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WhileEnglishisgettingmoreimportantinourschoolsChinesehasbecomepopularamongforeignkids.ButChinesecanbemoredifficulttolearn.Atleast16-year-oldPiaoChenglongthinksso.EnglishiseasierformE.Chinesecharacters汉字havetoomanystrokes笔画saidPiao.ButIwanttolearnit.IwanttostudyatPekingUniversitywhenIgrowup.PiaoisfromSouthKoreA.HecametoChinain2008.InSouthKoreatherearemorethan300000ChineselearnerslikePiao.SomeSouthKoreanstudentsbegintolearntowritethelanguageontheirfirstdayatschool.TohelpstudentslearnChineseSouthKoreaholdsspeakingcompetitionsforhighschoolstudentseveryyear.Chineseisn’tjustpopularinSouthKoreA.Peoplefromalltheworldwanttolearnit.TheChineseMinistryofEducationsaysthatnearly130millionpeoplefrom85countriesarelearningChinesE.Thisnumberwillbeincreasingto800millioninthecomingyears.InAmericaChineseisthesecondmostpopularforeignlanguageafterSpanish.SomeAmericanmiddleschoolshaveChineseclasses.StudentslearntomakejiaoziandtieChineseknots中国结.SomeeventrytowriteanddrawinChineseway!PeoplewanttolearnChinesebecauseChinaisbecomingsuchanimportantcountry.ForeigncountrieswanttounderstandChinabettertohelpthemwithbusiness.TheChinesegovernmentisalsohelpingtheworldlearnChinesE.Ithassentmorethan200Chineseteacherstomorethan60countriesintheworlD.ManymoreConfuciousCollege孔子学院willbesetupintheworlD.ThesecollegeswillteachChinesetoforeignstudents.29.Whichofthefollowingisthetopicsentenceforthetext?A.Chinesehasbecomepopularamongforeignkids.B.Chinesecanbemoredifficulttolearn.C.InAmericaChineseisthesecondmostpopularforeignlanguageafterSpanish.D.StudentslearntomakejiaoziandtieChineseknots.30.WheredoesPiaoChenglongcomefrom?A.ChinaB.AmericaC.SouthKoreaD.Spain31.AccordingtothetextsomeAmericanmiddleschoolstudentslearntodothefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.makingjiaoziB.writinganddrawinginChinesewayC.tryingChineseknotsD.singingChinesesongs32.WhydoforeignkidswanttolearnChinese?A.BecauseChineseisgettingmoreimportantintheirschools.B.BecauseChinesecharactershavetoomanystrokes.C.BecausethenumberofpeoplelearningChinesewillbe800million.D.BecauseChinaisbecomingmoreandmoreimportantintheworlD.
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Today’smuseumsincludeplentyofhighculturebutyoucanstillfindshrines圣地totheextraordinary.Here’salookatfivecuriousmuseumstopsacrossCanadA.VancouverPoliceMuseumThesettingterribleenoughistheoldCoroner’s验尸官Courtandforensicslabincludingthemorgueroomwheredeadbodiesarekept.Artifactsfromthe1870sonincludebadgesuniformspoliceequipmentitemsfromcriminalsandevenpreservedorgans—allinallanarrestingexperiencE.VulcanTourism&TrekStationDesignedtoresembleaspacecrafttheTreckStationcelebratesVulcan’scoincidentalrelationshiptoMr.Spock’splanetGotoabuildingthatfeaturesan800-piececollectionofStarTrekmemorabilia—includingSpock’searsandfloor-to-ceilingspacepaintings.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutitclickhere:http//www.Vulcantourism.comAccordion手风琴MuseumThroughinstrumentsphotosandrecordingsthemuseumtracesthehistoryoftheaccordionanditsinfluenceonQuebecculturE.They’veevenacquiredAsianinstrumentsthatshowtheuseofthefreereed—callthemancientancestorsoftheaccordion—thatdateback4000years.ChocolateMuseumIt’schocoholicheaven—wholemuseumfeaturingdisplaysonhowchocolateismadehands-onexhibitscollectionsofhistoricchocolateboxesandantiquecandy-makingequipmentandofcourselotsofchocolatetreatslocatedinanoldcandyfactorybuilding.Clickbelowtolearnallabouttheirhoursandadmissionrates.http://www.Chocolatemuseum.caPotatomuseumA14--foothighpotatogreetsyouatwhat’sbilledastheworld’slargestexhibitofpotatoartifacts.Explorethehumblepotato’sroleintheeconomyacollectionoffarmtoolsrelatedtogrowingandharvestingpotatoesHallofFamE.28.Ifyouareveryinterestedinthrillingmoviesyouwillprobablybeattractedby.A.potatoMuseumB.ChocolateMuseumC.VancouverPoliceMuseumD.AccordionMuseum29.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheancestorsofaccordionoriginatedin.A.CanadaB.AmericaC.AfricaD.Asia30.Peoplehavingasweettoothmayprefervisiting.A.AccordionMuseumB.PotatoMuseumC.ChocolateMuseumD.VulcanTourism&TrekStation31.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom.A.amagazineB.awebsiteC.anewspaperD.abrochure
LosingyourluggageonaflightcouldsoonbeathingofthepastafteranairlinedevelopedabagthatisimpossibletolosE.Accordingtothelatestindustryfiguresabout4piecesofluggagewillbelostontheaverageBoeing747flight.Passengersaremostlikelytoloseabagwhenchangingflightsespeciallyiftheconnectiontimeisshort.Oneofthemajorreasonsforluggagebeinglostisthatthepapertagscarryingthebarcode条形码arerippedoffascasesareshuntedalongconveyorbeltstotheaircraft.ItwasthisthatledtothelossofthousandsofbagsatLondon'sHeathrowAirportinMarch2008.ThisluggagetechnologyknownasBag2GoinvolvesfixingasatellitetrackerandabarcodeontothesuitcasE.UsingasmartphoneapassengersendsdetailsoftheirflighttotheairlinewhichinturnsendsbackabarcodewhichisshownonthedisplayunitofthecasE.Eachbarcodeisuniquecarryingdetailsofthetravellerflightanddestination.Onceonboardaplaneapassengercanuseasmartphoneapplicationtocheckthatthebagisinplaceandinformflightcrewifit'snottherE.ShouldthebagbeloadedontothewrongplanesatellitetechnologyandthebarcodemeansthatitwillbeeasilytraceD.Itwillenablethecasetobedeliveredtothecorrectdestinationandreturnedtoitsowner.Atthesametimethepassengercankeeptrackofthebagwiththehelpofamobilephoneapplicationwhichhasanumberoffunctionsincludinginformingapassengerifsomebodytriestotamper胡乱摆弄withthebag.ThetechnologyisstillbeingdevelopedbyAirbusT-SystemsatelecommunicationscompanyandRIMOWAasuitcasemanufacturer.Passengerswillbeabletobuythebagsalthoughrentingthemisanotherpossibility.Theadvancedtechnologymeansthattheremaybenoluggageconveyorbeltsinourfutureasthesatellitetechnologycouldmeanbagsaretransportedindependentlyanddirectlyfromyourhousetotheairplane'sholdandfinallytoyourhotel.59.Whatproblemistheluggagetechnologymeanttosolve?A.Theproblemofdelayedflights.B.TheproblemoftoomuchluggageonboarD.C.Theproblemofboardingthewrongflight.D.Theproblemofmissingone’sluggagE.60.WhatdoweknowaboutBag2Goaccordingtothepassage?A.ItisequippedwithasatellitetrackerandabarcodE.B.PassengerscanhavetheirluggageathandwhenboardingtheplanE.C.Itisonlydesignedtogetthelostluggageback.D.Itcantransportyourluggagedirectlytoyourhotel.61.WhatinformationiscarriedonthebarcodementionedinParagraph3?A.ThedetailsofwhatisputinsidetheluggagE.B.Thedetailsofthetravellerflightanddestination.C.Whenandwherethepassengercanchangeflights.D.IntroductionoftheBoeing747flight.62.Whatwillhappentoasuitcasewiththenewbarcodewhenit'sloadedontothewrongplane?A.TheflightcrewwillinformthepassengerthatthebagisnotinplacE.B.Noonewillbeabletotamperwiththebagonceit'straceD.C.Thecasewillbedeliveredtothecorrectdestinationandreturnedtoitsowner.D.Thesatellitetrackerwillsendoutwarningmessagetotheairport.
HeroesofOurTimeAgoodheartDikembeMutombogrewupinAfricaamonggreatpovertyanddiseasE.HecametoGeorgetownUniversityonascholarship奖学金tostudymedicine—butCoach教练JohnThompsongotalookatDikembeandhadadifferentideA.DikembebecameastarintheNBAandacitizenoftheUnitedStates.Butheneverforgotthelandofhisbirthorthedutytosharehisfortunewithothers.HebuiltanewhospitalinhisoldhometownintheCongo.A.friendhassaidofthisgood-heartedman:MutombobelievesthatGodhasgivenhimthischancetodogreatthings.SuccessandkindnessAfterherdaughterwasbornJulieAigner-ClarksearchedforwaystoshareherloveofmusicandartwithherchilD.Sosheborrowedsomeequipmentandbeganfilmingchildren’svideos录像inherownhousE.TheBabyEinsteinCompanywasbornandinjustfiveyearsherbusinessgrewtomorethan$20millioninsales.Andsheisusinghersuccesstohelpothers—producingchildsafetyvideoswithJohnWalshoftheNationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildren.Juliesaysofhernewprogram:Ibelieveit’sthemostimportantthingthatIhaveeverdonE.IbelievethatchildrenhavetherighttoliveinaworldthatissafE.BraveryandcourageAfewweeksagoWesleyAutreywaswaitingataHarlemsubwaystationwithhistwolittlegirlswhenhesawamanfallintothepathofatrain.WithsecondstoactWesleyjumpedontothetrackspulledthemanintothespacebetweentherails铁轨andheldhimasthetrainpassedrightabovetheirheads.Heinsistshe’snotahero.Hesays:WehavegottoshoweachothersomelovE.21.WhatwasMutombopraisedfor?A.BeingastarintheNBA.B.BeingastudentofmedicinE.C.Hisworkinthechurch.D.Hiswillingnesstohelptheneedy.22.WhatdidtheBabyEinsteinCompanydoatitsbeginning?A.Producesafetyequipmentforchildren.B.Makevideostohelpprotectchildren.C.Sellchildren’smusicandartwork.D.Lookformissingandexploitedchildren.23.WhywasWesleyAutreypraisedasahero?A.Hehelpedamangetacrosstherails.B.Hestoppedamanfromdestroyingtherails.C.Heprotectedtwolittlegirlsfromgettinghurt.D.Hesavedapersonwithoutconsideringhisownsafety.
Inmanycountriesthereisafixedchargeforpersonalservices.A.certainpercentagemaybeaddedtothebillatahotelorrestaurantfortheservicE.InotherplacesthecustomermaybeexpectedtogiveatiporasmallamountofmoneyasasignofappreciationwheneverservicesareperformeD.IntheUnitedStatesthereisnoconsistent一致的practiceinregardtotipping.Thecustomismorecommoninalargecitythaninasmalltown.A.nativeAmericanmayoftenbeindoubtaboutwhenandhowmuchtotipwhenheisinacitythatisstrangetohim.Ingeneralhoweveratipisexpectedbytheporterwhocarriesyourbaggagebytaxidriversexceptperhapsinasmalltownandbythoseserveyouinhotelsandrestaurants.Whenyoupickupyourincomingluggageatanairportyoumaytipthemanwhotakesittothetaxiorairportbus.Heusuallyexpects35centsabagforhisservicE.Insomecitiesthetaxithattakesyoutoyourhotelmayhaveonemeter仪表thatshowsthecostofthetripandanotherthatshowsthecostofthetipandanotherthatshowsafixedchargeusuallyabout20centsforextrA.InsomecitiesthetaxidrivermayexpectatipinadditiontotheextraespeciallyifhecarriesyoursuitcasE.Ifnoextraischargedatipisusuallygiven.HotelsgenerallydonotmakeaservicechargethoughthereareplaceswhereoneisaddeD.Itiscustomaryhowevertogivesomethingtotheporterwhocarriesyoursuitcasesandshowsyoutoyourroom.Incaseofdoubt35centsforeachbaghecarriesissatisfactory.Inarestaurantyougenerallyleaveabout15percentofthebillinsmallchangeonthattableasatipforthepersonwhohasservedyou.A.servicechargeisgenerallynotincludedexceptinsomeofthelargermoreexpensiveplaces.Iftheorderissmall--acupofcoffeeatalunchcounterorsomethingofthesort--atipisnotusuallyexpected.68.Accordingtothepassagethepracticeofgivingtips________.A.variesfromplacetoplaceintheUSAB.isconsistentthroughouttheworldC.isconsistentinlargetownsintheUSAD.isconsistentinsmalltownsintheUSA69.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Extraisafixedchargeinsomecities.B.Extraissimilartoatipinsomecases.C.Iftheextraispaidonedoesn’ttipanymorE.D.SomehotelsrequirepeopletopayaservicechargE.70.Accordingtothepassagetheamountofmoneyforatip________.A.isthesameacrossrestaurantsandhotelsB.dependsonhowmuchonepaysfortheservicehegetsC.generallyvariesaccordingtothesizeofone’sbaginhotelD.isusuallysmallforacupofcoffeeatalunchcounter71.Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.A.AmericanssometimesarenotsurehowtotipB.peopleinlargetownsknowmoreabouttippingC.onehastotipnomatterhowbigorsmalltheorderisD.peoplesometimesdon’ttipwhentheyarenotsatisfied
TheforcesthatmakeJapanoneoftheworld'smostearthquakeprone有地震倾向的countriescouldbecomepartofitslongtermenergysolution.WaterfromdeepbelowthegroundatJapan'stensofthousandsofhotspringscouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.AlthoughJapanesehightechcompaniesareleadersingeothermal地热的technologyandexportititsuseislimitedinthenation.JapanshouldnodoubtmakeuseofitsresourcesofgeothermalenergysaidYoshiyasuTakefujialeadingresearcherofthermalelectricpowerproduction.ThedisastrousearthquakeandtsunamionMarch112011causedareactionagainstatomicpowerwhichpreviouslymadeup30percentofJapan'senergyneedsandincreasedinterestinalternativeenergieswhichaccountforonly8percent.ArtistYokoOnohascalledonJapantoexploreitsnaturalenergyfollowingtheexampleofIcelandwhichusesrenewableenergyformorethan80percentofitsneeds.Fornowgeothermalenergymakesuplessthan1percentoftheenergyneedsinJapanwhichhasfordecadesreliedheavilyonfossilfuelsandatomicpower.Thebiggestproblemtogeothermalenergyisthehighinitialcostoftheexplorationandconstructingthefactories.AnotherproblemisthatJapan'spotentiallybestsitesarealreadybeingdevelopedfortourismorarelocatedwithinnationalparkswhereconstructionisforbidden.Wecan'tevendig10cminsidenationalparkssaidShigetoYamadaofFujiElectricaddingthatregulationsprotectingnaturewouldneedtoberelaxedforgeothermalenergytogrow.ResearcherHideakiMatsuisaidProducingelectricitybyusinghotspringsisadecadeslongproject.Wealsohavetothinkaboutwhattodofornowasenergysupplieswilldeclineintheshortterm.TheEarthPolicyInstituteinWashingtontheUSbelievedJapancouldproduce80000megawatts兆瓦andmeetmorethanhalfitselectricityneedswithgeothermaltechnology.JapanesegiantssuchasToshibaarealreadygloballeadersingeothermaltechnologywitha70percentmarketsharE.In2010FujiElectricbuilttheworld'slargestgeothermalfactoryinNewZealanD.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AlternativeenergiesinJapanB.Theworld'slargestgeothermalplantC.JapantakestheleadingeothermaltechnologyD.Japanthinksofgeothermalenergy2.WhatpercentageofJapan'senergyneedsisgeothermalenergy?A.About8%.B.Below1%.C.Around30%.D.Over80%.3.AccordingtoShigetoYamadathegrowthofgeothermalpowerinJapanneeds________.A.achangeofrulesB.financialsupportC.localpeople'shelpD.hightechnology4.Geothermalenergyisconsideredasalongtermprogramby________.A.YoshiyasuTakefujiB.HideakiMatsuiC.ShigetoYamadaD.YokoOno5.Itcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.A.theworld'sbiggestgeothermalplantwasbuiltbyAmericaB.JapanwillnotexportitsgeothermaltechnologyC.thepotentialofJapan'sgeothermalenergyisgreatD.itishardtofindgeothermalenergyinJapan
Ifyouwanttogetthemostoutofthestudyofalanguageyoumustalsoreadforpleasure:novelsplaystravelbooksandsoon.Andinreadingbooksofthiskindtheimportantthingistogetonwithreading;totrytograspwhatthewriterisgoingtotellyouinthebookasawholE.Thisisimpossibleifyoustopandthinkoverthemeaningofeverysinglewordwhichhappenstobeunfamiliar.Youcannotenjoyastoryifyoustophalfadozentimesoneverypageinordertolookupwordsinthedictionary.Youmayevenpreventyourselffromunderstandingthestoryasawholebydoingthis.Whenyouarereadingbooksofthiskindthereforeyouwillusuallyhavetorelymainlyonthecontexttohelpyou.Ifyoumeetanunfamiliarworddonotletittaketoomuchofyourattentionfromthemainthread主线ofthestory.Inallprobabilityyouwillmeetthesamewordagainafewpageslateroninaslightlydifferentcontextandeachtimeyouseeitthatyourunderstandingofitwillbecomemoreexact.21.Thephrasetogetonwithreadinginthepassagehasthesamemeaningas_________.A.totrytograspthemeaningofeverysentenceinthebookB.totrytocatchthemeaningofeverywordinthebookC.totrytounderstandallthewriterisgoingtotellyouD.totrytounderstandthemainideaofthebook22.Whenyoumeetnewwordsinreadingsuchkindsofbooksyou’dbetter_________.A.stopandlookthemupinadictionaryB.stopandthinkthemoverC.trytoguesstheirmeaningsfromthecontextD.havenoneofthem23.Fromthepassagethebestwaytoreadnovelsplaysandtravelbooksis_____.A.toreadveryslowlyB.toreadquicklyandnottoocarefullyC.toreadverycarefullyD.toreadveryseriously24.Thebesttitleforthispassageis___________.A.ReadforPleasureB.GetonwiththeBooksC.ReadingSkillsD.TheImportanceofReading
AbusinessmanwalksintoabankinSanFranciscoandasksfortheloan贷款officer.HesaysheisgoingtoEuropeonbusinessfortwoweeksandneedstoborrow$5000.Thebankofficersaysthebankwillneedsomekindofsecurityforsuchaloan.SothebusinessmanhandsoverthekeystoaRollsRoyceparkingonthestreetinfrontofthebank.Everythingchecksoutandthebankagreestoacceptthecarascollateralfortheloan.AnemployeedrivestheRollsintothebank’sundergroundgarage车库andparksittherE.Twoweekslaterthebusinessmanreturnsandrepaysthe$5000andtheinterestwhichcomesto$15.41.TheloanofficersaysWeareveryhappytohavehadyourbusinessandthistransaction交易hasworkedoutverynicelybutwearealittlepuzzleD.WhileyouwereawaywecheckedyououtandfoundthatyouareamultimillionairE.Whatpuzzlesusisthatwhywouldyoubothertoborrow$5000?LaughingthebusinessmanrepliesWhereelseinSanFranciscocanIparkmycarfortwoweeksfor$15?25.Thebusinessmanwalksintothebankwiththetruepurposeof_________.A.borrowing$5000B.meetingtheloanofficerfindingaplacetoparkhiscarD.showinghowrichheis26.Theloanofficerispuzzledbecause_________.A.heneverthoughthecouldmeetamultimillionaireinhisbankB.hethinksthebusinessmaniscrazytoleavehiscarinthebankheneverthoughtthebusinessmancoulddriveaRollsRoycehethinks$5000issosmallasumofmoneytothebusinessman27.TheunderlinedwordcollateralinParagraph1mostprobablymeans_________.securityB.paymentC.rewardD.deal28.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethebusinessmanaccordingtothestory?A.Honest.B.Clever.C.Rich.D.KinD.
In1993researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvinediscoveredtheso–calledMozartEffect–thatcollegestudentswholistenedtotenminutesofMozart’sSonataforTwoPianosinD.majorD大调beforetakinganIQtestscoredninepointshigherthanwhentheyhadsatinsilenceorlistenedtorelaxationtapes.Otherstudiesalsohaveindicatedthatpeoplegaininformationbetteriftheyhearclassicalorbaroqueastyleofartmusicwhilestudying.ItissaidthatAlbertEinsteinwasanaveragestudentuntilhebeganplayingtheviolin.BeforethathehadahardtimeexpressingwhatheknewsaysHazelCheilekorchestradirectoratFairfaxCounty'sThomasJeffersonHighSchool.Einsteinsaidhegotsomeofhisgreatestinspirationswhileplayingtheviolin.ItliberatedhisbrainsothathecouldimaginE.Intheearly1700sEngland'sKingGeorgeIalsofelthewouldmakebetterdecisionsifhelistenedtogoodmusiC.ReportedlyHandelrespondedbycomposinghisWaterMusicsuitestobeplayedwhilethekingfloatedtheThamesonhisroyalboat.EvenPlatoinancientGreecebelievedstudyingmusiccreatedasenseoforderandharmonynecessaryforintelligentthought.Thedeepesteffectstakeplaceinyoungchildrenwhiletheirbrainsaregrowing.ThisyearthesameresearchersatIrvine’sCenterforNeurobiologyofLearningandMemoryfoundthatpreschoolerswhohadreceivedeightmonthsofmusiclessonsscored80percenthigheroncertaintasksthanotheryoungsterswhoreceivednomusicaltraining.Musicstudentscontinuetobeattheirnon–artspeers同龄人ontheSATaccordingtothe1999ProfilesofSATandAchievementTestTakersfromTheCollegeBoarD.Studentswithcourseworkinmusicappreciationscored42pointshigheronthemathsectionofthetestthanstudentswithnocourseworkorexperienceinthearts.AllofthisistosayyouarethejudgebutlisteningtoMozartcertainlywon'thurtyou.MypointalwaysisthatmakingmusicispreferabletopassivelisteningandthatlisteningtolivemusicisalwayspreferabletolisteningtorecordedmusiC.MozartWILLNOTraiseyourIQbutitmighthelpyouorganizeyourthoughtsbetterbeforetakingastandardizedtest.63.WhenpeoplementionAlbertEinsteinKingGeorgeIandPlatotheybelievethattheeffectofmusicis.A.positiveB.sensitiveC.suspiciousD.partial64.SofarresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvinehavedonestudiesabout.A.musicstudentsinSATB.preschoolerswithmusiclessonsC.peoplewhohearclassicalmusicwhilestudyingD.collegestudentswholistentorockmusiceveryday65.Whichofthefollowingisanopinionratherthanafact?A.HandelcomposedWaterMusictobeplayedwhilethekindfloatedtheThamesonhisboat.B.Mozartmighthelpyouorganizeyourthoughtbetterbeforetakingastandardizedtest.C.Preschoolerswithmusictrainingscoredhigheronobject–assemblytasks.D.Musicstudentscontinuetobeattheirnon–artspeersontheSAT.66.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutmusic?A.HethinksthatlisteningtomusicisbetterthanmakingmusiC.B.HehasadoubtwhetherlisteningtoMozartwillhurtthelisteners.C.HeissurethatlisteningtothemusicofMozartwillraisepeople’sIQ.D.HethinksthatliveconcertisbetterworthlisteningtothanrecordedmusiC.
EveryweekinChinamillionsofpeoplewillsitinfrontoftheirTVswatchingteenagerscompeteforthetitleCharacterHerowhichisaChinese-stylespellingbee拼写大赛.InthischallengeyoungcompetitorsmustwriteChinesecharactersbyhanD.Toprepareforthecompetitionthecompetitorsusuallyspendmonthsstudyingdictionaries.Perhapstheshow’spopularityshouldnotbeasurprisE.AlongwithgunpowderandpapermanyChinesepeopleconsiderthecreationofChinesecalligraphy书法tobeoneoftheirprimarycontributionstocivilization.UnfortunatelyalloverthecountryChinesepeopleareforgettinghowtowritetheirownlanguagewithoutcomputerizedhelp.SoftwareonsmartphonesandcomputersallowsuserstotypeinthebasicsoundofthewordusingtheLatinalphabet.Thecorrectcharacterischosenfromalist.Theresult?It’spossibletorecognizecharacterswithoutrememberinghowtowritethem.Butthere’sstillhopeforthepaintbrush.China’sEducationMinistrywantschildrentospendmoretimelearninghowtowritE.InoneBeijingprimaryschoolwevisitedstudentspracticecalligraphyeverydayinsideaspeciallydecoratedclassroomwithtraditionalChinesepaintingshangingonthewalls.Softmusicplaysasagroupofsix-year-oldsdipbrushpensintoblackink.Theylookupattheblackboardoftentostudytheirteacher’sexamplesbeforecarefullyattemptingtoreproducethosecharactersonthinricepaper.Ifadultscansurvivewithoutusinghandwritingwhybothertoteachitnow?weaskthecalligraphyteacherShenBin.TheabilitytowritecharactersispartofChinesetraditionandcultureshereasons.Studentsmustlearnnowsotheydon’tforgetwhentheygrowup.saystheteacher.25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCharacterHero?A.It’sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.B.It’sthemost-viewedTVprogramsinChinA.C.ItaimstospreadChineseculturetotheworlD.D.Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.26.WhyareChinesepeopleforgettinghowtowritethecharacters?A.Chinesepeopledon’trefertodictionariesveryoften.B.Chinesepeoplenolongerusebrushpensorpracticecalligraphy.C.ChinesepeopleareusingtheLatinalphabetinsteadofthecharacters.D.Chinesepeopleneedn’twritebyhandasoftenwiththehelpoftechnology.27.AccordingtoShenBinbeingabletowritecharactersbyhandis_________.A.necessaryforadultstosurviveinChinaB.arequirementmadebytheEducationMinistryC.helpfultokeepChinesetraditionandculturealiveD.anabilitytobedevelopedonlywhenyouarestudents28.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.newsreport.B.A.sciencereport.C.Anadvertisement.D.Children’sliteraturE.
Happybirthday!Dobirthdayreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdaycelebratethedaywhenwewereborn.Besidesthatextracandleonthecakesuggestanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity成熟—orsowehopE.Weallliketoimaginethatwearegettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthewonderofgrowthinothersaswell.ForinstanceseeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelprouD.ForAmericanslikepeopleinmostculturesgrowingupisawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?Thatisadifferentstory.Growingoldisnotexactlyforpeopleinyouth-orientedAmericanculturE.MostAmericansliketolookyoungactyoungandfeelyoung.AstheoldsayinggoesYou’reyoungasyoufeel.OlderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyareratherthanhowmanyyearsolD.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoungoratleastyoungatheart.ManyolderAmericansfindthegoldenyearstobeanythingbutgolden.Economicallyseniorcitizensoftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirementattheageof65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincomE.SocialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifferencE.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutritionmedicalcareandhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination.AmericansociologistPatMooreoncedresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedincitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely--evencheatedandrobbeD.Howeverdressedasayoungpersonshereceivedmuchmorerespect.UnfortunatelytheelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?Peoplearelivinglonger.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-agedbabyboomersarerapidlyenteringthegroupoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles皱纹arein.Marketingexpertsarereadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsumers.64.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat________.A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdomB.AmericanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldageC.AmericancultureisveryyoungD.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage65.Whatdoesthefirstsentenceinthethirdparagraphmean?A.thegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcareB.theoldinAmericaareleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutritionmedicalcareorhousingC.theoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood66.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordininthelastparagraphmean?A.seriousB.coolC.disappearingslowlyD.growingfast67.Accordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.theyoungaremuchmorerespectedthantheoldinAmericA.B.theoldaremuchmorerespectedthantheyounginAmericA.C.growingoldmakespeoplefeelproudinAmericA.D.theyoungareoftendiscriminatedinAmerica
Whatareyoureading?A3Howdoyourreadinghabitscomparetothoseofstudentsofasimilarage?Weranapoll抽样检查todiscoverwhatwhenwhereandwhyteensreaD.Literary文学greatsA.4-7Peoplehavebeentellingstoriesforcenturies.Weprofile扼要描写eightauthorswhoseworkhasmadeagreatcontributionbothtoliteratureandtheworldasawholE.Haveyoureadanyoftheirbooks?TeenreadingA.8-10Notallbooksarewrittenbyadultsforadults.Themarketforbooksaimedatyoungadultsisverystrongandmanynewtitlesarepublishedeachyear.Someofthemareevenwrittenbyteenagers.SciencefictionA11Haveyoueverthoughtwhatitwouldbeliketotravelinspaceormeetaliens?JulesVerneandDouglasAdamsdiD.It’stimetoexploretheworldofsciencefictionwhereanythingandeverythingcanhappen.HorrorA.12You’llwanttosleepwiththelightonafterreadingastorybyEdgarAllanPoeorStephenKing.Theyaretwoofthefinestfictionwriters.Getreadyforunpleasantdeathsandfrighteningghosts鬼._____A.13Don’thavetimetoreadawholebook?Thenwhynotspendafewminuteswithabookofpoetry?Wehaveselectedsomepoemsthatcelebratethewinterseason—whitesnowcoldweatherandChristmas.PastandpresentA.14Overthecenturiesstorieshavebeenwrittenonallkindsofthings.Findoutaboutthedevelopmentofpaperandprinting——andwhatbookswilllooklikeinthefuturE.JoininthefunA.15—16ReadingisenjoyedbyalmosteveryonE.Herearesomeactivitiesyoucandotomakeitevenmorefun.Youcanalsotryourspecialliteraturequiz.29.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom_____.A.abookB.aliteratureworksC.anewspaperD.afiction30.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordaliensmean?A.PersonsfromanotherplacE.B.Astronautsfromanothercountry.C.VisitorsintospacE.D.Sciencefictionwriters.31.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintotheblankbeforeA.13?A.WinterpoemsB.ChristmasiscomingC.A.bookofpoetryD.Thewinterseason32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ArticlesaboutShakespeareorCharlesDickenscanbefoundinA12.B.AnintroductionofthebookJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthmaypossiblyappearinA11.C.A.sectionnamedBESTSELLERScanbefoundinA16.D.AnarticleaboutHarryPottermaypossiblyappearinA14.
TheAmericanbookWhoMovedMyCheesehasbeenabestsellerallovertheworlD.Itteachespeoplehowtofacechangesintheirlives.NowitsauthorSpenceJohnsonhaswrittenabookjustforteens.Thebooktellsusthatwhenfacingchangeinourliveslikeanewschoolornewfriendsdon'tbeafraiD.InsteadusethischangetomakeabetterlifE.Thebookgivesanexampleofachangeatschool.A.schoolischangingfromhavingtwotermstothreetermsbecausetherearetoomaystudents.Severalteensaretalkingaboutthis.MostofthemareunhappyandworrieD.ButChrisisnot.HelaughsandtellsastoryabouttwomicetwolittlepeopleandsomecheesE.ThefourareinamazelookingforthecheesE.HerecheesemeanssomethingimportantinlifelikemovingtoanewclassorgettingintocollegE.ButtheyfindthecheeseisgonE.Themicerealizethattheycan'tchangewhathashappenedandhavetofindmorecheesE.Thismeansfindingdifferentdreams.Thelittlepeoplehowevercan'tdothis.TheyareafraidofchangesotheyfindnocheesE.AfterChrisfinishesthestorythefriendsunderstandonething:togetmorecheesemoveinanewdirectionquickly.Hisfriendsunderstandhowthiscanbeusedinthechangesallteensfacesuchasdoingwellatschoolorhavinggoodrelationshipsorjustfeelinggoodaboutyourself.76.ThebookWhoMovedMyCheeseis_______.A.writtenallovertheworldB.readacrosstheworldC.soldonlyinAmericaD.lovedonlybyteens77.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A.NeverchangeinourlifE.B.Changewhenyouliketodo.C.Changewiththechanges.D.Payattentiontothechanges.78.Theunderlinewordfourparagraph3refersto_____.A.MiceandlittlepeopleB.StudentsC.CheeseD.Readers79.Inourlivesweshouldlearnfrom_______.A.MiceB.LittlepeopleC.ChrisD.SpenceJohnson80.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TheauthorisBritain.B.Therearethreetermsineveryschool.C.Mostteensdon'tunderstandChris'story.D.Thebooktellsteenshowtofacechangesintheirlives.
Oneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldisfriendship.InordertohavefriendsyouhavetobeafrienD.Buthowcanyoubeagoodfriendatschool?Listen----Listenwhentheyaretalking.Don’tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion.Sometimesit’snotnecessaryforyoutohaveanythingtosay;theyjustneedsomeonetotalktoabouttheirfeelings.Helpthem----Ifyourfriendiseverinneedofsomethingbetheretohelpthem.Youshouldtrytoputthemfirstbutmakesureyoudon’tdoeverythingtheywantyoutodo.TrytotakeanextrapencilorpenwithyoutoclassesincasetheyforgetonE.HavealittleextramoneyinyourpocketincasetheyforgetsomethingtheyneeD.Bethereforthem----Bethereforyourfriendstohelpmakethemfeelbetterinhardtimes.MarilynMonroeafamousUSactoroncesaidIoftenmakemistakes.SometimesIamoutofcontrolbutifyoucan’tstaywithmeatmyworstyouaresurenottodeserve应受值得tobewithmeatmybest.Alwaysrememberthis!Ifyoudon’twanttostaywithyourfriendswhenthey’reinhardtimesthenyoudon’tdeservetobewiththemwhenthey’rehavingagoodtime!______----Trytomakeplanswithyourfriends.Goshoppinggoforicecreamhaveapartygotoamovieandsoon.Taketimetoknoweachotherevenbetterbydoingsomethingyoubothenjoy.ByplanningthingstogetheryoubothcanhaveagoodtimE.Andyou’llrememberthesethingswhenyou’reallold!21.Whileyourfriendistalkingtoyouabouthisorherfeelingsyoushould____.A.givehimorhersomeadviceB.justlistenunlessaskedC.calmhimorherdownD.shareyourfeelingsaswell22.WhatcanwelearnfromMarilynMonroe’swords?A.Lifewithoutafriendisdeath.B.A.friendiseasierlostthanfounD.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.A.manisknownbyhisfriends.23.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankofthelastparagraph?A.MakeplansB.EnjoyyourselfC.UnderstandyourfriendsD.Playwithyourfriends24.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.howtofindagoodfriendB.howtohelpfriendsintroubleC.howtobeagoodfriendD.howtomakemorefriends
The2012LondonOlympicshadenoughproblemstoworryabout.Butonemorehasjustbeenadded—acommunicationsblackoutcausedbysolarstorms.AfteraperiodofcalmwithintheSunscientistshavedetectedthesignsofafreshcycleofsunspotsthatcouldpeakin2012justintimeforthearrivaloftheOlympictorchinLondon.NowscientistsbelievethatthispeakcouldresultinvastsolarexplosionsthatcouldthrowbillionsoftonsofchargedmattertowardstheEarthcausingstrongsolarstormsthatcouldjamthetelecommunicationssatellitesandinternetlinkssendingliveOlympicbroadcastfromLondon.TheSun’sactivityhasastronginfluenceontheEarth.TheOlympicscouldbeinthemiddleofthenextsolarmaximumwhichcouldaffectthefunctionsofcommunicationssatellitessaidProfessorRichardHarrisonheadofspacephysicsattheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryinOxfordshirE.Atthepeakofthecycleviolentoutburstscalledcoronalmassejections日冕物质抛射occurintheSun’satmospherethrowingoutgreatquantitiesofelectrically-chargedmatter.Acoronalmassejectioncancarryabilliontonsofsolarmaterialintospaceatoveramillionkilometresperhour.SucheventscanexposeastronautstoadeadlyamountcandisablesatellitescausepowerfailuresonEarthanddisturbcommunicationsProfessorHarrisonaddeD.Theriskisgreatestduringasolarmaximumwhenthereisthegreatestnumberofsunspots.NextweekinAmericaNASAisscheduledtolaunchasatelliteformonitoringsolaractivitycalledtheSolarDynamicsObservatorySDOwhichwilltakeimagesoftheSunthatare10timesclearerthanthemostadvancedtelevisionsavailablE.TheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryhelpedtomakethehigh-techcamerasthatwillcaptureimagesofthesolarflares太阳耀斑andexplosionsastheyoccur.ProfessorRichardHoldawaythelab’sdirectorsaidthattheSDOshouldbeabletoprovideearlywarningofasolarflareorexplosionbigenoughtoaffectsatellitecommunicationsonEarth.Ifwehaveadvancewarningwe’llbeabletoreducethedamagE.Whatyoudon’twantisthingsswitchingoffforaweekwithnoideaofwhat’scausedtheproblemhesaiD.1.ThephrasecommunicationsblackoutinParagraph1mostprobablyreferstoduringthe2012Olympics.A.theextinguishingoftheOlympictorchB.thecollapseofbroadcastingsystemsC.thetransportationbreakdowninLondonD.thedestructionofweathersatellites2.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolaractivitydescribedinthepassage?A.ThemostfatalmatterfromthecoronafallsontoEarth.B.ThesolarstormpeakoccursinthemiddleofeachcyclE.C.IttakesseveralsecondsforthechargedmattertoreachEarth.D.Thenumberofsunspotsdeclinesaftercoronalmassejections.3.AccordingtothepassageNASAwilllaunchasatelliteto.A.takeimagesofthesolarsystemB.provideearlywarningofthunderstormsC.keeptrackofsolaractivitiesD.improvethecommunicationsonEarth4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SolarStorms:AnInvisibleKillerB.SolarStorms:EarthEnvironmentinDangerC.SolarStorms:ThreateningtheHumanRaceD.SolarStorms:HumanActivitiestoBeTroubled
TheAmericanpoliticalclasshaslongheldthathighereducationisvitaltoindividualandnationalsuccess.TheObamaadministrationhaslabeledcollegeasthetickettothemiddleclassandpoliticalleadersallhavepraisedhighereducationasthebestwaytoimproveeconomicopportunity.Yetdespitesuchadvicetotalcollegeenrollment入学hasfallenby1.5%since2012.What’scausingthedecline?Whileashortageofbirthinthemid-1990saccountsforsomeoftheshiftbigforeignenrollmentmakesupforthatlack.Theanswerissimple:ThebenefitsofadegreearedecliningwhilecostsrisE.A.keymeasureofthebenefitsofadegreeisthecollegegraduate’searningpotentialandonthisscoretheiradvantageoverhigh-schoolgraduatesisfading.Since2006thegapbetweenwhatthemediancollegegraduateearnedcomparedwiththemedianhigh-schoolgraduatehasnarrowedby$1387formenover25workingfulltimea5%fallwomeninthesamecategoryworselosing7%oftheirincomeadvantagE.A.collegedegree’sdecliningvalueisevenmorenoticeableforyoungerAmericans.AccordingtodatacollectedbytheCollegeBoardforthoseinthe25-34agerangethedifferencebetweencollegegraduateandhighschoolgraduateearningsfell11%formento$18303from$20623.Thedeclineforwomenwasanextraordinary19.7%.Meanwhilethecostofcollegehasincreased16.5%in2012since2006accordingtotheOfficeofLaborStatistics’highereducationtuition-feeindex.Tuitiondiscountfromuniversitieshassloweddowntherisebutnotenoughtobalancetheclearincreaseadjustedtotheinflation通货膨胀.Underemploymenthasarisenwiththissituation.The2013CollegeAffordabilityandProductivityReportshowedexplosivegrowthinthenumberofcollegegraduatestakingrelativelyunskilledjobs.In1970lessthan1%oftaxidrivershadcollegedegrees.Fourdecadeslatermorethan15%do.Thisisonlypartlytheresultoftheeconomicdepressionandpublicpoliciesthathavefailedtoproduceemploymentgrowth.It’salsotheresultofanacademicarmsraceinwhichuniversitieshavespentlargesumsonelegantdormitoriesandcampusexpansion.Moresignificantlyit’stheresultofsendingmorehigh-schoolgraduatestocollegethanprofessionalfieldscanaccommodatE.In1970when11%ofadultAmericanshadbachelor’sdegreesormoredegreeholderswereviewedasthenation’sbestandbrightest.Todaywithover30%withdegreesasignificantpartofcollegegraduatesaresimilartotheaverageAmerican---notapparentlysmarterormorewell-organizeD.Decliningacademicstandardsandgradeinflationaddtoemployers’opinionsthatcollegedegreessaylittleaboutjobreadiness.59.Thestatisticsinparagraph3show______.A.womengraduatesearnlessthanmengraduatesB.youngerAmericanssuffermorefromtheincomedecreaseC.highschoolgraduatesearnmorethancollegegraduatesD.collegegraduates’incomeadvantageisdeclining60.Underemploymentoccursmainlybecause______.A.moregraduatestendtotakeunskilledjobsB.academiccompetitionamonguniversitiesisacuteC.todaygraduatesarenotqualifiedforskilledworkD.collegesareproducingmoregraduatesthanneeded61.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Nowdegreeholdersarenotsmartandwell-organizeD.B.Graduateswithcollegedegreearenotlikelytogetajobtoday.C.Employersthinkcollegedegreecan’tguaranteegoodperformanceatwork.D.Thepast40yearshaveseenthesuccessofAmericanhighereducation.62.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CollegesAreLosingTheirGloryB.EducationChangesSocialPositionC.HighSchoolGraduateGuaranteeGoodFutureD.CollegeDegreeIsPromising
Inthemoreandmorecompetitiveserviceindustryitisnolongerenoughtopromisecustomersatisfaction.TodaycustomerdelightiswhatcompaniesaretryingtoachieveinorordertokeepandincreasemarketsharE.Itisacceptedinthemarketingindustryandconfirmedbyanumberofresearchesthatcustomersreceivinggoodservicewillpromotebusinessbytellingupto12otherpeople:thosetreatedbadlywilltelltheirtalesofwoetoupto20people80percentofpeoplewhofeeltheircomplaintsarehandledfairlywillstayloyalNewlungesforcustomercarehavecomewhenpeoplecanobtaingoodsandservicesthroughtelephonecallcentersandtheInternet.Forexamplemanycompaniesnowhavetoinvest投资alotofmoneyininformationtechnologyandstafftraininginordertocopewiththephonerage—causedbydelaysinansweringcallsbeingcutoffinmid-conversationorleftwaitingforlongperiods.ManypeopledonotliketalkingtomachinessaysDr.StoreySeniorLecturerinMarketingatCityUniversityBusinessSchool.Banksforexampleencouragestaffatcallcenterstousecustomerdatatoestablishinstantandgoodrelationshipwiththem.Theaimistomakethecustomerfeeltheyknowyouandthatyoucantrust—thesortofcomfortablefeelingspeoplehaveduringface-to-facechatswiththeirlocalbranchmanager.Recommendedwaysofcreatingcustomerdelightinclude:under-promisingandover-deliveringsayingthatarepairwillbecalmedoutwithinfivehoursbutgettingitdonewithintwo;replacingafaultyproductimmediately:throwinginagiftvoucher购物礼卷asanunexpectedthankyoutorentalcustomers;andalwaysreturningcallsevenwhentheyarecomplaints.Aimingforcustomerdelightisallverywellbutifservicesdonotreachthehighlevelpromiseddisappointmentorworsewillbetheresult.ThiscanbeeasedbyofferinganapologyandanexplanationofwhytheservicedidnotmeetusualstandardswithempathyforexampleIknowhowyoumustfeelandpossiblesolutionsreplacementcompensationorwhateverfamessuggestsbestmeetsthecase.AirlinesfacesomeofthetoughestchallengesovercustomercarE.Fiercecompetitionhasconvincedthemthatdelightingpassengersisanimportantmarketingtoolwhilethereisgreatpotentialforcustomerangeroverdelayscausedbyweatherunclaimedluggageandtechnicalproblems.ForBritishAirwaysstaffawinningtelephonestyleisconsideredvitalinhandlingthelargevolumeofcallsaboutbookingsandflighttimes.TheyaretrainedtoanswerquicklywiththeirnamejobtitleandaweareheretohelpattitudE.Thecompanyhasinvestedheavilyininformationtechnologytomakesurethatinformationisavailableinstantlyonscreen.BritishAirwaysalsosaysitscustomercarepoliciesareappliedwithinthecompanyandstaffaretaughttoregardeachotherascustomersrequiringthehigheststandardsofservicE.Customercareisobviouslyheretostayanditwouldbeafoolishcompanythatusedsloganssuchaswedoasweplease.Ontheotherhandthemorecustomersarepromisedthegreatertheriskofdisappointment.1.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that.A.complainingcustomersarehardtosatisfyB.unsatisfiedcustomersreceivebetterserviceC.SatisfiedcustomerscatchmoreattentionD.well-treatedcustomerspromotebusiness2.ThewritermentionsphonerageParagraph3toshowthat.A.customersoftenusephonestoexpresstheirangerB.peoplestillprefertobuygoodsonlineC.customercarebecomesmoreattentionD.customersrelyontheirphonestoobtainservices3.Whatdoesthewriterrecommendtocreatedelight?A.CallingcustomersregularlyB.GivingathankyounotE.C.DeliveringaquickerserviceD.Promisingmoregifts.4.IfamanagershouldshowhisempathyParagraph6whatwouldheprobablysay?A.IknowhowupsetyoumustbE.B.Iappreciateyourunderstanding.C.I’msorryforthedelay.D.Iknowit’sourfault.5.Customerdelightisimportantforairlinesbecause.A.theirtelephonestyleremainsunchangedB.theyaremorelikelytomeetwithcomplaintsC.theservicescostthemalotofmoneyD.thepoliciescanbeappliedtotheirstaff6.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisarticle?A.Face-to-faceservicecreatescomfortablefeelingsamongcustomers.B.Companiesthatpromisemorewillnaturallyattractmorecustomers.C.A.companyshouldpromiselessbutdomoreinacompetitivemarket.D.Customerdelightismoreimportantforairlinesthanforbanks.
IfyouhaveseenorheardoftheBritishTVseriesDowntonAbbeyyouhaveprobablynoticedanupstairs-downstairsclasssysteminwhichthenoblepeopleareupstairsworryingwhatclothestheyshouldwearfordinnerandthepoorpeoplearedownstairsworkinghardtomakefoodandteA.Soit’snothardtotellthatpeoplearedividedintodifferentclasses.BritishsocietyhaschangedalotsincethedaysofDowntonAbbeybutthedivisionstillexistsandthefunnyaccentsdotoo.NowadayswhatdividesBritonsistheso-calledNorth-Southdivide.AsyoumakeyourwaynorthfromthesouthcoastofEnglandtheaccentbeginstochangE.TheposhHowareyouinpartsoftheSouthbecomesAhhduhowdoyoudointheMidlandsreeitareyoualrightintheNorthWesteyyupwhat’supinYorkshireandhou’sitgaunhow’sitgoinginScotlanD.Besidesaccentstheeconomyalsochanges.TherichsoutherncityofLondonslowlybecomestheNorthwherepeoplegenerallyhavelessmoney.SowheredoestheSouthstopbeingtheSouthandtheNorthstartbeingtheNorth?WelldependingonwheresomeonecomesfrominBritainyou’llgetadifferentanswer.AnywhereaboveLondonis‘theNorth’youmighthearaLondonersay.Orifyou’reinScotlandyoumighthearSouthernsofter!talkingaboutapersonfromLancashireorYorkshirewhothinkofthemselvesashardtoughNortherners.AnywheresouthofManchesterisnotnorthernyoumighthearapersonfromManchestersay.Manystereotypes成见havecomefromtheNorth-SouthDividetoo.Oftensouthernersareseenasbeingrudeandsnobbish势利眼的bynortherners.Andnorthernersareoftenseenasuneducatedbysoutherners.Todaythecareeryouhaveandthepersonyoumarrydon’tdependonwhereyouwerebornorwhatclassyouarefrom.ButasLondonisgettingricherandpeoplearemovingtotheSouthforworktheNorth-Southdivideisgettingbigger.Yetforallthatdividesusthetruthiswecouldn’tlivewithouteachother!55.Thefirstparagraphservesto_________.A.comparethelivesofupstairswiththoseofdownstairsB.explainhowtheclasssystemworkedinthepastC.attacktheunfairclassdivisionD.introducethetopicofthepassage56.PeoplefromNorthWestgreeteachotherbysaying_________.A.hou’sitgaunB.reeitC.eyyupD.ahhdu57.FromParagraph4wegettoknow_________.A.ScotlandersthinkLondonersarenotstrongenoughB.ManchesterpeoplethinkScotlandbelongstotheSouthC.ManchesterpeopleregardthemselvesasNorthernersD.thereisnosuchthingasNorth-SouthDivide58.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.BritishaccentsaredifferentfromNorthtoSouth.B.Classdivisionisgettingsmalleratpresent.C.ItisabouttheNorth-SouthDivisionanditsinfluencE.D.NorthernersandSouthernersdislikeeachotherinBritain.
It’shardtofindastarshiningbrighterinNashvillethanKennyChesney.Sincehetookoff15yearsagothiscountrymusicianhassoldmorethan25millionalbumshashadsixteenNo.1hitswoncountlessawardsandhadaseaofloyalfanswhohavemadehimthebiggestNorthAmericanconcert-ticketseller.KennyiscertainlyattheheightofhiscareerashereleaseshisGreatestHitsIIalbumthisweek.It’sacollectionofsongsinwhichhesayseachtakeshimtoadifferentplaceoreventinhislifE.ThemostpersonalisthesongI’mAliveKennytellsTheBoot.MostofthesongsonthisrecordarereallyfunbutIwroteI’mAliveaftermybreakupwithReneE.IwokeuponedayandrealizedeventhoughIhadgonethroughthisanddidn’tfeelgoodaboutitmylifestillbelongstomE.I’malive;Igettomakemusic;I’vegotalotofgreatfriends.That’sthemessageofthesong.KennyinsiststhatthesongselectionforGreatestHitsIIisnotformulaic刻板的.Inadditiontothehitsthatclimbedthecountrychartsthesingeralsowantedtoincludesomesongsunknowntohisfansthatreflectedhislifeandcareerpath.Ididn’twantittobeallhits;Iwantedittobeasecondchapterofmylifeinmusicheexplains.SothesongBeasYouArereallydoesthatformE.Kennyrecentlycelebratedhis41stbirthdaybutthenumberofcandlesonthecakedidn’tdepresshimabitthankstowhathelovessodeeply.IstillfeellikeI’m18hesays.Livinglifethewayyoudoontheroaditdefinitelykeepsyoufeelingthatway.AndIthinkpeoplethathavemusicintheirlifearealotbetteroff富有andhealthierthanpeoplethatdon’t.I’vebeenverycontenttohavenotjustalittlebitofmusicinmylifebutawholelotofmusiC.ItdrivesmylifE.1.KennyChesneyreferstooneofhissongsI’mAliveforthepurposeof_________.A.tellinghisfansabouthisbreakupwithhisgirlfriendB.inspiringhisfanswithconfidenceinlifeC.callingonpeopletomakemusiclikehimD.advertisinghisnewalbumtoincreasesales2.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatKennyChesney______.A.isastarnotonlyinNashvillebutalsoaroundtheworldB.wonfewawardsforhisworkincountrymusicC.wasathismostsuccessfulwhenGreatestHitsIIwasreleasedD.selectednothingbutbighitsforGreatestHitsII3.WhatistherelationshipbetweenmusicandlifeaccordingtoKennyChesney?A.Musicisawayofearningalotofmoney.B.Musicalwaysmakespeoplefeeltheyare18.C.Musicgiveslifepowerbesideswealthandhealth.D.Musicisthemostimportantpartofeveryone’slifE.
FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencyalert警报systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry’stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenation’semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealertsystembycarriers—telecommunicationscompanies—isvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.1.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.2.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof.A.CTIAB.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActC.FCCD.federalregulators3.Thecarriers’participationinthesystemisdeterminedby.A.theUSfederalgovernmentB.mobilephoneusersC.thecarriersthemselvesD.thelawoftheUnitedStates4.Whichofthefollowingistrueofcellphoneusers?A.TheymustacceptthealertservicE.B.TheymayenjoythealertserviceforfreE.C.Theymustsendthealertstoothers.D.Theymaychoosethetypesofmessages.5.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif.A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccurs6.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsofNaturalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon
You’resittingonthetrainhomeandthepersonoppositeyouyawns打哈欠.Suddenlyyou’reyawningwithhimthoughyou’renottireD.Thisphenomenonconfusedscientistsforyearsuntilarecentstudyfoundthatpeopletendtosympathizewithfellowhumans.Supportingthisclaimwasthediscoverythatthosechildrenwhowereunabletoformnormalemotionaltieswithothersdidnotexperiencecontagious有感染力的yawningwhichshowedthathumanscommunicateregularlywithoutwords.HugoCritchleyaneuroscientisthasconductedanexperimentrecentlywhichwillprovethathappinessandsadnesscanspreadlikethecommoncolD.AccordingtoCritchleyourmindandbodyareinconstantexchangeabouthowwe’refeeling.Emotionsarecloselylinkedwithstatesofinternal内部的responsesheexplaineD.Therearealsomorevisiblechangesinourgesturesandfacialexpressions.Whenwe’reinagroupthesesignalscanspreadtoanotherperson.Forexamplethere’stheobvioustendencytosmilewhensmiledatandtherearelessobviouschangesthatreflectemotionsofsurpriseangerorsadnesssuchasachangeinourheartrateandbloodpressurE.HugoCritchleyfurtherexplainedOurbodiessynchroniseandwhenweliketheotherpersonweevencopyhisbehavior.Nexttimeyouchatwithafriendtakenoteofhowyou’resitting—it’sprettylikelythatyouwillbethesamE.Scientistsbelieveit’sourwayoftellingeachotherthatwe’repartners.Throughbodylanguagehumansgiveeachotherverysubtle微妙的butclearsignalsthatshowemotions.Sowhatlessonscanwelearnfromthis?Spendtimewithhappypeople—otherwiseyourhealthcouldsuffersaidCritchley.Whenwe’resadourbodygoesintofightorflightmodE.Butwhenwe’rehappyourbodyworksnormallyandwefeelrelaxedandpositivE.Sowelookbrightourskinglowswefeelhealthyanditaffectseveryonearoundus.1.AccordingtoHugoCritchley.A.emotionsareasvisibleasfacialexpressionsB.weyawnmorefrequentlywhenwehaveacoldC.emotionsareconnectedwithstatesofinternalresponsesD.thechangeofbloodpressureisnotlinkedwiththechangeofemotions2.TheunderlinedwordsynchroniseinParagraph4means.A.moveslowlyB.changerapidlyC.relaxtemporarilyD.respondaccordingly3.Fromthepassagewecanlearn.A.sadnessisascontagiousashappinessB.angerislesscontagiousthanfriendlinessC.surpriseismorecontagiousthansmileD.surpriseisthemostcontagiousamongemotions4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Emotionshavedelicateinfluenceonfellowhumans.B.Childrenlikecopyingtheactionsoffellowhumans.C.Scientistsarestillconfusedaboutcontagiousyawning.D.PeopletendtocommunicatemorewithbodylanguagE.
Inarecentstudyparticipantswereaskedtodrinkbeerfromeitherastraight-sidedglassoracurvedbeerglass.Peopletookaboutalmosttwiceaslongtofinishwhendrinkingalcoholfromthestraight-sidedglasscomparedwiththecurvedglass.TherewasnodifferenceindrinkingratesfromtheglasseswhenthedrinkwasnonalcoholiC.PeoplemaydrinktheiralcoholfasterfromcurvedglassesbecauseitismoredifficulttoaccuratelyjudgethehalfwaypointoftheseglassestheresearchersconcludeD.AsaresultdrinkersmaybelessabletomeasurehowmuchtheyhaveconsumeD.Peopleoftentalkof‘pacingthemselves’whendrinkingalcoholasameansofcontrollinglevelsofdrunkennessbutIthinktheimportantpointtotakefromourresearchisthattheabilitytopaceeffectivelymaybecompromisedwhendrinkingfromcertaintypesofglassessaidstudyresearcherAngelaAttwoodoftheUniversityofBristol’sSchoolofExperimentalPsychologyintheUnitedKingdom.Inanotherexperimentparticipantscompletedacomputertaskinwhichtheywereshownpicturesoftwoglassescontainingvaryingvolumesofliquidandaskedtojudgewhethereachglasswasmoreorlessthanhalf-full.Theresearchersfoundpeoplemadegreatererrorsinjudgingthehalfwaypointofthecurvedglass.TheparticipantswhoshowedthegreatesterrorinthesejudgmentsalsotendedtoshowthegreatestchangesintheirdrinkingratestheresearcherssaiD.Thespeedatwhichpeopledrinkalcoholinfluencestheirlevelofintoxication迷醉andthenumberofdrinkstheyconsumeonanoccasion.Thereforeslowingdownislikelytohaveapositiveimpactfortheindividualandalsoatapopulationlevel.59Ifamanfinishesdrinkingalcoholfromacurvedglassin30minutesfromasame-volumedstraightglasshewillspend_____.A.about15minutesB.about60minutesC.about45minutesD.about25minutes60Accordingtothepassagetheexperimentshowsthat_____.A.curvedglassesmisleadpeople’sjudgmentB.peoplediffergreatlywhenjudgingthesameglassC.peopledocomputertaskspoorlyafterdrinkingD.thetypeofliquidinfluencespeople’sthinking61Whatadvicedotheresearchersgivedrinkers?A.Useacurvedbeerglass.B.DrinkataslowerpacE.C.DrinkwithpositivepeoplE.D.Trydifferenttypesofalcohol.62Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShapemayinfluenceyourdrinkingB.CurvedglassisoutofdateC.DrinklessforyourhealthD.Drinkersfavoradifferenttypeofglass
Perhapsyou'veseenthemontheplaygroundatpreschooldropofforpianolessons.OrevenonthesmallscreeninTVshowslikeUpAllNight.Theyare:thestay-at-homedadsandlatelyitseemsthey'reeverywherE.Thelatestresearchshowsthat32percentofdadsregularlycarefortheirchildrenandamongthosewithpreschool-agekidsoneinfivedadsistheprimarycaregiver.InfamilieswheremomsworkthatfigurerisestonearlyoneinthreE.Stay-at-homedadshavebecomesocommonthateventoymakersarecateringtothem.Arecentstudyfindsthattoday'sfull-timefathersaren'ttryingtobeMrMoms—insteadthey'recarvingouttheirownuniquerolesasparents.Ispokewithsomeexperiencedstay-at-homedadswhoagreedthattheirparentingstyletendstobemorerough-and-tumblE.Idoletthekidstakemorerisksontheplaygroundwhereasmywifetendstogetnervousthatthey'llfallandhurtthemselvessaysKyle38anartist.Inadditionastherearemoreandmorestay-at-homedadstheyareturningtoeachotherforsupport.TheycreateMeetupgroupsandholdingDads'NightsOut.Kyleadmitshehasnoticedashiftrecently.SeveralyearsagoIwascheckingoutatthegrocerystorewiththekidsandthecashierwasverycuriouswhyIwasbuyinggroceriesinsteadofmywifE.ItoldherthatIwasafull-timedadandshecommented'WowIhavenevermetoneofyoubeforE.'Nowmynext-doorneighborisadadwhostaysathomeandweoftentradeoffwatchingthekidsafterschool.Asformyownhusbandalthoughheadmitsthatbeingafull-timedadischallengingheisalsoproudofthestrongbondthathehasdevelopedwithourdaughterwhichwillofferherbenefitsthatlastforyears.ChildrenwithcaringinvolveddadstendtohavehigherIQsmoreconfidenceanddobetterinschool.Theyarealsolesslikelytoexperiencedepressionorgetintotroubleandhavebettersocialskills.63.Whyaretoymakerscateringtostay-at-homedads?A.Kidsenjoyplayingwiththem.B.Kidsliketoysboughtbythem.C.Theyarebread-winnerinthefamily.D.TheyinfluencethechoicestheirkidsmakE.64.AccordingtoParagraph3stay-at-homedads_____.A.canneverreplacemoms'loveB.canbeasgoodatparentingasmomsC.trytocopymoms'parentingstyleD.differfrommomsinparentingstyles65.WhatchangeshasKylenoticedrecently?A.ThefoundingofMeetupgroups.B.Thechangeofpeople’sattitudetowardsmen.C.Theincreaseinthenumberofstay-at-homedads.D.Thedevelopmentofnewcommunicationmethods.66.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thefuturetrendofstay-at-homedads.B.Thebenefitsofstay-at-homedadsforkids.C.Thechangesstay-at-homedadsexperiencE.D.Thedisadvantagesstay-at-homedadscausE.
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