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Butthestarsareapparentlytheirprincipalmeansofnavigation.Whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds,theyapparentlyfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarksasmountainranges,coastlines,andrivercourses.Butwhenit'

stoodarktoseethese,thedovescirclehelplessly,unabletofindtheirway.

1.Thereasonwhybirdsdon'

tgetlostonlongflights_________.

A.hasbeenknowntoscientistsforyears

B.hasonlyrecentlybeendiscovered

C.isknownbyeveryone

D.willprobablyremainamystery

2.Duringdaylighthours,birds_______.

A.flyaimlessly

B.relyonlandmarks

C.usethesunforguidance

D.aremorelikelytogetlost

3.By"

hisoutdoorcousins"

theauthormeans__________.

A.otherexperimenters

B.theotherdovesofthesamebrood

C.dovesunderthenaturalsky

D.otherbirdsingeneral

4.Theexperimentwiththedoveindicatedthat__________.

A.birdshavetothetaughttonavigate

B.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotflylongdistances

C.somebirdscannotflyatnight

D.somebirdsseemtofollowthestarswhentheyflyatnight

5.Intotaldarkness,doves____________.

A.uselandmarks

B.don'

tknowwhichwaytofly

C.flybackhome

D.waitforthestarstoappear

Passage2

WhenIaskedmydaughterwhichitemshewouldkeep;

thephone,thecar,thecooker,thecomputer,theTV,orherboyfriend,shesaid“thephone”.Personally,Icoulddowithoutthephoneentirely,whichmakesmeunusual.Becausethetelephoneischangingourlivesmorethananyotherpieceoftechnology.

Point1Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,inthesamewaythatmoreroadscreatemoretraffic.Mydaughtercomeshomefromschoolat4:

00pmandthenspendsanhouronthephonetalkingtotheverypeopleshehasbeenatschoolwithallday.Ifthephonedidnotexist,wouldshehaveanythingtotalkabout?

Point2Themobilephonemeansthatweareneveralone.“Themobilesavedmylife,”saysCrystalJohnstone.ShehadanaccidentinherVolvoontheA45betweenOtleyandSkipton.Trappedinside,shemanagedtomakethecallthatbroughttheambulancetoherrescue.

Point3Themobileremovesoursecret.ItallowsmarketingmanagerofHabaDeutsch,CarlNicolaisen,toringhissalesstaffallroundtheworldatandtimeofdaytoaskwheretheyare,wheretheyaregoing,andhowtheirlastmeetingwent.

Point4Thetelephoneseparatesus.AntonellaBramanteinRomesays,“WeworkedinseparateofficesbutIcouldseehimthroughthewindow.Itwaseasytogethisnumber.Weweresonear——butwedidn’tmeetforthefirsttwoweeks!

”

Point5Thetelephoneallowsustoreachoutbeyondourownlives.Todaywecantalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneouslyonchatlines（atleastmydaughterdoes.Iwouldn’tknowwhattotalkabout）.Wecantalkacrosstheworld.Wecaneventalktoastronauts（ifyouknowany）whilethey’respace-walking.And,withthephonelinehookeduptothecomputer,wecanaccesstheInternet,thebiggestlibraryonEarth.

6.Howdoyouunderstand‘Point1—Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate’？

A.Peopledon’tcommunicatewithouttelephone.

B.Peoplecommunicatebecauseofthecreatingofthetelephone.

C.Peoplecommunicatemoresincetelephonehasbeencreated.

D.Peoplecommunicatemorebecauseofmoretraffic.

7.Whichofthefollowingbestshowspeople’sattitudetowardsmobilephones?

A.Mobilephoneshelppeopledealwiththeemergency.

B.Mobilephonesbringconvenienceaswelllittlesecrettopeople.

C.Mobilephonesaresoimportantandshouldbeencouraged.

D.Mobilephonesarepartofpeople’slife.

8.Whichpointsdoyouthinksupporttheideathatphonesimprovepeople’slife?

a.Point1.b.Point2.c.Point3.d.Point4.e.Point5.

A.c,dB.a,eC.a,cD.b,e

9.Itispossibletotalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneouslythrough______________.

A.theTVscreenB.afaxmachine

C.thephonelinehookeduptothecomputerD.amicrophone

10.Thebestheadingforthepassageis_______________.

A.phonePowerB.KindsofPhone

C.howtoUsePhonesD.AdvantageofPhones

Passage3

ShanghaiisthelargestcityinChina．AboutelevenmillionpeoplemaketheirhomesinShanghaianditssuburbs．ThisenormouscityspreadsoutalongthebanksoftheHuangPuRiver,whichflowsintothemouthoftheYangtzeRiveraboutfourteenmilesnorthofhere．LargeoceangoingshipstraveltoShanghaibywayoftheYanggzeandtheHuangPu．

Shanghaiwasasmall,unimportantcityuntil1842whenChinalostawarwithGreatBritain．TheBritishrealizedthatShanghaiwasinanexcellentlocationtoserveasaseaportforthedenselypopulatedYangtzeRiverPlain．TheyforcedtheChinesetoallowEnglishtraderstosettleonthewastelandsoutsidethecitywalls．Later,French,American,andJapanesetradersalsocametoShanghai．TheforeignersbuiltwholenewsectionsofShanghai,includinghomes,stores,factories,andofficebuildings．ThousandsofChinesepouredintoShanghaiinsearchofjobs．Mostofthemsettledintheoldpartofthecity．Astimepassed,shanghaibecameoneofthebusiestseaportsintheworld．

11．Accordingtothearticle,thepopulationinsidethecityofShanghaiis______

A．elevenmillionB．lessthanelevenmillion

C．morethanelevenmillionD．aboutelevenmillion

12．TheHuangPuRiverisconnectedwith______ataspotaboutfourteenmiles______ofthecity．

A．theYangtze……northB．thecity…north

C．themouthofHuangPuRiver…northD．YangtzeRiver…south

13．Before1842,theYangtzeRiverPlainwas______．

A．verydevelopedB．denselypopulated

C．atawarwithGreatBritainD．asmall,unimportantcity

14．TheBritishfirstsettledonthelandbecause______．

A．theywantedtobuildstoreshere

B．theythoughttheplacewasbeautiful

C．theyrealizedthatitwasaverygoodlocationforaseaport

D．theywantedtohaveawarhere

15．AlotofChinesecameintoShanghaito______．

A．visitthecityB．tradewithforeigners

C．buildoneofthebusiestseaportsD．lookforjobs

Passage4

Inthesedaysofglobalisation,mostmedium-sizedcompaniesfindthattheydobusinesswithpeoplefromallovertheworld.

Businesspracticescanvaryfromonecountrytoanother,andtoavoidseemingrude,itisessentialtolearnwhattheconventionsareinthecountrywhereyouareworkingaswellaslearningsomeofthelanguage.Peoplehavedifferentattitudestothingssuchastimeandpunctuality,forexample.TheBritishandtheAmericanstendtoliketostartmeetingsontime,whilethisisoflessimportanceinItalyandinsomeArabcountries.Tablemannersandbodylanguagearealsoveryimportantandcancreateagoodorabadimpression.Customsalsovaryaboutusingfirstnames,andeventheamountofeyecontactisimportantinsomecultures.Soitisworthstudyingthecustomsofanycountrywhereyouwanttofindcustomersandcreategoodrelationships.

Forexample,let’sthinkaboutlunch.IfyousaidtoaFrenchperson,“Let’sdiscussthedealoverlunch,”hemightbesurprised.InBritainandAmericayoucanwalkintotheofficeofacompletestranger,handoverourcardandstarttottalkbusiness.However,ifyoutrythisinmanyContinentalcountries,peoplewillwonderwhatyou’redoing,becausetheyareusedtodevelopingapersonalrelationshipbeforedoingbusiness.

16.Globalizationmeans________________.

A.businessisconcentratedonfewercustomers

B.youneedtobeawareofdifferences

C.companiesbecomemedium-sized

17.Beingpuntual____________________.

A.isparticularlyimportantinItaly

B.tendstobeimportanttotheBritish

C.isofnoimportanceatallinArabcountries

18.Goodrelationshipsdependon______________.

A.learningcustoms

B.usingfirstnames

C.maintianingeyecontactinmeetings

19.Discussingadealoverlunchis______________________.

A.notnormalinUK

B.notnormalforanAmerican

C.notnormalforaFrenchperson

20.WhichinthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeopleinUKandAmericahavethesimilarattitudestowardstimeandpunctuality.

B.Youhavetousemucheyecontacttoestablishgoodrelationship.

C.InmanyContinentalcountries,youcanwalkintotheofficeofacompletestranger.

D.Youmaynotneedtolearnsomeofthelanguageinbusinesspractices.

Passage5

Mycousinisgettingmarriedlaterthisyear.Althoughhehasbeenmarriedbeforeandsohashisfiancé

e,theyareplanningtohaveatraditionalwedding.Theweekendbeforethewedding,mycousinishavinga“stag”night.Traditionallythiswasheldonthenightbeforethemarriage,butthesedaysitisusuallyheldalittleearlier.Itisanightwhenthegroomgoesoutwithallhismenfriendsandcelebrateshislastnightof“freedom”.Usuallythisinvolesdrinkingalotofbeerandplayingsillygames.Oftenthegroom’sfriendswillplaysomekindoftrickonthegroom,lik