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Haveyoueverbeentothefollowingplaces?
Ifnot,trytofindachancetovisitthem.
Fez,Morocco
Fez,about240milesnortheastfromMarrakech,awonderfulsceneistakingrootslowly.Itstartedwithimmigrantsbuildingcastles,andcontinuesashotelsandrestaurants.ThebiggestnewsisthattheHotelSahraiiscompletedwithabarand50rooms,manyoverlookingapool.
Catskills,NewYork
TheregionthatwelcomedJewishfamiliesinthe50s,hippiesinthe60s,andsoon,casinogamblers（赌博者）.ManystylishB&
Bshaveopened.AmongthemaretheHotelDylaninWoodstock,theArnoldHouseinLivingstonManor,withitsbaranddiminutivespa（水疗中心）.Sonowisthetimetoenjoyfly-fishing,hikingandotherpeacefulexperiences.
Rotterdam,Netherlands
TheconstantlyunfoldingcitycenterinRotterdamhasbecomeoneamazingexplosionofstyle,whichsurprisedthetouristsgreatly.Thelatestattraction,andreasonenoughtovisit,istheMVRDV-designedMarkthal,anigloo（圆顶冰屋）-likehorseshoethathouses20shops,ninerestaurantsand228apartments.ItalsohappenstobeHolland'
slargestartwork.
Chengdu,China
Famousforits1,600pandas,mostofwhichstillliveinthewild,Chengduhasintroduceda72-hourno-visapolicythatmakesiteasierforAmericanstodropinononeofthecity'
sthreemajorpandaresearchfacilities.Butit'
sworthstickingaroundlongertoexperiencewhat'
sdoinginChengdu,acityontherise.OneoftheshiniestattractionsisNewCenturyGlobalCentre,theworld'
slargestbuilding,completewithanartificialbeach.
21．WhatcanatouristdoinCatskills?
A．Gofishingandhiking.B．Designiglooswithtourists.
C．playwiththepandasinthewild.D．Jointhelocalpeopleinbuildingcastles.
22．WhichisHolland'
slargestartwork?
A．TheHotelSahrai.B．TheHotelDylan.
C．Markthal.D．NewCenturyGlobalCentre.
23．WhatdidChengdudotoattracttheAmericantravelers?
A．Itimproveditsqualityofservice.B．Itbuilttheworld'
slargestbuilding.
C．Itintroduceda72-hourno-visapolicy.D．Itcompletedabuildingwithanartificialbeach.
B
MyhusbandandIusedtothinkwehadallwehadeverwanted．Abeautifulhouse,threehealthychildrenandonemoreontheway,twocars,acoupleoffour-wheelersforentertainment—Wereallyhaditallandwelovedit.Then,themarketturnedandmyhusband'
sjobataconstructioncompanywasgone.Thecompanywasclosingdownforever.
Webothstartedlookingforjobsrightaway,butthereweren'
tanytobefound.Witheachpassingdayweweregettingincreasinglyworriedandwecontinuedtoworktogetherinordertopullourfamilythrough.Themorewepulledtogether,thecloserwegot.IfeltfeelingsofadmirationformyhusbandthatIhadn'
tfeltforyears.
That'
swhyitwassohardformetowatchhimblamehimselfforoupresentsituation.Icontinuallyaskedhimtostopbutheseemedtowanttopunishhimselffornothavingajob.
Finally,oneafternoonIpulledhimasideandsaid,"
Wehavefourhealthychildrenandeachother.That'
swhat'
simportant.Thatmakesyouarichman."
"
Butwhatifwelosethehouse?
Theywillhateme—you'
llhateme,"
hereplied.
Ismiledathimandputmyhandsonbothsidesofhisfacetomakehimlookmeintheeye."
NomatterwhereweliveIwillbehappy—aslongasIhaveyou,"
IsmiledagainasIrealizedthatIwasn'
tjustsayingthat.InallthestrugglingtogetherIhadfoundthatdeeploveforhimthatIhadonthedaywesaid"
Ido"
.
Icouldseehisshouldersandneckrelaxed.Heheldmecloseandwewereabletotalkandplananddreamtogetherinawaythatwehadn'
tforquitesometime.Itwasaturningpointforusasacoupleandafamily.
Wearestillstrugglingforourbetterlife,butIconsideruswell-offbecausewehavesomethingthatmoneycan'
tbuyandnoonecantakeawayfromus.
24．Weknowfromthestorythat.
A．theybothfoundgoodjobsatlast
B．herhusbandwasoutofworkforhisnotworkinghard
C．bothofthemfeltanxiousabouttheirunemployment
D．theydidn'
tloveeachotheranylongeraftertheygotmarried
25．Bysaying"
Themorewepulledtogether,thecloserwegot"
thewifemeans.
A．herhusbandworkedharderforbeingcloser
B．theyhadcloseraffectionastheystruggledtogether
C．theirhousewasclosertothecompanythanbefore
D．theywereclosertoanotheremploymentastimewentby
26．Whatistheirpresentlifelike?
A．Hardbutwarm.B．Wealthybutannoying.
C．Hardanddisturbing.D．Comfortableandadmiring.
27．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?
A．BetterLifeComesB．HardTimeGoes
C．WeHaveItAllD．WeLoseItAll
C
Theword"
OK"
isthemostfrequentlyspokenall-purposeexpressionontheplanet—andit'
sturning176yearsoldonMarch23,2015.Thetermwasbornduringa19th-centuryabbreviation（缩写）crazeandwentontointernationalfamewithitsownhandgesture.
Lastyear,HenryNass,a64-year-oldretiredEnglishteacher,aNewYorkerhadspentthelastfewweekshandingoutcardschampioning"
GlobalOKDay"
inadvanceofthecominganniversary.
Nomatterwherepeoplearefromtheyusetheword'
OK,'
buttheydon'
tknowwhereitcomesfrom,"
saysNass."
Theproblemisbecauseit'
sjust,youknow,OK."
ThewordisOK,perhaps,butitshistoryisdefinitelybetterthanaverage.LateetymologistAllenWalkerReadtracedthetwo-letterwordto1839,wheneditorsattheBostonMorningPostsignedoffonarticlesas“allcorrect”withasimpleword"
ThewordmadeitintoprintonMarch23ofthatyear,duringanarticleagainstarivaleditorinProvidencewhohadstatedwronglythatabandofBostoniansheadingtoNewYorkwouldpassthroughtheRhodeIslandcapital.
Wesaidnotawordaboutourteampassing'
throughthecity'
ofProvidence,"
theMorningPostreported."
O.K.—allcorrect."
ThehumoroftheProvidence-Bostonjokehasbeenlosttohistory—butthewordOKtookofffromthere,soonconnoting（隐含）agreement,acceptance,averageness,qualityorlikability.
By1840,itservedasasloganforPresidentMartinVanBuren'
sunsuccessfulreelectioncampaign."
OldKinderhookisOK,"
postersstated,areferencetotheeighthpresident'
sbirthplaceandhissupporters’beliefinhissatisfactoryperformance.
28．WhydidHenryNasshandoutcards?
A．Toletpeopleunderstandthehistoryoftheword"
.
B．Tocallonpeopletousetheword"
properly.
C．ToappealtopeopletocelebrateOKDay.
D．Toattractpeople'
sattention.
29．WhatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinParagraph4?
A．Thehistoryoftheword"
isknowntoaveragepeople.
B．Thehistoryoftheword"
isunfamiliartopeople.
C．Peoplefrequentlyusetheword"
inhistory.
D．Peoplearefondoftheword"
inhistory.
30．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"
tookoff'
inParagraph7probablymean?
A．GotoffB．Setup
C．MovedoffD．Becomepopular
31．WecanlearnfromthetextthatKinderhookisoftheeighthAmericanpresident.
A．thenameB．thebirthplace
C．thepolicyD．thebelief
D
TheRiseofSneakerCultureisorganizedbytheBataShoeMuseum,whoseaimsaretoexplorethesocialhistory,technicalinnovations,fashiontrends,andmarketingcampaignsthathaveshapedsneakercultureoverthepasttwocenturies.Youcannotoverestimatetheculturalimportanceofapairofsneakers.Atleastthat'
stheconclusionfromanewexhibitionattheBrooklynMuseumintheUS.
Thesneakerisregardedbothasaculturalforceandafashionstatement."
Earlysneakerswereactuallystatussymbols."
saidElizabethSemmelheck,seniorleaderofBataShoeMuseum.
Displayingover150shoes,theexhibitcoversawiderangeofexamplesandwilllastaboutthreemonths.Fromtheirmodestoriginsinthemid-nineteenthcenturytohigh-endsneakerscreatedinthepastdecade,sneakershavebecomeaglobalobsession（痴迷）.IncludedareworksfrommakerssuchAdidas,Converse,Nike,Puma,andReebokaswellasprivatecollectorssuchaship-hoplegendDarryl"
DMC"
McDaniel'
s,andDeeWellsofObsessiveSneakerDisorder.AlsofeaturedaresneakersbyPradaandothermajorfashiondesignhousesanddesigners,aswellasthosemadeincooperationwithartistsincludingDamienHirstandShantellMartin.AfterBrooklyn,thecollectionwillheadtoToledo,Ohio;
andLouisville,Kentucky.
Sneakersareoneofthefewthingspeoplewilllineupfordaystobuy.They'
rethesubjectofsongs,andhavehelpedmakebillionairesoutofathletesandfashiondesigners.Sneakersareaculturalphenomenon,andperhapsanalien（外星人）visitingourplanetcouldlearnmostaboutus,bylookingatourfeet!
32．Earlysneakerisregardedas.
A．aculturalforceB．afashionstatement
C．anidentityD．acommonfootwear
33．WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheexhibitionattheBrooklynMuseum?
A．Theexhibitwilldisplaylessthan150shoes.
B．Theexhibitwillheadtootherplacesabroad.
C．Theexhibitsofthesneakersareallfamousbrands.
D．Theexhibitshowsthehistoryofthesneakerculture.
34．Whyaresneakerssoimportanttoathletes?
A．Sneakershelpmakeathletesfashionable.
B．Sneakersbecomethesubjectoftheirsongs.
C．Sneakersarecomfortabletowearforathletes.
D．Sneakershelpmakeathletesbecomerichpeople.
35．Whatdoestheauthorwanttodobymentioningthealien?
A．Toexpresstheculturalimportanceofsneakers.
B．Todescribeapictureofaliens'
wearingsneakers.
C．Topredictthe
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