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河北省正定中学2010高三下学期第二次月考B.篇Intoday'sfastpacedhighstressworldpeopleareworkinglongerhoursthaneverandoftenexhaustthemselvesatday'sendinfrontofthetelevisiontorelaxenoughtobeginagaininthemorning.Howevertelevisionwatchingformostpeopledoesnotreallylowerstress.StudiesshowthatTVviewingmorethananhourorsoactuallycreatesstressandespeciallyinwomenmayleadtotheblues.Mostindividualsareunawarethatdoingsomeexerciseafterworkmakesthemmoreenergeticsinceitincreasesenergylevels.Wiseuseoffreetimedoesnotmeangettinganadvanceddegreealthoughthementalencouragementgainedthrougheducationisunbeatableinkeepingyourmindactive.Learningnewthingsnearlyalwaysaddsasparktoyourdailylifeespeciallyifitisafavoritetopicsuchassportfashionorart.Alsolookthroughyourbookstoreorlibrarytofindbooksonyourinterests.TrytoreplaceahalfhourTVwatchingwithreading.ItisreportedthatintheUnitedStatesrecentlymanyindividualshaveasfewastwogoodfriends.Longworkhoursandcarcommuteacttoseparatepeoplefromeachother.Thisseparationisdeadly.Findwaystomeetpeopleattheendofthedayandonweekends.Oftenthiscanbebestdonebycombiningactivitiessuchasbyjoiningawalkinggrouptogetbothexerciseandcompanionship.Takingaclasswillliftyourspiritsandallowyoutomeetotherswithsimilarinterests.Hobbiesaregreatforreducingstressandprovideanotheropportunityforsocialinteraction.Usingyourfreetimetoaidyourhealthmayincludetheseelementsandmanymoresuchasgoingtoconcertsandspendingtimewithfamily.Overallthekeyistospendlessfreetimebeingpassive.Thebestwaystousefreetimearetobementallyandphysicallyactivespendsometimeoutdoorsandinteractwithotherpeopleonaregularbasis.45.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Watchingtelevisionmaycausewomentofeeldepressed.B.Findinginterestsandhobbiesincommonmeanstakingaclass.C.Goingtoconcertsisthebestwaytomakeyoumentallyactive.D.Gettinganadvanceddegreeineducationalwayslightsupyourlife.46.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcommuteinParagraph3probablymean?A.Thearrangementtoworkeveryday.B.Thejourneytoworkeveryday.C.Thecommunicationbetweenpeople.D.Theseparationbetweenpeople.47.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiveaHappyandHealthyLifeB.RelaxYourselfinVariousWaysC.SpendYourFreeTimeWiselyD.InteractWithOthersOutdoors
2011·北京卷C.StudentsandTechnologyintheClassroomIlovemyblackberry—it’smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithme.Ialsolovemylaptopcomputerasitholdsallofmywritingandthoughts.DespitethisloveoftechnologyIknowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices设备andtrulycommunicatwithothers.OnoccasionIteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwantstudentstothoroughlystudythematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherintheclassroomIhavearule—nolaptopiPadsphonesetc.Whenstudentsweretoldmyruleinadvanceoftheclasssomeofthemwerenothappy.Moststudentsassumethatmyreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwithstudentsmisusingtechnology.There’sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsassumethatIamanti-technology.There’snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoIcanrelatetomystudents.TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfewplacesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversionsandtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptionsbytechnologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformationforideas.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemtopusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandmakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursethematerialandtheclassdiscussion.I’vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandtheevaluationsreflectstudentsatisfactionwiththeenvironmentthatIcreate.Studentsrealizethatwithdeepconversationandchallengetheylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.I’mnotsayingthatIwon’teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclassbutuntilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechangeI’mstickingtomyplan.A.fewhoursoftechnology-freedialogueisjusttoosweettogiveup.63.Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith____A.thecoursematerialB.others’misuseoftechnologyC.discussiontopicsD.theauthor’sclassregulations64.TheunderlinedwordengageinparA.4probablymeans____A.exploreB.acceptC.changeD.reject65.Accordingtotheauthortheuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay____A.keepstudentsfromdoingindependentthinkingB.encouragestudentstohavein-depthconversationsC.helpstudentstobetterunderstandcomplexthemesD.affectstudents’concentrationoncourseevaluation66.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor____A.isquitestubbornB.willgiveupteachinghistoryC.willchangehisteachingplansoonD.valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclass
TheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincredit-card信用卡frauD.Yourcardinformationcouldevenbeforsaleinanillegalwebsite非法网站.WebsitesofferingcheapgoodsandservicesshouldberegardedwithcarE.On-lineshopperswhoentertheircredit-cardinformationmayneverreceivethegoodstheythoughttheybought.Thethievesthengoshoppingwithyourcardnumber―orselltheinformationovertheInternet.Computershackers黑客havebrokendownsecurity安全systemsraisingquestionsaboutthesafetyofcardholderinformation.Severalmonthsago25000customersofCDUniverseanon-linemusicretailer零售商werenotlucky.Theirnamesaddressesandcredit-cardnumberswerepostedonaWebsiteaftertheretailerrefusedtopayUS$157828togetbacktheinformation.Credit-cardfirmsarenowfightingagainston-linefrauD.MastercardisworkingonplansforWeb―onlycreditcardwithalowercreditlimit.Thecardcouldbeusedonlyforshoppingon-linE.Howeverthereareafewsimplestepsyoucantaketokeepfrombeingcheated欺骗.Askaboutyourcredit-cardfirm’son-linerules:UnderBritishlawcardholdershavetopaythefirstUS$78ofanyfraudulent欺骗性的spending.Andshoponlyatsecuresites;Sendyourcredit-cardinformationonlyiftheWebsiteoffersadvancedsecuresystem.Ifthesecurityisinplacealetterwillappearinthebottomright-handcornerofyourscreen.TheWebsiteaddressmayalsostarthttps://―theextrasstandsforsecurE.Ifindoubtgiveyourcredit-cardinformationoverthetelephonE.Keepyourpassword密码safe:Moston-linesitesrequireausernameandpasswordbeforeplacinganorder.TreatyourpasswordswithcarE.72.WhatdomostpeopleworryabouttheInternetaccordingtothispassage?A.A.lotofstolencredit-cardsweresoldontheInternet.B.FraudontheInternet.C.ManyWebsitesaredestroyeD.D.ManyillegalWebsitesareontheInternet.73.Whatisthemeaningoffraud?A.Cheating.B.SalE.C.Payment.D.Safety.74.Howcanthethievesgettheinformationofthecreditcard?A.Thecustomersgivethemtheinformation.B.ThethievesstealtheinformationfromWebsites.C.Thecustomersselltheinformationtothem.D.Thethievesbuytheinformationfromcredit-cardfirms.75.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthepassagegivetoyou?A.Four.B.ThreE.C.FivE.D.Six.
07·陕西C.篇WhenformerAmericanPresidentBillClintontraveledtoSouthKoreatovisitPresidentKimYoungSambercpeatedlyreferredtotheKoreanpresident’swifeasMrs.Kim.BymistakePrcsidentChnton’sadvisersthoughtthatKoreanshavethesamenamingcustomsastheJapanesE.ClintonhadnotbeentoldthatinKoreawiveskeeptheirfamilynames.PresidentKimYoungSam’swifewasnamedSohmMyongSuk.Thercforesheshouldbeaddressed称谓asMrs.Sohn.PresidentCuntotarrivedinKoreadirectlyafterleavingJapanandhadnotchangedhisculturegears.HisfailaretofollowKoreancustomsgavetheimprassionthatKoreawasnotasimportanttohimasJapan.InadditiontoKoreans.SomeAsianhusbandsandwivesdonotsharethesamefamilynames.Thispracticeoftenpuzzles使困惑English-speakingteacherswhentalkingwithapupil’sparents.Theybecomepuzzledaboutthestudent’scorrectlastnamE.PlacingthefamilynamefirstiscommonamonganumberofAsiancultures.Mexicannamingcustomsaredifferentaswell.Whenawomanmarriesshekeepsherfamilynameandaddsherhusband’snameaftertheworddeof.Thisaffects影响howtheyfillinformsintheUnitedStates.Whenrequestedtofillinamiddlenametheygenerallywritethefather’sfamilynamE.ButMexicansareaddressedbythefamilynameofthemother.Thisoftencausespuzziement.Hereareafewwaystodealwithsuchdifficultsituations:don’talwaysthinkthatamarriedwomanusesherhusband’slastnamE.RememberthatinmayAsianculturestheorderoffirstandlastnamesisreversed颠倒AskwhichnameapersonwouldprefertousE.Ifthenameisdifficulttopronounceadmititandaskthepersontohelpyousayitconectiy.49.ThestoryofBillClintonisusedto.A.improveUSKoteanrelationsB.introducethetopicofthetextC.describehisvisittoKoreaD.tellushowtoaddressaperson50.Thewordgearsinparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.actionplansB.namingcustomsC.travelmapsD.thinkingpatterns51.WhenawomanmarriesinKoresshe.A.continuestouseherfamilynameB.usesherhusband’sgivennameC.sharesherbusband’sfamilynameD.addsherhusband’sgivennametohers52.Toaddressamarriedwomanproperlyyou’dbetter.A.arehermiddlenameB.useherhusband’sfirstnameC.askherwhichnameshelikesD.changetheorderofhernames
B.Thecollegeentranceexamisnotonlyabigchallenge挑战forChinesehighschoolstudentsbutalsoaveryimportantexaminthelivesofSouthKoreanstudents.AlthoughthelongcoldwinterhasalreadystartedinSouthKoreatheannual一年一度的nationalexamshavemadetheatmosphereveryheateD.Morethan675000SouthKoreanhighschoolgraduatestookthecollegeentranceexamlastWednesday.TheyusuallytakeexamsinKoreanmathssociology社会学historyandforeignlanguages.Officiallythereisonecollegeplaceforevery1.33students.Butbecauseallthestudentswanttogotothetopuniversitiesinthecountrythecompetitioncanreachoneplacefor10students.Thestudentswanttoattendthesecollegesforboththeirfamousnamesandbetterjobopportunities.Becausestudentsfacefiercecompetitiontheyhavetostudyveryhardtorealizetheirdreams.ParkSeungsaidheandhisclassmatesoftengotoschoolbefore7:30A.m.Afterschoolhasfinishedat6:30p.m.mostofthemgotothelibrarytocontinuetheirstudyinsteadofreturninghomE.SincemanylibrariesinSouthKoreaareopen24hoursadaytheyoftenstaylongintothenight.ManyoftheSenior3studentsonlysleepforthreetofourhoursaday.IfeelalotofpressurebutIhavetostudyveryhardinordertomakemydreamcometruE.ThisismylifetimegoalanditwillbeaturningpointinmylifewhichcoulddecidemyfutureParksaiD.TheexamdayisaveryseriousdayforthewholeofSouthKoreA.Vehiclesarenotallowedwithina200-metreradius范围ofallthetestsitestomakesurethestudentshavequietsurroundings.Tooting吹奏ofhornsisforbiddenevenairplanesareorderedtoavoidlandingandtake-offnearthetestsitesduringlisteningcomprehensiontesthours.StudentsaretoldtheirscoresinDecemberbeforetheyapplyforcollegE.Thisisfollowedbyface-to-faceoraltests.TherearepublicandprivateuniversitiesinSouthKoreA.Manyprivateuniversitiesarewell-knownbuttheirfeescanbe18000yuaneachterm.Thishasmadealotofstudentsthinkagain.60.WhatdoweknowaboutSouthKoreanannualnationalexams?A.Senior3studentshavetocompetefiercelybecausethereisonlyoneplacefor10students.B.Senior3studentshavetostaylongintonightatschool.C.ManyoftheSenior3studentscan’thaveenoughsleep.D.Airplanesareorderedtoavoidlandingandtake-offduringnationalexams.61.Wecaninferthattherearealmost________collegeplacesforhighschoolgraduates.A.675000B.507520C.500000D.60000062.Thestudentswanttostudyintopcollegesmainlybecause________.A.theycansucceedmoreeasilyinfutureB.theycanlearnmoreC.theycanmakemoremoneyD.itisinterestingtostudythere63.Beforestudentsareallowedtocolleges________.A.theywillbeinterviewedB.theywillaskquestionsofcollegesC.theywillnotbetestedanymoreD.firsttheywillpayalltheeducationfeeatall
ChinaMobilethecountry’slargestmobilecommunicationsoperatorhasaccountedfornearly40percentofrevenues税收inthedomestic国内telecomsmarket.Thatputsitatthetopofthesixmajortelecomsoperatorsinthenationaccordingtothelatestofficialstatistics统计.Theotherfiveare:ChinaTelecom31.1percent;Chinacom16.6percent;andChinaUnicom13.4percent;ChinaSatelliteCommunicationsCorpandChinaRilcom1.5percent.MobilecommunicationsandtheIPphonebusinesshavegraduallyreplacedtraditionallong-distancecalls.Mobilecommunicationsaccountfor28.5percentofthetotallong-distancecommunicationsbusiness.IPphoneshave41.4percentwhiletraditionallong-distancecallsaredownto30.1percent.Inanotherranking排行表NokiaMotorolaBirdTCLandSiemenscameinasthetopfivemobilephonesellersinChinainthefirsthalfofthisyearaccordingtoSouthDaily.TheyreportalsosaysthatduringthisperiodChinaproduced82millionhandsetsincludingGSMGPRSandCDMAphonesandsold80million.Ofthephonessold37millionwereexportedtoothercountries.AnalystspointoutthatChina’slackofkeytechnologiesanditsheavydependenceonoverseastechnologieshaveprovedtobeanobstacle障碍fordevelopmentofhome-madephonemakers.56.FromthepassagewhichisNOTtrue?A.ChinaMobileisChina’slargestmobilephonesellers.B.ChinaMobileisChina’slargestmobilecommunicationsoperator.C.ChinaMobilehascoverednearlytwofifthsoftheincomeinthetelecomsmarketinChina.D.ChinaMobilehastakenthefirstplaceinthetelecomsmarket.57.Mobilecommunicationshavegraduallytakentheplaceof.A.IPphoneserviceB.traditionallong-distancecallsC.traditionaltelephonesD.telecomoperators58.Whichdoyoubelievetobetrue?A.Mobilecommunicationsaccountforthemostpartofthetotallong-distancecommunications.B.Chinaproducedandsoldmostofthemobilephonestoothercountries.C.Nokiaisaverypopularforeignphoneseller.D.Chinahashadquiteadvancedcore核心technologies.
Wenowthinkofchocolateassweetbutonceitwasbitter.WethinkofitasacandybutonceitwasamedicinE.Todaychocolatecanbeahotdrinkafrozendessertorjustasnack.Sometimesit’saningredient配料inthemaincourseofameal.Mexicansmakeahotchocolatesaucecalledmoleandpouritoverchicken.TheMexicansalsoeatchocolatewithspices香料likechilipeppers.ChocolateisaproductofthetropicalcacaotreE.ThebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyssayUgh!andrunaway.Workersmustfirstdryandthenroastthebeans.ThisremovesthebittertastE.ThewordchocolatecomesfromaMayanworD.TheMayaswereanancientpeoplewhooncelivedinMexico.TheyvaluedthecacaotreE.Someusedthebeansformoneywhileotherscrushedthemtomakeadrink.WhentheSpaniardscametoMexicointhesixteenthcenturytheystarteddrinkingcacaotoo.BecausethedrinkwasstrongandbittertheythoughtitwasamedicinE.Noonehadtheideaofaddingsugar.TheSpaniardstooksomebeansbacktoEuropeandopenedcafes.Wealthypeopledrankcacaoandsaiditwasgoodforthedigestion.Inthe1800stheownerofachocolatefactoryinEnglanddiscoveredthatsugarremovedthebittertasteofcacao.Itquicklybecameacheapandpopulardrink.SoonafterwardsafactorymadethefirstsolidblockofsweetenedchocolatE.Lateronanotherfactorymixedmilkandchocolatetogether.Peoplelikedthetasteofmilkchocolateevenbetter.BesidesthechocolatecandybaroneofthemostpopularAmericansnacksisthechocolatechipcookiE.FavoritedessertsarechocolatecreampieandofcourseanicecreamsundaewithhotfudgesaucE.1.Itwas________thatdiscoveredsugarcouldremovethebittertasteofcacao.A.TheworkersinthechocolatefactoryB.TheSpaniardsC.ThepeopleinEnglandD.Theownerofachocolatefactory2.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Nobodyhadtheideaofaddingsugaruntilthesixteenthcentury.B.ThewordchocolatecomesfromaMexicanworD.C.Thebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyslikethem.D.WorkersmustdryandroastthebeanstoremovethebittertastE.3.TheSpaniardsthinkthatcacaowasamedicinebecause________A.itwasstrongandbitter.B.itwasgoodfordigestion.C.itcuredman’sdiseases.D.itwasakindofdrinkforgoodhealth.4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.chocolatecanbeahotdrinkafrozendessertoracandybarB.MexicanslikechocolateverymuchC.chocolateisaproductofthecacaotreeD.peoplelikedthetasteofchocolatemixedwithmilk
Someyearsagoindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenowandtheydidnotneedtobeascarefulastheymusttoday.TheydidnotneedtoworryalotaboutthesafetyofthenewproductsthattheydevelopeD.Theydidnothavetopaymuchattentiontothehealthandsafetyofthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Oftennewproductsweredangerousforthepeoplewhousedthemoftenconditionsintheworkplacehadverybadeffectsonthehealthoftheworkers.Ofcoursesometimestherewererealdisasterswhichattractedtheattentionofgovernmentsandwhichshowedtheneedforchanges.AlsoscientistswhoweredoingresearchintothehealthofworkerssometimesproducedinformationwhichgovernmentscouldnotignorE.Atsuchtimestherewereinquiries调查intothecausesofthedisastersortheproblems.Newsafetyruleswereoftenintroducedasaresultoftheseinquirieshoweverthenewrulescametoolatetoprotectthepeoplewhodiedorwhobecameseriouslyill.Todaymanygovernmentshavespecialdepartmentswhichprotectcustomersandworkers.IntheU.S.forexamplethereisadepartmentwhichexaminesnewplanesandgiveswarningsaboutpossibleproblems.Italsomakestherulesthataircraftproducersmustfollow.Anotherdepartmentcontrolsthefoodsanddrugsthatcompaniessell.A.thirddepartmentlooksattheplaceswherepeopleworkandthenreportsanycompaniesthatarebreakingthelawswhichprotectthehealthandsafetyofworkers.Ofcoursenewgovernmentdepartmentsandnewlawscannotpreventeveryaccidentorillnessbuttheyarehavingsomegoodresults.OurworkplacesaresaferandcleanerthanbeforE.Theplanesandcarswhichweusefortravelarebetter.Producersarethinkingmoreaboutthesafetyandhealthofthepeoplewhobuyandusetheirproducts.66.Themaintopicofthepassageis________________.A.conditionsintheworkplacE.B.thefreedomofindustriesinthepast.C.changesinindustrialproduction.D.thesafetyandhealthofworkersandcustomers.67.Wecaninfer推断fromthepassagethatinthepast_____________.A.workersoftengotillbecauseofthepoorworkingconditions.B.Companieswerefreetoputoutanyproductstheywantedto.C.manypeoplewerekilledbydangerousproducts.D.industrieswereascarefulinmanagementastheyaretoday.68.Itissaidindirectlyinthepassagethat_______________.A.governmentsandcompanieshaddifferentopinionsaboutthesafetyofproducts.B.governmentspaidlittleattentiontothesafetyofproducts.C.governmentofficialsoftendidnotlistentoscientistsD.inthepastnosafety1awswereintroducedbygovernments.69.Someyearsagosafetyrules_______________.A.wereputforwardduetoscientists’adviceB.cameintobeingasaresultoftheworkers’demandsC.wereintroducedbecausequiteanumberofpeoplewerekilledorseriouslyinjureD.D.wereeffectiveenoughtoprotectworkersandcustomers.70.ThespecialdepartmentsprotectcustomersandworkersinmanywaysEXCEPTby_____.A.testingnewproducts.B.controllingthesaleofproducts.C.developingnewproducts.D.examiningworkplaces
TheUnitedStatesismainlyanEnglish－speakingcountry.Thegreatnumberofpopulation人口speaksEnglishastheirnativelanguagE.Businesseducationandmostpublishaspects方面oflifeareconductedinEnglish.AcrossthecountrypeoplepronounceEnglishsoundsinseveraldifferentwaysandsomeregional地区differencesinwordspellingexistbutforthemostpartAmericansspeakonecommonlanguagE.ThislanguageissometimescalledAmericanEnglish.HowevernoteveryoneintheUSisanativespeakerofEnglish.Mostofthepersonscomingintothecountryarespeakersofotherlanguages.TherearehundredsofcommunitiesaroundtheUSwhereEnglishisnotthemostcommonlyusedlanguagE.ChineseItalianGermanAmericanGreekVietnameseandFrenchareallspokeninagreatnumberofcommunitiesintheUnitedStates.SpanishisthesecondmostcommonlyspokenlanguageafterEnglishintheUS.ItiswidelyspokeninNewYorkandacrossthesouthernpartofthecountry.ForspeakersofotherlanguageslearningEnglishisimportantbuttraditionally传统上teachingpeopletospeakEnglishasasecondlanguagewasgivenlittleattention.Non－EnglishspeakerswereexpectedtopickupthelanguagethroughgettingintouchwithpeopleinpubliC.RecentlythishaschangeD.TodaymostlargepublicschoolsandcommunitycollegeshaveESLEnglishasaSecondLanguageprograms.AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglishstudentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywillbeusingit.ThereforeESLprogramsteachdifferentEnglishlessonstodifferentstudents.SomeprogramsteachstudentstocommunicateinEnglishinpubliC.1.WhatlanguageorlanguagesdopeopleintheUnitedStatesspeak?A.English.B.AmericanEnglish.C.EnglishandSpanish.D.Englishandlotsofotherlanguages2.ESLstandsfor________.A.EnglishasaSpecialLanguageB.EnglishasaSpokenLanguageC.EnglishandSpanishLanguagesD.EnglishasaSecondLanguage3.WhereisSpanishspokenintheUnitedStates?A.InmostpartofNewYorkandthesouthernstates.B.InNewYorkandallthesouthernstates.C.InNewYorkandacrossthesouthernpartofthecountry.D.InNewYorkandmanysouthernstates.4.Non－Englishspeakerswereexpectedto‘pickup’thelanguagethroughlisteningtoandtalkingwithpeopleinpubliC.Herepickupmeans________.A.masterwithoutdifficultyB.doone'sbesttostudyC.learnwithouttakinglessonsD.knowonlyalittleabout5.AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglishstudentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywillbeusingit.HereEnglishstudentsmeans________.A.thestudentswhoareEnglishB.thestudentswhoknownothingaboutEnglishC.thestudentswhowishtolearnEnglishD.thestudentswhocometotheUSfromsomeothercountries
WhenyoucometoAmericayou'llfindthattheAmericanwordformanythingsisnotthesameastheEnglishonE.Forexampleacinemaisthemoviessweetsarecandyatinisacanandinsteadofpostingaletteryoumailit.AfteranEnglishmanhasphonedyouhewillringoffafteranAmericanhascalledyouhewillhangup.WhenyouarriveinNewYorkyoufirstseetheStatueofLibertyit's93materstallandfortypeoplecanstandinsideitsheaD.ThenyoumayseetheRockefellerCentrewhichcost100milliondollarstobuildandhas13000telephonesinit.ItshanginggardensarefourtimesthesizeofthefamoushanginggardensofBabylonthatwereoneofthesevenWondersoftheancientworlD.TheEmpireStateBuilding102storeysmorethanonethousandfeethighisthehighestman-madethingintheworlD.ThestreetsinNewYorkinsteadofstreetswanderingandtwistingastheydoinLondonareallregularandplanneD.ThestreetsrunningnorthandsoutharecalledavenuesandarenumberedE.g.1stAvenue2ndAvenueetC.ThestreetsgoingeastandwestarecalledstreetsandalsonumberedE.g.51stStreet63rdStreetetC.TheUnitedStatesisabigplaceasoneAmericansaidYoncanleaveNewYorkflytwiceasfarasfromLondontoMoscowandfindyourselfstillinAmerica.56.IfanAmericansaysanelevatorinEnglandpeoplesay_________.A.aliftB.aleftC.stairsD.rise57.wereoneoftheSevenWondersoftheancientworlD.A.ThehanginggardensofRockefellerB.TheStatueofLibertyC.TheEmpireStateBuildingD.ThehanginggardensofBabylon58.ThestreetinNewYorkare____________.A.wanderingandtwistingB.straightC.notregularandplannedD.narrowandwinding
Swedishsinologist汉学家Malmqvistcelebratedhis85thbirthdaywithhis20morestudentsintheDragonHouserestaurantinStockholmonMonday.Duringthedinnerheacceptedabriefinterviewwiththepeople’sDailyOnlinE.WhilerefusingtoanswerthequestionrelatingtotheNobelPrizesincehehimselfisamemberoftheNobelPrizeCommitteeinLiteraturehesaidhisgreatestwishistohaveaChinesewritertowit]theNobelPrizE.HesaidthattherehadbeenaChinesewriterwhowontheNobelPrizE.ThatwasGaoXingjianwhoisaFrenchcitizenbutwritesinChinesE.Healsoquoted引用formerpremierZhuRongji’sremarkonGao’swinning.I’mgladtohearthatChineseliteratureworkscanwintheNobelPrizE.Chineselanguagehassomethousandyearsofhistoryandhasgreatattraction.IbelievemoreChineseliteratureworkswillwintheprizE.Beingaskedwhethertranslationisanobstacle障碍forChineseliteraturetobewidelyrecognizedinthewestprofessorMalmqvistagreeD.ChineseliteraturehasenteredworlD.FormeitisnotanobstaclE.Ihavetranslatedmorethan40ChinesebooksAnnaChenalsotranslatedabout30butitisnotenough.TranslationworkneedstobestrengthenedsothatmorewesternreadersCallappreciateChineseliteraturE.ButthetranslationmustbegooD.Onecannotrewritethestory.OnemustobeytheoriginallearntheoriginallanguagE.ProfessorMalmqvistcametoChinain1948tostudyChineseandhastranslatedChineseclassicnovelssuchastheJourneytotheWest.HesaidChineselanguageisoneofthegreatestandmostbeautifullanguages.66.inMalmqvist’sopinionwhyhasn’tChineseliteraturebeenwidelyrecognizedinthewest?A.TherearE.nogoodtranslatorsinthewest.B.NoChinesewritershaveeverwontheNobelPrizE.C.Westernreadersdon’tlikeChineseliteraturE.D.TranslationworkremainstobestrengtheneD.67.FromthepassageweknowMalmqvist.A.teachesmanyChinesestudentsmtheuniversityB.1ikesthequestionrelatingtotheNobelPrizeC.hasadeepfeelingtowardsChineseliteratureD.haswontheNobelPrizeofLiterature68.MalmqvistquotesZhuRongji’sremarktoshowthat.A.onlywesternwriterscanwintheNobelPrizeB.heisafriendofformerpremierZhuRongji.C.hebelievesChinesewriterwillwintheNobelPrizeD.GadXingjianisaFrenchwriternotaChinesewriter69.A.goodtranslationshould.A.berewrittenfromtheoriginalstoryB.obeyandrespecttheoriginalC.beaddedsomebeautifulwordsD.beinsimplelanguages70.wecaninterthatMalmqvist.A.hasmasteredChineselanguageandliteraturewellB.hasbeeninChinastudyingChinesesince1948C.wouldtranslatealltheChineseclassicnovelsD.regardsChineselanguageasthegreatestlanguage
【2011·辽宁锦州市质检三】C.TravellingaroundtheworldwithchildrenisdifficultenoughbutattemptingitwithoutusingmotorizedtransportisevenmoreofchallengE.ButDarioSchworera42-year-oldclimatologistandmountainguideandhis33-year-oldwifeSabineareonajourneytodojustthat.TheSwisscouplewanttotravelacrosstheworld’soceansandclimbthehighestmountainoneverycontinenttopromoteEarth-friendlywaysoflifE.WearecollectinggoodexamplesofdealingwithclimatechangeandlivinginharmonywithnatureandwewanttospreadsuchideasSchworersaiD.WewanttohelppeopleaffectedbyglobalwarmingandtoinspirechildrenforthefuturE.RecentlyafterhavingspentthreemonthsteachingchildrenintheEverestregionthecouplewanttoshowitispossibletotravelthroughastheworld’sclimatezonesusingjusthuman-powerandforcesofnaturE.Inthe47countriestheyhavevisitedsofartheyhavecollected22tonsoftrashtaughtpeopleinEcuadorhowthesun’srayscanbeusedtocleanwaterandinspiredapersoninChiletobuildahouseonwaterwithrecycledplasticbottlesasafoundation.TheyhavealsocollectedtrashinthemountainsofNepalwithschoolchildren.Sofartheyhavecommunicatedwith45000childrenfromSouthAmericaAustraliaandAsiagivingpresentationsabouttheimportanceofrecyclingandusingalternativeenergylikesolarandwindpower.WeneedtomotivatechildrensaidSabinE.Whentheybegantheiradventurein2003theyhadnochildrenoftheirown.Butsincethentwohasbecomefive:daughterSabineisnowfiveyearsoldAndriwasborninChileandbabyNoewasborninAustraliA.InitiallythecouplethoughttheywouldcompletetheirtravelsinfouryearsbutnowsevenyearslatertheybelieveitcouldtakesevenmorE.SinceourbeliefistheneedtorespectnaturewetravelonlywhenconditionsaregoodSchworersaiD.64.WhydotheSwisscoupletravelaroundtheworld?A.ToinspiretheirchildrenforthefuturE.B.Toproveatravelwithoutmotorizedtransport.C.TopromoteEarth-friendlywaysoflifE.D.Toexplorethesecretofglobalwarming.65.Theydidalotduringthetravelexcept________.A.collectrubbishandwasteB.buildahousewithrecycledplasticbottlesC.communicatewithlocalchildrenD.showpeoplehowtouseenergy66.What’smeaningoftheunderlinedwordInitially?A.AtthebeginningB.InawayC.IntheendD.Onthewhole67.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe________.A.A.Swissfamily’journeyacrosstheworldB.NatureneedsrespectingandprotectingC.WehavealongwaytomakeagoodtravelD.Aneco-friendlyadventureacrosstheworld
Thelargest－everchariotpit战车坑ofrelicswithcartsandhorseboneshasbeendiscoveredinHenanProvincE.ItmayleadtotheuncoveringofchariotpitgroupsthatcouldbeakeytounderstandingChinesecivilizationsthatexistedmorethan2000yearsago.Expertssaidtherelicsaredatedmorethan300yearsearlierthanthefamouswarriors武士inShanxiProvincE.Whatexcitedtheexpertsweretwootherprojectsthatlocatedtwohugepitswithsimilarfeatures.ItisabsolutelyamiraclE.TheserelicsindicatethattherecouldbeatombgroupinthisareawhichislikelytobeimportantforChina'sarchaeological考古学的studiessaidMaJuncaialeadingrelicresearcherintheprovincE.InancientChinacartssheepspoonsandsoonwereburiedtoensurethatdeadpeoplehadahappyafterlifE.ThenumberandqualityofthesacrificesindicatedthesocialstatusofthedeadThecustomwascarriedintotheQinDynasty.EmperorQinshihuang'stomblocatednearXi'anthecapitalofShanxiProvinceisaccompaniedbythousandsofwoodorclayfiguresofwarriorsandhorses.Thetombisprobablythemostwell－known.Thediscoveredpitmeasures10.4meterslong8.4meterswideand5metersdeep.Itholds20cartsindifferentsizes.Thesmallestoneis1.05meterslongand1.3meterswidE.Expertsthinkthat40horsesarelikelytobefoundaswell.Carefulplansneedtobemadetodealwiththedemandinguncovering.Theclayisveryweakandasmallmisstepcandestroythewholeproject.That'swhyweneedtotakeeverystepverycarefullytoprotectthesecherishedculturalrelicsMasaiD.1.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thedeadpeople'ssacrificesinancientChinA.B.China'sarchaeologicalstudies.C.ThediscoveryofalargechariotpitinHenan.D.ThehistoryofChinesecivilizations.2.AccordingtoMaJuncaitheuncoveringofthethreepitsisamiraclebecause________.A.itshowstheremaybeatombgroupthereB.it'shelpfulindiscoveringEmperorQinshihuang'stombC.therelicsaredatedsuchalongtimeagoD.therelicsaremorethan300yearsolderthantheonesinShanxi3.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that________.A.alldeadpeoplehadsacrificesinancientChinaB.thediscoveredpitisthemostwell－knownintheworldC.thediscoveredpitdatesbacktotheQinDynastyD.EmperorQinshihuangwantedtomaintainhispowerafterdeath4.Carefulplansfortheuncoveringareneededbecause________.A.another40horsesarelikelytobefoundaswellB.thewholeuncoveringcouldbedestroyedeasilyC.expertsaretoobusytosparetimeforitD.thegovernmenthasn'tagreedtoit5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thediscoveryhasdrawntheleadingexperts'attention.B.A.lotofculturalrelicshavebeendiscoveredinHenan.C.40horseshavebeendiscoveredtogetherwiththechariotpit.D.ThediscoveredcartsinthechariotpitaresimilarinsizE.
江苏省苏州市2007届高三第四次模拟考试C.篇TheBedouinpeoplethinkmosthighlyofpeoplewhoshowloyalty.Tothemloyaltydoesnotmeanthatoneisdevotedtoacountryaplaceoraleader.Loyaltymeansbeingfaithfultoone’sfamilyandtribe部落.TheBedouinpeopletakeprideintheirancestors祖先.Theydonotadmireaherofromanordinaryorpoorfamilyasmuchasonewhocomesfromanhonoredfamily.Theyparticularlyrespectthosewhohavereceivedagoodnamefromtheirancestorsandthenhavepasseditontotheirchildren.Aman’spositionamongtheblack-tentpeopledependsuponhisancestorsrelativesandfellowtribesmen.IftheyarehonoredheisalsohonoreD.IftheyaredisgracedhetooisdisgraceD.Thereforeonecarefullyguardsthehonorofhisfamilyhislineage血统andhistribE.Amancanprotecthisfamily’shonorbybeingbraveandgenerousandbygivingprotectiontothosewhoaskforit.Healsoguardsitbycarefullywatchingthewomenofhisfamily.ABedouinwomancannotbringhonortoherfamilybutshecanbringdisgracE.EvenifawomanonlylooksasifshehasdonewrongshemaybekilleD.Thehonorofherfamilydependsuponhervirtue美德.64.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethataBedouinmanwillfeeldisgracedifhe____.A.doesnotsucceedinbusinessB.needstoaskforhelpfromhisbrothersC.doesnothingwhenamemberofhisfamilyisbadlytreatedD.doesnothelpastrangerwhoasksforassistance65.TheBedouinpeoplerespectthosewho____.A.leavetheirfamiliestoseeksuccessontheirownB.valuetheirfamiliesmorethananythingelseC.becomeheroeswithanordinaryfamilybackgroundD.aredevotedtotheircountry66.WecanlearnfromthispassagethatBedouinwomenare____.A.treatedastheequalsofmenB.listenedcarefullywhentheytelltheirsideofastoryC.respectedforthemanythingstheydoD.notrespectedasmuchasmen67.Theworddisgracemeans____inthistext.A.honorB.dangerC.prideD.shame
【2011·皖南八校第三次联考】E.TheMediterraneanSea-WhistlingcheeringwavinghandswithtearsflowingandshoutingarethesightIseewhentheChinesefrigateXuzhouapproaches.ThehugeGreekshipcontainingabout2200ChinesefromLibyaandthefrigatewhistleandraisetheirflagsupanddowntoeachothershowingrespect.WesalutetheChinesefrigateinthesamewaywewouldaGreekwarshipanofficeroftheGreekshiptellsChinaDaily.Aftertheshipandfrigategreeteachothertheysailside-by-sideforanhourandahalfonlythreehundredsmetersapart.AChinesehelicopterfliesoverthetwoships.ThefrigateXuzhouwhichhadbeenondutyintheAdenGulfjoinedtheremovingeffortsinthewaterssurroundingLibya.WeijianhuacaptainoftheChinesefrigatesendshiswarmgreetingsovertheradiothankingGreekcrewfortheirhelpandsupportintheremovingofChinesenationalsfromdisorderedLibya.WeialsowelcomeshisfellowChineseonboardontheirwaybackhome.ThestrongandprosperousmotherlandiswithyouwhenyouareexperiencinghardshipWeigreetspassengersonboardthefrigate.OnhearingthisagroupofpeoplewavetheirhandstowardthefrigatecheeringandshoutingYeswefeelthatwearefromabigfamilyandwhenwemeettroublesoverseaswecangethelpanytimesaysthe40-agedCuiQinghuaoneofthe300ChineseconstructionworkersinthecentralpartofLibya.TheyplannedtoleaveLibyaassoonaseventsbecameuncontrolledonFeb.16.ButLocalwrongdoersrobbedthemandpreventedthemfromfleeing.HowevertheChineseembassytriedeverymeanstohelpthem.FinallywesucceededandnowherewearesaysCui.CuiandotherevacueesarehalfwaytoCreteinGreece.TheChinesegovernmenthassentsevenhiredshipsfromCretetotransportChinesenationalsfromLibya.TheyareallexpectedtotakeflightsbacktoChinaby10thMarch.72.Theauthorwritesthearticletoshowthat_____.A.theChinesenavyisstrongenoughtoprotectitsoverseascitizensB.theChinesegovernmentisresponsibleforitsnationalsC.LibyaisnotfriendlytotheChineseworkersD.Chineseareproudoftheirprosperousmotherland73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TheChinesenationalsareonaGreekwarship.B.TheChinesenationalsmetwithdifficultiesbeforefleeingLibya.C.TheChinesenationalsareleavingLibyaforCreteinGreece.D.Apowerfulmotherlandismoreimportantthananythingelsetoitscitizensoverseas.74.ThepurposeofChinasendingthefrigateXuzhoutotheMediterraneanSeaisto_____.A.preventsearobbersfromattackingcommercialshipsB.pickuptheChinesenationalsfromLibyaC.greettheChinesenationalsfromLibyaD.protecttheGreekshipcarryingtheChinesenationalsfromLibya75.FromCuiQinghua'swordsweknowthathefelt______whenheheardthecaptainoftheChinesefrigate.A.excitedandrelaxedB.emotionalandproudC.happyandconfidentD.honestandtalkative
05·北京D.篇LanguageasaSystemofSymbolsOfallsystemsofsymbols符号languageisthemosthighlydevelopeD.Ithasbeenpointedoutthathumanbeingsbyagreementcanmakeanythingstandforanything.Humanbeingshaveagreedinthecourseofcenturiesofmutual相互的dependencytoletthevariousnoisesthattheycanproducewiththeirlungsthroatstonguesteethandlipssystematicallystandforcertainhappeningsintheirnervoussystems.Wecallthatsystemofagreementslanguage.Thereisnonecessaryconnectionbetweenthesymbolandthatwhichitstandsfor.Justassocialpositionscanbesymbolizedbyfeatherswornontheheadbygoldonthewatchchainorbyathousandotherthingsaccordingtothecultureweliveinsothefactofbeinghungrycanbesymbolizedbyathousanddifferentnoisesaccordingtotheculturewelivein.Howeverobviousthesefactsmayappearatfirstglancetheyareactuallynotsoobviousastheyseemexceptwhenwetakespecialpainstothinkaboutthesubject.Symbolsandthethingstheystandforareindependentofeachotheryetweallhaveawayoffeelingasifandsometimesactingasiftherewerenecessaryconnections.Forexampletherearepeoplewhofeelthatforeignlanguagesareunreasonablebynature:foreignershavesuchfunnynamesforthingsandwhycan’ttheycallthingsbytheirrightnames?ThisfeelingexhibitsitselfmoststronglyinthoseEnglishandAmericantouristswhoseemtobelievethattheycanmakethenativesofanycountryunderstandEnglishiftheyshoutloudenough.Likethelittleboywhoisreportedtohavesaid:Pigsarecalledpigsbecausetheyaresuchdirtyanimalstheyfeelthesymbolisinherently内在地connectedinsomewaywiththethingssymbolizeD.69.Languageisahighlydevelopedsystemofsymbolsbecausehumanbeings_________.A.havemadeuseoflanguageforcenturiesB.useournervoussystemstosupportlanguageC.havemadevariousnoisesstandforanyeventsD.canmakeanythingstandforanythingbyagreement70.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraph2?A.Differentnoisemaymeandifferentthings.B.Ourculturedetermineswhatasymbolstandsfor.C.Thelanguageweusesymbolizesoursocialpositions.D.OursocialpositionsdeterminethewaywearedresseD.71.InParagraph3takespecialpainsprobablymeans________.A.tryveryhardB.takeourtimeC.areveryunhappyD.feelespeciallypainful72.Theexampleofthelittleboyisusedtoshowthat___________.A.adultsoftenlearnfromtheiryoungB.pigisadirtywordbecausepigsaredirtyC.wordsarenotconnectedwiththethingstheystandforD.peoplesometimeshavewrongideasabouthowlanguageworks
湖北省新洲区实验高中2009届高三5月检测A.篇Chinesemainland'sstar-makingrealityTVshowHappyBoywillnotbeopentomaleapplicantsfromHongKongTaiwanMacauorotherforeigncitiessaidthecountry'stopTVindustrycommitteeyesterday.HappyBoyisthemaleversionofSuperGirlwhichisregardedastheChineseversionofAmericanIdol.Thegirl'seventoperatedbycentralChina'sHunanTVdrewanaudienceof400millionforthefinalmatchin2005.Thecountry'sStateAdministrationofRadioFilmandTelevisionapprovedthemaleversionearlierthismonth.Howevertheregulationthatonlymainland'smaleapplicantsareallowedtoregisterwasreleasedjustdaysbeforetheapplicationprocedurebeganonWednesdayinChangshaoneofthefivemainlandcitiestoholdthecontest.TheotherfourincludesChengduandthreeundecidedcities.TheregulationspoiledHunanTV'sambitiontoextendtheseriestotheoverseasmarketanofficialwiththeTVstationtoldtheHunan-basedXiaoxiangMorningyesterday.MyHeroanotherstar-makingrealityshowbyShanghai'sSMGDragonTVsaiditwasnotinformedoftheregulationanditisstillreceivingforeignapplicantssaidanofficialwithDragonTV.A.previousregulationbytheadministrationhasmadeclearthattelevisedtalentshowscan'trunformorethansixweeksatatimE.WhilethefirstHappyBoymaylastforfivemonthsaccordingtoapreviousreport.Lastyeartherewereabout10influentialstar-makingTVshowsacrossthecountryamongwhichthosefromCCTVHunanSatelliteTVandSMG'sDragonTVwerethemostpopular.SuperGirlranforalmostfivemonthsandMyHerolastedfourmonths.Whiletheshowshaveprovenpopulartheyhavealsoearnedmanycomplaintsfrompeoplewhosaytheyarecrudeandnotsatisfactory.61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.MaleapplicantsfromHongKongwon’tbeacceptedtoattendHappyBoyshow.B.AmericanIdolwasstartedearlierthanSuperGirl.C.ItwasHunanTVthatmadetheregulationthattheycouldn’tacceptforeignapplicants.D.AudienceloveAmericanIdolbetterthanHappyBoy.62.Whichofthefollowingmaybestexplaintheunderlinedwordspoiledinparagraph3?A.gaveB.preventedC.encouragedD.affected63.Wecansafelydrawtheconclusionthat________.A.HunanTVwillobeytheregulationsissuedbytheadministration.B.DragonTVbroketheregulationsonpurposE.C.therewereabout10popularTVshowsacrossthecountry.D.notalloftheaudiencethinkhighlyoftheshows.64.TherelationshipbetweenStateAdministrationofRadioFilmandTelevisionandHunanTVispossiblycloseto_______.A.fatherandsonB.teacherandstudentC.coachandsportsmenD.policeandcriminal
LawmakersintheUnitedStateshaveexpandedaninvestigationintotheuseoflocation-trackingsystemsonmobiledevices.TheactionfollowsrecentreportsaboutthestoringofinformationontheAppleiPhonE.Somepeopleconsiderlocationtrackingtobeathreattopersonalprivacyandsecurity.AllanFriedmantheresearchdirectorsaysAllwirelesscompaniesdosomelocationtrackingaspartoftheirnetworks.Thisinformationisusuallystoredbythecompaniesnotthedevicesandtherearelawstoprotectit.Lawenforcement执法agenciesforexamplehavetohaveafairlyhighstandardbeforeitcanaccessthatdatA.Andthephonecompanyisalsoprohibitedfromsellingthatinformation.NowtworesearchersreportthatlocationtrackinginformationisbeingstoreddirectlyonAppledevices.TheysaidApple’snewestoperatingsystemsgatherglobalpositioningsystemandtimestampinformation.Theinformationisstoredonthedeviceinafilethatisalsouploaded上传toanycomputerthatthedeviceisconnectedto.Theresearcherssaytheinformationisavailabletoanyonewhohasaccesstothedeviceorcomputer.AllanFriedmansaysThisraisesadditionalconcerns.There’stheideathatbecauseit’sonmyphoneandonmycomputerrogueapplications恶意程序thatIpayfororthatI’mtrickedintodownloadingmaybeabletoaccessthisdataandsomehowmisuseit.ApplesaysitisnottrackingthelocationofyouriPhone.ItissimplykeepingadatabaseofWi-Fihotspotsandcellphonetowersneartheuser’slocation.ThisinformationismeanttohelptheiPhonequicklyfinditslocationwhenneedeD.LettershavebeensenttosomeoftheleadingmobiledevicedevelopersincludingAppleandGooglE.Thelettersaskedformoreinformationabouttheirlocationtrackingsystems.AllanFriedmancallsthisanimportantstarttostrengtheningprivacylaws.HesaysTherearen’tstrongcontrolsoverthingslikelocationinformationwhattheyaredoingwithithowlongtheyarekeepingit.Andperhapsthemostimportantquestionisismylocationdatawithotherfactsaboutme?60.WhydidAmericanlawmakersinvestigatetheuseoflocation-trackingsystemsoncell-phones?A.Becausethesystemscanstoreusers’informationB.Becausemanyusershavesufferedlossafterusingthem.C.Becauseitisthoughttothreatenusers’privacy.D.Becausemanyreportershaveshowntheproblemofthesystems.61.AllanFriedmanbelievesthat________.A.wirelesscompaniesfocusonpersonalprivacy.B.peopleareforbiddentogetaccesstoprivatedataatwillC.phonecompaniesmaysellprivateinformationsecretlyD.customersmayaskwirelesscompaniestolocatetheirtracking62.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph3?A.LocationtrackinginformationisstoredonlinE.B.Apple’snewestoperatingsystemscollectallkindsofinformation.C.LocationtrackinginformationmaybeuploadedtoanyiPhonE.D.Apple’snewestoperatingsystemsmayrevealtheprivateinformationofusers.63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Appledeniesthatittracksthelocationofusers.B.TheresearchersmaymisunderstandtheApple’ssystems.C.Theglobalpositioningsystemistoblameforrogueapplications.TheiPhonecanquicklyfinditslocationbyusingitsuser’sinformation.
Youcandepositmoneyinabuildingsocietyandobtainyearlyinterestatacertainrate.Youcanalsoborrowmoneyfromabuildingsociety.Whatthenisdifferencebetweenabankandabuildingsociety?Infactabuildingsocietydoesnotseemtobeverydifferentfromasavingsbank.Manypeopleregularlysavemoneybydepositingsmallamountsmonthlyinabuildingsocietyjustasotherpeopleregularlysavemoneybydepositingsmallamountsmonthlyinasavingsbank.Somepeopledepositlargeamountsinabuildingsocietyasaninvestment.Theyreceivehigherinterestthantheywouldreceivefromasavingsbank;theirmoneycanbeinvestedeitherinbuildingsocietysharesorinloanstothesociety.Thesesocietiesarecontrolledbylawbuttheyarenotgovernmentorganizations.Theywereoriginallystartedtoenablepeopletobuyhouses.Oneoftheirmainpurposesistoprovideloansforbuyingorbuildinghouses.Manypeoplepreferbuyingahousetopayingrentbutsomeofthemcannotaffordtobuyahouse.Tocoverthecosttheyborrowthemoneyfromabuildingsociety.Theloanplustheinterestispaidbackinmonthlyamountsoveranagreednumberofyears.Probablythepaymentsmadeinthiswayarenomorethantherentofarentedhouse.Butattheendofthestatedperiodwhenthedebtispaidtheborrowerbecomestheownerofthehouse.Toprotectthebuildingsocietyfrombaddebtshemustsignastatementtosaythatthehousebelongstothesocietyuntilthedebtispaid.Abuildingsocietyinveststhesavingsofitsshareholdersinhousesandproperty.Unlikeabankitdoesnotserveasageneralclearinghouse清算所foreverykindofexchangeorbusinessoperation.Itsactivitiesarelimitedcomparedwiththoseofabank.68.Abuildingsocietyisdifferentfromabankinthat____.A.theformerislimitedinitsactivitiesB.thelatterislimitedinfunctioncomparedwiththeformerC.abankdoesn’tserveasageneralclearinghouseD.abuildingsocietycanprotectitselffrombaddebt69.Somepeopleputlargeamountsofmoneyinthebuildingsocietybecause_______.A.theycangetmoreprofitthantheydoinabank.B.theymaychoosebetweentheformofbuildingsocietysharesandthatofloansfortheirinvestmentC.theymayenjoysharesandloansatthesametimeD.theylikethesociety70.Ifyouborrowmoneyfromthesocietytobuyahouse____.A.youhavetoreturnthemoneytothebuildingsocietythemomentitisneeded.B.youhavetosignanagreementtorepaytheloanafteranumberofyearsC.whatyoupaybackmonthlyfortheloanwouldbelessthantherentD.thehousedoesn’tbelongtoyouunlessyouhaverepaidallthedebt
08·辽宁A.篇ItravelalotandIfindoutdifferentstyles风格ofdirectionseverytimeIaskHowcanIgettothepostoffice?Foreigntouristsareoftenconfused困惑的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!56.WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplacetheyusually______.A.describetheplacecarefullyB.showhimamapoftheplaceC.tellhimthenamesofthestreetsD.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplaces57.Whatistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.Kansas.D.IowA.58.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer______.A.inordertosavetimeB.asatestC.soastobepoliteD.forfun59.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.It’simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.B.It’susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.C.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors.
AsweallknowtheDragonBoatFestivalisourcountry’straditionalfestivalbutdoyouknowthereisalsoaDragonBoatFestivalinSouthKoreawhichalsofallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar阴历?IthasbeenreportedthatSouthKoreawillapplytoUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganizationUNESCO联合国教科文组织tomakethecelebrationoftheDragonBoatFestivalitsownintangibleculturalheritage非物质的文化遗产.IfsuccessfulpeoplefromothercountriesmayseetheDragonFestivalasaKoreancreation.Asthebirthplaceoftheyearlyeventmorethan2000yearsagoChinaisnothappywiththesituation.ItwouldbeashameifanothercountrysuccessfullymadeatraditionalChinesefestivalpartofitsownculturalheritageaheadofChinasaidZhouHepingdeputy副cultureminister.TheMinistryofCultureiseventhinkingofmakingitsownapplicationtoUNESCOcoveringalltraditionalChinesefestivalsincludingtheDragonBoatevent.ItisthoughtthatthefestivalisheldinmemoryofthegreatpoetQuYuan340-278BCwholivedintheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPerioD.Quwasknowntobeapatriot爱国者andadmiredbyordinarypeoplE.HeissaidtohavejumpedintoMiluoRiverbecausehehadlosthopeinhiscountry'sfuturE.WhenpeopleheardaboutQu'sdeaththeysailedupanddowntheriversearchingforhisbody.TheyalsobeatthedrumstofrightenawaythefishandthrewZongziintothewatertostopthefishtouchingQu.Dragonboatracingissaidtocomefromthissearchforthepoet'sbody.OvertheyearstheDragonBoatFestivalhasspreadthroughouttheworlD.InJapanandVietNamaswellasSouthKoreathefestivalhasmixedwithandbecomepartofthelocalculturE.11.TheDragonBoatFestival_______.A.isalsokeptbySouthKoreaB.comesfromSouthKoreaC.wascreatedbySouthKoreaD.isSouthKorea’sculturalheritage12.WhatisthereactionoftheMinistryofCulturetoSouthKorea’sintendingtomaketheDragonBoatFestivalitsowncultureheritage?A.FightingagainstSouthKoreaB.TellingSouthKoreait’snotrighttodosoC.ConsideringtodothesimilarthingD.AskingSouthKoreanottodoso.13.WhatisthepurposeoftheDragonBoatFestival’sbeingheld?A.InmemoryofQuYuanB.InmemoryofallthepatriotsofChinaC.TofrightenawaythefishD.InhonorofQuYuan’sbirthday14.AfterQuYuan’sdeathZongziwasthrownintothewaterto_______.A.feedhim.B.protecthisbodyfromgoingbaD.C.preventthefishbitinghisbodyD.attracthissoul15.NowtheDragonBoatFestivalhasbecome______activity.A.anationwideB.aworldwideC.anAsianD.aforeign
ChinahasbecomeanincreasinglyappealingmarketforHollywoodfilmssoitwasinevitablethatAcademyAward-winningdirectorJamesCameronwouldtouchdowninBeijingWednesdaytopromotehislatestbig-budgetmovieAvatar.Duringhis20-hourstayinthecityhesharedwithlocalmediaandsomeluckyfansdetailsofhisnewfilmandsharedhisinsightsonChina'sgrowingfilmindustry.HavingtourednumerouscountriesforthepromotionofAvatarsincethefilmgloballypremieredonDecember10CameronsaidheanticipatedthevisittoChinaforsometimeandapologizedforhishoarseandtiredvoicE.ItissosadforadirectornotbeingabletoshouthejokedatthebeginningofthepressconferenceWednesdayafternoonannouncingthatthe3DsciencefictionfilmwillopeninChinaonJanuary4.Cameroncollected360millionyuanUS$52.7millionattheboxofficeinChinawithhisblockbusterTitanicin1998arecordthatheldfortenyearsuntilitwasbrokenbyTransformersin2008.Consideringthatanothercomputer-generatedliveactionflick2012hassoldmoremovieticketsinChinathanintheUSthedirectorsaidheispositiveaboutAvatar'sperformanceinChinA.OurpartnerheretheChinaFilmGrouphasgivenusgreatconfidenceheexplainedsayingthatthenumberof3Dscreenshasgrownfrom500to600inthepastmonthanever-seen-beforegrowthinChinesemainlanD.ChinaissecondonlytotheUSasthecountrywiththemost3Dscreens.CameronsaidthescreeningofAvatarinChinahasspecificimportanceasatestoffuture3Dfilmdevelopment.I'mveryinterestedinthe3DfilmmarketinChinA.IcannotpredicttheboxofficeresultsherebutIlookforwardtothetestresults.56.CameronishopefulaboutAvatar’sperformanceinChinabecause____.A.Avatarisanewly-released3DmovieB.TransformerheldtherecordofboxofficeinChinaC.AvatarisdirectedbyhimaloneD.2012hadahigherboxofficeinChinathanintheUS57.WhichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtoanticipatedinParagraph3?A.ParticipateD.B.PaiD.C.ExpecteD.D.Delayed58.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom____.A.asciencebookB.anewspaperC.astorybookD.amagazine59.WhydidCameroncometoChina?A.TopromotehislatestfilmAvatar.B.Totestthefuturedevelopmentof3DfilminChinA.C.Toshowhisinterestinthe3DfilmmarketinChinA.D.Tomakea20-hourtripinBeijing.
Withsomanyotherwaystogetinformationthesedaysdowestillneedbooks?Oldhabitsdiehardandarepasseddownfromgenerations.Ifyourparentsreadtoyouthechancesareyouwillreadtoyourchildrenandsoon.WellthatisanidealworlD.IthinkitcomesfromtheeducationalsideoflifE.Ifyouhaveagoodexperienceinschoolwithbooksthenreadingonafterschoolyearswon'tbeaproblem.FormeIdidverywellinEnglishlanguageandliteratureasIhadaninspiringandinterestingEnglishteacherwholetuswriteourstoriesfreelywithoutcorrectingourspellingrightaway.ThecreativesideofyoushouldalwayscomefirstandthenthetechnicalerrorscanbecorrecteD.Startingreadingearlyisveryimportanttochildren'srelationshipwithbooks.Ifyoucasuallyreadtoyourchildrenthenthebookswillhavealwaysbeenthereintheirlivesandbythetimereadingcomesalongattheageof4－5yearsolditwillallbefunandstarttomakesensE.Ithastobesaidthatbooksarevitaltolearning.GettinginformationandsearchingontheInternetisfineandnecessaryatthismomentbutitrequiresreadingandreadingrequirespracticeIbelieveweshouldrelaxwhilstlearninganddigestingfactsandinformationandthiscanonlybedonewiththesimplebook.Learnthebasichabitofreadingabookandthenexpandonandusethetechnologyavailablelikee－bookstomakethingsconvenient.Butwhenyou'renotinarushorwhilstonasunnybeachspendingtimewithyourchildrenwhatcouldbebetterthanholdingthatbookinyourhandsandfeelingtheachievementofgettingtothelastpage?1.Theauthorofthepassagethinksthat________.A.thehabitofreadingshouldbepasseddownfromgenerationsB.booksarelessimportantwithsomanyotherwaystogetinformationC.readingtochildrenhasbecomeanoldhabitD.it'sdifficulttogetchildrentoreadbookstoday2.Wecanconcludefromthesecondparagraphthat________.A.childrencandevelopthegoodhabitofreadingbythemselvesB.it'snotnecessarytocorrectchildren'serrorsinreadingC.readingonafterschoolyearsisbecomingadifficultproblemtodayD.agoodteachercancultivatethehabitofreading3.Accordingtothethirdparagraphifyoucasuallyreadtoyourchildrentheywill________.A.formthehabitofreadingintimeB.havenoideaoftheirrelationshipwithbooksC.losetheinterestinreadingbookslaterD.realizetheimportanceofreadingbytheageof44.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheInternet?A.Hethinksitcanonlyruinpeople'spleasureinreading.B.Hethinksitisanimportantwaytogetinformation.C.Hethinksitwillreplacetraditionalbooks.D.Hebelievesweshouldlimittheuseofit.5.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.readinge－booksisabetterwaytodigestfactsandinformationB.thetechnologyavailablecanhelpuslearnthebasichabitofreadingbooksC.readingbooksonasunnybeachisonlyawaytokilltimeD.readingcanbeagreatpleasurewhenyouarenotinahurry
TheculturalandnaturalvaluesofKakaduNationalParkwererecognizedinternationallywhentheParkwasplacedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageList.ThisisaninternationalregisterofpropertiesthatarerecognizedashavingoutstandingculturalornaturalvaluesofinternationalsignificancE.KakaduisthelargestnationalparkinAustraliaandisthesecondlargestnationalparkintheworlD.Kakaduisabiologicalwonderlandwhichisalmost8000squaremiles.ThewildlifeinKakaduNationalParkincludesover280kindsofbirds60kindsofnativemammals55kindsoffreshwaterfishthousandsofinsectsandmanyreptilesthemostfamousofwhichisthesalt-watercrocodilE.Alllifeintheparkdependsonwater.KakaduisnotonlyhometothewildlifebuttheareaisalsofamousforthelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworlD.Aborigineshavebeenlivinginthisareaforatleast40000years.Thedescendants后裔oftheseFirstAustraliansstillliveinKakadutoday.Kakaducontainsoneofthelongestcontinuousrecordsofrockartintheworldwitharound5000paintingswithrocksitesdatingback25000years.Morethan1000siteshavebeenrecordeD.KakaduhasbeengivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNations.Itisoneofonly17ofthe469WorldheritageAreaslistedforbothnaturalandculturalvalues.ItisAustralia’slargestnationalparkbutitisn’tjustthesizethatsurprisesvisitors—itisthesenseofsomethingveryoldandgranD.Creationofthe500kmescarpment悬崖began2000millionyearsago.Todaythosegorgesarefilledwithrainforestswashedbywaterfalls.Kakaduisoneoftheworld’sspecialplaces.ItishardtopicktheidealtimetovisitKakadu.InthewetseasonlargeareasoftheparkareclosedtothepubliC.ItwouldnotbepossibletoenterorexitfromtheparkthroughtheKakaduHighway.Mostofthepeoplethereagreethatthebesttimetovisitisattheendofthedryseason.SomeareasofKakaduhaverestrictedvisitingtimesandsomearenotopentothegeneralpubliC.Over230000touristsvisitKakaduNationalParkeveryyear.AsyouenterKakaduNationalParkyouwillberequiredtobuyapermit.PartofthismoneyispaidtotheTraditionalOwnersofthelandandtherestisgiventotherepairsofthepark.46.WhydoestheauthormentionsomuchwildlifeinParagraph1?A.TorepresentthesceneofthenaturE.B.Toattractreaders’attention.C.TotakethewildlifeforexamplE.D.Toshowthevalueofthepark.47.KakaduisgivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNationsbecauseof___.A.thedescendantsoftheseFirstAustraliansstillinKakadutodayB.theparticularenvironmentandtheunusualrockartC.thelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworldD.Aborigineslivinginthisareaforatleast40000years48.Thefollowingsarementionedinthepassageexcept_____.A.livingthingsinKakaduB.theescarpmentandthegorgesC.thehistoryoftheparkD.theweatherofthearea49.TheunderlinedwordgorgesinParagraph3means_____.A.narrowvalleysbetweenhillsormountainsB.buildingswherecasesaredeterminedC.largeandopenstructuresforsportseventsD.placeswheresomethingislocated50.WhatdoestheauthoradvisevisitorstodowhentheygotoKakadu?A.TogetmoreinformationaboutthespecialplacE.B.Tomakeabetterchoicebetweenthewetordryseason.C.Nottoenterthenationalparkwithoutpermission.D.NottogotherethroughtheKakaduHighway.
GeorgeSpilichatWashingtonCollegeinChestertownMarylanddecidedtofindoutwhetherasmanysmokerssaysmokinghelpsthemtothinkandfixtheirattentionon集中精力于theirwork.Spilichputyoungnon－smokersactivesmokersandsmokersdeprived被剥夺ofcigarettesthroughaseriesoftests.Inthefirsttesteachsubjectsatbeforeacomputerscreenandpressedakeyassoonasheorsherecognizedacertainletteramongagroupingof96.Inthissimpletestsmokersdeprivedsmokersandnon－smokersperformedequallywell.Thenexttestwasmoredifficultrequiringalltoscan扫描groupsof20lettersandfindtheoneoftheletterschangedintoadifferentonE.Non－smokerswerefasterbutunderthestimulation刺激ofnicotineactivesmokerswerefasterthandeprivedsmokers.Inthethirdtestofshort－termmemorynon－smokersmadethefewestmistakesbutdeprivedsmokersmadefewermistakesthanactivesmokers.Thefourthtestrequiredpeopletoreadapassagethenanswerquestionsaboutit.Non－smokersremembered19percentmoreofthemostimportantinformationthanactivesmokersanddeprivedsmokersdidbetterthanthosewhohadsmokedacigarettejustbeforetesting.Activesmokerswerelikelynotonlytohavepoorermemoriesbutalsohadtroubleseparatingimportantinformationfromunimportantdetails.AsourtestsbecamemoredifficultsaysSpilichnon－smokersperformedbetterthansmokersbyfar.hesaysSmokersmightperformadequately准确atmanyjobsuntiltheygotverydifficult.A.smokingairlinepilotcouldflyadequatelyifnoproblemsarosebutifsomethingwentwrongsmokingmightdamagehismentalcapacity思维能力.1.Smokersusuallythinkthatsmoking________.A.helpsthemtobelessnervousB.helpsthemtodobetterworkC.helpsthemtothinkandactquicklyD.doessomegoodtotheirhealth2.GeorgeSpilich'sexperimentwasorganizedinsuchawayasto________.A.forcethesubjectstoseparatemajorinformationfromminordetailsB.checktheeffectivenessofnicotineonsmokersC.putthesubjectsthroughincreasingdifficulttestD.makeawrittenandformalrecordoftheanswersofthesubjects3.Whichfactdoesthispassageleadustobelieve?A.Activesmokersgenerallyperformedbetterthandeprivedsmokers.B.Activesmokersansweredmorequicklythantheothersubjects.C.Deprivedsmokersgavetheslowestanswerstothevarioustasks.D.Non－smokerswerenotbetterthanothersubjectsinperformingsimpletasks.4.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.smokersshouldnotexpecttobecomeairlinepilotsB.smokersmayproveunequaltodealingwithemergency紧急casesC.noairlinepilotssmokeduringflightsD.smokinginemergencycasescausesmentalillness
广东省汕头市苏北中学2010届高第四次月考C.篇Haveyoueverheardthestoryofthefour-minutemile?ManyyearsagopeoplebelievedthatitwasimpossibleforahumanbeingtorunamileinlessthanfourminutesuntilRogerBanisterproveditwrongin1954.Whathappensifyouputananimalinapond?Anyanimalbigorsmallwillswimitswaythrough.Whathappenswhensomeonewhodoesnotknowhowtoswimfallsindeepwaters?Theydrown.Ifananimalwhohasnotlearnedswimmingcouldescapebyswimmingwhynotyou?Becauseyoubelieveyouwilldrownwhiletheanimaldoesnot.Haveyoueverwonderedwhythelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonhourkeyboard?YoumighthavethoughtitistoincreasethetypingspeeD.Mostpeopleneverquestionit.Butthefactisthatthissystemwasdevelopedtoreducethetypingspeedatatimewhentypewriterpartswouldjamiftheoperatortypedtoofast.Thesethreecasesshowthepowerofourbeliefs.Thereisnoothermorepowerfuldirectingforceinhumanbehaviorthanbelief.Yourbeliefshavethepowertocreateandtodestroy.A.beliefdeliversadirectcommandtoyournervoussystem.IusedasnakeinmyworkshopsforchildrentoshowthemhowunrealisticsomeoftheirbeliefsarE.StudentsofaschoolinIndiasaidsnakeswereslipperyslimy黏糊糊的andpoisonous.Afterdoinganexerciseforchangingbeliefstheyhandledmysnakeandfoundittobedryandclean.TheyalsorememberedthatonlythreetypesofpoisonoussnakesexistinIndiA.Didthisstoryendthewayyouthought?ReviewyourbeliefsnowandfindoutwhichonesyouneedtochangE.51.Intheauthor’sopinionifapersonindeepwaterdoesn’tknowhowtoswimhewilldrownbecause_________.A.heisafraidofwaterB.hedoesn’twanttoliveintheworldC.hehasn’tlearnedtoswimbeforeD.hebelieveshewilldrown52.Theauthorthinksthatthelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonyourkeyboardinorderto_________.A.reduceone’stypingspeedB.satisfytheoperatorC.savemorespaceD.increaseone’stypingspeed53.Theauthor’sexperimentshowsthat__________.A.snakesinIndiaaren’tpoisonousB.snakescanbecaughteasilyC.snakesareslimyandpoisonousD.snakesaredryandclean54.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat________.A.studentsfromIndiahaveunrealisticbeliefsonhowtoliveabetterlifeB.ananimalwhohasnotlearnedtoswimwilldrownifyouputitinaponD.C.RogerBanisterwasthefirstpersonwhoranamileinlessthanfourminutes.D.mostpeopledon’tliketheorderthelettersarearrangedonyourkeyboard55.Themainideaofthispassageshouldbethat_______.A.beliefsmakeusseemstupidB.beliefsareverypowerfulC.changingyourbeliefsnowifnecessaryD.peopleshouldalwaysbelieveinthemselves
About90percentofChinesebelievethepolarization分化betweentherichandpoorisseriousinChinaaccordingtoasurveyconductedbyChinaYouthDaily.Andmorethan80percentoftherespondents对象surveyedsaidsomethingmustbedonetonarrowtheexpandinggapbetweentherichandpoorwhile14.1percentsaiditwasnecessary.Thepolarizationhasarousedwideconcernamongthepublicinrecentyears.TheStateDevelopmentandReformCommission国家发改委saidtheGiniCoefficienthadreached0.47forChinaupfromo.29twodecadesago.Usuallyacountrywithanumberabove0.4iswarnedtopayattentiontotheincomeinequalityproblem.Tofindoutthepeople’sviewthesurveycovered10250respondentsbetweentheagesof20and30withacollegeeducationandamonthlysalarybetween1000and3000yuan.Surprisinglymostdisagreedwiththeviewofexpertswhoclaimtheurban-ruraldifferenceiscausingthewideninggap.Morethan70percentoftherespondentsbelievedthatthegroupofspecialinterestsistheprimereasonforthepolarizationfollowedbypeopleinpower68percentandbosses50percent.Anotherunexpectedfindingisthatalmostallagreedthatagoodeducationalbackgroundandknowledgewerenotthedecisivefactorsingainingwealth.About95percentsaidrichpeoplearenotnecessarilythosewhoareabletospeakEnglishorhaveacollegeeducation.TodayinChinarichpeopleaccountingfor10percentofthepopulationcontrol45percentofthetotalsocialfortuneandpoorpeoplealso10percentofthepopulationonlycontrol1.5percentaccordingtoaninvestigationpublishedbytheNationalBureauofStatisticslastJunE.67.ItcanbeinferredthattheGiniCoefficientinparagraph2wouldprobablybe________.A.theunitusedinadvancedmathematicsB.thedegreeofacountry’sdevelopmentC.thelevelofthecitizen’slivingstandardD.ameasureofincomeinequality68.Expertsholdtheviewthatthemainreasonforthepolarizationis________.A.theurban-ruraldifferenceB.thegroupofspecialinterestsC.thepeopleinpowerD.thebosses69.Whichofthefollowingcanshowthecorrectproportionofthesocialfortuneamongpopulation?70.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ClosetheGapbetweentheRichandPoorB.SurveysconductedbyChinsYouthDailyC.HighereducationHigherpayD.Rich-PoorDivideSeriousStudyFinds
【2011·山东淄博市模拟】Fromaveryearlyagesomechildrenexhibitbetterself-controlthanothers.Nowanewstudythatbeganwithabout1000childreninNewZealandhastrackedhowachild’slowself-controlcanpredictpoorhealthmoneytroublesandevenacriminalrecordintheiradultyears.Researchershavebeenstudyingthisgroupofchildrenfordecadesnow.Theyobservedthelevelofself-controltheyoungstersdisplayed.ParentsteacherseventhekidsthemselvesscoredtheyoungstersonmeasureslikeactingbeforethinkingandPersistenceinreachinggoals.ThestudyledbyMoffittofDukeUniversityandcolleaguesfollowed1000childrenfrombirthtoage32inDunedinNewZealand.Thechildrenwhohadthelowestself-controlwhentheywereagethreetotenlateronhadthemosthealthproblemsintheir30sMoffittsaidandtheyhadtheworstfinancialsituation.Theyweremorelikelytohaveacriminalrecordandtoberaisingachildasasingleparentonaverylowincome.Moffittexplainedthatself-controlproblemswerewidelyobservedandweren’tjustafeatureofasmallgroupofmisbehavingkids.Moffittsaidit’sstillunclearwhysomechildrenhavebetterself-controlthanothersthoughshesaidotherresearchershavefoundthatit’smostlyalearnedbehaviorwithrelativelylittlegeneticinfluence.Butgoodself-controlcanbesettoruninfamillesbecausechildrenwithgoodself-controlaremorelikelytogrowuptobehealthyandprosperousparents.ButthegoodnewsMoffittsaidisthatself-controlcanbetaughtbyparentsandthroughschoolcurriculathathavebeenshowntobeeffective.61.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat.A.theresearchhasbeencarriedoutforfiveyearsB.self-controlinkidstendstodeterminetheirfutureC.self-controlwasassessedbychildren’sintelligenceD.children’sself-controlisalmostthesameatearlyage62.Childrenwithlowself-controlaremorelikelyto.A.becomewealthyinlaterlifeB.getgoodschoolperformanceC.havebetterfinancialplanningD.adoptnegativebehaviors63.AccordingtoMoffitt.A.onlygoodgeneticfactorscanshapetheirlivesinthefutureB.scientistsknowwellwhysomechildrenhavebetterself-controlC.self-controlinchildhoodhasnothingtodowithcriminalactivityD.willpowerasachildreallyinfluencespeople’schancesofadulthood64.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Self-controlcannotbetaughtinschools.B.Thestudyisrestrictedwithinfewparticipants.C.It’snevertoolatetodealwithself-controlproblems.D.Goodparentingcanimproveself-controlandlifesuccess.65.WhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassageA.Child’sselfcontrolpredictsfuturehealthsuccessB.KidsareencouragedtotakerisksatanearlyageC.Children’sdevelopmentcannotbechangedbyteachersD.Howtoteachthekidsabitofself-controlinschools
Accordingtoarecentsurveyonmoneyandrelationships36%ofpeoplearekeepingabankaccountfromtheirpartner.Whilethisfinancialunfaithfulnessmayappearasdistrustinarelationshipintruthitmayjustbeaformoffinancialprotection.Withalmosthalfofallmarriagesendingindivorcemenandwomenarerealizingtheyneedtobefinanciallysavvyregardlessofwhethertheyareinarelationship.ThefinancialhardshiponindividualsafteradivorcecanbeextremelydifficultevenmoresowhenchildrenareinvolveD.Thelackofpermanencyinrelationshipsjobsandfamilylifemaybethecauseofagrowingtrendtokeepasecretbankaccounthiddenfromapartnerinotherwordsanescapefund.Margaret’sstoryisfarfromuniquE.Sheisarepresentativeofagrowingnumberofwomeninlong-termrelationshipswhoarebecomingprotectiveoftheirownearnings.EverymonthonpaydayshebankshundredsofdollarsintoasavingsaccountshekeepsfromherhusbanD.Shehasbeendoingthisthroughouttheirsix-yearmarriageandhasbuiltanesteggworthanincredible$100000.Margaretsaysifherhusbandfoundabouthersecretsavingshe’dbehurtandwouldtakethisasasignthatshewasn’tsureofthemarriagE.He’dthinkitwasmyescapefundsothatfinanciallyIcouldaffordtogetoutoftherelationshipifitwentwrong.IknowyoushouldapproachmarriageasbeingforeverandIhopeoursisbutyoucanneverbesurE.LikemanyofherfellowsecretsaversMargaretwashurtinaformerrelationshipandhassincebeenveryguardedaboutherownmoney.ComingcleantoyourpartneraboutbeingasecretsavermaynotbeallthatbaD.TakeColleenforexamplewhohadbeensavingsecretlyforafewyearsbeforesheconfessed坦白toherpartner.Idecidedtoopenasavingsaccountandstartbuildinganesteggofmyown.IwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIcouldputmoneyinthebankandleaveitthereforarainyday.61.Theunderlinedwordsavvyprobablymeans________.A.doubtfulB.proudC.wiseD.simple62.WhichinferencecanwemakeaboutMargaretA.Sheisauniquewoman.B.ShewasoncedivorceD.C.SheisgoingtoretirE.D.Shehasmanychildren.63.TheauthormentionsColleen’sexampletoshow__________.A.anycouplecanavoidmarriageconflictsB.privacywithinmarriageshouldberespectedC.everyonecansaveafortunewithahappymarriageD.financialconfessionisnotnecessarilybad64.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.SecretSaversB.LoveIsWhatIt’sWorthC.BankingHonestyD.OnceBittenTwiceShy
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