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Growers around the world are using new methods to grow grapes to make wine. They use natural and organic methods to control harmful insects and weeds instead of using chemicals. Now, a winery in Canada has adopted a natural way to control its grapevines (葡萄藤).The Featherstone Winery is in southern Ontario. The grapevines, like other plants, need to be cut every year.
Cutting grapevines must be done very carefully. Only a targeted area of leaves is removed from the lower part of the vines to help the grapes grow better. But at the Featherstone Winery, no man or machine does the cutting. Instead, the job is done by 40 little wooly lambs.www.zxxk.com
David Johnson owns the vineyard. He says he learned about using lambs while visiting wineries in New Zealand. The young lambs are perfectly designed to do the job. They eat the grape leaves on the lower parts of the vine. But they are not tall enough to reach the grapes. They only weigh about 22 kilograms, so they do not beat down the soil. And their waste makes good organic fertilizer. In addition, using the lambs costs much less than hiring workers to cut the vines for seven weeks in summer. And when the cutting is done in August, the lambs become tasty dishes.
Mr Johnson says he had a difficult time finding enough lambs to do the job. There are about 50 million lambs in New Zealand. But there are not nearly as many in Ontario. Also, some organic pesticides (杀虫剂) are harmful to lambs. And the lambs must be watched to make sure they do not eat too much of the grapevines.
David Johnson says the lambs help him carry out his environmental ideas about farming. They are lovely and peaceful and he likes having them in his vineyard. People visiting the vineyard also enjoy watching the lambs do their job

  1. 1.

    Farmers who grow grapes with natural and organic methods _____

    1. A.
      don't cut grapevines every year
    2. B.
      don't use chemicals to control harmful insects and weeds
    3. C.
      don't need to control harmful insects and weeds
    4. D.
      don't use organic fertilizer
  2. 2.

    In order to help the grapes grow better, growers _____

    1. A.
      only have to remove the dead leaves
    2. B.
      need to remove a specific area of leaves
    3. C.
      shouldn't remove any part of the plants
    4. D.
      should let little lambs do the cutting
  3. 3.

    Paragraph 4 is mainly about _____

    1. A.
      the future of getting lambs to do the cutting
    2. B.
      the worries about using organic pesticides
    3. C.
      the ways to get lambs to do the cutting
    4. D.
      the problems related to lambs doing the cutting
  4. 4.

    We can infer from the passage that David Johnson______

    1. A.
      owns several wineries in Canada
    2. B.
      buys lambs from New Zealand
    3. C.
      is concerned about protecting the environment
    4. D.
      loves keeping lambs instead of farming
BBDC
试题分析:本文在采用环保的方式来种植葡萄酿酒。
1.B细节题 从第一段They use natural and organic methods to control harmful insects and weeds instead of using chemicals中找到答案B是正确的。
2.B推断题,从第二段Only a targeted area of leaves is removed from the lower part of the vines to help the grapes grow better推断出答案B项。
3.D 段落大意 从第四段第一句话推断出D项
4.C推断题 从最后一段第一句话推断出David Johnson是个环保人士
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The black and white bird came ashore on a beach in the south of the North Island nearly 4,000 miles away from its usual habitat. The creature’s astonishing journey was witnessed by a woman walking her dog as the two-foot bird waddled out of the water in front of her. She said, “It was out of this world to see it. It was this glistening white thing standing up on the sand and I thought I was seeing things.” The tale of the lost penguin is similar to the 2006 children’s film Happy Feet, in which a young penguin finds himself far from home during a voyage of discovery.
Conservationists believe it has completed an incredible journey for such a young bird — it is estimated to be around 10 months old. The most likely explanation for its appearance in New Zealand is the hunt for food. Experts said it may also have rested on an ice floe (浮冰) during its travels and was carried north for a great distance before it made a swim for dry land. Colin Miskelly, a curator of New Zealand Museum, said, “They can spend months at a time in the ocean and come ashore only to moult (脱毛,换毛)or rest.” Mr. Miskelly said the brave bird would have to find its way back south soon if it was going to survive. He said, “It is probably hot and thirsty and has been eating wet sand.” “It doesn’t realize that the sand isn’t going to melt inside it because they typically eat snow — their only liquid.”
New Zealand residents have been warned to give the bird a wide berth — it can inflict (予以) painful bites if threatened

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is True of Paragraph 1?

    1. A.
      A young penguin found himself far from home during a voyage of moulting
    2. B.
      A creature’s astonishing journey was incredible in the north of the North Island
    3. C.
      A woman witnessed a 2 feet bird waddled in the children’s film while walking her dog
    4. D.
      A penguin came ashore on a beach thousands of miles away from its habitate
  2. 2.

    Conservationists tend to explain that____________

    1. A.
      the young bird has completed a pleasant journey of 4,000 thousand miles
    2. B.
      the young bird’s appearance in New Zealand is due to its hunt for food and delay of returning
    3. C.
      the young bird comes ashore in New Zealand only to moult or rest during its voyage
    4. D.
      the young bird is certain to be over 10 months old when it appears on a beach
  3. 3.

    What do we know about the penguin according to Mr. Miskelly?

    1. A.
      The penguin could spend months at a time in the ocean and came ashore only to have young ones
    2. B.
      The young bird might have slept on an ice floe and could not swim for dry land
    3. C.
      The young penguin didn’t realize the sand wasn’t going to melt inside it like snow it eats
    4. D.
      The brave bird would have to find its way back north soon if it was going to survive
  4. 4.

    What does the underlined part mean in the last sentence?

    1. A.
      The residents should keep well away from it when they want to watch the young penguin
    2. B.
      Some people do not realize the danger of the young bird and they are expected to touch it
    3. C.
      New Zealand residents want to keep the young bird but it wants to leave the shore
    4. D.
      If the local people threatened the young bird, it would do harm to other birds nearby

Most of us use the telephone several times a day to talk with friends or make social arrangements(安排). These calls are usually quite easy and require little planning.
Using the telephone for business purpose is different. In any organization the person on the telephone represents the company and gives an impression of the firm to the outside world.
If you want to ensure good public relations, you need to master effective telephone techniques.
You should try to give an impression of an efficient, friendly, progressive company eager to give good service.
Before calling
Choose the right time. Consider the cost, urgency and convenience. When calling overseas, you need to consider the time difference.
Check the number. A great deal of money is wasted each year on dialing wrong numbers.
Plan your call. Make a list of points and questions to be raised.
Be prepared. Gather any files, papers or information that may be needed during the call. It is unprofessional to have to say “Hold on while I look for that.”
If you have to ask a caller to hold on, keep going back and assuring him/her that you will be as quick as possible.
Avoid interruptions. Call at a time when you are unlikely to be distracted(分心).
During the call
Be courteous, polite. Make time for suitable greetings like “How are you today, Jim?” and “Did you enjoy your holiday”?
Put a smile in your voice. Remember, your caller can not see you, so use intonation to good effect and try to sound confident, decisive, helpful, and interested.
Check your notes. Look back at your notes to ensure that you have covered everything and quote figures and other data correctly.
Get feedback. Make sure the caller understands the message correctly, especially deadlines and actions that are involved.
Be courteous. Finish by thanking the caller for his or her time and trouble.
After the call
Make notes. Let it become a habit to make notes of the call and place them in an appropriate file.
Take actions. If you need to send a letter of confirmation or inform someone in your organization about any details of the call, do it immediately so that you do not forget important points

  1. 1.

    This passage is mainly about _____

    1. A.
      how to become a dependable company
    2. B.
      how to ensure public relations
    3. C.
      some service a company should have
    4. D.
      some telephone techniques for business purpose
  2. 2.

    Before calling, you have to _____

    1. A.
      stay at your company only
    2. B.
      learn important data and figures by heart
    3. C.
      get things ready for the communication
    4. D.
      choose the right time and place
  3. 3.

    During the call, it is unsuitable to _____

    1. A.
      be heard in low spirits
    2. B.
      be decisive
    3. C.
      check your notes
    4. D.
      get feedback
  4. 4.

    What does the underlined word “courteous” in the passage mean?

    1. A.
      Polite
    2. B.
      Active
    3. C.
      Effective
    4. D.
      Correct

Lego, the inventor of those colorful bricks that have inspired kids’ imaginations world-wide, has celebrated its 50th anniversary.

On January 28, 1958, a man named Godtfred Kirk Christiansen created the plastic building bricks that can now be found in almost every child’s toy box. The simple building block has become one of the most well-known and popular toys around the world.
"The Lego brick continues to be very attractive, because it allows children, and others, to develop their creativity and imagination," said Charlotte Simonsen, a spokeswoman of the Danish Lego company.
The company’s building brick allows an infinite number of links. With just two bricks there are 24 different links, and with six, there are 915 million possibilities, according to Lego.
A half-century after its creation, more than 400 million children and adults spend five billion hours a year putting the bricks together and pulling them apart. Also, the bricks made today can still interlock with those made in 1958.
Lego bricks are not just child’s play: they also attract the interest of adults. South Korean adventurer, Heo Young-Ho, who climbed Mount Everest in 1987, left a Lego toy behind in the snow during his climb.
After its great success Lego experienced a severe crisis at the end of the 1990s, hit hard by fierce competition from electronic games. This so-called "Toy of the Century" then suffered a dark period that lasted several years.
With great efforts, the company began to prosper again, and in 2006 it earned about 1.5 billion dollars in 130 countries. Seven boxes of Lego are now sold every second around the world, and 19 billion bricks are produced each year: enough to encircle the Earth five times!

  1. 1.

    The Lego bricks have remained popular in the past 50 years as a result of _______

    1. A.
      attracting many children worldwide
    2. B.
      brought imagination to the children worldwide
    3. C.
      making the children and even adults worldwide creative and imaginative
    4. D.
      having infinite links that bring many imagination
  2. 2.

    The author gave the example of South Korean adventurer Heo Young-Ho in order to prove that ______

    1. A.
      Heo Youn-Ho also loved playing Lego bricks
    2. B.
      the Lego bricks made him a mountain climber
    3. C.
      the Lego bricks not only interest children but also adults
    4. D.
      the Lego bricks are a must when on goes on an adventure
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the text that ______

    1. A.
      there are 915 different links with just 6 bricks
    2. B.
      the Lego Bricks Company has made a lot of money from the people worldwide
    3. C.
      the Lego Bricks can’t compare with computer games
    4. D.
      the bricks made today don’t change much compared with those made in 1958
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “hit” in the seventh paragraph means _____

    1. A.
      defeated in a fight or a competition
    2. B.
      have a crash in an accident or a fight
    3. C.
      get known through a song
    4. D.
      attack somebodyin a fight
  5. 5.

    The main idea of the story is that _____

    1. A.
      Lego bricks: brilliant past and struggling future
    2. B.
      Lego bricks: an attraction of both children and adults
    3. C.
      Lego bricks: making creativity and imagination
    4. D.
      Lego bricks: making billions of money every year

Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead.But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just that---dreams.
The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59.78 percent of respondents considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store.“But they just stop at the‘thinking’stage,” it stated.
Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of investment and a lack of business opportunity.They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need to advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way.
More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road.
Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year.But he is looking for a job first.“If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to establish a company in exhibition services,” Guo said.The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant.With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures(小册子) at a relatively low price.He is also confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry.
“Social networking is an important factor leading to business success,” Guo said.
Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation.
Jiang Ye, deputy director of Yangpu District Business Guide Center, said the universitysets up a business guide team made of government officials and professionals.They
regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own business.
The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone, the survey showed."Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo added.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following can be the best title?

    1. A.
      A Tough Job Market
    2. B.
      Graduates Dream of Being Boss
    3. C.
      The Ambitious Fresh Graduates
    4. D.
      The Story of Guo Bing
  2. 2.

    In the view of Guo Bing, what is the key factor that makes fresh graduates dream of being boss soon after graduation?

    1. A.
      Their family don't support them.
    2. B.
      Their social networking is not good.
    3. C.
      There are not enough graduate jobs.
    4. D.
      They want to achieve greater success.
  3. 3.

    Who is this article mostly intended for?

    1. A.
      The parents whose child goes to university soon
    2. B.
      Those who will graduate from university.
    3. C.
      Those who want to be bosses.
    4. D.
      The officials who work in the government.

Have you ever noticed the colour of the water in a river or stream after a heavy rainfall? What do you think caused this change in colour? It is soil that has been washed into the river from the riverbank or from t}le nearby fields.
Components of Soft
Soil is made up of a number of layers(层),each having its own distinctive colour and texture.The upper layer is known as the litter.It acts like a blanket.limiting temperature changes and reducing water loss.The topsoil layer is made up of small particles of rock mixed with rotten plant and animal matter called humus(腐殖质),which is black and gives the topsoil its dark colour.This layer is usually rich in nutrients,oxygen,and water.Below the topsoil is the subsoil,a layer that contains more stones mixed with only small amounts of organic matter.This layer is lighter in colour because of the lack of humus.Beneath the soil lies a layer of bedrock.
Soil forms from the bottom up.Over time bedrock is attacked by rain, wind,frost, and snow.It is gradually broken down into smaller particles in a process called weathering.Plants begin to grow,and rotten materials enrich the topsoil.Most of the soil in Eastern Canada.for example.Was formed from weathered rock that was exposed when the ice disappeared l2.000 years ag0.
Water Beneath the Soil
Surface water collects and flows above the ground in lakes.ponds.and rivers.Once in the soil or rock,it is called groundwater.Gravity pulls groundwater through the soil in a process called percolation(渗透).Eventually the water reaches a layer called the water table.Under this is bedrock through which water cannot percolate.
As water percolates downward,it dissolves organic matter and minerals from the soil and carries them to deeper layers.This causes a serious problem because plants require these nutrients for growth.
Soil pH
Soil can be acidic.neutral.or basic.The pH of the soil is determined by the nature of the rock
from which it was formed.and by the nature of t}le plants that grow and rot in it.
The acidity of rain and snow can lower the pH of the groundwater that enters the soil.By burning fossil fuels such as coal,oil and gasoline,humans have been contributing to higher levels of acidity in many soils.When fossil fuels are burned.gases are released into the air and then fall back to earth as acid rain.Acid soil increases出e problem of carrying nutrients to lower soil levels.As nutrients are removed,soil is less fertile.Plants grow more slowly in acidic soil,and also become easily attacked by diseases.

  1. 1.

    The layer of soil that provides necessary nutrients for plant growth is called.

    1. A.
      1itter
    2. B.
      topsoil
    3. C.
      humus
    4. D.
      subsoil
  2. 2.

    According to the text.which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      Soil forms from weathered rock on the earth surface.
    2. B.
      The deeper layer of soil is darker in colour than t}le surface soil.
    3. C.
      Air pollution is partially responsible for acid soil.
    4. D.
      Groundwater tends to carry away nutrients for plant growth.
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the passage that the water table lies     

    1. A.
      between the topsoil layer and the subsoil layer
    2. B.
      in the subsoil layer above bedrock
    3. C.
      between the subsoil layer and bedrock
    4. D.
      in the bedrock layer beneath the subsoil
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “dissolve” is used to express the idea that organic matter and minerals from soil are         .

    1. A.
      rushed away into the river
    2. B.
      cleaned and purified by water
    3. C.
      destroyed and carried away by water
    4. D.
      mixed with water and become part of it

The following are four kinds of medicine. How to use the medicine is very important. Never take some by mistake.

   Take   the medicine with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as   required. For further nighttime and early morning, take two tablets at   bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in 24 hours. For children between   six and twelve years old, give half the adult dosage(剂量w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m). For children under six years old, go to   your doctor for advice. Reduce dosage if nervousness, restlessness or   sleeplessness takes place.

 

   Each   pill of the medicine taken three times every day for fourteen-year- olds. As   usual, a pill at 6:00a.m. before breakfast, one before 11:00 and one before   sleep. Not for children under six years old and old persons with heart   attack.


   The   medicine for a person with a fever. Once two pills a day before sleep for adults.   Don’t   take the medicine without fever. Half for children under 12 years old. For   children with a high fever, go to see a doctor at once.

 

   The   medicine taken three times a day, once five pills for adults with a cold.   Half of the pills for children under 14 years old. Take the medicine before   breakfast, lunch, supper or before sleep.

  1. 1.

    If a little child under six has a fever, it’s suggested that he ______.

    1. A.
      take two tablets before sleep
    2. B.
      stop to take another pill
    3. C.
      take one tablet before sleep
    4. D.
      go to see a doctor
  2. 2.

    Obviously a kind of medicine mentioned above isn’t proper for ________, judging from the information

    1. A.
      children over twelve years old
    2. B.
      some adults of 18 years old
    3. C.
      some old persons with heart attack
    4. D.
      neither adults nor children
  3. 3.

    When an adult has a cold, he had better ______.

    1. A.
      have as many as fifteen pills a day
    2. B.
      have twice a day
    3. C.
      have four times a day
    4. D.
      have nine pills a day
  4. 4.

    How many kinds of medicine can be taken by children of seven years old?

    1. A.
      Two kinds
    2. B.
      Three kinds
    3. C.
      None
    4. D.
      Four kinds

Once my friend Peterson bought a pack of chicken, the brand of which was very famous at that time. But when he got home he found that the chicken had gone bad. He took the chicken back to the shop and he was paid twice of the price. We may say now he should have been satisfied but my friend would not like to stop. He decided to write a letter to Frank,  president of the company, who was also the founder of the chicken brand.
About a week later he received a letter written by the president himself. In the letter he apologized to my friend for the company whole-heartedly. There was also a card in the envelope, with which my friend could get another pack of chicken in any of the shops. In the end my friend was asked to answer some questions.
1. When and where did you buy the chicken?
2. What was the real problem of the chicken?
3. What did the shop assistant say to you when you took the chicken back to the shop?
4. What do you think is the reason for the chicken to go bad?
5. What do you suggest we should do to get away from such problems?
Two days later, my friend also received a telephone call from the president’s office, asking whether he had received the letter as well as the card and then some other questions. Since then, my friend has always bought chicken only of this brand whenever he wanted to

  1. 1.

    What did the author’s friend get when he took the bad chicken back to the shop?

    1. A.
      Another pack of chicken
    2. B.
      Two packs of chicken
    3. C.
      Money twice of the price
    4. D.
      A whole-hearted apology
  2. 2.

    What did the author’s friend do when he came back from the shop after he was paid back?

    1. A.
      He felt satisfied with the result
    2. B.
      He wrote a letter to the President of the US
    3. C.
      He became very angry with the shop assistant
    4. D.
      He wrote a letter to the president of the company
  3. 3.

    A week later the author’s friend received ___

    1. A.
      A letter of apology
    2. B.
      A card with which he could get another pack of chicken
    3. C.
      Neither the letter nor the card
    4. D.
      Both of the letter and the card
  4. 4.

    What do you think is the author’s friend’s attitude towards the chicken brand?

    1. A.
      He still believes in it
    2. B.
      He doesn’t believe it at all
    3. C.
      He will never buy it again
    4. D.
      He has never been satisfied with it
  5. 5.

    What can’t we infer from the passage?

    1. A.
      The company may still be a top brand now
    2. B.
      The president of the company is a responsible person
    3. C.
      The company must have closed down
    4. D.
      The author may even believe in the chicken brand

Television will turn 86 years old on September 7, 2013, and it has never looked better. In its youth, television was a piece of furniture with a tiny, round screen showing unclear pictures of  low­budget programs. In spite of its shortcomings, it became well-received. Between 1950 and 1963, the number of American families with a television jumped from 9% to 92% of the population.
As the audience got larger, the technology got better. Television sets became more reliable through the 1960s. Both of the reception and the picture improved. The major networks started broadcasting programs in color.
Even greater improvements were coming according to Sanford Brown, who wrote an article for the Post in 1967. Surprisingly, just about every prediction he made in the article became a reality. For example: All sets in the not­distant future will be color instruments. He also predicted that TV sets would become smaller, simpler, more reliable and less expensive and may forever put the TV repairman out of work. Smaller sets do not, of course, mean smaller screens. TV engineers expect screens to get much bigger. However, today's 3­D TV is even farther away, if it's coming at all.  There is some doubt whether the public would be eager to pay for it, in view of people's cold reception given to 3­D movies.
But the technology with the greatest potential, according to Brown, was cable television (有线电视), which was still in its early stages then. As he predicted, the future of cable television was highly interactive. It wasn't cable television that gave Americans their electronic connection to the world, however. It was the Internet.  He even foresaw the future office: using picture phones, big­screen televisions for conferences, and computers providing information, at the touch of a button.
Brown ever said, “The future of television is no longer a question of what we can invent. It's a question of what we want.”

  1. 1.

    What can we infer about television sets in the 1960s?

    1. A.
      They were very popular with Americans
    2. B.
      Their appearance remained unchangeable
    3. C.
      They showed black­and­white pictures
    4. D.
      Their pictures were of poor quality
  2. 2.

    Which of the followings did Sanford Brown fail to predict?

    1. A.
      Television's good quality
    2. B.
      The invention of 3­D TV
    3. C.
      The more functions of TV
    4. D.
      The potential of cable TV
  3. 3.

    From the passage we know _________

    1. A.
      TV will certainly take the place of computers
    2. B.
      There won’t be further improvement on TV
    3. C.
      TV repairmen will be out of work in the future
    4. D.
      3­D movies don’t appeal to people very much
  4. 4.

    What is the text mainly about?

    1. A.
      The shortcomings of television
    2. B.
      The advantages of television
    3. C.
      The development of television
    4. D.
      The invention of television

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