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London has become a cycle friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme. It has been
designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London.
So how does it work?First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key. The key will unlock
one of the bikes,which are kept at docking stations in and around central London. You have to pay an
access fee for the key and then you pay as you go, for the length of time you use the bike.
Transport for London,which runs the scheme,are hoping to have 6,000 bikes and 400 docking
stations in place by the end of the year. The new hire system is hoping to ease congestion(拥挤)in
London and is expected to create up to 40,000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. London
Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London had been "filled with thousands of
gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets and become as commonplace
on our roads as black cabs and red buses"．
However,there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday. On the first
day some people found they couldn"t dock their bikes properly and their usage of the bikes had not
registered. Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few "teething problems" and
have said they wouldn"t charge for the first day as a "gesture of goodwill". Some other people have
criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the
bicycles.
Despite the comments,the greenthinking London Mayor still seems very positive about things,
saying,"My campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken
a big pedalpowered push forwards." |
| 1．London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the new bike scheme in order to ________. |
A．reduce the air pollution of the city
B．encourage the citizens to take exercise
C．deal with the city"s traffic problems
D．increase employment opportunities |
| 2．If you want to hire a bike, in which order will you do? |
a. pay for the bike according to the time you use it
b. pay for the key to a bike
c. cycle in and around central London
d. sign up as a member to get a key
A．bdca
B．bcad
C．dcba
D．dbca |
| 3．All the following are the problems of the scheme EXCEPT________. |
A．the high cost to hire a bike
B．not registering their usage of the bikes
C．not charging for the first day of the scheme
D．docking the bikes properly |
| 4．From the passage we can infer that ________. |
A．London Mayor is confident of the scheme
B．the scheme will be cancelled because of the problems
C．all the citizens in London support the scheme
D．the cycling revolution is not successful |
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When we offer our best wishes to others, more often than not, we say: "May you be happy every
day". But it"s easier said than done to stay happy all the time. There are always things that stand in its
way.
The first, perhaps the biggest is genetics. Some scientists say that some people are naturally happier
than others. Besides, major life events as well as social and economic factors can also stand in the way
of happiness, such as losing your job or a family member. Then, there is health affecting your happiness
. So, is it possible that people can find lasting happiness with so many factors preventing them?
Positive psychologists(心理学家)believe it"s possible for people to stay happy for long periods,
although it cannot be lasting. Martin Seligman at University of Pennsylvania argues that daytoday
happiness comes from two things: pleasures and satisfactions. Pleasures are rich experiences that simply
make us feel good things like eating cake or drinking wine. While pleasures can be quite satisfying, the
enjoyment we get from them is shortlived.
Satisfactions are activities that we like to do and we give all we have to them. They are often
challenging, and we have to draw_on personal skills and strengths to perform them. For some people,
satisfactions come with work. Doctors, for example, often become so concentrated in an operation that
hours pass without them noticing the time. For others, it may be hobbies like gardening, playing tennis or
stamp collecting. These satisfactory activities affect the mood in a way that appears to be lasting.
Too often, people choose pleasures over satisfactions because they are easier and the effects are
more immediate. Though pleasures may work for a while, there are bad effects. Pleasurable activities
become less enjoyable if overused. Always choosing pleasures over satisfactions can also prevent people
from developing their personal strengths, which, if they"re not put to work, will die. |
| 1．How many aspects are mentioned that affect one"s staying happy? |
A．Two.
B．Three.
C．Four.
D．Five. |
| 2．Compared with pleasures, satisfactions ________. |
A．have immediate effect and work quickly
B．are more meaningful and last longer
C．are more easily ignored by people
D．depend mostly on one"s genetics |
| 3．The underlined phrase "draw on" means ________. |
A．learn
B．find
C．improve
D．use |
| 4．What is the best title for the passage? |
A．How to Be a Happier Person?
B．It"s Impossible to Stay Happy Long.
C．Pleasures Are Different From Satisfactions.
D．The Factors That Affect Our Happiness. |
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You"re in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater.
You listen to their conversation:
"I can"t believe it-Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find. Isn"t it beautiful? And it"s a
lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome."
They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater. It"s nice and the price is right. You"ve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla,but those girls looked really stylish. They must know. So,you buy it. You never
realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go from store to store,talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes.
Every day we notice what people are wearing,driving and eating. If the person looks cool,the product
seems cool,too. This is the secret of undercover marketing. Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to
use it.
Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don"t pay attention to traditional
advertising. This is particularly true of the MTV generation-consumers between the age of 18 and 34. It"s
a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend,but they don"t trust ads.
So advertising agencies hire young actors to "perform" in bars and other places where young adults
go. Some people might call this practice misleading,but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it
creative. "Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is decreasing." It is true,because everyone
knows an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. However,you don"t know when a conversation
you overhear is just a performance. |
| 1．The two attractive young women were talking so as to ________. |
A．get the sweater at a lower price
B．be heard by people around
C．be admired by other shoppers
D．decide on buying the sweater |
| 2．Lorenzo Bertolla is ________. |
A．a very popular male singer
B．an advertising agency
C．a clothing company in Rome
D．the brand name of clothes |
| 3．What can we infer from the passage? |
A．Traditional advertising will soon disappear in the market.
B．The MTV generation tends to be more easily influenced by all kinds of ads.
C．Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because it is too direct.
D．Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government. |
| 4．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? |
A．Two Attractive Shoppers
B．Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters
C．Ways of Advertising
D．Undercover Marketing |
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"Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move," said David
Belle, the founder of parkour(跑酷)．
Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your
morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several
blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond"s wonderful performances that the sport has
become popular worldwide.
Yes, that"s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as
possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is
considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up
walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.
Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more
than that.
Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy(理念)behind parkour.
This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover
said, "I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything."
Another philosophy we"ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time,
anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself. It is only a state of mind. It is when
you trust yourself that you earn energy. |
| 1．Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of ________. |
A．its founder, David Belle
B．the film, Casino Royale
C．its risks and tricks
D．the varieties of participants |
| 2．The underlined word "obstacles" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to "________"． |
A．streets
B．objects
C．barriers
D．roofs |
| 3．Which of the following is true of parkour? |
A．It challenges human abilities.
B．It is a good but boring sport.
C．It needs special training.
D．It is a team sport. |
| 4．As its participants move around a city, ________. |
A．they can ask for help
B．they may choose to escape
C．they should run to extremes
D．they must learn to survive |
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As the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical
generating(发电)and transmission(输送) system for the 21st century will leave a lasting mark on the
West, for better or worse.Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct
physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community.The same is
true of big solar plants and the power lines that will be laid down to move electricity around.
The 19th century saw land grants (政府拨地) offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads, leaving public land in between privately owned land.In much of the West, some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped, and in both cases the landownership has
presented unique challenges to land management.With the completion of the interstate highway system,
many of the small towns, which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood
and died.
Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the
West.This is not an argument against building them.We need alternative energy badly, and to readily take
advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now.
So tradeoffs will have to be made.Some scenic spots will be sacrificed.Some species will be forced
to move, or will be carefully moved to special accommodations.Deals will be struck to reduce the
immediate effects.
The lasting effects of these tradeoffs are another matter.The 21st century development of the American West as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region.
There are chances for that power and money to do a lot of good.But it is just as likely that they will be
spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind, just like the railroads and the highways.
The money set aside in negotiated tradeoffs and the institutions that control it will shape the West far
beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines.So let"s remember the effects of
the railroads and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the West.
1. What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways?
A. Small towns along the railways became abandoned.
B. Some railroad stops remained underused.
C. Land in the West was hard to manage.
D. Land grants went into private hands.
2. What is the major concern in the development of alternative energy according to the last two
paragraphs?
A. The transmission of power.
B. The use of money and power.
C. The conservation of solar energy.
D. The selection of an ideal place.
3. What is the author"s attitude towards building solar plants?
A. Cautious.
B. Approving.
C. Doubtful.
D. Disapproving.
4. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. How the Railways Have Affected the West
B. How Solar Energy Could Reshape the West
C. How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be Reduced
D. How the Problems of the Highways Have Been Settled |
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These fast food restaurants constantly remind us of the American fondness with hamburgers,chips
and pizza.But America"s reputation as the home of fast food is under threat from the British,according
to a research carried out by the BBC in 13 nations among 9,000 people.
Despite fears over obesity,the study found the British are more obsessed with junk food than any
other nation.
Almost half of British respondents(参与调查者)said they enjoyed fast food too much to give it up.
About 44 percent in the US claimed they would be unable to stop eating burgers,pizzas and chicken
wings,making the country second in the world"s junk food league. The third place went to the United
Arab Emirates,where 35 percent are junkfood lovers.
The research also found that attitudes to food and weight vary wildly around the world. Those in the
UK and US believed lack of selfdiscipline was the main factor behind growing waistlines(腰围). They
can"t deny themselves that hamburger or extra piece of pizza,but "make themselves feel better by
washing it down with a diet coke",the study suggested.
The French,on the other hand,seem to keep a watchful eye on their weight. They get on the scales
every day. Only 19 percent of the French surveyed admitted a fondness for fast food.
Thierry Pailleux,of France,from the market research firm that conducted the poll,said the French
valued the combination of good food and company. Sharing classic food and time with loved ones is
key to the French sensibility. "French people take care of their image as a matter of course. Being thin
is part of our culture and a point of pride. We are known for it," said Pailleux."On top of this,there is
increasing awareness of the devastation(伤害)that obesity can cause to one"s health."
1. What"s the main idea of the passage?
A. A study of different attitudes towards fast food.
B. How popular fast food is in foreign countries.
C. Different countries" attitudes towards food and body weight.
D. A study of how popular fast food is in foreign countries.
2. The research shows that ________.
A. Americans are proud of the fast foods they eat
B. those British who love fast foods do not care about their body weight
C. the British would like to think that other foods they eat make up for eating occasional fast food
D. most Americans believe the enjoyment of food is more important than its possible effect on their
waistlines
3. What"s the meaning of the underlined word "obsessed" in the second paragraph?
A. Crazy.
B. Obese.
C. Opposed.
D. Neutral.
4. Why are,according to Thierry Pailleux,the French less obsessed with fast food than the British
and Americans?Because ________.
A. they value their image
B. they have better foods than other countries
C. they value selfdiscipline
D. they are afraid of having an unhealthy diet |
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