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台儿庄2014高考英语短语总结、阅读理解训练（30）及答案so far as i know/see, 据我所知， so far 至今为止 so few mistakes 这么少的错误 so it is/was with sb. 是这样。(用于指某人具有两方面不同情况) so it is/was 是这样。 so long. (口语)再见。 so that 以便(接从句) sothat 太以致(接从句) solve the problem 解决问题 some day 某一天 some one 某个人/物 some time 一段时间 some times 几次 someone elses (book) 别人的(书) something as follows 需要以下东西 sooner or later 迟早 speak highly of sb. 高度评价某人、夸耀某人speak in a high/low voice 大(小)声说话 speak into the telephone 通电话 speed up 加速 spend time in doing 在做上花费时间(doing为现在分词) spend time on sth./doing 在上花费时间(doing为动名词) spit out 吐出 stand for 代表、表示 stand still 一直站着 stare at 盯着 start a fire 生火 start doing 开始(继续)做(刚做过的事) start for sp. 到某地 start to do 开始做(另一件事)stay silent 保持沉默 stay still 一直呆着 stay up 挺立；熬夜 step by step 一步一步地 step into 走到(内部) step onto 走到(表面) sth. be being built 正在建设 sth. be beyond question 毫无疑问 sth. be considered (to be) 被看作 sth. be familiar to sb. 某人对熟悉 sth. be in question 在考虑范围之内 sth. be on sale 正被出售 sth. be out of question 毫无疑问 sth. be out of the question 不可能的、不合情理的 sth. be supplied to sb. 某物被提供给 sth. be taken for 被当作、被看作 误认为 sth. be to the taste 适合的口味、品味 sth. be used as 被当作 sth. be used for 被用作 sth. be used to do 被用来做 sth. closed with sth. 以结束 sth. cost sb. some money 花某人多少钱 sth. determine sb. to do 使某人下决心做某事 sth. do/does/did not help 不起作用 if you want to get rich, leave new york city, washington d.c. or los angeles and head to plano, texas；aurora, colorado or omaha, nebraska, where wages are high and life is good, a new survey showed.a poll(民意测验)that ranked 69 us cities with populations of more than 250,000 people showed the best places to build personal wealth and raise a family were in cities where some of the nations largest companies are headquartered.the no.1 city, plano, is the ninth largest city in texas and home to companys headquarters including soft drink company dr pepper snapple group, pepsicos snack foods company fritolay and movie theater company cinemark. “the city has a reputation as one of the best places in the country for employers to do business and for families to live and work. plano has a nationally acclaimed public education system and well-educated, diverse residents.”aurora, the third most popular city in colorado, came in second, according to the survey which said its economy is booming and it is a business leader in key growth industries such as biotechnology, aerospace and high technology.nebraskas largest city omaha, home to famous us investor warren buffett, nabbed third place. buffett, who is the richest man in the world according to forbes magazine, is often called the “sage of omaha” for his successful investments(投资).new york city came in last, behind washington d.c. and los angeles.“these cities do have some of the highest average wages in the country, but when it comes to increasing your dollar for the future, it is difficult to do in these cities,” said.64.according to the passage, if you want to become rich, youd better go to_. a.washington d.c. b.omahac.los angeles d.new york city65.how many famous companies are mentioned in this passage?a.3. b.5. c.6. d.1066.which of the following statements is right according to this passage?a.the no.1 city, plano, is the ninth largest city in washington.b.this poll was held in all american cities.c.aurora is the third most popular city in nebraska.d.plano has a public education system and well educated diverse citizens.参考答案64、bad *结束 below is a selection about some guinness(吉尼斯)world records.top 6 unusual guinness world recordsfastest 100 m running on all fours the 2008 guinness world records day was, according to cwr, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different countries. kenichi itos record attempt was part of this special day. he is just another example of japanese with super powers. his super power is to run with great speed on all fours. kenichi ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. the japanese set this record at setagaya kuritsu sogo undojyo, tokyo, in 2008.most people inside a soap bubblethe discovery science center in santa ana, california celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the bubble 泡泡festival. a bubbles math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. the intriguing bubble show was also part of the program. fan yang and deni yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. the yang family cooperated with the discovery science center to set a new guinness world record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.the family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. the record was set on april 4, 2011longest ears on a doga bloodhound from illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. the right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. the dog named tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by christina and bryan flessner.mr. jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long. his grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died mr.jeffries took over.most living generationsdid you ever wonder what is the guinness world record for most living generations in one family? seven is the answer.the ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great- great-great grandparent of this family was augusta bung aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on january 21, 1989.most t shirts worn at oncebelieve it or not, there is a record also for this category. krunoslav budiseli set a new world record on may 22,2010 for wearing 245 t-shirts at the same time. the man from croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by guinness world records after he managed to put on 245 different t-shirts in 1ess than two hours.the t-shirts weighted 68 kg and budiseli said he began struggling around t-shirt no. 120. he dethroned the swedish guinness record holder who wore 238 t-shirts.heaviest pumpkinguinness world records confirmed on october 9, 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin(南瓜)grown in wisconcin was officially the worlds heaviest. it weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by chris stevens at the stillwater harvest festival in minnesota. stevens pumpkin was 85 pounds javier than the record, another huge pumpkin grown in ohio. the proud farmer said his secret is a precise of rain, cow mature, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. some of the worlds heaviest pumpkins, including the record holder, were on public display at the bronx botanical gardens in new york for a dozen days.67. why is kenichi ito described a man with a “super power”? a. he set a good example to all japanese.b. he made record attempts in 15 different countries.c. he set a new record for “fastest 100 m running on all fours”.d. he participated in the 2008 guinness world records day activities. 68. jeffries is the name of_.a. the owner of the dog with the longest earsb. the grandfather of the dog with the longest earsc. the present holder of the record for “longest ears on a dog”d. the former holder of the record for “longest ears on a dog”69. how many t-shirts had krunoslav budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on? a. 68. b. 120. c. 2. d. 245.70. according to the given information, which guinness world record was most recently set? a. the record for “most people inside a soup bubble”. b. the record for “most living generations”. c. the record for “most t-shirts worn at once”. d. the record for “heaviest pumpkin”.参考答案67、cdba*结束 “if there is one thing im sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. it is not that newspapers are a necessity. even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. many buy a paper only on saturday or sunday. but for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation. the nature of what is news may change. what basically makes news is what affects our lives the big political stories, the news of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. i think there will be more news of scientific research, though. its already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic(基因) engineering. in the future, i think there will be more reports of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are. its quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送)electronically from fleet street and printed out in our own home. in fact, im pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. you will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read sports and international news, etc. i think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体).they actually feed off each other. some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasnt happened. what is read on t