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1、1、The World Health Organization issued a mixed report Tuesday on progress in the fight against the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, noting that the number of new cases isdropping in some areas that had been hit hard by the virus earlier this year. But the disease is spreading across a broader geograph

2、ical region, including along the Ivory Coast border, and continues to be rampant in some capital cities.3、At current rates, there will likely be 5,000 to 10,000 new cases a week in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea by Dec. 1, Aylward said in the conference call. To stop the outbreak, the WHO is pushi

3、ng a plan to make sure that 70 percent of burials are safe and that 70 percent of sick patients are in treatment by then.3、ALISON （Advance Learning Interactive Systems Online）, a global online education company based in Ireland, has been providing a free massive open onlinecourse, known as a MOOC, t

4、o thousands of people in West Africa in an effort to educate them about preventing the spread of Ebola, a disease that has claimed the lives of nearly 3,900 people, according to an Oct. 8 update from the World Health Organization. 4、So far, more than 10,000 people have taken the ALISON course since

5、it launched in August, and most have done so on a computer, whether at an Internet cafe or at work, the company said in a release. Some have also completed the course on a mobilephone, which is a growing platform for online education providers hoping to expand their reach to rural communities or oth

6、er areas without sufficient Internet access5、After years of fat profits and bonuses, cost-cutting is once again at the top of the corporate agenda. For companies wanting to chop out middle-management dead wood or sack factory workers, costs can vary enormously across the world. America, New Zealand

7、and Tonga are among the most company-friendly countries, requiring no penalties or compensation to fire a full-time employee of 20 years. By contrast, a business in Zimbabwe must shell out well over eight years worth of pay to sack a worker. But companies in Venezuela and Bolivia are even more tiedw

8、orkers there cannot be fired at all. 传统阅读理解考点与解题思路剖析Example One : Lawyers can specialize in elder law, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination （歧视）. Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong

9、, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money, one professor says. Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology ma

10、jor but found she was really bored with bacteria. So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.32. With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit _. A） from the adoption of the elder lawB） from rend

11、ering special services to the elderly C） by enriching their professional knowledge D） by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests33. Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?A） Retirees are more generous in spending money. B） They can employ more gerontologi

12、sts. C） The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power. D） There are more elderly people working than before. 34. Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?A） Retirees who are business-minded. B） The volunteer workers in retirement homes. C） College graduates with an MBA o

13、r law degree. D） Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology. Example Two :Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero? Despite immense differences in cu

14、ltures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.11.Although heroes may come from different cultures, they _.A） generally possess certain inspiring characteristicsB） probably share some weaknesses of ordinary people C） are often influenced

15、by previous generationsD） all unknowingly attract a large number of fansExample Three:New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. Its now a global village where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this

16、 high-tech communications equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language skills. Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support domesti

17、c business efforts.21.What is the authors attitude toward high-tech communications equipment ?A） Critical. B）Prejudiced. C） Indifferent. D） Positive.22.With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, business people _.A） have to get familiar with modern technologyB） are gaining more ec

18、onomic benefits from domestic operationsC） are attaching more importance to their overseas businessD） are eager to work overseasExample Four: Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, The business of America is business. By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based

19、 on the values of the business world. 26. The United States is a typical country _. A） which encourages free trade at home and abroad B） where peoples chief concern is how to make money C） where all businesses are managed scientifically D） which normally works according to the federal budgetExample

20、FiveIn a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers. 16. We learn from this sentence that many Americans believe _.A） Japanese parents are more involved in p

21、reschool education than American parentsB） Japans economic success is a result of its scientific achievementsC） Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instructionD）Japans higher education is superior to theirsExample Six:Americans are pound of their variety and individuality, yet they love

22、 and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?61. It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality _.A） still judge a man by his clothesB） hol

23、d the uniform in such high regardC） enjoy having a professional identityD） will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniformExample Seven：In 1993, New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage （饮料） containers. Within a year, consumers had returned millions of aluminum

24、 cans and glass and plastic bottles. Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw materials for new products, but because few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound up buried in landfills （垃圾填埋场）. The problem was not limited to New York. Unfortunatel

25、y, there were too few uses for second-hand plastic. 36. What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers?A） Beverage companies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded plastic soda bottles. B） Throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling. C）

26、A fee should be charged on used containers for recycling. D） Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them. Example Eight ：Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when

27、 all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future. The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smal

28、ler, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion （拥挤）. One proposed solution

29、 to this problem is the automated highway system. When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable （可伸缩的） arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered

30、 from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the cars movements. The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the ca

31、r all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer （蜂鸣器） that will warn him of his coming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway. 21. One significant improvement in the future car will probably be_. A） its power sourceB） its driving systemC） its monitoring systemD） it