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ThefirstdayofthemonthofMayisknownasMayDay.Itisthetimeofyearwhenwarmerweatherbegins.Peoplecelebratethecomingofsummerwithcustomsthatareexpressionsofjoyandhopeafteralongwinter.TodayMayDayactivitieshavebeenmovedtotheMayDayholidayonthefirstMondayofthemonth.ItisapublicholidaywhenfamiliestakeadvantageofthetimeofftovisitsomeoftheUK’smanyattractionsincludingparkszooshistoricbuildingsancienttownsandvillagesandbeautifulcountrysidE.MayDaycelebrationshavetheiroriginsintheRomanfestivalofFlorathegoddessoffruitandflowerswhichmarkedthebeginningofsummer.Peoplewoulddecoratetheirhousesandvillageswithleavesandflowerstheypickedatdaybreakinthebeliefthatthevegetationspiritswouldbringgoodluck.Intheveryearlymorningyounggirlswentintothefieldsandwashedtheirfaceswithdew露水.Theybelievedthismadethemverybeautifulforthefollowingyear.MayDaywasanimportantdayintheMiddleAgesandwasafavoriteholidayofmanyEnglishvillages.Peopleofthetimeusedtocutdownyoungtreesandsticktheminthegroundinthevillagetomarkthearrivalofsummer.Thisistheoriginofthemaypole五月柱.Peopledancedaroundthemincelebrationoftheendofwinter.MaypoleswereoncecommonalloverEnglandandwerekeptfromoneyeartothenext.ThetallestmaypoleissaidtohavebeenputupinLondonontheStrandin1661.Itstoodmorethan143feethighandwascutdownin1717whenitwasusedbyNewtontosupportanewreflectingtelescope反射式望远镜inventedbyDutchscientistHuygens.24.HowdoBritishpeoplecelebrateMayDay?A.Theyvisitfriendsandfamilymembers.B.TheyspendalotoftimeshoppingarounD.C.Theyshowgreatloveforthelongwinter.D.TheycelebrateitonthefirstMondayofMay.25.TheunderlinedwordthisinParagraph2refersto_____.A.goingintothefieldsB.pickingflowersatdaybreakC.washingthefacewithdewD.gettingupearlyinthemorning26.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemaypole?A.PeopleclimbitonMayDay.B.ItdatesfromtheMiddleAges.C.Itwasusuallyfoundinthecities.D.Peopleusedoldtalltreestomakeit.27.Thepurposeofthetextisto_____.A.describeRomancustomsB.introduceaBritishfestivalC.suggestspringfamilyactivitiesD.explaintheoriginsofmaypoles
TheWizardingWorld魔法世界ofHarryPotterthemeparkwillopeninFloridain2009andwillprovideattractionsandridesbasedonplacesfromtheHarryPotterbooks.Thenovels’authorJKRowlinghasalreadygivenherblessingtotheproject.ShesaidTheplansI.’veseenlookunbelievablyexcitingandIdon’tthinkfansofthebooksorfilmswillbedisappointeD.StuartCraigthemaninchargeofthedesignoftheparkisanOscar-winningproductiondesignerwhoworkedontheHarryPotterfilmssoitshouldbefaithful忠实的toJKRowling’svision.StuartCraigsaidOurprimarygoalistomakesurethisexperienceisanauthenticextension原著的延伸ofHarryPotter’sworldasitisportrayedinthebooksandfilms.VisitorstotheparkwillbeabletoexploresomeoftheirfavouriteplacesfromthebooksuchasthevillageofHogsmeadetheForbiddenForestandofcourseHogwartsCastlewhereHarrygoestoschool.AlthoughfanscanlookforwardtoaholidayintheHarryPotterthemeparkmanywillbesaddenedbythefactthatthebest-sellingseries系列isnowdrawingtoaclosE.Thefinalinstalment分期连载的一部分intheseriesHarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallowswillbepublishedon21JulyandtomarktheeventJKRowlingistoreadextracts摘录fromthebooktoaselectaudienceatmidnightonthedayofpublication.Rowlinghasannouncedthattwocharactersdieinthefinalbookbuthasnotrevealed透露ifHarryisoneofthemsofanswillhavetowaittofindoutthefateoftheirmagicalhero.9.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.newbookaboutHarryPotter.B.A.themeparkaboutHarryPotter.C.Whatpeoplewillseeinthethemepark.D.SomethingaboutHarryPotter.10.Whatwillpeopleseeinthethemepark?A.Someoftheplacesinthebook.B.HarryPotterandmostofthecharacters.C.HowfilmHarryPotterwasmadE.D.Theendingpartofthemagicalstory.11.What’smeaningoftheunderlinedwordportrayedmeaninthefourthparagraph?A.ExploreD.B.SaddeneD.C.DescribeD.D.OpeneD.12.What’sthenovel’sauthorJKRowling’sattitudetothethemepark?1111]A.Notasgoodasthebook.B.ItwillbewellreceiveD.C.Notsatisfiedwiththeplacesshowninthepark.D.SaddeneD.
AnewargumenthasbeenputforwardastowhetherpenguinsaredisturbedbythepresenceoftouristsinAntarcticA.PreviousresearchbyscientistsfromKeilUniversityinGermanymonitoredAdeliepenguinsandnotedthatthebirds’heartratesincreaseddramaticallyatthesightofahumanasfaras30metersaway.Butnewresearchusinganartificialeggwhichisequippedtomeasureheartratesdisputesthis.ScientistsfromtheScottPolarResearchInstituteatCambridgesaythataslowmovinghumanwhodoesnotapproachthenesttoocloselyisnotviewedasathreatbypenguins.Theearlierfindingshavebeenusedtopartlyexplainthe20percentdropinpopulationsofcertaintypesofpenguinsneartouristsites.HowevertouroperatorshavecontinuedtoinsistthattheiractivitiesdonotadverselyaffectwildlifeinAntarcticasayingtheyencouragenon-disruptivebehaviorintouristsandthatthedeclineinpenguinnumbersiscausedbyotherfactors.AmandaNimonoftheScottPolarResearchInstitutespentthreesouthernhemispheresummersatCuvervilleIslandinAntarcticastudyingpenguinbehaviortowardshumans.AnestingpenguinwillreactverydifferentlytoapersonrapidlyandcloselyapproachingthenestsaysNimon.Firsttheyexhibitlargeandprolonged延长heartratechangesandthentheyoftenfleethenestleavingitopenforpredators掠夺者toflyinandremoveeggsorchicks.Theartificialeggspeciallyfortheprojectmonitoredboththeparentwhohadbeen‘disturbed’whentheeggwasplacedinthenestandtheotherparentastheybothtookitinturnstoguardthenest.HoweverBorisCulikwhomonitoredtheAdeliepenguinsbelievesthatNimon’sfindingsdonotinvalidatehisownresearch.Hepointsoutthatspeciesbehavedifferently–andNimon’sworkwaswithGentoopenguins.NimonandhercolleaguesbelievethatCulik’sresearchwasmethodologicallyflawed使无效becausethemonitoringofpenguins’responsesneededcapturingandrestraining控制thebirdsandfittingthemwithheart-ratetransmitters.ThereforearguesNimonitwouldnotbesurprisingiftheybecamestressedonseeingahumansubsequently.67.Accordingtothepassagewhatoverallmessageispresented?A.Nofirmconclusionsaredrawn.B.NeitherCulik’snorNimon’sfindingsareofmuchvaluE.C.Penguinreductionisclosedrelatedtotouristbehavior.D.Touristsarenotresponsibleforthefallinpenguinnumbers.68.WhichONEargumentofthefollowingisstatedinthepassage?A.Penguinsarehardertoresearchwhentheyhaveyoung.B.TouroperatorsshouldencouragetouriststoavoidAntarcticA.C.Notallpenguinsbehaveinthesameway.D.Penguinsneedbetterprotectionfromtourists.69.Whatdoyounoticeabouttheviewspresentedinthepassage?A.Theyaregroundless.B.Theyarefactual.C.TheyaredescriptivE.D.Theyareconflicting.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfinallineprobablymean?A.lateronB.calmlyC.separatelyD.inthesameplace
NobodylaughedwhentheUKcomedyshowLittleBritaintouredtheUS.Americansdidn’tfindtheBritishstereotypes刻板印象funny.Onecharacterwasawomanwhowassickwhenevershesawaforeigner.Anotherwasaloudandrude15-year-oldgirlcursingatherteachers.ButbackhomeBritishpeoplewerelaughingthinkingYes!That’sexactlywhatwe’relike!Alaughisalaughinanylanguagebutthereasonsforitcanbeverydifferent.BritonsandAmericansspeakthesamelanguagebuthumordoesnotalwaystranslatE.TakeTheOfficeasanexamplE.ThiswasoriginallyaUKTVseriesbutitwaschangedfortheUS.BoththeUSandUKseriesaresetinaboringworkplaceinaboringtown.ButDavidBrentthebossoftheUKofficeisnotaniceguylikeMichaelScottintheUSversion.WehadtomakeMichaelScottaslightlynicerguywroteseriescreatorRickyGervais.Hecouldn’tbetoomean.GervaissaidBritishpeoplearedifferentfromAmericansbecauseBritonscruellymakefunofpeoplewelikeordislikE.andofourselves.HebelievesthedifferencesbetweentheAmericanandBritishsensesofhumorarebecauseofourupbringing.AmericansarebroughtuptobelievetheycanbethenextpresidentoftheUnitedStateshewrotE.Britonsaretold‘Itwon’thappenforyou’.ThingsusuallyturnoutfineattheendofeveryUSOfficeepisode集.Evenifthey’renotperfectthecharacterslearnalessonforthefuturE.ButinDavidBrent’soffice-andinlotsofUKcomedies-thelastsceneisoftensaD.Youareoftenleftwiththefeelingthatthingsjustcouldn’tgetworsE.ForBritishpeoplethisseemstruertolifeandsomuchfunnier.It’snotjustBritainandtheUSthathavecomicdifferences.FewforeignerswouldunderstandaChinesecross-talkshowforexamplE.Culturaldifferencesarenolaughingmatter.ButcomicdifferencescanbeawindowintoaCulturE.28.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.ToshowthatBritishhumorisnotfunnyatall.B.ToshowthatAmericanpeopledon'tunderstandBritishpeoplE.C.ToshowthatBritainandAmericahavedifferentstereotypes.D.Toshowhowhumormaymeandifferentthingsindifferentcultures.29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutTheOfficeisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.DavidBrentisquiteaniceguy.B.MichaelScottisarathermeanguy.C.EpisodesintheUKversionoftenendonahopelessnotE.D.EpisodesintheUSversionoftenendinaboringway.30.Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A.Britsdonotliketomakefunofothers.B.BritishcomedyoftenhasamoralmessagE.C.AmericanpeoplearebroughtuptobemorepositivE.D.Jokesaredifficulttotranslatefromonelanguageintoanother.31.Whatistheauthor'sopinionofcomicdifferences?A.TheyareslightdifferencesthatcanbeignoreD.B.Theycanpartlyshowculturaldifferences.C.Theyshowstereotypesofdifferentcultures.D.Theyhelppeoplecommunicatewitheachother.
Beingabletospeak11foreignlanguages68-year-oldvillagerXuXiuzhenhasbecomeacelebrityinthetownofYangshuoanidealtraveldestinationinsouthChina’sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.XulivesatthefootofMoonMountainwhereshehasguidedcountlesstourists.HersincerityhaswonherthenameMamaMoonYangshuoknownforitsKarst喀斯特landscapeandtheLijiangRiverhasdrawnmillionsofforeigntouristsallovertheworlD.Thescenictownishometomanypeoplewhomakealivingbybothfarmingandworkingastourguides.Overthepast16yearsXuhastaughtherself11foreignlanguagesincludingEnglishSpanishJapaneseandKorean.Inadditiontomakingherincrediblypopularherforeignlanguageshavemadeiteasierforhertocommunicatewithforeigntourists.Buthersuccesshasbeenhard-won.ShestartedlearningsimpleEnglishphrases16yearsago.Beingilliterate文盲的shewasunabletoreadgrammarbookssoshehadtomemorizeeachwordbyitssounD.ButXutookeveryopportunitytotalktoforeigntouristsandtriedtospeakoutherEnglish.Constant持续不断的communicationandasenseofperseveranceprovedeffectiveandshewasgraduallyabletoexpressherselfinEnglish.Withhercommandof11foreignlanguagesXubecomesoneofthebusiesttourguidesinYangshuo.Herreputationattractsalargecrowdoftouristeverydayespeciallyforeignvisitorswhocometomeetthemultilingualguideoutofadmiration.HuangYongzhongdirectorofYangshuo’stourismbureausaidXu’ssuccesshasencouragedmanyfarmerstofollowherexamplE.Officialstatisticsshowthat1.5millionforeigntouristsvisitedYangshuoin2012anumberthathasinspiredlocaltourguidestolearnforeignlanguageswithhopesofachievingthesamesuccessasMamaMoon.What‘MamaMoon’doesisagoodexampleofYangshuofarmers’shareddream---tomakelifebetterbylearningnewskillsHuangsaiD.31.Theunderlinedwordcelebrityinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans____.A.afamouspersonB.ageneroustourguideC.anexcellentdirectorD.acleverstudent32.WhatisYangshuofamousfor?A.Yangshuo’stourismbureau.B.Farmerslearningforeignlanguages.C.It’skarstlandscapeandtheLijiangRiver.D.Allkindsofdeliciouslocalfoods.33.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.XubegantolearnEnglishyearsago.B.Xu’swayoflearningEnglish.C.XulikestostudyEnglishverymuch.D.Xu’scommunicationwithforeignersinEnglish.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheeffectscausedbyXu’sgoodcommandofforeignlanguages?A.Shebecomesincrediblypopularinherhometown.B.Herpersonallifeisalwaysinterruptedbyforeigntourists.C.Shecancommunicatewithforeigntourists.D.ManyvisitorscametoYangshuo.35.WecaninferthereasonwhymanyforeigntouristscometoYangshuoisthat____.A.theywanttosharetheirdreamswithXuXiuzhenB.theywanttotastesomelocaldeliciousdishesC.theywanttolearnChinesefromXuXiuzhenD.theywanttomeetXuXiuzhenfacetoface
Beatingisasignofaffectioncursing骂isasignoflovE.ManymaynotexpecttohearthewordsoftheoldChinesesayinginthesemoderntimes—withparentswealthierandbettereducatedthantheyhaveeverbeen—butexpertssaytheystillringtruE.TodayitseemsChineseparentsaremorelikelytosendtheirchildrentoprecollegemilitaryacademiesintheUnitedStatesinthehopethatsometoughlovewillpavethewaytosuccess.Goodeducationdoesn'tmeanlettingyourchildrenenjoyprivilegesespeciallyourboys.saidSongWenminganentrepreneur企业家inJinhuaEastChina'sZhejiangprovincE.TheyshouldberaisedintoughconditionstoknowwhattofightforinthefuturE.InAugustSongsenthis17yearoldsontoValleyForgeMilitaryAcademyVFMAinPennsylvaniA.Andheisfarfromaloneeventhoughittakesalotofmoney—around$48000peryear—tosendachildtoastrictmilitaryschool.StatisticsshowthatanincreasingnumberofChinesestudentshavebeenregisteringwithsuchacademies.AfewyearsagotherewerenoChinesestudentsatValleyForgE.Todaythereare28.AlloftheChinesestudentsatValleyForgecamefromwealthyfamiliessomeofthemwerespoileD.saidJenniferMyersdirectorofmarketingandcommunicationsattheschool.Song'sonlysonSongSiyuhadarockystartduringhisfirstsixweeksattheschool.Theteenagersaidhewenttotheschoolvoluntarilybutdidnotexpectittobeasdifficult.Nowthreemonthslaterhehasperfectedtheartoftakingabathin35secondsfinishingamealwithoutlookingathisfoodandmakinghisbedwithprecision.HecaneventakecriticismnomatterhowunreasonablE.ThetrainingishardbutIknowitisgoodforselfdevelopmentofindividuals.saidSongSiyu.Theendlesstrainingandscoldingarejustwaystobuildupourcharactertheyarenotpersonal.Buthisenthusiasmisnotuniversal.Tenofthe13Chinesestudentswhojoinedtheacademythisyearhavetransferredtootherschools.Butforthosewhostickwithitthereisarewardforallthehardwork.32.FromthesecondparagraphwecanknowtheoldChinesesaying_____________.A.isoutofdateinmoderntimesB.isdisagreedbyrichparentsC.isstillworthtrustingD.isdeeplybelievedbybettereducatedparents33.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthat_____________.A.SongsenthisonlysontomilitaryschoolsohefeelslonelyB.SongistheonlyonewhosendshischildtomilitaryschoolC.thereareotherpeoplesendingtheirchildrentomilitaryschoolbesidesSongD.thefeeofthemilitaryschoolissohighthatonlySongcanaffordit34.HowmanyChinesestudentsarethereatValleyForgebeforethisyear?A.10.B.13.C.15.D.25.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.It'slikelythatmoreandmoreChinesestudentswillattendVFMA.B.MostChineseparentsapproveofeducatingtheirchildrenbybeatingandcursingnowadays.C.SongSiyuhadnodifficultyinadjustingtothelifeatVFMA.D.MostChinesestudentssupportthewayofeducationatVFMA.
WhoeverhasmadeavoyageuptheHudsonRivermustremembertheCatskillMountains.TheyareabranchofthegreatAppalachianfamilyandcanbeseentothewestrisinguptoanobleheightandtoweringoverthesurroundingcountry.Whentheweatherisfairandsettledtheyareclothedinblueandpurpleandprinttheirbeautifulshapesonthecleareveningskybutsometimeswhenitiscloudlessgraysteamgathersaroundthetopofthemountainswhichinthelastraysofthesettingsunwillshineandlightuplikeacrownofglory华丽的皇冠.AtthefootofthesemountainsatravelermayseelightsmokegoingupfromavillagE.Inthatvillageandinoneofthehouseswhichtotelltheexacttruthwassadlytime-wornandweather-beatentherelivedmanyyearsagoasimplegood-naturedfellowbythenameofRipVanWinklE.Rip’sgreatweaknesswasanaturaldislikeofallkindsofmoney-makinglabor.ItcouldnotbefromlackofdiligenceforhecouldsitalldayonawetrockandfishwithoutsayingawordeventhoughhewasnotencouragedbyasinglebitE.Hewouldcarryagunonhisshoulderforhourswalkingthroughwoodsandfieldstoshootafewbirdsorsquirrels.Hewouldneverrefusetohelpaneighborevenintheroughestwork.Thewomenofthevillagetoousedtoemployhimtodosuchlittlejobsastheirlesshelpfulhusbandswouldnotdoforthem.InawordRipwasreadytoattendtoeverybody’sbusinessbuthisown.Iflefttohimselfhewouldhavewhistledlifeawayinperfectsatisfaction;buthiswifewasalwaysmadathimforhisidleness懒散.Morningnoonandnighthertonguewasendlesslygoingsothathewasforcedtoescapetotheoutsideofthehouse—theonlysidewhichintruthbelongstoahenpeckedhusbanD.21.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheCatskillMountains?A.TheyareonthewestoftheHudsonRiver.B.TheyareveryhighandbeautifulinthisareA.C.TheycanbeseenfromtheAppalachianfamily.D.TheygatherbeautifulcloudsinblueandpurplE.22.Theheroofthestoryisprobably______.A.hard-workingandlikesallkindsofworkB.idleandhatesallkindsofjobsC.simpleidlebutverydutifulD.gentlehelpfulbutalittleidle23.Theunderlinedwordshenpeckedhusbandinthelastparagraphprobablymeansamanwho_______.A.likeshuntingB.isafraidofhensC.loveshiswifeD.isafraidofhiswife24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CatskillMountains.B.A.MountainVillagE.C.RipVanWinklE.D.A.DutifulHusbanD.
Beforeyoumakefriendsyouhavetodecidewhoyouwanttobeyourfriends.Mostpeopleliketohavefriendswholiketodothesamekindsofthingstheydo.ThequickestwaytomakeafriendistosmilE.Whenyousmilepeoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.ItmaynotbeeasyatfirsttosmilebutremembermostpeoplewillstayawayfromascaredorangrylookingfacE.Oneeasywaytostartaconversationwithsomeoneistosaysomethingniceabouthim.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.Doesn'titmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothatperson?Askyournewfriendsquestionsaboutthemselves.Who'stheirfavoritesingerwheredotheylivewhatdotheydoafterschoolareallgoodquestionstostartaconversation.Makesureyouhavesomethingtoaddtotheconversationtoo.Whensomeoneasksyouaquestiondohaveananswerforthem.There'snothingthatwillstopaconversationquickerthanashrugforananswer.Kidswhoshowaninterestinotherkidsandwhoarekindandfriendlymakegoodfriends.Remembereveryonewantstobearoundpeoplewholiketodosimilarthingsandpeoplewhoarenicetothem.1.Thispassagegivesussomeadviceon________.A.howtomakefriendsB.whatkindofpersonyoucanmakefriendswithC.howtostartaconversationD.theimportanceofsmile2.Mostpeopleliketomakefriendswiththose________.A.whoaresadeverydayB.whosharethesameinterestC.whoarefondoftalkingD.whosaybadthingstothem3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTagoodquestiontostartconversationwithagirl?A.Whichfootballplayerdoyoulikebest?B.Howdoyougotoschooleveryday?C.Whatareyourhobbies?D.Howoldareyou?4.Accordingtothethirdparagraphmostpeopleenjoytalkingtoone________.A.whoisalwayssmilingB.whoseemstobefriendlyC.whopraisesthemD.whopointsouttheirshortcomings
Everyday340millionpeoplespeakit.Onebillionpeoplearelearningitanditissaidthatby2050halfoftheworld’spopulationwillbeusingit.Whatarewetalkingabout?Thatgloballanguage—English.TheEnglishlanguagestartedinBritaininthe5thcentury.ItisamixedlanguagE.ItwasbuiltupwhenGerman.ScandinavianandFrenchinvaderssettledinEnglandandcreatedacommonlanguageforcommunication.TodayitistheofficiallanguageoftheUKtheUSAAustraliaNewZealandCanadaSouthAfricaandIrelandaswellasmanyislandsintheCaribbean.ManyothercountriesandregionsuseitforpoliticsandbusinessforexampleIndiA.PakistanNigeriaandthePhilippines.EnglishisalsooneoftheofficiallanguagesofHongKong.ButglobaladvertisingandpopmusicmeanthatinmostcountriesyouwillseeorhearsomeEnglish.ThankstoMcDonaldsweallknowaboutburgers.friesandmilkshakes.SongsbyMadonnaBritneySpearsandCelineDionareinEnglish.Wecansingalongevenifwedonotunderstandwhatwearesinging!Englishisamessy杂乱的languagE.Everyyeardictionariesincludenewwordsthattalkaboutpopularcultureforexamplecomputer-relatedwordssuchasbloggingdownloadandchatroom.AlsoincludedarewordsthatteenagersusE.WhodoesnotknowcoolOKandhello?OtherlanguagesalsoinfluenceEnglish.ManyEnglishwordscomefromFrench.Wordslikecafeandexpressionslikec'estlaviethatislifeareallpartoftheEnglishlanguagE.OntheotherhandtheFrenchlanguageincludesEnglishwordslikeleweekendandlecamping.GermanwordsarealsopartofEnglish.WordslikekindergartencomefromtheGermanlanguagE.RecentlyBritishpeoplehavebecomeinterestedinyoga.ButthewordcomesfromanancientHindulanguageinIndiA.32.TheEnglishlanguagehasahistoryof______.A.over2000yearsB.over500yearsC.over1500yearsD.over1000years33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthelanguageofEnglish?A.Itsvocabularyareenlargedeveryyear..B.Ithasborrowedwordsfromalltheotherlanguages.C.FrenchwordsareusedbytheEnglishbecausedictionarieshaveFrenchwords.D.SingersandfilmstarshavethegreatestinfluenceonlanguagE.34.HowmanypeopleintheworldareusingEnglishnow?A.OnebillionpeopleB.340million[Z-x-x-k.Com]C.almostallthepeopleintheworlD.D.notmentionedabovebutthenumberisgrowingrapidly.35.Manycountriesandregionsuseitforpoliticsandbusinessexcept______.A.theUSAB.NigeriaC.thePhilippinesD.Norway
Businessiswar.Thetraditionallanguageofbusinesscertainlymakesitsoundthatway:winningthecompetitiongettingmarketsharebeatingupsupplierslockingupcustomers.Therearethevictorsandthelosers.Buttodayindoingbusinessyouhavetolistentocustomersworkwithsupplierskeepgoodrelations—evenwithcompetitors.Thatdoesn’tsoundlikewar.Besidestherearefewvictorswhenbusinessislookeduponaswar.MostbusinessessucceedonlyifothersalsosucceeD.Businessiscompetitionandcooperationaswell.InotherwordsbusinessiswarandpeacE.Tobringtogethercompetitionandcooperationweturntogametheory.Gametheoryprovidesthatwhetheronepersonwinsorlosesdependsonwhatotherpeopledo.Itisparticularlyeffectivewhentherearemanyinterdependent相互依存的factorsandnodecisioncanbemadeinisolation孤立fromotherdecisions.Gametheorybreaksdownthegameintokeyelements要素:playersaddedvaluesrulestactics计谋andscope范围PARTS.EveryelementaffectstheresultofthegamE.ThismeansthateachofthefiveelementsgivesyouawaytochangeanexistinggameintoentirelynewonE.ChangeoneofthePARTSandyouchangethewholE.Whychangethegame?AnoldChinesesayingexplains:Ifyoucontinueonthecourseyou’reheadingthat’swhereyou’llendup.Sometimesthat’sgoodsometimesnot.Youcanplaythegameverywellandstillsuffergreatloss.That’sbecauseyou’replayingthewronggame:youneedtochangeit.EvenagoodgamecanbemadeintoabetteronE.Realsuccesscomesfromactivelyshapingthegameyouplay—frommakingthegameyouwantnottakingthegameyoufinD.12.Theauthorofthispassageis_______theideathatBusinessiswar.A.consideringB.infavorofC.againstD.doubtfulof13.PARTSstandsfor_______.A.thepartiesinagameB.playersaddedvaluesrulestacticsandscopeC.alloftheelementsinthegametheoryD.thepartsthataffecttheresultofthegame14.Thecorrectunderstandingoftheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphis_______.A.youplaythegametoowelltosuffergreatlossB.youarereallygoodatplayingthegamebutyoustillloseitoutC.youaresocompetitivethatyoubeatupallofyourcompetitorsterriblyD.thecompetitionissohardthatyouhavetoputallyourheartintoit15.Theauthoremphasizesthat_______.A.weshallplayintherightdirectionB.weshallplayveryhardC.weshallcontinueinthecourseweareheadingD.weshallalwayschangenomatterthechangeisgoodornot
AninternationalgroupofcoffeeexpertshasconsideredEthiopia’scoffeeasthebestintheworlD.Coffeeisatopexport出口物ofthecountry.ButathomeitisseenasnationalpridE.Ethiopiansfeelgoodabouttheircoffeeandenjoyingadrinkwithfriendsisalongtradition.Somepeoplesaytheclimateproducesqualitybeans.MortonWennersgarrdisacoffeeimporter.HesaidEthiopiahasdifferentancienttypesofcoffeE.Theyareplantedinplaceswithperfectsoilperfectaltitude海拔andclimatesthatarereallysuitableforcoffeeprocessing.FindingthebestqualitybeansisoftenanissueoftastE.Theprocessisknownascupping—tastingandcomparingcoffeefromdifferentroastedbeansgradingandthenpricingthem.Butbeforeinternationalexpertscometotastecoffeebeansarestudiedinsmallcoffeelaboratories.HelenAssefaalabtechniciandescribestheprocessWhenthecoffeecomestothelabweassess评价itsqualityfirstbyrecordingthedetails.Thenweweighthemoisture水分levelandweexaminethebeansforanalysis.Afterthatwegrind磨碎thecoffeebeansandtastethesamples.Attheendwecheckfordefective有瑕疵的beans.MubarikAbaoliisalabworker.Hesaysthattestingisaverydifficultandlongprocess.WeselectoutthedefectsbyhanD.Andweselectoutthedefectaccordingtothedefecttypes.Ethiopiahasgotalotofmoneybyexportingcoffeetomorethan120countries.Thecountryhasanexportrevenue税收ofmorethan$840millionayear.ButnotallthebestcoffeeleavesEthiopiA.FortypercentofthecoffeegrowninthecountrystaystherE.Itremainsanimportantpartofeverydaylifeatworkathomeandatceremonies.37.Ethiopians’attitudetowardscoffeemaybestbedescribedas_____.A.proudB.relaxedC.braveD.doubtful38.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.thewaysofmakingcoffeeB.theprocessofassessingthecoffeeC.thetipsonplantingthebestcoffeeD.theinfluenceofthecoffee39.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Morethan120countriesexportcoffeetoEthiopiA.B.CoffeeplaysanimportantroleinEthiopians’lifE.C.40%ofthecoffeegrowninEthiopiaisexporteD.D.EthiopiansearntheirlivingbyexportingcoffeE.40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToadvertisethecoffeeinEthiopiA.B.Tocommentoncoffeeexperts’work.C.TointroducethebestcoffeeintheworlD.D.TorecommendtouristsactivitiesinEthiopiA.
October21wasaverydarkdayinTexas.NotonlydidHurricaneHannadestroyhomesitcausedthelargestbusinessdamageinTexas’shistory.TheworstthingisHanna’sdestructiveforcenearlywipedout摧毁mostpowerpolesandpowerlines.AccordingtoCenterPointEnergyHurricaneHannaaffected2.15millioncustomers.Currentlymorethan4000ofthemarestillinthedark.Crewshaveworked16-hourshifts更换torestorepowertoresidents.MostofHoustonseemstobereturningtonormal.Schoolsrestaurantsretail零售storesandgasstationsareopen.Smilesareback.Butharder-hitplacesincludingGalvestonwilltakemuchlongertorecover.Hundredsofpeoplearestillmissingandcoastaltownsareamess.Someruinsfromstormhavedrifted漂流southtootherbeachesinTexas.SeveralpublicschoolsinGalvestonareclosedduetowaterdamagE.ParentsareregisteringkidsinotherareaschoolswhicharescheduledtobeginclassonNovember13.ManyschoolsuppliesweredestroyeD.ClaraBartonVillageisanemergencyshelterlocatedatAlamoElementarySchoolinGalvestonTexas.ThisiswherePaulaReedandherfamilyarestaying.BelieveitornotPaulaReedandherfamilyconsiderthishurricaneablessing.WhenPaulawasagirlshewasanorphanbutwastakeninbyherstepmumAntoniaFlores.ReedlostcontactwithFloresandhadbeentryingdesperatelytolocateherforthepastfewyears.BeforethehurricaneReedandherfamilymovedawayfromGalvestontoaSanAntonioshelter.ThereshereunitedwithFloresafter30longyears!ThemomenttheysaweachothertheirliveswerechangeD.25.What’sthemostseriousdamagecausedbyHurricaneHanna?A.Hundredsofpeoplearestillmissing.B.A.largenumberofpeoplearehomeless.C.PowerfacilitiesareseverelydestroyeD.D.Factoriesareclosedandmanypeoplearejobless.26.ItcanbeinferredthattheresidentsinHouston________.A.havefullyrecoveredfromthedisasterB.werethemostunluckypeopleinthedisasterC.needalongtimetobringtheirlifebacktonormalD.sufferedlessfromHannathanpeopleinGalveston27.KidsinpublicschoolsinotherareasofHoustonwillhavetostayathomefor_______A.atleastonemonthB.atleastthreeweeksC.twoweeksatmostD.nearlyhalfamonth28.PaulaReedandherfamilyconsiderthehurricaneablessingbecause_______A.theyhadnothinglostafterHurricaneHannaB.theylivedahappierlifeinSanAntonioshelterC.PaulawastakengoodcareofintheshelterD.Paulareunitedwithherstepmotherafterthreedecades
TherehavebeenmanygreatinventionsorthingsthatchangedthewaywelivE.Thefirstgreatinventionwastheonethatisstillveryimportanttoday--thewheel.ThismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingsandtotravellongdistancE.Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthatasmucheffectasthewheel.Thenintheearly1800stheworldstartedtochangE.TherewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworlD.Peopledidn'thavetoexploremuchanymorE.Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremadE.Amongthemwerethecamerathelightandtheradio.Theseallplayabigpartinourdailylifetoday.Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin1909movieswithsoundin1926thecomputerin1928jetplanesin1930.ThiswasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmadE.Nyloncameoutin1935.ItchangedthekindofclothespeopleworE.Themiddlepartofthe20thcenturybroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdiseases.Theyworkedverywell.Theymadepeoplehealthierandallowedthemtolivelonger.Bythe1960smostpeoplecouldexpecttolivetobeatleast60.BythistimemostpeopleindevelopedcountrieshadaverygoodlifE.OfcoursenewinventionscontinuedtobemadE.Butmannowhadadesire渴望toexploreagain.Theearthwasknowntomanbutthestarswerenot.ManbeganlookingforwaystogointospacE.Russiamadethefirststep.ThenUnitedStatestookastep.SincethenothercountriesincludingChinaandJapanhavemadetheirownstepsintospacE.In1969mantookhisbiggeststepawayfromearth.Americansfirstwalkedonthemoon.Thisiscertainlyjustabeginningthough.Newinventionswillsomedayallowustodothingswehaveneveryetdreamedof.39.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout_____A.whycarswereveryimportantB.howinventionsaffectpeople'sdailylifeC.whenlightwasinventedD.whichcountrymadethefirststepintospace40.Inthe1800speoplebegantoworkinordertomake_________A.explorationsB.discoveriesC.theirlifebetterD.atriptospace41.Nyloncameoutoffiveyearslaterthan_________A.radioB.cameraC.jetplanesD.movies42.Peoplecanlivelongerlivesbecause_________thathelpcurediseaseshaveworkedverywell.A.doctorsB.newhospitalsC.medicinesD.newways
FromBritaintotheMiddleEastandChinaengineersandarchitectsaretryingtheirbesttocreatethebiggestandthebest.Herearerecently-selectedsevenwonders-to-beinthemodernworldwhicharenearcompletion.AmongtheseBeijingDaxingInternationalAirportranksthefirstandHongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridgeranksthethirD.No.1BeijingDaxingInternationalAirportChinaBeijingDaxingInternationalAirportwhichissettobethebiggestairportintheworldisdesignedbyIraqi-BritisharchitectZahaHadiD.ThenewTerminalOnewillhavearadial-likeplandesignedtoreducepassengertraveldistances.Theconstructionofthenewairportstartedin2015anditisplannedtobeputintousein2019.No.2KingdomTowerJeddahSaudiArabiaAdrianSmiththearchitectwhohasdesignedthehigheststructureintheworldthe829.8m-highBurjKhalifainDubaiisnowworkingonhisnewprojectwhichwillsmashhisownrecordbythisover-a-kilometer-highKingdomTowerinJeddahSaudiArabiA.Noonecanbesureabouttheexactdateofitscompletionbutmostprobablytheprojectwillbeendedin2019.No.3HongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridgeChinaAtabout50kmlongHongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridgewilltakethetitleofthelongestwaterspanintheworldfromanotherChina’sbridgeinJiaozhouBay.Theconstructionstartedin2009andwillcompletethefirstsession期间in2017.No.4ChernobylreactorUkraineTheengineersoftheUSSRwhofoughttobringtheChernobyldisasterundercontrolbuiltaconcretesarcophagus石棺tocovertheholethathadopenedupabovethedestroyedreactor.A.newsteelarchedstructureisbeingbuilttoberolledonrailsoverthereactorfromwhichpointdemolitionworkcanbeginusingcranes吊车suspendedfromthenewroof.Mostpossiblyitwillbefinishedin2020.No.5HotelAbrajKudaiMeccaEveryhajjMeccareceivesmorethantwomillionpilgrims朝圣者fromallovertheworlD.Newbuildingsarebeingbuilttoaccommodatethesepilgrims.TheAbrajKudaiclusteroftowerswillholdmorethan10000hotelrooms.Itisexpectedthattheconstructionworkwillbeputanendtoin2017.No.6CrossrailLondonCrossrailisbuilttolinkeastandwestLondonthroughthesewerscablesandthecity’sfoundations.Afteritscompletionin2017itisexpectedtoalleviatetrafficjamsinLondon.No.7GrandStadeFFRParisGrandStadeFFRisdesignedespeciallyfortheFrenchRugbyFederation.Thestadiumcanaccommodate82000fansandisdottedwithretractable可收起的pitchesamarkedoutareaofgroundonwhichasportisplayed.A.retractableroofapparatus仪器iscapableofturningthestadiumintoagiantinterior.Hopefullythefanscangathertheretowatchthrillingmatchesin2018.28.Whatdothesevenconstructionshaveincommon?A.Theyhavebeenopenedtotravelers.B.TheywillbecompletedinthenearfuturE.C.TheyarealllocatedinAsiA.D.Theyaremostlyformilitarypurposes.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbecompletedtheearliest?A.GrandStadeFFRParis.B.CrossrailLondon.C.BeijingDaxingInternationalAirportChinA.D.HongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridgeChinA.30.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthispassage?A.Inanenvironmentreport.B.Inageographybook.C.InatravelingmagazinE.D.Inahoteladvertisement.
Thriftstoresarearefuge避难所forcountlessitemsfromlandingingarbagepiles.ValueVillageforexamplesavesmorethan650millionpoundsofclothingfromlandfills垃圾填埋场eachyearmakingitoneofthelargestrecyclersofusedgarmentsintheworld.Theirstoresgiveasecondlifeto1.8millionpoundsofclotheseveryday.whichisequalto600mid-sizedcars.Almost100percentofclothingandtextilesarerecyclableyet85percentofitendsupinlandfills.It’sestimatedthattheaveragepersonthrowsaway70poundsofclothingayear.LindsayCoulteristheso-calledQueenofGreenwiththeDavidSuzukiFoundationeducatingpeopleonhowtoliveagreenerlifebymakingchangesaroundthehousE.ShesaysthatdonatingandshoppingatthriftstoresisanexcellentwaytoexerciseallthreeofthethreeRsreducereuseandrecycle.ShesaysWhetherit’sapurseorapairofshoesit’sreallyworthconsideringgoingtothriftstoresasanotherpointofcontacttohelpreduceyourconsumption.Coulterpointsoutthatsincelandfillsareair-tighttextilestakelongertobreakdown.I.’dimaginethingslikeanoldtowelaragoranoldT-shirtwilllastareallylongtimeshesays.Thebeautyofthriftshoppingisthatthesupplyisnever-endingsoifyoudon’tfindwhatyou’relookingforonedayit’slikelytoshowupinnotimE.OnepersonwhoknowsthisquitewellisJodiJacykcostumespecialistinthetheatreandfilmdepartmentattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Shesaysthemajorityofitemsfortheuniversity’sproductionsarepurchasedsecond-hand.BecauseofhershrinkingbudgetitemslikeclothingandshoesarethriftedfromValueVillage.Weareconstantlythriftingandwere-usecostumesformanyyears.Thriftshoppingisamucheasiercheaperwaytodothings.shesays.Thenexttimeyouneedtolightenyourclosettaketheopportunitytogothriftshoppingtolightenbothyourcarbonfootprintandyourfinancialburdenatthesametime.32.Whatisathriftstoreaccordingtothetext?A.Itdealswithdailygarbage.B.Itsellssecond-handitems.C.Itexchangesnewclothes.D.Itdonatesuseditems.33.WhydidLindsayCoulteradviseshoppingatthriftstores?A.Tobefriendlytoenvironment.B.Tomakeachangeoflifestyle.C.Toreducethecostofthefamily.D.TocollectmoneyfortheFoundation.34.WhatdoweknowaboutJodiJacyk?A.Shedoesn’tbudgetcarefully.B.Shecomplainsalotaboutherjob.C.Sheisafanofthriftshopping.D.SheisknownasQueenofGreen.35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthriftshopping?A.Conservative.B.Cautious.C.Doubtful.D.SupportivE.
Americanhighschoolstudentsareterriblewritersandoneeducationreformgroupthinksithasananswer:robots.Ormoreaccuratelyrobot-readers-computersprogrammedtoscanstudentessaysandspitoutagradE.MarkShermisprofessoroftheCollegeofEducationattheUniversityofAkronishelpingtoholdacontestsetupbytheWilliamandFloraHewlettFoundationWFHFwhichpromises$100000inprizemoneytoprogrammerswhowritethebestautomatedgradingsoftwarE.Ifyou'reahighschoolteacherandyougiveawritingtaskyou'rewalkinghomewith150essaysShermissaidYou'regoingtoneedsomehelp.Automatedessaygradingwasfirstproposedinthe1960sbutcomputersbackthenwerenotuptothetask.Inthelate1990sastechnologyimprovedseveraltextbookandtestingcompaniesjumpedintothefielD.TodaycomputersareusedtogradeessaysonSouthDakota'sstudentwritingassessmentsandahandfulofotherexamsincludingtheTOEFLtestofEnglishfluencytakenbyforeignstudents.TheHewlettcontestaimstoshowthatcomputerscangradeaswellasEnglishteachers----onlymuchmorequicklyandwithoutallthatdepressingredink.AutomatedessayscoringisobjectiveShermissaidAnditcanbedoneimmediately.Ifstudentsfinishanessayatl0pmtheygetaresultat10:00pm.TakeforinstancetheIntelligentEssayAssessoraweb-basedtoolmarketedbyPearsonEducationInC.Withinsecondsitcananalyzeanessayforspellinggrammarorganizationandhelpstudentstomakerevisions.Theprogramscansforkeywordsandanalyzessemantic语义的patternsandPearsonclaimsthatitcanunderstandthemeaningoftextmuchthesameasahumanreader.33.Thetextiswrittentointroduce________.A.HewlettcontestB.educationreforminAmericaC.robot-readersD.WilliamandFloraHewlettFoundation34.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasespitoutinParagraphIprobablymean?A.AnalyzE.B.OrganizE.C.GivE.D.Check.35.WhatdoesParagraph4focuson?A.Theapplicationofautomatedessayscoring.B.Theadvantagesofautomatedessayscoring.C.TheprizeofHewlettcontest.D.Teachers'opinionsaboutHewlettcontest.
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ADAPTIVEACTIONSPORTSAdaptiveActionSportswasfoundedin2005byAmyPurdyandDanielGalE.AmyPurdywasanactivesnowboarderuntilshelostbothherlegstobacterialmeningitis脑脊膜炎.Shespentthreemonthsinthehospitalfightingforherlifeanddoctorsgaveheralessthantwopercentchanceofsurvival.BecauseofmeningitisAmylostcirculationinbothherlegsandwhenshecameoutofthehospitalshehadprostheticlegs义肢.WhenshelostherlegsAmyknewshewouldbeactiveagainbutdidn’tknowhoworwhen.Shestruggledtobeactiveonhernewlegsandalittleovertwoyearsafterheramputation截肢sheenteredtheUSASAUnitedStatesofAmericaSnowboardAssociationNationalSnowboardingCompetitionandwonmedalsinthreeevents.Amywasatanadaptivesnowboardworkshopin2002whenshemetDanielGalE.Theyimmediatelyformedaconnectionthroughtheirenthusiasmforsnowboardingmusicandart.Amy’sbiggeststrugglehadbeenobtaininginformationonhowtostartsnowboardingagainwithprostheticlegsandsheandDanielbothsawtheneedtohelpotherslikeAmy.TheywantedtocreatesomethingaplaceaforumanorganizationthatwouldenableindividualstofindandparticipateintheirenthusiasmswithoutastrugglE.AdaptiveActionSportswasborn.Theirdreamwastohelpathleteswithpermanentphysicaldisabilitiescompeteinactionsports.AdaptiveActionSportsholdscampsclinicsandeventstocreateprogramsandopportunitiesfortheseindividuals.Since2000theUSASAhasprovidedopportunitiesforadaptiveathletestocompeteinsnowboardingcompetitions.In2007theUSASACompetitionhad17adaptiveathletescompetethelargestnumberofadaptiveathletesinadaptiveathletecompetitionhistory.Althoughmanycompetitorswerestillinjuredtheyrecoveredquicklyandshowedhowhardtheyarewillingtopushthemselves.33.WeknowfromthetextthatAmyPurdylosttheabilityto______.A.helpothersB.walkC.obtaininformationD.sing34.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.HowAdaptiveActionSportswasfoundeD.B.WhyAmyandDanielwanttohelpothers.C.HowAmyandDanielkneweachother.D.WhatAmyandDaniel’shobbiesarE.35.TheunderlinedwordstheseindividualsinParagraph4referto____.A.peoplewholoveactionsportsB.athleteswhosebodiescan’tworknormallyC.peoplewhowanttotakepartincompetitionsD.athleteswhodecidetohelpdisabledpeoplelikeAmy
Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswherepeoplearesimilarinmanyways.Thesimplereasonforthisisthattherearemoredifferentwaysoflookingatthingspresentinthefirstkindofsociety.Therearemoreideasmoredisagreementsininterestandmoregroupsandorganizationswithdifferentbeliefs.Inadditionthereisusuallyagreaterworldlyinterestandgreatertoleranceinmixedsocieties.Allthesefactors因素tendtopromotesocialchangebyopeningmoreareasoflifetodecision.InasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilarinmanywaystherearefewersituationsforpeopletoseetheneedortheopportunityforchangebecauseeverythingseemstobethesamE.Andalthoughconditionsmaynotbesatisfactorytheyareatleastcustomaryandclear.Withinasocietysocialchangeisalsolikelytooccurmorefrequentlyandmorereadilyinthematerialaspectsoftheculturethaninthenon-materialaspectsforexampleintechnologyratherthaninvalues;inwhathasbeenlearnedlaterinliferatherthaninwhatwaslearnedearly;inthesimpleelements因素ratherthaninthecomplexones;inelementsthatareacceptabletothecultureratherthaninstrangeones.Besidessocialchangeiseasierifitisgradual.Forexampleitcomesmorereadilyinhumanrelationsonacontinuousscaleratherthanonewithashapedivision.ThisisonereasonwhychangehasnotcomemorequicklytoBlackAmericansascomparedtootherAmericanminoritiesbecauseofthesharpdifferenceinappearancebetweenthemandtheirwhitefellows.28.TheunderlinepartgreatertoleranceinParagraph1probablyrefersto________.A.quickeradaptationtochangingconditionB.greaterwillingnesstoacceptsocialchangeC.greaterreadinesstoagreetodifferentconditionsD.morerespectfordifferentbeliefsandbehavior29.Whyissocialchangelesslikelytooccurinasocietywherepeoplearesimilarinmanyways?A.TheyaresoconservativethattheytendtoslowdownsocialchangE.B.TheyaresousedtotheirconditionsthattheyseldomwanttochangE.C.Theycaneasilygetwhattheywantinthematerialaspectofsociety.D.Theyhavesimilarneedsthatcanbesatisfiedwithoutmuchdifficulty.30.Whichofthefollowingfactorsprobablytendstopromotesocialchangefast?A.SharpdivisionsinrelationsB.TraditionalvaluesC.DifferentpointsofviewD.Similarappearances.31.WhatisthispassagemainlydiscussingA.TwodifferentkindsofsocietyB.CertainfactorsaffectingsocialchangE.C.TheimportanceofsocialchangeD.Consequencesofsocialchange
ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns$35.000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames.yethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard信用卡.Insteadhehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.The16-year-oldworksforasmallfirminLiverpoolwheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajoB.David’sfirmreleases推出twonewgamesforthefastgrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.ButDavid’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalothecannotdriveacartakeoutamortgage抵押贷款orgetcreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsagoayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprogramshesaiD.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothesandgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.UnfortunatelycomputingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschoolhesaidButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetimE.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.MostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyounganywayDavidaddedIwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement退休isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.24.InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?A.HeoftengoesoutwithfriendsB.HeliveswithhismotherC.HehasahandsomeincomeD.HegraduatedwithsixO-levels25.WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?A.HeistooyoungtogetacreditcardB.HehasnotimetolearndrivingC.HehasverylittlesparetimeD.Hewillsoonlosehisjob26.WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?A.HehaddonewellinallhisexamsB.HehadwrittensomecomputerprogramsC.HewasgoodatplayingcomputergamesD.Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool27.WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?A.HereceivedlotsofjoboffersB.HewaseagertohelphismotherC.HelostinterestinschoolstudiesD.Hewantedtoearnhisownliving
AmericanschoolsthereissomethingcalledHome-comingDay.Manyhighschoolsandcollegeswithafootballteamhaveahome-cominggamE.ThiscanbethemostimportantthingofIntheyearexceptgraduationorcommencement颁授学位典礼day.StudentsplanHome-comingDayformanyweeksbeforetheday.SeveraldaysbeforeHome-comingstudentsstarttodecoratetheschool.Therearesignstowishlucktotheteamandmanyothersignstowelcomeallthestudents.ManypeoplestillcometoHome-comingtwentyorthirtyyearsaftertheyleaveschool.Duringthedaypeopleliketolookforteachersthattheyrememberfromlongago.Oftentheyseeoldfriendsandtheytalktogetheraboutthosehappyyearsinschool.EveryonesooncomestowatchthefootballgamE.Whenthegameishalfoverthebandcomesontothefieldandplaysschoolsongs.AnotherimportantmomentiswhentheHome-comingQueenorKingappears.AllthestudentsvoteamostpopularstudentHome-comingQueenorKing.Itisagreathonortobechosen.Home-comingisahappydaybutitisnotperfectunlessthefootballteamwinsthegamE.EveniftheteamlosesthestudentsstillenjoyHome-coming.Somestayattheschooltodanceandothersgotoaparty.Foreveryoneitisadayworthremembering.24.WhendostudentsbegintoarrangeeverythingforHome-coming?A.ThedaybeforeHome-coming.B.Manyweeksbeforetheday.C.Atthebeginningofeachterm.D.SeveraldaysbeforeHomecoming.25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdoneonHome-comingDay?A.Toseeoldfriends.B.Tocallonteacherstheyremember.C.TowatchthefootballgamE.D.Toseetheirparents.26.Theunderlinedwordvoteinthepassagemeans.A.callB.makeorchooseC.giveD.Show27.WhocanprobablybecomeHomecomingQueenorKing?A.Thestudentwhoislikedmostbytheothers.B.Theguestwhoismostpopularwiththestudents.C.Thestudentwhoismostlikedbytheteachers.D.TheplayerwhoplaysbestinthefootballgamE.
ConflictisonthemenutonightatthecaféLaChopE.ThiseveningasoneveryThursdaynightpsychologistMaudLehanneisleadingtwoofFrance’sfavoritepastimescoffeedrinkingandthetalkingcure.Heretheyarelearningtogetintouchwiththeirtruefeelings.Itisn’talwayseasy.Theycustomers-somethirtyParisianswhopayjustunder$2plusdrinkspersession-carequicktointellectualize高谈阔论slowtoopenupandconnect.Youareforbiddentosay‘onefeels’or‘peoplethink’Lehanetoldthem.Say‘Ithink’‘Thinkme’.Acafésocietywherenointellectualizingisallowed?Itcouldn’tseemmoreun-French.ButLehanne’spsychologycaféisaboutmorethanknowingoneself:It’stryingtohelpthecity’stroubledneighborhoodcafes.OvertheyearsParisiancafeshavefallenvictimtochangesintheFrenchlifestyle-longerworkinghoursafastfoodboomandayoungergeneration’sdesiretospendmoretimeathomE.Dozensofnewthemecafesappeartochangethesituation.Cafesfocusedaroundpsychologyhistoryandengineeringarecatchingonfillingtableswellintotheevening.Thecity’spsychologycafeswhichoffergreatcomfortareamongthemostpopularplaces.Middle-agedhomemakersretireesandtheunemployedcometosuchcafestotalkaboutloveangeranddreamswithapsychologist.AndtheycometoLehanne’sgroupjusttolearntosaywhattheyfeel.There’sastrongneedinParisforcommunicationsaysMauriceFrischacafeLaChoperegularwhoworksasareligiousinstructorinanearbychurch.Peoplehavefewrealfriends.Andtheyneedtoopenup.Lehannesaysshe’dliketoseepsychologycafesalloverFrancE.Ifpeoplehadnormallivesthesecafeswouldn’texistshesays.Iflifeweren’tabattlepeoplewouldn’tneedaspecialplacejusttospeak.Butthenitwouldn’tbeFrancE.12.WhatarepeopleencouragedtodoatthecafeLaChope?A.LearnanewsubjectB.Keepintouchwithfriends.C.ShowofftheirknowledgE.D.Expresstheirtruefeelings.13.HowarecafesaffectedbyFrenchlifestylechanges?A.TheyarelessfrequentlyvisiteD.B.Theystayopenforlongerhours.C.Theyhavebiggernightcrowds.D.TheystarttoservefastfooD.14.Whatarethemecafesexpectedtodo?A.Createmorejobs.B.Supplybetterdrinks.C.Savethecafebusiness.D.ServetheneighborhooD.15.WhyarepsychologycafesbecomingpopularinParis?A.Theybringpeopletruefriendship.B.Theygivepeoplespiritualsupport.C.Theyhelppeoplerealizetheirdreams.D.Theyofferaplatformforbusinesslinks.
InChinachainrestaurants–especiallythebigmultinationalones–arecool.GoingtoStarbucksforexampleisastatussymbol.ItnotonlysaysI’mrichenoughtobuythisoverpricedcoffeebutalsoI’mcosmopolitan见多识广的enoughtobepartofglobalization.WhereIcomefromintheUKhoweverchainsareneitherfashionablenorgourmet美食的.ChainsarewhereyougoonNewYear’sDaywhennowhereelseisopenorwhenyouare5yearsoldandyourparentscan’tstandhearingI’mhuuuuuungry!anylonger.InmyowncasewithregardstoMcDonald’sachainiswhereyouaretakenonyourfirstdate.Evenattheageof13Iknewtogivetheguythelet’sjustbefriendsphonecallthenextday.IntheUKindependentcafesandrestaurantsaremakingacomebackonthefashionscenE.NowadaysaLondonerwhosayslet’smeetforacoffeeatMonmouthanindependentcafeismuchcoolerthanonewhosayslet’sgotoStarbucks.EvenifMonmouth’scoffeeisalittlemoreexpensivethere’sasatisfactioninknowingyourpoundsaren’tgoingstraighttothebigcorporations.OfcoursetherearechainstoresallovertheUK;youcan’tgofiveminuteswithoutspottingaCostaCoffeE.ButnumbersdonotadduptogoodtastE.Idohoweverhaveaconfession坦白.AftermovingtoChinaIhadmomentswhenallthericeandKungPaoChickenbecametoomuch.ItoohaveretreatedtoMcDonald’s.24.ManyChinesepeopleliketogotomultinationalchainrestaurantsbecause______.A.therestaurantsgivecustomersatasteofforeigncultureB.therestaurantsofferdifferentfoodanddrinksfromotherrestaurantsC.theserestaurantsareperfectplacesforaromanticdateD.theybelievethateatingtherewillshowtheirwealthandsocialstatus25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheauthorhasgrowntiredofChinesefooD.B.MostindependentstoresareclosedonNewYear’sDayintheUK.C.BranchesofMonmouth’scafecanbefoundallovertheUK.D.ItiscoolintheUKtotakeyourfirstdatetoachainrestaurant.26.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______.A.manyBritonsdon’tlikebigcorporations[KS5UZ-x-x-k.KS5UB.theauthordoesn’tlikefoodfromPizzaHutC.theauthordoesn’tliketofollowfashiontrendsD.manyBritonsthinkthatnumbersmeanpoorquality27.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?A.adaptedB.contributedC.subscribedD.switched
Thekidsinthisvillageweardirtyraggedclothes.Theysleepbesidecowsandsheepinhuts小屋madeofsticksandmuD.Theyhavenoschool.YettheyallcanchanttheEnglishalphabet字母表andsomecanmakewords.Thekeytotheirsuccess:20tabletcomputers平板电脑droppedoffintheirEthiopianvillageinFebruarybyaU.S.groupcalledOneLaptopPerChilD.Thegoalistofindoutwhetherkidsusingtoday’snewtechnologycanteachthemselvestoreadinplaceswherenoschoolsorteachersexist.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyresearchersanalyzingtheprojectdatasaythey’realreadyamazeD.WhatIthinkhasalreadyhappenedisthatthekidshavealreadylearnedmorethantheywouldhaveinoneyearofkindergartensaidMattKellerwhorunstheEthiopiaprogram.Thefastestlearner—andthefirsttoturnononeofthetablets—is8-year-oldKelbesaNegussE.Thedevice’scamerawasdisabledtosavememoryyetwithinweeksKelbesahadfiguredoutitsworkingsandmadethecamerawork.HecalledhimselfalionamarkerofaccomplishmentinEthiopiA.WithhistabletKelbasarearrangedthelettersHSROEintooneofthemanyEnglishanimalnamesheknows.Thenhespelledwordsonhisown.Sevenmonthsagohedidn’tknowanyEnglish.That’sunbelievablesaidKeller.Theprojectaimstogetkidstoastagecalleddeepreadingwheretheycanreadtolearn.Itwon’tbeinAmharicEthiopia’sfirstlanguagebutinEnglishwhichiswidelyseenasthetickettohigherpayingjobs.12.WhatcanweinferfromKeller’swordsinParagraph3?A.TheyneedmoretimetoanalyzedatA.B.Morechildrenareneededfortheresearch.C.Heisconfidentaboutthefutureoftheproject.D.Theresearchshouldbecarriedoutinkindergartens.13.ItamazedKellerthatwiththetabletKelbesacould_______.A.learnEnglishwordsquicklyB.drawpicturesofanimalsC.writeletterstoresearchersD.makephonecallstohisfriends14.HowdoestheEthiopiaprogrambenefitthekidsinthevillage?A.Ittrainsteachersforthem.B.Itcontributestotheirself-study.C.Ithelpsraisetheirlivingstandards.D.Itprovidesfundsforbuildingschools.15.Whatistheaimoftheproject?A.ToofferEthiopianshigherpayingjobs.1111]B.TomakeAmharicwidelyusedintheworlD.C.TohelpEthiopiankidsreadtolearninEnglish.D.ToassistEthiopiansinlearningtheirfirstlanguagE.
MillionsofpeoplepassthroughthegatesofDisney'sentertainmentparksinCaliforniaFloridaandJapaneachyear.Whatmakestheseplacesanalmostuniversalattraction?WhatmakesforeignkingsandqueensandotherimportantpeoplewanttovisittheseDisneyparks?Wellonereasonisthewaythey'retreatedoncetheygettherE.ThepeopleatDisneygooutoftheirwaytoservetheirguestsastheyprefertocallthemandtoseethattheyenjoythemselves.Allnewemployeesfromvicepresidentstopart-timeworkersbegintheiremploymentbyattendingDisneyUniversityandtakingTraditionsP'.Heretheylearnaboutthecompany'shistoryhowitismanagedandwhyitissuccessful.TheyareshownhoweachdepartmentrelatestothewholE.Allemployeesareshownhowtheirpartisimportantinmakingtheparkasuccess.AfterpassingTraditionsItheemployeesgoontodomorespecializedtrainingfortheirspecificjobs.NodetailismisseD.A.simplejobliketakingticketsrequiresfoureight-hourdaysoftraining.WhenonetickettakerwasaskedwhyittooksomuchtrainingforsuchasimpleordinaryjobherepliedWhathappensifsomeonewantstoknowwheretherestroomsarewhentheparadestartsorwhatbustotakebacktothecampgrounds?Weneedtoknowtheanswersorwheretogetthemquickly.Ourconstantaimistohelpourguestsenjoytheparty.EvenDisney'smanagersgetinvolvedinthedailymanagementofthepark.Everyyearthemanagersleavetheirdesksandbusinesssuitsandputonspecialserviceclothes.Forafullweekthebossessellhotdogsoricecreamtaketicketsordrivethemonorail单轨车andtakeupanyofthe100jobsthatmaketheentertainmentparkcomealivE.Themanagersagreethatthisweekhelpsthemtoseethecompany'sgoalsmoreclearly.AlltheseeffortstoservethepublicwellhavemadeWaltDisneyProductionsfamous.DisneyisconsideredbymanyasthebestmassserviceproviderinAmericaortheworlD.Asonelong-timebusinessobserveroncesaidHowDisneytreatspeoplecommunicateswiththemrewardsthemisinmyviewtheveryreasonforhisgreatsuccess.Ihavewatchedverycarefullyandwithgreatrespectandadmirationthetheoryandpracticeofsellingsatisfactionandservingmillionsofpeopleonadailybasissuccessfully.ItiswhatDisneydoesbest.24.ThefirstdaytheycometoDisneyparksallnewemployees_______.A.beginbyreceivingon-the-jobtrainingB.mustlearnseveraljobsC.beginastickettakersD.havealreadyattendedDisneyUniversity25.Eachyearmanagerswearspecialserviceclothesandworkintheparkto______.A.setagoodexampleforemployeesB.remindthemselvesoftheirbeginningsatDisneyC.gainabetterviewofthecompany'sobjectivesD.replaceemployeesonholiday26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TouristslearnthehistoryofDisneyinitsentertainmentparks.B.DisneyattractspeoplealmostfromallovertheworlD.C.ParadesareregularlyheldinDisney'sentertainmentparks.D.·Disney'smanagersareabletodoalmostallkindsofworkintheDisneyparks.27.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.howDisneyemployeesaretrainedB.thehistoryandtraditionsoftheDisneyenterprisesC.whyDisneyenterprisesmakealotofmoneyD.theimportanceDisneyplacesonservingpeoplewell
SpeakingEnglishisnotonlyaboutusingpropergrammar.TouseEnglishcorrectlyyouneedtounderstandthecultureinwhichitisspoken.HereareanumberofimportanttipstorememberwhenspeakingEnglishintheUSA.*GeneralpointstorememberMostAmericansonlyspeakEnglish.WhileitistruethatmoreandmoreAmericansspeakSpanishmostAmericansonlyspeakEnglish.Americanshavedifficultiesunderstandingforeignaccents.ManyAmericansarenotusedtoforeignaccents.*ConversationtipsSpeakaboutlocation.Americanslovetotalkaboutlocation.WhenspeaktoastrangeraskthemwheretheyarefromandthenmakeaconversationwiththatplacE.*AddressingpeopleUselastnameswithpeopleyoudon’tknow.AlwaysuseMswhenaddressingwomen.ManyAmericanspreferfirstnames.Americanspreferinformal.IngeneralAmericanspreferinformalgreetingsandusingfirstnamesornicknameswhenspeakingwithworkmatesandfriends.*PublicbehaviorAlwaysshakehands.Lookatyourparterintheeyes.Don’tholdhands.SamesexfriendsdonotusuallyholdhandsorputtheirarmsaroundeachotherinpublicintheUSA.SmokingeveninpublicplacesisstronglydisagreedbymostmodernAmericans.24.A:Ohbythewaywhereareyoufrom?B.:Miami.A.:Really?I’vebeenthereseveraltimes;it’sreallyalovelyplacE.Whichofthefollowingtipsdoesthisconversationconcernabout?A.ConversationtipsB.AddressingpeopleC.PublicbehaviorD.Generalpointstoremember25.IfyouareintroducedtoawomancalledPealS.Buckhowshouldyouaddressher?A.Ms.PealB.MissPealS.C.MsBuckD.MadamBuck26.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.AmericansshakehandswhengreetingsamesexfriendsB.whenyouspeaktoothersit’spolitetolookintotheireyesC.differentsexfriendsshouldholdhandswhenmeetingatthefirsttimeD.smokingisnotallowedinthemodernUSA
Whodoesn'tloveaclassclown?Theyspoillessonsstealthespotlightandtomakemattersworsesometimesthey'reactuallyfunny.It'snoteasytoenforceclassruleswhenyou'relaughing.Butwhatifinsteadofseeingthemasanuisancewesawthemasagift?LawrenceDavisisthetypicalclassclownoverconfidentandnaughty.Everyteacherenjoysmehesays.I'mnotgoingtosayI'mthelifeoftheclassbutIbringtheclasstolifE.Ithasn'talwaysbeenthatway.HewashopelessasafreshmanremembersLeannFergusonwhotaughtLawrenceinherworldhistoryclass.Heactedoutimproperlyallthetimeshesays.ButtoherLawrencewasn'tjustanotherclassclown.HewasgifteD.Andhisgiftwashisdynamicpersonality.TypicallytheclassclownisnottroublingtheclassforthesakeofdisruptingclasssaysLaurenceSteinbergapsychologist.Classclownsusuallyactoutwhenthey'reboredorconfusedhesays.Theywouldrathersticktosomethingthey'regoodatlikemakingpeoplelaugh.AndmostofthetimeFergusonwouldlaughrightalongwithLawrencE.Hewasstillexpectedtodotheclassworkandhisjokesweren'ttoleratediftheywereattheexpenseofanotherstudent.RossGreenewhostudiesdisruptivestudentscallsthatkindofgiftarawskill.Andrawskillshavetobemoldedsothattheyarebeingusedinthebestinterestofthegrouphesayswhichtakespatienceandachangeinperspective视角.FergusonjusthadtoputLawrence'sgifttogoodusE.Sosheenlistedhishelptogettheclassbackontrackwhentheywerehavingahardtimefocusing.Lawrencebegantounderstandthathewasanexampletohisclassmates.TheyfollowedhisleaD.Thebetterhebehavedinclassthebettertheybehavedtoo.WithtimehewentfromanenemytoafrienD.AndnowthisclassclownisontracktograduatE.Heisapplyingforcolleges.He'susinghisgiftforgooD.21.TheunderlinedwordinParA.1mostprobablymeans_______.A.anannoyingstudentB.atalentedstudentC.acrazystudentD.ahard-workingstudent22.AccordingtoSteinbergtheclassclownsmaketrouble_______.A.toshowofftheirsenseofhumorB.justoutofboredominclassC.toplaytricksonotherstudentsD.forthepurposeofdisturbingtheclass23.HowdidFergusondealwithLawrence’srawskills?A.Byaskinghimsomequestionsinclass.B.BysatisfyingtheneedsofLawrencE.C.Bymakinghimamodeltootherstudents.D.Byinvolvinghiminagroupofinterest.24.WhatcanwelearnfromthestoryofLawrence?A.Facingaclassclownwithadetermination.B.Takingupthechallengeofaclassclown.C.Controllingthebehaviorsofclassclowns.D.Workingwiththestrengthsofclassclowns.
Chinaisshowingtheworlditsgreatresolve决心intheglobalclimatecampaignwithconcreteandself-motivatedeffortsaswellasseriouscommitment.AttheopeningceremonyoftheParisclimatesummitChinesePresidentXiJinpingrestatedChina'splanmadeinJunetocutitscarbonemissions排放perunitofGDPby60-65percentfrom2005levelsby2030andincreasenon-fossilfuelsourcesinprimaryenergyconsumptiontoabout20percent.WithalargepopulationChinaisfacingincreasingresourcelimitssevereenvironmentalpollutionandaworseningecosystemanditscitizensarealsobecomingincreasinglyawareofenvironmentalproblems.SufferingenvironmentalproblemsandseeingtheeffortsasimportanttotransformingitseconomicgrowthpatternthecountryhasmuchatriskifclimatechangeisleftunattendeD.ActuallyclimatechangeeffortsarealreadyincludedinChina'smedium-andlong-termprogramofeconomicandsocialdevelopmentandecologicaleffortsaretheclearcharacteristicsinChina's13thFive-YearPlan2016-2020.AlthoughitisandwillbeadevelopingcountryforalongtimetocomeChinahasbeenactivelyinvolvedintheglobalcampaignagainstclimatechangenowtoppingtheworldintermsofenergyconservationanduseofnewandrenewableenergies.HoweverChina'sdevelopmentrightsneedtoberespecteD.ItisunfairtooverstressChina'sstatusasoneoftheworld'slargestgreenhousegasemittersandregarditasthemajorpartofresponsibilitiesintheglobalfightagainstclimatechangE.ItisworthyofnoticethatChina'semissionsofgreenhousegasesperpersonarefarlowerthanthoseofdevelopedcountriesespeciallytheUnitedStatesalthoughrapideconomicexpansionanditspopulationbasehavemadeitoneofthebiggestproducersofthegases.ToshowitsgreatresolveBeijinginSeptemberalsoannouncedtheestablishmentofanindependentSouth-Southcooperationfundof20billionRMBtohelpdevelopingcountriesaffectedbyglobalwarming.WhileChinaiseagerlyaccomplishingitspolicycommitmentsdevelopedcountriesshouldstopquestioningChina'scommitmenttofightingclimatechangeandpointingfingersandstartshoulderingtheirdueresponsibilitiesinsteaD.28.Chinaisself-motivatedtofightagainstclimatechangeinorderto______.A.transformitseconomicpatternB.toptheworldC.solveitspopulationproblemD.respondtopressurefromdevelopedcountries29.Theunderlinedworditinparagraph7refersto______.A.theUnitedStatesB.ChinaC.economicexpansionD.thepopulationbase30.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.somedevelopedcountriesarenottakingontheirdueresponsibilitiesB.ChinawillcarryoutitsplanbystoppingitsdevelopmentC.ChineseemitmoregreenhousegasesthanAmericansonaverageD.Chinawillcompletelyusenon-fossilfuelsby203031.WhichofthefollowingisasignofChina’sself-motivatedfightagainstclimatechange?A.Expandingitseconomy.B.Donatingmoneytodevelopingcountries.C.Usingnon-renewableenergies.D.MakingitpartofChina’s13thFive-YearPlan.
EverythinghasanamE.Allpeopleplacesandthingshavenames.ForexampleJennyisthenameofastudentfromEnglanD.Englandisthenameofhercountry.Citiesandtownshavenamestoo.Schoolsandofficebuildingalsohavenames.Allthingshavenames.Namesareimportant.NamesaredifferentallovertheworlD.InJenny’sclassJennymustlearnthenamesofstudentsfromallovertheworlD.Thisisverydifficultbecausethenamesaredifferent.IntheUSAmostpeoplehaveafirstnameamiddlenameandalastnamE.Parentschoosethefirstandmiddlenamesfortheirbaby.Therearenamesforboysandnamesforgirls.ForexampleJohnPeterTomandMikeareallnamesforboys.ElizabethBettySusanandMaryareallnamesforgirls.ThelastnameisthefamilynamE.Usuallyitisthefather’sfamilynamE.InafamilythemotherthefatherandthechildrenusuallyhavethesamelastnamE.NamesaredifferentallovertheworlD.Theycanbelongorshortbuttheyarealwaysveryimportant.4.Whydoeseverythinghaveaname?Because______.A.itisveryinterestingtohaveanameB.itisveryeasytoberememberedC.itisveryeasytobetoldfromothersD.bothB.andC.5.Itisdifficulttolearnnamesallovertheworldbecause______.A.therearemanydifferentlanguagesB.thenamesindifferentcountriesaredifferentC.somenamesareveryshortsomeareverylongD.therearemanynamesallovertheworld6.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.It’sdifficulttolearnthenamesbecausetheyaredifferentB.Thereisnodifferencebetweengirls’namesandboys’namesC.Jennydoesn’twanttolearnthenamesverywellD.It’seasyforJennytolearnthenamesofherclassmates.7.Whatnamesareforgirls?A.GeorgeLindaSusanB.TomJillCandyC.ElizabethBettyMaryD.PeterJeffJack
Ifyouliveinabigcitytherearemanythingstodriveyoucrazyonyourdailyrouteandit’snotjustovercrowdedsubwaytrains.VickyZhaoisamainlanderworkinginHongKong.Forheronethingshecan’tputupwithispeoplestandingonthewrongsideoftheescalator自动扶梯insubwaystations.EscalatorshelpusmovefasterandsavetimE.Itisn’taplacetorestthe24-year-oldsays.Ioftenseetouristsblockthewaywiththeirsuitcasesorchattingontheescalatorsduringrushhours.ItannoysmetonoenD.AdmittingsheisnotthepatienttypeZhaosaysthingsaremuchbetterinHongKongthanincitiesonthemainlandwherestandrightwalkleftsignsareoftenignoreD.Thelogicbehindthestandrightwalkleftescalatoretiquette礼仪seemsobvious.Eventhoughyoumaywanttocatchyourbreathwhileyou’retransportedupordownyoushouldstillconsiderothersandleaveenoughspaceforpeopleinahurrysothattheycanrunandcatchthetrain.Manycities’escalatorsincludingLondon’sandBeijing’susethestandrightwalkleftsystemtospeeduptheflowofpeoplE.AustraliaisanexceptionandyoushouldstandontheleftsideinsteaD.Butsomecitiesdiscouragepeoplefrommovingonescalatorsoutofsafetyreasons.InHongKong’ssubwaystationsthereareregularannouncementsaskingpeopletostandstillonescalators.Evensomostpeopleinthisfast-pacedcityobservethestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.Butthepeoplewhostandonescalatorsdefendthemselvesbytellingthewalkersnottobesoimpatient.TheBBCquotesonestanderassaying:Ifthepersonisinsucharushwhynotjusttakethestairs?Evenwhentheescalatorispackedandthere’snowheretomoveIseethesesamepeoplecomplainingaboutnotbeingabletopass.Whatevertheescalatoretiquetteisintheplaceyouliveorvisitdowhatmostpeoplearedoingandalwaysbemindfulofothers:leaveenoughspacebetweeneachotherdon’tstayattheendoftheescalatorandifsomeoneisblockingyourwayasimpleexcusemeisenough.12.InthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedwordItrefersto_____.A.theauthor’slivinginthebigcityofHongKong.B.beingcrowdedonthesubwaytrainsinrushhours.C.people’sblockingthewayorchatontheescalators.D.people’sstandingontherightsideresting.13.WhenontheescalatoramajorityoflocalpeopleinHongKong_____.A.standstillastherailwaystationsrequirE.B.ignorethestandrightwalkleftsignsC.usethestairsinsteadofescalators.D.followthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraph?A.NoteveryonefollowsthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.B.TheBBCisagainstthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.C.PeopleshouldbepatientandtakethestairsifpossiblE.D.Peopleshouldn’tcomplainaboutthecrowdedescalators.15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthewriter’sopinion?A.PeopleshouldstandrightnomatterwheretheyarE.B.PeopleshoulddoastheRomansdoandconsiderothers.C.Peopleshoulddoastheylikeontheescalators.D.Peopleshouldbeseriouslycriticizedwhentheyblocktheway.
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