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Morethanfouroutoffivepeopleadmittotellinglittlewhiteliesatleastonceadayandthepreferredwayofbeingeconomicalwiththetruthistousetechnologysuchascellphonestextsande-mailsasurveylastThursdaysaiD.TheresearchbyUKpollsters72Pointfoundthattechno-treachery高科技说谎waswide-spreadwithnearly75percentofpeoplesayinggadgetsmadeiteasiertofib撒小谎.Justoverhalfofrespondents被调查者saidusinggadgetsmadethemfeellessguiltywhentellingaliethandoingitfacetofacE.Theworkplacewasafavoritelocationforfibbingwith67percentofthe1487respondentsadmittingtheyhadliedatwork.Thetopliewaspretendingtobeill43percentfollowedbysayingworkhadbeencompletedwhenithadn’t23percent.Worryinglyforbosses18percentsaidtheyliedtohideabigmistakE.Butemployerswerenottheonlyonesonthereceivingendofdishoneststatements.Justover40percentoftherespondentssaidtheyhadliedtotheirfamiliesorpartners.Keytopicstolieaboutwere:buyingnewclothesorthecostofthem37percenthowgoodsomeonelookedinsomething35percenthowmuchtheyhadeaten35percentanddrunk31percentandhowmuchtheyweighed32percent.1.Theunderlinedphrasebeingeconomicalwiththetruthprobablymeans________.A.tellingliesB.makingapologiesC.feelingguiltyD.admittingmistakes2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A.employerssometimeslietotheiremployeestooB.75%ofpeoplehaveeverliedtosomeoneC.withoutgadgetspeoplemayfeelmorepressurewhentellingwhiteliesD.morepeoplelietotheirfamilythantotheirbosses3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.CellphonesmakepeoplemorelikelytoliE.B.Somepeoplemightlietotheirbosseswhentheyarenotdoingtheirworkwell.C.40%ofemployersadmitthattheyhaveliedtotheirfamiliesorpartners.D.Nearly1500peoplewerequestionedinthesurvey.4.Accordingtothepassageinwhichofthefollowingsituationsareyoumostlikelytolie?A.Youaregoingtospendthenightatyourfriend’swhichyourparentswon’tallow.B.Yourfriendiswearinganewdressandasksyouhowyoufindit.C.Youarealittletoofatandyou’retryingtotellyourfriendhowheavyyouarE.D.Youwanttoaskyourbossforasickleavealthoughyouarenotill.5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat__________.A.peoplearegettingmorelikelytolieB.gadgetsareseenasthebestwaytotellwhiteliesC.mostpeopletellwhiteliesattheworkplaceD.18%ofpeoplelietotheirbosses
A.popularsayinggoesSticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtmE.Howeverthat’snotreallytruE.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeone’selseorourselves---thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmititthough.Infactwereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivateourselvesrememberthingssolveproblemsandcalmourselvesdown.Beawarethoughthatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegativE.Soinordertostaypositiveweshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.ThenexttimeyoufinishaprojectdowellinatestorfinallycleanyourroomjoinmeinsayingGoodjob!OftenwordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhavE.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.ForexamplewhenreturninganitemtoastorewemightusewarmfriendlylanguageduringtheexchangE.Andtheclearwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharsh刻薄的andcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensivE.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffect.ManyofusregretsomethingweoncesaiD.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeakingweshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistestthenit’sbetterleftunsaiD.Wordspossesspower:bothpositiveandnegativE.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhopebuildself-esteem自尊andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoiceisours.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat________.A.notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtusB.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceC.negativewordsmayletusdownD.wordshavealastingeffectonusThereisnosenseforustofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause_______A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselvesC.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageD.itdoesnoharmtohaveself-talkwhenwearealoneTheunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsotimely_______A.praiseourselvesB.remindourselvesC.makeourselvesrelaxedD.giveourselvesamusementTheauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat___________A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffersB.negativewordsmaystimulateustomakemoreprogressC.peopletendtorememberfriendlywordsD.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers
FatherChristmasisatriskofseriousillnessbecauseofhisbulgingwaistlineandneedstocutdownonthemincepiesdoctorswarneD.A.surveyofshoppingcentreSantasinScotlandrevealedanaveragewaistsizeof47inches-seveninchesmorethanisconsideredsafE.DrMilesFisherconsultantphysicianatGlasgowRoyalInfirmarysaid:TheimageofSantaisofaroundjollypersonbutifyouhaveobesityaroundyourtummythenitisverybadforyou.BeforewethoughtitwasjustnotgoodtobeoverweightbutnowweknowthathavingfataroundyourmiddleisparticularlybaD.Thatfatproduceshormoneswhichhavebeenassociatedwithheartdiseaseandotherconditions.Accordingtohealthguidelineshavingawaistcircumferenceofmorethan40inchesformenor35inchesforwomenisakeyindicatorofabdominalobesity.Itisassociatedwithagreaterriskofheartdiseaseortype2diabetes.Andpeoplewhohaverounderstomachsknownascentralobesityaremoreatriskthanpeoplewhoaremerelyoverweight.PerhapsSantashouldconsidercuttingbackonthesherryaswell.1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.DoctorsorderSantatogoonadietB.OverweightCausesManyDiseasesC.A.SurveyonFatherChristmasD.FatherChristmasshouldbeJolly2.Generallyspeakingifaman’swaistsizeisabout_____inchesheislikelytobehealthy.A.54B.25C.47D.373.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprobablymeaninthefirstparagraph?A.强壮的B.鼓起的C.扁细的D.修长的4.AccordingtothepassageFatherChristmasshouldbe_______.A.funnyandstrong.B.amusingandalittlefatC.quickandhandsomeD.healthyandserious
Itgivesmegreatpleasuretodaytosayafewwordsinpraiseofamanwewillallmissverymuch.TobehonestIcan’timaginewewilldowithouthimwhenhe’sgonE.BillMastersalmostsingle-handedbuiltupoursalesforceintheHoustonareaanddevelopedthemarketpositionthatweenjoytoday.Inonlysixyearshehasbroughtthefirmfromaverylowfifthpositionintheareasalestothepointwherewenowoutsellallbutoneofourcompetitors.Notonlyhavewegot37percentofthemarketunderBill’sleadership;weareincreas??ingoursharewitheachpassingmonth.AsyouknowthecompanyhasmovedBilltonorthernCaliforniatoworkhissalesmagicinoneofthiscompany’scompetitiveareas.ButweknowthatifanyonecandoitBillMasterscanandIknowyoualljoinmeinwishinghimthebestofluckinhisnewwork.Thespeechwasmade________.A.atawelcomemeetingB.aftersomeonediedC.whensomebodywasleavingD.whentheyhadanewmanagerHowlongdidMastersworkthere?A.37years.B.Lessthan5years.C.Aboutsixyears.D.Sincehebegantowork.WhenBillstartedtoworkinHoustonareahehadtohelphim.A.manypeopleB.nobodyC.about37peopleD.veryfewpeopleBillincreasedthecompany’ssale________.A.by37percenteverymonthB.tothesecondlargestintheareaC.tobethefifthlargestintheareaD.fivetimesasmuchasbefore
II阅读理解共25小题第一节每小题2分第二节每小题1分满分45分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑TheOperahouseinSantaFE.NewMexicoisoneofthemostbeautifulonesintheUnitedStates.ItissmallandopenwithoneroofoverthestagewheresingersperformandanotherroofoverpartoftheaudiencE.ThisoperahouseinthemountainisoneofthebestinthecountrywhichmayseemsurprisingbecauseperformancesareonlygivenduringsevenweeksinthesummerandbecauseSantaFeisaverysmallcity.OnereasonwhytheSantaFeOperaissogoodisthatitattractsmanyexcellentyoungsingers.TheyallhopetosinginfamousoperahouseslikeMetropolitaninNewYorksomedayandtheyworkhardtobecomewell-knownduringthesummer.Themusiciansanddirectorsareexpertswhocomefromthebestorchestras管弦乐队andoperasinthecountryduringtheirvacations.TheyenjoyworkingtherebecausetheyliketoliveinSantaFewhichisnearboththemountainsandthedesert.Itisverybeautifulthereinthesummer.ThestategovernmentofNewMexicoadvertisestheSantaFeOperainnewspapersalloverthecountryandagreatmanytouristscometoNewMexicobecauseoftheoperA.StillmostoftheaudiencedoescomefromSantaFeandothernearbycitiesandalltheseatsinthetheateraresoldforeveryshow.ThereisonlyonethingthatsomepeopledonotlikeabouttheSantaFeOperaandthatisthecoldweather.Becausethetheaterisopenperformancescannotstartbeforeitgetsdarkatnineo'clockintheeveningandthenthemountainairbecomesverycool.Sometimespeoplecomplainaboutthecoldairbutbecausetheoperasaregoodthesepeoplecomebackagain---wearingwarmcoats.41.Thispassagemainlyintroduces_____.A.amountaincityB.youngmusiciansC.anoperahouseD.thetourisminSantaFe42.YoungsingerscometoperforminSantaFeOperabecause_____.A.themusicqualityishighB.theyenjoytheclimatethereC.theywanttobefamousD.theylikethescenerythere43.ItseemssurprisingthatSantaFebecomesfamousbecause_____.A.itisonlyaverysmallplaceB.itisbetweenthemountainanddesertC.alltheseatsareoldforeveryshowD.musicianstherearefromthebestorchestras44.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____.A.theoperahouseisopenwithoutanyroofsB.musiciansalwaysspendvacationsinSantaFeC.thegovernmentadvertisestoattractmoremusiciansD.performancesareheldinSantaFeonlyaftersunset45.TheunderlinedwordadvertiseinParagraph3means_____.A.forcesotherstoreadB.cheatspeopletocomeC.supportsD.praises
ModernMannersPhilipHowardanswersyourquestionsoncontemporaryetiquette礼仪PhilipHowardWhenmyfriendandItwoladiesofacertainagegoouttohaveamealshealwaysleavesanextremelylargetip.Attimesthetipwillequaltheamountofoneofthemaindishes—sometimesitcomestoabout30percentofthebill.Ifeel15—20percentisadequateforservicesofferedanddependingonthetypeofrestaurant.AtacafeIwouldliketoleave15percentorabitmoredependingontheserviceandetC.A.largertipwouldbeappropriateifweareinabigcityoranicerplacE.MyfriendsaysWellIamsuretheyarenotdrivingaMercedes奔驰汽车.WellneitheramIandhowdoessheknow?WhoiscorrectandhowcanImakechanges?ImightaddIdotrulyfeeltippingshouldbebasedongoodserviceandalsoifyoufrequentaplaceandknowthestaffalargertipisOK.Iwouldneverhesitatetotipawaitperson.IalwaysleavetothehighersidE.YoursBarbaraBadeBarbaraBadeAmericansaremoregeneroustippersthantheBritish.Isuspectthat10percentforatipisaboutnormalintheUK.Tippingisastrangesurvivalinourageofsupposedequalityandminimumwages.YourfriendhasagenerousnatureanddeeppursE.Idonotseewhyyoucannotlethertipwhatevershewantsanddoyourownthing.Iagreethatatipshouldbearewardforgoodserviceandgeneralgoodfeeling.Iftheserviceisrottenandthemealadisasterweshouldwithholdatipandexplainwhywearedoingso.Fewofushavethechutzpah厚颜todothis.SensiblerestaurantshaveaboxfortipssothattheyaresharedoutamongthestaffincludingthoseinthekitchenswhomwedonotseE.Itrustthatthemanagementdoesnotreceivethemoneyasextraprofit.IlookforwardtothedaywhenwaitersandotherservantsarepaidagoodenoughlivingwagesothattheydonothavetodependonthegenerosityofstrangerstosurvivE.TowaitattableisjustashonorableawaytoearnalivinginthiswickedworlD.Ifyouarepleasedwiththemealandcheerfulserviceyoushouldtipashandsomelyasyourpurseaffords.Idon’tsupposethatyourwaiter/waitressisdrivingaMercedesevenintheStates.YoursPhilipHoward60.WecanlearnfromthefirstletterthatBarbaraprefers___________.A.changingherownideasonhowtotipwaitersB.leavingabiggertiptothefamiliarwaitpersonsC.eatingatacafératherthaninanicerestaurantD.savingasmuchmoneyaspossibleforherself61.ItcanbeinferredthatBarbara’sfriendtipswaitersheavily________.A.toshowthatsheiswelloffB.becausetheyarethoughttobepoorlypaidC.toshowthatsheisgenerousD.becausetheyhaveofferedherfullservice62.BesidesqualityofservicePhilipregards__________asprinciplesoftipping.A.tasteoffoodandamountofone’smoneyB.tasteoffoodandthenumberofservantsC.generosityofstrangersandthenumberofservantsD.amountofone’smoneyandgenerosityofstrangers
Landunlikelaborandcapitalhasaspecialfeature:Itisinstrictlyfixedsupplyintotal.Be??causeofthiswesaythatitspriceisdemand-determineD.Inotherwordsthepriceoflandisdeterminedcompletelybywhatfamiliesandfirmsarewillingtopayforit.ButnotallthelandisthesamE.SomelandismorevaluablethanotherlanD.Thevalueoflandtoapotentialusermaydependuponthecharacteristicsofthelanditselforuponitslocation.ConsiderthepotentialusesofapieceoflandinasuburbofKansasCityAllanwantstobuildaclothingstoreinthatplacE.Heestimatesthathecanearneconomicprofitsof$10000peryeartherebecauseoftheland’sexcellentlocation.Bellaanotherpersoninterestedinbuyingthecomerbelievesthatshecanearn$35000ineconomicprofitsifshebuildsadrugstoretherE.ClearlyBellawillbemorelikelytogetthelanD.Becauselocationisoftenthekeytoprofits‘landownersarefrequentlyabletosqueezetheirrenters.OneofthemostpopularlocationsintheBostonareaforexampleisHarvardSquarE.TherearedozensofrestaurantsinandaroundthesquareandmostofthemarefullmostofthetimE.DespitethisseemingsuccessmostHarvardSquarerestaurantownersarenotgettingrichbecausetheymustpayveryhighrentsforthelocationsoftheirrestaurants.A.largepartoftherestaurant’srevenuesgoestorentthelanD.Althoughthesupplyoflandisgenerallyperfectlyfixedthesupplyoflandinagivenusemaynotbeso.AsthepopulationofacitygrowshousingdevelopersfindthemselveswillingtopaymoreandmoreforlanD.Aslandbecomesmorevaluablefordevelopmentsomefarmersselloutandthesupplyoflandthatcanbeusedfordevelopmentincreases.5.What’sthedifferencebetweenlandandotherresources?A.Land’ssupplyisstrictlyfixeD.B.Thepricesofotherresourcesarelower.C.Landcan’tbeusedup.D.Landismoreuseful.6.Whichofthefollowingcan’tdeterminethepriceofapieceofland?A.Itslocation.B.Itspurchasers’purposE.C.ThetotalamountofitssupplyforgeneralusE.D.Itsfeatures.7.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepriceofapieceoflandischangeablE.B.Theprofitofashopisoftendeterminedbyitslocation.C.MostHarvardSquarerestaurantownerswouldbegettingrichiftheypaidlowerrentsforthelocationsoftheirrestaurants.D.Thesupplyoflandfordevelopmentmightfalldown.8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheUseofLandB.TheNaturalResourcesC.TheLandMarketD.TheLandDevelopment
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑BarrierIslandsTexashasanextensivecoastlinethatrunsalongtheGulfofMexico.Ifyoulookcloselyatthemapyou’llnoticethattherearenarrowislandslocatedjustoffthecoastofTexas.Thesearecalledbarrierislands.Barrierislandsstretchalongabout15percentoftheworld’scoastlines.Theyareseparatedfromthemainlandbyashallowbodyofwater.Somebarrierislandsspreadoutformorethan100miles.InTexassomeofthelargestbarrierislandsincludeGalvestonIslandMustangIslandandPadreIslanD.Barrierislandsarefragile脆弱的areasthatcontainaninterdependentcommunityoflandplantsandanimals.Allthreeneedeachothertoexist.Ifoneisharmedinsomewaythentheothertwocansuffer.ForexamplebarrierislandsareinconstantdangeroferosionorlossoflandfromwindwavesandpeoplE.Thesteadymovementofoceanwavesandwindmovessandalongthebeaches.ThismovementcontributestoerosionwhichchangestheshapeandsizeofabarrierislandovertimE.Plantsnotonlyprovideanimalswithfoodandshelterbutitalsohelpskeepanisland’ssandandsoilinplacE.Whenpeoplepicknativeplantsitadvancestheprocessoferosion.Thiscanharmtheenvironmentalbalancethatkeepsanisland’secosystemhealthy.ForthisreasonvisitorstobarrierislandsareusuallywarnedtoleaveplantsaloneandtostayonroadsandpublicbeachessothatthelandplantsandanimalsarenotdisturbeD.Astheirnamesuggestsbarrierislandsprovideanaturalbarrierthathelpsblockthemainlandfromverybadweathersuchasstrongwindstormsandhurricanes.Thisprotectionsavesliveshomesandmoneyeveryyear.Barrierislandsarealsoamajorsourceofincomeforanarea’seconomy.PadreIslandforexampleisvisitedeveryyearbyhundredsofthousandsoftouristswhotakeadvantageofitssandybeachesandbeautifulwatersthatareperfectforswimmingboatingandfishing.ThedollarsthattouristsspendontheislandhelpfinanciallysupporttheregionandstatE.1.Paragraph3ismostlyabout_____________.A.whatbarrierislandsarelikeB.howbarrierislandsformC.howbarrierislandscanexistD.whybarrierislandsareimportant2.Whichofthefollowingcandoharmtobarrierislands?A.KeepingplantswherevertheyarE.B.GoingwherevervisitorslikE.C.Fishingonpublicbeaches.D.Drivingaboutonroads.3.Wecantellfromthearticlethattheauthor___________.A.livesonPadreIslandandlovesitB.caresabouttheecosystemonbarrierislandsC.wisheslessandlesstravelerswouldvisitbarrierislandsD.isconcernedaboutthebeautifulwatersaroundtheislands4.Barrierislandsareimportantbecausethey___________.A.helppreventbadweatherdamagingmainlandB.bringinmuchmoremoneythanmainlandC.canprotectrareplantsandanimalsD.providemoresheltersforpeople
HumansshouldnottrytoavoidstressanymorethantheywouldshunfoodloveorexercisE.saidDr.HansSelyethefirstphysiciantodocumenttheeffectsofstressonthebody.Whilehere’snoquestionthatcontinuousstressisharmfulseveralstudiessuggestthatchallengingsituationsinwhichyou’reabletorisetotheoccasioncanbegoodforyou.Ina2001studyof158hospitalnursesthosewhofacedconsiderableworkdemandsbutcopedwith设法处理thechallengeweremorelikelytosaytheywereingoodhealththanthosewhofelttheycouldn’tgetthejobdonE.Stressthatyoucanmanagemayalsoboostimmune免疫的function.InastudyattheAcademicCenterforDentistryinAmsterdamresearchersputvolunteersthroughtwostressfulexperiences.InthefirstatimedtaskthatrequiredmemorizingalistfollowedbyashorttestsubjectsbelievedtheyhadcontrolovertheoutcomE.Inthesecondtheyweren’tincontrol:Theyhadtositthroughagory血淋淋的videoonsurgicalprocedures.ThosewhodidgoonthememorytesthadanincreaseinlevelsofimmunoglobulinAanantibodythat'sthebody’sfirstlineofdefenseagainstgerms.Thevideo-watchersexperiencedadownturnintheantibody.Stresspromptsthebodytoproducecertainstresshormones荷尔蒙.Inshortburststhesehormoneshaveapositiveeffectincludingimprovedmemoryfunction.TheycanhelpnervecellshandleinformationandputitintostoragesaysDr.BruceMcEwenofRockefellerUniversityinNewYork.Butinthelongrunthesehormonescanhaveaharmfuleffectonthebodyandbrain.SustainedstressisnotgoodforyousaysRichardMorimotoaresearcheratNorthwesternUniversityinIllinoisstudyingtheeffectsofstressonlongevity长寿It’stheoccasionalburstofstressorbriefexposuretostressthatcouldbeprotectivE.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.thebenefitsofmanageablestressB.howtoavoidstressfulsituationsC.howtocopewithstresseffectivelyD.theeffectsofstresshormonesonmemoryTheunderlinedwordshunLine1ParA.1mostprobablymeans________.A.cutdownonB.stayawayfromC.runoutofD.putupwithWecanconcludefromthestudyofthe158nursesin2001that________.A.peopleunderstresstendtohaveapoormemoryB.peoplewhocan’tgettheirjobdoneexperiencemorestressC.doingchallengingworkmaybegoodforone’shealthD.stresswillweakenthebody’sdefenseagainstgermsDr.BruceMcEwenofRockefellerUniversitybelievesthat________.A.aperson’smemoryisdeterminedbythelevelofhormonesinhisbodyB.stresshormoneshavelastingpositiveeffectsonthebrainC.shortburstsofstresshormonesenhancememoryfunctionD.aperson’smemoryimproveswithcontinuedexperienceofstress
LikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifetothepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.Ourexpressiontodayistofacethemusic.WhensomeonesaysWellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusiC.Itdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatanywhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou.andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreCooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.WhentheygottheircuetogoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatisexactlywhattheydid-facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontoftheaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccametomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedinspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthwwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanwhinnyenoughtopassinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.Accordingtothepassagehowmanywaysdoesthephrasetofacethemusiccomefrom?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.What’sthemeaningoftofacethemusic?A.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.B.TofacethestagE.C.Tofacethebackofone’shorsE.D.Tofaceone’sleader.TheunderlinedwordhostileinParagraph3means.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unimportantD.unnecessary
WorkisaveryimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.WhentheearlyProtestantimmigrants新教徒移民cametothiscountrytheybroughttheideathatworkwasthewaytoGodandheaven.ThisattitudetheProtestantWorkEthic道德规范stillinfluencesAmericatoday.Workisnotonlyimportantforeconomicbenefitsthesalarybutalsoforsocialandpsychologicalneedsthefeelingofdoingsomethingforthegoodofthesociety.AmericansspendmostoftheirlivesworkingbeingproductivE.FormostAmericanstheirworkdefines给下定义them:theyarewhattheydo.Whathappensthenwhenapersoncannolongerwork?AlmostallAmericansstopworkingatagesixty-fiveorseventyandretirE.Becauseworkissuchanimportantpartoflifeinthiscultureretirementcanbeverydifficult.RetireesoftenfeelthattheyareuselessandunproductivE.Ofcoursesomepeoplearehappytoretire;butleavingone’sjobwhateveritisisadifficultchangeevenforthosewholookforwardtoretiring.Manyretireesdonotknowhowtousetheirtimeortheyfeellostwithouttheirjobs.Retirementscanalsobringfinancialproblems.ManypeoplerelyonSocialSecuritycheckseverymonth.Duringtheirworkingyearsemployeescontributeacertainpercentageoftheirsalariestothegovernment.Eachemployeralsogivesacertainpercentagetothegovernment.WhenpeopleretiretheyreceivethismoneyasincomE.Thesechecksdonotprovideenoughmoneytoliveonhoweverbecausepricesareincreasingveryrapidly.Seniorcitizensthoseoversixty-fivehavetohavesavingsinthebankorotherretirementplanstomakeendsmeet.Therateofinflation通货膨胀isforcingpriceshighereachyear;SocialSecuritychecksalonecannotcoverthesegrowingexpenses.Thegovernmentofferssomeassistance补助Medicarehealthcareandwelfaregeneralassistancebutmanyseniorcitizenshavetochangetheirlifestylesafterretirement.Theyhavetospendcarefullytobesurethattheycanaffordtobuyfoodfuelandothernecessities.Ofcoursemanyseniorcitizensarehappywithretirement.Theyhavetimetospendwiththeirfamiliesorenjoytheirhobbies.Somecontinuetoworkparttimeothersdovolunteer志愿work.SomelikethoseintheRetiredBusinessExecutivesAssociationevenhelpyoungpeopletogetstartedinnewbusiness.ManyretiredcitizensalsobelongtoGoldenAgegroups.Theseorganizationsplantripsandsocialevents.Therearemanychancesforretirees.Americansocietyisonlybeginningtobeconcernedaboutthespecialphysicalandemotionalneedsofitsseniorcitizens.ThegovernmentistakingstepstoeasetheproblemoflimitedincomE.Theyarebuildingnewhousingofferingdiscounts折扣instoresandmuseumsandonbusesandprovidingotherservicessuchasfreecoursesfoodserviceandhelpwithhousework.Retiredcitizensarearapidlygrowingpercentageofthepopulation.Thispartofthepopulationisveryimportantandwemustmeettheirneeds.Afteralleverycitizenwillbeaseniorcitizensomeday.TheauthorbelievesthatworkfirstbecameimportanttoAmericansbecauseof_______.A.religionB.economyC.psychologyD.familyThepassageismainlyabout_______.A.moneyandcheckB.seniorandjuniorC.workandretirementD.ProtestantsandAmericansWhenAmericansstopworkit’sdifficultforthemto_______.A.getSocialSecuritychecksB.feelproductiveC.enjoythemselvesD.bereligiousTheauthormentions_______examplesofthegovernment'stepstoeasetheproblemoflimitedincomE.A.twoB.fourC.fiveD.three
WiththerapiddevelopmentofpublictransportsystembigcitieslikeShanghaihopetoeasethetrafficjamsandpollutioncausedbyanincreasingnumberofcars.StatisticsshowthatShanghai’ssubwaylineswillreach350kmbytheendofthisyearmakingthecityNo.3intheworldintermsofsubwaylength.ShanghaicouldberankedNo.1whenthelengthisextendedto430kmnextMayintimefortheWorldExpo.Thismeansabout5.5millionpeopleeachdaycouldusethecity’ssubwaysystemtherebyreducingtrafficbottle-necksandairandnoisepollutionindowntownShanghai.AtpresentShanghaisuffersfromseveretrafficjamsduringnotonlyrushhoursandweekdaysbutalsooff-peakhoursandweekends.Foryearscaremissions尾气havebeenblamedforcontributing60percentoftheairpollutioninthecitycentercausingvariousrespiratory呼吸道diseases.What’smoreShanghaihasnotmetitstargetofnoisereductionforfiveyearswhichhasbecomeamajorsourceofpubliccomplaints.StartingfromAugust1carsthatareconsideredhighlypollutingwillbebannedfromenteringthecitycentrE.Shanghaiisalsobuilding16parkinglotswith8000spacesnearsubwayterminalssothatpeoplecanparkandridethepublicsysteminsteadofdrivingtheircarsintothecitycenter.Muchmoreneedstobedonefortrulyeasingthetrafficjamsandairandnoisepollutioncausedbyautomobiles.ForexamplethebanonusingthehornwhichwasmadeeffectivefromJune12007hasnotreallybeencarriedout.Manylocalpeoplestillregardowninganddrivingacarasakindofdemonstration炫耀oftheirwealthwithoutrealizingthetrafficandenvironmentalhazardsitcancausE.WhenthesubwaysystemcantakepeopletotheirdestinationsdrivingaprivatecarindowntownShanghaicouldbecomeamoralissuE.45.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe___________.A.EffortstoEaseCrowding&PollutionB.ResultsofPublicTransportSystemC.PossibilitiestoReducePrivateCarsD.WaystoReduceCarEmission46.ThefollowingistrueEXCEPTthatShanghai_________.A.Shanghaiisbuilding16parkinglotsforprivatecarsinthecitycenterB.couldbeNo.1intermsofsubwaylengthnextMayC.hasproblemswithcrowdingnotonlyinrushhoursD.hasstrongpubliccomplaintsaboutnoisepollution47.Guessthecorrectmeaningoftheunderlinedwordhazards.A.suddenchangesB.violentforcesC.publicdislikesD.dangerousresults48.Thewriterintendstotellus________inthelasttwoparagraphs.A.thoughmanyplanshavebeencarriedoutthesituationishopelessB.difficultasthesituationseemsShanghaiissuretoovercomeitC.whethertheproblemswillbesolveddependsonpeople’sactionD.environmentalproblemshouldberegardedasamoralissuE.
Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleagE.Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartshardlylosetheirpumpingpowerwithagE.Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20---25percentbetween18and70yearsofagesaidtheheadofthestudyDavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmensaidGoldspink.Thisispartoftheageingprocess.Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.A.healthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.Thisgender性别differencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmensaidGoldspink.Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdiseasE.TheteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheartsaidGoldspink.ThegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercisE.GoldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyagE.Theunderlinedwordlongevityinthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto_________.A.healthB.longlifeC.ageingD.effectThetextmainlytalksabout________.A.men’sheartcellsB.women’sageingprocessC.thegenderdifferenceD.heartsandlonglifeAccordingtothetexttheUKscientistshaveknownthat_________.A.womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyarebornB.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeatC.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithageD.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithageWecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.thereasonwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemalehearthasbeenfoundoutB.scientistsareonthewaytofindingoutwhythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecellsC.theteamhasdonesomethingtopreventthemalefromsufferingthegreaterlossD.womenover70couldlosemoreheartcellsthanthoseattheageof20
FILMDESCRIPTIONSBacktotheFutureWiththehelpofalocalinventor’stimemachineMartytravelsbacktothe1950s.Therehis80shipnessstandsoutandheinadvertentlyinterfereswiththefledglingromanceofhisparents-to-bE.CanMartykeepthemtogether?He’dbetterorhisownfuturewillfadeaway.Featuring:ChristopherLloydMichaelJ.Fox.A.universalPicturesrelease1hr.55min.Beethoven’s2ndInthissequeltothepopularBeethovenourcanineherofallsforMissywhosoonhaspuppies.Missy’sgreedyownerReginawhoseesonlymoneyinthelittlepurebredsseparatesmomandpupsfromBeethoven.HisownersrescuethepuppiesbutReginastillhasMissy.Featuring:CharlesGrodinBonnieHunt.A.UniversalPicturesrelease1hr.26min.CharlieandtheChocolateFactoryDespitethepopularityofhistreatscandymakerWillyWonkashutshimselfinsidehisfactory.ButthenWillyholdsacontestofferingfiveluckychildrenthechancetoseehiscompany.PoorbutpleasantCharlieBucketfindsaticketasdofourless-deservingchildren.Featuring:JohnnyDeppFreddieHighmorE.A.WarnerBros.Release1hr.56min.CinderellaManBasedonactualeventsthisfilmfollowsthelifeofJimBraddockaboxerinNewYorkCityduringtheGreatDepression.AfteraseriesoflossesBraddockisforcedintoretirement.Buthenevergivesuphisboxingdreamandneitherdoeshismanager.Featuring:RussellCroweReneeZellweger.A.UniversalPicturesrelease2hr.14min.LiarLiarLawyerFletcherReedehasnevertoldthetruthinhislifE.Thenhissonmakesabirthdaywishthathisdadwouldstoplyingfor24hours.SuddenlyFletcher’smouthspoutseverythinghethinks.Hiscompulsionbringsdisastertocourtroomwherehemustdefendaclientwhosecasewasbuiltonlies.Featuring:JimCarreyJustinCooper.A.UniversalPicturesrelease1hr.25min.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythenameofadog?A.Marty.B.Missy.C.Fletcher.D.CharlieWillyWonkais_______.A.aboxerwhosuffersaseriesoflossesB.alawyerwhohasnevertoldthetruthC.amanwhorunsachocolatefactoryD.amanwhoinventsatimemachineWhichfilmisaboutthelifeofarealperson?A.Beethoven’s2ndB.CharlieandtheChocolateFactoryC.CinderellaManD.LiarLiar
SECTIONC.Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithONEwordthatbestfitsthecontext.TheInternethasbecomepartofyoungpeople’slifE.A.48._________showsthat38%ofthestudentsoftenusetheInternet.Mostofthemget49.________informationontheInternetandusetheInternettohelpintheirstudies.50.___________manystudentsdon’tuseit51._________agoodway.Someplaycomputergamestoomuch;somevisitwebsitestheyshouldn’tlookat.Badthingsmayhappen52.________studentsspendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.53._____isimportantforstudentstousetheInternetproperly.Nowwehaveatextbook54._________usesmanyexamplestoteachstudentssomegoodwaystousetheInternet.ItgivesusefuladvicE.SomestudentsalsomakefriendsontheInternet.Butifyouwanttohaveaface-to-facemeetingwithyouronlinefriendsletyourparentsknowand55.________ataproperplacE.
第三部分阅读理解共对小题每小题2分满分物分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑RelationbetweentheUnitedStatesandColumbiasufferedformanyyearsbecauseofanincidentinvolvingtheRepublicofPanamA.BytheendoftheSpanish-AmericanWarin1898manyAmericansfeltthataneasierandfasterwaywasneededtogetshipsfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificOcean.SomepeopleintheUnitedStatesfirstbelievedthatacanalacrossNicaraguawastheanswer.HoweverPresidentTheodoreRooseveltdecidedthatacanalthroughPanamawouldbeabetterchoicE.InordertobuildthecanaltheUnitedStateshadtonegotiate谈判atreatywithColumbiawhichatthattimecontrolledPanama.RooseveltofferedColumbia$10millionplus$250000ayearfor99yearsforasix-mile-widestripoflandacrossPanamA.ColumbiarejectedtheUnitedStates’offer.ThisrangedPresidentRooseveltandnegotiationswithColumbiaendeD.In1903arevolutionbrokeoutinPanamA.TheUnitedStatesshipsweresentbyPresidentRoosevelttoprotectthePanamanianrevolutionariesfromColumbianforces.TherevolutionsucceededandPanamadeclareditsindependencefromColumbiA.TheUnitedStatesthennegotiatedwiththenewlyformedgovernment.A.treatywassignedandtheUnitedStatesbeganbuildingthecanal.AsaresultoftheincidentColumbiaandtheUnitedStatesremainedonbadtermsformanyyears.Notuntil1921whentheUnitedStatesagreedtopayColumbiasomecompensation赔偿foritsterritorydidrelationsbetweenthetwocountriesimprovE.56.AccordingtothepassagetheUnitedStatesandColumbiawereonbadtermsbecausetheUnitedStateshad________.A.atfirstwishedtobuildacanalthroughNicaraguaB.promisedtopayColumbia$10millionforPanamaC.wishedtobuildacanalthroughPanamaD.supportedPanamanianrevolutionariesintheirfightforindependencefromColumbiA.57.FromtheinformationinthepassageitcanbeconcludedthattheUnitedStates______.A.wantedtobuildacanalbecauseitwasconsideredstartingawarB.feltthatbuildingacanalthroughPanamawasworththeriskofruiningrelationswithColumbiaC.believedthatacanalthroughNicaraguawouldbeprofitableD.hadlosttheSpanish-AmericanWar58.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatanimportantreasonforthedecisionoftheUnitedStatestobuildacanalwasto_______.A.developtraderelationswithEuropeB.improverelationswithSouthAmericancountriesC.preventEuropeanshipsfromreachingthePacificOceanD.reducetraveltimeforitsshipsincaseofwar59.Thepassagemainlygivesus________.A.adviceB.informationC.humorD.news
SpecialistssaythatitisnoteasytogetusedtolifeinanewculturE.Cultureshockisthetermthesespecialistsusewhentalkingaboutthefeelingsthatpeoplehaveinanewenvironment.Therearethreestagesofcultureshocksaythespecialists.Inthefirststagethenewcomersliketheirnewenvironment.ThenwhenthefreshexperiencediestheybegintohatethecitythecountrythepeopleandeverythingelsE.InthelaststagethenewcomersbegintoadjusttotheirsurroundingsandasaresultenjoytheirlifemorE.Therearesomeobviousfactorsincultureshock.Theweathermaybeunpleasant.Thecustomsmaybedifferent.Thepublicservicesystems—thetelephonepostofficeortransportation—maybedifficulttoworkout.Themostsimplethingsseemtobebigproblems.Thelanguagemaybedifficult.Whofeelscultureshock?Everyonedoesinthiswayorthat.ButcultureshocksurprisesmostpeoplE.Veryoftenthepeoplehavingtheworstcultureshockarethosewhoneverhadanydifficultiesintheirhomecountriesandweresuccessfulintheircommunity.Comingtoanewcountrythesepeoplefindtheydonothavethesameestablishedpositions.Theyfindthemselveswithoutarolealmostwithoutanidentity.Theyhavetobuildanewself-imagE.Cultureshockgivesrisetoafeelingofdisorientation迷惘.Thisfeelingmaybehomesickness.WhenhomesickpeoplefeellikestayinginsideallthetimE.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesforthestrangeenvironmentandcreateanescapeinsidetheirroomforasenseofsecurity.ThisescapedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshockfortheshorttermbutitdoesnothingtomakethepersonfamiliarwiththeculturE.Gettingtoknowthenewenvironmentandgainingexperience—thesearethelong-termsolutionstotheproblemofcultureshock.Accordingtothepassagefactorsthatgiverisetocultureshockincludeallofthefollowingexcept_____.A.languagecommunicationB.weatherconditionsandcustomsC.publicservicesystemsD.homesicknessAccordingtothepassagethemoresuccessfulyouareathome__________.A.thefewerdifficultiesyoumayhaveabroadB.themoredifficultiesyoumayhaveabroadC.themoremoneyyouwillearnabroadD.thelesshomesickyouwillfeelabroadWhatisthemainideaofthelastpassage?A.EscapeunfamiliarenvironmentB.Thefeelingofhomesickness.C.Homesicknesscansolvetheproblemofcultureshock.D.Thebestwaytoovercomecultureshock:getfamiliarwiththenewculturE.
TheInternationalSpaceStationoneofthemostambitiousspaceprojectseverandakeylaunchingboardforexplorationofthesolarsystemturnsl0yearsoldThursday.OnNov.201998thefirstpartofthespacestationwaslaunchedbytheRussiansfromKazakhstan.NASAfolloweduptwoweekslaterwithPieceNo2carriedupbyaspaceshuttlE.Thespacestationhasgrownintoagiantoutpost前哨355kmuphometothreepeopleatanygiventime—soontobesix.ThankstothenewlyarrivedshuttleEndeavourthespacestationnowhasfivesleepstationstwobathstwokitchensandtwomini—gyms.Ahogethertherearenineroomsthreeofwhicharefullscalelabs.TheUnitedStateshasfinancedthemainpartoftheprojectestimatedtocostsome100billiondollars.FifteenothercountrieshavealsocontributedincludingRussiaJapanCanadaBrazilantielevennationsbelongingtotheEuropeanSpaceAgency.’Fhespacestationhastraveled2.1billionkmorbitedEarthmorethan57300timeshosted167peoplefrom15countriesandservedupmorethanl9000mealsTheISSisthelargesteverexpenmeniininternationaltechnologicalcooperation’’saidJohnLogsdonahistorianattheNationalAirandSpaceMuseuminUS.1thinkit’sanecessarysteppingstonetolong—termhumanactivitiesinnewAreasofoperationsLogsdonsaiD.Thestationisofftheplanetandit’sthefirstStepoutward—notallendinitselfbutastepalongtheway.’’Thepassageismainlyabout.A.theconstructionoftheInternationalSpaceStation.B.thehistoryoftheInternationalSpaceStation.C.thetenthanniversaryoftheInternationalSpaceStation.D.theeountriesthathelpestablishtheInternationalSpaceStation.PieceNo2oftheISSwasputintoorbitoilA.Nov.61998B.Nov.241998C.DeE.81998D.DeC.91998WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutEndeavouraccordingtothepassage?A.EndeavourisanewlybuiltshuttlE.B.EndeavourispartofthespacestationC.Endeavourdidn’tgetclosetothespacestation.D.Endeavourcarriedalotofequipmentfortheapacestation.WhichofthefollowingcountryhasnotmadeacontributiontotheeonstructionoftheInternationalspacestationaccordingtothepassage?A.USA.B.Japan.C.KoreA.D.Spain.
InthepastAmericanfamiliestendedtobequitelargE.Parentsraisingfiveormorechildrenwerecommon.OvertheyearsthesizeofthefamilyhasdecreaseD.Onereasonforthisisanincreaseinthecostofliving.Ontheaveragechildrenattendschoolsformoreyearsthantheyusedtomakingthemfinanciallydependentontheirfamilieslonger.Moreoverchildrennowadaysarebetterdressedandhavemoremoneytospendonentertainment.Theparentsusuallytaketheresponsibilityforalltheexpenses.MeanwhilefamiliesarelessclosethantheyusedtobE.MoreandmoreAmericanmothersworkawayfromhomE.ThebreakupofthefamilyoccurswhentheparentsdivorcE.A.lotofchildrenintheU.S.livepartoftheiryoungliveswithonlyoneparent.BrokenfamiliesusuallyresultinproblemsforchildrenandparentsalikE.ChildrenblamethemselveswhentheirparentsseparatE.Theygrowupfeelingunsettledastheyaremovedbackandforthbetweenparents.Usuallyoneparentisresponsibleforraisingthechildren.Thesesingleparentsmustcareforthechildren’semotionalandpsychologicalneedswhilealsosupportingthemfinancially.Thisisverydemandingandleavesverylittletimefortheparent’sownpersonalinterests.Singleparentsoftenmarryothersingleparents.Inthistypeoffamilyunrelatedchildrenareforcedtodevelopbrotherorsisterrelationship.ThesituationsofmanyAmericanfamiliestodayarenotgooD.Howeverrecentsignsindicatethatthingsaregettingbetter.Thedivorcerateisdeclining.Therateofchildbirthisrising.PerhapsAmericanshavelearnedhowimportantfamiliesarE.InthepastAmericanfamiliestendedtobe____.A.quitesmallB.mediumsizedC.quitelargeD.smallToparentswhotaketheresponsibilityforchildren’sexpensesthecostoflivingincreasesbecause____.A.childrenattendschoolformoreyearsB.childrenarebetterdressedC.childrenspendmoremoneyonentertainmentD.alloftheaboveAccordingtotheauthorthesituationsofAmericanfamiliesinthefuturemay____.A.becomeworseB.remainthesameC.getbetterD.keepunchangedThetitleofthearticlemightbe____.A.AmericanChildrenB.AmericanFamiliesC.AmericanMotherD.AmericanParents
Tired?Bored?Hungry?Andmoremileslefttogo?Helppassthetimeonyourtripplayagame!Everyoneknowsthatalongbusridecanmakeeventhemostexcitingfieldtripseemoring.Whenthebusistravelingalongdistancetoreachthecoolfieldtripdestinationitcaneemlikeforever.WhataboutwhenyouareinthebackseatwaitingtoreachGrandma'souse?Theroadstretcheslikearubberbandformilesandmiles.Here'sawaytobeattheoadatitsowngamE.Usewhatyouhavearoundyoutoplaygameswithyourfamilyandriends.Youcanhavefunwhileyoutravel!WhenyouplayMakeThemLOOK!youneedto_______A.prepareapieceofpaperwiththealphabetonitB.focusonthelicenseplatesoftherunningcarsC.knowthetrafficrulesinAlaskaandHawaiiD.rememberthealphabetyou'veseenIfaquestioninStraightFaceissuccessfulthepersonitwillfeel______A.funnyB.happyC.confusedD.hopefulWhoisthepassagewrittenfor?A.Studentstakinglongtrips.B.Businessmentravellingoften.C.Driversgoingtootherstates.D.Peoplelearningtobehumorous.
Canyouimagineastrangerwillreadyoure-mailswithoutyourpermissionorscanthewebsiteyou’vevisitedorperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcreditcardpurchasesorcellphonesbills?Allofthethingsmayhappentoyouoneday.Infactit’slikelythatsomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowouldwatchyouwithoutyourpermission?Itmightbeaspouseagirlfriendamarketingcompanyabossacoporacriminal.Whoeveritistheywillseeyouinawayyouneverintendedtobeseenorevendosomethingthatmaybringadisastertoyou.Psychologiststellusboundariesarehealthyandthatit’simportanttorevealtofriendsfamilyandloversatappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremainnowadays.ThedigitalbreadcrumbsyouleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoknowwhoyouarewhereyouareandwhatyoulikE.InsomecasesasimpleGooglesearchcanleakthedeepestthoughtinyourminD.Likeitornotincreasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret.Thekeyquestionis:Doesthatmatter?FormanyAmericanstheanswerapparentlyisNo.WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacymostofthemsaytheyarereallyconcernedaboutlosingit.And60percentoftherespondentssaytheyfeeltheirprivacyisslippingawayandthatbothersme.Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyasmallofAmericanschangeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountattollbooths收费站toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthattrackautomobilemovements.PrivacyeconomistAcquistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillgiveuppersonalinformationsuchastelephonenumberaddressorsocialsecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-cent-offcoupon优惠券.Butprivacydoesmatter—atleastsometimes.It’slikehealth;whenyouhaveityoudon’tnoticeit.Onlywhenit’sgonedoyouwishyou’ddonemoretoprotectit.Withoutprivacyonewillbenakedinfrontofothers.Whatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?A.Friendsshouldopentheirheartstoeachother.B.Friendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoeachother.C.Thereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriends.D.Thereshouldbefewerquarrelsbetweenfriends.Whydoestheauthorsayweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret?A.Modernsocietyhasfinallydevelopedintoanopensociety.B.Peopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.C.Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers’affairs.D.Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople’sidentities.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.NoPrivacyNoHealthB.TreasureYourPrivacyC.BoundariesareImportantbetweenFriendsD.TheinformationAgeHasItsOwnShortcomings
EOnceuponatimeinalandfarawaytherewasawonderfuloldmanwholovedeverythinganimalsspidersinsects...Onedaywhilewalkingthroughthewoodstheniceoldmanfoundacocoon茧ofabutterfly.HetookithomE.A.fewdayslaterasmallopeningappeared;hesatandwatchedthebutterflyforseveralhoursasitstruggledtoforceitsbodythroughthatlittleholE.Thenitseemedtostopmakinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgonofarther.Thenthemandecidedtohelpthebutterflysohetookapairofscissorsandsnippedofftheremainingbitofthecocoon.Thebutterflythenemerged露出easily.Butithadaswollenbodyandsmallshriveledwings.Themancontinuedtowatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthatatanymomentthewingswouldenlargeandexpandtobeabletosupportthebodywhichwouldcontract收缩intimE.Neitherhappened!Infactthebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawlingaroundwithaswollenbodyandshriveledwings.Itneverwasabletofly.WhatthemaninhiskindnessandhastedidnotunderstandwasthattherestrictingcocoonandthestrugglerequiredforthebutterflytogetthroughthetinyopeningwereNature'swayofforcingfluidfromthebodyofthebutterflyintoitswingssothatitwouldbereadyforflightonceitachieveditsfreedomfromthecocoon.SometimesstrugglesareexactlywhatweneedinourlifE.Ifwewereallowedtogothroughourlifewithoutanyobstaclesitwouldcrippleus.Wewouldnotbeasstrongaswhatwecouldhavebeen.Andwecouldneverfly.Inthestorywhathappenedtothecocoonofthebutterflyaftertheman’shelp?A.ThecocoonwasbrokenandthebutterflydieD.B.ThemanhelpedthebutterflyoutofthecocoonmoreeasilyC.Thebutterflycouldn’tflyforevernormally.D.Thebutterflyshouldspendmoretimepracticingflying.Whatwouldhavehappenedtothebutterflywithouttheoldman’shelp?A.Itwouldhavediedinthecocoon.B.Itwouldhavebecomeatruebutterfly.C.Itwouldhavebeenstrongenoughtogofarther.D.Itwouldhavestoppedstrugglingthroughthecocoon.TheunderlinedwordcrippleinParagraph7probablymeans______.A.disableB.climbC.enableD.beatWhatcanwelearnfromthisstory?A.MancannevergoagainstnaturE.B.It’snecessarytolivewithsomedifficulties.C.OnecannothelpotherswithoutthinkingtwicE.D.Mankindshouldtakegoodcareofinsects.
ItravelalotandIfindoutdifferentstyles风格ofdirectionseverytimeIaskHowcanIgettothepostoffice?Foreigntouristsareoftenconfused困惑inJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames;inJapanpeopleuselandmarks地标intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.ForexampletheJapanesewillsaytotravelersGostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwesttherearenotusuallymanylandmarks.Therearenomountainssothelandisveryflat;inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarkspeoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.InKansasorIowaforexamplepeoplewillsayGonorthtwomiles.TurneastandthengoanothermilE.PeopleinLosAngelesCaliforniahavenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintimenotmiles.Howfarawayisthepostoffice?youask.Ohtheyanswerit’saboutfiveminutesfromherE.YousayYesbuthowmanymilesawayisit?Theydon’tknow.It’struethatapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionsometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?A.newYorkermightsaySorryIhavenoideA.ButinYucatanMexiconooneanswersIdon’tknow.PeopleinYucatanbelievethatIdon’tknowisimpolitE.TheyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongonE.A.touristcangetveryverylostinYucatan!WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplacetheyusually______.A.describetheplacecarefullyB.showhimamapoftheplaceC.tellhimthenamesofthestreetsD.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplacesWhatistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.Kansas.D.IowA.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer______.A.inordertosavetimeB.LosAngeles.C.soastobepoliteD.forfunWhatcanweinferfromthetext?A.It’simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.B.It’susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.C.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors.
A.recentstudypublishedinlastweek’sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationoffersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver.Indeeda16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdrivingalonE.Bycontrasttheriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.Theauthorsalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.andespeciallyaftermidnight.Withpassengersinthecarthedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.RobertFossascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCentersaysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowithreallystupidbehaviorthanwithjustalackofdrivingexperiencE.Thebasicissuehesaysisthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledtaskthedrivingis.Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate减轻theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystemsinwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.A.graduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadultfollowedbyaperiodofdrivingwithpassengerrestrictionsbeforegraduatingtofulldrivingprivileges.Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashesaccordingtorecentstudies.Abouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplacebutonly10ofthosestateshaverestrictionsonpassengers.Californiaisthestrictestwithanovice初学者driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20forthefirstsixmonths.46.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?A.Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.B.A.teenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.C.Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.D.A.teenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.47.AccordingtoRobertFossthehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto_________.A.theirlackofdrivingexperienceB.theirfrequentdrivingatnightC.theirimproperwayofdrivingD.theirdrivingwithpassengers48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A.TeenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrivE.B.Drivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstolearn.C.Restrictionsshouldbeimposedonteenagersapplyingtotakedrivinglessons.D.Thelicensingauthoritiesarepartlyresponsibleforteenagers'drivingaccidents.49.A.suggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers'drivingaccidentsisthat_________.A.drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearuleB.theyshouldbeprohibitedfromtakingonpassengersC.thelicensingsystemshouldbegreatlyimprovedD.theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.50.Thepresentsituationinabouthalfofthestatesisthatthegraduatedlicensingsystem_______.A.isunderdiscussionB.hasbeenputintoeffectC.isabouttobesetupD.hasbeenperfected
TheUnitedStateswillintroduceanewandcomprehensive综合的examforstudentswhoseektostudyinAmericanandotherEnglish-speakingcountriesXinhuaNewsAgencyreportedfromNewYork.TheexamwhichstandsforagreatchangefromthecurrentEnglishleveltestwasdisclosedbyTheresaChangWeiJenassociatedirectoroftheInternationalServiceoftheUSCollegeBoardAmerica’sleadingeducationalorganization.TheAdvancedPlacementInternationalEnglishLanguageAPIELwillbeofferedforthefirsttimethroughouttheworldonMay102002saidJen.HowevertheAPIELisastrangetitletomostChinesestudentsanditisunlikelytosoongainthesimilarityofotheralreadyexistingexamssuchastheTOEFLTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguagetheGREGraduateRecordExaminationortheIELTSInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem.IhaveneverheardofsuchatestandIwouldprefertheIELTSifIneedanotherexamsaidXuJingyanagraduatingstudentfromBeijingUniversityofAeronauticsandAstronauticswhowantstostudyinEnglandandhasalreadytakentheTOEFL.MostofXu’sclassmateshaveneverheardoftheAPIEL.TheAPIELisdesignedforinternationalstudentswhowishtogetuniversitystudiesinEnglish-speakingcountriesincludingtheUnitedStatesBritainCanadaandAustraliA.saidJen.TheAPIELhasbeenadoptedsaidJenbecausetheTOEFLcannolongeraccuratelyreflecttheabilitiesofstudentsofusingtheEnglishlanguagecomprehensivelyinanacademicenvironment.XinhuareportedthatafairlylargenumberofforeignstudentswhoearnedhighscoresinTOEFLexamturnedouttobeveryordinaryeducationalperformersafteradmission.ComparedwiththeTOEFLtheAPIELmeasuresastudent’sabilitytoreadwritespeakandunderstandEnglishthroughtestinghisorherskillsinlisteningcomprehensionspeakingwithaccuracy精确andresourcefulnessandwritingwithclarityandfluency流畅JensaiD.1.TheUnitedStateswillintroduceanewexambecause_______.A.moreandmorestudentswanttogetfurthereducationintheUSAB.theChinesepeoplepayspecialattentiontoEnglishstudieswithChina’sentryintotheWTOC.thealreadyexistingexamsystemsseemtobefarfromperfectD.itwillbringtheUSgovernmentquitealotofmoney2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheselectionA.ItwilltakequiteaperiodoftimeforpeopletoaccepttheAPIEL.B.TheTOEFLismorepopularwiththeChinesethantheIELTS.C.A.studentwillhavetotaketheAPIELifheorshewantstostudyinEnglish—speakingcountriesfrom2002.D.ChinesestudentswillprefertheIELTSratherthantheAPIELeveninthefuturE.3.Theunderlinedwordcurrentinthesecondparagraphmeans_______.A.modernB.presentC.standardD.formal4.Pleasedecidewhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthisnewsreport.A.TheKeytoEnglish-speakingCountriesB.TheFourSkillsinLearningEnglishC.TOEFLIELTSandGREtobeOutofDateD.NewExamDesignedforStudents
EIsittimetokickRussiaoutoftheBRICs金砖四国?Ifsoitmayendupsoundinglikeafamousball-pointpenmaker-BIC.AnargumentisbeingmadethatGoldmanSach’sfamousmarketingdevice策略theBRICsshouldreallybetheBICs.IsRussiareallyworththenameBRICs?asksAndersAslundseniorfellowatthePetersonInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinanarticleforForeighPolicy.Aslundwhoisalsoco-authorwithAndrewKuchinsofTheRussianBalanceSheetthinkstheRussiaofPutinandMedvedevisjustnotworthyofinclusionalongsideBrazilIndiaandChinainthelistoffutureeconomicpowerhouses.Hewrites:Thecountry’seconomicperformancehasfallentosuchaweaklevelthatonemustaskwhetherithasanysayatallontheglobaleconomycomparedwiththeothermembersofitsgroup.IhavejustreturnedfromMoscowwhichisalwaysdullaroundthisseason.ForthelastsevenyearsRussiahastakenveryfewmeasurestoimproveitseconomy.Insteadthestatehasbeenlivingonoilandgas.EconomicallyAslundhasthenumbersonhissidE.TheInternationalMonetaryFundfiguresthattheRussianeconomywillfallby6.7percentin2009whileVhinawillgrow8.5percentandIndia5.4percent.ThereislessofacaseforBrazilwithafallof0.7percentbutitisstilldoingfarbetterthanRussiA.ButtheBRICsarenotjustabouteconomy.Asismentionedaboveitisamarketingdevicetoencourageinvestorstofocusonthebigpromisingplayers.FromaninvestmentstandpointitcouldbearguedthatRussiaisleadingtheBRICs.Itsstock股票marketisup128percentthisyearwhilearound80percentisfortheotherthreE.AtveryleasthoweverRussia’seconomicunderperformanceandstockmarketoutperfoumancedoessuggestitisindeedoneofthegroup.52.Accordingtothepassagewhichcountrywillenjoythebiggestincreasein2009?A.ChinA.B.RussiA.C.Brazil.D.IndiA.53.AccordingtoAslundRussiashouldn’tbeaBRICpartlybecause_______.A.Russia’seconomicperformanceisfarworsethantheotherthreeB.Russia’sleadersarenotgoodatmanagingeconomyC.RussiahastakeneffectivemeasurestoimproveitseconomyD.Russiawillnolongerattractinvestorsfromothercountries54.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.AndersAslundisworkingfortheRussiangovernmentB.RussiaoutperfoumedtheotherthreecountriesinstockmarketC.mostpeopledisagreeRussiaisincludedinBRICsD.theBRICswouldendupbeingtheBICssoonerorlater55.Theauthorseemsto________.A.suggestit’stimetokickRussiaoutoftheBRICs?B.feelworriedabouttheeconomyoftheBRICsC.thinkRussiaisworthbeingoneofthegroupD.showdisappointmenttoRussia’seconomy
A.Pronouncingwordsofalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncingtheirownlanguage;butfewpeopleareeverskilledatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthissomeobvioussomeperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthereasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesmuchbetterthantheydotheirownlanguageisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounceandneversetaboutsolvingitintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill-onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkindandonethatcannotbegainedbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguagewhilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccenttendtoneglect忽略intheirpracticalteachingthebranchofstudywhichhassomethingtodowithspeakingthelanguagE.SothefirstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught.Theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontimetothisandbyhiswholeattitude态度tothesubjectshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceivingcloseattentionthuswhenotheraspects方面ofEnglishsuchasgrammarorspellingareallowedforthemomenttotakesecondplacethereissomethingelsE.Exceptforthequestionoftimegiventopronunciationtherearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher:thefirstknowledge;thesecondtechniquE.1.Whydon'tpeoplespeakaforeignlanguagebetterthantheyspeaktheynativelanguage?A.Becausetheycan'tgraspthenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronouncE.B.BecausetheythinkpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaimpossiblE.C.Becausetheyneversolvetheprobleminanyway.D.BecausetheypaymoreattentiontopronunciationthananythingelsE.2.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Grammarshouldbepaidnoattentionto.B.PronunciationisthemostimportantaspectinlearningaforeignlanguagE.C.Spellingshouldnotbetaughtinclass.D.KnowledgeandtechniqueareunnecessaryinlearningaforeignlanguagE.
IfyouaskpeopletonametheonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguageyouwillgetanswerslikeShakespeareSamuelJohnsonandWebsterbutnoneofthesemenhadanyeffectatallcomparedtoamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglish—WilliamtheConqueror.Before1066inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.InthewestcentralregionlivedtheWelshwhospokeaCelticlanguageandinthenorthlivedtheScotswhoselanguagethoughnotthesameasWelshwasalsoCeltiC.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxonsactuallyamixtureofAnglosSaxonsandotherGermanicandNordicpeopleswhospokewhatwenowcallAngloSaxonorOldEnglishaGermaniclanguagE.IfthisstateofaffairshadlastedEnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxonsandbegantheirruleoverEnglanD.ForaboutacenturyFrenchbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.AsaresultEnglishwordsofpoliticsandthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.InsomecasesmodernEnglishevenshowsadistinction区别betweenupperclassFrenchandlowerclassAngloSaxoninitswords.WeevenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoodsmeatinparticulardependingonwhetheritisstilloutinthefieldsorathomereadytobecookedwhichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingthefarmingwhiletheupperclassNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttimetheyusuallyfindGermanymoreforeignthanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition.1.ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were_________.A.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanicC.CelticandOldEnglishD.AngloSaxonandGermanic2.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofwordsarebyinferencerootedinFrench?A.presidentlawyerbeefB.presidentbreadwaterC.breadfieldsheepD.folkfieldcow3.WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisittoEurope?A.MostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.B.TheyknowlittleofthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagE.C.ManyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.D.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.4.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.ThehistoryofGreatBritain.B.ThesimilaritybetweenEnglishandFrench.C.TheruleofEnglandbyWilliamtheConqueror.D.TheFrenchinfluencesontheEnglishlanguagE.
ReadingisveryimportanttohelpyoulearnEnglish.TolearnasmuchasyoucanfromreadingyouneedtoreaddifferentkindsofEnglish.ThisbookprovidesnotonlydifferentkindsofEnglishbutalsoagoodwaytocheckyourreadingability.Therearefourpartsinthebook:Part1isMessages:InthispartsomebodywantstosendinformationinwritingtosomebodyelsE.Thereisatestontimetableandatestontextmessages.Part2isPeople:InthispartallthetestsareaboutpeoplE.Forexamplethereisaninformalletterbetweenfriends.Thereisformal正式的Englishinbiography传记.Thereisajobapplicationasamodeltohelpwithyourwritingaswellastestingyourreading.Part3isPlaces:InthisparttoomanydifferentkindsofEnglishareshownsomeinformalandsomeformal.ThereistheinformalEnglishofaholidaypostcarD.ThereisalsotheformalEnglishinaletterofcomplaint.Part4isThings:Youwillfindsomedescriptivewritinginthispart.Therearedescriptionsofclothesandofacomputer.Youcandothesetestsinanyorderyoulikeoryoucandoallthetestswithaformalorinformaltext.IenjoyedwritingthisbookandIhopeyouenjoyusingit.59.Wecanfindtheintroductiontoaproductin___________.A.part1B.Part2C.Part3D.Part460.WhichofthefollowingismostprobablywrittenininformalEnglish?A.A.letterofcomplaint.B.A.computerhandbook.C.A.letterofafrienD.D.A.storyofapresident.61.Thepassageismostprobablywrittenfor_________.A.testdesignersB.studentsC.test-takersD.teachers62.Whatisthebesttitleofthebook?A.TestYourReadingB.HelpwithYourWritingC.LearnDifferentKindsofEnglishD.PracticeEnglishinDifferentWays
TheUnitedStatescoversalargepartoftheNorthAmericancontinent.ItsneighborsareCanadatothenorthandMexicotothesouth.AlthoughtheUnitedStatesisabigcountryitisnotthelargestintheworlD.In1964itspopulationwasover185000000.Whenthislandfirstbecameanationafterwinningitsindependence独立fromEnglandithadthirteenstates.Eachofthestateswasrepresented代表ontheAmericanflagbyastar.Allthesestateswereintheeasternpartofthecontinent.Asthenationgrewtowardthewestnewstateswereaddedandnewstarsappearedontheflag.Foralongtimetherewere48stars.In1959howevertwomorestarswereaddedtotheflagrepresentingthenewstatesofAlaskaandHawaii.IndianswerethefirstpeopleofthelandwhichisnowtheUnitedStates.TherearestillmanythousandsofIndiansnowlivinginallpartsofthecountry.SometimesitissaidthattheIndiansaretheonlyrealAmericans.MostAmericanscomefromallovertheworlD.ThosewhocamefirstingreatestnumberstomaketheirhomesontheeasterncoastofNorthAmericaweremostlyfromEnglanD.ItisforthatreasonthatthelanguageoftheUnitedStatesisEnglishandthatitscultureandcustomsaremorelikethoseofEnglandthanthoseofanyothercountryintheworlD.68.TheUnitedStatesdidn'thave______statesuntil_____.A.thirteen;1959B.fifty;1959C.fifty;thislandfirstbecameanationD.fifty;196469.WhyisEnglishthelanguageofAmerica?A.EnglishistheIndian'snativelanguagE.B.MostAmericanscomefromallovertheworlD.C.MostofthepeoplewhofirstsettledinAmericawerefromEnglandD.CanadaisAmerica'snearestneighbor.70.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheStatesofAmericaB.TheLanguageofAmericaC.TheUnitedStatesofAmericaD.TheCultureandCustomsofAmerica
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