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Agirlgrumbled发牢骚toherfatheraboutherhardlifE.Shewantedto1becauseshedidn’tknowwhatshehadtodo.Shefelt2forfightingandfighting.One3hadbeensolvedbutanothercamE.Herfatheracooktookherintothekitchen.He4waterintothreepans.Afterboilinginthefirstpan5somecarrotsthesecondsomeeggsandthelastwasputwithcoffeE.Hewaitedwithoutany6fromhismouth.Thegirlclosedhermouthandwaited7bywhatherfatherdiD.Afterabouttwentyminutesherfather8thestoveandtookoutthecarrotsandtheeggs.Afterthatthecoffeewaspouredintothecup.Turningbacktoherdaughterheaskedwhatdoyou9?CarrotseggsandcoffeesheanswereD.Herfathersuggestedher10thecarrots.Shedidandfeltthecarrotswere11.Thenheaskedhertotaketheeggsandbreakthem.After12themshegottheeggscookedandharD.13heaskedhertosmellthecoffeE.Sheasked14What’sthemeaningfather?Heexplainedthat15hadfeltthesameunfortunatetheboilingwaterbut16action.Thestrongandhardcarrotsbecamesoftandweakafterinthe17water.Thefragile易碎的eggsbecamehardaftercookeD.Coffeecores核心wereveryunique18theycouldchangewater.19areyou?askedherfatherWhenthecalamity苦难knocksyourdoorhowisyour20?Areyoucarrotseggsorcoffee?1.A.catchupB.wearoutC.giveupD.runout2.A.tiredB.thrilledC.confidentD.promising3.A.matterB.businessC.questionD.problem4.A.madeB.pouredC.changedD.irrigated5.A.wasaddedB.wereputC.remainedD.increased6.A.breathB.praisesC.wordsD.complaints7.A.judgedB.frightenedC.disappointedD.confused8.A.turnedoffB.turnedupC.turneddownD.turnedaway9.A.meanB.seeC.suggestD.explain10.A.touchingB.eatingC.observingD.keeping11.A.badB.hardC.softD.gentle12.A.hittingB.peelingC.beatingD.destroying13.A.BesidesB.ThusC.StillD.Lastly14.A.impatientlyB.shylyC.regretfullyD.bravely15.A.nothingB.anythingC.eachthingD.something16.A.differentB.certainC.moreD.unequal17.A.coldB.boiledC.boilingD.changeable18.A.orB.ifC.thoughD.but19.A.HowB.WhoC.WhenD.Where20.A.influenceB.replacementC.refusalD.reaction
ExplainingChina’speacefulgrowthtotheAmericanpoliticiansandpublicwilltopPresidentHuJintao’sagendawhenhevisitstheUnitedStatesfromSeptember5to8.ThiswillbeconductivetothedevelopmentofSino－USrelationsandChina’srelationshipswiththerestoftheworlD.HeYafeidirectoroftheDepartmentofNorthAmericanAffairssaidatanewsbriefingyesterday.ItwillbeHu’sfirstStatevisittotheUSafterhebecamepresidentin2003.HewillmeetUSPresidentGeorgeW.BushandlegislatorsinWashingtonDCandbusinesspeopleinSeattleanddeliveraspeechatYaleUniversityinNewHaven.AlsoonthelistofareasofconcernforHuandBushmaybetradeTaiwanenergyandnuclearissueontheKoreanPeninsulA.China’sfavorablebalanceoftradewiththeUSderivesfromdifferenteconomicstructuresinthetwocountries.ThetwoeconomiessupplementandbenefiteachotherinsteadofcompetingandtheUSshouldloosenitsgripoveritsexportsespeciallyhigh-techproductstoChinahesaiD.AfterhisUStripPresidentHuwilltraveltoCanadaandMexicofromSeptember8to13andbacktoNewYorkonSeptember14toattendtheWorldSummitandotheractivitiesincelebrationofthe60thanniversaryoftheUnitedNations.HuwillwrapuphistouronSeptember16attheUNinashowChina’ssupportfortheworldbodyandmultilateralism.Atyesterday’snewsbriefingYChealsodisclosedthatthefourthroundofSix－PartyTalksonKoreanPeninsulaNuclearissuewillberesumedintheweekofSeptember12.1.Theunderlinedwordwrapupcanbetakenplaceby______.A.completeB.goonC.startD.dosecretly2.PresidentHuJintaomaycamehomeafter______.A.September8thB.September14thC.September16thD.September13th3.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?A.ThevisittotheUSstartsonSeptember5B.HuandBushmaytalkaboutTaiwan’stradeandenergy.C.Theeconomyofthetwocountriesshouldsupplementandbenefiteachother.D.Koreanpeninsulanuclearissueisanotherimportantproblemthetwopresidentsmaytalkabout4.Thebesttitleofthispassageis______.A.ItineraryforPresidentHuJintao’sUSvisitB.MeetingintheUSC.TheRelationshipbetweenChinaandtheUSD.TheProblembetweenChinaandtheUS
Shortpeoplestudieshaveshownaremorelikelytohaveastroke中风sufferfromhighbloodpressuresandheartdiseaseandbebulliedinschool.Nowresearchersreportthatshortpeople－atleastinthepast－werealsomorelikelytodieatayoungeragethantheirtallerpeers.TheirstudypublishedintheJournalofEpidemiology流行病学andCommunityHealthfoundthatshortboneshavesomethingtodowithshortlifeformorethan1000years.Theconclusionwasbasedon490setsofadultskeletal骨架的remainsfromanarchaeological考古的siteinnortheasternEnglanddatingfromthe9thcenturytoabout1850.About55%ofmenand73%ofwomendiedbeforetheageof45and39%ofmenand56%ofwomendiedbeforeage30.Theriskofdeathbeforeage30declinedasbonelengthincreaseD.Thisstudyprovidesevidencefromanarchaeologicalsamplethatlongbonelengthisconnectedwithageatdeath－thosewithsmallerbonestendtodieyoungeraccordingtoDr.D.J.GunnelloftheUniversityofBristolintheUKandcolleagues.Whileitisnotclearwhyshortstature身材mightbelinkedtoearlierdeaththeresearcherspointoutthatheightisanindicatorofchildhoodnutritionwhichmayhavelong-lastingeffectonhealth.Mechanism身体结构forheight-motality死亡associationsinthepastmaydifferfromthosetodayforexampleshortstaturemayhaveincreasedtheriskofdeathinchildbirthandthismayexplainthehigherriskofpremature未成熟的mortalityinwomenGunnelandcolleagueswritE.HowevershortbonesitwouldappearhavealwaysbeenamarkerofashortlifetheauthorsconcludE.1.Thetitleofthepassageshouldbe______.A.ShortpeopleandtheirtallerpeersB.ShortstatureandshortlifeC.MenandwomenD.Longlifeandshortlife2.AnindicatorinParagraph6means______.A.astudyB.ariskC.amarkerD.anage3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mostpeopleweremorelikelytodieattheageof30inthepast.B.WomenweremorelikelytodieatayoungagE.C.Womenwithsmallerbonesweremorelikelytodieyounger.D.Peoplewithsmallerbonesweremorelikelytodieyounger.4.Thetopicinthispassageisprobablyconnectedwith______.A.spacemedicineB.socialmedicineC.sportsmedicineD.industrialmedicine
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Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.InbetweenbedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworldandbefearssilencemorethananythingelsE.EvenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilencE.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherpersonandisnumberofpausesoccurintheconversationheregardshim-selfasafailureaworthlesspersonandisfullofenvyoftheemptiest-headedchatterbox喋喋不休的人.Heknowsthatninetyninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofaflybutheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure蜡塑人像.Theaimofconversationisnot.Forthemostparttocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsounD.Thereareitmustbeadmitteddifferentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito蚊子.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.MostbuzzingfortunatelyispleasanttotheearandsomeofitispleasanteventotheminD.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzingwithhisneighbors.Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthemarecontentiftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople’searsthoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenewplaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel.AttheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtimE.Theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationists.1.Accordingtotheauthorpeoplemakeconversationto.A.exchangeideasB.provetheirvalueC.achievesuccessinlifeD.overcometheirfearofsilence2.BythebuzzingofaflyParA.1theauthormeans.A.thenoiseofaninsectB.alowwhisperingsoundC.meaninglesstalksD.thevoiceofachatterbox3.Accordingtothepassagepeopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors.A.aboutwhatevertheyhavepreparedB.aboutwhatevertheywantdoC.inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewD.inthehopeofgettingonwell4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather.B.Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations.C.Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises.D.Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking.
Doyouwanttoimprovethewayyoustudy?Doyoufeelnervousbeforeatest?Manystudentssaythatalackofconcentration注意力istheirbiggestproblem.Itseriouslyaffectstheirabilitytostudysodotheirtestresults.Ifsousethesetipstohelpyou.StudyTechniqueslYoushouldalwaysstudyinthesameplacE.Youshouldn’tsitinapositionthatyouuseforanotherpurposE.Forexamplewhenyousitonasofatostudyyourbrainwillthinkitistimetorelax.Don’twatchTVwhileyouarestudying.Expertswarnthatyourconcentrationmaybereducedby50percentifyouattempttostudyinthisway.Alwaystrytohaveawhitewallinfrontofyousothereisnothingtodistractmakelessconcentratedyou.BeforesittingdowntostudygathertogetheralltheequipmentyouneeD.Apartfromyourtextbookspenspencilsandknivesmakesureyouhaveadictionary.Ifyourstudydeskortableisneededwhenyouarenotstudyingstoreallyourequipmentinaboxbesideit.lYoureyeswillbecometiredifyoutrytoreadatextwhichisonaflatsurfacE.Positionyourbookatanangleof30degrees.lBerealisticanddon’ttrytocompletetoomuchinonestudyperioD.Finishonethingbeforebeginninganother.Ifyouneedabreakgetupandwalkaroundforafewminutesbuttrynottotelephoneafriendorhavesomethingtoeat.Test-takingSkillslAllyourhardworkwillbefornothingifyouaretoonervoustotakeyourtest.Gettingplentyofrestisveryimportant.Thismeansdonotstudyallnightbeforeyourtest!Itisabetterideatohavealong-termstudyplan.Trytomakeatimetableforyourstudywhichlastsforafewmonths.lExerciseisagreatwaytoreducepressurE.Doingsomeformofexerciseeverydaywillalsoimproveyourconcentration.Eathealthyfoodtoo.lWhenyouarriveintheexaminationroomfindyourseatandsitdown.Breatheslowlyanddeeply.Checkthetimeontheclockduringthetestbutnottoooften.Abovealltakenonoticeofeveryoneelseandgivethetestpaperyourundividedattention.65.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youshouldstudyinadifferentplaceeverydaysoyoudon’tgetboreD.B.YourconcentrationwillimproveifyoustudyandwatchTVatthesametimE.C.CheckthetimeduringtheexamatacertaintimE.D.StayingupallnightandstudyingistiringbutyouwilllearnalotusingthismethoD.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditreferto?A.YourstudydeskortablE.B.Yourtextbook.C.Yourdictionary.D.TheequipmentyouneeD.2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Youshouldn’tlookateveryoneelseduringthetest.B.Youwillhaveenoughenergytodealwithyourstudyandexamsbyeatinghealthydiet.C.You’llconcentratemoreifthereisnothingtodistractyou.D.Ifyoufeeltiredduringstudyyoucanwalkaroundforafewminutes.
TurningontheTVawonderfulscenecomestoyoureyes—agroupofmentallstrongandhandsomeandwomenyoungbeautifulandattractivetoo.Togethertheyeatinthefinestrestaurantstravelingeverywherearoundtheworldbyluxurious豪华的planesandpleasureships.Theyaremodels.Doyouenvythem?Whatsortoflifearemodelsleading?Isitawonderfullifeforayoungladyorayoungman?Afewmodelsarewell-knownactorsoractresseswhocanmakealotofmoneyonlybyshowingthemselvesoffincommercials.Butthemajorityofthemarejustcurioustoseewhatitislike.They’dliketobemodelsjustbecausetheyareattractedbywhattheyimagine—modelsearnalotofmoneyandleadagloriouslife.Thisistrueforthosewhoareverysuccessful.Howevermostmodelsfinditdifficulttogetwork.Veryfewcanearnenoughtoliveonandforallmodelstheirexpensesarehigh.Theiragentsclaimabout20％oftheearningsandnomodelwillgetveryfarwithoutacleveragent.Besidestheyhavetobuygoodclothing.Theyalsohavetopaytotraveltointerviewsandreachtheplaceswheretheworkistobedone.Interviewsforamodeljobareknownascattle—marketsinthemodelingworldandnotwithoutagoodreason.Atopmodelcanchoosehisorherworkdemandandreceivehighfeestoldhashisorherexpensespaid.Butformostmodelsthesituationisquitedifferent.Anagentoremployerinspectseachmodelmuchasafarmerinspectscattleatamarket.Intelligencequalificationsandpersonalcharacteristicscountforlittle无足轻重againstgoodlooksandtightfigures.Forallexcepttheveryfewluckyonesthelifeofamodelisacontinualsearchforworktryingtosellhimselforherselfinthefaceoffiercecompetitionandsometimesnotparticularlymoralstandardsonthepartofsomeemployers.ImmigrationofficialsatairportlooksuspiciouslyatagirlwhosepassportshowsheroccupationasModelandthesearemenandwomenofconsiderableexperienceoftheworld.ItcomesnosurprisetofindthatsomemodelsprefertoputSecretaryorBusinessmanastheirjobsintheirpassports.Modelingisachangeableworldwithgreatrewardsforatinyminoritybutnotforthemajority.1.Formodelstheirgoodlooksandtightfiguresare________comparedwiththeirintelligenceandqualifications.A.moreimportantB.lessneededC.lessessentialD.morelookeddownupon2.Whichofthefollowingcanleadyoutobelieveaccordingtothepassage?A.Amodel’stravelingexpensesareusuallypaidbyhisemployer.B.Tobeamodelgoodlooksarethemostimportantqualification.C.Mostmodelshaveafairlyeasywayoflifewithhighpay.D.Amodelcanhardlybesuccessfulwithoutagoodagent.3.ModelsoftenputSecretaryorBusinessmaninsteadofModelintheirpassportsbecauseA.theywanttoavoidbeingstoppedtosigntheirnamesbyfansB.apersonwiththeoccupationofamodeliseasilyattackedbyblacksocietiesC.modelsaresometimeslookeddownuponD.secretariesandbusinessmenarefreeofcustomduty4.Whatmaybetheauthor’sattitudetowardsmodeling?A.Itisaworthwhilelifeforayoungladyorayoungman.B.Heisinfavorofyoungpeopletotrymodeling.C.Beforebeingcrazyaboutamodeljobyoungpeopleshouldbeawareofthedifficulties.D.Itisafieldinwhicheveryonehasagreatchancetosucceed.5.Theunderlinedwordsuspiciouslycanmostprobablybereplacedby________.A.doubtfullyB.excitedlyC.proudlyD.sadly
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VisitorsfromspacemayhavelandedonourplanethundredsoftimesduringthelongemptyageswhileManwasstilladreamofthedistantfuturE.Indeedtheycouldhavelandedon90%oftheearthasrecentlyastwoorthreehundredyearsagoandwecouldneverhaveheardofit.Ifonesearchesthrougholdnewspapersandlocalrecordsonecanfindmanyreportsofstrangeincidentsthatcouldbeinterpreted解释asvisitsfromouterspacE.A.winterCharlesForthadmadeacollectionofUFOsightingsinhisbook.Oneistemptedtobelievethemmorethananymodernreportsforthesimplereasonthattheyhappenedlongbeforeanyonehadeverthoughtofspacetravel.Yetatthesametimeonecan’ttakethemtooseriouslyforbeforescientificeducationwaswidespreadevensightingsofmeteors流星andcomets慧星gaverisetothemostunbelievablestoriesastheystilldotoday.1.Accordingtothepassagevisitorsfromspacemayhavelandedontheearth_____.A.longbeforemanhaddreamedofitB.longbeforetherewerehumanbeingsC.inthelastfewhundredyearsD.afterthespaceagebegan2.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.AllobservationsofUFOarebelievableB.CharlesFortcollectedalotofUFOshimselfC.Oldercivilization文明mayexistonotherplanetsD.Peoplehaveseenvisitorsfromotherplanetseverywhere3.Ifvisitorsfromotherplanetshaveactuallylandedontheearthonecansupposethattheycameto_____.A.makewarB.playjokesC.settledownD.explore4.Thepassageimpliesthatwiththespreadofscientificeducationithas_____.A.madethereportedsightingsunbelievableB.increasedthenumberofUFOsC.stoppedthescientificstudyofUFOD.givenclearerpicturesofUFOs5.Accordingtothepassage_____.A.UFO’sareonlyrecentobservationsB.UFOsightingsarenotnewC.UFO’salwaysaremeteorsandcometsD.UFO’sareinventedbypeople
InJuly1994Jupiterthelargestplanetinoursolarsystemwasstruckby21piecesofacomet.Whenthefragmentslandedinthesouthernpartofthegiantplanettheexplosionswerewatchedbyscientistshereonearth.Butwhatifourownplanetwashitbyacomet?Theyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacometisheadingtowardstheearth.MostofitwillmissourplanetbuttwofragmentswillprobablyhitthesouthernpartoftheEarth.ThenewshascausedpaniC.On17JulyafragmentfourkilometerswideenterstheEarth’satmospherewithahugeexplosion.AbouthalfofthefragmentisdestroyeD.ButthemajorpartsurvivesandhitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsounD.Theseaboilsandanenormouswaveiscreatedandspreads.ThewallofwaterrusherstowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowneD.ThewavemovesintotheIndianOceanandheadstowardsAsiA.MillionsofpeoplearealreadydeadinthesouthernpartoftheEarthbutthenorthwon’tescapeforlong.Tonsofbrokenpiecesarethrownintotheatmospherebytheexplosions.Asthesunishiddenbycloudsofdusttemperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.CropsareruineD.WarsbreakoutascountriesfightforfooD.A.yearlatercivilizationhascollapseD.Nomorethan10millionpeoplehavesurviveD.Coulditreallyhappen?InfactithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeareD.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyaspacefragment.Thedinosaurscouldn’tsurviveinthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheybecameextinct.Willwemeetthesameend?1.Inwhichofthefollowingsentencesdoesthewordfragmenthavetheclosestmeaningintheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1?A.Ioverheardfragmentsoftheirconversation.B.Thereareextantfragmentsofanoldmanuscript.C.Shedroppedthebowlontheflooranditbrokeintofragments.D.Thisplaycontainsthefragmentofaplaybyafamouswriter.2.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtotheauthor’sdescriptionofthedisasterin2094?A.ThewholeworldbecomesextremelycolD.B.AllthecoastalcitiesinAfricaaredestroyeD.C.Thewholemankindbecomesextinct.D.Thevisitofthecometresultsinwars.3.Whydoestheauthormentiondinosaursattheendofthepassage?A.BecausetheycouldonlyliveinthewarmclimatE.B.Becausetheyoncedominatedtheearth.C.Becausetheirextinctionindicatesfuturedisasters.D.BecausedinosaursandhumansneverliveinthesameagE.4.Inwritingthepassagetheauthorintendsto_______.A.giveanaccuratedescriptionofthepossibledisasterinthefutureB.provethathumanswillsoonerorlaterbedestroyedC.tellthehistoricaldevelopmentoftheEarthD.warnofapossibledisasterinthefuture
ClozeDirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedABC.andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Severalyearsagowell-knownwriterandeditorNormanCousinsbecameveryill.HisbodyachedandhefeltconstantlytireD.Itwasdifficultforhimtoeven__1__arounD.HisdoctortoldhimthathewouldlosetheabilitytomoveandeventuallydiefromthediseasE.Hewastoldhehadonlya1in500chanceofsurvival.__2__thediagnosis诊断CousinswasdeterminedtoovercomethediseaseandsurvivE.Hehadalwaysbeeninterestedinmedicineandhadreadabookwhichdiscussedtheideaofhowbodychemistryandhealthcanbedamagedbyemotionalstressandnegative__3__.ThebookmadeCousinsthinkaboutthepossible__4__ofpositiveattitudesandemotions.HethoughtIsitpossiblethatlovehopefaithlaughterconfidenceandthe__5__to1ivehavepositivetreatmentvalue?HedecidedtoconcentrateonpositiveemotionsasawaytotreatsomeofthesymptomsofhisdiseasE.Inadditiontohistraditionalmedicaltreatmenthetriedtoputhimselfinsituationsthatwould__6__positiveemotions.Laughtherapybecamepartofhistreatment.He__7__timeeachdayforwatchingcomedyfilmsreadinghumorousbooksanddoingotheractivitiesthatwoulddrawout__8__emotions.Withineightdaysofstartinghis‘‘laughtherapyprogramhispainbeganto__9__andhewasabletosleepmoreeasily.Hewasabletoreturntoworkinafewmonths’timeand__10__reachedcompleterecoveryafterafewyears.1.A.runB.passC.moveD.travel2.A.BesidesB.DespiteC.WithoutD.Beyond3.A.attitudesB.beliefsC.goalsD.positions4.A.shortcomingB.harmC.benefitD.interest5.A.emotionB.painC.fearD.will6.A.bringaboutB.setaboutC.putupD.makeup7.A.affordedB.appointedC.offeredD.arranged8.A.positiveB.approvingC.strongD.mixed9.A.escapeB.decreaseC.shrinkD.end10.A.generallyB.especiallyC.actuallyD.presently
Ifyouwishtobecomeabetterreaderherearefourimportantpointstorememberaboutrateorspeedofreading:1.Knowingwhyyouarereading---whatyouarereadingtofindout---willoftenhelpyoutoknowwhethertoreadrapidlyorslowly.2.Somethingsshouldbereadslowlythroughout.Examplesaredirectionsformakingordoingsomethingarithmeticproblemsscienceandhistorybookswhicharefullofimportantinformation.YoumustreadsuchthingsslowlytoremembereachimportantstepandunderstandeachimportantideA.3.Somethingsshouldbereadrapidlythroughout.Examplesaresimplestoriesmeantforenjoymentnewslettersfromfriendsitemsorbitsofnewsfromlocalorhometownpapertellingwhatishappeningtofriendsandneighbors.4.Insomeofyourreadingsyoumustchangeyourspeedfromfasttoslowtofastasyougoalong.YouneedtoreadcertainpagesrapidlyandthenslowdownanddomorecarefulreadingswhenyoucometoimportantideaswhichmustberemembereD.1.Accordingtothepassageyourreadingspeeddependson_______.A.whetherthereadingmaterialiseasyordifficultB.whatyouarereadingC.whatyourpruposeinreadingsomethingisD.bothB.andC.2.Ifonewantstoberelaxedbyreadingoneshouldtakeup__________A.astorybookB.abookonscienceandtechnologyC.newslettersfromfriendsD.somematerialfullofinformation3.Whichofthefollowingreadingsshouldyoureadslowlyandcarefully?A.Fairytales.B.Aesop’sFables.C.DirectionsforuseofamachinE.D.Aneveningpaper4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestexpressthemainideaofthepassageA.HowtodecideyourreadingspeeD.B.HowtoraiseyourreadingspeeD.C.Howtoimproveyourreadingskills.D.Howtochooseyourreadingmaterials
AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyusingtheinformationtakenfromadictionarypagE.jaguarn.atypeoflargeyellow—coloredcatblackmarkingsfoundinthesouthwesternregionoftheU.S.andinCentralandSouthAmericA.jargon1.n.speechthatdoesn’tmakesensE.2.n.anunknownlanguagethatseemsstrangeorimpossibletounderstanD.3.n.alanguagemadeupoftwoormoreotherlanguage:HisjargonwasamixtureofFrenchandEnglish.4.n.thespecialvocabularyofafieldorprofession:Herreportoncomputerswasfilledwithjargon.Jaunt1.n.atriptakenforfun.2.v.togoonabriefpleasanttrip:WejauntedtothecountrylastSaturday.javelin1.naspearmostcommonlyusedasaweaponorinhunting2.n.alight—weightmetalorwoodenspearthatisthrownintrack—and—fieldcontests.3.n.thecontestinwhichajavelinisthrown.4.v.tostrikeaswithajavelin.Jazz1.n.atypeofmusicthatoriginatedinNewOrleansandischaracterizedbyrhythmicbeats.2.n.populardancemusicinfluencedbyjazz.3.n.slangemptytalk4.adj.oforlikejazz:ajazzbandjazzrecords.Jennetn.asmallSpanishhorse1.Whichmeaningofthewordjavelinisusedinthesentencebelow?AtthecompetitionJackdrewhisarmbackandthrewthejavelin50yards.A.Definition1B.Definition2C.Definition3D.Definition42.Whichmeaningofthewordjargonisusedinthesentencebelow?Doctorsoftenspeakinmedicaljargon.A.Definition1B.Definition2C.Definition3D.Definition43.Whatdoesthewordjazzmeaninthefollowingsentence?Don’tgivemethatjazzforIamapracticalperson.A.rhythmicbeatsB.atypeofmusicC.akindofdanceD.meaninglesstalk
AbloggerisapersonwhowritesonanInternetcomputerWebsitecalledablog.ThewordblogisashortwayofsayingWeblogorpersonalWebsitE.AnyonecanstartablogandtheycanwriteaboutanythingtheylikE.TherearemillionsofblogsontheInternettoday.Theyprovidenewsinformationandideasinmanypeoplewhoreadthem.TheycontainlinkstootherWebsites.Andtheyprovideaplaceforpeopletowriteabouttheirideasandreacttotheideasofothers.A.researchcompanycalledPerscushasstudiedmorethan300Weblogs.Itsaysthatblogsaremostpopularwithteenagegirls.Theyusethemtolettheirfriendsknowwhatishappeningintheirlives.Thestudyalsosaysthatmorethan100000bloggersstoppedtakingpartintheactivityafterayear.Howeversomepeopledevelopseriousblogstopresentpoliticalandotherideas.ForexampletheRepublicanandDemocraticpartiesinthesouthernstateofKentuckyrecentlystartedtheirownblogs.AndAmericancompaniesarebeginningtouseblogstoadvertisetheirproducts.Atthesametimesomelong-standingblogshaveendedLastweekbloggingleaderDaveWinerclosedhisfreeblogserviceweblogs.com.Hesaysthesitebecametoocostlytocontinue.Hestartedtheblogfouryearsago.Andthousandsofpeoplehadwrittenonit.Theyarenowupsetbecausetheydidnotknowthatthesitewasclosing.OneblogthatisstillgoingstrongiscalledRebecca’sPocket.RebeccaBloodcreatedtheWebsitein1999.Shewroteaboutthehistoryofblogsonthesite.ThatarticleledtoabookcalledTheWeblogHandbookIthasbeentranslatedintofourlanguagessofar.Ms.BloodsaysRebecca’sPocketgetsabout30000visitorsamonth.Shewritesaboutanythingandeverything—politicscultureandmovies.Sherecentlyprovidedmedicaladvice.Andshewroteabouthowtopreventpeoplefromstealingmoneyfromon-linebankaccounts.1.Thetextismainlywrittento.A.introduceanInternetcomputerWebsitecalledblogB.introduceashortwayofsayingWeblogC.tellreader’saboutblogsD.tellreadershowtowriteblogs.2.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatblogscoveralmosteverythingexcept.A.differentideasB.medicaladviceC.advertisementsD.accountpasswords3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Politiciansdon’tuseblogsatall.B.Alotofbloggersnolongerwriteorreadblogs.C.Thosewholiketouseblogsaremostlyteenagegirls.D.DaveWinerclosedhisweblogs.combecauseofmoneyshortagE.4.ThereasonwhyRebecca’sPocketisstillgoingstrongisthat.A.itwascreatedbyawoman.B.itisaboutthehistoryofblogs.C.itprovidesusefulinformationandadviceD.ithaseditionsinatleastfourdifferentlanguages
JointhethousandofprofessionalsandinternationaltravelerswhodependonChanpsElyseesSchaninsLandPuertadelSolandAcquerellointalianotohelpthemstayintouchwiththelanguagesandculturestheylovE.DesignedtohelpyougreatlyimproveyourlisteningvocabularyandculturalIQtheseuniqueEuropeanaudiomagazines有声杂志areguaranteeD.保证togiveyouenthusiasmanddeterminationtostudythelanguageoryourmoneyback!Eachaudiomagazineconsistsofanhour-longprogrammeonCDorDVD.You’llgearinterviewswithwell-knowEuropeanspassagescoveringcurrenteventsandissuesaswellasfeaturestoriesonthecultureyoulovE.A.smallbookwhichgoeswithCDorDVDcontainsacompletesetofprintedmaterialsnotesbackgroundnotesincludedaveraging600wordsandexpressionstranslatedintoEnglish.Theresult:youbuildfluencymonthinmonthout.Tohelpyouintegratelanguagestudyintoyourbusylifewe’vemadeeachaudiomagazineconvenient.Workonlanguagefluencywhiledrivingtoworkexercisingorcookinganytimeandanywhereyouwant!BestofalleachprogrammeisputtogetherbyprofessionalbroadcastersjournalistsandeditorswhohaveastronginterestinEuropeanlanguagesandculturesThatenthusiasmcomesthroughineveryedition.FromNewYorktoLondontoSingaporetheuserstellusnocompanyproducesabetterproductforlanguagE.Leanersatalllevels.Ringformoreinformation.Ororderat.Weguaranteethatyouhavenothingtolostifit’snotforyou;Letusknowwithin6weeksandwewillcompletelyreimburseyou.1.Theaudio-magazinesinthepassageare.A.publishedinEuropeanlanguagesB.readonthecomputerscreenC.designedintheformofsmallsizedbooksD.broadcastontelevisionandtheradio2Theaudiomagazinesaremainlyfor.A.EuropeanjournalistsB.professionaltravelersC.languagelearnersD.languagelearners3.Whatismentionedasafeatureoftheaudio-magazines?A.TheyaretranslatedintoEnglish.B.Theyareconvenientfortheusers.C.TheyareveryeasytoreaD.D.Theyarecheapandpopular.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartreimburseprobablymean?A.ReturnthemoneyyoupaiD.B.Changetheproductyoubought.C.Offeryouafreerepair.D.Guaranteeyouthequality.
In1977adeadauthorofdetectivestoriessavedthelifeofa19-month-oldbabyinamostunusualway.TheauthorwasAgathaChristieoneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofdetectivestoriesintheworlD.InJune1977ababygirlbecameseriouslyillinQatarnearSaudiArabiA.DoctorswereunabletofindoutthecauseofherillnesswithconfidencesoshewassenttoHammersmithHospitalinLondon.Shewasthenonlysemi-consciousandontheDangerouslyIIIlist.A.teamofdoctorshurriedtoexaminethebabyonlytodiscoverthattheytoowereconfusedbytheveryunusualsymptoms.Whiletheywerediscussingthebaby’scaseanurseaskedtospeaktothem.ExcusemesaidNurseMarshaMaitlanbutIthinkthebabyissufferingfromthallium铊poisoning.Whatmakesyouthinkthat?Dr.BrownaskedThalliumpoisoningisextremelyrarE.A.fewdaysagoIwasreadinganovelcalledAPaleHorsebyAgathaChristieNurseMaitlanexplaineD.InthebooksomebodyusesthalliumpoisonandallthesymptomsaredescribeD.They’reexactlythesameasthebaby’sYou’reverythoughtfulandyoumayberightanotherdoctorsaiD.We’llcarryoutsometestsandfindoutwhetherit’sthalliumornot.Testsshowedthatthebabyhadindeedbeenpoisonedbythalliumararemetallicsubstanceusedinmakingspecialglass.Oncetheyknewthecauseoftheillnessthedoctorswereabletogivethecorrecttreatment.ShesoonrecoveredandwassentbacktoQatar.LateritwasreportedthatthepoisonmighthavecomefromaninsecticideusedinQatar.1.Theonewhofirstsuggestedthecorrectcauseofthebaby’sillnesswas_____.A.adoctorinQatarB.NurseMitlanC.Dr.BrownD.AgathaChristie2.AsfaraswecantellfromthepassageAgathaChristie_____.A.hadnevermetthisbabyB.hadspentalongtimestudyingthebaby’scaseC.visitedthebabyinthehospitalatHammersmithD.gaveNurseMaitlansomeadviceonthephone3.Itseemedlikelyfromthepassagethatthebaby’sillnesshadsomethingtodowith____.A.adangerouspairofglassesB.thewaterinQatarC.aharmfulsubstanceusedtokillinsectsD.adadwriter4.WhenthebabywassenttothehospitalinLondonhercasewasconsideredtobe_____.A.anurgentoneB.quiteasimpleoneC.ausualoneD.theresultofthalliumpoisoning
TheBystanderApathyEffectwasfirststudiedbyresearchersinNewYorkafterneighboursignored-andinsomecasesturnedupthevolumeontheirTVs-thecriesofawomanasshewasmurderedoverahalf-hourperiod.Withregardtohelpingthoseindifficultygenerallytheyfoundthat:1womenarehelpedmorethanmen;2menhelpmorethanwomen;3attractivewomenarehelpedmorethanunattractivewomen.Otherfactorsrelatetothenumberofpeopleintheareawhetherthepersonisthoughttobeintroublethroughtheirownfaultandwhetherapersonseeshimselfasbeingabletohelp.AccordingtoAdrianFurnhamProfessor0fUniversityCollegeLondontherearethreereasonswhywetendtostandbydoingnothing:1Shiftingofresponsibility－themorepeopletherearethelesslikelyhelpistobegiven.Eachpersonexcuseshimselfbythinkingsomeoneelsewillhelpsothatthemoreotherpeople’therearethegreaterthetotalshiftingofresponsibility.2'Fearofmakingamistake'’－situationsareoftennotclear.Peoplethinkthatthoseinvolvedinanaccidentmayknoweachotheroritmaybeajokesoafearofembarrassmentmakesthemkeepthemselvestothemselves.3Fearoftheconsequencesifattentionisturnedonyouandthepersonisviolent.LaurieTaylorProfessorofSociologyatLondonUniversitysays:IntheexperimentsI’veseenonintervention介入muchdependsontheneighborhoodorsetting.Thereisasilenceonpublictransportwhichishardtobreak.Weareembarrassedtodrawattentiontosomethingthatishappeningwhileinafootballmatchpeoplegetinvolvedandafightwouldeasilyfollow.PsychotherapistAlanDupuyidentifiestheimportanceoftheindividual:TheBritishasawholehavesomedifficultyinterveningbutthereareexceptionalindividualsineverygroupwhoarepreparedtointerveneregardlessoftheirownsafety:Thesewouldbepeoplewithastrongmoralcodeorreligiousideals.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PrettywomenaremorelikelytobehelpeD.B.PeopleonabusaremorelikelytostopacrimE.C.Religiouspeoplearemorelikelytolookon.D.Criminalsaremorelikelytoharmwomen.2.WhichfactorisNOTrelatedwithinterventionaccordingtothepassage?A.Sex.B.Nationality.C.Profession.D.Setting.3.WhichphenomenoncanbedescribedastheBystanderApathyEffect?A.Whenoneisintroublepeoplethinkit’shisownfault.B.Inafootballmatchpeoplegetinvolvedinafight.C.SeeingamurderpeoplefeelsorrythatitshouldhavehappeneD.D.Onhearingacryforhelppeoplekeepthemselvestothemselves.4.Theauthorwrotethisarticle______.A.toexplainwhybystandersbehaveastheydoB.tourgepeopletostandoutwheninneedC.tocriticizetheselfishnessofbystandersD.toanalyzetheweaknessofhumannature
VeronicaByMaryGaitskill.PantheonBooks$23.ThisattractivelydarknovelfromtheauthorofBadBehaviorandTwoGirlsFatandThinisnarratedbyaformerParismodelwhoisnowsickandpoorherreflectionsOnbeautyandcrueltyhaveclarityandanuncannybite.OnBeautyByZadieSmith.PenguinPress$25.95Inhernewbookacultural-politicsnovelsetinaplacelikeHarvardtheauthorofWhiteTeethbringseverythingtothetableacrispintellectalovelywitandenormoussympathyforthemenwomenandchildrenwhoreadherstory.SaturdayBylanMcEwan.NanA.Talese／Doubleday.$26.AsexcitingandascarefullyconstructedasanythingMcEwanhaswrittenthisastringent尖锐的noveltracesadayinthelifeofanEnglishneurosurgeonwhocomesfacetofacewithsenselessviolence.DeKooningAnAmericanMasterByMarkStevensandAnnalynSwan.AlfredA.Knopf$35.Abrilliantbiographyimpressivelyresearchedandabsorbinglywrittenofthetalentedimmigrantwhostoodatthevortex中心ofmid-20th-centuryAmericanart.AHistoryofEuropeSince1945ByTonyJudt.PenguinPress$39.95.Judt’smassivelearnedtruthfullydetailedaccountofEurope’srecoveryfromthewreckageofWorldWarIIpresentsawholecontinentinpanorama全景evenasitsetsoffdetonations爆炸ofinsightonalmosteverypage.1.Accordingtothepassagethemostprobablenon-fictionnovelis________.A.VeronicaB.SaturdayC.OnBeautyD.AHistoryofEuropeSince19452.ifyou’refondofartwhichofthefollowingwouldbeyourfavorite?A.OnBeautyB.SaturdayC.VeronicaD.DeKooningAnAmericanMaster3.Thenovelspublishedbythesamecompanyare_______________.A.OnBeauty&AHistoryofEuropeSince1945B.Saturday&DeKooningAnAmericanMasterC.Veronica&OnBeautyD.AHistoryofEuropeSince1945&Saturday4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MaryGaitskillistheauthorofbothVeronicaandBadBehaviour.B.OnBeautydescribesthestoriesthathappenedinHarvard.C.TwoauthorsfinishedDeKooningAnAmericanMastertogether.D.Apost-warEuropecanbefoundinAHistoryofEuropeSince1945.5.WhichofthefollowingnovelsarewrittenbyZadieSmith?A.OnBeauty&BadBehaviorB.Saturday&DeKooningAnAmericanMasterC.OnBeauty&WhiteTeethD.Veronica＆WhiteTeeth
Acontroversialnewstudyhasclaimedthatmenreallyaremoreintelligentthanwomen.Thestudyconcludedthatmen‘sIQsarealmostfourpointshigherthanwomen’s.British-bornresearcherJohnPhilippeRushtonsaysthefindingcouldexplainwhysofewwomenmakeittothetopintheworkplacE.Heclaimstheglassceilingphenomenonisprobablyduetoinferiorintelligenceratherthanlackofopportunity.TheUniversityofWesternOntariopsychologistreachedhisconclusionafter.Scrutinizingtheresultsofuniversityabilityteststakenby100000studentsaged17and18ofbothsexes.A.focusonthefactorssuchastheabilitytoquicklygraspacomplexconceptverbalreasoningskillsandcreativity――someofthekeyfactorsofintelligence――showedthemaleteenagershadIQsthatwereanaverageof3.63pointshigher.TheaveragepersonhasanIQaround100.Thefindingswhichheldtrueforallclassesandlevelsofeducationoverturn100yearopinionthatmenandwomenaveragethesameingeneralmentalability.Theyalsoconflictwithevidencethatgirlsdobetterinschoolexamsthanboys.ButProfessorRushtonarguesthatthefastermaturingofgirlsleadstothemoutshiningboyintheclassroom.1.Thereportismainlyabout.A.astudythatshowsmenareclevererthanwomenB.theglassceilingphenomenonC.ProfessorRuston’stheoryonIQD.thedifferencebetweenmaleandfemale2.Theunderlinedwordscrutinizinginthefourthparagraphprobablymeans——.A.makingupB.carryingoutC.examiningcarefullyD.lookingat3.Thetestsweretakenby.A.boystudentsaged17and18B.100000boyandgirlstudentsaged17and18C.girlstudentsaged17and18D.100000girlstudents4.WecaninferthattheaveragewomanhasanIQof.A.alittlelessthan100B.100C.morethan100D.96.375.WhichofthefollowingopinionsdoesProfessorRushtonNOTaccept?A.Men’sIQsarealmostfourpointshigherthanwomen’sB.FewwomenmakeittothetopintheworkplacE.C.Menandwomenaveragethesameingeneralmentalability.D.Thefastermaturingofgirlsleadstothemoutshiningboysintheclassroom.
阅读下面短文掌握其大意然后从各题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D.中选出一个最佳选项Iwasasingleparentoffoursmallchildrenworkingataminimum—wagejob.Moneywasalways1Inever2anyinthebank.ItwasChristmastimeandalthoughtherewasn’tmoneyforalotofgiftsweplannedtodecorateourhomeandcelebratewithfriends.Butthebig3forthekidswasthefunofChristmasshoppingatthemall.Theytalkedand4forweeksaheadoftimeaskingeachotherandtheirgrandparentswhattheywantedforChristmas.Idreadedit.Ihad5$100forpresentstobesharedbyallfiveofus.The6dayarrivedandwestartedoutearly.I7themoneyequallyamongusandremindedthemto8giftsaboutfourdollarseach.Theneveryonescatteredforshopping.Backinthecardrivinghomeeveryonewas9highChristmasspiritsbutmyyoungerdaughterGingerwasunusually10.Icould11throughtheplasticbagthatshehadboughtcandybars—fifty—centcandybars!Iwassoangry.Forwhatdidyouswapthetwentydollarsyou12fromme?IwantedtoyellatherbutIdidn’tsayanything13wegothome.I14herintomybedroomandclosedthedoorreadytobe15againwhenIaskedherwhatshehaddonewiththemoney.IwaslookingaroundthinkingofwhattobuyandIstoppedto16thelittlecardsononeoftheSalvationArmy’sGivingTrees.OneofthecardswasforalittlegirlfouryearsoldandallshewantedforChristmaswas17withclothesandahairbrush.SoI18thecardoffthetreeandboughtthedollandhairbrushforherandtookittotheSalvationArmybooth.’’Ionlyhad19moneylefttobuycandybarsforusGingercontinuedbutwehavesomuchandshedoesn’thaveanything.Ineverfeltso20asIdidthatday.1.A.tightB.adequateC.shortD.ample2.A.withdrewB.depositedC.storedD.hid3.A.dayB.excitementC.timeD.wish4.A.askedB.searchedC.plannedD.waited5.A.includedB.borrowedC.savedD.charged6.A.fineB.fairC.funnyD.big7.A.allocatedB.contributedC.assignedD.advocated8.A.lookupB.lookforC.lookthroughD.lookinto9.A.inB.atC.forD.of10.A.happyB.upsetC.noisyD.quiet11.A.tellB.thinkC.believeD.consider12.A.cheatedB.graspedC.attainedD.stole13.A.unlessB.untilC.asD.since14.A.foundB.forcedC.seizedD.called15.A.angryB.curiousC.excitedD.surprised16.A.watchB.readC.enjoyD.buy17.A.cardB.toyC.giftD.doll18.A.tookB.keptC.turnedD.1eft19.A.littleB.noC.enoughD.many20.A.gladB.poorC.richD.great
AstudypublishedinSeptembersuggeststhereisasurprisingwaytogetpeopletoavoidunhealthyfoodschangetheirmemories.ScientistElizabethLoftusoftheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvineaskedvolunteerstoanswersomequestionsontheirpersonalities个性andfendexperiences.OneweeklaterLoftussaysWetoldthosepeoplewe’dfedtheiranswersintooursmartcomputeranditcameupwithanaccountoftheirearlychildhoodexperiences.Someaccountsincludedonekeyadditionaldetail细节:Yougotsickaftereatingstrawberryice-cream.Theresearchersthenchangedthisdetailintoamanufactured人为促生的memorythroughleadingquestions-Whowereyouwith?Howdidyoufeel?Bytheendofthemudy.Upto41%ofthosegivenafalsememorybetievedstrawberryice-creamoncemadethemsick.andmanysaidthey’davoideatingit.WhenLoftuspublishedherfindingsshestartedgettingcallsfrompeoplebegginghertomakethemrememberhatingchocolateorFrenchfries.Unfortunatelyit’snotthateasy.Falsememoriesappeartoworkonlyforfoodsyoudon’tcatonaregularhasisButmostimportantitislikelythatfalsememoriescanbeimplanted准粉onlyinpeoplewhoareunawareofthementalcontrol.Andlyingtoapatientisimmoralevenifadoctorbelievesit’sforthepatient’sbenefit.Loftussaysthere’snothingtostopparentsfromtryingitwiththeiroverweightchildren.Isaywakeup-parentshavebeenlyingaboutFatherChristmasforyearsandnobodyseemstominD.Iftheycanpreventdiseasescausedbyfatnessandalltheotherproblemsthatcomewiththatyoumightthinkthat’samoremoralliE.Decidethatforyourself.1.WhydidLoftusaskthevolunteerstoanswersomequestions?A.Toimprovehercomputerprogram.B.TofindouttheirattitudestowardsfooD.C.Tofindoutdetailsshecanmakeuseof.D.Topredictwhatfoodthey’lllikeinthefuturE.2.WhatdidLoftusfindoutfromherresearch?A.Peoplebelievewhatthecomputertellsthem.B.PeoplecanbeledtobelieveinsomethingfalsE.C.Peopletendtoforgettheirchildhoodexperiences.D.Peoplearenotalwaysawareoftheirpersonalities.3.Accordingtothestudypeoplemaystophavingacertainfoodifthey.A.learnitisharmfulforhealthB.lietothemselvesthattheydon’twantitC.arewillingtoletdoctorscontroltheirmindsD.thinktheyoncehadabadexperienceofeatingit.4.Whatisthebiggestconeemwiththemethod?A.Whetheritismoral.B.Whoitisbestfor.C.WhenitiseffectivE.D.HowitshouldbeuseD.
TurningontheTVawonderfulscenecomestoyoureyes—agroupofmentallstrongandhandsomeandwomenyoungbeautifulandattractivetoo.Togethertheyeatinthefinestrestaurantstravelingeverywherearoundtheworldbyluxuriousplanesandpleasureships.Theyaremodels.Doyouenvythem?Whatsortoflifearemodelsleading?Isitawonderfullifeforayoungladyorayoungman?Afewmodelsarewell-knownactorsoractresseswhocanmakealotofmoneyonlybyshowingthemselvesoffincommercials.ButthemajorityofthemarejustcurioustoseewhatitislikE.They’dliketobemodelsjustbecausetheyareattractedbywhattheyimagine—modelsearnalotofmoneyandleadagloriouslifE.Thisistrueforthosewhoareverysuccessful.Howevermostmodelsfinditdifficulttogetwork.Veryfewcanearnenoughtoliveonandforallmodelstheirexpensesarehigh.Theiragentsclaimabout20%oftheearningsandnomodelwillgetveryfarwithoutacleveragent.Besidestheyhavetobuygoodclothing.TheyalsohavetopaytotraveltointerviewsandreachtheplaceswheretheworkistobedonE.Interviewsforamodeljobareknownascattle-marketsinthemodelingworldandnotwithoutagoodreason.A.topmodelcanchoosehisorherworkdemandandreceivehighfeesandhashisorherexpensespaiD.Butformostmodelsthesituationisquitedifferent.Andagentoremployerinspectseachmodelmuchasafarmerinspectscattleatamarket.Intelligencequalificationsandpersonalcharacteristicscountforlittleagainstgoodlooksandtightfigures.Forallexcepttheveryfewluckyonesthelifeofamodelisacontinualsearchforworktryingtosellhimselforherselfinthefaceoffiercecompetitionandsometimesnotparticularlymoralstandardsonthepartofsomeemployers.ImmigrationofficialsatairportlooksuspiciouslyatagirlwhosepassportshowsheroccupationasModelandthesearemenandwomenofconsiderableexperienceoftheworlD.ItcomesnosurprisetofindthatsomemodelsprefertoputSecretaryorBusinessmanastheirjobsintheirpassports.Modelingisachangeableworldwithgreatrewardsforatinyminoritybutnotforthemajority.1.Formodelstheirgoodlooksandtightfiguresare____comparedwiththeirintelligenceandqualifications.A.moreimportantB.lessneededC.lessessentialD.morelookeddownupon2.Whichofthefollowingcanleadyoutobelieveaccordingtothepassage?A.A.model’stravelingexpensesareusuallypaidbyhisemployer.B.Tobeamodelgoodlooksarethemostimportantqualification.C.Mostmodelshaveafairlyeasywayoflifewithhighpay.D.A.modelcanhardlybesuccessfulwithoutagoodagent.3.ModelsoftenputSecretaryorBusinessmaninsteadofModelintheirpassportsbecause____.A.theywanttoavoidbeingstoppedtosigntheirnamesbyfansB.apersonwiththeoccupationofamodeliseasilyattackedbyblacksocietiesC.modelsaresometimeslookeddownuponD.secretariesandbusinessmenarefreeofcustomduty4.Whatmaybetheauthor’sattitudetowardsmodeling?A.Itisaworthwhilelifeforayoungladyorayoungman.B.Heisinfavourofyoungpeopletotrymodeling.C.Beforebeingcrazyaboutamodeljobyoungpeopleshouldbeawareofthedifficulties.D.ItisafieldinwhicheveryonehasagreatchancetosucceeD.5.Theunderlinedwordsuspiciouslycanmostprobablybereplacedby____.A.doubtfullyB.excitedlyC.proudlyD.sadly
TheFloridasunbakedmyshouldersasIworkedalongtheI—595freewaynearFortLauderdalepickinguprubbish1pausedtowipethesweatoffmyforeheadandlookupatthecloudlessbluesky1can’titrain?Ithought.Thatwould2thingsoff.Ithoughtaboutmyfriendswhowere3sittinginanair-conditionedclassroomatthehighschoolrightnow.I’dhadsomeproblemsinschoolsomyparentsdecidedtoletmework4withmydad.Webothworkedformyunclewhohadtaken5ofaroadmaintenance道路养护company.Itwasuptoustokeeptheroadsclearofrubbish.Thejobwas6anddirtyespeciallyonhotdayslikethis.IwonderedwhyIeveragreedtodoit.Wecontinuedour7routealong595headingfortheoverpassbridgE.ThenInoticedanareawheresometreeswerebrokenontheground.Theyweren’tlikethatbefore.Dad!Pullover!Iwantto8somethingoutIjumpedoffthetruckandrushedtothebridge.Somethingwastellingmetohurrytherewasn’tmuchtime9IsawaToyotathathungupsidedowninthetrees.Maybeitwasastolencarthatsomebody10therE.ThenInoticedsomethingmoving.Itwasabloodylegpokingoutofthedriver’ssidewindow!Heeeelp!aladymeaned呻吟.1.A.WhenB.HowC.WhyD.Howlong2.A.washB.keepC.stayD.cool3.A.happilyB.probablyC.reallyD.finally4.A.full-timeB.part-timeC.allthetimeD.sometime5.A.advantageB.possessionC.positionD.place6.A.easyB.excitingC.smellyD.comfortable7.A.regularB.commonC.unusualD.old8.A.checkB.turnC.makeD.bring9.A.AboveB.BehindC.AheadD.Below10.A.treasuredB.desertedC.keptD.hid
CaraLangis13.ShelivesinBostonMassachusettsU.S.LastThursdayshedidn'tgotoschool.ShewenttoworkwithherfatherinsteaD.EveryyearonthefourthThursdayinAprilmillionsofyounggirlsgowork.ThisisTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay.Thegirlsarebetweentheagesof9and15.TheyspendthedayatworkwithanadultusuallyamotherfatherauntorunclE.Theygotoofficespolicestationslaboratoriesandotherplaceswheretheirparentsorotherfamilymemberswork.Nextyearthedaywillincludesonstoo.TheMs.Foundationanorganizationforwomenstartedtheprogramabouttenyearsago.IntheU.S.manywomenworkoutsidethehomE.TheMs.Foundationwantedgirlstofindoutaboutmanydifferentkindsofjobs.ThenwhenthegirlsgrowuptheycanchooseajobtheylikE.Cara'sfatherisafilmdirector.CarasaysItwasveryexcitingformetogotothestudiowithmydaD.Isawalotofpeopledoingdifferentjobs.Manybusinesseshavespecialactivitiesforgirlsonthisday.LastyearCarawenttoworkwithherauntattheUniversityofMassachusetts.IntheengineeringdepartmentthegirlslearnedtobuildabridgewithtoothpicksandCandy.Inthechemistrydepartmenttheylearnedtousescales.Theylearnedaboutmanyotherkindsofjobstoo.RightnowCaradoesnotknowwhatjobshewillhavewhenshegrowsup.ButbecauseofTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDaysheknowsshehasmanychoices.1.WhatisCara'sfather?A.Anengineer.B.Anofficial.C.A.moviemaker.D.A.professor.2.AccordingtothepassageTakeourDaughterstoworkDayis______.A.oneveryThursdayinAprilB.aholidayforgirlsofallagesC.adayforgirlstoknowaboutjobsD.adayforgirlstogetajobeasily3.OnthisspecialdayCarahasdoneallthefollowingEXCEPTthat____.A.shelearnedtousescalesB.sheworkedasanactressC.shewenttoworkwithherauntD.sheusedtoothpicksandCandytobuildabridge4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.CaraLangaFortunateGirlB.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayC.Children'sDayandWorkDayD.Ms.FoundationanOrganizationforWomen
Itdoesn’tmakeanydifferencehowlongyourspeechis.Unlessyoutune定调inthefirst60secondsthechancesaretheywilltuneyouout.Takethefellowwhoopens:OnmywayovertotheclubtonightIranintoabum流浪汉whoaskedmefor$49.50foracupofcoffeE.Itoldhimhe’ddomuchbetterifheaskedforaquarter.HesaidDoyouthinkI’mgoingintotheRitzintheseclothes?Weknowhispurpose:towinhisaudienceoverwithhumor.Hisbitofhumorhoweverhasnoconnectionwithhisspeech.HehashisaudiencelaughingatthewrongtimE.Onceyouhaveanaudiencelaughingit’shardtogetthemtoswitchtoanentirelydifferenttrainofthought.Thereisnothingwrongwithhumorinaspeechaslongasithassomethingtodowiththepurposeofhisspeech.Toopenaspeechwithhumorjusttobeentertaininginvitesanalmostsureturnofffortheremainderofthetalk.1.Whatinaspeechdeterminesitsfailureorsuccess?A.Thepurposeofthespeech.B.A.senseofhumor.C.Theopeningremarks.D.A.forcefulending.2.Ifaspeakerdecidestobehumoroushishumorshould___.A.beconnectedwithhissubjectB.makehisaudiencelaughC.befreshanddifferentD.bereservedfortheend3.Theunderlinedwordsmean___.A.tomakeyouraudiencegoawayatonceB.likelytocauseyouraudiencetoloseinterestC.toswitchtheirthoughtstootherthingsD.likelytohaveyouraudiencelaughwithyou4.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theopeningpartofyourspeechshouldnotbelong.B.Humorisimportantinthesuccessofyourspeech.C.Yourhumorshouldberelevant相关的andtimely.D.Anoutstandingspeechisfullofjokes.
Nevergointoasupermarkethungry!ThisisagoodpieceofadvicE.Ifyougoshoppingforfoodbeforelunchtimeyou’llprobablybuymorethanyouplanto.Unfortunatelyhoweverjustthisadviceisn’tenoughforconsumersthesedays.ModernshoppersneedaneducationinhowandhownottobuythingsatthestorE.Firstyouchecktheweeklynewspaperads.Findouttheitemsthatareonsaleanddecideifyoureallyneedthesethings.Inotherwordsdon’tbuyanythingjustbecauseit’scheaperthanusual!NewandImproved!orAllNaturalonthefrontofapackageinfluenceyou.Insteadreadthelistofingredientscontentsontheback.Thirdcompareprices:thatisyoushouldexaminethepricesofbothdifferentbrandsanddifferentsizesofthesamebranD.Anothersuggestionforconsumersistobuyordinaryitemsinsteadoffamousbrands.Ordinaryitemsinsupermarketscomeinplainpackages.Theseproductsarecheaperbecauseproducersdon’tspendmuchmoneyonpackingoradvertising.Thequalityhoweverisusuallyasgoodasthequalityofwell-knownnamebrands.Inthesamewayinbuyingclothesyoucanoftenfindhighqualityandlowpricesinbrandsthatarenotfamous.Shoppingindiscountclothingstorescanhelpyousavealotofmoney.Althoughthesestoresaren’tveryattractiveandtheyusuallydonothaveindividualdressingroomsnotonlyarethepriceslowbutyoucanoftenfindthesamefamousbrandsthatyoufindinhigh-priceddepartmentstores.WiseconsumersreadmagazineadsandwatchTVcommercialsbuttheydothiswithoneadvantage:knowledgeofthepsychologybehindtheads.Inotherwordswell-informedconsumerswatchforinformationandcheckformisinformation.Theyaskthemselvesquestions:Istheadvertiserhidingsomethinginsmallprintatthebottomofthepage?Isthereanyrealinformationinthecommercialoristheadvertisersimplyshowinganattractiveimage?WiththeanswerstothesequestionsconsumerscanmakeawisechoicE.1.AllthefollowingstatementsaretrueaboutthephraseordinaryitemsinParagraph2except____.A.ordinaryitemsneversayNewandImprovedorAllNaturalB.ordinaryproductsareusuallycheaperthanfamousbrandsC.producersspendlessmoneyonpackagingofordinaryitemsD.thequalityofordinaryitemsisusuallyasgoodasthatoffamousbrands2.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutads?A.TheyarebelievablE.B.TheyareattractivE.C.Theyarefullofmisinformation.D.Theyarehelpfultoconsumers.3.Oneoftheauthor’ssuggestionstoconsumersis____.A.tomakeuseofadsB.nottobuyitemswithwordslikeNewandImprovedorAllNaturalC.tobuyhighqualityitemssuchasfamousbrandsafterlunchD.tobuyanyordinaryitemsinsteadoffamousbrands4.Theauthorimpliesthat____.A.goingintothesupermarkethungryyoumaybuymorethanyouplantoB.thequalityofordinaryitemsisusuallyhighandthepricesarerelativelylowC.discountclothingstoresaregoodplacestogotoD.adssometimesdon’ttellthetruth
Inordertoimproverelationshipwithothersyouneedtobeawareofseveralsensiblewaystocomplain.1youneedtobespecifiC.Don’tsayBoydidyou2likeafoolattheparty?InsteadsayYouembarrassedmebygetting3andloudandtellingoffensivejokestomyparents.Secondlysticktothepresent.Don’tmentionoldoffencesfromlastmonthorlastyear.Bydoingthisyou4attentionfromtheproblemathanD.Moreover5youcomplaindon’taddinsults.Ifyoustartcallingtheotherpersonnamesthatwill6createangerandhurtanychanceofgettingthepersontoreally7you.A.lastpointtorememberistocomplainprivately.Nevercriticizetheotherpersoninfrontoffriendsparentschildrenoranyoneelseforthat8.Criticizinginfrontofathirdpartyhasthesameeffectas9.Thisshamesthepersonbeingcriticizedandmakesitverylikelythatthepersonwillwanttoattackyouorallyratherthanlistentoyou.SensiblewaystoComplain:BespecificSticktothepresent10Complainprivately1.A.TostartwithB.FranklyspeakingC.AnywayD.Needlesstosay2.A.conductB.playC.doD.act3.A.upsetB.boredC.delightedD.drunk4.A.takeawayB.setoffC.drawupD.catchup5.A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.unless6.A.evenB.neverC.onlyD.still7.A.listentoB.workforC.lookafterD.waiton8.A.timeB.matterC.personD.party9.A.jokesB.insultsC.criticismD.embarrassment10.A.Don’taddinsultsB.Don’tmentionoldoffensesC.Don’tlosetemperD.Don’ttellembarrassingjokes
CurtandIhavethekindoffriendshipthatIwisheveryonewouldbeabletoexperience.Ourfriendship36manyyearsago.Wemetwhile37differenthighschools.Asyearspassedwebecamegoodfriends.Curtwasthebestman伴郎inmyweddingandlwas38afewyearslaterwhenhemarriedmysister’sroommate.Andyettheeventthatmostshowedourpartnershipand39ourfriendshiphappenedover25yearsagowhenwewereinour20s.CurtandIwereattendingapoolpartyatthelocalSwimandRacquetClub.WewerewalkingtothecarjokingaboutthepartyandCurt1meandsaidSteveyou’vehadtoomuch41MaybeIshoulddrive.AtfirstIthoughthewas2.butsinceCurtisdefinitelythewiserofusI3hisjudgment.GoodideaIsaidandhandedhimthe4.AfterlwassettledinthepassengerseatandCurtsatbehindthewheelhesaidI’mgoingtoneedyour5becauseI’mnotsurehowtogettoyourhousefromhere.NoproblemI6.Curtstartedthecarandwewere7.Thenext10milesseemedlikeahundredasIprompted提示Curtwith.8—leftnowrightsoonslowdownspeedupandsoon.Theimportantthingwasthatwegothome9thatnight.TenyearslateratmyweddingCurtbrought10totheeyesof400guestsashetoldthestoryofourpartnershipand11wedrovehometogetherthatnight.Whyitwassuchan12story?WewouldallIhopeofferourkeys13.Weknewweshouldn’tdrive.ButyouseemyfriendCurtwasblinD.Hehadbeenblindfrom14andneversatbehindthewheelofacar15thatnight.1.A.continuedB.beganC.encouragedD.interrupted2.A.attendingB.takingC.1eavingD.finishing3.A.aloneB.theirsC.thereD.his4.A.formedB.beganC.deepenedD.valued5.A.pointedtoB.turnedtoC.wenttoD.lookedup6.A.waterB.medicineC.smokeD.wine7.A.lyingB.insistingC.jokingD.deciding8.A.respectedB.doubtedC.understoodD.used9.A.wheelsB.keysC.seatD.car10.A.adviceB.reasonC.helpD.statement11.A.agreedB.respondedC.promisedD.decided12.A.offB.overC.outD.down13.A.safetyB.speedC.qualitiesD.directions14.A.lateB.safeC.earlyD.drunken15.A.attentionB.excitementC.tearsD.surprise16.A.howB.whyC.whenD.whom17.A.interestingB.surprisingC.touchingD.amazing18.A.whenB.untilC.becauseD.since19.A.nowB.natureC.endD.birth20.A.duringB.overC.afterD.before
AmongrichcountriespeopleintheUnitedStatesworkthelongesthours.TheyworkmuchlongerthaninEuropE.ThisdifferenceisquitesurprisingbecauseproductivityperhourworkedisthesameintheUnitedStatesasitisinFranceSpainandGermanyanditisgrowingatasimilarspeeD.Inmostcountriesandatmosttimesinhistoryaspeoplehavebecomerichertheyhavechosentoworkless.InotherwordstheyhavedecidedtospendapartoftheirextraincomeonafullerpersonallifE.OverthelastfiftyyearsEuropeanshavecontinuedthispatternandhoursofworkhavefallensharply.ButnotintheUnitedStates.Wedonotfullyknowwhythisis.OnereasonmaybegreatlylowertaxesinAmericawhichincreasetherewards回报towork.Anothermaybemoresatisfyingworkorlesssatisfyingpersonallives.LongerhoursdoofcourseincreasetheGDP国内产生产总值.SotheUnitedStateshasproducedmoreperworkerthansayFrancE.TheUnitedStatesalsohasmoreofitspeopleatworkwhileinFrancemanymoremothersandolderworkershavedecidedtostayathomE.TheoverallresultisthatAmericanGDPperheadis40%higherthaninFranceeventhoughproductivityperhourworkedisthesamE.Itisnotclearwhichofthetwosituationsisbetter.Aswehaveseenworkhastobecomparedwithothervalueslikefamilylifewhichoftengetlostinitsinterest.Itistooearlytoexplainthedifferenttrends趋势inhappinessovertimeindifferentcountries.ButitisadisappointingideathatintheUnitedStateshappinesshasmadenoprogresssince1975whileithasriseninEuropE.Couldthishaveanythingtodowithtrendsinthework-lifebalance平衡1.Fromthetextweknowthattheauthor_________.A.believesthatlongerworkinghoursisbetterB.prefersshorterworkinghourstolongeronesC.saysnothingcertainaboutwhichpatternisbetterD.thinksneitherofthepatternsisgood2.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasmoreofitspeopleatwork?A.Spain.B.FrancE.C.Germany.D.AmericA.3.Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedwordwhichrefersto________.A.familylifeB.situationsC.othervaluesD.trends4.Whatmessagecanwegetfromthetext?A.TheGDPofEuropeishigherthanthatofAmericA.B.TwopossiblereasonsaregivenforworkinglongerhoursintheUS.C.Peopleallovertheworldchoosetoworklesswhentheyarericher.D.AmericansarehappierthanEuropeans.5.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetextA.AmericansandEuropeansB.StayingatHomeC.WorkandProductivityD.WorkandHappiness
AngLeethedirectorofBrokeback.MountainwontheBestDirectorAwardatthe78thAcademyAwardsLeeisthefirstChinesetoreceivethehonourconsideredthehighestinAmericancinemaandthemostinfluentialworldwidE.I’mdeeplyproudofhimguchedKateWanggranddaughterofWangDuluwhosemarualartsnovelinspiredlee’sCrouchingTigerHiddenDragonin2000.AngLee’smovieisverytouching.It’ssimplebutperfectcommentedZhangYuanaChinesefilmdirectoroftheSixthGenerationIsincerelycongratulatehim.HeistheprideofallChinesedirectorseverywhereDespitetheBestDirectorAwardthefilmBrokebackMountainlosttoCrashintheBestPicturE.ItwaswidelyseenasanupsetbecauseBrokebackhadbeenwinningallkindsofprizesfromtheGoldenBearinVenicetotheGoldenGlobeandtheIndependentSpiritAwardsandwasseenbymostobserversasshoo-inforthehighestOscar.Ananonymous匿名的postingonSinacomsummedupwhatmanymoviegoersexpressedinonewayoranotherNowthatAngLeehasgotallthebiginternationalawardsZhangYimouandChenKaigeneednotcompeteforthetitleofNo.1ChineseDirectoranymoreOthervoiceswerelesscongratulatory.DayyanEngaChineseAmericanwhostartedhisfilmmakingcareerinBeijingdidnotthinkBrokebackisasgoodasTheIceStormanAngLeefilmfrom1997.LiuMiaomiaoadirectorofindependentfilmsrationalizedthatHollywoodwouldnotgivethetopawardtoBrokebackbecauseofpoliticalreasons.SaiRenafilmcriticwithCCTV6afilmchannelnotedthatLee’sachievementhadlittletodowithChinesecinema.Hesuggestedthatpeoplewatchtheshowjusttoenjoyit.1.AccordingtothepassageAngLeeisthefirstChinesewho.A.wasawardedtheBestActoratthe78thAcademyAwardsB.madeamartialartsfilmintheworldC.wontheBestDirectorintheWorlD.D.wontheBestDirectorAwardatOscar2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordshoo-inmeaninthethirdparagraph?A.sharparrowB.certainwinnerC.fashionablefilmD.bestpicture3.Itcanbeinfrredfromthepassagethat.A.BrokebackMountainisnotasgoodasCrashB.ItisunfairthattheBestPicturewasgiventoCrashC.ObserverslaidgreathopeonBrokebackMountainfortheBestPictureD.ItwasagreatupsetthatBrokebackMountainhadwonallkindsofprizes4.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestDirectorAwardGoestoChinesE.B.The78thAcademyAwardsC.BrokebackMountaintheBestFilmD.AnArgumentaboutAngLee
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