20.A few years ago I had an"aha!"moment regarding handwriting.
I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task.It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting,and then I realized whose it must be.I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year,maybe two,and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.
It was a very important event in the computerization of life-a sign that the informal.Friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails.There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters,and we recognized one another's handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.
As a child visiting my father's office,1was pleased to recognize,in little notes on the desks of his staff,the same handwriting 1would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge-except that those notes were signed"dad"instead of"RFW".
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting,a book by Florey.Sire shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well,but many others argue that people in a digital age can't be expected to learn to hold a pen.
I don't buy it.
I don't want to see anyone cut off from the expressive,personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does.For many a biographer,part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy.That may sound impossibly grand-as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings.However,they have worked in many school systems.

51.Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague's handwriting?A
A.He had worked with his colleague long enough.
B.His colleague's handwriting was SO beautiful.
C.His colleague's handwriting was SO terrible.
D.He still had a 1ot of Work to do.
52.People working together in an office used toC.
A.talk more about handwriting
B.take more notes on workdays
C.know better one another's handwriting
D.communicate better with one another
53.The author's father wrote notes in penA.
A.to both his family and his staff
B.to his family in small letters
C.to his family on the fridge
D.to his staff on the desk
54.According to the author,handwritten notesD.
A.are harder to teach in schools
B.attract more attention
C.are used only between friends
D.carry more message
55.We can learn from the passage that the authorB.
A.thinks it impossible to teach handwriting
B.does not want to lose handwriting
C.puts the blame on the computer
D.does not agree with Florey.
19.We once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class.
"You could win prizes,''our teacher told US as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard.She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing,"The first prize is ten dollars.You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster."
We studied the board critically.Some of US looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard,rocking the sheets to the fight or left while we conjured up our designs.Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought.We had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize,each and every one of US.I'm going to spend mine on candies,one hopeful would announce,while another practiced looking serious,wise and rich.
Everyone in the class made a poster.Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins,while others used nothing but colored construction paper.Some of US used big designs,and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one comer of our poster and let the space draw the viewer's attention to it.Some of US would wander past the good students'desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness.It was yet another grown-up trick of the soil they seemed especially fond of.making all of US believe we had a fair chance,and then always-always-rewarding the same old winners.
I believe I drew a sailboat,but I can't say that with any certainty.I made it.I admired it.I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen,and then I turned it in.
Minutes passed.
No one came along to give me the grand prize,and then someone distracted me,and I probably never would have thought about that poster again.
I was still sitting at my desk,thinking,What poster?When the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.

46.What was the teacher's requirement for the poster?D
A.It must appear in time.
B.It must be done in class.
C.It must be done on a construction sheet.
D.It must include the words on the blackboard.
47.The underlined phrase in paragraph 3most probably meansA.
A.formed an idea for
B.made an outline for
C.made some space for
D.chose some colors for
48.After the teacher's words,all the students in the classC.
A.1ooked very serious
B.thought they would be rich
C.began to think about their designs
D.began to play games
49.After seeing the good students'designs,some studentsD.
A.1oved their own designs more
B.thought they had a fair chance
C.put their own designs in a comer
D.thought they would not win the prize
50.We can infer from the passage that the authorC.
A.enjoyed grown-up tricks very much
B.1oved poster competitions very much
C.felt surprised to win the competition
D.became wise and rich after the competition.
18.Lisa was running late.Lisa,25,had a lot to do at work,plus visitors on the way:her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown.But as she hurried down the subway stairs,she started to feel uncomfortably warln.By the time she got to the platform,Lisa felt weak and tired--maybe it hadn't been a good idea to give blood the night before,she thought.She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.
Several yards away,Frank,43,and his girlfriend,Jennifer,found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop.They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.
But when he heard the scream,followed by someone yelling,"Oh,my God,she fell in!"Frank didn't hesitate.He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40feet toward the body lying on the rails."No!Not you!"his girlfriend screamed after him.
She was right to be alarmed.By the time Frank reached Lisa,he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming.The train was about 20seconds from the station.
It was hard to lift her.She was just out.But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grins and drag her away from the edge.That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness,felt herself being pulled along the ground,and saw someone else holding her purse.
Lisa thought she'd been robbed.A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head.And she tried to talk but she couldn't,and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.
Police and fire officials soon arrived,and Frank told the story to an officer.Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40一minute train ride downtown-just as he had been seconds after the rescue,which made her think about her reaction at the time."I saw the train coming and 1was thinking he was going to die,"she explained.

41.What was the most probable cause for Lisa's weakness?D
A.She had run a long way.
B.She felt hot in the subway.
C.She had done a 1ot of work.
D.She had donated blood the night before.
42.Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?D
A.Because they would miss their train.
B.Because he didn't see the train coming.
C.Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift.
D.Because she was afraid the train would kill him.
43.How did Frank save Lisa?A
A.By lifting her to the platform.
B.By helping her rise to her feet.
C.By pulling her along the ground.
D.By dragging her away from the edge.
44.When did Lisa become conscious again?B
A.When the train was leaving.
B.After she was back on the platform.
C.After the police and fire officials came.
D.When a man was cleaning the blood from her head.
45.The passage is intended toC
A.warn us of the danger in the subway
B.show US how to save people in the subway
C.tell US about a subway rescue
D.report a traffic accident.
17.We already know the fastest,least expensive way to slow climate change:Use less energy.With a little effort,and not much money,most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25percent or more-doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets.
Not long age.My wife,PJ,and I tried a new diet-not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change.Scientists have reported recently that the world is bending up even faster than predicted only a few years ago,and that the consequences could be severe if we don't keep reducing emissions(排放)of carbon dioxide(CO2)and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.
We decided to try an experiment.For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2..We wanted to see how much we could cut back,so we went on a strict diet.The average US household(家庭)produces about 150pounds of CO2a day by doing common-place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars.That's more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average,mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses.But how much should we try to reduce?
For an answer,I checked with Tim Flannery,author of The Weather Makers:How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth.In his book,he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points,such as the melting(融化)of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica."To stay below that point,we need to reduce CO2emissions by 80percent,"he said.
Good advice,I thought.I'd opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind.We'd gotten so used to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock.I'd almost forgotten the windows even opened.We should not let this happen again.It's time for us to change our habits if necessary.

72.Why did the author and his wife try a new diet?B
A.To take special kinds of food
B.To respond to climate change.
C.To lose weight
D.To improve their health
73.The underlined words"tipping points"most probably refer toC
A.freezing points
B.burning points
C.melting points
D.boiling points
74.It can be inferred from the passage thatB
A.it is necessary to keep the air-conditioning on all the time
B.it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO2
C.the average US household produces about 3,000pounds of CO2a month
D.the average European household produces about 1,000pounds of CO2a month.
75.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A
A.Saving Energy Starts at Home            
B.Changing Our Habits Begins at Work
C.Changing Climate Sounds Reasonable     
D.Reading Emissions of Proves CO2 Difficult.
16.Find Which Direction Is South
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.
①Find a straight sick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.
②Try 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.
③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.
④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.
⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.
⑥The 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.
⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.
⑧That point is south of where you are.
⑨Now you can turn the map,like you did before,and find which way you should be travelling.

68.To find the direction,we ought to be patient probably becauseC
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
69.The passage would probably be most helpful toB.
A.those who draw maps
B.those who get lost
C.those who make compasses
D.those who do experiments
70.Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?A

71.The author presents this passage byD.
A.telling an interesting story
B.describing an activity in a lively way
C.testing an idea by reasoning
D.introducing a practical method.
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Fly to the great city of shanghai and in the evening sample traditional shanghai food.Visit the beautiful YU Garden,Old Town.shanghai Museum,cross the Grest Nanpu Bridge and tour the Pudong area.Also explore Xintiandi with its 1920's style Smkomen buildings and end your stay in shanghai with an amazing Huangpu river evening tour.
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Fly to yichang and change (approx:one hour)to board your Yangtze River ship for the next four nights.Enjoy a tour of the three Gorgee Dam(三峡大坝)before sailing on the grand Yangtze River,passing through the impressive Three Gorges.We take a side tripe to the lesser Three Gorges or travel up the shennong Stream in a peapod boat and enjoy various shore trips along the way.
Day8:Chongqing-chengdu
Get off in Chongqing and drive to Chengdu for an overnight stay.
Day9-10;Chengdu-xi'an
Visit the famous Panda Reserve to see the lovely animals We then fly to the bistoric city of xi'an for two nights stay and enjoy traditional Shuijiao.Next day,explore one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century-the Terracotta Warriors(兵马俑),followed by the ancient City wall and a performance of Tang Dynasty dancing.
Day11-13:xi'an-beijing
Visit little wild goose pagoda and see the ancient objects at the well-kowm shangxi provincial museum before walking through the lively militia Quarter to see the Great Mosque.Later fly to Beijing for three nights stay and try Peking Duck.During our stay in Beijing,we stroll through Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden city,the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in china,and visit the summer palace.Next day we take a walk on the Great wall,tour the unique Temple of Heaven and enjoy an attractive Chinese Acrzibatio show.
Day14:Beijing-UK
Fly back to the UK,arriving home later the same day filled with happy memories.

64.The underlined word"sample"in the passage probably means"C"
A.buy B.reserve C.taste D.make
65.The first and last scenic spots to he visited in xi'an areA.
A.the Terracotta Warriors and the Great Mosque
B.the Terracotta Warriors and shanghai provincial Museum
C.little wild goose Pagoda and Great Mosque
D.Little wild goose Pagoda and the Muslim Quarter
66.Which of the following is TRUE according to the ad?D
A.The tourists will have to pay extra for fuel and meals.
B.The tourists will visit the 1920's Shikumen buildings in Beijing
C.The tourists will take a side trip to the Three Gorges Dam during the tour.
D.The tourists will stay in Beijing for three nights before leaving for the UK
67.The ad is mainly intended toA.
A.encourage the British to travel in China
B.attract the British to traditional Chinese food
C.offer service of booking air tickets to tourists
D.provide the British with a better understanding of China.
14.Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to£900for breaking the traffic law to be carried our next month.
If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card,their vehicles will clamped(扣留)until they pay law takes effect,because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found not guilty,In practice,very few foreign drives are likely to return to Britain to deal with their eases.
Foreign drivers are rarely charged because police cannot take action against them if they fail to appear in court,Instead,officers often merely give warnings.
Three million foreign-registered vehicles enter Britain each year.Polish vehicles s make up 36percent,French vehicles 10percent and German vehicles 9percent.
Foreign vehicles are 30percent more vehicles entre Britain each year.Polish vehicles make up 36percent.French crashes caused by foreign vehicle rose by 47percent between 2003and 2008.There were almost 400deaths and serious injuries and 3,000slight injuries form accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2008.
The new Law is party intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry divers ignoring limits to weight and hours at the wheel.foreign lorries are throe times more likely to be in a crash than British Lorries.Recent spot checks found that three quarters of Lorries that failed safety teats were registered overseas.
The standard deposit for a careless driving offence-such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or reading a map at the wheel-will be£300.Deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be£60.Foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to their licenses,while British drivers will.

60.The first paragraph serves as a(n)B
A.explanation B.introduction C.comment D.background.
61.The foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be forted up toD.
A.£60 B.£300 C.£900 D.£980
62.We can learn from the passage thatD.
A.many foreign drivers have been fined by Britain police
B.300,000German vehicles enter Britain every year
C.25percent of foreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests
D.British drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law
63.The new traffic law is mainly intended toC.
A.limit the number of foreign vehicles entering Britain
B.increase the British movement's additional income
C.lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuries
D.get foreign drives to appear in count.
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