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FourcinemasintheUKTheKinemaLincolnshireIt’sawoodenbuildingontheoutsideandatwo-screencinemaontheinsideallnestingamongpinetreesinatinyvillagE.TheKinemashoweditsfirstfilmin1922andthefirstsixrowsweredeckchair折叠帆布躺椅.Todayit’smorerichlydecorateD.Peoplecomeherebecauseit’safantasticexperiencesaysmanagerPhilipJones.ManyroomsintheKinemaaresimpleandnotattractivebutwetrytoremaineverythingthatmakesitspecial.TheCubeBristolIt’snotreallyacinemA.Itisanot-for-profitcooperativerunbyvolunteerswhichhasbeenoperatingforthelast15years.Theyareuniqueforwhatwedowhichistooperatesevennightsaweekandwithnofunding.Theymakemanythingsthemselvessuchascolaandyogurt.TheBroadwayNottinghamAcinemahasbeenheresincethe1960swhenlocalfashiondesignerPaulSmithwouldcometoseeartyforeignfilmswhichheavilyinfluencedhiscareerchoicE.Laterhedesignedthestripy条纹的sofas.TheBroadwaywaspreviouslyusedasachurchbutlocalsloveitforitsindependentarthouseandDIYspirit.TheBroadwayalsohasaright-onrestaurantwithlocallysourcedvegetablesandsaladsandevenservesitsownbeer.TheRexHertfordshireItopenedtothepublicin1938andhasbeennamedthemostbeautifulcinemaintheUK.There’savariedprogramwithdifferentfilmseverynight.HotdogsandpopcornarebanneD.Andarealpersonanswersthephonewhenyoucall.PeoplespeakveryhighlyoftheRex.Sodogoifonlyoncetoseejusthowacinemashouldberun.25.InPhilipJones’opiniontheKinemamayattractpeoplewho_____.A.liveinthenearbyvillagesB.wanttoexperiencesomethingspecialC.areinterestedinwoodenstructuresD.arefondofrichdecorations26.WeknowfromthetextthattheBroadway_____.A.ownsarestaurantB.wasbuiltin1960C.isnexttoachurchD.wasdesignedbyPaulSmith27.TheCubeandtheBroadwayaresimilarinthewaythatboth_____.A.arenon-profitcooperativesB.offerhomemadedrinksC.showartyforeignfilmsD.usestripysofas28.Whichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A.TheCubE.B.TheKinemA.C.TheBroadway.D.TheRex.
IntheAfricancountryofSenegalsomewomentakehealthriskstryingtodojusttheoppositE.Theyuseproductsthatlightentheskin.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthat25percentofSenegalesewomenuseskin-lighteningproductsonausualbasis.Theseproductscancontainharmfulchemicalswhichcancausecancerandpossiblyotherphysicaldamagetotheskin.Theycanactuallyburntheeyesandskin.AnaveragebeautysupplyshopinDakarhasmanykindsofskin-lighteningcreamsandsoaps.ShopworkerAdamaDiagneadviseshervisitorstoavoidthestrongerproductsthatpromisefastresults.SheusesacreamthatismadefromcarrotsandnotthestrongchemicalhydroquinonE.Shesaysthatitisapersonalchoiceandthatnoonepressuresher.Shesaysthatsomewomenwanttobeblackeveryday.Butforhershelikestobeashadeofbrown.WomeninSenegalsaytheylightentheirskinforthesamereasonswhywomenallovertheworldmakechangestotheirappearancE.TheysaytheywanttolookbeautifultofindahusbandortostandoutinacrowD.ButsomeproductsaresostrongtheymustbemixedwithothersbeforetheyareuseD.OnesuchsoapiscalledDayBeforetheWedding.ThisthinkingtroublesSenegalesefilmmakerKhardiataPouyeSall.SoshemadeThisColorThatBothersMeafilmaboutthesubjectofskinlightening.Iusedthemostshockingimagessothatwomenwouldseethedangers.Itishardtounderstandwhyawomanwouldtellherselfthatdarkskinisnotbeautiful.Itisintheirheads.TheywanttopleaseamantobeloveD.OrtheywanttopleasesocietytosucceeD.Ms.Sallsaysthegovernmentneedstobettercontrolthemarketingandsaleofskinlighteners.Butsheaddseducationisthebestwaytopersuadepeopleagainstusingthem.68.Thewriterprobablytalksabouttheriskssomewomentaketo_____inthepreviousparagraph.A.darkentheirskinB.lightentheirskinC.protecttheirskinD.cleantheirskin69.Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonwhywomenmakechangestotheirappearance?A.Beingbeautiful.B.Husbandhunting.C.Beingoutstanding.D.Beinghealthy.70.FromthepassagewecanseeAdamaDiagneis_______.A.infavoroffastskinlighteningB.usingskinlighteningproductsC.stronglyagainstskinlighteningD.satisfiedwithherownskincolor71.ThefilmThisColorThatBothersMeismadeto________.A.advertiseskinlighteningproductsB.introducethereasonforlighteningskinC.advocateusinglighteningproductsD.callonpeopletoavoidlighteningskin
Pickingauniversityisatenseperiodofaskingyourselfwhichinstitutionismostrelevant.That’swhyuniversityrankingsplaysuchavitalroleinstudentssearchingfortheirnextacademicdirection.Rankingsarealsoaninescapablepartofthereputationandbrandimageofuniversities.Nouniversitywebsiteiscompletewithouttheclaimtobeinthetop100forsomethingorotherreportedtheBBC.Thereasonissimple:Rankingshelpthemtoattractstudentsstaffandresearchinvestment.Currentlytherearenumbersofuniversityrankingsandeachhasitsownlistofcriteria.Butthemaincategoriesarethesame:academicreputationgraduates'performanceandfacultyresources.Howeverexpertspointouttherankingprocessisn'tentirelyreliable.MarkKantrowitzaUSfinancialaidresearchersaiduniversityrankingsweremostlyjustforshow.HewroteinTheNewYorkTimes.Itmaygiveyourparentsbetterbraggingrightsbutthat'saboutit.Moreoverit’snotdifficulttoseethelimitationsofuniversityrankings.Manyrankingsfocusonthenumberoftimesresearchworkiscited引用byotherresearchers.IthelpsBritishandUSuniversitiestodominateglobalrankingsbecauseEnglishisthefavoredlanguageofacademiaJohnO’LearyamemberoftheQSacademicadvisoryboardtoldTheGunrdian.AlsorankingssuchasQSmainlyfocusonthequalitiesoftheuniversityratherthanitsstudents.AnyuniversityrankingislikelytohelpstudentsmakebetterdecisionsaboutwheretostudybuttheneedtobalancethemwithothermorehumanfactorsisalsoimportantsaidPhilMossaneducationandadmissionsconsultant.Advicefromgraduatesorcurrentstudentscanbeasvaluableinprovidingagenuineinsightintotheexperienceorqualityofaparticulardegreeprogram.Itcanalsoaddanelementthatrankingscanneverconvey--theactualemotionofauniversityexperience.32.Whydouniversitiesconsiderrankingsimportant?A.Rankingsmakethemmoreappealing.B.Rankingsarestudents’onlyreference.C.Rankingscanincreasetheiracademiclevel.D.Rankingshelpthemcompletetheirwebsites.33.WhatdoestheunderlinedItinparagraph4referto?A.Acadenucresearchwork.B.Thenumberofresearches.C.Thewayofrankinguniversities.D.Thelimitationofuniversityranking.34.AccordingtoJohnO’LearywhathelpsBritishandUSuniversitiesrankwell?A.ThewideuseofEnglishinacademia.B.Theiroutstandingqualities.C.Theirgraduates’excellentperformance.D.Theacademia’sfavortothem.35.BesidesrankingwhatdoesPhilMosssuggestyoushouldrefertoifyou'repickingauniversity?A.Investmentineducation.B.Guidancefromprofessors.C.Informationonwebsites.D.Suggestionsfromstudents.
Imagineaworldinwhichtherewassuddenlynoemotion—aworldinwhichhumanbeingscouldfeelnoloveorhappinessnotenororhate.Trytoimaginetheconsequencesofsuchatransformation.Peoplemightnotbeabletostayalive:knowingneitherjoynorpleasureanxietynorfeartheywouldbeaslikelytorepeatactsthathurtItemasactsthatwerebeneficial.Theycouldnotlearn:theycouldnotbenefitfromexperiencebecausethisemotionlessworldwouldlackrewardsandpunishments.Societywouldsoondisappear:peoplewouldbeaslikelytoharmoneanotherastoprovidehelpandsupport.Humanrelationshipswouldnotexist:inaworldwithoutfriendsorenemiestherecouldbenomarriageaffectionamongcompanionsorbonds关系amongmembersofgroups.Society'seconomicunderpinnings支柱wouldbedestroyed:sinceearning$10millionwouldbenomorepleasantthanearning$10therewouldbenoincentivetowork.Infacttherewouldbenoincentivesofanykindforaswewillseeincentivesimplyacapacitytoenjoythem.Insuchaworldthechancesthatthehumanspecieswouldsurvivearenexttozerobecauseemotionsarethebasicinstrumentsofoursurvivalandadaptation.Emotionsstruturetheworldforusinimportantways.Asindividualswecategorizeobjectsonthebasisofouremotions.Trueweconsiderthelengthshapesizeortexturebutanobject'sphysicalaspectsarelessimportantthanwhatithasdoneorcandotous—hurtussurpriseusangerusormakeusjoyful.Wealsousecategorizationscoloredbyemotionsinourfamiliescommunitiesandoverallsociety.Outofouremotionalexperiencewithobjectsandeventsconiesasocialfeelingofagreementthatcertainthingsandactionsaregoodandothersarebadandweapplythesecategoriestoeveryaspectofoursociallife—fromwhatfoodsweeatandwhatclothesweweartohowwekeeppromisesandwhichpeopleourgroupwillaccept.Infactsocietyusesouremotionalreactionsandaltitudessuchasloyaltymoralityprideshameguiltfearandgreedinordertomaintainitself.Itgiveshighrewardstoindividualswhoperformimportanttaskssuchassurgerymakesheroesoutofindividualsforunusualordangerousachievementssuchasflyingfighterplanesinawarandusesthelegalpenal刑法的systemtomakepeopleafraidtoengageinantisocialacts.51.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.peoplewouldnotbeabletotellthetextureofobjects.B.Peoplewouldnotknowwhatwasbeneficialandwhatwasharmfultothem.C.$10millionisequalto$10inaworldwithoutemotions.D.Therewouldbefullofliesargumentsandviolence.52.Incanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheeconomicfoundationofsocietyisdependenton.A.theabilitytomakemoneyB.thecapacitytoworkC.thestimulustoworkD.thecategorizationsofouremotionalexperiences53.Emotionsaresignificantforman'ssurvivalandadaptationbecause____.A.theyprovidethemeansbywhichpeopleviewthesizeorshapeofobjectsB.theyarethebasisforthesocialfeelingofagreementbywhichsocietyismaintainedC.theyencouragepeopletoperformdangerousachievementsD.theyproducemorelovethanhateamongpeople54.Whyaretheemotionalaspectsofanobjectmoreimportantthanitsphysicalaspects?A.Theyhelpsocietyuseitsmembersforprofit.B.Theyencourageustoperformimportanttasks.C.Theyhelptoperfectthelegalandpenalsystem.D.Theyhelpusadaptourbehaviorstotheworldsurroundingus.55.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Peoplecouldonlyliveinaworldwithemotions.B.Peoplewouldalwaysdobadthingsintheemotionlessworld.C.Emotionsareveryimportantintheworld.D.Emotionsstructuretheworldforusinimpertantways.
Atthe1924OlympicGamesinParisthesportofcanoeracingwasaddedtothelistofinternationalcompetitions.Thefavoriteteaminthefour-mancanoeracewastheUnitedStatesteam.OnememberofthatteamwasBillHavens.AsthetimefortheOlympicsneareditbecameclearthatBill’swifewouldgivebirthtotheirfirstchildaboutthetimethattheUSteamwouldbecompetingintheParisgames.In1924therewerenojetairlinersfromParistotheUnitesStatesonlyslowocean-goingships.Billfoundhimselfinadilemma.ShouldhegotoParisandrisknotbeingathiswife’ssidewhentheirbabywasborn?Orshouldhestaywithhisfamily?Bill’swifeinsistedthathegotoParis.ButaftermuchsoulsearchingBilldecidedtostayathomewherehecouldsupporthiswifewhenthechildarriveD.AsitturnedouttheUnitesStatesfour-mancanoeteamwonthegoldmedalinParis.AndBill’swifewaslateingivingbirthtotheirchilD.InfactBillcouldhavecompetedintheeventandreturnedhomeintimetobewithherwhenshegavebirth.Peoplesaidwhatashame!ThechildfinallyborntoBillandhiswifewasaboywhomtheynamedFrank.Twenty-eightyearslaterin1952BillreceivedatelegramfromFrank.ItwassentfromHelsinkiFinlandwherethe1952OlympicswerebeinghelD.ThetelegramreadDadIwon.Iambringinghomethegoldmedalyoulostwhilewaitingformetobeborn.FrankhadjustwonthegoldmedalfortheUnitesStatesinarowingeventamedalhisfatherhaddreamedofwinningbutneverdiD.WhenpeopleaskedBillabouthisdecisionhemadetwenty-eightyearsagohesaidhewouldmakethesamechoiceifhewasinsuchasituationagain.56.Ifwesaysomeisinadilemmaweprobablymeanhe/she_____.A.livesaveryhardlifeB.hastogiveupallthathe/shehasC.doesn’tknowwhathe/shewantsD.hastomakeadifficultchoice57.FromParagraph3weknowBill’swife____.A.knewthebabywouldbebornlateB.knewwhatherhusbandreallywantedC.wasnotunderstandingenoughtosupportherhusbandD.wantedtosupportherhusbandtowinthegoldmedal.58.Whatisthemainreasonwhypeoplesaidwhatashame!A.Billdidn’tgivehiswifeanysupportathomE.B.Bill’sdecisioncausedtheteamtoperformbadly.C.Billdidn’tknowwhatwasmoreimportanttohim.D.BillcouldhavereturnedhomewiththegoldmedalintimE.59.Whathappenedtwenty-eightyearslaterafterthebaby’sbirth?A.BillreceivedagoldmedalfromFinlanD.B.Bill’ssonhelpedmakehisdreamcometruE.C.BillearnedtherespectofalltheAmericanpeoplE.D.BilltookpartintheOlympicGamesandwon.
ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetariansby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointshigheronaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesityrates.Thestudyof8179peoplewasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarians—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.MenwhowerevegetarianshadanIQscoreof106comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscoresbetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetariansbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclassbutitremainedstatisticallysignificantafteradjustingforthesefactors.Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemaletobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorvocationalqualificationsthannon-vegetarians.Howeverthesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincomewhichwassimilartothatofnon-vegetarians.LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaidThefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansasadultstogetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealthmayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseinadultlifE.ButDrFrankiePhillipsoftheBritishDieteticAssociationsaidItislikethechickenandegg.DopeoplebecomevegetariansbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues32.What’stheresultoftheresearchmentionedinthetext?A.ChildrenwithahigherIQarelesslikelytohaveheartdiseaselaterinlifE.B.IntelligentchildrenaremorelikelytobecomevegetarianslaterinlifE.C.IntelligentchildrentendtobelongtohighersocialclasslaterinlifE.D.ChildrenwithahealthierhearttendtohaveahigherIQlaterinlifE.33.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat________.A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutB.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetariansC.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetariansD.vegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians34.CatharineGaletalkedaboutbeingvegetariansinan________way.A.doubtfulB.favorableC.negativeD.objective35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.GetmoreIQpoints!B.Beavegetarianplease!C.A.highIQislinkedtobeingavegetarianD.Vegetariandietcutsheartrisk
AudreyHepburnwonanAcademyAwardasBestActressforherfirstmajorAmericanmovieRomanHolidaywhichwasreleasedin1953.Butsheisrememberedasmuchforheraidworkasforheracting.BorninBelgiumin1929Audrey’sfatherwasBritishandhermotherwasDutch.AudreywassenttoliveataBritishschoolforpartofherchildhooD.DuringWorldWarⅡshelivedandstudiedintheNetherlands.HermotherthoughtitwouldbesafefromGermanattacks.AudreystudieddanceasateenagerandduringcollegewhenshereturnedtoLondonafterthewar.Butsherealizedshewasn’tgoingtobeaballerinA.Soshebegantakingactingpartsinstageshows.Latershebegantogetsmallpartsinmovies.ButitwasAudreyHepburn’smovetoAmericathatbroughthertruefamE.In1951sheplayedthecharacterGigiintheBroadwayplayofthesamenametogreatcriticalpraisE.TwoyearslaterRomanHolidaymadeherastarattheageof24.Audreymademorethan25movies.AmonghermostpopularroleswasHollyGolightlyinBreakfastatTiffany’sin1961.ThreeyearslatersheplayedElizaDoolittleinMyFairLady.ShewasmarriedtwotimesandhadonesonbyeachhusbanD.In1989theUNChildren’sFundnamedAudreyagoodwillambassador.ShetravelledallovertheworldinsupportofUNICEFprojects.TheUNagencysaidshewasatirelessworker.Sheoftengave15interviewsadaytogainmoneyandsupportforUNICEFprojects.AudreyHepburnoftensaidherloyaltytoUNICEFwastheresultofherexperiencesasachildduringWorldWarⅡ.ShesaidsheknewwhatitwasliketobestarvingandtobesavedbyinternationalaiD.Shewasagoodwillambassadoruntilherdeathin1993fromcoloncancer.56.InParagraph1heraidworkmeans________.A.winninganAcademyAwardasBestActressB.takingactingpartsinstageshowsC.makingmoviesD.actingasagoodwillambassadorforUNICEF57.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.Audrey’sparentslivedinGermanyduringWorldWarⅡB.AudreylivedinAmericainthe1950sC.AudreywasmadetogiveupdancingD.thecharacterGigiintheBroadwayplaywashermostpopularrole58.________isNOTmentionedinthepassageaboutAudreyHepburn.A.MarriageB.IdentityC.ContributionD.Religion59.________istherightorderforAudrey’slifE.①Thefirsttimeshebegantoplayinmovies.②ShereturnedtoLondonfromtheNetherlands.③ShewonanAcademyAwardasBestActress.④ShetravelledallovertheworldinsupportofUNICEFprojects.⑤SheplayedapartinMyFairLady.A.②①③⑤④B.①②③⑤④C.②①⑤③④D.①②⑤③④
Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—enginedaeroplanE.AtmidnightseveralhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundlandsheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworseheraltimeter高度表failedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnightandinastormapilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimesherplanenearlyplunged冲intotheseA.JustbeforedawntherewasfurthertroublE.Amelianoticedflames火焰comingfromtheenginE.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?TherewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohopE.IntheendAmeliaEarhartdidreachIrelandandforthecourageshehadshownshewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEuropE.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStatesshewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHousE.FromthattimeonAmeliaEarhartwasfamous.Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanaloneandshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty—sixminutes.IntheyearsthatfollowedAmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStatesandoneachoccasion时刻shesetanewrecordforflyingtimE.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviation航空andthatairtravelwasuseful.54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthedifficultywhichAmeliaEarhartmetinherflightfromnorthAmericatoEngland?A.Shewascaughtinastorm.B.Thealtimeterwentoutoforder.C.Herenginewentwrong.D.Shelostherdirection.55.WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheenginewhatdidshedo?A.Shedidnothingbutprayforherself.B.ShechangedherdirectionandlandedinIrelanD.C.Shecontinuedflying.D.ShelosthopeofreachinglanD.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned?A.ShewasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalonE.B.Sheshowedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight.CShewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandEuropeandtheUnitedStates.D.ShemadeplanstoflyaroundtheworlD.57.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AmeliaEarhart—FirstAcrosstheAtlantiC.B.AmeliaEarhart—PioneerinWomen’sAviation.C.A.NewRecordforFlyingTimE.D.A.DangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEnglanD.
BritishplanningexpertsareheadingtoChinatoadviseonbuildingcitiesthatdonotdamagetheenvironment.TheywilladdressmayorsontheneedtoavoidU..S..Modelbybuildingdense稠密的citieswithlow-carbonbuildingsandgoodpublictransport.Theirvisitfollowsareportwarningthattheroad-basedU..S..Modelcouldmakeclimatechangeimpossibletocontrol.Europe’sdensely-populatedcitieswithstrongpublictransportlinksareheldupasanexampleforChinatofollow.Bygoodplanningandspendingalittlemorelivablenewcitiescouldbebuiltwithlow-carboninfrastructure基础设施.InChinamanyinstitutionsaretakingtheclimatemoreseriouslythanbeforeandthetravelinggroupfromBritain’sTownandCountryPlanningAssociationwillmeetofficialsfromtheChinesegovernment’seconomicresearchagencyinaworkshoponlow-carbonbuildings.Theywillalsomeetofficersinfast-growingShenyangwhichhasmorethansixmillioninhabitants居民.OnanotherdaytheywillpresenttheirideasattheNationalAcademy.SeveralofChina’smajorcitiessufferheavytrafficjams.Someoftheirleadersarenowlookingfornewideastomakecitiesmoredensely-populatedwhilethemayorsofsomefast-growingcitiesarehopingtobuildinalessenergy-consumingway.Chinaalsosuffersacrisisofagriculturallandsohigh-densityplanninghasmanybenefits.KateHendersonsaidAsmoreandmorepeopleacrosstheworldmovefromruraltourbanareaswemustguaranteeourcitiesgrowstably.Thismeansdeliveringschoolsparksandpublictransportalongsideemploymentareasandhousing.WelookforwardtosharingourthinkingonhowGardenCityprinciplescanbeapplied—bothtocreatingnewcitiesandtorenewingexistingones.28.WhydoesthewritermentionU..S..Modelinthepassage?A.ToshowtheadvantagesofEurope’sModel.B.ToenrichourknowledgeaboutCityModel.C.Totellusitsdisadvantagesandgiveusawarning.D.ToconveyAmericanexperts’viewsoncityplanning.29.WhatisuniqueforEurope’sdensely-populatedcities?A.Theroad-basedModelisgoodfortheenvironment.B.Itcanspeedupthegrowthofthenewly-builtcities.C.Itsinhabitantsenjoytheconvenienceofthewideroads.D.Itsdesignsfocusonlow-carbonbuildingsandpublictransport.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinPara3referto?A.Britishplanningexperts.B.MayorsfromChina’smajorcities.C.OfficersfromShenyang.D.LeadersfromChineseinstitutions.31.WhatisthebestwaytomakeChinesecitiesgrowstably?A.Bysavingmoreagriculturallands.B.Bybuildingapartmentsnearworkingareas.C.Bypersuadingpeopletomovetoruralparts.D.Bybuildingenvironment-friendlydensecities.
Itisimportantforcountriestodevelop.Sometimesdevelopmentcandomoreharmthangoodforacountry.Thereforethisdevelopmentneedstobedifferentfrompastdevelopmentwhichpollutedtheenvironmentandwastednaturalresources.Onepossiblesolutiontothisproblemnowbeingdiscussedissustainabledevelopment.Itfocusesonpreservingtheenvironmentandnaturalresources.ItisallaboutcreatingbetterhealthcareeducationhousingandimprovedstandardoflivingforeveryonE.ThisisasimpleideabutonethatishardtoputintopracticE.Howeveritissomethingthatwemustdobecausewithoutsustainabledevelopmentourfutureandthelivesofourchildrenandourgrandchildrenwillbeindanger.NearlyeverythingwedoinourmodernlivesrequirestheuseoftheEarth’snaturalresources.Thesenaturalresourcesprovidetheenergyformanyimportantthings.Thelistisalmostendless.Forallthesethingswemostlydependonfuelssuchascoalgasandoiltoproduceenergy.WearenowconsumingthesefuelsatamuchhigherratethantheyarebeingproduceD.Ontopofthisburningthesefuelsproducescarbondioxidewhichisharmfultotheenvironment.Thisiswhymanypeoplearepushingfortheuseofalternativeenergysources.Alternativeenergysourcescanbeusedwithoutrunningout.Someexamplesofthealternativesaresolarenergywindenergyandhydroelectricity.Aspeoplearebecomingmoreawareoftheneedtoprotecttheenvironmentthesetypesofenergyarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Inmanypartsoftheworldtentative试验性的stepsarebeingtakentointroducetheseformsofalternativeenergy.ForexamplesomepeopleinNigeriaaretrainingtousesolarpowerandinCostaRicapeoplearenowusinghydroelectricitytoprovidepowerfortheirsmallvillages.TheintroductionofprogrammeslikethesewillhopefullyhelpendthesystematicdestructionoftheenvironmentandseealternativeenergypromotedaroundtheworlD.Thiswillmeangoodthingsforourfutureourchildren’sfutureandourgrandchildren’sfuturE.7.Weknowfromthepassagethatsustainabledevelopment______________.A.meanstodevelopslowlyB.canbringlittlegoodtothepeopleC.hasendedtheenvironmentaldestructionD.isanideabeingdiscussed8.Itisimportanttopreservethenaturalresourcesbecausethey_____________.A.consumetheenergyforimportantthingsB.arerunningoutC.providetheenergyforpeopletouseD.arebeingproducedatahighrate9.Hydroelectricitymeans___________.A.usingthesuntoprovideelectricityB.usingwindpowertoproduceelectricityC.usingwaterpowertoproduceelectricityD.usingwatertoprotecttheenvironment10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsustainabledevelopment?A.Critical.B.PositivE.C.Tolerant.D.Doubtful.
Sofarthisyear’sglobalmusicmarkethasdefinitelybeendominated支配bywomenBeyonceKnowlesTaylorSwirlandIggyAzaleaareallmakingwaves.AndonehotnamethataddsmoreconvictiontothelistisUSsingerArianaGrande.AlmostexactlyayearagoGrandereleasedherfirstalbumYoursTruly.Andoverthepast12monthsthe21-year-oldformerNickelodeonanAmericanTVchannelforkidsandadolescentsstarhastransformedfromapopartistyoumightrecognizetoanoutstandingsuperstar.Shenowpossessesthreetop10singlesinthecurrentBillboardHot100chartanimpressiveopeningperformanceatthisyear’sMTVVideoMusicAwardsandmillionsoffollowersonsocialnetworkingsites.HersecondalbumMyEverythingwhichwasreleasedonAug25isthelatestsignofhercomingdominance.IthitNo.1ontheBillboard200albumchartthisweekmakinghertheonlyotherfemalesingerafterScotland’sSusanBoyletohavetwocontinuousNo.1albumsinasingleyear.Grande’sstrengthliesinherpowerfulvoiceandwidevoicedrange.UnlikehercompanionsSelenaGomezandDemiLovatoGrande’sstarpowerisrootedinthefactthatshecanreallysing.MoreimportantlyGrandeknowshowtocontrolhervoicewhichisatoncestrongandsensitiveanduseittoexpandhermusicalterritory.MyEverythingisthebestexample.InthisalbumGrandeliterallytriesherhandateverythingdancemusicR&Bjamship-hoptunespowerballadsandeven’60s-inflectedpop.WhileyoucanclearlysenseherambitionasasingeryouwillbeimpressedbyhoweffortlesslyshehandlesthesedifferentstylesofmusicespeciallyifyouhavelistenedtoYoursTrulyamorerefreshing.’90sR&B—influencedproject.OfcourseonesuggestionforGrande’sfuturemusicwouldbeforhertodisplaymorepersonalityinsteadofsimplyshowinghervoicedtalent.Butnottoworrybasedonwhatwe’veheardthusfarit'ssafetosayGrandeiswellonherwaytogrowingintoherown.21.WhichofthefollowingcontributestoGrande’sgreatsuccess?A.Theimpressiveopeningperformance.B.Herfollowersonsocialnetworkingsites.C.Theinfluenceof’60spopand’90sR&B.D.Herpowerfulvoiceandwidevoicedrange.22.WecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthatGrande_________.A.1ikestoshowoffhervoiceB.isapromisingsuperstarC.1acksherownpersonalityD.hasdifficultygoingfurther23.WhatcanwelearnaboutArianaGrande?A.Sheprefership-hoptunesinparticular.B.SheusedtobeapopstarinaTVchannel.C.Shehastwotop10singlesofBillboard’sHot100.D.SheistheonlysingertohavetwoNo.1albumsinayear.24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ARisingMusicGeniusB.TheMusicMarketofWomenC.SusanBoyleandHerCompanionsD.DifferentStylesofGrande’sMusic
LivinginSouthAfricaIhadalwaystakenthewildlifeprettymuchforgranteD.Nottosaythatweweresurroundedbyitbuttheaccessibilityofgameparksandwildlifesanctuaries避难所庇护所alwaysmadeitseemlikeanaturalpartoftheenvironment.ForthisreasonIsupposethatthewaymyEuropeanfriendsusedtotalktomewasn’tsostrangeafterall.TheywouldaskmewhatIthoughtatthetimewerereallysillyquestionswhichgotonmynerves.They’dsaythingslike‘Doyouhaveapetbaboon狒狒?’or‘Doyoutraveltoschoolbyelephant?’.WhenAmandaafriendofminewhowasvisitingfromEnglandinvitedmetojoinherandagroupoffriendsonawildlifeexpeditionIwasnotfilledwithenthusiasm.HoweverfromthemomentweenteredthegatesoftheZaluzigamereserveIknewthatthiswasnotgoingtobeanythinglikeIhadexpecteD.WehadbeentravelingalongtheNationalRoadwhensuddenlyweturnedontoadirttrackwhichseemedtobehiddeninthemiddleofnowherE.Amazinglythescenerychangeddramatically.Thecivilizedenvironmenttookonawildchaotic混沌的aspectandcontinuedtodosoaswewalkeddeeperintothebush.Afterhavingagoodnight’ssleepatoneofthereserve’shouseswewerewokenatthecrackofdawn.Afteraquickbreakfastwepiledintoajeepandsetoff.OurguideassuredusthattheearlystartwasnecessaryinordertohavethebestchanceofseeingwhatwasreallyworthwhilE.Armedwithjustathermos热水瓶ofcoffeewesetouttowardstheshoreofasmalllakewhereitwasexpectedthatwecouldseethatanimalsthatuseditastheirmorningwateringholE.Onthewaytoourdestinationwetoppedahillandthereagainsttheemergingmorninglightwereagroupofanimals.Itwasastunningsight.AswemovedclosertheanimalsdidnotappeartobealarmedbyourpresencE.PetbaboonsasideIhadneverbeforecomewithinsuchcloserangeofaprideoflions.Itdidcrossmymindhoweverthatwemightbeinacertainamountofdanger.WhenIaskedTimothyourgamerangerifwewereactuallyinanydangerherepliedstraightforwardlythatoneisneverentirelysafeinthebushbuthisknowledgeandexperienceallowedhimtoanticipateanydangerwithreasonableaccuracy.Howeverthefollowingdaytherewassomecauseforalarm.NothavingstartedoutsoearlywemissedthesightingsofthedaybeforE.Wedecidedtodrivearoundforawhilehopingtocomeacrosssomethingofinterest.SuddenlyourtrackerpercheduponthebackofourvehiclesignaledtothedrivertohaltandatthesamemomentIrealizedthatthistimewehadstumbledrightintoaprideoflions.Thedriverpromptlyturnedofftheengineandinalowvoicewarnedustoremainseatedandnottomakeanyabrupt突然的movements.ThelionswerepickingatwhatlookedliketheremainsofazebrA.Timothylatertoldushowmuchtoouradvantagethiswas.Hadtheirbellies胃notbeenfulltheirreactiontouswouldsurelyhavebeenotherwisE.AsthenearestlionwaslessthanthreemetersawayfromthejeepIconsideredthatwehadbeenveryluckyindeed.Allinallitwasawonderfultrip.Ournearmisswiththelionswaswithoutadoubtthehighlightbutwhatittaughtmeyetagainwashoweasyitistobeindifferenttooursurroundingsandnottohaveafullappreciationofthebeautyaroundus.55.HowdidthewriterfeelaboutthequestionsherEuropeanfriendsasked?A.ridiculousB.annoyedC.strangeD.embarrassed56.Whendidthewriter’sattitudechangeabouttheexpedition?A.Whenshewastravelingalongthedirttrack.B.Whenshereceivedherinvitation.C.WhenshearrivedatthegamereservE.D.WhenherfriendarrivedfromEnglanD.57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItinthefourthparagraphreferto?A.themorninglightB.thedestinationC.thetopofthehillD.theprideoflions58.Timothy’sexperienceasagamerangerwasvaluablebecausehe______________A.couldsupplyastraightforwardanswertoanyquestion.B.knewhowtofrightentheanimals.C.knewthegamereservewell.D.couldidentifytroubleinadvancE.59.Whatdoesthewritermeanbytheunderlinedsentencewehadbeenveryluckyindeedinthefifthparagraph?A.TheyhadseenthelionsupclosE.B.Theyhadn’tbeenattackeD.C.Theyhadagoodguidewiththem.D.Theyhadgoneonatrip.60.Whatconclusiondoesthewriterofthetextcometo?A.Weoftendonotrealizehowattractiveourenvironmentreallyis.B.Itisnotclevertounnecessarilyputourselvesindangeroussituations.C.Wedon’trespectwildanimalsenough.D.Weshouldprotectoursurroundings.
Whenstudentsthinkoflearningaforeignlanguagethefirstthoughtisofbooksexercisesandaudiocassettes.Thoseareimportanttolearningbutsometimesalittlebitboring.Thereforeitistimeforustospicethingsupabit.Thingslikeacellphonecankeepyourinterestlevelhigh.It'saperfectstudymaterial.YouhaveitwithyoudayafterdayyouarefamiliarwithhowitworksandyoucanuseittopracticewheneveryouhavetimE.Youdon'tneedtohaveyourbooksbyyoursideorstayinyourroomtolistentotapes.Let'stakealookathowtoaddyourcellphonetoyourstudytools.Setupyourcellphonetousethelanguageyouwanttostudy.GotothemenufindsettingslocatelanguageandchangeittoEnglishorSpanishwhichbenefitsyourlanguagelearning.Lookatthebuttonsandconnectthoseitemswiththenewvocabulary.Thisenablesyoutomastersimplewordsandphraseswithlittleeffort.Forexampleeachtimeyouopenupyourcellphoneyou'llseemessagesgamesandcallsmade.Thesewordsbegintotakerootifyouseethemagainandagain.Whenyouhavetimetakeoutyourcellphoneandstarthittingbuttons.You'llbesurprisedatallthevocabularyyoucanlearnbyplayingwiththedifferentmenuitems.Somethingsyou'llrecognizeimmediatelyandothersyoucanguessjustbywhereyoufindthem.Itcankeepyourlearningfreshandinteresting.Andthat'simportantbecauseboredomisabigproblemwithlanguagelearners.Youneedvarietyandacellphoneisonewaytogetit.24.Whydidtheauthorwritethepassage?A.Toinformhowtokeepyourlearningfresh.B.Tostresstheimportanceoflanguagelearning.C.Tointroducethelatestwaysoflanguagelearning.D.ToexplainhowtousecellphonestolearnlanguagE.25.Theunderlinedpartspicethingsupinthefirstparagraphmeans______.A.makethingsrealisticB.makethingsinterestingC.makethingshelpfulD.makethingsobvious26.Byplayingwithacellphoneyoucan______.A.learnthewordsinthemenuB.rememberthemessagessentbyothersC.improvethetechniquesofplayinggamesD.becomefamiliarwithdifferentkindsoflanguages27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageofusingacellphoneasastudymaterial?A.Wecanstudywithitatanymoment.B.Itkeepsourlearninginteresthigh.C.Wecanuseittopracticefreely.D.Itoffersthechancetopracticelearning.
NotwoculturesarethesamE.TheAmericanandIndiancultureshaveveryvastdifferencesbetweenthem.WhilethecultureofAmericaisamixtureofdifferentculturestheIndiancultureisuniqueandhasitsownvalues.OneofthemajordifferencesthatcanbeseenbetweenAmericanandIndianculturesisinfamilyrelations.WhiletheIndiansareverymuchfamilyorientedtheAmericansareindividualorienteD.InIndianculturethefamilyvaluesareattachedtomoreimportancethantheindividualvalues.Indiansrespect.familyvalues.OntheotherhandinAmericanculturetheindividualvaluesgetmoreimportancethanthefamilyvalues.InanothersenseitcanbesaidthattheAmericancultureismoregoalorientedandtheIndiancultureismorepeopleorfamilyorientedIndiansmayevenforsaketheirindividualwishesandalsohappinessforthesakeoffamilies.ButinAmericanculturethistrendcannotbeseen.UnliketheIndianstheAmericansplanthingsaheaD.TheAmericansbelieveindominatingnatureandcontrollingtheenvironmentaroundthemOnthecontraryIndiansbelieveintheharmonywithnatureAnotherdifferencethatcanbeseenbetweenIndiancultureandAmericancultureisthattheIndianslovestabilitywhereastheAmericanslovemobility.InAmericancultureonecanseethatindividualsthinkofself-reliancE.OntheotherbanD.Indiansaremoredependentonothers.WhilethechildrenintheUSarebroughtuptoliveanindependentlifethechildreninIndiaarenotbroughtupinthatway.InIndianculturethereisrespectfortheeldersanditistheywhomakedecisions.ButinAmericancultureeachindividualmakeshisowndecisionsComingtocompetitionIndiansaremorecompetitivethantheAmericans.ComingtoworknaturetheIndiansworkformeetingthefamilyneeds.OnthecontraryanAmericanwillonlystrivetoriseonhisowncapacity.AnotherdifferencethatcanbeseenisthatAmericanshavegreatregardfortimeanditsvaluewhileIndiansaredifferent..21.FromParagraph2weknowthatcomparedtoAmericans.IndiansA.paymoreattentiontothemselvesB.aremorecommittedtotheirfamiliesC.attachlessimportancetotheircultureD.don'tvaluesomanythingsintheirLife22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'forsakeinParagraph3mean?A.GiveupB.ShowoffC.ExposetoD.Takeup23.WhatisimpliedaboutchildreninIndia?A.Theyoftenstruggletobecomeindependent.B.Theyusuallydon'tshowmuchrespectfortheelderly.C.Theyareusuallynotencouragedtomakedecisions.D.TheyaretaughttodependonthemselvesfromanearlyagE.24.Thispassageismainlydevelopedby________.A.analyzingcausesB.showingfeaturesC.makingcomparisonsD.describingaProcess
Surfingthenetwhenyoushouldbefinishingaworkreportchangingclotheswhenyouhaveatraintocatchorperhapsevenlyinginbedwhenyou’vepromisedyourselfyou’llworkout.Soundfamiliar?Youaren’talonE.Weallprocrastinate拖延sometimesespeciallywhenitcomestothingswearen’treallyfondof.Astudyrevealedthatwespendabout218minutesprocrastinatingeverydaywhichamountsto55daysoflosttimeeachyear.Wemightnotthinkthesefiguresparticularlyworthyofworrybutwhenwelookattheoverallimpactofprocrastinationonourlivesit’sadifferentstory.NotonlydoesthiscostfinanciallossitalsoaffectspeaceofminD.Ingeneralpeoplewhocontinuallyputthingsoffareunhappieraswellasbeinglesswealthyandhealthy.Sowhydowedoit?Whenweavoidtakingactionwe’rereallyavoidingpainexplainspsychiatrist精神病学家PhilStutz.Formostofuspainavoidanceisn’tlimitedtoonesituation.Itappliestoalmostanythingthat’spainful.MostofustryourbestnevertoleaveacomfortzonE.That’swhywesacrificesomethingmuchmorevaluable:timE.OurtimeonearthislimitedStutzadds.Everymomentisanopportunitywe’llneverhaveagain.ProcrastinatorsactasiftheyhaveallthetimeintheworlD.Butdeepdowntheyknowthey’rewastingpartsoftheirlifE.Thetroubleismostofthemdon’tknowhowtofreethemselves.Onewayhesayswecanreachthisleveloffreedomisbyovercomingthepainofavoidanceusingdailyvisualization想象.Picturethepainyou’reavoidingasablackcloudinfrontofyouStutzsays.Noticehowyou’retiredofthewaysthispainhasheldyoubackinlifeandtellyourselfthatyou’redeterminedtoconquerit.Thenit’stimetogetthroughthecloudandtotheotherside—whereyou’refreE.ItisobviousthatthistoolworkswhenwewanttoprocrastinatE.Wethengetintothehabitofmovingtowardspaininsteadofawayfromit.Expertsinsist:procrastinatorscanchangetheirbehavior;ittakesalotofself-workbutintheendit’sworththeeffort.Andstarttodaynottomorrow.43.Thewriterbeginsthepassageby.A.mentioninghabitualactivitiesB.askingrelatedquestionsC.presentingabnormalthingsD.comparingdifferentopinions44.Accordingtothepassagepeopleprocrastinatebecausethey.A.getaccustomedtotakingactionB.don’tknowhowtofreethemselvesC.arenotawareofthelimitedtimeD.prefertostayinthecomfortzonetoavoidpain45.Onepossiblewaytostopprocrastinationisto.A.lieinbedB.avoidthepainC.overcomeitmentallyD.reachthefreedom46.What’sthewritingpurposeofthepassage?A.Toanalyzethetroubleprocrastinationcauses.B.Toshowwhatcontributestoprocrastination.C.Toencouragepeopletodefeatprocrastination.D.Tosolvetheproblemscausedbyprocrastination.
Therearesomanywaystointerpretbodylanguageandmanymanymorebodylanguageindicators.Belowwe’llshowyousomeofthemostpopularindicators.Howclosearethey?Physicalproximityisafrequentlyusedbodylanguageindicatorthatmanypeopledon’tnoticE.Ifsomeoneiscomfortablewithyoutheywon’tmindsittingorstandingnearyou.Soaninterestingwaytoseeifsomeoneactuallythinksyou’reokayistogobrushshoulderswiththem.Iftheybackawayyouhaveyouranswer!RestlesshandsHaveyoueverseensomeonedrummingonadeskorachairwiththeirfingers?Whataboutpeopleplayingdrumsontheirlegs?Thiscanbeasignofimpatiencerestlessnessandevensometimesanger.Ifyou’relecturingyourkidsandthey’redrummingtheirfingersonthetablechancesareyoumaynotreallybegettingthroughtothem.Whenyou’respeakingwithsomeoneandthey’redoingthisit’stimetoswitchtactics.HoldingyourhandsbehindyourbackOfallthebodylanguageindicatorsonthislistthisoneisthemostambiguous.Peopleholdtheirhandsbehindtheirbacksforanumberofreasons.Watchanymafiamovieandyou’llseetheDonholdinghishandsbehindhisbackasasignofpower.Peopleinthemilitaryaretaughttodoitasasignofrespect.SometimespeoplewillevendoittobecutE.UsuallywhenthisoccursyoumustrelyonotherindicatorstodeterminetheemotionbeingdisplayeD.Itisstillquitepopular.HandsballedintofistsThisisanotherreallypopularindicator.Unlikethelastonethisonehasprettymuchonesinglemeaning.Peopledoitwhenthey’refrustratedandangry.Thisisusuallyaprecursortoviolenceasballedupfirstsoftenresultsinsomethinggettingpunchedorhit.Ifyouarespeakingwithsomeoneandtheirhandsareballedupinfiststhingscouldgowrongveryquickly.Armscrossed!Peopleoftenmisconstruewhatcrossingarmsactuallymeans.Peoplethinkitmeansthatsomeoneisangry.Infactit’sactuallyusedasadefensivestancE.Peoplewhohavetheirarmscrossedareunconsciouslydefendingthemselves.Theymaynotwanttotalkanymoreortheymaybehidingsomethingtheydon’twanttotalkabout.Butcrossingthearmsmeansapersonistryingtocomfortthemselvesmeaningthey’reuncomfortablE.Surprise!Thisoneisprettyobviousbutwearetalkingaboutpopularbodylanguageindicators.Whensomeonewidenstheireyesorraisestheireyebrowsthey’remostoftensurprisedorshockedatsomething.Therereallyaren’tanyotherreasonswhysomeonewidenstheireyes.Sothisoneisnotonlyreallypopularbutreallyobviousandeasytospot!21.WhatcanwedoifwewanttoknowwhethersomeonelikestostaywithusornotA.wecanjuststandclosetohimorher.B.wecanonlyshakehandswithhimorher.C.wecanhughimorhertightly.D.wecandrumonthedeskwithourfingers.22.Ifsomeoneisasoldierheuseagesturelikeholdinghishandsbehindhisbackto?A.showhispoweroverothers.B.showhisrespecttoothers.C.showhisangrytoothers.D.showhiscutenesstoothers.23.Accordingtoparagraphsixpeoplewhocrossedtheirarmsareoften?A.angryB.frustratedC.impatientD.uncomfortable24.Whichbodylanguageinthispassageispopularandeasytospot?A.Restlesshands.B.Holdingone’shandsbehindone’sback.C.Crossingone’sarmsD.Wideningone’seyes.
Therearesomestrangedrivinglawsindifferentcountries.CountriesLawsVietnamIfyou’reinVietnamwithoutaVietnamesedriver’slicenseyouriskaprisonsentenceofuptothreeyears.RussiaInMoscowifyourcarisdirtyenoughtodrawdustartyouwillbefinedabout2000rublesaboutUS$55.Worseyetit’sillegaltowashyourcarbyhandinpublicplaces—forcingyoutotakeittooneofthefewcarwashfacilities.ThailandDrivers—maleorfemale—can’tdriveshirtlesswhetherit’sacarabusoratuk-tukcaB.FranceFrancerequiresitsdriverstocarryaportablebreathalyzer酒精测量仪atalltimeswhendrivingacar.Theone-timebreathalyzercostaroundUS$5andifyoudon’thaveoneyouwillbefinedUS$15.CyprusRaisingyourhandsinthecarcangetyoufinedofUS$35.Thelawstatesadrivercanbefinedifthepersonisinanirregularpositioninsidethecarorraiseshishandfromthesteeringwheelunnecessarily.JapanPolitenessisn’tjustthecultureinJapan;it’spartofdrivinglaws.Splashingapersonbydrivingthroughapuddle水坑withyourcarwillcostyouoverUS$60.ThecountryisalsostrictwithitsDUI酒驾laws—ridingwithorlendingyourcartoadriverwhogetscaughtdrinkinganddrivingcanleadtoafinecostingthousandsofdollars.64.WhereshouldyougotowashyourcarwhenyouareinMoscow?A.AnypublicplaceB.ThecarwashfacilitiesC.YourhomeD.Theforest65.WhatcangetyoufinedforinCyprus?A.Forgettingtocarryaportablebreathalyzer.B.NothavingaCyprusdriver’slicensE.C.Drivingwithoutashirt.D.Puttingyourhandsaboveyourheadwhenyouaredriving66.IfyouarefinedthousandsofdollarsinJapanyoumayhavebeen____.A.splashingapersonwithmudB.impolitetootherdriversC.inanirregularpositioninyourcarD.sittinginacarwithadrunkdriver67.Thistextcanmostlikelybefoundin_______.A.alawdocumentB.afashionmagazineC.aninternationalnewspaperD.acolumnoninterestingcultures
Therewasahugebattlebetweenthewarriors武士ofGreeceandthepeopleofTroy.PrinceParisfromTroyhadstolenawaytheGreekQueen—Helen.TheGreekwarriorssetsailforTroytofightfortheirqueen.ThebattleoutsideTroylastedfortenyears.Themenwere_fed_upandwantedtoreturntotheirhomes.AthenegoddessofwargaveUlyssestheideaforaplantoendthewar.Theybuiltabigwoodenhorsewhichtheyputinthemiddleoftheirencampment营地.Nexttheypretendedtogiveuptheircamp.InrealitymanysoldiershidinsidethewoodenhorsE.OncetheythoughtthecamphadbeenabandonedtheTrojanswentouttocheck.Theyneededtoknowifthewarwasreallyover.TheywalkedthroughtheabandonedencampmentandeventuallyfoundthewoodenhorsE.Theycouldnotdecidewhatitwas.SomewantedtotakeitintothecityothersthoughtthatitwasagifttoZeusandfearedtouchingormovingitincasetheyupsetZeus.SomeTrojansdecidedtotakeitbackintothecity.Theycalledalargegroupoftroopsattachedropesandpulleditintothecity.AhugecelebrationstarteD.Thecitywasfreefromwarforthefirsttimeinnineyears.Everybodyfeasteddrankanddanceduntileventuallythemerriment欢闹wasoverandtheyallwenttosleep.Thiswasthemomentthatthewoodenhorseopenedabigflap盖口hiddenunderneath.OutcreptUlyssesandallofhismen.TheykilledthesleepingtroopsrescuedQueenHelenmetupwiththerestoftheirarmyandsetsailforhomE.ThestoryofthereturnjourneyistoldinTheOdysseyacollectionofpoemspiecingtogetherthebitsofthestoryfromthemanydifferentplaceswherethestorytookplacE.72.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasebefedupprobablymean?A.veryboredB.veryhappyC.verysadD.veryinterested73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.ThebattleoutsideTroylastedfortenyears.B.ItwasUlyssesthatthoughtuptheideaforaplantoendthewar.C.TheTrojansfellintoatrapsetbyUlyssesandallofhismen.D.TheGreekwarriorssavedQueenHelenandheadedhomesuccessfully.74.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Keepaclearbrainoryou’llbecheatedbysomethingpretending.B.Failureisacommonthinginthewar.C.Strategy策略isnotanimportantfactorinthewar.D.VictorycannotbegainedbycheatandpretencE.75.Whichofthefollowingscanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheTrojanHorseB.ASmartPlanC.TheTrojanWarD.RescuingQueenHelen
EnergyindependencE.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?Ifyouthinksoyou’renotalonebecauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecadesandnevermoresothaninthepastfewyearswhenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession衰退.Energyindependenceanditsrhetorical修辞的companionenergysecurityarehoweverslipperyconceptsthatarerarelythoughthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefromexactly?Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.ButtherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfromelsewherE.Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yesthereisatrickle涓涓细流ofbio-fuelavailableandmoremaybecomeavailablebutmostbio-fuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.SecondAmericanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.TheyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroaD.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?ThirdtherearebenefitstotradE.Itallowsforeconomicefficiencyandwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedowebenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuchtheUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproductssellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyandinfactreliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterruptedwefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices.Atthesametimewederive得到massiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheworlD.72.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutenergyindependenceforAmerica?A.ItsoundsveryattractivE.B.Itwillbringoilpricesdown.C.Itensuresnationalsecurity.D.Ithaslongbeeneveryone’sdream.73.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbio-fuels?A.TheykeepAmerica’seconomyrunninghealthily.B.Theycauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment.C.Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.D.Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.74.WhydoesAmericandependonoilimportsalot?A.Itwantstoexpanditsstorageofoil.B.ItsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemanD.C.Itsownoilreservesarequicklybeingusedup.D.ItwantstokeepitsownenvironmentundamageD.75.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageis________.A.tostresstheimportanceofenergyconservationB.toexplaintheincreaseofinternationaloiltradeC.todefendAmerica’sdependenceonoilimportsD.toarouseAmericans’awarenessoftheenergycrisis
BillFultondoesn’trememberlosinghiswalletbutitsreturnhelpedhimrememberthepast.Theleatherstayedsmoothandthecowboydesignunblemished完美无缺的.Andwhenhelookedinsidethecontentsbroughtbackmemoriesfrom1946whenheapparentlydroppedthewalletbehindthebalconybleachers露天看台intheBakerMiddleSchoolgym.Fulton’sSocialSecurityCardandbicyclelicensebearingtheaddresswherehelivedduringhisteenageyearswerepositionedintheirrespectivecompartmentsapparentlyuntouchedsincetheyearafterWorldWarⅡendeD.WorkerNathanOsbornefoundthewallet—alongwitholdhomeworklostlibrarybooksanda1964talentshowprogram—whileremovingthebleachersforrenovationsonJune17.ItwasbroughttoFulton’sdoorthefollowingdaybyMelanieTrindletheBakerMiddleSchoolsecretary.MiddleSchoolPrincipalMindiVaughansaidthebrownpinebleacherswereconnectedtothegymbalcony’sbrickwallandhadremainedinthesameplacesincetheschoolknownastheHelenM..StackBuildingopenedin1936.Fulton78saidheprobablylostthewalletwhilecheeringfortheBakerHighbasketballteamwithagroupoffriends.FultonsaidthebicycleIDwasneededbecausehedeliveredmedicineforRodamarDrug.HewassurprisedhoweverthathisbicycleIDwasn’tinsidE.HesaidhealwayskeptittherE.ButratherthanfocusonwhatwasinsidethewalletFultonsaidtherecoveryhasledhimtoreflectonhislife—onethattookhimtotheKoreanWarandBerlinbeforethereturntoBakerCity.HeworkedatEllingsonLumberCompanyfor30yearsfromMarch1964toApril1994.SincehisretirementFultonhasenjoyedspendingtimewithhis11yearoldblackdogSmokey.Thetwooftenhikethenearbymountains.Trindle’sknockonthedoorwalletinhandinducedaslightrippleinhislifepromptinghimtoconsiderthetimeshehadn’tthoughtaboutinmanyyears.WherediditallthetimesgoFultonsaidwithadeepsigh.It’shardtobelievethatthetimeshavegonesofast.2011·淮北统考64.Whenthewalletwasfoundit________.A.wasstillingoodconditionB.wasalittledamagedC.hadjustlostcolorD.wasjustrepaired65.ThewalletwasimportanttoFultonbecause________.A.hecouldgethisbicycleIDbackB.itcalleduphismemoriesofthepastC.itcouldhelphimtofindhisstudentIDD.itmadehimthinkofhisschooldays66.Fultonlostthewalletwhen________.A.hewasdoinghishomeworkonthebalconybleachersB.hewasdoingsomeexerciseintheBakerMiddleSchoolgymC.hewasremovingthebleachersforrenovationsonJune17D.hewaswatchingabasketballmatchwithhisfriends67.AfterheretiredFulton________.A.livedapeacefulandpleasantlifeB.oftenregrettedlosinghiswalletC.livedahardlifebyraisingdogsinthemountainsD.quitemissedhispastlife
Developedanddevelopingnationscanlearnfromeachotherseekingalow-carboneconomyaChinesegovernmentofficialsaidinShanghaiyesterday.Chinadoesn'tlagdevelopednationsintermsofenergysavingandgreeneconomysaidZhouChangyidirectoroftheenergysavingdepartmentoftheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology.WhilewecanlearnmanyaspectsfromdevelopednationstheyalsoshouldlearnsomethingfromussuchaswaterconservationZhousaidinaspeechduringthenewPathofChina'sIndustrializationforumattheongoingChinaInternationalIndustryFair2009.HesaidindustrializednationsandChinaaredealingwithdifferentissuestocombatclimatechangE.TheUnitedKingdomforexampleisconcernedabouttransportbuildingsandnewenergyinreducingcarbonemissions.ForChinathemosturgenttaskishowtorealizenewtypeofindustrializationandavoidmistakesthatothercountriesmadewhentheyindustrializeD.Assuchoverseasexhibitorsatthisyear'sfairareshowingwaystohelpChinaachievelowcarbonemissionsintheindustrialsection.SwisspowerandautomationtechnologygroupABBcalledforastrongerfocusonproductlifecycleassessmentorLCAwhichisusedtostudytheenvironmentalimpactofaproductfromtheresearchandmanufacturingstagethroughitsusageandrecycling.TobiasBeckerheadofABB'sprocessautomationdivisionforNorthAsiaandChinasaidLCAisaneffectivetoolinhelpingmanufacturingindustriestoreducecarbonemissions.LCAshowsthatindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalimpactthroughoutitslifecycleinsteadofonitsinitialinvestmentorreadytousestagE.Forexampleamotor'sinitialinvestmentaccountsforonly3percentofitslifecyclecostwhile94percentgoestofuelconsumptionandtheresttomaintenancE.RichardHausmannNorthEastAsiaCEOofSiemenssaidThecoloroffutureindustrializationisgreen.TheGermanyCompanyrecentlyannouncesthatitwantstoreceiveordersworthmorethan6billionEurosUS8.8billionforintelligentnetpowernetworksSmartGridoverthenextfiveyears.Siemenshasseta20percentmarketsharetargetfortheglobalsmartgridbusiness.Asmartgriddeliverselectricityfromsupplierstoconsumersusingdigitaltechnologyadvancedsensorsspecializedcomputersthatsaveenergyreducecostsandincreasereliability.TheUnitedStatesandChinaareconsideredthetwobiggestmarketsforsmartgriD.39.______canreplacetheunderlinedwordlag.A.FallbehindB.BesuperiortoC.AttackD.Fear40.WhichofthefollowingaboutLCAisTRUE?A.LCAisusedtostudytheimpactonaproduct.B.LCAcanhelpmanufacturingindustriesdecreasecarbonreleasealot.C.LCAshowsindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalinfluenceonitsinitialinvestment.D.LCAwasoneoftheexhibitionsatthisyear'sfair.41.Wecaninfer______fromtheeleventhparagraphofthispassagE.A.Siemenshasoccupied20percentmarketsharefortheglobalsmartgridbusinessB.Siemensreceivedordersworth6billionEurosrecentlyC.Siemenswillearn$8.8billionfromintelligentpowernetworksD.Siemens'planaboutSmartGridmaycometrueinthefuture42.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.DevelopedandDevelopingNationsCanLearnFromEachOtherB.LowcarbonEconomy—aSharedGoalC.IntelligentPowerNetworksD.TwoBiggestMarketsforSmartGrid
Everydayweareexposedtoimagesvideosmusicandnews.Inthisageofvisualandauralhyper-stimulationthemediumofradioismakingagreatcomeback.We’reatthebeginningofagoldenageofaudiosaidUS-basedpodcasterAlexBlumberginanarticleinTheSydneyMorningHerald.Inthelastmonthalone15percentofUSadultslistenedtoaradiopodcast播客.ThesestatisticsreleasedbyEdisonResearchshowthesuccessfulevolutionoftraditionalradiobroadcaststothepresentday’sdigitalpodcastformat.Thetermpodcastwasinventedin2004butthetrendonlystartedgainingmainstreampopularityinrecentyears.WiththesharpincreaseinconsumerdemandforsmartphonesandtabletspodcastsaleshavejumpeD.Theappealofthepodcastpartlyliesinitsmultiplatformdeliveryandon-demandcapabilities功能.Youcanlistenduringthoseextraminutesofthedaywhenyou’rewalkingtotheshopswaitinginaqueueorridingthesubway.Similartotelevisionshowspodcastsaregenerallyfreetodownloadandmostoffernewcontenteveryweek.DonnaJackson22SydneyUniversitymediagraduatelistenstopodcaststwoorthreetimesaweekviaiTurns.IlistenwhileI’mwanderingaroundthehousedoingsomethingelsE.ItmakescompletingaboringtaskmuchmoreenjoyableAndit’saneasywayofkeepingintouchwithwhat’sgoingonintherestoftheworldshesaidImainlylistentoBBCpodcastsbutrecentlyI’vealsobeenlisteningtoThisAmericanLifeandSerial.Theyhaveaspecialskilltoreallydrawyouin.Unliketelevisionandmusictheaudioformathasthepotentialtocreateadeepimpressiononreaders.Blumbergsaysthisowestothepodcast’sabilitytocreatecloserelationshipandemotionalconnection.SydneyUniversityundergraduateHazelProustmajoringinsocialworkandartsagrees.Whenyou’relisteningitfeelsasifthevoiceofthepodcast’sstorytelleristalkingdirectlytoyou.It’scomfortingsaidProust.Itseemstheage-oldtraditionofverbalstorytellingisverymuchaliveandwell.68.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat________.A.traditionalbroadcasthascomebackB.AmericanslovelisteningtotheradioC.podcastshavebecomeverypopulartodayD.smartphonessellwellbecauseofpodcasts69.ThewritermentionsDonnaJacksonmainlyto________.A.tellhowyoungpeoplerelaxthemselvesB.explainwhyyoungpeoplelikepodcastsC.introducewhatprogramspodcastsarepresentingD.showhowpopularpodcastsarepresenting70.Paragraph5ismainlyabout________.A.theinfluenceofradiosB.theadvantageofpodcastsC.readers’impressiononradiosD.people’sreactiontothemedium71.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.ReturnofRadioB.OpinionsofPodcastC.FeaturesofRadioD.TechnologyofPodcast
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