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7.The book Outliers makes a list of the seventy-five richest people in history.
    Do you know what's interesting about that list?Of the 75 names,an astonishing 14are Americans born within nine years of each other in the mid 19th century.Think about that for a moment.Historians start with Cleopatra and the Pharaohs and comb through every year in human history ever since,looking in every corner of the world for evidence of extraordinary wealth,and almost 20percent of the names they end up with come from a single generation in a single country.
Here's the list:
RankNameBirthRankNameBirth
01John Rockefeller183944James G.Fair1831
02Andrew Carnegie183554Henry H.Rogers1840
28Frederick Weyerhaeuser183457J.P.Morgan1837
33Jay Gould183658Oliver Payne1839
34Marshall Field183462George Pullman1831
35George Baker184064Peter Widener1834
36Hetty Green183465Philip Armor1832
What's going on here?The answer is obvious,if you think about it.In the 1860's and 1870's,the American economy went through perhaps the greatest transformation in its history.This was when the railways were built,and when Wall Street emerged.It was when industrial manufacturing started properly.It was when all the rules by which the traditional economy functioned were broken and remade.What that list says is that it really matters how old you were when that transformation happened.
    If you were born in the late 1840's,you missed it.You were too young to take advantage of that moment.If you were born in the 1820's,you were too old:your mindset was shaped by the pre-Civil War pattern.But there is a particular,narrow nine-year window that was just perfect for seeing the potential that the future held.All of the 14 men and women on that list had vision and talent.But they also were given an extraordinary opportunity.

28.What does the author think of the fact that 14 of the 75 richest people were born in USA?A
A.Surprising.B.Exciting.C.Unfair.D.Proud.
29.What does the author think leads to the great wealth of the richest people in the USA?D
A.Their strong hardwork.
B.Their talented mindset.
C.The industrial tradition.
D.The economic transformation.
30.What does the author think is the most important to the 14 richest Americans in the last paragraph?C
A.Talent.B.Vision.C.Opportunity.D.Potential.
31.What is right about the 14 American-born richest people on the list?B
A.They were chosen throughout USA.
B.They were born from 1831 to 1840.
C.They were shaped by the Civil war.
D.They were interesting and wealthy.

分析 短文主要介绍了美国19世纪最有钱的14位富人,分析了他们的拥有巨大财富的原因.

解答 28.A,细节理解题,根据句子Of the 75 names,an astonishing 14are Americans born within nine years of each other in the mid 19th century可知,作者对于75个人中14个人来自美国是感到惊讶的,故答案为A.
29.D,推理判断题,根据句子What that list says is that it really matters how old you were when that transformation happened可知,作者认为重要的是当变革发生时,你多大,也就是经济改革导致了美国的有钱人,故答案为D.
30.C,细节理解题,根据句子But they also were given an extraordinary opportunity可知,作者认为对于14位富人来说最重要的是机会,故答案为C.
31.B,推理判断题,根据表格中Birth一栏可知,他们都是出生于1831到1840,故答案为B.

点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.

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Bookie's,the campus bookstore is located at the Campus Activity Centre,main floor.
Bookie's is the only place in Kamloops to buy your course textbooks.There is a booklist in the bookstore listing the books required for each course.If you need help in finding your course textbooks,ask any of the staff in the bookstore.
There are more than just textbooks at bookie's.They carry a wide variety of stationary,art supplies and gift items.You can also buy telephone cards,postage stamps and bus passes.You must show your student card to get a discount for the bus passes.
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1)Do I need my receipt to return books?
Yes.
2)How long do I have to return books?
Books purchased must be returned within ten working days of the date of the purchase.
3)What if I wrote my name in the book?
Unfortunately,we cannot give you a full refund for books not in mint condition as publishers will not accept this for credit.
4)What happens if I miss the last day for return?
We may purchase the text book as"used"in accordance with our Buyback program.
5)What if I discover that my book has missing pages half way through the semester?
We will replace the defective books,new or used,for a like copy of that title.Cash refunds are not given for defective books returned outside the normal return dates.
BUYBACKS
1)What books do you buy back?
We buy back all current edition textbooks.If we do not use them at UCC,we buy them back according to the value established in the North American marketplace.
2)How much do I get for my books?
If bookie's is buying the book for use at UCC,you will receive 50% of the current new retail price.In order to receive optimum buyback price,discs and supplements must accompany the book.
3)What happens to the books that I sell?
Books for bookie's are processed by our staff and sold to students at 75% of the new retail price.
4)What condition do my books need to be in?
Books should be in good condition,meaning that the cover is still attached and all pages intact.Highlighting,notes and markings on the pages are perfectly fine.Workbooks and study guides are generally not purchased back unless they are free of all markings.No sales receipt is required for these books.
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Monday-Thursday     9:00am-6:00pm
Friday                       9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday   Closed  
21.The intended readers of this passage areB.
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B.University students
C.Publishers       
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22.The underlined word"defective"can best be replaced byA.
A.faulty
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A.you have lost the sales receipt 
B.there are markings and notes on the pages
C.the cover of the book is missing 
D.you miss the last day for return
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A.Bookie's is a place for students to buy their course textbooks.
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Mirjam Tuk and Debra Trampe,for showing that people make better decisions about some kinds of things--but worse decisions about other kinds of things when they have a strong urge to urinate(小便).
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Howard Stapleton.for inventing a device that makes annoying noise designed to be audible(听得见的)to teenagers but not to adults;and for later using that same technology to make telephone ringtones that are audible to teenagers but not to their teachers so that teenagers can use their mobile phones in classrooms without the acknowledgment of their teachers.
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Gauri Nanda,for inventing an alarm clock that wakes you up at your desired time and runs away and hides if you don't get up in time,thus making sure that you DO get out of your bed to turn it off,and thus theoretically adding many productive hours to the workday.
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The late Edward A.Murphy,the late John Paul Stapp,and George Nichols,for jointly giving birth to Murphy's Law,the basic engineering principle that"If there are two or more ways to do something,and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe(惨败),someone will do it"(or,in other words:"If anything can go wrong,it will")

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16.Unless you are like Nasty Gal's founder Sophia Amoruso,the passwords you use to access your email and the endless other accounts you need for work aren't filled with intention.With increasing security requirements,it's likely your word/number combinations are becoming even less memorable.But new research suggests it may not be long before you won't need to memorize passwords.
"Brainprint",published in Neurocomputing,reveals that the brain's reaction to certain words could be a unique identifying code-like a fingerprint-that could eventually replace passwords.
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63.In paragraph 5,"one-off identification"refers to the identification thatD.
A.happens as part of a regular series   
B.interacts with intelligent objects
C.can be verified continuously   
D.needs repeated verification
64.According to Sarah Laszlo,B.
A.fingerprints can be canceled once stolen  
B.brainprints are theft-proof and resettable
C.attackers can steal and replace brainprints 
D.users have the authority to cancel brainprints
65.It can be inferred from the passage thatC.
A.brainprints will sharpen users'memory
B.brainprints will become easier to be measured
C.brainprints will receive narrow application
D.brainprints will eventually replace fingerprints
66.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A
A.Brainprints:A New Way to Replace Passwords
B.Brainprints:A Unique Device to Identify Codes
C.Brainprints:A Quicker Way to Access Your Email
D.Brainprints:A Securer Device to Identify Brain Signals.

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