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Youcantellalotaboutapersonfromtheclothestheywearbutyoucanalsotellalotaboutapersonsimplyfromthehandbagstheycarry.It'shardtobelievebutyoucanfindoutanumberofthingsaboutawoman'spersonalityjustbylookingatthetypeofhandbagshesports.Belowyouwillfindanumberofhandbagstylesandcolorsaswellaswhateachspecifictypeofhandbagsaysabouttheowner.Styles:UndertheShoulder–Handbagswhicharesmallerandfittightlyunderneaththeshoulderindicateclassandsophistication.Awomenworkinginanupscaleofficeorsomeoneofhighstaturewouldchoosethisformofhandbag.BigandBulky–Bigbulkyandoversizedbagsarecasualandareoftenassociatedwithyoungerindividuals.Theseareusedforindividualswhocarryanumberofthingsbindersbooksetcandrequirealotofspace.Down-to-earthlower-maintenancewomenwouldcarrythistypeofhandbag.Designer–Designerhandbagsoftencostanarmandalegandthereforeareusuallyassociatedwithhigh-maintenancefemales.Femaleswhoareconfidentandrequiretopofthelineaccessorieswillsettlefornothinglessthananame-branddesignerpurse.Guys–watchoutforthesegirlstheytendtobeahandful.CigarBoxPurses–A.womenwhocarriesacigarboxpurselikestobeuniqueandstandoutfromthecrowd.Thesewomenhavemindsoftheirownandcannotbetoldwhattodo.Theyarecomfortableintheirownskinandtendtobeveryindependent.LeatherwithBucklesandZippers–Womenwhochooseleatherpurseswithlotsofbucklesandzippersareleashingouttheirwildsides.Thesewomentendtoactbeforetheythinkandarealwaysreadyforagoodtime.Theextrabucklesandzipperstendtosignifyabadgirlimage.Colors:BrightColors–Brightcoloredhandbagslikepinkpurplebrightblueandgreenindicatethatthewomanisfunfriendlyandapproachable.Womenwhoareout-goingandsociablewilltendtochoosethesecolors.Thisisthetypeofwomanwhowillstrikeupaconversationwithacompletestranger.BlackandBrown–Womenwhochooseblackorbrownhandbagstendtobemoreformalinmannersandareoftenmistakenasbeingsnobbyorrestricted.Thesetypesofhandbagsareoftenassociatedwithdown-to-earthwomenwhoareshyatfirstbutopenupafterawhile.Theytendtoexudeashyconfidencewhichissometimesmistakenassomeonewhothinksshe'sbetterthanothers.Thestyleandcolorofyourhandbagsaysalotaboutyou.Chooseyourhandbagverycarefullyandrememberyoucanchoosemorethanonestyle.Youmayfeellikebeingreservedonedayandthecenterofattentionanotherit'snaturaltowantdifferentthingsinlife.56.Womenwhochooseleatherpurseswithlotsofbucklesandzippersprobably______.A.makecarefuldecisionsB.enjoyhavingfunC.actinbadmannersD.becomebadgirls57.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribewomenwhochooseblackorbrownhandbag?A.ReservedB.FriendlyC.WildD.Unique58.Awomanwhocarriesacigarboxpurselikesto______.A.followothers’stepsB.liveasimplelifeC.acttotheirownmindD.workwithothers
Legotheinventorofthosecolorfulbricks积木thathaveinspiredkids’imaginationsworld-widehascelebratedits50thanniversary.OnJanuary281958amannamedGodtfredKirkChristiansencreatedtheplasticbuildingbricksthatcannowbefoundinalmosteverychild’stoybox.Thesimplebuildingblockhasbecomeoneofthemostwell-knownandpopulartoysaroundtheworlD.TheLegobrickcontinuestobeveryattractivebecauseitallowschildrenandotherstodeveloptheircreativityandimaginationsaidCharlotteSimonsenaspokeswomanoftheDanishLegocompany.Thecompany’sbuildingbricksallowanendlessnumberoflinks.Withjusttwobricksthereare24differentlinksandwithsixthereare915millionpossibilitiesaccordingtoLego.Ahalf-centuryafteritscreationmorethan400millionchildrenandadultsspendfivebillionhoursayearputtingthebrickstogetherandpullingthemapart.Alsothebricksmadetodaycanstillinterlockwiththosemadein1958.Legobricksarenotjustchild’splay:theyalsoattracttheinterestofadults.SouthKoreanadventurerHeoYoung-HowhoclimbedMountEverestin1987leftaLegotoybehindinthesnowduringhisclimB.AfteritsgreatsuccessLegoexperiencedaseverecrisisattheendofthe1990shithardbyfiercecompetitionfromelectronicgames.Thisso-calledToyoftheCenturythensufferedadarkperiodthatlastedseveralyears.Withgreateffortsthecompanybegantoprosper繁荣发展againandin2006itearnedabout1.5billiondollarsin130countries.SevenboxesofLegoarenowsoldeverysecondaroundtheworldand19billionbricksareproducedeachyear:enoughtoencircletheEarthfivetimes！51.TheLegobrickshaveremainedpopularinthepast50yearsbecause_______.A.theyaresafeforyoungchildrenB.theyareavailabletochildreneverywhereintheworldC.theymakethechildrenandevenadultscreativeandimaginativeD.peoplecanhaveunlimitedlinkswithtwobricks52.TheauthorgavetheexampleofSouthKoreanadventurerHeoYoung-Hoinordertoprovethat______.A.HeoYoung-HoalsolovedplayingLegobricksB.theLegobricksmadehimamountainclimberC.theLegobricksnotonlyinterestchildrenbutalsoadultsD.theLegobricksareamustforpeopleonanadventure53.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.thereare915differentlinkswithjust6bricksB.theLegoBricksCompanyismakinglessandlessmoneyC.theLegoBrickscan’tcomparewithcomputergamesD.thebricksmadetodaydon’tchangemuchcomparedwiththosemadein195854.Theunderlinedwordhitintheseventhparagraphmeans_____.A.beingdefeatedinafightoracompetitionB.havingacrashinanaccidentorafightC.gettingknownthroughasongD.attackingsomebodyinafight55.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Legobricks:brilliantandstrugglingB.Legobricks:anattractionofchildrenC.Legobricks:makingcreativityandimaginationD.Legobricks:bringingfun
Thepracticeofexchangingforeigncurrencycan'varybycountry.Inonecountryyoumayhavetochangeyourmoneyattheairportandinothercountriesyoumayneedtobuyyourforeigncurrencyinadvance.HerearesomeplacesyoucanexchangeforeigncurrencyforU..S..currency.YourBankInmanycasesyoucanpurchaseU..S..currencyforyourtripfromabank.Bankstendtohavehigherexchangeratesthansomecurrencyexchangebusinesses.Beforeyoupurchasecurrencyfrom-abankcheckthecurrencychangeratesforthatdaysoyoucancomparetheratethebankisgivinganddetermineifit'sagoodoffer.Thereisafeeinvolvedinwithdrawingforeigncurrencyfromyourbank.TheAirportCurrencyexchangebusinessescanbefoundatmostinternationalairportssoyoucanpurchaseU..S..currencyeitherbeforeyouboardyourflightorattheU..S..airportonarrival.NotethatU..S..airportstypicallyhavefewercurrencyexchangecountersthantravelersareaccustomedtoseeinginotherpartsoftheworld.Iftheair-portyouareflyingintoisnotinamajorU..S..cityconsiderusingtheexchangeserviceinyourdepartureairporttobeonthesafeside.Ifyouareinanairportwhereseveralexchangecompaniesoperatebesuretoshoparoundforthebestrateandlowestexchangefee.56.Thepracticeofexchangingforeigncurrency.A.changeswithtimeoftheyearB.dependsonexchangeratesofthedayC.isexactlythesameallovertheworldD.islikelytodifferfromcountrytocountry57.Beforepurchasingforeigncurrencyfromabankyouareadvisedto.A.comparetheexchangeratesB.examinetheservicesofthebankC.paytheexchangefeeinadvanceD.depositsomemoneywiththebank58.Inwhichcaseareyouadvisedtoconsiderusingtheexchangeserviceinyourdepartureairport?A.Ifyouareflyingwithaforeignairline.B.Iftheairportisfarfromthecitycenter.C.IfyouarenotflyingintoamajorUScity.D.Iftheairportyouareflyingintoisnotsafe.59.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.U..S..currencyB.exchangefeesC.AmericanairportsD.currencyexchange
Attractivefathersdonotpasstheirlooksontotheirsonsbuttheywillhandtheirgoodlooksdowntotheirdaughtersresearchshows.InastudyoffamilyphotographspsychologistsProfessorDavidPerrettandElisabethCornwellattheUniversityofColoradohavefoundthatwhilebothfatherandmothercaninfluencetheattractivenessoftheirdaughtersthecouple'sgoodlooksdonotnecessarilycontributetotheattractivenessoftheirsonasanadult.Handsomemenwithmasculine男子气概的looksarelikelytopassonmasculinefeaturesbutnotfacialattractiveness.Thetheorysuggestsitisnotunusualforattractiveparentstoproduceabeautifuldaughterwhilefailingtopassonthesamegoodlookstoason.Whilemanycelebritymothersproducestunning极为出色的daughters—suchasGoldieHawnandherdaughterKateHudsonorJerryHallandherdaughterGeorgia—thesameisnotnecessarilytrueofcelebrityfathers.SeanStewartthesonofRodStewartandhisfirstwifeAlanawouldprobablybejudgedlessattractivethanhismodelsisterKimberly.Wecan’tseeastrongrelationshipbetweentheparents’attractivenessandthesons.IftheparentsaresupermodelsthechancesarethedaughterswillbelookersPerrettsaiD.ProfPerrettsaidithaspreviouslybeensuggestedthatawomancouldincreaseherownreproductivesuccessbychoosingasexymatewhosegeneswouldbepassedontomaledescendants后代.ButanewstudypublishedinthecurrenteditionofthejournalAnimalBehaviourdisagreeswiththetheory.Theresearcherssaid:Whenwelookedatwomen’sfaceswefoundclearevidencethatattractivenesspassedfrombothfatherandmothertodaughter.Forthemalelinewefindthatfacialmasculinitymatchedtherule‘likefatherlikeson’.Butwedidnotfindanyevidencethatfacialattractivenessispassedfromfathertoson.31.AccordingtoParagraph2ProfessorPerrettbelievesthat.A.onlyattractivefatherscanhavebeautifuldaughtersB.onlyattractivemotherscanhavebeautifuldaughtersC.bothattractiveparentscanhavebeautifuldaughtersD.bothattractiveparentscanhavehandsomesons32.FromParagraph5welearnthat.A.neitherGoldieHawnnorJerryHallisafamousmotherB.neitherKateHudsonnorGeorgiaisbeautifulC.SeanStewartisasattractiveashisfatherD.KimberlyismoreattractivethanSeanStewart33.TheunderlinedwordlookersinParagraph6canbereplacedby.A.successfulpeopleB.beautifulpeopleC.famouspeopleD.luckypeople34.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbedrawnfromthelastparagraph?A.Masculinedadshavemasculinesons.B.Sonsusuallybehavethesamewayastheirfathers.C.Mothershavemoreinfluenceontheirchildrenthanfathers.D.Daughters’charactersareeasilyinfluencedbytheirparents.35.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AnImportantResearchonHumanGenesB.FamousMothersProduceBeautifulDaughtersC.Parents’AttractivenessInfluencesTheirChildrenD.AttractiveFathersdonotPassTheirLooksontoTheirSons
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Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedto归因于theglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuaryaccordingtoUCAStheUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsServicE.A.spokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.ProfessorJohnBeaththepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureatStAndrewsUniversitysaidhisfirst-yearlectures-whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments—weredrawingcrowdsof400ratherthantheusual250.Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajorswhowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydonE.HeaddeD.Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jumpwithpeople’srenewedinterestincareersinthepubicsector部门whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmattersandalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingonalthoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.ZackHockingtheheadofChildTrustFundssaid:It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.62.Careersinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir__________..A.greaterstabilityB.higherpayC.fewerapplicationsD.betterreputation63.Intheopinionofmostparents______________.A.economicsshouldbethefocusofschoolteachingB.morestudentsshouldbeadmittedtouniversitiesC.theteachingoffinancialmattersshouldbestrengtheneD.D.childrenshouldsolvefinancialproblemsthemselves64.AccordingtoHockingtheglobaleconomiccrisismightmaketheyoungsters__________.A.wiserinmoneymanagementB.haveaccesstobetterequipmentC.confideabouttheirfuturecareersD.getjobsinChildTrustFunds65.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Universitieshavereceivedmoreapplications.B.EconomicsisattractinganincreasingnumberofstudentsC.collegestudentsbenefitalotfromeconomicuncertaintyD.parentsareconcernedwithchildren’ssubjectselection.
Howeverurbanlifestrikesyoucitiesworldwidehavebeengrowingevermorerapidly.SomeofthisgrowthhasoccurredinthedevelopedworldbutthemostdramaticincreasehasbeenintheThirdWorlD.Almostalltheworld’spopulationgrowthoverthenext30yearswilltakeplaceinthecitiesofdevelopingcountries.Bytheyear2030forthefirsttimeinhistory60percentoftheworld’speoplewillbelivingincities.Thisisactuallygoodnewsinsomeways.Citiesarethefundamentalbuildingblocksofprosperity繁荣saysMarcWeisschairmanofthePragueInstituteforGlobalUrbanDevelopmentbothforthenationandforfamilies.Industrialandcommercialactivitiesinurbanareasaccountforbetween50and80percentofthegrossdomesticproductGDPinmostcountriesoftheworldthere’sthecrazynotionthatthewaytodealwithacity’sproblemsistokeeppeopleoutofthemWeisscontinueD.Buttheproblemsoftherurallifeareevenmoreseriousthanthoseofthecity.Forbetterorworseurban-watchersareclearononepoint:Thequalityoflifeformostpeopleinthefuturewillbedeterminedbythequalityofcities.Thosecitieswillbebiggerthanever.Andyetpopulationnumbersbythemselvesdon’tdetermineacity’sprospects;afterallAddisAbabaEthiopiaandHamburgGermanyhavethesamepopulation.Norisexplosivegrowthnecessarilythedeterminingfactor.Cityproblemsoneauthoritypointsoutmostlyhavetodowithweakineffectiveandusuallyunrepresentativecitygovernments.72.Accordingtothepassageintheyearof2030_______.A.ruralareawillbeextinctB.mostpeoplewillliveincitiesC.therewillbe21citieshavingapopulationofmorethan10millionD.thethirdworldwillkeepabreastwiththedevelopedworld73.Intheauthor’sopinion_________.A.bettercitybetterlifeB.bothurbanandruralareashavealargerpopulationC.thelargerpopulationthefasteracitydevelopsD.bothurbanandruralareashavelargergrossdomesticproducts74.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.CitiescontributemoretotheGDPthanthevillagers.B.Someproblemsaremoreeasilysolvedincitiesthanincountry.C.Thedevelopingcountriesdevelopfasterthanthedevelopedcountries.D.It’simpossibletosolveurbanproblemsbygettingpeopleoutofcities.75.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat____________.A.PublicservicesareineffectiveB.CitiesareincreasingtoofastC.PopulationisnotlinkedwithdevelopmentD.Governmentshouldberesponsiblefortheproblemsinthecities
Famouscentenarians百岁老人stillactiveinartsscienceareinnomoodtoretire.ThosewhostandstilldieisoneofOliveira'sfavoritephrases.HeknowsfromexperiencewhatitmeansasthePortuguesefilmdirectorhasreachedtheageof102andisstillactiveinhisprofession.EveryyearOliveirashootsafilmandiscurrentlyworkingonhisnextproject.Youhavetoworkworkworkinordertoforgetthatdeathisnotfarawayhesaid.WhenaskedabouthisageOliveirasaidwithsomehumility:It'sdowntomothernature.Itgavetomewhatittookfromothers.Beingbothmentallyandphysicallyfitinoldageispartlyamatterofluckbutitalsohassomethingtodowithcharacter.Noteverywhite-hairedpersoniswiseandsocialskillsopennessandtheabilitytotrainthebrainareessentialforseniorcitizens.AlongwiththearchitectOscarNiemeyer103NobellaureateMontalcini101anddirectorKurtMaetzig100Oliveiraisoneofthosepeopleofwhomitwouldbeverywrongtothinkasmembersofalistlesselderlygeneration.AnothermasterinhisprofessionisthearchitectOscarNiemeyer.The103-year-oldBrazilianisbestknownforhisfuturistic-lookingbuildingsinBrasiliabuthealsospeaksoutonbehalfofthepoor.TheroleofthearchitectistostruggleforabetterworldwherewecandevelopaformofarchitecturethatserveseveryoneandnotjustaprivilegedfewsaidNiemeyerrecently.HespendsalmosteverydayworkinginhisofficeinCopacabanaandevenwhenhefallsillhekeepsworkingonideas:Afteragallbladder胆囊operationhecomposedasambatuneintheclinic.Anothermanwhocouldsingasongaboutageis107-year-oldHeesters.TheDutch-bornoperasingerspentmostofhislifeperforminginGermanywherehestillworks.RecentlyHeesterssaid:Iwanttobeatleast108-years-old.Healsoplanstokeepperforming.ShouldIjustsitathomeandwaituntiltheycomeandpickmeup?Heestershasnotgivenuptryingtoaddtohistallyofawardsandislookingforagoodstagerole.ItalianscientistRitaLevi-Montalciniwhois101-year-oldandisstillactiveinmedicalsciencehasdescribedtheforcethatkeepsdrivingheron:Progressiscreatedthroughimperfection.In1986sheandherlabcolleaguewereawardedtheNobelPrizeforMedicinefortheirworkonnervegrowthfactor.She'sconvincedthathumansgrowonchallenges.Withsomanybrilliantexamplesgivenwecanseeclearlythatageisnobarriertosomehighachievers.66.Howmanycentenariansarementionedinthispassage?A.4B.5C.6D.767.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecansee________.A.beingfitinoldageisamatterofluckandcharacterB.Oliveiraoweshislonglifetohismother’shelpC.beingactiveat102isachievableforeverybodyD.socialskillsandwisdomaredifficultforthesenior68.Inthepassagesomanyexamplesweregiventoshow________.A.oldageisabigproblemifyouwanttosucceedB.asaseniorcitizenyouhavetobeopen-mindedandoptimisticC.oldagecannotpreventagreatpersonfromachievingalotD.oldpeopleshouldneverthinkofthemselvesasold69.Inthewriter’sopinionthearchitectOscarNiemeyerisnot________.A.sympathyB.diligentC.positiveD.pessimistic70.BysayingShouldIjustsitathomeandwaituntiltheycomeandpickmeup?inParagraph5Heestersshowsushe________.A.iswillingtoworktillhediesB.iswaitingforpeopletopickhimupC.wantstositorlieincomfortD.preferstogiveperformanceathome
EnglishasaForeignLanguageWhotaughtyoutospeakEnglish?Yourparentswhileyouwereayoungchild?Yourteachersatschool?PerhapseventheBBCasagrown-up.WhoeveritwassomehowyouhavedevelopedanunderstandingofwhatisrapidlybecomingatrulygloballanguagE.Therearenowabout376millionpeoplewhospeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguageandaboutthesamenumberwhohavelearntitinadditiontotheirmothertonguE.TherearesaidtobeonebillionpeoplelearningEnglishnowandabout80%oftheinformationontheInternetisinEnglish.Isthisagoodthingorabadthing?Shouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreandmoreofuscancommunicateusingacommonlanguageacrosscountriesandcultures文化Orshouldweworryaboutthedangersof‘mono-centralism’aworldinwhichweallspeakthesamelanguageeatthesamefoodandlistentothesamemusic?Doesitmatterifanincreasingnumberofpeoplespeakthesamelanguage?Onthecontrary相反Iwouldhavethought－althoughIhaveneveracceptedtheargumentthatifonlyweallunderstoodeachotherbettertherewouldbefewerwars.AskthepeopleofIndiawheremanyofthemspeakatleastsomeEnglishandPakistanthesamesituationwithIndiaIfweallspeakEnglishwillwethenallstarteatingMcDonaldsburgers?Surelynot.IfEnglishbecomesmoredominant占主导地位的itwillkillotherlanguages?Idoubtit.WhenItravelinAfricaorAsiaIamalwayssurprisedbyhowmanypeoplecanspeaknotonlytheirownlanguagebutoftenoneormoreotherrelatedlanguagesaswellasEnglishandperhapssomeFrenchorGermanaswell.WhenwediscussedthisonTalkingPointacoupleofyearsagowereceivedawonderfullypoeticemailfromalistenerinIrelanD.TheEnglishlanguageisabeautifullanguagE.Maybeit’slikearosehesaiD.Butwhowouldeverwanttheirgardenjustfullofroses?WellIloverosesandIthinktheymakeabeautifuladditiontoanygarden.ButthewayIseeitjustbyplantingafewrosesyoudon’tnecessarilyneedtopullouteverythingelsE.IfmoreandmorepeoplewanttoplantEnglishrosesthat’sfinebymE.67.BysayingAskthepeopleofIndiaandPakistaninParagraph4theauthoristryingtoshowthat_____.A.speakingthesamelanguagedoesn’tnecessarilybringpeaceB.warscandestroytherelationshipbetweentwocountriesC.Englishdoesn’tkillotherlanguagesD.Englishiswidelyusedintheworld68.Whatdoesgardeninthelasttwoparagraphsstandfor?A.LanguageB.FamilyC.TheworldD.TheEarth69.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat______.A.it’sveryhardtoplantmanykindsofflowersinagardenB.it’sgoodforpeoplefromothercountriestolearnEnglishC.moreandmorepeopleliketoplantrosesintheirgardensD.Englishiseasiertolearnthanotherlanguages70.Thispassageismainlyabout________.A.whyEnglishhasbecomeagloballanguageB.howmanypeopleintheworldspeakEnglishC.howpeopleintheworldlearnEnglishasaforeignlanguageD.whetherweneedtoworryaboutEnglishbeingaworldlanguage
ThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplacE.NowitisanecologicaldisasterareA.Nauru’sheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes.ForthousandsofyearsPolynesianpeoplelivedontheremoteislandofNaurufarfromwesterncivilization.ThefirstEuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunterawhalingship.HecalledtheislandPleasantIslanD.HoweverbecauseitwasveryremoteNauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thewhalingshipsandothertradersbegantovisitbringinggunsandalcohol.TheseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelvefamilygroupsontheislanD.A.ten-yearcivilwarstartedwhichreducedthepopulationfrom1400to900.Nauru’srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate磷酸盐ontheislanD.InfactitfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphatewhichisaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.ThecompanybeganminingthephosphatE.Aphosphatemineisnotaholeintheground;itisastripminE.Whenacompanystrip-minesitremovesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.StripminingtotallydestroysthelanD.GraduallythelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.In1968NaurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworlD.EveryyearthegovernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsforitsphosphatE.Unfortunatelytheleadersinvestedthemoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars.Inadditiontheyusedmillionsmoredollarsforpersonalexpenses.Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercentoftheirislandwasdestroyedandtheyhadnothing.By2000NauruwasfinanciallyruineD.Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximately$433600000andmorethan20yearstorepairtheislanD.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.56.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?________.A.ToseekhelpforNauru’sproblems.B.TogiveawarningtoothercountriesC.ToshowtheimportanceofmoneyD.Totellaheartbreakingstoryofawar.57.WhatwasNaurulikebeforetheEuropeanscame?________.A.RichandpowerfulB.ModernandopenC.PeacefulandattractiveD.Greedyandaggressive58.TheecologicaldisasterinNaururesultedfrom_______.A.soilpollutionB.phosphateoverminingC.farmingactivityD.whalehunting59.WhichofthefollowingwasacauseofNauru’sfinancialproblem?________.A.ItsleadersmisusedthemoneyB.ItspenttoomuchrepairingtheislandC.ItsphosphateminingcostmuchmoneyD.Itlostmillionsofdollarsinthecivilwar.60.WhatcanwelearnaboutNaurufromthelastparagraph?________.A.ThephosphateminesweredestroyedB.Theecologicaldamageisdifficulttorepair.C.TheislandwasabandonedbytheNauruansD.Theleaderswilltaketheexperts’wordsseriously.
Thereisauniqueplacewheredesertedfactorieshavebeentransformedintoalivelyartisticzone–wherethecity'straditionandheritage遗产meetwithcutting-edgeartandfashion.ThisisRedtory.LocatedatYuancunSiHengLunotfarfromthePearlRiverofGuangzhoucityRedtoryisacreativeculturalandindustrialzonemadeupofmorethan30oldbuildings–mostlyred-brickones.Backin1956itusedtobethebiggestcanningfactoryinChinA.ThefactoryproducedtheCanDace鲮鱼withBlackBeanSauceaniconicfoodproductinthelastcenturywell-knownthroughoutsouth-eastAsiA.Afterthelocalgovernment'sindustrialstructurereformationsthecanningfactorymovedawayandtheworkshopswereleftdeserteD.Therewasnothingleftbutmemoriesinwell-preservedSoviet-stylebuildings.NotlongafterthenoiseoftherunningmachineswasgonepostersofadvertisementandartwerefoundhangingonthewallintheareA.ToenrichtheculturalandartisticlifeofthepeopleinGuangzhoutheabandonedfactoriesreopenedin2009–displayingartfashionandcultureofdifferentforms.Redtoryishometomorethan40establishmentsincludingartgalleriesthemedrestaurantsanddesignstudios.Largeinternationalculturalexchangeactivitiesartexhibitionsandseminarsareoftenheldhereattractinghundredsofthousandsofvisitorseveryyear.Meanwhilewastematerialshavebeenusedwiselyinsteadofbeingthrownaway.Forinstancesomeinstallations设施standingaroundtheareaaremadeupoftherustymachinesorcomponentsfromtheoldcanningfactory.Theshabbyandnostalgic怀旧的appearancecombinedwithfashionableandartisticfeaturesmakesRedtoryuniquelyattractivE.ThatmaybethereasonthatRedtoryisconsideredtheholylandforyoungart-loversinGuangzhou.AdD.:No.128YuancunSiHengLuTianheDistrictGuangzhouBus:YuancunErHengRdStop–4044140284293299401504540542583882YuancunStopTerminalMeilinGarden–B11243PazhouBridgeNorthStop–137304564B7B25Metro:ExitBYuancunStationLine571.Thecutting-edgeartandfashionParagraph1refersto_____.A.thedesertedfactoriestogetherwiththeoldcultureB.allthatisdisplayedandgoingoninRedtoryC.theSoviet-stylered-brickbuildingsD.themodernworldoutsideRedtory72.ThecanningfactorywasremovedfromRedtorybecause_____.A.theplacewastoolargetomanageB.nothinggoodcouldbeproducedthereC.theindustrialstructureneededreformingD.theplacewasintendedforotherpurposes73.NowRedtoryhasdevelopedintoaplacefor_____.A.artfashionandcultureB.galleriesrestaurantsandstudiosC.restaurantsexhibitionsandseminarsD.serviceandactivities74.What’sspecialaboutRedtory?A.Itperfectlycombinestheoldwiththenew.B.ItshowseveryrespectofmoderncitylifE.C.IttellsthestoryofsomeoldbuildingsD.Itshowshowtheoldisreplacedbythenew.75.Bywritingthearticlethewriteristryingto_____.A.introduceamoderntrendB.reportapieceofnewsC.makeanadvertisementD.discussahotissue
AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromanceclosetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesinglE.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeoplE.Thecomplaints抱怨ofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownassupermarketdating.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmetsinglescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyesbrownhairandis1.8meterstallorwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisparislocationsinglepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.WhentheywalkthroughthedoortheypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlovE.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquicklyandthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles过道.Withpurplebasketsinhandshopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopaytheycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish美化one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarketontheotherhandisconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inadditionwhatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitivesidE.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesewaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystorE.61.WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A.ThedifficultyinmeetingpeoplE.B.Theideaofsupermarketdating.C.Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D.Theinconvenienceinshopping.62.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferred推断butisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A.ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B.ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C.PeoplelookingforlovemustgetabasketofaparticularcolorD.Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.63.Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A.TheyscheduletheirmeetinginadvancE.B.Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C.TheypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcarE.D.Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.64.Accordingtothewriterapossiblewaytowinawoman’sheartisto.A.pickupapurplebasketB.buylow-fatfoodC.embellishyourappearanceD.buypetfood65.WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A.Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B.Thesupermarketdatingismorecasual.C.ThesupermarketdatingcanbetrustedmorE.D.ThesupermarketdatingislessexpensivE.
MauriceSendak’schildren’sbookWheretheWildThingsArepublishedin1963hasbecomeverysuccessfulthroughouttheyearsandwasmadeintoamovieearlierthisyear.Thebook’smaincharacterisaboynamedMaxwhogetsintotroublewithhismotherandissenttobedwithoutanysupper.BeforelongMax’sroommagicallybecomesaforestandhesailsawaytoalandwheremonsters怪物livE.Maxisn’tscaredthoughandbecomeskingofthewildthingsbutafterawhilehebeginsfeelinghomesick.Maxsailsbackhomeandhissupperisstillhotwhenhearrivesinhisbedroom.Manyteachersandprofessorslikethisstoryanduseittohelpchildrendevelopcreativityandimagination.MelinaDavisaneducationprofessorsaidshelikeshowthebookcontainsacoupleofpagesthathaveonlypicturesonthem.ThisallowschildrentoshapethestorythemselvesshesaiD.Thebookcontainsafewoflargerwordsthatsomeparentsworrymayconfusechildrenbutexpertssaythosewordshelpimprovechildren’sreadingskillsandchallengethem.Davissaidthebookiswellwrittenwhichhelpskidsgetinvolvedinthestory.Thebooktalksaboutwhatallchildrengothroughlike‘Iwasnaughtybutmymommystilllovesme’DavissaiD.Thebookalsoencourageschildrentofacetheirfears.Ithinkit’sreallygoodtoshowthatMaxisfriendswiththemonstersDavissaiD.Kidscanfindoutmonstersaren’talwaysthethingunderthebedthat’sgoingtoscarethem.IthinkthisisgoodbecauseitshowsthatthechildrencangotoscaryplacesbutstillhaveapositiveexperiencE.Sincethebookhasbeensuccessfulthroughouttheyearsamoviewasrecentlymadeandmanypeopleareexcitedtoseeit.Davissaidshethinksthemoviewillbewonderfulbutitmightbealittlescaryforyoungerchildren.Youdon’twantbaddreamsoverabookthat’sextremelywonderfulDavissaiD.59.TeachersandprofessorslikethebookWheretheWildThingsArebecauseithelpschildren_____.A.learntodrawtheirownpicturesB.understandtheirownfearC.becomemoreimaginativeD.developmorequickly60.Whatistheintentionofusingthelargerwordsinthebook?A.Toaddtothedifficultywhilechildrenarereading.B.Tohelpchildrengetinvolvedinthestory.C.Tocausethechildrensomeconfusion.D.Tohelpchallengethechildren’sreadingskills.61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthebook?A.Maxwassenttotheforestaspunishment.B.ThecharacterMaxisbraveenoughinthestory.C.Itissuitableforpeopleofallages.D.Itisthemostpopularchildren’sbookeverpublisheD.62.WhatdoesDavisthinkofthemovie?A.Shethinkschildrenofallageswillloveit.B.Sheencourageschildrentoseeittofightagainsttheirfear.C.Shebelievesitwillbeabetterchoiceforchildrenthanthebook.D.Sheworriesthatitmightbetoofrighteningforsomechildren.63.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tocommentonafamouschildren’sbook.B.Tosuggestwaystoimprovechildren’sreading.C.Toencouragechildrentoreadscarystories.D.Tointroduceamoviebasedonachildren’sbook.
AdisastrouscompetitionisgoingoninEnglandwithbillionsofdollarsandhundredsoflivesindanger.OKthat'snottruE.ButcompetitorsfromaroundtheworldgatheredonThursdaytocompeteforthetitleof2012’sWorld'sBiggestLiar.Eachparticipantisgivenuptofiveminutestomakeupthebestlieinthecompetitionwhichwasstartedinhonorof19th-centuryBridgeInnownerWillRitsonwhowasreportedlyfamousforhislies.CompetitorsgatherattheBridgeInneveryyearforthecompetitionasmallpubinnorthwesternEnglanD.Anyonecantakepartinthecompetition.Wellalmostanyway;thereportersnotethatlawyersandpoliticiansarebannedwhoissaidtoenjoyanunfairadvantageintheproceedings进程.AstudypublishedthispastJulyinthejournalEvolution&HumanBehaviorfoundthatnearlyallliesaredetectablethroughvisiblefacialmuscle肌肉reactionsinthepersontellingaliE.Thuswhileinterpersonaldeception欺骗oftenishighlysuccessfulsignsofhiddenemotionalstatesarecommunicatedclearlytotheinformedobserverthestudyconcludeD.AchurchmanofCarlislereportedlyholdswhatmaybethegreatestlieofalltimeinthecompetitionsimplystatingIhavenevertoldalieinmylifE.In2003AbrieKruegerofSouthAfricabecamethefirstnon-Brittowinthecompetition.IronicallyKruegerwasaccusedbysomeofcheating.In2006comedianSuePerkinsbecamethefirstfemaletowinthecompetitiontellingataleaboutpeopleridingcamelstoworkasaresultofclimatechangE.Lastyear'swinningentrycamefromGlenBoylandwhotoldalieaboutcompetinginasnail-racing蜗牛赛跑competitionwithPrinceCharles.56.Thearticlebeginswith_____.A.apieceofnewsB.alietoldbythewriterC.thepassage’stopicsentenceD.acasefromthecompetition57.ThecompetitionisheldattheBridgeInnbecause_____.A.itspresentownerishospitableB.mostlocalpeopleareliarsC.itoncehadagoodliarasitsownerD.itisatouristattraction58.WhenthewriterwroteWellalmostanywayParA.2heorsherealizedthat_____.A.theprevioussentencewasnotexactB.theprevioussentencewasallwrongC.thenextsentencewouldbeexactD.thereportersdidn’tagreewithhimorher59.ParagraphThreemainlytellsusthat_____.A.lyingrequiresextraordinaryskillB.liarsareabletofindeachotheroutC.mostliesarebelievedineverydaylifeD.liarsalwaysshowsignsoflying60._____ismentionedjustbecausehisorherliewasspecial.A.ThechurchmanB.AbrieKruegerC.SuePerkinsD.GlenBoyland
请阅读下列旅游景点的信息并按照要求匹配信息请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑A.LeigongshanNatureReserveLocated15kilometerseastofKailiGuizhouProvinceLeigongshanisthemostfascinatingscenicareaoftheMiaolingMountains.ItgaineditsreputationasaNationalNatureReservebecauseofitsabundanceofoverlapping与重叠mountainridgesflourishingverdantplantsvaluableandrareanimalsandhistoricalwarremains.B.WuyiMountainTheWuyimountainissituatedinthemiddleoftheWuyimountainrangeTheNineTwistStreamameadingbrookrunningninekilometersthroughthemountainhasbeendesignatedasakeynationalscenicspot.A.greatmanyscholarsandpoetslikeZhuxiLuyouandXinqijivisitedandlecturedherE.AsaresultavaluableculturalheritagehasbeenpreserveD.C.HengshanMountainSouthMountainTherearefivescaredmountainsinChinaamongwhichHengshanMountaininHunanisthemostfamousforitsnaturalscenery.Ithas72peaksandextends150kilometerswith800milesincircumferencE.Themountainconsistsof72peaks.Itruns150kilometersinextendandpossessthereputationofBuddhismandTaoistcultureofChinA.D.MountainTaiMountainTaiisthefirstmountaininthefivehighmountains.ItliesinthemiddleofShandongprovincE.Therearefournaturalremarkablespectacles.Theyaresunrisesunsetglowcloudyseaandyellowriver.Thepinesandcypressesonthemountainstillstandfirmly.TheirbranchesandleavesheapupalotofsnowwhichshinebrightlyunderthesunshinE.E.LuoxiaoMountainLuoxiaoMountainliesontheborderbetweenHunanProvinceandJiangxiProvincE.ItiswhereChina'srevolutionstarteD.Highpeaksandthickforestscontributetomakethemountainquitesteep.LuoxiaoMountainisrichinnaturalresourceswithaforestcoveragerateof64%.Morethan3800differentplantsgrowhereincludingover30raretreespeciesandover20rareanimalsspecies.F.Mt.HuangshanMt.Huangshanisboundtobeoneofthemostvisitedtouristdestinationsinthe21stCentury.Oldresidencesarchwaysclantemplesancientbridgesandpagodas宝塔areabundant.Mt.Huangshanisfamousfortheuniquelyshapedpinesthefantasticrockpeakstheseaofcloudsandthehotsprings.ThemysticcloudsdriftinandoutchangingthesceneryfromminutetominutE.请阅读下面5个人的特点然后将他们与想去的旅游景点匹配起来76.Peterintendstogotoafamousmountainforaholiday.AsheisintoChineseclassicalliteratureandworksheissuretoconsidersomethinglikethatwhenhechoosesamountaintovisit.77.JackyisfromAustraliA.HehasneverbeentoareallyhighmountainbeforE.SoheiseagertovisitafamousChinesemountain.Jackyparticularlyenjoysthebeautifulsceneryonthetopofamountainintheearlymorningwatchingthesunrising.78.SusanisauniversitystudentinLA.ShehasjustgotaholidaybutassheisdoingaresearchonhowreligionorancientChinesedoctrineshaveinfluencedChinesepeopleshewillnotloseanychanceforherresearch.79.SmithaGermanexchangestudentextremelyadoresChairmanMaoZedong.HeistoldthatifhevisitsthemountainhecanfeelthebeginningofChairmanMaoZedong’srevolutionarycauseotherwisehewillfeelregretfulinhislaterlifeifhemissesit.80.GeorgeisaphotographerfromaCanadianjournal.Helikestotakepicturesofremarkablesceneryespeciallythelightninginathunderstormandthechangeofclouds.Itissaidthathecanmakeitinawell-knownmountain.
Everyoneisentitled有权totheiropinionisaremarkcommonlyheardinoursociety.Wevaluefreespeechandtherightsoftheindividual.Theprivatepreferenceswekeepaslongastheydonotbotherwiththerightsandfreedomsofothersareourstodowithaswewish.Childrenlearnthiscentralprincipleearlyonandsoonbecomeexpert'atusingiteffectivelytosuittheirownpurposes.Thephrase‘‘wellit'sjustmyopinioncanactasaget-outclausewhichavoidsfurtherquestioningortheneedtogiveanexplanation.A.studentmaywellprefertoputupabrickwallandsoavoidthedifficulttaskofprovidingajustification正当的理由fortheirview.Theyknowtheholypositionfreedomofspeechholdsforallofusandtheyknowthetaboo禁忌aroundchallengingtheopinionsofotherswhentheydonotproduceunfavorableeffectsonanyoneelse.Thiscanmakethingshardfortheteacher.Wewanttopromotetoleranceandrespectinourclassroomsandgiveyoungpeopleasense;thisishowoneoughttobehave.Yetwearealsoseekingtodevelopreasoningandcriticalthinking.Tosomeextentthereisanideathatpeople'sviewscarryequalweightbecauseallindividualsoughttobetreatedequally.Treatingpeopleequallyisdifferentfromtreatingwhattheysaywithequalweightthough.Weneedtomakecleartostudentsthattherighttoone'sopinionsdoesnotignoretheneedtosupportthemwithargumentwhencalledtodoso.Justificationisthesignaldifferencebetweenopinionandargument.Opinionsarestated;argumentsareadvanced.Opinionsaregiven;argumentsareproposed.Whenweaskastudenttoexplainthemselvesweareaskingthemtogiveussomethingthatwilllendevidencetowhattheyhavesaid.Weareaskingthemtoconvinceustopersuadeustoshowusthereasonablenessofwhatitistheyaresaying.64.AccordingtoParagraph2ifyouofferaget-outclauseyoumay.A.fallintoadifficultsituationB.escapebeingquestionedC.raiseyoursocialpositionD.havetofurtherexplainyouropinion65.Theteachermayfindithardto.A.putupabrickwalltoavoidgivingacceptablereasonsB.challengetheopinionsofotherstohaveadeepeffectonthemC.encouragetoleranceandrespectwhiledevelopingreasoningandcriticalthinkingD.tellthedifferencesbetweenopinionandargument66.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph3refersto.A.studentsB.teachersC.needsD.opinions67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.EveryoneisentitledtotheiropinionB.NeverbotherwiththerightsofothersC.It'sjustmyopinionisn'tgoodenoughD.Treatwhatpeoplesayequally
Peoplearebeinglured引诱ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafunfreeservicewithoutrealizingthey’repayingforitbygivinguploadsofpersonalinformation.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.MostFacebookusersdon’trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisuptotheystillhavenoideawhatthey’repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon’treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.Thebiggestproblemhoweveristhatthecompanykeepschangingtherules.EarlyonyoucouldkeepeverythingprivatE.ThatwasthegreatthingaboutFacebook—youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear.Thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythings—yourcityyourphotoyourfriends’names—weresetbydefault默认tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.AccordingtoFacebook’svice-presidentElliotSchragethecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsserviceandifpeopledon’tshareinformationtheyhavealesssatisfyingexperience.SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Itsoriginalbusinessmodelwhichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthematthesideofthepagestotallyflopped惨败.Whowantstolookatadswhenthey’reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InAprilSenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocial-networkingsites.IthinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethemSchrageadmits.IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacyit’sonlythebeginningwhichiswhyI’mconsideringdeactivating撤销myaccount.FacebookisahandysitebutI’mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’ttrust.That’stoohighapricetopay.59.AboutFacebookthefirstparagraphtellsusthat__________.A.itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusersB.itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertisementsC.itprofitsbysellingitsusers’personaldataD.itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers60.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?A.Theyareunwillingtogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.B.Theydon’tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.C.Theydon’tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsitE.D.Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.61.WhatdoesSenatorCharlesSchumeradvocate?A.Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.B.Banningthesharingofusers’personalinformation.C.Formulatingregulationsforsocial-networkingsites.D.Removingadsfromallsocial-networkingsites.62.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?A.HeisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentservicE.B.Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.C.Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.D.Hedoesn’twanthispersonaldataabuseD.
Todaymanypeoplesaythatwomenhavethesamechanceasmeninsociety.Butthiswasnotalwaysso.Inthepastwomenallovertheworldhadtofighttogetthesamechanceasmenineducationandjobs.Manypeoplesaidthatwomenshouldnotreceivemucheducationbecausetheywouldnotdoaswellasmenwhentheywenttowork.OnewomanwhoshowedthatwomenshouldhavethesamechancewasMarieascientist.Inthe1800sscientistsknewthatametaluraniumgaveoffradiation.Theyalsoknewhowmuchradiationcamefromhiselement.Buttheydidn’tknowwhatthisradiationwaslike;theywonderedwhyandhowuraniumgaveoffradiation.MarieCuriesetouttoanswerthesequestions.InoneofherexperimentsshewasstudyingacertainmaterialwhichsheknewcontaineduraniumButitgaveoff4timesasmuchradiationasusuallydoes.Whatcouldexplainthisfact?MarieCuriethoughtthattheremustbeanothersourceofradiationinthismaterial.In1898MarieCuriesetouttofindoutthisnewsourceofradiationwhichshenamedradium.Herhusbandwhowasalsoascientisthelpedher.Theysetupalaboratoryinanoldbuildingbehindaschool.ForfouryearsCuriessearcheddoingmanyexperimentsAndonemorningin1902Mariefoundthesourceoftheradiation.MarieCurieprovedtotheworldthattherewaselementthatgaveoffradiation.Andshealsoprovedtotheworldthatifwomenaregiventrulyequalchancetheycanreallyhelpsociety.【小题1】ThescientistsofMarieCurie’sdayknew.A.thaturaniumgaveoffradiationB.thatradiumgaveoffradiationC.thattherewassomeradiuminuraniumD.thaturaniumandradiumbothgaveoffradiation【小题2】TheCuriesfoundtheelementradium.A.withotherscientists’helpB.byaskingsomefamousscientistsC.bydoingmanyexperimentsD.withtheirteachers’help【小题3】Inthepastmanypeoplethought.A.thatwomenmustgetthesamechanceasmenineducationandjobsB.thatwomenshouldreceivemucheducationC.thatwomenshouldgetgoodjobsD.thatwomencouldnotdotheworkwell【小题4】MarieCurieprovedtopeople.A.thattherewasanewelementuraniumB.thattherewasanewelementradiumC.thatwomencoulddotheirworkaswellasmeniftheywerereallygiventhesameconditionsD.bothB.andC.
WeoftenuseanInternetsearchenginetofindawebsitethatwillprovideinformation.Wecanalsousearticlesinnewspapersandmagazines.Sometimeswealsouseanencyclopedia百科全书asetofbookscontaininginformationonalmostanysubject.Encyclopediasarewrittenbyexpertsandhavebeenatrustedsourceofinformationforyears.NowthereisalsoafreeonlineencyclopediacalledWikipediA.ItiswrittenbypeoplearoundtheworlD.Anyonecaneditoraddanarticletoit.Butthishascausedproblems.LastyearaformereditorofthepaperUSATodaydiscoveredwronginformationabouthimonWikipediA.Someonehadwrittenanarticlethatfalselylinkedhimtoapoliticalmurder.ThiswronginformationwasquicklycorrecteD.AccordingtoarecentstudybythepublicationNatureWikipediahadmoremistakescomparedwithBritannic----awell-knownprintedencyclopediA.ItfoundanaverageoffourmistakesinaWikipediaarticleandthreeinanarticleinBritannica's.Wikipediasupportersnotethattheyareabletocorrectinformationwhentheyfindamistakewhilewrittenpublicationsarenotabletodothis.Wikipediastartedin2001.ThewordwikicomesfromwikiwikiwhichmeansquicklyintheHawaiianlanguagE.Itissaidthatitisthelargestsinglesourceofinformationeverinhistory.ItisalsooneofthefastestgrowingsitesontheInternet.Itoffersmorethan3000000articlesinmorethan200languages.Eachmonthitrecordsovertwothousandmillionpagevisits.JimmyWaleswhohelpedstartWikipediasaysitspurposeistoprovideallpeoplewithafreeencyclopediawrittenintheirnativelanguagE.YoucanfindinformationonjustabouteverysubjectonWikipediA.Howeversomeexpertswarnpeoplenottobelieveeverythingtheyreadonlinenomatterwheretheyreadit.61.WecanlearnfromthetextthatWikipedia_______.A.isasetofbooksB.iswrittenbyexpertsC.isfullofmistakesD.isinuseforfree62.ComparedwithBritannicaWikipedia_______.A.haswritersworldwideB.iseasytoeditC.hasfarmoremistakesD.islesswell-known63.Accordingtothetexttheunderlinedwordswrittenpublicationsreferto_____.A.BritannicaB.onlineencyclopediaC.NatureD.Wikipedia64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.EncyclopediascanansweranyquestionaboutnaturE.B.WikipediacanbeeditedonlybyexperiencedpeoplE.C.SomeexpertsdoubtthetruthofinformationonlinE.D.Wikipediaisawebsitewithlotsoffalseinformation.65.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_______.A.printedencyclopediawillsoonloseitspopularityB.MoreandmoremistakeswillbefoundonWikipediaC.informationofWikipediaisavailableinanylanguageD.itisnecessarytoconfirmtheinformationonWikipedia
阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑A.PhotographyClubWearelookingforartisticallyinclinedstudentstojoinournewcluB.WeplantomeeteveryTuesdayandThursdayeveningafterschoolfrom6to8pm.Eachmembermusthavetheirownequipment.B.HikingSocietyMembersmeeteverySaturdaytodiscusstheirhikingtripsandtwiceamonthwearrangetripstodifferentpartsoftheprovinceformemberstogoonbreathtakingscenicmountainwalks.Gettounderstandourlocalgeographykeepfitandhavefun.C.FilmClubTheclubisperfectforstudentswholoveartisticmovies.EveryTuesdayandFridayeveningweholdaseminarinwhichagreatnewmovieoraclassicfilmisdiscussedandrevieweD.D.DancingClubWearethelargestclubintheuniversitywithover400members.MembersareinvitedtodancingpracticeeveryMondayeveningfrom7pmto10pmandweholddancepartieswithstudentsfromotheruniversitiesonceamonth.Perfectwaytokeepfitandmeetnewfriends.E.EnglishSocietyAnewgrouporganizedbytheUniversityEnglishDept.givesallstudentsoncampusachancetopracticeandimprovetheirEnglish.WeplantohaveregularforeignguestscometoourweeklymeetingseveryWednesdayeveningat7:30andweshowEnglishlanguagemoviesthatcanhelpyoubothpracticeyourEnglishandbeentertainedaswell.F.BookClubMMembersmeeteachweektodiscussandrecommendbookstoeachother.MeetingsarelunchtimesonFridays.MembershipisfreE.Allmembersqualifyfora20%discountonallbookspurchasedfromtheXinhuaBookStorE.阅读以下学生的相关信息并匹配适合他们的社团66.Cherrywantstojoinaclubthatwillkeepherfitandactivebutbecauseshehasapart-timejobeveryworkdayeveningsheisonlyavailabletotakepartontheweekends.67.DavidisanewstudentattheuniversitywhosemajorisEnglishliteraturE.HeisalittleshysoishopingtojoinaclubthatcanhelphimgettoknownewpeopleandbuildhisconfidencE.68.Bonnieismajoringindramaandwantstobeascriptwriterwhenshegraduates.Sheisinterestedindiscoveringnewstoriesthatshemayonedaybeabletoturnintomovies.Asherhomeisfarfromtheuniversitysheisonlyfreeduringthedaytotakepart.69.Bettyisstudyingfilmmakingandonedayhopestobecomeadirector.ButshethinksherabilitytocreatebeautifulvisualimagesisnotstrongenoughsoshehasrecentlypurchasedacameratohelpherpracticE.70.JackisafirstyeargeographystudentwhowouldliketolearnmoreaboutthegeographyofthelocalareA.HeisalsoworriedaboutpassingtheEnglishtestthatallstudentsmusttakeattheendoftheirfirstyearofstudy.Hehastoreturntohishometohelphisparentseveryweekendsoisonlyfreeduringweekdays.
Combiningfamilieswithkidscanbetoughandoffersevenmoreunexpectedproblems.Youjustdon’tknowhowthingswillshakeoutuntileveryoneisunderonerooftryingonnewroleswithnamethatstartwithstep.ThisiswhathappenedtoSheilaandWillandSheila’s8-year-olddaughterAshley.AfterthecouplegotmarriedandWillbecamethememberofthenewfamilythingsgotworsethanexpecteD.Howdidtheymakeitwork?ReadthefullversionofthestoryherE.Shelia’sTurn:WhenSheliaandWillweredatingheseemedlikekidsespeciallyAshley.He’dbringherpresentsplaygameswithher.Butaftertheweddingthingstookaturn.WillsuddenlybecameasuperstrictstepfatherscoldingAshleyforwatchingtoomuchcartoonsconstantlypickingfightsandpunishingherforoffensesassmallasspillingmilk.Shelia’sthoughtaboutleavingWillbutsoonaftertheymarriedtheyhadasonBilly.Willadoreshiswell-behavedboybutAshleyhateshim.Sheliadoesn’tknowwhattodo---herdaughterismiserablebutleavingherhusbandmightmeanlosingherson.Will’sturn:WillwassoexcitedtobeamalerolemodelinAshley’slifE.Hedidn’tjustwanttobeaguylivinginherhouse;hewantedtotreatherlikehisowndaughterwhichtoWillmeantgivingAshleymorerulesandhelpherlearnresponsibility.He’dalwaysfeltthatShelialetAshleylooseoneverything.ButaftertheweddingWillwassurprisedthatSheliadidn’twanthimtodothat.IfWilltakesawayAshley’sTVprivilegesortellshertocleanupherroomSheliajustletsAshleydowhatshelikesanddoesitherself.Willwastiredofthisandhe’drathertakehissonandgo.Theadvisor’sturn:Thecounselor顾问quicklyrecognizedtheirconflictasaclassiccaseofunspokenhiddenexpectations.BeforetheweddingwhenitwasjustSheliaandWilleverythingwaseasy.Butnoweveryoneintheirbigfamilyiscompetingforattentionandthecoupleneversatdownanddiscussedthebiggestissue---theirchild-upbringingphilosophies育儿经.ThecounselorsuggestedSheliaallowWilltogivesomerulesonAshleybutWill’spunishmentscouldn’tbeextremE.OnceAshleysawthathermomandstepdadhadbecomeaunitedfrontshecooperatedmorE.1.Thetextismostlikelytobefoundinabookabout______.A.popularscienceB.historicaleventsC.socialproblemsD.politicalsystems2.ThereasonsforAshley’sdislikeofWillareasfollowsexcept_____?A.WilloftenpickedfightswithAshley.Ashleyoftenspilledmilkonthefloor.Willalwayspunishedherforbadbehaviors.Ashleywasstoppedwatchingtoomanycartoons.3.WhatcanweknowaboutWill?A.Willhasagoodintention.B.WilldoesnotlovechildrenC.WilldoesnotloveSheliaanymoreD.Will’swayofparentingisveryperfect.4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheadvisor’sattitudetotheirproblem?A.NegativeB.ObjectiveC.CriticalD..Subjective
Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled---to$1.01perpack---smokershavejammedtelephonequitlinesacrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They’vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyearsfindingthatsmokersespeciallyteensarepricesensitivE.NorisitashocktotheindustrywhichfiercelyfightseverytaxincreasE.TheonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessagE.TobaccotaxesimprovepublichealththeyraisemoneyandmostparticularlytheydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteenswhichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicteD.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.InManhattanforinstancewhichhasthehighesttaxinthenationapackofMarlboroLightKingscost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.InCharlestonS.C.wherethe7-cent-a-packtaxisthelowestinthenationthepricewas$4.78.Theinfluenceisobvious.InNewYorkhighschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys---13.8%farbelowthenationalaveragE.Bycomparison26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentucky.Otherlow-taxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteen-smokingrecords.HalRogersRepresentativefromKentuckylikethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxesarguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlow-incomeAmericanswhochoosetosmokE.That’struE.Butthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflow-incomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplacE.Asfortoday’sadultsifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquittheywillhavemoretospendontheirfamiliescuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter.46.Thetextismainlyabout___________.A.thepriceofcigarettesB.therateofteensmokingC.thedifferencesintobaccotaxrateD.theeffectoftobaccotaxincrease47.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise?A.Somestatesstillkeepthetobaccotaxlow.B.TeensmokersarepricesensitivE.C.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth.D.TobaccoindustryfiercelyfightsthetaxrisE.48.TheunderlinedworddeterinParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A.benefitB.removeC.discourageD.free49.Rogers’attitudetowardsthelow-incomesmokersmightbethatof.A.toleranceB.sympathyC.doubtD.unconcern50.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.B.Low-incomeAmericansaremorelikelytofallill.C.Futuregenerationswillbehookedonsmoking.D.Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.
FootballisIbelievethemostpopulargameinEngland:onehasonlytogototheimportantmatchestoseethis.Richandpooryoungandoldonecanseethemallthereshoutingforonesideortheother.ToastrangeroneofthemostsurprisingthingsaboutfootballinEnglandisthegreatknowledgeofthegamewhicheventhesmallestboyseemstohavE.Hecantellyouthenamesoftheplayersinmostoftheimportantteams.HewilltellyouwhoheexpectswillwinsuchamatchandhisopinionisusuallyasgoodasthatofmenthreeorfourtimeshisagE.MostschoolsinEnglandtakefootballseriously-muchmoreseriouslythannearlyallEuropeanschoolswherelessonsareallveryimportantandgamesareleftforthechildrenthemselves.InEnglanditisbelievedthateducationisnotonlyamatterfillingaboy’smindwithfactsintheclassroom:educationalsomeansthetrainingofcharacter;andoneofthebestwaysoftrainingcharacterisbymeansofgamesespeciallyteamgames;whereaboyorgirlhastolearntoworkwithothersforhisorherteaminsteadofworkingforoneselfalonE.Theschoolthereforeplansgamesandmatchesforitsstudents.FootballisagoodteamgamE.ItisgoodbothforthebodyandtheminD.That’swhyitiseveryschool’sgameinEnglanD.68.Inpassage1bythistheauthormeans________.A.peopleoftengotofootballgames.B.peoplerichandpooryoungandoldplayfootballC.footballisthemostpopulargameinEnglandD.peopleusuallyshoutateachotherinafootballmatch69.InEnglandaboy’sopinionofamatchisoften________.A.threeorfourtimesbetterthanthatofadultsB.morethanthatofadultsC.asgoodasthatofadultsD.worthconsideringthreeorfourtimesthanadults70.InEnglandeducationmeans_______.A.fillingaboy’smindwithstoriesB.morethantheteachingofknowledgeC.theteachingofknowledgeonlyD.trainingcharacterbymeansoffootballgames
Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwordstheoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmenunlikeanimalssomehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelingsactionsandthingssothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsignstheycalledletterswhichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesoundswhetherspokenorwritteninletterswecallwords.Thepowerofwordsthenliesintheirassociations—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelivethemorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearnthemorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreasE.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandfeelings.ThischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystylE.Abovealltherealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.WeshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccuratelyortheymakeourspeechsillyandrudE.56.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheHistoryofWordsB.TheOriginofWordsC.ThePowerofwordsD.TheFutureofWords57.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theinventorsofwords.B.ThemysteryoflanguagE.C.Theoriginofletters.D.Theexplanationofwords.58.What’sthemainpointofthesecondparagraph?A.Theconnectionsbetweenwordsmakewordspowerful.B.Theexperiencemakeswordsmoreandmoremeaningful.C.Thepowerofwordshasmuchrelationshipwithone’sagE.D.One’svocabularyincreasesmainlywiththegrowingyears.59.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Greatwritersmusthavegreatthoughtsandfeelings.B.Theachievementsinliteraryalsoexpressthepowerofwords.C.Therealpoetisamasterofwordsandamusicianaswell.D.It’simportanttochoosewordscarefullywhenmakingspeech.60.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordtellingaccordingtothepassage?A.Saying.B.Recognizing.C.ViviD.D.Angry.
Inspiteoftheuncertaintyoftheeconomythemovieindustryhasbeenstrickenbyabox-officeoutburst.Suddenlyitseemsasifeveryoneisgoingtothemovieswithticketsalesthisyearup17.5percentto$1.7billion.Anditisnotjustbecauseticketpricesarehigher.Attendancehasalsojumpedbynearly16percent.Ifthatpacecontinuesthroughtheyearitwouldamounttothebiggestbox-officeincreaseinatleasttwodecades.AmericansforthemomentjustwanttohideinaverydarkplacE.PeoplewanttoforgettheirtroublesandtheywanttobewithotherpeoplE.Helpingfeedtheoutburstisthemixofmovieswhichhavebeenmoreaudience-friendlyinrecentmonthsasthestudioshavetriedtoadjustafterthediscouragingsalesofmoreseriousfilms.Asshestoodinlineatthe18-screenBridgetheatercomplexhereonThursdaytobuyweekendticketsforJonasBrothers:The3DConcertExperienceAngelHernandezwasnotthinkingmuchaboutescapingreality.InsteadMs.HernandezaLosAngelesparkinglotattendantandmotheroffouryounggirlswasfocusedononeveryspecificreality:herwallet.SpendinghundredsofdollarstotakethemtoDisneylandisridiculousrightnowshesaiD.For$60andsomecandymoneyIcanstillbeagoodmomandgivethemalittlefun.AlotofparentsmayhavebeenthinkingthesamethingFridayasJonasBrotherssoldoutmorethan800theatersandwasexpectedtosellapowerful$25millionormoreintickets.Thefilmindustryappearstohavehadahandinitsrecentgoodluck.OverthelastyearortwostudioshavereleasedmoviesthatarehappierscarierorjustlessdepressingthanwhatcamebeforE.AfterpoorresultsforarushofseriousdramasbuiltaroundtheMiddleEastHollywoodgotbacktocomedies.48.Whichofthefollowingisnotareasonfortheimprovementofthemovieindustry?A.A.growingnumberofpeoplearegoingtothecinemA.B.Peoplearericherwiththedevelopmentofeconomy.C.Morecomediesaremadethanseriousfilms.D.PeoplehavetopaymoretowatchamoviE.49.Ms.Hernandezpurchasedthemovieticketsbecause________.A.shetriedtoescaperealityB.shewasacrazymoviefanC.shewasfondofDisneylandD.shewantedtopleaseherkids50..Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingnumberisnotusedtodescribetheshootingupofthemovieindustry?A.17.5%B.$1.7billionC.$60D.$25million51.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________.A.presentingtheeffectandanalyzingthecausesB.followingtheorderoftimeC.describingproblemsanddrawingaconclusionD.makingcomparisonofideas
It’sanannualargument.Doweordowenotgoonholiday?MypartnersaysNobecausetheboilercouldgoortherooffalloffandwehavenosavingstosaveus.Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat’sthepointifyoucan’tgoonholiday.Thejoyofarecession经济不景气meansnoargumentnextyear—wejustwon’tgo.Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitskneesweshouldbegrateful.Formanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholiday.A.YouGovpollof2000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney.What’slesscleariswhetherdivorceandseparationratesriseinarecession—financialpressuresmeancouplesarguemorebutmakesplittinguplessaffordablE.A.recentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples.Disputeswerecharacterizedbyintenseverbal言语上的aggression侵犯tendedtoberepeatedandnotresolvedandmademenmorethanwomenextremelyangry.KimStephensonanoccupationalpsychologistbelievesmoneyissuchabigdealbecauseofwhatitsymbolizeswhichmaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen.Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit’sfor.heexplains.They’llsayit’stosavetospendforsecurityforfreedomtoshowsomeoneyoulovethem.Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey’veachievedsomething.Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowwhat’sgoingonwiththeirfinancesbuttheydon’t.Thereseemstobemoreofatabooabouttalkingaboutmoneythanaboutdeath.Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyou’redoingwho’spayingwhatintothejointaccount共同账户andhowmuchyoukeepseparately.Inahealthyrelationshipyoudon’thavetoagreeaboutmoneybutyouhavetotalkaboutit.67.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutvacationing?A.Peopleenjoyitallthemoreduringarecession.B.FewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkingharD.C.ItmakesallthehardworkworthwhilE.D.Itisthechiefcauseoffamilydisputes.68.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingmoneyisknown...tobringarelationshiptoitskneesLine1ParA.2?A.Moneyisconsideredtobetherootofallevils.B.Somepeoplesacrificetheirdignityformoney.C.Fewpeoplecanresistthetemptationofmoney.D.Disputesovermoneymayruinarelationship.69.WhatdoesKimStephensonbelieve?A.Moneyisoftenasymbolofaperson’sstatus.B.Moneymeansagreatdealtobothandwomen.C.Menandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthings.D.Menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways.70.Theauthorsuggestsattheendofthepassagethatcouplesshould__________.A.puttheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparatelyB.makeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgetsC.discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationshipD.avoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromantic
Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments---mostlyforentertainmentpurposes---isfairandrespectful?Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.Howevermostzoosremaincollectionsofinterestingthingsratherthanprotectivehabitats.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsboredlonelyandfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.Zooclaimstoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspeciesbutvisitorsleaveszooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehaviourintelligenceorbeauty.Zookeepsanimalsinsmallspacesorcagesandmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’namedietandnaturalrangE.Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.TheanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaceswithnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercisE.Thisresultsinunusualandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.A.worldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebarsandbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforthasignofunhappinessandpain.FurthermoremostanimalsinzoosarenotendangereD.Captivebreeding圈养繁殖ofendangeredbigcatsAsianelephantsandanotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewilD.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infactbabyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?Actuallywestillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoosweshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.56.Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinZoos?A.DangerousB.UnhappyC.NaturalD.Easy57.Inthestateofzoochosisanimals_______________.A.remainincagesB.behavestrangelyC.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround58.Accordingtothepassagewhatpointofviewdoestheauthorhold?A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.B.Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.59.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby________.A.pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdoB.usingevidencehehascollectedatzoosC.exploringthewayanimalsareprotectedD.discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats60.Althoughhearguesagainstzoostheauthorwouldstillagreethat___________.A.zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallspacesB.mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspeciesC.someendangeredanimalsarereproducedinzoosD.it’sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats
TheiMOVEdatabase教据库isaforeignlanguageinformationplatformforpersonsinterestedinjobopportunitiesofferedbyGermancompanies.Theinformationcanbeobtainedinsevenlanguages:GermanEnglishFrenchSpanishChineseRussianandArabic.AllprogramsintheareaofprofessionaltrainingarecarriedoutbyGermantrainingproviders.Alltheseprogramshaveaclearcontenttomeetyourspecialneeds.ProgramswhichtakeplaceinGermanyarecarriedoutinEnglish.ManyoftheGermantrainingprovidershavestartedtheirtrainingactivitiestowardstheinternationalmarketThereforetheyalsooffercoursesabroad.ThesecoursesaretaughtinEnglishorthelanguageofthetargetcountry.Providerswillbegladtosupplyyouwithadditionalinformationonthesecourses.Youcancontacttheproviderdirectlytofindoutmoreaboutaprogramandthetrainingprovider.ToguaranteehighstandardsinthedatabaseiMOVEhasdevelopedqualitystandardsfortrainingprovidersandtheirservices.AllofthetrainingfacilitiesintheiMOVEdatabasehavetofollowthesequalitycriteria标准.AlltrainingproviderswhopublishtheirinternationaltrainingprogramsintheiMOVEdatabasehaverecognizedGeneralTermsandConditions.68.TheiMOVEdatabaseisintendedforpersonswho.A.seekajobasalanguagetranslatorB.areinterestedintheGermanlanguageC.wanttobeemployedbyGermancompaniesD.wishtoworkforprofessionaltrainingproviders69.WhichofthefollowingmeasureshasiMOVEtakentoguaranteeitshighstandards?A.Offeringdifferentlanguagecourses.B.Providingmodemtrainingfacilities.C.Startingtrainingcoursesoverseas.D.Developingqualitystandards.70.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.advertisetheiMOVEdatabaseB.makeGermancompaniesmorepopularC.hireoverseasemployeestoworkinGermanyD.encouragepeopletolearnmoreforeignlanguages
Itmightsoundridiculous荒唐的thatgoalsettingcouldactuallyholdyoubackfromcompletingtasksanddreamsyoumayhavE.Whileitistruethatgoalscanhelpyousometimesinsomecasestheyjustleadtofrustration挫折andtheyactuallybringyoudown.Let'slookatthisalittlecloserwithanexamplE.Manypeoplejumponlineandarelookingtostartabusinessonlineasawaytomakemoneyfromhomeandlet'ssaytheysetagoaltomake$10000intheirfirstmonth.Theydothisbecausetheyseetonsofpeoplemakinglargesumsofmoneyinverylittletimesotheythink$10000amonthshouldn'tbetooharD.Butwhathappenswhenyouonlybringin$1000inyourfirst30daysonlineIfthisispureprofit利润youmightstillbehappybutthisisnowherenearreachingthegoalyouoriginallysetouttomeet.Sonaturallyyouwouldfeellikeyoufailedtoreachyourgoalandyoumaybealittledisappointedinyourself.Ifyoucontinuenottoreachthisgoalmonthinmonthitstartstoaddupandreallyweighsonyou.I'mnotsayingthatyoushouldn'tsetgoalsbutyouneedtorealizethatyoushouldnotbeemotionallyattachedtoyourgoals.Analternativeapproachwouldbetosetcertaingoalswhenyouwanttoaccomplishthingsandstartoutsmall.BuildyourconfidencebyaccomplishingsmallerfeatsandifyouoverproducethenitwillbeanicesurprisE.Itmakesitaloteasierforyoutohandlebyjustknowingeverydayyouhavetocompleteafewsmalltasksandovertimethesnowballwillrollintogreatthings.63.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.showthatit’snecessarytosetgoals.B.provethedisadvantagesofsettinggoals.C.suggestawayofsettinggoalstoreachsuccessD.introducehowtoreachsuccessbysettinghighgoals.64.InParagraph2thewriterusedtheexampleto________.A.persuadereadersnottofocusonmakingmoneyonly.B.provethatgoalsoftenresultinfrustration.C.showgoalsettingsometimesstopsyourealizingyourdreams.D.advisereadersnottosetgoalstoavoidfrustration.65.Accordingtothepassagealwaysstickingtoourgoalsis________.A.importantB.unnecessaryC.ridiculousD.natural66.Whatinformationwillprobablybeprovedfollowingthelastparagraph?A.Benefitsofsettingsmallgoals.B.Sideeffectsofgoalsetting.C.Successachievedwithoutgoalsetting.D.Onemoreusefulsuggestionforgoalsetting
DrWisemanstartedthelaughlabprojectinSeptember2001.Itisthelargeststudyofhumor.Participants参加者areinvitedtologonthelaughlabwebsitegiveafewpersonaldetailstelltheirfavoritejokesandjudgethejokestoldbyotherpeoplE.Theprojectwilllastforayearandtheorganizershopetofinallydiscovertheworld’sfunniestjokE.ButthereisalsoaseriouspurposE.Theresearcherswanttoknowwhatpeoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.Andtheywanttofindoutthedifferencesbetweenthemaleandfemalesenseofhumor.Theideaisthatifwewanttounderstandeachotherwehavetofindoutwhatmakesuslaugh.Thisisasubjectthathaslongheldtheattentionofpsychologists心理学家andphilosophers哲学家.Mostofthetimepeoplearenotcompletelyhonest.Wedothingsthatsocietyexpectsofusandsaythingsthathelpusgetwhatwewant.ButlaughingcannotbecontrolleD.Whenwelaughwetellthetruthaboutourselves.ByDecember2001over10000jokeshadbeensubmitteD.Thisgavethescientistsenoughevidence证据tomakeearlyconclusions.ItseemsthatmenandwomendohavedifferentsensesofhumorforinstancE.OurfindingsshowthemajordifferencesinthewaysinwhichmalesandfemalesusehumorsaidDrWiseman.Malesusehumortoappearsuperior优越tootherswhilewomenaremoreskilledinlanguagesandpreferwordplay.Researchersalsofoundthattherereallyissuchathingasanationalsenseofhumor.TheBritishenjoywhatisusuallycalledtoilethumor.ButtheFrenchliketheirjokesshortandsharp:You’reahighpricedlawyer.Willyouanswertwoquestionsfor$500?Yes.What’sthesecondquestion?TheGermansarefamousfornothavingasenseofhumor.ButthesurveyfoundthatGermanparticipantsweremorelikelytofindsubmittedjokesfunnythananyothernationality.Perhapsthatprovesthepoint:Isthisjokefunny?Idon’tknowbutlet’ssayyesjusttobesafE.DrWisemanandhisworkmatesalsosubmittedjokescreatedbycomputer.Butnoneofthosewhotookpartinthesurveyfoundanyofthemamusing.Perhapsthisisrelief.Computersalreadyseemliketheycandoeverything.Atleasttheyshouldleavethefunnythingtous.64.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____.A.mostofthepeopleallovertheworldarecompletelyhonestB.psychologistsandphilosopherstakeinterestinthelaughlabprojectC.peopletellthetruthaboutthemselvesonlywhentheylaughD.ordinarypeoplearenotinterestedinthelaughlabprojectatall65.ThewritergavetheexamplesoftheBritishtheFrenchandtheGermansto____.A.showthattheFrenchpeoplehaveabettersenseofhumorB.showpeoplefromdifferentnationshavedifferentsenseofhumorC.provethattheGermanshavenosenseofhumorD.provetheBritishpeoplehaveasenseoftoilethumor66.Whatisthemainideaofthe4thand5thparagraphs?A.About10000jokeshavebeensubmittedfromSeptember2001toDecember2001.B.Scientistshavecollectedenoughevidencetomakeconclusions.C.Manandwomanhavedifferentsensesofhumor.D.Maleandfemalehavesimilarsensesofhumor.
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