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SelfiemayhavebeennamedOxfordDictionary’swordof2013.Ineffectsowidelyknownhastheselfiebecomethatinthepast12monthsitsfrequencyintheEnglishlanguagehasincreasedby17000percentsaidOxforddictionaries.Howeveritspopularityhasjustearneditanotherhonour-beingvotedthemostannoyingandoverusedtermofthepast12months.ButI’dliketoofferthatmaybeitisn’tsobaD.AccordingtotheOxfordonlinedictionaryselfieisaphotothatonetakesofoneselfoftenfromasmartphoneandsendthemtoasocialmediawebsitE.WomenandmenalikedecoratetheirFacebookandTwitteraccountswiththesepicturessometimeswithexaggeratedfacialexpressionssuchaslargesmilesorpuckeredlips噘嘴.Let’sthinkaboutit.Someonetakesabout10selfieseachtimetheydoandtheyonlyenduppostingoneortwoofthosE.Theypicktheonethattheyfeelmakesthemlookthebest.Isn’tthatbeautifulInthatonepicturesomebodyhasgivenhimselforherselfconfidencE.Self-imageisvital.Intoday’ssocietywearesocrazyaboutbeingperfect.ButperhapswiththatoneselfiewefeelasifwefitthatneeD.Wefeelhandsomebeautifulconfidentsmarthappyandcontent.Forthatmomenteverythingbadorterriblethathaseverhappenedtousseemedtohavebeenerasedforthatsmileorthatpuckeriswhatgivesusthedeterminationtoloveourselves.Aspoken-wordpoemIsawlatelysetmethinkingIfIaskyouwhatyoulovetheanswerswillmostlikelyrollofyourtonguE.YoulovetoreaD.YoulovetowritE.Youlovebirdsmusicyourmomyourbrotheryoursisteryourdaughteryourbestfriendyourdog.HowlongdoyouthinkyoucouldgoonandonbeforeyousaidIlovemyself.Thepoemhitmelikeatonofbricks.I’vestruggledwithconfidenceallofmylifE.AndIstilldo.AndinnowayamIsayingthattakingaselfieisagatewaytothatconfidencE.Howevertheselfiedoesdeservesomecreditforallowingindividualstoexpressthemselves.JustasPamelaRutledgeputitTherearemanymorephotographsavailablenowofrealpeoplethanmodels.32.Accordingtothewriterweliveinasocietywhere.A.selfieleadstosuccessB.agoodimagedecidesone’sstatusC.one’spoorperformancecanbeerasedD.beingperfectishighlyvalued33.Thespoken-wordpoemmentionedinthe4thparagraphimplies.A.ourpleasuretoenjoybeautyB.ourneedtolovepeoplearoundusC.ourtendencytoignoreourselvesD.ourreallovetosharewithothers34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcreditinthelastparagraphmean?A.praiseB.gradeC.trustD.fame35.Inthewriter’sopinionselfie______________.A.bringsaboutpeople’ssenseofconfidenceB.ismerelypopularamongteenagersC.tellsthetruemeaningoflifeD.isanannoyingphenomenonontheInternet
Teambuildinggamescanbefunforteenagers.Theycanalsobetoolsforstrengtheningthegroup.Therearemanylevelsofteambuildingexercises.Let’slookatsomeactivitiesthatcanhelpyoubuildastrongerteam.PasstheClapPasstheClapworkswellasabeginningactivitytohelpyourgroupgettoknoweachother.HavetheparticipantsstandinacirclE.Onepersonstartstheclapandthenturnstofacethepersonnexttohim.Astheyareabouttomakeeyecontacttheyclaptogether.Thatnextpersonnowhastheclapandhehastopassiton.ContinuetopasstheclaparoundthecirclE.Blindfolded蒙住眼睛的BirthdayBlindfoldedBirthdayworkswellafterpeoplehavebecomealittlemorefamiliarwitheachother.EveryoneputsonablindfolD.Thenwithouttalkingtheyhavetolineupinorderofbirthdays.TwoTruthsandaLieTwotruthsandaLiecanbeplayedanytimeinthegroup’soperations.HavetheparticipantssitinacirclE.Eachpersonissupposedtotelltwotruthsandalieaboutthemselves.ThegrouphastoguesswhichistheliE.HumanKnotHumanKnotisanactivitybestplayedafteryourgrouphasgottenquitefamiliarwitheachotherbecausetherecanbealotoftouchinggoingon.EveryonegathersinacirclE.TheyputtheirrighthandsinthemiddleofthecirclE.Theygrabsomeoneelse’shanD.Thenthelefthandsgointhemiddleandtheygrabsomeoneelse’shanD.Thegroupisnowknottedup.TheobjectofHumanKnotistountiethegroupwithoutlettinggoofanyhands.21.PasstheClapismosthelpfulfor____________.A.startingrelationshipsB.rebuildingrelationshipsC.welcomingclosefriendsD.celebratingsomeevents22.WhenplayingHumanKnot____________.A.theparticipantsshouldn’tseeeachotherB.everyoneshouldgrabtwopeople’shandsC.everyoneshouldtelltheirbirthdaytoothersD.theparticipantsshouldn’thaveanybodycontact23.Whichgameissuitableforbothstrangersandfamiliars?A.PasstheClap.B.BlindfoldedBirthday.C.TwoTruthsandaLieD.HumanKnot
Biologistsbelievethatloveisfundamentallyabiologicalratherthanaculturalconstructbecausethecapacityforloveisfoundinallhumanculturesandsimilarbehaviorisfoundinsomeotheranimals.Inhumansthepurposeofallthedesireistofocusattentionontheraisingofoffspring.ChildrendemandanunusualamountofparentingandtwoparentsarebetterthanonE.LoveisasignalthatbothpartnersarecommittedandmakesitmorelikelythatthiscommitmentwillcontinueaslongasnecessaryforchildrentoreachindependencE.Butwhatdoessciencehavetosayaboutthenotionofloveatfirstsight?InrecentyearstheabilitytowatchthebraininactionhasofferedawealthofinsightintothemechanicsoflovE.Researchershaveshownthatwhenapersonfallsinloveadozendifferentpartofbrainworktogethertoreleasechemicalsthattriggerfeelingsofeuphoriabondingandexcitement.Ithasalsobeenshownthattheunconditionallovebetweenamotherandachildisassociatedwithactivityindifferentregionsofthebrainfromthoseassociatedwithpair-bondinglovE.Passionateloveisrootedintherewardcircuitryofthebrain—thesameareathatisactivewhenhumansfeelarushfromcocainE.Infactthedesiremotivationsandwithdrawalsinvolvedinlovehaveagreatdealincommonwithaddiction.Itsmostintenseformstendtobeassociatedwiththeearlystagesofarelationshipwhichthengivewaytoacalmerattachmentformofloveonefeelswithalongtermpartner.Whatallthismeansisthatonespecialpersoncanbecomechemicallyrewardingtothebrainofanother.Loveatfirstsightthenisonlypossibleifthemechanismforgeneratinglong-termattachmentcanbetriggeredquickly.TherearesignsthatitcanbE.Onelineofevidenceisthatpeopleareabletodecidewithinasecondhowattractivetheyfindanotherperson.Thisdecisionappearstoberelatedtofacialattractivenessalthoughmenmayfavorwomenwithwaist-to-hipratioof0.7nomatterwhattheiroverallweightis.Thisratiomayindicateawoman’sreproductivehealth.AnotherpieceofevidencecomesfromworkbyapsychologistatBen-GurionUniversitywhofoundinasurveythatasmallpercentage11%ofpeopleinlong-termrelationshipssaidthattheybeganwithloveatfirstsight.InotherwordsinsomecouplestheinitialfavorableimpressionsofattractivenesstriggeredlovewhichsustainedalengthybonD.Itisalsoclearthatsomecouplesneedtoformtheirbondsoveralongerperiodandpopularculturetellsmanytalesoffriendswhobecomelovers.Onemightalsoassumethatifapersonislookingforapartnerwithtraitsthatcannotbequantifiedinstantlysuchascompassionintellectoragoodsenseofhumorthenitwouldbehardtoformarelationshiponthebasisofloveatfirstsight.Thosemoreconcernedwithvisualappearancesthoughmightfindthiseasier.Soitappearsthatloveatfirstsightexistsbutisnotaverycommonbasisforlong-termrelationships.62.Whenapersonfallsinlove_____________.A.hefeelsasifhewereaddictedtococainE.B.hewillbecommittedtothebelovedaslongasnecessary.C.hewillexperienceacalmerattachmentformoflovebeforehefeelstheextremelovE.D.hewillexperiencecomplexfeelingsbroughtonbydifferentregionsofhisbrain.63.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.pair-bondinglovecomesfromalongstablefriendship.B.themechanismforcreatinglong-termattachmentensuresloveatfirstsightC.itisimpossibleforthoseordinary-lookingpeopletofallinloveatfirstsight.D.menmaybeattractedbyagirlwhosefiguresuggestsheradmirablereproductivecapacity.64.Theunderlinedwordtraitsinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.characteristicsB.particularquantitiesinyourpersonalityC.somethingtypicalinyourtemperD.attitudesthatshowyourmoralstandards65.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThescienceofloveatfirstsightB.ThestagesofpassionateloveC.Thebiologicalconstructofpair-bondingD.Themechanismforgeneratinglong-termlove
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TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits—thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders—equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.ButisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwideScientists'answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.21.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictstandard22.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy________.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones23.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards24.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds
Itisnaturalthatyoungpeopleareoftenuncomfortablewhentheyarewiththeirparents.Theysaythattheirparentsdon’tunderstandthem.TheyoftenthinkthattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernwaysthattheyaretooseriousandtoostrictwiththeirchildrenandthattheyseldomgivetheirchildrenafreehanD.Itistruethatparentsoftenfinditdifficulttowintheirchildren’strustandtheytend倾向toforgethowtheythemselvesfeltwhenyoung.Forexampleyoungpeopleliketoactonthespotwithoutmuchthinking.Itisoneoftheirwaystoshowthattheyhavegrownupandtheycanfaceanydifficultsituation.Oldpeopleworrymoreeasily.MostofthemplanthingsinadvanceatleastinthebackoftheirmindsanddonotliketheirplanstobeupsetbysomethingunexpecteD.Whenyouwantyourparentstoletyoudosomethingyouwillhavebettersuccessifyouaskbeforeyoureallystartdoingit.YoungpeopleoftenmaketheirparentsangrywiththeirchoicesinclothesinentertainmentandinmusiC.Buttheydonotmeantocauseanytrouble;itisjustthattheyfeelcutofffromtheolderpeople’sworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepteD.That’swhyyoungpeoplewanttomakeanewcultureoftheirownandiftheirparentsdon’tliketheirmusicorentertainmentorclothesortheirwayofspeechthiswillmaketheyoungpeopleextremelyhappy.[来Sometimesyouaresoproudofyourselfthatyoudonotwantyourparentstosayyestowhatyoudo.AllyouwantistobeleftaloneanddowhatyoulikE.Itisnaturalenoughafterbeingachildforsomanyyearswhenyouwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Ifyouprefertocontrolyourlifeyou’dbetterwinyourparentsoverandtrytogetthemtounderstandyou.Ifyourparentsseethatyouhaveahighsenseofresponsibilitytheywillcertainlygiveyoutherighttodowhatyouwanttodo.32.Accordingtothetextyoungpeoplepreferto__________.A.askforadvicebeforetheyreallystarttodoanythingB.thinkinthesamewayastheirparentsdoC.beverystrictwiththemselvesD.dothingswithoutthinkingcarefullyahead33.Whydoyoungpeopleliketohaveclothesentertainmentandmusicintheirway?[KS5UKS5UKS5U]A.Becausetheywanttotryonsomethingnewandlookdifferentfromtheolder.B.Becausetheytrytogettheirparentstobeproudofthem.C.BecausetheywanttogivetheirparentsabigsurprisE.D.BecausetheywanttotestwhethertheyareclevererthanoldpeoplE.34.Accordingtothetextyoungpeoplewanttomakeanewcultureoftheirownbecause_________.A.theyfeeltheyareclevererthanoldpeopleB.theydonotwanttogetintotroublewiththeirparentsC.theydon’tfeeltheybelongtotheworldoftheoldpeopleD.theywanttoshowthenewisbetterthantheold35.Ifayoungmanintendstocontrolhisownlifeit’sbetterforhimto__________.A.doeverythingaccordingtohisownwishB.holdhimselfresponsibleforeverythinghedoesC.doeverythingbeyondhisparents’controlD.doeverythingthewayhisparentsdo
Before1840architectsandbuildersmadebuildingsfromstonebrickorwooD.Theoutsidewallshelduptheweightofthebuilding.A.buildingthathadmorethanafewstoriesbecameveryheavy.A.tallbuildingsuchasacastlehadverythickwalls.AstimewentbyarchitecturebegantochangE.By1850buildershadbeguntouseametalcalledironforthefrontsofsomelargebuildings.IronislighterthanstoneandstrongerthanwooD.Peopledigrawironfromthegroundbutrawironisnotenoughtouseinbuildings.Buildersmustuseanothertypeofironcalledanalloy.Analloyisametalthatcontainsdifferentmetalsandothercompoundsormixturesofchemicals.Themetalsandcompoundsaremeltedandmixedtogethertoformthealloy.TomakeanironalloyworkersuseablastfurnacE.Thismachinecreatesgreatheat.Ithasatallchamberthatislinedwithbrickandopenatthetop.WorkersputlimestonerawironandcokeasubstancemadefromcoalintothetopofthefurnacE.TheyforcehotairintothebottomofthefurnacE.Thehotairandachemicalreactionturnthematerialsintoaliquidmass.Workerspouroffwasteliquidcalledslagandsavetheiron.Thentheyformthehotironintolargeblockscalledpigswhichcanbeformedintoobjects.Thisformedironiscalledcastiron.Castironisstrongbutitstillcontainsunwantedmaterials.Peoplewantedtoremovetheseimpurities.TodothistheyneededtoheattheirontoveryhightemperaturE.Blastfurnacescouldnotmakethatmuchheat.InEnglandin1855SirHenryBessemerfoundthesolution.Heforcedairthroughliquidpigiron.Theoxygenintheairmixedwiththeimpuritiesintheironinaprocesscalledoxidation.Oxidationcreatesheat.Theheatturnsimpuritiesintoslagwhichispouredoffsothatonlypuresteelremains.Puresteelismuchstrongerthaniron.TheBessemerprocesstookplaceinanegg-shapedmachinecalledaconverter.Withthisprocessworkersbegantomakelargeamountsofsteelquicklyandcheaply.Bythelate1800smanypeoplelivedinbigcities.ThepriceoflandincreasedonewaybuilderscouldlowercostswastobuildtallerbuildingswhichusedlesslanD.InChicagoin1889GeorgeA.FullercompletedtheTacomaBuildingswhichhadsteelbeamstoholdupitsweight.Soonpeoplebuiltmoretallbuildingswith10to20stories.Thesewerethefirstskyscrapers.50.Alloysareimportantbecausethey________.A.havenoimpuritiesB.aretherawmaterialsthatpeopleusetomakeironC.maybemoreusefulthantheseparatemetalsinthealloyD.containdifferentmetals51.TheBessemerprocesswasasuccessbecauseitproduced__________.A.ironfromsteelB.steelquicklyandcheaplyC.lessslagthanablastfurnaceD.impuritiesintheiron52.SirHenryBessemerprobably__________.A.avoideddifficultproblemsB.createdslagintopuresteelC.wasnotfamiliarwithmetalssuchassteelD.knewhowtomakecastiron53.Fromthearticleyoucanconcludethatarchitectsthroughouthistory__________.A.thoughtcarefullyaboutmaterialswhentheydesignedbuildingsB.couldnotdesigncreativebuildingsuntilsteelwasinventedC.dislikedstonebrickandwoodD.likedtodesigntallbuildings54.Whichofthestatementsbelowexpressesthemainideaofthearticle?A.Discoveriesaboutironandsteelhaveallowedpeopletobuildtallerbuildings.B.SirHenryBessemerdevelopedaprocesstomakesteel.C.Architectsusemanykindsofmaterialsinbuildings.D.Changesaboutdesigningbuilding.
Herearesomeofthebestplacesyoucanvisitin2015.Findyourfavoriteandputonyourtravellist.WashingtonDCAttraction:HistoryinthemakingFromtheWashingtonMonumentandJohnF.KennedyCenterallthewaytoCapitolHillthevigor活力oftheUS’capitalcityisjustasstrongasinreallifeasitisinHouseofCards.Theyear2015marksthe150thanniversaryofAbrahamLincoln’sfamousassassination__andaseriesofspecialeventswillbeheldtoremembertheoccasion.Lincoln’sfamoustophatthegunthatfiredthedeadlyshotandotherthingsfromthatfatefuldaywillbeondisplay.MilanItalyAttraction:A.cradleoffinediningandcultureIfyouareagastronome美食家don’tmissMilanin2015.Expo2015willbeheldbetweenMayandOctoberandthefocusisonfooD.The1.1-square-kilometergroundswillbelaidoutlikeaclassicalRomancitywithbeautifulstreetsacanalandahugelakE.Youcanexplorethefooddistrictwanderasquarefullofstreetmusiciansanddanceperformersorenjoynighttimewine-tasting.SalisburyUKAttraction:TheMagnaCarta’s800thanniversaryFortoolongSalisburyhasbeenconsideredashortstoponthewaytoStonehengE.But2015issettobetheyearvisitorsstayinthiscityasitmarksthe800thanniversaryoftheMagnaCartawhichlimitedroyalpowerandestablishedtherightsofcommonpeoplE.ThehighlightforthecelebrationswillbeSalisburyCathedralwhoseChapterHouseholdstheMagnaCartA.AbrandnewexhibitionwillopenintheChapterHousealongsidemanytalksandaflowerfestival.25.WhydidtheauthormentionHouseofCardsinthesecondparagraph?A.Toarousereaders’interestinreadingthetext.B.ToindicatethattheanniversaryLincoln’sassassinationisimportant.C.TostressthatthevigorofWashingtonDCisstrong.D.ToshowthatWashingtonDChasalonghistory.26.InwhichyearwasLincolnassassinated?A.1864B.1865C.1866D.186727.WhatcanavisitormostlyprobablydoinSalisbury?A.BuyLincoln’sfamoushat.B.Explorethefooddistrict.C.WatchwonderfuldanceperformancE.D.SeetheoriginalcopyoftheMagnaCartA.
Shouldgirlsgotoschoolonlywithothergirls?Isitbetterforboystoattendall-boyschools?EducatorSatschoolforgirlsinWashingtonD.C.believechildreninclassesofthesamesexdobetterbutOtherexpertssaythereisnoreaJevidencetosupportthatideA.TheybelievethereareothermoreimportantthingsthatmakeaschooleffectivE.ExcelAcademyisthefirstall-girlschoolinWashingtonD.C.thatisindependentlyoperatedandsupportedbytaxpayers.Itwasestablishedin2007andopeneditsdoorsin2008.TheExcelAcademyprovidesfreeeducationtochildrenfromfamilieswithoutmuchmoney.Itservesmorethat600girlsfrompreschooltheyoungestchildrentogradefivE.Threemealsareserveseachday.Oneofitsstudentsis10-yar-oldAnyrechwhoattendedkindergarteninaclassroomwithboys.Shesaysboyshavedifferentinterestsfromgirls.She'snowatExcelforthefollowingfiveyears.TheywouldliketotellmethatIcandoit.TheymakemefeellikeI'mlovedangthatI'mthesmarterpersonintheworlD.KayeSavageestablishedtheschool.Shesaysthatwhenboysandgirlsaretaughttogethertheteachersteachfortheboys.Shesaysboysarealittlelouderandmucbmoreactivethanthegirlswhichmakesgirlssecond-classcitizensintheirawnclassroomsandschools.ButGalenSherwinaxtheAmericanGivilLibertiesUniontheACLUdisagrees.Shesaystheevidenceinherwordsisnotreallytheretosupportclaimsthatsamesexclassroomsproducebetterresults.Similantiesbetweenboysandgirlsaremuchgreaterandmorerelevantthananydifferences.CertainlyanydifferencesthatexistarenotrelevantfromaneducationalviewpointSherwinsaiD.ElaineWeissisaneducationexpert.Shebelievesotherconsiderationsbesidessamesexclasseshaveabiggereffectonckildren'ssuccessinschool.Shesayseverythingthathappensinchildren'searlydevelopmentisimportant.SomeoftheearlygapshouldbedealtwithbeforeLidsgettokindergarten.Theclassesshouldberelativelysmallsothatteacherscanhaveaone-on-oneconversationandinteractionwithstudents.Andafter-schoolopportunitiesshouldbeenrichedWeisssaiD.24.WecanlearmfromthepassagethattheExcelAcademyA.istheonlyallgirlschooloftheUnitedStatesB.raisesfundstosupporttheschoolandthestudentsC.receivesstudentsfromalllevelsoftheUSfamiliesD.isoperatedwiththegovernment’sfinancialsupport25.Accordingto10-year-oldAnyreah.A.shespentherkindergartendayswithonlyothergirlsB.shedislikedthedifferencesbetweenboysanD.girlsC.shehasbeenstudyingatExcelforatleast5yearsD.shethoughthighlyofthesame-sexclAssesatExcel26..TheExcelAcademywasestablishedmainlyto.A.letgirlsstudylessonswithallattentionB.helpgirlsgettherightofeducationC.givegirlsthesameconcernandeducationD.developthesameinterestofgirlsinstudy27.AsforhelpingchildrentosucceedatschoolElaineWeiss.A.thinkssmallerclassesworkbelterB.can'tofferanybetterwayorsuggestionC.stressesthatfaireducationisthemostimportantD.thinksthere'snodifferencebetweenboysgirls
Lookatthecar.ItisMrBlack’scar.Itdoesn’tworknow.MrBlackisunderit.Heisrepairingit.MrsBlackisnearthecar.SheishelpingMrBlack.A.girlisinthecar.SheisKateMrBlack’sdaughter.Whoistheboyinthecar?HeisJimKate’sbrother.ItisSaturdaytoday.Theydon’twork.TheywanttogotoZhongshanPark.TheyalllookworrieD.21.Todayis_____.A.TuesdayB.ThursdayC.MondayD.Saturday22.MrBlackis____hiscar.A.washingB.drivingC.repairingD.cleaning23.Kateis____thecarwithherbrother.A.besideB.inC.underD.near24.Theyaregoingtoa____.A.zooB.farmC.factoryD.park25.Whathappenstothecar?A.Itrunsoutofgas.B.Itdoesn’twork.C.Itwasbrokeninanaccident.D.Itisstoppedbyapoliceman.
Ifyouwanttoexpresssomethingsounbelievablethatitmusthavebeenaspecialeffectyouhaveanewwordtoaddtoyourvocabulary.It’sDuanganonomatopoetic拟声词wordwhichdoesn’trelatetoanyparticularChinesecharacterandreferstoaspecialeffect.Avideoparody恶搞adaptedfromashampoocommercialfeaturingHongKongactorJackieChanspreadquicklyonlineleadingInternetuserstoinventthenewworD.ThevideobeginswithChanflashinghisblacksmoothhairwhichwouldhavebeenperfectexceptthatitwasnothisrealhair.Nextaself-satisfiedChanadmitstotherepetitiverhythmicalsoundsofDuangIrefusedtoapproveofthisproductwhentheyfirstcametomebecauseofmythinhairbutthedirectorinsistedsayingspecialeffectscouldbeusedtomakemyhairlookhealthyonthescreen.Nowyouseeit’sallspecialeffects.It’snotreal.Theoriginaladvertisementbecamethetargetofpunishmentbythegovernmentforover-spreadingtheeffectsoftheshampooafteritwasbroadcastin2004.DuanghasnowbecomeoneofthehottesttopicsonSinaWeiboaTwitter-likeChinesesocialnetworksiteamongthosecrazyonesimitatingJackieChan’sspeechindifferentsituations.Theactor’sWeiboaccountwasfloodedwithcommentscontainingthewordinthissweepingonlinetrenD.ThevideocameatatimewhenthefamousmoviestarhasbeenunderpublicattentionaftertryingtosavetheillimageofhissonJayceeChanwhowasreleasedfromprisonthisweek.DatafromBaiduthemajorChinesesearchenginealsoprovedthephrase’spopularityasithasbeensearchedmorethan586000timeswithintwodays.Thewordofgeili’ssuddenrisein2010caughttheattentionofinternationalmediawhenitmadeupfortheword’sofficialtranslation－geilivable－todescribesomethingcoolorawesomE.It’snotthefirsttimethatonlinewordhasbecomearegularvocabularyinChinA.25.FromthepassageweknowthatthewordDuangwasoriginallymade.A.bysomecrazyInternetusersB.torefertoakindofproductC.byHongKongactorJackieChanD.toexpresssomespecialmeaning26.Fromthepassageweknowthatthenewwordgeiliis.A.onlypopularinChinaB.acoolandawesomewordC.usedbyordinarypeopleD.alsowidelyusedabroad27.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?A.TotellusonlinewordshaveenrichedChinesevocabulary.B.ToteachalltheInternetusershowtoinventnewwords.C.ToexplainhowJackieChaninventedthepopularworD.D.Tourgepeopletofightagainstthefalseadvertisements.
Onedayamime哑剧演员isvisitingthezooandtriestoearnsomemoneyasastreetperformer.AssoonashestartstodrawacrowdazookeeperpullshimintohisofficE.Thezookeeperexplainsthatthezoo’smostpopularattractionagorilla大猩猩hasdiedsuddenlyandthekeeperfearsthatattendance出席人数atthezoowillfalloff.HeoffersthemimeajobtodressupasthegorillA.Themimeaccepts.Thenextmorningthemimeputsonthegorillasuitandentersthecagebeforethecrowdcomes.Hesoondiscovershecansleepplayandmakefunofpeopleandhedrawsbiggercrowdsthanheeverdidasamime—thejobhelikesbutloses.Howeverwithdaysgoingbyhebeginstonoticethatthepeoplearepayingmoreattentiontothelioninthecagenexttohis.Notwantingtolosetheattentionofhisaudienceheclimbstothetopofhiscagecrawlsacrossapartition隔墙anddangles悬挂fromthetoptothelion’scagE.Theliongetsangryatthis.ThesceneisafueltothecrowD.[KS5UKS5U]Attheendofthedayheisgivenaraiseforbeingsuchagoodattraction—wellthiscontinuesforsometimE.Thecrowdsgrowlargerandthemime’spaykeepsgoingup.Thenonedaywhenheisdanglingoverthelionheslidesandfalls.ThemimeisterrifieD.HestartsscreamingHelpme!butthelionisquick.ThemimesoonfindshimselfflatonhisbacklookingupattheangrylionandthelionsaysShutupyoufool!Doyouwanttogetusbothfired?24.Themimeacceptsthezookeeper’sofferbecause__________.A.hehasbeenoutofworkB.hedoesn’tlikebeingamime[KS5UKS5U]C.helikesperformingatthezooD.heisofferedahigherpaythere25.Howdoesthemimefindthejobdressingupasthegorilla?A.Hardandtiring.B.Dangerousbutexciting.C.Easyandfunny.D.Boringbutwell-paiD.26.Themime’sfirstcontactwiththelionisto__________.A.findpleasureforhimselfB.getthelion’sattention[KS5UKS5UKS5U]C.gethispayraisedD.winbackhisaudience27.TheunderlinedwordsafuelinParagraph3canbereplacedby__________.A.frighteningB.disappointingC.excitingD.Familiar
Thelargestcampaignofkillingratsinhistoryissettopoisonmillionsofratsonthesub-AntarcticislandofSouthGeorgiA.Scientistssaythecampaignplannedfor2013mand2014willrestorebeautifulSouthGeorgiatothepositionitonceheldastheworld’smostimportantnestingsitesforseabirds.Itwassailorsinthelate18thcenturywhounintentionallyintroducedratstowhathadbeenafreshenvironment.Ifwecandestroytheratsatleast100millionbirdswillreturntotheirhomeonSouthGeorgiasaysTonyMartinabiologyprofessorattheUniversityofDundeewhowasinvitedtoleadtheproject.SouthGeorgiaisbyfarthelargestislandtogetridofanimalsthatdestroynativewildlifeafterbeingintroduceddeliberatelyoraccidentallybypeoplE.ThoughratsandmicehavedonethemostdamagecatsfoxesgoatsdeerrabbitsandotherspecieshavebeentargetedinthecampaignsaroundtheworlD.SouthGeorgiaisseventimesthesizeofNewZealand’sCampbellIslandcurrentlythelargestareaeverkillingrats.ThesuccessfulwaragainstCampbellIslandratswascarriedourin2001with132tonsofpoisondroppedfromfivehelicopters.NewZealandpioneeredthetechniquesforriddingislandsofratsandinfactouroperationonSouthGeorgiaisbasedonNewZealand’stechnology.SaysMartin.SomeNewZealanderswillbehelpingourcampaignincludingourchiefpilotPeterGardenwhowasalsochiefpilotfortheprojectsatCampbellIslandandRatIslandintheAleutianchainofthenorthPacifiC.Thesecondandthirdstagesin2013and2014willinvolvedroppingasmuchas300tonsofpoisonfromtheairontoeverypartoftheislandwhereratsmightlivE.Itisahugeoperationcarriedoutduringthestormysouthernautumnwhentheratsarehungryandtherisksofpoisoningnativewildlifearelessthaninthespringandsummermonths.Ideallywe’ddoinwinterbuttheweathermakesthattooriskyMartinsays.Theecologicalpaybackwillbepriceless.ButMartinsaysThefullbenefitswilltakedecadestoarrivebecausesomeofthesebirdsareslowtohatch.49.Accordingtothepassagehowdidtheratsappearonthesub-AntarcticislandofSouthGeorgia?A.Theywereintroducedtherebysailorsaccidentally.B.TheyescapedtherefromCampbellIslanD.C.TheywereattractedtherebywildlifE.D.Theywerebroughtinbypeopledeliberately.50.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaboutPeterGarden?A.Heisinchargeofthecampaignonthesub-AntarcticislanD.B.Hewillbetheonlypilotfortheprojectonthesub-AntarcticislanD.C.Hewillbenefitalotfromthecampaignonthesub-AntarcticislanD.D.HemadegreatcontributionstotheprojectatCampbellIslandandRatIslanD.51.TheoperationofriddingSouthGeorgiaofratsistocarriedoutinautumnbecause_________.A.thewaragainstCampbellIslandratsfailedinallseasonsexceptautumn.B.onlythendotheNewZealanderstohelptheoperationhavethesparetimE.C.thepoisonkillsratsmoreeffectivelythanitdoesinanyotherseason.D.ratsthenneedmorefoodandtheoperationdoeslessharmtonativewildlifE.52.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?.A.Ratsaren’ttheonlyspeciestobeblamedforthedisappearanceofwildlifE.B.ThecampaignofkillingratswillbenefitthenativewildlifeinashorttimE.C.Thefirststageofkillingratsonthesub-Antarcticislanddidn’tmakegreatachievements.D.ThecampaigninSouthGeorgiawillfullyfollowinthefootstepsofthatonCampbellIslanD.
SummaryAliceinWondertandisaninterestingflimdirectedbyTimBurton.ItisanextensionofLewisCarroll'snovelsAlice'sAdventuresinwonderlandangThroughthelooking-Glass.Thefilmusesthe3DteachniquE.HighlightAlicerantotherabbit'sholeandlookeddowntheentrancE.TheholedrouppedsuddenlyandAlicefellin.whenwillIeverreachthebottomofthisdreadfulhole?SheshouteD.Finallyshelandedinalongnarrowwithdoorsofmanysizes.Onathree-leggedbableAlicefoundatinygoldkeyandagreenbottlethatsaidDBINKME.ThiskeymustfitoneofthedoorsshesaiD.It'stheonebehindthebablesheciredbutI'mtoobigtofitthroughsuchalittledoor.Maybethewaterinthatbottlewillhelpmeshethoughsoshedrankit.AlicebegantoshrinkuntilshewasnobiggerthanadollSheopenedthedoorandquicklyranthroughit.Whatabeautifulgarden!ShecrieD.WhyI'mnobiggerthantheinsectsthatcrawlontheseflower.ButtheexcitementsoondisappeareD.AlicegrewboredwithhertinysizE.IwanttobebiggeragainsheshouteD.28.WhatcanwelearnaboutAliceinWonderlandfromthefirstparagraph?A.ItismurewonderfulthanThroughthelooking-Class.B.IthasnoconnectionwiththroughtheLooking-Class.C.Itisadaptedfromafictionnovel.D.Ifusesanadvancedtechnique.29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AlicefoundtherabbitsholeandawayfromtheentrancE.B.AlicehasthepowerofkillingJabberwocky.C.Alicefoundatinykeyandthrewitaway.D.Alicebecamebiggerafterdrinkingthewater.30.What'stheauthor'smainpurposeofwritngthispassage?A.Hewantstotellthereaderssomegeneralinformationaboutthefilm.B.Hewantstoinvitepeopletosecihefilm.C.Hewantstotellreadersthedetailsofthefilm.D.Hewantstoexpresshisopinionaboutthefilm.31.WhatkindoffilmdoesAliceinWonderlandbelongto?A.HistoryB.ThrillerC.AdventureD.Fantasy
Doesthissituationseemfamiliartoyou?YourEnglishisprogressingwellthegrammarisnowfamiliarthereadingcomprehensionisnoproblemyouarecommunicatingquitefluentlybutlisteningisSTILLaproblem!FirstofallrememberthatyouarenotalonE.ListeningcomprehensionisprobablythemostdifficultjobforalmostalllearnersofEnglishasaforeignlanguagE.ThemostimportantthingistolistenasoftenaspossiblE.Thefirststepistofindlisteningresources.TheInternetisreallyausefultoolforEnglishstudents.YoucandownloadTheRealPlayerfromRealMediA.com.TheRealPlayerallowsyoutousetheInternetlikearadiostation.Onceyouhavebeguntolistenonaregularbasisyoumightstillbefrustrated懊恼bylimitedunderstanding.Whatshouldyoudo?HereissomeoftheadviceIgivemystudents:●Acceptthefactthatyouarenotgoingtounderstandeverything.●Stayrelaxedwhenyoudonotunderstand—evenifyoucontinuenottounderstandforalongtimE.●DonottranslatewhatyouhearintoyournativelanguagE.●Listenforthegeneralideaoftheconversation.Don’tconcentrateondetailuntilyouhaveunderstoodthemainideas.IremembertheproblemsIhadinunderstandingspokenGermanwhenIfirstwenttoGermany.InthebeginningwhenIdidn’tunderstandawordIinsistedontranslatingitinmyminD.Thismethodusuallyresultedinconfusion.ThenafterthefirstsixmonthsIdiscoveredtwoveryimportantfacts.Firstlytranslatingcreatesawallbetweenthelistenerandthespeaker.Secondlymostpeoplerepeatthemselvesconstantly.ByremainingcalmInoticedthat—evenifIdidn’tpaymuchattentionIcouldusuallyunderstandwhatthespeakerhadsaiD.25.Thebestwaytoimproveourlisteningisto_____.A.practiseasmuchaspossibleB.findasmanylisteningresourcesaspossibleC.usetheInternetlikearadiostationD.speaknaturallyandreadasmuchaspossible26.Whichofthefollowingisagoodhabitwhenlistening?A.Trytounderstandeverything.B.Trytogetthemainideas.C.Paymuchattentiontodetails.D.TranslateeachwordinyourminD.27.Whydidthewritermentionhis/herexperienceinGermany?A.Toprovetheimportanceoftranslating.B.ToshowtheproblemsofspeakingaforeignlanguagE.C.Totellustheimportanceofstayingcalm.D.Topointoutanineffectivemethodoflistening.28.Theunderlinedpartawallinthelastparagraphrefersto_____.A.acommunicationbarrier障碍B.cultureshockC.languageunderstandingD.alittlemisunderstanding
Ifyouwanttowriteamoviescript脚本yourselfbutdon’tknowhowwhatwouldyoudo?Thefollowingcanbeofsomehelptoyou.Thereareonlythreepartsnecessaryinascript:theSceneHeadingtheVisualExpositionandtheDialoguE.TheSceneHeadingbeginswitheitherEXT.orINT..EXT.showsthatthescenetakesplaceoutdoorswhileINT.isusedwhenthescenetakesplaceindoorsforexampleinsidearoom.AfterthattheexactplaceofthesceneisgivensuchasHOTELROOM.ThelastthingthatmustbementionediswhetheritisNIGHTorDAY.TheVisualExpositionisadescriptionoftheactionormovementthattakesplaceonthescreenandshouldincludeONLYwhatyouwouldseeifyouwerewatchingthescreen.Forthefirsttimeandonlythefirsttimeacharacterappearsinthescriptthenameiscapitalized大写andshouldbefollowedbyashortdescriptionthatincludesageandbuildforexample:TheDialoguefollowstheVisualExposition.Eachcharacter’snameshouldbecapitalizedinthecenterofthepagefollowedbythewordsthataretobespokenonthenextlinE.DonotincludeanydescriptionoffeelingsbeforethelinesofdialoguE.IfyouconsideritnecessarytoshowacharactergivesalineinacertainwayforexampleangrilythisshouldbeincludedintheVisualExpositionabovethelinessuchasCynthia’sfaceshowsheranger.ButrememberVisualExpositionshouldONLYshowactionwecanseE.25.InascripttheSceneHeadingtells_________thestorytakesplacE.A.whereandwhenB.atwhattimeofadayC.whathashappenedwhenD.onwhichdayoftheweek26.IfastorytakesplaceinaparkonaFridaymorningwhichoftheSceneHeadingsisright?A.INT.FRIDAY-DAY.B.EXT.FRIDAY-NIGHT.C.INT.PARK-NIGHT.D.EXT.PARK-DAY.27.TheVisualExpositioninascriptonlyincludesactionsormovements_________.A.thatsomemaincharactersdoB.thatcanbeseenonthescreenC.thatthewriterofthestorydescribesD.thathappeninoutdooractivities28.Whichofthefollowingshortscriptsisright?A.EXT.JOHN’SHOUSE-DAYTherearemanypeopletalkingwitheachother.AmyinreddressstandsunderatreE.JOHNiswalkingtoher.JohnHilongtimenoseE.Ohyouaresobeautifultoday!B.INT.BEN’SROOM-DAYBenissleeping.CAROL12thinbeautifulrushesintotheroombecausesheknowstheywillbelatE.CAROLBengetup!Youoversleptagain!C.INT.LIVINGROOM-DAYItisrainingoutsidE.DanielandBrianarewatchingTV.Thereisaglassofwateronthedesk.BRIANLookathim!He’sdancing!D.EXT.KITCHEN-NIGHTCathyisquarrelingwithherhusbandassheiscooking.CATHYAngrilySure!I’mmadatwhatyoudiD.Whenareyougoingtolearntothinkofsomeonebesideyourself?
Therewasalovelyvegetablepatch菜园.A.largetreegrewtherE.Boththepatchandthetreegavetheplaceawonderfullookandtheyweretheprideofthegardener.Butnooneknewthatthevegetablesandthetreecouldn’tstandeachother.Thevegetableshatedthetree’sshadow阴影becauseitleftthemonlyjustenoughlighttolivE.ThetreeontheotherhandhatedthevegetablesbecausetheydranknearlyallthewaterleavinghimjustenoughtolivE.ThesituationbecamesoseriousthatthevegetablesdecidedtouseupallthewaterinthegroundsothatthetreewoulddiE.Thetreeansweredbackbynotprotectingthevegetablesfromthehotsunsotheybegantodryup.Soonthevegetableswerereallyweakandthetreewasdryingup.Thegardenerwonderedwhyandstoppedwateringthem.Whenhedidthatboththetreeandthevegetablesrealizedthatitwasbettertohelpeachother.Theylearnedhowtoliveinharmony和谐withthosearoundthem.Sotheydecidedtoworktogetherusingboththeshadeandthewatertogrowwell.Afterseeingthisthegardenergavethebestcaretothevegetablepatchwateringandfertilizing施肥itbetterthananyotherpatchformilesarounD.26.Whydidthevegetablesdislikethetree?A.Becausethevegetableswantedmorelight.B.Becausethetreedrankalmostallthewater.C.Becausethevegetablesweren’ttheprideofthegardener.D.Becausethevegetablesdidn’tlookaswonderfulasthetreE.27.Fromthepassageweknow______.A.Thevegetablesweresorrytoseethetreedryingup.B.ThegardenerwasveryangrywiththevegetablesandthetreE.C.Thegardenerdidn’tknowwhatwashappeninginthepatchatfirst.D.Thetreedidn’tknowhowimportantthesunwastovegetables.28.Whatdidthispassagemention?A.A.gardeneralargetreeandalovelyvegetablepatch.B.A.largetreeagardenerandalovelygrasspatch.C.A.lovelyvegetablepatchagardenerandariver.D.Alloftheabove29.Ofthefollowingwhichorderisrightaccordingtothestory?①ThegardenerworkedonthepatchevenharderthanbeforE.②ThegardenerstoppedwateringthevegetablesandthetreE.③ThevegetablesdecidedtouseupallthewaterinthegrounD.④Thetreeandthevegetablesrealizedtheimportanceofhelpingeachother.A.④②③①B.③②④①C.②①④③D.①③④②30.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.ThebeautyofthesunlightB.A.lovelypatchC.Thegardener’sprideD.Livinginharmony
LongBeacha28milestretchofbeachliesinsouthwesternWashingtonanditisgenerallycalledLongBeachPeninsula半岛.Communitiestheretakeyoubacktoolddaysofasimpleandslow-pacedlifestylE.Herevisitorscanrelaxandenjoythegoodoftotalrest.BirdWatchingTherearedifferentkindsofbirdsinLongBeach.Itisbestifyouobservethemfromadistanceanddonottrytofrightenthem.TheSouthwestLoopTrailMapcanbegottenthroughtheLongBeachPeninsulaVisitorsBureauOfficebycalling18004512542.HorsesApopularactivityinLongBeachishorsebackriding.TwobusinessesinthecityofLongBeachofferguidedhorsebacktoursalongthebeach:BackCountryWildernessOutfittersandSkipper’sEquestrianCenter.YoumayalsobringyourownhorsE.Amongtheadventuresofferedwithhorsesisawagon四轮马车ridealongthebeachacarriageridethroughSeavieworLongBeachabackcountry偏远乡村packingtriporasunsetridebyhorsebackonthebeach.CampingRV娱乐车andtentcampingaren’tallowedonthebeachbutthereareprivatecampgroundsandRVparksintheareaaswellasCapeDisappointmentStatePark.Campfiresareallowedwithin100feetofthebeachbutmustbeawayfromthedrygrass.SwimmingandOtherActivitiesSwimmingisallowedbutyoumustbecareful.Thewatersareverycoldanddangerous.Surfingisadvisedonlyforexperiencedsurfers.Beachdrivingisallowedatcertainspotsonthebeach.Thespeedlimitis25mph.BuildingsandcastlesdiggingsandtofindsomethingbicycleridingandflyingkitesarealsopopularactivitiesintheareA.YoucanfindrighthotelseasilyintheareA.EnjoyyourtriptoLongBeachWashington!29.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A.LongBeachistwentyeightkilometerslongB.LongBeachistothesouthwestofWashingtonC.thelocalpeopleliveasimpleandslow-pacedlifeD.LongBeachisonanislandandworld-famous30.Ifyoucallthenumber18004512542youcan________.A.gettheinformationaboutthebirdsB.learnactivitiesabouthorsebackridingC.learntheinformationaboutthehotelsD.gettheinformationabouttravelingroutes31.WhichofthefollowingisallowedinLongBeach?A.Sleepinginyourowntent.B.SettingcampfiresatanyplacE.C.Havingapicniconthebeach.D.DrivingslowlyatanyplacE.32.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.LongBeachanunforgettableplaceB.ThetravelinformationaboutLongBeachC.ThesceneryofLongBeachD.LongBeachthelongestbeach
Tomanyweb-buildingspidersmostofwhomarenearlyblindthewebistheiressentialwindowontheworld:theirmeansofcommunicatingcapturingprey猎物meetingmatesandprotectingthemselves.A.web-buildingspiderwithoutitswebislikeamancastawayonanislandofsolidrocktotallyoutoftouchanddestinedtostarvetodeath.Soimportantisthewebtoanorb-webspider’ssurvivalthattheanimalwillcontinuetoconstructnewwebsdailyevenifitisbeingstarveD.For16daysthestarvingspiderbuildscompletelynormalwebs.Thenastheanimalgetsscrawnier憔悴的itconstructsawider-meshedwebusingfewerstrands线.Suchwebswouldonlytraplargerpreywhichismoreeconomicalfromtheperspectiveofastarvingspider.Thespiderstoresenergybyrecyclingwebprotein.Itsimplyeatsitsownwebeacheveningandre-usesittoproducenewsilk.Instudieswithradioactivelylabeledmaterialsitwasfoundthat95percentofwebproteinreappearsinthenextday’sweB.Mostoftheenergyneededforweb-buildingisusedinwalkingoverthestrandsastheyarelaiddown.Scientistsareimpressedbytheadaptability适应能力ofthespider’shighlypreprogrammedbrainwhichislargerforitssizethanthebrainofanyotherinvertebrate无脊椎动物.Ifweb-buildingisinterruptedorifsomeoftheexistingstrandsaredestroyedthespidersimplygoesbacktoseewherethewebisleftoffandthenfinishedbuildinganormalweB.Onespiderwillevenfinishbuildingtheincompletewebofanother.32.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.SecretsofSpiders’AdaptabilityB.ImportanceofWebstoSpidersC.SecretsoftheSpiders’LifeD.Spiders’HighlyPreprogrammedBrain33.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Web-buildingspidershavegoodeyesight.B.Oneweb-buildingspiderusuallyconductsoneweB.C.Mostspiderswillstopconductingwebswhenhungry.D.Web-buildingspiderswillprobablydiewithouttheirwebs.34.A.spiderconductsawider-meshedwebwhen_______.A.itis16daysoldB.itisgettingweakerC.ithasfewerstrandsD.ithuntsforfood35.A.spider’sabilitytofinishanincompletewebprovesthat_______.A.ithasahighlypreprogrammedbrainB.itreusesitswebproteintoreproducenewsilkC.thewebiseverythingforaspiderD.itisabletorebuildadestroyedweb
InthisinfluentialworkaboutthesurprisingdividebetweenchildrenandtheoutdoorschildsupporterexpertRichardLouvdirectlylinksthelackofnatureinthelivesoftoday’swiredgeneration----hecallsitnature-deficit赤字----tosomeofthemostdisturbingchildhoodtrendssuchastherisesinobesityattentiondisordersanddepression.LastChildintheWoodsisthefirstbooktobringtogetheranewandgrowingbodyofresearchindicating表明thatdirectexposuretonatureisessentialforhealthychildhooddevelopmentandforthephysicalandemotionalhealthofchildrenandadults.MorethanjustraisinganalarmLouvofferspracticalsolutionsandsimplewaystohealthebrokenbond----andmanyarerightinourownbackyarD.ThisneweditionreflectsthegreatchangesthathavetakenplacesincethebookwasoriginallypublisheD.Itincludes:·100actionsyoucantaketocreatechangeinyourcommunityschoolandfamily.·35discussionpointstoinspirepeopleofallagestotalkabouttheimportanceofnatureintheirlives.·AnewprogressreportbytheauthoraboutthegrowingLeaveNoChildInsidemovement.·Newandupdatedresearchconfirmingthatdirectexposuretonatureisessentialforthephysicalandemotionalhealthofchildrenandadults.LastChildintheWoods:SavingourChildrenfromNatureDeficitDisorderhaspromotedanationaldialogueamongeducatorshealthprofessionalsparentsdevelopersandconservationists.Thisisabookthatwillchangethewayyouthinkaboutthefutureofyourchildren.33.Whatdoesthebookfocusoninchildren’sgrowth?A.OutsideactivitiesB.PhysicallaborC.OverweightproblemsD.Schoolperformances34.Whatisaddedtothenewedition?A.WebsitelinksandrelatedvideosB.VividpicturesandpersonalexamplesC.TrainingcoursesandexpertsupportsD.Latestresearchandpracticalinstructions35.Whereisthepassagefrom?A.A.sciencereportB.A.bookreviewC.A.fairytaleD.A.guidebook
DoyouknowthatNovemberisNationalNovelWritingMothNaNoWriMo?YoucanfindtheNaNoWriMoYoungWrtier’sprogrammeatywp.Nanowrimo.org.Itisachallengetowritea50000-wordnovelinonemonth.Theprogrammebaganin1999inSanFranciscowithonly21members.Lastyearmorethan400000tookupthechallengE.Thewriterscanchoosewhattheywanttowriteabout.OnNovember1stwritersvisitthewebsiteandstarttoupdate更新theirwordcount.Theycancommunicatewithotherwritersthereaswell.AllthewritershavetostopwritingonNovember30th.ItisokayifyouhaveneverwrittenabookbeforE.Thewebsiteprovideslessonplansandworkbooksforbeginners.Youcanusethemtoimprovewritingskillsinyournovel.Thenyoucanstartplanningwhatyournovelwillbeabout.ArethereanybookspublishedfromtheNaNoWriMoprogramme?Hereareafew:●TheNightCircusbyErinMorgenstern●WaterforElephantsbySaraGruen●EntrychatsbyCecileDuquenneArethereanyyoungreaderswhowanttojoininthisprogramme?Ifyouwantwehopeyoucanwritethebestnovel.IfyouhavenotheardofNaNoWriMobutyouhaveagoodstoryinmindjoinus!29.Whatcanyoudointhewritingmonthifyoujoinintheprogramme?①Wecanvisitywp.nanowrimo.org.②Wecanupdatethewordcount.③Wecanpublishthenewnovel.④Wecanchoosewhattowriteabout.A.①②④B.①②③C.①③④D.②③④30.AccordingtothepassageEntrychatsbyCecileDuquenne_______________.A.willbepublishedB.hasalreadycomeoutC.isthemostattractiveD.getsthemostattention31.Thispassageismostprobablywrittento_____________.A.encouragemoreyoungpeopletojoinintheprogrammeB.invitemorefamouswriterstovisitywp.nanowrimo.org.C.publishmorewonderfulbookswrittenbyyoungwritersD.encouragemorepeopletocommunicatewithotherwriters
In1997IfoundmyselfinasituationIneverthoughtI'dbein:aloneandbeggingformoneyinNewYork.MyfatherhadbeenseparatedfromourfamilyandmymotherhadrecentlydiedfromcomplicationsrelatedtoAIDS.WhatIremembermostaboutsuchnightsislyingonthecoldmarblefloorandusingmybackpackforapillow.EventhoughIhadlostmyfamilyImadechoiceseverysingledaytoturnmylifearounD.Therewasthehaven避风港forhomelessteenagerscalledtheDooranon－profitorganizationthatprovidedmewithguidancemedicalcareandfoodallofwhichkeptmegoingwhileIcompletedmyhomeworkintrainstationsandunderhallwaylights.PerhapsthemostsurprisinghelpthoughIdidnotseekout﹔itfoundmE.TheNewYorkTimestoldmystory.IntheweeksthatfolloweddozensofstrangersreachedouttomefromallacrosstheUnitedStates.AtmyhighschoolIbeganreceivinghandwrittenlettersofencouragement.Strangersshowedupbearingclothesbooksandevenhugs.SincethearticlementionedIwasapplyingtoHarvardonewomanknittedablanketformE.Sheattachedthisnotetotheboxitwaspostedin:Itgetscoldinthosedorms.Mayyouwarmyourselfknowingthatpeoplecareaboutyou.Withthehelpofthesepeoplemylifetodaybearsnoresemblanceatalltomylifethen.IgraduatednotonlyfromhighschoolbutalsofromHarvardUniversity.Beforethesepeople—someofthemnameless—Ijustdidn'trealizehowgoodpeoplecouldbE.ButnowIdoandIcansaythatthepeoplewhohelpedmehaveforeverchangedmE.TheyarethereasonbehindmydecisiontojointheboardattheDoorsothatIcanbepartofasmallteamofpeopleopeningahighschoolforhomelessteenagers.TheyarethereasonIdedicatemylifetoopeningpathwaysforothers.AndtheyarethereasonItravelaroundtheworldhelpingpeopletransformtheirownlives.28.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor______________.A.triedtochangeherlifeB.oftensleptmfriends’homesC.feltlonelybecauseofherillnessD.feltquitedesperateforherfather29.WhatcanwelearnabouttheDoor?A.Itisanorganizationhelpinghomelessteenagers.B.Itisanorganizationseekingprofits.C.Itprovidesentertainmentforchildren.D.Itreportsthestoriesaboutthehomeless.30.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribetheauthor'slife?A.Thenewspaperreportedherstory.B.ShegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.C.Shesleptonthecoldflooratnight.D.ShejoinedthecommitteeattheDoor.E.Hermotherdiedfromtheillness.A.d→e→c→a→bB.e→c→d→a→bC.e→c→a→b→dD.b→c→d→e→a31.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.PatienceisavirtuE.B.Lovecanbepassedon.C.Timewaitsfornoman.D.Honestyleadstosuccess.
Mostpeoplemaketheirlivingwiththeirhands.ButTommakeshislivingwithhisfeet.A.verygoodlivingitistoo.Tom’sstorybeganinaverysmallcityinEnglanD.Hisparentswereverypoor.SevenpeoplelivedintheirsmallhousE.Tomhadnoplacetoplayinbutinthestreet.Tom’sfatheroftenplayedfootballandlittleTomwantedtoplayfootballtoo.Sohisfathermadeaniceballforhimtoplay.Thelittleboyplayediteveryday.AtlastTomlearnedtoplayarealfootballandafterafewyearshecouldplayfootballverywell.NowTomisoneofthebestfootballplayers.26.Tommadehislivingwithhis_____.A.handsB.headC.legsD.feet27.Tom’sparentslivedina______cityinEnglanD.A.bigB.smallC.newD.old28.Tomwantedhisfatherto______himafootballtoplay.A.buyB.borrowC.buildD.make29.A.fewyearslaterTomwas_____atplayingfootball.A.goodB.wellC.badD.nice30.Tomplaysfootball_______thanmanyotherplayers.A.harderB.worseC.betterD.best
At26JaneGoodallhadnocollegeeducationorsciencetraining.ButsincechildhoodshehadbeendreamingofworkingcloselywithanimalsinAfricA.Allthroughmychildhoodpeoplesaidyoucan'tgotoAfricA.You'reagirl.Goodallsays.Butmymotherusedtosayifyoureallywanttothere'snothingyoucan’tdo.In1957the26-year-oldGoodallwenttoKenyatoworkasasecretary.ShealsoarrangedtomeetthefamousscientistLouisLeakeywhowassoimpressedbyherenthusiasmthathehiredherashisassistant.ShewentwithhimonmanytripstotheAfricanjungleandin1960LeakeysentGoodalltoliveamongchimpanzeesinaremoteanimalpreserverecordingtheanimals’behaviorandinteractions.ForthreemonthsGoodallmadelittleprogress.ButshesaysInevercameclosetogivingup.Herbreakthroughcameonedaywhenshesawamalechimpanzeestickapieceofgrassintoatermite白蚁hillthenputthegrassinhismouth.AfterwardshecametothehillanddidthesamE.Pullingthegrassoutshediscovereddozensoftermitesonit.Thediscovery—thatsomeanimalsusetools—wasunknowntomostscientistsatthetimE.Goodallsawchimpanzeesexhibithuman-likeemotionssuchasjealousyandlovE.Butshealsodiscoveredtheywerecapableofviolentattacksagainsteachother.GoodallreceivedherPh.D.inthestudyofanimalbehavioratEngland'sCambridgeUniversity.NowshetravelsaroundthegloberaisingmoneytopreservewildlifE.Ilovebeingintheforestwiththechimpanzeesshesays.I’dmuchratherbetherethantravelingaroundfromcitytocity.46.WhatwasGoodall'schildhooddream?A.ShedreamedofgoingtocollegE.B.ShedreamedofstudyinganimalsinAfricA.C.Shedreamedofbecomingafamousscientist.D.ShedreamedoftravelingallaroundtheworlD.47.WhatdidGoodall’smotherthinkofherdream?A.AsagirlsheshouldnotgototheAfricanjunglE.B.Herdreamwouldremainadreamunlessshegottherighttraining.C.Asagirlsheshouldstayawayfromviolentanimals.D.ShecouldmakeherdreamcometrueifshewasdetermineD.48.Goodall'smostimportantdiscoveryisthat.A.someanimalsusetoolsB.likehumansanimalshaveemotionsC.chimpanzeescouldattackeachotherviolentlyD.termitesarechimpanzees’favoritefood49.Goodall’ssuccessischieflydueto.A.herexceptionaltalentsB.scientifictrainingC.determinationandpatienceD.herenthusiasmandgoodluck50.WhatisGoodalldoingnow?A.StudyinganimalbehavioratCambridgeUniversity.B.RaisingfundsforthepreservationofwildlifE.C.ObservingchimpanzeesinAfricanjungles.D.WorkinghardforaPhDdegreE.
ScientistsaroundtheworldhavebeenstudyingthewarmingofwatersinthePacificOceanknownasElNino.TheappearanceofElNinoisknowntoaffecttheweatheraroundtheworlD.Scientistsstilldonotcompletelyunderstandit.YettheynowfindtheycanuseittotellaboutthefutureindifferentareasoftheworlD.OneexampleistheworkoftwoscientistsatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkMarkCaneandGordonEshel.A.scientistofZimbabwe津巴布韦RogerBucklandworkedwiththem.TheyhavefoundthatwhenElNinoappearsZimbabwehaslittleornorain.ThismeanscorncropsinZimbabwearepoor.ThelastElNinowasin1991to1993.ThatwaswhensoutheasternAfricasufferedaseriouslackofrain.ThescientistswroteabouttheirrecentworkinthepublicationNaturE.TheircomputerprogramcantellwhenanElNinowilldevelopuptoayearbeforeitdoes.TheysuggestthatthiscouldprovideaneffectiveearlywarningsystemforsouthernAfricaandcouldpreventmanypeoplefromstarving.33.ElNinoisknownas_______.A.thechangingoftheweatherinsouthernAfricaB.thewarmingofwatersinthePacificOceanC.theweatherwhichbringsdrought旱灾toAfricaD.theweatherphenomenonthatbringsheavyrainstoAfrica34.ScientistsstudyElNinoinorderthat______.A.theycanprovideakindofearlywarningtotheplacethatwillsufferfromdroughtB.theycantellwhyZimbabwehaslittleornorainC.theycandosomeresearchworkinthisfielD.D.theycanputallthisinformationintotheircomputers.35.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ScientistscometounderstandhowElNinoappears.B.ThreescientistsfromtheUSAworkonthissubject.C.SouthernAfricasufferedaseriousdroughtandmanypeoplediedfromhunger.D.ElNinohassomethingtodowithZimbabwe’spoorcrops.
Robotsarebeingusedforihcfirsttimeinhospitals.Robot-nursesperformavarietyoftaskseachasdeliveringmedicinetfoodandlaboratorysamplestosickroomsandtakingawaywastE.Patientsaren'ttreatedbyrobotsasthisisstilldonebymedicalstaff.Theideaistoemployrobotstotransportsuppliesbetweendepartments.NursesoftenhavetobreakofffromwhattheyaredoingtogathersuppliessaysPeterSeiffwhomakestherobotscalledTUGs.ResearchshowsanyinterruptioninmedicalworkcanleadLoerrors—anursemayforgetwhethershehasgivenmedicineandmaygiveapatientdoublethedose剂量ornoneatall.Therobotsvaryinsizeaccordingtawhatjobtheyperform?butnormallytaketheshapeofametalboxonwheelswithaboxonthesidecontainingtheirsoftwarE.AfterbeingprogrammedtherobotsareabletofindtheirwayaroundahaspitalunassisteD.Theyalsocontainscanningtechnologytocreateelectronicpicturesoramemoryofroutesofroutesonharddrivestohelpthemgothroughpassagesdoorsandotherobstacles.Eachrobotisalsomonitoredattheproducer'sheadquarters总部incaseitrunsintoanydifficulties.TrialsshowTUGsreducethetimeittakesforapatienttoreceivemedicineandstopdrugsfromgoingmissing.A.studyattheUniversityofMarylandMedicalCentreintheU.S.foundthatwhenthreeTUGswereusedoverthecourseofayeartheaveragelengthoftimefromthedrugstorereceivingaprescriptiontothepatientreceivingiidroppedfrom74minutesto30minutesandsavednurses6123hoursfindingmedicines.Italsocutthenumberofmedicinesthatwentmissingtozero.Thebiggestcomplaintswereceivefrompatientsisthatthenoisesdon’tspendenoughtimewiththem.AnythingthatfreesnursesisaboonsaysKatherineMulliganfdirectorofnursingatthehospitalTheTUGsallownursestospendmoretimefocusingonpatientcarE.NursesatisfactionhasimproveD.32.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesarerobot-nursesNOTprogrammedtodealwith?A.Transporlingsupplies.B.takingawaywastE.C.Takingcareofpatients.D.Creatingelectronicpictures.33.Theunderlinedwordborninthelastparagraphprobablymeans.A.benefitB.dreamC.habitD.complaint34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEacoordingtothepassage?A.RubotscanhelpnursessavealotoftimE.B.AllrobotshavethesamesizE.C.Robotsareunabletofindtheirwaybythemselves.D.Robotscannotgethelpiftheyrunintodifficulties.35.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardsrobot-nurses?A.Neutral.B.PositivE.C.NegativE.D.Unknown.
Some30000yearsagoartistswholivedincavesinEuropepaintedpicturesoftheanimalsaroundthem:panthershyenasrhinoscavelionsmammothsandothercreatureswhichhavebeenextinctforalongtimE.ThepaintingswerehighlyrealistiC.Someevenshowedmovement.TheartworkmorethanathousanddrawingsisconsideredtheoldestgroupofhumancavedrawingswhichhaveeverbeendiscovereD.Theywerepreservedbecausethecavewassealed--closedoff--formoreorless23000years.FastforwardtoDecember181994agroupofFrenchcavescientistswereexploringcavesinsouthernFrancE.Jean-MarieChauvetwholedthegroupthendescribestheprocessofdiscoveringthecavepaintings.AtthattimeIwasinthefrontEliettejustwalkedbehindmeChristianbehinD.Eliettesaidshesawtwomarksmadewithredochreandshesaid‘TheycameherE.’Andatthisverymomenteverythingbegan.Thedrawingsandeverythinglinkedtotheparietalart壁画.ThatiswhereitstarteD.CaveartexpertJeanClottesreviewedthepaintings.Iwasamazedatthenumberofpaintingstherewereandpaintingsoftheirqualityandparticularlyinfrontofthepanelofthehorses.Scientificanalysisconfirmedtheprehistoricdateoftheartwork.Studiesshowedthedrawingswerecreatedtensofthousandsofyearsagobeforehumanhistorywaswritten.TheUnitedNations’culturalagencyUNESCOliststhecaveasaWorldHeritageSitE.Theysaythatthedrawingsformaremarkableexpressionofearlyhumanartisticcreationofgrandexcellenceandvariety.TheChauvetCavehasbeennamedaftertheexplorerwhofirstenteredit.Howeveritsenvironmentanddrawingsaretoofragiletobevisitedbyhumanbeings.Sothecaveisclosedandonlypeoplethereforscientificpurposescangoinsideandseetheartwork.HoweverFrenchauthoritiesaskedexpertstocreateanexactcopyofthecavecalledPontd’ArcCavern.Thecopywhichwealsocallreplicacostmorethan59milliondollarstobuilD.ItopenedattheendofAprilinFrancE.PascalTerrasseisthepresidentofthecavern.HesayseveryonewillbeabletoexperiencethethrilloflookingatdrawingsmadebythefirsthumansinEuropE.Hesaystheplaceismagicbecauseitisdonesowell.Authoritiessaytheythinkasmanyas400.000peoplewillbeallowedtovisitPontd’ArcCaverneveryyear.41.Accordingtothepassagethefirstscientisttoenterthecavewas________.A.ChristianB.ElietteC.ClottesD.Chauvet42.AccordingtoJeanClottes’wordsinParagraph4thepaintingsinthecavewere________.A.abstractB.superiorC.creativeD.inspiring43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabouttheChauvetCave?A.Itwasclosedoffformorethan30000years.B.Itisthoughttobetheoriginofmodernparietalart.C.TheenvironmentandartworkthereareveryeasytodamagE.D.Themajorityofdrawingsthereareabouttheextinctanimals.44.WhocanpayavisittotheChauvetCavenowadays?A.Peoplewhodoscientificresearch.B.Scientistswhofoundthecavefirst.C.OfficialsprotectinghistoricalheritagE.D.ScientistsfromtheUnitedNations.45.ThepurposeofcreatingPontd’ArcCavernisto________.A.showadmirationfortheearliestartistsinEuropeB.arousevisitors’awarenessofprotectingancientartC.offervisitorschancestoviewthewonderfulartworkD.collectmoneyfortheperseveranceoftheChauvetCave
Fromnowonneverspendyourprecioustimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Insteadrealizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.Theseedsandthepowertogrowthemarecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreated:thehumanminD.SuccessisachoiceandnotachancE.Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich.YoucanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoicE.Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem.Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourselfandthusoveryourlifE.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypowerorresponsibilityfortheirlives.Theyaretheperennial长期的victimsandmartyrs殉道者.Theyareleavestossed摇摆bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.YoucanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelievethatyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlifE.FailuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchancE.SuccessfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsiblE.Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanidentifythecausewecancontroltheeffect.WeareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelievE.Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.OursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidencE.Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeopleyouaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrarytheoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfindingplantingandnurturingtheseedsthatcontainfuturevictorybornfromsetbacks.InshortinallareasofyourlifewhethertheybefinancialphysicalemotionalorspiritualyouareresponsiblE.Onceyourecognizethisacceptitandfirmlybelieveityouareontheroadtosuccess.56.Peoplewithlowself-confidencearecomparedtoleavesbecausethey____________.A.arereadytochangetheirmindsB.areeasilyaffectedbywindyweatherC.don'thavethepowertofacetheirfateD.can'tcontrolthemselvesinlife57.Loserswouldthinkthat___________.A.successistheresultofhardworkC.theirfailureisonlybecauseofbadluckB.workinghardwillleadtosuccessD.theydon'tmakeeffortstosucceed58.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph5that___________.A.settingourexpectationsisessentialbeforetakingactionB.developingconfidenceisthekeytofuturesuccessC.thoughtsandbeliefsaretheresultofcreativemindD.whetherwewillsucceeddependsonourattitudes59.Thelastparagraphservesas____________.A.theproofoftheauthor'spointsB.anintroductiontoanothertopicC.theconclusionoftheargumentD.acomparisonbetweentwoviews60.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?_______________.A.DevelopourconfidencE.B.Thesecretsofsuccess.C.SuccessisachoicE.D.Howtoachievesuccess.
Haveyouevernoticedthatthemoreyouhavethemoreyouwant?Let’sfaceit.Thinkingourlifeisgoodenoughdoesn’tcomenaturallytomanypeople.Whenwehavehighexpectationsofeverythinginlifewewillrunintodisappointment.Onlywhenweareawarethatneedsaredifferentfromdesirescanwelivewithsatisfaction.Hereareafewideastohelpyoubehappierwithwhatyouhaveandwhoyouare.Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Mostpeoplewantthingstobebetterthantheyareorwhenthingsaregoingwellweforgettoappreciatewhatwehave.Learntoreflectonhowmuchbetterthingsarethantheycouldbe.Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Writedown5thingsyouaregratefulforrightnow.Whenweholdontoregretsfromdecisionswehavemadeitcanreallypoisonourwell-being.Manypeopleregretsomethingtheycannolongerchangewhichendsupholdingthembackfrommovingforwardinamorepositivemanner.Whathappenedinthepastisdoneandgonesoworktostaypresentandbemindfulofthecurrentmomenttofindmorejoyandfulfillment.Whenweuseotherpeopleasthemeasuringstickforourpersonalsuccessandqualityoflifewearelikelytobelesssatisfied.Socialcomparisonscanprovideusefulinformationwhenwetrytolearnfromothersbuttheyalsoholdourperspectiveinadiscontentedposition.Compareyourselflesswithotherssoyoucanbesatisfiedmore.Whenyouarefocusedonyourbigambitionsandfuturegoalsyoumightelidethedailypleasuresthatsurroundyou.Learntoslowdownandabsorbthewonderandbeautyaroundyou.Staypresentandfocusonthetaskyou’reundertakingatthemoment.Don’tletthelifepassyoubybecauseyou’realwaysonthegoanddistractedbyambition.Practicelookingatlifethroughthelensofcontentmentanditwillbecomemorenatural.24.Howcanwelivewithcontentment?A.Tochangeourlifestyle.B.Tohaveamotivationinlife.C.Togivelessattentiontowhatwearegratefulfor.D.Torealizethedifferencebetweenneedsanddesires.25.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?A.MakewisedecisionsB.KnowthepresentsituationC.LetgoofregretsD.Rememberthepast26.TheunderlinedwordelideinParagraph5probablymeans______.A.enjoyB.changeC.createD.neglect27.Whatshouldyoudotoputyourselfinagoodmood?A.Maketimeforsimplepleasures.B.Learnfromsuccessfulpeople.C.Focusonyourfuturegoals.D.Createchancetolearnmore.
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