Turning strangers into neighbors and streets into neighborhoods, Neighbors Day Aotearoa is back for the third year as a national celebration of neighborliness.
Neighbors Day Aotearoa (NDA) on 23 — 24 March will give all Kiwis a great opportunity to connect with others in their immediate neighborhood.
Over the weekend, thousands of neighbors all around the country will gather together to get to know each other, and make connections and support systems that will continue to enrich their lives long after the weekend has ended.
A shining example of neighborly spirit inspired by NDA is Victoria Dawson—Wheeler, a 32 — year—old from Arch Hill, Auckland, who won the Neighbors Day Aotearoa story competition last year.
Victoria organized a big breakfast for her whole neighborhood, asking local business to take part by donating enough coffee, muffins, and bacon for everyone who came along.
She also created a gift — swap exercise called “Love thy neighbor” where each participant had to talk with at least two other households in the neighborhood.
It was a huge success. “I was blown away by the generosity and thoughtfulness of everyone present,” she says. “It’s so hard to meet people, nobody wants to be the first to say ‘hi’, but once you’re past that stage it’s great!”
Since Neighbors Day, Arch Hill has become known for its community - mindedness. When babies are born, people drop by with food and clothes for the new parents. When a neighbor is in trouble, people are now much more likely to lend a hand.
“These small but important changes in neighborhoods are what Neighbors Day Aotearoa is all about. More and more of this happening tight around the country will mean neighborliness is increasing in every community. We’re already starting to see this movement grow,” says John McCarthy, one of the organizers.
With better connected streets, neighborhoods, and more everyday neighborliness, New Zealand communities will be stronger and more able to deal with many of the social concerns that exist in Aotearoa.
The Neighbors Day website (www. neighborsday. org. nz) features NDA success stories to help inspire New Zealanders to take part in Neighbors Day. Participants who sign up through the website will be sent a resource pack with lots of great ideas to organize an NDA celebration that works £or their neighborhood.
28. What can we learn about NDA from the text?
A. It will be held in Arch Hill.
B. It is aimed at building neighborly spirit.
C. It’s mainly organized by Victoria Dawson-Wheeler.
D. It gives people a chance to share their neighbor’s stories.
29. How does McCarthy- feel about the latest development of NDA?
A. shocked B. pleased C. worried D. disappointed
30. Which of the following is a change taking place in Arch Hill?
A. Victoria was discouraged by some locals.
B. There is a distance between people’s hearts.
C. More people take part in neighborly activities.
D. Victoria began to create “Love thy neighbor”.
31. The main purpose of the text is to .
A. encourage New Zealanders to take part in NDA
B. explain the history of Neighbors Day Aotearoa
C. discuss the importance of neighborly spirit
D. introduce the Neighbors Day website
All of us have already known ______ she will choose is the opportunity to go aborad.
A. what B. how C. that D. which
After a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.
One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.
The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.
28. The reason for Robert’s attempts to kill himself was that .
A. he had to live in a dark and silent world
B. a terrible traffic accident happened to him
C. he was struck by the lightning once more
D. nobody in the world cared about him
29. What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?
A. Sheltering from the rain under a tree.
B. Driving a car.
C Taking a walk with a stick.
D. Lying on the ground.
30. What did Robert see first when he regained his sight after the shock?
A. His wife who called for help to save him.
B. His neighbors.
C. A plough and a wall.
D. Many doctors surrounding him.
31. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Robert had been deaf and blind for nearly ten years.
B. Robert hid himself under the tree for 20 minutes.
C. Robert could hear his wife’s shouting for help when he woke up.
D. The family’s love helped Robert regain confidence to live.
It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend.
Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, buck wrote a check for $1000.
DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six
months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at
the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest
strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can
get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
41. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to .
A. support his family B. pay for his college education
C. help his partner expand business D. do some research
42. Which of the following is true of Buck?
A. He put money into the sandwich business.
B. He was a professor of business administration.
C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D. He rented a storefront for DeLuca.
43. What can we learn about their first shop?
A. It stood at an unfavorable place.
B. It lowered the prices to promote sales.
C. It made no profits due to poor management.
D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches.
44. They decided to open a second store because they .
A. had enough money to do it.
B. had succeeded in their business.
C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers.
D. wanted to make believe that they were successful.
45. What contributes most to their success according to the author?
A. Learning by trial and error. B. Making friends with suppliers.
C. Finding a good partner. D. Opening chain stores.
You may not like the new comer, but you have to ____________ that she is good at her job.
A. admit B. declare C. announce D. report
How to Build Healthy Interpersonal Relationship
Human beings are social creatures and thrive(茁壮成长) in relationships with others. A healthy part to be a well-rounded, happy individual is engaging in healthy relationships with others. These friendships can provide safe environments in which individuals can thrive and help promote general well-being. 36．
1．Know your worth.
One of the first steps in building healthy interpersonal relationships is understanding one's value. When an individual is aware of and treasures what he or she has, the building of relationships can be founded on that knowledge. 37 ．Everyone has talents. When this worth is discovered, a person can then make use of these skills in approaching interpersonal relationships. If someone is a good listener, showing how to develop this skill can attract relationships with individuals who have a need for this talent.
2．Recognize the value of others.
38． In a healthy interpersonal relationships, both parties should be respected and feel as if they are valued in the friendship. When contributions to the relationship become one－sided, the relationship will move from healthy to unhealthy.
39．
Another way to build healthy relationships is to make friends with someone who shares the same value systems and lifestyles. Knowing that a friend will not request something from an individual will help to foster trust in the relationship. 40 .The relationship can grow on this familiarity. Trust can also develop from these similarities and go a long way in fostering a healthy friendship.
A. Also, having the same lifestyle can provide a link of familiarity.
B. A healthy interpersonal relationship cannot be built on dishonesty.
C. Seek out individuals with similar value systems.
D. Be true to yourself.
E. Everyone has worth.
F. Here are some tips to build healthy interpersonal relationships.
G. Along with understanding one's worth is recognizing and understanding the worth of others.
This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience.It happened about three years ago and it has had a__1__effect on me.I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know __2__ but whose actions gave a new __3__ to the words—kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early __4__.A homeless man，probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes，was __5__ for change on a street corner.
A BMW car __6__ on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car.He was probably about __7__ years old.He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie.He walked__8__ across the street and over to the homeless man.Without saying anything，he first gave him a lot of __9__ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套)，beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks.Then he __10__ them to the homeless man.The homeless man took them and stared with a/an __11__ mouth.
As he drove off，I couldn't __12__ thinking that it was probably the first time he had __13__ the pedal(踏板)of that topbrand BMW car with a __14__ foot！I stood there and the looks of __15__ appeared on my face and the homeless man's.
Two men of about the same age __16__ very different lives had met and the one who was __17__ in materials had offered __18__ than his shoes.He had left this BMW car and __19__ down from his high position.He lifted up the other man when he offered respect，__20__and real generosity.
1．A.strong B．bad C．light D．slow
2．A.officially B．personally C．similarly D．generally
3．A.benefit B．attitude C．meaning D．award
4．A.spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
5．A.searching B．making C．blaming D．begging
6．A.called up B．broke up C．pulled up D．sped up
7．A.40 B．50 C．60 D．70
8．A.directly B．usually C．unwillingly D．fluently
9．A.money B．water C．sand D．oil
10．A.posted B．handed C．kicked D．threw
11．A.closed B．full C．open D．empty
12．A.stand B．delay C．forget D．help
13．A.bended B．cut C．repaired D．pressed
14．A.relaxed B．large C．bare D．single
15．A.excitement B．astonishment C．sadness D．pride
16．A.but B．or C．and D．before科网]
17．A.successful B．careful C．useful D．helpful
18．A.rather B．more C．other D．better
19．A.broken B．fell C．stepped D．rolled
20．A.surprise B．disappointment C．anxiety D．kindness
短文中共有10处错误. 错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Mr. Green,
I went to your office to visit you, and you happened to be out. Which I'd like to talk to you is as follows.
To improve students’ speaking English, our school will be hold an English Speaking Competition at 4 p.m. on Saturday in the hall. We invited you to be a judge if you're free. You're expected to ask the students several questions, basing on their speech, and make some comments with their performance. Besides, you’re expected to be kindly enough to spare some time to help the top two winners in preparations for the national competition. I'd appreciate if you could accept our invitation. I'm looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
Body and Food
Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment.The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy.
But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?
In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening,
50. “Your body has close relations with the food you eat.” It really means that _____.
A. all kinds of food you eat can be made into your body
B. your body is made up of the food you eat
C. what you eat has great effect on your health
D. the more you eat, the fitter you will feel
51. The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that ______.
A. eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health
B. the apple is the best among all kinds of fruits
C. apples can take the place of doctors
D. an apple is a sure cure for illness
52. In the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know ______.
A. our bodies need food or we can’t live
B. often eating apples is a good habit
C. taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless
D. a good diet is of great importance for our health
It’s against the law for the police to attach a GPS unit to your car without your permission, as the U.S. Supreme Court settled in 2012. But if the police are in hot pursuit of a bank robber or other escaping criminals that threaten public safety, a GPS tracker is acceptable. But exactly how can the police GPS track a car that is moving fast?
The answer to that question comes from StarChase, a new police technology being used
by a small but growing number of law enforcement (强化) agencies. It allows the police to fire glue-covered GPS bullet-like projectiles (发射体) from an air gun fixed in their police cars. If the GPS tracker makes contact with the escaping robber’s car, it’ll stick no matter how fast the vehicle is going. That way, the police will have a constant read on the car’s location and heading. Besides simply apprehending (逮捕) criminals, it’s believed that this new technology could help save lives. If the police successfully fire a GPS unit at a speeding criminal, they can
avoid a high-risk chase. Chases can be incredibly dangerous to all involved, including innocent bystanders and other drivers. Once the GPS bullet connects, there’s no need for the chase any longer.
Now a GPS-loaded gun isn’t cheap. Police departments need to pay about $5,000 per
vehicle for the technology, and individual GPS bullets cost as much as $250 each. That may sound expensive, but remember ： The alternative is often thousands of dollars in property damage, and great human cost in injury and lost life. According to StarChase, their GPS bullet system has an apprehension rate of 80% without any report of injury or property damage. If you’d like to learn more about the StarChase system，Popular Mechanics has just published a good article about it. There’s also plenty more information available at the company’s website.
32. When the GPS bullet sticks to the escaping robber’s car, the police can________.
A. know the car’s condition
B. ensure the robber’s safety
C. play a fair game with the robber
D. know the car’s position and direction
33. The GPS bullets could help save lives mainly because________.
A. the bullets won’t hurt people
B. they can make the robber’s car stop
C. the police can stop the dangerous chase
D. they have more advantages than normal bullets
34. From the text we can learn that GPS bullets__________.
A. are useful for the police B. are widely used in America
C. can control the rising crime rate D. can replace the police in the future
35. In which part of a newspaper can we read the text?
A. Life B. Nature C. Fashion D. Technology
81.Paul ____ ____ (把手伸进）his pocket to get his phone.
82.He finished the work on his own ____ ____ (因为）nobody helped him.
83. ____ ____ ____ (不是每一种）of bird can fly.
84.The Saxons's victory about 600 years earlier ____ _____ old English _______ Celtic( 导致古英语取代了凯尔特语 ).
85.You are ______ ______ ______ ______ (…的可能性大30倍)to be hit by lightning than be attacked by a shark.
86.________ ______ _____ many people might assume( 和很多人想法相反的是 ),evidence shows that sharks seldom attack humans.
87.The tall man was nowhere _______ ________ _________(无处可见 ).
假定你是李华，最近你在当地报纸上看到一则吉他培训班的广告，称其有称职老师，一个月包会。你想在暑假参加。请你写一封咨询信了解相关情况，要点如下：
1. 具体时间和地点；
2. 条件和费用；
3. 其他事项。
注意：
1.词数 100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have read your advertisement in the newspaper. ___________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Your next Saturday night takeaway could be brought to you by a robot after a major food delivery company announced plans to use automated vehicles to transport meals. Europe’s biggest online takeaway food company Just Eat has partnered with Starship Technologies to deliver food with robots on the streets of London later this month. “Nobody has ever done deliveries with land-based robots,” said Allan Martinson, the chief operating officer of Starship.
The robot courier can travel up to 4 miles per hour for about 10 miles. It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras to navigate(确定方向). Instead of a person arriving at their door, customers could find themselves receiving a notification(通知) on their phone that says a robot is on its way and a code to unlock the automated courier. “Put the code in, the robot opens up, and there’s your food,” said David Buttress, chief manager of Just Eat.
The robot, which has so far been tested in Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Glastonbury, costs ￡1 to transport within 3 miles, compared with the ￡3 to ￡6 it costs for a human courier. To date 30 robots have driven nearly 5,000 miles without getting into an accident or finding themselves picked on by passers-by. They have driven in more than 40 cities around the world, including London and Tallinn, Estonia.
An initial worry was how the public would react to robots. But Martinson said the public has been calm when passing the delivery machine on the streets. “The most surprising reaction has been the lack of reaction,” said Martinson.
Another significant fear was that people would disrupt(扰乱) the robots, or try to steal them and their contents. To prevent this, the robot is fitted with nine cameras, two way audio, and movement sensors that send a warning if it is lifted off the ground. And it opens only with a pass code provided to the customer via a notification. “It’s much easier to shoplift than it is to steal a robot,” said Martinson.
33. The test of Starship robots shows that ___________.
A. they are easy to operate
B. the robot delivery is appreciated in big cities
C. the robot delivery is cheaper than human delivery
D. they can travel for 10 hours continuously
34. Which of the following is one of the worries about Starship robots?
A. People’s indifference to the robots
B. Safety of the robot delivery
C. Accuracy of the robot delivery
D. People’s concern about public traffic
35. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Great Improvement of Just Eat
B. Global Trend of Food Companies
C. New Robots to Move on the Road
D. Delivery Robots to Replace Takeaway Drivers
Bangkok has become the world’s top tourist destination, with 15.98 million visitors projected to visit Thailand’s capital city this year, according to the third annual Global Destination Cities Index released by MasterCard on Monday. Based on data MasterCard collected from governments, central banks, related public agencies and airlines so far this year, the projection for the entire year says Bangkok is surpassing (超过) London, the previous holder of the top place, by a very narrow margin.
Monday’s report marked the first time an Asian city has been projected to be the top-ranked tourist destination. London came in second, with 15.96 million visitors expected in 2013, and Paris, third, with 13.92 million visitors. MasterCard looked at 132 cities.
Other Asian cities that made it to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013 include Singapore at number four, with 11.75 million visitors; Kuala Lumpur at number eight, with 9.2 million visitors; Hong Kong at number nine, with 8.72 million visitors; Seoul at number 11, with 8.19 million visitors; Shanghai at number 14, with 6.5 million visitors, Tokyo at number 16, with 5.8 million visitors, and Taipei, with 5.19 million visitors.
The study found that Bangkok is experiencing a large increase in its number of tourists in 2013, up 9.8% from 2009. That compares to New York’s increase at 5.0% and London’s at 3.8%. Paris, meanwhile, saw a small dip in its number of tourists (negative 0.7%).
Caroline Lledo, who was visiting Bangkok from France, said Thailand has many offerings. “We like culture and the people are so nice. We also love shopping here,” Ms. Lledo said. MasterCard Worldwide’s global economic adviser Yuwa Hedrick-Wong cited (引用) overall value for money spent for why Bangkok is attractive. That is true for Thailand overall as well.
12．From the passage we can know that___________.
A.Bangkok defeated London by a wide margin
B.there are 15.96 million visitors visiting London in 2013
C.Paris is experiencing an increase in its number of tourists
D.London topped List of World’s Tourist Destinations in 2012
13．How many Asian cities have made it to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013?
| A.Seven. | B.Eight. | C.Nine. | D.Ten. |
14．What attracts visitors to Thailand?
| A.People and buildings. | B.Shopping and environment. |
| C.Culture, people and shopping. | D.Culture and natural scenery. |
15．What can we know about MasterCard?
A.MasterCard surveyed 131 cities.
B.Caroline Lledo was MasterCard’s adviser.
C.MasterCard collected data from private agencies.
D.It is the third time that MasterCard has released the Index.
Bike share programs range from small, community-based programs that offer bikes for free use to larger, technology-based services that involve public and private partnerships. Whichever form, they share common goals: fewer traffic jams in large cities, more lasting means of transportation, improved safety of communities and better health for riders.
While many Europeans have relied on biking as a form of transportation for many years, bikes share programs were introduced in large cities of the U.S. to encourage non-bike riders to join along and make it convenient for people to get around town without having to worry about locking up their bike or maintaining it.
This original programs that offered free bikes were ruined by theft and vandalism(故意破坏), but newer technology has helped decrease crime. Most large programs have electronic cards, computer or telecommunication tracking, and a system that stores credit card information. Bikes are usually clearly designed or colored so they are immediately recognized and some have parts that won’t work on other bikes. With membership fees at usually around forty dollars every year, they are significantly cheaper than driving and public transportation.
In the United States, community bike programs have been around for years. Portland’s Yellow Bike Project started in 1994. SmartBike DC, which started in 2008, and over one hundred bikes spread around Washington, D.C. New York City has an experimental bike share program in the summer; Portland, Minneapolis, Arlington, San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago are all intending to start small bike share programs.
Colleges have also been interested in community bikes. At the University of New England, for instance, students are given a $260 bicycle, for free, in exchange for leaving their car at home with their parents. However, many have had to stop programs due to unreturned bikes and vandalism
Starting bike share programs isn’t easy. Even the large programs in Europe still face theft and vandalism, and ridership drops during the winter and maintenance fees can add up. One disadvantage in the U.S. is that many communities aren’t set up for biking; they’re set up for driving. Long travels and a lack of bike lanes can’t necessarily be solved with easy-to-access bikes. Yet for those cities that are relatively flat and crowded, bike share programs —and increased bike ridership in general — offer so many benefits you have to wonder if two wheels might be the ride of the future.
Title: Bike Share Program
| Goals | ● To 71._____________ traffic jams in large cities ● To encourage more lasting means of transportation ● To improve safety of communities and riders’ health |
| Measures | ● Most large programs have electronic cards, computer or telecommunication tracking, and a system 72._____________ credit card information. ● Bikes are usually clearly designed or colored, so they are easy to 73. _____________ and some have parts that won’t work on other bikes. |
| 74. _____________ | ●Portland’s Yellow Bike Project started in 1994 ● SmartBike DC started in 2008 ● New York City has an experimental bike share program in the summer ● The University of New England gives students a $260 bicycle free of 75. ______________ |
| Advantages | ● It brings 76. _____________ to people getting around town without having to worry about locking up their bike or maintaining it ● Biking is not as expensive as driving and public transportation |
| 77._____________ | ● Bikes are not 78. __________, and they are often destroyed on purpose ● Fewer people ride bikes during the winter and maintenance fees can 79.___________. ● Many communities are set up for driving 80. ___________ of for biking |
Chinese sword play
Learn Chinese swordsmanship and practice Chinese sword play under the instruction of a professional in Ditan Park every Sunday afternoon.
Fee: 60 yuan(US$ 7.2)
Time/Date: 2 pm --- 3:30 pm, October 10.
Place: Meet at the south gate of Ditan Park, across the overpass north of the Lama Temple, Chaoyang District.
Tel: 8457-2772
See Lu Xun’s former residence
Visit the museum and former residence of Lu Xun, the father of Chinese modern literature, and learn about this period of Chinese history, from 1910 to the late 1930’s.
Fee: 50 yuan(US$ 6)
Time/Date: 2:30 pm --- 4:30 pm, October 16
Place: Meet in front of Lu Xun’s Museum, Fuchengmennei Dajie, Xicheng District
Tel: 6432-9341
Hike on Heifengkou Great Wall
Heifengkou Great Wall is about one and a half hours’ drive north of Beijing. The hike starts from the village at the foot of the mountain where the Great Wall meanders to the top.
Fee: 150 yuan(US$ 18) for adults, 100 yuan(US$ 12) for kids under 12.
Time/Date: 8:30 am --- 5:30 pm, October 16
Pick-up: Meet at 8:30 am in front of the Big Easy, at the South Gate of Chaoyang Park, returning by 5:30 pm.
Contact Lucy at lucy @ highclub. cn,
or 6553-3920 for signing up.
Tai Chi class
This is a beginner’s level of Chen-style Tai Chi class, instructed by Paul Wang, who speaks excellent English and has a lot of experience teaching Westerners. He is the 12th generation master of Chen-Style Tai Chi, Tai Chi Sword, and Shaolin Temple longquan.
Time/Date: 10 am --- 11:30 am, October 12, 19
Fee: 60 yuan(US$ 7.2)
Place: In front of Jintai Gallery, inside the West Gate of Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6432-9341
Contact Gina at linshujuan@chinadaily. com. cn.
29. The underline word “residence” in the second text possibly refers to ______ .
A. a work B. a famous person C. a park D. a house
30. If John wants to learn Chinese sword play, he may go to _____.
A. Ditan Park at 2 pm --- 3:30 pm, October 10
B. Fuchengmennei Dajie at 2:30 pm --- 4:30 pm, October 16
C. the South Gate of Chaoyang Park at 8:30 am
D. Chaoyang Park at 10 am --- 11:30 am, October 12, 19
31. If you are free from 10:00 am --- 11:30 am, you may go to _____.
A. learn Chinese sword play
B. hike on Heifengkou Great Wall
C. visit the museum and former residence of Lu Xun
D. take the Tai Chi class
32. In which section of the newspaper can you find the information above?
A. Sports. B. Entertainment. C. Advertisements. D. Brief News.
Eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your
future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart
problems more immediately: the air you breathe.
Previous studies have linked high exposure (暴露）to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风）within as little as a few hours after exposure.
In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of
pollutants (污染物)were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A
separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” (良好）quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.
The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and
high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because
everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but
could also become necessary to protect public health.
9.The text mainly discusses the relationship between .
A. heart problems and exercising B. heart problems and fatty food
C. heart problems and smoking D. heart problems and air quality
10.The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means .
A. extremely high B. relatively low
C. extremely low D. relatively high
11. What can we learn from the text?
A. Eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart.
B. Moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking,
C. The EPA conducted many studies on air quality.
D. Stricter regulations on pollutants should be made.
12.. The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to .
A. persuade B. inform C. describe D. entertain
The worst tourist (旅行者) in the world may be Nicholas Scottie of San Francisco. Once he flew from the US. to his hometown in Italy. He had some troubles on his journey. The night before, he stayed up late to deal with some emails, so when he boarded on the plane he decided to have a sleep. Hours later, he was woken up by some noise and he found the plane had landed.
As he thought he had arrived home, Mr. Scottie got off the plane . He thought he was in Rome. However, the truth was that the plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York.
Mr. Scottie waited at the airport for some while, but nobody was there to meet him, he thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic which was very common in Rome. He decided to give his family a phone call. Unfortunately, he found he had left his cellphone at the hotel in San Francisco. Therefore, he decided to go home by himself. While he was walking in the city, Mr. Scottie found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many street signs were written in English. What made him most surprised was that drivers’ awareness of traffic safety was improved and he hardly found any driver speeding on the road. All cars were driving in line. The condition was widely different from that in the past. He was feeling proud.
Mr. Scotti knew very little English, so he asked a policeman (in Italian) the way to the bus station . He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language. Mr. Scotti thanked him, left, quickly found the bus station and got on a bus. He looked outside of the bus window.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1 ：
After twelve hours' travelling round on a bus, Mr. Scotti thought to himself that Rome had changed so much that he even failed to find his home
Paragraph 2 ：
To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on.
—Can I have a day off tomorrow? I need to visit my grandma in the hospital．
—______．I can manage without you．
A．Forget it B．Of course
C．It depends D．I’m afraid not
In between running one of the world's largest charitable agencies and acting as Microsoft’s technology advisor, Bill Gates manages to find time to read books, both long and short. Now Gates - who has been labeled a “greedy” reader - has released a list of his favorite books of the year. All of the books are standout reads, according to the billionaire. most of which are focused on business and economy.
Here are Bill’s top four picks for the year (with parts of his full review of each book).
Business Adventures, by John Brooks
Brooks' collection was published in 1969 and remains one of Gates’ favorites. He re-read it again this year, labeling it the “best business book I've ever read”.
“Shortly after we met, Warren Buffett lent me this collection of New Yorker business articles front the 1950s and 1960s. I loved them as much as he did. Brooks’insights (洞察力)about business have aged beautifully, and they are as true today as ever.”
Capital in lire Twenty-First Century, by Thomas Piketty
Piketty’s novel hit the shelves in August 2013 and sparked much discussion concerning income inequality throughout this year. Gates also got to sit down with Piketty himself after reading the non-fiction work to discuss the topic.
“As I told him, although I have concerns about some of his secondary points and policy prescriptions. I agree with his most important conclusions: inequality is a growing problem and that governments should play a role in reducing it.”
How Asia works, by Joe Studwell
Studwell’s work which was published in May this year addresses how countries such as Japan, South Korea and China have continued to achieve high growth and why other countries have failed to do the same.
“The agriculture section of the book was particularly insightful. It provided ample food for thought for me as well as the whole Agriculture team at our foundation. And it left us thinking about whether parts of the Asian model can apply in Africa.”$来&源：ziyuanku.com
Making the Modern World: Materials and Demateriallation, by Vaclav Smil
Smil’s books are a constant favorite of the Microsoft founder- one of his books makes Gates’ list almost every year. “Making the Modem World”came out late last year and explores the global use of materials, from silicon to wood, and plastic.
“If anyone trios to tell you We're using fewer materials, send him this book. With his usual skepticism and his love of data. Smil shows how our ability to make things with less material-say soda cans that need less aluminum-makes them cheaper. which actually encourages more production.”
24.The books mentioned in the text are all about ___________.
A.charity in the world B.business and economy C.poverty in the world D.Bill Gates' life experience
25.Of the books, ___________ is best praised by Bill Gates.
A.How Asia Works B.Capital in the Twenty-First Century
C.Business Adventures D.Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization
26.Gates once had a personal discussion with the author of ___________.
A.Capital in the Twenty-First Century B.Business Adventures
C.How Asia Works D.Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization
27.In How Asia Works, the author analyses ____________.
A.why African agriculture cannot be developed fast
B.how they can apply Asian economic model in African countries
C.why Asia is so slow in agricultural development
D.how some Asian countries have rapidly grown in economy
