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GordonBrownwasborninScotlandin1951.Hischildhoodwasabrilliantsuccessbecauseofhisintellectualstrength.Hewasacceptedintomiddleschoolat10.At16hebecametheyoungeststudentatEdinburghUniversity.AtthattimehewasaluckyboygoodatalmosteverythingsaidhisoldfriendMurrayElder.Howeversetbacks挫折fellonthebrilliantboy.AfterarugbyinjuryhebecameblindinhislefteyE.Beforelongsimilarsymptoms症状developedinhisrighteyE.IlayinthehospitalbedintotaldarknessuncertainaboutmyfuturesaidBrown.LookingbackintothepastBrowndidn’tcomplainabouthisbadluck.Heevensaid:Onedoorcloses;youcan’tplayrugbyanymoresoyoufocusonotherthings.BrownwasinterestedinstudentpoliticsinuniversitywhichhelpedalotinhispoliticalcareerlaterinlifE.In1997BrownwasmadeChancelloroftheExchequer财政大臣.Hehassucceededingivingthecountryahighrateofemploymentandthelongestperiodofeconomicgrowthinitshistory.ComparedwithhissuccessfulcareerBrown’sfamilylifeisfullofdowns.Helosthisfirstdaughtertendaysafterherbirth.His1-year-oldyoungestsonhasadeadlydiseasE.TheseaccidentsmakemeappreciatemylifemorehesaiD.21.GordonBrownwassuccessfulinhischildhoodbecausehe_____.A.wasveryintelligentB.wenttomiddleschoolat10C.playedrugbyverywellD.becametheyoungeststudentatEdinburghUniversity22.WhenGordonBrownlookedbackonthepasthe_____.A.stillhadhopeforthefutureB.wishedthathehadnotplayedrugbyC.believedthathisdoorwasclosedD.feltverysadabouthismisfortune23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutGordonBrown?A.Hedidn’tlikepoliticsinuniversity.B.HebecameChancelloroftheExchequerat48.C.Hedidagoodjobtoimprovethenationaleconomy.D.Hedidn’tdowellforthecountry’semployment.24.FromthelastparagraphwelearnthatBrown’sfamilylife_____.A.isassuccessfulashiscareer.B.isfullofaccidentsC.makeshimupsetabouthislifeD.isfilledwithgoodluck
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Maybeyouhaveeverseenacross.A.crosscanbeapieceofjewelryoranimageinapainting.ButdoyouknowthecrossisaverypopularsymbolforChristmasItcamefromthestoryofJesus’deathonthecrosstwothousandyearsagoinJerusalem.JesuswasJewishandatthattimeJewishpeoplewereunderRomanrulE.JesuswasbadlypunishedbecausehedeclaredtobetheSonofGodandtheKingofJews.SurelytheSonofGodcouldhavesavedhimselffromthedeath！ButtheBiblesaysthatJesushadareasontodiethatday.ItwasinGod’spurposethatitwouldhappen.ChristianscallthedaythatJesusdiedGoodFriday.AtfirstitishardtounderstandhowaterribledaycouldeverbecalledgooD.WellthestorydoesnotendtherE.JesusdiedandhewasburieD.ButthreedayslaterJesuswasaliveandthewholeworldwaschangeD.TodayChristianseverywhererememberthisimportanttimE.TheycelebrateEaster.EasteristhedaythatJesusrosefromthedeaD.AfterhisdeathonthecrossJesus’bodywasplacedinatomB.OnthethirddayfromthenGodraisedhimfromthedeaD.Jesusstayedonearthphysicallyforseveralweeks.Manypeoplesawhim.EasteristhehappiesttimeofyearforChristiansbecausetheybelievethatJesushadvictoryoverdeathandevilandthatnowheliveswithGodtheFatherinheaven.ButbeforecelebratingEasterGoodFridayshouldberemembereD.Jesusdiedahorribleandpainfuldeath.Hesufferedthoughhedidnothingwrong.ChristianbelievethatJesuswasGod’ssubstitute代表forhumansbecausehumansalldowrong.Hediedbecauseofhumansandhediedforhumans.Christiansoftenwearcrossesaroundtheirnecksorhangthemintheirhomesbecausetheybelieveitisaveryimportantsign.ThecrosshelpsthemrememberhowmuchGodlovesthem.IthelpsthemrememberhowmuchhisSonhadtosuffer.SeeingacrossalwaysmakesthemthinkofJesus’deathandwhatitmeans.33.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsgiveninthepassageA.JesuswassentencedtodeathonthecrossbytheRomansbChristiansbegantocelebrateEastercJesusdeclaredhimselftheSonofGodandtheKingoftheJewsdThreedayslaterJesuscametolifeE.GoodFridaycameintobeingA.c—a—e—d—bB.a--e—b—d—cC.c—a—b—d—eD.a—e—c—d—b34.InChristians’beliefforwhatreasondidGodwantJesustodieA.GodwantedGoodFridayandEastermainlytoberememberedbyhumansB.JesusdidsomethingwrongbyclaiminghimselftheSonofGodC.GodwantedHisSonJesustolivewithhiminheavenD.Godlovedhumansdespitehuman’swrong—doingsoheaskedhisbelovedSontodieinhuman’splace35.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________A.acrossisapieceofjewelryoranimageinapaintingforChristiansB.ChristianslikecrossesbecausecrossesalwaysremindthemofGod’sloveandJesus’deathC.ifJesushadn’treturnedtolifepeoplewouldoftenwearcrossesaroundtheirnecksorhangthemintheirhomesD.ChristianscallthedaythatJesusdiedGoodFridaymainlytoreducetheirpainforthelossofJesus
BelowisapassageadaptedfromthenetworkeditionofChinaDaily.EventLiYangoneofChina’smostfamousEnglishteachersapologizedforbeatinghisAmericanwifemorethanaweekaftershepostedphotosofherinjuriesonthewebandsetoffabombofcriticism.IwholeheartedlyapologizetomywifeKimandmygirlsforcommittingdomesticviolencE.ThishascausedthemseriousphysicalandmentaldamageLisaidonhismicroblogatWeibo.comthecountry’smostpopularsocialmediasiteonSaturday.Li42isamechanicsmajorbutisbestknownforhisCrazyEnglishapopularmethodoflanguagelearningthatinvolvesyellingatthetopofone’slungs.HewasatthecenterofpubliccriticismafterhiswifeKimLeeputuppostsonthewebaccusinghimofabuseshowingherswollenforeheadandknees.Voices@XuemanziangelinvestorAnti-domesticviolencelawsshouldbemadeassoonaspossiblegivingprotectiontotherightsofwomenandchildrenlawfully.Policeshouldnotstandbackfromdomesticviolenceanylongerevenifnoonereportsthem.SocietyasawholeshouldattachgreaterimportancetothecrimE.@ZhangxiaomeiChinesearenevertaughtaboutmarital婚姻的relationswhichmeannotmerelylivingtogether.A.goodmarriageneedstoovercomethreedifferences:familybackgroundgenderandpersonalities.InadditiontothesethereisculturalgapinLiYang’scasE.IftheeffectsofthesedifferencesarenotwellunderstoodafterthehoneymoonperiodtheywillturnintoconflictsandendangerthemarriagE.Li’sdomesticviolenceisareminderthatChinaneedssucheducation.@WuxiaolongSinaWeibouserLiYang’schoicetoresorttodomesticviolencereallyreflectshischaracter.StudentswhohaveattendedhisCrazyEnglishCampmayknowwhatImean:Liwantshisstudentstoworshiphimasanidol.Istillrememberheoncehadhisstudentskowtow叩头tohim.HealwaysteachesEnglishbyimposition权威强制whichdirectlyreflectshisdesireforpower.@SikaozheSinaWeibouserIntheUSthepunishmentsfordomesticviolenceareevenmoreseverethanstealing.Ifthepolicearriveatthewife’scallduringafightingbetweenacoupleandfindinjuriesonhertheywillimmediatelyarrestthehusbanD.Evenifthewifedoesn’tcallthepolicetheymayalsoshowupasneighborscouldwelldotheirpart.@ykxinSinaWeiboUserDon’tblindlyworshipanyonebecauseineveryclosettheremayhideaskeleton.AsafamousChinesesayinggoesOnlytheywhodowellintheirdailyroutinetaskscanfulfilltheirdreamsongreatoccasions.NotsurprisinglyonewhofocusestoomuchonhiscareerandignoreshisfamilylikeLiYangwillfailinboth.Don’tjudgeapersonbyhiscareersuccesswealthoranyothermaterialaspectbecausewhatfinallydecidesapersonishischaracter.Aftermath余波AlthoughLiYangpubliclyapologizedtohiswifepromisingtolovehisdaughtersevenifheandLeedivorcethedamageperhapspermanentlyhasbeendonetohiswifehisthreedaughtersandthewholefamily.WangXingjuanfounderoftheMapleWomen’sPsychologicalConsultingCenteranon-profitorganizationsaidnearlyhalfofdomesticviolenceabusersarepeoplewhohavehighereducationseniorjobsandsocialstatus.ShesaidthiswasprobablybecausesuchpeoplewereoftentoostressedinlifE.65.ThispassageisfocusedonLiYang’s____________.A.microblogarticleB.domesticviolenceC.English-teachingcareerD.internationalmarriage66.Zhangxiaomeiholdstheviewthat____________.A.lawsshouldbepassedtopreventconflictsB.crazypersonalityaccountsforviolenceandilltemperC.overcomingbackgroundgapisnecessaryformarriageD.Livingtogetheriswhatmarriageismainlyabout67.Whothinksthatcharacterplaysthemostimportantroleinone’slife?A.@ykxinB.@SikaozheC.@XuemanziD.@Zhangxiaomei68.AccordingtoWangXingjuan____________.A.peopleofhighereducationwon’teasilylosetemperB.peopleunderstresstendtohavedomesticviolenceC.peopleinlowersocialstatusoftenbeattheirwivesD.peoplewithseniorjobsseldomhavefamilytrouble
Thereareanumberofspecialdaysoftheyearthatarecelebratedindifferentcountries.Theoriginsofmostofthedaysareunknown.TheywerecertainlynotcreatedbyindividualpeoplE.Otherdayshoweverespeciallythosecelebratedinwesterncountriesoftenowetheiroriginstoaparticularperson.OneofthemostpopularoftheseeventhoughitisfairlyrecentisMother’sDay.Mothershavealwaysbeenhighlyregardedinallcultures.TheancientRomanshadafestivalcalledHilariaduringwhichchildrentookpresentstothetempleoftheMotheroftheGods.TheChristianChurchadoptedthisideaandcalleditMotheringSunday.Howeverovertheyearsthiscustomwasgraduallyforgottenandalmostdisappearedbytheendofthe19thcentury.Bornin1864inVirginiaUSAAnnaJarviswasaschoolteacherandbelievedchildrenshouldshowthankstotheirmothersforalltheirloveandcarE.Encouragedbyafriendshewrotetothousandsofimportantpeople—politicianschurchmendoctorscityofficials—andaskedthemtosupportheridea:aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers.In1910theGovernorofWestVirginiaintroducedMother’sDayintothestatE.ThedatechosenwasMay10—thesecondSundayinMaywhichisstillobservedinAmericatoday.ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis’smotherhaddieD.In1914PresidentWoodrowWilsonmadeMay10theofficialdateforMother’sDaythroughouttheUnitedStates.SoontherewasaMother’sDayInternationalAssociationandthecustombegantobeadoptedinmanycountriesoftheworlD.AnnaJarvisasadanddisillusionedwomandiedin1948.ThecustomshehadworkedsohardtoestablishandwhichhadbecomealmostuniversalhadlostitsoriginalpurposE.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness.AswithChristmasthegivingofpresentsandthesendingofcardshadbecomeamulti-million-dollarindustry.31.Thestoryisabout________.A.MotheringSundayforChristmasB.theoriginofaspecialdayformothersC.PresidentWilsonandAnnaJarvisD.howpeoplecelebrateMother’sDay32.Hilariawasafestivalin________.A.ancientRomeB.AmericaC.ChinaD.theChristianChurch33.AnnaJarviswantedto________.A.thankhermotherforhercareB.introduceacelebrationformothersC.meetthousandsofimportantpeopleD.makeherpupilscelebrateheronMother’sDay34.May10becamethedateforMother’sDaybecause_______.A.MayisintheAmericanspringB.itwasthesecondSundayinMayin1910C.PresidentWilsonlikedthedateD.thiswasthedatethatAnnaJarvis’smotherdied35.UnfortunatelyAnnaJarviswasnothappywithMother’sDaywhenshediedbecause_______.A.hermotherwasnottheretoseeitB.shehadneverbeenamotherherselfthoughshewantedtoC.peopleweretoointerestedinmakingitabusinessD.noonegaveanypresentsorcardstotheirmothers
ThefamousAmericangorilla大猩猩expertDianeFosseyhadacompletelynewwaytostudygorillas—shepretendedtobeoneofthem.Shecopiedtheiractionsandwayoflife—eatingplantsandgettingdownonherhandsandkneestowalkthewayagorilladoes.Itwasanewrelationship.DianeFosseywasmurderedinRwandain1985andherstorywasmadeintothepopularfilmGorillasintheMist.ItwasalongwayfromKingKongwhichisaboutagorillaasamonsterafrighteninganimalandhelpedtoshowanewidea:therealmonsterismanwhilethegorillaistobeadmireD.Todaytherearethoughttobearound48000lowlandgorillasandmaybe400—450mountaingorillasinthewilD.FromtheCongoinWestAfricatoRwandaandUgandafurthereasttheyareendangeredbyhuntingandbythecuttingdownoftheirforesthomes.SometimeagoIfoundinmyletterboxalittlemagazinefromtheWorldWideFundforNaturE.IthadtwophotossidebysidE.OnewasofayounggorillA.Thisisaspeciesofmammal哺乳类动物saidthewordsbelowit.Itisbeingdestroyedbyman.WemustsaveitforourowngooD.Theotherphotoshowedahumanbaby.ThewordsalsoreadThisisaspeciesofmammalbutthenwenton:Itisthemostdestructive破坏性的onearth.WemustretrainitforitsowngooD.1.Thetextmainlytalksabout_____.A.DianeFosseyB.thegorillasinRwandaC.theprotectionofthegorillasD.thefilmGorillasintheMist2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.A.GorillasinthemistwasbasedFossey’sexperiencesB.LowlandgorillaslivelongerthanmountaingorillasC.KingKongshowedusthatagorillaisadmirableD.DianeFosseywasmurderedbyagorilla3.Whatmessagecanwegetfromthetwophotosinthemagazine?A.Gorillasareman’sclosefriends.B.BothmanandthegorillaneedtobesaveD.C.Younggorillasareaslovelyashumanbabies.D.ManshouldlivepeacefullywiththegorillA.
TheUSAisalandofimmigrants.Between1815and1914theworldwitnessedthegreatestpeacefulmigrationinitshistory:35millionpeoplemostlyEuropeanslefttheirhomelandstostartnewlivesinAmericA.Whydidthesepeopleriskeverythingbyleavingtheirhomesandfamilies?Firstwhatforcedemigrantstomakethedecisiontoleave?OnemajorcauseforEuropeanfarmerstoleavewastheriseinpopulationwhichinturnledtolandhunger.Anotherwaspolitics.Therewasanincreasedtaxation税收andthegrowthofarmiesandmanyyoungmenfledeasternEuropetoavoidbeingforcedtojointhearmy.Physicalhungerprovidedanotherpressingreason.Followingthecollapse衰退oftheeconomyofsouthernItalyinthe1860shundredsofthousandsdecidedtostartanewlifeinAmericA.ReligionalsoencouragedmillionstoleavetheOldWorlD.Inshortpeoplechosetoleavetheirhomesforsocialeconomicandreligiousreasons.Asaresultby1890amongatotalpopulationof63millionthereweremorethanninemillionforeign-bornAmericans.Butwhatweretheattractions?FirstofalltherewasthepromiseoflandwhichwassoscarceinEuropE.NextfactorieswerecallingforworkersandpayconditionsweremuchbetterthanbackhomE.MenwereneededtoopenuptheWestandbuildthelongrailroadsandnewtownsneededsettlerstoliveinandtodevelopbusiness.TherewasthespaceforreligiouspeopletopracticetheirfaithinpeacE.Thisimmigrationmeantthatbyaroundthe1850sAmericansofnon-EnglishhadstartedtobemorethanthoseofEnglish.Asweknowtherewerelosers.Tostartwiththerewerethoseunwillingimmigrantstheslaveswhohadbeenusedasasourceofcheaplabor.NorshouldweforgettheequallyunluckyAmericanIndians.By1860therewere27millionfreewhitesfourmillionslavesandamere488000freeblacks.NowadaystheUSAisstillseenbymillionsasthePromisedLanD.AsalwaysitremainsanattractiveplacetothosewhothinkitwillofferthemasecondchancE.51.WhatisNOTthecauseforpeopletoleavetheirhomeland?A.Thesearchforreligiousfreedom.B.ThesearchforadventurE.C.Unwillingnesstojointhearmy.D.Economy.52.WhywasthelifeoftheEuropeanfarmersinthe19thCenturydifficult?A.TherewasnolanD.B.TherewasnopeacE.C.Thepopulationhadgonedown.D.Thereweretoomanyofthem.53.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTanattractionoftheUSA?A.A.healthylifE.B.Employment.C.Freedomofreligion.D.Businessopportunities.54.Whatisthetopicofthispassage?A.TheUSAisstillseenbymillionsasthePromisedLanD.B.TheUSAisalandofimmigrants.C.ReligionencouragedmillionstoleavetheOldWorlD.D.Aboutone-eighthofnon-nativebornAmericanslivedintheUSAin1890.55.TheAmericanIndians__________.A.wereasfortunateastheslavesB.weremoreunfortunatethantheslavesC.werethemostunfortunateD.wereasunfortunateastheslaves
PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTS.Bigsportingeventsconcertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.A.standarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival19Oct.cost£169.15atBooking.com.A.weeklaterthesameroomcost£118.15.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid—oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.comwhichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycitydateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATION.Iftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrainyoumaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestationbutyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.BookingtwomonthsinadvancethecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas£95.95.A.roomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas£75.75.AndatFarringdonadoubleroomcostjust£62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELF.ReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondonEdinburghandCardiffcancostafortuneespeciallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.A.greatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMileavailablefor£420forfivedaysinlateSeptemberwithroomforfouradults.GETONA.BIKE.London’sBorisbikeshaveattractedthemostattentionbutothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogramsthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpacesavingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogramsareNewcastlecasualmemberspayaround£1.50fortwohoursandCardifffreeforupto30minutesor£5perday.25.TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay__________.A.helptravelerspasstimeB.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUKC.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplansD.causetravelerstopaymoreforaccommodation26.ThepassageshowsthattheO'NeillFlat__________.A.liesonthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondonC.providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsD.costsover$100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember27.Themainpurposeofthepassageis__________.A.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvanceB.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformationC.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-helpD.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtips
MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeandthefirstpersontowinittwicE.HoweverfewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.BorninSeptember1897IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries’twodaughters.AlongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholarsIrenestudiedintheirownschoolandhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSévignéinParis.IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.WhenWorldWarIbeganIrenewenttohelphermotherwhowasusingX-rayfacilities设备tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.IrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilitiesinmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgium.HerserviceswererecognisedintheformofaMilitaryMedalbytheFrenchgovernment.In1918Irenebecamehermother’sassistantattheCurieInstitutE.InDecember1924FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstituteandIrenetaughthimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenewasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefiveyearslater.LikehermotherIrenecombinedfamilyandcareer.LikehermotherIrenewasawardedaNobelPrizealongwithherhusbandin1935.Unfortunatelyalsolikehermothershedevelopedleukemiabecauseofherworkwithradioactivity辐射能.IreneJoliot-CuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch171956.29.WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics.B.BecauseshecontributedtosavingthewoundeD.C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederiC.D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.30.WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFredericJoliot?A.AttheCurieInstitutE.B.AttheUniversityofParis.C.Atamilitaryhospital.D.AttheCollegeofSévigné.31.WhenwasthesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoliotborn?A.In1932.B.In1927.C.In1897.D.In1926.32.InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCuriedifferentfromhermother?A.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.C.IrenewontheNobelPrizeoncE.D.IrenediedfromleukemiA.
TheBritishMuseumhasa250-year-oldhistory.Therearealotoffamouscollectionsofworldcultureinthemuseum.EveryyearalotofpeoplegotovisittheBritishMuseum.ToletmorepeopleseethecollectionsofChinaeasilythemuseumholdsatouringexhibitioncalledChina:JourneytotheEast.ItisthesecondtouringexhibitionaftertheancientGreekcollectionexhibition.ThetouringexhibitionwillhelpBritishkidsagedbetween7and14knowmoreaboutChineseculturesuchasChineselanguagesartsinventionsfoodstraditionalclothesandsoon.JessicaanofficialofthemuseumsaysTheChinesehistoryisanimportantpartoftheworldhistory.ItinfluencesmanyothercountriesincludingBritain.OurkidsshouldknowmoreaboutChinanotjustchopstickspandasandtheBeijingOlympics.67.TheancientGreekcollectionexhibitionisthetouringexhibitionoftheBritishMuseum.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth68.ThepurposeoftheBritishMuseum'stouringexhibitionChina:JourneytotheEastisto.A.makethemuseummorefamousB.letmorepeopleseethecollectionofChinaeasilyC.helpeveryBritishkidtoknowmoreaboutChinesecultureD.showChinesetraditionalclothestotheworld69.AccordingtoJessicaChinesehistoryisimportanttotheworldbecause.A.it'slongandcolorfulB.ChinaisbecomingstrongerandstrongerC.ChinaheldtheBeijingOlympicsD.itinfluencesmanyothercountries70.ThethingsthatBritishkidshaveknownaboutChinaare.A.chopstickspandasandtheBeijingOlympicsB.ChineselanguagesartsandinventionsC.ChinesefoodsandtraditionalclothesD.Chinesepeopleandplacesofinterests
Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited剥削yearafteryeartheyhaveonlythemselvestoblamE.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashiontheyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentional故意的creationofwastE.Manywomenspendlargesumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimechangingtheirold-fashioneddresses.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraisedandsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithnecessarythingslikewarmthcomfortanddurability耐用.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfortaslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterdayorpickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhighheeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothesreflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability稳定耐用?ThatisforyoutodecidE.28.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_________.A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashionsC.byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen'sclothingD.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing29.Tothewriterthefactthatwomenchangetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas___________.A.awasteofmoneyB.awasteoftimeC.anexpressionoftasteD.anexpressionofcreativity30.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedfor___________.A.thecommercialexploitationofwomenB.thewomen'sstrengthofcharacterC.basicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstabilityD.animportantcontributiontosociety31.BysayingtheconclusionstobedrawnareobviousLineOnetoLineTwoParagraphFourthewritermeansthat___________.A.women'sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedatB.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfortC.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesignersD.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion
Oneofthemostcommonproblemsinourdailylifeisprocrastination.Weknowwhatwewanttodoandshoulddo.ButwestillendupspendinghoursuponhoursdoingeasierworkorescapingviaTVblogsormusiC.Sowhatcanyoudo?Herearesometipstohelpyoustopprocrastinatingandstartlivingyourlifemorefully.Stopthinkingandstartdoing.AbitofplanningcancertainlyhelpyoutoachievewhatyouwanttoachievE.A.lotofplanningandthinkingtendstohavetheoppositeeffect.Youthinkandthinkandtrytocomeupwiththeperfectplan.A.planwhereyoudon’thavetomakemistakeswhereyouwillneverberejectedwheretherewillbenopainordifficulties.Suchathingdoesnotexist.Butaslongasyouworkonthatplanyoucanprotectyourself.Justtakethefirststep.Youdon’thavetoseethewholestaircase—justtakethefirststep.WhenyoustarttolookfarintothefutureanytasksorprojectcanseemclosetoimpossiblE.AndsoyoushutdownbecauseyoubecomeoverwhelmedandstartsurfingtheInternetaimlesslyinsteaD.Startwiththehardesttaskofyourday.Dothehardjobsfirst.Theeasyjobswilltakecareofthemselves.Whateveritmaybemakeitthefirstthingyoudo.IfyoustartyourdaythiswayyouwillfeelrelieveD.Andtherestoftheday—andyourto-dolist—tendstofeelalotlighterandeasiertogetthrough.Justmakeadecision.Anydecision.Wefeelbadwhenwesitonourhandsanddon’ttakeactionbecauseit’sunnatural.Thenaturalthingistobeadecisivehumanandtakeaction.Whatyoudoalwayssendssignalsbacktoyouaboutwhoyou’rE.Saytoyourselfthatyourconfidencecanhelpyou.Whenyouprocrastinateyouloweryourself-esteemandsendsignalsbacktoyourselfthatyouareanindecisiveperson.Facethefear.Procrastinationisthefearofsuccess.Peopleprocrastinatebecausetheyareafraidofthesuccessthattheyknowwillresultiftheymoveaheadnow.It’shardertojusttakeaction.Torisklookinglikeafool.Tomakemistakesstumbleandnotavoidthatpain.TotakeresponsibilityforyourownlifE.Finishit.Muchofthestressthatpeoplefeeldoesn’tcomefromhavingtoomuchtodo.ItcomesfromnotfinishingwhattheyhavestarteD.NottakingthefirststeptostartaccomplishingsomethingcanmakeyoufeelbaD.Butnotfinishingwhatyouhavestartedcanalsoleaveyouinasortofnegativefear.Ifthatisthecasegooverthetasksandprojectsthatyouarecurrentlyinvolvedin.Istheresomethingthatyouknowyouwanttofinishbuthaven’tyetdoneso?Trytofinishitassoonasyoucanandyouwillstarttofeelawholelotbetter.Justbecareful.Don'tthinkyouhavetofinisheverythingyouhavestarteD.
Yougetanxiousifthere’snowi-fiinthehotelormobilephonesignalupthemountain.Youfeelupsetifyourphoneisgettinglowonpowerandyousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou’renottherE.Allthesecanbecalledalwaysonstresscausedbysmartphoneaddiction.Forsomepeoplesmartphoneshaveliberatedthemfromthenine-to-fivework.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhemmoreautonomy自主权intheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Formanyothersthoughsmartphoneshavebecometyrants暴君intheirpocketsneverallowingthemtoturnthemoffrelaxandrechargetheirbatteries.Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwasworriedabouthowmuchhewasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavourofhisiPhonE.Sohedevelopedanapp—Moment—tomonitorhisusagE.Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey’respendingonthedeviceandsetupwarningsiftheusagelimitsarebreached突破.Moment’sgoalistopromotebalanceinyourlifehiswebsiteexplains.Sometimeonyourphonesometimeoffitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaroundyou.DrChristineGrantanoccupationalpsychologistatCoventryUniversitysaidTheeffectsofthis‘alwayson’culturearethatyourmindisneverrestingandyou’renotgivingyourbodytimetorecoversoyou’realwaysstresseD.AndthemoretiredandstressedwegetthemoremistakeswemakE.Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.AndasthenumberofconnectedsmartphonesisincreasingsoistheamountofdatA.Thisisleadingtoasortofdecisionparalysis瘫痪andiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplehavetoreceiveabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationswhichareoftendifficulttomanagE.Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsandmanydolessbecausethey’recontrolledbyitallandfeeltheycanneverescapetheofficesaidDrChristineGrant.32.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thepopularityofsmartphones.B.Theprogressofmoderntechnology.C.Thesignsofalwaysonstress.D.Thecauseofsmartphoneaddiction.33.KevinHoleshdevelopedMomentto__________.A.researchhowpeopleusetheirmobilephonesB.helppeoplecontroltheiruseofmobilephonesC.makepeoplebetterusemobilephonesD.increasethefunofusingmobilephones34.What’sDrChristineGrant’sattitudetowardsalwaysonculture?A.ConfuseD.B.PositivE.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.35.Accordingtothelastparagraphagreateramountofdatameans__________.A.wewillbecomelessproductiveB.wecanmakeadecisionmorequicklyC.wewillbeequippedwithmoreknowledgeD.wecanworkmoreeffectively
ThecapsizedaccidentwhichhappenedinYangtzeRiveronJune1st2015shockedthewholecountry.Therearesomanypeoplerelatedtothisaccident.ZhangShunwenthecaptainofthevessel船hasbeenprobablythepersonbeingmostlydiscussednow.Bornin1963Zhanghasbeenworkingonthisshipfor35yearsandbecamecaptainofitin2007.UntiltheaccidentZhangwasregardedasaneffectivecaptainandhisexperienceasasailorwasflawlesswithnumerousawards.ZhangShunwensaidthewindwascomingfromtheSouthandthewindthenwasaboutthreetofourgrade.Hefirsttriedtoridetheshipnorthwardontheleesideinanefforttocounteritwiththevessel'sspeed.Howeverthewindsuddenlygatheredspeedandhelostcontroloftheship.Wecouldn'tfendoffthewindevenifwemadeafullleftturn.hesaid.Zhangescapedaliveandisunderwatchingbypolicealthoughhehasnotyetbeenaccusedofanywrongdoing.Everypersonhashisopiniontowardthiskindbehaviorofpolice.Someofthemthinkofittobeimproperbecausethecaptainhimselfisalsoavictiminthisaccidentwhat’smorehiswifewhoalsoboardedonthisboatremainsmissingnow.Whileothersareinsupportofthisactiontothemitisthecaptainwhoshouldshouldertheresponsibility.FormeIagreewiththeformer.Becausethecaptainhasmadeeveryefforttodealwiththeaccident.25.Zhangbecomesthecaptainafteryearsofwork.A.25.B.26.C.27.D.2826.AccordingtothedescriptionofZhangthesituationoftheaccidentthenis________.A.Fierce.B.Calm.C.Notsobad.D.secure27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsZhangA.Indifferent.B.Hateful.C.Sympathetic.D.Hopeful
Howlingisabehaviorcommonlyobservedamongawolfpack.Aspackanimalswolvesworktogethertohuntandrelyonhowlingasanimportantmeansofcommunicationamongeachother.Therearedifferentexplanationsofawolf’showlanditappearsthattheremaybemoretodiscover.Onetheoryisthatwolveshowltobondbettertogether.It’salmostasifhowlingtogetherhelpsthepackstaytogether.Perhapssomethingsimilartopeoplefeelingasenseofinvolvementwitheachotherwhensingingasongtogether.ButthistheorymaybewrongexplainsFredH..Harringtonaprofessorwhostudieswolfbehavior.Indeedtherehavebeentimeswhenwolveshavebeenseenonemomenthowlinginachorusandthenextquarrelingamongeachother.Itappearsthatusuallythelowest-rankingmembersofthepackmayactuallybepunishedforjoininginthechorusattimes.Soishowlingawaytostrengthenasocialbondorjustawaytoreconfirmstatusamongitsmembers?——Whydowolveshowlforsure?Whatisclearhoweveristhathowlingisoftenusedamongpackmatestolocateeachother.Huntinggroundsaredistantandithappensthatwolvesmayseparatefromoneanotherattimes.Whenthishappenshowlingappearstobeanexcellentmeansofgathering.Howlinginterestinglyisacontagiousbehavior.Whenonewolfstartstohowlverylikelyotherswillfollow.Thisisoftenseentooccurinthemorningasifwolvesweredoingsomesortofrollcallwherewolvesallhowltogethertoreporttheirpresence.68.Whatisthepossiblesimilaritybetweenwolves’howlingtogetherandhuman’ssinginginchorus?A.Theactofcallingeachother.B.Thesenseofaccomplishment.C.Theactofhuntingforsomething.D.Thesenseofbelongingtoagroup.69.WhydoesHarringtonthinkthesocialbondtheorymaybewrong?A.Wolvesseparatefromeachotherafterhowling.B.Wolvestendtoprotecttheirhuntinggrounds.C.Wolvessometimeshavequarrelsafterhowlingtogether.D.Wolvesoflowrankareencouragedtojoininthechorus.70.Researchersaresurethatwolvesoftenhowlto______.A.showtheirranksB.findtheircompanionsC.reportthemissingonesD.expresstheirloneliness71.Howlingisacontagiousbehaviorinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.howlingisasignalforhuntingB.howlingisawayofcommunicationC.howlingoftenoccursinthemorningD.howlingspreadsfromonetoanother
Ourworldisanoisyplacebutquietplacesremain.Eightyearsagoaudio声音的engineerGordonHemptonidentifiedthequietestplaceinthecontinentalUnitedStates.HecallstheplaceOneSquareInchofSilencE.Hehasusedhissymbolicspotinanorthwesternrainforesttocampaignagainstnoisepollution.Buttheself-describedSoundTrackerisnowgoingdeaf.ForGordonHemptonitstartedwithanexperienceknowntomanypeoplE.Iwaslyinginthebedinthespringtimeaboutayearago.Thesunwasshining.Thebirdscouldbesinging.Theyshouldbesinging.ButIwashearingnonE.Iknewmylifewasgoingtobedifferent.Hempton’seyesgetwateryashedescribeshiscruelsituation.Morethan20yearsagohetrademarkedhisnicknameasTheSoundTracker.SharphearingdefinedhiscareerasanEmmyawardwinningsoundrecordist.Italsoledtohisactivismagainstnoisepollution.HehascircledtheglobethreetimesinsearchoftheperfectsoundsofnaturE.Hemptonsayshishearinglossisquicklygettingworsebuthehastofinishhisproject.IamrunningaracetofinishtheQuietPlanetcollection.That’sthetitleofaplanned19-volumesetofnaturerecordings.ThesoundtrackscouldbelicensedforuseinmoviesvideogamesexhibitsplaysandthelikE.VolunteerassistantsnowhelpHemptonreviewandeditsoundfilesandidentifyimperfections.Theexactcauseofhishearinglossisnotclear.Doctorssayitmaybetheresultofaninfectionoratumor肿瘤oracombinationofthings.Hemptonisself-employeD.Hishealthcareplandoesnotpayforhearinglosstreatment.Sofornowhe’sdirectinghisattentiontocompletinghisgreatesthitsalbum.AfterIgetitfinishedIhaveaneconomiccashflowtogetmyhearingback.That’sthefirstthingonmyto-dolist.He’shopefulhishearinglosscanberecovereD.32.HowdidGordonHemptonfeelwhenheknewhisearsweregoingdeaf?A.Curious.B.SadC.AnnoyeD.D.InspireD.33.Whatcontributedmosttohissuccessfulcareer?A.Travellingexperiences.B.Hisreliableassistants.C.Hissharphearing.D.ThesoundsofnaturE.34.WhatisGordonHemptondoingnow?A.Listeningtothebirdsintheforest.B.WorkingontheQuietPlanetcollection.C.Doingactivitiesfornoisepollution.D.Receivingmedicalcareinthehospital.35.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?A.SearchingforthesoundofnaturE.B.Hopingtogetthehearingback.C.Deaffighteragainstnoisepollution.D.SuccessfulSound-Trackergoingdeaf.
FilmdirectorJamesCameronfirstbecameinterestedinseaexplorationwhenhewasalittleboy.Hislovefortheoceangrewafterhemadethe1989underseaadventurefilmTheAbyssandthe1997blockbusterTitaniconeofthemostsuccessfulmoviesofalltimE.FollowingthatbigsuccessJamesCamerondecidedtoputhisfilmcareeronholdtobecomeanexplorer.In2012JamesCameronmadeajourneytothedeepestspotintheMarianaTrenchknownasChallengerDeep.Andnowthegreatjourneyhasbeenmadeintoadocumentaryfilm纪录片namedJamesCameron'sDeep-seaChallenger3D.InJamesCameron'sfantasyfilmssuchasAvatarandTheAbysstheunexploredareasaredecoratedincolorsandfullofdanger.ButonhisdiveintoChallengerDeeptherealityprovedfardifferent:whitedesertedanddull.IfeltlikeIhadgonetoanotherplanetCameronsaidafterreturningfromthecoldanddarkplaceintheWesternPacificOceannearly7milesbelowthesurface.IreallyhaveasenseofbeingseparatedandrealizehowtinyIamdowninthisbigblackandunexploredplacE.Cameroncaptured获取themoon-likelandscapeofthedeepseaanddocumentedtheseacreaturesheobservedintheocean.JamesCameron'sDeep-seaChallenger3DtellsthestoryofCameron'sjourney.Itisafilmaboutdeterminationdangerandtheocean'sgreatestdepths.ThemovieshowsauniqueinsightintoCameron'sworldwhenhemakeshisdreamrealityandmakeshistorybybecomingthefirstpersontotravelalonetothedeepestpointontheplanet.It'sanexcitingfilmandinspiringreminderthatourbeautifulplanetstillhasalottoexplorE.28.WhendidJamesCameronbecomeinterestedintheocean?A.WhenhebegantoexplorethedeepseaalonE.B.AfterhisfilmsTheAbyssandTitanic.C.Afterheachievedgreatsuccessinmovies.D.WhenhewasinhischildhooD.29.Whatistheunexploredoceanlike?A.Colorfulanddangerous.B.WhiteandattractivE.C.BoringanddeserteD.D.Smallanddull.30.WhatcanweknowaboutJamesCameron'sDeep-seaChallenger3D?A.IttellsusaboutJames’journeyintoChallengerDeep.B.ItisastoryaboutCameron’sfilm-makingdream.C.Itisafilmabouttheexplorationofoceancreatures.D.ItaimstoattractmorepeopletoexplorethedeepseA.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Thegreatdreamofafilmdirector.B.A.filmdirectorexploringdeepseA.C.ThefirstpersontomakefilmsaboutthedeepseA.D.JamesCameronandhisdocumentaryfilm.
Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleagE.Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofagingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithagE.Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofagesaidtheheadofthestudyDavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmensaidGoldspink.Thisispartoftheagingprocess.Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.A.healthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.Thisgender性别differencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmensaidGoldspink.Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdiseasE.TheteamhasyettofindwhyagingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheartsaidGoldspink.ThegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercisE.GoldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyagE.21.Theunderlinedwordlongevityinthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto________.A.healthB.longlifeC.ageingD.effect22.Thetextmainlytalksabout________.A.men’sheartcellsB.women’sagingprocessC.thegenderdifferenceD.heartsandlonglife23.AccordingtothetexttheUKscientistshaveknownthat________.A.womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyarebornB.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeatC.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithageD.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage24.Ifyouwanttolivelongeryoushould________.A.enableyourhearttobeatmuchfasterB.findoutthereasonforagingC.exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealthyD.preventyourcellsfrombeinglost
TheNetherlandsonMondaylauncheditsfirst-everintelligentbicyclefittedwithasetofelectronicdevicestohelpbringdownthehighaccidentrateamongelderlycyclistsinthiscountry.Theintelligentbicyclerunsonelectricity.Itsseatshakeswhenothercyclistsapproachfrombehindwhilethehandlebarsdothesamewhenobstaclesappearaheadtoinformcycliststopayattentiontothedanger.Italsohasacradle置物架inwhichacomputercanbeinsertedtowirelesslyconnectandtalktothebicyclethroughaparticularapplication.Thecomputeralsoflashesabrightsignalifthereisanapproachingobstacleinthebicycle’spathlikeatreeorifanothercyclistcomesupfrombehindintendingtopass.Acommercial-availablebicycleisexpectedtobeonthemarketinthenexttwoyearsandshouldsellforbetween1700eurosto3200eurosperbicycle.Itweighsabout55poundsbutresearchersareworkingonmakingtheon-boardsystemssmaller.‘‘AccidentsoftenhappenwhencyclistslookbehindthemorgetafrightwhentheyarepassedathighspeedsaidMauriceKwakkernaatoneofthescientistsinvolvedintheprojectTheon-boardsystemtechnologyhasalreadybeenatworkintheautomotiveindustry.MoreandmoreelderlypeopleareusingabicyclenotonlyforshortdistancesbutalsoforlongerdistancesDutchEnvironmentMinisterMelanieSchultzvanHaegensaidThistypeofbicycleistrulyneededintheNetherlandsbecauseitwillhelpusbringdownthenumberofelderlypeoplewhoareinjuredeveryyearandallowthemtocontinueenjoyingcyclingshesaid.24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Thenewly-inventedbicyclecanwarnofdanger.B.Theintelligentcomputerrunsonelectricity.C.Moreelderlypeopleenjoyelectronicdevices.D.ThemeansoftransportationintheNetherlands.25.Whenacarappearsaheadtheintelligentbicyclewill_________.A.stopbyitselfB.makeanoiseC.warnitscyclistD.changeitscolor26.Whatdoyouknowabouttheintelligentbicycle?A.Itusesgasasthefuel.B.Itiswidelyusednow.C.Itwillbelighterinweight.D.Itwillbefreeforeveryone.27.MoreandmoreelderlypeopleintheNetherlands______________.A.trytoinventintelligentbicyclesB.enjoythemselvesbycyclingC.drivecarsforlongerdistancesD.devotethemselvestocomputers
MeetthemagicfolkThroughouttheagesandacrosstheworldfairies童话故事havecomealiveinthestoriespoemsandsongspasseddownfromtheoldtotheyoung.SomeamazingstoriesaboutfairieshavecometousfromtheBritishIsles.56MerrowsareIrishfairymermaids美人鱼.Thefemalesareverygentleandbeautifulwithfishes’tails.Merrowssometimescomeontolanddisguised伪装assmallwhitecattleorasbeautifulwomenwearingbrightredfeathercaps.57Leprechauns矮妖arefairiesthatappearastinyoldmen.Theyliketobealonemostofthetimemakingandmendingshoesandkeepingtheirpotsofgoldwellhidden.Ifahumancatchesaleprechaunandasksforitsgoldtheleprechaunmusthanditover.58Ifthehumanlooksawayforevenaninstanttheleprechaunwilljoyfullydisappear.Browniesarehairylittlemenwhodochores杂事inhousesandonfarmsduringthenight.Alltheywantaspaymentisfoodandtheygetveryangryifhumanswatchthemdotheirwork.Ifabrownieisgivenclothesasapresenthe’lldisappearforever.59Selkiesaresealfairies.Femaleselkiessometimescometoshoreandtakeofftheirsealskinstoplayonthebeachinhumanform.Likemerrowsifahumanfindsaselkie’ssealskinshecan’tgobacktotheocean.60IfshefindshersealskinshehappilyreturnstothesealeavingherhumanhusbandandchildrenbutshecomesclosetoshoretowatchoverthemfromtimetotimE.A.Herearesomeofthesefairies.B.Mostsailorsatseahopenevertoseeamerrow.C.Butitisfartrickier狡猾的thanitlooks!D.A.selkieisquietandlovelywithdarkhairandsadeyes.E.Insteadshemustobey服从thehumanwhokeepsitandusuallymarrieshim.F.Perhapsthisisbecauseherushesbacktoshowoffhisnewclothestotheothers.G.Ifahumanstealsthiscapamerrowcan’tgobacktotheseaandmuststayonlanD.
AccordingtobodylanguageexpertRobertPhippsthewaypeoplesleepatnightactuallydeterminesalotaboutthetypeofpersonalitytheyhavE.Phippshasidentifiedfoursleepingpositionsthataffectpersonality.Phippsfoundthatworriersthosewhostressthemosttendtosleepinthefetal胎儿的position.Hefoundthatthisisthemostcommonbedtimepositionwithnearly58percentofpeoplesleepingontheirsidewithkneesupandheaddown.Themorewecurlup蜷曲themorecomfortweareseekingaccordingtoPhipps.Thesecondmostcommonpositionisthelog.SleepingwithastraightbodywitharmsateachsideasiftheyarestandingguardatBuckinghamPalaceindicatesstubbornnessandthesepeoplethe28percentwhosleepthiswayoftenwakeupstifferthanwhentheywenttosleep.ThelongeryousleeplikethisthemorerigidyourthinkingisandyoucanbecomeinflexiblewhichmeansyoumakethingsharderforyourselfaccordingtoPhipps.Yearner向往型sleepersarenextonthelist.About25percentofpeoplesleepinthisstyle—ontheirsidewitharmsstretchedoutinfrontlookingasiftheyareeitherchasingadreamorperhapsbeingchasedthemselves.YearnersaretypicallytheirownworstcriticsalwaysexpectingthebestresultsexplainedPhipps.ThesepeopleoftenwakeuprefreshedandeagertofacethechallengesofthedayaheaD.Perhapsthemostpeculiar奇怪的ofsleepstylesisthefreefallerposition.Thissleepstylemakesup17percentofthepopulation.Theysleepfacedownwitharmsstretchedout.ThesepeopleaccordingtoPhippsfeelliketheyhavelittlecontrolovertheirlifE.Notonlyisthisthestrangestofsleepstylesbutalsotheleastcomfortableandpeoplemaywakeupfeelingtiredandhavenoenergy.InconclusionPhippshasonlyonemorethingtoadd:Agoodnight’ssleepsetsyouupforthefollowingdayandoursleepingpositionscandeterminehowwefeelwhenwewakE.25.Whichofthefollowingpicturesisthefetalposition?26.Whichsleepingpositionindicatesthatthesleepertendstoseekperfection?A.Thefetalposition.B.Thelogposition.C.Theyearnerposition.D.Thefreefallerposition.27.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-pointC:Conclusion
A.petparrotthatspokewithaBritishaccentwhenitdisappearedfromitshomefouryearsagohasbeenreunitedwithitsowner----andthebirdnowspeaksSpanish.ThereunionwasbroughtaboutbyTeresaMiccoaSouthernCaliforniaveterinarianwhomistookNigelanAfricangrayparrotforherownmissingbirdtheDailyBreezereportedonSunday.TeresaMiccotrackedNigel’smicrochip徽芯片toDarrenChickaBritishmanwholivesinTorranceCaliforniA.Iintroducedmyselfandsaid‘Haveyoulostabird?’Miccotoldthenewspaper.Hefirstsaid‘No’ButhethoughtImeantrecentlyWhenshecheckedonChick’snameandsaidshehadhisAfricangrayparrotHelookedatmelikeIwascrazy.Hesaidhisbirdhadgonemissingforfouryearsearlier.LittleisknownaboutNigel’swhereabouts行踪forthepastfouryearsbutChicksaysthebird’sBritishaccentisgoneanditnowchattersinSpanish.Chicksayslastweek’sreunionbroughttearsofjoytohiseyes---despitethefactthatNigelbithimwhenhefirsttriedtopickhimup.MiccosaidthebehaviourwasnotunusualandthatNigelwouldsettlebackinsoonenough.HeisdoingverywellChicktoldthenewspaper.ItisreallystrangE.IknewitwashimfromtheminuteIsawhimItisthefifthparrotreunionhelpedbyMiccowhohasbeenrunningadvertisementsforherownmissingbirdforninemonths.ThatparrotBenjaminescapedinFebruarywhenitflewoutthroughadoorthathadbeenleftopen.JulissaSperlingfoundNigeloutsideherhomeandbroughthimtoMiccoafterseeingoneofheradvertisements.HewasthehappiestbirD.HewassingingandtalkingallthetimeSperlingsaiD.Hewasbarkinglikemydogs.IamfromPanamaandhewassaying‘Whathappened?’inSpanish.25.WhathappenedtoDarrenChickfouryearsago?A.Hebecameaveterinarian.B.Heputanadvertisementinanewspaper.C.HisfamilymovedtoTorranceD.Helosthispetparrot26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraph?A.NobodyknowsforsurewhereNigelhadbeen.B.NigelnowgreetspeopleinEnglishC.ChickwasreunitedwithNigelaweeklaterD.NigelrecognisedChickwhentheymet.27.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.A.manfindsthathisbirdcanspeakSpanishB.A.parrotmissingforyearsreturnsspeakingSpanishC.TeresaMiccohelpsmanypeoplefindtheirmissingpetsD.Kindnessandlovearepassedonthroughaparrot.
ChristianHaettichhasonearmandoneleg.Over22daysthissummeratthe2014HauteRoutehecycledacrosstheDolomitestheAlpsandthePyreneestobecomeoneofonlyadozenfinishersofatoughthree-weekcyclingevent.HaettichwasbornandbroughtupinruralAlsaceinnorth-eastFrancE.HeledanormallifeuntilatrafficaccidentinDecember1976whenhewas15yearsolD.Hewasoutridingabikewhenhewashitbyacar.Asaresulthelosthisleftlegandhisleftarm.ManythingschangedformE.Ihadtolearnhowtoliveagainanddealwithbeingstaredat.It’stoughbeingdisabledatthisageandIwasoftenrejectedhesays.Althoughhehadlongbeenafanofprofessionalcyclingitwasn’tuntilhismid-30sthathethoughtoftakingupthesporthimself.A.chancesightingofamanwithonelegridingupamountainencouragedhimtotrycyclinghimself.Peopleusearmsandlegsinstinctivelyascounterbalancesandsupportstokeepthemup-right.Ihadnobalanceandfelloffmanytimesatfirst.MywifehelpedmealotuntilthedayImanagedtoridewithoutfallingoffhesays.Haettichparticularlylikesthosethatinvolveridinginthemountains.Onalongmountainpassyoucan’tstoppedalling蹬车torelax.Foranable-bodiedridertheworkissharedmoreorlessequallybetweenbothlegs.ForHaettichhisoneleghastodotheworkoftwo.Heremembershowpainfulitwasintheearlydays.Pedallinguphillwithonelegishardit’sjustpushandpullifIforgetoneIfall.Butintheendmystrugglepaidoff.Formanyriderscyclingisnomorethanahobby.ForHaettichit’smuchmorE.Cyclingbringsmehappiness.CyclingtakesawaymydisabilityandithelpsmemoveforwarD.ThebikeisasourceofinspirationhesaiD.24.Howmanycyclistsfinishedthethree-weekcyclingeventatthe2014HauteRoute?A.6cyclists.B.12cyclists.C.20cyclists.D.24cyclists.25.WhatdoyoulearnaboutChristianHaettichafterhewasdisabled?A.HeledaverynormallifE.B.Hewasdiscriminatedagainst.C.Hewastakengoodcareof.D.Hewasinspiredbyhispeers.26.Whatinspiredhimtotakeupcycling?A.Seeingadisabledmanridingupamountain.B.Watchingacyclingeventatthe2010HauteRoutE.C.Hearingofatouchingstoryabouthissporthero.D.Makingfriendswithaworld-famouscyclist.27.AtthebeginningitwasverydifficultforChristianHaettichto________.A.ClimbthemountainsB.KeephispaceC.KeephisbalanceD.Controlhisfear
Withalargepartoftheworld'spopulationlivingclosetotheoceansrisingsealevelsbringthepotentialfordestructive破坏性的results.Butscientistsarestillunabletomakepredictionsexactenoughforpeopletoplantohandlethelossoflandandthethreattocoastalcommunitiesexpectedoverthiscentury.Weknowsealevelisgoingtorisebuthowmuchandhowfastandwherewereallystilldon’tknowsaidJoshWillisaclimatescientist.Theoceanisn'tlikewaterinabathtuB.Itdoesn’triseallthesameasmorewaterpoursin.Asglobalwarmingraisessealevelssomeplacesareexpectedtoseehigher-than-averageincreasesandafewplacesmayevenseedecreases.It’sreportedthatoverthecourseofthiscenturysealevelswillrisebetween8inchesand6.6feetaroundtheplanet.Scientistsknowthisincreasewillbedrivenbytheexpansionofwaterasitwarms—warmerwatertakesupmorespace—andthemeltingoficE.Buttheeffectsofwarmingwaterandmeltingiceonsea-levelriseareexpectedtovaryfromareatoareA.AndthemeltingoficeoftheAntarcticandGreenlandpresentsthelargestuncertaintyforthefuturebutairlandandwateralsoplayrolesinchangestosealevel.Forexamplesealevelneartheicegettingmeltactuallydecreasesbecausethegroundunderthemeltingicerisesastheheavyicedisappears.Climatechangeisexpectedtochangeoceancurrentsandthewindsthathelpdriveoceancurrents.Thesechangeswillaffectthedistributionofheatwithintheoceansandasaresultaffectchangesinsealevel.Nowadaysscientistsusetwotypesofmodelstomakepredictionsaboutthefutureofsealevelsbutthetwodon’tagreE.Ifscientistscan'taccuratelypredictsea-levelincreaseforthecomingyearstheleastwecandoismeasurewhathappeningtodaywiththehelpofthesatelliteJason-2butit’sreachingtheendofitsoperationallifE.60.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthat_______.A.coastalcitiesareeasilyaffectedbytherisingsealevelsB.peoplelivingincoastalcommunitieshavetomoveC.scientistshavewaystohandletherisingsealevelsD.therisingsealevelsmainlyhappensnearthecoast61.WhatdoesthewritermeanbysayingTheoceanisn’tlikewaterinabathtubinthethirdparagraph?A.Thereistoomuchwaterforustocontrol.B.TheoceancanbeeasilycontrolleD.C.Theoceanisn’tequaltoabathtubinsizE.D.Therisingsealevelishardtotell.62.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingshowstherightcauseandeffect?①climatechange;②oceancurrents;③thewinds;④changesinsealevel;⑤thedistributionofheatA.①→②→③→④→⑤B.③→④→⑤→②→①C.①→③→②→⑤→④D.①→⑤→③→②→④63.Whatproblemswillscientistsmeetwithinpredictingfutureclimatechanges?A.It'stoodifficulttomeasurewhat'shappening.B.Therewillprobablybenosatellitestohelpthescientists.C.Typesofmodelsforpredictionaredifficulttosetup.D.Therearen’tenoughscientistsstudyingthechangesofsealevels.
AKoreanwaveissweepingacrossChinawithmanyChinesewomenworshipingSouthKoreanactorsKinSoo-hyunandLeeMin-hoasdemigods偶像.Chinesenetizens网民alwayshavedifferentopinions.OverSouthKoreanTVdramasbutthereisnodoubtthatprogramsfromtheneighboringcountryarenowenjoyinganewroundofpopularityinChinaAndabigpartofthecreditforthatgoestoYouWhoCameFromTheStartheSouthKoreanTVserieswhichisontheairnow.YouWhoCameFromTheStarandTheHeirs继承者们havebeensubjectsofhotonlinediscussionsthroughoutAsiA.BesidesthebookTheMiraculousJourneyofEdwardTulanereadbytheheroYouWhoCameFromTheStarwasahard-to-getitemonAmazonforawhilE.ThetwoTVprogramshaveseveralcommonelementsatallhandsomeandrichherowholovestheheroineblindlyandalwaysprotectsherandanequallyhandsomemanmadlyinlovewiththesamewoman.Bothprogramsdescribethepurityoflovewhichisexpressedthroughakissorawarmhug.Perhapsthat’sthesecretoftheirsuccess;perhapspeoplestilllikeCinderella-typestories.ThewideningwealthgapisamatterofsocialconcernbothinSouthKoreaandChinaandthechallengesthatyoungpeoplefaceintheirhopeforabetterlifemighthavecausedmanyordinarygirlstodreamofmarryingrichcaringmen.ThisispreciselywhatthepopularSouthKoreanTVdramsdescribE.InfactSouthKoreanTVdramasaretailoredtomeetthemarket’sdemands.ManynetizensevensaidatanearliertimethatSouthKoreanTVdramashadbecomepopularbecauseoftheirstereotyped模式化的themes:trafficaccidentscancerandotherincurablediseases.ButallthathaschangedwiththesuccessofYouWhoCameFromTheStarandTheHeirswhichChinesedirectorscanuseasexamplesaswellasinspirationtoimprovetheirproductions.32.WhatisthemainreasonforanewroundofpopularityinChina?A.ItisbecauseofYouWhoCameFromTheStar.B.MostoftheChinesenetizenshavevotedforthem.C.Theactorsinthedramasareallgods.D.ThedramasarefromtheneighboringcountryNorthKoreA.33.WhichisNOTincludedintheelementsforthesuccessofSouthKoreandramas?A.Charmingpurelovestories.B.A.tenderkissandawarmhug.C.Handsomeandrichheroes.D.Theheroine’sblindlovewiththerich.34.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4meansthattheyaredesignedto_______.A.developinalargescaleB.bemeasuredtoacertainsizeC.meetpopulartastepurposelyD.beshowninabigmarket35.ThemainpurposeofstereotypedthemesinSouthKoreandramasisto________.A.presentanideaB.attractTVviewersC.makethemcolorfulD.arousesomechallenges
AKoreanwaveissweepingacrossChinawithmanyChinesewomenworshipingSouthKoreanactorsKinSoo-hyunandLeeMin-hoasdemigods偶像.Chinesenetizens网民alwayshavedifferentopinions.OverSouthKoreanTVdramasbutthereisnodoubtthatprogramsfromtheneighboringcountryarenowenjoyinganewroundofpopularityinChinaAndabigpartofthecreditforthatgoestoYouWhoCameFromTheStartheSouthKoreanTVserieswhichisontheairnow.YouWhoCameFromTheStarandTheHeirs继承者们havebeensubjectsofhotonlinediscussionsthroughoutAsiA.BesidesthebookTheMiraculousJourneyofEdwardTulanereadbytheheroYouWhoCameFromTheStarwasahard-to-getitemonAmazonforawhilE.ThetwoTVprogramshaveseveralcommonelementsatallhandsomeandrichherowholovestheheroineblindlyandalwaysprotectsherandanequallyhandsomemanmadlyinlovewiththesamewoman.Bothprogramsdescribethepurityoflovewhichisexpressedthroughakissorawarmhug.Perhapsthat’sthesecretoftheirsuccess;perhapspeoplestilllikeCinderella-typestories.ThewideningwealthgapisamatterofsocialconcernbothinSouthKoreaandChinaandthechallengesthatyoungpeoplefaceintheirhopeforabetterlifemighthavecausedmanyordinarygirlstodreamofmarryingrichcaringmen.ThisispreciselywhatthepopularSouthKoreanTVdramsdescribE.InfactSouthKoreanTVdramasaretailoredtomeetthemarket’sdemands.ManynetizensevensaidatanearliertimethatSouthKoreanTVdramashadbecomepopularbecauseoftheirstereotyped模式化的themes:trafficaccidentscancerandotherincurablediseases.ButallthathaschangedwiththesuccessofYouWhoCameFromTheStarandTheHeirswhichChinesedirectorscanuseasexamplesaswellasinspirationtoimprovetheirproductions.32.WhatisthemainreasonforanewroundofpopularityinChina?A.ItisbecauseofYouWhoCameFromTheStar.B.MostoftheChinesenetizenshavevotedforthem.C.Theactorsinthedramasareallgods.D.ThedramasarefromtheneighboringcountryNorthKoreA.33.WhichisNOTincludedintheelementsforthesuccessofSouthKoreandramas?A.Charmingpurelovestories.B.A.tenderkissandawarmhug.C.Handsomeandrichheroes.D.Theheroine’sblindlovewiththerich.34.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4meansthattheyaredesignedto_______.A.developinalargescaleB.bemeasuredtoacertainsizeC.meetpopulartastepurposelyD.beshowninabigmarket35.ThemainpurposeofstereotypedthemesinSouthKoreandramasisto________.A.presentanideaB.attractTVviewersC.makethemcolorfulD.arousesomechallenges
Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor‘thaneverbeforesaysPatsyMannershavefallenofftheradar雷达.Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawonderthatmorepeopledon’twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaintaboutthenoise.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.SomepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheInternet.Tothemdealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackward.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumandon’tworkat4Gspeeds.Whenyouhavedinnerwithfriendsyouwilloftennoticesomeonepayingattentiontohismobilephone.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslife-changingnewssotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworsesomepeopleeventendtosendanonymous匿名的rudemessagebyemail.Howeverrudenessisneveracceptable.Don’tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou’reintouchwithwon’trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosayhavethecouragetofacethepersonandsayitwritealetteroremailandsignitorforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.Weshouldn’tblametechnologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelpusbutweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives.Animportantstepisacknowledgingourshortcomings.Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe’dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem.5.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.B.Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior.C.Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior.D.Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.6.Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumanbecause_____________.A.theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackwardB.theyaregrowingtooindependentC.theyarebecominglesspatientD.theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessages7.Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfulmessagesis_____________.A.ridiculousB.acceptableC.reasonableD.disgusting8.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Weshouldkeeppointingoutmistakes.B.WeshouldapplaudgoodbehaviorC.TechnologycanneverbeblamedD.Technologywilltakeoverourlivesonelife
Evenaftercenturiesofexplorationtheoceanstillholdsitsmysteries.Althoughweknowmoretodayabouttheworld’soceansandcreatureslivinginthemthaneverbeforeeveryonceinawhiletheseabringsupsomethingsostrangesounexpectedthatmakestheworldwonderwhatitcouldbE.Suchwasthecasewhenthecurrents水流oftheMediterraneanOceanrecentlywasheda13-foot-longsmellybodyontotheshoresofthevillageofVillaricosinAndalusiaSpain.AnearlyreportintheSpanishpublicationLavantedescribedthestrangehorned带角的bodyaswhatmightseemlikeabigfishbutitwasalreadyinpieces.LocalsjokedthatitwassomekindofLochNessMonster.ThemediajumpedrightonthecreatureofcoursE.Somesitescalleditahornedseamonster.ThepopularnewspaperBoingBoingcalleditadragon.Somepeopleguessedthatitmightbeanoarfishwhichisactuallyararelyseenkindofbigfishthatcangrowupto55feetlong.Butnowtheexpertshaveweighedinandwe’resorrytoreportthatit’snotadragonaLochNessMonsterorevenanoarfish.Thatisactuallyasharkskeleton骨架ProfessorGrubbsfromFloridaStateUniversitytoldNBCNews.Thepartstowardthebackwereconfusingmebutthosearethelowercaudalfin尾鳍supports.Thehornsarethescapulocoracoidswhichsupportthepectoralfins.Scapulocoracoidsarebackbonescommontomanyanimals.SotherewegoanothermysterysolveD.WelltheancientmapsthatoncedescribedareasoftheoceanasplacesofdragonshaveyettobeproventruE.Butit’sgoodtoknowthattheoceanstillhasafewsurprisesforusevenincaseswherethey’rejustdeadsmellybodies.21.Thecreaturementionedinthetext.A.wasabout15feetlongwithahornB.couldprobablygrowupto55feetlongC.wasalreadyinpiecesbutitwasstillaliveD.wasfoundontheshoresofavillageinSpain22.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph2referto?A.A.dragon.B.A.sharkskeleton.C.Anoarfish.D.A.hornedseamonster.23.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.A.howthecreaturewasfoundB.thecharacteristicsofanoarfishC.people’sguessesaboutthecreatureD.BoingBoing’sopinionofthecreature
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