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One of the most 2 moral values for Americans is honesty. The wellknown 3 about George
Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value 4 . Little George cut down his father"s favorite
cherry tree 5 trying out his new hatchet. When his father asked him about it, George said, "I cannot
tell a lie. I did it with my hatchet." Instead of 6 , George received praise. Sometimes American
honesty-being open and direct-can 7 people. But Americans still believe that "honesty is the best
policy".
Another 8 Americans respect is perseverance(毅力). Remember Aesop"s fable about the turtle
and the rabbit that had a 9 ? The rabbit thought he could 10 easily, so he took a nap. But the
turtle finally won because he did not 11 .
Compassion (同情) may be the queen of American virtues. The story of "The Good Samaritan" from
the Bible 12 a man who showed compassion. On his way to a 13 city, the Samaritan man found
a poor traveller lying on the road. The kind Samaritan, 14 just passing by, stopped to help this
person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive 15 . In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent
truckloads of water to help Floridians 16 by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest
flooding, Florida 17 the favor.
In no way can this brief description 18 all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage,
responsibility, __19__, gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how
short the list, moral values are 20 .
| ( )1. A. continent ( )2. A. lovely ( )3. A. novel ( )4. A. politely ( )5. A. while ( )6. A. agreement ( )7. A. puzzle ( )8. A. person ( )9. A. quarrel ( )10. A. win ( )11. A. slow down ( )12. A. describes ( )13. A. lonely ( )14. A. in spite of ( )15. A. row ( )16. A. hurt ( )17. A. offered ( )18. A. cover ( )19. A. strength ( )20. A. invaluable | B. character B. basic B. joke B. clearly B. for B. punishment B. injure B. action B. race B. fail B. come up B. praises B. alone B. on account of B. circle B. destroyed B. returned B. respect B. silence B. honorable | C. content C. particular C. legend C. easily C. whereas C. achievement C. interrupt C. virtue C. fight C. defeat C. give up C. tells C. certain C. as a result of C. movement C. ruined C. honored C. shape C. loyalty C. unbelievable | D. culture D. scientific D. music D. slightly D. as D. argument D. offend D. system D. trip D. beat D. fall off D. mentions D. deserted D. instead of D. action D. hit D. reminded D. reflect D. reality D. invisible |
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| The English language is changing fast,thanks to the rapid progress of technology. We all have a rapid choice:We can either bury our heads in the sand and spend the rest of our lives wishing Shakespeare were alive and well. Or we can embrace(拥抱)the new English,enter into the spirit of the Internet age called Weblish. "You can"t keep away from it, for the simple reason that whenever a new variety of language comes along,it inevitably(不可避免地)influence the language as a whole. "Says Dr David Crystal,honorary professor of linguistics(语言学家)at the University of Wales in BangoL, whose book"Language and the Internet"has just been published. The trouble with keeping up with the new English is not so much that there are so many new words but that the old words no longer mean what we thought they did. In the past, if someone said they did not have Windows,you would have to suppose they lived in a cave. These days, it is probably because they use a Mac(which is a computer,not a rain coat). Spam is as disliked as it ever was,but whereas it once meant an unappetizing(引不起食欲的)canned meat. It now stands for unwanted"junk"email. Spellings are changing,too. Not only is text-messaging playing"hvc with vrbs"(havoc(混乱)with verbs), but the conventions(常规)of email communication place little emphasis on"perfect speaking". Weblish loves to see nouns happily become verbs ("please bookmark this site"),and verbs become nouns ("Send me the download"). Verbs and prepositions are regularly thrown together to become new nouns or adjectives(dial-up,logon,print-on,pull-down,upload),while others are created from simply pairing nouns:cyberspace,emit Internet,hyperlink,metatag,netspeak. | |||
| 1. The best title of this passage would be_________. | |||
| A. Technology and English B. Newly invented English Words C. Keep Up with the Latest Weblish D. Keep Up with the Latest Development in | |||
| 2. We can infer from the first paragraph that________. | |||
| A. all people welcome weblish English B. weblish causes fear among people C. some people wish Shakespeare were still alive D. people may have different opinions towards weblish | |||
| 3. The author thinks the main difficulty for people in keeping up with weblish is that________. | |||
| A. there are so many new words B. old words take on new meanings C. the technology is changing too fast D. weblish words are full of spelling mistakes | |||
| 4. Dr. David Crystal would probably agree that________. | |||
| A. people should not accept weblish B. weblish will destroy the English language C. people should know something about weblish D. weblish can cause misunderstandings among people | |||
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| The Lego Group had a very low beginning in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen,a carpenter (木匠)from Denmark. Christiansen began creating wooden toys in 1932. Two years later, he came upon the Lego name by putting together the first two letters of the Danish words Leg and Godt,which mean"play well. "The name could be interpreted as "I put together" in Latin；it is also similar to the Greek verb meaning "gather" or"pick up". In 1 947,the company enlarged to making plastic toys. At first,the use of plastic for toy production was not highly regarded by salesmen and consumers of the time. Many of the Lego Group"s shipments were returned,following poor sales. However, Christiansen"s son,Godtfred Kirk Christiansen,saw the great potential(潜能)in Lego bricks to become a system for creative play-As the junior managing director of the Lego Group,he spent years trying to improve the "locking"ability of the bricks and made the bricks more versatile(多用途). In 1958, the modem interlocking brick design was finally developed and patented(获得专利). Today Lego is sold in more than 1 30 countries. Every minute 33,824 Lego bricks are made,and kid s around the world spend 5 billion hours a year playing with Lego. There will be more than 400 million people playing with Lego bricks this year. On average,every person in the world owns 62 Lego bricks, and about seven Lego sets are sold every second. This year Lego fans all over the world are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the tiny building blocks. Though already 50 years old,Lego is still the same product it was in the 1950s. Bricks bought then are still compatible(兼容的) with present bricks and that is probably the reason the toy has never fallen out of favor. | |||
| 1. Which of the following is true about the name Lego? | |||
| A. It is a combination of Greek and Latin words. B. It was created by Ole Kirk Christiansen"s son. C. It was created in 1947 for naming the plastic toys. D. It came from Danish words meaning "play" and "well." | |||
| 2. When did the Lego brick become as a creative form of toy? | |||
| A. 1958. B. 1947. C. 1934. D. 1932. | |||
| 3. Which of the following is true in describing the popularity of Lego? | |||
| A. More than 5 billion people in the world own Lego sets. B. Children spend an average of 62 dollars on Lego bricks each year. C. People in the world spend 400 million hours playing with Lego every year. D. The Lego Group now produces more than 30 thousand toy bricks every minute. | |||
| 4. What is most likely the reason why Lego still remains popular? | |||
| A. Old Lego bricks may still be connected to new ones. B. The company hasn"t changed its name since 1 947. C. The material for the bricks has proved to be safe. D. The price of the toy is relatively, reasonable. | |||
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| Elephants and people are in competition for space. In much of Africa, elephants are now put in national parks. Elephants suffered a serious and steady decrease in numbers in the 1970s. This wa s the same time when scientists were beginning to learn a great deal about elephants and their behavior. Studies through the 1980s and into the 1990s showed a lot about their sounds and methods of communication. In Kenya alone, in the 1970s and 1980s, the elephant population decreased from 170,000 to 25,000. The sharp drop in numbers was the result of poachers (偷猎者) illegally killing elephants for their ivory. The price of ivory went from $3 a pound to $50 to $100 a pound. Africa became very attractive to poachers. Bull elephants carried the largest tusks (象牙), so they were more often killed. With males gone and older females killed by poachers as well, there were many young elephants unable to benefit from the wisdom of the older females and matriarchs, who lead the herds. Kenya took a stand, international trade in ivory was officially forbidden, and $3,000,000 worth of confiscated (没收的) ivory was burned in Kenya. The following year, only 50 elephants were lost to poachers in Kenya instead of 3,000. But Kenya has the fastest growing human population in the world. People throughout Africa won"t tolerate elephants eating their crops and destroying their livelihoods. In South Africa, elephants live behind the fences of national parks. In some parts of Africa, big-game hunters pay a lot of money to hunt elephants. This keeps their numbers down, and the money goes toward conservation. In Kenya, there were some attempts at birth control to keep the elephant population at manageable numbers to reduce conflicts with people. Faced with a growing human population, elephants are losing the battle for space. It"s unlikely, though, that they will become extinct. They will live in natural parks that bring tourists to Africa as well as India and other parts of Asia. The money from tourism will help elephants to survive. | |||
| 1. Bull elephants were at higher risk of being killed because _______. | |||
| A. they were the leaders of the herds B. they possessed bigger ivory C. they were of smaller size D. they ran slowly | |||
| 2. In the 1970s and 1980s, _______. | |||
| A. scientists learned little about elephants B. most ivory was sold at a reasonable price C. many young elephants are gaining less wisdom D. the elephant population decreased because of the terrible climate | |||
| 3. Some big-game hunters are still allowed to hunt elephants because _______. | |||
| A. elephants are eating their crops B. they are pursuing fun instead of profit C. the money they pay can be used to save elephants D. they are not hunting in national parks | |||
| 4. We know from the passage that in Kenya _______. | |||
| A. the human population is growing fast B. it"s likely that elephants will become extinct C. confiscated ivory will be kept in national parks D. no attempts were made to reduce elephants" conflicts with people | |||
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| Researchers believe the mobile phone system makes young people less thoughtful and more likely to make mistakes elsewhere in life. Hitting a few keys and then seeing the desired word appear in full trains children to be fast but inaccurate when doing other things, according to Australian scientists. They warn that this could have repercussions throughout the country, especially as more than 9 out of 10 16-year-olds now own a mobile phone as well as 40 percent of primary schoolchildren. In a new study, Professor Michael Abramson, a researcher at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, analyzed the mobile phone use of children aged between 11 and 14 and their ability to carry out a number of computer tests. A quarter of the children made more than 15 voice calls a week and a quarter of them wrote more than 20 text messages a week. When researchers studied the way in which the children handled IQ-type tests they found that increased mobile phone use appears to change the way their brains work. Prof Abramson said, "The kids who used their phones a lot were faster on some of the tests, but were less accurate. "We suspect that using mobile phones a lot, particularly tools like predictive texts for SMS (Short Message Service), is training them to be fast but inaccurate. "Their brains are still developing, so if there are effects then potentially it could have effects in the future. "The use of mobile phones is changing the way children learn and pushing them to become more impulsive (易冲动的) in the way they behave." Experts concerned about the possible impact of mobile phone radiation on developing brains have given a warning over children"s use of them. But Prof Abramson says the amount of radiation given off when texting is a mere 0.03 percent of that given off during voice calls - suggesting radiation is not to blame for the brain effects. Instead, he thinks predictive texting could be doing the damage. The study was published in the journal Bioelectromagnetics and disagreed with previous studies which suggested that text messaging encourages children"s language skills and did not damage their ability to spell. | |||
| 1. The underlined word "repercussions" probably means _______. | |||
| A. negative effects B. profits C. chances D. positive influences | |||
| 2. Abramson probably agrees that _______. | |||
| A. voice calls produce less radiation than texting B. text messaging is bad for children"s spelling C. mobile phone use encourages children"s language skills D. children can be more accurate if they use mobiles a lot | |||
| 3. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? | |||
| A. Mobile phone use is training children to be fast B. Children use mobile phones much more than before C. The negative impacts of mobile phone radiation D. Text messaging is making children more impulsive | |||
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For five days, Edmonton"s Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are | |||
1. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to________. | |||
| A. gather people with different musical tastes B. remind people of the real sense of folk music C. exhibit the good voices of great talents in folk music D. collect old stories of folk music | |||
| 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | |||
| A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years. B. It"s hard for people to appreciate Blues. C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations. D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food. | |||
| 3. We can learn from the passage that________. | |||
| A. people can get tickets easily for the festival B. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized C. driving one"s own car to the festival is highly recommended D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday | |||
| 4. What would be the best title for this passage? | |||
| A. Folk Music of Blues B. One Festival for All C. Festival for Family Gathering D. Edmonton"s Downtown Park |