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第三篇
The World Cup
This summer's World Cup competition will see teams competing to play the world's best
football.But the football they play will not all be of the same kind.The fans expect different
styles of play from Brazil,Germany, or Italy.
What makes Brazilian football Brazilian?Our style of playing football contrasts with the
Europeans because of a combination of qualities of surprise,accuracy and good judgment.
This style has won Brazil five world cups.Yet many Brazilian fans only count four of these
victories.In 1994,the team abandoned this style for modern,scientific training and tactics.
The team won the cup,but in a boring way.
The Italians think differently."To many Italians,the score 0-0 has a glorious quality,
suggesting perfection,"says the British football writer Simon Kuper.In the Italian culture,
the idea of face is very important.This is why Italian teams are traditionally built around
strong defences.The Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff once said that Italian teams never
exactly beat you.It's just that you often lose to them.
In Holland,there is a tradition of decision making through argument and discussion.It is
a society where everybody is expected to have a point of view."Every Dutch player wants
to control the game,"says Arnold Muhren."You play football with your brains and not your
feet."
"A Dutch player argues,"says Simon Kuper."An English player obeys his superior.
He is a soldier."The qualities valued in English football are military-strength,aggression
and courage.This can make for exciting football.But it also means that the English find it
difficult to use skillful players.David Beckham is usually criticized for his failure to defend一
despite the fact that he is an attacker.
If the English like to fight,the Germans like to win.In recent years,Germany has tried
to change its image as a country of ruthless efficiency and a desire for victory at all costs.
But Germans are quite happy for these qualities to remain in their national football team.
"Football is a simple game,"Gary Lineker once said."You kick a ball about for ninety
minutes and in the end the Germans win."
It's difficult to predict who will win this year's World Cup.There is no strong favorite.But
a look at the track record of previous winners shows that it is the nations with the strongest
national characteristics in the football that perform best.It seems that you need to know
where you come from if you want to get to the top.
What is one expected to do in Holland?
A:To play football.
B:To express his or her opinion freely.
C:To make a fuss about nothing.
D:To beat his or her opponents ruthlessly.
第三篇
The World Cup
This summer's World Cup competition will see teams competing to play the world's best
football.But the football they play will not all be of the same kind.The fans expect different
styles of play from Brazil,Germany, or Italy.
What makes Brazilian football Brazilian?Our style of playing football contrasts with the
Europeans because of a combination of qualities of surprise,accuracy and good judgment.
This style has won Brazil five world cups.Yet many Brazilian fans only count four of these
victories.In 1994,the team abandoned this style for modern,scientific training and tactics.
The team won the cup,but in a boring way.
The Italians think differently."To many Italians,the score 0-0 has a glorious quality,
suggesting perfection,"says the British football writer Simon Kuper.In the Italian culture,
the idea of face is very important.This is why Italian teams are traditionally built around
strong defences.The Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff once said that Italian teams never
exactly beat you.It's just that you often lose to them.
In Holland,there is a tradition of decision making through argument and discussion.It is
a society where everybody is expected to have a point of view."Every Dutch player wants
to control the game,"says Arnold Muhren."You play football with your brains and not your
feet."
"A Dutch player argues,"says Simon Kuper."An English player obeys his superior.
He is a soldier."The qualities valued in English football are military-strength,aggression
and courage.This can make for exciting football.But it also means that the English find it
difficult to use skillful players.David Beckham is usually criticized for his failure to defend一
despite the fact that he is an attacker.
If the English like to fight,the Germans like to win.In recent years,Germany has tried
to change its image as a country of ruthless efficiency and a desire for victory at all costs.
But Germans are quite happy for these qualities to remain in their national football team.
"Football is a simple game,"Gary Lineker once said."You kick a ball about for ninety
minutes and in the end the Germans win."
It's difficult to predict who will win this year's World Cup.There is no strong favorite.But
a look at the track record of previous winners shows that it is the nations with the strongest
national characteristics in the football that perform best.It seems that you need to know
where you come from if you want to get to the top.
What is one expected to do in Holland?
A:To play football.
B:To express his or her opinion freely.
C:To make a fuss about nothing.
D:To beat his or her opponents ruthlessly.
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Working Mothers
Carefully conducted researches that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to show any long-term problems,compared with children whose mothers stayed at home.My personal ______(51)is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish.Whether we like it or not,there are a______(52)of mothers who just have to work.There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot______(53)to see it lost.Then there are many who must work out of pure economic______(54).
Many mothers are not_______(55)out to be full-time parents.After a few months at home with a much loved infant,they feel trapped and isolated. There are a number of options when it______(56)to choosing childcare.These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny or the kind lady______(57)the street.______(58), however,many parents don't have any choice;they have to accept anything they can get.Be prepared!No ______(59)how good the childcare may be,some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a_______(60)normal stage of child development.Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family______(61).Make sure that in the first week you allow______(62)time to help your child settle in.
All children are different.Some are independent,while others are more______(63)to their mothers. Remember that if you want to_______(64)the best for your children,it's not the quantity of time you spend with them,it's the______(65)that matters.
58._________
A:In addition
B:In result
C:In reality
D:In contrast
Working Mothers
Carefully conducted researches that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to show any long-term problems,compared with children whose mothers stayed at home.My personal ______(51)is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish.Whether we like it or not,there are a______(52)of mothers who just have to work.There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot______(53)to see it lost.Then there are many who must work out of pure economic______(54).
Many mothers are not_______(55)out to be full-time parents.After a few months at home with a much loved infant,they feel trapped and isolated. There are a number of options when it______(56)to choosing childcare.These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny or the kind lady______(57)the street.______(58), however,many parents don't have any choice;they have to accept anything they can get.Be prepared!No ______(59)how good the childcare may be,some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a_______(60)normal stage of child development.Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family______(61).Make sure that in the first week you allow______(62)time to help your child settle in.
All children are different.Some are independent,while others are more______(63)to their mothers. Remember that if you want to_______(64)the best for your children,it's not the quantity of time you spend with them,it's the______(65)that matters.
58._________
A:In addition
B:In result
C:In reality
D:In contrast
When she was invited to the party,she readily accepted.
A:willingly
B:suddenly
C:firmly
D:quickly
A:willingly
B:suddenly
C:firmly
D:quickly
Many forms of cancer can be cured if detected early.
A:discovered
B:selected
C:operated
D:developed
A:discovered
B:selected
C:operated
D:developed
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Creating a World without Smoking
Smoking will be banned in all pubs,clubs and workplaces from next year after historic
votes in the Commons last night.After last-minute appeals from health campaigners,MPs
opted for a blanket prohibition which will start in summer 2007,ending months of argument
over whether smokers should be barred in pubs and restaurants only.They voted to ban
smoking in all pubs and clubs by 384 to 184,a surprisingly large majority of 200.
Smoking will still be allowed in the home and in places considered to be homes,such
as prisons,care homes and hotels.
Smokers lighting up in banned areas will face a fixed penality notice of ￡50 and spot
fines of ￡200 will be introduced for failing to display no-smoking signs,with the possible
penalty,if the issue goes to court,increasing to￡1,000.
Carpline Flint,the Public Health Minister,also announced that the fine for failing to stop
people smoking in banned areas would be increased to￡2,500一more than ten times the
￡200 originally proposed.
The Bill also allows the Government to increase the age for buying cigarettes.Ministers
will consult on raising it from 16 to 18.
The Bill now goes to the Lords but will be through by the summer recess.
Even a plan to allow smoking to continue in private clubs was thrown out as MPs on all
sides were given permission to vote with their conscience rather than on a party line.
Patricia Hewitt,the Health Secretary,said the Health Bill would ban smoking in
"virtually every enclosed public place and workplace"in England and save thousands of
lives a year.Smoke-free workplaces and public places"will become the norm".
She said:"An additional 600,000 people will give up smoking as a result of this law and
millions more will be protected from second-hand smoke."
Peter Hollins,director-general of the British Heart Foundation,said:"The vote is a
landmark victory for the public health of this country and will save the lives of many people."
The Government will definitely impose a much heavier tax on tobacco.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned
Creating a World without Smoking
Smoking will be banned in all pubs,clubs and workplaces from next year after historic
votes in the Commons last night.After last-minute appeals from health campaigners,MPs
opted for a blanket prohibition which will start in summer 2007,ending months of argument
over whether smokers should be barred in pubs and restaurants only.They voted to ban
smoking in all pubs and clubs by 384 to 184,a surprisingly large majority of 200.
Smoking will still be allowed in the home and in places considered to be homes,such
as prisons,care homes and hotels.
Smokers lighting up in banned areas will face a fixed penality notice of ￡50 and spot
fines of ￡200 will be introduced for failing to display no-smoking signs,with the possible
penalty,if the issue goes to court,increasing to￡1,000.
Carpline Flint,the Public Health Minister,also announced that the fine for failing to stop
people smoking in banned areas would be increased to￡2,500一more than ten times the
￡200 originally proposed.
The Bill also allows the Government to increase the age for buying cigarettes.Ministers
will consult on raising it from 16 to 18.
The Bill now goes to the Lords but will be through by the summer recess.
Even a plan to allow smoking to continue in private clubs was thrown out as MPs on all
sides were given permission to vote with their conscience rather than on a party line.
Patricia Hewitt,the Health Secretary,said the Health Bill would ban smoking in
"virtually every enclosed public place and workplace"in England and save thousands of
lives a year.Smoke-free workplaces and public places"will become the norm".
She said:"An additional 600,000 people will give up smoking as a result of this law and
millions more will be protected from second-hand smoke."
Peter Hollins,director-general of the British Heart Foundation,said:"The vote is a
landmark victory for the public health of this country and will save the lives of many people."
The Government will definitely impose a much heavier tax on tobacco.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned
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The Internet House
A leading British building and design company has just announced their plans for the home of the future.The new design,______(51)as the“Internet House”,has five bedrooms,plenty of bathrooms and a double garage.But these are not the main selling______(52),for it is the ￡25000______(53)of automation that makes this house really different.
It will be______(54),for people who have plenty of money,but not a great ______(55)of time:young professionals in other words.They are likely to be______(56)to the idea of a microwave that provides easy-to-cook______(57)via the Internet and cooker that switches itself on or off at a command received via e-mail.
All the appliances in the house,______(58)the heating and lighting controls,are linked together ______( 59 ) means of a gadget（小装置）called a “ router”.Using what's called a“webpad”,a kind of portable lap-top computer,the owners of the house tap in commands from ______(60)they may be. The Webpad______(61)a signal to the router,which ______(62)the message and then activates the necessary controls. On the way home at night, for example,the owners can switch on the lights or______(63)the central heating working, and so______(64)sure that they have a nice warm welcome when they______(65)into their home.
64._________
A: come
B: make
C:keep
D: hold
The Internet House
A leading British building and design company has just announced their plans for the home of the future.The new design,______(51)as the“Internet House”,has five bedrooms,plenty of bathrooms and a double garage.But these are not the main selling______(52),for it is the ￡25000______(53)of automation that makes this house really different.
It will be______(54),for people who have plenty of money,but not a great ______(55)of time:young professionals in other words.They are likely to be______(56)to the idea of a microwave that provides easy-to-cook______(57)via the Internet and cooker that switches itself on or off at a command received via e-mail.
All the appliances in the house,______(58)the heating and lighting controls,are linked together ______( 59 ) means of a gadget（小装置）called a “ router”.Using what's called a“webpad”,a kind of portable lap-top computer,the owners of the house tap in commands from ______(60)they may be. The Webpad______(61)a signal to the router,which ______(62)the message and then activates the necessary controls. On the way home at night, for example,the owners can switch on the lights or______(63)the central heating working, and so______(64)sure that they have a nice warm welcome when they______(65)into their home.
64._________
A: come
B: make
C:keep
D: hold
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Female Bullfighting
It was a unique,eye-catching sight:an attractive woman in a shiny bullfighter's suit,
sword in hand,facing the sharp horns of a black,500-kilogram beast.
Most people thought the days of female bullfighting were over in Spain.___________(1)
The first woman fighter,Cristina Sanchez,quit in 1999 because of male discrimination
（歧视）.But Vega is determined to break into what could be Spain's most resistant male
field.________(2)
Spanish women have conquered almost all male professions._________(3)"The
bull does not ask for your identity card,"she said in an interview a few years ago.She
insisted that she be judged for her skills rather than her femaleness.
Vega became a matador（斗牛士）in 1997 in the southwestern city of Caceres.
__________(4)She entered a bullfighting school in Malaga at age nine and
performed her first major bullfight at age 14.She has faced as much opposition as
Sanchez did.And the"difficulties have made her grow into a very strong bullfighter,"
her brother Jorge says.
The 1.68-metre tall and somewhat shy Vega says her love of bullfighting does not make
her any less of a woman.__________(5)
________（5）
A:She intends to become even better than Sanchez was.
B:Her father was an aspiring（有雄心壮志的）bullfighter.
C:But many bullfighting professionals continue to insist that women do not have what it takes to perform the country's"national show".
D:"l'm a woman from head to toe and proud of it,"she once said.
E:She looks like a male bullfighter.
F:But recently,29-year-old Mani Paz Vega became the second woman in Spanish history to fight against those heavy animals.
Female Bullfighting
It was a unique,eye-catching sight:an attractive woman in a shiny bullfighter's suit,
sword in hand,facing the sharp horns of a black,500-kilogram beast.
Most people thought the days of female bullfighting were over in Spain.___________(1)
The first woman fighter,Cristina Sanchez,quit in 1999 because of male discrimination
（歧视）.But Vega is determined to break into what could be Spain's most resistant male
field.________(2)
Spanish women have conquered almost all male professions._________(3)"The
bull does not ask for your identity card,"she said in an interview a few years ago.She
insisted that she be judged for her skills rather than her femaleness.
Vega became a matador（斗牛士）in 1997 in the southwestern city of Caceres.
__________(4)She entered a bullfighting school in Malaga at age nine and
performed her first major bullfight at age 14.She has faced as much opposition as
Sanchez did.And the"difficulties have made her grow into a very strong bullfighter,"
her brother Jorge says.
The 1.68-metre tall and somewhat shy Vega says her love of bullfighting does not make
her any less of a woman.__________(5)
________（5）
A:She intends to become even better than Sanchez was.
B:Her father was an aspiring（有雄心壮志的）bullfighter.
C:But many bullfighting professionals continue to insist that women do not have what it takes to perform the country's"national show".
D:"l'm a woman from head to toe and proud of it,"she once said.
E:She looks like a male bullfighter.
F:But recently,29-year-old Mani Paz Vega became the second woman in Spanish history to fight against those heavy animals.
The contract between the two companies will expire soon.
A:shorten
B:end
C:start
D:resume
A:shorten
B:end
C:start
D:resume
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Urbanization and Its Influence
Over half the world's people now live in cities.The latest"Global Report on Human Settlements"says a significant change took place last year. The report_______(51)this week from U.N.Habitat,a United Nations agency.
A century ago,_______(52)than five percent of all people lived in cities._______(53)the middle of this century it could be seventy percent,or_______(54)six and a half billion people.
Already three-fourths of people in_______(55)countries live in cities.Now most urban population_______(56)is in the developing world.
Urbanization can lead to social and economic progress,but also put_______(57)on cities to provide housing and_______(58).The new report says almost two hundred thousand people move _______(59)cities and towns each day.It says worsening inequalities,_______(60)by social divisions and differences in_______(61),could result in violence and crime unless cities plan better.
Another issue is urban sprawl（无序扩展的城区）.This is where cities_______(62) quickly into rural areas,sometimes_______(63)a much faster rate than urban population growth.
Sprawl is common in the United States.Americans move a lot. In a recent study,Art Hall at the University of Kansas found that people are moving away from the_______(64)cities to smaller ones.He sees a_______(65)toward"de-urbanization"across the nation.
_________(59)
A:onto
B:around
C:into
D:upon
Urbanization and Its Influence
Over half the world's people now live in cities.The latest"Global Report on Human Settlements"says a significant change took place last year. The report_______(51)this week from U.N.Habitat,a United Nations agency.
A century ago,_______(52)than five percent of all people lived in cities._______(53)the middle of this century it could be seventy percent,or_______(54)six and a half billion people.
Already three-fourths of people in_______(55)countries live in cities.Now most urban population_______(56)is in the developing world.
Urbanization can lead to social and economic progress,but also put_______(57)on cities to provide housing and_______(58).The new report says almost two hundred thousand people move _______(59)cities and towns each day.It says worsening inequalities,_______(60)by social divisions and differences in_______(61),could result in violence and crime unless cities plan better.
Another issue is urban sprawl（无序扩展的城区）.This is where cities_______(62) quickly into rural areas,sometimes_______(63)a much faster rate than urban population growth.
Sprawl is common in the United States.Americans move a lot. In a recent study,Art Hall at the University of Kansas found that people are moving away from the_______(64)cities to smaller ones.He sees a_______(65)toward"de-urbanization"across the nation.
_________(59)
A:onto
B:around
C:into
D:upon
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第三篇
Nuclear Power and Its Danger
Nqclear power's danger to health,safety,and even life itself can be summed up in one word:radiation.
Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it,partly because it cannot be detected by human senses.
It can't be seen or heard,or touched,or tasted,even though it may be all around us.There are other things
like that.For example,radio waves are all around us but we can't detect them,sense them,without a radio
receiver.Similarly,we can't sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves,
nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.
At very high levels,radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells in vital or-
gans.But even the lowest level of radiation can do serious damage.There is no level of radiation that is completely
safe.if the radiation does not hit anything important,the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only
a few cells are hit,and if they are killed outright.Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few
cells are only damaged,and if they reproduce themselves,you may be in trouble.They reproduce them-
selves in a deformed way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years.
This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation.Serious damage can be done with-
out the victim being aware at the time that damage has occurred.A person can be irradiated and feel fine,
then die of cancer five,ten,or twenty years later as a result.Or a child can be born weak or liable to
serious illness as result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.
Radiation can hurt us.We must know the truth.
The underlined word"significant"in paragraph 3 most probably means________.
A:fatal
B:meaningful
C:remarkable
D:harmful
第三篇
Nuclear Power and Its Danger
Nqclear power's danger to health,safety,and even life itself can be summed up in one word:radiation.
Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it,partly because it cannot be detected by human senses.
It can't be seen or heard,or touched,or tasted,even though it may be all around us.There are other things
like that.For example,radio waves are all around us but we can't detect them,sense them,without a radio
receiver.Similarly,we can't sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves,
nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.
At very high levels,radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells in vital or-
gans.But even the lowest level of radiation can do serious damage.There is no level of radiation that is completely
safe.if the radiation does not hit anything important,the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only
a few cells are hit,and if they are killed outright.Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few
cells are only damaged,and if they reproduce themselves,you may be in trouble.They reproduce them-
selves in a deformed way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years.
This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation.Serious damage can be done with-
out the victim being aware at the time that damage has occurred.A person can be irradiated and feel fine,
then die of cancer five,ten,or twenty years later as a result.Or a child can be born weak or liable to
serious illness as result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.
Radiation can hurt us.We must know the truth.
The underlined word"significant"in paragraph 3 most probably means________.
A:fatal
B:meaningful
C:remarkable
D:harmful
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Sport or Spectacle?
Muhammad Aui is probably the most famous sports figure on earth:he is recognized on every continent
and by all generations. The__________(51)of his illness as Parkinson's disease after his retirement fuelled
the debate about the dangers of boxing and criticism__________(52)the sport. That,plus his outspoken
opposition___________(53)women's boxing,made people wonder how he would react when one of his daugh-
ters decided to____________(54)up the sport.His presence at Laila's first professional fight,however,seemed
to broadcast a father's support.Of course Muhammad Aui wanted to___________(55)his daughter fight.
The ring announcer introduced him as the"the greatest"and as he sat down at the ringside the crowd
chanted.
Twenty-one-year-old Laila's debut fight（首次亮相）was a huge success and there was as much publicity for
the___________(56)as her father's fights once attracted Laila's opponent was much weaker than she was
and__________(57)the fight lasted just 31 seconds.Since then, Laila has won most of her fights by knoc-
king out her opponent"She knows ______ (58)she's doing,"said one referee about her."She knows
about moving well.You can see some of her dad's moves."
Laila Ali would rather not
_________ (59)herself to her father. She prefers to make. __________(60).
Her father supports her decision to enter the sport but he has not spared her the details of what can happen.
Laila__________(61)that her father wants her to understand the worst possible scenario to see_________(62)
she still wants to go forward with it.She knows she's going to get hit hard at times,that she may get a broken
nose or a swollen（肿胀的）face , but at least she is prepared for it.
Laila's decision to start boxing despite her father's__________(63)with the symptoms of Parkinson's
disease has of course sparked a mixture of praise and__________(64).But Laila is a determined individual
and it is her famous last name that has made her a magnet for worldwide media attention.Of course,the
___________(65)on the boxing scene of a woman with her family history attracts even more questions about
whether women's boxing is sport or spectacle.
_________(60)
A:appearance
B:name
C:show
D:sport
Sport or Spectacle?
Muhammad Aui is probably the most famous sports figure on earth:he is recognized on every continent
and by all generations. The__________(51)of his illness as Parkinson's disease after his retirement fuelled
the debate about the dangers of boxing and criticism__________(52)the sport. That,plus his outspoken
opposition___________(53)women's boxing,made people wonder how he would react when one of his daugh-
ters decided to____________(54)up the sport.His presence at Laila's first professional fight,however,seemed
to broadcast a father's support.Of course Muhammad Aui wanted to___________(55)his daughter fight.
The ring announcer introduced him as the"the greatest"and as he sat down at the ringside the crowd
chanted.
Twenty-one-year-old Laila's debut fight（首次亮相）was a huge success and there was as much publicity for
the___________(56)as her father's fights once attracted Laila's opponent was much weaker than she was
and__________(57)the fight lasted just 31 seconds.Since then, Laila has won most of her fights by knoc-
king out her opponent"She knows ______ (58)she's doing,"said one referee about her."She knows
about moving well.You can see some of her dad's moves."
Laila Ali would rather not
_________ (59)herself to her father. She prefers to make. __________(60).
Her father supports her decision to enter the sport but he has not spared her the details of what can happen.
Laila__________(61)that her father wants her to understand the worst possible scenario to see_________(62)
she still wants to go forward with it.She knows she's going to get hit hard at times,that she may get a broken
nose or a swollen（肿胀的）face , but at least she is prepared for it.
Laila's decision to start boxing despite her father's__________(63)with the symptoms of Parkinson's
disease has of course sparked a mixture of praise and__________(64).But Laila is a determined individual
and it is her famous last name that has made her a magnet for worldwide media attention.Of course,the
___________(65)on the boxing scene of a woman with her family history attracts even more questions about
whether women's boxing is sport or spectacle.
_________(60)
A:appearance
B:name
C:show
D:sport
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Brotherly Love
Adidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoe manufacturing for over half a century.
Since 1928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes,World Cup一winning football heroes,Muhammad Ali,hip hop stars and rock musicians famous all over the world.But the story of these two companies begins in one hoise in the town of Herzogenaurach,Germany.
Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemaker.They loved sport but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in.Rudolph always said,“You cannot play sports wearing shoes that you'd walk around town with.”So they started making their own.In 1920 Adolph made the first pair of athletics shoes with spikes（钉）,produced on the Dasslers,kitchen table.
On 1st July 1924 they formed a shoe company,Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for many years.The company became successful and it provided the shoes for Germany's athletes at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games.
But in 1948 the brothers argued.No one knows exactly what happened,but family mem-bers have suggested that the argument was about money or women.The result was that Ad-olph left the company.His nickname was Adi,and using this and the first three letters of the family name,Dassler,he founded Adidas.
Rudolph relocated across the River Aurach and founded his own company too.At first he wanted to call it Ruda,but eventually he called it Puma,after the wild cat.The famous Pu-ma logo of the jumping cat has hardly changed since.
After the big split of 1948 Adolph and Rudolph never spoke to each other again and their companies have now been in competition for over sixty years.Both companies were for many years the market leaders,though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma.A hip hop group,Run DMC,has even written a song called“My Adidas”and in 2005 Adidas bought Reebok,another big sports shoe company.
The terrible family argument should really be forgotten,but ever since it happened, over sixty years ago,the town has been split into two.Even now,some Adidas employees and Puma employees don't talk to each other.
The brothers argued about the shoes.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mention
Brotherly Love
Adidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoe manufacturing for over half a century.
Since 1928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes,World Cup一winning football heroes,Muhammad Ali,hip hop stars and rock musicians famous all over the world.But the story of these two companies begins in one hoise in the town of Herzogenaurach,Germany.
Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemaker.They loved sport but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in.Rudolph always said,“You cannot play sports wearing shoes that you'd walk around town with.”So they started making their own.In 1920 Adolph made the first pair of athletics shoes with spikes（钉）,produced on the Dasslers,kitchen table.
On 1st July 1924 they formed a shoe company,Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for many years.The company became successful and it provided the shoes for Germany's athletes at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games.
But in 1948 the brothers argued.No one knows exactly what happened,but family mem-bers have suggested that the argument was about money or women.The result was that Ad-olph left the company.His nickname was Adi,and using this and the first three letters of the family name,Dassler,he founded Adidas.
Rudolph relocated across the River Aurach and founded his own company too.At first he wanted to call it Ruda,but eventually he called it Puma,after the wild cat.The famous Pu-ma logo of the jumping cat has hardly changed since.
After the big split of 1948 Adolph and Rudolph never spoke to each other again and their companies have now been in competition for over sixty years.Both companies were for many years the market leaders,though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma.A hip hop group,Run DMC,has even written a song called“My Adidas”and in 2005 Adidas bought Reebok,another big sports shoe company.
The terrible family argument should really be forgotten,but ever since it happened, over sixty years ago,the town has been split into two.Even now,some Adidas employees and Puma employees don't talk to each other.
The brothers argued about the shoes.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mention
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Natural Food
Increasingly,over the past ten years,people一especially young people一have become aware of the need to change their eating________(51),because much of the food they eat,particularly processed foods,is not good________(52)the health.Consequently,there has been a growing ________(53)in natural foods;foods which do not________(54)chemical additives and which have not been________(55)by chemical fertilizers,widely used in farming today.
Natural foods,for example,are vegetables,fruit and grain which have been grown in soil that is rich in organic matter. In simple________(56),this means that the soil has been________ (57)by unused vegetable matter,which provides it with essential vitamins and minerals________ (58)in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals and fertilizers,the main ________(59)of which is to increase the________(60)(but not the quality)of foods grown in
commercial farming areas.
Natural foods also include animals which have been________(61)to feed and move freely in healthy________(62).Compare this with what happens in the________(63)production of poultry （家禽）:there are battery farms,for example,where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed________(64)food which is little better than rubbish.Chickens kept in this way are not only tasteless as food;they also produce eggs which________(65)important vitamins.
_________(61)
A:asked
B:allowed
C:required
D:ordered
Natural Food
Increasingly,over the past ten years,people一especially young people一have become aware of the need to change their eating________(51),because much of the food they eat,particularly processed foods,is not good________(52)the health.Consequently,there has been a growing ________(53)in natural foods;foods which do not________(54)chemical additives and which have not been________(55)by chemical fertilizers,widely used in farming today.
Natural foods,for example,are vegetables,fruit and grain which have been grown in soil that is rich in organic matter. In simple________(56),this means that the soil has been________ (57)by unused vegetable matter,which provides it with essential vitamins and minerals________ (58)in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals and fertilizers,the main ________(59)of which is to increase the________(60)(but not the quality)of foods grown in
commercial farming areas.
Natural foods also include animals which have been________(61)to feed and move freely in healthy________(62).Compare this with what happens in the________(63)production of poultry （家禽）:there are battery farms,for example,where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed________(64)food which is little better than rubbish.Chickens kept in this way are not only tasteless as food;they also produce eggs which________(65)important vitamins.
_________(61)
A:asked
B:allowed
C:required
D:ordered
The Stock Exchange is inturmoil following a huge wave of selling.
A: service
B:danger
C: disorder
D:threat
A: service
B:danger
C: disorder
D:threat
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The First Bicycle
The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac ______(51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed______(52)his two-wheeled inven-tion,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(53)version of a children's toy which had been in use for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the ______(54)of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(55)against the______(56)with your legs-there were no pedals.It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(57)to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(58)races up and down the streets.
Minor______(59)werecommonasridersattemptedafinalburstof_____(60).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(61)was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé”and_____(62)it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. “Celeriferés”were not popular for long,______(63),as the______(64)of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the______(65)of the modern bicycle.
64._________
A: mixture
B: link
C: combination
D: union
The First Bicycle
The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac ______(51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed______(52)his two-wheeled inven-tion,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(53)version of a children's toy which had been in use for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the ______(54)of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(55)against the______(56)with your legs-there were no pedals.It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(57)to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(58)races up and down the streets.
Minor______(59)werecommonasridersattemptedafinalburstof_____(60).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(61)was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé”and_____(62)it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. “Celeriferés”were not popular for long,______(63),as the______(64)of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the______(65)of the modern bicycle.
64._________
A: mixture
B: link
C: combination
D: union
Only people over 18 are 【eligible】 to vote.
A.honest
B.qualified
C.enabled
D.clever
A.honest
B.qualified
C.enabled
D.clever
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A Powerfu Influence
There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives.Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet,hardly______(51)doing anything else in their spare time .Naturally,parents are______(52)to find out why the Internet is so attractive,and they want to know if it can be______(53)for their children .Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time______(54)their computers?
Obviously,if children are bent over their computers for hours,absorbed______(55) some game,instead of doing their homework,then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should______(56)use of the Internet,and the child should give his or her______(57)that it won't interfere with homework.If the child is not______(58) to this arrangement,the parent can take more drastic______(59)dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much different from______(60)any other soft of bargain about behaviour.
Any parent who is______(61)alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to______(62)the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily______(63)a child's performance at school.Even if a child is______(64)crazy about using the Internet,he or she is probably just______(65)through a phase,and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!
63._________
A:. effect
B: affect
C: change
D: alter
A Powerfu Influence
There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives.Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet,hardly______(51)doing anything else in their spare time .Naturally,parents are______(52)to find out why the Internet is so attractive,and they want to know if it can be______(53)for their children .Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time______(54)their computers?
Obviously,if children are bent over their computers for hours,absorbed______(55) some game,instead of doing their homework,then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should______(56)use of the Internet,and the child should give his or her______(57)that it won't interfere with homework.If the child is not______(58) to this arrangement,the parent can take more drastic______(59)dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much different from______(60)any other soft of bargain about behaviour.
Any parent who is______(61)alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to______(62)the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily______(63)a child's performance at school.Even if a child is______(64)crazy about using the Internet,he or she is probably just______(65)through a phase,and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!
63._________
A:. effect
B: affect
C: change
D: alter
She is an artist whose work will undoubtedly 【withstand】 the test of time.
A.grade
B.attract
C.bear
D.suffer
A.grade
B.attract
C.bear
D.suffer
Prisoners were kept in the mostappallingconditions.
A: flexible
B: terrible
C: reasonable
D: serious
A: flexible
B: terrible
C: reasonable
D: serious
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Before 1933,and particularly during the period 1929—1933,bank failures were not uncom-mon.________(51)a bank overextended itself in creating credit or if several of its important loans could not be________(52),depositors in the bank would frequently become panicky and begin to make large withdrawals.________(53)the bank had only a small number of its deposits backed by currency,the bank would soon be unable to meet withdrawals,and most depositors ________(54)their money.Most frequently a bank merely needed time to improve its cash posi- tion by________(55)some of its loans and not making additional ones.In 1933,the number of bank failures________(56)a peak,forcing the federal government to intervene and ________(57)the banks temporarily.To help restore the public's confidence________(58) banks and strengthen the banking community,Congress passed legislation setting up the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.________(59)corporation,an agency of the federal government, now insures over 90 percent of all mutual savings and commercial bank deposits for________(60) $100,000 per deposit.The FDIC has________(61)its insurance fund by charging member in-stitutions one-twelfth of 1 percent of their total deposits.
As a result of the protection provided by the FDIC and through other kinds of supervision, bank failures have been________(62)to a few isolated instances .When deposits are federally insured,people________(63)rush to withdraw their money if they________(64)the financial condition of their bank .The delay gives the banks the necessary time to adjust their cash credit balance,and this action helps to reduce the________(65)of bankruptcy.
64._________
A: become concerned about
B: become concerned with
C: become concerned in
D: concern
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Before 1933,and particularly during the period 1929—1933,bank failures were not uncom-mon.________(51)a bank overextended itself in creating credit or if several of its important loans could not be________(52),depositors in the bank would frequently become panicky and begin to make large withdrawals.________(53)the bank had only a small number of its deposits backed by currency,the bank would soon be unable to meet withdrawals,and most depositors ________(54)their money.Most frequently a bank merely needed time to improve its cash posi- tion by________(55)some of its loans and not making additional ones.In 1933,the number of bank failures________(56)a peak,forcing the federal government to intervene and ________(57)the banks temporarily.To help restore the public's confidence________(58) banks and strengthen the banking community,Congress passed legislation setting up the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.________(59)corporation,an agency of the federal government, now insures over 90 percent of all mutual savings and commercial bank deposits for________(60) $100,000 per deposit.The FDIC has________(61)its insurance fund by charging member in-stitutions one-twelfth of 1 percent of their total deposits.
As a result of the protection provided by the FDIC and through other kinds of supervision, bank failures have been________(62)to a few isolated instances .When deposits are federally insured,people________(63)rush to withdraw their money if they________(64)the financial condition of their bank .The delay gives the banks the necessary time to adjust their cash credit balance,and this action helps to reduce the________(65)of bankruptcy.
64._________
A: become concerned about
B: become concerned with
C: become concerned in
D: concern