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AftersigninganagreementtorecognizeIndiaasanuclearpoweronMarch3USPresidentGeorgeW.BushmightbeexpectingalittleIndianlovE.TheagreementmarksamajorbreakthroughforNewDelhi.ItallowsIndiatodependonAmericanatomictechnologyandfueltomeetitsincreasingenergyneedsifAmericangovernmentpermits.YetmanyIndianshavemixedfeelingstowardsBushandhiscountry.Accordingtoanopinionpoll民意测验carriedoutlastweekbytheIndianmagazineOutlooktwothirdsoftheanswerssaythatBushisafriendofIndia.But72percentsaythatAmericaisabully欺凌弱小者and59percentsaythatIndiahascompromisedonitsforeignpolicytobecomeclosertotheUS.It’sthisunilateral单边的thingthatmakespeopleupset;youwanteverythingyourwayandaslongastheworldtoesyourlineit’sfinesaysAnandMahindraownerofacomputercompanyinNewDelhi.ButyouaretheoneswhousednuclearbombsinJapan.YouusedchemicalweaponsinVietnam.Andyou’retheonesdrivingallthosegasguzzling暴食的cars.Youhavenomoral道德的groundtostandon.Whoareyoutotelluswhattodo?ManyfactorstieAmericaandIndiatogether—democratic民主的traditionseconomictiesmilitary军事的cooperationandcommonviewsonthewaronterrorism.ButBushandhiscounterpart对方IndianPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghadmittedthatitmaytaketimeforthetwopartnerstobecomeclosefriends.ThekeytodeepeningthatrelationshipwillbeaverageIndians.ManyofthemloveAmericanculturebutthatdoesn’tmeantheybuyeverythingAmericahastosell.IndianshavealwaysfeltclosetoAmericaonapopularleveltoAmericanfilmstoclothestomusicsaysDipankarGuptaanIndiansociologist社会学家.ButatthesametimemanyIndiansseeAmericaastoodomineering专横的.It’slikeawifewhowishesherhusbanD.wouldgivehermoreroomtogrow.29.Indiahopestodependontheagreementforsupport.ApoliticalBenergyCmilitaryDfood30.WhatdoestheunderlinedparttoesyourlineinParagraph4mean?AallowsyoutoexistBhelpsyouCobeysyouDangersyou31.ThewriterreferstoJapanandVietnamtoshowAmericais.AunmoralBconsiderateCpowerlessDfriendly32.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?AAnagreementbenefitsIndiaBRelationshipbetweenUSandIndiaCDifferentopinionsonAmericanIndianrelationshipDFriendorbully?
Todaypaper-makingisabigbusiness.Butitisstillpossibletomakepaperbyhandsincethestepsarethesameasusingbigmachines.Youshouldusepaperwithsmallamountsofprinting.Oldenvelopesaregoodforthisreason.Coloredpaperalsocanbeusedaswellassmallamountsofnewspaper.SmallpiecesofragsorclothcanbeaddeD.Theseshouldbecutintopiecesaboutfivecentimetersbyfivecentimeters.Everythingisplacedinacontainercoveredwithwaterandbroughttoaboil.Itismixedforabouttwohourswithsomecommonchemicalsandthenallowedtocool.Thenitisleftuntilmostofthewaterdriesup.Thesubstanceleftcalledpulp纸浆canbestoreduntilyouarereadytomakepaper.Whenyouarereadythepulpismixedwithwateragain.ThenthepulpispouredintoamolD.Themoldismadeofsmallsquaresofwirethatholdtheshapeandthicknessofthepaper.Tohelpdrythepaperthemoldletsthewaterflowthroughthesmallwiresquares.AfterseveralmoredryingstepsthepaperiscarefullyliftedbackfromthemolD.ItisnowstrongenoughtobetoucheD.Thepaperissmoothedandpressedtoremovetrappedair.Youcanuseacommonelectricironusedforpressingclothes.24.Itissuggestedthatweshouldchoosepaperwithsmallamountsofprintingto_____.A.makepaperbyourselvesB.renewtheoldenvelopesC.makevariouscoloredpaperD.createourownnewspaper25.Whetherthepaperisstrongenoughtobetouchedisdeterminedby_____.A.howlongthepulpisstoredB.howthickthepaperisC.howmuchwaterremainsD.whattypeofchemicalsareused26.Whenthepaperisliftedfromthemolditistimeto_____.A.makeitsmoothB.makeitstrongC.decorateitD.useaniron27.Thepassageismostprobablyintendedto_____.A.introducethehistoryofpaper-makingB.describetheprocessofpaper-makingC.comparetheancientwiththemodernpaper-makingD.argueaboutthepossibilityofpaper-makingbyhand
BEIJING—China'seducationauthoritywilltightenthewidelycriticizedpolicyofextracreditsforthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationtoensureafairerchanceforallexam-takers.UnderthepolicyhighschoolstudentswhowinawardsinnationalOlympiccompetitionscouldget‘‘extracredits’upto20pointsforthenationalcollegeentranceexam.Studentswithtalentinsportsandstudentswhoarefromethnic民族的groupscanalsobenefitfromthispolicy.Theextracreditshaveincreasedthesestudents'chancesofbeingadmittedbyfamousuniversities.Someparentswerefoundtohavehelpedtheirchildrenfabricate伪造awardexperiencesorfalsifyqualificationstogetextracredits.IthasharmededucationequalitytheministrysaiD.XiongBingqivice-chiefofthe21stCenturyEducationResearchInstitutesaidthepolicyisdesignedtohelpstudentswhohavespecialtalentsbutmaybeweakinacademicperformancetohaveachancetoreceivehighereducation.ItwillstillbeneededbutitistimetomaketherulesfairerhesaiD.Theministrysaiditwillreducetherangeofcompetitionswhosewinnerscangetextracreditsandlimitthewinners’privileges.Thenewpolicywillapplytostudentswhobeginhighschoolin2011itsaiD.ChenLeiamotherofa10-year-oldgirlsaidshewelcomedtheministry'spolicyadjustmentasshedoesnotwantherdaughtertobecomeanOlympiccompetitiongeek.ButnotalltheChineseparentswelcomedthenewpolicy.Itislikeathunderbolt雷电formE.My13-year-oldsonhasspentsomuchtimestudyingOlympicmathandparticipatedinsomanytechnologicalcompetitionsduringvacations.ItisuselessnowsaidDongWena43-year-oldmother.AstudentsaidManystudentshavechangedthecurrentstudyplanandtheycanabandonthecompetition.Iwillbeinterestedinlearningthecourseswhichcanimprovemyabilities.YuanGuirenministerofeducationtoldChinaDailythatthereformisanattempttoconsidertheoverallqualityofanapplicant.ButthecountrywillnotstopthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationasitisstillthemostobjectivewaytoevaluatetalentinChinahesaiD.24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.thenumberofcompetitionswhosewinnerscanbeawardedextracreditswillbesmallerB.studentswhowinawardsinOlympiccompetitionscan'tgetextracreditsin2011C.highschoolstudentswithtalentinsportsareweakinacademicperformanceD.theextracreditshavereducedstudents'chancesofbeingadmittedbyfamouscolleges25.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordgeekinParagraph7probablymean?A.awinnerB.adullstudentC.acompetitorD.asmartlearner26.Whichpersoninthepassagewasstronglyagainstthenewpolicy?A.XiongBingqiB.YuanGuirenC.DongWenD.ChenLei27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.PromotionofnationalOlympiccompetitionsB.ExtracreditspolicyinChinatobeadjustedC.AdviceonthenationalcollegeentranceexamD.Chinesegovernmenttopusheducationreform
IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonthisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It'snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericansdon'tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy哲学.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker'sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.21.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________.A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders'interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations22.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese23.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture
Manyoftheworld’scountrieshavereachedorareapproachingzeropopulationgrowthZPG.Nearlyallsuchlandsareeconomicallywelldeveloped.TheyincludemuchofEuropeincludingRussiatheUnitedStatesCanadaJapan.andAustralia.AstherateofnaturalincreaseRNIdeclinestwothingshappen.Firstthepopulationbeginstodeclineifthelossisnotbalancedbyimmigration.Secondacountry’spopulationagesbecausetherearefewerbirths.IsachievingZPGgoodorbad?Whathappenswhenacountry’spopulationbeginstodrop?Manypeopleafterallbelievethatpopulationdeclineisagoodthing.Butisitgoodforeveryone?Doeseveryoneagree?Anagingpopulationcancreatemanyproblems.Seniorcitizensrequiremorehealthcareandmedicalattention.Ratherthanpayingintoretirementprogramstheybegintodrawfromtheirpensions.IntheUStheSocialSecurityprogramaccordingtomanyexpertswillbeusedupby2018.Itwillpayoutmoremoneythanittakesin.Additionallyagreatnumberofjobsgobegginginsearchofpeoplewillingorentrylevelpositionsthatpaylowwages.Withanabletodothem.Manyofthesejobsareagingpopulationwhowillfillthem?Attheotherextremesomepositionsrequirealargenumberoftrainingandhighlyspecializedskills.Whowillfillthesepositionsasretireesleavetheworkforce?Theanswertotheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationissimpleincreasedmigration.Todaymanypeopleparticularlythosefromlessdevelopedcountriesaremigratinginsearchofemployment.Manyarewillingtotakejobsthatcannotorwillnotbefilledbythedomesticpopulation.Othersarewelleducatedandhighlyskilled.Bothgroupscontributetoacountry’seconomyprogressinmanyways.Furthertheyaddtotherichnessofacountry’sculture.Ofgreatestimportanceperhapsisthefactthattheyhavebecomeabsolutelynecessarytotheeconomyofmanylands.Asyoucanseeformanycountriesandformostimmigrantsmigrationisawin—winsituation.30.Inthewriter’sviewwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.NoteveryoneagreesthatachievingZPGisabsolutelygood.B.AchievingZPGiseverycountry’saiminspiteofitssideeffects.C.AchievingZPGisbadforseniorcitizens.D.AchievingZPGisgoodforemployment.31.Accordingtothepassagethebestwaytosolvetheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationis.A.toimprovethehealthcaresystemB.toincreaseRNIC.toincreaseemploymentD.toincreasemigration32.Theunderlinedwordsthedomesticpopulation’’canbereplacedby.A.peoplewithinthecountryB.peoplefromdevelopingcountriesC.peoplewithoutacollegeeducationD.peoplelivingabroad33.Themainideaofthelastparagraphis.A.theadvantagesofincreasedmigrationB.theproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationC.howtoincreasemigrationD.somewaystoenrichacountry’sculture
Whatisyourfavoritecolor?Doyoulikeyelloworangeandred?Ifyoudoyoumustbeanoptimist乐观主义者aleaderoranactivepersonwhoenjoyslifepeopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreyandblue?IfyoudothenyouareprobablyquietshyandyouwouldratherfollowthanleaD.Ifyoulovegreenyouarestrong-mindedanddetermineD.Youwishtosucceedandwantotherpeopletoseeyouaresuccessful.Atleastthisiswhatpsychologiststellusandtheyshouldknowbecausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorpreferenceandtheeffectthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellusthatwedon'tchooseourfavoritecolorsaswegrowup.Ifyouhappentolovebrownyoudidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyesoratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Colorsdoimpactourmoods----thereisnodoubtaboutit.A.yellowroommakesusfeelmorecheerfulandmorecomfortablethanadarkgreenoneandareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhandblackisdepressing.LightandbrightcolorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutalsomoreactivE.Itisafactthatfactoryworkersworkbetterharderandhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackordarkgrey.Rememberthatifyoufeellowyoucanbrightenyourdaywithafewcolorfulthings.Rememberthatyouwillknowyourfriendsandyourenemiesbetterwhenyoufindoutwhatcolorstheylikeanddislikeaswell.24.Accordingtopsychologists_________.A.anyonecanchoosehiscolorpreferenceinhislifeB.noonecanchoosehiscolorpreferenceinhislifeC.anyoneisbornwithhiscolorpreferenceD.nooneisbornwithhiscolorpreference25.Accordingtothepassage__________.A.ifyouenjoylifeyoumustlikeyelloworangeandredB.ifyouarequietyoumustprefergrayorblueC.ifyoulovegreenyouusuallydowhatyouhavedecidedD.ifyoulovepinkyouoftengotoflowershops26.Theunderlinedwordimpactinparagraph2canbereplacedby_______.A.influenceB.ruinC.reflectD.explore27.Psychologistsstudythemeaningofcolorpreferencebecause_________.A.colorsmaydecidetheresultsofourworkandstudyB.colorsmayaffecttheemotionalstatesofthepeopleC.colorpreferencecantellyouwhoyourfriendsareD.colorpreferencecanhelpyoutoseethroughyourenemies
ExpertshaveputforwarddetailedplansforatunneltoconnectTaiwanwiththeChinesemainlanD.Theshortestproposedroutewouldbe126kilometersmorethantwicethelengthoftheEnglishChannelTunnel.Andthelongestproposedroutewouldbe207kilometers.A.recentconferenceinXiamenFujianProvincebroughttogethermorethan70experts.Theeventwasco-sponsored共同赞助byuniversitiesfromTaiwanandtheChinesemainlanD.Fujianistheprovincewherebothproposedrouteswouldbegin.ThereisdirectpassengeraccessbetweenthemainlandandTaiwanbyairandseaatthemoment.Expertssaythatitisbettertostartresearchsoonerratherthanlateralthoughthereisalackofgovernmentfunding资金.TherearenotechnicalproblemstobuildaTaiwantunnel.ButitwillrequireanimprovedpoliticalrelationshipacrosstheStraits海峡.A.professorofTsinghuaUniversitysaidAspecialfeatureofhugeprojectsisthattheperiodofpreparationislongerthantheperiodofconstruction.ForexamplehesaidtheEnglishChannelTunneltook14yearsofplanningandhadbeendiscussedfortwocenturies.AndpreparationsforthehugeThreeGorgesDamontheYangtzeRiverbeganinthe1950s.TheXiamenconferencefocusedonthelongestsouthernroutewhichwouldpassJinmenandPenghu.ThefirststageofthenewprojectcouldbeabridgetocrossthefivekilometersbetweenXiamenandJinmen.ThiswouldmeanthattravellingfromXiamentoJinmenbycarwouldonlytakefiveminutes.Thelongesttunnelnowbeingplannedanywhereintheworldisthe54-kilometerlandtunneltolinkLyoninFrancewithTurininItaly.Thetunnelwillnotbecompleteduntil2015-2020.1.Whichisthelongesttunnelintheworldatpresent?A.ThetunnelbetweenLyonandTurin.B.TheEnglishChannelTunnel.C.TheTaiwanStraitstunnel.D.Thepassagedoesn'tmentionit.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Universitiesbothathomeandabroadhavesponsored赞助theplan.B.Iftheprojectiscompletedtheworld'slongesttunnelwillappear.C.YoucanreachTaiwanfromthemainlanddirectlyatpresent.D.ThestartingpointoftheproposedtunnelisinFujian.3.TheexampleofEnglishChannelTunnelshows_______.A.it'snoteasytocompleteahugeprojectB.therearemanyproblemstobesolvedbeforedoingsomethingC.discussionsamongcountriesusuallytakealotoftimeD.thepreparationtakeslongertimethantheconstruction4.Whatisthemajordifficultyincarryingouttheplan?A.ImprovingtherelationshipbetweenTaiwanandthemainlanD.B.Thelackofmoneyfortheprojectfromthegovernment.C.Thedetailedplansforthetunnel.D.Thetechnicalproblemswiththetunnel.
DoyouknowAustralia?AustraliaisthelargestislandintheworlD.ItisalittlesmallerthanChinA.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.AustraliaisbigbutitspopulationisnotlargE.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawstofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.LastmonthwevisitedPerththebiggestcityinWesternAustraliaandwenttoawildflowers'exhibition.TherewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbeforE.WehadawonderfultimE.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.InspringeveryyearPerthhasthewildflowers'exhibition.AftervisitingPerthwespentthedayinthecountrysidE.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.WhatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecoulD.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos.Afterashortdrivefromanytownyouwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepsheepeverywherearesheep.16.Australiais________.A.thelargestcountryintheworldB.aslargeasShanghaiC.notaslargeasChinaD.thelargestislandinthenorthoftheearth17.Thegovernmenthasmade________.A.fewlawstofightpollutionB.somanylawsthatcanfightpollutionC.enoughlawsthatcanhardlyfightpollutionD.enoughlawsbecausethepollutionisveryserious18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.B.PerthisbiggerthananyothercityinWesternAustraliA.C.PerthliesinthewestofAustraliA.D.NoothercityislargerthanPerthinAustraliA.19.InPerthyoumayvisitawildflowers'showin________.A.DecemberB.JanuaryC.MayD.September20.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Australiaisfamousforitssheepkangaroosandwildflowers.B.Weranbacktothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus.D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustraliayouwillseealargenumberofwhitesheep.
NewYorkersandvisitorstotheBigApplewillgettoringintheLunarNewYearalsoknownasChineseNewYearintheU.S.instylewithafireworksdisplayontheHudsonRiversettomusicwrittenbyAcademyAward-winningcomposerTanDun.ThedisplayispartofthesecondannualHappyChineseNewYear:FantasticArtChinafestivalheldinNewYorkonFebruary5-102016.TheChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsCAFAtheU.S.-ChinaCulturalInstituteandtheCulturalAssociateoftheCommitteeof100announcedthisyear’seventsonNovember18atapressconferenceattheLincolnCenter.TheFantasticArtChinafestivalwillfeaturealargerandmorediverseseriesofartisticandculturaleventsacrossNewYork’stopculturalvenues地点andlandmarksincludingtheLincolnCenterEmpireStateBuildingandJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter.Thisyear’sthemefocusesonexploringthecomplicatedrelationshipbetweensoundandimagesaidProfessorYuDingfromCAFAwhoisalsopresidentofFantasticArtChinaandinchargeofthefestival’sdesign.LunarNewYearwhichcelebratestheYearoftheMonkeyin2016isanopportunitytobringChina’smodernarttomainstreamAmericaandthefestivalservesasaninnovativeapproachtoestablishingculturalexchangebetweenChinaandNewYorkCityYusaiD.UNESCOGoodwillAmbassadorTanDun’smusicisaneweditionthatwillbefeaturedatseveralvenuesincludingamajorartexhibitionattheJavitsCentereventsattheLincolnCenterandthefireworksdisplayontheHudsonwhichwilltakeplaceontheeveningofFebruary6.Fivebarges游艇ontheriverwilllaunchthefireworksdesignedbyCAFAthatwilltellastoryaboutcelebrationandconservation.WeChinesearefondofnaturesothebestwaytocelebratetheLunarNewYearistosalutewiththesoundsofnaturesuchassoundsofwaterstoneandbamboosaidTanDunatthepressconferenceAnditwillbefuntousethemusicofwaterduringthefireworkdisplay.InadditiontothefireworksaspeciallightingshowattheEmpireStateBuildingwillilluminateNewYorkCityduringtheholiday.ChineseNewYearisbeingrecognizedasapublicschoolholidayforthefirsttimeinNewYork.ChildrenfromtheNationalDanceInstitutewhichrepresents75schoolswillperformtraditionalChinesedancesattheLincolnCenterandtheJavitsCenter.AndincelebrationoftheYearoftheMonkeyeventswillfeatureaconservationmessageabouttheendangeredgoldenmonkeyinChinA.28.Thethemeofthisyear’scelebrationiscenteredon________.A.diversityofChinesetraditionalfestivalsB.relationshipbetweensoundandimageofnatureC.endangeredspeciesandenvironmentprotectionD.culturalexchangebetweenChinaandAmerica29.ThecomingYearoftheMonkeyistobecelebratedinNewYorkby________.A.sailingontheHudsonRiveralongwithanew-yearspeechB.holdingaspecialconcertattheEmpireStateBuildingC.settingofffireworksandholdingaspeciallightingshowD.takingaweekoffandorganizingChinesedancecontests30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordilluminateinParA.7mostprobablymean?A.Lighten.B.SurrounD.C.DecoratE.D.Broaden.31.Thispassageiswrittenmainlyinorderto________.A.comparesometraditionalfestivalsinChinaandAmericaB.attractvisitorstoAmericaforthecomingnew-yearcelebrationC.strengthentheculturalco-operationbetweenChinaandAmericaD.reportcelebrationactivitiesfortheYearoftheMonkeyinNewYork
ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.Inrecentyearsmanywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.A.recentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.ThusclassmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobviousyetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.A.studyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoiceMostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudyontheotherhandwereregional地区的cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.HoweverasimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudicE.Inrecentyearshoweveryounguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondonhavebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccentsinordertohidetheirclassorigins.ThisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticeD.Howeverthe1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlifE.21.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.A.itistimetoendclassdistinctionB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclassD.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent22.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.varietyB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.authorityD.qualification23.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.A.regionalB.educatedC.prejudicedD.unattractive24.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.A.havealongtraditionB.arebasedonregionalstatusC.aresharedbytheAmericansD.havechangedinrecentyears25.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThemiddleclassisexpandingB.A.person’saccentreflectshisclassC.ClassisakeypartofBritishsocietyD.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.
TateModernisBritain’snationalmuseumofinternationalmodernart.ItisinLondononthesouthbankoftheRiverThamesoppositeStPaul’sCathedralandtheCityofLondon.Itdisplaysexamplesofmodernartfrom1900tothepresentday.TateModemopenedin2000.ThebuildingwasoriginallytheBanksidePowerStationdesignedbySirGilesGilbertScottwhoalsodesignedWaterlooBridgeandthefamousBritishredtelephonebox.Thepowerstationclosedin1981andarchitectsHerzoganddeMeuronhelpedconvertitintoanartgallery.Thebuildingismorethan200metreslonganditschimneyis99metreshigh.Thereare5levelsandthevastTurbineHall.ThisiswheretheTatedisplayslargeinstallations现代雕塑装置bycontemporaryartists.Onefamousexampleofaninstallationwasaseriesofhugeslidesthatvisitorscouldgodownleadingfromthedifferentlevelsofthebuildingtothehallfloor.ThisandotherpopularinstallationshashelpedinspiretheimaginationofthepublicandTateModemisnowoneofthebiggesttouristattractionsinLondon.Thereareplanstobuildaglasspyramidextensiondedicatedtophotographyandvideoexhibitions.Manyartgalleriesarrangeartchronologically按时间先后butTateModernorganizesitsworksofartaccordingtotheimportantmovementsofthetwentiethcentury.TheseincludeAbstractionwithpaintingsbyartistslikeWassilyKandinsky;SurrealismwithworksbyartistslikeSalvadorDaliandMaxErnst;CubismwithworksbyPicasso;andPopArtrepresentedbyartistslikeAndyWarhol.Thereare3otherTategalleries—TateBritainalsoinLondonTateLiverpoolandTateStlvesinCornwall.TateModernishoweverthemostpopular.29.Theunderlinedwordconvertinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans________.A.moveB.takeC.changeD.divide30.TheinstallationsintheTateModemcan________.A.getpeopleinterestedinartB.showhowfamousthemuseumisC.tellushowvaluabletheexhibitsareD.representmodernartworks31.HowaretheexhibitsarrangedintheTateModern?A.Bypopularity.B.Byimportantevents.C.BysizeandshapE.D.BytimE.32.Thepassageprobablycomesfromabookabout________.A.travelB.religionC.architectureD.art
Etymologythestudyofwordsandwordrootsmaysoundlikethekindofthingdonebyboringlibrariansinsmalldustyrooms.Yetetymologistsactuallyhaveauniquelyinterestingjob.Theyareinmanywaysjustlikearchaeologists考古学家diggingupthephysicalhistoryofpeopleandevents.Thespecialaspectofetymologyisthatitdigsuphistorysotospeakthroughthewordsandphrasesthatareleftbehind.TheEnglishlanguageinparticularisagreatfieldtoexplorehistorythroughwordsAsalanguageEnglishhasanextraordinarynumberofwords.Thisispartlyduetoitsabilitytoadaptforeignwordssoreadily.ForexampleEnglishwordssuchaskindergartenfromGermancroissantfromFrenchandcheetahfromHindihavebecomepartofthelanguagewithlittleornochangefromtheiroriginalsoundsandspellings.SoEnglish-languageetymologistshaveavastworldofwordstoexplore.Anotherenjoyablethingaboutetymologyformostwordexpertsissolvingwordmysteries谜.NoetymologistsdonotgoaroundsolvingmurderslikethegreatdetectiveSherlockHolmes.WhatthesewordexpertssolvearemysteriousoriginsofsomeofourmostcommonwordsOneofthebiggestquestionsEnglishlanguageexpertshavepursuedishowEnglishcametohavethephraseOK.Thoughitisoneofthemostcommonlyusedexpressionsitsexactbeginningisapuzzleeventothisday.Evenitsspellingisnotentirelyconsistent-unlessyouspellitOkayitishardeventocallitaword.EtymologistshavebeenabletonarrowOK’sorigindowntoalikelyalthoughnotcertainsource来源.ItbecamewidelyusedaroundthetimeofMartinVanBuren'srunforpresidentin1840.HisnicknamewasOldKinderhook.WhattroubleswordexpertsaboutthisexplanationisthatthephraseappearedinsomenewspapersbeforeVanBurenbecamewellknown.ItislikelythatVanBurencouldbecalleditsprimarysourceEtymologistswilldoubtlesslykeepsearchingfortheinitialsource.HoweveritisclearthatOK’spopularityandreputationhavetoppedthoseoftheAmericanpresidenttowhomithasbeenmostclearlylinked.25.TheauthormentionsthewordslikecroissantinParagraph2toindicate.A.wordshavechangedalotinthetwolanguagesB.whatEnglish-languageetymologistsareexploringnowC.EnglishhasabsorbedmanywordsfromotherforeignlanguagesD.theEnglishvocabularyisdifficulttothenon-English-speakingpeople26.TheunderlinedwordpursuedinParagraph4means.A.lookeduponB.dugupC.putinD.setdown27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatetymologists.A.discoverthepossibleoriginofwordsB.helpdetectivestosolvemysteriousmurdersC.writeinterestingstoriesforsomenewspapersD.exploretheEnglishlanguageaswellastherecentevents28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TopresentthehistoryofEnglishwordsB.Toexplaintheprocedureofanetymologist'sjobC.Tointroducethepleasureofthestudyofwordsandwordroots.D.ToteachreadershowtodistinguishEnglishandnon-Englishwords
TeathemostimportantofEnglishdrinksisarelativelatecomertoBritishshores.AlthoughthecustomofdrinkingteadatesbacktothethirdmillenniumBCinChinaitwasnotuntilthemid17thcenturythatteafirstappearedinEnglanD.AfternoonteawasintroducedinEnglandbyAnnatheseventhDuchessofBedfordintheyear1840.TheDuchesswouldbecomehungryaroundfouro’clockintheafternoon.Theeveningmealinherhouseholdwasservedfashionablylateateighto’clockthusleavingalongperiodoftimebetweenlunchanddinner.TheDuchessaskedherservanttobringatrayofteabreadbutterandcaketoherroomduringthelateafternoon.Thisbecameahabitofhersandshebeganinvitingfriendstojoinher.Thispauseforteabecameafashionablesocialevent.Duringthe1880supperclassandsocietywomenwouldchangeintolonggownsglovesandhatsfortheirafternoonteawhichwasusuallyservedinthedrawingroombetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Traditionalafternoonteaconsistsofaselectionofdaintysandwichessconesservedwithcreamandjams.CakesandpastriesarealsoserveD.TeagrowninIndiaorCeylonispouredfromsilverteapotsintodelicatebonechinacups.Nowadayshoweverintheaveragesuburbanhomeafternoonteaislikelytobejustabiscuitorsmallcakeandamugofteausuallyproducedusingateabag.24.AfternoonteawasintroducedinEnglandin________.A.1880B.themid17thcenturyC.1840D.19thcentury25.Traditionalafternoonteaismadeupof________.A.SandwichessconesaswellascakesandpastriesB.abiscuitorsmallcakeandamugofteaC.atrayofteabreadbutterandcakeD.aselectionofdaintysandwiches26.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.teaappearedinEnglandmuchearlierthaninChinaB.thereasonwhytheDuchesswashungryat4pmisthatdinnertimecamequitelateC.inthesuburbanhomeafternoonteaisalsoservedinadaintywayD.teagrowninIndiaispouredfromchinateapotsintodelicatebonesilvercups27.Thetitleofthepassageis________.A.AfternoonteaaveryBritishtraditionB.TeathemostimportantofEnglanddrinksC.AnnaapersonintroducingafternoonteatoEnglandD.AnnatheseventhDuchessofBedford
Singles’DayalsocalledDoubleElevenbeganasadayforunmarriedoruncoupledpeopletocelebratetheirlivesonNovember111993.InChinahoweverSingles’Dayhasbecomethebiggestonlineshoppingdayintheworldwhichwascreatedin2009byAlibaba’sCEODanielZhangtoincreaseonlinesales.Sincethenithasgrownintoaculturalphenomenon.ChinaSingles’DayasashoppingdaytakesplaceonNovember11eachyear.Therearesharpdiscountsandotherpromotions促销designedbyAlibabatoattractonlinecustomers.In2015E-commercegiantAlibababrokerecordswithsalesof$14.3billiononChinaSingles’Daywithonlinesalesincreasing60percentfromlastyearaccordingtoAlibabA.MostpeopleshoponmobilephonesoripadsandonlineshoppinghasbecomeacomfortablechannelformostconsumerssaidKittyFokChinamanagerformarketresearch.Chinaisabigmarketwithclosetoonebillionsmartconnecteddeviceusers.ItisgoodnewsforbothAlibabaandtheircompetitorsshesaiD.Thecompanyisfocusingoninternationale-commerceforfutureSingles’DaysreportedReuters.WithinthenextfiveyearsweexpectChinawillbecometheworld'slargeste-commercemarketforimportedproductsPresidentMichaelEvanstoldreportersonWednesday.AlibabaChiefExecutiveDanielZhangsaidinastatementthatSingles’DaywouldmeanthatthewholeworldwillseethepowerofChineseconsumption.Over130millionusersvisitedAlibaba’smarketplaceappTaobaoreportedtheBBC.28.WhatdoesAlibabaexpecttodoonSingles’Day?A.CelebratesinglelivesB.DefeatcompetitorsC.DevelopfirmculturesD.Increaseonlinesales29.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedworddiscountinthesecondparagraph?A.SmartproductsB.CrazybuyingC.LowpricesD.Moreadvertisements30.WhatwillmakeSingles'DaysmorepopularaccordingtoKittyFok?A.Thepopularityofsmartconnecteddeviceusers.B.ThepotentialpowerofChineseconsumption.C.Thecooperationwiththeinternationale-commercE.D.ThepromotionsonAlibaba'smarketplaceappTaobao.31.WhatattitudedoesPresidentMichaelEvansholdtowardthefutureofChinaSingles’Day?A.doubtfulB.optimisticC.negativeD.uncertain
UnitedStatesPresidentGeorgeW.Bushisexpectedtoissueadirectiveinthenextfewweeks.ItwillgivetheUSAirForceagreenlightforthedevelopmentofspaceweaponsUSmediareportedlastweek.ThiswouldpotentiallysetoffanewglobalarmsracesomeexpertshavewarneD.TokeepthatfromhappeninglastWednesdaytheWhiteHouseexplainedthatitwasnotconsideringputtingweaponsinspacE.ItsaiditwasmakingashiftinUSspacepolicytoallowforprotectionofsatellites.ButsomedefenseanalystsandarmscontroladvocatesarguethatthepolicywillpavethewayfortheUStoputbothdefensiveandoffensiveweaponsinspacE.NooneshouldbefooledsaidTheresaHitchesanAmericanweaponsexpert.TheUSisnowrestrictedbya1996directivesignedbyPresidentBillClinton.PlansforspaceweaponswerevetoedbytheClintoncabinet.Thedirectiveemphasizedthepeacefuluseofspaceinagreementwithalmostundividedglobalopinion.TheUSmilitaryhasplacedimportanceonspaceandhassentupnumeroussatellitesfortroopcommunicationsandtoprovideintelligenceanddatatoguidebombstotheirtargets.TheUSAirForcewantstodevelopspacebasedweaponsthatcouldstriketargetsanywhereintheworldwithin90minutesofreceivingtheordertoopenfirE.ThesenewweaponsunderdevelopmentcoverawiderangE.Theyincludehunterkillersatellites杀手卫星andorbitingweapons沿轨道运行的武器系统.AndtheyuselasersradiowavesorevendensemetaltubesknownasRodsfromGoddroppedfromspacetodothedamagE.Therearemanybarrierstothesettingupofthiskindofprogramexpertssay.Firstiscost.ItisestimatedthatthebudgetmaybeUS＄220billiontoUS＄1trillion.Thetechnicaldifficultiesofdevelopingreliablespaceweaponsarealsoaproblem.AndthemovewilldrawstrongcriticismfromaroundtheworlD.ExpertsworryaboutsettingoffaspacearmsracE.29.Thenewsreportmainlydealswith._____.A.USMilitaryPlansB.TheGlobalArmsRaceC.AComparisonbetweenTwopresidentsD.PresidentGeorgeW.BushandtheWorldPeace30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsarementionedinthepassageabove?A.PresidentGeorgeW.Bushsupportsspaceweapondevelopment.B.TheUSspaceweaponprojectisverycostly.C.TheAmericanspacebasedweaponstobedevelopedwillbeabletotargetanyplaceontheearth.D.TheUSmilitaryhasfewdifficultieswiththedevelopmentofspaceweapons.E.ThespaceweaponprogramwillthreatenworldpeacE.f.ClintongovernmentwaspoorerthanBushgovernment.A.bdefB.acdfC.bcdeD.abce31.Afterreadingthispassageitcanbeinferredthat.A.USgovernmenthaslittledifficultyindevelopingnewweaponsB.TheWhiteHouseisrightinexplainingthatUSnewspacepolicyaimstoprotectsatellitesC.GeorgeW.Bush’sdirectivetobeissuedwillbeagainstglobalopinionsD.PresidentGeorgeW.BushandBillClintonsharealotincommon32.Theauthor’sattitudetowardstheupcomingspaceweapondevelopmentis.A.supportiveandoptimisticB.criticalandworriedC.excitedandcontentD.indifferentbutalittleencouraged
SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathomE.Butyoushouldnotbeupset难受的ifyourEnglishfriendsdon'tinviteyouhomE.Itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tlikeyou!Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.andendatabout11.AskyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrivE.It'spolitetobringflowerschocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks小吃.Doyouwanttobemorepolite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroomorthepictureonthewall.Butremember—it’snotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.InmanyfamiliesthehusbandsitsatoneendofthetableandthewifesitsattheotherenD.Theyeatwiththeirguests.You'llprobablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmallthenyou'llhavemeatorfishwithvegetablesandthendessertfollowedbycoffeE.It'spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextdayorwritethemashortthankyouletter.BritishandAmericanpeopleliketosayThankyouthankyouthankyou.allthetime!1.Ifyouaregoingtoattendadinnerparty____.A.you’dbetterbringacertainpresentwithyouB.youmustleavehomeforitat7p.m.C.youshouldaskyourhostwhenyoushouldleaveD.youmustarriveatitbefore8p.m.2.Inwhichorderwillyoueatordrinkthefollowingthingsatthemeal?A.SnacksvegetablesmeatandcoffeE.B.Coffeedrinkssoupfishvegetablesanddessert.C.SoupmeatwithvegetablesdessertandcoffeE.D.Drinkssoupsomethingsmallfishandvegetables.3.Whichisthecorrectwayinwhichyouexpressyourenjoymentoftheevening?A.BeforeleavingforhomeyoushouldsayThankyouforinvitingmE.B.WhenyoushakehandswithyourhostyoushouldsayIdidenjoytheevening.C.Youcanwriteathank-youlettertoyourhostafterthat.D.Youshouldfinisheverythingonyourplateandtakemoreifyouwantit.
Therehasbeenagreatincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyearsanditisreportedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture.Someoftheworld’sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.LondonLondon’sflooddefenses防御工事aregettingolder.Since1982theThamesBarrier水闸hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatoffloodingbutitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears.About26yearslaterthebarriernowclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingtoEnvironmentAgencypredictionsby2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteveryfloodiftheproblemisnotsolved.Thereare26undergroundstations400schools16hospitalsanairportand80billionwealthinLondon’sfloodriskareasolargefloodingwouldbeextremelyterrible.ParisOverasixweekperiodinJulyandAugust2003morethan11400―mainlyoldpeople―diedinFrancebecauseofdehydration脱水andextremelyhighbodytemperatureinaterribleheatwave.Heatwavesofsimilarintensity强度areexpectedeverysevenyearsby2050sowhatcanbedonetomakesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?Onesolutionistohaveair-conditionersinelderlycarehomes.Butthisisconsideredashort-termsolutionastheincreaseindemandforelectricityalsoincreasescarbonemissions碳排放.InParisthelocalgovernmentareencouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuildingFlowerTowerwhichusesacoveringofbambootoactasanaturalair-conditioner.ShanghaiShanghaiisthefastestgrowingcityonEarth.Ithasapopulationof18millionandisonly4metersabovesealevel.Sealevelsarepredictedtoriseby20cmwithinthenextcentury.About250000peoplemovetoShanghaieveryyearinsearchofworkplacingextrademandsonenergy.Chinareliesheavilyoncoalfiredpowerstationsbuttheseemissionsincreasetemperaturesandinturnwarmerseasincreasetheriskoftyphoons.1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BigCitiesFacingBigDisastersB.BigDisastersintheFutureC.TheIncreaseofNaturalDisastersD.SolutionstoNaturalDisasters2.WhatproblemshouldbesolvednowinLondon?A.Howtoprotectthecity’swealth.B.Wheretobuilditsflooddefenses.C.HowtousetheThamesBarriertoprotectthecity.D.Howtoimprovethefunctionoftheoldflooddefenses.3.Whichofthefollowingmeasurescan’tsolvetheheatwavedisasterinParis?A.Puttingupnewtypesofbuildingswithacoveringofbamboo.B.Havingair-conditionersinelderlycarehomes.C.ForbiddingthecitytobuildFlowerTowerD.Encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildings.4.ThemajorthreatstoShanghaiare.A.increasingpopulationB.risingsealevelsandtyphoonsC.coal-firedpowerstationsD.extrademandsonenergy5.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Totellushowtoprotectthebigcities.B.Togiveadviceonhowtofightagainstnaturaldisasters.C.Toexplainwhatcausesfloodandheatwaves.D.Towarnusoftheincreasingnaturaldisastersinbigcities.
Thevaluesofartisticworksaccordingtoculturalrelativism相对主义aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.Suchaviewhoweverfailstoexplaintheabilityofsomeworksofarttoexcitethehumanmindacrossculturesandthroughcenturies.HistoryhaswitnessedtheendlessproductionsofShakespeareanplaysineverymajorlanguageoftheworlD.ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthallsasJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleriesUniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday’spopulararteveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.TheyhavesetthemselvesapartintheirtimelessappealandwillprobablybeenjoyedforcenturiesintothefuturE.Ina1757essaythephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecausethegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform不变的inhumannaturethevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.HeobservedthatHomerwasstilladmiredaftertwothousandyears.Worksofthistypehebelievedspoketodeepandunvaryingfeaturesofhumannatureandcouldcontinuetoexistovercenturies.Nowresearchersareapplyingscientificmethodstothestudyoftheuniversalityofart.Forexampleevolutionarypsychologyisbeingusedbyliteraryscholarstoexplainthelong-lastingthemesandplotdevicesinfiction.ThestructuresofmusicalpiecesarenowopentoexperimentalanalysisasneverbeforE.Researchfindingsseemtoindicatethatthecreationbyagreatartistisaspermanentanachievementasthediscoverybyagreatscientist.24.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoweknowaboutculturalrelativism?A.Itintroducesdifferentculturalvalues.B.Itexplainsthehistoryofartisticworks.C.Itrelatesartisticvaluestolocalconditions.D.ItexcitesthehumanmindthroughouttheworlD.25.InParagraph2theartistsarementionedinordertoshowthat_____.A.greatworksofartcangobeyondnationalboundariesB.historygivesartworksspecialappealtosetthemapartC.popularartsarehardlydistinguishablefromgreatartsD.greatartistsareskilledatcombiningvariouscultures26.AccordingtoHumesomeworksofartcanexistforcenturiesbecause_____.A.theyareresultsofscientificstudyB.theyestablishsomegeneralprinciplesofartC.theyarecreatedbytheworld’sgreatestartistsD.theyappealtounchangingfeaturesofhumannature27.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.AreArtisticValuesUniversal?B.ArePopularArtsPermanent?C.IsHumanNatureUniform?D.IsCulturalRelativismScientific?
FromBuckinghamPalacetoOxfordtheUKisloadedwithwonderfulicons标志ofpasteras.ButithasalsomodernizedwithconfidencE.It’snowbetterknownforvibrant充满活力的citieswithgreatnightlifeandattraction.Fashionsfinediningclubbingshopping—theUKisamongtheworld’sbest.MostpeoplehavestrongpreconceptionsabouttheBritish.Butifyou’reoneofthesepeopleyou’dbewisetoabandonthoseideas.VisitanightclubinoneofthebigcitiesafootballmatchoragoodlocalpubandyoumightmorereadilydescribetheEnglishpeopleashumorousandhospitablE.It’scertainlytruethatnoothercountryintheworldhasmorebird-watcherssportssupporterspetownersandgardenersthantheUK.GettingaroundEnglandisprettyeasy.BudgetairlineslikeEasyjetandRynnairflydomestically.Trainscandeliveryouveryefficientlyfromonemajorcitytoanother.Longdistanceexpressbusesarecalledcoaches.Wherecoachesandbusesrunonthesameroutecoachesaremoreexpensivethoughquickerthanbuses.London’sfamousblackcabsareexcellentbutexpensivE.Minicabsarecheapercompetitorswithfreelance个体的drivers.Butusuallyyouneedtogiveacallfirst.London’sundergroundiscalledtheTubE.It’sveryconvenientandcangetyoutoalmostanypartofthecity.TheUKisnotfamousforitsfooD.ButyoustillneedtoknowsomeofthetraditionalEnglishfoods.Themostfamousmustbefishandchips.Thefishandchipsaredeepfriedinflour.Englishbreakfastissomethingyouneedtotry.ItisfriedbaconwithtoastandapotofteA.Otherthingslikeshepherd’spieandYorkshirepuddingarealsowell-knownasapartofEnglishfoodculturE.PubbingandClubbingarethemainformsofEnglishnightlifeespeciallyfortheyoung.Pubbingmeansgoingtoapubwithfriendshavingdrinksandchatting.Clubbingisdifferentfrompubbingandincludesgoingtoaplaceofmusicorabaroranyotherplacetogatherwithfriends.ClubbingcanbefoundeverywherE.Usuallythereissomekindofdresscodeforclubbingsuchasnojeansnosportswearwhilepubbingismuchmorecasual.78.Ifyouareinvolvedinthereallifeoflocalresidentsyoumayfindthem____________________.79.Howmanykindsoftransportationformsarementionedinthethirdparagraph?Giveexamplesatleastfour._____________________________________________________________.80.WhenyougoclubbingintheUKyoushouldnot______________________________.81.WhataspectsareintroducedaboutUKaccordingtothepassage?_____________________________________________________________.
PopmusicisthenamefordifferentformsofpopularcommercialmusiC.IthaditsbeginningintheUnitedStatesofAmericaandspreadthroughoutthewholeworldduringthe1950sand1960s.ItiswidelylikedbytheyoungpeoplE.Thebestknownearlyformofpopmusicwasrock'n'rollanotherwasblues.A.morerecentdevelopmentisfolk－rock.Popmusichastakentheplaceofnativemusicinmanypartsoftheworldithascausedthenumberofpeopleforjazztobecomemuchsmallerthanitwasinthe1950sandearlierandithasnowbeguntorulemusicalstageproductions.It'sabigindustry.MuchpopmusiciswithoutartisticvaluebuttheworkofsomepopsingersE.g.theBeatlesBobDylanthegroupslikeFloydandCrosbyStillsandNashisonahighermusicallevel.Andthereisstillagreatinterestinittoday.PopmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheldallovertheworlD.1.Allofthefollowingformsbelongtopopmusicexcept＿＿＿＿.A.bluesB.rock'n'rollC.jazzD.folk－rock2.Accordingtothearticlethenumberofpeopleforjazzinthe1950sandearlierwasitistoday.A.muchgreaterthanB.muchsmallerthanC.asgreatasD.assmallas3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Nopopmusicisonahighmusicallevel.B.MuchpopmusicisveryartistiC.C.PopmusicishighlyartistiC.D.NotallpopmusiciswithoutartisticvaluE.4.Itisabigindustrymeansthat＿＿＿＿.A.itmakesalotofmusicalinstruments乐器B.itisabigmusicalandcommercialbusinessC.thepopsingersareveryhardworkingD.popmusicisonaveryhighmusicallevel5.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.PopmusicbeganinAmericaB.PopmusicislovedmainlybyyoungpeopleC.PopmusicwillbelesspopularD.Peopleareinterestedinpopmusic
InNewYorkMawitnessedtheAlibabaGroupopeningontheNewYorkstockexchangewiththelargestinitialpublicofferingIPO新股发行inAmericanhistory.Alibabatheworld’slargestInternetcommercecompanymakesChinaequaltotheUSintherapidlyincreasingglobalcompetitionfortechnologicalinnovation创新andeconomictransformationcommentedtheSouthChinaMorningPost.IthasalsomadeMaChina’srichestmanwithafortuneofaround$25billion153billionyuanreportedReuters.It’sreportedthatMa’srags-to-richesjourneyisjustasspectacularashisInternetempirE.MafailedthenationalcollegeentranceexamstwicebeforehewasfinallyinHangzhouNormalUniversityonhisthirdattemptandfailedinfindingasuitablejobseveraltimes.AlsoMr.MaisabigbelieverinperseverancewhichwasprovedinhisEnglishstudyexperiencE.Howeveritwashisvisionandgoalsthatlaunchedhiscareer.DuringashorttriptotheUSasaninterpreterin1995MafirstexperiencedtheInternet.HebelievedintheInternet’sbusinesspotentialwhenfewotherChinesepeoplediD.HestartedAlibabainhisHangzhouapartmentwith17friendsand$60000offunds.Atthetimewhene-commercewasunheardofinChinaIcalledmyselfablindmanridingonthebackofblindtigersheoncesaidaccordingtoTheGuardian.HisunusualideasearnedhimthenicknameCrazyJackMa.IndeedMaisdifferent.Althoughheisverythinandabout160cmtallMaisyetanimatedandforcefulsaidTheGuardian.Heisfunnycreativeandacompelling引人注目的speaker.MatoldTimemagazinethathewasoldfortheInternet.HestartedtoslowdownandlookedarounD.AccordingtoTheWallStreetJournalMaplanstoopenataichiclubwiththeactorJetLibuildanentrepreneur企业家universityinHangzhouandcontinuetoworkonseveralenvironmentalprojects.28.Whatmadehimintoe-commerceindustry?A.HisEnglishlearningexperiencE.B.Hisforesightandambitions.C.HisbeliefinperseverancE.D.His17friendsand$60000funds.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?A.Maisablindmanridingonablindtiger.B.MahadnoconfidenceinhisbusinessfuturE.C.Maknewlittleaboute-commercE.D.MahadnotenoughmoneyatthattimE.30.What’sthepersonalityofMaYunaccordingtothepassage?A.FunnyandcompetitivE.B.DeterminedandcreativE.C.Richanddifferent.D.AttractiveandbelievablE.31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheDevelopmentofAlibabaGroupB.MaYun’sPersonalLifeC.MaYun’sCrazySuccessD.E-commerceinChina
Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachotherparticularlywomenwithlightcheekkisses.SchedulestendtobeflexiblewithbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanneD.ButtobesafebeontimE.Mealscanstretchforhours—there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocialpreferringface-to-facecommunicationoveremailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmallpolitebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.SobeontimE.Efficiency效率isthegoalsomeetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paceD.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussionsevenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.RankisimportantandauthorityisrespecteD.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexamplepeopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAEstatusisimportantsothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.ThehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewherE.SodonotpullawayfromthehandshakE.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows肘部anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomesbuttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.TouchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoideD.Whenmeetingsareone-to-oneifyourhostoffersyoucoffeeyoushouldrefusE.Itmightseemoddbutitisaculturaltradition.CoffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresenteD.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastnamE.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality守时isvitalsomethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’timE.ArriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafE.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisionsevenifothersmightdisagreE.NeatcleandressisexpecteD.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.TheyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetablE.ItispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplatE.32.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphereC.customsandsocialmannersD.livingconditionsandstandards33.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?A.TheyputefficiencyinthefirstplacE.B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.C.TheywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossiblE.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.34.IntheUAEwhenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?A.Whengreetingseniors.B.WhenmeetingthehostalonE.C.Whenattendingapresentation.D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.35.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?A.InBrazil.B.InSingaporE.C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates.D.InSwitzerlanD.
ThetraditionaltentcitiesatfestivalssuchasGlastonburymayneverbethesameagain.Inavictoryofgreenbusinessthatiscertaintoappealtoenvironmentally-awaremusic-loversadesignstudentistoreceivefinancialsupporttoproduceeco-friendlytentsmadeofcardboardthatcanberecycledafterthebandsandthecrowdshavegonehomE.MajorfestivalssuchasGlastonburythrowawaysome10000abandonedtentsattheendofeventseachyear.ForhisfinalyearprojectattheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandJamesDunlopcameupwithamaterialthatcanberecycleD.AndtocopewiththeBritishsummerthecardboardhasbeenmadewaterproof.TakinginspirationfromaJapanesearchitectwhohasusedcardboardtomakebigbuildingsincludingchurchesMr.DunlopusedcardboardmaterialforhistentswhichhecalledMyhabs.ThedesignwonanawardattheannualNewDesignersExhibitionafterMr.Dunlopgraduatedfromhisproductdesigndegreeandhedecidedtotrytoturnitintoabusiness.ToraisemoneyfortheideahetouredtheCity’sprivatecompanieswhichfundnewbusinessandfoundasupporterinthefinancegroupMint.HeintroducedhisideatofourofMint’sdirectorsandwontheirsupport.Minthascommittedaround£500000toMyHabandtakenashareof30percentinMr.Dunlop’sbusiness.ThefirstMyhabsshouldbetestedatfestivalsthissummerbeforebeingmarketedfullynextyear.Mr.DunlopsaidthatthedesignwhichaccommodatestwopeoplecouldhaveotherusessuchasfordisasterreliefandhousingfortheLondonOlympics.FormusiceventsthecardboardhouseswillbeorderedonlineandputupatthesitesbytheMyhabteambeforethefestival-goersarriveandremovedbythecompanyafterwards.Theycanbepersonalizedandthecompanywillofferreductionsontheexpenseifpeopleagreetosellexterior外部的advertisingspacE.ThebiggestfestivalsattracttensofthousandsofparticipantswithGlastonburyhavingsome150000eachyear.Altogethertherearearound100annualmusicfestivalswherepeoplecampintheUK.Theeventsarebecomingincreasinglyenvironmentallyconscious.74.Eco-friendlytentsinparagraph1refertotents_______.A.economicallydesirableB.favorabletotheenvironmentC.forholdingmusicperformancesD.designedfordisasterrelief75.Mr.Dunlopestablishedhisbusiness______.A.independentlywithaninterest-freeloanfromMintB.withtheapprovaloftheCity’sadministrationC.inpartnershipwithafinancegroupD.withthehelpofaJapanesearchitect76.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_______.A.theweatherintheUKischangeableinsummerB.mostperformancesatBritishfestivalsaregivenintheopenairC.thecardboardtentsproducedbyMr.Dunlopcanbeuser-tailoredD.cardboardtentscanbeeasilyputupandremovedbyusers.77.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith______.A.anattemptatdevelopingrecyclabletentsB.someeffortsatmakingfulluseofcardboardsC.anunusualsuccessofagraduationprojectD.theeffectsofusingcardboardtentsonmusicfestivals
AttheU.S.OpenchampionshipsinFlushingMeadowsNewYorklastweektheUnitedStatesTennisAssociationUSTAheldanunusualyouthpressconference新闻发布会.Isayunusualbecausethemainideawasn'ttopromotethesportforyoungchildren.Yestherewasayouthtennisexhibitioninwhichagroupoffresh-facedkidsfromtheareashowedofftheirwelldevelopedskills.Theyusedjuniorracquetsandlargerlow-pressureballsonahalf-sizetenniscourt－awaytheorganizationsupportsasameanstohelpchildrenhaveearlysuccessandstickwiththegamE.Buttheevent'srealpurposewastohelpparentsrealizetheimportanceofintroducingkidstoallkindsofathleticprogramsratherthanfocusingspeciallyononE.Thismaysoundlikesomethingeasytodobutit'snot.Intoday'sachievement-oriented成功向导environmentchildrenarebeingpushedtospecializeinasinglesport－whetherit'stennishockeysoccerorgymnastics－atever-youngerages.TomFarreyexecutivedirectorofthenonprofitAspenInstituteSports&SocietyProgramsaysyear-roundsportsprogramsarenowoffereddowntoage5tooearlyanageforachildtolimithimselforherselftoasingleactivity.Whileparentsnaturallywantthebestfortheirchildtheyarebeingpressuredbycoachestolethimorherstickwithonething.Theresult:Morekidsunderage12aresufferinginjuriesorworseburnout.AccordingtotheAspenInstitute'sreportProjectPlayfewerkidstodayarestayinginvolvedwithsportsthanfiveyearsagopartlybecauseofforcedspecialization.Today'schildrenarealreadyontracktoliveshorterlesshealthylivesthantheirparentsbecauseofobesityandrelateddiseasesandthistrendisonlyworseningmatters.Multi-sportparticipationhoweverleadstobetterperformancebecausekidsgetachancetodevelopdifferentsetsofskillsandgreaterenjoymentofthegamesaysFarrey.Theheadliningathletesattheeventrepeatedtheideathathavingkidsdomorethanonesportisaplusgoodforthem.1.AccordingtoTomFarreywhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Havingkidsdomorethanonesportisanadvantagetotheirfuturecareer.B.A.childshouldlimithimselftoasingleactivityundertheageof5.C.Parentsarebeingpressuredtolettheirkidsstickwithonesport.D.Multi-sportparticipationleadstomostkids'worseperformancE.2.Theunderlinedwordthisinparagraph2refersto________.A.introducingkidstomanydifferentsportsinsteadofonlyoneB.invitingkidstoonlyonesportinsteadoftryingdifferentonesC.takingkidstoonlyseveraldifferentsportsinsteadoftoomanyD.leadingkidstoanysporttheylikeinsteadoftryingmanykinds3.Fewerkidsarestayinginvolvedwithsportsnowthanfiveyearsagopartlybecausethey_______.A.becometoofattotakepartinsportsB.havetoomuchschoolworktocompleteC.gettoomanyinjurieswhentheydosportsD.arepushedintospecializedsporttoohard4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheImportanceofDoingSportsB.TheNecessityofPhysicalEducationC.StopSpecializinginSportsSoEarlyD.DevelopChildren'sAthleticAbilities
Chinaproduces58000tonsofsilkeachyear.YetoneofthemostpopularsilkcompaniesintheworldisJimThompsonabrandbasedinThailand.ThompsonaDelawarenativewastrainedtobeanarchitectinthemid－1920sbutjoinedtheUnitedStatesarmyintheearly1940sinresponsetotheriseofWorldWarII.HewassoonappointedtotheOfficeofStrategicServiceswhicheventuallybecametheCIAandtraveledaroundtheworldincludingThailandwherehefellinlovewiththepeopleandtheircountry.TherewerefewhotelsthataccommodatedinternationaltravelersinthecapitalofBangkokandThompsonthoughtthatwiththeriseofleisuretraveltheFarEastwouldmakeanappealingdestinationforWesterners.Uponhisdischargefromthemilitaryin1946hereturnedtoThailandtostarthisownsilkbusiness.AtthetimesilkwasmainybeingproducedinthenortheastofThailandbutduetothedullnessofthecollectionprocesssilkproductionwasonthedecline.Thompsonwasdeterminedtorevive振兴thebusinesssoin1947hetookavarietyofsilkthread~backtoNewYorkCitytoseeiftheproductwouldbemarketabletoforeignconsumersHereceivedapositiveresponse9sotheJimThompsonSilkCompanywasfoundedin1948.JimThompsoniscreditedforrevivingthesilkindustry.Aftertheestablishmentofhiscompanysilkcostumessoon-appearedinBroadwayplaysandpopularfilmssuchasBenHurandThairoyaltysuchasHerMajestyQueenSirikitbeganwearingsilkoften.ManyalsothinkhisworkcontributedgreatlytotheThaieconomysincethesilkindustrycontinuestoemploythousandsofThaicitizenseventoday.JimThompson’ssuccessisnomystery.'HoweverhisdisappearanceonMarch261967certainlyisone.ThompsonmadeatriptoMalaysiatovisitfriendsandonedayventuredintothejungleonanafternoonwalk.HewasneverseenagaindespitesearchpartiessentoutbytheRoyalArmyAirCorpsandBritishtroops.Manyhavetheirowntheoriesonhisdisappearancebutnonehavebeencompletelyconfirmed.25.WhatconclusioncanyoumakeaboutsilksincetheJimThompsonSilkCompany'sestablishment?A.Siikhasonlybeenwornbyroyalty.B.Silkhasbecomehardertoget.C.Silkhasbecomemorepopular.D.Silkhasbecomemoreexpensive.26.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutThompson?A.HismilitaryserviceendedafterWorldWarⅡ.B.Hisdisappearanceremainsamystery.C.HeisthefounderofJim.Thompson.D.HeisaThaiAmerican.27.Whichoneofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcreditedinparagraph5?A.Honoured.B.Sorry.C.Accounted.D.Blamed.28.Whatisthispassagemostlyabout?A.Therevivalofthesilkindustry.B.ThemysteriousdisappearanceofJimThompson.C.HowthesilkindustryimprovedtheThaieconomy.D.HowJimThompsonSilkCompanycameintobeing.
TheZebraFinchAnOwner’sGuidetoaHappyHealthyPetThezebrafinchanativeofAustraliaisapopulardomesticpetintheUnitedStates.Thebirdhasmanyattributes特性whichallowittobekeptathomethoughtherearealsoafewnegativeaspects.Theattributesarenest-buildingbreedingandalivelyattitudE.Thepotentialnegativesareover-breedingandthewildnessofthebirds.OneofthemainattributesofzebrafinchesistheirabilitytobreeD.TheyaretherabbitsofthedomesticbirdworlD.OnceyouhavetwobirdsmaleandfemaleyouwillsoonhavesixastheybreedquiteeasilyandhavestrongbabiesusuallyfouratatimE.Anaddedattributeistheirabilitytobuildtheirownnests.Youcanplacebranchintheirplacealongwithsomekindofstructureandtheywillcreateanestontheirown.It’sverypleasanttoseethewaysmalesandfemalesdividesomelaborsandshareothersandthebabiesgrowupquickly.Overallzebrafinchesareenergeticbirdsandtheycanmakeeveryplacewheretheylivedelightfullives.Onthenegativesidetheywillbreedandin-breeD.Oftenin-breedingdoeslittleharmanddoesnotcausegeneticdefects缺陷ashappensmoreofteninotherspecies.Howevernoonecantoleratejustanypopulationlevel.Onehastoeitherremovetheirnestsaltogetherwhichbasicallyremovestheirpersonallivingplaceorcheckforeggsregularlyonceaweekthegestationperiod妊娠期is13dayssoevenaone-weekneglectcanleadtobirths.Eggscanbereplacedwithfalseplasticeggsandthispreventsfemalesfromlayingtoomany.Iftheydolaytoomanytheywilldiefrommineralloss.SincethesebirdsdonottamewellremovingeggscanbeanunpleasantprocessofrepeatedlyinvadingtheirpersonalspacE.Overallitisunfortunatethatzebrafinchesareinexpensivebirdsduetotheirhighlevelofbreeding.Theyrequireconsiderablecaretolivehappylives.Thebestcare-takersaretrueavianfanciers—peoplewhohaveappropriatespaceforthenestsandenoughtimetoallowthemtonest-buildandbreedwithoutover-breeding.28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Zebrafinchesover-breedbynatureanditsconsequentilleffects.B.OnlypeoplewholovebirdscantakecareofZebrafinches.C.Domesticzebrafinchesrequirealotofcaretolivehappylives.D.ZebrafinchesneverbecomecompletelytamE.29.BysayingTheyaretherabbitsofthedomesticbirdworldthewritermeansthatbothrabbitsandZebrafinches.A.havegoodabilitytobreedB.aredifficulttoberaisedC.livedelightfullivesD.shareresponsibilities30.Accordingtothepassageattributesofdomesticzebrafinchesinclude—.A.theirrarenessandeasinesstobetamed*B.theirnest-buildingsharingofresponsibilitiesanddelightfulpersonalitiesC.theirin-breedingwhichdoesnotcauseasmuchgeneticharmasinotherspeciesD.thefactthattheyarefromAustraliaandhavedifficultyinadaptingthemselves
Homonym:awordthathasthesamespellingandthesamepronunciationasanotherworldbutadifferentmeaningSamespellingdifferentmeaningImaginethenasituationwheretwowordsarespeltandpronouncedexactlythesamewaybuthavecompletelydifferentmeanings.Welcometotheworldofhomonyms.Takeforexampletheword‘fail’—itcanbeakindoffestivalandadjectivetodescribethecolorofyourhairorhowyoushouldplayagamE.Don’ttakeitliterallySohowdoyouknowwhichmeaningsomeoneisreferringto?—Youdon’texceptbythecontext.Obviouslyifsomeoneasksyouto‘givethemahand’theydon’twantyoutoremovewhatisattheendofyourarm.What’sinaname?Sometimeseventhecontextdoesn’thelpmuch—theresultcanbeamusing.Thesesentencesplaywiththedoublemeaningofanoun:IusedtobeabankerbutIlostinterest.Haveyouheardaboutthecross-eyedteacherwhocouldn’tcontrolhispupils?Asmallboyswallowedsomecoinsandhadtogotohospital.Whenhisgrandmotherphonedtoaskhowhewasthenursesaid:‘Nochangeyet’.MoreambiguityAndtheseexamplesplaywiththedifferentmeaningsofaverb:Iwonderedwhytheballwasgettingbigger.ThenithitmE.Nooneknewshehadadentalimplantuntilitcameoutinaconversation.Aboiledegginthemorningishardtobeat.DoubletroubleAndsometimesawordcanbeanounandaverbbuthavedifferentmeanings.Canyouworkthisoneout?Timeflieslikeanarrow.FruitflieslikeabananA.IfyoulikethesehomonymsyouwillbepleasedtoknowthatEnglishhasplentymore!ExplanationsofjokesinthetextIusedtobebankerbutIlostinterest.Ibecameboredwiththejob/IlostmoneyHaveyouheardaboutthecross-eyedteacherwhocouldn’tcontrolhispupils?students/partsofhiseyesAsmallboyswallowedsomecoinsandhadtogotohospital.Whenhisgrandmotherphonedtoaskhowhewasthenursesaid:‘Nochangeyet’.nodifferenceinthesituation/nomoneyIwonderedwhytheballwasgettingbigger.ThenithitmE.theballhitme/IsuddenlyrealizedNooneknewshehadadentalimplantuntilitcameoutinaconversation.becameknown/felloutAboiledegginthemorningishardtobeat.can’tbebetter/difficulttomixwithaforkTimeflieslikeanarrow.timegoesquicklyFruitflieslikeabananA.insectsenjoyeatingfuit.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouthomonymsisNOTtrue?A.Theysharethesamespellingsregardlessofmeanings.B.Wecan’tknowtheirmeaningswithoutcontext.C.Wemaystillfeelconfusedevenwithcontext.D.TheirambiguitybringsgreattroubletoourlifE.57.ThebeatinthesentenceAboiledegginthemorningishardtobeatmakingforasatisfyingbreakfast.hasasimilarmeaningto_____.A.Therainwasbeatingdownonthetinroof.B.Takingthebussurebeatswalking.C.Thedoctorcouldfeelnopulsebeating.D.You’vebeenworkingtoohardyoulookdeadbeat.
FreedomandResponsibilityFreedom’schallengeintheDigitalAgeisaserioustopiC.Wearefacingtodayastrangenewworldandweareallwonderingwhatwearegoingtodowithit.Some2500yearsagoGreecediscoveredfreedom.Beforethattherewasnofreedom.ThereweregreatcivilizationssplendidempiresbutnofreedomanywherE.EgyptandBabylonwerebothtyranniesoneverypowerfulmanrulingoverhelplessmasses.InGreeceinAthens雅典alittlecityinalittlecountrytherewerenohelplessmasses.AndAthenianswillinglyobeyedthewrittenlawswhichtheythemselvespassedandtheunwrittenwhichmustbeobeyediffreemenlivetogether.Theymustshoweachotherkindnessandpityandthemanyqualitieswithoutwhichlifewouldbeverypainfulunlessonechosetolivealoneinthedesert.TheAtheniansneverthoughtthatamanwasfreeifhecoulddowhathewanteD.A.manwasfreeifhewasself-controlleD.Tomakeyourselfobeywhatyouapprovedwasfreedom.Theyweresavedfromlookingattheirlivesastheirownprivateaffair.EachonefeltresponsibleforthewelfareofAthensnotbecauseitwasforcedonhimfromtheoutsidebutbecausethecitywashisprideandhissafety.TheessentialbeliefofthefirstfreegovernmentintheworldwaslibertyforallmenwhocouldcontrolthemselvesandwouldtakeresponsibilityforthestatE.Butdiscoveringfreedomisnotlikediscoveringcomputers.Itcannotbediscoveredonceforall.Ifpeopledonotprizeitandworkforititwillgo.ConstantwatchisitspricE.AthenschangeD.ItwasachangethattookplacewithoutbeingnoticedthoughitwasoftheextremeimportanceaspiritualchangewhichaffectedthewholestatE.IthadbeentheAthenian’sprideandjoytogivetotheircity.Thattheycouldgetmaterialbenefitsfromherneverenteredtheirminds.Therehadtobeacompletechangeofattitudebeforetheycouldlookatthecityasanemployerwhopaidhercitizensfordoingherwork.Nowinsteadofmengivingtothestatethestatewastogivetothem.Whatthepeoplewantedwasagovernmentwhichwouldprovideacomfortablelifeforthem;andwiththisastheprimaryobjectideasoffreedomandself-relianceandresponsibilitywereneglectedtothepointofdisappearing.AthenswasmoreandmorelookedonasacooperativebusinesspossessedofgreatwealthinwhichallcitizenshadarighttosharE.Athensreachedthepointwhenthefreedomshereallywantedwasfreedomfromresponsibility.Therecouldbeonlyoneresult.Ifmeninsistedonbeingfreefromtheburdenofself-dependenceandresponsibilityforthecommongoodtheywouldceasetobefreE.Responsibilityisthepriceeverymanmustpayforfreedom.Itistobehadonnootherterms.AthenstheAthensofAncientGreecerefusedresponsibility;shereachedtheendoffreedomandwasnevertohaveitagain.ButtheexcellentbecomesthepermanentAristotlesaiD.AthenslostfreedomforeverbutfreedomwasnotlostforeverfortheworlD.A.greatAmericanJamesMadisonreferredto:Thecapacity能力ofmankindforself-government.NodoubthehadnotanideathathewasspeakingGreek.Athenswasnotinthefarthestbackgroundofhismindbutoncemanhasagreatandgoodideaitisnevercompletelylost.TheDigitalAgecannotdestroyit.Somehowinthisorthatman’sthoughtsuchanidealivesthoughunconsideredbytheworldofaction.OnecanneverbesurethatitisnotonthepointofbreakingoutintoactiononlysurethatitwilldososometimE.5.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtyranniesinParagraph2referto?A.Countrieswheretheirpeopleneedhelp.B.Powerfulstateswithhighercivilization.C.Splendidempireswherepeopleenjoyfreedom.D.Governmentsruledwithabsolutepower.6.Peoplebelievinginfreedomarethosewho________.A.regardtheirlifeastheirownbusinessB.seekgainsastheirprimaryobjectC.behavewithinthelawsandvaluesystemsD.treatotherswithkindnessandpity7.WhatchangeinattitudetookplaceinAthens?A.TheAtheniansrefusedtotaketheirresponsibility.B.TheAtheniansnolongertookprideinthecity.C.TheAtheniansbenefitedspirituallyfromthegovernment.D.TheAthenianslookedonthegovernmentasabusiness.8.WhatdoesthesentenceTherecouldbeonlyoneresult.inParagraph5mean?A.AthenswouldcontinuetobefreE.B.Athenswouldceasetohavefreedom.C.Freedomwouldcomefromresponsibility.D.FreedomwouldstopAthensfromself-dependencE.9.WhydoestheauthorrefertoAristotleandMadison?A.Theauthorishopefulaboutfreedom.B.Theauthoriscautiousaboutself-government.C.TheauthorisskepticalofGreekcivilization.D.Theauthorisproudofman’scapacity.10.Whatistheauthor’sunderstandingoffreedom?A.FreedomcanbemorepopularinthedigitalagE.B.FreedommaycometoanendinthedigitalagE.C.Freedomshouldhavepriorityoverresponsibility.D.Freedomneedstobeguaranteedbyresponsibility.
Lawsthatwouldhaveensuredpupilsfromfivetosixteenreceivedafullfinancialeducationgotlostinthewashup.Anapplicationiscallingonthenextgovernmenttobringitback.Atschoolthechildrenaretaughttoaddupandsubtract减法butextraordinarilyarenotroutinelyshownhowtoopenabankaccount-letalonehowtomanagetheirfinancesinanincreasinglycomplexanddemandingworlD.TodaytheparentingwebsiteMumsnetandtheconsumercampaignerMartinLewishavejoinedforcestolaunchanonlineapplicationtomakefinancialeducationacompulsoryelementoftheschoolcurriculuminEnglanD.Childrenfromfivetosixteenshouldbetaughtabouteverythingfrompocketmoneytopensionstheysay.Andthatwasexactlytheplanpreservedinthechildrenschoolsandfamiliesbillthatwasshelvedbythegovernmentintheso-called¨wash-upearlierthismonth-therushtolegislationbeforeparliamentwasdismisseD.Consumerandparentgroupsbelievefinancialeducationhasalwaysbeenoneofthemostfrustratingomissionsofthecurriculum.AsthePersonalFinanceEducationGroupPfegpointsoutthegoodhabitsofyoungchildrendonotlastlong.Over75%ofseventoll-year-oldsaresaversbutbythetimetheygett017overhalfofthemareindebttofamilyandfriends.Bythisage26%seeacreditoroverdraft透支asawayofextendingtheirspendingpower.Pfegpredictsthattheseyoungpeoplewillfinditmuchhardertoavoidtheseriousunexpecteddangersthathavebeenfallenmanyoftheirparents'generationunlesstheyreceivegoodqualityfinancialeducationwhileatschool.TheUKhasbeenintheworstfinancialrecession衰退forgenerations.Itdoesseemoddthat-unlessparentsstepin-youngpeopleareleftinthedarkuntiltheyarecruellyintroducedtotheworldofdebtwhentheyturnupatuniversity.Inarecentpollofover8000people97%supportedfinancialeducationinschoolswhile3%saiditwasajobforparents.21.ThepassageismainlyaboutA.howtomanageschoollessonsB.howtodealwiththefinancialcrisisC.teachingyoungpeopleaboutmoneyD.teachingstudentshowtostudyeffectively22.ItcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthatA.theauthorcomplainsabouttheschooleducationB.pupilsshouldnotbetaughttoaddupandsubtractC.studentshavebeentaughttomanagetheirfinancesD.lawsonfinancialeducationhavebeeneffectivelycarriedout23.ThewebsiteandtheconsumercampaignerjoinedtoA.instructthepupilstodonatetheirpocketmoneyB.promotetheconnectionofschoolsandfamiliesC.askthegovernmenttodismisstheparliamentD.appealforthecurriculumoffinancialeducation
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