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Icelandhasbeendescribedasademocraticindependentcountrywheremorefisharecaughtandmorebookspublishedperpersonthananywhereelseintheworld.TheIcelandershavealwaysfeltaparticularloveforliterature.TheycomposedtheirfirstworksintheninthandtenthcenturiesAD.Theseworkswerepoemsandtalesaboutthekings,heroes,andheroinesofIcelandandNorway.Atfirstthestorieswerememorized

andpassedfromgenerationtogeneration.Theywerefinallywrittendownbetween1140and1220.TheIcelandershaveneverstoppedwritingeversince.ershoelesst“haRnath

bookless,"

theyproudlysay.

1.AmericanvisitorsenjoyvisitingIcelandprobablybecause.

A.nodogsarepermittedinthecapital

B.thepolicedonotcarryhandguns

C.theclimateisrathermild.

D.itisverydifferentfromAmerica

2.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.

A.therearenosoldiersinIceland

B.theIcelandersdon'

tdrinkbeer

C.thereisnoservicefeeofanykind

D.therearenocrimesinIceland

3.ThereisnopollutioninIcelandmainlybecause.

A.Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower

B.theIcelandersusehotwaterfromthegroundbelowastheirenergy

C.itislocatedjustundertheArcticCircle

D.itisademocraticindependentcountry

4."

Rathershoelessthanbookless"

means.

A.theyprefernottohaveshoesorbooks

B.theywouldratherhaveshoesonthanwritebooks

C.theyprefertravelingtoreading

D.theyregardbooksmoreimportantthanshoes

B

AnoldproblemisgettingnewattentionintheUnitedState—bullying（恃强凌弱.Recentcasesincludedthetragiccaseofafifteen-year-oldgirlwhosefamilymovedfromIreland.ShehangedherselfinMassachusettsinJanuaryfollowingmonthsofbullying.Herparentscriticizedherschoolforfailingtoprotecther.Officialshavebroughtcriminalchargesagainstseveralteenagers.

JudyKuczynskiispresidentofananti-bullyinggroupcalledBullyPoliceUSA.HerdaughterTinawasthevictimofseverebullyingstartinginmiddleschoolinthestateofMinnesota.Shesaid,"

Ourdaughterwasaveryoutgoingchild.Shehadabubblypersonality,veryinvolvedinallkindsofthings,hadlotsoffriends.Andoveraperiodoftimehergradesfellcompletely.Shestartedhavinghealthissues.Shecouldn'

tsleep.Shewasn'

teating.Shehadterriblestomachpains.Shestartedclenchingherjawandgrindingherteethatnight.Didn'

twanttogotoschool."

Bullyingisdefinedasnegativebehaviorrepeatedovertimeagainstthesameperson.Itcaninvolvephysicalviolence.Oritcanbeverbal—forexample,insultsorthreats.Spreadingliesaboutsomeoneorexcludingapersonfromagroupisknownassocialorrelationalbullying.

Andnowthereiscyberbullying,whichusestheInternet,e-mailortextmessages.Ithaseasyappealforthebullybecauseitdoesnotinvolveface-to-facecontactanditcanbedoneatanytime.

ThefirstseriousresearchstudiesintobullyingweredoneinNorwayinthelate1970s.ThelatestgovernmentstudyintheUnitedStateswasreleasedlastyear.It

foundthataboutone-thirdofstudentsagetwelvetoeighteenwerebulliedatschool.

SusanSweaterisapsychologistattheUniversityofNebraska-LincolnandcodirectoroftheBullyingResearchNetwork.Shesaysschoolsshouldtreatbullyingasamentalhealthproblemtogetbulliesandvictimsthehelptheyneed.Shesaysbullyingisconnectedtodepression,anxietyandanti-socialbehavior,andbulliesareoftenvictimsthemselves.

5.FromthecaseofTina,wecanknowthat.

A.bullyingisrareinschool

B.victimssufferedalot

C.schoolsaretoblameforbullying

D.personalitiesarerelatedwithbullying

6.Cyberbullyingisappealingtothebullybecause.

A.itcaninvolvemorepeople

B.itcancreateworseeffects

C.itismoreconvenient

D.itcanavoidcheating

7.AccordingtoSusanSweater,.

A.bulliesareanti-social

B.bulliesshouldgivevictimshelp

C.victimsarenotequallytreated

D.bulliesthemselvesalsoneedhelp

8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.15-Year-OldIrishGirlCommittedSuicide

B.Girl'

sSuicideBringsFreshAttentiontoBullying

C.Cyber-BullyingTakingOffinSchools

D.HowtoSolvetheProblemofBullyingAmongTeens

C

Machinesinthehomehaveashorthistory.Sewingmachines,washingmachinesandtumbledriesarecommonenoughtoday,butahundredyearsago,fewpeoplecouldevenimaginesuchthings.However,inventorshavedesignedandbuiltawiderangeofhouseholdmachinessincethen.Inmostcasestheinventortriedtopatenthismachine,tostopanyonecopyingit.Ifthemachinebecamepopular,theinventorcouldmakealotofmoney.

In1790thefirstsewingmachinewaspatented.TheinventorwasanEnglishmancalledThomasSaint.Therewasnothingtomatchhismachineforfortyyears,andthensomeonebuiltasimilardevice.HewasaFrenchman,BartelemyThimonier.Neitheroftheseearlymachinesworkedverywell,however.Itwasn'

tuntil1846thataninventor

cameupwithareallyefficientsewingmachine.HewasanAmerican,EliasHoweandhismachinewasgoodenoughtobeatfiveskilledsewingwomen.He

didn'

tmakemuchmoneyfromit,however.ThefirstcommerciallysuccessfulsewingmachinewaspatentedbyIsaacSingerfiveyearslater.

Today,wetakewashingmachinesforgranted,buttherewasnonebefore1869.Therevolvingdrum（旋转桶ofthatfirstmachinesetapatternforthefuture,butitwascrudebytoday'

sstandards.Thedrumwasturnedbyhand,andneededalotofeffort.Eightyearspassedbeforesomeoneproducedanelectricwashingmachine.Theworldhadtowaitevenlongerforamachinetodryclothes.Thefirstspin-drierwasanotherAmericaninvention,patentedin1924;

butitwas20yearsbeforesuchmachineswerewidelyused.

ItwasyetanotherAmerican,calledBissell,whointroducedthecarpetsweeper.Hepatentedtheoriginalmachinebackin1876.Itdidn'

tpickupdirtverywell,butitwas

quickerthanadustpanandbrush.Thirty-sixyearslater,eventhecarpetsweeperwasold-fashioned:

modernhomesnowhaveavacuumcleanerwithanelectricmotortosuckthedust.

9.Inventorspatenttheinventionssoasto.

A.producemorenewmachines

B.avoidbeingcopiedbyothers

C.maketheinventionsmorepopular

D.makemoremoney

10.Accordingtothearticle,moderninventors.

A.hadtowaitforthefirstspin-drierforalongtime

B.onlyimitatedthefirstwashingmachine

C.poweredthefirstever-madewashingmachinebyelectricity

D.followedthepatternofthefirstrevolvingdrumbutimproveitmuch

11.Theunderlinedword“crude”inparagraph3means.

A.quiteuseless

B.ugly-looking

C.muchtougher

D.notskillfullymade

12.Thearticlemainlytellsusabout.

A.thegreatinventorsintheworld

B.theimportantinventionsintheworld

C.theshorthistoryofhouseholdmachines

D.theimportanceofthemachinesusedinthehome

D

PeoplefellinlovewithElizabethTaylorin1944,whenshestarredinNationalVelvet—thestoryofVelvetBrown,ayounggirlwhowinsfirstplaceinafamoushorserace.Atfirst,theproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmallto

playthepartofVelvet.However,theywaitedforherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrained—andaddedthreeinchestoherheightinfourmonths!

HeractinginNationalVelvetisstillconsideredthebestbyachildactress.

ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin1932.Herparents,bothAmericans,hadmovedthereforbusinessreasons.WhenWorldWarIIstarted,theTaylormovedtoBeverlyHills,California,andthereElizabethstartedactinginmovies.Afterhersuccessasachildstar,TaylorhadnotroublemovingintoadultrolesandwontwiceforBestActress:

Butterfield8（1960andWho'

sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf（1966Taylor'

sfameandpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustry,soshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963,shereceived$1millionforherpartinCleopatr—athehighestpayreceivedbyanystaruptothattime.

ElizabethTaylorisalegendofourtime.LikeVelvetBrowninNationalVelvet,shehasbeenlucky;

shehasbeauty,fameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahardworker.Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Instead,sheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinesses,andintohelpingothers—severalyearsago,shefound