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ManypeopleinhighschoolcannotwaittogotocollegeandleavetheirhometownbehinD.QuestionsarisethoughwhenitcomestoallofthedecisionsinvolvedinchoosingacollegE.OneofthefirstconsiderationsmaybefinancE.StateandpubliccollegesareoftentheleastexpensivE.OftenthoughthebettercollegesareprivateandmoreexpensivE.Itissadwhengiftedstudentscannotattendacollegeoftheirchoicejustforfinancialreasons.Anothermajorfactorislocation.Whetherthecollegeisinasmalltownorlargecitycanhaveamajorimpactonitsactivities.A.waterloverprobablywillbemorecomfortablespendingfouryearsnearanoceanoralakE.ThosewhocannottolerateheatwillprobablybemorecomfortableatanortherncollegE.Distancefromhomemayalsocomeintoconsideration.Iffamilyisatopprioritythatpersonshouldstayclosetohome;ontheotherhandifindependenceisdesiredacampusfartherfromhomewouldbemoreappropriatE.Schoolsizealsoplaysamajorroleinthedecisionprocess.IfyouwanttogettoknowyourteachersasmallcollegeissuitablE.Forthoseofyouwhoconsideryourselfapeoplepersonandwantawiderangeofactivitiesalargecollegeismorefitting.Yourareaofinterestisanotherfactortoconsiderinthedecision-makingprocessifyouwanttogetthemostfromyoureducation.Thewholepointofcollegeistolearnwhatisofinteresttoyou.Crucially至关重要地onemusttakeintoconsiderationthecollegesbywhichyoucanrealisticallybeaccepteD.AnIvyLeagueschoolforanaveragestudentwouldprobablynotbeagoodmatch.Similarlyanaverageschoolforanabove-averagestudentwouldnotworkwell.ThecollegeshouldprovideenoughofachallengeforthestudenttoworkharD.AlthoughtheremaynotbetheperfectcollegeouttherethereprobablywillbeonethatisclosE.Thosewhocannotfindasuitablecollegeareprobablynotlookinghardenough.21.Whenitcomestogoingtocollegetheauthorthinks.A.financialsituationisthefirsttoconsiderB.studentsareunwillingtoleavetheirhomeC.studentswillbecomehomesickD.studentsareeagertoattendtheiridealuniversity22.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.StudentscanbeindependentatcollegE.B.Alongdistancewillmakestudentsupset.C.Thelocationofthecollegeisamainfactor.DTheclimatemustbetakenintoconsideration.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartpeoplepersoninthepassagemean?A.Apersonofgreatcapacity.B.A.veryparticularperson.C.A.verysociableperson.D.A.personofgreatimportancE.24.Whichisthemostimportantfactorwhenchoosingacollege?A.ThelocationofacollegE.B.Theexaminationresult.C.SchoolsizE.D.Thecomingchallenges.
AnnwasonherfirstpackagetripinRosasSpain.Atthehotelshecheckedinandthenwenttoherroomtochangebeforedinner.ShewasjustreadytogodownstairswhenshefoundthatherSpanishmoneywasn’tinherhandbag.Shecarefullylookedinallherluggagebutshecouldn’tfindit.AllshehadwasasmallpursewithtenEnglishpoundnotesinit!AnnfoundaplacetochangeherEnglishmoney.Shehadveryfewpesetas西班牙货币单位andshewouldbeherefortwoweeks.OnherwaybacktothehotelAnnboughtsomecheesesomebreadandsomeoranges.WhenshegotbackshetoldthemanagerthatherdoctorhadtoldhernottoeatSpanishfood;she’djusthavebreakfasteachdayassheknewthepriceofhotelsincludedbreakfast.FortherestofherholidayAnnswaminthehotelswimmingpoolorlayonthebeachandgotasunbath.Whentheothertouristswenttointerestingplacesshealwayssaidshewasn’twell.Infactherholidaywasn’tbadexceptthatshewasalwayshungry.Afterallapieceoffruitforlunchandbreadandcheeseforsupperisn’tverymuch.LateintheafternoonoftheirlastdayagirlJaneaskedherwhysheneveratewiththeminthehotelrestaurant.Anntoldherabouthermoneyproblems.JanelookedatherforaminuteandthensaidButdidn’tyouknow?Thepriceofthisholidayincludeseverything!21.Apackagetripprobablymeans________.A.afreetripB.alongjourneyC.apleasanttripD.atripthatincludesthecostofalltheticketsandservices22.Anndidn’teatdinnersintherestaurantofthehotelbecause__________.A.shewasafraidthatshecouldn’tpayforthemwithherlittlemoneyB.herdoctortoldhernottoeatthemC.shewasn’twellD.shewasn’thungry23.WhydidAnnbuysomecheesesomebreadandsomeoranges?A.Becausetheyweregoodforherhealth.B.Becausesheplannedtoeattheminsteadoflunchandsupper.C.Becauseshelikedthemmorethandinnersinthehotelrestaurant.D.Becausesheisafraidthatshecouldn’teatenoughinthehotelrestaurant.24.HowdoyouthinkJanewouldfeelaftersheheardAnn’sanswer?A.Angry.B.Happy.C.SurpriseD.D.ExciteD.
Whetherinthehomeortheworkplacesocialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.SocialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedwaysaidCynthiaBreazealchiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhouseworksocialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanions伙伴thantools.ForexampletheserobotswillbeabletotellwhensomeoneishappyorsaD.Thisallowsthemtorespondmorecorrectlytotheuser.TheJiborobotarrangedtoshiplaterthisyearisdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobotaskitquestionsandmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdeliver给出generalanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividual个体inthehouseholD.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.SocialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehomE.Theyhavepotential潜在的applicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’sOshbotrobotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastorewhichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestorE.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumansthemoreitlearns.ButOshbotlikeothersocialrobotsisnotmeanttoreplaceworkersbuttoworkalongsideotheremployees.WehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforusbutwithussaidBreazeal.36.Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?A.Theycancontroltheiremotions.B.Theyaremorelikehumans.C.Theydothenormalhousework.D.Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.37.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.B.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.C.Takeyourfamilypicturesandsendmilk.D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.38.WhatcanOshbotworkas?A.A.languageteacher.B.A.tourguidE.C.A.shopassistant.D.A.privatenursE.39.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill______.A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmatesC.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers40.Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?A.A.newdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B.Marketingstrategies策略forsocialrobots.C.Informationonhouseholdrobots.D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.
GrantWood’sAmericanGothicisapaintingthat’spuzzledgenerationswho’vestoppedtowonderattherealmeaningbehindit.Weallknowit:aserious-lookingcoupleinfrontoftheirgothic-archedwoodenhouse—inastylecalledCarpenter’sGothicforwhichthepaintingisnameD.Itwaspaintedin1930whenUSartistswereinspiredtopaintrealistscenesofruralAmericaduringtheDepressioninastylethatbecameknownasRegionalism.Thecoupleareidentifiedeitherasafarmerandhiswifeorasadaughterwithherunsmilingandover-protectivefather.Wood’ssisterNanwhoposedforthepicturealwaysinsistedthetwowerefatheranddaughterperhapsfindingtheagegaptooimproper.Therelationshiphasalwaysremainedinterestinglyconflicting.Unlikehereldercompanion’sfixedstarethewomanglancesofftothesidE.HerexpressionisactuallydifficulttodeterminE.Shelookssorrowfulorperhapsuncomfortablethoughherstraitlacedprimness拘谨保守的古板isweakenedbyanescapingcoilofhairatthebackofherneck.Asifholdingguardagainstthoseanticipatedintruders侵入者—probablyprotectinghisdaughter-wife’svirtuethoughshedoesn’tseemparticularlyhappyaboutit—themanholdsapitchforkinasoldier-likefashion.Andthatiswhatlendstheworkitsuneasy不协调的comedy.Everythingaboutitisanartfulset-up.FirstofallNanneveractuallyposedwiththemaninthepicturenoraretheyinanywayrelateD.WoodhadspottedthehouseduringadrivetothetownofEldoninIowA.ItimmediatelygavehimanideA.ThatideawastofindtwopeoplewhobytheirstraitlacedcharacterswouldbesuitableforsuchahomehelaterexplaineD.ThecouplewereactuallypaintedseparatelyandneithersitterwaspaintedinfrontofthehousE.Thefarmerasyoumighthavealreadyguessedisn’tactuallyafarmerbutacertainDrBryonMcKeebyawealthydentistfromCedarRapidswhereWoodlivedwithhismotherandsister.Thecouple’sclothingtoohasbeencarefullyhandpickedbytheartist.InadditionboththeirfacesNan’sinparticularhavebeenthinnedandlengthenedashasthefamousgothicwindowandroof.AndifyoulookcarefullyyoumightevendetectsomethingfunerealaboutthescenebeyondthetombstonefeaturesofthecouplE.It’ssuggestedbythewoman’sprimlybuttonedblackdressandintheman’ssmartblackovercoat.SomethoughttheworkmercilesslylaughedatthelifestyleintheMidwest.Meanwhilesomecriticspraisedthepaintingasacuttingsmall-townsatire讽刺.StillotherssawthepaintingashonoringtheMidwestanditsstrongvalues.Regardingthepainting’scomictoneWoodhimselfgavecontradictoryaccounts.Thereissatireinitheoncesaidbutonlyasthereissatireinanyrealisticstatement.PerhapsitisthisambiguitythathasmadethepaintingthemostsymbolicinUShistory.58.WhatisuncertainaboutAmericanGothic?A.Theidentityofthemodels.B.Thecharacters’relationship.C.HowthepaintinggotitsnamE.D.Wherethebackgroundhousewas.59.Whatindicatesthewoman’sstraitlacedprimness?A.HerglancingofftothesidE.B.Hercarefullybuttonedblackdress.C.Thedeterminationinherexpression.D.Theescapingcoilofhairatthebackofherneck.60.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Ambiguityisanessentialpartofanygoodpainting.B.ItisbeyonddoubtthatthepaintinghasacomictonE.C.ThestatementthatWoodhimselfgaveclarifiesnothing.D.AmericanGothicisthemostcontroversialinUShistory.
WhenmothersIknowtalkabouttheirgiftedkidsIwillhavealotofconflictingemotions.IgetitthatthemomsareproudandsurelyIdon’tmindhearingaboutthekids’otheramazingachievements.It’sthegiftedthingthatgetsmE.IwouldprobablyfeeldifferentlyifmydaughterVioletwassomegreatprodigy.MaybeIwouldbeouttherebragging吹嘘withsomemothersifshewasreadingonaneighthgradelevelinsteadofstrugglingthroughI’llTeachMyDogaLotofWords.LikeeveryotherparentIhaddreamsofVioletbeingsomekindofcombinationofLincolnandMozart.ButinschoolworkatleastVioletseemssolidlynormalaheadofsomeinherclassbehindwhencomparedtoothers.ButwhydoIcare?Normalisagoodthing!Normalisgreat!AsitiswhatI’dliketobragaboutseemslikeathingpeoplenevercareabout.MyVioletisareallygreatlittlegirl.She’salittlehotheadwithatemperbutshealsocaresaboutotherpeople’sfeelings.Whenfriendsofhersaresickshewantstomakethemlittlecardsandpicturestohelpthemfeelwell.A.newlittlegirlcametoherclassroomlastweekandVioletnoticedshewasfeelinglonelyandscaredsosheaskedthenewgirltoplayatbreak.Butnoonebragshownicetheirkidis.ToobaD.That’sthekindofthingI’dliketohear.Idon’tthinkI’dmindlisteningtolotsofstoriesofkindness.Ohyeah?Wellmykidtookhisplatetothesinkwithoutasking!Yeah?MykidlineduphisshoesinrowsinhisclosetandthensatonmylapandtoldmeIwaspretty!Listeningtothosekindsofstoriesmakesmefeelcheery.Theymakemefeelliketheworldisagoodplacefullofpeoplewhocareforeachother.Unlikethoseaboutkidswhoaretryingtobethebest.32.Hearingothermomsbraggingabouttheirgiftedkidstheauthorfeels______.A.calmB.proudC.uncomfortableD.surprised33.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprodigyinparagraphmean?A.A.personwhostudiesharD.B.A.personwhoactsunwisely.C.A.personwithunusualabilities.D.A.personwithagreatpersonality.34.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeViolet?A.Sheisintelligent.B.Sheiskind-hearteD.C.Sheisaperfectgirl.D.Sheissometimeslonely.35.Theauthorpreferstolistentostoriesabout______.A.kids’happylives.B.kids’achievements.C.kids’goodcharacter.D.kids’wonderfultalents.
TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.41.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings42.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeans_______.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtopleaseothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife43.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons44.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes45.Inthispassagethewritermainly_______.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeoplegetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife
PopeyetheSailorfirstbecameapopularcartooninthe1930s.Thesailorinthatcartoonatelotsofspinachtomakehimstrong.Peoplewatchedhimandtheybegantobuyandeatalotmorespinach.Popeyehelpedsell33percentmorespinachthanbefore!Spinachbecameanecessarypartofmanypeople’sdiets.EvensomechildrenwhohatedthetastebegantoeatthevegetablE.ManypeoplethoughtthattheironinspinachmadePopeyestrongbutthisisnottruE.SpinachdoesnothaveanymoreironthananyothergreenvegetablE.PeopleonlythoughtspinachhadalotofironbecausethepeoplewhostudiedthefoodmadeamistakE.Inthe1890sagroupofpeoplestudiedwhatwasinsidevegetables.ThisgroupsaidthatspinachhadtentimesmoreironthanitdiD.Thegroupwrotethenumberwrongandeveryoneacceptedit.Todayweknowthatthelittleironthereisinspinachcannotmakeadifferenceinhowstrongapersonis.Howeverspinachdoeshavesomethingelsewhichthebodyneeds—folicaciD.Itisinterestingtopointoutthatfolicacidcanhelpmakeapersonstrong.MaybeitwasreallythefolicacidthatmadePopeyestrongallalong.19.WhydidmanypeopleeatspinachaftertheysawPopeyetheSailor?A.Theythoughtspinachmadethemstrong.B.TheythoughtPopeyewasfunny.C.Spinachhadalotofiron.D.PeoplelikedfolicaciD.20.Aresearchgrouptoldpeoplethatspinach______.A.madePopeyestrongB.wasagreenvegetableC.hadlessironthanothergreenvegetablesD.hadmoreironthanothergreenvegetables21.ThereadingpassagesaysthatperhapsPopeyegothisstrengthfrom______.A.ironB..folicacidC.spinachD.exercise22.Folicacidis______.A.somethinginfoodB.avegetableC.dangerousD.acertainkindofspinach
ChineseNewYearisapproachingandpreparationsareunderwayaroundtheworlD.HerearesomeChinatownsforthoseoutsideofChinawishingtomarktheday.LondonAlthoughitmaynotbeaslargeoraslong-builtasothershavingonlybecomeacenterfortheChinesecommunityduringthe1950sLondon’sChinatownisaperfectlyformedlittlefireworkthatknowshowtoseeintheyearwithabang.Decoratedwithredlanterns灯笼previousyearshaveseenshowswithacrobatics杂技martialarts武术danceandoperanearby.SanFranciscoSanFrancisco’sChinatownisperhapsthemostfamousintheUnitedStates.Thecitywasthemainentry-pointforChinesewhohadcrossedthePacifictotheUSAduringtheearly19thcentury.BetweentheGrantAvenueandtheStocktonStreetthishistoricareaisalocaltreasureattractingmorevisitorsperyearthantheGoldenGateBridgE.BangkokWithanabout100-year-oldhistorytheThaicapital’sChinatowncontainscomplexstreetsofferingallkindsoftastytreatsclothestoysandantiques.SundaymarketdaysaresuchagoodtimetogetthefullatmosphereoftheneighborhooD.TheareaisalsoknownforitsgolddealerswhoseshopslinetheroaD.MauritiusFoundinPortLouisthisMauritianChinatownshowstheislandnation’srichmulticulturaldiversity.Establishedintheearlyyearsofthe20thcenturybysettlersfromChinaitstinyshopsandrestaurantsservelocalsandvisitors.DuringtheChineseSpringFestivalthemostexcitingsightistheDragonDancesonRueRoyalewhenChinesemusiciansanddancersperformthetraditionalLiondancesthroughthestreets.21.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A.London’sChinatown.B.Bangkok’sChinatown.C.Mauritius’sChinatown.D.SanFrancisco’sChinatown.22.What’sspecialaboutBangkok’sChinatown?A.ItiscrowdedwithChineserestaurants.B.Itiswell-knownforitsgoldbusiness.C.ItwasthemajorentrancefortheChinesE.D.Itiswhereyoucanenjoyfireworks.23.IfyouwanttoenjoytheDragonDancesyoucangoto______.A.RueRoyaleinPortLouisMauritius.B.theSundaymarketinBangkok.C.theGrantAvenueinSanFrancisco.D.theChinesecommunityinLondon.
Internetaddictionisaclinicaldisordermarkedbyout-of-controlInternetusE.A.researchteamledbyHaoLeioftheChineseAcademyofSciencesinWuhancarriedoutbrainscansof35menandwomenagedbetween14and21.SpecializedMRIbrainscansshowedchangesinthewhitematterofthebrainthepartthatcontainsnervefibresinthoseclassedasInternetaddicts对网络入迷的人comparedwithnon-addicts.Therewasevidenceofdisruption中断toconnectionsinnervefibreslinkingbrainareasinvolvedinemotionsdecision-makingandself-control.Dr.HaoLeiandcolleagueswriteinPlosOne:OverallourfindingsindicatethatIADhasabnormalwhitematterintegrity完整inbrainregionsinvolvingemotionalgenerationandprocessingexecutive行政的attentiondecision-makingandcognitive认知的control.TheresultsalsosuggestthatIADmaysharepsychologicalandneuralmechanisms机制withothertypesofsubstanceaddictionandimpulsecontroldisorders.Prof.GunterSchumannchairinbiologicalpsychiatryattheInstituteofPsychiatryatKing'sCollegeLondonsaidsimilarfindingshavebeenfoundinvideogameaddicts.HetoldtheBBCForthefirsttimetwostudiesshowchangesintheneuronal神经元的connectionsbetweenbrainareasaswellaschangesinbrainfunctioninpeoplewhoarefrequentlyusingtheInternetorvideogames.CommentingontheChinesestudyDr.HenriettaBowden-JonespsychiatristandhonoraryseniorlectureratImperialCollegeLondonsaidtheresearchwasgroundbreaking.Sheadded:Wearefinallybeingtoldwhatdoctorssuspectedforsometimeandthatwhitematterabnormalities反常inthebrainarepresentnotonlyinaddictionswheresubstancesareinvolvedbutalsoinbehaviouralonessuchasInternetaddiction.Shesaidfurtherstudieswithlargernumbersofsubjectswereneededtoconfirmthefindings.66.Theresearchersfound17personsaddictedtobeInternetby_______.A.askingthemquestionsB.comparingtheirbrainsC.watchingtheirbehaviorD.givingthemmedicaltests67.Whatdidtheexpertsfindfrombrainscans?A.Thecolorofthewhitematterisdifferent.B.ThewhitematterofthebrainhaschangeD.C.Thenervefibresstopworkingcompletely.D.Thenervefibresdon'tcontroltheiractions.68.Prof.GunterSchumannwouldagreethat_______.A.InternetaddictsaresimilartovideogameaddictsB.InternetaddictionisdifferentfromdrugaddictionC.thenewstudydoesn'tagreewithotherfindingsD.similarstudieshaveneverbeenconductedbefore69.AccordingtoDr.HenriettaBowden-JonestheChinesestudy______.A.isofnopracticalvalueB.needsfurtherevidenceC.isofgreatsignificanceD.confirmspreviousstudies70.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.InternetAddictionB.KeepawayfromInternetC.InternetAddictionDisorderD.WebAddictsHaveBrainChanges
IntheUnitedStatesandseveralothercountries2.5millionchildrenplaybaseballinanorganizationcalledLittleLeaguE.Theyplayonteamsintheirhometowns.Theirparentsandotheradultsinthecommunitycoachorinstructthemandserveasumpires裁判员tomakesurethateveryonefollowstherules.Localbusinessesgivemoneyfortheballfieldsandtheuniforms.Localteamscompeteagainsteachotherandthewinnersgettoplayteamsthataremoredistant.EventuallythetopteamsgototheLittleLeagueWorldSeries.OnehundredyearsafterAbnerDoubledayinventedbaseballinCooperstownNewYorkin1839LittleLeaguegotstartedinPennsylvaniA.Threemenstartedthegameforneighborhoodboyswithasmallerplayingfieldandfewerinnings局thanadultbaseball.LittleLeaguebecamepopularafterWorldWarⅡwhenthegamespreadacrosstheUnitedStates.By1955itwasplayedthroughoutNorthAmericaandwithinfiveyearsithadspreadtoEuropE.Children'sbaseballreallycaughtoninJapanandTaiwanofChinaandteamsfromthoseareaswontheWorldSeriessevenoutofeightyears.AfterthistheorganizationtriedbanningforeignteamsfromtheWorldSeriesbutthebancametoanendafteroneyear.AtfirstLittleLeaguewasonlyforboysagedninetotwelvE.Howeverin1974theparentsofgirlbaseballplayersbroughtalawsuit.ThecourtsruledthatLittleLeaguehadtoincludebothboysandgirls.LaterLittleLeagueaddedonsoftballandothergamesforteenagersuptoageeighteen.OccasionallyaLittleLeaguerbecomesaprofessionalplayer.ForexampleGaryCarterwentfromLittleLeaguetoplaynineteenseasonsintheMajorLeaguestenofthemasanAll－Starplayer.Byandlargeyoungstersplaybaseballforfunbuttheirparentsareproudofthem.28.ThemothersandfathersofLittleLeagueplayers________.A.playintheWorldSeriesB.travelwithcoachesC.givetheteamsmoneyD.helprunthegames29.InwhatyearwasLittleLeagueestablished?A.1839B.1939C.1955D.173930.WhydomostplayerstakepartinLittleLeague?A.ToplayintheMajorLeaguE.B.TohavefunandpleasetheirparentsC.TheyexpectaprofitfromAll－Stargames.D.Theywanttolearnhowtoserveasumpires.31.WhatisTRUEaboutplayerstoday?A.LittleLeagueisonlyforneighborhoodboys.B.Girlplayershavetobuytheirsuits.C.Girlsandboyscanparticipateuptoageeighteen.21教育网D.ChildrencanonlyplayuntilagetwelvE.
It’Shumantowantlightandwarmth.God’SfirstrecordedwordswereLettherebelight.AndnightbelongstothedarksidE.Electricity’Striumphoverthenightkeepsussaferaswellasbusier.Wenowliveinafast-movingfullylightedworldwherenightstillhappensbutisoptionaltoexperiencE.Ourall-weatherculturehaswashedoutthenight.Infactwetreatthenightlikefaileddaylight.Yetslownessandsilence—thedifferentrhythmofthenight—areanecessarycorrectiontotheday.Ithinkweshouldstopbeingnight-resistersandlearntocelebratethechangesoftheseasonsandadjustourselvestoautumnandwinternotjustturnuptheheatingleavethelightsonandcomplainalot.Nightanddarkaregoodforus.Asthenightsgrowlongerit’stimetoreopenthedreamingspacE.Haveyoueverspentaneveningwithoutelectriclight?Wehaveallexperiencednegativedarkness—thoselongnightswhenwecan’tsleepandworryabouteverythingandsoweknowthatdarktimecanseemendlesslylongcomparedwithdaytimE.YetthisslowingoftimecanbethemostrelaxingandbeautifulexperiencE.Spendingtheeveningincandlelightandmaybebythefire—withoutTV—talkingtellingstoresweletthelit-upworldgobywithoutusexpandthehoursandchangethethoughtsandconversationsweusuallyhavE.Ihavenoticedthatwhenallthelightsareonpeopletendtotalkaboutwhattheyaredoing—theirouterlives.Sittingroundincandlelightorfirelightpeoplestarttotalkabouthowtheyarefeeling——theirinnerlives.Theyarguelesstherearelongerpauses.TositalonewithoutanyelectriclightiscuriouslycreativE.IhavemybestideasatdawnoratnightfallbutnotifIswitchonthelights.Firedreamsslownesstimequietnessbooksseasons—allthesethingswhicharenotreallythingsbutmomentsoflife—takeonadifferentqualityatnight-timewhenthemoonreflectsthelightofthesunandwehavetimetoreflectwhatlifeistousknowingthatitpassesandthateverybitofitinitschangeanditsdifferenceisthehereandnowofwhatwehavE.63.Lifeistooshorttobealldaylight.Nightisnotlessit’smorE.Bysayingtheunderlinedwordstheauthorimplies_______.A.weneedmorelighttofeelsaferB.itisnecessarytoturnoffthelightsC.itisgoodtobesilentduringthedayD.peopleareoftentoobusyinanoisyworld64.Theauthorclaimsto_______withlightsturnedoffatnight.A.havemoreoriginalideasB.belonelyC.haveastrangefeelingD.feelsafer65.Inthesecondparagraphfrombottomtheauthorintendstotellus_______.A.nightisgoodtimeforustothinkB.timefliesandweshouldtreasureitC.thingstakeonadifferentformatnightD.everythinghasadifferentqualityindifferenttime66.What’Sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Lightandnight.B.WhyIlovethenight?C.Homeforrestandthought.D.HowtoenjoyadifferentlifE.
Forfamiliesonvacationaplaygroundprovidesawelcomebreak.Itcanalsoprovideaglimpseintothelocalculturefromthesetupoftheparktothewaysfamiliesinteract.Herearethedesignsthatliveuptothatchallenge.FruitandScentPlaygroundStockholmIsthereapickyeateronasteadydietofchickenfingersandcheese?PerhapsatriptoSweden’sFruitandScentPlaygroundwillchangehisorherculinary烹饪的tune.ThisplaygroundfeaturesabananaslideanorangeseesawpearhutsawatermelonjunglegymandapairofcherryswingsalldesignedbypublicartistJohanFernerStrom.Nowwhocansayyoucan’tplaywithyourfood?NishiRokugoParkTokyoLocatedbetweencentralTokyoandthecityofKawasakiNishiRokugocombinesrecycledrubbertires橡胶轮胎withtraditionalplaygroundequipment.Intotalmorethan3000tiresofdifferentsizesareusedtocreatetunnelsbridgestallsculpturesforclimbingandofcoursetireswings.There’slittleshadesoyoucanvisithereintheearlymorningorlateafternoonforthemostcomfortableweatherandbesuretowearyourplayclothes.BicentennialChildren’sParkSantiagoChileBicentennialChildren’splaygroundinMetropolitanParkwasbuilttocelebrate200yearsofChileanindependenceandimprovethelivesofSantiagocitizens.Dozensofslidesarebuiltintotheslopecreatingadesigncompletelycomplementary互为补充的ofthesurroundinglandscapE.Fountainsoffersomerelieffromthesunandampleseatinggivesparentsaplacetorelax.21.WhatcanbelearnedaboutFruitandScentPlayground?A.ItislocatedinTokyoJapan.B.Itsdesignwasledbysomeartists.C.Itisaimedatbalancingpeople’sdiet.D.Itsfacilitiesaremodeledafterfruits.22.WhenvisitingNishiRokugoParkitisbetterto________.A.wearthickprotectiveclothesB.avoidmomentswhenit’shotC.takeumbrellasandraincoatsD.watchoutfortheequipment23.WhydoestheauthorrecommendBicentennialChildren’sPark?A.Itbecomespartofthesurroundings.B.Itwasbuilttoimprovepeople’slives.C.Itamuseskidsandhelpsparentsgetrelaxed.D.Itprovidesslidesforbothchildrenandadults.
The2016NobelPrizeinPhysicsissharedbythreescientiststheRoyalAcademyofSciencesannouncedinStockholmonTuesday.TheNobelPrizeinPhysics2016wasdividedwithonehalfawardedtoDavidJ.ThoulesstheotherhalfjointlytoF.DuncanM.HaldaneandJ.MichaelKosterlitzfortheoreticaldiscoveriesoftopologicalphasetransitionsandtopologicalphasesofmatter.物质拓扑相变和拓扑相.Haldanesaidhewasverysurprisedatthenewsaddingthathewasgladthattheirdiscoveriesfoundsomethingpreviouslyunnoticedbymanyandthattheyrevealedmorepossibilitiesforlookingfornewmaterials.Heparticularlypointedoutthatalotofworkwasstillongoing.Theyear’sprizeamountis8millionSwedishkrona0.93millionUSdollarsandwillbesplitproperlybetweenthethreewinners.ThewinnersaregivenasumofmoneywhentheyreceivetheirprizesintheformofadocumentconfirmingtheamountawardeD.TheamountofprizemoneydependsuponhowmuchmoneytheNobelFoundation基金会canawardeachyear.Thepursehasincreasedsincethe1980swhentheprizemoneywas880000SEKperprizE.In2009themonetaryawardwas10millionSEKUS$1.4million.InJune2012itwasloweredto8millionSEK.Iftherearetwowinnersofaparticularprizetheawardmoneyisdividedequallybetweenthewinners.Iftherearetheretheawardingcommitteecanchoosetodividethemoneyequallyorawardone-halftoonewinnerandone-quartertoeachoftheothers.Itiscommonforwinnerstodonateprizemoneytobenefitscientificculturalorcharitablecauses.32.HowmuchprizemoneydoesThoulessget?A.8millionSwedishkronA.B.6millionSwedishkronA.C.4millionSwedishkronA.D.2millionSwedishkronE.33.AccordingtothepassageHaldanethoughtthathisword_____.A.wasfarfromendingB.wasbasedonmanypreviousstudiesC.hadperfectlybeencompletedD.hadsurprisedthewholeworld34.Theamountofprizemoney______.A.hasbeeneverincreasingsincethe1980sB.hasbeeneverdecreasingsincethe1980sC.remains880000SEKeachyearafter2012D.differsaccordingtotheNobleFoundation’saffordability35.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?A.Thepurposeoftheawardmoney.B.ThenumberofwinnersperprizE.C.HowthewinnersareselecteD.D.Howtheawardmoneyisdealtwith.
Thanksgivingisatimetogivethanksforfamilyhealthandlifeingeneral.HoweverBlackFridayhasturneditintoabusiness.TraditionallythetruevalueofThanksgivingliesathomenottheshoppingcenters.HoweverBlackFridayhasnowadaysallowedsocietytoignorethisasindividuals个人longforsomethingthattheydonotneedoreventrulywant.ShoppingonBlackFridaybecomesasignofashiftintoaculturethatvaluesmaterialwealth财富overspendingtimewithlovedones.Peoplearewillingtoforcetheirwaythroughthecrowdsintheirdesperatesearchformarked-downsweatersandnecklaces.InrecentyearsThanksgivinghasbecomeapre-BlackFridayholidayformanyfamilies.Theyaredevotedtomappingoutshoppingroutesandmakingorganizedschedulesforwhichstorestohitfirst.BydrawingindividualsouttoshoppingcenterswithmatchlesssavingsbusinessesencouragethisbehaviorofignoringThanksgiving.Manyfamiliestaketheirhome-cookedmealswhilecampingoutatthedoorofshoppingcenters.WitheachnewyearThanksgivingisbecomingvictimtoover-commercialized过度商业化society—changingfromameaningfultimeforfamilytoadaydevotedtoproductsandshopping.BlackFridayhasshownthatwithcurrentcommonstandards标准peoplecannotevensetasideasingledaytoappreciatewhattheyalreadyhavewithoutimmediatelybuyingmorE.FamilieshavelostsightofwhatistrulyimportantinlifeandhavefoundreasonsindebatingbetweenalowcostHDtelevisionandanappreciationforwhattheyalreadyhavE.RememberThanksgivingshouldbeadayinwhichpeoplearegratefulforallthattheyhavE.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthisinparagraph2probablyrefersto?A.Thesignofashift.B.ThetruevalueofThanksgiving.C.TheshoppingcrowD.D.Thematerialwealth.33.Inrecentyearswhatwillmanyfamiliesdowhenthanksgivingcomes?A.They’llvisitsomenewly-openedshoppingcentersinadvancE.B.They’llchooseabigstorefortheirfirstvisit.C.They’llmakefullpreparationsfortheBlackFridayshopping.D.They’llgocampingatthegateofshoppingcenterforagooddeal.34.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlyintendstotellusthatweshould______.A.appreciatewhatwe'vepossessedwithourfamiliesB.staywithourfamiliesaslongaswecanC.trytospendlesstogetlowcostproductsD.setasideasingledaytobuymore35.What'stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentwayspeoplecelebrateThanksgiving?A.puzzledB.unconcernedC.happyD.worried
Thetermtoextendanolive橄榄branchmeanstomakeanofferofpeaceorreconciliation和好.ThistermhasBiblicalshèng jīng 的originscomingfromthesectionoftheOldTestamentthatdealswiththeflood;thesignthatthefloodisoverisanolivebranchbroughtbacktotheark方舟byadovE.OlivebrancheswerealsosymbolsofpeaceinAncientGreeceandRomeandtheycontinuetobeusedinvariousworksofartthataremeanttosuggestpeacE.Somepeoplehavesuggestedthattheolivewasaverydeliberateandwell-consideredchoiceasametaphor比喻forpeacebecauseolivetreesfamouslytakeyearstomaturE.Waristypicallyveryhardonthetreesbecausepeoplecannottakethetimetonurturethemandplantnewones.Thereforetheofferofanolivebranchwouldsuggestthatsomeoneistiredofwarwhetheritisanactualwarorafallingoutbetweenfriends.InAncientGreekandRomantimespeoplewouldofferactualolivebranches.InRomeforexampledefeatedarmiestraditionallycarriedolivebranchestoindicatethattheyweregivinginandtheGreeksusedthemintoweddingsandotherceremonies.Inthemodernerathebranchisusuallymetaphoricalratherthanactualnotleastbecausetheplantscanbeabitdifficulttoobtain.ManypeopleagreethatpeacenegotiationsatalllevelsofsocietyareagoodideA.Betweennationsobviouslyitisimportanttoextendanolivebranchtoensuremutualsafetyandtohelptheworldrunmoresmoothly.Thisactcanalsobeimportantonapersonallevelasresolvingconflictandlearningtogetalongwithothersisviewedasanimportantlifeskillinmanycultures.AtsomepointintheirlivesmanypeoplewillbeadvisedtoextendanolivebranchtosettleadisputeorresolveanissuE.Somepeoplebelievethatittakesanimmenseamountofcouragetotakethisactionasitoftencomeswithanadmissionofwrongdoingandregret.32.AccordingtotheBible_________.A.anolivebranchsuggestsfloodiscomingB.thearkismadeofolivetreewoodC.anolivebranchmeansfloodisoverD.adovelovestosettleontheolivebranch33.TheoliveisconsideredagoodchoiceasametaphorforpeaceforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT_______.A.olivetreesfamouslytakeyearstomatureB.olivebranchesmakepeopletiredofwarC.waristypicallyveryhardonthetreesD.peoplecannottakethetimetonurturethemwhileatwar34.Whyareactualolivebranchesseldomusedinmoderntimes?A.Olivetreesarebeingprotectednow.B.Olivetreesareplantedonlyincertaincountries.C.Olivetreescanbefartoseek.D.Thereisnoneedtouserealolivebranches.35.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthattoextendanolivebranch________.A.isnotimportantonapersonallevelB.isonlyimportantbetweennationsC.takesalotofcourageD.isanimportantlifeskillinmanycultures
Asia’sChallenge2020EssayPrizeDESCRIPTIONWhatisthemostimportantchallengefacingAsiaoverthenextdecade?Why?Whatshouldbedoneaboutit?Thebestanswerin3000wordsorlesswillwinaprizeof$2500.Tworunners-up亚军willbeawardedprizesof$1000each.ThesethreeprizewinnerswillbeinvitedtoSingaporefreeofchargeforanawardsceremony.ThewinningarticleswillbepostedonTimE.com.PURPOSEThemainpurposeoftheessayprizeistoformfreshideasforAsia’scontinuedcompetitivenessanddevelopmentaswellasencourageyoungexpertstomakeanimpactonpublicpolicyandbusinessinAsiA.SELECTIONCRITERIA标准TheessaycanbefocusedononeormoreareasrelevanttoAsiasuchasmacro-economicsbusinessinternationalrelationstradeeducationhealthcareurbandevelopmentscienceandtechnologyandenergyandtheenvironment.TheessaymustbewritteninEnglish.Itshouldnothavebeenpreviously之前地publishedinEnglishinapublication出版物withbroadinternationalcirculation发行量.CANDIDATEREQUIREMENTSThecandidateauthoringtheessaymustbeunder32yearsofageasofDecember312010.ThecandidatemustbeanAsiannational.SUBMISSION提交REQUIREMENTSTheessayshouldbesubmittedelectronicallytoprize@asiabusinesscouncil.Org.byAugust312010.PrizewinnerswillbeannouncedinSeptember2010.Thesubmissionshouldcontainthecandidate’sfullnamenationalityandmonthandyearofbirth.Theessayshouldincludeatitleandwordcount.33.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheessayprize?A.Toselectyoungprofessionalsofbothabilityandimagination.B.TopredicttheprospectsofAsiainthenextdecadE.C.ToinspirebrilliantideasforsolvingproblemsinAsiaD.ToissuethechallengesfacingAsiA.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ArticlespublishedinlocalnewspaperswillnotbeaccepteD.B.ThewinnersoftheessayprizecantraveltoSingaporeforfreE.C.YoungpeoplefromAmericaorAustraliaareexcluded排除fromtheessayprizE.D.Thecandidate’sarticlecandealwithseveralaspectsofdevelopmentsinAsiA.35.Thecandidate’sarticleshouldbesent________.A.byairmailB.bye-mailC.bysurfacemail平邮D.byexpressmail快递
Ifthere'sachildinyourhousewholikespixies精灵natureormagicTinkerBellandtheLostTreasureissuretobeahit.ThisbeautifullyanimatedfilmisafirstclassproductionineverywayandfeaturesthefamiliarvoicesofKristinChenowethAnjelicaHustonJaneHorrocksLucyLiuandRavenSymone.Themovieoffersupanadventurethat'seasyenoughtofollowbutcomplexenoughtoholdone'sattentionandeventhrowsinanicelittlemoralaboutfriendship.WhatcanIsay?I'mpleasantlysurprised.ThepromisingMaeWhitmanvoicesTinkerBellherselfafarmoredynamiccharacterthanwemetinPeterPan.ThoughTinkerstillpossessesherfierytemperitdoesn'tmanifestitselfimmediatelyandtakesabackseattothispixie'smanygoodqualities.AsitturnsoutTinkerBellisextremelyskilledattinkering修补sosheisanaturalchoicetobuildaspecialscepter拐杖forPixieHollow'sAutumnCelebration.ThescepterwillholdthemoonstonethroughwhichthelightoftheBlueMoonwillpasssupplyingPixieHollowwithenoughpixiedustfortheyearahead.FordaysTinkersworkshardontheperfectscepterdesignwhilehergoodfriendTerrencedoeshisbesttoassist.WhenTerrenceaccidentallybreakstheMoonStoneTinkerBellexplodesandsendshimaway.OneofTinker'smoreliteralfriendsfindsthisextremelyconcerningasshedoesn't'quiteunderstandthattheoutburstwasemotionalratherthanphysical-veryfunnyindeed.AfterhearingthelegendofthelosttreasureTinkerBellstrikesoutonherowntofindanewMoonStone.ShefacesmanydifficultiesandmeetsnewfriendsalongthewaybutwhenTerrencecomestotherescueatTinker'sdarkesthoursherealizesthevalueofatrulyloyalfriend.Thoughthefilmoffersapositivemessagetoyoungviewersit'stheanimationthatmakesTinkerBellandtheLostTreasurestandout.PixieHollowisacharmingvisuallystunningworldbaskedinlushcolors.It'ssolovelysodetailedsothree-dimensionalthatyoualmostwanttostepinside.56.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat.A.manyfamousactorsactedimportantrolesinthefilmB.theplotofthefilmisattractiveandeasytounderstandC.thewritefeelssurprisedatthemessageoffriendshipinthefilmD.thefilmTinkerBillandtheLostTreasuremaydisappointyouifyoulovemagictales57.Theunderlinedwordmanifestinthesecondparagraphmeans_A.occurB.hideC.displayD.contradict58.What'sthecorrectorderofthefollowingdetails?a.TinkerBellrealizesthevalueofatrulyloyalfriend.b.TerrencebreakstheMoonStonebyaccident.c.TinkerBellisdeterminedtobuildaspecialscepter.d.TerrencecomestotherescuewhenTinkerswasintrouble.A.cbdaB.b.cdaC.bcadD.cdab59.Inthewriter'sopinionthecharacteristicsofTinkerBellandtheLostTreasurearethefollowingEXCEPT.A.theattractivedetailsB.thelivelyanimationcharactersC.thethree-dimensionalanimationD.themovinglovestorybetweenTinkerBellandTerrence.60.Thearticlepickedfromawebsiteisan.A.movieposterB.moviereviewC.introductiontoabookD.personintroduction
YouCan’tSpellAmericaWithoutMe:TheReallyTremendousInsideStoryofMyFantasticFirstYearasPresidentDonaldJ.TrumpThePresident’sbooktobeco-writtenwithnovelistandpoliticaljournalistKurtAndersenwillbepublishedonNov.72017PenguinPressannouncedWednesday.ThepublisherpromisesthisbookwillcoverTrump’sveryprivatemeetingswithworldleaderandhiswarwiththeso-calleddishonestnewsmediaandaboveallhishistoricworld-changingdecisions—manyofthemsecretuntilnow.UNSHAKEABLE:YourFinancialFreedomPlaybookFirstofallIhavespentalotofmoneyonhisbooksandcourses.Secondthebookisgivingverygoodadviceonmoney-making.TheauthormentionedthatthemostimportantthingisfulfillmentandgratitudE.Inmyopinionthisistruebecausemanywealthypeoplearenothappierandsometimestheyarefeelingworsethantheywerewhentheydon’thavemoney.Sometimesyouarehappierthanhim.Allinallthisbookenjoysagoodreputationrankingthisweek’sthesecondmostpopularbookonUSATODAY.STARWARS:ThrawnThrawnwhichisaroleinSTARWARShascomebackagain.OnmoviescreensDarthVaderhasalwaysbeenthego-tobadmaninthemovieforStarWarsfansthoughinthe1990sanewgenerationfellinlovewithGrandAdmiralThrawnfromthepagesofTimothyZahn'sStarWarsnovels.AndjustasanewmovieisrollingoutintheatersThrawnisagainhavingamoment—he'snowatopdestroyerofpeaceonDisney’sStarWarsandhereturnstotheliterary文学的worldinZahn'sStarWars:Thrawn.21.WhatisTRUEaboutYouCan’tSpellAmericaWithoutMe?A.ThebookwillbewrittenonlybyDonaldJ.TrumppresidentofUSA.B.Thebookhasactuallyattractedalotofreaderssinceitscomingout.C.Thebookwillincludesomethingthatisstillunknowntopeoplenow.D.ThebookistotellreadersaboutDonaldJ.Trump’sdailylifE.22.UNSHAKABLEwillattractthosewhoareinterestedin_______most.A.moneymatterB.emotionalmatterC.businessmatterD.popularitymatter23.Theunderlinedpartsuggests________?A.Thrawnwillwinaudience’smoreattentionthanbeforE.B.Thrawnwillbecomethemostimportantroleinthefilm.C.ThrawnwillgethismomentofsavingtheworlD.D.Thrawnwillbeagreatheroinaudience’sheart.24.Inwhichsectioncanwefindthispassage?A.NewsB.SportsC.LifeD.Money
Bookshavetremendouspower.Betweentheirpagesreaderscanbetransportedtoanywhereimaginableandbecomejustaboutanyoneoranything.Unfortunatelymanychildrenallovertheworlddon’thaveaccesstobooks.ForseveralyearsnowMariaKellera14-year-oldgirlfromMinneapolisMinnesotahasbeenchangingthatfact.Whenshewas8yearsoldMariaalreadylovedreading.Shealsonoticedthatsomeofherclassmatesdidn’treadasmuchasshediD.Whensheaskedhermotherwhythatcouldbehermothersaidthattheymightnotbeabletoaffordbooks.Mariahadneverthoughtofthis.Shecouldnotbelievethatsomechildrenmightnothavebedtimestoriesreadtothem.Shebecamedeterminedtochangethis.Withhermother’shelpMariacreatedReadIndeeD.ReadIndeedisanon-profitorganizationaimingtocollectanddistribute分发bookstochildreninneeD.DuringtheearlystagesofReadIndeedMariasetthegoaltocollectanddistribute1millionbooksbythetimeshewas18.Itdidn’ttakelongtoreachthatgoal.Todayatage14shehascollectedover1.8millionbooksandhasshippedthemtomanystatesandcountriesaroundtheworlD.ShesaysIcannotlivewithoutbooks.AsIcontinuemymissionIhavelearnedthatthenumberofkidswhohavenobooksareinthehundredsofmillions.SoIjustcan’tgiveupevenafterreachingmyoriginalgoalof1millionbooksdistributeD.Sherecentlysetanewgoal:todistributedonationstokidsinneedineverystateintheUnitedStatesandeverycountryintheworlD.Shekeepstrackofherprogressonalargemapatthewarehouse仓库wheretheystoreandsortbooks.Mariabelievesthatshecangetsupportfromevenmorepeopleandhelpkidsaroundtheworldtobecomebetterreaders!25.WecanknowfromParagraph2that.A.SomeofMaria’sclassmateshadnotextbooks.B.SomeofMaria’sclassmatesdidn’thavemoneytobuybooks.C.SomeofMaria’sclassmatesdidn’tlikereadingatall.D.SomeofMaria’sclassmatescouldn’taffordtogotoschool.26.AccordingtothepassagewhichstatementaboutReadIndeedistrue?A.Itcollectsandgivesoutbookstopoorchildren.B.ItisanorganizationwhichsellsbookstochildrenaroundtheworlD.C.Itraisesmoneytobuybooksforchildren.D.ItisacampaignwhichencourageschildrentoreaD.27.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMariasaysinParagraph4?A.Shelivesonsellingbooks.B.HeroriginaldreamhasbeenachieveD.C.Shewillgiveuphermissionofdistributingbooks.D.ThenumberofchildrenwhohavenobookshasgreatlydroppeD.28.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMaria?A.OptimistiC.B.Smart.C.BravE.D.Strong-willeD.
Blueisthemostattractiveeyecolouraccordingtoanewresearch.BlueeyeslikethosebelongingtosexystarAngelinaJoliearethemostappealingcolouraccordingtoapoolof300018－24yearoldsbyFreshLookOneDayColour.AngelinaherpartnerBradPittandhisexwifeJenniferAnistonallhaveblueeyesandallbeennamedinatoptwentyoftheworld'smostdesirableeyes.ThesurveyfoundthatyoungfolkwithblueeyesisgenerallyseenasbeingmoreflirtatioussexyandkinD.Andwhenaskediftheywouldchangethecolouroftheireyesiftheycouldonlyoneintenblueeyedpeoplewantedtosignificantlylessthanpeoplewithothercoloureyes.Oneinthreepeoplewhodidn'thaveblueeyeswantedachangE.Onequarterofrespondentshaveconsideredwearingcolouredcontactlensestochangetheireyecolourtemporarily—andblueisthemostwantedcolour.GreenwasthesecondmostpopularcolourforthosewantinganewlookwithrespondentssayinggreeneyedpeoplewereusuallymysteriousandcreativE.Peoplewithbrownorhazeleyeswereperceivedtobemoretrustworthythanpeoplewithothereyecolours.Peoplewithgreyeyesweregenerallythoughttobemoreintelligentthanotherpeopleandtheywerealsodescribedasusuallybeingshy.Bluewasthemostcommoneyecolouramongrespondentswith41percentofthosewhoansweredthesurveyhavingbabybluepeepersand39percenthavingbrownorhazeleyes.Thesurveyalsofoundthat18percentofpeopledon'tknowwhatcoloureyestheirpartnerhas.36.Accordingtothenewresearchwhenconsideringchangingtheireyecolourthenumberofthepeoplewhowillchoose________rankstheseconD.A.brownB.greenC.greyD.hazel37.Accordingtothestudyresultifyouwereamanagerandyouwantedtofindamostreliablepersonyou'dbetterhireonewhohas________eyes.A.greenB.blueC.brownD.grey38.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whohavethemostcharmingeyesintheworld?B.Blue—themostattractiveeyecolour.C.Asurveyresultoneyecolours.D.DifferenteyecoloursintheworlD.
WemeetinaweekthatcouldchangetheUnitedKingdomforever.IndeeditcouldendtheUnitedKingdomasweknowit.OnThursdayScotlandvotesandthefutureofourcountryisatstakE.OnFridaypeoplecouldbelivinginadifferentcountrywithadifferentplaceintheworldandadifferentfutureaheadofit.Thisisadecisionthatcouldbreakupourfamilyofnationsandrip撕ScotlandfromtherestoftheUK.Andwemustbeclear.Thereisnogoingbackfromthis.Nore-run.Thisisaonce-and-for-alldecision.IfScotlandvotesyestheUKwillsplitandwewillgoourseparatewaysforever.WhenpeoplevoteonThursdaytheyarenotjustvotingforthemselvesbutfortheirchildrenandgrandchildrenandthegenerationsbeyonD.SoIwanttospeakdirectlytothepeopleofthiscountrytodayaboutwhatisatstakE.IspeakformillionsofpeopleacrossEnglandWalesandNorthernIreland—andmanyinScotlandtoowhowouldbecompletelyheart-brokenbythebreak-upoftheUnitedKingdom.Completelyheart-brokentowakeuponFridaymorningtotheendofthecountrywelovetoknowthatScotswouldnolongerjoinwiththeEnglishWelshandNorthernIrishinourArmyNavyandAirForceinourUK-widecelebrationsinUKsportingteamsfromtheOlympicstotheBritishlions.TheUnitedKingdomwouldbenomorE.NoUKpensionsnoUKpassportsnoUKpounD.ItwouldbetheendofacountrythatlaunchedtheEnlightenment欧洲启蒙运动thatabolishedslaverythatdrovetheindustrialrevolutionthatdefeatedfascism法西斯主义;theendofacountrythatpeoplearoundtheworldrespectandadmire;theendofacountrythatallofuscallhomE.21.Accordingtothespeechwhat’stheinfluenceofaYesvoteontheUK?A.Itpromisesabetterfutureforthecountry.B.Itwillprotectthecountryfromgettingsplit.C.Itmeansariskyfutureforpeopleofthecountry.D.ItwillbreakupmanyfamiliesintheUK.22.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph3that_________.A.peopleinScotlandwillbeextremelyhappytoseeaYesvoteB.thePrimeMinisterisveryconfidentinaNovoteC.EnglandwillgetindependentasaresultofaYesvoteD.theUKisacountrythatmadegreatcontributionstothehumanhistory23.ThePrimeMinistermadethespeechmainlyto________________.A.supportthevotecampaignB.callonpeopletovoteYesC.keeptheUKunitedD.expresshisregretoverthevote
GeorgeGershwinbornin1898wasoneofAmerica’sgreatestcomposers.HepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsolD.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.ManyofGershwin’ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusiC.Couldjazzsomepeopleaskedbeconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusiC.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.AndinthatshorttimehecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBluE.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.TheaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusiC.Itmadehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.In1928GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition作曲withthewell-knownmusicianNadiaBoulangerbutsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influencedstylE.WhilethereGershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformedcritics评论家weredividedoverthemusiC.Somecalledithappyandfulloflifetoothersitwassillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itsillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.GeorgeGershwindiedin1937justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirty-nineyearsolD.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.24.ManyofGershwin’smusicalworkswere________.A.playedmainlyinthecountrysideB.performedinvariouswaysC.writtenaboutNewYorkersD.composedforPaulWhiteman25.WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?A.Itattractedmorepeopletotheatres.B.ItmadeGershwinleaderoftheorchestrA.C.ItprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmusiC.D.Itcausedadebateamongjazzmusicians.26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?A.FriendlyandhonestB.SeriousandboringC.PopularandunhappyD.Talentedandproductive
Thefirstdecadeofthe21stcenturyhasbeenaremarkableperiodforinventions.HerearesomeofthemostinfluentialinventionsinthefirstdecadE.1.iPodandiTunes:ThesetwoinventionsfromAppleInC.presentedarevolutionarynewwayforpeopletolistentomusicandfundamentallychangedtherecordingindustry.iTuneswasintroducedinJanuary2001andwasmarketedasaprogramthattransferred转录CDsintodigitalaudiofilesandhelpedorganizedigitalrecordings.LaterthatyearAppleintroducedtheiPodadevice设备thatusedaharddisktostoremusicfiles.Thefirstmodelhada5GBcapacityandcouldholdover1000songs.2.iPhone:TheiPhonefromAppleInC.wasreleasedinJuneof2007andcompletelychangedthewaymobilephonesareusedpersonallyandinbusiness.Olderphonestypicallyincludedvoicecommunicationsandsometimesakeyboardtosendtextmessages.PhonesthatofferedinternetaccesswereusuallyunreadableanddifficulttohandlE.TheiPhoneintroducedthemulti-touchinterface界面thatallowsforquickandeasyaccesstodatamusicandpictureswhileprovidingstorageforotherimportantinformation.3.ElectricCar:TeslaMotorswasformedin2003.Itwasthefirstcompanytoproduceavehiclethatdidnothavesignificantdifficultyinproductionorsales.Teslavehiclesclaiman88%efficiencyratingcomparedto20-25%fortraditionalgasoline-poweredcars.AccordingtodatafromtheNationalFireProtectionAssociationadriveris5timesmorelikelytoexperienceafireinatraditionalgasolinecarthanaTeslA.4.Facebook:Facebookwasnotthefirstsocialnetworkingwebsitebutsinceitsintroductionin2004ithasbeenthemostinfluentialmedium.150millionusersworldwideappreciateitsmultitudeoffeaturesandeasyaccessibility.Theconceptofbuildingconnectionsthroughinternethaschangedthemannerinwhichbusinessesmarkettheirproductsandpeopleinteractwithoneanother.21.WhatcanwelearnaboutiTunes?A.ItisusedtostoremusiC.B.Ithasaharddisk.C.ItturnsCDsintodigitalaudiofiles.D.ItwasintroducedafteriPodwasinventeD.22.Comparedtoatraditionalgasoline-poweredcarTesla.A.takesinbiggerprofitsB.worksinlowerefficiencyC.sellsbetterinthecarmarketD.ismuchsaferfromfiredamage23.Whichtwoinventionschangedthewayofdoingbusiness?A.iPodandiTunes.B.iPhoneandFacebook.C.iPhoneandElectricCar.D.ElectricCarandFacebook.
InBritainandothercountriesyoungpeoplesometimestakeagapyearayearoffbetweenhighschoolandcollegE.ThisideanevergainedabigfollowinginAmericA.Recentnewsreportshavesuggestedthatinterestmaybegrowingthoughtherearenoofficialnumbers.CharlesDeaconDeanofAdmissionsatGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonDCestimatethatinthecurrentfirst-yearclassof1600studentsonlyabout25decidedtotakeayearoff.Hesaysthisnumberhasn’tchangedmuchovertheyears.Mr.Deaconsaysthemostcommonreasonfortakingagapyearistohaveachancetotravelbuthesaysinernationalstudentsmaytakeagapyeartomeetrequirementsathomeformilitaryduty.Somehighschoolgraduatesseeayearoffasachancetorecoveraftertwelveyearsofrequirededucationbutitcanalsogivestudentsachancetoexploretheirinterests.Studentshopingtobedoctorsforexamplecouldlearnabouttheprofessionbyvolunteeringinahospital..Manycollegesanduniversitiessupportgap-yearprojectsbypermittingstudentstodelaytheiradmission.Expertssaystudentscangrowemotionallyandintellectuallyastheyworkatsomethingtheyenjoy.TheHarvardadmissionsofficehasanessayonitsWebsitecalledTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration.Itpraisestheideaoftakingtimeofftostepbackthinkandenjoygaininglifeexperiencesoutsidethepressureofstudies.ItalsonotesthatstudentsaresometimesadmittedtoHarvardorothercollegespartlybecausetheydidsomethingunusualwiththattimE.OfcouseagapyearisnotforeveryonE.Studentsmightmisstheirfriendswhogoondirectlytocollegeandparentsmightworrythattheirchildrenwilldecidenottogotocollegeoncetheytaketimeoff.Anotherconcernismoney.A.yearoffawayfromhomecanbecostly.HollyBull’sjobistospecializeinhelpingstudentsplantheirgapyear.Shenotesthatseveralbookshavebeenwrittenaboutthissubject.ShesaysthesebooksalongwithmediaattentionandtheavailabilityofinformationontheInternethaveincreasedinerestintheideaofayearoffandshepointsoutthatmanygap-yearprogramscostfarlessthanayearofcollegE.40.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.IfyouwanttogotoanAmericanuniversitytakeagapyearfirst.B.MoreandmoreAmericanstudentsarechoosingtotakeayearoff.C.ItislikelythattakingagapyearisbecomingpopularinAmericA.D.Americansholddifferentopinionstowardsstudentstakingagapyear.41.Howmanyreasonsforstudents’takingagapyeararementionedinpassage?A.2B.3C.4D.542.Theesssaytimeoutorburnoutforthenextgenerationsuggeststhat________.A.everystudentmusttakeagapyearbeforeapplyingforafamousuniversityB.somefamousuniversitiesencouagestudentstogainmorelifeexperiencesC.takingagapyearcanmakestudentsfreefromlifelearningD.thestressofstudiesdoesharmtothestudents’health.43.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.CharlesDeacondoesn’tsupporttheideaofthestudents’takingagapyearB.Booksandmediahavecontributedtothestudents’inerestinschoollearningC.Parentsmightdisagreewiththeprogramconcernedabouttheirchildren’sfuturE.D.Expertsagreetakingayearoffwillbenefitthestudentsemotionallyandphysically.
FormerIrishPresidentMaryRobinsonwasjustmakingapoliteconversationwithanEthiopian埃塞俄比亚的teenageraboutherweddingday.The16-year-oldhadalreadybeenmarriedforayear.Shelookedatmewiththesaddesteyesandsaid'Ihadtodropoutofschool'Robinsonsaidinatelephoneinterview.ThatconveyedtometherealitysaidRobinsonthefirstwomantoserveasIreland'spresidentandformerU..N..highcommissionerforhumanrights.Herlifeasfarassheisconcernedhadmoreorlessended.Robinsonsaidkeepinggirlsinschoolwasoneofthemostimportantthingspolicymakerscoulddotoaddressthecomingchallengesofanever-increasingpopulationpredictedbytheUnitedNationstoreach7billionsoon.EuropeancountriesareconcernedaboutagingpopulationsasisJapanbutthisismuchlessofanissuethanthehugenumberofpeoplewhichwearegoingtoseeoverthenext40yearswhenthepopulationgoesfrom7billionto9billionshesaid.Almostallofthatincreasewillbeinpoordevelopingcountriessothatwehaveaverybigchallenge.Familyplanningexpertsworryinparticularaboutthefuturepopulationexplosioninsub-SaharanAfrica.InMaytheUnitedNationsprojectedtheworldpopulationwouldreach9.3billionin2050and10.1billionby2100.MuchofthatgrowthwillcomefromAfricawherethepopulationisgrowingat2.3percentayear—morethandoubleAsia's1percentgrowthratE.IfthatratestaysconsistentwhichisnotcertainAfrica'spopulationwillreach3.6billionby2100fromthepresent1billion.JoelCohenaprofessorofpopulationstudiesatRockefellerUniversityandColumbiaUniversityinNewYorksaiduniversalsecondaryeducationofferedawaytoreducepopulationinhighbirth-rateregions.Inadditiontoprovidinginformationaboutbirthcontrolasecondaryeducationteacheswomentoreducetheirownfertility生育力improvethehealthoftheirchildrenandallowsthemtomovefromamind-setofhavingmanychildreninthehopesthatsomewillsurvivetoimprovingthequalityofeachchild'slifeCohenwroteinthejournalNaturE.59.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorintroduceshistopicby_____.A.explainingtheauthor'sopinionsB.givinganexampleC.describingthepooreducationsystemD.comingstraighttothetopic60.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.RobinsonishappyaftertalkingtotheEthiopiangirl.B.Robinsonisasuccessfulexpertinpopulationstudies.C.Robinsonisworriedaboutpopulationgrowth.D.Robinsonencouragesfemaleeducation.61.WhatisJoelCohen'sviewaboutsecondaryeducation?A.Itprovidesbasicknowledgeofhealth.B.Itimprovesthehealthofchildren.C.Itmakespeoplepaymoreattentiontoeducation.D.Itcanchangepeople'sparentingideas.62.Accordingtothepassagethemostimportantwaytocontrolhighpopulationgrowthis.A.keepinggirlsinschoolB.lettinggirlsgoawayfromAfricaC.lettingyounggirlsremainsingleD.keepinggirlsinfamilies
February14thisValentine’sDay!InChinaitisonlyadayforyoungboyfriendsandgirlfriends.ButmyteacherandfriendsinAmericatoldmethatValentine’sDayisapublicday.ThiswasmyfirstValentine’sDayinAmericA.Ididn’tunderstandthecustoms风俗clearly.MaybeIdidn’tneedtosendanygifts.IwatchedotherstoseewhattheydidsonexttimeIcanunderstanD.OnthatdaywhenwebeganthereadingclassMr.PetersgaveeverystudentsomechocolatesandsaidHappyValentine’sDay!Iwasveryhappytheteachergavehisstudentsgiftsandblessings.IneversawthatinChinA.MaybeAmericanteachersareverydifferent.Ididn’tbuyagiftfortheteachersoIowed欠agifttotheteacher.AnywayIwanttosayThankyouMr.PetersandI’msorry.WhenwehadabreakoneofmyclassmatesgavemeaPokemoncarD.ItwasveryfunnyandIfeltthankfulbutIthoughtIowedagiftagain.WhenwewerecomingtoourgrammarclasssuddenlyIheardsomeonecallingmE.Shelly!IstoppeD.Anotherclassmatewhohadonlybeeninourclassonedaygavemesomechocolates.ShesaidTheseareforyouandyourfriends.Haveagoodday!Iwaslookingatherleavingandthinkingthatwewereinthesameclassonlyonedaybutnowwearefriends.That’sverygreatbutIowedagiftagain.WhenIcamehomemyChinesefriendsentsomerosesandchocolates.IwassurprisedandhappybecauseIhadneverreceivedrosesinmypastlifebutIhopeditwasthelastgift.Ididn’twanttoowemoregifts.4.BeforethewriterleftChinashethoughtValentine’sDay_______.A.wasadayfortheyoungB.wasdifferentinAmericaC.wasafestivalforallthepeopleD.wasaholidayforthestudents5.BysayingIneversawthatinChinathewriterwouldliketotellusthatinChina_________.A.thestudentsgavegiftstotheteachersB.theteachersdidn’tlikethestudentsatallC.thestudentsneverreceivedanygiftsandblessingsD.theteacherswouldn’tgivetheirstudentsanygifts6.Thewriterfeltsorryprobablybecauseshe________.A.madeamistakeinclassB.didn’tlikechocolateC.hadnogiftforMr.PetersinreturnD.hadnomoneytobuygifts7.Whatwasthefirstgiftthewriterreceivedfromhisclassmates?A.Atoy.B.A.carD.C.Somechocolates.D.Someroses.
DrawingisauniversallanguagE.Itwasprobablyourfirstformofself-expressionwhenwewerebabies:longbeforewestartwritingwe’repaintingandscribbling乱涂bothinordertomakesenseoftheworldandbecauseweenjoyit.Inthehistoryofhumanculturetoopaintingandimagemakingcamebeforewritingorevensimplemathematics:30000yearsagocomparedto5000.Yetafterweleaveschoolmostofusneverpickupapencilagain—willingly.IfaskedtodrawsomethingmostadultsandmanyolderchildrenwillshaketheirheadsandsayNotme!Ican’tdraw.I’mhopelessatit.WhenyouthinkaboutitthisisverystrangE.Drawinginvolvescoordinating协调thehandandtheeyewiththepencil.It’sabasicskillnomoredifficulttolearnthanotheramazingthingsthathumansdosuchashittingatennisballoverthenetorwritingourownnamE.there’snospecialtalentinvolveD.Anybodywhocanlearntowritecanlearntodraw.Sothereyouare–noexcusenottogetoutyourpencilpencilsharpenerandrubberandtakepartintheBigDrawanationwideseriesoffreearteventstakingplacealloverBritainnextOctober.Everyone’swelcome:allyouneedisawillingnesstoexpressyourselfthroughdrawing.TheBigDrawnowinitsfifthyearhasalreadyachievedtwoworldrecords:oneforthelongestdrawingintheworld1kmandtheotherforthegreatestnumberofpeopledrawingatthesametime7000.ThisyeartherewillbeanattempttocreateanewGuinnessWorldRecordforthelongestvisitors’book:peoplewillbeinvitedtoleavetheirnameandadrawingonathree-kilometerpieceofpaper.ThethemethisyearisInside\Outside—PeopleStructure结构andSpacesandothereventsplannedincludedrawingonathree-kilometerpieceofpaper.TheBigDrawisnotaboutturningthenationintoartistsitisabouthelpingpeopletoacquirethisuniversallanguageofcommunication.ItsgreatestachievementnextOctoberwillbetobringhundredsofthousandsofpeopletogethertolookimaginedrawandhavefun.6.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinthistext?A.Tocallonpeopletojoinaculturalevent.B.Todescribethehistoryofdrawing.C.Toadviseustotakedrawinglessons.D.Toexplainhowchildrendevelop.7.Whenwewerebabiesweexpressedourselvesby_______.A.enjoyinglanguageB.learningtowritE.C.makingmarksonpaper.D.paintingpicturesoftheworlD.8.Whatcanwelearnaboutdrawingfromthetext?A.Itistheoldesthumanactivity.B.Itcamebeforewritingormathematics.C.Youcandoitwellifyoukeepyoureyeonthepencil.D.ItrequiresspecialabilitywhichonlyafewpeoplehavE.9.WhoistheBigDrawfor?A.Peoplewhocan’tdraw.B.peoplewhowouldliketotrydrawing.C.PeoplewhowanttocreateaworldrecorD.D.Peoplewhodon’tdrawthoughtheyareadults.10.TheBigDrawalreadyholdsaworldrecordfor_______.A.thenumberofvisitorstotheevent.B.thelengthoftimespentonadrawing.C.thenumberofballoonsreleasedinoneday.D.thenumberofpeopledrawingatthesametimE.
AlibabastartedtakingtheleadinChinabyconnectingbigChinesemanufacturers制造商withbigbuyersacrosstheworlD.Itsbusiness-to-businesssiteAlibabA.comallowedbusinesstobuyalmosteverything.Alibaba’sadvantagewasn’thardtojudge:sizE.AlibabaisjustbigevenbyChinesestandards.Itsmarketattracts231millionactivebuyers8millionsellers11.3billionordersayear—andAlibabaisjustthemiddleman.Itencouragespeopletouseitsmarkets—notchargingsmallsellersapercentageofthesalE.IfyouwantaquicklookintotheinfluenceofAlibabaondailyChineselifetakemyexperiencE.ImovedtoBeijingayearagoandquicklygottiredofvisitingsmallstoresacrossthecrowdedpollutedcityof20millionpeopleinsearchofnewelectronicsbathroomfurnishingsandanythingelsemywifewanteD.You’relookingforwhatexactly?Whynottryit?myChineseteacheraskedmeoneday.WiththatmywonderfulnewrelationshipwithAlibababegan.Alibaba’soriginalbusiness-to-businessmodelnowissecondtoconsumerbuying.Chineseretail零售buyingmakesup80%ofAlibaba’sprofitandleadingthatgroupisTaobaowith800millionitemsforsaleandthemostunbelievableselectionofthingsyou’lleverfinD.TMall.comisAlibaba’sotherbigsitewhereyoucanfindbrandnamegoodsfromNikeandUnilevernearthelowestprices.WhatIhaveahardtimeexplainingtofriendsandfamilybackintheU.S.ishowChinahasgonebeyondtraditionalshopping—big-boxretailersespecially—infavorofonlinepurchasesonTaobaoandafewothersites.InsmallertownsthanBeijingwherebigretailershavenotyettraveledshoppingonlineisshoppingandshoppingisTaobao.IhavealistofsomeofmyrecentpurchasesonTaobaoforasenseofhowwidethemarketplaceis.Almosteverythingarrivedadayortwoafterorderingwithfreeshipping.I’mnotevenabigbuyerbecauseIneedfriendstohelpmesearchtheChinese-languagesitE.WhenIwassearchingmypurchasehistoryonmyChineseteacher’siPadwhichhelpsmebuygoodsIlookedthroughwithgreatdifficultyabout10ofherpurchasesforeveryoneofminE.19.Alibaba’sadvantagemainlyliesin.A.itslowpriceB.itsbigsizeC.itsnotchargingsmallsellersD.itsbusiness-to-businessservice20.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassage?A.Alibabawillcontinuetodevelop.B.AlibabastandsoutasthebestonlinesitE.C.Alibabaactsasabridgebetweenthebuyersandsellers.D.Alibabaisofmiddlesizeamongalltheonlinesites.21.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.T.Mall.comprovidesmoreprofitthanTaobao.B.Theauthor’sChineseteacherisalsoanonlinepurchaselover.C.Taobaohasnoobviousadvantageoverothersimilaronlinesites.D.Alibaba’sbusiness-to-businessserviceearnsmoremoneythanretail.22.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ShoppingonlineinChinaisTaoBao.B.HowtheauthorpurchasesonlineinChinA.C.Shoppingonlinegoesbeyondtraditionalshopping.D.Alibabainfluencespeople’sdailypurchaseinChinA.
LikeinternationaltravelersanywhereforeignersvisitingtheUnitedStatesfromothercountriescanbeconfusedbysomeofwhattheyencounter.Fortunatelytheirfellowtravelershaveplentyofadvice.Herearesomespeciallygoodtraveladvicefromaroundtheworld.FromItalyTippingisfilledwithmisunderstanding.Q..IsittruethatIhavetoforcetotipatallA.Itisnotmandatorytotiphoweveritisstronglyrecommendedbecauseinmanycasesitistheonlyentryofworkers.Generallyinarestaurantinthecabandinmanyplaceswherethereisaservicetipis15%.Sincethebillthatwillexplainyouexactlythecitytaxof8.875%issufficienttodoublethatsumwithoutbotheringtodothecalculations.Inthehotelyouleavetwodollarsperdayperpersoncleaning.ObviouslyyoudonotleavetipsinplaceslikeMcDonaldsorStarbucks.FromChinaAmericanslovetofollowrulesevenwhennooneislooking.Americansaresuchstrictrulefollowers.Iwitnessedthisoncesittingonthesidelinesofahighschooldodgeballgame.TomeitwasridiculousalittleviolentandveryAmerican.Itstruckmethatmyclassmatesfollowedtherulesofthegamesostrictly.Evenwhennoonenoticedthatapersonhadbeenhitandhecouldhavekeptplayinghevoluntarilygavehimselfupandleftthegame.Iwasdeeplyimpressedbyhowmuchpeoplehonoredtherulesevenwhentheyarenotseen.FromRussiaGiftsarenotabigdeal.Anddidyouknowbribery行贿wasillegalGiftsAmericansdonotexpectthem.OnthecontraryanunexpectedgiftwhileconductingbusinesscanputanAmericaninanawkwardposition.SuchthingsforAmericanssuggestexchangeofcommercial.BusinessgiftsintheU..S..arenotacceptable.Moreovertheyoftencausesuspicion.AmericansfearthattheycouldbeinterpretedasabribeandintheUnitedStatesthatisstrictlypunishablebylaw.FromJapanNobodyisimpressedbyhowmuchyoucandrink.IntheU..S..theydonothaveasenseofprideiftheydrinkalargeamount.Ratherifyoudrinkalotthereisasensethatyoucannotmanageyourselfandyoucanloserespectfromthosearoundyou.Beingdrunkdoesn'texcuseyouractionsandtodrinkalcoholhabituallyisasignofalcoholism.Alcoholicsareseenasmentallyweakandareavoidedbysocietyduetotheirinabilitytohaveselfcontrol.46.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellaboutA.Culturaldiversity.B.Culturaldifferences.C.Culturalrevolution.D.Culturalconstruction.47.WhichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordmandatoryinParA.3A.Required.B.Forbidden.C.Permitted.D.Arranged.48.AccordingtothepassagewhatareAmericansmostlikelytodoA.Tippingeverywhere.B.Sendingasurprisingbusinesspresent.C.Drinkingalot.D.Obeyingthegamerules.49.WhichworddotheinternationaltravelersprobablyusetodescribeAmericansA.Confident.B.Self﹣disciplined.C.Selfless.D.Generous.
Somepeoplebringoutthebestinyouinawaythatyoumightneverhavefullyrealizedonyourown.MymomwasoneofthosepeoplE.MyfatherdiedwhenIwasninemonthsoldmakingmymomasinglemotherattheageofeighteen.WhileIwasgrowingupwelivedaveryhardlifE.WehadlittlemoneybutmymomgavemealotoflovE.EachnightshesatmeonherlapandspokethewordsthatwouldchangemylifeKemmonsyouarecertaintobeagreatmanandyoucandoanythinginlifeifyouworkhardenoughtogetit.AtfourteenIwashitbyacarandthedoctorssaidIwouldneverwalkagain.EverydaymymotherspoketomeinhergentlelovingvoicetellingmethatnomatterwhatthosedoctorssaidIcouldwalkagainifIwantedtobadlyenough.ShedrovethatmessagesodeepintomyheartthatIfinallybelievedher.A.yearlaterIreturnedtoschool—walkingonmyown!WhentheGreatDepression大萧条hitmymomlostherjoB.ThenIleftschooltosupportthebothofus.AtthatmomentIwasdeterminednevertobepooragain.OvertheyearsIexperiencedvariouslevelsofbusinesssuccess.ButtherealturningpointoccurredonavacationItookwithmywifeandfivekidsin1951.Iwasdissatisfied不满意withthesecond-classhotelsavailableforfamiliesandwasangrythattheychargedanextra$2foreachchilD.ThatwastooexpensivefortheaverageAmericanfamily.ItoldmywifethatIwasgoingtoopenamotel汽车旅馆forfamiliesthatwouldneverchargeextraforchildren.TherewereplentyofdoubtersatthattimE.Notsurprisinglymomwasoneofmystrongestsupporters.SheworkedbehindthedeskandevendesignedtheroomstylE.Asinanybusinessweexperiencedalotofchallenges.Butwithmymother’swordsdeeplyrootedinmysoulIneverdoubtedwewouldsucceeD.Fifteenyearslaterwehadthelargesthotelsystemintheworld—HolidayInn.In1979mycompanyhad1759innsinmorethanfiftycountrieswithanincomeof$1billionayear.Youmaynothavestartedoutlifeinthebestsituation.Butifyoucanfindataskinlifeworthworkingforandbelieveinyourselfnothingcanstopyou.28.Accordingtotheauthorwhoplayedthemostimportantroleinmakinghimwalkbacktoschoolagain?A.Doctors.B.Nurses.C.Mom.D.Friends.29.WhatcausedKemmonstostartamotelbyhimself?A.Hiswife’ssuggestion.B.Hispreviousbusinesssuccessofvariouslevels.C.Hismom’ssupport.D.Histerribleexperienceinthehotel.30.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKemmons’mother?A.Modesthelpfulandhard-working.B.Lovingsupportiveandstrong-willeD.C.Carefulhelpfulandbeautiful.D.StrictsensitiveandsupportivE.31.WhichofthefollowingledtoKemmons’successaccordingtothepassage?A.Self-confidencehardworkhighereducationandapoorfamily.B.Mom’sencouragementcleargoalsself-confidenceandhardwork.C.Cleargoalsmom’sencouragementapoorfamilyandhighereducation.D.Mom’sencouragementapoorfamilyhighereducationandopportunities.
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