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练习一

A

Jimmyisanautomotivemechanic,buthelosthisjobafewmonthsago.Hehasgood

heart,butalwaysfearedapplyingforanewjob.

Oneday,hegatheredupallhisstrengthanddecidedtoattendajobinterview.His

appointmentwasat10amanditwasalready8:30.Whilewaitingforabustothe

officewherehewassupposedotbeinterviewed,hesawanelderlymanwildly

kickingthetyreofhiscar.Obviouslytherewassomethingwrongwiththecar.Jimmy

immediatelywentuptolendhimahand.WhenJimmyfinishedworkingonthecar,

theoldmanaskedhimhowmuchheshouldpayfortheservice.Jimmysaidthere

wasnoneedtopayhim;hejusthelpedsomeoneinneed,andhehadtorushforan

interview.Thentheoldmansaid,“Well,Icouldtakeyoutotheofficeforyour

interview.It'stheleastIcoulddo.Please.Iinsist?'Jimmyagreed.

Uponarrival,Jimmyfoundalonglineofapplicationswaitingtobeinterviewed.

Jimmystillhadsomegreaseonhimafterthecarrepair;buthedidnothavemuch

timetowashitofforhaveachangeofshirt.Onebyone,theapplicantsleftthe

interviewer'sofficewithdisappointedlookontheirfaces.Finallyhisnamewascalled.

Theinterviewerwassittingonalargechairfacingtheofficewindow.Rockingthe

chairbackandforth,heasked,“Doyoureallyneedtobeinterviewed?”Jimmy's

heartsank."WiththewayIlooknow,howcouldIpossiblypassthisinterview?"he

thoughttohimself.

ThentheinterviewerturnedthechairandtoJimmy'ssurprise,itwastheoldmanhe

helpedearlierinthemorning.ItturnedouthewastheGeneralManagerofthe

company.

“SorryIhadtokeepyouwaiting,butIwasprettysureImadetherightdecisionto

haveyouaspartofourworkforcebeforeyouevensteppedintotheoffice.Ijust

knowyou'dbeatrustworthyworker.Congratulations!”Jimmysatdownandthey

sharedacupofwell-deservedcoffeeashelandedhimselfanewjob.

56.WhydidJimmyapplyforanewjob?

A.HewasoutofworkB.Hewasboredwithhisjob

C.HewantedahigherpositionD.Hehopedtofindabetterboss

57.WhatdidJimmyseeonthewaytotheinterview?

A.Afriend'scarhadaflattyreB.awildmanwaspushingacar

C.aterribleaccidenthappenedD.anoldman'scarbrokedown

58.WhydidtheoldmanofferJimmyaride?

A.HewasalsotobeinterviewedB.Heneededatravelingcompanion

C.HealwayshelpedpeopleinneedD.HewasthankfultoJimmy

59.HowdidJimmyfeelonhearingtheinterviewer'squestion?

A.Hewassorryfortheotherapplicants

B.Therewasnohopeforhimtogetthejob

C.Heregrettedhelpingtheoldman

D.Theinterviewerwasveryrude

60.A.WhatcanwelearnfromJimmy'sexperience?

A.Wherethereisawill,there'saway

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

C.Goodisrewardedwithgood.

D.Twoheadsarebetterthanone

B

GeorgeGershwin,bornin1998,wasoneofAmerica'sgreatestcomposers.He

publishedhisfirstsongwhenthewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwenty

yearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.

ManyofGershwin'ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatres

inNewYorkCity.Thesepalyswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand

1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhave

beensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.

Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,

somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianand

orchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthat

jazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcert

beforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,he

composedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.

Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhen

theyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccould

bebothseriousandpopular.

In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition（作曲）withthe

well-knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthat

classicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAn

AmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics（评论家）weredividedoverthe

music.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring.Butit

quicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itsillremainsoneofhis

mostfamousworks.

GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.

Hewasonlythirty-nineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeath

ontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemight

havestillwritten.

61.ManyofGershwin'smusicalworkswere.

A.writtenaboutNewYorkersB.ComposedforPaulWhiteman

C.playedmainlyinthecountrysideD.performedinvariousways

62.WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?

A.ItattractedmorepeopletotheatresB.Itprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmusic

C.ItmadeGershwinleaderoftheorchestraD.Itcausedadebateamongjazz

musicians.

63.WhatdidGershwindoduringhisstayinParis?

A.HecreatedoneofhisbestworksB.HestudiedwithNadiaBoulanger

C.HearguedwithFrenchcriticsD.Hechangedhismusicstyle

64.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.ManyofGershwin'sworkswerelost

B.ThedeathofGershwinwaswidelyreported

C.AconcertwasheldinmemoryofGershwin

D.BraincancerresearchstartedafterGershwin'sdeath.

65.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?

A.TalentedandproductiveB.Seriousandboring

C.popularandunhappyD.Friendlyandhonest

C

Youcan'talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.Butdesigner

MikhailBelvacvdoesn'tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbefore

headingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That'swhyhecreatedlampbrella,a

lamppostwithitsownrainsensingumbrella.

Thedesignersayshecomeupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreets

inRussia./zonce,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetadsawthestreet

lampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbe

appropriatetohaveacanopy（伞蓬）builtintoastreetlamp/hesaid.

Thelampbrellaisastandard-lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.It

hasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemand.

Sensors（传感器）thenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneverit

startsraining.

Inadditiontotherainsensor,there'salsoa360°motionsensoronthebiberglass

streetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyone'susingthelampbrella.Afterthree

minutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.

Accordingtothedesigner;thelampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soas

nottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrom

possiblelightingstrike.Eachlampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveral

people.Beinginstalledat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthe

tallestofpedestrians.

Whiletherearenoplanstotakelampbrellaintoproduction,Belyaevsaysherecently

introducedhiscreationoneMoscowDepartment,andinsiststhiscreationcouldbe

installedonmystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiesto

provideshelter.

66.ForwhatpurposedidBelyaevcreatethelampbrella?

A.TopredictaheavyrainB.Tochecktheweatherforecast

C.ToprotectpeoplefromtherainD.Toremindpeopletotakeanumbrella

67.WhatdoweknowfromBelyaev'sworldsinParagraph??

A.Hiscreationwasinspiredbyanexperience

B.itrainsalotinthecityofSaintPetersburg

C.Streetlampsareprotectedbycanopies

D.Heenjoyedtakingwalksintherain

68.Whichofthefollowingshowhowthelampbrellaworks?

A.motoLcanopyfsensorsB.Sensors-*motor->canopy

C.motor->sensors-*canopyD.canopy-*motor—sensors

69.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytellusaboutthelampbrella?

A.ItsmovingspeedB.Itsappearance

C.ltsinstallationD.Itssafety

70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thedesignerwillopenacompanytopromotehisproduct

B.Thelampbrellacouldbeputintoimmediateproduction

C.Thedesignerisconfidentthathiscreationispractical

D.ThelampbrellawouldbeputonshowinMoscow

D

Sparrowisafast-foodchainwith200restaurants.Someyearsago,thegroupto

whichSparrowbelongedwastakenoverbyanothercompany.AlthoughSparrow

showednosignofdeclining,thechainwasgenerallyinanunhealthystate.With

moreandmorefast-foodconceptsreachingthemarket,theSparrowmenuhadto

struggleforattention.Andtomakemattersworse,itsnewownerhadnoplansto

giveitthefundsitrequired.

Sparrowfailedtogrowforanothertwoyears.UntilanewCEO,CarlPearson,decided

tobuildupitsmarketshare.Hedidasurvey,whichshowedthatconsumerswho

alreadyusedSparrowrestaurantswereextremelypositiveaboutthechain,while

customersofotherfast-foodchainswereunwillingtoturnawayfromthem.Sparrow

hadtodevelopanewpromotionalcampaign.

PearsonfacedabattleoverthefutureoftheSparrowbrand.Thechain'sownernow

favoredrebrandingSparrowasMarcy'srestaurants.Pearsonresisted,arguingforan

advertisingcampaigndesignedtoconvincecustomersthatvisitstoSparrow

restaurantswerefun.Suchanattempttoestablishapositiverelationshipbetweena

companyandthegeneralpublicwasunusualforthattime.Pearsonstronglybelieved

thatnumberswerethekeytosuccess,ratherthancustomers'speedingpower.

Finally,theowneracceptedhisidea.

Thecampaignitselfchangedthetraditionaladvertisingstyleofthefast-foodindustry.

TheTVadsofSparrowfocusedonentertainmentandfeaturedoriginalsons

performedbyavarietyofstars.Insteadofshowingthesuperiorityofaspecific

product,theintensionwastoputSparrowintheheartsofpotentialcustomers.

Pearsonalsomadeotherdecisionswhichhebelievedwouldcontributetothenew

Sparrowimage.Forexample,heofferedtolowertherentofanyrestaurantswhich

achievedacertainincreaseintheirturnover.（营业额）

Theseeffortspaidoff,andSparrowsoonbecameoneofthemostsuccessful

fast-foodchainsintheregionswhereitoperated.

71.WhichwasoneoftheproblemsSparrowfacedbeforePearsonbecameCEO?

A.Thenumberofitscustomerswasdeclining

B.Itscustomersfoundthefoodunhealthy

C.Itwasinneedoffinancialsupport

D.Mostofitsrestaurantswereclosed

72.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph2referto?

A.CustomersofSparrowrestaurantsB.Sparrowrestaurants

C.Customersofotherfast-foodchainsD.otherfast-foodchains

73.ForwhatpurposedidPearsonstarttheadvertisingcampaign?

A.Tobuildagoodrelationshipwiththepublic

B.TostresstheunusualtraditionofSparrow

C.Toleanaboutcustomers;spendingpower.

D.TomeetthechallengefromMarcy'srestaurants.

74.TheTVadsofSparrow.

A.changedpeople'sviewsonpopstars

B.amusedthepublicwithoriginalsongs

C.focusedonthesuperiorityofitsproducts

D.influencedtheeatinghabitsoftheaudience

75.WhatwasPearson'sachievementasaCEO?

A.HemanagedtopayoffSparrow'sdebts.

B.HemadeSparrowmuchmorecompetitive

C.HehelpedSparrowtakeoveracompany

D.HeimprovedthewelfareofSparrowemployees

练习二

A

PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.

AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingevents,concertsandexhibitionscanincrease

thecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.Astandarddouble

roomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival(19

Oct.)cost£169.15atB.Aweeklater,thesameroomcost£118.15.

Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid—oryou'relookingfora

bigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasW,whichallow

youtosearchforeventsintheUKbycity,dateandcategory.

STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrain,youmay

wanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestation,butyoucouldenduppayingmorefor

thesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.

Don'tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.Bookingtwomonthsin

advance,thecheapestroomatTravelodge'sCentralEustonhotelinLondonfor

Saturday22Septemberwas£95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCovent

Gardenhotelwas£75.75.AndatFarringdon,adoubleroomcostjust£62.95.

LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondon,Edinburgh

andCardiffcancostafortune,especiallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asan

alternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Often

theseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.Agreatexample

isthehistoricO'NeillFlatonEdinburgh'sRoyalMile,availablefor£420forfivedaysin

lateSeptember,withroomforfouradults.

GETONABIKELondon's'Borisbikes'haveattractedthemostattention,but

othercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammesthatletyourentabicycleandexploreat

yourownpace,savingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.

AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammesareNewcastle(casual

memberspayaround£1.50fortwohours)andCardiff(freeforupto30minutes,or

£5perday).(358words)

56.TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay

A.helptravelerspasstimeB.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUK

C.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplansD.causetravelerstopaymorefor

accommodation

57.“Farringdon"inParagraph5ismostprobably.

A.ahotelawayfromthetrainstationB.thetubelinetoCoventGarden

C.anidealholidaydestinationD.thenameofatravelagency

58.ThepassageshowsthattheO'NeillFlat.

A.liesonthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondon

C.providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsD.costsover£100onaverage

perdayinlateSeptember

59.Cardiff'sprogramallowsafreebikeforamaximumperiodof.

A.halfanhourB.onehour

C.onehourandahalfD.twohours

60.Themainpurposeofthepassageis.

A.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvance

B.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformation

C.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-help

D.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtips

B

Inmylivingroom,thereisaplaque(匾)thatadvisesmeto“Bloom(开花)where

youareplanted/ItremindsmeofDorothy.IgottoknowDorothyintheearly1980s,

whenIwasteachingEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentthroughaprogramwithUnion

CollegeinBarbourv川e,Kentucky.Thejobresponsibilitiesrequiredoccasionalvisitsto

theclassroomofeachteacherintheprogram.Dorothystandsoutinmymemoryas

onewho"bloomed"inherremotearea.

DorothytaughtinaschoolInHarlanCounty,Kentucky,AppalachianMountain

area.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlan,Ifollowedaroadwindingaround

themountain.Intheeight-milejourney,Icrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimes,

givingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.Ratherthan

feelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountains,Ifounditdepressing.The

povertylevelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeeling

ofhopelessness.

Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschool,allgloom(忧郁)disappeared.

UponarrivingatDorothy'sclassroom.Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreated

likeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.

Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethattheywereservingpokegreenssaladand

cornbreadfor"dinner”(lunch).Incaseyoudon'tknow,pokegreensareaweed-type

plantthatgrowswild,especiallyonpoorground.

Dorothyneverranoutofreportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.Her

enthusiasmnevercooleddown.Whenitcametimetositforthetestingand

interviewingrequiredtoreceiveherChildDevelopmentAssociateCertification,

Dorothywasready.Shecametotheassessmentandpassedinallareas.Afterward,

sheinvitedmetotheone-and-onlysteakhouseintheareatocelebratehervictory,

asifshehadreceivedherPh.D.degree.Afterthemeal,sheplacedalittlebox

containinganoldpeninmyhand.Shesaiditwasafamilyheirloom(传家宝)，butto

meitisatreasuredsymbolofappreciationandpridethatcannotbematchedwith

things.(360words)

61・“EarlyChildhoodDevelopment"inParagraph1refersto.

A.aprogramdirectedbyDorothyB.acoursegivenbytheauthor

C.anactivityheldbythestudentsD.anorganizationsponsoredby

Unioncollege

62.Inthejourney,theauthorwasmostdisappointedatseeing.

A.thelongtrackB.thepoorhouses

C.thesametrainD.thewindingroad

63.Uponarrivingattheclassroom,theauthorwascheeredupby.

A.awarmwelcomeB.thesightofpokegreens

C.Dorothy'slatestprojectsD.abigdinnermadeforher

64.WhatcanweknowaboutDorothyfromthelastparagraph?

A.Shewasinvitedtoacelebrationatarestaurant.

B.Shegotapenasagiftfromtheauthor.

C.Shepassedtherequiredassessment.

D.ShereceivedherPh.D.degree.

65.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?

A.Whateveryoudo,youmustdoitcarefully.

B.Whoeveryouare,youdeserveequaltreatment.

C.Howeverpooryouare,youhavetherighttoeducation,

D.Whereveryouare,youcanaccomplishyourachievement.

C

It'ssuchahappy-lookinglibrary,paintedyellow,decoratedwithpalm-tree

stickersandshelteredfromtheFloridasunbyitsownroof.Aboutthesizeofa

microwaveoven,it'spedestrian-friendly,too,waitingforbookloversnexttoa

sidewalkinPalmBeachcountryEstates,alongthenorthernboundaryofPalmBeach

Gardens.

It'salibrarybuiltwithlove.

Ayearago,shortlyafterJaneyHenriksensawaBrianWilliamsreportaboutthe

LittleFreeLibraryorganization,aWisconsin-basednonprofitthataimstopromote

literacyandbuildasenseofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymakingbooksfreely

available,sheannouncedtoherfamilyoffour,"That'swhatwe/regoingtodoforour

springbreak!”

SonAustin,nowalOth-grader,didn'tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythat

resemblesamailbox.ButJaneyinsisted,andhusbandPeterunwillinglygottowork.

The51-year-oldownerofashipsupplycompanymodifiedasmallwoodenhouse

thathe'dbuiltyearsearlierfordaughterAbbie'stoyhorses,andmadeadoorof

glass.

Afteraddingthelibrary'sfinaltouches（装点），thefamilyhungasignboardon

thefront,instructingusersto"takeabook,returnabook/andmakingthe

Henriksenlibrary,nowoneofseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmore

than2,500intheworld,theonlyLittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.

Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey'dalreadyread,amixofsciencefiction,

referencetitles,novelsandkids'favorites.a\toldthem,keepinmindthatyoumight

notseeitagain/saidJaney,astay-at-homemom.

Sincethen,thecollectionkeepsreplenishing（补充）itself,thankstoongoing

donationsfromborrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.

Theproject'sbestpayoff,saysPeter;arethethank-younotesleftbehind.Z/We

hadnoideainthebeginningthatitwouldbesopopular/（317words）

66.Inwhatwayisthelibrary“pedestrian-friendly"?

A.Itownsayellowroof.B.Itstandsnearasidewalk.

C.Itprotectsbookloversfromthesun.D.Itusespalm-treestickersas

decorations.

67.Janeygottheideatobuildalibraryfrom.

A.avisittoBrianWilliamsB.aspringbreakwithherfamily

C.abooksentbyoneofherneighborsD.areportonaWisconsin-based

organization

68.Thelibrarywasbuilt.

A.byashipsupplycompanyB.onthebasisoftoyhorses

C.likeamailboxD.withglass

69.Whatcanweinferaboutthesignboard?

A.Itwasmadebyauserofthelibrary.B.Itmarkedafinaltouchtothe

library.

C.Itaimedatmakingthelibrarylastlong.D.Itindicatedthelibrarywasafamily

property.

70.Thepassagetellsusthattheusers.

A.donatebookstothelibrary

B.getpaidtocollectbooksforthelibrary

C.receivethank-younotesforusingthelibrary

D.visitthelibraryover5timesonaveragedaily

练习三

A

Doctorareknowntobeterriblepilots.Theydon'tlistenbecausetheyalready

knowitall.Iwaslucky:]becameapilotin1970,almosttenyearsbeforeIgraduated

frommedicalschool.Ididn'trealizethen,butbecomingapilotmakesmeabetter

surgeon.Ilovedflying.AsIflewbigger,fasterplanes,andinworseweather.Ilearned

aboutcrewresourcemanagement（机组资源管理），orCRM,anewideatomake

flyingsafer.Itmeansthatcrewmembersshouldlistenandspeakupforagoodresult,

regardlessofpositions.

IfirstreadaboutCRMin1980.Notlongafterthat,anattendingdoctorandI

wereflyinginbadweather.Thecontrollerhadusturntoolatetogetourlanding

ready.Theattendingdoctorwasflying;IwassafetypilotHewassobusybecauseof

thebadturn,hehadforgottentoputthelandinggear（起落架）down.Hewasa

betterpilot-andmyboss-soitfeltunusualtospeakup.ButIhadto:Ourliveswere

indanger.Iputasidemyuneasinessandsaid,"Weneedtoputthelandinggear

downnow!"Thatwasmyfirstreallessoninthepower

ofCRM,andI'veuseditintheoperatingroomeversince.

CRMrequiresthatthepilot/surgeonencourageotherstospeakup.Itfurther

requiresthatwhenopinionsarefromtheopposite,thedoctordoesn*toverreact,

whichmightpreventfellowdoctorsfromvoicingopinionsagain.SowhenI'minthe

operatingroom,Iaskforideasandhelpfromothers.Sometimesthey'renotwilling

tospeakup.ButIhopethatifIcontinuetoencouragethem,somedaysomeonewill

keepmefrom"landinggearup〃.

36.Whatdosetheauthorsayaboutdoctorsingeneral?

A.Theylikeflyingbythemselves.

B.Theyareunwillingtotakeadvice.

C.Theypretendtobegoodpilots.

D.TheyarequicklearnersofCRM.

37.TheauthordeepenedhisunderstandingofthepowerofCRMwhen.

A.hesavedtheplanebyspeakingup

B.hewasinchargeofaflyingtask

C.hisbosslandedtheplanetoolate

D.hisbossoperatedonapatient

38.Inthelastparagraph'landinggearup"probablymeans.

A.followingflyingrequirements.

B.overreactingtodifferentopinions.

C.listeningtowhatfellowdoctorssay

0.makingamistakethatmaycostlives

39.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CRM:ANewWaytoMakeFlyingSafe

B.FlyingMakesMeaBetterDoctor

C.TheMakingofaGoodPilot

D.APilot-TurnedDoctor

B

In1947agroupoffamouspeoplefromtheartworldheadedbyanAustrian

conductordecidedtoholdaninternationalfestivalofmusic,danceandtheatrein

Edinburgh.TheideawastoreuniteEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.

Atthesametime,the"Fringe"appearedasachallengetotheofficial

festival.Eighttheatregroupsturnedupuninvitedin1947,inthebeliefthateveryone

shouldhavetherighttoperform,andtheydidsoinapublichousedisusedforyears.

Soon,groupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversity,andlaterfromthe

universitiesofOxfordandCambridge,DurhamandBirminghamweremakingthe

journeytotheScottishcapitaleachsummertoperformtheatrebylittle-known

writersofplaysinsmallchurchhallstothepeopleofEdinburgh.

Todaythe“Fringe”,oncelessrecognized,hasfaroutgrownthefestivalwith

around1,500performancesoftheatre,musicanddanceoneveryoneofthe21days

itlasts.Andyetasearlyas1959,withonly19theatregroupsperforming,somesaidit

wasgettingtoobig.

Apaidadministratorwasfirstemployedonlyin1971,andtodaythereareeight

administratorsworkingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto150duringAugust

itself.In2004therewere200placeshousing1,695showsbyover600different

groupsfrom50differentcountries.Morethan1,25millionticketsweresold.

40.PointwasthepurposeofEdinburghFestivalathebeginning?

A.TobringEuropetogetheragain.

B.TohonorheroesofWorldWar11.

C.Tointroduceyoungtheatregroups.

D.ToattractgreatartistsfromEurope.

41.WhydidsomeuninvitedtheatregroupscometoEdinburghin1947?

A.Theyownedapublichousethere.

B.Theycametotakeupachallenge.

C.Theythoughttheywerealsofamous.

D.Theywantedtotakepartinthefestival.

42.Whojoinedthe"Fringe"afteritappeared?

Atheyownedapublichousethere

B.Universitystudents.

C.Arustsfromaroundtheworld.

D.Performersofmusicanddance.

43.WemaylearnfromthetextthatEdinburghFestival.

A.hasbecomeanon-officialevent

B.hasgonebeyondanartfestival

C.givesshowsallyearround

D.keepsgrowingrapidly

C

Giventhatmanypeople'smoods('IW绪)areregulatedbythechemicalactionof

chocolate,itwasprobablyonlyamatteroftimebeforesomebodymadethe

chocolateshopsimilartoadrugstoreofChinesemedicine.Lookinglikeasettingfrom

thefilmCharlie&theChocolateFactory,Singapore'sChocolateResearchFacility(CRF)

hasover100varietiesofchocolates.itsfounderisChrisLeewhogrewupathis

parents'comerstorewithonehandalmostalwaysinthejarofsweets.

IftheCRFseemstobeasmartidea,that*sbecauseLeeisnotmerelyaseasoned

salespersonbutalsoheadofamarketingdepartmentthathasbusinessrelations

withbignamessuchasLevi'sandSony.Thatideasurelyresultsintheimaginationat

workwhenitcomestomakingdifferentflavored（味道）choc