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Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers生产商followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeaturesofclothes.Whatseemsstrangehoweveristhatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtherightandwomen’sformtheleft.Consideringmostoftheword’spopulation----menandwomen----areright-handedthemen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?HistoryreallyseemstomatterherE.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcenturywhenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservantshavingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhandhavingmen’sshirtsbuttonformtherightmadesensetoo.Mostmendressedthemselvesandasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservantsbutbuttoningformtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?ActuallyastandardoncesetresistschangE.Atatimewhenallwomen’sshirtsbuttonedformtheleftitwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen’sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterallwomenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besidessomewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpublicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtherightsinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen’sshirts.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeoplE.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.Women’sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.A.adoptingmen’sstyleisimproperforwomenB.manufacturersshouldfollowstandardsC.customsarehardtochangeD.modernwomendressthemselvesThepassageismainlydevelopedby.A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisonsC.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder
BEIJINGNov.26—U.S.dollarhitanotherrecordlowagainsttheeuroonFridaywiththeEuropeancurrencyclimbingabove$1.32forthefirsttimE.Thegreen-backfelltoitslowestinnearlyfiveyearsagainsttheyenthesameday.By1943ESTthedollarwastradingatUS$1.3265pereurocomparedwithUS$1.3270inthinlateNewYorktradE.Itwasat102.55yenlittlechangedfromNewYorkaftertouching102.37alevelnotseensinceMarch2000inLondon.JapaneseFinanceMinisterSadakazuTanigakirepeatedhiswarningagainstdollarweaknessthreateningtotakeactionagainstsuddenmovesbutmarketparticipantssaidsuchverbalintervention口头干涉hadlonglostitsclout.TraderswereexpectingmarketliquiditytoremainthinonFridaybecauseoftheextendedU.S.holiday.Insuchthintradingmanysaidafallinthedollarpast102yenandUS$1.33pereurowasarealpossibility.ReferringtorecentcurrencymovementsasbrutalEuropeanCentralBankchiefJean-ClaudeTrichetwhoisthemostvocalEuropeanpolicymakerondollarweaknessisduetomakecommentsinRiodeJaneiroalongwithECBcouncilmemberandSpanishcentralbankgovernorJaimeCaruanA.Introducedin1999asthecommoncurrencyfor12Europeancountriestheeuroinitially最初droppedagainstthedollarbuthasrisensome60percentsincehittinganall-timelowof82U.S.centsinOctober2000.Whatdoesthegreen-backrefertointhefirstparagraph?A.U.S.dollarB.AnotherrecordC.TheeuroD.EuropeancurrencyHowdidSadakazuTanigakifeelaboutdollarweakness?A.ExcitedB.PuzzledC.worriedD.DisappointedTheunderlinedwordbrutalprobablymeans______.A.crueltyB.helpC.criticismD.apologyAccordingtosomepeopleitwaspossibleforthedollartotrade______.A.at1.3265pereuroB.at1.32pereuroC.at1.3270pereuroD.at1.331pereuro
WehavetwodaughtersKristenissevenyearsoldandKellyisfour.LastSundayeveningweinvitedsomepeoplehomefordinner.IdressedthemnicelyforthepartyandtoldthemthattheirjobwastojoinMommyinansweringthedoorwhenthebellrang.Mommywouldintroducethemtotheguestsandthentheywouldtaketheguests’coatsupstairsandputthemonthebedinthesecondbedroom.TheguestsarriveD.Iintroducedmytwodaughterstoeachofthem.Theadultswereniceandkindandsaidhowluckyweweretohavesuchgoodkids.EachoftheguestsmadeaparticularfussoverKellytheyoungeroneadmiringherdressherhairandhersmilE.TheysaidshewasaremarkablegirltobecarryingcoatsupstairsatheragE.Ithoughttomyselfthatweadultsusuallymakeabigtodoovertheyoungeronebecauseshe’stheonewhoseemsmoreeasilyhurt.Wedoitwiththebestofintentions.ButweseldomthinkofhowitmightaffecttheotherchilD.IwasalittleworriedthatKristenwouldfeelshewasbeingoutshineD.IwasabouttoservedinnerwhenIrealizedthatshehadbeenmissingfortwentyminutes.Iranupstairsandfoundherinthebedroomcrying.IsaidWhatareyoudoingmydear?SheturnedtomewithasadexpressionandsaidMommywhydon’tpeoplelikemethewaytheylikemysister?IsitbecauseI’mnotpretty?Isthatwhytheydon’tsaynicethingsaboutmeasmuch?Itriedtoexplaintoherkissingandhugginghertomakeherfeelbetter.NowwheneverIvisitafriend’shomeImakeitapointtospeaktotheelderchildfirst.Theunderlinedexpressionmakeabig‘todo’overParagraph4means________.A.showmuchconcernaboutB.haveaspecialeffectonC.listjobstobedoneforD.dogoodthingsforTheguestspraisedKellyforcarryingcoatsupstairsbecauseofher________.A.beautifulhairB.prettyclothesC.lovelysmileD.youngageKristenfeltsadandcriedbecause________.A.theguestgavehermorecoatstocarryB.shedidn’tlookasprettyasKellyC.theguestspraisedhersistermorethanherD.hermotherdidn’tintroducehertotheguestsWecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A.parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheelderchildrenB.theyoungerchildrenareusuallymoreeasilyhurtC.peopleusuallyliketheyoungerchildrenmoreD.adultsshouldtreatchildrenequally
InVictoriantimescertainflowersexpressedmeaningsbecausetheflowerselectionwaslimiteD.Thereforeflowerasagiftwasaneffectivetoolinsocialcommunication.Withsomanychoicestodaywehavenorulesinflowerchoosing.Howeverpeopletendtogiveacertainflowertheirownpersonalmeaning---maybeitcanremindthemofsomeparticularfriendsorevents.HereIwouldintroducethetraditionalmeaningsofsomegiftflowersasareferenceforyourflowerchoosing.Carnation康乃馨isagoodgiftforyourfemaleteacherormotherbutnotallkindsofcarnationsmeanrespectandlovE.Differentcolourshavedifferentmeanings.Generallycarnationmeansfascinationandwomanlove.SpecificallypinkcarnationmeansI’llneverforgetyouandredcarnationsaysIadmireyou.Butsomecarnationshaveverynegativemeanings.IfyouwanttosaygoodbyetoyourgirlfriendyoucansendherabunchofstripedcarnationsoryellowonesbecauseitmeansSorryIcan’tbewithyou.YoudisappointedmE.RoseisnodoubtthebestgiftforgirlsinlovE.BasicallyitrelatestothelovebetweenmenandwomenbutroseswithdifferentcoloursstandfordifferentstagesoflovE.Redroseisman’sbestfriendwhenhewantstoshowhislovetoagirl.Inthepeakofhislovepinkroseismoresuitablebecauseitmeansperfecthappinessandpleasebelieveme.Whilethelovegetsintotroubleyellowroseseemstobethebestsymbol.Itmeansthedecreaseofloveandjealousy.ThoughyouarefreetochooseanykindoffloweraslongasitisbeautifulIthinkthisbriefintroductioncanhelpyouavoidmakingmistakes.Besidesthereceiversmustbehappierifheorshegetstoknowthegoodwillyouconveyinflowers.1.Whydowechoosecertainflowersasgifts?A.Becausetheyarethebestgiftsforyou.B.BecauseflowersalllookbeautifulC.BecausedifferentflowerssmellgooD.D.Becausetheycanexpressspecificmeanings.2.Indifferentstagesoflove________.A.rosesofdifferentcoloursshowlovetoagirl.B.youcanchooseredroseatanyoccasionC.yellowroseisthebestsymbolforyourloveD.pinkroseimpliesthatyourlovecomestomaturity成熟.3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.CarnationisbetterthanroseB.LikethecarnationliketheroseC.DifferentflowershavedifferentmeaningsD.Flowersofdifferentcolours
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UNICEFisappealingformorethanonebilliondollarsinaidforwomenandchildrenaroundtheworlD.TheUnitedNationsChildren'sFundhasreleaseditsHumanitarianActionReportfortwothousandten.Thereportliststwenty–eightcountriesandterritorieswithsomeoftheworld’smostpesteraffectingwomenandchildren.HaitiwasconsideredtobeincrisislongbeforetheearthquakeinJanuary.ThedeputyexecutivedirectorofUNICEFHildeJohnsonsaysthequakehasonlymadetheneedforaidmoreimmediatE.ButshesayschildrenallovertheworldhavetherighttothesameassistanceaschildreneverywhereelsE.TheHumanitarianActionReportdiscussesseveralissuesthatUNICEFsaysincreasinglythreatenthebasicrightsofwomenandchildren.Itsaysclimatechangehascauseddroughtsandfoodinsecurityinmanyareas.Highfoodpricesandtheglobalfinancialcrisisoftwothousandeight-twothousandninehaveonlyaddedtopovertyandmalnutrition营养不良.Andarmedconflictcontinuestothreatenthelivesofmillions.HildeJohnsonsayschildrenarealwaysthemostaffectedbyconflictsanddisasters.Theyfaceanincreasedriskofabuseincludingsexualviolenceandotherseriousrightsviolations侵犯.UNICEFdealswithabouttwohundredemergenciesaroundtheworldeveryyear.Thegreatestneedlastyearwasinsub-SaharanAfricA.Thereportsaysdroughtfoodinsecurityandcivilunrestaffectedabouttwenty-fourmillionpeoplE.ViolenceanddisplacementsofpeoplewereespeciallybadinSudanChadtheDemocraticRepublicofCongoandtheCentralAfricanRepubliC.InAsiaUNICEFexpectsitsfinancialassistanceneedstomorethandoublethisyear.ThisispartlytheresultofaddingPakistanandthePhilippinestothelatestreport.InPakistanitsaysmorethantwomillionpeoplehavebeenforcedfromtheirhomesbytheconflictintheSwatValleyandotherareasofthenorthwest.AndinthePhilippinesmorethantwohundredthousandpeoplearestilllivinginsheltersafterseverestormslastyear.Thisyear'sUNICEFreporttalksaboutthevalueofpublicandprivatepartnershipsinhelpingchildrenandfamiliesinemergencies.Andthat'stheVOASpecialEnglishDevelopmentReportwrittenbyJuneSimms.ForalinktotheUNICEFreportlistingthetwenty-eightcountriesandterritoriesincrisisgotowww.unsv.com.I'mSteveEmber.AccordingtoHildeJohnsonthemosteasilyaffectedpeenssufferingfromconflictsanddisastersare.A.womenB.childrenC.theoldD.thedisabledFromthispassageweknowthatthemostseriousproblemsinAsiaare.A.earthquakesandmalnutritionB.displacemerdsandstormsC.seminalviolenceandotherrightsviolationsD.droughtsandfoodinsecurityBysayingthequakehasonlymadetheneedforaidmoreimmediatE.HildaJohnsonprobablyintendstoenergytheideathat.A.everythingmusthaveabeginningB.grassnevergrowswherethewideblowsC.cloudyherringsturntocleareveningsD.itneverrainsbutpoursWhichofthefollowingmightserveasasuitabletickleforthispassage?A.HaitiwasincrisisduetotheearthquakeinJanuary.B.Violenceinthetwenty–eightcountriesandterritoriesC.UNICEFAppealsforAndforWomenandChildrenD.thevaticofpublicandprivatepartnershipsinhelping
Transportationandcommunicationnetworksbringpeopletogether.Yetsometimespeoplethemselvescreatebarriers障碍totransportationandcommunication.InsomecountrieslawsstoppeoplefrommovingfreelyfromplacetoplacE.Overthecenturiesmanygroupsofpeoplehavebeendeniedthefreedomtotravelbecauseoftheirracereligionornationality.IntheMiddleAgesforexampleJewswereoftenforbiddentomoveaboutfreelywithincertaincities.SouthAfrica'sgovernmentusedtorequireblackAfricanstocarrypasseswhentheytravelwithinthecountry.SomegovernmentsrequireallcitizenstocarryidentificationpapersandtoreporttogovernmentofficialswhenevertheymovE.Countriessetupcustomspostsattheirborders.Foreigntravellersmustgothroughacustomsinspectionbeforetheyareallowedtotravelinthecountry.Usuallytravellershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisas签证.Somecountriesevenlimitthenumberofvisitorstotheircountryeachyear.Othersallowtouriststovisitonlycertainareasofthecountryortheymayrequirethattravellersbewithanofficialguideatalltimesduringtheirstay.Manyofthosebarrierstotravelalsoactasbarrierstocommunication.Whentwogovernmentsdisagreewitheachotheronimportantmatterstheyusuallydonotwanttheircitizenstoexchangenewsorideasfreely.Countriesoftentrytokeepmilitaryorindustrialinformationsecret.TodaypeoplehavetheabilitytotraveltocommunicateandtotransportgoodsmorequicklyandeasilythaneverbeforE.Naturalbarriersthatweredifficultordangeroustocrossahundredyearsagocannowbecrossedeasily.ThebarriersthatpeoplethemselvesmakearenotsoeasytoovercomE.Butinspiteofallthedifferentkindsofbarrierspeoplecontinuetoenjoytravelandtheexchangeofgoodsandideas.6.Theexamplesinparagraph2areusedtotellthereadersthat_______A.peoplehavebeenallowedtotravelfreelywithinthecountryB.peoplehavenotbeenpermittedtotravelfreelyforvariousreasonsC.travellershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisasD.customspostsarenecessaryatthebordersofthecountries7.Somegovernmentslimitthefreedomofcommunicationbecause___A.theyintendtokeeptheirnationalsecretsunknowntoothersB.theythinksuchfreedomwillleadtowarsC.theyoftendisagreewitheachotheronimportantmattersD.theywanttoshowtheirauthorityovercommunication8.Wemaylearnfromthepassagethat_______A.peopledonotcareabouttheremovalofbarriersbetweencountriesB.peoplecannotremovetheobstaclesmadebythemselvesC.man-madebarriersaresometimeshardertoovercomethannaturalonesD.barriersshouldbetakenforgrantedastheyalwaysexist9.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.BarriersMadebyPeopleB.FunctionsofCommunicationC.RestrictionsonTransportationD.ProgressofHumanSociety10.WhichisNOTmentionedasthepossiblelimitssomecountriesputonforeignvisitors?A.Theyhavetogetavisabeforetheyenterthecountry.B.Onlyalimitednumberofvisitorsareallowedtoenterthecountryeveryyear.C.Noteverypartofthecountryisopentoforeigntourists.D.TheyhavetoreporttogovernmentofficialswhentheycometoanewplacE.
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IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctor—andgotocourt法庭.AftertheaccidentmyroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI'dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverytimeIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtimE.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasatallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismiss解雇him.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactaswnlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.MyexperiencestaughtmetwothingsaboutAmerica:firstlyinacountrylikeAmericamoneyiseverything.Itismoreimportantthanfriendshiphonourorprofessionalmorality职业道德.SecondlyforeignersarestillbeingunfairlytreateD.SowhenwetalkaboutAmericaweshouldseebothitsgoodandbadsides.1.Theauthor'sroommateofferedtohelphimbecauseA.hefeltsorryfortheauthor.B.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney.C.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodonE.D.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer.2.Agooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto________.A.beproperlytreatedB.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentC.recoverbeforeheleavesAmericaD.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury3.Thewordchargeinthispassagemeans________.A.beresponsibleB.accuseC.askasapriceD.claim4.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery________.A.friendlyB.greedyC.professionalD.busy5.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmericA.B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.
AccordingtotheUnitedStatesgovernmentpeopleareclassifiedashomelessiftheyhavenoplacetostayandnoexpectationoffindingaplaceforthenextthirtydays.Althoughtechnicallyaccuratethatisanimpersonalassessmentofanenormousandveryhumanproblem.ThehomelesspopulationrepresentsallofusAmericans.Itincludesmenandwomentheelderlychildrenandinfants.Itsmembersarefromallethnicgroups.Whattheyhaveincommonispoverty.CurrentlyintheU.S.thirty-ninemillionpeopleliveinpoverty.WhenmoneyisreallytightpayingtherentorbuyingfoodoftenbecomesachoicE.Governmentassistanceintheformoffoodstampsdoeshelpbutasonehomelessmanexplainsyoucan’tpaytherentwithfoodstamps.WithnomoneyforrentthestreetsandhomelesssheltersbecomethealternativE.Althoughmenconstitutethelargestgroupwithinthehomelesspopulationhomelesswomenwithchildrenarerapidlyjoiningthem.InfactonequarterofthehomelesspeopleintheU.S.areteenagersandyoungchildren.Peoplemaybecomehomelessfornumerousreasons.Howevertherearecertainfactorsthatmanyoftheseindividualshaveincommon.Theyincludealackofadequateeducationandjobskills.Amajorityoftheteenagersandadultshavenotcompletedhighschool.Theabuseofalcoholanddrugsisalsoacommonfactor.Onethirdoftheadulthomelesspopulationabusesalcohol.Whileonequarterofthesamegroupusesdrugs.Somemembersofthispopulationsuffermentalhealthproblems.Withinthepastseveralyearsmanyinstitutionsforthementallyillhavebeenclosedandtheirpatientssenthome.Unfortunatelyanumberofthosepeoplehavenohometogotoandtheyareunabletoadequatelylookafterthemselves.Joblossintoday’seconomyhasalsobecomearealfactorinthelossofpeople’shomes.ThebreakupoffamiliesthroughabandonmentanddivorcearealsocontributingfactorsparticularlywhentherearechildreninvolveD.Theparentwhoislefttocareforthekidswithinadequateincomemaybeforcedtodependonthehomelessshelterstoputaroofovertheirheads.ThewriterthinksthattheU.S.government’sdefinitionforthehomelessreveals________.A.aninsincereattitudetowardthehomelessB.anunbearableattitudetowardthehomelessC.anuncivilizedattitudetowardthehomelessD.anunsympatheticattitudetowardthehomelessTheU.S.governmenthelpsthehomelessby___________.A.givingthemhomelessallowanceB.givingthemfoodstampsC.findingjobsforthemD.findingresidenceforthemPeoplebecomehomelessforallthefollowingreasonsE.XCEPT__________.A.thelackofadequateeducationB.theabuseofalcoholanddrugsC.theclosureofinstitutionsforthementallyillD.thepoorperformanceofeconomyThebreakupoffamiliesislikelytoleadtohomelessnessbecauseaparentwithkidsmay_____.A.losehisorherjobintoday’seconomyB.beunabletolookafterthekidsC.nothaveenoughincomeD.findresidenceatahomelessshelter
OnSaturdaymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwillcelebrateSaintPatrick’sDaywhichhonorsPatronSaintormainreligiousfigureofIrelanD.CommunitiesacrosstheUnitedStateswillhostparadespartiesandotherfestivitiestomarktheoccasion.ThisyearcitieslikeBostonNewYorkandChicagohaveorganizedmassiveeventscelebratingSaintPatrick’sDay.InNewYorkCityhundredsofthousandsofpeoplewillgathertowatchtheSaintPatrick’sDayparade—thenation’slargest.ItisoneofthemostwatchedparadesintheworlD.Lastyearalmost2millionspectators观众andmorethan150000participants参与者filledthestreets.Theparadefirstheldin1776isalsooneoftheoldest.Chicagoalsothrowsabigcelebration.EveryyeartheChicagoRiverwhichcrossesthecityglowsgreenaseventorganizersdumpabout40poundsoffluorescenceapowerfuldye染料intothewater.BostonkeepsitsparaderollingforthreehoursormorE.Itisthenation’ssecond-largestparadE.ThecitywillalsosaluteoneofitsmostfamousformerresidentsPresidentJohnF.KennedybyopeningtheexhibitAJourneyHome:JohnF.KennedyandIrelandathisofficiallibrary.PatronSaintlivedinBritainintheearlyfifthcenturywhenitwasstillpartoftheRomanEmpirE.Hewascaptured抓捕andsoldintoslavery卖为奴隶inIrelandwhenhewasonly16.Heeventuallyescapedslaveryandturnedtoalifeofreligiousdevotion.Hetrainedtobecomeaminister牧师andsetouttospreadChristianitythroughoutIrelanD.After30yearsasareligiousleaderPatrickdiedonMarch171461.SaintPatrick’sDayisalwayscelebratedonMarch17.InIrelanditisanofficialholiday.1.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HistoryofSaintPatrick’sDayB.AnOfficialHolidayinUSC.TheLargestParadeintheWorldD.CelebrationsacrosstheCountry2.WhatdoyouthinkistheofficialcolorofSt.Patrick’sDay?A.GreenB.ReD.C.Black.D.Yellow.3.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.thecruelslavetradE.B.SaintPatrick’scontribution.C.activitiesduringSaintPatrick’sDayD.Ireland’sPatronSaint4.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.ParadeisamostimportanteventtoobserveSaintPatrick’sDay.B.SaintPatrick’sDayisareligiousholiday.C.Salutingtheformerpresidenthasbecomeamaineventontheoccasion.D.TheSaintPatrick’sDayparadehasahistoryofovertwocenturies.
Doyoudreamofbeingareporteroraneditor?Areyouagoodwriterwholovesthenews?IfsothenyoumayhavewhatittakestobeawinnerintheTFKKidReporterTalentSearch.We’relookingfor12studentsfromaroundthenationtobemembersoftheTFKKidReporterTeamforthe2008-2009schoolyear.Nextyear’steamwillcontinuethetraditionofreportinglocalandregionalnewsstoriesforTIMEFORKIDSmagazineandTIMEFORKIDSonlinE.Professional职业的journalistsfromTIMEmagazineandTIMEFORKIDSwillselectthisexclusiveteam.InthepastTFKkidReportershaveInterviewednationalleaderscelebritiesandothernewsmakers.WrittennewsstoriesreviewsandopinionpiecesforTIMEFORKIDS.AppearedonCNNFoxNewsMSNBCTodayandTheTonightShowwithanotherfamouskidJayLenototalkabouttheirwork.HowtoEnterGettheofficialrulesattimeforkids.com/contest.EntriesmustbepostmarkedbyDeC.202008.Goodluck!53.Thisadiswrittenfor___________________.A.professionalreportersandeditorsB.studentreportersandeditorsC.kidswhoareinterestedinpoliticsD.kidswholovetowritenews54.IfyouwanttobecomeaTFKKidreporteryoumust_________________.A.writenewsstoriesforlocalnewspapersB.signupthroughTFK’sofficialwebsiteC.postyourentriesbeforeDec202008D.knowalotaboutthenewspaperanditsstyle55.WinnersofthetalentsearchwillbeabletodoallthefollowingEXECPT_____.A.writereportsoncelebritiesandothernewsmakersB.becomeaprofessionaljournalistforTIMEmagazineC.writedowntheiropinionsforTIMEFORKIDSD.sharetheirworkingexperienceswithotherkidsonfamousmedia
A.gentlemanputanadvertisementinanewspaperforaboytoworkinhisofficE.Outofthenearlyfiftymenwhocametoapplythemanselectedoneanddismissed解散theothers.Ishouldliketoknowsaidafriendthereasonyoupreferredthatboywhobroughnotasingleletter—notarecommendation介绍信.Youarewrongsaidthegentleman.Hehadagreatmany.Hewipedhisfeetatthedoorandclosedthedoorafterhimindicatingthathewascareful.Hegavehisseatimmediatelytothecrippled跛的oldmanshowingthathewaskindandthoughtful.Hetookoffhiscapwhenhecameinandansweredmyquestionsimmediatelyshowingthathewaspoliteandgentlemanly.AllthereststeppedoverthebookwhichIhadpurposelyputonthefloor.Hepickeditupandplaceditonthetable;andhewaitedquietlyforhisturninsteadofpushingandcrowding.WhenItalkedtohimInoticedhistidyclothinghisneatlybrushedhairandhiscleanfingernails指甲.Can’tyouseethatthesethingsareexcellentrecommendations?Iconsiderthemmoresignificant明显的thanletters.45.A.gentlemanputanadvertisementinanewspaper_____A.inordertohireanofficeboyB.soastodismisstheothersC.inordertoselectoneamongthefiftyapplicantsD.soastoselectoneanddismisstheothers{007}46.Theunderlinedwordindicatiingprobablymeans_______A.drawingB.sayingC.showingD.speaking47._______wastheverypersonthegentlemanpreferreD.A.HewhohadmanylettersB.HewhohadnolettersC.HewhowipedhisfeetD.Hewhowascarefulkindpoliteandthoughtful48.Accordingtothepassageweknowthatthegentlemanhiredtheboyby________A.hisgoodmannersB.therelationshipsbetweenthemC.bythefeelingsD.hisletters
ScientistsinCanadasaybigfishhavealmostdisappearedfromtheworldsincethestartofindustrial产业的fishinginthe1950s.Thescientistsfoundthenumbersofsomekindsoflargefishhavedroppedbyninetypercentinthepastfiftyyears.Thestudytooktenyears.TheresearchersgatheredrecordsfromfishingbusinessesandgovernmentsaroundtheworlD.ThemagazineNaturepublishedthefindings.Thescientistssaythecommonmethodcalledlonglinefishingravagesthepopulationsoflargefish.Thismethodinvolvesmanyfishinglinesconnectedtooneboat.Thesewirescanbenearlyonehundredkilometerslong.Theyholdthousandsofsharpmetalhookstocatchfish.LonglinefishingisespeciallycommonintheJapanesefishingindustry.RecordsshowedthatJapaneseboatsusedtocatchabouttenfishforeveryonehundredhooks.Butlonglinefishingboatsnowmightonlycatchonefishperhundredhooks.Thescientistssayindustrialfishingcandestroygroupsoffishmuchfasterthaninthepast.Thestudysuggeststhatwholepopulationscandisappearalmostcompletelyfromnewfishingareaswithintentofifteenyears.RansomMyersandBorisWormofDalhousieUniversityinNovaScotialedthestudywiththeUniversityofKielinGermany.Wormsaysthedestructioncouldleadtoacompletereorganizationofoceanlifesystems.Meyerssaysthedecreasednumbersoflargefisharenottheonlyworry.Hesaysevenpopulationsthatareabletoreproducedonotgetthechancetolivelongenoughtogrowasbigastheirancestors.Hesaysnotonlyaretherefewerbigfishbutalsotheyaresmallerthanthoseofthepast.It’stheendofthisprogramThankyouforyourlistening.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BigfisharedisappearingB.Long—linefishinginJapanC.TheharmofindustrialfishingD.StopkillingbigfishWhichofthefollowingDOESN’Tshowthatthepopulationsofbigfisharesmallerthanbefore?A.Fishcandisappearalmostcompletelyfromnewfishingareas.B.Nowlong—linefishingboatsmightcatchonefishperhundredhooks.C.Fishnowdon’thavethechancetogrowbigenough.D.Scientistsspenttenyearsstudyingthepopulationsoflargefish.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thenumberofbigfishstartedtodropgreatlyaboutfiftyyearsago.B.ThestudywasstartedbyBorisWormofDalhousiealonE.C.Therewillbenobigfishleftinfiftyyears.D.Japanesespeoplehavestoppedcatchingbigfish.
HowKangarooBecameanAnimal’sNameEarlyinthe18thcenturyCaptainCookafamousexplorerofAustraliaunexpectedlycaughtsightofanunusualanimalduringhisfirstvisittoAustraliA.Theanimalhadalargemouth-likeheadandjumpedalongonitslargelegs.Tohissurprisetheunusualanimalcarriedit’syounginaspecialpocketofflesh.CaptainCookpointedtotheanimalwhichwaseatinggrassinthedistanceandaskedhisnativeguidewhattheanimalwasreferredto.TheguideseemednottoknowwhathewaspointingatandfinallysaidKang-a-roowhichCookcarefullywrotedownastheanimal’snameinhiswordbook.TheEuropeanswholatergottoAustraliawereanxioustoseetheunusualanimalKang-a-roobuttheirrequestsmetwithpuzzledlooksofthenativepeoplE.BeforelongtheygottodiscoverthatthenativeguidewhomadetheanswertoCook’squestionreallymeantIdon’tknowwhatyouarepointingat.FunnyenoughthenameKang-a-roostuckanditisstillinusetoday.60.Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestexpressesthemainidea?A.CaptainCook’sguidehadasenseofhumour.B.NativeAustralianscouldspeakEnglishinCook’stimE.C.Somewordshaveratherfunnyorigins.D.CaptainCookwasaloverofwildanimals.61.Themainusefortheanimal’sfleshpocketisto_______.A.keepfoodB.carryitsbabiesC.alongdistanceD.storefoodandwater62.WhenthenativeguidesaidKang-a-roohereallymeant_______A.Ahitisaspecialkindofanimals.B.IwonderwhatyouhavesaiD.C.Ihavenoideaofwhatyouarepointingat.D.Whatdoyoumeanbypointingatthatanimal?63.Thewriterindirectlyexpressesthatearlyinthe18thcentury_______A.thenativeAustraliansandtheEuropeansexplorerswerenotfriendlytoeachother.B.acommonlanguagewasneededbytheEuropeanstocommunicatewiththenativeinAustraliA.C.agreatmanyEuropeansshowedgreatinterestinAustraliA.D.awaragainsttheEuropeaninvaderswasabreakout
FriendisbetterthanfortunE.Friendisworsethanpoisoninsomecases.Thetwosentencesaboveareoppositeandseemtobeunreasonablebuttheycanbeexplainedasfollows:thefirstreferstoallgoodfriendswhodriveustowardsgoodwhilethesecondallbadoneswholeadustowrongways.Myidealfriendisofcourseagoodfriendwhosegoodnessisshownbelow---hehasnobadlikingssuchassmokinganddrinking.Helivesinfrugality节俭.HestudieshardsoasnottowastehisgoldentimE.Athomehehonorshisparentsandloveshisbrothers;atschoolherespectshisteachersandsharesfeelingswithhisclassmates.Hetreatsthosetrulywhoaretruetohim.InawordhehasallthegoodcharactersbetterthanminE.Icanfollowhimasamodel.WithhishelpIamfreefromalldifficulties.IndeedifIhavesuchapersonasmyfriendIshallneverfeardifficultyandIshallneverknowtheexistenceofthewordfailure.ThispassagetellsusA.howtomakefriendswithothersB.howthewriter'sfriendhelpshimC.whatkindofpersonthewriter'sfriendisD.whatkindofpersonweshouldmakefriendswithAnidealfriendmeansA.atruefriendB.afalsefriendC.animaginaryfriendD.anexcellentfriendFromthepassagewecanlearnthatA.thewriterandhisidealfriendhavealottolearnfromeachotherB.thewriterhasalottolearnfromhisidealfriendC.thewriter'sidealfriendhasalottolearnfromhimD.thewriterhasonlyalittletolearnfromhisidealfriendFromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthewriterissurethatA.nothingcannotbedonewithfriendB.onlythefirstsentenceisreasonableC.hewhodoesnotsmokeordrinkmustbeagoodfriendD.goodfriendsshouldalwayshelpeachother
六Readingcomprehension阅读理解20分AForyearsbusinesspeopleinWesternEuropewereworrieD.Theyknewtheycouldnotcompete竞争againstbusinessfromtheU.S.TheUnitedStatesismuchlargerandhadmanymoreresourcesthananyWesternEuropeancountry.SomeEuropeanpeoplerealizedthattheEuropeannationsneedtojointogethertohelpeachother.Iftheycouldforgettheirlanguagedifferencesandthedifferencesincustoms风格theymightbecomestrongcompetitionagainstothercountries.In1958sixoftheEuropeancountries-Belgium;theNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyandItalygottogetheranddecidedtocooperate合作.TheycalledtheirgrouptheEuropeanEconomicCommunityortheCommonMarket.Thesecountriesagreedtojointheirresourcestogether.WithinafewyearstheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhadworkedsowellthatitsmembersweremoreprosperous繁荣thanmanyotherEuropeannations.Soonothernationsbegantorealizetheadvantages好处oftheCommonMarket.TodaytheCommonMarketincludesmostoftheimportantcountriesinWesternEuropE.ItishelpingWesternEuropetoagaintakeitsplaceasaleaderamongtheindustrialnationsoftheworlD.1.FromthepassageweknowtheU.S.ismuchricherthan_________inresources.A.anyotherWesternEuropecountriesB.anyothercountryinWesternEuropeC.anycountryinWesternEuropeD.everycountryinEurope2.ThemembersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhavedevelopedfastbecausethey_________.A.sharetheirresourcesandproducemoregoodsB.canagaintaketheplaceasaleaderC.forgetthedifferencesintheirlanguagesandcustomsD.havebecomestrongcompetitionagainsttheU.S.3.Whichstatementistrue?A.TheCommonMarketisonlyapoliticalassociation联盟.B.TheCommonMarketisaneconomicandpoliticalassociation.C.TheCommonMarketisonlyaneconomicassociation.D.TheCommonMarketisneitheraneconomicassociationnorapoliticalonE.4.Inorderto_________theWesternEuropeancountriesdecidedtocooperatE.A.jointogethertofoundaunitedcountryB.helpeachothertosmoothawaythedifferencesincustomsC.workandacttogetherforcommonpurposeD.fightagainsttheU.S.5.TodaytheCommonMarkethashelped_________againtaketheplaceasaleaderamongtheindustrialnationsoftheworlD.A.BelgiumtheNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyandItalyB.BelgiumtheNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyItalyandothercountriesC.BelgiumtheNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyItalyandotherEuropeancountriesD.BelgiumtheNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyItalyandotherWesternEuropeannations
Chinaisgoinggreen.Inordertoreduceairpollutionandoilshortagescarmakershaveannouncedtheirplanstodevelophybridvehicles混合燃料汽车fortheChinesemarket.Toyota’shybridcarPriuswillbereadytodriveinChinathisweek.Let’shavealookatthenewcar.Anyvehicleisahybridrunonarechargeablebatteryandgas.Hybridcarshavespecialengineswhicharesmallerthantraditionalgasengines.Thegasolineengineprovides99percentofthepowerwhenthecarisgoingatasteadyspeeD.A.speciallydesignedbatterymotorprovidesextrapowerforrunninguphillsorwhenitneedstospeedup.StepintoaPriusandturnontheenginE.Thefirstthingyounoticeisthatitisquieterthanatraditionalcar.Atthispointthecar’sgasengineisatrest.Theelectricmotorwillprovidepoweruntilthecarreachesabout24km/h.Ifyoustayatalowspeedyouareeffectivelydrivinganelectriccarwithnogasbeingusedandnowastegasgivenoff.Thecomputerdecideswhentousethegasenginewhentogoelectricandwhentouseacombinationofthetwo.Ifyougoover24km/hwhenyousteponthegaspedal油门youaretellingthecomputerhowfastyouwanttogo.Theelectricmotorrechargesautomaticallyusingasetofbatteries.Andwhendrivingatahighspeedthegasenginenotonlypowersthecarbutalsorechargesthebatteries.Whenyouusethebraketheelectricmotorinthewheelswillworklikeagenerator发电机toproduceelectricitytorechargethebatteries.Asaresultthecar’sbatterieswilllastforaround200000miles.66.Theunderlinedsentenceprobablymeans________.A.therewillbemoreandmoregreenlandinChinaB.China’snewcarsarecombinationsofdifferentgreenmodelsC.ChinaisstillyoungandlackinginexperienceD.theenvironmentisgettingbetterinChina67.Whatisthemostimportantfeatureofhybridcars?A.Theyarepoweredbybotharechargeablebatteryandgas.B.Theyhavesmallerenginesthantraditionalgasones.C.Theyonlyuse99percentoftheirpowertorunuphill.D.Theyaremuchquieterthantraditionalcars.68.Wecanknowfromthestorythat________.A.thegasenginerechargesthebatteriesaswellaspoweringthecarB.usingthebrakesuggeststhatthegasengineshouldworkC.thecar’sbatterieswilllastforaround200000mileswithoutbeingrechargedD.thebatteriescanberechargedatanytimeyouwant69.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto________.A.announceplanstodevelophybridvehiclesfortheChinesemarketB.letpeopleknowhowtosavetheirgaswhendrivingacarC.teachpeoplehowtodriveahybridcarD.introduceanewkindofgreencar70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Thehybridcarisenvironmentallyfriendly.B.ThehybridcarisunabletogetitselfrechargeD.C.Thehybridcarhasbeenmadeinmass.D.Thehybridcarcandecidewhatpowertouse
D.PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJune.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.Thesetwodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.Moremothersnowworkoutsidethehome.Morefathersmusthelpwithchild-carE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery公墓.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesanotherstoresdolotsofbusinessduringtheseholidays.53.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother'sDayandFather'sDayarebothinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.54.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolor.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother'sDayorFather'sDay.C.It'sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.55.OnMother'sDayandFather'sDay________.A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents'homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts56.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.Theymakebreadorpastry.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother'sDayandFather'sDay.
TheJapanesebelievethatapersonhastwosoulseachnecessary.Oneisthegentlesoul;theotheristheroughsoul.Sometimesthepersonuseshisgentlesoul;sometimeshemustusehisroughsoul.Hedoesnotfavorhisgentlesoul;neitherdoeshefighthisroughsoul.HumannatureinitselfisgoodJapanesephilosophersinsistandahumanbeingdoesnotneedtofightanypartofhimself.Hehasonlytolearnhowtouseeachsoulproperlyattheappropriatetimes.VirtuefortheJapaneseconsistsinfulfillingone’sobligationstoothers.Happyendingseitherinlifeorinfictionareneithernecessarynorexpectedsincethefulfillmentofdutyprovidesthesatisfyingendwhateverthetragedyitinflicts遭受承受.Anddutyincludesaperson’sobligationstothosewhohaveconferredbenefitsuponhimandtohimselfasanindividualofhonor.Hedevelopsthroughthisdoublesenseofdutyaself-disciplinewhichisatoncepermissiveandrigiddependingontheareainwhichitisfunctioning.Theprocessofacquiringthisself-disciplinebeginsinchildhooD.A.Japanesechildisgivenhisownidentityveryearly!IfIweretodefineinawordtheattitudeoftheJapanesetowardtheirchildrenIwouldputitinonesuccinct简洁的word–respect.Love?Yesabundanceoflovewarmlyexpressedfromthemomentheisputtohismother’sbreast.Formotherandchildthisnursingofherchildisimportantpsychologically.Rewardsarefrequentabitofcandybestowed给予attherightmomentaninexpensivetoyAsthetimecomestoenterschoolhoweverdisciplinebecomesfirmer.TobringshametothefamilyisthegreatestshameforthechilD.WhatisthesecretoftheJapaneseteachingofself-discipline?ItliesIthinkinthefactthattheaimofallteachingistheestablishmentofhabit.RulesarerepeatedoverandcontinuallypracticeduntilobediencebecomesinstinctivE.Thisrepetitionisenhancedbytheexpectationoftheelders.TheyexpectachildtoobeyandtolearnthroughobediencE.Thedemandisgentleatfirstandtemperedtothechild’stenderagE.Itisnolessgentleastimegoesonbutcertainlyitisincreasinglyinexorable不可阻挡的.1.Themainpurposeofthepassageistodiscuss_________.A.thebeliefsystemoftheJapanesepeopleB.JapaneseviewofhappinessC.JapaneseviewofdutyD.self-disciplineoftheJapanesepeople2.WhatcanbeinferredaccordingtotheJapanesebeliefsystem?A.Somepeoplehavetwodifferentsouls.B.Somepeoplearebornevil.C.Oneshouldtrytoachievethehappyending.D.DutyiscentralinJapaneseviewofvirtuE.3.Intheteachingofself-disciplinetheJapaneseemphasize_________.A.obligationstoone’sfamilyandrelations.B.earlytoleranttrainingcombinedwithrestrictivemovementC.heavyexternal外界的controlincludingstrictpunishmentD.apermissiveatmospherealmostuntiladulthood4.HowdotheJapaneseteachtheirchildrenofself-discipline?A.Theylietotheirchildrenaboutthebenefitofself-disciplinE.B.Theydeveloptheirchildren’shabitofobediencethroughvariousteachings.C.Theyrelyontheimportantroleofschools.D.Theyuserewardstosetgoodsamplesofself-disciplinE.5.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItinthelastsentencereferto?A.ThedemanD.B.TheagE.C.TheobediencE.D.Theestablishment.
FormanyintheUnitedStatesArab-Americansareaninvisiblepartofthepopulation.ThoughArab-AmericansasacommunityhavemadegreatcontributionstoAmericansocietyinfieldsfromliteraturetopoliticstomedicinemanyAmericansknowverylittleaboutAmericansofArabbackgrounds.ArabhistoryintheUnitedStatesgoesbacktothelate1800’swhenlargenumbersofArabimmigrantsfirstbeganmakingtheirjourneytoalandknownsimplyasAmreeka.HistoriansgenerallydescribeArabimmigrationtoAmericaintwowaves.Thefirstwavetookplacebetween1860and1924.ThefirstwaveconsistedofLebaneseandSyrianandsomeEgyptianimmigrants.ThesenewimmigrantswhoweremostlyChristiancametoAmericainsearchofbetteropportunities.EventhedoomedTitanicwhichsetsailforAmericain1912hadclosetoahundredArabpassengersaboarD.ThemajorityofArab-Americanstodayaredescendentsofthefirstwaveofimmigrants;theyarethethirdormoregenerationAmericans.ThesecondwaveofimmigrantsfollowedafterWorldWarⅡcausedbypoliticalunrestintheMiddleEast.ThissecondwaveofimmigrantsconsistsofmainlyArabMuslims穆斯林andcontinuestothisday.Arab-Americansmakeup3millionofthepopulationintheUnitedStatesaccordingtodemographers.Andquitedifferentfrompopularbelief64percentofthemareAmerican-born.Eighty-twopercentofArab-AmericansareUScitizens.Arab-AmericansarebeyondthenationalaverageinbotheducationandincomE.EducationisimportantamongArab-Americans;82percenthavehighschooldiplomas36percenthavebachelor’sdegreesorhigherand15percenthavegraduatedegrees.The-median中位数的averageincomeamongArab-Americansis$39580whichishigherthantheUSaveragE.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ArabsinAmericA.B.TheTwoArabImmigrationWavestoAmericA.C.Arab-AmericansContributionstoAmericaD.Arab-AmericansEducationandIncomE.Thefirstwaveofimmigrantstookplacebecause______.A.allArabswereChristianatthattimeB.ArabswantedtohuntforabetterdevelopmentC.theSecondWorldWarbrokeoutD.ArabswantedtogainhigherincomeThewriterofthispassagementionedTitanic______.A.totellusthattakingshipatthattimewasdangerousB.becauseTitanicbecameawell-knowndisasterC.toshowusthereweremanyArabsflockingintoAmericaatthattimeD.toinformusthatArabsarebraveenoughFromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat______.A.Arab-AmericansaremuchmorecleverthannativeAmericansB.Arab-Americansarehard-workingpeopleC.thehighereducationyoureceivethehigherincomeyouwillgetinAmericaD.Arab-AmericansplaythemostimportantroleintheAmericanaverageinbotheducationandincome
TheWallStreetJournalAsiaEditionU.S.theGlobeandMailCanadatheGuardianU.K.amongotherforeignnewsagencieshaverecentlypublishedarticlesonChina'searthquakerelief.TheyhaveallpraisedtheearthquakereliefeffortsmadebytheChinesegovernment.TheWallStreetJournalAsiaEditionpublishedanarticleonMay21sayingthatontheeighthdayofthemostseriousnaturaldisastertohitChinaindecadesthemaintaskofrescuingsurvivorsfromtheruinshadbeenquicklyreplacedbythegreatchallengeofhelpingthem.ThearticlesaidthatpeopleoverseashavebeendeeplyimpressedbyearthquakereliefeffortsbytheChinesegovernment.TheAssociatedFrenchPressAFPreportedonMay21thatChinahasbecomemoreopeninthewholerescueaction.AircraftloadedwithreliefsuppliesfromUkraineRussiatheUnitedStatesSingaporeandmanyothercountrieshavearrivedindisasterareasinsouthwesternChinA.TheAssociatedJapanesePressAJPpublishedanarticleonMay21reportingthatChinaismakinggreateffortstodealwithaformidabletaskcausedbytheearthquakehowtoprovidetemporaryshelterforsomanypeoplE.Thearticlesaidthatmanytentshavebeenbuilt;andfoodandmedicalcareareprovidedtothepeoplewhoseliveshavebeencompletelydisrupted搅乱bytheearthquakE.TheGlobalandMailofCanadapublishedanarticleonMay20thatsaidtherapidearthquakereliefworkinSichuanshowsChina'spowerfuleconomicstrength.AnarticlecarriedintheBritishGuardiansaidthatoneweekaftertheSichuanearthquakeChinabeganathree-daynationalmourning哀悼periodat14:28onMay19andallChinesepeoplestoodinsilenceforthreeminutesinmemoryofthevictims.Theongoingsearchandrescueactionarestillencouragedbyoneunexpectedsurvivorafteranother.Chineseofficialssaidthatsofarnoepidemic流行病hadoccurredaftertheearthquakE.61.Howmanypressmediaarementionedinthearticle?A.3B.4C.5D.662.whatisthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedwordformidableinparagraph4?A.difficultB.quickC.lightD.heavy63.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthemostdifficultandimportanttaskintheearthquake-hitareasforthepresent?A.rescuingsurvivorsB.providingtemporaryshelterandfoodforthevictimsC.buryingdeadbodiesD.clearingawaytheruins64.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ForeignmediapraiseChina'searthquakereliefB.TherapidearthquakereliefworkinSichuanshowsChina'spowerfuleconomicstrengthC.ThemostseriousnaturaldisastertohitChinaindecadesD.Tensofthousandsofpeople’sliveshavebeencompletelydisruptedbytheearthquakE.65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ChinesegovernmentmadegreateffortstorelievethepeopleaftertheearthquakeB.manycountriesintheworldprovideChinawiththereliefsupC.intheearthquake-hitareaspeople’sliveshavebeencompletelydisruptedbytheearthquakeD.theongoingsearchandrescueactionhavecompletelystoppedatthepresenttime
TourismprobablystartedinRomantimes.RichRomansvisitedfriendsandfamilywhowereworkinginanotherpartoftheRomanempirE.ButwhentheempirebrokedownthiskindoftourismstoppeD.Intheearly17thcenturytheideaoftheGrandTourwasborn.RichyoungEnglishpeoplesailedacrosstheEnglishChannel英吉利海峡.TheyvisitedthemostbeautifulandimportantEuropeancitiesofthetimeincludingParisinFranceandRomeandVenice威尼斯inItaly.Theirtourslastedfortwotofouryearsandthetouristsstayedafewweeksormonthsineachcity.TheGrandTourwasanimportantpartofyoungpeople’seducation—butonlyfortherich.Inthe18thcenturytourismbegantochangE.ForexamplepeopleintheUKstartedtovisitsometownssuchasBathtotakethewaters.Theybelievedthatthewatertherewasgoodfortheirhealth.Solargeandexpensivehotelswerebuiltinthesetowns.Inthe19thcenturytravelbecamemuchmorepopularandfaster.Whenthefirstrailwayswerebuiltinthe1820sitwaseasierforpeopletotravelbetweentownssotheystartedtogoforholidaysbytheseA.Andsomestartedtohaveholidaysinthecountrysideascitiesbecamelargernoisieranddirtier.Travelingbyseaalsobecamefasterandsaferwhenthefirststeamshipswerebuilt.Peoplebegantotravelmoretofarawaycountries.The20thcenturysawcarsbecomemoreandmorepopularamongordinarypeoplE.Planesweremadelargersoticketpricesdroppedandmorepeopleusedthem.Thustourismgrew.In1949RussianjournalistVladimirRaitzstartedacompanycalledHorizonHolidays.Thecompanyorganizeseverything—planeticketshotelroomsevenfood—andtouristspayforitallbeforetheyleavehomE.Thepackagetourandmoderntouristindustrywasborn.ThefirsttravelagencyinChinawassetupasearlyas1949.Buttourismdidnottakeoffuntil1978.In2002theindustrywasworth500billionyuanandbecameanimportantpartofChina’ssocialdevelopment.Intheearlytimesthetravelers________.A.allcamefromRomanB.wereveryyoungandstrongC.hadlotsofmoneyD.traveledbyboat________playedthemostimportantroleinthetourismdevelopment.A.EducationB.MoneyC.TransportationD.People’sideasModerntourismwasborn________.A.in1949B.inRomantimesC.intheearly17thcenturyD.inthe19thcenturyTheunderlinedphrasetakeoffmeans________.A.aplanerisingintotheairB.developveryfastC.removehatsandclothesD.bringdowntheprices
ThreeweeksbeforetheMayDayholidayTongZhuoa24-year-oldcomputerengineerinNanjingstartedgettingbusy.HewastryingtogetintouchwithfriendsonMSNtoarrangeatriptotheannualMidiMusicFestivalinBeijingduringtheholiday.AlthoughTongfailedinhisjob-hunthefeltlessfrustratedaftervisitingthefestivalattheinvitationofafrienD.ItwasthefirsttimethatIsawsomanycrazypeoplegatheredtogether.Whenthemusicreachedaclimaxpeoplekeptyellingjumpingandbumpingeachother.Youfeltexcitedevenifyouweren'tashighastheywererecalledTong.MidiwhichisheldMay1-4startedin1999andhasgrownintoChina'slargestoutdoormusicfestival.ThefestivalisnamedafterBeijing'sMidiMusicSchoolwhichstartedtheevent.Thisyear'sfestivalwillhave84bands22ofthemforeign.ItwillbeheldinHaidianParknorthwestBeijing.OutdoormusicfestivalshavebeenaroundfordecadesintheWest.Theyoftenstandforakindofdifferentbelief.TheWoodstockFestivalintheUSin1969isanexamplE.IttookplacewhiletheUSwasinvolvedintheVietnamwarandwasusedtoexpressyoungpeople’sloveofpeacE.China'sMidihasbecomeagoodplaceforyoungpeopleaswell.ThebiggestattractionofMidiisthatitisaneventforallyoungpeoplewhethertheyknowrockornot.TheycancomeandhavefuntogethersaysLiWeiwww..comageneralmanagerofBeijingMidiPerformanceCompanythefestivalorganizer.BesidestheopenenvironmentofanoutdoorfestivalattractsyoungpeoplE.Withouttherestrictionsofseatsandwallspeoplearemorelikelytorelaxthemselves.There'softenmoreinteractionbetweentheaudienceandperformers.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MidiMusicFestivalinBeijingB.TongZhuo—amusicloverC.ThejoyofMidiMusicFestivalD.ThehistoryofMiniMusicFestivalBeforeMayDayTongZhuostartedgettingbusybecause_______.A.hewasverybusywithhiscomputerworkB.hewaspreparingfortheMidiMusicFestivalC.hewantedtoattendBeijing'sMidiMusicSchoolD.hewasbusyhuntingforjobsWhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaboutMidiMusicFestivals?A.MidiMusicFestivalisheldeveryyearinBeijing.B.Youcanrelaxyourselfasyoulikeinthefestival.C.ThefestivalisnamedafteraschoolD.OnlythosewhoknowmusiccantakepartinthefestivalWhichofthefollowingisnotthereasonwhyMidiMusicispopularwithChineseyoungpeople?A.fullofenergyandlifeB.theopenenvironmentC.freedomandinteractionD.itspopularityintheWestTheWoodstockFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowthat______.A.westernersalsoliketheoutdoormusicfestivalsB.thefestivalhasalonghistoryandgoodtraditionC.youngpeoplecanexpresstheirfeelingsthroughmusicfestivalsD.peoplelovepeaceandhatewars
Mostpeopleagreethatthedirectassertive过分自信的Americanpersonalityisavirtuebutitsometimessurprisesforeigners.Inmanyculturesrespectforolderpeopleorthoseinpositionsofauthoritykeepsothersfromexpressingtheirtruefeelings.ButintheU.Schildrenoftenarguewiththeirparentsstudentsmaydisagreewiththeirteachersandcitizensmayexpressoppositiontotheactionsofthegovernment.Ifthesouphasaflyinitorthemeatistootoughtochewthedinercancomplaintothewaiterifthebossmakesamistakeanemployeewillpolitelypointitout.SomestraighttalkabouttheAmericancharactermustincludetheadmissionthatAmericanshavetheirfaults.TheextremelycompetitivenatureofAmericansisprobablytheirworstfault.Ofcoursecompetitionisn’talwaysbaD.Asamatteroffactitpromotesexcellencebyencouragingindividualsandbusinessestotrytodotheirbest.Butthedesiretogetaheadofotherssometimescausespeopletodothingsthatareunkindandevendishonest.AlsoAmericansadmirewhatispracticalfastefficientandfresh.Sometimestheyfailtounderstandandappreciatepracticesthathavegreaterrespectformoretraditionalleisurelywaysofdoingthings.OntheotherhandpeoplefromotherculturesmaydislikethepracticalchallengingAmericanlifestylE.DespiteculturedifferencesmostforeignersgiveAmericanscreditfortheirvirtues.AmericansaregenerallyviewedasfriendlyadaptableenergeticandkindhearteD.MostnewcomerstotheU.S.likeAmericansandthefeelingisusuallymutual.PerhapsthegreatestAmericanvirtueisadeepinterestinnewideasandnewpeoplE.Inanationofimmigrantstheforeignerdoesnotremainanoutsiderforlong.73.Findawordinthelastparagraphclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordimmigrant?74.WhyistheextremelycompetitivenatureconsideredasoneofAmericanfaults?不超过10个词75.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalksabout?不超过2个词
VisitorsworrythatLondonisanexpensivecitybuttherereallyaresomanythingstodoforfreeinLondonfrommuseumsandgalleriestofreemusicandwalkingtours.ArtGalleriesTateModernandTateBritainareexceptionalnationalartgallerieshousingsomeofthefinestartworksintheworlD.TateModernfocusesoncontemporaryartwhileTateBritaindisplaysBritishArtfromthesixteenthcenturytothepresentday.MuseumsAllofLondon'smajormuseumsarefreebutmostoffersomespecialexhibitionsforafeE.MyfavoriteistheMuseumofLondonwhereyoucanlearnthehistoryofLondonfromRomantimestotoday.OthergreatmajormuseumsaretheBritishMuseumtheV&AtheScienceMuseumandtheNaturalHistoryMuseum.OhandIlovetheGeffryeMuseum.AndthE.NowIcan'tdecidewhichisthebest!ManyofLondon'smajorartgalleriesandmuseumsareopenintheeveningandoftenhavespecialeveningevents.Thiscanbeagreatwaytorelaxattheendofabusydayseeingthesights.ThemainLondongalleriesandmuseumsareair-conditionedsoitcanbeawonderfulwaytocooldownintheheightofsummerinthecity.Galleriesandmuseumsarenotopenlateeverynightsohereisahandylisttohelpyouplanyourdaysandevenings.RoyalParksManypeoplesaytheQueenMary'sRoseGardensinRegent'sParkistheirfavoritespotinLondonandwhoamItoargue?IwouldalsorecommendSt.James'sParkasitoffersoneofthebestviewsofBuckinghamPalacE.HydeParkisenormousandincludestheeverpopularDianaMemorialFountainandthePeterPanStatuE.ThereareoftenfreetalksandguidedwalksintheroyalparkssodochecktheWhat'sOnsectionoftheRoyalParkswebsitE.ChangingoftheGuardNovisittoLondoniscompletewithoutseeingthismilitarytradition.TheQueen'sGuardinLondonchangesintheForecourtinsidethegatesofBuckinghamPalaceat11:30ameverydayinthesummerandeveryotherdayinthewinter.Getthereearlyandviewthespectaclefromoutsidethefrontgates.53.Thepassageisintendedto_________.A.recommendsomefreescenicspotstotouristsB.helpvisitorssavemoneywhilevisitingIrelandC.advisetravelershowtochooseartarticlesD.tellreadersLondon’swonderfulhistory54.IfyouvisitsomemuseumsinLondonintheeveningyou________.A.canseealltheartworksfreeofchargeB.havetoenduretheheatofthesummerC.needtopayadmissionforgeneralexhibitionD.mayhaveachancetoenjoysomespecialevents55.InordertowatchChangingoftheGuardinsummervisitorshaveto_________.A.gainaccesstothefrontgatesafter11:30A.m.B.payasumofmoneytoentertheRoyalParksC.arriveatBuckinghamPalacebefore11:30A.m.D.comethroughthegatesofBuchinghamPalace
A.Chilean智利soap-operastarabeautyfromAncientPompeiiandafreckled雀斑的boyishgirlhardlymakeanaveragebeautyshowline-up.Thefirstworld-widedigitalbeautycontesttothesurpriseofmanyonlinefanswaswonbyawomanwhoisvirtually虚拟realfleshandbones.Virtualmodelsarenottheanti-realtheyareadifferentrepresentationofrealitysaidFranzCeramitheorganiserofMissDigitalWorld数字世界小姐.Eachofthecontestantshadtoprovidethecharmingphotoofhighdegreeswithdateofbirthandbodymeasurements.ChileanRodolfoPerezAyaladecidedthatnofigureofhisimaginationcouldbeatthebeautyofhiswifeKattyKowaleczkosohehiredartistFlavioParratorecreateher.KowaleczkowhoplaysPaulaSandovalinthepopularLatinAmericansoapoperaTentacionwastransformedintoKatty-koandwonthedigitalcontestwithmorethan17000onlinevotes.I’msohappyKatty-kowon.Ithinkherstrengthishersimilaritytoarealwoman-nottooluxuriousorexposedKowaleczko40toldreporters.Herbeautyisinhersimplicity.Kowaleczkowasnotafraidofbeingreplacedbyher3Dcloneinmoviesortheatresbuthopedshewouldbecomeasortofambassador使者ofChileanbeauty.CeramisaidLatinAmericaninterestinMissDigitalWorldhadgreatlyincreasedsinceKatty-kojoinedthecontestwhichattractedabout3600entriesfromcountriesfromIrantoAustraliaandevenfromtheancientRomanempirE.PompeawasthedigitalreconstructionofayoungwomankilledbytheoutbreakofVesuviusin79AD.Shewasaslavebutalsoarichman’slover.Whenherbodywasdiscoveredmanyjewelsandabangle手镯withthewriting‘fromthemastertohisservantgirl’werefoundsaidGennyTortoraaprofessorattheUniversityofSalernowholedPompea’screativeteam.OthercontestantsincludedKayathemostrealisticmodelwithdigitalfrecklespouty噘起的lipsandupturnednosE.NowCerami’sdreamistomanageaformofvirtualbeautiesintroducingthemforcalendarsgamesadsandmovies.OneisevenreportedtobeheadingforPlayboy’sfrontpagE.8.ThewinnerinthefirstMissDigitalWorldcontestwas________.A.astarwhoperformedinsomesoapoperasB.abeautywhocamefromChileanC.abeautywhowasfromtheancientRomanempireD.amade-upbeautybasedonarealwoman.9.Whichgroupofthefollowingarethenamesforthedigitalbeautiesmentionedinthepassage?A.Katty-koPompeaKayA.B.KattyKowaleczkoPompeaPlayboy.C.FlavioParraGennyTortoraFranzCerami.D.RodolfoPerezAyalaPompeaFranzCerami10.ThedigitalbeautyPompeawascreatedby________.A.GennyTortoraB.agroupofpeopleC.byayoungwomanD.arichman11.WhattheorganiserofMissDigitalWorldwantstodonextis________.A.sellpicturesofbeautiesforcalendarsB.holdanothercontestC.putthedigitalbeautiesintopracticalusE.D.startanadscompany
Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfoodfurniturebooksbicyclesandhundredsofotherthingsweneedorwant.Whentheyworktheyusuallygetpaidinmoney.Lotsofthemoneytodayismadeofpaper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChinaclothandkniveswereuseD.InthePhilippineIslandsricewasusedasmoneyforalongtimE.SomeAfricansonceusedelephanttusksmonkeytailsandsaltasmoney.ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChinA.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthecenter.Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.Latercountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.ButevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensivE.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney.Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanthepapermoneyusedtoday.Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.InthePhilippinesIslands______wasonceusedasmoney.A.riceB.knifeC.clothD.wheatWhatwasfirstusedasmoney?______.A.ElephantstusksB.ClothC.SaltD.ShellsThefirstmetalcoinslookedlike______.A.square-shapedwithsomedesignsonthemB.square-shapedwitharoundholeinthecenterC.round-shapedwithasquareholeinthemiddleD.round-shapedwitharoundholeinthemiddleThefirstpapermoney______.A.waspassedfromwestAsiatoChinaB.lookedlikeanoteusedtodayC.wasfirstusedinEuropeD.lookedlikeapieceoffurWecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.papermoneyisn’tdifficulttomakeB.moneymustbesuitedtocarryC.peopleneedmoneytoexchangegoodswitheachotherD.peopleprefermetalcoinstopapernotes
MorepeoplespeakEnglishthananyotherlanguageexceptChinese.EnglishisthemainlanguagespokenintheUnitedKingdomIrelandAustraliaNewZealandCanadatheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries.Altogethermorethan450millionpeoplespeakEnglishastheireverydaylanguage.Another100millionormorespeakatleastsomeEnglish.MostEnglishwordscomefromoldAnglo??SaxonFrenchorLatinwords.ModernEnglishdevelopedthroughtheefforts努力ofliterary文学的andpoliticalwritings.ModernEnglishwasinfluencedbyoldEnglishthebeginningoftheuniversity??educatedpeopleShakespearethecommonlanguagefoundinthemiddleofpresent??dayEnglandandanefforttoshowandstandardize使标准化English.BritishEnglishknownasStandardEnglishorOxfordEnglishunderwentchangesduringthecolonization殖民ofNorthAmericaandthecreation创建oftheUnitedStates.BritishEnglishwordschangedintoAmericanEnglishwordssuchascentretocentermetretometertheatretotheaterandsoon.Untilthe18thcenturyBritishandAmericanEnglishwereverysimilarwithalmostnodifference.Immigration移民toAmericabyotherEnglishpeopleschangedthelanguageby1700.NoahWebsterauthorofthefirstauthoritative权威的AmericanEnglishdictionarycreatedmanychanges.ModernEnglishdevelopedthrough______.A.theeffortsofliterarywritingsB.theeffortsofpoliticalwritingsC.oldChineseD.bothA.andBAmericanEnglishchangedfrom______duringthecolonizationofNorthAmericaandthecreationoftheUnitedStates.A.BritishEnglishB.StandardEnglishC.OxfordEnglishD.alloftheaboveBritishEnglishwasalmostsimilartoAmericanEnglishuntilthe______century.A.20thB.19thC.18thD.17thWhatisthetitleofthepassage?A.WhymorepeoplespeakEnglishB.WhatmodernEnglishisC.WhenBritishandAmericanEnglishhadnodifferenceD.Englishanditsdevelopment
StrictlyBansmokingIfyousmokeandyoustilldon’tbelievethatthere’sadefinite一定的linkbetweensmokingandbronchial支气管的troublesheartdiseaseandlungcancerthenyouarecertainlydeceivingyourself.Noonewillaccuseyouofhypocrisy.Letusjustsaythatyouaresufferingfromabadcaseofwishfulthinking.Thisneedn’tmakeyoutoouncomfortablebecauseyouareingoodcompany.Wheneverthesubjectofsmokingandhealthisraisedthegovernmentsofmostcountrieshearnoevilseenoevilandsmellnoevil.Admittedlyafewgovernmentshavetakentimidmeasures.InBritainforinstancecigaretteadvertisinghasbeenbannedontelevision.Theconscienceofthenationisappeasedwhilethepopulationcontinuestopuffitswaytosmokycancerousdeath.Youdon’thavetolookveryfartofindoutwhytheofficialreactionstomedicalfindingshavebeensolukewarm.Theanswerissimplymoney.Tobaccoisawonderfulcommoditytotax.It’salmostlikeataxonourdailybreaD.IntaxrevenuealonethegovernmentofBritaincollectsenoughfromsmokerstopayforitsentireeducationalfacilities.Sowhiletheauthoritiespointouteversodiscreetlythatsmokingmayconceivablebeharmfulitdoesn’tdotoshouttooloudlyaboutit.Thisissurelythemostshort-sightedpolicyyoucouldimaginE.Whilemoneyiseagerlycollectedinvastsumswithonehanditispaidoutinincreasinglyvastersumswiththeother.EnormousamountsarespentoncancerresearchandoneffortstocurepeoplesufferingfromthediseasE.Countlessvaluablelivesarelost.Inthelongrunthereisnodoubtthateverybodywouldbemuchbetter-offifsmokingwerebannedaltogether.Ofcoursewearenotreadyforsuchadrasticaction.Butifthegovernmentsoftheworldwerehonestlyconcernedaboutthewelfareoftheirpeoplesyou’dthinkthey’dconductaggressiveanti-smokingcampaigns.Farfromit!Thetobaccoindustryisallowedtospendstaggeringsumsonadvertising.Itsadvertisingisasinsidiousasitisdishonest.Wearenevershownpicturesofrealsmokerscoughinguptheirlungsearlyinthemorning.Thatwouldneverdo.Theadvertisementalwaysdepictvirileclean-shavenyoungmen.Theysuggestitismanlytosmokeevenpositivelyhealthy!Smokingisassociatedwiththegreatopen-airlifewithbeautifulgirlstrueloveandtogetherness.Whatutternonsense!Forastartgovernmentscouldbeginbybanningallcigaretteandtobaccoadvertisingandshouldthenconductanti-smokingadvertisingcampaignsoftheirown.Smokingshouldbebannedinallpublicplacesliketheatrescinemasandrestaurants.Greateffortsshouldbemadetoinformyoungpeopleespeciallyofthedireconsequencesoftakingupthehabit.A.horrificwarning–sayapictureofadeath’shead–shouldbeincludedineverypacketofcigarettesthatissolD.Asindividualswearecertainlyweakbutifgovernmentsactedhonestlyandcourageouslytheycouldprotectusfromourselves.Whydoafewgovernmentstaketimidmeasurestowardsmoking?A.becausetheyareafraidofpeoplE.B.Becausediseasescostalot.C.BecausetheyareafraidofthecuttingdownoftheirrevenuE.D.Becausetheyareafraidofmanufacturers.Thetoneofthispassageis________________.A.critical.B.ironical讽刺的用反语的.C.distaste不喜欢.D.amusing.Whatdoesthesentencebecauseyouareingoodcompanymean?A.youarebackedbythegovernment.B.YouarenotalonE.C.Youhavegoodcolleagues.D.Governmentsareblindtoevilsofsmokingtoo.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.WorldGovernmentsshouldconductseriouscampaignsagainstsmoking.B.Worldgovernmentstaketimidmeasuresagainstsmoking.C.smokingisthemostimportantsourceofincometomanycountries.D.tobaccoindustryspendsalargesumofmoneyonmedicalresearch.
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