高三英语语法与综合（５份）-高三英语语法与综合：阅读理解

第三单元阅读理解

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Itisnotalwayseasytounderstandinventionsandnewdevelopmentsinscience.To

understandfiberoptics（光2千）,however;youcantryanexperiment.

Putadroportwoofmileintotheglassofwater.Turnoffthelights.Shinethelightfromyour

flashlight（手电筒）throughthetopoftheglassatanangle（角度）ofabout45degrees.Put

apieceofwhitepaperagainsttheglasswhenthebeam（光束）oflightisshining.Movethepaper

soyoucanseewherethebeamiscomingoutoftheglass.Youshouldseeaspotoflight.Someof

thelighthaspassedthroughthewaterandthroughtheglass.Youseeitonthepaper.Youalso

seeanotherbeamgoingdownintotheglass.Itisbeingreflecteddownintotheglass.

Nextmovetheflashlightsothatthebeamiscomingstraighterdown（30degrees）intothe

water.Youwillseethesamephenomenon:someofthelightisreflectedbackintotheglass.And

someescapesout.Nowmovethebeamoflightfromtheflashlightslowlyupuntilyoucannotsee

anylightescaping.Thispointiscalledthe“pointoftotalinternalreflection."Thewordinternal

means“inside."Allthelightisstayinginsidetheglass.Thereisnobeamshowingabrightspoton

thewhitepaper.Allthelightenergyisinsidetheglass.

Theglassofmilkywaterislikeastrand（线）ofglass.Afiberoptictubeisabundleoflong

thinstrandsofglass,reallymanytubes.However,theprinciple（原理）isthesame:atacertain

angle,allthelightenergythatgoesintotheglassfibercomesouttheotherend.

Lightisenergy.Soundisenergy.Radiowavesandelectricityarebothenergy.Theycanallbe

changedintolight,andaslighttheycanalltravelalongaglassfiber.Lighttravelsattherateof

186,000milespersecond.Therefore,amessagecantravelthatfastinaglassfiber.Thisisthe

principle,orlawofnature,thatmakesfiberopticswork.

1.Whichfigureshowsthelaststepoftheexperiment?

2.Thepurposeoftheexperimentistotellus.

A.howfastlighttravels

B.howfiberopticsworks

C.howlighttravelsinaglassofwater

D.howfiberopticshelpsmankind

3.Intheexperiment,makesthebiggestdifference.

A.theangelatwhichtoshinethelightfromtheflashlight

B.theamountofwaterintheglassofmilk

C.thenumberofdropsofmilktopourintotheglassofwater

D.thesizeoftheholethroughwhichtoshinelightfromtheflashlight

4.Thelaststepistoprove.

A.nobeamisshownonthewhitepaperB.nolightcanbenoticedinsidethe

glass

C.noreflectioncanbeseenD.noenergyiswasted

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.ExperimentofLightTravelB.PrinciplesofFiberOptics

C.CommunicationonFiberOpticsD.TheoryofLightTravel

（二）

TheyoungmanarrivedontheMassachusettsbeachearlycarryingaradio,ashovel,anda

strangesetoftools:abricklayer'strowel,apaletteknife,spatulas,spoons,andaspraybottle.

Hewalkeddownnearthewater—thetidewasout——putdowntheradioandtunedittosoft

rock.Thenheshoveledwetsandintoapilenearlyfourfeethighandasmanyfeetacross.Then

hecreatedarectangular（长方形的）shape.

Afterthat,hesettoworkwithpaletteknife,spatulas,andspoons.Heshapedagraceful

tower,toppedwalls,fashionedbeautifulbaywindows,andcarvedoutbigfrontgate.

Themanknewhissand.Hesmoothlyfinishedsomesurfacesandembroidered（雕亥ij）

artisticdesignsonothers.Astheshapesbegantodry,hegentlykeptthemslightlywetwithwater

fromthespraybottle,incasetheymightbreakinthewind.

Allthistookhours.Peoplegathered.Atlasthestoodback,obviouslysatisfiedwithacastle

worthyoftheAustriancountrysideorDisneyland.

Thenhegatheredhistoolsandradioandmovedthemuptodriersand.Hehadknownfora

whilewhatmanyintherapt（全神贯注的）crowdstilloverlooked:thetidewascomingin.Not

onlyhadhepracticedhisartwithconfidenceandstyle,hehaddonesoagainstapowerful,

immutable（不可抗拒的）deadline.

Asthecrowdlookedon,waterbegantolapatthebaseofthecastle.Inminutesitwas

surrounded.Thentherisingfloodbegantoeatintothebase,wallsfell,thetowerfell,andfinally

thegate'sarchfell.Moreminutespassed,andsmallwaveserasedbaywindowsandbattlements

一soonnomorethanasmallpartwasleft.

Manyinthecrowdlookedterriblysad;somevoicedfearsanddiscouragement.Butthe

（雕塑家）

sculptorremainedcalm.Hehad,afterallzhadawonderfulday,makingbeautyoutof

nothing,andwatchingitreturntonothingastimeandtidemovedon.

6.Inthisselection,whydidthesculptorstartearlyintheday?

A.Heknewthetidewasoutonthisparticularmorning.

B.Itgavetimeforthecrowdtogather.

C.Heneededthesuntohelpdrythesand.

D.Itwaseasiertobeginwithonlyafewpeoplearound.

7.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthatthesculptorwasanexpert?

A.Heattractedalargecrowd.B.Hecreatedbeautifuldetails.

C.Hewasabletofinishhiswork.D.Heshowedsatisfactiononhisface.

8.Inthisselection,whatdoestheincomingtidesignal?

A.Itistimetobeginworking.B.Itisthebusiesttimeoftheday.

C.Itistheendofaday'swork.D.Itistimeforlookers-ontoleave.

9.Howdidthelookers-onreactwhenthetidebegantocomein?

A.Theytriedtosavethesandcastle.B.Theyweredisappointedtoseethe

artruined.

C.Theywerenervousabouttheirownbelongings.D.Theyhelpedtheartistfinishthe

castle.

10.Thereadercantellthatthesculptor'srewardforhisworkis.

A.paymentforhisworkB.attentionfromthecrowd

C.fameasanartistD.personalsatisfaction

（三）

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12.WhatdoyouknowaboutNewYorkCitysubwaylinesfromthereading?

A.Theysupplydoortodoortransportation.

B.Theyaredirectlyconnectedwiththeairport.

C.Theyrun24hours,365days,markedwithcolors.

D.Theyaremarkedwitheithernumbersorletters.

13.SupposeyouwanttogettoaManhattanhotelin23rdStreetfromtheairport,you'd

better.

A.takeabusshuttleB.takeabusbyGreenBusLine

C.takeSuperShuttleD.takeasubway

(四)

Duringtimesoftrouble,FranklinDelanoRooseveltspokefromasmallroomwithouta

fireplaceintheWhiteHousebasementtomillionsofAmericans.Inhiscalmandconversational

manner;hereassured(使'恢复信/心)thenationinthedepthsoftheGreatDepression(大

萧条)andthroughaWorldWar.

SaulBellowdescribedhisownexperienceoflisteningtoPresidentRoosevelt,holdthe

nationtogether;usingonlyaradioandthepowerofhispersonality.

“IcanrecallwalkingeastwardontheChicagoMidway**drivershadpulledover;parking

bumpertobumper,andturnedontheirradiostohearRoosevelt.Theyhadrolleddownthe

windowsandopenedthecardoors.Everywherethesamevoice,itsoddEasternaccent,whichin

anyoneelsewouldhaveangeredMidwesterners.Youcouldfollowwithoutmissingasingleword

asyouwalkedby.Youfeltjoinedtotheseunknowndrivers,menandwomen,・・”

ThenationneededtheassuranceofthoseFiresideChats,thefirstofwhichwasdeliveredon

March12,1933.Betweenaquarterandathirdoftheworkforcewasunemployed.Everybankin

Americahadbeenclosedforatleasteightdays.It'shardforustoimagine.Itwasthehardest

timeoftheGreatDepression.

The“Fireside"wassymbolic（象征性的）;mostofthechatscamefromasmallroominthe

WhiteHousebasement.FrancesPerkins,Roosevelt'sSecretaryofLabor;describedthechange

thatwouldcomeoverhimjustbeforethebroadcasts:〃Hisfacewouldsmileandlightupas

thoughhewereactuallysittingonthefrontporch。'J廊）orintheparlorwiththem.Peoplefelt

this,andcametorespectandlovehim.”

Inthatfirstradiovisit,Rooseveltbeganbyexplaininghowthebankingsystemworked:

"Whenyouputmoneyinabank,thebankdoesnotplacethemoneyintoasafe——depositvault

（金库房）.Itinvestsyourmoneyinmanydifferentformsofcredit——bonds,mortgages/Hewent

ontoannouncethatthebankswouldreopenthenextday.

14.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto.

A.giveexamplesofthepowerofradiobroadcasting

B.makepeopleexaminetheirattitudestowardmoney

C.suggestthatRooseveltwasAmerica'sgreatestpresident

D.showhowRooseveltreassuredAmericansduringhardtimes

15.Accordingtothearticle,theFiresideChatsraisedthehopesofAmericansbecausePresident

Roosevelt.

A.spoketotheminafriendlyandconfidenttone

B.explainedtothemhowtoinvesttheirmoney

C.wasopenabouthisownfearsforthecountry

D.usedhumortodrawtheirattentionawayfromtheirproblems

16.Thename"FiresideChats“wasprobablyintendedto.

A.demandlistenerstoprotectresources

B.encouragespiriteddiscussionamonglisteners

C.requestpeopletodesireforhopeandreassurance

D.persuadeAmericanstotalkwiththeirfamilies

17.SaulBellow'sdescriptionofhisownexperienceoflisteningtoPresidentRoosevelt

shows.

A.howpopularandencouragingRoosevelt'sFiresideChatswere

B.howeasilyRoosevelt'sFiresideChatscouldbeunderstood

C.whatgreatinterestgeneralpublictookinnationalaffairs

D.whatahardlifeAmericanshadinGreatDepression

（五）

ILWAUKEE,Feb.l7TheDemocraticpresidentialnomination（民主党总统提名）battleturned

intoatwo—mancontestonTuesdayasSenatorJohnKerrynarrowlydefeatedSenatorJohn

EdwardsintheWisconsinprimary（初选）.HowardDeansufferedasadthird-placeshowingthat

Democratssaidwouldeffectivelyendhiscampaign（选举活.动）.

ThefinishbyMr.EdwardssurprisedDemocratshere,aswellasthoseintheKerryand

Edwardscamps,whohadbeenlookingforMr.KerrytopostanotherdecisivevictoryinWisconsin,

basedonhisperformancesofarthisyear.

AnditsetthestageforwhatMr.Edwardssaidhehadlongwantedaftertryingtobreak

throughwhatwasonceacrowdedfield:adeantwo-wayracewithMr.Kerry,playedoutovera

relativelylongperiod,untilthenextbigprimaryday,March2.

“ThepeopleofWisconsinspokeloudlyandclearlytonight/Mr.Edwardssaidinajoyful

speechtosupporters./zTheywantadebate.Theywantthiscampaigntocontinue/

Mr.Kerry,whosteppedouttogivehisvictoryspeechasMr.Edwardswasspeaking,knocking

himofflivetelevision,madenomentionofthethinmargin（差数）.

Dr.Dean,theformergovernorofVermont,saidevenbeforethepollsclosedthathewould

continuehiscampaignnomatterwhattheoutcomeinWisconsin,astateheoncesaidhehadto

win.

“Wearenotdone/hesaidinhisspeechonTuesday.

ButleadingDemocratssaidthatinlightofhislatestdisappointingloss,theysawlittlehope

forhiscontinuingasaseriouscandidate（4笑选人）.AndWhileMr.KerryandMr.Edwardsturned

theirattentiontoMarch2,whentherewillbe10contests,Dr.Deanpreparedtoheadbacktohis

homeinBurlingtontodeterminewheretotakehiscampaignfromhere.

18.TheresultoftheWisconsinprimaryalsosurprisedKerry'ssupportersbecause.

A.heonlysonarrowlydefeatedthesecond

B.theydidn'texpectsuchadecisivevictory

C.theyneverthoughtthebattlebecamesuchatwo一mancontestsoquickly

D.hedidn'twinintheWisconsinprimary,whichwasunexpected

19.Thephrase〃acleantwo—wayrace"（inpara.3）heremeans.

A.amotorraceontwodifferentwaysbutinthesamedirection

B.araceoftwocarsrunningoncleanwaysindifferentdirections

C.acompetitionoftwopersonsinthepresidentialnominationbattle

D.atwo——personcompetitionwherethewinneriseasytodecide

20.WhentheWisconsinprimaryended,.

A.HowardDeanwouldendhiscampaign

B.JohnEdwardsfeltgreaterprogresswasmade

C.JohnKerryfeltproudofanothersuccess

D.Democratswouldeasilydeterminetheircandidateforthenextpresident

（六）

SomeofBeijingZoo'sanimalsaresufferingmenuchangesbecauseofthebirdfluspreadin

Asia.

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Gonearethelions'andtigersdelightful"live"chickendinners.Intheirmenu?instead,are

rawbeefandmutton.Whilethelionsandtigersgochickenless,thezoo'sbirdsarealsoreceiving

somespecialanduncomfortabletreatmentthesedays.ThepeacocksinBadalingSafariAnimal

World,whousedtobefeaturedintheparkandcouldwalkaroundshowingofftheirbeautiful

feathers,nowareforcedtostayincages.

AndturkeysattheBeijingZoo——believedtobemostlikelytosufferfromthebirdfluvirus

—havebeenmovedoutoftheiroldhometoplacesseparatefromvisitors.Inmostcases,

displayareaswithbirdshavebeenclosedforhealthreasons.

Yetagoodthingaboutthepresentsituationisthatthelivingconditionsofthezoo'sbirds

arebeingimproved,withkeeperskeepingthedisplayareascleanerandnotascrowdedas

before.Almostallzooshavedonemorefrequentcleaninganddisinfectionforbirdcages——

measurestopreventinfection.

Inthisspecialperiod,pigeons（鸽子）arefrownedupon.InBeijing,manyhomingpigeon

loversusebalconies（阵I台）tobuildcagesforbirds.Mostneighboursarefedupwiththese

cagessincetheycanproducewasteandfeathers.Nowthecity'shomingpigeonorganizationis

askingallitsmemberstostoplettingpigeonsoutoftheircagesandkeepcagesclean.Still,

pigeonsandsomeotherbirdsseemlesslovelytopeoplethanbefore.

AsaChinesenewspaperputit:"Doves,areyoustillangels?"

21.WhichofthefollowingshowsthemenuchangesintheBeijingZoo?

A.Thelionsandtigershave"live"chickendinners.

B.Thelionsandtigerseatrawbeefandmutton.

C.Thelionsandtigershavechickensonlyforsupper.

D.Thelionsandtigershavebeefandmuttonforpartofmeals.

22.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.

A.turkeyshavebeenmovedoutofthezoobecauseofthebirdfluvirus

B.peacockshowsusedtobefreeofcharge

C.peoplecanhardlyseepeacockshowsintheBeijingZoonow

D.homingpigeonsaresafefromthebirdfluvirus

23.Theunderlinedsentenceinthetextmeans〃

A.pigeonsreceivethebestcareB.peopleareworriedaboutpigeons

C.peoplefeeldispleasedwithpigeonsD.peopleshownointerestinpigeons

（七）

AwarenessWeeks（认知宣传周）havebecomearegularpartofBritain'sculturallandscape

overthepastfewyears.Theystartedbackin1957,whenonecharity（慈善机构）,Christian

Aid,decidedtomakeallitsmoney-raisingeffortsononetimeofyear.Itwasthoughtthatby

doingthistheywouldgetmorepublicityfortheircause.

Theywereright,andsoonothercharitiesandcampaign（活动）groupsfollowedthem.

Thesedays,mostdonations（捐款）tocharityarenotcollectedonthestreets.Soinsteadofjust

askingformoney,charitiesprefertospendtheirtime〃raisingawareness”—spreading

knowledgeoftheworktheydoorthecausetheysupport.Theyalsocompetewithbusinesses

andtradegroupswhouseawarenessweeksasmarketingcampaignsfortheirproducts.

Therearenow500awarenessweeksheldeveryyearintheUK.Noweekgoesbywithout

onegrouporanothertryingtomaketheBritishpublicawareofsomething,withmostheldin

MayorOctober.

Thedangerwithalltheseawarenessweeksisthatpeoplestarttobecomecynical（不信任）.

TakeNationalSmileWeek,itseemslikeagreatidea.Let'sallmakeeachother'slifealittlebit

happierwithafriendlysmile.Butreallyit'sjustagroupofdentistsandcosmeticscompanies

tryingtosellustoothpaste.It'senoughtomakeyouwanttostartNationalForgetAboutItWeek.

“Peoplefeelthatmanyawarenesscampaignsarejustmarketingexercises/saysMs

Ormiston,whoeditstheAwarenessCampaignRegister,anewsletterwhichencouragespeople

whorunAwarenessWeekstobecomemoreawareofeachother.Z/But90percentofcampaigns

arerunbytraditionalcharitiesornotforgroupstomakemoney

“There'sstillnoofficialgroupforawarenesscampaignssaysMsOrmiston."Peoplecando

whattheylike,whateverthesizeoftheirbudgets（经费）ortheirpublicrelationsmachines

allows.〃

Thissituationhasledtocallsforlawstostoprealcharitieshavingtheirefforts

overshadowedbymarketingcampaigns.Thiscouldbedonebymakingthetwogroupsholdtheir

weeksatdifferenttimesorstoppingbusinessesrunningimitation（模仿）charitycampaigns.

Butthereisanotherway.Maybeit'stimeforNationalWeakAwarenessWeek,especially

forpeoplewhoseawarenessofAwarenessWeeksisweak.

24.What'sthemainpurposeofawarenessweeksrunbycharitiesinBritain?

A.Toraisemoneyforcharities.B.Tospreadknowledgeofcharities.

C.Totakeupmarketingcampaigns.D.Toadvertisetheirgoodsforsale.

25.Whydopeoplestarttobecomecynicalaboutawarenessweeks?

A.Toomanyawarenessweeksmakepeoplefeelbored.

B.Peoplefeelmanyawarenessweeksarejustformarketingexercises.

C.Peoplehaveaweakawarenessofawarenessweeks.

D.Awarenessweeksareheldtooo代enandtoomuchmoneyisraised.

26.WhatdoesMsOrmistonthinkaboutawarenessweeks?

A.Mostoftheawarenessweeksshouldnotbeformakingmoney.

B.Officialgroupsshouldtaketheplaceofcharitiesinawarenesscampaigns.

C.Peoplecandowhattheylikeinawarenessweeks.

D.Peoplecangetlargerbudgetsthroughawarenesscampaigns.

27.Whichofthefollowingistherightmeasuretobetakentosolvetheproblemsinawareness

campaigns?

A.Lawsshouldstopawarenessweeksrunbyrealcharities.

B.Thereshouldbelargepublicrelationsdepartmentsinawarenesscampaigns.

C.Businessandawarenesscampaignsshouldnotbeheldatthesameplace.

D.Marketingcampaignsshouldnotbeinthenameofcharityones.

28.What'sthewriter'sviewonAwarenessWeeks?

A.NationalForgetAboutItWeekshouldbeheldtostopawarenessweeks.

B.NationalSmileWeekisagreatideatoimprovepeople'slife.

C.NationalWeakAwarenessWeekcanhelppeoplebetterunderstandawarenessweeks.

D.AwarenessWeeksshouldbestoppedbecauseofmarketingcampaigns.

（八）

Chemicalsusedforindustrialprocessesoftencreatedangerousformsofwaste.Theamount

ofthesechemicalshasrisenheavilyinthepastfewyears,asmoreareasoftheworld

industrializeandnewproductsareproduced.Over80,000differentchemicalsareusedin

industriesworld-wide.Aroundtheworldhundredsofmillionsoftonsofharmfulwasteare

producedeachyear.Often,itisdifficultandexpensivetogetridofthesechemicalsortostore

theminawaythatdoesnotendangerhumanlifeandtheenvironment.

Everyyear,majorhealthproblemsresultfromharmfulwaste.Sadly,itisoftenafter

someonehasdiedor,becomeseriouslyillthatgovernmentswilltakeactionsandreducelevels

ofdumped（倾倒的）harmfulwaste.In1989,aschoolinNewJerseyhadtobeclosedbecause

studentstherehadsufferedtoomuchexposure（暴露）tochromium（倍）.Itwaslaterlearned

thatlargeamountsofchromiumhadbeendumpednearbyandblownovertotheschoolarea.

Researchhasbeendonetoprovideinformationontheeffectsofeverychemical.Because

wastechemicalsoftenmixtogether,itwillalsobenecessarytolearnhowthecombinationsof

thesechemicalsaffecthumanhealth.

Somegovernmentshaverealizedhowserioustheproblemisandaremakinglawstogetrid

ofharmfulwaste.Theyarealsotryingtolimittheamountofwasteindustriesareallowedto

produce.

Notonlygovernmentsbutthepublicaswellmustformpartofthesolution.Theycan

choosenottobuythoseproductswhichrequiretheproductionofharmfulwaste,attemptto

affectpolicymakers,andproducelessharmfulwastethemselves.Manyscientiststhinkthat

wasteproductioncanbecut.Thewastecanbereducedbyatleastone-thirdusingexisting

technologiesandmethods.

29.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?

A.Theeffectofeverychemical.B.Problemsofharmfulwaste.

C.Chemicalsusedforindustrialprocesses.D.Eventsrelatedtowastechemicals.

30.Fromthetextweknowthat.

A.chromiumcanpoisonpeoplewhenthereisawind

B.chromiumpollutionmakesthelocalgovernmentclosetheschool

C.somegovernmentsdon'trealizehowserioustheproblemsareuntilpeoplesufferalot

fromharmfulwaste

D.abouttwo-thirdsofthewastecanpollutetheenvironment

31.Whichofthefollowingleastmatchesthesolutionthewriterrefersto?

A.Chemicalsusedforindustrialprocessesshouldbebanned.

B.Peoplecanmakeuseoftheexistingtechnologiesandmethodstoreducethewaste.

C.Policymakersmakelawstolimittheproductionofharmfulwaste.

D.Peoplechoosenottobuyproductswhichmayproduceharmfulwaste.

32.Thewriterofthetextthinksthat.

A.governmentsshouldhaveforbiddentheproductionofwastechemicals

B.mixedwastechemicalscanalwaysbestoredwithoutendangeringpeople

C.industriesmustnotproducewastechemicalswhichharmpeoplesomuch

D.everyonecandosomethingtohelpsolvetheproblemofwastechemicals

（九）

Banksviewonlinebankingasapowerful“value-added“tooltoattractandkeepnew

customerswhilehelpingtoeliminatecostlypaperhandlingorteller（出纳员）interactionsinan

increasinglycompetitivebankingenvironment.

Today,mostlargenationalbanks,manylocalbanksandcreditunionsoffersomeformof

onlinebanking,variouslyknownasPCbanking,homebanking,electronicbankingorInternet

banking.Onlinebanksaresometimesreferredtoas"brick-to-click“banks,bothtotellthem

from//brick-to-mortar,/banksthathaven'tyetofferedonlinebanking,aswellasfrom“virtual”

（虚拟）banksthathavenophysicalbranchesortellerswhatsoever.

Thechallenge（挑战）forthebankingindustryhasbeentodesignthisnewservicechannelin

suchawaythatitscustomerswillreadilylearntouseandtrustit.Mostofthelargebankscan

nowofferfullysafe,fullyfunctional（功能的）onlinebankingforfreeorforasmallcost.Asmore

bankssucceedonlineandmorecustomersusetheirsites,fullyfunctionalonlinebankingwill

likelybecomeascommonplaceasautomatedtellermachines（ATM）.

Onlinebankinghasalotofadvantages.Unlikeyourcornerbank,onlinebankingsitesnever

close;they'reathand24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andthey'reamouseclickaway.If

you'reoutofstateorevenoutofthecountrywhenamoneyproblemappears,youcanlogon

instantlytoyouronlinebankandtakecareofbusiness.Onlinebanksitesgenerallycarryoutand

confirm（确认）dealsatorquickerthanATMprocessingspeeds.Manyonlinebankingsitesnow

offerfashionabletoolstohelpyoumanageallofyourvaluableitemsmoreeffectively.

33.Theword“eliminate"inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans"

A.keepB.removeC.reduceD.improve

34.Whatisthechallengeforthebankingindustryaccordingtothetext?

A.Tomakeonlinebankingattractive.B.Toopennewservicesallovertheworld.

C.Toofferonlinebankingforfree.D.Totakecareofbusiness24hoursaday.

35.Fromthetextwecanconcludethat.

A.//brick-to-click,/banksareinfactanotherkindofphysicalbanks

B.thefunctionofa//brick-to-click,/bankisascommonasthatofanATM

C.a"brick-to-mortar“bankisnobetterthanavirtualone

D.customerscandealwiththeirbankingbyamouseclick

36.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.BankingofVariousFormsB.ImprovementofBankingIndustry

C.DevelopmentofOnlineBankingD.Functionsofthe//Brick-to-Click,/Bank

（十）

Anybodywhocanspeakonelanguagehas'thegift'tolearnanother.AddaLinguaphone

course,a