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FrenchlessonsinFranceWhateveryourlevelischoosingtotakeFrenchlessonsinFranceisthebestwaytolearnFrench.PlaceyourselfinthelocalcultureandpracticeyournewlyfoundskillsinyourfreetimE.Youwillbetaughtbynative本地的Frenchspeakerswhohavealoveforteachinganduseexcellentteachingtechniques.LessonsareinterestingandyouwillspeakFrenchonthefirstdaybothinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.Learners●Suitableforalllevelsfrombeginnerstoadvanced高级的●Over18yearsoldClassSchedule课表●ClassesstartonMondaysandrunthroughoutthesummer.●Pleasearriveattheschoolby8:15amonyourfirstdayforashortleveltest.Itwillhelptoplaceyouintherightclass.●ClassesrunfromMondaytoFridayeachweek.●Classesstartat8:45ameachdaydependingonyourlevel.●Youwillhave3classesperdaylasting55minuteseach.●Youwillhaveashortbreakbetweenclasses.FreeTimeandTours●Theschooloffersalotofculturalactivitiesthroughouttheweek.TheseactivitiescanincludecookinglessonswineandcheesetastingvisitstoPariscyclingmoviesandmuchmorE.●Youwillhaveplentyoffreetimetoexplore探索thelocalareaandpracticeyournewlyfoundlanguageskillsorjustrelaxonthislearningholidaywithadifferencE.OtherInformation●Youshouldbringasmalldictionarypensandpaperwithyou.Getmorefromyourholidayhavefunmeetnewpeopleandtakehomeanewlanguageskillthatwillstaywithyouforever.29.WhatisspecialabouttheFrenchcourses?A.Theyaretaughtinsmallgroups.B.TheteachersareyoungFrenchspeakers.C.PeoplelearnFrenchinandoutofclass.D.TheywillofferawinetastinglicensE.30.Onthefirstdaythestudentsshould______.A.takealanguagetestB.payfortheirstudyC.doasurveyD.introducethemselvestotheclass31.Howmanylessonsarethereinaweek?A.21.B.30.C.15.D.12.
DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschoolIntheageofthekeyboardsomepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor10to15minutesadayandthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch.Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Insteadtheysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.AfterallthatiswhywewritE.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.OneislegibilitywhichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanbereaD.Theotherisfluency—writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschoolespeciallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprintandthentowriteincursivewhichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoardwhichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75percentofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursivE.64.Wecanlearn________fromParagraph1.A.teachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementinteachingjobB.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwritingC.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwritingD.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwritingentirely65.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGfortraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?A.ThestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperioD.B.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.C.Handwritingincludestwoskills.D.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.66.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoImproveHandwritinginSchoolB.RightorWrongTheDeathofHandwritingC.HandwritingInvolvesTwoSkillsD.HandwritingLessonsAreontheWayOut67.Theauthor’sattitudetowardswhetherstilltolearnhandwritinginschoolis________.A.negativeB.objectiveC.criticalD.optimistic
AnAustraliancompanySmartCarTechnologieshasdevelopedasystemthatletsdriversknowwhenthey'respeeding.Whenthetechnologybecomescommerciallyavailableitcouldhelpleadfooteddriversavoidticketsandalsosavelives.ThecompanythatdevelopedtheproducthopestoconvinceAustraliangovernmentagenciestoputthetechnologyintouseintheirautomobilefleets.TheproductcalledSpeedAlertlinksrealtimelocationdataandspeedobtainedwiththehelpofGPStoadatabaseofpostedspeedlimitsstoredinadriver'sPDAorprogrammablemobilephonE.Thesetupoftheproductdoesnotneedtobehookeduptoacar'sspeedometer速度表.InfactitisentirelyportablE.ItwillalsoworkwithnewerphonesandPDAsthathavebuiltinGPSreceivers.Ifadriverexceedsthespeedlimitthespeedisshownandanalertsounds.MichaelPaineanAustralianvehicledesignengineerandtrafficsafetyconsultantwashiredtoanalyzetheproduct.HetoldLiveSciencethathiscolleaguesintheroadsafetyfieldareveryenthusiasticaboutwhatthey'renowcallingintelligentspeedalert.OtherresearchaccordingtoPaineshowsthat40percentofalltrafficdeathsinvolvespeeding.Thereisalsoapotentiallycontroversialfutureuse:SincethesystemissoportableitwouldbeeasytomakeitarequirementforteenagedriverstoalwaysuseaspeedalertdevicewhendrivingPainesaiD.Thesystemevenhasthecapabilitytorecordspeedingviolationssoparentscanmonitortheirteenagedrivers.TheproductwillsoongoonsaleinSydney.25.What'sthepurposeofthenewproduct?A.Toinformusofthenewcarsystem.B.Tointroducesomeimprovementincars.C.Tolimitcertaindriverstosafedriving.D.Topopularizethebuiltincarsystem.26.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout__________.A.theprojectofthebuiltinproductB.whythesystembecomespopularC.thefunctionsofGPSincarsD.howtheproductisprogrammed27.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpeedAlertandItsFutureUseB.ProgressinCarmakingScienceC.WarningforAdventurousDriversD.NewInCarDeviceAgainstSpeeding
PubshavebeenthecornerstoneofBritishsocietyforhundredsofyears:OvertheyearsBritishPubshavedevelopedmanytraditions.Hadyouvisitedapubillthe1990syonmighthavenoticedtheringingofthebellaround11pmsignalingthatthepubwasabouttoclosE.36.DuringWorldWarItheBritishGovernmentdecidedthatpubsmustcloseatninethirtyintheeveninglatertochangetollpm.37RingingabellwasaclearsignaltoleteveryoneknowthatthewasabouttoclosE.38beforethatdependingonwhatkindofentertainmentapiaceofferedtherewasadifferentlicenseforexampleacinemaneededadifferentlicenseformatheaterApubneededadifferentlicensefromanightcafE.ThedifferentlicesesthatexistedatthetimewerecombinedintoonE.Additionallyeverythreeyearsthepersonresponsibleforthepubhadtorenewtheiriicensewhichwasvalidforonlyonelocationthisperiodofvaliditywasextendedtotenyearsandalsothelicensecwasabletotransferfromonelocationtoanother.39ltalsobecamemucheasierandcheaperforownerstoputonentertainmentsuchasmusicbands.Cuttingdownonneedlesspaperworkwaspredictedtosavel.97billionpoundsovertenyears!Oneofthebiggesteffectshowever.wasthatninetyyearsafterthellpmclosingtimewasintroduceD.pubswereabletodecidewhentheywouldclosE.40AThereforeitbecameeasiertoapplyforandprocessapplicationsB.ThiswastominimizetheriskoftiredworkersandpotentiallossinproductivityC.BritishtroopswerefightingfiercebattleswiththeirenemiesD.Theycanhavemoreflexibilityintermsofopeninghours.E.Howdidthiscomeabout?F.DoyouwanttovisitaBritishpub?G.Laterhowevertherewasamajorshakeupinthelicensinglaws.
Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'd1iketodo.SoIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere’sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheUniversityofReadinginEnglandhasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld’snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined隔离检疫beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30％ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon’twantthatdowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKewLondon.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution’scocoaprojectProfessorPaulHadleysaysOneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablycleanhealthyinterestingcocoamaterial.Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandtheirgreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantinecleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countriesincludingseveralinWestAfricA.That’swhere75％ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeoplE.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.ThescientistsaysThereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantlyparticularlyincountrieslikeChinawherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolates.25.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Safeguardingcocoaseeds.B.PlantingcocoaworldwidE.C.KeepingcocoaingreenhousE.D.FindingthenewmarketforcocoA.26.Theinstitution’scocoaprojectisto_______.A.havecocoaskinremovedB.offermorejobstopeopleC.ensurethequalityofcocoaD.supplycocoafortwomillionpeople27.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A.Thetasteofchocolatesischanging.B.Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C.Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D.Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolates.28.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.ToeducatE.B.ToadvertisE.C.Towarn.D.Toinform.
InmanysituationsthequalityofyourtravelexperienceisdirectlyaffectedbyyourabilitytounderstandthelocallanguagE.Forsometravelersthechallengeoflearninganewtongueisoneofthejoysoftravelandasaresulttheyspendmuchoftheirtimeinconversationswithlocalcitizens.Otherswillfindthatjustlearningtoreadthemostcommonsignsanduseevery-daygreetingsisenough.Nomatterwhichviewyouagreewithit’snecessarytotakesometimetolearnsomeofthesimplephrasesofthenewlanguagebeforeyougo.OnewayoffinishingthistaskisbylisteningtothenewlanguagE.A.phrasebookcanhelpexpandyourvocabularybuthearingthesoundsofthedifferentspokenwordsisanexcellentactivitythatcanbedonerightinthecomfortofyourhomE.YoucanseemoviesinthenewlanguageorlistentothetapesorCDs.YoucanalsodownloadsomelisteningmaterialfromtheInternet.Justspending15minutesanightwillimproveyourlanguageskills.WhenyouarriveinthenewlandbeginbygreetingnewfriendsintheirowntonguE.Thismaycomeeasyoritcouldtakesometimetolearnbutit’sinteresting.Ifyoucan’tdothisthenitmeansthatyouwillneedmorepracticeandpatiencetolearntheseveryimportantwords.Youcangooutduringthedayandbeginone-on-oneconversationswithshopownersbusiness-menandtaxidrivers.Thisshouldnotbedoneuntilyouhavelearnedsomeofthemostcommonphrasesbutonceyoubegintogoshoppinginasecondlanguageyourcommunicationskillswillstarttoimproverapidly.YoucanalsowatchthelocalTVorlistentothelocalradio.Forexampletheadvertisementswillhelpyourecognizethecorrectpronunciationoflocalstreetnames.33.What’sthetextmainlyabout?A.HowimportantitistolearnanewlanguagE.B.Howtolearnanewlanguageduringtravel.C.Howtoenjoyoneselfduringtravel.D.Howtopreparefortravel.34.Oneshouldstartone-on-oneconversationswiththelocalpeople_____.A.assoonashearrivesintheplaceheisvisitingB.afterhehasseenmanymoviesinthelocaltongueC.whenhehaslearnedsomeofthemostcommonphrasesD.afterhehasmasteredenoughvocabularytogoshopping35.Accordingtotheauthorthelocaladvertisementscanhelptravelers_____.A.learnmoreaboutlocalbusinessB.understandthelocalpeople’sdialoguesC.improvecommunicationskillsmorerapidlyD.knowtherightpronunciationofthestreetnames
Asyoursummervacationendsandnewschoolyearbeginsit'stimetoconsider:whoareyou?Whodoyouwanttobeandshouldyoutrytoreinventyourself?Here'salistofsomefictionbooksforteensthatdealwiththetopicofidentityfromrealisticfictiontofantasticfictionandbeyonD.BeingHenryDavidbyCalArmisteadA.boywakesupinPennStation.HehasnomemoryofhowhegottherehowhegothisheadinjuryorevenhisownnamE.Hisonlypossessionsappeartobeaten-dollarbillandacopyofWaldenByHenryDavidThoreau.YouLookDifferentinRealLifebyJenniferCastleEveryfiveyearsfivechildrenwerefilmedforadocumentaryabouttheirlives.NowthatJustineisa16-year-oldcelebrityshe’sreluctanttofilmthenextinstallmentandletthepublicbackintoherlifE.BitterMelonbyCaraChowFrances’motherexpectshertogetintoBerkeleyandbecomeadoctor.ButwhenaschedulingmixupputsFrancesinaspeechclassinsteadofcalculus微积分shediscoversanewtalentandstartstoquestionthefuturehermotherimagineD.BeautybyLisaDailyMollyisafrizzyuglymessuntilamysteriousartistsketchesherpictureatthetownfairandthenextdayshewakesuplookingimpossiblybeautiful.OpenlyStraightbyBillKonigsbergRafeseeshisnewschoolasaplacetostartoverandleadanausterelifE.Insteadofbeingknownasthatwealthyguyhejustwantspeopletotreathimlikearegularboywhichinthiscasemeansordinary.TheHostbyStephenieMeyerAnalienspecieshasinvadedearthandeachoneislivinginsideahumanhost.ButMelanie'smindisfightingbackagainstthealieninsideher.TheWavebyToddStrasserInthisnovelbasedonatruestoryahistoryteacherconductsaclassroomexperimentabouttheNazimovementandthepowerofgrouppressurE.SlatedbyTeriTerryCanyouknowthetruthifyourmemoryhasbeenerased?Kyleissixteenyearsoldandshe’sbeingreleasedfromthehospitalafterninemonths.Shedoesn'trememberanythingthathappenedbeforethat.46.Justineusedtobean_____.A.normalpupilB.spoiledkidC.orphanD.childstar47.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThestoryofTheHostisverycommoninourdailylifE.B.BeingHenryDavidandSlatedshareasimilarsubjectaboutmemory.C.FranceswantstobecomewhathermotherexpectshertobE.D.Mollyisanaturallybeautifulgirl.48.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordaustereinParagraph6meanhere?A.stressfulB.colorfulC.simpleD.lonely49.Whichbookiswrittenwiththebackgroundofarealstory?A.TheWave.B.BitterMelon.C.Slated.D.OpenlyStraight
GrowingupinPhiladelphiaLiebermanstartedcookingwithhisstayathomedadwhenhewasseven.Hisfoodlovingfamilyhadtwokitchensandhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.LiebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbeforecollegelearningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialties地方特色菜inGermanySpainandFrancE.AtYalehewasknownforthrowingdinnerpartiessinglehandedlyfryingandbakingwhilemixingdrinksfordozensoffriends.JustforfunheandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamedCampusCuisineabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowtodothingslikemakingdrinksoutofdininghallfruit.Thathelpedtheshowbecomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.TapesoftheshowwerepassedaroundwithwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschoolandfinallytotheFoodNetwork.FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetworktelevision.HesaysLieberman’scharismaiskey.FoodTVisn’taboutfoodanymoresaysFlay.It’saboutyourpersonality个性andfindingawaytokeeppeople’seyeballsonyourshow.ButLiebermanisn’tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.AftertapingthefirstseasonofthenewshowLiebermanwasbackinhisownsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompany航空公司waslookingforsomeonetocomeupwithatastefulinexpensiveandeasytomakemenutoserveonitsflights.LiebermangotthejoB.72.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman’sfamily________.A.haverelativesinEuropeB.lovecookingathomeC.oftenholdpartiesD.ownarestaurant73.Whatdoesthewordcharismaunderlinedinthetextreferto?A.Anaturalabilitytoattractothers.B.Awaytoshowone’sachievement.C.Lieberman’safterclassinterest.D.Lieberman’sfinecookingskill.74.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen.B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.C.Hewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwiches.D.Hecouldcookcheapdeliciousandsimplemeals.75.WhatcanwelearnaboutLiebermanfromthetext?A.Heiscleverbutlonely.B.HeisfriendlyandactivE.C.HeenjoystravelingarounD.D.Heoftenchangeshismenus.
Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowancepocketmoney.Thepurposeistoletchildrenlearnfromexperiencesatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamilytofamily.Timingisanotherconsideration.SomechildrengetaweeklyallowancE.OthersgetamonthlyallowancE.Inanycaseparentsshouldmakeclearwhatifanythingthechildisexpectedtopayforwiththemoney.Atfirstyoungchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothistheywilllearnthehardwaythatspendingmustbedonewithinabudget.ParentsareusuallyadvisednottooffermoremoneyuntilthenextallowancE.Theobjectistoshowyoungpeoplethatabudgetdemandsachoicebetweenspendingandsaving.Olderchildrenmayberesponsibleenoughtosavemoneyforlargercostslikeclothingorelectronics.ManypeoplewhohavewrittenonthesubjectofallowancessayitisnotagoodideatopayyourchildforworkaroundthehomE.ThesejobsareanormalpartoffamilylifE.Payingchildrentodoextraworkaroundthehousehowevercanbeuseful.Itcanevenprovideanunderstandingofhowabusinessworks.Allowancesgivechildrenachancetoexperiencethethreethingstheycandowithmoney.TheycanshareitintheformofgiftsorgivingtoagoodcausE.Theycanspenditbybuyingthingstheywant.Ortheycansaveit.SavinghelpschildrenunderstandthatcostlygoalsrequiresacrificE.YouhavetocutcostsandplanforthefuturE.Requiringchildrentosavepartoftheirallowancescanalsoopenthedoortofuturesavingandinvesting.ManybanksofferservicestohelpchildrenandteenagerslearnaboutpersonalfinancE.Asavingaccountisanexcellentwaytolearnaboutthepowerofcompoundinterest.Compoundingworksbypayinginterest.Soforexampleonedollarinvestedattwopercentinterestfortwoyearswillearntwocentsinthefirstyear.Thesecondyearthemoneywillearntwopercentofonedollarandtwocentsandsoon.Thatmaynotseemlikealotbutovertimeitaddsup.TitleLearntheValueofMoneythroughPocketMoneyPurposeToletstudentslearnfromexperiencesatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.76.shouldparentsgivepocketmoney?1.Theamountandtimingshouldbe77.________intoconsideration.2.Whatthey78.________theirchildrentopayforshouldbemadeclear.3.Moremoneyshouldnotbe79.________untilthenextallowancE.4.Theymaypaychildrentodo80.________workaroundthehousE.Whatwillthechildrenlearn81.________threethings1.Sharingthemoneyintheformofgiftsor82.________.2.Buying83.________theywantwithinabudget.3.SavingthemoneyFirstlychildrenwilllearnto84.________forcostlygoalssecondlychildrenwilllearntoplanforfuturesavingandinvestingthirdlychildrenwilllearnthepowerofcompoundinterestby85.________ofsavingaccounts.
Pickingauniversityisatenseperiodofaskingyourselfwhichinstitutionismostrelevant.That’swhyuniversityrankingsplaysuchavitalroleinstudentssearchingfortheirnextacademicdirection.Rankingsarealsoaninescapablepartofthereputationandbrandimageofuniversities.Nouniversitywebsiteiscompletewithouttheclaimtobeinthetop100forsomethingorotherreportedtheBBC.Thereasonissimple:Rankingshelpthemtoattractstudentsstaffandresearchinvestment.CurrentlytherearenumbersofuniversityrankingsandeachhasitsownlistofcriteriA.Butthemaincategoriesarethesame:academicreputationgraduates'performanceandfacultyresources.Howeverexpertspointouttherankingprocessisn'tentirelyreliablE.MarkKantrowitzaUSfinancialaidresearchersaiduniversityrankingsweremostlyjustforshow.HewroteinTheNewYorkTimes.Itmaygiveyourparentsbetterbraggingrightsbutthat'saboutit.Moreoverit’snotdifficulttoseethelimitationsofuniversityrankings.Manyrankingsfocusonthenumberoftimesresearchworkiscited引用byotherresearchers.IthelpsBritishandUSuniversitiestodominateglobalrankingsbecauseEnglishisthefavoredlanguageofacademiaJohnO’LearyamemberoftheQSacademicadvisoryboardtoldTheGunrdian.AlsorankingssuchasQSmainlyfocusonthequalitiesoftheuniversityratherthanitsstudents.AnyuniversityrankingislikelytohelpstudentsmakebetterdecisionsaboutwheretostudybuttheneedtobalancethemwithothermorehumanfactorsisalsoimportantsaidPhilMossaneducationandadmissionsconsultant.Advicefromgraduatesorcurrentstudentscanbeasvaluableinprovidingagenuineinsightintotheexperienceorqualityofaparticulardegreeprogram.Itcanalsoaddanelementthatrankingscanneverconvey--theactualemotionofauniversityexperiencE.32.Whydouniversitiesconsiderrankingsimportant?A.Rankingsmakethemmoreappealing.B.Rankingsarestudents’onlyreferencE.C.Rankingscanincreasetheiracademiclevel.D.Rankingshelpthemcompletetheirwebsites.33.WhatdoestheunderlinedItinparagraph4referto?A.Academicresearchwork.B.Thenumberofresearches.C.Thewayofrankinguniversities.D.Thelimitationofuniversityranking.34.AccordingtoJohnO’LearywhathelpsBritishandUSuniversitiesrankwell?A.ThewideuseofEnglishinacademiA.B.Theiroutstandingqualities.C.Theirgraduates’excellentperformancE.D.Theacademia’sfavortothem.35.BesidesrankingwhatdoesPhilMosssuggestyoushouldrefertoifyou'repickingauniversity?A.Investmentineducation.B.Guidancefromprofessors.C.Informationonwebsites.D.Suggestionsfromstudents.
Goinggreenseemstobefad时尚foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthatisgoodorbadwecan’treallysaybutforthetwoofusgoinggreenisnotafadbutalifestylE.OnApril222011wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthingsanditalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduceourenergywehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthiswasnoeasytask.WiththeideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayforayearOurGreenYearstarteD.MywifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlebithelps.OverthecourseofOurGreenYearwecompletelychangedourlifestylE.Wenowshopatorganicstores.WeconsumelessmeatchoosinggreenfooD.Wehavegreatlyreducedourbuyingwedon’tneeD.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhatweownedthroughwebsites.Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuicewithnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutterenjoyingthesmellofhome-madefreshbreaD.InourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmightbepunisheD.OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechancetohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohavethepowertochangethingsandhelpourplanet.63.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoingGreen.B.ProtectingthePlanet.C.KeepingOpen-MindedD.CelebratingOurGreenYear.64.Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause_________.A.theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfadB.theydidn’tknowhowtoeducateotherpeopleC.theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasksD.theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergy65.WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?A.Theyignoreothers’ungreenbehaviorB.Theytriedtogetoutoftheirungreenhabits.C.Theychosebetterchemicalcleaners.D.Theysoldtheirhome-madefooD.66.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.ThegovernmentwillgivesupporttothegreenpeoplE.B.Somepeopledisagreewiththecouple’sgreenideas.C.ThecouplemaycontinuetheirprojectinthefuturE.D.OurGreenYearisbecominganationalcampaign.
Pickingauniversityisatenseperiodofaskingyourselfwhichinstitutionismostrelevant.That’swhyuniversityrankingsplaysuchavitalroleinstudentssearchingfortheirnextacademicdirection.Rankingsarealsoaninescapablepartofthereputationandbrandimageofuniversities.Nouniversitywebsiteiscompletewithouttheclaimtobeinthetop100forsomethingorotherreportedtheBBC.Thereasonissimple:Rankingshelpthemtoattractstudentsstaffandresearchinvestment.Currentlytherearenumbersofuniversityrankingsandeachhasitsownlistofcriteria.Butthemaincategoriesarethesame:academicreputationgraduates'performanceandfacultyresources.Howeverexpertspointouttherankingprocessisn'tentirelyreliable.MarkKantrowitzaUSfinancialaidresearchersaiduniversityrankingsweremostlyjustforshow.HewroteinTheNewYorkTimes.Itmaygiveyourparentsbetterbraggingrightsbutthat'saboutit.Moreoverit’snotdifficulttoseethelimitationsofuniversityrankings.Manyrankingsfocusonthenumberoftimesresearchworkiscited引用byotherresearchers.IthelpsBritishandUSuniversitiestodominateglobalrankingsbecauseEnglishisthefavoredlanguageofacademiaJohnO’LearyamemberoftheQSacademicadvisoryboardtoldTheGunrdian.AlsorankingssuchasQSmainlyfocusonthequalitiesoftheuniversityratherthanitsstudents.AnyuniversityrankingislikelytohelpstudentsmakebetterdecisionsaboutwheretostudybuttheneedtobalancethemwithothermorehumanfactorsisalsoimportantsaidPhilMossaneducationandadmissionsconsultant.Advicefromgraduatesorcurrentstudentscanbeasvaluableinprovidingagenuineinsightintotheexperienceorqualityofaparticulardegreeprogram.Itcanalsoaddanelementthatrankingscanneverconvey--theactualemotionofauniversityexperience.32.Whydouniversitiesconsiderrankingsimportant?A.Rankingsmakethemmoreappealing.B.Rankingsarestudents’onlyreference.C.Rankingscanincreasetheiracademiclevel.D.Rankingshelpthemcompletetheirwebsites.33.WhatdoestheunderlinedItinparagraph4referto?A.Acadenucresearchwork.B.Thenumberofresearches.C.Thewayofrankinguniversities.D.Thelimitationofuniversityranking.34.AccordingtoJohnO’LearywhathelpsBritishandUSuniversitiesrankwell?A.ThewideuseofEnglishinacademia.B.Theiroutstandingqualities.C.Theirgraduates’excellentperformance.D.Theacademia’sfavortothem.35.BesidesrankingwhatdoesPhilMosssuggestyoushouldrefertoifyou'repickingauniversity?A.Investmentineducation.B.Guidancefromprofessors.C.Informationonwebsites.D.Suggestionsfromstudents.
ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetariansby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointshigheronaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesityrates.Thestudyof8179peoplewasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarians—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.MenwhowerevegetarianshadanIQscoreof106comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscoresbetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetariansbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclassbutitremainedstatisticallysignificantafteradjustingforthesefactors.Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemaletobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorvocationalqualificationsthannon-vegetarians.Howeverthesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincomewhichwassimilartothatofnon-vegetarians.LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaidThefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansasadultstogetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealthmayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseinadultlifE.ButDrFrankiePhillipsoftheBritishDieteticAssociationsaidItislikethechickenandegg.DopeoplebecomevegetariansbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues32.What’stheresultoftheresearchmentionedinthetext?A.ChildrenwithahigherIQarelesslikelytohaveheartdiseaselaterinlifE.B.IntelligentchildrenaremorelikelytobecomevegetarianslaterinlifE.C.IntelligentchildrentendtobelongtohighersocialclasslaterinlifE.D.ChildrenwithahealthierhearttendtohaveahigherIQlaterinlifE.33.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat________.A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutB.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetariansC.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetariansD.vegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians34.CatharineGaletalkedaboutbeingvegetariansinan________way.A.doubtfulB.favorableC.negativeD.objective35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.GetmoreIQpoints!B.Beavegetarianplease!C.A.highIQislinkedtobeingavegetarianD.Vegetariandietcutsheartrisk
AudreyHepburnwonanAcademyAwardasBestActressforherfirstmajorAmericanmovieRomanHolidaywhichwasreleasedin1953.Butsheisrememberedasmuchforheraidworkasforheracting.BorninBelgiumin1929Audrey’sfatherwasBritishandhermotherwasDutch.AudreywassenttoliveataBritishschoolforpartofherchildhooD.DuringWorldWarⅡshelivedandstudiedintheNetherlands.HermotherthoughtitwouldbesafefromGermanattacks.AudreystudieddanceasateenagerandduringcollegewhenshereturnedtoLondonafterthewar.Butsherealizedshewasn’tgoingtobeaballerinA.Soshebegantakingactingpartsinstageshows.Latershebegantogetsmallpartsinmovies.ButitwasAudreyHepburn’smovetoAmericathatbroughthertruefamE.In1951sheplayedthecharacterGigiintheBroadwayplayofthesamenametogreatcriticalpraisE.TwoyearslaterRomanHolidaymadeherastarattheageof24.Audreymademorethan25movies.AmonghermostpopularroleswasHollyGolightlyinBreakfastatTiffany’sin1961.ThreeyearslatersheplayedElizaDoolittleinMyFairLady.ShewasmarriedtwotimesandhadonesonbyeachhusbanD.In1989theUNChildren’sFundnamedAudreyagoodwillambassador.ShetravelledallovertheworldinsupportofUNICEFprojects.TheUNagencysaidshewasatirelessworker.Sheoftengave15interviewsadaytogainmoneyandsupportforUNICEFprojects.AudreyHepburnoftensaidherloyaltytoUNICEFwastheresultofherexperiencesasachildduringWorldWarⅡ.ShesaidsheknewwhatitwasliketobestarvingandtobesavedbyinternationalaiD.Shewasagoodwillambassadoruntilherdeathin1993fromcoloncancer.56.InParagraph1heraidworkmeans________.A.winninganAcademyAwardasBestActressB.takingactingpartsinstageshowsC.makingmoviesD.actingasagoodwillambassadorforUNICEF57.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.Audrey’sparentslivedinGermanyduringWorldWarⅡB.AudreylivedinAmericainthe1950sC.AudreywasmadetogiveupdancingD.thecharacterGigiintheBroadwayplaywashermostpopularrole58.________isNOTmentionedinthepassageaboutAudreyHepburn.A.MarriageB.IdentityC.ContributionD.Religion59.________istherightorderforAudrey’slifE.①Thefirsttimeshebegantoplayinmovies.②ShereturnedtoLondonfromtheNetherlands.③ShewonanAcademyAwardasBestActress.④ShetravelledallovertheworldinsupportofUNICEFprojects.⑤SheplayedapartinMyFairLady.A.②①③⑤④B.①②③⑤④C.②①⑤③④D.①②⑤③④
Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—enginedaeroplanE.AtmidnightseveralhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundlandsheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworseheraltimeter高度表failedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnightandinastormapilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimesherplanenearlyplunged冲intotheseA.JustbeforedawntherewasfurthertroublE.Amelianoticedflames火焰comingfromtheenginE.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?TherewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohopE.IntheendAmeliaEarhartdidreachIrelandandforthecourageshehadshownshewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEuropE.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStatesshewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHousE.FromthattimeonAmeliaEarhartwasfamous.Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanaloneandshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty—sixminutes.IntheyearsthatfollowedAmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStatesandoneachoccasion时刻shesetanewrecordforflyingtimE.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviation航空andthatairtravelwasuseful.54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthedifficultywhichAmeliaEarhartmetinherflightfromnorthAmericatoEngland?A.Shewascaughtinastorm.B.Thealtimeterwentoutoforder.C.Herenginewentwrong.D.Shelostherdirection.55.WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheenginewhatdidshedo?A.Shedidnothingbutprayforherself.B.ShechangedherdirectionandlandedinIrelanD.C.Shecontinuedflying.D.ShelosthopeofreachinglanD.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned?A.ShewasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalonE.B.Sheshowedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight.CShewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandEuropeandtheUnitedStates.D.ShemadeplanstoflyaroundtheworlD.57.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AmeliaEarhart—FirstAcrosstheAtlantiC.B.AmeliaEarhart—PioneerinWomen’sAviation.C.A.NewRecordforFlyingTimE.D.A.DangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEnglanD.
BritishplanningexpertsareheadingtoChinatoadviseonbuildingcitiesthatdonotdamagetheenvironment.TheywilladdressmayorsontheneedtoavoidU..S..Modelbybuildingdense稠密的citieswithlow-carbonbuildingsandgoodpublictransport.Theirvisitfollowsareportwarningthattheroad-basedU..S..Modelcouldmakeclimatechangeimpossibletocontrol.Europe’sdensely-populatedcitieswithstrongpublictransportlinksareheldupasanexampleforChinatofollow.Bygoodplanningandspendingalittlemorelivablenewcitiescouldbebuiltwithlow-carboninfrastructure基础设施.InChinamanyinstitutionsaretakingtheclimatemoreseriouslythanbeforeandthetravelinggroupfromBritain’sTownandCountryPlanningAssociationwillmeetofficialsfromtheChinesegovernment’seconomicresearchagencyinaworkshoponlow-carbonbuildings.Theywillalsomeetofficersinfast-growingShenyangwhichhasmorethansixmillioninhabitants居民.OnanotherdaytheywillpresenttheirideasattheNationalAcademy.SeveralofChina’smajorcitiessufferheavytrafficjams.Someoftheirleadersarenowlookingfornewideastomakecitiesmoredensely-populatedwhilethemayorsofsomefast-growingcitiesarehopingtobuildinalessenergy-consumingway.Chinaalsosuffersacrisisofagriculturallandsohigh-densityplanninghasmanybenefits.KateHendersonsaidAsmoreandmorepeopleacrosstheworldmovefromruraltourbanareaswemustguaranteeourcitiesgrowstably.Thismeansdeliveringschoolsparksandpublictransportalongsideemploymentareasandhousing.WelookforwardtosharingourthinkingonhowGardenCityprinciplescanbeapplied—bothtocreatingnewcitiesandtorenewingexistingones.28.WhydoesthewritermentionU..S..Modelinthepassage?A.ToshowtheadvantagesofEurope’sModel.B.ToenrichourknowledgeaboutCityModel.C.Totellusitsdisadvantagesandgiveusawarning.D.ToconveyAmericanexperts’viewsoncityplanning.29.WhatisuniqueforEurope’sdensely-populatedcities?A.Theroad-basedModelisgoodfortheenvironment.B.Itcanspeedupthegrowthofthenewly-builtcities.C.Itsinhabitantsenjoytheconvenienceofthewideroads.D.Itsdesignsfocusonlow-carbonbuildingsandpublictransport.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinPara3referto?A.Britishplanningexperts.B.MayorsfromChina’smajorcities.C.OfficersfromShenyang.D.LeadersfromChineseinstitutions.31.WhatisthebestwaytomakeChinesecitiesgrowstably?A.Bysavingmoreagriculturallands.B.Bybuildingapartmentsnearworkingareas.C.Bypersuadingpeopletomovetoruralparts.D.Bybuildingenvironment-friendlydensecities.
ApublicprimaryschoolinNewYorkCityhasstoppedgivingitsstudentshomework.P..S..116PrincipalJaneHsuwrotealettertoparentslastmonthexplainingthataftermorethanayearofanalyzingstudiestheschoolhadconcludedthatstudents’after-schooltimewouldbebetterspentonactivitieslikereadingattheirownpaceandplayingratherthanworkingonhomework.Hsu’slettersaysthatmanystudiesindicatethatthereisnoconnectionbetweenhomeworkandacademicsuccess.Indeedtherearesomestudiesthatshowthatthelinkbetweenhomeworkandsuccessisdoubtfulattheprimaryschoollevel.Animportant1989studyonhomeworkbyProfessorCooperfoundthatdoinghomeworkledstudentstoperformbetterinschoolastheygrewolder.Inlatergradesstudentswhodidhomeworkperformedincreasinglybetterthanstudentswhodidnot.In2006Cooperpublishedastudythatanalyzed15years’worthofdataontheeffectivenessofhomework.Hefoundthathomeworkhadamorepositiveimpactonstudentsastheyagedandidentifiedstrongerrelationsbetweenhomeworkandachievementforstudentsingradesseventhrough12thanforstudentsinkindergartenthroughsixthgrade.A.2012studyfromtheIndianaUniversitySchoolofEducationon10th-gradersfoundlittlerelationbetweentimespentonhomeworkandbettercoursegradesalthoughitdidfindapositiverelationbetweenhomeworktimeandstandardizedtestperformance.SomeparentsofP..S..116studentsarenothappywiththedecisiontoeliminatehomework.Ithinktheyshouldhavehomework—someofitisaboutdiscipline.IwantmydaughtertohavefunbutIalsowanthertobeworkingtowardsagoalDanielTasmanthefatherofasecond—graderattheschoo1.YouhavetodohomeworkinordertogainyouhavetodohomeworkbecausetheymaynotbeabletocomprehendeverythinginschoolSharonBlakeagrandmotherofaP..S..116student.29.PrincipalJaneHsuwrotethelettertotheparentsto_________.A.analyzethetestresultsofthestudentsB.suggeststudents’readingattheirownpaceandplayingC.tellthemabouttheconclusionoftheresearchD.givethemthereasonforthedecisionoftheschool30.Thedecisiontostopgivingstudentshomeworkdependsupon________.A.studiesonthelinkbetweenhomeworkandacademicsuccessB.students’wishtospendtheirtimeonactivitiesorplayingC.ProfessorCooper’sresearchontheeffectivenessofhomeworkD.theideasofbothschoolauthoritiesandparents31.HarrisCooperfoundinhisresearchthat________.A.kindergartenstudentsspenttoomuchtimedoingactivitiesB.doinghomeworkmadethekindergartenstudentsclevererC.onlyelderlystudentsshouldbegivenhomeworktodoD.studentsbenefitmorefromdoinghomeworkastheygrowolder32.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordeliminateinParagraph6mean?A.Refuse.B.Cancel.C.Increase.D.Reduce.
SALTLAKECITY—TheUtahJazzbasketballteamsigneda5-year-old.Free-agentplayertoaone-daycontractforaspecialperformanceinOctober.TheUtahJazzhasjustmadehisdreamcometrue.Theboyhassufferedfrombloodcancersince2012.JPGibsonwhowasdiagnosedwithseverebloodcancersignedhiscontractwithJazzPresidentRandyRigbybeforejoiningtheteamforthepre-seasontrainingplayatUtahJazz’ssportcenter.JPwasjoinedbyhisparentsJoshandMeganandhis2-year-oldsisterElsie.TheactivitywashostedbytheJazzandphotographerJonDiaz’sAnythingCanBeprojectwhichprovidessupportandhopetofamiliesliketheGibsons.JonDiazaskschildrenwithcancerwhattheirdreamsandwishesareandhewritestheirstoriesinabook.JPwearingaNo.1shirtevengottoplayintheplay.HepassedtheballandRudyobertaplayerofUtahJazzliftedhimupsohecoulddunk扣篮andshakehandswithsomeplayersasfanswerecheerful.JPlovesmostsportsbutbasketballisabsolutelyhisfavoriteMeganGibsonsaidinastatementreleasedbytheJazz.WhenhewasjustoveroneyearoldhewouldsitwithmyhusbandJoshwatchinggames.Hestartedinsistingonshootinghoops投篮foranhoureachnightbeforebedtimewhenhewasjust15monthsold.Heknowshehastobe6beforehecanplayJuniorJazzandheremindsusallthetimethathecan’twaituntilhe’s6.21.UtahJazzsignsa5-year-oldJPGibsonjustto_____________.A.maketheteammorefamousB.realizethedreamofJPGibsonC.satisfythetasteofthefansD.promotetheAnythingCanBeproject22.AnythingCanBeproject____________.A.raisesmoneytohelpthedevelopmentofNBAB.providessupportandhopetokidslovingbasketballC.haskidswithcancerwritetheirstoriesinabookD.offersassistancetothosewhoareinmisfortune23.AccordingtothepassageJPGibson_____________.A.willplayonUtahJazzteamwhenhegrowsupB.canearnmuchmoneybysigningUtahJazzC.hasbeenabasketballloversinceveryyoungageD.won’tlivelongduetohisseverebloodcancer
FourcinemasintheUKTheKinemaLincolnshireIt’sawoodenbuildingontheoutsideandatwo-screencinemaontheinsideallnestingamongpinetreesinatinyvillagE.TheKinemashoweditsfirstfilmin1922andthefirstsixrowsweredeckchair折叠帆布躺椅.Todayit’smorerichlydecorateD.Peoplecomeherebecauseit’safantasticexperiencesaysmanagerPhilipJones.ManyroomsintheKinemaaresimpleandnotattractivebutwetrytoremaineverythingthatmakesitspecial.TheCubeBristolIt’snotreallyacinemA.Itisanot-for-profitcooperativerunbyvolunteerswhichhasbeenoperatingforthelast15years.Theyareuniqueforwhatwedowhichistooperatesevennightsaweekandwithnofunding.Theymakemanythingsthemselvessuchascolaandyogurt.TheBroadwayNottinghamAcinemahasbeenheresincethe1960swhenlocalfashiondesignerPaulSmithwouldcometoseeartyforeignfilmswhichheavilyinfluencedhiscareerchoicE.Laterhedesignedthestripy条纹的sofas.TheBroadwaywaspreviouslyusedasachurchbutlocalsloveitforitsindependentarthouseandDIYspirit.TheBroadwayalsohasaright-onrestaurantwithlocallysourcedvegetablesandsaladsandevenservesitsownbeer.TheRexHertfordshireItopenedtothepublicin1938andhasbeennamedthemostbeautifulcinemaintheUK.There’savariedprogramwithdifferentfilmseverynight.HotdogsandpopcornarebanneD.Andarealpersonanswersthephonewhenyoucall.PeoplespeakveryhighlyoftheRex.Sodogoifonlyoncetoseejusthowacinemashouldberun.25.InPhilipJones’opiniontheKinemamayattractpeoplewho_____.A.liveinthenearbyvillagesB.wanttoexperiencesomethingspecialC.areinterestedinwoodenstructuresD.arefondofrichdecorations26.WeknowfromthetextthattheBroadway_____.A.ownsarestaurantB.wasbuiltin1960C.isnexttoachurchD.wasdesignedbyPaulSmith27.TheCubeandtheBroadwayaresimilarinthewaythatboth_____.A.arenon-profitcooperativesB.offerhomemadedrinksC.showartyforeignfilmsD.usestripysofas28.Whichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A.TheCubE.B.TheKinemA.C.TheBroadway.D.TheRex.
Itisimportantforcountriestodevelop.Sometimesdevelopmentcandomoreharmthangoodforacountry.Thereforethisdevelopmentneedstobedifferentfrompastdevelopmentwhichpollutedtheenvironmentandwastednaturalresources.Onepossiblesolutiontothisproblemnowbeingdiscussedissustainabledevelopment.Itfocusesonpreservingtheenvironmentandnaturalresources.ItisallaboutcreatingbetterhealthcareeducationhousingandimprovedstandardoflivingforeveryonE.ThisisasimpleideabutonethatishardtoputintopracticE.Howeveritissomethingthatwemustdobecausewithoutsustainabledevelopmentourfutureandthelivesofourchildrenandourgrandchildrenwillbeindanger.NearlyeverythingwedoinourmodernlivesrequirestheuseoftheEarth’snaturalresources.Thesenaturalresourcesprovidetheenergyformanyimportantthings.Thelistisalmostendless.Forallthesethingswemostlydependonfuelssuchascoalgasandoiltoproduceenergy.WearenowconsumingthesefuelsatamuchhigherratethantheyarebeingproduceD.Ontopofthisburningthesefuelsproducescarbondioxidewhichisharmfultotheenvironment.Thisiswhymanypeoplearepushingfortheuseofalternativeenergysources.Alternativeenergysourcescanbeusedwithoutrunningout.Someexamplesofthealternativesaresolarenergywindenergyandhydroelectricity.Aspeoplearebecomingmoreawareoftheneedtoprotecttheenvironmentthesetypesofenergyarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Inmanypartsoftheworldtentative试验性的stepsarebeingtakentointroducetheseformsofalternativeenergy.ForexamplesomepeopleinNigeriaaretrainingtousesolarpowerandinCostaRicapeoplearenowusinghydroelectricitytoprovidepowerfortheirsmallvillages.TheintroductionofprogrammeslikethesewillhopefullyhelpendthesystematicdestructionoftheenvironmentandseealternativeenergypromotedaroundtheworlD.Thiswillmeangoodthingsforourfutureourchildren’sfutureandourgrandchildren’sfuturE.7.Weknowfromthepassagethatsustainabledevelopment______________.A.meanstodevelopslowlyB.canbringlittlegoodtothepeopleC.hasendedtheenvironmentaldestructionD.isanideabeingdiscussed8.Itisimportanttopreservethenaturalresourcesbecausethey_____________.A.consumetheenergyforimportantthingsB.arerunningoutC.providetheenergyforpeopletouseD.arebeingproducedatahighrate9.Hydroelectricitymeans___________.A.usingthesuntoprovideelectricityB.usingwindpowertoproduceelectricityC.usingwaterpowertoproduceelectricityD.usingwatertoprotecttheenvironment10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsustainabledevelopment?A.Critical.B.PositivE.C.Tolerant.D.Doubtful.
Sofarthisyear’sglobalmusicmarkethasdefinitelybeendominated支配bywomenBeyonceKnowlesTaylorSwirlandIggyAzaleaareallmakingwaves.AndonehotnamethataddsmoreconvictiontothelistisUSsingerArianaGrande.AlmostexactlyayearagoGrandereleasedherfirstalbumYoursTruly.Andoverthepast12monthsthe21-year-oldformerNickelodeonanAmericanTVchannelforkidsandadolescentsstarhastransformedfromapopartistyoumightrecognizetoanoutstandingsuperstar.Shenowpossessesthreetop10singlesinthecurrentBillboardHot100chartanimpressiveopeningperformanceatthisyear’sMTVVideoMusicAwardsandmillionsoffollowersonsocialnetworkingsites.HersecondalbumMyEverythingwhichwasreleasedonAug25isthelatestsignofhercomingdominance.IthitNo.1ontheBillboard200albumchartthisweekmakinghertheonlyotherfemalesingerafterScotland’sSusanBoyletohavetwocontinuousNo.1albumsinasingleyear.Grande’sstrengthliesinherpowerfulvoiceandwidevoicedrange.UnlikehercompanionsSelenaGomezandDemiLovatoGrande’sstarpowerisrootedinthefactthatshecanreallysing.MoreimportantlyGrandeknowshowtocontrolhervoicewhichisatoncestrongandsensitiveanduseittoexpandhermusicalterritory.MyEverythingisthebestexample.InthisalbumGrandeliterallytriesherhandateverythingdancemusicR&Bjamship-hoptunespowerballadsandeven’60s-inflectedpop.WhileyoucanclearlysenseherambitionasasingeryouwillbeimpressedbyhoweffortlesslyshehandlesthesedifferentstylesofmusicespeciallyifyouhavelistenedtoYoursTrulyamorerefreshing’90sR&B—influencedproject.OfcourseonesuggestionforGrande’sfuturemusicwouldbeforhertodisplaymorepersonalityinsteadofsimplyshowinghervoicedtalent.Butnottoworrybasedonwhatwe’veheardthusfarit'ssafetosayGrandeiswellonherwaytogrowingintoherown.21.WhichofthefollowingcontributestoGrande’sgreatsuccess?A.Theimpressiveopeningperformance.B.Herfollowersonsocialnetworkingsites.C.Theinfluenceof’60spopand’90sR&B.D.Herpowerfulvoiceandwidevoicedrange.22.WecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthatGrande_________.A.1ikestoshowoffhervoiceB.isapromisingsuperstarC.1acksherownpersonalityD.hasdifficultygoingfurther23.WhatcanwelearnaboutArianaGrande?A.Sheprefership-hoptunesinparticular.B.SheusedtobeapopstarinaTVchannel.C.Shehastwotop10singlesofBillboard’sHot100.D.SheistheonlysingertohavetwoNo.1albumsinayear.24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ARisingMusicGeniusB.TheMusicMarketofWomenC.SusanBoyleandHerCompanionsD.DifferentStylesofGrande’sMusic
Sofarthisyear’sglobalmusicmarkethasdefinitelybeendominated支配bywomenBeyonceKnowlesTaylorSwirlandIggyAzaleaareallmakingwaves.AndonehotnamethataddsmoreconvictiontothelistisUSsingerArianaGrande.AlmostexactlyayearagoGrandereleasedherfirstalbumYoursTruly.Andoverthepast12monthsthe21-year-oldformerNickelodeonanAmericanTVchannelforkidsandadolescentsstarhastransformedfromapopartistyoumightrecognizetoanoutstandingsuperstar.Shenowpossessesthreetop10singlesinthecurrentBillboardHot100chartanimpressiveopeningperformanceatthisyear’sMTVVideoMusicAwardsandmillionsoffollowersonsocialnetworkingsites.HersecondalbumMyEverythingwhichwasreleasedonAug25isthelatestsignofhercomingdominance.IthitNo.1ontheBillboard200albumchartthisweekmakinghertheonlyotherfemalesingerafterScotland’sSusanBoyletohavetwocontinuousNo.1albumsinasingleyear.Grande’sstrengthliesinherpowerfulvoiceandwidevoicedrange.UnlikehercompanionsSelenaGomezandDemiLovatoGrande’sstarpowerisrootedinthefactthatshecanreallysing.MoreimportantlyGrandeknowshowtocontrolhervoicewhichisatoncestrongandsensitiveanduseittoexpandhermusicalterritory.MyEverythingisthebestexample.InthisalbumGrandeliterallytriesherhandateverythingdancemusicR&Bjamship-hoptunespowerballadsandeven’60s-inflectedpop.WhileyoucanclearlysenseherambitionasasingeryouwillbeimpressedbyhoweffortlesslyshehandlesthesedifferentstylesofmusicespeciallyifyouhavelistenedtoYoursTrulyamorerefreshing.’90sR&B—influencedproject.OfcourseonesuggestionforGrande’sfuturemusicwouldbeforhertodisplaymorepersonalityinsteadofsimplyshowinghervoicedtalent.Butnottoworrybasedonwhatwe’veheardthusfarit'ssafetosayGrandeiswellonherwaytogrowingintoherown.21.WhichofthefollowingcontributestoGrande’sgreatsuccess?A.Theimpressiveopeningperformance.B.Herfollowersonsocialnetworkingsites.C.Theinfluenceof’60spopand’90sR&B.D.Herpowerfulvoiceandwidevoicedrange.22.WecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthatGrande_________.A.1ikestoshowoffhervoiceB.isapromisingsuperstarC.1acksherownpersonalityD.hasdifficultygoingfurther23.WhatcanwelearnaboutArianaGrande?A.Sheprefership-hoptunesinparticular.B.SheusedtobeapopstarinaTVchannel.C.Shehastwotop10singlesofBillboard’sHot100.D.SheistheonlysingertohavetwoNo.1albumsinayear.24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ARisingMusicGeniusB.TheMusicMarketofWomenC.SusanBoyleandHerCompanionsD.DifferentStylesofGrande’sMusic
SoulfulsingerSamSmithwasthebigwinnerSundaynightatthe57thannualGrammyAwards格莱美奖attheStaplesCenterinLosAngelesCaliforniA.Smithtookhomefourawards:BestNewArtistBestPopVocalAlbumSongoftheYearandRecordoftheYear.TheBritishartist’s2014albumIntheLonelyHourwasaboutthepainfulbreak-upheexperiencedlastyearwithsomeoneheloveD.HeacceptedhisfinalawardforRecordoftheYearbythankingtheonewhobrokehisheartbecauseyougotmefourGrammyshesaiD.ThebigsurpriseofthenightwasintheAlbumoftheYearcategory.ManyexpectedBeyoncétowinforherself-titledalbum.ButmusicianBecktookhometheawardforhisalbumMorningPhase.SundaynightKanyeWestplayedalittletrickonBeckandthecrowdattheStaplesCenter.HejumpeduponstageasBeckwasacceptingtheawarD.Themovewassimilartothejokingbehaviorhedisplayedatthe2009VideoMusicAwards.AtthateventWestinterruptedTaylorSwift’sacceptancespeechtotellthecrowdthatBeyoncédeservedtheawardthatSwifthadjustreceiveD.BeyoncédidnotgohomewithemptyhandsSundaynight.ShewonthreeGrammysincludingBestR&BSongandBestR&BPerformanceforhersongDrunkinLove.OtherGrammywinnersincludedcountrysingerMirandaLambertandrapper-singerPharellWilliams.TheshowincludedavideomessagefromPresidentBarackObamaaboutendingdomesticviolencE.OpinionsweremixedaboutthemusicalperformancesattheGrammyAwards.MostcriticspraisedLadyGagaandTonyBennettfortheirdeliveryofCheektoCheek.AndthecrowdroaredfortheperformanceofSia’sbighitChandelier.ManycriticspraisedBeyoncé’sperformanceofthegospelsong福音歌曲TakeMyHandPreciousLordbutsomesocialmediapostsshowamixedreaction.Otherpostsonsocialmediahadsomefunwiththeclothingfashionsofthenight.SomewrotethatRihanna’slargebrightpinkdresslookedlikeacaketopper.41.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat______.A.IntheLonelyHourwasrecordedbyAmericansingerSamSmithin2014B.SamSmithexpressedhisthankstohisformergirl-friendinthealbumC.IntheLonelyHourwonthreeGrammyawardsD.IntheLonelyHourwasaboutaheartbrokenlovestory42.KanyeWestjumpeduponstageduringthe2014awardceremonybecause______.A.heenviedBeckB.heexpectedBeyoncétowinC.hewantedtoamusetheaudienceD.heintendedtomakeaspeech43.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordroaredmeaninthelastparagraph?A.DanceD.B.CheereD.C.Shook.D.PanickeD.44.WhichofthefollowingartistsisnotaGrammywinnerthistime?A.Pharell.B.Beyoncé.C.TaylorSwift.D.MirandaLambert.45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.BeyoncéhadbeenexpectedtowintheAlbumoftheYear.B.PresidentBarackObamaattendedtheGrammyAwards.C.TheaudiencecriticizedKanyeWestforhisbehavior.D.PeoplesanghighpraiseforthemusicalperformancesattheAwards.
LivinginSouthAfricaIhadalwaystakenthewildlifeprettymuchforgranteD.Nottosaythatweweresurroundedbyitbuttheaccessibilityofgameparksandwildlifesanctuaries避难所庇护所alwaysmadeitseemlikeanaturalpartoftheenvironment.ForthisreasonIsupposethatthewaymyEuropeanfriendsusedtotalktomewasn’tsostrangeafterall.TheywouldaskmewhatIthoughtatthetimewerereallysillyquestionswhichgotonmynerves.They’dsaythingslike‘Doyouhaveapetbaboon狒狒?’or‘Doyoutraveltoschoolbyelephant?’.WhenAmandaafriendofminewhowasvisitingfromEnglandinvitedmetojoinherandagroupoffriendsonawildlifeexpeditionIwasnotfilledwithenthusiasm.HoweverfromthemomentweenteredthegatesoftheZaluzigamereserveIknewthatthiswasnotgoingtobeanythinglikeIhadexpecteD.WehadbeentravelingalongtheNationalRoadwhensuddenlyweturnedontoadirttrackwhichseemedtobehiddeninthemiddleofnowherE.Amazinglythescenerychangeddramatically.Thecivilizedenvironmenttookonawildchaotic混沌的aspectandcontinuedtodosoaswewalkeddeeperintothebush.Afterhavingagoodnight’ssleepatoneofthereserve’shouseswewerewokenatthecrackofdawn.Afteraquickbreakfastwepiledintoajeepandsetoff.OurguideassuredusthattheearlystartwasnecessaryinordertohavethebestchanceofseeingwhatwasreallyworthwhilE.Armedwithjustathermos热水瓶ofcoffeewesetouttowardstheshoreofasmalllakewhereitwasexpectedthatwecouldseethatanimalsthatuseditastheirmorningwateringholE.Onthewaytoourdestinationwetoppedahillandthereagainsttheemergingmorninglightwereagroupofanimals.Itwasastunningsight.AswemovedclosertheanimalsdidnotappeartobealarmedbyourpresencE.PetbaboonsasideIhadneverbeforecomewithinsuchcloserangeofaprideoflions.Itdidcrossmymindhoweverthatwemightbeinacertainamountofdanger.WhenIaskedTimothyourgamerangerifwewereactuallyinanydangerherepliedstraightforwardlythatoneisneverentirelysafeinthebushbuthisknowledgeandexperienceallowedhimtoanticipateanydangerwithreasonableaccuracy.Howeverthefollowingdaytherewassomecauseforalarm.NothavingstartedoutsoearlywemissedthesightingsofthedaybeforE.Wedecidedtodrivearoundforawhilehopingtocomeacrosssomethingofinterest.SuddenlyourtrackerpercheduponthebackofourvehiclesignaledtothedrivertohaltandatthesamemomentIrealizedthatthistimewehadstumbledrightintoaprideoflions.Thedriverpromptlyturnedofftheengineandinalowvoicewarnedustoremainseatedandnottomakeanyabrupt突然的movements.ThelionswerepickingatwhatlookedliketheremainsofazebrA.Timothylatertoldushowmuchtoouradvantagethiswas.Hadtheirbellies胃notbeenfulltheirreactiontouswouldsurelyhavebeenotherwisE.AsthenearestlionwaslessthanthreemetersawayfromthejeepIconsideredthatwehadbeenveryluckyindeed.Allinallitwasawonderfultrip.Ournearmisswiththelionswaswithoutadoubtthehighlightbutwhatittaughtmeyetagainwashoweasyitistobeindifferenttooursurroundingsandnottohaveafullappreciationofthebeautyaroundus.55.HowdidthewriterfeelaboutthequestionsherEuropeanfriendsasked?A.ridiculousB.annoyedC.strangeD.embarrassed56.Whendidthewriter’sattitudechangeabouttheexpedition?A.Whenshewastravelingalongthedirttrack.B.Whenshereceivedherinvitation.C.WhenshearrivedatthegamereservE.D.WhenherfriendarrivedfromEnglanD.57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItinthefourthparagraphreferto?A.themorninglightB.thedestinationC.thetopofthehillD.theprideoflions58.Timothy’sexperienceasagamerangerwasvaluablebecausehe______________A.couldsupplyastraightforwardanswertoanyquestion.B.knewhowtofrightentheanimals.C.knewthegamereservewell.D.couldidentifytroubleinadvancE.59.Whatdoesthewritermeanbytheunderlinedsentencewehadbeenveryluckyindeedinthefifthparagraph?A.TheyhadseenthelionsupclosE.B.Theyhadn’tbeenattackeD.C.Theyhadagoodguidewiththem.D.Theyhadgoneonatrip.60.Whatconclusiondoesthewriterofthetextcometo?A.Weoftendonotrealizehowattractiveourenvironmentreallyis.B.Itisnotclevertounnecessarilyputourselvesindangeroussituations.C.Wedon’trespectwildanimalsenough.D.Weshouldprotectoursurroundings.
NotwoculturesarethesamE.TheAmericanandIndiancultureshaveveryvastdifferencesbetweenthem.WhilethecultureofAmericaisamixtureofdifferentculturestheIndiancultureisuniqueandhasitsownvalues.OneofthemajordifferencesthatcanbeseenbetweenAmericanandIndianculturesisinfamilyrelations.WhiletheIndiansareverymuchfamilyorientedtheAmericansareindividualorienteD.InIndianculturethefamilyvaluesareattachedtomoreimportancethantheindividualvalues.Indiansrespect.familyvalues.OntheotherhandinAmericanculturetheindividualvaluesgetmoreimportancethanthefamilyvalues.InanothersenseitcanbesaidthattheAmericancultureismoregoalorientedandtheIndiancultureismorepeopleorfamilyorientedIndiansmayevenforsaketheirindividualwishesandalsohappinessforthesakeoffamilies.ButinAmericanculturethistrendcannotbeseen.UnliketheIndianstheAmericansplanthingsaheaD.TheAmericansbelieveindominatingnatureandcontrollingtheenvironmentaroundthemOnthecontraryIndiansbelieveintheharmonywithnatureAnotherdifferencethatcanbeseenbetweenIndiancultureandAmericancultureisthattheIndianslovestabilitywhereastheAmericanslovemobility.InAmericancultureonecanseethatindividualsthinkofself-reliancE.OntheotherbanD.Indiansaremoredependentonothers.WhilethechildrenintheUSarebroughtuptoliveanindependentlifethechildreninIndiaarenotbroughtupinthatway.InIndianculturethereisrespectfortheeldersanditistheywhomakedecisions.ButinAmericancultureeachindividualmakeshisowndecisionsComingtocompetitionIndiansaremorecompetitivethantheAmericans.ComingtoworknaturetheIndiansworkformeetingthefamilyneeds.OnthecontraryanAmericanwillonlystrivetoriseonhisowncapacity.AnotherdifferencethatcanbeseenisthatAmericanshavegreatregardfortimeanditsvaluewhileIndiansaredifferent..21.FromParagraph2weknowthatcomparedtoAmericans.IndiansA.paymoreattentiontothemselvesB.aremorecommittedtotheirfamiliesC.attachlessimportancetotheircultureD.don'tvaluesomanythingsintheirLife22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'forsakeinParagraph3mean?A.GiveupB.ShowoffC.ExposetoD.Takeup23.WhatisimpliedaboutchildreninIndia?A.Theyoftenstruggletobecomeindependent.B.Theyusuallydon'tshowmuchrespectfortheelderly.C.Theyareusuallynotencouragedtomakedecisions.D.TheyaretaughttodependonthemselvesfromanearlyagE.24.Thispassageismainlydevelopedby________.A.analyzingcausesB.showingfeaturesC.makingcomparisonsD.describingaProcess
Therearesomanywaystointerpretbodylanguageandmanymanymorebodylanguageindicators.Belowwe’llshowyousomeofthemostpopularindicators.Howclosearethey?Physicalproximityisafrequentlyusedbodylanguageindicatorthatmanypeopledon’tnoticE.Ifsomeoneiscomfortablewithyoutheywon’tmindsittingorstandingnearyou.Soaninterestingwaytoseeifsomeoneactuallythinksyou’reokayistogobrushshoulderswiththem.Iftheybackawayyouhaveyouranswer!RestlesshandsHaveyoueverseensomeonedrummingonadeskorachairwiththeirfingers?Whataboutpeopleplayingdrumsontheirlegs?Thiscanbeasignofimpatiencerestlessnessandevensometimesanger.Ifyou’relecturingyourkidsandthey’redrummingtheirfingersonthetablechancesareyoumaynotreallybegettingthroughtothem.Whenyou’respeakingwithsomeoneandthey’redoingthisit’stimetoswitchtactics.HoldingyourhandsbehindyourbackOfallthebodylanguageindicatorsonthislistthisoneisthemostambiguous.Peopleholdtheirhandsbehindtheirbacksforanumberofreasons.Watchanymafiamovieandyou’llseetheDonholdinghishandsbehindhisbackasasignofpower.Peopleinthemilitaryaretaughttodoitasasignofrespect.SometimespeoplewillevendoittobecutE.UsuallywhenthisoccursyoumustrelyonotherindicatorstodeterminetheemotionbeingdisplayeD.Itisstillquitepopular.HandsballedintofistsThisisanotherreallypopularindicator.Unlikethelastonethisonehasprettymuchonesinglemeaning.Peopledoitwhenthey’refrustratedandangry.Thisisusuallyaprecursortoviolenceasballedupfirstsoftenresultsinsomethinggettingpunchedorhit.Ifyouarespeakingwithsomeoneandtheirhandsareballedupinfiststhingscouldgowrongveryquickly.Armscrossed!Peopleoftenmisconstruewhatcrossingarmsactuallymeans.Peoplethinkitmeansthatsomeoneisangry.Infactit’sactuallyusedasadefensivestancE.Peoplewhohavetheirarmscrossedareunconsciouslydefendingthemselves.Theymaynotwanttotalkanymoreortheymaybehidingsomethingtheydon’twanttotalkabout.Butcrossingthearmsmeansapersonistryingtocomfortthemselvesmeaningthey’reuncomfortablE.Surprise!Thisoneisprettyobviousbutwearetalkingaboutpopularbodylanguageindicators.Whensomeonewidenstheireyesorraisestheireyebrowsthey’remostoftensurprisedorshockedatsomething.Therereallyaren’tanyotherreasonswhysomeonewidenstheireyes.Sothisoneisnotonlyreallypopularbutreallyobviousandeasytospot!21.WhatcanwedoifwewanttoknowwhethersomeonelikestostaywithusornotA.wecanjuststandclosetohimorher.B.wecanonlyshakehandswithhimorher.C.wecanhughimorhertightly.D.wecandrumonthedeskwithourfingers.22.Ifsomeoneisasoldierheuseagesturelikeholdinghishandsbehindhisbackto?A.showhispoweroverothers.B.showhisrespecttoothers.C.showhisangrytoothers.D.showhiscutenesstoothers.23.Accordingtoparagraphsixpeoplewhocrossedtheirarmsareoften?A.angryB.frustratedC.impatientD.uncomfortable24.Whichbodylanguageinthispassageispopularandeasytospot?A.Restlesshands.B.Holdingone’shandsbehindone’sback.C.Crossingone’sarmsD.Wideningone’seyes.
Therewasahugebattlebetweenthewarriors武士ofGreeceandthepeopleofTroy.PrinceParisfromTroyhadstolenawaytheGreekQueen—Helen.TheGreekwarriorssetsailforTroytofightfortheirqueen.ThebattleoutsideTroylastedfortenyears.Themenwere_fed_upandwantedtoreturntotheirhomes.AthenegoddessofwargaveUlyssestheideaforaplantoendthewar.Theybuiltabigwoodenhorsewhichtheyputinthemiddleoftheirencampment营地.Nexttheypretendedtogiveuptheircamp.InrealitymanysoldiershidinsidethewoodenhorsE.OncetheythoughtthecamphadbeenabandonedtheTrojanswentouttocheck.Theyneededtoknowifthewarwasreallyover.TheywalkedthroughtheabandonedencampmentandeventuallyfoundthewoodenhorsE.Theycouldnotdecidewhatitwas.SomewantedtotakeitintothecityothersthoughtthatitwasagifttoZeusandfearedtouchingormovingitincasetheyupsetZeus.SomeTrojansdecidedtotakeitbackintothecity.Theycalledalargegroupoftroopsattachedropesandpulleditintothecity.AhugecelebrationstarteD.Thecitywasfreefromwarforthefirsttimeinnineyears.Everybodyfeasteddrankanddanceduntileventuallythemerriment欢闹wasoverandtheyallwenttosleep.Thiswasthemomentthatthewoodenhorseopenedabigflap盖口hiddenunderneath.OutcreptUlyssesandallofhismen.TheykilledthesleepingtroopsrescuedQueenHelenmetupwiththerestoftheirarmyandsetsailforhomE.ThestoryofthereturnjourneyistoldinTheOdysseyacollectionofpoemspiecingtogetherthebitsofthestoryfromthemanydifferentplaceswherethestorytookplacE.72.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasebefedupprobablymean?A.veryboredB.veryhappyC.verysadD.veryinterested73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.ThebattleoutsideTroylastedfortenyears.B.ItwasUlyssesthatthoughtuptheideaforaplantoendthewar.C.TheTrojansfellintoatrapsetbyUlyssesandallofhismen.D.TheGreekwarriorssavedQueenHelenandheadedhomesuccessfully.74.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Keepaclearbrainoryou’llbecheatedbysomethingpretending.B.Failureisacommonthinginthewar.C.Strategy策略isnotanimportantfactorinthewar.D.VictorycannotbegainedbycheatandpretencE.75.Whichofthefollowingscanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheTrojanHorseB.ASmartPlanC.TheTrojanWarD.RescuingQueenHelen
EnergyindependencE.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?Ifyouthinksoyou’renotalonebecauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecadesandnevermoresothaninthepastfewyearswhenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession衰退.Energyindependenceanditsrhetorical修辞的companionenergysecurityarehoweverslipperyconceptsthatarerarelythoughthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefromexactly?Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.ButtherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfromelsewherE.Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yesthereisatrickle涓涓细流ofbio-fuelavailableandmoremaybecomeavailablebutmostbio-fuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.SecondAmericanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.TheyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroaD.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?ThirdtherearebenefitstotradE.Itallowsforeconomicefficiencyandwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedowebenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuchtheUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproductssellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyandinfactreliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterruptedwefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices.Atthesametimewederive得到massiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheworlD.72.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutenergyindependenceforAmerica?A.ItsoundsveryattractivE.B.Itwillbringoilpricesdown.C.Itensuresnationalsecurity.D.Ithaslongbeeneveryone’sdream.73.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbio-fuels?A.TheykeepAmerica’seconomyrunninghealthily.B.Theycauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment.C.Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.D.Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.74.WhydoesAmericandependonoilimportsalot?A.Itwantstoexpanditsstorageofoil.B.ItsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemanD.C.Itsownoilreservesarequicklybeingusedup.D.ItwantstokeepitsownenvironmentundamageD.75.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageis________.A.tostresstheimportanceofenergyconservationB.toexplaintheincreaseofinternationaloiltradeC.todefendAmerica’sdependenceonoilimportsD.toarouseAmericans’awarenessoftheenergycrisis
BillFultondoesn’trememberlosinghiswalletbutitsreturnhelpedhimrememberthepast.Theleatherstayedsmoothandthecowboydesignunblemished完美无缺的.Andwhenhelookedinsidethecontentsbroughtbackmemoriesfrom1946whenheapparentlydroppedthewalletbehindthebalconybleachers露天看台intheBakerMiddleSchoolgym.Fulton’sSocialSecurityCardandbicyclelicensebearingtheaddresswherehelivedduringhisteenageyearswerepositionedintheirrespectivecompartmentsapparentlyuntouchedsincetheyearafterWorldWarⅡendeD.WorkerNathanOsbornefoundthewallet—alongwitholdhomeworklostlibrarybooksanda1964talentshowprogram—whileremovingthebleachersforrenovationsonJune17.ItwasbroughttoFulton’sdoorthefollowingdaybyMelanieTrindletheBakerMiddleSchoolsecretary.MiddleSchoolPrincipalMindiVaughansaidthebrownpinebleacherswereconnectedtothegymbalcony’sbrickwallandhadremainedinthesameplacesincetheschoolknownastheHelenM..StackBuildingopenedin1936.Fulton78saidheprobablylostthewalletwhilecheeringfortheBakerHighbasketballteamwithagroupoffriends.FultonsaidthebicycleIDwasneededbecausehedeliveredmedicineforRodamarDrug.HewassurprisedhoweverthathisbicycleIDwasn’tinsidE.HesaidhealwayskeptittherE.ButratherthanfocusonwhatwasinsidethewalletFultonsaidtherecoveryhasledhimtoreflectonhislife—onethattookhimtotheKoreanWarandBerlinbeforethereturntoBakerCity.HeworkedatEllingsonLumberCompanyfor30yearsfromMarch1964toApril1994.SincehisretirementFultonhasenjoyedspendingtimewithhis11yearoldblackdogSmokey.Thetwooftenhikethenearbymountains.Trindle’sknockonthedoorwalletinhandinducedaslightrippleinhislifepromptinghimtoconsiderthetimeshehadn’tthoughtaboutinmanyyears.WherediditallthetimesgoFultonsaidwithadeepsigh.It’shardtobelievethatthetimeshavegonesofast.2011·淮北统考64.Whenthewalletwasfoundit________.A.wasstillingoodconditionB.wasalittledamagedC.hadjustlostcolorD.wasjustrepaired65.ThewalletwasimportanttoFultonbecause________.A.hecouldgethisbicycleIDbackB.itcalleduphismemoriesofthepastC.itcouldhelphimtofindhisstudentIDD.itmadehimthinkofhisschooldays66.Fultonlostthewalletwhen________.A.hewasdoinghishomeworkonthebalconybleachersB.hewasdoingsomeexerciseintheBakerMiddleSchoolgymC.hewasremovingthebleachersforrenovationsonJune17D.hewaswatchingabasketballmatchwithhisfriends67.AfterheretiredFulton________.A.livedapeacefulandpleasantlifeB.oftenregrettedlosinghiswalletC.livedahardlifebyraisingdogsinthemountainsD.quitemissedhispastlife
Developedanddevelopingnationscanlearnfromeachotherseekingalow-carboneconomyaChinesegovernmentofficialsaidinShanghaiyesterday.Chinadoesn'tlagdevelopednationsintermsofenergysavingandgreeneconomysaidZhouChangyidirectoroftheenergysavingdepartmentoftheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology.WhilewecanlearnmanyaspectsfromdevelopednationstheyalsoshouldlearnsomethingfromussuchaswaterconservationZhousaidinaspeechduringthenewPathofChina'sIndustrializationforumattheongoingChinaInternationalIndustryFair2009.HesaidindustrializednationsandChinaaredealingwithdifferentissuestocombatclimatechangE.TheUnitedKingdomforexampleisconcernedabouttransportbuildingsandnewenergyinreducingcarbonemissions.ForChinathemosturgenttaskishowtorealizenewtypeofindustrializationandavoidmistakesthatothercountriesmadewhentheyindustrializeD.Assuchoverseasexhibitorsatthisyear'sfairareshowingwaystohelpChinaachievelowcarbonemissionsintheindustrialsection.SwisspowerandautomationtechnologygroupABBcalledforastrongerfocusonproductlifecycleassessmentorLCAwhichisusedtostudytheenvironmentalimpactofaproductfromtheresearchandmanufacturingstagethroughitsusageandrecycling.TobiasBeckerheadofABB'sprocessautomationdivisionforNorthAsiaandChinasaidLCAisaneffectivetoolinhelpingmanufacturingindustriestoreducecarbonemissions.LCAshowsthatindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalimpactthroughoutitslifecycleinsteadofonitsinitialinvestmentorreadytousestagE.Forexampleamotor'sinitialinvestmentaccountsforonly3percentofitslifecyclecostwhile94percentgoestofuelconsumptionandtheresttomaintenancE.RichardHausmannNorthEastAsiaCEOofSiemenssaidThecoloroffutureindustrializationisgreen.TheGermanyCompanyrecentlyannouncesthatitwantstoreceiveordersworthmorethan6billionEurosUS8.8billionforintelligentnetpowernetworksSmartGridoverthenextfiveyears.Siemenshasseta20percentmarketsharetargetfortheglobalsmartgridbusiness.Asmartgriddeliverselectricityfromsupplierstoconsumersusingdigitaltechnologyadvancedsensorsspecializedcomputersthatsaveenergyreducecostsandincreasereliability.TheUnitedStatesandChinaareconsideredthetwobiggestmarketsforsmartgriD.39.______canreplacetheunderlinedwordlag.A.FallbehindB.BesuperiortoC.AttackD.Fear40.WhichofthefollowingaboutLCAisTRUE?A.LCAisusedtostudytheimpactonaproduct.B.LCAcanhelpmanufacturingindustriesdecreasecarbonreleasealot.C.LCAshowsindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalinfluenceonitsinitialinvestment.D.LCAwasoneoftheexhibitionsatthisyear'sfair.41.Wecaninfer______fromtheeleventhparagraphofthispassagE.A.Siemenshasoccupied20percentmarketsharefortheglobalsmartgridbusinessB.Siemensreceivedordersworth6billionEurosrecentlyC.Siemenswillearn$8.8billionfromintelligentpowernetworksD.Siemens'planaboutSmartGridmaycometrueinthefuture42.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.DevelopedandDevelopingNationsCanLearnFromEachOtherB.LowcarbonEconomy—aSharedGoalC.IntelligentPowerNetworksD.TwoBiggestMarketsforSmartGrid
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