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ShanghaiisthelargestcityinChinawithwell-developedbusinessandindustryandalsoholdsaleadingplaceinChina'sartssciencesandeducation.AboutelevenmillionpeoplemaketheirhomesinShanghai.ThisenormouscityspreadsoutalongthebanksoftheHuangPuRiverwhichflowsintothemouthoftheYangtzeRiveraboutfourteenmilesnorth.Shanghaibeganasafishingvillageinthe11thcenturybutbythemid-18thcenturyitwasanimportantareaforgrowingcotton.After1842whenChinalosttheOpiumWarwithGreatBritaintheBritishrealizedthatShanghaiwasinanexcellentlocationtoserveasaseaportforthedenselypopulatedYangtzeRiverPlain.TheyforcedtheChinesegovernmenttoallowEnglishtraderstosettleonthewastelandsoutsidethecitywalls.LaterFrenchAmericanandJapanesetradersalsocametoShanghaiandwereallowedtoliveincertainterritorialzoneswithoutbeingundertheChineselaws.TheforeignersbuiltwholenewsectionsofShanghaiincludinghomesstoresfactoriesandofficebuildings.ThousandsofChinesepouredintoShanghaiinsearchofjobsmostofwhomsettledintheoldpartofthecity.AsaresultofalltheforeignersShanghaibecamegreatlyinfluencedbyWesternculturE.Duringthe1900sopiumsalesalongwiththegamblingbroughtinbigprofits.AftertheAnti-JapaneseWarin1945theNationalistChinesegovernmenttookoverthecity.In1949ShanghaiwasliberatedandadministratedundertheCommunistChinesegovernment.Sincethe1990sShanghaihasdevelopedquicklyandhasbecomeanewinternationalmetropolisinChinaandwillhosttheWorldExpoin2010.1.TheBritishfirstwantedtosettleShanghaibecause.A.theywantedtobuildstoresandfactorieshereB.theythoughttheplacewasbeautifulandfitforlivingC.theyrealizedthatitwasaverygoodlocationforaseaportD.theywantedtotakecontroloftheYangtzeRiverPlain2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutShanghaiinthe1900sisTrue?A.Itwasanimportantcentreforgrowingcotton.B.Shanghaiwasimportantonlybecauseitwasabigseaportcity.C.Opiumandcottonsalesbroughtinhugeprofits.D.ForeignsettlersinShanghaiwerefreefromChineselaws.3.What'sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Shanghai'developmentintoaninternationalcity.B.CertainterritorialzonesforforeignersinShanghai.C.BriefhistoryofShanghaifromthe11thcenturytotheearly20th.D.TheinfluenceofwesterncultureonShanghai.4.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacethewordmetropolisboldinlastparA.?A.seaportcityB.bigcityC.capitalcityD.developingcity
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FacebookmeansneverhavingtosaygoodbyE.Thesocialmediawebsitehasearnedareputationforreconnectingoldfriends.LastweekaguywhomIhadn'tseensincemybachelorpartyfiveyearsagosentmeafriendrequest.IacceptedandwaitedforhimtosendmeagreetingofsomekinD.Hehadsoughtmeoutafterall.Ilearnedfromhisprofilethathewasinarelationshipandhadason.HoweverI'mprettysurewewon’teverwritewall-to-wallletalonee-maileachother.Buthe'llremainafriendofonlineuntiloneofusmakesapointofremovingtheotherfromhisofficiallist.Mypooloffriendsconsistsoffamilymemberscollegebuddiesco-workersfrompastandpresentandfriendsoffriends.Thereare35inall.IfIspentsometimeuploadingolde-mailaddressesI'mconfidentthatIcouldincreasemyfriendcountactually.A.personcouldmakeamissionoutofreconnectingwithchildhoodfriendsformerclassmatesdistantcousinsandthoseonewouldliketogettoknowbetter.Andsomepeoplecanevenhandlehundredsofon-screenrelationshipskeepingupwiththedailyhappeningsoftheirsmallarmyofcompanions.Afterallthereareworsefatesthanhavingtoomanyfriends.Thankstoe-mailtheinabilitytoscheduleface-to-facemeetingsnolongermeansafriendshipmustcometoaclosE.Butevenwithe-mailpeoplewilllosetouchifoneorbothpartiesstopwritingback.That'snormal.Peoplemovefromschooltoschooljobtojobcitytocity.Youneverhavetofeelguiltyforbreakingaway.EverydaythemastermindsofWeb2.0findnewwaysofmakinghumancommunicationeasier.Howeverconveniencecanbeacrutch.Somethingsshouldn'tbesimplifieD.Whenitcomestofriendshiptherecanbenoshortcuts.AccordingtoParagraphlthewebsiteisfamousbecause_______.A.ithasaninterestingnameofFacebookB.ithelpspeoplegetintouchwitholdfriendsC.itcansendpeopleagreetingofsomekindD.itremindspeopleofeventsinthepastFromthesecondparagraphwecanlearnthatthewriter_______.A.wouldwritetothefriendquiteoftenB.askedthefriendtoe-mailhimC.didgetsomeinformationaboutthefriendD.wouldkeepintouchwiththefriendforeverWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Thereare35peopleintheauthor'slistoffriendsrightnow.B.Theauthorcommunicateswithallthe35friendsbye-mails.C.Thelistof35friendsdoesn'tincludetheolde-mailaddresses.D.Itisnotdifficultfortheauthortoincreasehisfriendcount.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheconvenienceofcommunicatingonline?A.Thetechnologycouldnotkeeptruefriendshipforever.B.ThesocialwebsiteofFacebookmeansnothingatall.C.TherewillbenowaysofmakingrealfriendsonlinE.D.PeoplewillnotlosefriendswiththehelpoftheFacebook.
WhatdoliterarygreatsSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnshaveincommon?TheybothlivedandwroteinEdinburghalongwithmanyotherbignamesinthefieldofliteraturE.ThisfacthelpedUNESCO联合国教科文组织awardthecitythetitleofworld'sfirstCityofLiteratureonOctober14.EdinburghleftalastingimpressiononArthurConanDoyle1859-1930.AlthoughhewasborntherehewenttoschoolinEnglandbutreturnedhomeformedicalschool.AftergraduatinghemovedtoLondonandbeganwritinghisSherlockHolmesstories.Hisinspirationforthecharactercamefromoneofhisprofessorsatuniversity.Holmes'methodsweresocleverthattheyactuallyfurtheredtheadvanceofthestudyofcriminology犯罪学.RobertBurns1759-1796isstillregardedasScotland'snationalpoetmorethan200yearsafterhisdeath.HeiscelebratedallovertheworldthroughtranslationsofhisworkandtheannualBurnsNightsupperonhisbirthday.OneofhissongsMyLoveisLikeaRedRedRoseranksamongthefinestlovesongseverwrittenandAuldLangSyne友谊地久天长issungallaroundtheworlD.AsoneofthefirstliteratesocietiesinEuropetheScottishParliamentpassedtheworld'sfirstcompulsory义务educationlawin1496.Bythe1790salmostallScotscouldreaD.VisitorstoScotlandoftenobservedthateventhelowestmembersofsocietyhadcopiesofBurns'poemsandotherbooks.Edinburghwasawardedthetitleofworld'sfirstCityofLiteraturebecause_____.A.thefirstawardceremonyofliteraturewasheldthereB.manyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnswerebornthereC.itleftadeepimpressiononmanyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleD.manyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnsoftenwroteaboutitArthurConanDoylewasrememberedmainlyforhis_____.A.detectivestoriesB.lovepoemsandsongsC.contributiontothestudyofcriminologyD.cleverwritingskillInhonourofRobertBurns_____.A.MyLoveisLikeaRedRedRoseandAuldLangSynearesungallaroundtheworldB.hisworksaretranslatedintomanylanguageseveryyearC.acelebrationisheldmorethan200yearsafterhisdeathD.acelebrationisheldeveryyearonhisbirthdayInthelastparagraphthewritermainlydiscussed_____.A.theimpressionofvisitorstoScotlandB.howBurn’spoemsarepopularinScotlandC.thepossiblehistoryreasonsformanyliterarygreatsinScotlandD.howtheworld’sfirstcompulsoryeducationlawwasmade
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Americanseatbreakfastandlunchquicklyunlessitisasocialbusinessorfamilyoccasion.Theeveningmealisusuallylongerandatimeforfamiliestogathertogether.RushingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthefastpaceinAmericA.AnotherreasonforrushingthroughdaytimemealsisthatmanypeopleeatinrestaurantthatareusuallycrowdedwithpeoplewaitingforaplacesothattheycanbeservedandreturntoworkatthepropertimE.Soeachonehurriedtomakeroomforthenextperson.Astherearebusypeopleeverywherethereisarealdifferencewithmealsthatareeateninahurryandthosethatcanbeenjoyedslowlywithfriends.WhatisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.WhattimeAmericanseatdinner.B.WhereAmericanseat.C.WhyAmericanseatinahurry.D.WhichdomeatAmericanseatthemostslowly.AmericanshurryatmealsbecauseA.theywanttoeatdinnerslowly.B.theydon’tlikeeatinginrestaurants.C.theyareverybusy.D.theydon’tliketoeat.Accordingtothepassagetheleastbusytimetoeatinarestaurantwouldprobablybe.A.duringthebusytimeB.atlunchC.atdinnerD.ateitherbreakfastorlunch
Chinaisworkinghardtodealwiththecontaminated被污染的milkproductsscandal__whichhassofarleftfourbabiesdeadaseniorofficialwiththeWorldHealthOrganizationWHOsaidonSunday.DrShigeruOmidirectoroftheWHOWesternPacificregionalofficetoldapressconferencethatChinaistakingtheissueseriously.AfteradmittingtheproblemstheChinesegovernmentisveryseriousaboutthematterandIhopethesituationwillbebroughtundercontrolassoonaspossibleOmisaiD.TheWHOisassistingChinainlookingintothescandalbutwillnotconductitsowninvestigations调查OmisaiD.GlobalizationmeansthescandalthatstartedinChinaisaproblemforpeoplearoundtheworldhesaiD.EverycountrycanbeaffectedsotheinternationalcommunityshouldworktogethertosolvetheproblemhesaiD.Sincethescandaloverthecontaminateddairyproductsbroke6244infantshavefallenill150havebeendiagnosedwithacutekidneyfailure肾衰竭andfourhavedieD.Investigationshaveshownthebabiesweremadesickbythepresenceofmelamine三聚氰胺inmilkformula配方奶粉.AnothonyHazzardafoodsafetyspecialistattheWHO'sWesternPacificregionalofficesaidthedecisionbysomecountriestorecallmilkproductsimportedfromChinawasreasonable.IthinkmanycountriesdecidedontherecallIthinkunderthiskindofsituationwhenthepictureisnotyetclearitaveryreasonablepositionthatcountriestakE.52.Howmanybabieshavediedsincethescandalbroke?A.NoneB.150C.6244D.Four53.Theunderlinedwordinfantsprobablymeans____.A.babiesB.adultsC.grown-upsD.teenagers54.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?WHO:Chinaistakingmilkscareveryseriously.WHO:A.rumourisspreadingaboutthecontaminateddiaryproductsinChinaWHO:Chinaisn’ttakinganymeasuresaboutthescandal.WHO:ChinaisrecallingasmanycontaminateddiaryproductsaspossiblE.55AccordingtoAnothonyHazzardthedecisionbysomecountriestorecallmilkproductsimportedfromChinawas_____.A.reasonableB.unreasonableC.wrongD.unwise56.Thepassageisprobablyfrom_______.A.atextbookB.aguidebookC.anadvertisementD.anewspaper
ParentsinthreeMidwesternstateswillsoonknowjusthowgoodorbadtheirkids'drivingiswhentheirchildrentakethecarforaspin疾驶.StartingtodayAmericanFamilyInsuranceisofferingcustomerswithteendriversfreecamerasthatrecordwhathappenswhenasuddenchangeinthecar'smovementoccurs.Thecamerasrecordtheactioninsideandinfrontofthecarin20-secondaudio-videoclips剪辑.TheclipsarethentransmittedtoDriveCamaSanDiegocompanythatanalyzestheclipsforriskybehavior.AmongthingstheanalystslookforistheresponsetimeofthedriversandiftheyarepayingattentiontotheroaD.Parentscanreceiveareportontheirkids'drivingandviewtheclipsonahomecomputer.CaraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongU.S.teensaccordingtotheNHTSANationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration.TherewillbefeweraccidentsRickFetherstonvicepresidentatAmericanFamilysaidofthenewsystem.AmericanFamilywilltestthesystemoutbyofferingitforfreeforoneyearto30.000familiesinWisconsinIndianaandMinnesotatoseewhetherthesystemresultsinfeweraccidents.Ifthesystemisproventopreventaccidentscustomerswhovolunteertouseitmightseetheirinsurancepremiums保险费drop.Thecompanywouldnotbeviewingthevideosorindividualscorecarsunlessthereisanaccident.BruceMoellerpresidentofDriveCamsayshiscompany'ssystemisalreadybeingusedbycompanieswithlotsofcars.Someofourcustomersarereportinga30%to90%reductionintheirriskydrivereventsMoellersays.ButalawyerinMinneapolissays.IfIfeltIneededacamerainthecartowatchovermykidsIshouldn'tbelettingthemdrivE.AmericanFamilytestedthesystemintwohighschoolsinMinnesotaandWisconsin.MeganIreland17saidthecameracaughtherstoppingtoolateandtakingturnstoofast.ThestudentatPriorLakeHighSchoolinSavageMinn.saidshedidn'tlikeitbecauseshefeltitinvadedherprivacy侵犯隐私buthaswarmeduptothesystem.NowIdon'treallyhaveaproblemwithitbecauseit'smademeabetterdrivershesays.Forreal.69.Thecameraisbeingofferedto________by________freeofchargenow.A.teendrivers;acompanycalledDriveCamB.insurancecompanies;aSanDiegocompanyC.familieswithteendrivers;aninsurancecompanyD.AmericanFamilyInsurance;theNHTSA70.Thecameraisusedto________.A.recordwhattheteendriverdoeswhiledrivingB.preventtheteendriversfromspeedingC.reducetheinsurancepremiumsD.providevideosandscorecardsforthepolice71.WhichofthefollowingstatesisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DriveCamwillanalyzetheclipstofindifthedriverdrivesriskily.B.AllthestudentsinMinnesotaandWisconsindon'tlikethesystem.C.Theinsurancecompanywillneverlookattheclipsorscorecardsofthecustomers.D.IfthesystemcanreducethenumberofaccidentsthefeesforinsurancewillbereduceD.72.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe________.A.TeensdrivecarefullyB.AfreecameraforkidsC.CamerasinvadePrivacyD.Cameraskeepwatchonteendriving
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III.阅读理解ThatMondaymorningfeelingcouldbeacrushingpaininthechestwhichleavesyousweatingandgaspingforbreath.RecentresearchfromGermanyandItalyshowsthatheartattacksaremorecommononMondaymorningsanddoctorsblamethestressofreturningtoworkaftertheweekendbreak.Theriskofhavingaheartattackonanygivendayshouldbeoneinsevenbutasix-yearstudyhelpedbyresearchersattheFreeUniversityofBerlinofmorethan2600Germansshowedthattheaveragepersonhada20percenthigherchanceofhavingaheartattackonaMondaythanonanyotherday.WorkingGermansareparticularlynotprotectedagainstattackwitha33percenthigherriskatthebeginningoftheworkingweek.Non-workersbycomparisonappeartobenomoreatriskonaMondaythananyotherday.Astudyof11000Italiansproved8A.m.onaMondaymorningasthemoststressfultimefortheheartandbothstudiesshowedthatSundayistheleaststressfuldaywithfewestheartattacksinbothcountries.ThefindingcouldleadtoabetterunderstandingofwhatistheimmediatecauseofheartattacksaccordingtoDrStefanWillichoftheFreeUniversity.Weknowalotaboutlong-termriskfactorssuchassmokingandcholesterol胆固醇butwedon’tknowwhatactuallycausesheartattackssowecan’tgiveclearadviceonhowtopreventthemhesaiD.Mondaymorningshaveadoublehelpingofstressfortheworkingbodyasitmakesarapidchangefromsleeptoactivityandfromtherelaxingweekendtothepressuresofwork.Whenpeoplegetuptheirbloodpressureandheartrategoupandtherearehormonal内分泌changesintheirbodiesWillichexplaineD.Allthesethingscanhaveanunfavorableeffectinthebloodsystemandincreasetheriskofaclot血凝块whichwillcauseaheartattack.Whenpeoplereturntoworkafteraweekendoffthepaceoftheirlifechanges.TheyhaveahigherworkloadmorestressmoreangerandmorephysicalactivitiessaidWillich.51.Mondaymorningfeelingasthispassageshows________.A.isnotasseriousaspeoplethoughtB.isthefirstkillerinGermanyandItalyC.iscreatedbyresearchersinGermanyandItalyD.isharmfultoworkingpeopleindevelopedcountries52.Toprotectpeoplefromaheartattackdoctorshavepaidmuchattentionto________.A.people’sworkingtimeB.people’slivingplaceC.people’sdietandlifestyleD.people’snationalities53.ItcanbelearnedfromthispassagethattheheartattackhassomethingtodowithallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.bloodpressureB.heartrateC.hormonalchangesD.bloodtype54.IftheresearchersgiveussomeadvicetoavoidMondaymorningfeelingwhatmightitbe?A.Improveworkingconditions.B.NevergotoworkonMondays.C.StaywithadoctoronMondays.D.GetuplateonMondaymornings.
CParisinthespringtimewasisandalwayswillbesomethingratherspecial.Whynotexperienceitforyourselfwiththisexcellentbreakforfourdays?Thisattractivecityhassomethingtooffertoeveryoneandwithpricesatjust??129.Yourbreakbeginswithcomfortablebustransfer运送fromlocalpick-uppointsandtraveltoParisisviacross-channelferryarrivingatyourhotelintheevening.TheIbisisanexcellentqualityhotelwithprivateequipmentsinallrooms:satelliteTVradiotelephoneandalarmclock.IthasabarandrestaurantandissituatedabouttwomilessouthofNotreDameenablingyoutoexplorePariswithease.ThefollowingdayaftercontinentalbreakfastincludedthebustakesyouonacomprehensivesightseeingtourofthecityduringwhichyouwillseetheEiffelTowerChampsElyseesL’ArcdeTriomphetheLouvreinfactalmosteveryfamouslandmarkyouhaveeverheardof.YouthenleaveParisandtakeashortdrivetothemagnificentPalaceofVersaillesthehomeofLouisXIV.Thetourendsmid-afternoonbackinPariswhereyouwillhavetheremainderofthedayatyourleisure闲暇.IntheeveningthereisaParisbyNighttourshowingyouthebeautifulbuildingswithbrightlights.DaythreetakesyoutoMontmarterPerhapsthemostattractivequarterofParisandhomeoftheSacreCoeurandtheMoulinRouge.IntheafternoonyouarefreetoexplorethisbeautifulcityasyouwishperhapsapleasurevoyageontheRiverSeinewanderaroundthebeautifulgardensorlookamongtheantiqueshops古董店.IntheeveningyouwillhavetheopportunitytovisitthebestnightclubinthecitythesplendidParadisLatain.Onthefinaldayit’sbacktotheUKviachannelferry.Includedinthepriceof??129perperson:●ReturncomfortablebustraveltoParis●Returnferrycrossings●3nightshousinginatwinbeddedroominaCentralParishotelwithprivatefacilities●Continentalbreakfastduringyourstay●GuidedsightseeingtourofParisbyDayandParisbyNight●VisittotheChateauofVersaillesadmissionnotincluded●TouraroundMontmartre●Servicesofexperiencedbi-lingualtourguideatalltimes63.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.ToshowthepriceoftravelingtoParis.B.TotelltouriststheroutstoParis.C.TointroducethecityofParis.D.ToattracttouriststoParis.64.DuringthestayinParisthetouristswill.A.haveaParisbyNighttouronhefirsteveningB.liveinahoteltwomilesawayfromParisC.havefreetimeforhalfadayD.haveapleasurevoyageontheRiverSeinetogether65.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordquartermeaninthepassage?A.Anareaofatown.B.Aperiodof15minutes.C.AcoinusedintheUSandCanadaworth25cents.D.Oneoffourequalpartsintowhichsomethingcabedivided.66.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.ThePalaceofVersaillesisnotinthecenterofParis.B.TetouristscantelephoneintheIbiswithoutpaying.C.ItwilltakeyoualongtimetogottoMontmartrefromParis.D.Thetouristswillspendthenightintheantiqueshopsonthethirdday.
GuandongprovincealltogetherchoseuniversitiesinHongKong;whentheverybeststudentofBeijingpickedupHKUniversitywhilegivingupthenearbyPekingorTsingbuaUniversity;whenthehighestenrollment录取rateofHongKongScienceandIndustryUniversityreached48:1it’sthehightimetoaskwheretherealeducationheavenforstudentsinChinais.YearsagotheanswercertainlywouldbePekingorTsinghuaUniversity.Butnownoonecouldgivetheexactreactionwithouthesitation.TheonlysurethingisthatHKuniversitieshavegraduallyshowedanunusualattractiontoagreatmanymainlandstudents.It’snodoubttocallthisHKcraze狂热whichisevenoutoftheexpectationofthoseHKuniversitiesthemselves.HowcanHKuniversitiesshakethesteadyfoundationsofPekingandTsinghuaandattractsomanymainlandstudents?FirstHongKonguniversitiesofferlarge-amountscholarshipespeciallyforthetopstudentswhocanreceivethesumofscholarshipasmuchas400000HKdollars.Sincehighereducationhasbecomeakindofheavyburdenofmanyfamiliesit’seasytounderstandwhythereactiontothegenerousofferingofHKuniversitiesisgreat.SecondmostHKuniversitiesreceiveprofessorsandstudentsfromallovertheworldandcarryoutbilingual双语education.Thiskindofexcellentlanguageatmosphereisanotherattractionformainlandstudents.FurthermoreuniversitystudentsinHongKonghaveabetterchancetostudyabroadasexchangestudents.CanmainlandtopuniversitieslikePekingorTsinghuaUniversitycalmasbeforewhenfacingtheunexpectedcompetitionfromHK?Willtheytakerelevantmeasurestowinbackthetopstudentswhooncehelpthemsettheworldwidereputation?Timewillexplainit.ThefiercecompetitionbroughtbyHKuniversitiescanbeagoodthingforanentireimprovementofeducationinChinA.AftertheawakeningandactiontakingofmainlanduniversitiestheycanperformbettertogetherwithHKuniversities.Atleastitremindedthemainlanduniversitiesthetuitionfees学费areamongstudents’topconcernwhentheyarechoosinguniversities.It’stimetomovE.46.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.SomethoughtbroughtbytheenrollmentofHKuniversities.B.HighereducationinHongKong.C.ThecompetitionbetweenHKUniversityandPekingUniversity.D.Thefallofmainlanduniversities.47.TopstudentsfrommainlandapplyforHKuniversitiesbecause.A.manystudentsnowwouldlovetostudyaboardtogetabetterexperienceB.theyconcernonlyaboutthetuitionfeeswhenchoosinguniversitiesC.HKuniversitiesofferhigherscholarshipbetterenvironmentandmoreopportunitiesfortheirfurtherstudyD.Pekinguniversityhaslostitsworldwidereputation48.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecompetitionbroughtbyHKuniversities?A.Thegovernmentshouldtakerelevantmeasurestostopthisunfaircompetition.B.Mainlanduniversitieshadbetterlowertheirtuitionfeesandwinbackthetopstudents.C.UniversitiesbothinmainlandandinHKwouldgetanentireimprovementduringthecompetition.D.ItmayprobablycauseacompletelossbothsidesintheenD.49.FromthepassagewecanseeHKuniversities.A.didn’tmeantoenrolltopstudentsfrommainlandB.didn’texpecttheirenrollmentofmainlandstudentswouldbesopopularC.havestrictenrollmentrulesandonly1outof48studentscangetthechancetostudythereD.areproudoftheirteachingstaffandfacilities50.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingIt’stimetomoveinthelastparagraph?A.Mainlanduniversitiesshouldtakemeasuresassoonaspossibletoattractstudents.B.TheopportunitiescomefortopstudentstostudyabroaD.C.Mainlanduniversitiesshouldmakefullpreparationstochallengemainlanduniversities.D.TopstudentsshouldbeofferedfurthereducationfreeofchargE.
SincetheSecondWorldWartherehasbeenanobvioustrendespeciallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudentstowardearlymarriagE.ManyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststageofadolescencegosteadythroughhighschoolandmarrybeforetheirformaleducationhasbeencompleteD.Insomequartersthereismuchshakingofgrayingheadsovertheunacceptablewaysofyouth.Howeveremotional情感的maturitydoesnotgrowwithageitdoesnotarriveautomaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-fivE.Someachieveitsurprisinglyearlywhileothersneverdoeveninthree-scoreyearsandten.Manystudentsaremarryingasanescapenotonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelifebutalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsofloneliness.Howeveranymarriage'enteredintoasanescapecannotproveentirelysuccessful.Thesadfactisthatmarriageseldomsolvesone'sproblemsmoreoftenitmerelyworsensthem.What’smoreitisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeisabletocarryallthattheyoungareseekingtheymightabandononeidol幻像onlytohaveanother.Youngpeoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewronginbelievingthatsuccessisthemostimportantinlifebuttheythemselvesarewronginbelievingthattheyhavefoundthetruecenteroflife'smeaning.Theirexpectationsofmarriagearebasicallyunrealisticandthereforecannotbemet.Theywanttoomuchandtragicdisillusionment幻想破灭isoftenlikelytofollow.Shallwethenjointhechorusofthoseagainstearlymarriages?OnecannotgeneralizeallearlymarriagesarebadandalllateronesaregooD.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminednotbyhowoldoneisbutbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Thereforeeachcasemustbejudgedonitsownbenefits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescapeifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewfalseexpectationsandifitiseconomicallyworkablewhynot?Goodmarriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixtyandsocanbadones.Theunderlinedphraseshakingofgrayingheadsrefersto______.A.theangerofparentsB.thedisapprovalofelderlypeopleC.theimproperbehaviorsoftheyoungD.theemotionalexpectationsofyoungloversTheauthorthinkstheideaofmarriageasanescapeis______.A.acceptableB.controversialC.immatureD.unreasonableTheauthorarguesthat______.A.youngpeoplecanbenefitlittlefromearlymarriagemarriagesB.elderlypeoplearewrongaboutearlymarriagesC.earlymarriagesarenotalwaysunsuccessfulD.earlymarriagesshouldnotbeencouragedWhat’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Youngpeoplesfailureinmarriageresultsfromdisillusionment.B.Youngpeopleshouldn'thavemanyexpectationsformarriagE.C.Successfulmarriagesdependonemotionalmaturity.D.Homeistheplacewhereyougetridofloneliness.
LargecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlargE.Thesameproblemonasmallerscale小规模地facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittlehopeofraisingthemoneyneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknowandwhilebanksmayagreetoprovideshort-termfinance资金theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublicinvitingpeopletolendthemmoneyortakeashare股份inthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureinterests.Thistheydobyissuing发行stocks股票andsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchangE.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculation流通thesavingsofsinglepersonsandinstitutionsbothathomeandabroaD.Whenthesaver储蓄者needshismoneybackhedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Insteadhesellshissharesthroughastockbroker证券经纪人tosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.Manyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbythegovernmentorbylocalorganizations.Withouthospitalsroadselectricitytelephonesandrailwaysthiscountrycouldnotwork.AlltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperlyrequiringmoremoneythanitisraisedthroughtaxesalonE.Thegovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinance给提供资金majorcapitalspendingandtheytoocometotheStockExchangE.Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherhisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinancE.Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojectsis_______.A.exchangedforpartownershipintheStockExchangeB.raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompaniesC.repaidtoitsoriginalownersassoonaspossibleD.investedindifferentcompaniesintheStockExchangeAllthebasicservicesonwhichwedependare_______.A.unabletoprovidefortheneedsofthepopulationB.financedwhollybyratesandtaxesC.inconstantneedoffinancialsupportD.runbythegovernmentorlocalorganizationsTheStockExchangemakesitpossibleforthegovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustries_______.A.tomakecertaineverybodysavesmoneyB.toborrowasmuchmoneyastheywishC.tomakecertaineverybodylendsmoneytothemD.toraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopmentTheunderlinedwordinvestprobablymeans_______.A.givemoremoneywithB.providelessmoneywithC.borrowlessmoneywithD.makemoremoneywith
MorethananeyecandyParentsinBeijingarereadytogoalittlefurthertopleasetheirchildrennowthatthenewChinaScienceandTechnologyMuseumhasopenedits198-seat4Dtheater.The4DtheaterwhichopenedlastmonthDecemberisthethirdcinemathemuseumhasopenedtothepublicsinceitsrelocationtotheNationalOlympicParkinSeptember.YAOXEntertainmentaTaiwan-basedcompanyproducing3D4Dspecialeffectsandanimatedfilmsisresponsibleforprovidingthefilmsinthecomingmonth.Asfor3Dfilmsaudienceshavetowearspecialgoggleswhilewatchingthesemovies.Inadditionviewerscanfeelwindarainstormorwaterfallandtheseatswillmoveaccordingtotheplot.Admissionforadultvisitorsis30yuanperperson20yuanforstudentsandchildren.ThenewChinaScienceandTechnologyMuseum5BeijingDongluChaoyangDistrict.FilmintroductionU-BugsAdventure:Underattackinanair-seafightaGermanU-boatfromWorldWarIIdivesdeepforprotection.ThestrongtidestakeittoamysteriousancientcityatthebottomofthE.Suddenlyagiantseamonstertakesonthesub潜水艇andduringthestruggleitfallsintoanenergylight-beamzoneandistransportedthroughatimetunneltomeetwithZhengHe’s14thcenturyfleetsailingtotheWest.Duration:15minutesDog&Bugs:A.dogseessomebeesbuzzingaroundandwonders:HowcanIflyintheskyasfreeasthosebugs?Thenhesproutsapairofwingsjustlikethebeesandflapshiswingstojointhemandcollectsomehoney.Duration:15minutesVirustoGo:ThisfilmisaboutsevereacuterespiratorysyndromeSARSwhichislikeaterroristattackcausingextensivecontamination大范围的感染.Becauseofhumanneglect忽视theSARSviruscannotbestoppedandcausesharmtoanentirecity.Fortunatelyatthelastminutemanfindsawaytosolvethecrisis.Duration:15minutes68.Theunderlinedwordgogglesmeans.A.atypeofwatchB.akindofglassesC.ear-protectingequipmentD.apieceofjewellery69.IfyouhappentobeinterestedinSci-fi&historyfilmsmostprobablyshouldbeyourcupofteA.A.themewChinaScienceandTechnologyMuseumB.U-BoatAdventureC.Dog&BugsD.VirustoGo70.InwhichsectionofanEnglishnewspapercanyoufindtheinformationabove?A.NewsB.BusinessC.EntertainmentD.Sports
HerdsofzebraimpalaandgiraffefromSouthAfrica’sKrugerParkfoundanewhomeaspartoftheGreatLimpopoTransfrontierParkGLTPwildliferelocationproject.About1000animalsfromthelargebluewildebeesttothestockywarthoghavebeenrelocatedtotheparkstraddlingSouthAfricanMozambicanandZimbabweanterritory.ThegamefromSouthAfricaarrivedintheMassingirareaofMozambique’ssouthernMaputoprovinceafteraone-and-a-half-hourtripbytruck.SouthAfricanNationalParkschiefexecutiveMavusoMsimangandthePeaceParksFoundationofficiallyhandedovertheanimalstoMozambicanrepresentatives.ThisprojectisnotonlyaboutthemanagementofanecosystembutalsoaboutcommunityempowermentandtourismMsimangsaiD.Borderfencesarecomingdownwiththeestablishmentoftheparkwhichwillbetheworld’sbiggestgamereservetoallowelephantsandotherherdstofollowancientmigrationroutes.TheparkduetobeofficiallyopenednextyearwillbebiggerthantheNetherlandscoveringsome38600squarekilometers15440squaremiles.Underathree-yearplanabout6000animalsaretobemovedintotheareawherewildlifewasdecimated大批杀害duringMozambique’s25-yearcivilwar.AfricanWildlifeFoundationcommunitydevelopmentofficerJeremiahMachavisaid62communitieslivingintheareawouldbeaffectedbytheestablishmentofTransfrontierPark.Touristswillbeabletotravelacrossinternationalboundariesintheparkwithouthavingtoshowtheirpassports.TherelocationprocessstartedinOctoberlastyearwhenabout30elephantswerereleasedintothepark.8.______isbeingestablishedtorelocatesomeAfricananimals.A.KrugerParkB.GLTPC.SouthAfricanNationalParkD.AfricanwildlifeFoundation9.HowmanymoreanimalswillbetakentoTransfrontierPark?A.about1000B.about6000C.about5000D.about700010.WhatwillnotbeaffectedbytheestablishmentofGLTP?A.theecosystemandtourismB.tourismandcommunitiesC.internationalboundariesD.Africanwildlife11.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat______.A.theherdsofanimalsmentionedinthefirstparagraphwerethefirsttobetakentotheparkB.theGreatLimpopoTransfrontierislocatedinMozambiqueC.noborderfenceswillbeseeninsidetheparksothatanimalscanmigrateD.theNetherlandsisthesecondlargestreserve
Inwhiteshirtbluepantsblackclothshoesandtwopigtails辫子JingqiugivesoffanairofgreatpurebeautyinZhangYimou’snewmovieUndertheHawthomTreE.山揸树之恋ThefilmtellsthestoryofthesadromanceofJingqiuandahandsomeyoungmannamedLaosan.Setattheendoftheculturalrevolution1966-1976thepairmanagetofallinlovealthoughtheycomeformdifferentpoliticalenvironments.Beforeitwasreleasedmoviegoersspeculated推测onjustwhatthispurebeautycouldbE.DirectorZhangcomplainedofhowlongithadtakenhimtofindtherightgirlforthepartofJingqiu—acharactersoinnocentthatshebelievessimplylyingonthesamebedwithamanwillmakeherpregnant.Itwas18-year-oldZhouDongyuwhostoodoutfromthecrowD.AccordingtoZhangZhouhaseyesthatareclearlikeafountainonamountainside.Bornofanordinaryworker’sfamilytheShijiazhuanggirlwasinherfinalyearofhighschoolandworkinghardforaplaceinanartcollegE.Whilesometeenagersconsidersuchpurebeautyillusory虚幻的othersbelievethatitspeaksofsomethingsoulful.Purityisallabouttheinnocencethatshinesthroughfromwithinthinks16-year-oldTanMengxiofNanjing.BeingpurecanbesimplenothavingcomplicatedthoughtsandbeinginexperienceD.Howeveritdoesn’tmeananignorantornaive天真的person.Soapersonispureinhisorhernatureifheorsheisalwaysenthusiasticandabletodealwithdifficultmattersindependently.Thispuritydoesn’tpasswithtimeshesaiD.WhatimagedoesJingqiugivetoaudiencesinthemovieUndertheHawthornTree?A.A.simplegirl.B.A.puregirl.C.A.romanticgirl.D.A.silentgirl.Whatkindofgirllookspureaccordingtothepassage?A.A.girlinredshirtbluepantsblackleathershoesandtwopigtails.B.A.girlhaseyesthatareclearlikeafountainonamountainsidE.C.A.girlwhowasbornintoanordinaryworker’sfamily.D.A.girlwearsaccessoriesandmake-up.What’stheopinionofTanMengxiaboutpurity?A.ItisofwhethersomeoneisignorantornaivE.B.BeingpurecanbesimplenothavingcomplicatedthoughtsandbeinginexperienceD.C.ItisofwhethersomeoneisalwaysenthusiastiC.D.Purityisamatterofinternalqualityanddoesn’tpasswithtimE.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Whatmakesapuregirl?B.A.debateonthemovieUndertheHawthornTreeC.OpinionsonthecharacterJingqiuD.It’shardtofindthecharacterJingqiuWhendidthestoryinthemoviehappenA.Inthe1960sB.Inthe1980sC.Inthe1970sD.Inthe1990s.
Theyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet彗星isheadingtowardstheEarth.MostofitwillmissourplanetbuttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.On17JulyapiecefourkilometerswideenterstheEarth’satmosphere大气层withamassiveexplosion.AbouthalfofthepieceisdestroyedbuttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsounD.TheseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabeD.HugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromtheholE.ThewallofwaterakilometerhighrushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeopleredrowneD.BeforethewavesreachSouthAmericathesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentinA.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndesMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngelesSanFranciscoandTokyoarecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharealreadydeadbutthenorthwon’tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosionsthesunishiddenbycloudsofdusttemperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.CropsareruineD.Thesunwon’tbeseenagainformanyyears.WarsbreakoutascountriesfightforfooD.Ayearlaternomorethan10millionpeopleremainalivE.Coulditreallyhappen?InfactithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeareD.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspacE.Thedinosaurscouldn’tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameand?Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage?A.Ahistoricdiscovery.B.AneventofimaginationC.AresearchonspacE.D.AscientificadventurE.WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlanticitcauses.A.anearthquakeB.damagestocitiesC.anEarthexplosionD.hugewavesWhycan’tthenorthernhalfoftheearthescapeforlong?A.BecausethelandiscoveredwithwaterB.Becausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheearth.C.Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero.D.Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurstheauthortriestoprove.A.animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimateB.whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstoryC.thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094D.theEarthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspace
Whenyouareinanothercountryitisimportanttoknowthelanguagebutitisequallyimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverbally非语言地beforesayinganythingbymakinggestures.Accordingtoapioneerinnonverbalcommunicationonly30to35percentofourcommunicationisverbal.Whenpeopledon'tknowthelanguagethemostcommonwaytocommunicateisthroughgestures.HowevermanygestureshavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningatallindifferentpartsoftheworlD.IntheUnitedStatesforexamplenoddingyourheadupanddownmeansyes.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkeyhoweverthismotioncanmeanno.InSoutheastAsianoddingyourheadisapolitewayofsayingI'veheardyou.InancientRomewhentheemperorwantedtosparesomeone'slifehewouldputhisthumbup.TodayintheUnitedStateswhensomeoneputshis/herthumbupitmeansEverythingisallright.HoweverinSardiniaandGreecethegestureisinsultingandshouldnotbeusedtherE.IntheUnitedStatesraisingyourclaspedhandsaboveyourheadmeansI’mthechampionorI’mthewinner.Itisthesignprizefightersmakewhentheywinafight.WhenaleadingRussianstatesman政治家madethisgestureafteraWhiteHousemeetingAmericansmisunderstoodandthoughthemeanthewasawinner.InRussiahoweveritisasignoffriendship.IntheUnitedStatesholdingyourhandupwiththethumbandindexfingerinacircleandtheotherthreefingersspreadoutmeansEverythingisO.K.andisfrequentlyusedbyastronautsandpoliticians.InFranceandBelgiumitcanmeanYou’reworthnothing.Thereareothernonverbalsignalsthatpeopleshouldbeawareofwhentheygotoanothercountrysuchasthedistancetomaintainbetweenspeakers.Americansusuallyfeelcomfortablewhenspeakingwithsomeoneifthedistancebetweenthemisabouteighteeninchestoarm’slength.AnythingclosermakesthemfeeluncomfortablE.WhentalkingtoAmericansitisalsoimportanttomakeeyecontact.IfyoulookdownwhentalkingtoanAmericanhe/shemayfeelthatyouareembarrassedafraidortryingtohidesomething.Inadditiontoknowinghowtocommunicatenonverballyinacountryitisimportanttoknowwhatyouandhecannotdiscuss.IntheUnitedStatestherearecertaintopicstoavoidwhenyoufirstmeetsomeoneForexampledon’taskpeopletheirageweightreligionmaritalstatus婚姻状况howmuchmoneytheyearnorhowmuchsomethingcosts.Youcantalkaboutworktheweathertrafficproblemssportsfoodnewsofthedaywhereonelivesconsumersubjectscomputerscarrepairsandsoforthandtravelorvacationplans.Thesefewexamplesillustratethatyouractionscanspeaklouderthanyourwords.Inaparticularculturalcontestwhatyousayandwhatyoudon’tsayareequallyimportant.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Peopleallovertheworldonlycommunicateverbally.B.Mostofourgestureshavenomeaningatall.C.Somepeoplethinkthat65to70percentofourcommunicationisnonverbal.D.GesturesarethemostcommonwaytocommonwaytocommunicatE.Aswecanseefromthepassagethereare______kindsofnonverbalcommunicationsignals.A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.sevenPleaseparaphrasetheclauseyouractionscanspeaklouderthanyourwords.A.YourdeedsarebetterthanyourwordsB.WhatyoudoisbetterthanwhatyousayC.YoutrytoshowyourbestmannersD.youarebetterunderstoodbyyourgesturesthanthroughyourwordsThemainideaofthepassageisthatwhenyouareinanothercountry______.A.itisunimportanttoknowthelanguageB.itisimportanttoknowwhatyoucantalkabouttoaforeignerC.toknowhowtocommunicatenonverballyisasimportantastoknowthelanguageD.tocommunicatetheroughgesturesismoreimportantthantoknowthelanguage
Themarketisaconcept.Ifyouaregrowingtomatoesinyourbackyardforsaleyouareproducingforthemarket.Youmightsellsometoyourneighborandsometothelocalmanagerofthesupermarket.Butineithercaseyouareproducingforthemarket.Youreffortsarebeingdirectedbythemarket.Ifpeoplestopbuyingtomatoesyouwillstopproducingthem.Ifyoutakecareofasickpersontoearnmoneyyouareproducingforthemarket.Ifyourfatherisasteelworkeroratruckdriveroradoctororagrocerheisproducinggoodsorserviceforthemarket.Whenyouspendyourincomeyouarebuyingthingsfromthemarket.Youmayspendmoneyinstoressupermarketsgasstationsandrestaurants.Stillyouarebuyingfromthemarket.Whenthelocalgrocerhiresyoutodrivethedeliverytruckheisbuyingyourlaborinthelabormarket.Themarketmaybesomethingabstract抽象的.Butforeachpersonorbusinessthatismakingandsellingsomethingitisveryconcrete.Ifnobodybuysyourtomatoesitwon’tbelongbeforeyougetthemessagE.Themarketistellingyousomething.Itistellingyouthatyouareusingenergiesandresourcesindoingsomethingthemarketdoesn’twantyoutodo.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SellingandBuying.B.Everythingyoudoisproducingforthemarket.C.Whatisthemarket?D.Whatthemarketcandoforyou.Allofthefollowingactsareproducingforthemarketexcept________.A.workinginabankB.attendinganightschoolC.drivingataxiD.growingbeansforsaleYouarebuyingfromthemarketwhenyou________.A.borrowabookfromthelibraryB.drivetotheseasideforaholidayC.lookafteryourchildrenD.dineatrestaurantThewordconcreteinthelastparagraphmaymostprobablymean________.A.seriousB.importantC.necessaryD.real
Languageisawaytocommunicatewitheachother.Westartedtolearnlanguagewhenwewereborn.Howeverpeopleareusedtospeakingtheirnativelanguagesoimmigrantsarehavingmanyproblemsbetweenthefirstgenerationandthesecondgenerationbecausetheydon’thavethesamenativelanguagE.Alsothesecondgenerationislosingtheiridentity.EspeciallyinAmericatherearemanyimmigrantsthatcamefromdifferentcountriestosucceedintheStates.BecausetheysufferinlotsofareassuchasgettingajobandtryingtospeakEnglishtheywanttheirchildrentospeakEnglishnotonlyatschoolbutalsoathomeinordertobemoresuccessful.BecauseofthissituationtheirchildrenarelosingtheiridentityandevenmoretheyareignoringtheirparentswhoseEnglishisnotverygooD.Ithinkmostimmigrantsaretryingtopreservetheirnativelanguageintheirnewcountrybutthisdoesn’thelpverymuchingettingagoodjoB.MyaunttaughtKoreantoherchildrennottohelphemsucceedintheU.S.shedidsohopefullytohelpthemestablishaKoreanidentity.Thoughthesecondgenerationwasborninthenewcountrytheyoftengetconfusedabouttheiridentitybecausetheylookdifferentfromothersandalsoiftheyvisittheirparents’countrytheywillprobablyfeeldifferentfromotherpeopletheretoo.MycousinstoldmethatwhentheyvisitedKoreaafewyearsagotheyfeltdifferentfromotherKoreans.Theycouldevenfeelitjuststrollingaroundthestreetbecausetheyworedifferentclothesandwalkeddifferently.Wemustrealizethatlanguageisimportantandvaluableformanyreasons.Immigrantsshouldmakeaneffortnottobeignoredbytheirchildrenunderstandtheirbackgroundbyteachingthemtheparents’languagE.Thisisveryimportantnotonlyfortheharmonyofthefamilybutalsoinhelpingthesecondgenerationestablishtheiridentity.Accordingtothetextwhatistheproblemofthefirstgenerationimmigrants?A.Theyhavelosttheiridentity.B.Theirchildrenarelosingtheiridentity.C.Theirchildrenspeakdifferentlanguages.D.TheycannotspeaktheirnativelanguagE.MyaunttaughtherchildrenKorean____.A.sothattheyknewtheywereofKoreanoriginB.sothattheywouldbemoresuccessfulintheU.S.C.becauseshedidn’twantthemtospeakEnglishD.becauseshewantedthemtorespectherThewriter’scousinsfeltdifferentintheirparents’countrybecausethey____.A.hadneverbeentherebeforeB.behavedquitedifferentlyC.couldn’tunderstandthelanguageD.haddifferentfacialappearanceAccordingtothetextthenativelanguageisimportantandvaluabletoimmigrantsinthat____.A.itgivesthemself-confidenceandbetterchanceB.tmakesthesecondgenerationlovemotherlandC.ithelpsthesecondgenerationtounderstandtheirparentsD.itstrengthensthefamilytiesandremindsthemoftheiridentityBCABD
Americansthinkthattravelisgoodforyou.Someeventhinkitcanhelptosolveoneofthecoun??try’sworstproblems~:crime犯罪.CrimeworriesalotofpeoplE.Everyyearthenumberofcrimesisupandup.Andmanycriminals罪犯areyoung.Theyoftencomefromsadhomeswithonlyoneparentornoparentsatall.Therearemanyyoungcriminalsinprisonbutprisondoesn’tchangethem.Sixorsevenintenwillgobacktocrimewhentheycomeoutofprison.OnemanBobBurtonthoughtofanewideA.IntheolddaysyoungmenhadtoliveadifficultlifeontheroaD.Theylearnedtobestrongandbraveandtohelptheirfriendstobestrongandbraveandtohelptheirfriendsintimeofdanger.Thishelpedthemgrowintomen.SoBobBurtonstartedVisionQuest.Hetakesyoungcriminalsonalonglongjourneywithhorsesandwagons马车3000milesthroughsevenstates.Theyareontheroadformorethanayear.TheyoungpeopleinVisionQuestallhavebadproblems.Mostofthemhavealreadyspenttimeinprison.ThisistheirlastchancE.It'shardworkontheroaD.Thedaystartsbeforethesuncomesup.Theboysandgirlshavetofeedthehorses.Someofthemhaveneverlovedanyonebeforebuttheylovetheirhorses.ThatlovecanhelpthemtoliveanewlifE.NotalltheyoungpeopleonVisionQuestwillleavecrimebehindthem.Threeorfourintenwillonedaybeinprisonagain.BobBurtonisright.Travelcanbegoodforyou.EventodayAmericansstillsayGowestyoungmen.Inthelastparagraphleavecrimebehindthemmeans.A.nolongerdoacrimeB.leavepeoplewhodoacrimeC.don'tdoallthecrimesD.leavecriminalsbehindWhyisBobBurtonright?A.BecausehecanhelptosolvecrimE.B.Becausethreeorfourisbetterthansixorseven.C.BecausetheyoungcriminalshaveahardlifeontheroaD.D.Becausehecanstopcrimeinthecountry.Formthepassagewemayinferthat.A.gettingupbeforethesunrisescanhelpoutofcrimeB.wecanhardlyfindapersonwhohasnoloveforanybodyoranythingC.travellingcanhelpallcriminalsoutofprisonD.youngpeoplecandoanythingfreelyOnVisionQuest.A.youngpeoplehavebadproblemsB.youngpeoplegrowtallveryfastC.youngpeopleoftenhelptheirfriendsintimeofdangerD.alloftheaboveAmericansstillsayGowestyoungmen.because.A.iftheygowesttheycanhaveatravelB.inthewestthereisaprisonC.theretheyhavetoliveahardlifetogrowintomenD.prisondoesn'tchangethem
InthesouthernpartofAmericawhensomebodyhasabirthdayoftenfamilyorfriendsorbothwillarrangeaparty.Thepartycouldbeelaborate精心准备的andincludeamealormaybesimplewithabirthdaycakeanddrinks.Onedoesnotplannorgiveone’sownbirthdayasisthecustominsomecultures.AtapartythereisusuallyadecoratedcakeoftenwiththewordsHappyBirthdayandwiththenameofthepersonwrittenonthetopofthecakE.Sometimesthereisalsoonecandleforeachyearofthepersoncelebratingthebirthdaybeforethecakeiscut.Whileblowingoutthecandlesthepersonmakesawishforsomethingpleasant.UsuallythoseinvitedtoabirthdaypartywillbringagiftforthepersonhonoreD.Giftsgivenbyfriendsdonothavetobeexpensivebutthefamilyofthebirthdaypersonwillspendwhatevertheycanaffordonagift.ChristmaspartiesalsoareverypopularintheSouth.Oftenthisistheonlytimeduringtheyearthatsomepeopleseeacquaintances熟人.Thesepartiescanbeelaborateorsimplerangingfromabuffet自助餐toareceptioncalledopenhouse家庭招待会.Ifyouareinvitedtooneoftheseyoudon’tneedtotakeaChristmasgiftasitisnotcustomarytotakethehostessagifteverytimeyouareinvitedtoapartyorameal.Howeverifyouwishtotakeagiftitshouldonlybesomethingusefulandinexpensiveandshouldbegiventothehostessatthedoorasyouentertheparty.UsuallygiftsofChristmasfoodtreatsarethemostappreciateD.51.Onone’sbirthdaybeforeblowingoutthecandlesheorshewill______.A.wearbeautifulclothesB.eatbirthdaycakeC.invitefriendsD.makeawish52.Thispassagemainlytellsusabout__________.A.twokindsofpartiesinthesouthernUnitedStatesB.howtoarrangeabirthdaypartyC.howtoarrangeaChristmaspartyD.whowillarrangeaparty53.InsouthernAmericabirthdaypartiesareoftenarrangedby_________.A.friendsB.oneselfC.familyD.BothA.andC54.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Forabirthdaypartythecakeisoftencutbeforecandlesareblownout.B.Forabirthdaypartyneitherfriendsnorthefamilywillbuyexpensivepresents.C.It’scustomarytotakethehostessagiftwhenyouareinvitedtoaparty.D.IfyoutakeagifttoaChristmaspartyyou’dbettertakesomethingusefulandinexpensivE.55.WhatkindofgiftisthebestifsomeoneisinvitedtoaChristmasparty?A.ExpensivethingsB.CandlesC.FoodD.Money
Hemetherataparty.Shewassooutstandingwithmanyboysaroundherwhilehewassonormalwithnobodypayingattentiontohim.Attheendofthepartyheinvitedhertohavecoffeewithhim.ShewassurprisedbutduetobeingpolitesheagreeD.Theysatinanicecoffeeshop.HewastoonervoustosayanythingandshefeltuncomfortablethinkingPleaseletmegohomE.SuddenlyheaskedthewaiterWouldyoupleasegivemesomesalt?I’dliketoputitinmycoffeE.Everybodystaredathim—sostrange！Hisfaceturnedredbutstillheputthesaltinhiscoffeeanddrankit.SheaskedhimcuriouslyWhydoyouhavethishobby?HerepliedWhenIwasalittleboyIwaslivingneartheseA.IlikedplayingintheseaandIcouldfeelthetasteoftheseajustlikethetasteofthesaltycoffeE.NoweverytimeIhavethesaltycoffeeIalwaysthinkofmychildhooD.Imissmyhometownsomuch.ImissmyparentswhoarestilllivingtherE.Whilesayingthattearsfilledhiseyes.ShewasdeeplytoucheD.That’shistruefeelingfromthebottomofhisheart.A.manwhocantellouthishomesicknesshemustbeamanwholoveshomecaresabouthomeandhasresponsibilityofhomE.Thenshealsostartedtospeakaboutherfarawayhometownherchildhoodherfamily.Thatwasareallynicetalkalsoabeautifulbeginningoftheirstory.TheycontinuedtodatE.Shefoundthatactuallyhewasamanwhomeetsallherdemands;hewaskind-heartedwarmandcareful.Hewassuchagoodpersonbutshealmostmissedhim!Thankstothesaltycoffee!ThenthestorywasjustlikeeverybeautifullovestorytheprincessmarriedtheprincethentheywerelivingahappylifeAndeverytimeshemadecoffeeforhimsheputsomesaltinthecoffeE.After40yearshepassedawayleavingheraletterwhichsaidMydearestpleaseforgivemywholelifeliE.ThiswastheonlylieIsaidtoyou—thesaltycoffeE.Rememberthefirsttimewedated?IwassonervousatthattimE.ActuallyIwantedsomesugarbutIsaidsalt.ItwashardformetochangesoIjustwentaheaD.ItriedtotellyouthetruthmanytimesinmylifebutIwastooafraidtodothatasIhavepromisednottolietoyouforanything.NowI’mdyingI’mafraidofnothingsoItellyouthetruth:Idon’tlikethesaltycoffeE.Whatastrangebadtaste!ButIhavehadthesaltycoffeeformywholelife!SinceIknewyouIneverfeelsorryforanythingIdoforyou.HavingyouwithmeismybiggesthappinessformywholelifE.IfIcanliveforasecondtimeIstillwanttoknowyouandhaveyouformywholelifeeventhoughIhavetodrinkthesaltycoffeeagain.Hertearsmadethelettertotallywet.SomedaysomeoneaskedherWhat’sthetasteofsaltycoffee?It’ssweetshereplieD.60.Afterorderingsomesalttoputintothecoffeetheyoungmanmusthavefelt___.A.touchedB.satisfiedC.disappointedD.embarrassed61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.SaltcoffeeismoredeliciousandsweeterthansugarcoffeE.B.Themanorderedthesaltcoffeeinordertocreateachancetodatewiththegirl.C.ThemanhadtohavethesaltycoffeeallhislifetokeephisworD.D.Thewomanhardlybelievedtheman’sexplanationatthefirstdatE.62.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthemanis___.A.caringandkind-heartedB.shyandslyC.dishonestbutresponsibleD.warmandunderstanding63.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatthewoman___whenreadingtheletterleftbyherhusbanD.A.wascheatedbyhishusband’sbehaviorB.wastouchedbyhishusband’swhitelieC.feltsorrytoknowthetruthtoolateD.feltangryabouthisdishonesty
A.starusuallyissomeonewhohasbecomefamousinsportsfilmorpopmusicsomeonelikesingerMichaelJackson.InthemiddlenineteeneightiesMichaelJacksonsuccessfullymadeafamousrecordwhichquicklybecamethemostpopularrecordinginthehistoryofmusiC.ThismadeMichaelJacksonabrightstar.OneofthefamoussportsbrightstarsintheUnitedStatesisMohammedAli.WhenhewasayoungmanhewonagoldmedalintheOlympicGamesasaboxer.Thenhewonfirstplaceintheworldheavyweightboxingmatch.Beforelonghewasknownasoneofthegreatestandmostfamousboxersinsportshistory.EveryoneknowshisnamE.Likethestarsintheskyabrightstarwilllosehisbrightnessastimepasses.Heislovedbymillionsofpeopletodaybutwillbeforgottentomorrow.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.MichaelJacksonB.MohammedAliC.popmusicandboxingD.brightstarsMichaelJacksonisfamousfor.A.hissongsB.hisfilmC.hissportsD.hisheavyweightWhatdoesboxerinthepassagemeaninChinese?A.盒子B.装箱者C.拳击手D.制作人Whatwillhappentothebrightstarsatlastaccordingtothepassage?A.TheywillberememberedbymillionsofpeoplE.B.Theywillbelovedbypeopleforever.C.Theywillbethemostimportantpeopleinhistory.D.Theywilllosetheirbrightnessandbelittleknown.
AsahumanbeingyoumayhavethechoiceofthreebasicattitudestowardslifE.Youmaytreatlifewiththephilosophy哲学ofthevegetableinwhichcaseyourlifewillincludebeingborneatingdrinkingsleepingmarryinggrowingoldanddying.Thesecondbasicattitudeistolookatlifeasifitwereabusiness.A.greatmanyso-calledsuccessfulmenandwomenbelievethatlifeisabusiness.IfyoubelievesoyourfirstquestionoflifenaturallyisWhatdoIgetoutofit?Howmuchisthisworthtome?Inawordbasedonthisattitudehappi??nessbecomesamatterofsuccessfulcompetition.Thegreatma??jorityofhumanbeingstodaylookatlifeasifitwereabusi??ness.Thethirdattitudetowardlifeisthewayoftheartist.HerethebasicphilosophyisWhatcanIputintoit?.Theyvaluecooperationandcontribution.Thispointofviewhasbeenprovedbyhistory;forhistoryremembersbestthosewhohavecontributedmostrichlytotheinterestsoftheirfellow-men.Themoreweinvestigate调查themorewebecomecertainthattheartisticattitudeistheonlyonewhichgoeswithhumanhappiness.5.Fromthepassageweknowpeoplewhotakethesecondlifeattitude________.A.aremostlybusinessmenB.thinkofgettingtheinterests利益firstC.findtheirhappinessfromhardworkD.takecompetitionastheirwholelife6.PeoplewhoarebestrememberedbyhistoryareprobablyA.thoselivingonvegetablesB.successfulmenC.artistsD.businessmen7.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat________.A.somepeoplearelivingonlyonvegetablesB.theartisticattitudeisacceptedbymostpeopleC.thewriterprefersthethirdlifeattitudeD.artistsdomostforthesocietyinordertoberememberedlongerthanothers
Itispossibletodomanysimpletrickswithnumbers.Hereisonetrick.Ithassevensteps.Firstwritedownyourhousenumber.Forexampleifyouraddressis73LemonStreetyouwouldwritedown73.Nextdoubleit.Inotherwordsmultiply乘itbytwo.Thenaddfivetothisdoublednumber.Forexampleifyouraddresswas73andyoudoubledityouwouldget146.Thenifyouaddedfiveyou’dget151.SotorepeatthefirstthreestepswritedownyourhousenumberdoubleitandaddfivE.Fourthmultiplythisnumberby50.Inourexamplehereifyoumultiply151by50you’llget7550.Thefifthstepistoaddyouragetothistotal.Forexampleifyou’re26yearsoldyoushouldadd26tothistotal.Inourexampleheretheresultwouldbe7550plus26you’llget7576.Sixthyouhavetoaddthenumberofdaysinayearwhichis365.Inourexamplehere365addedto7576is7941.Theseventhandfinalstepisthis:subtract减615fromthenumberthatyouhavE.Inourexample7941minus615is7326.Theresulthere7-3-2-6isthetrick.Thefirstpartofthenumberistheaddressandthelastpartofthenumberistheageoftheperson.Thatis73istheaddressthatwestartedwithand26istheagethatweuseD.Ifyoufollowthesesevenstepswithanyaddressandtheageofanyperson.Youwillgetthesameresult.73Accordingtothetrickwhatnumbercanyougetifyouare16yearsoldandyourhousenumberis85A.1685B.8516C.8165D.165874.Howcanyouragenumberappearatthelastpartoftheresult?A.It’sreallyatrick.B.BytakingallthestepsexceptStep1andStep2.C.BytakingStep6andStep7.D.Bytakingallthesteps.75.What’sthesecretofthetrick?A.It’simpossibletoknow.B.BytakingStep2andStep4wegettheformula公式youraddressnumber×2×50.C.Bytakingallthestepsexcept1and2wegettheformula:5×50+youragenumber+365－615=youragenumber.D.BothB.andC.
ThehomeserviceindustryinBeijingisexpectedtobecomemoreattractivebothasajobandasanindustry.SourcesattheBeijingPeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferencesaidresistancetohomeserviceworkismeltingawayfrommindsofthecity’slaid-offworkers.TheConferencesuggestedtheestablishmentofmunicipal市政的centerswhichsupervise监督propertymanagementhouseholdmendingandinstallationandhousekeepingservices.Moderncitylifeiscreatinganeedforindustrializationhomeservices.Thiswillcreatejobopportunitiesforlaid-offworkerssaidvicedirectoroftheSocialJudicialCommitteeoftheConferencE.Beijingresidentshavelongdesiredahomeserviceindustry.Thedemandisexpectedtodriveneweconomicgrowth.TherearefewhighqualityhomehelpservicesinBeijingandcustomersarealwayscomplaining.Inthepastfewlaid-offworkersinBeijingdesiredtoworkashomehelpersjobslargelytakenbyyoungwomenfromthecountrysidE.Atthesametimesomecityresidentshavenotfeltsafetrustingruralgirlswithmodernhouseholdmachinesorwiththeirsmallchildren.Manypeoplewouldpaymoreforreliablehousekeeperswhoaremorefamiliarwithcitylifebuttheyhavehadnowayofgettingoneeventhoughthecityishometothousandsoflaid-offworkers.BytheendofJunethisyeartherewere30600joblessworkersinthecity.Mostofthemarewomenintheir40’swhoarenotblessedwithparticularskillsandwhohavehadtheirworkethics准则shapedbytheplannedeconomy.Manyofthemwereatalosswhentheyfirstrealizedtheyhadlosttheirjobsandawayoflifetheyhadgotusedtofordecades.Theyneverimaginedbeinglaidoffbystateownedenterprises;theyneverconsideredotherkindsofemployment.Forthemtheprivatesector部门meanttakingrisks;house-keepingimpliedlowersocialstatus.GaoYunfang44isapioneerwhoisbreakingtheicE.ShesellstheBeijingMorningPostinthemorningandworksattwohouseholdsintheafternoon.Sheearns1000yuanpermonth.Soshenolongerworriesaboutherdaughter’stuitionatauniversityinShanghai.1.Whatistalkedaboutinthepassage?A.HomeservicE.B.ModerncitylifE.C.Laid-offworkers.D.Socialstatus.2.Whatdoesthewordlaid-offinthepassagemean?A.Heavily-burdeneD.B.OldC.InexperienceD.D.Jobless.3.Whydidn’tthelaid-offworkersliketodohomeservicesinthepast?A.Lowsalary.B.Lowersocialstatus.C.Dirtyworkingcondition.D.Toomuchextrawork.4.Whyweremanylaid-offworkersataloss?A.Becausetheydidn’tgetusedtothenewwayoflifE.B.BecausetheyaretoooldtofindanewjoB.C.Becausetheydislikebeinglaidoff.D.Becausetheythinktheylosttheirsocialstatus.
October15thisGlobalHandwashingDay.Activitiesareplannedinmorethantwentycountriestogetmillionsofpeopleinthedevelopingworldtowashtheirhandswithsoap.Expertssaypeoplearoundtheworldwashtheirhandsbutveryfewusesoapatso-calledcriticalmoments.TheseincludeafterusingthetoiletaftercleaningababyandbeforetouchingfooD.GlobalHandwashingDayistheideaofthePublic-privatePartnershipforhandwashingwithsoap.Thegoaltheysayistocreateacultureofhandwashingwithsoap.Theorganizerssayallsoapsareequallyeffectiveatremovingdisease-causinggerms细菌.Theysaythecorrectwaytowashistowetyourhandswithasmallamountofwaterandcoverthemwithsoap.Rubitintoallareasincludingunderthefingernails.Thenwashwellunderrunningwater.Finallydryyourhandswithacleancloth.ThePartnershipsayssoapisimportantbecauseitincreasesthetimethatpeoplespendwashing.Soapalsohelpstobreakupthedirtthatholdsmostofthegerms.Anditusuallyleavesapleasantsmellwhichincreasesthechancesthatpeoplewillwashagain.ItalsosaysthatwashinghandswithsoapbeforeeatingandafterusingthetoiletcouldsavemorelivesthananymedicinE.Itcouldhelpreducecasesofdiarrhea痢疾whichisthesecondleadingcauseofchilddeathskillingmorethanoneandahalfmillionchildrenayearbyalmosthalf.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?A.Tokeephealthybywashinghands.B.Towashhandswithsoap.C.Totakeactiontowashhands.D.Towashhandsoften.Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytowashhands?A.Washinghandswell.B.Coveringhandswithsoap.C.Dryinghands.D.Rubbinghandswithsoap.E.Wettinghands.A.a--c--b--e--dB.e--d--a--b--cC.a--c--b--d--eD.e--b--d--a--cWhichfactcan’texplainwhysoapisimportant?A.ItgivespeoplealongerhandwashingtimE.B.Ithelpstoremovealotofgermsfromhands.C.Itattractspeopletodomorehandwashing.D.Itgetsallpeopleintothehabitofwashinghands.Accordingtothelastparagraphdiarrheaisadiseasethat________.A.killshalfofthekidsinthedevelopingcountriesayearB.causesthegreatestnumberofchilddeathsC.canbepreventedtosomedegreebywashinghandswithsoapD.can’tbecuredwithoutwashinghands
MichaelanormalAmericanstayshomeonworkdays.HeplugsintohispersonalcomputerterminalinordertoconnectwiththeofficE.Afterworkheputsonhisheadphoneswatchesamovieonhishomevideorecorderorplaysbaseballonthecomputer.OnmanydaysMichaeldoesn'ttalktoanyotherhumanbeingsandhedoesn'tseeanypeopleexcepttheonesontelevision.Michaelisimaginarybuthislifestyleisverypossible.Theinventionsofmoderntechnologyseemtobecuttingusofffromcommunicatingwithourfellowhumanbeings.Theworldofbusinessisoneareainwhichtechnologyisseparatingus.ExpertssayforexamplethatmanypeoplewillsoonbeabletoworkathomE.Withaccesstoalargecentralcomputeremployeessuchasofficeclerksinsuranceagentsandaccountantscoulddotheirjobatdisplayterminalsintheirownhomes.Theywouldneverhavetoactuallyseethepeoplethey'redealingwith.AlsothewayemployeesarepaidwillchangE.Workers'salarieswillbeautomaticallypaidintotheirbankaccountsmakingpaperchecksunnecessary.Noworkerswillstandinlinetoreceivetheirpayorcashtheirchecks.Personalbankingwillchangetoo.Customerswilldealwithmachinestoputinortakeoutmoneyfromtheiraccounts.Anotherareainwhichtechnologyischangingisentertainment.MusicforinstancewasonceagroupexperiencE.Peoplelistenedtomusicatconcerthallsorinsmallsocialgatherings.FormanypeoplenowhowevermusicisanindividualexperiencE.Walkingalongthestreetorsittingintheirlivingroomstheywearheadphonestobuildawallofmusicaroundthem.Movieentertainmentischangingtoo.Moviesusedtobesocialevents.NowfewerpeoplearegoingouttoseeamoviE.ManymorearechoosingtowaitforafilmtoappearontelevisionorareborrowingvideotapestowatchathomE.Insteadoflaughingwithothersviewerswatchmoviesintheirownlivingrooms.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeans_______.A.MichaelisapersonfullofimaginationandhisdreamscancometrueB.MichaelisnotarealpersonbutthelifestyledoesexistC.Michaelhasambitionsbuthecan'tmakehisdreamscometrueD.MichaelisfullofimaginationandhislifestyleiscommonnowadaysWhatdoestheauthordiscussinthelastparagraph?A.Technologyischangingwaysofentertainment.B.PeoplewillnevergototheconcertinfuturE.C.HowtoborrowvideotapesathomE.D.HowtoseeamovieathomE.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.WemaynolongerneedtocommunicatewithotherpeoplE.B.ModerntechnologyseemstobeseparatingpeoplE.C.WemaynolongerneedtoworkintheofficE.D.ModerntechnologymakesitpossibleforustoworkathomE.
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