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Absolutelynot.It’spartofflying,anditisn’tdangerous.Turbulenceiscausedwhentwomassesofairhitoneanotheratdifferentspeeds.Wind,thunderstormsandclosenesstomountainsareallpossiblereasons.Despitehowdangerousitfeels,turbulencewon’tcrashyourplane.Eveninextremelyroughair,thewingisnotgoingtobreakoff.
Whyareplanewindowsround?
Ifyouhavetraveledbyplanebefore,youmayhavenoticedthateveryplanewindowhasarounddesign.Thisisn’ttomaketheplanelookgood.It’sforthesafetyofeveryoneonboard.
Astheairplaneflieshigherandhigher,theoutsideatmosphericpressuregetslowerandlower.Intheend,thepressureinsidetheplanebecomesgreaterthanthepressureoutside.Atthistime,windowsthatcanresistpressureareneeded.
Squarewindowscancrack.Thedifferentpressureinsideandoutsideputstressontherightangles.However,roundedcornershelptoreducethesestressesbyspreadingthemaroundthewindow.
21.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.
A.passengers’wastefallsontothelanddirect
B.blueicefrequentlyfallsoutofplanes
C.blueicefromaplaneisagreatsafetythreat
D.passengers’wasteisdealtwithontheground
22.Accordingtothepassage,turbulence________.
A.isverydangerousB.seldomhappensduringflying
C.maycrashaplaneD.canbecausedformanyreasons
23.Theplanewindowhasarounddesignforthepurposeof_________.
A.economyB.securityC.beautyD.convenience
24.Thepassageismeantto________.
A.tellussomeinterestingfactsaboutflying
B.informusofflyingsafetytips
C.warnusofthedangerofflying
D.introduceusthedesignofaplane
B
Chinesecollegeshavecomeupwithanunusualwaytohelpfreshmensettlein.Theyturntheirgymsintocampsitesformomsanddads,someofwhomhavetraveledthousandsofmilesacrossthecountry,tosaygoodbye.
Forthepastfiveyears,TianjinUniversityinnorthernChinahasprovidedfreeaccommodationforparentsinwhatitcalls"
tentsoflove"
.Otherschoolsletparentssleeponmatsinschoolgymnasiums.
"
Goingtocollegeisalifemomentandmyparentsdidn’twanttomissthat,"
saidZhangJinqi,afreshmanatTianjinUniversitymajoringinappliedchemistry.Hisparentstraveledwithhimonthe19-hourtrainjourneyfromJiangxiprovinceinsouthernChina.
ImagesofschoolsgymspackedwithparentshavebeenwidelysharedonChinesesocialmediapromptingadebateonwhetherChina’sonlychildrenaretoocoddled.
SomehavevoicedcriticismofTianjinUniversity,sayingthattheythinkboththeparentsandthechildrenshouldbemoreindependent.
XiongBingqi,thedeputydirectorofthink-tank21stCenturyEducationResearchInstitute,thinkstheproblemisoverstated."
IthasalwaysbeenaprobleminChinathatatthestartofeveryschoolyear,collegesarepackedwithparentswhocomealongtodropofftheirchildrenandstaywiththem,"
hesaid."
Forsomefamilies,it’stheirwaytocelebratethefirst-everfamilymemberwho’sabletogotocollege,"
Xiongadded."
There’snothingwrongwithsharingthehappiness."
Zhang’sfathersaidthedecisiontoescorttheirsonwasano-brainer.Heandhiswifeareamongthemany"
campers"
whosleepinthe550temporarytentssetupintheTianjinUniversitygym.
Mychildhaslotsofluggageandwealsowanttogotravel,"
saidhisfatherZhangYonghui."
ThehotelsnearbyarefullybookedsoIhadtosleepinthetents."
Theirsonalsoshruggedoffthecriticismalthoughhesaidhewaslookingforwardtolivingonhisownforthefirsttime."
Beingaccompaniedbymyparentsdoesn’tmeanI’mspoiled."
25.ZhangJinqithoughthisparentsaccompaniedhimtohisuniversitymainlybecause_____.
A.theywantedtogototravelinTianjin
B.theywantedtohelphimwithhisluggage
C.theywantedtowitnesshisimportantlifemoment
D.theydoubtedhisindependence
26.XiongBingqithinksgoingtocollegewithparents’company______.
A.isnotsuchaseriousproblemaspeoplethink
B.isachanceforfreshmentotravelwiththeirparents
C.isalong-lastingproblemtobesolved
D.isnotgoodforthefreshmentobuilduptheirindependence
27.Theunderlinedphrase“shruggedoff”probablymeans_________.
A.wasinfavorofB.thoughtnothingof
C.wasashamedofD.wasconcernedabout
28.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.“Tentsoflove”iswidelycriticized.
B.Chineseonlychildrenaretoospoiled.
C.Therearedifferentopinionson“tentsoflove”.
D.Chinesecollegeeducationisfacedwithabigchallenge.
C
Timesarealittletoughatourhouserightnow.Neitherofusmakesalotofmoney,butyearsofexperiencehavetaughtushowtowalkbetweentheraindropsandmakeitfromonemonthtothenextwithafairamountofgrace.Icookalotathome,morewhenwe'
refacingleantimes.WhenIknowthatIhavetokeepusfedonnotmuchmoney,Ifallbackonmygrandmother'
srecipes.Shetaughtmetocook.
WhenIwasakid,mytwinbrotherandIspentlongsummerweeksandChristmasvacationswithmymother'
sparentsinthemountainsofNorthCarolina.Ratherthangohuntingwithmygrandfatheronfrozenmornings,Ifoundmyselfmoreandmoreinthekitchenwithmygrandmother,watchinghermakingalemoncheesepiewithhersofthands.
Mygreat-grandmotherdiedwhenmygrandmotherwas11yearsold.Astheeldestdaughter,shewasexpectedtotakeonallofthehouseworkwhileattendingschool.ThroughouttheGreatDepression,shelearnedhowtomakealittlefoodgoalongway.Vegetableswerecheap,soshecookedalotofthem,mostlyonlyusingsmallamountsofmeatforseasoning.Roastbeefwasatwice-a-monthluxury,buttherewasnothingshecouldn'
tdowithachicken,everypartofit.Nothingwenttowaste.
NowIunderstandthatherfoodwassacred(神圣的).IfeelconnectedtomygrandmotherandtohundredsofyearsoffamilywhenI'
minmykitchenmakingcountryfood.Inthedelicioussmellsisalongtaleofvictoryoverhardtimes,ofconqueringstarvation—ofnotjustsurviving,butfindingjoyandpleasureineverymealofeveryday.
FromgrandmotherIlearnedtotakerealsatisfactioninfeedingpeople.Mygrandmotherwouldbeamwithpleasureoveraheavilyladentableandsay:
“Doyouknowwhatthiswouldcostattherestaurant?
”Ineverknewwhatrestaurantinparticularshehadinmind,butIknewthatthequestionwastotallynotfair,becausenorestaurantanywherecancooklikeagrandmother.Butnow,thankstoherguidanceandyearsofpractice,Ican.
29.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorcooksalotathomebecause__________.
A.shewantstotryouthergrandmother’srecipes
B.sheisquiteparticularaboutfood
C.thefoodinrestaurantsisunhealthy
D.sheandherhusbandareembarrassedfinancially
30.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor’sgrandmother__________.
A.learnttocookbecauseoftheGreatDepression
B.wasgoodatcookingaswellascarefulinbudgeting
C.preferredchickentobeef
D.hadtowalkalongwaytolearncookinginarestaurant
31.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor___________.
A.likedtocomparehergrandmother’sfoodwiththatinrestaurants
B.learntsomethingmorepreciousthancookingfromhergrandmother
C.hasn’tfoundthejoyincookingthoughshecancooklikehergrandmother
D.feelsconnectedtohergrandmotherwhenmakingcountryfoodinthekitchen
32.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Cooklikemygrandmother
B.Mygrandmother’ssacredfood
C.Mygrandmother’srecipe
D.Joyandpleasureincooking
D
ThecityofHangzhouinZhejiangprovinceisafrequentheadline.AsamajortouristattractioninChina,thereweresomanytouristsduringlastyear’shottesttravelseasonsthatmostofthemseeonlythetopofeachother’sheadsratherthanoneofthemanysights.Hangzhouisalsofamousforcreativityandfamouspeople,beinghometoInternetgiantssuchastheAlibabaGroupandNetEase.
However,thecityhasneverdrawnsomuchattentionasitdidinSeptember,whentheG20Summitwelcomedheadsoftheworld’s20majoreconomiesandinternationalorganizations.Fortwodays,theydiscussedtopicsincludingstrengthenedpolicycoordination,buildingnewpathsforgrowth,effectiveeconomicandfinancialgovernance,aswellasstrongworldtradeandinvestment.
OnthenightofSept4,thecityalsoentertaineditsguestsandaudiencefromaroundtheworldwithamarvelouspartydirectedbyZhangYimou.Theshow,entitledSymphonyonWestLakeisbasedonZhangYimou’sImpressionsofWestLake,anastonishingperformancethattakesplacerightonthesurfaceofthewater,combiningmusic,dance,andlighteffectsallagainstthebackdropofnature.
Influentialdiscussionsandattractiveshowsmaybeenoughtodrawtheworld’sattentiontowardHangzhou,andforyoungpeoplearoundtheworld