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TherearemanytraveldestinationsacrosstheglobE.WhatconfusesapersonmostiswhichtraveldestinationtochoosE.Whenchoosingadestinationforavacationoratripyouneedtodecidewhatthatdestinationhastooffertoyou.Meanwhileyoushouldalsotakemanyfactorsintoconsiderationsothatthedecision-makingwillgeteasy.Theamountofmoneyyouwanttospendisanimportantfactorandplaysanimportantroleindecidingadestination.ForexamplecitieslikeLondonNewYorkVegasetcareexpensivE.OntheotherhandwhenyoutraveltoAsiathecostisgenerallylowerandyoudon’tneedtospendmuchontravelinglodgingorshopping.Thereforeitisimportanttoestimateyourbudgetbeforeselectingadestination.WhenyouplanyourvacationanotherimportantthingtoplanisthenumberofthedaysyouwanttospenD.Therearemanytraveldestinationsintheworldthatcanbecoveredinaweek’stimE.SomedestinationslikeAfricaorMaldivesbeachescanbeplannedinaweek’stimE.SomeotherdestinationslikeNewYorkThailandmayrequiremorethanafewweekstoenjoycompletely.VacationsarealsoplannedaccordingtothecompanyyouhavE.Forexampleifyoutravelwithyourfamilythenyou’llneedaplacewhereyoucanenjoywithyourfamilymembers.Similarlyifyouaregoingwithfriendsacityfullofamusementparksmuseumsshoppingcenterswillbeanideal理想的destination.Thereforeyouneedtoconsiderwhomyouaregoingwithbeforedecidingadestination.56.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthetext?A.StudentsmajoringintourismB.ForeigntravelersC.travelagenciesD.Travelplanners57.ComparedtoajourneytoThailandajourneytoNewYork_______.A.ismoresuitableforagroupofpeopleB.willtakeyoualongertimeC.willcostyoumoremoneyD.givesyoumorefun58Whatisthemainfactortobeconsideredmentionedinthelastparagraph?A.ServicesprovidedB.YourpartnersintravelingC.ActivitiesinvolvedintravelingD.Yourbudgetforatravel
TheUnitedStatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersarehonoredbytheirchildren.OnthethirdSundayinJunefathersallacrosstheUnitedStatesaregivenpresentstreatedtodinnerorotherwisemadetofeelspecial.HowevertheideaforcreatingadayforchildrentohonortheirfathersbeganinSpokaneWashington.A.womanbythenameofSonoraSmartDoddthoughtoftheideaforFather'sDaywhilelisteningtoaMother'sDaysermon说教in1909.HavingbeenraisedbyherfatherHenryJacksonSmartafterhermotherdiedSonorawantedherfathertoknowhowspecialhewastoher.Itwasherfatherthatmadealltheparentalsacrifices牺牲andwasintheeyesofhisdaughteraselflessandlovingman.Sonora'sfatherwasborninJunesoshechosetoholdthefirstFather'sDaycelebrationinSpokaneWashingtononthe19thofJune1910.In1924PresidentCalvinCoolidgedeclaredthethirdSundayinJuneasFather'sDay.RosesaretheFather'sDayflowers:redtobewornforalivingfatherandwhiteifthefatherhasdieD.Whenchildrencan'tvisittheirfathersortakethemouttodinnertheysendagreetingcarD.Traditionallyfathersprefergreetingcardsthatarenottoosentimental伤感的忧伤的.Mostgreetingcardsaretoospecialsofatherslaughwhentheyopenthem.SomegiveheartfeltthanksforbeingtherewheneverthechildneededDaD.71.TheUnitedStatesisspecialinFather'sDaybecause______.A.manypeoplecelebratethedayB.onlyAmericacelebratesthedayC.AmericamakesitanofficialdayD.allmenarehonoredinAmerica72.AtfirstFather'sDaywasfixedonJune19thbecause______.A.Sonorahonoredherfatheronherfather'sbirthdayB.Sonora'sbirthdaywasJune19C.itwasdecidedbythepresidentatthattimeD.hermotherdiedonJune1973.HowmanyyearshaspassedbeforeFather'sDaybecameanofficialdaysincethefather'sdaywascelebrated?A.4B.10C.14D.2474.AccordingtothepassageonFather'sDay______.A.peoplewillwearthesameflowerstohonortheirfathersB.onlydaughterswearredflowerstohonortheirfathersC.childrenmustgohometohonortheirfathersD.fathersareoftenhonoredindifferentways75.AccordingtothepassagewecaninferthatHenryJacksonSmart______.A.wasverykindtoanyoneB.didalotforhisdaughterC.wasthefirstfatherhonoredin1924D.alwayshelpothersbygivingmoney
UnlikethewidelyattendedSummerOlympicstheWinterGamesarealmostacollectionofwealthyathletesandnations.InfactI’dsuggestthatthenameoftheWinterGamesbechangeD.TheycouldbemoreaccuratelybrandedtheTheEuropeanandNorthAmericanExpensiveSportsFestival.Untilasrecentlyas1994fewerthanathirdoftheplanet’scountriestookpart.ThisyearinTurinItalyonly43percentoftheworld’stotalcountries.Ethiopiaanationof73millionwillsenditsfirstteamtoaWinterOlympicsthisyear–asingleskier.Asalwaysthebiggestteamsandthebigwinnerswillcomefromafamiliarpool.Inthehistoryofthewintercompetitiondatingfromitsbeginningin1924competitorsfromonlysixcountries—includingNorwaytheUnitedStatesAustriaandFinlandhavewonalmosttwo-thirdsofallthemedalsawardeD.Bycontrasttheall-timelistofsummerwinnersislonganddeepextendingtoathletesfrom143countries.It’snotjustthepresenceorabsenceofsnowandicethatdeterminesWinterOlympicssuccessorevenparticipation参与.IfitweresomeofAmerica’sbesticeskatersandspeedskaterswouldn’tliveandtraininSouthernCaliforniaorFloridA.IfitwereathletesfromcountrieslikePeruChileNepalMoroccoAfghanistanandEthiopia–allwithsnow-coveredmountains—wouldbefightingforthemedals.InsteadthemoretellingfactorsareeconomiC.Would-beWinterOlympiansneedyearsoftrainingcoachingandcompetition.Mostnationseventhosewithplentyofsnowandcoldsimplycan’taffordtheequipment.UnliketheWinterGamestheSummerOlympicslevelmanyoftheadvantagesofnationalwealthaswellasfavorablegeographyandclimatE.AthletesfromthepoorestAfricanandCaribbeannationshavedevelopedintosomeoftheworld’sgreatestathleteswithlittlecost.BaronPierredeCoubertinthefonderofthemodernOlympicsrecognizedsomeoftheglobalsportingunfairnessmorethanacenturyago.DeCoubertinobjectedtothecreationofaseparateWinterOlympicsformanyyearsdismissingwintersportsin1921astheplayoftherich.66.WecaninferthatathletesintheWinterOlympicsmainlycomefrom____________.A.SouthAmericaandNorthEuropeB.NorwayandAmericaC.NorwayFinlandandAustraliaD.EuropeandNorthAmerica67.Theunderlinedwordextendingiscloseinmeaningto_________.A.tospreadB.toconcludeC.toofferD.toaward68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheparticipationrateoftheWinterOlympicsisfarlessthan50%.B.ThehostcountryoftherecentWinterOlympicGamesisTurin.C.ThefirstWinterOlympicswereheldin1924.D.WinnersoftheSummerOlympicscomefromalmosteverywherE.69.Wecaninferthat____________A.SomeathletesoftheWinterOlympicsfromUSAaretrainedinwarmstates.B.Itdoesn’tsnowinPeruChileNepalMoroccoAfghanistanorEthiopiA.C.GamesintheSummerOlympicscosttheparticipantsalotofmoney.D.BaronPierredeCoubertinwasthefounderoftheWinterOlympics.70.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_________.A.TheUnfairWinterOlympicGamesB.WhereHavetheGoldMedalsGone?C.TheWinterOlympics--theRichMeettoCompeteD.DoWeNeedSoManyOlympics?
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DrivinginSpainisalotofthetimepleasurablesmoothnewroadswithfewfellowdriverstolookoutforallowingonetotakeinthebeautifulchangingcountrysidebutatothertimesitcanalsobeanervousnerveexperienceandyoutrynottoeyewink一眨眼incaseyoucauseseriousdamagetobodyandmachinE.Spanishdriversarebynomeanstheworstintheworldbuttheydohavemanyhabitsandmannersthatwillmakeyoufearbutthensmile;theypossessthesameloveofthehorn喇叭usedbysomanyothernations'drivers.Buttheiruseofthehorndoesn'tseemtobeforwarninganotherdriverofaseriousdrivinginfringement违规butinsteadtoremindpeoplethattheyaresittingataredlightorthatRealMadridorBarcelonaorwhoevertheyhavepromisedtheirloyaltytohasjustscoredagoal!Mostdriverswouldagreethatround-abouts圆环arequitesimpletousebuttheyseemtobeacompletemysterytomanySpanishdrivers.OnmanyoccasionsaSpaniardintherighthandlane车道willdecidethatheisturningleftoftenwithnoindicationtheresultofthisbeingthescreamingofquicklyappliedfootbrakes刹车fromvehiclestravelinginthelefthandlanewiththeintension专心ofcarryingstraighton.AmazinglythoughthistypeofdrivingactionasmentionedearlierisapparentlyconsideredquiteacceptablebytheaverageSpanishmotoristandtheconstantwhistlingofhornsonewouldexpectisneverhearD.TheSpanishhaveratheracrazywayofovertaking超车alsooratleastthespeedmerchants喜欢把车开的飞快的人amongthemdo.ManyofthemajorroadsinSpainaredual双的waysandattimesyouwillneedtoovertakeslowertraffiC.Itisatthistimethatyouarelikelytomeetthepresenceofmaddriver.Youwillgothroughyourovertakingprocedure程序mirrorindicate－andthenasifbymagicaquicklookinyourbackviewmirrorexposethatyouhaveacarpracticallyridingyourbumper保险杠withitsleftindicatorflashinglikethere'snotomorrow.StrangelyenoughthisisalsosupposedtobeacceptablepracticE.72.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.A.thedrivingrulesinSpainB.thetroublewithSpanishdriversC.thedrivingexperienceinSpainD.theskillfulSpanishdrivers73.Thethirdparagraphtellsusthat__________.A.SpanishdriverstendtomovefromtherighttotheleftB.Spanishdriverslikedoinground-aboutsC.SpanishdriversoftenapplyfootbrakesD.Spanishdriversusuallyturntheircarsuddenly74.Theunderlinedphraseinthepassagesuggeststhat______.A.theSpanishdriverwasinahurryB.theSpanishdriverwasdyingC.theSpanishdriverwaspoliteD.theSpanishdriverwaspatient75.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_____.A.anewspaperreportB.atravelmagazineC.aresearchpaperD.aclasspresentation
IntheUSandBritainthesloganaroundcollegeswasSavewater.ShowerwithafrienD.NowWuhanUniversityhascomeupwithanothersystemforthecampusbathhousE.Itchargesstudentsfortheamountoftimeinashower.BeforeenteringthebathhousestudentspayfortheamountoftimetheywantintheshowerwithcashortheirstudentIDcarD.Theclockstartstickingtheminutethetapeisturnedon.Itpauseswhenabuttonispressedforsoap.AnintegratedcircuitICcardreaderateachtapshowsthetimE.Nomoneynowater.Thebenefitsofthenewsystemcanbeseenwiththeoldsystemwhichcharged1yuanforeachpersonregardlessoftimeintheshower.Theuniversityusedabout320tonesofwaterdailyundertheoldsystembutonly160tonsnow.ManystudentsusethenewsystembutopinionsonitaredivideD.SomestudentssayitisbadbecausebathinghadbecomeasortofracE.Manypeopleusingitforthefirsttimearenotsurehowlongtheyneedtoshower.Somemightbeembarrassediftheirtimeisupandthey’restillcoveredinsoap.TheyhavetoaskthebathhouseworkertohelpthembuyextratimE.It’saflawinthesystemthatyoucannotbuyextratimeontheIDcardsaidRenafreshmaninWuhanUniversity.Theuniversityisalsoconsideringsomestudents’suggestionsthattheybeallowedtopayafterthey’vefinishedtheshower.Notsurprisinglysomearecomplainingaboutlosingthehourshower.Butmanystudentssaythemovehelpsthemdevelopawater-savingsensE.Withoutthetimelimitsmoststudentstendedtoshowerfor30toanhourinthebathhousE.Someevenusedthehotwatertowashtheirclothes.Inmyexperience10-20minutesisenoughsaidDaiZhihuaathird-yearstudentwhousuallytakes8minutes.Asimilarsystemhasbeeninstalledinotheruniversities.ShanghaiNormalUniversityintroduceditatitsFengxiangCampusinSeptember.Thebathingfeethereis0.2yuanperminutE.Onemalestudentrespondedbysettingarecordwithatwo-minuteshower.1.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Studentspayfortheamountoftimetheywantintheshower.B.Theclocktimesallthroughwhilethestudentisbathingexceptwhenthebatherpausedforsoap.C.Ifmoneyrunsouttherewillbenowater.D.Havingfinishedbathingthestudenthastopayforit.2.TheunderlinewordflawParagraph3mostprobablymeans______.A.perfectionB.advantageC.pityD.fault3.Sincethenewsystemhasperformed______ofwatercanbesaveD.A.aquarterB.onethirdC.onehalfD.twothirds4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.thenewoperationcansolvethewatercrisis.B.Thenewoperationcanraisestudents’environmentalawareness.C.asimilaroperationhasbeensetinotheruniversities.D.Theuniversityhassavedalotofwaterbyusingthenewsystem.5.Inwhichcolumncanyoufindthispassage?A.PeoplE.B.Society.C.CampusLifE.D.Lifesty
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Almostallthemeparkaccidentscanbeprevented.Herebasedoncoverageofthemeparksafetyaresometipstohelpyouandyourfamilystaysafeonyournextvisit.Ifyouarevisitingwithachildtakeamomenttoexplaintheridetothemandtellthemhowtheyshouldbehave.Theyaredependinguponyoutokeepthemsafe.Setagoodexampleforthembyfollowingtherulesoftheparkandmakesurethattheyknowyouexpectthemtofollowthoserulestoo.Tellthemtostayseatedtoholdthegrabbarorputtheirhandsinthelapsandnottosticktheirkneesandfeetoutsidearidevehicle.Makethemlooktoyoufortheokaytogetonoroffaridetoo.Andneverputacryingchildonaride.Ifyourchildstartstocryletotherspassyouinlineuntilyourchildiscalmed.Orgentlyexitthequeueandfindsomethingmorerelaxingtodo.Youngkidscan’tkeepanadult’spaceinathemepark.Letthemtakeplentyofbreaks.KidsgettiredsaidTPIreaderMattJohnsonafatheroffour.Tiredkidsmakeparentsevenmoretired.Andtiredkidsandparentsmaygethurt—physicallyandemotionally.Headvisesthatparentsplanamid-daybreakperhapsaswimbackatthehoteltoavoidmid-dayheatandcrowds.Youwillseecrankyfamilieshavingamiserabletimewhileyouarerefreshedandhavingagreatevening.40.Thesecondparagraphtellsreadersthat________.A.childrenshouldbetrainedtobemoreindependentB.adultsshouldtellchildrensomesafetyrulesfirstlyC.adultsshouldsetagoodexampletobehavewellinathemeparkD.thereisadangertotakeyoungchildrentovisitathemepark41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightforchildrenwhoaretakingtherides?A.Theycannotputtheirhandsawayfromthegrabbar.B.Theyareforbiddentoputtheirkneesorfeetout.C.Theyshouldaskadults’permissionfirsttogetonaride.D.Withoutadults’okaysignchildrenshouldn’tgetoffaride.42.Ifyourchildbeginstocryjustwhenheisgoingtotakearideyoushould________.A.tellhimtoberelaxedB.makehimshareyourinterestC.giveupthepresentactivityD.encouragehimtobebrave43.WemayinferfromMattJohnson’swordsthat________.A.hedoesn’tliketovisitathemeparkwithhischildrenB.parentswithmanychildrenmaybetiredofvisitingathemeparkC.notallthefamiliesarerelaxedorhappywhentheyvisitathemeparkD.visitorsshouldarrangeeverythingcarefullybeforestarting
Whilesmallmaybebeautifultallisjustplainuncomfortableitseemsparticularlywhenitcomestostayinginhotelsandeatinginrestaurants.TheTallPersonsClubGreatBritainTPCGBwhichwasformedsixmonthsagotocampaignfortheneedsofthetallhasturneditsattentiontohotelsandrestaurants.Bedsthataretoosmallshoweheadsthataretoolowandrestauranttableswithhardlyanyleg-roomallmakelifedifficultforthoseofaboveaverageheightitsays.Butitisnotjusttheextra-tallwhoseneedsarenotbeingmet.TheaveragenightofthepopulationhasbeenincreasingyethestandardsizeofbedsdoorwaysandchairshasremainedunchangeD.]Thebeddingindustrysaysabedshouldbesixincheslargerthanthepersonusingitsoevenaking-sizebedat6′6″6feetand6inchesisfallingshortfor25%ofmenwhilethestandard6′3″bedcatersforlessthanhalfofthemalepopulation.SaidTPCGBpresidentPhilHeinricyseven-footbedswouldworkfinE.Sililarlyrestauranttablescancausenoendofproblems.Smalltableswhichmeanthelong-leggedhavetositafootorsoawayfromthemareenoughtomaketallcustomersgoelsewherE.Somehavealreadytakennotehowever.AtQueensMoatHouses′CaledomanHotlinEdinburgh6′6″bedsarenowputinasstandardafterrequestsforlongerbedsfromtallervisitorsparticularlyAmericans.60.WhatisthepurposeoftheTPCGBcampaign?A.Toprovidebetterservices.B.Torebuildhotelsandrestaurants.C.Todrawpublicattentiontotheneedsofthetall.D.Toattractmorepeopletobecomeitsmembers.61.WhichofthefollowingmightbeabedofproperlengthaccordingtoPhilHeinricy?A.7′2″.B.7′C.6′6″D.6′3″62.Whatmayhappentorestaurantswithsmalltables?A.Theymaylosesomecustomers.B.TheymaystartbusinesseselsewherE.C.Theyhavetofindeasychairstomatchthetables.D.Theyhavetoprovideenoughspaceforthelong-leggeD.63.WhatchangehasalreadybeenmadeinahotelinEdinburgh?A.Tallpeoplepaymoreforlargerbeds.B.6′6″bedshavetakentheplaceof6′3″beds.C.SpecialroomsarekeptforAmericans.D.GuestroomsarestandardizeD.
BaliisanIndonesiaislandthatisrichinindigenous本土的culture.AlotofpeoplesaythatBalinesecultureisuniqueandthatthepeopleofBalihavealwaysbeencontentedwiththenow.IfyouaskaBalinesepersonwhatheavenisliketheprobableanswerwillbejustlikeBali.ThisonlygoestoshowthatmostBalinesepeoplearehappytobewheretheyareandneverworry.OnefactorthatcontributestothislaidbacklifestyleisthecultureofclosefamilytiesinBali.IntheBalineseculturesupportisalwaysavailable.Balineseextendedfamiliesaresotightlyknitthatallmembersusuallyresideinthesamecomplex.BalinesecultureisbasedonaformofthisreligionwhichiscalledHinduDarma.Thisreligionreachedtheislandduringtheeleventhcentury.MostofthefamilycustomsandtraditionsaswellascommunitylifestylesoftheBalinesepeopleareinfluencedbythis.ThereligiousinfluenceevenexpandswidelyintotheartswhichmakesBalidistinctfromtherestofIndonesia.InspiteofthefactthattouristsfloodtotheislandeveryyearBalinesepeoplehavemanagedtoconservetheirculture.AlmosteverynativeofBaliisanartistinsomeformoranother.Parentsandvillagershavepassedontheirskillstotheirchildrenwhoallseemtohaveinclinations爱好eithertomusicdancepaintinganddecor.AnotherremarkablemarkoftheBalinesecultureistheseriesofceremoniesandritualsknownastheManusaYadnya.ThismarksthedifferentstagesofBalineselife.Cremation火葬isverypopularonthisisland—andunlikeintheWestdeathisajoyousandcolorfuleventfortheBalinese.56.BaliisdistinguishedfromtherestofIndonesiaby_______.A.people'stightfamilyrelationshipB.theinfluenceofHinduismontheircultureC.people'sgreataffectionforreligionD.thefamilycustomsandtraditions57.WhatdoweknowaboutBalineseaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Theyleadaveryrelaxingbutunwealthylife.B.Theirextendedfamilieslivetooclosetogethertogetalongwell.C.Theirfamilymembersaredistributedindifferentplaces.D.Theyliveinlargefamiliesandareclosetoeachother.58.WhenapersondiesinBaliitisacommonpracticeto_______.A.celebratethedeathlikeagreateventB.expressdeepsorrowathisdeathC.singanddancejoyfullyinhishonorD.rememberwhathedidinhislifetime59.TheunderlinedwordconserveinPara.4canbebestreplacedby_______.A.spreadB.formC.preserveD.expand60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ThelifestyleofBalinese.B.Balineseculture.C.Balinesereligion.D.ThetourisminBali.
Thereisnotenoughoilintheworldnow.Astimegoesbyitbecomeslessandlesssowhatarewegoingtodowhenitrunsout?Perhapswewillgobacktousinghorsescarriagesandbicycles.IntheSecondWorldWarsomepeopledidn’tusegasmadefrompetroleum石油intheircars.TheymadegasfromwoodandplantsinsteaD.Thecardidn’tgofastbuttheyransothiswasbetterthannothing.Howeverinthefuturewecan’tcutdownallourtreestomakegas;weneedourtreesforotherthingstoo.Besidesdifferenttypesofgaswecanalsouseelectricitytorunourcarsbutfirstwemustmaketheelectricity!Somecountrieshavecoalandtheymakeelectricitywiththatbutwemightnotalwayshavecoaleither.Othercountrieshavebigstrongriversandtheycanusethepowerofwatertoturnturbines涡轮机andmakeelectricitymoreeasilyandcheaply.Wearealsoabletogetpowerfromtheoceantides.Weputturbinesintothemouthoftheriver.Thenthetidecomesinthewaterturnstheturbinesandthenitgoesoutitturnsthemagain.Whichofthesewayswillbeusedtorunourcarsinthefuture?49.Whenmightpeoplehavetogobacktousinghorsesandcarriages?A.Whentheyarepoor.B.Whentheyrunoutofoil.C.WhentheyneedmoreexercisE.D.Whentherearen’tanybigtreesintheworlD.50.WhatdidsomepeopleusetomakegasintheSecondWorldWar?A.WaterB.CoalC.WoodandplantsD.Tides51.Howmanywaysaresuggestedtomakeelectricityinthepassage?A.2B.5C.4D.352.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.howtorunourcarsB.whattodowhenoilrunsoutC.differenttypesofgasD.thewaystomakeelectricity
Springiscominganditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistoughsojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearingourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptusbuttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos纹身noseringsorcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan’tjudgeabookbyitscoveryetpeopledocoverthemselvesinordertoconvey传递certainmessages.WhatwewearincludingtattoosandnoseringsisanexpressionofwhowearE.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearancessodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasonsbutthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedombutforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees雇员becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomers.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidatessoitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-mindedIcan’texpectallourcustomersarE.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandardsaslongasitsstandardsarelegal.67.Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’opinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A.People’sappearancescarrymessagesaboutthemselves.B.CandidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairlytreateD.C.Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.D.StrangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplacE.68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview.B.Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates.C.Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D.Whattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompanies.69.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AppearancesMatterB.PersonalChoicesMatterC.EmployeesMatterD.HiringManagersMatter70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas___________.A.enthusiasticB.positiveC.negativeD.sympathetic
Ifyoulookupthewordcreateinthedictionaryyouwillfinditmeanstobringintobeingtocausetoexistsomethingeachofusdoesdaily.WearecreativewheneverwelookatorthinkaboutsomethinginanewwayFirstthisincludesanawarenessofoursurroundings.Itmeansusingallofoursensestobecomeawareofourworld.Thismaybeassimpleasbeingawareofcolorandtexture质地aswellastastewhenweplanameal.Aboveallitistheabilitytonoticethingsthatothersmightmiss.Asecondpartofcreativityisanabilitytoseerelationshipsamongthings.IfwebelievetheexpressionThereisnothingnewunderthesunthecreativityisremakingorrecombining重组theoldinnewways.Forexamplewemightdothisbyfindingamoreeffectivewaytostudyorabetterwaytoarrangeourfurnitureorwemightmakeanewcombinationofcameralensesandfilterstocreateanunusualphotograph.Athirdpartofcreativityisthecourageanddrivetomakeuseofournewideastoaskforthemtoachievesomenewresults.Tothinkupanewideaisonething;toputtheideatoworkisanother.Thesethreepartsofcreativityareincludedinallthegreatworksofgeniusesbuttheyarealsoincludedinmanyofourday-to-dayactivities.1.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTacreativeoneaccordingtothepassage?A.Toprepareforameal.B.Toarrangethefurnitureinaspecialway.C.Tobuysomebooksfromabookstore.D.Towritealetterwiththecomputer.2.Thereisnothingnewunderthesunreallyimpliesthat_________.A.anewthingcanonlybecreatedatthebasisofearlierthingsB.anewthingisonlyataleC.wecanseldomcreatenewthingsD.wecanhardlyseereallynewthingsintheworld3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttherelationshipbetweenanewthoughtanditsbeingputintopractice?A.It’smoredifficulttocreateanewthoughtthantouseitinpractice.B.Tofindanewthoughtwillclearlyleadtotheproductionofanewthing.C.Amanwithanexcellentabilityofpracticecaneasilybecomeaninventor.D.Onemaycomeupwithanewthoughtbutcannotputitintopractice.4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis__________.A.HowtoDevelopOne’sCreativityB.WhatIsCreativityC.TheImportanceofCreativityD.CreativityaNotFarawayThing
InthepastwhenpeoplehadproblemstheywenttotheirfamiliesorfriendstogetadvicE.Todayitispossibletogetadvicefromradioshows.TVprogramsortelephonehotlinestoo.Ahotlineisatelephonelinethatoffersadirectwayofgettingintouchwithadvicers.Mosthotlinesarecompletelyanonymous匿名的—callersdonothavetosaytheirnamesortelephonenumbers.Mosthotlinesareusuallyfreetoo.Callersdonothavetopayfortheiradviceorthephonecalls—evenifthecallsarelongdistancE.Atsomehotlinestheadvicersarevolunteers.Otherhotlinespaytheiradvicersfortheirwork.Usuallytheadvicersarefull-jobpeoplewithyearsofeducationandexperiencebutsometimestheadvicershaveonlytakenashortclassbeforestartingtoworkonthehotlinE.Alltheadvicerslistentothepeopleandhelpthemsolvetheirproblems.61.Ahotlineisatelephoneline______.A.thatishotB.throughwhichpeoplegetadviceC.whosenumbernooneknowsD.throughwhichcallerstakeashortclass62.Whenpeoplecallthehotlineadvicersthey______.A.oftengivetheirnamesandtelephonenumbersB.generallyhavetopayforthelongdistancecallsC.usuallypaynothingformostofthecallsandadviceD.alwaystrytogetintouchwiththevolunteeradvicers63.Theadvicersworkingathotlines______.A.arenotallpaidB.haveallbeentrainedforashorttimeC.areallvolunteersD.allhaveyearsofeducationandexperience64.Thewriterofthearticleseemstothinkthat______.A.withhotlinespeoplewon’tgetadvicefromtheirfamiliesandfriendsB.hotlineshelpthecallersalotC.peoplehadbetterpayfortheadviceandphonecallsD.thehotlineadvicerswillsolveallofthecallers’problems
Forthousandsofyearsmanhasenjoyedthetasteofapples.Appleswhichareabout85percentwatergrowalmosteverywhereintheworldbutthehottestandcoldestareas.AmongtheleadingcountriesinappleproductionareChinaFranceandtheUnitedStates.TherearevariouskindsofapplesbutaveryfewmakeupthemajorityofthosegrownforsalE.ThethreemostcommonkindsgrownintheUnitedStatesareDeliciousGoldenDeliciousandMcIntosh..ApplesaredifferentincolorsizeandtastE.Thecoloroftheskinmayberedgreenoryellow.TheyhavevarioussizeswithDeliciousapplesbeingamongthelargest.Thetastemaybesweetortart酸的.Generallysweetapplesaretastedfreshwhiletartapplesareusedtomakeapplesauce果酱.Appletreesmaygrowastallastwelvemeters.Theydobestinareasthathaveverycoldwinters.AlthoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinterthiscoldperiodisgoodforthetreE.60.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatDeliciousapplesare_______.A.growninFranceB.soldeverywhereC.verybigD.quitesweet61.Coldwinterweatherisgoodfor________.A.thegrowthofappletreesB.producinglargeapplesC.improvingthetasteofapplesD.theincreaseofwaterinapples62.ChinaFranceandtheUnitedStatesareconsideredto_______.A.besmallproducersofapplesB.belargeproducersofapplesauceC.havethelongesthistoryinappleproductionD.havethecoldestwinteramongappleproduction63.Thewordyieldedinthelastsentencemeans________.A.improvedB.increasedC.producedD.sold
Howmanytimeshaveyougotupsetbecausesomeonewasn'tdoinghisjobbecauseyourchildisn'tbehavingHowmanytimeshaveyoubeenirritated恼怒的whenyou'veplannedsomethingcarefullyandthingsdidn'tgoasyou'dhoped?Thiskindofangerandirritationhappenstoallofus—it’spartofthehumanexperiences.OnethingthatirritatesmeiswhenpeopletalkduringamovieorcutmeoffintraffiC.ActuallyIhavealotoftheselittleannoyances—don'tweallAnditisn’talwayseasytofindpeacewhenyou’vebecomeupsetorirritateD.Letmetellyoualittlesecrettofindingpeaceofmind:seetheglassasalreadybroken.Seethecauseofourstressangerandirritationisthatthingsdon'tgothewaywelikethewayweexpectthemto.Thinkofhowmanytimesthishasbeentrueforyou.Andsothesolutionissimpleexpectthingstogowrongexpectthingstobedifferentthanwehopedorplannedexpecttheunexpectedtohappen.Andacceptit.Onequickexample:onourrecenttriptoJapanItoldmykidstoexpectthingstogowrong—theyalwaysdoonatrip.ItoldthemSeeitaspartoftheadventurE.Andthisworkedlikeacharm.Whenweinevitably不可避免地tookthewrongtrainonaforeignlanguagesubwaysystemorwhenitrainedonthedaywewenttoDisneySeaorwhenwetookthreetrainsandwalked10blocksonlytofindtheNationalChildren'sCastleclosedonMondays...theysaidIt'spartoftheadventure！AnditwasallOK—wedidn'tgettoobothereD.Sowhentheniceglassyouboughtinevitablyfallsandbreakssomedayyoumightgetupset.Butthingswillbedifferentifyouseetheglassasalreadybrokenfromthedayyougetit.Youknowit'llbreaksomedaysofromthebeginningseeitasalreadybroken.Beatimetravelerorsomeonewithtimetravelingvisionandseethefutureofthisglassfromthismomentuntilitinevitablybreaks.Andwhenitbreaksyouwon'tbeupsetorsad—becauseitwasalreadybrokenfromthedayyougotit.Andyou’llrealizethateverymomentyouhavewithitisprecious.71.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat________.A.weshouldcontrolourangerandirritationB.wemustgetwellpreparedforthefutureC.optimismcanhelpusovercomeourangerandirritationD.angerandirritationisanaturalpartofourlife72.Thepurposeoftheauthoristo________.A.tellushisownexperienceinlifeB.adviseushowtofindpeaceofmindC.tellusahappytriphetookwithhischildrenD.askustoseethingsfrombothsides73.BytheunderlinedpartinParA.4theauthortellsusto________.A.getreadyfortheworstresultofthingsB.enjoytheprocessofthingsC.expectlittlefromlifeD.findtherelationshipbetweencauseandeffect74.Theauthor’schildrencouldenjoytheirtriptoJapanbecause________.A.everythingwentsmoothlyB.theyhadalotofadventuresC.theyhadexpectedthingstogowrongD.theycouldsoongetusedtothecustomsthere75.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.oftengetsangryinhislifeB.canadjusthisstateofmindaccordinglyC.alwaysexpectsotherstoactinhiswayD.alwayssuffersfromhisangerandirritation
Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.InfactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobE.A.certainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolifE.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilitiesothersloseheartatthefirstsignofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenflightorfightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.ThecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressitinvolvesthesameresponsE.ItiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangereD.Sincewecan'tremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.44.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause________.A.theyregardworkingastheirgreatestenjoymentB.theybelievethatworkissuperiortorelaxationC.theyaretravelingfastallthetimeD.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirworkthaneverbefore45.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.A.strongwilltoholdoutstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople'shealthC.It’seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.47.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto________.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress
Melbournewithapopulationofover3.5millionisthesecondlargestcityinAustralia.Itiscleansafedynamicandexcitingandwellknowninternationallyforitsuniversitiesandothereducationalinstitutions.Thecityhaswell-plannedtree-linedwidestreetsandmanybeautifulparksandgardens.Ithasagoodtransportsystemofroadsbusestrainsandtrams.TheLaTrobeUniversity拉特罗布大学campusisconnectedtotheCentralBusinessDistrictbytramsexpressbusesandbusandtrainconnections.MelbourneisaculturallyrichcityandishometolargecommunitiesofpeoplefromallpartsofEuropetheAmericasAfricaandAsia.Thecityisfamousforitsrestaurantstheatresmusicoperaballetartcultureandshopsandalivelyanddynamicnightlife.Melbournepeopleareenthusiasticaboutsportsandthecityhostsmanyfamousinternationalsportsevents.NearMelbournetherearebeautifulcoastlineswithexcellentbeachesnationalparksforestswineries葡萄酒厂wintersnowfieldsand.summerresorts.Theclimateistemperateandcomfortablewithwarmsummersandcoolwinters.Insummermaximumdaytimetemperaturesrangefrom26℃to36℃andinwinterfrom12℃to18℃.TheweatherinMelboumecanbevariablefromdaytoday.In2002Melboumewasratedtheworld'sbestcitytoliveinbytheEconomistIntelligenceUnit.64.Melboumeiswell-knownintheworldforits.A.largepopulationB.educationalinstitutionsC.transportsystemD.beautifulparksandgardens65.AccordingtothepassageMelbourneisacitywhere.A.richpeoplechoosetoliveB.thebestwineisproducedC.variousculturesexistD.Asianfoodispopular66.Theunderlinedwordtemperatemostprobablymeans.A.hotB.mildC.dryD.cold67.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe.A.AnIdealPlaceforShoppingB.ACitywiththeBestClimateC.TheWorld'sBestCitytoLiveinD.TheWorld'sMostBeautifulCity
PeopleintheUKoftentalkabouttheirhomes:theirmortgages按揭theinterestratesandrisingprices.Here’saguidetosomeofthewordsandphrasesyoumightcomeacross.It’sagoodideaintheUKtoarrangeamortgagewithabankbeforeyoustartlooking.ThisiswhenthebanktellsyouhowmuchmoneytheywilllendyousoyouhaveagoodideaofhowmuchyoucanafforD.ThenextstepistogotoanestateagentandseewhatsortofpropertiestheyhaveavailableinyourbudgetrangeandinyourareA.Ifyouseesomethingyouliketheestateagentwillarrangeforyoutoviewthepropertysothatyoucanseethehouseorflatforyourself.Ifyouseesomethingthattakesyoureyeyouputinanoffer.Thevendor卖家canacceptordeclinethisofferandifthevendoracceptsityoucanmoveforwardwiththesalE.Howeverasyoudon’tpayanymoneyatthispointtheofferisn’tlegallybinding具有约束力andintheoryyoucanpulloutoftheofferatanytimethatyoulikE.YournextstepwillprobablybetogetastructuralsurveydonE.A.qualifiedsurveyorwillinspectthehouseandwriteareportthatillustratesanystructuralproblemslikedampordrainageproblems.Ifyoustillwanttogoaheadwiththesaleyouneedtoappointalawyertodothelegalpaperwork..Ifyoualreadyownahouseyoumightalsobebusytryingtosellit.Manyhouseownersprefertoselltofirst-timebuyersthosepeoplewhodon’talreadyownahomeastheyarenotinachainwaitingforotherpeopletobuythehousebeforetheycanbuytheirnexthouse.FinallyoncethecontractsaresignedandexchangedyoucompleteonyourhousE.Yougetthekeysandyoucanmoveinwheneveryouwant.Thenyoumightwanttothrowahouse-warmingparty.Congratulations!60.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhathappensbeforethepeopleintheUKmoveintoanewhouse?A.askforacompanywhichrepresentsothersofpropertiesB.decidehowmuchtoborrowfromthebankC.examinethestructureofthehouseD.hirealawyerandmakeacontractE.offerthesellertherightmoneyf.visitthehouseanddiscussapricewiththesellerA.bafdceB.bafcdeC.bafedcD.bfdeca61.AccordingtothepassagethesestatementsarecorrectEXCEPT___________.A.Peoplecanborrowthewholemoneyforanewhousefromabank.B.Peoplecareformortgagesinterestratesandtheprices&housE.C.Thesellersaremoreinterestedinthefirst-timebuyers.D.Aftergettingthekeystheownerssometimeshaveaparty.62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Owners.B.Surveyors.C.Lawyers.D.Collectors.63.Thepassageismaybeonethat_______________.A.givesomeadviceonthehouseB.introducesabookontravelersC.givesometipstobuyersD.introducesaguidetovisitors
Whatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt?Orisitthelookontherecipient’sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlockeD.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyomingandunderneathapoembyWilliamBlakE.Thefloweralonedandelion蒲公英standingagainstthebrightblueskyinspiredmE.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakiD.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Icalledback.ItoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatIalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametominD.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.ThepoemwasfocusedarounddreamingandaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicturE.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurplestwistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpassingthroughtheprinterthewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhoodIfeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciatE.ChristmassoonarriveD.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad’sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirlingblackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframeIknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.65.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3referstoapoemby_______.A.thefatherB.theauthorC.WilliamBlakeD.EdgarAllanPoe66.Theauthormadethegiftby_______.A.searchingforthepoemsonlineB.drawingthebackgroundbyhandC.paintingthelettersinthreecolorsD.matchingthewordswithpictures67.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowhowtodesignimagesforgifts.B.Tosuggestmakinggiftsfromone’sheart.C.Toexplainhowcomputershelpcreategifts.D.TodescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceiveD.
Zooshavebeenaroundforcenturies—andthey’vechangedalotovertheyears.IntheMiddleAgeswealthypeoplekeptanimalsintheirgardens.PublicanimalparksappearedinEuropeancitiesinthelate1700sandearly1800s.ThePhiladelphiaZoothefirstintheUnitedstatesopenedin1874.Untilafewdecadesagomostzooswereorganizedbycreatures—monkeysinoneareacatsinanotherbirdssomewhereelsejustlikemuseumcollections.InrecentyearszooshaveinsteadbegungroupinganimalsthatwouldnormallyinteractinthewilD.MoreoverinsteadofclosinganimalsbehindbarsdesignersarecreatinglandscapesliketheenvironmentsinwhichthesecreatureswouldnaturallybefounD.NearbysignsprovideinformationabouttheanimalsandtheirhabitatsinpartsoftheworldwheretheynormallylivE.TheDenverZoo’snewPredatorRidgeexhibitforexampleaimstoteachvisitorsaboutAfricA.Eightacresoflandprovidehomesfor14animalspeciesincludinglionsporcupinescranesandwilddogs.PlantsfromtheregiongrowalongsideAfrican-likelandform.Ten-foot-tallmounds土墩givelionsaplacefromwhichtosurveytheirsurroundingsjustastheywoulddointhewilD.LandscapedesignmakesvisitorstotheDenverZoosPredatorRidgeexhibitfeellikethey’rereallyinAfricA.AnimalsinPredatorRidgecan’tactuallybemixedwithoneanotherforsafetyreasons.ButhiddendeepchannelsandothersmartfeaturesallowvisitorstoseealltheanimalsatoncE.Differentspeciescanseeeachothertoo.61.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thesafetyproblemofzoos.B.Thelivinghabitsofzooanimals.C.ChangesofzoosoverthetimE.D.Protectionofzooanimals.62.GivethecorrectorderofthefollowingthingsaccordingtotimE.A.Differentspecieswerekeptinagroup.B.Zooswereorganizedbyspecies.C.Naturalenvironmentswerecreatedinzoos.D.Animalswerekeptinpeople’sgardens.A.b;d;c;aB.d;a;c;bC.b;d;a;cD.d;b;a;c63.IntheDenverZooten-foot-tallmoundsarebuiltto____________.A.protectthesafetyofvisitorsB.createanaturalenvironmentforlions.C.separatelionsfromotheranimalsD.offervisitorsabetterviewoflions.64.TheunderlinedparttheregioninParagraph3probablyrefersto______________.A.theDenverZooB.thePredatorRidgeexhibitC.AfricaD.theten-foot-tallmounds65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______________.A.theearliestzooswereprobablyrichpeople’sgardensB.thePhiladelphiaZooisthefirstzoointheworldC.thenewPredatorRidgeexhibitisheldinAfricaD.moreanimalswillbekeptinzoosinthefuture
Wenowthinkofchocolateassweetbutonceitwasbitter.WethinkofitasacandybutonceitwasamedicinE.Todaychocolatecanbeahotdrinkafrozendessertorjustasnack.Sometimesit’saningredientinthemaincourseofameal.Mexicansmakeahotchocolatesaucecalledmoleandpouritoverchicken.TheMexicansalsoeatchocolatewithspiceslikechilipeppers.ChocolateisaproductofthetropicalcacaotreE.ThebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyssayUgh!andrunaway.Workersmustfirstdryandthenroastthebeans.ThisremovesthebittertastE.ThewordchocolatecomesfromaMayanworD.TheMayaswereanancientpeoplewhooncelivedinMexico.TheyvaluedthecacaotreE.Someusedthebeansformoneywhileotherscrushedthemtomakeadrink.WhentheSpaniardscametoMexicointhesixteenthcenturytheystarteddrinkingcacaotoo.BecausethedrinkwasstrongandbittertheythoughtitwasamedicinE.Noonehadtheideaofaddingsugar.TheSpaniardstooksomebeansbacktoEuropeandopenedcafes.Wealthypeopledrankcacaoandsaiditwasgoodforthedigestion.Inthe1800stheownerofachocolatefactoryinEnglanddiscoveredthatsugarremovedthebittertasteofcacao.Itquicklybecameacheapandpopulardrink.SoonafterwardsafactorymadethefirstsolidblockofsweetenedchocolatE.Lateronanotherfactorymixedmilkandchocolatetogether.Peoplelikedthetasteofmilkchocolateevenbetter.BesidesthechocolatecandybaroneofthemostpopularAmericansnacksisthechocolatechipcookiE.FavoritedessertsarechocolatecreampieandofcourseanicecreamsundaewithhotfudgesaucE.56.Itwas_______thatdiscoveredsugarcouldremovethebittertasteofcacao.A.TheworkersinthechocolatefactoryB.TheSpaniardsC.ThepeopleinEnglandD.Theownerofachocolatefactory57.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Nobodyhadtheideaofaddingsugaruntilthesixteenthcentury.B.ThewordchocolatecomesfromaMexicanworD.C.Thebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyslikethem.D.WorkersmustdryandroastthebeanstoremovethebittertastE.58.TheSpaniardsthinkthatcacaowasamedicinebecause________A.itwasstrongandbitter.B.itwasgoodfordigestion.C.itcuredman’sdiseases.D.itwasakindofdrinkforgoodhealth.59.Whichistherighttimeorderoftheeventsregardingchocolate?A.ChocolatebecameacheapandpopulardrinkinEnglanD.B.A.factorymadethefirstsolidblockofsweetenedchocolatE.C.TheSpaniardsstarteddrinkingcacao.D.Itwasfoundthatsugarremovedthebittertasteofcacao.E.A.factorymixedmilkandchocolatetogether.A.a-b-c-d-eB.c-d-e-b-aC.c-d-a-b-eD.c-d-b-e-a60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.chocolatecanbeahotdrinkafrozendessertoracandybarB.MexicanslikechocolateverymuchC.chocolateisaproductofthecacaotreeD.peoplelikedthetasteofchocolatemixedwithmilk
Thedaybeganwithclearsunlightandblueskies.Itsoonturnedintoyearsofwareconomicbreakdownandpoliticaldivision.TenyearsaftertheattacksontheWorldTradeCenterandthePentagon五角大楼onSeptember112001Americahascomeoutofthesmokeaverydifferentcountry.Nearly3000peoplediedonSeptember11.SuddenlyAmericahadtowakeuptothefactthatnoteveryonelovestheUSSA.Membersofal-QaedathemilitantgroupthatearnedouttheattackswereangryaboutUSsupportfortheIsraelisagainstPalestiniansintheMiddleEastaboutUStroopsinSaudiArabiaandaboutsanctions制裁againstIraq.September11andtheyearsthatfollowedwereashocktoournationalconsciousnesssaidNicholasBumsAmericanambassadortoNATO北约atthetime.TheterroristsstrucknotonlythebuildingsbutalsoAmericans-faithintheirpower.ThefearthatAmericahadlostcontrolofeventsaswidespread.InthenameoffightingterrorismtheUSlaunchedwarsinIraqandAfghanistan.Morethan6000Americanshavedied.Tensofthousandsofordinarypeopleinthosecountrieshavealsolosttheirlives.Butdeathsareonlypartofthestory.TheworldwasshockedbyphotographsofAmericanstorturing折磨IraqisinAbuGhraibprisoninBaghdad.DavidGoldsteinareporterwithTheKansasCityStarquestionedAmericanbehavior:Hastorturingso-calledterroristssavedAmericanlivesormadethevaluesweadvocatearoundtheworldweaker?Isthatwhatwe'vebecome?Howeverabriefmomentofnationalunitydidoccurstraightafter9/11.Americanswerecomingtogetherinanunusuallypowerfulway...intheashes.WeliveinabittersweetmemoryofthatcollectivetragedyandcollectivepossibilitysaidfilmmakerKenBurns.September11wasthatkindofcommonmoment.WhenitwasovertheHarthstillturnedinitsusualwayandthestarsintheskyshoneasbefore.Buttheuniversehadshiftedsomehow.ThoughtheworldfelttheconsequenceofSeptember11moreistocome.Tenyearsonitstillmightbetoosoontotell.31.Whatisal-QaedainParagraph2?A.Itisthenameoftheleaderofamilitantgroup.B.ItisthenameofacityintieMiddleEast.C.Itisthenameofanarmedorganization.D.Itisthenameofaterroristthatcarriedoutthe9/11attacks.32.WhichstatementisNOTtrue?A.TheUSgovernmentgivessupportstoIsraelbutnottoPalestineorIraq.B.ThereareAmericantroopsstationedinSatidiArabia.C.The9/11eventbroughtdieUSpeopleintounityforsometime.D.Morethan6000Americanshavediedsincethe9/11attacks.33.Whatisrobablytheauthor'sattitudetowardsAmerica'smilitaryactionsabroad?A.Itisnecessarytosweepoutalltheterroristsaroundtheworld.B.ItisnotveryreasonabletolaunchwarsinIraqandAfghanistan.C.Itisquiterighttoapplymilitaryforcesuponothernations.D.Thedaysofaneyeforaneyeshouldneverbegone.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeAmericansareskepticalaboutAmerica'sarmedbehavioroverseas.B.TensofthousandsofcommonpeoplewerekilledinthewarsbesidesAmericansoldiers.C.The9/11attacksdamagedAmericans'faithintheirmilitaryandeconomicalpower.D.MoreattackswillhappentotheUStenyearslater.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ResultofMilitaryOperationsB.America'sVictoryoverTerroristsC.Shadowsof9/11D.NeverSayYes
Micro-EnterpriseCreditforStreetYouthIntroductionAlthoughsmall-scalebusinesstrainingandcreditprogramshavebecomemorecommonthroughouttheworldrelativelylittleattentionhasbeenpaidtotheneedtodirectsuchchancestothestreetyouth.OverthepastnineyearsStreetKidsInternationalS.K.I.hasbeenworkingwithpartnerorganizationsinAfricaLatinAmericaandIndiatosupporttheeconomiclivesofstreetchildren.ThepurposeofthispaperistosharesomeofthelessonsS.K.I.haslearneD.BackgroundTypicallychildrenenduponthestreetsnotduetoasinglecausebuttoacombinationoffactors:alackofadequatelyfunded资助schoolsthedemandforincomeathomefamilybreakdownandviolencE.Thestreetmaybeattractivetochildrenasaplacetofindadventurousplayandmoney.HoweveritisalsoaplacewheresomechildrenareexposedwithlittleornoprotectiontounfairemploymenturbancrimeandabusE.StreetBusinessPartnershipsS.K.I.hasworkedwithpartnerorganizationsinLatinAmericaAfricaandIndiatodevelopopportunitiesforstreetchildrentoearnincomE.lTheS.K.I.BicycleCourierServicefirststartedintheSudan.Participantsinthisenterpriseweresuppliedwithbicycleswhichtheyusedtodeliverparcelsandmessagesbuttheywererequiredtopayforitgraduallyfromtheirwages.lTheYouthSkillsEnterpriseplaninZambiaisajointprogramwiththeRedCrossSociety.Streetyouthsaresupportedtostarttheirownsmallbusinessthroughlifeskillstrainingandaccesstocredit.LessonslearnedThefollowinglessonshavebeenlearnedfromtheprograms.Itisimportantforallloans贷款tobelinkedtotrainingprogramsthatincludethedevelopmentofbasicbusinessandlifeskills.Smallloansareprovidedatfirstforpurchasingequipmentssuchasbicyclesshoeshiningkits.AllS.K.I.programshavechargedinterestontheloansprimarilytogetthebusinessrunnersusedtotheconceptofpayinginterestonborrowedmoney.Generallytherateshavebeenmodest.60.TheorganizationS.K.I.aimsto______.A.givebusinesstrainingandloanstostreetchildrenB.provideschoolsandsocialsupportforstreetchildrenC.sharethelessonsS.K.IlearnedtohelpstreetchildrenD.drawtheattentionofthegovernmenttostreetchildren61.Accordingtothepassagewhat’sthemostprobablereasonforchildrentoenduplivingonthestreet?A.Unemployment.B.Adventurousplay.C.Urbancrimes.D.Beingpoor.62.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwiththehelpofS.K.Istreetchildrenmay______.A.rejectpaidemploymentB.leavetheirfamiliesC.setuptheirownbusinessD.supportotherchildren
请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词注意请将答案写在答卷上相应题号的横线上每个空格只填1个单词DoweneedanIvyLeague常春藤联盟?ChinamaysoonhaveitsownIvyLeaguewithaunionoftopuniversities.ThetermoriginallyreferredtoanathleticconferenceofeighttopuniversitiesinthenortheasternUS.TheChineseversionwhichwasofficiallystartedinmid-OctoberconsistsofninefamousuniversitiesincludingPekingTsinghuaZhejiangandFudan.Theunionissupposedtoresultinstudentexchangeprogramsrecognitionofacademicachievementsandotherjointprograms.ThenewsofthisChineseIvyLeaguehasreceivedmixedresponsesfromthepublicandpress.Somenegativecriticshavedismisseditasyetanotherexampleofthewishfulcopyingofinternationalpracticeswithoutfullyunderstandingthem.OtherssaythattheIvyLeagueisnotnecessarybutthattheunionisagoodideaonethatcouldpromoteacademicdevelopment.Sowhat’syouropiniononaChineseIvyLeague?Doweneedone?Yes.IvyLeagueornotnineofChina’sbestuniversitiescooperatingisagoodthing.Theseuniversitiescombiningresourcescouldcreateabetterenvironmentforstudentsandforresearch.Itcouldalsosavealotoftimeandresourcesbecauseitwouldmeanfewerunnecessaryinvestmentsforsomeoftheuniversities.Allowingstudentstomovetoorhaveexchangeswithotheruniversitiescouldbroadentheirhorizonsimprovetheirsocialskillsandcreatemoreemploymentopportunities.Theresultscouldbemoreimportantthanlessonsandachievements.ThetermIvyLeaguecarriesasenseofacademicexcellencetraditionandreputation.Ifborrowingsuchatermcouldencouragestudents’andprofessors’mentalstateandimproveChinesehighereducationthenthere’snoreasonnottodoit.No.UniversitiesshoulddosomeworkonincreasingcooperationinsteadofcopyinganIvyLeaguemodel.ManyChineseuniversitiesalreadyhavesuchcooperationwitheachother.IfthiscooperationwereassociatedwiththeIvyLeagueitwouldjustdistract分散attentionandresourcesandhaveanegativeeffect.TheseChineseuniversitiesareallstate-runandmostgettheirfundingfromthegovernment.They’requitesimilartoeachotherinmanywaysandmorecooperationwouldn’tbringaboutasmuchpotentialabilityasbetweensaypublicandprivateorChineseandforeignuniversities.Chinashouldfinditsownwaytodevelopworld-classuniversitiesinsteadofbycopyingsomeforeignpractices.Wehaveourownuniqueconditionsandforeignlessonsoftendon’tapplywellhere.
TaiwanesefishingboatsthatsailedtotheDiaoyuIslandstoprotestJapan'spurchaseofpartoftheislandscompletedtheirvoyageTuesdaymorningandhavesetsailforhomE.Localmediareportedthattheboatsfinishedtheirprotestat9:15A.m.andareexpectedtoreturntoaportinnortheastTaiwan'sYilancountyatnoonWednesday.Althoughtheboatsoriginallynumbered75theywerejoinedatseabyotherboatsfromdifferentpartsofTaiwanraisingthetotalnumbertoabout100vessels.OrganizerssaidthevoyagewasmadetoprotectTaiwanesefishingrightsinnearbywatersandtoprotestJapan'spurchaseofpartoftheDiaoyuIslands.TheJapanesegovernmentannouncedaplantopurchasepartoftheislandsearlierthismonthdespiterepeatedprotestsfromtheChinesegovernment.TheactionarouseddemonstrationsacrossChinaaswellasconsumers'boycottofJapaneseproductsinrecentweeks.LocalauthoritiesinTaiwanhavealsoprotestedthemovE.Japan'spurchaseandnationalizationofChina'sDiaoyuIslandsareputtingChina-Japaneconomicandtradetiesatriskduetoman-madefactors.AnofficialspokesmanfromBeijingwarned.China-Japaneconomicandtraderelationswasbackontrackin1952whenthetwocountriessignedtheirfirstnon-governmentaltradeagreement.CurrentlyChinahasbeenJapan'slargesttradepartnersince2007whileJapanisChina’sfourthlargesttradepartneraftertheEUU.S.andtheASEAN.MeanwhileChinaisthebiggestdestinationforJapaneseexportsandbiggestsourceofimports.Inthefirsthalfof2012Japan'sexportstoChinatotaled73.54billionU.S.dollarsdown6.2percentfromthesameperiodlastyearwhileitsimportfromChinawas91.29billionU.S.dollarsup7percentfromthesameperiodlastyear.NowChina-Japaneconomicandtraderelationsareatacrossroads.Negotiationcouldbethewayoutoftherift.59.WhyareChina-Japaneconomicandtraderelationsatacrossroads?A.BecauseTaiwanfishingboatssailedtotheislandtoprotestJapan.B.BecauseTaiwanesearedeprivedoftheirfishingright.C.BecauseJapanisnotChina'slargesttradepartner.D.BecauseJapanannouncedtopurchaseChina'sDiaoyuIslands.60.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.About100boatsjoinedtheoriginalteamlater.B.Negotiationwillbringbothcountriesoutoftheconflict.C.Japan'spurchasehascastashadowonChina-Japanexportandimport.D.Japan'sexportstoChinatotaled78billionU.S.dollarsin2011.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordriftinthelastparagraphmean?A.gapB.conflictC.crashD.quarrel62.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.JapandeclaredtopurchaseChina'sDiaoyuIslands.B.Japan'spurchaseofDiaoyuIslandsarousednationwideprotest.C.TheDiaoyuIslandsbelongtoChina!D.ChinaplaysanimportantpartinJapan'seconomydevelopment.
Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslimsitmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions反应towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.SimilarlymanycommercialwebsiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.59.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.commercialpurposesB.culturalvaluesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor60.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.D.ToencouragepeopletomakeapurchasE.61.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.RedB.Green.C.PurplE.D.BluE.62.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?A.ColorsandHumanBeingsB.TheCulturalMeaningofColorC.TheMeaningandFunctionofColorD.ColorsandPersonalExperiences
MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinsweremadeinCremonaItalyabout200yearsago.Theyevensoundbetterthanviolinsmadetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren’tthesamE.WhyaretheseoldItalianviolinssospecial?manypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.ButthereisaproblemherE.Notalloldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlythosefromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbetheanswer.OtherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsisthewooD.Thewoodoftheviolinisveryimportant.Itmustbefromcertainkindsoftrees.ItmustnotbetooyoungortooolD.PerhapstheviolinmakersofCremonsknewsomethingspecialaboutwoodforviolins.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.IthastobetherightsizeandshapE.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.MusicianssometimesthinkthatthisisthesecretoftheItalians.Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.ScientistsmakenewviolinsthatareexactlythesamesizeandshapE.ButthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldonE.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish清漆whichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.SincenooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.noonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremonA.Andtherearenotmanyoftheoldviolinsleft.Sotheseoldviolinsarebecomingmoreandmoreprecious.61.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSecretsofCremonaViolinsB.TheHistoryofItalianViolinsC.SpecialMusicalInstrumentsD.HowtoMaketheBestViolins62.Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphisto_______________.A.listsomefactsB.raiseaquestionC.giveanopinionD.offerananswer63.WhatisstillunclearaboutCremonaviolinsaccordingtothewriter?A.Theshape.B.Thesize.C.Thewood.D.Thevarnish.64.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeCremonaviolins?A.Light.B.Shining.C.Valuable.D.M0dern.65.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Modemthingsarealwaysbetterthanancientones.B.Ancientthingsarealwaysbetterthanmodemones.C.Onceaculturalrelicislost.itCanneverberecovered.D.Varnishforviolinswillbecomemoreandmoreprecious.
OfficialsintheMidwesternU.S.townofJoplinMissourisaythedeathfromSundays’bigtornadoreaches116andthatsearcheffortscontinueforpossiblesurvivorstrappedinrubble碎石.Searchandrescueteamsareconductingtheirthirdsweepthroughthenearly10kilometer–longandone–kilometerwideareaofdestructionleftbythetornado.TheyareworkingasquicklyaspossiblewhileweatherconditionsremainrelativelystablE.MorestormsareforecastfortheareA.JoplinFireChiefMitchRandlessaidthereareareaswithlargepilesofrubblethatmightholdsurvivors.Wearestillfindingindividuals.Wedidrescuesevenindividualsfromunderneathrubbleyesterdayandofcoursewearealsofindingdeadfolksaswell.Saidmorefolksandthatiswhywearedoingthesesearches.Wewanttomakeeveryopportunitythatwecantofindeverybodythatisintherubbleandthathassurvivedtothispoint.RandlessaidthecurrentsweepinvolvesaslowerpacethatprevioussearchesandthatheplansafourthsearchpossiblyonWednesdayusingspeciallytraineddogs.Wearesearchingeverystructurethathasbeendamagedordestroyedinamorein-depthmannerhesaiD.Ihavedogsanddoghandlerscomingfromalloverthecountrydohelpusinthateffort.JoplinCityManagerMarkRohrsaidtheRedCrossandothervolunteerorganizationsarehelpingpeoplewhowerelefthomelessbythetornadoandthattheFederalEmergencyManagementAgencyorFEMAisonhandtohelp.Joplinisagreatcity.WehavesufferedagreatlosssaidRohr.Wewillrecoverandwewillrecoverstronglyandwehavealotofhelpandalotofvolunteerstomakethateasier.ThetornadothatstruckJoplinwasclassifiedbytheNatioonalWeatherServiceasanF–4withwindsofmorethan300kilometersperhour.Itlastedonly20minutesbutitkilledmorethat100peopleinjuredmorethan400othersanddestroyedorheavilydamagedsome2000homesbusinesseschurchesandahospital.Authoritieshaveregisteredmorethan1700callsaboutmissingpeopleandtheyhopetoresolvemostofthosecasessoonasvictimsareidentifiedandsurvivorscomeforthandreunitewithlovedones.ThiswastheworsttornadotostriketheUnitedStatesin60years.ItwasthelatestinawaveofviolentstormsthathavesweptMidwesternandsouthernstatesinrecentweeksleavingmorethan300peopledeadancausingmorethan$2billiondollarsindamagE.66.Whatkindofdisaster灾害ofthisarticleistalkingabout?A.tornadoB.earthquakeC.floodD.drought67.Thebestheadlineforthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.A.DifficultiesintheRescueB.TheGreatLossBroughtbytheTornadoC.SearchforSurvivorsAftertheDisasterD.WorstTornadointheUSA68.ThewordresolveinPara5probablymeans.A.coverB.settleC.overcomeD.challenge69.ThenumberofdeathcausedbythetornadothatstruckJoplinreachedmorethan.A.100B.300C.400D.170070.Fromthetextitcanbeinferredthat.A.manyvictimsmightbeundertheruinsB.itwasimpossibletofindoutsurvivorsC.thetornadolastedseveralweeksD.thebadweatherinfluencedtherescuegreatly
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