As I
I walked through the store, picking up vegetables, soup, spaghetti, bread, milk, cereal, macaroni, bananas, and a dozen other things. I slowly
With the food bank in mind, I went over and
It
A.heavy | B.short | C.frequent | D.long |
A.afford | B.offer | C.exchange | D.accept |
A.painted | B.approached | C.cleaned | D.left |
A.attitude | B.smile | C.anger | D.manner |
A.share | B.train | C.protect | D.feed |
A.help | B.write | C.advertise | D.search |
A.list | B.name | C.project | D.budget |
A.signed | B.rid | C.marked | D.separated |
A.wondered | B.wandered | C.fancied | D.amazed |
A.store | B.cart | C.bank | D.nutrition |
A.picked out | B.picked up | C.lifted up | D.folded up |
A.another | B.other | C.others | D.more |
A.so | B.and | C.but | D.since |
A.ordered | B.replaced | C.packed | D.totaled |
A.spends | B.takes | C.pays | D.wastes |
A.hungry | B.adequate | C.anxious | D.full |
A.treat | B.cure | C.recover | D.heal |
A.ability | B.act | C.appreciation | D.allowance |
A.still | B.yet | C.although | D.though |
A.rescue | B.save | C.accumulate | D.reserve |
This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may
1. From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that _______.
A.Hagner busies herself by following a trend |
B.Hagner doesn't spend much time on her full-time job |
C.Hagner is interested in sports and music |
D.Hagner wastes much time helping her children's lessons |
A.treat their children as sports players |
B.give their children little time to develop freely |
C.bring up their children in a simple way |
D.pay no attention to their children's lessons |
A.activities in the country are too competitive |
B.children should attend four clubs at a time |
C.clubs should have more subjects for school children |
D.some clubs result in competitive pressures |
A.parents used to take their children to every club |
B.parents have all benefited from children’s clubs |
C.parents used to be wise on how to raise children |
D.parents have come to know the standard of education |
What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had
“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she
Strangely enough, she soon
That is, until she became too
She got shocked and confused —
A.given | B.written | C.told | D.taught |
A.successful | B.helpful | C.tiring | D.surprising |
A.shook | B.put | C.bent | D.kept |
A.difficult | B.boring | C.important | D.easy |
A.eyes | B.mind | C.heart | D.legs |
A.nicely | B.exactly | C.curiously | D.carelessly |
A.realized | B.reminded | C.learnt | D.dreamt |
A.decision | B.fortune | C.business | D.plan |
A.cooking | B.reading | C.running | D.babysitting |
A.just | B.ever | C.even | D.only |
A.selfish | B.proud | C.stubborn | D.sensitive |
A.everything | B.something | C.anything | D.nothing |
A.tried | B.arranged | C.managed | D.prepared |
A.Panic | B.Pain | C.Noise | D.Stress |
A.frozen | B.dragged | C.pushed | D.brought |
A.because | B.until | C.as | D.unless |
A.smoke | B.light | C.water | D.fire |
A.cheerful | B.strange | C.guilty | D.confident |
A.busy | B.hungry | C.worried | D.asleep |
A.promised | B.allowed | C.expected | D.persuaded |
“Storm at Sea”, a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic Ocean.
When the wind is from the west
All the waves that cannot rest
To the east must thunder on
Where the bright tree of the sun
Is rooted in the ocean’s breast.
As the poem suggests, the Atlantic Ocean is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise---it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing and whistling.
It is easy to imagine the Atlantic Ocean trying to draw breath----perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It imitates nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with co-living existences, too: unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.
1. Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is __________.
A.always energetic | B.lacking in liveliness |
C.shaped like a square | D.favored by ancient poets. |
A.describing the movement of the waves |
B.showing the strength of the storm |
C.presenting the power of the ocean |
D.proving the vastness of the sea |
A.a beautiful and poetic place | B.a person of blood and flesh |
C.a world of interest and wonder | D.a lovely animal |
5 . Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities (设备) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military Medal by the French government.
In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity (辐射能). Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
1. Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?A.Because she received a degree in mathematics. |
B.Because she contributed to saving the wounded. |
C.Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic. |
D.Because she worked as a helper to her mother. |
A.At the Curie Institute. |
B.At the University of Paris. |
C.At a military hospital. |
D.At the College of Sévigné. |
A.In 1932. | B.In 1927. |
C.In 1897. | D.In 1926. |
A.Irene worked with radioactivity. |
B.Irene combined family and career. |
C.Irene won the Nobel Prize once. |
D.Irene died from leukemia. |
“I can't believe it--a 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 is 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 deceptive(骗人的), but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative. “Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is decreasing. ”
However, one might ask what exactly is “real” about of young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Advertising executives would say it's no less real than an ad. The difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. You don' t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance.
1. The two attractive young women were talking so that they could ________.
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 |
A.a very popular male singer | B.an advertising agency |
C.a clothing company in Rome | D.the brand name of a sweater |
A.The two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla Company. |
B.The MTV generation tend to be more easily influenced by ads. |
C.Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because it's too direct. |
D.Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government. |
A.Two Attractive Shoppers | B.Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters |
C.Ways of Advertising | D.Undercover Marketing |
The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is to shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully,until it reaches some slight height from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.
A bumblebee (大黄蜂), if dropped into an open tumbler(平底玻璃杯), will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but insists on trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists until it completely destroys itself.
In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee. They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations, not realizing that the answer is right there above them.
1. Why does a buzzard choose to stay in a pen?
A.Because it is safe to live there. |
B.Because it gets used to living there. |
C.Because it cannot take off within an limited area. |
D.Because it lost its ability to fly. |
A.to run slowly | B.to move slowly |
C.to pace slowly | D.to fly slowly |
A.it does not look for a way out above |
B.it is dropped into an open cage |
C.it does not try to find a way to escape |
D.it hurts itself while flying |
A.They are overcoming all their problems and frustrations. |
B.They are all content with the things as they are. |
C.They choose to give in to problems and frustrations. |
D.They do not seek new ways to deal with difficulties. |
by over 60 million students across China, and the teacher was not even on the planet: she was 340 kilometers above the earth.
“Hello, everyone. I’m Wang Yaping. I’ll host your lecture today.” Smiling to the camera, Wang, China’s second female astronaut, started her video class on June 20 on board the Tiangong-1 space station.
To show how Newton’s Laws work in space, Wang and her fellow astronauts used simple items like balls and spinning tops. The highlight of the lecture was when Wang
The 40-minute lesson seemed to have passed too quickly for students to see enough of those magical experiments. But sending stuff into space is really expensive. According to The Beijing Times, every kilogram launched into space cost 20,000 dollars. The experimental items taken this time were all strictly selected and weighed about 2.9 kilograms in total. This adds up to quite a large price tag.
The organizers of the event also had to consider the time of day: the communication signal between the earth and Tiangong-1 was best during that specific 40 minutes, when the spacecraft was flying within the coverage of all of the ground-based testing stations.
1. Why is the class different from a common one?
A.Because it took 40 minutes. |
B.Because over 60 million students across the world attended it. |
C.Because the teacher was on the planet. |
D.Because the lecturer was in space. |
A.object motion under weight conditions |
B.laws of physics under weightless conditions |
C.laws of physics under weight conditions |
D.how Newton’s Laws work on the earth |
A.took a photo of water. |
B.recorded moving pictures of water. |
C.made a thin layer of water. |
D.all the above. |
A.Teaching from the Sky. | B.Teaching on Physics. |
C.Teaching Experiments. | D.Teaching by an Astronaut. |
Redtory, Guangzhou
Redtory, established in 2009, is a spacious art district often referred to as Guangzhou’s 798. Made up of more than 30 old halls, mostly buildings of red brick, the place was originally built in 1956 as Chinese largest can factory. Some of the rusty machines from the old factory have been kept as art equipment, giving the zone an old charm.
Where: No. 128 Yuancun Siheng Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 10:30 am-9 pm
Tank Loft, Chongqing
This 12,000-square-meter art center was established on the site of a used military tank warehouse(仓库). It is the largest contemporary art base in western China, featuring modern exhibition, galleries, design studios and art bookstores. The art zone is located on the campus of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and was created by the school in the early 2000s.
Where: No. 108 Huangjueping Center Street, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing
Opening hours: 9 am-5 pm(closed Mondays)
M50, Shanghai
M50, also known as 50 Moganshan Road, is the center of Shanghai’s contemporary art scene, with more than 100 artists whose studios are open to the public. This district, on the bank of Suzhou Creek, was previously a textile factory until it seized production in 1999. Xue Song, a Shanghai artist, was the first to establish a studio there in 2002.
Where: No. 50 Moganshan Road, Pudong District, Shanghai
Opening hours: 10 am-5 pm(closed Mondays)
798 Art Zone, Beijing
Attracted by ordered designing, convenient traffic and unique style of Bauhaus architecture, art organizations and artists have crowded in the vacant plants and transformed them since 2001, gradually forming a district gathered galleries, art studios, cultural companies, fashion shops etc. As the earliest area where the organizations and artists moved in located in the original area of 798 factory, this place was named as Beijing 798 Art Zone.
Where: No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Opening hours: 10 am-6 pm
1. If you are going to visit an art zone at 7pm, which one can you go to?
A.Redtory, Guangzhou. | B.Tank Loft, Chongqing. |
C.M50, Shanghai. | D.798 Art Zone, Beijing. |
A.size | B.site | C.feature | D.weather |
A.Redtory, Guangzhou. | B.Tank Loft, Chongqing. |
C.M50, Shanghai. | D.798 Art Zone, Beijing. |
Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead they will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers—and anyone who will listen.
Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School.
“Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers,” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde Group. “
On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four others, and will no longer visit the specific store. For every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative review. The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers.
According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most problems. Ranked second and third were grocery and electronic customers.
The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered (塞满了的) shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople.
During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved parking problems by getting moonlighting (业余兼职的) local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking spaces. This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.
Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions.
Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers.
“Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly,” said Professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”
Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.
1. Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?
A.Most customers won’t bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experiences. |
B.Customers have no easy access to store managers. |
C.Few customers believe the service will be improved. |
D.Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them. |
A.New customers are bound to replace old ones. |
B.Most stores provide the same kind of service. |
C.Not complaining to manager causes the shopper some trouble too. |
D.It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores. |
A.can stay longer browsing in the store |
B.won’t have trouble parking their cars |
C.won’t have any worrier about security |
D.can find their cars easily after shopping |
A.Design of store layout. |
B.Hiring of efficient employees |
C.Huge supply of goods for sale. |
D.Manners of the salespeople. |
A.exert pressure on stores to improve their service |
B.voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly |
C.settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic |
D.shop around and make comparisons between stores |