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AtEastChinaUniversityofScienceandTechnologystudentswillgetacoupon优惠券iftheyeatuptheirfooD.Studentscancollectcouponsandexchangethemforsmallgiftssuchasbooksmagazinesmobilephonecoversandhandwarmers.It'sbeensuchasurprisesaidLiangZhaoyun19astudentattheuniversityinShanghai.IthasgivenusonemoremotivationtofinishourfooD.Themeasureispartofanationaleat-upcampaign行动whichisorganizedbystudentstodealwithfoodwasteoncampuses校园.Whyonlyoncampusesyoumightask?BecauseaccordingtoareportbyXinhuaNewsAgencystudentswastetwiceasmuchfoodasthenationalaverage平均.Thecampaignoncampusfoodwasteisreceivingattentionacrossthecountry.TheaimofthecampaignisnotonlytoencouragestudentstofinishtheirfooD.Wehopeitcanalsoencouragestudentstochooseamoreenvironment-friendlyandhealthylifestylesaidTaoSiliangsecretaryoftheYouthLeagueCommitteeatShanghaiUniversity.Butsomeschoolfoodispoorlypreparedsostudentsdonotliketofinishitall.Someschoolshavetakennoticeofthisandtheyaretakingmeasurestoimproveit.I'mgladthatwe'vereducedfoodwastesince‘eat-up’campaignbegan.Butifwecallonstudentstowastelessfoodweshouldalsoimprovetheserviceandfoodstandardoncampuses.saidTao.41.FromParagraph1weknowthatthestudentwillgetacoupon____________.A.whentheyeatschoolfoodB.aftertheyexchangegiftsC.iftheyfinishalltheirfood42.TheunderlinedwordmotivationinParagraph2means____________inChinesE.A.动力B.机会C.试验D.条件43.Theeat-upcampaigniscarriedoutoncampusesbecause____________.A.studentsgetagoodeducationB.schoolsoffersmallgiftsC.studentswastetoomuchfoodD.schoolfoodismoredelicious44.Thepurposeofthecampaignismainlyto____________.A.improvetheschoolfoodstandardB.encourageagreenerandhealthierlifestyleC.receiveattentionfromthesocietyD.furtherimprovetheserviceinuniversities45.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe____________.A.EnjoyYourFoodB.ReduceWasteonCampusC.MealsinUniversitiesD.Eat-upCampaignonCampus
StudentswhosaytheyneverorhardlyeveruseddictionariesmayspeakEnglishwellbutusuallywritepoorlybecausetheymakemanymistakes.Thestudentswhousedictionariesmostdonotlearnespeciallywelleither.Theoneswholookupeverynewworddonotreadfast.Thereforetheydonothavetimetoreadmuch.Thosewhousesmalltwo-languagedictionarieshavetheworstproblems.TheirdictionariesoftengiveonlyoneortwowordsastranslationsofEnglish.ButoneEnglishwordoftenhasmanytranslationsinaforeignlanguageandoneforeignwordhasmanytranslationsinEnglish.Themostsuccessfulstudentsarethosewhouselargecollegeeditiondictionarieswithabout100000wordsbutdonotusethemtoooften.Whentheyarereadingthesestudentsfirsttrytogetthegeneralideaandunderstandnewwordsfromthecontext.ThentheyrereadandusethedictionarytolookuponlykeywordsthattheystilldonotunderstanD.Theyusedictionariesmoreforwriting.Iftheyarenotsurehowtospellawordtheyalwaysuseadictionary.Alsoiftheythinkanounmighthaveanunusualpluralformtheycheckthisinadictionary.64.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A.DictionarieshavelittleeffectonlearningtospeakEnglish.B.Whatevernewwordsyoumeetwhilereadingneverusedictionaries.C.Smalltwo-languagedictionarieshaveseriousshortcomings.D.Readingsomethingforthefirsttimeyou’dbetternotusedictionaries.65.Thispassagemainlytellsus.A.thatstudentsshouldn’tusesmalltwo-languagedictionariesB.whatweretheshortcomingsofsmalltwo-languagedictionariesC.whystudentsshoulduselargecollegeeditiondictionariesD.whatdictionarystudentsshouldchooseandhowtouseit66.WhichisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A.Howtomakegooduseofadictionary.B.Whentouseadictionary.C.HowtoimprovespokenEnglish.D.Howtopracticereadingfast.
USscientistshaveperformedanimportantreversal逆转oftheageingprocessinanimalstudies.Theyusedachemicaltorejuvenate使年轻muscleinmiceandsaiditwastheequivalent等同于oftransforminga60-year-old'smuscletothatofa20-year-old—butmusclestrengthdidnotimprovE.TheirstudyinthejournalCellidentifiedanentirelynewmechanism原理ofageingandthenreversedit.Otherresearcherssaiditwasanexcitingfinding.Ageingisconsideredaone-waystreetbutnowresearchersatHarvardMedicalSchoolhaveshownthatsomeaspectscanbereverseD.TheirresearchfocusedonachemicalcalledNAD.ItslevelsnaturallydropinallcellsofthebodywithagE.Theteamshowedthisdamagedthefunctionofthecell'sin-builtpower-stationsleadingtolowerenergyproductionandageing.ExperimentsshowedthatincreasingNADlevelsbygivingmiceachemicalwhichtheynaturallychangeintoNADcouldreversethesandsoftimE.Oneweekofyouth-medicationintwo-year-oldmicemeanttheirmusclesbecamesimilartothoseofasix-month-old.DrAnaGomesfromthedepartmentofgeneticsatHarvardMedicalSchoolsaid:Webelievethisisquiteanimportantfinding.Shearguesmusclestrengthmayreturnwithalongercourseoftreatment.Howeverthiscouldneverbeacure-allforageing.OtheraspectssuchasshorteningoftelomeresordamagetoDNAwouldnotbereverseD.DrGomestoldtheBBC:Ageingismulti-factorialit'snotjustonecomponent成分wecanfixsoit'shardtotargetthewholething.Ibelievethereisalotofcross-talkincellsandenergyisveryimportantinacellandlikelytobeaverybigcomponentofageingthatmightcausesomeoftheotherthingsthathappenwithageing.68.Fromparagraph1welearnthat________.A.bonescanbetransformedB.musclestrengthcanbetransformedC.colorcanbetransformedD.musclecanbetransformed69.Fromparagraph2andparagraph3welearnthatA.researchersthinkageingisaone-waystreet.B.NADlevels’droppingcouldmakemicebecomeyounger.C.increasingNADlevelscouldmakemicebecomeyounger.D.researchersthinkanyaspectcanbereverseD.70.DrGomeswillagreethatA.wecantargeteverythingaboutageing.B.musclestrengthmayreturnoveralongercourseoftreatment.C.ageingcouldbecureD.D.energyisoflittleimportanceinacell.
ThekidsatShuteCountryPrimarySchoolinDevonaresurprisinglyquietwhenit’stimetogohomeintheafternoon.InsteadoftheusualshoutingandrunningyoucanhearthemaskingeachotherArethelightsalloff?Shallwecheckthetapsincasetheyaredripping?Howmanypapertowelsdidweusetoday?Butit’snotunusualherE.ThekidshavedeclaredawaronwastE.We’venevermadethechildrendoanythingexplainsLizTemplartheschool’sheadteacher.Theycameupwithalltheideasthemselves.They’redoingthisbecausetheywantto.Ifyoutakealookaroundtheschoolyouwon’tseeanythingthrownawayunnecessarily.EverythingiscollectedandreusedorsenttoberecycleD.ShuteSchoolstarteditsgreenrevolutiontwoyearsago.Theylookedcarefullyateverypartofschoollife—fromtheteachingtothecleaning.Theylookedatthewaystationerywasusedespeciallyphotocopyingthewaycleaningwascarriedoutandhowfoodwasusedandwasted!Evenparentswerelookedat:howmanychildrencameineachcar?Didtheyuseunleaded不含铅的petrol?Couldtheybringmorechildreninfewercars?Highonthelistwasthewasteofpaper.Nextcameunfriendlycleaningproducts.Papertowelswerereplacedwithrecycledpaper.ButthehardestthingforthekidswaswhentheyfoundouthowmuchrubbishwascreatedbythechocolatecrispsandothersnackseatenatlunchtimE.Oftheirownaccord自愿的thechildrengavethemup.Nowtheybringapplesandhome-madesnacks.Theschoolhasitsowngardenwheretheygrowvegetablesandflowerssothattheycanlearnabouttheenvironment.Theyalsousethisareafortheirrecyclingstore—largecontainerstocollectaluminumbottlespaperandfabriC.Eventheschool’splayareaismadefromrecycledthings.Sincethechildrenstartedtheschool’sheatingandlightingbillshavefallenobviouslyandthenumberofrubbishbagshasgonedownfromsevenaweektotwoorthreE.EverywhereinShuteSchooltherearebrightpostersaskingeveryonetotaketheirrubbishhometosaveenergyandpaperandtokeepthegreenflagflying.51.WhichofthefollowingBESTdescribesthewriter’sidea?A.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolarefightingagainstpollution.B.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolarelearningtosavethings.C.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolhavedeclaredawaronwastE.D.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolhavefoundawaytorecyclewastethings.52.ChildrenatShuteCountryPrimarySchoolbringapplesandhomemadesnackstoschoolinorderto.A.createlessrubbishB.savemoneyC.obeytheschool’srulesD.keeptheirpromise53.Wecaninferfromthetextthatgreenrevolutionmeans.A.beautifyingschoolyardB.activityagainstwasteC.plantinggreenplantsD.throwingawaywaste54.Whatdothechildrenthinkcreatesthemostwaste?A.Papertowels.B.Cleaningproducts.C.Snacks.D.Paper.55.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthechildren’sbehaviour.A.hasbroughtargumentsB.hassavedtheschool’scostC.wasagainsttheirparentsD.wasforcedbytheirheadteacher
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BellwoodIL—KomboPeshucametotheUnitedStatesfromthepoorvillageofMwandsKenyatenyearsagowhenFatherRichardQuinngavehimthechancetofurtherhiseducation.Kombowasgivenafullscholarshiptostudyforamaster’sdegreE.WhenKomboreturnedtoKenyaforavisitfouryearslaterherealizedhowluckyhewastohavereceivedhiseducationintheUnitedStates.OverthefouryearshewasinAmericaconditionsinMwandahadworsenedandhewasstruckbyhowmanychildrenwerestrugglingtoreceiveapropereducation.Komboknewthathehadtogivebacktohispeopleafterseeingsuchhardships.FirsthebegantogivemoneyoutofhisownpocketbuthesoonrealizedhehadtodomorE.HewentbacktotheUnitedStatesandaskedfordonations捐献andwasfinallyabletoraiseenoughtostarttheMughambaScholarshipFoundationafundforchildreninhisvillageofMwandawhocannotaffordschool.ThepeoplearoundhimweresomovedbyhisemotionalaccountsofthesechildrenthatsomeofthemnotonlygavemoneybutalsotraveledwithhimbacktoMwandatoseefirsthandwhatdailylifeislikeforthesechildren.Kombocontinuestoraisemoneyforhisvillageandcurrentlyhas40studentsonscholarshipsforhighschooland5atuniversitiesinKenyA.InadditiontocontinuingtoraisemoneyforhisscholarshipfundandbysellingtraditionalKenyanitemsheisalsoworkingtoraisemoneytogetmorerunningwaterinhisvillagE.63.WhydidKomboPeshucometotheUS10yearsago?A.A.universityofferedhimachancetostudyabroaD.B.Hewasfundedtoworkonamaster’sdegreE.C.RichardQuinninvitedhimtocomeforavisit.D.HewassenttostudybytheKenyangovernment.64.WhatimpressedKomboinKenyawasthat______.A.manychildrenwerestrugglinghardtosurviveB.manychildrencouldn’treceiveapropereducationC.thechildrenwerelivinginverybadconditionsD.mostchildrencouldn’tgotoschoolforthereasonofwars65.WhatdidKombodotohelphispeople?A.Hedonatedhislifetimesavings.B.Hecalledonhisfriendstohelp.C.HeranarunningwatercompanyinMwandA.D.HemanagedtoraisemoneyintheUS.66.Themeaningoftheunderlinedwordaccountsinthethirdparagraphiscloseto______.A.descriptionB.bankC.customerD.judgement67.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageisto_____.A.inspiremorepeopletofightpovertyB.encouragereaderstocontributetoKenyaC.sharethestoryofKomboPeshuD.showthelivingconditionsofKenyanchildren
FamilytraditionswereimportantinourhouseandnonewasmoreappreciatedthantheperfectChristmastreE.Dadcanwewatchwhenyoutrim修剪thetree?MyeldestsonDannineandhisseven-year-oldbrotherJohnaskeD.Iwon’tbecuttingthisyearmyhusbandBobsaiD.DanyouandJohnareoldenoughtomeasurethings.Doitallbyyourselves.Thinkyouboyscanhandleit?DanandJohnseemedtogrowsixinchesintheirchairsatthethoughtofsuchanamazingresponsibility.Wecanhandleit.DanpromiseD.Wewon’tletyourdown.AfewyearsbeforeChristmasDanandJohnrushedinafterschool.Theygatheredthetoolsthey’dneedandbroughtthemouttotheyardwherethetreewaiteD.IwascookingwhenIheardthehappysoundsastheboyscarriedthetreeintothelivingroom.ThenIheardthesoundthateverymotherknowsistrouble:deadsilencE.Ihurriedouttothem.Thetreewascuttooshort.Johncrossedhisarmstightacrosshischest.Hiseyesfilledwithangrytears.IfeltworrieD.Thetreewascentraltoourholiday.Ididn’twanttheboystofeelashamedeverytimetheylookedatit.Icouldn’tlowertheceilingandIcouldn’traisetheflooreither.TherewasnowaytoundothedamagedonE.Suddenlyathoughtcametomymindwhichturnedtheproblemintothesolution.Wecan’tmakethetreetallerIsaiD.Butwecanputitonahigherposition.Dannoddedhisheadsideways.WecouldputitonthecoffeetableItjustmightwork!Let’stryit!WhenBobgothomeandlookedatthebigtreeontopofthecoffeetableDanandJohnheldtheirbreath.Whatagoodidea!hedeclareD.Whydidn’tIeverthinkofsuchathing?Johnbrokeintoagrin.Dan’schestswelledwithpridE.56.WhotrimmedtheChristmastreethisyear?A.DanandJohnB.ThewriterC.BobD.Thewholefamily57.TheunderlinedpartgrowsixinchesPara4impliesthebrothersfelt_____A.scaredB.embarrassedC.nervousD.proud58.WhathappenedafterthebrothersmovedtheChristmastreeintothelivingroom?A.Theygotangrywitheachother..B.Theyfoundthetreewascutshort.C.TheyrushedtoschoolD.TheybegantodecoratethetreE.59.Howcouldtheshorttreebeturnedintoaperfectone?A.Bymakingthetreetaller.B.Byloweringtheceiling.C.ByplacingitonacoffeetablE.D.Byraisingthefloor.60.WhatBobsaidinthelastbutoneparagraphshowed_________.A.hewastoostupidtothinkoftheideaB.hewasalittledisappointedC.heshouldnothavegiventhemthetaskD.heappreciatedwhatthebrothershaddone
Withthestartofthenewtermstudentsaroundthecountryexchangetheirfunandfashionableclothesforboringschooluniforms.Butnotallcampusesarefashiondeserts.ColorfulsportsshoesschoolbagsT-shirtsandevendrinkcontainersarebreathinglifeintocampuses.TheuniformmakesuslooklikeabunchofclonesespeciallywhenwearedoingmorningexercisesontheplaygroundandQingPeiaSenior2studentsfromShanghaiQibaoHighSchool.Butboysweardifferentsportsshoesandgirlshavedifferentdecorations装饰品intheirhair.ThesearetheareaswhereyoucanexpressyourselfsaidQing.AlthoughitmightbestrangeforboystotalkaboutfashiontheydocareaboutwhattheywearinschoolespeciallyshoesaccordingtoQing.NikeandAdidasbasketballshoesalthoughtheyarestillthemust-haveitemsformanyofmyfriendsarebecomingout-of-dateQingaddeD.HeexplainedSinceLiuXiangransofastinAthensrunningshoesarebecomingpopularinthisautumn.56.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A.Allthestudentsareclones.B.AlltheexercisesarethesamE.C.Allthestudentslookthesameinuniform.D.Allthestudentshavesimilarfashions.57.Howdogirlsexpressthemselvesoncampus?A.Theyweardifferentspotsshoes.B.Theywearschooluniforms.C.Theyhavedifferentdecorationsintheirhair.D.Theydrinkcoffeefromcolorfuldrinkcontainers.58.Whatarebecomingfashionableforschoolboysaccordingtothepassage?A.NikeandAdidasbasketballshoes.B.BaseballcapsandKorean-styleT-shirts.C.Colorfuldrinkcontainers.D.Runningshoes.59.Thewriterwantsto.A.callforpeopletopayattentiontostudents’wearB.reportstudents’greatloveforfashionC.criticizechildishregressiononcampusD.discussaboutschooluniforms
OntheRiverThamesthereareanumberofboatraceseveryyearandthesehavebecomeverypopularwiththepubliC.Perhapsthebest–knownoftheseracesistheUniversityBoatRacE.ThistakesplacejustbeforeEaster复活节everyyearandisacompetitionbetweenteamsfromtheUniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgE.TheyrowfromPutneytoMertlakeadistanceofaboutfourandaquartermiles.Thisracehasbeentakingplacealmosteveryyearsince1829.31Thebest–knownoftheseracesis__________.A.theBoatRaceoftheUniversityofOxforD.B.theBoatRaceoftheUniversityofCambridgeC.theBoatRaceoftheOlympicGamesD.theUniversityBoatRace32GenerallytheBoatRacetakesplace_________.A.onceayearB.twiceayearC.everythreeyearsD.everyotheryear33Thedistanceofthecompetitionisabout________miles.A.4B.5C.6D.734Theracehasbeentakingplacefor_________.A.onehundredyearsB.morethanacenturyandahalfC.acenturyandahalfD.twocenturies35ThewordsPutneyandMertlakeare_________.A.namesofplacesB.namesofteamsC.namesofboatracesD.namesofuniversities
TheChinese-bornAmericanarchitectIeohMingPeiisoneofthemostcreativearchitectsofourtimes.Hehasincorporatedbotheasternandwesternideasintohisdesigns.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhouChinaonApril261917.Hisfatherwasafamousbanker.In1935attheageof17hecametotheUnitedStatestostudyarchitectureatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.In1942heenteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.In1964JacquelineKennedyselectedPeitodesigntheKennedylibrary.Afterthathebecamewell-knownalloftheworlD.PeoplenameditoneoftheTenBestBuildingsintheUnitedStates.In1968PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonD.C.Overonemillionpeoplevisitedthebuildingduringitsfirst50daysinexistencE.FollowingtheEastWingprojectPei'sfamehascontinuedtogrowwidely.In1983FrenchPresidentcommissioned委任PeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.TenyearslaterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.Peidescribeditasthegreatestchallengeandgreatestaccomplishmentofmycareer.AtFragrantHilla300-roomhotelintheChinesecapitalPeihasattemptedtobringtohisnativeChinahisoften-quotedthirdwayofmakingbuildings.AvoidingbothacompletecopyingoftraditionalChinesemotifs特色aswellasthemodernismoftheWestPeihasmanagedatFragrantHilltomakeoneofhismosteloquent有说服力的statements.Peihasdesignednearly50projectsintheUnitedStatesandabroaD.Abouthalfoftheseprojectshavewonmajorawards.PeihasbeenawardedthehighesthonorsfromnationsovertheworlD.In1990PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBushforhiscontributionstoworldpeaceandservicetotheUSgovernment.56.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsofIeohMingPei?A.PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDC.B.IeohMingPeienteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.C.ThecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.D.IeohMingPeiwasselectedtodesigntheKennedylibrary.E.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhou.f.PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBush.g.IeohMingPeicametoMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.h.FrenchPresidentcommissionedPeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.A.e-g-d-b-a-h-c-fB.e-g-b-d-a-h-c-fC.e-g-b-d-h-a-c-fD.e-g-b-d-a-h-f-c57.Theunderlinedwordincorporatecanbereplacedby__________.A.divideB.combineC.separateD.part58.Itwas____________thatIeohMingPeibecameworld-famous.A.afterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreB.afterhedesignedEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDCC.afterhedesignedtheKennedylibraryD.afterhedesignedtheFragrantHill59.__________isanexcellentbuildingthatshowsboththetraditionalChinesemotifsandthemodernismoftheWest.A.FragrantHillB.Pei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreC.TheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtD.Kennedylibrary60.Wecaninferthatabout_________ofIeohMingPei’sprojectshavewonmajorawards.A.50B.15C.25D.35
TheaimsoftheIllustrators’插图画家的ExhibitionstagedaspartoftheBolognaChildren’sBookFairorganizedbyBolognaFiereandheldfrom23to26December2013aretobringillustratorsandpublisherstogetherandtopromoteillustratorsandtheirworksamongpublishers.QUALIFICATIONS•Individualillustratorsorgroupsofillustratorsofanynationalityiftheywerebornbefore31stDecember1992whoseartworkisintendedforuseinchildren’sbooksarequalifiedtoentertheExhibitioneitherdirectlyorthroughpublishinghousesorschools.•PleasestateintheapplicationformwhetheryouareenteringworkfortheFictionorNonfictionCategory.Illustratorsmayonlyenteronecategory.•ArtworkpreviouslypresentedtotheExhibitionmaynotbere-entereD.•Theconfirmation确认formmustbefilledinandaphotographattachedthenpresentedtogetherwithillustrationsnolaterthan15October2013.SHIPMENTEntriesmaybedeliveredbypostexpressdeliveryserviceorbyhanD.Fromabroadpleaseusethefollowingforms:FormAforregisteredmailorpostbyair;FormBifusinganinternationalforwardingagentorairlinE.Toavoiddelaysmaterialshouldnotbesentbynormalpost.Materialshouldbesentcarriagepaidincludinganycustomsanddeliverycosts.BolognaFieremaynotbeheldresponsibleforthenon-arrivalorlatearrivalofartwork.AllpublishedworksmustbeaccompaniedbyadeclarationbearingtheISBNnumberpublisher’snameandaddress.REQUIREMENTSTheillustrationsi.E.thesizeofthesheetmustnotexceed超过thefollowingdimensions:Fiction:32*42cmor42*32cmNon-fiction:50*70cm70*50cmIllustrationsinlargerformatswillnotbeconsiderednorwilltheybereturnedbyBolognaFierE.Theillustrationsmustbeonpaperorflexibleboardmaximumthickness2mmforscannerseparationpurposes.SELECTIONPROCESSAllartworkreceivedbythestateddeadlineandmeetingthespecifiedrequirementswillbeexaminedandselectedbyaninternationalgroupwhosedecisionisfinalincludingfivemembersfrompublishinghouseandartschoolsappointedeachyearbyBolognaFierE.EXHIBITIONSABROADAftertheBolognaeventtheIllustratorsExhibitionwilltraveltoJapanunderthesupervisionofJBBY.TheIllustratorsExhibitionmayafterwardsbetransferredtoothervenues场馆inothercountries.TheexhibitionsofillustrationsheldabroadfollowthesamerulesandregulationsastheIllustratorsExhibitionandtheprovisions条款oftheregulationsareextendedtotheorganizersoftheexhibitionsheldabroaD.RETURNOFARTWORKAlltheworkswillbereturnedtotheirownersbyBolognaFiereordirectlybytheorganizersoftheexhibitionsandheldabroadbytheendofJuly2014.45.WhichofthefollowingoftheIllustrators’Exhibitionistrue?A.ItwilllastfivedaysinallinJulyeveryotheryear.B.Itcanstrengthentherelationshipbetweenillustratorsandpublishers.C.ItisheldbytheBolognaChildren’sBookFairinBolognaFierE.D.Itisintendedforcollegestudentswhoaregoodatpainting46.Whichofthefollowingisunacceptablefordeliveringentries?A.Expressdelivery.B.Airlinepost.C.Registeredmail.D.Normalpost.47.TheillustratorsoftheIllustratorsExhibition__________.A.shouldbeatleast16andnomorethan25B.mayre-entertheirartworkafteritisreturnedC.shouldstatethecategoryoftheirartworkclearlyD.maychoosetoattachaphotototheapplicationform48.WhatisBolognaFiereresponsiblefor?A.PayingforthedeliverycostsB.LatearrivalofartworkC.ConfirmationofISBNnumberD.Returningtheillustrators’works.49.Theillustrators’workswillnotbeconsideredifthey.A.havealreadybeenpublishedabroadbeforeB.aresmallerthantherequiredsizeC.arereceivedafterthedayof15October2013D.don’tmeetthedemandsoftheinternationalexperts
Iknowwhatyou’rethinking:pizza?Forbreakfast?Butthetruthisthatyoucanhavelastnight’sleftoversinthemorningifyouwantto.Iknowlotsofwomenwhoskipbreakfastandtheyhaveatonofdifferentexcusesfordoingit.Somesaytheydon’thavetimE.Othersthinkthey’resavingcalories卡路里stillothersjustdon’tlikebreakfastfood.Butthebottomlineisthateatinginthemorningisveryimportantwhenyou’retryingtoloseweight.Eatingjustaboutanythingfrom300to400calorieswouldbebetterthannothingatallsaysKatherineBrookingRD.whodevelopedthesuper-easyeatingplanforthisyear’sSELFCHALLENGE.Andevenpizzacanbehealthyifit’sloadedwithvegetablesandyousticktoonesmallpiecE.BreakfastisonemealInevermissandthesamegoesformostweightlosssuccessstories.Researchshowsthateatingbreakfastkeepsyoufromovereatinglaterintheday.ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniafoundthatbreakfastskippershaveabiggerchanceofgainingweightthanthosewhoregularlyhaveamorningmeal.Soeatsomethinginthemorninganything.IknowplentyoffriendswhoenduphavingnobreakfastaltogetherandhavejustcoffeeororangejuicE.Isaytryheatinguplastnight’sleftovers-itmaysoundcrazybutifitworksforyoudoit!IfindifItellmyselfYoucanalwayseatittomorrowIputawaytheleftoversinsteadofeatingmorethatnight.Tryit.Youmaysaveyourselfsomepre-bedtimecalories.Andwatchyourbodygainthefat-burningeffects.68.ThewordleftoversinParagraph1probablymeans__________.A.foodremainingafteramealB.thingsleftundoneC.mealsmadeofvegetablesD.pizzatoppedwithfruit69.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Workingwomenusuallyhavebreakfastinahurry.B.Manypeoplehavewrongideasaboutbreakfast.C.Therearesomeeasywaysofcookingameal.D.Eatingvegetableshelpssaveenergy.70.Accordingtothelastparagraphitisimportantto____________.A.eatsomethingforbreakfastB.becarefulaboutwhatyoueatC.heatupfoodbeforeeatingitD.eatcalorie-controlledfood71.Thetextiswrittenmainlyforthose_____________.A.whogotoworkearlyB.whowanttoloseweightC.whostayuplateD.whoeatbeforesleep
SpreadoutamapoftheworlD.WhatyouseeonitdependsonthekindofmapyouhavE.Doesitshowcitiesandcountries?Mountainsandvalleys?Maybeweatherpatterns?Thevarietyoffeaturesissogreatthatonemapjustcan'thandlethemall.TheearthispartofanineplanetssolarsystemwithintheMilkyWaygalaxy.Itssizeandlocationaren'tveryimpressivE.WeinhabitthethirdplanetfromtheSunwhichisonlythefifthlargestoverall.YetTheearthhasatalentforcreatinglifE.Infactit'stheonlyplacethathaslifesofar!OneformoflifehumanstendstotakethisforgranteD.Humanactivitieslikehabitatdestructionpollutionandover-fishinghavebadlydamagedlifeasweknowit.LuckilyEarthisastoughasitisbeautiful.Butitdoesn'ttakeanexperttoseethatoneplanetcanonlytakesomuch.65.Inthe________thereare________planetsinall.A.MilkyWaygalaxy;7B.solarsystem;8C.solarsystem;9D.MilkyWaygalaxy;1066.Theearthisthe_______largestplanetinthesolarsystemandthe____planetfromtheSun.A.fifth;thirdB.third;fifthC.second;thirdD.third;sixth67.Asisknowntousall________hasbadlydamagedtheearthlifE.A.habitatdestructionB.pollutionC.over-fishingD.alloftheabove
Kate:Ilikerunningverymuch.It’sgoodexercisE.Myparentsbothlikerunningtoo.Weusuallygetupearlyinthemorningandruntogether.Itisgoodforone'slegsheartandlungs.Ithelpsonetohaveastrongbody.Mumsaysthatsheshouldthankrunningbecauseithelpshertogetthinner.Runningisfun.Itcanmakeonehappy.Therearemanydifferentwaysforonetorun.Onecanruninaschoolorinapark.Onecanjoinarunningclubtorunandmakenewfriendstoo.ChenFeng:Ilikeballgameslikefoot-ballbasketballandtennis.AndbasketballismyfavoritE.IoftenplaybasketballwithmyfriendsonSundaymorningswhenwearefreeandtheweatherisnicE.Ijoinedmyschoolteamlastyear.AndIcanplayitverywellnow.ThereisgoingtobeabasketballgamebetweenNo.1MiddleSchoolandourschoolinourschoolnextSaturday.Manystudentsaregoingtocheeruson.Ourteachersaysthatshewillbuysomepresentsforusifwewin.IhopewecanwinthegamE.46.Kateandhisparentsusually______togetherinthemorning.A.leavehomeB.runC.playgamesD.havebreakfast47.Kate'smotherthinksthat________.A.runningiscoolB.KatedislikesrunningC.runningisaspopularasswimmingD.runningmakeshergetthinner48.ChenFeng_______.A.likesfootballbestB.hopestowinthefootballgameC.isamemberoftheschoolbasketballteamD.playsbasketballwithhisfriendsonthemorningsofweekends49.ChenFeng'steacherisgoingto_______ifChenFeng'steamwinsthegamE.A.tellthemastoryB.buysomepresentsforthemC.singasongforthemD.cookdeliciousfoodforthem50.BothChenFengandKate_______.A.likesportsB.wanttomakenewfriendsC.likeballgamesD.aremiddleschoolteachers
EveryoneknowsthattheFrenchareromantictheItalianarefashionableandtheGermansareserious.Ordothey?Arethesejuststereotypesoristherereallysuchathingasnationalcharacter?Andifthereiscanitaffecthowanationsucceedorfail?Atleastonegroupofpeopleiscertainthatitcan.A.recentsurveyofthetop500entrepreneurs实业家intheUKfoundthat70percentfeltthattheireffortswerenotappreciatedbytheBritishpublic.BritainishostiletosuccesstheysaiD.Ithasacultureofjealousy嫉妒.Asaresultthesurveysaidentrepreneurswereunlovedunwantedandmisunderstood.Jealousyissometimesknownasthegreen-eyedmonsterandtheUKisitshomE.ScientistsatWarwichUniversityintheUKrecentlytestedthisideA.Theygatheredagroupofpeopletogetherandgaveeachanimaginaryamountofmoney.Someweregivenalittleothersagreatdeal.Thosegivenalittlemoneyweregiventhechancetodestroythelargeamountsofmoneygiventoothers—butatthecostoflosingtheirown.Twothirdsofthepeopletestedagreedtodothis.Thisseemstoprovetheentrepreneurswererighttocomplain.ButthereisalsoconflictingevidencE.TheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentOECDrecentlyreportedthattheUKwasnowtheworld’sfourthlargesteconomy.Thatisnotbadforpeoplewhoaresupposedtohatesuccess.PeopleintheUKalsoworklongerhoursthananyoneelseinEuropE.SotheBritishpeoplearenotlazyeither.It’snotreallysuccessthattheBritishdislikesaysCareyCooperaProfessorofmanagementattheUniversityofManchesterInstituteofScienceandTechnology.It’speopleusingtheirsuccessinawaythatseemsarrogant傲慢orunfairorwhichseparatesthemfromtheirroots.Perhapsitistheentrepreneurswhoaretheproblem.Theysetouttodothingsintheirway.Theyworklonghours.Bytheirowneffortstheybecomemillionaires.Butinsteadofbeinghappytheycomplainthatnobodylovesthem.IthardlyseemsworthfollowingtheirexamplE.IftheyweremorefriendlypeoplewouldlikethemmorE.Andmorepeoplewanttobelikethem.55.Whatdoestheunderlineditinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.A.greatsurveyB.OnegroupofpeopleC.A.nationD.Nationalcharacter56.Mostentrepreneurssurveyedbelievethat.A.theBritishpublicarehardworkingB.theyarenotpopularsimplybecausetheyaresuccessfulC.theyareconsideredasgreen-eyedmonstersD.loveofsuccessisBritain’snationalcharacter57.WhatdoestheresultoftheWarwichUniversitytestshow?A.MostpeoplewouldratherfailthanseeotherssucceedB.Twothirdsofthepeopletesteddidn’tlovemoneyC.MostpeoplearewillingtoenjoysuccesswithothersD.Animaginaryamountofmoneydoesnotattractpeople58.Thewriterofthepassageseemstosuggestthat.A.BritishentrepreneursarenotfairlytreatedB.jealousyisBritain’snationalcharacterC.theBritishdisliketheentrepreneursbecausetheydonotbehaveproperlyD.thescientistsareWarwichUniversitydidasuccessfultest
WhenanNBAplayerisyounghethinkshecanwinthechampionshipbyhimself.Itisonlylaterwhenhehasagedandbeenthroughmanybattlesthathelearnsanimportantlesson:thereisnoIinteam.ThereisnobetterexampleofthevalueofteamworkthantheBostonCeltics.PaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnettwereallsuperstarsonthreedifferentteams.Yetnoneofthemhadanytitlestoshowforit.Thenlastseasontheydecidedtosacrificemoneyandindividualstatisticstoplaytogether.GarnettandAllenjoinedPierceontheCelticsandchangedtheNBAintheprocess.Itstartedinsimpleways.GarnettandAllenaretwoofthemostintenseathletesintheworlD.TheytreateverysecondofeverypracticelikeitistheNBAchampionship.IfyouwanttoplayalongsidethemthenyouwillhavetodothesamE.SotheyoungguysontheCelticsstartedgivingtheirfullefforttoo.PiercehadbeenthestaroftheCelticsformanyyears.HeusedtoshoottheballmanytimesagamE.ButwiththeadditionofAllenandGarnettheshotlessandfocusedondefensE.HisselflessnessshowedtheyoungplayersthatdoingwhatmadetheteambetterwastheonlythingthatmattereD.WhentheCelticswerewinningandthegamewasalmostoverGarnettPierceandAllenwouldcomeoutofthegamE.Buttheywouldn’tjustsitonthebench.Insteadtheystoodandcheeredandscreamedfortheirteammates.Theywantedtosupporttheirfriendsandteammates.Nowtheguyswhodon'tplayknowtheycanstillaffectthegamebycheeringsotheyscreamandcheerwhenGarnettAllenandPierceareplaying.TheCelticshavedevelopedastrongrelationship.Theyaremorethanjustteammates.Theyarebrothers.Theresult:theBostonCelticswonthe2008NBAchampionshipandareconsideredthefavoritestowintheEasternConferencechampionshipagainthisyear.ThereisasayingthatgoesAsuccessfulteambeatswithoneheart.IfthatisthecasetheCelticsmayhavethebiggestheartintheNBA.59.WhatdoesanNBAplayerlearnthroughmanybattles?A.Betterexamples.B.Fulleffort.C.Teamspirit.D.Strongrelationships.60.FromthepassageweknowthatPaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnettare______.A.ambitiousB.selfishC.uncooperativeD.absent-minded61.WhatdotheunderlinedsentencesinParA.6mean?A.AllteammembersintheBostonCelticsarerelatives.B.Theyareinthesameteamandinthesamefamily.C.Theyhaveabetterunderstandingandgetclosertoeachother.D.Theylikeeachotherasiftheywerefromthesamefamily.62.Whichsayingcanbeusedtoexpressthemainideaofthepassage?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Nopainsnogains.C.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.D.Unityisstrength.
It’sreallytruewhatpeoplesayaboutEnglishpoliteness:it’severywherE.Whensqueezingpastsomeoneinanarrowaislepeoplesaysorry.WhengettingoffabusEnglishpassengerssaythankyouratherthanthedriver.InGermanypeoplewouldneverdreamofdoingthesethings.AfterallsqueezingpastothersissometimesunavoidableandthebusdriverisonlydoinghisjoB.IusedtothinkthesamewaywithoutquestioningituntilIstartedtravelingtotheBritishIslesandcametoappreciatesomemorepolitewaysofinteracting交往withpeoplE.PeoplethankeachothereverywhereinEnglandallthetimE.WhenpeoplebuysomethinginashopcustomersandretailassistantsinmostcasesthankeachothertwiceormorE.InGermanyitwouldbeexceptionaltohearmorethanonethankyouinsuchaconversation.Britishstudentsthanktheirlecturerswhenleavingtheroom.EnglishemployersthanktheiremployeesfordoingtheirjobsasoppositetoGermanswhowouldnormallythinkthatpayingtheirworkersmoneyisalreadyenough.AnotherthingIobservedduringmystaywasthatEnglishpeoplerarelycriticizeothers.EvenwhenIwasworkingandmistakeswerepointedouttomemyemployersemphasized强调severaltimesthatnoneoftheirwordswereintendedascriticism.IthasbeenmyimpressionthatbyavoidingcriticismEnglishpeoplearemakinganefforttomakeothersfeelcomfortablE.Thisisalsoshowninotherways.BritishmenstillopendoorsforwomenandBritishmenaremorelikelytotreatwomentoamealthanGermanmen.HoweverIdoneedtopointoutherethatthisappliestoEnglishmenabitmorethanitwouldtoScottishmen!Yesthelatter后者areabittightfisteD.64.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsEnglishpoliteness?A.Heappreciatesit.B.Hegivesnopersonalopinion.C.Hethinksitisunnecessary.D.Hethinksitgoestoofar.65.WhatcanwelearnaboutcustomersandretailassistantsinGermany?A.A.customerneversaysthankyoutoaretailassistant.B.TheymaysaythankyouonlyoncE.C.It’salwaysaretailassistantwhosaysthankyou.D.Theyalwayssaythankyoutoeachother.66.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatScottishmen__________.A.arenotsowillingtospendmoneyforwomenB.aremorepolitethanEnglishmenC.treatwomeninanimpolitewayD.aremorelikelytobeinvolvedinafighting67.Theauthordevelopsthetextthroughthemethodof____________.A.givingreasonsB.tellingstoriesC.givingcommentsD.makingcomparisons
TensofthousandsofSouthAfricanshavejoineddozensofworldleadersforthenationalmemorialserviceforformerPresidentNelsonMandelA.TheservicewasheldinfrontofanoisycrowdintheFNBstadiuminJohannesburg.USPresidentBarackObamasaidMrMandelawasagiantofhistorydescribinghimasthelastgreatliberatorofthe20thCentury.TheformerSouthAfricanpresidentdiedlastThursdayaged95.Thecountryisobservingaseriesofcommemorations纪念leadinguptothefuneralonSunday.Thememorialservicewhichbeganatabout12:0010:00GMTlastedaboutfourhours.Itwasoneofthebiggestgatheringsofinternationaldignitaries高层inrecentyearswithmorethan100current现任的orformerheadsofstateorgovernmentattending.Therehadbeenfearspeoplewouldbeturnedaway.ButwithheavyrainsecurityandtransportissuesandthefactthatTuesdaywasnotdeclaredanationalholidayareasofthe95000-capacitystadiumremainedempty.IntroducingtheproceedingsthemasterofceremoniesCyrilRamaphosasaidthatMrMandela'slongwalkisover...andhecanfinallyrest.CurrentSouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumamadethekeynoteaddressbutwasbooed喝倒彩insomepartsoftheceremony.HesaidMrMandelawasoneofakinD.afearlessfreedomfighterwhorefusedtoallowthecrueltyoftheapartheid种族隔离statetostandinwayofthestrugglefortheliberationofhispeople.MrZumaannouncedhewasrenamingtheUnionBuildingsinPretoriawhereMrMandelawilllieastheMandelaAmphitheatrE.EarlierMrObamadeliveredhisaddresscarriedontheWhiteHousewebsitetohugecheers.Hesaid:Itishardtoeulogise颂扬anyman...howmuchhardertodosoforagiantofhistorywhomovedanationtowardsjusticE.HesaidNelsonMandelahadtaughttheworldthepowerofactionandthepowerofideasandthatithadtakenamanlikeMrMandelatofreenotonlytheprisonerbutalsothejailer.60.Whywasthememorialservicesaidtobeoneofthebiggestgatheringsofinternationaldignitiesinrecentyears?.A.Becauselargeamountsofmoneyhadbeenspent.B.BecauseeveryoneinthecountryhadbeenaskedtoattenD.C.BecauseNelsonMandelahadtaughttheworldthepowerofaction.D.Becausemorethan100currentorformerheadsofstateorgovernmentattendedit61.ThememorialserviceforNelsonMandelatookplace.A.onSundayB.onTuesdayC.onThursdayD..onthedaythepassagedoesn’tmention62.WhenMr.ObamasaidItishardtoeulogise颂扬anyman...howmuchhardertodosoforagiantofhistoryhemeant.A.Wedon’tneedtoeulogiseNelsonMandelaB.ItismuchhardertoeulogiseNelsonMandelaC.Weshouldn’teulogiseNelsonMandelainahurry.D.ItismucheasiertoeulogiseNelsonMandela63.ItcanbeinferredthatA.NelsonMandelaonlyusedthepowerofactiontowinhisstrugglE.B.NelsonMandelapaidmuchattentiontothepowerofideastowinhisstrugglE.C.NelsonMandelausedboththepowerofactionandthepowerofideastowinhisstrugglE.D.NelsonMandelarefusedtousethepowerofideastowinhisstrugglE.
Notfondofreading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthattakesyourinterest?WhynotfollowAmmonShea’sexampleandstartreadingadictionary?Mr.Sheaownsover1000dictionariesandhelikestoreadthemforfun.Herecentlyspentayearreadingall20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thedictionarycontainsmorethan20000pagesandover59millionwords.AshereadfromA.toZhenoteddowninterestingwordsinaledger分类记录本.Thisincludeswordssuchashappifymeaningtomakesomeonehappyandtripudiatewhichmeanstodanceskiporleapforjoy.Mr.Sheaalsokeptadiaryabouthisexperiencewhichhassincebeenturnedintoabest-sellerbook.Whydidhedothis?Heclaimsitwasfun:I’vealwaysenjoyedreadingdictionaries;theyarefarmoreinterestingthanpeoplewouldthink.Itappearsthatitwasnothisgoaltosoundmoreintelligentthroughlearningandusinglargerandmorecomplex复杂的words.I’mnotagainstbigwordsorstrangeordifficultwordsbutI’mopposedto反对usingthemfortheirownsake目的.hesaiD.InfactasaresultofreadingsomanywordsMr.Sheaoftenforgothiseverydayvocabulary.HewroteMyheadwassofullofwordsthatIoftenhadtroubleformingsimplesentences.Mr.Sheaisnotaloneinhisloveofreadingdictionaries.ElaineHiggletonarepresentativeofCollinsCobuilddictionariesexplainedthatthousandsofcrosswordandScrabblefansreaddictionariesforfunandtoimprovetheirgamE.Ms.HiggletondidhowevernotethatIt’sprobablynotthebestwaytolearnEnglishandyou’dlearnmorethanyouneeD.Itisnotknownhowmanyofthe59millionwordsMr.Sheahasrememberedbuthehascertainlymadehistorywithhiseccentrichobby.68.WhydidMr.Shealikereadingdictionaries?A.Becausehehasmanydictionaries.B.Becausehetakesnointerestinnovels.C.Becauseitwasveryinterestingtohim.D.Becausehemaysoundmoreintelligent.69.ThousandsofcrosswordandScrabblefansreaddictionariesinorderto_________.A.improvetheirgamesB.killtimeandhavefunC.followMr.Shea’sexampleD.learnmorenewwords70.Theunderlinedwordeccentricinthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.crazyB.unusualC.funnyD.usual
MuchofEuropeantrainisaboutefficiencyandcomfort---leavingandarrivingontimeandhavingacomfortableseat.ButthefollowingEuropeantrainsdon’tnecessarilyofferthefastestjourneys---justthemostmemorablE.SweetSwitzerland:TheChocolateTrainRoute:MontreuxtoBrocSwitzerlandTime:9hours45minutesroundtripwww.raileuropE.comThischarmingtrainrunninginsummerandfallclimbsfromMontreuxoverlookingLakeGenevatotheoldtownofGruyerespopulation1600hometothecheeseofthesamenamE.TourthecheesefactoryandthelocalcastlehavelunchthenreboardthetrainandcontinueontoBroC.Thereyou’llbebussedtotheCailler-NestlechocolatefactorylyingbetweenLakeGruyeresandmountains.TunnelsGalore:TheBerninaExpressRoute:ChurSwitzerlandtoTiranoItalyTime:4hours14minuteswww.visitflam.comThistraintakesonseven-percentinclines斜坡55tunnelsand196bridges---reachingaheightof7391feetandthendroppingto5905feetbeforecomingtoastop.IttravelsthroughtheAlpssouthfromSwitzerland’soldesttowntoanItaliantownofjustunder10000peoplE.AHotelonWheels:FranciscodeGoyaRoute:ParisFrancetoMadridSpainTime:13hours30minuteswww.elipsos.comLeaveParisintheeveningenjoyathree-coursedinnerandtheincreasinglyruralscenerysleepwiththerhythmoftherailsandwakethenextdayasyouarriveinMadridrestedandreadytotourthemostpopulous人口密集的cityinEuropE.Firstclassincludesawelcomedrinkgooddinnerbreakfastandanin-roombathroomwithshower.TheEpicJourney:Trans-SiberianRailway]Route:MoscowtoVladivostokRussiaTime:19dayswww.trans-siberiA.comThisrouteasymbolofRussianculturecrosseseighttimezonestoconnecttheRussiancapitalwithaportonthePacificOcean.Onboardpoorstaywithrichyoungwitholdforeignerswithlocals.SocialdifferencesdisappearaspassengersshareauniquerailexperiencE.【小题1】TravellingfromMontreuxtoBrocontheChocolateTrainyou____________.A.willspendaboutfivehoursB.havetogoinwinterandspringC.willseeafamouschocolatefactoryD.canhavelunchonthetrain【小题2】WhichofthefollowingwebsitesoffersmoreinformationaboutFranciscodeGoya?A.www.trans-siberiA.comB.www.visitflam.comC.www.raileuropE.comD.www.elipsos.com【小题3】WhichofthefollowingtrainscanhelpyoulearnaboutRussianculture?A.Trans-SiberianRailway.B.TheChocolateTrain.C.FranciscodeGoyA.D.TheBerninaExpress.【小题4】Thepassageismostprobablytakenfroma_____________.A.newsreportB.bookreviewC.travelmagazineD.geographytextbook
StudentsandTechnologyintheClassroomIlovemyBlackberry—it’smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithmE.Ialsolovemylaptopcomputerasitholdsallofmywritingandthought.DespitethisloveoftechnologyIknowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices设备andtrulycommunicatewithothers.OnoccasionIteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwantstudentstothoroughlystudythematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherintheclassroom.Ihavearule—nolaptopsiPadsphonesetC.Whenstudentsweretoldmyruleinadvanceoftheclasssomeofthemwerenothappy.Moststudentsassumethatmyreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwithstudentsmisusingtechnology.There’sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsassumethatIamanti-technology.There’snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoIcanrelatetomystudents.TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfewplacesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversionsandtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptionsbytechnologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformationforideas.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemtopusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandtomakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursethematerialandtheclassdiscussion.I’vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandtheeducationsreflectstudentsatisfactionwiththeenvironmentthatIcreatE.Studentsrealizethatwithdeepconversationandchallengetheylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.I’mnotsayingthatIwon’teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclassbutuntilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechangE.I’mstickingtomyplan.A.fewhoursoftechnology-freedialogueisjusttoosweettogiveup.38.Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith______.A.thecoursematerialB.others’misuseoftechnologyC.discussiontopicsD.theauthor’sclassregulations39.TheunderlinedwordengageinParagraph4probablymeans______.A.exploreB.acceptC.changeD.reject40.Accordingtotheauthortheuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay______.A.keepstudentsfromdoingindependentthinkingB.encouragestudentstohavein-depthconversationsC.helpstudentstobetterunderstandcomplexthemesD.affectstudents’concentrationoncourseevaluation41.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor______.A.isquitestubbornB.willgiveupteachinghistoryC.willchangehisteachingplansoonD.valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclass
NowletuslookathowwereaD.Whenwereadaprintedtextoureyesmoveacrossapageinshortjerkymovement.Werecognizewordsusuallywhenoureyesarestillwhentheyfixate注视.Eachtimetheyfixateweseeagroupofwords.Thisisknownastherecognitionspanorthevisualspan.Thelengthoftimeforwhichtheeyesstop---thedurationofthefixation---variesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson.Italsovarieswithinanyonepersonaccordingtohispurposeinreadingandhisfamiliaritywiththetext.Furthermoreitcanbeaffectedbysuchfactorsaslightingandtiredness.UnfortunatelyinthepastmanyreadingimprovementcourseshaveconcentratedtoomuchonhowoureyesmoveacrosstheprintedpagE.Asaresultofthismisleadingemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsofreadingnumerousexerciseshavebeendevisedtotraintheeyestoseemorewordsatonefixation.ForinstanceinsomeexerciseswordsareflashedontoascreenforsayatenthoratwentiethofaseconD.OneoftheexerciseshasrequiredstudentstofixtheireyesonsomecentralpointtakinginthewordsoneithersidE.Suchwordpatternsareoftenconstructedintheshapeofrathersteep陡峭的pyramidssothereadertakesinmoreandmorewordsateachsuccessivefixation.Alltheseexercisesareverycleverbutit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.Readingrequirestheabilitytounderstandtherelationshipbetweenwords.Consequentlyforthesereasonsmanyexpertshavenowbeguntoquestiontheusefulnessofeyetrainingespeciallysinceanyapproachwhichtrainsapersontoreadisolatedwordsandphraseswouldseemunlikelytohelphiminreadingacontinuoustext.46.Thetimeoftherecognitionspancanbeaffectedbythefollowingfactsexcept________.A.one’sfamiliaritywiththetextB.one’spurposeinreadingC.thelengthofagroupofwordsD.lightingandtiredness47.Theauthormaybelievethatreading______.A.requiresareadertotakeinmorewordsateachfixationB.requiresareadertoseewordsmorequicklyC.demandsandeeply-participatingmindD.demandsmoremindthaneyes48.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingbutit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.inthesecondparapraph?A.TheabilitytoseewordsisnotneededwhenanefficientreadingisconducteD.B.Thereadingexercisesmentionedcan’thelptoimproveboththeabilitytoseeandtocomprehendwords.C.Thereadingexercisesmentionedcan’thelptoimproveanefficientreading.D.Thereadingexercisesmentionedhasdoneagreatjobtoimproveone’sabilitytoseewords.49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThevisualspanisawordoragroupofwordsweseeeachtimE.B.Manyexpertsbegantoquestiontheefficiencyofeyetraining.C.Theemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsismisleading.D.Theeyetrainingwillhelpreadersinreadingacontinuoustext.50.Thetuneoftheauthorinwritingthisarticleis________.A.criticalB.neutralC.pessimisticD.optimistic
Fromthebeginningofhumanhistorywildanimalsprovidedfoodclothingandsometimesmedicineforman.Wemaynotdependasmuchonwildanimalsnow.Butwehearaboutthemeveryday.Americansusethenamesofanimalsinmanyways.Automobilemanufacturersandgasolinecompaniesespeciallyliketousebigcatstoselltheirproducts.Theylikelionstigersandwildcats.WhenAmericanssaywildcattheyusuallymeanalynxanocelotorabobcat.Allthesecatsattackquicklyandfiercely.SowildcatsrepresentsomethingfastandfiercE.AnearlyAmericanuseofthewordwildcatwasquitedifferent.ItwasusedtodescribemembersofCongresswhodeclaredwaronBritainin1812.A.magazineofthatyearsaidthewildcatcongressmenwenthomE.Itsaidtheywereunabletofacetheresponsibilityofhavinginvolvedtheircountryinanunnecessarywar.Wildcatalsohasbeenusedasanameformoneyinthe1800s.Atthattimesomestatespermittedbankstomaketheirownmoney.OnebankinthestateofMichiganofferedpapermoneywithapictureofawildcatonit.SomebankshoweverdidnothaveenoughgoldtosupportallthepapermoneytheyoffereD.SothemoneyhadlittleornovaluE.ItwascalledawildcatbillorawildcatbanknotE.Thebankswhoofferedthismoneywerecalledwildcatbanks.A.newspaperofthetimesaidthosewerethedaysofwildcatmoney.Itsaidamanmightberichinthemorningandpoorbynight.Wildcatthenwasalsousedforanoilwellorgoldminethathadalmostnooilorgoldinit.Dishonestdeveloperswouldbuysuchproperty.Thentheywouldsellitandleavetownwiththemoney.ThebuyerswereleftwithworthlessholesinthegrounD.Todaywildcatoilwellsareinareasthatarenotknowntohaveoil.35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Wildcatsandtheirstories.B.Wildcatsandtheircharacters.C.Varietiesofanimalspecies.D.Relationshipbetweenanimalsandhumans.36.TheunderlinedwordsalynxanocelotorabobcatinParagraph1mayreferto__________.A.gasolinecompaniesB.automobilemanufacturersC.brandsofautomobileD.namesofwildcats37.Whichofthefollowingwouldpeopleliketohaveortrustaccordingtothepassage?A.Wildcatcongressmen.B.Wildcatoilwells.C.Wildcatbanks.D.Wildcatcars.38.Itcanbeinferredthatduringthedaysofwildcatmoney__________.A.peoplecouldn'tbuyanythingwiththemoneyB.peoplecomplainedandsufferedalotC.therichinvestedtoomuchonoilwellsD.peopledidn'tknowhowtosavemoney
Haveyoueversuddenlyfeltthatsomeoneyouknewwasintrouble－andhewas?Haveeverdreamedsomethingthatcametruelater?MaybeyouhaveESP超感官知觉.ESPstandsforExtrasensoryPerception.ItmaybecalledsixthsensE.Itseemstoletpeopleknowabouteventsbeforetheyhappenoreventsthatarehappeningsomedistanceaway.Here’sanexample:A.womanwasironingclothes.SuddenlyshescreamedMyfatherisdead!Isawhimsittinginthechair!JustthenatelegramcamE.Thewoman’sfatherhaddiedofaheartattack.Hehaddiedsittinginachair.TherearethousandsofstorieslikethisoneonrecorD.Scientistsarestudyingthemtofindoutwhat’sbehindthesestrangementalmessages.Here’sanotherexample—oneofhundredsofdreamsthathavecometruE.Amandreamedhewaswalkingalongaroadwhenahorseandcarriagecameby.ThedriversaidThere’sroomforonemorE.Themanfeltthedriverwasdeadsoheranaway.Thenextdaythemanwasgettingonacrowedbus.ThebusdriversaidThere’sroomforonemorE.Thenthemansawthatthedriver’sfacewasthesamefacehehadseeninthedream.Hewouldn’tgetonthebus.Asthebusdroveoffitcrashedandburstintoflames.Everyonewaskilled!Somepeoplesaystoriesliketheseareliesorcoincidences.OthersincludingsomescientistssaythatESPisreal.FromstudiesofSEPwemaysomedaylearnmoreaboutthehumanminD.64.ESPletspeopleknow_____________.A.abouttheirdreamB.abouteventsaftertheyhappenC.abouteventsbeforetheyhappenD.aboutheartattacks65.ThestudiesofESPcouldbeanimportantwayto______________.A.understandthehumanmindB.predictdeathC.understandthefivesensesD.avoidaccidents66.Inthispassagecoincidencesprobablymeans______________.A.thingswhichdonothappenB.thingswhichhappenbyaccidentwithoutnecessaryconnectionC.thingswhichareonlydreamsD.thingsdreamedofonlybysickpeoplE.
Nowit’stimeforsomebriefnewsitems.TeensGoOnlineSome13millionEuropeanchildrenunder18usetheInternetforschoolworkgamesandmusicaccordingtoresearchdonebyNielsen’sNet-rating.ThestudycoveredBritainGermanyFranceItalyandSpain.Expertsadvisedparentstolimitthetimetheirkidsonlineandkeepthemawayfromchatrooms.ChattothemagicMumBritishauthorJ.K.RowlingmotherofmagicboyHarryPotterwilldoanInternetinterviewabouthernewbook’’HarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceonJune26.BeforetheeventchildrenareinvitedtosendtheirquestionsaboutHarrytothewebsitE.ThebookwillhitstoresintheUSandUKonJune21andwillarriveinChinainAugust.SchoolSoldiersRussianschoolstudentswillhavetodobasicmilitarytraining军训intheirfinalyearofschoolthegovernmenthasdecideD.Thelessonwillincludelearningtofiregunsmarchingdrillsandhowtodealwithachemicalnuclearorbiologicalattack.Theactivityisseenaspartofadriventowardtheeducationoftheirlovefortheircountry.______________________Isithardforyoutogetupearlyandgetreadyforclasses?SomestudentsatWinterParkHighSchooljustrolloutofbedintheirpajamas睡衣andgotoclassintheirownbedrooms.Ofcoursetheirteachersandclassmatesdonotseethembecausealltheirclassworkisonthecomputer.TheFloridaHighSchoolthestate’sonlyonlineschoolhad250studentswhoaretakingclassesathomebycomputer.Studentsinthisfirstonlineprogramtakeclassesinalgebra代数Americangovernmentchemistrycomputereconomicsandweb-pagedesign.Theyalsohavetogotoregularschooltoattendotherclasses.44.WhywillRussianschoolstudentshavebasicmilitarytraining?A.Togetreadyforamilitaryparade游行.B.Tolearntoprotectthemselves.C.TolearnsomeknowledgE.D.Todeveloptheirloveforthecountry.45.AboutFloridaHighSchoolwhichofthesefactsistrue?A.Someofthestudentshavetoattendclassesathomeinsteadofintheschool.B.Therearealtogether250studentswhotakeclassesintheclassrooms.C.Asthestate’sonlyonlineschoolithas250studentswhotakeclassesathomebycomputer.D.Studentscan’ttakeclassesinalgebraAmericangovernmentchemistrycomputerandsoon.46.ThenewsfromFloridacanbegivenatitle_______.A.GetupLaterB.OnlineSchoolC.MagicalComputersD.NoTeachers
TVisanexcellentresourceforhearingandlisteningtoEnglish.ThepictureshelpyouunderstandwhatisbeingsaidandTVnewsisanidealwaytohelpimproveyourlisteningabilitybecausewithinashortperiodoftimethesamenewsisoftenrepeateD.ThismeansthatyoucanwatchbasicallythesamenewsprogramseveraltimeswithinadayandthateverysucceedingprogramwillhelpyoutounderstandwhatisbeingsaiD.Thesepreparatorystepsareveryimportantbeforeyourlistening:●Findoutwhichnewsreportyouwanttolistentowhenandonwhatchannel.CCTV9isagoodchoicebecausethisisChina’sEnglishchannelandhasregularnewsreports.●Justwatchthenewsreportsforafewdaysfirstbeforerequiringyourselftounderstandthestories.Giveyourselftimetogetfamiliarwiththenewsreadersandtheiraccents.Youshouldalsogetanideaofthestructureoftheentirereportaswellasthestructureofatypicalnewsstory.●WatchthenewsinChinesefirst.ThiswilltellyouwhatthemainnewsitemsareandhelpprepareyouforunderstandingnewsreportsinEnglish.Whilelisteningyoushouldpayattentiontoafewthingsthatyoumaytrytodo:●Youcanaimatjustgettingwhatastoryisabout.Giveaone-to-tow-sentencedescriptionaftereachstory.●Putforwardafewquestionstoyourselfaboutastoryandthenseektoanswerthemfromyourlistening.Youcandothisbystoppingthetapeassoonastheheadlineisreadtoyou.●Yourmaywriteafulltranscript抄本ofastorytopracticeintensivelistening.Thismaybringtonoticelisteningproblemsthathaveskippedyourattentionwhenyouonlyconcentrateonthecontent.Eventhoughthelisteningpartisoversomefollow-upactivitieswillhelpyoureinforce加强yourlearning.Youmaytalkaboutthenewswithoneormorefriends.ThisprovidesanopportunitytoproduceasummaryorexpressyourthoughtsinabriefarticlE.62.Theunderlinedwordsucceedingmostprobablymeans______.A.funnyB.nextC.goodD.famous63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Gettingreadyfornewslistening.B.Makingsuggestionswhilelistening.C.Doingfollow-upactivitiesafterlistening.D.Listeningpracticeaftertheproposal.64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepicturesonTVarehelpfultoyourwrittenEnglishandspokenEnglish.B.CCTV9isagoodchoicebecausethereareallexcellentforeignnewsreaders.C.YoumaygetageneralideaaboutastorybyusingoneortwosentencE.D.Youmayusethewholetranscriptofastorytopracticeyourwritingability.65.Thebesttitleforthispassagemayprobablybe______.A.HowtoListenStepbyStepB.HowtoImproveYourListeningC.HowtoLearnfromListeningD.HowtoListentoTVNews
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