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ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.InrecentyearsmanywritershavebeguntospeakthedeclineofclassandclasslesssocietyinBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.A.recentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.ThusclassmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobviousyetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson’sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.A.studyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoiceMostpeoplesaidthisaccentsoundededucatedandsoft.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudyontheotherhandwereregional地区的cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenascommonandugly.HoweverasimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudicE.Inrecentyearshoweveryounguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondonhavebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccentsinordertohidetheirclassorigins.ThisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticeD.Howeverthe1995popsongCommonPeopleputsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmaywanttolivelikecommonpeopletheycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlifE.8.A.recentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.A.itistimetoendclassdistinctionB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclassD.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent9.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.divisionB.varietyC.authorityD.qualification10.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.A.regionalB.educatedC.unattractiveD.prejudiced11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThemiddleclassisexpandingB.A.person’saccentreflectshisclassC.ClassisakeypartofBritishsocietyD.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.
April15thmarksthe102ndanniversary周年ofthesinkingoftheTitanic泰坦尼克号.The11-storeyshipwasnotjustverylargebutalsounusuallyluxurious豪华.ItisthereforenotsurprisingthatthesinkingoftheTitaniccontinuestoattracttheinterestofpeopleofallageseventoday.Overtheyearstherehavebeenmanybooksaboutthistragedy悲剧.Howeververyfewhavebeenwrittenfromtheperspective视角oftheyoungpassengers.ThisiswhyISurvivedtheSinkingoftheTitanic1912byLaurenTarshisisfunanddifferent.Theauthorusesfactsfromtherealtragedyandmakesupaheart-stoppingadventurestorystarringasmartandbraveboyGeorgeCalder.AfterspendinganexitingvacationinEnglandwiththeirAuntDaisyten-year-oldGorgeandhislittlesisterPhoebewereheadinghometoAmericaaboardthegreatestshiponearththeTitanic!ThenonthenightofApril14ththefirstsignofdisaster灾难appeared---theluxuryshiphitahugeiceberg.ButgiventhateverybodyintheworldknewthattheTitanicwasunsinkabletherewasverylittlecauseforpanic惊慌.Theywereallconfidentthattheship'sengineerswouldbeabletorepairtheslightdamagethathadbeencausedbytheiceberg.ThisofcourseturnedouttobeuntruE.WithinafewhourstheTitanicwasnotonlysinkingbutfasterthanmostpeoplehadtimetoreact.AddedtothiswasthefactthattherewerenotenoughlifeboatstotakeallthepassengerstoshorE.Ifthatwasnotenoughwhentheemergency紧急calltogetonthedeck甲板cameGorgerealizedthathissisterPhoebewasmissing.WillGeorgebeabletofindhissisterandhelphergettoshore?TofindoutbesuretoreadISurvivedtheSinkingoftheTitanic1912.25.WhoisthemaincharacterofISurvivedtheSinkingoftheTitanic1912?A.LaurenTarshis.B.Daisy.C.GeorgeCalder.D.PhoebE.26.Whatcanbelearntaboutthebook?A.Ittellsanadventurestory.B.Itattractspeopleofallages.C.Itwasfinishedin1912inAmericA.D.Itwaswrittenbyayoungpassenger.27.Whathappenedthemomenttheshiphitahugeiceberg?A.Theshipwasn'tseriouslydamageD.B.GeorgerealizedPhoebewasmissing.C.Theshipsankimmediately.D.Thepassengersweren'tworriedatall.28.Whatmadeitmoredifficultforallthepassengerstosurvive?A.Theunskilledengineers.B.Theshortageoflifeboats.C.Noemergencycall.D.ThedisordercausedbypaniC.
PresidentBarackObamarenamedNorthAmerica’stallestmountainthisweek.Foralmost100yearsthe20310-footAlaskanpeakhasbeenidentifiedonmostmapsasMountMcKinley.ItsnamesisnowofficiallyDenali.Thisnewofficialnameisn’treallynewatall.Obamachangedthemountain’snametoDenalibecauseforgenerationsthat’swhatpeopleinAlaskahavecalledit.TheAthabascanpeopleaNativeAlaskangroupnamedthepeakDenalilongago.ItmeanshighoneorgreatonE.WeareofficiallyrenamingthemountainDenaliinrecognitionofthetraditionsofAlaskaNativesandthestrongsupportofthepeopleofAlaskasaidU.S.InteriorSecretarySallyJewell.AlaskaSenatorLisaMurkowskipraisedObama’smovE.I.’dliketothankthepresidentforworkingwithustoachievethissignificantchangetoshowhonorrespectandgratitudetotheAthabascanpeopleofAlaskashesaiD.ThenameMountMcKinleygotitsstartin1896.AtthattimetherewasagoldrushgoingoninAlaskA.A.goldprospector勘探者wantedtohonorWilliamMcKinleyofOhiowhohadjustbeennominated提名torunforU.S.president.McKinleywouldgoontobecomethenation’s25thpresident.Hewaskilledin1901sixmonthsintohissecondtermaspresident.TheU.S.CongressmadethenameMountMcKinleyofficialin1917.NativeAlaskanswereinsulted侮辱bythenamechangE.Theresulthasbeenapoliticaltug-of-warbetweenAlaskaandOhio.Since1975AlaskapoliticianshavepushedCongresstochangethenamebacktoDenali.NowthatPresidentObamahaschangedthenamesomepeopleinOhioareveryunhappy.ThispoliticalchangeisinsultingtoallOhioanssaidCongressmanBobGibbswhoisfromthatstatE.Denalialsomadenewsthisweekforanotherreason:U.S.officialsdecreaseditsofficialheightby10feet.TheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurveyannouncedthatDenaliis20310feethighnot20320aspreviouslythought.Themountainhasnotshrunk萎缩.Advancesintechnologyallowedscientiststotakemoreaccuratemeasurementsofit.28.WhyhastheU.S.governmentrenameditstallestmountain?A.ToendalongpoliticaldebatE.B.ToshowrespectforAlaskaNatives.C.Torememberthenation’s25thpresident.D.Toofficiallyidentifythemountain’snameonmaps.29.What’sOhioans’attitudetowardsthenewnameofMountMcKinley?A.ExciteD.B.AmazeD.C.PuzzleD.D.DisappointeD.30.What’sdoweknowaboutMountDenali?A.Itisactually20310feetinheight.B.Itwasfoundbyagoldprospector.C.ItwasoriginallynamedMcKinley.D.Itisn’tNorthAmerica’stallestmountain.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Apoliticaltug-of-war.B.FromMcKinleytoDenali.C.ThetallestmountainfounD.D.InhonorofWilliamMcKinley.
ThesedaysyoungpeopleinsomeEnglish-speakingcountriesarespeakingastrangelanguageespeciallywhencommunicatingonsocialmediA.LookatthesewordschosenbyTheWashingtonPost:DavidBowiedyingistotestradgeandWhenCookiehuggedJamalitmademetotesemosh.Orthissentence:BAEletmeknowifyoustayintonight.Whatonearthdotheymean?Welltotesisashortformoftotally.Similarlytradgemeanstragicandemoshmeansemotional.Itseemsthatformillennials千禧一代typinginthisformisnotonlytime-savingbutfashionablE.Asyoucanseemanymillennialslangs俚语areformedbyso-calledtotesing----thesystematicabbreviation缩写ofwords.ThetrendmighthavestartedwithtotallybecomingtotesbutitnowhasspreadtomanyotherEnglishwords.Theoriginsofothermillennialslangsaremorecomplexthantotesing.BaeforexamplehasbeenwidelyusedbyAfrican-Americansforyears.Itcanbeanexpressionofclosenesswithone'sromanticpartnerorlikesweetheartforsomeonewithoutromanticconnection.AfterpopsingerPharrellusedthewordinhisworkbaebecamemainstream.SomepeoplemightthinkmillennialslangslowerthevalueoftheEnglishlanguagebutMelboumeUniversitylinguist语言学家RoseyBillingtondoesn'tagreE.Shesayswhenpeopleareabletousealanguageinacreativewaytheyshowthattheyknowthelanguageruleswellenoughtousewordsdifferently.TwootherlinguistsLaurenSpradlinandTaylorJonessharethesameview.Thetwoanalysedhundredsofexamplesoftotes-speakanddiscoveredtotesinghascomplexroots.Itisn'tsimplyanadultversionofbabytalknoracleverwaytominimizeyourwordcount.Ratheritisahighlyorganizedsystemthatreliesonaspeaker'smasteryofEnglishpronunciation.ItisaboutsoundsfollowssoundsystemofEnglishandhasstrictrules.24.Whydoyoungpeoplelikeusinge-slangs?A.Theyaretime-consuming.B.Theyareinfashion.C.Theyarecomplex.D.Theyareinorder.25.What'stheauthor'spurposeofmentioningBaeinParagraph5?A.Tosupportthattotesingisnobabytalk.B.Toanalysetheusageofmillennialslangs.C.Toinformpeoplehowitbecamemainstream.D.Toexplainthecomplexoriginsofmillennialslangs.26.WhichstatementmayRoseyBillingtonagreewith?A.Totesingisalooselyorganizedsystem.B.MillennialslangslowerthevalueofEnglish.C.It'ssimplyacleverwaytoreducethewordcount.D.Totes-speakrequiresagoodcommandofEnglish.27.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.E-slangsCatchonAmongYouthB.LinguistsDisapproveofTotesingC.MillennialSlangsTaketheLeadD.EnglishHasGreatlyChanged
Africaisnolongerthecontinentofapparentlyendlessconflicthungerdiseaseanddictatorship__thathavefilledpeople’sbrainfordecades.Despitetheobviouschallenges---theoutbreakofEbolainWestAfricathethreatfromterroristsinNigeria----Africa’smajornewtendencyisofacontinentontherisE.AccordingtotheWorldBanksub-SaharanAfrica’sGDPgrowthrateof5%overthepast15years---almostdoubletheglobalaverage—isexpectedtocontinuewellintothenextdecadE.ConsultingfilmA.T.Kearneypredictsthatby2040sub-SaharanAfricawouldbethebiggestfasteststrongestandthemostattractiveregionforretainintheworlD.ButthefruitsofAfrica’ssuccessifnotmanagedwellcoulddamagethisgreateconomicandpoliticalawakening.GreaterprosperityhasmeantAfricansarelivinglongerandhealthier.Atthesametimethebirthrateremainshighatanaverageof5.2birthsperwomaninAfricacomparedwith1.6inEuropeand2.1inAsiA.Theyoungages15-24makeupabout37%ofAfrica’slaborforcebutoccupy60%ofthecontinent’stotaljoblessandaquarterofallyoungpeoplehaven’treceivedanyeducationaccordingtoa2011reportfromtheAfricanDevelopmentBank.TheyoungcouldbetheenginethatdrivesAfricaforgoodoritcouldbeitsdownfalliftheydenyeducationandopportunities.TheWorldEconomicForumfounderKlausSchwabremindedAfricathat18millionjobswillhavetobecreatedeveryyearjusttoaccommodateAfrica’scurrentjobseekers.Whatisalsorequiredisgreatinvestmentinbotheducationandemploymentsothattheyoungcanstartbuildingbusinessesanddevelopingthetechnologiestoprovideopportunitiesforthecomingboomgeneration.Theydeservethechancetolivewithoutthechaosandconflictthatoncehauntthecontinentforyears.12.Whatisthemainideaofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.A.newAfricaisappearinganddevelopingB.Sub-SaharanAfrica’seconomyisontheriseC.TheoutbreakofEbolathreatsAfricaseriouslyD.ThethreatofterroristsinAfricaisincreasingquickly13.WhenitcomestopopulationAfricaisn’tsufferingfromthefactthat__________.A.thebirthrateremainshighB.theagingprocessspeedsupC.unemploymentthreatstheyouthD.pooreducationcharacterizestheyoung14.TheunderlinedwordaccommodateinParagraph4probablymeans__________.A.trainandorganizeB.satisfyandarrangeC.attractandmakeuseofD.providefoodandclothes15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Africa’seconomyboomwillcontinueB.Controllingthebirthrateispeople’stopconcernC.TheAfricanyoungwilllivewithoutchaosandconflictD.Africashouldattachimportancetoprotectingandsupportingtheyoung
Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI’vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors---silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.21.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatodayA.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.22.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecausehewanted__________.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalskillsD.toimprovehisridingskills23HowdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossingA.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.24.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sbikingexperienceA.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.
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TheUnitedStatesestimatesthataboutoneoutofevery10peopleontheplanettodayisatleast60yearsolD.By2050it’sprojectedtobeoneoutof5.Thismeansthatnotonlywilltherebemoreoldpeoplebuttherewillberelativelyfeweryoungpeopletosupportthem.ProfessorRichardLeeoftheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleysaysthisagingoftheworldhasagreateffectoneconomics.PopulationagingincreasestheconcentrationofpopulationintheolderagesandthereforeitiscostlyhesaiD.Agingpopulationsconsume消耗moreandproduceless.WithmorepeoplelivinglongeritcouldgetexpensivE.ButMr.LeesayswithcontinuingincreasesinworkerproductivityandsmartplanningitcanbemanageablE.Societieshavedifferentmethodsforcaringfortheelderlybuteachcarriesacost.Generallytherearethreetypesofsupport.Seniorscanliveoffthewealththeygainedwhentheywereyounger.Theycanrelyontheirfamilytotakecareofthemortheycanrelyonthegovernment.Inindustrializednationsgovernmentscreatedpublicly-funded公共资助的supportsystems.TheseworkedrelativelywelluntilrecentyearswhenagingpopulationgrowthinplacesliketheUnitedStatesandWesternEuropebegantograduallyweakenthesystemsfinances.Thesenationsnowfacesometoughchoices.Mr.LeesaystheelderlyinsomeofthesecountriesmusteitherreceivelessmoneyretirelaterorincreasetaxestomakethesystemcontinuablE.Mostdevelopingnationshaven’tbuiltthistypeofgovernment-fundedsupportbuthaveinsteadreliedonfamiliestocarefortheirelderly.Thesenationsalsogenerallyhaveamuchyoungerpopulationwhichmeanstheirsituationisnotasurgentasmoredevelopednations.ButMr.Leesaysthatdoesn’tmeantheycanignoretheissuE.ThirdWorldcountriesshouldgiveverycarefulthoughttothisprocesstopopulationagingandhowitmayaffecttheireconomies—nowbeforepopulationagingevenbecomesanissueheexplaineD.32.Aginginthistextmeans.A.therearemoreyoungpeoplethanoldpeopleB.anincreasingnumberofoldpeoplearedyingC.moreandmoreyoungpeoplearegrowingoldD.thepercentageofoldpeopleintheworldisincreasing33.WhatisProfessorRichardLee’sattitudetowardspopulationaging?A.Indifferent.B.OptimistiC.C.NegativE.D.WorrieD.34.Thepublicly-fundedsupportsystemsinindustrializednations.A.arefacingtheriskoffailingB.havefailedtoprovidesupportfortheoldC.willbereplacedbyothersupportsystemsD.havegreatlyaffectedthenations’economies35.Wecaninferfromthetextthatdevelopingnations.A.shouldprepareforpopulationagingB.don’tseepopulationagingasanissueC.arefacingurgentsituationsofpopulationagingD.havebetterwaystodealwithpopulationaging
EachIndiantribehadadifferentlanguagE.ManyIndiansneverlearnedanylanguagesexcepttheirown.DoyouknowhowIndiansfromdifferenttribestalkedtoeachother?TheyhadtwowaystotalkwithoutsounD.Onewaywasbysignlanguage;anotherwaybysignals.Signlanguageisawayoftalkingbyusingsigns.Indiansusedsignlanguagewhentheymetstrangers.Inthiswaytheycouldfindoutwhetherthestrangerwasafriendoranenemy.InIndiansignlanguagesignsweremadewiththehands.Onesignmeantman.Anothermeanthorse.TotellthetimeofdaywhensomethinghappenedanIndianpointedtothesky.HeshowedwherethesunhadbeenatthetimE.Indiansusuallyusedsignalswhentheywantedtosendmessagestosomeonefaraway.TomakesignalsanIndianmightuseapony.Hemightuseablanket.Orhemightusesmokeamirrororfirearrows.TosignalthathehadseenmanyanimalsanIndianrodehisponyinalargecirclE.SometimestheIndiangaveasignallikethisandthenwentawaytohidE.Thismeantthattherewasdanger.Theblanketsignalwasvisiblefromfaraway.AnIndianheldthecornersofablanketinhishands.Thenhebegantoswingtheblanketfromsidetosideinfrontofhim.AnIndiancouldsendmanydifferentsignalswithhisblanket.Hecouldalsosendmanysignalswithamirror.Heusuallyusedthemirrortowarnsomeoneofdanger.Ofcoursemirrorscouldbeusedonlywhenthesunwasshining.AtnightIndiansusedfirearrowsforsignaling.NowyoucanseethatIndiansdidn’tneedtolearneachother’slanguagE.TheycouldtalktooneanotherbyusingsignalsorsignlanguagE.32.Blanketsignals.A.couldbeseenfarawayB.couldbeseenatnightC.wereusedonlyforwarningD.wereconsideredthebestwayofsendingmessages33.Indiansdidn’tneedtolearneachother’slanguagebecause.A.theycouldusesignalsorsignlanguageB.theynevermeteachotherC.theycouldwritemessagesD.theythoughttheycouldeasilymakethemselvesunderstood34.Signlanguageis.A.alanguageonlyforIndiansB.awayoftakingbysigningonpaperC.awaytoexpressone’sideasbymakinggesturesD.asecretwayoftalkingtostrangers35.Thestorytellsabout.A.peoplelivinginIndianB.howIndianscommunicatebetweendifferenttribesC.theIndianswhodidn’tusetheirlanguagesD.theIndianswhohadmanykindsoflanguages
FiveyearsafteradeadlyearthquakeandtsunamihitJapanrecoveryremainsyearsaway.Morethan16000peoplediedinthedisasterandmorethan470000wereremovedfromtheirhomessaystheJapaneseRedCrossSociety.Over2500peoplearestillmissingandpredicteddeaD.AfterpressurefromsurvivorstheJapaneseCoastGuardbeganunderwatersearchesforthemissing.InFukushimamorethan100000familiesstillcannotreturnhomesaystheRedCrossSociety.ThisisbecauseofradioactivepollutionfromthedamagedDaiichiNuclearPowerPlant.InJapanthedisasterisknownas3-1-1markingthedatefiveyearsago.ItwasreallythreedisastersrolledintoonE.Itstartedwithanearthquakedevastating毁灭initselfthenthetsunamiandthentheradiationfromthenuclearplantsaidShiokoGotoaJapanexpertattheWilsonCenterinWashingtonD.C.GotosaidthedisastershowedtheworldJapaneseresilience快速恢复的能力andJapaneseunity.Butitalsoshowedshortcomings.AmongthemostnotablethelongtimeittooktostabilizetheFukushimaDaiichiNuclearPowerPlantafteritwasfloodedfromthetsunamiGotosaiD.Thatprocesstookeightmonths.AnotherJapan’sdependenceonnuclearpowershesaiD.ThedisasterforcedJapantocloseallofitsnuclearpowerplantsleavingpartsofthecountrywithoutelectricity.GotooffereduponemajordifferencefromthelastmajorJapanesedisasterthe1995KobeEarthquakE.In2011socialmediawaseverywhereshesaiD.Socialmediaofferedupplentyofunfoundedrumorsandfear-mongering制造恐慌GotosaiD.ButitalsokeptpressureonJapaneseauthoritiestodomorE.ChikaraYoshidalosthisonlysona43-year-oldvolunteerfiremanonMarch112011.Heandhisdaughterpostedapetition请愿书onFacebooktorestartunderwatersearches.Itdrewover28000signaturesaccordingtotheAssociatedPress.TheJapaneseCoastGuardannouncedthatitwouldresumesearchesthisweek.Therehavealsobeencomplaintsthatreconstructioneffortsinhard-hitnorthernJapanesecommunitieshavebeentooslow.ThisweekJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesaidthegovernmentwillresponD.25.Thenumberofthepeoplewhodiedinthedisasteris_______.A.morethan18500B.over16000C.over470000D.morethan250026.Whatarethethreedisastersrollingintoone?A.NuclearpowertsunamiandearthquakE.B.Floodearthquakeandtsunami.C.Floodtsunamiandnuclearpower.D.Earthquaketsunamiandnuclearradiation.27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.InFukushimamorethan10000familiesstillcannotreturnhomE.B.ThedisasterforcedJapantoclosemostofitsnuclearpowerplants.C.Japaneseauthoritieswereforcedtodomoreafterthedisaster.D.ChikaraYoshidaandhisdaughterpostedapetitionontheAssociatedPress.28.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.thegovernmentcan’taffordsuchalargesumofmoneyinreconstructionefforts.B.Peoplecomplainedreconstructioneffortsinhard-hitnorthernJapanesecommunitieshavebeentooslow.C.Peopleinhard-hitnortherncommunitieshavehadahappylifesincethedisaster.D.Thegovernmentmaytakemeasurestopromotereconstruction.
ItiswellknownthattheJapanesepeople’sloveoffishisalmostasabee’sinterestinhoney.AsfishpopulationsweredecreasingfishingcompanieswereforcedtofishfurtherandfurtherawayfromtheshorE.Thentheyhadabigchallenge挑战－howtokeepthefishfreshforlonger.Sotheydecidedtokeepthefishstoredinfreezersontheboats.Butthepublicdidnotlikefrozenfish.SoagainthefishingcompanieshadanewbiggerchallengE.Whattheydecidedtodowastohavefishtanksontheirboats.AftercatchingfishestheywouldputtheminthetanksandkeepthemlivingthereuntiltheygotbacktoshorE.Butinthisprotectedenvironmentlackingpredators掠食者thefishstoppedmovingarounD.TheJapanesepublicfeltthesedullfishdidnottastefreshwhichhadanunpleasanteffectuponsales.OnceagainthefishingcompanieshadanevenbiggerchallengE.Stopforaminute!BeforewegoanyfurtherIwouldliketoaskWhatareyourchallenges?Howdoyouhandleanunexpectedchallenge?MayIthinkitthiswaythatyoushouldtrytoattackyourchallenges?Conquer战胜themwithaSwissArmyknifE.Takethemostproperandsimpletoolthatyoucanadopttodealwithyoursituation.Nowbacktoourstory.HowdidtheJapanesefinallyfigureoutthefreshfishproblemSharks!YoumightthinkthesamE.Sharkswerecaughtandputintothetankswithotherfishes.Don’tsharkseatfish?Welltheydoeatafewfishbuttheydidalsokeepmorefishactiveandalert警觉的.ThefishstayfreshbecausetheyarechallengeD.Nowtrytokeepyourselffreshbyfindingyourownsharktoofferyourselfachallengeinyourownbusinessandcareer.29.Themainreasonforthefishingcompanytofishinthefarseawasthat.A.thefishesfartherawayfromtheseatastedfresherB.thefishresourceneartheshorewasonthedecreaseC.peoplewouldprefereatingfreshfishestolessfreshonesD.itwasgettingharderandhardertokeepfishesfresh30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thefishkeptintanksdidn’tsellwellbecauseoftheirtastE.B.Japanesepeoplelovehoneyasmuchasabeedoes.C.Thefishstoredintheprotectedenvironmenttastedthebest.D.Thefishkeptintanksdidn’ttastefreshbecausetheydiedbeforereachingtherestaurant.31.Theunderlinedpartofthelastparagraphmeans.A.Sharksareusuallycomparedtothechallengesinpeople’slifeB.TrytofindabigsharkandyouwillmeetyourchallengeC.IfyouwentfishingyoumightdoasthefishingcompaniesdidD.Tosucceedinlifeyoushouldalwaysbereadytomeetchallenges
ForlotsofpeopleinBritainthe31stofDecemberorNewYear’sEveaswecallitisthebiggestpartyoftheyear.It’satimetogettogetherwithfriendsorfamilyandwelcomeinthecomingyear.NewYear’sEvepartiescantakeplaceatanumberofdifferentplaces.Somepeopleholdahouseparty;othersattendstreetpartieswhilesomejustgototheirlocalforafewdrinkswiththeirmates.BigcitieslikeLondonhavelargeandwonderfulfireworksshows.There’sonethingthatallNewYear’sEvepartieshaveincommon:thecountdown倒计时tomidnight.Whentheclockstrikes敲twelvepeoplegivealoudcheerandgiveeachotherakiss.TheythenlinkarmsandsingasongcalledAuldLangSynebyaScottishpoetcalledRobertBurns.Notmanypeoplecanrememberallthewordsofthesongbutthetune旋律iswellknownsolotsofpeoplejusthumalong.Thepartiesthencontinueintotheearlyhoursofthemorningwithlotsofdancinganddrinking.Otherpeoplemightspendthedayvisitingrelativesorfriendstheyhaven’tmanagedtocatchupwithforawhilE.WhateverhappensNewYear’sDaytendstobeveryrelaxeD.InBritainit’spopulartomakeapromisetoyourselfaboutsomethingyouaregoingtodoorwanttostopdoingintheNewYear.ThisiscalledaNewYear’sresolution.Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandjoiningagymtogetfit.Howeverthepromiseisoftenbrokenquitequicklyandpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays.NewYear’sDayisthelastbankholidayofthefestiveseasonwhichmeansmostpeoplehavetogotoworkthenextday:brightandfreshandreadyforthenewyearahead!28.NewYear’sEvepartiesinBritain________.A.endatmidnightB.canonlybeheldindoorsC.onlytakeplaceinbigcitiesD.includecountdowntomidnight29.TheunderlinedwordhuminParagraph2probablymeans________.A.dancingtothemusicB.singingwithyourmouthclosedC.learningtosingD.keepingsilent30.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheNewYear’sresolution?A.Itcanhelppeoplekeepfit.B.It’sapromisetoyourfamily.C.It’softenhardtokeep.D.It’sajokeplayedonNewYear’sDay.31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewYearpartiesinBritain.B.NewYearcountdowninBritain.C.NewYear’sresolutioninBritain.D.NewYearcelebrationinBritain.
Ifthereisabuildingwhichsymbolizesacountry—suchastheEiffelTowerforFranceandSydneyOperaHouseforAustralia—thenithastobetheTajMahalforIndiA.ItwassetupbyEmperorShahJahanin1653inmemoryofhiswifeMumtazMahal.Fromthetimetheygotmarriedtheywouldn'tbeseparateD.Shefollowedhimtowarsadvisedhimonaffairsofstateandwaslovedbyhispeopleforhergoodwork.Butshediedin1631duringchildbirth.Theemperorwasheart－brokenandhadtheTajMahalbuiltasasignofhislovE.Ittookmorethan20yearsfortheTajMahaltobebuilt.WorkerswerebroughtinnotonlyfromalloverIndiabutfromCentralAsiatoo.A.totalof20000peopleworkedonthebuilding.In1657ShahJahanfellillandin1658hissonAurangzebimprisoned囚禁hisfatherandseizedpower.ShahJahanstayedinprisonuntilhisdeathin1666.Hewasfinallyburiedtherewithhiswifehecouldneverforget.TheTajMahalisdefinitelyworthmorethanasinglevisit.Asitisbuiltwithwhitemarblestonesitscharacterchangesindifferentlights.Itlooksmorebeautifulatsunriseandsunset.AtsunsetforexamplethecolouroftheTajchangesfromwhitetoyellowthentopink.AsthemoonrisesitturnsasilverywhitE.ToshowrespecttotheTajtouristsareaskedtotakeofftheirshoesduringtheirvisit.1.EmperorShahJahanbuilttheTajMahalto________.A.makeitsymbolizeIndiaB.memorizehiswifeC.showhisgreatpowerD.givehiswifeapresent2.WhichofthefollowingabouttheTajMahalisNOTtrue?A.ItisasymbolofIndiA.B.Ittookover20yearstobuildtheTajMahal.C.AllworkersbuildingtheTajMahalcamefromCentralAsiA.D.TheTajMahalwasbuiltwithwhitemarblestones.3.AccordingtothepassageweknowthatShahJahan______.A.livedahardlifeinhislastfewyearsB.losthislifejustbecauseofhisoldageC.wasnotpopularwithhispeopleatthattimeD.treatedhissonbadlywhenhewasyoung
Chinaisstartingtoblacklistpoorly-behavedtouristsasitseekstorescuetheimageofitscitizensasholidaymakers.AccordingtoaregulationbytheChinaNationalTourismAdministrationNTAthatenteredeffectthisweektouristswillbeblacklistedforoffencesincludingactingantisociallyonpublictransportdamagingprivateorpublicpropertydisrespectinglocalcustomsdamaginghistoricalexhibitsonpurposeorengagingingamblingorpornographic色情的activities.Recordswillbekeptinatwo-tyredsystem:provincial-leveltourismauthoritiesareresponsibleforcasesundertheirjurisdiction管辖区域whiletheNTAwillbeinchargeofanationwideregister.Peoplewillbeblacklistedfortwoyearsaftertheyoffendaccordingtotheregulation.TheNTAsaidtourismauthoritieswillinformblacklistedtouristsandproposecorrectionmeasuresinordertomitigatethenegativeimpact影响.Italsosaidthattourismauthoritiesreservetherighttoreportsuchviolationstopublicsecuritycustomsandtransportauthoritiesaswellasthecentralbank’sindividualcreditdepartment.Theregulationcomesamid在之中growingconcernabouttheillmannersofChinesetouristsbothathomeandabroaD.In2013aChinesetouristwrotehisnameonareliefcarvinginLuxorEgypt.InDecemberaChinesepassengerthrewacupofhotinstantnoodlesataflightattendantonaninternationalflight.Chinesetouristshavebeenfinedorputintoprisonforcarryingforbiddenitemsorpurchasingwildanimalproducts.28.Theunderlinedwordmitigateinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.neglectB.relieveC.deepensD.prevents29.Accordingtothepassagethemainpurposeoftheregulationisto________.A.punishtheChinesepoorly-behavedtouristsB.suggestcorrectmeasurestotheChinesepoorly-behavedtouristsC.showtheauthorityoftheChinaNationalTourismAdministrationNTAD.bettertheimageofChinesecitizensasholidaymakers30.Themainmethodtheauthorusestodevelopthelastparagraphis________.A.providingexplanationsB.offeringanalysesC.givingexamplesD.makingcomparisons31.Thetextismostlikelytoappearin________.A.anewspaperB.atouristguideC.atravelbrochureD.ageographytextbook
ThemajorityofpeopleinScotlandareinfavourbreakingawayfromtherestoftheUKandbecomingindependentaccordingtoapoll民意测评takenjustbeforethe300thanniversaryoftheActofUnionwhichunitedScotlandandEnglanD.ApairofActsofParliamentpassedin1706and1707thatcameintoeffectonMay11707createdGreatBritain.Theparliaments议会ofbothcountriesweredissolvedandreplacedbyanewParliamentofGreatBritaininWestminsterLondon.ThepollshowedsupportforindependenceforScotlandisrunningat51%.Thisisthefirsttimesince1998thatsupportforseparationhaspassed50%andthefirsttimesincedevolution中央全力下放gavepowertothecountryin1999.SixmonthsbeforeelectionsfortheScottishParliamentthesepollresultscomeasgoodnewstotheScottishNationalistPartywhoarehopingtomakeprogressagainstLabourandfurtherthecauseofanindependentScotlanD.Manypeoplehavebecomedisillusioned幻想破灭的withdevolutionandbelievethattheScottishParliamenthasfailedtodeliverwhattheyhadhopeditwould;onlyatenthhavenoopinion.Infactonly39%ofthosepolledwanttokeepthingsastheyarE.8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ScotlandandEnglandhavealwaysbeenuniteD.B.ScotlandandEnglandwanttobreakuptheunion.C.ScotlandandEnglandhavebeenunitedforalongtimE.D.ScotlandandEnglandwereunitedbywar.9.GreatBritainwasformedby.A.anActofParliamentin1706.B.twoActsofParliamentin1707.C.anActofParliamentthatcameintoeffectonMay11707.D.ActsofParliamentthatcameintoeffectonMay11707.10.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddissolvedinParagraph2mean?A.developeD.B.formeD.C.endeD.D.combineD.11.Thenumberofpeoplewhowanttokeepthingsastheyare.A.isgreaterthanthosewhodon'tknow.B.issmallerthanthosewhodon'tknow.C.isincreasing.D.isthemajority.
Conventionalwisdomisamajorbarriertoinnovation创新thatthreatensthesurvivalofcompanieseverywherE.It’sbasedontheassumptionthatoldideaswillalwaysworksotheyshouldn’tbechallengeD.Whilethismaybeavalidassumptioninsituationsthatdon’tchangeit’sunlikelytoholdtrueinachangingsituation.Intoday’srapidchangingglobalenvironmentoldmethodsoftendon'tworkandstubbornlyusingthemcanleadtomajorproblems.Mostpeopleseemtoagreewithconventionalwisdombecauseitgivesoneafalsesenseofsecurity.IfeveryoneelsebelievesitthenitmustbetruE.IndividualswhouseconventionalwisdomarecertainthattheyarerightandbeingrightisgooD.Theywanttocontinueusingoldideasratherthantakeriskswithchangesthatmightnotwork.In1977KenOlsenco-founderandCEOofDigitalEquipmentCorporationDECstatedThereisnoreasonforanyindividualtohaveacomputerinhishomE.DespitebeingadominantleaderinthecomputerindustryDECnolongerexists.PeopleseemtoforgetthatsinceinnovationisachangetherecanbenoinnovationwithoutchangE.Unfortunatelyconventionalwisdompreventsleadersfollowersandcompaniesfromchangingandthereforeinnovating.Ifcompaniesdon’tinnovatebuttheircompetitorsdothefutureislikelytobeproblematiC.Breakingfromconventionalwisdomhasledtomanyofthemostinnovativecompaniesandproductsinhistoryacrossmanyindustriessoithasapowerfuleffectonbusinesssuccess.TedTurnerfounderofCNNknewlittleifanythingaboutthenewsbusinessbutheknewitwasinconvenienttowatchnewsonlyatthedinnerhouraswascommonbeforeCNN.Turner’ssolutionwastocreateacablechanneldedicatedtonews24hoursaday.Thenewsestablishmentreflectedconventionalwisdomatthetimeandpredictedhisideawouldfailbecausenoonewantedtowatchthenewsallday.Howeveritdoesn’ttakearocketscientisttounderstandthatviewersdon’thavetowatchthenewsalldayfortheCNNtowork.Viewersjusthavetowatchwhentheywanttogetinformation.DuetoconventionalthinkingthecriticsfailedtorecognizetheopportunitythatwascleartoTeD.TheyassumedthatonlywhatwasfamiliartothemcouldworkinthefuturE.Conventionalwisdompreventscreativityflexibilityandrisk-takingsounconventionalleadersenthusiasticallybreakfromit.TosurvivethriveandmaintaincompetitiveadvantagecompaniesmustbeflexiblewhenreactingtochangE.9.DEChasdisappearedprobablybecause___________.A.theCEOstucktotheconventionalideasB.theleaderslackedthesenseofsecurityC.theconsumersdidn’tlikeitsproductsD.theemployeestookmanyriskswithchanges10.ThefoundingofCNNisusedasanexampletoprove_________.A.missingopportunitiescouldleadtofailureB.conventionalwisdominfluencesbusinesssuccessC.watchingnewsatthedinnerhourisconvenientD.changingcouldcontributetobusinesssuccess11.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartprobablymean?A.RocketscientistscanensuretheCNNworksproperly.B.It’seasytoknowpeopleneedn’twatchthenewsallthetimeC.It’snecessarytounderstandwhenpeoplewatchthenews.D.Mostoftheviewersdon’tliketowatchthenewsatwork.12.Thepassageismainlywrittentotellusthat______.A.conventionalwisdomlimitsinnovationB.opportunitiesleadtobusinesssuccessC.oldmethodsarechangingwithtimeD.successfulcompaniesneedwiseleaders
Developedanddevelopingnationscanlearnfromeachotherseekingalow-carboneconomy.IntermsofenergysavingandgreeneconomyChinadoesn'tlagbehinddevelopednationssaidZhouChangyidirectoroftheenergysavingdepartmentoftheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology.WhilewecanlearnmanyaspectsfromdevelopednationstheyalsoshouldlearnsomethingfromussuchaswaterconservationZhousaidinaspeechduringthenewPathofChina'sIndustrializationforumattheongoingChinaInternationalIndustryFair.HesaidindustrializednationsandChinaaredealingwithdifferentissuestofightclimatechangE.TheUnitedKingdomforexampleisconcernedabouttransportbuildingsandnewenergyinreducingcarbonemissions.ForChinathemosturgenttaskishowtorealizenewtypeofindustrializationandavoidmistakesthatothercountriesmadewhentheyindustrializeD.SwisspowerandautomationtechnologygroupABBcalledforastrongerfocusonproductlife-cycleassessmentorLCAwhichisusedtostudytheenvironmentalimpactofaproductfromtheresearchandmanufacturing制造业stagethroughitsusageandrecycling.TobiasBeckerheadofABB’sprocessautomationdivisionforNorthAsiaandChinasaidLCAisaneffectivetoolinhelpingmanufacturingindustriestoreducecarbonemissions.LCAshowsthatindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalimpactthroughoutitslife-cycleinsteadofonitsinitialinvestment.RichardHausmannNorthEastAsiaCEOofSiemenssaidThecoloroffutureindustrializationisgreen.TheGermanycompanyrecentlyannouncesthatitwantstoreceiveordersworthmorethan6billionEurosUS8.8billionforintelligentpowernetworksSmartGridoverthenextfiveyears.Siemenshasseta20percentmarketsharetargetfortheglobalsmartgridbusiness.A.smartgriddeliverselectricityfromsupplierstoconsumersusingdigitaltechnologyadvancedsensorsspecializedcomputersthatsaveenergyreducecostsandincreasereliability.TheUnitedStatesandChinaareconsideredthetwobiggestmarketsforsmartgriD.29.WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephraselagbehindinParagraph1?A.actbetterthanB.performworsethanC.runfasterthanD.keepquieterthan30.WhatdoweknowaboutLCAfromthetext?A.LCAisusedtostudytheimpactonaproduct.B.LCAisoneoftheexhibitionsatthisyear’sfair.C.LCAcanhelpmanufacturingindustriesdecreasecarbonreleasealot.D.LCAadvisesindustrialcustomerstofocusonthebeginninginvestment.31.________aboutSmartGridisn’tmentionedinthetext.A.SmallinsizeB.Low-costC.Energy-savingD.Security32.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.IntelligentPowerNetworksB.Low-carbonEconomy—aSharedGoalC.TwoBiggestMarketsforSmartGridD.DevelopedandDevelopingNationsCanLearnfromEachOther
AskilledtravelercantakeataxibuyfoodinamarketandgetdirectionsfromastrangerthroughhandgesturesalonE.ThingscangetlostintranslationwhenatypicalgesturefromyourcountrymeanssomethingcompletelydifferentinotherpartsoftheworlD.BelowaresomecommonNorthAmericangesturesthatoftencauseproblemsabroaD.1.VinAustraliaandEnglandIn1992GeorgeBushvisitedAustraliaandfromthewindowofhiscarhelduphisindex食指andmiddlefingersintheVshapE.ThisVmeansvictoryinEnglandorpeaceinNorthAmericA.Toobaditmeansupyours.inAustraliA.2.OKinFranceMakingacirclewithyourfingermeansgreatorfineinNorthAmericA.It’salsousedbydiverstocommunicatethattherearenoproblems.InFrancehoweverthisgesturemeanszero.Unlessyou’remotioningtoaFrenchdiveryoumightbecommunicatingthatsomethingorsomeoneisworthless.3.One-handedgivinginJapanIntheWestpeoplearen’tespeciallymindfuloftheirhandswhentheyofferobjectstoothers.InJapanitispoliteandexpectedforpeopletomakeofferingswithbothhands.Ifyougivesomeoneabusinesscardorhandthemyourcameratotakeaphotobesuretopassontheitemwithbothhands.Thisshowsthatyouarefullyattentiveandcarefulintheoffering.A.one-handedpresentationmightbetakenasdismissive蔑视的.4.GotyourNose!inTurkeyAmanwiththegesturedoesn’thaveasetNorthAmericanmeaningexceptwhenplayinggotyournosewithachilD.ItalsomeanstheletterTinAmericanSignLanguagE.InTurkeythisgestureisaggressivelyrudE.21.IfyouwanttoexpressyoursatisfactioninNorthAmericayoucanuse____.A.VgestureB.OKgestureC.Thumbs-upD.Gotyournose22.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThegesturesarethesamearoundtheworlD.B.A.VgestureinEnglandmeanspeaceC.AOKgestureinAmericameansZEROD.YouhadbettergivesomeonesomethingwithbothhandsinJapan.23.Whichpartdoesthepassagebelongtoinnewspaper?A.sportsB.educationC.foodD.tourism
TherearemanydifferencesbetweenAmericaandChinA.Thebiggestdifferenceistrafficrules.InAmericatherearetoomuchmorecarsthaninChinA.ButtherearemuchfewertrafficjamsandaccidentsinAmericathaninChinA.Wehardlyseetrafficpoliceinthestreetbutallcarsobeystrictlytrafficrulesandpeoplehardlyfindthatacardoesnotobeytrafficrulesinthestreet.AboutAmericantrafficrulestherearemanybettertermssuchas1.StoplineTherearestoplinesinallcrossingwithouttrafficlightsomehavetwostoplinesandothershavefourstoplines.AllcarsmuststopwhilemeetingthestoplinE.2.TrafficlightThereistrafficlightinthecrossingoftheroaD.Carsmayalmostturneverydirection.Thetrafficlightcangivesignalstepbystepincludinguturn.Thereisakindofmiddlelaneofturningleft.Whenacarwantstoturnleftintheroadhemayenterintothemiddlelaneofturningleftandgiveasignalofturningleft.Whenhethinksbeingsafehemayturnleft.Inmanyconditionstheorderofpassingisalsogivenveryspecifically.IfpeoplewanttochangelaneorturntheymustlookbehindandthinkbeingsafE.Onlysotheymaydoit.3.SpecificitemSuchasparkingtherearethreekindsoflinestheircolorsarewhiteblueorredintheroadsidE.Everylinemayparkdifferentkindsofcar.TherearemanystreetsinsomeresidentialareasandthereisakindofrulethatanycarcannotparkatanytimeoranyperiodtimE.IneveryparkingtherearesomespecialpositionsforinvalidpeoplE.4.Aboutthepriorityofpassengerandcar:Atanycasepassengerhastheprioritytocar.AndonlyafterpassengerhavepassedtheroadandgottenthetopofsidestepcarmaygoaheaD.IngeneraltrafficrulesofAmericaareveryspecificconvenientsafeandhumanizing.46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhywecanhardlyseetrafficpoliceinthestreetinAmerican?A.Trafficpolicearenotverynecessarybecausefewcarsbreaktrafficrules.B.Thetrafficisveryclearandtherearefewtrafficjamsandaccidentsinthestreet.C.Therearesomanycarsinthestreetthatthetrafficpolicecan'tbeseen.D.Theeffectivetrafficrulesplayanimportantpartintheroadsafety.47.Whyistheremiddlelaneofturningleftontheroad?A.Itisdesignedforthecarsthatwanttoturnleft.B.ItisverysafetodrivetherE.C.Itisveryconvenientforthetrafficpolicetofindthecarsthatbreaktherules.D.Thecarsthatwanttoturnleftcaneasilygiveasignalofturningleft.48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TherearemoretrafficjamsinChinA.B.InAmericaallcarsinthecrossingmuststopwhentheymeetthestoplinE.C.InAmericaanycarcannotparkinthestreetsinsomeresidentialareas.D.IfpeoplewanttoturntheycanobeytheguideofthetrafficpolicE.49.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraph?A.AtrafficruleB.AnestablishedrightC.AnorderD.Aduty50.What’sthebiggestdifferencebetweenAmericaandChina?A.dietB.trafficrulesC.costumeD.culture
DouglasGracetalksabouthisidealcityofthefuturE.Iseethecityofthefutureinthreezones区域---inner内部middleandouter.Intheinnerzonetherewillbenoprivate私人的cars.Publictransport交通willbefreeandtherewillonlybeambulances急救车fireenginestaxisandpolicecars.Thisinnerzonewillbetheresidential住宅的andrecreational娱乐的areaofthecity.Peoplewilllivethereandgoouttoenjoythemselves----tocinemasandrestaurants.Therewillbeparksandopenspacestreesandlakesschoolsanduniversities.Thiswaywhenpeopleareathometheycangoouteasilyandsafely.Justoutsidetheinnerzonetherewillbebigcarparksforallprivatecars.ThebanksandmostoftheshopsandhospitalswillbeinthemiddlezonE.Thesearethingsthatpeopledon’tneedeveryday.AllthefactoriesandofficeswillbeintheouterzonE.Peoplewilltraveloutofthecentertoworkandbacktothecenterintheevenings.TheinnerzonewillbecleanerandbettertoliveinandtherewillbemorespaceforindustryontheoutsidE.Thisismyidealcityofthefuture---averybeautifulplace!ButIdon’treallythinkthingswilleverbelikethat!5.Wherewillpeopleliveandgoouttoenjoythemselves?A.InthemiddlezonE.B.IntheinnerzonE.C.IntheouterzonE.D.IntheinnerandmiddlezonE.6.Whatwillbeinthemiddlezone?A.Thebankshospitalsandschools.B.Thebankshospitalsandpolicestations.C.Thebanksschoolsandcarparks.D.Thebankshospitalandmostoftheshops.7.Wherewillthefactoriesandofficesbe?A.IntheouterzonE.B.InthemiddlezonE.C.IntheinnerzonE.D.InthemiddleandinnerzonE.8.DouglasGraceisprobably.A.apainterB.abuilderC.atownplannerD.anofficer
AbbieConantamusicianlivinginItalywaslookingtomoveonfromplayingthetrombone长号fortheRoyalOperaofTurin.Shewrotealotoflettersbutonlygotonereply.ItwasfromtheMunichPhilharmonicOrchestra慕尼黑爱乐乐团.Theaudition试音inJune1980tookplaceinamuseumsincetheorchestra’sculturalcenterwasunavailablE.Therewereover30playersandeachoneplayedtheirpiecebehindascreenmeaningtheselectioncommittee评选委员会couldonlyhearthemplay.ConantplayedFerdinandDavid’sKonzertinoforTromboneastandardpieceforauditions.BeingaperfectionistConantwasangrywithherselfformissinganoteinthepieceandwasseenpackingthetromboneawaysoonaftertheauditioninpreparationtoleavE.ButtheselectioncommitteeknewimmediatelythatConantwasthebestofallthepeoplethey’dheardthatday.TheyaskedtheotherplayerstoleaveandsomeonewenttofindConantandtoldherthegoodnews.Howevereventstookanunexpectedturn:theselectioncommitteewerewaitingsuretheyweregoingtobeintroducedtoMr.Conantwheninwalkedawoman!Thewholeideaofawoman-leadtrombonistwentagainsttradition.ButConantpassedtheothertwoauditions.Shejoinedtheorchestraandplayedherfirstyearsuccessfully.Butthenshefoundoutthatshewouldbeplayingsecondtrombonebasicallybecauseshewasawoman.Conanttooktheorchestratocourt法庭.ThoughtheorchestrasaidthatAbbieConantwasnotstrongenoughtoplayfirsttromboneshewon.Ittookheryearstoproveherselfintheeyesofthelawbutshedidit.TheorchestrathenrefusedtopayConantthesameasmenplayerssoshetookthemtocourtagain.Sheknewshewouldwinandtheresult?ShediD.29.AbbieConantwrotethoselettersto.A.leaveItalyB.findabetterjobC.showherskillsD.improveherliving30.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauditionfromParagraph2?A.Itwasheldintheorchestra’sculturalcenter.B.Allplayerswerehighlyskilledmusicians.C.Theplayerscouldchoosetheirpiecesfreely.D.Theselectionteamcouldn’tseetheplayers.31.Conantchosetoleaveafterthefirstroundofauditionsbecause.A.shewasdissatisfiedwithherperformanceB.sheplayedworsethantheotherplayersC.shehadnointerestintheorchestraD.shewantedtopreparefortherestoftheauditions32.WhydidConanttaketheorchestratocourttwice?A.Shedidn’tgetpaiD.B.Theorchestrarefusedtoaccepther.C.Shewastreatedunfairly.D.Theorchestradidn’tbelieveinherability.
UncivilizedbehaviorbypassengersunacceptableForthefirsttimeairlinepassengershavebeenblacklistedforuncivilizedbehavior.TheirnameswillremainontheblacklistforoneortwoyearsaccordingtoanannouncementbytheChinaAirTransportAssociationonSaturday.Theblacklistingmeanstheywillnotbeabletotravelbyairuntiltheirnamesareremovedfromthelist.Blacklistingpassengerswhodisobeytherulesfortravellingbyairandsoplacetheirowninterestsbeforeeverythingelseincludingsafetyhaslongbeenoverdue迟到的延迟的.Therehavebeenfrequentreportsofpassengersmakingascenewhentheirflightwasdelayedorwhentheybelievedthattheywerenottreatedastheyshouldbeonaflight.YetitisnaturalforsomeflightstobedelayedbecauseofreasonssuchasbadweatherormechanicalproblemsthatneedtobesolveD.Howeversomepassengersseemtotakeitforgrantedthattheirflightmusttakeoffatthetimestatedontheirticketandtheyevenassumethatthemembersofthecabincrewaresimplytheretodotheirbidding吩咐.Theyforgetthattheyshouldbehavethemselvesinthefirstplaceandthatrespectisreciprocal互相给与的.Thereisnoreasonforthemtoberespectedwhentheydonotshowenoughrespectforothers.Observingrulescanneverbeover-emphasizedwhenitcomestoflightsafety.Noonehastherighttodisregardtherulesforanyreason.Ofcourseairlinesshouldprovidequalityservicestomeettheneedsofpassengers.Yetevenifpassengersarenotsatisfiedwiththeserviceprovidedthereisstillnoreasonforthemtoflouttherulesthataredesignedforthesafetyofall.Theblacklistingofthesethreepassengersshouldserveforotherstoknowtheyhavetotoetheline顺从集体.21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.NeverbeforehaveairlinepassengersbeenblacklisteD.B.Atnotimeshouldflightsbedelayedwhateverthereasons.C.Membersofthecabincrewshouldbeatthepassengers’serviceatanymoment.D.Ifanairlinepassengerisblacklistedheorshewillneverbeallowedtotravelbyair.22.Theunderlinedwordobservinginparagraph6isclosestinmeaningto________.A.abolishingB.violatingC.settingD.obeying23.AccordingParagraph4theauthor’sattitudetowardssomepassengersis________.A.TolerateB.CuriousC.CriticalD.Neutral24.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.A.aresearchpaperB.anewspaperreportC.anadvertisementD.aflightguide
Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitudetheattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysicschemistrygeologyengineeringmedicaloranyotherscience?WeallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinthesocietiesinwhichwelivE.ManypeoplebelievehoweverthatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofsciencE.Thefirstoftheseistheapplicationofthemachinesandproductsthatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop.NewdrugsfasterandsafermeansoftransportnewsystemsofappliedknowledgearesomeexamplesofthisaspectofsciencE.Thesecondaspectistheapplicationofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandactionthatscientistsuseintheirwork.Whatarethesespecialmethodsofthinkingandacting?Firstofallitseemsthatasuccessfulscientistisfullofcuriosity—hewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks.HeusuallydirectshisattentiontowardsproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfactoryexplanationandhiscuriositymakeshimlookforunderlyingrelationshipsevenifthedataavailableseemtobeunconnecteD.Moreoverhethinkshecanimprovetheexistingconditionswhetherofpureorappliedknowledgeandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves.Heisagoodobserveraccuratepatientandobjectiveandappliespersistentandlogicalthoughttotheobservationshemakes.Heutilizesthefactsheobservestothefullextent.Forexampletrainedobserversobtainaverylargeamountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum.Heisskeptical—hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable—andthereforerejectsauthorityasthesolebasisfortruth.Furthermoreheisnotonlycriticaloftheworkofothersbutalsoofhisown.Sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation.LastlyheishighlyimaginativesinceheoftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlycomplexbutalsofrequentlyincompletE.FurthermoreheneedsimaginationifhewantstomakehypothesesofhowprocessesworkandhoweventstakeplacE.Theseseemtobesomeofthewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientistortechnologistthinksandacts.61.Manypeoplebelievethatsciencehelpssocietytoprogressthrough__________.A.appliedknowledgeB.morethanoneaspectC.technologyonlyD.theuseofmachines62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutcuriosity?A.Itgivesthescientistconfidenceandpleasureinwork.B.ItgivesrisetointerestinproblemthatareunexplaineD.C.Itleadstoeffortstoinvestigatepotentialconnections.D.Itencouragesthescientiststolookfornewwaysofacting.63.Accordingtothepassageasuccessfulscientistwouldnot__________.A.easilybelieveinuncheckedstatementsB.easilycriticizeothers’researchworkC.alwaysusehisimaginationinworkD.alwaysuseevidencefromobservation64.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Applicationoftechnology.B.Progressinmodernsociety.C.Scientists’wayofthinkingandacting.D.Howtobecomeasuccessfulscientist.65.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A.Critical.B.ObjectivE.C.SupportivE.D.Unclear.
TeenagerswhodrinkalcoholareathigherriskofbecomingvictimsofviolenceaCardiffUniversitystudyhasfounD.A.teamfromtheSchoolofDentistry’sViolenceResearchGroupstudieddrinkinghabitsinchildrenaged11-16inEnglanD.Theyfoundnotonlyalinkbetweendrinkandviolencebutalsothatchildrenwhodrankweremorelikelytobehiteveniftheyweren’tviolentthemselves.Theresearchersarenowcallingformeasurestopreventalcoholmisusetoreduceinjuryrisk.Currentpolicyfocusesonreducingaggressionbutthisresearchshowsthatthereshouldbeequalefforttoreducevictimization.Morethan4000childrenweresurveyedat13schoolsatfourlocalauthoritiesintheNorththeMidlandsLondonandtheSouth.Thestudyfoundthat25%of11-year-oldsweredrinkingmonthlyand3.6%dailywith12.8%admittingtogettingdrunk3to5timesayear.Bytheageof1640%weredrinkingweeklyand6.2%weredrinkingeveryday.Theresearchalsoshowed22.6%of16-year-oldsweregettingdrunkmorethan21timesayear.ThestudywhichhasjustbeenpublishedintheJournalofAdolescencefoundastronglinkbetweenfrequencyofdrinkingandfrequencyofhittingotherpeoplE.Howeverchildrenwhoreporteddrinkingmonthlywerealsothreetimesmorelikelytobehit.Adolescents青少年whodrankbutdidn’tgetintofightsweremorelikelytobehitthanthosewhodidfight.ProfessorJonathanShepherdwholedtheresearchsaidalotofpreviousalcohol-relatedviolenceworkhadfocusedontheoffenders惹事的人ratherthanthevictims.Histeamiscallingformorepreventionworkfromparentsandteachersinthefirsttwoyearsofsecondaryschoolbytakingadvantageoftheteachablemomentthatisimmediatelyafterastudenthasmissedschoolbecauseofdrunkenness.PreviousworkbyProfessorJonathanShepherdhasshowndrinkersmaybemoreatriskofviolencebecauseofreducedphysicalco-ordinationpoordecision-makinginthreateningsituationsandisolationwhileoutlateatnight.HesaidThisnewstudyseemstobethefirsttoshowadirectlinkbetweenalcoholmisuseandvictimization.Therenowneedstobemuchmoreeffortputintoreducingalcoholmisuseinordertoreduceinjury.42.Themainideaofthepassageisthatteenagerswhodrinkalcohol________.A.oftenoffendotherpeopleB.oftenbecomeinjuredC.aremorelikelytofightwithothersD.aremorelikelytobecomevictimsofviolence43.Theresearcharguesthatmoreeffortshouldbemadeto________.A.reduceaggressionB.preventfightingC.reducevictimizationD.preventdrinkingalcohol44.DrinkersmaybemoreatriskofviolencebecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.reducedphysicalco-ordinationB.isolationwhileoutlateatnightC.ahigherfrequencyofhittingotherpeopleD.poordecision-makinginthreateningsituations45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtoProfessorShepherd’sresearch?A.ThefrequencyofchildrengettingdrunkincreaseswithagE.B.Somechildrenmissedschoolbecauseofdrunkenness.C.Hispreviousalcohol-relatedviolenceworkhadfocusedontheoffenders.D.Thisnewstudyshowsadirectlinkbetweenalcoholmisuseandvictimization.
IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiteraturebutnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.OverthenextsixyearsIwastreadingwaterjusttryingtoearnanincomE.ItriedjournalismbutIdidn’tthinkitwasgoodthenfinancewhichIhateD.FinallyIgotajobasanassistantatafamouspublisher出版业.IlovedworkingwithbooksalthoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.IhadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffworkandIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepandlongwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart.There’sadarkperiodwhenyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudoandyou’retooashamedtosayWellI.’mwritinganovelbutI.’mnotquitesureifI.’mgoingtomakeit.MyconfidencediveD.BelievingmynovelcouldnotbepublishedIputitasidE.ThenImetanagent代理商whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.SoIdidandtomysurprisegotsomewonderfulfeedback反馈.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterandaftersigningwithanagentIfinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincomejustwaitingandwonderingapublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeunbelievablereally.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferentthere’snoendinsightsotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract合同ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding有回报的.25.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.IwaswaitingforgoodfortunE.B.IwastryingtofindanadmirablejoB.C.IwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejoB.D.IwasdoingajobformorepayatatimE.26.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel.A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndreamC.tosatisfyreaders’wishD.toearnmoremoney27.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.OptimistiC.B.InteresteD.C.Confident.D.Uncertain.28.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itpaysofftosticktoone’sgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.
ThoughtheUSregardsitselfastheworld’smeltingpot大熔炉fewpeopletakeaninterestinlearningasecondlanguagE.Howevertheimportanceandadvantagesoflearningasecondlanguagearecontinuingtoincreasedaybyday.Theimportanceoflearningasecondlanguageisnotjustlimitedtotheabilityofcommunicatingwithpeoplewhospeakdifferentlanguages.Accordingtostudiesithasshownthatlearningasecondlanguageleadstostudents’achievinggreaterdevelopmentinthinkingandcreativitycomparedwithstudentswhospeakonlyonelanguagE.A.numberofstudieshavealsoshownthatwhenstudentslearnasecondlanguagetheytendtodobetterinexaminations.Stillotherstudieshaveshownthattheacademic学业的skillsofstudentslearningasecondlanguagearepromoted提升inimprovingtheirabilitiesinmathematicswritingandreading.WhenpeoplelearnasecondlanguagetheybecomevaluableinthecommunitywheretheyworkandlivE.Apartfromtherequirementoftranslatorsandinterpretersthereareanincreasingnumberofjobswherepeoplearerequiredtointeractwithpeoplethatspeakotherlanguages.Learningasecondlanguagealsoenablesapersontogetusedtoavarietyofculturalbackgrounds.Alsothecapacityofcommunicatinginanotherlanguagecanbeanimportantfactorinpersonalachievementandcareergoals.Languageisoneofthemainpartsofthecivilizationandcultureofthepeoplewhospeakit.Thereforelearningasecondlanguagecanbeacomparativelyeasyandwonderfulwayofabsorbing吸收anotherculturE.Whenweabsorbanotherculturebylearningasecondlanguageapartfromappreciatingotherpeopleandtheirculturesitalsoenablesustocomprehendwhatrolelanguageplaysinshapingourthoughtpatterns.OftenotherlanguageshavebettermethodsofexpressingideasconceptsorthoughtscomparedwithEnglishwhichcanusuallybecomeapartofEnglishthusenablingEnglishlanguagespeakerstocommunicatebetter.Learningasecondlanguagethereforecannotonlychallengeyourmindbutalsoenrichyoursoul.ApartfrombeingabletocommunicatewithdifferentpeopleintheirownlanguageitcanalsoteachyouunderstandingtoleranceandpatiencE.ThereforestartoffrightnowandtakeuplearningasecondlanguagE.32.Inparagraph1thewriterthinksthat___________.A.AmericansshowmoreandmoreinterestinlearningforeignlanguageB.AmericanshopetolearnasecondlanguagefortheirmeltingpotC.it’smeaninglessforAmericanstolearnasecondlanguageD.it’snecessaryforAmericanstolearnasecondlanguage33.Accordingtomanystudieslearninganotherlanguagecanhelp_____.A.improveavarietyofabilitiesbesidescommunicationB.developinthinkingandcreativityC.dobetterinexaminationsD.promotetheacademicskills34.Whyisiteasierforstudentslearningasecondlanguagetoabsorbanotherculture?A.Becausetheycaneasilygetusedtodifferentculturalbackgrounds.B.BecausetheycanbettercommunicatewiththenativepeoplE.C.BecauselanguageisoneoftheimportantfactorsofitsculturE.D.Becausetheyarequickerinthinkinganddoingthings.35.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.ToshowustheimportanceoflearningasecondlanguagE.B.ToencourageustolearnasecondlanguagE.C.ToinformuswheretostudyasecondlanguagE.D.TogiveusexamplesofthebenefitsoflearningasecondlanguagE.
TheUSplanstoextenditsendangeredspeciesprotectiontolionsinAfricA.USFishandWildlifeServiceFWSwillclassifylionsinsouthernandeasternAfricaasthreateneD.Themovewillplacetighterrestrictionsontheimportofliontrophies纪念品suchaspawsorheads.WhiletheUScannotregulatehuntinginothercountriesthemoveissignificantbecausearoundhalfofalllionhuntinginAfricaisconductedbyAmericans.AccordingtoFWSdatamorethan5600lionshavebeenkilledandimportedbyAmericanhuntersoverthepastdecadE.UnderthenewFWSrulesbringinglionpartstotheUSwillbebanned禁止inmostcircumstancesiftheanimalisfromacountrywherelionsareendangereD.HunterswillhavetoshowthetrophieswerelegallyobtainedfromcountriesthathaveascientificallysoundmanagementprogramthatbenefitsthesubspeciesinthewilD.ThisregulationisexpectedtoplaceafargreaterburdenofproofuponhunterswhoclaimthatthemoneyfromlionhuntinghasbeenusedtohelpcommunitiesinAfricaandtheoverallconservationoflions.Thepersistentdownwardtrendinlionnumbersduetohabitatlossandhuntingbylocalsandforeigntouristssuggeststherehasbeenlittleconservation保护benefitfromorganizedhunts.AninternationalstudypublishedinSeptemberfoundAfricanlionnumbershavedecreasedbyhalfsince1993withafurther50%declineexpectedoverthenext20yearsforpopulationsinwestcentralandeastAfricA.Thelionisoneoftheplanet’smostbelovedspeciesandanirreplaceablepartofoursharedglobalheritagesaidDanAshedirectoroftheFWS.IfwewanttoensurethathealthylionpopulationscontinuetowanderaroundtheAfricansavannas大草原andforestsofIndiait’suptoallofus—notjustthepeopleofAfricaandIndia--totakeaction.25.WhyisthemoveofUSsignificant?A.ThelionshavebeenkilledandimportedbyAmericanhunters.B.Thatisduetohabitatlossandhuntingbylocalsandforeigntourists.C.AroundhalfofalllionhuntinginAfricaisconductedbyAmericans.D.ThemoneyfromlionhuntinghasbeenusedtohelpcommunitiesinAfrica.26.Wheredomostofthelionhunterscomefrom?A.SouthernAfricA.B.AmericA.C.EasternAfricA.D.IndiA.27.Whatmaybetheresultofthemove?A.TheimportoflionpartswillbestrictlylimiteD.B.Lion-huntingwillbeillegalallovertheworlD.C.communitiesinAfricawillbenefitalot.D.LionpartswillneverbelegallyobtaineD.28.WhatdoesDanAshereallywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Almosteverybodyloveslions.B.It’severyone’sdutytoprotectlions.C.Lionpopulationswillincreaserapidly.D.Measuresmustbetakentokeeplionsfit.
I’verecentlyreturnedfromatriptoChinawhereStarbuckssignedtwohistoricMemorandaofUnderstandingtoinvest投资ingrowinghigh-qualitycoffeeinYunnanProvincE.We’llbecooperatingwiththePeople’sGovernmentofPu’erCityYunnanProvinceandtheYunnanAcademyofAgriculturalSciences.TheseagreementssignalcooperationbetweenStarbucksandChinatorevolutionizetheChinesecoffeemarketandhelplocalfarmerstheregrownewhigh-qualitycoffeesthataresuretobeprizedthroughouttheworlD.AlthoughwewillcontinuetobuycoffeesfrommanycountriesthisopportunityallowsustohelpbuildChina’sspecialtycoffeemarket.We’llopenanotherFarmerSupportCentermanageabasefarmtogrowcoffeeforproduction.Wewillalsooperatewetanddryfactories.Betweentheagriculturistsandpartnerswithyearsofleadershipinthecoffeeindustrywehavetheexperiencenecessarytobeverysuccessful.Iamexcitedaboutthegreatopportunitythispartnershiprepresents.Butwhat’sevenmorerewardingistheopportunitytogivebacktothefarmersinthisareA.DuringmyvisitImetwith156excitedfarmerswhorepresentthe27ethnictribes少数民族thatliveintheruralareaofYunnan.ThisistheidealregionwiththeperfectclimateforgrowingspecialtycoffeeinChinA.TheareaisPu’erknownforitsbeautyandalsoitswonderfulteas.WearelookingforwardtothishistoricpartnershipwiththeChinesegovernmentandYunnanfarmers.Forusthiswillbeamarketwithhugepotentialforgrowth.ForthefarmersthismeanshopeforabrightermorestablebusinessthatrespectsthepeopleandthelandofthisareA.Wearedoingsomethingtrulyspecial.InjustafewshortyearswewillreinventthecoffeebusinessinChinaandbringanawarenessofYunnancoffeetotherestoftheworlD.32.WhatseemstobeabigpieceofnewstoYunnanProvince?A.TherewillbeacoffeeshowinYunnan.B.TwoMemorandaofUnderstandingaresignedoncoffee-planting.C.Pu’erCityhasgotabigprizeintheworlD.D.High-qualitycoffeeshavebeenfoundinYunnan.33.WhatisthereasonthatYunnanischosentocooperatewith?A.TheperfectclimatE.B.Somuchcheaplabor.C.Manyethnictribes.D.Richexperienceinfarmwork.34.Whydoestheauthorsayitisahistoricpartnership?A.ItopensupthecoffeeindustryinChinA.B.Itwillchangetheworldcoffeemarket.C.Itwillbringgreatermarketdevelopment.D.ItisthefirsttimetogrowcoffeeinChinA.35.Whatcanbeimpliedinthepassage?A.Thecooperationwillbemoreinotherfields.B.MoreethnictribeswilllikedrinkingcoffeE.C.MorepeopleintheworldwillknowYunnan.D.YunnancoffeewillbecomethebestcoffeeintheworlD.
TheancientChinesegameGoisconsideredoneofthemostcomplicatedstrategygameseverinventeD.Winningthegamewasseenasatestofhumancreativity.Thatisuntilamachinefoundawaytodoitbetter.AlphaGoanartificialintelligenceAImachinebuiltbyGoogle’sDeepMindwonitsfirstmatchagainstSouthKoreanGograndmasterLeeSedolonMarch9.SowhatisnextforAIandhumanity?DARPAchallenges–competitionsrunbytheUSDepartmentofDefense–areanexampleofrobotsandAIbeingputtothetestintherealworlD.PastDARPAchallengesforcedresearcherstobuildrobotsthatcouldwalkupanddownhills.SomepeoplehavebeenarguingthatAIisharmfultothehumanracE.InaninterviewwiththeBBCUKscientistStephenHawkingwarnedthatthedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehumanrace.SoarewereallyontheedgeoflivingintheworldshownintheTerminatorsci-fimovies?NotquiteansweredTheEconomist.Afterallit’snothardtogetacomputerprogramtorememberandproducefacts.Whatishardisgettingcomputerstoapplytheirknowledgetoeverydaysituations.IntheDARPAchallengestheLosAngelesTimesnotedmanyrobotsfelloverlikekidslearningtowalk.WetakeforgrantedthingslikebalanceandvisionThomasJohnsonfounderofaroboticcompanytoldthenewspaper.Butforarobottowalkupanddownhillsrequiressomanycomplicateddecisionstobemadeinrealtimeandit’sreallydifficulttodo.OrasTheEconomistputit:WehavealongwaytogobeforeAI’scapabilitiestrulybegintoapproachthehumanbrain.UltimatelyourfateisinourownhandshewrotE.SincetechnologydependsonthevaluesofitscreatorswecanmakehumanchoicesthatusetechnologytoimprovetheworlD.21.WhodefeatedGograndmaster?A.AlphaGoB.StephenHawkingC.LeeSedolD.Terminator22.HowcananexampleofrobotsandAIwinDARPAchallenges?A.Theycanwalklikekids.B.Theycandealwiththingslikebalanceandvision.C.Theycanrememberandproducefacts.D.TheycanwalkintherealworlD.23.AccordingtotheEconomistwhatcanweconcludeaboutAI?A.ItcanbeathumaneasilylikeAlphaGo.B.ProperuseofAIwillhelphumantoimprovetheworlD.C.AI’scapabilitiesbegantoapproachthehumanbrain.D.ThedevelopmentofAIcouldspelltheendofthehumanracE.
Thereare132rooms32bathroomsand6floorstoaccommodateallthepeoplewholiveinworkinandvisittheWhiteHousE.Therearealso412doors147windows28fireplaces7staircasesand3lifts.AtvarioustimesinhistorytheWhiteHousehasbeenknownasthePresident’sPalacethePresident’sHouseandtheExecutiveMansion.PresidentTheodoreRooseveltofficiallygavetheWhiteHouseitscurrentnamein1901.TheWhiteHousereceivesapproximately6000visitorsaday.Withfivefull-timechefstheWhiteHousekitchenisabletoserveasmanyas140guestsandhorsd’oeuvres开胃菜tomorethan1000peoplE.TheWhiteHouserequires570gallonsofpainttocoveritsoutsidesurfacE.ForrecreationtheWhiteHousehasavarietyoffacilitiesavailabletopeoplewholiveinincludingatenniscourtajoggingtrackaswimmingpoolamovietheaterandabowlinglanE.ThefirstUSPresidenttoliveintheWhiteHousewasJohnAdams.AdamsandhisfamilymovedtotheWhiteHousein1800whenthedecorationofthebuildingwasnotfinisheD.AnditwasnotuntilduringThomasJefferson’sterm1801-1809thatthedecorationwasfinallycompleteD.PresidentJohnTyler1841-1845wasthefirstpresidenttohavehisphototaken.PresidentTheodoreRoosevelt1901-1909wasnotonlythefirstpresidenttorideinanautomobilebutalsothefirstpresidenttotraveloutsidethecountrywhenhevisitedPanama巴拿马.PresidentFranklinRoosevelt1933-1945wasthefirstpresidenttorideinanairplanE.21.InnormalcaseshowmanypeoplevisittheWhiteHouseperday?A.1000.B.6000.C.140.D.570.22.WhichPresidentwasinofficewhenthedecorationoftheWhiteHousewascompleted?A.JohnAdams.B.JohnTyler.C.ThomasJefferson.D.TheodoreRoosevelt.23.AccordingtothepassagewhendidAmericanPresidentfirstvisitaforeigncountry?A.Between1801and1809.B.Between1901and1909.C.Between1841and1845.D.Between1933and1945.
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