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Bright red post boxes, the Queen and queuing—what do they all have in common? They are all important parts of British life. At least I thought so.
However, the ability to queue for long periods of time, once believed to be a traditional characteristic of the British, is no longer tolerated by people in the UK, according to a survey done for British bank Barclays.
Once upon a time, queuing was seen as normal. During World War II, everyone had to queue up to receive their daily supply of foods. In fact, if you didn't stand up and wait in line with all the others, it was seen as uncivilized(不文明的)．
The famous English doubledecker buses, with only one entrance, might also help explain why queuing was seen as a part of British line. Almost always, there is a queue to get on.
But perhaps the British are tired of being pushed past by the Spanish, the Italians or the French as they queue up to get a table at a restaurant. The people of these other European countries have more than one entrance to their houses, which explains their more relaxed attitude to the queue.
Two minutes is now the longest time most British people are prepared to stand and wait. But could it be that the Internet, which allows us to carry out tasks quickly, is the main reason why British people are no longer prepared to queue?
“Used to buying without delay, customers are even giving up purchases rather than wait their turn，” says Stuart Neal of Barclaycard. “Shoppers are also less likely to queue for long if the item they are buying is of low value.”
Perhaps I will have to replace “queuing” with “impatience” in my list of things I relate to the British.
1.What can we learn about the tradition of queuing in Britain?
A. It was a product of the slow pace of life.
B. It was a long time tradition as old as the Queen.
C. It was considered a symbol of a civilized behavior.
D. It has made the British different from other Europeans.
2.According to the passage, the British gradually stopped queuing because___.
A. they prefer shopping online
B. they follow the example of foreigners
C. British buses have more than one entrance
D. the Internet has changed their way of life
3.It can be learned from the text that________.
A. the British get impatient with queuing for long
B. the British have to queue to receive food
C. the British like to eat in foreign restaurants
D. the British prefer to take doubledecker buses
4.The author's main purpose of writing the passage is______.
A．to tell us the influence of the Internet on the British ways of life
B．to compare the cultural difference between Britain and other countries
C．to talk about the changes in the attitude to queuing in Britain
D．to report his research on the British ways of life
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What are the speakers doing at the beginning?
A.Queuing up.
B.Ordering food.
C.Having some drinks.
2.What does the man like best?
A.Beef. B.Fish. C.Chicken.
3.What does the woman think of the fish?
A.A little sour. B.Very sweet. C.Too salty.
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What will the speakers probably do next?
A. Order some boxes. B. Go home and rest C. Continue working.
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What will the speakers probably do next?
A. Order some boxes.
B. Go home and rest.
C. Continue packing.
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Think of London and you will probably remember the bright red double-decker buses. Think of Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok, and the noisy tuk-tuks may come to mind. Think of San Francisco and you might see the city’s cable cars.
Imagining what these cities would look like without those is difficult. They are symbols of these cities that make them different. However, these city symbols are not always so well loved by their city leaders. City leaders want what is best for their city, which often means the most modern transport.
In Bangkok, city leaders have banned(禁止)tuk-tuks because they consider them noisy and polluting. However, the ban has largely been unsuccessful as it has not changed Thai people’s love for the cheap tuk-tuks over taxis.
In London the city’s first ever mayor(市长)removed the red double-decker buses, which he thought were old fashioned. His plan worked, but Londoners were unhappy to lose the nice old buses they believed represented the best of their city. They made their unhappiness felt when the mayor came up for re-election. Most Londoners voted for his competitor, who promised to bring the bus back.
As for San Francisco, several cable cars are still in use but mainly as tourist attractions. They are too slow to be used for anything other than scenic trips.
City transport symbols may have a place in their city people’s hearts, but it seems they are increasingly out of step with the modern world. As Londoners have proved, their continued life depends on people’s willingness to fight for their survival.
1. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph?
A. To introduce some city transport symbols.
B. To explain why some cities are popular.
C. To talk about modern transport in some cities.
D. To attract more tourists to visit some cities.
2.The London double-decker bus is returning mainly because .
A. the new mayor loves it
B. Londoners fought for it
C. it is an improved transport
D. it is popular with tourists
3. Which proves the old city transport symbols are not loved by city leaders?
A. Only a few cable cars are still in use in San Francisco.
B. Bangkok city leaders tried to remove the cheap tuk-tuks.
C. The mayor who sold double-decker buses lost the re-election.
D. The new mayor will bring back improved double-decker buses.
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Modern cities should remove old city transport symbols.
B. The writer thinks highly of the old city transport symbols.
C. Old city transport symbols face the problem of survival.
D. Tourist cities will lose their attraction without the symbols.
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“What do you think of the extraordinary achievements of your life?”Queen Victoria of Britain asked Helen Keller.
“You are____and deaf, but how can you make such great achievements?"Ms.Keller's answer was the____for her teacher,"If there were no Anne Sullivan,the name of Helen Keller would not be known."
When Anne was little,she suffered a great____.A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood,and she was diagnosed as a hopeless “lunatic”（疯子）by the doctor.She was locked in the basement of a mental hospital in Boston.Sometimes,little Ann____attacked anyone who approached her.She____everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time.
____,an old nurse believed that little Anne had hope and asked to____the task of looking after the girl.She went to see little Anne every day.The child ignored her most of the time,but the old nurse didn't____seeing her every day in the basement.The kind-hearted lady left cookies to little Anne and spoke words full of love and____to her.She believed that____she showed love,little Anne would be able to____.
Finally,the doctor____changes in little Anne.Anne,who was always full of anger and hostility,showed____and goodwill she had never had before.They transferred her upstairs and her____continued improving.Then the last day came,and she____the mental hospital.
After she grew up,Anne Sullivan hoped to help____,just as the kind old nurse helped her.She saw great____in Helen Keller.She cared for her,____her strictly,encouraged her,played with her and worked with her.Anne Sullivan ____a miracle（奇迹）in the life of Helen Keller.But first it was a kind nurse who had full____in little Anne that turned a silent child into a kind teacher.
1.A. weak B. lame C. thin D. blind
2.A. prize B. praise C. courage D. mood
3.A. storm B. accident C. disaster D. harm
4.A. fiercely B. silently C. obviously D. exactly
5.A. welcomed B. ignored C. cheered D. changed
6.A. Besides B. Thus C. Moreover D. However
7.A. take on B. look on C. go on D. turn on
8.A. consider B. stop C. permit D. continue
9.A. disappointment B. appreciation C. encouragement D. hate
10.A. as soon as B. even though C. as if D. so long as
11.A. grow B. write C. recover D. suit
12.A. approved B. noticed C. proposed D. operated
13.A. mildness B. sympathy C. calm D. wisdom
14.A. experiment B. belief C. sight D. condition
15.A. escaped B. finished C. left D. survived
16.A. the others B. another C. other D. others
17.A. potential B. status C. affection D. satisfaction
18.A. committed B. trained C. controlled D. raised
19.A. created B. found C. developed D. spread
20.A. curiosity B. promise C. confidence D. relief
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What parents do will cast a ____ for the children and help them to see what they will be and what they will do in the future.
A.glance B.doubt C.vision D.shadow
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Consumers who value their privacy (隐私) can limit what they post on Facebook and adjust settings on sites such as Instagram. But Internet service providers (ISPs) have the best advantage point on what consumers do online, and there’s much less you can do about it. After all, your ISP is the conduit (中转机构) for everything you read, view, or shop for while you’re accessing the web at home.
New rules governing the way ISPs can use consumers’ data were adopted in 2016 and scheduled to go into effect this December. But they were rejected by Congress this spring That leaves the future of broadband (宽带) privacy practices unsettled. Consumers say they want more, not less, regulation of broadband privacy. In a nationally representative survey of 1,008 Americans conducted in early May for the Consumer Reports National Research Center, 80 Percent of respondents told us that ISPs should need to get permission before sharing consumers’ data. Six out of 10 didn’t think ISPs should be allowed to sell or share this information at all. Eighty-five percent of respondents said the data rightfully belongs to them.
Under the recently defeated rules，broadband providers would have faced a new login requirement, forcing them to get permission before using data such as web browsing histories. Opponents of the rules said it was unfair to hold ISPs to stricter standards than Internet companies such as Amazon, Google, and Facebook, which are regulated more loosely.
Going forward, state laws could pick up some of the conflict. By the end of May, more than a dozen states had proposed some laws mentioning the issue. Privacy protection bills were also being discussed in Washington, D. C. But privacy experts don’t expect much from the bills. After all, this is the same Congress that voted to roll back the existing privacy protections.
1.What do the new rules focus on?
A. Keeping the Internet steady.
B. Settling broadband practices.
C. Forbidding ISPs to use consumers’ data.
D. Protecting Internet consumers’ privacy.
2.What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. Regulations on ISPs using consumers’ data.
B. A survey of privacy conducted by Congress.
C. Consumers, opinions about broadband privacy.
D. The argument about who owns consumers’ data.
3.What does the underlined part “Opponents of the rules” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Broadband providers. B. Internet companies.
C. Internet consumers. D. Survey representatives.
4.What can we learn from the text?
A. The future of broadband privacy will be clear.
B. Internet companies rejected the rules together with ISPs.
C. Privacy experts have a negative attitude to the privacy protection bills.
D. Consumers will go on arguing with Congress about the Internet privacy.
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Winter begins in the north on December 22nd. People and animals have been doing what they always do to prepare for the cold months. Squirrels, for example, have been busy gathering nuts from trees. Well, scientists have been busy gathering information about what the squirrels do with the food they collect.
They examined differences between red squirrels and gray squirrels in the American state of Indiana. The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affect the growth of black walnut trees. The black walnut is the nut of choice for both kinds of squirrels. The black walnut tree is also a central part of some hardwood forests.
Rob Swihart of Purdue University did the study with Jake Goheen, a former Purdue student now at the University of New Mexico. The two researchers estimate that several times as many walnuts grow when gathered by gray squirrels as compared to red squirrels. Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way. Gray squirrels bury nuts one at a time in a number of places. But they seldom remember where they buried every nut. So some nuts remain in the ground. Conditions are right for them to develop and grow in the following spring. Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground. Professor Swihart calls “death traps for seeds”.
Gray squirrels are native to Indiana. But Professor Swihart says their numbers began to decrease as more forests were cut for agriculture. Red squirrels began to spread through the state during the past century.
The researchers say red squirrels are native to forests that stay green all year, unlike walnut trees. They say the cleaning of forest land for agriculture has helped red squirrels invade Indiana. Jake Goheen calls them a sign of an environmental problem more than a cause.
1.The study done by Rob Swihart and Jake Goheen is to ________.
A. find out the living conditions for squirrels
B. do something to get rid of squirrels
C. save the forests in the American state of Indiana
D. learn squirrels’ influence on black walnut trees
2. The difference between gray squirrels and red squirrels mainly lies in ________.
A. the way they store the walnuts
B. the way they gather the walnut
C. the number of the nuts they can collect
D. the fact that the gray squirrels have a bad memory
3. When Professor Swihart says “death traps for seeds”, he actually means that ________.
A. red squirrels eat more nuts than gray squirrels
B. nuts above the ground will not develop into plants
C. gray squirrels and red squirrels will have severe fights
D. seeds can be traps for other animals in the forest
4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Gray squirrels do more harm to the forest than red squirrels.
B. Red squirrels and gray squirrels have helped the spread of walnut trees.
C. Human beings should bear some responsibility for the decreasing number of gray squirrels.
D. The cleaning of forest land benefits gray squirrels directly.
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Winter begins in the north on December 22nd. People and animals have been doing what they always do to prepare for the colder months. Squirrels (松鼠), for example, have been busy gathering nuts from trees. Well, scientists have been busy gathering information about what the squirrels do with the food they collect.
They examined differences between red squirrels and gray squirrels in the American state of Indiana. The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affect the growth of black walnut (黑胡桃) trees. The black walnut is the nut of choice for both kinds of squirrels. The black walnut tree is also a central part of some hardwood forests.
Rob Swihart of Purdue University did the study with Jake Goheen, a former Purdue student now at the University of New Mexico. The two researchers estimate that several times as many walnuts grow when gathered by gray squirrels as compared to red squirrels. Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way. Gray squirrels bury nuts one at a time in a number of places. But they seldom remember where they buried every nut. So some nuts remain in the ground. Conditions are right for them to develop and grow the following spring. Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground. Professor Swihart calls “death traps for seeds”.
Gray squirrels are native to Indiana. But Professor Swihart says their numbers began to decrease as more forests were cut for agriculture. Red squirrels began to spread through the state during the past century.
The researchers say red squirrels are native to forests that stay green all year, unlike walnut trees. They say the cleaning of forest land for agriculture has helped red squirrels invade Indiana. Jake Goheen calls them a sign of an environmental problem more than a cause.
1.The study done by Rob Swihart and Jake Goheen is to ________.
A．find out the living conditions for squirrels
B．learn squirrels’influence on black walnut trees
C．do something to get rid of squirrels
D．save the forests in the American state of Indiana
2.The difference between gray squirrels and red squirrels mainly lies in ________.
A．the way they gather the walnut
B．the time they have winter sleep
C．the place they have winter sleep
D．the place they store the walnuts
3.Professor Swihart’s study shows that________.
A．red squirrels eat more nuts than gray squirrels
B．gray squirrels and red squirrels will have severe fights
C．red squirrel’s way to store nuts stops nuts growing.
D．black walnuts are harmful to other animals
4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A．The black walnut is equally attractive to both gray and red squirrels.
B．Gray squirrels do more harm to the forest than red squirrels.
C．Red squirrels and gray squirrels have helped the spread of walnut trees.
D．The cleaning of forest land benefits red squirrels directly.
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