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WengeninSwitzerland
Doyoueverwonderhowtheworldwasbeforecarswereinvented?
ThevillagecalledWengenmightjusthelpyourealizeyourdreams.Carshavebeenbannedfromthisareaforcloseto100years,andeverythinglookslikeitwastakenrightoutofHeidi.ThelocalshavekepttheirSwisscultureundamaged.
Shirakawa-goinJapan
Thisvillageiscertainlyknownforitsunusualhouseswithtriangularroofswhichseemtoresemblehandsjoinedinprayer.It'
sdesignedtokeepsnowfrompilingupontopofhouses.Thesehousesarethesymboloftheareabuttherearen'
tmanyofthemleftanymore.
EzeinFrance
Franceinitselfispretty,butitsmostattractivevillageisEze.Thiscommunityseemstobefrozenintime.ThisvillageistheperfectmeltingpotofculturesbecauseofitsclosenesstoNice.DuringtheMiddleAges,itwasdesiredbyinvaders（侵略者）,andwhilethiswasacauseofsadnessforthelocalpeopleinthepast,todaythevillageenjoysitsrichheritage（遗产）.Thearchitecturehereissodiverse.
BiburyinEngland
LocatedontheRiverColnintheWestofEngland,Biburywasdescribedas"
themostbeautifulvillageinEngland”.Honey-colored17th-centurystonecottages,theChurchofSt.Maryandastill-working1902farmaresomeoftheancientvillage’smust-sees.ThemostphotographedspotisArlingtonRow,whichisacollectionof14th-centurystonebuildings.
21.Wherecanvisitorsenjoypaintings?
A.InSidiBouSaid.B.InShirakawa-go.
C.InWengen.D.InEze.
22.What'
sthesimilaritybetweenWengenandBibury?
A.Theybothsitbyalongriver.
B.Theybothhaveanancientview.
C.Theyarehometomanyinventions.
D.Theyarelocatedinthesamecountry.
23.WhatdoweknowaboutEze?
A.Itspeoplelooksad.
B.Itforbidscarstoenter.
C.Itsarchitectureismodern.
D.Itwasattackedinthepast.
B
ItiscuriousthatStephenKoziatekfeelsalmostasthoughhehastoexplainabouthiseffortstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture.
MrKoziatekispartofsomethingpioneering.HeisateacherataNewHampshirehighschoolwherelearningisnotaboutbooksandtestsandrotememorization（死记硬背）,butsomethingpractical.AsKoziatekknows,thereislearninginjustabouteverything.Nothingisnecessarilygainedbyforcingstudentstolearngeometryatadesk.Theycanalsolearngeometrybyputtingtogetherabicycle.
Buthe'
salsofoundakindofprejudice.Workingwithyourhandsisseenasalmostamarkofinferiority（低等）.Schoolsinthefamilyofvocational（职业的）education“havethatopinion...thatit'
sforkidswhocan'
tmakeitacademically,”hesays.
Ononehand,thatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmerica'
sevolution.Manufacturing（制造业）isnottheeconomicenginethatitoncewas.ThejobsecuritythattheUSeconomyonceofferedtohighschoolgraduateshaslargelydisappeared.Moreeducationisthenewway.Wewantmoreforourkids,andrightfullyso.
Buttheheadlongpushintobachelor'
sdegreesforall—andthedevaluingofanythingless—missesanimportantpoint:
That'
snottheonlythingtheAmericaneconomyneeds.Yes,abachelor’sdegreeopensmoredoors.
Butevennow,54percentofthejobsinthecountryaremiddle-skilljobs,suchasconstructionandhigh-skillmanufacturing,accordingtotheNationalSkillsCoalition.Butonly44percentofworkersareadequatelytrained.Thereisagapinworking-classjobs,buttheworkerswhoneedthosejobsmostaren'
tequippedtodothem.Koziatek'
sManchesterSchoolofTechnology（HighSchool）istryingtofillthatgap.
Koziatek'
sschoolisawake-upcall.Wheneducationbecomesone-size-fits-all,itrisksoverlookinganation'
sdiversityofgifts.
24.What'
sthecharacteristicofMr.Koziatek’sschool?
A.Payingattentiontopracticallearning.
B.Lettingstudentsdomanytests.
C.Encouragingstudentstoreadbooks.
D.Forcingstudentstolearnbyrote.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"
thatviewpoint”inParagraph4referto?
A.Vocationaleducationisforacademicallychallengedstudents.
B.Vocationaleducationisundoubtedlyagoodchoice.
C.Notallstudentscanbeadmittedtocollege.
D.Notallstudentscandophysicalwork.
26.Howarepeoplereactingtothedisappearanceofmanufacturing?
A.Theylowertheirexpectations.
B.Theytrytoimprovetheirskills.
C.Theyturntothegovernment.
D.Theycontinuetheireducation.
27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheschool'
sgoal?
A.Itneedslotsofeffort.
B.Itisworthachieving.
C.Itisunpractical.
D.Itisadventurous.
C
WhenIwaseleven,myparentsgavemethefirstbookIeverowned—“TheTalesofEdgarAllanPoe”.Idistinctlyrememberopeningit,readingthefirstlinesof"
TheCaskofAmontillado,”andremarkingtomyself,"
Sothisiswhatreadingis!
”Mydelightwasunbounded.LittledidIknowatthetimethatIwasatthebeginningofalifelongjourney.
So,ifIreadmyfirstrealbookattheadvancedageof11,whatwasIreadingbeforethen?
Inaword,readers:
relativelyplotless,repetitiveifwell-intentionedattemptstoteachchildrentorecognizelettersandtheirsoundsandtobuildtheirvocabularies.Beingadutifulboy,IwentthroughthemotionsandIlearnedwhatwordswere.ButIhadnoideawhatwritingwas.UntilPoe.InPoe'
sstories,thesentencesweremorecomplexandstylishthananythingIhadeverreadbefore.
Poe,inshort,wasastart.Myparentsgavemethatfirstbook,butthenIwentoffonmyown.Ilikedscience,whichledmetodiscoverJulesVerneandH.G.Wells.Otherwritersfollowedquicklyoneafteranother:
IsaacAsimov,RayBradbury,ArthurC.Clarke.ButIdidn'
tlimitmyselftosciencefiction.Othertitlesthatdeeplyimpressedmeearlyon,andwhichIhavecarriedonmylife'
sjourney,include:
“TheYearling,"
“Shane”“Ivanhoe,"
“OfMiceandMen,"
"
ToKillaMockingbird,"
and“TheGoodEarth”.
Itwentonfromthere.Ibecamethatkidwho,longafterhisparentstoldhimtoturnthelightsoff,hidunderthecoverswithaflashlightandabook,hisgreatestfearofbeingdiscoveredandhavinghisflashlighttakenaway.IrealizethatmyparentsmusthaveknownIwasdefying（违背）them.Butintheirwisdomtheypretendedtobeignorantofit.AndsoIowemystartasareadertomyparents.
28.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytalkabout?
A.Theauthor'
sgoodmemories.
B.Theauthor'
schildhoodbefore11.
C.Theauthor'
sparents'
readinghabits.
D.Theauthor'
saffectionforhisfirstbook.
29.Whatwastheinfluenceofplotlessreadingontheauthor?
A.Hedidn'
taccumulateenoughvocabularies.
B.Hedidn'
tknowwhatrealwritingwas.
C.Hecouldn'
treadcomplexsentences.
D.Hecouldn'
twriteagoodarticle.
30.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor'
sparentstohisreadingunderthecovers?
A.Indifferent.
B.Tolerant.
C.Anxious.
D.Objective.
31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowIwroteagoodbook
B.HowIfoundmyfavoritebooks
C.HowIlearnedfrommyparents
D.HowIbecameareaderofbooks
D
Atonerecently-openedrestaurantinJapan,dinersarewarnedthattheyverywellmightnotgetwhattheyordered—butsurprisingly,itseemsfewcustomersarecomplaining.
That'
sbecausewaitersattherestaurant,whichiscalled“TheRestaurantofOrderMistakes,allhavedementiaandAlzheimer'
s（痴呆和阿尔茨海默症）.Thefoundersoftheuniquediningspothopethateatingtherewillhelpchangeopinionsaboutdementiaandteachcustomerstobemorepatientwiththosewhosufferfromit.
Yahoo!
JapanfirstreportedthattherestaurantopenedinTokyo'
sToyosudistrictonJune2andclosedafterJune4,butwillre-openaroundWorldAlzheimer'
sDayinSeptember.Therestaurant’snameisatwistonthetitleofa1924storybyKenjiMiyazawacalledTheRestaurantofManyOrders.
Therestaurantideawasoriginallythoughtofbyafewlike-mindedpeople,includingtheownersofMaggie'
sTokyo.Thefoundershopetospreadamessageaboutinclusivity（包容）,andteachpeopletobemoreunderstandingtowardelderswithdementia.TherestaurantalsoservestopointoutthatdementiaandAlzheimer'
ssuffererscanstillbefunctioningmembersofsociety.It'
salsoafunwaytocelebratehumanmistakes.
Itdoesn'
tallrunsmoothly,though.Therestaurantreadilywarnsthatwaitersmaybringcustomersthewrongorder.Theyalsomayforgettobringdrinksorotheritems.
MizuhoKudo,aJapanesefoodeditor,tweeted（发推特）aboutherstopattherestaurant.Sheorderedahamburgersteakbutwasgivengyozadumplingsinstead,buteverythingturnedouttobeunexpectedlydeliciousandshesaidshe"
laughedalot”duringthemeal.Shealsonotedthatthewaiterwerefullofsmilesandseemedtobehavingalotoffun,laughingandexcitedlyattendingtotheircustomerswithdeliciousfood.Hertweetabouttheexperiencehasbeenlikedover160,000times,andmanycommentersseemedimpressedbytheidea.
32.Inwhatwayistherestaurantspecial?
A.Itswaitersallsufferfromabraindisease.
B.Itonlyprovidestraditionalfoods.
C.ItsserviceisthebestinJapan.
D.ItopensonlyinSeptember.
33.What’sonepurposeoftherestaurant?
A.Toshowdementiasuffererscanstillcontributetosociety.
B.Toraisemoneyforpeoplesufferingfrommentalillness.
C.Toeducatetheyoungtounderstandtheelders.
D.Toshowpeopleanewtypeofrestaurant.
34.WhatdidMizuhoKudodoafterhavingamealintherestaurant?
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