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TheArcticFox北极狐CharacteristicsThearcticfoxisdarkgraytobluishbrowninthesummer.InthewinteritsfuriswhiteorcreamywhitE.Ithasalongbushytailashortnoseandsmallcurledbackears.Ithasshortlegsandthickfur.Itsshortlegsandnosethickfurandsmallearsareadaptionsthathelpitsurviveincoldclimates.BecauseitslegsaresoshortanditsearsandnosearesmalltheyarelessexposedtothecolD.Thearcticfoxalsohasthickfurandhaironitspawpadsthathelpkeepitwarm.Whenthearcticfoxissleepingitprotectsitsnosefromthecoldbycurlingitsbushytailarounditsbody.Thearcticfoxisaboutthreefeetlongandweighsbetweenfiveandfifteenpounds.Malesarelargerthanfemales.DietThearcticfoxisanopportunitieseater.Itwilleatjustaboutwhateveritcomesacross.Iteatssmallmammalslikelemmings旅鼠anditalsoeatsbirdsinsectsandeggs.Infactinthewinteritoftenfollowspolarbearsandwolvesandeatstheirleftoverkill.Inthesummerthearcticfoxwillcarryextrafoodtoitsdenandstoreitunderrockstoeatlater.Thearcticfoxsometimesevenmakesitsownfreezerbydiggingaholeinthepermafrost多年冻土andstoringitsfoodtherE.A.majorsourceoffoodforthearcticfoxisthelemming.Infactthearcticfoxpopulationoftenpeakseveryfouryearsinacyclethatfollowslemmingpopulationchanges.LifeCycleThearcticfoxmatesbetweenFebruaryandJunE.Thefemalebuildsanewdenandgivesbirthtobetweensixandtwelvedark--furredkits.Boththefemaleandthemalewilltakecareoftheyoungkits.Themalewillguardthedenandbringfoodtothedenforthemotherandthekits.Thekitsareweaned断奶whentheyarebetweentwoandfourweeksoldandthentheywillstarttoleavetheden.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thecolorofthearcticfox’sfurcanchangeB.ThearcticfoxhasthickfuronitspawpadstopreventslippingC.Whenthearcticfoxissleepingitusesitstailasapillow.D.ThemalearethesameasthefemalessizE.29.Whatcanwelearnaboutthearcticfox’sdiet?A.IteatsonlyonekindoffoodB.ItwillcarryextrafoodtoitsdeninthewinterC.IteatstheleftoversofotheranimalsinwinterD.ItisdifficulttohuntlemmingsasfooD.30.WhatcanNOTbeinferredfromthetext?A.ThearcticfoxmaystarveinthewinterB.ThearcticfoxhasitsownwaytostorefoodC.ThenumberofthelemmingsdoesnotchangeD.ThearcticfoxkitsmaylearntohuntforthemselvesatfourweeksolD.
Notadaygoesbywhenwedon’tusetheWorldWideWeB.Todayithasbecomealmostasimportanttoeveryfamilyasfoodandwater!ThisyeartheWorldWideWebhasturned25yearsolD.Whatmanypeopledon’tknowisthatthewebwasatfirstcreatedtoimprovecommunicationbetweenthousandsofscientistsinSwitzerlanD.In1989TimBerners-Leewasa34-year-oldBritishphysicistworkingasasoftware软件engineeratCERNtheEuropeanOrganizationforNuclearResearchinSwitzerlanD.SinceCEREwasahugeorganizationwiththousandsofscientistscommunicationbetweenthemwasbecomingincreasinglydifficult.Berners-Leewantedtodevelopasystemtosolvetheproblem.HispapersuggestedaninformationsystemwhereapageononecomputercouldhavealinktoanotherpageonanothercomputerconnectedthroughtheInternetallowingscientiststoreadlotsofinformationquickly.HoweverBerners-Lee’sbosssaidthatitsoundedexcitingbutimpossiblE.EventhoughthereweremanydifficultiesandfewsupportersBerners-LeewentontodeveloptheWorldWideWeB.HecameupwithideassuchasHyper-textTransferProtocol超文本传输协议toallowcomputerstotalktoeachotherHyper-textMarkupLanguageHTMLtocreatethepagesaservertoservethepagesandabrowser浏览器toseethem.InDecember1990theWorldWideWebwasdemonstrated展示andin1991theWWWprojectwasmadepublicsothatotherprogrammerscoulddeveloptheirownbrowsers.Berners-Leebelievedthatitcouldbeusedformorethanscientificpurposes.HewantedtheInternettobeeasyforanyonetouse-afreeopensoftwarE.HiswishessooncametruE.AlthoughtheWorldWideWebhastodayturnedintoacompletelydifferentthingfromwhatitmeantatfirstithasbecomenecessaryandimportanttoourlivespoweringourmobiletechnologiesandthewaywegetinformation.56.TheWorldWideWebwascreatedto.A.helppeoplegetinformationeasilyandquicklyB.supportthedevelopmentofmobiletechnologiesC.makeiteasierforBritishscientiststocommunicateD.improvecommunicationbetweenscientistsatCERN57.AsforBerners-Lee’spaperhisboss.A.feltpuzzledaboutitB.wasuncertainaboutitC.hadnoconfidenceinitD.showednointerestinit58.AccordingtothetextBerners-Lee.A.doesn’tgiveupeasilywhenintroubleB.hasworkedatCERNfor25yearsC.isa55-year-oldSwissphysicistD.knowslittleabouttheInternet59.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph5refersto______.A.aserverB.abrowserC.HTMLD.theWorldWideWeb60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThefutureofthewebB.WorldWideWebturns25!C.TipsonimprovingyourwebsiteD.InterviewwithTimBerners-Lee
Haveyoueverbeentotheworld’ssmallestbookstore?TheWorld’sSmallestBookstorewhoseofficialnameisjustthesethreewordssitsquietlyabout100milesnortheastofToronto.Thebookstoreisabout10feetby10feetsoitiseasytoimaginehowtinyitreallyis.Thebookstoreisopen24hoursaday.Insidethebookstorearevariousbooksespeciallyliterarybooksandclassicauthors’works.Soifyouarelookingforsomethinglesspopularyoumaygetabitdisappointedthere.Anotherspecialfeatureofthisbookstoreisthateachbookonlycoststhreedollars.Alltheexpensesarepaidonthehonorsystemwhichmeansbuyersshouldmakeanoteofwhatthey’veboughtandleavetheirmoneybythemselves.Sothetoolsofthetradeinthisbookstorearequitesimple:penspaperslightbulbsandalabel-maker.Inordertocatchpassers-by’sattentionthebillboards广告牌ofthebookstoreareseveraltimesbiggerthanthestoreitself.Withtheselargeeye-catchersmanypeoplearewillingtostopbyandhaveavisit.25.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theworld’ssmallestbookstore.B.Astrangewayofsellingbooks.C.Thepopularbooksnowadays.D.Thepopularbookstoresintheworld.26.Whichofthefollowingbooksmightyoumostprobablygetinthestore?A.Booksonpopularscience.B.Literarybooks.C.Theyearbookofauniversity.D.Booksoneconomiccontrol.27.Howcouldyoubuyabookfromthestore?A.Thesalesmanwillhelpyoufindthebook.B.Thesalesmanwillgetthemoneyforthebook.C.Choosethebooksandleavethemoneythere.D.Payonthenetandthengetthebooksinthestore.
Diseasepovertyhatelove－CharlesDickens’storiesopenedhisreaderseyestothemostimportantthemesofhisagE.TwohundredyearsonhisstoriesstillspeakvolumesacrosstheworldprovingthatDickens’legacy遗产wasfargreaterthanjustgreat-literature.February7marksthe200thanniversaryofthewriter’sbirthday.TomarkthisdateBBCwriterAlexHudsonlistedsixthingsDickensgavethemodernworlD.Let’stakealookattwoofthem.A.WhiteChristmasDickensisdescribedasthemanwhoinventedChristmas—notthereligiousfestivalbuttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestiveseasontoday.Intheearly19thcenturyChristmaswasbarelyworthmentioningaccordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay—unthinkableintheWestnowadayswheneveryonebutthemostnecessaryworkerstakesatleastthreedaysoff.ManypeoplebelievethatDickens’populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocomE.InhisclassicnovelA.ChristmasCarolhenotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmasbutalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth－homeenjoymentsaffectionsandhopes.InhisbiographyofDickensPeterAckroydwrote:Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.Dickenspoverty贫穷DickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorianLondon.Hehelpedpopularizethetermredtapetodescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy官僚作风inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweakerandpoorermembersofsociety.Dickensianhasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUKwantedtotalkaboutpovertyinsomeareasofBritainshedidnotusewordsliketerribleorhorrificbutratherdescribeditaslifemirroringthetimesofDickens.8.Thearticleismainlyabout____________A.abriefintroductiontoCharlesDickensB.CharlesDickens’influenceontheworldC.thecharactersinCharlesDickens’storiesD.CharlesDickens’achievementsinliterature9.WhyisDickenscalledthemanwhoinventedChristmas?A.Becausehecreatedbothreligiousandculturefestival.B.BecauseallhisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.C.BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.D.BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.10.Accordingtothearticlethephraseredtaperefersto_______.A.rulesorproceduresthatarerequiredtoaccomplishataskB.asituationinwhichpoormembersofsocietyarehurt.C.conflictbetweenpeopleinpowerandweakerpeopleD.pointlesslytime-consumingofficialprocedures11.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.DickensianiswidelyusedtodescribetheChristmasB.CharlesDickens’novelsreflectthetruelifeathisageC.EverypersoncantakethreedaysoffforChristmasD.ThethemeofCharlesDickens’storiesisaboutpoverty
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Chinawillplantomakenewrulestogivemorecontrolsoverthegrowingnumberofblogsandwebcasts.NowadaysadvancednetworktechnologiessuchasHoggingandwebcastingarebeingimprovedtochallengethegovernment’sabilitytowatchovertheInternet.ChinesegovernmentwasinthemiddleofmakingnewrulesoverInternetpublishingandblogsandwebsitesthatpublishingwebcastswouldfallundertheserules.GovernmentofficialshopethenewruleswouldensureamorehealthyandactiveInternetenvironmentandwouldfullyrespectandprotectChinesecitizens'freedomofspeech.SpecificdetailsonwhatkindofruleswouldbecarriedoutarestillunknowntothepubliC.Despitethegrowingpopularitybloggersandwebcastershavebeenunpopularwithpublicationinstitutions.In2006aseriesofcasesinvolvingbloggerswhohaddivedintootherpeople’sprivacyandwrittenmaterialsruiningothers’fameurgedthegovernmenttoconsiderwhethertorequirebloggerstousetheirrealnameswhentheyloginin.Webcastingwithoutcopyrightandillegallycopyingproductsfromcopyrightedmaterialshavealsoledgovernmentofficialstoconsiderstartinganationwidecheckofonlinevideobroadcastingandallowonlyqualifiedwebsitestocontinueofferingwebcasts.21.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheIncreasesofBlogsandWebcasts.B.NewRulestoControlInternetPublishing.C.TechnologiesChallengetheGovernment.D.ThePopularityofOnlineVideoBroadcasting.22.ChinesegovernmentthinkscurrentInternetenvironmentis______.A.quitehealthyB.lessactiveC.ratherhopefulD.lesspiloted23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Publicationinstitutionsareunhappywithbloggersandwebcasters.B.Allbloggersandwebcastersliketodigoutotherpeople’sprivacy.C.WebcastersarequiteawareofthecopyrightissueswhileonlinE.D.Copyrightedmaterialscanonlybeofferedtoqualifiedwebsites.
DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.WhereareyougoingtostaytherehiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.Hefoundataxi出租车andthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogoButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.WhichhotelaremythingsinhesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonightButthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.43.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光44.WhydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhimA.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram45.WheredidDickstayinNewYorkA.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.46.WhowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotelA.Themanager经理ofhishotel.B.HiswifE.C.Thetaxidriver.47.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueA.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.
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ThefirstancientOlympicGamesforwhichwestillhavewrittenrecordswereheldin776BC.CoroebuswontheonlyeventattheOlympics.ThismadehimtheveryfirstOlympicchampioninhistory.Thentheygrewandcontinuedtobeplayedeveryfouryears.In393ADtheRomanemperorTheodosiusⅠaChristianannouncedtoendtheGamesbecauseoftheirpagan异教的influences.About1500yearslaterayoungFrenchmannamedPierredeCoubertinbegantheirrevival恢复.In1892CoubertinfirstbroughtforwardhisideatorevivetheOlympicGamesbutfaileD.TwoyearslaterCoubertinorganizedameetingwith79delegates代表whorepresentedninecountries.AtthismeetinghegotwhathewanteD.AllthedelegatesattheconferencevotedfortheOlympicGames.TheyalsodecidedtohaveCoubertinsetupaninternationalcommitteetoorganizetheGames.ThiscommitteebecametheInternationalOlympicCommitteeIOCandDemetriousVikelasfromGreecewasselectedtobeitsfirstpresident.AthenswaschosenfortherevivaloftheOlympicGamesandtheplanningwasbegun.TheveryfirstmodernOlympicGamesopenedinthefirstweekofApril1896.SincetheGreekgovernmenthadbeenunabletoaffordastadiumarichGreekarchitectGeorgiosAveroffdonatedonemilliondrachmasover$100000torepairthePanathenaicStadiumoriginallybuiltin330BC.SincetheGameswerenotwellpublicizedinternationallycontestants选手werenotnationallychosenbutrathercameindividuallyandattheirownexpensE.SomecontestantsweretouristswhohappenedtobeintheareaduringtheGames.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheHistoryoftheOlympicsB.HowCoubertinSetupIOCC.TheFirstModernOlympicGamesD.GreatChangesintheOlympicGames6.Coubertinheldamostimportantmeetingwith79delegatesin________.A.1500B.1892C.1894D.18967.AtthefirstmodernOlympicGames________.A.winnersweregivenmoneyasprizeB.IOCinvitedcontestantstotourGreeceC.therewerenostrictrulesforbeingacontestantD.manycountrieschosesomeathletestocompete
Americansspendtheirholidaysindifferentways.Someofthemliketotravelabroadandgettoknowsomethingabouttheforeigncountries.ForexampletheymaygotoChinaandlearnaboutitsoldtraditionsandhabits.Howeverthiskindoftripisnotalwayspleasant.Firstitisnotsoconvenientandsecondlytheservicetheyreceiveinforeigncountriesisnotquitesatisfactory.SomeofAmericansenjoytravellingwithintheirownstatesusuallygoingtotheseasidetownsorcitiesduringsummer.TheymaystaythereforoneortwoweeksandthencomebackhomE.Thiskindoftripisalwayscheaperandpleasant.Anothergroupcarefortravellingverymuch.Theyjustgetonaplaneinthemorningandgetoffashipintheevening.Theyliketogoacrossthecountryfromnorthtosouthandwesttoeast.Forthelastgrouptheyjustwanttostayathomeanddotheirhouseworkwiththeradioortelevisionon.Theysayholidayisthetimeforrestnotfortravelling.56.SomeAmericansliketotravelabroadbecause______.A.theirowncountryhasnothinginterestingB.theoutsideworldisveryadvancedC.theywanttoknowsomethingaboutthehistoryofsomecountriesD.theyhavealotofmoneyandcannotspenditallintheirowncountry57.ThereissomethingthattheforeignersarenotverysatisfiedwithwhentheytraveloutsidE.Itis______.A.thefoodB.thehabitC.thepeopletheymeetD.theservice58.IfanAmericanwantstogoabroadforhisholidayheprobablygoesto______tolearnaboutancientculturE.A.ChinaB.AustraliaC.SingaporeD.Canada59.SomeAmericansdon'tliketravellingintheirholidaysbecause______.A.theyarelazyB.theydon'thavemuchmoneyC.theyliketorestathomeD.theylikewatchingTV60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Travellingabroadisnotalwayspleasant.B.Travellingwithinone’sownstateischeaperandpleasant.C.Somepeopleprefertostayathomebecausetheycan’taffordtotravel.D.Forthosewhocarefortravelingverymuchdistance距离isnotaproblem.
ClassifiedAdsSEEKisthetrademarkofClaseek.comasiteregisteredinSingaporE.YoucanbuyselltraderentdealfindandadvertisealmostanythingherE.Commoncategories种类includehouseparkingcameracomputermobilephonesbagsshoesclothingjewelrycarprivateteachercarrentalhotelsbusinesspetsfoodrestaurantssportsmusicandothers.ThesiteisalsoavailableinHongKongIndiaIndonesiaMalaysiaAustraliaandPhilippinesplusaglobalsitewhichisopentoallcountriesworldwidE.HereyoucanadvertiseyourthingsforfreE.Adsmaycontainvideoforbetterproductpresentation.Whatareyouwaitingfor?Explorethesiteandadvertiseforfree!ThefollowingaresomeoftheAdsinAustraliA.55.ThereasonforDr.Johnson’sgivingthepuppiesoutisthathe_______.A.dislikeslittlepuppiesB.wantstomakemoremoneyC.isbusyandgoingabroadD.findslovinghomesforthepuppies56.Ifyouwanttohirethebusforhalfayearyouwillhavetopay_______.A.2520US.＄B.4200U.S.＄C.25200CN￥D.33000CN.￥57.IntheAdswecanlearnthat______.A.classifiedAdsSEEKisasiteregisteredinMalaysiaB.youshouldpaysomemoneyforadvertisingyourproducts.C.youcanaddvideotoyouradstopresentyourproductsbetter.D.Dr.Johnsonwastoobusyandpoortoraisethethreelittledogs.
Doyouwanttohavemoreplayingtimeasabasketballplayer?Ifyoudoreadon.Askthecoachwhatyoucandotohelptheteam.ThisisprobablyoneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoasitshowsyouarecommittedtodoingwhateverittakestohelptheteamsucceeD.IfyouputtheteaminfrontofyourpersonalgoalsyouwillbeaplayerthatallcoachesandteammateslovetohavE.Playtoyourstrengths.Noteverybodycanbethescorersodowhatyou’regoodat.Ifyoutrytodothingsthatyouarenotgoodatyou’llfindyourselfonthebench.Ifyouaregreatattherebound抢断篮板球andplayingdefensedothosethingswhenyou’reonthecourt.StrengthenyourstrengthsandworkonyourweaknessesinpracticE.__________BesideshelpingyouimproveacoachwillnoticethisandpickyouabovesomebodyelsewhomaynotworkasharD.Don’tbeafraidtogetyourbottomonthegroundanddivefortheballaftersomelooseballs.Alwaysboxout.Nothingwillgetyoutothebenchquickerthannotboxingout.Coachesunderstandtheimportanceofrebounding.Ifyoudoitwellyou’llrapidlyincreaseyourchancesofplaying.Maketheextrapass.Coachesloveitwhenyoumaketheextrapass.Youwillalsofindyourselfgettingmorepassesfromyourteammatesfortheyrecognizeandappreciateyourunselfishness.Basketballissomuchfunwhenplayedunselfishly.Youalsowinalotmoregamestoo.Butdon’tbetoounselfish.Ifyouhaveagoodshotyoucantakeit.BeagreatteammatE.Ifyourteammateslikeyoutheywillbemorelikelytoplaybetterwithyou.A.coachmaynoticethechemistryandgetyouinthegamE.WhydoyouthinkteammatesofKevinGarnettplaybetter?24.InParagraph2you’readvisedtoletthecoachknowthat_______A.YoubadlywanttohelptheteamsucceeD.B.You’relovedbyallcoachesandteammatesC.Youdon’tknowhowtohelptheteamsucceedD.You’redeterminedtoachieveyourpersonalgoals25.AccordingtoParagraph3whatshouldyouavoiddoingonthecourt?A.PlayingdefenseB.TryingtobethescorerC.ShowingyourweaknessD.Reboundingtoofrequently26.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttofillintheblankinParagraph4?A.AlwaysworkhardB.AlwaystrytoimproveC.PerformbetterthanothersD.Getnoticedbyyourcoach27.WecaninferthatKevinGarnettis______A.A.basketballcoachB.ConsideredagreatteammateC.BetterthanallhisteammatesD.Notgoodatdealingwithothers
TravelingcanbeaveryfunandexcitingwaytovacationwithyourfamilybutitdoesnotalwaysturnoutasexpecteD.Ihavetraveledalotwithmyfamilyovertheyearsbutsomeexperienceswereworthforgettingaltogether.IrememberaparticulartravelingexperienceIhadwithmydadandstepmotherwhichsticksoutinmymindforthewrongreasons.MydadandstepmotherhaddecidedtodrivetoCaliforniaforourfamilyvacation.ThiswassupposedtoprovideeducationalvaluesincewewouldbeabletostopalongthewayandlookatvarioussitesineachstatE.EverythingwasgoingasplanneduntilwedecidedtotakeabreakandstopattheGrandCanyon大峡谷.Ihadalwayswantedtoseethisexcitingplaceandhaddecidedtowriteareportonitfortheeighth-gradeEnglishclass.Wegotoutofthecarandwerewalkingononeofthepathstogettoacliff悬崖sowecouldtakeafamilyphotowhenIslippedandfell.Ifellonapieceofrockandimmediatelyfeltthepainshotupmyleg.Mydadtookmetothenearesthospitalandafteraneight-hourwaitintheemergencyroomfoundoutthatmytwobonesinmyfootbroken.NeedlesstosayourvacationwasnofunformebecauseIwasinpainandhadaplasticcastonmyfootduringthewholetwo-weektrip.Iendedupmakinganappointmentthedaywegothometoseeanorthopedist.ThatwasdefinitelynotwhatIconsiderfunoragreatvacationanditreallyputadentinoursightseeingplans.Whoknewthattryingtotakeafamilypicturewouldruinmyfamilyvacation?ImakeupmymindI’llhavetoputsafetyfirstwheneverIhaveatripinfuturE.36.Whydoestheauthoralwaysremembertheparticulartravelingexperience?A.Becausehewroteagoodreportonit.B.Becauseaterribleaccidentduringthetriptaughthimalesson.C.Becausethesitesthereprovidedspecialeducationalvalueforhim.新课标第一网D.BecausetheydrovetoCaliforniaforthefirsttimE.37.Theauthorslippedandfellwhenhewas.A.talkingtohisfatherB.walkingonapathtothecliffC.takingaphotooftheirfamilyD.overlookingtheGrandCanyon38.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat.A.thebonesoftheauthor’stwolegswerebrokenB.theauthorwaitedfor8hoursbeforethetreatmentC.theauthorwastakentothehospitalnearhishomeD.theauthor’striplastedabouthalfamonth39.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordorthopedistinParagraph3probablymean?A.Themanwhohelpscomfortwhoeverisunhappy.B.Themanwhohelpsimprovesomebody’sstudies.C.Themanwhohelpspreventboneshapesbeingunnatural.D.Thedoctorwhohelpssaveone’slifebyoperation.
LeonardodaVinci’sMonaLisaisperhapsthemostfamousportraitintheworldbutnowsomesuspectthatthewomanwiththemysterioussmilemaynotbeawomanafterall.TheyaresuggestingthattheMonaLisamaybeaself-portraitdaVinciindrag女装.Italy’sNationalCommitteeforCulturalHeritageINCCHiscarryingouttheresearch.Theythinktheartistwhodiedin1519wasburiedataFrenchcastleandtheyplantodiguphisbody.UsingCSI-styletechnologytheywanttorebuilddaVinci’sfacE.JasonRosenfeldamemberofINCCHsaysItshowsthereasonwhywepreservedEinstein’sbrainorKingTut’smummy木乃伊whichthrowslightontheproblemweareworkingon.NowwewanttogetthebodyofLeonardo.WewanttoseewhathediedofwewanttoseehisDNAwewanttoseethesizeofhisheadandwhathisfacialfeaturewerelikesowecanknowwhetherthiswasaself-portrait.TheMonaLisawaspaintedaround500yearsago.BeyondthatweknowalmostnothingaboutthepaintingthatisnowondisplayattheLouvreinParis.Butwilltheexhumation发掘discoverthetruthbehindtheMonaLisa?NotlikelyaccordingtoRosenfelD.IftheFrenchgovernmentreallywantstohelpfindoutwhatthisisaboutwhattheyshoulddoisallowustocleantheMonaLisA.Wewilllearnmuchmorefromitandunderstanditbetterifweareallowedtocleanthepaintingthanbydiggingupabody.29.Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?A.TheFrenchgovernmentwillbeinchargeofdiggingupdaVinci’sbody.B.TheINCCHwilllearnmoreifallowedtocleantheMonaLisapainting.C.TheexhumationwillhelpuncoverthetruthbehindtheMonaLisA.D.TheFrenchgovernmentwantstohelpfindoutthetruth.30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMonaLisa?A.ItisnowpreservedinFrancE.B.Itisaself-portraitofdaVinciindrag.C.IthasthesamelonghistoryasKingTut’smummy.D.Itwaspaintedin1519.31.What’sthequestionthattheINCCHisresearchingon?A.WhatdaVincidiedof.B.WhetherdaVincilikeddressingindrag.C.WhethertheMonaLisawaspaintedbydaVinci.D.WhethertheMonaLisaisdaVinci’sself-portrait.32.Whattheunderlinedphrasethrowslightoninthesecondparagraphmean?A.Paysattentionto.B.Makespeoplefeelconfident.C.Makesitpossibleforpeopletoknow.D.Drawspeople’sattention.
Mostpeopledon'tgetalotoftimeoffandwhentheydotheytendnottogoaway.Ialwaysaskmyfriendsandformerco-workerswhythisisandalmosttypicallytheyalwayssayit'sbecausetheysimplycan'taffordtodoso.LikemostpeopletheyseeimagesofvacationsonTVandinternalizethecommercialstobelievethattravelmustbelikewhatitisonTVandthereforemustbeexpensivE.Theonlyalternativeisbackpackingaroundintwentybedhostels旅店withsharedshowersandeatingpastA.ButthatisnotreallytruE.Travelcanbeverycheap.Youcaneasilytravelfarandwidewithoutbreakingthebank.Herearesometipsonhowtogettravelcheaply:Airfare:Sinceflyingmakesuponeofthelargestportionsofsomeone'sbudgetit'simportanttofindwaystoflycheap.Mostcitieshaveasmallerairportwithlowerlandingfees.Thissavingisusuallypassedontoyouandwhybudgetairlinesdon'tflyintomajorairports.Moreoverbookyourflight6-8weeksinadvanceorlookforlastminutespecialdeals.Buyingyourflight6-8weeksinadvanceensuresthatairlinesdon'thaveyouoverabarrel.Ifyoubookyourflighttoosoonthenairlinesknowyouneedit.Ifyoubooktooearlyairlineshavechancesagainstrisingcostsandkeeppriceshigh.Accommodation:IneverstayinhotelsunlessPricelinecangetmearockbottompricE.Why?Theyareneverthecheapestandsometimesthecleanestoption.Hostelscatertoallrangesoftravelersandarenotsimplyforbackpackersin20beddormrooms.Don'toverlookthemifyoucan'tfindahoteldeal.YoucanfindhostelswithprivateroomsfreeWi-FifreebreakfastshowersandTVforcheaper.AndwhataboutthecheapestonestarhotelwithoutWi-Fiorbreakfast?$110pernight.Whoreallywantstostayataplacelikethat!Sightseeing:It'simportanttodolotsofresearchandvisitthelocaltouristofficE.Don'tuseaguidebook.Guidebookinformationisoutdatedanddoesn'tgiveyouanytipsoncurrentdeals.IgototravelblogscitytourismwebsitesYelpandTripadvisor.ThesesiteshavethecurrentinformationonwhatisgoodbadandonsalE.Additionallytouristofficesalsoknowthelatestspecialeventsandusuallyhaveafewdiscountsavailableforvisitors.Eating:EatingouteverymealisexpensivE.Onewaytosavemoneyistoeatoutatbigrestaurantsduringlunchtimeaslunchspecialsofferamuchbettervaluethandinner.It'snicetohaveafancydinnerbutafancylunchisjustasgoodandmuchcheaper.Moreoveryoucanheadtothesupermarketandpickupsomesandwiches.Supermarketsareagreatwaytofindoutwhatthelocaldietisabout.Whatkindofmeatsdotheylike?Fish?Junkfood?It'samazingthevarietyoffoodsyoucanseeonshelvesthatyoudon'thavebackathomE.Savingmoneywhileyoutraveljustrequiresyoubreakoutofthetravelisexpensivemindset.Localsdon'tliveforhundredsofdollarsperdayandyoudon'thavetoeither.Simplylivelikealocalandyou'llbeabletosaveyourselfalotofmoneywhenyoutravel.28.Whatisthemainfactorinmakingpeoplethinkthattravelmustbeexpensive?A.Friends.B.Co-workers.C.TVcommercialsontravel.D.Touristguidebooks.29.Theunderlinedpartairlinesdon'thaveyouoverabarrelinparagraph5probablymeansairlinescan'tputyouinaverydifficultsituationinwhich_____________________________.A.theycanofferyousomehelpifneededB.theycandemandeverythingfromyouC.youareatalossoverwhatyoucandonextD.youhavenochoiceaboutwhatyoucando30..OnewaytheauthorsuggestedtosavemoneyistohavelunchatabigrestaurantbecauseA.therearefewercustomersatabigrestaurantthenB.B.specialoffersareprovidedduringthelunchtimeC.dishesatlunchtimearebetterworthyofthevalueD.afancylunchisasgoodasafancydinner31.Whichofthefollowingsisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.Whattodoandwheretogowhiletraveling.B.Howtosavemoneywhileyoutravel.C.Thingsyoushouldpayattentiontoontravel.D.Simplylivelikealocalwhenyoutravel.
DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?Intheageofthekeyboardsomepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfortentofifteenminutesadayandthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitforsixtytoseventyminutesaday----whichreallyisprettymuchforhandwriting.Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway----bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Insteadtheysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.AfterallthatiswhywewritE.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.OneislegibilitywhichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanbereaD.Theotherisfluency－writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschoolespeciallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprintandthentowriteincursivewhichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoardwhichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75%ofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursivE.１.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat______.A.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwriting.B.mostteachersattachimportancetoteachinghandwriting.C.handwritingteachingisnotcommonlyrequireD.D.mostteachersareatalosshowtoteachhandwriting２.WhichofthefollowingabouttraditionalhandwritingintheUSAisNOTtrue?A.ThestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperioD.B.PrintingistaughtinpreferencetowritingincursivE.C.HandwritingistaughtforitsownsakE.D.Twoskillsgetinvolvedinhandwriting.３.SomeAmericanpeopleconsiderhandwritingnotimportantanymorebecause______.A.alltheAmericanchildrenlearntoprintfirstB.about1/4ofthestudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestC.itisunnecessarytousehandwritingintheageofkeyboardD.computersandvoicerecognitionprogramsarewidelyused４.______mayserveasthebesttitleforthepassagE.A.Handwriting:fascinatinginkeyboardageB.Rightorwrong:thedeathofhandwritingC.TwoskillsinvolvedinhandwritingD.Handwritinglessonsonthewayout
Theliteralmeaningofphilosophyisloveofwisdom.Butthismeaningdoesnottellusverymuch.Unliketheotherdisciplines学科philosophycannotbedefinedbywhatyoustudybecauseitisactuallyunlimiteD.Anythingcanbethesubjectmatterofphilosophy:arthistorylawlanguageliteraturemathematicsmedicinepsychologyreligionscienceandvalues.Philosophyisoneoftheworld’soldestsubjectsofstudyandinfacttheotheracademicdisciplinesaredirectlyrelatedtophilosophy.ForthisreasonyougetaDoctorate博士学位ofPhilosophyPh.D.inbiochemistryorcomputerscienceorpsychology.Twobroadsub-fieldsofphilosophyarelogicandthehistoryofphilosophy.Logicisthescienceofargumentandcriticalthinking.Itprovidessoundmethodsfordistinguishinggoodfrombadreasoning.Thehistoryofphilosophyinvolvesthestudyofmajorphilosophersandperiodsinthedevelopmentofphilosophy.Ofwhatuseisphilosophy?Firstitisusefulineducationaladvancement.Itisnecessaryforunderstandingotherdisciplines.Onlyphilosophyquestionsthenatureoftheconceptsusedinadisciplineanditsrelationtootherdisciplines.AndthroughthestudyofphilosophyonedevelopssoundmethodsofresearchandanalysisthatcanbeappliedtoanyfielD.Thereareanumberofgeneralusesofphilosophy.Itstrengthensone’sabilitytosolveproblemstocommunicatetoorganizeideasandissuestopersuadeandtotakewhatisthemostimportantfromalargequantityofdatA.Thesegeneralusesareofgreatbenefitinthecareerfieldnotnecessarilyforobtainingone’sfirstjobaftergraduationbutforpreparingforpositionsofresponsibilitymanagementandleadershiplateron.Itisveryshort-sightedafteralltotakeacourseofstudiesonlyforthepurposeofgettingone’sfirstjoB.Theusefulskillsdevelopedthroughthestudyofphilosophyhavesignificantlong-termbenefitsincareeradvancement.Nootherdisciplinesystematicallyfollowstheidealsofwisdomleadershipandcapacitytoresolvehumanconflict.28.AccordingtoParagraph1philosophycanbestbedescribedasthestudyof______.A.socialsciencesB.naturalsciencesC.bothsocialandnaturalsciencesD.thesubjectmatterofpolitics29.Withthestudyofphilosophyyoucan_______.A.becomeagreatleaderB.succeedineverythingC.findagoodjobsoonaftergraduationD.makeprogressinyourcareerdevelopment30.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.PhilosophyisanindependentdisciplinE.B.Logichelpsyoutobecomeabetterthinker.C.Thestudyofphilosophybringsyouimmediatebenefits.D.ThemeaningofphilosophyistoolimitedtodefinE.31.Fromthepassagewecanconclude______.A.notallthesubjectshavetodowithphilosophyB.apersonwillgetaPh.D.ifhe/shestudiesphilosophyC.philosophycanbehelpfulforthestudyofanyothersubjectsD.philosophyistheonlysolutiontoalltheproblemstotheworld
Imagineastrangerwalkingpastyouonacoldrainyday.Lovelyweatherisn'tit?thestrangersays.Doyoulaughorevensmile?Ifnotyoumaynothaveadrysenseofhumor.BritishpeopleandparticularlytheEnglisharewell-knownforourdrysenseofhumor.Weoftensaytheoppositeofwhatwemeaninordertobefunnyandtelljokesinatoneofvoicethatmakesitsoundlikewearebeingcompletelyserious.AsUSwriterJulianTanputitontheHuffPostStudentsblog:Itisasifitis'OppositeDay'everydayinBritain.IfthepeopleofBritainareknownforhavingastiffupperlipandnotshowingemotionthenourdrysenseofhumorshowsthisthroughjokes.OftenitwilltakealongtimeorseveralbeerstogetaBritishpersontotellyouwhattheyactuallythinkaboutsomethingandgetbehindthewallofhumoroussarcasm讽刺thattheyhaveinfrontofthem.EnglishcomedianRickyGervaisputitlikethis:Weplayjokesonourfriends.Weusesarcasmasashield护盾andaweapon.Weavoidbeingseriousuntilit'sabsolutelynecessary.Itcanbeannoyingandconfusingifyouhaven'tbeenraisedwiththesetypesofjokes:Whydidhejustsaysucharidiculousthing?Ishemakingfunofme?ButitisalsotruethatunderstandingthistypeofhumorisagoodwaytomakefriendswithpeopleintheUKevenifyoudon'tfinditfunny.It'simportanttorememberthatthepersontellingthejokemayactuallybemakingfunofhimselforherselfnotyou.OneofthecharacteristicsofBritishhumorisitsstrongthemeofself-deprecationmakingfunofoneselfaccordingtoTan.Sodon'tworry–oftenEnglishpeopleandBritishpeopleingeneraljustwanttomakefunofthemselves!32.Accordingtothepassagewecanknowthatsomeonewithadrysenseofhumorcan_______.A.notusesarcasmasashieldandaweapon.B.sayfunnythingsinaseriouswayC.pretendtoplayjokesontheirfriendsD.notmakefriendswithpeopleintheUK33.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesBritishhumoraccordingtoJulianTan?A.Annoying.B.OppositE.C.Ridiculous.D.Funny.34.TheunderlinedphrasestiffupperlipinParagraph3referstoaqualityof________.A.takingapositiveattitudeB.communicatingfeelingsC.remainingcalmD.focusingattention35.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.Britishpeople'shumorisoftenmisunderstoodB.BritishpeoplearefamousforbeingemotionalC.it’satraditionforBritishpeopletomakefunofeachotherD.itdoesn'ttakealongtimetomakefriendswithBritishpeople36.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.A.whyBritishpeoplelikelaughingatthemselvesB.sometipsonhowtomakeBritishpeoplelaughC.theimportanceofhumorinBritishcultureD.whatBritishhumorislike
Picturealibrarywithoutbooks?WellIcan’t.EversinceIwaslittleIwouldgotothelibraryandtakeoutnumerousbooks.FrompicturebookstobeginningchapterbookstoYAbooksbookshavealwaysbeenapartofmylifE.UnlikemanypeopletodayIdon’townaKindleoraNookoranytypeore-reader.Iprefertheold-fashionedbook.ThereissomethingaboutholdingabookandbeingabletoturnthepagesthatIfindcomforting.Intoday’s21stcenturybooksmaybecomeobsolete.Formethat’ssomethingIfindscary.IamafanoftheoldTVscience-fictionseriesTwilightZonE.Oneepisode一段情节isaboutalibrarianwhohasbecomeobsoletE.Thoughthisepisodeairedin1961thewriteroftheseriesRodSerlingwasexactlyonpointwhenitcametopredictingthefuturE.InfactinSanAntonioTexasthefirst-everbooklesslibraryinthecountryopeneD.ThelibraryisfullofiMacstabletsandiPadswhichcostahuge$2.3million.Thelibraryoffersaround10000e-books.Sothequestionisisthiswhatthefuturewillsoonbe?MaryGrahamvicepresidentofSouthCarolina’sCharlestonMetroChamberofCommercestatesThisisthefuturE.Ifyou’regoingtobebuildingnewlibraryfacilitiesthisiswhatyouneedtobedoing.Itisourgenerationthatwillbetheguineapigs试验品ofincreasingtechnologylikethis.Isthisagoodorabadthing?Welldigitallibrariesmayhelptheenvironmentbynotusingpaper;howeverIfeellikesomethingwillalwaysbelackingwithadigitalbook.A.digitallibraryisjustthebeginning.WithallofthisnewtechnologypeopleseemtobemoreabsorbedintheirownworlD.OneofmybiggestcomplaintsiswhenIamwithmyfriendsandtheycan’tseemtogetofftheirsmartphoneandtalktomE.TomakeplanswithafriendandthenhavethemstuckontheirphonethewholetimeisextremelyrudE.Notonlyisitdisrespectfulbutitreflectsthedirectionofwherehumaninteractionsareheading.Thoughsocialmediaisgreatitalsoisaddictingandhasnegativeeffects.OftenwhenIgoonFacebookitjustmakesmefeelworseaboutmyself.Iwillseemanyofmy800FacebookfriendsshowingofftheirnewestaccomplishmentoracceptancetocollegE.Additionallyoursocietyisbecomingincreasinglylazy.Forinstanceinsteadofdoingmentalmathspeopleusetheirphonetosolve89+74.Itissimpletaskslikethesethatareallowingpeopletolackimportanteducationalandsocialskills.Itisuptoustofindabalancebetweentechnologyandhumanvaluesandinteractions.Withnewtechnologybeingcreatedeverydayweneedtolearnhowtouseitalongsideourgreatminds.Afterallinventionsaresupposedtobenefitsocietynotharmit.Inthedayoftechnologywhoknowswhat’snext?28.TheunderlinedwordobsoleteParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.A.expensiveB.complexC.outdatedD.meaningless29.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A.Theepisodestillenjoysgreatpopularitynowadays.B.ThesituationofbookstodayissimilartowhatRodSerlingpredictedintheepisodE.C.RodSerlinglikedmakingpredictionsaboutthefuturE.D.Theepisodeairingin1961wasthemostentertainingoftheTVscience-fictionseries.30.Whichofthefollowingwillthewriterprobablydisagreewith?A.Greatassocialmediaisitdoeshavesomenegativeeffects.B.Withtheincreasinguseofsocialmediasomethingwillactuallybelost.C.ThroughsocialmediapeoplecandevelopeducationalandsocialskillsarounD.D.AsaresultofsocialmediapeoplemaycommunicatelesswiththepeoplearounD.31.Thetoneofthepassageisbestdescribedas.A.SkepticalB.OptimisticC.SupportiveD.Objective
Associetiesdeveloptheirmembersstarttoseethingsnotsomuchaccordingtowhattheyneedbutaccordingtowhattheywant.Whenpeoplehaveenoughmoneythesewantsbecomedemands.Nowit'simportantforthemanagersinacompanytounderstandwhattheircustomerswantiftheyaregoingtodevelopeffectivemarketingstrategies策略.Therearevariouswaysofdoingthis.Onewayatsupermarkets超市forexampleistointerview采访customerswhilethey'redoingtheirshopping.TheycanbeaskedwhattheyprefertobuyandthentheresultsoftheresearchcanbestudieD.Thisprovidesinformationonwhichtobasefuturemarketingstrategies.It'salsoquitenormalfortopmanagersfromdepartmentstorestospendadayortwoeachmonthvisitingstoresandmixingfreelywiththepublicasiftheywereordinarycustomerstogetanideaofhowcustomersact.Anotherwaytogetinformationfromcustomersistogivethemsomething.Forexamplesomefastfoodrestaurantsgiveawayticketsinmagazinesoronthestreetthatpermitcustomerstogetpartoftheirmealfornothing.Aswellasbeingagoodwayofattractingcustomersintotherestaurantstospendtheirmoneyitalsoallowsthemanagerstogetafeelforwheretoattractcustomersandwhichage-groupstoattract.Anotherstrategyusedatsomewell-knownparkssuchasDisneylandisfortopmanagerstospendatleastonedayintheirworktoutingtheparkdressedasMickeyMouseorsomethinglikethat.ThisprovidesthemwithaperfectchancetoexaminethesceneandwatchthecustomerswithoutbeingnoticeD.29.Thetextisdesignedfor_______A.mangersB.salesmenC.researchersD.customers30.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpmanagersgetusefulinformation?A.Visitingcustomersthemselves.B.Givingcustomersfreefoodonthestreet.C.Visitingparksasordinarycustomers.D.Askingcustomersquestionsatsupermarkets.31.Whatdoesthewordthisunderlinedinthelastsentencereferto?A.VisitingDisneylanD.B.Wearingattractiveclothes.C.ActingMickeyMousE.D.DressingupandwalkingarounD.32.Themainideaofthetextis_________.A.howtodomarketresearchB.howtodevelopmarketingstrategiesC.howtofindoutcustomers'socialneedsD.howtoencouragecustomerstospendmoremoney
A.creditcardthatwon’tworkunlessitsowner’svoiceisheardmaybecomeanimportantweaponinthefightagainsteconomicfraud欺诈.Thecardusingabuilt-invoice-recognitionchiprequiresuserstogiveaspokenpasswordthatitrecognizes.TheideaistopreventthievesfromusingastolencardtobuygoodsonlinE.A.modelbuiltbyengineersinCaliforniapacksamicrophonealoudspeakerabatteryandavoice-recognitionchipintoastandard-sizedcreditcarD.Thecardisthelengthandwidthofanordinarycreditcardbutaboutthreetimesasthick.Thecompanynowplanstomakeitthinner.ThevoicecardisbasedonanearlierBeepcardtechnologydesignedtopreventfraudinonlinedeals.TheBeepcardhasnomicrophonebuthasabuilt-inloudspeakertoutteranaudible听得见的IDsignalbyacomputer’smicrophonetoanonlineserver服务器.ByconfirmingthatsignalmatchestheinformationinthecardtheservercanmakesurethattheuserisnotsimplykeyinginacreditcardnumberbutactuallyhasthecardinhishanD.TheIDcodewhichonlytheserverknowschangeseachtimethecardisuseD.ThispreventsfraudstersrecordingthebeepsnotingthecarddetailsandthenplayingbacktheaudibleIDwhentheykeyinthedetailslater.ButthisearlierBeepcardtechnologycannotpreventillegaluseofstolencards.Thenewvoicecardcan.Thenewvoicecarddoesn’tidentifyitselfbyitsIDuntilithasconfirmedtherealuser’sspokenpassworD.Thieveswillbeunabletousethecardbecauseeveniftheyknewthepasswordtheywouldhavetobeabletocopytheowner’svoicewithahighdegreeofaccuracy.ThechallengeforBeepcardhasbeentodevelopvoice-recognitionandaudiocircuitry声音电路.Thevoice-recognitioncreditispoweredbyaminibattery.ToextendbatterlifetheelectronicshaveonlytobeswitchedonwhenthecardisbeinguseD.Pressingabuttononthecard’ssurfaceallowsonetohearafemalevoicesayingSayyourpassworD.Ifthevoice-recognitionsoftwareprovesthatthepasswordisrealitsendsitsIDwhichtheserverthenidentifiesallowingthedealtocontinuE.59.Whyisthevoicecreditanimportantinnovation?A.Itischeaptomakeandbuy.B.Itcanleavevoicemessages.C.Itmakesonlineshoppingeasy.D.Itmakesfraudmoredifficult.60.Whatistheproblemwiththemodelcard?A.ItistoolargE.B.Itistoothick.C.Itcan’tbeusedonlinE.D.Ithasnoloudspeaker.61.WhichofthefollowingabouttheearliercardisTRUE?A.ItsownercanchangetheIDcodeatwill.B.Itsuserneedn’tkeyinthecreditcardnumber.C.Itcanrecorditsuser’sspokenpassworD.D.Itcanbeusedbysomeonewhohasstolenit.62.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.FurtherimprovementshouldbemadetoextendbatterylifE.B.OnlyfemalevoicepasswordscanberecognizedbythecarD.C.TherearenolimitstotheuseofthecarD.D.Femalecustomerswilllikeusingit.
AGermancompanywasconcernedabouttalksinMoscowtryingtosellsome100milliondollarsworthofequipmenttoaRussianStatecompany.TalkswentsmoothlybutdifferencesremaineD.SoMartinBayerhimselftheCEOoftheGermanCompanydecidedtocometoMoscowtoheadthetalks.BesidescaringabouthisbusinesstheCEOwantedtogotoRussiatohuntbears.MartinBayerwasoneofthegreatesthuntersofourtimeandtheRussiansknewaboutit.HewenttotheSaharamorethanhundredtimesandhuntedlionscrocodiles;hehuntedpolarbearsintheNorthPoleandtigersintherainforestsofIndiA.ButhehadneverhuntedRussianbears.SotheRussiansdecidedtoorganizeabearhuntforMr.Bayertosweetenthetalks.Thiswasn'tasimpletask.SomepeopleintheweststillbelievethatbearsmaybefoundandseeneverywhereinRussiancitiesjustlikesquirrelsmaybeseeninourbackyards.ThisisnottruE.Theclosestplaceonemayfindbearsinthewildismaybe2500milesawayfromMoscow.HoweverasolutionwasquicklyfounD.TheRussianbusinessmenwenttoMoscowCircus马戏团andfor$2000boughtaveryoldbear.Thisbearusedtoamuseandamazeaudiencesinmanycountriesfor30yearsbutgotandlookedtoooldandwasretireD.BecarefultheRussianbearsareverydangerousandfrighteningtheytoldtoMr.Bayer.IfcomparedtotheRussianbearsyourAfricanlionsarenothingmorethanharmlesscats.Thebearwasbroughttoaforest50milesfromMoscowandwaslefttherE.Mr.Bayerwastoldthatbearswereplentifulinthatforestandthatmanycattleandevenpeoplehadbeeneateninthesurroundingvillages.Meanwhilean18-yearoldfemaledrovethroughtheforestonamotorcycleandsuddenlysawabearnobearshadbeenseeninthoseplacesfor200years.Shewasfrightenedfellleftherhelmetandhermotorcycleandranaway.Mr.Bayerwasexcitedandreadytohunt.ThiscouldbecomethemostsuccessfulpartofhisextraordinaryhuntingexperiencE.ThenextmomentMr.Bayersawabearinahelmetdrivingonamotorcyclethroughtheforestinfrontofhim.Thebearhadahappyexpressiononhisfaceashewasdoingsomethinghehadbeendoinginthecircusfor30years:circlingonamotorcycle!Mr.BayerlivesinaprivatementalinstitutionnearHamburghappilyeverafter.TheequipmentwasneversoldtoRussiA.ItwassoldtoIraqinsteaD.21.WhydidtheRussiansinviteMr.Bayertohuntbears?A.Russianbearsarefamousfortheircruelty.B.Theymanagedtofindabearforhunting.C.Theyexpectedthetradetobesuccessful.D.TherewasabearinMoscowCircus.22.WhydidtheRussianssayBecarefultheRussianbearsareverydangerousandfrightening?A.TotellMr.Bayerthatmanypeoplehadbeenkilledbybears.B.TomakeMr.Bayerfeelthehuntingreallychallenging.C.TowarnMr.Bayertomindhissafetywhilehunting.D.TotellMr.Bayerthatthebearisreallydangerous.23.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A.Mr.BayerhasgonemadB.thebearinjuredhimbadlyC.hehasworkedinamentalinstitutionsincethenD.thetradehasgonesmoothlybetweenRussianandIraq
ImmigrationistheactofcomingtoaforeigncountrytolivE.Theactofleavingone'scountrytosettleinanotheriscalledemigration.Immigrantswhofleetheircountrybecauseofpersecutionwarorsuchdisastersasfaminesorepidemicsareknownasrefugeesordisplacedpersons.Mostpeoplefinditveryhardtopulluprootsintheirnativelandandmovetoastrangecountry.Butthroughouthistorycountlessmillionsofpeoplehavedoneso.Theheaviestimmigrationworldwidetookplacefromtheearly1800'stotheGreatDepressiontheeconomichardtimesofthe1930's.Inthatperiodabout60millionpeoplemovedtoanewlanD.MostcamefromEuropE.MorethanhalfimmigratedtotheUnitedStates.OtherdestinationsincludedCanadaArgentinaBrazilAustraliaNewZealandandSouthAfricA.Todaytheavailabilityoffastsafeandcheaptransportationhelpsmakemigrationeasier.AsiaisreplacingEuropeasthemajorimmigrant-sendingareA.TheUnitedStatesremainsthechiefreceivingnation.Peopleabandontheirhomelandandmovetoanothercountryforvariousreasons.Themainreasonforimmigrationhaslongbeeneconomicopportunity----thedesireforbetterlandorabetterjoB.Duringthe1800'sforexampletherichprairielandoftheUnitedStatesattractedmanyEuropeanfarmers.TodayprofessionalpeoplecommonlyemigratebecauseofbetteropportunitieselsewherE.Suchemigrationhassometimesbeencalledbraindrain.ManydoctorsandnursesandnumerousengineersandscientistshavemovedtotheUnitedStates.Religiouspersecutionhasledmanypeopletomovetoanewlandforthefreedomtopracticetheirfaith.SuchimmigrantsincludeJewsexpelledfromEnglandinthe1200's.Warsrevolutionsandpoliticalunresthavedriveninnumerablepeopletofindnewhomes.Inthe1990'salonemillionsofrefugeesfledfromwarfareinAfghanistanIraqLiberiaIranUgandaSoutheasternAsiaandCentralAmericA.Someimmigrantswerebroughttoanewlandagainsttheirwill.Fromthe1500'stothe1800'sEuropeansshippedblackAfricanstotheWesternHemisphereasslaves.TheUnitedKingdomtransportedprisonerstoAustraliafromthelate1700stothe1860storelieveovercrowdinginBritishjails.BeforethattimetheUnitedKingdomsentprisonerstotheAmericancolonies.ImmigrantshavemadeenormouscontributionstothecultureandeconomyofsuchnationsasAustraliaCanadaNewZealandtheUnitedStates.Buttheiraccomplishmentshavebeenmadewithgreatdifficulty.AttimestheUnitedStateslikemanyreceivingcountrieshasrestrictedimmigrationtomaintainamorehomogeneoussocietyinwhichallthepeoplesharethesameethnicgeographicandculturalbackgrounD.AlthoughsomeimmigrationlawshavebeenrelaxedmanynewcomersofdifferentbackgroundsstillfacechallengesingainingacceptancE.28.MostImmigrantstotheUnitedStatesinthenineteenthcenturycamefrom_______.A.EuropeB.AsiaC.AustraliaD.SouthAfrica29.Therearealtogether______reasonsofimmigrationlistedinthepassagE.A.2B.3C.4D.530.Themainreasonforimmigrationis__________accordingtothepassagE.A.slaverytradeB.religiouspersecutionC.economicopportunityD.politicalunrest31.Inthelastparagraphahomogeneoussocietyisoneinwhich__________.A.immigrationlawshavebeenrelaxeD.B.peoplefromdifferentbackgroundsliveharmoniouslytogether.C.abraindrainoccurs.D.peoplesharethesameethnicgeographicandculturalbackgrounds.
Itisreportedthatjustbylisteningtoaforeignlanguageyoucanfinditmucheasier.Yourbrainisprocessingtheinformationevenifyouarenotawarethatyouareactuallylearning.Itisasimpleconceptreally.A.newborncannotknowwhatanyoneissayingorwritedownwhathehearsbutthroughrepetitionofthesamesoundhecanlearnalanguagE.Actuallywealllearnourfirstlanguagebythislisteningapproach.Thereisnoonetoreallytranslateanythingtous.Youprobablydidhaveparentswhopointedatthingsandwouldpronouncethemtoyoubuttheydidnotsitdowntoteachyourgrammarrules.Allthesearethemethodsoftenusedtolearnanewlanguageatschool;itisverydifficultforustoacceptanewwayoflearning.Thatisnottosaythatyoushouldnotusevocabularywordlisttohelpyoulearn.Youjustneedtosupplythislearningbypassivelistening.ThankstothearticleIreadbychanceinthenewspaperIstartedtolistentoEnglishradiobroadcastseveryday.AsfirstItooknonoticeofitbecauseIhadnoideawhatwasbeingsaiD.ButIsoonrealizethatIcouldunderstandwordseventhoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthatwasbeingsaiD.MyearsbegantopickoutwordsthatIrecognizeD.Inolongerpickedupotherprograms.InsixmonthsIhaveavocabularyofabout1000Englishwords.Nowyoucanseethemoreexposureyouhavetothelanguageyouaretryingtolearntheeasieritisgoingtolearnit.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ListeningisthemainwayfornewbornstolearnalanguagE.B.Moreandmorestudentsbegintodomuchlisteningpracticeatschool.C.ThewriterusedtolistentoEnglishprogramscarefullyeveryday.D.Weshouldknowthenewwordsaheadoftimebeforelearningaforeignlanguagethroughlistening.22.HowdidthewritergettheideaofimprovinghisEnglishthroughlistening?A.heknewitfromhisteacher.B.Hehearditfromtheradio.C.Hegotitbywatchingnewbornslearntospeak.D.Helearnedaboutitthroughthenewspaper.23.WhenthewriterfirstlistentoEnglishprogramshe_________.A.couldnotfollowthespeaker.B.showedmuchinterestinthem.C.triedtopickoutthewordshecouldunderstanD.D.foundhecouldincreasehisvocabularyveryquickly.24.Howdidthewritergethisideaacross?A.withfactsandtheories.B.withfiguresandexplanationsC.withcomparisonsandpersonalexperiences.D.withstoriesandarguments
MydecisiontotravelaroundChinalaymerelywithmycuriosityabouttheplacE.BeforecominghereChinaseemedalientome----aplacethatexpectedtobehugelydissimilarfrommyownBritishculturE.AftertravellingfromBeijinguptoXi'anIwantedtochallengemyselfbychoosingasmallertown----XiaheinGansuProvincE.IarrivedinLanzhouataround5ambuttherewerenobusestoXiahE.ImanagedtospotapolicemanandattemptedtoexplainmydestinationtohiminsimpleEnglishpraying祈祷thathewouldunderstanD.Iwasn'tsurethathedidbutIjustfollowedhimanywayasIhadnochoice.HetookmeonabusandIdidn'tknowwhereIwasgoing.LuckilyImetastudentwhoexplainedtomeinEnglishthatthepolicemanwastakingmetoanotherbusstationwhereIcouldtakeabustoXiahE.Duringthisconversationathirdmansaidhewasalsoapolicemanandwouldhelpmebuytickets.ButashewasnotinuniformIwasalittledoubtful.TheuniformedpolicemantoldmeitwasOKtogowiththethirdmansoIgotoffthebuswiththeso-calledpolicemanwhoatthispointdisappearedandIwasleftinthemiddleofnowherE.Istoodpanicking.AroundoneminutelaterapolicecarcameandstoppedrightbymE.Itwastheun--uniformedpoliceman.Igotintothecarandhedroppedmedirectlyatthebusstationandhelpedmebuytheticket.ThisisoneofmanyexperiencesthatIhavehadinChinA.Irealizedthathoweverdifferentthisculturewastherewasonethingthatwouldalwaysstandout------kindness.InthewestweseemtolackthefoundationoftrustyetinChinaitseemsthattherewillalwaysbesomeonetoansweryourquestionsandleadyoutherightway.21.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordalien?A.StrangeB.Familiar.C.AttractivE.D.Unfriendly.22.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.Theauthorfollowedastudenttoanotherbusstation.B.A.policecartooktheun-uniformedpolicemanawayC.Theauthordoubtedtheso-calledpolicemanD.ThethirdmancouldspeakEnglishfluently.23.Whydidtheun-uniformedpolicemandisappearaftertheauthorgotoffthebus?A.Theauthordidn'tbehaveinafriendlyway.B.Hehurriedtobuyaticketfortheauthor.C.Theauthorfoundauniformedpolicemantohelphim.D.Hewenttogetacartopicktheauthorup.24.AccordingtothetextwhatimpressedtheauthordeeplyinChina?A.Terribletransportation.B.People'skindness.C.Troublesinsmalltowns.D.Beautifulscenes.
PlanningavisitingtotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingeventsconcertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.A.standarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival19Oct.cost$220atBooking.com.A.weeklaterthesameroomjustcost$170.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid---oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime---checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.comwhichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycitydateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrainyoumaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestationbutyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartofthetownyoustayin.BookingtwomonthinadvancethecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas$95.95.A.roomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas$75.75.AndatFarringdonadoubleroomcostjust$62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelincitiessuchasLondonEdinburghandCardiffcancostafortuneespeciallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuilding.A.greatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMileavailablefor$420forfivedaysinlateSeptemberwithroomforfouradults.GETONA.BIKELondon’sBorisbikes’haveattractedthemostattentionbutothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammesthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpacesavingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammesareNewcastlecasualmemberpayaround$1.5fortwohoursandCardifffreeforupto30minutesor$5perday.9.TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay_____________.A.helptravelerstospendsomewonderfultimeB.lettravelerspaymoreforaccommodationC.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUKD.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplans10.FarringdoninParagraph5ismostprobably___________.A.thetubelinetoCoventGardenB.anidealholidaydestinationC.thenameofatravelagencyD.ahotelawayfromthestation11.ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat___________.A.liesinthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondonC.costsover$100onaverageperdayinlateSeptemberD.providescookingfacilitiesfortourists.12.Cardiff’sprogramallowsafreebikeforamaximumperiodof__________.A.onehourandahalfB.onehourC.twohoursD.halfanhour
TheNetherlandsonMondayintroduceditsfirst-everintelligentbicyclefittedwithelectronicdevicestohelpbringdownthehighaccidentrateamongelderlycyclistsinthebicycle-madcountry.DevelopedforthegovernmentbytheNetherlandsOrganizationforAppliedScientificResearchTNOtheintelligentbicyclerunsonelectricity.A.commercial-availablebicycleisexpectedtobeonthemarketinthenexttwoyearsandshouldsellforbetween1700to3200eurosperbicyclE.Thedevicesonthebikearelinkedthroughanonboardcomputerwithavibrating震动的warningsystemfittedinthebicycle'ssaddleandhandlebarstowarncyclistsofthecomingdanger.Thesaddlevibrateswhenothercyclistsapproachfrombehindwhilethehandlebarsdothesamewhenbarriersappearahead.AccidentsoftenhappenwhencyclistslookbehindthemorgetafrightwhentheyarepassedathighspeedsaidMauriceKwakkernaatoneofTNO'sresearchscientistsinvolvedintheproject.TheonboardsystemtechnologyhasalreadybeenatworkinthecarindustryhesaiD.''MoreandmoreelderlypeopleareusingabicyclenotonlyforshortdistancesbutalsoforlongerdistancesDutchEnvironmentandInfrastructureMinisterMelanieSchultzvanHaegentoldAFP.ThistypeofbicycleistrulyneededintheNetherlandsbecauseitwillhelpusbringdownthenumberofelderlypeoplewhoareinjuredeveryyearandallowthemtocontinuetoenjoycyclingshesaiD.IntheNetherlandsbicyclesoutnumberthepopulationof17millionbyatleastonemillionandtherearesome25000kmofbicyclepathinthecountry.Thosestatisticsaresettogrowasmoreandmorepeopletaketotwo-wheeledtransportleadingtoanincreasedriskofinjury.Lastyear184cyclistsdiedinthecountryofwhich124or67%wereolderthan65accordingtotheCentralStatisticsOfficE.Theyearbefore200cyclistsdiedthemajorityofvictimsalsobeingelderly.Thecurrentmodelweighs25kilogramsbutresearchersareworkingonmakingtheonboardsystemssmaller.25.Theintelligentbicycleisaimedto______.A.protecttheenvironmentB.helpreducetrafficpressureC.improvesafetyforelderlycyclistsD.popularizetheuseofbicycles26.Whichpartoftheintelligentbicyclewillvibratewhenothercyclistsapproachitfrombehind?A.Thewheels.B.Thesaddle.C.Thehandlebars.D.Theonboardcomputer.27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.theelderlyridebicycleswherevertheygoB.theelderlyareplanningtogiveupcyclingC.theaccidentrateamongelderlycyclistsishighD.thenumberofelderlycyclistsisdecreasing
Forthefirsttimeresearchershavediscoveredthatsomeplantscankillinsectsinordertogetadditionalnutrients.NewresearchshowsthattheycatchandkillsmallinsectswiththeirownstickyhairsneartherootsandthenabsorbnutrientsthroughtheirrootswhentheinsectsarekilledandfalltothegrounD.ProfessorMarkChaseofKewandQueenMaryUniversityofLondonsaid:Thecultivated改良的tomatoesandpotatoesstillhavethehairs.Tomatoesinparticulararecoveredwiththesestickyhairs.Theydotrapsmallinsectsonaregularbasis.Theydokillinsects.Thenumberofthesecarnivorousplantsisthoughttohavecameupto50percentandmanyofthemhaveuntilnowbeenwronglyregardedasamongthemostharmlessplants.Amongthemarespeciesofpetunia矮牵牛somespecialtobaccoplantsandcabbagessomevarietiesofpotatoesandtomatoesetC.ResearchersatRoyalBotanicalGardensKewwhichcarriedoutthestudynowbelievetherearehundredsmorekillerplantsthanpreviouslyrealizeD.Itisthoughtthatthetechniquewasdevelopedinthewildtogetnecessarynutrientsinpoorqualitysoil–andevenvariousplantsgrowninyourvegetablegardenstillhavetheability.TheresearcherspublishingtheirfindingintheBotanicalJournaloftheLinneanSocietysaid:Wemaybesurroundedbymanymoremurderousplantsthanwethink.Weareaccustomedtothinkingofplantsasbeingimmobileandharmlessandthereissomethingdeeplyfrighteningaboutthethoughtofmeat-eatingplantstheyaddeD.5.Tomatoesandpotatoeskillinsectsto_____.A.getmorestickyhairsB.makethemselvesgrowbetterC.maketheirrootsstrongerD.avoidfallingdowntotheground6.ThewordcarnivorousinParagraph3mostprobablymeans_____.A.fast-growingB.harmlessC.insect-killingD.nutritious7.Theinsect-killingtechniqueofvegetablesisdevelopedmostprobablythrough_____.A.evolutionofspeciesB.helpsfromothergardenplantsC.artificialcultivationD.nutrientspreservedinrichsoil8.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom_____.A.astudentbookB.asciencefictionC.ascientificrepotD.abulletinboard
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