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第四部分阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项WhenyoulookatamapoftheCaribbeanyouwillseeabunchoflittleislandssurroundedby.Bluewaterswhichincludeplacesthataren'talwayshouseholdnameslikeMontserratandAnguillA.WhilesomeofthenamesmaynotbefamiliarthefactisthattheCaribbeanisapopularvacationregion.Thoselittleclotsonthemapoftenturnouttobeislandparadises.Therearemorethan7000islandsisletsandreefsintheareamanyofwhicharelightlypopulatedandstunninglybeautiful.ThebiggestchallengeyoumightfaceinplanningyourtripischoosingwhereintheCaribbeantogo.Allofthenationsfeatureexcellentweather.Mostfeaturebeautifulbeaches.YoucanenjoythewatersinmostoftheCaribbeannationsandasisoftenthecasewithislandnationsyouwillbewelcomedwarmlybythelocals.Herearesomeresourcestohelpyou.UnlessyoucanwalkonwateroryoucruisetheCaribbeanthebestwaytovisitistofly.Somedestinationshavemorefrequentandcheaperflightsthanothers.YoushoulddosomecomparisonshoppingonflightstotheCaribbean.AndifyouareplanningonflyingthereduringtheChristmasholidayweeksit'simportanttobookasearlyaspossiblebecausepriceswilljustkeepgoingupastheygetcloser.TheCaribbeanoffersawidevarietyofaccommodationoptions.CheckouttheCaribbeanhotelsthatareavailabletogetabetterideaofthevariousoptions.IfyouareonatightbudgetthentheCaribbeancouldbechallengingasthereareonlyafewcheaphotelsandhostelsthatmighthelpyousavesomemoney.ManypeopleseetheCaribbeanfromacruiseship.Thereisnoshortageofcruisesthatwilltakeyouthroughtheregion.CruiseandVacationTravelPackagesistheplacetogotofindthecruiseorvacationpackagethatisrightforyou.56.TheCaribbeanispopularwithtouristsbecause________.A.theareahasasmallpopulationB.theareahasalonghistory.C.therearemanybeautifulislandsthereD.tireareaisverydeveloped57.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthefourthparagraphrefersto_________.A.pricesofairticketsB.touriststotheCaribbeanC.flightstotheCaribbeanD.theChristmasholidayweeks58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheweatherinalloftheCaribbeannationsisfinE.B.MostoftheCaribbeanhotelsarecheap.C.ThelocalpeopleoftheCaribbeanareveryfriendly.D.ItishardtochooseadestinationintheCaribbean.
GreeceisoneofthemostbeautifulcountriesoftheworlD.Millionsoftouristsvisitthisplaceeveryyear.InGreecethebusisthemostconvenientandpreferredmeansoftraveling.ThereareintercitybusesoperatedbyKTELthatinterconnectvariouscitiesofGreeceandthereareinternationalbusesoperatedbyOSEthatconnectGreecetootherEuropeancities.EverytouristmustvisitGreeceatleastonceinlifE.Thiscountryisreallyavacationheaven.Itistheperfectblend融合ofhistoryandartwithadventureandromancE.Youcandiveintodeepbluewatersclimbupthemountainsorenjoyancientarchitectureandhistory.BusesinGreecearecheapandverycomfortablE.AllbusstationsdisplayschedulesofbusesoneveryroutE.Conductorsanddriversareverypoliteandhelpful.Travelersneverfaceanytroublelocatingandboardingbusestotheirdestinations.Touristscanalwaysasktheconductortoinformthemabouttheirstopsothattheycangetdownattherightstop.Everyonehereismorethanhappytohelptourists.AthensthecapitalofGreecehasthreebusterminals终点站.BusestodifferentpartsofGreeceleavefromdifferentterminals.Air-conditionedexpressbusesalsooperatebetweenmajorcities.Theyarefasterandmorecomfortablethanotherbuses.TouristscanchooseguidedGreecebustours.Thesetoursaretheperfectwayofexploringthisgreatcountry.BusesinGreecearealsoagreatwayofsavingbucksonthejourney.Thelong-distancebussystemisverycheap.Busessavealotofmoneytocoverlongdistancescheaperthantaxisorcars.TheyarealsothebestmeansofinteractingwithlocalpeoplE.YoucansitnexttoanativeofGreeceandgetsomeinformationabouttheplacE.1.ThecompanyKTELoffersbusservices.A.fromGreecetoothercountriesB.todifferentcitiesinGreeceC.totouristattractionsinGreeceD.fromGreecetoitsborderingcountries2.ItcanbeinferredfromParA.3thattheGreeksare.A.generousB.hard-workingC.warm-heartedD.economical3.IfyouareatouristtoGreecefromoverseasyou’dbetterchoose.A.taxisB.guidedGreecebustoursC.carsD.air-conditionedexpressbuses4.Theunderlinedwordbucksinthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto.A.troubleB.energyC.timeD.money
Ithasbeendifficulttositonthebenchthemajorityofmyhighschoolbasketballcareertowatchmyteamfromthesidelineand36whyIamnotgoodenoughtobeonthefloor.37endlesshoursofworkanddevotionpushingmyselfthroughdrillafterdrillthe38thingIwantistobeacheerleader.Thefeelingofbeing39issometimestoomuchanddrivesmeto40onthespot.Ioftenfeelasthoughmyeffortsarewastedandmytimeiseatenawaydevotedto41.Itisheartbreakingtobeaspectator旁观者forthegameIloveknowingthatnoonehasenough42togivemethechanceto43onthefloor.TearswellupbutIholdthemback.Ishouldn’tbeso44oversomethingsosilly.Awayfromthegameit’seasiertoputmythoughtstogether45lettingmyemotionsdrivemyreasoning.Iconsider46IamwhereIam.IhaveplayedfootballmywholelifE.Ihaveapassionforthe47andalwayshavE.Thereisnothingliketheexcitementof48:theswishofthenetthesweatrollingoffmycheekseventhebruises青肿arebattlewoundsworn49aftereverygamE.EvenifIdon’tplaymuchIparticipateinevery50.Iampartofateamofgirlswho51togetherlikeafamily.Iamthereforthem52theyareformE.ShouldImoveon?OrshouldIstaywithmyteamandpursuemypassionjustalittlelonger?Thedecisionisn’tdifficultwhenIconsiderthe53thatbeingapartofateambringsme---andnotjustanyteam54myteam.Ilovebasketballandmyteammates.WhenIthinkaboutthatmyviewfromthebenchreallyisn’tsobad55.A.considerB.wonderC.thinkD.hesitateA.SinceB.DuringC.AfterD.BeforeA.otherB.nextC.firstD.lastA.worthlessB.hopelessC.helplessD.carelessA.fightB.quitC.transformD.retireA.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everythingA.sympathyB.encouragementC.permissionD.faithA.respondB.performC.promoteD.practiceA.scaredB.nervousC.upsetD.amazedA.lessthanB.morethanC.otherthanD.ratherthanA.whyB.howC.whetherD.whatA.benchB.sportC.drillD.battleA.waitingB.watchingC.leaningD.playingA.proudlyB.bravelyC.unfortunatelyD.painfullyA.decisionB.planC.gameD.projectA.competeB.stickC.liveD.representA.becauseB.ifC.asD.thoughA.joyB.patienceC.challengeD.positionA.soB.asC.butD.likeA.aboveallB.afterallC.andallD.allinall
Toocoldforrecess?SchoolpoliciesvaryasmuchastempsWhenisittoocoldforschoolchildrentogooutsideforrecess课间休息?Theanswervarieswidelybasedonwhereaschoolislocatedandwhatthekidsareusedto.Consider:OnenorthernMinnesotaschoolsaysithastobe15belowzerobeforekidsarekeptinsidE.ButinareasalongtheEastCoasttemperaturesbelow35to40degreescouldkeepkidsinsidE.CancelingrecessbecauseofthecoldisnosmallissueconsideringthatmuchoftheUSAistremblingthroughwhatmaybeitscoldestwinterinagenerationaccordingtoAccuWeather.ThereisnonationaltemperaturestandardforwhentokeepkidsinsideduringthewintermonthstheU.S.DepartmentofEducationsays.Decisionsaremadeatthelocalleveleitherbyprincipalsorschooldistricts.Consequentlypoliciesarealloverthemap:??InInternationalFallsMinn.theself-describedIceboxoftheNationwheretheaveragehightemperatureinJanuaryis13degreesFallsElementarySchoolPrincipalJerryHilfersaysifit's15beloworwarmertheygooutnomatterwhat.At20belowitgetsiffyheadds.??InWicomicoCountyMD.principalstypicallykeepchildrenindoorswhentemperaturesdropbelowfreezingorifit'srainingorsnowingsaysSusanJonestheschoolsystem'sdirectorofelementaryeducation.That'sthebottomlinesaysCurtisTwilleyprincipalofPembertonElementarySchoolinSalisburyMD.Twilleysaysstudentsgetlittleexercisewhenrecessstaysindoors.AtPembertonElementarythestudentswilltypicallyplayboardgamesorcomputergamesinaclassroombecausetheschool'sgymisoccupiedwithotherclasseshesays.??ForschoolsinMarquetteMich.whichaveragesabout12feetofsnowperseasonschoolofficialsacknowledgestudentsareprobablyalittlemorepreparedthanthoseinsomemoremildclimates.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage_________.A.Nonationaltemperaturestandardismadeforwhentokeepkidsinsideduringthewintermonths.B.SusanJonesinsistsstudentsgetlittleexercisewhenrecessstaysindoors.C.InWicomicoCountychildrenarekeptindoorswhentemperaturesdipbelowfreezing.D.Michhasabout12feetofsnowperseasononaveragE.WhichplacecallsitselfBoxofIce?WicomicoCountyB.MarquetteC.SalisburyD.MinnConsidering_______cancelingrecessInUSAbecauseofthecoldisabigissuE.A.differentschoolshavedifferentprinciples.B.muchoftheUSAhasverycoldwinter.C.physicalactivitycanbooststudentperformancE.D.decisionsaremadeatthelocallevelTheunderlinedwordiffymeans_______.A.uncertainB.surprisingC.seriousD.worseWhatwillbetalkedaboutnext?A.MoreschoolpoliciesB.Thereasonswhyschoolpoliciesvary.C.Measurestoimprovethesituation.D.Necessitiestoimprovethesituation
Thinkforamomentabouttheteachersyouhavehadatschooloratuniversity.Whichonedidyoulikebest?AndWhy?Weretheteachersyoulikedbestalsotheoneswhowerethebestteachersinyouopinion?Beforeyoureadanyfurtherconsiderforaminutethequalitiesthatmakeateacheroutstanding出色.Someverycommonanswerstothisquestionarethatteachersneedtolovetheirstudentsthattheyneedtohaveanexpertknowledgeoftheirsubjectsandthattheyshoulddevotethemselvescompletelytotheirjobs.Alloftheseideasareofcoursetruetoacertainextent程度buttheyareperhapsalittletoosimplE.Itisimpossibleforanyonetoloveeveryonetheyknowandteachersdealwithaverylargenumberofstudentsovertheyears.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldcertainlybeabletomaketheirstudentsfeelthattheyareinterestedinthemaspeopleandinthedevelopmentofboththeircharacters.A.deepknowledgeontothestudentseffectively-ateacherneedstobetrainedintheskillsofteaching.Theseskillsincludehowtocontrolaclassandsoon.FinallyteachershavetodevotealotoftimeandenergytotheirworkofcoursE.Howevertheyarealsomodelsthattheirstudentsmustfollow;soitisimportantthattheyshouldbewell-balancedpeoplewithinterestsoutsidetheirschoolwork-familyfriendshobbiesetC.A.teacherwhoonlylivesforworkislikelytobecometoonarrow-mindeD.1.Theauthorsuggeststhatyouthinkabouttheteachersyouhavehadatschooloratuniversitysothat_______A.youmightpraiseoutstandingteachersB.youmightknowthequalitiesofoutstandingteachersC.youmightselectoutstandingteachersD.youmightlearnfromoutstandingteachers2.Theauthordoesnotconsideritpossibleforateacher_______A.toloveallthestudentshehastaughtoristeachingB.tohaveagoodknowledgeofthesubjectheteachesC.topasstheknowledgeofhissubjectsontohisstudentseffectivelyD.tobeanexampleforhisstudentstofollow3.A.well-balancedpersonisone_______.A.whodevotesallhistimeandenergytohisworkB.whodevotesmostofhistimeandenergytohisfamilyfriendhobbiesetcC.whohasinterestsbothinandoutsidehisworkD.whohasinterestsneitherinnoroutsidehiswork4.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_______.A.mostteachersarebornwithsuchskillsashowtoexplainalessonclearlyB.itisnotnecessaryofteacherstospendmuchtimeandenergyontheirworkiftheydohaveanexpertknowledgeoftheirsubjectsC.teachersshouldbetrainedtoloveallthestudentstheyareteachingorhavetaughtD.evenifateacherhasagoodknowledgeofhissubjectshecannotbeagoodteacherifhedoesn’thavetheabilitytopassthatknowledgeontohisstudents.
BANG!thedoorcausedareverberation回声.ItwasjuststandingtherewithfatherstandingononesideandIontheothersidE.WewerebothingreatangerNeversetfootinthishouseagain!stormedfather.WithtearswellingupinmyeyesIrushedoutoftheflatandranalongthestreet.Thestreetlightswereshiningratherdesolately凄凉的.Iwanderedaimlessly.A.youngfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastmE.IfeltasifIsawmychildhoodfromanotherspace:happyandharmonious.Butnow...Idon’tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecausedadisgettingolD.Wedifferinourwaysofthinking.HealwaysimposeshisopinionsandcodesofbehavioronmE.WheneverIdosomethingwrongheneveradmitsit.Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfromtwodifferentworlds.ItfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopeneD.IwanderedthestreetswithoutadestinationinminD.Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight.AsIwalkedontherewerefewerandfewerpeopleonthestreetsuntilIhadonlythestreetlightstokeepmecompany.WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlivedIsawthatthelightwasstillon.Ithoughttomyself:Isfatherwaitingformeorishestillangrywithme?Infactitwasnothing.Perhapsdadwasthrowingawaysomeofhisoldstamps.Perhapshethoughttheywereuseless.IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps.Ican’tstandhisoutrageous蛮横的words:Ican’tthrowyouawayletalonetheseoldpapers?Allthelightswereoffexceptfather’s.Dadwasalwayslikethis.Maybehedidn’tknowhowtoexpresshimself.Aftershoutingatmehenevershowedanymercyoranymomentsofregret.Afteranargumenthehasthehabitofcreepingupinmysleepandthentuckingmeunderneaththecovers.Thiswashowhealwayswas.HehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhattodohasbecomehissecondnaturE.Thelightwasstillon.AmIwrong?IwhisperedmaybE.WiththekeyinhandIwasasnervousasIhadeverbeen.AtlastIdecidedtoopenthedoor.AssoonasIopenedthedoortearsrandownmycheeks.IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnotexistatall.Love—itsecondtononE.DecidewhichisthebestorderofthefollowingaccordingtowhathappenedinthepassagE.A.IopenedthedoorandenteredthehousE.B.SadlyIranoutintothestreet.C.IreachedtheplacewhereIlivedandsawmyhousestillbrightlylit.D.Ithoughtofmyfather’skindnesstowardsmE.E.Iwalkedaboutinthestreetwithoutanyaim.A.bedcaB.becdaC.beacdD.becadWhatmadethewriterthinkofhischildhood?A.Thesightofthedesolatestreetlights.B.Thesightoftheemptystreet.C.Thesightofafatherwithachildinhisarms.D.ThesightoflightinhisownhousE.Whydoyouthinkthefatheroftenshoutsathisson?A.perhapsthefatherisgettingolderandolder.B.perhapsthesonhasalreadygrownup.C.perhapstheyneveragreewitheachother.D.perhapsthefatherhasgotusedtodoingthat.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawafterreadingthepassage?A.Thefathertreatshissoninanunfairway.B.Thefatherisactuallykindtohisson.C.Thefatherisneitherkindnorcrueltohisson.D.Thefatherisalwaysfindingfaultwithhisson.
OnceDr.Mellinkoffinvitedmetojoinhimatthehospitaltodiscussinterestingcaseswithhisstudents.ThecaseathandwasaGuatemalanmanaged34whohadafeverandmanyothermedical^problems.HisconditionwasnotimprovingandtherewasnotmuchhopehewouldlivE.Dr.:Mellinkoffaskedtoseethepatient.HeintroducedhimselfinSpanishandinaverygentlevoiceaskedhowhefelt.Thepatientsmiledandsaideverythingwasallright.Thenthedoctoraskedifhewasabletoeat.Thepatientsaidthathehadnodesiretoeat.Areyougettingfoodyoulike?Thepatientsaidnothing.Doyougetthekindoffoodyouhaveathome?Theanswerwasno.Thedoctorputhishandontheman'sshoulderandhisvoicewasverysoft.If;youhadfoodthatyoulikedwouldyoueatit?YesyesthepatientsaiD.Thechangeinthepatient'sappearancecouldn'thavebeenmoreobvious.Nothingwassaidbutitwaseasytotellthatamessagehadbeensentand!hadalsobeenreceiveD.LaterthedoctoraskedwhytheGuatemalanmanwasn'tgettingfoodhecouldeat.OneofthestudentssaidWeallknowhowdifficultitistogetthekitchentomakespecialmeals.Supposethedoctorrepliedyoufeltacertainmedicinewasabsolutelynecessarybutthatourhospitaldidn'tcarryitwouldyouacceptdefeatorwouldyouinsistthehospitalmeetyourrequest?IwouldprobablyinsistthestudentsaiD.VerywellthedoctorsaiD.Youmightwanttotrythesamemethodinthekitchen.Itwon'tbe-easybutIcanhelpyou.Meanwhilelet'sgetsomefoodinsidethismanasfastaspossibleandstaywithit.Orhe'llbekilledbyhunger.BythewaytheremustbesomeoneamongyouwhocanspeakSpanish.Ifwewanttomakerealprogressweneedtobeabletotalkwithhim.Threeweekslater.DoctorMellinkofftoldmethattheGuatemalanmanhadleftthehospitalunderhisownpower.Ittakesmorethanmedicinetohelpsickpeople;youalsohavetotalktothemandmakethemcomfortablE.ThepatienthadnodesiretoeatbecauseA.hewasnothungryB.hewasseriouslyillC.hewasgivenspecialmealsD.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththefoodAccordingtothepassagewecanconcludethat.A.thepatient’snativelanguagewasSpanishB.thepatient’sillnesswascausedbyhungerC.Dr.MellinkoffperformedanoperationonthepatientD.thehospitalfailedtoprovidetherightmedicineforthepatientWhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeDr.Mellinkoff?A.ColD.B.ConsideratE.C.Curious.D.Careless.WhatdoyouthinkDr.Mellinkoffwantedtotellhisstudentsinthiscase?A.Doctorsshouldbegoodatforeignlanguages.B.Doctorsshouldknowtheirpatients’realproblems.C.Doctorsshouldtrytoimprovetheirmedicalskills.D.Doctorsshouldhaveagoodrelationshipiththeirpatients.
TheYoungCan'tWaitBySevernCulliesSuzukiWhenyouarelittleit'snothardtobelieveyoucanchangetheworlD.Iremembermyenthusiasmwhenattheageof12IaddressedthedelegatesattheRioEarthSummit.IamonlyachildItoldthem.YetIknowthatifallthemoneyspentonwarwasspentonendingpoverty贫困andfindingenvironmentalanswerswhatawonderfulplacethiswouldbE.Inschoolyouteachusnottofightwithotherstoworkthingsouttorespectotherstocleanupourmessnottohurtothercreaturestosharenottobegreedy.Thenwhydoyougooutanddothethingyoutellusnottodo?Yougrown-upssayyouloveusbutIchallengeyoupleasetomakeyouractionsreflect反省yourwords.Ispokeforsixminutesandreceivedastandingovation.SomeofthedelegatesevencrieD.IthoughtthatmaybeIhadreachedsomeofthemthatmyspeechmightactuallyspur刺激action.Nowadecade十年fromRioafterI'vesatthroughmanymoreconferencesI'mnotsurewhathasbeenaccomplisheD.Myconfidenceinthepeopleinpowerandinthepowerofanindividual'svoicetoreachthemhasbeendeeplyshaken.WhenIwaslittletheworldwassimplE.ButasayoungadultI'mlearningthataswehavetomakechoices—educationcareerlifestyle—lifegetsmoreandmorecomplicateD.Wearebeginningtofeelpressuretoproduceandbesuccessful.Wearetaughtthateconomicgrowthisprogressbutwearen'ttaughthowtopursueahappyhealthyorsustainablewayofliving.Andwearelearningthatwhatwewantedforthefuturewhenwewere12wasidealisticandnaivE.TodayI'mnolongerachildbutI'mworriedaboutwhatkindofenvironmentmychildrenwillgrowupin.IknowchangeispossiblebecauseIamchangingstillfiguringoutwhatIthink.IamstilldecidinghowtolivemylifE.ThechallengesaregreatbutifweacceptindividualresponsibilityandmakesustainablechoiceswewillrisetothechallengesandwewillbecomepartofthepositivetideofchangE.60.Thepurposeofwhatthewritersaidattheageof12wasto_______.A.endpovertyandmakeschoolbeautifulB.findenvironmentalanswersandkeepthewordsthattheyalwaystoldthemselvesC.endpovertyandsolvetheproblemsaboutenvironmentD.findawonderfulplaceandcleanitup61.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordovationinthesecondparagraphreferto_____.A.alongperiodoflaughingB.awarmwelcomeC.anexpressionusedforgreetingD.alongperiodofclappingandapplause62.Itbecomesclearthatthewriterispossibly_________now.A.inhisteensB.inhistwentiesC.inhisthirtiesD.inhisforties
Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulconditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles困难.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff挡开illnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.56.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecause_______.A.theyareindispensable不可缺少的topeople’ssocialwell-beingB.theyawakenpeople’sdesiretoexchangeresourcesC.theyhelppeopletocopewithlifeintheinformationeraD.theycancurearangeofillnessessuchasheartdiseaseetc57.Researchshowsthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______.A.reliesonthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives58.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushions?Line1Para2A.addsuptoB.doesawaywithC.lessenstheeffectofD.laysthefoundationfor59.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof_______.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respect60.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat__________.A.ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelativesB.itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakesC.itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyableD.itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles
TakingthetrainisawonderfulwaytoseeAmericA.Inthe19thcenturytrainroutesappearedfromcoasttocoastcarryingbothpeopleandgoodsTodayalong-distanceAmtraktraintripisadifferentwaytoexperiencetheUnitedStates.Thelong-distanceAmtraktrainshavelotsofroom.Coachseatshavelotsoflegroomandwideaisles走廊sightseeinglounges休闲室havelargewindowsandsleepingareascanprovideagoodnight’srest.Onatraintripthere’stimetotalkplaycardsorboardgamesandreadtooneanother.Onacartripparentshavetodrivewhileonatrainparentscansitbackandwatchthescenerygoby.Unlikeanairplanetravelingbytrainisnotthequickestwaytoarriveatyourdestination;thetrainisthedestinationinitself.Amtrakmanageslong-distancetrainsthatrunthroughtheUnitedStates.RouteshavedifferentnamessuchasEmpireBuilderCaliforniaZephyrSunsetLimitedandSouthwestChief.Thelong-distancetrainshavedouble-deckercarsSuperlinerssightseeingloungesandarealdiningcar.OnshortertrainssuchasfromNewYorktoWashington.DCthecarsaresinglelevelandonlyhaveasnackbar.IntheSuperlinertrainsthesightseeingloungeislinedwithwindowsonthesecondlevelwhileonthelowerlevelasnackbarandtablescanbefounD.Intheeveningvideosareshownintheloungecar—eitherentertainingmoviesordocumentaries.Tip:AsdelaysarecommononAmtraktrainsalwayscallthestationbeforeyougotherE.Otherwiseyoumaybecoolingyourheels脚后跟forhours.What’stheadvantageofseeingAmericabytrain?A.TherearemoreservicesonthetrainthananyotherB.Travelingbytrainisthequickestwaytoreachyourdestination.C.Travelingbytraingivespeoplemoretimetoseeanddothings.D.ThetrainslikeAmtrakallowpeopletoenjoythejourneycheaply.Whichofthefollowingcanbefoundonshort-distanceAmtraktrains?A.Sleepingareas.B.Snackbars.C.Sightseeinglounges.D.Coachseats..Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Youwillhavetowait.B.Youmakeyourheelcool.C.Youwillhavenoplacetostandonthetrain.D.Yourfeetwillbehurtonthetrain..WhichofthefollowingaboutSuperlinersistrue?A.Therearelinesofwindowsonthelowerlevel.B.Thesnackbarisonthehigherlevel.C.Asightseeingloungeisontheupperlevel.D.Bothlevelsareequippedwithvideos.
Manyfactssuggestthatchildrenareoverweightandthesituationisgettingworseaccordingtothedoctors.Ifeelthereareanumberofreasonsforthis.Somepeopleblamethefactthatwearesurrounded包围byshopssellingunhealthyfattyfoodssuchasfriedchickenandicecreamatlowprices.Thishasturnedoutawholegenerationofgrown-upswhoseldomcookamealforthemselves.Iftherewerefeweroftheserestaurantsthenprobablychildrenwouldbuylesstake-awayfooD.Thereisanotherargumentthatblamesparentsforallowingtheirchildrentobecomeoverweight.Iagreewiththisbecausegoodeatinghabitsbeginearlyinlifelongbeforechildrenstarttovisitfastfoodshops.Ifchildrenaregivenfriedchickenandchocolateratherthanhealthyfoodorarealwaysallowedtochoosewhattheyeattheywillgoforsweetandsaltyfoodseverytimeandthiswillcarryonthroughouttheirlives.Thereisathirdreasonforthissituation.ChildrenthesedaystakeverylittleexercisE.Theydonotwalktoschool.Whentheygethometheysitinfrontofthetelevisionortheircomputersandplaycomputergames.Notonlyisthisanunhealthypastime消遣italsogivesthemtimetoeatmoreunhealthyfooD.Whattheyneedistogooutsideandplayactivegamesorsports.Theabovearethemainreasonsforthisproblemandthereforewehavetoencourageyoungpeopletobemoreactiveaswellassteeringthemawayfromfastfoodshopsandbadeatinghabits.Accordingtothetextwhatkindofchildrenmayeatmoreunhealthyfood?A.ThosewhooftentakeexercisE.B.Thosewhooftenwatchtelevision.C.ThosewhooftenhavemealsathomE.D.Thosewhooftenwalktoschool.TheauthorthinksthatchildrenarebecomingoverweightbecauseA.theirparentsoftencookmealsforthemB.theyaretoobusytogooutandplayC.theycan'tchoosewhattoeatD.therearetoomanyfastfoodshopsaroundThewordsteeringunderlinedinthelastsentencemostprobablymeans_______.A.forcingB.guidingC.drivingD.movingThemainpurposeofthetextisto_________.A.tellastoryB.providefactsC.giveadviceD.compareopinions
TherepairmantoldmeNochargeProfessorPan!We’refriends.I’dratherpayIreplieD.Ifit’sfreeIcan’taffordit!ChineseoftenrefusepaymentforprofessionalservicesinsistingWe’refriendsnow!ButthentheyshowuplatertoaskmetotutortheminEnglishorgetthemintoanAmericanuniversityandIwishI’dhavejustpaidthe30yuanIowedtheminthefirstplace!AccordingtotheAmericansThere’snofreelunch.meaningthere’sapriceforeverythingandI’malwayslookingaroundtofigureoutwhatthismeans.Manyofourneighborshavegivenusfruitorflowersorcostlyteasneveraskinganythinginreturn.Foryearsabicyclerepairmanhasrepeatedlyrefusedtoletmepayhim.Waituntilyouhavesomethingmajortofix!heinsists.ImentionedtoapeasantfriendthatIwishedIhadastonemilltogrind磨flourforbreaD.A.monthlaterheshowedupwithabeautifulmillthathe’dhadhisuncleinthecountrysidecarvefromasolidblockofgranting花岗石.ChinesegenerosityisarealeducationforAmericanslikemewhowouldratheravoidsocialentanglements纠纷andjusthandoverthemoney.Butcashcan’tcompensate补偿forthegreatestgift—friendship.WhenanAmericansawsomeofmyfriendssittingonbamboostoolsunderthetreessippingteahesaidTheymusthavenothingbettertodo.ActuallyIsaidtheyareprofessorswithplentyoftodo.Butprobablyyou’rerightinsayingthatatthismomenttheyhavenothingbettertodo.AndneitherdoIAndIjoinedthegroup.WechattedaboutteaandChinesecookingandhowmuchmyboyshavegrownsincewearriveD.OnemansaidTheywerepocket-sizedwhenyoucameherE.Nowthey’retallerthanyou.Howtimeflies!Howtimeflies.AndChinesearesmartenoughtosharewhattheyknowwhichtheycannotkeep.TheyfreelygiveofftheirtimenevertoobusytohelpafrienD.AndtheyareteachingmeslowlytobothgiveandreceivE.SothenexttimesomeonesaysNochargE.We’refriends!Iwillthankthemheartily.ButiftheyshowuplateraskingmetotutortheminEnglishI’llmakesuretheytutormysoninChineseaswellbecausethere’sstillnofreelunch.69.Whydidtheauthorinsistpayingtherepairmanwhenhewasofferedfreerepairs?A.Becausehewasanupright正直的man.B.Becausehedidn’tknowtherepairman.C.Becausehethoughtitnaturaltopayforothers’servicE.D.Becausehedidn’twanttohelpothersinreturn.70.Generallytheauthorthinksthat_____.A.ChinesearegenerousandalwaysreadytohelptheirfriendsB.ChinesearegoodatexchangeofequalvaluesC.ChinesearefreeenoughtodrinkteaandchatwiththeirfriendsD.Chinesearehelpfulbutdon’ttreasuretime71.Thebesttitleofthearticleshouldbe_____.A.StillnofreelunchB.A.goodlessonfromtheChineseC.TruehelpornotD.Learntobothgiveandreceive72.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Chineseseldomrefusepaymentforprofessionalservices.B.WhenapeasantknewtheauthorneededamillhemadeonefortheauthorhimselfC.TheauthorthinksthatChinesearewiseenoughtoenjoytheirlifE.D.FinallytheauthorchangedhismindanddecidedtodoastheChinesedo.
BlueCollarGraduatesfromChina'sblue-collarvocationalschoolshaveanemploymentrateof95.6percentbutmanylosetheirjobsbecauseofunrealisticexpectationsaccordingtoaseniorofficialwiththeMinistryofEducationMOE.MOEfiguresshowatotalof3.64millionstudentsgraduatedfromvocationalschoolslastyearofwhom3.48millionfoundjobs.Theemploymentrateforthesestudentswas95.6percent.Theemploymentrateforblue-collarworkershasstayedhighsince1999andabove90percentsince2002WangJipingtheMOE'sdeputyheadofvocationaleducationsectionsaidonWednesday.HoweverthefigureisnotthecauseforoptimismbecauseitonlyindicatesthatpeoplegetemployeD.HesaidmanystudentsfindjobsbutareunabletostayinthepostsforreasonssuchasoverlyhighexpectationsforsalariesorpoorperformancE.Wangsaidvocationalschoolgraduatesneededmoreguidancetofindjobsthatcouldusetheirskillsandmeetrationaldemandsforwages工资sothattheycanstayintheposts.ThegovernmentistosetupanationalinformationplatformtobettershowmarketdemandforbluecollartalentshesaiD.MOEfiguresshow73.23percentofthe3.64milliongraduatesfromvocationalmiddleschoolsfoundjobsincompaniesandfactories10percentstartedtheirownbusinessesand16.37percentwentontofurtherstudy.Wangsaidthedemandforhighlyskilledworkersboostedthedevelopmentofvocationaleducation._____________theMOEcalledforvocationalschoolstosetupmoremarket-orientedtrainingcourseswithwhichstudentscouldeasilyfindjobs.55.ManyvocationalschoolgraduateslosetheirjobsforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT_________accordingtothetext.A.theirhighexpectationsforsalariesB.theirpoorperformanceC.theirlackofworkingexperienceD.theirunrealisticexpectations56.Theunderlinedwordboostedinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.A.improvedB.preventedC.endedD.started57.Amongthevocationalschoolgraduateslastyearabout________tookuptheirownbusiness.A.540000B360000C.150000D.7000058.Whichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetobeputintotheblankofthelastparagraph?A.TodevelopvocationaleducationB.Tobuildupgraduates'ownbusinessC.TooffergraduatesmorejobsD.Tomeetthedemand
Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.ClearlytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailwayweretocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenagE.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysiA.IwasmoveD.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcarsothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.IdidnotparticularlfrelishthelongtrainjoumeyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandrereaD.Ilookedaboutthetrain.TherewasnotonefamiliarIsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomicsItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysiA.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingaporesoIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.AswewentbeyondthecityIwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight.ImmediatelyIcamealiveIdecidedtowaveback.Fromthenonmyjoumeybecameimeresting.IthrewmymagazineintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlifE.TheneverythingcamealivE.ThemountainsseemedtospeaktomE.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredteverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttimE.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.SoonthetrainpulledupatButterworthIlookedatthepeopleallaroundmE.Theyalllookedbeautiful.WhenmyunclearrivewithIthrewmyaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug.IhadneverdonethisbeforE.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmilE.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.1.Theauthorexpectedthetraintriptobe__________.A.adventurousB.pleasntC.excitingD.dull2.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?A.ThefriendlycountrypeoplE.B.Themountainsalongtheway.C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordrelishinthesecondparagraph?A.chooseB.enjoyC.prepareforD.carryon4.Wherewasthewritergoing?A.JohoreBaru.B.TheCauseway.C.Bunerworth.D.SingaporE.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Comfortintravelingbytrain.B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.C.Readinggivespeopledelight.D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.
Areyoualwaysbusy?Isyourschedulehectic?Doyousometimesforgettotaketimetoeat?IfyouansweredyestoanyofthesequestionsthenyouneedQUICKEATSHEALTHYEATINGTHATFITSYOURDAILYROUTINEVacuum-sealedmealsforpeopleonthego!Nutritiouslow-sugarlow-fatwell-balancedmealsinaconvenientpocket!Theydon’tspoil!Areyouinthemoodforahotmeal?Ordoyoupreferacolddishinstead?HotorcoldQuickeatsaredeliciousandthetemptingtastewillhaveyoubelievingyouareeatingahome-cookedmeal.A.varietyofmealsarealreadyavailableatleadinggrocerystoresinyourareA.TryourRedHotQuickeats!Heatinamicrowavefor3minutes.StewwithGardenVegetablesBarbecuedChickenandRiceCreamyHumandNoodlesChooseoneofourCoolBlueQuickeats!RefrigerateforextracoldnessifdesireD.YogurtwithDriedFruitandNutsVegetableSaladandPastaSaladTunaSaladandWholeWheatCrackersQuickeatsarereasonablypricedandreadytoeat.Takethecoupon优惠卷belowtoaparticipatingstoretoreceiveafreeRedHotorCoolBluecontainerthatwillfitneatlyinyourbackpackbriefcaseorshoulderbagandkeepyourQuickeatsmealhotorcolduntilyou’rereadytoeatit.Eachcontainerholdsupto4Quickeats.Ifyouhavequestionsorsuggestionspleasecontactournationaloffice:NeavestInC.P.O.Box90210LexinetVAorcall1-888-293-3151√OneFreecontainerforQuickeatswiththepurchaseofoneQuickeatsmeal.Thisadvertisementisdesignedespeciallyforthosewho____________.A.likeeatinginrestaurantsB.havelittletimeC.preferhome-cookedmealsD.wanttosavemoneyWhatinformationCAN'TwegetfromtheadvertisementaboutOuickeats?A.Differentkinds.B.Highquality.C.Exactprices.D.GoodtasteWhichofthefollowingcanbecooledinarefrigeratorbeforeeatingaccordingtotheads?A.PastaSaladB.DriedFruit.C.Noodles.D.Nuts.Theunderlinedwordhecticinthepassagemeans____________.A.fulloffreedomB.comfortableC.fullofactivitiesD.flexible
Detectivesoftenlookforfootprintswhentheytrytosolvecrimes.Scientistsusefootprintstoo—dinosaurfootprintswhentheytrytofigureouthowdinosaurslivedandmoveD.Dinosaursdiedoutabout65millionyearsago.Todayscientistsworktosolvethemysteriesoftheseancientanimals.Footprintsortracks脚印areanimportantwaytolearnaboutdinosaurs.ChristianMeyeroftheNaturalHistoryMuseuminBaselSwitzerlandcallsdinosaurtrackstheclosestthingtoamovieofdinosaurs.TheytellussomethingaboutthesizeoftheanimalthewaytheywerewalkingtheytellussomethingabouttheirspeedMeyersaiD.Tracksalsoshowthatdinosaurssometimestraveledingroups.Travelingingroupsprobablyhelpeddinosaursprotectthemselvesfromenemies.Plussomemeat-eatingdinosaursmayhavehuntedingroupsmuchlikewolvesdotoday.Beinginagroupcouldhelpdinosaursworktogethertokilllargeanimals.Dinosaurfootprintscanbeassmallasafewinchesacrossbuttheycanalsobeasbigasafewfeetacross.Dinosaurfootprintshavebeenfoundthroughouttheworldatover1500sitesincludingaT.RexfootprintinNewMexico.Trackwaysaregroupsoffootprints.Andscientistsaren’ttheonlyonesfindingdinosaurtracks—kidscantoo!Eleven-year-oldMarkTurnerandnine-year-oldDanielHelmdiscovereddinosaurtracksinBritishColumbiaanadA.Soonscientistsbeganstudyingthetracks.Scientistsandotherpeopleinterestedinstudyingdinosaursareworkingtosavethetrackwaysfromactivitieslikeconstructionandmining.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_______.therewerereallydinosaursontheearthmillionsofyearsagodinosaurswerethemostfrighteninganimalsinthepastC.dinosaurfootprintsareimportantinlearningaboutdinosaurswhydinosaursdiedoutmillionsofyearsagoBystudyingfootprintsscientistscanknowthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.howbigthedinosaurwasB.whatcolorthedinosaurwasC.howfastthedinosaurcouldrunD.howthedinosaurwalkedByworkingingroupssomemeat-eatingdinosaurs_______.A.madethehuntingoflargeanimalseasilyB.couldtravelalongwaywithoutbeinglostC.couldprotectthemselvesfrombeinghuntedbywolvesD.couldgettoaplacefasterFromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatsomehumanactivitieslikemining_______.A.arehelpfultothestudyofdinosaursB.canhelpscientistssolvemanymysteriesC.canleadtothediscoveryofthefootprintsD.candestroythefootprintsofthedinosaur
ItislovethatmakestheworldgorounD.Anditisalsolovethathassuchpowertoovercomealldifficulties.Sowesay:Lovewillfindaway.Assmileisafacialexpressionshowingpleasureaffectionandfriendlinessitisthecommonestwaytoshowourgoodwillperfectlywithoutsayinganything.A.Chinesesayingruns:neverhitapersonwhoissmilingatyou.Itisatime-provenfactthatthesmileisalanguageallitsown—auniversallanguage—understoodbythepeopleofeverynationintheworlD.WemaynotspeakthesametongueasourforeignneighborsbutwesmileinthesametonguE.Weneednointerpreterforthusexpressinglovehappinessorgoodwill.OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCaliforniaitwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerkwhosepersonalitycontradictedminE.HeseemedmostunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchasE.IboughtnothingandmarchedangrilyoutofthestorE.Myangertowardthatgrewwitheachstep.Outsidestandingatthecornerwasadark-complexionyoungmaninhisearlytwenties.HisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmineandinthenextinstantabeautifuldazzlingsmilecoveredhisfacE.Igaveinimmediately.ThemagneticpowerofthatshiningsmiledroveawayallbitternesswithinmeandIfoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.Beautifuldayisn’tit?Iremarkedinpassing.Thesuddenlysomethinginsidemesentmeturningback.IreallyoweyouadebtofgratitudeIsaidsoftly.Hissmiledeepenedbuthemadenoattempttoanswer.A.Mexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandeyedmeinquiringly.CarloshenospeakEnglishshevolunteereD.YouwantIshouldtellhimsomething?InthatmomentIfelttransformeD.Carlos’smilehadmadeabigpersonofmE.Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstoodtenfeettall.YesmyreplywasenthusiasticandsinceretellhimIsaid‘Thankyou!’Thankyou?ThewomanseemedslightlypuzzleD.IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleavE.JusttellhimthatIinsisteD.He’llunderstanD.Iamsure!Ohwhatasmilecando!AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagainIshallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.FromthatdayonIbecamesmile–consciousandIpracticethediligentlyanywhereandeverywherewitheverybody.WhenIgotexcitedintraffictakingtheright–of–way公路用地fromtheothercarwithmystupidmistakeI’dsmileandshrugmyshouldersapologetically.Thisactiononmypartwouldalwaysdrawagood–naturedsmileinreturn.Iftheotherfellowwasatfault–andifIcouldremembermyresolutionintime!–he’dgetabroadsmileofunderstanding.Thistookabitofdoingatfirst.I’lladmititwasn’talwayseasybutitwasfun.Theresultsweresometimesamazing.Manytimesabroadfriendlysmilewouldcompletelyturnasideill–feelingandtension.I’mwonderingnowhowmanytragicadddentscouldbeavoidedonourovercrowdedhighwaysifeverydriverrememberedtosmile!Theauthorgotangrywhileshoppingonedaybecause.A.oftheclerk’sunfriendlinessandlackofconcernB.ofhermisfortuneC.shefailedtopurchasewhatsheintendedD.adark–complexionyoungmanlaughedatherFromtheconversationbetweentheauthorandtheMexicanwomanwecaninferthatthewoman.A.waswell–educatedbutunwillingtohelpothersB.wasabletospeakEnglishC.knewsomeEnglishandwasreadytohelpothersD.wasfamiliarwiththeyoungmanIntheauthor’sopinionifallpeoplerememberedtosmilewhendriving.A.manytrafficaccidentscouldbeavoidedB.theywouldreceiveagoodnaturalsmileinreturnC.theycouldgetabroadsmileofunderstandingD.theywouldn’tfeelanytensionThebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe.A.TheArtofSmilingB.TheUniversalLanguageC.ThePowerofLoveD.TheMagicPowerofFriendship
It’s2035.Youhaveajobafamilyandyou’reabout40yearsolD.WelcometoyourfuturelifE.GettingreadyforworkyoupauseinfrontofthemirrorTurnredyousay.YourshirtchangesfromskybluetodeepreD.Tinypreprogrammedelectronic智能电子元件isrearrangedinyourshirttochangeitscolor.Lookingintothemirroryoufindithardtobelievethatyouare40.Youlookmuchyounger.Withamazingadvancesinmedicinepeopleinyourgenerationmaylivetobe150yearsolD.You’renotevenmiddle-ageD.Asyougointothekitchenandpreparetopouryourbreakfastcerealintoabowlyouhear:Toloseweightyoushouldn’teatthatfromyourshoes.Theyreadthetinyelectroniccode电子源码onthecerealboxtofindoutthenutritiondetails.Youdecidetolistentoyourshoes.KitchenwhatcanIhaveforbreakfast?A.listofpossiblefoodappearsonthecounteraskitchenchecksitsfoodsupplies.Readyforyourtriptospace?youaskyoursonanddaughter.In2005onlyspeciallytrainedastronautswentintospace—andveryfewofthem.Todayanyonecangotospacefordaytriporlongervacation.YourbestfriendevenworksinspacE.HandingyourchildrenthreestrawberrieseachyouaddThedoctorsaidyouneedtheseforspacetravel.Thankstomedicaladvicevaccinationshots防疫针areathingofthepast.Ordinaryfoodscontainspecificvaccines.Withtheberriesintheirmouthsthekidsheadforthefrontdoor.It’stimeforyoutogotowork.Yourcarchecksyourfingerprintsandunlocksthedoors.MyofficE.AutopilotyoucommanD.Yourcardrivesitselfdowntheroadandmovessmoothlyintotrafficonthehighway.Yousitbackandunrollyoure-newspaper.Thelatestnewsdownloadsandfillstheviewer.Lookingthroughthepagesyouwatchthenewsasvideofilmsratherthanreadit.Whatchangesthecolorofyourshirt?A.Themirror.B.Theshirtitself.C.Thecounter.D.ThemedicinE.Howdotheshoesknowthatyoushouldn’teatthebreakfastcereal?A.Bypouringthebreakfastintoabowl.B.Bylisteningtothedoctor’sadvicE.C.Bytestingthefoodsuppliesinthekitchen.D.BycheckingthenutritiondetailsofthefooD.Thestrawberriesthechildreneatserveas______.A.breakfastB.lunchC.vaccinesD.nutritionHowisthetextorganized?A.InorderoftimeB.Inorderoffrequency.C.Inorderofpreference偏爱.D.Inorderofimportance
TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcitywheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomelessbutonlyafewlosttheirlives.ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing'sbaker面包师inPuddingLanE.Thebakerwithhiswifeandfamilywasabletogetoutthroughawindowintheroof.A.strongwindblewthefirefromthebakery面包房intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.Byeighto'clockthreehundredhouseswereonfirE.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildingsoldStPaul'sandtheGuildhallalongthem.SamuelPeypsthefamouswriterwroteaboutthefirE.Peoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefirE.Withnothinglefttoburnthefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.AfterthefireChristopherWrenthearchitect建筑师wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstoneInfactthestreetsarestillnarrowbuthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurchesamongthemthenewStPaul's.ThefirecausedgreatpainandlossbutafteritLondonwasabetterplace:acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat______.A.somepeoplelosttheirlivesB.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefireC.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyedD.theKing'sbakerywasburneddownWhydidthewritercite引用SamuelPepys?A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefirE.B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefirE.C.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.D.TogivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefirE.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?A.TheKingandhissoldierscametohelp.B.AllthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyeD.C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.D.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown.Whichofthefollowingwerereasonsfortherapidspreadofthebigfire?______.aTherewasastrongwinD.bThestreetswereverynarrow.cManyhousesweremadeofwooD.dTherewasnotenoughwaterinthecity.epeopledidnotdiscoverthefireearlier.A.abB.abC.C.abdD.bce
第二部分阅读理解共25小题第一节每小题2分第二节每小题1分满分45分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AYoungpeopleandolderpeopledonotalwaysagreE.Theysometimeshavedifferentideasaboutlivingworkingandplaying.ButinonespecialprograminNewYorkStateadultsandteenagerslivetogetherinafriendlyway.Eachsummer200teenagersand50adultslivetogetherforeightweeksasmembersofaspecialworkgroup.Everyoneworksseveralhourseachday.Theydosonotjusttokeepbusybuttofindmeaningandfuninwork.SometeenagersworkintheforestsoronthefarmsnearthevillagE.Somelearntomakethingsliketablesandchairsandtobuildhouses.Theadultsteachthemtheseskills.Thereareseveralfreehourseachday.Weekendsarefreetoo.Duringthefreehourssomeoftheteenagerslearnphoto-takingordrawing.Otherssitaroundandtalkorsing.EachteenagerchooseshisownwaytopasshisfreetimE.Whenpeoplelivetogethertheyshouldhaverules.Inthisprogramtheteenagersandtheadultsmaketherulestogether.Ifsomeonebreaksaruletheproblemgoesbeforethewholegroup.TheytalkaboutitandaskWhydidithappen?Whatshouldwedoaboutit?OneoftheteenagershassaidsomethingaboutitYouhavetostopthinkingonlyaboutyourself.Youlearnhowtothinkaboutthegroup.41.InonespecialprograminNewYorkStateyoungandolderpeople_______.A.don’tworkwelltogetherB.arefriendlytoeachotherC.teacheachothernewwaysofbuildinghousesD.spendeightweekstogetherworkingasfarmers42.Allthemembersworksometimeeverydaymainlyto________.A.leadabusylifeB.learnnewskillsoffarmingC.getusedtothelifeonthefarmsD.findusefulthingsandpleasureinwork43.Livingtogether________.A.theteenagersdon’thavetoobeytherulesB.themembershavetoobeytherulestheadultsmakeC.themembershavenofreetimebutonweekendsD.themembersshouldnotbreaktherulestheymaketogether44.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.A.TheRulesofLivingTogetherB.LifeinNewYorkStateC.TeenagersandAdultsTogetherD.FreeHoursintheSpecialWorkGroup
TravelingcanbeawaytogainlifeexperiencesespeciallyduringSpringBreak—aweeklongschoolvacationintheUnitedStates.Butwhatifyou’reastudentanddon’thaveenoughmoneyforatrip?Don’tworry.Herearesomeusefulsuggestions.●Save:Thisprobablyisthemostimportantpreparationfortraveling.Cutexpensestofattenyourwalletsoyou’llhavemorechoicesaboutwheretogoandhowtogettherE.●Planahead:Don’twaituntilthelastminutetoplanyourtrip.TicketsmaycostmorewhenboughtonshortnoticE.Givingyourselfseveralmonthstogetreadycanmeansecurity安全andsavings.●Doyourhomework:Nomatterwhereyougoresearchtheplacesyouwillvisit.DecidewhattoseE.Travelbookswillprovideinformationonthecheapesthotelsandrestaurants.●Plansensibly:Writedownwhatyouexpecttospendforfoodandhotels.Sticktoyourplanoryoumaynothaveenoughmoneytocovereverything.●Travelingroups:Findsomeonewhoisinterestedinvisitingthesameplaces.Bytravelingwithothersyoucansharecostsandexperiences.●Workasyougo:Needmoremoneytosupportyourtrip?Lookforworkintheplacesyouvisit.●Gooffthebeatenpath:TouristcitiesmaybeexpensivE.Youmaywanttorethinkyourtripandgotoalesser-knownareA.Smallertownscanhavemanyinterestingactivitiesandsights.●Packnecessarythings:Themostimportantthingstotakearenotalwaysclothes:Remembermedicineincaseyougetsickandsnacksincaseyoucannotfindacheaprestaurant.●UsetheInternet:Thecanhelptosavemoney.Someusefulwebsitesincludewww.Travelocity.comwww.bargains-lowestfarE.comandwww.Economictravel.com.Byplanningsensiblyevenstudentscanenjoythetravel.YourtravelexperienceswillberememberedforalifetimE.Thispassageisabout_______.A.howtoplanyourtravelB.howtotravelwithenoughmoneyC.howtomakeyourtravelinterestingD.howtogetlifeexperiencesBeforeyourtripthefirstthingyoushoulddois_______.A.tomakeaplanoftherouteB.togetinformationintheInternetC.tosavemoneybyspendinglessD.tobuyticketsinadvanceThewriteradvisesyou_______.A.tosharecostswithanyotherpeopleB.nottogotowell-knownplacesC.nottovisitdangerousplacesD.tobuyanythingyouwanttobuyDuringyourtrip_______.A.youneedmoreshoesthanclothesB.youshouldn’tlookforworkallthewayC.youcangainvaluablelifeexperiencesD.youshouldforgettodoyourhomework
.第二部分阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Whereisthatnoisecomingfrom?Notsure?Trylivingwithyoureyesclosedforafewyears.Blindpeoplearebetteratlocatingsoundsthanpeoplewhocanseeanewstudysayswithoutthebenefitsofvisiontheearsseemtoworkmuchbetter.Previousstudieshaveshownthatblindpeoplearebetterthanothersatreachingoutandtouchingthesourcesofsoundsthatarecloseby.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofMontrealwantedtoseeifblindpeoplewerealsobetteratlocatingsoundsthatarefaraway.Twenty-threeblindpeopleparticipatedinthestudy.Allhadbeensightlessforatleast20years.Fourteenofthemhadlosttheirvisionbeforeage11.Therestwentblindafterage16.Theexperimentalsoincluded10peoplewhocouldseebutwerewearingblind-folds.Inonetaskvolunteershadtopickthedirectionofasoundcomingfromabout3metresaway.Whenthesoundwasinfrontofthemorslightlyoffcenterinfrontbothgroupsperformedequallywell.Whensoundscamefromthesideorthebackhowevertheblindgroupperformedmuchbetterthantheblindfoldedgroup.Theparticipantswhohadbeenblindsincechildhooddidslightlybetterthanthosewholosttheirsightlater.Recognizingthelocationsofdistantsoundscanbeamatteroflife-or-deathforblindpeoplesaytheresearchers.Crossingthestreetforinstanceismuchharderwhenyoucan’tseethecarscoming.Stilltheresearchersweresurprisedbyhowwelltheblindparticipantsdidespeciallythosewhowentblindafterage16.Inanotherexperimentthescientistsalsofoundthatpartsofthebrainthatnormallydealwithvisualinformationbecameactiveinlocatingsoundinthepeoplewhowereblindbyage11.Thesebrainpartsdidn’tshowsound-locationactivityintheothergroupofblindpeopleorinthesightedpeoplE.Thescientistsnowwanttolearnmoreabouttheworkingofbrainsoflate-onsetblindpeoplE.36.Therecentstudyshowsblindpeoplearebetterattelling________________.A.Thesourcesofloudsounds.B.thelocationsofdistantsoundsC.thedirectionofsharpsoundsD.thedistanceofasoundinfrontofthem37.Whichwouldbeapropertitleforthepassage?A.A.ResearchonBlindPeopleB.WhereisThatNoiseComingfrom?C.HearingBetterintheDarkD.WhatIfLivingWithoutYourEyes?38.Ifpeoplewereaskedtotellthedirectionofasoundfromthesidewhowouldperformbest?A.ThosewhoareblinD.B.Thosewhohavegoneblindsincechildren.C.Thosewhowentblindatage16.D.ThosewhoareblindfoldeD.39.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhethertobeabletolocatethesoundscanbeofvitalimportancefortheblinD.B.Allthevolunteersintheexperimentaresightless.C.Alltheparticipantsdidequallywellwhenpickingsoundsfromwhateverdirection.D.Thelaterpeoplebecomeblindthebettertheycanperformintellingthedirectionofsounds.40.Whatdoweknowaboutthatpartsofbraindealingwithvisualinformationareactiveinlocatingsounds?A.Thishappensinalmostallthetesters.B.Thisonlyoccursinthepeoplewhowereblindafterage16.C.ItremainsnothingnewtothescientistsanymorE.D.Itremainsamysterywhyitisso.
CFearanditscompanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmanandanimalspossessiftheyareuseD.Iffiredidn’thurtwhenitburnedchildrenwouldplaywithituntiltheirhandswereburnedaway.Similarlyifpainexistedbutfeardidn’tachildcouldburnitselfagainandagainbecausefearwouldnotwarnittokeepawayfromthefirethathadburntitbeforE.A.reallyfearlesssoldier—andsomedoexist—isnotagoodsoldierbecauseheissoonkilled;andadeadsoldierisofnousetohisarmy.Fearandpainarethereforetwoguardswithoutwhichmanandanimalsmightsoondieout.InourfirstsentencewesuggestedthatfearoughttobeproperlyuseD.Ifforexampleyounevergooutofyourhousebecauseofthedangerofbeingknockeddownandkilledinthestreetbyacaryouarelettingfearruleyoutoomuch.TheimportantthingisnottoletfearruleyoubutinsteadtousefearasyourservantandguidE.Fearwillwarnyouofdangers;thenyouhavetodecidewhatactiontotakE.Inmanycasesyoucantakequickandsuccessfulactiontoavoidthedanger.Forexampleyouseeacarcomingstraighttowardsyou;fearwarnsyouyoujumpoutofthewayandalliswell.Insomecaseshoweveryoudecidethatthereisnothingthatyoucandotoavoidthedanger.Forexampleyoucannotpreventanairplanecrashingintoyourhouseandyoumaynotwanttogoandliveinadesertwheretherearenoairplanes.Inthiscasefearhasgivenyouitswarningyouhaveexamineditanddecidedonyourcourseofactionsofearoftheparticulardangerisnolongerofanyusetoyouandyouhavetotrytoovercomeit.65.Peoplesometimessucceedintimelyavoidingdangerbecause_________.A.theyhavegainedexperienceB.theyarewarnedofthedangerandtakequickactionC.theyjumpoutofthewayintimeD.theyarecalminfaceofdanger66.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassage?A.ToomuchfearisharmfulB.FearisalwayssomethinghelpfulC.FearissomethingthatcanbeavoidedD.Fearoughttobeusedasourguideinourlife67.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe__________.A.NoPainsNoGainsB.PainandActionsC.TheValueofFearD.TheReasonWhyPeopleFear
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AYou’rerushingtoworkandamanaheadofyoucollapsesonthesidewalk.Doyoustoptohelp?Inastudyofby-standersitwasfoundthatsomepeopleaverttheirgazeandkeeponwalkingratherthanstopandgetinvolveD.ThereisatendencytodecidethatnoactionisneedeD.saysapsychologist.Thefirstthoughtsthatpopintoyourmindoftenkeepyoufromofferinghelp.Inordertotakeactionyouhavetoworkagainstthem.Herearesomecommonthoughtsthatmightpreventyoufromhelping.●WhyshouldIbetheone?I’mprobablynotthemostcompetentpersoninthiscrowD.YoumightthinksomeoneolderorwithmoremedicalknowledgeshouldofferassistancE.●Whatifhedoesn’treallyneedmyhelp?Thefearofembarrassmentispowerful;noonewantstorisklookingfoolishinfrontofothers.●Nooneelselooksconcerned-thismustnotbeaproblem.WecanfollowthepeoplearoundusbutmostpeopletendtoholdbacktheiremotionsinpubliC.Ifyouspottroubleandfindyourselfexplaininginactionforceyourselftostopandevaluatethesituationinsteadofwalkingonsaysthepsychologist.Thenretrytoinvolveotherpeople;youdon’thavetotakeontheentireresponsibilityofbeinghelpful.Sometimesit’sjustamatterofturningtothepersonnexttoyouandsaying‘Itlookslikeweshoulddosomething.’OraskingsomeoneifanambulancehasbeencalledandifnottocallforonE.Onceyoutakeactionmostpeoplewillfollowyou.
Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?WhatmakesonepersonageniuslikethebrilliantAlbertEinsteinandanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupidorisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.Weknowhoweverthatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.InsomewaysthemindislikealegoranarmmusclE.ItneedsexercisE.Mentaldonewiththemindexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists心理学家thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.Ifontheotherhandchildrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodotheyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologistsifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiotthenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.SoitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivehelpfulthingstotheirchildrensuchasThatwasaverycleverthingyoudiD.orYouaresuchasmartchilD.Thewordsintelligentandbrilliantinthefirstparagraphprobablymean_______whiledullinthesecondparagraphmeans________.A.brightandsplendid;slowinthinkingandunderstandingB.prettyandhandsome;ordinary-lookingC.greatandimportant;commonD.hopefulandhelpful;carelessAccordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis________whileanidiotis________.A.anormalperson;afunnypersonB.astrongperson;aweakpersonC.ahighlyintelligentperson;afoolishorweak-mindedpersonD.afamousperson;anordinarypersonA.person________ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.A.whoseparentsarecleverB.oftenthinkingaboutdifficultproblemsC.oftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachersD.bornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseItisbetterforparents________.A.topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoftenB.tobehardontheirchildrenC.toleavetheirchildrenalonewithnothingtodoD.togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossibleWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren’sgrowth.B.ThelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecomE.C.IntelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulivE.D.Whatmakesapersonbrightorstupidisstillunderdiscussion.
Thesummervacationisover.Itistruethattimealwaysfliesfast.DuringthevacationtheweatherwasbadandIcouldnotdomuchworkbutIlivehappily.AstheafternoonwashotIdidmyworkinthemorning.Iusedtogetupat6:30andtakeawalkinthegardenforhalfanhour.AfterbreakfastIbeganreadingEnglishandChineseanddidsomeexercisesinmaths.ThistookmethreehoursormorE.Iworkedquitehardandmadegoodprogress.IspenttheafternoonoutsidE.Iwenttoswimanditwasveryfunny.Iwouldnotgohomeuntilitwasfiveorsixo’clock.SometimesafriendwouldcometoseemeandwewouldspendsomehourslisteningtomusiC.InthiswayIspentmyvacationhappily.AndInotonlystudiedwellbutalsobecameagoodswimmer.NowIamingoodhealthandhighspirits.60.Whatdoesthetexttellus?A.Howthewriterspenthissummervacation.B.Whattheweatherwaslikeinthesummer.C.Whenthewritergotupinthemorning.D.Wherethewritertookawalk.61.Thewriterspentmostoftheafternoon_______.A.listeningtomusicB.visitinghisfriendsC.walkinginthegardenD.swimming62.Thewriterhadverygoodsummerholidaysbecausehe______.A.workedveryhardandmadegoodprogressB.learnedtoswimanddidhisworkwellC.gotupearlyandwenthomelateD.likedswimmingbetterthanstudying63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thewritermadeprogressinhislesson.B.ThewritertookawalkforhalfanhourbeforebreakfastC.Thewriterbeganstudyingassoonasashegotup.D.ThewriterspentmoretimeswimmingthanlisteningtomusiC.
U.S.airlinesareseeingamajorinterruptionbecauseofhundredsofflightscanceledduetotheashcloudfromtheIcelandicvolcanobutEuropeanflightcompanieswillfacethebiggestlosses.Theairlinebusinesshasbeentough:Thedeclinedramaticallyslowedtraffic;FebruaryheavysnowforcedU.S.airlinestocancelthousandsofflights;andnowtheashesfromthevolcanostoppedalltrafficinandoutofnorthernEuropefordays.ForU.S.flightcompaniesit'llbearelativelyshort-termhitsaidMichaelBoydpresidentofBoydGroupInternationalanaviation航空学consultingfirm.Wethinkrightnowthey'redownabout$80millionintermsoflostincomeandthey'redowndomesticallyabout80000passengersthatwouldhavebeenflyingdomesticallybutaren'tbecausetheycan'tgetherE.Deltaannouncedthatvolcano-relatedinterruptiongroundedabout400flightsuntilMondayatacostof$20millioninlostrevenues.Butcomparethattotherecentsnowstormswhentheairlinecanceled7000flightsandlost$65millioninrevenuE.ThedisruptionhascreateduncertaintyforcustomersbutanalystssayU.S.airlineswon'tfaceasmanycostsasyoumightthink.TheyarenotflyinginextraplanestohandlethepassengersintroublebecauseairlineanalystRobertMannsaidcompaniessimplydon'thavethem.AirlinesrunaveryleanoperationnowMannsaiD.Sosincetherearenospareaircraftorcrewstheairlineswillattempttomaximizeloadsoneveryoneoftheiraircraftthatdofly.Butitmaytakedaysorinsomecasesaweekorsotogetsomeofthesecustomerstowheretheywanttogo.46.Whichnegativeconsequencesmentionedinthepassagedidthedisasterscause?A.coldnesspollutionandairlines’lossesB.airportdamagepollutionandslowtrafficC.passengerdelaycoldnessandairportdamageD.passengerdelayairlines’lossesandslowtraffic47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thefewestairplaneswillflythetrappedpassengerstotheirdestinations.B.AllthecustomersaresuretobesenttotheirdestinationsintimE.C.TheU.S.andU.K.airlinessufferedthesamelossesinthenaturaldisasters.D.ThevolcanoeruptionreducedthetraffictoandfromnorthernEuropE.48.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A.thetroublesthattheairlineswillfaceaftertheashclouddisappearsB.themeasuresthattheairlineswilltaketomaximizetheirprofitC.thepresentsituationoftheairlinesandtheirplantodeliverthepassengersD.thereasonswhytheairlinesrunafineoperation49.Whywillittakealongtimeforairlinestosendthepassengerstotheirdifferentdestinations?A.Becausethepassengersenjoystayinginairportstotalkwithoneanother.B.Becausetheairlinesdon’thavespareplanesoremployeestoservE.C.Becausetheairlinesdon'thaveenoughfinancialsupportafterthedisaster.D.Becausethepassengersareaskingforfullrefundfromtheairlines.50.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom_______.A.anovelB.anewsreportC.amagazineD.athesis
Areyounervousaboutclimbingbecauseyouthinkit'stoodangerous?Doyoufeelyou'renotfitenoughtoclimb?Doyouknowhowtostartclimbing?Let'sconsidertheideathatclimbingisdangerous.BeingafraidisnaturalbutifyouusesuitableropesandotherclimbingequipmentsyouwillfeelcompletelysafE.Climbersareusuallyverycarefulbecausetheyknowwhattheyaredoingisdangerous.Accidentshappenbutwhentheydotheytendtoattractalotofpublicity.Asaresultpeoplethinktherearemanymoreaccidentsthanthereareinreality.Youcannotexpecttostartclimbingstraightaway.ClimbingisachallengeandchallengestaketimE.Itisnecessaryfirstofallthatyouachieveagoodleveloffitness.Beginassoonasyoubecomeinterestedinclimbing?gotothegymgoswimmingtakeupjoggingandcontinuetodosothroughoutyourtrainingperioD.Discoverasmuchasyoucanaboutclimbing.Visitthelibraryandfindbookespeciallyforbeginnersorbuyclimbingmagazinesandlookforarticleswhichdescribeyoursituation.LookupinformationontheInternet.Findoutaboutequipmentmethodsandplacestogo.Nexttakeacourseonaclimbingwall.Thereareplentyofclimbingwallsalloverthecountrywhichhavetrainedandqualifiedpeopleasinstructors.CallyourlocalleisurecentretofindoutifthereisoneinyourareA.Thesetrainingsessionsareaquickwaytogetexperienceandyouarelikelytomeetotherbeginners.Afterthisyoucandoanoutsidecourseofjoinaclubwhereyoucanmeetclimbersofallabilitiesandeventuallyjoiningroup-climbingevents.Atfirstyoumaynotunderstandtheimportanceofagoodtrainingperiodbutafteryouhavecompletedyourfirstclimbandyouarestandingsafelyatthetopofarockfeelingthrilledthenyouwillknowitwastherightthingtodo.Thearticleiswrittenby.A.adoctorB.anexperiencedclimberC.abeginnerD.afitnessinstructorThewriterthinksanewclimbershould.A.beginbybecomingfitB.havethecouragetomeetthechallengesC.beawareofthecausesoftheaccidentsD.doenoughsportstogetinterestedinclimbingByclimbingwallsyoucan.A.joinaclubyoulikeB.gaincontrolledexperienceC.becomequalifiedinstructorsD.takepartingroup-climbingeventsTheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphprobablymeans.A.theclimbB.thetrainingC.theequipmentD.theachievement
Withsmartphonestakingtheworldbystormaphonethatcanonlysendandreceivevoictcal1sandtextmessagesmayseemlikearelicfromabygoneagE.YetinEastAfricasimplephoneslikethesearechangingthefaceoftheeconomythankstothemobilemoneyservicesthatarespreadingacrosstheregion.Usingthetext--messagingfunctionbuiltintotheGSMsystem全球通usedbymostcellphonenetworkstheseservicesal1owpeoplewithoutabankaccountorcreditcardtousetheir/phoneasanelectronicwalletthatcanheusedtostoresendorreceivecash.Itworkslikethis:youpaycashtoyourloca1agentwhothentopsupyourmobilemoneyaccountusingasecureformoftextmessaging.ThatmoneycanbetransferredtoanotherpersonbysendingamessagetotheircellPhoneaccount.FursomethesystemisalifelinE.''IfIdidn’thavemymobilePhoneIwouldbeverypoorsaysNeyasseNeemuramotheroffourchi1drenwholivesinnorthernKenyA..NowIcansellfish.NeemurtookupfishinginJu1ylastyearbutmakingmoneyfromitwasalittletrickyespeciallyasTurkanapeop1edonotusuallyeatfish.A.truckfromEthiopiatoTanzaniapassesthroughhervi1lageonceaweekandshearrangedtohavethedrivertransportthefishseveralhundredki1ometerssouthtomarketinKisumuwhererelativessellthefish.Igetthemoneytransferimmediately.saysNeemur.ThenIcanpayformychildrentogotoschoolandforvegetablesandbeanssheaddssoIdon'tneedtoeatfish.AccordingtotheCentralBankofKenyapaymentswortharoundlbillionKenyanshillings$13millionperdayweretransferredthroughKenya’smobilemoneysystemsin2009equalingthecountry’screditcardtransactions业务.Thebankexpectsmobilemoneytransferstoovertakecreditcardsin2010.63.InParagraphltheauthorusessimplephonesto_______________________.A.makeacomparisonB.introduceatopicC.describeasceneD.offeranargument.64.WhatcanwelearnaboutthesimplephonesinEastAfrica?A.Theymighthelpthelocalpeop1eapplyforabankaccount.B.TheywillreplacethebankscompletelyinthenearfuturE.C.TheyProvideasafemeansforthelocalstodobusiness.D.Theycandonothingexceptsendandreceivecallsormessages.65.ThewordItinthethirdparagraphrefersto_____________________.A.theGSMsystemB.themobilemoneyserviceC.thecreditcardserviceD.thecellphonenetworks66.ThestoryofNeyasseNeemursuggeststhat___________________.A.themobilemoneyserviceplaysakeyroleinthelocalslifeB.NeemuruseshermobilephonetocontacthercustomersC.herrelative'tricksTurkanapeopletoeatthefishtheysellD.theBantofKenyahelpsherimproveherlivingcondition
第三节阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项HowAmericansBegantoEatTomatoesPeoplehavestrangeideasaboutfooD.ForexamplethetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetablE.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamininit.Butinthe18thcenturyAmericansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous有毒的.Theycalledtomatoespoisonapples.PresidentThomasJeffersonhoweverknewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoPariswherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.ThegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygooD.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonored忠实的guestsaboutthefact.56.Afteryoureadthepassagewhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.57.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasaPresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes________.A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboyC.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks58.Accordingtothetext_______madethebeautifulpinksoupservedatthePresident’sparty?A.thePresidenthimselfB.aFrenchcookC.thePresident’scookD.thePresident’swife59.FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere________.A.peoplefromothercountriesB.fromFranceC.peopleofhisowncountryD.menonly60.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AlloftheguestsknewthesoupthatwasservedatthePresident’spartywasmadeoftomatoes.B.AllofthegueststhoughtthesoupwhichwaspreparedbythePresident’scookwasnicE.C.AllofthegueststhoughtthetasteofthebeautifulpinksoupwasnicE.D.Noneoftheguestsknewthattheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.
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