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TheBeijinggovernmenthassetouttorecruitthousandsofuniversitygraduatestoworkasjuniorofficialsinruralareastobothimproveruraladministrationandeasethecity'semploymentproblems.Thegovernmentplanstorecruit3000universitygraduatesthisyear1000morethanlastyeartoworkasassistantstovillageheadsorPartysecretariesinsuburbanareas.PeopleinterestedinjobsinBeijing'sruralvillagesandtownshipscansubmitapplicationstotheBeijingMunicipalPersonnelBureauoronlineatwww.bjbys.comfromFebruary1throughMarch15.WehopeuniversitygraduateswillseizethisopportunitytousetheirknowledgeinruralvillagesandtostarttheircareersSunZhenyudeputydirectorofBeijingPersonnelBureautoldXinhuaNewsAgency.Thegovernmenthaspromisedsuccessfulcandidatesamonthlysalaryof2000yuan＄250inthefirstyear2500yuan＄320thesecondyearand3000yuan＄385thethirdyearprovidedtheirperformanceisuptotherequiredstandardsSunsaiD.WangLinawhograduatedfromBeijingUnionUniversitylastyearwasoneofthefirstgraduatestofindworkinthecity'scountrysidE.AftermajoringinindustrialandcommercialadministrationWangservedastheassistanttothevillageheadofErtiaojieVillageinsuburbanBeijing'sPingguDistrict.ForoneprojectWangcontactedpeopleattheBeijingAcademyofAgriculturalSciencesandarrangedforthelocalfarmerstoreceivetraininginstrawberryplanting.Hereffortspaidoff.Thevillagehadaplentifulharvestoforganicstrawberriesearlierthisyear.Nationwideabout150000universitygraduatesfoundemploymentinruralareaslastyearaccordingtofiguresprovidedbytheMinistryofEducation.Theministrypredictsthat4.95millionstudentswillgraduatefromuniversitiesacrossthecountrythisyear820000morethanlastyear.About1.4millionofthemareunlikelytofindjobswhentheygraduatE.InBeijingarecord200000peopleareexpectedtograduatefromuniversitythisyear.Lessthanhalfofthemareexpectedtobeofferedjobsaccordingtothepersonnelbureau.60.Theunderlinedwordrecruitinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.forceB.employC.encourageD.train61.FromthestoryofWangLinawecanlearnthat_______.A.thesooneryougotothecountrysidethesooneryouwillbesuccessfulB.localfarmerscangetbigharvestsiftheylearnmoreknowledgeC.universitygraduatescanalsorealizetheirvalueinruralareasD.Wanghadgreatdifficultyinhelpingvillagersplantingorganicstrawberries62.Thelasttwoparagraphsaimtotellusthat_______.A.moreandmoregraduateswillworkasjuniorofficialsB.theuniversitiesshouldnothavesomanystudentsC.therearemoreandmoregraduatesinrecentyearsD.itisnoteasyforgraduatestofindjobsnowadays63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.JobHuntingforUniversityGraduatesB.GototheCountrysideC.WhatIstheBestCareerD.AGoodChoiceforUniversityGraduates
湖北省新洲区实验高中2009届高三5月检测C.篇COVERSTORY—Pax'sNewLifeByMichelleTauberandMaryGreenTheactressand3-year-oldPaxThienJoliewhomsheadoptedlastweekfromanorphanageinHoChiMinhCityleftHanoi'sNoiBaiAirportinaprivatejetonWednesdayboundforhome—andforPaxanewlife–intheU.S.Jolie31understandsthechallengeshernewsonwillfaceasthelatestadditiontotheworld'smostfamousmulticulturalfamily.YoucanimaginewhatcourageittakestobeinallnewsurroundingswithnewpeopleandanewlanguageshetellsPEOPLEinitsnewissuE.Heisverystrong.ButsheiscommittedtomakinghistransitionassmoothaspossiblE.Itwilltakehimawhiletorealizehehasafamilyshesaysandthathisnewlifeispermanentandthatitwon'tkeepchanging.TheboywiththesweetlyshysmileandthebigbrowneyesjoinsbigbrotherMaddox5adoptedfromCambodiasisterZahara2adoptedfromEthiopiaand10-month-oldShilohthedaughterborntoJolieandBradPitt43inMay.AsforDadbecauseVietnameseregulationsdon'tallowunmarriedcouplestoco-adoptJolieadoptedPaxasasingleparentwhilePittremainedinLosAngeleswhereheisfilmingTheCuriousCaseofBenjaminButton.Hehasspecificdaysonthemoviethatcouldn'tbechangedorproductionwouldrunoversayshisrep.ButJoliestillmadesuretobringawelcomingcommittee:JoinedbyMaddoxandZahara–ShilohhasbeenontheButtonseteverydaywithherfather—thenewmomusedherfirstfewdayswithPaxtobegingentlybondingwithhimandtoaskherotherkidstodothesamE.WeareslowlybeginningtobuildhistrustandbondJoliesaysbutitwillfeelcompleteonlywhenwearealltogether.Forexclusivephotos–plusdetailsonAngelinaandPax'sfirstmomentstogetherwhatPax'slifewaslikeattheorphanageandmore–pickupthisweek'sPEOPLEonnewsstandsFriday.69.AccordingtothepassagehowmanychildrendoesJoliehaveinall?A.1B.3C.4D.570.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTURE?A.PaxisthelastchildrenthatJoliehas.B.Vietnameselawsalloweveryonetoadaptorphan.C.PaxmeetthewholefamilywiththehelpofJoliE.D.PitttakescareofShilohwhenheactsinamoviE.71.WhydoesJoliewanttostartagentlerelationshipwithhersonPax?A.BecauseJoliethinksPaxdoesn'tknowhehasafamily.B.BecauseJoliewantstosetanexampletoherotherchildren.C.BecausePaxisastrongboyinJolie’sminD.D.BecausePaxcan'tmeethisfatherwhenheisinAmericA.72.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toattractreaders’attentiononthenewissueofthemagazinE.B.TointroduceJolie’sallfamilymemberstoreadersC.TopraiseJolie’sgenerousdeedsofadoptingchildren.D.ToinstructreadershowtoadoptachildfromVietnam.
10·福建E.篇IntheUnitedStatesthereweresomewell-constructedhousesfornativeIndiansrangingfromthesimplebrushsheltertothefive-storiedpueblo.IntheeasternUnitedStatesoneoftheexistingtypeswasthatcommonlyknowundertheAlgonkiannameofwigwaminwhichtheIroquoisIndiansliveD.Thewigwamswereofwagon-topshapewithstraightsidesandendsmadebybendingyoungtreestoformtheroundshapE.OverthisshapepiecesoftreebarkwerelaidtoprotecttheIndiansfrombadweather.OverthebarkdriedgrasswasaddeD.A.smallholeallowedsmoketoescapefromthetop.DoorwaysateachendservedalsoaswindowsTheIroquoisIndiansbuilttrunkwallsallaroundtheirvillages.ThewallhadonlyoneopeningTheycouldquicklyclosethisopeningiftheirenemiescamenear.InterestinglytheChoctawIndiansinMississippialsolivedinawigwamofamostprimitive原始的constructionbutdifferentfromthoseoftheIroquoisIndians.TheChoctawIndians’wigwamsmadefrommudcaneandstrawwereintheformofabee-hivE.Thecoveringwasmadeofalongtoughgrass.A.postinthecentresupportedtheroof.A.holeinthetopadmittedthelightandallowedthesmoketopassout.Thetipitent-housingoftheupperlakeandplainsareawasputupwithpolessetlightlyinthegroundtiedtogethernearthetopandcoveredwithbarkandgrassinthelakecountry.Itwaseasilyportableandtwowomencouldsetituportakeitdownwithinanhour.ThePawneeMandanandotherIndiantribes部落alongtheMissouribuiltsolidring-shapedstructuresoftrunkcoveredwithearthanddriedgrasshousingadozenfamilies.TheWichitaandothertribesoftheTexasborderbuiltlargering-shapedhousescoveredwithdriedgrass.Apartfromtheregularhousingalmosteverytribehadsomestyleofhousing.72.WhichofthefollowingpicturesshowsthehousefortheIroquoisIndians73.AccordingtothepassagethePawneeIndiansbuilttheirhouses_____.A.withopeningsinthetrunkwallsB.largeenoughforseveralfamiliesC.inaringshapewithbarkandmudD.bybendingyoungtreestoformtheshape74.AllthenativeIndianhousesdescribedinthepassagewere_____.A.ofthesameshapeB.coveredwithgrassC.builtwithapostinthecentreD.builtwithdoorwaysateachend75.Thepassagesuggeststhat________A.allthenativeIndiansbuilttrunkwallsallaroundtheirhousesB.allthenativeIndianhouseswerebuiltwithpolestiedtogetherC.theIroquoisIndianstooksafetyintoaccountwhilebuildingtheirwigwamsD.theChoctawIndiansinMississippibuilttheirwigwamswithstraightsidesandends
Australiaisoneofthebestplacesintheworldtolivewhileyoulearn.ThestandardoflivingisamongstthehighestintheworldyetcostsremaincompetitivE.Onyourbreaksfromstudyyouwillhaveawidechoiceofactivitiestoenrichyourexperience--fromculturalfestivalsconcertsandmuseumstomajorsportingevents.AustralianeducationhasastronginternationalreputationforexcellencE.WhetheryoustudyatauniversityschoolvocationalorEnglishlanguageinstituteyouwillreceiveaqualityeducationthatwillformastrongfoundationforyourfuturesuccess.ThebenefitsoflivingandlearninginAustraliaarebothpersonalandacademiC.YouryearsinAustraliawillgiveyouthebestplatformtosucceedinyourcareerandprepareyouforthechallengesoftheworkplacE.Itwon’tjustbeyourmindthatdevelops--yourtimeintheclassroomwillchangeyouasaperson.YoucanfindouthereaboutcoursesinstitutionsstudyingandlivingcoststheapplicationprocessvisarequirementsandmuchmorE.Ifyou’vealreadydecidedonaninstitutionusethesearchfunctiontolearnmoreaboutthatuniversitytrainingcourseorlanguageschool.Ifyouhaven’tdecidedyetletourStudyWizardguideyouthroughallthestepsofselectingacourseandenrollingtostudyinAustraliA.YoucanalsoclicktheStudentResponseFacilityifyoucan’tfindtheinformationyouarelookingfor.IfyouwantanAustralianeducationbutcan’ttravelheretoreceiveityou’llbepleasedtohearthatmanyAustralianinstitutionsnowprovideeducationandtrainingtostudentslivingoutsideofAustraliA.Someoftheseinstitutionshaveestablishedtheirowncampusesinothercountrieswhileothersoffercoursesinpartnershipwithoverseasinstitutions.61.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom___________.A.awebsiteB.anewspaperC.abrochureD.amagazine62.WhichofthefollowingareincludedasstrongpointstoattractoverseasstudentstostudyinAustralia?①Highstandardbutcompetitivecostofliving②Convenientaccesstoapplicationinformation③Focusontheoveralldevelopmentofstudents④VariousmeansinreceivingeducationandtrainingA.①②③B.②③④C.①③④D.①②④63.ThetextrecommendsthefollowingavailablewaysofreceivingAustralianeducationandtrainingEXCEPT___________.A.goingtostudyinAustraliaB.attendingonlinecoursesathomeC.goingtoAustraliancampusesopenedinone’snativecountryD.attendingcoursesopenedinpartnershipwithAustralianinstitutions
ThefollowingdiarieswerewrittenbyanAustralianboynamedTony.HewasonholidaywithhisfamilyinSouthAsiA.27December2010ThismorningIreadanemailaboutaboyinhospitallookingforhisfatherandIfinallythoughtofawaytohelp.Itookmycameratothehospitalandtookphotosoftheboy.NowI’mgoingtosetupawebsiteonmydad’scomputeruploadthephotosandaddhisnameandinformationofthehospital.Hopefullyitwillhelp!2January2011AttheendofthetripIlearnedthattheboyfoundhisfather!HisSwedishunclesawtheemailonmywebpageandarrangedthemeeting.Isitmywebsitethathasmadesuchasuccess?ButatleastI’vedonesomething.We’rereturninghometomorrowbutIwillremembertheexperienceandtellmyfriends:NomatterwhatwearE.Wecanthinkofawaytohelpothers.56.Tonythoughtofthewayto______.A.forgettheexperienceB.takephotosofthetravelersC.setupawebsiteforthehospitalD.helptheboyfindhisfather57.______sawtheemailandphotosonthewebpageandarrangedthemeeting.A.Theboy’suncleB.TonyC.Tony’sfatherD.Thedoctor58.Tonywasmorelikelytobe______inSouthAsiA.A.livingB.studyingC.shoppingD.traveling59.Itcanbelearnedfromthediariesthat______.A.peoplearewillingtosetupwebsitesB.Tony’sfatherworkedinthehospitalthereC.peoplecandosomethingtohelpeachotherD.Tonywenttheretolookforhisfamilymembers
RUICHANGJiangxi-A.magnitude-4.6earthquakebrieflydisruptedlifeinaneasternChinaregionbutnocasualtiesormajordestructionshavebeenreportedsincethequakestruckonlateSaturdaylocalofficialssaidSunday.BusinessandfarmingresumedinthetownofHenglishanJiangxiProvinceneartheepicenterbySundayafternoon.Althoughcrackswerefoundonthewallsofseveralhousesnohousescollapsedduringthetremorthatstruckat11:20pmSaturday.Wehavecheckedandfoundlittledamagetothehousesofthevillage's487householdssaidNieXunzhanatopofficialofthevillageofGuanghuinearRuichang.Therearecracksonthewallsbutallhousesremainsafetostayin.AccordingtotheChinaEarthquakeNetworksCenterthequake'sepicenterwastracedatadepthof17km.Twenty-threeaftershockswiththelargestmeasuring2.8degreeswererecordedwithintwohoursafterthemajortremor.ThequakewasfeltintheprovincialcapitalofNanchangabout130kmsoutheasttothecityofRuichang.56.Whatdamagedidtheearthquakedototheareareported?A.severalhousescollapseD.B.somecrackswerefoundonthewallofseveralhouses.C.manypeopledieD.D.somehouseswerenotsafetostayin.57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtremorinParA.2mean?A.aninvoluntaryvibrationB.shakingortremblingC.asmallearthquakeD.pain58.Accordingtothepassagewhichdescriptionisnottrue?A.Businessandfarmingdidn’tresumeuntilSundayevening.B.NanchangcouldfeelthequakE.C.allhousesremainsafetostayin.D.ThetownofHenlishanisneartheepicenter.59.Whatdoesthereportmainlytellus?A.AnearthquakestruckRuichangonlateSaturdayB.NohousesweredamagedbytheearthquakeC.AllwasresumedaftertheearthquakE.D.AnquakecauseslimiteddamagetoEastChinatown60.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A.AnearthquakestruckNanchang.B.RuichangisacityinthechargeofNanchang.C.Thenumberoftheaftershocksmaybemorethan23.D.TherewaslittledamagetothehousesofthevillageofGuanghui.
Againstthesupposition假设thatforestfiresinAlaskaCanadaandSiberiawarmtheclimatescientistshavediscoveredthatcoolingmayoccurinareaswhereburnttreesallowmoresnowtomirrormoresunlightintospacE.Thisfindingsuggeststhattakingstepstopreventnorthernforesttolimitthereleaseofgreenhousegasesmaywarmtheclimateinnorthernregions.UsuallylargefiresdestroyedforestsintheseareasoverthepastdecadE.Scientistspredictthatwithclimatewarmingfiresmayoccurmorefrequentlyovernextseveralcenturiesasaresultofalongerfireseason.Sunlighttakeninbytheearthtendstocausewarmingwhileheatmirroredbackintospacetendstocausecooling.ThisisthefirststudytoanalyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimatE.Earlierstudiesbyotherscientistshavesuggestedthatfireinnorthernregionsspeedupclimatewarmingbecausegreenhousegasesfromburningtreesandplantsarereleasedintotheatmosphereandthustrapheat.Scientistsfoundthatrightafterthefirelargeamountsofgreenhousegasesenteredtheatmosphereandcausedwarming.Ozone臭氧levelsincreasedandashfromthefirefellonfar-offseaicedarkeningthesurfaceandcausingmoreradiationfromthesuntobetakenin.ThefollowingspringhoweverthelandwithintheareaofthefirewasbrighterthanbeforethefirebecausefewertreescoveredthegrounD.Snowonthegroundmirroredmoresunlightbackintospaceleadingtocooling.WeneedtofindoutallpossiblewaystoreducethegrowthofgreenhousegasesintheatmospherE.ScientiststrackedthechangeinamountofradiationenteringandleavingtheclimatesystemasaresultofthefireandfoundameasurementcloselyrelatedtotheglobalairtemperaturE.Typicallyfireinnorthernregionsoccursinthesameareaevery80to150years.Scientistshoweverfoundthatwhenfireoccursmorefrequentlymoreradiationislostfromtheearthandcoolingresults.Specificallytheydeterminedwhenfirereturns20yearsearlierthanpredicated0.5wattspersquaremeterofareaburnedaresoakedupbytheearthfromgreenhousegasesbut0.9wattspersquaremeterwillbesentbackintospacE.Theneteffectiscooling.Wattsareusedtomeasuretherateatwhichenergyisgainedorlostfromtheearth.66Accordingtothenewfindingstakingstepstopreventnorthernforestfiresmay_______.A.resultinawarmingclimateB.causetheforestfirestooccurmorefrequentlyC.leadtoalongerfireseasonD.protecttheforestsandtheenvironmentthere67ThefollowingarealltheimmediateeffectsafteraforestfireEXCEPT_________.A.largeamountsofgreenhousegasesentertheatmosphereB.thelevelsofozonewhichisatypeofoxygenincreaseC.snowonthegroundmirrorsmoresunlightbackintospaceD.ashesfromthefirefallontheicesurfaceandtakeinmoreradiationfromthesun68Earlierstudiesaboutnorthernforestfires_________.A.analyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimateB.indicatethatforestfireswillpollutetheatmosphereC.suggestthatpeopleshouldtakemeasurestoprotectenvironmentD.suggestthatthefireswillspeedupclimatewarming.69Theunderlinedpartsoakedupinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.releasedB.absorbedC.createdD.distributed70FromthepassagewecandrawaconclusionthatforestfiresinAlaskaCanadaandSiberiamay__________.A.warmtheclimateasthesuppositiongoesB.allowmoresnowtoreflectmoresunlightintospaceandthuscooltheclimateC.destroylargeareasofforestsandpollutethefar-offseaiceD.helptogainmoreenergyratherthanreleasemoreenergy
A.InWashingtonD.C.1600PennsylvaniaAvenueisaveryspecialaddress.ItistheaddressoftheWhiteHousethehomeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.OriginallytheWhiteHousewasgrayandwascalledthepresidentialPalacE.Itwasbuiltfrom1792to1800.AtthistimethecityofWashingtonitselfwasbeingbuilt.Itwastobethenation’snewcapitalcity.GeorgeWashingtonthefirstpresidentandPierreCharlesL'EnfantaFrenchengineerchosetheplaceforthenewcity.L'Enfantthenplannedthecity.Thepresident'shomewasanimportantpartoftheplan.Acontestwasheldtopickadesignforthepresident'shomE.AnarchitectnamedJamesHobanwon.Hedesignedalargethree-storyhouseofgraystonE.PresidentWashingtonneverlivedinthePresidentialPalacE.ThefirstpresidenttolivetherewasJohnAdamsthesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStatesandhiswifeMrs.AdamsdidnotreallylikehernewhousE.InherletterssheoftencomplainedaboutthecolD.Fiftyfireplaceswerenotenoughtokeepthehousewarm.In1812theUnitedStatesandBritainwenttowar.In1814theBritishinvadedWashington.TheyburnedmanybuildingsincludingthePresidentialPalacE.AfterthewarJamesHobantheoriginalarchitectpartiallyrebuiltthepresident’shomE.TocoverthemarksofthefirethebuildingwaspaintedwhitE.BeforelongitbecameknownastheWhiteHousE.TheWhiteHouseisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsintheUnitedStates.Everyyearmorethan1.5millionvisitorsgothroughthefiveroomsthatareopentothepubliC.56.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltinWashington_____.A.becauseaFrenchengineerwasinvitedtodesignitB.becausePresidentGeorgeWashingtonlikedtoliveinitC.becausetheBritishinvaderslivedinitin1812-1814D.becauseitwastobethenation’scapitalcity57.Thepresident’shomeandthecityofWashingtonwere______.A.builtbytheAmericanarmyB.builtbytheBritishtroopsC.planedbyGeorgeWashingtonD.plannedbytheFrench58.Theoriginalhomeofthepresidentneededtoberebuilt______.A.becauseJohnAdams’wifedidnotlikeitB.becauseitwascoldinwinterevenwith50fireplaceC.becauseithadbeenburneddownduringthewarD.becauseGeorgeWashingtonwasnotwillingtoliveinit59.Thenewpresidentialhomewaspaintedwhiteto______.A.coverthemarksoffireB.attracttouristfromFranceC.topleaseMrs.JohnAdamsD.keepitwarminwinter
In1980CandyLightner's13－year－olddaughterCadwaskilledbyadrunkdriverasshewalkeddownasuburbanstreetinCaliforniA.IpromisedmyselfonthedayofCad'sdeaththatIwouldfighttomakethisneedlessaccidentcount_forsomethingpositiveintheyearsaheadCandyLightnerlaterwrotE.Thedrunkdriverreceivedatwo－yearprisonsentencE.HoweverheavoidedprisonbyservingtimeinaworkcampandahalfwayhousE.Ms.LightnerwasveryangryaboutthatandsoorganizedMothersAgainstDrunkDriversMADDwhichlaterchangedtoMothersAgainstDrunkDriving.TheaimofherorganizationwastoraisepublicawarenessoftheseriousnatureofdrunkdrivingandtopromotetoughlegislationagainstthecrimE.BeforeMs.Lightner'sMADDintoxication醉酒includingdrunkdrivingwasnottakenseriously.Intoxicationwasoftenusedasanexcuseforotherwiseunacceptablebehaviour:Ididn'tknowwhatIwasdoing—Iwasdrunk.CandyLightnerappearedonmajortelevisionshowsspokebeforetheUSCongressaddressedprofessionalandbusinessgroupsandworkedtirelesslyforyearstochangepublicattitudeschangejudicial审判的behaviourandpromotetoughnewlegislation.Ms.LightnerleftMADDbecausetheorganizationthatsheherselfcreatedischangingitsfocus.Ididn'tstartMADDtodealwithalcohol.IstartedMADDtodealwiththeissueofdrunkdriving.ThePresidentoftheUnitedStatesawardedherthePresident'sVolunteerActionAwardandshewasthesubjectofthemovieMothersAgainstDrunkDrivers:theCandyLightnerStory.6.OneofthepurposesofMADDwasto________.A.improvedrivers'drivingskillsB.makenewlawsagainstcrimesC.telldriverstoavoiddrunkdrivingD.warnpeoplenottodrinkalcohol7.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartcountforinParagraph1mean?A.Tobevaluablefor.B.Toexplain.C.Totaketheplaceof.D.Tocontrol.8.HowdidMs.LightnerrealizeMADD'sgoals?A.BytalkingonTV.B.Bygivingatalktobusinessmen.C.BygivingsuggestionstotheUSCongress.D.Byapplyingforajobwiththegovernment.A.acdB.abdC.abcD.bcd9.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.thedrunkdriverhadnotbeencaughtB.drunkdrivingdidn'treceiveenoughattentionbeforeMADDC.CandyLightnerplayedaleadingroleinafilmD.MADDdidn'tgetmuchsupportfromsociety10.WhatwouldbetheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.WhatisMADD?B.Howtostopdrunkdriving?C.NewlawagainstdrunkdrivingD.CandyLightnerandherMADD
ISLANDSintheworldarefamousfordifferentthings.ButHawaiiisspecialforitsvarietyoffeatures.BeautifulsandybeachesactivevolcanoesagreatcanyonandspecialhistoryandcultureadduptocreateitsfamouslyromanticatmospherE.FormedbyvolcanoesatthebottomoftheseatheHawaiiislandsarelikeanecklace项链inthemiddleofthePacificOcean6000kilometresoffthewestcoastofMexico.ThereareeightmainislandsinthegroupHawaiiorBigIslandMauiKahoolaweLanaiMolokaiOahuKauaiandNiihau.TheyoungestandbiggestislandalsocalledHawaiiwasformed430000yearsagoandisstillgrowing.Kauaitheoldestwasformed5.1millionyearsago.Fortouriststhesightofthelavathatstillflowsfromsomeofthevolcanoesdowntotheseaisamajorattraction.HawaiiisthenewestandsmalleststateintheUS.In1900theislandsjoinedtheUS.InmodernhistoryitwillalwaysberememberedfortheattackonPearlHarborbytheJapaneseairforce1941.About1000yearsagotheislandsweresettledbyPolynesiansCaptainJamesCookledthefirstgroupofWesternerstherein1778.NativeHawaiianshaveaspecialcultureandlanguages.AlthoughnowadaysEnglishistheofficiallanguageofHawaiifolkmusicanddancingarestillwidelypracticeD.ThetraditionaldanceoftheislandsisthehulaaHawaiianwordthatmeansdancE.Hawaii'sreputationforromancewasspreadwhenHollywoodstartedtouseitstypicalmusicinmoviesinthe1960s.TodayHawaiiisfamousforitsmixofcultures.ChineseJapaneseandFilipinosalllivetherE.Chinesearrivedintheislandsasearlyasthelate18thcentury.DrSunYat－senthefamousChineserevolutionarygrewuptherE.EveryoneinHawaiiisamemberofanethnicminorityandgenerallytheyexistinapleasantharmonyofracesandcultures.6.WhichofthefollowingdirectlyledtotheformationoftheHawaiiislands?A.TheseA.B.Thevolcanoes.C.Theviolentmeetingoftheearth'sdifferentplates.D.Thenonstopturningoftheearth.7.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofthelistedevents?A.JapanattackedHawaii.B.TheHawaiiislandsbecamepartoftheUS.C.HawaiibegantobeknownforromancE.D.FirstgroupofChinesesettledtherE.A.dbcaB.bdacC.dbacD.badc8.What'stheofficiallanguageofHawaiinowadays?A.English.B.JapanesE.C.Polynesian.D.ChinesE.9.NativeHawaiianscomefrom________.A.AsiaB.theWestC.SouthAmericaD.Polynesia10.ThemainideaofthestoryisaboutHawaii's________.A.historyB.geographyC.cultureD.features
Monkeysareverysimilartousinmanyways.Mosthavetenfingersandtentoesandbrainsmuchlikeours.InfactCharlesDarwin’stheoryofevolutionsaysthatmonkeyandhumansshareacommonancestor.WeenjoywatchingthembecausetheyoftenactlikeusandwealsolovetousemanyexpressionsaboutmonkeysinalmosteverylanguagE.Thisiswhymanymonkeyexpressionsareabouttrickypeopleorplayfulacts.Monkeyshineisoneoftheexpressionstoshowtricksorfoolishacts.Themeaningisclearifyouhaveeverwatchedagroupofmonkeysplayfullychasingeachother:pullingtailsstealingfooddoingtricks.Monkeyingaroundwithsomethingmeansthatyoudonotknowwhatyouaredoing.WhenyoufeellikedoingsomethingbuthavenofirmideaofwhattodoyouaremonkeyingarounD.ItisjustawaytopassthetimE.Monkeybusinessusuallymeanssecretmaybeillegalactivities.Youmaycomeacrossanewreportthatthereismonkeybusinessinvolvedinbuildingthenewairportwithsomeofficialsgettingsecretpaymentsfrombuilders.Monkeysuitsarecommonnamesforclothesoruniformssoldierswear.InearlieryearsinmanyAmericancitiesyouwouldfindmenplayingmusicalbandorgansonthestreet.Dancingtothemusicwouldbetheman’ssmallmonkeythatwasdressedinatight-fittingcolorfuljacketsimilartoamilitaryuniform.Sopeoplebegantocallamilitaryuniformamonkeysuit.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthesimilaritiesbetweenhumanandmonkey?A.Mostmonkeyshavetenfingersandtoes.B.Monkeyshavethesamebrainsashumans.C.Monkeysoftenactlikehumansinmanyways.D.Monkeysarehumans’closestrelativesinspecies.57.Accordingtothepassageanidlewanderonthestreetcanbedescribedas______.A.monkeyshineB.monkeyingaroundC.amonkeysuitD.monkeybusiness58.Monkeysuitsarecommonlyusedtocallmilitaryuniformsbecausethey______.A.arecreatedparticularlyforsoldiers’uniforms.B.areoriginallydesignedforAmericansoldiers.C.sharetypicalfeatureswithmilitaryuniforms.D.makeAmericansoldierslooklikemonkeys.59.Mostmonkeyexpressionsare______.A.usedonlyinwesterncultures.B.usedonsomeformaloccasions.C.abouttricksandnaughtiness.D.aboutterriblefunnybehaviors.
10·湖北C.篇ThisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolstudentsbutspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflifE.Itsformalseriousstylecloselymatchesitscontentaschool-masterlybookonschooling.TheauthorW.H.Armstrongstartswiththebasics:readingandwriting.Inhisopinionreadingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformationdigestingitandincorporatingitintooneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhimself.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolifenotjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infacttheaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.I’veseenitagainandagainsome-onewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveassomeonewhohasn’treaditatall.OnlyathirdofthebookremainsafterthatdiscussionwhichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguagesmathscienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughly透彻地andequallyexceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion激情regardinghistorytohisstudentsthatwasahundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.Tomydisappointmentinthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.Asamatteroffacttheydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedothoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkind.Althoughit’scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquiredactuallylearningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.MyothercommentisthatthetextageD.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s—noneofthereferences参考文献seemnewerthanthelate1950s.AsaresultthediscussionmissestheentirecomputeragE.Thesearesmallpointsthoughanddon’taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommendittoanystudentandanyteacherincludingtheself-taughtstudent.63.AccordingtoArmstrongthegoalofreadingisto________.A.gainknowledgeandexpandone’sviewB.understandthemeaningbetweenthelinesC.expertsideasbasedonwhatonehasreadD.getinformationandkeepitaliveinmemory64.Theauthorofthepassageinsiststhatlearningthearts_________.A.requiresgreateffortsB.demandsrealpassionC.islessnaturalthanlearningmathsD.isasnaturalaslearningalanguage65.WhatisashortcomingofArmstrong’sworkaccordingtotheauthor?A.Someideasareslightlycontradictory.B.ThereistoomuchdiscussiononstudyingsciencE.C.Thestyleistooserious.D.Itlacksnewinformation.66.Thispassagecanbeclassifiedas________.A.anadvertisementB.abookreviewC.afeaturestoryD.A.newsreport
WhileIQIntelligenceQuotienttellsyouhowsmartyouarE.EQEmotionalQuotienttellsyouhowwellyouuseyoursmartness.ProfessorSaloverythepsychologistwhocreatedthetermEQsaysthatitisIQthatgetsyouhiredbutitisEQthatgetsyoupromoteD.Supportedbyhisresearchhesuggestedthatwhenpredictingfuturesuccessesaperson'sbrainpowerasmeasuredbyIQtestsmightactuallymatterlessthanaperson'scharacterorEQ.ProfessorSaloverymaybecorrect.Forexamplehaveyoueverwonderedwhysomeofthebestandsmarteststudentsinyourclassendupfailingexams?PerhapsitisbecauseoftheirEQ.PeopleoftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatEQistheoppositeofIQ.Itisnot.AlthoughitishopedthatpeoplehavebothhighEQsandIQsthereislittledoubtthatthosewithlowEQshaveahardtimesurvivinginlifE.Foralongtimeresearchersdiscussedifaperson'sIQcouldberaiseD.Thegeneticistssaidnowhilethesocialscientistssaidyes.Furthermorethesocialscientistssaidthatitwaspossibletoimproveaperson'sEQparticularlyintermsofpeopleskillssuchasunderstandingandcommunication.Recentlyaprofessorreleasedthefindingsofastudyonseniorhighschoolstudents.Whensomenormalstudentswereintroducedtosomedisabledstudentstheyfoundthatafterwardstheyweremorewillingtohelppeopleindifficulties.Atthesametimetherewasamarkedchangeinthedisabledstudents'attitudes.Theybecamemorepositiveabouttheirdisabilitiesandweremoreeagertotrynewthings.PeoplewithhighEQsoftenhavepositiveattitudestowardslifeandareopentodifferentideassotheytendtobemorecreativeintheirthinking.PleaserememberthathavingahighIQishelpfulbuthavingahighEQmightevenbemorehelpful.1.AccordingtoProfessorSaloverywhatfactormattersthemostinpredictingwhetherapersonwillbesuccessfulornot?A.Howapersontestshis/herbrainpower.B.A.person'scharacter.C.Howsmartapersonis.D.A.person'sIQ.2.Thesecondparagraphtellsusthat________.A.peoplewhohaveahighIQalwayshaveahighEQB.EQistheoppositeofIQC.peoplewhohavealowEQtendtohaveahardlifeD.peoplewhohaveahighEQalwayshaveahighIQ3.Whatdidtheprofessorfindfromhisstudyofnormalstudentsbeingintroducedtosomedisabledchildren?A.Studentswithdisabilitieswerenotopenintryingnewthings.B.Therewasnochangeinthenormalstudents.C.Thedisabledstudentsbecamemorepositiveandmoreeagertotrynewthings.D.Thedisabledstudentsweremorewillingtohelpothers.4.Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sattitudetowardEQandIQ?A.IQismorehelpfultopeoplethanEQ.B.IQcanberaisedbyunderstandingandcommunication.C.EQcangetpeoplehireD.D.A.highEQisofgreatbenefitingettingpeoplepromoteD.5.WhichofthefollowingwouldbetheBESTtitleofthispassage?A.A.person'sbrainpower.B.IQEQandsuccess.C.IQandaperson'scharacter.D.A.person'sIQandEQ.
JustbylivingitisapparentthatthemediahasprofoundeffectsonpeoplE.Howorwhyortowhatdegreeonlytheindividualcanjudgeforhimself/herself.NomatterifthemediaissmallormajoreverydayeventsarewhateffectspeoplE.A.commercialabouticecreamcansendmillionsrunningtothenearestgrocerystorereadytotrythenewflavor.WhilereadingtheonlinearticleabouthowpoorsleepcontributestohealthproblemsIwassurprisedtohearthatnotgettingenoughsleepwassuchabigproblem.Iwasabsolutelyfreakedout使震惊bythisarticlesorightafterIdecidedtogetagoodnight'srestfromthenon.ThatnightIdrankhotteatookalongbubblebathandlistenedtopeacefulmusicbeforebeD.Ididn'tsleepawinkthatnightandit'sbecauseofthepressureIwasputtingonmyselftosleepwell.ThisarticlehasmacroeffectsbecauseitispossiblethatmanypeoplehavereadthearticleandbeenaffecteD.AnothermediaeffectisamoviE.ItisoriginallyanovelthatisadaptedintoamoviE.Inormallyhateliteraturethatisputintofilmbutthiswasanexception.MymotherwasinlovewiththebookPrideandPrejudicesowhenIwenttoBlockbustertheothernightitcaughtmyeyE.Irentedthemovieandfellinlovewithit.IwasinfactsoinspiredbythemoviethatIdecidedtoreadthebook.Thusitwasanunintended无意识的effectbecausethewriter/adapterdidnotproducethismoviethinkingthatitwouldmakeviewerswanttoreadmoreclassicbooks.1.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A.ThedifferentkindsofthemediA.B.TheeffectsofthemediaonpeoplE.C.OurpressureundertheinfluenceofthemediA.D.OuraddictiontothemediA.2.TheauthordecidedtoreadthebookPrideandPrejudicebecause________.A.hismotherlikedreadingitB.themoviewaswellproducedC.hedidn'tlikethemovieD.theproducerwantedviewerstodoso3.Thelastparagraphiswrittentoshowthat________.A.themediacaninfluenceusinapositivewayB.amovieisusuallyapoorbetrayofaclassicbookC.peopleusuallylikemoviesinsteadoforiginalworksD.wecan'tloveaclassicwithoutreadingtheoriginalwork4.Theauthorprobablybelievesthat________.A.theinfluenceofthemediaisusuallymisleadingB.weshouldremaincalmundertheinfluenceofthemediaC.themediacancausegreatpressuretopeopleD.peoplecan'tavoidtheinfluenceofthemediaintheirdailylife5.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthemediacanbedescribedas________.A.subjectiveB.negativeC.objectiveD.positive
LawmakersintheUnitedStateshaveexpandedaninvestigationintotheuseoflocation-trackingsystemsonmobiledevices.TheactionfollowsrecentreportsaboutthestoringofinformationontheAppleiPhone.Somepeopleconsiderlocationtrackingtobeathreattopersonalprivacyandsecurity.AllanFriedmantheresearchdirectorsaysAllwirelesscompaniesdosomelocationtrackingaspartoftheirnetworks.Thisinformationisusuallystoredbythecompaniesnotthedevicesandtherearelawstoprotectit.Lawenforcement执法agenciesforexamplehavetohaveafairlyhighstandardbeforeitcanaccessthatdata.Andthephonecompanyisalsoprohibitedfromsellingthatinformation.NowtworesearchersreportthatlocationtrackinginformationisbeingstoreddirectlyonAppledevices.TheysaidApple’snewestoperatingsystemsgatherglobalpositioningsystemandtimestampinformation.Theinformationisstoredonthedeviceinafilethatisalsouploaded上传toanycomputerthatthedeviceisconnectedto.Theresearcherssaytheinformationisavailabletoanyonewhohasaccesstothedeviceorcomputer.AllanFriedmansaysThisraisesadditionalconcerns.There’stheideathatbecauseit’sonmyphoneandonmycomputerrogueapplications恶意程序thatIpayfororthatI’mtrickedintodownloadingmaybeabletoaccessthisdataandsomehowmisuseit.ApplesaysitisnottrackingthelocationofyouriPhone.ItissimplykeepingadatabaseofWi-Fihotspotsandcellphonetowersneartheuser’slocation.ThisinformationismeanttohelptheiPhonequicklyfinditslocationwhenneeded.LettershavebeensenttosomeoftheleadingmobiledevicedevelopersincludingAppleandGoogle.Thelettersaskedformoreinformationabouttheirlocationtrackingsystems.AllanFriedmancallsthisanimportantstarttostrengtheningprivacylaws.HesaysTherearen’tstrongcontrolsoverthingslikelocationinformationwhattheyaredoingwithithowlongtheyarekeepingit.Andperhapsthemostimportantquestionisismylocationdatawithotherfactsaboutme?60.WhydidAmericanlawmakersinvestigatetheuseoflocation-trackingsystemsoncell-phones?A.Becausethesystemscanstoreusers’informationB.Becausemanyusershavesufferedlossafterusingthem.C.Becauseitisthoughttothreatenusers’privacy.D.Becausemanyreportershaveshowntheproblemofthesystems.61.AllanFriedmanbelievesthat________.A.wirelesscompaniesfocusonpersonalprivacy.B.peopleareforbiddentogetaccesstoprivatedataatwillC.phonecompaniesmaysellprivateinformationsecretlyD.customersmayaskwirelesscompaniestolocatetheirtracking62.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph3?A.Locationtrackinginformationisstoredonline.B.Apple’snewestoperatingsystemscollectallkindsofinformation.C.LocationtrackinginformationmaybeuploadedtoanyiPhone.D.Apple’snewestoperatingsystemsmayrevealtheprivateinformationofusers.63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Appledeniesthatittracksthelocationofusers.B.TheresearchersmaymisunderstandtheApple’ssystems.C.Theglobalpositioningsystemistoblameforrogueapplications.TheiPhonecanquicklyfinditslocationbyusingitsuser’sinformation.
DANBURY—CherylKunstknowsanewrestrictiononteendriverswillhelpkeepthemsafebutsheworriesthatitwillaffecttheamountoftimeshecanspendteachingherdaughtertodrivE.ThenewrestrictionwhichtookeffectMondaylimitsthenumberofpassengersthatteenagerswithlearningpermitsareallowedtocarry.Teenagerswithapermitcanonlydrivewiththeparentorlicenseddriverwhoisteachingthem.IunderstandthesafetyissuesbutitwillmakeitmoredifficulttogetinthedrivinghoursmydaughterneedssaidtheDanburywomanwhohasbeenteachingher16-year-olddaughterSarahtodriveforthelastmonth.AlotoftimesI’llletherdrivewhilewe’redoingerrands短差andafriendorherlittlesistermightbeinthecar.Wewon’tbeabletodothatnow.DavidScribnerwhoauthoredthestate’sgraduatedlicenselawssaiddespitetheinconveniencethenewregulationwillsavelives.Thehighestpercentageofaccidentswithayoungdriveriscausedbydistractions分心ScribnersaiD.ItmakessensetopreventthedistractionsespeciallywhenateenagerislearningtodrivE.Itcreatesbetterconditionstolearnunderandwillgivetheteenagershigherlevelsofself-confidencewhendriving.BarryThayerdirectoroftheThayerDriverEducationCenteronPadanaramRoadsaidIalwayswarnparentsthatduringthefirstorsecondhourofdrivingthereshouldn’tbeanyotherpassengersinthecarhesaiD.ButafterafewhoursitcanworkoutfinE.Thenewlawsoundsnicebutithasitsdisadvantages.Myonlyconcernisthatitcouldmeanparentswon’tbeabletospendasmuchtimeontheroadwiththeirkids.60.CherylKunstisworriedthat________.A.thenewrestrictionwon’tbecarriedoutsuccessfullyB.herdaughterwon’tdrivebyherselfC.shehaslesstimetoteachherdaughtertodriveD.herdaughterwon’tbesafewhendriving61.Accordingtothenewrestriction________.A.teenagerswithoutapermitshoulddrivewiththeirparentsB.teenagerswithapermitcan’tcarrytheirclassmatesC.Sarahcan’tlearntodrivefromhermotheranymoreD.parentscanteachtheirchildrentodriveatanytime62.DavidScribnerthoughtthat________.A.teenagersshouldpaymoreattentionwhendrivingB.teenagersshouldenjoythemselvesinthecarC.parentsshouldgivetheirchildrenmorechancestodrivebythemselvesD.thenewrulewouldsaveparents’drivingtime63.Themainideaofthepassageprobablyis________.A.Sarahislearningtodrivewithhermom’shelpB.peoplearenotsatisfiedwiththenewrestrictionC.experts’worryaboutteenagersdrivingD.people’sopinionsonthenewrule
London—Ifitreallyiswhat’sontheinsidethatcountsthenalotofthinpeoplemightbeintroublE.Somedoctorsnowthinkthattheinternalfatsurroundingimportantorgansliketheheartorlivercouldbeasdangerousastheexternalfatwhichcanbenoticedmoreeasily.Beingthindoesn’tsurelymeanyouarenotfatsaidDrJimmyBellatImperialCollegE.Since1994Bellandhisteamhavescannednearly800peoplewithMRImachinestocreatefatmapsshowingwherepeoplestorefat.Accordingtotheresultpeoplewhokeeptheirweightthroughdietratherthanexercisearelikelytohavemajordepositsofinternalfateveniftheyareslim.EvenpeoplewithnormalBodyMassIndexscorescanhavesurprisinglevelsoffatdepositsinsidE.Ofthewomenasmanyas45percentofthosewithnormalBMIscores20to25actuallyhadtoohighlevelsofinternalfat.Amongmenthepercentagewasnearly60percent.AccordingtoBellpeoplewhoarefatontheinsideareactuallyontheedgeofbeingfat.Theyeattoomanyfattyandsugaryfoodsbuttheyarenoteatingenoughtobefat.ScientistsbelievewenaturallystorefataroundthebellyfirstbutatsomepointthebodymaystartstoringitelsewherE.Doctorsareunsureabouttheexactdangersofinternalfatbutsomethinkithassomethingtodowithheartdiseaseanddiabetes.Theywanttoprovethatinternalfatdamagesthebody’scommunicationsystems.Thegoodnewsisthatinternalfatcanbeeasilyburnedoffthroughexerciseorevenbyimprovingyourdiet.Ifyouwanttobehealthythereisnoshortcut.ExercisehastobeanimportantpartofyourlifestyleBellsaiD.51.Whatisthispieceofnewsmainlyabout?A.ThinpeoplemaybefatinsidE.B.InternalfatisofnoimportancE.C.Internalfatleadstomanydiseases.D.Thinpeoplealsohavetroubles.52.Doctorshavefound_____.A.theexactdangersofinternalfatB.internalfatisthecauseofheartdiseaseanddiabetesC.beingslimisnotdangerousatallD.beingslimdoesn’tmeanyouarenotfatinside53.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A.Exercisecanhelptoreducetheinternalfat.B.Peoplecangetridofinternalfatbyimprovingdiet.C.Menaremorelikelytohavetoomuchinternalfat.D.Peoplewithheartdiseaseallhaveinternalfat.54.Fromthelastparagraphwecanfindthat_____.A.whetherinternalfatcanleadtodiseasehasbeenprovedB.exerciseplaysinimportantroleinpeople’slifeforkeepinghealthyC.thinpeopleusuallyhaveinternalfateveniftheyareslimD.itiseasiertoburnoffinternalfatthanexternalfat55.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmeans_____.A.alongroadB.aneasywayC.acleardifferenceD.ashortdistance
JennyBowenanAmericanlivinginBeijinghasbeenselectedastheonlyAmericantocarrythe2008BeijingOlympictorchonChinesesoil.Sheandsevenothernon－Chinesewinnerswerechosenfromapoolof262applicants申请者from47countriesinacontestorganizedbyChinesecomputermakerLenovoGroupandtheofficialEnglish－languagenewspaperChinaDaily.WhenBowenrunswiththeOlympictorchshewillnotonlyberepresentingtheUnitedStatesbutalsoberepresentingthousandsofChineseorphans孤儿.BowenamotheroftwoadoptedChinesedaughtersistheexecutivedirectorofHalftheSkyFoundationanorganizationwhichwasfoundedin1998andaimstoenrichthelivesandimprovetheprospectsfororphanedchildreninChinA.Innearly10yearsBowenandHalftheSkyhavetouchedthelivesofover13000children.HalftheSkyisnowpresentin36welfare福利institutionsin28Chinesecities.About4000childrenareactiveintheprogramwhichprovidestrainedstaffeducationaltoolsmedicalsupportandnurturinglovefororphans.BowenhopesthatrunningwiththeOlympictorchwillhelpdrawattentiontothechildreninChinA.Shewillbeamong19400runnerswhowillcarrytheflamealongan85000－mile130－dayrouteacrossfivecontinents.BeijingorganizerssayitwillbethelongesttorchrelayinOlympichistory.LikeBowenthesevenothernon－ChinesewinnersincludingaGermanengineerandaVenezuelangraphicdesignerliveinChinA.OthercountriesrepresentedwillbethePhilippinesColombiaIndiaJapanandRussiA.AccordingtoOlympicorganizerscandidates候选人wereselectedbasedonanonlinevotecommitteeselectiontheirloveofChinesecultureandhistoryanddevotiontocommunicatinginformationofarealChinatotheirnativecountries.Eachrunnerwillcarrythetorchfor200metersonChinesesoil.6.AccordingtothetextJennyBowen________.A.isinterestedinChinesesportsB.foundedHalftheSkyanorganizationwhichaimstohelpChineseorphansC.hasadopted13000childrenduring10yearsD.lovesChinesecultureandhistory7.Bowenhopesthatbeingatorchrunnerwouldhelp________.A.collecteducationaltoolsmedicalsupportetcfororphansB.makeHalftheSkyFoundationwellknownC.communicateinformationofAmericaD.drawattentiontoorphansinChina8.Whichofthefollowingaboutthe2008torchrelayisWRONG?A.ThecontestforitsrunnersisorganizedbyLenovoGroupandChinaDaily.B.IthaseightforeignrunnersincludinganAmericanaGermanandaVenezuelan.C.ItwillbethelongestrelaywiththemostrunnersinOlympichistory.D.ItwillbeanopportunitytocommunicateinformationofarealChinatotheworlD.9.What'stheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.A.USwomantocarry2008OlympictorchinChinaB.HappylifeofaUSwomaninChinaC.DevelopmentofChinesewelfareinstitutionsD.ThelongesttorchrelayinOlympichistory10.Thetextisan________.A.biographyB.argumentC.newsreportD.advertisement
IntheearlydaysofnuclearpowertheUnitedStatesmakemoneyonit.Buttodayopponents反对者havesocomplicateditsdevelopmentthatnonuclearplantshavebeenorderedorbuiltherein12years.Thegreatestfearofnuclearpoweropponentshasalwaysbeenareactormeltdown.TodaythechancesofameltdownthatwouldthreatenU.S.publichealthareverylittlE.ButtoevenfurtherreducethepossibilityengineersaretestingnewreactorsthatrelynotonhumanjudgmenttoshutthemdownbutonthelawsofnaturE.NowGeneralElectricisalreadybuildingtwoadvancedreactorsinJapan.Butdon'texpectthemevenonU.S.shoresunlessthingschangeinWashington.Theprocedureforlicensingnuclearpowerplantsisabaddream.Anytimeduringorevenafterconstructionanobjectionbyanygrouporindividualcanbringeverythingtoastopwhilethematterisinvestigatedortakentocourt.Meanwhilethebuildermustaddnice–but–not–necessaryimprovementssomeofwhichforcehimtoknockdownwallsandstartover.IneverycasewhenaplanthasbeenopposedtheNuclearRegulationCommissionhasultimatelygrantedalicensetoconstructoroperatE.Butthevictoryoftencostssomuchthattheutilityendsupabandoningtheplantanyway.AcaseinpointistheShorehamplantonNewYork'sLongIslanD.ShorehamwasavirtualtwintotheMillstoneplantinConnecticutbothorderedinthemid-60s.Millstonecompletedfor＄101millionhasbeengeneratingelectricityfortwodecades.Shorehamhoweverwassingledoutbyantinuclearactivistswhobysendinginendlessprotestsdrovethecostover$5billionanddelayeditsuseformanyyears.ShorehamfinallywonitsoperationlicensE.Buttheplanthasneverproducedawattpower.GovernorMarioCuomoanopponentofaShorehamstart-upusedhispowertoforceNewYork’spublic-utilitiescommissiontoacceptthefollowingsettlement:thepowercompanycouldpassthecostofShorehamalongtoitsconsumersonlyifitagreednottooperatetheplant.Todayaperfectlygoodfacilitycapableofservicinghundredsofthousandsofhomessitsrusting.67.Theauthor’sattitudetowardthedevelopmentofnuclearpoweris____.A.negativeB.neutralC.positiveD.questioning68.Whathasmadetheprocedureforlicensingnuclearpowerplantsabaddream?A.TheinefficiencyoftheNuclearRegulationCommission.B.Theenormouscostofconstructionandoperation.C.Thelengthoftimeittakestomakeinvestigations.D.Theobjectionoftheopponentsofnuclearpower.69.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that____.A.therearenotenoughsafetymeasuresintheU.S.forrunningnewnuclearpowerplantsB.itisnottechnicaldifficultiesthatpreventthebuildingofnuclearpowerplantsintheU.S.C.therearealreadymorenuclearpowerplantsthannecessaryintheU.S.D.theAmericangovernmentwillnotallowJapanesenuclearreactorstobeinstalledintheU.S.70.GovernorMarioCuomo’schiefintentioninproposingthesettlementwasto____.A.stoptheShorehamplantfromgoingintooperationB.urgethepowercompanytofurtherincreaseitspowersupplyC.permittheShorehamplanttooperateundercertainconditionsD.helpthepowercompanytosolveitsfinancialproblems
05·全国ⅠB.篇MONTREALReuters–CrossingtheUS-Canadaborder边界togotochurchonaSundaycostaUScitizen＄10000forbreakingWashington’sstrictnewsecurity安全rules.TheexpensivetriptochurchwasasurpriseforRichardAlbertwholivesrightontheCanadianborder.Liketheotherhalf-dozenpeopleofTownship15crossingtheborderisadailyoccurrenceforAlbert.ThenearbyQuebecvillageofSt.Pamphileiswheretheyshopeatandgotochurch.Therearemanysuchsituationsintheseareasalongthelargelyunguarded5530-mileborderbetweenCanadaandtheUS-whichinsomecasesactuallyrunsdownthemiddleofstreetsorthroughbuildings.AsaresultAlbertsayshedidnotexpectanyproblemsthreeweeksagowhenhereturnedhometotheUSafterattendingchurchinCanadaasusual.TheUScustoms海关stationinthisareaisclosedonSundayssohejustdrovearoundthelockedgateashehaddoneeveryweekendsincethegateappearedlastMayfollowingatighteningofbordersecurity.Twodayslater.Albertwastoldtogotothecustomsofficewhereanofficertoldhimhehadbeencaughtoncarneracrossingtheborderillegally非法.Ottawahasgivenoutspecialpassestosome300UScitizensinthatareasotheycanenterthecountrywhenCanadiancustomsstationsareclosedbuttheUSstoppedasimilarprogramlastMay.Thatforcesthepeopletoa200-miledetouralonghillyroadstogethometountrywhroughanotherbordercheckpoint.AlberthasrequestedthatthecustomsofficechangetheirdecisionsonthefinebuthehasnotattendedaSundaychurchsincE.IfeellikeI’mlivinginaprisonhesaiD.59.WelearnfromthetextthatRichardAlbertis______.A.anAmericanlivinginTownship15B.aCanadixacanlivinginaQuebecvillageC.aCanadianworkinginacustomsstationD.anAmericanworkinginaCanadianchurch60.Albertwasfinedbecausehe______.A.failedtoobeytrafficrulesB.broketheAmericansecurityrulesC.workedinSt.PamphilewithoutapassD.damagedthegateofthecustomsoffice61.Theunderlinedworddetourinparagraph5means______.A.adrivethroughthetownB.araceacrossthefieldsC.aroundaboutwayoftravelingD.ajourneyinthemountainarea62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.Cross-countryTripB.A.SpecialBorderPassC.AnUnguardedBorderD.AnExpensiveChurchVisit
The11thBeijingInternationalTourismFestivalopeningceremonykickedoffattheOlympicgreenonOctober232009drawingtogetherperformancegroupsandartistsfrom71countriesand18districtsandcountiesinandaroundBeijing.25floats彩车representingdifferentaspectsoftravelandlifeinBeijingactedasmobilenamecardsforinternationalfriendsaccordingtoBeijing'sDeputyMayorDingXiangyangaddingtheyrepresentanewfocusfortourisminthisancientculturalandhistoricalcity.Animpressivedrumperformancemarkedtheprelude前奏ofthisyear'stourismfestivalwith60ChinesetraditionaldrummerskickingofftheceremonywhilesendingtheirbirthdaywishestothemotherlanD.Femaledrumplayersandwatersplashdrummersalsobroughtthedrumperformancestoaclimax高潮.Followingthedrumperformancewasaneye－catchingparadeoffloatsfeaturingBeijing'sfamousscenicspots.TheForbiddenCityBeihaiParktheSummerPalacetheBird'sNestShichahaiandHappyValleywereallrepresentedastheygracefullymovedalongtheboulevard林阴大道.EachfloatwasledbyanelegantmodeldressedinspecialattirewithelementsofthescenicspotsrepresenteD.ParkSu－Hoanassembly集合memberfromtheEconomy&InvestmentCommitteeoftheRepublicofKoreaistheleaderoftheirdelegation.TheydoperformanceduringtheopeningceremonyalongwiththeirtraditionalfolkdancE.Thisisthefirsttimewe'vebeeninChinA.BeijingisverytidyandbeautifulwefeelproudtotakepartinthistourismfestivalandwehopetheChinesepeoplelikeourperformancE.ThethreedayfestivalconcludedatHappyValleyonSunday.OvertheweekendthemainexhibitionvenuearoundtheOlympicparkdisplayedBeijing'srichtourismresourcesfoundacrossits18districtsandcountrieswhileatthesametimevisitorsappreciatedsplendidexoticperformancesfrominternationalartists.6.Accordingtothewriterwhatisthefirstexcellentperformanceorprogramduringtheceremony?A.Theparadeofthe25floats.B.AdrumperformancE.C.ParkSu－Ho'sfolkdancE.D.Themainexhibition.7.Fromthepassagewecanseeboththefloatsandthemodelswerepicturedwith________.A.famousscenicspotsinBeijingB.theOlympicpicturesC.beautifulflowersD.specialattire8.Accordingtothepassagetheparadeofthe25floatsrepresent________.A.allthescenicspotsinBeijingB.anewfocusforBeijingC.the60thbirthdayofourcountryD.thedevelopmentofBeijing9.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordexoticinthelastparagraphmean?A.Traditional.B.Folk.C.Eye－catching.D.Foreign.10.What'sthepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassage?A.TotellussomescenicspotsinBeijing.B.Toletusknowhowflourishtoday'sBeijingis.C.TotellusanopeningceremonyinBeijing.D.ToletusknowthegreatchangeofBeijingaftertheOlympicGames.
BeforetheNobelPrizeinliteraturewasawardedtoJohnSteinbeckin1962onlyfiveAmericanshadbeenpreviouslyhonoredthemostrecentbeingErnestHemingwayin1954andWilliamFaulknerin1949.SteinbeckhadbeenconsideredonthoseoccasionsbeforE.AsthehonorisbyfarthegreatestanywritercanreceiveSteinbeckwaselated高兴的.Thefeelingofelationwastempered减弱slightlyhoweverbytheremarksexpressedbySteinbeckin1956thatwinnersoftheNobelPrizeseldomwriteanythingofvalueafterwarD.HecitedHemingwayandFaulknerasexamplesminimizingthepointthatbytimeoftheirselectionmostwritershadalreadywrittentheirbestwork.AttheageofsixtywhenhereceivedtheawardhimselfSteinbeckwrotetoafriendthathewouldnothaveacceptedtheawardhadhenotbelievedthathewouldcontinuetowritewellthathecouldbeattherap.Likehiscontemporaries同时代的人andothersaswellhoweverhedidnot.TherewasnoexpectationorneedthatthewritershoulddosoforSteinbeckhadlongbeforemadehismarkinmodernAmericanliteraturE.65.AccordingtothepassagehowmanyAmericanshadreceivedtheNobelPrizebefore1949?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.66.InwhichyearwasSteinbecksixtyyearsold?A.1949B.1954C.1956D.196267.AccordingtothepassageSteinbeckobservedthatauthorswhoreceivetheNobelPrizeforliterature___________.A.havealreadyfinishedwritingpopularworksB.shouldfollowtheexamplesofHemingwayandFaulknerC.rarelywritesignificantworksafterwardsD.areamongthegreatestcontemporarywriters68.Inthelastparagraphthephrasedosorefersto________.A.feelingelatedatreceivingtheNobelPrizeB.acceptingtheNobelPrizeifnominatedC.writingwellafterreceivingtheNobelPrizeearlierD.honoringNobelPrizewinnersofthepast
09·全国ⅡD.篇TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721theprinterJamesFranklin.Benjamin'solderbrotherstartedtheNewEnglandCourantandthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventurearticlesonartonfamouspeopleandonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin'sCourant.fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlongNewspapercompliesarelosingadvertisers广告商readersmarketvaluE.anD.insomecasestheirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsagoThechiefeditor主编ofthetimessaidrecentlyAtplaceswheretheygathereditorsaskoneanother'Howareyou?'asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcamE.AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteoftheGuardianundertheheadlineNOTDEADYET.perhapsnotbuttheriseoftheInternetwhichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworldhasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepasttheeyearsTheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock股票dropby54%sincetheendof2004withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyearA.manageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstockTheWashingtonPostComplyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducationitstestingandtest-preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany'sincomE.53.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCurran?A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B.ItmarksthebeginningoftheAmericannewspaper.C.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmericA.D.Itcomesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.54.Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A.Theyoftenacceptreaders'suggestionsB.Theycarealotabouteachother'shealth.C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.55.Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A.TheWashingtonPostB.TheGuardianC.TheNewYorkTimes.D.NewEnglandCourant56.Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers?A.SatisfiedB.HopefulC.WorriedD.Surprised
Nuclearweapons核武器werefirstdevelopedintheUnitedStatesduringtheSecondWorldWartobeusedagainstGermany.HoweverbythetimethefirstbombswerereadyforusethewarwithGermanyhadendedandasaresultthedecisionwasmadetousetheweaponsagainstJapaninstead.HiroshimaandNagasakihavesufferedtheconsequencesofthedecisiontothepresentday.Therealreasonswhybombsweredroppedontwoheavilypopulatedcitiesarenotaltogetherclear.Anumberofpeoplein1944andearly1945arguedthattheuseofnuclearweaponswouldbeunnecessarysinceAmericanIntelligencewasawarethatsomeofthemostpowerfulandinfluentialpeopleinJapanhadalreadyrealisedthatthewarwaslostandwantedtodiscussaJapanesesurrender投降.ItwasalsoarguedthatsinceJapanhasfewnaturalresourcesablockade封锁bytheAmericannavywouldforceittosurrenderwithinafewweeksandtheuseofnuclearweaponswouldproveunnecessary.IfademonstrationofforcewasrequiredtoendthewarabombcouldbedroppedoveranunpopulatedarealikeadesertinfrontofJapaneseobserversoroveranareaoflowpopulationinsideJapansuchasaforest.Choosingthiscourseofactionmightdecreasethelossoffurtherlivesonallsideswhilethepowerofnuclearweaponswouldstillbeadequatelydemonstrated展示.AlloftheseargumentswereturneddownhoweverandthegeneralagreementwasthatthequickestwaytoendthefightingwouldbetousenuclearweaponsagainstthecentresofpopulationinsideJapan.Infacttwoofthemorelikelyreasonswhythedecisionwasreachedseemquiteshockingtousnow.68.ThemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1isthat.A.thetwocitieswerebadlydamagedaftertheywerebombeD.B.thetwocitiessufferedbecauseJapanwouldnotagreetoendthewar.C.theterribleeffectsofdroppingnuclearweaponsonthesecitiescanstillbefelt.D.theendofthewarwithGermanymeantHiroshimaandNagasakiwouldsuffer.69.AccordingtoParagraph2ablockadewouldhavebeensuccessfulbecause..A.Japanhadtoimportmostofitsnaturalresources.B.JapanwouldnotbepowerfulenoughtobeatablockadE.C.anattackwouldprobablydestroyJapaneseresourceswithinafewweeks.D.theAmericanscoulddefeatJapan'snavysinceitwasshortofresources.70.Thelastparagraphtellsthat...A.thewriterprobablyexpectsushottoarguewithhisopinion.B.thenuclearbombsmusthavebeendroppedonTokyotoo.C.therealreasonsfor'thedecisionmayneverhavebeenmadeclear.D.thewriterhasnotdonemuchresearchonthissubjecttoestablishthefacts.71.Whatwouldprobablybediscussedintheparagraphsthatfollow?A.ThereasonswhyJapanchosetosurrender.B.Thewriter'sattitudestowardstheJapan'ssurrender.C.People'sdifferentopinionsaboutdroppingnuclearweaponsontothecities.D.Someofthepossiblereasonsfordroppingnuclearweaponsontothecities.
TheroutefromnorthtosouthisageneralpictureofNorwegiannature:thunderingwaterfallsrushingmountainstreamsandroadsthatrunalongglaciersafterhavinggonethroughthickpineforestsandcoastallakesandfiords峡湾.Theinnerpartofthecountryisveryruggedandalmostonethirdofitiscoveredwithtrees.DespiteitsnorthernlatitudetheNorwegianweatherisinfactmaritime海洋性的anddampbecauseitisaffectedbythemitigating调节actionofthewarmGulfStreamcomingfromtheGulfofMexicowhichflowsupthecoastpreventingtheformationofseaicE.BergenaportlyinginthesoutheastofthecountryiscrowdedwithbrightlycoloredhouseswhichbelongedtoGermantradersofthepowerfulHanseaticLeaguE.DespiteseveralfirestheareakeepstheatmosphereoftheoldportandCommercialCityfromtheMiddleAges.UNESCO联合国教科文组织recentlydeclareditaWorldHeritageSiteandincludeditinthelistofmonumentsthataretobepreserveD.ThereisalargeparkinthecenterofBergenwhichistakenupalmostcompletelybyalargelakearoundwhichliesomeofthemainmuseumsinthecity.TheHakonshallenthemostbeautifulmonumentinthecitylieswithinthewallsofBergen'sfortress.Thegreat13thcenturyGothichallwasbuiltforthepartiesandthereceptionsinthedaysofthecity'scontrolovertradeintheNorthSeA.YougetthebestviewoverBergenthefiordsandthesurroundingpine－coveredmountainsfromthebelvedere观景台.It'seasytoadmireNorwegiansfortheirunique独特的wayofrespectingthenature!FromnorthtosouthfromLaplandtoOsloandBergenNorwegianpeoplehasprovedwithtimethathumanbeingsasthemostadvancedyetmostvulnerable脆弱的inthegreatfamilyofnaturecanliveinharmony和谐withallitsothermembers.6.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A.introducethewholenaturalsceneryofNorwayB.showpeoplethefactthathumanbeingscanliveinharmonywithnaturethroughrespectingnatureC.tellpeopleNorway'snaturalenvironmentissobeautifulandattractsmoretouristsD.informpeoplethatBergenhasbeendeclaredWorldHeritageSitebyUNESCO7.InNorwegianwinterthereisnoseaicebecause________.A.NorwayliesinNorthernEuropewithhighlatitudeB.onethirdofNorwayiscoveredwiththickpinetreesC.theGulfStreamfromtheGulfofMexicokeepstheNorwegiancoastwarmallyearroundD.theweatherdependsuponthemountainousareasinNorway8.Theunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A.thewarmGulfstreamB.theNorwegianweatherC.thenorthernlatitudeD.theGulfofMexico9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutBergenisNOTtrue?A.Bergenisaportwithalargeparkinitscenter.B.TheHakonshallenthemostbeautifulmonumentinBergenwasoncecontrolledbyGermanmerchantsinthe13thcentury.C.TheHakonshallenwasmeantforthecommercialneedsatthattimE.D.UNESCOhasdecidedtopreserveBergenbecauseofitsrealatmosphereoftheoldportandCommercialCityfromtheMiddleAges.10.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat________.A.NorwayisaneighborofMexicoB.GermansplayanimportantpartintheNorwegianeconomyC.thesouthofNorwayiscoveredwiththickforestD.theHanseaticLeagueisacommercialorganization
LikemanyothernationsChinahasbeenbusyputtingtogetherevacuation撤侨plansforitscitizensstuckincrisis-tornLibya.TherealsurprisehasbeenjusthowmanyChinesearelivingthere.Theforeignministrydoesnotknowforsurebutputsthefigureat30-40000.Thehugecontingent代表团inLibyawhoworkforatleast27ChinesecompanieshasbroughttolightoneofthenewdilemmasfacingChinaasitseconomicinterestsexpand.ForamixtureofreasonsthatarepartlypoliticalpartlybusinessChineseworkersarenowpresentinmanyofthemostunrestanddangerouspartsoftheworldincludingplaceswhereanti-Chinesesentimentoverjobsandworkingconditionsisontherise.Oneofthefirstwake-upcallswasin2007whenagroupofChinesewomenwerekidnappedinPakistananeventwhichledtothesiegeoftheRedMosqueinLahore.InthesameyearnineChineseoilworkerswerekilledinEthiopia.InrecentyearsChineseworkershavebeenkidnappedinCameroonCongoandAfghanistan.PubliclyChinesediplomatsadmitthatthecountryneedsbettercontingencyplanstodealwiththissortofsituation.Privatelytheyworryaboutadifferentissue:thatsuchincidentswillforcethemtogetmuchmoreinvolvedindomesticpoliticaldisputesinfar-offlandspullingthegovernmentawayfromitscommitmenttoapolicyofnon-interference.ThenightmareafewdiplomatsandacademicsadmitwouldbealargeviolentattackonagroupofChinesewhichthenpromptedanintensenationalistreactionathomeforcingthegovernmenttotakethesortofinterventionist干涉主义的actionsittriestoshun.BeijinggavesomeindicationofhowitwillrespondinthefuturewiththedecisiononThursdaytosendthefrigate护卫舰Xuzhoucurrentlyconductinganti-piracytasksoffthecoastofSomaliatoLibya.ItsmissionwillbetohelptheevacuationeffortbutitisalsoawarningtoanyinLibyawhomightattackChineseinterestsaswellasthelatestindicationofthegrowingglobalreachofChina’snavy.AsAndrewEricksonaChinaexpertattheUSNavalWarCollegesays:Thislatestinitiative方案ispartofalargerongoingincreaseinChinesepowerpresenceandinfluencearoundtheworldandshouldcomeasnosurprise.Chinahasglobalinterestscannotfreerideforeverandrequiresapresenceincriticalareasandsituationsinordertohaveavoice.63.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TherearemanyChineseworkersinthemostunrestanddangerouspartsoftheworld.B.Chinashouldprotectworkersintheforeigncountries.C.ChinaaretakingactionstobringitscitizensbackfromLibya.D.Theinternationalsituationisterrible64.Theunderlinedwordshuninthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans?A.takepartinB.avoidC.carryoutD.refuse65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ItremainsunknownhowmanyChinesearelivinginLibya.B.Alargenumberworkersareworkingabroadwhichbringaboutadvantagesanddisadvantages.C.InnocasewilltheChinesegovernmenttakepartinsolvingthepoliticalproblemsinfar-offlands.D.Ourgovernmenttakeimmediateactiontodealwiththissortofsituation.66.What’sNottrueaboutthefrigateXuzhou?A.Itisconductinganti-piracytasksoffthecoastofSomalia.B.Itwillhelptheevacuationeffort.C.ItisawarningtoLibyawhomightattackChineseinterests.D.ItindicatesthatChina’snavycanreachanincreasingnumberofpartsoftheglobal.
A.ForthousandsofyearsthemostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepuB.Traditionallythechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortownwherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.AsaresultBritishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserveD.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalledTheOldTriptoJerusalemwhichdatesbacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEnglanD.HoweverBritishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnightthepub’slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefirE.ThereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordablepricE.That’showthingsusedtobE.ThingsarebeginningtochangE.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch信贷紧缩iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.RecentlytheUKgovernmentbannedsmokinginallpubsandthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter1lpm.Previouslywith1lpmasclosingtimecustomerswouldhavetodrinkquitequicklymeaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownasbingedrinkinganditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.Inordertosavetheirbusinessespubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.BritishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryonE.A.lotofpubsusedtobeWorkingMen'sClubsmeaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Todayhoweverwomencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.56.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingabout______.A.thepastandpresentofBritishpubsB.thedeclineofBritishpubsC.thelonghistoryofBritishpubsD.theimportanceofBritishpubs57.WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?A.Thecreditcrunch.B.ThepresentclosingtimE.C.Thebanofsmoking.D.Havingnosparemoney.58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.BritishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowlyB.closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblemsC.bingedrinkingmeansdrinkinglessbeerD.Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrombingedrinking59.Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor_______.A.isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepubsB.holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubsC.thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcauselesssocialproblemsD.thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed
Britain'sBuckinghamPalacehasopeneditsdoorsgivingtouriststhechancetovisittheinsideofQueenElizabethⅡ'sofficialresidence住所.EachyearwhentheQueenisonholidayinScotlandthousandsofvisitorsgotothepalaceintheheartofLondontoadmiretheimpressivebeautyoftheStateRoomsandtheRoyalCollectionExhibition.Thisyeartouristsgettoseethelargest－evershowoftheQueen'seveningdressesandpersonaljewellery.Tomarkher80thbirthdayinApril80dressesdatingfromthe1940stothepresentdayareonshowfillingtheBallSupperRoomwithbrightcolours.Thebrightlyshiningdressesmadeforoccasionssuchasbanquetsstatevisitsandfamilyeventsgive_an_insight_intohowthechangingfashionshaveinfluencedonQueenElizabeth'sstylethroughtheyears.Theyincludeasilverfull－lengthdressdecoratedwithsequinsbeadspearlsandartificialdiamonds.Itwaswornduringthe1972statevisittoFrancE.AmongthepricelessjewelleryondisplayareprivategiftstotheQueenfrommembersofherfamilyandfamouspiecessuchastheCambridgeEmeraldNecklacemadeforQueenMary'scoronation加冕in1911.QueenElizabethandmembersoftheroyalfamilyareonacruisearoundtheWesternIslesofScotlandbeforeheadingtoBalmoralCastlewhichwaspurchasedbyQueenVictoriaandremainstheroyals'favouriteBritishplaceforsummerholidays.1.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto________.A.introducetheRoyalCollectionExhibitionB.stresstheimportanceofthefamouspalaceC.persuadeyoutovisitthebeautifulpalaceD.tellyouthestoryoftheroyalfamily2.ThetouristscanseethefollowinginBuckinghamPalacethisyearEXCEPT________.A.thebeautyoftheStateRoomsB.theRoyalCollectionExhibitionC.QueenElizabethⅡD.theQueen'seveningdresses3.TheunderlinedpartgiveaninsightintoinParagraph3canbebestreplacedby________.A.widenB.removeC.reflectD.weaken4.WhathasagreateffectonQueenElizabethⅡ'sdressingstyle?A.Thechangingpopularstyles.B.Theprivategifts.C.Thevisitors'differentopinions.D.Staterequirements.5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheRoyalCollectionExhibitionisheldinwinter.B.Theoldestdressonshowwasmadeover60years.C.ThejewellerywasallboughttomatchtheQueen'sdresses.D.PeoplecanvisittheQueen'slivingroominsummer.
Britain’sseedbanktheonlyoneintheworldaimingtocollectalloftheplanet’swildplantspecieshasreacheditsgoalofbanking10percentby2010.TheMillenniumSeedBankProject.runbyKewGardens—oneoftheoldestbotanicalgardens—willofficiallydepositthe24200thspeciesonThursdayapinkwildbananafromChinA.Morethan50countriesarenowonboardwithKew’sgianttaskbutvastplacesoftheglobeincludingIndiaandBrazilstillneedtojoininanddonateseedsdirecforPaulSmithsaiD.Theseedbankisoneofthelargestandmostdiverseintheworldwithmorethan1.5billionseeds.Itsgoalistohelpprotecttheplanet’sbio-diversityduringatimeofclimatechangE.Thewildbananaseedisunderthreatofextinction灭绝insouthwestChinafromagriculturaldevelopment.ItisavitalfoodsourceforAsiA.elephantsandimportantforgrowingbananasforhumanconsumption.Storedatminus-20degreescentigradE.Sotheycanlastforthousandsofyearstheseedsawaitthedaythatscientistshopenevercomes—whenthespeciesnolongerexistinthewilD.ItisaraceagainsttimeSmithsaidbecauseinthelastdecacealone20plantsheldinthebankhavealreadybeenwipedoutinthewilD.Heestimatesthatbetweenathirdandaquarterwillbecomeextinctthiscentury.Itisurgentanditishappeningnow.AnareathesizeofEnglandisclearedofprimaryvegetation植被everyyear.SmithsaiD.Becausemostoftheworld’sfoodandmedicinescomefromnatureprotectingwildplantspeciesisquiteimportantscientistssay.Therearealreadymanyotherseedbankssafeguardingfoodcropswhichonlyaccountfor0.6percentofplanydiversity.ForKew’snextgoal—tocollectaquarterofwildvarietiesby2020—thebotanistsneed10millionpoundsayearorafurther100millionpoundsontopofthe40milliontheyhavealreadybeengranteD.101.What’sthefinalpurposeoftheBritain’sseedbank?A.Tocollectenoughmoneyfortheproject.B.Tosafeguardfoodcrops.C.Toprotectwildplantsfromextinction.D.Tohelpscientistsstudywildplants.102.ThewildbananaseedinChinaisindangerbecauseof.A.theexpandingoffarmingworkB.theclimatechangeinthisareaC.thelargenumberofAsianelephantsD.human’slargeconsumption103.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.theseedsinthebankcanbeusednowandthenalloverthdworldB.IndiaandBrazilhaven’tjoinedintheSeedBankProjectatpresentC.thereisonlyoneseedbankintheworldatpresentD.thewildplantsinplaceslikeIndiaandChinawillneverdieout104.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinparagraph7referto?A.Theexxtinctionofplantspecies.B.KewGardens’nextgoal.C.Britain’sseedbank.D.TheMillenniumSeedBankProject.105.Whichofthefollowinginformationisn’tmentionedinthepassage?A.Theglobalpartnershipofcollectingwildplantspecies.B.Thetemperatureconditionoftheconservativewildplantspecies.C.Thegovernment’sfinancialsupportfortheseedbankproject.D.Scientists’concernontheextinctwildplantspecies.
NewsMarch62008thatMicrosoftwas$44.6billionbidtobuyYahoowasgreetedwithheateddiscussionbymanyInternetusersonFriday.HerearesomeresponsesMarkGaleassiofKansasCityMissouri:Thisisthebestmoveforbothparties.YahoohastheideasandMicrosofthasthemoneytofinallymarkettheseideascorrectly.MicrosoftandYahooareaperfectfitandthedealwillbegoodforconsumers.ScottG.ofNewJersey:IwasaYahoouserforyearsalongwithHotmailfromMicrosoft.ThenGooglecamealong.GoogleEarthGoogleToolbarandGmail.Googleissoinnovative立异的witheverythingtheydo.YahooandMicrosofthesameoldstory.Idon'tthinkthemergerwilldoanythingforeithercompanyexceptimprovetheYahooshareholders'bankaccounts.MichaelGlosserofEsteroFlorida:RightnowYahoooffersalotoffeaturesandtoolsatnocostforalldifferentlevelsofInternetusers.Microsoftseeksnothingbutprofit.Undoubtedlythey'lldonothingotherthanfindwaystostartremovingYahoo'sformerlynon-pricedfeatures.Microsoft'sgreedwillruinthegreatthingthatYahoocurrentlyis.ToniSuarezofHaciendaHeightsCalifornia:Perhapsitwouldbringbetterhightechnologyinnovationstoe-mailandhelpinresearchinganddevelopingabetterInternet!AntonioSimmonsofParkvilleMaryland:MicrosoftpurchasingYahoowouldbenothingmorethananattemptfromMicrosofttofurtherimposeupontheuserstheirpoor-qualitysoftwareandobtainmorewealthforthecompany.InmyopiniontheywillneverbeabletocompetewithGooglebecauseYahooandMicrosoft'scurrentsearchenginesaretooinferiortocompetE.Evenifcombinedtheystilllack.49.WhoisinfavorofthemergerofMicrosoftandYahoo?A.AntonioSimmons.B.MichaelGrosser.C.ScottG.D.MarkGaleassi.50.MichaelGrosserisafraidthat_____________.A.hemergerwillcostYahoo'sfreefeaturesB.mergerwillleadtoMicrosoft'smonopoly把持ofthemarketC.heincreasedcompetitionwillforceGoogleoutofthegameD.InternetuserswillhavetobuyMicrosoft'scostlysoftware51.WhatisAntonioSimmons'attitudetowardsGoogle?A.Doubtful.B.Approval.C.PositivE.D.NegativE.
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