| A. Now teleshopping is starting in European. B. They call teleshopping "Junk on the air". C. Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. D. German businesses are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things. E. The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies. F. Teleshopping is popular among people. G. German teleshopping business is controlled by American. | |||||||||||||
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| Lights on thousands of miles of major roads in England could be dimmed (变暗) during quiet periods in a bid to save money and reduce carbon emissions from various vehicles. The Highways Agency suggests reducing light levels on A-roads when traffic levels Are" very low". I:ocal transport minister Norman Baker said he supported the. Move on condition. that safety was not compromised. Research into when and where lights could be dimmed will begin in May,2012. Mr.Kawczynski, a MP (国会议员), asked Transport Minister Norman Baker "what plans he has to change guidance on the, minimum amount of lighting required on A roads". In reply, Mr. Baker wrote:"The Highways Agency has plans to reduce the level of lighting on A-roads when traffic levels are far below road capacity. The agency has no plans to reduce the level of lighting on A-roads during the peak (高峰) periods that occur during the hours of darkness or to temporarily switch A-roads lighting off when traffic flows are low. "The level of light. reduction will be based upon internationally agreed standards and made after discussion and agreement with the UK"s Institution of Lighting Professionals." Mr. Baker added:"It is right that lighting authorities consider, in the interests of cost-saving and the environment, whether lighting can be sensibly dimmed or turned off . with proper safety brought into full consideration." A Highways Agency spokesman said:"This is not about switching off lights on A- roads. Any changes to light level will be determined after discussion and agreement with industry experts and will meet internationally agreed standards to ensure there will be no influence on safety for road users." | |||||||||||||
| 1. What is the text mainly about? | |||||||||||||
| A. A bid for cost-saving and the environment by cutting light levels. B. A research on when and where to reduce the light levels. C. A discussion about changing the standard of lighting. D. A move on the safety of A-roads. | |||||||||||||
| 2. Lights on major roads in England could be dimmed _____. | |||||||||||||
| A. in broad daylight. B. during the peak periods C. when traffic levels are very low D. when there is power failure | |||||||||||||
| 3. According to Mr. Baker, the level of light reduction will＿. | |||||||||||||
| A. be determined after discussion and agreement with industry experts B. be made only after discussion and agreement with the MP C. surely have much influence on safety for road users D. be based on internationaay agreed standards | |||||||||||||
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| A. major roads in Britain may be less safer after reducing light levels B. air pollution in Britain is becoming a big headache C. Britain is suffering from heavy traffic D. Britain is faced with a shortage of power | |||||||||||||
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| In the current economic downturn, many American schools are adding a new Subject: financial literacy (理财). One program in Virginia even gets students out of the classroom for a day to learn how far their money will go in the real world. What looks like a shopping mall is actually an educational field trip experience for a group of young people. Finance Park is a special place where students apply what they have been taught in class about money management. The facility (设施) opened last year in Fairfax, Virginia. It is the fifteenth Finance Park built in the last decade by Junior Achievement USA, a non-profit organization helping to prepare young people for financial success. "Since the financial crisis (危机), the demand for Finance Parks around the country has grown," says Ed Grenier, president of the Washington, DC chapter. Financial literacy has only recently become part of the regular subjects in Fairfax County. "Some students, some teachers, some schools did it, but now it is much more systematic," Reilly says, "and it can ensure that all students get this background information." That is why every eighth grade student in Fairfax County will eventually spend a day here. Thirteen-year-old Sam says she has learned an important life lesson. "I didn"t know how expensive everything would be." Anthony, also 13,is looking forward to telling his parents what he learned."I"11 probably tell them I want to stay a kid a little longer and take my time to become an adult." This isn"t the end of financial studies for Anthony and the other students here. Virginia is one of 23 states which requires students to take a financial education class in high school in order to graduate. | |||||||||||||
| 1. The purpose of opening financial literacy is to _____. | |||||||||||||
| A. help students learn how to make money B. tell students what the financial crisis is C. change the current economic downturn D. prepare young people for financial success | |||||||||||||
| 2. From the text we know that Finance Park is _____. | |||||||||||||
| A. an actual shopping mall B. a profit-making organization C. an educational field trip experience for students D. a special place for students to spend money freely | |||||||||||||
| 3. We can infer from the text that _____. | |||||||||||||
| A. financial literacy will be popular all over America B. but for the financial crisis Finanle Park wouldn"t have been opened C. students can graduate after taking a financial literacy class in Finance Park D. students are interested in Finance Park and have the benefit of it | |||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多途选项。 | |||||||||||||
| When we think about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, a pinnacle (顶点)of delight. And those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get. 1 I remember playing policemen and robbers in the woods, getting a speaking part in the school play. Of course, kids also experience lows, but their delight at such peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved. For teenagers, or people under 20 the concept of happiness changes. 2 I can still feel the pain of not being invited to a party that almost everyone else was going to. I also remember the great happiness of being invited at another event to dance with a very handsome young man. In adulthood the things that bring great joy-birth, love, marriage also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. 3 For adults, happiness is complex. 4 But I think a better explanation of happiness is" the ability to enjoy something". The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It"s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being loved, the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, even good health. While happiness may be more complex for us, the solution is the same as ever. Happiness isn"t about what happens to us; it"s the ability to find a positive for every negative, and view a difficulty as a challenge. 5 | |||||||||||||
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