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A.womansmellswildflowersnearBadwaterBasininDeathValleyCaliforniaonFebruary24.DeathValleyNationalParkthehottestanddriestplaceinNorthAmericaisexperiencingararesuperbloom盛开oftheflowers.ImaginethedriesthottestplaceinNorthAmericasuddenlybeingcoveredwiththousandsofbright-yellowwildflowers.ThatisexactlywhatishappeningnowinDeathValleyNationalParkinCaliforniA.Theregionisexperiencingararesuperbloomattractingtouristsfromallovertheworldtogetaclose-uplookattheseaofgoldenflowers.Theparkisadifficultplaceforflowerstogrow.Itholdstheworldrecordforhottesttemperatureeverrecorded:134degreesFahrenheitsetonJuly101913.OnaverageDeathValleyreceives2inchesofrainfallperyear.Sometimesitgetsnorainatall.Thisseasonhoweverwasdifferent.InearlyOctoberDeathValleygotthreerainstormswithanaccumulationofmorethan3inchesofraininsomepartsofthevalley.ThisrareabundanceofwatercausedthegrowthofmillionsofwildflowerseedsthathadbeendormantinthegrounD.ThiskindofsuperbloomonlyhappensaboutonceeverydecadE.DeathValleylasthadabloomthissizein2005andtheonebeforethathappenedin1998.Duringthe2005bloomflowersthathadneverbeenseenbeforeintheareabegantoblossomsuggestingthattheseedshadbeendormantforyears.Thisyearthepark’smostabundantwildfloweristhedesertgoldalargebright-yellowdaisy雏菊一样的bloom.Itsstemsaregrowingaboutwaisthighwiththeflowerscoveringhillsidesandwideareasofthevalleyfloor.Thecolorfulattractionwon’tlastmuchlongerthough.Astemperaturesriseoverthenextfewweekstheflowerswillbegintowhitherandfadeandthebloomwillmovenorthtohigherelevations.32.ThebloomofflowersinDeathValleyNationalParkisrarebecauseofits_______.A.lackofflowerseedsB.lackofpropergardeningC.terriblenaturalconditionsD.terriblepollutioncausedbyhumans33.Whatresultedinthisyear’ssuperbloominDeathValleyNationalPark?A.PlentyofrainB.MoreseedssownthereC.FlowersplantedthereD.Moretravelers34.TheunderlinedworddormantinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto____.A.activeB.asleepC.variousD.beautiful35.Whatwillhappentotheparkifthetemperaturerises?A.NoflowerscanbeseeninornearthevalleyB.ThestemsoftheflowerswillgrowstrongerC.TheflowerswillbeseenhighernorthofthevalleyD.Theflowersinthevalleyfloorstillbloomforalongtime
Peoplealwaysthinkmenaremoreskilledthanwomenindriving.Nowadayswomenappeartohaveapositiveimageofthemselvesassaferdriversthanmen.InasurveydoneforinsurerMetLife51%ofwomensaidtheydrivemoresafely.Theevidenceisontheirside:Menare3.4timesmorelikelythanwomentogetaticketforcarelessdrivingand3.1timesaslikelytobepunishedfordrunkdriving.Womenareonaveragelessaggressiveandmorelawabiding守法的driverswhichleadstofeweraccidents.thereportsays.Howevernotallmaledriverssharethesameopinion.OfthemensurveyedbyMetLife39%claimedmaledriversweresafer.Thefindingsdidbackthemupononepoint:automotiveknowledgE.Thereportshowedthatmoremenarefamiliarwithcurrentsafetyequipmentsuchaselectronicstabilitycontrolwhichhelpspreventrolloveraccidents.Autosafetyunavoidablymatterstomoney.Insurancecompaniesfocusonwhatclassesofdrivershavethelowestdollaramountsofclaimsandfornowthatmainlyincludeswomen.Ingeneralwomenpayabout9%lessforautoinsurancethanmen.A.studybythewebsiteInswebalsoshowedthatautoinsuranceratesarelowerforwomeninmoststates.AmongindividualstateswomengetthegreatestadvantageinWyomingwheretheypay20%lessSouthDakotaandWashingtonD.C.wheretheirinsurancecostsare16%lower.Morethan11900maledriversdiedinU.S.trafficaccidentsin2009comparedwithjustunder4900womendriversaccordingtothestudy.Basedonmilestraveledmendiedatarateof2.5deathsper100millionmilestraveledv.s.1.7deathsforwomen.29.Accordingtothestudymaledrivers_________..A.arelessaggressivewhiledrivingB.aremoreskilledatautoknowledgeC.aremorelikelytosticktodrivinglawsD.arelessfamiliarwithsafetyequipment30.Insurancecompaniesfocusonfemaledriverclients客户probablybecausethey_________.A.causemoreaccidentsontheroadbutaskforlittleB.causelittledamageandpaymoremoneytotheinsurancecompaniesC.makeupthemostpartoftheinsuranceclientsD.aremorecarefuldriversandcauselessdamage31.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.menare3.1timesmorelikelytogetticketsthanwomenB.allwomenintheUSApaythesamefortheirautoinsuranceC.morefemaledriversdieeveryyearthanmaledriversD.womenaregenerallysaferdriversthantheoppositesex32.Thewritermainlydevelopsparagraphsby_________.A.givingexamplesB.makingcomparisonsC.drawingaconclusionD.presentinganargument
GIANYARBali—TheresortislandofBaliisknownforalotofthings—beachesartistsflowingricepaddies—butnotguitars.SlowlybutsurelyWayanTugesischangingthat.Awoodsculptorwhoworksfromasmallworkshopinoneoftheartisan-filledvillagesofcentralBaliMr.Tugeshasproducedhundredsofcustom-madeguitarsoverthepastseveralyearswhichhavebecomecollector’sitemsacrosstheworlD.Theirsuccess—somesellforasmuchas$8800—hasalsoshownhowtheentrepreneurs企业家eveninremotecomersoftheworldcanconnecttotheglobaleconomyonline—especiallywithalittleluck.Mr.Tuges’sachievementistohaveaddedthatstringedinstruments弦乐器topartoftherichtraditionalBalinesemusicalscenE.Mr.Tugesdidn’tevenknowhowtoplaytheguitarmuchlessmakeonE.ButthatbegantochangeafewyearsagowhenMr.TugeswasvisitedoutofthebluebyaMontrealbusinessmanandmusiciannamedDannyFonfederwhowaslookingforacraftsmanthathehopedcouldmakeornateguitarsinBaliduringabusinesstripinAsiA.HebroughtacheapguitarforMr.Tugestocopy.Imanagedtomakesomethingthatlookedlikeaguitarbutitdidn'tmakeanysoundsaidthe60-yearoldMr.TugeswholearnedtheartofsculpturingfromhisfatheratayoungagE.SpellboundbythecarvingsontheguitarMr.Fonfederquicklysawanopportunitytoselltheguitarsoverseas.Tofine-tuneMr.Tuges'sworkhebroughtanAmericanluthier—someonewhomakesstringedinstruments—namedGeorgeMorristoBalitoteachhissoon-to-bebusinesspartnerinthefineartofmakingagreatguitar.I’mforeverindebttoDannyandGeorgE.Mr.Tugessaidinarecentinterviewathisworkshop.Itdidn'ttakelongforthementogettheirallianceofftheground:Mr.Tugesnotonlymasteredthecraftsmanshipbutalsostartedtoteachhisrelativesincludinghissontomakeguitarswiththeirhands—amethodtheystillemploytodayeventhoughcomputerizedprecisiontoolsareavailablE.Theonlydigitalinstrumentstheyusearetuners.27.Who'sWayanTuges?A.AninvestorinBali.B.AnentrepreneurfromCanadA.C.A.woodcarverinBali.D.A.salesmanofguitars.28.TheunderlinedphraseoutofthebluemeansA.unexpectedB.intheopenairC.scheduledD.inthefield29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WayanTugeswasreadytomeetDannyFonfederattheverybeginningB.WayanTugessucceededinmakinghisfirstguitar.C.Atage60WayanTugesstartedlearningsculpturingfromhisfather.D.GeorgeMorriscametoBalitoguideWayanTuges.30.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.BriefIntroductiontoBaliaResortIslanD.B.MasterCarverAddsGuitarstoBali’sRichCulturE.C.WhatWayanTugesHasAchievedat60.D.WayanTugesTaughtHisRelativestoMakeGuitars.
Beatingisasignofaffectioncursing骂isasignoflovE.ManymaynotexpecttohearthewordsoftheoldChinesesayinginthesemoderntimes—withparentswealthierandbettereducatedthantheyhaveeverbeen—butexpertssaytheystillringtruE.TodayitseemsChineseparentsaremorelikelytosendtheirchildrentoprecollegemilitaryacademiesintheUnitedStatesinthehopethatsometoughlovewillpavethewaytosuccess.Goodeducationdoesn’tmeanlettingyourchildrenenjoyprivilegesespeciallyourboys.saidSongWenminganentrepreneur企业家inJinhua’EastChina’sZhejiangprovincE.TheyshouldberaisedintoughconditionstoknowwhattofightforinthefuturE.InAugustSongsenthis17yearoldsontoValleyForgeMilitaryAcademyVFMAinPennsylvaniA.Andheisfarfromaloneeventhoughittakesalotofmoney—around$48000peryear—tosendachildtoastrictmilitaryschool.StatisticsshowthatanincreasingnumberofChinesestudentshavebeenregisteringwithsuchacademies.AfewyearsagotherewerenoChinesestudentsatValleyForgE.Todaythereare28.AlloftheChinesestudentsatValleyForgecamefromwealthyfamilies;someofthemwerespoileD.saidJenniferMyersdirectorofmarketingandcommunicationsattheschool.Song’sonlysonSongSiyuhadarockystartduringhisfirstsixweeksattheschool.Theteenagersaidhewenttotheschoolvoluntarilybutdidnotexpectittobeasdifficult.Nowthreemonthslaterhehasperfectedtheartoftakingabathin35secondsfinishingamealwithoutlookingathisfoodandmakinghisbedwithprecision.HecaneventakecriticismnomatterhowunreasonablE.ThetrainingishardbutIknowitisgoodforselfdevelopmentofindividuals.saidSongSiyu.Theendlesstrainingandscoldingarejustwaystobuildupourcharacter;theyarenotpersonal.Buthisenthusiasmisnotuniversal.Tenofthe13Chinesestudentswhojoinedtheacademythisyearhavetransferredtootherschools.Butforthosewhostickwithitthereisarewardforallthehardwork.25.FromthesecondparagraphwecanknowtheoldChinesesaying________.A.isoutofdateinmoderntimesB.isdisagreedbyrichparentsC.isstillworthtrustingD.isdeeplybelievedbybettereducatedparents26.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthat_________.A.SongsenthisonlysontomilitaryschoolsohefeelslonelyB.SongistheonlyonewhosendshischildtomilitaryschoolC.thereareotherpeoplesendingtheirchildrentomilitaryschoolbesidesSongD.thefeeofthemilitaryschoolissohighthatonlySongcanaffordit27.HowmanyChinesestudentsarethereatValleyForgebeforethisyear?A.10.B.13.C.15.D.25.28.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.It'slikelythatmoreandmoreChinesestudentswillattendVFMA.B.MostChineseparentsapproveofeducatingtheirchildrenbybeatingandcursingnowadays.C.SongSiyuhadnodifficultyinadjustingtothelifeatVFMA.D.MostChinesestudentssupportthewayofeducationatVFMA.
Howtoeathealthfullycanbeespeciallycomplexforworkingwomenwhooftenhaveneitherthedesirenorthetimetocookforthemselvesorforanyoneelse.RegistereddietitianBarbaraMorrisseysuggeststhatafewsimplerulescanhelp.Gofornutrient-densefoodsshesuggestsfoodsthatcontainamultipleofnutrient.ForexampleselectwholewheatbreadasabreakfastfoodratherthancoffeecakE.Ordrinkorangejuiceratherthanorangedrinkwhichcontainsonlyasmallpercentageofrealjuice—therestislargelycoloredsugarwater.Youjustcan’tcomparethevalueofthesefoodsthenutrient—denseonesarcsosuperior.sheemphasizes.Morrisseybelievesthatvarietyisnotonlythespiceoflifeit'sthefoundationofahealthfuldiet.Dietswhicharebasedononeortwofoodsarenotonlyalmostimpossibletokeepupthestrengththeycanbeveryharmfulshesaysbecausenutrientsaren'tsuppliedinenoughamountsorbalancE.AccordingtoMorrisseytryingtofindadietthatcancureyourillnessesormakeyousuperwomanisafruitlesssearch.AswomenmanyofusaretooconcernedwithstayingthinshesaysandwebelievethatvitaminsaresomekindofmagiccuretoreplacefooD.Weneedcarbohydratesproteinandfat—theyarelikethewoodinthefireplacE.Thevitaminsandmineralsarelikethematchthesparkforthefuelsheexplains.Weneedthemallbutinaverydifferentproportions部分.Andifthefuelisn’ttherethesparkisuseless.19.FromthefirstparagraphweknowthatworkingwomenA.thinkcookingisespeciallycomplicatedB.donotsharethesameviewswithregistereddietitiansC.arebusyandnotinterestedincookingD.arelikelytoeathealthfully20.OrangejuiceisdifferentfromorangedrinkbecauseA.itcontainsonlyasmallpercentageofrealjuiceB.itisnaturalnutritiousandpreparedfromrealorangesC.itislargelyorange—coloredsugarwaterD.itproducesnothingbutcalories21.InParagraph4afruitlesssearchmeansA.aneffortwithnoresultsB.asearchforadietwithoutfruitsC.aresearchonfruitlessdietD.adietservingasmedicine22.Bysayingifthefuelisn'ttherethesparkisuseless.theauthormeansA.carbohydratesproteinandfatareenoughtosupportahumanlifeB.vitaminsandmineralsarealmostofnovalueC.carbohydratesproteinandfatareasimportantasvitaminsandmineralsD.withoutcarbohydratesproteinandfatvitaminsandmineralsareofnouse
AftertheSummerOlympicsareoverwhenalltheathletesandviewershavegonehomeandthetelevisionaudiencehasswitchedoffanothergroupofathletesandfanswillarriveatthehostcityandanothercompetitionwillbegin.ThesearetheParalympicsthegamesforathleteswithadisability.oneofthegreatestParalympiansisaBritishathletebythenameofTanniGrey-Thompson.Bornwithspinebifida脊椎裂whichleftherparalyzedfromthewaistdownTanniusedawheelchairfromtheageof7.Atfirstshewasnotkeenonsportapartfromhorse-ridingwhichgaveherasenseoffreedom.Butinherteensshestartedtakingsportsmoreseriously.Shetriedswimmingbasketballandtennis.Eventuallyshefoundathleticsandneverlookedback.IndeedTanni'sathleticcareertookoff.In1984whenshewas15shepulledoffasurprisevictoryinthe100metresattheJuniorNationalWheelchairGames.In1988TanniwenttoherfirstParalympicsGamesinSoul.Shebronzeinthe400metres.Evengreatersuccessfollowedatthe1992BarcelonA.Paralympics.Tanniwongoldinthe100200400and800metresrelaysettingtwoworldrecordsintheprocess.InthesameyearsheachievedthefirstofhersixLondonWheelchairMarathonvictories.Tanni'senduring持续的successhasbeenpartmotivationpartpreparation.ThetrainingIdothatenablemetobeagoodsprinter短跑运动员enablemetobegoodatamarathontoo.Itrain50weeksoftheyearandthatkeepsmepreparedforwhateverdistanceIwenttoraceIamstillcompetingataveryhighlevelbutasIgetorderthingsgetharderandIwenttoretirebeforeIfallapart.IndeedTanniretiredfinallyaftertheVisaParalympicsWorldCupin2007.HerwishistocoachyoungathletesforBeijing2008OlympicGames.Inspiteofupsanddownsshenevertakesherfatelyingdown.Inhersplendidlifeshehaswonanamazingelevengoldmedalsfoursilversandonebronzeinaseries系列ofParalympics-atopleverathleticcareercoveringtwodecades.ShehaswontheLondonWheelchairMarathonsixtimesmorethananyothercompetitorandshehassetoverthirtyworldrecords.Whatadvicedoesshehaveforyoungathletes?Workhardatyourstudiesandthentraintrainagain.28.WhendidTanniwinherfirstOlympicgoldmedal?A.In1984.B.In1988.C.In2007.D.In199229.Theunderlinedwordthat''inthe5thparagraphrefersto_____.A.TheexpectationfromherfamilyB.beingagoodsprinterC.trainingalmosteverydayD.partmotivationandpartpreparation30.What'stherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoTanni?A.Sheworksasacoach.B.Shetookupathletics.C.ShewonfourgoldmedalsinBarcelonA.D.ShecompetedinherfirstParalympicsGames.E.SheachievedavictoryinherfirstLondonWheelchairMarathon.A.bdceaB.edbcaC.adcebD.bdaec31.WhatcanwelearnfromTanni'ssuccess?A.UnionisstrengthB.NopainsnogainsC.WellbegunishalfdoneD.Nevertoolatetolearn
Ournonprofitorganizationhadjustreceivedalargedonationofclothing.AsthreeofuswalkedhomefordinnerwesawawomanbeggingbythebridgE.Shewasoldandhadnolegs.Sheshiveredinherthinsari纱巾whichofferedlittleprotectionfromthecoldwinD.Herhungerforcedhertobeg.MyfriendsandIlookedateachotherherewasaperfectopportunitybutfirstitwasnecessarytodoalittlebitofresearch.Wewentuptothewomantohearherstory.Shespokeverylittleduetoherpoorhealthandfearbutwelearnedenough.ShelivedaloneinhersmallhomE.Shehadnoonetolookafterherandatewhateverpeoplegaveher.Thedesiretohelphergrewstronger.Afterspeakingtoherweheadedbacktogetsomethingtokeepherwarm.Findingtheperfectsweaterwesetoutagaintoseethewoman.Thistimethefearwasreplacedbydistrustaswepresentedherwiththesweater.AreyourobberssheaskeD.Youcameherebeforeandarebacksosuddenlywithclothes.Iwassurprisedbyherprinciples.Eveninherstateshedidnotwanttowearanythingthatwasstolenandgainedthroughillmeans.Noweareoutdoingservicework.Hershouldersrelaxedabit.IthenhelpedherputthesweateronandsaidPleasedon'tsellthesweater.IswearIwon'tshesaiD.AweeklaterIwasoutwalkingwithmymothertogetsomefoodwhenIsawthewomanagain.Thistimethepicturewasalittledifferent.Shewasstillbeggingbutwiththegraysweaterwrappedaroundherbodyandasmileonherfacewhenshesawus.Iguaranteethatthesmileonmyfacewasbigger.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theorganizationhadtoomanyclothes.B.Thewriterofferedhelpwithouthesitation.C.Thewomanwantedtomakeafortunebybegging.D.Thewriterwascarefulbeforeofferinghelptothebeggar.29.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsherprinciplesinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Shenevertrustedstrangers.B.Sheneveraccepteddonationsfromthepoor.C.Shewouldn'tacceptanythinggainedillegally.D.Shewouldn'ttakeadvantageofothers'kindness.30.Whatcontributedtotheirsmilesatlast?A.Kindnessandtrust.B.Cautionandfear.C.Doubtanddistrust.D.Optimismandgenerosity.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TrustingtheBeggarsB.A.Beggar’sMoralityC.TheSweatertoaBeggarD.LearningtoJudgeaRealBeggar
StudentswhosaytheyneverorhardlyeveruseddictionariesoftenspeakEnglishwellbutusuallywritepoorlybecausetheymakemanymistakes.Thestudentswhousedictionariesmostdonotlearnespeciallywelleither.Theoneswholookupeverynewworddonotreadfast.Thereforetheydonothavetimetoreadmuch.Thosewhousesmalltwo-languagedictionarieshavetheworstproblems.TheirdictionariesoftengiveonlyoneortwowordsastranslationsofEnglish.ButoneEnglishwordoftenhasmanytranslationsinaforeignlanguageandoneforeignwordhasmanytranslationsinEnglish.Themostsuccessfulstudentsarethosewhouselargecollegeeditiondictionarieswithabout100000wordsbutdonotusethemtoooften.Whentheyarereadingthesestudentsfirsttrytogetthegeneralideaandunderstandnewwordsfromthecontext.ThentheyrereadandusethedictionarytolookuponlykeywordsthattheystilldonotunderstanD.Theyusedictionariesmoreforwriting.Iftheyarenotsurehowtospellawordordivideitintosyllables音节theyalwaysuseadictionary.Alsoiftheythinkanounmighthaveanunusualpluralformtheychecktheseinadictionary.11.Thewriterthinksthat.A.chooseagooddictionaryandyou’llbesuccessfulinlearningEnglishB.dictionariesarenotnecessarytothestudentswholearnEnglishC.itisveryimportantforstudentstousegooddictionariesproperlyD.usingdictionariesveryoftencan’thelptoimprovewriting12.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingiswrong?A.DictionarieshavelittleeffectonlearningtospeakEnglish.B.Whatevernewwordsyoumeetwhilereadingneverusedictionaries.C.Smalltwo-languagedictionarieshaveseriousdefects缺陷.D.Readingsomethingforthefirsttimeyou’dbetternotusedictionaries.13.Wheninthereadingdoesthewriteradvisestudentstouseagooddictionary?A.AtthebeginningofthereadingB.AttheendofthereadingC.DuringthefirstreadingD.Afterthefirstreading14.Thispassagemainlytellsus.A.studentsshouldn’tusesmalltwo-languagedictionariesB.whatwerethedefectsofsmalltwo-languagedictionariesC.whystudentsshoulduselargecollegeeditiondictionariesziyuanku.comD.whatdictionarystudentsshouldchooseandhowtouseit15.Whichisnotmentionedinthispassage?A.Howtomakegooduseofadictionary.B.Whentouseadictionary.C.HowtoimprovespokenEnglish.D.Howtopractisereadingfast.
ThespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundthewoodisbadforhumanhealthandtheenvironment.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportinthejournalNature.Therearewaystosolvethisdiet-health-environmentproblem.Buttheywillrequireachangeineatinghabits.AndwhatweeatcanbeaproductofculturepersonaltastepriceandeasE.DavidTillmanaprofessorofecologyattheUniversityofMinnesotaAmericaexaminedinformationfrom100countriestoidentifywhatpeopleateandhowdietaffectedhealth.Henotedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.HefoundthatasnationsindustrializedpopulationincreasedandearningsrosemorepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.TheWesterndietishighinsugarfatoilandmeat.Byeatingthesefoodspeoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.DavidTillmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreaterriskfornon-infectiousdiseaseslikediabetesandheartdisease.UnfortunatelywhenpeoplebecomeindustrializediftheyadoptthisWesterndiettheyaregoingtohavethesehealthproblemsespeciallyindevelopingcountriesinAsia.Chinaisanexamplewherethenumberofdiabetescaseshasbeenjumpingfromlessthanonepercentt010percentofthepopulationastheybegantoindustrializeovera20-yearperiod.AndthatishappeningallacrosstheworldinMexicoinNigeriaandsoon.Andadietbadforhumanbeingsitseemsisalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworld'spopulationgrowsmoreforestsandtropicalareaswillbecomefarmlandforcropsorgrasslandsforgrazingcattle.TheseareaswillbeneededtomeettheincreasingdemandforfooD.Moregreenhousegasarelikelytobereleasedinthefuturefromagriculturebecauseofthisdietaryshiftthanallthegreenhousegasthatrightnowcomesoutofallthecarsandalloftheplanesboatsandshipsallformsoftransportation.Sothechangeindietislikelytobeworsefortheworldforclimatewarmingthanallthetransportationsources.Mr.TillmancallsthelinkbetweendiettheenvironmentandhumanhealthatrilemmA.Thisaplayonthewordadilemma:aproblemofferingadifficultchoice.HesaysonepossiblesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehind.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thewesternsshouldchangetheirlivinghabit.B.Thewesterndietisnotworthrecommending.C.Peopleshouldtrytheirbesttoexerciseregularly.D.ThespreadofWesterndietmayaffectpricE.29.Theformsoftransportationmentionedinthepassageintendto.A.TellusthatmanydiseasesarecausedbyallthetransportationsourcesB.ShowmoregreenhousegasisreleasedforthechangeofthedietC.StressthatmoremeasuresshouldbetakentocontroltheuseofthemD.Requirethatpeopleshouldtrytheirbesttochangetheirlifestyle30.Accordingtothelastparagraphtrilemmais.A.aplayrelatedtodietandhealthB.aprogramtoteachwordsC.awordtransferredfromdilemmaD.amethodtodealwithproblems31.Whatisthewritingstyleofthepassage?A.CompareandevaluateB.ExamineandassessC.ArgueanddiscussD.Informandexplain
LikemostfathersRickConklinworriesabouthisthreechildrenandfearsfailingthem.The47-year-oldWestScrantonPennsylvaniaresidentjuggles兼顾thedoctorsappointmentsdancerecitalstrackmeetsandconcerts.HewantstofindtherightbalancebetweengivingthechildrenstructureandspacE.Heworriesaboutthemdatingandmakingthesamemistakeshemadeinhisyouth.UnlikemostfathersMrConklinhastodoitaloneandjoinsthegrowingranksofsingledadswhoarecelebratingFather’sDaytoday.AccordingtotheUSCensus6292singlefatherslivedintheseven-countyregionofNortheastPennsylvaniain2000.By2011thenumberofmenclassifiedasmalehouseholdnowifepresentwithchildrengrewto7840----24.6percentincreasE.Thatrateslightlyoutpacestheincreaseinsinglemothersalthoughtherearestillsignificantlymoresinglemomsthansingledads.ThemostrecentUSCensusdatashowsNortheastPennsylvaniahas22948singlemothersa22.8percentincreasefrom17705in2000.MrConklinspokeofthestrugglesandrewardsofbeingasingleparentto15-year-oldBreonna13-year-oldMercadezeand11-year-oldRickeyJr.It’swhatmakesit10timesharderdoingthisthatI’mtheonlyadultinthehouseMr.ConklinsaiD.Thereisn’tthatpartnertotakehalfofthatfrustrationloadorhalfoftheargumentsthatthekidsgothroughandthewarsthatgoon....There’sjustmE.MrConklinknowsheisnotperfectandstrivestoimprovE.HesaidhetriestoresearchwaystobeagoodsingleparentthroughbooksandtheInternetandhastakenfamily-strengtheningclasseswithhischildren.AlthoughMrConklinsometimesfindsbeingafatherathanklessjobBreonnasaidshethinkshe’sdoingareallygoodjobonhisown.HemaybealittlestrictBreonnasaidbutheisalsoenergetic.ShesaidherfathercooksandcleanseverydayandisalwaystryingtogethisdaughtersinvolvedwithactivitiesthroughwhichBreonnasaidshehaslearnedquiteabitaboutherself.32.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatMrConklin______.A.hasclearplansforeachofhischildrenB.putsinalotofefforttobecomeagoodparentC.hasgreatexpectationsforhischildrenD.receiveslittlegratitudeandunderstandingfromhischildren33.InNortheastPennsylvaniapeoplearelikelytofindthat______.A.singlefathershaveoutnumberedsinglemothersB.theincreaserateofsingleparenthasrecentlydroppedC.mostsinglefathersarestrugglingtomeetbasicneedsoflifeD.varioussourcesareavailableforsinglefatherstoimprovefamilyrelations34.Theunderlinedwordthisinparagraph7refersto______.A.teachingthekidstogetalongwellB.findingsomeonetolistentoyourworriesC.takingcareofthreechildrenaltogetherD.hiringsomeonetodothehousework35.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtobecomeaqualifiedsingleparentB.DadsinPennsylvaniacelebratingFather’sDayC.StrugglesandrewardsofbeingasingleparentD.Moredadsraisingchildrenontheirown
Oneofthelatesttrends趋势inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamfordConnforexamplehasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.IthoughtitwouldbeveryusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyageJosephStockethemanagingdirectorofacompanysaysofhis2-yearoldson.IwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefutureAfteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredbya25-year-oldwomanfromChinatheboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressionshisdadsays.LiDrakeaChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusbandhadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChinA.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.BecauseIamChinesemyhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto接触thelanguageandculturE.shesays.StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithanaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityofaupairsfromchinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.29.Whatdoesthetermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherownB.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathomeC.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildrenD.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.30.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC.tocatchupwithotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmericA.B.EducatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildrenC.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishskills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.
A.quarteroftoday’sUKchildrenarelivinginfamilieswhichcausemorethanonerisktotheireducationaldevelopmentastudysays.InstituteofEducationresearchersanalyzed10riskfactorsaffectingmorethan18000families.Risksincludedfinancialstressteenageparenthooddepressionlowskillsandalco-holabusE.Previousresearchsuggestsfamilieswithmultipleriskfactorsarethemostdama-ging.AccordingtotheresearchjustoverfourintenpeopleexperiencednoriskfactorsintheirearlychildhoodwhileathirdfacedonlyonE.Itwouldmean192000UKchildrenborn10yearsagohavebeengrowingupinfamilieswithmultiplewithmultipleriskstotheirdevelopment.Thepaper’sauthorsfoundthatthosewhohadgrownupwithtwoormoreriskfactorshadpoorerbehavioraldevelopmentscoresatagesthreeandfivE.Theyalsodidworseinstandardvocabularytestsages.ThereportpublishedbytheCentreforLongitudinalStudiessaidChildrenlivinginfamilieswithbothmultiplerisksandlowincomefacedtheworstacrossmostdevelopmentaloutcomes.ThesechildrenachievedthelowestchangeinvocabularytestscoresbetweenagesthreeandfivE.ProfessorDexaddedThemostreassuringthingisthatifyoucomeintocontactwithjustoneoftheseriskfactorsthereisafairlymodesteffectonchildren.Shesuggestedthathealthvisitorscouldbeawareoffamilieswherethereweretwoormoreoftheseindicatorsandofferhelp.ThegovernmenthaspledgedtoturnaroundthelivesofEngland’s120000mosttroubledfamiliesby2015.Toqualifyforhelpthefamiliesneedtomeetfiveoutofsevencriteriaincludingtruanting旷课的childrenparentswithaddictionandanti-socialbehavior.33.Accordingtotheresearchwhatfamiliesarethemostdamagingtochildren’seducationaldevelopment?A.FamilieswithnoriskfactorsB.FamilieswithtwoormorechildrenC.FamilieswithtwoormoreriskfactorsD.Familieswiththeonlyfinancialstress34.Whatcanwelearnaboutthechildrengrowingupwithmultipleriskfactors?A.Theydidn’tcareaboutdevelopmentaloutcomesB.TheyhadpoorerbehavioraldevelopmentinhighschoolC.TheytendedtobehavebetterindealingwithdifferentrisksD.TheytendedtoperformworseinvocabularytestsintheirearlychildhooD.35.Theunderlinedwordpledgedinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.A.refusedB.promisedC.hesitatedD.failed
ThisMondaythenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’DayjustsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.EveryoneagreesthatdayisaholidaybutisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril301789.SoonafterAmericansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary111732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldatesmakingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22whichisnowwellaccepted.In1879.Congress国会madeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysActwhichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’sname.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthdayeventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincolnwhoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashingtonthecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseofthetermGeorgeWashington’sBirthday.butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpassed.MeanwhilemanystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusethetermPresidents’Day.ShouldtheholidayhonorWashingtonLincolnorallpastPresidents?Writetoemailbag@timeforkids.comandtelluswhatyouthink.32.ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor______.A.GeorgeWashingtonB.AbrahamLincolnC.allpresidentsD.theCivilWar33.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.B.Thechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwise.C.Thenewactchangedtheholiday’sname.D.ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.34.What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?A.Whentocelebratetheholiday.B.Howtocelebratetheholiday.C.Whichpresidenttohonor.D.Wheretocelebratetheholiday.35.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDay.B.ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’DayC.TocelebratePresidents’DayornotD.ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day
TheSpringFestivalasoneofthegrandestandmostimportantfestivalsissupposedtobeatimeforthewholefamiliestoreunitetogether.Howeveraspeople’senthusiasmfordigitalhongbaoincreasedtheamountofthetimetheyspendwithfamilymembersduringtheholidaydecreases.Therehasbeenwidespreadcriticism批评overdigitalhongbaothatithasgivenrisetoawideberthtofamilyreunion.IusedtodiscussprogramsintheSpringFestivalGala春晚withmyfamilymembersbutthisyearIhardlyhadthetimetowatchthegalabecauseIwasstaringatmycellphoneallthetimesaidKanga30–yearoldradiostationeditor.IwenttoKaraokewithmycousinsduringtheholidayandIwasgraspingdigitalhongbaothewholetimeevenwhenIwassingingKaraokE.OnthelastdayoftheholidayIstartedtoregretspendingtoomuchtimeonthesedigitalhongbao.ThereforeinsteadoffightingforhongbaoIwatchedTVwithmymomthatnight.Ilefthomefeelingsorry!Ishouldhavespentmoretimewithmyparents.ButKangsaidregretcamewithasenseofachievementwhenhemanagedtobringclassmatestogether.NextyearIwillstillplaythegamebutwithlessmoneyandforasmalleramountoftimeKangsaiD.DongChenyuateacherfromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversitysaiditunfairtoblamehongbaofordestroyingfamilyreunion.Whentelevisionwasinventedpeopleaccuseditofstandinginthewayofface-to-facehumancommunication.ThesameaccusationcameupontelephoneandtextmessageserviceswhentheywerefirstinventeD.ThesamegoeswithdigitalhongbaoDongsaiD.Itdoesnothingbutoffersanewwayofhumancommunication.Therestispeople’schoicE.Aslongasnooneexpectstoearnmoneyfromthisandtakesthisasameansofgambling赌博it’sagoodwaytoimprovehumanconnectionsDongsaiD.25.TheunderlinedwordalienatedinParagraph1mostprobablymeans____.A.improvedB.encouragedC.separatedD.ended26.HowdidMr.KangfeelaboutdigitalhongbaoaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Hefeltregrettedspendingtoomuchmoney.B.Hehadastrongpreferenceforit.C.HewashappytospendtoomuchofhistimE.D.Hefeltasenseofguiltyingettingit.27.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMr.Dongsaidaboutdigitalhongbao?A.Mr.Dongisinfavorofthedigitalhongbao.B.ItwillbeoutoffashioninnearfuturE.C.Lotsofpeoplewilluseittoearnmoney.D.Itwillbringustroubleinholidayreunion.28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpringFestivalReunionB.FamilyReunionDestructionC.NewHolidayEnthusiasmD.Double-edgedSword
JeremyBarasremembersthefirsttimeheeversawapop-uparestaurant.The26-year-oldentrepreneur企业家wasonvacationinEnglandfouryearsagoandhadtolookupattheLondonEyeFerrieswheeltoseeit.Hangingabovehimwasacapsulefullofdinerswhowereservedanewcourseeachtimearevolutionwasmade.Ithoughtthatwasthecoolestthingeverhesays.BaraswhofoundedPopUpRepubliC.comin2012topromotetheideaofpop-uprestaurantsinUSAhasbeenstudyingthemeversincE.Pop-upswhichhavebeenaroundsinceatleasttheearly2000sareopenanywherefromafewhourstoseveralmonthsbuttheirdefiningfeatureisthattheyaretemporary.Theymaybeonlyatinypartofthe$709billionU.S.restaurantindustrybutpopupshavegottenaboostinrecentyearsasalower-costlower-riskwayforentrepreneurstotestthewaters.Somerestaurantownersseethemasawaytorenewinterestinexistinglocations.AndsomestrugglingcitieslikeOaklandCalif.haveturnedtothemtohelprevitalizelocaleconomiesimpactedbytherecession衰退.Theconcepthasbeenespeciallypopularwithup-and-comingchefswhowanttotest-driveasamenuconceptwithoutinvestingafortuneinapermanentspacE.Yourcooksandchefsarereallytalentedbutthey’restuckinthebackofsomebodyelse’skitchencookingsomebodyelse’smenusaysZachKuppermanchiefbusinessmanofficerandco-founderofDinnerLaB.ChefsinDinnerLabcookinthemiddleofspacegiveabriefintroductionaboutthemenuandthemselves—andthenbravelylistentodinerfeedbackafterwarD.Pop-ups’temporarynaturealsoallowsrestaurateurstochargeadeposittomakesurethedinerswillshowup.Ofcoursetrendsinthefoodindustrycomeandgoquicklyandthereisnoguaranteethatdinerswon’ttireoftheconcept.Someentrepreneurshaveresortedtoevenaweirderlocations—inaformerlimestoneminesayoratthetopofacrane—tokeepcustomersinteresteD.SaysBarasIt'snotquitepartofthemainstreameconomyyet.56.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartarevolutionwasmadeinParagraphOnepossiblymean?A.Chefsdesignedcreativedishes.B.Dinerstastedfoodinaninnovativeway.C.ThecapsulecontainingdinersmadeacirclE.D.Greatchangesweremadeinthefoodindustry.57.WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbethereasonsforpop-uprestaurants’fastdevelopment?A.Beingtemporaryfeaturespop-uprestaurants.B.Pop-uprestaurantcanrestorelocaleconomytoprosperity.C.Businessownersventureintothebusinesswithfewerrisksandinvestments.D.Restaurantownerscanmakedinersinterestedintheoriginalrestaurantsagain.58.Perspectivechefsaredrawntopop-upsduetothefactthat__________________.A.pop-upsarebecomingincreasinglypopularwithdinersworldwideB.theyhavethedesiretoexploreasaferwaytomakealivingC.theirinvestmentinpop-upswillbringthemafortuneonapermanentbasisD.pop-upsprovideaflexibletestfieldfortalentedchefs’originality59.Thewriter’sproposeofwritingthepassengeristo___________________.A.appealtopeopletodineoutinpop-uprestaurantsB.giveabriefintroductionofpop-uprestaurantsC.warnbusinessownersoftheappearanceofpop-uprestaurantsD.foreseethefutureofpop-uprestaurants’development
UsuallywhenyourteacherasksaquestionthereisonlycorrectanswerButthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcurrentanswers.ThatquestionisWhat’syourname?Everyonegivesadifferentanswerbuteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeoplesnames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?Peoplesfirstnamesorgivennamesarechosenbytheirparents.SometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisuseD.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.A.boycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameansbright;Beatricemeansonewhogiveshappiness;Donaldmeansworldruler;Leonardmeansasbraveasalion.Theearliestlastnamesorsurnamesweretakenfromplacenames.A.familywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearbrook小溪;someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalongpavedroaD.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeoplesoccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmithwhichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.InthepastsmithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillagE.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter-apersonwhoownedordroveacart手推车Potter-apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillagE.TheCarpentersgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniturE.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskinortheirsizeortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillagetheJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.SomefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefathersnamE.English-speakingpeopleadded-sor-son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamilysancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheODonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.60.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesumamesinthepassageNotover?A.PlaceswherepeoplelivedB.People’scharactersC.TalenntsthatpeoplepossessedD.People’soccupations61.AccordingtothepassagetheancastorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably.A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetalsC.madekitchentoolsorcontainsD.builthousesandfurnitureSupposeandEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleaderthebabymightbenamed_______.A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarterC.GeorgeLongstreetD.DonaldGreenwood63.Theunderlinedworddescendantsinthelastparagraphmeansapersons_______.A.latergenerationsB.friendsandrelativesC.colleaguesandpartnersD.latersponsors
LearningaforeignlanguagecanbeadifficulttaskformostpeoplE.Thedegreeofdifficultyhoweverdiffersfromonepersontoanother.LikestudyinganyothersubjectswehavetomakeaneffortandputinthetimE.Besidesanindividual’slearningabilitycanbedeterminedbythefollowingfactors:MyhusbandsaysIamaquicklearnerbutIeasilyforgetnewinformationespeciallydatesandfigures.MyhusbandspendsmoretimelearninganewsubjectbutseldomforgetswhathehaslearneD.We’reexactlytheoppositeandwerepresentthetwobasickindsoflearners.Somepeoplecanlearnnewinformationfastwhileothershavetoworkalittlebitharderatit.OthersremembernewknowledgelongerlikemyhusbandwhileotherseasilyforgetwhattheyhavejustlearneD.Howfastandwellyoulearnnewthingsaredeterminedbyyourgenes基因andyourenvironment.Mymotherisafastlearnerwhilemyhusbandhasslowlearningparents.Thewaywelearnalsodiffers.IliketowritedownwhatI’vejustlearneD.Ialsofindthatdrawingdiagrams图表worksbetterformE.ComparedwithmyhusbandIhatememorizingdataanddefinition定义forexamplethedefinitionofafamily.I’dratherwritedownsomethinglikethis:family=husbandwifechildren.IrememberthingsbetterwhenIcanvisuallypictureitinmymindamentalpictureordiagram.DetermineyourownlearningabilitybyobservingthewayyoulearnnewinformationhowfastyoucanlearnitandhowlongyoucankeepthisnewdatA.BydoingsoyoucanchoosethemethodbestsuitedtoyourlearningstylE.Inmyopinionthisisthemostimportantfactorinlearningaforeignlanguage:yourdrivetolearn.AsthesayinggoesWherethere’sawillthere’saway.Differentpeoplearedrivenbydifferentmotivations动机.IwanttolearnanewlanguagebecauseIfinditchallenging.Othersmayneedtolearnaforeignlanguagebecauseofhavinganewjoborworkinginforeigncountries.ThepointistodeterminewhetheryoutrulyneedorjustwanttolearnaforeignlanguagE.There’sadifferencebetweenthetwo.Thefirstisarequirementwhichneedstobedoneimmediatelywhilethelattercanbedelayedandwillnotinfluenceyourperformanceinyourjobdirectly.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.A.person’sabilitydetermineshowhelearnsaforeignlanguagE.B.EffortandtimeplayakeyroleinlearningaforeignlanguagE.C.It’snotdifficultformostpeopletolearnaforeignlanguagE.D.Learningaforeignlanguageisn’tthesameforeveryonE.22.Comparedwiththeauthorherhusband_____.A.easilyforgetsnewinformationB.likesmemorizingdataandfiguresC.hasquicklearningparentsD.likestodrawdiagrams23.Whichofthefollowingaffectspeople’sforeignlanguagelearningmost?A.ThedegreeofdifficultyoftheforeignlanguagE.B.Thedeterminationtoovercomethedifficulty.C.ThemotivationtolearnaforeignlanguagE.D.Theforeignlanguagelearningability.24.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.ToshareherexperienceinlearningaforeignlanguagE.B.Toanalyzewhypeoplecannotlearnaforeignlanguagewell.C.TotellushowtofindthemethodoflearningaforeignlanguagE.D.Tointroducesomefactorswhichaffectourlanguagelearningability.
TheBritish----andespeciallytheEnglish----arebadatcomplaining.BecauseofBritishpolitenessrulesaccordingtowhichconflictshouldbeavoidedpeopleeitherjustdonotcomplainorsometimesbottleitupandthenoutpouritinanotherwayinotherumimportantsituations.InfactthereisaTVprogrammewhichshowtheBritishintypicalsituationswheretheywouldbeperfectlyreasonableincomplainingbuttheydon’t.Inonesceneawomanreadsanewspaperoverpeople’sshouldersandthepeoplesaynothingorlookembarrasseD.TheBritisharealsowell-knownforputtingupwithbadserviceeverywherefromrestaurantstoairportsandrailwaystationsbecausethestandardrulesofbehavioursaythatitisbadtodrawattentiontoyourself.ThisiswhywhenyoutravelonthetubeinLondonandthereisyetanotherdelaythepassengerswilllookateachothersighsmilewearilyandraisetheireyestoheaven.TheymightevensayHuh!Typical!inaresigned顺从的toneofvoicethatsaysthatthere’snothingthatcanbedoneaboutit.WhencomplaintsaremadetheyaremadeinanapologeticorahumoroustoneofvoicE.InFranceontheotherhandangrypassengersmightriot闹事andburndownthesubwaystationiftheyhadtoputupwiththepoorservicethattheLondonundergroundprovides.AmericansandotherEuropeanswhoaremuchmoredirectandin-your-facethantheBritishoftenwonderwhyBritishpeoplealwayssaysorryorexcusemewhentheycomplain.It’slikethey’reapologizingforsomethingthatisn’ttheirfaulttheysay.Theyaremissingthepoint.Britishpeoplearenotreallysorry---itisbecausetheword‘sorry’actuallyworksasadistancingskill.Thisisimportantintermsofnegativepolitenessandnotdrawingattentiontoyourself.Ifyoudonotsay‘sorry’oruseotherdistancingwordslike‘could’‘would’‘might’‘possibly’andsoonyouwillbeseenasrudE.52.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartbottleitupinParagraph1mean?A.PutsomethingintobottlesB.NotdoanythingdangerousC.CauseproblemsbyhesitatingD.Notallowemotionstobeseen53.TheFrenchtendto_______.A.toleratebadserviceB.enjoytakingthesubwayC.makeacomplainthumorouslyD.expresstheirdissatisfactiondirectly54.WhentheBritishsaysorrytheyactuallywantto_______.A.trynottoberudeB.apologizesincerelyC.showtheirfeelingsdirectlyD.drawattentiontothemselves55.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtocomplainB.ComplainingpolitelyC.PoorserviceinBritainD.Politenessrulesacrosstheworld
TheUK’sfirstplaygroundspecificallyforolderpeoplehasopenednearManchester.Theolderpeople’splayareainDamHeadParkBlackleyinnorthManchesterfeaturessixpiecesofequipment—featuringthesloganNevertoooldtoplay—designedtoprovidegentleexercisE.Theplaygroundwhichofficiallyopenedyesterdayafterbeingtestedbylocalsagedover70costspan>15000tobuilD.EstablishedbytheDamHeadResidentsAssociationitincludesequipmentforupperbodyexercisetraininglegmuscleshipexerciseandstomachandlegtraining.Someoftheequipmentisaccessibletowheelchairusers.TheequipmentwasinstalledafterPeggyYuilltreasureroftheresidentsassociationsawanewspaperarticleaboutasimilarfacilityinGermany.FundingwasprovidedfromNorthwardsHousingwhichrunsthelocalestatE.GordonLishmandirectorgeneralofthecharityAgeConcernsaidtheplaygroundcouldhelpolderpeoplemaintaingoodphysicalandmentalhelth.Hesaid:Awell-designedfitnessparkcouldbeagreatwaytoencourageolderpeopletoexerciseandsocializE.Exercisingafewtimesaweekcanmakeabigdifferencetosomeone’shealthanddoesn’thavetobetiring.Equallysocializingwithotherscanhelptolightenfeelingsoflonelinessanddepression.Manyolderpeoplearen’texercisingenoughandwearereallyeagerforlocalauthoritiestoofferarangeofaccessibleandaffordablefacilitiesthatpromotephysicalactivityinlaterlifE.32.What’sthepurposeofthesixpiecesofequipmentdesignedfortheolderinManchester?A.ToencourageolderpeopletoexerciseandsocialisE.B.Tolightenfeelingsoflonelinessanddepression.C.TopromotephysicalactivityinlaterlifE.D.AlloftheabovE.33.Whocanbenefitfromtheequipmentintheplayground?A.Theolderover70includingthehandicappedinnorthManchester.B.Onlytheolderover70butthehandicappedinnorthManchester.C.Theolderover70fromtheDamHeadResidentsAssociation.D.AnyoneinDamHeadParkBlackleyinnorthManchester.34.TheplaygroundcangivetheolderinManchesteradvantagesexcept______.A.gainingweightB.gainingphysicalhealthC.reducingdepressionC.reducingloneliness35.Fromthelastparagraphweknow______.A.manyolderpeopledon’thaveenoughexerciseB.localauthoritieshavemuchtodotoimprovethefacilitiesfortheolderC.localgovernmenthastriedbesttohelptheolderD.manyfacilitiesarecheapandeasytogetfortheolder
Wellparentssurprise!LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktothumbridesandnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaridE.ButwithTwitteryoujustlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.Itmaysoundriskybutmanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindridesanddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikemebuttosomeyoungpeopleespeciallythosetakinglongertripsstrangerdangerislessofaconcern.IthinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallykeybecauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonlinesharingfilesphotosmusicetcsotheyhavebeenveryusedtosharingsaidJulietSchorasociologyprofessoratBostonCollegE.Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession经济衰退allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoodsservicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecost.AndthattechnologyformeiswhatthecarwasformymomagatewaytomorefreedomlikewhatmyfriendEarlsaysThesymboloffreedomisn’tthecaranymorebecausethere’stechnologyoutthereconnectingyoutocar.AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan30yearsagoeightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhonE.Drivingforyoungpeopledoesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnologyandthat’sanegativE.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassengersideandstillbeconnectedthat’sgoingtobeaplusSchorcontinueD.Tomeanotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomethingsomethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtoworksomeofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetleyoucanfindmeonTwitter.28.TheAmericanteenslikemeprefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause______.A.itismostfashionableandcoolB.theyareboredwithdrivingcarsC.theyarefondofbeingconnectedD.itismuchcheaperthanacar29.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.A.TwitterisawebsiteforteenstomakefriendsandachievegoalsB.ridesharingcanbeseenasasignthatpeoplestillcountoneachotherC.drivingcarsfroteensmeansaplusandconnectingwithtechnologyD.havingacarandcost-sharingsymbolizemorefreedomfortheauthor’smother30.ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat_______.A.youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassageB.sharingeconomyisboundtoberesponsiblefortherecessionC.youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitterD.beingconnectedviatechnologycomesfirstforyoungpeople31.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_______.A.TwitteranAwesomeWebsiteB.CarsoriPhoneC.TeensUseTwittertoThumbRidesD.CoolTeensontheGo
ForYaliLiuthehardestthingaboutUKhighereducationishavingtogotothepuB.It’showmuchyouneedtoinvestsociallywithotherstudentsshesaysIdon’tlikegoingtoapuborclubbutpeoplejustkeepgoingoutandIfeelthepressuretogoouttoo.ThisisbecauseunlikeinChinashesaysthereissomuchemphasisduringthecourseonteamworkandgroupprojectssosocializingwithotherstudents–especiallyBritishpeopleiscrucial.Liu23whoisinherfinalyearinbusinessadministrationattheUniversityofBathisoneofmorethan80000ChinesestudentsstudyinginUKuniversities.TheyareresponsibleforalargeproportionofthemorethanF10bnayearthatinternationalstudentscontributetotheUKeconomy.Howeverresearchshowsthatwheretheiracademicattainment成就isconcernedthepictureisnotsatisfactory.Whilenearly58%ofallstudents-and45%ofoverseasstudentsgraduatedwithafirst-classdegreelastyearthiswastrueofonly35%ofstudentsfromChinA.TofindanexplanationZhiqlWangandIanGrafordlecturersattheUniversityofBathcomparedtheperformanceofChineseandBritishundergraduatesineachyearoftheirdegreE.Takingasampleof100BritishandChinesestudentsandcomparingtheiraveragemarksandfinaldegreeyearonewhentheyperformedbetterthantheirUKcounterpartsandyeartwowhentheyperformedworsE.Theybelievethedropresultsfromtwofactors.FirstChinesestudentsfailtoadapttheirapproachestolearningandsotheirperformancedeclinesinthelateryearswhenthecomplexityoftheworkincreases.SecondmanyyoungpeopleinChinaenrollinhighereducationduetopressurefromfamilyratherthantheirownmotivation.ProfessorSedghithinkspartoftheproblemmaybethechangingsocio-economicbackgroundofChineseundergraduates.While85%ofChinesestudentsatBritishuniversitiesbefore2000werematurestudentsoftenfundedbythegovernmentsince2004howevertheyhavebeenyoungermostfundedbytheirfamilies.MaybeUKinstitutionsneedtoworkhardertotakeintoaccountwhatabigchallengeitisforyoungpeoplefromaradicallydifferentcultureandlinguisticbackgroundtoadapttolifeintheUK.Weneedtodomorecontactingstudentsbeforetheirarrivalassigningthemtutorsencouragingpeer-assistedlearningforexamplesaysSedghi.28.WhatcanbeinferredaboutYaliLiufromthepassage?A.SheisnotgoodatsocializingwithlocalstudentsB.SheisboredwiththeteamworkandgroupprojectsC.Herfamilycan’taffordhereducationintheUKD.Theuniversitywon’tawardherafirst-classdegree29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapossiblefactorforChinesestudents’unsatisfactoryattainment?A.Theydon’tadjusttheirstudyingmethodsintimeB.TheyarelackinginmotivationtoachievesuccessC.TheyaretooyoungandmostlycomefrompoorfamiliesD.Theyhaven’tgotnecessarysupportfromtheUKuniversities30.ThepassagemainlytalksaboutinUKuniversities.A.thegreatpressureChinesestudentsaresufferingB.culturaldifferencesbetweentheeastandthewestC.mainreasonsforChinesestudents’poorperformanceD.possiblesolutionstotheproblemsfacingChinesestudents31.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.UniversitiesinUKpreparetotakemeasurestocopewiththepresentsituationsB.UniversitiesinUKhesitatetohandletheproblemC.EducationalorganizationsinUKhavealreadysettledtheproblemD.SchoolsinUKdon’thavetoconsiderthechallengesfacedbystudents
Instagramisafastbeautifulandfunwaytoshareyourlifewithfriendsandfamily.Takeapictureorvideochooseafilter修图totransformitslookandfeelandthenposttoInstagram—it’sthateasy.YoucanevensharetoFacebookTwitterandmore.It’sanewwaytoseetheworlD.SomanyphotosoffoodarecontainedonInstagram—nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.Ialwaysthoughtpeople’stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsillybutatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUKI’dprobablydoittoo.ThePictureHouseistheworld’sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant.YouorderclickaphotoofthefoodshareonInstagramandeatforfree!Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant巨人BirdsEyewhocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople’saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonlinE.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange.Thepop-updinerwasopeninSohoLondonforthreedaysinMayandisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities.Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon’thavetopayforiftheyphotoandInstagramit.TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye’sFoodforLifecampaignanewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfooD.Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecialsaidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.ThereactiontothePictureHousehasbeengreatsofarAndthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.LastyearinacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendtherenotbywhattheyeat.32.Instagramprobablyis________.A.aprogramusedtosharephotosB.acampaignofFoodforLifeC.arestaurantfreeofchargeD.anewmarketingproject33.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThePictureHousewasopenedinScotlandB.LotsofBritishpeopleliketakingphotosoftheirmeals.C.ThePictureHouseistheworld’sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant.D.TheBritishpeople’sresponsetothePictureHouseisquitecolD.34.ThePictureHouseencouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto_______.A.raisethepriceoffrozenfoodB.createanewsocialmediatrendC.attractmorecustomersD.rewardtheregularcustomers35.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.FoodforLifeB.ThePop-upDinerC.NoNeedtoPayD.PaybyPicture
It’staken60yearsbutnowfamiliesseparatedbythe1950—1953KoreanWararereunited重聚.Nearly400SouthKoreanscrossedtheheavilyarmedborderintoNorthKoreatoseefamilymembersforthefirsttimeinmorethansixdecades.ThetwoKoreasaredividedandremaininastateofwarbutagreedtoholdthereunionafternegotiatingtheendofastandoff僵局atthearmedborder.Emotionsranhighduringthereunion.Familiesseparatedsincethewarhavenomeansofcommunicationandoftendon’tknowifrelativesontheothersidearesurviving.Theyfeltworriedandcannotwait.InthefirstroundofreunionsonTuesday96NorthKoreansandtheirfamiliesmetabout400peopletravellingfromtheSouth.ThesecondroundonSaturdaywillreuniteabout190NorthKoreanswith90SouthKoreansandtheirfamilies.SouthKoreanfamiliesareadvisedtosaynothingaboutthesetopicsincludingtheNorth'spoliticalleadershiporlivingstandards.ParticipantsareevengivenaguidebookonpropersubjectstodiscusswiththeirNorthKoreanrelatives.Thismovingdaygiveananswertotheseparationofsixdecades.AnyhowinmyopinionIthinkthereshouldbemoredayslikethat.12.About400SouthKoreanscrossedthearmedborderto.A.savefamilymembersB.meettheirfamiliesC.endthestandoffD.endthewar13.AccordingtoParagraph3howmanyNorthKoreanstakepartinthetworoundsofreunions?A.400.B.286.C.190.D.96.14.WhichonemightNOTbeallowedforSouthKoreanfamilies?A.Shakinghandswithfamilies.B.Talkingaboutbodycondition.C.TalkingabouttheNorthKoreanleader.D.Readingaspecialguidebook.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.A.pushisontoreuniteKoreanfamiliesseparatedbytheKoreanWarB.FamiliesfromSouthKoreanandNorthKoreanareseparatedatpresentC.NorthKoreansarediscussingwithSouthKoreanrelativesD.TheKoreanWarisveryterribleandcruel
MickeyMousewantstohelpkidskickthejunkfoodhabit.TheWaltDisneyCompanyannouncedthatitplanstoadvertiseonlyhealthierfoodstokids.By2015allfoodanddrinkproductsthatareadvertisedonitsTVchannelsradiostationsandwebsiteswillhavetomeetthecompany’snutritionstandardforlimitingcaloriesandreducingfatsodiumandsugar.Manyfoodssuchasfruitdrinkscandyandsnackcakeswon’tmeetthestandarD.FirstLadyMichelleObamacalleditagamechanger.DisneyisdoingwhatnomajormediacompanyhaseverdonebeforeintheU.S.–andwhatIhopeeverycompanywilldointhefuturE.Thisisalandmark里程碑becauseamajormediacompanyistakingresponsibilityforwhatfoodtheyadvertisetochildrensaysMargoWootandirectorofnutritionpolicyfortheCenterforScienceinthePublicInterest.Thisshouldbearealwake-upcalltoNickelodeonanAmericanchildren’schannelandtheCartoonNetworktodothesamE.Butthecompanywillstillbeabletoadvertisebetter-for-youversions种类ofproductsthatarenotperfectlynutritious.Underthenewstandardsbreakfastcerealsthatareadvertisedwillhavetocontainfewerthan10gramsofsugarinaservingWootansays.That’sagoodstepforwardbutit’snotperfectlynutritious.JonLeibowitzchairmanoftheFederalTradeCommissionsaysDisneyismakingthismoveatperhapssomeriskofaffectingtheirincomessothat’swhyweshouldpraisethem.FoodmarketingisreallyimportantbecauseitshapesthewaykidsarefedWootansays.Ifwedon’tdealwithfoodmarketingtokidswedon’thaveanychanceofaddressingchildhoodobesity.Currentlyathirdofchildrenareoverweightputtingthematagreaterriskforserioushealthproblems.AtitsthemeparksDisneybeganofferinghealthierkids’mealsservingcarrotsandothervegetablesfruitslow-fatmilkandyogurtatmealsinsteadoffriesandsoftdrinks.67.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3probablyrefersto__________.A.theWaltDisneyCompanyB.thewake-upcallC.thehabitofeatingjunkfoodD.thenutritionstandardintheUS68.WhatdoesMargoWootanthinkofDisney’snewmove?A.Hethinksitisarisk.B.Hethinksitwillgetwidesupport.C.Hethinksveryhighlyofit.D.HethinksitwillaffecttheirincomE.69.AccordingtoDisney’snewstandards________.A.foodsadvertisedshouldcontainfewerthan10gramsofsugarB.foodsthatareadvertisedshouldbefat-freeC.onlyperfectlynutritiousproductscanbeadvertisedD.softdrinksarenotallowedtobeadvertised70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.DisneycallsforabanonjunkfooD.B.Disneyistoquittakingadsforjunkfoodaimedatkids.C.Disneyistoservehealthierfoodforkids.D.Disneyaimstohelpkidsloseweight.
Incitieswithrentcontrolthecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlord房东canchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartment.Theirrentcannotincrease;thereforetheyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.Howeverthecriticssaythatafteralongtimerentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Thereforetheyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberent-controlleD.Asaresultnewapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecriticstheendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.Someexpertsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilledlow-payingjobs.Howeveriftheminimumishighemployersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Thereforeotherthingsbeingequalthenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thuscriticsholdtheopinionthatanincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.SomepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwagE.Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Becauseofthelawworkerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermoreemployerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.EconomictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecisionsuchasdecisionsaboutfarmproductionrentcontrolandtheminimumwagE.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectedonlyifotherthingsareequal.Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdoagreehoweverthattherearenosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.28.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay________.A.causeashortageofapartmentsB.worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomesC.increasetheprofitsoflandlordsD.encouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartments29.Wecansafelysaythatrentcontrol________.A.willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartmentsB.isunnecessaryC.willprobablybringinactiveeffectsinthelongrunD.isnecessaryunderallconditions30.Therewillbetheproblemofunemploymentif________.A.theminimumwageissettoohighB.theminimumwageissettooearlyC.theworkersareunskilledD.themaximumwageissetforpoorworkers31.Thepassagetellsusabout________.A.therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemandB.thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrolsC.thenecessityofgovernmentcontrolD.theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrol
MovingtoanewneighborhoodtownstateorevencountrycanbeaprettyscaryexperiencE.Allyouknowisthatthingswillbedifferentandchancesareyouwon’tknowthekidsatyournewschool.TheexperiencesthatgowithmovingmakemanykidsfeelnervousandworrieD.Thisisperfectlynormalbutdon’tlettheseemotionsoverrunyourthoughts!Youwillsoongetusedtoyoursurroundingandfindnewfriendsatyournewschool.TheexperiencethatgowithmovingmakemanykidsfeelnervousandworrieD.Thisisperfectlynormalbutdon’tlettheseemotionsoverrunyourthoughts！Youwillsoongetusedtoyoursurroundingsandfindnewfriendsatyournewschool.Leavingoldfriendsandfamiliarplacesbehindcanbedifferent.Howeverasyoubeginthemovingprocesskeepinmindthatsayinggoodbyetoyouroldhouseschoolandfriendsdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetoforgetthemorthatyourfarewellispermanent！Ifyou’removingtoanewstateorevenadifferentcountryandwon’tseeyourfriendsforalongtimedon’tdespair.Makesuretoaskeveryonefortheiraddresssoyoucanwritethemletters.AlsothankstotheInternetitisveryeasytostayintouchthroughemailorinstantmessagingtechnology.Withyourparent’spermissionyoucanevencreateablogorwebpagetochronicleallofyournewexperiences.Includeyourthoughtstalesofyournewadventuresevenpicturesofnewfriendsyournewhouseandnewtown.Youroldfriendswillloveseeingwhatyouarebusywith.Manyschoolhaveanorientationprogramwhereastudentalreadyestablishedattheschoolshowanewstudentaroundfortheirfirstweek.Thiscanhelpyoutofindyourwayaroundtheschoolandtomakenewfriendsfaster.WhilemovingistoughonkidsofanyagehighschoolcounselorKarenTurnersaysmovescanbeparticularlydifferentforteens.Ithinkmovingduringadolescentsisanextremelystressfulexperienceespeciallyifyouareintoyourjuniorhighorsenioryear.Studenttendtohaveestablishedaverystrongpeernetworkduringthatperiodintheirlives.Oftenthishasmoreinfluenceonthemeventhantheirfamiliarinsomecasesandwhentheyaretornfromthatthere’softenresentment怨气.HoweverTurneraddsthatwhilemovingisn’teasytherearethingsthatyourparentsandtheschoolIcandotohelpyoucopewiththechangE.56.WhoaretheintendedreadersofthepassageA.EducationexpertsB.SchoolteachersC.ParentsD.Students57.WhichofthefollowingismainlysuggestedinParagraph3A.Stayingincontactwitholdfriends.B.ExpressingyourselfwhenitispossiblE.C.Forminggoodhabitsatschool.D.Keepingpositiveaboutyournewschool.58.Accordingtothepassageanorientationprogram＿＿＿＿.A.helpslocalstudentsinmanywaysB.IsorganizedbynewstudentsC.OffershelptonewstudentsD.Focusesonallthestudentsatschool59.IfthispassagecontinueswhatwouldtheauthorfurtherdiscussA.WhatanewschoolislikE.B.WhyparentsmovewiththeirchildrenC.HowparentsandtheschoolcanhelpthechildrenD.Howchildrencanexpresstheiranxiety
ThefilmstarsoutasanormaldayatatypicalAmericanhighschool.Friendschatinthediningroomandboysplayfootball.Butthere'sbigsurprisewhenthemovieendswithtwostudentsgoingcrazyintheschool-shootingandkillingpeoplE.ThisisElephant.Itstarsrealschoolkids.AmericandirectorGusVanSanthadnoready-madelines.ThestudentactorsmadeuptheirowndialoguewithVanSantaskingthemtobasetheircharactersontheirownlives.AlthoughitmaynotsoundveryhighqualitythefilmwonthePalmed'Or金棕奖forBestFilmandtheawardforBestDirectorattheCannesfilmfestival.ThefilmisbasedontheshootingsatahighschoolintheUSwheretwoboyskilled13peopleandthenthemselvesin1999.Thetitleofthemoviereferstotheoldexpressionaboutaproblemthat'sashardtoignoreasanelephantinthehousE.Thefilmtakesacloselookatafewhoursinthelivesofthevictimsandthekillers.Itshowshowhighschoolisadifferentexperienceforeveryone---funandfriendlyorhardandlonely.Inmanywaysthetwoboyswhocarryouttheshootingactlikeordinarykids.Theyjokearoundwithoneboy'smotherassheservesthemcakesandplaythepiano.Butthere'rehintsoftheangertheyfeelinsidE.Oneoftheboysisbullied欺负atschool.Theotherplaysviolentvideogames.ButVanSantisn'tblamingtheirkillingsoneitherbullyingorviolentgames.Infactthefilmdoesn'tofferanyreasonforwhyschoolviolencehappens.Ididn'twanttoexplainanything.It'suptotheaudiencetodrawitsownconclusionssaidthe51-year-olddirector.11.Thelinesofthefilmwere________.A.givenbythedirectorB.createdbystudentactorsC.thoughtoutbythedirectorduringtheactingD.carefullydesignedbyprofessionalpeople12.Thefilmdoesn'ttellwhyschoolshootingshappen________.A.soastoleaveroomfortheaudiencetothinkandjudgeB.becauselifeitselfistheproblemmakerC.becausethementalproblemsofstudentsarehardtoexplainD.buttherearesomehintsofthereasons13.ThefilmisnamedElephantbecause________.A.anelephantisalwaysgentleandnevercausestroubleB.anelephantisasymbolofbigproblemsinAmericanschoolsC.elephantisusedtosuggestthattheschoolcrimeisabigproblemD.thetwoboyslikedelephantswhenalive14.What’sthepassagemainlyaboutA.ItshowsAmericanschoollifE.B.ItintroducesthefilmElephant.C.IttellspeopletobecarefulwhileinpeacE.D.ItreportsaschoolkillinginaUSschool.
What’sthemostexpensiveplacetostationanemployeeoverseas?London?Tokyo?SãoPaulo?TryLuandaAngolA.That’sthefindingofasurveybyMercertheworld’slargesthumanresourcesconsultingfirmheadquarteredinNewYorkCity.TwoAfricancitiesLuandaN’Djamenawereinthetop10alongwithfourMoscowGenevaZurichBerninEuropethreeTokyoSingaporeHongKonginAsiaandoneSydneyinAustraliA.Switzerlandalonehasthreecitiesinthetop10.Mercer’s2013CostofLivingSurveyexamineddatafrom214citiesworldwidecomparingamarketbasketofover200goodsandservicesincludingunfurnishedluxurytwo-bedroomapartmentsorthree-bedroomhousesmovieticketsbluejeansinternationalnewspaperscoffeefastfoodrestaurantmealsgasolinemilkandsodA.IfitsoundsoddthatAngolawouldbethemostexpensiveMercer’sBarbMarderexplainsthatDespitebeingoneofAfrica’smajoroilproducersAngolaisalypoorcountryyetexpensiveforexpatriates居住国外的人sinceimportedgoodscanbedear.Inadditionfindingsecurelivingaccommodationsthatmeetthestandardsofexpatriatescanbechallengingandquitecostly.ThesurveyfoundsimilarsupplyissuesinN’DjamenaChadtheothertop10cityinAfricA.MercermeasuredlocationsworldwideagainstNewYorkonaU.S.dollarbasismeaningthatexchangerateshiftscouldimpacttherankings.ForexamplealthoughTokyoisAsia’smostexpensivecityforpeoplewholiveinaforeigncountrytheweakeningoftheJapaneseyenagainstthedollarmakesitseemcheaperthanitwasayearago.CanadatoohasbecomeabargainastheU.S.dollarstrengthensagainsttheCanadiandollar.MeasurementsweretakeninMarch2013.What’sthetrendintheUnitedStates?OverallU.S.citieseitherremainstableintherankingorhaveslightlydecreasedduetothemovementoftheU.S.dollaragainstthemajorityofcurrenciesworldwideexplainsMercer’sStevenNurney.Howeverthatmaychangeasrealestate房地产pricesrisenationwidE.NewYorkisthenation’smostexpensiveplacetostationexpatriates.Whilehousingisgenerallythemostimportantfactorinthesurveyrankingsthesurveyrevealedsomeothersignificantdifferencesinprices.Forexampleyoumayneedavodkachaserafterpaying$8.29foracupofcoffeeinMoscowbutthesamecoffeeinManaguaNicaraguawouldcostonly$1.54.Expecttopay$20.10foramovieticketinLondonversus$5.91inJohannesburg.[学优高考网gkstk]32.Thequestionsaskedinthefirstparagraphareusedto.[学优高考网gkstk]A.expresstheauthor’spuzzlementatthemB.callonreaderstoprovidetheiranswersC.remindreadersoftheexistingissueD.introducethetopictobediscussed33.Whichofthefollowingcitiesmaybethecheapestforemployeesoverseas?A.GenevA.B.Sydney.C.Tokyo.D.NewYork.34.OnereasonwhythecostoflivingforemployeesoverseasinAngolaishighisthat.A.thequalityoflifethereissuperiorB.itsimportedgoodscostalotofmoneyC.therentforanapartmentisreallyhighD.thelivingenvironmentishuman-friendly35.Thekeyfactorthatimpactstherankingis.A.thegeneralstandardofincomeB.pricesofdailynecessitiesC.theexchangerateagainstU.S.dollarsD.thehousingprices
A.qualified有资格的doctorrarelypractisedbutinsteaddevotedhislifetowritingoncesayingMedicineismylawfulwifeandliteratureismylover.RussianwriterAntonPavlovichChekhov契诃夫wasagreatplaywright剧作家andoneofthemastersofthemodernshortstory.WhenChekhoventeredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolin1879hestartedtopublishhundredsofcomicshortstoriestosupporthisfamily.Afterhegraduatedhewroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaper.Asawriterhewasextremelyfastoftenproducingashortstoryinanhourorless.Chekhov’smedicalandscienceexperiencecanbeseenthroughtheindifference冷漠manyofhischaractersshowtotragicevents.In1892hebecameafull-tinewriterandpublishedsomeofhismostmemorablestories.ChekhovoftenwroteaboutthesufferingsoflifeinsmalltownRussiA.Tragiceventscontrolledhischaracterswhowerefilledwithfeelingsofhopelessnessanddespair.ItisoftensaidthatnothinghappensinChekhov'sstoriesandplays.Hemadeupforthiswithhisexcitingtechniquefordevelopingdramawithinhischaracters.Chekhov'sworkscombinedthecalmattitudeofascientistanddoctorwiththesensitivity敏感odanartist.SomeofChekhov'sworksweretranslatedintoChineseasearlyasthe1940s.OneofhisfamousstoriesTheManinaShell装在套子里的人aboutaschoolteacher'sextraordinarilyorderlylifewasselectedasatextforChineseseniorstudents.21.AntonPavlovichChekhov.A.hadalawfulloverB.wasanillegalwriterC.usedtobealawyerD.wasacapabledoctor22.In1880Chekhov.A.becameafull-timewriterB.studiedmedicineinMoscowUniversityC.parctiedmedicineinhishometownD.pulishedhismostmemorablestories23.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheevents?A.becameadoctorB.becameafull-timewriterC.startedtopublishcomicshortstoriesD.wroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaperE.enteredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolA.ecadbB.dabceC.ecbadD.aecbd
EveryyearinAmericahigh-schoolstudentswhowanttogotocollegetakeanationalexaminationcalledtheScholasticAptitudeTestorSATinashortenedway.Theirscoreisanimportantfactorindeterminingwhichcollegeswilladmitthemorwhetheranywillbeadmittedatall.TheScholasticAptitudeTestmeasuresone’smathematicalabilityanduseoftheEnglishlanguagE.TraditionallytheEnglishpartinvolvedgrammaticalquestionsandparagraphsthattestreadingcomprehension.ButtheSATfolkshaveaddedasinglequestiontobeansweredinanessayhand-writtenonthespot.That’saninterestingwaytotestwritingabilitybutcontentasidehaveyoueverseenyoungpeople’shandwritinglately?Oranyone’sforthatmatterinthisageofcomputerkeyboards?Studentswritenumbersandsigntheirnamesonbankchecks.TheyscribbleclassnotesinwhatcangenerouslybedescribedasthewrittenworD.Yettoday’skidsareaskedtowritethoughtfullyandclearlyforseveralminutesonthisSATTest.Goodlucktothetextscorerswhomustworkoutdifficultlythescrawl潦草的字迹ofyoungpeoplewho’vebeentypingoncomputerssincetheageofthree!Teachersinsistthatgoodhandwritingcannotonlyhelpone’sscoreontheSATbutalsolateroninlifeimpresspotentialemployers.Anddon’tforgetweallhavetoturntohandwritingfromtimetotimeascomputersgodownwhenpowergoesout.Thenhowtoimprovethehandwriting?Wellwithafewsimplestepsyoucanimproveyourhandwriting.Positionthepen.Youshouldholdthepenbetweentheforefingerandthethumbthenrestitnearthefirstknuckle指节ofthemiddlefinger.Therestofyourfingersshouldbecurled卷曲underyourhandandyourhandshouldremainrelaxeD.Evaluateyourwriting.Makechangestoyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.TakeyourtimE.Speedisboundtomakeyourwritingmessy-looking.PracticE.Practiceitalot;it’snotenoughtodoitonceandhopeforthebest.Ithastobesomethingyouworkattomakegreatimprovements.5.TheunderlinedwordscribbleinParagraph2probablymeans________.A.writequicklyandroughlyB.typesimplyandcorrectlyC.paintclearlyandneatlyD.describeproperlyandwell6.AccordingtoParagraph3studentswithgoodhandwritingskill________.A.canpasstheSATB.candevelopgoodcharactersC.canimpresstheirclassmatesD.cangetmorejobopportunities7.Whichofthefollowingshouldyouavoidwhenimprovingyourhandwriting?A.Practicingwritingalot.B.Writingasfastasyoucan.C.Relaxingyourhandwhenholdingthepen.D.Changingyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.8.Thetextistopresentthefactthat________.A.writingseemstobeveryimportantintheSATB.thosewhowillgotocollegehavetotaketheSATC.studentsshouldpracticehandwritingmoreoftenD.kidsdon’tknowhowtowriteinthecomputerage
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