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ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndiamyhusbandRashidstayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstayhewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.HecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgonE.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapersincludinghispassport.HereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensattherelostandlonelyinastrangecitythinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewonE.Lateintheeveningthephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan垃圾桶thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments文件.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemoutalthoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafrienD.ThatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeoplE.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.21.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.TakehisfamilyC.JoinhisfamilyD.Findahouse22.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney23.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrestoredinthelastparagraphmean?A.ShowedB.GavebackC.DeliveredD.Sentout24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TurningTrashtoTreasurE.B.LivinginaNewCountry.C.FromIndiatoAustraliaD.InSearchofNewFriends.
Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.TheinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprinteD.PaperprovidedanimportantwaytocommunicatewithknowledgE.PaperwasfirstmadeinChinaabout2000yearsago.InEgyptandtheWestpaperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.AfterthattheforestycountriesofCanadaSwedenNorwayFinlandandtheUnitedStatesbecausethemostimportantinpaper-making.TodayFinlandmakesthebestpaperintheworlD.AndithasthebiggestpaperindustryintheworlD.Whenwethinkofpaperwethinkofnewspapersbookslettersenvelopesandwritingpaper.Sopaperplaysanimportantroleinourlives.Paperisverygoodforkeepingyouwarm.Housesareofteninsulated隔热withpaper.Youperhapsseenhomelessmensleeponalargenumberofnewspapers.TheyareinsulatingthemselvesfromthecolD.InFinlandinwinteritissometimes40degreesbelowzero.Thefarmerswearpaperbootsinthesnow.Nothingcouldbewarmer.59.WhenwaspapermadeinsouthernEurope?A.Before1100.B.After1400.C.After1100.D.Before140060.Whichcountrymakesthebestpaper?A.Norway.B.CanadaC.TheUnitedStates.D.FinlanD.61.What’sthemeaningofthesentenceNothingcouldbewarmer.?A.Booksarewarmer.B.Newspapersarewarmer.C.Paperisthewarmest.D.Housesarethewarmest.62.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theinventionofpaper.B.ThebestpaperC.Thepaper-makingD.Theusesofpaper.
OneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthetwentiethcenturywasElvisPresley.Hemadetherock&rollmusicpopularallovertheworlD.Hesoldmillionsofrecordsandmademanysuccessfulfilmsandhehelpedchangethedirectionofpopularmusicinthe1960s.ElvisPresleywasborninapoorfamilyin1935.HisparentsweresimplecountrypeoplewhooftentookhimtochurchwherehelearnedtosingandheneverforgotthekindofsongsthatheusedtosinginchurchasachilD.WhenhewasyoungElvismovedfromToledotoMemphisinTennesseewhereheattendedhighschool.Buthewasnotagoodstudent.Hisonlyrealinterestwassinging.Hebegantosinginthestyle风格thatiscalledcountryandwestern.In1955herecordedsomesongsforhismother’sbirthday.ThepeopleattherecordingstudiolikedhissingingandhismusiC.ItwascountryandwesternmusicbutitalsosoundedalittlelikethemusicwhichblackpeopleusedtosingintheAmericanSouth.Itwascalledblues.ShortlyafterthatElvismetTomParkerwhobecamehismanagerandarranged安排concertsforhimacrosstheUnitedStatesandnewrecordingsaswell.SoonElvisbecamefamousaroundthecountry.LaterElviswenttoHollywoodandbegantoappearinfilmssuchasLoveMeTenderandKingCreolE.ButElvisfounditdifficulttolivewithsuccess.LikemanyotherfamouspeopleHebegantotakedrugsandhishealthstartedtosuffer.Whenhediedatanearlyageof42in1977hismanymillionsoffanswereshockeD.TheKingIsDead!thenewspapersaiD.ButtodayhismemoryandhismusicliveonandwillalwaysberememberedastheKingofRock&roll.41.Fromthepassagewecansee________________.A.thechurchsongsdidn’thelpElvisdevelophisownstyleB.ElvisforgothischurchmusicatalaterageC.Elvisdidn’tgetanyhelpfromhisparentsD.thechurchsongshelpedElvis’developmentinhissinging42.WhowasTomParker?A.A.managerofabankB.A.famoussingerC.Elvis’managerD.Elvis’bestfriendsincechildhood43.WhatcausedElvis’death?A.HissingingtoomuchB.HistakingthedrugsC.Hisparent’sdeathD.TomParker’shelp44.WhatwasElvis’musicstylelikemost?A.OnlycountryandwesternB.OnlycountryandbluesC.BothwesternandchurchmusicD.Notonlycountryandwesternbutalsoabitblues45.WhichistherightorderofElvis’life?A.ElvislearnedtosingatchurchB.ElvisgaveconcertsallacrossAmericaC.Elvisrecordedsomesongsforhismother’sbirthdayD.TomParkerbecamehismanagerE.ElviswenttohighschoolinMemphisf.ElviswasborninToledoA.f;a;e;c;d;bB.f;a;c;e;d;bC.f;e;a;d;b;cD.f;e;a;c;d;b
Inmanysocietiesthereisoftengreateracceptanceoflightskinthandarkskin.Lightskinmaybeseenasamarkofbeautyintelligenceandsuccess.Thesebeliefscanleadtosocialpressureevenwithinthesameracialgroupifsomemembersaredarkerskinnedthanothers.TheresultisthatskinlighteninghasbecomeacommonactivityacrossAfricaAsiaandotherareasoftheworlD.Moreandmorepeoplewithdarkskinareusingskinlighteningproductseveniftheymayfacehealthrisks.Theybelievethathavingwhiterskinwillimprovetheirlives.Manypeoplethinktheywillhaveabetterchanceofgettingajobormarryingintoabetterfamily.Ortheywanttolooklikewhattheirsocietygenerallyconsidersbeautiful.Somebeautycareproductsandsoapscontainchemicalsthatmakeskinlighter.Thisprocessisalsocalledbleaching.Butsomeofthechemicalsareextremelydangerous.OneofthemostdangerousishydroquinonE.Hydroquinonehasbeenbannedinseveralcountries.Thischemicalhasbeenlinkedtokidneydamageandsomekindsofcancer.Italsocauseslowbirthweightinbabieswhenmothersuseitduringpregnancy.Atfirstbleachingproductsmaketheskincolorlighter.Butafterlongtermusetheycancauseproblems.Theycanevenmakesomeskindarker.Thechemicalsintheproductsblockandbreakdownthenaturalprocessthatgivescolortoskin.Theskinlosesitsnaturalbarriertoprotectagainstsunlight.ThentheskincanbecomethickanddiscoloreD.UsuallythepersonwillusemoreoftheproductinanefforttocorrecttheproblembutthisonlymakesitworsE.FatimataLytreatsskinconditionsintheSenegalesecapital.Dakar.DoctorLysaysskinbleachinghasbecomeaproblemthroughoutSenegal.Shesaysthechemicalsarenowmoredangerousbecausetheyarestronger.SomecaseshaveresultedinblackenedfingernailsinfectionsandpermanentskindamagE.Andthesearenottheonlyrisks.ExpertssaysomepeoplewhochangetheirskincolorsufferemotionaldamagE.Theyfeelregretandsadness.Theyfeelthatinsteadofriskingtheirhealththeyshouldhavelearnedtoloveandaccepttheirskincolorasitwas.59.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedwordbleaching?A.lightingB.changingC.whiteningD.pleasing60.Whyhastheskinlighteningbecomeacommonactivityallovertheworld?A.ManypeoplewithdarkskinhavenoconfidencE.B.Lightskinseemstohavemoreadvantagesoverdarkskin.C.Therearemanyproductsthatcanmakethedarkskinlight.D.Peoplewithdarkskinareforcedbythepressureoftheirfamilies.61.Accordingtothetextcustomersusingthebleachingproductswouldalsorisk__________.A.fingerdamageB.lowweightC.emotionaldamageD.skincancer62.Thewriter’sattitudetowardusingthebleachingproductsis___________.A.doubtfulB.negativeC.supportiveD.positive
InthisageofInternetchatvideogamesandrealitytelevisionthereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupieD.Yetdespitethecompetitionmy8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontestacompetitionwhichshewonlastyear.AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests–andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionletterfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn’twinthecontestagain?That’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddestroyedhopescanresurfaceinourchildren.Arevelation启示camelastweekwhenIaskedherDon’tyouwanttowinagain?NosherepliedIjustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgradE.Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously自发地toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehallIofferedsuggestionsforcharactersconflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquicklyguidedbymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgradeIhadtoacceptthatIwasco-optingmydaughter’sexperiencE.WhilesteppingbackwasdifficultformeitwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmorestepsputtingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifaskeD.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperimentgrowandfindtheirownvoices.70.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Nowmanyamusementscompeteforchildren’stimE.B.Childrenhavelotsoffundoingmindlessactivities.C.RebeccaismuchtoobusytoenjoyherleisuretimE.D.Rebeccaoftengoonlineforherwritingmaterials.71.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?A.ShewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmorE.B.Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.C.Shedidn’tquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.D.Herroadtosuccesswasfullofpainandfrustrations.72.TheunderlinedwordresurfaceinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.recycleB.reappearC.reconsiderD.reunite73.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontest?A.Shewasconfidentabouthertalentinwriting.B.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.C.Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.D.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.74.Theauthortookgreatpainstoimproveherdaughter’sstoriesbecause_______.A.shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamsofbecomingawriterB.shewasafraidRebecca’simaginationmightrunwildwhilewritingC.shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuchD.shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance75.What’stheauthor’sadviceforparents?A.Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.B.Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.C.ChildrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperiencE.D.A.writingcareerthoughattractiveisnotforeverychildtopursuE.
TheAmericanbookWhoMovedMyCheesehasbeenabestsellerallovertheworlD.Itteachespeoplehowtofacechangesintheirlives.NowitsauthorSpenceJohnsonhaswrittenabookjustforteens.Thebooktellsusthatwhenfacingchangeinourliveslikeanewschoolornewfriendsdon'tbeafraiD.InsteadusethischangetomakeabetterlifE.Thebookgivesanexampleofachangeatschool.A.schoolischangingfromhavingtwotermstothreetermsbecausetherearetoomanystudents.Severalteensaretalkingaboutthis.MostofthemareunhappyandworrieD.ButChrisisnot.HelaughsandtellsastoryabouttwomicetwolittlepeopleandsomecheesE.ThefourareinamazelookingforthecheesE.HerecheesemeanssomethingimportantinlifelikemovingtoanewclassorgettingintocollegE.ButtheyfindthecheeseisgonE.Themicerealizethattheycan’tchangewhathashappenedandhavetofindmorecheesE.Thismeansfindingdifferentdreams.Thelittlepeoplehowevercan’tdothis.TheyareafraidofchangesotheyfindnocheesE.AfterChrisfinishesthestorythefriendsunderstandonething:togetmorecheesemoveinanewdirectionquickly.Hisfriendsunderstandhowthiscanbeusedinthechangesallteensfacesuchasdoingwellatschoolorhavinggoodrelationshipsorjustfeelinggoodaboutyourself.1.ThebookWhoMovedMyCheeseis__________.A.writtenallovertheworldB.readacrosstheworldC.soldonlyinAmericaD.lovedonlybyteens2.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A.NeverchangeinourlifE.B.Changewheneveryoulike.C.Changewiththechanges.D.Payattentiontothechanges3.Theunderlinewordfourparagraph3refersto__________.A.miceandlittlepeopleB.studentsC.cheeseD.readers4.Inourlivesweshouldlearnfrom__________.A.miceB.littlepeopleC.ChrisD.SpenceJohnson
Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled－to$1.01perpack－smokershavejammedtelephonequitlinesacrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They'vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyearsfindingthatsmokersespeciallyteensarepricesensitivE.NorisitashocktotheindustrywhichfiercelyfightseverytaxincreasE.TheonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessagE.TobaccotaxesimprovepublichealththeyraisemoneyandmostparticularlytheydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteenswhichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicteD.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.InManhattanforinstancewhichhasthehighesttaxinthenationapackofMarlboroLightKingscost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.InCharlestonS.C.wherethe7centapacktaxisthelowestinthenationthepricewas$4.78.Theinfluenceisobvious.InNewYorkhighschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys－13.8%farbelowthenationalaveragE.Bycomparison26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentucky.Otherlowtaxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteensmokingrecords.HalRogersRepresentativefromKentuckylikethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxesarguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlowincomeAmericanswhochoosetosmokE.That'struE.ButthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflowincomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplacE.Asfortoday'sadultsifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquittheywillhavemoretospendontheirfamiliescuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter.1.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thepriceofcigarettesB.therateofteensmokingC.theeffectoftobaccotaxincreaseD.thedifferencesintobaccotaxrate2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise?A.TeensmokersarepricesensitivE.B.Somestatesstillkeepthetobaccotaxlow.C.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth.D.TobaccoindustryfiercelyfightsthetaxrisE.3.Rogers'attitudetowardsthelowincomesmokersmightbethatof________.A.toleranceB.unconcernC.doubtD.sympathy4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.B.LowincomeAmericansaremorelikelytofallill.C.Futuregenerationswillbehookedonsmoking.D.Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.
Ifyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystationyoudon'tneedtofeelsurprised.Theyareaflashmob快闪族whichisagroupofpeoplewhocometogethersuddenlyinapublicplacedosomethingunusualforabriefperiodoftimeandthenquicklybreakup.TheyareusuallyorganizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationnetwork.Atapredeterminedtimetheygatherandperformsomedistractions消遣suchaswavingtheirhandsandexchangingbooksThentheyquicklybreakupbeforethepolicecanarrive.Usingmobilephonestheflashmobcanchangeitslocationifthefirstonehasbeenreplacedforanyreason.BillLasiksenioreditorofHarper’sMagazineorganizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay2003andthefirstsuccessfulflashmobcametogetheronJune32003-afterthefirstattemptwasfoiledatMacy'sdepartmentstore.Lasikclaimedthattheactivitywasdesignedtomakefunofhipsters起时髦的人andcallattentiontotheculturalatmosphere.Flashmobgatheringscansometimesshockpeople.Suchanactivitymightseemamusinganduntruebutitalsomightfrightenpeoplewhoarenotawareofwhatistakingplace.Undoubtedlyflashmobscanserveasgoodpoliticaltoolsinanydirection.Theyalsohavegreateconomicpotentialsuchasusingflashmobstoadvertiseaproduct.Theflashmobisnowbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Peopleuseittodomanythings.Forexamplein2009MichaelJackson'sfanstookpartinaflashmobtorememberhim.HundredsofhisfansgatheredsinginganddancingMichael'sfamoussongBeatIttogether.Flashmobsgivepeoplefromallwalksoflifeanopportunitytocometogethertocreateamemory.24.TheundefinedwordfoiledinParagraph2canbereplacedby_A.forgottenB.preventedC.announcedD.confirmed25.Whatcanyoulearnabouttheflashmobfromthepassage?A.Theflashmobusuallybreaksupquicklyforlackingenoughtime.B.Oncetheplacefortheactivityisdetermineditcan'tbechanged.C.Theflashmobcanbemadeuseoffingmanyfieldsjustforfun.D.Itgivespeoplethechancetocometogethertodosomethingunusual.26.Themainpurposeofthepassageis-A.toentertainB.toencourageC.toinformD.topersuade27.Thewriter'sattitudetowardstheflashmobisA.negativeC.favorableB.objectiveD.doubtful
THEBRONTEFAMILYYorkshireEnglandwasthesettingfortwogreatnovels小说ofthe19thcentury.ThesewereCharlotteBronte'sJaneEyreandEmilyBronte'sWutheringHeights.TheyoungestsisterAnnewasalsoagiftednovelistandherbookshavethesameextraordinaryqualityashersisters'.TheirfatherwasPatrickBronteborninIrelanD.HemovedwithhiswifeMariaBronteandtheirsixsmallchildrentoHaworthinYorkshirein1820.SoonafterMrs.Bronteandthetwoeldestchildrendiedleavingthefathertocarefortheremainingthreegirlsandaboy.Charlottewasbornin1816Emilywasbornin1818andAnnein1820.TheirbrotherBranwellwasbornin1817.Lefttothemselvesthechildrenwroteandtoldstoriesandwalkedoverthehills.TheygrewuplargelyselfeducateD.Branwellshowedagreatinterestindrawing.Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyforhisarteducation.Theytookpositionsasteachersortaughtchildrenintheirhomes.Aschildrentheyhadallwrittenmanystories.Charlotteasayounggirlalonewrote22bookseachwith60to100pagesofsmallhandwriting.ThereforetheyturnedtowritingforincomE.By1847CharlottehadwrittenTheProfessor;EmilyWutheringHeights;andAnneAgnesGrey.AftermuchdifficultyAnneandEmilyfoundapublisher出版商buttherewasnointerestshowninCharlotte'sbookItwasnotpublisheduntil1859.Howeveronepublisherexpressedaninterestinseeingmoreofherworks.JaneEyrewasalreadystartedandshehurriedlyfinishedit.Itwasacceptedatonce;thuseachofthesistershadabookpublishedin1847.JaneEyrewasimmediatelysuccessful;theothertwohoweverdidnotdosowell.PeopledidnotlikeWutheringHeights.Theysaiditwastoowildtooanimal-likE.ButgraduallyitcametobeconsideredasoneofthefinestnovelsintheEnglishlanguagE.EmilylivedonlyashortwhileafterthepublicationofherbookandAnnediedin1849.CharlottepublishedShirleyin1849andVillettein1853.In1854shemarriedArthurBellNicholls.Butonlyayearlatershediedoftuberculosis肺结核ashersistershaD.24.WhatdidtheBrontesistersdoforBranwellBronte?A.TheyhelpedhimWritestories.B.Theyhelpedhimgettrainedinart.C.Theytaughthimhowtodrawwell.D.Theytaughthimhowtoeducatehimself.25.Whichwaspublishedafterthedeathofitswriter?A.Shirley.B.VillettE.C.AgnesGrey.D.TheProfessor26.Theunderlinedwordstheothertwointhe5thparagraphrefertoA.ShirleyandVilletteB.TheProfessorandAgnesGreyC.AgnesGreyandWutheringHeightsD.TheProfessorandWutheringHeights27.WhatdoweknowabouttheBrontesisters?A.Theirnovelsinterestedfewpublishers.B.Noneofthemlivedlongerthan40yearsolD.C.NoneofthemhadmorethantwobookspublisheD.D.EmilywastheleastsuccessfulofthethreE.
HOWmanyofyouhaveusedrockpaperscissorsRPSasafairwaytosettlesomething?Ifyouthinkitisagameofchancethinkagainaccordingtoscientists.RPSisagameaspopularintheEastasitisintheWest.Therulesarethesame:Twoplayersmakeoneofthethreehandsigns.Todecidethewinnerrockbreaksscissorsscissorscutpaperandpapercoversrock.ManyofusplaywithnogameplaninminD.Butresearchershaveworkedoutseveralwinningpatterns.TheWorldRockPaperScissorsSocietyholdstournaments联赛inTorontoCanadA.Accordingtotheirdataplayerschooserock35.4percentandpaper35percentmorethanscissors29.6percent.Ifyouropponentisamanoranangrypersonit’squitepossibletheywillstartthegamewithrockresearchershavefounD.Ifyouropponentisawomanorabeginneryoushouldexpectthemtostartwithscissors.EarlierthisyearChinesescientistsasked360studentstocompeteinaRPStournamentatZhejiangUniversity.Scientistsfoundthatwinnerstendtochoosethesameactiontheywonwithwhilethelosertendstochangetothenextactionintheorderofrockscissorspaper.Thisiscalledthewin-staylose-changestrategy策略.Humansusethisstrategyinmanycompetitivesituations.ExpertRPSplayershavemanyothertechniques.MonicaMartinez2008winneroftheWorldRPSTournamentsaidthatshereadfaces.Ididn’tworryaboutwhatIwasgoingtodoIjustdidwhatIthoughttheyweregoingtodoshetoldTheTelegraph.IfyourfriendsaresimilarexpertslearnfromJonathanMonacowinnerofthe2009USARPSTournament.HewearsdarksunglassestocoverhisexpressionsduringthegamE.RememberthestrategyforplayingRPSdependsonhowskilledyouropponentis.Butifyou’relookingforaquicksimplewinningruleforamatchchoosepaper.Scissorsistheleastpopularchoiceandmenfavorrock.Botharereasonstochoosepaper.24.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.ThepopularityofRPSgamesaroundtheworlD.B.ThegeneralrulesofRPSgames.C.A.gameplanforRPSgames.D.ThefairnessofRPSgames.25.AccordingtothearticleresearchersworkedoutsomewinningpatternsforRPSgamesmainlyby_______.A.studyingtherulesofthegameB.analyzinggamedataC.interviewingexpertplayersD.organizingmajortournaments26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMonicaMartinezisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.ShelikestousethesameactionsmanytimesinarowwhenplayingthegamE.B.SheusuallyfollowstheorderofrockscissorsandpaperwhenplayingthegamE.C.Sheisgoodatreadingheropponent’smoveswhenplayingthegamE.D.SheoftenwearsdarksunglasseswhenplayingthegamE.27.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat_______.A.scissorsisthemostpopularchoiceofskilledRPSplayersB.paperisasaferchoicethanrockandscissorsforRPSplayersC.beginnershavebarelyanychanceofwinningagainstskilledRPSplayersD.menareusuallybetteratRPSgamesthanwomen
Eveninaweakjobmarkettheoldcollegetryisn’ttheanswerforeveryonE.A.briefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthatwemayhaveoverdonethemessageoncollegeseniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaiD.We’vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere’salotoftruthtothatMs.SawhillsaiD.OnaverageitdoespayoffButifyouloaduponawholelotofstudentdebtandthenyoudon’tgraduatethatisaverybadsituation.Onecommentthatpeopleoftenrepeatamongtheyearsofslowjobgrowthhasbeenthevalueofeducationforlandingajobandadvancinginacareer.April’snationalunemploymentratestoodat7.5%accordingtotheLaborDepartment.Theunemploymentrateforhigh-schoolgraduatesover25yearsoldwhohadn’tattendedcollegewas7.4%comparedwith3.9%forthosewithabachelor’sdegreeormoreeducation.Thedifferenceisevenbiggeramongthoseaged16-24.Thejoblessrateforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomainthatagegroupisabout20%.AtthesametimerecentresearchbyCanadianeconomistswarnsthatacollegedegreeisnoguaranteeofpromisingemployment.Ms.Sawhillpointedoutthatamongtheaspectsthataffectthevalueofacollegeeducationisthefieldofone’smajor:studentsinengineeringorothersciencesendupearningmorethanthosewhomajorintheartsoreducation.Thecostoftuitionandtheavailabilityoffinancialaidareotherconsiderationswithpublicinstitutionsgenerallyabetterfinancialbargainthanprivateones.Shesuggestedtwowaysofimprovingthesituation:increasingvocational-technical职业技能trainingprogramsandtakingapagefromEurope’sfocusonearlyeducationratherthanpost-secondarylearning.TheEuropeancountriesputalittlemoreattentiontogettingpeoplepreparedintheprimarygradesshesaiD.Thentheyhaveahigherrequirementforwhoevergoestocollege—butonceyougetintocollegeyou’remorelikelytobehighlysubsidized资助.Shealsoisasupporteroftechnicaltraining—toteachstudentshowtobeworkerssuchasplumbersweldersandcomputerprogrammers—becauseemployersaredesperateforworkerswiththeseskills.32.Peopleusuallythinkthat_____.A.thecostoftechnicalschoolingisaproblemB.onewillnotsucceedwithoutacollegedegreeC.technicalskillsaremostimportantforlandingajobD.thereisanincreasedcompetitioningettingintoacollege33.Whatdoestheunderlinedparttakingapagefrommean?A.hearingfrom.B.changingfrom.C.differingfrom.D.learningfrom.34.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Publicinstitutionschargemoreforeducation.B.Europeanuniversitiesarestricterwithstudents.C.StudentswithcertainskillsareingreatdemanD.D.Canadianstudentsprefertomajorinengineering.35.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Isthe‘GotoCollege’messageoverdone?B.ThenewrequirementofLaborMarketC.PrimaryeducationinEuropeancountriesD.Istechnicaltrainingmorepopular?
InordertohosttheOlympicsacitymustsubmitaproposal提交提案totheIOC.AfterallproposalshavebeensubmittedtheIOCvotes.IfnocitywiththefewestvotesiseliminatedthevotingcontinuesuntilamajoritywinnerisdetermineD.TypicallytheGamesareawardedseveralyearsinadvanceallowingthewinningcitytimetopreparefortheGames.InselectingthesiteoftheOlympicGamestheIOCconsidersanumberoffactorsandchieflyamongthemiswhichorganizingcommitteeseemsmostlikelytostagetheGameseffectively.TheIOCalsoconsiderswhichpartsoftheworldhavenotyethostedtheGames.ForinstanceTokyothehostofthe1964SummerGamesandBeijingthatofthe2008GameswerechoseninparttopopularizetheOlympicmovementinAsiA.BecauseofgrowingimportancetelevisionworldwidetheIOCinrecentyearshasalsotakenintoaccountthehostcity’stimezonE.WhenevertheGamestakeplaceintheUSAorCanadaforexampleAmericantelevisionnetworksarewillingtopayspeciallyhigheramountsfortelevisionrightsbecausetheycanbroadcastpopulareventsliveinthebestviewinghours.OncetheGameshavebeenawardeditisthedutyofthelocalorganizingcommittee----nottheIOCortheNOCofthehostcity’scountrytoprovidethemwithmoney.ThisisoftendonewithapartoftheOlympictelevisionrevenues收入andcorporatesponsorships社团赞助ticketssalesandothersmallerrevenuesources.Inmanycasesthereisalsodirectgovernmentsupport.AlthoughmanycitieshaveachievedamountsofmoneybyhostingtheGamestheOlympicscanbefinanciallyrisky.WhenthefinancialgainsfromtheGameswerelessthanexpectedthecitywasleftwithlargedebts.36._______willbedeterminedtohosttheOlympicGamesbytheIOC.A.A.citythatsubmitsaproposalB.Onethathasn’thostedtheGamesC.A.citythathasperfecttimezoneD.A.majoritywinnerinvoting37.IftheGamestakeplaceinCanadaAmericantelevisionnetworks___.A.arewillingtopaymuchhigheramountsfortelevisionrightsB.willbeforbiddentobroadcastlivesportingeventsC.can’tbroadcastpopulareventsliveinthebestviewinghoursD.willnotpayfortheCanadiantelevisionnetworks38.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhichfollowingstatementistrue?A.ThehostcitymustbeleftwithlargedebtsB.ThecitymayachievealotofmoneyC.ThereisnofinancialriskinhostingtheOlympicGamesD.Itisimpossiblethatthehostcitycouldn’tmakemoney39.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.ApplyingforhostforOlympicsB.WinnerorloserC.HowtohostOlympicGamesD.TheOlympicGames
InancientEgyptthepharaoh法老treatedthepoormessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalaceifhebroughtgoodnews.Howeveriftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynewshisheadwascutoff.Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday’sconversations.OnceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting.Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutofthedoorpicnicbasketinhandasmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaidOhboybaddayforapicniC.Theweathermansaysit’sgoingtorain.Iwantedtostrikehimonthefacewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.NotforhisstupidweatherreportforhissmilE.SeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchabus.AsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounterthesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmileOhthatbusleftfiveminutesago.Dreamsofhead-cutting！It’snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’sdelivered递送.Bigwinnersknowwhendeliveringanybadnewstheyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.Unfortunatelymanypeoplearenotawareofthis.Hadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathy同情Iwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarning.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleftIprobablywouldhavesaidOhthat’sallrightI’llcatchthenextonE.Bigwinnerswhentheybearbadnewsdeliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded被轰炸的personissuretohavE.33.InParagraph1thewritertellsthestoryofthepharaohto____.A.makeacomparisonB.introduceatopicC.describeasceneD.offeranargument34.Inthewriter’sopinionhisneighborwas___.A.friendlyB.warm-heartedC.notcaringD.nothelpful35.WhatisthemainideaofthetextA.Deliveringbadnewsproperlyisimportantincommunication.B.Helpingotherssincerelyisthekeytobusinesssuccess.C.ReceivingbadnewsrequiresgreatcouragE.D.Learningancienttraditionscanbeuseful.
Citiesneedtoputeffortstodealwithpollutionandcleartheair.Chinesecitieswillneedtoputeffortstoclearuptheskywhenanewdepartmenttoimproveregionalairqualityissetupby2015accordingtothelatestplanreleasedbytheStateCouncil.BesidestheexistingpollutioncontrolprogramforSO2regionalemissioncaps区域排放上限forothercertainchemicalswillbeestablishedinthethreekeyairpollutingareas—theYangtzeRiverDeltaPearlRiverDeltaandtheBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeiregion.Coal-consumptioncapswillalsobetriedoutinsomeareasaccordingtotheplan.Theplanisaimedatdealingwithregionalairpollution—suchasacidrainandsmog—whichhavebecomeincreasinglyobviousinChinainrecentyearsandcausedaseverethreattopeople’shealthZhangLijunvice-ministerofenvironmentalprotectionsaidinaninterviewonMonday.Theairqualityinacityaffectstheregionsnearbybecausepollutants污染物CantravelthroughtheatmospheresaidChaiFahevice-directorofChineseResearchAcademyofEnvironmentalSciences.SoeffortstoreduceairpollutioninasinglecitytargetingacertainpollutantwillnotbeenoughChaisaiD.ZhangsaidThecountry’smajorindustrialdistricts—theYangtzeRiverDeltaPearlRiverDeltaandtheBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeiregion—haverecordedmorethan100mistydaysannuallyinrecentyears.Thesethreeregionshometoatleast200millionpeopleoccupyonly6.3percentofthecountry’sareabutconsume40percentofthecountry’scoalandproducehalfofitssteelaccordingtoofficialfigures.Studiesalsoshowthatthevisibility能见度ineasternregionsofChinahasdroppedby7to15kmcomparedtothatintheearly1960sasaresultofairpollution.LiaoningprovincetheShandongPeninsulaWuhaninHubeiprovinceanditssurroundingareatheChangsha-Zhuzhou-XiangtanregioninHunanprovincetheChengdu-ChongqingregionandthewesterncoastoftheTaiwanStraitsarealsolistedasareastocarryoutsuchregionalairpollutioncontrolprogramsaccordingtotheplan.Thenewplanalsorequiresanimprovedairqualitysystemwhichwillmeasurethepollutionlevels.ThecurrentsystemwhichonlymeasuressomemajorpollutantscannotreflectthetruepicturE.saidChai.9.Itwillnotbeenoughtoreduceairpollutioninasinglecitybecause.A.airpollutionhasbeenbecomingmoreandmoreseriousinrecentyearsB.airpollutionlikeacidrainandsmogisthreateningpeople’shealthC.airpollutantsinacitycantravelintheskyandaffectnearbyareasD.airpollutantsstayinfixedplacesoverthecities10.SupposethevisibilityineasternregionsofChinawas130kmintheearly1960sthevisibilitytherenowadaysis.A.123to115kmB.137to145kmC.123to145kmD.115to137km11.Themainpurposeofthepassageis.A.toinformreadersofthedamagecausedbyairpollutionB.tointroducethenewplantocontrolairpollutionC.toprovideofficialfiguresofairpollutionlevelsD.topointouttheregionsaffectedbyairpollution12.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasethetruepictureinthelastparagraphmean?A.Themajorpollutants.B.Thekeypollutedareas.C.Themajorpollutedcities.D.Thepollutionlevels.
ItwasavillageinIndiA.Thepeoplewerepoor.Howevertheywerenotunhappy.Afteralltheirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.Thenoneday.SomevisitorsfromthecityarriveD.Thetoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog'slegs.HowevertheydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirownandsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplacE.Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaroundandtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatchthem.Agreementwasreachedandthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.ForthefirsttimethepeoplewereabletodreamofabatterfuturE.Butthedreamdidn'tlastlong.Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirstbutitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoftenandthereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn'tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides杀虫剂andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn'tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob---eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilledtheinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.Nowthepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.1.FromparagraphIwelearnthatthevillagers__________.A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeC.werepoorbutsomewhatcontentD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers2.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?A.thefrogswereeasymoneyB.TheyneedsmoneytobuymedicineC.theywantedtopleasethevisitorsD.thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise3.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren'ssickness?A.thecropsdidn'tdowellB.thereweretoomanyinsectsC.thevisitsbroughtindiseasesD.thepesticideswereoverused4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?A.HappinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountryB.HealthismoreimportantthanmoneyC.TheharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportantD.goodolddaywillneverbeforgotten
Businessesarewitnessingadifficulttimewhichhasinturnproducedinfluenceonconsumers’desiretogogreen.Howevershoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns.Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheirpurchasestothesamedegreeastheydidayearagowhilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.Thismayhelptoinfluencehowshopsstoregoodsontheirshelves.Andthecompaniesshouldstillmakeeffortstobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmentallyresponsiblecompanieswithaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecidedtotaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany’senvironmentalreputationwasnotgoodenough.HarryMorrisonchiefexecutive主管oftheCarbonTrustsympathizes:Iunderstandthissituationwheresurvivalisveryimportantnow.Butfromenvironmentalconsiderationstheclockisticking—wedon’thavemuchtimE.Inadditioncuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamedium-termbenefitforthebranD.Largercompanieshaveanextramotivationtolookatreducingtheircarbonfootprintasnewrulesnextyearwillrequirebusinessestobuycarbonallowancestomakeupfortheiremissions排放.Thosethathavetakenearlyactionwillhaveaheadstart.MorethantwothirdsofconsumersarenotclearaboutwhichcompaniesareenvironmentallyresponsiblE.Thissuggeststhatfirmsthatareabletorelayclearlytheirmessagetothepublicwillbeinapolepositiontoattractshoppers.TheCarbonTrustbelievesthatitcanhelpbyinformingcustomersaboutthegoodworkcompaniesaredoing.Whencompaniesaregranted授予thestandardtheycanusealogo标识inalltheirmarketingwhichmakesitclearthattheyareworkingtowardscuttingemissionsMr.MorrisonsaiD.1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Businessesarefindingwaystosendtheirmessagetotheshoppers.B.Companieswillsoongetinformationaboutcuttingcarbonemissions.C.FirmsaremakingeffortstoencouragecustomerstokeepgoodsathomE.D.Firmsareurgedtocutcarbonemissionsbyshoppers’environmentalawareness.2.TheunderlinedwordinforminParagraph2probablymeans.A.affectB.changeC.disturbD.reject3.AccordingtoHarryMorrisonbusinesses.A.willbenefitfromcuttingcarbonemissionsB.shouldbuycarbonallowancesforshoppersC.arerequiredtomakeupfortheircarbonemissionsD.haveencouragedshopperstotaketheircustomelsewhere4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatbusinesseswill.A.haveastrongdesiretoreducecostsB.usethesamelogointheirmarketingC.gainadvantagesbytakingearlyactionD.attractmoreshoppersbystoringgoods
InthisageofInternetchatvideogamesandrealitytelevisionthereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupieD.Yetdespitethecompetitionmy8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontestacompetitionwhichshewonlastyear.AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests–andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionletterfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousmasters.Whatifshedoesn’twinthecontestagain?That’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddestroyedhopescanbeembodiedinourchildren.AninspirationcamelastweekwhenIaskedherDon’tyouwanttowinagain?NosherepliedIjustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgradE.Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesassheindependentlytoldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehallIofferedsuggestionsforcharactersconflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquicklyguidedbymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.WhilesteppingbackwasdifficultformeitwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmorestepsputtingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifaskeD.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperimentgrowandfindtheirownvoices.31.Whichofthestatementswilltheauthoragreewith?A.Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.B.Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.C.Childrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperience.D.A.writingcareerthoughattractiveisnotforeverychildtopursuE.32.Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedwordembodiedinparagraph2?A.putB.expressedC.connectedD.included33.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontest?A.Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.B.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.C.Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.D.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.34.Theauthortookgreatpainstoimproveherdaughter’sstoriesbecause_______.A.shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamsofbecomingawriterB.shewasafraidRebecca’simaginationmightrunwildwhilewritingC.shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuchD.shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance
ItalyisonecountrywherebeautyisprizedmorethananyothervirtuE.ThatisexceptinthesmalltownofPiobbicotheself-declaredWorldCapitalofUglyPeoplE.TheroadsignattheedgeofthetownevenwarnsvisitorsthattheyareenteringtheuglyzonE.PeoplewhoconsiderthemselvesuglyhavebeengatheringinPiobbicosincethe1960s.That’swhenUglyClubpresidentTelesforoLacobelliestablishedadatingagencyforwomenwhobelievedtheyweretoouglytoattracthusbands.Lacobellibelievesthatheisuglyhimselfbecausehehasashortnoseinacountrywherelongorlargenoseshavealwaysbeenconsideredbeautiful.PeoplefromaroundtheworldtraveltoPiobbicototelltheirsadstoriesofugliness.DuringtheannualFestivaloftheUglywhichoccursonthefirstSundayofeverySeptemberhundredsofpeoplegatherinPiobbico’stownsquaretoelectthepresidentoftheUglyCluB.Lacobelliwinstheelectioneveryyear.TheUglyClubhasover20000members.TheycarryIDcardsthatgradetheiruglinessfrombearabletoextremE.A.prizeisawardedtoUglyClubmemberswhoqualifyasextremelyugly.TheUglyClubpresidentinsiststhatuglinessisavirtuE.Sincebeautifulpeoplegetalotofattentionfortheirbeautyalonetheyhavetoworkhardtoprovetheirothervirtues.UglypeopleontheotherhandaregenuineanddonothavetoproveanythingtoanybodyaccordingtoLacobelli.LacobelliisaspokespersonforuglypeopleeverywherE.HebelievesthattheuglieroneisthebetterlifecanbE.ThoughtheclubenjoysmakingfunofbeautyespeciallybeautycontestsLacobellihasaserioussideaswell.Hebelievesthattoomanypeoplesufferfromfinancialandemotionalpressuresbecausetheydon’tmeetsociety’sstandardsofbeauty.ThefactthatbeautifulpeoplearemoresuccessfulintheworkforceisaproblemthatLacobellihasattemptedtobringforwardtotheItalianpublicandgovernment.51.Piobbicoisratherspecialinthat.A.itisaverysmalltownB.itishometouglypeopleC.itreceivesnovisitorsD.itisthecapitalofItaly52.TelesforoLacobellistartedhisdatingagencyaboutyearsago.A.20B.30C.40D.6053.WhyisLacobellielectedthepresidentoftheUglyClubeveryyear?A.BecauseheistheugliestpersoninthewholeworlD.B.BecausehisuglinessisalwaysgradedasbearablE.C.BecauseheisaspokespersonforuglypeopleeverywherE.D.Becausehehaswonthemembers’trustandadmiration.54.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.UglypeoplearemostrespectedinItaly.B.TheFestivaloftheUglyisheldeverytwoyears.C.Uglypeopleareunfairlytreatedinsociety.D.Theuglieroneisthebetterlifeheorshelives.55.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheUglyCapitaloftheWorldB.TheUgliestPersonoftheWorldC.FestivaloftheUglyD.BeautyContestsShouldbeBanned
Experiencemaypossiblybethebestteacherbutitisnotaparticularlygoodteacher.YoumightthinkthatWinstonChurchillorperhapsMarkTwainspokethosewordsbuttheyactuallycomefromJamesMarchaprofessoratStanfordUniversityandapioneerinthefieldoforganizationdecisionmaking.ForyearsMarchpossiblybewisestphilosopherofmanagementhasstudiedhowhumansthinkandactandhecontinuestodosoinhisnewbookTheAmbiguitiesofExperiencE.Hebeginsbyremindingusofjusthowfirmlywehavebeenstickingtotheideaofexperientiallearning:ExperienceisrespectedexperienceissoughtexperienceisexplaineD.Theproblemisthatlearningfromexperienceinvolves涉及seriouscomplications复杂化onesthatarepartofthenatureofexperienceitselfandwhichMarchdiscussesinthebodyofthisbook.Inoneinterestingpartofbookforexampleheturnsadoubleeyetowardtheuseofstoriesasthemosteffectivewayofexperientiallearning.HesaysThemoreaccurately精确的realityispresentedthelessunderstandablethestoryandthemoreunderstandablethestorythelessrealisticitis.Besidesbeingabroadlyknowledgeableresearcher.Marchisalsoapoetandhisgiftshinesthoughinthedepthofviewsheoffersandthesimplelanguageheuses.ThoughthebookisshortitisdemandingDon’tpickituplookingforquickeasylessons.RatherbereadytothinkdeeplyaboutlearningfromexperienceinworkandlifE.1.AccordingtothetextJamesMarchis____________.A.apoetwhousesexperienceinhiswritingB.ateacherwhoteachersstorywritinginuniversityC.aresearcherwhostudiesthewayhumansthinkandactD.aprofessorwhohelpsorganizationsmakeimportantdecisions2.AccordingtoJamesMarchexperience______________.A.isovervaluedB.iseasytoexplainC.shouldbeactivelysoughtD.shouldbeinactivelysought3.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.ExperiencemakesstoriesmoreaccuratE.B.Storiesmadeinterestingfailtofullypresentthetruth.C.Theuseofstoriesisthebestwayofexperientiallearning.D.StoriesareeasiertounderstandwhenrealityismoreaccuratelydescribeD.4.What’sthepurposeofthistext?A.Tointroduceabook.B.Todescribearesearcher.C.Toexplainexperientiallearning.D.Todiscussorganizationaldecisionmaking.
Teacherssaythedigitalagehashadagoodinfluence-andanot-so-goodinfluence-onthisgenerationofAmericanteenagers.Morethan2000teacherstookanonlinesurvey.Three-quartersoftheteacherssaidtheInternetanddigitalsearchtoolshavehadamostlypositiveeffectontheirstudents'researchhabitsandskills.But64percentsaidthetechnologiesdomoretodistract使------分心studentsthantohelpthemacademically.And87percentagreedthatthesetechnologiesarecreatinganeasilydistractedgenerationwithshortattentionspans.ThePewInternetProjectdidthesurveywiththeNationalWritingProject.JudyBuchananisthevicedirectoroftheNationalWritingProjectandaco-authorofthereport.Ms.Buchanansaysdigitalresearchtoolsarehelpingstudentslearnmoreandfaster.Teachersreallyfavorthesetoolsbecausetheyarewaystomakesomeofthelearningexcitingandengaging.Youngpeoplefavorthesetools.Thegoalistoreallyhelpthembecomecreatorsofmeaningfulcontentandnotjustsortofconsumers.Butoneproblemthesurveyfoundisthatmanystudentslackdigitalliteracy.TheytrusttoomuckoftheinformationtheyfindontheInternet.Judysaysthesestudentshaven'tdevelopedtheskillstodeterminethequalityofonlineinformation.It'ssomethingthatreallyhastobetaughtandpaidattentionto.Becauseinaworldinwhichthingshappenquicklyyoudoneedtostepbackreflectandanalyzetheinformationyouhave.Anotherproblemisblamedonsomethingthatmightnotseemlikeaproblematall:beingabletoquicklyfindinformationonline.Teacherssaytheresultisareductioninthedesireandabilityoftheirstudentstoworkhardtofindanswers.Theysaystudentsareoverlydependentonsearchenginesanddonotmakeenoughuseofprintedbooksorresearchlibraries.ManyteachersarealsoconcernedthattheInternetmakesiteasyforstudentstocopyworkdonebyothersinsteadofusingtheirownabilities.32.Thetextmainlytellsus____.A.allthestudentsusedigitaltoolsB.theInternetisplayingakeyroleC.teachersencourageusingdigitaltoolsD.digitaltoolsbringaboutbenefitsandproblems33.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthetext?34.TheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansA.studentsdonothavetherightdigitaltoolsB.studentsdonotalwayshaveaccesstotheInternetC.studentshaven'ttheabilitytoadjustthemselvesD.studentscan'tjudgeonlineinformationproperly35.Somestudentsdon'ttendtoworkhardbecauseA.theycangetanswersontheInternetquicklyB.printedbooksandlibrariesaroundaren'tenoughC.theInternetcan'tmakestudentsconcentrateD.theycancopyeachothers'workwithoutbeingpunished
NewZealandhaslongbeenmountainhikemad.Overthelast25yearsanincreasingnumberofdedicated专用cycletracksandparkshavesprungupinbothtownandcountrymanydevelopedbybikeclubsandothercommunitygroups.Recreationalcyclingwasalreadyonarollwhenin2009a50millionNewZealanddollargovernmentfundwasestablishedtocreateacontinuoustouringrouterunningthelengthofthecountrysupportedalagrassrootslevelbyanadditional50millionNewZealanddollarsofferedupbycouncilsandfocalorganizations.Itsoonbecameapparenthoweverthatbuildingonecontinuousrouteacrossthetwoislandswasnotonlytooambitioushutitalsowouldbypassmanyofthemostremoteandinterestingcornersofthecountry.Restoringandextendinghistoricpathwaysmademoresenseenablingcycliststovisitfascinatinghistoricandculturalsiteswhileseeingnaturalwondersalongthewayandinspiringbothlocalsandpeoplefromoverseastoridethem.Thefirstsod草皮ofthenewtrailswasturnedbyPrimeMinisterJohnKeyinlate2X.9.Sincethenarmedwillmachetesshovelsanddiggerssomeoftheworld'shestsingle-trackdesignersandbuildershavebush-bashedbenched.sidledandswitch-hackedtheirwaythroughadiverserangeofterrain地形.Bytheenclof2012100fthe20trailswereopentoriderswiththeremainderscheduledforcompletionbytheendof2013.The2340kmnetworkwillbeevenfurtherextendedbyalready-establishedtrailssuchasthefamous71kmQueenCharlotteTrackthatgoesthroughtheMarlboroughSoundsalthetopoftheSouthIsland.33.Restoringandextendinghistoricpathwayswould_.A.worknaturalwondersalonethehistoricpathwaysB.allowcycliststoenjoylocalhistoryandcultureC.discouragelocalsandforeignersfromridingthemD.avoidallremoteandinterestingcornersofthecountry34.Whofirststartedthebuildingworkofthenewtrails?A.PrimeMinisterJohnKey.B.Localsandpeoplefromoverseas.C.Someofthesingle-trackdesigners.D.Bikeclubsandothercommunitygroups.35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MountainBikeHoliday.B.RecreationalCycling.C.NewCycleTrailsforEasyRiding.D.QueenCharlotteTrack.
Everybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowupwegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysocietyourfamilytheeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetupit’snoteasytochangelaterinlifE.Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvaluesexpertsputusinthreecategories.Theyaretheantthecricketandthesnail.◆Theant—worksfirstJustlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinterthesepeopledon’tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.TheyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretirE.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.◆Thecricket—funfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn’tthinktoomuchaboutthefuturE.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetoldtheymighthaveproblems.TheyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurancE.◆Thesnail—livesunderpressureThesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong-termloansfromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsuretheycanaffordit.ThiscancauseproblemsinthefuturE.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.67.Ourbeliefsandvaluesareaffectedbythefollowingexcept______.A.societyB.thefamilyC.theeducationD.money68.Peoplewiththecharacterofthesnailwouldliketo_______.A.enjoylifeatthemomentwithoutthinkingmuchaboutthefutureB.putworkbeforeeverythingelsE.C.livealuxurylifeatallcostsD.taketheriskofinvestingalargesumofmoney69.Whichofthefollowinghasthecharacterthattheauthorprefers?A.theantsB.thecricketC.thesnailD.noneoftheabove70.Thispassagemainlytalksabout_______.A.spendingnatureofpeopleB.thereactionbetweenmanandinsectsC.theinsectsinnatureD.theproblemswithdealingwithmoney
Athenswillwelcomethe2004OlympicGameswithopenarms.NotonlywilltheGamesbereturningtotheirbirthplacebutthey’llalsobeenteringanewperiodofOlympichistory.TheInternationalOlympicCommitteeIOChasbeenlookingforwaystomaketheworld’slargestsportingeventabitsmallerandeasierforcitiestohost.MexicoistheonlyLatinAmericannationtohavehostedtheOlympics.AndthegameshaveneverbeenheldinAfricA.Itcostswellover$4billionthosttheOlympicGames.AndthisisstoppingmanypoorercountriesfromtryingtowinthebiD.CitiesinAfricaandLatinAmericawithgreatsocialandmoneyproblemscannotevenbegintomakethebiD.SotheIOChassuggested117waystomaketheGamessmallerandeasierforcitiesacrosstheworlD.Theseideasaretobeputintopracticesoon---maybeintimefortheBeijing2008Olympics.TheIOCwantstosaveupto$400million.Thesuggestionsincludelimitingthenumberofsportsto28andthenumberofathletesto10500.Imagineabuswith28seatsandsomesportsneedtogetofftogivetheirplacestoothersportssaidanIOCofficial.Sportsthatmightnotappearinthe2008BeijingOlympicGamesincludedbaseballsoftballandthemodernpentathlon五项全能shootingfencinghorsejumpingswimmingandrunning.WethinkthattheOlympicGameshavetobemadesmallerandthelesscostlysothattheycanbeorganizedbyallcontinentsandsubcontinents次大陆saidIOCpresidentJacquesRoggE.OurdreamisthatacontinentsuchasAfricawillbeabletoorganizetheOlympicGames.36.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheOlympicGameshavetobemadesmallerandlesscostlyB.TheOlympicGameshavetoincreasethenumberofsports.C.TheOlympicgameshavetoincreasethenumberofathletes.D.TheOlympicGameshavetoenlargetheirglobalattraction.37.FromthepassagewecanknowthattheOlympicshavebeenheldinfourcontinentsEXCEPT____________.A.AsiaB.AmericaC.EuropeD.Africa38.Theeventswhicharemostprobablylimitedinclude______accordingtothepassagE.A.basketballbaseballandfootballB.baseballsoftballandvolleyballC.softballbaseballandthemodernpentathlonD.softballfencingandpentathlon39.Thepurposeofwritingthearticleisto______.A.thinkhighlyoftheAthensOlympicGamesB.makemanypoorercountriesbeabletoorganizetheOlympics.C.increasetheeventsoftheAthensOlympicGamesD.makeAthensenteranewperiodofOlympichistory
GetaFREEYEAR!OrderNOWandgetaFREEYEARofParents®magazine!That’s2fullyears24issuesfortheregular1-yearrate--just$12.ButHURRYthisofferwon'tlast!U.S.ordersonlypleasE.EveryissueofPARENTSisfilledwithpracticaladvicefromleadingdoctorsandchildexperts...toysandgamesthatdevelopreader-testedproductsandmore!100%Money-BackGuarantee:Youmustbepleasedoryoumaycancelanytimeduringthelifeofyoursubscription订阅andgetallyourmoneyback--noquestionsaskeD.Parents®Magazineispublished12timesperyear.Savingsarebasedon$12.00annualsubscriptionratE.Statetaxesmayapplytoyourorder.E.-mailaddressrequiredtoaccessyouraccountandmemberbenefitsonlinE.Wewillnotshareyoure-mailaddresswithanyonE.Clickhere:www.parents.com/privacytoviewourprivacypolicy.72.Thepurposeoftheadvertisementis________.A.tohelpparentswiththeirdailylifeB.tocollectmoremoneyforcharityC.toattractmoresubscribersD.tointroduceanewproduct73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothead?A.Only$12istobepaidfor24issuesofthemagazinE.B.Readerscangetafreeofferofthemagazineanytimeoftheyear.C.Readersfromallovertheworldcanenjoythefreeoffer.D.ReaderscancommunicatefacetofacewithchildexpertsontheInternet.74.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthead?A.Inthenewspaper.B.InawebsitE.C.Inasupermarket.D.Inalibrary.75.A.readersubscribedPARENTS3monthsagobutnowhefindsthemagazinedissatisfying.Whatcanhedo?A.Hecancancelwithoutgettinghismoneyback.B.Hecancancelafteransweringaseriesofquestions.C.Hecanemailthemtoaccesshisbankaccounttogetallyourmoneyback.D.Hecancancelandgetallhismoneybackwithoutansweringanyquestions.
ChinaisnowsendingmorecollegestudentstostudyintheUnitedStatesthananyothercountry.A.newreportshowsa23percentincreaseinthenumberofChinesestudentscomingtotheU.S.ThelatesteditionoftheannualInstituteofInternationalEducationIIEandanotherUSinstitutefounda5percentriseinthenumberofinternationaluniversitystudentsintheUScomparedtooneyearago.Therearenowover157000ChinesestudentsatU.S.collegesanduniversities.AsiaaccountedforfourofthetopfivecountriesandregionstotakeadvantageoftheUShighereducationsystem.IncreasednumbersofstudentsfromChinaparticularlyattheundergraduatelevellargelyaccountsforthegrowththispastyearthereportstateD.TheyreallyenrollinafullrangeofUShighereducationsaidPeggyBlumenthalseniorcounselortothepresidentofIIEthegroupthatmadethereport.20yearsagostudentsfromChinaonlyknewofahandfulofUSinstitutionsbutnowtheyareenrollinginourcommunitycollegesinoursmallliberalartsinstitutionsintheresearchuniversities.ReallyspreadacrossthecountryshesaiD.ChinesemainlandwasinthenumberonespotwhileIndiawasthenumbertwocountryoforigin.SouthKoreawasthethirdandCanadawasnumberfour.China’sTaiwanheldthenumberfivespot.SaudiArabiawasinsixthwitha44-percentincreasewhileJapanwasseventhdown14percent.BlumenthalassociatestheincreaseinthenumberofChinesestudentsheadingtoUScollegestolimiteduniversityplacesinChinaaswellasafeelingfromstudentsandtheirparentsthantheywantauniqueeducationalexperiencE.China’sfamilyplanningpolicysaysBlumenthalhasalsomeantthatfamiliescanconcentrateresourcesonasinglechilD.TheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeleshasoneofthelargestAsianstudentpopulationsofanycollegeintheUnitedStates.25.WhichrankedthethirdplacesharingUShighereducation?A.SaudiArabiaB.SouthKoreaC.CanadaD.India26.WhyisthenumberofChinesestudentsgoingtotheUSincreasing?A.TheUScollegesarebetterthanthoseinChinA.B.EachfamilyinChinahasonlyonechilD.C.Chinalacksenougheducationalresources.D.ChinesestudentscanentervarietiesofUScolleges.27.WhichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtoPeggyBlumenthal?A.ThenumberofChinesestudentsgoingtotheUShasincreasedby23%.B.TheUniversityofCaliforniahascontributedtoAsianeducationgreatly.C.ChinesestudentpopulationsintheUSmainlyconsistofundergraduates.D.ChinesestudentsknowmoreaboutUShighereducationthanbeforE.28.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe________.A.ChineseCollegeStudentsRushtoUSSchoolsB.TheLargeNumberofChineseStudentsintheUSC.ChineseStudentsMakeUpLargelyForeignStudentsintheUSD.AsianMiddleSchoolStudentsintheUSUniversities
AccordingtotheUSgovernmentwindfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigawattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unfortunatelythewaterthereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmillsseepicturetotouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorwayhowevercouldhelpputthemanywherE.TheprojectcalledHywindistheworld’sfirstlarge-scaledeepwaterwindturbine涡轮发电机.Althoughitusesafairlystandard152-ton2.3-megawattturbineHywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingsparseepictureatechnologyHywind’screatortheNorwegiancompanyStatoilHydrohasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelsparwhichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowtheseasurfacewillbetiedtotheoceanfloorbythreecables缆索;thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves.Hywind’sstability稳定性inthecoldandroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwindpower.IfallgoesaccordingtoplantheturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyasSeptember.ToproduceelectricityonalargescaleacommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebiggerturbinesthanHywinddoesbutit’sdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavierthewholespar’scentreofgravitymustbemovedmuchclosertotheocean’ssurfacE.Todothatthecompanyplanstodesignanewkindofwindturbineonewhosegearbox变速箱sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindthebladesseepicture.Hywindisatestrunbutthebenefitsforperfectingfloatingwind-farmtechnologycouldbeextremelylargE.OutatseathewindisoftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshorewhereallexistingoffshorewindmillsareplanteD.Deep-seafarmsareinvisiblefromlandwhichhelpsovercomethewindmill-as-eyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnologycatchesonitwillopenupvastareasoftheplanet’ssurfacetooneofthebestlow-carbonpowersourcesavailablE.1.TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethestabilityof.A.thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloorB.thesparwhichisfloatingindeep-seawaterC.thebladesdrivenbystrongandsteadyseawindD.thestonesfilledinthesparbelowtheseasurface2.Tobalanceabiggerturbinehighonafloatingsparanewtypeofturbineistobedesignedwithitsgearboxsitting.A.ontheseafloorB.onthespartopC.atsealevelD.behindtheblades3.Wideapplicationsofdeepwaterwindpowertechnologycan.A.solvethetechnicalproblemsofdeepwaterwindmillsB.makefinancialprofitsbyproducingmoreturbinesC.settletheargumentsaboutenvironmentalproblemsD.explorelow-carbonpowerresourcesavailableatsea
Ifyoudon’tthinktechnologycanimproveyourtripmeetJudyWilliams.WhensheandherhusbandrecentlycheckedintoBluHotelinZurichaclerkaskedthemtosignthedottedlineonaroomratehundredsofdollarshigherthantheironlineoffer.ItwasnotacheapstaysaysWilliamsalawyerfromBillingsMont.ButitbecamemoreofoneafterherhusbandfireduptheBooking.comapphe’dusedtobooktheirroomonhissmartphonE.AssoonasweshowedhimthecosthehonoreditWilliamssays.Technologymaycreatechallengesfortravelersbutitcanalsosolvethem.It’smorethanmakingsureofahotelcost.ThelatestBooking.comcanhelpusersselecthotelsbylocationmakeasecurebookingandviewtheconfirmed已确认的costsotheyneverneedtore-discusstheirhotelpricE.AnotherpainpointfortravelersistrafficthateatsawaypreciousvacationtimE.There’sanewappcalledCommutewhichisaimedatuserswhohavetomakethesametripeveryday.Butifyou’reheadedtoLosAngelesorHonoluluwherevisitorscaneasilygetstuckinhoursofheavytrafficCommutecanhelp.Justinputbasicinformationaboutyourdestinationandexpectedleavingtimeandtheappwillstartsendingyoutrafficinformation15minutesbeforeyouleavE.TestingCommuteprovedtobeachallengeformebecausemyhomeaddressisabout900milesfrommyplaceofwork.ButifyouhaveonlyashortdistancetotravelthroughaheavilypopulatedareayoucanuseCommutetoavoidtrafficjams.Anothersourceoftravel-relatedproblemsismoney.That’sparticularlytruewhenyou’redealingwithaforeigncurrency.ThelatestTravelMoneyTrackerhelpstravelerspreventcurrencymix-ups.Itimmediatelychangesacountry’snativecurrencytoyourssoyouknowexactlyhowmuchthatEspresso浓咖啡inMilancostsindollars.Itcanalsowarnyouwhenyou’reoverspendingwhichcansometimesbeaproblemwhenyou’reonvacation.Theonlycatchofcourseisthatyouhavetoremembertorecordallyourpurchases.Takentogethertheseappssolvesomeofthemostcommontravelproblems.Butnotallofthem.SomethingsnosmartphonecanfixwhichmeansIgettokeepmyjob–fornow.63.WhatdoesthewriterwanttotellthroughtheexampleofJudyWilliams?A.ThecostofBluHotelwashigherthanthatofothers.B.Theclerkwasveryfriendlyandpatient.C.Thesmartphoneshavemanyfunctions.D.Technologycanmakeourtripsbetter.64.Commuteisnotsuitableforthosewho_________.A.havealongjourneyB.goonthesametripeverydayC.caneasilygetstuckintrafficjamsD.travelashortdistancedowntown65.WhatisthefunctionofTravelMoneyTracker?A.IttellspeoplehowmuchEspressocosts.B.Itchangesthenativecurrencytoyours.C.Itwarnspeoplewhentheyareshopping.D.Itrecordsallpeople’spurchases.66.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toencouragepeopletotravel.B.Tointroducesomenewapps.C.Tohelppeoplewithtechnologyproblems.D.Toprovidepeoplewithtravelinginformation.
FormostSouthAfricansNelsonMandelaisthefatheroftheirnation–manyevencalledhimTataalocalwordforfather.Itwassometimesforgottenthathewasalsoarealfatherofsixgrandfatherof18great-grandfatherofeightandhusbandtothreewomen.HeearnedaplaceinhistoryjustlikeanotherfatherofanationMahatmaGandhi.Buttherewasafundamentaldifferencebetweenthesebelovedmen.WhileGandhiwasthoughttobeadepressedfamilymanMandelawasastrongandlovingfamilyman.EvensoMandelaandhisfamilypaiddearlyforhisdevotiontohiscountry'sfreedom.Mandelahimselfofferedaglimpseintohispersonalwar.Tobethefatherofanationisagreathonorbuttobethefatherofafamilyisagreaterjoy.ButitwasajoyIhadfartoolittleof.hesaidinApril1992announcinghisseparationfromWinniE.In1944NelsonMandelamarriedEvelyn.IcouldnotgiveupmylifeinthestruggleMandelaexplainedinhisautobiography自传LongWalktoFreedomandsheEvelyncouldnotlivewithmydevotiontosomethingotherthanherselfandherfamily...Ineverlostmyadmirationforherbutintheendwecouldnotmakeourmarriagework.Theydivorcedin1958.WhenEvelyndiedin2004MandelastoodathergravesidewithhisthirdwifeGracA.Winniealsoattendedthefuneral.MandelamarriedWinniein1958.ButWinnieborethehardshipoflifeasMandelaenduringherhusband's27-yearimprisonment.FromprisonMandelawrotesomeofthegreatestloveletterstoWinniE.Idustityourphotocarefullyeverymorning–IeventouchyournosewithminetoregaintheelectriccurrentthatusedtorunthroughmybloodwheneverIdidso.FormanySouthAfricansitwastheendofafairytalelovestorywhentheirseparationwasmadepublicin1992.Tensionshadarisenandtheyhadagreedonaseparation.Thehurtinhiswordswasclear:PerhapsIwasblindedtocertainthingsbecauseofthepainIfeltfornotbeingabletoplaymyroleasahusbandtomywifeandafathertomychildren.Unstable不稳定的personallivesseemedfreedomfighters'destiny命运hesaiD.Whenyourlifeisthestruggleasminewasthereislittleroomleftforfamily.ThathasalwaysbeenmygreatestregretandthemostpainfulaspectofthechoiceImadE.Thecoupledivorcedin1996.51.TheauthormentionedMahatmaGandhiinthesecondparagraphinorderto_________.A.showthecharacterofGandhiB.proveMandelaisthegreatleaderC.drawattentiontoMandela’spersonallifeD.honourthesetwogreatfathers52.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphshows_________.A.MandelafeltregretfulabouthisfamilylifeB.MandelagotnojoyfromhisfamilyC.MandelawasnotsatisfiedwithhiswifeWinneD.Mandelapreferredtobethefatherofthenation53.ThefirstwifeofNelsonMandelais_________.A.WinnieB.EvelynC.GracaD.notmentioned54.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Mandela:notjustthefatherofthenation.B.Mandela:adevotedleaderofthenation.C.Mandela:afreedomfighterwithdeeplovE.D.Mandela:successandfailurE.
WhileresidentsofwealthynationstendtohavegreaterlifesatisfactionnewresearchshowsthatthoselivinginpoorernationsreporthavinggreatermeaninginlifE.ThesefindingspublishedinPsychologicalScienceajournaloftheAssociationforPsychologicalsciencesuggestthatmeaninginlifemaybehigherinpoorernationsasaresultofgreaterreligiosity笃信zōng jiāo .Ascountriesbecomericherreligionbecomeslesscentraltopeople’slivesandtheyloseasenseofmeaninginlifE.ThusfarthewealthofnationshasbeenalmostalwaysassociatedwithlongevityhealthhappinessorlifesatisfactionexplainspsychologicalscientistShigehiroOishioftheUniversityofVirginiA.Giventhatmeaninginlifeisanimportantaspectofoverallwell-beingwewantedtolookmorecarefullyatdifferentialpatternscorrelates相关物andpredictorsformeaninginlifE.OishiandcolleagueEdDieneroftheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaigninvestigatedlifesatisfactionmeaningandwell-beingbyexaminingdatafromthe2007GallupWorldPollalarge-scalesurveyofover140000participantsfrom132countries.Inadditiontoansweringabasiclifesatisfactionquestionparticipantswereasked:Doyoufeelyourlifehasanimportantpurposeormeaning?andIsreligionanimportantpartofyourdailylife?Thedatarevealedsomeunexpectedtrends:AmongAmericansthosewhoarehighinlifesatisfactionarealsohighinmeaninginlifesaysOishi.Butwhenwelookedatthesocietallevelofanalysiswefoundacompletelydifferentpatternoftheassociationbetweenmeaninginlifeandlifesatisfaction.WhenlookingacrossmanycountriesOishiandDienerfoundthatpeopleinwealthiernationsweremoreeducatedhadfewerchildrenandexpressedmoreindividualisticattitudescomparedtothoseinpoorercountries–allfactorsthatwereassociatedwithhigherlifesatisfactionbutasignificantlylowersenseofmeaninginlifE.Thedatasuggestthatreligiositymayplayanimportantrole:Residentsofwealthiernationswherereligiosityislowerreportedlessmeaninginlifeandhadhighersuicideratesthanpoorercountries.Accordingtotheresearchersreligionmayprovidemeaningtolifetotheextentthatithelpspeopletoovercomepersonaldifficultyandcopewiththestrugglesofworkingtosurviveinpooreconomicconditions:Religiongivesasystemthatconnectsdailyexperienceswiththecoherentwhole连贯的整体andageneralstructuretoone’slifeandplaysacriticalroleinconstructingmeaningoutofextremehardshiptheresearcherswritE.OishiandDienerhopetoreproducethesefindingsusingmorecomprehensivemeasuresofmeaningandreligiosityandareinterestedinfollowingcountriesovertimetotrackwhethereconomicprosperitygivesrisetolessreligiosityandlessmeaninginlifE.63.Whichofthefollowingquestionscouldn’ttheparticipantshaveanswered?A.Doesyourlifehaveapurposeormeaning?B.Doyouhaverelativeslivingabroad?C.Areyousatisfiedwithyoureverydaylife?D.Isreligioninvolvedinyourdailylife?64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThosewhohavehigherlifesatisfactionusuallyhavelowersenseofmeaninginlifE.B.Peopleinwealthiernationsweremoreeducatedhavefewerchildrenandexpresslessindividualisticattitudescomparedtothoseinpoorercountries.C.Religionmayprovidemeaningtolifeinthatpeoplecangetstrongsupportfromitinfaceofhardship.D.WealthypeoplearemorelikelytocommitsuicidethanpoorpeoplE.65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThepooreracountryisthemorereligiousitspeoplearE.B.EconomicprosperitygivesrisetolessreligiosityandlessmeaninginlifE.C.Ifyouwanttofindmeaninginlifeyoumustpracticeareligion.D.Meaninginlifedoesn’thavemuchtodowiththeamountofwealthonepossesses.66.Themainpurposeofthepassageistoexplainthepossiblereasonwhy__________.A.greaterlifesatisfactionleadstolowersenseofmeaningB.residentsofpoorernationsenjoygreatermeaninginlifeC.residentsofpoorernationsaresoreligiousD.residentsofwealthynationshavegreaterlifesatisfaction
Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-Astudents.WeseethemfrequentlyinTVsituationcomediesandinmovieslikeRevenge复仇oftheNerds.Theygethighgradesallrightbutonlybybecomingdulllaborerstheirnosesalwaysstuckinabook.Theyarenotgoodatsocialcommunicationandlookclumsywhenitcomestosports.HowthendoweaccountforDomenicaRomanorPaulMelendres?RomanisonthetennisteamatFairmontSeniorHighSchool.Shealsosingsinthechoralgroupservesonthestudentcouncil学生会andisamemberofthemathematicssociety.FortwoyearsshehasmaintainedA'sineverysubject.MelendresnowafreshmanattheUniversityofNewMexicowasstudent-bodypresidentatValleyHighSchoolinAlbuquerquE.Heplayedsoccerandbasketballwellexhibitedatthesciencefairandmeanwhileworkedasareporteronalocaltelevisionstation.BeingaspeechgiveratthegraduationceremonyheachievedstraightA'sinhisregularclassesplusbonuspointsforA'sintwocollege-levelcourses.Howdosuper-achieverslikeRomanandMelendresdoit?Brainsaren'ttheonlyanswer.Topgradesdon'talwaysgotothebrighteststudentsdeclaresHerbertWalbergprofessorofeducationattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicagowhohasconductedmajorstudiesofsuper-achievingstudents.Knowinghowtomakethemostofyourinnate天赋的abilitiescountsformorE.MuchmorE.InfactWalbergsaysstudentswithhighI.Q.ssometimesdon'tdoaswellasclassmateswithlowerI.Q.s.Forthemlearningcomestooeasilyandtheyneverfindouthowtogetdown.Hardworkisn'tthewholestoryeither.It'snothowlongyousittherewiththebooksopensaidoneofthemanyA.studentsweintervieweD.It'swhatyoudowhileyou'resitting.Indeedsomeofthesestudentsactuallyputinfewerhoursofhomeworktimethantheirlower-scoringclassmates.Thekidsatthetopoftheclassgettherebymasteringafewbasictechniquesthatotherscanreadilylearn.1.Thenerdscanprobablybe__________.A.dullbookwormslackingsportsandsocialskillsB.successfultopstudentspopularwiththeirpeersC.studentswithcertainlearningdifficultiesD.bornleaderscrazyaboutsocialactivities2.Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A.MostTVprogramsandfilmsareaboutstraight-Astudents.B.Peoplehaveunfavorableimpressionofstraight-Astudents.C.Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-AstudentsfromTVorfilms.D.Straight-Astudentsarewelladmiredbypeopleinthesociety.3.Somestudentsbecomesuper-achieversmainlybecause________.A.theyarebornclevererthanothersB.theyworkerlongerhoursonstudyC.theymakefulluseoftheirabilitiesD.theyknowtheshortcuttosuccess4.Whatwillbetalkedaboutafterthelastparagraph?A.Theinterviewswithmorestudents.B.TheroleI.Q.playsinlearningwell.C.Thetechniquestobebetterlearners.D.TheachievementstopstudentsmakE.5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Studentsneedn’tworkhardonstudyanymorE.B.Thebrighteststudentscannevergettopgrades.C.Topstudentscertainlyachieveall-arounddevelopments.D.StudentswithaverageI.Q.scanbecomesuper-achievers.
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