America has been experiencing the longest eco...

America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its history. Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings.

But just a short walk from Manhattan’s skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the side-walk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.

Brown is homeless——one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street.

During the day, Brown collects aluminum cans and sells them for five cents a piece. At night, he sleeps on the street.

“I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that,” said the 62-year-old former construction worker.

Brown admits he had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine. But he said he still wants a more stable housing arrangement. He could afford it just with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.

However, he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York.

With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demand.

A US report shows rents in New York City rose more than 27 per cent, from ＄549 to ＄700 a month.

One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up.

The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some affordable housing help.

But few housing companies are building for the poor. Many small apartments in the city now rent for ＄1,500 a month or more.

Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her. She is angry about his drinking and won’t allow it in her house.

Smiling, he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he’d like to see more often. “All I’ve got to do is clean up my act,” he said.

1.What kind of life does George Brown lead?

2. It can be inferred from this passage that ________.

3.The underlined part “clean up my act” in the last paragraph means “________”.

A. remove my cans                B kick my bad habits

C. make a lot of money             D. see my grandchildren

4.Which part of a newspaper is the passage possibly taken from?

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Much new high technology has been introduced from America, ________ a great increase in the production of the company.

A. resulting in            B. having led to                 C. contributed to          D. caused

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“Sesame Street” has been called “the longest street in the world”. That is because the television program by that name can now be seen in so many parts of the world. That program became one of American’s exports soon after it went on the air in New York in 1969.

In the United States more than six million children watch the program regularly. The viewers include more than half the nation’s pre-school children, from every kind of economic, racial, and geographical group.

Although some educators object to certain elements in the program, parents praise it highly. Many teachers also consider it a great help, though some teachers find that problems arise when first graders who have learned from “Sesame Street” are in the same class with children who have not watched the program.

Tests have shown that children from all racial, geographical, and economic backgrounds have benefited from watching it. Those who watch it five times a week learn more than occasional (偶然的) viewers. In the US the program is shown at different hours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watch it regularly.

The programs all use songs, stories, jokes, and pictures to give children a basic understanding of numbers, letters and human relationships. But there are some differences. For example, the Spanish program, produced in Mexico City, devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching separate letters.

Why has “Sesame Street” been so much more successful than other children’s shows? Many reasons have been suggested. People mention the educational theories of its creators, the support by the government and private businesses, and the skillful use of a variety of TV tricks. Perhaps an equally important reason is that mothers watch it along with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason for the success of the program may be that it makes every child watching feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and he wants to learn more.

1.“Sesame Street” is actually ____.

A. a street in the US　　 B. a program for children

C. a program for teachers　　 D. a program for students

2.Children who often watch the program ____.

A. can have problems in school

B. will find it a great help

C. will take no interest in their studies

D. will be well educated

3.What is special about the program?

A. It offers great fun.

B. It makes children feel able to learn.

C. It is shown at different hours during the week.

D. Children learn and enjoy themselves while watching.

4.Why is “Sesame Street” so popular in the world?

A. Because it is supported by the government and businesses.

B. Because it uses a variety of skillful tricks.

C. Because mothers watch it along with their children.

D. Because it makes every child watching it feel able to learn.

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The World　 Health Organization(WHO)　 says there has been a sharp increase in the number of children in developing countries who weigh too much.　 In African countries, the WHO says the number of overweight or obese children is two times as　 high　 as it was 20 years ago.

Around the world, about 43 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2011. Doctors use height, weight and age to measure whether a person is underweight, normal, or obese.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Overweight children are more likely to become overweight or obese adults.　 The condition can lead to serious health problems like diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

Francesco Branca , director of the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, says people are eating manufactured or processed food more often, which often has a high sugar. fat and salt content.　 Another reason of gaining weight is the city lifestyle.　 They travel in cars or other vehicles more than on foot, and have less physical activities in general.

Mr Branca says reducing the number of overweight children will not be easy.　 He says the goal is difficult to meet even in wealthy countries.

The WHO has some basic solutions for individuals（个人） : to lower your in-take of fat ,sugar, salt and processed food, eat more fruit and vegetables, and increase physical activity .These actions are especially important for children and governments should concern providing vitamin for children .

Reducing the number of overweight children will not be easy.　 The goal is difficult to meet even in wealthy countries. Educational campaigns about problems linked to obesity would also help. Food manufactures must balance quality and taste with the dangers of sugar, fat and salt.

The current goal of the WHO's World Health Assembly is to prevent an increase in the percentage of overweight children during the next twelve years.

1.What's the main idea of the passage?(No more than 15 words)

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2.What is the meaning of the underlined word "obese" in Paragraph 2?(No more than two words)

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3.What diseases can overweight or obesity lead to?(No more than 10 words)

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4.Why do people put on weight easily? (No more than 12 words)

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5.If you are overweight or obese, what should you do? (No more than 20 words)

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As the income is increasing, the 　　　 of family life has been changing over recent years.

A. model　　 B. example

C. pattern　　 D. process

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There has been a large increase in the number of natural disasters over the past few years, and it is believed that global warming and climate change could cause even more disasters in thefuture. Some of the world’s leading cities are facing disasters like floods and heat waves.

London

London’s flood defences are getting older. Since 1982, the Thames Barrier(水闸)has protected the city from the threat (威胁)of flooding, but it was only designed to last until 2030 and close once every two or three years. About 31 years later the barrier now closes five or six times a year and according to Environment Agency predictions, by 2050 the barrier will be closed on almost every tide if the problem is not solved

There are 26 underground stations, 400 schools, 16 hospitals, an airport and 80 billion worth of property(财产）in London’s flood risk area, so large scale flooding would be disastrous.

Paris

Over a six week period in July and August 2003, more than 1 1,400—mainly elderly people—died in France from dehydration(脱水)and extremely high body temperature in a deadly heat wave. Heat waves of similar intensity(强度)are expected every seven years by 2050, so what can be done to make sure such a disaster does not happen again?

One solution is to have air-conditioners installed（安装）in elderly care homes. But this is considered a short-term solution, as the increase in demand for electricity also increases carbon emissions(排放).

In Paris the local authorities are encouraging architects to design new types of buildings such as the building “Flower Tower,” which uses a covering of bamboo to act as a natural air-conditioner.

Shanghai

Shanghai is the fastest growing city on Earth. It has a population of 18 million and is only 4 meters above sea level. Sea levels are predicted to rise by 20 cm within the next century.

About 250，000 people move to Shanghai every year in search of work, placing extra demands on energy consumption（消耗）. China depends heavily on coal—fired power stations, but these emissions increase temperatures and, in turn, warmer seas increase the risk of typhoons.

1.What problem should be settled now in London?

A. How to protect the city’s property

B. Where to build its flood defences

C. How to use the Thames Barrier to protect the city

D. How to improve the function of the old flood defences

2.Which of the following measures can’t solve the heat wave disaster in Paris?

A. Putting up new types of buildings with a covering of bamboo.

B. Having air-conditioners installed in elderly care homes.

C. Forbidding the city to build “Flower Tower”.

D. Encouraging architects to design new types of buildings.

3.The major threats to Shanghai are __________.

A. increasing population and coal-fired power stations

B. rising sea levels and typhoons

C. extremely high temperature and rising sea levels

D. extra demands on energy consumption and typhoons

4.The purpose of the passage is __________.

A. to tell us how to protect the big cities

B. to give advice on how to defend natural disasters

C. to explain what causes flood and heat waves

D. to warn us of the increasing natural disasters in big cities

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There has been a _______ increase in the temperature on the earth for about 100 years, but few people notice it.

A. loose　　　　 B. gradual　　 C. spare　　　　 D. fluent

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阅读下面短文， 根据其内容写一篇60字左右的内容概要。

Over the past few years, there has been a big increase in the number of people sharing information online. In this article, we will learn about some positive reasons for people to share information online.

94% of those surveyed by The New York Times said they put a lot of thought into how the content they are sharing will be beneficial to others. We often share information with our friends in the office or at home to educate, entertain, or pleasantly surprise them. This is also true while sharing information online. If you look at the Facebook wall posts of your friends, you will realize that most of their updates are usually famous quotes(引述), entertaining videos, humorous images, funny jokes, etc.

A lot of people share information online to picture their true self to the outside world. Some people, especially those who are shy and not comfortable talking about their areas of interest in the presence of others, find it extremely convenient to share that information online with others.

According to the study, 78% of the people said they shared information online because it helps them develop better relationships. Today, people are so busy that they do not have the time to meet each other personally. A lot of people now “meet” each other online, rather than in places like restaurants and pubs.

Lastly, when we share our thoughts online, we are actively communicating with a large number of people who are a part of the World Wide Web. Sharing information will affect the viewpoint of others, or add to their understanding about the world.

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In America, square dancing has been the most popular form of folk dancing since the early days. In early times, when men and women worked in groups to build a barn (谷仓) or harvest crops, they danced when the work was done. The music came from the violin for the most part, but if there was no one to play a musical instrument, clapping was used to produce the rhythm to which people dance. The early settlers danced in a store, in a barn, or in a farm kitchen.

A square is formed by four couples （对）who stand facing the centre of the square. Each couple stand on one side of the square, the boy on the left and the girl on the right.

The caller is an important part of the dance, since he tells the dancers which steps to do. If the dancers do not know the steps, he teaches them. It takes time to learn to be a good caller, and good callers are always in demand（被需要）.

These are the names of some of the steps the dancers do: Form a square; Circle; Honour your partner; Swing your partner; Form a star. There are many more. As the callers tell the dancers what to do next, they move to form the pattern（图形）he calls.

Large or small numbers of people can dance at one time. Sometimes 800 or 1,000 people may be dancing at the same time. Or there may be only one square of eight people.

Special clothes are worn by some when dancing. This makes the dance more colourful to watch. The special clothes are different from place to place. Women often wear full skirts of various colours with a pretty blouse. Men have coloured shirts and western trousers that they wear only when square dancing. In some country areas, everyone wears his best clothes.

Today in some parts of the United States you will find some schools, clubs, or groups square dancing for fun.

1.From the passage we know that square dancing came from_______.

A. the clubs　　　　 B. the schools

C. big cities　　 D. the countryside

2.How many steps do the dancers usually do while square dancing?

A. At most four.　　　　 B. At least one thousand.

C. At most eight.　　　 D. At least five.

3.For what purpose do the American men and women dance?

A. For money.

B. To lose weight.

C. For fun.

D. To show their beautiful clothes.

4.If 800 people dance at the same time，how many squares can be formed?

A. 200 squares.　　 B.100 squares.

C. 400 squares.　　 D. One big square.

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The trade fight between the United States and China increased Monday as the two economic superpowers　 hit　 each　 other　 with　 their　 biggest　 round　 of　 tariffs　 ( 关 税 )　 yet.　 The　 Trump administration added new 10% tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods just after midnight ET (noon in Beijing), coveringing thousands of products, including food seasonings, baseball gloves, network routers and industrial machinery parts. China fired back immediately with new taxes of 5% to 10% on $60 billion of US goods such as meat, chemicals, clothes and auto parts. The moves lead to the growing conflict between the world’s top two economies.

“We are squarely in the midst of the ‘it’ll get worse before it gets better’ phase,” Aninda Mitra, senior analyst at BNY Mellon Investment Management, said in a note after the latest tariffs were announced last week.President Donald Trump’s waves of new tariffs on China now apply to over $250 billion of Chinese goods, roughly half the amount the country sells to the United States. The latest　 round affects　 thousands of　 products　 bought　 by　 US　 consumers, including　 hundreds　 of millions of dollars of furniture and electronics imports　　 (电子进口). The US tariffs added earlier in the year mostly hit industrial goods.

The measures are meant to punish China for what the Trump administration says are unfair trade practices, such as intellectual property (知识产权)　　 theft.

Beijing has rejected ( 拒 绝 )　 the US　 assertions ( 断 言 ), accusing the　 United States of protectionism and bullying. It has fired back with tariffs on American goods worth more than $110 billion.

The Trump administration has made “false accusations” and sought to “add its own interests on China through great pressure,” the Chinese government said in a lengthy white paper published Monday about the two countries’ trade relationship, according to state news agency Xinhua. Unbelievably, The latest round of US tariffs is set to increase at the end of the year from 10% to 25%. China hasn’t yet spelled out how it will respond to that.

Trump has also threatened ( 威胁) tariffs on another $267 billion of Chinese products. That would mean the US measures effectively cover all China's annual goods exports ( 出 口 ) to the United States (the total for 2017 was about $506 billion).

China, which imports a far smaller amount from the United States, is running out of new products to target, but analysts say it still has other options to fire back. They include charging even higher tariffs, adding import quotas, limiting Chinese citizens’ travel to the United States for study and tourism, and reducing taxes for companies affected by the tariffs.

1.We can infer from the first two paragraphs that __________.

A. the Trump administration added new 10% tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods

B. China fired back taxes of 10% on US goods in total

C. Chinese goods sold to America amounts to about $500 billion

D. the latest round affects thousands of products bought by US consumers, mostly including industrial goods

2.According to what The Trump administration says, the measures are meant to punish China because of _________.

A. protectionism　　 B. bullying

C. intellectual property theft　　 D. furniture

3.Chinese government will take some measures against America in trade fight EXCEPT _______ .

A. threaten tariffs on another $267 billion of Chinese products

B. charge even higher tariffs

C. limit Chinese citizens’ travel to the United States

D. increase taxes for companies affected by the tariff

4.Where is the passage most likely to be from?

A. A news report.　　 B. A book review.

C. A lesson plan.　　 D. An advertisement.

5.What’s the author’s attitude towards the policy of tariffs ?

A. subjective.　　 B. objective.

C. negative.　　 D. supportive.

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