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1Shewasapuzzle.AgirlBwomanCmysteryDproblem2Herspecialityisheartsurgery.AregionBsiteCplatformDfield3FrancehaskeptintimatelinkswithitsformerAfricanterritories.AprivateBfriendlyCstrongDsecret4Youshouldhaveblendedthebutterwiththesugarthoroughly.AmixedBspreadCbeatenDcovered5TheindustrialrevolutionmodifiedthewholestructureofEnglishsociety.AdestroyedBbrokeCchangedDsmashed6Ticketsarelimitedandwillbeallocatedtothosewhoapplyfirst.ApostedBsentChandedDgiven7Thechangeinthatvillagewasmiraculous.AamazingBconservativeCinsignificantDunforgettable8Customersoftendeferpaymentforaslongaspossible.AmakeBdemandCobtainDpostpone9Canadawillprohibitsmokinginallofficeslaterthisyear.AremoveBbanCeliminateDexpel10Shereadapoemwhichdepictsthesplendorofthesunset.AdeclaresBassertsCannouncesDdescribes11Frommystandpoint,thisthingisjustridiculous.ApointofviewBfieldCknowledgeDinformation12Thelatestcensusisencouraging.AstatementBassessmentCcountDevaluation13Thecuriouslooksfromthestrangersaroundhermadeherfeeluneasy.AdifferentBproudCunconsciousDuncomfortable14Readingthejobad,hewonderedwhetherhewaseligibletoapplyforit.AableBfortunateCcompetentDqualified15Hewaselevatedtothepostofprimeminister.ApromotedBpulledCliftedDtreated阅读判断TVGameShowsOneofthemostfascinatingthingsabouttelevisionisthesizeoftheaudience.Anovelcanbeonthe"bestseller"listswithasaleoffewerthan100,000copies,butapopularTVshowmighthave70millionTVviewers.TVcanmakeanythingoranyonewell-knownovernight.Thisistheprinciplebehind"quiz"or"game"shows,whichputordinarypeopleonTVtoplayagameforprizesandmoney.Aquizshowcanmakeanyoneastar,anditcangiveawaythousandsofdollarsintheU.S.andalmosteveryonewatchedthem.CharlesVanDoren,anEnglishinstructor,becamerichandfamousafterwinningmoneyonseveralshows.Heevenhadacareerasatelevisionpersonality.ButoneofthelosersprovedthatCharlesVanDorenwascheating.Itturnedoutthattheshow'sproducerswhowerepullingthestrings,gavetheanswerstothemostpopularcontestantsbeforehand.Why?Becauseiftheaudiencedidn'tlikethepersonwhowonthegame,theyturnedtheshowoff.Theresultofthischeatingwasahugescandal.Basedonhisstory,amovieunderthetitle"QuizShow"ison40yearslater.CharlesVanDorenisnolongerinvolvedwithTV.Butgameshowsarestillhere,thoughtheyaren'ttakenasseriously.Infact,someofthemtrytobeasridiculousaspossible.Thereareshowsthatsendstrangersonvacationtripstogether,orthattrytocausenewly-marriedcouplestofightonTV,orthatpunishlosersbyhumiliationthem.TheentertainmentnowistoseewhatpeoplewilldojusttobeonTV.Peoplestillwinmoney,buttherealprizeistobeinfrontofanaudienceofmillions.1.TVcanmakeabeggarworld-famousovernight.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned2.Theprinciplebehind"quiz"and"game"showsistoputordinarypeopleonTVtoplayagameforprizesandmoney.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned3.PrizesandmoneyareusuallyprovidedbyTVstarsandlargecompaniesforwinners.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned4.OneoftheTVpersonalities,CharlesVanDorenwasprovedtobecheatingbypersuadingtheShow'sproducerstogivehimtheanswersbeforehand.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned5.ThehugescandalofcheatinginTVgameshowswasnotexposeduntil40yearslaterinthemovie"QuizShow".A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned6.Nowadaysgameshowsarenottreatedasseriouslyastheyusedtobe.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned7.Winnersofpresent-dayTVgameshowsnolongergetmoneyfromtheshows.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned概括大意Themakingofasuccessstory1.IKEAistheworld’slargestfurnitureretailer,andthemanbehinditisIngvarKamprad,oneoftheworld’smostsuccessfulentrepreneurs.BorninSwedenin1926,Kampradwasanaturalbusinessman.Asachild,heenjoyedsellingthingsandmadesmallprofitsfromsellingmatches,seedsandpencilsinhiscommunity.WhenKampradwas17,hisfathergavehimsomemoneyasarewardforhisgoodgrades.Naturallyheusedittostartupabusiness–IKEA.2.IKEA’snamecomesfromKamprads’initials(I.K.)andtheplacewherehegrewup(EandA).TodayIKEAisknownforitsmodern,minimalistfurniture,butitwasnotafurniturecompanyinthebeginning.Rather,IKEAsoldallkindsofmiscellaneousgoods.Kamprad’swaresincludedanythingthathecouldsellforprofitsatdiscountedprices,includingwatches,pensandstockings.3.IKEAfirstbegantosellfurniturethroughamail-ordercataloguein1947.thefurniturewasalldesignedandmadebymanufacturesnearKamprad’shome.Initialsaleswereveryencouraging,soKampradexpandedtheproductline.FurniturewassuchasuccessfulaspectofthebusinessthatIKEAbecamesolelyafurniturecompanyin1951.4.In1953IKEAopeneditsfirstshowroominAlmhult,5.In1956Kampradsawamandisassemblingatabletomakeiteasiertotransport.Kampradwasinspired.Themanhadgivenhimagreatidea:flatpackaging.FlatpackagingwouldmeanlowershippingcostsforIKEAandlowerpricesforcustomers.IKEAtrieditandsalessoared.Theproblemwasthatpeoplehadtoassemblefurniturethemselves,butovertime,eventhisgrewintoanadvantageforIKEA.Nowadays,IKEAisoftenseenashavingconnotationsofself-sufficiency.Thisimagehasdonewondersforthecompany,leadingtobettersalesandcontinuedexpansion.6.Todaythereareover200storesin32countries.Amazingly,IngvarKampradhasmanagedtokeepIKEAaprivately-heldcompany.Inhewasnamedtheworld’srichestman.HecurrentlylivesinSwitzerlandandisretiredfromtheday-todayoperationsofIKEA.IKEAitself,though,justkeepsongrowing.1.Paragraph2____.2.Paragraph3____.3.Paragraph4____.4.Paragraph5____.A.IngvarKamprad–abornbusinessmanB.SuccessbroughtbytheintroductionofshowroomsC.TheoriginofIKEAD.SpecializationinsellingfurnitureE.Flatpackaging–afeatureofIKEAF.World-wideexpansionofIKEA5.Evenwhenhewasonlyachild,____.6.____,andyearslaterbecameabigcompanyspecializedinmanufacturingandsellingoffurniture.7.CustomerslikedtheideaofIKEA’sshowroomsbecause____.8.AsflatpackagingsavesmoneyforbothIKEAandthecustomers,____.A.IKEAbeganasasmallstoresellingallkindsofcheapthings.B.itishighlywelcomedbybothC.IngvarKampradshowedinterestinandtalentfordoingbusiness.D.heliveshappilyinretirementE.heretheycanseeandtrythefurnituretheyaregoingtobuy.F.Ingvarsuccessfullymanagesthecompanyallbyhimself阅读理解ThebeginningofAmericanliteratureAmericanhasalwaysbeenalandofbeginnings.AfterEuropeans“discovered”Americainthefifteenthcentury,themysteriousNewWorldbecameformanypeopleagenuinehopeofanewlife,anescapefrompovertyandpersecution,achancetostartagain.Wecansaythat,asnation,Americabeginswiththathope.When,however,doesAmericanliteraturebegin?AmericanliteraturebeginswithAmericanexperiences.Longbeforethefirstcolonistsarrived,beforeChristopherColumbus,beforetheNorthmenwhofoundAmericaaboutyear1,000,NativeAmericanslivedhere.Eachtribe'sliteraturewastightlywovenintothefabricofdailylifeandreflectedtheunmistakablyAmericanexperienceofliningwiththeland.Anotherkindofexperience,onefilledwithfearandexcitement,founditsexpressioninthereportsthatColumbusandotherexplorerssenthomeinSpain,FrenchandEnglish.Inaddition,thejournalsofthepeoplewholivedanddiedintheNewEnglandwilderness'tellunforgettabletalesofhardendsometimesheartbreakingexperiencesofthoseearlyyears.Experience,then,isthekeytoearlyAmericanliterature.TheNewWorldprovidedagreatvarietyofexperiences,andexperiencesdemandedawidevarietyofexpressionsbyanevenwidervarietyofearlyAmericanwriters.ThesewritersincludedJohnSmith,whospentonlytwo-and-a-halfyear:ontheAmerican,continent.TheyincludedJonathanEdwardsandWilliamByrd,whothoughtofthemselvesasBritishsubjects,neversuspectingarevolutionthatwouldcreateaUnitedStatesofAmericawithaliteratureofitsown.AmericanIndians,explorers,Puritanministers,frontierwives,plantationowner一theyareallthecreatorsofthefirstAmericanliterature.练习:1)Whatdoes“thathope”inthefirstparagraphreferto?A)ThehopethatAmericawouldbediscovered.B)Thehopetostartalife.C)ThehopetoseethemysteriesoftheNewWorld.D)Thehopetofindpovertyhere.2.WhendidAmericanliteraturebegin?A)BeforetheAmericannativeslivedthere.B)WhenColumbusandotherexplorersgentreportsbackhome..C)WhentireNorthmenfoundAmericainabout1,000.D)Longbeforetheyear1,000.3.WhatcanwelearnfromtheliteratureofthetribesofthenativeAmericans?A)AbouttheeverydayfifeofthenativeAmericans.B)AboutthearrivalofColumbusC)AbouttheexperienceofthefirstEuropeansettlersD)AbouttheexperienceofthosewhodiedintheNewEnglandwilderness.4.ThemainpurposeofthelastparagraphistotellthereadersthatA)intheearlydaysmostAmericanwriterswerefromGreatBritain.B)peoplewithrichlifeexperiencebecamewriters.C)thereweremanywritersintheearlydaysofAmericanhistoryD)early-dayexperienceprovidedthefoundationforAmericanliterature.5.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutAmericaliterature?A)SomeBritishwritersstartedAmericanliterature.,B)Early-dayAmericanliteratureisareflectionoftheboringlifethen.C)SomeBritishwritershaddoubtsaboutthefutureofAmericanliterature.D)SomeBritishwritershadgreatconfidenceinthefutureofAmericanliterature.FeastOnTurkeyandGoodWishesatThanksgivingFourweeksagoUSchildrendressedasmonstersandaskedforsweets.ThatwasHalloween.‘InafewweeksAmericanhouseswillberedandgreenandfilledwithpresents.ForChristmas.Asifallthisisn’tenough,onThursdaythisweek,Americawillenjoyanotherfestival—Thanksgiving.Childrenwillhavetwodaysoffschool,shopswillcloseandhouseswillbefilledwithfamiliesenjoyingmountainsoffood.Everyyear,inGainesville,Florida,allentireclasscelebrateThanksgivingtogether.Theclassdressesupandputsonplaysfortheirfamilies.AftertheplaysthefamiliesshareafeastoftraditionalThanksgivingfoodsliketurkeyandpumpkinpie.DeanFoster,an11-year-oldboywilltakepartinthiscelebration.Hesaid:‘IloveThanksgivingbecauseitmeanstimeoffschool,lotsofnicefoodandahappyfamily.’’HisbrotherBen,nine,said:‘thebestthingaboutThanksgiving,isthatwhenitisfinished,itistimetostartChristmas.’Butbehindthefoodandthelargeamountofmoneyspentthereisanothermessage.OnThursdayevening,DeanandBen’sfamilywillmakeabasketandputitonthetableastheyeattheireveningmeal.Eachofthemwillwritea1istofthingsthattheyarethankfulforandplacethepaperinthebasket.ThefamilywillreadthepiecesofpaperandtaketimetothankGodandeachotherforprovidingthemwithcomfortableandhappylives.Thanksgivingisatraditionalfestivalthatstartedin1621,whenthefirstpilgrimsarrivedintheUStostartanewlife.Afterahardyear,theyhadabigautumnharvest.TheyheldafeastandinvitedthenativeAmericanIndiansalongtothankGodforgivingthemenoughfood.ManycountriescelebrateThanksgiving.Theyoftenfallafterthefieldshavebeenharvestedandthecropscollectedforwinter.词汇:turkeyn.火鸡pumpkinn.南瓜pilgrimn.朝圣者1.Thanksgiving:感恩节(11月旳第四个星期四)2.Halloween:10月31日之夜(据传此时可见到鬼)3.Christmas:圣诞节(12月25日)1.OnHalloween,childrenintheUnitedStatesoftendressupasA)ghostsB)players.C)pilgrims.D)visitors.2.Whenareturkeyandpumpkinpieeaten?A)OnHalloween.B)OnThursday.C)OnThanksgiving.D)OnChristmasDay.3.ThanksgivingisthetimefortheAmericanpeopletothankGodforA)lookingafterthem.B)providingthemwithcomfortableandhappylives?C)clothingthem.D)protectingthem4.ManychildrenintheUnitedStateslikeThanksgivingbecauseA)theycallstaywiththeirparentsathomeandeatalotofnicefood?B)theycandressuplikemonsters.C)theycanputonplays.D)theycallvisitAmericanIndians.5.ThefirstpilgrimssettledintheUnitedStatesinA)1621.B)1620.C)1622.D)1619.GoalofAmericaneducationEducationisallenormousandexpensivepartofAmericanlife.Itssizeismatchedbyitsvariety.DifferencesinAmericanschoolscomparedwiththosefoundinthemajorityofothercountrieslieinthefactthateducationherehaslongbeenintendedforeveryone—notjustforaprivilegedelite.Schoolsareexpectedtomeettheneedsofeverychild,regardlessofability,andalsotheneedsofsocietyitself.Thismeansthatpublicschoolsoffermorethanacademicsubjects.Itsurprisesmanypeoplewhentheycomeheretofindhighschoolsofferingsuchcoursesastyping,sewing,radiorepair,computerprogrammingordrivertraining,alongwithtraditionalacademicsubjectssuchasmathematics,history,andlanguages.Studentschoosetheircurriculadependingontheirinterests,futuregoals,andlevelofability.TheunderlyinggoalofAmericaneducationistodevelopeverychildtotheutmostofhisorherownpossibilities,andtogiveeachoneasenseofcivicandcommunityconsciousness.Schoolshavetraditionallyplayedanimportantroleincreatingnationalunityand“Americanizing”themillionsofimmigrantswhohavepouredintothiscountryfrommanydifferentbackgroundsandorigins.Schoolsstillplayalargeroleinthecommunity,especiallyinthesmalltowns.Theapproachtoteachingmayseemunfamiliartomany,notonlybecauseitisinformal,butalsobecausethereisnotmuchemphasisonlearningfacts.Instead,Americanstrytoteachtheirchildrentothinkforthemselvesandtodeveloptheirownintellectualandcreativeabilities.Studentsspendmuchtime,learninghowtouseresourcematerials,libraries,statisticsandcomputers.Americansbelievethatifchildrenaretaughttoreasonwellandtoresearchwell,theywillbeabletofindwhateverfactstheyneedthroughouttherestoftheirlives.Knowinghowtosolveproblemsisconsideredmoreimportantthantheaccumulationoffacts.ThisisAmerica’sanswertothesearchingquestionthatthoughtfulparentsallovertheworldareaskingthemselvesinthefast-movingtime:‘‘HowCanonepreparetoday’schildforatomorrowthatonecanneitherpredictnorunderstand?”privilegedadj.享有特权旳Eliten.精英,精髓curriculan.课程reasonv.推理1.WmchofthefollowingbeststatesthegoalofAmericaneducation?A)Toteacheverylearnersomepracticalskills.B)Toprovideeverylearnerwithrichknowledge.C)Togiveeverystudenttheopportunitytofullydevelophis/herability.D)Totraineverystudenttobearesponsiblecitizen.2.ItisimpliedinthepassagethatA)allhigh-schoolstudentstakethesamecourses.B)everyhigh-schoolstudentmusttakesomepracticalabilitytrainingcourses.C)everypublicschooloffersthesameacademicsubjects.D)thesubjectseverystudenttakesmayvary.3.Americanschoolsplacegreatemphasisonthelearner’sA)enrichmentofknowledge.B)accumulationoffacts.C)acquisitionoftheabilitytobecreative.D)acquisitionoftheabilitytoworkwithhishands.4.Accordingtothepassage,AmericaneducationmeetstheneedsofallthefollowingEXCEPTA)thebrighteststudents.B)theslowstudents.C)thestudentsfromforeigncountries.D)theimmigrants.5.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesthefeatureofAmericaneducationthatmakesitdifferentfromeducationinothercountries?A)Thelargenumberofitsschools.B)Thevarietyofthecoursesofferedinitsschools.C)ItsspecialconsiderationgiventoimmigrantsD)Itsunderlyinggoaltodevelopeverychild’sabilitiestothefullestextent.WhatwetakefromandgivetotheseaAslongaswehavebeenonearth,wehaveusedtheseaaroundus.Wetakefromtheocean,andwegivetoit.Wetakefishesfromtheocean–millionsofkilogramsoffish,everyyear,tofeedmillionsofpeople.__1__.Wetakemineralsfromtheocean.Onewaytogetsaltistoplaceseawaterinashallowbasinandleaveituntilitevaporates.__2__.Muchgoldandsilverdriftdissolvedinthewatersofthesea,too.Buttheseadoesnotgivethemupbysimpleevaporation.Othergiftsfromtheseaarepearls,spongesandseaweed.Pearlsbecomejewelry.__3__.Seaweedbecomesfoodofmanykinds–evencandy,andicecream–aswellasmedicine.Believeitornot,freshwaterisanthergiftfromthesea.Wecannotdrinkoceanwater.__4__.Butoceanwaterbecomesfreshwaterwhenthesaltsareremoved.Inthefuture,wewillfindourselvesdependingmoreandmoreonfreshwaterfromthesea.Theseagivesusfood,fertilizer,minerals,water,andothergifts.Whatdowegivethesea?Garbage.__5__.Hugeasitis,theoceancannotholdallthewaterwepourintoit,wemayneedtheseaanditsgiftsmorethanever.Wearefinallylearningthatifwedestroyourseas,wemightalsodestroyourselves.Hopefully,itisnottoolate.A.Naturalspongesbecomecleaningaids.B.Wepollutetheoceanwhenweuseitasagarbagedump.C.Theareaoftheseaisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.D.Alongwithsalt,othermineralsareleftafterevaporation.E.Weevenusetheirbonesforfertilizer.F.Someofitscontentsmaycauseillness.完型填空SendingE-mailstoProfessorsOnestudentskippedclassandthensenttheprofessorane-mail(1)forcopiesofherteachingnotes.Another(2)thatshewaslateforaMondayclassbecauseshewasrecoveringfromdrinkingtoomuchatawildweekendparty.AtcollegesanduniversitiesintheUS,e-mailhasmadeprofessorsmoreapproachable(平易近人).Butmanysayithasmadethemtooaccessible,(3)boundariesthattraditionallykeptstudentsatahealthydistance.Thesedays,professorssay,studentsseemtoviewthemasavailable(4)theclock,sendingasteadystreamofinformale-mails.“Thetonethattheytakeine-mailsisprettyastounding(令人吃惊旳),”saidMichaelKessler,anassistantdeanatGeorgetownUniversity.“They’ll(5)youtohelp:‘Ineedtoknowthis.’”“There’safine(6)betweenmeetingtheirneedsandatthesametimemaintainingaleveloflegitim
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