阅读理解Hawaiis native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty over its own affairs

阅读理解Passage B In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problems with disease, high costs, and politics, Panama Canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass through the fiftymile canal zone instead of traveling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn

阅读理解Text 3 Suddenly the grass before my feet shakes and comes alive

阅读理解They fell silent after they had exhausted the subject

阅读理解Passage A Many Americans harbor a grossly distorted and exaggerated view of most of the risks surrounding food

阅读理解Passage 2 The first thing I want to insist on is that reading should be enjoyable

阅读理解(2) Do you see to glass as half-full rather than half-empty? Do you keep your eye up- on the doughnut, not upon the hole? Suddenly these clichs are scientific questions, as researchers scrutinize the power of positive thinking

阅读理解Passage 3 Developing a peaceful, understanding, and supportive relationship between parents and children is not an easy task

阅读理解What a UK exit from EU could mean? Perhaps UK Prime Minister David Cameron believed back in 2013, when he promised a referendum on whether Britain would stay in the EU, that Euroskeptics couldnt possibly win

阅读理解Passage 2 Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why theyre always coming in for criticism

阅读理解Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. For each of them there are four choices marked A., B., C. and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage 2Psychologists have found that privately made confidential resolutions are rarely followed, whereas a public commitment to achieve some goal, such as losing weight or giving up smoking is likely to be much more effective. This is because the approval of others for doing something desirable is valued. In contrast, disapproval for failure can lead to feelings of shame.Advertising agencies have designed studies bearing out the truth of this observation. In this research, a group of strangers was bombarded with information about the qualities of a particular product. They were then asked to either announce out loud or write down privately whether they intended to buy the product. It was later discovered that those who publicly declared their intention to buy were considerably more likely to do so than those who affirmed their intentions in private.In another study, an experimenter claiming to represent a local utility company interviewed house owners telling them he was investigating ways in which energy consumption could be reduced. Half the subjects, randomly selected, were told that if they agreed to conserve energy their names would be mentioned in an article published in the local newspaper; the remaining half were told their names would not be used. All those interviewed agreed to cooperate and signed a form either giving consent for their names to be used or stating that their names would not be used. Later in the year, the amount of gas consumed in each house was recorded. The owners who had agreed to their names being published had used significantly less gas than those who remained anonymous.

阅读理解It is hard to think of an industry in which competition is more important than pharmaceuticals

完形填空Among the many ways 【A1】 ________ which people communicate through speech, public speaking has probably received more study and attracted more attention 【A2】 ________ any other, Politicians campaigning for public office, sales-people presenting products: and preachers delivering sermons all depend 【A3】 ________ this form of public communication

完形填空At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous

完形填空A special feature of education at M

完形填空Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic (41) ________

完形填空So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, 【B1】 ________we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labor

完形填空From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us

完形填空The standard of living of any country means the average persons share of the goods and services the country produces

完形填空What happens to the industrial worker? He spends his best energy 【A1】 ________ seven or eight hours 【A2】 ________ day in producing something