阅读理解     American cities are similar to other cities around the world:In every c

阅读理解     American cities are similar to other cities around the world:In every c

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阅读理解     American cities are similar to other cities around the world:In every country, cities reflect the values of
the culture.American cities are changing, just as American society is changing.
      After World War ?, the population of most large American cities decreased; however, the population
in many Sun Belt cities increased.Los Angeles and Houston are cities where population shifts(转移)to and
from the city reflects the changing values of American society.In the late 1940s and early 1950s,city
residents(居民)became wealthier.They had more children so they needed more space.They moved out of
their apartments in the city to buy their own homes.They bought houses in the suburbs(郊区).
      Now things are changing.The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults.
Many, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities.They continue to move to Sun Belt cities and older
ones of the Northeast and Midwest.Many young professionals are moving back into the city.They prefer
the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; or they just enjoy the excitement and possibilities that
the city offers.
      This population shift is bringing problems as well as benefits.Countless poor people must leave their
apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make apartments for sale instead of
for rent.In the 1950s, many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs; now many of
these same people do not have enough money to stay in the cities.
     Only a few years ago, people thought that the older American cities were dying.Some city residents
now see a bright, new future.Others see only problems and conflicts.One thing is sure:many dying cities
are alive again.1.What does the author think of cities all over the world?A.They are alive.      
B.They are hopeless.
C.They are similar.      
D.They are different.2.Why did American city residents want to live in the suburbs after World War ??A.Because older American cities were dying.
B.Because they were richer and needed more space.
C.Because cities contained the worst parts of society.
D.Because they could hardly afford to live in the city.3.According to the 4th paragraph,a great many poor people in American cities________.A.are faced with housing problems
B.are forced to move to the suburbs
C.want to sell their buildings
D.need more money for daily expenses4.We can conclude from the text that________.A.American cities are changing for the worse
B.people have different views on American cities
C.many people are now moving from American cities
D.the population is decreasing in older American cities
答案
1-4.CBAB
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阅读理解.     If your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he"d better offer you more money to
do so-or even double that depending on where you live now.That"s because Moscow has
just been found to be the world"s most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer
Human Resources Consulting.
     Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4
percent more expensive including the cost of housing,transportation, food, clothing,
household goods and entertainment(娱乐).
     A twobedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a CD $24.83, and an
international newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer.By comparison, a fast food meal
with a hamburger(汉堡包) is a_steal at $4.80.
     London takes the No.2 place, up from No.5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of
housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar.Mercer estimates(估算)
London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days.Following London
closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New
York, while No.5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.
     Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive
and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world"s most expensive cities.But both
have fallen since last year"s study-New York came in 15th, down from 10th place, while
Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago.San Francisco came in a distant
third at No.54, down 20 places from a year earlier.
     Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada"s most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd
place worldwide.In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No.21 worldwide.
1. What do the underlined words "a steal" in Paragraph 3 mean?A.an act of stealing.
B.something delicious.
C.something very cheap.
D.an act of buying.2.London has become the second most expensive city because of ________.A.the high cost of clothing
B.the stronger pound against the dollar
C.its expensive transportation
D.the high prices of fast food meals3. Which city is the third most expensive on the list?A.Tokyo.
B.Hong Kong.
C.Moscow.
D.Sydney.4.Which city has dropped most on the list in North America?A.New York.
B.Los Angeles.
C.San Francisco.
D.Toronto.
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阅读理解     The world has changed and being intelligent isn"t normally equal to being a successful person. Look at
the example of the blue whale:It has a huge brain,but it still doesn"t know how to avoid whalers or use its
large size and weight to deal with those who try to use their body for profit. Scientists hold an opinion that
the blue whale just likes some highly intelligent people who fail to succeed. Those highly intelligent people
can"t succeed in life because they can"t communicate well with the world around them.
     Intelligence is a word in life that makes you think you are better than others. Intelligence can blind these
very people from how others view them. These people also think that the route to power and success
results purely from intelligence and they sometimes live in a fantasy world that they create by their
supposed brain power.
     This is a distance that develops whether or not they realize it and sometimes,a person can be disliked
simply because of his or her intelligence. This distance is sometimes so far apart that it gets to the position
where they can"t listen to each other. One side thinks the other is stupid and the other thinks he/she is
haughty(傲慢的).And most of the time it is the intelligent people who lose themselves in this situation.
They become unpopular with most of the people around them. This affects them in whatever they do and
sooner or later they will lose their confidence.
     It doesn"t help that they get a culture shock-especially when they leave college and realize success and
richness don"t always and sometimes never come naturally with intelligence. While some might think this is
a dramatic picture to paint,it is sometimes the end result of some people.1. The example of "the blue whale" is used to show _____.A. communication is more important than intelligence
B. human beings are always more intelligent than animals
C. humans should have the sense of protecting animals
D. the blue whale is the largest animal in the world2. Those supposed intelligent people often believe that _____.A. they should make their life the same with others
B. they should live in a better world than the others
C. they are sure to be successful because of their intelligence
D. other people"s opinion should be seriously considered3. What makes the intelligent people lose their confidence?A. They become separated from other people and lose their support.
B. They often can"t get higher positions though they are intelligent.
C. They can"t persuade those stupid people to accept their ideas.
D. They often can"t make good use of their advantages.4. We can infer that the end result of the supposed intelligent people would be _____.A. great achievements    
B. more efforts
C. failure in the future    
D. proper changes
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阅读理解。        Now in a world piled high with smartphones, tablets and e-readers, technology has entered the
classroom in ways unimaginable. Taking classes can be fun too. All you have to do is wipe your fingers on
your phone screen and download some Apps, which can make your  study more fun and efficient.
Balancing study and play in a college setting has never been easy--and with the following few  apps, it"ll
be tough to tell the two apart.
        Evernote
        Use: note-taking
        Can be used on: Phone/iPad/iPod touch, Android, BlackBerry, PalmOS and Windows Phone 7
        Price: free
        It"s hard to imagine that with all the magical gadgets, the eager, studious types would still take out a
notepad, pencil, and highlighter-and take notes in class. While it"s not an actual planner or calendar App, if you take notes to stay organized, then Evernote is for you. The main thing about Evernote is that all of
your notes are automatically sent into the cloud(云储存平台上)--and then you can access them from any web-connected computer via the Evernote App or a web browser. Evernote also support audio and
photo notes-rather handy if you want to record your lecture or take photos of any projected notes. 
But, of course, ask for permission first.
        Wikpanion
        Use: research database
        Can be used on: iPhone/Pad/iPod touch
        Price: free (Wikipanion Plus for$4, 99, or 31. 87 yuan)
        Now, you don"t necessarily have to go to a library or anywhere with computer services to do
research work for your paper anymore.  You can get  access to the research databases just on your
smart phone or tablet. Wkipanion gives you a simplified version of Wikipeda without leaving out any of
the site"s extra features. The normal links that you"d see to each section of an article xre no longer on the
mainscreen. Instead,there"s a small icon located at the bottom of the app, which can be used to access
all the sections of an article.  You can also open the links in Safari(苹果)Safari(浏览器). According to
the developers" site, loading Wikipedia pages with  Wikpanion is a lot faster than accessing the Wikipedia
site from the iPhone"s browses. To be honest, we agree.
        Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days
        Use: Engtish learning applicationCan be used on: iPhone/iPadiPod touch
        Price. For a limited time you can get the App for onty $ 0.99--half price.
        Still learning Engtish with a workbook? if so, you are behind the times. Get 21th Century
Newspaper"s new iPhone App, “Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days”.When you download
the App on your iPhone, you can listen to the hottest bilingual news selected from the newspaper"s
official website(www, i2lst. cn) and read by native speakers.  Users can enjoy the audio bilingual news
with synchronized subtitles and fantastic pictures while immersed in an authentic language environment.
With a simple tap, the sentence you choose will be repeated. “Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7
Days” has ranked No.1 on the Chinese education App list. For a limited time you can get the App for
only $0.99--half price.1.This passage mainly aims at________.A.students  
B.travellers
C.advertisers  
D.teachers2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.You can get the last App mentioned for only $0.99--half price.
B.Wikipanion is free of charge.
C.Evernote has ranked No.
1 on the Chinese education App list.
D.All these three programs are imaginary.3.From the passage, we know that________.A.students would still take out a notepad,pencil,and highlighter to take notes with Evernote
B.with Wikpanion,you can record your lecture or take photos of the notes
C.accessing the-Wikipedia site from the iphone"s browser is a lot faster than loading Wikipedia pages
with Wikipanon
D.with Evernote, all of your notes are automatically sent into the cloud 4.Which is the best title?A.How to Be a Studious student?
B.Gadgets Make Study Fun
C.The Internet is Very Important in Our Life
D.It"s Necessary to Have an iphone
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阅读理解                                               Ban Fur? Then Why Not Leather?
     Much to the displeasure of some local businesses, the City Council in West Hollywood, California,
voted without opposition last week to ban the sale of fur products. Should laws be involved in this issue? Is it unfair to ban sales of fur, but not sales of leather and hides (兽皮)?
     Animals Do Not Have Rights
     By Tibor R. Machan
     My view is that animals do not have basic rights. It is a matter of ethics (伦理学) and not of the laws of human societies. If animals had such rights as human beings do, they would have to be held responsible for killing fellow animals in the wild. That way of thinking about animals makes a category mistake. Using
animals, including their fur or organs, to improve people"s lives is acceptable.
     A Small Step Against Cruelty
     By Kate Carter
     Both fur and leather are the skins of dead animals. Why should we think that the lovable furry ones
deserve more of a life than the less pleasing ones? Some say leather is  less cruel because it"s a byproduct (副产品) of the meat industry. But this isn"t really true. Some cheap leather may be a byproduct of the
meat industry, but often it"s the other way round. In South Africa, where there is a developing market for
ostrich(鸵鸟)farms, the skins account for roughly 80 percent of the slaughtered (宰***)birds" value, a mere 20 percent of which comes from the meat.
     "Who" Are You Wearing?
     By Marc Bekoff
     West Hollywood"s ban is a move in the right direction. However, we must work to ban the sales of
leather and hides, too. Furs come from animals who are attacked to become clothing, while some leather
and hides come from slaughterhouse(屠宰场) animals. We must remember that when people choose to
wear fur, leather and hides, they are wearing formering conscious beings. So it"s a matter of who they are wearing, not what they are wearing because these animals must be referred to as who and not what or that.1. What is the passage mainly about?                                        
A. West Hollywood"s ban on fur products.                                    
B. Differences between fur and leather sales.                              
C. The government"s role in protecting animals.                            
D. The ecological imbalance in West Hollywood.                              
2. Tibor R. Machan seems to believe that_____.                        
A. laws should be passed to protect animals                                
B. humans are respornsible for killing animals                              
C. it is not reasonable to use animals to improve life                      
D. animals and humans aren"t supposed to share equal rights                
3. What is Kate Carter"s opinion about wearing fur and wearing leather?    
A. Both are decided by the meat industry.                                  
B. There is little distinction (区别) between them.                        
C. Wearing fur is generally more acceptable.                                
D. Wearing leather is cheaper than wearing fur.                            
4. What is Marc Bekoff"s attitude towards sales of fur?                    
A. Sympathetic.                                                            
B. Careless.                                                                
C. Tolerant.                                                                
D. Opposed.                                                                
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阅读理解。     The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness, which is plagues(疫病) that flesh receives.
     The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic regions explorers have reported being
free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of
packages and mail dropped from airplanes.
     During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(战壕), cold and wet,
showed no increased tendency to catch colds.
     In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奥斯维辛集中营), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.
     At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in experiments in which they put
themselves into the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in
drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.
     If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter? Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by
scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this
makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.
     No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as
aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms.
1. The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 3
2. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?
A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.
B. Colds are not caused by cold.
C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.
D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already had one.
3. Arctic explorers may catch colds when ________.
A. they are working in the isolated Arctic regions
B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather
C. they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions
D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world
4. The passage mainly discusses ________.
A. the experiments on the common cold
B. the false opinion about the common cold
C. the reason and the way people catch colds
D. the continued spread of common colds
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