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Taobaothecustomer－to－customeronlineshoppingmarketfoundedbyaformerEnglishteacherJackMamarkedit's10thanniversaryinMay2013.Itrecorded1trillionyuanintradein2012.Withitssuccessagreatnumberofnewinterestingandevenstrangejobshavealsobeencreatedinthevirtual虚拟的worldinthepastdecadE.InAprilTaobaoreleasedareportaboutthenearly200000so－callede－commerceserviceprovidersthathavesupportedandreliedonthebusiness.Theyincludedthemostprofitablemodelingworkwhichcanmakeasmuchas50000yuanadaythemostfundamentalcustomerserviceprovidersandthecriticswhomakeaprofitbypostingnegativecommentsonstorepagessothattheycanbefinanciallycompensated补偿.Asidefromthesethereareothercommonjobslikeonlinebargainersonlinedesignersphotographersandprofessionalstoremanagers.TheskillofbargainingmaybeanecessarysurvivalskillinChinA.ButitisabigdifferencebetweenhavingitandmasteringitespeciallyintheworldoftheInternetwherecheatinghappensmoreoften.Withtheirwideknowledgeofalltypesofgoodsandsharptonguesonlinebargainersmakeaprofitfromthepricegap.Sincetherewardtheyreceiveisusuallylowbetweenoneandtenpercentofthepricegapcreatedmostoftheonlinebargainersarepart－timerswhohaveotherdayjobs.Ratherthanmakingmoneytheyclaimtheirmotivationcomesfromsuccessfulbargaining.StatisticsfromTaobaoshowedthatthereareabout800000onlinestoredecoratorswhohavedesignedmorethan1.7millionstoresinthepastdecadE.Someofthedecoratorswereonceonlinestoreownerswhostartedwithdecoratingtheirownstoresbeforeturningprofessional.AscompetitiononTaobaobecomesmoreintensethepriceaskedbyanonlinestoredecoratorhasbeenrisingwiththeever－greaterdemanD.Atailor－madepageforexamplecancostasmuchasseveralthousandyuan.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutTaobao?A.ItsamountofsaleswasonetrillionyuaninthepastdecadE.B.Itmadethemostprofitinthepastyear.C.Ithasprovidedabout200000newjobsforpeoplE.D.Manynewandinterestingjobshavebeencreatedbecauseofitssuccess.2.TheauthorshowsTaobao'ssuccessby____________.A.describingthefounderB.providingdataC.usingexamplesD.makingcomparisons3.Whatkindofworkmakesthemostprofits?A.Modelingwork.B.ProvidingcustomerservicE.C.Onlinebargaining.D.Onlinestoredecorating.4.Peopleworkasonlinebargainersmostlyto____________.A.makemoremoneythroughapart－timejobB.enjoythefeelingofsuccessfulbargainingC.practicetheirbargainingskillsD.learnaboutalltypesofgoods
Antarctica'sLakeVostokhaslongbeenamysterytoscientists.Sealed密封offfromtheoutsideworldformillionsofyearsVostokisburiedbeneath13000feetoficE.ThehugeundergroundlakeisthesizeofLakeOntarioandislocatedinoneofAntarctica'scoldestregions.ScientistswanttoknowWhatlivesbelowtheice?Theymightfindoutsoon.Aftermorethan10yearsateamofRussianscientistshavefinallybeenabletodrillthroughtheiceintoVostok'sancientwaters.VostokliesbelowoneofthecoldestzonesonEarthandtheicehereisdenserthaniceelsewhereontheplanet.DrillingcantakeplaceeachyearonlyduringAntarctica'swarmestweather.ThisiswhentheiceiseasiertodrillandthetemperaturesarenotassevereforscientistslivingintheVostokResearchStationwhichisabovethelakE.NumerouspastattemptstoreachthelakeincludingonelastyearfailedbecausethescientistsdidnotfinishdrillingbeforetheweatherbecametoocolD.ScientistsestimatethatVostokhasbeenclosedofffromtheoutsideworldforapproximately30millionyears.Signsoftinyorganismscalledmicrobes微生物werediscoveredyearsagointheiceabovethelakE.Someresearchersthinksimilarlifeformscouldbethriving兴盛的繁荣的belowtheiceshielding防护保护Vostok'swaters.AncientformsoflifethatcouldremaininthesewatersmightrevealnewinformationabouthoworganismscansurviveinextremeenvironmentsandabouthowlifeusedtoexistonEarthmillionsofyearsago.FormethediscoveryofthislakeiscomparablewiththefirstflightintospacesaysexpeditiondirectorValeryLukin.Bytechnologicalcomplexitybyimportancebyuniqueness.Morethan350undergroundlakesarefrozenbelowAntarcticaandLakeVostokisoneofthelargest.TeamsofscientistsarenowplanningtodrillintosimilarlakesthroughoutAntarcticA.InDecembersummertimeintheSouthernHemisphereanAmericanteamwillbetunnelingintoLakeWhillansneartheSouthPoleandaBritishteamwillattempttoreachLakeEllsworthinWestAntarcticA.66.RussianscientistsdrilledthroughtheiceintoLakeVostok________.A.tofetchsomeancientwaterB.tofindsomeancientformsoflifeC.toexplorenaturalresourcesD.tomeasurethethicknessofice67.ItcanbeinferredthatthetaskofRussianscientistsdrilling________.A.wasnoteasyB.wasapieceofcakeC.wasdoneallthroughtheyearD.neverachievedsuccess68.Basedontheirfindingswhatareresearchersexpectedtodo?A.ToknowthegeographicalfeaturesofAntarcticA.B.TosolvemysteriesoftheiceattheSouthPolE.C.Toanalyzetheevolutionhistoryoftheearth.D.ToopenAntarctica's30millionyearoldsecrets.69.ResearchonAntarcticaundergroundlakeslikethesecanbeconsidered________.A.thepathofguidinghumandevelopmentB.theresultofhumanstruggleforexistenceC.anewfrontierforscientistsD.agreatvictoryagainstnature70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.ThefloorofAntarcticaisalmostasirregularastheexposedlandareas.B.BritishandUSteamsaretargetingLakesEllsworthandWhillansrespectively.C.TheattempttodrillmightfailduringtheAntarcticwinter.D.WhatwasinthewatersofAntarcticalakeshasbeenrevealeD.
TodaytheEiffelTowerwhichservesanimportantroleintelevisionandradiobroadcastsisconsideredanarchitecturalwonder.ItattractsmorevisitorsthananyotherpaidtouristattractionintheworlD.TheEiffelTowerwasdesignedbytheFrenchengineerandbridgebuilderAlexandreGustaveEiffelfortheParisExpositionof1889.Thetoweris300metershighandconsistsofanopenironframeworkmakingitthehighestmanmadestructureintheworldatthetimE.Itwasalmostnotbuilt.AfterbeingawardedthecontracttobuildthetowerEiffeldiscoveredthattheExpositionCommitteewouldonlyprovideaboutaquarterofthemoneyneededtoconstructit.EiffelhimselfwouldhavetofinancethebalancE.Hethoughtofadealthatwouldmakehimaveryrichman.Heagreedtoindependentlyfindpeopletofundhistowerbuthewantedtobetheonlyonetocontrolthetowerandhewantedtheprofitsfortwentyyears.TheyagreeD.Toeveryone'ssurpriseincludingEiffelthetowerwaspaidoffinthefirstyear.ThedealthatEiffelcameupwithwasprobablywhatsavedthetowerfromdestruction.ACommitteeofThreeHundredwasformedandtheydemandedanendtoitsbuilding.ManymembersofthecommitteesaidTheyhaveonlyputuptheframeworkofthismonument.Ithasnoskin.Manysculptorsandarchitectsprotested抗议inthenameofthreatenedFrenchartandhistoryabouttheuselessEiffelTowerintheheartoftheircapital.Itisbuiltofironwhichisaninferior劣等的materialandasinglebeam横梁ofitisunabletosupportlargestresses.Thatiswhythetowerappearsoverengineeredbytoday'sstandards.ThoughfromthisveryweaknessitssimplebeautycanbefounD.Ifyoulookatthetowerthestructureofitsortofcopiesthebiologicalcellular细胞的structureofaplant.1.WhatwastheEiffelToweroriginallydesignedfor?A.Televisionandradiobroadcastingindustries.B.TheParisExposition.C.Promotingthetourismindustry.D.DisplayingaspecialframeworkstructurE.2.ManymembersoftheCommitteeofThreeHundredthoughttheEiffelTowerwas______________.A.amazingB.unpleasantC.valuableD.unsafe3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.GustaveEiffelhadtopayhalfofthecostofbuildingthetower.B.ManysculptorsandarchitectsthoughtthetowerhadhistoricalvaluE.C.Thetowerisbuiltwithaverystrongtypeofmetal.D.Thetower'sstructureissimilartothatofaplantcell.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ThespecialstructureoftheEiffelTower.B.TheimportantinfluenceoftheEiffelTower.C.ThedifficultprocessofbuildingtheEiffelTower.D.ThestoryofAlexandreGustaveEiffel.
Ilovecharity慈善shopsandsodolotsofotherpeopleinBritainbecauseyoufindquiteafewofthemineveryhighstreet.ThecharityshopisaBritishinstitutionsellingeverythingfromclothestoelectricgoodsallatverygoodprices.Youcangetthingsyouwon'tfindintheshopsanymorE.ThethingIlikebestaboutthemisthatyourmoneyisgoingtoagoodcauseandnotintothepocketsofprofitdrivencompaniesandyouarenotdamagingtheplanetbutfindinganewhomeforunwantedgoods.Thefirstcharityshopwasopenedin1947byOxfam.Thefamouscharity'sappealtoaidpostwarGreecebadbeensosuccessfulithadbeenfloodedwithdonations捐赠物.Theydecidedtosetupashoptosellsomeofthesedonationstoraisemoneyforthatappeal.Nowthereareover7000charityshopsintheUK.MyfavouritecharityshopinmyhometownistheRedCrossshopwhereIalwaysfindchildren'sbooksall10or20penceeach.MostofthepeopleworkinginthecharityshopsarevolunteersalthoughthereisoftenamanagerwhogetspaiD.Over90%ofthegoodsinthecharityshopsaredonatedbythepubliC.Everymorningyouseebagsofunwanteditemsoutsidethefrontofshopsalthoughtheydon'tencouragethisratheraskpeopletobringthingsinwhentheshopisopen.Theshopshaveverylowrunningcosts:allprofitsgotocharitywork.Charityshopsraisemorethan￡110millionayearfunding资助medicalresearchoverseasaidsupportingsickandpoorchildrenhomelessanddisabledpeopleandmuchmorE.Whatbetterplacetospendyourmoney?YougetsomethingspecialforaverygoodpriceandagoodmoralsensE.Youprovidefundstoagoodcauseandtreadlightlyontheenvironment.4.Theauthorlovesthecharityshopmainlybecauseof______.A.itsconvenientlocationB.itsgreatvarietyofgoodsC.itsspiritofgoodwillD.itsniceshoppingenvironment5.ThefirstcharityshopintheUKwassetupto________.A.sellcheapproductsB.dealwithunwantedthingsC.raisemoneyforpatientsD.helpaforeigncountry6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutcharityshops?A.Theoperatingcostsareverylow.B.ThestaffareusuallywellpaiD.C.90%ofthedonationsaresecondhanD.D.Theyareopentwentyfourhoursaday.7.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhattoBuyinaCharityShopB.CharityShop:ItsOrigin&DevelopmentC.CharityShop:WhereYouBuytoDonateD.ThePublic'sConcernaboutCharityShops
ThebusinessworldhasbecomeverycompetitivethesedaysandeverycompanyistryingitsbesttoincreaseitsmarketsharE.HoweveronlythosepeoplewhocaneffectivelyreachouttotheircustomerscanwininthisracE.Advertisingisoneofthebesttoolstoreachmillionsofpeopleandexplaintothemthequalitiesandfeaturesofyourproducts.ThoughInternetadvertisingtelevisionadvertisingandradioadvertisinghaveappearedasthemostpopularformsofadvertisinginthismodernageyoucannotignoretheimportanceofnewspaperadvertising.Choosingthemostpopularnewspaperisoneofthemostimportantnewspaperadvertisingtipsforallbusinessmen.Whileplacinganadyoumustrealizehowpopularthenewspaperis.Themorethereadersarethemorethecustomersyouwillget.ThoughpopularnewspaperswouldbemoreexpensiveitisadvisabletogowiththemtoexpectagoodresponsefrompeoplE.Thewordingoftheadvertisementisveryimportantbecausethatwillattractpeopletotheproductsofyourcompany.Thewordingshouldbesimpleeasytounderstandandgrammaticallycorrect.TheoverallappearanceoftheadvertisementshouldalsobegoodandattractivE.YouradcanbealittlebiggerinsizE.Acoloredadwiththecontentwritteninastylishmannercangetmoreattention.Positioningyouradvertisementattherightplaceisveryimportant.Generallyitisbelievedthattheadsonthefirstfewpagesandthoseatthetopofthenewspaperwouldgetmoreattention.Therearemanycolumnsinnewspapersunderwhichtheadsareprintedsoyouradshouldbeplacedintherightsection.Theabovenewspaperadvertisingtipswillhelpyougrowyourbusinessgreatly.Sousethemforyourownbenefitandachieveyourgoalssuccessfully.Title:NewspaperadvertisingReasonforadvertisingWithmoreandmore1.________inthebusinessworldmanycompaniesaremakinguseofadvertisingtoreachouttomorecustomersandincreasetheirmarketsharE.Differentadvertising2.________Internetadvertisingtelevisionadvertisingradioadvertisingandnewspaperadvertisingareallvery3.________.NewspaperadvertisingtipsPopularityBe4.________ofhowpopularthenewspaperis.Thoughpopularnewspaperswouldbehigherin5.________goingwiththemwillensureagoodresponsefrompeoplE.WordingThewordingoftheadvertisementwillmakeyourproducts6.________topeoplE.Thewordingshouldbesimpleeasytounderstandandcorrectin7.________.8.________Youcanhaveaslightlybiggerand9.________adwiththecontentwritteninastylishmanner.PositioningTheadsonthefirstfewpagesandthoseatthe10.________ofthenewspaperwouldgetmoreattentionandyoushouldplaceyouradintherightsection.
ReviewFinallywehaveaselfhelpbookfromafamousscientistwhoseadviceisbasedonthebestexperimentaldatA.—DanielGilhertauthorofStumblingonHappinessCanlastinghappinessbeachievedorisitjustadream?ForthelasteighteenyearsUniversityofCaliforniaprofessorofpsychologySonjaLyubomirskyhasstudiedthisquestionandwhatshereportsmighteveninfluencepessimists悲观主义者.—U..S..News&WorldReportLyubomirsky'scentralpointisclear:abigpartofwhatiscalledhappiness...isavailablE.Takingsomepagesoutofthepositivepsychologyplaybookshecoachesreadersonhowtoachieveit.—TheNewYorkReviewofBooksTherightplacetolookforsciencebasedadviceonhowtobecomehappier.—MartinSeligmanauthorofLearnedOptimismProductDescriptionYoucanchangeyourabilitytoachievepersonalhappiness.PsychologistSonjaLyubomirskyshowsyouhow.DependingonherownnewresearchwiththousandsofmenandwomenUniversityofCaliforniaprofessorofpsychologySonjaLyuhomirskyhaspioneeredadetailedyeteasytofollowplantoincreasehappinessinourdaytodaylivesintheshorttermandoverthelongterm.TheHowofHappinessisadifferentkindofhappinessbookonethatoffersacomprehensive综合的guidetounderstandingwhathappinessisandwhatcanbedonetobringusallclosertothehappylifeweimagineforourselves.UsingmorethanadozenuniquehappinessincreasingstrategiesTheHowofHappinessoffersanewandpotentiallylifechangingwaytounderstandourpotentialforjoyandhappinessaswellasourabilitytokeepitinourlives.68.WhichofthefollowingsummarizesthebookTheHowofHappiness?A.DanielGilbert'sreview.B.U..S..News&WorldReport'sreview.C.TheNewYorkReviewofBooks'review.D.MartinSeligman'sreview.69.ThebookTheHowofHappinessintendsto________.A.answersomequestionsB.offersomesuggestionsC.introducesometheoriesD.analysesomephenomena70.SonjaLyubomirskywrotethebookonthebasisof________.A.onlinesurveyB.groupdiscussionC.scientificresearchD.personalobservation71.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Lyubomirskyhasstudiedhappinessfor18years.B.LyubomirskyisaprofessoratUniversityofCaliforniA.C.Thebookmainlyfocusesonincreasinghappinessinthelongterm.D.MartinseligmanistheauthorofLearnedOptimism.
ThearrivalofcomputersomepeoplepredictedsoonmakespaperathingoutofdatE.AndguesswhatBillGates'dreamofacomputeroneverydeskhasbeenmoreorlessrealizeD.Yetmostofpeopleworkingatthosedesksarekneedeepinpaper.SomeresearchfromanewbooktheMythofPaperlessOfficesuggestsourincreasinguseofpaperisduetotheintroductionoftheverydigitaltechnologythatwassupposedtowipeitout.Thestudiesshowthatitcanleadtoa40%riseinpaperconsumption.Xerox'smainbusinessinvolvedpaperanditwasalsoalarmedbytheprospectofitsgoingoutoffashion.Sotheresearchcenterinventedthecomputingandprintertechnologythatmadesureitdidn't.Xeroxknewwhattheyweredoing.Butourattachmenttopaperistrulyamazing.WhystoreemailmessagesinpaperfileswhichtakeupvaluablespaceandareeffectivelyunsearchablewhenyoucankeepthemonaharddiskandlookthroughthemforkeywordsWhyprintoffquantitiesofdocumentswhicharetobethrownawayafterthemeetingisoverwhentheycanbehandedoutelectronicallyviaintranets内部互联网?Ifpeoplelovepapertheremustbeareasonforit.Itishighlyportableflexibleandconsumesnobatterypower.Anditdoesn'thavetobeturnedonbeforeyoucanreadit.Sotheproblemwiththepredictionsisthattheyarealwayssolutiondriven.Infacttechnologyisnotalwaystheanswer.Theanswerisnotthatpeopleusesomuchpaperbutthattheydon'tmakegooduseofit.60.Whatchangeshasthecomputerbroughtinforpaper?A.MoreandmorepaperisneedeD.B.Itssaleisreducinganditistodisappear.C.Fewerpeoplepreferpapertoaharddisk.D.MorepaperoffinequalityisproduceD.61.WhatdoestheverydigitaltechnologyinParagraph2referto?A.Thenewbook.B.Theharddisk.C.Thecomputer.D.Thetechnologyofprinting.62.ToprotecttheirproductionfromdisappearingXerox________.A.hadthecomputingandprintertechnologyinventedB.tookoffthepriceoftheirproductionC.introducednewtechnologyofpapermakingD.encouragepeopletostoremessagesbywritingthemonpaper63.Whichwordcandescribepaperbestaccordingtothereasonsforpeople'sloveofpaper?A.FashionablE.B.Convenient.C.Traditional.D.Effective
Theworld'sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.atthetimethegovernmentwaslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.ThepoorareasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforcarriagestogetarounD.ThecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeitpossibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogettoandfromworktheywouldsettledownoutsideofthecity.ThiswouldhelpeasethepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsinLondon.FromtheseproblemstheideaoftheLondonundergroundthefirstsubwaysystemwasborn.TheplansforbuildingtheundergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelaysbutthefirsttrackwasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.asteamtrainpulledthecarsalongthefirstundergroundtrackwhichwassixkilometerslong.About30000peoplegotonthesubwaythefirstday.Ridersweretreatedtocomfortableseatsandpleasantdecorationsinsideeachofthecars.Howeverthesmokefromtheenginesoonfilledtheairinthetunnelswithashandblackpowderaswellaschemicalgases.FanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopletobreathE.Evenwithitsproblemsridingtheundergrounddidbecomepopular.Itcarriedninemillionridersinitsfirstyear.ModernsubwayshavecomealongwaysincetheearlydaysoftheLondonUndergrounD.Todaythereare94largeundergroundrapidtransitsystemsaroundtheworlD.ThebusiestofthesesubwaysystemsistheTokyoMetrowhichopenedin1927.Thisefficientsubwayhastwobillionridersperyearandpushersworkontheplatformsduringbusytraffichourstohelppushridersontotrains.Attimessubwaycarshavebeenpackedwithupto300people!ShoppingmallsbuiltinhightrafficstationswhereridersmovefromonetraintoanotherhavealsohelpedthepopularityofsubwaysinTokyo.StationslikethefamousGinzaSugoEkiGinzaConsolidatedStationincludeundergrounddepartmentstoressupermarketsrestaurantsandspecialtyshops.Shoppersneverhavetogoaboveground!1.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?within10words________________________________________________________________________2.WhatdoesShoppersneverhavetogoaboveground！inPara3mean?within10words________________________________________________________________________3.WhichsentencecanbereplacedbythefollowingoneAlthoughthereweresuchproblemspeoplelovedtotakesubways.________________________________________________________________________4.WhatproblemsledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUnderground?within10words________________________________________________________________________5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinesE.________________________________________________________________________
EveryyearIBMCorporationchoosesfivenewtechnologieswhichitbelieveswillchangetheworldwithinthenextfiveyears.TheIBMlistiscalledFiveinFivE.Thecompanysaysitconsidersitsownresearchandthenewdirectionsofsocietyandbusinesswhenidentifyingthetechnologies.Thisyearthelistdescribessomefuturedevices装置thatwillextendourfivesenses.Imaginelookingforclothesonlineandtouchingyourcomputerorsmartphonetofeelthecloth.IBMVicePresidentBernieMeyersonpredictsthattechnologycouldbeavailableinthenextfiveyears.You'retalkingaboutalmostreinventing重塑thewaycomputersoperateandhowyouinteractwiththemashumans.TouchisjustoneofthesensesthatcomputerswillhelptoextenD.IBMsayssmartmachineswillsoonbeabletolistentotheenvironmentandgiveusinformationaboutthesoundstheyhear.ForexampleBernieMeyersonsaysanadvancedspeechrecognitionsystemwilltellnewparentswhytheirbabyiscrying.Fromthesoundthebabyiscreatingthatparticularfrequency频率inthevoiceofthechildyouknowthedifferencebetweenachildforinstancewhoissickasopposedtoachildwhoisjustlonely.Thatkindofunderstandingwouldbegreatforparents.ThiskindofthingisnotpossibletodaybutwithasophisticatedenoughsystemitactuallyispossiblE.MarkMaloisacomputerscienceprofessoratGeorgetownUniversity.HesayshehopestheprogressthatIBMispredictingwillleadmorestudentstocreatefutureinventions.It'sgoingtobeveryexcitingtoseewhatyoungpeopledowiththeincreasedavailabilityofmobileplatformsandnetworkingandcomputingpower.Hesaysadvancesincomputertechnologywillmakewhatnowseemslikesciencefictionapartofoureverydaylives.1.AccordingtoIBMFiveinFiverefersto______________.A.fivenewesttechnologiesamongallitsresearchesinrecentfiveyearsB.fivenewesttechnologiesthatwillchangepeople'slifeinthefiveyearsC.fivenewdirectionsofsocietyandbusinessinfiveyearsD.fivenewestscientificdirectionsintheworldinfiveyears2.WhatdoesthewordsophisticatedmeaninParagraph4?A.AdvanceD.B.New.C.ExperienceD.D.Difficult.3.WhatisProfessorMalo'sattitudetowardsthenewtechnologies?A.NegativE.B.PositivE.C.Skeptical.D.Critical.4.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Newtechnologiesforhumantohearandtoucharepopular.B.Parentswillnolongerworryabouttheirbabies'crying.C.Youngpeoplewouldbehappyaboutthecomputingpower.D.Computerswillextendhuman'sfivesensesinthefuturE.
GrowingupinPhiladelphiaLiebermanstartedcookingwithhisstayathomedadwhenhewasseven.Hisfoodlovingfamilyhadtwokitchensandhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.LiebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbeforecollegelearningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialties地方特色菜inGermanySpainandFrancE.AtYalehewasknownforthrowingdinnerpartiessinglehandedlyfryingandbakingwhilemixingdrinksfordozensoffriends.JustforfunheandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamedCampusCuisineabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowtodothingslikemakingdrinksoutofdininghallfruit.Thathelpedtheshowbecomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.TapesoftheshowwerepassedaroundwithwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschoolandfinallytotheFoodNetwork.FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetworktelevision.HesaysLieberman'scharismaiskey.FoodTVisn'taboutfoodanymoresaysFlay.It'saboutyourpersonality个性andfindingawaytokeeppeople'seyeballsonyourshow.ButLiebermanisn'tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.AftertapingthefirstseasonofthenewshowLiebermanwasbackinhisownsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompany航空公司waslookingforsomeonetocomeupwithatastefulinexpensiveandeasytomakemenutoserveonitsflights.LiebermangotthejoB.67.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman'sfamily________.A.haverelativesinEuropeB.lovecookingathomeC.oftenholdpartiesD.ownarestaurant68.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman________.A.atoneofhispartiesB.fromhisteachersC.throughhistapedshowD.onatelevisionprogram69.Whatdoesthewordcharismaunderlinedinthetextreferto?A.Anaturalabilitytoattractothers.B.Awaytoshowone'sachievement.C.Lieberman'safterclassinterest.D.Lieberman'sfinecookingskill.70.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen.B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.C.Hewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwiches.D.Hecouldcookcheapdeliciousandsimplemeals.
AlmostanyonewhohasreadatravelbrochureaboutAfricahasheardofelephantsgettingdrunkfromthefruitofthemarulatreE.Itissaidthatelephantscangetdrunkbyeatingthefermented发酵fruitrottingonthegrounD.Bookshaveevenbeenwrittentoprovethetruthofthephenomenon.ButastudypublishedinthejournalPhysiologicalandBiochemicalZoologytellsaverydifferentstory.SteveMorrisabiologistattheUniversityofBristolinEnglandandanauthorofthestudysaysthereisnothinginthebiologyofeithertheAfricanelephantorthemarulafruittosupportthestories.MorrissaysPeoplejustwanttobelieveindrunkenelephants.ThemarulatreeamemberofthesamefamilyasthemangogrowswidelyinAfricA.Itssweetyellowfruitisusedformakingjamwineandbeer.Thefirstmistakeofthedrunkenelephanttheoryisthatit'sunlikelythatanelephantwouldeatthefruitifitwererottenMorrissays.Elephantseatthefruitrightoffthetreenotwhenit'srottenonthegroundheexplains.Otherexpertsaddthatifanelephantweretoeatthefruitonthegrounditwouldn'twaitforthefruittoferment.MichelleGaddanAfricanwildlifespecialistsaysthatelephantsandmanyotheranimalsincludingbirdsandmonkeysaretoofondofmarulafruittoletitrot.Ifthefermentedfruitonthegroundisoutofthequestionsoisthenotionthatthefruitcouldfermentinthestomachofelephantsaccordingtothestudyauthors.Foodtakesbetween12and46hourstopassthroughanelephant'sdigestivesystemtheauthorspointoutwhichisnotenoughforthefruittoferment.Supposingthatthishappenedit'sstillhighlyimprobablethatthefoodwouldproduceenoughalcoholtomakeanelephantdrunk.Throughcalculationsofbodyweightelephantdigestionratesandotherfactorstheauthorsconcludethatitwouldtakeabout1.9litresofethanol乙醇tomakeanelephantdrunk.56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.itisnoteasytofindthemarulafruitinthewildinAfricaB.Africanelephantsdon'tliketoeatthemarulafruitatallC.themarulafruitcanbemadeintofoodordrinkconsumedbypeopleD.birdsandmonkeysinAfricaliketoeattherottenmarulafruit57.AccordingtoMr.MorriswhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ElephantsjusteatthefruitrightoffthetreE.B.Elephantswillnoteatthefruitwhichisrotten.C.Themarulatreeandthemangobelongtodifferentfamilies.D.Thereareseveralconnectionsbetweenelephantsandthemarulafruit.58.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthisinthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?A.Elephantsgettingdrunk.B.Themarulafruitfermentinginelephants'stomachs.C.Elephantseatingtherottenmarulafruit.D.Elephantseatingmarulatreesdirectly.
Wealllovechocolateandmostofusprobablyeatiteverydayoratleastseveraltimesaweek.Itisoneofthemostfavouritekindsoffoodintheworldandmanywouldsaythattheycannotlivewithoutit.Howevertherearemanyfactsabouttheworldofchocolatethatmostpeopledonotknow.HaveyoueverwonderedwhereyourchocolatecomesfromMostofitcomesfromthelaborofchildren.ItissaidthatinAfricaalonethereareabout70millionchildrenworkingonchocolatefarms.Theyleadaveryhardlifeandmanyliveonlyonbananasandcornpaste浆糊.Onechildwhowasinterviewedsaidthathewas_trickedintobelievinghewouldbeearningmoneytohelphisfamily.Butthetruthisthatheistreatedlikeananimal.Thechildhasneverevenhadthechancetotastethechocolatehespendshislifeproducing.ThehistoryofchocolateprettymuchbeginswiththeMayans玛雅人.Cacao可可beansweresovaluabletoMayansthattheywereusedasmoney.Itissaidthattenbeanscouldbuyarabbitandonehundredbeanswereenoughtobuyaslave奴隶.Peoplewouldbuyeverythingfromfoodtotoolswiththebeans.GenerallyonlythericherpeopledrankchocolateregularlybecausedrinkingyourmoneyisexpensivE.1.WhatdotheAfricanchildrenwhoworkonchocolatefarmeateveryday?A.BananasandchocolatE.B.BananasandcornpastE.C.CacaobeansandcornpastE.D.Chocolateandcacaobeans.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasewastrickedmeaninthesecondparagraph?A.被恐吓B.被哄骗C.被绑架D.被利用3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Mostofthechocolatecomesfromthelaborofslaves.B.InAfricachildrenworkingonchocolatefarmsleadacomfortablelifE.C.Thechildwhowasinterviewedwastreatedbadly.D.ThechildwhowasinterviewedhasevertastedthechocolateheproduceD.4.WhatdidMayansusetobuysomethingthattheyneeded?A.ChocolatE.B.Animals.C.Cacaobeans.D.Coins.5.Whatisthistextmainlyabout?A.Chocolateplaysanimportantroleinpeople’slives.B.Africanchildrenareproducingchocolateinbadconditions.C.Whyonlytherichcandrinkchocolateregularly.D.TwounknownfactsaboutchocolatE.
InJulyof1914duringWorldWarImygrandfatheracareersoldierintheBelgianarmywassoseverelywoundedinhisleftarmthatthesurgeonscouldn'tdetermineiftheyshouldcuthisarmoffattheshoulderorattheelbow.Hebeggedthedoctorsnottocutoffhisarmandwhenhewokeupfromtheoperationheslowlypattedhisleftside:shoulderelbowhanD.HisarmwassavedbuthisarmwasuselesshangingfromhisleftsidefortherestofhislifE.DuringWorldWarIImygrandfatheronceagainfacedaninvadingarmyofHitler'sNazitroopsinMayof1940.MygrandfatherquicklyjoinedtheBelgianundergroundaresistancemovementcalledtheDameBlanchE.ByluckmygrandfatherheardthattheNazisgotwindofhisactivitiesandhefledBelgiumescapedtoSpainwherehewascapturedandplacedinaprisoncampbutthenwaspartofanexchangeprogramwithEngland:gasolineforSpain;prisonersofwarforEnglanD.DuringhisfouryearsinEnglandmygrandfatherbroadcastencouragingwordstohiscountryhelpedthousandsofEuropeanrefugeeswhowereabletoescapetoEnglandandattheendofthewarhewasasignificantplayerinthereconstructionofEuropehavingreceivedpersonalawardsfromGen.DwightEisenhowerandBritishGen.BernardLawMontgomery.Mygrandfatheralsolovedflowers.WhenheretiredfromthearmyasafullgeneralhecametoAmericaeverytwoyearswithmygrandmother.DuringthesummerhespentmuchofhistimeweedingcreatinggardenborderslooseningtheearthworkingthesoilwithhisgoodrighthanD.NowwhenIseetheflowersIwillthinkofwhatmygrandfatherdidinmygarden.IwillthinkofhissmileandwhathedidtohelppreservefreedomforeveryoneintheworlD.5.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinthepassage?A.TotellhisgrandfatherworkedfortheNazi.B.Toshowhisgrandfatherlongedforfreedom.C.ToimplyWorldWarIIcausedgreatharm.D.TobeproudhisgrandfatherworkedforEnglanD.6.GrandfatherwasputintoaprisoncampinSpain________.A.becauseheescapedtoSpainillegallyB.becausehewascapturedbytheNazisC.becauseheturnedagainsthiscountryD.becausehewassoldoutbyhisparty7.Grandfatherwasgivenpersonalawardsbecause________.A.hehelpedEuropeanrefugeesinSpainB.hesetupausefulbroadcastingcompanyC.hedidalotinthereconstructionofEuropeD.hehadlostoneofhisarmsinthewar8.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.hisgrandfatherhassettleddowninAmericaB.hisgrandfathershowsgreatloveforlifeC.hisgrandfatherprefersgardeningtoanythingelseD.hisgrandfatherwasstillasoldierwhenretiring
HeatingandcoolingequipmentmaybethebiggestusersofenergyinAmericanhomes.Andhomesareresponsibleforaboutonefourthofthenation'stotalenergyusE.Buttherearesurprisinglysimplewaystodeeplycutenergyuseitseffectontheenvironmentanditscost.DavidPeabodyandhisteamatPeabodyArchitectsdesignpassivehomes.Hesaysthedesignofapassivehouseaimstoreduceenergydemandtoitslowestpossiblelevel.Passivehousesusenosolargeothermalorwindenergyequipment.Buttheyareextremelyenergyefficient.MrPeabodysayspassivehousescutheatingandcoolingcostsbyaboutninetypercent.ButwhatsetshisdesignapartfromothergreenhomesisthatitlookslikeanyotherhomE.PeabodyArchitectssaysitisbuildingthefirstpassivehomeintheWashingtonDCareA.Butitwillnotbethelast.InArlingtonVirginiaRogerLinandhisbrotherEricarealsobuildingonE.RogerLinofSouthernExposureHomesexplainsthatwindowsaresealedagainstleaksandhavethreelayersofglass.Thewindowsareairtight.OnacoldwinterdaythetemperatureinsidetheunfinishedhomeisacomfortabletwelvedegreesorfiftydegreesFahrenheit.DavidPeabodysaysyoucanfindpassivehomesallovertheworlD.NorthAfricaforexamplehasapassivehousecommunitydesigningforveryhotdryclimates.ThefirstpassivedesignwasanapartmentbuildinginDarmstadtGermany.Twophysicistshelpeddevelopitabouttwentyyearsago.Passivehousesusesomespecializedmaterials.Theseincludeprecastconcretepanelsandinsulation.Theyalsoneedtohavespecialairtreatmentsystems.Supporterssaytheycostonlyaboutfivetoeightpercentmorethantraditionalhomes.Buttheyusetenpercentoftheenergyforheatingandcooling.1.Whichofthefollowingistheadvantageofpassivehouses?A.Theycostmuchlessthantraditionalhouses.B.Theylookmuchliketheotherhouses.C.Theyareextremelyenergyefficient.D.Theyaremorecomfortablethanotherhouses.2.Whatcanbeimpliedinthepassage?A.PassivehomescanbefoundeverywhereintheworlD.B.PassivehomesarespeciallybuiltforwinterusE.C.Theconstructionofpassivehomestakesadvantageofhightechnology.D.Greenhomesdifferfromtraditionalhomesintheirappearances.
Themeaningofthewordvolunteermaybealittledifferentindifferentcountriesbutitusuallymeansonewhooffershisorherservices.Therearemanydifferentwaysinwhichpeoplecanvolunteersuchastakingcareofsickpeopleworkinginhomesforhomelesschildrenandpickingupthewastefrombeachesandparks.Volunteersmayworkwithintheirowncountriesorinothercountries.Theyareoftenpeoplewithastrongwishtohelpthosewhoarelessfortunatethanthemselves.Volunteersdon'texpectanykindofpay.AttherootofvolunteeringistheideathatonepersonmayhavetheabilitytoofferservicesthatcanhelpotherpeoplE.TracyagoodfriendofminehoweverrecentlycamebackfromIndiawithanewideaofwhatbeingavolunteermeans.SheworkedfortwoandahalfweeksinoneofMotherTeresa'shomesinCalcuttA.Thefollowingisherstory.IfirstheardaboutMotherTeresainmyhighschoolwhenwewatchedavideoaboutherworkinIndiaandallovertheworlD.IwassomovedbyherspirittohelpothersandherendlessloveforeveryhumanbeingthatafterIgraduatedfromhighschoolItoowantedtotryherkindofwork.SowithtwofriendsIflewtoCalcuttaforafewweeks.IwasaskedtoworkinahomeforsickpeoplE.Ihelpedwashclothesandsheetsandpassoutlunch.Ialsofedthepeoplewhoweretooweaktofeedthemselvesandtriedtocheerthemup.IfeltitwasbettertosharewiththemthantothinkthatIhavehelpedthem.TobehonestIdon'tthinkIwashelpingverymuch.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadnotonlycometohelpbutalsotolearnaboutandexperienceanotherculturethathelpedimprovemyownunderstandingoflifeandtheworlD.64.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.VolunteersSharingAsWellAsHelpingB.VolunteersWashingAsWellAsCleaningC.VolunteersCheeringAsWellAsPlantingD.VolunteersCaringAsWellAsUnderstanding65.Accordingtothetextavolunteerreferstoapersonwho________.A.iswillingtohelpthoseinneedwithoutrewardB.canaffordtotraveltodifferentplacesC.hasastrongwishtobesuccessfulD.hasmadeabigfortuneinlife66.Tracystartedherworkasavolunteer________.A.aftershemetMotherTeresaB.aftershefinishedhighschoolC.whenshewastouringCalcuttaD.whenshewasworkinginahospital
NooneknowsforsurewhenadvertisingfirststarteD.Itispossiblethatitgrewoutofthediscoverythatsomepeopledidcertainkindsofworkbetterthanothersdidthem.ThatledtotheconceptofspecializationwhichmeansthatpeoplewouldspecializeorfocusondoingonespecificjoB.Let'stakeamanwe'llcallMr.FielderforexamplE.Hedideverythingconnectedwithfarming.Heplantedseedstendedthefieldsandharvestedandsoldhiscrops.Atthesametimehedidmanyotherjobsonthefarm.Howeverhedidn'tmakethebricksforhishousecuthistreesintoboardsmaketheplows犁oranyoftheotherhundredsofthingsafarmneeds.Insteadhegotthemfrompeoplewhospecializedindoingeachofthosethings.SupposetherewasanothermanweshallcallMr.Plowright.UsingwhatheknewaboutfarmingandworkingwithironMr.Plowrightinventedaplowthatmadefarmingeasier.Mr.Plowrightdidnotreallylikefarminghimselfandwantedtospecializeinmakingreallygoodplows.Perhapshethoughtotherfarmerswilltradewhattheygrowforoneofmyplows.HowdidMr.PlowrightletpeopleknowwhathewasdoingWhyheadvertisedofcoursE.Firstheopenedashopandthenheputupasignoutsidetheshoptoattractcustomers.Thatsignmayhavebeennomorethanaplowcarvedintoapieceofwoodandasimplearrowpointingtotheshopdoor.ItwasprobablyalltheinformationpeopleneededtofindMr.Plowrightandhisreallygoodplows.Manyhistoriansbelievethatthefirstoutdoorsignswereusedaboutfivethousandyearsago.Evenbeforemostpeoplecouldreadtheyunderstoodsuchsigns.ShopkeeperswouldcarveintostoneclayorwoodsymbolsfortheproductstheyhadforsalE.AmediuminadvertisingtalkisthewayyoucommunicateyourmessagE.Youmightsaythatthefirstmediumusedinadvertisingwassignswithsymbols.Thesecondmediumwasaudioorsoundalthoughthattermisnotusedexactlyinthewayweuseittoday.Originallyjustthehumanvoiceandmaybesomekindofsimpleinstrumentsuchasabellwereusedtogetpeople'sattention.Acrierinthehistoricalsenseisnotsomeonewhoweepseasily.Itissomeoneprobablyamanwithavoiceloudenoughtobeheardovertheothernoisesofacity.InancientEgyptshopkeepersmighthiresuchapersontospreadthenewsabouttheirproducts.Oftenthisearliestformofadvertisinginvolvedanewlyarrivedshiploadedwithgoods.Perhapsthecrierdescribedthegoodsexplainedwheretheycamefromandpraisedtheirquality.HisjobwasinotherwordsnottoodifferentfromaTVorradiocommercialintoday'sworlD.1.Whatprobablyledtothestartofadvertising?A.Thediscoveryofiron.B.Thespecializationoflabor.C.Theappearanceofnewjobs.D.Thedevelopmentoffarmingtechniques.2.InancientEgyptacrierwasprobablysomeonewho________.A.ownedashipB.hadtheloudestvoiceC.ranashopsellinggoodstofarmersD.functionedliketoday'sTVorradiocommercial3.Thelasttwoparagraphsaremainlyabout________.A.thehistoryofadvertisingB.thebenefitsofadvertisingC.theearlyformsofadvertisingD.thebasicdesignofadvertising
RudeLoudImpatientArrogant.Therestoftheworld'sperceptionofAmericansdoesn'tappearveryflattering.There'sagoodcasetobemadeforthinkingthattheUS'centuryofglobaldominancehasgonetoitsheaD.It'snothardtofindexamplesofbadAmericanbehavior.AttherecentMTVVideoMusicAwardsstarrapperKanyeWestleaptonstagewhileTaylorSwiftwasacceptinganawardtoannouncethatinhisopinionBeyonceshouldhavewon.MeanwhilewhenlegendaryathleteMichaelJordanwasbeinginductedintotheBasketballHallofFamehespentmostofhisspeechmockingthepeoplehethoughthadinsultedhiminthepast.WestandJordanpresumablyactedthewaytheydidbecausethey'rewealthypowerfulandenormouslysuccessful.TheythoughtthisgavethempermissiontodoandsaywhatevertheywantedwhenevertheywanteD.Americanarroganceisnotlimitedtocelebrities.Itcanbeseenonamuchsmallerscaleinamoreordinaryway.HereisanexampleMillionsofAmericansbelongtothesocialnetworkingsitesFacebookandTwitters.BothofthesesiteshavefeaturesthatseemdesignedtoletyouindulgeyoursenseofselfimportancE.Facebook'sstatusmessagefeatureallowsyoutoalertyourfriendstoeverydetailofyourlifE.Twitterallowsyoutosendoutshortpersonalupdatestoallofyourfollowers.DavidBrooksoftheNewYorkTimesarguedthattheUSwasn'talwaystheselfimportantegoobsessedcountryitnowis.ThesensethatnobodyisthatdifferentfromanybodyelsewasalargepartofthecultureafterWorldWarⅡ.ThevictoryinWorldWarIIwasconsideredoneofthegreatestachievementsofthe20thcenturyfortheUS.ButjustafterthewarthefamousAmericanjournalistErniePylewroteWewonthiswarbecauseourmenarebraveandbecauseofmanythings—becauseofRussiaEnglandandChinaandthepassagetotimE.Wedidnotwinitbecausedestinycreatedusbetterthanallotherpeoples.It'sfunnyhowthenation'smoodwasatitsmosthumblewhenitsactualachievementswereattheirmostextraordinary.BrookssaiD.IstherehopefortheUSMaybE.LastyearAmericansvotedforaleaderwhobelievesthattheUSmustworkwithothernationstocreatemeaningfulchangeintheworlD.ThenextcrucialquestionisWhenwillpeoplestopdoingsuchsillythings!64.WhatdoJordanandWesthaveincommonintheirbehavior?A.TheybothliketospeaktoalotofpeoplE.B.Theybothactedrudelyandarrogantlysometimes.C.Theybotharefamouspeopleandwanttoshowoffthat.D.Theywantotherstoknowwhattheydoisright.65.WhatdoweknowaboutAmericansafterWorldWarII?A.Theysufferedgreatlossoflivesandproperty.B.Theywereveryproudoftheirvictory.C.Theyfelthumbleandgratefultoothernations.D.Theythoughttheywerecreatedbetterthanothernations.66.AccordingtothepassageFacebookandTwitterhaveallthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.A.theyarethewebsitesforallpeopletosurfandforanythingtoputontoB.theyareconvenientandeasytousewheneveryouwantC.theyaredesignedtogiveyouasenseofselfimportanceD.theygiveyouachanceofbecomingastaranytimeyouwant
Accordingtoareport8outof10Americansovertheageof25areconsideredoverweight.WithfatnesslevelsrisinginAmericaitisnecessarytostayinshapeandmaintain保持ahealthylivingstylE.Herearehelpfultipsonmaintainingahealthybodyandlosingafewpoundsslowlyoverthelongterm.Aquickrunwillburnoff50to150calories.A.fifteenminutewalkeverydaywillburnoffafewcalories.Althoughthesekindsofbriefexercisewon'tmakeyouthinovernighttheywillkeepyourmetabolism新陈代谢upduringthedayandyourbodywillbeusingthatenergyyoutakeininsteadofstoringitasfat.Ittakesaboutfifteentotwentyminutesforourbraintoletourstomachknowthatwearefull.Wolfingdown狼吞虎咽地吃yourfoodisnotagoodhabitsincethereisatendencytoovereat.IIyouspendmoretimechewingandgiveyourselfthirtysecondsbetweenbitesyoumayfindthatyou'reeatingless.Eatingsmallerportions份everyfewhoursinthedaywillkeepyourmetabolismrunninghigh.ThereisnoneedtoeatmuchfoodinonetimE.Eatingmoretimesbutsmallportionsthroughoutthedaycanhelpyougettheenergyyourbodyneedsandyouwon'tgethungry.Peopledon'tthinkthatdrinkscountwhichiswrong.Sodahasalotofemptycalories.Highsugarcoffeedrinksmayhelpyoustayawakeifyouaresleepybutthesugarcanmakeyoumoretiredafewhourslater.IfyoulikethetasteofsodasticktoproperdietsodA.RememberthatwaterisstillthehealthiestchoicE.Thesehelpfultipsmaynothelpyouloseweightfastbuttheyareaneffectivewaytohelpmaintainalongtermhealthybody.56.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.80percentofAmericansareunhealthy.B.MostofAmericanadultsarefat.C.Runningcanmakeapersonloseweightquickly.D.Maintainingahealthylivingstyleisveryeasy.57.Inthewriter'sopinion________.A.itisagoodhabittoeatmuchinashorttimeB.itisnousedoingbriefexerciseforoverweightpeopleC.briefexercisecanhelpuseenergyratherthanstoreitD.briefexercisecanmakepeopleloseweightinashorttime58.Accordingtothethirdparagraphthewriteradvisespeopleto________.A.eatfoodslowlyB.havearestafteramealC.eatlesseverydayD.doexerciseeveryday59.Itcankeepyourmetabolismrunninghighifyou________.A.drinkmuchsodaB.wolfdownyourfoodC.sleepforalongtimeD.eatsmallandfrequentmeals
June262000—theHumanGenomeProjectagreat$3billion15yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegeneticmapofhumansisnowmorethan90percentcompleteD.ThescientificandmedicalcommunitiesareveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonginghumanlifE.ButthosecommunitiesandpolicymakersalsoarecarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflifE.Forthelastfewyearsthegeneticadvancesinthedevelopingfieldofbiotechnologyhaveprovidedmaterialforallkindsofworkbutthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofthehumangeneticcodehaveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealthaswellasforthepopularimagination.WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecoding解码humanDNAtheleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchisintheUnitedStateswhichbeganin1990itsaimunlockingthecodeofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfataldiseases.AlreadytheHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenesconnectedwithterriblediseasesasyetandmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerofAIDS.Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudiedresearcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfectionsandgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenomeastheyexpecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses.64.Whydidthescientistsworkhardatmappingthehumangenome?A.Becausethehumangenomecandestroymanyillnesses.B.Becausethehumangenome'scompletioncanhelpthemgetridofmanydiseases.C.Becausetheywantedtobebetterknownthanothers.D.Becausethehumangenomecanprovidealotofchancesofwork.65.Whichcountrystudiedthegenesmostrapidlyintheworld?A.Japan.B.Germany.C.TheUnitedStates.D.China.66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Ifthegenescanbefoundscientistscanstudymanynewwaystocureillnesses.B.Thescientistshavemadegreatprogressinconnectingthegeneswiththecancers.C.Manymedicalcompaniesshowgreatinterestindrawingthehumangenomemap.D.TheUnitedStatesbeganthegenesstudyearlyinthe19thcentury.
TherewasaboyinIndiawhowassentbyhisparentstoaboardingschool.Beforebeingsentawaythisboywasthebrighteststudentinhisclass.Hewasatthetopineverycompetition.Hewasachampion.Buttheboychangedafterleavinghomeandattendingtheboardingschool.Hisgradesstarteddropping.Hehatedbeinginagroup.HewaslonelyallthetimE.Andtherewereespeciallydarktimeswhenhefeltlikekillinghimself.Allofthiswasbecausehefeltworthlessandthatnoonelovedhim.Hisparentsstartedworryingabouttheboy.Buteventheydidnotknowwhatwaswrongwithhim.Sohisdaddecidedtotraveltotheboardingschoolandtalkwithhim.Hisparentsstartedworryingabouttheboy.Buteventheydidnotknowwhatwaswrongwithhim.Sohisdaddecidedtotraveltotheboardingschoolandtalkwithhim.Theysatonthebankofthelakeneartheschool.Thefatherstartedaskinghimcasualquestionsabouthisclassesteachersandsports.AftersometimehisdadsaidDoyouknowsonwhyIamheretodayTheboyansweredbacktocheckmygradesNonohisdadrepliedIamheretotellyouthatyouarethemostimportantpersonformE.Iwanttoseeyouhappy.Idon’tcareaboutgrades.Icareaboutyou.Icareaboutyourhappiness.YOUAREMYLIFE.Thesewordscausedtheboy’seyestofillwithtears.HehuggedhisdaD.Theydidn’tsayanythingtoeachotherforalongtimE.NowtheboyhadeverythinghewanteD.Heknewtherewassomeoneonthisearthwhocaredforhimdeeply.HemeanttheworldtosomeonE.Andtodaythisyoungmanisincollegeatthetopofhisclassandnoonehaseverseenhimsad!ThanksalotdaD.YOUAREMYLIFE.48.Thefatherwenttotheboardingschoolto________.A.knowifhissonwasstillthebeststudentB.findoutwhatwaswrongwithhissonC.asksomequestionsabouthisson’sclassmatesD.talkwithhisson’steacherabouthisgrades49.Ifwesaythequestionsarecasualwemeantheyare________.A.unimportantB.strangeC.specialD.difficult50.Whyweretheboy’seyesfilledwithtearswhenheheardwhathisfathersaid?A.Becausehisfatherdidn’tcareabouthisgradesanymorE.B.Becausehehadn’thadatalkwithhisfatherforalongtimE.C.Becausehehadachancetosayhisworries.D.Becausehewasdeeplymovedbyhisfather’swords.51.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.nevertosendasmallboytoaboardingschoolB.nevertocaretoomuchaboutastudent’sgradesC.nevertopaynoattentiontothepowerofcaringD.nevertomissthechancetosaythankstoourfathers
Movinginwithaboyfriendcauseswomentoeatmoreunhealthilyandputonweight.Buttheoppositeistrueformenwhoselongtermhealthbenefitswhentheymoveinwithafemalepartner.DieticiansatNewcastleUniversitysaidbothpartnerstrytopleaseoneanotherandsotheychangetheirdietaryhabitstosuittheirotherhalf.Itleadsmentoeatmorelightmealssuchassaladsfruitandvegetableswhilewomenchoosetomakecreamierheavierdisheslikecurryorrichpastasauceswhichmaypleasetheirpartner.Womenstillhavethestrongestlongterminfluenceoverthecouple'sdietandlifestyleastheystillhavethetraditionalroleofshopperandcookinmosthouseholds.ThereportbyNewcastleUniversity'sHumanNutritionResearchCentrereviewedthefindingofavarietyofresearchprojectsfromtheUKNorthAmericaandAustraliawhichlookedattheeatinghabitsandlifestyleofcouples.Theresearchshowsthatwomenaremorelikelytoputonweightandincreasetheirconsumptionoffoodshighinfatandsugarwhentheymoveinwiththeirpartner.Womenalsousefoodasacomfortwhendealingwithemotionalstressandhavebeenfoundtogainweightwhenarelationshipendswhilethesamefindinghasnotbeenobservedinmen.Manycouplesreportedfoodasbeingcentraltotheirpartnershipandeatingtogetherintheeveningwasparticularlyimportanttomany.Reportauthorandregistereddietician营养学家Dr.AmeliaLakesaidTheresearchhasshownthatyourpartnerisastronginfluenceonlifestyleandpeoplewhoaretryingtolivehealthierlivesshouldtakethisfactorintoconsideration.1.Accordingtothepassagemovinginwithagirlfriendmen________.A.havefewchangesoftheirdietaryhabitsB.havetoeatmoreunhealthyfoodsC.don'tlikefoodshighinfatandsugaratallD.trytoeatfoodsthattheirgirlfriendslike2.TheunderlinedwordlightinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.notveryheavyB.lessinfatandsugarC.gentleD.notseriousorimportant3.AccordingtothereportbyNewcastleUniversity'sHumanNutritionResearchCentre________.A.womenputonweightonlybecausetheywanttosuittheirotherhalfB.whenmenarefacedwithemotionalstresstheywillchangetheirdietaryhabitsC.eatingtogetherintheeveningisagoodwaytocommunicateforcouplesD.itiswrongtochangeyourdietaryhabitstosuityourpartner4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Don'tBeSillyAnyMoreWomenB.WhichAreBetterDietaryHabitsC.BoyfriendsMakeYouFatD.Dr.AmeliaLakeandHisStudy
ThegroundwewalkonseemsfirmbutdeepundertheearthandundertheseatherockschangeandmovE.Insomepartsoftheworldtherearefiremountainswhichwecallvolcanoes.Fromtimetotimetheyburstopenandthrowoutfireandburningash.Thesevolcanoesareverydangerous.HongKongdoesnothaveanyvolcanoesbuttherearemanyinIndonesiaandPhilippines.ThereisalsoafamousmountainnearTokyoJapanwhichisavolcanotoo.ItsnameisMountFuji.Formuchoftheyearitiscoveredwithsnow.Oneofthemostfamousvolcanoeswhicherupted喷发inrecenttimeswasKrakatoaonanislandinIndonesiA.Thefirstexplosions爆发tookplaceon20thMay1883butthebigeruptiondidnotcomeuntilthe26thand27thAugustofthatyear.Thepeopleontheislandwereusedtotheexplosionsbythattimeandsotheywerecompletelyunpreparedforthisterriblehappening.Almostallthepeopleontheislanddiedandtheexplosionalsomadehugewavesintheseatwhichdrowned淹死manypeopleontheotherislandnearby.AftertheeruptionwasoverpeoplesawthatthewholenorthernpartoftheislandhadcompletelydisappeareD.Scientistssaythat15cubic立方kilometersofrocksandashwerethrownupintheexplosion.Thenoiseoftheexplosionwasheardnearly5000kilometersawayinthemiddleoftheIndianOceanandthecityofJakartawascompletelydarkforabouttwoandahalfhours.29.Therearemanyvolcanoes________.A.everywhereintheworldB.undertheearthandtheseaC.inHongKongD.inIndonesia30.MountFujiisfamousjustbecause________.A.itiscoveredwithsnowformuchoftheyearB.itisavolcanoC.itisnearTokyoD.itisinJapan31.ThepeoplenearKrakatoawereunpreparedwhenithaditsbiggestexplosionbecausepeoplethere________.A.hadnevermetanyexplosionsofthevolcanobeforeB.wereusedtotheexplosionsofthevolcanoesbythattimeC.didn'twanttoleavetheirislandD.coulddonothingbutwait
UniversityofSussexscientistsworkingwithresearchersinBrazilhavefoundthefirstexampleofasoldierbeE.TheystudiedacommontropicalbeeTetragoniscaangustulainSaoPauloStateinBrazilwhereit'sknownlocallyasJataí.Itnestsintreesandwallholes.Eachnesthasonequeenandupto10000workers.InsectsocietiessuchastheJataí'sarecooperativeandselflesstheworkerscaringforthenestandthequeen'schildren.Thislifestylealsoincludesthedivisionoflabouramongworkers.Theresearchstatesthat●Jataíguardbeesare30percentheavierthantheirforager觅食工蜂nestmates.●Theyareslightlydifferentfromforagersinshapewithlargerlegsandsmallerheads.●Approximatelyonepercentofworkerbeesraisedinacolony蜂群aresoldiersizeD.●Jataísoldiersstandonthenestentrancetubeandalsoflyaroundneartheentrancewheretheyprovideearlywarningdetectionofenemyattack.LikeothersocialinsectsJataíusesguardworkerstoprotectthenest.Apreviousstudybytheteamhadshownthattheseguardswerespecialistswhoperformedguardingdutiesforfarlongeruptothreeweeksthanothertypesofworkerbeessuchasthehoneybeeswhospendjustonedayguardingthenestprogressingtoothertasksastheygetolder.ThenewresearchshowsthatJataíguardsunliketheirhoneybeecounterpartsarephysicallyspecializedtoperformaparticulartask.Havinglargerbodiedguardsisimportantfornestdefenseasthey'rebetteratfightingoneofJataí'smainenemies—therobberbeeLestrimelittalimaowhichcankilloffmanycolonieswhenattackingnestsforfooD.EventhoughtheJataíguardlacksasting蛰刺andiseventuallykilleditcanknockitsheadontothewingofarobberbeepreventingitfromflying.LargebodiedsoldierworkershavelongbeenknowninantsandwhiteantsbutthisisthefirstevidenceofasoldierbeE.1.WhatdoweknowaboutTetragoniscaangustula?A.Ithasnosting.B.Itlivesinforests.C.Itisarareinsect.D.Ithasasmallfamily.2.ComparedtoforagersJataíguardbees______________.A.aregreaterinnumberB.differgreatlyinshapeC.havebiggerheadsD.havelargerbodies3.ItcanbeinferredthattheJataíguards______________.A.areveryselflessandbraveB.caneasilydefeattheirenemiesC.aretheonlyguardsintheircolonyD.willtakeonothertaskswhengettingold4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThedivisionoflabourinbeesB.ScientistsdiscoversoldierbeesC.SoldierworkersininsectsocietiesD.Howasoldierbeedefendsitsnest
Ifyouexhibitpositivecharacteristicssuchashonestyandhelpfulnessthechancesarethatyouwillbethoughtasagoodlookingpersonforanewstudyhasfoundthattheperception认知ofphysicalattractivenessisinfluencedbyaperson'spersonality.ThestudywhichwasledbyGaryW..Lewandowskihasfoundthatpeoplewhoexhibitnegativecharacteristicssuchasunfairnessandrudenessappeartobelessphysicallyattractivetoobservers.Inthestudytheparticipantsviewedphotographsofoppositesexindividualsandratedthemforattractivenessbeforeandafterbeingprovidedwithinformationabouttheirpersonalities.Afterpersonalityinformationwasreceivedparticipantsalsoratedtheprobabilityofeachindividual'sbecomingafriendandadatingpartner.Informationonpersonalitywasfoundtosignificantlychangetheprobabilityshowingthatcognitive认知的processesmodify修改judgmentsofattractiveness.ThinkingapersonashavingadesirablepersonalitymakesthepersonmoresuitableingeneralasacloserelationshippartnerofanykindsaidLewandowski.ThefindingsshowthatapositivepersonalityleadstogreaterexpectationofbecomingfriendswhichleadstogreaterexpectationofbecomingromanticpartnersandfinallytobeingviewedasmorephysicallyattractivE.Thefindingsremainedconsistentregardlessofhowattractivetheindividualwasformerlythoughttobeoroftheparticipantscurrentrelationshipstatus.Thisresearchprovidesapositiveoutcomebyremindingpeoplethatpersonalitygoesalongwaytowarddeterminingyourattractiveness;itcanevenchangepeople'simpressionsofhowgoodlookingyouaresaidLewandowski.59.Inthestudytheparticipantswererequiredto________.A.trytomakefriendswitheachotherB.trytoprovepositivecharactersmakepeoplemoreattractiveC.exhibitnegativecharacteristicssuchasunfairnessandrudenessD.rateone'sattractivenessbyphotosbeforeandafterknowingherorhispersonality60.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.Theresearchremindspeopletopaymoreattentiontothepersonality.B.Personalitycanchangepeople'simpressionsofone'sappearancE.C.Thejudgmentofone'sattractivenessalwaysstaysunchangeD.D.Positivepersonalitymayleadtomorefriends.61.Thepassageiswritteninan________tonE.A.subjectiveB.objectiveC.scepticalD.negative
SeveralyearsagothemayorofChicagoIllinoisvisitedGermanyaleaderingreenroofdesign.MayorRichardDaleylaterdecidedtohavevegetationplantedonChicagoCityHall.Todaythetopsofmanyotherbuildingsalsolooklikeparks.InCanadatheCoastPlazaHotelinVancouverhasaforestonitsroof.NewYorkCityhasanunusualdemonstrationfarmforhydroponics.ThefarmisonaboatcalledtheScienceBargE.Rainwaterandpurifiedriverwaterareusedtogrowlettucetomatoescucumbersandpeppers.Thefarmshowsthepossibilitiesfordesigningrooftopsystems.Greenroofsaredesignedtosaveenergyandcapturerainwater.Rooftopscoveredwithplantshelpkeepbuildingscool.Theycanextendthelifeofaroof.Andtheycanreducewaterrunningoffintostreetsandstormingwatersystems.ExpertssaygreenroofsusuallydonotgetmuchabovetwentysevendegreesCelsius.Sotemperaturesmightnotbeaproblemforgrowing.Butrooftopgardenershavetobecarefulnottoputtoomuchweightontheroof.Thisistruewhetherplantsaregrowninsoilorwater.Earlierin2008researchersinTexasreportedthatgreenroofscanreduceabuilding'sairconditioningcostsbyaboutonefifthcomparedtoblacktoproofs.Buttheyalsoreportedthatnotallgreenroofsperformequallywell.Theyfoundthatdesignsdifferintheirabilitytokeepbuildingscoolandtocapturerainwater.Theresearchersputexperimentalroofsontopofmetalinsulatedboxestorecreategreenroofconditions.Thestudycomparedproductsfromsixcompaniestohelpbusinessesunderstandhowtoimprovetheirdesigns.EachrooftophadsixteendifferentkindsofplantsnativetoTexas.Theresearcherssaythepresenceofnativeplantslikelyhelpedallthegreenroofscapturewaterbettercomparedtosedums.Sedumsareplantsthatneedlittlewaterandoftenareusedongreenroofs.ThenativeplantscouldtakeinmorewaterandreleasemoreofittotheatmospherE.28.TheauthorgaveParagraph1to________.A.telluswhatisgreenroofdesignB.tellusGermanyisthecountrythatleadsorguidesthegreenroofdesignC.introducesomefamoushotelsintheworldD.leadtothetopicofthepassage29.TheunderlinedwordstorminginParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.attackingB.controllingC.attractingD.managing30.TheadvantagesofgreenroofsarementionedinthepassageEXCEPT________.A.changingthelocalweatherB.prolongingtheroof'slifeC.keepingthehousecoolD.reducingthehouse'sairconditioningcosts31.AccordingtothepassagewhichconclusionisWRONG?A.SometimesgreenroofsmaybreakdownthehousE.B.Notallthegreenroofscanreducethebuilding'sairconditioningcostsequally.C.Differentdesignsofgreenroofshavedifferenteffectsonbuildings.D.SedumsareakindofplantsofnativetoTexas.
Playingisseriousbusinessforchildren.Infactit’swhattheydobest!AskthemwhytheydoitandkidswillprobablysayBecauseit’sfun！Butit’smuchmorethanthat.It’salsogoodforthem.Studiesshowthatfrombirthbabiesbeginlearningthroughplay.TheyusetheirfivesensestogetknowtheirnewworlD.Touchingallowsthemtodiscoverhowdifferentthingsfeel.Brightlycoloredtoysandclothinghelpdevelopababy’ssenseofsight.Whensmallchildrenchoosewhichtoytoplaywiththeybegindevelopingtheirabilitiesinmakingdecisions.Childrenlovetoysthatallowthemtousetheirimagination.Sometimesanemptyboxismorefunthanahightechtoy.That’sbecauseaboxcanbecomeanythingachildimaginesittobE.CrayonspaintsandPlayDoh彩色塑泥arealsogoodbecausetheyallowchildrentocreatE.Traditionalbuildingblocksteachimportantpremathskillslikeproblemsolving.Playingdoesn’tbecomeanylessimportantoncechildrenstartschool.ManyvaluablelessonsaboutlifearelearnedontheschoolplaygrounD.Kidslearnhowtosharetaketurnsandplaybytherules.1.Whatcanchildrendobestintheirchildhood?Nomorethan1word________________________________________________________________________2.Whathelpsdevelopababy’ssenseofsightaccordingtothepassageNomorethan5words________________________________________________________________________3.Whendothechildrenbegindevelopingtheirabilitiesinmakingdecisions?Nomorethan10words________________________________________________________________________4.Whatkindoftoysdochildrenlove?Nomorethan6words________________________________________________________________________
Ifyouareacollegestudentprobablyyouaregreatlystressedwhenthefinalexamsarecoming.UniversitystudentsaregoodatcomingupwithwaystocopewiththestressofcollegelifE.ButsomestudentsatacollegeinCanadahavestartedanewtrendthatisfamily－friendlyopeningapuppyroomforstudentsduringfinalsweekDecember4－6.TheNationalPostreportsthatforthreedaysduringfinalsweekstudentsatDalhousieUniversitycanspendsometimewithlovelydogswhicharebeingbroughtinbyTherapeuticPawsofCanadA.ItissomethingthatpeopleneedrightnowbecausestudentsaresuperstressedMichaelKeananenvironmentalsciencestudentwhofirstproposedtheideatoldthePost.AftertheStudentUnionfirstadvertisedtheeventonitsFacebookpagethenewsofthePuppyRoomspreadquicklyacrosssocialnetworkingsites.OurexpectationsareprettyhighrightnowGavinJardinevicepresidentofstudentlifeatDalhousietoldthePost.Wehad1800sharesthousandsof‘likes'.ItattractedalotofattentiononTwitteraswell.Itspreadasquicklyasavirus.DonLeBlancofTherapeuticPawsofCanadasaidallthedogsattendingtheeventcomefromlovinghomesandenjoythecompanyofpeoplE.AnumberofdifferentbreedswillbeonhandtointeractwithstudentswhosignuptovisitthePuppyRoom.AndbuzzfromtheDalhousiePuppyRoomhasspreadsoquicklythatLeBlancsaysahalfdozenuniversitieshavealreadycalledaboutstagingsimilareventsfortheirstudents.SoisthereanyactualevidencetosupportusingguestdogstoreducethestressofbusycollegestudentsIfyoudoanyresearchatallaboutthebenefitsofusingpetsyou'llfindoutquitequicklythatitlowersbloodpressureLeBlancsaiD.ItcertainlymadeahugedifferenceinmylifewhenIgotadog.1.WhatisMichaelKean'sattitudetowardthepuppyroom?A.Hethinksitisbadfordogs.B.Hedoesn'tthinkitisrelaxing.C.HethinksitisawasteoftimE.D.Hethinksitworksforcollegestudents.2.Paragraph3showstheideaofthepuppyroomwas____________.A.surprisingB.harmfulC.wellreceivedD.inspiring3.WeknowfromParagraph4thatsomeuniversitieswantto____________.A.findoutiftheirstudentsarealsostressedB.followtheexampleofthecollegeinCanadaC.findoutwhydogsarelovedbycollegestudentsD.introducesomedogsfromthecollegeinCanada4.WhatdoeswhatLeBlancsaidinthelastparagraphshow?A.Heusedtohatespendingtimewithdogs.B.Somepeopledon'tthinkdogshelpreducestress.C.Hesufferedfromhighbloodpressureinthepast.D.Stayingwithdogshelpscollegestudentsreducestress.
HongKongistheworld'ssharkfincapital.Butabacklash强烈抵制fromenvironmentalistsandconsumergroupsispressuringrestaurantstostopservingdishescontainingthesharkfin.Around50percentofallsharkfinsworldwidearetradedthroughHongKong.In2008around10000tonsoffinsfrom87countriespassedthroughthecity'sports.ForenvironmentalistslikeStanleySheaofFrench－foundedBloomAssociationthatmustchangE.HeistryingtoraiseawarenessinHongKong.SheaandhisfellowactivistshavebeenquiteeffectivE.OverthelasttwoyearsgovernmentsinHongKongandmainlandChinaaswellasbigcorporationsandhotelchainshaveannouncedtheywilltakesharkfinsoupofftheirmenusandbanquets.ItisinHongKong'sSheungWanDistrictthatalotofthesharkfintradehappens.Herethelocalmarine－productindustryissuffering.Insidethesmallshopsmerchantstalkfreelyaboutsharkfinstheysellthesedays.Butinfrontofacameranobodywantstomentionsharkfinsitisjusttoosensitivetheysay.NotfarawayatrestaurantLinHeungKuisharkfinsoupisacommondishonthemenu.AroundlunchtimeitismostlytheelderlyandtouristswhovisittheplacE.SharkfinsouphasbeenthefoodoftherichandwealthyforhundredsofyearsinChinA.ButtimesareslowlychangingsaidVeranicaMakananthropologist人类学家attheChineseUniversityofHongKongwhoresearcheseatinghabits.Notconsumingsharkfinsbecomesakindofsignifiertoshowyouareasociallyresponsibleperson.InthepastwhenyouwantedtoshowyoursocialstatuspeoplemadesharkfinsasignifierinabanquetbutnowadaysthissignifierchangesshesaiD.StanleySheasaidyoungpeoplewereincreasinglyinterestedinsocialresponsibility.HesaidthathelpedmakehiscampaignasuccessinHongKong.1.BysayingHongKongistheworld'ssharkfincapitaltheauthormeans____________.A.almostallpeopleinHongKongloveeatingsharkfinsB.HongKonghasthelongesthistoryoftradingsharkfinsC.manyoftheworld'ssharkfinsaretradedinHongKongD.restaurantsinHongKongprovidethemostdishesofsharkfins2.WhatisStanleySheaofFrench－foundedBloomAssociationdoinginHongKong?A.MakingthegovernmentofHongKongknowtheharmofconsumingsharkfins.B.AskingmerchantstotradesharkfinssomewhereelseinsteadofinHongKong.C.Warningpeopleoftheharmtotheirhealthofeatingsharkfins.D.Fightingagainstsharkfinconsumptionbyraisingawareness.3.Merchantsdon'tlikementioningsharkfinsinfrontofacamerabecause____________.A.theyaretoosadtotalkaboutthemB.theyaretooangrytotalkaboutthistopicC.thetopicistoosensitiveforthemtotalkaboutD.theyhavebeencommandednottotalkaboutthem4.ItisimpliedinParagraph4thatnowadaysinHongKong____________.A.theroleofsharkfinshaschangedB.onlywealthypeoplelikeeatingsharkfinsC.peopleconsumesharkfinsinasecretwayD.peopledon'tknowmuchaboutsharkfins
Contrarytopopularbelieflookingatsomeone'sfacealoneisnotenoughtotelluswhethertheyareroaringincelebrationorscreaminginfrustrationresearchersclaimeD.Whilepeoplemaybelievetheyhavetheabilitytoreadeachother'sfacesbodylanguageistherealcluethatshowswhetherstrongemotionssomeoneisfeelingarepositiveornegativE.Inastudygroupsofparticipantswereshownaseriesoffacialexpressionssuchastennisplayersphotographedjustafterwinningorlosingapoint.Insomecasesthevolunteerswereabletoseetheplayer'sfullbodybutinotherstheywereonlyshowneithertheirfaceortheirbodywiththeotherremoveD.ParticipantscouldclearlytellwhethertheplayerswerewinningorlosingwhentheywereshownthefullpictureorjustthebodybuttheirguesseswerenobetterthanchancewhenbasedonthefacealonE.Thosewhowereallowedtoseethefullimagewereconvincedtheyhadmadetheirjudgmentbasedontheplayers'facialexpressionseventhoughresultsfromthetwoothergroupssuggestedotherwisE.Theresearcherscarriedoutasecondstudywhereparticipantswereshownawiderrangeoffacesshowingemotionsincludingjoypleasurevictorypainanddefeat.Usingphotoeditingsoftwaretheresearchersattachedthefacestobodiesexpressingtheoppositeemotionandaskedparticipantstoactouttheemotionstheysawinthephotos.Theresultingposeswerelikethebodyposesinthephotographsbutnotthefacialexpressionsdemonstratingthatpeoplebasetheirinterpretationofstrongemotionsnotonthefacebutthebody.DrAviezerwholedthestudysaidTheseresultsshowthatwhenemotionsbecomeextremelyintensethedifferencebetweenpositiveandnegativefacialexpressionsbecomesunclear.Theresultsmayhelpresearchersunderstandhowourbodyinteractsduringemotionalsituations.ForexampleindividualsmayfailtorecognizefacialexpressionsbutiftheyaretrainedtoprocessimportantbodylanguagetheirperformancemaysignificantlyimprovE.1.Peopletendtobelievethat______________.A.someone'sbodylanguagehasaneffectontheirfeelingsB.readingsomeone'sfacealonecannottelltheirfeelingsC.someone'sbodylanguageistheonlycluetotheirfeelingsD.someone'sfeelingscanbereadbytheirfacialexpressions2.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirststudy?A.Theparticipantsweredividedintofourgroups.B.AllparticipantsweregiventhesamepicturestoseE.C.Itprovedthatemotionsinfluencepeople'sbodylanguagE.D.Participantscouldtelltheplayers'feelingswhenseeingthefullpicturE.3.WhatdidDrAviezerthinkoftheresultsofthestudy?A.Ridiculous.B.Useless.C.UnrealistiC.D.Helpful.4.Whichofthefollowingcansummarizethemainideaofthepassage?A.Bodyratherthaneyesisthewindowofthesoul.B.Facialexpressionscanreflecttheemotionsclearly.C.ResearcherslinkemotionstobodylanguagethroughsoftwarE.D.Twostudiesfocusonthelinkbetweenbodylanguageandemotions.
ThePoetryFoundationrecentlynamesAmericanpoetJackPrelutskyasthenation'sfirstchildren'spoetlaureate桂冠诗人.Thegroupcreatedtheawardasawaytoincreasechildren'sloveofpoetry.Aschildren'spoetlaureateJackPrelutskywillgivetwopublicreadingsinthenexttwoyears.HewillalsoadvisethePoetryFoundationaboutchildren'sliteratureandtakepartinprojectsconcerningchildrenandpoetry.JackPrelutskyhasbeenwritingpoetryforchildrenforalmostfortyyears.Hehaswrittenmorethanthirtyfivebooksofpoems.HisfirstbookwascalledA.GopherintheGarden.Itwaspublishedin1967.HislatestiscalledBeholdtheBoldUmbrellaphantandOtherPoems.JackPrelutskyiswellknownforcreatingnewwordsbycombiningtwowordstocreateanewkindofcreaturE.Forexamplehecombinedradishwithsharktogetradishark.Lionandbroccolibecamebroccolion.Healsocreatedumbrellaphantamixtureofthewordsumbrellaandelephant.JackPrelutskysaysthatchildrenlikehispoemsbecausehewritesaboutthingstheycareabout.PoetryresearcherssaythatJackPrelutsky'spoemsrecognizechildren'sfeelings.AnexampleofthisisthepoemMySisterIsaWerewolfwhichisabouthowitfeelstobedifferent.JackPrelutskyalsowritespoemsaboutAmericanholidays.HispoemIt'sHalloweenisaveryfamousoneabouttheholidaycelebratedattheendofOctober.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.PoemswithNewWordsGrowPopularB.FirstChildren'sPoetLaureateNamedC.Children'sLoveforPoetryIncreasedD.JackPrelutskyAwardedNationwide2.WhatisJackPrelutskyfamousfor?A.Creatingnewwordsinhispoems.B.Hisproductivity.C.Hislongtimeofwriting.D.HispoemsaboutAmericanholidays.3.Childrenareinfavourofhispoemsbecause________.A.theyareeasytounderstandB.thepoetisfamousC.childrenlikereadingnewwordsD.thepoetunderstandstheirfeelings4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ItwasA.GopherintheGardenthatbroughthimfamE.B.Thepoetwillbekeptbusyoveralotofactivities.C.JackPrelutskywillnolongerwriteaboutholidays.D.ThepoemIt'sHalloweenmusthavebeenwrittenforadults.
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