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On Talent Show
Over the past couple of years, a variety of talent shows have emerged on TV channels across the nation, from Super Girls to Happy Boys and so forth. This type of entertainment program is intensely popular, especially among young adults and has produced profound impacts on their studies and life.
There are a couple of reasons behind the tide. To start with, young folks need role models to learn from. So many of them are crazy for contestants participating in these programs. This gives rise to the increasing emergence of these shows because TV networks naturally need to cater to young audiences. Plus, thanks to economic and political reforms carried out by the government, this crop of young generation have more freedom and desire to express and showcase themselves. Therefore, a growing number of young people desire to get involved in these shows.
This is a divisive topic. On my personal level, the talent show is a superb means of relaxing and amusing and can hugely relieve our strains. As college students, however, we could not afford to indulge in them and should be aware of the utmost importance of studies.
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There are two kinds of physical activity which require special training. The first demands exact careful movements of the muscles(肌肉). This kind of activity must be strictly controlled because even a slight movement in the wrong direction will lead a mistake. To type quickly, for example, a person needs training; the slightest movement of a finger in the wrong direction may cause a spelling mistake. A dancer who has to dance on the point of her shoes or turn around on one foot must be trained for a long period of time before she can sense her own center and balance herself. You may have seen a girl walking on a rope across an empty space, which, too, requires a lot of practice.
The second kind of physical activity needs greater strength or extra effort. Most of us get tired if we try to run half a mile without stopping, but a specially-trained person can do this without much effort. Three years ago, some scientists carried out experiments, which produced meaningful and unexpected results. They wanted to find out whether a certain amount of physical exercise would injure those suffering from heart problems. They selected some male patients and trained them in continuous bicycle riding. They were surprised to find that the harmful effect of given amount of physical effort was actually less on the hearts of these trained patients than on those of the patients who were not similarly trained. This is important because it shows that regular physical exercise enables us to make better use of the oxygen(氧气)we breathe in and that this training, in fact, reduces the amount of work our hearts do. Many tasks which are hard for untrained people are not hard at all for trained people.
1.The first kind of physical activity must be strictly controlled because _________.
A.a mistake in the wrong direction is dangerous to the fingers
B.a wrong movement in a direction will cause no mistakes
C.a movement in the wrong direction will cause a mistake
D.a slight movement of a finger will lead to a mistake
2.What must a dancer do before she can balance herself?
A.She must dance on the point of her shoes. B.She must receive long-time training.
C.She must turn around on one foot. D.She must perform again and again.
3.The experiments done by some scientists showed that ________.
A.some male patients were asked to ride bicycles regularly in the experiments
B.the physical exercise had more harmful effect on the hearts of the untrained patients
C.the physical exercise was harmless to the male patients with heart trouble
D.the physical exercise could be helpful for the patients to take in more oxygen
4.What would be the best title for this text?
A.Training Our Bodies B.Physical Activities
C.Movement Training D.Extra Body Effort
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Hi, everybody!
Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!
Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store.
Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.
Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.
Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia ( 百科全书 ) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.
If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.
In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.
Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!
1. The speaker of the passage is most probably _______.
A. the author of 25 New Takes B. a tourist in the cinema bookstore
C. the manager of the cinema bookstore D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema
2. How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Nine.
3. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood.
B. The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.
C. Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.
D. The French Cinema Book covers over a century's French films.
4. The purpose of the speaker is_______.
A. to satisfy the customers' various tastes B. to keep the authors in the cinema bookstore
C. to offer the tourists chances to meet the film stars
D. to mm the readers into film producers
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The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past. The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by locals.
During the opening ceremonies(仪式), after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels (骆驼)transport their riders across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship. One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs(传统文化). On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.
The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish Line in front of the cheering people.
Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horserace. All the riders run very fast on horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles. Some even ride upside down -- their legs and feet straight up in the air -- all at full speed. Others rush down the course together, men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. So fast and so wonderful!
1. The Sahara Festival is a festival which________.
A. has a very long history in North Africa B. is held in the same place on the same day
C. is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara
D. is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries
2. Before the races begin, ________ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.
A. musicians, dancers, horses and hares B. camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares
C. horsemen, dancers, camels and dogs D. musicians, officials, camels and horses
3. The underlined word "finale" in the fourth paragraph most probably means the ________of the opening day.
A. first part B. middle C. last part D. whole
4. This passage mainly tells readers_______.
A. what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival
B. how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival
C. what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival
D. how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival
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Animals can move from place to place, but plants cannot. When an animal is under attack, it can run away or fight back. Plants certainly cannot run away, and they lack teeth and claws. But plants can defend themselves by using both physical and chemical means.
Some plants have their own ways to keep animals away. For example, the leaves of the holly plant have sharp spines (刺) that discourage grass-eating animals. Holly leaves on lower branches have more spines than leaves on upper branches. This is because the lower leaves are easier for most animals to reach.
Some plants, such as the oak tree, have thick and hard leaves that are difficult for animals to eat. Some grasses may contain a sandy material; eating such grasses wears down the animal's teeth.
Many plants also have chemical defenses. Some plants produce chemicals that taste bitter or cause an unpleasant reaction. Some plants may fight against an attack by increasing the production of these chemicals. When a caterpillar (毛虫) bites a tobacco leaf, the leaf produces a chemical messenger. This messenger sends to the roots the information to produce more nicotine. The higher levels of nicotine discourage the caterpillar.
Many plants depend on both physical and chemical defenses. A certain plant in China, for instance, has prickly (多刺的) leaves, and each prickle contains poisonous venom (毒液) A single experience with this kind of plant will teach an animal to stay away from it in the future.
1. The holly plant has more spines on the lower leaves because most animals________.
A. are not tall enough B. like the lower leaves only
C. are not clever enough D. can get the lower leaves easily
2. To defend themselves, oak trees use________.
A. chemical means B. physical means
C. bitter chemicals D. sandy materials
3. How does tobacco protect itself against an attack from a caterpillar?
A. Its leaves fight against the attack by physical means.
B. Its roots send a messenger to discourage the caterpillar.
C. Its roots increase the production of nicotine when it is attacked.
D. Its leaves produce poisonous sand to drive the caterpillar away.
4. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Plants and Animals B. How Plants Defend Themselves
C. Attacks and Defenses D. How Animals Eat Plant Leaves
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From the moment that an animal is born it has to make decisions. It has to decide which of the things around it are for eating, and which are to be avoided; when to attack and when to run away. The animal is , in fact , playing a very dangerous game with its environment , a game in which it must make decision—a matter of life or death .
Animals’ ability to act reasonably is believed to come partly from what we may call “genetic (遗传性的)learning” , which is different from the individual (个体的) learning that an animal does in the course of its own lifetime . Genetic learning is learning by a
species —animals of the same kind—as a whole , and it is achieved by selection of those members of each generation that happen to act in the right way . However, the role of genetic learning depends upon how similar the future environment is to the past. The more important individual experience is likely to be, the less important is genetic learning as a means of getting over the problems of the survival game. Because most animals live in ever changing environments from one generation to the next, it is not surprising to find that very few species indeed depend wholly upon genetic learning.
In the great majority of animals , their particular ways of acting in a new environment are a compound (复合体) of individual experience added to the action patterns animals are born with .That is why animals can survive.
1.The animal’s life will come to an end .
A.if the animal makes a wrong decision B.if the animal plays a dangerous game
C.when the animal attacks its enemy D.when the animal runs too slowly
2.Very few species depend entirely on genetic learning because .
A.each generation has its own way of learning
B.their environments change all the time
C.they can act reasonably on their own D.it takes their whole life to learn
3.When the environment doesn’t change much, .
A.animals cannot act in a right way B.genetic learning is less important for animals
C.individual learning plays a less important role
D.animals cannot get over problems on their on their own
4.Animals’ living on generation after generation depends on .
A.their natural action pattern with their own experience
B.the lessons they have learnt during their lifetime
C.their experience in particular environments
D.the knowledge passed on by their parents
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答案 1.C 2.B 3.B 4.A
1.解析：这是一道细节题。第一段“This kind of activity must be strictly controlled because even a slight movement in the wrong direction will lead to a mistake.”说明这种活动必须严格控制的原因是运动方向性的错误可能会导致错误。
2.解析：这是一道细节题。第一段“A dancer who has to dance on the point of her shoes or turn around on one foot must be trained for a long period of time before she can sense her own center and balance herself.”说明舞蹈演员为了得到平衡感，必须进行单脚旋转训练。
3.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段“They were surprised to find that the harmful effect of a given amount of physical effort was actually less on thehearts of these trained patients than on those of the patients who were not similarly trained.”可判断出体育锻炼会对那些没经过训练的病人的心脏造成更大的伤害。
4.解析：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文论述了训练的重要性。
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答案 1.C 2.B 3.B 4.A
1.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段“Welcome to our newlyopened Richards Cinema Bookstore!”可判断出说话人可能是影院书店的经理。
2.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据短文中提到Chinese，Japanese和Australian可判断出说话人提到了亚洲的三个国家。
3.解析：这是一道判断正误题。根据短文中“It is a good review of British cinema.”可判断出选项B是错误的。
4.解析：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文介绍了全世界各地有关电影方面的书籍，来满足顾客的不同口味。
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答案 1.C 2.D 3.C 4.A
1.解析：这是一道细节题。第一段“It is well attended by tourists，but even better attended by locals.”告诉我们主要是Sahara当地人参加the Sahara Festival。
2.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段的内容可判断出在开幕式期间，比赛前音乐家、官员、骆驼和马参加了各项活动。
3.解析：这是一道猜义题。根据最后一段towards evening可猜测出fianle是指这一天活动的最后部分。
4.解析：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文主要介绍了the Sahara Festival的开幕式上举行的各种活动。
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答案 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B
1.解析：这是一道细节题。第二段“Holly leaves on lower branches have more spines than leaves on upper branches. This is because the lower leaves are easier for most animals to reach.”告诉我们，冬青树底部叶子上的刺比上部多的原因是动物更容易得到底部的叶子。
2.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第三段“Some plants，such as the oak tree，have thick and hard leaves that are difficult for animals to eat.”可判断出橡树采用了物理学的办法来保护自己。
3.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据倒数第二段“The higher levels of nicotine discourage the caterpillar.”可推断出烟草在受到毛虫攻击时，根部产生的尼古丁增多。
4.解析：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文讲述了植物采用各种手段来防止外来攻击，保护自己。
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答案 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A
1.解析：根据第一段最后一句“...must make decisions-a matter of life or death”可知如果选择错了就会死掉。
2.解析：这是一道细节题。根据“...animals live in ever changing environments...it is not surprising to find that very few species indeed depend wholly upon genetic learning”这句可知多数动物都生活在一直变化的环境中，所以很少有生物完全依赖遗传性的学习。
3.解析：因为遗传性学习的作用依赖于环境变化程度，所以环境变化小，那遗传性学习作用就大。
4.解析：这是一道推断题。根据最后一段“...are a compound of individual experience added to the action patterns animals are born with.That is why animals can survive.”可知物种的生存依赖于本能和生存经验。