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HomeworkwillnotbeaconcernforpupilsattendingapioneeringnewsecondaryschoolinNorfolk.Insteadthe1100childrenwillstaylongeratschooldoingextrastudyatschoolaspartoftheextendedschooldaywhichcouldlastuntilabout5pm.Ratherthansettinghomeworkthatpupilscouldstrugglewithathomewheretheremaybelimitedaccesstocomputerstheywilldothatasindependentstudyintheday.WhentheygohometheyshouldenjoyqualityfamilytimE.ThathasbeenreallywellreceivedbyparentswhorespectthefactthatfamilytimewillbefamilytimE.Buttheschoolwouldstillexpectyoungsterstostudyathomeaheadofimportantexams.Independentlearningatschoolwouldensureequalitybecausekidswhogethelpwithhomeworkfromparentsmightrelyonotherstoomuch.PeterDevonishateacherattheschoolsaidHavingthechildrenatschoolabitlongertostrengthentheirlearningisareallygoodideabecausetheycanhavetheirtimewiththefamily.ButhewarneD.Adisadvantageisthatourschoolisinthecountrysidewhichmeansit’snotsoperfecttogetchildrenhomeatthattimE.Mr.Devonishsaidtheyalsosetpupilsproject-basedhomeworksuchaslookingatanenergy-efficienthousewhichallowedthemtocombineindependentstudywithworkingwiththeirparents.CraigMorrisonanotherteachersaidAlargeproblemwithhomeworkhasbeenthatnotenoughisdonewithit.Withhomeworkalotofeffortcangointoitsoit’saboutcelebratingwhatchildrendoratherthanprocessingitintermsofmarkingitandhandingitback.24.HowwillstudentsspendtheirlongerdaysatschoolA.Theywilldohomeworkoncomputers.B.Theywillstudyallbythemselves.C.Theywillhavefunwithteachers.D.Theywillprepareforexams.25.WhyisthenewideawellacceptedbysomeparentsA.Becauseithelpskidswiththeirhomework.B.Becausekidswillbeeducatedwellatschool.C.BecausekidswillenjoyqualityfamilytimE.D.Becauseparentscanhavemoretimetorest.26.WhatisMr.DevonishworriedaboutA.ThestudentsmaygethomelatE.B.Nostaffwouldliketostaytill5pm.C.MoreteacherswillbeneedeD.D.ThestudentsmaydisliketheideA.27.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.teacherswhoareaskedtostayatschoollongerB.aschoolwherechildrenstaylongerforhomeworkC.homeworkwhichstudentshavetodealwithD.studentswholikespendingtimewithteachers
Therearequiteafewadvantagesofwearingschooluniforms校服.Theideamayseemdisagreeableatfirstbutconsideringallthepositiveeffectivecomingfromwearinguniformsyouwouldbemorelikelytoenjoythem.Teachersloveschooluniformsbecauseithelpsprovideanorderlylearningenvironment.Havingstudentsdressedinuniformsmayteachthemhowtopresentthemselvesinaneat整洁tandprofessionalmanner.Itgivesstudentstheopportunitytolearnhowtodresslikeyoungladiesandgentleman.AndtheycanfocustheirattentiononacademicsratherthanstylE.Purchasing购买schooluniformsiseasyandneedslesshesitationandconsideration.Nomatterwhattheschool’spolicyisthereareonlyspecificessential基本的piecestothewardrobe服装thatarenecessarysoitwon’tbreakthebank.A.fewwardrobeitemscanlastalongtimE.Parentscouldalsoenjoyaneasymorningasitwilltakelesstimetochooseasetofclothesfortheschoolday.Studentswearinguniformswillfeellesspressureaboutwhattowearornottowearwhentheirclassmatesaredressedsimilarly.Gettingdressedbeforeschoolbecomeslessofachore琐事whenstudentsarelimitedintheirchoicessothereshouldn’tbeanytroubleaboutchoosinganoutfit全套装备forthedayandgettingreadyquickly.Somestudentsmaynotlikethelackofindividuality个性withauniformbutsomeschooldresscode要求policiesmayofferthemtheopportunitiestoshowtheiruniquestyles.Uniformstodayarealsobecomingtrendier时髦的andcanbeseeninmanyareasofpopculturE.Celebrities名人andfashiondesignersareusinguniformsasinspirationfornewlookswhichalsoappeal有吸引力tostudents.21.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Howtodressproperly.B.Thehistoryofschooluniforms.C.Theadvantagesofschooluniforms.D.Howtodealwithpressureinschool.22.Teachersthinkthatwearingschooluniforms________________.A.isjustatraditionthatstudentsshouldfollowB.makesstudentsfeellesspressureinstudyC.helpsstudentsputmoreeffortintotheirstudiesD.makesstudentslosetheirindependenceandidentity23.Theunderlinedpartitwon’tbreakthebankinParagraph3probablymeans___________.A.aschooluniformdoesn’tcostalotofmoneyB.aschooluniformshouldbeworneverydayC.parentswillhavetogotothebankmanytimesD.parentswhoworkinabankcanaffordtheuniform24.Wecaninferfromthetextthatschooluniforms_________.A.arenotpopularwithfashiondesignersB.werenotacceptedbyparentsinthepastC.willbedesignedbystudentsthemselvesD.willbemorefashionableinthefuture25.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstudents’wearingschooluniformsis___________.A.negativeB.supportiveC.doubtfulD.unclear
AsmanyasoneinfiveUSteenagershavesomedegreeofhearinglossaccordingtoresearchers.Theysaytheproblemisgrowing.Teenagersreallydon’tpayattentiontohowmuchnoisetheyareexposed暴露toJosefShargorodskyofBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBostontoldReuters.Oftenpeoplewon’tnoticeitbutevenslighthearinglossmayaffectlanguagedevelopmentsaidShargorodskyoneoftheresearchers.Thestudycomparedsurveysfromtheearly1990sandthemid-2000s.Eachincludedafewthousandteenagers.Inthefirstsurveyabout15percentofteenagershadsomedegreeofhearingloss.Some15yearslaterthatnumberhadrisenbyathirdtonearly20percent.ThiscertainlyisbignewssaidAlisonGrimesaneardoctor.HearinglossisverycommoninoldpeopleGrimessaidbutsheaddedthatitwasworryingtoseeithappenintheyoungeragegroup.Inbabiesandyoungchildrenhearingproblemsareknowntoslowlanguagedevelopment.ThescienceislessclearforteenagersbutitiseasytoimaginehowbeinghardofhearingcouldaffectlearningsaidGrimes.Thereasonsfortherisearestillunclear.Whenresearchersaskedteenagersaboutnoiseexposure–onthejobatschoolorfromactivitiesforexample–theteenagersdidn’treportanychangE.ButShargorodskysaidthatmightnotbetruE.Weknewfrombeforethatitisdifficulttoaskthisagegroupaboutnoiseexposure–theyunderestimate低估it.FewpeoplewouldcallitnoisewhentheylistentomusicontheirMP3playerforexamplE.ThereisadifferencebetweenwhatwethinkisloudandwhatisharmfultotheearsaidGrimes.Althoughit’snotclearthattheMP3playerscauseteenagers’hearinglossGrimessaiditwasstillagoodideatoturndownthesoundandtakeshortbreaksfromlistening.63.AccordingtotheresearchersinaUSclassof40studentsabout____studentshavesomedegreeofhearingloss.A.oneB.fiveC.sixD.eight64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Slighthearinglossdoesnotinfluencelearning.B.Onlyafewoldpeoplehavehearingproblems.C.Hearingproblemscanslowlanguagedevelopment.D.Noiseexposureisclearlynoticedbyteenagers.65.Abouthearinglossitcanbeinferredthat________.A.thereasonsfortherisehavebeenfoundB.MP3playersaretoblameC.listeningtoloudmusicmaybeacauseD.noiseisthemainreason
WhenitcomestoromancenoonedoesitbetterthantheFrench.Thisisbelievedtobetrueoftheirmoviestoo.UnliketheHollywoodblockbusters大片youmaybeusedtoFrenchfilmsareusuallyamoreartisticstatementaboutbeingintheworldnotedTheGuardian.FromOct8toOct29incooperationwiththeFrenchembassy大使馆inChinatheChinaFilmArchiveandChinaNationalFilmMuseumarepresentingclassicandcriticallyacclaimed备受赞誉的FrenchmoviesincludingLeHavre2011MiaetleMigou2008andLeVoyagedanslaLune1902.ShaDancurator策展人oftheChinaFilmArchiveexplainedtothemediawhattoexpectfromthefilmseriesandrevealedhowfirst-timeviewerscanbestappreciateFrenchmovies.Q:WhyshouldIwatchFrenchmovies?A.:Frenchfilmshavealotofvirtues.Foronethingtheyusedialogueandplotinsteadofvisualeffectstodrivethestory.Foranothertheystressdiversity多元.WhileHollywoodmoviesareoftenaboutuniversalvaluesFrenchmovieshaveFrenchcultureorregionalculturesdeeplyrootedinthem.Youhavetounderstandthemintheirculturalcontext.That’swhatsometimesmakesFrenchmoviesdifficulttounderstanD.Q:HowcanaChineseaudienceappreciateFrenchmovies?A.:Youneedtogetusedtotheirwayoffilming.Whenshootingtwopeopletalkingtoeachotherthetraditionalwayistofilmeachpersonface-forwardastheytaketurnsspeaking.HoweverFrenchmoviesarefilmedinmoreexperimentalwayslikeswitchingfromacloseshottoalongshot.Alsoyoushouldsearchforbackgroundinformation.Themovie’stitleanditsdirectorcanreflectitsideasandstorylinE.ForexampleLesEnfantsduParadis1945alsoknownasChildrenofParadisetellsthestoryofbeautifulGaranceandthefourmenwholoveherintheirownways.GarancemeetsthesemeninatheaterandtheParadisinthemovietitleisaninformalFrenchnameforatheater’sgallery.56.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?A.TorecommendsomeclassicFrenchmovies.B.TohelpreaderstobetterappreciateFrenchmovies.C.TocompareFrenchmovieswithHollywoodblockbusters.D.TodescribethedevelopmentandfeaturesofFrenchmoviesingreatdetail.57.WhichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofFrenchmovies?A.Theyareoftenaboutuniversalvalues.B.Theyusuallyhavereallygoodvisualeffects.C.TheyattachalotofimportancetoFrenchcultureandFrenchregionalcultures.D.Theyaresometimeshardtounderstandbecauseoftheircomplexplots.58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFrenchmoviesaccordingtothetext?A.TheyaremostlyromancesandareusuallyartistiC.B.Theyofteninvolvemorecloseshotsthanlongshots.C.Theyprefertousethetraditionalwayofshootingtwopeopletalkingtoeachother.D.Theirtitlesanddirectorscanhelpviewerslearnbackgroundinformation.
Theaveragehumanexperiencesalotofdreamswhiletheysleepatnight.Butwhatexactlydotheymean?Thefollowingexplanationsdealwithfourmostcommondreamsandsomeofthepossiblemeaningsbehindthemaccordingtoexperts.Pleasenotethatwhilecertainlyinterestingdreamanalysisisahighlysubjective主观的fieldofstudy.Dreamsaboutbeingchased追逐DreamingaboutbeingchasedgenerallymeansyoumaybeavoidingapersonorsomethingpainfulannoyingorfearfulItcouldbeareminderthattryingtoavoidtheproblemcouldleadtomoresuchdreams.Mostpeopledreamaboutbeingchasedatonepointoranother.It’sbothcommonandnatural.DreamsaboutdeathAccordingtoJeffreySumberapsychotherapist精神治疗师andauthordreamsaboutdeathoftenindicatetheendingofsomethingwhetherthat’sajoborarelationship.Hesuggestsadreamaboutdeathcanalsoindicateattemptstoremoveanxietyoranger.Thesedreamsdon’tsuggestapersonwillactuallydieheexplains.Therearenotrickswhenitcomestoavoidingsuchdreams.Theonlywayistodoourinnerworkandmakepeacewithit.PeoplewhohavedreamsaboutdeathtendtobethosewhoareenteringanuncertainperiodintheirlifE.Itcouldbealife-changingeventthatcreatesanxietyandfearoftheunknown.DreamsaboutfallingDreamingaboutfallingcanhaveaphysiologicalbasisaccordingtoCathleenO’ConnorPh.D.Asthebodygoesdeepintosleepandthenervoussystembeginstobequietbloodpressureandheartratedropandthischangecancauseafallingdream.O’Connorsaysthatdreamingaboutfallingisthemind’swayofwarningthedreamerofasituationinhisorherwakinglifewheretheyfeeloutofcontrol.IfdreamsoffallingbringfeelingsoffearyoushouldrealizethatthegoalisnottoavoidthembutrathertoworkwiththosedreamsinyourwakingstateanddealwiththefearsoyoucanregainyourbalanceO’Connorsays.Dreamsaboutcelebrities名人Celebritiescarrysomekindofmessagethat’sassociatedwithpersonalachievementsorlacksaysShelleySmithfoundingdirectoroftheYogaHealth&TherapyCenter.Apersondreamingaboutacelebrityislookingforinspirationorsomecharacteristicthatisassociatedwiththatcelebrity.That’soneofthefeaturesofdreamimagesandtheyarenotunderourcontrolSmithsays.Yourexperiencewhileyou’resleepingiscomingfromaplacethat’stotallyunconscious无意识的.ThereisnoonegroupthatwecansayhasthisparticulardreammorethananothershesaysTheimageisenergeticandspecifictowhattheperson’sneedis.Forexampleaccomplishmenthealthandrisingtothetop---whateverisassociatedwiththatcelebrity.TitleFourcommondreamsandwhywehavethemIntroductionExpertsthinkthatdreamsmayhavepossiblemeaningsbehindthemtheanalysisofwhichis66_______butsubjectivE.DreamsMeanings67_______todealwithsuchdreamsAboutbeing68_______afterMaybeyou’retryingto69_______someoneorssomethingthatispainfulannoyingorfearful.70_______theproblembravelyandrealizethatsuchdreamsarenaturalandcommon.Aboutbeingdead●Youwill71_______whatyouareexperiencingsuchasajoborarelationship.●Youranxietyorfearfromalife-changingeventwillbe72_____fromyourlifE.Dotheinnerworkandmakepeacewithit.Aboutfalling●Itmayresultfromthe73______ofthenervoussystem.●Youfindsomethingoutofcontrol.Workwithsuchdreamswhenyouareawakeand74_______thefear.AboutcelebritiesMaybeyouarelookingforsomethingyouwanttoachieveor75_______.Letthemalonebecausetheycomeoutofunconsciousness.
You’reprobablyawareofthebasictrends.Thefinancialrewardstoeducationhaveincreasedoverthepastfewdecadesbutmenfailtobenefit.Inelementaryandhighschoolmaleacademicperformanceislagging.Boysearnthree-quartersoftheD’sandF’s.BycollegemenareclearlybehinD.Only40percentofbachelor’sdegreegotomenalongwith40percentofmaster’sdegreE.ThankstotheirlowerskillsmenaredroppingoutofthelaborforcE.In195496percentoftheAmericanmenbetweentheagesof25and54workeD.Todaythatnumberisdownto80percent.InFriday'sjobsreportmalelaborforceparticipationreachedanall-timelow.Millionsofmenarecollectingdisabilitybenefits.Evenmanyofthosewhodohaveajobaredoingpoorly.AccordingtoMichaelGreenstoneoftheHamiltonProjectannualearningsforaverageprime-agemaleshavedroppedby28percentoverthepast40years.Menstilldominate主宰thetopofthecorporateladderbecausemanywomentaketimeofftoraisechildrenbutwomenleadoraregainingnearlyeverywhereelsE.Womenintheir20soutearnmenintheir20s.Twelveoutofthe15fastest-growingprofessionsaredominatedbywomen.Overtheyearsmanyofushaveemployedacertaintheorytoexplainmen'seconomicdeclinE.Itisthattheinformation-ageeconomyrewardsqualitiesthatwomenaremorelikelytopossess.TosucceedtodayyouhavetobeabletositstillandfocusattentioninschoolatanearlyagE.Youhavetobeemotionallysensitiveandawareofcontext.Youhavetocommunicatesmoothly.ForgeneticandculturalreasonsmanymenarenotgoodatthesE.ButinherfascinatingnewbookTheEndofMenHannaRosinsuggestsadifferenttheory.Ithastodowithadaptability.WomenRosinarguesarelikeimmigrants移民whohavemovedtoanewcountry.Theyseeanewsocialcontextandtheyflexiblyadaptto.newcircumstances.MenarelikeimmigrantswhohavephysicallymovedtoanewcountrybutwhohavekepttheirmindsintheoldonE.TheyspeaktheoldlanguagE.Theyfollowtheoldcustoms.Menaremorelikelytoberigid;womenaremorefluiD.Thistheoryhaslesstodowithbornqualitiesandmoretodowithsocialposition.Whenthere’sbigsocialchangethepeoplewhowereonthetopoftheoldorderareboundtosticktotheoldways.Thepeoplewhowereonthebottomareboundtoexperienceaburstofenergy.Theyaregoingtoexploretheirnewsurroundingsmoreenthusiastically.Rosinreportsfromworking-classAlabamA.Thewomenshemeetsarefloodingintonewjobsandnewopportunities—goingbacktocollegepursuingnewcareers.Themenarewaitingaroundforthejobsleftandarenevercomingback.Theyarestrangelyimmune免疫的tonewoptions.IntheAuburn-Opelikaregiontheaveragefemaleincomeis140percentoftheaveragemaleincomE.Rosinisnotsayingthatwomenarewinnersinaglobalgender性别warorthattheyaredoingsupersimplybecausemenaredoingworsE.She'sjustsayingwomenareadaptingtotoday’seconomymoreflexiblythanmen.There’salotofevidencetosupporthercasE.AstudybytheNationalFederationofIndependentBusinessfoundthatsmallbusinessesownedbywomenoutperformedmale-ownedsmallbusinessduringthelastrecession衰退.InfinancewomenwhoswitchfirmsaremorelikelytoseetheirperformanceimprovewhereasmenarelikelytoseetheirsdeclinE.There'sevenevidencethatwomenarebetterabletoadjusttodivorcE.Todaymorewomenthanmenseetheirincomesriseby25percentafteramaritalbreakup.Fortyyearsagomenandwomenstucktocertaintheorywhatitmeanttobeamanorawoman.YoungwomentodayRosinargueshaveabandonedbothfeminist女权主义者andprefeministpreconceptions.Menstillsticktothemasculinity大男子主义的ruleswhichlimittheirvisionandtheirmovement.Ifshe'srightthenmenwillhavetoacknowledgethattheyarestrangersinastrangelanD.62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Malelaborforceparticipationhasdeclinedby80%since1954.B.Morementhanwomentaketimeofftoraisechildrennow.C.Goodcommunicationisoneofthequalitiesthatwomenpossess.D.Menarestilltakingmosttopandfastest-growingprofessions.63.InHannaRosin’sopinionmaleperformanceisfallingbehindbecause_______.A.menarelesslikelytositstillandfocusinschoolatearlyageB.menaremorerigidandlessabletoadapttonewcircumstancesC.womenaredoingbetterforgeneticandculturalreasonsD.itismoreandmoredifficultformentogetbachelor’sdegree64.Whatisthepassageintendedtoconvey?A.Thedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.B.Thereasonswhymendonobetterthanwomen.C.Thesocialstatusofmenandwomen.D.Thereasonswhymenfailcomparedwithwomen.
Mostofthetimepeoplewearhatstoprotectthemselvesfromharshweatherconditions.Hatsarealsoworntoshowpolitenessandassignsofsocialposition.Butnowadayshatsespeciallywomen’shatsaremuchmorethanthat.Moreexactlyhatshavechangedintofashionandstylesymbolsbymanymoviestars.What’smorepeoplenowconsidermanydifferentfeatures特点whenchoosingevenasimplehat.Manydesignerspointoutthatwhenchoosingtherighthatit’simportanttoconsiderthecolorofyourskinaswellasyourhairyourheightandtheshapeofyourfacE.Firstofallthecolorofthehatshouldmatchthecolorofyourskinandhair.ForinstanceblackhatsshouldbeavoidedifyouaredarkskinneD.Ifapurplehatisplacedontopofredhaironewilllookasattractiveasasummerflower.Secondtheheightofthehatisalsoanimportantpoint.Tallwomenshouldnotgoforhatswithtallcrownsjustasshortwomenshouldchoosehatswithupturnedbrimstogivethelookofheight.Thirdandmostimportantlytheshapeofthefacedecidesthekindofhatoneshouldpick.A.smallgentlehatthatfitstheheadlooksgoodonasmallfacE.HoweverwomenwithbigroundfacesshouldchooseadifferentstylE.AsthesayinggoesFinefeathersmakefinebirds.A.goodhatcannotonlyhelpyourdressbutalsosupportyourfeaturessowhynotchoosethebestpossibleonenexttimeyouwanttobeinpublic?48.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordharshinParagraph1probablymean?A.GooD.B.StrangE.C.Poor.D.Different.49.Accordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingwomenwouldlookmostattractive?A.A.big-facedwomanwhowearsasmallnicehat.B.A.shortred-hairedwomanwhowearsapurplehat.C.A.tallwomanwhowearsahatwithahugeupturnedbrim.D.A.smalldark-skinnedwomanwhowearsablackhatwithatallcrown.50.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Hatsarewornontheheadtokeepwarm.B.HatscanhelpyoulookbetterinpubliC.C.Hatsarenotasimportantascharacter.D.Hatscanmakeyoulookmuchtaller.51.Whatisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.HowtoChooseaProperHatB.HowtoImproveYourFeaturesC.HowtoShowYourSocialPositionD.HowtoDesignaNiceHat
Amanwascharged指控withfirstdegreemurderofa79-year-oldwomanwhompolicesaidhescaredtodeath.Inanattempttoescapeafterabankrobberythe20-year-oldLarryWhitfieldbrokeintothehomeofMaryParnell.Policesayhedidn’ttouchParnellbutthatshediedaftersufferingaheartattackthatwascausedbyterror.Cantheguybeheldresponsibleforthewoman’sdeath?Prosecutors公诉人saidthathecanunderthestate’smurderrulewhichallowssomeonetobechargedwithmurderifheorshecausesanotherperson’sdeathwhilecommittingorfleeingfromafelonycrimelikerobbery---evenifheorshedoesn’tkillsomeoneonpurpose.Butmedicallyspeakingcansomeoneactuallybefrightenedtodeath?Absolutelynoquestionaboutit.Thebodyhasanaturalprotectivemethodcalledthefight-or-flightresponse战或逃反应whichwasoriginallydescribedbyWalterCannonthechairmanofHarvardUniversity’sphysiologydepartmentfrom1906to1942.Ifinthewildananimalisfacedwithalife-threateningsituationtheautonomicnervesystemrespondsbyincreasingheartrateincreasingbloodflowtothemusclesandslowingdigestion.Allofthisincreasesthechancesofsucceedinginafightorrunningawayfromanaggressivebeast.Thisprocesscertainlywouldbeofhelptoancienthumans.Howeverinthemodemworldthereisobviousdeclineofthefight-or-flightresponse.Theautonomicnervesystemusesthechemicalmessengertosendsignalstovariouspartsofthebodytoactivatethefight-or-flightresponse.Thischemicalistoxic有毒的inlargeamountsitdamagestheorganssuchastheheartlungsliverandkidneys.Itisbelievedthatalmostallsuddendeathsarecausedbydamagetotheheart.Thereisalmostnootherorganthatwouldfailsofastastocausesuddendeath.Kidneyfailureliverfailurethosethingsdon’tkillyousuddenly.Bythewayanystrongpositiveornegativeemotionssuchashappinessorsadnesscancausethesameresult.Therearepeoplewhohavediedinstrongemotions.TherewasacaseofagolferwhohitaholeinoneturnedtohispartnerandsaidIcandienow一andthenhedroppeddead.Foraboutsevendaysafterthe9-11terroristattacksontheWorldTradeCenterandPentagontherewasanincreaseofsuddencardiacdeathamongNewYorkers.51.Whywasthemancharged?A.Becausehewastryingtokillanoldwoman.B.Becausehecausedanoldwoman’sterrorandshedied.C.Becausehebeatanoldwomanandcausedherheartattack.D.Becausehemurderedanoldwomanwhilerobbingabank.52.TheunderlinedwordfelonyinPara.1mostprobablymeans___________.A.newB.severeC.deadlyD.organized53.Whichofthefollowingaboutthefight-or-flightresponseistrue?A.Thefight-or-flightresponsewasnotraisedorprovedyet.B.Itisanaturalprotectivemethodthatcanonlybefoundinhumans.C.Theancienthumanshadabetterfight-or-flightresponsethanmodemones.D.Thefight-or-flightresponseisbeneficialtobothouractionsandorgans.54.Whatactivitycanweinferislesslikely可能的todamagetheorgans?A.Winningabiglottery彩票.B.Missingadeadfamily.C.WatchingahorrormovieD.Listeningtoasweetsong.55.Thepurposeofthepassageis_____________.A.toexplainwhypeoplewilldieofaheartattackB.tooffersomeadviceonprotectingusfromheartfailureC.tocomparedifferentkindsoffeelingstocauseadeathD.toshowstrongemotionscancauseasuddendeath
ParentscanhelptheirseventhandeighthgradestudentsstandoutinandoutoftheirEnglishclassroombyintroducingthemtonewspapers.Newspapersnotonlyofferinformationoncurrenteventsbuttheycanalsobeusedtotestyourchild'sknowledgeofgrammarvocabularyandmorE.WhoWhatWhereWhenWhyandHowHaveyourchildreadthefirstcoupleofparagraphsofanewsstory.Askthemtowritedownalloftheimportantfactssuchaswhowhatwherewhenwhyandhow.ThishelpsparentstoseeiftheirchildrencomprehendthebasicfactsandinformationtheyreaD.GrammarParentscanmonitorachild'sunderstandingofgrammaticalpartsofspeech词性withoutagrammartextbook.AskyourchildtoreadaparagraphinanarticleandthenlistaspecificnumberofnounsverbsadjectivesadverbspronounsprepositionsandthelikewhichservesmoreofatestoftheirgrammaticalknowledgE.Encouragethemtolisteachofthesepartsofspeechinaparagraph.Thenrereadtheparagraphtoseeiftheymissedanything.PersuasionAskyourchildtoselectanadvertisementfromthenewspaper.Havetheminvestigatehowspecificwordsorphrasesinfluencetheirfeelingsaboutaparticularproduct.ThenencouragethemtocreateanadvertisementoftheirownforanitemtheydonotlikE.Tellthemnottoshowtheirtruefeelingsandtrytomakepeoplewanttobuythisunwanteditem.AfterthataskthemtolistthepersuasivetechniquesusedintheiraD.FactsvsOpinionsSelectaneditorialforyourmiddleschoolertoreaD.Haveyourchilddivideapieceofpaperintotwocolumnsonemarkedfactandtheothermarkedopinion.Haveyourstudentdecidewhichcolumnitfitsunder.Thiswillhelpyourchildbetterunderstandfactsversusopinions.Anotherrelatedexerciseisrespondingtoaneditorial.Encourageyourchildtowriteletterstotheeditororresponsestoeditorialsorotherarticles.BeforeyourchildsendshisorherletterchecktheopinionsectiontoseewhatrequirementstherearE.HeadlinesandSynonyms同义词Askyourmiddleschoolertorewriteacoupleofheadlinesusingthesynonymsoftheoriginalwords.Comparetheheadlines.Dotheoriginalversionsortherewritessoundbetter?Thisisagreatexercisetohelpstudentslearnsynonymsandexpandtheirvocabulary.Ifyoufindyourseventhoreighthgradechildisstrugglingwiththesenewspaperactivitiesitmaybeanindicatorthattheyhavefallenbehindintheirreadingskills.Theseactivitiesweredesignedwithaseventhoreighthgraderinmind;thereforewhiletheyareeducationaltheyshouldbemoreofreinforcement增强insteadofamajorreadingchallengE.OutlineSupportingdetailsAnapproachtolearning88studentsinseventhandeighthgradestonewspaperscanbehelpfulinlearningEnglish.Newspaper89●Askstudentstoreadthefirstparagraphsofanewsstoryandwritedowntheimportantand90_factstoseeiftheycanunderstandthem.●Havestudentsreadanarticleandlistdifferentpartsofspeechtoimprovetheirunderstandingof91.●Selectanadandaskstudentstofindthepersuasiveexpressions92initandthencreatetheirownadforaproducttheydislikE.●Selectaneditorialandhavestudents93factsfromopinions.Afterthatencouragethemtowritea94toaneditorial.●Askstudentstowriteafewsynonymsandcomparethemwiththe95headlinestohelpthemwiththeirvocabularyexpansion.Possibleresults●Itmay96thatachildispooratreadingifheorshehas97_withtheseactivities.●TheseactivitiesdesignedforspecialgraderscannotbeusedasamajorreadingchallengE.
Britain’spublandlords酒吧店主arelookingwithaworriedeyetotheUKChancellor’sbudgetforfearthattheannualtaxgatheringroundwillstrikeanotherblowtoatraditionalindustryalreadyreeling蹒跚.Thousandsofpubshaveclosedsincethefinancialcrashin2007.ThePloughwhichwasonceacoachinghousefortravelershasbeenservingBritain’sfamouswarmbeersincethedaysofShakespearE.Nowitisunderthreattoo.Yeah.SomanypubshavebeenclosedoverthelastfewyearseveninthisareasaidDerekO’NeilthemanagerofThePloughPuB.Manyreasonsarethecause—abanonsmokinginpublicseverelawsagainstdrinkinganddrivingandhightaxeshaveallcombinedtokilloffnearly10000pubsinthelastsevenyearsaccordingtotheBritishBeerandPubAssociation.WiththeclosurespubsarebeingredevelopeD.Manyhaveturnedintosupermarketswherethebeerissometimescheaper.Britain’spubscontinuetoplayanimportantpartintheUKeconomysellingthousandsofdifferentbeersandemployingmorethanamillionpeoplE.Therealitythoughispubsaresufferingsomethingofahangover遗留物.Inthelast15yearstheamountofbeersoldinpubshasfallenbyeightmillionbarrelstojustunder36millionayear.Publandlordswanttaxbreaks税务减免.Peoplehavelessmoneyintheirpocketssotheycan’tgooutandspenditandhabitsarechanging—somuchalcoholisnowadaysdrunkathomesaidBrigidSimmondsChiefExecutiveoftheBritishBeerandPubAssociation.YeahImissthepubswherethere’salotofcharacterespecially30yearsago.Youknowtherewasgreatfuninthem.Whilepubsarestillmuchlovedthey’rediscoveringthatloveisn’tenoughtosurvive21stcenturyeconomics.48.Accordingtothefirstparagraphtaxgatheringroundcan______.A.greatlybenefitBritain’spubsB.saveBritain’spubsinawayC.encouragemorepeopletogotoBritain’spubsD.makethesituationofBritain’spubsevenworse49.WhatdoweknowaboutThePlough?A.IthasbeencloseD.B.Itisrunquitewellnow.C.Itisapubwithalonghistory.D.Itdoesn’tfacethepresentthreat.50.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A.Pubscan’toffermanyjobstopeoplE.B.TheUKeconomyactuallydependsonpubs.C.PubsbecomelessimportantintheUKeconomy.D.TheclosuresofpubswilldamagetheUKeconomy.
UGGbootshavebeenawinter-weatherfashionforseveralyearsnowcombiningfunctioncomfortwarmthandevensomestylE.WhatmanyUGG-enthusiastsdon’tknowisthattheirbootsareabreedinggroundforbacteriaandcausefootproblems.Doctorsbelievethebootswhichareparticularlypopularamongyoungteenagegirlsareleadingtoariseinthenumberofpeoplesufferingpainsintheirfeetandknees.Dr.IanDrysdaleheadoftheBritishCollegeofOsteopathicMedicinebelievesbecausethefootdoesnotgetthepropersupportontheinsideitwillleadtomoreanklekneehipandbackproblems.Thesebootsarenotdesignedforoutsidewear.Justbecausesomethingbecomesatrendorfashionabledoesn’tmeanit’sgoodorrighthesaidTheparticularproblemwiththistypeoffootwearisthatitisunsupporteD.It’saslipper.Youwouldn’tnormallyexpecttobedoingoutdooractivitiesfromsomethingthat’sindoor.Ifyoudecidetowearyourpajamasoutsideallthetimesomeonewillcomeupandsayit’snotagoodideA.Dr.Drysdaleexplainedthatthefeetissuesbecomeaparticularproblemamongyoungteenagegirlswhosebonesareplasticanddevelopingwhentheyaregrowing.IfthatstructureisdevelopinginaninappropriatewayhesaidthentheultimatestructurewillbedeformedMikeO’NeillaconsultantsurgeonsaidAsthefootslidesaroundyougetwearandtear磨损onthejointsontheinsideofthefootTheankleisinthewrongpositionthethighbonealsochangespositionandyougetanabnormalmovementinthepelviswhichleadstobackproblems.UGGAustraliawhomakesthedesignerversionofthebootstoldTheDailyMirrorthattheirbootsarecomfortratherthanperformancefootwearandconsumersshouldbeawareofknockoffs仿制品whichlackreinforcedheelsintheirboots.64.TeenagegirlsprefertowearUGGbootsbecauseofthefollowingexcept______A.designB.comfortC.qualityD.warmth65.AccordingtoDr.IanDrysdale_____A.thereisapossibilitythatbacteriawillmultiplyinUGGbootsB.wearingUGGbootswillleadtomoreankleandtoeproblemsC.it’snotagoodideatowearbootslikeUGGoutsideallthetimeD.teenagegirl’sbonesareplasticenoughtowearUGGboots66.Theunderlinedworddeformedisclosestinmeaningto_____A.shapedB.strengthenedC.reformedD.damaged67.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.PotentialHarmofUGGBootsB.ThePopularityofUGGBootsC.TheUniqueDesignofUGGBootsD.BenefitsofUGGBoots
Inwhiteshirtbluepantsblackclothshoesandtwopigtails辫子JingqiugivesoffanairofgreatpurebeautyinZhangYimou'snewmovieUndertheHawthornTreE.ThefilmtellsthestoryofthesadromanceofJingqiuandahandsomeyoungmannamedLaosan.Setattheendoftheculturalrevolution1966～1976thepairmanagedtofallinlovealthoughtheycamefromdifferentpoliticalenvironments.Beforeitwasreleasedmoviegoersspeculated推测onjustwhatthispurebeautycouldbE.DirectorZhangcomplainedofhowlongithadtakenhimtofindtherightgirlforthepartofJingqiu—acharactersoinnocentthatshebelievedsimplylyingonthesamebedwithamanwouldmakeherpregnant.Itwas18yearoldZhouDongyuwhostoodoutfromthecrowD.AccordingtoZhangZhouhadeyesthatareclearlikeafountainonamountainside.Bornofanordinaryworker'sfamilytheShijiazhuanggirlwasinherfinalyearofhighschoolandworkinghardforaplaceinanartcollegE.Whilesometeenagersconsidersuchpurebeautyillusory虚幻的othersbelievethatitspeaksofsomethingsoulful.Purityisallabouttheinnocencethatshinesthroughfromwithinthinks16yearoldTanMengxiofNanjing.BeingpurecanbesimplenothavingcomplicatedthoughtsandbeinginexperienceD.Howeveritdoesn'tmeananignorantornaive天真的person.Soapersonispureinhisorhernatureifheorsheisalwaysenthusiasticandabletodealwithdifficultmattersindependently.Thispuritydoesn'tpasswithtimeshesaiD.13.WhatimagedoesJingqiugivetoaudiencesinthemovieUndertheHawthornTree?A.ApuregirlB.AsimplegirlC.AromanticgirlD.Asilentgirl14.Whatkindofgirllookspureaccordingtothepassage?A.Agirlinwhiteshirtbluepantsblackclothshoesandtwopigtails.B.Agirlwearsaccessoriesandmakeup.C.Agirlwhowasbornintoanordinaryworker'sfamily.D.AgirlhaseyesthatareclearlikeafountainonamountainsidE.15.What'stheopinionofTanMengxiaboutpurity?A.ItisofwhethersomeoneisignorantornaivE.B.Purityisamatterofinternalqualityanddoesn'tpasswithtimE.C.ItisofwhethersomeoneisalwaysenthusiastiC.D.BeingpurecanbesimplenothavingcomplicatedthoughtsandbeinginexperienceD.16.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdebateonthemovieUndertheHawthornTreeB.Whatmakesapuregirl?C.OpinionsonthecharacterJingqiuD.It'shardtofindthecharacterJingqiu
Makingfriendsisaskilllikemanyotherskills.ItimproveswithpracticE.Ifyouwanttomeetpeopleandmakefriendsyoumustbewillingtotakesomeactions.YoumustfirstgowheretherearepeoplE.Youwon'tmakefriendsstayinghomealonE.Joinacluboragroup.Talkingwiththosewholikethesamethingsasyoudoismucheasier.Orjoinsomeoneinsomeactivities.ManypeoplearenervouswhentalkingtonewpeoplE.Afterallmeetingstrangersmeansfacingtheunknown.Andit'shumannaturetofeelabituncomfortableabouttheunknown.Mostofourfearsaboutdealingwithnewpeoplecomefromdoubtsaboutourselves.Weimagineotherpeoplearejudgingusorfindingustootallortooshorttoothisortoothat.Butdon'tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthesameway.TrytoacceptyourselfasyouareandtrytoputtheotherpersonateasE.You'llbothfeelmorecomfortablE.Trytoactselfconfidentlyevenifyoudon'tfeelthatway.WhenyouenteraroomfullofstrangerssuchasanewclassroomwalktallandstraightlookdirectlyatotherpeopleandsmilE.Ifyouseesomeoneyou'dliketospeaktosaysomething.Don'twaitfortheotherpersontostartaconversation.Justmeetingsomeonenewdoesnotmeanthatyouwillmakefriendswiththatperson—friendshipisbasedonmutuallikingandgiveandtake.Ittakestimeandefforttodevelop.24.Thebesttitleofthetextmaybe________.A.FriendshipB.HowtoMakeFriendsC.MeetingNewPeopleD.FacingtheUnknown25.Youcan'tmakefriendsifyou________.A.takesomeactionsB.gotowheretherearepeopleC.avoidmeetingpeopleD.won'tstartaconversation26.Friendshipisbasedon________.A.selfconfidenceB.meetingmoreunknownpeopleC.moretalkingandsmilingtopeopleD.takingfromandgivingtopeople27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Makingfriendsneedspractising.B.Makingfriendsneedstobemoreactiveinstartingaconversation.C.Whenmeetingsomeonemakehimfeelniceandstartingaconversation.D.Beforemakingfriendswithsomeonejudgeifhe'stoothisortoothat.
StudiesoverthepastdecadeattheUniversityofUtahshowthathands-freecellphonesarejustasharmfultodriversashand-heldonesbecauseitistheconversationnotthephonethatisdistracting分散theirattention.EventhoughyoureyesarelookingrightatsomethingwhenyouareonthecellphoneyouarenotaslikelytoseeitsaysProfessorDavidStrayer.Ninety-ninepercentofthetimeit'snotthatcritical危急的butthatl%couldbethetimeachildrunsintothestreetheadds.Dr.Strayer’sstudieshavealsofoundthattalkingonacellphoneisfarmoredistractingthantalkingwithapassenger.Listeningtotheradiotomusicortoabookontapealsoisn’tasdistractingbecauseitdoesn’trequirethesamelevelofinteractionasaconversation.Butevendriversmaymisssomedetailsofabookontapeiftheirattentionisfocusedondrivingtasks.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntosearchfacesincrowds.AndtheUtahresearchershavefoundararegroupofsuper-taskers—about2.5%ofthepopulation—whoseemabletoattendtomorethanonethingwitheasE.Manymorepeoplethinktheycaneffectivelydoseveralthingsatthesametimebuttheyarereallyturningtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither.Clearlyitiseasiertoputsometaskstogetherthanothers.Notalldistractionsarethesame’’saysDr.Strayer.ThingslikecleaningandworkingoutcanbedoneautomaticallywhilethemindisfocusedelsewherE.Butdoinghomeworkandtextingatthesametimeisn’tpossiblE.EventalkingandwatchingTVisdifficult.Justtrytalkingwithyourwifewhilewatchingfootball.It’simpossiblejokesDr.Strayer.25.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theharminusingphoneswhiledriving.B.Theadvantagesofhand-heldphones.C.Thedangerofrunninginthestreet.D.Thecausesofroadaccidents.26.WhatdoestheexampleofpoliceofficersinParagraph2show?A.Searchingforfacesrequiresmoreattentionthandriving.B.Talkingtoacrowdcallsforahighlevelofattention.C.One’sattentioncanbeeasilydistractedincrowds.D.TheabilitytoattendtotwotaskscanbetraineD.27.Super-taskerscanbebestdescribedaspeoplewhocan.A.doseveralthingseffectivelyatthesametimeB.turntheirattentionrapidlytotwothingsC.handlealldifficulttaskswitheaseD.payfullattentiontoonetask28.Whichofthefollowingcanyoudowhiletalkingonthephone?A.Doinghomework.B.Writingaletter.C.Workingout.D.WatchingTV.
Deathisnaturalbutdoyouhaveanyideaoftheprocessofdying?Modernscientistsdividetheprocessofdyingintotwophases---clinicalortemporarydeathandbiologicaldeath.ClinicaldeathoccurswhenthevitalorganssuchastheheartorlungshaveceasedtofunctionbuthavenotsufferedpermanentdamagE.Theorganismcanstillberevived复活.Biologicaldeathoccurswhenchangesintheorganismleadtothebreakingupofvitalcellsandtissues.Deathisthenunchangeableandfinal.Scientistshavebeenseekingawaytoprolongtheperiodofclinicaldeathsothattheorganismcanremainalivebeforebiologicaldeathoccurs.Thebestmethoddevelopedsofarinvolvescoolingoftheorganismcombinedwithnarcoticsleep.Byslowingdownthebody’smetabolism新陈代谢coolingdelaystheprocessesleadingtobiologicaldeath.Toillustratehowthisworksscientistsperformedanexperimentonasix-year-oldfemalemonkeycalledKetA.ThescientistputKetatosleepwithanarcotiC.Thentheysurroundedherbodywithice-bagsandbegancheckingherbodytemperaturE.Whenithaddroppedto28degreesthescientistsbegandrainingbloodfromanartery.Themonkey’sbloodpressuredecreasedandanhourlaterboththeheartandbreathingstopped:clinicaldeathsetin.FortwentyminutesKetaremainedinthisstatE.Hertemperaturedroppedto22degrees.Atthispointthescientistspumpedbloodintoanarteryinthedirectionoftheheartandstartedartificialbreathing.AftertwominutesKeta’sheartbecameactiveoncemorE.Afterfifteenminutesspontaneous自发的breathingbeganandafterfourhoursKetaopenedhereyesandliftedherheaD.AftersixhourswhenthescientiststriedtogiveherapenicillininjectionKetaseizedthesyringeandranwithitaroundtheroom.Herbehaviordifferedlittlefromthatofahealthyanimal.25.ForapersonwhosuffersfromtheclinicaldeathA.hismostimportantorgansaredamageD.B.hestillhasthepossibilityofgettingbacktolifE.C.hecannotavoidfinaldeath.D.heisstillverymuchalive26.ScientiststrytomakethetimeofclinicaldeathlongerinordertoA.slowdownthebody’smetabolism.B.bringvitalcellsandtissuesbacktoactivelifE.C.cooltheorganism.D.delaythecomingofbiologicaldeath.27.HowdidthescientistsputKetaintoclinicaldeath?A.ByputtinghertosleeploweringhertemperatureanddrainingherblooD.B.Bysurroundingherbodywithice-bagsanddrainingherblooD.C.Bylowingherbloodpressureandstoppingherheartfrombeating.D.Bydrainingherbloodloweringherbloodpressureandstoppingherbreathing.28.AllofthefollowingindicatethatthemonkeyhasalmostrestoredtoheroriginalphysicalstateexceptthefactthatA.herheartbeatagain.B.sheregainedhernormalbreath.C.sherejectedapenicillininjection.D.sheactedaslivelyasahealthymonkey.
Whenshouldpeoplebemadetoretire?55?65?Shouldtherebeacompulsoryagelimit?Manyoldpeopleworkwellintotheir70sand80srunningfamiliescountriesorcorporations.Otherpeoplehoweverdespitebeingfitandhighlytalentedareforcedtoretireintheirfiftiesorevenearlierbecauseoftheregulationsofacompanyorthenation.ThisessaywillexaminewhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedtocontinueworkingaslongastheywantorwhethertheyshouldbeencouragedtoretireataparticularstagE.SomepeoplethinkthereareseveralargumentsforallowingolderpeopletocontinueworkingaslongastheyareablE.FirstofallolderemployeeshaveanimmenseamountofknowledgeandexperiencewhichcanbelosttoabusinessororganizationiftheyaremadetoretirE.A.secondpointisthatolderemployeesareoftenextremelyloyalemployeesandaremorewillingtocarryoutcompanypoliciesthanyoungerlesscommittedstaff.HoweveramoreimportantpointisregardingtheattitudesinsocietytooldpeoplE.Toforcesomeonetoresignorretireat60indicatesthatthesocietydoesnotvaluetheinputofthesepeopleandthateffectivelytheirusefullifeisover.Ageisirrelevanttoaworkinglifesurelyifolderemployeesaretoldtheycannotworkafter60thisisagediscrimination.Thattheybecomeolddoesnotnecessarilymeantheyaregoingtobesick.Oldpeoplecouldbemoreawareexperiencedandcommittedthansomeyoungsters.Othershoweverthinkthatallowingolderpeopletoworkindefinitelyisnotagoodpolicy.Agealoneisnoguaranteeofability.Oldpeopleareonlyambitiousworkaholicswhoaretooselfishandself-centeredtobelievethatayoungerpersoncoulddobetter.Actuallymanyyoungeremployeeshavemoreexperienceorskillsthanolderstaffwhomayhavebeenstuckinoneareaorunitformostoftheirworkinglives.Havingcompulsoryretirementallowsnewideasinanorganization.Inadditionwithoutagelimitshowevermanypeoplewouldcontinuetoworkpurelybecausetheydidnothaveanyotherplansorroles.A.thirdpointofviewisthatolderpeopleshouldberewardedbysocietyfortheirlife’slaborbybeinggivengenerouspensionsandthefreedomtoenjoytheirleisurE.Wenowhaveyoungsterswhocan’tfindjobsbecauseoldpeoplearechoosingnottoretirE.OldpeoplearenotretiringbecausethisnewgenerationofoldpeoplethinkingtheywillneverdieduetomodernadvancesinmedicinE.Withmanyyoungpeopleunemployedorfrustratedinlow-levelpositionsthereareoftencallstocompulsorilyretireolderworkers.Howeverthiscanaffecttheolderindividual’sfreedomandrighttoworkandcandeprive剥夺societyofvaluableexperienceandinsights.Ifeelthatgivingworkersmoreflexibilityandchoiceovertheirretirementagewillbenefitsocietyandtheindividual.29.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toexplainthecompulsoryagelimit.B.TodiscusstheretirementagE.C.Toexaminepeople’sworkinglifE.D.TointroduceaparticularstagE.30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforallowingoldpeopletocontinueworkingaccordingtothepassage?A.TheircontributionshouldbevalueD.B.Theirexperienceshouldbemadeuseof.C.Theycanhelptheyoungsters.D.Theyareloyalemployees.31.Itcanbeinferredinthefourthpassagethat______.A.TheyoungpeoplehavemorecreativespiritsB.ModernadvancesinmedicinemakeoldpeopleneverdieC.PensionsandfreedomarenotgiventotheoldnowD.Oldpeoplebelievethatayoungerpersoncoulddobetter32.Thepassageisarrangedasfollows:
StudentswhosaytheyneverorhardlyeveruseddictionariesmayspeakEnglishwellbutusuallywritepoorlybecausetheymakemanymistakes.Thestudentswhousedictionariesmostdonotlearnespeciallywelleither.Theoneswholookupeverynewworddonotreadfast.Thereforetheydonothavetimetoreadmuch.Thosewhousesmalltwo-languagedictionarieshavetheworstproblems.TheirdictionariesoftengiveonlyoneortwowordsastranslationsofEnglish.ButoneEnglishwordoftenhasmanytranslationsinaforeignlanguageandoneforeignwordhasmanytranslationsinEnglish.Themostsuccessfulstudentsarethosewhouselargecollegeeditiondictionarieswithabout100000wordsbutdonotusethemtoooften.Whentheyarereadingthesestudentsfirsttrytogetthegeneralideaandunderstandnewwordsfromthecontext.ThentheyrereadandusethedictionarytolookuponlykeywordsthattheystilldonotunderstanD.Theyusedictionariesmoreforwriting.Iftheyarenotsurehowtospellawordtheyalwaysuseadictionary.Alsoiftheythinkanounmighthaveanunusualpluralformtheycheckthisinadictionary.63.Thewriterthinksthat.A.chooseagooddictionaryandyou’llbesuccessfulinlearningEnglishB.dictionariesarenotnecessarytothestudentswholearnEnglishC.itisveryimportantforstudentstousegooddictionariesproperlyD.usingdictionariesveryoftencan’thelptoimprovewriting64.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A.DictionarieshavelittleeffectonlearningtospeakEnglish.B.Whatevernewwordsyoumeetwhilereadingneverusedictionaries.C.Smalltwo-languagedictionarieshaveseriousshortcomings.D.Readingsomethingforthefirsttimeyou’dbetternotusedictionaries.65.Thispassagemainlytellsus.A.thatstudentsshouldn’tusesmalltwo-languagedictionariesB.whatweretheshortcomingsofsmalltwo-languagedictionariesC.whystudentsshoulduselargecollegeeditiondictionariesD.whatdictionarystudentsshouldchooseandhowtouseit66.WhichisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A.Howtomakegooduseofadictionary.B.Whentouseadictionary.C.HowtoimprovespokenEnglish.D.Howtopracticereadingfast
Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive欺骗?Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistruebutleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincludedhecangiveyouafalsepicture.ForexamplesomeonemightsayIjustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery彩票.Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!Thisguy'sawinnerright?Maybemaybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought$200worthofticketsandonlyonewasawinner.He’sreallyabigloser!Hedidn’tsayanythingthatwasfalsebutheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That’scalledahalf-truth.Halftruthsarenottechnicallyliesbuttheyarejustasdishonest.Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let’ssaythatduringGovernorSmith’slasttermherstatelostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.Oneofheropponents对手saysDuringGovernorSmith’stermthestatelostonemillionjobs!That’strue.HoweveranhoneststatementwouldhavebeenDuringGovernorSmith'stermthestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs.’’Advertisers广告商willsometimesusehalf-truths.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.AnadvertisementmightsayNineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothache.ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It’sasadfactoflifeLiesareliesandsometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.25.WemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshouldA.buylotteryticketsifpossibleB.makeuseofhalf-truthsC.becarefulaboutwhattheyaretoldD.nottrusttheYuckyCompany26.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsnetgaininParagraph5mean?A.finalincreaseB.bigadvantageC.1argeshareD.totalnumber27.WhatcanweknowfromtheexampleoftheYuckyPilladvertisement?A.Falsestatementsareeasytoseethrough.B.Half-truthsareoftenusedtomisleadpeople.C.Doctorsliketoactinadvertisements.D.Advertisementsarebasedonfacts.28.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.He’sreallyabigloser!B.Sometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.C.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalftruths.D.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatements.
Peoplebelievethatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen?Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimbyou’rewrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimbincitygyms.Herepeoplearelearningonclimbing.Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandsmallholdingplacesforhandsandfeet.Howdopeopleclimbthewall?Toclimbyouneedspecialshoesband保护带aroundyourchesttoholdyou.Thereareropestiedtoyou.Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudon’tfall.A.beginner’swallisusuallyabout15feethighandyouclimbstraightup.Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandonandholdonto.Sometimesit’seasytoseethenewpieceofmetal.Sometimesit’snot.Themostdifficultisyourfear.It’snormalforhumanstobeafraidoffallingsoit’sdifficultnottofeelfear.ButwhenyoumoveawayfromthewallandtheropesholdyouandyoubegintofeelsafE.Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop.Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit’sgoodexerciseforalmosteveryonE.Youuseyourwholebodyespeciallyyourarmsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout.Whenyouclimbbothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger.5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays.B.Itisimpossibletobuildupone’sbodybyclimbing.C.Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors.D.Itisalwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing.6.Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis__________.A.toclimbstraightupB.totieropestoyouC.tomoveawayfromthewallD.tocontrolyourfear7.Thewordworkoutunderlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.amusementB.funC.tirednessD.exercise8.Themainpurposeofthepassageis_______.A.Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms.B.ToencouragepeopletoclimbmountainsC.TointroducethesportofwallclimbingD.Toprovethebasicneedforclimbing
Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrown-upsandoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspainsandthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilitiestomakelifedifficult.Ifachildhasgoodparentsheisfedlookedafterandlovedwhateverhemaydo.Itisimpossiblethathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inadditionlifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild—thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowell-known.Butachildhashisparents.Heisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo;heiscontinuallybeingtoldnottodothingsorbeingpunishedforwhathehasdonewrong.Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownlivinghecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfoodhisclothesandhisroombuthastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachildhewillgohungry.Andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparentshemaygotoprison.Ifhoweverheworkshardkeepsoutoftroubleandhasgoodhealthhecanhavethegreathappinessofbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.44.Accordingtothesecondparagraphthewriterthinksthat_______.A.lifeforachildiseasycomparedwithanadultB.achildisalwayslovedwhateverhedoesC.ifmuchisgiventoachildhemustdosomethinginreturnD.onlychildrenareinterestedinlife45.Afterachildgrowsuphe_________.A.willhavelittletimeplayingB.hastobesuccessfulinfindingajobC.canstillaskforhelpintimeoftroubleD.shouldbeabletotakecareofhimself46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PeopleareoftensatisfiedwiththeirlifE.B.LifeislessinterestingforoldpeoplE.C.Adultsaremuchfreertodowhattheywanttodo.D.Adultsshouldnolongerdependonothers.47.Themainideaofthepassageis_________.A.lifeisnotenjoyablesinceeachagehassomepainsB.youngmencanhavethegreatesthappinessiftheyworkhardC.childhoodisthemostenjoyabletimeinone'slifeD.oneisthehappiestifhecanmakegooduseofeachageinhislife
Deception骗术issomethingthatpeopledoallthetimeanditplaysanimportantroleinmilitarystrategy.Nowsomeresearchersaretryingtofigureouthowtogetrobotstodoitbylookingatthebehaviorofsquirrelsandbirds.AtGeorgiaTechateamledbyRonaldArkinaprofessorattheSchoolofInteractiveComputingstudiedtheliteratureonsquirrelshidingtheiracorns橡果.Squirrelswillhidetheirfoodinacertainplacebutwhentheyseeothersquirrelstryingtostealfromthemtheyattempttofoolthethievesbyrunningtoafakelocation.RonaldArkinandhisPh.D.studentJaeeunShimusedthatasamodelforrobotbehavior.Theyprogrammedtherobotintotrickingapredator捕食者machinebydoingwhatεisquirreldoesshowingtheenemyafalselocationforanimportantresourcE.TheteamalsolookedathowotheranimalsinthiscaseaspeciesofbirdcalledArabianbabbler~driveoffpredators.A.babblerwillmakeanalarmcallwhentheyseeapredatorandotherbabblerswilljointhebirdandmakemorecalls.Theythensurroundthepredatorallthewhileflapping拍打wingsandmakingnoises.Thebabblersdon’teveractuallyfighttheanimaltheywanttodriveofftheyjustmakeenoughnoisesandflapsaroundenoughsothatitseemsthatattackingababblerisn’tworthitTheyfoundthatthedeceptionworkswhenthegroupreachesacertainsize—essentiallywhenenoughbirdsarrivetoconvincetheenemythatit’sbesttobackoff.Davismodeledthatbehaviorinsoftwareusingamilitarysceneandfoundthatitworkedevenifthegroupdidn’thavethefirepowertoconfronttheenemydirectly.Themilitaryisinterestedinthisbecausearobotthatcanfoolanopponentisavaluabletool.Itcouldleadanenemydownafaketrailormakeitselflookmoredangerousthanitactuallyis.73.Whydoesthemilitarywanttotakeadvantageofsquirrels’trick?A.Itcanreducetheuseoffirepowertoconfronttheenemy.B.Itcanfooltheenemyintobelievingitismoredangerous.C.Itcanleadtheenemyinawrongdirectiontoavoidlosingresources.D.Itcanscaretheenemyawaywhowantstodestroytheacorns.74.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayArabianbabblersdriveoffpredators?A.OnebirdmakesanalarmcallandotherbirdswilljoinitB.TheyfighttheenemybravelyfacetofacE.C.Theymakenoisesandflapsaroundthepredator.D.Theyforcethepredatorawarethatitisn'tworthwhiletoattack.75.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Animals'behaviorsareresearchedtobeappliedtothestudyofmilitaryrobots.B.Robotsfoolingtricksareappliedtothestudyofanimals’behaviors.C.Birdsandsquirrelsaretheanimalsthataregoodatdeception.D.Researchersareinterestedinanimals’military-relatedbehaviors.
PeoplearebeingtrickedintoFacebookwiththepromiseofafunfreeservicewithoutrealizingthey’repayingforitbygivinguploadsofpersonalinformation.MostFacebookusersdon’trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisuptotheystillhavenoideawhatthey’repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon’treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.Thebiggestproblemhoweveristhatthecompanykeepschangingtherules.ThatwasthegreatthingaboutFacebook.Youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyearthecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythings:yourcityyourphotoyourfriends’namesweresetbydefault默认tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.AccordingtoFacebook’svice-presidentElliotSchragethecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsserviceandifpeopledon’tshareinformationtheyhavealesssatisfyingexperiencE.SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Inoriginalbusinessmodelwhichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthem.Atthesideofthepagestotallywhowantstolookatadswhenthey’reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InAprilSenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocialnetworkingsites.IthinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethemSchrageadmits.IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacyit’sonlythebeginningwhichiswhyI’mconsideringcancelingmyaccount.FacebookisahandysitebutI’mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’tknow.That’stoohighapricetopay.32.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?A.Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.B.Itearnsmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.C.ItisawebsitethatsendsmessagestouserswhowanttogetmarrieD.D.Itmakesmoneybysellingitsusers’personaldatA.33.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?A.Theydon’tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.B.Theyareunwillingtogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.C.Theydon’tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsitE.D.Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.34.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?A.ToobeytheFederalguidelines.B.Toprovidebetterservicetoitsusers.C.Toimproveitsusers’connectionD.Toexpanditsbusiness.35.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?A.HeisdissatisfiedwithitspresentservicE.B.Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.C.Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.D.Hedoesn’twanthispersonaldatabadlyuseD.
Likehumanbeingsdogsmaycatchcoldbecauseofcoldweatherwetconditionsorcanalsogetitfromothersickdogs.Ifadoghasarunningnoseandwateryeyescoughsorsneezes打喷嚏thenitisquiteprobablethatthedoghascaughtcolD.Adog'scoldcangetoverafterafewdayswithouttreatmentbutittotallydependsupontheownertotreatitwithmedicationsorimproveitsimmunepower免疫力togetridofthecoldnaturally.FollowingaresomeofthethingsyoucandoifyourdoggetsacolD.Youcanimproveitsimmunepowerbygivingitpropernutrientdiet.Healthyfoodcanreallydowonders.Trytogiveitfoodwhichiseithersuggestedbythevet兽医orishealthyforyourpet.IncreasetheintakeoffoodwhichisrichinvitaminsAC.andE.Keepyourdogwarm.ThebestplaceforyourdoginwinterisinsideyourhousE.Donotkeepyourdogoutsidewhenitiscoldandwet.Athomeyoucanalsokeepthedogwarmwiththehelpofcarpets.Thiswillmakehimcomfortableandhelphimtorecoverfast.Increasethefluid流质intakeasithelpsalot.Watercanbethebestchoicebutyoucanalsoaddbroth肉汤inwaterwhichwillgiveyourdogstrength.Warmwaterwillmakeyourdogmorecomfortableandwillalsokeepthedogawayfromtherespiratoryinfections呼吸道感染.SteamtreatmentisconsideredtobeeffectiveingettingridofcolD.Itmakesthenasal鼻的passagewetwhichhelpsproperbreathing.Justfillyourbathroomwithsteamandleaveyourdoginsidethebathroomfor15minutes.Doitnearly2to3timesadayandyouwillseeyourdogrecovering.ThesearesomeofthethingsyoucandotohelpyourdogrecoverfromcolD.Howeverifyouarenotabletofindanyimprovementinitshealththenturntothevetforhelpimmediately.Takeyourdogforregularcheckupssoastoavoidcomplications并发症.52.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowabout__________.A.thedifficultyinkeepingadogasapetB.characteristicsofsickdogsC.thesimilaritiesbetweendogsandhumanbeingsD.causesandsymptoms症状ofcoldindogs53.Whenyourdogcatchescoldyoushouldfeediton_______.A.itsfavoritefoodB.thesuggestedfoodbythevetC.somemeatandwaterD.foodrichinvitaminB.54.Whenadogcatchescolditiswrongto________.A.keepitinsideduringcoldandwetweatherB.leaveitinsidethebathroomfullofsteamC.letiteattoomuchsolidfoodD.keepitsleepingonrugsathome55.Itcanbelearntfromthetextthat_________.A.adog’scoldcanalwaysdisappearnaturallyB.it’squiteeasytomakeasickdogrecoverfromcoldC.treatingadog’scoldsometimesneedsavet’shelpD.coldindogswon’tspreadbetweeneachother.
ThequestionthisweekcomesfromourlistenerHerveAcardwhoasksabouttheAmericanwordOKwhichmeansallrightoracceptable.Itexpressesagreementorapproval.ThewordisusedmoreoftenthananyotherwordintheworlD.LanguageexpertAllenWalkerReadsaidthewordbeganasashortwayofwritingadifferentspellingofthewordsallcorrect.Oldstoriessaysomeforeign-bornpeoplewouldwriteallcorrectaso-l-lk-o-r-r-e-c-tandspokeitasOK.SomepeoplesayitcamefromtheNativeAmericanIndiantribeknownastheChoctaws.TheChoctawwordokehmeansthesameastheAmericanwordOK.ExpertssayearlyexplorersintheWesternAmericaspoketheChoctawlanguageinthenineteenthcentury.Thelanguagespreadacrossthecountry.AccordingtosomepeopleOKwasawaytoshortenGreekwordsthatmeaneverythingisfinE.ItisalsosaidthatarailroadworkernamedObadiahKellyinventedtheworD.Heissaidtohaveputthefirstlettersofhisnames—OandK—oneachobjectpeoplegavehimtoplaceonthetrain.AnotherexplanationisthatOKwasinventedbyapoliticalorganizationthatsupportedMartinVanBurenforpresidentinthe1800s.TheycalledtheirorganizationtheOKCluB.ThelettersOandKweretakenfromthenameofthetownwhereMartinVanBurenwasborn—OldKinderhookNewYork.NoteveryoneagreeswiththeseexplanationsbutexpertsdoagreethatthewordispurelyAmericanandhasspreadtoalmosteverycountryonEarth.YetintheUnitedStatesitisusedmostlyinspeech.SeriouswriterspreferusingwordssuchasagreeapproveorconfirminsteaD.61.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.A.newspaper.B.A.textbook.C.A.radioprogram.D.A.languagemagazinE.62.OfthefollowingoriginswhichonehasthesamemeaningastheAmericanwordOK?A.TheOKClubB.TheChoctawwordokehC.ThewordinventedbyMartinVanBurenD.Theshortformofallcorrect63.AccordingtothepassagewhichstatementisNOTtrue?A.PeopledisagreeabouttheoriginofOK.B.OKisoftenusedinformalwritingintheUSA.C.ThewordOKiswidelyusedallovertheworlD.D.NativeAmericanlanguageonceinfluencedAmericanEnglish.
ShakeShackisanewkindofrestaurantbecomingmorepopularintheU.S.Therestaurantsarenotfastfood.Theyareknownasfastcasual.ObserverssayAmericanswantmorechoicesandfreshfoodwhenchoosingwhereandwhattoeat.ThistrendisonereasonwhythefastfoodrestaurantMcDonald’shasstruggledfinancially.Inthelastquarterof2014McDonald’snetincomedroppedbyabout$300million.TheJanuaryearningsreportbroughtmorebadnews.WorldwidesalesdroppedfortheeighthmonthinarowandevenmorethanexpecteD.WhileMcDonald’sisstrugglingtogettheircustomersbackShakeShackisdoingwellinmakingmoney.TheNewYork-basedburgerchainhadaverysuccessfulIPOorinitialpublicofferingofsharesattheendofJanuary.OnitsfirstdayoftradingShakeShackwentfrom$21asharetojustunder$46asharE.BeingpartofthefastcasualtrendhashelpedShakeShack.OtherfastcasualrestaurantsintheU.S.includeChipotleandPanerA.BonnieRiggsarestaurantexpertwithNPDhasstudiedAmericans’restauranthabitsforalmost30years.ShesaysonereasonwhyAmericanslikefastcasualfoodisthatit’snew.It’screativeit’ssomethingdifferentandpeopleliketotrynewthings.HerstudyshowsAmericansmade61billionvisitstorestaurantslastyear.ThreeoutoffourvisitsweretofastfoodrestaurantslikeMcDonald’s.Fastcasualisstillasmallpercentageofrestaurantvisitsbutithasdevelopedfast.JustasMs.RiggssaysIt’sgrowingbyleapsandboundsbecausetheymeetconsumers’needs.Theyknowit’sbeingpreparedwhiletheywaitit’sfreshqualityfoodgoodtastingfoodatwhattheysayarereasonableandaffordableprices.ManyAmericansstillliketheirfastfooD.Theyjustarenotgoingasoften.Theyarefindingotherwaystohaveameal.25.What’sthetroublewithMcDonald’s?A.Itssharegoesdownto$21.B.ShakeShackhastakenitsplacE.C.It’snotpopularwithAmericans.D.ItssalesandincomehavedroppeD.26.WecanlearnfromBonnieRiggsthatAmericans________.A.don’tlikefastfoodanymoreB.careonlyaboutthequalityC.liketotrysomethingnewD.paymorerestaurantvisitstofastcasual27.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasebyleapsandboundsinParA.3mean?A.Steadily.B.Rapidly.C.Slowly.D.Normally.28.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesfastcasual?A.Fresh-madeandtasty.B.High-qualityandexpensivE.C.Farm-to-tableandtraditional.D.Time-consumingandspecial.
Whenyou'veseenacouplefightingorhavingapityargumentwhatisthefirstthingthatcomesinyourmind?Probablyyouthinkthatyouwillneverallowargumentstosetinyourrelationshipespeciallywhenyougetmarriedorwillneverthinktostartonebutargumentsseemtocomenaturally.YouargueaboutthebrandofcoffeeorwhattoeatatlunchwhowilldothedishesetC.Sometimesmorethanthatbutregardlessofyourreasonsfortheargumentorfightfixingatroubledrelationshipandhavingasolutionisveryimportant.Ourpartnersareourmostvaluablefortunes.Companionsprovidealisteningearforourtroublessupportforourdreamsandasafetynetwhenwefall.TheygiveusloveevenwhenweareunlovablE.Theyareandmustbeourfriends.Inevitablythoughsometimeswegothroughtroubledperiodsandasolutionshouldbesoughtthroughthefollowingsteps:Addressthesituation.AdmittoyourpartnerthatsomethingiswrongandneedstobefixeD.Determinetheproblem.Togetherdiscusswhatproblemswearefacing.BehonestandletyourhonestybeinitsproperplacE.Rememberyouaretalkingtoyourpartneranotherhalfofyourself.ApologizE.Weacceptresponsibilityforouractionsandseekforgiveness.RefusetoblamE.Inadditionwemustavoiddefendingourselves.Therecouldbeatemptationtoargueoverwhodidwhat;howeverthegoalisnotprovingwhoisrightbutsavingtherelationship.Beginrepairs.AskWhatcanIdotorebuildourrelationship?ThekeyhereistodowillinglywhateverisrequesteD.Committorebuilding.Immediatelystartinvestingyourtimeenergyandloveinrestoringtherelationship.Inordertohaveagoodrelationshipwithapartnerwhoacceptsandlovesuswemustbewillingtopaythehighpriceofpatchingupthebrokenrelationship.WalkingawaymightseemeasierbutinthelongrunwewouldloseavaluabletreasurE.32.Itisessentialtofixatroubledrelationshipinthat__________.A.argumentsseemtocomenaturallyB.argumentsarenotallowedinagoodrelationshipC.companionsprovideuswithcomfortandsupportD.sometimesweinevitablygothroughtroubledperiods33.ThesolutionstofixingatroubledrelationshipdoNOTinclude__________.A.askingforforgivenessofthemistakesB.bravelyfacingtheexistingproblemsC.beinghonestwhendiscussingtheproblemsD.tryingtospeakforourselvestoprotectourrights34.TheauthordoesNOTagreethat__________.A.ourpartnersareourmostvaluabletreasuresB.it’ssensibletoignoretheheatedargumentforawhileC.provingwhoistoblamehasnothingtodowiththesolutionD.ittakestimeenergyandlovetorebuildthebrokenrelationship35.Thepurposeofthetextisto__________.A.tellhowtosensiblydealwithtroubledrelationshipsB.confirmthatargumentsarecommonindailylifeC.encouragepeopletoinvestloveinarelationshipD.persuadepeoplenottoblamethosewhomakemistakes
Keepingpetswasapopularonlinegameamongteenagersthreeyearsago.HereisareportonitinanewspaperwrittenatthattimE.Morethan30studentsinourclasshavekeptpetsonlinE.saidZhaoMinastudentfromChangshawhoalsokeepspetsonlinE.LiuYuefromBeijingkeepspetsonkaixin001.com.Thisgirlsaysitisgreatfun.Shethinksthatshehasalsolearnedhowtotakecareofothers.Ifonedoesn’tfeedandcareforthepetitbecomesunhappyandunhealthy.SokeepinganonlinepetmeansspendingalotoftimeonlinE.ThismakesmanyparentsworrieD.SongXinfromShanghaihasbeenkeepingapenguin企鹅onqq.comsincelastyear.Hesayshisparentsknowaboutthepenguinandthinkitisokay.Ifstudentscankeepthebalancebetweenstudyingandplayingit’snotbadforthemtokeeppetsonlinE.24.Howmanyexamplesarementionedinthepassage?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.25.WhatdoesLiuYuethinkofkeepingpetsonline?A.It’snotinterestingatall.B.ItwastestimE.C.It’snotgoodforherstudy.D.Itisgreatfun.26.WhatisSongXin’sparents’attitude态度towardhiskeepingpetsonline?A.Theydon’tallowhertodoso.B.Theyletherdoso.C.Theyaskhertodoso.D.Theydon’twanthertodoso.27.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.HowtokeeppetsonlinE.B.It’sgoodtokeeppetsonlinE.C.Keepingpetsonlineispopularamongteenagers.D.Keepingpetsonlineisbadforchildren’sstudies.
WorkingwomenmakeupnearlyhalfoftheU.S.workforceand51percentofprofessionalworkerslikedoctorslawyersnursesandaccountantsarefemalE.Whileclimbingthecareerladdercanberewardingitoftencomeswithonebigdownside:weightgain!NewresearchpublishedthisweekintheInternationalJournalofObesityshowsthatworkingwomenaremorelikelytobeoverweightandthemoreyouworkthemorepoundsyou’relikelytopileon.LikemanywomenIwork...alot!Asaself-employednutritioncommunicationsspecialistIsitatmydeskinfrontofacomputerforhoursonenD.Sittingaloneisoneoftheworstthingsyoucandoforyourhealthandit’sdirectlylinkedtobeingoverweightandincreasedfatnesssothefactthatwomenintheworkforcegainweightisn’tthatsurprising.IfyouworkyouhavelesstimetomovearounD.Obesity肥胖症researchersarerevealingmanyotherwaysthatemploymentisharmfultoyourdietandwaistlinE.IntheInternationalJournalofObesitystudysome9276Australianwomenaged45-50hadtheirbodyweightandemploymentstatusmonitoredfortwoyears.Results?Thosewhoworkedmorethan35hourswerelikelytogainweightcomparedtothosewhoworkedfewerhoursorwereoutoftheworkforcE.What’smorethemorehoursawomanworkedinaweekthemoreweightshegaineD.TheauthorsoftheAustralianstudyattributeweightgainamongworkingwomentoinactivitylackoftimeforfoodpreparationmoreuseofpreparedfoodshighlevelsofstresslackofsleepandconsumingmorealcohol.I’llalsoaddintravelmealseatenoutandworkingatnightasotherfactorsthatIcanfindtomakebalancingworkwithahealthydietachallengE.25.Thetextaboveisprobablytakenfrom______.A.asportsreportB.ahealthandfitnessmagazineC.afashionjournalD.anadvertisementpost26.A.womanwhoworksasanaccountantismorelikelyto______.A.workafulltimejobB.havemoretimetomovearoundC.gainmoreweightD.keepabalanceddiet27.WhichisNOTthecauseofworkingwomenweightgainingaccordingtothepassageA.Lackingtimeforfoodpreparation.B.Takingpartinmoreactivities.C.Consumingtoomuchalcohol.D.UsingmorepreparedfooD.28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?A.Workingwomenmorelikelypileonpounds.B.Waysofgainingweight.C.Effectsofweightgaining.D.Lessactivityleadstofat.
ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.Inrecentyearsmanywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.A.recentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.ThusclassmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobviousyetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.A.studyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoiceMostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudyontheotherhandwereregional地区的cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.HoweverasimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudicE.Inrecentyearshoweveryounguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondonhavebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccentsinordertohidetheirclassorigins.ThisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticeD.Howeverthe1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlifE.16.A.recentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.A.itistimetoendclassdistinctionB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclassD.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent17.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.VarietyB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.authorityD.qualification18.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.A.RegionalB.educatedC.prejudicedD.unattractive19.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.A.havealongtraditionB.arebasedonregionalstatusC.aresharedbytheAmericansD.havechangedinrecentyears20.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThemiddleclassisexpandingB.A.person’saccentreflectshisclassC.ClassisakeypartofBritishsocietyD.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.
Formostkidsheightisn’tsomethingtheycanchangesowhatdoyoudoifyoudon’tlikehowtallorshortyouare?Itmightbegirlsfeelingtootallandboysfeelingtooshortbutsomereallytallboysmightnotlikeallthatheightandsomeshortergirlsmightgettiredofallthejokesoroffeelinglikethey’restayinglittlewhiletheirfriendsaregrowingup.Ifyouarestillworriedaboutyourheighttalktoyourparentsandyourdoctor.Mostkidsdon’thaveagrowthproblemthatneedshelpfromadoctorbutit’salwaysOKtoaskifyou’reconcerneD.Soformostkidsitseemslikethere’snotmuchtodobutwaittoseehowitallturnsout.Butyoucandosomethingrightnow:eathealthyandtakecareofyourself.Ifyougetthenutrition营养sleepandexerciseyouneedyou’relikelytoreachyourmaximumheight.Inotherwordsyou’llgrowastallasyouweremeanttogrow.Andeventhoughyoumayhearpeoplesayittakingextravitaminsorsupplements补品thatyoucanbuyinastorewon’thelpyougettaller.Juststicktoahealthydietifyouwanttobethetallestyoucanbe!Kidswhowishtheyweren’tsotallshouldstilleathealthyandtakecareofthemselvesofcoursE.Eatinglesswon’tmakeyouendupanyshorterunlessyoureallystarvedyourselfandmadeyourselfsick.Astheygetoldermostkidslearntofeelcomfortablewiththeirheightwhethertheyturnouttallshortorsomewhereinbetween.32.Whatisthistextmainlyabout?A.Sometipsonhowtogrowtaller.B.Someadviceonheightworries.C.Someproblemskidsarefacing.D.Somefactorsthataffectheight.33.Ifyouwanttogrowtalleryouareadvisedtodothefollowingexcept_____.A.getenoughsleepB.takesomeexerciseC.takeextravitaminsD.getenoughnutrition34.We’llfeelcomfortablewithourheight_____.A.afterwetelltheparentsB.afterweseethedoctorC.whenwegrowtallerD.whenwegetolder35.Whodoesthistextwrittenfor?A.Kids.B.Parents.C.Doctors.D.Teachers
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