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1、Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep21dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,but23eighthoursisenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamountbut24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonerelaxed(松弛)andreadyfor26work.Freshairis27tosoundsleep(酣睡).Itisnot28reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,outof-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody30completerelaxtion.Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe33ofanyperson.Abathat34,neitherhotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35.A.worryB.fearC.carelessnessD.hardwork

2、Advertisementcanbethoughtof“asthemeansofmakingknowninordertobuyorsellgoodsorservice”.Advertisementaimstoincreasepeople'sawarenessandarouseinterest.Ittriestoinformandtopersuade.The说明:C:\Users\出版工~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1533286745(1).jpgareallusedtospreadthemessage.Thepressoffersafairlycheapmethod,andmagazinesareusedtoreachspecialsectionsofthemarket.Thecinemaandcommercialradioareusefulforlocalmarket.Television,althoughmoreexpensive,canbeveryeffective.Publicnoticesarefairlycheapandmorepermanentintheirpowerofattraction.Otherwaysofincreasingconsumers'interestarethroughexhibitionsandtradefairsaswellasdirectmailadvertisement.TherecanbenodoubtthatthegrowthinadvertisementisoneofthemoststrikingfeaturesoftheWesternWorldinthiscentury.Manybusinessessuchasthosehandlingfrozenfoods,liquor,tobaccoandmedicineshavebeenbuiltuplargelybyadvertisement.Wemightaskwhetherthecostofadvertisementispaidforbytheproducersorbythecustomers.Sinceeveryadvertisementformspartofthecostofproduction,whichhastobecoveredbythesellingprice,itisthecustomerswhopayforadvertisement.However,iflargescaleadvertisementleadstoincreaseddemand,productioncostsarereduced,andthecustomerspayless.Itisdifficulttomeasureexactlytheinfluenceofadvertisementonincreasingdemand.Whenthemarketisshrinking,advertisementmaypreventabiggerfallinsalesthanwouldoccurwithoutitssupport.Whatisclearisthatbusinessmenwouldnotpaylargesumsforadvertisementiftheywerenotconvincedofitsvaluetothem.Theword“media”inthefirstparagraphincludes____.（）A.thepressB.televisionC.radioD.alltheabove

3、HaveyoueverhadtodecidewhethertogoshoppingorstayhomeandwatchTVonaweekend?Nowyou_____21_____dobothatthesametime.Homeshoppingtelevisionnetworks(网络)havebecome?a_____22_____formanypeopletoshopwithout_____23_____havingtoleavetheirhome.Someshoppersare_____24_____ofdepartmentstoresandsupermarkets——fightingthecrowds,waiting?inlonglines,andsometimeshavingslight_____25_____offindinganythingtheywanttobuy.They′d?rathersitquietlyathomeinfrontoftheTVsetandwatchafriendlyannouncerdescribeaproduct_____26_____amodelshowsit.Andtheycanshoparoundtheclock,buyingsomething_____27_____bymakingaphonecall.Departmentstoresandevenmail-ordercompaniesare_____28_____tojoininthesuccessofhome?shopping.Largedepartmentstoresarebusy_____29_____theirownTVchannels(频道)toencourageTVshoppinginthefuture.Customerscanaskquestionsaboutproductsandplace_____30_____,allthroughtheirTVsets.Willshoppingbytelevision_____31_____taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?Someindustrymangersthinkso._____32_____manypeoplefindshoppingatarealstoreagreatenjoyment.Andformanyshoppers,itisstillimportantto_____33_____ortryondressestheywanttobuy.That′s_____34_____specialismsaythatinthefuture,homeshoppingwill_____35_____togetherwithstoreshoppingbutwillneverentirelyreplaceit.

4、--Howdidyoufindyourvisittothemuseum?--Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas____thanIexpected.（）A.farmoreinterestingB.evenmuchinterestingC.somoreinterestingD.alotmuchinteresting

5、Intheracetothemoon，whocameinfirst?YoumightsaytheanswerisNeilArmstrong，BuzzAldrin，andMichaelCollins，thecrewofApollo11.OryoucouldrepresentforthecrewofApollo10，whichreachedthemooninMay1969andthenheadedbacktoEarthwithoutlanding.Butthereisamuchstrangeranswertothisquestion，dependingonhowmuchyoucareabouthumansandwhatyourdefinition（定义）ofreachingthemoonmightbe.Beforeanypeoplearrivedatthemoon，otheranimalshadgottherefirst.AndunlikethedogsandmonkeysthatweremadefamousinearlyspaceshotsandEarthorbits，thefirstcreaturestoreachthemoonwereapairoftortoises，Discovery'sAmyShiraTeitelremindedus.TheSovietspacecraft（航天器）senttheanimalsaroundthemoon—althoughnotintoitsorbit—duringamissioninthemiddleofSeptember，1968.Theunmanned（无人驾驶的）craftthenreturnedtoEarthanddashedintotheIndianOcean，afterwhichtheRussiansrecoveredthecraft.Amonthlater，Sovietscientistsrevealedthatthespacecrafthadbeenatinyship，carryingthetortoises，wineflies，mealworms，plants，seeds，bacteria，andotherlivingmatter.Thetortoises，ashistoryrecords，lostabout10percentoftheirbodyweight，buthadahealthyappetitewhentheyreturnedtoEarth.Inthefollowingcheckupscomparingtheanimalstostay-at-hometurtlesusedasatestcontrol，"mostthingsseemednormal，asidefromsomevaguelyexplainedminorproblemswiththeliver.Whatthisallmeansisthat，asTeitelexplained，"ThefirstlivingbeingstoseeanEarthrisefromtheMoonwereRussiantortoises.However，asfarasIcantell，theanimalswerenotnamed.”WhatdoTeitel'swordsinthelastparagraphimply?A.ThetortoiseswerefondofseeingEarthriseB.ThetortoiseswerenotgivenduecreditfortheirexperienceC.ThetortoiseswerenotnamedaftertheSovietspacecraftD.Thetortoiseswerefamousallovertheworld

6、Youmusttake____forgrantedthatIwillhelpyou.（）A.itB.thatC.thisD.its

7、Childrenshouldbetaughthowtogetalongwith___.A.AnotherB.otherC.othersD.anyother

8、IoncewenttoatowninthenorthofEnglandonbusiness.Itwasabout7:30intheeveningwhenIreachedthehotel.Themanageress,astrictoldladyof?about60,showedmetomyroom.WhenIaskedherwhattimedinnerwas,shesaidtherewasonly?onesittingat6:30,andIhad_____21_____it."Nevermind,"Isaid."I′mnotveryhungry.I′11justhaveadrinkinthebar(酒吧)anda?sandwich.""Bar!"she____22______hervoice."Thisisarespectablehotel,youngman.Ifyouwantbeer,you?mustgosomewhereelse."Shespoke____23______aglassofbeerwasadangerousdrug.Iwenttoabarandhadsomebeerandsandwichesandthenwenttothecinema.Atabout11:30I_____24_____.Everythingwasindarkness.Iknockedatthedoor,butnothinghappened.The_____25_____sound?wasthe′churchclockopposite,whichsuddenlystruckthehalf-hourwithsuchforcethatitmademe?jump._____26_____awindowopenedupstairs.Theoldlady_____27_____andaskedmewhatwasgoingon.I?explainedwhoIwasandsheletme_____28_____aftertenminutes′wait.Shewasinhernightdress.She?toldmeseriouslythatguestswere_____29_____tobebackinthehotelby11o′clock.Iwenttobedbutcouldnotsleep.Everyquarterofanhourthechurchclockstruckandatmidnightthewholehotelshookwiththenoise.Justbeforedawn,Ifinally_____30_____WhenIarrivedatbreakfast,everyoneelsehadnearly_____31_____andtherewasnotenoughcoffee?togoround."Didyou_____32_____well,youngman?"theoldladyasked."_____33_____,Idon′tthinkIcouldgothroughanothernightinthatroom,"Ireplied."Ihardly?sleptatall.""That"sbecauseyouwere_____34_____allnightdrinking!"shesaidangrily,putting____35______tothe?conversation.

9、It'sveryimportant____metolearnEnglishhard.（）A.ofB.forC.toD.as

10、Itseemsthatbeautyandwomenaretwins.Youarejoking?No,Iamnot.Observeforyourself.AdsonfashionfloodTVscreens,radioprograms,magazines,newspapers,andthestreets.Whethertheyhaverealizedornot,womenarebesieged（包围）byaseaoffashion.Theyaretaughttothinkthatwithoutbeautifulclothestheywillgrowoldandlosetheircharm.Sowhodarestoneglectdressingupatthecostoftheirappearanceandyouth?ButIdonotagreewiththeopinionthatwomenhavetoshowtheirbeautythroughtheirlooks.Therichnessoftheirmindprovestobemorebeautifulandattractivethantheirlooks.Awomanwhohasexperiencedmanytroublesandmaybecalled“aunt”or“granny”canstillmaintainherbeautyifshehassuchexcellentqualitiesasknowledge,ability,akindheart,greatcourageandconcernforothers.Inaddition,oldandyoung,beautifulanduglyarerelativeconcepts.Peoplewhokeepayoungmindwillneverfeelold.Curiousaboutnewthingsandeagertolearnmore,theykeepupwiththetide.Plainlydressedwomenmayhaveatypeofbeauty,whichispureandreal.Readingandlearningisthebestwaytokeeponeyouthful.Goodbooksarefertilesoilwhichcanfeedtheflowerofone'sheartandlooks.Whatwecaninferfromthepassageis____.（）A.womenhavetoshowtheirbeautythroughtheirlooksB.beautifulclothescanmakewomenmoreattractiveC.womenshouldlaymoreemphasisontheirownqualitiesD.womenaremorecuriousaboutnewthingsthanmen

11、Sincecomputerswereintroduced,they_________tobeusefultoolsforpeopleweakinmath.A.hadprovedB.haveprovedC.willproveD.areproving

12、In2011，adogownernamedRobertuploadedavideotitled"Guilty!”toYouTube.Hehadcomehomefindinghistwodogsnearanemptybagofcattreats.Thefirstdogbehavedcalmly.Buttheseconddog，Denver，satshakinginacorner，hereyeslookingdown，whichmadeRobertbelieveitwasshewhohaddoneit.Seeingher"apparentadmissionofguilt，"heyelledather，“Youdidthis!”Denverbeathertailnervously.“Youknowtheroutine.Inthekennel（狗窝）!”Followingthecommand，thedogshutherselfin.Thevideoquicklygatheredafloodofcomments.Sincethen，“dogshaming"hasbecomepopularontheinternet，asownersaroundtheworldpostedbesidenotesshotsoftheirtremblingpetsinwhichthedogsseemedtoadmitbadbehavior.Forinstance，"Iateanextralargepizza，"admitsachocolateLab.Humanenthusiasmforguiltydogsseemedgrowing.ButaccordingtoaresearcheratBarnardCollege，whatweconsidertobeadog'sguiltylookisnosignofguiltatall.Ina2009study，theresearcherhadownersforbidtheirdogsfromeatinganattractivetreat，andthenaskedtheownerstoleavetheroom.Whileeachownerwasgone，theresearchereitherremovedthetreatorfedittothedog.Whentheownersreturned，theyweretold—regardlessofthetruth—thattheirdogseitherhadorhadnoteatenit.Ifownersthoughttheirdogshaddonesomethingwrong，blamesfollowed，andguiltylooksquicklyemerged.Yetdogswhohadn'teatenthetreatweremorelikelytoappearguiltythandogswhohad—solongastheirownersscoldedthem.Farfromsignalingregret，onegroupofresearcherswroteina2012paper，theguiltylookofdogsisverylikelyameanstoshowobedience（顺从）totheirowners.Whatdoes“achocolateLab"inParagraph2referto?A.AscientistB.AdogC.AresearcherD.Acat

13、Now,Garyisinhisroom____thematerialsfortomorrow'smeeting.（）A.waspreparingB.preparedC.toprepareD.preparing

14、Itisimportantthatenoughmoney__________tofundtheproject.A.becollectedB.mustbecollectedC.iscollectedD.canbecollected

15、Mancangoonincreasinghisnumbersatthepresentrate.Inthenext30yearsmanwillfaceaperiodofcrisis.Someexpertsbelievethattherewillbeawidespreadfoodshortage.Otherexpertsthinkthatthisistoopessimistic,andthatmancanpreventthingsfromgettingworsethantheyarenow.Butrememberthattwo-thirdsofthepeopleintheworldareundernourishedorstarvingnow.Onethingthatmancandoistolimitthenumberofbabiesborn.Theneedforthisisobvious,butitisnoteasytoachieve.Peoplehavetobepersuadedtolimittheirfamilies.Inthecountriesofthepopulationexplosion,manypeoplelikebigfamilies.Theparentsthinkthatthisbringsabiggerincomeforthefamilyandensurestherewillbesomeoneinthefamilywhowilllookaftertheminoldage.Severalgovernmentshaveadoptedbirthcontrolpoliciesinrecentyears.AmongthemareJapan,China,IndiaandEgypt.Insomecasestheresultshavenotbeensuccessful.Japanhasbeenanexception.TheJapaneseadoptedabirthcontrolpolicyin1948.Peoplewereencouragedtolimittheirfamilies.Thebirthratefellfrom34.3perthousandperyeartoabout17peryearatpresent.Birthcontrolpolicieshavebeenadoptedinsomecountrieswithsuccessfulresultsin____.（）A.JapanB.ChinaC.IndiaD.Egypt

16、lstillrememberthehouse________welivedwhenwearrivedinSeattlein2010.A.whenB.thatC.whichD.where

17、Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations－thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterary（文字的）style.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandrude.Therealpowerofwordsexistsintheir____.（）A.soundB.writingC.charmD.representativefunction

18、PassageTwoEveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesandfortwoweeks,theyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon′tlikecrowdsandinanycaseareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.Lastyear,however,ItookmyhusbandwithmetothesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesandwerehopingtofindatelevisionset.WhenwegottoOxfordStreet,itwassocrowdedthatwedecidedtosplitupandmeetagainattheundergroundstation.SoIleftmyhusbandandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.Unfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinverylargesizesandsowerenotsuitableforme.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverycheapprice,soIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.WhenIarrivedatthestation,myhusbandwasnotthere.SoIsatdowninanearbycar6tohaveacupoftea.IquicklyfinishedmyteawhenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhewascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox."Oh,dear!"Ithought.Yes,wehadnonewclothesbuttwotelevisions.Weshallnotbegoingtothesalesagain.Inthispassage,theword"bargain"couldbestbereplacedby"something__"A.giventopeopleB.offeredatareducedpriceC.offered,soldorboughtwhichisexpensiveD.soldforthepurposeofreachinganagreement

19、InBritain,peoplehavedifferentattitudestothepolice.Mostpeoplegenerally21themandthejobtheydo-althoughtherearecertainpeoplewhodonotbelievethatthepolice22havethepowerthattheydo.Whatdoesapolicemanactuallydo?Itisnot23jobtodescribe.Afterall,apolicemanhasanumberofjobsinone.Apolicemanoftenhastocontroltraffic,either24footinthecenterofatown,orinapolicecarontheroads,indeed,inBritain,hemightbeintheTrafficPoliceandspendall,oralotof,hittime25upanddownmainroadsandmotorways.Atrafficpolicemanhastohelpkeepthetrafficmoving,stop26motoristsandhelpwhenthereisanaccident.Apolicemanhastohelpkeepthe27,too.Ifthereisafightorsomeotherdisturbance,we28thepolicetocomeandrestoreorder.Andtheyoftenhavetodealwithsituationatgreatrisktotheirown29.Weexpectthepolicetosolvecrimes,ofcourse,soanordinarypoliceman,evenifheisnotadetective,willoftenhavetohelp30andarrestcriminals.And31dowecallwhenthereisanemergency--anaircrash,afire,aroadaccident,orarobbery?Wecallthepolice．32apolicemanhastobepreparedtofaceanyunpleasantemergencythatmayhappeninthe33world．Thepolicedoanabsolutelynecessaryjob,theydoit34wellandIsupportthem,butIdonotenvypoliceman.IdonotthinkthatIcould35dothejobofapoliceman.A.onB.byC.underD.with

20、AstheBeatlesrepresentthemostimportantEnglishcontributiontorockinthe1960's,BobDylanisthemostimportantAmericancontributor.ItistrueinspiteofthefactthathehasneverreachedthetopsalelistoftherecordindustryinthewaytheBeatleshave.BobDylanemergedfromthepopularfolkmovementduring1962and1963.Hisfirsttworecords,“BobDylan”and“theFreewheelin'BobDylan”,appearedinthoseyearsandestablishedhisnationalreputation.Thisreputationgrewslowly,andwashelpedbyhisappearancearoundNewYorkCityandatcollegeconcerts.Asearlyas1962,Dylanbecameknownforthequalityandquantityofhissong-writing.AndDylan'smaterialhasreflectedasocialawarenessandhasalwaysinvolvedprotestagainstinjustice.Ithasarousedabroadtrendofsimilarsongsinthepresent-daymarket.Theseelements,incombinationwithDylan'sparticularsound,havemadehimoneofthemostremarkablefiguresinthehistoryofrock.ComparedwiththeBeatles,BobDylan____.（）A.hasmoreinfluenceonrockmusicB.hassoldfewerrecordsofhissongsC.ismoreimportantinEnglishD.islessimportantinAmericanrock

21、PassageFiveWouldyouliketospendalleveningreadingalovelystorywithbeautifulillustrationsandmake$35,000atthesametime?Millionsofpeopleallovertheworldtriedtodojustthat.Onlyonesucceeded.ThebookiscalledMasquerade,andwaswrittenbyBritishpainterKitWilliams.Withinitspagesarecluestothelocationofagoldenjewel,andwhoeverfiguredoutthecluescouldfindandkeepthetreasure.Someyearsago,Williamswasaskedtowriteachildren′sbook.Wantingtodosomethingnooneelsehaddonebefore,hedecidedtoburyagoldentreasureandtellwhereitwasinthebook.Hebe-ganpaintingwithoutaclearideaofwhatthestorywouldbeabout,wherehewouldburythetreasure,orevenwhatthetreasurewouldbe.Ashepainted,hedecidedthatinthestoryahare,orrabbit,wouldtravelthroughearth,air,fireandwatertodeliveragiftfromthemoontothesun.Afterthreeyears,hefinishedthepaintingsandthenwrotethestory.Thetreasurebecamean18-caratgoldhare,adornedwithpreciousstones,anditwasmadebyKitWilliamshimself.Thisbeautifuljewel,wortharound$35,000,dependingongoldprices,wasburiedsomewhereinBritain,freetoanyonewhocoulddeciphertheclues.Williams′sbookkeptpeopleofallagesamusedtryingtosolvethemysteryofMasquerade.Therabbitwasfinallyfoundinthespringof1982,bya48-year-olddesignengineer.Itwasburiedinaparkaboutthirty-fivemilesfromLondon.Thispassageisabout___.A.BritishpaintersB.goldenjewelryC.amoderntreasurehuntD.writingchildren'sbooks

22、Inancienttimeswealthwasmeasuredandexchangedinthingsthatcouldbetouched:food,tools,andpreciousmetalsandstones.Thenthebartersystemwasreplacedbycoins,whichStillhad?realvaluesincetheywerepiecesofraremetal.Coinswerefollowedbyfiatmoney,papernotesthat?havevalueonlybecauseeveryoneagreestoacceptthem.Todayelectronicmonetarysystemsaregraduallybeingintroducedthatwilltransformmoneyinto?evenlesstangibleforms,reducingittoaseriesof"bitsandbytes",orunitsofrmation,goingbetweenmachinesatthespeedoflight.′Already,electronicfundtransferallowsmoneytobe?instantlysentandreceivedbydifferentbanks,companies,andcountries?throughcomputersandtelecommunicationsdevices.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwastheearliestkindOfexchangeofwealth?《》（）A.BarteredfoodsB.FiatmoneyC.CoincurrencyD.Intangibleforms

23、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave21thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe22before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe23beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe24theyhearusmake.They“read”the25onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis26itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby'sfirst27towardbecomingareader,becauseit28hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,29talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou30together.Letherknowyouarecarefully31whatshesays.Bykeepingherin32andlistening,youare33encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.34,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto35learning.A.didB.wishedC.watchedD.thought

24、Ineedtotakepianoclasses____MondayandTuesdayMorning.（）A.atB.inC.onD.for

25、Theshopassitantdidn'tgivemetheright____.（）A.changeB.moneyC.serveD.note

26、Lawntennisisagoodsport,beingbasedontheancientgameofcourttennis,whichprobablycame?upinEgyptorPersiasome2,500yearsago.MajorWalterWingfieldthoughtthat.somethinglikecourt?tenniscouldbeplayedoutdoorsonlawns,andinDecember1873,heintroducedhisnewgame,whichhe?calledSphairistike,atalawnpartyinWales.Thesportbecamepopularveryrapidly,butthestrange,difficultnamedisappearedalmostatonce,beingreplacedbytheverysimpleandlogicalterm"lawn?tennis".By1874thegamewasbeingplayedbyBritishsoldiersinBermuda,andintheearlymonthsofthatyearayoungladynamedMaryOuterbridgereturnedfromBermudatoNewYork,bringingwithhertheequipmentnecessarytoplaythenewgame.Withthehelpofoneofherbrothers,shelaidoutacourtonthegroundsoftheStatenIslandCricketandBaseballClub,andthere,inthespringof1874,MissOuterbridgeandsomeofherfriendsplayedthefirstgameoflawntennisintheUnitedStates.Andjusttwoyearslater,in"1876,thefirstUnitedStateslawntennistournament(锦标赛)washeld--atNahantnearBoston.MaryOuterbridgeisimportantinthehistoryoflawntennisbecause__________A.sheinventeditB.shegaveititsnameC.sheintroducedittoBermudaD.shebroughtittoAmerica

27、Mr.Verderneverthoughtthathewouldbecomeamemberoftheboardofdirectorsbecauseofhis__________origin.A.humbleB.previousC.criticalD.false

28、Haveyoueverarguedwithyourlovedonesoversimplemisunderstandings（误解）?Littlewonder.Weoftenbelievewe′remoreskillfulingettingourpointacrossthanweactuallyare,accordingtoBoza?Keysar,aprofessorattheUniversityofChicago.Inhisrecentstudy,speakerstriedtoexpresstheir?meaningsusingunclearsentences.Speakerswhothoughtlistenersunderstoodwerewrongnearlyhalfthe?time.Here′ssomegoodadvicetoreducemisunderstanding:（1）Don′ttrustwhatyouseefromthelistener.Listenersoftennod,lookatyouorsay"uhhuh"to?bepoliteormovetheconversationalong.Butit′seasytoconsidertheseassignsofunderstanding.（2）Traintheeditor（编辑）inyourhead.Ifyousay,"Bethdiscussesherproblemswithher?husband,"it′snotclearwhethershe′stalkingtoherhusbandorabouthim.Tryinstead,"Beth?talkstoherhusbandaboutherproblems."or"Bethtalkstoothersabouttheproblemswithher?husband."（3）Asklistenerstorepeatyourmessage.Introduceyourrequestbysaying"I?wanttobesureIsaid?thatright."Questionslike"Howdoesthatsound?"or"Doesthatmakesense?"mayalsowork.（4）Listenwell.Whenonthereceivingend,askquestionstobesureyou′reonthesame?page.Afterall,itisn′tjustthespeaker′sjobtomakehisspeechunderstood.Thewritersuggeststhatwhentalkingtoothers,thespeakershould__________A.knowthatlistenerswillshowhimthattheyunderstandhiswordsB.expresshimselfclearlyevenwhenheseessignsofunderstandingC.noticelistener'ssignsofunderstandingD.lookdirectlyintohislistener'seyes

29、ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasa(an)21language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,22areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellas23levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itis24toestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.The25forEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitis26toexplainandsti