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Youarebeinggivenanopportunitythatalotofotherswouldbedyingforbutthatdoesn’tmeanitisthebestpathforyoutotake.Sinceyouhavealreadybeento1youknowwhattoexpect.2Ithinkyouhaveprettygoodgroundstodecidefor3whichyouwouldprefertodo---goorstay.AllIwouldliketodoisto4youofsomeofthe5anddisadvantagesofgoingtoliveabroad.SomeofthesecomefrommyownpersonalexperienceoflivinginChina.ThebenefitsofgoingtoAmericawouldincludethingslikebetterliving6;accesstothemostup-to-datetechnologiesintheworkplaceandforentertainment;theopportunitytolearnaboutadifferent7;andyoucouldseenewplacesand8yourEnglish.IfyouweretoreturntochinaafterseveralyearsI’msurealloftheseskillswould9youinapositiontobeverysuccessful10whatevercareeryouchoosetopursue.Youhavesome11andfriendsinAmericaalreadysoyouhavesomeonetoturn12whenyouneedhelporarefeeling13.Herearesomeofthe14oflivinginaforeigncountry.Themostobviousoneforyouisthelanguagebarrierandthenumberofjobsyoucanapplyforwillbe15Food.Youwon’tbeabletoeatthefoodyouareusedto16yourrelativescookauthenticChinesedisheseveryday.Racialprejudice.Thisyoucouldmeetwithatworkinthe17oflowerwagesforexampleandinmanysocialsituations.By18advantagesanddisadvantagesinthiswayitbecomesclearerwhichchoicewouldbebetterforyou.Justrememberbothoutcomeswillhavetheiradvantagesandonceyoumakethedecisiondon’tlook19.Putallyourpositiveenergyintothe20youchoose.YouareabrightyoungpersonsoI’msureyouwilldowellnomatterwhatyouchoose.1.A.ChinaB.EnglandC.AmericaD.abroad2.A.soB.butC.andD.still3.A.myselfB.oneselfC.himselfD.yourself4.A.warnB.remindC.askD.inform5.A.conditionsB.advantagesC.chancesD.benefits6.A.thingsB.roomC.placesD.conditions7.A.cultureB.placesC.countriesD.language8.A.learnB.increaseC.perfectD.succeed9.A.takeB.sendC.putD.give10.A.toB.fromC.inD.with11.A.classmatesB.relativesC.familyD.teachers12.A.onB.upC.downD.to13.A.tiredB.happyC.pleasedD.homesick14.A.disadvantagesB.advantagesC.suggestionsD.advice15.A.enoughB.givenC.limitedD.offered16.A.unlessB.untilC.ifD.nowthat17.A.chargeB.formC.honorD.front18.A.explainingB.listingC.talkingD.discussing19.A.upB.forC.downD.back20.A.workB.countryC.pathD.place
Putyourselfinthesetourists’position.YouarewalkingonanicymountainpathintheAlpsinEuropE.SuddenlyyoudiscoveredabodyonthegroundfacedownwardandstucktotheicE.Youthinksomeonemayhavebeenmurderedorinafatalaccident.SoyourushbackandcallthepolicE.Thepolicehoweverquicklyrealizethatthisbodyisdifferentfromothersthey’vefoundonthemountain.ForonethingitismostlyundamageD.Foranotheritsskinisdriedoutlikeamummy’s.AndwithitisaknifewithasmallstoneknifE.ThebodyturnedouttobemucholderthanthetouristscouldhaveguesseD.Whenscientistshadachancetoexamineittheydiscoveredithadbeenthereforaboutfivethousandyears!Howcouldabodystayundamagedforallthistime?TwothingsprobablyhelpeD.Firsttheplacewherethemandiedwassomewhatshelteredsoanimalscouldn’tgetatit.Thenhewasquicklycoveredbyfallingsnow.Windblowingthroughthesnowprobablyfreeze-driedhisbodyremovingallmoisturefromit.ObjectsfoundwiththebodytoldsomethingabouttheIceman’slifE.Heworeawell-madefurjacketandtrousers.Heclearlyhadbeenhuntingforhecarriedarrowsandanimalboneswerenearby.Healsohadagrasscushionforsittingorsleepingon.PerhapshewasexhaustedwhenhelaydownforthelasttimE.Thebodywasfoundin1991whensomeoftheiceonthemountainmelteD.SearchingforthecauseoftheIceman’sdeathscientistsputthebodybackintocoldconditions—andhopedtheywereabletoworkoutthemystery.1.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe__________.A.WhatLifeWasLikeFiveThousandYearsAgoB.TheFrightenedTouristsC.TheMysteriousIcemanD.TheMysteryoftheAlps2.ThetimeoftheyearthattheIcemandiedwasprobably____________.A.earlyfallB.latespringC.summerD.winter3.Inthispassagethewordmoisturemeans___________.A.skinB.nutritionC.waterD.heat
WherewasI?Theroomwasdarkandquiet.Myheadhurtreallybadly.IshoutedHelp!Help!Cananybodyhelpme?Afterawhilesomebodycamein.TheroomwassodarkthatIcouldn’tseehisfaceclearly.ThemanturnedonthelightandsaidwithasharpvoiceAh!SweetiedoyoustillrememberwhoIam?IwasshockeD.OhmyGod!IcriedYouareMichaelZeythemanIchargedwithmurder!Whyareyouhere?Youshouldbeinprison!Youneverthoughtabouttheresultofchargingagang犯罪团伙leaderdidyou?BecauseofyouIwasinprisonfor15years.Youruinedmylife!HisvoicewasverycolD.Myfacewaspalewithfear.Hewasheretotakerevenge报复!Pleaseletmego!Don’thurtme!Please!Iaskedhim.DrCalmentyouaresmartenoughtoknowitisimpossiblE.NowIgiveyoutwochoices.OneisshootingyourheaD.Itisthequickestway.Theotheriscremation火葬.Yourhusbandandyouwillbetogetherforever.It’squiteromantiC.Don’tyouthink?Hespokeangrily.What?Myhusband?Heisinnocent!Ishoutedathim.SuddenlyhetookholdofmyheadandsaidyouwillpayforwhatyouhavedonetomE.Hetookoutagunfromhisbag.Help!Help!Cananybodyhelpme?1.Whatmighthavehappenedtothewriterbeforethemancamein?A.Shehadtakenhisplaceandbecomeagangleader.B.ShehadcometothisplacetoseeherhusbanD.C.ShewantedtopayforwhatshehaddonetoMichaelZey.D.Shehadbeenbeatenterribly.2.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribehowthewriterfeltwhenthestoryhappened?A.SurprisedB.TerrifiedC.AmazedD.Puzzled3.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthefourthparagraphreferto?A.Tolethergo.B.TohurtherC.TotakerevengE.D.Tostayinprison.4.MichaelZeymentionedthewriter’shusbandbecause________________.A.hethoughtherhusbandwasguiltyB.hethoughtitwasromanticC.hethoughtherhusbandwasinnocentD.hewantedtofrightenthewriter
LanguageisamajorproblemfortheEuropeanUnion.TheagreementortreatywhichcreatedtheorganizationthateventuallybecametheEUtheTreatyofRomestatedthateachcountry'slanguagemustbetreatedequally.Theoriginalsixcountrieshadonlythreelanguagesbetweenthem;FrenchGermanandDutch/Flemish.Howevertherearenow15countriesintheEUwithatotalof12languages.EUdocumentsmustbetranslatedintoalltheselanguagesandatofficialmeetingsthespeechesmustbetranslatedintoallthelanguagesbyinterpreters.Allthistranslatingisveryexpensiveandtime-consumingItissaidthatnearlyhalfofallemployeesoftheEUareengagedintranslatingdocumentsandspeechesandnearlyhalfoftheEU’sadministrativecostsarespentonthistask.InthenearfutureitisprobablethatseveralmorecountriesmostofthemhavingtheirownlanguageswilljointheEUthusmakingthesituationevenworsE.Theproblemisnotjustcost;therearepracticaldifficultiesaswell.With12languagesthereare132possibletranslationsituationsthatmightbeneedeD.ItisoftendifficulttofindpeopleintherightplaceattherighttimewhocantranslatefromforexampleDanishintoGreekorDutchintoPortugueseatahighprofessionalstandardInpracticetheproblemhasbeenmadelessseverebytheuseofEnglishinmanycontactsbetweenEUofficialssincealmostallofthemspeaksomeEnglish.Howeveranymovetoreducethenumberofofficiallanguagesperhapstofourorfivewouldbeablowtotheprideofthesmallercountries.AnothercommonlysuggestedsolutionistomakeEnglishtheofficiallanguageforallEUbusiness.HoweverthisisstronglyresistedbypowerfulmembercountrieslikeFranceandGermany.1.TheorganizationthateventuallybecametheEU_____.A.wasstartedbyFranceandGermanyB.startedwiththreecountriesC.wassetupbytheTreatyofRomeD.includedl32languages2.What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Togiveasolutiontoaproblem.B.Tofindoutaproblemandshowhowsevereitis.C.TocriticizetheEuropeanUnionforinefficiency.D.ToshowthattheproblemcannotbesolveD.3.AccordingtothewritertheuseofEnglishincontactsamongEUofficialshas_____.A.angeredtheofficialswhodon'tspeakEnglishB.reducedthenumberofofficiallanguagesC.lessenedtheeffectoftheproblemD.beenopposedbypowerfulmembercountries4.ThewritermentionsDanishintoGreekasanexampleof_____.A.asituationthatmightbedifficulttodealwithB.asituationthatoccursoftenC.oneofthe12situationsthatrequiresaninterpreterD.languageseasilybeinginterpreted5.Thewritersuggeststhatifthenumberofofficiallanguageswasreduced_____.A.theEUwouldnotknowwhichofficiallanguagestochooseB.countrieswhoselanguageswerenotusedofficiallywouldbeunhappyC.onlylanguageswhichareeasytotranslatewouldbeusedofficiallyD.thesmallermembercountrieswouldbepleased
SpiritualIntelligenceQuotientOurspiritualintelligencequotient精神智商orSQhelpsusunderstandourselvesandlivefullerhappierlives.Whilewe’reallbornwithSQmostofusdon’tevenrealizethatwehaveit.Fortunatelyyoudon’thavetosignupforclassestolearnhowtoimproveyourSQ.Herearesomesimplestepsthatcanleadyoutothisnewlevelofunderstanding.SitQuietly.Theprocessofdevelopingspiritualintelligencebeginswithsolitude独处andsilencE.Totuneintoyourspirityouhavetoturndownthevolumeinyourbusynoisycomplicatedlifeandforceyourselftodonothingatall.Startsmallbycreatingislandsofsilenceinyourday.Inthecarinsteadofreadingordoingsomethingelseusethetimetothink.Atworkshutthedoortoourofficebetweenmeetingstakeafewbreathsandletthemoutveryveryslowly.EnjoythestillnessinyourhomeafterthekidsarefinallyinbeD.StepOutsidE.FormanypeoplenaturesetstheirspiritfreE.Gooutsidetowatchabeautifulsunset.Ifyouarewalkingwithyourdogtakethetimetoadmireflowersinbloom;followtheflightofbirds;watchcloudsfloatoverheaD.AskQuestionsofYourself.Askopen-endedquestionssuchasWhatamIfeeling?Whataremychoices?orWhereamIheading?Butdon’texpectananswertoarrivethroughsomesupernaturalformore-mail.RarelydoIgetanimmediateanswertomyquestionsaysReverendJoanCarteraPresbyterianministerinSausalitoCaliforniA.ButlaterthatdayIsuddenlyfindmyselfthinkingaboutaprobleminaperspective角度IneverconsideredbeforE.TrustYourSpirit.WhilemostofusrelyongutfeelingtorealizedangerspiritualintelligencepushesusnotawayfrombuttowardssomeactionthatwillleadtoagreatergooD.1.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.whatyourSQisandinwhatwayitcanbenefityourlifeB.whatyourSQisandinwhatwayitcanbeimprovedC.therelationshipbetweenyourSQandyourlifeD.advantagesanddisadvantagesofSQ2.Theunderlinedphrasetuneintoyourspiritinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____A.getyourspiritrelaxedB.keepupyourspiritC.keepseatedquietlyD.changeyourspirit3.TheauthormentionstheexampleofReverendJoanCartertoshowthat______.A.therearenoimmediateanswertoyourquestionsB.e-mailscan’tkeepworkingoutaproblemC.themorequestionsyouaskthebetteranswersyou’llgetD.changingyourwayofthinkingmighthelpyousolveaproblem
Tohelpa7-year-oldovercomebedwettingDr.HowardBennettreachesforredwaterballoonsandasuperheronamedBladderman.Bedwettingisaproblemformanychildrenage6orolder.Alarmsandmedicinesareavailablebutunderstandinghowtheirbodiesworkformanykidsisthekeytostayingdry.Bennettpublishedabookthat’saimeddirectlyatchildrennotjusttheirparentstohelpunderstandbedwettingsothatchildrenunderstandaccidentsaren’ttheirfault－it’snotamatterofwillpowerbutofbiology－andtooutlineresearch-backedstepstheycantaketohelpstaydry.Bedwettingishardonyoungsters’self-esteem自尊.Theymaydeclinesleepoversorfeelanxiousaboutcampsuchasdoingtheirownlaundrytohidetheproblem.Bennettevenhada9-year-oldpatientwhoseyoungerbrotherdiscoveredhisbedwettinganduseditblackmail.Childrenusuallygetnighttimebladdercontrolbetweenages3and5.Thebrainandbladdermustlearntoworktogether:Firstthebladdersignalsthebrainthatit’sfilling.Thebraintheneithersignalsbackforthebladdertorelaxandholdmoreovernightorsignalsthechildtoawaken.Boysaretwiceaslikelyasgirlstoexperiencedelaysinnighttimebladdercontrol.Forchildrenwhodon’twanttowaititouttherearewaystohelp.Mostcommonarealarmsthatmakeasoundwhentheysensewetness.Thealarmswhichcostfrom$60to$200canhelptrainchildrentowakeup.ButtheeducationisimportantstressesDr.PatrickMcKennA.Goodtraininginhowthebladderworksandhowtocontrolitcanmeetthedevices’effect.1.Thepassagemainlytriestotellreadersthat__________.A.bedwettingisacommonthingforchildrenB.boysareeasiertohavebedwettingC.children’sbedwettingcanbeovercomeD.bedwettingisamatterofbiology2.Accordingtothepassagebedwettinghappensmainlybecause_______.A.braindoesn’tsignalthemtoawakenB.thesechildren’sbladdersaresmallerC.theyaretooyoungtocontrolthemselvesD.theyhavetoomuchwaterbeforesleep3.Thecontentsthatfollowthelastparagraphofthepassagewillbe___________.A.howthealarmsworkintreatingbedwettingB.howtoeducatechildrentoavoidbedwettingC.howbedwettingworksforthechildrenD.howtobuildyoungsters’self-esteem
PeoplebornintheautumnlivelongerthanthoseborninthespringandarelesslikelytofallchronicallyillwhentheyareolderaccordingtoanAustrianscientist.UsingcensusdataformorethanonemillionpeopleinAustriaDenmarkandAustraliascientistsattheMaxPlanckInstituteforDemographicResearchinthenorthernGermantownofRostockfoundthemonthofbirthwasrelatedtolifeexpectancyovertheageof50.Seasonaldifferencesinwhatmothersateduringpregnancyandinfectionsoccurringatdifferenttimesoftheyearcouldbothhaveanimpactonthehealthofanew-bornbabyandcouldinfluenceitslifeexpectancyinolderagE.Amothergivingbirthinspringaftera40–weekpregnancyspendsthelastphaseofherpregnancyinwinterwhenshewilleatlessvitaminsthaninsummersaidGabrieleDoblhammeroneofateamofscientistswhocarriedouttheresearch.Whenshestopsbreast-feedingandstartsgivingherbabynormalfoodit’sinthehotweeksofsummerwhenbabiesarepronetoinfectionsofthedigestivesystem.InAustriaadultsborninautumnOctober-DecemberlivedaboutsevenmonthslongerthanthoseborninspringApril-JuneandinDenmarkadultswithbirthdaysinautumnoutlivedthoseborninspringbyaboutfourmonths.Inthesouthernhemispherethepicturewassimilar.AdultsbornintheAustralianautumn—theEuropeanspring—livedaboutfourmonthslongerthanthosebornintheAustralianspring.Thestudyfocusedonpeoplebornatthebeginningofthe20thcenturyusingdeathcertificatesandcensusdatA.AlthoughnutritionatalltimesoftheyearhasimprovedsincethentheseasonalpatternpersistsDoblhammersaiD.1.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.foodandhealthB.infectionsandhealthC.nutritionandlifespanD.birthseasonandlifespan2.TheunderlinedwordoutlivedinParagraph3couldbereplacedby.A.comparedB.survivedC.bypassedD.updated3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Pregnantmothersgetmorevitaminsinwinterthaninsummer.B.Amothermustn’tstopbreast–feedinginsummer.C.Apregnantmothertendstotakeinmorevitaminsinsummer.D.ScientistsfromAustraliaAustriaandDenmarkdidtheresearch.4.Thepassagetellsusthat.A.anAustrianliveslongerthananAustralianB.thediscoverydoesn’tapplytoAsiansC.ababydoesn’thaveasounddigestivesystemD.theseasonalpatternremainsdespitetheimprovednutrition5.AccordingtothepassageisagoodtimetogetpregnantinAustriA.A.JulyB.AugustC.FebruaryD.November
SomepeoplebelievethatgreedandselfishnesshasbecomethebasisofmodernsocietyandweshouldreturntotheoldtraditionsoffamilyandcommunitythenwewillhaveabetterlifE.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththeaboveopinion?Inthisfast-pacedworldmanyvaluesareundergoingmajorchanges.Whilepeopletraditionallyprioritizecaringsharingandgenerosityinlifeandworkmodernpeopleseemtobemoreself-absorbedandself-concerneD.ModernpeopleactselfishlytosurvivetheharshcompetitionoflifE.TheysaythatitisajungleouttherE.Tosurviveyouhavetofightwithwhatevermeansthatcomehandy.Obviouslygreedyandselfishnessgoperfectlywellwithsuchideas.Inacompanyemployeesdoeverythingtheycantogetbetterpayandhigherpositionevenatthecostofcolleagues.Weareinanywayadvocatinganyselfishconduct.Itisjustthatpeoplearepressuredtoactinacertainwayduetooutsideinfluences.Inspiteofcommonpracticeitishardtoconcludethatmodernsocietyisbuiltongreedandselfishnessbothofwhicharenotnewlyinventedvocabulary.Inancienttimespeoplealsodidgreedyandselfishthingsthoughsuchbehaviorsweremorecondemnedthen.Butwecannotignorethefactthatpeopleinthepastlivedarelativelymoreisolatedlifeandfacedlesspressurecomparedwiththeirmoderncounterparts.Arewehappiertosharewithothersandbegeneroustothem?Thereisnofixedanswereither.SomepeopletakegreatpleasurehelpingandgivingtootherswhileothersfeelhappydoingtheoppositE.ButIpersonallythinkthatpeopleshouldnotbetooselfish.Caringforotherscanactuallyencouragethedevelopmentofamutuallybeneficialrelationship.Inconclusionmodernpeopleappeartobemoreself-centeredthanthoseinthepastduetostrongoutsidepressurE.Howeverweshouldencouragepeopletoknowtheimportanceofbeingcaringandgenerousandtobuildamutuallybeneficialrelationshipwithothers.AreModernPeopleBecomingMoreSelfish?MaincomparisonsContexts__1__arechangingInthepastpeopleputcaringsharingandgenerosityinthefirst____2____.Nowadayspeopleseemtobemore____3____aboutthemselves.___4___arechangingtoo.Peopleinthepastappearedtobemodestandself-effacing谦让的.Peoplemaystrivetoachievetheirown__5___atthepriceoftheircoworkers.Theauthor’sunderstanding___6____forthechangesinauthor’seyesFierce__7___andgreat__8___onmodernpeoplemayberesponsibleforthechanges.Theauthor’s___9____towardstopicArelationshipwhichcan___10___twosidesshouldbeestablishD.
Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Thebestwaytolearnnewwordsistodoitunconsciously.Idon’tmeanwhileyou’reunconscious.Imeanwhileyouareunconsciousofthefactthatitissinkingin.ThatishowIlearntthe30000wordsinmyvocabularybylivinginanEnglish-speakingworldmothertonguE.Ijustpickthemup.Butsomeofthemmaybemisunderstood.Nowtomisunderstanddoesnotmeannottounderstand.Tomisunderstandistounderstandbutincorrectly.The5%mislearntofallthewordsweknowwillbetheleastfrequentlyusedwordsasthemorefrequentlyusedwordsarelesslikelytobemislearnt.Someofthemisunderstandingsmaylivewithallourliveswithoutknowingthatwegotthemwrong.ManyEnglishteachersthinkthatthisnaturalmethodoflearningwordsinone’sownmothertonguecanbeusedforasecondlanguagelearning.TheyteachtheirstudentshowtoplaytheGuessingGamE.Thereisnotimetolookupinyourdictionariesallthenewwordsyoucomeacrosstheywillsay.Youhavetopractiseguessingwhatthewordmeansfromthecontext.Thismethodofguessinginasecondlanguagelearningdoesnotwork.Itmaysucceedinmanycasesbutresultsinhundredsorthousandsofwrongly-guessedmeaningsofwords.Andwhat’smoretherearemoreseparatemeaningsthantherearewordsthemselves.Ourlearners’dictionariesusuallyhavemanymeanings.A.gooddictionaryiswhatmakesself-learningpossiblE.Don’tguess!Lookitup!1.Itiscertainthatthebestwaytolearnnewwordsis_____________.A.tolearnthembyoneselfB.tolearnbylivinginanEnglish-speakingworldandusingthemfrequentlyC.toguessthemfromthecontextD.togetmoreseparatemeaningsofeachword2.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2refersto_________.A.the30000wordsB.EnglishteachersC.misunderstoodwordsD.frequentlyusedwords3.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelyNOTtrue?A.SomeofthewordsthewriterknowsmusthavebeenmisunderstooD.B.Mostofthe30000wordsthewriterlearnedarefrequentlyusedones.C.Howmanywordsthewritergotwrongarenotknown?D.Allthewordsthewriterknowswerelearnedbyreadingthem.4.Itcanbeinferredthat_________.A.whensomebodyisconsciousheorsheusuallycan’tlearnnewwordsbyheartB.wemustusethewordsasoftenaspossibleinordertomasterthemC.it’sthebestwaytolearnnewwordsthatoneshouldonlyguesstheirmeaningsfromthecontextD.onlydictionariescanhelpuslearnlanguagewell
Tofindoutwhattheweatherisgoingtobemostpeoplegostraighttotheradiotelevisionornewspapertogetanexpertweatherforecast.Butifyouknowwhattolookforyoucanuseyourownsensestomakeweatherpredictions.Therearemanysignsthatcanhelpyou.Forexampleinfineweathertheairpressureisgenerallyhightheairisstillandoftenfullofdustandfarawayobjectsmaylookunclear.Butwhenastormisstirringupthepressuredropsandyouareoftenabletoseethingsmoreclearly.Sailorstooknoteofthislongagoandcameupwithasaying:Thefartherthesightthenearertherain.Yoursenseofsmellcanalsohelpyoudiscoverweatherchanges.Justbeforeitrainsodors气味becomestronger.Thisisbecauseodorsarerepressed抑制inafairhigh-pressurecenter.WhenabadweatheriscomingairpressurelessensandodorsaresetfreE.Youcanalsohearancomingstorm.Soundsbounce弹回offheavystormcloudsandreturntoearthwithincreasedforcE.Anoldsayingdescribesitthisway:SoundtravelingfarandwideastormydaywillbetidE.Anddon’tfeelfunnyifyourgrandmothersaysshecanfeelastormcoming.Itiscommonlyknownthatmanypeoplefeelpainsintheirboneswhenthehumidity湿度risesthepressuredropsandbadweatherisontheway.1.hetopicofthispassageis___________.A.expertweatherpredictionB.seeingcomingstormsC.oldsayingsaboutweatherD.usingthesensestodiscoverweatherchanges2.Accordingtothepassageasastormapproachesfarawayobjectslook___________.A.unclearbecauseofdustintheairB.clearerbecauseairpressureishighC.clearerbecauseairpressureisdroppingD.darkbecauseofcloudstorms3.Inthelastparagraphthewriterimpliesthat___________.A.theideaoffeelingacomingstormisfoolishB.olderpeopleknowalotaboutweatherC.it’simpossiblethatpeoplefeelacheswhenastormiscomingD.it’sdefinitelytruethatsomepeoplecanfeelcomingweatherchanges4.ThewriterquotestheoldsayingThefartherthesightthenearertheraininorderto___________.A.showhowfoolishanduntruesuchsayingswereB.showthatthisobservationmadelongagoistrueC.makethereaderbelievethatexpertpredictionsarenotreliableD.explainwhyyoucan’tseeclearlywhentherainiscoming
Aseriousthreattofarmersinmanypartsoftheworldiserosion.Erosionoccursifalargeareaoflandisclearedoftreesandisthenbadlytreatedbythefarmers.Therainandwindsmaygraduallywashawayorblowawaymuchofthetopsoil.Whenthishappenscropsofwheatorcornbecomeweakerandweakeruntilnothinggrowswell.Iferosioncontinuesitwillturngoodlandintoadesert.Inthepastwhenerosionappearedfarmerssometimesmovedtoanewplacetofarm.Sometimestheycouldnotmovebutcontinuedtotrytogrowfoodintheunhealthysoil.Thiscausedthemtosinkintopoverty.Soonsomepeoplerealizedthattherewaslittlerichfertilesoilintheworldgovernmentbegantotrytostoperosion.OneofthefirstexperimentstostoperosionbeganintheUnitedStatesin1933.TheexperimentwascarriedoutintheareaoftheTennesseeRiver.Floodsandhadfarminginthisareahadruined毁坏landthathadoncebeenrich.AsaresultmostofthepeoplelivingaroundtheTennesseeRiverwereverypoor.Thegovernmentbuiltbigdamsacrosstheriverandstoredthewaterforuseduringthedryseasonwhentherewasnorain.Thegovernmentworkersalsohelpedfarmerstofertilizetheirsoilandtolearnnewfarmingmethodswhichcouldstoperosion.AtthebeginningthefarmerswerenotinteresteD.ButsoongoodhealthycropsbegantoappearonthelandwherenewmethodswhereuseD.TenyearsaftertheextremelyprosperousthegreatsuccessofthisexperimenthadledsimilarprojectsintheotherpartsoftheworlD.1.Theworderosioninthefirstparagraphmeans.A.theclearingoftreesB.excessive极度useofthelandC.thedestructionofcropsD.graduallossoftopsoil2.Thepassagetellsusthaterosionisaproblemwhich.A.firstbeganintheUnitedStatesin1933B.occursmainlyinriverareasC.affectsmanypartsoftheworldD.isbecomingmoreandmoreserious3.Inthesecondparagraphtosinkintopovertymeans.A.tolosetopsoilinerosionB.tobecomeweakerandweakeruntilnothinggrowswellC.tobecomeverypoorD.toturnintoadesert4.Themainpurposeofthispassageistotellpeople.A.howerosionoccursB.theimportanceofusingnewfarmingmethodsC.somethingcanbedonetopreventerosionD.theseriousoutcomes后果oferosion
GUANGZHOU:ThesuccessfulGuangdongInternationalTourismandCultureFestivalhasbecomeaperfectstagetoshowcasethepopularityofGuangdongandPanPearlRiverDeltaPPRDregionasatourismdestinationsaidTangBingquanvice-governorofGuangdongProvincE.AccordingtotheprovincialtourismadministrationofGuangdongmorethan40000peopleattendedtheopeningceremonyofthefestival.Morethan1000high-rankingofficialsfromthecentralgovernmentandGuangdongprovincialgovernmentWorldTourismOrganizationconsulates领事馆ofvariouscountriesinGuangzhouandotherprovincesofChinaalsoshowedupintheceremony.TheactivitiesinthepastfewdaysattractedalargenumberofvisitorsfromhomeandabroaD.Inthepast30yearsGuangdongProvincehasbeenoneoftheleadersinthenationintermsofeconomicdevelopment.Itsaverageannualeconomicgrowthmaintainedarateof13.8percentaccordingtoTang.LastyearGuangdong’sgrossdomesticproductGDPhit330billionaccountingforone-eighthofthetotalofthecountry.Theprovince’simportandexportvolumehit527.2billionaccountingforone-thirdofthecountry’stotalforeigntradevolumE.GuangdongGovernorHuangHuahuaearlierpredictedthattheprovince’sGDPwillsurpassthatofTaiwanbytheendofthisyear.Guangdongisalsoleadingthedevelopmentofthewholecountry’stourismindustryTangsaiD.LastyearGuangdong’stourismrevenue收入hit212.5billionoccupyingone-fourthofthecountry’stotaltourismincomE.Thenetprofitoftheprovince’stourismindustrywas7.5billionwhichwasonefifthofthenation’stotal.Tangnotedthatthetourismfestivalwillgiveafurtherboost促进tothetourismdevelopmentofGuangdongandtheentirePPRDregion.TheclosingceremonyofthefestivalwilltakeplacetonightinFoshanacityinGuangdongProvincE.ChinaDailyNov.3020071.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EventtoboostGuangdong’stourismindustry.B.Guangdong--China’sleadingcityineconomy.C.TheincreaseinGuangdong’stourismrevenuE.D.ThedevelopmentofGuangdong’stourismindustry.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thepast30yearshaveseenGuangdong’sfastdevelopmentineconomy.B.Guangdongisoneoftheleadingprovincesinnationaltourismindustry.C.Guangdong’sGDPmakesupalmost13%ofthetotalcountrylastyear.D.Guangzhouwillbethehostcityfortheclosingceremonyofthefestival.3.Whichofthefollowingwordistheclosesttotheunderlinedwordinthetext?A.replaceB.surviveC.overtakeD.succeed4.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardstheevent?A.indifferentB.neutralC.opposedD.supportive
InthisageofInternetchatvideogamesandrealitytelevisionthereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupieD.Yetdespitethecompetitionmy8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherfreetimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontestacompetitionshewonlastyear.AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontestsandaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionslip退稿条fromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressuresoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn’twinthecontestagain?That’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.SomanyofourownpastscarsandruinedhopescansurfacE.Arevelation启示camelastweekwhenIaskedherDon’tyouwanttowinagain?NosherepliedIjustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgradE.Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously自发地toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehallIofferedsuggestionsforcharactersconflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquicklyguidedbymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgradeIhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-opting借用mydaughter’sexperiencE.WhilesteppingbackwasdifficultformeitwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmorestepsputtingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifaskeD.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperimentgrowandfindtheirownvoices.1.Whatdowelearnformthefirstparagraph?A.NowtoomanyentertainmentstakeuptoomuchtimE.B.Childrendofindlotsoffuninmanymindlessactivities.C.RebeccaismuchtoooccupiedtoenjoyherfreetimE.D.Rebeccadrawsonalotofonlinematerialsforherwriting.2.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?A.ShewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmorE.B.Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.C.Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.D.Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.3.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontest?A.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.B.Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.C.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.D.Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.4.What’stheauthor’sadviceforparents?A.Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.B.Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.C.ChildrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperiencE.D.A.writingcareerthoughattractiveisnotforeverychildtopursuE.
IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeopleanewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewsmaychangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives-andthebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverageofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegeneticengineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo－aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmittedelectronicallyfromtheFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurehowitwillhappeninfuturE.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread－saysportsandinternationalnews.IthinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmediA.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforeseethattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.Andtheywillrelyoneachother.1.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture__________.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillcoverlessscientificresearch.D.moreandmorepeoplewillreadnewspapers2.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?A.Sportsandinternationalnews.B.Amenuofallthenews.C.Themostimportantnews.D.Whatyouareinterestedin.3.Fromthetextwecaninfer______________.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout4.Theunderlinedphrasefeedoffinthelastparagraphmeans___________.A.dependonB.liveonC.fightwithD.killoff
Wedrinkteaeveryday.ButmorethanthreehundredyearsagomostofthepeopleinEuropedidnotknowanythingaboutteA.Somepeoplehadheardaboutithoweververyfewofthemknewwhattodowithit.ThereisastoryaboutanEnglishsailorwhowenttocountriesintheeastthewestandthesouth.HehadbeentoIndiaandChinA.Onedayhecamehomeandbroughtsometeaasapresentforhismother.Shetoldherfriendsaboutthepresentandaskedthemtoateaparty.Whenherfriendscametotheteapartytheoldwomanofferedthembrowntea-leaves.Theoldwoman’sfriendsbegantoeatthem.Ofcoursenobodylikedthetealeaves.Atthattimethesailorcamein.HelookedatthetableandsaidMotherwhathaveyoudonewiththetea?IboileditasyousaiD.Andwhatdidyoudowiththewater?IthrewitawayofcoursE.answeredtheoldwoman.Nowyoumaythrowawaytheleavestoo.saidherson.1.Morethanthreecenturiesago_____________.A.mostEuropeansbegantodrinkteaB.somepeopleinEuropedrankteaeverydayC.onlyafewpeopledrankteaD.fewpeopleinEuropeknewabouttea2.Thesailor______________.A.gavehismothersometeaasagiftB.didn’tknowwhattodowiththeteaC.offeredtoholdateapartyD.toldhismotherwhattodowiththetea3.Attheteapartythemother____________.A.gaveherfriendssometeaB.sellherfriendssometeaC.askedherfriendstoeatthetea-leavesD.suggestedthrowingawaythetea4.Theoldwomanmadeamistake______________.A.soshethrewtheteaawayB.becauseshedidn’tknowwhattodowiththeteaC.andnobodywasfondofdrinkingteaD.forsheboiledthetea
Americanfarmersareraisingfivepercentmoregoatsformeatthesedays.Goatmeatishighinprotein蛋白质andlowerinunhealthyfatthanmanyothermeats.Evensotheindustryissmallcomparedtochickenbeefandpork.ButimmigrationhasbroughtmoreofatasteforgoattoAmericafromallovertheworlD.ExpertsfromtheUniversityofIllinoisoffersomequestionsforpeopletoconsideriftheyarethinkingaboutraisinggoats.◆Firstofalldoyouunderstandthattherealwayshastobesomeonetocareforthegoats?◆Howmuchlanddoyouhaveavailable?Andhowgoodisit?PoorgroundmaysupporttwotofourgoatsonhalfahectarE.Bettergrasslandcansupportsixtoeight.Ifgoatsandcattlesharethelandoneortwogoatscanbeaddedforeachcow.ThegoatswilleatweedsandotherplantsthatcattledonotlikE.◆Doyouhavebuildingsforthenumberoffemalegoatsyouplantokeepduringwinter?Anopencolddrybarnisbetterthanaclosedwarmbarnwheretheairiswet.◆Doyouhavetheequipmenttocleanbarnsandtoharvesthaytofeedyourgoats?Orwillyougetsomeoneelsetodoitorbuythehay?Theexpertssayaprofitablebusinessingoatmeatmaytakethreetofiveyearstoestablish.Andofcoursetherearenoguarantees.1.Onwhichsectionofanewspaperwillthispassageappear?A.InternationalAffairsB.EntertainmentC.AgricultureD.Culture2.Whichofthefollowingisnotafactorinmakinggoatmeatmorepopular?A.GoatmeatishealthyfooD.B.Immigrantsbringdifferenttastes.C.Theindustrystillleavesroomforprofit.D.Raisinggoatsischallenging.3.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthispassage?A.Immigrants.B.Farmers.C.Experts.D.Nutritionist.4.Ifsomeonehastwohectaresofgoodgrasslandwhatisthemaximumnumberofcowsandgoatshecanraise?A.32cowsand64goats.B.32cowsand32goats.C.16cowsand32goatsD.8cowsand16goats.5.Whatistheexperts’opinionaboutthegoat-raisingbusiness?A.Youcanmakesuremoney.B.Youhadbetterbecautiousandpatient.C.GoatsarehardlypossibletoraisE.D.Goatmeatstillneedstoberecognized
AkindergartenteacherletherclassplayagamE.Shetoldeachchildintheclasstobringalongaplasticbag1afewpotatoes.Eachpotatowouldbegivena2ofapersonthechild3sothenumberofpotatoesintheirbagswould4onthenumberofpeopletheyhateD.Sowhenthedaycameeverychildbroughtsomepotatoeswiththenamesofsomepeopleonthem.Somehadtwopotatoes;somethree5someuptofivE.Theteacherthentoldthechildrento6withthemthepotatoes7theygoeventothetoiletforoneweek.Asdayspassed8andthechildrenstartedto9abouttheunpleasantsmellletoutbytherottenpotatoes.10thosehavingfivepotatoesalsohadtocarryheavierbags.Afteroneweekthechildrenwere11becausethegamehadfinallyendeD.Theteacheraskedabouttheirfeelingsofcarryingthepotatoes.Thechildren12outtheirfrustrations沮丧andstartedcomplainingofthetroubletheyhadto13.Thentheteachertoldthemthe14meaningbehindthegamE.Shesaid:Thisisexactlythe15whenyoucarryyourhatredforsomebodyinsideyourheart.Thestench恶臭ofhatredwillcontaminate玷污yourheartandyouwillalwayscarryitwithyou.Ifyoucannot16thesmellofrottenpotatoesforjustoneweekcanyouimagine17itisliketohavethehatredinyourheartforyourlifetime?Moralofthestory:18awayanyhatredforanyonefromyourheart19youwillnotcarryitforalifetimE.20othersisthebestattitudetotake!1.A.includingB.seatingC.containingD.growing2.A.characterB.secretC.pictureD.name3.A.hatedB.lovedC.appreciatedD.struck4.A.liveB.dependC.waitD.keep5.A.whenB.whileC.asD.unless6.A.bringB.takeC.fetchD.carry7.A.howeverB.wheneverC.whereverD.whatever8.A.byB.awayC.onD.out9.A.wanderB.spreadC.complainD.breathe10.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Instead11.A.disappointedB.relievedC.possessedD.reserved24612.A.gaveB.leftC.brokeD.let13.A.gothroughB.pickupC.turntoD.putaway14.A.skepticalB.terminalC.hiddenD.ignored15.A.informationB.identificationC.traditionD.situation16.A.holdB.tolerateC.alterD.combine17.A.howB.whetherC.thatD.what18.A.CastB.ClickC.CrossD.Cure19.A.incaseB.sothatC.asthoughD.nowthat20.A.AbandoningB.BlessingC.ConsultingD.Forgiving
ErikWeihenmayerwantstoclimbMountEverest.HelovestoclimbandthereisnoplacegreaterforclimbersthantheHimalayanpeakof29035feettheworld’shighestmountain.WeihenmayerisblinD.Hehasbeenblindsinceage13whenaneyediseaserobbedhimofhissight.HisnewbookTouchtheTopoftheWorldA.blindMan’sJourneytoClimbFartherthantheEyeCanSeedescribeshisblindnessandclimbing.HeisthefirstblindmantoattemptEverest.Theteamreachedbasecampat17800feetlastWednesdayandbeginsitsclimbSaturday.IfallgoeswellWeihenmayerwillreachthetoponoraboutMay15.I’mnotjustsometokenblindguyWeihrnmayeraged32saidhoursbeforeheleftLosAngelesonFridayforKatmanduNepal.Iputmylifeinmyfellowclimbers’handsandtheyputtheirlivesinmyhands.It’sanhonourtoreachthatstatE.IwanttoexperiencethesenseofadventurE.Blindnesshasnothingtodowiththat.ButamessageoftheclimbisthatablindpersoncanjoinateamandclimbthehighestmountainintheworlD.Weihenmayerhasclimbedthehighestpeaksonfourcontinents:NorthAmerica’sMountMcKinleySouthAmerica’sAconcaguaAfrica’sKilimanjaroandAntarctica’sVinsonMassif.HeisanexpertrockandiceclimberhavingscaledELCapitaninYosemiteNationalPark.Whenhewas16heattendedaschoolthattaughtblindpeopletobeindependent.Onedayagroupwentrockclimbing.IreallylikeditWeihenmayersaiD.Youcanproblem–solvE.ItisprettysenseinyourinnerminD.Peopledidn’tthinkblindpeoplecouldgooutandbecomeexpertrockclimbers.1.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTTrue?A.Weihenmayerhasbeenblindforalmost19years.B.WeihenmayeristhefirstmantoclimbEverest.C.MountainclimbersthinkitgreattoconquertheHimalayanpeak.D.Weihenmayermighthavebegunhisdreamwhenhewasinhisteens.2.ThedistancebetweenthetopofMountEverestandtheteamcampwasprobably.A.29035feetB.11235feetC.17800feetD.nottoldinthepassage3.Weihenmayer.A.likesthesenseofbeingdependentonotherpeoplenowthatheisblindB.willhaveclimbedthehighestmountainsonfourcontinentsafterclimbingMountEverestC.lovesclimbingbecausehewantstoenjoythesenseofadventureofproblem–solving.D.andhisteammateswillreachthetopofMountEverestexactlyonMay15.
TeenagersneedtobeawareoftheemotionalintellectualandphysicalchangesthatyoungadultsexperiencE.Andtheyalsoneedtogiveserious1tohowtheycanbestaccommodatesuch2.Growingbodiesneedmovementand3butnotjustinwaysthatemphasize强调competition4theyareadjustingtotheirnewbodiesandawholehostofnewintellectualandemotionalchallengesteenagersareespeciallyself-consciousandneedthe5thatcomesfromachievingsuccessandknowingthattheiraccomplishmentsare6byothers.Howeverthetypicalteenagelifestyleisalreadyfilledwithsomuchcompetitionthatitwouldbe7toplanactivitiesinwhichtherearemorewinnersthanlosers8publishingnewsletterswithmanystudent-writtenbookreviews9studentartworkandsponsoringbookdiscussionclubs.A.varietyofsmallclubscanprovide10opportunitiesforleadershipaswellasforpracticeinsuccessful11work.Makingfriendsisextremelyimportanttoteenagersandmanyshystudentsneedthe12ofsomekindoforganizationwithasupportive13barelyvisibleinthebackgrounD.Intheseactivitiesitisimportanttorememberthatyoungteenagershave14attentionspans持续时间.A.varietyofactivitiesshouldbeorganized15participants参与者canremainactiveaslongastheywantandthengoonto16elsewithoutfeelingguiltyandwithoutlettingtheotherparticipants17.Thisdoesnotmeanthatadultsmustacceptirresponsibility.18theycanhelpstudentsacquireasenseofcommitmentby19forrolesthatarewithintheir20andtheirattentionspansandbyhavingclearlystatesrules.1.A.thoughtB.ideaC.opinionD.advice2.A.strengthB.changesC.experienceD.attention3.A.careB.nutritionC.exerciseD.relaxation4.A.ifB.althoughC.howeverD.because5.A.assistanceB.guidanceC.confidenceD.tolerance6.A.ignoredB.admiredC.criticizedD.approved7.A.improperB.riskyC.fairD.wise8.A.ineffectB.asaresultC.forexampleD.inasense1359.A.displayingB.describingC.creatingD.exchanging10.A.extraB.variousC.expensiveD.dynamic11.A.groupB.singleC.individualD.personnel12.A.insuranceB.admissionC.agreementD.security13.A.adultB.teenagerC.partnerD.kid14.A.similarB.longC.differentD.short15.A.ifonlyB.nowthatC.sothatD.evenif16.A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.something17.A.offB.downC.outD.alone18.A.OnthecontraryB.OntheaverageC.OnthewholeD.Ontheotherhand19.A.makingB.standingC.planningD.taking20.A.abilitiesB.responsibilitiesC.efficiencyD.activity
BillTrewworkedonthenightshiftinanoldminecalledParkDeep.Dayandnight180miners1undergroundtheremorethan6000feetdown.Theyalltooktheir2ofnightworkbutBillalwaysworkedatnight.Hesaidhe3it.Onedayhecamehomeas4athalfpastseveninthemorning.Hehadhissupperashe5itandwenttobeD.Anunusualdreamtroubledhissleep.Afterwardsthe6thingherememberedaboutwas–athrobbing跳动bluelight.Billgotupintheafternoonasusual.Itwasas7gettingup–becausehecould8seethebluelightinfrontofhiseyes.Astheeveninggrew9thelightgrewstronger.Billgot10forthenightshift.Butbyeighto’clockthebluelightwassobrightthathecould11seeanythingelsE.Heandhiswifewerevery12.BillhadneverbeensickbeforE.Don’tgotoworkMrs.TrewsaiD.Ifitisn’t13bytomorrowI’llhavetosentforthedoctor.Billdidn’tgotowork.Hesatinanarmchair14butwithclosedeyes.Eventhenthebluenesswaslikealivingthing.It15himsilentthrobbing.ThefamilywenttobedbutBillwasn’ttired:hestayedinhisarmchair.Ateleveno’clockalongloudexplosion16thegrounD.Billopenedhiseyesandjumpedtohis17.Thebluelightwasgone!HerushedoutsidE.SomeoneshoutedGas!GasinParkDeep!Oh18thenightshift!Thegasexplosionkilled179meninParkDeep.Theminewasdestroyedfor19.ThebodiesremaintothisdayintheirgravE.AndBillhasneverstopped20.Thatbluelight:whydiditmakehimtheonlymanunfitforworkthatnight?1.A.gatheredB.stayedC.hadtoD.worked1352.A.jobB.bitC.shareD.role3.A.lovedB.dislikedC.preferredD.hated4.A.ruleB.orderC.agoD.usual5.A.describedB.saidC.calledD.liked6.A.greatB.funnyC.bigD.only7.A.goodB.strangeC.lateD.bad8.A.stillB.onlyC.hardlyD.clearly9.A.biggerB.laterC.darkerD.blacker10.A.upB.wellC.preparedD.ready11.A.seldomB.merelyC.hardlyD.barely12.A.confusedB.puzzledC.wonderedD.frightened13.A.goodB.normalC.betterD.fine14.A.awakeB.sleepingC.surprisingD.resting15.A.fearedB.surroundedC.wakenedD.brightened16.A.hitB.brokeC.shookD.crashed17.A.feetB.chairC.shoesD.door18.A.badB.miseryC.pityD.die19.A.thatB.allC.everythingD.good20.A.thinkingB.wonderingC.workingD.sympathizing
TERESOPOLISBrazil–BrazilcoachDungahaspouredscorn蔑视onthesuggestionthathisteamlackaso–callednumberninE.Thenumberistraditionallywornbytheout–and–outstrikerinBrazilianfootballandatnationalteamlevelhasbelongedtoRonaldoforthebestpartofthelastdecadE.Ronaldohitbyalossofformandinjurieshasnotbeenpickedsincelastyear’sWorldCupandDungahasstruggledtofindareplacement.ThecoachhoweversaidhewasnotworrieD.WehavethisfixationaboutthenumbernineDungatoldreportersonThursdaythreedaysbeforehisteamfaceColombiaintheirfirstmatchofthe2010WorldCupqualifyingcompetition.Ifweputanumber20onthefieldandhestartedscoringlotsofgoalsitwouldcauseconfusion.WhenIplayedforBrazilRomariowasthemarksmanbutheworenumber11.soIsupposetodayhewouldbeoutoftheteam.AdrianowouldhavebeenRonaldo’sobvioussubstituteuntilrecentlybuthassufferedadramaticlossofforminthelastyearwhileFredtheotherleadingcandidatehasalong–terminjury.IntheirabsenceDungahassharedthestriker’srolebetweenVagnerLoveandAfonsotheformermanagingthreegoalsin17gamesandthelatteroneinseven.Thecoachsaiditwasimportantforalltheplayerstosharegoals.Inmodernfootballeveryonehastoscoreit’suptowhoeverisinthepenaltyareahesaiD.Ifyoucrossthehalfwaylineyoubecomeaforwardandyouhavetoknowhowtoplaytheballandhaveaneyeforgoal.Themoreplayerswhoscoregoalsthebetter.1.InDunga’seyes.A.whowearsthenumberninefootballshirtisnotimportantB.whoeverwearsnumbernineshouldscoremoregoalsC.numbernineshouldbelongtoRonaldoonlyD.numbernineiscausingconfusion2.Ronaldohasn’tbeenpickedsincelastyear’sWorldCupbecause.A.heusuallywearsthenumbernineB.hecan’tplaywellanymoreC.heisnotgettingonwellwiththecoachD.hehassomeinjuriesandisnotingoodhealth3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.DungaisnowthecoachoftheBraziliannationalteam.B.DungaonceplayedtogetherwithRomario.C.Numberninereallyhasamagicpower.D.VagnerLoveoncescored3goalsin17games.4.Dungabelievesthat.A.it’suptothestrikertoscoregoalsB.everyplayershouldgotothepenaltyareaC.it’simportantforplayerstocrossthehalfwaylineD.teamworkisveryimportantinmodernfootball5.Wecaninferthat.A.RonaldohasgotalotofinjuriesB.Fredhasalsogotalong–terminjuryC.footballpalyerscangetinjuredeasilyD.Adrianoisnotinagoodstate
Thebrainofaninsectisn’tverybig.Butinsectsaresomehowstillabletomakelotsofimportantdecisions.Beesantsandroaches蟑螂buildhives巢穴withthousandsofworkersdoingspecializedwork.Thejobsaredonewithoutaheadorevenaplan.Howdoinsectsmanagethis?TosolvethemysteryscientistsinBelgiumspentmonthsbuildingroboticroachesandthenputtingthemamongrealroaches.Thefinalgoaloftheresearchistofindouthowthesimplebehaviorofindividualsgivesrisetoacollectivedecision.Theroachisagoodstartingpointfortryingtoanswerthebigquestionbecauseitssocialsystemissimpleenoughforscientiststostudy.Thefirststepwastobuildrobotsthatrealroacheswouldacceptastheirown.Althoughtheroboticroachesdon’tlookmuchliketherealthingtheyhavesimilaritieswiththeminthreekeyways:theynaturallyheadtowarddarkareastheyareinfluencedbythebehaviorofotherroachesandevenmoreimportantlytheysmelllikeroaches.Thenextstepwasgettingtheroboticandrealroachestoworktogetheroncommontasks.Inexperimentstherobotswouldcollectivelyheadtowardsadarkplacecopyingthebehaviorofnaturalroaches.Thatgottheresearcherswondering:ifyouprogramtheroboticroachestogotowardthelightedplacewouldtherealroachesfollowgoingagainsttheirnaturalinstincts.本能?Theywill–itturnedout.Manyoftherealroachesfollowedtherobotstoalightershelter.Butinfluenceturnedouttobeatwo-waystreet.Onoccasiontherealroacheswereabletooverridetheprogrammingoftherobotroachesandgetthemtoturnintodarkhidingplaces.Beingsocialcreaturesboththeroboticandnaturalroacheswerepayingattentiontoandfollowingtheexamplesetbyothers.Intheoryitwouldbepossibletocreatearobotthatcouldinfluencecollectivedecision-makinginhumans.Todothisresearcherswouldhavetoinventarobotthatpeoplewouldaccept.Fortunatelythetechnologyisn’tthereyet.1.Whydoscientistschoosetheroachestostudy?A.TheyaresocialcreaturesB.TheirsocialsystemissimplE.C.Theyareabletobuildtheirhivesquitewell.D.Itiseasytocreateroboticones.2.TheroboticroachesareacceptedbyrealonesbecauseofallofthefollowingEXCEPTthat_________.A.theysmelllikerealonesB.theylookexactlylikerealonesC.whattheydoaresomewhatinfluencedbyotherroachesD.theynaturallyheadtowarddarkareas3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetocreatingarobotthatwouldinfluencecollectivedecision-makinginhumans?A.UninterestedB.PositiveC.NegativeD.Doubtful4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.RoboticRoachesB.Scientists’ResearchC.AmazingInsectsD.Insects’SocialSystem
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