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AB2012-2016卷阅读理解AB篇汇AB篇记叙说明文AB篇记叙文AB篇记叙文AB篇记叙文AB篇说明文AB篇记叙文AB篇记叙文AB篇说明文AB篇记叙文AB篇说明文AB篇说明文抓住细 乱花渐欲迷人眼，千万不能看走Signsofaglobaleconomicrecoveryareglimmering,butaretheyenoughtoaccountfortakingamajorvacation?Well,theworldisalwaysbiggerthanourwallets.Oneofthesimplestoptionsistofindacethathasalottoofferbuthasn’tyetbeenhitbythepriceinflationthatcomeswithmasspopularity.Tohelptravelersinsearchofvalue,we’veassembled,withthehelpofprofessionalsfromUSAToday,CNNandLonelynet,alistofdestinationsthatareworthgoingtowhilethey’restillcheap.Itsnametranslatesas“landontheedge”,andthisyearmaybeontheedgeofdiscoveryforbudgettravelersinsearchofrichhistory.Visitorscanenjoyitsculturalwealth,thewarmthofitspeople,andthefactthattheirdailyspendingisbelow$50(307yuan).Thecountry’sUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesarecooperatingwithlocalstoofferspecialdeals,suchasatraditionalmealforjustafewdollars.It’sthekindoftravelexperienceyouwillrecalloncethemomenthaspassed,sonowisthetimetobuildthosememories.SouthSouthKoreaisavisitor-friendlycountry.Notonlycanbudgettravelersfindthebasics—fromhoroomstogreatmeals—atreasonableprices,butthecountryalsohasatonofparks,discountsandotherservices,especiallyforvisitors.Forinstance,untilAugust25,ashuttlebustransportsforeignvisitorsbetweenthecapitalcityofSeoulandJeonju,apopulartouristdestination.Aphoneserviceofferstouristsmultilingualassistance24hoursaday.Turkeyisontherise,sotogetthebestofthenewatthepriceoftheold,gonow.Inthelastdecade,thecountry’stourismfacilitieshasgrownby67percent,accordingtoUSAToday,andmorerecentlyithasemergedasaglobalairlinehub.Thiscountryofancientruins,historictownsandbeckoningbeachesisadestinationtowatchthissummer.PopularresortareasinEgypt,likeSharmElSheik,areasrelaxingastheyeverwere—andalsolessstressfulforyourwallet.“TheoverallsentimentisthatresortareaslikeSharmElSheikareverysafe,”saidTonyCardoza,ofaUStravelagency,inaninterviewwithCNN.“Butmostvacationersappeartoprefertravelingtocesthathaven’tseenasmuchcivilunrest.”ThatpreferencehasmadeEgyptabuyer’smarket.Lowdemandalsohasanotherbenefit:smallercrowds.“sgoingnowhavebeenabletogetpicturesofthemselvesinfrontofthepyramidswithnoothertouristsblockingtheview,”Cardozasaid.WhatcanSouthKoreaespeciallyprovidefortheA.rich B. C.ancient D.hoIfyouareinterestedinhistory,youcango & &SouthC.SouthKorea& D.TurkeyWhatistheadvantageofEgypt,comparedtootherthreeA.lower B.much C.fewer D.lessTakeyourpickofthetopmostpopularDanishattractions,andyouwillfindsomethingthatyouareinterestedin.DenmarkTivoliTivoliGardens,foundedin1843,has eanationaltreasureandaninternationalattraction.PartofTivoliGardens’secretisthatthereissomethingforeveryone.Thesceneryisbeautifulwithforeignarchitecture,historicbuildingsandgreengardens,whichwillbroadenyourchildren’shorizons.SomeridesherematchTivoli’sarchitectureandtheexpectationsofthekeenestthrillseekers.TheVertigowhichwillturnyouupsidedownat100km/hwasvotedEurope’sBestRidein2014.Opening TheDenmarkNationalTheNationalMuseum,builtin1743-1744,isnolongerusedbytheroyalfamily,buttheGreatHallstillappearselegantenoughtofitprincesandprincesses.Theexhibitionsareallthoughttooriginalandthefurnitureandstovefromtheearly18thcenturywilldefiniydrawyourchildren'seyes.Besidesthecafeandamuseumshop,themuseumisfamousforitsbrunchanditalsoservesupagreat withloadsoflocalingredients(原Opening Child(0- HowmuchshouldacouplepayiftheygotoTivoliGardenswithaboyaged6andagirlaged10?D B. C.220.00 D. WhywastheVertigovotedEurope'sBestRideinItwouldturnpeopleupsideIthadthehighestspeedat100ItmatchedTivoli'sItmettheexpectationsofthrillwhatcantouristsseeintheNationalForeign B.ThemodernC.Original D.DiversemuseumWhoareexpectedtovisitthesetwoThrill B.ParentswithC.Princesand D.Foreign

TipsforwaitinginWhenliningupatthesupermarketcheckoutcounter,thelinesnexttousalwaysseemtobemovingfasterthantheonethatwearestandingin.NowtheNewYorkTimeshasputtogethertheresearchofscientiststogiveyousomeinsightsintothemathandpsychologyofqueuing.Italsoofferedtipsonpickingthefastestlinenomatterifyou’reliningupinasupermarket,abankoranywhereelse.PickingsomeonewithafullUSmathematicianDanMeyerbelievesthatacart(购物车)fullofdoesn’tlthewholestory.“Every requiresafixedamountoftimetosayo,pay,saygoodbyeandclearoutofthelane,”hesaid.Andthatamountoftimeisanaverageof41secondsper Ontheotherhand,thetimethateachitemtakestoberungupisonlythreeseconds.Thatmeansiftherearefivepeopleaheadofyou,eachwithtenitemsintheircharts,thewaitingtimewillbe355seconds.Butifthereisonly aheadofyou,with50itemsinthechart,thewaitingtimeis191seconds.Youdothemath.StudytheHowmanypeopleareaheadofyouisonething,andwhotheyareisanother.Forexample,iftheyareoldpeople–andthisisnotageist的theytendtomovesloweranddelaythecheckoutTheitemsintheircartarealsoimportant.Forexample,fourbottlesofthesamemilkwilldefiniygofasterthanfourcompleydifferentitems.Choosea“serpentineInsomeces,theremaybejustonelineleadingtoseveralcheckoutcounters. attheheadofthelinegoestothenextavailableThisisknownasa“serpentine(蛇形的)line”.Youshouldalwayschooseserpentinelinebecauseevenifoneofthecashiersorcustomersisslow,itwon’tholdupanentireline.GoAccordingtoRobertSamuel,aUSsciencewriter,around90percentofpeopleareright-handed,whichmeanstheytendtogototheright.Soheadingtotheoppositedirection–left–willgiveyouabetterchanceoffindingafasterIfthereare6peoplebeforeyou,andtheybuy72itemsaltogether,thenyouhavetowaitabout A. 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D.Whatweneedn’tconsiderbeforedecidingwhichlinetostandThenumberofpeoplebeforeThetyofthegoodstocheckoutbeforeWhatkindofpeoplebeforeHowmanyleft-handedpeoplebeforeWecanlearnfromthepassage mostpeopleareusedtochoosingcheckoutcountersontheirweshouldalwaysavoidliningupbehindacrowded7cupsofthesamekindneedasmuchtimeas7differentonestobecheckedout.thecashiersandcustomersin “serpentineline”are Iwasatalossforhowtohandlethefightsamongmykids.Manyactivitieshadbeentried,buttheydidn’twork.AfterreadingWhatIKnowforSurewrittenbyOprahWinfrey,athoughtoccurredtomeoneday.“StartingwithDora,Iwanteveryonetofindthechancetosay‘thankyou’.”Ideclared.“What?”Ashleyasked.“What’sgoingon?’’“Justdoit.”Naturally,thekidsallthoughtIhadlostmymind.Iwasn’tsureiftheywerewrong,butIpressedon.“Now,we’regoingtokeepgoingaroundandeveryone lswhatthey’rethankfulfor.”Clearlydoubtfulandfrustrated,thekidslaunchedin,andIkeptthem“I’mthankfulforourhouse.”“I’mthankfulformy“I’mthankfulformywholelifeandeveryoneinthe“What?WhatamIsupposedtosay?”‘‘Keepgoing.”“I’mgratefulformyunderwear!”Instantlaughtererupted,musictomy“Great,letitout!”Iencouraged.“WhatAndthatwasallweneeded.Thegratitude--greatandsmall,seriousandfunny---camerollingout.“Myteachers.”Onandonitwentuntileveryfacewaslitwithanewkindofjoyandlaughter.Icouldsenseanewfeelingofpeaceandcomfortintheair,areminderofnotonlyourblessings,butthelovewereallydidhaveforeach“I’mgratefulforbeinggrateful!”Doradeclared.“Me,too!”wastheunanimousresponse.Idon’tremembertheactivitiesthattookcetherestoftheday.Butitwasadaywhenourfamilywastransformedbytwosimplewords:thankyou.Sincethen,it’s eafamilymotto.Whydidtheauthoraskherkidstofindthechancetosay“thankToygamesamong B.TokilltheirC.Tosolvetheir D.TomakethembeHowdidAshleyreactwhenhearinghismother’ssuggestionatHewas B.HefeltveryC.Hesupported D.HerespondedWhatdoestheunderlinedword“unanimous”probablyA. 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WhatmaybethebesttitlefortheMom’sBig B.ASweetC.MagicofaFamily D.AMeaningfulFamilyWalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia,Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath.Ichangedmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasn’tcoveredbywaterormud.AsIreachedthepool,Iwassuddenlyattacked!YetIdidnothingfortheattack.Itwassounpredictableandfromsomewheretotallyunexpected.IwassurprisedaswellasunhurtthoughIhadbeenstruckfourorfivetimes.Ibackedupafootandmyattackerstoppedattackingme.HadIbeenhurt,Iwouldn’thavefounditamusing.AndIwaslaughing.Afterall,Iwasbeingattackedbyabutterfly!Havingstopped,laughing,Itookastepforward.Myattackerrushedmeagain.Hechargedtowardsmeatfullspeed,attemptingtohurtmebutinvain.Forasecondtime,Itookastepbackwardswhilemyattackerpaused.Iwasn’tsurewhattodo.Afterall,it’sjustnoteverydaythatoneisattackedbyabutterfly.Isteppedbacktolookthesituationover.Myattackermovedbacktolandontheground.That’swhenIdiscoveredwhymyattackerwaschargingatmeonlymomentsearlier.Hehadamateandshewasdying.Sittingclosebesideher,heopenedandclosedhiswingsasiftofanher.Icouldonlyadmiretheloveandcourageofthatbutterflyinhisconcernforhismate.Hehadtakenituponhimselftoattackmeforhismate’ssake,eventhoughshewasclearlydyingandIwassolarge.Hedidsojusttogiveherthoseextrafewpreciousmomentsoflife.Hiscourageinattackingsomethingthousandsoftimeslargerandheavierthanhimselfjustforhismate’ssafetyseemedadmirable.Icouldn’tdoanythingotherthanrewardhimbywalkingonthemoredifficultsideofthepool.Hehadtrulyearnedthosemomentstobewithher,undisturbed.Sincethen,I’vealwaystriedtorememberthecourageofthatbutterflywheneverIseehugebarriersfacingme.WhydidthewriterchangehisdirectionwhilewalkingdownaTogetclosetoa B.TolookthebadsituationC.Toescapeasudden D.ToavoidgettinghisshoesWhatdidthemanfindMakingtheattacker B.BeingattackedbyaC.Stepona D.DiscoveringtheenergeticWhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethemaleA. 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D.Fromthisexperiencetheman whatheshoulddowhenfacedwithpeopleshouldshowsympathytothehowheshoulddealwithpeopleshouldprotectEveryyear,billionsofkilogramsoffreshproducearewastedintheUnitedStates.Meanwhile,millionsofpoorAmericansgohungry,withoutaccesstohealthyandaffordablemeals.EvanLutz,CEOandfounderofHungryHarvest,wasinspiredtoactafterseeingextremepovertyinareasofBaltimore.Maryland.Hewantstoreducetheso-calledfooddesertinthatarea.Hisworkistomakesuretofoodgoestowasteandno iseverhungryinAmerica.Andhecombinesthatgoalwithaloveforbusiness.HungryHarvestisabusinesswhichcollectsandsellsfruitsandvegetablesthatmostfoodcompanieswillthrowaway.Everythingdoesn’tgrowthesamewayonafarm.Butallthatistoobigortoosmallgetsthrownout.Thatiswhyeverythinginagrocerystorelookssimilar.HungryHarvestwillboxthoseimperfectonesanddeliverthemtocustomersonceaweek.Foreverypurchase,HungryHarvestdelivershealthyfoodtopeopleinneed.HungryHarvesthasrecovered300,000poundsofproducetodateandprovided100,000poundstothoseinneed.LutzestablishedHungryHarvestin2014.Itssuccessdependsonwork.EveryweekonMondayorTuesdaytheywilldecidewhatwillgointothenextweek’sboxbycallinguppackinghousesandwholesalerstoseewhattheywillnormallythrowawaythatweek.Theythencetheorder.Thelaststepistosendgoodstocustomers.InJanuary2016,LutzappearedontheAmericanbusinesscompetitionevisionshow“Shark ”andgotevenmorethanheexpected:$100,000.Lutzisusingthemoneytoexpand.Actually,morethansixbillionpoundsarewastedeachyeardueto“ugly”surface.HungryHarvestisonthewaysavingmorefoodfromgoingtowasteandfeedinghungryTheunderlinedword“fooddesert”inthefirstparagraph foodthatgrowsinthealackoffreshandhealthythedesertwherefoodcanthepoorareasinThefooddeliveredbyHungryHarvest popularwithlocalfruiteasytobefoundingroceryhealthyandavailabletohungryfreshbuthardtokeepforfoodWhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeEvanstrong-willedand B.kind-heartedandC.warm-heartedand D.open-mindedandWhowillnotbenefitfromEvanLutz’sHungryHungryFruitFoodThereareprobablynopeopleonEarthwholiketogossipasmuchasBritish.Ifpryinginto(打探)other’sliveswereanOlympicsport,thenTeamGBwouldsurelytakethegoldmedal.AndwhentheBritishcan’twatchthelivesofrealpeople,theyhaveanothersourceofentertainmenttofallbackon-thesoapopera.BritishsoapoperasareverydifferenttoUSTVdramas.Forone,theyarenormallylongerrunning.Thetwomostpopular,CoronationStreetandEast-enders,havebeenrunningfor48and24yearsrespectively.Botharebroadcastseveraltimesaweek,soremarkablytherehavebeenmorethan7,000episodesofCoronationThemostobviousdifferenceisthat,unlikeUSdramas,theBritishsoapoperasfocusontherealworld.Thereis