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16．The capital of Switzerland，Bern，is a beautiful city．It was founded in 1191  and has a lot of attractions and historic sites as well as an active cultural life．It is here that Albert Einstein once worked．
    The city of Bern was built with local sandstone in Gothic style（哥特式）with more arcades（拱廊）than any other city in Europe．It is one of the most attractive old towns in Europe，and is famous for its great sandstone buildings，historical towers and eleven famous fountains．Over the centuries，the city has been protected very well，and in 1 983 the UNESC0（联合国科教文组织）claimed Bern a World Heritage Site．
    One house after the other and shop after shop，rows of shops are connected by long sandstone arcades．Rain or shine，it is a pleasure to walk along one of the longest shopping streets．Bern has Switzerland's tallest Gothic cathedral（大教堂）．The Münster-Terrasse，a square in front of the cathedral，has been a f amous meeting place for centuries．
    The wonderful Clock Tower has puppets（木偶）that come out before the hour and perform a 1ittle short play．The Center Paul Klee shows the largest collection in the world of one of the world's greatest 20th century artists．The Swiss Alpine Museum displays a history of the Swiss Alps（阿尔卑斯山）．Bern's shining green river，Aare，winds its way alongside the old town and is lined with a number of scenic spots．Only a few minutes'walk from the station will take you to its tree-lined banks surrounded by nature．The Aare attracts people of all ages，especially in summer when the clean water invites you to jump into the river．It is during this time that many of the people in Bern enjoy swimming．
39．According to the passage，which of the following does Bern NOT have？B
A．A long history．        
B．Tower Bridge．
C．Puppet performances．   
D．Historic sites．
40．You may find the passage on aA．
A．city magazine          
B．travel poster
C．school newsletter       
D．company notice board
41．The UNESCO claimed Bern as a World Heritage Site becauseB．
A．it has the tallest Gothic cathedral of Switzerland
B．the attractions are well protected
C．people living there have an active country life
D．it is the place that Albert Einstein once worked in
42．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE？C
A．Bern is a capital city with a lot of places of interest in the world．
B．The river Aare is a beautiful place attracting people of different ages．
C．Paul Klee is one of the most famous artists in the World．
D．Many of the people in Bern enjoy swimming in summer．

分析 本文介绍了瑞士首都伯尔尼城始建于12世纪末，至18世纪建成我们看见的规模，至今已有800多年的历史，一直是瑞士的政治和文化中心．

解答 BABC
39．B 根据The capital of Switzerland，Bern，is a beautiful city．It was founded in 1191 and has a lot of attractions and historic sites as well as an active cultural life．和 The wonderful Clock Tower has puppets（木偶）that come out before the hour and perform a 1ittle short play可知Switzerland有 long history，Puppet performances和Historic sites，而没有提到Tower Bridge，故答案为B
40．A 根据本文介绍了瑞士首都伯尔尼城始建于12世纪末，至18世纪建成我们看见的规模，至今已有800多年的历史，一直是瑞士的政治和文化中心．可以推知文章出自城市杂志，故答案为A
41．B 根据Over the centuries，the city has been protected very well，and in 1983 the UNESC0（联合国科教文组织）claimed Bern a World Heritage Site．可知，伯尔尼被列为世界文化遗产是因为这座城市保护地完善，故答案为B
42．C 根据The Center Paul Klee shows the largest collection in the world of one of the world's greatest 20th century artists．可知，Paul Klee是个地点名，而不是人名，故答案为C

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C．is not appropriate for practice          
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D．Only a few scientists support the idea．
3．Not a day goes by when we don't use the World Wide Web．Today it has become almost as important to every family as food and water!This year，the World Wide Web has turned 25years old．What many people don't know is that the web was at first created to improve communication between thousands of scientists in Switzerland．
In 1989，Tim Berners-Lee was a 34-year-old British physicist working as a software（软件）engineer at CERN，the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland．Since CERE was a huge organization with thousands of scientists，communication between them was becoming increasingly difficult．
Berners-Lee wanted to develop a system to solve the problem．His paper suggested an information system，where a page on one computer could have a link to another page on another computer （ connected through the Internet） allowing scientists to read lots of information quickly．However，Berners-Lee's boss said that it sounded exciting but impossible．
Even though there were many difficulties and few supporters，Berners-Lee went on to develop the World Wide Web．He came up with ideas such as Hyper-text Transfer Protocol（超文本传输协议）to allow computers to talk to each other，Hyper-text Markup Language （HTML） to create the pages，a server to serve the pages，and a browser（浏览器）to see them．
In December 1990，the World Wide Web was demonstrated（展示）and in 1991，the WWW project was made public，so that other programmers could develop their own browsers．Berners-Lee believed that it could be used for more than scientific purposes．He wanted the Internet to be easy for anyone to use-a free open software．His wishes soon came true．
Although the World Wide Web has today turned into a completely different thing from what it meant at first，it has become necessary and important to our lives，powering our mobile technologies and the way we get information．

56．The World Wide Web was created toD．
A．help people get information easily and quickly
B．support the development of mobile technologies
C．make it easier for British scientists to communicate
D．improve communication between scientists at CERN
57．As for Berners-Lee's paper，his bossC．
A．felt puzzled about itB．was uncertain about it
C．had no confidence in it   D．showed no interest in it
58．According to the text，Berners-LeeA．
A．doesn't give up easily when in trouble
B．has worked at CERN for 25years
C．is a 55-year-old Swiss physicist
D．knows little about the Internet
59．The underlined word"it"in Paragraph 5refers toD．
A．a serverB．a browserC．HTMLD．the World Wide Web
60．What would be the best title for the text？B
A．The future of the webB．World Wide Web turns 25!
C．Tips on improving your website    D．Interview with Tim Berners-Lee．
4．When you're an employee of a company，no matter the size，it's common to see co-workers promoted，or transferred to a different department．But there is another way to move around-by creating a new position for yourself．I did this several years ago，though I wasn't actively looking for a different job．
In 2007，I was hired at the Transamerica Life Insurance Company，as a customer service representative in the distributions services department．I processed requests for distributions from our annuity（养老金）policy holders around the country．Someone might have forgotten to sign a form，for example，or might have omitted security information．To solve the problem，I'd mail the person a letter．
The company had been through several combinations，so in our department alone we had a collection of about 140 templates（模板） for letters related to distributions．The longer I worked with the letters，the more I saw how they could be improved．Some had overlapping information and could be combined．Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating．I also noticed that industry terminology（专业术语） wasn't standard across all the versions．
When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008，she agreed that the letters needed revamping．She said I should stop what I'd been doing and start the new work．In a relatively short time，I was able to make numerous improvements and reduce the number of letters to 70．It was an informal job change until a managers'meeting several months later．
At that meeting，a vice president who was unaware of my new work mentioned that the division's entire stock of 1，700 letters should be reviewed．My manager told her that she knew the perfect person for the job-me．The position was still considered temporary when I took on the extra tasks，but I was able to show that the work had value，and I was officially promoted and given a raise in November 2009．
 
31．According to Paragraph 1，which of the following statements is true？D
A．The author admired those who got a promotion in his company．
B．The author tried his best to get a promotion in his company
C．The author was eager to seek another job．
D．It is no surprise to see people around us change their positions．
32．Which of the following problems with the letters is NOT mentioned in the passage？B
A．Some information needed to be united．
B．Some information was overlooked．
C．Some had grammatical mistakes．
D．Industry terminology didn't meet the standard．
33．The underlined word"revamping"in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning toA．
A．improving     B．rebuilding    C．repeating    D．strengthening 
34．The author started to review the letters whenC．
A．he was hired by the company    
B．his department supervisor agreed his idea
C．he was recommended at a managers'meeting               
D．he was promoted
35．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？C
A．Where there is will，there is a way．
B．Don't let the chance go，when it comes．
C．Creating a position，and earning a promotion．
D．Ways to get a promotion．

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