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10．The Internet can provide a wealth of educational resources for small children，if you know where to look．This article will offer some educational websites to small children．You may need to assist your children in navigating（导航） the pages until they understand where their favorite activities are．
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted learning is a great website for children，and I know several teachers who rely on it for materials for their classrooms．Most of the information is free，but for $20.00per year，you can purchase a membership that allows you to have access to the site without the advertising．The pages here are great．There are colored pages and worksheets for toddlers（学步儿童） and school-age children．They focus on learning language，science，animals，geography，astronomy，explorers，music，art and nursery rhymes．
Starfall
Starfall is another good educational website for small children．Teachers often use this website in classrooms．It emphasizes reading skills for early learners．The website is aimed at first grade level learners，but it has tools that can help all children from pre-K to second grade．The website has reading activities，worksheets to download，and a store where you can purchase educational materials for your children．
Sesame Street Workshop
Kids love Sesame Street，and it is always educational．This is one of the funniest websites online for children because it is very well animated and has great sound effects．The website has games and stories for small kids，and they can create letters at the post office and mail them to their favorite characters．
Sprout Online
Sprout has features on its television network，which are just for children．There are games，colored pages，recipes，music，videos，sign language activities and exercise videos for children．There are also online activities based on Sprout television shows．These include Roary the Race Car，the Wiggles，the Mighty Jungle and many others．
These are just a few of many educational websites for children．Small children love to use computers，so help them find some websites that contain fun and learning at the same time．

66．What's the purpose of the author in writing this passage？A
A．To introduce some educational websites to parents for their kids．
B．To let parents distinguish between good and bad websites．
C．To attract the readers to download some useful information．
D．To enrich  young children's spare time with some Internet games．
67．What's the difference between people who have memberships and those who don't？C
A．With a membership，you can get the information for free．
B．You can download materials you want for free with a membership．
C．With a membership，you can have access to the site without the ads．
D．You can look through more pages with a membership．
68．If you want to buy educational materials for your children，you should chooseB．
A．Enchanted Learning．
B．Starfall
C．Sesame Street Workshop．
D．Sprout Online．
69．Why does the Sesame Street Workshop have more fun than others？D
A．Because it has games and stories for young kids．
B．Because children can mail letters to their favorite characters．
C．Because it is always educational，and children love it．．
D．Because it has great sound effects and animation．
70．It can be learnt from the passage thatD．
A．Enchanted Learning has reading activities and worksheets to download．
B．Starfall is designed for learners from pre-K to second grade
C．the Wiggles and the MightyJungle are not based on television shows．
D．websites that involve joy and learning are beneficial to kids．

分析 本文为广告应用文，作者给父母介绍了几个教育网站，希望帮助他们学习家庭教育．

解答 66-70ACBDD
66．答案A．写作意图题：从文章第一段的句子：This article will offer some educational websites to small children．可知作者是想介绍一些教育网站给父母，选A．
67．答案C．细节理解题：从文章第二段的句子：but for $20.00 per year，you can purchase a membership that allows you to have access to the site without the advertising．可知有会员和没有会员的人差别是有会员的话，就能获得没有广告的网址，选C．
68．答案B．细节理解题：从文章第三段的句子：The website has reading activities，worksheets to download，and a store where you can purchase educational materials for your children．可知如果想给孩子买学习材料，应该选择 Starfall．选B．
69．答案D．细节理解题：从文章第四段的句子：This is one of the funniest websites online for children because it is very well animated and has great sound effects．可知Sesame Street Workshop 比其他的更有趣是因为它有很好的音响效果和动画，选D．
70．答案D．推理判断题：从文章最后一段的句子：These are just a few of many educational websites for children．Small children love to use computers，so help them find some websites that contain fun and learning at the same time．可知有快乐和学习的网站对孩子是有益的，选D．

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The concept of the Buddy Bench is simple：Students who want to partake in playground games and activities，but may feel hesitant，can take a seat，which signifies（表明） to other children on the playground that they may need something extra to encourage them to participate．
The idea for the bench came about last year，when Farrell，school counselor at McIntyre Elementary，was conducting a leadership group to help students overcome shyness and gain confidence．Four fourth-grade students came up with the idea for the Buddy Bench in this workshop，and worked with Farrell to draft a letter to present to the Parent Teacher Staff Organization to make the bench a reality．The PTSO approved the students'proposal，and installed（安装） a bright metal bench with a cheerful sign that reads"Buddy Bench"on the school's playground．
Since it was installed on Nov.16，the bench has been effective．The simple concept has resonated with（引起共鸣） the students，and already has created a better environment within the school community．
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32．Who is Buddy Bench created for？C
A．Students who love games and activities．
B．Students who want and continue to be kind．
C．Students who are left out on the playground．
D．Students who are in Farrell's leadership group．
33．Who thought of the idea for the Buddy Bench？B
A．Farrell．
B．Four students．
C．The PTSO．
D．Some parents．
34．What does the word"they"in the last paragraph refer to？C
A．The PTSO．
B．Buddy Bench users．
C．The workshop members．
D．Farrell and teachers．
35．Which of the following statements can show"the bench has been effective"？D
A．More and more creative ideas have come up．
B．The workshop kids have set a good example．
C．The PTSO has decided to provide more buddy benches．
D．Some shy students have found friends on the playground．
1．Barack Obama urged congressional leaders on Monday to act quickly to pass a huge stimulus package for the U．S．economy．He met with a bipartisan （concerning or involving two different political parties） group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill．Later he met individually with Democratic and Republican House and Senate leaders and spoke to a bipartisan leadership gathering．In comments to reporters early on Monday，he emphasized the urgency of finalizing economic legislation （立法）．"We have got an extraordinary economic challenge ahead of us，"he said，"We are expecting a sobering job report at the end of the week．Nancy Pelosi and her staff have been extraordinarily helpful in working with our team so that we can shape an economic recovery and reinvestment plan that starts putting people back to work．"
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72．Barack Obama urged congressional leaders and met with bipartisan leaders toB．
A．take over the White House    
B．end economic decline
C．understand each other better   
D．negotiate political issues
73．If the stimulus package is passed quickly and successfully，it canD．
A．obtain support from Republicans   
B．finalize economic legislation
C．enhance America's international position  
D．provide job opportunities
74．What is the bipartisan leaders'attitude towards this meeting？B
A．Uncertain．
B．Hopeful．
C．Disappointed．
D．Indifferent．
75．What can we infer from the passage？C
A．The best way out of the economic depression is tax cuts．
B．The Republic Party plays the key role in coping with the economic depression．
C．Democrats and Republicans will team up in the economic depression．
D．When the stimulus package will be passed is known to the lawmakers．
18．With the help of Gloria，his wife，Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets，stereo systems，and home appliances．Tom developed an excellent（36）Bwith their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service．He was proud of his high percentage of repeat（37）A．
About five years ago，Tom was（38）Cby the owners of a competing company，Stereo Super Stores．They wanted him to（39）C them out．The price was very attractive．Everything looked good．Before making his final（40）ATom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase．She told him that（41）Cthe numbers looked good it didn't feel （42）Cto her．However，Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare（43）D，he went ahead and made the（44）B．Within months he discovered that he had made a big（45）D．He had paid too much for a（46）Acompany．He tried as hard as he could to make it work out，but he couldn't turn things（47）B．He was forced into bankruptcy（破产）．He was about to lose everything，including his（48）Abusiness．
Tom was embarrassed，but he is a survivor．He looked at his situation．He decided to（49）C admit his mistake and，rather than getting stuck in lawsuits（诉讼），he would focus his（50）Don saving and rebuilding his original business．He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his（51）B，and that he needed to learn from this（52）A．He dealt with the crisis in a way that delighted  people，who in turn （53）Brespect for him．Old customers poured into his store．He and Gloria （54）Bto changes in retailing（零售） and have built an even better business than before．
In the business world，it is natural to gain and lose，of（55）DPeterson's experience is an example．Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts and learn from them attract endless profits．

36．A．popularityB．reputationC．causeD．foundation
37．A．customersB．assistantsC．friendsD．visitors
38．A．appointedB．approvedC．approachedD．appreciated
39．A．sellB．payC．buyD．check
40．A．decisionB．choiceC．determinationD．judgement
41．A．as thoughB．now thatC．even thoughD．in case
42．A．terribleB．fairC．rightD．attractive
43．A．possibilityB．occasionC．eventD．opportunity
44．A．profitB．purchaseC．reservationD．appointment
45．A．differenceB．discoveryC．commitmentD．mistake
46．A．dyingB．controversialC．clumsyD．tiring
47．A．inB．aroundC．downD．up
48．A．originalB．variousC．uniqueD．precious
49．A．quietlyB．loudlyC．openlyD．secretly
50．A．beliefsB．spiritsC．attemptsD．energies
51．A．producerB．wifeC．relativeD．adviser
52．A．experienceB．enterpriseC．processD．history
53．A．wonB．showedC．achievedD．earned
54．A．belongedB．adaptedC．adoptedD．appealed
55．A．themB．whatC．thatD．which．
5．As societies develop，their members start to see things not so much according to what they need，but according to what they want．（71）C
Now，it's important for the managers in a company to understand what their customers want if they are going to develop effective marketing strategies．（72）F One way at supermarkets，for example，is to interview customers while they are doing their shopping．（73）AThis provides information on which to base future marketing strategies．It's also quite normal for top managers from department stores to spend a day or two each month visiting stores and mixing freely with the public，as if they were ordinary customers，to get an idea of how customers act．
Another way to get information from customers is to give them something．（74）G As well as being a good way of attracting customers into the restaurants to spend their money，it also allows the managers to get at feel of where to attract customers and which age group to attract
Another strategy used at some well-known parks such as Disneyland is for top managers to spend at least one day in their work，touring the park dressed as Mickey Mouse or something like that．（75）B
A．They can be asked what they prefer to buy and then the results of the research can be studied．
B．This provides them with a perfect chance to examine the scene and watch the customers without being noticed．
C．When people have enough money，these wants become demands．
D．We have more ways of doing it better than ever before．
E．Here are five principles of"H-E-A-R-T"communication．
F．There are various ways o£doing this．
G．For example，some fast food restaurants give away tickets to customers to get part of their meal for nothing．
15．A wood fire can be handy when you're camping．You can roast marshmallows or stay warm，for example．Forest fires that rage out of control，however，are a big problem．
Wildfires cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage every year．And the amount of destruction has grown over the last 2 decades，especially in the western United States．
To understand better why the northern Rocky Mountains region has been hit especially hard by wildfires，scientists from the University of Arizona in Tucson looked at weather，snow，and fire records from 1970 to 2003．^
Their study showed that，between 1987 and 2003，fires burned an area 6.5 times larger than the area burned between 1970 and 1986．The fire season also started earlier-，and its average length increased by 78 days．
Warmer spring and summer temperatures appear to be part of the explanation for this change．The average temperature in the study's more recent period was 0.871 higher than it was in the earlier period．And this trend is likely to continue．Experts predict that average summer temperatures may rise between 2¾and 5¾by the year 2050 in western North America．‘
Hie timing of snowmelt appears to be another cause of the fire boom．When snow melts early in the season，forests become drier through the summer and catch fire and burn more easily．Western snow packs now typically melt a week to a month earlier than they did 50 years ago，according to recent studies．
Some people have blamed the growing fire risk on policies that allow bush and branches to build up on forest floors．But clearing bush by itself won't help much if changes in climate are largely responsible for increasingly severe forest fires．
43．The main purpose of studying the records from 1970 to 2003 was toD．
A．find out solutions to forest fires
B．prevent wildfires from happening frequently-
C．know more about the climate changes in the past decades
D．find out the causes of wildfires in the northern Rocky Mountains region
44．Scientists fix＞m the University of Arizona found out the following EXCEPTD
A．western snow packs melt earlier than they did 50 years ago
B．fires burned larger area between 1987．and 2003 than between 1970 and 1986
C．the fire season between 1987 and 2003 was longer than that between 1970 and 1986
D．the average summer temperature will be I9C and 5¾higher by 2050 than it is now
45．Which of the following statements will Scientists from the University of Arizona agree to？C
A．More wildfires lead to the trend of global warming．
B．Hot summers have nothing to do with the increasing wildfires．
C．The earlier snow melts，the more probably forest fires will happen．
46．Clearing bush will help control the increasingly severe forest fires．What is the main idea the author aims to express in the passage？C
A．The damages caused by wildfires．
B．The results of a study on wild fires．
C．The causes of fires in the United States．
D．The changes in climate in the western United States．
2．A new college guide in the United States compares educational requirements in seven subjects．These include math，science，writing and United States history or government．The other subjects are economics，foreign language and literature．
The free online guide is from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni．The council is a nonprofit group that supports liberal arts education．
Its president，Anne Neal，says these areas of knowledge are needed to succeed in a twenty-first century society and an increasingly connected world．Yet she told VOA's Faiza Elmasry it was surprising how many students can graduate with，in her words，a"thin education．"
Forty-two of the one hundred colleges and universities surveyed received the lowest marks．This meant they required two or fewer of the seven subjects．Five schools received a top grade for requiring six subjects．These were Brooklyn College in New York City，Texas A&M，the University of Texas-Austin，West Point and the University of Arkansas．
Robert Costrell is a professor of education reform and economics at the University of Arkansas．He says many，if not all，of the top American colleges once had a core curriculum-a set of courses required for all students．
But over the years，many have dropped these requirements．Or they have watered them down，Professor Costrell says，into what became known as distribution requirements．This system lets a student choose from a number of different courses to satisfy a requirement．
ROBERT COSTRELL："And in many cases these courses went too far，I would say，towards the fluffy treatment of serious material，and students could satisfy their requirement by taking such courses．"
Professor Costrell says schools should not only re-examine what they teach．They should also measure what students have learned-for example，through some form of examinations or papers．
A new report this week from the College Board showed that college prices continue to rise．But Anne Neal from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni says higher prices do not guarantee a better general education．In fact，the group found that the higher the tuition，the more likely that students have to develop their own general education．
The college guide is on the Web at whatwilltheylearn．com．Anne Neal says her group is surveying more colleges．The hope，she says，is to discover what college graduates have really learned，and how ready they are to compete in the global marketplace．

67．Where does the passage probably come from？B
A．A scientific fiction．      B．A research newspaper．
C．A fashion magazine．        D．An entertainment newspaper．
68．The American Council of Trustees and Alumni does all the following EXCEPTD．
A．support liberal arts education
B．concern itself with education in America
C．devote time to helping improve college education
D．make money by helping with college education
69．The words"watered them down"underlined in Paragraph 6most likely mean"A．"
A．reduced required courses                   B．improved required courses
C．increased required courses                 D．developed required courses
70．In this passage，the new college guide mainly tells its readers that American colleges  shouldA．
A．meet the requirements of the new century
B．reduce the number of required courses
C．have different standards on required courses
D．cut down on their tuitions．
19．Some people are like homing pigeons：Drop them off anywhere，and they'll find their way around．Other people，though，can't tell when they're holding a map upside down．Are the directionally challenged just bad learners？
Not all of your navigational （导航的）skills are learned．Research shows that your sense of direction is innate．An innate ability is something you are born with．Your brain has special navigational neurons-head-direction cells，place cells，and grid cells （网格细胞）-and they help program your inside compass when you're just a baby．
In 2010，scientists carried out an experiment to study baby rats'neural activity in their brains．Although the rats were newborns，the researchers discovered that their head-direction cells （which help them recognize the direction they're facing） were fully grown and developed．The rats，it seemed，were born with a sense of direction．And they hadn't even opened their eyes yet!
Humans，of course，are not rats．But the hippocampus-the brain area we use for navigation-is similar in most mammals．If the rat's compass develops this way，then it's likely that a human's compass does，too．
If we're born with a sense of direction，then why are some people so good at getting lost？The scientists found that the two other cells-place and grid cells-developed within the first month．Place cells are thought to help us form a map in our mind，while grid cells help us navigate new and unfamiliar places．The two cells work together，and that's where the trouble might be．
People who took part in a 2013study played a video game that required them to travel quickly between different places．Monitoring their brains，the scientists found that grid cells helped the gamers recognize where they were-even without landmarks．According to researcher Michael Kahana，differences in how grid cells work may help explain why some people have a better sense of direction than others．

32．What did the 2010research find？A
A．Rats have a natural ability to recognize directions．
B．Rats'hippocampus is different from that of humans．
C．Rats usually find their way without opening their eyes．
D．Baby rats have as many head-direction cells as grown-ups．
33．What do we know about our navigational neurons？D
A．Place cells let us know how to read a map．
B．Grid cells help us reach the place we are going to．
C．They help us use a compass when we lose our way．
D．Place and grid cells grow later than head-direction cells．
34．Why are some people so good at getting lost？B
A．They can't remember landmarks．
B．Their grid cells can't work very well．
C．They are unfamiliar with new places．
D．Their ability to follow directions is poor．
35．What is the text mainly about？A
A．Human navigational skills．
B．The compass in rats'body．
C．Why grid cells are useful．
D．How homing pigeons work．
20．We talk about people being"color-blind"but very few of us are．Even those who describe  themselves as color-blind are normally just color lack．A strongly color-blind person will still be able to tell 20different colors，compared to the 100or so that normal-sighted people see．
Pingelap，a tiny island in the Pacific，is a beautiful spot but one that has a genetic trouble．It is known as Color Blind Island because so many people who live on this remote island can only see in black and white．
Not being able to see in color is bad enough．But one islander，Herrol，who's a fisherman，also struggles in full sunlight because all he sees is a painful burnt-out image．"I find it difficult to go outside in the sun，"he says，"because when it's sunny I cannot see to do my work．"
But if being truly color-blind is rare，why is it that around 10% of the population of Pingelap lire in a totally black and white world？
Well，we know that in 1780the population of Pingelap was all but wiped out by a tsunami．As few as 20people survived，one of whom was the king．It's believed he had a genetic fault that causes color-blindness and he passed this fault on to his many generations．
There is one advantage．Herrol can see well，really well，in the dark．So when it gets dark，Herro1and his friends get in their boats and hunt flying fish．They hang up flaming torches and the fish are attracted to the flames．"This type of fishing is fun，"Herrol says，"especially if we catch plenty．So even though it's hard work we enjoy it．"
5．What is Pingelap famous as？B
A．A tiny island．                   
B．A color-blind island
C．A mentally troubled island．        
D．A beautiful island．
6．What can we infer about Herrol？A
A．He may stay at home when it's sunny．
B．He is interested in burnt-out images．
C．He likes taking photos very much．
D．He doesn't live in Pingelap any more．
7．What would be the best title for the text？C
A．The history of Pingelap          
B．The disadvantage of Herrol
C．The island of color blindness      
D．The advantage of color blindness．

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