15复习book viii modules 1 3及阅读理解

BookVIIIModules1-UsefulBookVIIIModules1-Useful3.13.motivate0.1.6.glare16.21.26.6.owe2.work2.consequence53.57.58.Useful1.setfoot3.intheform5.in7.overcomethe9.break11.takea13.miss15.signa17.gettrappedin19.keep/protect…(free)from21.getbadly23.besituated/locatedon(in25.depend27.leave29.onbehalf31.at2.incase4.stand6.aimtodo8.eup12.keepupone’s14.in(great)16.reachadepthof18.exploitnatural20.haveasenseof22.becomenumbwith24.expressoneself/one’s26.inhistory/inthehistoryof28.30.gettiredof/fromdoing32.sth.beavailableto33.turnup/turn35.cutup33.turnup/turn35.cutup/cutin/cutdown/cut37.doascientific39.endupwith/insth.doing41.makeanattempttodo43.payoffone’s34.gohandinhand36.think38.or40.bethirstyfor=bedesperate42.what’s44.keepone’spromise/makeone’spromise/breakone’s45.(It`s)no47.have…in49.setfireto=setsthon51.havebig53.what’s55.on/close/good/badterms57.bereferredto59.beobsessed46.make48.in50.forthefirsttime/plainaboutsth.to54.table56.on58.take-away61.beamazedmuchtothehorrorofsb=toone′sgreatgoagainst/begowithoutsaying/go64.asa66.leave68.evenif/even70.bebased65.getheldupin67.dressupas/dressupevenso69.inafriendlyandrelaxedmanner71.72.owingto/owesbsth/owesthto74.eatupallthe76.cold73.makeabeelinefor75.bynature/inon’Withannualrainfallclosetozero,Antarcticaistechnicallya①Coveringabout14millionsquarekilometersaroundtheSouthPole,itisfifthlargestcontinentinthe②Ahighmountainrange,theTrans-Antarcticrange,runsfromeasttocuttingthecontinentinNotuntilthelate18thcenturydidtheBritishexplorerJamesCookcrosstheAntarcticCircle,butheneversawland.TheworldwasamazedthatallofthecrewcamebackIftheicemelted,thesealevelwouldrisebyabout60WhetherweshouldexploittheAntarctic’snaturalresourcesisopentoWhoeverwantstogototheAntarcticmustWhoeverwantstogototheAntarcticmustbephysicallyMedicalassistanceisavailableincaseofanIt(theMonaLisa)isbelievedtobethebestexampleofanewlife-likestyleofpaintingthatamazedpeoplewhenitwasfirstused.AftercenturiesofacceptingamedievalworldviewinwhichhumanlifewasconsideredoflittlevaluecomparedwiththegreatnessofGod,philosophersbeganaskingquestionslike…PrintingansweredaneedbecausepeoplewerethirstyforPrintingmadeitpossibletoproducemorecopiesinafewweeksthancouldhavebeenproducedinalifetimewrittenoutbyhand.ThisspreadofprintedbooksledtoarenewedpassionforartisticWithoutthedevelopmentoftheprintingpress,theRenaissancemayneverhavehappened.Withoutinexpensiveprintingtomakebooksavailabletoalargesectionofsociety,thesonofJohnShakespeare,agovernmentofficialinruralEnglandinthemid-1500s,mayneverhavebeeninspiredtotakeupwritingasaprofession.Word1.leave重点用法归①leave用作动词表示“离开；前往”，用leaveaplace离开某地；leaveforaplace动身前往某地等ing形式、过去分词、介词短语，也可以是从句；表示“委托，托付”，用于leavesthto/withsb常见短语：leaveabout把东西丢下不管；乱丢；leave…alone不理会；leavesthasitis听任某事自然发展。leave用于名词表示“休假；告假；假期”，用于下列短语：askforaleaveonleave休假。2.way除作“方式，方法，道路，途径”外，还可构成下列词组bywayofacrossthewaybythewayallthewaypushone’sway挤出inaway在某种意义上onthewaytointhiswayinnowayoutoftheway偏僻的underway在进行中leadtheway带路makewayfortheotherwayroundgooutofone’swayloseone’sway路，迷失方向(standinone’sway妨碍某人。2~31Animalscanmovefromplacetoplace,butplants ButplantsdefendthemselvesbyusingbothphysicalandchemicalSomeplantshavetheirownwaystokeepanimalsaway.ForSomeplants,suchastheoaktree,havethickandhardleavesthataredifficultforanimalstoeat.Somegrassesmaycontainasandymaterial;eatingsuchgrasseswearsdowntheanimal'steeth.ManyplantsalsohavechemicaldefensesManyplantsdependonbothphysicalandchemical AexperiencewiththiskindofplantwillteachananimaltostayawayfromitintheQ:WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthisPlantsandHowPlantsDefendAttacksandHowAnimalsEatPlant内容，显然不妥。而Bplantsdefendthemselves与文章内容大小就非常贴切。2内容，显然不妥。而Bplantsdefendthemselves与文章内容大小就非常贴切。2TherearetwokindsofphysicalactivitiesspecialThefirstdemandsexactcarefulmovementsofthemusclesThiskindmustbestrictlycontrolledbecauseevenaslightmovementinwrongdirectionwillleadtoamistake.Totypequickly,forexample,apersonneedstraining;...Adancer...mustbetrainedforalongperiodoftime...ThesecondkindofphysicalactivityneedsgreaterstrengthorextraMostofusgettiredifwetrytorunhalfamilewithoutstopping,butaspecially-trainedpersoncandothiswithoutmucheffort.Threeyearsago,somescientistscarriedoutexperiments,...Theyweresurprisedtofindthattheharmfuleffectofagivenamountofphysicaleffortwasactuallylessontheheartsofthesetrainedpatientsthanonthoseofthepatientswhowerenotsimilarlytrained.Thisisimportantbecauseitshowsthatregularphysicalustobetteruseoftheoxygenwebreatheinandthatthistraining,intheamountofworkourheartsdo.ManytaskswhichareharduntrainedpeoplearenothardatallfortrainedQ:WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthisTrainingOurPhysicalMovementExtraBody文章是总分结构，首段总说点明主题，即“twokindsofphysicalactivities”，而且通过第二段的重点论述说明“regularphysicalexercise”的重要性，所以选择A项为佳。B构词法和上下文等推测生词或短语意思的能力,突出考查语境的分析和句子结构的把握能表示同位关系的句子结构，如逗号、破折号、thatis等引出的同位语，来猜测词义。3TheSahara表示同位关系的句子结构，如逗号、破折号、thatis等引出的同位语，来猜测词义。3TheSaharaFestivalisacelebrationoftheveryeventis...past.Thethree-Duringtheopeningceremonies,towardstheevening,therecomesthegrandfinaleoftheopeningday,anextremelyexcitinghorserace.Alltheridersrunveryfastonhorseback.Someridershangoffthesideoftheirsaddles.Someevenridedown—theirlegsandfeetstraightupintheair—allatfullOthersrushdownthe ,menarminarm,ondifferentOnandontheywent.SofastandsoQ:Theunderlinedword“finale”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablymeanstheoftheopeningday.A.firstpartB.C.lastpartD.由finale同final在构词特点上的相似，不难发现它们是同源词。再根据上文中finale名词，指“结局、终曲”。4Beingconsideredaleaderinoursocietyisindeedofhighpraise.Leadershipmeanspower,commandsrespectand,mostimportant,encouragesachievement.C,leadershipskillscan'tbeeasilyswalloweddown.TheybecarefullyDifferentfrompopularbelief,mostgoodleadersaremade,notborn.Theylearntheirskillsintheireverydaylives.Butwhichdotheydevelop?Howdothey(andhowcanyou)getotherstofollow?Q:Theunderlinedword“cultivated”(Paragraph1)roughlyA.encouragedB.C.examinedD.cultivateButwhichdotheydevelop中develop的宾语是which(skill)，而本句的主语they代表的也是前面的因此选择D项。2055Q:HowdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterColdandFortunateandSatisfiedandThatcoldJanuarynight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwas,walkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheatre.Withopeningnightonlyaweekago,Iwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmyparttimejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,IthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.Citylifehadbecometoomuchforme.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildings,Ifeltverysmallandcold.Ibeganrunning,bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers(抢劫犯).Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsadlookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.sickcoldA...,mywalletwasnowheretobeJustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearch,Iheardthegarbagetruck(车)...“Isthiswhatyou'relookingfor?”heasked,holdingupasmallsquare...butIhadgottenmywalletback.Ialsohadgottenbacksomeenjoymentofcitylife.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn'tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachwillingtohelpeachdisappointed了新的认识，用helpeachother映衬出作者开始时的helpless。6Q:WhattheyhavebeendoingcanA.pointlessB.C.D.的Itstartedasacrazyidea一句而误选C项。这是典型的望文生义。RomehadtheForum.LondonhasSpeaker'sCorner.NowalwaysonthegoNewYorkershaveLizandBill.LizandBill,twocollegegraduatesintheirearly20s,havespentawholeyeartryingtohavethousandsofpeopletalktotheminsubwaystationsandonbusystreetcorners.Justtalk.“Itstartedasacrazyidea,”LizDenisewantedtotalkaboutanexamshewasabouttotake.Shehadstoppedbyforthesecondtimeintwodays,toletthetwolistenersknowhowitwent.Marciahadlostherhusbandtoaseriousdisease.“Thatwasveryheavyonmymind,”Marciasaid.“Tobeabletotalkaboutittototalstrangerswasverygood,”sheexplained.Tocelebrateayearoftalking,thetwoheldagettogetherinacityparkforallthepeopletheyhadmetoverthepastyear.Afewhundredpeopleshowedup,aswellassometelevisioncameramenandreporters.Theymayplanmorepartiesortrytoattractmorepeopletojointheirinformaltalks.Somepublishershaveexpressedinterestinabook,somethingtheysaythey'llconsider.摄影师和记者，末段出版商为他们出书的意向等推断而来的。最佳答案为D项。TomStonehillhadbeendrivingforseveralhourswhenTomStonehillhadbeendrivingforseveralhourswhenhewasovercomewiththeurgetogotothebathroom.Itwaslateatnightandallthegasstationshepassedwereclosed.Finally,Tomexitedthehighwayanddroveintoanearbytown.Tomspottedalightinthedistance.Butthecloserhecame,themoreitbecameclearthathewasheadingtowardafuneralparlor(殡仪馆).TomfelthesitantbuthisurgewastoostrongtoignoreHedroveuptotheentrance,parkedhiscar,andwalkedin.Hewasgreetedwarmly.“Welcome.Wouldyoupleasesigni?saidGifford,thefuneral“Uh...I'mjustheretousethebathroom,”Tomsaidapologetically.“MayI?”“Ofcourseyoumay,”respondedthedirector,“butpleasesigninfirst.writeinyouras“whydoyouneedmyaddress?”askedTom.“Plassir,fillintheinformation,”camethereply.TomwrotedownhisaddressandfollowedasMr.Giffordledhimtothemen'sBeforeleavingthefuneralparlor,Tomstoppedforjustamomenttopayhisrespectstothedeceased(Onhiswayoutofthebuilding,TomnoddedtoMr.Giffordandapolicemanthere.Threeweekslateranattorney(律师)cametoTom'shouse.“Irepresentthefuneralhomewhereyoustoppedafewweeksago,”themansaid.Alarmed,Tomasked,“Pleasetellme,didIdosomethingwrong?”TomwasmoresurprisedtoseebothMr.Giffordandthepolicemanbehindtheattorney.Thentheattorneysaid.“Ihavebeenauthorizedbythecourttoreadthelastwealthyman.However,hedidnothaveanyfamilyandwaspracticallyshunnedbythetownspeople.Hereishiswill:‘EveryonedislikedmewhenIwasalive.Anypersonwhocomestomyfuneralsomeonewhohadsomepityme.SoIwantmyhousewithallmyholdingstobedividedthosewhoactuallyattendedmyfuneral.’”TheattorneythenlookedstraightatTom.“Yourswastheonlysignaturethatappearedintheregisterbook,”hesaid.“efeintheWhydidTomStonehilldriveintoTohaveabathintheTousetheTofindagasTowashhisWhichoftheWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutMr.Hewasn'tmarriedwhenheHehadlivedinthetownbeforeheThreepeopleattendedhisHewouldgivehispossessionstoMr.GiffordandthepolicemancametoTom'shomewiththe toidentifyTomStonehillastheonewhosignedthetohelptheattorneyfindtheaddressofTomtoseewhatkindoflifeTomStonehillistopayavisittoTomStonehillashisnewTheunderlinedword“shunned”mostprobably lookeddownkeptawayWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefortheMr.StanleyWhere'stheGasAUniqueFuneralAnEntirelyChangedkeys:1.B2.C3.A4.D5A、B、C101.5A、B、C101.Whyisthewoman’sfathergoingtoA.HeisB.HeisingoodC.Heisinpoor2.WheredoesthemanthinkthekeysA.Inthewoman’sB.IntheC.Inthewoman’sWhatdoesthewomanmeaninthisShelikeslookingattheShetakesbusinesstripsverySheseldomgetstogoonWhydidthewomanthanktheHesenthersomeHesenthertotheHeneverforgottomeet5.WheredoestheconversationtakeA.InaB.InaC.Ina听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个55672736.WhatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthetwoA.B.C.MotherandWhatarethespeakerstalkingTheman’smajorinTheman’sfavoriteTheman’sfuture77475WhathappenedtotheShecouldn’tcrossabusyShegotintoamovingShegothitbya9.WherearethetwoA.IntheB.IntheC.Inapolice876789.WherearethetwoA.IntheB.IntheC.Inapolice8767810.WhatclubdidthewomanA.CameraB.PhotographC.Canada11.WhendothemembersofTheDanceSocietyAt4o’clockeveryAt4o’clockeveryAt5o’clockevery12.WheredothemembersofTheDanceSocietyA.IntheschoolB.InthemeetingC.InRoom9798213.WhatistherelationshipbetweentheConductorandBooksellerandDetectiveand14.WhoisinterestedinSherlockA.TheB.TheC.The15.Whatcoloristheman’smissingA.ThebrownB.ThedarkbrownC.Thedark16.WhatcanwelearnfromtheTheconversationistakingplaceatBeijingInternationalSherlockHolmescametoChinaforbusinesswhenhewasThemanwasthelastonetogetoffthetrain.听第10段材料，回答第83至86题。17.WhatisSusanA.AB.AC.An18.WhichofthefollowingmaybeincludedinBBCInternationalGoldennewThelatestVariouskindsofgdoldsongs”classicsandlatest19.WhatisAbouttheBigHitsbasedOnthelanguageofpopOninterviewswithpopsingersandsongOnthenew20.WhichwordbestdescribesyourunderstandingofmostEnglishpopsongsevenifyouareanativeEnglishspeaker?A.B.C.Module1.Iwastellingthemaboutmyexcitingtravelswhenhe withastoryofhisown.A.brokeB.brokeC.brokeD.broke2.Shetookanumbrellawithherthis wouldbecaughtintherain.Module1.Iwastellingthemaboutmyexcitingtravelswhenhe withastoryofhisown.A.brokeB.brokeC.brokeD.broke2.Shetookanumbrellawithherthis wouldbecaughtintherain.A.soB.inorderC.inD.now3.--Accordingtotheagreement,youmustfinishtheworkbythis--Don’tworry.We’retryinghardandit thatlong.A.hasn’tB.won’tC.didn’tD.doesn’t4.Infaceof failure,itisthemostimportanttokeepup goodstateofmind.AB.a;CtheD5. endlesshomeworkonweekends.Thestudentsnowfindtheirownactivities,suchastakingaridetogethertowatchthesunrise.A.BeingC.Free6.--Thevasecostme 100B.TobefreeD.Havingbeenfree--Well,i’scrazyofyoutospendsomuchmoneywhenyoucould one.A.nextto;muchaC.almost;muchB.nearly;muchcheaperD.closeto;amuch7.HowcanIpickoutyourcarintheparkingIt’seasy.Thebrightcolorofmycarmakes B.stickC.standD.getA.turn8.AA.wasbeingheldinBeijingto tradebetweenChinaandKorea.B.C.D.9.Ladiesandgentlemen,Ihavethe ofintroducingourspeakerforA.B.C.D.10.Afteraslongdiscussion,wefinally aplansthatsoudedA.cameB.cameupC.cameD.cameup11.Howcomethatyou’refondofextremeIguess .Soareseveralofmyrelatives.A.ispickedupinC.isjustaB.cametomebyD.runsinthe12.Don’tplayfiragain!There’saseveral you’llgetburnt.A.B.C.D.13.MyfatheriscoughingYo’d .It’sbadforhishealth.A.discouragehimfromC.forcehimtostoptoB.forbidhimD.warnhimagainst14.Thecrewofthis eightsailors,who veryexperiencedinvoyages.A.is;B.is;C.are;D.are;15.Atleast203minerswerekilled,22 and13 inaA.discouragehimfromC.forcehimtostoptoB.forbidhimD.warnhimagainst14.Thecrewofthis eightsailors,who veryexperiencedinvoyages.A.is;B.is;C.are;D.are;15.Atleast203minerswerekilled,22 and13 inacoalminegasexplosionMondayafternooninFuxin.A.injuring;ModuleTwoB.injured;D.injuring;1.HestudieslateintothenighteveryYouknow,heis forknowledge.WhichofthefollowingisnotA.B.C.D.2.Areyougoingtothemarket A．Itdn’tC.Idon’tB.ItallD.ha’all3.I’llbeat tonight,sopleasecomeroundtoseemethen.B.C.D.4.Thiskindofdiscussionwillcertainly stillgreaterdifferencesbetweenthetwoparties.A．leadB.C.turnD.5.Thebossoffereda2%raise,buttheworkmenrefusedto onit.A．takeB.take;C.putD.put;6.Theconference toallthemembersstatesforstatesforstillcloserunityinfightingagainstterrorism.B.C.D.7. withadifficultsituation,Arnolddecidedtoaskhisbossforadvice.A．ToB.HavingC.D.8.Artistsliketogotonatureto theirB.C.D.9.Mr. ofthe speech,startedtoreadanovel.A.tired;B.tiring;C.tired;D.tiring;10.Thediscoveryofnewevidenceledto A．thethiefhavingcaughtC．thethiefbeingcaughtB.catchtheD.thethieftobe11. ,thepicturewillneverbeB.C.toD.tobe12.Thereisanewprobleminvolvedinthepopularityofprivate roadconditionsneed A．that;tobeC.where;B.which;tobeD.when;13.Theyknewherverywell.Theyhadseenher upfromchildhood.B.C.wasD.to14.Doyouknowtheboy underthebigtree？B.C.D.15.Goon theotherexerciseafteryouconditionsneed A．that;tobeC.where;B.which;tobeD.when;13.Theyknewherverywell.Theyhadseenher upfromchildhood.B.C.wasD.to14.Doyouknowtheboy underthebigtree？B.C.D.15.Goon theotherexerciseafteryouhavefinishedthisone.A．todoB.C.D.1.Whatastrangepersonsheis!Ican’tmakeatA.B.C.D..DoyouthinkD.2.Inmyopinion,realfriendshouldhavesomethingA.B.C.3.Themanwassentencedtodeathforhaving firetotheimportantfactory.A.B.C.D.4. IwenttotheUSA,Ivisitedmanycities.A.FirstB.ForthefirstC.ThefirstD.Bythefirst5.Mr.Bushisonthe foreverything.Howcanitbethathewaslatefortheopeningceremony?A.B.C.D.6.Itistheabilitytodothejob mattersnotwhereyoucomefromorwhatyouare.A.B.C.D.7.Thescientistbeganhistalkassoonas A.wereB.wereC.D.had8.Wewon’tgiveup weshouldfailtimes.A.evenB.C.D.9.Themanagerhas toimprovetheworkingconditioninthefirm.A.B.C.D.10.We’llnotattendhisparty weareinvited.A.onB.C.D.asAPaper-freeImagineaclassroommissingtheonethingthat'slongbeenconsideredanecessaryparttoreadingandwritingpaper.Nonotebooks,notextbooksnotestpaper.Norarethereanypencilsorpens,whichalwaysseemtorunoutofinkatthecritical(关键的)moment.A"paperlessclassroom"iswhatmoreandmoreschoolsaretryingtoStudentsdon'tdoanyhandwritinginthisclass.Instead,theyusepalm(手掌)size,orspecially-designedcomputersTheteacherdownloadstextsfromInternetlibrariesandsendsthemtoeverystudent'spersonalcomputer.HavingcomputersalsomeansthatstudentscanusetheWeb.Theycanlookupinformationonanysubjectthey'restudyingfrommathstosocialscience.HighschoolteacherJudyHerrellinFlorida,US,describedhowherclassusedtheWebtolearnaboutthewarinAfganistan(阿富汗)overoneyearago."Wecouldtoucheverysideofthecountrythroughdifferentsitesfromtheforesttorefugeecampsshesaid."Usingabookthat'sthreeorfouryearsoldisimpossible."Andexamscangoonlinetoo.AtahighschoolinTennessee,US,studentstaketestsontheirowncomputers.Theteacherrecordsthegradesonthenetworkforeveryonetoseeandthencopiesthemtohisownelectronicgradebook.Apaperlessclassroomisabigsteptowardsreducingthewasteofpaper.HighschoolteacherStephanieSorrellinKentucky,US,saidsheusedtogiveabout900piecesofpapereachweektoeachstudent."Thinkaboutthemoneyandtreeswecouldsavewiththecomputers,"sheBut,withallthistechnology,there'salwaystheriskthatthemachineswillbreakdown.So,incaseofapowerfailureortechnicalproblems,papertextbooksarestillwidelyavailable(可用的)forthesehi-techstudents.36.Whatdoesthepartofthelastsentenceinthefirstparagraph,“runoutofinkatthecriticalmoment”,mean?PensmaynotwritewellatthecriticalPensgetlosteasily,soyoumaynotfindthematthecriticalC.PensmayhavelittleornoinkatthecriticalD.PensC.PensmayhavelittleornoinkatthecriticalD.Pensuseink,whilepencils37.Inapaperlessclassroom,whatisaA.B.C.D.38.Thehighschoolteacher,JudyHerrell,usedtheexampleofherclasstoshowthat theWebcouldtakethemtheWebtaughtthematheWebisagoodtoolfortheWeb,betterthanthetextbookscangivethelatestandcomprehensive(全面的)information39.Thepaperlessclassroomswillbenefit themost.A.B.C.D.40.Whatdoesthephraseinthelastparagraph,“down”,A.BreakintoC.FallB.StopD.LoseBChinaWednesdayslashedinterestby0.25percentpointsinabidtobreathenewlifeintotheeconomy.ItwastheeighthfallinintereststheannouncedbythePeople’sBankofChina,thecentralbank,sinceMay1996.Accrodingtothecentralbank,theannualinterestrateofaccountdepositsislowerfrom2.5percentto1.98Theannualinterestofvariousloansisloweredbyanaverageof0.5percentagepoints.Theinterestratesfordepositedreservesbyfinancialinthecentralbankisloweredfrom2.07percentto1.89percent.“Thelatestinterestratecutsuggestthecentralbankisrelaxingits‘sound’monetarypolicytodealwiththepersoneconomicslowdown,”saidYuanGangming,asenioreconomistwiththeChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.FiguresfromtheNationalBureauofStatisticsrevealtheChineseeconomygrew8.1percentinthefirstquarteroflastyear,7.8percentinthesecondquarter,7percentinthethirdquarterand6.5percentintheforthquarter.Theimplementationofthe“sound”monetarypolicywasmainlybecauseofworriesthatinflationmayoccurcountry’financialsystemmaybeunsafe.41.Theword“slashed”inParagraph1canbereplacedby .A.cutB.cutC.gotD.got42.Accordingtothepassage,theaveragerateof’economicgrowthoflastyearis .43.Whichof43.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassageBoththeannualinterestrateofcurrentaccountdepositsandthatofone-yearFixed-termdepositsareloweredtosomedegree.ThepresenteconomicsituationisnotsogoodasthatoflastImplementthe“sound”monetarypolicy.AlloftheCLondonhasanewmagazine.Butitisnotprintedonpaper.EveryonewhohasatelevisioncanreceiveitbecauseitisonTV.Inordertoreadthismagazine,youhavetohaveadecoder.Eachpageofitisnumbered,soyouonlyhavetodialthenumbertochoosewhichsubjectyouwanttoreadabout.Thereisawidechoice—everythingisincludedfromcookingtothelatestsportsnews.Ifyouwanttoreadthenews,thefirstthingyouhavetoturntoistheindexpagewhichhasaneasy-to-rememberpagenumber,100forexample.Thenyoustartchoosingwhatyouwanttoread.Thenewsisonpage101to109soyoupushoutthenumbersandthenewsappearswrittenacrossyourscreen.Perhapsyouwanttogooutintheafternoon,soyoupress181,andabrightlycoloredweathermapappearsonthescreen.Buttheweatheristerriblesoyoudecidetogoshoppinganddial162forthelistoftheweek’sbestbargains.Butshouldyoudriveortakeatrain?Toanswerthatquestionyouonlyhavetopress189forthetrafficreport.Itisverysimpletouse.Butprobablythebestthingabouttheserviceisthatitisbeingundatedallthetime.Journalisttypenewmaterialdirectlyontothescreenandwholepagesofthemagazinecanbereplacedinminutes.Londonalreadyhasthreeservices.One,transmittedbyITV,iscalledORACLEwhiletheothertwo,onBBC,arecalledCEEFAXbecausetheyletyouseefacts.AlthoughCEEFAXandORACLEhavebeenoperatingforsometime,theyhavenotbeenwellpublicized.BBCengineersdonotthinkthattheirideawilleverreplacebooksandnewspapersbecausetheycanbetakenwithyoueverywhere.Butmanypeoplewouldagreethatthisisabreakthroughasgreatastheinventionofprinting,whichcouldchangenotjustoutreadinghabitsbutourwholewayof44.Thenovelty(新颖)ofmagazineliesin A.itsC.itssimplicityinB.itsuniqueD.itsquickness45.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat themagazineidavailableatanylocalmostofthepostmeninLondonwilllosetheirjobsC.thereaderscangetallC.thereaderscangetalloftheinformationstayingatD.everyonecanreadthismagazineiftheyhavea46.Inthesentence“Eachpageofitisnumbered”,here“it”referstothe A.B.C.D.47.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedword“decoder”isusedtohelppeople calculatethesumofcertainreceivesomespecialTVprogramforentertainment(goshoppingandhaveotherreadtheinformationtransmittedbyTV48.Thepassageismainlyabout anewmagazineprintedinLondonapopularprogramaboutmagazinesanadvancedtechnologyhelpingpeopletoD.anup-to-datewayofkeepinguptoDWesternteenssharetheirtopHaveyoueverwonderedwhatkindofmusickidsacrossthePacificOceanarelisteningto?AretheycrazyaboutBritneySpears?DotheylovetheBackstreetBoys?OrdotheydancetoEminem?Well,nearly6,000teenshavetakenpartinaTeens&Musicstudy,conductedbyUSAWeekendMagazinelastautumn.Andtheresultsshowwhattypeofmusicishotandwhatisnot.Itcomesasnosurprisethathip-hop(街舞音乐)andrap(说唱乐)arethemostpopulartypesofmusicamongAmericanteenagers.Theybeganinthemid-1970s,withyoungblackkidsinNewYorktakingmusicontothestreets.Hip-hopandraparewell-knownforthebreakdancing(霹雳舞)thatgoeswiththem.Thewordrap"comesfroma1960sslangwordforconversation.Itisarapid,slangyrhyme(韵律)thatisspokenratherthansung.EminemisamongthemostpopularrappersevertohittheUSHisfirstalbum"TheMarshallMathersLPtoppedtheAmericanmusicchartinMay2000.AlthoughaboutathirdofteensintheUSshowedtheirsupportforhim,almostasmanysaidthathismusicwassooffensivethattheycouldn'tlistentoit.ComparedwithEminem,actor-rapperWillSmithismoreofastarfortheHewasawardedtheWannabeAward,onApril12atNickelodeon's16thAnnualKids'ChoiceAwards.ItisanawardgiventoacelebritywhomkidsmostwanttoPopmusic,suchasBrittneyPopmusic,suchasBrittneySpearsandtheBackstreetBoyshasalwayssuitedthetastesofthegeneralpublic.Itcontinuestoenjoysupportamongteensandissecondmostpopularafterrap.Thirdisrockmusicwithexcitingdancebeatsandsimplelyricsthatspeakloudlyofsocialproblems.Themelodies(旋律)areledbyelectricguitars.RockbecamepopularintheUSintheearly1950s.AmericansingerElvisPresleyandBritishgrouptheBeatlesbecameworld-famousrockartists.ThestudyalsoshowedthatjazzisleastlovedbyAmericanteens.Itdevelopedinthelatterpartofthe19thcenturyfromamixtureofAfricanworksongsandhymnsJazztendstobethetypeofmusicthatpeopleenjoymoreastheygetolder.49．Whichofthefollowingdevelopedtheearliest,accordingtotheA.Hip-hopandrap.B.C.D.50.Whatdoestheword“offensive”inParagraph5B.C.D.AEveryautumn,asfamiliesacrosstheUnitedStatesgetreadytosendtheirkidstocollege,theeconomicsofhighereducationreceiverenewedattention.CollegeisexpensiveandbecomingmoresointheU.S.Thesituationraisestwoquestions:Whydoesitcostsomuch,andhowcanstudentsandtheirfamiliesaffordit?SeveralstudiespublishedinthepastfewweeksreflectontheseThefindingsprovidecomforttopoorFirst,itappearsthatonlytheminorityactuallypaythe"highprice".AstudybytheUSEducationDepartment'sNationalCenterforEducationStatisticsfoundthat55percentofcollegestudentslastyearreceivedsomeformsofhelp--scholarships,loans(贷款)orjobs.Otherfactorsarealsoatwork.Thegovernmenthasincreasedthesizeofitsgrants(补助金)tolower-incomestudents.Grants,unlikeloans,don'thavetoherepaidandareawardedonlytocollegestudentswhohavenotearnedabachelor'sorprofessionaldegree.Atthesametime,mostcollegesarespendingmoreonundergraduateeducationthantheyarecollectingintuitionfees.Astudy,whichispartoftheWilliamsCollegeProjectontheEconomicsofHigherEducation,reachestheconclusionthatonaveragecolleges“subsidize赞助)”theirstudents.Theresultsofthesestudies,however,leaveunansweredthequestionsofwhethereducationalcostsarehigherthantheyneedtobe.Someexpertsarguethatmuchofthecollegecostresultsfromeducationalcompetitionforfame,studentsandThisputsupwardThisputsupwardpressureontuition,hutmanycollegesfeelthatgoodfamewillenablethemtoattractstudentseveniftheychargethemmore.Therefore,untilsomethingimportantchangesinthemarketplace,costslikelytocontinuerising.AndAmericanfamilieswillcontinuetobeatdownthedoorsofthehighprice"collegeintheend．36.Fromthefourthparagraphofthepassagewecanconcludethat A．AmericanfamiliesearnonlyalittlemoneyeveryyearAmericanfamiliespaylittleattentiontoAmericanstudentsoftenhavetostoptheirAmericancollegeshavedifferentwaystohelppoorInthewriter'sopinion,forstudentsfromlower-incomefamilies,thebestwayis tofindagoodjobandmaketoborrowmoneyfromthetoaskfortoborrowmoneyfrom38.Itcanbe