In order for the experiment to be valid, it i...

In order for the experiment to be valid, it is ______ to record the data accurately.

A.essential B.confidential C.potential D.definite

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1．Ensure passport is valid.

Passports are required for travel to the U．S.and must be valid for the entirety of the traveler’s stay.

2．Complete the application for a tourist visa，Form DS­160.

This is an online form available through the U．S.Department of State.

3．Print the DS­160 confirmation page.

After successfully completing the application，the applicant will receive a confirmation with a 10­digit barcode.Take a printout of this page.This page is required to schedule a visa interview.

4．Upload a digital photograph.

The DS­160 application requires the applicant to upload a digital photograph that meets the following requirements：

The digital photograph must be a square.

Minimum dimensions must be 600 pixels by 600 pixels.

Maximum dimensions must be 1200 pixels by 1200 pixels.

Image must be in color.

Image must be in the JPEG format.

File size of the image must be less than or equal to 240 kilobytes.

5．Pay the application fee for the B­2 tourist visa.

The fee can be paid electronically as a bank transfer or in cash at designated(指定的) bank branches.

6．Make an appointment for the visa interview.

After paying the application fee，the applicant will have to schedule two appointments as part of the tourist visa process：

The first appointment is at the Offsite Facilitation Center(OFC) to provide biometrics information，which includes fingerprinting and photograph.

The second appointment is with the consulate(领事馆) or embassy for a personal visa interview.

7．Complete the visa fingerprinting at an OFC.

This appointment should be scheduled at least a day or two before the interview at the consulate.As part of this appointment，the applicant’s digital photograph and fingerprints will be taken.

8．Attend the visa interview at the designated U．S.consulate or embassy on the day and time the appointment.

The applicant brings the following to the visa interview：

Passport (and old passports if any)

Passport­style photograph

The DS­160 confirmation page

Visa application fee receipts

Interview appointment letter

Supporting documents

9．Receive a B­2 visa and travel to the U．S.

If the interview goes well，the consular officer will approve the visa application and give the applicant a B­2 visa.

1.The passage mainly focuses on 　　　　　 .

A. how to apply for a U．S.tourist visa

B. strict process of passport application

C. making preparations for visa documents

D. the U．S.tourist advertisement of applying for visa

2.What are applicants required to do when applying for B­2 visa?

A. Complete the visa fingerprinting after the interview.

B. Pay the application fee only through bank transfer electronically.

C. Print out Form DS­160.

D. Attend a personal visa interview.

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In order to be a strong partner with the Asia­Pacific region, American President Obama thinks it is ________ to have a strong relationship with China.

A．vital　 B．potential　 C．specific　 D．awkward

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Hands-on experience is still attractive to many buyers, although online ordering is popular in the UK today.

Oxford Street

London is shoppers’ paradise, and most visitors head for Oxford Street. Halfway along is Sel-fridges, one of the world’s first department stores where the architecture and window dressing impress even before you go in. There are at least four other major stores on this street, plus Europe’s largest music shop. In December the atmosphere is especially festive because of the Christmas lights which are always lighted by a politician, a great sportsman, or a super star.

Kensington High Street

A fashionable area for shopping is Kensington High Street. One of its department stores even has a roof garden—good for relaxing between purchases. There’s also an organic food superstore.

Borough Market

You can’t visit London and not go to a supermarket. One of the oldest and best for food is probably Borough Market on the south bank of the Thames. Get off the underground at London Bridge and wander among fresh fish stalls, bakeries, and fruit and vegetable sellers. You can also buy specialist food to take away, like cheeses, pork pies, mustard and chutney.

More places for bargains

Portobello Road on a Saturday is your best choice for jewelry or collector’s items. It’s a short walk from the subway station at Notting Hill Gate and you never know what you will find. For clothes, Camden Market is the place. It gets a little crowded at the weekends, though. Convent Garden offers great experience for the simple pleasure of looking at jewelry and gifts.

1.Oxford Street becomes special in December for ________.

A. the wonderful window dressing

B. the Europe’s largest music shop

C. the lights lit by a famous person

D. many bargains to choose from

2.To enjoy food, you can go to ________.

A. Borough Market　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. Camden Market

C. Kensington High Street　　　　　　　 　 D. Portobello Road

3.Where is this passage probably taken from?

A. A science book.　　　　 B. A traveler’s journal.

C. A trip guide.　　 　　 D. A news report.

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Paris in springtime was, is and always will be, something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This attractive city has something to offer everyone with prices at just　 ￡ 129. It's of great value too.

Your break begins with executive coach transfer from a regional pick-up point and you travel to Paris via cross-channel ferry and arrive at your hotel in the evening. The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private facilities in all rooms: a satellite TV, a radio, a telephone and ban alarm clock.

The following day, after a continental breakfast (included), the coach takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city, during which you will see the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, L'Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, in fact almost every famous landmark you have ever heard of. You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day for your leisure. In the evening there is a "Paris By Night" tour that shows you the beautiful buildings with bright lights.

Day three takes you to Montmartre, perhaps the most charming quarter of Paris and home of the Sacre Coeur and the Moulin Rouge. In the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish, perhaps a pleasure voyage on the River Seine. In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best nightclub in the city. On the final day it's time to go back to the UK via channel ferry.

　　　 Included in the price of　 £129 per person are the following:

*Return executive coach travel to Paris

* Return ferry crossings

* 3 nights accommodation in a two-bed room in a Central Paris hotel with private facilities

* Continental breakfast during your stay

* Guided sightseeing tour of "Paris By Day" and "Paris By Night"

* Visit to Palace of Versailles (admission not included)

* Tour on Montmartre

* Services of an experienced tour guide at all times

1. The Ibis is a ________in Paris_

A. restaurant　　　　　　 B. hotel　　　　　　　 C. bar　　　　　　　 D. nightclub

2.The underlined word "quarter" in Paragraph 4 refers to。"______"

A. a period of time　　　　 B. district　　　　　　 C. the fourth part　　 D. exhibition

3. Besides the price of ￡ 129, each tourist will have to spend money on _______

A. the continental breakfast

B. the tour of Montmartre

C. the admission to Palace of Versailles

D. the services of an experienced tour guide

4.During the stay in Paris, the tourists will

A. have half a day free on the third day

B. have a "Paris By Night" tour on the first evening

C. have a pleasure voyage on the River Seine together

D. live in a simple hotel far away from Paris

5.The main purpose of this passage is to ______

A. tell tourists the route to Paris

B. inform people about the cost of traveling to Paris

C. introduce the city of Paris

D. attract tourists to Paris

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B

For a song to become popular, people need to bear it.  In order for people　to hear it, the program directors at radio stations have to play it on the air. A song’s popularity is directly related to how often it is played. That is a big responsibility for program directors. How do they decide what gets played and what doesn’t?

In the past, disc jockeys(音乐节目主持人) decided what music was played on the radio. These DJs had an ear for music and an understanding of what their audience wanted to hear. Today, that is all changing. Most major radio stations are owned by a few large national businesses. The decision of what gets played on the radio is made by executives(主管) who have little or no interest in music. They do, however, know how to run a business, and they know what sells. So, the music industry designs and creates pop entertainers, and executives in the radio industry make sure that their music is played on the radio. This explains why you do not often hear anything new and fresh on the radio. The executives do not want to give air time to music that has not been tested on the market. It is too risky. They prefer to go with music that they already know will sell. They know it will sell because it sold last week and last month and last year. They just have to change it a little.

One of the most criticized(批评) practices in the music industry is the practice of “payola”. This is when record companies pay radio stations to play the music of a given artist. This practice makes many people lose trust in the music industry and is therefore against the law. A radio station can accept money in exchange for air time of a song, but they have to make it clear that the song is being played because its air time was paid for. They cannot present the song as if it were part of the normal play schedule(时刻表).

Payola affects both artists and audiences. The artists who work with small record companies that cannot pay a lot of money to radio stations have a much harder time getting exposure. It creates an unfair playing field. Music lovers suffer because they are not able to hear all the music that is available.

60. According to the passage, most major radio stations belong to ________.

A. national businesses                      B. program directors

C. pop entertainers                         D. record companies

61. “Payola” is the practice of ________.

A. artists paying radio stations to play their songs

B. record companies buying air time for certain music

C. radio station paying record company for new songs

D. program directors deciding what music gets played

62. Who can make the largest profits from payola?

A. Disc Jockeys.                               B. The given artists.

C.  Business executives.                        D. Program directors.

63. It can be concluded from the passage that the author ________.

A. has a positive attitude towards the practice of “payola”

B. is dissatisfied with the present situation in music industry

C. is calling for a change in the normal play schedule

D. thinks that the radio stations are doing the right thing

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It is sleeping late in the morning that       being late for work.

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A recent experiment held in Japan shows that it is almost impossible for people to walk exactly straight for 60 metres. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology found 20 healthy men and asked them to walk as straight as possible to a target 60 metres away at normal speed. Each man had to walk on white paper fixed flat to the floor wearing wet colored socks. The footprints revealed that all walked in a winding rather than a straight line. Researchers found that people readjust the direction of walking every few seconds. The amount of the winding differed from subject to subject. This suggests that none of us can walk in a strictly straight line. We walk in a winding way mainly because of a slight structural or functional imbalance of our limbs (四肢). Although we may start walking in a straight line, several steps afterwards we have changed direction.

Eyesight helps us to correct the direction of walking and leads us to the target. Your ears also help you walk. After turning around a lot with your eyes closed, you can hardly stand still, let alone walk straight.

It’s all because your ears help you balance. Inside your inner ear there is a structure which contains liquids. On the sides of the organ are many tiny hair-like structures that move around as the liquid flows. When you spin (旋转) the liquid inside also spins. The difference is that when you stop, the liquid continues to spin for a while. Dizziness is the result of these nerves in your ear. When you open your eyes, although your eyesight tells you to walk in a straight line, your brain will trust your ears more, thus you walk in a curved line.

1.The experiment held in Japan proved that _______.

A. the participants kept readjusting their direction of walking

B. all the participants had a good sense of direction

C. the experiment was done in different ways

D. none of the participants finished the 60 metres

2.The underlined word “subject” in Para. 1 refers to ________.

A. a person with a functional imbalance

B. a person chosen to be studied in an experiment

C. the subject one studies at school

D. the direction of walking

3.The purpose of writing the article is to ________.

A. prove that ears and eyes help us to walk straight

B. explain why we can hardly walk in a strictly straight line

C. point out the importance of noticing everyday science

D. give background information about a latest study

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To order tickets for the 2016 Riode Janeiro Olympic Games, just call 00982012. It _______ be simpler.

A．must             B．could             C．mustn’t          D．couldn’t

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To order tickets for the 2012 Olympic Games, just call 00952012. It________be simpler.

A．must           B．could          C．mustn’t       D．couldn’t

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