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Dear Economist,
My newly-wedded wife and I are deeply in love．There is, however, one issue that threatens the happiness of our marriage．I absolutely insist on shopping at Walmart．My wife, meanwhile, would rather avoid Walmart at all costs．
I have recently tried to convince her that not only does Walmart offer the lowest prices known to man, but that the chain is also a force for good―lower prices mean better standards of living for all consumers, increased global trade means a tighter-knit(紧密团结的) international community, and efficient operations translate into higher productivity growth for the economy．My wife complains about poor labour policies, the “fact” that Walmart squeezes suppliers, and that it puts local shops out of business．
Who is right? Will our marriage survive?
Brian Gee
Dear Brian,
I have to agree with you about Walmart．Jason Furman, then an economist at New York University, now an adviser to President Obama, famously argued in 2005 that Walmart was unwittingly (不知不觉地) a progressive success story．The chain’s prices don’t much affect me (I prefer Whole Foods) but Furman estimated that they benefited low-and-middle-income Americans to the sum of around $250 billion a year．
Walmart does not pay much, so it may depress wages．Then again, it may increase wages by offering jobs to the otherwise-unemployed．Either way, the benefits of low prices to Walmart shoppers far outweigh any seemingly reasonable costs to Walmart employees．And while it is true that Walmart employees tend to be poor, the same is true of Walmart shoppers．
Armed with this information you can face your wife with confidence．You are sure to win the conversation．The divorce is likely to be more argued．
Economist
1.What concerns Brian Gee so much that he wrote the letter?
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A．His wife refuses to shop at Walmart． |
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B．They are faced with a divorce． |
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C．They can’t afford the costs of shopping at Walmart． |
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D．They are in conflict about shopping at Walmart． |
2.Brian Gee’s wife tends to hold the opinion that _________．
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A．it is wrong for Walmart to depress its employees’ wages |
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B．consumers’ lives have improved thanks to Walmart |
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C．Walmart’s business operation increases productivity in economy |
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D．Walmart’s business increases global trade |
3.What can be inferred from the reply letter?
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A．Some employees accept the low pay to keep the job． |
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B．Walmart appeals to only poor consumers and poor employees． |
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C．Employees suffer from Walmart’s low prices more than consumers． |
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D．Jason Furman, a New York University economist, spoke highly of Walmart． |
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The car， running along the well-lit road， now sank in darkness. I broke the _____36_____ on purpose， ______37_____ that the driver was too tired to drive. ''When do you go back home in the evening？“9 o’clock after this _____38_____.”Then when do you come out in the morning？“I _____39______ another question.”9 o'clock， too——just as if I worked at an office.” His ____40____ surprised me， because every time I ride a taxi， what I _____41____ from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night， it's hard to earn money， they're often _____42____ by the police， or that their leaders are seated lazy， ____43____ the fruits. But this driver told me，”I find it ____44____ to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for _____45_____. Its fortunate that I hardly drive ____46____ a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Yes， I never _____47_____ an empty taxi. If it goes southward， I go northward. If it goes along a _____48_____， I turn into a narrow street…”
His words showed his ______49_____ with his life and the pride he _____50_____ in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high _____51_____. As an ancient saying goes，”Neither joy in material _____52_____ nor grieve over personal setbacks.” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by _____53_____ living and go far with a calm mind？ I couldn't help feeling _____54_____ when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold _____55_____.
A. window B. stillness C. silence D. quietness
A. on condition B. for fear C. in belief D. in order
A. night B. trip C. cycle D. process
A. threw out B. gave away C. made up D. led to
A. character B. confidence C. explanation D. easiness
A. suffer B. request C. benefit D. hear
A. detected B. ordered C. fined D. seized
A. keeping B. tasting C. enjoying D. choosing
A. exciting B. disappointing C. tiring D. amazing
A. freedom B. pleasure C. hobby D. company
A. without B. with C. behind D. beside
A. follow B. admire C. envy D. meet
A. route B. path C. railway D. highway
A. intelligence B. satisfaction C. competition D. honesty
A. made B. held C. caught D. took
A. buildings B. mountains C. standard D. heaven
A. gains B. concerns C. supports D. loss
A. special B. happy C. simple D. original
A. angry B. content C. dangerous D. curious
A. morning B. night C. moment D. season
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On my first day of teaching, all my classes are going well. 1 a teacher was going to be something easy and sure, I decided. Then came Period 7, the last class of the day.
As I walked 2 the room, I heard furniture crash. Rounding the corner, I saw one boy pinning 3 to the floor. “Listen, you retard!” yelled the one on the bottom. “I don't 4 a damn about your sister!”
“You keep your hands 5 her, you hear me?” The boy on 6 threatened.
I drew 7 my short frame and asked them to stop 8 . Suddenly 14 pairs of eyes were fixed on my face. I knew I did not 9 convincing. Glaring at each other and me, the two boys slowly 10 their seats. At that moment, the teacher from 11 the hall stuck his head in the door and shouted at my students to sit down, shut up and do 12 I said. I was left 13 powerless.
I tried to teach the lessons I had prepared, but was 14 a sea of guarded faces. As the class was leaving, I kept back the boy who had instigated（挑起）the fight, I'll call him Mark. “Lady, don't 15 your time,” he told me, “we're the retards.” Then Mark wandered 16 the room.
Dumbstruck, I 17 into my chair and wondered 18 I should have become a teacher. Was the only 19 for problems like this to get out? I told myself I'd suffer for one year, and after my marriage the next summer I'd do something 20 rewarding.
Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind of football, hockey, golf, or tennis, it may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there’re for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods. If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend on, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
1. Mountaineering is a sport, which involves .
A. hardship
B. physical risk
C. cold
D. all of the above
2. The main difference between a sport and a game lies in .
A. uniform
B. rules
C. activity
D. skills
3. Mountaineering is also a team sport because .
A. it involves rules
B. it involves matches between teams
C. it requires mental and physical qualities
D. mountaineers depend on each other while climbing
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Mountaineers compete against each other.
B. Mountaineers compete against other teams.
C. Mountaineers compete against nature.
D. Mountaineers compete against international standards.
5. What is the BEST title for the passage?
A. Mountaineering.
B. Mountain Climbers.
C. Mountaineering Is Different from Golf and Football.
D. Mountaineering Is More Dangerous than Other Sports.
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New research says 35 percent of child deaths worldwide are caused by hunger．The research comes from poor or middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America．
Robert Black from the' Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, is the lead writer of the research．He says more than 3.5 million mothers and children under five die in poor countries each year because of hunger．
He says more than two million children die from underdevelopment, either before or after birth．Millions of, others who survive face a lifetime of disabilities or early death and the effects are not just physical．Poor mental development also results from hunger as children grow．Then the cycle of poverty and hunger often continues for their children．
Doctor Black says hungry children are also more likely to have conditions like high blood pressure and heart disease as adults．He says the studies show that food programs need to place the greatest importance on the first two years of life．Hungry children can suffer their whole life damage from age two．
It is high time their diets were improved．Diets should include foods rich in vitamin A and other useful vitamins and minerals．The researchers say early help such as this could reduce child deaths by 25％．
This research has also faced some criticism．A medical aid group says the researchers underestimate(低估)the number of child deaths due to hunger．The researchers say there are findings that support this treatment but more studies are needed to compare it to hospital care．
