Do you have a good sense of direction?If not, please take with you a compass．But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way．
It’s never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted(委托)with the job of map-reading actually knows where the family is．You can tell by the slightly confused load on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map．Never mind．The shu is shining and it’s still morning．If you don’t know the exact time, you can still find out where south is, but you’ll need to be patient．
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Find a straight sick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow．
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Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can．You can check this by making a simple plumb line(铅锤线)with a piece of string and weight．You haven’t got any string?OK, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight．
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Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick．
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Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again．
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Keep doing this until you have made several marks．
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The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south．
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Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick．
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That point is south of where you are．
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Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be travelling．
(1)
To find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because
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A．
it is not easy to find a proper stick
B．
it is not easy to position the stick
C．
it takes hours to make the marks
D．
it takes about half an hour to make the marks
(2)
The passage would probably be most helpful to ________．
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A．
those who draw maps
B．
those who get lost
C．
those who make compasses
D．
those who do experiments
(3)
Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?
“Who made your T-shirt?” A Geo etown University student raised that question．Pietra Rivoli, a professor of business, wanted to fin the answer．A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton form to Chinese factory to charity bin(慈善捐赠箱)．The result is an interesting new book, The Tra ’s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy(经济)．
Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over gobal trade．She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises around every corner．In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a step toward a better e for the people who work there．In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she realizes, th “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market,” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color．Rivoli’s book is full of mem able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the “muddy-sweet smell(泥土香味)of the cotton．”She says, “Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like Shallowater Texas．”
Rivoli is at her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections．She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization．The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check．True economic progress needs them both．
(1)
What do we learn about Professor Rivoli?
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A．
She used to work on a cotton farm．
B．
She wrote a book about world trade．
C．
She wants to give up her teaching job．
D．
She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes．
(2)
By saying T-shirt “meet a real market”, Rivoli means in Tanzania ________．
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A．
cheaper T-shirt are needed．
B．
used T-shirt are hard to sell
C．
prices of T-shirt rise and fall frequently
D．
prices of T-shirt are usually reasonable
(3)
What does the word “them” underlined in the last paragraph refer to?
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A．
Free-markets．
B．
Price changes．
C．
Unexpected connection．
D．
chances opened up by trade．
(4)
What would be the best title for the text?
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A．
What T-shirt Can Do to Help Cotton Farms
B．
How T-shirt Are Made in Shanghai
C．
How T-shirt Are Sold in Tanzania
D．
What T-shirt Can Teach Us
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Thirty years ago, when the movie version of my novel Jaw was published, few people including me knew very much about great white sharks．For hundreds of generations, we humans have been taught to fear and hate sharks, and the movie touched a nerve of horror．
Now something long thought impossible has happened．A great white shark was successfully held in capacity for several months．In August last year a very young female great white shark was caught accidentally in a fisherman’s net off Huntington Beach, California, and then kept in an ocean pen(栏栅)for 25 days．After being moved to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (水族馆), she grew well in the million-gallon Outer Bay Exhibit．She was so lovely that people all liked her very much．Perhaps she was too young to understand that the big tank was not her natural environment, because she didn’t hit her head against the walls in an attempt to swim away as others of her kind have done．And she began to feed almost immediately on small fish offered to her on a pole．In the months that followed, the shark suffered no serious injuries, caught no diseases, and grew noticeably larger, breaking all records for great white sharks in capacity．The longest that any other great white shark had been held was 16 days．
Until February 23, that is, when she hit and killed a soup fin shark(翅鲨), as she grew bigger and her behavior grew more aggressive, officials at the Aquarium knew the time had come．On March 31, after 198 days in the aquarium, the great white shark was released into the Pacific．
Scientists still have a lot to learn about sharks, especially great white sharks which are now considered to be in danger．Scientists do know that sharks are necessary to ocean health．Remove any significant animal from the sea food chain and you will risk destroying the balance of nature．
(1)
We can see that in the film Jaw the shark was once described as ________．
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A．
a pet of children
B．
a horror to human beings
C．
a friend of the aged
D．
a guard of its owner
(2)
Different from the others of her kind, the young female great white shark was somewhat ________ in the beginning．
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A．
terrible and dangerous
B．
fierce and cruel
C．
loyal and friendly
D．
gentle and lovely
(3)
By saying that“officials at the aquarium knew the time had come”, the writer probably means that the female great white shark ________．
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A．
had to be killed
B．
escaped from the big tank
C．
had to be set free
D．
began to hit and kill other animals
(4)
What conclusion can be drawn from the text?
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A．
We should protect great white sharks as well as other ocean animals．
B．
The female great white shark will be attacked by some other animals．
C．
Great white sharks are becoming more and more
D．
We should kill the enemies of white sharks in the oceans．
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Up until now, Disney's attempt into China has been anything but magical．Its Hong Kong theme park, opened in 2005, has had a difficult time due to early mistakes and competition．But Disney doesn't throw in the towel in a market with 1.3 billion potential customers．After more than a decade of negotiations, Disney can build its second Disneyland in Shanghai．
Disney officials wouldn't say when the park will open or how much it will cost．But the company stated in press release that the Shanghai park will include“characteristics adapted to the Shanghai region”．
The approval for park construction comes among China's ongoing efforts to develop its tourism sector, which is expected to increase by 3％ this year．
Since the mainland Chinese make up a third of visitors to Hong Kong Disneyland, some fear that the Shanghai park will take tourists away from the former park．Since opening four years ago, Hong Kong Disneyland has underperformed due to its small size－300 acres, the smallest of any Disney parks－as well as high ticket prices and competition from Ocean Park．
Disney has also made several market miscalculations．Analysts say the company, in trying not to make the same mistakes it did in Paris by failing to be adapted to local tastes, may have done too much in its efforts to adapt the Hong Kong park to Chinese customers．For example, the park's restaurants originally planned to serve the shark's fin soup, until environmentalists protested(抗议)．
Disney officials dismissed concerns that a new park in Shanghai will steal Hong Kong customers．“We see Hong Kong Disneyland and the Shanghai park as complementary(互补的),”said an official．“We believe the Chinese market is large enough to support more than one park．”
Further expansion in Asia may be a good bet．Last year, roughly a quarter of Disney's profit came from overseas operations．Asia contributed just 5％, but leisure-industry experts are confident about the region's potential．
(1)
The underlined phrase“throw in the towel”in Paragraph 1 means“________”．
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A．
have a good idea
B．
admit that it has been defeated
C．
bring hope
D．
invest more money
(2)
The Chinese government agreed on the construction of Shanghai Disneyland with the aim of ________．
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A．
developing Shanghai's tourism
B．
competing with Hong Kong Disneyland
C．
hosting a successful Disney celebration
D．
promoting the development of local culture
(3)
A tourist gives up the idea of visiting Hong Kong Disneyland probably because ________．
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A．
it is not well adapted to Chinese customers
B．
it lacks attractions
C．
environmentalists protest
D．
it is very small and the ticket price is high
(4)
From the passage, it can be inferred that ________．
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A．
only after long years of negotiations can Disney build its second park in Shanghai
B．
when the Shanghai park will open and how much it will cost haven't been decided
C．
the Shanghai park will be as successful as the Hong Kong theme park
D．
Paris Disneyland was not so successful, failing to satisfy the taste of the local people．
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