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b1.Ihavebeentryingtoquitsmoking.A.giveupB.pickupC.buildupD.takeup2.Reliefworkerswereshockedbywhattheysaw.A.movedB.touchedC.surprisedD.worried3.TheweatherisaconstantsubjectofconversationinBritain.A.questionB.problemC.titleD.topic4.ThisisnottypicalofEnglish,butisafeatureoftheChineselanguage.A.particularB.characteristicC.remarkableD.idiomatic5.ItisvirtuallyimpossibletopersuadehimtoapplyforthejoB.A.simplyB.almostC.totallyD.pletely6.Thesearedefensivebehaviorpatternswhichderivefromourfears.A.stemB.relyC.developD.grow7.Onlyasmallminorityofthementallyillareliabletoharmthemselvesorothers.A.easyB.possibleC.likelyD.difficult8.Theyhavethecapabilitytodestroytheenemyinafewdays.A.possibilityB.necessityC.abilityD.probability9.Wehaveneverseensuchgorgeoushills.A.beautifulB.stretchingC.spreadingD.rolling10.Theleaveshavebeensweptintohugeheaps.A.loadsB.layersC.pyramidsD.piles11.Thenewswillhorrifyeveryone.A.attractB.terrifyC.temptD.excite12.Thearticlesketchedthemajoreventsofthedecade.A.describedB.offeredC.outlinedD.presented13.Iwon’ttoleratethatkindofbehavior.A.bearB.receiveC.admitD.take14.Theirstyleofplayingfootballisutterlydifferent.A.barelyB.scarcelyC.hardlyD.totally15.Hersisterurgedhertoapplyforthejob.A.advisedB.causedC.forcedD.promisedMeetAnnieGriffithsBelt,aNationalGeographicphotographer.BelthasworkedforNationalGeographicsince1978,andhastakenpicturesonalmosteverycontinentintheworld.Infact,AntarcticaistheonlycontinentBelthasn’tseenyet.Belt’sphotographsarewellknownfortheirbeautyandhighquality.Theyalsoreflectverydifferentculturesandregionsoftheworld.BelthasphotographedtheancientcityofPetra,Jordan,aswellasthegreenlandscapesoftheLakeDistrictinEngland.Recently,herpicturesappearedinabookaboutundevelopednaturalplacesinNorthAmerica.EverywherethatBeltgoes,shetakespicturesofpeople.Belthasfoundwaystoconnectwithpeopleofallagesandnationalitiesevenwhenshedoesnotspeaktheirlanguage.“Thegreatestprivilegemyjobisbeingallowedintopeople’slives,”shehassaid:“thecameraislikeapassport,andIamoftenoverwhelmedbyhowquicklypeopleweleme!”KnowinghowtobreaktheicehashelpedtomakeBeltasuessfulphotographer,butexpertssaythatanyonecanlearntoconnectwithnewpeople.Whenpeoplespeakthesamelanguage,greetingsandsmalltalkcanmakestrangersfeelmorefortablewitheachother.Whenpeopledon’tspeakthesamelanguage,asmileisveryhelpful.Havingsomethinginmoncanalsohelpbreaktheice.Forexample,Belthastraveledwithhertwochildren,sowhenshetakespicturesofchildrenortheirparents,theyallhavethatfamilyconnectioninmon.Evenbadweathercanhelppeopletoconnectwhentheyareexperiencingittogether.Belthassomeadviceifyouarethinkingaboutacareerinphotography.Youcanvolunteertotakepicturesforalocalorganizationthatcan’taffordtohireaprofessionalphotographer.Youcanalsotakeagood,honestlookatyourbestphotographs.Ifyou’rearealphotographer,yourphotosaregoodbecauseofyourpersonalandtechnicalskills.Beltalsoremendsstudyingandlearningformphotostakenbyprofessionalphotographers.Remember,thenexttimeyoulookatabeautifulphotograph,youmightbelookingattheworkofAnnieGriffithsBelt.Andthenexttimeyoumeetanewperson,don’tbeafraidtobreaktheice.Theconnectionyoumakecouldbeveryrewarding.练习：1.BelthasnevertraveledtoEngland.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned2.BelthasnevertraveledtoAntarctica.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned3.Belthasworkedforanumberofmagazines.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned4.PetraisaveryoldcityinJordan.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned5.BeltcanonlyconnectwithEnglish-speakers.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned6.Peoplecanconnectwitheachotherinbadweather.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned7.Volunteeringisonewaytobeginaphotographycareer.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned1Whileeverybodyenjoysfreshcutflowersaroundhishouse,fewpeopleknowhowtokeepthemforaslongaspossible.Thismaybedonebykeepinginmindafewsimplefacts.2Animportantthingtorememberaboutcutflowersisthattheyaresensitivetotemperature.Forexample,studieshaveshownthatcutretaintheirfreshnesseighttimeslongerwhenkeptat12oCthanwhenkeptat260c.Keepingfreshlyharvestedflowersattherighttemperaturesisprobablythemostimportantaspectofflowercare.3Flowersarenotintendedbynaturetoliveverylong.Theirbiologicalpurposeissimplytoattractbirdsorinsects,suchasbees,forpollinationAfterthat,theyquicklydryupanddie.Theprocessbywhichflowersconsumeoxygenandproducecarbondioxidecalledrespirationgeneratestheenergytheflowerneedstogivethefloweritsshapeandcolour.Themakingofseedsalsodependsonthisenergy.Whilealllivingthingsrespire,flowershaveahighlevelofrespiration.Aresultofallthisrespirationisheat,andforflowersthelevelofheatrelativetothemassoftheflowerisveryhigh.Respirationalsobringsabouttheeventualdeathoftheflower.Thusthegreaterthelevelofrespiration,thesoonertheflowerdies.4How,then,tocontroltherateatwhichflowersdie?Bycontrollingrespiration.Howisrespirationcontrolled?Bycontrollingtemperature.Weknowthatrespirationproducesheat,butthereverseisalsotrue.Thusbymaintaininglowtemperatures,respirationisreducedandthecutflowerwillagemoreslowly.5Anothervitalfactorinkeepingcutflowersisthequalityofthewaterinwhichtheyareplaced.Flowersfinditdifficultto"drink"waterthatisdirtyorotherwisepolluted.Evenwhenwaterlooksandsmellsclean,italmostcertainlycontainsharmfulsubstancesthatcanendangertheflowers.Toridthewateroftheseunwantedsubstances,householdchlorinebleachcanbeusedinsmallquantities.Itisremendedthat15dropsofchlorinebleach(at4%solution)beaddedtoeachlitreofwater.Thewaterandsolutionshouldalsobereplacedeachday.23Paragraph224Paragraph325Paragraph426Paragraph5A.ControlofRespirationB.BeautyofFreshCutFlowersC.RoleofRespirationD.MostImportantAspectofFlowerCareE.NeedforCleanWaterF.WaysofStoppingRespiration27Afewsimplefactswillhelpyoukeepcutflowers28Respirationplaysakeyrole29Theagingofcutflowerscanbesloweddown30AnotherimportantwaytoprolongthelifeofcutflowersisA.bykeepingitsoriginalshapeandcolourB.inthelifeofthecutflowerC.toproducecarbondioxideD.foraslongaspossibleE.bycontrollingtemperatureF.toreplacethewaterandsolutioneverydayOneofthemostmontypesofnonfiction,andonethatmanypeopleenjoyreading,isstoriesaboutpeople'slives.Thesestoriesfallintothreegeneralcategories:autobiography,memoir,andbiography.Anautobiographyisthestoryofaperson'slifewrittenbyhimselforherself.Oftenitbeginswiththeperson'searliestrecollectionsandendsinthepresent.Autobiographywritersmaynotbeentirelyobjectiveinthewaytheypresentthemselves.However,theyofferthereaderagoodlookatthewaytheyareandwhatmakesthemthatway.PeopleasdiverseasBenjarminFranklinandHelenKellerhavewrittenautobiographies.1Otherwriters,suchasJamesJoyce，havewrittenthinlyfictionalizedaountsoftheirlives.Thesearenotautobiographies，buttheyareveryclosetoit.Memoirs,strictlyspeaking,areautobiographicalaountsthatfocusasmuchontheeventsofthetimesasonthelifeoftheauthor.2Memoirwriterstypicallyusetheseeventsasbackdropsfortheirlives.Theydescribethemindetailanddiscusstheirimportance.termmemoirseemstobebeinginterchangeab1ewithautobiography.Amemoirnowadaysmayormaynotdealwiththeoutsideworld.Biographiesarefactualaountsofsomeoneelse'slife.Inmanysenses，thesemaybethehardestofthethreetypestowrite.Autobiographywritersknowtheeventstheywriteaboutbecausetheylivedthem.Butbiographywritershavetogatherinformationfromasmanydifferentsourcesaspossible.Thentheyhavetodecidewhichfactstoinclude.Theirgoalistopresentabalancedpictureofanotonethatisoverlypositiveortoocritical.Afairwell-presentedbiographymaytakeyearstoresearchandwrite.练习：1.ThispassageismostlyaboutA.A.thecharacteristicsofautobiographies，memoirs，andbiographiesB.famousautobiographiesC.whybiographycanbedifficulttowriteD.differencesbetweenautobiographiesandmemoirs2.HelenKellerwroteB.A.amemoirB.anautobiographyC.aworkoffictionD.abiography3.AutobiographywritersarenotalwaysobjectivebecausetheyC.A.feeltheyhavetomakeupdetailstomaketheirbookssellB.constantlypetewithbiographywritersC.wanttopresentthemselvesinagoodlightD.havetroublerememberingthegoodtimes4.ThewriterintroduceseachcategoryinthepassagebyA.A.definingitB.givinganexampleC.explainingwhyitishardtowriteD.tellingwhenpeoplefirstbeganwritingit5.DiversemeansC.A.abletoswimindeepwaterB.similaroralikeC.variedordifferentD.enjoyingpoetryPuttingabunchofcollegestudentsinchargeofa$300,000DanceMarathon,fundraisersurelysoundsabitrisky.Whenyouconsiderthefactthatthemoneyissupposedtobegiventochildreninneedofmedicalcare,youmightcalltheideacrazy.Moststudentleadersdon'twanttospendalargeamountoftimeonsomethingtheycarelittleabout,said22-year-oldUniversityofFloridastudentDarrenHeitner.HewastheDanceMarathon'soperationsofficerfortwoyears.YvonneFangmeyer,directorofthestudentorganizationofficeattheUniversityofWisconsin,conducted'asurveyinFebruaryofstudentsinvolvedincampusorganizations.Shesaidthedesireforfriendshipwasthemostfrequentlycitedreasonforjoining.AtlargeuniversitieslikeFangmeyer's,whichhasmorethan40,000students,thestudentsfirstofallwanttofindawayto,belongintheirownerofcampus".KatieRowley,aWisconsinsenior,confirmsthesurvey'sfindings."IwantedtomakethecampusfeelsmallerbyjoininganorganizationwhereIcouldnotonlygetinvolvedoncampusbutalsofindagroupoffriends."Allofthistalkoffriendship,however,doesnotmeanthatstudentsaren'tthinkingabouttheirresumes."Ithinkthatalotofpeopledojointo'fattenuptheirresume',"saidHeitner."Atthebeginningofmycollegecareer,Ijoinedafewoftheseorganizations,hopingtogetastartinmyleadershiproles."Butwithoutpassionstudentleaderscanhaveadifficulttimetryingtoweatherthestormsthate.Forexample,inApril,severalstudentorganizationsatWisconsinteamedupforaneventdesignedtoeducatestudentsabouthomelessnessandpoverty.Studentleadershadtofacetheproblemofsolvingdisagreements,movingtheeventbecauseofrainyweather,anddealingwiththeuniversity'splicatedbureaucracy."Outside-oftheclassroomlearningreallymakesabigdifference,"Fangmeyersaid.练习：1.Anextracurricularactivitylikeraisingafundof$300,000isriskybecausemoststudentleadersD.A)arelazyB)arestupidC)arenotrichenoughD)willnottakeaninterestinit2.AmericanstudentsjoincampusorganizationsmostlyforC.A)makingadifferenceB)gainingexperienceC)buildingfriendshipD)improvingtheirresumes3.WhoisKatieRowley?B.A)She’saseniorprofessorB)She’saseniorstudentC)She’saseniorofficialD)She’saseniorcitizen4.Whatdostudentleadersneedtocarryanactivitythroughtoasuessfulend?AA)PassionB)MoneyC)PowerD)Fame5.Thephrasalverbfattenupinparagraph6couldbebestreplacedbyC.A)inventB)rewriteC)polishD)pleteCraigrogerswassittingonhissurfboard,scanningthedistanceforhisnextwave,whenhisboardsuddenlystoppedmoving.helookeddownandwasterrifiedtoseeagreatwhitesharkbitingthefrontofhisboard.”Icouldhavetoucheditseyewithmyelbow,”sayscraig.Thesharkhadsurfacedsoquietlythathehadn’theardathing.Inhishorrorandconfusion,hewavedhisarmsandaidentallytowofhisfingersontheshark’steeth.Hethenslidofftheoppositesideofhissurfboardintothewater.Then,withCraiginthewaterandbloodflowingfromhisfingers,thefive-meter-longsharksimplyswamaway,disappearingintothewaterbelow.Althoughsharksareoftencategorizedaskillersthathuntandeatasmanyhumansasthencan,thisisfactuallyinaurate.Sharksveryrarelykillhumans,Apersonhasagreaterchanceofbeingstruckbylightningordrowninginabaththanofbeingkilledbyashark.Only74peoplehavebeenreportedkilledbygreatwhitesinthelastcentury.Butgreatwhitesharkscanreachsixmetersinlengthandweigh2200kilogramsormore.Withfrighteningjawsthatcanholdupto3000teetharrangedinseveralrows,theycouldveryeasilykillandeatahelplesshumaninthewater.Whyisit,then,thatmostpeoplesurviveattacksbygreatwhites?Sharkresearchersaretryingtoprehendthereasonsthatallowpeopletoescapewithoutbeingeaten.Themostmonexplanationisthatgreatwhitesdon’tseewell.Ithasbeenthoughtthattheymistakepeopleforthesealsorsealionswhichmakeupalargepartoftheirdiet.Thereisreasontodoubtthis,however.Recentinformationshowsthatgreatwhitescanactuallyseeverywell.Also,whenaackingseals,greatwhitesshoopuptothesurfaceandbitewithgreatforce.Whenapproachinghumans,however,theymostoftenmoveinslowlyandbitelesshard.Theysoondiscoverthathumansarenotahigh-fatmeal.”Theyspitusoutbecausewe’retoobony,”saysAidanMartin,directorofReefQuestCenterforSharkResearch.SharkresearcherslikeMartinhypothesizethatgreatwhitesareactuallycuriousanimalsthatliketoinvestigatethings.It’spossiblethattheyutheirbitenotonlytokillandeat,butalsotogatherinformation,AlthoughsuchanexperienceisunluckyforpeoplelikeCraigRogers,whensharksbitesurfboardsorotherobjectsorpeople,theyarelikelyjusttryingtolearnwhattheyare.练习：1.AfterCraigRogersfellintothewater,thesharkC.A)bithissurfboardB)bithisfingersC)swamawayD)attackedhim2.ItisdifficultfortheauthortounderstandwhygreatwhitesA.A)oftenlethumansescapeB)killhumansC)havesomanyteethD)growtosixmetersormore3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtomakeupinline2ofparagraph4?BA)createB)areC)increaseD)dependupon4.Thewordtheirinline2ofparagraph4meansB.A)people’sB)greatwhites’C)sealions’D)seals’5.Whatisthemainideaoftheforthparagraph?CA)Greatwhiteseatlow-fat,bonymealsmoreslowly.B)Greatwhitesseewellenoughtoincludeseals,sealions,andhumansintheirdietC)Wenowgreatwhitesdon’tmistakehumansforotheranimals.D)Thereisreasontodoubtthatgreatwhitesseewellenoughtoattackhumans.(46).Together,theyconstitutetheunitlaborcostinvolvedinproducingamodity.Somecountriesmayfindthatthelaborwagesareverylow,yettheyarenotinapetitivepositionwhentradingwithothercountries,whoselaborwagesareveryhigh.(47).Ontheotherhand,somecountriesfindthattheirproductivityismuchhigherthanthatoftheirtradingpartners,yettheyarenotinapetitivetradingpositioneither.Thisisbecausetheirlaborwagesaremuchhigherthanthoseoftheirtradingpartners.(48).Forinstance,wagesarelowinmostdevelopingcountries.(49).Theirproductivityislowtoo.Suessdependsontheunitlaborcostoftheproductsincertainindustries,suchasradioproductionandtelevisionsetassembling,unitlaborcostmaybelowandthustheywouldbeinapetitiveposition,whileinothers,lowlaborwagesareoffsetbyverylowproductivity.Theirunitlaborcostishighandtheyareinanunfavorablepositionintradingwithothercountries.Unitlaborcostisanimportantdeterminantofpricesofmanufacturedgoods,butothercostsalsoinfluenceprices:notably,thoseofcapital,energyandrawmaterials.(50).A.Moreover,acountry'spetitivepositionisnotsolelydeterminedbypricesalesmanship.Creditterms,adherencetodeliveryschedulesandsoonalsoaffectpetitiveness.B.Atleasttwofactorsdetermineacountry'sparativeposition:laborproductivityandwagelevel.C.Soitistheunitlaborcostthatdeterminesthepetitiveposition,butonlylowwagesoronlyhighproductivity.D.Thismaybebecausetheyneglecttheirlowproductivity.E.Doesthismeanthatthesecountriesareinafavorablepositionintrade?Itisnotnecessarilyso.F.Generallyspeaking,allthecountriesarepayingmoreandmoreattentiontotheirwagelevels.Fornearly17yearsDavidCopehasworkedasoneoftheTowerofLondon'sYeomanWarders,(1)betterknowntotouristsasbeefeaters.David,64,livesinathree-bedroomedflatrightatthe(2)topoftheBywa