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1.Wherewilthefamilyspendtheirsummerholiday?
A.InAustralia. B.InCanada. C.InJapan.
2.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?
A.$16. B.$20. C.$32.
3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
A.Moveoutofthehouse. B.Turndownhisfriend. C.Eatoutwithheralone.
4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Shewillearnmoreaboutthejob.
B.Shedoesntlikethejobatal.
C.Shewiltakethejob.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
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7.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Athome. B.Inashop. C.InJaneshouse.
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8.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?
A.Herticket. B.Herluggage. C.Hertelephone.
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A.Reporttothepolice. B.Bookanotherflight. C.Leaveherphonenumber.
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10.Whydoesthewomanlookworried?
A.Shehadanargumentwithherboss.
B.Shehasbeenlateforworkrecently.
C.Shemaynottakeherchildrentoschool.
11.WhatdidAlicesbossdointheend?
A.Hecanceledtheneworder.
B.Hehelpedthewomanfindaschool.
C.Heaskedtheemployeestoarriveearlier.
12.Whatstherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Friends. B.Acouple. C.Bossandworker.
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13.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Hostingaprogram. B.Introducingacourse. C.Investigatingacomplaint.
14.Howmanyweekswilthesummercourserunthisyear?
A.Six. B.Seven. C.Eight.
15.Whatwaswrongwiththecourselastyear?
A.Theassistantswereunskiled.
B.Theweatherwasnotgood.
C.Twoschoolsdelayedtheirholidays.
16.Whichactivitieswilbeaddedthisyear?
A.Funprograms. B.Adventuresports. C.Creativeclasses.
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17.WhatwasdifficultforthespeakerwhenshestartedlearningFrench?
A.Grammar. B.Pronunciation. C.Vocabulary.
18.WhydidthespeakergotoFrance?
A.Tovisitherfriends. B.Tolookforajob. C.Tocontinueherstudy.
19.HowmightthespeakerfeelaftershearrivedinFrance?
A.Helpless. B.Amazed. C.Proud.
20.Whatisthemostimportantinlearningalanguageaccordingtothespeaker?
A.Masteringthegrammar. B.Knowingalotofwords. C.Usingitindailylife.
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Thisisaveryeasycyclingrouteanddoesnttakemuchphysicaleffort.BeihaiParkwasa
royalgardeninthepast.RidearoundBeihaiParkandappreciatethebeautifulscenery.After
that,gotoNanluoguLane.Itisanoldhutonglinedwithmanysnackshops.Thencycleto
Shichahai,abiglakecomposedofQianhai,HouhaiandXihai.ThereisabarstreetinHouhai.If
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IfyouaskwherethebestplacesaretotasteBeijingcuisine,themostpopularanswersare
GhostStreetandWangfujingStreet.Thebesttimetoexploretheseplacesisatnight.You
canfindalkindsofdeliciousfood,suchasmeatkebabs,dumplings,tanghuluandhotpot.If
youwanttotastesomePekingduck,youcangototherestaurantcaledHuajiaYiyuanin
GhostStreet.
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TheCentralAxisofBeijingisanimaginarylinerunningacrossthecityfromsouthto
north.Cyclingalongthisline,youcandiscovermanyimportantbuildings.Forexample,you
canpayavisittotheTempleofHeavenwhereemperorsheldimportantceremoniesinancient
times.ThencycletoQianmen,whichisveryfamousforitsshoppingstreets.Youwilpass
throughtheForbiddenCitythatwashometomorethan20emperors.Finaly,youcangoto
WanchunPavilioninJingshanParktorelaxandgetafulviewoftheForbiddenCity.
21.HowfaristheridefromBeihaiParktoShichahai?
A.About3kilometers. B.About4kilometers.
C.About7kilometers. D.About10kilometers.
22.WhichplaceisbestknownforBeijingfood?
A.Xihai. B.Qianhai. C.GhostStreet. D.NanluoguLane.
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutWanchunPavilioninJingshanPark?
A.Itisfamousforitsmodernarchitectures.
B.ItisthestartingpointoftheCentralAxis.
C.Itwasonceusedforsacrificialceremonies.
D.ItmaybethehighestpointneartheForbiddenCity.
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AcrosstheUS,smalfarmershavebeenstrugglingforyearstocovertheircostsofproduction.
Evenfororganicfarmers,whocanseltheproduceathigherprices,makingaprofitistough.
ButthroughouttheMidwest,anewfarmtotablestrategyishelpingsomefarmers.
AtStoneyAcresinAthens,Wisconsin,thefarmyardistransformedeveryFridaynight
betweenMayandOctober—ashundredsofpeoplecometoorderorganicpizzas.
Ononesummerevening,BrendaandJoshMurrayorderoneofthesimplepizzas:pepperoni.
Altheingredients(ib),exceptthecheese,aregrownonthefarm.Thecheeseismadeata
neighboringfamilyfarm.EventhesausagesarefrompigsraisedatStoneyAcres.
KatBeckerandTonySchultz,theownersofStoneyAcres,havebeenselingtheirproduce
throughaCommunitySupportedAgriculture(CSA)program.Theyalsoproducehoneyand
supplyvegetablestoalocalschool.Butpizzaisopeninganewfrontierfortheirfarm.
“OurCSAprogram,whichhasbeenourbackboneandusedtobeabout85% ofour
income,isnowalittlebitmorethan50%ofourincome,”Beckersays.“Inthesegrowing
directmarkets,wecanhavemorecontroloverthepricing.”
Whilecuttingoutthemiddlemanmaybeanadvantage,theresclearlymoretoit.Sarah
LakewoodhasbeencomingtopizzanightatStoneyAcressinceitstarted.
“Ihadneverexperiencedanythinglikeitbefore,”shesays.“Itgottothepointwherewe
werecomingeveryweekand,then,whenwewereherethatlastnightthefirstsummer,Ifelt
likeweweregoingtolosesomefriendsforsixmonths.”
ItsestimatedthattherearenowafewdozenfarmsinWisconsin,MinnesotaandIowa
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offeringpizzanights.Lotsoffamilyfarmershavegivenupthefarmsincepizzanightoffersa
waytoincreasetheiroddsofsurvivalwhileofferinganewsocialspacefortheircustomers.
24.WhichofthefolowingcanbestdescribetheUSsmalfarmers?
A.Farmingisnotveryprofitable.
B.Organicproduceisveryprofitable.
C.Thecostsofproductionaredecreasing.
D.Therearemanyeasierwaystomakemoney.
25.Accordingtothetext,thefarmtotablestrategy .
A.wilhelppopularizeorganicfarming
B.hasalreadyreplacedtheCSAprogram
C.cangivefarmersmoresayontheprices
D.isfacingfierceresistancefrommiddlemen
26.WhatdoesSarahLakewoodlikeaboutthepizzanight?
A.Thecheapfood. B.Theforeigningredients.
C.Theweeklyparties. D.Thefriendlyatmosphere.
27.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?
A.Technology. B.Agriculture. C.Culture. D.Advertisement.
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ResearchersstudyingthePacificOceanfloorthinktheyveobserved“darkoxygen”being
createdthere.Thediscoverymaypotentialychalengecommonlyheldbeliefsabouthow
oxygenisproducedonEarth.
“Untilnow,itwasthoughtthatoxygenonEarth wasfirstcreatedonlythrough
photosynthesis,aprocessthatrequiressunlightandplants.Butthediscoverycastsdoubton
thattheoryandraisesnewquestionsabouttheoriginsoflifeitself,”leadauthorAndrew
SweetmanwritesinanarticlepublishedMondayinthejournal犖犪狋狌狉犲犌犲狅狊犮犻犲狀犮犲.
Thescientistsarentcertainhowoxygeniscreatedatsuchdarkdepths,buttheybelieve
itsbeingproducedbyelectricalychargedmineralscaledpolymetalicnodules.
“Thesepolymetalicnodules—effectivelybatteriesinrocks—mayusetheirelectriccharge
toturnseawaterintoH2andO2inaprocesscaledseawaterelectrolysis,”Sweetmanexplains.
“SeawatercanbeturnedintoH2andO2with1.5voltsofelectricity,whichistheamountin
anAAbattery.Wefoundthatthepolymetalicnodulespossessedasmuchas0.95voltsof
electricity,andmultiplenodulestogetherproducedevenhighervoltages.”
TheconventionalviewisthatO2 wasfirstproducedaroundthreebilionyearsagoby
ancientplantscaledcyanobacteriaandtherewasagradualdevelopmentofcomplexlifesince
then.Thepotentialthatthereisanalternativesourcerequiresustohavearethink.
“Thediscoverycouldimpactdeepseamining,”FranzGeiger,aNorthwesternUniversity
chemistryprofessorwhoworkedonthestudy,saidinanewsrelease.“Companiesconducted
exploratorymissionsfordeepseamininginthe1970sand80.Afewyearsago,ateamof
scientistswentbacktothoseareasthatweremined40yearsagoandfoundessentialynolife.
Butthenafewhundredmetersovertotheleftandright,wherethepolymetalicnoduleswere
notdamaged,therewereplentyoflife.”
28.WhatarerequiredtocreatethefirstoxygenonEarthaccordingtoconventionalviews?
A.Rocksandbatteries. B.Heatandchargedminerals.
C.Sunlightandplants. D.Seawaterandelectriccharge.
29.Howmanypolymetalicnodulesareneededtostartseawaterelectrolysisatleast?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
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30.Whatisthepotentialsignificanceofthenewdiscovery?
A.Itwilprovideguidelinestominingcompanies.
B.Itcanreducetheimpactofnewminingprojects.
C.Itmayhelpscientistsimprovethephotosynthesis.
D.Itmightleadtoanewexplanationabouttheoriginoflife.
31.WhatisFranzGeigersattitudetodeepseamining?
A.Disapproving. B.Favorable. C.Tolerant. D.Unclear.
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Almosteveryhumancultureonearthhasitsownmusic.Theoldestdiscoveredmusical
instrumentsdatebackover40,000yearstotheStoneAge.Butscientistsbelievethatmusic
itselfcouldbemucholderthanthat,originatingalongsidelanguage.Whydidmusicbecome
socloselyrelatedtothehumanexperience?Ithinkitgaveourancestorssignificantsurvivaladvantages.
Inprehistorictimes,musicstrengthenedthebondbetweencommunitymembers.Singing
anddrummingtogetherreleasedchemicalslikeoxytocin,dopamineandendorphinsinthe
brain,whichledtopositiveemotionsthatalowedgroupstocooperatebetterinhunting,
childcaringandprotectionagainstoutsidethreats.Singingwhileworkingmadelaborlessboringand
tiring.Ourbrainsseemwiredatbirthtolinkmusicwithpositiveemotionsandtogetherness
andmothersmayhavesungtolittlebabiesasanearlyformofemotionalcommunication.
Musicalsoenhanceddefenses.Guardsbeatingdrumsandmakingnoiseduringthenight
signaledthattheywerereadytocountersurpriseenemyattacks.Youngnightwatchmensang
toindicatetheywereawakeandvigilant.Soldiersusedinstrumentstosendwarningcals
acrosslongerdistances.
Inaltheseways,musicenhancedsurvivaloddsoverhumanevolution(jk).Groups
thatcouldmakemusictogether—whetherasimpledrumbeatorabeautifulsong—weremore
communicative,cooperativeanddefensive.Naturalselectionthenpassedonthecapacityfor
musictothenextgenerations.
Supportingthis,scientistshavediscoveredspecificregionsofthebraindevotedtomusical
processing.Babieshavetheabilitytodetectmusicalpatternsandtones.Evenpatientswith
severedementia(lm)respondemotionalyandphysicalytotheirfavoritechildhoodsongs
whennothingelsecancauseareaction.
Sonexttimeyoufindyourselfsingingalongtoacatchytune,rememberthatmusicis
partofwhatmakesusuniquelyhuman.OurStoneAgeancestorssanganddrummedbecause
itenhancedtheirsurvival.Weengagewithmusicnowsimplybecauseweareborntodoso.
32.Whatisanadvantageofmusicaccordingtothetext?
A.Itcouldkeepsoldiersawake. B.Itcouldhelpbabiesspeakearlier.
C.Itcouldenhanceproductivity. D.Itcouldcurecertainrarediseases.
33.Whichbestexplainstheword“vigilant”underlinedinparagraph3?
A.Tired. B.Hungry. C.Strong. D.Watchful.
34.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph5?
A.Summarizethepreviousparagraph. B.Addsomebackgroundinformation.
C.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion. D.Providesomeadviceforthereaders.
35.Whichofthefolowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.MyViewAbouttheImportanceofMusic
B.EveryHumanCultureHasItsUniqueMusic
C.TheOldestMusicalInstrumentWasUnearthed
D.MusicMayComeIntoExistenceBeforeLanguage
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largejobtodorightbeforesleepatatimewhenthingsaresupposedtobeshuttingdown,”
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either.Trysnackswithproteinorhealthyfats,likecheeseorpeanutbutteronwholegrainbread.”
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seeksomeprofessionalhelp.”
A.Limittechnology
B.Watchwhatyoueat
C.Atacertainpoint,evenrelaxationwontwork
D.Theyincludestressandaculturethatisalaboutwork,notrest
E.Havingacupofcoffeeorwinebeforebedtimemightfeelrelaxing
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Jack,whohadjustmovedwithhisparentstoanewtown,wasnewtoEmersonSchool.
Buthewasveryworriedabouthisspeechproblemthathadoftenbroughtaboutlaughterfrom
hisformerclassmates.Althoughhehadtriedtoexchangeideaswithhisclassmates,hewasin
constantfearofbeinglaughedat.Shyandreserved,Jackhadalwaysfeltlikeanoutsider,
neverquitefittingin.
Fortunately,Katherine,Jacksscienceteacherinthenewschool,immediatelynoticed
whyJackshiedawaywhenhewascaledupontospeakinclassandmadeuphermindtolend
ahand.WheneverJackgotstuckinhisspeech,thewarmheartedandcaringwomanwould
waitpatientlyandsmileathimencouragingly.Wheneverpossible,shewasreadytopraisehis
effortsandsaidtohim,“Youaresogreat!”Theteacherhopedthatsuchencouragement
wouldprovideJackwiththenecessaryconfidencetoovercomehisspeechproblem.Butalher
effortsfailed.
ThensheadoptedadifferentmethodandtriedtohelpJackfindthepotentialthatmight
behiddenbythespeechproblem.
Duringtheclass,Katherineannouncedthateachstudentshouldpresenttheiranswertoa
probleminfrontoftheclass,intheiruniqueway.Jacksheartsankandfeltgrippedbythe
familiarfearandanxiety.Hekeptthinkinghowhecouldpossiblystandbeforehisclassmates
toexplainhisanswerclearlyandwhetherhisclassmateswouldlaughathisspeechproblem
again.Hesatthere,watchinghisclassmatestaketurnstowalkuptothefront.Mostofthem
wentthroughtheirpresentationsmoothlyandwentbacktotheirseatswithbroadsmiles.
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