




版权说明:本文档由用户提供并上传,收益归属内容提供方,若内容存在侵权,请进行举报或认领
文档简介
1、Part1ReadingSectionAFormat1Tohearmostrecentresearchtellit,coffeeisamiracledrink.ThemagicbeanswillwardoffskincancerandAlzheimer'老师痴呆症),reduceheartfailureanddiabetes(糖尿病)risks,heightenfocus,andmaybeevenprotectliverhealth.Oh,anddecreasesuiciderisk,accordingtotheneweststudythatvalidatesourcoffeeaddi
2、ctions.AccordingtoastudyperformedbytheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthandpublishedthismonthinTheWorldJournalofBiologicalPsychiatry,peoplewhodrinktwotofourcupsofjavaeachdayarelesslikelytocommitsuicidethanthosewhodontdrinkcoffee,drinkdecaf,ordrinkfewerthantwocupseachday.Thestudyfollowedover200,000peoplefor
3、atleast16years.Anditsnotjustaweaklink:theresearchersfoundthatthesuicideriskwascutbyaround50percentforcoffeeaddicts.Thisisntthefirsttimethatresearchershavediscoveredthatcoffeeandsmilesmightgoh-ainn-dhand.A2011studyfoundthatwomenwhodrinkcoffeecuttheirriskofdepressionby15percentcomparedtothosewhodonMic
4、helLucas,theheadresearcherofthemostrecentstudy,toldTheHuffingtonPostthatcoffeeaddictscanthankcaffeineforthegoodnews.Thedrugmayactuallyactlikeamildanti-depressantbytweakinglevelsofhappyhormones.Ofcourse,theresplentyofresearchouttherethatdoesntlooksokindlyuponcoffeedrinkers.NewYorkerpublishedanarticle
5、arguingthatwhilecoffeemayheightenfocus,thatmeansitalsoputsasqueezeoncreativity.Andofcourse,coffee-knownnsewgaetlilveeffectslikeinsomnia(失眠症)anddisturbedsleepcyclesstillhold.Regardless,wellraiseourmugstothismostrecentstudysfotirfyjuingourcoffeeaddictionsonceagain.1.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedas
6、apossiblebenefitofdrinkingcoffee?A. reducingheartfailurerisksB. protectingliverhealthC. preventingskincancereyesight2.AccordingtoastudyperformedbytheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,peoplearelesslikelytocommitsuicideiftheyA. drinkfewerthantwocupsofcoffeeeachdayB. drinkmorethanfourcupsofcoffeeeachdayC. dr
7、inktwotofourcupsofcoffeeeachdayD. don'tdrinkanycoffeeeachday3.ThereasonwhycoffeecancutthesuicideriskliesinthatcanheightenfocusB. itcancureskincancerC. itmayhelptopreventdepressionD. itmaymakepeoplelesscreative4.OneofthenegativeeffectsofcoffeeisthatitA. costsalotofmoneyB. disturbssleepC. makespeo
8、plefatD. causescoffeeaddictions5.Whatmightbethewriter'sattitudetowardcoffeedrinking?A.PositiveB. HostileC. IndifferentD.ToughPassages2Polarbearsareclassifiedasmarinemammals(哺孚L动物),likeasealorawhale,whichmightcomeasasurprisegiventhatthey'reusuallypicturedonpolarbearsspendalotoftheirtimeinthew
9、atersoftheArctic(北极),fishingorswimmingamongtheseamaylookawkwardinthewater,butnocreaturewithpawsisabetterswimmer.They'dbetterseaiceisdecliningfast,robbingthepolarbearofitsprimehabitatandforcingthemtoswimlongerandlongerdistancestoreachsolidground.Nootheranimalseemstobesuchadirectvictimofwarming,wh
10、ichisonereasonwhythepolarbearhasemergedasthesymbolofclimatechange.(Anotheristhattheylooksocuteandcuddly.)It'sasimplenarrativetograsp:carbonwarmstheclimate,Arcticseaicemeltsandbabypolarbearsdown.Butitturnsoutitmightnotbethatsimple.AnewstudybyscientistsattheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)underscoresthe
11、factthatpolarbearsreallyareamazingswimmer.Infacttheyaresogoodthatbiologistswereabletodocument50swimsthatcoveranaveragelengthof96miles.theresearchprovidescluesthatpolarbearsmaybeabletokeeptreading鳏)waterevenasclimatechangemeltstheirhabitat.TheresearcherspublishedtheirworkintheCanadianjournalofzoology
12、.theyfollowed52femalepolarbearsintheArcticOceannorthofAlaskafrom2004to2009,usingradiocollarsthatcouldtrackthemovementsoftheanimals.Theythencomparedthepathstakenbythebearswithmapsofshiftingseaiceoverthesameperiodoftime,andfoundthatthepolarbearswereworld-classmarathonswimmersandthoselong,longdipsinthe
13、oceanweren'toutlierswhilethereallylong-distanceswimswererelativelyrate,38%ofthebearssurveyedtookatleastonesuchmarathonswim.6.PeoplemayfeelsurprisedtoknowthatpolarbearsareclassifiedasmarinemammalsbecauseA.polarbearscannotliveintheseaB.polarbearshavepawsandcanwalkC.polarbearsareusuallyseenonlandD.
14、polarbearsarerarelypicturedbypeople7.whatdoesthewritermeansaying"nocreaturewithpawsisabetterswimmer"inthefirstparagraph?A.polarbearsarethebestswimmersintheworldB.polarbearsswimbetterthanotheranimalswithpawsC.noothercreatureswithpawscanswimD.creaturewithpawscanswimbetterthananyfish8.Theseco
15、ndparagraphismainlyaboutA.thedangerthebabypolarbearswillfaceB.thereasonwhypolarbearsaresopopularC.thecausesofclimatechangeD.theeffectsofwarmingonpolarbears9.Theunderlinedword"underscores"(Paragraph3)istheclosestinmeaningto""A.emphasizesB.deniesC.understandD.accepts10.Whatdidthere
16、searchersusetotrackthemovementsofthe52femalepolarbears?A.GPSB.AirplanesC.RadioCollarsD.MapsofshiftingseaicePassage3Howmanyhundredsofheroesgounheralded(未宣布的)fromthedaysoftheUndergroundRailroad?WhilewecelebratesuchimportantfiguresasHarrietTubmanandFrederickDouglass,numerousotherswereneededtomaketheope
17、rationofthe"railroad"asuccess.Runawayslaveshadtobegivenshelterfromweatherandfromsearchparties.Thetaleofthisawesomephenomenonisoneofcooperation,coordination,andbrotherlylove.TheUndergroundRailroadoperatedasasecretorganizationdedicatedtoassistingrunawayslavesfromtheSouth.TheRailroadshouldnot
18、bethoughtof,however,asonecohesivebody.Itwasinfactanever-evolvingorganizationdevotedtoonecause:protectionofone'sfellowmenandwomen.Itactuallybeganduringthecolonial,itreacheditsheightinthedecadesprecedingtheAmericanCivilWar.Actssuchasthe“FugitiveSlaveActof1850”(1850年逃奴追缉法案)increasedrailroadactivity
19、andpopularity.TheultimategoaloftheUndergroundRailroadwastoaccomplishthesafearrivalofrunawayslavestoCanadawherethelongarmofthelawcouldnotreachthem.LawssuchastheFugitiveSlaveActsof1793and1850allowedslaveownerstorecaptureescapedslavesandbringthembacktobondageintheSouth.Somehistoriansbelievethiscourageo
20、usorganizationwasbeganbyQuakers贵格会教徒)inPennsylvaniaandNewtime,thebackboneofthisorganizationbecamethenumerousfreeblacksoftheNorth.TheywereessentialtothesuccessfuloperationoftheUndergroundRailroad.Inmostcases,fleeingslavestraveledbyanymeansnecessaryandoftenontheirowninanefforttoreachfreedomintheNorth.
21、AfterarrivingintheNorththepeopleoftheUndergroundRailroadwouldprovideassistanceandsuppliesinanefforttogetthemtotheguaranteedfreedomofCanada.11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheundergroundrailroadistrue?A.ItwasarailroadbuiltundergroundlikesubwayB. ItwasarailroadoperatedbytheusgovernmentC. Itoperat
22、edasasecretorganizationtohelprunawayslavesD. Itservedasasecretrouteonlyknowntoslaveownersinthesouth12.Fromparagraph2,weknowthattherunawayslaves.A. couldnotaffordtobuytheirtraintickets.B. couldberecapturedbyslaveownersC. couldnotgetanyshelterfrombadweatherD. mightreachCanadawiththehelpofsearchparties
23、13.TheUndergroundRailroadbeganA. duringtheAmericanCivilWarB. afterthedeclarationofindependence.C. duringthecolonialperiodD.between1793and185014.Whowereessentialtothesuccessfuloperationoftheundergroundrailroad?A.SlavesintheSouthB.QuakersinCanadaC.WhitepeopleofthesouthD.FreeblacksoftheNorth15.Thetoneo
24、fthepassagecanbedescribedasA.objectiveB.delightfulC.pessimisticD.humorousPassage4Weareinthemidstofaheatedpublicdebateoverthebenefitsofonlineeducation.Ithinkthattheincidentsofcheatinghaveincreasedfortwointerconnectingreasons.Thefirstisthetrendofpackingasmanystudentsaspossibleintocoursesectionsasamean
25、sofsavingmoney.Thesecondisthestructureoftheonlinecoursesthemselves.Itisevidentthatthesetwointertwining(结)trendscanservetoproduceacademiccheatingandplagiarism(票U窃).InthewakeoftheGreatRecessionandthefollowingbudgetcrisis,thedeanofoneofthecollegesIteachinincreasedclasssizebyasmanyas50studentsinanattemp
26、ttosaveofthenon-onlinecoursesIteachwasintendedfor32to35pupils.ButwhenItaughtthecourselastsemester,itwascomposedof82students.Onlinecoursesservetoexacerbate加居1)thetrendtowardlargerclassprimarymotivefortheincreaseinonlinecoursesisthattheydonotrequirephysicalclassroomspace.Thisallowscampusadministrators
27、tocutcostsbyincreasingthenumberofstudentsenrolledinaparticularcoursesectioneveniftheydon'thaveclassrooms.What'smore,whenstudentstakeclassesonline,theprofessordoesnothaveface-to-facecontactwiththevastmajorityofthestudentsenrolledinthearesult,onecanneverbesurethatthestudentsaredoingtheirownwor
28、kforthereislittletostopthemfrompayinganotherstudenttotaketheirexamsforisevidentthatbothincreasedclasssizeswithoutanyaccompanyingteachingassistanceandthestructureofonlinecoursesbythemselves,makesiteasierforstudentstocheat.Thisnotonlycheapensthecollegebutalsomakesthewholeofacollegeeducationmeaningless
29、.16.Thewriterofthispassageismostprobablya.A. studentB. journalistC. campusadministratorD. professor17. Inthewritersopinion,onereasonfortheincrienaasceademicdishonestyisthat.A.studentswanttosavemoneyB.classsizesaretoolargeC.classroomsareverysmallD.dishoneststudentsarenotpunished18. Theprimarymotivefo
30、rtheincreaseinonlinecoursesisthat.A. theyarenewandmodernB. theycanimprovetheeducationqualityC. theydonotneedphysicalclassroomspaceD. theyareconvenientforbothstudentsandteachers19. .Oneformoftheacademicdishonestymentionedinthepassageisthat.A. studentscopytermpaperwithoutbeingnoticeB. studentsdontdoan
31、yhomeworkC. studentsdontattendclassesregularlyD. studentscanasksomeoneelsetotakeexamswritersaltitudetowardonlineeducationis.A.negativeB.friendlyC.neutralD.supportiveFormat2Herearejobinterviewtipstohelpprepareyoutointervieweffectively.Properpreparationwillhelpalleviatesomeofthestressinvolvedinjobinte
32、rviews,andthemoreyouprepare,themorecomfortableandsuccessfulyouwillbe.PracticePracticeyourresponsestothetypicaljobinterviewquestionsandanswersmostemployersask.Thinkofconcreteexamplesyoucanusetohighlightyourskills.21).GetReadyMakesureyourinterviewattireisneat,tidyandappropriateforthetypeoffirmyouarein
33、terviewingwith.Bringaniceportfolio(公文包)withextracopiesofyourresume.22).BeOnTimeBeontimefortheinterview.23).Ifneedbe,takesometimetodrivetotheinterviewlocationaheadoftimesoyouknowexactlywhereyouaregoingandhowlongitwilltaketogetthere.24)Duringthejobinterview,trytorelaxandstayascalmaspossible.Rememberth
34、atyourbodylanguagesaysasmuchaboutyouasyouranswerstothequestions.FollowUp25) .Youcanalsoincludeanydetailsyoumayhaveforgottentomentionduringyourinterview.Ifyouinterviewwithmultiplepeoplesendeachoneapersonalnote.Sendyourthankyounote(emailisfine)within24hoursofyourinterview.A. StayCalmB. Alwaysfollowupw
35、ithathank-younoterestatingyourinterestinthepositionC. ProvidingexamplesofyoursuccessesisagreatwaytopromoteyouropportunityD. OntimemeansfivetotenminutesearlyE. SearchtheInternetforjobadvertisementsF. IncludeapenandpaperfornotetakingG. ShowWhatYouKnowSectionBJonathanandhisfamilywereontheirwaytoCleverM
36、ountainforadayofhiking.Jonathansatinthebackseat,clutching(抓着)Goggle,hisstuffedowl,andlookingoutthoughttheopenwindowatthe26_mountains,bluestreamsandshadetrees.Asthey27alittlebridge,thecarhitabumpandGogglewentflyingoutthecarstoppedontheshoulder,andheracedoutjust28timetoseeGoggledisappearoutofviewinthe
37、backofacanoetravellingdownthestream.Carlospickinguptheowlfromthebottomofhiscanoeandlookinguptosee29itcamefrom.Hethoughthecouldseeayoungboystandingonthebridge,lookingdown,30therewasnowayhecouldgobackagainstcurrent.Nothavinganyuseforastuffedowl,hetosseditonthe31.Aneagleflyingoverheadsawsomethingwhited
38、ownbelow.Itlookedlikea32mouse,soitswooped(俯冲)downandpickeditupwithitstalons.Theeaglesoon33theanimalwasnotedibleanddroppeditinapinetree,whereitremaineduntilasoftbreezemadeittoppleonthewalkingpathbelow.Alittlewhilelater,afamilycamehikingdownthe34.“Goggle!”exclaimedJonathyouget35?”Gogglecouldn'ofan
39、swee.HejuststaredatJonathanwithhisbig,yellow,gogglyeyes.A.tastyF.inK.whenB.thereG.uglyL.pathC.majesticH.skyM.passedD.realizedI.whereN.butE.riverbankJ.hereO.rememberedPart2IntegratedTestingSectionATowardstheendofhighschool,whenitcametimetostartthinkingaboutwhatcollegesIwasinterestedinapplyingto,there
40、wasonlyonethingonmymind:Iwantedtogetawayfromhome.Iwastheelderoftwo36,andhadbeguntofeeltheurgetobeonmyown,thatIwas37totakechargeofmyownlifeEvenatthetimeofbeingacceptedtoVirginiaTech,Iwas38attheprospectofstartingover,withnewfaces,andnewthingstoseeanddo.Butasthetimearrivedto39mybagsandpreparetoleave,th
41、erealityofwhatIwasdoinghithomehard.I40asIrealizedthatIwasgoingtobeeightandahalfhoursawayfromeverythingand41thatwasfamiliartome.IwasleavingthetownwhereIhad42,andallthethingsaboutitthatIlovedForthefirstfew43afterarrivingatschool,IthoughtthatIwasnotgoingtomakeitthroughtheyear.44atearfulcallbackhome,Igr
42、abbedoneofthefewbooksinmysuitcase,ChickenSoupFortheTeenageSoul,andIheadeddowntothelibrarytoreadafewstories.Theyhadalwaysbeenableto45meupbefore,and1washopefulthatthey46now.the book in my hand and smiled, saying that sheOnthewayout,Ipassedanothergirlinthehallway.She47hadthesamebookinherdormroom,48itoo
43、kachance,andinvitedhertocomereadwithme-Beingas49asIwas,sheagreed,andwefoundourwayontothelibrary.Beforeweknew50,weweresurroundedbygirls,who,likeus,hadeitherreadfacesandthesmilesgrowasweallread,IrealizedthatIwasnotalone51 owned the book, and who loved it as much as we 52 As I watched the tears 53 ever
44、yone ' sThedayswenton,andIstillhomebutthecampuswasbeautiful,thepeoplewere5,anditbecamebetterandbetterastheschoolyearcontinued.36.A.friendsB.kidsC.studentsD.workers37.A.readyB.sorryC.unwillingD.regretful38.A.amazedB.shockedC.excitedD.disappointed39.A.packB.sellC.pullD.wash40.A.dreamedB.beamedC-sh
45、outedD.cried41.A.somethingB.nobodyC.everybodyD.anything42.A.passedbyB.grownupC.comeacrossD.droppedoff43.A.secondsC-minutesD.days44.A.WhenB.AfterC.AsD.Until45.A.cheerB.bringC.wakeD.call46.A.mustB.canC.wouldD.maydownintothroughSectionBIsthereanythingmoreharmlessthanaturtle?(Unless,Isuppose,youreanice,
46、leafyvegetable.)Turtlesandtortoisesthemaindifferenceisthatturtlesdwellatleastpartiallyinwater,whiletortoisesliveexclusivelyonlandareslow-moving,peacefulanimalswhosemainformofprotectionfromtheoutsideworldisahardshell.Notfornothingdowehavethefableoftheslowandsteadytortoisewinningtherace.Turtleshaveexi
47、stedinsomeformformorethan220millionyears,outlastingtheirearlycontemporariesthedinosaurs(恐龙).Long-livedturtlesandtortoisesaresymbolsofperseveranceinthenaturalworld.Unfortunately,therulesoftheracearechanging.Turtlesandtortoisesareamongtheworldsmostendangeredvertebrates(脊椎动物).Onlyprimates(灵长类动物)一humanb
48、eingsexpectedareatgreaterriskofbeingwipedofftheplanet.Thethreatsaremany.Theanimalsarecollectedbytraders,eateninthewildandinfinerestaurants,usedaspetsorfortraditionalmedicine,andsometimessimplykilled.Theveryadaptationsthatoncemadethemsosuccessfultheirlongadultlifespananddelayedsexualmaturityhasmadeth
49、emvulnerableastheworldaroundthemchanged,mostlythankstohumanbeings.A2011reportfromtheTurtleConservationCoalitionmakesitclear:weneedtoactnowifweretosavetheturtlesandthetortoises:Wearefacingaturtlesurvivalcrisisunprecedentedinitsseverityandrisk.Humansaretheproblem,andmustthereforealsobethesolution.With
50、outconcertedconservationaction,manyoftheworldsturtlesandtortoiseswillbecomeextinctwithinthenextfewdecades.Itisnowuptoustopreventthelossoftheseremarkable,uniquejewelsofevolution.AswemarkWorldTurtleDayonMay23,spareathoughtforthesearmouredbutendangeredcreatures.56 .Themaindifferencebetweenturtlesandtor
51、toisesisthattheformercansometimesliveinwaterwhilethelatteronlylive.57 .Forturtlesandtortoises,theirmainformofprotectionfromtheoutsideworldis58 .Long-livedturtlesandtortoisesaresymbolsof59 .Oneofthethreatsturtlesandtortoisesfaceisthattheycanbeusedfortraditional60 .Accordingtothepassage,whoistoblamefo
52、rtheturtlesurvivalcrisis?Part3TranslationSectionA61.(直至I他知道真相).Hewillnotrest.62.(如果我昨天没生病),Imighthavecometoschool.63 .Tellhimtogoto(我们经常上英语课的那个教室)64 .Thecolor(看上去是绿色而不是蓝色)65 .(不要把书落下)youwillwantit.SectionB66)Iheardashockingconversationbetweentwodinersinarestauranttheotherday.Oneladywasdecidingwhetherornot
温馨提示
- 1. 本站所有资源如无特殊说明,都需要本地电脑安装OFFICE2007和PDF阅读器。图纸软件为CAD,CAXA,PROE,UG,SolidWorks等.压缩文件请下载最新的WinRAR软件解压。
- 2. 本站的文档不包含任何第三方提供的附件图纸等,如果需要附件,请联系上传者。文件的所有权益归上传用户所有。
- 3. 本站RAR压缩包中若带图纸,网页内容里面会有图纸预览,若没有图纸预览就没有图纸。
- 4. 未经权益所有人同意不得将文件中的内容挪作商业或盈利用途。
- 5. 人人文库网仅提供信息存储空间,仅对用户上传内容的表现方式做保护处理,对用户上传分享的文档内容本身不做任何修改或编辑,并不能对任何下载内容负责。
- 6. 下载文件中如有侵权或不适当内容,请与我们联系,我们立即纠正。
- 7. 本站不保证下载资源的准确性、安全性和完整性, 同时也不承担用户因使用这些下载资源对自己和他人造成任何形式的伤害或损失。
最新文档
- 2025建筑工程拆除与补偿合同
- 2025个人健身教练服务合同范本
- 电瓶转让合同协议书范本
- 现货白糖购销合同协议
- 班组带考勤合同协议
- 电平车出租合同协议
- 电气室内安装合同协议
- 电单车配件采购合同协议
- 现代汽车购车合同协议
- 电商跟快递合作合同协议
- 血液科护士对输血反应的识别与处理
- 《工程材料基础》课件
- 渠道施工课件
- 预防艾滋病宣传教育主题班会
- Part1-2 Unit1 Travel 教案-【中职专用】高一英语精研课堂(高教版2021·基础模块2)
- 城市普通中小学校校舍建设标准
- 数字化时代的金融监管
- 《疯狂动物城》全本台词中英文对照
- 金融风险传染性研究
- 小学科学实验目录1-6年级新教科版
- 成人体外心肺复苏专家共识(2023版)解读
评论
0/150
提交评论