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Doyoustillrememberatimewhentheproductyouboughtisn’twhatyouhadplannedtobuybefore?Somesortofpropaganda宣传influencedyoutomakethatdecision.Thatthinghasanameandit’scalledpersuasionaprocesswhichaimstochangeone’saltitudebehaviorbeliefsintentionandprinciples.Persuasionisaverypowerfulweaponthatcanbeusedwiselyinalltypesofbusinessespresentationsandpublicspeeches.Soit’snecessarytomasterthenr.ofpersuasion.Therearemanybenefitsofmasteringtheartofpersuasion.Firstlyitcanhelpyouconvinceandencouragepeopleofyourclass.Bymasteringtheartofpersuasionyoucanchangeaperson’sattitudetowardsomething.Weoftenconvinceourparentstospendsomemoneyandbuyuscarscinematicketsandbeautifulclothes.YouSteer驾驭alltheseactionsbyusingeffectivelytheartofpersuasion.Mostofusdon’tevenrealizethatourlivesaregettinginfluencedbypersuasion.Secondlyitcanhelpyousucceedinajobinterview.Whenyouapplyforajobyouknowtherearethousandsofapplicantsforthesamejobyou’reeagertoget.TheonlywaytostandoutfromthousandsofintervieweesforthatparticularjobisbyapplyingpersuasiontonailthatjoB.Yousellyourselftohimconvinceyourinterviewerthathewon’tfindsomebodylikeyouelsewhereandhe’lllooktoyouinabrighterwaythantheothers.Thirdlyitcanhelpyousucceedinyourbusiness.Thebusinessworldtodayisgettinglargerandmorecompetitiveanditdoesn’tfiteveryonE.OnlytheoneswhocanmastertheartofpersuasionareabletosucceeD.Persuasioninbusinesscanbeappliedthroughseveralwayssuchaspropagandaandadvertising.Thereforeyoushouldrealizethatpersuasionisquitehelpfulinsellingmoreproductsorservicesandcanhelpyousucceedinalltypesofbusinesses.LastlyitcanhelpyouavoidbeingpersuadedbyotherpeoplE.Canyourecalltheproductthatyouboughtinashopthatseemedtobeveryusefulandcost-effectiveatfirstglanceandmadeyouchangeyourviewuponitbutafterawhileyourealizedthatyouwastedyourmoneyforsomethingworthless?Iknowyourememberit.Andthatwasasuccessfulattemptofpersuasion.YoucouldhavepreventedthatpurchaseifyoumasteredtheartofpersuasionbymakingtherightdecisionwithareasonableresponsE.33.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thespecialtyofpersuasion.B.Theimportanceofpersuasiveskills.C.Theconceptofpersuasion.D.Thedifficultyofgraspingpersuasiveskills.34.Accordingtothesecondparagraphtheartofpersuasioncan.A.helpyouchangeothers’livesB.helpyouchangeaperson’sopinionC.makeyouhavemorefriendsD.preventyourlifebeinginfluenced35.Inaninterviewyoucanmakeyourselfoutstandingby.A.showingyourbrightnessB.speakingconfidently%C.usingyourskillsofpersuasionD.focusingonthejob
Thereareworksoffictionthatarepublishedenjoyedbutafterafewyearsmoreorlessdisappear.Thentherearenovelsthatdon’tjusthaveliterarysuccessbutmajorculturalimpact.OnesuchbookisOneHundredYearsofSolitudewhose50thanniversaryisthisyear.ItwaswrittenbyGabrielGarciaMarquez1927-2014.Itisanepic史诗taleofthenationofColombiafromthecountry’sfoundingtoMarquez’sowntimE.ThenovelisamajorexampleofarevolutioninSouthAmericanwritingthatwastohaveafar-reachinginfluenceongloballiteraturE.ThemethodofwritingthatMarquezandothersarecreditedwithinventingmagicrealismswitchednormalstorytellingintoastylewhereanythingcouldhappen.MarqueztreatsColombianhistoryskeptically.Hefocusesonpoliticalcorruption腐败civilwarandthenegativeinfluenceofAmericanbigbusiness.AndwhilethiscouldbeadescriptionofaveryconventionalnovelOneHundredYearsofSolitudeisanythingbutconventional.Ittookamemoryofhisgrandmothertoshowhimtherightwaytowritethenovel.Herecalledthatwhenshetoldhimstoriesinhischildhoodshewouldputonabrickface.Marquezrememberedthistrickandbegantowritethenoveldifferently.HewroteIfyoutellsomethingtosomeonewithanabsolutelyseriousexpressiononyourfaceyouhaveachanceofthembelievingwhatyousay.Itseemsthatmasteringthistrickofhisgrandmother’shelpedMarquezcreateoneofthegreatestliteraryworksofthe20thcentury.24.WhatdoweknowaboutOneHundredYearsofSolitudefromParagraph1?A.Itwaswrittenin1927.B.ItcameoutasafailurE.C.Itholdsanimportantstatus.D.Itfadedawayafterpublishing.25.Whydidthenovelhaveadeepeffectongloballiterature?A.Itcreatedthemagicrealism.B.ItisanepictaleofColombiA.C.IttellsaSouthAmericanrevolution.D.ItusedanormalstorytellingmethoD.26.HowdoestheauthorthinkofMarquez’swritingstyle?A.SkepticalB.RealistiC.C.Conventional.D.Untraditional.27.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasebrickfaceinParagraph4referto?A.Seriouslook.B.Funnyexpression.C.Beautifuldress.D.Strongfacemask.
MomandbusinessmanJaimeeNewberryfoundedPictureThis—anewcompanythatallowskidstoturntheirdrawingsintodresses.Theprocessissimple:Parentschooseadresssizeandprintoutthecoloringbook—stylemodelsavailableonthePictureThiswebsitE.Oncetheirkidshavecoloredanddecoratedthemodelsthegrown-upscanuploadphotosofthecompleteddesignsonthewebsiteandplacetheirorders.Thefinisheddressesarrivewithinafewweeks.PictureThiswasinspiredbyadressNewberrymadeforherdaughterZiainspiredbyherartwork.InaMediumpostdetailinghehistoryofPictureThisNewberrywrotethatZialovedthedressandtoldpeopleI’mwearingmyimagination!DuetothepositiveresponseandrequestsfromZia’sfriendsandclassmatesKenIgiStephenandIchattedabouthowtoturnthisideaintosomethingwherekidseverywherecouldhavefunwithhands-ondrawingandcoloringandthenseetheirimaginativeartworkcometolifeinwearablefashionformNewberryexplaineD.Inadditiontokid-sizeddressesPictureThisalsoallowskidstodesigndressesfortheirdolls.Andalthoughtheservicecurrentlyonlyoffersdressestheyhaveplanstoexpandtheclothingchoices.FornowNewberryinvitesfamiliestotryouttheserviceandpostphotosoftheirdressesonsocialmediA.Basedonhevariouskindsofkidartintheworldit’sclearthesedresseswillcertainlybeuniquE.24.WhatchancesdoesPictureThisgivetokids?A.TolearnthelatestfashionB.TodesigntheirownclothesC.TotakephotosofthemselvesD.Todiscussideaswithtopdesigners25.HowdidZiafriendsreacttothedresshermothermadeforher?A.TheyspokehighlyofitB.TheyrequestedZiatosellitC.TheyshowednointerestinitD.Theycouldn’tstandit.26.WhatdoweknowaboutPictureThis?A.Ithasbranchedoutintogrown-ups’wearB.Itletsitscustomers’imaginationrunwildC.ItwasfirstcreatedbyNewberry’sdaughterD.MostofitsmodelsaredesignedbyNewberry.27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofPictureThis?A.WorriedB.UncertainC.HopefulD.Doubtful
AmemberofourclasstoldusofarequestmadebyhiswifE.Sheandagroupofotherwomeninherchurchwereinvolvedinaself-improvementprogram.SheaskedherhusbandtohelphrbylistingsixthingshebelievedshecoulddotohelpherbecomeabetterwifE.HereportedtotheclassIwassurprisedbysucharequest.FranklyitwouldhavebeeneasyformetolistsixthingsIwouldliketochangeabouther---myheavensshecouldhavelistedathousandthingsshewouldliketochangeaboutme---butIdidn’t.Isaidtoher‘Letmethinkaboutitandgiveyouananswerinthemorning.’ThenextmorningIgotupveryearlyandcalledtheflorist花商andhadhimsendsixredrosestomywifewithanotesaying‘Ican’tthinkofsixthingsIwouldliketochangeaboutyou.IloveyouthewayyouarE.’WhenIarrivedathomethateveningwhodoyouthinkgreetedmeatthedoor?That’sright.Mywife!Shewasalmostintears.NeedlesstosayIwasextremelygladIhadnotcriticizedherasshehadrequesteD.ThefollowingSundayatchurchaftershehadreportedtheresultofherrequestseveralwomenwithwhomshehadbeenstudyingcameuptomeandsaid‘ThatisthemostconsideratethingIhaveeverhearD.’IwasthenthatIrealizedthepowerofappreciation.LincolnoncebeganalettersayingEverybodylikesacompliment.WilliamJamessaidThedeepestprincipleinhumannatureisthedesiretobeappreciateD.Solet’sgivehonestsincereappreciationtoothersinsteadofcriticizingthem.Thiswillmakeagreatdifferencetoyourlifeaswellasothers’.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthehusband’swordsinthetext?A.HehadtoendhismarriageB.HiswifeactuallywantedsomepraiseC.HewasangrywithhiswifeD.Hiswife’srequestwasajoke25.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasetheresultinParagraph4referto?A.BeingcriticizedB.GettingtheflowersC.ListingthesixthingsD.Becomingabetterwife26.Whatkindofpersonisthehusbandaccordingtothetext?A.ChildlikeB.AmbitiousC.CourageousD.Thoughtful27.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.TostressthevalueofrecognitionB.TotellusthepowerofknowledgeC.TotellusthemeaningofperfectionD.Tostresstheimportanceofforgiveness
Itwastheperfectfriendship.Wewouldrunandplaytogether;hewasbymysideeverywhereIwent.HealwayssensedwhensomethingwaswrongandwastheretocomfortmE.Gambitwasmybestfriendthroughmymostdifficultyearinhighschool.AndeventhoughIcouldneverhavemadeitthroughthattoughyearwithouthimwhenitwasoverIhadtogivehimup.ThisveryspecialfriendshipbeganwhenIjoined4HandbecamepartofitsSeeingEyePuppyProject.IattendedmeetingsandlearnedtrainingtechniquesbuteachmonthIfoundithardertobetherewithoutapupofmyownandwatcheveryoneelsetrynewtechniquewiththeirpups.Finallythelong-awaiteddayarriveD.Gambitwasonlysevenweeksoldanditwasloveatfirstsight.HewasthecutestpupIhadeverseteyeson.GambitandIimmediatelybecamebestfriends.Myjobwastoteachbasiccommandssocializehimandgivehimasmuchaffectionaspossiblediningthefragile脆弱puppymonths.Gambit’strainingwaspracticallyeffortless;helearnedcommandsveryquicklyandwasalwaysobedient顺从.Gambithadbeeninmyhomeforfivemonthswhenmyjunioryearbegan.Thiswasanextremelychallengingyearformeanditwasgreattocomehometohisbrighteyesandwagging摇tail.EverydayIwouldtalktoGambitabouteverythingonmyminD.Iknewhewouldn’tjudgeorrevealmysecrets.GambitandIhadsomeofthebestconversationsandallhedidwaslisten.ThisJulyIreceivedthecallthatitwastimeforGambittoreturntocompletehisformaltraining.Myheartsank.Ihadknownhewouldhavetogobutitseemedtoosoon.Itfeltlikemybestfriendwasmovingaway.Iwasatalosswhattodo.MytimewithGambitcametoanendwhenmybestfriendandfaithfulcompanionmovedontoahighercalling.Hewillhelpablindpersontobeindependent.Gambittaughtmethattherewillbethingsinlifethatyoumaylovebuthavetogiveup.Allyoucandoisrememberwhattheytaughtyouanditwillmakeyouastrongerperson.24.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat.A.GambithadasharpsenseofsmellBtheauthordecidedtoholdontoGambit.C.theauthorhadtoabandonGambitforhisstudiesD.Gambithelpedtheauthorgetthroughthehardlime25.WecaninfertheaimofSeeingEyePuppyProjectisto.A.trainyoungdogsfortheblindB.seekpetcompanionsforweakstudentsC.offeradultsopportunitiestoearnalivingD.teachpeopletechniquesoftrainingfamilypets26.TheunderlinedwordrevealinParagraph5canbereplacedby.A.ignoreB.giveawayC.keepD.sharein27.Howdoestheauthormainlysoundwhentellingthestory?A.Cautious.B.Humorous.C.Grateful.D.RelieveD.
LocatedjustbehindAmsterdamCentralstationAlPonteisapopularcafeservingpeopleontheirwaytoandfromthenearbyferryport.NotallAlPonte’scustomerspayfortheircoffeeshowever.AlPonteisoneofthebusinessestakingpartinWastedaprojectrunninginAmsterdam’sNoorddistrict.Itencourageshouseholdstorecycletheirplasticsbyrewardingthemwithdiscountsatlocalbusinesses.WhenpeoplesignuptheyaregivenbagswithuniqueQRcodesenablingtheproject’sorganizerstogivethecorrectcredittoeachhouseholdoncethefilledbagshavebeencollecteD.Foreverybagofplastichouseholdsearnonegreencoin.AtAlPonteonecoinearnsusersafreesecondcoffeE.MeanwhileatBeekhovenBikesthreecoinsearnusers50%offbikerepairs.SilviaSalaniwhoownsAlPontesaystherearedayswhenonlyoneortwocustomershaveacointoexchangefreecoffees.AswellasimprovingherstandinginthecommunitySalanibelievesbeingpartoftheprojecthasbeenpositiveforbusinessgrowth.Thosewhofirstcameinwithfriendsforfreecoffeesusuallyreturnaspaidcustomers.SinceWastedwassetupinearly2015byanon-profitorganizationCitiesFoundationmorethan700householdshavesignedup.Inarecentsurvey52%ofuserssaidtheyimprovedtheirwastedisposal处理habitsasaresultofusingWastedand23%saidtheyreducedtheirplasticsconsumption.Broaderresearchshowsschemesthatrewardpeopletorecyclehavemixedlong-termresults.A.studyshowstheprojectcauseddifferentresults.Whiletheorganizersacknowledgethelong-termchallengetheybelievethatcreatingawarenesscanhelpbringpositiveeffectsWewanttoengagethosewhodon’tusuallycareaboutrecycling.Atthesametimewecanbuildasocialcontractbetweenthecommunityandbusinessownersthatgoesbeyondthetraditionalconsumerrelationshipshesays.32.What’sthepurposeofWasted?A.Toencourageplasticrecycling.B.Topromotesalesinlocalbusinesses.C.Toadvertiselocaltouristattractions.D.Tohelpwindiscountsatlocalstores.33.WhocanhaveafreesecondcoffeeatAlPonte?A.TheorganizersofWasteD.B.Peopletoandfromtheferryport.C.Thosewhohavegreencoins.D.Peoplefromnearbyhouseholds.34.WhydoesSilviafavortheproject?A.Ithashelpedherearnmanygreencoins.B.IthasimprovedherhabitsofdealingwithwastE.C.IthasreducedtheplasticconsumptioninhercafE.D.Itisbeneficialbothtoherreputationandherbusiness.35.Whatdotheorganizersthinkoftheproject?A.Itisworthalltheefforts.B.Theresultsarediscouraging.C.Itwon’tmakemuchdifferencE.D.It’smorechallengingthanpromising.
Insects昆虫areaveryhealthyfooD.Theyhavealmostasmuchprotein蛋白质asmeatfromapigorcowandarelowinfat.Eatinginsectsisalsoverygoodfortheenvironmentsincetheyneedlesslandandwaterthanlargeranimals.MarcelDickewhostudiesinsectsexplainedinatalkhowinsectsalsoproducemoremeatfromthefoodtheyeat.Forexampleimagineafarmerfeedsacow10poundsoffooD.Those10poundsoffoodproduceabout1poundofmeatforpeopletoeat.Howeverimaginethefarmergivesacertainnumberofinsects10poundsoffooD.Those10poundsoffoodproduce9poundsofmeatforpeopletoeat!Eatingmoreinsectscanalsohelppeopleinpoorareas.ManypeoplecanraiseandsellinsectswhichcanprovidejobsandfooD.Butinsectswillnotreplaceanimalmeatveryquickly.Firstpeopleinsomecountrieswouldhavetochangehowtheythinkabouteatinginsects.ManypeopleinNorthAmericaandEuropeeatalotofmeatlikebeefandpork.Buttheydonottraditionallyeatinsects.Infactformanypeopleinthewesteatinginsectssoundscrazy.Theybelieveinsectsaredirtyanddangerous.InsectsmakethemfeeluncomfortablE.Somepeoplearetryingtodealwiththisproblem.ForexampleDavidGeorgeGordonwroteabooknamedTheEat-A-BugCookbookwhichtriestoshowpeoplethatinsectscanbedelicious.Otherinsectexpertstravelaroundtellingpeopleaboutthebenefitsofeatinginsects.Buttheywillstillhavealotworktodo.25.Thelongwayeatinginsectshastogomainlyresultsfrom__________.A.theirterribletasteB.people’soldbeliefsC.familytraditionsD.eatingmethods26.WecaninferfromDavidandotherinsectexpertsbelievethat__________.A.peoplecaneatmoreinsectsB.insectsshouldbebetterprotectedC.peoplecanmakealotofmoneyfrominsectsD.it’sdangeroustoeatinsects27.Eatinginsects__________.A.isnothealthyB.makespeopleputonfatC.helpsprotectlargeanimalsD.isenvironmentallyfriendly28.TheexampleofMarcelDickeisgiventoshow__________.A.thehighcostoffoodproductionB.it’squiteeasyforfarmerstoraiseinsectsC.thedifferentwaysoffeedingcowsandinsectsD.raisinginsectsisagoodchoiceforfarmers
HachikoisanationalherototheJapanesE.Severalmovieshavebeenmadeabouthimandhismovingstory.TheamazingstoryofHachikotookplaceinthe1920s.Afterbeingadoptedin1923byEizaburoUenoaprofessoratTokyoUniversityHachikosoonbecamethebestfriendwithhisnewowner.Eizaburolovedhisdogaboveallandtreatedhimashisson.Thetwoofthemwereinseparable亲密无间的.AsHachikogrewolderhestartedtoseehisownerofftoworkinthemorningattheShibuyaTrainStationandwenttopickhimupintheafternoon.OnMay211925thetwo-year-oldHachikowassittingbytheexitatthetrainstationwaitingforEizaburoasusual.Sadlyhisownernevershowedup.ItturnedoutthatEizaburohadsufferedfromacerebralhemorrhage脑出血anddiedunexpectedlywhileatwork.HachikomovedinwithaformergardeneroftheUenofamily.HoweverthroughouttherestofhislifehekeptgoingtotheShibuyaTrainStationeverydayregardlessoftheweatherwaitingfruitlesslyforthereturnofhisbelovedowner.AmajorJapanesenewspaperpickedupthestoryin1932.SoonHachikobecamewellknownalloverthecountry.In1934astatueofHachikowasputupinfrontoftheShibuyatrainstation.OneyearlateronMarch81935Hachikopassedawaypeacefullyonthestreetoutsidethetrainstation.HachikoisnowondisplayattheNationalScienceMuseuminTokyo.InfrontoftheShibuyatrainstationwherethefaithfuldogwaitedpatientlytomeethismastereverydayfortenyearsHachiko’sstatuehasbeenapopularattraction.Everydayhundredsofpeoplecometolearnaboutthedog’smovingstoryandhavetheirphotographstakenwithhim.25.WhatmadeHachikoaJapanesenationalhero?A.Moviesabouthisstory.B.A.majorJapanesenewspaper.C.A.gardeneroftheUenofamily.D.Hisdevotiontohisowner.26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Hachiko’sbodyiskeptinamuseuminTokyo.B.Hachikostayedatthetrainstationfortenyears.C.HachikolosthisownertheyearhewasadopteD.D.ThestatuewassetuponeyearafterHachikodieD.27.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToattractmoreforeigntouriststoJapan.B.ToadvisepeopletoseemoviesaboutHachiko.C.TotellthestorybehindafamousattractioninJapan.D.Toshowthatdogshaveacloserelationshipwithhumans.
Myfriend’sgrandfathercametoAmericafromafarminThailanD.AfterarrivinginNewYorkhewentintoacafeteria自助餐厅inManhattantogetsomethingtoeat.Hesatdownatanemptytableandwaitedforsomeonetotakehisorder.OfcoursenobodydiD.Finallyawomanwithabigplatefulloffoodcameuptohim.ShesatdownoppositehimandtoldhimhowacafeteriaworkeD.StartoutatthatendshesaidJustgoalongthelineandchoosewhatyouwant.Attheotherendthey’lltellyouhowmuchyouhavetopay.Isoonlearnedthat’showeverythingworksinAmericathegrandfathertoldmyfriendlaterLife’sacafeteriaherE.YoucangetanythingyouwantaslongasyouwanttopaythepricE.Youcanevengetsuccessbutyou’llnevergetitifyouwaitforsomeonetobringittoyou.Youhavetogetupandgetityourself.21.Thegrandfatherwentintoacafeteriato.A.getsomethingtoeatB.waitforsomeoneC.meetmyfriendD.buysomething22.Thewomaninthecafeteriamightbe.A.awaitressB.afriendofgrandpa’sC.acustomerD.anassistant23.Whatshouldwedotogetfoodinacafeteria?A.Waitforthewaiter.B.Asksomeoneforhelp.C.SitdownatanemptytablE.D.Getitourselves.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthegrandfather’swordsaboutthelifeintheUS?A.GetupearlyandyoucansucceeD.B.NobodybringsyouanythingunlessyoupaythepricE.C.Actandgetwhatyouwantonyourown.D.Waitingisveryimportant.
TheU.S.highschooldropoutratehasfalleninrecentyearswiththenumberofdropoutsdroppingfrom1millionin2012toabout750.000in2016accordingtoanewstudyreleasedonTuesday.Thenumberofdropoutfactories’’—highschoolinwhichfewerthan60percentoffreshmengraduateinfouryears—droppedsignificantlyduringthesameperioD.ClearprogressisbeingmadesaidBobWiseaformerWestVirginiagovernorwhoheadstheAllianceforExcellentEducationoneoftheorganizationsthatpublishedthestudy.It’snotatotalsuccessyet.Weshouldn’ttakeavictorylap.Butwecanatleaststartwarmingup.EducationSecretaryArneDuncanhassaidtheimprovinggraduationrateservesasevidencethatthenation’spublicschoolaremakingprogress.Buttherearemanyreasonsthatgraduationratescanriseandnotallofthemhavetodowithstrongerschoolspreparingmorestudentsforlifeafterhighschool.Alabamaforexamplemadeoutsizegainsin2014:Itsgraduationratejumpedmorethansixpercentagepointsthesecond-biggestinthenation.Buttheincreaseagreedwithapolicychangethattookinthesameyear.AlabamastudentsnolongerhadtopassahighschoolexitexamtocamadiplomA.Sowhatlookslikeamajorimprovementstemmedatleastinpartfromeasierrequirements.It’salsonotdearhowmanystudentsaregraduatingwiththeskillstheyneedfortheworkplaceorforcollegeGraduationrequirementsvarywidelyacrossstatesandmanystatesoffermultiplelevelsofdiplomaswithdifferentrequirements.ArizonastudentscancamastandarddiplomathatrequiresfourcoursesinmathfourinEnglishandthreeinscienceaccordingtoAchieveanonprofitorganizationthathasstudiedgraduationrequirementsineachstatE.ButArizonastudentsalsocancamaGrandCanyondiplomawhichrequiresjusttwocourseseachinmathscienceandEnglish—lessthanmanycollegesrequireforadmission.32Thepassageismeanttosaythat.A.therearefewdropoutsinU.S.highschoolsB.theU.S.highschooldropoutratehasfallenCthenumberofdropoutfactorieshasincreasedDthenumberofhighschoolstudentsisincreasing33.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?ATheU.S.governmenthascompletelystophighschoolstudents’dropout.B.TheU.S.highschooldropoutratebecomesmoreandmoreserious.C.TheU.S.highschooldropoutratestartstobecomelower.D.TheU.S.highschooldropoutrategetsembarrassing.34WhydoestheauthormentionAlabama?A.TowarntheU.S.educationisnotsuccessful.B.ToproveAlabama’seducationdevelopsveryfast.C.Toshowgraduationratedoesn’tmeaneverything.D.Toadvisestudentstotrytogetdifferentdiplomas.35.WhatdoweknowabouttheGrandCanyondiplomainArizona?A.Studentsneedtoputmoreeffortsintoit.B.It’smuchrequiredforcollegesinArizonA.C.It’smoredifficulttogetthanastandarddiplomA.D.Studentswhogetitwon’tnecessarilybeadmittedtocolleges.
MeditationisawaytogainabetterunderstandingofwhatisgoingoninsideyourheadandyourbodyanditcanhelpyouhaveabetterlifE.TherearealmostendlessdifferentkindsofmeditationbuttheyallhaveonethingincommontheseatedgesturE.SittingwithyourbackstraightandyourlegscrossedallowsthebodytobecomemotionlessforlongenoughtogetintouchwiththefeelingsyouarehavinginsideandtheeffectthosefeelingsarehavingonyourstateofminD.Allofthedifferentformsofmeditationhaveonepurposetoallowyoutoseparateyourselffromwhat’sgoingoninyourhead!Whydoesthismatter?Becausemostofwhatisgoingoninourheadsisn’tverynice!YouseeourbrainshavedevelopedovermillionsofyearstohelpussurvivE.Backinthedaysoflionsandtigerstryingtoeatuswehadtobeverysensitivetodangersaroundus.NowmillionsofyearslaterourmindsarestillprogrammedtoseekoutdangersowetendtolookateverythingfromanegativeanglE.Wellitdoesn’tneedtobethatway!Becausewearenotcavepeopleanymore!ThenewestpartsofourbrainthathavedevelopedarewhereourfeelingsofloveandhappinessandcreativityfunctionliE.Meditationhelpsuscooldownthefearresponsethatcomesnaturallytousandhelpsusaccessthehigherfunctionareasofourbrain.Thisallowsustolivehappierhealthierandmoreproductivelives.Byhavingaccesstothisnewawesomeareaofthebrainwecandobetteratschoolperformbetterinsportshavebetterrelationshipswithourparentsandfriendsandspotdangerousthoughtsandbehaviorsbeforetheyleadusintotrouble!32.Whatisthecommonthingindifferentkindsofmeditation?A.ThinkingdeepinyourminD.B.SittinginthesamestylE.C.AffectingyourfeelingsinsidE.D.HelpingtoleadanactivelifE.33.Whatisthepurposeofpracticingmeditation?A.TotelluswhathappensinyourheaD.B.TogetintouchwiththeoutsideworlD.C.Toseparateyourselffromwhatyouthink.D.Togetridofthestrangethoughtsinyourbrain.34.Whatcausesustolookatthingsnegatively?A.Manylionsandtigersarcaroundus.B.Wehavebadrelationshipsinsociety.C.Sensationtodangerscontinuesuntilnow.D.Welackthehigherfunctionareasofourbrain.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Whatismeditation?B.MeditationmadesimplE.C.Meditationgestures.D.Formsofmeditation.
Mr.Brownworkedinafactoryofasmalltown.Hehadbeentherefortwentyyearsbeforeonedayhewassenttothecapitalforimportantbusiness.HewasquiteexcitedbecausehehadneverbeentherebeforE.BeforehesetoffheaskedhiswifeandthreedaughtersiftheywantedhimtobuysomethingfortheminLondon.Mrs.Brownbegantothinkitoverandthenshesaidshewishedherhusbandwouldbeabletobuyaniceumbrellaforherandsodidtheirthreedaughters.Ashewasafraidhewouldforgetithedrewanumbrellaonapieceofpaper.Tohisregrethelostitatthestation.OnthetrainMr.Brownsatoppositetoanoldwoman.Thewoman'sumbrellawassonicethathecarefullylookedatitandsaidtohimselfnottoforgettobuyafewumbrellaslikeit.WhenthetrainarrivedatthestationinLondonhesaidgood-byetotheoldwomantookhisbagandherumbrellaandwasgoingtogetoff.Waitaminutesirshoutedtheoldwoman.That'smyumbrella!NowMr.BrownnoticedthathehadtakenherumbrellA.HisfaceturnedredatonceandsaidinahurryOhI'mverysorryMadam!Ididn'tmeanit!SevendayslaterMr.Brownleftthecapital.Tohissurprisehemettheoldwomanandsatoppositetoheragain.Lookingatthefourumbrellastheoldwomanwassatisfiedwithherself.ItseemsthatIhadabetterresultthantheotherfourwomen.Shethought.32.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatMr.Brownwas___.A.aconductorB.aworkerC.athiefD.anumbrellamaker33.Theunderlinedworditinthefirstparagraphrefersto___.A.histicketB.hisbagC.hisdrawingD.hisumbrella34.WhenlookingatMr.Brownwithfourumbrellasthewomanthought.A.Mr.BrownwasanumbrellamakerB.Mr.BrownwassellinghisumbrellasC.Mr.Brownhadstolentheotherwomen’sumbrellasD.Mr.Brownhadboughtfourumbrellasforhisfamily35.HowdidMr.Browngetthefourumbrellas?A.HeboughttheminLondon.B.Hebroughtthemfromhissmalltown.C.Hepickedthemonthetrain.D.Hestolethemfromfourwomen.
There’satrendthatmorecitypeopledecidethattheywanttogrowcropsandraisesomelive-stock家禽.AfteralltherearefewthingsmoresatisfyingthanbitingintoabunchoftenderredcarrotsyougrowyourselforafresheggfromthebackyarD.MostgardenersunderstandthatthesoilinbigcitiesisoftenpollutedwithleadandknowtogettheirsoiltesteD.Butmostareprettycluelessabouthowtopreventothertypesofpollutantslikeheavymetalsandasbestos石棉fromgettingintotheirvegetables.Partoftheproblemisthattheremightbepollutantsthatgardenerscan’ttestforsaysBrentKimaprogramofficer.Mostsoiltestslookforleadcadrniunt镉andarsenic砷.Buttheydon’ttestthingslikechemicalsleftbehindbycarswhichmighthaveescapedintothesoil.Soifyou’rethinkingofstaringanurbangardenKimsaysonceyou’vefoundaplotoflandyoushouldlearnwhat’snowanemptyplotorabackyardmightoncehavebeenaparkinglotagasstationorachemicalgrounD.Knowingitspastwillgiveyousomeideaaboutwhatmightbeinthatsoilhesays.PeopletendtothinkraisedbedsaregoingtosolvetheirpollutionproblemKimsays.ButpollutedsoilcouldeasilykickedontoyourplantsespeciallyifthebedsarelowtothegrounD.Anotherconsiderationisthatyouhavetobecarefulaboutthematerialsthatyou’reusingtobuildaraisedbedKimsays.Recyclingwoodfromanoldconstructionsitemightseemlikeagoodeco-friendlyideA.Butthatwoodcouldbetreatedwithchemicalsyoudon’twanttouchingyourfruitsandveggiesKimsays.Andit’salwaysagoodideatousegloveswhilegardeningandwashallyourproducethoroughly.Iseetheseurbangrowingspacesastheseoases绿洲inthemiddleoftheseurbanenvironmentsKimsays.TheybringcommunitiestogetherandtheyhelppeoplesavemoneyonfreshproducE.Urbangrowingspacesareamazing.Let’skeepdoingthisbutlet’sdoitsafely.32.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcluelessinParagraph2mean?A.unawareB.carelessC.helplessD.considerate33.Whatshouldyoudowhenstartinganurbangarden?A.BuilditonaparkinglotB.KeepitlowtothegroundC.KnowthehistoryofthegroundD.Userecycledwoodtobuildit34.Whatdoweknowabouttheraisebedsfromthetext?A.TheyarefreefromsometestsB.TheirplantscanbepoisonedC.Theyareenvironment-friendlyD.Theirmaterialsareallrecycled35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.MorefreshvegetablesareproducedbyurbangardenersB.GrowingvegetablesbecomeafashioninbigcitiesC.BigcitiesareshortofsoilforgrowingfreshproduceD.Urbangardenersmaynotrealizetheseriousnessofpollutedsoil
WhenyouneedtoseeadoctorsurelyyouwillwanttoseeagoodonE.Butthereisoneimportantthingyoumayneverhavethoughtabout:Hasyourdoctorrestedenough?Doctorsinourcountryoftenhavetowork34hoursorlongerwithoutsleep.Mostofthemwork104hoursaweekandsomeeven150.Thereareonly168hoursaweek!Onereportsaidthatadoctorwhoworkssuchlonghourscannotthinkmoreclearlythanadrunkdriver.Anotherfoundthatdoctorswhosleep5.8fewerhoursthantheweekbeforemightmake22%moreseriousmistakes.Surelynoonewantstogetinacarthatisdrivenbyadrunkdriver.Sohowsafewouldyoufeelwhenyouareunderthecareofatireddoctor?SadlythisproblemhasbeenaroundforalongtimE.Therearenolawsaboutityetandhospitalbossesdon'tlookliketheycareeither.AndthatiswhywedoctorsareaskingyoutojoinusonthestreetthisSunday.Fighttogetherwithusonthestreetsowecanfightbetterforyourlifeinthehospital.Time:1p.mJuly15Place:CityHospitalSquare24.Howlongdodoctorsoftenhavetoworkperweekinthecountry?A.34hours.B.104hours.C.150hours.D.168hours.25.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordAnotherinParagraph2referto?A.Acountry.B.Adoctor.C.Areport.D.Adriver.26.Whydoesthewritercompareatireddoctorwithadrunkdriver?A.Tofindoutwhocanthinkmoreclearly.B.TogiveanexampleofacommondiseasE.C.Toshowwhocanworklongerwithoutsleep.D.Togivethereaderaclearideaofthedanger.27.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Towarndoctorsnottoworktoolong.B.Togetsupportforthefightfordoctors.C.Totellpeoplehowtofindagooddoctor.D.Tocallforalawagainstdrunkdriving.
Whatisit?It'scalledTVFrog.Itisastate-of-the-artHomeTheaterboxthatcanbeeasilyconnectedtoanyTVset.Itcomeswitheverythingalreadyinstalled安装andisupandrunningwithinminutes.Notechnicalknow-howneedeD.Itisanall-in-oneentertainmentcenterthatallowsyoutogetridofallyourotherhardwareandremotes.Alltheappsweknowarealreadypre-installedlikeAppleTVAmazonFiresticketC.Butthereisamaindifference—itallowsyoutowatchanythingforfreE.Withnosubscriptions订阅andcompletelylegal.Howdoesitwork?JustconnectTVFrogwithanyTVormonitoryouhavE.PressthepowerbuttonanddonE.Noseriouslyitusuallytakes10secondsandyouareabletowatchanythingyouwant.Buthowcanyouwatchforfree?TheTVFrogtechnologysearchestheinternetwhereitwilllocateandstreamalmostanytelevisionshowHollywoodmovieorlivesportseventyouwanttowatchwithouthavingtoworryaboutpayingrentalfeesormonthlysubscriptions.Alsoitiscompletelylegaltouseasyouarenotsavingthecontentjuststreaming.Thatisthegreatthingaboutit.Ofcoursecable有线电视companiesarenothappywiththesituationsotheyaretryingtostopTVFrogfromsellingittothepubliC.Soitmightgetbannedsoonbutassoonasyouhaveoneyouarecompletelyfineandwillbeabletowatcheverythingforfreeforever—completelylegal.You'reprobablythinkingthatthisdeviceisveryexpensiveFalse!TVFrogisonsaleatthemomentforunder$70!Onetimepayment—nosubscriptionnomonthlycosts.32.WhatisneededtogetaTVFrogtowork?A.Subscribingprograms.B.ChangingthesoftwarE.C.RemovingitshardwarE.D.ConnectingitwithaTV.33.WhichistrueabouttheTVFrog?A.ItischeapconvenientandforeverfreE.B.Mostoftheprogramsinitarefreetowatch.C.Itencouragesuserstosavecontentfromtheinternet.D.IthascompletelytakentheplaceoftraditionalTV.34.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph4probablyreferto.A.theTVormonitorB.theinternetC.theTVFrogtechnologyD.thetheater35.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph5?A.CablecompaniesencouragesTVFrogselling.B.ProgramsinTVFrogareusuallylesswonderful.C.ItissmartertobringaTVFroghomerightnow!D.GovernmentalbansagainstTVFroghascomeout.
Aclassicjokegoeslikethis:A.nurserushesintoanexamroomandsaysDoctordoctorthereisaninvisiblemaninthewaitingroom.ThedoctorsaysTellhimIcan’tseehim.Prettysimpleright?HereishowItellit:Anurse—hernameisJoyce—feelsapresenceinthewaitingroom.Shelooksaroundbutseesnothing.Shejumpsupfromherdeskcarefullyreplacesherchairandrunsdownthehallwaytothedoctor’sofficE.Sheknocksonthedoor.NoresponsE.He’snottherE.Wherecanhebe?Shecontinuesdownthehalladmiringapictureofan18th-centuryMississippiboatalongtheway.BythetimemyaudiencehasleftbutIgoon.Sheburstsintotheexamroomandsays‘Doctordoctor!’ThedoctorIshouldmention...YougettheideA.Ican’tleaveasimplejokealonE.I’mnottheonlyjoke-challengedmemberofthefamily.Mysister’sworsethanIam.Herproblem:Shecan’trememberthem.‘Anurserushesintoanexamroomandsays...’Uhletmestartalloveragain.‘Anurserushesintoawaiting...’Noit’snotthewaitingroom.Shejustcamefromthewaitingroom.Letmestartalloveragain.‘Adoctorrushesinto...’NowaitMyuncle’sdifferent.OkaythisisagoodonE.Ready?Noreallyready?Okay‘AnursE.’Gotit?A.nurse?Okayready?‘Anurserushesintoanexamroomandsays:Doctorthere’saninvisiblemaninthewaitingroom.’Nowthisiswhereitgetsfunny.Ready?’Nooneiseverreadysotheyleavebeforehegetstothefunnypart.NooneinmyfamilyhaseverfinishedthisjokE.Nexttimeyouseemyfamilyandsomeoneistellingajokedoyourselfafavour:MakeyourselfinvisiblE.19.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowtotellaclassicjokE.B.Theauthorhasahappyfamily.C.Tellingaclassicjokeisnoteasy.D.Theauthor’sfamilyarenotgoodattellingajokE.20.Whentheauthortellsajokehetendsto.A.addtoomanyextradetailsB.forgetitC.actlikethehostofashowprogramD.leaveitalone21.Thelastsentenceimpliesthatwhentheauthor’sfamilytellajokE.A.youshouldstopthemB.youcan’tseeanythingC.youwillbecomeinvisibleD.youwouldnotliketolisten
Thankstoasuccessfulcrowd-fundingcampaignDionLeonardanextrememarathonrunnerisadoptingastraypup流浪狗hemetwhilerunninga155-mileraceintheGobidesertinChinA.Thefunds基金thatwereraisedwillhelpcovermedicalexpensessothatthedogcanbetransportedfromChinatoLeonard'shomeofEdinburghScotlanD.ThefemaledogwhoLeonardappropriatelynamedGobijoinedLeonardondaytwooftheannual4DesertsRaceSeriesandranside-by-sidewithhimfor77miles.LeonardnoticedGobirunningwith101runnersduringthefirstdaybutontheseconddayGobiwasonthestartlinelookingupathim.ThiswasthefirstcontactIhadwithherandasIranoffthelineInoticedherbymysidehesaiD.Ididn'tspeakmuchtoherthatdaybutatthefinishlineshefollowedmeintothetentandwesleptnexttoeachother.Thatwasitthen.LeonardsharedhissleepingspacewaterandfoodwithhissmallcompanionduringtheracE.HeevenlentherahandwhenneedeD.IcarriedheracrossriversthatshecouldnotcrossonherownhewroteonhisCrowdfunderpagE.AftertheraceitwascleartoLeonardthathehaddevelopedaspecialbondwiththepupandstartedresearchingwaystogetGobitotheUK.HelearnedthatitwouldtakefourmonthsforGobitobemedicallycheckedandclearedforentryallofwhichwillcost$6560USDanamountthathasbeensurpassed超过duetoasuccessfulCrowdfundercampaignthatraised$13330USD.24.WhydidLeonardleaveScotlandforChina?A.TotravelinGobidesert.B.Tosearchforastraypup.C.TojoininadesertracE.D.Todonateforanimals.25.WhathappenedtoLeonardandGobiinthe155-milerace?A.GobiransidebysidewithLeonardfromthebeginningtotheenD.B.LeonardsharedhisfoodwaterandsleepingspacewithGobi.C.GobihelpedLeonardagreatdealincrossingtherivers.D.TheywerethefirsttoreachthefinishlinE.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.it'snoteasytotransportapettoadifferentcountryB.GobiwasfamiliarwithLeonardbeforetheraceC.themoneywillhelpshortenthemedicalcheckingtimeD.Gobicanrunmuchfasterthanextrememarathonrunners27.Leonardcanbebestdescribedas.A.wealthyB.generousC.determinedD.kindhearted
Whatissuccess?Iamnotgoingtotrytoexplainsuccess.Ithinkaprecisemeaningisimpossible!IsitwinningaGoldMedalattheOlympicGamesorwinningWimbledonorbeingawardedaNobelPrize?Whatelse?Ibelievepersonalsuccesscouldbeanythingatall-itdoesnothavetoinvolvepublicrecognition.Whoismoresuccessful?A.millionairewhoisunhappyoranunnoticedpersonwhohasledasimplequietsincereandhappylife?ThesimplestdefinitionofsuccessIthinkistosetouttodosomethingandtosucceedindoingit.Thefirststepontheroadtosuccessstartswithbelief.Believeyoucansucceedandyouwill.Achievingsuccessinwhateverendeavor努力youchoosemaybethegoaloflife;becauseitgivesyoufreedomfromworry.Couldthatbe?Successmeansdifferentthingstoeveryoneofus.Somepeoplebelieveitismeasuredinfinancialterm;othersbelieveitishelpingothersratherthanhelpingthemselves.Howevermostpeoplearemotivatedtoagreatextendbypublicrecognition.Howmanypeoplearereallyhappy?Howmanypeoplearereallydoingwhattheywanttowiththeirlives?Incidentallytoimaginemakesusdifferentfromanimals.MostimportantofallIbelievesuccessisamatterofpersonalgrowth.IfeverydayyouaredevelopingorgrowingjustamillimeterIbelieveoneissuccessful.Justbeingaslightlybetterpersoneachdayformeissuccess.I’vegotaverylongwaytogothem!Finallyalwaysremembersuccessisaprocessandisnotsimplyamatterofarrivingatadestination.It’sthejourneythatreallymatters.SuccessiswhatyoubecomeintheoftenverydifficultanddangerousjourneydowntheriveroflifE.24.Whatispersonalsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?A.WinningpublicrecognitionB.BeinganunhappymillionaireC.SomethingimpossibletodefinesimplyD.Succeedingindoingwhatyouwant25.Whichplaysanimportantroleinyoursuccess?A.IntelligenceB.ConfidenceC.WealthD.Kindness26.Accordingtohetexthumansaredifferentfromanimalsin_______.A.beliefB.freedomC.imaginationD.success27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatissuccessB.NotruesuccessC.HowtobesuccessfulD.Successisreachingadestination
Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslimsitmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions反应towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmentshavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.SimilarlymanycommercialwebsiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.25.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.culturalvaluesB.commercialpurposesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor26.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.ToencouragepeopletomakeapurchasE.D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthepassage?A.ColorsandHumanBeingsB.TheCulturalMeaningofColorC.ColorsandPersonalExperiencesD.TheMeaningandFunctionofColor
Feethelpuswalkrundanceandjump.Thewardsfeetandfootarealsousedineverydayspeech.Tobeundersomeone'sfeetmeanstobetroublesomE.Inotherwordsyouarestandingtooclosetosomeoneandaregettingintheirway.Someadultscriticize批评childrenforbeingunderfoot.Speakingofchildrenifsomeonesaystheirhomewillsoonhavethepitter-patteroftinyfeetitmeansthefamilyisexpectingababy!Nowpeoplewhoareactivedonotletgrassgrowundertheirfeet.Theyareneverinoneplaceforverylong.Peoplewhocanthinkandtakeactionatthesametimearesaidtobeabletothinkontheirfeet.Somepeopleappeartohaveitall.Theyhavemoneyagoodeducationgoodlooksagreatfamilyandalargecircleoffriends.Youcouldsaytheyhavetheworldattheirfeet.Thismeanswhatevertheywantseemstobethereforthem.Peoplewhohavebothfeetfirmlyonthegroundarerealisticandpractical.Theyarenotdreamy.YoumightsaysuchapersoniswellgroundeD.Ifyouareabaddanceryoumightbedescribedashavingtwoleftfeet.Todancewellitisbettertohavearightfootandaleftfoot.Samlovesskiing.Hethinksthatitwouldbefuntoownaskiresort滑雪场highinthemountains.Butheknowsnothingaboutrunningabusiness.Sohedecidestogethisfeetwet.Inotherwordshewantstogetusedtoanewsituation.Hejoinsanorganizationforresortownersandattendstheirmeetings.HetravelstoskiareasallovertheUnitedStates.ThishelpsSamgethisfootinthedoor.Havingafootinthedoorisastartingpoint.Thisexpressioncomesfrompeoplesellingthingsdoor-to-door.Theywouldblockthedoorwiththeirfootsopeoplecouldn'tclosethedooronthem.31.Whatwouldyousaytosomeonewhoisunderyourfeet?A.OhI'mterriblysorry.B.Takeoffyourfeet!C.SorryforthetroublE.D.Excusemeyouareintheway.32.Whichofthefollowingdescribespeoplewhokeepmovingabout?A.Theyarealwaysunderfoot.B.Theycanthinkontheirfeet.C.Theyhavethepitter-patteroftinyfeet.D.Theyneverletgrassgrowundertheirfeet.33.Whatshouldyoutrytoavoidifyouwanttosucceedindoingsomething?A.Havingtwoleftfeet.B.Gettingyourfeetwet.C.Gettingyourfootinthedoor.D.HavingbothfeetfirmlyonthegrounD.34.WhatdoweknowaboutSam'snewbusiness?A.It'sabigsuccess.B.It'snotstartedyet.C.Itlieshighinthemountains.D.Itopensonlyinwinter.35.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Useyourfeetproperly.B.Feethelpuswalkandrun.C.Howtobeagooddancer.D.Readyforanewbusiness.
Onecowardlymancametoamasterofmartialartsandaskedthemastertoteachhimbravery.ThemasterlookedathimandsaidIwillteachyouonlywithonecondition:onemonthyouwillhavetoliveinabigcityandtelleverypersonyoumeetthatyouareacowarD.Youwillhavetosayitloudlyopenlyandlookingstraightintotheperson’seyes.Themangotreallysadbecausethistaskseemedveryscarytohim.Foracoupleofdayshehesitatedbuttolivewithhiscowardicewassounbearablethathetravelledtothecitytoaccomplishhismission.Atfirstwhenmeetingthepassers-byhequailedlosthisspeechandcouldn’tcontactanyonE.Butheneededtofinishthemaster’stasksohebegantoovercomehimself.Whenhecameuptohisfirstpasser-bytotellabouthiscowardiceitseemedtohimthathewoulddiefromfear.Buthisvoicesoundedlouderandmoreconfidentwitheverypassingday.Suddenlycameamomentwhenthemancaughthimselfthinkingthathewasnotscaredanymoreandthefurtherhecontinueddoingthemaster’staskthemoreconvincedhewasthatthefearwasabandoninghim.ThatwayamonthhadpasseD.ThemancamebacktothemasterbowedtohimandsaidThankyousir.Ifinishedyourtask.NowI’mnotafraidanymorE.Buthowdidyouknowthatthisstrangetaskwillhelpme?Thethingisthatcowardiceisonlyahabit.Andbydoingthethingsthatscareuswecandestroythefear.Andnowyouknowthatbraveryisalsoahabit.Andifyouwanttomakebraveryapartofyourselfyouneedtomoveforwardintothefear.ThenthefearwillgoawayandbraverywilltakeitsplacE.24.Whydidthemanfinallydecidetofinishthemaster’stask?A.Themasterforcedhimtodoit.B.Hecouldn’tstandhisowncowardicE.C.Thetaskwaseasyforhimtoaccomplish.D.HehopedtomeetdifferentkindsofpeoplE.25.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordquailedA.wavedhappilyB.becameexcitedC.bowedpolitelyD.trembledwithfear26.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Themanwasthoughtful.B.Themanabandonedhistask.C.ThemanwasgreatlytransformeD.D.ThemanwasgoodatdealingwithpeoplE.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.MakeBraveryYourHabit.B.Nevergiveuponyourself.C.ValueYourTeachers;AdvicE.D.BuildUpYourSelf-confidencE.
Correctlyunderstandingthesignalsthatpeoplegiveawaywiththeirbodylanguageisausefulskilltounderstandwhattheyarereallythinkingregardlessofwhattheyaresaying.ButresearchhasproventhatsomebodylanguageisoftenmisunderstooD.TheEyesofaLiarMostpeoplesaythatsomeonecannotlookanotherpersonintheeyesandliebutthatisnottruE.Ithasbeenfoundthatsomeliarshavenoproblemstaringsomeoneintheeyesandlying.Andwhataboutpeoplewhoavoideyecontact接触?Aretheydishonest?Infactnervousnessandshynesscanmakepeopledroptheireyesevenwhenthey’retellingthetruth.EyeContactisGoodManybelievethatmoreeyecontactisbetter.HoweverdirectingafixedstareatanotherusuallymakestheotherpersonuncomfortablE.Eyecontactthatlastsafewsecondsisbestforshowingattentionandsincerity.AnyeyecontactlongerthanthatmayberegardedbytheotherpersonasrudeoraggressivE.HandsBehindtheBackSomepeoplemistakeapersonputtingtheirhandsbehindtheirbackwhenstandingasasignofpower.Thistypeofbodylanguageisactuallynotasignofstrengthbutthatofsomeonewhoisnottrustworthy.Peopleliketoseeaperson’shandsinordertoknowwhattheyaredoingwiththem.Togainothers’trustapersonshouldkeeptheirhandsfront.Fast-TalkersCan’tBeTrustedManypeoplehavebeenfacedwithafast-talkingsalesmanwhohastriedtofoolthemintobuyingsomething.Butfast-talkdoesn’tnecessarilymeansomeoneistryingtobamboozleyou.Onthecontraryslowerspeakerswhotaketoomanypausesmaybetryingtomakeupdetailsastheygoalong.Remembertotakeallthingsintoconsideration—culturessocietiespersonalhabits—anduseasmuchinformationaspossiblewhenjudginganotherpersonbasedonhisorherbodylanguagE.32.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouteyecontact?A.Peoplewhoavoideyecontactaredishonest.B.Propereyecontactshowsattentionandsincerity.C.A.longstareatothersisconsideredgoodmanners.D.Lookingintosomeone’seyescanmakethemtellthetruth.33.Whencommunicatingwithothersweshouldkeepourhandsfrontto.A.showourbeliefinthemB.defendourselvesfromharmC.showthatwecanbereliedonD.provethatwearepowerful34.Theunderlinedwordbamboozleinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.A.impressB.attackC.approachD.cheat35.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.WaystoUsetheRightBodyLanguageB.MisbeliefsaboutSomeBodyLanguageC.HowtoJudgeaPersonbyBodyLanguageD.BodyLanguageGivesAwayYourRealThoughts
StudentsandTechnologyintheClassroomIlovemyblackberry黑莓手机—it’smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithmE.Ialsoloveraylaptopcomputerasitholdsallofmywritingandthoughts.AlthoughIlovethetechnology.IknowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices设备andtrulycommunicatewithothers.OnoneoccasionIteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwantstudentstothoroughlystudythematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherintheclassroomIhavearule—nolaptops.IPadsphonesetC.Whenstudentsweretoldmyruleinadvanceoftheclasssomeofthemwerenothappy.Moststudentsthinkthatmyreasonsforhisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwithstudentsmisusingtechnology.There’sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsthinkthatIamanti-technologyThere’snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoIcanrelatetomystudents.TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinktherearefewplacesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversationsandengagecomplexideas.InterruptionsbytechnologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformationforideA.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemtopusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandmakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursematerialandtheclassdiscussion.I’vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandtheevaluationsreflectstudentsatisfactionwiththeenvironmentthatIcreatE.Studentsrealizethatwithdeepconversationandchallengetheylearnatalevelatthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.I’mnotsayingthatIwon’teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclassbutuntilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechangE.I’mstickingtomyplanA.fewhoursoftechnology-freedialogueisjusttoosweettogiveup.25.Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith.A.thecoursematerialB.theauthor’sclassrulesC.discussiontopicsD.others’misuseoftechnology26.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheuseoftechnologyintheclassroom?A.Itkeepsstudentsfromdoingindependentthinking.B.Itencouragesstudentstohavedeepconversations.C.Ithelpsstudentstobetterunderstanddifficultthemes.D.Itaffectsstudents’concentrationontheteacher’sideas.27.ItcanbeinferredfromtheIasiparagraphthattheauthor.A.willgiveupteachinghistoryB.isquitestubborninteachingC.willchangehisteachingplansoonD.valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclass
WhileNickwasonthebusreadinghisnewspaperthemansittingnexttohimsuddenlypushedalargeenvelopeintohishands.Heretakethis!themailsaidstoodupandgotoffthebusbeforeNickcouldsayaworD.NicksatthereholdingtheenvelopE.Itfeltheavy.Therewerepapersinsideormoneyperhaps.I’dbetterhanditovertothepolicehethought.TherewasapolicestationclosetohisofficE.Butashegotoffthebusamancametohim.Heseemedtobewaitingforsomething.HewantstheenvelopeNickthought.Nickbegantowalkquicklyandthemanhurriedafterhim.Nickstartedtorunandthemanbegantoruntoo.ButthenjustbeforehegottothepolicestationNickmanagedtolosethemaninthecrowds.Whenheenteredthepolicestationthemanwasnolongerinsight.InsidethepolicestationNickhandedovertheenvelopetoapolicemaninchargE.Thepolicemanopenedit.Theenvelopewasfullofmoneyfalsemoney.ClearlythemanmadeamistakethepolicemansaiD.Hethoughtyouwereoneofthegang团伙!Nickfeltlikeahero.Hecouldalreadyseehisnameinallthepapers.Hecouldimagineaninterviewontelevision.HoweverthepolicemanwentonPmafraidImustaskyoutokeepquietaboutallthis.We’retryingtocatchsomeverycleverthievesandwedon’twantthemtoknowthatwehavesomeofthemoney.Soyoumustn’tsayawordtoanyone—notevenyourboss!32.ThemanwhosuddenlygaveNickanenvelopewasmostprobably.A.Nick’sfriendB.athiefC.thebusdriverD.apostman33.Nickdecidedtogivetheenvelopeovertothepoliceprobablybecause.A.thewholethingwasstrangeB.anothermanwaswaitingforitC.liedidn’twantthemoneyinsideitD.thepolicestationwasnearhisoffice34.AsNickgotoffthebusamancametohimbecause.A.liewantedtocatchNickB.hethoughtNickwasapolicemanC.hewantedtogiveNicksomemoneyD.hethoughtNickwasoneoftheirgang35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NickhadanunusualexperiencE.B.Nickbecameahero.C.A.gangofthieveswerecaught.D.A.gangofthievesmadeamistakE.
IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocesses处理information.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles肌肉.ThestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreaterwhentheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagE.A.teamledbyDr.AndreaMechellifromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupofearlybilinguals双语使用者whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scans扫描showedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualswholearntasecondlanguageatanearlyagE.ButthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencE.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible灵活的hesaiD.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingshadthesameresultinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoandthirty-four.ReadingwiringandcomprehensionwerealltesteD.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystaredtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetentrancetoanotherworldexplainedthescientists.33.WhatcanweknowfromDr.AndreaMechelli’sstudyinparagraph3?A.AbilingualwillbemoresuccessfulthanapersonwhospeaksonlyonelanguagE.B.Thegreymatterdensityinthebrainhasnodifferencebetweenearlybilingualsandlaterlearners.C.Thestructureofabilingual’sbrainisbeingchangedduringhisorherlearning.D.ItisnevertoolatetolearnasecondlanguagE.34.Inthelasttwoparagraphstheauthorwantstotellusthat__________.A.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmaths.B.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjects.C.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguagE.D.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguagE.35.Themainideaofthispassageis__________.A.scienceonlearningmotherlanguagesB.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.languagelearningandmathstudyD.thebenefitoflearningasecondlanguage
Doyoudreamofthedayyoucandriveacar?IntheUnitedStatesteenagerscangettheirdriver’slicensewhentheyareonly16yearsoldbutitfeelslikeforeveruntilthatdaycomes.TrustmebecauseI’vebeentherE.26Butinmyopinionit’sworthitbecauseitmeanshavingalotmorefreedom.I’mfromtherural乡下的stateofIowathatdoesn’thavemuchpublictransportationandeverythingthereisreallyspreadout.SountilIturned16myparentshadtodrivemeprettymucheverywherE.27FirstinIowaeveryonecangettheirlearner’spermitattheageof14whichmeansyoucanonlydriveifyourparentissittingintheseatnexttoyou.28InthestateofIowaifyoulivemorethanamile1.6kmawayfromschoolyoucangetaschoolpermit.YoucanonlydrivetoschoolandbackhomE.LuckilyIlivedjustoveramileawayfromschoolsoIwasabletodrivemymom’scartoschool.29Finallyaftertakingandpassingathree-month-longdriver’seducationcourseandthefinaltestIwasabletogetmydriver’slicensE.30Itdidinfactmakelifequiteabiteasier.A.Icouldalmosttastethefreedomalready.B.Stillonthedayofmydriver’stestIwasnervous.C.Gettingadriver’slicensetakesalotoftimeandenergy.D.Thenextstepwasgettingmyschoolpermitattheageof15.E.TherewereseveralstepsbeforeIgotthatspecialplasticcarD.F.Tomanypeoplegettingadriver’slicenseinvolvesalotofluck.G.Butifyouwerecaughtgoingoutsidethatroute路线youwouldgetinbigtroublE.
The30milesofroadwindsitswaythroughthemountainsofLoganCanyon.ItisenoughtomakemostdriversfrighteneD.ButRogerAndersena46-yearoldfatheroffourhadn'texpectedanytroubleontheroadonlastNewYear'sEvewhenhesetoffforaskitriptotheBearRiverMountainswithhisthreechildren.Theweatherwasgoodfortravelingontheslopes坡butthehighertheydrovethesteeper陡峭的theroadsbecamE.AllofasuddenthecarrantowardthecoldLoganRiveroutofcontrolandsankintothewater.Therewasnotimetotellthekidswhattodo.Withinsecondsthecarwasfilledwithwater.ItwasfrighteningthatwewerecompletelyunderwatersofastremembersAndersen.ConfusedaboutthedirectionsAndersenbegantosearchthefreezingwaterforthekidsbuthoweverhardhetriedhecouldn'tfindthem.IfIdon'tgetoutmaybenoneofusareabletogetout.AndersengotoutofhisseatbeltswamthroughabrokenwindowtothesurfacE.ThatwaswhenhesawagroupofmenaboutteninallappearontheroaD.OneafteranothertheyraceddownandjumpedintothewatershoutingWhoelseisinthecar?AndersensaysthankfullyItwaslikethesightofangels.AsthekidsfullyrecoveredinthefollowingweeksAndersenfelteagertothankthemenwhohadsavedthem.Hewassurprisedtolearnthatthegroupwasasearch-and-rescueteamwhoknewhowtohelpthekidsstayalivE.It'sjustunbelievablethatyou'dhavesomanypeopletherewhoknewhowtodoitsaysAndersen.Manypeoplehaveaskedme'Didyouwitnessamiracle奇迹there?'Ialwayssay'Iwitnesseddozens.'24.AtthebeginningoftheskitripRogerAndersen.A.startedhistravelwithagoodfeelingB.wastootiredtodrivehiscarC.wasafraidofdrivingonthesteeproadD.preparedforthepossibletroubleontheway25.RogerAndersendroveintotheLoganRiverbecauseof.A.thebrokencarB.hiscarelessnessC.thebadweatherD.thedangerousroad26.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.HowAndersenranintodanger.B.WhatAndersensawunderwater.C.WhatthechildrendidtohelpAndersen.D.HowAndersentriedtosavehischildren.27.Andersencallstheexperienceamiracleto.A.stressthefrighteningaccidentB.expresshisthankstotherescuegroupC.showthedangerofdrivingonmountainsD.showhiswishtohelpthosepeopleinneed
Higherincomehasalreadybeenlinkedtogreaterlongevityandbetterhealth.Anewstudybyafamousresearchersuggestsgeographiclocationplaysankeyroleinlifeexpectancy预期forlowerearners.Thatmeansifyou'repooryou'relikelytoliveforlongerinacitylikeSanFranciscoorNewYorkthaninacitylikeDetroitorCincinnati.Beingrichanywherebroadlymeansenjoyinggoodhealthanywherebutlocationisakeyfactorinhealthforpeopleinlowerincomegroups.MichaelStepneroneofthestudy'sco-authorssaideconomicdeclineanddecreasingpopulationsintheRustBeltaren'tnecessarilytoblamE.Thestudyfoundthatlocationmattersforlowearners.Low-incomeindividualstendtolivemorehealthilyandforlongerincitieswithcollege-educatedpopulationshighincomesmoreimmigrantsandhighlevelsofgovernmentexpensessuchasNewYorkandSanFrancisco.Thestudyalsofoundmeasuresofhealth—insurancecoverageandhealthspendingwereoflesserimportancethansocialandeconomicfactorsindetermininghealthforlow-incomeindividuals.Nordidhavinghealthinsuranceseemtobeafactorinincreasinglifeexpectancyforpoorergroups.ThekeydriverofdifferencesininequalityacrossareasoflifeexpectancyisprobablynotaccesstohealthcareMrStepnersaiD.32.TheunderlinedwordlongevityinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.A.successfulexperienceB.longlifeC.goodrelationshipD.youngappearance33.Whatisakeypartinlifeexpectancyforlowerearners?A.WarmclimatE.B.HigherincomE.C.Goodeducation.D.Geographiclocation.34.Wherewouldthistextmostprobablyappear?A.TravelguidE.B.Healthresearch.C.Sportsnewspaper.D.Sciencefiction.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?A.HigherearnerslikelivingabroaD.B.BeingrichmeanshavingahappylifeeverywherE.C.LowerearnersarelikelytoliveforlongerinbigcitiesD.Thegovernmentistryingitsbesttomakepeoplelivelonger
The2016StateofNorthAmerica’sBirdsreportwaspublishedbytheNorthAmericanBirdConservationInitiativeNABCIlastWednesdayattheMuseumofNatureinOttawaCanadA.Thereport-forthefirsttime-assesses评估conservationstatusof1154nativebirdspeciesthatoccurinCanadathecontinentalUnitedStatesandMexicoaswellasoceanicbirdsthatoccuroffthesethreecountries.Howeverthefindingsweredistressing.Overone—thirdofallNorthAmericabirdspeciesaremostatriskofextinctionwithoutsignificantconservationaction.NorthAmericanmigratorybirds候鸟areonthedecline下降.ButthesebirdslinkustheyuniteusandwehaveashareddutytothemandtotheenvironmentstheyarecloselytiedinwithsoitrequiresinternationalteamworksaidChristianArtusoabiologistatBirdStudiesCanadA.Thiswillcomebacktobiteusifwedon’tdealwithitwhilewestillhaveachancE.Thethreattobirdpopulationshasbroughtnationstogethertotryandsavethemfromextinction.CanadatheUnitedStatesandMexicoshareanamazingwealthofbirds.AndnotoneofthemcarriesapassportsaidCatherineMcKennaCanadianfederalEnvironmentandClimateChangeMinister.Partnershipslikethisallowusto‘spreadourwings’beyondourownnests.ThisweekpolicymakersscientistsandnonprofitleadersmetinOttawaCanadatodiscusstheresultsofthestudyandhowtoincreaseconservationeffortsinthecontinent.Theauthorsrecommendvariouswaystotakeactiontosavethehomesofat-riskbirds.Forseabirdsthereportsuggestsexpandingprotectedareasintheseasigningagreementstocutplasticspollutionmanagingfisheriestoprotectfishpopulationsuponwhichthebirdsfeedandmakingsurethebirdsdonotgetcaughtinfishinglinesornets.Thethingaboutmigratorybirdsistheyconnectus.WhatwedouphereinCanadaaffectswhatgoesondowninthesouthernUSandMexicoandevenfurtherbeyondthroughoutthewholehemisphere半球saidArtuso.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddistressinginthefirstparagraphmean?A.BoringB.ExcitingC.UpsettingD.Interesting33.WhatdoestheteamworkmentionedbyArtusoprobablyaimtodo?A.StudybirdspeciesB.ProtectmigratorybirdsC.HelpinternationalbiologistsD.Createacompetitiveenvironment34.WhatcanweinferaboutMckenna’swords?A.Shewantedbirdstoflybeyondtheirnests.B.ShewascuriousaboutbirdsinthethreecountriesC.ShehopedthethreecountriescouldworktogetherD.Shebelievedpassportsweresometimesunnecessary35.HowisParagraph5mainlydeveloped?A.ByprovidingexamplesB.BygivingdescriptionsC.ByanalyzingcausesD.Bymakingcomparisons.
Childrengrowquicklyespeciallytheirfeet.Butmanyfamiliescannotbuyshoeseachtimeachildneedsthem.Asaresultabout300millionchildrenaroundtheworldgowithoutshoes.Thosechildrenriskpickingupdiseasesandparasites寄生虫fromthesoil.AnAmericanmanmayhaveasolutionforthosekidsashoethatgrowswiththechilD.KentonLeeisthecreatoroftheshoethatgrows.HesaysTheshoecangrowinthefront;itcanalsogrowonthesidewithVelcrofastenerandonthebackabuckle锁扣.Itcanlastuptofiveyears.Thebottomiscompressed压缩的rubberlikewhatisusedforatirE.Thetopishigh-qualityleather.Theshoescomeintwosizes:smallonesthatfitchildrenaged4to9andlargeonesforchildrenaged9to14.Leesayshegottheideafortheshoewhileworkingasavolunteerinanorphanage孤儿院inKenyA.HesaysTherewasalittlegirlinawhitedresswalkingnexttomE.AndIjustrememberlookingdownandseeinghowsmallhershoeswerE.Theyweresosmallforherfeetthatshehadtocutopenthefrontofhershoestolethertoesstickout.AndIjustrememberthinking‘Wouldn’titbeniceiftherewereapairofshoesthatcouldgrowwithher?’HoweverLeesaysitwasnoteasytoturnhisideaintoareality.Therealreasonwhyitwasimportantformetotrytomaketheshoesthatcouldgrowwastohelp.SoImadeapromisetomyself.In2009Leefoundedanon-profitorganizationcalledBecauseInternational.IntheofficeofBecauseInternationalLeekeptapairofhisownshoestohelphimrememberhispromisE.ItoldmyselfIwouldnotgetnewshoesuntiltheideawasdonE.SothosearetheshoesthatIworeforalittleoverfiveyears.ButoncewefinallymadetheshoethatgrowsthenIgotsomenewshoes.19.What’sthepurposeofKentonLee’swordsinParagraph2?A.Toencourageustobuytheshoes.B.Totellustheshoesareofhighquality.G.Toshowustheshoeshavevarioustypes.D.Togiveusgeneralinformationabouttheshoes.20.HowdidKentonLeerespondwhenseeingthelittlegirl?A.Hethoughtthegirlwasreallysmall.B.Hecouldn’tbelievewhathesawatall.C.Hewantedtoinventshoesthatgrow.D.Hewasdeterminedtocollectmoneytohelpher.21.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Manychildrenneedshoesinpoorcountries.B.AnAmericanmanhelpedpoorpeopleinKenyA.C.Childrenshouldwearshoestoprotectthemselves.D.AnAmericanmaninventedshoesthatgrowwithachilD.
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