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Assoonastheplanetookoff,Ifellfastasleepandonlywoketothesoundoftheannouncement:

“Ladiesandgentlemen,pleasefastenyouseatbelts,aswewillshortlybelandinginKingston.”Ifrozeinmyseat.WasIdreaming?

Kingston?

Jamaica?

Ihadboardedthewrongplane!

Immediatelyaftertheplanelanded,Iexplainedthesituationtotheauthorities.ItseemstherewerealsothreeotherpassengersheadingforSpain.Apparentlyithadbeentheairline’sfault,sincetheflightnumbersforSpainandJamaicawereexactlythesame!

Therefore,withnoflightbacktoLondonforaweek,theairlinehadnochoicebuttopayforourstay.

SothereIwas,lyingonthebeach,enjoyingthemusicandthemarvelousfoodofJamaica!

AsforAuntRosa,Isupposeshejusthadtolivewithoutme!

1.WhydidthewriterchoosetospendherholidaywithherauntinSpain?

A.Shemissedhercousinsverymuch.

B.Herauntbeggedhertogothere.

C.Shecouldhardlyaffordanybettertrip.

D.Spainwasheridealdestination.

2.Inthestory,thewriterendedup_________.

A.flyingtoLondonimmediately

B.headingforSpainfromJamaica

C.complainingtotheauthorities

D.enjoyingafreebeachholiday

3.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ALuckyMistakeB.ATerribleAdventure

C.ANiceDreamD.AWell-PlannedTrip

B

SomepeopleinManchester,Britain,willsoonbepayingforgoodsandserviceswithso-called“smart”creditcards.Thesecardsaremoresecurethanthetraditionalmagnetic-stripversionandcanbeusedtotravelonbuses,checkbankaccountsanddoshopping.

TheManchesterprojectisoneofthebiggestsmartcardschemesintheworld.Everytimepeopleusethecardsonabusortrain,thefareisdeducted（reduced）fromthevalueofthecard.Whentheyhavenocreditleft,thecardscanberechargedatalocalshop.

Asmartcardlooksjustlikeamormalplasticcardbutithasasiliconchipinit.Itispossibleforthesamesiliconchiptoperformanumberofdifferentfunctions,sooneplasticcardinyourpocketcoulddoalargenumberofdifferentjobs.Thecardhasmuchmorememoryspacethanamagnetic-stripcard,somanymorethingscanberecorededonit.Therearetwotypesofsmartcards.Oneisthecontactcardwhichisusedinthesamewayasamagnetic-stripcard.

Informationistransferredbyrunningthecardthroughanarrowopeninginanelectronicreader.Intheslot,electronicprobesmakecontactwiththemagnetic-striporsiliconshipandreadtheinformation.Theothertypeisthecontactlesssmartcardwheretheelectronicreadercommunicateswiththecardbyshort-rangeradiowaves.Thismakesthecardquickerandmoreconvenienttousebecauseitdoesnothavetoleaveyourwallet.Itisalsomorereliableasitisnoteasilyinfluencedbyscratchesordirt.However,thebiggestadvantagethatsmartcardshaveovermagnetic-stripcardsisthattheyaremoresecure.Theyaremuchmoredifficulttomakethanconventionalcardsandtheyhavetobemadebyspeciallytrainedmanufacturers.Inaddition,theyhavealargenumberofextrasecurityfeaturesonthemandifasmartcardgetslostorstolenaquickphone-calltothedistributorensuresthatitsindividualnumberismadeinvalidandunreadable.Thiscanbedonemorequicklythanwithamagnetic-stripcard.

1.Asmartcreditcardcandomanykindsofjobsbecause____.

A.itissmartB.itisaplasticcard

C.ithasasiliconchipinitD.itcanberecharged

2.“Thecardscanberecharged”meansthat____.

A.thecardcanbeputintoanewchargeofelectricity

B.thecardscanbechangedintonewones

C.thecardscanbeputtouseagain

D.thecardscanberecycled

3.Whataretheadvantagesofsmartcreditcardsovertraditionalones?

A.theycanstoremoreinformationB.theyaremoresecure

C.theyaremoreconvenienttouseD.alloftheabove

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Contactlesscardsaremoreconvenienttousethancontactones

B.Smartcardsaremoreexpensivetomanufacturer

C.Bymeansoflong-rangeradiowavescontactlesscardscancommunicatewiththeelectronicreader

D.Asmartcreditcardandanormalplasticcardarethesamething

C

Forsomereasonwewereremindedthatweprimates（灵长目）needlove.KimBardoftheUniversityofPortsmouthinEnglandandhercolleaguescarriedoutastudyon46babychimpanzeesorphans（黑猩猩孤儿）,whichhadlosttheirmothers.Thestudyshowedthatprimatebabiesthathavetightrelationshipswithmotherfiguresdomuchbetteroncognitive（认知的）teststhanbabieswhoonlygrewupwithpeers（同伴）,butthisisnotbreakingnews.Infact,it'

soldnews.

Inthe1950s,HarryHarlowdidaseriesofexperimentswithbabymonkeysthatshowed.thatlackofloveandcomfortmakesforacrazymonkey.

Harlowconstructedacagethatincludedawiremonkey"

mother"

withaplasticface.Thenheequippedthe"

withamilkbottle.Thecagealsohadanotherwire"

whowascoveredwithsoftcloth.Thebabymonkeysspentalltheirtimewiththecloth"

aridonlywenttothewire"

tofeed.

Harlow'

smonkeyexperimentwasimportantbecause,atthetime,childcareexperts,andeverybody'

sgrandmotherhada"

notouch,nocomfort"

policytowardchildren.Theyadvisedparentsnottorespondtocryingbabies.Theythoughtthatbabiesshouldsleepalonetobecomeindependent,andforGod'

ssakeputthatkiddown.

ButHarlow'

sworkchangedthatpolicy.Mothersweresoonpermittedtohavetheirbabiesnexttotheminthehospital.

ThecurrentchimpresearchbasedonHarlow'

sworkshowsthatmother'

slovedoesn'

tjustmakeforapsychologically（糖神上地）healthychild,italsomakesforasmartchild.

Thehighlyraisedchimpsdobetterthanthosethatarenotloved,andthewell-raisedchimpsdoevenbetterthanhumankidsonIQtests.

Weareprimates,socialanimalswhichneedlove.Weneedtobeheldandtalkedtoandmadetofeelthatatleastonepersonwantstobewithusallthetime.

1.ThestudyKimBardandhiscolleaguesdid

A.included46babyandmothermonkeys

B.isnothingnewtopeopleaboutthefindings

C.showedthatmanychimpanzeeslackoflovewhentheywereyoung

D.showedmanychimpanzeeshadgoodrelationshipwiththeirmothers

2.Harlowbuilttwo"

mothers"

forbaby,.monkeysto_______

A.makethemlivecomfortablyB.letthemhavemorechoices

C.givethemmoreloveDmakecomparisonwell

3.Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Well--raisedchimpsarebetterthanpeopleinIQ.

B.Sometimesit'

snotwrongtohavenotouchandnocomforttobabies.

C.Chimpsgrowingupincagesarelesssmarterthanchimpsgrowingupinwild.

D.Babieswhosleepwithmotherstendtobeclevererthanbabiessleepalone.

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LovemakeskidssmarterB.Primatesneedlove

C.Notouch,nocomfortD.Howtodevelopcognitiveabilities

D

Jacob’sPillowDanceFestival

Where:

Becket,Massachusetts

When:

June15----Aug.24

Eachsummer,thisinfluentialdancecenterpresentsanumberofclassesandperformancesbymorethan50companiesfromaroundtheworld.Highlights（最精彩的部分）thisseasonincludetheDanceTheaterofHarlem’sproductionofAlvinAiley’s“TheLarkAscending”,whichopensthefestival.

Manyeventsarefree.Ticketedperformancesstartat$22.jacobspillow.org.

MoabMusicFestival

Where:

Moab,Utah

Aug.29--Sept.9

Thisareaisbetterknownformountainbikingthanformusic.Butsince1992,ithashostedaprivatefestivalthatbringsclassical,Jazz,Latinandothertypesofmusictotheland.Thisyeartherewillbe16concerts,includingthree“GrottoConcerts”,wheregueststakea45-minutesboatridedowntheColoradoRivertoperformances.

Eventsstartat$25.noabmusicfest.org.

CheyenneFrontierDays

Cheyenne,Wyoming

July19-28

Thereissomethingforeveryoneatthis117-year-oldfestival,froman“Indianvillage”andOldWestmuseumtocountryconcerts.Butthecompetitionisstillthemainattraction,withcowboys（牛仔）andcowgirlscompetingformajormoneyintheworld’slargestoutdoorstage.

Competitionticketsstartat$18,andconcertticketsat$23

TheGlimmerglassFestival

Cooperstown,NewYork

July6--Aug.24

Eachsummer,operaloversfromaroundthecountry（andtheworld）traveltoupstateNewYorktowatchproductionsthatincludestarslikeNathanGunnandGingerCosta-Jackson.Thisyear’sperformancesincludeWagner’s“TheFlyingDutchman”andVerdi’s“KingforaDay”,inhonorofthe200thbirthdaysofbothcomposers（作曲家）。

Ticketsstartat$26.Glimmerglass.org.

1.Ifyouwanttoenjoya“GrottoConcert”,whichdatesuitsyoubest?

A.June15.B.July19C.August24D.September4

2.IfyougotoCheyennetowatchacompetitionandenjoyaconcert,howmuchwillyoupayatleast?

A.$18B.$22C.$36D.$41

3.IfyouareabigfanofWagner,you’readvisedtogoto____.

A.Jacob’sPillowDanceFestivalB.TheGlimmerglassFestival

C.CheyenneFrontierDaysD.MoabMusicFestival

4.Whichpartofaweb