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Modernmanhasclearedtheforestsforfarmlandandforwoodandhasalsocarelesslyburnedthem.Morethanthatthoughhehasalsointerferedwiththeinvisiblebondsbetweenthelivingthingsintheforests.Therearemanyexamplesofthiskindofdestruction.Theharmfulnessofman’sinterferencecanbeseeninwhathappenedmanyyearsagointheforestoftheKaibabplateau凯亚巴布高原ofnorthernArizonA.MantriedtoimproveonthenaturalwebofforestlifeanddestroyeditinsteaD.TheKaibabhadastorybookforestoflarge-sizedpinesDouglasfirwhitefirblueandEngelmannspruce.In1882avisitornotedWewhohavewanderedthroughitsforestsandparkshavecometoregarditasthemostattractiveregionwhichwehavetheprivilegetovisit.ThiswasalsothelivingplaceoftheRockyMountainmuledeer.Indianshuntedthereeveryautumntogathermeatandskins.Theforestalsohadmountainlionstimberwolvesandbobcatsthatkeptthedeerfrommultiplyingtoorapidly.Thenin1906PresidentTheodoreRooseveltmadetheKaibabanationalgamepreservE.Deerhuntingwasforbidden.Governmenthuntersstartedkillingoffthedeer’senemies.In25years’time6250mountainlionswolvesandbobcatswerekilleD.Beforetheprogramtherewereabout4000deerintheKaibabandby1924therewereabout100000.Thedeerateeveryleafandtwigtheycouldreach.ButtherewasnotnearlyenoughfooD.Huntingofdeerwaspermittedagain.ThiscausedaslightdecreaseinthedeerherdbutafargreaterlossresultedfromstarvationanddiseasE.Some60percentofthedeerherddiedintwowinters.By1930theherdhaddroppedto20000animals.By1942itwasdownto8000.24.ThedestructionoftheenvironmentoftheKaibabresultedfrom_________.A.turningtheforestintocultivatedlandB.interferingwithnaturalcycleofforestlifeC.forestfirescausedbyman’scarelessnessD.cuttingthetreesforbuildingmaterials25.EngelmannspruceParA.2ismostlikelythenameof_________.A.atreeB.ananimalC.amountainD.agame26.ThenumberofthedeerintheKaibabhadincreasedenormouslyin_________years’timE.A.25B.6C.18D.1227.YearslaterlargenumbersofdeerintheKaibabdiedmainlybecauseof_________.A.thecoldB.theorganizedkillC.theshortageoffoodD.thepoormanagement
Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.RecyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcoursE.HoweverbeingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneeD.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossiblebutitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplacE.Thetotalamountofpackaginghasincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold'swasteintheUK.InmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboarD.Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUKforexampleisrunningoutofitforburyingthisunnecessarywastE.Ifsuchpackagingisburntitgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelpsbuttheprocessitselfusesenergy.ThesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplacE.Foodwasteisaseriousproblemtoo.ToomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneeD.HoweverfewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinueencouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbagsforexamplE.Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.ThisisespeciallytrueoffooD.Butitisalsoappliedtoawiderangeofconsumerproductswhichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.TherearesignsofhopE.AsmoreofusrecyclewearebeginningtorealizejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialsarecollecteD.WeneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculturebutwehaveamountaintoclimB.71.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasethatover-consumptionreferto?A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.B.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.C.Recyclingtoomanywastes.D.HavingmorematerialthanisneedeD.72.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow.A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwasteB.theincreaseofpackagingrecyclingC.therapidgrowthofsupermarketsD.thefactofpackagingoveruse73.Accordingtothetextrecycling.A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffectB.meansburningpackagingforenergyC.isthesolutiontogasshortageD.leadstoawasteofland74.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.D.OtherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfooD.75.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.B.NeedlessmaterialismostlyrecycleD.C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewastes.D.TheauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculturE.
Whatarethebiggestproblemsthatsocietywillhavetodealwithinthenewage?TherearediseaseslikeAIDSandcancer.There’sclimatechangeofcoursE.Andwhataboutproducingenoughcheapfoodandenergyfortheworld’sgrowingpopulation?Who’sgoingtosolvealltheseterribleproblems?Yespoliticiansandworldleaderswillhaveabigparttoplay.Yesbusinesseswillneedtocreatetheeconomicwealthtopayforsomeofthesethings.Butwho’sgoingtomakeamuchgreaterdifferencetosomethinglikeAIDSorclimatechange?It’sgoingtobeascientist.Itisthescientistwhocanturnsomenewbitofscienceintoanewtechnologytosolvetheseproblems.Ifyoulikethinkingabouttheworldaroundyouwhynotbecomeascientist?Itdoesn’tmeanyouhavetowearawhitecoatandplasticglassesandspendallyourtimeinalabasmostpeopleoftenimagine!Scientistsdoallkindsofamazingthingsthatareactuallyinteresting!MilitaryscientistsdevelopnotonlynewweaponsbutnewmilitarytechnologiesthatcouldhelpmakewarsoutofdatE.Forensic法医的scientistsworkwiththepolicetofindquitesmallcluestocatchcriminals.Scientistsworkinschoolsandcollegesastheteachersandprofessorswhowilltraintomorrow’sscientists.Don’tthinkascientistisfaraway!Maybeyoulikecooking?Youcouldbeafoodtechnologisthelpingtokeepfruitandvegetablesfresherforlonger.Perhapssportisyourthing?Doyouknowthatmosttopathletesworkwithsportsscientistsinordertoimprovetheirperformance?YoucouldevenbethesciencewriterwhogetstospendthelifestudyingthelatestadvancesandsharingthemwiththeworlD.Lookingforsomethingtodofortherestofyourlife?Myadvice?TakealongandhardlookatsciencE.Itisinterestingandever.28.Manyproblemsarementionedinthefirstparagraphto____A.suggesttheyareimpossibletobesolvedB.introducethecausesoftheseproblemsC.showthewriter’sworryaboutthefutureworldD.showscientistsplayanimportantpartinsolvingthem29.Whatisneededtosolvetheseproblems?A.Advancedweapons.B.Enoughenergy.C.Newtechnologies.D.A.growingpopulation.30.Mostpeoplethinkthelifeofscientistsis____.A.amazingB.boringC.colorfulD.unreal31.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MilitarytechnologiescouldhelppreventwarsinthefuturE.B.ForthoseinterestedincookingfoodtechnologiesmaybeachoicE.C.Forensicscientistsplayanimportantpartindealingwithcrimes.D.Politiciansandworldleaderscansolveallthesocialproblems.32.Thepassageisintendedforpeoplewho____.A.haven’tdecidedontheircareerB.havenointerestinscienceC.hopefortheworldpeaceD.havelittleknowledgeofscience
Over1.4millionelectriccarsarenowontheroaD.Andinrecentyearsthepriceofthesecarshasbeensteadilycomingdown.Ifthepricecontinueddroppingmoreandmorepeoplewouldchoosethiskindoftransport.Herearesomemodels.TaslaS.AgroupofengineersinCaliforniafoundedTeslain2003.TheyareconvincedthattheycouldcreateanelectriccarthatwouldbepowerfulandhavezerowastE.Theyachievedthatgoalby2008whenthefirstTeslawasintroducedtoAmericA.By2012theModelScameout---acarthatcanseat7butcangofrom0to60mphin5seconds.TheAltoCaravanIt’ssmallanddesignedforlesswindresistance阻力anditsroofcanautomaticallyrisegivingmuchmoreinterior内部的spacE.Theinterioriswherethestylecomesin.Oneendalargespacecanbequicklyturnedintoalargebedandthereisstillroomforatwo-seaterkitchenthatchangesintoasinglebedatwo-burnergasstove燃气炉andaninsidetoilet.Energicamotors---theelectricmotorcycleMadeinItalybyEnergicaMotorsthisgreatelectricbikehasnowhittheUSmarketandwashighwaymotorcycle-approved允许inlate2015.Andriderscanexpecttogetabout90milespercharged充电withanaveragespeedof50mph.PTV’S---personaltransportationvehiclesProducedbyEcoMotionSolutionstheseeco-friendlyandstylishvehiclesareallelectricnocarbonfootprintwaystomovepeopleforvariouspurposes.Andit’ssolightweightthatcanbepickedupandcarriedaswellastransportedbyairlinesforthosewithdisabilitieswhoneedmobilityduringtheirtravel.21.WhowouldbemostinterestedinAltoCaravan?A.Workingmothers.B.Officeworkers.C.Regulartourists.D.Racingdrivers.22.WhatcanweknowaboutEnergicaMotors?A.Theywerenotallowedfromhighwaysbeforelate2015.B.TheyareavailabletopeoplearoundtheworlD.C.TheyaresmallandresistanttostrongwinD.D.Theyhavetheperformanceofasportcar.23.Whichofthefollowingelectricvehiclescanbecarriedaround?A.TaslaS.B.TheAltoCaravanC.Energicamotors.D.PTV’S.24.Whatcanweinferaboutthevehiclesmentionedinthetext?A.Theyareeco-friendly.B.TheyareofhighpriceC.TheyareofsmallsizE.D.TheyarethemostadvanceD.
Peoplebecomequiteillogicalwhentheytrytodecidewhatcanbeeatenandwhatcannotbeeaten.IfyoulivedintheMediterraneanforinstanceyouwouldconsideroctopusagreatgift.Youwouldnotbeabletounderstandwhysomepeoplefinditrepulsive.Ontheotherhandyourstomachwouldturnattheideaoffryingpotatoesinanimalfat--thenormallyacceptedpracticeinmanynortherncountries.Thesadtruthisthatmostofushavebeenbroughtuptoeatcertainfoodsandwesticktothemallourlives.Nocreaturehasreceivedmorepraiseandabusethanthecommongardensnail.CookedinwinesnailsareagreatluxuryinvariouspartsoftheworlD.TherearecountlesspeoplewhoeversincetheirearlyyearshavelearnedtoassociatesnailswithfooD.MyfriendRobertlivesinacountrywheresnailsaredespiseD.Ashisflatisinalargetownhehasnogardenofhisown.Foryearshehasbeenaskingmetocollectsnailsfrommygardenandtakethemtohim.TheideaneverappealedtomeverymuchbutonedayafteraheavyshowerIhappenedtobewalkinginmygardenwhenInoticedahugenumberofsnailstakingawalkonsomeofmyprizeplants.Actingonasuddenimpulse冲动IcollectedseveraldozenputtheminapaperbagandtookthemtoRobert.Robertwasdelightedtoseemeandequallypleasedwithmylittlegift.IleftthebaginthehallandRobertandIwentintothelivingroomwherewetalkedforacoupleofhours.IhadforgottenallaboutthesnailswhenRobertsuddenlysaidthatImuststayfordinner.Snailswouldofcoursebethemaindish.IdidnotfancytheideaandIreluctantlyfollowedRobertoutoftheroom.Toourdismaywesawthatthereweresnailseverywhere:theyhadescapedfromthepaperbagandhadtakencompletepossessionofthehall!Ihaveneverbeenabletolookatasnailsincethen.32.TheunderlinedwordrepulsiveinParagraph1mostprobablymeans_____.A.disgustingB.pleasantC.acceptableD.delicious33.WecaninferfromParagraph3thatwhencollectingthesnailstheauthor____.A.wasgladthathecouldsharethemwithhisfriendB.wasangrybecausetheymightdamagehisbelovedplantsC.thoughtthattheywouldmakeadeliciousdishD.wasdepressedbecauseitwashardtocatchthemall34.Theauthorfindsthatsnails_______.A.areasdeliciousasoctopusB.aredislikedinhishometownC.arethemostcontroversialfoodD.areaspopularasfriedpotatoes35.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe______.A.OneMan’sMeatIsAnotherMan’sPoisonB.FoodsandCulturesC.SnailandOctopusD.PeopleAreIllogicalinFrontofDelicacies
Asafariparkisaparkinwhichwildanimalsarekept.TheyaremainlylocatedineastorcentralAfricA.Theyoftenoccupyaverywildareawithmountainsandrivers.Tovisittheparkandlookattheanimalspeoplehavetodrivearound—inacarforafewofhoursbecausetheparkishugE.InsouthAfricathereisasafariparkwhichcontainsallsortsofwildanimalslikelionselephantsrhinoceroseszebraswildpigsdeerandgiraffes.ThereisawildroadleadingthroughtheparkbutnobodyispermittedtowalkontheroaD.AnyonetravelingintheparkhastogoinacarbecausewildanimalsmayfiercelyattackpeoplE.FromthecarhemayseealmosteverytypesofAfricanwildlifE.Someofthesearegettingscarce稀有的becausepeoplekillthemforvariousreasons.ForexamplerhinocerosesarekilledfortheirhornswhichareusedintraditionalChinesemedicinesforcoldsandheadaches.Perhapstheywillbeseenonlyinmuseumsandbooksoneday.Travelersmaypurchasefoodfortheanimals.Theycanfeedthemwhentheytourthepark.OfcoursetheyshouldnotfeedtheminaclosedistancebecausethewildanimalsmayattackpeoplE.Inadditiontheyshouldonlygiveproperfoodtotheanimals.Atravelermaycarryagunwithhiminhisjourney.Thegunisgiventohimbythegovernment.Howeveritisnotusedforhunting.Infactasealisfixedtoit.ThetravelermayfireatawildbeasttodefendhimselfincaseheisattackeD.Howeverhehasprovetothegovernmentthathehasbeenattackedandthathehasnotfiredataharmlessanimal.29.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Thegunisgiventoatravelerbythegovernment.B.Theguncanbeusedtohunt.C.Thegunisgiventoatravelertodefendhimself.D.A.travelermayfireatawildbeast.30.Whichisthethingpeoplehavetodowhiletravelinginthepark?A.Carryagunwithhim.B.Drivearoundinacar.C.Lookattheanimals.D.Purchasefoodfortheanimals.31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.SomeinformationabouttravelinginasafariparkinSouthAfricA.B.A.briefintroductiontowildanimalsinasafaripark.C.A.briefintroductiontoasafaripark.D.SomeinformationabouttravelinginSouthAfricA.
ItisafactthatinAmericamostteenagersdonotwanttolearn.Butwhy?Thetruthofthisisthatmostteenagersdonotseethepointinlearningsubjectsinschoolandthattheydonotseehowithelpsthemintheirlives.It'ssadtoseemanyteenagerschoosetoplayintheirXboxratherthanreadabook.MostteachersandparentstryeverytrickinthebooktogettheirteenstoreadorattheveryleastgetbettergradesthanC'sintheirfinalgrades.Thisisveryimportantforthembecausetheirworkinschoolprovidesapathtotheirfuture.Howeverfewteenagersactuallypayattentiontothisfact.Formostteenagersschoolismandatory强制的.Theythinkhistoryispointlessasithappenedalongtimeago.Theydon'trealizethattheycanlearnfromthemistakesandexperiencesofearliergenerations.Theythinkgeographyispointlessbecausethey'llnevergettovisitalltheseplacesanyway.Theythinkmathisawasteoftimebecausetheycanaddupusingacalculator计算器.Englishisalsopointless.Theycarelittlefortheirabilitytowritecorrectgrammar—afterallaslongastheycantextit'sfine!Scienceisawasteoftime—theyneedtolearnhowtousedrugsnotmakethem!Andforeignlanguages!Welldoesn'teveryonespeakEnglishthesedays?Americaisabigcountry?whoneedstogoabroadeveniftheycouldaffordit?Sotheydonotseethepointthatsillthesesubjectsreallywillenrichtheirlivesandhelpthemgeton.Theycannotseewhatparentsandteachersseeintermsof=on=aboutimportanceinschoolandtheireducation.Theyseeitasawasteoftimeoritbeingtoohardbecausetheyhavetogetupearlyanddoextraworktokeepup.Itisonemainreasonwhyteensdonotwanttolearninschoolwhichisamajorproblemthateveryparentandeveryteacherhaswiththeirteenagers.Itcantakealongtimeandalotofhardworktochangethis.29.Accordingtotheauthorwhydomostteenagersnotwanttolearn?A.Becausetheyarebusywithcomputergames.B.Becauseallthesubjectsaretoohardforthem.C.Becauseteachersandparentsdonothelpthem.D.Becausetheycan'tseethemeaningoflearning.30.Welearnfromthetextthat_________.A.teenagersknownothingaboutthehistoryofAmericaB.mostteenagersinAmericacan'taffordtogoabroadC.usingdrugsisaproblemamongAmericanteenagersD.MathisnotanimportantsubjectinAmericaschools31.Theunderlinedwordthisinthelastparagraphreferstothefactthat________.A.teensdon'twanttolearnB.teenshatetogetupearlyC.teensdon’tunderstandtheirparentsD.teensgetbettergradesinschool32.Thetextmainlytellsus.A.whyteenagersshownointerestinlearningB.howtotricktheteenagerintolearningC.theimportanceoflearningallthesubjectsD.majorproblemsthatparentsandteachershave
BrothersIshmaelandIsadorewerecompleteopposites.Peoplewhoknewthembothcouldhardlybelievetheywerefromthesameplanetletalonethesamefamily.Theboyswerenotunkindtowardoneanotherbuttheirpersonalities个性weresodifferentthatitwasdifficultforthemtoreachadecisiontheybothlikeD.Theirmotherfrequentlyplayedthejudgeintheirdisagreement.IshmaeltheolderbrotherwasathletiC.HeplayedbaseballfootballandbasketballIsadoretheyoungerbrotherhatedsports.Hewasquieterandlessactivethanhisbrother.Hepreferredspendinghistimeonthecomputermakingshortvideosandwritingshortarticles.Ishmaellovedclassicrock.HelistenedtobandsliketheBeatles.Isadoredidn’tcaremuchforthosebands.HepreferredmusicfromCentralAfricA.Luckilyfortheirparentsbothboysenjoyedlisteningtomusicthroughheadphones.Oneotherthingthebrothersdidagreeonwasthattheywantedapet.MomhadresistedgettingonebutafterbothbrothershadbeggedshefinallyagreeD.WecangetapetaslongasyoutwotakecareofitshesaiD.Thatmeansyoudothefeedingyoudothetrainingandifitneedstobewalkedyoudothewalking.NoproblemMomIshmaelandIsadoresaidtogether.GoodweallagreeMomsaiD.Nowwhatkindofpetarewegoingtoget?24.Thetwobrothers’motheroftenhadtobethejudgewhenthey______.A.playedbasketballB.hadwritingcontestsC.couldn’tcometoanagreementD.couldn’treachadecisiononheadphones25.Theunderlinedwordresistedinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.disagreedwithB.insistedonC.regrettedD.suggested26.Whatwillprobablyhappennext?A.Thebrotherswillbothwantapettoplaysportswith.B.Thebrotherscan’tagreeonwhatpettoget.C.Thebrotherswillbothbeunkindtothepet.D.Thebrotherscan’tagreeonthepet’snamE.27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.brothersandtheirpetB.brothersandtheirlifeC.brothersofdifferentpersonalitiesD.brothersofdifferenthobbies
Childrenarelosingtheabilitytoplayproperlybecausetheyarebeinggiventoomanytoysandgamesaccordingtoanewresearch.Thestudiesshowthatchildrenespeciallythoseunderfiveareoftenoverwhelmed不知所措andactuallyplaylessthanthosewithfewertoys.Itmayevenharmtheirdevelopment.Thestudiesshowthatgivingchildrentoomanytoysortoysofthewrongtypecanactuallybedoingthemharm.Theygetoverwhelmedandcannotconcentrateonanythinglongenoughtolearnfromit.TheconclusionshavebeenbackedupbyBritishresearchlookingatchildrenwithrelativelyfewertoyswhoseparentsspendmoretimereadingsingingorplayingwiththem.Itshowedsuchchildrensurpass胜过youngstersfromricherbackgroundseventhosewhocouldusecomputers.Someparentsnoticetheilleffectearly.OrhanIsmailaresearchersawachangefortheworseinCameronhis10-month-oldsonafterhewasgivenalotoftoyslastChristmas.IsmailsaidIftherearetoomanytoysinfrontofhimhewilljustkeepflitting掠过aroundthemandthenendupgoingoffandfindingsomethinglikeaslippertoplaywith.Nowwejustgetoutoneortwotoysandhidetherestinabox.Alexanderandherhusbandalsodecidedtolimitthetoystheir6daughtersplaywith.Shebelievedmanytoyslimitchildren’simaginations.ShesaidABarbiecanonlyworkasaBarbiE.Butacardboardboxcanbecomeanything.Theonlylimitationsareinthechild’sminD.ExpertshesitatetoputafigureonthenumberoftoyschildrenshouldhavebutmanybelievetwodozenisenoughforchildrenofpreschoolagE.32.FromwhichparagraphcanwelearnthatBritishresearchgrouphasbeeninfavouroftheconclusion?A.Paragraph3.B.Paragraph4.C.Paragraph5.D.Paragraph6.33.Inthewriter’sopinionaBarbie_____.A.canattractmoreattentionfromchildrenthanacardboardboxB.canworkmorethanaBarbieC.maybecomeanythingelsesuchasacardboardD.maykeepchildrenfromfurtherimaginations34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttoysgiventochildren?A.toomanytoyswillhelpchildrendevelopwideinterests.B.OneortwotoysatatimewillhelpchildrenconcentratE.C.Onlywrongtypesoftoysdoharmtochildren.D.Thepropernumberoftoysgiventothechildrendependsontheirages.35.ItmayNOTbeagoodideato_____.A.spendmoretimereadingorplayingwithchildrenB.chooserighttypesoftoysforchildrenC.askexpertsfortheexactnumberofnecessarytoysD.putoutoneortwotoysandhidetherest
Thereareoftenmanyassumptionsmadeaboutyoungpeopleaged15to21butonlyafewcanbeprovedwithhardevidencE.NownewresearchhasbeenpublishedtohelppeoplegetabetterideaofthesemisunderstoodyoungpeoplE.Accordingtoaninternationalsurveyin2016youngpeopleinemergingeconomieslikeChinaandIndiahaveagreatersenseofhopeaboutthefuturecomparedwiththoselivinginEuropeNorthAmericaandAustraliA.ThesurveywascarriedoutbetweenSeptemberandOctoberbytheVarkeyFoundationaUK-basednon-profitorganization.Itsurveyed20000youngpeoplewhowerebornbetween1995to2001in20countries.Theywereaskedquestionsabouttheirhopesambitionspersonalviewsandcommunityvalues.Itwasfoundthat53percentofthosequestionedinChinathoughttheworldwasbecomingabetterplace–thehighestpercentageamongthecountriessurveyeD.Some93percentofthemalsofelthopefulforthefuturebecauseofadvancesintechnologysuchasinmedicinerenewableenergyandcomputing.Indianyouthwerethesecondmostoptimisticwith49percenttakingapositiveviewoftheworld’sprospects.AsforyoungpeopleinChinawhattheyfearmostistheimpactofclimatechange–some82percentofthosewhorespondedtothesurveysaidso.VikasPotachiefexecutiveoftheVarkeyFoundationsaiditwasencouragingthatyoungpeopleinChinawereawarehowserioustheproblemofclimatechangeis.Thisissurelyahopefuldevelopment.TheyoungpopulationofChinaismoreawarethananyoneoftheseriousnessoftheclimatecrisis–andwillbepressingforchangehetoldSouthChinaMorningPost.TheoverallsurveyshowedasenseofoptimismintheattitudesandopinionsofthegenerationthatislikelytoshapethenextfewdecadesaccordingtoPotA.TheyaremorelikelytotraveltomigrateacrossbordersandtobuildfriendshipsinothercountriesthananypreviousgenerationhesaiD.GlobalcitizenshipisnotdeaD.ItcouldjustbegettingstarteD.12.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A.Youngpeopleoftenhavebetterideas.B.YoungpeoplearebetterthanassumeD.C.YoungpeoplearealwaysmisunderstooD.D.AssumptionsaboutyoungpeoplearehardtoprovE.13.Thesurveyshowsusthat_______.A.abouthalfoftheChineseyoutharepositiveaboutthefuturE.B.49%Indianstakeapositiveviewoftheworld’sprospects.C.ChineseyoutharethemostoptimisticaboutthefuturE.D.EuropeanyouthhavenohopeforthefuturE.14.WhatwasPota’sattitudetowardsChineseyouth?A.satisfiedB.criticalC.objectiveD.worried15.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ChineseyouthmisunderstoodB.ChineseyouthencouragingC.ChineseyouthpessimisticD.Chineseyouthoptimistic
HOLIDAYFUNATTHEPOWERHOUSE500HARRISSTREETULTIMO·TELEPHONE029270111JoinintheholidayfunatthepowerhousethismonthlinkedtoournewexhibitionEvolution&Revolution:Chinesedress1700stonow.DON’TFORGETourotherspecialeventtheClubMedCircusSchoolwhichispartoftheCircus马戏团！150yearsofcircusinAustraliaexhibitionexperience!◆ChineseFolkDancing:ColorfulChinesedanceandmusicalperformancesbyTheChineseFolkDancingSchoolofSydney.Dancesinclude:theGoldenandtheChinesedrumdancE.A.featurewillbetheQindynastyEmperor’scountdancE.AlsoincludedisashowoffacepaintingforBeijingoperaperformances.Sunday29JuneandWednesday2JulyintheTurbineHallat11.30am&1.30pm.◆AustralianChineseChildren’sArtsTheatre:Well-knownchildren’splayexpertsfromShanghaileadsthisdynamicyouthgroup.PerformanceincludeChinesefairytalesandplays.Thursday3toSunday6JulyintheTurbineHallat11.30am&1.30pm.◆ChineseYouthLeague:A.traditionalperformingartsgroupfeaturingperformancehighlightssuchasRedscarfandSpringflowerdancesandamusicianplayingErHu.Sunday6toTuesday8JulyintheTurbineHall11.30amto1.30pm.◆KidsActivity:MakeaPaperHorse:Youngchildrenmakeapaperhorsecut-out.ThehorseisafrequentthemeinChinesepaintingincludingakindofadvancement.Suitableforages8-12years.Sunday28JunetoTuesday8JulyintheTurbineHall12.30pmto1.00pm.◆ClubMedCircusSchool:LearncircusskillsincludingthetrapezetrampoliningandmagiC.Noteonlyforchildrenover5.Thereare40placesavailableineach1hoursessionandthesemustbebookedatthefrontdesklevel4ontheday.EnjoyunlimitedfreevisitsandmanyotherbenefitsbybecomingaFamilymemberofthePowerhousE.Ourfamilymembershipscovertwoadultsandallchildrenundertheageof16attheoneaddress.MembersreceivePowerlineourmonthlymagazinediscountsintheshopsandrestaurantsaswellasfreeadmissiontotheMuseum.Allthisforaslittleas$5000ayear!Call0292170600formoredetails.33.WhencanyouwatchtheChinesedrumdance?A.OnJuly2.B.OnJuly3.C.OnJuly6.D.OnJuly8.34.WhatisrequiredifyouwanttoenjoyfreevisitstotheMuseum?A.Calling0292170600.B.Gainingfamilymembership.C.Comingfortheholidayfun.D.Payingpowerline$50.00ayear.35.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Topresentschedules.B.Toattractvisitors.C.Toreporttheperformances.D.ToteachkidsChinesearts.
StonehengeisprobablythemostimportantprehistoricmonumentinBritain.TheStonehengeweseetodayisthefinalstagethatwascompletedabout3500yearsago.ThefirstStonehengewasalargeearthworkconsistingofaditch沟bankandtheAubreyholesallprobablybuiltaround3100BC.Theholesthemselveswerenotforthepurposeofgravesbutasapartofreligiousceremony.ThesecondstageofStonehengestartedaround2150BC.About82bluestonessomeweighing4tonseachisthoughttohavebeencarriedbywateralongthesouthcoastofWalesanduptheriversAvonandFromebeforebeingdraggedoverlandagaintonearWarminsterabout6milesaway.ThefinalstageofthejourneywasmainlybywaterdowntheriverWylyetoSalisburythentheSalisburyAvontowestAmesbury.ThesestonesweresetupinthecentertoformanincompletedoublecirclE.ThethirdstageofStonehengeabout2000BCsawthearrivaloftheSarsenstoneswhichwerealmostbroughtfromAveburyabout25milesnorthofStonehengE.Thefinalstagetookplacesoonafter1500BCwhenthebluestoneswererearrangedonthehorseshoeandcirclethatweseetoday.29.HowlonghasStonehengeexisted?A.About1500years.B.About2000years.C.About2500years.D.About5000years.30.WhatwastheprobableusefortheAubreyholes?A.TheywereusedasgravesB.Theywereusedtoattracttourists.C.Theywereusedtohidepreciousstones.D.Theywereusedforreligiousactivities.31.WhichofthefollowingplacesisnearesttoStonehenge?A.Warminster.B.Salisbury.C.Amesbury.D.Avebury.32.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.TheoriginofStonehenge.B.ThehistoryofStonehengE.C.ThemysteryofStonehengE.D.ThestructureofStonehengE.
Whatwouldyoudoifyousawamountaingorilla?Mostpeoplewouldprobablybeveryafraidandrunaway.That’sbecausegorillashaveaveryfrighteningappearancE.FirstlygorillasarehugE.Theycangrowupto2metrestallandcanweighmorethan200kilogramsmadegorillasweightwiceasmuchasfemalegorillas.SecondlygorillascanmakealotofnoisE.Theycanroarbeattheirchestsandshowtheirteeth.Infacttheseangryactionsareveryrareandmailgorillasonlydoitwhentheirfamiliesareunderattack.Thetruthisgorillasareincrediblyintelligentgentleandsocialanimalsthatstaytogetherinsmallfamilygroups.Theleaderisthelargestmaleandiscalledthesilverback.That’sbecauseofthebeautifulsilverfuronitsback.Gorillasspendalmostalltheirtimeontheforestflooreatingandsleeping.Theyaremainlyvegetarianalthoughtheyeatsomeinsects.Younggorillasoftenplaytogether.Theyrunaroundandclimbtrees.Atnighttheanimalsmakeanesttosleepin.Thelightergorillasnestintreestheheaviergorillasmakenestsonthegroundandbabiessleepwiththeirmothers.Gorillasrarelyattackhumans.Theyonlyfightwhensomethingorsomeoneattacksthemortheiryoung.Inthatsituationtheywillfighttothedeath.Hunterslookingforbabygorillasmayhavetokillthewholefamilytogetwhattheywant.Sadlytherearefewerthan650mountaingorillasleftinthewildwhichmeanstheyareanendangeredanimal.ThesegorillasonlyliveinthemountainjunglesofcentralAfricA.Theyareendangeredbecausepeoplehuntthemforfoodandforsport.Theyarealsothreatenedbywarandhumanscuttingdowntheirforestsforfarmlandfuelandhousing.Lifeforthesegentlegiantsisn’tpeaceful.5.Whatisasilverbackaccordingtothepassage?A.Anygorillawithsilverfur.B.Anymalegorillainthegroup.C.Theleaderinthegorillafamily.D.Theoldestgorillainthegroup.6.Wherewouldyouexpecttofindasilverbackgorillasleepingatnight?A.Inthetrees.B.OnthegrounD.C.Withthebabygorillas.D.Awayfromtheothers.7.TheunderlinewordtheyinParagraph2refersto________.A.fightersB.huntersC.babygorillasD.gorillafamilies8.Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Todescribethelifestyleofmountaingorillas.B.TosummarizethedetailsofthepassagE.C.ToexplainwhymountaingorillasareendangereD.D.Toexaminethebehaviorofmountaingorillas.
Thefamousdirectorofabigandexpensivemovieplannedtofilmabeautifulsunsetovertheoceansothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforever.Hesenthiscameracrew员工outoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim.ThenextmorninghesaidtothemenHaveyouprovidedmewiththatsunset?NosirthemenanswereD.Thedirectorwasangry.Whynot?heaskeD.Wellsironeofthemenansweredwe’reontheeastcoasthereandthesunsetsinthewest.Wecangetyouasunriseovertheseaifnecessarybutnotasunset.ButIwantasunset!thedirectorshouteD.GototheairporttakethenextflighttothewestcoastandgetonE.ButthenayoungsecretaryhadanideA.Whydon’tyouphotographasunriseshesuggestedandthenplayitbackwards?Thenit’lllooklikeasunset.That’saverygoodidea!thedirectorsaiD.ThenheturnedtothecameracrewandsaidTomorrowmorningIwantyoutogetmeabeautifulsunriseovertheseA.Thecameracrewwentoutearlythenextmorningandfilmedabrightsunriseoverthebeachinthemiddleofabeautifulbay.Thenatnineo’clocktheytookittothedirector.Hereitissirtheysaidandgaveittohim.HewasverypleaseD.Theyallwentintothestudio.AllrightthedirectorexplainednowourheroandheroinearegoingtosaygoodbyE.Runthefilmbackwardssothatwecanseethe‘sunset’behindthem.Thesunsetbeganbutafteraquarterofaminutethedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishandsandshoutedtothecameracrewtostop.Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwardsandthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach.28.Oneeveningthedirectorsenthiscameracrewout_________.A.tofilmasceneontheseaB.tofindanactorandanactressC.towatchabeautifulsunsetD.tomeettheaudience29.Whydidthedirectorwanttosendhiscrewtothewestcoast?A.Becausehechangedhismindaboutgettingasunset.B.Becausehewasangrywithhiscrew.C.Becausehewantedtogetasceneofsunset.D.Becauseitwashissecretary’ssuggestion.30.Afterthesunsetbeganthedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishands______.A.becausehewasmovedtotearsB.ashesaweverythinginthefilmmovingbackwardsC.asthesunrisedidnotlookasbeautifulashehadimaginedD.becausehewasdisappointedwiththeperformanceoftheheroandheroine
Witha£4millionITVcontract合同inherpocketandanengagement婚约toherEnglandfootballerboyfriendit'sbeenagoodyearforChristineBleakley.Perhapsit'snowonderastheTVpresenteris31theageatwhichwomenarethemostattractiveaccordingtoasurvey.WhiletheaverageBritishwomanof31maybemarriedwithachildthesurveynotedtheyareatawonderfulagebecausetheyhavenotonlyyouthfulbeautybutalsomoreconfidenceandabettersenseofstylethanflesh-facedteenagers.Some70percentofmorethan2000menandwomensurveyedconsideredconfidenceasakeyfactorinmakingawomanattractiveaheadofthe67percentwhoincludedphysicalbeautyand47percentwholookedforasenseofstyle.AlmosttwothirdsofthewomenagreedwiththeopinionWithagecomesbeautyandoverhalfsaidthatastheyagetheydoawaywiththeirinsecuritiesandfeelmorebeautifulwhile55percentfelttheyknewthebestmake-uptowear.Self-confidencevariedwidelyacrossthecountryinthesurvey:Londonwomenemergedasthemostconfidentabouttheirlookswith37percentdescribingthemselvesasbeautifulcomparedwithjust28percentofWelshwomen.MeanwhileEastMidlandswomenspendthemostonbeautyprograms—£129.69monthly—comparedwithanationalaverageof£105.50.TheresearchwascarriedonforTVshoppingchannelQVCtomarkthelaunchofitsBeautyMonth.QVCmarketingdirectorSueLeesonsaid:Thisresearchshowswhatmanyhavealwayssuspected—realbeautyisaboutmorethanjustgoodlooksbutacombinationofconfidencestyleandpersonalitytoo.58.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'thavemuchtodowithawoman'sbeauty?A.Beingfamousandindependent.B.Havingself-confidence.C.Lookingyoungandstylish.D.Wearingpropermake-up.59.Inthesurvey_______________thinkattractivewomenshouldpossessasenseofstyle.A.nearly1000womenB.morethan1000womenC.nearlyhalftheparticipantsD.55percentofthewomen60.Whichfactshowsthatawomanisconfident?A.Payinglittleattentiontostyle.B.Wearingexpensivemake-up.C.Consideringherselfasbeautiful.D.Spendingmuchonbeautyprograms.
Sixyearsagoattheageof35IsuddenlydecidedIwantedtolearnthecello大提琴.StraightawayIrentedaninstrumentandappearedbeforeWendellMargraveprofessorofmusicalinstruction.YoucanbeasgoodasyouwanttobeMargravesaidrathermysteriously.OnapieceofpaperhedrewthenotesE.andF.Heshowedmewheretoputmyfingersontheneckofthecelloandhowtodrawthebow.Thenheenteredmynameinhisbook:10amTuesday.TuesdayfollowedTuesdayandsoonitwasspring.Thusbeganmyvoyageoutofignoranceandintothedream.E-FE-Fweplayedtogether—andmovedontoG.Itwasahappytime.Iwasagainbecomingsomethingnewandnolongertrappedasthesameperson.Surelythemostterriblerecognitionofmiddlelifeisthatwearepastchanging.Wedowhatwecanalreadydo.ThecellowassomethingIcouldn'tdo.YeteachTuesdaythisbecamelessandlesstruE.RidinghomeonthebusonesnowynightandlearningthescoreofMozart'sC-MajorQuintet莫扎特的C.大调五重奏Ifeltthepageburstintomusicinmyhands.Icouldbythenmoreorlessreadascoreandwashumming哼唱thecellolinewhensuddenlyallfivepartscametogetherharmonically和谐地inmyheaD.ThefellowsittingoppositestareD.ImethisglancewithtearsactuallyhearingthemusicinmyheadforthefirsttimE.Couldhehearittooperhaps?Nohegotoffatthenextstop.Astheyearsslippedbymydaughtergrewupplayingthepianowell.MygoalwasthatsheandIwouldonedayperformtogether.IalsowantedtoperforminpublicwithandformypeersandtobesecretlyenvieD.IcontinuedtoplaytoperformbutitisnotthesamE.BeforewhenIheardacelloitwasallbeautyandlight.NowastheTVcameragetsclosetoRostropovich'sfaceIrecognizethathissmileshowshisincredibledetermination.Evenforhimthecelloisadifficultinstrumentthatdoesn'trespectyourambitions.IpickedupmycelloandpracticeD.AsgoodasIwantedtobeIamasgoodasI'mgoingtoget.Itisgoodenough.7.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat_______..A.theauthoralreadyknewsomecellobasicsB.theauthorwenttoacellolessoneveryTuesdayC.theauthorboughtacelloafterhedecidedtolearnitD.WendellMargravewasafamousbutmysteriousprofessor8.TheauthorwritesthatitwasahappytimeinParagraph3mainlybecause.A.hefeltveryboredwithhisnewlifeB.itwasbeautifultobeabletohearthemusicinhismindC.ProfessorMargravemadelearningthecelloveryeasyforhimD.heenjoyedthefeelingsofgrowthandgettingclosertohisdream9.Fromthelastparagraphitcanbeinferredthattheauthor.A.putonshowswithhisdaughterB.wasdeterminedtocatchupwithRostropovichC.ishappytohavekeptuphispersonaldevelopmentD.wasconfidentthathispeerswouldenvyhimforhiscelloplayingability10.Thepurposeofthearticleismainlyto.A.showhisdeepgratitudetohiscellotutorB.advisereadersonhowtoimprovetheircelloskillsC.describehisincredibleeffortstoovercomedifficultiesD.encouragereadersthatit'snevertoolatetopursuetheirdreams
YoumaynothaveheardofAshokabutforthepast27yearsthisassociationfoundedbyBillDraytonhasfoughtpoverty贫穷andsicknesspromotededucationandencouragedsmallbusinesses.TosupporttheseworthycausesAshokaprovidesmoneyfortheworld’smostpromisingchangemakersseekingtosolve解决urgentproblemsandwouldliketocreateaworldinwhicheverycitizenisachangemaker.DraytonbelievesthatanyonecanbecomeanagentforchangE.Theimportantthingistosimplygiveyourselfpermission.Ifyouseeaproblemthatyoucareaboutyoucanhelpsolveit.Theyounginparticulararewillingtoacceptthisconceptbecauseathearteverychildwantstogrowintoahappyhealthycontributingadult.Infactitismanyyoungpeople’sambitiontosetupprogrammesorbusinessesthatimprovesocialconditions.AnexcellentexampleisanAshokaprojectstartedin1995inDhakawhichhandledtherubbishproblemfacingthecityhelpedlocalfarmersandprovidedanincomeforpoorpeoplethere.WhenMasqsoodandIftekharbegantostudytheproblemofalltheuncollectedrubbishthatlayinDhaka’sstreetsattractingratsanddiseasetheydiscoveredthat80%ofitwasnaturalwastE.Sotheyeducatedthepoorpeopleinthecitytocompost把制成堆肥thiswastE.Theyknewthattheywouldhaveamarketfortheendproductbecauselocalfarmerswerestrugglingwithchemicalfertilisers化肥whichwereexpensiveandhadreducedthenaturalmineralsinthesoilovertheyears.Atfirsttheywererefusedbutoncetheywereabletopersuadethemthattherewasmoneytobemadetheprojecttookoff.In2009saleswere$14000.DraytonisoptimisticthatintenyearsAshokawillbemakingreallyseriouspracticalprogressinbringingaboutsocialchangebychangingthewaywelookateconomicdevelopment.25.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.RubbishProblemB.BusinessmenC.SocialConditionsD.Changemakers26.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph3probablyrefersto.A.thepoorpeopleinDhakaB.MasqsoodandIftekharC.DraytonandhisteamD.thelocalfarmers27.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsAshoka’sprogramcanbedescribedasA.changingB.forgivingC.cautiousD.positive28.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatanyonecanbecomeachangemakerifhe.A.considersDrayton’sconceptB.getspermissionfromAshokaC.triestoimprovesocialconditionsD.isayounghappyandhealthyadult
Mostchildrennowchatdailyeitheronlineorthroughtheirmobilephones.TheyareconnectingtoahugenumberofotherchildrenallovertheworlD.Someareshyinreallifebutareconfidenttocommunicatewithothersonline;othersfindsupportfrompeopleoftheirownageonrelationshipproblemsorproblemsathomE.Sometimestheonlineworldjustliketherealworldcanintroduceproblemssuchascheatingorarguments.GoingonlineisgreatfunbuttherearealsoafewpeoplewhousetheInternettodobadthings.ChildrenmustknowthatthereareboththegoodthingsandthedangersontheInternet.Tokeepchildrensafeyourmanagementmustcoverthefamilycomputer.JustasyoudecidewhichTVprogramsaresuitableyouneedtodothesameforthewebsitesandchatroomsyourchildrenvisit.Remindyourchildrenthatonlinefriendsarestillstrangersandtherearedangerstoo.Computerstudiesarepartofschoolworknowsoit'slikelythatyourchildrenmayknowmorethanyoudo.WegetleftbehindwhenitcomestotheinteractiveareasofwebsiteslikechatroomsandmessageboardswhichareespeciallystrangE.Thelanguageofchatisstrangetomanyparentstoo.Chatterslovetouseabbreviations缩写suchas:atb--allthebestbbfn--byebyefornowculSer—seeyoulatergr8--greatIdk--Idon'tknowimbl--itmustbelovekit--keepintouchpaw--parentsarewatchinglol--laughoutloudxlnt--excellent!Itseemslikeanotherlanguageanditis!24.ThepassageismeantforA.childrenB.teachersC.parentsD.barowners25.Inordertokeepchildrensafeonlineyou'dbetterA.notallowthemtousetheInternetB.surftheInternettogetherwiththemC.teachthemtousecorrectwordsD.choosesuitablewebsitesandchatroomsforthem26.IfyoustandbesidehimwhenyoursonischattingaboutsomethingsecretonlinehemayuseA.bbfnB.1olC.cul8erD.paw27.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.Thechatlanguageisstrangetoadults.B.TheInternetisnotgoodforchildren.C.ChildrencanchatsomuchonlinE.D.TheInternetisagoodplaceforchildren.
ThedaysofhavingtorememberyourIDcouldsoonbeathingofthepast.ThefamoustouristtownofWuzhenChinaisnowusingfacialrecognitiontechnologytoactasitsentrypassthroughthegatesoftheattraction.Thesystemusescamerastonoticepeopleastheyapproachtheentryandcheckstheseagainstadatabaseofregisteredvisitorswithinafewseconds.Thetechnologyisthoughttobeupto99.77percentaccurateandabletodistinguishpeoplebetterthanahuman.Wuzhenisapopulartouristtownwithvisitorsgoingthereinlargenumberstoseeitsstunningriversystemandmuseums.BaiduawebfirmoftenreferredtoasChineseGooglecreatedthesystem.Whenpeoplenowcheckintotheiraccommodationtheywillhavetheirphototakenanduploadedtoacentraldatabaseuponleavingandre-enteringthetownthesystemwillre-checkthattheyarestillaguestatahotelbeforeallowingthembackin.Thetechnologyisbeingusedtotrackthe5000visitorsthatstayinthetown’shotelseveryday.YuanqingLindirectoroftheInstituteofdeepLearningatBaidutoldTheVergeWithourtechnologyyoudon’tneedtogiveyourID.WhenyouareapproachingagateitwilltakeaphotoofyouandcomparethatphototothedatabasE.Wuzhenusedtomonitoritsvisitorsusingaticket-entrysystembutthiscouldeasilybeabuseD.Itwasdiscoveredthatsomepeopleweresharingtheirticketstoavoidpaying.Baidu’ssystemisbasedonneuralnetworkswhichcanprocesshugeamountsofdata---morethanonebillionfaces.Aswellasrecognizingfacesthesystemcanalsodiscoverfacialmovementssoitcan’tbefooledbysomeoneholdingupamask.BaiduisalsousingthesoftwareforemployeeentryatitsBeijingheadquarters.5.Whatcanbelearntaboutthefacialrecognitiontechnologyfromthepassage?A.Thetechnologycouldsoonbeathingofthepast.B.Thetechnologycanbeover99.77%accuratE.C.Thetechnologycanmatchvisitors’faceswiththoseinthedatabaseD.Thetechnologyisbeingusedtotrackwherethe5000visitorsaregoing.6.Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedwordstunninginparagraph2?A.popularB.attractiveC.brilliantD.funny7.HowdoesWuzhenmonitoritsvisitorsnow?A.ByusingfacialrecognitiontechnologyB.Byusingaticket-entrysystemC.ByusingIDcardD.Byusingtickets8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.FacialrecognitioniswidelyusedinChinA.B.Baiduawebfirmisusingtherecognitionsystem.C.ChinesetouristtownWuzhenisusingfacialrecognition.D.Wuzenisapopulartouristtownwithmanyvisitorsgoingtheretoseethesystem.
IwentthroughaveryhardtimeseveralyearsagowhenmydaughterswerenineandsixyearsolD.ThoughIhadjustdivorcedandhadverylittlemoneyImanagedtogetajobinanursinghomeasanaide护工fortheelderlyandmovedinwithafriendtosharelivingexpenses.ButonedaywhenIcamehomewithmydaughtersafterworkIfoundthewholehouseempty.AndlaterIfoundthatmyfriendhadrunawaywiththehalfoftherentIhadpaidherthedaybeforeandthedeposit押金of$300.AsaresultIhadtoleavethehousebecauseIhadonlyabout$11leftandpaydaywasthreedaysaway—IwasunabletopaytherentandIdidn'tknowanyonetoturnto.Isleptinthecarinaparknearbywithmydaughtersforthenightandcalledthemanagerofthenursinghomethenextmorninghopingthatshecouldpaymeearly.FortunatelysheagreeD.ThenIboughtsomethingformydaughtersforbreakfastandwhenwesatdownatatableintheparkanoldman—dirtyneedingashaveandsmelly—sortofabeggarhandedmeallthemoneyinhispocketsayingthathewassorrytooverhearmystoryandthathewantedtobeofsomehelp.IstartedcryingandIfoldedhishandbackoverthemoneyhuggedhimastightlyasIcouldandtoldhimweweregoingtobejustfinE.IwillneverforgetthatdaywhenGodshowedmewhattruegenerositymeantandwhenheshowedmelovefromthemostunexpectedplaceinthemostunlikelyway.OnthatdayIsawthefaceofanangelandthewayIviewedotherschangedforever.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.TheauthorhadjustlostherjoB.B.TheauthorhadafriendworkingasanaidE.C.TheauthorhadbrokenupwithherhusbanD.D.Theauthorwasgoingtogivebirthtoababy.29.Whydidtheauthorleavethehousethatevening?A.Becauseshedidn'tlikethehousE.B.Becauseshewasangrywithherfriend.C.Becauseherdaughterswantedtosleepinthepark.D.Becauseshedidn'thaveenoughmoneytopaytherent.30.Accordingtothepassagewecanconcludethat__________.A.theauthorgotherpayaheadofpaydayB.theauthorhadmetthemanwhohelpedherbeforeC.theauthorgotalargesumofmoneywhensheleftherhusbandD.theauthorwasdrivenawaywithherfriendbytheownerofthehouse31.Theauthorwroteherexperiencetoteachpeopleto________.A.treatothersequallyB.makefriendscarefullyC.workhardtomakealivingD.helpeachotherandbegrateful
NothingcouldstopDaD.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadbackheboughtasmallfarminthecountryjustenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetablesfruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin'schickenhouseinexchangeformanure肥料.TheSmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournosE.WhenwecomplainedabouttheterriblesmellDadsaidthestrongerthemanurethehealthierthecropsandhewasright.Forexamplejustoneofhiscantaloupes甜瓜filledtheentirehousewithitssweetsmellandthetastewasevensweeter.AsthevegetablesstartedcominginDadthrewhimselfintocooking.Onedayarmedwithabasketofvegetablesheannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew炖菜.Dadpulledoutapressurecookerandfilleditupwithcabbageseggplantspotatoescornsonionsandcarrots.ForabouthalfanhourthepressurebuiltandthevegetablescookeD.FinallyDadturnedoffthestovethepotbegantocoolandthepressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad'spileofchickenmanurewasbadthiswas10timesworsE.WhenDadtookoffthelidthesmellnearlyknockedusout.DadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehousE.Justhowbadwasit?Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagasleak!DeterminedDadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemarounD.Itdidn'tlookthatbadandafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmellitdidn'toffendthenosesomuchedibleandwedrankupeverylastdropofsoup.8.WhatdoesNothingcouldstopDadprobablyindicate?A.Dadwasstubbornandhot-tempereD.B.Dadwasdifficulttogetalongwith.C.DadwashardworkinganddetermineD.D.Dadwasunwillingtogiveupanything.9.Whydidtheneighborscomeoutoftheirhouses?A.Toseehowdeliciousthestewwas.B.Tohaveatasteofthestew.C.Tohavealookatsomethinginteresting.D.Toseewhethertherewassomethingwrong.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordoffendinthelastparagraphmean?A.ToattractB.ToupsetC.ToairD.Toshut11.WhatcanweinferaboutDad'sstew?A.Itsmeltbadfirstbutwasactuallyquiteyummy.B.ItwasunbearablyunpleasanttobotheyesandnosE.C.Itshouldhavewonaprizeinacookingcompetition.D.ItenteredacookingcompetitionbutfailedtowinaprizE.
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