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“I’mverypleasedthatpeopleareinterestedinOswald’soldrecording,”Margaretsaid.“HewasagreatLondontransportuserallhislife.Hewouldbeamused,touched,anddelightedtoknowhe’sbackwherehebelonged.”
1.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.
A.AReplacedRecordingB.MindtheGapC.AWidow’sWishD.TheTube’sStruggle
2.Theunderlinedphrase“takenaback”means_________.
A.disappointedB.annoyedC.excitedD.shocked
3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Thetubealwaysusesrecordingstoremindpassengers.
B.Oswald’svoiceisgreatcomforttoMargaret.
C.NorecordingcanbeequaltoOswald’svoice.
D.OswaldwasanoutstandingactorinLondon.
B
Thetougheconomyisbringingnewshopperstothesecondhandmarket.Plato’sClosetinChaelotte,NCisaprivatecompany,whichmainlybuysandsellsusedclothes.WhileCharlottehasoutstandingsecondhandstoresofferinghigh-endandgracefulbrandsforwomen,mostoftheirstockappliestoadults.Plato’sclosettargetsteensandthoseintheir20s.Plato’sCloset,withstoresinMatthewsandtheuniversityarea,sellsclothesandaccessories(装饰品)thatarecurrentlypopularataboutonethirdtheretailprices(零售价).
Thetwohottestbrands,forbuyingandselling,areHollisterandAbercrombie&
Fitch.Eventhoughtheofferingstendtobesuitableforyoungpeople,thereareavarietyofshoppersatPlato’sClosetofvaryingages.Womenintheir30s,40s,andoldercouldeasilyfindapurse,jacketorpieceofjewelrytheylike.
Ifyouareselling
Unlikehigher-endresalestoreswhichusuallyworkonconsignment(寄售),Plato’sClosetbuysonthespot.
Itemscanbegentlyused,butmustbeinverygoodcondition.
Clothesshouldbelessthantwoyearsoldandstylesshouldbethesameasthosestillbeingsoldattheshoppingcenter.
Thereisnonegotiation;
pricesaresetcompany-wide.Ifwhatyousellamountsto$30orless,they’llgiveyoucash.Morethanthat,you’llgetaVisacashcard.
Secondhandsuccess
Don’tgetdiscouragedifyoucan’tfindsomethingonyourfirsttrip.Resaleshopsarealwaysgettingnewlistsofgoodsandchangetheirstyleswitheachseason.
Besuretocheckeachpiececarefullybeforebuying.
Pricecomparison
Jackets:
NewYork&
Companyblackblazer,$12;
retail:
$37
Pants:
ExpressEditor-stylepants,$12;
$69.90.
Shoes:
NineWestblackpeep-toepumps,$12;
$89.
Jewelry:
Necklaces,$3-$5;
$18-$30.
4.WhatisthedifferencebetweenPlato’sClosetandotherresaleshops?
A.Theyofferserviceforpeopleofdifferentages.
B.TheofferingsinPlato’sClosetaremoreexpensive.
C.Plato’sClosetonlyoffershigh-endbrandsforwomen.
D.Plato’sClosetalsosellsbookstocustomers.
5.WhichofthefollowingaboutPlato’sClosetisNOTtrue?
A.HollisterandAbercrombie&
FitcharethetwohottestbrandsinPlato’sCloset.
B.Womenintheirfiftiescan’tfindproperclothesandaccessoriesinPlato’sCloset.
C.GoodsinPlato’sClosetaresoldat67percentoffretailpricesorso.
D.Plato’sClosettargetsteensandthoseintheir20s.
6.InPlato’sCloset,whichofthefollowingisnotaccepted?
A.Itemsyousellmustbeinverygoodcondition.
B.Youcannegotiatewithbuyersaboutpricesofgoods.
C.Theclothesyousellshouldbelessthantwoyearsold.
D.Youcansellyourgoodsonthespotinsteadofonconsignment.
7.IfyoubuyapairofExpressEditor-stylepantsinPlato’sCloset,youcansave_______.
A.57.9dollarsB.15dollarsC.77dollarsD.25dollars.
C
TheU.S.governmentisfacinganincreasingbother.Wildpigs,attheirworst,candamagecrops,spreaddiseases,attackhumansandkillfarmanimals.Andthingsaregettingworse:
astudyshowsthattheyarelikelytodoubleinnumberoverthenext3years.Whyisitsohardtocontrolwildpigs?
IntroducedtoAmericainthe16thcentury,andrelatedtothewildpigsfoundinEurope,wildpigscanbefoundin75%ofallstates.Nosinglelawexiststocontrolthemandregulationsdifferbetweenstates:
whileinMissouritheycanonlybeshotifmetbychance,inTexashuntingisactivelyencouraged;
a“porkchopper”lawallowsTexanhunterstoshootwildpigsfromhelicopters,andsomepeopleinLouisianahaveevenbuilttheirownpig—huntingdrone(无人机).Aswellasbeingpopularwithhunters,wildpigsarecheaperforgameraiserstobreed(饲养)thandeer.InMichiganandPennsylvaniasuggestedbansontheprivatebreedingofpigsforhuntinghavecausedquarrelsbetweengameraisersandwildlifeofficials.
Wildpigs'
doublenature—consideredpestsbyfarmers,butvaluedbyhunters—makesithardtopasslawstocontrolthem.Twootherfactorsalsocontribute.Nearly70%oflandinAmericaisprivatelyowned.Anditisdifficultforlawmakerstoforcebreedingandhuntinglawsonprivatelandowners.Secondly,itishardtodefineawildpig.
Insomestates,lawsarebeingintroducedtoredefinetheterm“wildanimal”tokeepoutwildpigs.Thisisgoodnewsforthoseraisingpigsforhunting,butlessaretothosewhoconsiderthempestswhosenumbershouldbelimited.Meanwhile,discussionscontinueoverhowtodealwiththisproblem.
8.Peoplearenotpermittedtohuntwildpigsfreelyin________.
A.TexasB.MichiganC.MissouriD.Louisiana
9.Whydothegameraiserspreferraisingwildpigstodeer?
A.It'
sdifficulttoraisedeer.B.Wildpigsareinlargenumbers.
C.Deerarenotpopularwithhunters.D.Theycanbenefitmorefromwildpigs.
10.WhichisNOTthereasonforthedifficultyincontrollingwildpigs?
A.Thedifficultyofpassingeffectivelaws.B.Thehighpercentageoflandownedprivately.
C.Thefarmers'
unwillingnesstoshootwildpigs.D.Thepopularityofraisingwildpigsinmanystates.
11.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?
A.Whyarewildpigssohardtocontrol?
B.Arewildpigspestsorwildanimals?
C.Wildpigs—anincreasingdangerintheUS.D.Howtodealwiththeproblemofwildpigs?
D
Thickdustroseandalargebuildingcollapsed.ThiswasthesceneinZhuZhou,HunanProvinceonMay17.Ninepeoplewerekilledand16injured.
ThingsweresimilarintheSichuanearthquake.Thousandsofpeoplewereburiedintheruinsandlosttheirlives.Whatifwecouldhavewarnedthem?
Peoplearealwaysrackingtheirwitstofindawayofpreventingbuildings’collapse.Bettermaterialsandtechnologyhelp,buttheyarenotasolution.
Justlikehumans,abuildinghasitsownlifecyclefrom“birth”to“death”.Ifweknowwhenabuildingisgoingtocollapse,wecanrepairitinadvanceorgetoutofitbeforeitfalls.Now,scientistsattheUniversityofIllinoishavedevelopedamaterialthatturnsredbeforeitbreaks.Theinventioncouldbeusedinthingslikeclimbingropesorbridgesupports.TheresearchwasledbyNancySottos,aprofessorattheuniversity’sBeckmanInstitute,andDouglasDavis,agraduateresearchassistant.
Thesecretbehindthecolor—changingmaterialisatypeofmolecule(分子).Amoleculeisagroupofatomsheldtogetherbychemicalbonds.Imagineyouandyourfriendsstandinginacircle,holdinghands.Eachpersonstandsforoneatom,yourhandsrepresentthebonds,andtheentirecirclerepresentsamolecule.Ifonepersonletsgoofhisorherhands,themoleculechangescolor.Theresearchteamputthemoleculeintoasoftmaterial.Whentheresearchersstretchedthematerial,itturnedbrightredforafewsecondsbeforeitbrokeintotwopieces.Whentheyrepeatedlystretchedandrelaxedthematerial,withoutbreakingit,itonlyturnedalittlered.
Themajorproblemisthatlightcangetridoftheredcolor.Whentheteamshonebrightlightonthemolecule,thebrokenbondwasfixed,andthecolordisappeared.Scientistshaveyettodomoreresearchbeforethecolor—changingmoleculescanbeusedoutsidethelab.
12.Whatdoesthepassagemainlyintroduce?
A.ThecollapseofalargebuildinginZhuZhou,HunanProvince.
B.Atypeofmoleculethatcanbeputintoasoftmaterial
C.Amaterialthatturnsredbeforeitbreaks.
D.Awayofpreventingbuildingfromcollapsing.
13.Theunderlinedwords“rackingtheirwits”inthethirdparagraphmean________.
A.sufferingalotB.collectingbeyondimaginationC.losingalotD.thinkingveryhard
14.Whichofthefollowi