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阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息以下是各个电视节目的简介A.WildWorld——thisexcitingshowtakesyouaroundtheworldtoplacesofunimaginablenaturalbeautyanddanger.Learnmoreaboutourworldandseeanimalsastheyliveinnature.TimeFriday8.30－9.30pmB.SportsSunday—learnwhat’shappeningintheworldofsport.Seehowyourteamperformedfindoutwhoisplayingandwatchinterviewswithallyourfavouritesportsstars.TimeSunday1-5pmC.TheMusicMan——JohnRogersisamusicianbydaybutasecretsuperherocrimefighterbynightinthislong—runningtelevisionactiondrama.TimeWeekdays3.00－4.00pmD.Lateline——Allthelatestnewsandopinionsfromaroundtheworld.Ifyouwanttoknowwherethereistroubleintheworldorthereasonsbehindtheglobaleconomiccrisisjoinourteamofawardwinningjournalists.TimeWeekdays9—10pmE.EntertainmentThisWeek—Coverstheworldofentertainment.Hearthisweek’snumberonesongwatchthenewestmoviereviewsandlistentoallthelatestgossipaboutthestars.TimeSaturday6pmF.PopStar—Hundredsofyoungandsometimestalentedperformerssingthelatestsongsandcompetetoseewhowillbecomethenation’snewestPopStar.TimeThursday7.30pm以下是每个人的情况介绍请匹配每个人与其拟选择的电视节目1.JohnSmith.Johnlovesfootballandasaseniorcompanymanagerneedstoknowthelatesteconomicnews.Heseldomgetshomebefore10o’clockatnightduringtheweeksohelikestorelaxinfrontofTVontheweekend.2.JoanJohnson.JoanisahousewifewhosometimesfeelsboredathomesosheenjoyswatchingexcitingTVshows.WhenthekidsarehomeontheweekendsandafterschoolshenevergetsachancetowatchTVastheywanttowatchtheshowstheylike.3.BillWest.Billisamusicfanandamusician.Heisalwaystryingtohearthenewestandmostpopularsongsandlearnmoreabouthiscompetitors.Heisusuallyfreeafterhefinishesworkat5pmexceptonweekendswhenheplayswithhismusicalgroupinalocalclub.4.SarahO’connor.Sarahistryingtodecidewhereshewillspendhersummervacation.Shehasanumberofdifferentplacesinmindbutisworriedaboutterrorismandhersafetysoshedoesn’twanttogoanywherethatisdangerousormaybecomedangeroussoon.5.RobertWisE.Robertisafanofaction.HelovestowatchexcitingTVshowswhethertheyarefictionalorreal.HeusuallyonlyhastimetowatchTVonweekdayeveningsasheworksduringthedayandonweekendshelikestogohikingandcamping.
InreallifethedailystrugglesbetweenparentsandchildrenareaboutthesesmallproblemsofanextrahourofsleeporextrahourofTVshowandsoonsaidAviSadehpsychology心理学professoratTelAvivUniversity.SadehandhiscolleaguesfoundanextrahourofsleepcanmakeabigdifferencE.ThechildrenwhosleptlongeralthoughtheywokeupmorefrequentlyduringthenightscoredhigherontestsSadehreportedintheMarch/AprilissueofjournalChildDevelopment.Somestudiessuggestedthatlackofsleepasachildaffectsdevelopmentintoadulthoodanditismorelikelytodeveloptheirattentiondisorderwhentheygrowolder.SedehsaiD.InearlierstudiesSadeh’steamfoundthatfourthgraderssleptanaverageof8.2hoursandsixthgraderssleptanaverageof7.7hours.PreviousresearchhasshownchildreninelementaryschoolneedatleastninehoursofsleepanightonaregularbasissaidCarlHuntdirectoroftheNationalCenteronSleepDisordersResearchinBethesdaandhigh-school-agechildrenneedsomewhatlesshesaidaddingthattheresultsofinsufficient不足sleepcouldbeserious.ThisisanimportantfurtherdiscoveryofwhatwealreadyknowHuntsaidofSadeh’sresearchaddingthatsleepisasimportantasnutritionandexercisetogoodhealth.ToputitintorealityHuntsaidparentsshouldmakesuretheyknowwhentheirchildrenactuallyaregoingtosleepandtheirroomsareconducivetosleepinginsteadoftoplaying.1.WhatisChildDevelopment?A.Anewstory.B.Apopularbook.C.AperiodicalmagazinE.D.ATVprogrammE.2.Howmanypersonsareexactlymentionedinthetext?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.3.Theunderlinedphraseconducivetointhelastsentencemeans________.A.helpingsth.tohappenB.influencedbyC.fullofD.acceptableof4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TherearedailystrugglesbetweenparentsandchildrenbecauseofdifferentideasaboutsleeptimE.B.Thechildrenwhosleeplongerareweakintheirstudy.C.LackofsleepasachildhasgreateffectontheirdevelopmentintoadulthooD.D.Ingeneralchildreninelementaryschoolneedatleastninehoursofsleepanight.
LikemostotherUScollegestudentsEricRogersknowsthatsubmittingatermpapertakenofftheInternetisplagiarism抄袭andcauseforsuspension停学orafailinggrade.Whataboutusingaparagraph?Justaparagraphhesaid.Takingaparagraphandchangingwords.I’vedonethatbefore;itwasn’tabigdealhedecidedfinally.AslongasIcanchangeitintomywordschangeafewit’snotcheating.UnderthehonorcodehesignedwhenheenteredDukeUniversitylastyearitis.Butformanycollegestudentstheonce-clearlinesthatexplaincheatinghavefaded.Somecollegesanduniversitieshavemadeuseofsophisticated精良的searchenginestoferretoutcheats.Butanincreasingnumberareturningtosomethingdecidedlymorelow-tech:theirhonorcodes.Somecampusesareadoptingcodesforthefirsttime.OthersamongthemDukeadmittingthattheircodeshaveexistedmostlyinnameonlyarerewritingandforcingthemtobuy.Cheatinghasbecomesocommonexpertssaythatitoftengoesunreportedandunpunished.Surveysshownotonlythatthereismorecheatingthesedaysbutalsothatstudentsandteachersalikehavebecomemoreacceptingofsomepracticesonceconsideredoutoflimits.OnesuchsurveywasperformedfortheCentreforAcademicIntegrityanorganizationbasedatDukethathelpscreatehonorcodes.Inthatsurvey27percentofstudentsquestionedduringthe2001—2002academicyearsaidthatfalsifying伪造laboratorydatahappenedoftenorveryoftenoncampus.Thenewhonorcodesaimtopunishmorewhilealsoforcingstudentsandfacultymemberstothinkaboutthekindsofoffensesthatarecheating.Atlargeuniversitiesandsmallliberalartcollegesalikeeducatorstalkaboutrestoringacultureofhonor.It’sapsychologicaleffect:ifpeopleexpectyoutobehonorableyouaremorelikelytorespondwithhonorablebehaviorsaidNannerlO..KeohanethepresidentofDuke.AtDukeanewcommunitystandardforacademichonestywilltakeeffectnextfall.Underitthestaffwillnolongerhavetoproctorexamsbutstudentswillfacepunishmentiftheyseecheatinganddonotreportit.Factuallymemberswillhavegreaterpowertodisciplinefirst-timecheatsauthoritythattheuniversityhopeswillencouragethemtofaceoffenders.1.Thewriterofthepassage_______.A.isprofessorintheUScollegeB.advisescollegestudentsnottocheatC.istryingtofindawaytopreventcheatingD.hasdonemuchinvestigationbeforewriting2.Theunderlinedphraseferretoutinparagraph3probablymeans____.A.praiseB.punishC.discoverD.test3.Thehonorcodes______.A.areeffectiveindealingwithcheatsincollegesB.havebeenwidelyusedinmostUScollegecampusesC.arehigh-techproductsthataredifficulttouseD.canhelpreducethenumberofcheatsoncampus4.Paragraph4tellsus_____.A.someteachersneglectthestudents’cheatsoncampusB.cheatinghappenssooftenthatthestudentswhocheatarenotpunishedC.asurveywasperformedtoknowifcheatingiscommononcampusD.manystudentshavebrokenthehonorcodes
Rockandrollmusicfirstbecamepopularinthe1950s.Thereweremanypopularrockandrollsingersduringthattimebutonlyafewofthosesingersarestillpopular.MostpeopletodayarefamiliarwiththesingernamedElvisPresley.ElvisPresleysangdifferenttypesofmusic.Hesangcountryandbluesmusic.HealsosangmusicthatyoumighthearinchurchbutitwasrockandrollmusicthatmadeElvisverypopular.InfactthesongsofElvisbecamesofamousthatpeoplegavethesingeraspecialnamE.EveryonestartedtocallhimtheKingofRockandRoll.Todaymanypeoplestillcallhimthekingforshort.Otherfamoussingershavealsobeengivenspecialnames.Noteveryonealwaysagreeswiththeirnamesbutmanynewspapersandmagazinesusethenames.Forexampleinthe1980spopmusicbecamefamousandMichaelJacksonwasthemostpopularsinger.PeoplethoughtthatthepopmusicwasreallyjustonekindofrockandrollmusicsotheydidnotwanttocallMichaelJacksonKing.Elviswasstilltheking.AsaresultMichaelJacksonwasgiventhenamethePrinceofPop.HoweverMichaelJacksonwasnottheonlyfamouspopsingerinthe1980s.Madonnawasalsoverypopular.ShewasgiventhenametheQueenofPop.MorethanonewomanhasbeencalledthePrincessofPop.TwoofthemostfamousPopPrincessesareBritneySpearsandChristinaAguilera.Itisinterestingthatnowomanwasevernamedthequeenofrockandroll.TherewasaQueenofDiscoandaQueenofCountrymusicbutneveraQueenofRock.MaybeintheyearstocomeawomanwhoissingingnowwillgetthatspecialnamE.1.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.howtomakecountrymusicB.specialnamesforfamoussingersC.akingwhoenjoyedplayingmusicD.aqueenwhowasfondofsingingsongs2.Howmanyfamoussingersarementionedinthispassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Rockandrollwaspopularinthe1940s.B.Therehavebeentwoqueensofrockandroll.C.ItiscertainthatawomansingingnowwillbenamedQueenofrock.D.Manypeopleoncethoughtpopwasonetypeofrockandrollmusic.4.Fromthispassagewecanlearnthat_________.A.peoplealwaysagreeontitlesforthesefamousmusiciansB.therehasbeenonlyoneprincessofpopC.thereweremanyrockandrollsingersinthe1950sD.therehasneverbeenaQueenofCountrymusicsofar
High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached宣扬bymanybutactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandone.Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretailstorebutinsteadwillwarntheirfriendsrelativesco-workersstrangers-andanyonewhowilllisten.Storemanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaints.Storytellinghurtsretailers零售商andentertainsconsumerssaidPaulaCourtneyPresidentoftheVerdegroup.Thestorelosesthecustomerbuttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglotscluttered塞满了的shelvesoverloadedracksout-of-stockitemslongcheck-outlinesandrudesalespeople.Duringpeakshoppinghourssomeretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlightinglocalpolicetoworkasparkingattendantstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstoredisplaypre-stockingsalesitemshiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiersandhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Mostimportantlysalespeopleshouldbeskillfulandpolitewithangrycustomers.Retailerswho’reenthusiasticandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren’tsofriendly.saidProfessorStephenHoch.Maybesomethingasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.Customerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstotheretailerinsteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworld.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.1.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?A.Mostcustomerswon’tbothertocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.B.Customerswouldratherrelatetheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.C.Fewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.D.Customershavenoeasyaccesstostoremangers.2.WhatdoesPaulaCourtneyimplybysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2?A.Newcustomersaresuretoreplaceoldones.B.Itisnotlikelytheshoppercanfindthesameproductsinotherstores.C.Moststoresprovidethesame.D.Notcomplainingtothemanagercausestheshoppersometroubletoo.3.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?A.Mannersofthesalespeople.B.Hiringofefficientemployees.C.Hugesupplyofgoodsforsale.D.Designofthestorelayout.4.Toachievebettershoppingexperiencescustomersareadvisedto_____.A.putpressureonstorestoimprovetheirserviceB.settletheirdisputeswithstoresinaskillfulandfriendlywayC.voicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectlyD.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores
Nightafternightshecametotuckmeinevenlongafterchildhoodyears.Followingherlongstandingcustomshe’dleandownandpushmylonghairoutofthewaythenkissmyforehead.Idon’trememberwhenitfirststartedannoyingme---herhandspushingmyhairthatway.Butitdidannoymefortheyfeltwork-wornandagainstmyyoungskin.FinallyonenightIshoutedoutatherDon’tdothatanymore----yourhandsaretoorough!Shedidn’tsayanythinginreply.Butneveragaindidmymothercloseoutmydaywiththatfamiliarexpressionofherlove.Timeaftertimewiththepassingyearsmythoughtsreturnedtothatnight.BythenImissedmymother’shandsmissedhergoodnightkissonmyforehead.Sometimestheincidentseemedveryclosesometimesfaraway.Butalwaysitlurked潜藏inthebackofmymind.WelltheyearshavepassedandI’mnotalittlegirlanymore.Momisinhermid-seventiesandthosehandsIoncethoughttobesorougharestilldoingthingsformeandmyfamily.She’sbeenourdoctorreachingintoamedicinecabinet医药箱fortheremedy药物tocalmayounggirl’sstomachorsoothe安慰theboy’sscraped擦伤的knee.ShecooksthebestfriedchickenintheworldgetsstainsoutofbluejeanslikeInevercouldNowmyownchildrenaregrownandgone.MomnolongerhasDadandonspecialoccasionsIfindmyselfdrawnnextdoortospendthenightwithher.SoitwaslateonThanksgivingEveasIsleptinthebedroomofmyyouthafamiliarhandhesitantlyrunacrossmyfacetobrushthehairfrommyforehead.Thenakisseversogentlytouchedmybrow.额头InmymemoryforthethousandthtimeIrecalledthenightmyyoungvoicecomplainedDon’tdothatanymore---yourhandsaretoorough!CatchingMom’shandinhandIblurted冲口说出outhowsorryIwasforthatnight.Ithoughtshe’drememberasIdid.ButMomdidn’tknowwhatIwastalkingabout.Shehadforgotten---andforgiven----longago.ThatnightIfellasleepwithanewappreciationformygentlemotherandhercaringhands.AndtheguiltthatIhadcarriedaroundforsolongwasnowheretobefound.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthenext?A.Mother’sHandsB.AppreciationforMotherC.MyChildhoodYearsD.MyUnselfishMother2.Theauthorbegantogetannoyedbecause____A.hermother’shandswerereallyoldandtoughB.shethoughtshedidn’tneedhermother’scareC.shedidn’tlikehermotheranymoreD.hermotherstayedinherroomanymore3.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.Withtimepassingshebegantounderstandhermother.B.Shewasanonlychildinthefamily.C.SheneverforgaveherselfD.Hermotherwasadoctor.4.BysayingThenakisseversogentlytouchedmybrow.theauthormeansthat____A.childrenneedMother’skissingB.motherkisstheirchildrengentlyC.motherslovetheirchildrenforeverD.childrendependontheirmothers5.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____A.theauthorbegantospendnightswithhermotherB.hermotherneverkissedtheauthoragainC.hermotherforgaveheratlastD.theauthorfeltguiltyofwhatshedidtohermother
ScienceandtechnologystudentsinChinaandtheUShavealongwaytogobeforetheycandevelopadeepunderstandingofscientificreasoningresearchershavefounD.AspartofaresearchofPhysicsoftheOhoStateUniversitygave5760freshmeninthreeUSandfourChineseuniversitiestwoteststoevaluatecontentknowledgeandanothertoassessscientificreasoning.ThoughChinesestudentsdidbetterthantheirUScounterpartsinthefirsttwoteststhatemphasizedonlearningfactsbothgroupsscoredrelativelypoorlyonthethirdtestdesignedtoassesstheirabilitytosystematicallyexploreaproblemtheresultsshoweD.LeiBaosaidthatthefindingchallengesconventionalwisdomwhichholdsthatteachingsciencefactswillimprovestudents’reasoningability.Ourstudyshowsthatcontrarytowhatmanypeoplewouldexpectevenwhenstudentsarethoroughlytaughtthefactstheydon’tnecessarilydevelopthereasoningskillstheyneedtosucceedBaosaiD.Becausestudentsneedbothknowledgeandreasoningweneedtoexploreteachingmethodsthattargetboth.ThecurrenteducationsystemsandassessmentofChinaandtheUSdonotemphasizeondeepunderstandingofscientificreasoninginthedisciplinesofsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematicsSTEMthestudyconcludeD.Baoexplainedthatreasoningisagoodskillforeveryonetopossess-notjustscientistsandengineers.Thegeneralpublicalsoneedgoodreasoningskillsinordertocorrectlyinterpretscientificfindingsandthinkrationally.STEMstudentsneedtoexcelatscientificreasoninginordertohandleopen-endedreal-worldtasksintheirfuturecareersinscienceandengineering.Howtoboostscientificreasoning?Thestudysuggeststhateducatorsmustgobeyondteachingsciencefactsiftheyhopetobooststudents’reasoningability.Baopointstoinquiry-basedlearningwherestudentsworkingroupsquestionteachersanddesigntheirowninvestigations.ThisteachingtechniqueisgrowinginpopularityworldwidE.1.Accordingtotheresearchweknowthat.A.ChinesestudentsandtheirUScounterpartsdidpoorlyinthefirsttwotestsB.ChinesestudentsdidbetterthantheirUScounterpartsinallthethreetestsC.ChinesestudentsdidbetterthantheirUScounterpartsinthefirsttwotestsD.USstudentsdidbetterthantheirChinesecounterpartsinthethirdtest2.Theconventionalwisdomholdsthat.A.themorefactsstudentsaretaughtthemorereasoningskillstheywillacquireB.thegeneralpublicalsoneedreasoningskillstointerpretscientificfindingsC.tobooststudents’reasoningabilityeducatorsmustexploreteachingmethodsD.thecurrenteducationsystemsareharmfultoimprovestudents’reasoningability3.Basedonthestudywhatwillbedonetoimprovestudents’reasoningability?A.Toimproveteachingtechniques.B.Tobetterstudents’learningconditionsC.Toteachstudentsmoresciencefacts.D.Toofferstudentsmoretests.4.TheunderlinedphraseexcelatinParagraph6probablymeans.A.beworseatB.bebetteratC.beenthusiasticaboutD.beinferiorto5.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.Littleneedstobedonetodevelopstudents’reasoningabilityintheUS.B.Onlyscientistsandengineersneedreasoningabilities.C.Twotestswerecarriedouttoevaluatestudents’scientificreasoning.D.Inquiry-basedlearningisagoodwaytobooststudents’reasoningability.
Onanairplaneaspacecraftoraman-madesatellitethereisusuallyaninstalleddevicecalledtheblackbox.Madeofaspecialkindofmaterialitwouldremainunbrokeneveniftheentirecraftwereblowntopieces.Theboxrecordssomeimportantdatawhichprovidecluesastowhatchangeshadoccurredbeforetherealthingcamealongandhelptodiscoverthecausesofthedisaster.Theblackboxthereforebecomesthelastpieceofevidenceleft.MoreoftenitrevealsashockingfactthatmanyaircraftsmettheirdisastersonlybecauseofasimplebutfatalmistakE.Somehadn’tbeensuppliedwithsufficientfuel;otherscrashedduetoabirdflyingintheirpaths.InmanycasesthepilothadbeentireD.In1986thefamousUSspaceshuttleChallengerexplodedsoonafterlaunchbecauseascrewonitwasabitloose!Anideathusoccurstome:ifahumanbeingwasequippedwithasimilardevicetrackingallthesubtleinnerchangesthathadtakenplaceovertimetheresultscouldastonishtheworlD.Newspaperscarrynofewsuchstoriesfromdaytoday-casesofgraftorbribe-taking行贿或受贿howaninnocentmanwasrobbedandkilledandsoon.A.fatalerrorcommittedbyacriminalataparticularpointinhislifemayhavearisenfromasmallquarreloroutofenvy.Thenumberofthosewhowerebornevilanddeliberatelysentthemselvestothegallows绞架isinfactextremelysmall.Thedisappointmenttowardsthelastmomentoftheirlifeisondifferentfromastruggleagainstanaircraftcrash!Behaveproperlyinsmallmattersandtakebestcareofthesoul-thisIinsististhemessagefromthatmysteriousboxplanteddeepinsidehumansouls.1.Thefirsttwoparagraphsaremainlyabout.A.themysteriousboxinsidehumansouls.B.thecausesofthedisasters.C.thefatalmistakeofspaceshuttles.D.thefunctionoftheblackbox.2.TheunderlinedphraseasimilardeviceinParagraph3refersto.A.ausefuldeviceB.ablackboxC.aninstalleddeviceD.animportantinstrument3.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Mostofuswerebornkindbutthoseevilbynaturearenotinsmallnumbers.B.Manycrashesshouldhavebeenavoidedifpilotshadbeencareful.C.Somesmallerrorscanevencausealong-lastingregret.D.Eveniftheplaneblowsuptheblackboxcanstillfunction.4.Thebesttitleforthetextis.A.TheBlackBoxB.TheBlackBoxandDisastersC.TheBlackBoxoftheSoulD.TheBlackBoxandHumans5.Thepurposeoftheauthoristo.A.warnusofoursafetyB.tellustotreatotherskindlyC.showushisconcernsD.remindusoftakinggoodcareofoursoul
Thirteenformewasachallengingyear.MyparentsdivorcedandImovedtoanewtownwithmyfatherfarfrommyoldfamilyandfriends.Iwasterriblylonelyandwouldcrymyselftosleepeachnight.Toeasemysadnessmyfatherpurchasedanoldhorseformeatalocalauction.InamedhimCowboy.CowboywaswithoutadoubttheugliesthorseintheworlD.ButIdidn’tcarE.Ilovedhimbeyondallreason.IjoinedaridingclubandsufferedrudecommentsandmeansnickersaboutCowboy’slooks.IneverletonabouthowIfeltbutdeepinsidemyheartwasbreaking.Theothermembersrodebeautifulregisteredhorses.WhenCowboyandIenteredtheeventswherethehorseisjudgedonappearancewewerequicklyshownthegate.NoamountofpreparationandlovewouldturnCowboyintoabeauty.Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthespeedevents.IchosethejumpingracE.OnegirlnamedBeckyrodeabigbrownhorseintheraceevents.Shealwayswontheblueribbons.Needlesstosaythedidn’tfeelthreatenedwhenIcompetedagainstheratthenextshow.Shedidn’tneedto.Icameinnexttolast.ThestingingmemoryofBeck’ssmirksmademedeterminedtobeather.ForthewholenextmonthIwokeupearlyeverydayandrodeCowboyfivemilestothearena赛马场.WepracticedrunningandjumpingforhoursinthehotsunandthenIwouldwalkCowboyhometotallyexhausteD.Allofourhardworkdidn’tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcamE.IsatatthegateandsweateditoutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethroughthecourseandfinishinfirstplacE.MyturnfinallycamE.IputonmyhatrubbedCowboy’sneckandenteredthearenA.AtthesignalwedashedtowardthefirstfencejumpeditwithouttroubleandracedontothenextonE.CowboythenflewoverthesecondthirdandfourthfenceslikeabirdandIturnedhimtowardthefinishlinE.AswecrossedthelinethecrowdwasshockedintosilencE.CowboyandIhadbeatenBeckyandherfancyhorsebytwoseconds!Igainedmuchmorethanablueribbonthatday.AtthirteenIrealizedthatnomatterwhattheoddsI’dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenoughtoworkforit.1.Theunderlinedexpressionshownthegateparagraph4mostprobablymeans.A.toldhowtoenterthearenaB.shownhowtomakethehorsebeautifulC.removedfromthecompetitionearlyD.toldtoenterthetimed–speedevents2.Whywasthewriternotconfidentofvictory?A.Hewasaninexperiencedrider.B.Hehadnotpracticedenough.C.HebelievedhewasunpopularwiththecrowD.D.Hethoughthishorsewasn’tasgoodastheothers.3.Whenthefinalracefinishednobodycheeredbecause.A.theaudiencedidn’tlikeCowboyB.peopleenviedthewriterC.thewinwasunexpectedD.thewriterhadrunoutoftime4.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?A.Lifecansometimesbeunfair.B.Anythingispossibleifonetrieshardenough.C.Apositiveattitudewillbringsuccess.D.OneshouldnotmakejudgmentsbasedonappearancE.5.Thebesttitleforthestoryis.A.ARuntoRememberB.AHorse’sTaleC.NeckandNeckD.ADifficultAge
Theregularuseoftextmessagesande-mailscanlowertheIQmorethantwiceasmuchassmokingmarijuana大麻.Thatistheclaimofpsychologistshavefoundthattappingawayonamobilephoneorcomputerkeypadorcheckingthemforelectronicmessagestemporarilyknocksuptotenpointsofftheuser’sIQ.Thisrateofdeclineinintelligencecomparesunfavorablywiththefour-pointdropinIQassociatedwithsmokingmarijuanaaccordingtoBritishresearcherswhohavelabeled把称为thefleetingphenomenonofenhancedstupidityasinfomania.ThenoticeabledropinIQisbelievedtobetheresultoftheconstantdistractionofalwaysontechnologywhenemployeesshouldbeconcentratingonwhattheyarepaidtodo.InfomaniameansthattheyloseconcentrationastheirmindsremainfixedinanalmostpermanentstateofreadinesstoreacttotechnologyinsteadoffocusingonthetasksinhanD.Thebrainalsofindsithardtodealwithkeepinglotsoftasksinmotionatoncereducingitsoveralleffectiveness.Whilemoderntechnologycanhavehugebenefitsexcessive过度的usecanbedamagingnotonlytoaperson’smindbuttohisorhersociallifE.EightyvolunteerstookpartinclinicaltrialsonIQdamageand1100adultswereintervieweD.Morethansixintenpeoplepolledadmittedthattheywereaddictedtocheckingtheire-mailsandtextmessagessothattheyexaminedwork-relatedonesevenwhenathomeoronholiday.Halfsaidthattheyalwaysrespondedimmediatelytoane-mailandoneinfivewouldinterruptameetingtodoso.Furthermoreinfomaniaishavinganegativeeffectonworkcolleaguesincreasingstressanddisagreeingfeelings.Nineoutoftenpolledthoughtthatcolleagueswhoanswerede-mailsormessagesduringaface-to-facemeetingwereextremelyrudE.YetoneinthreeBritonsbelievedthatitwasnotonlyacceptablebutactuallydiligentandefficienttodoso.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?A.Aperson’sIQdropstenpointsifheorshealwayscheckselectronicmessages.B.ThepersonwhohasahigherIQenjoyscheckingelectronicmessages.C.ThepersonwhohasalowerIQenjoyscheckingelectronicmessages.D.Aperson’sIQistenpointshigherifheorshealwayscheckselectronicmessages.2.Whathappenstopeoplewithinfomania?A.PeoplewithinfomaniacanonlyconcentrateontheirtasksinhanD.B.PeoplewithinfomaniaareaddictedtosmokingmarijuanA.C.Peoplewithinfomaniacan’trespondtotechnologyimmediately.D.Peoplewithinfomaniacan’tconcentrateontheirtasksinhanD.3.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatA.about670intervieweesrespondedtoane-mailimmediatelyB.about550intervieweesrespondedtoane-mailimmediatelyC.about40takingpartinclinicaltrialsonIQwereaddictedtocheckinge-mailsD.about16takingpartinclinicaltrialsonIQrefusedtoanswere-mailsimmediately4.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Theregularuseoftextmessagesande-mailscanbecomparedtosmokingmarijuanA.B.Moderntechnologycandamageaperson’sminD.C.Theregularuseoftextmessagesande-mailscanharmyourIQ.D.Electronicmessagescanhavesideeffectsontheuser’slifE.
MostAmericansgetwhatmoneytheyhavefromtheirwork;thatistheyearnanincomefromwagesorsalaries.TherichestAmericanshowevergetmostoftheirmoneyfromwhattheyown-------theirstockbondsrealestateandotherformsofpropertyorwealth.AlthoughtherearefewaccuratestatisticstogobywealthinAmericansocietyappearstobeconcentratedinveryfewhands.Morethan20percentofeverythingthatcanbeprivatelyownedisheldbylessthanonepercentoftheadultpopulationandmorethan75percentofallwealthisownedby20percentofAmericanadults.TheplainfactisthatmostAmericanshavenowealthatallasidefromtheirincomesautomobilesandasmallamountofsavings.IncomeintheUnitedStatesisnotashighlyconcentratedaswealth.In1917therichest10percentofAmericanfamiliesreceived26.1percentofallincomewhilethepoorest10percentreceived17percentmainlyfromSocialSecurityandothergovernmentpayments.ThemoststrikingaspectofincomedistributionisthatithasnotchangedsignificantlysincetheendofWorldWarⅡ.Althougheconomicgrowthhasroughlydoubledrealdisposable可自由使用的familyincomethemoneyleftaftertaxesandadjustedforinflationoverthelastgenerationthesizeofthesharesgiventotherichandthepoorisaboutthesame.ByanymeasureeconomicinequalityisgreatintheUnitedStates.TherealitybehindthesestatisticsisthatalargenumberofAmericansarepoor.In191814percentofthepopulationwaslivingbelowthefederalgovernment’spovertylinewhichatthatlinewasanannualincomeof$9287foranon-farmfamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildren.InotherwordsaboutoneoutofsevenAmericansover31millionpeoplewasofficiallyconsideredunabletobuythebasicnecessitiesoffoodclothesandshelter.Thesuggestedpovertylinein1981wouldhavebeenanincomeofabout$11200forafamilyoffour.Bythisrelativedefinitionabout20percentofthepopulationormorethan45millionAmericansarepoor.1.WhatdoesthemajorityoftheAmericanshaveintermsofwealth?A.Theirincomeandsavings.B.Everythingtheyownintheirhomes.C.Actuallytheyhavenowealthatall.D.Theirhousecarsandsmallamountsofsavings.2.WhatisthepercentofwealththatisinthehandsofmostAmericans?A.Morethan25%.B.Lessthan25%.C.Morethan75%.D.Lessthan20%.3.WhyiseconomicinequalitystillgreatintheUSinspiteoftheeconomicgrowth?A.Becausetheproportionofincomereceivedbytherichandthepoorremainsalmostthesameasin1917.B.Becausetheeconomicgrowthhaswidenedthegapofthefamilyincomebetweentherichandthepoor.C.BecauseincomeintheUSisstillconcentratedinthehandsoftherichest10%ofAmericanfamilies.D.BecausesomeAmericansmadegreatfortunesduringtheSecondWorldWar.4.Whatcanwelearnfromcomparisonofthetwopovertylinesinthelastparagraph?A.Thepovertylineof1918ismorefavorabletothepoorthanthatof1981.B.The1981linedidn’tleavemuchtothepoor.C.ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1981line.D.ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1918line.
Itusedtobethatshoppingwasafairlysimpleactivity---youwenttothesupermarketpickedupwhatyouneedpaidforitandleft.Butinrecentyearsit'sbecomealotmorecomplicateD.SupermarketsintheUKnowsellmuchmorethanfoodyoucangetyourinsurancetherepaybillsandavarietyofotherservices.Inmanywaysthey'vebecomeaone-stopshopforlotsoflife'sdailychores.Youcanalsogetrewards----joinupandgetaloyaltycardandeverytimeyoushopyou'llgetpointsanddiscounts.Andjustwhenyouthoughtsupermarketscouldn'tofferanythingelsetheyturnedintomini-banksofferingyoucashwhenyoushop.GointoanyUKsupermarketpayforyourshoppingandyou'remorethanlikelytobeaskedifyouwantanycashbackwiththat?Thisisonlyofferedifyoupaybydebitcard签证卡.Effectivelyifyoubuy￡30worthofshoppingyoucanpay￡50withyourdebitcardandthesupermarketwillgiveyouyourshoppingplus￡20incashfromthetill收款机.OriginallyintroducedbythesupermarketgiantTescoiteasesbusyshoppers'livesbycuttingoutanextravisittothebank.Ofcoursetheydidn'tjustintroducethisforthecustomer'sbenefit---shopsalsobenefitbyhavinglesscashin-houseandbypayinglessinfeesfortakingthiscashtotheirlocalbank.InrecentyearsthephraseCashback!hasalsobeenobservedasanexclamationofjoyorsatisfactionasinIt'sthreedrinksforthepriceoftwointhepubtonight.Cashback!1.SupermarketsintheUKnowaredifferentfromwhatitusedbebecause_______.A.theywillaskshopperstopayonlybycashbackB.theydon'tsellfoodandotherdailynecessitiesC.theyhavemadeshoppingmuchmorecomplicatedD.theyprovideavarietyofotherservicesbesidesshopping2.Thecashyougetwhenyoushopinsupermarketscomesfromthe______.20090327A.pointsanddiscountsB.built-inmini-banksC.supermarketgiantTescoD.extravisitstothebank3.WhowillbenefitfromCashback!?A.OnlybusyshoppersB.OnlysupermarketsC.ThelocalbanksD.Bothshoppersandshops4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.UKSupermarketsB.Cashback!C.One-stopShopsD.TheBestServices
IntheU.Sthepublichastendedtobelievethatallmotorcyclesareriddenbywildirresponsiblelawlessyoungmen.Thereareseveralthingsaboutmotorcyclingthattheaveragecitizendislikes.Acyclist’sappearancehassomethingtodowiththisdislike.Motorcyclistsfrequentlylookdirty;infacttheyaredirty.Ontheroadthereislittletoprotectthemfrommudcrushedinsectsandbirddroppings.Forpracticalreasonsthereareoftendressedinoldclothingwhichlooksmuchlessrespectablethantheclothingofpeoplewhorideincars.Forthesamereasonmotorcyclistsusuallyweardarkcolors.Perhapsthishelpstoexplainwhytheyaresometimessuspectedofhavingevilnatures.Inoldplaysoflongagoevilcharactersusuallyworeblack.Incowboymoviesthebadguysusuallywearblackhatswhilethegoodguyswearlightercolors.Somethingelseabouttheirappearancemakesanunfavorableimpression.IntheirpracticalprotectiveclothingtheyareverymuchlikethemenonmilitarymotorcyclesinthemoviesofWorldWarII-----cruelenemieswhoroaredintopeacefulvillagesfillingpeople’sheatswithfear.Probablythemachineitselfalsoproducesangerandfear.Motorcyclesarenoisythoughsomebigtrucksareevennosier.Buttrucksarebigandcarryheavyloads;theyareacceptedifnotreallywelcomedbecausetheyperformaneededservicemakingAmericamove.Motorcyclesontheotherhandmakeallunpleasantnoisejusttogivetheirriderspleasure.Thatiswhatiscommonlythought.Inthewoodsmotorcyclesfrightenanimals.Roaringalongquietstreetstheywakesleepingfamiliesandmakebabiescry.Ofcoursethedangerofmotorcyclingalsohelpsaccountformanypeople’sloveopinionofthesport.Itsdefendershoweverclaimthatcarefulcyclistsareinlessdangerthancommonlybelived.Acyclistmustdriveasifeverybodyaroundhimwantedtokillhim.Hemustpaycarefulattentiontohisdriving.Fromthatpointofviewamanonamotorcycleissaferthanamaninacar.1.AccordingtothepassagetheaverageAmericansbelievedthat_______A.motorcyclistsareallblue-collarworkersB.motorcyclinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’smostpopularsportsC.onlywildirresponsiblelawlessyoungmenenjoymotorcyclingD.motorcyclistscan’taffordtobuycars2.FromthepassageweknowthatgoodcharactersofoldAmericanmovies____A.usuallyworelightercolorsB.hadnodifferencefromevilcharactersC.lookedgraciousD.oftenrodehorses3.Itcanbeinferredthat_____A.thereexisteddifferentopinionstomotorcyclingsportB.allgoodguysincowboymovieswearwhiteC.animalsinthewoodslikemotorcyclesbecausemotorcyclistsusuallyfeedcrushedinsectstothemD.motorcycleswillmakenoiseassoonaspeoplegotosleep4.Somepeopleclaimthatonamotorcycleissaferthanamaninacarbecause__A.carraceisasportwithseveraldisadvantagesB.motorcyclistsmustdriveverycarefullyC.mostpeoplewanttokeepadistancefromthemotorcyclesforfearthattheyshouldlosedignityD.motorcyclestendtobeacceptedbymoreandmorepeople5.Theaveragecitizendislikesthemotorcyclistsbecause_____A.allmotorcyclesarewildyoungmenB.allmotorcyclesareirresponsibleyoungmenC.allmotorcyclesarelawlessyoungmenD.theyfrequentlylookdirtytheyoftenmakeanunpleasantnoiseandtheirappearancecontributestopeople’sterribleimagination
AsthesoundoffootstepsbehindhergrewloudershequickenedherpacE.Shedidn’twanttoturnaroundasthememoryofthatmorning’snewspaperheadlinemadeherafraidofwhatshewouldsee:CityKillerClaimsFourthVictim.WhydidIstopforafewdrinksinthebarafterwork?shethoughttoherself.NowitwasdarkandthestreetsdeserteD.Shewasaloneandasittingduck.Shefeltasifshewaswalkingintherain.Herclothesweredampfromnervoussweatandaseachshorthotbreathhitthenightairitturnedtosteamcoatingherglassesinathinfilmsoallshesawseemedcoveredinfog.ThefootstepswereclosernowSheneededtogetoffthisstreetHereyesbeganauselesssearchforanopenstoreorlightedwindowPassingasmalllaneshelookedthroughforapossibleescaperoutE.Butthelanewasadead-endandshelaughedtoherselfattheirony.Thesoundofacarbehindherturningontothestreetinterruptedherself-pityEscapewasathanD.Butasshewasabouttothrowherselfontotheroadandshoutforthecalftostopthecar’sheadlightscastashadowthatparalyzedherwithterror.Itwasthefootsteps’owner.Thefigurewashugeandinitsraisedarmitheldwhatlookedlikealead-pipenodoubttheonethatwasabouttoclaimvictimnumberfivE.TheshadowdissolvedasthecarpassedbyanddisappearedintothedistancE.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.Itwasallhappeningasifinslow–motion.Shewaswaitingforherlifetoflashbeforehereyeslikeallthosenovelssaiditwould–butitdidn’t.TheonlythingshethoughtofwasherdearhusbanD.Sherecalledphoninghimfromworkthatveryafternoonandjokingaboutofallthingsthecitykiller.Itwasanightfullofironies.Therewasavoicetalkingtohernowbutshewaslostinthoughtsofherfateanddidn’tresponD.ThehandthenbeganturningherarounD.ItwassurprisinglygentlegivenwhatwasabouttocomE.SheallowedittoguideherwithoutresistancE.Shelookedup.Sherecognizedthefacebutshedidn’tknowfromwherE.Itsmouthwasstilltalkingtoherbutshecouldn’tunderstanD.ThensheremembereD.Thefacebelongedtotheforeignlookingmanwhohadservedheratthebar.Shelookeddowntohishandandsawinitnotalead–pipebutarolledupcopyofaworkreportshehadbeencorrectinginthebarasshedrank.Hiswordssuddenlystartedtoregisterinherbrainandshecouldherhim.MissMiss.AreyouOK?YouleftthisinthebaranditlookedimportantsoIthoughtI’dbettergiveittoyou.1.Thewomanwasfeelingnervousbecause.A.shehadleftherreportinthebarB.therewasakillerinthecityC.shewasbeingfollowedbysomeoneD.thestreetsweredarkandempty2.Theunderlinedexpressionasittingduckparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.aneasytargetB.afrightenedpersonC.afoolishanimalD.astillposition3.Whatisthecorrectorderofeventsthathappenedtothewomanonthedayofthestory?A.Shewentforadrinkinabar.B.Shecorrectedthereport.C.Sheheardloudfootsteps.D.Shereadthenewspaper.E.ShecalledherhusbanD.f.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.A.dcaebfB.cdaefbC.dabecfD.deabcf4.Whydidthewomanlaughwhenshelookedintothelane?A.ShewasexcitedbecauseshethoughtitmaybeawaytoescapE.B.ShefeltbitterbecauseshehadnochancetoescapE.C.Shewasbecomingmoreandmorenervous.D.Sherealizedthatshewasbehavingfoolishly.5.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Itwasrainingwhensheleftthebar.B.Thewomanhadfeltnervousaboutthecitykillerfordays.C.Thetemperaturewasverylowthatevening.D.Thewomanwasbehavingunreasonably.
SaturdayJanuary302009----A.week-longheat-wavehascauseddisasterinsouthernAustraliawherebushfireshavedestroyeduptotenhomesweatherrecordshavebeenbrokenandupto19peoplemanyelderlyhavediedduringhightemperaturesaveragingover40°C104F.InwhatisdescribedasBlackFridaybushfiresareburningacrosstheeastofthesouthernstateofVictoriawhichtodayrisestoahighof45.1Citsrecord-breakingthirdcontinuousdayabove43°C.Thebushfires-----twoblazesthatcombinedafterwipingoutaplantationatthetownofBoolarraintheLatrobeValleytotheeastofMelbourne-----havesofardestroyedareportedtenhomesandburnedthroughmorethan2260hectares.Fivehundredfirefightershavetriedtoholdbacktheblazesoverthepast24hoursbuttheyarestillburning.OnewomaninBoolarranamedLaurahaslostherhomeandtoldtheAustralianBroadcastingthatMelbourneandAdelaideweredisrupted混乱bypowerblackoutsasmillionsofoverheatedpeopleswitchedonairconditionersandpeoplefacedlengthytransportdelaysastrainandstreetcarlinesbuckled扭曲intheheat.InAdelaidenineteenmainlyelderlypeoplearereportedtohavediedduringtheheat-waveahigherthanaveragedailyfigureofsuddendeaths.OnlytwosuddendeathswererecordedlastFriday.JohnHilltheSouthAustralianHealthMinisterwouldnotconfirmwhetherthedeathswereheat-relatedbutacknowledgedthattheincreasewashigh.EventhetennisplayersattheAustralianOpencouldn’tescapetheheat.OnTuesdayNovakDjokovicthemen’sNo3seedretiredillfromagameafterheat-relatedcomplaintsandtheretractable可伸缩的roofsonRodLaverArenahavebeenclosedforpartofthepastthreedays.Theheat-wavehasalsoaffectedTasmaniatraditionallyAustralia’scooleststatewhichreached42.2℃atScamander----anall-timerecordfortheisland.1.WhatwastheprobabletemperatureinsouthernAustraliawhenthebushfiresbrokeout?A.under40℃B.42.2℃C.45.1℃D.above43℃2.Thebushfirescausedbyhightemperaturehaveledtotheresultthat________.A.tenhomesweredestroyedinBoolarraB.MelbourneandAdelaidewereoutoforderC.TennisAustralianOpenhadtobeputoffthreedaysD.electricalequipmentandtrafficlinesweredamagedinAdelaide3.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat___________.A.TasmaniaisanislandstateofAustraliaB.thecoolestdayinTasmaniaisrecorded42.2°CC.Scamanderisthehottestplaceduringtheheat-waveD.theheat-wavehaschangedtheclimateinTasmania4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepieceofnews?A.HighTemperaturesCausingBushfiresinSouthernAustraliaB.SomeOldPeopleKilledinBushfiresinSouthernAustraliaC.Heat-waveBringingaboutDisastertoSouthernAustraliaD.BushfiresBurningLotsofForestsinSouthernAustralia
A24-year-oldLosAngelesmanwastakentoahospitalandthentocountyprisonafterleadingpoliceonaone-hourfreewaychase追赶inastolenSUV.Thechase1indowntownLosAngelesinfrontoftheSpringHotel.Mostofthechasewas2exceptforanempty3ofwinethatthedriverthrewatonepolicevehiclE.Whenthedrivergotintodowntown4startedtohappen.Heranoverafirehydrant水龙头.Thewaterpouredoutofthehydrant5allthebooksinseveralcarts手推车thatasellerhadputoutsideto6customersintohisbookstorE.Thedriver7turnedwestontoGrandAvenueandmanagedtoknockintothree8carsononesideofthatstreetandtwocarsontheothersidE.Thedriveralsotriedtorunover9whowasstandinginthe10orderinghimtostop.Turningnorththedrivercausedabustohitits11toavoidacrash.Thebuswasemptyandthebusdriverwasuninjured.12twopolicecarsthatwerechasingtheSUV13differentdirectionswerenotso14.Oneofthemranintothefrontofthebusandtheotherintotheback.15thedrivershadbrakedearlyenoughthedamagetotheircarswas16.BothofficerscontinuedthechasE.Theyonlywenttwo17northtofindthattheSUVhadcometoafullstopbecauseithad8intoanewspaperstandinfrontoftheSpringHotel.Thedriver19heavilybehindthesteeringwheel方向盘.Thepolice20thedriverwithfailuretogiveintoapoliceofficer.1.A.beganB.happenedC.endedD.resulted2.A.pleasantB.commonC.surprisingD.unusual3.A.tankB.boxC.caseD.bottle4.A.thingsB.objectsC.fightsD.kills5.A.ruiningB.separatingC.softeningD.boring6.A.pleaseB.attractC.fillD.admit7.A.slowlyB.carefullyC.hurriedlyD.suddenly8.A.hiddenB.brokenC.passingD.parked9.A.anotherdriverB.apasser-byC.thesellerD.apoliceofficer10.A.crosswalkB.policeboxC.shopnearbyD.policevehicle11.A.lightsB.brakesC.enginesD.wheels12.A.BesidesB.InsteadC.HoweverD.Therefore13.A.fromB.intoC.underD.toward14.A.proudB.luckyC.regretfulD.sorry15.A.BeforeB.AlthoughC.BecauseD.When16.A.effectiveB.seriousC.normalD.slight17.A.stepsB.shopsC.metersD.blocks18.A.rushedB.enteredC.cameD.backed19.A.flewB.fellC.flowedD.fled20.A.providedB.impressedC.chargedD.marked
TransportGuideTheBrisbaneCityCouncilBCCisresponsibleforbusandferryserviceswithinthecitylimitsandsuburbs.Mostbuseswilleitherarriveatthecityoraninterchangewhereconnectingbusescanbecaught.BCCbusesoperatefrom530amto1100pmMondaytoThursdayand530amto1200amonFridays.Onweekendsandpublicholidaysbusesoperatelessfrequently.Pre-paidbusticketscanbepurchasedfromtheQUTQueenslandUniversityofTechnologybookshopthecampusnewsagencymostothernewsagenciesandgeneralstoresandanyBCCCustomerServiceCentre.Short-termstudentsatQUTcannotusetheirIDcardstogainadiscountfareonBCCpublictransport.Youwillneedtobuyanadulttickettotravel.Busfaresaredependentonthenumberofzonesyouhavetotravel.ThereareseveraltypesofticketsSingleonewaytickettoreachyourdestinationincludingtransferswithin2hours.Dailyunlimitedtravelwithinthezones.Off-peak’Dailydiscountedunlimitedtravelbetween900amand330pmandafter700pmMondaytoFridayandalldayonweekendsandpublicholidays.Weeklyunlimitedtravelwithinthezonesforoneweekfromthedateofissue.Monthlyunlimitedtravelwithinthezonesforonecalendarmonthfromthedateofissue.Ten-tripSaver10tripsatanytimewithinthezonesonbusesandferriesonly.Transportroutes.timetablesandfareinformationareavailablefrom:PublicTransportInformationCentre69AnnStreetcornerofGeorgeStBrisbaneCityPhonel31230TransportInformationService1.Thetransportguideaboveismostlikelyprovidedby.A.PublicTransportInformationCentreB.theBrisbaneCityCouncilC.QueenslandUniversityofTechnology.D.BCCCustomerServiceCentres2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.busesarescheduledasusualonweekendsandpublicholidaysB.regularstudentsatQUTneedtobuyadultticketsC.Pre—paidticketscanbeboughtfromthePublicTransportInformationCentreD.Ten-tripSaverscanbeusedatoff-peaktime3.AnexchangestudentstayingatQUTforfivedayshastotravelbetweenzoneseveryday.Whattypeofticketwouldheprobablybuy?A.SingleB.WeeklyC.Off-peakDailyD.Ten—tripSaver
Theintelligenceofthedogisamongthehighestofalltheanimalsmaybehigherthanwegivehimcreditfor.Althoughhisbrainisonlyhalfaslargeasoursheiscertainlythemostintelligentofdomesticanimals.AscientistinBrazilhasprovendogscancount.Heusedatechniquewhichalsoprovedthat5montholdinfantscancount:HeplacedtreatsinabowlhiditwithascreenandlettheanimalswatchasheremovedoraddedsomE.Thedogsstudiedthecontentslongerwhenthescreenwastakenawayifatrickhadbeenplayedleavingmoreorlesstreatsthanexpected.Hetasted11mongrels杂种狗andfoundtheypaidlittleattentionwhenoneplusoneresultedintwotreats.ButtheylookedmorecloselywhenoneplusoneleftthreE.MemoryisanimportantcomponentofintelligencE.Thedog'smemoryforscentsisextraordinary.Hisvisualmemoryisonlyfairbuthismemoryforsoundsisverygoodsincehecanrememberandidentifyfamiliarvoicesevenafteranabsenceofmanyyears.Whilehebuildsupalargestoreofidentifiablesoundswithouttheslightesteffortrememberingdifferentwordsrequiresmoreconcentration.Thedog'scapacityforlearningismoreamatterofmemorythanoftrueunderstanding.HewillrememberthesequenceofcauseandeffectinhisactionsbutheisunabletodrawbroadconclusionsfromhisexperiencE.Thegreaterthevarietyofexperiencesandcontactwithotherstheyhavethequickertheylearnandthemoretheyretain.Dogsareboundbynaturetoremainintellectuallyinferiorto劣于manbutweowethemachancetodeveloptheirnativeintelligencebytrainingteachingandworkingwiththemasmuchandasoftenaswecan.1.Thistextfocusesondog's________A.appearancesandbehaviorsB.intelligenceandmemoryC.breedsandreactionsD.emotionsandattitudes2.WhatdoestheexperimentbytheBrazilianscientistshow?A.Dogsremainintellectuallyinferiortoman.B.Dogs'brainisonlyhalfaslargeashumanbeings'.C.Dogsknowthenumbersiftheirattentionisdrawn.D.Dogshavethesameintelligenceas5-month-oldinfants.3.Howdoesthedogrecognizetheownerafterhehasbeenawayforquitealongtime?A.IthasmemoryforscentsandvoiceB.IthastrueunderstandingofitsownerC.IthasextraordinaryvisualmemoryD.Itoftenmissesitsownerandremembershim4.Thistextismostprobably______.A.abookreviewB.atraveljournalC.aresearchreportD.ananimaltest
Theoldestformsofmedicineareenjoyingacomeback.ModernholisticmedicineisanapproachthattreatsthewholepatientnotjustthediseasE.Itisawaytomaintaingoodhealthratherthancureillness.Themostimportantinfluencesontoday’sholisticmedicineareancientChinesemedicineandIndianAyurvedicmedicinebothofwhichpromotedwholebodyhealth.HolisticmedicineusuallycombinesdietphysicalexerciseandmeditationtogetherwithotheralternativetechniquessuchasmassageandacupuncturE.HerbaltreatmentapracticeoftreatingillnessbyusingplantsisinfluencedbythewritingsofCulpeperaswellasChineseandAyurvedicmedicinE.Homeopathy顺势疗法isoneoftheformsofholisticmedicinewhichiswidelypracticedinEuropeandtheUSA.HomeopathybeganinGermanyintheearly1800swhenSamuelHahnemanndescribedhowverytinydosesofadrughadaneffectonhispatients.AccordingtoHahnemannthemorethedrugwasdiluted稀释thestrongeritseffects.Thesubstanceselectedwouldproducesimilareffectstothediseaseitselfifgiveninlargedoses.IntheUKhomeopathyisregardedasanon-traditionalbutjustaboutacceptabletreatment.MeditationandcontemplationhaveanimportantroleinholisticmedicinE.TheywerebroughttoEuropebyIndianteacherswhocombinedIndianAyurvedicmedicinewithWesternbeliefs.Transcendentalmeditation超脱__isoneofthebestknownofthesetechniques.Peoplerepeatwordsinsidetheirheadtoreachastateofdeeprelaxation.TheholisticmovementhasmademanydoctorslookatthewholepatientnotjustthediseasE.Life-styleemotionalproblemsanddietarejustsomeofthefactorsthatcanaffectaperson’shealth.Holisticmedicineemphasizesgooddietexerciseandfreshairallofwhichcontributetohealth.Someclinicsnowofferholisticmedicinealongwithtraditionaltreatmentssothattheirpatientscanchooseacombinationoftreatmentsthatsuitsthem.OneproblemwithholisticmedicineisthatitisdifficultforpeopletobesurethatadoctorisreliablE.Tosolvethismanycountrieswantalternativedoctorstoformprofessionalbodies.1.Modernholisticmedicinecentersupon______.A.curingadiseaseB.herbaltreatmentC.continuousdevelopmentD.keepingpatientshealthy2.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoholisticmedicine?A.massageB.meditationC.abalanceddietD.akneeoperation3.Theprincipleofhomeopathyisthat______.A.thelargedosesofmedicinethatwillnotbeharmfulwilltakebettereffectB.thediseasewillbecuredsoonerbytakinglargerdosesofmedicineC.asmallthinnerdoseofmedicinewillbemoreeffectiveD.thedosesofmedicinedependonhowserioustheillnessis4.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsumsupthepassage?A.HolisticMedicineB.TraditionalMedicineReturnsC.HistoryofMedicineD.CombinationofTreatmentsWorks5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Relaxationisthekeyofholistictreatment.B.Holisticmedicineneedstobecomemoretrustworthy.C.Holistictreatmentismorebeneficialthantraditionaltreatments.D.Holisticmedicinewillbecomethemostwelcometreatmentsoon.
AfewyearsagoIhadanaha!momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwritingandthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayearmaybetwoandyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformalfriendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittlelettersandwerecognizedoneanother'shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.Asachildvisitingmyfather’sofficeIwaspleasedtorecognizeinlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaffthesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigneddadinsteadofRFW.AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwritingabookbyFlorey.Sireshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewellbutmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.Idon’tbuyit.Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressivepersonalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographerpartofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16th-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.Howevertheyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.1.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague’shandwriting?A.Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.B.Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassobeautiful.C.Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassoterrible.D.Hestillhada1otofworktodo.2.Peopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusedto____________.A.talkmoreabouthandwritingB.takemorenotesonworkdaysC.knowbetteroneanother'shandwritingD.communicatebetterwithoneanother3.Theauthor’sfatherwrotenotesinpen_________.A.tobothhisfamilyandhisstaffB.tohisfamilyinsmalllettersC.tohisfamilyonthefridgeD.tohisstaffonthedesk4.Accordingtotheauthorhandwrittennotes_______.A.arehardertoteachinschoolsB.attractmoreattentionC.areusedonlybetweenfriendsD.carrymoremessage5.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor__________.A.thinksitimpossibletoteachhandwritingB.doesnotwanttolosehandwritingC.putstheblameonthecomputerD.doesnotagreewithFlorey
Myfirstperformanceinfrontofanaudiencewascomingupsoon.ItriedashardasIcouldtoremaincalmbutmyheartwasracing.Istareddownatmysweat-coveredshakinghands.Ilookedupagainattheaudiencerealizingthatthesewererealpeople.TheywerenotjustmymumanddadwhowouldsayGoodjob!evenifImesseduptheentirepiece.WhatifIhadthewrongmusic?WhatifIplayedthewrongnotes?AsitturnedoutIwasneverabletoanswerthesequestionsbecausethespotlightwaswaitingforme.Igraspedmyhandstightlytogetherdryingoffthesweat.SlowlyIwalkedtothemud-brownpianointhecenteroftheroom.Itcontained88demandingkeyswhichwerewaitingimpatientlytobeplayed.Iswallowedthegolfball-sizedlumpinmythroatandsatdown.SlowlyIopenedthemusic.NextIrestedmystillshakinghandsontheivorykeys.AsmyfingersplayedacrossthekeysIwasbecomingmoreunsureofmypreparationforthismoment.Butthememoryofmyyearsoftrainingcamefloodingback.IknewthatIhadpracticedthispiecesomanytimesthatIcouldplayitbackwardsifrequested.AlthoughatonepointIaccidentallyplayedtwokeysinsteadoftheintendedoneIcontinuedtomovemyfingersautomatically.Myeyesburnedholesintowerefixedonthepagesinfrontofme.TherewasnowaythatIwasgoingtolosemyconcentration.TokeepthistomyselfIleanedforwardandfocusedcarefullyonthemusic.WhenIcametotheendofthepageawarningwentoffinsidemyhead:DON’TMAKEA.MISTAKEWHENYOUTURNTHEPAGE!NeedlesstosayIobeyedmyselfwithallmyheartandmind.Andproudofmypage-turningfeatIfinishedtherestofthepiecewithoutmakingasinglemistake.Afterthefinalnotediedawayacelebrationwentintoactioninsidemyhead.Ihadfinished.Ihadmasteredtheimpossible.1.Theauthorwasnervousbeforetheperformancebecause______.A.hisorhermotherandfatherweren’tpresentB.thestrongspotlightwasshiningontothestageC.heorshehadn’tmasteredtheentirepieceD.heorshehadneverperformedinpublicbefore2.Theunderlinedphrasemessupinparagraph3probablymeans______.A.putintodisorderB.forgetaboutC.stophalfwayD.dowellin3.Theauthor______.A.didn’tmakeanymistakeintheperformanceB.feltbetteratthebeginningoftheperformanceC.paidallattentiontonothingbuthis/herperformanceD.losthis/herconcentrationsometimesduringtheperformance4.Whatdidtheauthorfeelabouthis/herperformance?A.He/Shethoughtitwascomfortableandsuccessful.B.He/Shethoughtitwasverydifficultbutsuccessful.C.He/Shethoughthe/shehadnevermadeamistakeduringtheperformance.D.He/Shethoughthe/sheplayedthroughthepiececarefullybutlight-heartedly.
KenyawantstoorganizeamajorinternationalconferencetodiscusshowtofightpiracyoffthecoastofSomaliA.TheconferencemayalsodealwithwaystorescueSomaliafromseventeenyearsofcivilwar.MorethanfortypercentofitspeopledependonfoodaidKenyanForeignMinisterMosesWetangulasaystheworldcannotendpiracywithoutalsodealingwithSomalia'spoliticalproblems.HesaysthepiracyispartlybornoutofacollectivefailuretosolvetheproblemsofSomalia.Hesaysthelawlessnesstherehascreatedabreedinggroundforthecurrentthreat.SomalipiratesoperateintheIndianOceanandtheGulfofAden.TheGulfofAdenconnectstheRedSeatotheMediterraneanbywayoftheSuezCanal.Thepirateshavefastboatsmodernweaponsandequipmentlikesatellitephonesandglobalpositioningsystems.ThehijackingaweekagoofanoilsupertankerfromoffthecoastofKenyahasbroughtnewattentiontothemaritimecriminals.Somalipirateshaveattackedmorethanonehundredtwentyshipsthisyearandhijackedalmostfortyofthem.TheUnitedNationsestimatesthatpirateshavereceivedaboutthirtymilliondollarsinransommoneyforhijackedships.Kenya'sforeignministersayshisgovernmentbelievespiratenetworksmayhaveearnedasmuchasonehundredfiftymillion.ThereareconcernsthatsomeofthemoneycouldgotoIslamicterroristsinSomaliA.Somalipiratesgenerallydonotstealgoodsorkillhostages.Theyarebelievedtobeholdingseventeenshipswithaboutthreehundredcrewmembers.AmongtheshipsisaUkrainianvesselhijackedinSeptemberwithaloadofmilitaryweaponsincludingtanks.Theincreaseinpiracyisraisingthecostofinsuringships.AlsooilfromtheMiddleEastandexportsfromEastAsiacouldtakelongertoarrivE.Someoftheworld'sheaviestshippingtrafficpassestheSomalicoast.Butmajorshippingcompanieshavebeguntoconsidernewroutes.Oneoftheworld'sbiggestshippersA.P.MollerMaersksaysitwillavoidtheGulfofAden.A.moveawayfromtheSuezCanalcouldhurtEgypt'seconomy.Americanandotherforeignnavyshipsarenowwatchingforpirates.ThisweektheIndianNavydestroyedaheavilyarmedmothershipintheGulfofAden.Buttheareatoprotectcoversmorethanonehundredsixtymillionsquarekilometers.1.AccordingtoKenyanforeignministerwhichofthefollowingisnotthecauseofthepiracyinSomalia?A.ThepoliticalproblemsinSomaliA.B.ThelawlessnessinSomaliA.C.TheseventeenyearsofcivilwarinSomaliA.D.TheSomaliapeople’sdependenceoffoodaiD.2.AccordingtothepassagewhatequipmentisnotusedbythepiratesinSomalia?A.Fastboats.B.Satellitephones.C.nuclearweapons.D.Globalpositioningsystem.3.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingmaybethedifficultytofighttheprivatesinSomalia?A.TheareawherethepiratesmayattackthepassingshipsissolargE.B.Thepiratesarenowconsideringnewroutes.C.SomegovernmentsgivesupporttothepiratesinSomaliabyprovidingthemwithmoney.D.ThepiratesaretheIslamicterrorists.4.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbetheproblemsthepiracyinSomaliacause?A.Thecostofensuringthesafetyoftheshipsisincreasing.B.TheSuezCanalandtheGulfofAdenhavebeendestroyeD.C.ThemoneythattheygotmaygotoIslamicterroristsinSomaliA.D.OilfromtheMiddleEastandexportsfromEastAsiacouldtakelongertoarrivE.
Soyouthoughtthehamburgerwastheworld’smostpopularfastfood?AfterallMcDonald’sGoldenArchesarefoundeverywhereintheworlD.ButnothereisanothertrulyuniversalfastfoodthebestfastfooD.It’seasytomakeeasytoservemuchmorevariedthanthehamburgercanbeeatenwiththehandsandit'sdeliveredtoyourfrontdoororservedinfancyrestaurants.IthasbeenoneofAmerica’sfavouritefoodsforover50years.ItisofcoursethepizzA.It’skindofsillytotalkaboutthemomentwhenpizzawasinvented.Itgraduallydevelopedovertheyearsbutonethingisforcertain—ithasbeenaroundforaverylongtimE.TheideaofusingpiecesofflatroundbreadasplatescamefromtheGreeks.TheycalledthemplakuntosandatethemwithvarioussimpletoppingssuchasoilGarliconionsandherbs.TheRomansenjoyedeatingsomethingsimilarandcalleditpicea.Byabout1000A.D.inthecityofNaplespiceahadbecomepizzaandpeoplewereexperimentingwithmoretoppings:cheesehamanchoviesandfinallythetomato;broughttoItalyfromMexicoandPeruinthesixteenthcentury.NaplesbecamethepizzaCapitaloftheworlD.In1889KingUmbertoIandQueenMargueritaheardaboutpizzaandaskedtotryit.TheyinvitedpizzamakerRaffleEspositotomakeitforthem.HedecidedtomakethepizzaliketheItalianflagsoheusedredtomatoeswhitemozzarellacheeseandgreenbasilleaves.TheQueenloveditandthenewpizzawasnamedPizzaMarghcritainherhonor.PizzamigratedtoAmericawiththeItaliansattheendofthenineteenthcentury.ThefirstpizzeriaintheUnitedStateswasopenedin1905at53SpringStreetNewYorkCitybyGennaroLombardi.ButthepopularityofpizzareallyexplodedwhenAmericansoldiersreturnedfromItalyafterWorldWarIIandtalkedexcitedlyaboutthatgreatItaliandish.AmericansarenowthegreatestproducersandconsumersofpizzaintheworlD.1.WhatdotheItalianflagandaPizzaMargueriteshaveincommon?A.TheyareaspopularaseachotherinItaly.B.Theyhavethesamecolures.C.BothofthemrepresentItaly.D.ThereisapictureofaPizzaMargueritesontheflag.2.Whichoneisthecorrecttimelineofthedevelopmentofpizza?A.pizza→plakuntos→piceaB.picea→plakuntos→pizzaC.plakuntos→pizza→piceaD.plakuntos→picea→pizza3.WhyareMexicoandPeruimportantinthedevelopmentofpizza?A.Becausepizzawasinventedinthesecountries.B.Becausepizzafirstbecamepopularinthesetwocountries.C.BecausethepeopletherearethegreatestconsumersofpizzaintheworlD.D.BecauseonekindoftoppingswasbroughttoItalyfromthesecountries.4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.DifferentkindsofpizzA.B.ThepopularityofpizzainUS.C.ThehistoryofpizzA.D.ThewaystomakepizzA.
Whatseparatesmefromeveryoneelse?ThedifferenceisnotwhatclothesIwearorthemusicIlistentobutwhatIfeel__1__.EversinceIwasyoungIhavelovedprofessionalwrestling.AsIgrewoldermyfriends__2__meforfollowingwhatwascalledaman’ssoapopera__3_Iputmyloveforwrestlingontheshelf.ItwasnotuntilfreshmanyearthatI__4__Iwasn’tbeingmyself.ThatyearItriedmanynewthingsandactivities.InmytownfootballwasthesportsoIdecidedtoplayfootball__5__itmightgivemeahead__6__inpopularity.Theteamstartedwithforty-eightathletes.__7__therewerefourteenofusleft.IstuckitoutnotbecauseIlikeitbutbecauseIamnotaquitter懦夫.Thatlongseasontaughtmean_8__:Iwasn’tafootballplayer.Moreimportantlyittaughtmetobe__9__.AfterthatseasonI__10__backtobeingawrestlingfan.Icameacrossawell-knownsaying:Don’tDreamIt.BeIt.WhenIreadthismyfriendDanandIhadthe__11__ideA.Whatifwebuildawrestlingring?weaskeD.ThefollowingweekendwemetathishousE.Wesawour__12__inapileinhisbackyarD.Weworkedfromdawntodusktobuildourgreatproject.Ourhardworkpaid__13__.Wehadarealring.Wedecidedtoholdanevent.Wepracticedforhourstryingto__14__everyaspect方面ofourwrestlingability.ThedatewasMay24th.Tooursurpriseaboutonehundredfriendsandfansshowedupto__15__us.Itwasthemostimportantnightofmylifeanda__16__success.Sincethattimewehaveheldfiveshowswithasmanyastwohundredandfiftypeopleturningout.We__17__tolivethisdream.Weaccomplishedwhatwesetouttodo.AsmysenioryearwindsdownI’llrememberallofmyhighschoolmemories.But__18__willstickoutmostisthememorythatIdidsomethingI__19__despitewhateveryonesaidorthought.Iachievedthe__20__Ilivedmydream.1.A.outsideB.insideC.behindD.beside2.A.laughedatB.talkedaboutC.listenedtoD.calledon3.A.ThenB.ButC.AndD.So4.A.admittedB.noticedC.realizedD.declared5.A.thinkingB.findingC.rememberingD.guessing6.A.levelB.startC.endD.point7.A.AttheendB.AtthebeginningC.InreturnD.Ononehand8.A.artB.truthC.factD.lesson9.A.oneselfB.somebodyC.myselfD.nobody10.A.gaveB.wentC.putD.set11.A.originalB.perfectC.sameD.correct12.A.dreamB.successC.progressD.future13.A.forB.outC.offD.back14.A.discoverB.learnC.improveD.show15.A.praiseB.supportC.teachD.follow16.A.gradualB.completeC.endlessD.timeless17.A.haveB.beginC.preferD.continue18.A.whyB.howC.whichD.what19.A.lovedB.facedC.studiedD.needed20.A.taskB.stepC.goalD.game
Onedayanexpertintimemanagementwasspeakingtoagroupofstudentsandtodrivehomeapointusedanillustrationthosestudentswillneverforget.Standingbeforethegroupofoverachievers成绩超过预料的学生hesaidOktimeforaquiz.Hepulledoutaone-gallonwide-mouthjarandsetitonthetableinfrontofhim.Healsoproducedaboutadozenfist-sizedrocksandcarefullyplacedthemoneatatimeintothejar.WhennomorerockswouldfitinsideheaskedIsthisjarfull?EveryoneintheclassyelledYes.Theexpertreachedunderthetableandpulledoutabucketofgravel.Hedumpedsomegravelinandshookthejarcausingpiecesofgraveltoworkthemselvesdownintothespacesbetweenthebigrocks.HethenaskedagainIsthisjarfull?Probablynot.oneofthemanswereD.GooD.HereplieD.HereachedunderthetableandbroughtoutabucketofsanD.Hestarteddumpingthesandinthejaranditwentintoallofthespacesleftbetweentherocksandthegravel.OncemoreheaskedthequestionIsthisjarfullNo!theclassshouteD.GooD.HereplieD.Hegrabbedapitcherofwaterandbegantopouritinuntilthejarwasfilledtothebrim.ThenhelookedattheclassandaskedWhatisthepointofthisillustration?OneeagerstudentraisedhishandandsaidNomatterhowfullyourscheduleisifyoutryreallyhardyoucanalwaysfitsomemorethingsinit!_______theexpertreplieD.Thetruththisillustrationteachesusifyoudon'tputthebigrocksinfirstyou'llnevergettheminatall.Whatarethebigrocksinyourlife?Timewithyourlovedonesyoureducationyourdreamsaworthycauseorteachingothers?Remembertoputthesebigrocksinfirstoryou'llnevergettheminatall.1.Whichgroupofwordsmeanscontainers?A.jargravelbucketB.jarillustrationgravelC.jarbucketpitcherD.jarbrimpitcher2.Whatreplieswouldtheexpertprobablymakeinthelastparagraph?A.IbegyoupardonB.Goodidea20090327C.That'snotthepointD.Yougotit3.Choosetheorderthattheexpertputthingsinthejar.A.rocks--->sand---->gravel---->waterB.rocks--->gravel--->sand---->waterC.gravel---->water---->sand---->rocksD.gravel--->sand--->water--->rocks4.What'stheexpert'sconclusion?A.Wemustthinkofallkindsofwaystosolveourproblems.B.WemusttryreallyhardtofitmoresmallthingsinourlifE.C.Wemustknowwhatbigrocksareinourlifeandthenputtheminfirst.D.Wemustknowthingslikegravelsandandwaterarenotimportantatall.
GrowingrootsWhenIwasgrowingupIhadanoldneighbornamedDr.Gibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanydoctorI’d1known.WhenDr.Gibbswasn’t2liveshewasplantingtrees.Thegooddoctorhadsomeinterestingtheories3plantingtrees.HebelievedinNopainsnogains.Henever4hisnewtreeswhichwas5manypeople.OnceI6why.Heansweredthatwateringplantsspoiledthemandthatifyouwaterthemeachfollowingtreegenerationwillgrow7.Soyouhavetomakethings8forthem.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtrees9shallowrootsandhowtreesthatweren’twateredhadtogrowdeeprootsin10ofwater.Itookhimtomeanthatdeeprootsweretobe11.IplantedacoupleoftreesafewyearsbackandItookgoodcareofthem.Twoyearsofdevotionhas12treesthatexpecttobewaitedonhandandfoot.Wheneveracoldwindblowsthey13andtrembletheirbranches.FunnythingsaboutthosetreesofDr.Gibbs’.Thelackofwaterseemedto14theminwayscomfortandeasenever15.Iusedtoprayformysonsthattheirliveswillbe16.ButlatelyI’vebeenthinkingthatit’stimetochangemy17.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeet18andI’mprayingtheywillbestrong.Theprayerforcomfortis19met.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeprootssowhenthewindsblowwewon’tbe20away.1.A.evenB.everC.neverD.hardly2.A.takingB.makingC.enjoyingD.saving3.A.dealingB.coveringC.concerningD.considering4.A.wateredB.spoiledC.lovedD.cared5.A.againstB.beyondC.withinD.from6.A.wonderedB.askedC.wanderedD.guessed7.A.weakerandweakerB.strongerandstrongerC.tallerandtallerD.happierandhappier8.A.easyB.comfortableC.toughD.wonderful9.A.madeforB.madeoutC.broughtdownD.broughtup10.A.chargeB.favorC.caseD.search11.A.treasuredB.challengedC.respectedD.liked12.A.resultedinB.resultedfromC.grownupD.growninto13.A.danceB.shakeC.spreadD.stretch14.A.harmB.raiseC.benefitD.hurt15.A.couldB.mightC.shouldD.must16.A.hardB.sweetC.rewardingD.easy17.A.mindB.thoughtC.ideaD.prayer18.A.hardshipB.tragedyC.disasterD.needs19.A.neverB.seldomC.alwaysD.often20.A.givenB.turnedC.letD.swept
HeroesofOurTimeAgoodheart20090331DikembeMutombogrewupinAfricaamonggreatpovertyanddiseasE.HecametoGeorgetownUniversityonascholarshiptostudymedicine—butCoachJohnThompsongotalookatDikembeandhadadifferentideA.DikembebecameastarintheNBAandacitizenoftheUnitedStates.Butheneverforgotthelandofhisbirthorthedutytosharehisfortunewithothers.HebuiltanewhospitalinhisoldhometownintheCongo.A.friendhassaidofthisgood-heartedman:DikembebelievesthatGodhasgivenhimthischancetodogreatthings.SuccessandkindnessAfterherdaughterwasbornJulieAigner-ClarksearchedforwaystoshareherloveofmusicandartwithherchilD.Sosheborrowedsomeequipmentandbeganfilmingchildren’svideosinherownhousE.TheBabyEinsteinCompanywasbornandinjustfiveyearsherbusinessgrewtomorethan$20millioninsales.Andsheisusinghersuccesstohelpothers—producingchildsafetyvideoswithJohnWalshoftheNationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildren.Juliesaysofhernewprogram:Ibelieveit’sthemostimportantthingthatIhaveeverdonE.IbelievethatchildrenhavetherighttoliveinaworldthatissafE.BraveryandcourageA.fewweeksagoWesleyAutreywaswaitingataHarlemsubwaystationwithhistwolittlegirlswhenhesawamanfallintothepathofatrain.WithsecondstoactWesleyjumpedontothetrackspulledthemanintothespacebetweentherailsandheldhimasthetrainpassedrightabovetheirheads.Heinsistshe’snotahero.HesaysWehavegottoshoweachothersomelovE.1.helpedMutombotogetonhiswaytobecomingastarintheNBA.A.HisdreamtostudymedicineB.HisparentsinAfricaC.HiswillingnesstohelptheneedyD.CoachJohnThompson2.Mulombobelievesthatbuildingthenewhospitalis________.A.somethingheshoulddoforhishomelandB.helpfultohispersonaldevelopmentC.achanceforhisfriendstosharehismoneyD.awayofshowinghisrespecttotheNBA3.WhatdidtheBabyEinsteinCompanydoatitsbeginning?A.Producesafetyequipmentforchildren.B.Makevideostohelpprotectchildren.C.Sellchildren’smusicandartwork.D.Lookformissingandexploitedchildren.4.WhywasWesleyAutreypraisedasahero?A.HehelpedamangetacrosstherailsB.Hestoppedamanfromdestroyingtherails.C.Heprotectedtwolittlegirlsfromgettinghurt.D.Hesavedapersonwithoutconsideringhisownsafety.
Nexttimeacustomercomestoyourofficeofferhimacupofcoffee.Andwhenyou’redoingyourholidayshoppingonlinemakesureyou’reholdingalargeglassoficedtea.Thephysicalsensation感觉ofwarmthencouragesemotionalwarmthwhileacolddrinkinhandpreventsyoufrommakingunwisedecisions—thosearethepracticallessonbeingdrawnfromrecentresearchbypsychologistJohnA.Bargh.Psychologistshaveknownthatoneperson’sperception感知ofanother’swarmthisapowerfuldeterminerinsocialrelationships.Judgingsomeonetobeeitherwarmorcoldisaprimaryconsiderationeventrumpingevidencethatacoldpersonmaybemorecapable.MuchofthisisrootedinveryearlychildhoodexperiencesBarghargueswhenbabies’conceptualsenseoftheworldaroundthemisshapedbyphysicalsensationsparticularlywarmthandcoldness.ClassicstudiesbyHarryHarlowpublishedin1958showedmonkeyspreferredtostayclosetoaclothmotherratherthanonemadeofwireevenwhenthewiremothercarriedafoodbottle.Harlow’sworkandlaterstudieshaveledpsychologiststostresstheneedforwarmphysicalcontactfromcaregiverstohelpyoungchildrengrowintohealthyadultswithnormalsocialskills.Feelingsofwarmthandcoldnessinsocialjudgmentsappeartobeuniversal.AlthoughnoworldwidestudyhasbeendoneBarghsaysthatdescribingpeopleaswarmorcoldiscommontomanyculturesandstudieshavefoundthoseperceptionsinfluencejudgmentindozensofcountries.TotesttherelationshipbetweenphysicalandpsychologicalwarmthBarghconductedanexperimentwhichinvolved41collegestudents.Aresearchassistantwhowasunawareofthestudy’shypotheses假设handedthestudentseitherahotcupofcoffeeoracolddrinktoholdwhiletheresearcherfilledoutashortinformationform:Thedrinkwasthenhandedback.AfterthatthestudentswereaskedtoratethepersonalityofPersonAbasedonaparticulardescription.ThosewhohadbrieflyheldthewarmdrinkregardedPersonA.aswarmerthanthosewhohadheldtheiceddrink.WearegroundedinourphysicalexperiencesevenwhenwethinkabstractlysaysBargh.1.AccordingtoParagraph1aperson’semotionmaybeaffectedby______.A.thevisitorstohisofficeB.thepsychologylessonshehasC.hisphysicalfeelingofcoldnessD.thethingshehasboughtonline2.InBargh’sexperimentthestudentswereaskedto______.A.evaluatesomeone’spersonalityB.writedowntheirhypothesesC.filloutapersonalinformationformD.holdcoffeeandcolddrinkalternatively3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.abstractthinkingdoesnotcomefromphysicalexperiencesB.feelingsofwarmthandcoldnessarestudiedworldwideC.physicaltemperatureaffectshowweseeothersD.capablepersonsareoftencoldtoothers4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DrinkingforBetterSocialRelationships.B.ExperimentsofPersonalityEvaluation.C.DevelopingBetterDrinkingHabitsD.PhysicalSensationsandEmotions.
Thewinterskiesaregreyandit’scoldoutsidE.Thenightscomeearlyandwespendalotmoretime1andalonE.Manypeople__2__wintersocoldsodarksoboring.ButIlikewinterbecauseIhavemoretimetoreaD.Formanystudentsreadingmeansschool;itmeans__3__.Readingissomethingtheirteacherassignsandit’ssomethingthey’re__4__.Readingissomethingtheyhavetodonotsomethingtheywanttodo.Butformeandmanyotherpeoplereadingisthemost__5__thingwecanimaginE.Gettinglostinagoodbookcan__6__acoldwintereveningdisappear.Dullgreyskiesareno__7__forthefantasticadventuresofFrodoinTheLordoftheRings指环王orforromantictrouble-makingofJaneAusten’sEmma爱玛orfortheyouthfulproblemsofHoldenCaulfieldinTheCatcherintheRye麦田守望者.AllofthosebooksarestudiedinNorthAmericanhighschools.Theyareinterestingandwellwrittenbooksthat__8__youngpeoplE.__9__eventheremanyhighschoolstudentsdon’tenjoyreadingthebooksbecausetheyare__10__theirschoolworkOhmyGod!Twohundredpages!I’llneverbeabletoread__11__much.Butsometimesafunnythinghappens.Theybegintoreadandtheybegintofollowthe__12__.Suddenlytheworldinsidethebookbecomesmoreexcitingandmorewonderfulthantheworldthey__13__.Atthemomentthethought__14__readingisworkdisappearsandreadingbecomes__15__.Readinganythingis__16__butreadinggoodbooksisaterrificwaytoimproveyourEnglish.GoodwriterswriteEnglishverywelland__17__youwithgoodexamplestofollow.AndgoodbookswilltellyoumoreaboutEnglish__18__whatpeoplethinkhowtheytalkandhowtheycommunicatewitheachother.Butdon’tletme__19__itbytellingyouthatreadingisgoodforyou.Justthinkofitasagoodwayto__20_onacoldwinterevening.1.A.indoorsB.insideC.outdoorsD.outside2.A.likeB.preferC.hateD.love3.A.jobB.worryC.tryD.work4.A.testedB.testedonC.examinedD.examinedby5.A.enjoyableB.reasonableC.comfortableD.considerable6.A.wantB.causeC.makeD.force7.A.contestB.challengeC.competitionD.match8.A.interestingB.interestedC.interestD.tointerest9.A.FortunatelyB.LuckilyC.UnfortunatelyD.Accidentally10.A.freefromB.partofC.inplaceofD.farfrom11.A.notB.veryC.thisD.that12.A.storyB.subjectC.topicD.theme13.A.leaveforB.careaboutC.fleefromD.livein14.A.whatB.thatC.thisD.which15.A.acomfortB.afailureC.asuccessD.apleasure16.A.badB.uselesslyC.greatD.wonderfully17.A.provideB.offerC.giveD.award18.A.customB.languageC.cultureD.art19.A.persuadeB.spoilC.makeD.develop20.A.keepwarmB.standstillC.staycalmD.staycool
Attitudeisaninternalstatethatinfluencesthechoicesofpersonalactionmadebytheindividual.Someresearchersconsiderthatattitudescomefromdifferencesbetweenbeliefsandideas;othersbelievethatattitudescomefromemotionalstates.Herewefocusontheeffectsofattitudesuponbehaviorthatisuponthechoicesofactionmadebytheindividual.Thekindsofactionstakenbyhumanbeingsareobviouslyinfluencedgreatlybyattitudes.Whetheronelistenstoclassicalmusicorrockwhetheroneobeysthespeedlimitwhiledrivingwhetheroneencouragesone’shusbandorwifetoexpresshisorherownideas－allareinfluencedbyattitudes.Theseinternalstatesareacquiredthroughoutlifefromsituationsoneisfacedwithinthehomeinthestreetsandintheschool.Ofcoursethecourseofactionchosenbyanindividualinanysituationwillbelargelydeterminedbytheparticularsofthatsituation.Anindividualwhohasastrongattitudeofobeyinglawsmaydrivetoofastwhenheisinahurryandnopolicecarsinsight.A.childwhohasastrongattitudeofhonestymaystealapennywhenshethinksnoonewillnoticE.ButtheinternalstatewhichremainsunchangedoveraperiodoftimeandwhichmakestheindividualbehaveregularlyinavarietyofsituationsiswhatismeantbyanattitudE.Attitudesarelearnedinavarietyofways.TheycanresultfromsingleincidentsaswhenanattitudetowardsnakesisacquiredbyanexperienceinchildhoodatthesuddenmovementofasnakE.Theycanresultfromtheindividual’sexperiencesofsuccessandpleasureaswhensomeoneacquiresapositiveattitudetowarddoingcrosswordpuzzlesbybeingabletocompletesomeofthem.Andfrequentlytheyarelearnedbycopyingotherpeople’sbehavioraswhenachildlearnshowtobehavetowardforeignersbyobservingtheactionsofhisparents.Regardlessofthesedifferencesthereissomethingincommoninthelearningandmodification修正ofattitudes.1.ThewordstateinLine1hasthesimilarmeaningto___________.A.amentaloremotionalcondition.B.aconditionofbeinginastageorform.C.socialpositionorrank.D.aspecificmodeofgovernment.2.Accordingtothepassageattitudes__________.A.comefromdifferentsituationsinone’slifeB.arelargelyaffectedbyone’sbehaviorC.remainunchangedinone’sdailylifeD.couldbechosenaccordingtoone’swill3.TheauthorusestheexamplesinParagraph3toshow______.A.peopleoftenmakemistakeswhentheyarenotnoticedB.peoplewithgoodattitudesmaysometimesdobaddeedsC.particularsofasituationmayinfluenceanindividual’sactionD.anindividualmaychangehisorherattitudefairlyeasily4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthelearningofattitudes?A.Attitudesareonlylearnedthroughone’ssuccess.B.Attitudeslearnedindangerwilllastlonger.C.Copyingothers’behaviorisnotagoodideA.D.Attitudescanbelearnedfromone’sparents.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DifferencesofAttitudes.B.Nature性质ofAttitudE.C.ChoicesofAttitudes.D.ModificationofAttitudE.
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