjoyingoutdoors.Peoplecanexerciseoutdoorsinbeautifulsurroundings:snow-coveredmountainsandpinetreesamongendlesswhitesnow.Puttingoneselfintothewhiteworldandbreathingfreshaironecanrelaxandforgetallworries.OfcoursethepracticeofflyingdownthehillsexcitespeoplE.TheAlpsinEuropeisthemostidealplaceforskiing.TheRockyMountainsintheWesternUnitedStatesisanothergoodplacE.Somepeoplecallwintersportsroyalsports.Thatisbecauseoftheirhighcost.Thesesportsalwaysrequireexpensiveequipment.Theyalsoneedhigh-standardplacestobeenjoyeD.WintersportsarenotpopularinChinA.Thesouthernandcoastalareashavenoskiingandskating.Andthesnow-blanketednortheasternandsouthwesternareashaveverypoorequipment.ButthankstotheeffortsofthegovernmentChinahascaughtupwithworldclasscompetitioninshorttrackspeedskating短道速滑.Thisisalsotrueforwomen'sfigureskating.HoweverinalpineskiingeventsChina1.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Takingpartintheoutdoorwintersportswithsnow-coveredsurroundingsmakesyoufeelrefreshedandcarefreE.3.PleasefillintheblankinthelastparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.4.DoyouthinkwintersportswillbecomepopularinChina?Why?Pleaseanswerwithin30words.5.PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphintoChinesE.
阅读下面的短文并根据短文后的要求答题请注意问题后的字数要求Everyonehasgottwopersonalities性格--theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviourbutwhenyou'reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.●Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.●Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretiveperson.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubbornbutyouaren'tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.●Ifyousleeponcurling蜷缩upyouareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensivE.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youpreferto__________________________________________________.●Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweakness.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon'toftengetdepresseD.YoualwaysSaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.___________________________________________________________________________2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Youalwayssticktoyourownopinionbutyoudon'thavefar-reachinggoals._____________________________________________________________________________3.PleasefillintheblankwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.______________________________________________________________________________4.Whichofthepositionsdoyouthinkistruetoyou?Howcanyouimprovetheweaknessofyourpersonalities?Pleaseanswerwithin30words._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphintoChinesE.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thereisnothingmorerewardingorenjoyablethanspendingtimewiththefamily.A.greatwaytodothisisgoonafamilyvacation.Ofcoursethiscanbeadisasterifnotplannedcarefully.Itshouldinvolveeveryonewhoisoldenoughtohelpintheprocess.1.Makealistforpacking.A.listwillsimplyserveasareminder.Youcanalwaysremovethingsfromthelistlater.2._____________________.ThereisalmostnothingmoredifficultthancarryingtoomuchbaggagE.Therearestoreseverywhereifyouforgetsomething.3.A.carriageorcarseatisnotalwaysanecessity.Inmanycountriesyoucanrentoneattheairportornearahotel.4.Parentsdon'thavetopackallthetoystheirchildrenown.A.fewfavoriteswilldo.Makesuretheyareingoodshapeandthatthetoyisnottheonethatwilldisturbotherpeopleontheplaneoratyouraccommodations.5.Anemergencymedicalkitincludingallprescriptiondrugsthefamilyusesisveryimportant.HaveonepersonorganizeitandmakesuretocheckitbeforeleavingthehousE.Itisnotalwayseasytofindthesamemedicineormedicalaidsinothercountries.6.Snacksanddrinkscanbestoredinacarry-onbagandtheyusuallyhelponlonetrips.7.Whenmakingairlinereservationswithatravelagentmakesureitisunderstoodthatafamilyistraveling.Itissometimesbesttorequestreservedseating.Alsomakesuretoaskaboutanyspecialservicestheairlineprovidesforchildren.Abovealluseatravelandtouringservicethatissuitableforafamily.1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.______________________________________________________________________________2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Sometimesyoucannotgetthesamemedicineormedicalthingsthatyouneedinaforeigncountry.______________________________________________________________________3.PleasefillintheblankinTip2withproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.___________________________________________________________________________4.Giveanothersuggestionabouttakingavacationandyourreasonforit.Pleaseanswerwithin30words.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinTip4intoChinesE._____________________________________________________________________________
ThebrightestlightinthedarkestnightThemovieBabelishotonscreennow.ThetitleofthemoviereferstothestoryintheBibleshèng jīng wherepeopletriedtobuildatowertoreachHeaven.AngryGodpreventedthembyconfusingtheirlanguagessothattheycouldnolongerunderstandoneanother.Themovietellsanumberofintersecting相交storiesabouttheworldweliveinandtheproblemswesufferduetoourinabilitytocommunicatE.ThefirststorytalksaboutamarriedcoupleBradandCatevisitingMorocco.Onedaythey′retravelingbybusthrougharockyareawhenagunshotwoundsthewifE.ThehusbandfliesintohystericstryingtosaveherlifE.Howeversincehe′sinaforeigncountryhesuffersfromhisinabilitytocommunicatewiththelocals.Thenthere′sthestoryoftheshootersYussefandhisbrotherwhoaregivenagunbytheirfathertohelpguardthesheep.Theyarefoolingaroundwiththegunandfireashotonapassingbus.Atfirsttheyrefusetotellanybodywhathappenedforfearofthetroublebutwhenthepolicecomeknockingtheyareforcedtocomeoutwiththetruthwithtragicresults.ThenextstoryfollowsthechildrenofBradandCatE.TheyarelivingbackinCaliforniaunderthecareofthefamilynannyAmeliA.TheshootingdelaysthereturnoftheirparentsbutAmeliawaseagertoattendherson′sweddinginMexico.Atlastsheisforcedtobringthechildrenovertheborder边境alongwithhernephewSantiago.WhentravelingbackovertheborderlaterthateveningtheyarestoppedandquestionedbytheborderpolicE.Afteracoupleofmiscommunicationstheyareaskedforsomeidentification身份atwhichpointSantiagotriestoescapeandleaveAmeliaandthechildreninthemiddleofthedesert.ThefinalstorydealswithaJapanesefamilyChiekoandherfatherYasujirowhosoldtheguntothefatherofthetwoyoungboys.Chiekoisadeafmute哑巴whohasawholeothersetofcommunicationproblems.Andbecauseherinabilitytocommunicatemakesherdifferentsheisn′tafraidtogivealittleattitudetoanyonewhoshethinksdeservesit.Howdoesherfatherfitintoallofthis?246Themoviereallyopenspeople′seyestoalotofproblemsinourmodernworlD.It′sjustagreatjoballarounD.Thebestmoviethisyear!1.WhoshootsthetourbusonwhichBradandCatesit?A.AmeliA.B.Chieko.C.Santiago.D.Yussef.2.WhydoesSantiagotrytoescapeattheborder?A.Hedidn′thaveproperidentification.B.Hedoesn′texpectthepolicearewaitingC.HethinksthechildrenareatroubleforhimD.Hedoesn′tloveAmeliaanymorE.3.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentence?A.ShethinkseveryonedeserveshisinabilityB.SheistoughinsomewaystothepeoplearounD.C.SheisshytocommunicatewithpeoplearounD.D.Sheisnotafraidtoshowherattitudetoothers.4.Whatmessagedoesthemoviemeantogivepeople?A.It′sverydangerousforyoungpeopletoplaywithguns.B.CommunicationisveryimportantwhentravelingabroaD.C.Differentlanguagesandculturesmaketheworldlifedifficult.D.Languageisthemostimportantthinginourmodernworld
SampleIdeatoLightentheLoadTherearesomanydifferentplasticcardsthatadultshavetocarryaround—librarycardssavingscardsfordifferentbandscreditcardsjusttonameafew...Sowhynothaveonecardtoreplacethemall?ScottBarnhillan11-year-oldfifth-gradestudentintheUShascomeupwithanideaforaSecurityOneCard.Soundsmart?TheUSPatentOfficethoughtsoanditapproved批准apatentforhisideainApril.Here'sanexampleofhowBarnhill'sideawouldwork.Let'ssayyouhavethethreecardsmentionedabovE.Insteadofcarryingthemallyoucouldhavejustonebyhavingadditionalmagneticstrips磁条addedtoit.ThemagneticstripscanbeaddedtoanyplasticcardevenablankonE.Companiescouldaddtheirinformationtooneofthestrips.ForinstanceyoucouldaskalibrarytoaddastriptoyourbankcarD.Barnhillhasalotofhobbiesincludingdesigningwebsites.Hegottheideaattheageof9whenhesawhisfatherusingakeycardtoentertheirhotelroom.Hethoughtthehotelsarewastingmoneywiththekeycards.Soinsteadofusingahotel-issuedkeycardguestscouldusetheircreditcardsifthehoteladdedaspecialmagneticstrip.Atcheck-outthestripwouldsimplyberemoveD.Nowthathehashispatenthisnextstepisaletter-writingcampaigntogetsupportfrommajorcreditcardcompanies.I'mgoingtobewritingletterstocreditcardcompaniestoaskiftheycanco-operateIhopethey'llgivememoneyeverytimesomeoneputsastriponthebackofanothercardoreverytimetheideaisusedBarnhillsaiD.I'llwritethelettersandseewhattheysay.IfthesaynoI'llasksomeoneelseanothercreditcardcompany.Heishopingtomakemoneyfromhispatentandhasdecideditwouldbebettertocollectroyalties专利使用费iftheideatakesoffratherthansellhispatent.TheATMpersonwhoinventedthatsolditoutright全部的andifhe'dchosenroyaltieshe'dgetlike2centsforeverytransaction交易andhe'dbeabillionairenowScottsaiD.1.TheadvantageofSecurityOneCardisthatit________.A.couldremovetheburdenoftakingallkindsofplasticcardsB.wouldbeverysafetocarryonecardinhandC.couldsaveyourmoneyD.couldhavealotofmagneticstripsonit2.TheimmediatecauseofScott'sinventionwasthat________.A.hefoundevenahotelissueditsowncards--keycardsB.herealizedit'sabigwastetomakesomanyplasticcardsinsteadofonlyoneC.hefoundthatadultshavetocarryaroundsomanyplasticcardsD.herealizeditwouldbeagoodchancetomakebigmoney3.TouseaSecurityOneCardonehasto________.A.addadditionalmagneticstriptoitB.payScottBarnhillaloteachtimeamagneticstripisaddedC.addhisinformationtoamagneticstripD.getthepermissionoftheorganizationthatissuesacardbeforeaddingamagneticstriptoaSecurityOneCard4.TheunderlinedphrasetakesoffinthelastparagraphbutoneprobablymeansA.makesmoneyB.winsalotofsupportC.isworthalotD.ispractical5.FromthestorywecanseeScottis________.A.moreinterestedinmoneyB.aboywithalotofideasC.creativeperseverantandsmartD.far-sighted
246LondonhasanewmagazinE.Butitisnotprintedonpaper.EveryonewhohasatelevisioncanreceiveitbecauseitisonTV.Inordertoreadthismagazineyouhavetohaveadecoder解码器.Eachpageofitisnumberedsoyouonlyhavetodialthenumbertochoosewhichsubjectyouwanttoreadabout.Thereisawidechoice—everythingisincludedfromcookingtothelatestsportsnews.Ifyouwanttoreadthenewsthefirstthingyouhavetodoistoturntothebackpagewhichhasaneasy-to-rememberpagenumber100forexamplE.ThenyoustartchoosingwhatyouwanttoreaD.Thenewsisonpage101to109soyouputinthenumbersandthenewsappearswrittenacrossyourscreen.Perhapsyouwanttogooutintheafternoonsoyoupress181andabrightlycoloredweathermapappearsonthescreen.Buttheweatheristerriblesoyoudecidetogoshoppinganddial162foralistoftheweek’sbestbargains.Butshouldyoudriveortakethetrain?Toanswerthatquestionyouonlyhavetopress189forthetrafficreport.Itisverysimpletouse.Butprobablythebestthingabouttheserviceisthatitisbeingupdatedallthetime.Journaliststypenewmaterialdirectlyontothescreenandthewholepagesofthemagazinecanbereplacedinminutes.Londonalreadyhasthreeservices.OnesentoutbyTViscalledORACLEwhiletheothertwoonBBCarecalledCEEFAXbecausetheyletyouseefacts.AlthoughCEEFAXandORACLEhavebeenoperatingforsometimetheyhavenotbeenwellpublicized.BBCengineersdonotthinkthattheirideawilleverreplacebooksandnewspapersbecausetheycanbetakenwithyoueverywhere.Butmanypeoplewouldagreethatisabreakthroughasgreatastheinventionofprintingwhichcouldnotjustchangeourreadinghabitsbutourwholewayoflife.1.Themagazineisunusualbecauseof.A.itspaperlessnessB.itsstrangeviewpointC.itssimplicityD.itsquicknessincommunication2.WecanknowfromthepassagethatinLondon.A.themagazineisavailableatanylocalhomesB.mostofthepostmenwilllosetheirjobssomedayC.everyonecanreadthismagazineiftheyhaveatelevisionD.thereaderscangetvariouskindsofinformationfromthemagazine3.InthesentenceEachpageofitisnumberedtheworditreferstothe.A.decoderB.magazineC.programD.subject4.Accordingtothepassagethedecoderisusedtohelppeople.A.receivesomespecialTVprogrammeforentertainmentB.goshoppingandhaveotherentertainmentC.readtheinformationsentbyTVsignalsD.figureoutthetotalofcertainnumbers5.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.anewmagazineprintedinLondonB.anup-to-datewayofgettinginformationC.apopularTVprogrammeaboutmagazinesD.anadvancedtechnologyhelpingpeoplecommunicate
Therearedesertplantswhichsurvivethedryseasonintheformofinactiveseeds.Therearealsodesertinsectswhichsurviveasinactivelarvae幼虫.Inadditiondifficultasitistobelievetherearedesertfishwhichcansurvivethroughyearsofdroughtintheformofinactiveeggs.Thesearetheshrimps虾thatliveintheMojaveDesertanextremelydryplaceinthesouth-westoftheUnitedStatewhereshadetemperaturesofover50CareoftenrecordeD.TheeggsoftheMojaveshrimpslooklikegrainsofsandbothinsizeandappearancE.Whenenoughspringrainfallstoformalakeonceeverytwoorfiveyearstheseeggshatch.Thenthewaterissoonfilledwithmillionsofshrimpswhichfeedontinyplantandanimalorganisms有机物growinginthedesertlakE.Withinaweektheshrimpsgrowfromtheiroriginal1millimetertoalengthofabout1.5centimeters.Throughoutthetimethattheshrimpsarerapidlymaturingthewaterinthelakeequallyrapidlyevaporates蒸发.ThereforefortheshrimpsitisaraceagainsttimE.Bythe12thdayhoweverwhentheyareabout3centimeterslonghundredsoftinyeggsformontheunderbodiesofthefemales.Usuallybythistimeallthatremainsofthelakeisalargemuddypatchofwetsoil.Onthe13thdaytheshrimpslaytheireggsinthemuD.Thenhavingensuredthattheirspecieswillsurvivetheshrimpsdieasthelastofthewaterevaporates.Ifenoughrainfailsthenextyeartoformanotherlaketheeggshatchandonceagaintheshrimpspassrapidlythroughtheircycleofgrowthadulthoodegg-layinganddeath.Someyearsthereisnotenoughraintoformalake;inthiscasetheeggswillremaindormantforanotheryearorevenlongerifnecessary.1.Thepassagemainlydealswith________.A.thebirthoftheMojaveshrimpsB.thesurvivalofdesertshrimpsC.thesurvivalofdesertlifeD.lifeintheMojaveDesert2.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTdistinctivefeatureofMojaveshrimps?A.Theirlivesarebrief.B.Theyfeedonplantandanimalorganisms.C.Theireggscansurviveyearsofdrought.D.TheylaytheireggsinthemuD.3.BysayingfortheshrimpsitisaraceagainsttimeLine2ParA.3theauthormeansthattheshrimpshaveto________.A.swimfastertoavoiddangerintherapidlyevaporatinglakeB.swimfastertocatchtheanimalorganismsonwhichtheysurviveC.layasmanyeggsaspossiblewithinlimitedtimeD.completetheirlifecyclewithinthetimepermittedbytheenvironment4.Theunderlinedworddormantinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.inactiveB.sleepingC.safeD.dead5.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.appearanceandsizearemostimportantforlifetosurviveinthedesertB.aspeciesmustbeabletogrowupquicklyinordertosurviveC.shrimpsaretheonlyspecieswithalifecycleof13daysD.somespeciesdevelopauniquelifepatterntosurviveinextremelyhardconditions
Fenstudentshavestoppedcomplainingaboutgasprices.Insteadthey'recompetinginanationwidecontesttoredesignthecars.Finalcompetitorswerechosenfromafieldof60applicants.Theschoolswereselectedtofindtechnologythatwillhelpourcountryreachtheneedsforenergysourcessowedon'thavetodependonothercountriestoprovidefuel.PickeringsaiD.HeisvicechairmanoftheUSHouseofRepresentativesEnergyandCommerceCommitteE.Theteamsreceived$10000andaChevroletEquinoxwhichwouldbeusedasastartingplaceformodifications.Eachteamcanalsoget$25000inpartsandsoftwarefromGMandothersponsors.ThecarswillbetakentotheGMprovinggroundsforanationalcompetition.It'sthefinale结束曲ofathree-yearcompetition.Inthefirstyearstudentsdesignedandworkedouttheirplans.Attheendofthefirstyearourplansforthehybrid混合动力系统wereapprovedandwereceivedourownChevroletEquinoxtobeginconstruction.saidAmandaMcAlpinleaderoftheoutreachteam.Inthesecondyearthestudents'goalisfortheirhybridtoexceedthefactoryEquinox'sfuelefficiencyby50percent.Ourgoalistoplaceinthetopfivebutincreaseintheareaswelackedin.McAlpinsaidIfwecanmaintainthisstrategyweshouldbeabletoobtainourgoal.InthefinalcompetitionthisyearGMtechnicianswouldexaminethecarstoapprovethesafetyandmakesuretheymeetallcontestrules.Wewouldliketobeinthetophalfofeacheventbuttheyarealldifferent.Everyteamhastheirownstrategytowin.saidacomputerengineeringmajor.ByhostingthecompetitionGMreallygetsthecreamofthecrop优秀毕业生fromthetopengineeringschoolsacrossthecountry.McAlpinsaidManyofourrecentgraduateswhohaveworkedonthecarhavereceivedjobswithGM.AndPickeringagreeD.TheirbrainpowerwillgiveusfirepowerandhorsepowerforthefuturE.1.Howlongdoesthecontestlast?A.oneyearB.twoyearsC.threeyearsD.fouryears2.TheunderlinedwordmodificationsmeansA.designB.changesC.approvalD.examination3.What'stherealpurposeforGMtosponsorthiscontest?A.Toreducetheconsumptionoffuels.B.TosellitsChevroletEquinox.C.Tomakeadvertisements.D.Tofindexcellentgraduatesandemploythem.4.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Sixtystudentscompetedinthefinalcontest.B.theteamcouldgetnothingbut35000fromthesponsors.C.ItwasGMtechnicianswhodecidedwhichteamwasbest.D.Tenteamsinalltookpartinthecontest.5.Winchofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.StudentsBuildingBetterHybridB.A.CompetitionforRedesigningCarsC.AnEnergy-savingCompetitionD.GMandtheRedesignedCars
YearsagowhenIstartedlookingformyfirstjobwiseadvisersurgedBarbarA.Beenthusiastic!EnthusiasmwilltakeyoufurtherthananyamountofexperiencE.HowrighttheywerE.Enthusiasticpeoplecanturnaboringdriveintoanadventureextraworkintoopportunityandstrangersintofriends.NothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasmwroteRalphWaldoEmerson.Itisthepastethathelpsyouhangintherewhenthegoinggetstough.ItistheinnervoicethatwhispersIcandoit!whenothersshoutNoyoucan't.IttookyearsandyearsfortheearlyworkofBarbaraMcClintockageneticist遗传学家whowonthe1983NobelPrizeinmedicinetobegenerallyaccepteD.Yetshedidn'tletuponherexperiments.WorkwassuchadeeppleasureforherthatsheneverthoughtofstoppingAuthorandpoetSamuelUllmanoncewroteYearswrinkletheskinbuttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Enthusiasticpeoplealsolovewhattheydoregardlessofmoneyortitleorpower.Ifwecannotdowhatweloveasafull-timecareerwecantreatitasapart-timeinterestliketheheadofstatewhopaintsthenun修女whorunsmarathonstheofficialwhohandcrafts手工制作furniturE.Wecan'taffordtowastetearsonmight-have-beens.Weneedtoturnthetearsintosweataswegoafterwhat-can-be.Weneedtoliveeachmomentwholeheartedlywithalloursenses---findingpleasureinthefragranceofaback-yardgardenthecrayoned蜡笔的pictureofasix-year-oldtheenchantingbeautyofarainbow.Itissuchenthusiasticloveoflifethatputsasparkleinoureyesaliltinourstepsandsmoothesthewrinklesfromoursouls.1.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.FindpleasureinwhatyouaredoingB.WakeupyourlifeC.TogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoulD.Nopainsnogains2Whatconclusiondoesthewriterdrawthroughtheexperienceoffindingjob?A.EnthusiasmwilltakeyoufurtherthananyamountofexperienceB.Yearswrinkletheskin.butmgiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoulC.Wecan'taffordtowastetearsonmight-have-beens.D.Enthusiasticpeoplecanturnaboringdriveintoanadventureextraworkintoopportunityandstrangersintofriends.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.Noonecanachievegreatsuccesswithoutenthusiasm.B.EnthusiasmwilltakeapersonfurtherthananyamountofhisexperiencE.C.Weshouldmakegreatefforttodothethingthatcanbedoneinsteadofregrettingforthepast.D.BarbaraMcClintockwasgenerallyacceptedmanyyearsbeforeshewontheNobelPrize4.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphraseletup?A.continueB.makelesseffortC.makegreateffortD.stop5.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatitis________thatmakesourlifemeaningful.A.loveofgardeningB.loveofdrawingpictureswiththecrayonofasix-year-oldchildC.loveoflifeD.loveofbeautifulrainbow
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