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12.---Catherinelookssad.Didyoutellherabouttheaccident?
---Yes,butIherjustbeforeherfinalexams.
A.shouldn’ttellB.mustn’thavetold
C.needn’ttellD.shouldn’thavetold
13.FortyfiveyearsagoMartinLutherKinghadadreamofAmerica,wheremenandwomenwouldbejudgedonthecoloroftheirskinonthecontentoftheircharacter.
A.notjust…butB.not…but
C.neither…norD.either…or
14.---Homuchsaltdidyouputinthesoup?
---I’msorrytosay,____.Iforget.
A.noB.noone
C.noneD.nothing
15.Withlastyear’sApril18’srailwayspeedup,highwayandairtransportwillhavetopetewith______serviceforpassengers.
A.betterB.goodC.bestD.thebest
16.—Doyouthinkthathousingpricewillkeep______intheyearstoe?
—Sorry,Ihavenoidea.
A.liftingupB.pickingupC.bringingupD.goingup
17.Heplayedatrick____Jessyandhehadtoapologize__treatingher___anicedinner.
A.on,for,toB.in,by,toC.on,by,toD.on,by,with
18.IsittheyearsyouworkedinAfricaasadoctorhaveagreateffectonyourliteraryworks?
A.that;
whereB.that;
thatC.when;
whereD.when;
that
19.Thereisno___________intryingtotalkhimintojoiningus.Heenjoysbeingalone.
A.doubtB.wonderC.hopeD.point
--literally,“pusher”---whoshovepassengersintocrowdedsubwaycarssothedoorscanclose.Andyouthinkyourmuteishell.
TheMoscoMetroFeaturesTheMoscoMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworld.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliers(枝形吊灯),.marblemoldingsandelaboratemurals(精美的壁画).Withmorethan7millionridersaday,keepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.
TheHongKongMTRFeaturesTheHongKongMTRhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefesubwaysystemsintheworldthatactuallyturnsaprofit.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseineandridership.Italsointroduced“Octopuscards”thatallopeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronically,butbuystuffatconveniencestores,supermarkets,restaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscard.
ShanghaiMetroFeaturesShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystem,andithasbeethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopened.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.Bythatpoint,itwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicago“L”.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.
TheLondonMetroFeaturesLondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUnderground,Eventhough55percentofitliesaboveground.Nomatter.Whenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworld,youcancallitanythingyoulike.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversince.Some3millionpeoplerideeachday,everyoneofthemrememberingto“Mindthegap”.
44.whichonecanprovidetheriderssomewonderfuldecorationsatthestations?
.
A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLines
B.TheMoscoMetro
C.TheLondonMetro
D.TheHongKongMTR
45.________isdonewiththepurposeofmakingmoney..
A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscoMetro
C.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR
46.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro____________.
A.carriesthemostpeopleeachday.
B.istheworld’slargest
C.maybelargerthantheChicago“L”inthefuture
D.isthebusiestintheworld
47.Homanysubwayscarrymorethan5millionpeopleperday?
A.2B.3C.4D.5
C
Inthefutureyourautomobilewillrunonwaterinsteadofgas!
Youwillbeabletobuyasuperputerthatfitsinyourpocket!
Youmightevendriveaflyingcar!
Notallpastpredictionshavebeenprovenwrong.Afeofthemhavebeensurprisinglyaccurate.Somegreatthinkerspredictedthearrivalofthecreditcard,thefaxmachineandeventheinteryearsbeforetheyhappened.Butforeachpredictionthathasetrue,someothershavemissedbyamile.Manyofthesepredictionsdidn’tconsiderhopeoplewouldwanttousethetechnology.Orifpeoplereallyneededitintheirlivesornot.Let’slookatsomepredictionsfromthenot-too-distantpast.
RobotHelpers
Where’stherobotinmykitchen?
Nowhere,ofcourse.Andhe’sprobablynotinganytimesoon.Robotsdoexisttoday,butmostlyinfactoriesandotherworkingenvironments.
Backinthe1950s,however,peoplesaidthatbynopersonalrobotswouldbeinmostpeople’shomes.
Sowhyhasn’thappened?
Maybebecauserobotsarestilltooexpensiveandclumsy.Andprobablytheideaofrobotscookingourdinnersandwashingourclothesisjusttoostrange.Athomeweseemtobedoingfinewithoutthem.
Telephonesoftomorrow?
In1964anAmericanpanyintroducedthevideotelephone.Theysaidbytheyearitcouldbeunfortable!
Justbecausetechnologydoesn’talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.
Andfinally,hoaboutthatcrazypredictionoftheflyingcar?
It’snotsocrazyanymore!
Butaflyingcarremainsoneofthemostwonderfultechnologyideastocatchourimagination.Keepwatchingthenewsorperhapstheskyoutsideyourwindotoseewhatthefuturewillbring.
48.Thepassagemainlydealswith______.
A.predictionsthatcancatchourimagination
B.predictionsthathaven’tetrue
C.netechnologycanbenefitourlife
D.predictionsthathaveetrue
49.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.Technologydoesn’talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.
B.Predictionsdon’tneedtoconsiderpeople’spracticaluseofthetechnology.
C.Notallthehigh-techthingspeoplethoughtwe’dbeusingbynoarewidelyused
D.High-techthingsarenotalwaysconvenienttopeople’slife.
50.RobotHelpershaven’tbeenusedinmostpeople’shomesbecause______.
A.usingthekindofrobotsathomeissimplyawasteoftimeandmoney
B.thekindofrobotshasn’tbeendevelopedyet
C.peoplefinditdifficulttocontrolthekindofrobots
D.thekindofrobotswon’tbringpeoplepracticaluse
51.Hodoesthewriterfindtheflyingcar?
A.ItistoodifficulttoimagineB.Itistoocrazyanideatorealize
C.ItislikelytoappearinthefutureD.Ithasbeenthefocusofthenews
D
WearingtieswasoriginallythemarkofBritain’smostpowerfulclasses,whichmadethetieitselfasymbolofpowerandrespect.Andthatledittobeadoptedbyamuchlargertribe——thebusinesstribe.
Youcannotwearatieifyouworkwithmachinery.Sowearingatiebecameasignthatyouwereamanwhousedhisbraintomakealiving,ratherthanyourhands.Itshowedyouwereserious.Itshowedyouwereaprofessional.Itmeantthateveryonewhowantedajobinbusinesshadtowearone.Itwasjustimpossibletotakeseriouslyamanwhodidn’twearapieceofcoloredsilkaroundhisneck.
Thisishomillionsofpeoplecametobewearingtiesacrosstheworld.Theyarepartoftheuniformofbusiness.
“Tiesofferapointofdifferent,”saysJohnMilne,headoftheBritishGuildofTieMakers.“Theygiveachancetosaysomethingabouttheirownpersonality.”
Soifyouhappentomeetamanwithaverybrightlycoloredtie,thereisagoodchancethatheistheofficejoker.Thereisalsoagoodchancethathewillbewearingbrightlycoloredsocks.
Isthereafutureforties?
Thesignsarenotpromising.Tiewearingseemstoberareamongthenebreadofentrepreneurs(创业者)intheInterandnetechnologyindustries.Manypoliticalleaders,includingformerBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,nogowithoutties.Thisshowstheyaremenofthepeople——butnotthepeoplewearingties.
Upuntilaround1960,itwasmonformenacrosstheWesternworldtowearhatsaspartoftheirbusinessuniform.ThatchangedwiththeelectionofJohnF.KennedytothepresidencyoftheUnitedStates.Kennedyneverworeahat——infacthisnicknamewas“hatlessJack”.Seeingthatthemostpowerfulmanintheworlddidnothavetowearahat,millionsofothermendecidedthattheydidnothaveto,either.HatssimplyvanishedacrosstheWesternworld.Perhaps“tielessTony”(formerUKPrimeMinisterTonyBlair)willhavethesameeffectas“hatlessJack”.
52.Tieswerefirstusedasasigntoshoaperson’s.
A.personalityB.socialpositionC.wearingstyleD.favoritehobby
53.Inthebusinessworld,wearingatieshowedthefollowingexcept_______.
A.youcouldmakealotofmoneyoutofyourwork
B.youtookyourworkseriously
C.youweredifferentfromthosewhousedhandstoearnaliving
D.youwereamemberofthebusinesstribe.
54.Thewritermayholdtheopinionthat.
A.Blairisthebestleaderintheworld
B.Kennedyisthebestleaderintheworld
C.millionsofpeoplewillgotoworkwithoutatie
D.peoplewillwearhatsinsteadofties
55.Theunderlinedword“vanished”inthispassagemaymean.
A.soldB.washedC.appearedD.disappeared
E
Americanbeekeepingoperationshavebeenhithardbywhatscientistscallcolonycollapsedisorder.Almosthalfoftheirworkerbeeshavedisappearedduringthepastseason.CCDhasalsobeenreportedinIsrael,EuropeandSouthAmerica.Beesflyawayfromthehiveandneverreturn.Sometimestheyarefounddead;
othertimestheyareneverfound.Manycropsandtreesdependonpollination(授粉)bybeestohelpthemgrow.
Anereportsaysvirusmaybeatleastpartly