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Aftermonthsoffearhateandprosecution__themusicandconsumer-electronicsindustrydecidedtotrytomakebeautifulmusictogether.LastweektheSecureDigitalMusicInitiativeacombinationof100musicelectronicsandhigh-techcompaniesannouncedthatitagreedonamusicformat格式knownasMP3whichcauseddisagreement.NowadaysmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearefondofmusicthatisplayedontheirportableMP3players.Sothisannouncementattractedalotofattentioninboththeproducerandconsumersides.MP3allowsthedigitalmusicinCDstobemadesmallertoatenthitssizeandstillsoundsgreat.MP3songsaresmallenoughtobetradedonline;theyaremadebythemillionstotheconsternationofrecordcompanieswhichfearthateverythingeverreleasedondiscwillenduponlineforfreE.Traditionalrecordsandtheirsalemaybegreatlydamagedbythisnewformatofmusicandforthemusic’ssakeitisbetterconveyedinthisnewmedium.That’swhytherecordingindustryappealedtothecourtagainstlittleDiamondMultimediawhenitstartedsellingaportableMP3playertwoyearsago.NotonlydidDiamondwinincourtbutitalsosold100000Riosalongtheway.WithhalfadozenothercompaniesracingtoproducetheirownversionsoftheRioforChristmaswhatcouldthemusicindustrydo?Theyhavenochoiceintheirfuturetheirsuccessjustdependsonhowtheycandealwiththenewtrendandcooperatewiththeelectronicscompanies.Itcouldn’tignoreMP3whichhasbecometheformatofchoiceamongnewbandstryingtoadvertisetheirpre-releasedsongs.Sotheindustryagreedonitononecondition:within18monthswhenastandardisadoptedthatallowspiracy-protectedmusicfreefrombeingillegallycopiedtobesoldonlinetheelectronicscompaniesagreetomaketheirplayersinlinewithit.ThisclearsthewayforthenewmagicMP3playerswhichisbothconvenientandcapableofcarryingonmuchmoremusicthantraditionalwalkmans.What’snext?Digitallypiratedmovies.GetreadyHollywood.72.Themostappropriatetitleforthepassagemaybe.A.MP3ClearsItsWayB.MusicAndElectronicsC.PiracyAlongTheWayD.MovieIsTheNext73.AccordingtothepassagewhatisNOTanadvantageoftheMP3format?A.ThesizeofmusiccanbeshortenedtoonetenthofitsoriginalsizE.B.ThefanscanenjoythemusicbeforetheformalreleaseofthemusiC.C.Thenewmusicianscanentertheindustrymoreeasily.D.Thestruggleagainstpiracywillbeproveddifficult.74.AccordingtothelastparagraphwhatwillhappentoHollywood?A.ThemovieswillnotworryaboutthesituationinthemusicfielD.B.Themoviescanbeeasilypiratedwiththisnewformat.C.ThesongsinmovieswillberecordedintheMP3format.D.Thenewtechnologyhaslittletodowiththemovieindustry.75.Inthesecondparagraphthemeaningofthewordconsternationisclosestto.A.calmnessB.peacefulnessC.shockD.intention
AfriendasksmeWhydon'tChinesegoDutch?SoIwanttoregardthisquestionasthetopicandwriteanarticle.AseveryoneknowswesternerswillgoDutchwhilehavingamealintherestaurant.ButChinesedon'tgoDutch.Chinesewillpaythebillandcheckoutgenerously.Westernersdon'toftenentertainguestsbutChineseofteninvitefriendstodinner.Alotofwesternersfeelpuzzledtothisquestion.Whydoesthereexistsuchadifference?FirstofallfoodsystemsbetweenChinaandWestaredifferent.ChineseputintopracticeGatherDiningSystemwesternersputintopracticeIndividualDiningSystem.EverybodycansharethedeliciousfoodofalloverthetablewheneatingChinesefood.Pleasenoteitissharingbutwesternersjusteatthefoodinone'sownplate.Ifyoueatbeefandheeatschickenitisimpossiblethatyoutastetheflavorofhischicken.TheresultoftheIndividualDiningSystemisthatyoucanonlyeatthefoodinyourplate.SotoeatChinesefoodishappierthantoeatWestern-stylefood.AndIwanttoaskyouaquestion.Doyoulikethefreething?Ithinknobodydoesn'tlikethefreething.Ok!SupposeIinviteyoutoeatthedeliciousChinesefoodthenIpaythebill.ThisisequivalenttothatyouhaveenjoyedadeliciousChinesefoodfree.Soyouwillbeveryglad.Itwillstrengthentherelationbetweenusinthehappyatmosphere.SecondlywesternerseatforthehealthChineseeatforthefriendship.Westernersadvocateindividualismandindependenceisstrong.Sowesternersexpressthatrespectforeachother'sindependencethroughthewaygoDutch.Chineselikemakingfriendsandsolidarity.Chinesevaluetheinterpersonalrelationshipsandthefriendshipverymuch.ThirditisonlysimpleHaveameal!forwesternerstoentertainguests.UnlikethepurposeandthemeansthatChineseentertainguestsinAmericans'ideaHaveamealdefinitionistoaddfueltothebodyforkeepinghealthandnormallifeactivity.Thatistosaythereisnotanyadditionalvalue.IntheChineseideaHaveamealnotonlyisakindoflifeenjoymentbutalsoisthemeanstopromotefriendshipbetweenthefriends.AfterenjoyingthesumptuousdeliciousfoodyouaregladandIamgladtoo.Thefriendshipbetweenthefriendshasbeenstrengthenedinthiskindofatmosphere.41.WhatdoesgoDutchmean?A.Theywillpayforthemealseparately.B.Eitherpartwillpayforthemeal.C.TheywillgotoDutchforameal.D.Theycanenjoyamealfreeofcharge.42.ThedifferencesbetweenWesternandChineseDinningSystemlieinthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT.A.individualandgatheringB.thepurposeforhealthandforthefriendshipC.healthmaintenanceandlifeenjoymentD.oppositionanddependence43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Westernerswillsharethefoodintheirplateswitheachother.B.Chinesewouldlikethefreemealsotheyneverpaythebill.C.Westernersdon'tvaluethefriendshipsotheyneverpaythemealforothers.D.Chineseattitudestowardsthemealseemmorecomplicatedthanwesterners'.44.Theunderlinedwordmeansinthefifthparagraphrefersto.A.thedefinitionofHaveameal!B.thewayofstrengtheningthefriendshipC.themeaningofamealD.thedinnersetusedforameal45.Thepassagemainlyanalyzesthecauseof.A.thedifferentculturesbetweentheWestandChinaB.thevariousstylesoffoodbetweentheWestandChinaC.thewaysofpayingthebillbetweenwesternersandChineseD.allkindsoftastesoffoodfromdifferentcountries
MostAmericanswouldhaveadifficulttimetellingyouspecificallywhatthevaluesarewhichAmericansliveby.Theyhavenevergiventhematteranythought.OvertheyearsIhaveintroducedthousandsofinternationalvisitorstolifeintheUnitedStates.ThishascausedmetotrytolookatAmericansthroughtheeyesofforeignvisitorsIamconfidentthatthevalueslistedinthisbookletdescribemostbutnotallAmericansandthatunderstandingthesevaluescanhelpyoutheinternationalvisitorunderstandAmericans.Itismybeliefthatifforeignvisitorsreallyunderstandhowdeeplythese13valuesareingrainedinAmericanstheywillthenbeabletounderstand95%ofAmericanactions―actionswhichmightotherwiseappearstrangeconfusingorunbelievablewhenevaluatedfromtheperspectiveaspectoftheforeigner'sownsocietyanditsvalues.Thedifferentbehaviorsofapeopleoraculturemakesenseonlywhenseenthroughthebasicbeliefsassumptionsandvaluesofthatparticulargroup.WhenyouencountermeetanactionorhearastatementintheUnitedStateswhichsurprisesyoutrytoseeitasanexpressionofoneormoreofthevalueslistedinthisbooklet.45.AnordinaryAmericancan’ttellyouhis/hervaluesystembecause.A.thisissomethinganAmericanlivesbyB.everyonewillhavehis/herownsystemC.he/shehasneverthoughtaboutitD.valuesaresomethingoftenintheirthought46.Theauthorlists13valuesinhisbookletto.A.inviteforeignerstovisitAmericaB.lookatAmericansthroughtheeyesofforeignvisitorsC.describetheconfusingactionsofmostAmericansD.helpinternationalvisitorsunderstandAmericans47.TheunderlinedwordingrainedinLine2Paragraph3mostprobablymeans.A.rootedinthemindsB.foundinthegrainsC.plantedforfoodD.preparedwithgrain48.VisitorssometimesfindAmericansbehaveinastrangeconfusingorunbelievablewayprobablybecause.A.AmericansarehardtounderstandB.AmericanshavevalueswhichareentirelydifferentfromtheirownC.theyviewAmericansaccordingtothevaluesintheirownsocietyD.itisdifficulttounderstandanypeoplewhenyoufirstencounterthem
Thisisadangerousworldwelivein.ThenumberofmurdersgoesupeveryyearpeoplearedyingofcancermorepeoplecontractHIVmoreteensareusingdrugsetC.Youknowthisbecauseyouhaveheardallthestatisticsonthenewsandinthepaper.Butdoyoureallyhaveanaccurateideawhattheymean?Thenumbersaregrowingupbuthowdotheycomparetothegrowthinpopulation?Aremorecasesofthesediseasesbeingreportedbecauseofbettertestingtechniquesorarethediseasesmorecommon?ThefactisthatwithoutknowingthebackgroundstatisticsmeanverylittlE.Thisgrowingtrendofreportingonlypartoftheinformationisbecomingdangerous.ForexampleseveralyearsagoahighschoolstudentreportedthedangersofthechemicalknownasdihydrogenmonoxidE.Thischemicalfoundinmostcanceroustumors肿瘤isoftenfoundinthebloodofpeopledrunkonalcoholandcausescompletephysicalandmentaldependenceforthosewhotakethechemicalevenoncE.Afterreadinghisreportmorethan75%ofhisAdvancedPlacementChemistryclassvotedtoforbidthisdangerouschemical!Everyoneoftheabovestatementsistrueyetthischemicalisnecessarytoalllifeonearth.Thestudentsmadethemistakebecausetheyvotedknowingonlyafewstatementsandstatisticsratherthanthechemical’sfullbackgrounD.ThepointofthisarticleisthatoneshouldbeawareofwhatisandisnotbeingsaiD.Whenonefindsanewfactornumberoneshouldtrytoconsiderotherimportantinformationbeforeforminganopinionwithonlyhalf-truths.Alwaysrememberthattheauthoristryingtoconvinceyouofhisorherownviewandwillleaveoutinformationthatisdifferenttohisview.ForexamplelookagainatthestatisticsthatsuggestskiingissafE.Only32peoplemaydieeachyearwhenskiingwhile897diefromlightningstrikesbutwhichisreallythemostdangerous?IfyouthinkaboutityourealizefarfewerpeoplegoskiingeachyearthanthenumberofpeoplewhoareindangerofalightningstrikE.Whenyouthinkaboutitskiingismoredangerousthanyoumightatfirstthinkwhenlookingatstatistics.Ifweteenagersaretobeleftinthisworldwehadbetterbeabletothinkcriticallyandformourownviewsratherthanbeeasilypersuadedbyanother’s.TobewarnedistobeprepareD.Inthefirstparagraphwhatproblemdoesthewriterwanttowarnus?A.WearenowlivinginadangerousworlD.B.WegetalotoffalsestatisticsfromthemediA.C.Statisticsalonewithoutfullbackgrounddoesn’tgiveusanaccuratepicturesofthings.D.TherearearoundusmoreandmoremurdersdiseasesetC.Whydoesthewriterusetheexampleinthesecondparagraph?A.ToarguethathighschoolstudentsareeasilypersuadeD.B.Toshowthedangerofreportingonlypartoftheinformation.C.Toprovewhatisnecessarytousmightbedangerous.D.Towarnusoftheharmfulsubstancearoundus.Relativeinformationisoftenleftoutbecause__________.A.Relativeinformationisnotthatimportant.B.toomuchinformationwillmakereadersfeelconfuseD.C.theauthoristryingtoshowwhatheorshesaysistruE.D.readersarenotabletoanalyzesomuchinformationatoncE.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Weshouldlearntothinkcriticallyandlookatproblemsfromallsides.B.SomemeasuresmustbetakentoprotectourdangerousworlD.C.Thegrowingtrendofreportingonlyhalf-truthsisgettingoutofcontrol.D.Teenagersoughttoimprovetheirabilityoftellingrightfromwrong.
Manyboyslovereadingaboutthelegendsofoldpirates海盗anddreamingoftheirownwildadventures.Butmodernpiratesarenotathingofthepast.LastmonthSomalipiratesdidtheirboldesthijacking劫持todatE.TheyseizedtheSaudisupertanker超大型油轮SiriusStarcarryingcrudeoilworthabout$100million.Theydemanded$15milliontofreetheshipanditscrew.Thepirateshavekepthittingtheheadlinesthisyear:92attackshavebeenattemptedwith36successfulhijackingsand268crewmemberstakenhostage人质.TheChinesefishingshipTianyu8with17Chineseand8foreignersonboardhasbeenintheirhandssinceNovember14.Ofcoursepiracy海盗行为isnothingnew.Evensincetherehasbeenwaterandshipstherehavebeenpirates.Theearliestdocumentedhistoryofpiratesdatesbacktothe13thcenturyintheMediterraneanSeA.EventhefamousRomanemperorJuliusCaesarwasoncekidnappedbypirates.Piracyreacheditspeakinthemid-1700s.ItwasduringthistimeintheCaribbeanandoffthecoastofAfricathatmenlikeBlackbeardthePiratemadethisprofessionattractivE.ButwiththecreationofstrongernationalNaviespiracybecamelesspopulararoundtheworlD.Inthemid-20thcenturymostpirateswerepetty小规模的thieves.Theyusedhookstosneak偷偷摸摸onboardshipsatanchorandgrabbedallthattheycouldfinD.Thesepiratesweremorelikelytofleethanfightiffacedbythecrew.Howevernowadayspiracyhasbecomeamulti-million-dollarbusinessattractingmanyinpoorcountries.Piratesaretreatedlikeheroesamonglocalfishermen.TheyusesatellitephonesandGlobalPositioningSystemsGPS.OncetheyspottheirtargettheyswarmtheshipwithfastboatsandshootitbyfiringAK-47sorevenrocket-propelledgrenades火箭榴弹炮.Thentheyholdtheshipanditscrewsformoney.TheworldshouldtakeforcefulactionstogethertofightpiracysaidleadersattheAsianandPacificEconomicCooperationAPECsummitinPeru.Howeverputtinginanti-piarcyarmycanonlybehalfofthesolution.WehavetoprotectthefairchanceofSomalifishermentogetagoodlivingandkeepthemfromthelureofeasymoneysaidPeterLehralecturerinterrorismstudies.60.Whendidpiracyreachitspeak?A.Inthe13thcentury.B.Inthemid-1700s.C.Inthemid-20thcentury.D.November142008.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymean?A.Pirateswereveryboldatfirst.B.Pirateswereverypopularthen.C.Pirateswereveryattractivethen.D.PirateswerenotsoboldatthattimE.62.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thepirateshavecommitted92crimessuccessfullythisyear.B.PiracybecamemoreandmorepopularasthenationalNaviesbecamepowerful.C.NowadayspiratesarelearningtousemodernweaponstocommitcrimesatseA.D.OnNovember18aChineseshipwasattackedbyasuspectedpirateship.63.What’sthemostprobableheadlineofthispassage?A.PiratesarebackB.ThelegendsofpiratesC.TerrorismoftheworldD.Whoarepirates
Thisisalistoftheoriginsofsomeslangwordsorphrasesthatwealluseregularly.ThesewordsarecommoninalmostallEnglishspeakingnations.CoolWhohasn'tusedthiswordatleastonceintheirlifewhenspeakinghighlyofsomething?ThismeaningofthewordisrelativelynewinEnglishbutnotasnewasyoumightthink.Theearliestrecordfoundsofarisfrom1884inthephraseDat’scool!KicktheBucketThismeanstodie.Manypeopleconsiderthetermtohavecomefromaguiltymanstandingonanupturnedbucketwhichwasthenkickedoutfromunderhisfeetleavinghimtohangbutthereisnowrittenevidencethatthisisthecase.Infactitismorelikelyfromadifferenttypeofbucketentirely.Inbutchery肉食店whenapigwaskilleditwouldbehungfromapole.Itismostlylikelythatinhisdeaththroes垂死挣扎thepig’sfeetwouldbangagainsttherail横杆towhichtheyweretied.Thereforekickingthebucketwasatermreferringtothelastactionsofthepigbeforehefinallydied.Bob’sYourUncleBob’syourunclegenerallymeansthatsomethingissimpleoreasyorajobdone.Itismostlikelythatthisphrasecameaboutasaresultofnepotism裙带关系.Inthelate1800sLordSalisburyfirstnameRobertwasprime-ministerofGreatBritain.AfterhisthirdtermhewassucceededbyhisnephewArthur.ArthurhadbeenmadeChiefSecretaryofIrelandin1886.SuspicionsarosethatRobertwasfavoringhisnephewArthur.ThetermBob’syourunclecouldbeusedatthetimeasareferencetothischargeofnepotism.36.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Themostcommonlyusedslangwordsintheworld.B.Theoriginsofsomemost.commonlyusedslangwordsorphrases.C.TheoriginsofEnglishwordsandphrases.D.CommonwordsandphrasesinEnglishspeakingcountries.37.Ifyouwanttopraisesomethingtheslangwordsorphraseyoumayuseis.A.CoolB.KicktheBucketC.ToDieD.Bob’sYourUncle38.FromthepassagewecaninferthattheslangphraseKicktheBucket――.A.istheoldestinmeaningamongalltheEnglishslangwordsorphrasesB.hasthesamemeaningasKicktheBallC.willbeneverusedinthefutureD.hassomethingtodowithpigs39.Theunderlinedwordsucceeded’’inParagraph4means.A.takenpositionofB.broughtupC.killedD.drivenaway40.Youmayreadthispassagein.A.asciencefictionB.acookbookC.anEnglishvocabularytextD.anadvertisement
ThousandsofpeoplebeganpouringintoPennsylvaniafromotherstates.Theywantedtobuylotterytickets彩票.Theticketscostonly$0.9each.Butthatsmallspendingcouldbringthemarewardof$90million.Thatwasthesecondlargestlotteryjackpot积累奖金inhistory.Morethan87millionticketswereboughtforthePennsylvanialotterydrawing.Thosewhoboughtticketshadtochoosesevennumbersfrom1to80.Thechanceofwinningwasonein9.6millionbutthatlittlechancecertainlydidn'taffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawingticketsweresoldattheunbelievableaffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawingticketsweresoldattheunbelievablerateof500perseconD.Expertssaymanypeoplebuylotteryticketsbecausetheyjustwanttohaveapieceoftheaction.OtherssaythelotteryisastockmarketforpoorpeoplE.ItallowsthemtodreamaboutwealththeyprobablyneverhavE.Butmanypeoplebelievelotteriesarenobetterthanlegalized合法化的gambling.Somecriticsnotethatmostpeoplewhoplayarepoorandmanynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.Therearealsomanyaddictswhotakethegameseriously.Theymaypourtheirlifesavingsintolotterytickets.Someclubshavebeenformedtohelpthemkickthehabit.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheyprovidemoneythatwouldotherwisehavetocomefromnewtaxes.Theprofitsfromlotteriesareusuallyusedtopayforeducationorprogramsforseniorcitizens.Butcriticssaythisarrangementjustallowsstatestolegalizevice恶习underthenameofsocialprogress.NomatterwhetheryouregardstatelotteriesrightornotyoucannotrefusetoaccepttheirextremepopularitywithmanyAmericans.56.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A.lotteriesareofgreatbenefittoeveryonewhobuysthemB.manypeoplebuylotteryticketsbutlotteriescausedisagreementC.playingalotteryisjustlikeinvestinginthestockmarketD.lotteriesarenothingbutlegalizedvice57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheydon'thavetopayextrataxes.B.ThepopularityoflotteriesinAmericaactuallyissocialprogressC.Somecriticsdon'tlikelotteriesbecausemanypeoplewastemoneyonthemD.Peoplelovethelotterybecauseitisastockmarket58.InjustonehourinthelastfewdaysthePennsylvanialotterysoldticketstotaling.A.$1.62millionB.$1.82millionC.$9.6millionD.$87million59.Peoplewhoareaddictedtoplayinglotteriesshould.A.joinasupportgroupB.kickthehabitC.winthelotteryD.saveeverycent
Shoplifting入店行窃ishappeninginstoresorsupermarketsthroughouttheworlD.HowevershopliftinghappensmoreinBritishstoresaccordingtoarecentresearchbytheUK-basedCenterforRetailResearch.NapoleononceconsideredBritainasanationofshopkeeperstowhichsomanypeopledreamedoftraveling.Nowitseemsitisanationofshoplifters.AccordingtotheresearchBritainisthemostlight-fingeredcountryinEuropewithnearlyoneineverytwocasesofshopliftingacrossthecontinenttakingplaceinBritishstores.Thereportsaidtherewerenearly566000reportedcasesofshopliftinginBritainoutofaEurope-widetotalof1.27million.ThenextworstcountriesinEuropeFranceandGermanycamewellbelowBritainwithonly188000and167000casesrespectively.Switzerlandliveduptoitsclean-livingreputationwithjust10198recordedcasesofshoptheftanditisthelowestinEuropE.TheonlyreasonIcanthinkofisthehigherlevelofcriminalityinBritainreportauthorJoshuaBamfieldsaiD.ButtheblameforBritain'spoorshowingdoesnotliewhollyatthedoorstepofBritonsBamfieldsaidbutalsowithsomeorganizedforeigngroupstravelingincitiessuchasLondon.TherearetravelinggroupsofthievesmanyfromplaceslikePolandandRussiathattargetlargedepartmentstoresBamfieldsaiD.TheproblemisrightacrossEurope―thecriminalshaveformedtheirownEuropeanUnion.BamfieldsaidonefactorcausingsomemistakesonthestatisticswasalsolikelytobethatretailersinBritainweremorelikelytorecordtheftscomparedtoothernationssuchasGreece.It'sasocialphenomenonthatcouldhappeninanycountriessaidBamfieldThemostimportantthingishowtopreventitratherthanaccusingofittoomuch.68.Bysayinganationofshopkeepers.Napoleonprobablymeantthat__.A.BritainwasanationofshopliftersthoughitwasrichthenB.BritainshouldhavecaredmoreaboutitsagricultureC.Britain'seconomywasexperiencingagreatdevelopmentD.Britainshouldtakesomemeasurestoreducethenumberofshops69.Accordingtothepassageinwhichcountryarewelikelytofeelsaferwhenshopping?A.BritainB.GermanyC.FranceD.Switzerland70.FromwhatJoshuaBamfieldsaiditcanbeinferredthat__.A.it'sthehighestlevelofcriminalitythatcausedBritain'ssocialproblemB.Britain'ssocialproblemofshoptheftcamefromvarietiesofsidesC.Britain'spoorshowingdoesnotliewhollyatthedoorstepofBritonsD.it'stravelinggroupsofthievesthatmakeupthemajorityofBritain'sshoplifters71.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Protectingourselvesisimportantwhenshopping.B.ShopliftingisbecomingseriousespeciallyinBritain.C.ShopliftingdoesgreatharmtopeopleacrossEuropE.D.Europeissufferingmanytravelinggroupsofthieves.
Theold-fashionedgeneralstoreisfastdisappearingThisisperhapsapitybecauseshoppingtodayseemstolackthatpersonalelementwhichexistedwhentheshopkeeperknewallhisregularcustomerspersonally.HecouldforinstancerememberwhichbrandofteaMrs.Smithusuallyboughtorwhatsortofwashing-powderMrs.JonespreferreD.NotonlywastheshopacenterofbuyingandsellingbutalsoasocialmeetingplacE.AprosperousgeneralstoremighthaveemployedfourorfiveassistantsandsotherewereveryfewproblemsinmanagementasfarasthestaffwasconcerneD.Butnowthatthesupermarkethasreplacedthegeneralstorethejobofthemanagerhaschangedcompletely.Themodernsupermarketmanagerhastocopewithastaffasmanyasahundredapartfromalltheothereverydayproblemsofrunningalargebusiness.Everymorningthemanagermustlikethecommanderofanarmydivisioncarryoutaninspectionofhisstoretomakesurethateverythingisreadyforthebusinessoftheday.Hemustseethateverythingisrunningsmoothly.Hewillhavetogiveadviceandmakedecisionsasproblemsariseandhemustknowhowtogethishugestafftoworkefficientlywiththeirrespectiveresponsibilities.NomatterwhathehastodothroughoutthedayhoweverthesupermarketmanagermustbereadyforanyemergencythatmayarisE.PeopleinthetradesaythatyouarenotreallyanexperiencedsupermarketmanageruntilyouhavedealtwithafloodafireabirthandadeathinyourstorE.41.Intheauthor'sopinionitisapitythattherearefeweroldgeneralstoresnowbecause______.A.thereislesstradingbusinessB.thereusedtobemoresocialactivitiesintheolddaysC.thesupermarketmanagerhasmoreproblemsthanbeforeD.thereislesspersonalcontactbetweenmanagerandcustomer.42.Inwhatwayhasthejobofthestoremanagerchanged?A.Hedoesn'tsellteaandwashing-powderanymorE.B.HehasamuchlargerstafftotakecareoftosaynothingofalltheotherdailyproblemsofrunningthestorE.C.Hemusttryhardtorememberthenamesofhisregularcustomers.D.HehastogiveadviceandmakedecisionswhenproblemsarisE.43.WhoareMrs.SmithandMrs.Jonesmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Theyarefriendsofthestoremanager’sB.Theyareshopassistants.C.TheyarebothregularcustomersofthestorE.D.TheyrepresentanyoftheregularcustomersoftheoldgeneralstorE.44.Thesupermarketmanageriscomparedto______bytheauthor.A.anorchestraconductorB.atrafficsupervisorC.amilitaryleaderD.aschoolinspector
Hastherecenteconomicdownturnaffectedyourlife?FormanyyoungChineseithasdriventhemtoembraceafarmorefrugaleconomicallifestylE.WangHao24isaBeijingofficeworker.HemadearesolutioninJunelastyeartolimithisweeklylivingexpensesto100yuan.That'sthecostofeightBigMacsinChina.ThefinancialcrisishastaughtaspendinglessontoyoungpeopleinChinaincludingmesaidWangwhopostedhisresolutiononhisblogwhichhasdrawnover200000hits.Asthefinancialcrisisaffectstheeconomywhite-collarworkersspeakofreducingsalaries.SomeareunemployeD.AnduniversitystudentsarefacingtheworstjobprospectssinceChina'seconomicreformbegan30yearsago.TosavemoneypeoplehavestartedtosharedinnershousestaxisandotheractivitieswithstrangerstheymeetonlinE.Webusersposttheiractivitiesonsitessuchaswww.Pinkewang.comandinviteotherstojointhem.LinXiongbothefounderofPinkewangsaidhiswebsitesawa100percentincreaseofvisitorslastNovemberaftertheglobalfinancialcrisisbrokeout.PeoplearealsousingwebsiteslikeLin'stoshareotheractivityideassuchastrainingprogramssportsandentertainments.Sharingactivitieswithotherscansavealotofmoneywithoutloweringone'squalityoflifesaid27-year-oldXuLi.He'samanageratapublicrelationsfirmandalong-timeuserofwebsiteslikePinkewang.ItwasontheInternetthatXurecentlyfoundanotherpersontotakepartinanEnglishtrainingprogramwithhim.Byjoiningtheprogramwithanotherpersonheandhispartnerreceiveda10percentdiscountforthecoursesavingthemmorethan1000yuan.YoungChineseborninthe80susedtobeaccusedofbeingmaterialistiC.Theyfavoreddesignerclothesandthelatestelectronicproductsandmanyofthemspenttheirmonthlysalariesratherthansavingthem.TheybecameknownastheYueguanggroup.Howeversincetheeconomysloweddownthislifestylehaslostmuchofitscharm.NowmoreandmoreyoungChineseconsidersavingmoneytobemorefashionablethanspending.ThefrugallifestylestheseyoungChineseareembracingseemtobeacceptedbytheauthoritiestoo.InacommentarypublishedinthePeople'sDailyrecentlythewritersaidfrugalitydidnotconflictwiththegovernment'sdemand-stimulatingpoliciesasitcalledforreasonableratherthanrecklessspending.FrugallifestylesshouldbecomeafashionespeciallyinthefinancialcrisissaidthewriterWangJinyou.63.Thepassagewaswrittento_________.A.advertiseawebsitecalledwww.Pinkewang.comB.showhowyoungChinesearedealingwiththeeconomicsituationC.showthelifeconditionsofwhite-collarworkersinChinaD.tellthereadersabouttheeconomicproblemsChinaisfacing64.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.WangHao’sblogispopularbecausethestoriesinhisblogareveryinteresting.B.ThefinancialcrisisbegantoaffectChinesepeople’slivesinDecember2008.C.SincetheeconomicdownturnfastconsumerlifestylesarelesspopularinChinanow.D.Thegovernmenthasaskedpeopletospendlessmoneytofighttheeconomiccrisis.65.AccordingtothepassagethefollowingareallcausedbythefinancialcrisisEXCEPTthat_________.A.agreatmanycollegestudentshavedecidednottocontinuetheirstudiesB.thereislesshopeforcollegegraduatestofindtheiridealjobsC.youngpeoplehavetocutdowntheirlivingexpensesD.somewhite-collarworkersareoutofwork66.Weknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.XuLiwillhavetopayover5000yuanforhistrainingprogramifheattendsitaloneB.theChinesepeoplewhowereborninthe1980sdevelopedthegoodhabitofsavingmoneyC.thetrendforyoungChinesetoadoptfrugallifestylesgoesagainstcurrentgovernmentpoliciesD.it’snothingnewforyoungChinesetoshareactivitieswithothersontheInternet
IntheU..S..thepublichastendedtobelievethatallmotorcyclesareriddenbywildirresponsiblelawlessyoungmen.Thereareseveralthingsaboutmotorcyclingthattheaveragecitizendislikes.Acyclist’sappearancehassomethingtodowiththisdislike.Motorcyclistsfrequentlylookdirtyinfacttheyaredirty.Ontheroadthereislittletoprotectthemfrommudcrushedinsects.andbirddroppings.Forpracticalreasonstheyoftendressinoldclothingwhichlooksmuchlessrespectablethantheclothingofpeoplewhorideinears.Forthesamereasonmotorcyclistsusuallyweardarkcolors.Perhapsthishelpstoexplainwhytheyaresometimessuspectedofhavingevilnatures.Inoldplaysoflongagoevilcharactersusuallyworeblack.Incowboymoviesthebadguysusuallywearblackhatswhilethegoodguyswearlightercolors.Somethingelseabouttheirappearancemakesanunfavorableimpression.IntheirpracticalprotectiveclothingtheylookverymuchlikethemenonmilitarymotorcyclesinthemoviesofWorldWarII―cruelenemieswhoroaredintopeacefulvillagesfillingpeople’sheartswithfear.Probablyt11emachineitselfalsoproducesangerandfear.Motorcyclesarenoisythoughsomebigtrucksareevennoisier.ButtrucksarebigandcarryheavyloadstheyareacceptedifnotreallywelcomedbecausetheyperformaneededservicemakingAmericamove.Motorcyclesontheotherhandmakeallunpleasantnoisejusttogivetheirriderspleasure.Thatiswhatiscommonlythought.Inthewoodsmotorcyclesfrightenanimals.Roaringalongquietstreetstheywakesleepingfamiliesandmakebabiescry.Ofcoursethedangerofmotorcyclingalsohelpsaccountformanypeople’slowopinionofthesport.Itsdefendershoweverclaimthatcarefulcyclistsareinlessdangerthancommonlybelieved.Acyclistmustdriveasifeverybodyaroundhimwantedtokillhim.Hemustpaycarefulattentiontohisdriving.Fromthatpointofview.amanoilamotorcycleissaferthanamaninacar.71.Accordingtothepassage.theaverageAmericansbelievethat.A.motorcyclistsareallblue―collarworkersB.motorcyclinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’smostpopularsportsC.onlywildirresponsiblelawlessyoungmenenjoymotorcyclingD.motorcyclistscan’taffordtobuycars72.FromthepassageweknowthatgoodcharactersofoldAmericanmovies.A.usuallyworelightercolorsB.hadnodifferencefromevilcharactersC.1ookedgraciousD.oftenrodehorses73.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.thereexisteddifferentopinionstowardsmotorcyclingsportB.allgoodguysincowboymovieswearwhiteC.animalsinthewoodslikemotorcyclesbecausemotorcyclistsusuallyfeedcrushedinsectstohemD.motorcycleswillmakenoiseassoonaspeoplegotosleep74.Somepeopleclaimthatamanonamotorcycleissaferthanamaninacarbecause.A.carraceisasportwithseveraldisadvantagesB.motorcyclistsmustdriveverycarefullyC.mostpeoplewanttokeepadistancefromthedirtymotorcyclesforfearthattheyshouldlosedignityD.motorcyclestendtobeacceptedbymoreandmorepeople75.Theaveragecitizendislikesthemotorcyclistsbecause.A.allmotorcyclesarewildyoungmenB.allmotorcyclesareirresponsibleyoungmenC.allmotorcyclesarelawlessyoungmenD.theyfrequentlylookdirtytheyoftenmakeanunpleasantnoiseandtheirappearancecontributestopeople’sterribleimagination
TherepairmantoldmeNochargeProfessorPan!We’refriends.I’dratherpayIreplieD.Ifit’sfreeIcan’taffordit!ChineseoftenrefusepaymentforprofessionalservicesinsistingWe’refriendsnow!ButthentheyshowuplatertoaskmetotutortheminEnglishorgetthemintoanAmericanuniversityandIwishI’dhavejustpaidthe30yuanIowedtheminthefirstplace!AccordingtotheAmericansThere’snofreelunchmeaningthatthere’sapriceforeverythingandI’malwayslookingaroundtofigureoutwhatthismeans.Manyofourneighborshavegivenusfruitorflowersorcostlyteasneveraskinganythinginreturn.Foryearsabicyclerepairmanhasrepeatedlyrefusedtoletmepayhim.Waituntilyouhavesomethingmajortofix!heinsists.ImentionedtoapeasantfriendthatIwishedIhadastonemilltogrind磨flourforbreaD.A.monthlaterheshowedupwithabeautifulmillthathe’dhadhisuncleinthecountrysidecarvefromasolidblockofgranite花岗石.Chinesegenerosity慷慨isarealeducationforAmericanslikemewhowouldratheravoidsocialentanglements纠纷andjusthandoverthemoney.Butcashcan’tcompensate补偿forthegreatestgiftfriendship.WhenanAmericansawsomeofmyfriendssittingonbamboostoolsunderthetreessipping呷teahesaidTheymusthavenothingbettertodo.ActuallyIsaidtheyareprofessorswithplentytodo.Butprobablyyou’rerightinsayingthatatthismomenttheyhavenothingbettertodo.AndneitherdoI!AndIjoinedthegroup.WechattedaboutteaandChinesecookingandhowmuchmyboyshavegrownsincewearriveD.OnemansaidTheywerepocket-sizedwhenyoucameherE.Nowthey’retallerthanyou.Howtimeflies!Howlifeflies.AndChinesearesmartenoughtosharewhattheyknowtheycannotkeep.TheyfreelygiveoftheirtimenevertoobusytohelpafrienD.AndtheyareteachingmeslowlytobothgiveandreceivE.SothenexttimesomeonesaysNochargE.We’refriends!Iwillthankthemheartily.ButiftheyshowuplateraskingmetotutortheminEnglishI’llmakesuretheytutormysoninChineseaswellbecausethere’sstillnofreelunch.60.Theauthorinsistedonpayingrepairmanwhilehewasofferedfreerepairsbecausehe____.A.wasanhonestmanB.didn’tknowtherepairmanC.thoughtitnaturaltopayforothers’serviceD.didn’twanttohelpothersinreturn61.GenerallytheauthorthinksthatChineseare____.A.generousandalwaysreadytohelptheirfriendsB.goodatexchangeofequalvaluesC.freeenoughtodrinkteaandchatwiththeirfriendsD.helpfulbutdon’ttreasuretime62.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe____.A.LearntoBothGiveAndReceiveB.A.GoodLessonfromChineseC.TrueHelporNotD.StillNoFreeLunch63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheChinesewouldrathernottakethemoneytoavoidproblemsinsocialcommunication.B.Whenapeasantknewtheauthorneededamillhemadeonefortheauthorhimself.C.TheauthorthinksthatChinesearewiseenoughtoenjoythelimitedlifE.D.TheauthorthinkslittleofChinesewayoflifE.
Somedisabledpeopleuseaspecialcardwhentheyparktheircars.Thesearecalleddisabledplacardswhichareremovablesignsthatcanbehungfromtherear-view后视mirrorofacar.TheseplacardsareonlysupposedtobefordisabledpeoplE.Theseplacardsaremeanttohelpdisabledpeopleinanumberofways.Theyallowthepersontoinspecialparkingspaces.Theycanalsobeusedwhendisabledpeoplearebeingdroppedofforpickedup.Disabledpeoplecanevenusethemtoparkwithouthavingtopay.Parkingofficialsthinkthatsomepeoplearecheating.NotallpeoplewhohavetheseplacardsaredisableD.TodayoneinsixteendriversinCaliforniscarriesthesign.Therearealotmorepeoplewhohavedisabledplacardstodaythanthenyearsago.AnofficialfromtheDMV加州车辆管理局saysthattherearemanyreasonsfortheincreasE.AspeoplegetolderTheymaydevelophealthproblemsandneedtohaveonE.Therearealsootherreasonswhymoredrivershavethemtoday.Finallythereareanumberofpeoplewhohavethemthatshouldnot.LastyeartheDMVcancelledmorethan25000permits.TheyfoundthatlotsofpeoplewhohadthedisableplacardshaddieD.ThesepermitsarenolongervaliD.SomepeopleareworriedthatthesystembeingabuseD.TheyareworriedthataccesstotheprogramcouldbelimitedbecauseofthemisusE.Morerulescouldmakeitharderforpeoplewithrealdisabilitiestogettheseplacards.46.Whatdoweknowaboutplacards?A.Theyareallusedbydisabledpeople.B.Theyarecardsdesignedbydisabledpeople.C.Theycanhelpdisabledpeopleparktheircars.D.Theyallowdisabledpeopletodriveanywhere.47.TheDMVcanceledmanypermitsbecauseA.thenumberofoldpeopleisgrowingB.thenumberofdisabledpeopleisontheriseC.theywanttomakeitharderforpeopletogethemD.somepeoplewhohavetheplacardshavedied48.Whatcanpeopledowiththeplacards?A.DriversCanusethemwhenpickingupdisabledpeopleB.Disabledpeoplecanpayforparkingwiththem.C.Driverscanusethemtodrivetheircars.D.PeoplecanhaveaccesstoDMVwiththem.49.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Thereasonswhydisabledplacardsalsopopularamongdrivers.B.Somehealthypeoplealsousethedisabledplacards.C.Thenumberofdisabledplacardusershadincreased.D.Morereasonsfordriverstousedisabledplacards.50.WelearnfromthepassagethatA.disabledplacardswillbestoppedbythegovernmentB.somepeoplewillbepunishedforbreakingthelawC.somedisabledpeoplewillbeforbiddentousedisabledplacardsD.somenodswillbemaderelatedtodisabledplacards
ThehomeserviceindustryinBeijingisexpectedtobecomemoreattractivebothasajobandasanindustry.SourcesattheBeijingPeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferencesaidresistancetohomeserviceworkismeltingawayfrommindsofthecity’slaid-offworkersTheConferencesuggestedtheestablishmentofmunicipalcenterswhichsupervise监督propertymanagementhouseholdmendingandinstallationandhousekeepingservices.Moderncitylifeiscreatinganeedforindustrializationhomeservices.Thiswillcreatejobopportunitiesforlaid-offworkerssaidvicedirectoroftheSocialJudicialCommitteeoftheConferencE.BeijingresidentshavelongdesiredahomeserviceindustrythedemandisexpectedtodriveneweconomicgrowthandtherearefewhighqualityhomeheldservicesinBeijingandcustomersandalwayscomplaining.Inthepastfewlaid-offworkersinBeijingdesiredtoworkashomehelpersjobslargelytakenbyyoungwomenfromthecountryside.AtthesametimesomecityresidentshavenotfeltsafetrustingruralgirlswithmodernhouseholdmachinesorwiththeirsmallchildrenManypeoplewouldpaymoreforreliablehousekeeperswhoaremorefamiliarwithcitylifebuttheyhavehadnowayofgettingoneeventhoughthecityishomeofthousandsoflaid-offworkers.BytheendofJunethisyeartherewere30.600joblessworkersinthecity.Mostofthemarewomenintheir40’swhoarenotblessedwithparticularskillsandwhohavehadtheirworkethics准则shapedbytheplannedeconomyManyofthemwereatalosswhentheyfirstrealizedtheyhadlosttheirjobsandawayoflifetheyhadgotusedotfordecades.Theyneverimaginedbeinglaidoffbysatteownedenterprisestheyneverconsideredotherkindsofemployment.Forthemtheprivatesector部门meanttakingrisks;house-keepingimpliedlowersocialstatusGaoYunfang44isapioneerwhoisbreakingtheicE.ShesellstheBeijingMorningPostinthemorningandworksattwohouseholdsintheafternoon.Sheearns1.000yuanpermonthsoshenolongerworriesaboutherdaughter’stuitionatauniversityinShanghai.64.Whatistalkedaboutinthepassage?A.HomeserviceBModerncitylife.CLaid-offworkersD.Socialstatus65.Whydidn’tthelaid-offworkersliedtodohomeservicesinthepast?ALowsalaryB.LowersocialstatusC.DirtyworkingconditionDToomuchextrawork66Whyweremanylaid―offworkersataloss?ABecausetheydidn’tgetusedtothenewwayoflife.BBecausetheyaretoooldtofindanewjobCBecausetheydislikebeinglaidoff.D.Becausetheythinktheylosttheirsocialstands
AnycountryhasgoodreasonstowantitscitizenstobeashealthyaspossiblE.Thisledtotheinstructionofhealthserviceinmanycountries.BritainhasdevelopedintoacountryinwhichallcitizenscangetmostofthehealthtreatmentfreE.Themoneyforthisispartlyfromthepeoplewhoarewillingtooffer.ButtherearedifferentopinionsabouttheHealthServicE.ThenumberofpatientstreatedeveryyearandthecostoftreatmentaremuchgreaterthanexpecteD.ThismeansthatthepeoplewhoworkfortheHealthService―doctorsnursesandotherhospitalworkershavemuchmoreworktodoandasaresulttheyhavelittletimeforpreventivetreatment.Howeverthetoughproblemisthatasmanypeopleareabletoreceivetreatmentmoreexpensivethantheycanpaysometimespeoplegoandvisittheirdoctorswhentheydon’treallyneedto.Astherearemanypatientsdoctorscannotspendtimelongenoughwitheachpatient.Sosomepeopleprefertopayfortheirowntreatmentsothattheirdoctorscanexaminethemmorecarefully.Infactsomerichpeoplefeelthattheyshouldpaymorefreemoneywhichwouldbegiventoothercitizens.55.Britainisdescribedasanexampletoshowthat_____.A.itisaveryrichcountryinEuropeB.itisacountrywiththeHealthServiceC.everyoneintheUKenjoysfreemedicalcareD.peoplehavetoplaypartofthemedicinefee56.WhatistheproblemintheHealthService?A.DoctorsandnursesarenotworkingharD.B.Peoplecangetmorepreventivetreatment.C.Therearenotenoughwell-traineddoctors.D.Moneyisnotenoughtoemploymoremedicalworkers.57.Whydomanypeoplegoandseethedoctorsevenwhentheyreallydon’tneedto?A.Togetnecessaryprotectivetreatment.B.TotakebacksomeexpensivemedicinE.C.ToreceivetreatmentfreeofchargE.D.Tokeephimselfevenmorehealthy.58.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.ThereismuchtoimprovetheHealthServicE.B.Peopleshouldnotgotothedoctor’sunlessnecessary.C.TheHealthServiceisquitesuccessfulsofar.D.Therichshouldbeallowedtopayforthetreatment.
ExpertssaythatitisnoteasytogetusedtolifeinanewculturE.Cultureshockisthetermspecialistsusewhentalkingaboutthefeelingsthatpeoplehaveinanewenvironment.Therearethreestagesofcultureshocksaythespecialists.Inthefirststagethenewcomersliketheirnewenvironment.ThenwhenthefreshexperiencediestheybegintohatethecitythecountrythepeopleandeverythingelsE.InthelaststagethenewcomersbegintoadjusttotheirsurroundingsandasaresultenjoytheirlifemorE.Therearesomeobviousfactorsincultureshock.Theweathermaybeunpleasant.Thecustomsmaybedifferent.Thepublicservicesystemsthetelephonepostofficeortransportationmaybedifficulttoworkout.Thesimplestthingsseemtobebigproblems.Thelanguagemaybedifficult.Whofeelscultureshock?Everyonedoesinthiswayorthat.ButcultureshocksurprisesmostpeoplE.Veryoftenthepeoplehavingtheworstcultureshockarethosewhoneverhadanydifficultiesintheirhomecountriesandweresuccessfulintheircommunity.Comingtoanewcountrythesepeoplefindtheydonothavethesameestablishedpositions.Theyfindthemselveswithoutarolealmostwithoutanidentity身份TheyhavetobuildanewselfimagE.Cultureshockgivesrisetoafeelingofdisorientation迷惘.Thisfeelingmaybehomesickness.WhenhomesickpeoplefeellikestayinginsideallthetimE.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromthestrangeenvironmentandcreateandescapeinsidetheirroomforasenseofsecurity.ThisescapedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshockfortheshorttermbutitdoesnothingtomakethepersonfamiliarwiththeculturE.Gettingtoknowthenewenvironmentandgainingexperiencearethelongtermsolutionstotheproblemofcultureshock.60.Themainpurposeofthetextis____________________A.totakepityonthehomesickB.tosharehisfeelingaboutstayingabroadC.tointroducetheknowledgeofcultureshockD.toencourageandcheerupthecultureshocksufferers61.Whatdoestheexpressionadjusttointhefirstparagraghprobablymean?A.GetusedtoB.GettiredofC.ProtectD.Appreciate62.Ifonefeelshomesickheshould____________________A.stayinsideallthetimeforsafetyB.phonehisparentsorfriendsinhishomecountryforcomfortC.workhardtobuildanewselfimageD.gettoknowthenewsurroundingsandgainexperience63.Whichofthefollowingfactsaboutcultureshockistrue?A.Thesuccessfulonesintheircommunityhavelessdifficultyinaforeignenvironment.B.Cultureshockdoesn'tincludesuchfactorsascustomsone'snativelanguageandsoon.C.Cultureshockgivesrisetothefeelingofbeinglost.D.Thespecialistsgoingabroadwon'texperiencethestagesofcultureshock
InthepastyoungpeopleinJapanwereexpectedtotakeonresponsibilitiestosupporttheirparentsandgrandparents.Nowtheyexpecttobesupportedwellintoyoungadulthood.TheNewbreedbornsincethe1960shaveneverknownanythingbutrichness.Youthareseenasresistanttoenteringsocietyasmatureadultstobecomingsocialcitizens.OncethegreatobjectiveofreconstructionaftertheSecondWorldWarwasaccomplishedanewgenerationlostthemotivatingpowerthathaduntiedthenationtogether.Japan’sbirthratehasbeenfallingrapidlypartlybecauseoftherecession衰退andthejobandfinancial金融的insecuritythatithascaused.In1999thefigurewas1.38childrenperwomanthelowesteverrecorded.Atthesametimeyouthcrimealthoughstillespeciallylowbywesternstandardsrosetoitshighestlevelsincerecord-keepingbegan32yearsago.Likewisethepercentageofstudentsdroppingoutbeforegraduatingat2.5%alsoverylowbywesternstandardshasbeenrising.Entrepreneurial企业家的rolemodelsarefewandfarbetween.BillGatesisoftenmentionedbutaforeignmodelcanonlyhavesomuchinfluence.TheproblemisthatJapaneseculturediscouragespeoplefromrevealingdetailsofpersonallifeincludingsuchordeal考验asstartingacompany.InthepastsuccessfulcompaniessuchasHondaorHitachiprovidedrolemodelsofasort.Buttodaytheyhavebeenfadedbythedownturnandfewothershaverisentotaketheirplace.Youngpeoplealsoquiteoftenfeelisolatedfromtheirfatherswhoworkedtoohardattheirjobstoestablishmuchofarelationshipwiththeirchildren.Theonethingthey’resureofisthattheydon’twanttobeliketheirfathers.Andthegirlsdon’twanttobewithboyswhoareliketheirfatherssotheboysaresurenottobesaysProfessorMorishma.68.Accordingtothepassageformeryoungpeoplewereexpectedto___________.A.toenterthesocietybeforeadulthoodB.toholdtogetherC.toworkhardandsupporttheirfamilyD.tostudyhardandfindagoodjob69.TheworditLine2Para.2mostprobablyrefersto_________.A.economicrecessionB.jobunsafetyC.birthrateD.financialunsafety70.Theauthortakesthetwoexamplesoftheyouthcrimeandstudents’droppingoutbeforegraduatingtoshow__________.A.theyouthareoverburdenedB.theeducationalsysteminJapanisnotsatisfyingC.publicsecurityandorderinJapanisbadD.theethnical道德的levelofyouthinJapanisfalling71.TodayentrepreneurialmodelsarerarelyfoundinJapan_________.A.becauseofthediscouragementofJapanesecultureB.becauseoftheworshippingofwesternmodelsC.becauseofthelackofexperienceofstartingacompanyD.becausethenewbreeddon’twanttoworkhard
AgehasitsspecialadvantagesinAmerica.Andoneofthemoreimpressiveofthemistheseniorcitizendiscount.Anyonewhohasreachedacertainage―insomecasesaslowas55―isautomaticallyentitledtoplentyofpricereductionsatnearlyeverylevelofcommerciallife.Eligibility资格isdeterminednotbyone’sneedbutbythedateonone’sbirthcertificate.Practicallythediscountshavebecomearoutinepartofmanybusinesses―ascommonascolortelevisionsinmotelroomsandfreecoffeeonairliners.Peoplewitharrayhairoftenaregiventhediscountswithoutevenaskingforthem;yetmillionsofAmericansaboveage60arehealthyandsolvent有支付能力的.Businessesthatwouldneverdareofferdiscountstocollegestudentsoranyoneunder30freelyofferthemtoolderAmericans.Thepracticeisacceptablebecauseofthewidespreadbeliefthatelderlyandneedyaresynonymous同义的.Perhapsthatoncewastruebuttodaytobesurethereiseconomicvarietywithintheelderlyandmostofthemaren’tpoor.Itisimpossibletodeterminetheeffectofthediscountsonindividualcompanies.Formanyfirmstheyareastimulustoincome.ButinothercasesthediscountsaregivenattheexpensedirectlyorindirectlyofyoungerAmericans.Moreovertheydirectlyannoysomepoliticiansandscholarswhoconsideritacomingconflictbetweenthegenerations.GenerationaltensionsarebeingfueledbycontinuingdebateoverSocialSecuritybenefitswhichmostlyinvolvesatransferofresourcesfromtheyoungtotheold.Employmentisanotherpoint.SupportedbylawsandcourtdecisionsmoreandmoreolderAmericansarerefusingtheretirementdinnerinfavorofstayingonthejob―therebylesseningemploymentandpromotionopportunitiesforyoungerworkers.Farfromakindofcharitytheyoncewereseniorcitizendiscountshavebecomeapowerfuleconomicprivilege特权toagroupwithmillionsofmemberswhodon’tneedthem.Itnolongermakessensetotreattheelderlyasasinglegroupwhoseeconomicneedsdeservepriorityoverthoseofothers.Seniorcitizendiscountsonlyenrichthemyththatolderpeoplecan’ttakecareofthemselvesandneedspecialtreatment;andtheythreatenthecreationofanewmyththattheelderlyareungratefulandtakingforthemselvesattheexpenseofchildrenandotheragegroups.SeniorcitizendiscountsaretheheartoftheverythingolderAmericansarefightingagainst―discriminationbyage.72.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat______A.offeringseniorcitizendiscountshasbecomeroutinecommercialpracticeB.seniorcitizendiscountshaveenabledmanyoldpeopletoliveagoodlifeC.givingseniorcitizendiscountshasincreasedthemarketfortheelderlyD.seniorcitizenshavetoshowtheirbirthcertificatestogetadiscount73.Thereasontogibetheseniorcitizendiscountisthat____________A.theelderlyneedhumanehelpfromsocietyB.businessesshoulddosomethingforsocietyinreturnC.oldpeopleareentitledtospecialtreatmentfortheircontributiontosocietyD.theseniordiscountscanmakeupforthelackoftheSocialSecuritysystem74.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheSocialSecuritysystem?A.ItencourageselderlypeopletoretireintimeB.ItopensupbroadcareerchancesforyoungpeopleC.ItbenefitstheoldattheexpenseoftheyoungD.Itshouldbestrengthenedbylawsandcourtdecisions75.Whatdoestheauthormainlyargueinthepassage?A.SeniorcitizensshouldfighthardagainstagediscriminationB.TheelderlyareselfishandtakingseniordiscountsforgrantedC.SeniorcitizendiscountsmaywellbeatypeofagediscriminationD.Discountsshouldbegiventotheeconomicsneedsofseniorcitizens
AlmostonefourthofallpersonalspendingintheUnitedStatestakesplaceduringtheholidayseason.TherearegiftstogivethismonthforChristmasHanukkahandtheAfricanAmericancelebrationofKwanzaA.ThetraditionalshoppingseasonbeganlastFridayafterThanksgivingDay.Personalspendingrepresentstwo-thirdsoftheeconomysoholidaysalesareespeciallyimportant.ReportsonNovemberresultshavejustcomeout.Wal-MartisthebiggestsellerintheworlD.ThecompanyhadexpectedgrowthoftwotofourpercentinNovemberfueledbysalesonBlackFriday.ThedayafterThanksgivingiscalledthat.Storekeepersusedtorecordprofits利润inblackinkandlossesinredink.A.dayintheblackmeansareturntoprofit.TheNationalRetailFederationestimated估计inSeptemberthatholidaysaleswouldincreasefourandone-halfpercentthisyear.HolidaysalesincreasedfivepercentlastyearafterpoorsalestheyearbeforE.ThebusinessgroupestimatedthatAmericanswillspend220000milliondollarsthisseason.Itsaystheyspentjustover10percentofthatlastweekenD.AlsoitsaysmoreAmericansforthefirsttimethisseasonplantouseadebitcardthanacreditcardforpurchases.A.debitcardalsocalledacheckcardislinkedtothemoneythatapersonhasinabank.Inotherwordsusersmusthavethemoneybeforetheycanspendit.Aboutthirtyfivepercentofshopperssaidtheywouldmainlyusedebitcardscomparedto30percentforcreditcards.Financialexpertssaythischangemightmeanthatmorepeoplewanttokeeptoabudgetthisholidayseason.56.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ThanksgivingDayShopping.B.TheImportanceofHolidaySales.C.HolidayShoppingSeasonintheUS.D.GivingGiftstoEachOtheratChristmas.57.WhendoestheholidayseasonusuallybeginintheUS?A.LastFriday.B.OnBlackFriday.C.OnaFridaybeforeChristmasDay.D.ThedaybeforeThanksgivingDay.58.Morepeopleplantousethedebitcardinthat.A.theyhavenootherchoicesB.theycangetsomeextramoneyC.itismoreconvenienttocarryaboutD.theywanttolimittheirexpenditure开支59.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat.A.holidaysalesseemtoincreaseyearbyyearB.creditcardsanddebitcardsarethesamethingC.itisthefirstyearthatpeoplehaveuseddebitcardsforpurchasesD.storekeepersusedtorecordprofitsinredinkandlossesinblackink
WeliveinadangerousworlD.Thefiguresforcrimegoupyearbyyear.Ifyouwereattackedinthestreetwouldyoubeabletodefendyourself?Notverywellprobablyespeciallyifsomeonewaspointingagunatyou.Weallseealotofviolenceinfilmsbutrecentlysomeprogramsontelevisionhaveshownhowpeoplecandefendthemselveswithoutguns.ForexampleinonefilmawomanwasattackedfrombehinD.ShethrewthemanwhowasheavierandstrongerthanshewasoverherheaD.ThensheheldhimtightlyonthegrounD.How?Sheknewjudo柔道.Jiu-jitsuasjudoissometimescalledmeansmusclescienceinJapanesE.Thestudentofjudoneedstolearnalotaboutthebodyitsbonesandmuscles.Judousesanumberoffallsholdsandthrows.Someonewhodoesnotknowjudocannotdefendhimselfagainstthem.Ifyouknowjudoyoucandefendyourselfagainstapersonwhoisstrongerthanyou.Beingstrongisonethingbutusingthebodywiselyisanother.Injudoyouusetheotherperson’sbodytohelpyou.Youthrowhimdowntothegroundandholdhimtheresothathecan’tmovE.Ofcourseittakestimeandpracticebutknowingjudoisuseful.Inaviolentworldyououghttobeabletodefendyourself.41.Theworldisdangerousbecause______.A.therearetoomanytelevisionsB.peoplearenotabletodefendthemselvesC.peopledon’tcarrygunsD.thereismoreviolenceandcrime42.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewomaninthefilm___.A.knockedthemandowntothegroundB.attackedthemanfrombehindC.wasabletodefendherselfD.failedtodefendherself43.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2refersto___.A.musclescienceB.fallsholdsandthrowsC.studentsofjudoD.bonesandmuscles44.Actuallyjudois___.A.onlymusclescienceB.differentfromJiu-jitsuC.isusefulonlytoastrongpersonD.atypeoffighting
Theprivateautomobile私家车haslongplayedanimportantroleintheUnitedStates.InfactithasbecomeanecessaryandimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflifE.In1986sixty-ninepercentofAmericanfamiliesownedatleastonecarandthirty-eightpercenthadmorethanonE.Bygivingworkersrapidtransportationtheautomobilehasfreedthemfromhavingtoliveneartheirplaceofwork.Thishasencouragedthegrowthofthecitiesbutithasalsoledtotrafficproblems.Forfarmfamiliestheautomobileisveryhelpful.Ithasmadeitpossibleforthemtotraveltotownveryoftenforbusinessandforpleasureandalsototransporttheirchildrentodistantschools.Familylifehasbeenaffected影响invariouswaysThecarhelpstokeepfamiliestogetherwhenitisusedforpicnicsoutingsandothersharedexperiences.Howeverwhenteenagechildrenhavetheuseofthecartheirparentscan'tkeepaneyeonthem.Thereisagreatdangerifthedriverhasbeendrinkingalcoholortakingdrugsorshowingoffbyspeedingorbreakingdowntrafficlaws.Mothersofvictims受害者ofsuchaccidentshaveformedanorganizationcalledMADDMothersAgainstDrunkDriving.Thesewomenwanttopreventfurthertragedies悲剧.TheyhaveworkedtoencouragethegovernmenttolimittheyoungestdrinkingageStudentshaveformedasimilarorganizationSADDStudentsAgainstDrunkDrivingandarespreadingthesamemessageamongtheirfriends.FormanyAmericanstheautomobileisanecessity.Butforsomeitisalsoamarkofsocialpositionandforyoungpeopleasignofbecominganadult.AltogethercarsmeanverymuchtoAmericans.64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A.Carshaveencouragedthegrowthofthecities.B.Carscanbringfamiliestogetherwhentheygoforpicnics.C.Carshaveenabledpeopletolivefarfromtheirplaceofwork.D.Carshelpcityfamiliestotransporttheirchildrentofarawayschools.65.Whathasbeendonetodealwiththeproblemofdrunkdriving?A.Patentshavepaidmoreattentiontotheirchildren.B.Someorganizationshavebeensetupagainstdrunkdriving.C.Mothershavetriedtopersuadetheirchildrennottodrinkalcohol.D.Universitystudentshaveaskedthegovernmenttosolvetheproblem.66.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________inAmerica.A.itwillbemoredifficultforpeopletogetnewcarsB.parentswillnotallowtheirchildrentohavetheirowncarsC.thegovernmentwillencouragepeopletousepublictransportationD.carswillstillbepopularthoughtheyhavecausedmanyproblems
Whoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmericahomebutmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworlD.IfyoulookatthenamesonshopwindowsyouwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.TheideathatthesepeoplewhooncewerestrangerstotheUnitedStateshavelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecomeAmericanisreallynottruE.InfactwhatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindofside-by-sidelivinginwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincertainareasoftheirlives―suchasinschoolsbusinessandsports―buttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathomE.Thislivingside-by-sidehasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.Howevertherearealsogreatadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.ThereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddressfoodandsocialcustomsinAmerica.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStatesinchurchesmusicfoodnationalgroupsornewspapers.64.Morethan215millionpeoplecallAmericahomebecause_______.A.theyhavetheirhousesB.theysettletherenowC.theywanttomaketheirhomethereD.theylikethatlandverymuch65.Side-by-sidelivingstylemeans_______.A.tomakefriendswithnativepeopleB.tokeeptheirowncustomswhilesharingAmericanonesincertainareasC.thegroupsofpeoplewholivenearbyD.thattheygetclosertoAmericansociety66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Americansfromdifferentlandsalwayssticktotheirowncustomsandhabits.B.Side-by-sidelivingstyleisnotsuitablE.C.Americansfromdifferentlandsfacethesocietytheyarenotfamiliarwith.D.TheadvantagescomingfromthevarietyofculturesmakelifeinAmericacolorful.67.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantages.B.DifferentCustomsandHabits.C.HomeforthePeoplE.D.Side-by-sideLivingStyleinAmerica.
Todaywhentherearemanytopgraduateslookingfortopjobsgraduatescandifferentiate区别themselvesbyobtainingadoublemajororevenadoubledegreE.Increasinglyemployersarelookingforindividualswhoarenotonlycompetentandintelligentbutwhohavedifferentskillsetsandwhoareknowledgeableinmanyareas.Partoftheappealtoemployersisthatyourextraworkdemonstratesawillingnesstotakeondifficulttasks.Additionallyifyourmajorsoverlap重叠youareabletoshowpotentialemployersthatyouhavebothbreadthanddepthofknowledgE.Bystudyingforadoublemajoralthoughyouwillbestudyingforonlyonedegreeyouwillbefocusingontworelatedandintegratedsubjectsthatcomplement补充eachother.Classesoverlapbetweenthemajorsmeaningfewerclassesarerequiredthanwithadoubledegreesoitiseasiertofinishwithinfouryears.Incontrastwiththemorerigorous严格的doubledegreeyouwillbestudyingfortwodifferentdegreesintwocompletelydifferentareasofstudy.Althoughpursuingsuchacourseofstudyallowsstudentstocompletetwowhollyseparatedegreesinlesstimethaniftheyweretoearnthemseparatelymanystrongstudentsstillfinditincrediblydifficulttocompleteinfourorfiveyears.Ifyouarecommittedtoadoublemajor/degreeitiswisetodoalittlebitofplanning.Somestudentstrytofindtwocoursesofstudiesthatarerelatedwhileothersseektoroundouttheiracademicstudiesbychoosingtwocompletelyunrelatedfields.Fordoublemajorscommonpairingsinclude:ieconomicsandaforeignlanguage;iipoliticalscienceorgovernmentandjournalism;iiieconomicsandpsychology.Fordoubledegreescommonpairingsinclude:iengineeringandabusinessprogramsuchasfinanceoraccounting;iiengineeringandeconomics.Whatdoemployersthinkofthegraduateswithdifferentskillsetsandknowledgeinmanyareas?A.Theyshouldbegiventopjobs.B.Theyarewillingtotakedifficulttasks.C.Theyarebetterthanthosewhoarecompetentandintelligent.D.TheymusthaveattainedadoublemajororevenadoubledegreE.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedwordbreadthmostprobablymeans_________.A.widthB.amountC.quantityD.qualityToobtainadoublemajoryou_________.A.shouldcompletetwowhollyseparatedegreesB.needtofocusontworelatedandintegratedsubjectsC.needtospendmoretimethanobtainingadoubledegreeD.havetotakecoursesintwocompletelydifferentareasofstudyIfyouaredevotedtoadoublemajorordegreeyoushould_________.A.findtwosubjectswithoverlappingclassesB.learnaboutwhatyourpotentialemployerswantC.decidewhattolearnwithyourintentionsconsideredD.trytodecideonsomecommonpairingsassoonaspossibleWhichstatementisCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?A.EconomicsisamajorwhileengineeringisadegreE.B.EverycollegestudentshouldtakeadoublemajorordegreE.C.Earningadoubledegreeismoredifficultthanobtainingadoublemajor.D.Somestudentschoosetwocompletelyunrelatedfieldstoshowtheirabilityinacademicstudy.
In2004theWorldHealthOrganizationWHOwarnedofapossibleoutbreakofanotherseriousdiseasewhichmaybeevenmoredeadlythanSARS.TheWHObelievesthatitislikelythatbirdfluwillspreadtohumanbeingsinthenextfewyears.Ifitdoesuptosevenmillionspeoplecoulddiefromthedisease.Diseaseslikebirdfluarecausedbyvirusesthatistinythingswhichchangeandbecomemoredangerousovertime.Whenanewtypeofacommonviruschangesitmaybeabletogetpastthebody’Simmunesystem.Ifthathappenshumansareingreatdangeruntilacureortreatmentbecomesavailable.TherehavealwaysbeenvirusesandpeoplealwaysgetsickofcoursebutaswesawwithSARSthesituationismoredifficulttoday.Peopletravelmorethaneverbeforewhichmeansthatdiseasecanspreadquicklyandacrosslargeareas――infactthewholeworld.Scientistsarealreadyworkingondrugsthatwillpreventorlimittheeffectofanewvirusbuttheprocesstakestime.ItisjustasimportanttomakesurethatcountriesespeciallypoorcountriesarepreparedtodealwiththediseaseNewdiseaseusuallyaffectpoorareasthemostsowemusthelpdevelophealthcareinallcountries.73.Thesituationismoreserioustodaybecause.A.peopletravelmoreB.peopledon’teathealthfoodC.therearen’tenoughhospitalsD.scientistscan’tfindacure74.Fromthispassageweknow.A.birdfluwillsurelyspreadtohumanbeingsinthenextfewyears.B.aviruschangesandbecomelessdangerousovertime.C.SARSis1ikelytocomeagaininsomeyears.D.poorareasusuallysuffersmorefromDewdiseasesthanrichareas.75.ThepossibletitleofthispassageisA.TheWorkofWHOB.ScientistsAreWorkingHardonDrugsforDiseasesC.WhatIsaVirusD.VirusChangesandCausesNewDiseasesOverTime
WASHINGTON―Tofu豆腐andSoyaburgers豆饼maybecomingtoAmericanschoollunchmenus.Whatwillthekidssay?TerriblesaidGregDudzinski17ofRiponHighSchoolinWisconsinashetouredtheUScapital.TheregularhamburgersarebadenoughsosoyaburgerswouldbealotworseofferedZachRichey13ofScottsboroJuniorHighinAlabamaanothertourist.ButtheUnitedStatesgovernment―hopingtoreducetheamountoffatthatchildrenareeating―hasapproved认可theuseofsoyasameatsubstitute替代品inmealsforschoolsandday-carecenters.NotallkidsdislikethechangeMarielSpano17ofSandyCreekHighSchoolinNewYorkalsovisitingthecapitalsaidshelikessoyaburgersThere’slessfatandthey'rebetterforyou.Theytastethesameandthey'rejustasgood.Thegovernmenttriedtomakesoyameatsubstitutenearly20yearsago-butlaterdroppedtheidea.Atthetimetheplanwasintendedasacost-cuttingmove步骤.USAgricultureDepartmentofficialssaytheirpurposenowisonlytomakemealshealthier.SchoolsarelikelytoincreasetheamountofsoythatismixedwithhamburgersandotherfoodsalreadyontheirmenusandtheywillalsobelookingtofoodcompaniestodevelopnewsoyproductsthatchildrenwilllikeIcan’tseeputtingtofuonastudent’splateasbeingacceptable.Icanseetakingaproductthat'sfamiliartothestudentsandaddingalargeamountofsoytoitandhavingitbeacceptablesaidJillBenzadirectoroffoodservicesfortheMesaArizonaschools.56.Whatisthenewspaperreportmainlyabout?A.ThedifficultyinusingsoyproductsforUSschools.B.VariousopinionsonsoyproductsforUSschools.C.TheplanthatismadebytheUSgovernmentforschoollunch.D.HealthyfoodsforstudentsinUSschools.57.Wheredidtheinterviewsmostprobablytakeplace?A.Infoodcompanies.B.Inschools.C.InWashington.D.Insomeotherstates.58.Wemaylearnfromthetextthat.A.soyaburgerstastebetterthanhamburgersB.hamburgersarehealthierthansoyaburgersC.soyaburgerscostlessthanhamburgersD.hamburgerscostlessthansoyaburgers59.WhatJillBenzasaidshowsthat.A.studentsarenotusedtosoyproductsB.itishardlypossibletomakesoyproductspopularC.shedoesnotlikethechangeinmealsforstudentsD.schoolsareunwillingtochangethelunchmenus
Thousandsofvillagesinthedevelopingworldhavenotelephones.Theyhavenomoneytobuildtelephonesystems.A.newkindoftechnologymayhelpchangethissituation.Itreducesthecostofbuildingandusingtelephonesystems.Traditionalsystemsusewirestocarryelectricalsignalsfromonetelephonetoanother.Thewiresoftencostmuchmorethantelephones.Thenewsystemisbasedonradiocommunication.Eachtelephonesendsandreceivessignalsthroughtheairbutnotthroughthewires.Thisreducesthecostgreatly.Theradiotelephonegetstheirpowerfromthesun.Eachisconnectedtoasolarequipmentthatchangesthesun’senergyintoelectricity.A.batterystorestheelectricityuntilsomeoneneedstomakeorreceiveacall.Thetelephoneturnsoffbyitselfifthelevelofpowerinthebatteryfallstoolow.Thispreventsdamagetothesystem.Eachradiotelephoneisconnectedtoacomputermicroprocessor.ItrewardshowmanycallsaresentandreceiveD.Itcontrolsthepowersupply.ThetechnologyneedsmorestudybutitsnewuseofradioequipmentsunpowerandcomputersmayhelpstarttelephoneringingintheotherpartsoftheworlD.68.Theradiotelephonegetstheirpowerfrom_____.A.thesunB.electricityC.batteryD.aspecialequipment69.Eachtelephoneisconnectedto_____.A.asolarequipmentB.aradiomachineC.acomputermicroprocessorD.BothA.andC70.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_____.A.thenewtelephonesystemcostslessthanbeforeB.wecannotusetheradioasbeforeC.thenewtelephonesystemwilltaketheplaceoftheoldoneD.itwillbemucheasiertoradiofromnowon71.Themainideaofthepassageis_____.A.asimpletelephonesystemhasbeeninventedandcostslessmoneyB.thousandsofvillageswillusethenewtelephonesystemverysoonC.traditionaltelephonesystemwillbecomeuselessD.thenewsystemwillbetoogoodtouse
TheUSDepartmentofLaborstatisticsshowthatthereisanoversupplyofcollegetrainedworkersandthatthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadytherehavebeenmorethanenoughteachersengineersphysicistsaerospaceexpertsandotherspecialists.Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnouthighlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren’ttherE.TheresultisthatgraduatescannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyweretrainedandmusttaketemporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegreE.Ontheotherhandthereisagreatneedforskilledworkersofallsports:carpenterselectriciansmechanicsplumbersTVrepairmen.Thesepeoplehavemoreworkthantheycandealwithandtheirannualincomesareoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates.Theoldgapthatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanbluecollarworkersnolongerholdstruE.Thelawofsupplyanddemandnowfavorstheskilledworkmen.ThereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyththatCollegedegreeisapassporttoaprosperousfuturE.A.largepartofAmericansocietymatchessuccessinlifeequallywithacollegedegreE.Parentsbeginindoctrinating灌输theirchildrenwiththismythbeforetheyareoutofgradeschool.HighschoolteachersplaytheirpartbyactingasifhighschooleducationwereapreparationforcollegeratherthanforlifE.UnderthispressurethekidsfallinlinE.Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn’tmatter.Everybodyshouldgotocollegesoofcoursetheymustgo.Andeveryyearcollegeenrollments入学goupandupandmoreandmoregraduatesareovereducatedforthekindsofjobsavailabletothem.OneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongtherE.Ofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollegehalfofthemdonotgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyear.Somestruggleonfortwoorthreeyearsandthengiveup.68.It’simpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat_______.A.manyothercountriesarefacingthesomeproblemB.white-collarworkersintheUSusedtomakemoremoneythanblue-collarworkersC.fewerstudentswillprefertogotocollegeinthefutureD.thelawofsupplyanddemandhasastrongeffectonAmericanhighereducation69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhycollegeenrollmentsgoupeveryyear?A.Manybelievetheonlywaytosuccessisacollegeeducation.B.ManyparentswanttheirchildrentogotocollegE.C.HighschoolteachersurgetheirstudentstogotocollegE.D.EveryyoungmanandwomanwantstogotocollegE.70.Bysayingthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongtheretheauthormeansthat______.A.manypeopleunfitforcollegeeducationgotocollegeB.manypeoplewithoutenoughmoneygotocollegeC.manypeoplegoingtocollegedropoutwithinthefirstyearD.manypeoplegoingtocollegehavetheirhopesdestroyed71.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorbelievethat______.A.everyyoungmanandwomanshouldgotocollegeB.collegeeducationisabadthingC.peoplewithacollegeeducationshouldreceivehigherpayD.fewerpeopleshouldgotocollegewhilemoreshouldbetrainedforskilledjobs
Peoplearetalkingabouttheneweconomy.It’sverydifferentfromtheoldeconomy.Intheoldeconomypeopletraveltowalk.Theybuythingsinstores.Theyusethepostofficethefaxandthetelephonetosendinformation.Theyseepeopleface-to-faceattheirjobsorinstores.Peoplegetinformationfromnewspapersradiotelevisionbooksandlibraries.IntheneweconomypeopledobusinessthroughthenetwhichisaconnectionofmillionsofcomputerseverywhereintheworlD.IntheneweconomyworkersoftenworkathomE.TheycangetinformationonlinE.Theycancommunicatewithemployersandco-workersbye-mail.Businesseshavevirtualstores.Theyarewebsitesonwhichcustomerscanseetheproducts.BusinessescanselltocustomersanywhereintheworlD.IntheneweconomypeopleliveafastpacedconvenientandcolorfullifE.ThewholeworlddevelopsmorequicklythanbeforE.Buttheneweconomyisadouble-edgesworD.Itsdisadvantageisalsoobvious.ForexampletheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincreditcardcheating.Someillegalwebsitesoffersomecheaporbannedgoodsorservices.OnlineshopperswhoentertheircreditcardinformationmayneverreceivethegoodstheywanttobuyandtheircardinformationcouldevenbeforsaleinanillegalwebsitE.SopeopleintheneweconomyshouldbesmarterandknowledgeablE.Thecauseofthedifferencesbetweentheneweconomyandtheoldeconomyis____.A.thechangeofpeople’sideaB.thebusinesspeopledoC.theuseoftheInternetD.thechangeofpeople’slifeIntheoldeconomypeoplecandothefollowingthingsEXCEPT____.A.gettinginformationfrombooksB.communicatingwithfriendsbytelephoneC.meetingpeoplefacetofaceD.shoppingonlineButtheneweconomyisadouble-edgeswordinthelastpassagemeans_____.A.TheneweconomyisassharpasaswordB.TheneweconomyhasadvantagesanddisadvantagesC.TheneweconomyisbetterthantheoldeconomyD.BoththeneweconomyandtheoldeconomyhavedisadvantagesWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.PeoplecangetallkindsofinformationontheInternet.B.Telephoneradiotelevisionnewspapersandsoonwilldisappearintheneweconomy.C.Peopleintheneweconomyshouldhavehighquality.D.Lifeintheneweconomyismorecomfortablethantheoneintheoldeconomy.
HOGNKONG―Nineoutof10SingaporecitizensreturneddroppedwalletswithmoneyinthembutinHoneKongonlythreeoutofl0walletswerereturnedinanhonestytestcarriedoutinAsiancitiesbyReadersDigest读者文摘.Largercitiesdidworsewhileingeneralpeopleinsmallerplacesreturnedsecretlyplantedwalletsresultsfromtheexperimentshowed.ReadersDigestsecretlyscattered140walletsalloverAsiaeachwithanameaddressandphonenumberfamilypicturesnotesandmoneyinit.Themagazineworkersthenwatchedtoseewhathappened.SouthKoreansinSeoulreturnedsixoutofthetendroppedwalletswhilethoseinInchonreturnedeight.50percentofBedroppedwalletswerereturnedinBombayBangkokTaipeiandKajanginMalaysiawithmostpeoplesayingtheywouldnotkeepwhatwasnotrightfullytheirs.Honestyhadlittlerelationtowealthorstatus地位asseveralwell-dressedpeopleinanumberofcitieswereobservedtowalkawaywithoutdoinganythingtogetintouchwiththerightfulowners.About57percentofthewalletswerereturnedcomparedwith58percentinEuropeinasimilarexperimentand67percentintheUnitedStates.56.Thenewspaperreportismainlyabout_______________.A.howthehonestytestwascarriedoutB.wherethehonestytestwascarriedoutC.theresultsofthehonestytestinAsiaD.theresultsofthehonestytestsintheworld57.ItcallbelearnedfromthenewspaperthatBombayisacityin___________________.A.EuropeB.AsiaC.theUnitedStatesD.Malaysia58.HowmanyofthedroppedwalletsinAsiancitieswerereturned?A.About60.B.About80.C.56.D.42.59.Whichpeopleasagroupdidbestinthehonestytests?A.PeopleinHongKong.B.PeopleintheUnitedStates.C.PeopleinInchon.D.PeopleinSingapore.
TheaudiencestartstoscreamandyoungpeoplealloverBritainturnontheirTVs.Yesit’sTopofthePops!TopofthePopsisanamazing34yearsolD.PopstarsfromallovertheworldappearonthissuccessfulTVprogrammE.After1800showsit’sstillthemostpopularpopmusicshowinBritain.Sowhat’sthesecret?WegetlotsofbandstoperformliveinthestudiosaysproducerChrisCowey.Thatjustdoesn’thappenonothershows.Chrisstartsplanningtheprogrammeoveraweekbeforeitgoesout.Hisfirstjobistodecidewhichbandstohaveontheshow.WhenthechartofthetoptwentysongsisproducedonSundayChriscanstarttobookthebands.MondaystartswithChrismeetinghissoundlightingandcameraworkers.Theylistentoeachsongandplantheshow.Tuesdayispaperworkday.TherearebookingstomakesureofletterstoanswerandlotsofphonecallstomakE.TheshowisonThursday.Bandsarriveatthestudiofrom10o’clockinthemorningandstartpractising.Tonight’spresenterJoWhileypracticestoo.Firstthebandsgotomakeup.JudyandIssyarethemake-upartists.Weseethestarswithnomake-uponlookingterriblesaysIssy.ThenthebandsgotothecostumedepartmentwhereMariannedressesthestars.Backinthestudiothingsarehappening.Theaudiencearepracticingtheirdancemoves!IttakesovertwohourstorecordthewholeprogrammethenChriseditsitallnightlong.Thefinalversionisexactly29minuteslong.31.WhatmakesTopofthePopsstillthemostpopularinBritain?A.Theliveperformancesinthestudio.B.ThejobscarefullydonebytheworkersoftheTVstation.C.Thegreatfameofthebands.D.ThelargenumbersofpopfansinBritain.32.Whenthebandsreceivetheinvitationstotheperformance_________.A.theymustdecideonthesongsB.theydon’thavetodecidewhatsongstheywillperformC.thesongsthatwillbeperformedhaven’tbeendecidedonD.theyhavenoideawhatsongstheywillperform33.TheunderlinedwordcostumeinParagraph7probablymeans.A.makeupB.stageC.studioD.clothesHowisamusicprogrammemadeattheTVstation?Whichisthepropertitleforthepassage?A.MorePopularMoreSuccessfulB.A.StageforPopStarsC.GoBackstageofTopofthePops.D.A.PopularLiveBanD.
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